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Howknee airbags work
Theriskofinjurytothe legorea conbere­
duced byfully inflated kneeairbags.
Fig.117Inflated airbagsprotectinginafrontalcolli­sion
Thekneeairbagsystemhasbeendesigned50
thattheairbagsforthedriverandfrontpas­
sengerdeployincertainbutnotallfrontal
collisions.
Ifthefrontairbagsdeploy,thekneeairbags
also deployinfrontalcollisionswhenthede­
ploymentthresholdstoredinthecontrolunit
ismet.
Whenthesystemdeploys,theairbagsfill
with a
propellantgas,andinflatebetweenthe
lowerpartoftheinstrumentpanelandthe
driverandthelowerpartoftheinstrument
panelandthefrontpassengerQpage120,
fig.114.
Althoughtheyarenotasoftpillow,theycan
"cushion"
theimpactandinthiswaytheycan
help
toreducetheriskofinjurytothelower
extremities.
Allofthistakesplaceintheblinkofan eye,50
fastthatmanypeopledon'teven realizethat
theairbagshavedeployed. Theairbagsalso
inflatewithagreatdealofforceanditisim­
portantforoccupantsafetythatnothing
shouldbeintheirwaywhentheydeploy.
Fully
inflatedairbagsincombinationwith
properly worn
safetybeltsslowdownandlim­
it
theoccupant'sforwardmovementandhelp
toreducetheriskofinjury.
Importantsafety instructions onthekneeairbag system
Airbags areonly supplemental restraints.Al­
ways wear
safetybeltscorrectly andrideina
praper seating position.
Thereisalotthatyouandyourpassengers
mustknowanddotohelpthesafetybeltsand
airbagstoprovidesupplementalprotection.
AWARNING
Aninflating kneeairbagcancauseserious
injury.Wearingsafetybeltsincorrectlyand
improperseatingpositions increasethe
riskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeath
wheneveravehicleisbeing used.
- The knee airbag
systemcannotprotect
youproperly ifyouareseatedtooclose
toanyoftheairbagLocations.Whenad­
justingtheirseatpositions, itisimpor­
tantthatboththedriverandthefront
passengerkeeptheirupperbodiesand
kneesatthefollowingminimumsafe
distances:
-atleast10inches(25cm)betweenthe
chestandthesteeringwheel/instru­
mentpanel.
-atleast4inches(l0cm)betweenthe
kneesandthelowerpartoftheinstru­
mentpanel.
- The risk
ofpersonalinjuryincreasesif
you lean forward
6r-totheside, orifthe
seatisimproperlyposiNonedandyouare
notwearingyoursafetybelt.Theriskin­
creasesevenmoreshouldtheairbag de­
pLoy.
-Always makesurethatthekneeairbag
caninflatewithoutinterference.Objects
betweenyouandtheairbagcanincrease
theriskofinjuryinanaccidentbyinter­
fering with
thewaytheairbag deploys or
bybeingpushedintoyouastheairbag
deploys.
- Never
letanybody, especially children
or
animalsrideinthefootwellinfront~
.-ofthepassengerseat.Iftheairbag de­
ploys,
thiscanresultinseriousorfatal
injuries.
_Never carryobjectsofanykindinthe
footwellareainfrontofthedriver'sor
passenger'sseat.Sulkyobjects(shop­
ping bags,
forexampLe) caninterfere
withorpreventproperdeploymentof
theairbag.Smallobjectscanbe
thrownthroughthevehicLe iftheair­
bag deploys
andinjure youoryour pas­
sengers.
_Makesuretherearenocracks,deep
scratchesorotherdamageintheareaof
theinstrumentpanelwheretheknee air­
bagsarelocated.
-Ifchildren areincorrectlyseated,their
riskofinjury increasesinacollision
Qpage133,Child Safety.
5ideairbags
Descriptionofsideairbags
Theairbagsystemconprovide supplemental
protection topraperly restroined front
seat
occupants.
Fig.1185ideairbag locationinthedriver'sseat
Thesideairbagsarelocatedinthesidesofthe
frontseatbackrestsQfig.118facingthe
doors. Theyareidentifiedbytheword"AIR­
BAG".
Thesideairbagsystembasicallyconsistsof:
-theelectroniccontrolmoduLeandexternal
sideimpactsensors
-thetwosideairbagsLocatedinthesidesof
thefrontbackrests
Airbagsystem1
-theairbag warning lightintheinstrument
cluster.
The
airbagsystemismonitoredelectronically
tomakecertainthatit is functioning properly
atalltimes.Eachtimeyouturnontheigni­
tion,
theairbagsystemindicator lightwilL
comeonforafewseconds(seLfdiagnostics).
