heating AUDI TT 2012 Owners Manual

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Clutchpedal
~page17
Clutchisoverheating
~page88
Electronic StabilizationProgram
(ESP)./~page17
ElectronicStabilization Program
(ESP)
./~page17
Canadamodels:Airbagsystem./
~page16
,.Canadamodels:anti-lock brakesys­
~tem(ABS)./defective~page18
Safetybelt
~page16
EnginecoolantLeveltoolow/
enginecoolanttemperaturetoo
high~page17
ElektromechanischeLenkung
~page17
-Checkthemalfunctioningsystem.Contact
yourauthorizedAudidealeror aqualified
workshopforassistance.
••••USAmodels:Malfunctioninthe
brakesystem~page14
Canadamodels:Malfunctioninthe
brakesystem~page14
USAmodels:Airbagsystem./
~page16
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USAmodels:anti-lock brakesystem1 1•(ABS)./defective~page18
Yellowindicatorlights
Vellowsymbolsindicateapriority2maLfunc­
tion -Warning!Overview
Tips
Malfunctionsorfaultswillbeidentified ei­
therwitharedsymbol(priority1 -Dan­
ger!)
orwith ayellowsymbol(priority2­
Warning).
AWARNING
_ Failure
toheed warninglightsandother
importantvehicleinformationmayresult
inseriouspersonalinjuryorvehicledam­
age.
-Wheneverstalledorstoppedforrepair,
move
thevehicle asafedistanceoffthe
road,stoptheengine,andturnonthe
emergencyflasher~page48.
-Theenginecompartmentofanymotor
vehicleisapotentiallyhazardousarea.
Before youcheck
anythingintheengine
compartment,stoptheengineandletit
cool down. Always exercise
extremecau­
tion
whenworkingunderthehood
~page176,Enginecompartment
Somei nd icatorlightsturnonbrieflytocheck
thefunctionofthatsystemwhenyou switch
theignition on.Thesesystemsaremarked
with
an./inthefollowingtables.Ifoneof
theseindicator lightsdoesnotturnon,there
isamalfunctioninthatsystem.
Redindicatorlights
Redsymbolsindicateaprioritymalfunction_
Danger! Set/Check
button~page10,[email protected]
thereismorethanonemalfunction,theindi­
catorlightswillturnononeaftertheotherfor
approximatelytwosecondseach.
Someindicators
lightsinthedisplaycanturn
oninseveral colors.
- Pull
offtheroad.
-Stopthevehicle.
-Turnofftheengine.
Description1
Messagesmayappearwithsomeindicator
lights.Themessagesturnoffafterashort
time.Todisplay amessageagain,pressthe~
Warning/indicator
Lights
Immobilizer
Malfunctionmessage
Ifthereisamalfunctionsomewhereinthein­
strumentcluster, dEFwillappearinthetrip
odometerandwillstayon.Contactyour au­
thorizedAudidealertohavetheproblemcor­
rected.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,thedataon
theignitionkeyarescannedautomatically.
Ifanunauthorizedkeywasused, SAFEisdis­
played
continuouslyintheodometerdisplay
field. Thevehicle
cannotbeoperated
~page36.
(DTips
-The digitaL clockandtheodometerare
turnedonforabout30secondswhen
thedriver'sdoorisopened.
-Whentheignitionis~rnedoff,theod­
ometerreadingandthe~gitalclockwith
datedisplay canbeswitchedonfor
about30secondsbypressingtheSet!
Checkbutton~page10,fig.3@.
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentcluster
blinkorturnon.They indicatefunctionsor
malfunctions~/1:;..
settheodometerbacktozero.Voucanuse
thisodometerwhenyouwanttokeeptrackof
howmanymiles (kilometers) youhave driven
forasingletriporerrand.Thelastdigit indi­
cates1/10ofamiLe(100meters).Voucanset
thetripodometerbacktozerobypressingthe
resetbutton~fig.5.
Withtheignition off,pushingoftheSet/
Checkbutton~page10,fig.3@canturnon
thedisplayfieLdlightingforafewseconds.
Speedometerwithodometer
Lowerodometer
-USAmodels-MiLes
- Canadamodels-Kilometers
Upperodometer(tripodometer)
Theupperodometershowsthetotalnumber
ofmiles(kilometers)driven sinceyoulastre-
Thespeedametershows youthevehicle
speed, andthe
adametershows youhaw
manymiles(kiLometers) youhave driven.
Fig.5Speedometerclose-up:odometerdisplay
The lowerodometershowsthetotalnumber
ofmiles (kilometers) driven.
The
odometerandtripodometerarelocated
insidethespeedometer.
Fuelgauge
Whentheneedlereachestheredarea,the
warning
lightintheinstrumentclusterwilLiL­
luminate~page20li.Thismeansyou
have
approximately1.9gallons(7litres)of
fuelleftinthetank.Timetorefuel!
The
totaltankcapacityofyour vehicle islisted
in~page242.
CDNote
Never runthetankcompletelydry!Anir­
regularsupplyoffuelcancauseengine
misfiringandfuelcouldenterintotheex­
haustsystem.ThecataLyticconverter
couLdthenoverheatandbedamaged.
Thefuelgaugeworksonlywhentheignitionis
on.
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tothedesiredtemperaturesetting.
Switchingthec1imatecontrolsystemon
andoff
•Turntheknob(3)qpage 70,fig.77tothe
righttoswitchclimatecontrolon.TheLED
nexttothewordOFFgoesout.~
Warrnandcold
Switchingc1imatecontrolonandoff
Settingtemperature
CDNote
-Ifyoususpectthattheclimatecontrols
havebeendamaged,switchthesystem
offtoavoiddamagingit,andhave itin­
spectedbyanauthorizedAudi dealer.
- Audi
climatecontrolsystemrepairs re­
quire special
expertiseandtheproper
tools.Voushouldcontactanauthorized
Audidealerintheeventofmalfunctions.
Tosetalowertemperature,turntherotary
knobtotheleft.Tosetahighertemperature,
turntherotary knobtotheright.Thereare
additionalintermediatesettingsavailableto
adjustthetemperatureasneeded.
ijd)Tips
-Toavoidadversely affectingheatingand
coolingperformanceandtopreventcon­
densationonthewindows,theairintake
infrontofthewindshieldmustbefreeof
ice,snow,andleaves.
· - The aircoming
fromtheventsandcircu­
lating
throughtheentireinteriorisex­
tractedthroughtheoutletslotsinthe
sidepanelsintheluggagecompartment.
Makesurethattheoutletslotsarenot
coveredbyclothing,etc.
- Climate
controlworksmosteffectively if
thewindowsareclosed.However, ifthe
interiorofaparked vehicleisextremely
hotfromthesun'srays,brieflyopening
thewindowscanspeedupthecooling
process.
