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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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Emergencysituations
Raisingthevehicle
Liftingwithworkshophoistandwithfloor
jack
Thevehiclemayonlybeliftedatthelifting
pointsillustrated.
B4M-0220
8
S|
==a
Fig.290Rearliftingpoint
>ReadandheedWARNING>A\.
>Locateliftingpoints>fig.289and©fig.290.
>Adjustliftingarmsofworkshophoistorfloor
jack tomatchvehicleliftingpoints.
> Insertarubberpadbetweenthefloorjack/
workshophoistandtheLiftingpoints.
Ifyoumustliftyourvehiclewithafloorjackto
workunderneath,besurethevehicleissafely
supportedonstandsintendedforthispurpose.
Frontliftingpoint
Theliftingpointislocatedonthefloorpanrein-
forcementaboutatthesamelevelasthejack
mountingpoint>fig.289.Donotliftthevehi-
cleattheverticalsillreinforcement.
Rearliftingpoint
Theliftingpointislocatedontheverticalrein-
forcementofthelowersillfortheonboardjack
>fig.290.
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Liftingwithvehiclejack
Referto>page353.
Z\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofseriousinjuryandvehi-
cledamage.
—Alwayslift thevehicleonlyatthespecial
workshophoistandfloorjackliftpointsil-
lustrated>fig.289and>fig.290.
—Failuretoliftthevehicleatthesepoints
couldcausethevehicletotiltorfallfroma
liftifthereisachangeinvehicleweight
distributionandbalance.Thismighthap-
pen,forexample,whenheavycomponents
suchastheengineblockortransmission
areremoved.
—Whenremovingheavycomponentslike
these,anchorvehicletohoistoraddcorre-
spondingweightstomaintainthecenter of
gravity.Otherwise,thevehiclemighttiltor
slipoffthehoist,causingseriouspersonal
injury.
@)Note
—BeawareofthefollowingpointsbeforeLift-
ingthevehicle:
—Thevehicleshouldneverbeliftedor
jackedup fromunderneaththeengineoil
pan,thetransmissionhousing,thefront
orrearaxleorthebodysidemembers.
Thiscouldleadtoseriousdamage.
—Toavoiddamagetotheunderbodyor
chassisframe,arubberpadmustbein-
sertedbetweenthefloorjackandthelift
points.
—Beforedrivingoveraworkshophoist,
checkthatthevehicleweightdoesnot
exceedthepermissibleliftingcapacity of
thehoist.
—Beforedrivingoveraworkshophoist,en-
surethatthereissufficientclearancebe-
tweenthehoistandlowpartsoftheve-
hicle.
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Accessoriesandtechnicalchanges
Accessoriesand
technicalchanges
Warranty
Yourvehicleiscoveredbyvariouswarranties:
—NewVehicleLimitedWarranty
—LimitedWarrantyAgainstCorrosionPerforation
—EmissionsControlSystemWarranties:Federal
EmissionsControlSystemDefectWarranty,
FederalEmissionsPerformanceWarranty
—Appliesto:USAmodels:KansasSafetyBelt
LimitedWarranty
—Appliesto:USAmodels:CaliforniaEmissions
ControlWarranties:Short-termEmissionsDe-
fectsWarranty,Long-termEmissionsDefects
Warranty,TZEVmodelsEmissionsDefects
Warranty,CaliforniaEmissionsPerformance
Warranty
YoucanfinddetailedinformationinyourWarran-
ty&MaintenanceBookletandintheCalifornia
EmissionsBooklet*.
AudiLiteratureShop
Serviceinformationisavailableassoonaspossi-
bleafteramodelisintroducedandcanbeor-
deredintheAudiLiteratureShop:http://
literature.audiusa.com
Drivinginother
countries
GovernmentregulationsintheUnitedStatesand
Canadarequiremotorvehiclestocomplywith
emissionsregulationsandsafetystandards.
Therefore,vehiclesthatwereproducedforthe
U.S.andCanadianmarketsaredifferentfromve-
hiclesproducedforothercountries.
Ifyouplantouseyourvehicleoutsideofthe
UnitedStatesorCanada,itispossiblethat:
—Fuelmayhaveasignificantlyloweroctanerat-
ing.Unsuitablefuelscancauseenginedamage.
—Propermaintenanceandrepairworkmaynot
bepossiblebecausespecialserviceequipment,
tools,ormeasuringdevicesneededforyourve-
hiclemaynotbeavailable.
—Replacementpartsmaynotalwaysbeavaila-
ble.
—Navigationsystemsforvehiclesbuiltforthe
U.S.A.andCanadawillnotnecessarilyworkin
Europe,andmaynotworkinothercountries.
()Note
Audiisnotliablefordamagetothevehiclere-
sultingfromthesecountry-specificdifferen-
ces.
Maintenance,repairs,
andtechnicalmodifi-
cations
Notethesafetyprecautions>page311,General
informationand>page353,Raisingthevehicle.
Generalinformation
Duetotheincreasingcomplexityoftechnologyin
thesevehicles,aswellasthesafetyandenviron-
mentalstandardsthatapply,youcanonlyper-
formaverylimitedamountofrepairsandmodifi-
cationstothevehicleyourself.
Proofofmaintenanceworkmayberequiredto
submitaclaimwithinthewarrantyperiod.
Werecommendthatyouhaveyourvehicleserv-
icedby anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityandthatAudiGenuineParts
andAudiGenuineAccessoriesareused.This
helpstoensurethatyourvehicle'sfunctionality,
performance,andsafety arenotimpaired.
Maintenanceandrepairs
Yourvehiclewasdesignedtohelpkeepmainte-
nancerequirementstoaminimum.Someregular
maintenanceisrequiredtohelpensurethatyour
vehiclerunsina safe,economical,andreliable
manner.PleaserefertoyourWarranty&Mainte-
nanceBookletformoredetailedinformation
aboutvehiclemaintenance.
Whenoperatingthevehicleundermoreextreme
operatingconditions,forexamplewhenoutside
temperaturesareveryloworinverydustyenvi-
ronments,certainmaintenanceshouldbeper-
formedbetweenthespecifiedintervals.
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