The side
airbagsystemsuppLementsthesafe­
tybeltsandcanhelptoreducetheriskofin­
jury
tothedriver'sandfrontpassenger'sup­
pertorsoandheadonthesideofthevehicle
thatisstruckinasidecollision. Theairbagde­
ploys
insideimpactsandonLywhenthevehi­
cle acceleration
registeredbythecontrolunit
ishighenough.Ifthisrateisbelowtherefer­
encevalueprogrammedintothecontrolunit,
th'e side
airbagswillnotbetriggered,even
thoughthecarmay bebadLydamagedasare­
sultofthecollision.Itisnotpossibletode­
fine anairbag
triggeringrangethatwill coyer
every possible
angleofimpact,sincethecir­
cumstanceswillvary considerablybetween
onecollisionandanother.Importantfactors
include, forexample,thenature(hardorsoft)
oftheimpactingobject,theangleofimpact,
vehicLespeed,etc.Qpage131,Important
safetyinstructions onthe side airbag system.
Asidefromtheirnormalsafetyfunction,safe­
tybeltsworktohelpkeepthedriverorfront
passengerinpositionintheeventofaside
collision50thatthesideairbagscanprovide
protection.
The airbagsystemisnotasubstituteforyour
safetybelt.Rather, itispartoftheoverall oc­
cupantrestraintsysteminyourvehicle.Al­
waysrememberthatthesideairbagsystem
canonly helptoprotectyouifyouarewearing
your
safetybeltandwearing itproperly. This
isanotherreasonwhyyoushouldalwayswear
yoursafetybelts,notjustbecausethelawre­
quires you
todo50Qpage103,General
notes.
Itisimportanttorememberthatwhilethe
supplementalsideairbagsystemisdesigned
toreducethelikelihoodofseriousinjuries,
otherinjuries,forexample,swelling, bruising,~

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Intelligenttechnology
Noticeaboutdata
recordedbyvehicle
controlmodules
yourvehicleisnotequippedwithanEventDa­
taRecorder(EOR),installedbysornemanu­
facturersfortheexpresspurposeofcapturing
dataforretrievalafteranaccidentorcrash
event.
EOR'saresometimescalled"crashre­
corders" .
Some
statelawsrestricttheretrieval ordown­
loading
ofdatastoredbyEDR'sthatwerein­
stalled
ina vehicle fortheexpresspurposeof
retrievingdataafteranaccidentorcrash
event
withouttheowner'sconsent.
Althoughyourvehicleisnotequippedwithan
EOR,itisequippedwith anumberofelectron­
iccontrolmodulesforvarious vehiclesystems
suchas,forexample,enginefunction,emis­
sioncontrol,aswell asfortheairbagsand
safety belts.
These electronic
controlmodulesalsorecord
vehicle-related
dataduringnormalvehicle op­
eration
fordiagnosticandrepairpurposes.
The recording capacityoftheelectroniccon­
trol
modulesis limitedtodata(nosoundisre­
corded)
andonly asmallamountofdataisac­
tually recorded overavery limited period
of
timeandstoredwhenasystemfaultorother
condition issensedbyacontrolunit.Someof
thedatathenstoredmayrelatetovehicle
speed, direction, braking
aswellasrestraint
systemuseandperformanceintheeventofa
crash or
othercondition.Storeddatacanonly
bereadanddownloadedwithspecialequip­
ment.
ElectronicstabiLization
program(E5P)
Description
ESPhelpstoimprove roadholdingandvehicle
dynamics
tohelpreducetheprobabilityof
skiddingandlossofvehiclecontrol.Itworks
only
whentheengineis running.ESPdetects
certaindifficult drivingsituations,including
whenthevehicleisbeginningtospin(yaw)
outofcontrolandhelpsyoutogetthevehicle
back
undercontrolbyselectively brakingthe
wheels,and/orreducingenginepowerand
providingsteeringassistancetohelpholdthe
vehicle onthedriver'sintendedcourse. Thein­
dicatorlightDlintheinstrumentcluster
blinkswhenESPistakingactiontohelp you
controlthevehicle.
ESPhaslimitations.Itisimportanttoremem­
berthatESPcannotovercomethelawsof
physics.Itwillnotalways beabletohelpout
underallconditionsyoumaycomeupagainst.
Forexample,ESPmaynotalways beableto
helpyoumastersituationswherethereisa
sudde!lchangeinthecoefficientoffrictionof
theroadsurface.Whenthereisasectionof
dryroadthatissuddenlycovered withwater,
slushorsnow,ESPcannotperformthesame
wayitwould onthedrysurface.Ifthevehicle
hydroplanes(ridesonacushionofwaterin­
steadoftheroadsurface),ESPwillnotbe
abletohelp yousteerthevehiclebecausecon­
tactwiththepavementhasbeeninterrupted
andthevehiclecannotbebraked orsteered.
Ouringfastcornering, particularly onwinding
roads,
ESPcannotalwaysdealaseffectively
with difficult driving
situationsasatlower
speeds.
Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyleto
road,traffiçandweatherconditions.ESPcan­
notoverridethevehicle'sphysicallimits,in­
creasetheavailabletraction,orkeep avehicle
on
theroad ifroaddepartureisaresultof
driverinattention.Instead,ESPimprovesthe
possibilityofkeepingthevehicleundercon­
trolandontheroadduringextrememaneu­
versbyusingthedriver'ssteeringinputsto
helpkeepthevehicle goingintheintendeddi­
rection.
