2019 AUDI S4 hood release

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Airbagsystem


airbagortooclosetoitwhenitinflates-
evenwithanAdvancedAirbag>page261.

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airbags

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Fig.229Inflatedfrontairbags
Safetybeltsareimportanttohelpkeepfrontseat
occupantsintheproperseatedpositionsothat
airbagscanunfoldproperlyandprovidesupple-
mentalprotectioninafrontalcollision.
Thefrontairbagsaredesignedtoprovideaddi-
tionalprotectionforthechestandfaceofthe
driverandthefrontseatpassengerwhen:
—safetybeltsarewornproperly
—theseatshavebeenpositionedsothattheoc-
cupantisproperlyseatedasfaraspossible
fromtheairbag
—andtheheadrestraintshavebeenproperlyad-
justed
Becauseairbagsinflateintheblinkofaneyewith
greatforce,thingsyouhaveonyourlaporhave
placedontheseatcouldbecomedangerouspro-
jectiles,andbepushedintoyouiftheairbagin-
flates.
Whenanairbagdeploys,finedustisreleased.
Thisisnormalandisnotcausedbyafireinthe
vehicle.Thisdustismadeupmostlyofapowder
usedtolubricatetheairbagsastheydeploy.It
couldirritateskin.
Itisimportanttorememberthatwhilethesup-
plementalairbagsystemisdesignedtoreduce
thelikelihoodof seriousinjuries,otherinjuries,
forexampleswelling,bruisingand minorabra-
sions,canalsohappenwhenairbagsinflate.Air-
bags donotprotectthearmsorthelowerparts
ofthebody.Frontairbagssupplementthethree-
pointsafetybeltsonlyinsomefrontalcollisions
inwhichthevehicledecelerationishighenough
todeploytheairbags.
Frontairbagswillnotdeploy:
—iftheignitionisswitchedoffwhenacrashoc-
curs
—insidecollisions
—inrear-endcollisions
—inrollovers
—whenthecrashdecelerationmeasuredbythe
airbagsystemislessthantheminimumthresh-
old neededforairbagdeploymentasregistered
bytheelectroniccontrolunit
Thefrontpassengerairbagalsowillnot
deploy:
—whenthefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied,
—whentheelectricalcapacitancemeasuredby
thecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemfor
thefrontpassengerseatindicatesthatthepas-
sengersidefrontalairbagmustbeswitchedoff
bytheelectroniccontrolunit(thePASSENGER
AIRBAGOFF%;light>page273comeson
andstayson).

ZAWARNING
Sittinginthewrongpositioncanincreasethe
riskofseriousinjuryincrashes.
—Toreducetheriskofinjurywhentheairbags
inflate,thedriverandpassengersmustal-
wayssitinanuprightposition,mustnot
leanagainstorplaceanypart oftheirbody
tooclosetotheareawheretheairbagsare
located.
—Occupantswhoareunbelted,outofposition
ortooclosetotheairbagcanbeseriouslyin-
juredby anairbagasitunfoldswithgreat
forceintheblinkofaneye>page262.

Z\WARNING
Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthefront
airbaginflates-evenwithanAdvancedAirbag
System.

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CheckingandFilling


“P”(Park)positiononvehicleswithanau-
tomatictransmission.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnopartsofthe
body,jewelry,ties,looseclothing,and
longhaircanbecaughtinmovingengine
components.Beforeanywork,alwaysre-
moveanyjewelryandties,tiebacklong
hair,andmakesureallclothingfitsclose
tothebodytotoreducetheriskofany-
thingbecomingcaughtinenginecompo-
nents.
—Payattentiontothefollowingwarnings
whenworkonthefuelsystemisrequired:
— Donotsmoke.
—Neverworknearopenflames.
—Alwayshaveaworkingfireextinguisher
nearby.
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlyby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Limityour exposuretoexhaustandchemi-
calsto asshortatimeaspossible.

Z\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainor
emitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsand
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainflu-
idscontainedinvehiclesandcertainprod-
ucts ofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharms.
Washhandsafterhandling.

310
CG)Note
Whenfillingfluids,besurenottoaddanyflu-
idstothewrongreservoirs.Otherwisesevere
malfunctionsandenginedamagewilloccur.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youshouldregularlycheckthegroundunder
yourvehicleinordertodetectleaksquickly.If
therearevisiblespotsfromoilorotherfluids,
bringyourvehicletoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytobe
checked.
Openingandclosingthehood
Thehoodisreleasedfrominsidethevehicle.

