2019 AUDI A4 fuel fill door release

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CheckingandFilling

Thecorrectfueltypeforyourvehiclecanbe
foundonalabellocatedontheinsideofthefuel
fillerdoor.Foradditionalinformationonfuel,see
=>page305.
Forthetankcapacityinyourvehicle,refertothe
TechnicalData>page373.
Toreducetheriskoffuelleakingoutorvapors
escaping,makesurethatthefueltankisclosed
correctly.OtherwisetheEyindicatorlightwill
turnon.
Ifthecentral lockingsystemmalfunctions,there
isafuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
=>page308.


Z\WARNING
Improperfuelingproceduresandimproper
handlingoffuelcanlead toexplosions,fires,
severeburns,andotherinjuries.
—Donotsmoke.Keepawayfrom openflames.
—Theignitionmustbeswitchedoffwhenre-
fueling.
—Mobiledevices,radiodevices,andotherra-
dioequipmentshouldalways be switched
offwhenrefueling.Electromagneticrays
couldcausesparksandstartafire.
—Ifyoudonotinsertthefuelpumpnozzleall
thewayintothefillertube,thenfuelcan
leakout.Spilledfuelcanigniteandstarta
fire.
—Nevergetintothevehiclewhenrefueling.If
thereisanexceptionalsituationwhereyou
mustenterthevehicle,closethedoorand
touchametalsurfacebeforetouching the
fuelpumpnozzleagain.Thiswillreducethe
riskofelectrostaticdischargethatcancause
flyingsparks.Sparks canstarta firewhen
refueling.

—Ifyoumusttransportfuelinafuelcontain-
er,notethefollowing:
—Alwaysplacethefuelcontaineronthe
groundbeforefilling.Neverfillthefuel
containerwithfuelwhileitisinsideoron
thevehicle.Electrostaticdischargecanoc-
curwhilerefuelingandthefuelvapors
couldignite.
—Whenusingfuelcontainersmadeofmet-
al,thefuelpumpnozzlemustalwaysre-
mainincontactwiththecontainertore-
ducetheriskofstaticcharge.
—Insertthefuelpumpnozzleasfaraspos-
sibleintothefilleropeningwhilerefuel-
ing.
—Followtheapplicablelegalregulationsin
thecountrywhereyouaredrivingwhen
using,storingandtransportingfuelcon-
tainers.
—Makesurethatthefuelcontainermeets
theindustrystandards,forexampleANSI
orASTMF852-86.


Z\WARNING
Transportingfuelcontainersinsidethevehicle
isnotrecommended.Fuelcouldleakoutof
thecontainerandignite,especiallyduringan
accident.Thiscan causeexplosions,fires,and

injuries.


)Dependingontheengine
()Note
—Removefuelthathasoverflowedontoany
vehiclecomponentsimmediatelytoreduce
theriskofdamagetothevehicle.
—Neverdriveuntilthefueltankiscompletely
empty.Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatre-
sultsfromthatcan causeenginemisfires.
Uncombustedfuelmayentertheexhaust
systemandincreasetheriskofdamageto
thecatalyticconverter.
(@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Donotoverfillthefueltank,orfuelcouldleak
outwhenthevehicleiswarmingup.
@)Tips
Thefuelfillerdoor onyourvehicledoesnot
lockifyoulockthevehiclefromtheinsideus-
ing
thecentral lockingswitch.
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CheckingandFilling

Fuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
Ifthecentrallockingsystemmalfunctions,the
fuelfillerdoorcanbe unlockedmanually.

Fig.251Rightsidetrimpanelintheluggagecompart-
ment:openingthetrimpanel


Fig.252Luggagecompartment:fuelfillerdooremergency
release
Theemergencyopeningmechanismislocated
behindtherightsidetrimpanelintheluggage
compartment.
>Openthecoverinthesidepanel>fig.251.
>Tounlockthefuelfillerdoor,loosen theloop
fromtheretainerandthenpullontheloop
carefully>fig.252>@.
>Pressontheleftsideofthefuelfillerdoorto
openit>page306,fig.249.
®Note
Onlypullontheloopuntilyoufeelresistance.
Youwillnothearitrelease.Ifyoucontinueto
pull,youcoulddamagetheemergencyre-
leasemechanism.
308

Catalyticconverter
Thevehiclemayonlybedrivenwithunleaded
gasoline,orthecatalyticconverterwillbede-
stroyed.
Neverdriveuntilthetankiscompletelyempty.
Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatresultsfromthat
cancauseenginemisfires.Uncombustedfuel
couldentertheexhaustsystem,whichcould
causeoverheatinganddamagetothecatalytic
converter.

ZAWARNING
Thetemperatureoftheexhaustsystemis
high,bothwhendrivingandafterstopping
the
engine.
—Nevertouchtheexhausttailpipesoncethey
havebecomehot. Thiscouldresultinburns.
—Donotparkyourvehicleoverflammable
materialssuchasgrassorleavesbecause
thehightemperatureoftheemissionssys-
temcouldstartafire.
—Donotapplyunderbodyprotectantinthe
exhaustsystemarea,becausethisincreases
theriskoffire.