Ifyou aretravelingataspeedthat
causesyoutorunofftheroadbeforeESPcan
provide anyassistance,youmaynotexperi­
encethebenefitsofESP.
ESPincludesand/orworkstogetherwiththe
anti-lock brakesystem(ABS),brakeassistsys-
temandanti-slipregulation(ASR).ESPis~

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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.
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-Seriousinjuriescanresultifplasticparts
cameloosewhentheairbagisdeployed.
-Always readandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformationc;>page 167.
fCDNote1
Cleaningagentscontainingsolventswill
attackthematerialandcanchangethe
wayitbehaves.
Instrumentc1uster glass
..Cleantheglasswithasoft,dampclotho
In
ordertopreservetheanti-glareproperties
oftheinstrumentclusterglass,itshouldonly
be
cleanedwith asoft,dampclotho
Naturalleather
Appliestavehicles:withnaturalleather
Audimakesgreateffortstomaintainthe
properties,naturallookandfeelofinterior
leather.
General
Weoffermanydifferenttypesofleatheron
ourvehicles.Mostaredifferenttypesofnappa
leather,whichhasasmoothsurfaceand
comesinvariouscalors.
Theintensityofthecolordeterminesthevisu­
al
characteristicsandappearance.Ifthesur­
faceoftheleatherhasa typicalnaturallook,
thentheleatherisanappaleatherthathas
beenleftina relativelynaturalcondition.This
leatheroffersparticularlygoodcomfortand
breatheswell. Fineveins, closedgrains,insect
bites,skinfolds,andsubtlevariationsincolor
remainvisible.Thesecharacteristicsdemon­
stratethatthematerialisnatural.
Naturalnappaleatherisnotcoveredbyacol­
orfinish.Itisthereforemoresensitivetosoil­
ing
andwear, whichissomethingyouneedto
considerifchildren,animalsorotherfactors
mightprovetobeparticularly hardonthe
leather.
Bycontrast,le·àthertypesthatarecoveredby
acolored finishlayeraremoredurable.This
hasapositiveeffectontheleather'sresist­
ance
towearandsoilingindaily use.Onthe
otherhand,thetypicalcharacteristicsofnatu­
ralleatherarebarelyornotapparent.Howev­
er,
thisdoesnotmeanthattheleatheritself
isofinferior quality.
Care andhandling
Becauseoftheexclusivenatureofthetypesof
leatherthatAudiusesandtheiruniqueprop­
erties(suchassensitivitytooils,grease,soil­
ing,
etc.),you willneedtobesomewhatcare­
ful
withtheseleathers,andacertaintypeof
careisrequired.Forexample,darkclothing
materialscan discolorleatherseats(especial­
lyifsuchclothingisdampandwasnotdyed
correctly).
Dustanddirtparticlesinpores,
folds,
andseamscan haveanabrasiveeffect
andcandamagetheleathersurfaceaswellas
weakenseams.
Theleathershouldbecleanedregularlyas
needed.After havingbeenusedforarelatively
long
time,yourleatherseatswill acquire a
rich
agedfinish. Thisisacharacteristicofnat­
uralleatherandasignoftruequality.
In
ordertomaintainthevalueofthisnatural
productoverthelifeofYO,urvehicle, you
shouldfollowtherecommendationsbelow:
CDNote
-TokeepyourleatherfLQJ)lbleachingout,
donotallowittobeexpos~dtobright
sunlightforlongperiodsoftime.Ifyou
havetoleavethevehicle parkedoutside
forlong periods, covertheleatherto
protectitfromdirectexposuretosun­
light.
-
Sharpobjectsonclothing,suchaszip­
pers,rivetsorsharppieGes onbeltscan
leave
permanentscratchesorscrape
marksonthesurfaceoftheleather.
(DlTips
- After
eachtimeyoucleantheleatherand
atregularintervals,usealeatherpreser­
vative
cremethatcontainsUV-blockers
andthatworks intotheleather.This
eremewillnourishandmoisturizethe
leather,helpingittobreatheandstay
supple.Italsohelpstobuildupaprotec­
tive
caatingonthesurface.
_Cleantheleatherevery 2 - 3months,
andclean anyareasthatgetsoiled.
_Removefreshmarksmadebyballpoint
pens,ink,lipstick,shoepolish,etc.as
soonaspossible.
-Preservethecoloroftheleatherasneed­
edbyusingaspecialcaloredleathercare
cremetotouchupareasofunevencolor.
Cleaning andcaring forleather
upholstery and
trim
Appliestavehicles:withnaturalleather
Naturalleather requiresspecialcareandat­
tention.
Normal c1eaning
..Cleansoiledareaswithaslightlymoistened
cottonorwoolenclotho
More stubborn
dirt
..Morestubborndirtcanberemovedusing a
cloth
saturatedwith amildsoapsolution(2
tablespoonsmild liquidsoap).
..Never allowthesoapsolutiontosaturate
theleather,andmakecertainthatnowater
soaksintotheseams.
