towing capacity AUDI A5 COUPE 2012 Owners Manual

loaded traile r - does not make the
vehicle heavi er than the vehicle's G ross
Vehicle Weight Rat ing.
Determining correct load limit
Use the example below to cal­
culate the total weight of the
passengers and luggage or oth­
er things that you plan to trans­
port so that you can make sure
that your vehicle will not be
overloaded.
Steps for Determining
Correct Load Limit
1. Locate the statement "THE
COMBINED WEIGHT OF OC­
CUPANTS AND CARGO
SHOULD NEVER EXCEED XXX KG OR XXX LBS"on your vehi­
cle's placard (tire inflation
pressure label)
¢ page 256 ,
fig. 210 .
2. Determine the combined
weight of the drive r and pa s­
sengers that will be riding in
your vehicle.
3 . Subtract the combined
weight of the driver and pas­
sengers from
" XXX " kilo­
grams or
"XXX " pounds
shown on the sticker
¢page 256 , fig. 210.
4. The resulting figure equals
the available amount of car-
Tires and wheels 261
go and luggage load capaci­
ty. For exampl e, if the
"XXX"
amount equal s 1400 lbs.
and there will be five 150
lb s. passengers in your vehi ­
c le, the amount of available
c argo and lugga ge load ca­
pacity is 650 lb s. (1400-7 50
(5
X 150) = 650 lbs .)
5. Dete rmine the combined
weight of luggage and cargo being loaded on the vehi cle .
That weight may not safely exceed the available cargo
and luggage load capa city
cal culated in Step
4.
6 . If your vehi cle will be towing
a trailer , load from your trail­
er will be transferred to your
vehicle. Consult this manual
to determine how this re­ duce s the available cargo
and luggage load capacity of
your vehicle .
~ Check the tire sidewall
(¢ page 263 , fig. 214) to de­
term ine the designated load
rating for a specif ic t ire.
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284 Emergency situations
Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emer­
gency crews and working personnel who
have the necessary tools and equipment to perform these operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
Q;) Note
Vehicles with an automatic transmission
cannot be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary , the engine can be started by
connecting it to the battery of another vehi­
cle.
If the engine should fail to start because of a
discharged or weak battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery of
another vehicle,
using a
pair of jumper cables to start the en­
gine .
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently
large cross section to carry the starter current
safely. Refer to the manufacturer's specifica­
ti ons.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated termi­
nal clamps which are distinctly marked :
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minus (-) cable
in most cases colored black .
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal
injury. Follow the instructions below for
safe handling of your vehicle's battery.
- Always shield your eyes and avoid lean­
ing over the battery whenever possible. -
A discharged battery can freeze at tem­
peratures just below
32 °F (0 °(). Before
connecting a jumper cable, you must
thaw the frozen battery completely, oth­
erwise it could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes
or skin . Flush any contacted area with
water immediately .
- Improper use of a booster battery to
start a vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gas­
es . Keep sparks, flame and lighted ciga­
rettes away from batteries .
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with
a low acid level in the battery .
- The voltage of the booster battery must
also have a 12-Volt rating. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged bat­
tery . Use of batteries of different voltage
or substantially different "Ah" rating
may cause an explosion and personal in­
jury.
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trap­
ped in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has
been frozen. The battery case may have
be weakened.
- Use of batteries of different voltage or
substantially different capacity (Ah) rat­
ing may cause an explosion and injury.
The capacity (Ah) of the booster battery
should not be lower than that of the dis­
charged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS¢
page 230, Engine com­
partment.
@ Note
- Applying a higher voltage booster bat­
tery will cause expensive damage to sen­
sitive electronic components, such as
control units, relays, radio, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact be­
tween the vehicles as otherwise current
could already start to flow as soon as the
positive(+) terminals are connected. ..,.