OnBoardDiagnostic
System(OBD)
TheOnBoardDiagnosticSystemmonitorsthe
engineandtransmissioncomponentsthatinflu-
enceemissions.

Fig.253Footwellonleftside ofthevehicle:connection
portfortheOnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)

CheckingandFilling


“P”(Park)positiononvehicleswithanau-
tomatictransmission.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnopartsofthe
body,jewelry,ties,looseclothing,and
longhaircanbecaughtinmovingengine
components.Beforeanywork,alwaysre-
moveanyjewelryandties,tiebacklong
hair,andmakesureallclothingfitsclose
tothebodytotoreducetheriskofany-
thingbecomingcaughtinenginecompo-
nents.
—Payattentiontothefollowingwarnings
whenworkonthefuelsystemisrequired:
— Donotsmoke.
—Neverworknearopenflames.
—Alwayshaveaworkingfireextinguisher
nearby.
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlyby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Limityour exposuretoexhaustandchemi-
calsto asshortatimeaspossible.

Z\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainor
emitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsand
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainflu-
idscontainedinvehiclesandcertainprod-
ucts ofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharms.
Washhandsafterhandling.

310
CG)Note
Whenfillingfluids,besurenottoaddanyflu-
idstothewrongreservoirs.Otherwisesevere
malfunctionsandenginedamagewilloccur.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youshouldregularlycheckthegroundunder
yourvehicleinordertodetectleaksquickly.If
therearevisiblespotsfromoilorotherfluids,
bringyourvehicletoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytobe
checked.
Openingandclosingthehood
Thehoodisreleasedfrominsidethevehicle.

B8W-0042


Fig.255Unlockedhood:lever
Makesurethewiperarmsarenotraisedupfrom
thewindshield.Otherwisethepaintcouldbe
damaged.
Openingthehood
>Withthedriver'sdooropen,pulltheleverbe-
lowtheinstrumentpanelinthedirectionofthe
arrow>fig.254.
>Raisethehoodslightly>A\.

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Index

Freezeprotection
Coolant.....6.ee eeeeeeee315
Frequencyband.................4.215,218
alsorefertoFrequencyband...........215
Frontairbags
D@SEFPtOMs s »eeew¢wees¢pes5 2eee265
How:they:works.« scszeis osnssine+osnows3 @one271
Frontalcollisionsandthelawsofphysics...254
Frontseats
Adjusting...0.0.0...eeeeeeeeeeee249
Childrestraintsinthefrontseat.........262
alsorefertoSeatswcssesaseeecrews58
FUGLissensxeas& 2come5 2RUG©©GeeRRF8305
AddiBIVeS«ascscxevoswosciwoawaversvwanseeits6shaw306
Currentconsumption..............0000519
FUeLGAUGE:= savesesseesevneeseee13,15
Fuelitank.capacity’.«sacssoiauier«xmesic© 3373
Gasoline...0.0...cece305
Savingfuelsss2 xsees¢ 5seesyeeeeseoe126
Savingfuelconsumption................76
Fueling
Fuelfillerdooremergencyrelease.......308
Fuelgauge........2...eeececeeeeeeee15
Fueltankcapacity.................000.373
Openingthefuelfillerdoor............306
Fuses
Assignment........2.000ceceeeeeee358
Replaciigscx« «emu¢ eaeeeseeeeespee357
G
GALA
refertoSpeeddependentvolumecontrol.244
Garmenthooks»=weessyaoe2 aeeeeee63
Gasdischargelamps............--..0--361
Gasoline...2.6.6...eeeeeeeeeeee305
ACGIEIVES«cusssemewm2 2neuea xeee3eS306
GasolimeMiXEUCbess« «ceceaoacaieawavwsere305
GAWR
refertoGrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR).373
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology...325
Glovecompartment..............-00000-63
Valetparking..................eeeeee43
GrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR)........373
GrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR)...... 373
GVWR
refertoGrossVehicleWeight
Ratirig(GVWR)«wows2 2wore= 4eee5 2oes373
H
HandSTree’:« 5ewas=yawnesnewsgocame5ee171
Head-updisplay...................0000527
AGjUStINGwap+ »sages¥ &cowsyopeseveeege27
Operatiings,« 5cmos«suenessw 0someonwownomems©629827
Headlight rangecontrolsystem...........47
Headlights’.=sccmsseevenseaaaeesire62wey47
CLEATIOG).«4.asexsne0 «saunene1. oietenene#91aneneneaw6343
Headlightrangecontrolsystem..........47
Washerisystem’s«ssveossewseweeneyoes53
HeadPEStrainits«suxscamees¢neem35Be59,250
AGJUSTIAG)cca&2comweuew 6ower@6scmsan2 6save250
HeathINGsecsic@acca3wanes6wontwwaT owae71
Heavyclothingandsafetybelts..........255
HIGH DGSfSicum.«»evesy 2emsgoquezeGR48
ASSIStANGS&sascane« 2encesooeecins© ocairn6woe48
Hilldescentiassistsciccvsauce6 6waneaow140
Hilldescentcontrols+asus2 ¢eum2 yeaeaes88
HillWoldassist=wessseaesoeee alsorefertoHillholdassist.............83
Homeaddress::« =sceiicsnica+savin« «200,205
HOEN« =sews7 ¢caw7 ¢eweFoewes¥ 8eeeFee8
HOESDOESexes3 xawa¢epeoeEeeeMo193
Howarechildrestraintsystemanchorsrelat-
edtorchildsafetyoens=sneeseeneeenve299
Howmanyairbagsdoesmyvehiclehave?..268
Howsafetybeltpretensionerswork.......259
I
Imbalance(wheels).............22--005331
Immobilizer
refertoElectronicimmobilizer...........29
Importantthingstodobeforedriving.....247
Importingandexporting(contacts).......183
Improperlywornsafetybelts............259
Indicatorlights......20.0.0...eee eee eee10
AirbagSYSteitiews« ¢xeces«seemsbeoe ge273
PASSENGER:AIRBAGici&sxaianeowcxiwne© 2 0273
INFANTSEAES&secon.sooemcosaosumeoosaeo291.
379