..Wipeoffthesoapsolutionwithasoft,dry
clotho
Cleaning spots
..Removefreshwater-basedspots(suchas
coffee,tea,juices,blood)withanabsorbent
clothorpapertowel.
...Removefreshgreaseoroil-basedspots
(suchasbutter,mayonnaise,chocolate)with
anabsorbentclothorpapertowel,oruse
thecleanerfromtheleathercarekitifthe
Spot hasnotyetpenetratedintothesurface
oftheleather.
~Useanoil/greasedissolving spray,ifoill
greasespotshavedriedon.
~Remove specifie kindsofspots(ballpoint
pen,feltmarker,fingernailpolish,water-
Cleaningandprotection17~
basedpaint,shoepolish,etc.)withaspot
removerspecificallyformulatedforleather.
Leather care
..Everyhalfyearuseanapprovedleathercare
product(availablefromyourAudidealer)to
carefortheleather.
..Applytheproductverysparingly.
..Wipeitoffwithadampclotho
Ifyouhave anyquestionsaboutcleaningand
caringfortheleatherinyourvehicle, itisbest
tocontactyourauthorizedAudidealer,who
willbegladtohelpyouandtellyouaboutour
fullrangeofleathercareproducts,such as:
-
Leathercleaningandcarekit
-
Cremestocare forcoloredleather
-Spotremoversforballpointpens,shoepol-
ish,
etc.
-Oil/greasedissolvingspray
- Newandupcomingproducts.
.&.WARNING
AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformationc;>page167.
CDNote
- Neverusechemicalsolvents(e.g.lighter
fluid,turpentine),waxes,shoepolishor
similarproductsontheleathersurfaces
inyourAudi.
-
Toavoiddamage,havestubbornstains
removedby acomm~rcialcleaningspe­
cialist.
Cleaning Alcantara® (syntheticsuede)
Appliestavehicles:withAlcantarauphalstery
Removing dustanddirt
..Moisten acloth,squeezeoutexcesswater
andwipedowntheseatsurfaces.
Removing stains
.. Moisten a
clothwithlukewarmwateror
withdilutedethyl(rubbing)alcohol.
..Dabatthestain.Startattheoutsideand
workinwards.

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Checkingandfilling18:
Detergentadditivesintheoilwillmakefresh
oillookdarkaftertheenginehasbeenrun­
ning
forashorttime.Thisisnormalandisnot
areasontochangetheoilmoreoftenthan
recommended.
DamageormaLfunctionsduetoLackof
maintenance
Itisessentialthatyouchangeyouroilatthe
recommendedintervalsusingonlyengineoil
thatcomplieswithAudioiLstandard
VW50200.Your Limited NewVehicle War­
rantydoesnotcaverdamageormalfunctions
duetofailuretofollowrecommendedmainte­
nanceanduserequirementsassetforthin
theAudiOwner'sManuaLandWarranty&
Maintenancebooklet.YourdealerwilLhaveto
denywarrantycaverageunlessyoupresentto
thedealerproofintheformofServiceorRe­
pairOrdersthatallscheduledmaintenance
wasperformedinatimelymanner.
Engineailconsumption
Theengineinyourvehicle depends onan ade­
quate
amountofoilto lubricate andcoolail
ofitsmoving parts.
Inordertoprovideeffectivelubricationand
coolingofinternaLenginecomponents,allin­
ternalcombustionenginesconsumeacertain
amountofoil.Oilconsumptionvariesfram
enginetoengineandmaychangesignificantly
overthelifeoftheengine.Typically,engines
withaspecified break-inperiod(see
~page162)consumemoreoilduringthe
break-inperiodthantheyconsumeafteroil
consumptionhasstabilized.
Undernormalconditions,therateofoilcon­
sumptiondependsonthequalityandviscosity
oftheoil,theRPM(revolutionsperminute)at
whichtheengineisoperated,theambient
temperatureandroadconditions.Furtherfac­
torsaretheamountofoildilutionfromwater
condensationorfuelresidueandtheoxida­
tionleveloftheoil.Asanyengineissubjectto
wearasmileagebuildsup,theoilconsump­
tionmayincreaseovertimeuntilreplacement
ofworncomponentsmaybecomenecessary.
Withallthesevariablescomingintoplay, no
standardrateofoilconsumptioncanbees­
tablishedorspecified.Thereisnoalternative
toregularandfrequentcheckingoftheoilLev­
el,seeNote.
Iftheyellowengineoillevelwarningsymbol
in
theinstrumentclusterlllightsup, you
shouldchecktheoilLeveLassoonaspossible
withtheoildipstick~page187.Topoffthe
oilatyourearliestconvenience~page187.
AWARNING
Before youcheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS
~.&.inWarkingintheengine
compartmenton page182.
CDNote
DrivingwithaninsufficientoiLlevelislike­
lytocauseseveredamagetotheengine.
ijJ)Tips
-TheoiLpressurewarningdispLay is
notanindicatoroftheoilLeve!.Donot
reLyonit.Instead,checktheoiLLeveLin
yourengineatreguLarintervals,pref­
erabLy
eachtimeyourefueL,andaLways
beforegoingona Longtrip.