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Fig.255Unlockedhood:lever
Makesurethewiperarmsarenotraisedupfrom
thewindshield.Otherwisethepaintcouldbe
damaged.
Openingthehood
>Withthedriver'sdooropen,pulltheleverbe-
lowtheinstrumentpanelinthedirectionofthe
arrow>fig.254.
>Raisethehoodslightly>A\.

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>Pressthelever>fig.255inthedirectionofthe
arrow.Thisreleasesthehooks.
>Openthehood.
Closingthehood
>Pushthehooddownuntilyouoverridethe
forceofthestruts.
>»Letthehoodfalllightlyintothelatch.Donot
pressitin.>/\.

ZAWARNING
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.


Enginecompartmentove
—Forsafetyreasons,thehoodmustalwaysbe
closedsecurelywhiledriving.Becauseof
this,alwayscheckthehoodafterclosingit
tomakesureitislatchedcorrectly.Thehood
islatchedifthefrontcornerscannotbelift-
ed.
—Ifyounoticethatthehoodisnotlatched
whileyouaredriving,stopimmediatelyand
closeit,becausedrivingwhenthehoodis
notlatchedincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Ifthehoodisnotlatchedcompletely,it
couldflyupwhileyouaredrivingandob-
structyourvision.

Themostimportantcheckpoints.

aimN
Fig.256Typicallocationof thereservoirandtheengineoilfilleropening
Followthesafetyprecautions>page309.
@Washerfluidreservoir(S)>page320

@Jumpstartpoints:(+)underacover,(-)with
hexheadscrew>page319>page362
)Engineoil filleropening(7) >page313
311
>

CheckingandFilling

engine.Ifthishappens,onlyusewaterand
restorethecorrectmixtureratiowiththe
specifiedcoolantadditiveassoonaspossi-
ble.
—Onlyrefillwithnewcoolant.
—Radiatorsealantmustnot bemixedwith
thecoolant.
Addingcoolant

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MIN

Fig.258Enginecompartment-coolantexpansiontank
(diagram):@coverwithreleasebutton;2)markings
Observethesafetyprecautions>page309,
Workingintheenginecompartment.
Checkingtheenginecoolantlevel
>Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>Switchtheignitionoff.
>Readthecoolantlevelonthecoolantexpansion
tank>page311,fig.256.Thecoolantlevel
mustbebetweenthemarkings@)>fig.258
whentheengineiscold.Whentheengineis
warmitcanbeslightlyabovetheupper mark-
ing.
Addingcoolant
>Allowtheenginetocool.
> Placealarge,thicktowelonthecoolantexpan-
siontankcover.
>Pushthereleasebutton(@)9fig.258onthe
capandcarefullyturnittotheleftuntilyou
feelresistance>/\.
>Pushthereleasebuttonagainandremovethe
capcompletely.
>Makesurethatthefluidlevelremainsstable.
Add morecoolantifnecessary.
>
Turn thecaptotherighttotightenituntilyou
feelresistanceasecondtime.
316
Coolantlossusuallyindicatesthatthereisaleak.
Immediatelydriveyourvehicletoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
andhavethecoolingsysteminspected.Ifthe
coolingsystemisnotleaking,coolantlosscanre-
sultfromthecoolantboilingdueoverheating
andthenbeingforcedoutofthecoolingsystem.

ZA\WARNING
— Theenginecompartmentinanyvehiclecan
beadangerousarea.Stoptheengineandal-
lowitto coolbeforeworkingintheengine
compartment.Alwaysfollowtheinforma-
tionfoundin>page309,Workinginthe
enginecompartment.
—Neveropenthehoodifyoucan seeorhear
steamorcoolantescapingfromtheengine
compartment.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.Thecoolingsystemisunderpressure.
Whenyounolongerseeorhearsteamor
coolantescaping,youmayopentheengine
compartmentwithcaution.
—Whenworkingintheenginecompartment,
rememberthattheradiatorfancanswitch
oneveniftheignitionisswitchedoff,which
increasestheriskofinjury.
—Coolantadditiveandcoolantcan bedanger-
oustoyourhealth.Forthisreason, storethe
coolantintheoriginalcontainerandaway
fromchildren.Thereisariskofpoisoning.

