CheckingandFilling
Battery
Peleeeees(el)
Becauseofthecomplexpowersupply,allworkon
batteriessuchasdisconnecting,replacing,etc.,
should only beperformedby anauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility>A\.
Multiplebatterieswithdifferenttechnologies
maybeinstalledinyourvehicle:
—Vehiclebattery(forexample,forstartingthe
engine,basicpowersupply)>page322,Lead
batteryor>page323,Otherbatterytypes
—Auxiliarybattery(forexample,forrecuperation
oroptionalequipment)>page323,Otherbat-
terytypes
Notrunningthevehicleforlongperiodsof
time
Thebatterywillgraduallydrainifthevehicle
doesnotrunforlongperiodsoftime.Toensure
thatthevehiclecanstillbestarted,theelectrical
equipmentwillbereducedorswitchedoff
=page151.Someconveniencefunctions,such
asinteriorlightingorpowerseatadjustment,
maynotbeavailableundercertaincircumstan-
ces.Theseconveniencefunctionswillbeavailable
againonceyouswitchtheignitiononandstart
theengine.
Evenwhenelectricalequipmentisswitchedoff,
theequipmentcanstilldrainthebatteryifthe
vehicleisnotdrivenforLongperiodsoftime.
Deepdrainingresultsinachemicalreactionthat
destroys
theinsideofthebattery.Thebattery
mustbechargedevery monthtopreventthis
=page323.ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityformoreinfor-
mation.
Winteroperation
Coldweatherplaceshigherdemandsonthebat-
tery.Thisresultsinreducedstartingability.Have
thebatterycheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitybeforecold
weatherbegins.
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ZAWARNING
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlybyan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Neverconnectthechargingcableorjump
startcabledirectlytoyourvehiclebattery.
Onlyusethe connectionsintheenginecom-
partment>page323.
ZA\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveproblems.
Washhandsafterhandling.
C)Note
—Ifthevehiclewillbe parkedforlongperiods
oftime,protectthebatteryagainstthecold
sothatitwillnot be destroyed by“freezing”
=>page323,Chargingthebattery.
—Thereareelectricalcomponentsunderthe
cargofloorbehindatrimpanelthatwarm
upduringoperation.To reducetheriskof
thecomponentsoverheating, donotstore
objectssuchasblanketsunderthecargo
floor.Ifthecomponentsoverheat,theywill
switchofftemporarily.Thiswillbeindicated
byamessagethatwillbedisplayedinthe
instrumentclusteruntilthetemperaturere-
turnstonormal.
Leadbattery
Explanationofwarnings:
©Alwaysweareyeprotection.
Batteryacidishighlycorrosive.Always
wearprotectiveglovesandeyeprotection.
forbidden.>
®Fire,sparks,openflame,andsmokingare
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CheckingandFilling
Ahighlyexplosivemixtureofgasescan
Aformwhenchargingbatteries.
Alwayskeepchildrenawayfrombattery
ic)acidandthebattery.
@/|Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsintheoper-
fQ)|atingmanual.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
©¥Donotdisposeofleadbatteriesin
householdtrash.Theycontainharmfulsub-
stances,suchassulfuricacidandlead,andal-
sorecyclablerawmaterials.Contactanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServ-
iceFacilityformoreinformation.
Otherbatterytypes
Explanationofwarnings:
Fire,sparks,openflame,andsmokingare
&forbidden.
Alwayskeepchildrenawayfrombattery
6)acidandthebattery.
@/|Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsintheoper-
(Q|atingmanual.
Z\WARNING
Allworkonthebatteriesmustonlybeper-
formedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.
—Gasesthatescapefromthesedifferentbat-
terytypescanbepoisonousorflammable.
— Thecontentsofthesebatterytypescanbe
corrosive.Ifanybatterycontentscomeinto
contactwiththeskin,flushtheaffected
areaforatleast15minuteswithcleanwa-
ter.Thenwashtheaffectedareawithsoap.
Havetheaffectedareaexaminedbyamedi-
calprofessional.
@)Note
Componentsmustnotbeconnectedtothe
batteryterminalsandwiresonthesebattery
typesbecausethisincreasestheriskofdam-
age,forexampleduetoovervoltage.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
°Donotdisposeofthesetypesofbatter-
iesinhouseholdtrash.Theycontainharmful
substancesandrecyclablerawmaterials.Con-
tactanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityformoreinformation.
Chargingthebattery
Fig.266Enginecompartment:connectorsforachargeror
jumpstartcables
Notethesafetyprecautions>page313,Work-
ingintheenginecompartment,>A\inBattery
generalinformationonpage322and>/\.
Requirement:onlyusechargers withamaximum
chargingcurrentof14.8volts.Thebatteryca-
blesremainconnected.
>Switchofftheignitionandallelectricalequip-
ment.
>Openthehood>page314.
>Opentheredcoveronthepositiveterminal
>fig.266.
>Clampthechargerterminalclampstothejump
startpinsaccordingtotheinstructions.(pinun-
der thecover=“positive”,pinwithhexagonal
head=“negative”.
>Insertthepowercableforthechargingdevice
intothesocketandswitchthedeviceon.
>Attheendofthechargingprocess,switchthe
chargeroffandpullthepowercableoutofthe
socket.
>Removethechargingdeviceterminalclamps.
>Closetheredcoveronthepositiveterminal.
>Closethehood>page314.
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Emergencysituations
Emergencysituations
General
Thischapterisintendedfortrainedemergency
crewsandworkingpersonnelwhohavethenec-
essarytoolsandequipmenttoperformthese
operations.
Startingbypushingor
towing
@)Note
Vehicleswithanautomatictransmission
cannotbestartedbypushingortowing.