-Ifyou havetheimpressionyourengine
consumesexcessiveamountsofoil,we
recommendthatyo~onsuLtyourAudi
dealertohavethecauseQ,fyourconcern
properlydiagnosed.Keep inmindthat
theaccuratemeasurementofoilcon­
sumptionrequiresgreatcareandmay
takesometime.Your Audidealerhasin­
structionsabouthowtomeasureoilcon­
sumptionaccurately.
checkingtheengineailLeveL
Fig.142Illustration ofprinciple1:Markers onaildip­
stick
Fig.143Illustration ofprinciple 2:Markers onaildip­
stick
Before youcheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,aLwaysreadandheedaUWARN­
INGS~AinWorkinginthe engine compart­
ment
onpage182.
DeterminingaiLLeveL
• Parkyourvehiclesothatitishorizontally
level.
• While
atoperatingstatetemperature,
brieflyLettheenginerunatidleandthen
shutit off.
• Wait
approx.twominutes.
• Pullouttheoil dipstick.Wipeofftheoil
dipstick
withacleancloth,andslideit back
inasfarasitwill go.
•
PulLit backoutandreadofftheoillevel
C:>fig.142or~fig.143.Topofftheengine
oil, ifapplicable~page187.
QiLLeveLwithinrange0
•Donotaddoil.
QiLLeveLwithinrange®
•Vouconaddoil.Afterwards,theoiLleveL
shouldbewithinrange0.
OiLLeveLwithinrangeCV
•Voumustaddoil.Afterwards,theoillevel
shouldbewithinrange0.
Theoillevelneedstobecheckedatregularin­
tervals.Thebesttimestodothisarewhenev­
eryourefuelandpriortoLongtrips.
Dependingonthewaythevehicle isdriven
andtheoperatingconditions,oilconsumption
canbeupto1/2quartper600miLes(0.5liter
perl,DaOkm).Consumptionmaybehigher
withinthefirst3,000miles(5,000km).
AddingengineaiL't::r.
Fig.144Enginecompartment:Oilfiller caplocation
Before youcheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,aLwaysreadandheedaUWARN­
INGS~AinWarkinginthe engine compart­
mentanpage182.
•Unscrewthecap~totheengineoiLfilling
hole~fig.144.
•Carefullytopoffwiththeappropriateoilin
0.5literdoses.
•Checktheoillevelagainaftertwominutes
~page187.
•Topofftheoilagain,ifnecessary.
•Screwthecapbackonthefilling holeand
slidetheoildipstickinasfarasitwill go.
AWARNING
-Whiletoppingoff,theoilmustnotcome
incontactwithhotengineparts-fire
hazard!
- The oilfiller
capmustbeproperlyse­
curedtopreventoilfrombeingsprayed
onthehotengineandexhaustsystem
whentheengineisrunning-fire hazard!~

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weightofalloftheoccupantsandluggageor
othercargothatthevehiclecancarry. Forthe
locationofthetirepressurelabelqfig.150.
AWARNING
Overloading avehicle cancauselossofve-
hicle
control,a crash orotheraccident,se-
riouspersonalinjury,andevendeath.
- Carryingmoreweightthanyour vehicle
wasdesignedtocarry willpreventthe
vehiclefromhandlingproperlyandin-
creasetheriskofalossofvehicle con-
trol.
- The brakes onavehicle
thathasbeen
overloaded maynotbeabletostopthe
vehiclewithinasafedistance.
-Tires onavehiclethathasbeenoverload-
ed can
failsuddenlycausing lossofcon-
trolandacrash.
AWARNING
-Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderin-
flation canlead
toaseriousorfatalacci-
dent.
-Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderin-
flation
causeincreased tirewearandcan
affectthehandlingofthevehicle.
-
Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderin-
flation can
alsoleadtosuddentirefail-
ure, including a
blowoutandsuddende-
flation,
causinglossofvehiclecontrol.
Checkingtirepressure
Thecorrect tirepressure forthe tires originol­
Iyinstolled onyourvehicleislistedonthe tire
pressure
lobellocotedon driver's sideB-pil­
lar.
Therecommendedtirepressuresareonthe
tirepressurelabelandinthetable
qpage 202,Coldtireinflation pressure.This
meansthatthepressuremustbechecked and
adjustedwhenthetirehasnotbeendriven for
morethanacoupleofmiles (kilometers)at
lowspeedsduringthepreviousthreehours.
Airinthetiresexpandswhenthetireheatsup
asaresultofinternalfrictionasitflexesin
use. Thetirepressureishigherwhenthetire
has
warmedupthanwhenitis"cold."
ltistheinflationpressureina "cold" tirethat
counts.Therefore, youshouldneverletairout
ofawarmtiretomatch"Cold tireinflation
pressure"recommendationsqpoge 202.The
tireswouldthenbeunderinflatedandcould
failsuddenly.
Thetirepressurelabel onyourAudiliststhe
recommendedcoldtireinflationpressuresfor
thenew, originalequipmenttiresthatwere
on
yourvehicleatthetimeitwasmanufac­
tured.Forthelocationofthelabel
qpage 202,fig.150.
