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Trailertowing
Trailertowing
Drivingwithatrailer
eTreeeleurltela}
Yourvehicleisprimarilyintendedfortransport-
ingpeopleandluggage.However,ifyoudrive
withatrailer,followthetechnicalrequirements,
the operationanddrivingtips,andthelegalreg-
ulations.
Drivingwithatraileraffectsthevehicle'sfuel
consumption,performanceandwear.Italsore-
quireshigherconcentrationfromthedriver.
ZAWARNING
Donottransportanypeopleinatrailerdueto
theriskoffatalinjury.
Technicalrequirements
Certainrequirementsmustbemetwhentowing
atrailer.
Trailerhitch
Onlyuseatrailerhitchwitharemovableball
hitchmountandballhitch.Thetrailerhitchmust
bepermittedforthevehicle,thetrailerandthe
permittedtotalweightofthetrailerbeing
pulled.Aboveall,itmustbesecurelyandsafely
attachedtothevehicletrailer.
Nevermountatrailerhitchonthebumper.The
trailerhitchmustbemountedinawaythatdoes
notimpair thefunctionofthebumper.Donot
makeanychangestotheexhaustsystemandthe
brakesystem.
Checkregularlyifthetrailerhitchissecurely
mounted.Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsgivenby
thetrailerhitchmanufacturer.
Trailerbrakes
Ifthetrailerhasitsownbrakesystem,thenfol-
lowthemanufacturerspecifications.However,
thebrakesystemonthetrailermustneverbe
connectedtothevehiclebrakesystem.
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Enginecoolingsystem
Drivingwithatrailermeansahigherloadonthe
engineandthecoolingsystem.Thecoolingsys-
temmustbedesignedforadditionalloadand
containenoughcoolant>©.
ZAWARNING
—Nevermounta"weight-distributing"or
"load-balancing"trailercouplerasthetrailer
hitch.Thevehiclewasnotdesignedfor
thesetypesoftrailerhitches.Thetrailer
hitchcanmalfunctionandthetrailercan
breakofffromthevehicle.
—Ifthetrailerisequippedwithelectronic
brakes,thesebrakescannotbeactivatedby
afactory-installedcontrolsystem,whichin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,alwaysremove
theballhitchmountifnotrailerismount-
ed
@)Note
Longerinclinescannotbedrivenwithouta
suitablecoolingsystem,especiallyiftheout-
sidetemperaturesarehigh.Otherwise,this
increasestheriskofenginedamage.
Operatinginstructions
Towingcapacity
Thepermittedtowingcapacitymustnot beex-
ceededunderanycircumstances>page373.
Youcandriveuplargerinclinesifyouarenotus-
ingthemaximumtowingcapacity.
Thetowingcapacitiesgivenonlyapplytoeleva-
tionsupto3,200ft(1,000m)abovesealevel.As
theelevationincreases,theenginepowerde-
creasesduetothedecreasingairpressure.This
reducesthehillclimbingabilityandtowingca-
pacity.Foreveryadditional3,200ft(1,000m),
themaximumpermittedtowingweightmustbe
reducedbyapproximately10%.Thepermitted
towingweightisthecombinedweightofthe
(loaded)vehicleandthe(loaded)trailer.
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Accessoriesandtechnicalchanges
ServiceFacility,whowillperformtheworkac-
cordingtoAudifactoryspecifications.Only
AudiGenuinePartsareusedwhenAudiex-
pertsperformrepairorserviceprocedures.
FailuretouseAudiGenuinePartsorAudiGen-
uineAccessoriesorperformingrepairsincor-
rectlymayresultinseverevehicledamage,
suchascorrosion.
Accessoriesandparts
ConsultwithanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitybeforepurchasingac-
cessoriesorreplacementparts.Werecommend
thatyouhaveyourvehicleservicedby anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyandthatAudiGenuinePartsandAudiGenuine
Accessoriesareused.
Audidoesnotendorsetheuseofproductsand
accessoriesthatithasnotevaluated,evenifthe
productisapprovedbyacertifiedtestingagency
orgovernmentagency.
