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oneoftherearseatingpositions.Ifinexception-
alcircumstancesyoumustuseitonthefront
passengerseat,carefullyreadalloftheinforma-
tiononchildsafetyandAdvancedAirbagsand
heedalloftheapplicableWARNINGS.Makecer-
tainthatthechildandchildrestraintarecorrect-
lyrecognizedbythecapacitivepassengerdetec-
tionsysteminthefrontpassengerseat,thatthe
frontpassengerairbagisturnedoff,andthatthe
airbagstatusisalwayscorrectlysignaledbythe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;light.
Manytypesandmodelsofchildrestraintshave
beenavailableovertheyears,newmodelsarein-
troducedregularlyincorporatingnewandim-
proveddesignsandoldermodelsaretaken outof
production.Childrestraintsarenotstandardized.
Childrestraintsofthesametypetypicallyhave
differentweightsandsizesanddifferent“foot-
prints”,thesizeandshapeofthebottomofthe
childrestraintthatsitsontheseat,whenthey
areinstalledonavehicleseat.Thesedifferences
makeitvirtuallyimpossibletocertifycompliance
withtherequirementsforadvancedairbagswith
eachandeverychildrestraintthathaseverbeen
soldinthepastorwillbesoldoverthecourseof
theusefullifeofyourvehicle.
Forthisreason,the UnitedStatesNationalHigh-
wayTrafficSafetyAdministrationhaspublisheda
listofspecifictype,makesandmodelsofchild
restraintsthatmustbeusedtocertifycompli-
anceoftheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehi-
clewiththesuppressionrequirementsofFederal
MotorVehicleSafetyStandard208.Thesechild
restraintsare:
SubpartA-Carbedchildrestraints
SubpartB-Rear-facingchildrestraints
ModelManufacturedonor
after
CenturySmartFit4543|December1,1999
CoscoArriva
22-013PAWandbase
22-999WHO
September25,2007
EvenfloDiscoveryAd-
justRight212
December1,1999
EvenfloFirstChoice
204
December1,1999
GracoInfant8457December1,1999
GracoSnugrideSeptember25,2007
Peg PeregoPrimoViag-
gioSIPIMUNOOUS
September25,2007
childrestraints
SubpartC-Forward-facingandconvertible
ModelManufacturedonor
after
BritaxRoundabout
ESLO2xx
September25,2007
CoscoTouriva02519December1,1999
CoscoSummitDeluxe
HighBackBooster
22-262
September25,2007
CoscoHighBackBoos-
ter22-209
September25,2007
EvenfloTributeV
379Xxxxx
September25,2007
EvenfloMedallion254December1,1999
EvenfloGenerations
352xxxx
September25,2007
ModelManufacturedonor
after
GracoComfortSportSeptember25,2007
AngelGuardAngel
RideAA2403FOF
September25,2007
GracoToddlerSafety
SeatStep2
September25,2007
GracoPlatinumCargo
September25,2007
Z\WARNING
Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,makesure
thatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
comesonandstaysonwheneverachildre-
straintisinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
andtheignitionisswitchedon.
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comesonandstaysonwheneverachildre-
straintisinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
andtheignitionisswitchedon.
—Take thechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF#¥;lightdoesnotstayon.
—Havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
authorizedAudidealerimmediately.
YamasleetLi-1aatleast)9
B4G-0466
Fig.239Schematicoverview:keepunusedsafetybelts
awayfromchildreninchildsafetyseats.@)-outerrear
safetybelt,(@)-centerrearsafetybelt
If achildsafetyseatisused ontherearbench,
especiallywithLATCHuniversalloweranchorag-
es,theunusedsafetybeltsmustbesecuredso
that
thechildinthechildrestraintcannotreach
them>A.
—Guidethesafetybeltwebbings@and(8)be-
hindtheheadrestraintoftheseatwherethe
childrestraintisinstalled>fig.239.Whendo-
ingso,donotengagetheconvertiblelocking
retractor!Youshould notheara“clicking”
soundwhenwindingupthesafetybelt.
—Letthebeltretractorwindupthesafetybelt
webbing.
Z\WARNING
Achildina childsafetyseatinstalledwiththe
LATCHloweranchoragesorwiththestandard
safetybeltorachildinaboosterseatonthe
rearseatcouldplaywithunusedrearseat
safetybeltsandbecomeentangled.This
couldcausethechildseriouspersonalinjury
andevendeath.
294
—Alwayssecureunusedrearseatsafetybelts
outofreachofchildreninchildseatssuchas
byproperlyroutingthemaroundthehead
restraintoftheseatwherethechildre-
straintisinstalled.
—Neveractivatetheconvertiblelockingre-
tractorwhenroutingthesafetybeltsaround
theheadrestraints.