Mosttireslose air naturally overtime.They
can
alsolosesomeairifyou drive overapot­
hole
orhit acurb while parking.ltisusually
notpossibletoseewhethertheradial tires
used
todayareunderinflatedjustbylooking
atthem.
Therefore,besuretocheck tirepressuresat
leastonceamonthandalwaysbeforegoing
on along trip.Make
suretotakethenumber
ofpeopleandtheamountofluggageintoac­
countwhenadjustingtirepressureforatrip­
evenonethatyou wouldnotconsidertobe
"long."Seeqpage 206,Tiresandvehicle
load limits
formoreimportantinformation.
Always use
anaccuratetirepressuregauge
whencheckingandadjustinginflation pres­
sures.Checkallofthetiresandbesurenotto
forgetthesparetire.Ifthepressureinany tire
istoohighwhenthetireis"cold,"letairout
ofthetire slowly withtheedgeofthetire
gaugeandkeepcheckingthepressureuntil
you reach
thepressurethatiscorrect forthe
load(passengersandluggage)andkindof
driving youplan
todo.
Ifthepressureinanytire istoolow,notethe
differencebetweenthepressureinthecold
tire
andthepressureyou need and addtheair
thatyouneedtoreachthecorrectpressure for
thevehicleload(passengersandluggage) for
thetiresonyourvehicleaslistedontheon
your vehicle
andinthismanualandthekind
ofdriving youplantodo. Never
exceedthemaximuminflationpres­
surelistedonthetiresidewallforanyrea­
son.
Rememberthatthevehiclemanufacturer,not
thetiremanufacturer,determinesthecorrect
tirepressureforthetireson your vehicle.
Itisimportanttocheckthetirepressurewhen
thetiresarecold.
_Readtherequired tirepressurefromthetire
pressure
labellocatedon driver's sideB-pil­
lar.
_ Turn
thevalvestemcapcounter-clockwise
toremove itfromthetire valve.
_ Place
theairpressuregaugeonthevalve.
- The tire
pressuresshouldonlybechecked
and
adjustedwhenthetiresarecold. The
slightly raised
pressuresofwarmtiresmust
notbereduced.
- Adjust
thetirepressuretotheload youare
carrying.
-Reinstallthevalvestemcap onthevalve.
Whenshould1checkthetirepressure?
Thecorrecttirepressureisespecially impor­
tantathighspeeds.Thepressureshould
thereforebecheckedatleastonceamonth
and alwaysbeforestartingajourney.
Whenshould1adjustthetirepressures?
Adjustthetirepressuretotheload youare
carrying. Afterchangingawheelorreplacing
wheels youhave
toadjustthetirepressures
onallwheels.Inaddition, youmusttheniniti­
alize
thenewtirepressuresinthetire pres­
Sure
monitoringsystemqpage216.
lÀWARNING
Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderinfla­
tion canleadsuddentirefailure, lossof
control, collision,seriouspersonalinjury
or even
death.
-Whenthewarningsymbol[D]appearsin
theinstrumentcluster,stopandinspect
thetires.
-
Incorrecttirepressureand/orunderinfla­
'-tion cancauseincreased tirewearand
canaffectthehandlingofthevehicleand
stoppingability.
-
Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderin­
flation can
alsoleadtosuddentirefail­
ure, including a
blowoutandsuddende­
flation,causing lossofvehiclecontrol.
- The driver
isresponsibleforthecorrect
tire
pressuresforalltiresonthevehicle.
The
applicablepressurevaluesarelocat­
ed on asticker on
thedriver's sideB-pil­
lar.
- Only
whenalltiresonthevehiclearefil­
Ledtothecorrectpressure,thetire pres­
suremonitoringsystemcanwork cor­
rectly.
- The use
ofincorrecttirepressurevalues
c~nleadtoaccidentsorotherdamage.
Therefore itisessentialthatthedriver
observethespecifiedtirepressurevalues
forthetiresandthecorrectpressuresfor
thefunctionofthetirepressuremonitor­
ingsystem.
-Always inflatetirestotherecommended
andcorrecttirepressurebeforedriving
off.
-Driving withunderinflatedtiresbend
more,lettingthemgettoohotresulting
intreadseparation,suddentirefailure
andlossofcontrol.
-Excessivespeedand/overloadingcan
causeheatbuild-up,suddentire failure
andlossofcontrol.
-Ifthetirepressureistoolowortoohigh,
thetireswillwearprematurelyandthe
vehicle willnothandlewell.
-
Ifthetireisnotflatandyoudonothave
tochangeawheelimmediately, driveat
reducedspeedtothenearestservicesta­
tiontocheckthetirepressureand add
airasrequired.
rCDNote
Drivingwithoutvalvestemcapscancause
damagetothetire valves.Topreventthis,
always makesurethatfactory installed
valve
stemcapson allwheelsaresecurely
mountedonthevalve.