Meaning
Temperatureselection
qpoge71
Switch airconditioningon/
off(Fan)qpage71
Airdistribution
qpage72
Defrost
qpage73
Rearwindowdefogger
qpoge74
Heatedseat*driver/passen­
gersideqpage 74
Recirculation
qpage73
Switch oncoolingsystemqpage_7_3_
Button(s)
Rotary
knobCD
Rotary
knob(3)~
Rotary
knob@
Ifthefilter'seffectivenessisweakenedby
drivingthevehicleinareaswithheavily pollut­
ed
outsideair,thefilterelementshouldalso
be changed
inbetweenthelistedservices.
.&.WARNING
Forsafetyreasons,itisimportantthatall
windows
arefreeofice, snow,andconden­
sation. Onlythenisgoodvisibilityensured.
Please familiarizeyourselfwiththecorrect
operationoftheairconditioningandhow
todehumidify/defrostthewindows.
Thepollutantfilterelementmustbechanged
accordingtotheintervals specifiedinthe
maintenanceschedule50thattheaircondi­
tioning
system'sperformanceisnotadversely
affected.
Pollutantfilter
Thepollutantfilter(particle filter)ensures
thatcontaminantsintheoutsideair(such as
dust orpollen)
aregreatlyreduced orstop­
ped.Theairisalso filteredinrecirculation
mode.
---TheLEDinthebuttonsilluminateswhenthe
functionisactive.
In cooling
mode,relative humidityintheinte­
rior
isreduced. Thispreventsthewindows
fromfoggingup.
Pleasenote:
Whenrelativehumidityandtemperatures
outsidearehigh,condensatecandripfrom
theairconditioningevaporatorandforma
poolofwaterunderthevehicle. Thisisnormal
andnotanindicati0A-of aleak!
Whenoutsidetemperat~resare low,thefan
doesnotswitchtoahigherspeeduntilthe
coolanthasreachedanadequatetempera­
ture,withtheexceptionofthedefrostset­
ting.
Whenacceleratingatwide-openthrottle,the
airconditioningcompressoristemporarily
switchedofftomaintainfullenginepower.
In
ordertoensureenginecoolingunderex­
tremeengineloads,thecompressorisswitch·
edoffifcoolanttemperaturesclimbtoohigh.
Functions
aresetbyturningtherotaryknob
orswitchedonandoffbytappingthebuttons.~
Fig.77Climat. controls
Werecommendthefollowingsetting:
•Rotatetheknobqfig.77(3)totherightto
switchontheairconditioning.
•Setthetemperatureto72oF(22oC).
•PresstheIAUTO1qfig.77button.
Theairconditioning automatica/ly maintains theselected temperature inthe vehicleinterior
throughout eochseoson.
Contrais'.
Warrnandcold
Warmandcold
Climatecontrols
Usingthepreviouslyrecommendedsettingis
thequickestwaytoachieve acomfortablecli­
mateinthevehicle. Thissettingshouldthere­
foreonlybechangedwhenpersonalcomfort
levels orcertaincircumstancesrequire it.
The
climatecontrolsareacombinationofau­
tomaticheatingandventilationsystemsanda
cooling
systemwhichdehumidifiesandcools
theair insidethevehicle.
The
climatecontrolsautomaticallymaintaina
temperatureonceithasbeenset.Thetem­
peratureoftheairfromthevents,fanspeed
(air volume)andairdistributionarealsoauto­
maticallyadjusted.Thesystemalsotakesinto
accountstrongsunshine50thatmanualad­
justmentisnotnecessary. 50inalmostall
cases,
automaticmodeoffersthebestcondi­
tionsforthecomfortoftheoccupantsatall
timesoftheyearqpoge73.
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--
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tance,theairbagsystemcannotprotect
youproperly.
-
Ifphysicallimitationspreventyou from
sitting10inches(25cm) ormorefrom
thesteeringwheel,check withyour au­
thorizedAudidealertoseeifadaptive
equipmentisavailable.
-
Ifthesteeringwheelisaligned withyour
face,
thesupplementaldriver's airbag
cannotprovideasmuchprotectioninan
accident.Alwaysmakesurethatthe
steeringwheelisaligned withyour
chest.
-Always holdthesteeringwheelwithyour
handsatthe9o'dockand3o'dockposi­
tionstoreducetheriskofpersonalinjury
if
thedriver's airbagdeploys.
- Never hold
thesteeringwheelatthe12
o'dockpositionorwith yourhandsinside
thesteeringwheelrimoronthesteering
wheelhub. Holdingthesteeringwheel
thewrong waycancauseseriDUSinjuries
tothehands,armsandhead ifthedriv­
er'sairbagdeploys.
Fig.80Ignition lockpositions
Ignition lock
Theignitiankeystartsorstapstheengine.
Ignitionoff@
Inposition~fig.80®boththeignitionand
engineareoff,andthesteeringislocked.
Tolockthesteeringafteryou have removed
theignition key,turnthesteeringwheelinei­
therdirectionuntilyouhearitlockintoplace.
IgnitionLockand
ignitionswitch
AWARNING
Improperuseofsteeringwheeladjust­
mentandimproperseatingposition can
causeseriouspersonalinjury.
- Adjust
thesteeringwheelcolumnonly
when
thevehideisnotmovingtopre­
ventlossofvehidecontrol.
- Adjustthedriver'sseatorsteeringwheel
50thatthereisaminimumof10inches
(25 cm)
betweenyourchestandthe
steeringwheel~page94,fig.98.If
youcannotmaintainthisminimumdis-
Adjusting thesteering wheelcolumn
Fig.79Leverunderthesteering column
First,adjustthedriver'sseatcorrectly.
~Pushthelever~fig.79-Arrow-~&'
~Movethesteeringwheeltothedesiredpo­
sition.
~Pushtheleveragainstthesteeringcolumn
until itlocks.
Thesteering wheelposition conbecontinu­
ous1yadjustedinheightanddistance.
ontheroad
5teering
Theremustbeatleast10inches(25cm)be­
tween
yourchestandthecenterofthesteer­
ingwheel.Ifyoucannotsitmorethan10in­
ches (25cm)
framthesteeringwheel,seeif
adaptive
equipmentisavailabletohelp you
reach
thepedalsandincreasethedistance
fromthesteeringwheel.
Fordetailedinformationon howtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,see~page59.
&.WARNING
Individuals withreducedsensitivitytopain
ortemperaturecoulddevelopburnswhen
usingtheseatheatingfunction.Toreduce
theriskofinjury,theseindividualsshould
notuseseatheating.
Heatedseats
Appliestovehicles: withheatedseats
off.The reducedpowerconsumptionhasa
beneficial
effectonfuelconsumption.