@)Note
Donotaddcoolantiftheexpansiontankis
empty.Theremaybe airinthecoolingsys-
tem,whichincreasestheriskofenginedam-
age.Ifthisisthecase,donotcontinuedriv-
ing.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.

Index

Onlimenmedibis:isesvoueosssuuroeewoaxeeensw aane225:
Onlineroadsideassistance..............197
Onlineservices
refertoconnect...........0..00eeeee186
OPeninigis«=wesc& xassessovcesvedsvvemanee@ asaree28
Automaticluggagecompartmentlid......36
Convenienceopening...............0.08.41
Fuelfiller:doOrss:¢esses¢cscs& 6cwoo306
HOOd..1...eee310
Luggagecompartmentlid...............35
Luggagecompartmentlidwithfootmotion.37
Panoramicglassroof..............2000.43
Sliding/tiltingsunroof..............000542
SUNSHAGE:owivins2 asaversooseconowcece2oem443
Windows.......0...eeeeeee eeeeee41
Openingandclosing
refertoUnlockingandlocking........28,31
Operating
Head-updisplay:< :ecus 2see8s2yeuxex27.
Multifunctionsteeringwheel.........15,18
MultiMediaInterface.................147
Voicerecognitionsystem............4-164
Optionalequipmentnumber.............372
Optionsmenu.........-.0.eee eee147,151
Otherconsumers........--..000000s20
Outsidetemperaturedisplay..............13
Overview:(Cockpit)««cscsosssoeinev6sensiwvee8
P
Paint:damageses««sees2@owe¥6eerie3 6wens344
PainEMUMbEM:«acu=xneuesx 2eaea2eeewn372
Pani¢DUGEORseur:+ xses3 2eesFeeae22eee31.
PanOramicGlassOOP.;excusseusa =weees43
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........41
Emergencyclosing...........220200000-43
SUNMSHACEsasazsscase2Hee¢AGRAsBaa&43
Parentalcontrol
DVDeve:© =coe2 ¢ees&2SeteyoRRRge232
Parkassist
Cleaningthesensors/camera...........343
Parkingaidvwex «man¢owenxogeensawows@129
Parkingbrake
refertoElectromechanicalparkingbrake..82
Parkinglightshisisooma 6commooous6 9even47
Parkinglockemergencyrelease...........91
382
Parkingsystem
PeripheralcameraS......-...0-00eee133
RearvieWCamerawnssssevensyeeusKoes132
SOPHIASwiccasewanesvoewesoooeraasoaeews136
alsorefertoParkingsystem.......130,132
PartiGiOMMOE«sever«siccensswweve«©0onngens0 «67,68
Passsthnough veinses» vsseveve«evautous©casinos5ai69
PASSENGERAIRBAGlight...............273
Pause(audio/videofile).................229
Pedalswc:x +swam& =meme=¢See&EROOg8252
Perchlorate’:«vanex ysaum«xseme© ¢seem22367
Personalconveniencesettings............29
Personalrouteassistance............4..204
Phonebook
refertoContacts«cs= Physicalprinciplesofafrontalcollision....254
Pictureformat(video).................-232
Playback(media).............0.200000.229
Playlist...2.eeeeeeeeeeeeee232
Pointiofiinterests.« owiscvsa»sviwenewowwesanioe201
Point ofinterestsearch.............0005201
alsorefertoPoint ofinterest...........201
Polishing.........0...eeeeeeeeeee 344
Pollutantfilter(automaticA/Csystem).....ZL
POWerSOUCESio:ovenceve62,174,226,228
POWerWINdOWS':«caja2 smune2 ¢aause& 2eau41
Malfunctions1 =seraa 2amesooemine6sme42
Predictiveefficiencyassist...............100
Pregnantwomen
Specialconsiderationswhenwearingasafe-
TYDElt'ssass¢ =sous¢ oSasFoSeeEB ee=258
presense
refertoAudipresense................ 112
PresetitationMOdeixc<.causysgman« xseme2207
Presets(radio).................000000218
Pressure
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........340
THROSiesoanionsvoautuesei acoanarea 6ackmbesotean332
Programguide
Radio...2.2...66eeeeeeeeeeee216
Programmingbuttons(multifunctionsteering
wheel)......0.cccceceeeee eeeeeeeences17.
Properoccupantseatingpositions........248
Propersafetybeltposition..............257