—Neverletanyonesitatthecenterrearseat-
ingpositionifthecenterrearsafetybelthas
beenroutedaroundarearheadrestraint.
Childsafetyseats
Meath
Babiesandinfantsuptoaboutone yearoldand
20lbs.or9kgneedspecialrearward-facingchild
restraintsthatsupporttheback,neckandhead
inacrash.
B4l-1424
Fig.240Schematicoverview:rearward-facinginfantseat,
properlyinstalledontherearseat
>Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstalla
childsafetyseat,youmustfirstactivatethe
convertiblelockingretractoronthesafetybelt
topreventthechildsafetyseatfrommoving
=>page299orinstalltheseatusingtheLATCH
attachments.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttoget thesafetybeltreallytightso that
theseatcannotmoveforwardorsidewaysmore
thanoneinch(2.5cm).
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
=>page294.
Infantsuptoaboutoneyear(20lbs.or9kg)are
bestprotectedinspecialinfantcarriersandchild
safetyseatsdesignedfortheiragegroup.Many
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headrestraintagainimmediatelyoncethe
childseatisremoved.Drivingwithouthead
restraintsorwithheadrestraintsthatare
notproperlyadjustedincreasestheriskof
seriousorfatalneckinjurydramatically.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page258,Safetybelts,
=>page266,Airbagsystemand>page288,
Importantinformation.
ZAWARNING
Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequiretheuse
ofaforward-facingchildrestraintonthefront
passenger'sseat,thechild'ssafetyandwell-
beingrequirethatthefollowingspecialpre-
cautionsbetaken:
—Makesuretheforward-facingseathasbeen
designedandcertifiedbyitsmanufacturer
foruseonafrontseatwithapassenger
frontandsideairbag.
—Alwaysfollowthemanufacturer'sinstruc-
tionsprovidedwiththechildsafetyseator
infantcarrier.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothe
highestpositionintheup anddownadjust-
mentrangeandmoveitbacktotherear-
mostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftad-
justmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible,beforeinstallingtheforward-
facingchildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupper
anchorageisbehindthechildrestraintand
notnextto orinfrontofthechildrestraint
sothatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlyposi-
tioned.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnothingpreventsthe
frontpassenger'sseatfrombeingmovedto
therearmostpositioninitsforeandaftad-
justmentrange.
—Alwaysmakesurethebackrestisinanup-
rightposition.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(such asalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheater
forchildseats)onthefrontpassengerseat
ifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-volt
socketorthecigarettelightersocket.
—Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedor oth-
erwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat,
neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemon
thisseat.
—Makesurethattherearenowetobjects
(suchasawettowel)andnowaterorother
liquidsonthefrontpassengerseatcushion.
—Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasa
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,
powerinverterorseatheaterforchild
seats).Thesemayinfluencetheelectrical
capacitancemeasuredbythecapacitivepas-
sengerdetectionsystemandcanalsofly
aroundinanaccidentandcauseseriousper-
sonalinjury.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenevertheignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately
installtheforward-facingchildseatata
seatingpositionontherearseatandhave
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyourauthor-
izedAudidealer.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF$¥;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
Boosterseatsandsafetybelts
Properlyusedboosterseatscanhelpprotect
childrenweighingbetweenabout40lbs.and
80lbs.(18kgand36kg)whoarelessthan4ft.
9in.(S7inches/1.45meters)tall.
B4H-0275
Fig.243Rearseat:childproperlyrestrainedinabooster
seat
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—Failuretoproperlyroutesafetybeltsovera
child'sbodywillcausesevereinjuriesinan
accidentorotheremergencysituation
=>page258.
—Therearsideofthechildsafetyseatshould
bepositionedascloseaspossibletothe
backrestonthevehicleseat.Adjustorre-
movetherearseatheadrestraintifitisdif-
ficulttoinstallthechildseatwiththehead
restraintinplace>page57.Installthe
headrestraintagainimmediatelyoncethe
childseatisremoved.Drivingwithouthead
restraintsorwithheadrestraintsthatare
notproperlyadjustedincreasestheriskof
seriousorfatalneckinjurydramatically.
—Neverleta childputtheshoulderbeltunder
thearmorbehindtheback,becauseitcould
causesevereinjuriesinacrash.
—Childrenonthefrontseatofanycar,even
withAdvancedAirbags,canbeseriouslyin-
juredorevenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.
—Neverleta childstandorkneelonanyseat,
forexamplethefrontseat.
—Neverleta child rideinthecargoareaof
yourvehicle.
—Alwaysrememberthatachildleaningfor-
ward,sittingsidewaysoroutofpositionin
anywayduringanaccidentcanbestruckby
adeployingairbag.Thiswillresultinserious
personalinjuryordeath.