Theseatcushion andtheseatbackafthe
front
seatscon beheatedelectrically.
~Presstheheatedseatsbutton~
~page 70,fig.77tosetthelevelofheating
desired.
CDNote
Toavoiddamagetotheheatingelements
intheseats,donotkneel ontheseatsor
placeheavyloadsonasmallareaofthe
seat.
Therangeofcontrolsgoesfram1to3.The
heatsettingselectedisshownbyLEDsabove
thebutton.
~PresstheQiïJbutton~page70,fig.77to
turntherearwindowdefoggeronandoff.
theair conditioning ison asshortaspossible,
you
shoulddothefollowing:
~Ifyouwouldliketosave fuel, switchtheair
conditioning off.
~Ifyouopenthewindowswhiledriving,
switch
theair conditioning off.
~Ifthevehideisextremelyhotduetothe
heatofthesun,brieflyopendoorsandwin­
dows.
Therear window defogger c/earstherearwin­
daw
ofcandensation.
The rearwindowdefoggerworks onlywhen
theengineisrunning. Theindicatorlightin
thebuttonilluminateswhentherearwindow
defoggeristurnedon.
Rearwindowdefogger
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Assoonastherearwindow isdear,you
shouldswitchtherearwindowdefogger
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Whenyousavefuel, youreduceemissions
fromthevehide.
Therearwindowdefoggerisswitchedoffau­
tomaticallyafter10to20minutes,depend­
ingontheoutsidetemperature.
Atvery lowoutsidetemperatures,therear
window
defoggercan beswitchedoncontinu­
ously
bypushingtheQiïJbuttonformorethan
2seconds.Thisremainsstoreduntiltheigni­
tion
isswitchedoff. Arearwindowdefogger
thatwasswitchedonalsoremainsstoredfor
15minutesaftertheignitionisswitchedoff.
Iftheengineisrestartedwithinthese15mi­
nutes,therearwindowdefoggerisactivated
for10to20minutes,dependingonoutside
temperature.With avehidethatisparkedfor
ashorttime,therearwindowdefoggerdoes
notneedtobemanuallyactivatedagain.
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Appliestovehicles:withStronie
Thekick-down featureallowsmaximumac­
celeration.
Ifyoudepresstheacceleratorpedalfully be­
yond
thefull-throttleposition,thetransmis­
sionautomaticallydownshiftsonegear, de­
pending onvehicle
speedandenginerpm. The
upshiftintothenexthighergeartakesplace
as
soonasthemaximumspecifiedengine
speedisreached.
&.WARNING
Pleasenotethatthedrivewheelscan spin
ifthekick-down isused onasmoothslip­
pery road -risk
ofskidding!
Launch Control Program
Appliestovehicles:withStronie
TheLaunch Control Program permitsmaxi­
mumacceleration.
InordertouseLaunchControl,theA5R(Anti­
5lip Regulation)
mustbedisabled.WhenA5R
is
disabled,theE5Pwarning/indicatorlightfi
intheinstrumentclusterilluminates.50that
Launch Controlcanbeused,theenginemust
beatoperafingtemperatureandthesteering
wheelmustnotbeturned.
~Withtheenginerunning, brieflypressthe
E5Pbutton.Themessage"Stabilisation pro­
gramoff"or"SportcontrolWarning!Re­
strictedstability"inthedriverinformation
systemdisplay.
~5hiftthegearleverto"5"orthetiptronic®
position.
~steponthebrakepedalwith yourleftfoot
andkeepthebrakepedalfullydepressedfor
atleastonesecond.
~With yourrightfoot,stepontheaccelera­
tortothewide-openthrottlepositionor
Kickdown. Theenginespeedsettlesatabout
3,200rpm.
~Takeyourleftfootoffthebrake.
&.WARNING
-Alwaysadaptyour drivingtothetraffic
flow.
- Only useLaunch Control
whenroadand
trafficconditionsallowitandotherdriv­
erswillnotbeendangeredorannoyedby
yourdrivingandtheaccelerationofthe
vehicle.
- Make
surethatE5Premainsenabled.
WiththeEsP disabled,thevehicle could
brake away, particularly onaslick
and
slipperyroad -riskofskidding!
- Once acceleration
isfinished, switchAsR
onagainbybrieflypushingtheEsPbut­
ton.
Back-up program~
Appliestovehicles:witl1Stronie
Intheeventofasystemmalfunction, thereis
anback-up program.
Intheeventofsystemmalfunction,theauto­
matictransmissionswitchestothefail-safe
mode.Alloftheselectorleverposition dis­
plays
fortheautomatictransmissionarehigh­
lightedwith alight backgroundintheinstru­
mentclusterdisplay. Insomecasesyoucan­
notusereversegearanymore.
Ifthetransmissionswitchestofail-safe
mode,youshouldtakethevehicletoanau­
thorizedAudidealershi'p tohavetheconditioncorrecred.
Clutchisoverheating1
Appliestovehicles: withStronie
• Clutch isoverheating!Pleasestopvehi­
clef
Ifthesymbolsareilluminated,theclutchis
overheatingandcouldbedamagedifyoucon­
tinuetodrive.Stopthevehicleandallowthe
transmissiontocool withtheselectorleverin
thePposition whiletheenginerunsatidle.If
thewarningdoesnotturnoff,donotcontinue
driving.
seeyourauthorizedAudidealeror~
b
-----qualified repairfacilityforassistance.Other-
. serious
transmissiondamagecould re­
wise
lt Once
theindicator
lighthasturnedoff,SU..'drivetoyourauthorizedAudldealerorquall-
fied repair facility
immediatelytohavethe
rnalfunctioncorrected.
Selector leveremergency release
Appliestovehlcles:wlthStronle
I(thevehicle's powersupply fails,theselec­
tor lever conbereleased
inan emergency.
Fig.94Seleetorlever: Usingtheernergeney releasetomoveoutoftheParkposition
Theemergencyreleasemechanismislocated
intherightfrontareaundertheselectorlever
shift
gate.Usingtheemergencyreleasecan
be
complicated.Werecommendcontacting
YOurauthorizedAudidealerforassistance,if
necessary.
Removing theselector leverboot
~Activatetheparking brake.
~Carefully prytheselectorleverbootoutof
thetrim@usingasmallscrewdriver.
~Pullbothsidesoftheselectorleverboot
upwardinthedirectionofthearrow@.
~Foldtheselectorleverbootupward.
Selector leveremergency release
~Pressthereleaseleverdownandholditin
place
q(ig. 94.
~Pressthereleasebuttonintheselectorlev­
er©andmovethelever intotheNposition.
~Cliptheselectorleverbootback intothe
shiftgateafterusingtheemergencyre­
lease.