1

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Tirepressure
monitoringsystem
GeneralnotesApptiestovehicles:withtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),
shouldbecheckedmonthlywhencoldandin­
flatedtotheinflationpressurerecommended
bythevehiclemanufactureronthevehicle
placard
ortireinflationpressurelabel.(Ifyour
vehiclehastiresofadifferentsizethanthe
sizeindicatedonthevehicleplacardortirein­
flationpressurelabel,youshoulddetermine
thepropertireinflationpressureforthose
tires.)
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehas
beenequippedwithatirepressuremonitoring
system(TPMS)thatilluminatesa lowtire
pressuretelltalewhenoneormoreofyour
tiresissignificantlyunder-inflated.According­
ly,whenthelowtirepressuretelltaleillumi­
nates,youshouldstopandcheckyourtiresas
soonaspossible,andinflatethemtothe
properpressure.Drivingonasignificantlyun­
der-inflatedtirecausesthetiretooverheat
andcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflational­
soreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,
andmayaffectthevehicle'shandlingand
stoppingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMS isnotasubstitute
forpropertiremaintenance,anditisthedriv­
er'sresponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttire
pressure,evenifunder-inflationhasnot
reachedtheleveltotriggerilluminationofthe
TPMSlowtirepressuretelltale.
Yourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwitha
TPMS
malfunctionindicatortoindicatewhen
thesystemisnotoperatingproperly.The
TPMSmalfunctionindicatoriscombinedwith
thelowtirepressuretelltale.Whenthesys­
temdetectsamalfunction,thetelltalewill
flashforapproximatelyoneminuteandthen
remaincontinuouslyilluminated.Thisse­
quencewillcontinueuponsubsequentvehicle
start-upsaslongasthemalfunctionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminat­
ed,thesystemmaynotbeabletodetector
signallowtirepressureasintended.TPMS
malfunctionsmayoccurfora varietyofrea­
sons,includingtheinstallationofreplace­
mentoralternatetiresorwheelsonthevehi.
cle
thatpreventtheTPMSfromfunctioning
properly. AlwayschecktheTPMSmalfunction
telltaleafterreplacingoneormoretiresor
wheelsonyourvehicletoensurethatthere­
placementoralternatetiresandwheelsallow
theTPMStocontinuetofunctionproperly.
Tire pressure indicator appears •
Appliestovehicles:withtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Thetirepressure indicatorintheinstrument
c/uster informs you
ifthetire pressureistoo
LoworifthereisasystemmaLfunction.
Fig.1S6Display: Systemmalfunction
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremoni­
toringsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircurn­
ferenceandvibrationcharacteristicsofthein­
dividualtires.Ifthepressuredecreasesinone
ormoretires,thisisindicatedintheinstru­
mentclusterwithawarningsymbolganda
messageqfig.155.The drivermessageinthe
displaygoesoutafter5seconds.Thedriver
messagecanbedisplayedagainbypressing
the[CHECKIbutton®qpage10,fig.3.Ifon­
lyonetireisaffected,thedisplaywillindicate
itsposition.
Thetirepressuremonitoringmustberesetin
themenudisplayeachtimethepressuresare
adjusted(e. g.whenswitchingbetweenparti­
alandfullloadpressure)orafterchangingor
replacing atireonyourvehicleqpage218.
Voucanfindtherecommendedtirepressures
foryourvehicleonthelabelonthedriver's
door pillar
qpage202.
Tiretreadcircumferenceandvibrationcharac·
teristicscanchangeandcauseatirepressure
warningif:
_thetirepressureinoneormoretiresistoo
low,
-
thetirehasstructuraldamage,
_thetirepressurewaschanged,wheelsrotat­
edorreplacedbuttheTPMSwasnotreset
qpage218.
Warning symbols
[D]Lossofpressureinatleastonetireq/D,.
Checkthetireortiresandreplaceorrepairif
necessary. The
indicatorlightgintheinstru­
mentclusteralsoilluminatesqpage13.
Check/correctthepressuresofallfourtires
andresetTPMSinthemenudisplay.
~(TirePressureMonitoringSystem)Tire
pressure!Systemmalfunction.IflDmap­
pearsafterswitchingtheignitiononorwhile
drivingqfig.156andtheindicatorlightgin
theinstrumentclusterblinksforapproxi­
matelyoneminuteandthenstayson,thereis
a
systemmalfunction.Seeyourauthorized
Audidealerassoonaspossible.
AWARNING
-Ifthetirepressureindicatorappearsin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay,oneor
moreofyourtiresissignificantlyunder­
inflated.Reduceyourspeedimmediately
andavoidanyhardsteeringorbraking
maneuvers.Stopassoonaspossibleand
checkthetiresandtheirpressures.In­
fla
tethetirepressuretotheproperpres-
sureasindicatedonthevehicle'stire
pressurelabelqpage202.Drivingona
significantlyunder-inflatedtirecauses
thetiretooverheatandcanleadtotire
failure.Under-inflationalsois likelyto
impairthevehicle'shandlingandstop­
ping ability.
-
Thedriverisresponsibleformaintaining
thecorrecttirepressures.Youmust
checkthetirepressuresregularly.
-
Undercertainconditions(suchasaspor­
tydrivingstyle,winterconditionsorun­
paved
roads),thepressuremonitorindi­
catormaybedelayed.