ZAWARNING
—Installingunapprovedaccessoriesorincor-
rectreplacementpartscancausevehicle
damageandcanincreasetheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Neverattachaccessories,suchastelephone
holdersorcupholders,totheairbagcovers
orwithintheairbagdeploymentzone,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofinjuryifthe
airbagdeploys.
—Donotusealicenseplatebracketonthe
frontbumperthatisdifferentfromthe
bracketinstalledatthefactory,and donot
attachanyadditionalbrackets.
()Note
Acorrectly-installedexteriorantennaisre-
quiredforoperatingradioequipmentinthe
vehicle.Otherwise,theincreasedelectromag-
neticwavescancausemalfunctionsintheve-
hicle.Observetheregulationsinthecountry
wherethevehicleisbeingoperatedandthe
instructionsfromtheradioequipmentmanu-
facturer.
ReportingSafetyDefects
ApplicabletoU.S.A.
Ifyoubelievethatyourvehicle
hasadefectwhichcouldcausea
crashorcouldcauseinjuryor
death,youshouldimmediatelyin-
formtheNationalHighwayTraffic
SafetyAdministration(NHTSA)in
additiontonotifying
AudiofAmerica,Inc.
2200FerdinandPorscheDrive
Herndon,VA20171
IfNHTSAreceivessimilarcom-
plaints,itmayopenaninvestiga-
tion,andifitfindsthatasafety
defectexistsinagroupofvehi-
cles,itmayorderarecalland
remedycampaign.However,
NHTSAcannotbecomeinvolvedin
individualproblemsbetweenyou,
yourdealer,orAudiofAmerica,
Inc.
TocontactNHTSA,youmaycall
theVehicleSafetyHotlinetoll-
freeat1-888-327-4236(TTY:1-
800-424-9153);gotohttp://
www.safercar.gov;
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Technicaldata
TechnicaldataThestickercontainsthefollowingvehicledata:
Identificationdata@®VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)
@Vehicletype,engineoutput,transmission
Vehicleidentificationlabel@®Engineandtransmissioncodes
@Paintandinteriorcodes
©Optionalequipmentnumbers
B4H-0800XXXXXAX=X=XXXXXXXXX
(D>aea-mevo0nnnxxXKxKXXXKXXXvaareTerber(VIN)
-|ereYX NKehicle identificationnumber
Q5TheVINislocatedinthefollowingareas:
XXXXXXAXKXK.XKXX
=XXXKWXXX. 2.
@-woneeeRe,\Y\XNKK—Select:the[MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcon
venainsettrolbutton>Service&checks>Vehicleinfor-
(4Syas~YXXKPXXXXXXX/XXmation.
a.speZUR:BinEREERW—Onthevehicleidentificationlabel
2EHJOZ1LB1AS.1BA—Atthefrontbehindthewindshield*
a963anuceoJF—intheenginecompartmentontherightside
6TL63KA8EHU1AX9BQZ7
1Xxw803 908824D2D
sabeesyaaisSpNotesabouttechnicaldata
1SA7GBQ1A 4GQ
Thevaluesmayvarybasedonspecialequipment
aswellasmarket-specificequipmentandmeas-
uringmethods.
XX.XXX.XXX.XXXX
Pleasenotethatthespecificationslistedinthe
vehicledocumentationalwaystakeprecedence.
Fig.291Vehicleidentificationlabel
Thevehicleidentificationlabel>fig.291islocat-
edintheluggagecompartmentunderthecargo
floorcover.Anytechnicaldatathatismissingwasnot
availableatthetimeofprinting.
Thevehicleidentificationlabelinformationcan
alsobefoundintheWarranty&Maintenance
booklet.
Vehicledata
Qs183.6(4,663)74.5(1,893)84.3(2,140)65.3(1,659)
SQs183.9(4,671)74.5(1,893)84.3(2,140)65.3(1,659)
Capacities
Fueltank18.5gal(70L)
Windshieldandheadlightwashersystem*5.3qt(5L)
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