Ifthevehiclemustbepushedortoweddueto
a power failure (forexample,thebatteryis
discharged),theselectorlevermustfirstbe
movedtotheNposition usingtheemergency
releasemechanism.
&.WARNING
OnlymovetheselectorleveroutoftheP
position when
theparkingbrakeisactivat­
ed. Otherwise,
thevehicle couldstartto
moveunintentionallywhentheselector
leverismovedoutofthePposition.

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Switchingon
Pressthe[!Jbuttonagain.ThemessageStabi­
Lisationprogramonappearsbrieflyinthedis­
play.
switchingESPoff(sportmode)
Incertainsituations,itmightmakesenseto
alLowsomeslip. Forexample:
_Rockingthevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
_Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
_Drivingwithsnowchains
Press
the[!Jbutton.TheESPindicatorlightfi
turnsonandStabilisationprogramoffap­
pearsinthedispLay.A5Rdeactivatescom­
pletely
andthestabilizationeffectsfromthe
ESPsystemarelimited.
SwitchingESPoff
Pressandholdthe[!Jbuttonforthreesec­
onds.TheESPindicatorlightmturnsonand
Stabi,Lisationprogramoffappearsinthedis­
play.
ASRisalsoswitchedoffwhenESPis
switchedoff.
.&.WARNING
YoushouldonlyswitchtheESPoffifyour
driving abilityandthetrafficsituationaL­
Low.ThiscouLdincreasetheriskofslip­
ping.
- The
stabilizingfunctionis limitedinESP
sportmode.The drivingwheelscould
spinandthevehiclecouLdswerve,espe­
cially onslickorslipperyroadsurfaces.
-Thereisno vehiclestabilizationwhen
ESPisswitchedoff.
Switchingon
Pressthe[!Jbuttonagain.ThemessageStabi­
Lisationprogramonappearsbrieflyinthedis­
play.
ESPsportmode
Incertainsituations,itmightmakesenseto
allowsomeslip. Forexample:
-Rockingthevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
- Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
-Drivingwithsnowchains
Pressthe[!JbuttonbriefLyqfig.134.TheIl
indicatorlightturnsonandSportcontroL
Warning!RestrictedstabiLityappearsinthe
driverinformationsystemdisplay. Drivingsta­
bilityislimitedinsportmode.
I~Tips
IfthereisamalfunctionintheretractabLe
rearspoiler*ortheAudimagneticride',it
maynotbepossibletoactivateESPsport
modeornormalmodemayactivateagain
automatically.
J
Fig.134Centerconsole:ESPOFFbutton
TTRS:Switchingon/off
iTips
Iftherearefaultsintherearspoilersys­
temorinAudimagneticride,itmaynotbe
possibLetoactivateESPsportmodeor
normaLmodemayactivateagainautomat­
ically.
AWARNING
OnlyswitchESPsportmodeonwhenyour
drivingabilitiesandthetrafficsituation
permit.Pleasenotethatthedriving
wheelscanspinandthevehicle canbreak
awayinESPsportmode,especiallywhen
theroadisslippery.
ESPturnsonoutomotically whenyoustort
theengine.
Appliestavehicles:TIR5Coupe
totakerisks. Doing50willincreasethe
riskofalossofvehiclecontrol,collision
andseriouspersonalinjuries.
-
ALwaysadaptyourspeedtoroad, traffic
andweatherconditions.TheriskofLos­
ingcontrolofthevehicleincreaseswhen
drivingtoofast,especiallythrough
curvesandonslipperyorwetroads,and
whendrivingtooclosetavehiclesup
ahead.ESP,ABS,thebrakeassistsystem,
EDLandASRcannatpreventcollisions.
- Always
acceleratewithspecialcare on
even,smoothsurfacessuchasthosethat
arewetorcoveredwithiceandsnow.
The drive
wheelscanspineven with
theseassistancesystemsthatcannotal­
ways
helptareducetheriskoflossofve­
hicle
control.
tWJTips
-ABSandASRonly work correctLywhen
allfourwheelsareequippedwithidenti­
cal
tires.Different tiresizescanLeadtoa
reductioninenginepower.
-
Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystems
describedareworking.
-
IftheindicatorlightJjJor~(USA
modeLs);t§l(Canadamodels)appears,
theremaybeamalfunctionqpagelB,
qpoge17.
Fig.133Center console:ESPOFFbutton
TT/TTS:Switchingon/off•
ESPturnsonautomotically whenyoustart
theengine.
Appliestovehicles:TICoupe andTIS Coupe
Brakeassistsystem
The brakeassistsystemcandecreasebraking
distance.ltincreasesbrakingpowerwhenthe
driverpressesthebrake pedaLquicklyinemer­
gencysituations.Youmustpressandholdthe
brakepedaluntilthesituationisover.
ELectronic
differentiaLLock(EDL)
switchedon allthetime.Incertainsituations
whenyouneedlesstraction,you canswitch
offESPbypressingthebutton[!J.Besureto
switchESPonagainwhenyou nolongerneed
lesstraction.
.&.WARNING
-ESP,ABS,ASRandEDLcannotovercome
thelawsofphysics. Thisisespeciallyim­
portantonslipperyorwetroads.Ifthe
systemsbeginactingtostabilizeyourve­
hicle, youshouLd
immediatelychange
yourspeedtomatchtheroadandtraffic
conditions.Donotlettheincreasedsafe­
typrovided bythesesystemstemptyou
Anti-sLip
reguLation(ASR)
ASRreducesenginepowerwhenthedrive
wheelsbegintospinandadaptstheforceto
theroadconditions.Thismakesiteasierto
start,accelerateanddrive
uphills.
Anti-Lock
brakingsystem(ABS)
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingup
whenbraking.
Thevehicle canstillbesteered
evenduringhardbraking. Applysteadypres­
suretothebrakepedaloDonotpumptheped­
aloApulsinginthebrakepedalindicatesthat
thesystemishelpingyoutobrakethevehicle.
The
EDLbrakeswheelsthatarespinningand
transfersthedrivepowertotheotherdrive
wheelorwheelsifthevehicleisequippedwith
all-wheeL drive".ThisfunctionisavailabLeup
toabout60mph(100km/hl.
Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitches
offtohelpkeepthebrake onthebrakedwheel
fromoverheating.EDLwillswitch onagainau­
tomaticallywhenconditionshavereturnedto
normal.

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thanisbeinggeneratedandensuresanopti­
malstateofchargeforthebattery.
iTips
-But evenenergymanagementcannot
negatethelimitsofphysics. Consider
thatthepowerandlifeofabatteryare
limited.
-
Ifstartingability isthreatened,youare
informedbyawarningqpage160,
Driver natification
intheinstrument
c/uster display.