—Ifyoumustinstallaboosterseatonthe
frontpassengerseatbecauseofexceptional
circumstancesthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF#;lightmustcomeonandstayon,
whenever theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,performthe
checksdescribed>page278,Monitoring
theAdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Take thechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF3%;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page258,Safetybelts,
=>page266,Airbagsystemand>page288,
Importantinformation.
Securingchildsafety
seats
Securingachildsafetyseatusingasafety
Praha
Safetybeltsfortherearseatsandthefrontpas-
senger canbelockedwiththeconvertiblelocking
retractortoproperlysecurechildsafetyseats.
Thesafetybeltsfortherearseatsandforthe
frontpassenger’sseathaveaconvertiblelocking
retractorforchildsafetyseats.Thesafetybelt
mustbelockedsothatbeltwebbingcannotun-
reel.Theretractorcan beactivatedto lockthe
safetybeltandpreventthesafetybeltwebbing
fromlooseningupduring normaldriving.Achild
safetyseatcanonlybeproperlyinstalledwhen
thesafetybeltislockedso thatthechildand
childsafetyseatwillstayinplace.
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithanAdvancedAirbagsystem,all
children,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,
shouldalwaysrideinthebackseat properlyre-
strainedfortheirageandsize.
Z\WARNING
Improperlyinstalledchildsafetyseatsin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand
deathinacollision.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltretrac-
torislockedwheninstallingachildsafety
seat.Anunlockedsafetybeltretractorcan-
notholdthechildsafetyseatinplaceduring
normaldrivingorinacrash.
—Alwaysbucklethechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacollision.
—Alwaysmakesurethattherearseatbackrest
towhichthecenterrearsafetybelt*isat-
tachedissecurelylatchedwhenevertherear
centersafetybeltisbeingusedtosecurea
child
restraint.
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—Ifthebackrestisnotsecurelylatched,the
childandthechildrestraintwillbethrown
forwardtogetherwiththebackrestandwill
strikeparts ofthevehicleinterior.Thechild
canbeseriouslyinjuredorkilled.
—Neverinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseatsor
infantcarriersonthefrontpassengerseat.
Achildwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbe
killedwhenthepassengerairbaginflates.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
orinfantcarriersontherearseat.
—Forward-facingchildsafetyseatsorinfant
carriersinstalledonthefrontpassenger's
seatmayinterferewiththedeploymentof
theairbagandcauseseriousinjurytothe
child.
—Itissafertoinstallaforward-facingchild
safetyseatontherearseat.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page288.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallinga childsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page267,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF#¥;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—Improperinstallationofchildrestraintscan
reducetheireffectiveness orevenprevent
themfromprovidinganyprotection.
—Animproperlyinstalledchildrestraintcan
interferewiththeairbagasitdeploysand
seriouslyinjureorevenkillthechild.
—Alwayscarefullyfollowthemanufacturer's
instructionsprovidedwiththechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
—Aftercheckingtomakesurethatthechild
restraintisproperlyinstalled,makecertain
thatthechildrestraintiscorrectlyrecog-
nized
by thecapacitivepassengerdetection
systeminthefrontpassengerseatandthat
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightsig-
nalsthecorrectfrontpassengerfrontalair-
bagstatus.
ZA\WARNING
Alwaystakespecialprecautionsifyoumust
installaforwardorrearward-facingchildre-
straintonthefrontpassenger'sseatinexcep-
tionalsituations:
—Wheneveraforwardorrearward-facing
childrestraintisinstalledonthefront pas-
sengerseat,thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
#¥;lightmustcomeonandstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,performthe
checksdescribed>page278,Monitoring
theAdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
ZA\WARNING
Forward-facingchildrestraints:
—Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facingseat
hasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforuseonafrontseatwithapas-
sengerfrontandsideairbag.
—Neverput theforward-facingchildrestraint
up,againstorveryneartheinstrumentpan-
el
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothe
highestpositionintheupanddownadjust-
mentrangeandmoveitbacktotherear-
mostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftad-
justmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible,beforeinstallingtheforward-
facingchildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupper
anchorageisbehindthechildrestraintand
notnexttoorinfrontofthechildrestraint
sothatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlyposi-
tioned.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.
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ZA\WARNING
Rearward-facingchild restraints:
—Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthe
frontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthe childsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysbeespeciallycarefulifyoumustin-
stallarearwardfacingchildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseatinexceptionalcir-
cumstances.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF7;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenevertheignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%,light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately
installtherear-facingchildsafetyseatina
rearseatingpositionandhavetheairbag
systeminspectedbyyourAudidealer.
NeeLeeMakolemaes
Usetheconvertiblelockingretractortosecurea
childrestraint.
Alwaysheedthechildsafetyseatmanufacturer's
instructionswheninstallingachildrestraintin
yourvehicle. Toactivatetheconvertiblelocking
retractor:
>Placethechildrestraintonaseat,preferablyon
therearseat.