Startingwithjumper
cables
Ifnecessary,theenginecanbestartedbycon-
nectingittothebatteryofanothervehicle.
Iftheengineshouldfailtostartbecauseofadis-
chargedorweakbattery,thebatterycanbecon-
nectedtothebatteryofanothervehicle,usinga
pairofjumpercablestostarttheengine.
Jumpercables
Useonlyjumpercablesofsufficientlylargecross
sectiontocarrythestartercurrentsafely.Refer
tothemanufacturer'sspecifications.
Useonlyjumpercableswithinsulatedterminal
clampswhicharedistinctlymarked:
plus(+)cableinmostcasescoloredred
minus(-)cableinmostcasescoloredblack.
creasestheriskofanexplosionandchemi-
calburns.Afterjumpstartingthevehicle,
drivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethevehiclebatterychecked.
—Donotallowbatteryacidtocontacteyesor
skin.Flushanycontactedareawithwater
immediately.
—Improperuseofaboosterbatterytostarta
vehiclemaycause anexplosion.
—Vehiclebatteriesgenerateexplosivegases.
Keepsparks,flameandlightedcigarettes
awayfrombatteries.
—Donottrytojumpstartanyvehiclewitha
lowacidlevelinthebattery.
— Thevoltageoftheboosterbatterymustalso
havea12-Voltrating.Thecapacity(Ah)of
the boosterbatteryshouldnotbelower
thanthatofthedischargedbattery.Useof
batteriesofdifferentvoltageorsubstantial-
lydifferent“Ah”ratingmaycause anexplo-
sionandpersonalinjury.
—Neverchargeafrozenbattery.Gastrapped
intheicemaycause anexplosion.
—Neverchargeoruseabatterythathasbeen
frozen.Thebatterycasemayhave beweak-
ened.
—Useofbatteriesofdifferentvoltageorsub-
stantiallydifferentcapacity(Ah)ratingmay
causeanexplosionandinjury.Thecapacity
(Ah)oftheboosterbatteryshouldnot be
lowerthanthatofthedischargedbattery.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS&page313.
Z\WARNING
Batteriescontainelectricity,acid,andgas.
Anyofthese cancauseveryseriousorfatalin-
jury.Followtheinstructionsbelowforsafe
handlingofyourvehicle’sbattery.
—Alwaysshieldyoureyesandavoidleaning
overthebatterywheneverpossible.
—Adeadbatterycanfreezeattemperatures
around
32°F(0°C).Ifthevehiclebatteryis
frozen,youmustthawitbeforeconnecting
thejumpstartcables.Ifyoudonot,thisin-
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C)Note
—Applyingahighervoltageboosterbattery
willcauseexpensivedamagetosensitive
electroniccomponents,suchascontrol
units,relays,radio,etc.
—Theremustbe noelectricalcontactbetween
thevehiclesasotherwisecurrentcouldal-
readystarttoflowassoonasthepositive
(+)terminalsareconnected.
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@Tips
Thedischargedbatterymustbeproperlycon-
nectedtothevehicle'selectricalsystem.
Whenjumpstartingorchargingthebattery,
neverconnectthenegativegroundcableto
thebatterynegativepostbecausethebattery
managersystemmustbeabletodetect the
battery'sstateofcharge.Alwaysconnectthe
negativegroundcabletothenegativeground
postofthebatterymanagercontrolunit.
Usingthejumpstart
cable
Bothjumpstartcablesmustbeconnectedinthe
correctorder.
Fig.287Enginecompartment:connectorsforjumpstart
cablesandacharger
Fig.288Jumpstartingusingabatteryinanothervehicle:
@-providingcurrent,@)-drained
Pleasenotethattheconnectingprocessforthe
jumpstartcablesdescribedbelowisintendedfor
whenyourvehicleisbeingjumpstarted.
Vehiclewithdrainedvehiclebattery
>Set theparkingbrakeandselectthe“P”(Park)
selectorleverposition.
>Switchtheignitionandallelectricalequipment
off.
Connectingthepositivecable(red)tothe
positiveterminal
>Opentheredcoveronthepositiveterminal
>fig.287.
1.Secureoneendofthepositivecable(red)to
thejumpstartpin>fig.288@(pinunder
theredcover=“positive”)onthevehiclethat
needstobestarted@).
2.Securetheotherendofthepositivecable
(red)tothepositiveterminal@)onthebat-
teryprovidingthecurrent@).
Connectingthenegativecable(black)tothe
negativeterminal
3.Secureoneendofthenegativecable(black)
tothenegativeterminal@)onthebattery
thatisprovidingthecurrent@).
4.Securetheotherendofthenegativecable
(black)tothejumpstartpin@(hexheadpin
=“negative”)onthevehiclethatneedstobe
started ®).
Startingtheengine
»Starttheengineinthevehicleprovidingthe
jumpstart@andletitrunatidle.
>Nowstarttheengineonthevehiclewiththe
drainedbattery@).
>Iftheenginedoesnotstart,stopthestarting
procedureafter10secondsandthenrepeatit
afterapproximately30seconds.
»Oncetheenginewiththedrainedvehiclebat-
teryhasbeenstarted,removethecablesinthe
reverseorderfromthewaytheywereinstalled.
>Closetheredcoveronthepositiveterminal.
Thebatteryisventedtotheoutsidetoprevent
gasesfromenteringthevehicleinterior.Make
surethatthejumperclampsarewellconnected
withtheirmetalpartsin fullcontactwiththe
batteryterminals.
Z\WARNING
Toavoidseriouspersonalinjuryanddamage
tothevehicle,heedallwarningsandinstruc-
tionsofthejumpercablemanufacturer.Ifin
doubt,callforroadservice.>
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