Whatyoushouldknow
Thehighest priarityisgiventomaintaining
starting capability.
Thebatteryisseverelytaxedinshort-distance
driving,incitytrafficandduringthecoldtime
ofyear.Abundantelectricalenergyisre­
quired,
butonly alittleisgenerated.Itisalso
critical
iftheengineisnotrunningandelectri­
cal
componentsareturnedon. Inthisin­
stanceenergyisbeingconsumedbutnoneis
being
generated.
ItisinpreciselythesesituationsthatyouwiII
noticeenergymanagementactivelyregulat­
ingthedistributionofenergy.
Vehiclestandsforanextendedperiod
Ifyoudonotdriveyourvehicle overaperiod
ofseveral daysorweeks, electricalcompo­
nentsaregraduallyeutbackorswitchedoff.
This
reducesenergyconsumptionandmain­
tainsstartingcapability overalongerperiod.
Take into
considerationthatwhenyouunlock
your vehicle,
someconvenience functions,
such as
theremotekeyorpowerseatadjust­
ment,maynotbeavailable. Theconvenience
functionswillbeavailable againwhenyou
turnontheignitionandstarttheengine.
Withtheengineturnedoff
Ifyoulistentotheradio, forexample,with
theengineturnedoff,thebatteryisbeingdis­
charged.
Ifstartingcapabilityisjeopardizedduetoen­
ergy
consumption,amessageappearsinthe
driverinformationdisplay.
Youhavetostarttheenginetochargethe
battery.
Withtheenginerunning
Althoughelectricalenergyisgeneratedwh en
thevehicle isbeing driven,thebatterycanbe­
comedischarged.Thishappensmostlywhen
little
energyisbeinggeneratedandagreat
dealconsumedandthebattery'sstateof
chargeisnotoptimal.
Tobringtheenergybalanceback intoequili­
brium,
consumerswhich require especially
large
amountsofenergyaretemporarilyeut
back
orswitchedoff. Heatingsystemsinpar­
ticularrequire agreatdealofenergy.Ifyou
notice,forexample,thattheheatedseats*or
theheatedrearwindowarenotheating,they
have
beentemporarilyeutbackorswitched
off.
Thesesystemswill beavailable againas
soonastheenergybalancehasbeenrestored.
Youwillalsonoticethatengineidlespeedhas
beenincreased slightly.Thisisnormalandnot
a
causefor concern.Byincreasingengineidle
speedtheadditionalene"rgyrequired isgener­
atedandthebatteryischarged.
Drivernotificationintheinstrument~
clusterdisplay•
Ifbatterypowerdropsintotherangewhereit
can limittheabilityoftheenginetostart,this
isshownintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
with
thefollowing drivermessage:
ri1Lowbatterycharge:batterywillbe
chargedwhiledriving
This notification remindsyou
thatthestarting
capability
oftheenginemay belimited.As
soonasyoustartdrivingagain,thebattery
willberechargedandthenotification willgo
out.
Drivernotificationappearsandgoesout
again
Ifthisdriver notificationappearsaftertheig­
nition is
turnedonorwhile drivinganditgoes
outagainafterawhile,thebatteryhasbeen
adequatelyrecharged.
Drivernotificationappearsanddoesnot
gooutagain
Ifthisdriver notificationappearsaftertheig­
nition
isturnedonorwhile drivinganddoes
notgooutagain,thebattery'sstateofcharge
isnotintheoptimalrange.Startingabilityis
restricted. Havethebatterycheckedassoon
aspossible byanauthorizedAudidealeror
qualified workshop.
Intelligenttechnology16l

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theexhaustsystemandthiscouldcause
thecatalyticconvertertooverheat.
-Donotturnofftheignitionwhiletheve­
hicle ismoving.
-Donotcontinuetooperateyourvehicle
undertheseconditions,asotherwisefuel
can reachthecatalyticconverter.This
could
resultinoverheatingofthecon­
verter, requiring
itsreplacement.
-ToassureefficientoperationoftheEmis­
sion Control
System:
-Haveyourvehiclemaintainedproperly
andinaccordancewiththeservice rec­
ommendationsinyourWarranty&
Maintenancebooklet.
-Lackofpropermaintenanceaswellas
improperuseofthevehiclewillimpair
thefunctionoftheemissioncontrol
systemandcouldleadtodamage.
,.Forthesakeoftheenvironment
EvenwhentheEmission ControlSystemis
operatingproperly,theexhaustgascan
have asulfur-like
exhaustgassmellunder
someoperatingstates.Thisdependson
thesulfurcontentofthefuelbeing used.
Using a
differentbrandoffuelmayhelp,
orfillingthetankwithlead-freesuper
gradegasoline.
Operateyourvehicle
economicallyand
minimizepollution
General
Yourpersonal styleofdrivingwilldetermine
the economy
ofyour vehicle, asweilasex­
haustand noise levels.
Fueleconomy, environmentalimpact,and
wearonyourengine,brakesandtireslargely
dependonthreefactors:
-yourpersonaldrivingstyle
-operatingconditions
-technicallimitations
Ifyouanticipatewhatyouneedtodonextand
driveeconomically, youcaneasilycutyour
fuelconsumptionby10-15percent.This sec­
tionwillgive yousometipsonhow youcan
helptheenvironmentandyourpocketbook.
iTips
The
consumptionestimatesaspublished
byENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONAGENCY
(EPA)andTransportCanadamaynotcorre­
spondtoyouractualconsumptiononthe
road, which willvarydependinguponvehi­
cle
loadandspeed,roadandweathercon­
ditions,triplength,etc.
Drive smoothly andkeep alookout1ahead
Vehicles usethemostfuel when theyareac­
celerating.
Avoidunnecessaryacceleratingandbraking.
Vehicles
usethemostfuelwhentheyareac­
celerating.Ifyouanticipatewhatisgoingto
happennext, youwillneedtobrake lessand,
thus,accelerateless. Letthevehiclecoast
wheneverpossible-forexamplewhenyousee
thatthenexttrafficlightisred.
Avoid
fullthrottle•
Drivingatmoderate speedssavesfueland
improves yourmileage.
~Tryandkeepwellbelowyourcar's maxi­
mumspeed.
Acceleratinggentlyreducesfuelconsump­
tion,engin.e.wl!ar,anddoesnotdisturbthe
environment·.
Fuel
consumption,exhaustemissionsand en­
ginenoiseincreasedisproportionatelyathigh
speeds.Ifyou driveatapproximatelythree
quartersoftopspeed,fuelconsumptionwill
be
reducedbyonehalf. Never drivefaster
thanthepostedspeedlimitandweathercon­
ditionspermit.
Reducing unnecessary idling
EvenwhenyourcarisJustidlingitburns up
fuel.
