8S1012721BA
CheckingandFilling
=page246.ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityformoreinfor-
mation.
Winteroperation
Coldweatherplaceshigherdemandsonthebat-
tery.Thisresultsinreducedstartingability.Have
thebatterycheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitybeforecold
weatherbegins.
ZA\WARNING
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlyby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Neverconnectthechargingcableorjump
startcabledirectlytoyourvehiclebattery.
Onlyuse theconnectionsintheenginecom-
partment>page246.
ZA\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveproblems.
Washhandsafterhandling.
@)Note
Ifthevehiclewillbeparkedforlongperiods
oftime,protectthebatteryagainstthecold
sothatitwillnotbedestroyedby“freezing”
=page246, Chargingthebattery.
Leadbattery
Explanationofwarnings:
Alwaysweareyeprotection.
Batteryacidishighlycorrosive.Always
wearprotectiveglovesandeyeprotection.
Fire,sparks,openflame,andsmokingare
&forbidden.
Ahighlyexplosivemixtureofgasescan
Aformwhenchargingbatteries.
Alwayskeepchildrenawayfrombattery
@®)acidandthebattery.
@/|Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsintheoper-
fQ|atingmanual.
(@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
&®¥Donotdisposeofleadbatteriesin
householdtrash.Theycontainharmfulsub-
stances,suchassulfuricacidandlead,andal-
sorecyclablerawmaterials.Contact anau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServ-
iceFacilityformoreinformation.
(oldtmyadamayel-t)
Explanationofwarnings:
Fire,sparks,openflame,andsmokingare
&forbidden.
Alwayskeepchildrenawayfrombattery
®)acidandthebattery.
@/|Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsintheoper-
(Q|atingmanual.
ZAWARNING
Allworkonthebatteriesmustonlybeper-
formedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.
—Gasesthatescapefromthesedifferentbat-
terytypescanbepoisonousorflammable.
— Thecontentsofthesebatterytypescanbe
corrosive.Ifanybatterycontentscomeinto
contactwiththeskin,flushtheaffected
areaforatleast15minuteswithcleanwa-
ter.Thenwashtheaffectedareawithsoap.
Havetheaffectedareaexaminedbyamedi-
calprofessional.
(1)Note
Components mustnot beconnectedtothe
batteryterminalsandwiresonthesebattery
typesbecausethisincreasestheriskofdam-
age,forexampleduetoovervoltage.
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