>Slowlypullthebeltallthewayout.
>Routeitaroundorthroughthechildrestraint
beltpath>A\.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttoget thesafetybeltreallytight.
>Insertthebelttongueintothe buckleforthat
seatingposition.
>Guidethesafetybeltbackintotheretractorun-
tilthebeltliesflatandsnugonthechildsafety
seat.
>Youshouldheara“clicking”noiseasthebelt
windsbackintotheinertiareel.Testthecon-
vertiblelockingretractorbypullingonthebelt.
Youshouldnolongerbeabletopullthebelt
outoftheretractor.Theconvertiblelockingre-
tractorisnowactivated.
>Makesurethattheredreleasebuttonisfacing
awayfromthechildrestraintsothatitcan be
unbuckledquickly.
> Pull
onthebelt tomakesurethesafetybeltis
properlytightandfastenedsothattheseat
cannotmoveforwardorsidewaysmorethan
oneinch(2.5cm).
ZAWARNING
Usingthewrongchildrestraintoranimprop-
erlyinstalledchildrestraintcancauseserious
personalinjuryordeathinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltretrac-
torislockedwheninstallinga childsafety
seat.Anunlockedsafetybeltretractorcan-
notholdthechildsafetyseatinplaceduring
normaldrivingorinacrash.
—Alwaysbuckle thechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesuretheseat backresttowhich
thechildrestraintisinstalledisinanup-
rightpositionandsecurelylatchedinto
placeandcannotfoldforward.Otherwise,
theseatbackwiththechildsafetyseatat-
tachedtoitcouldflyforwardinthe eventof
anaccidentorotheremergencysituation.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusinga childrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page288.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallingachildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page267,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.
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CheckingandFilling
Thecorrectfueltypeforyourvehiclecanbe
foundonalabellocatedontheinsideofthefuel
fillerdoor.Foradditionalinformationonfuel,see
=>page307.
Forthetankcapacityinyourvehicle,refertothe
TechnicalData>page372.
Toreducetheriskoffuelleakingoutorvapors
escaping,makesurethatthefueltankisclosed
correctly.OtherwisetheEyindicatorlightwill
turnon.
Ifthecentral lockingsystemmalfunctions,there
isafuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
=>page310.
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.
))Dependingontheengineandcountry
()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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OnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)
TheOnBoardDiagnosticSystemmonitorsthe
engineandtransmissioncomponentsthatinflu-
enceemissions.
aag Ss
°
==oO
OOg
e
ONYON
Fig.255Footwellonleftsideofthevehicle:connection
portfortheOnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)
OnBoardDiagnosticSystem
EnginedatacanbereadoutattheOnBoardDi-
agnosticSystemconnectionportusingaspecial
testingdevice>fig.255.
Indicatorlight
IftheSindicatorlightblinksorturnson,there
isamalfunctionthatiscausingpooremissions
qualityandthatcoulddamagethecatalyticcon-
verter.DriveslowlytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohave the
malfunctioncorrected.
Theindicatorlightcanalsoturnonifthefuelfill-
ercapisnotclosedcorrectly>page3081).
ZA\WARNING
Incorrectuseofthe connectionportforthe
OnBoardDiagnosticSystemcancausemal-
functions,whichcanthenresultinaccidents
andseriousinjuries.
—OnlyallowanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitytoreadoutthe
enginedata.
))Dependingontheengineandcountry
Enginecompartment
Generalinformation
Specialcareisrequiredifyouareworkinginthe
enginecompartment
Forworkintheenginecompartment,suchas
checkingandfillingfluids,thereisariskofin-
jury,scalding,accidents,andburns.Forthis
reason,followallthewarningsandgeneral
safetyprecautionsprovidedinthefollowingin-
formation.Theenginecompartmentisadan-
gerousarea.>/\.
Z\WARNING
—Turntheengineoff.
—Switchtheignitionoff.
—Settheparkingbrake.
—Selectthe“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Allowtheenginetocool.
—Keepchildrenawayfromtheenginecom-
partment.
—Neverspillfluidsonahotengine.Theseflu-
ids(suchastheanti-freezingagentcon-
tainedinthecoolant)canignite.
—Avoidshortcircuitsintheelectricalsystem.
—Neverreachintotheradiatorfan.Thefanis
temperature-controlledandcanturnon
suddenly,evenwhentheignitionisswitched
off.
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.
—Neveropenthecaponthecoolantexpan-
siontankwhentheengineiswarm.The
coolingsystemisunderpressure.
—Toprotectyourface,hands,andarmsfrom
hotsteamorcoolant,coverthecapwitha
thick clothwhenopening.
—Donotremovetheenginecoverunderany
circumstances.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.
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