~Shuttheengineoffwhenyouarenotdriv­
ing
thevehicle.
~Donotwarmupthevehicle bylettingthe
enginerunatidle.
Itmakessensetoshutofftheengineintraffic
jams,
whenwaitingfortrainstopassatrail­
road
crossings,orattrafficlightsthathave
long
waitsonred. Turningtheengineofffor
just30-40secondssavesmorefuelthanis
burned
startingtheengineagain.
Ittakesa longtimefortheenginetowarmup
fully
whenitisrunningatidle. However,wear
andnoxiousemissionsareespeciallyhigh
when
theengineiswarmingup.50youshould
drive awayassoonasyoustarttheengineand
avoidrunningathighRPMs whiletheengine
isstillwarmingup.
CDNote
Donotleaveengineidlingunattendedaf­
terstarting.Ifwarninglightsshouldcome
ontoindicateimproperoperation,they
wouldgounheeded.Extendedidlingalso
producesheat,which couldresultinover­
heating
orotherdamagetothevehicleor
otherproperty.
Regular maintenance
Abadlytunedengineunnecessarily wastesa
lot
offuel.
~Haveyourvehicle servicedatregularinter­
vals.
Byhavingyourvehicle regularly servicedbyan
Audidealerhelpstoensurethatitrunsprop­
erly and economically. The
conditionofyour
vehiclenotonlyaffectsitssafetyandabilityto
holditsvalue,italsoaffectsfuelconsump­tion.
Checkyouroileachtimeyoufillyourtank.
Drivingandenvironment
Theamountofoilusedisrelatedtoengine
loadandspeed.
Itisnormalfortheoilconsumptionofanew
enginetoreachitslowestvalueafteracertain
mileagehasbeendriven.
Youmustdriveyourvehicleabout3,000miles
(5,000kilometres)beforeyou canproperly
assessoilconsumption.
Thisalsoappliestofuelconsumptionanden­
gineoutput.
CDNote
- Have
yourvehiclemaintainedproperly
andinaccordancewiththeservice rec­
ommendationsinyourWarranty&Main­
tenancebooklet.Lackofpropermainte­
nanceaswellasimproperuseoftheve­
hicle willimpair
thefunctionofthe
emissioncontrolsystemandcould lead
todamage.
-Donotalterorremoveanycomponentof
theEmissionControlSystemunlessap­
provedbythemanufacturer.
-Donotalterorremoveanydevice,such
asheatshields,switches,ignition wires,
valves, which
aredesignedtoprotect
yourvehicle's Emission ControlSystem
andotherimportantvehiclecompo­
nents.
Fewershorttrips
Fuelcansumption willolways berelatively
high
onsharttrips.
~Trytoavoid drivingshortdistanceswitha
cold
engine.
Theengineandcatalyticconverterhaveto
reachtheiroptimaloperatingtemperatureto
reducefuelconsumptionandnoxiousemis­
sionseffectively.
-
Justafterstarting,a coldengineina mid­
sizecarburnsthefuelatapoorrateof6-8
milespergallon(30-40l/100km).Half a
mile
downtheroad,themileageimproves
to12MPG(20l/100km).Itwilltakethe~

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~Oncethestainisnolongervisible,usea
softdryclothortissuetosoakupthemois­
ture.
DonotuseleathercleaningproductsonAl­
cantara.
Youmayuseasuitableshampooforremoving
dustanddirt.
Dust
andgritintheporesandseamscan
scratchanddamagethesurface.Ifthecaris
leftstandinginthesunforlong periods,the
Alcantarashouldbeprotectedagainstdirect
sunlighttopreventitfromfading.Slightcolor
variationswilldevelopinnormaluseandare
notanindicationofmaterialdeterioration.
CDNote
-NeverusechemicalsolventsCe.g.lighter
fluid,turpentinel,waxes,shoepolishor
similarproductsonAlcantara$surfaces.
-Toavoiddamage,havestubbornstains
removedbyacommercialcleaningspe­
cialist.
-
Donotusebrushes,stiffspongesorsim­
ilarly abrasivecleaningaids.
Safetybelts
Onlywell-maintainedsafetybelts workrelia­
bly when needed.
Heavily soiledsafetybeltsmaynotretract
properly.
~Keepbeltsclean.
~Forcleaning,useamildsoapandwatersol­
ution.Letbeltsdrythoroughlyandaway
fromdirectsunlight.
~Donotallowinertiareelsafetybeltstore­
tractbeforetheyarecompletelydry.
~Checktheconditionofyoursafetybeltsreg­
ular/y.
AWARNING
Damagedsafetybeltscanbreakinacrash.
1)Use onlythecorrect cleaning solutions. Neverusegas­
cline ordiesel fuel.
-Anythingthatmightdamageyoursafety
beltscouldmeanthatyouandyourpas­
sengerswouldnotbeadequatelypro­
tectedinanaccident.
-Safetybeltperformancedependson cor­
rectinstallation.Neverremovebelts
fromthevehicletocleanthem.
-Donotusechemicalcleaningagents,
bleachordyes. Theyhavecorrosive prop­
ertieswhichweakenthewebbing.
-Whencleaningyoursafetybelts,inspect
themfordamage.Ifyoudiscoverdam­
age,seeyourAudidealer.
-Always readandheedallWARNINGS and
theinformation~page167.
Enginecompartment•
Beespeciallycarefulwhencleaning theen­
gine compartment.
Alwaysswitchofftheignitionbeforeclean­
ing
theengine~A.
Plenumpanel
Remove leavesfromtheplenumpanelinfront
ofthewindshieldundertheenginehood.This
preventsthewaterdrainholesfrombecoming
blocked,
anditpreventsdebrisfromentering
thevehicleinteriorthroughtheheatingand
ventilationducts.
Corrosionprotection'--.
Theenginecompartmentandtransmission
havebeencorrosion-protectedatthefactory.
Good
anti-corrosiontreatmentisvery impor­
tant,particularlyinthewinter.Ifthevehicle
isfrequentlydriven onsalttreatedroads,the
entireenginecompartmentandplenumpanel
shouldbethoroughlycleanedattheendof
winterandretreatedtopreventsaltdamage.
Atthesametime,theundersideofthevehicle
shouldbewashedaswell.
Iftheenginecompartmentiscleanedatany
timewithgreaseremovingsolutionslJ
,orif~
yOuhavetheenginewashed,theanti-corro­
siontreatmentisalmostalwaysremovedas
well.Itisthereforeessentialtohave along­
lasting corrosion
protectionreappliedtoall
surfaces,
seams,jointsandcomponentsinthe
enginecompartment.
&WARNING
Beaware:Theenginecompartmentofany
motorvehicle isapotentiallyhazardous
area.