Index

Onlimenmedibis:isesvoueosssuuroeewoaxeeensw aane225:
Onlineroadsideassistance..............197
Onlineservices
refertoconnect...........0..00eeeee186
OPeninigis«=wesc& xassessovcesvedsvvemanee@ asaree28
Automaticluggagecompartmentlid......36
Convenienceopening...............0.08.41
Fuelfiller:doOrss:¢esses¢cscs& 6cwoo306
HOOd..1...eee310
Luggagecompartmentlid...............35
Luggagecompartmentlidwithfootmotion.37
Panoramicglassroof..............2000.43
Sliding/tiltingsunroof..............000542
SUNSHAGE:owivins2 asaversooseconowcece2oem443
Windows.......0...eeeeeee eeeeee41
Openingandclosing
refertoUnlockingandlocking........28,31
Operating
Head-updisplay:< :ecus 2see8s2yeuxex27.
Multifunctionsteeringwheel.........15,18
MultiMediaInterface.................147
Voicerecognitionsystem............4-164
Optionalequipmentnumber.............372
Optionsmenu.........-.0.eee eee147,151
Otherconsumers........--..000000s20
Outsidetemperaturedisplay..............13
Overview:(Cockpit)««cscsosssoeinev6sensiwvee8
P
Paint:damageses««sees2@owe¥6eerie3 6wens344
PainEMUMbEM:«acu=xneuesx 2eaea2eeewn372
Pani¢DUGEORseur:+ xses3 2eesFeeae22eee31.
PanOramicGlassOOP.;excusseusa =weees43
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........41
Emergencyclosing...........220200000-43
SUNMSHACEsasazsscase2Hee¢AGRAsBaa&43
Parentalcontrol
DVDeve:© =coe2 ¢ees&2SeteyoRRRge232
Parkassist
Cleaningthesensors/camera...........343
Parkingaidvwex «man¢owenxogeensawows@129
Parkingbrake
refertoElectromechanicalparkingbrake..82
Parkinglightshisisooma 6commooous6 9even47
Parkinglockemergencyrelease...........91
382
Parkingsystem
PeripheralcameraS......-...0-00eee133
RearvieWCamerawnssssevensyeeusKoes132
SOPHIASwiccasewanesvoewesoooeraasoaeews136
alsorefertoParkingsystem.......130,132
PartiGiOMMOE«sever«siccensswweve«©0onngens0 «67,68
Passsthnough veinses» vsseveve«evautous©casinos5ai69
PASSENGERAIRBAGlight...............273
Pause(audio/videofile).................229
Pedalswc:x +swam& =meme=¢See&EROOg8252
Perchlorate’:«vanex ysaum«xseme© ¢seem22367
Personalconveniencesettings............29
Personalrouteassistance............4..204
Phonebook
refertoContacts«cs= Physicalprinciplesofafrontalcollision....254
Pictureformat(video).................-232
Playback(media).............0.200000.229
Playlist...2.eeeeeeeeeeeeee232
Pointiofiinterests.« owiscvsa»sviwenewowwesanioe201
Point ofinterestsearch.............0005201
alsorefertoPoint ofinterest...........201
Polishing.........0...eeeeeeeeeee 344
Pollutantfilter(automaticA/Csystem).....ZL
POWerSOUCESio:ovenceve62,174,226,228
POWerWINdOWS':«caja2 smune2 ¢aause& 2eau41
Malfunctions1 =seraa 2amesooemine6sme42
Predictiveefficiencyassist...............100
Pregnantwomen
Specialconsiderationswhenwearingasafe-
TYDElt'ssass¢ =sous¢ oSasFoSeeEB ee=258
presense
refertoAudipresense................ 112
PresetitationMOdeixc<.causysgman« xseme2207
Presets(radio).................000000218
Pressure
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........340
THROSiesoanionsvoautuesei acoanarea 6ackmbesotean332
Programguide
Radio...2.2...66eeeeeeeeeeee216
Programmingbuttons(multifunctionsteering
wheel)......0.cccceceeeee eeeeeeeences17.
Properoccupantseatingpositions........248
Propersafetybeltposition..............257