Emergencysituations
—Jumpercables mustbelongenoughsothat
thevehiclesdonottouch.
—Whenconnectingjumpercables,makesure
thattheycannotgetcaughtinanymoving
partsintheenginecompartment.
—Donotbendoverthebatteries-dangerof
chemicalburns!
—Thebatterycelllockingscrewsmustbe
tightenedsecurely.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS>page311.
@Note
Improperhook-upofjumpercablescanruin
thegenerator.
—AlwaysconnectPOSITIVE(+)toPOSITIVE
(+),andNEGATIVE(-)toNEGATIVE(-)
groundpostofthebatterymanagercontrol
unit.
—Checkthatallscrewplugsonthebattery
cellsarescrewedinfirmly.Ifnot,tighten
plugspriortoconnectingclamponnegative
batteryterminal.
—Pleasenotethattheprocedureforconnect-
ingajumpercableasdescribedaboveap-
pliesspecificallytothecaseofyourvehicle
beingjumpstarted.Whenyouaregivinga
jumpstarttoanothervehicle,donotcon-
nect
thenegative(-)cabletothenegative
(-)terminalonthedischargedbattery@)
>fig.285.Instead,securelyconnectthe
negative(-)cabletoeitherasolidmetal
componentthatisfirmlyboltedtotheen-
gineblockortotheengineblockitself.If
thebatterythatisbeingchargeddoesnot
vent
totheoutside,escapingbatterygas
couldigniteandexplode!
Towingwithatowtruck
Generalhints
YourAudirequires specialhandlingfortowing.
Thefollowinginformationistobeusedbycom-
mercialtowtruckoperatorswhoknowhowtoop-
eratetheirequipmentsafely.
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—NevertowyourAudi,towingwillcausedam-
agetotheengineandtransmission.
—Neverwrapthesafetychainsorwinchcables
aroundthebrakelines.
—Topreventunnecessarydamage,yourAudi
mustbetransportedwithaflatbedtruck.
—Toloadthevehicleontotheflatbed,use the
towingloopfoundinthevehicletoolsandat-
tachtothefrontorrearanchorage>page364
and>page365.
ZXWARNING
Avehiclebeingtowedisnotsafeforpassen-
gers.Neverallowanyonetorideinavehicle
beingtowed,foranyreason.
Fronttowingloop
o 2
oSSalaoO
Fig.286Frontbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightsideofthefrontbumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page349.
> Pullsharplyonthetriminthedirectionofthe
arrowtoremove>fig.286.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.
Z\WARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnottighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.>
80A012721BG
Emergencysituations
@)Note
Thetrimisattachedtothebumperwithsev-
eralhooks.Toreducetheriskofdamage,do
notuseanyforcewhenremovingandinstal-
ling.
Reartowingloop
!
B4M-0244
Fig.287Rearbumper:installingthetowingloop
Vehicleswithatowingloop
Onvehicleswithoutafactory-installedtrailer
hitch*,thetowingloopthreadsarelocatedon
therightrear sideofthebumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page349.
>Pressthecapinwardwithbrief,strong pressure
>fig.287.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>»Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.
Vehicleswithatrailerhitch*
>Attachthetowbarorthetowingcabletothe
trailerhitch.
Vehicleswithafactory-installedtrailerhitch*are
notequippedwithtowingloopthreadsatthe
rear.
ZAWARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnot tighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.
ZAWARNING
Appliesto:vehicleswithtrailerhitch
—Onlyuseaspecialtowingbartoprevent
damagingtheballhitch.Thesetowingbars
havebeenspeciallydesignedfortrailertow-
inghitches.
—Onlyusespecialtowingcables.
Loadingthevehicleontoaflatbedtruck
Fig.288Vehicleonflatbedtruck
Fronthookup
>Alignthevehiclewiththecenterlineofthecar
carrierramp.
»Attachthewinchhooktothefronttowlineeye
previouslyinstalled.
Rearhookup
>Alignthevehiclewiththecenterlineofthecar
carrierramp.
>Attachthewinchhooktothereartowlineeye
previouslyinstalled.
@)Tips
Checkcarefullytomakesurethehook-upis
securebeforemovingthecaruptheflatbed
truckramp.
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