_Before workingintheenginecompart­
ment,besuretoreadtheinformation
~page176.
-Before reaching intothefrontplenum
panel,always removetheignition key.
Otherwise,thewindshieldwipersystem
couldunintentionallybeswitchedon,
possiblycausingpersonalinjuryfromthe
movingwiperlinkage.
- Never reachinto
theareaaroundor
touchtheradiatorfan.Theauxiliaryfan
istemperaturecontrolledandcanswitch
onsuddenly-evenwhentheignitionis
off.
-
Donotwash,waxordrytheenginewith
theenginerunning. Movingorhotparts
couldinjure you.
-Donotcleantheundersideofthechas­
sis,fenders,wheelcovers,orotherhard
toreachpartswithoutprotectingyour
handsandarms.Youmaycutyourselfon
sharp-edgedmetalparts.
-AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
otherinformation~page167.
Cleaningandprotection17j

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-Ifyourskinhascomeincontactwiththe
engineoil,youmustsubsequently
cleanseitthoroughly.
CDNote
-Theoillevelmustnotbe aboverangeCV
-dangerofconverterorenginedamage!
Contactanauthorizeddealershiptodraw
offoil, ifnecessary.
- Audi
doesnotrecommendtheuseofoil
additives.Theymaydamagetheengine
andadverselyaffectyourNew Vehicle
Warranty.
@JForthesakeoftheenvironment
-Under nocircumstancescantheoilcome
incontactwiththesewagenetworkor
thesoil.
- Observe
andfollow Legalregulations
when disposingofemptyoilcontainers.
Changingtheengineoil
Werecommendthathaveyouroilchanged by
an authorized Audidealer oraqualified serv­
icestation.
Beforeyoucheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,alwaysreadandheedaILWARN­
INGS
q&.inWorkinginthe engine compart­
mentonpage182.
Theengineoilmustbechangedaccordingto
theintervals specifiedinyourWarranty&
Maintenancebooklet.Thisisveryimportant
becausethelubricatingpropertiesofoildi­
minish gradually during
normalvehicleuse.
Under
somecircumstancestheengineoil
shouldbechangedmorefrequently. Change
oil
moreoftenif you drivemostlyshortdis­
tances,operatethevehicleindustyareasor
underpredominantlystop-and-go traffic con­
ditions,
orhaveyourvehiclewheretempera­
turesremainbelowfreezingforextendedpe­
riods.
Detergentadditivesintheoil willmakefresh
oillookdarkaftertheenginehasbeenrun­
ning
forashorttime.This isnormalandisnot
areasontochangetheoilmoreoftenthan
recommended.
Becauseoftheproblemofproperdisposal,
alongwiththespecialtoolsandnecessaryex­
pertiserequired, westronglyrecommendthat
youhaveyouroilchangedbyanauthorized
Audidealeroraqualified servicestation.
Ifyouchoosetochangeyouroilyourself,
pleasenotethefollowingimportantinforma­
tion:
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjury ifyou
mustchangetheengineoilinyour vehicle
yourself:
-
Weareyeprotection.
-Toreducetheriskofburnsfromhoten-
gineoil,lettheenginecool downtothe
touch.
-Whenremovingtheoildrain plugwith
yourfingers,stayasfaraway aspossible.
Always keepyour
forearmparalleltothe
groundtohelppreventhotoilfromrun­
ning down
yourarm.
-Draintheoilintoacontainerdesigned
forthispurpose,onelargeenoughto
holdatleastthetotalamountofoilin
yourengine.
-Engine oilispoisonous. Keepitwellout
ofthereachofchildren.
- Continuous contact-with used
engineoil
is
harmfultoyour skin.Âlwaysprotect
yourskinbywashing oiloffthoroughly
withsoapandwater.
CDNote
Nevermixoiladditives withyourengine
oil.These additives candamageyouren­
gineandadverselyaffectyourAudi Limit­
ed New Vehicle Warranty.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
-Beforechangingyour oil,first make sure
you know
whereyoucanproperly dispose
oftheusedoil.
- Always
disposeofusedengineoil proper-~ly.Donotdumpitongardensoil,
--woodedareas,intoopenstreamsor
down
sewagedrains.
_Recycle usedengineoilbytakingittoa
used
engineoil collection facilityinyour
area, or
contactaservicestation.
EnginecooLingsystem
Coolant
Theengine coolant performs twofunctions:it
keeps theengine fromoverheating anditpro­
tects theengine fromfreezing
inthewinter.
Thecoolingsystemissealedandgenerallyre­
quires little
attention.
Thecoolingsystemhasbeenfilledatthefac­
tory with a
permanentcoolantwhichdoesnot
needtobechanged.Thecoolantconsistsofa
mixture
ofwaterandthemanufacturer'sgly­
col-basedcoolantadditive G12++antifreeze
withanticorrosion additives(50%forUSA
models;60%forCanadianmodels).This mix­
ture
bathassuresthenecessaryfrostprotec­
tion and
protectsmetalcomponentsinthe
engine's coolingsystemfromcorrosionand
scaling.Ttalsoraisestheboilingpointofthe
coolant.
Donotreducetheconcentrationofthecool­
ant
inthesummerbyaddingplain water. The
proportionofcoolantadditivemustbeat
least50%butnotmorethan60%tomain­
tain
antifreezeprotectionandcooling efficien­
cy.Ifthecoolantfrostprotectionistoolow,
the
coolantcouldfreezeanddamagethevehi­
cle heating
andenginecoolingsystem.
Foryear-round driving,antifreezeisaddedat
thefactoryfortemperaturesdownto:
--310F(-35°C)U5A
--40OF(-40oC)Canada.
You
can mixtheG12++coolantadditive with
other
additives(G12+orG12). Always check
WithyourauthorizedAudidealer.
6WARNING
Before youcheck
anythingintheengine
...:ompartment,always readandheedall
CheckingandfiLlinglE
WARNING5qfi:,.inWorkingintheengine
compartmentonpage 182.
CDNote
-Beforewintersetsin,havethecoolant
checkedtaseeifthecoolantadditivein
your vehicleissufficienttomeetthecli­
mateconditions. Thisisespeciallyimpor­
tantifyouliveinaregionwherethewin­
terisextremelycold.Ifnecessary, in­
creasetheproportionofcoolantadditive
to60%.
-Whenaddingcoolantadditivetoyour
'cooling
system,remember:
- Werecommendusing onlycoolantad­
ditive G12++ (checkthelabel)foryour
vehicle. Thiscoolantadditiveisavaila­
ble
atauthorizedAudidealers.Other
typesofantifreezecan significantly re­
ducecorrosionprotection.Theresult­
ing corrosion can
causealossofcool­
antandseriousenginedamage.
-Donotaddanytypeofradiatorleakseal­
anttayour vehicle'senginecoolant.
Addingradiatorrepairfluid mayadverse­
lyaffectthefunctionandperformanceof
yourcoolingsystemandcouldresultin
damagenotcoveredbyyour NewVehicle
Limited Warranty.
Checkingtheenginecoolantlevel
Theenginecoolant levelcanbechecked with
a quick glance.
Fig.14SEnginecompartment:(oolantexpansiontank..

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Beforeyoucheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,aLwaysreadandheedailWARN­
INGS
q.&.inWorkingintheengine compart­
mentonpage182.
..Readthebrake fluidlevelfromthebrake
fluid reservoir
qfig.146.Thebrake fluid
level
mustbebetweenthe"MIN" and
"MAX"markings.
Fig.146Enginecompartment:brakefluidreservoir
Thebrake f/uidLeve/conbechecked witha
quick gLance.
.&.WARNING
-Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjurynev­
ertouchtheradiatorfan.
- The auxiliary electric
fanistemperature
controlledandcanswitch onsuddenly
evenwhentheengineisnotrunning.
- The auxiliary
radiatorfanswitchesonau­
tomaticallywhentheenginecooLant
reachesacertaintemperatureandwill
continuetarununtilthecoolanttemper­
aturedrops.
Brakefluid
The brake fluidreservoirislocated behindthe
rearpartitionoftheenginecompartmenton
theleftsideqpage184.
The fluidLevelmaydropslightLyaftersome
timeduetatheautomaticadjustmentofthe
brakepads.Thisisnotcauseforalarm.~
-theenginecompartmentheatsupbecause
thevehicleisparkedinintensesunlight.
Radiatorfan
CDNoteJ
-Coolantpollutestheenvironmentand
couldcauseanenginefire. Excess cool­
antwillbeforcedoutthroughthepres­
sure relief valve
inthecapwhentheen­
gine
becomeshot.
- If,
inanemergency,onlywatercan be
added,thecorrectratiobetweenwater
andantifreezeqpage189mustbere­
storedassoonaspossible.
Theradiator fanswitches onoutomaticallyby
itse/f.
•Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Drainedcoolantshouldnotbereused.Al­
waysdisposeofusedcoolantwhileobserv­
ing all
environmentalregulations.
-Taavoid beingburned,donotspillan­
tifreezeorcoolantontheexhaustsys­
temorhotengineparts.Undercertain
conditions,theethyleneglycolinen­
ginecoolantcancatchfire.
_Antifreeze ispoisonous. Alwaysstorean­
tifreezeinits originalcontainerandwell
outofthereachofchildren .
_Ifyoudrainthecoolant,itmustbe
caughtandsafeLystoredinapropercon­
tainerclearlymarked"poison".
Anauxiliary eLectricradiatorfan'switcheson
and off
dependingoncoolanttemperature
andothervehicleoperationconditions.
After youswitch
theengineoff,theauxiliary
fan can
continuerunningforupta10minutes
.even withtheignition off.Itcaneven switch
onagainlaterbyitselfq,&.,if
-thetemperatureoftheenginecoolantrises
due
totheheatbuild-upfromtheenginein
theenginecompartment,or
Theelectricradiatorfaniscontraliedbyther­
moswitchesthatswitch onandoffdepending
oncoolantandenginecompartmenttempera­
tUres.
.&.WARNING
-The coolingsystemisunderpressureand
cangetveryhot.Reducetheriskof
scaldingfromhotcoolantbyfollowing
thesesteps.
-Turnofftheengineandallow ittacool
down.
-
Protectyourface,handsandarmsfrom
escapingfluidandsteambycovering
thecap with alarge, thickrag.
- Turn
thecap slowlyandvery carefully
inacounter-clockwise directionwhile
appLying light,
downwardpressureon
thetopofthecap.
AddingcooLant•
Replacementenginecoolantmustconformto
exactspecificationsqpage189,Ca%nt.
Eveninanemergency, ifcoolantaddi-
tive G12++, G12+orG12 is
notavailable,do
notuseadifferentadditive. Useplainwater
insteaduntilyou cangetthecorrectadditive
andcanrestorethecorrectratio. Thisshould
be
doneassaonaspossible.
Ifyou havelostaconsiderableamountof
coolant,thenyoushouldaddcold antifreeze
andcoldwateronly whentheengineiscold.
Always use
newenginec- ..
Turn
offtheengine.
.. Lettheenginecool down.
.. Place athick ragover
thecoolantexpansion
tankqpage189,fig.145andcarefully
twistthecapcounter-clockwiseqA.
..Addcoolant.
..Twistthecapon againtight/y.
Before youcheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,alwaysreadandheedailWARN­
INGS
qAinWarkingintheengine compart­
mentonpage182.
Beverycarefu/ whenadding enginecoo/ant.
Donotfillcoolantabovethe"MAX"mark.Ex­
cesscoolantwillbeforcedoutthroughthe
pressurerelief valveinthecapwhentheen-
gine
becomeshot."-
Toobtainanaccuratereading,theengine
mustbeswitchedoff.
The
location
ofthecoolantexpansiontank
canbeseenintheenginecompartmentillus­
tration.
CoolantLoss
Wh
en
thecoolantlevelistoolow,thewarning
Light
intheAuto-CheckSystemqpage17wilL
blink untilyouaddcoolantandtheleveLhas
beenrestoredtonormal.Eventhoughthereis
anelectriccoolantlevelsensor,westillrec­
ommend'youcheckthecoolantlevelfrom
timetotime.
Before youcheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,alwaysreadandheedailWARN­
INGS
qAinWorking intheengine
compartmentonpage182.
..Parkyour vehicle50thatitishorizontally
level.
..Switchtheignition off.
..Readthecoolantlevelatthecoolantexpan­
sion
tankqfig.145.Witha coldengine,it
mustbeabovethe"min" mark.Withahot
engine,itcanbeaLittleabovetheindicated
range.
CDNote
Donotaddanytypeofradiatorleakseal­
anttayour vehicle'senginecooLant.Add­
ingradiatorrepairfluid mayadversely af­
fectthefunctionandperformanceofyour
coolingsystemandcouldresuLtindamage
notcoveredbyyourNewVehicle Limited
Warranty.
The
expansion
tankinyourvehicleisequipped
withanelectriccoolantlevel sensor.
Coolant lossmay indicate a
leakinthecooling
system.Intheeventofcoolantloss,thecool­
ing
systemshouldbeinspectedimmediately
byyourauthorizedAudidealer.Itisnot
enoughmerelytoaddcooLant.
In a
sealedsystem,Lasses canoccur onlyif
theboilingpointofthecooLantisexceededas
a
resultofoverheating.