- AskyourauthorizedAudidealerif run­
flattiresmaybeusedonyourvehicle.
Your vehicle
registrationbecomesinvalid
if
yàuusethesetireswhennotpermit­
ted.Damagetoyourvehicleoraccidents
couldalsoresult.
-Ifyouswitchbetweenstandardandrun­
flattires,anauthorizedAudidealeror
qualifiedworkshopmustreprogramthe
controlmodule.
1Tips
- The
tirepressuremonitoringsystem
stopsworkingwhenthereis an ESP/ABS
malfunction.
-Usingsnowchainsmayresultin asystem
malfunction.
-Tireswiththeidentification"AD"or"RD"
have
beenspeciallymatchedwithyour
Audi.Werecommendusingonlythese
tiresbecausetheymeetthehighest
standardsregardingsafetyanddriving
characteristicswhenusedcorrectly. Your
authorizedAudidealerwillgladlypro­
vide you
withmoreinformation.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ~Removethe"max.50mph"(80km/hl
sticker fromthesealantbottleandaffix itto
theinstrumentclusterinthedriver's view.
AWARNING
-Turnthehazardflashersonandsetup
thewarning triangleifyou have aflat
tireinmoving traffie.Inthis way youpro­
tectyourselfandotherroad users.
- Make
surethatallpassengersareina
safeplace,outofthedangerzone (for
example, behindaguard rail).
CDNote
Particular careisnecessary ifyouaremak­
ing atire repair ona
steepincline.
((DTips
Obeyalllaws.
Makingatirerepair
Appliestavehicles:withTireMobilitySystem
Tire repoirconsistsofthefollowingsections.
Fig.164PartsoftheTireMobilitySystem
Fig. 16S Connector
fortheTire Mobility System
1)TheeleetricairpumpshouldneverrunforLonger than8minutes.
AssemblingTireMobilitySystem
~Openthelid0oftheelectric airpump
9fig.164.
~PuIItheplug@andthepressure hose®
withthegaugeoutofthehousing.
~Screwthepressurehose®oftheelectric
air
pumpentatheflange®ofthesealant
bottle@.
~Pushthesealantbottlewiththeflange
down into
therecess®onthelidofthe
electric airpump.
~Removethedustcap fromthevalveofthe
defective tire.
~Screwthehose@entathevalve0
9fig.165.
~Inserttheplug@9fig.164intothesocket
for
thecigarettelighter.
~Switch ontheignition.
Inflatingtire
~Movetheswitch®9fig.165ontheelec­
tric air
pump1)toposition1.After 5mi­
nutes,tire pressuremusthave reachedat
least1.8bar.
~Switchtheelectric airpumpoff-switchin
positiono.Iftherequired tirepressure ofat
least1.8barhasnotbeen reached, follow
theinstructionsinthesectionRe-infloting
tire.
Re-inflatingtire
~Removethehosefrol'fl-l:hevalve andpull
theplugoutofthesocket.'.
~Drivethevehicle slowly10metersback­
ward orforward. Thishelps
todistribute the
sealantbetter.
~Removetheemptyinflationbottleand
screw
thehose®9fig.164fromtheelec­
tric
pumpdirectlyantethevalve.
~Inserttheplug@9fig.164intothesocket
for
thecigarettelighter.
~Switch ontheignition. •
Movetheswitch®9fig.165ontheelec­
tric air
pump1)toposition1.After 5mi­
nutes, tirepressure
musthave reachedat
least1.8bar.
• Switch
theelectric airpumpoff-switchin
positionO.Iftherequired tirepressureofat
least1.8barhasnotbeenreached, itisnot
possibletomakearepair withthetireseal­
ant. Seek professional
assistance.
DisassemblingTireMobilitySystem
~Removethehosefromthevalve andpull
theplugoutofthesocket.
• Screw
thedustcapontothevalve.
• Place
theemptysealantbottlebackinthe
original packaging andclipitinplaceunder
thefloor50thatnotiresealantcan runout
intothevehicle.
~Placetheelectric airpumpintheluggage
compartmentforthetimebeing.
~Startdrivingrightaway50thatthesealant
isdistributedinthetire.
WARNING
- Follow
themanufacturer'ssafetyinstruc­
tions on
thedecal fortheairpumpand
thesealantbottle.
-Ifatire pressureof1.8barcannotbe
achieved
afterpumping for5minutes,
thetireistooseverelydamaged.Donot
continuetodrive.
- Seek professional
assistanceifitisnot
possibletorepairthetire withthetire
sealant.
Tips
-Donotoperatetheelectric airpumpfor
morethan8minuteswithoutstopping,
otherwise itcan overheat.Whentheair
pumphascooled down,youcancontinue
touseit.
-Ifsealanthasescaped, allowittodry,
thenyoucanpeel itoff.
1)The eLeetricairpumpshouLdnever runforLonger than8minutes.
Finalcheck
AppLiestavehicles:withTireMobilitySystem
Afterdrivingforashortdistance,tirepressuremustbechecked
~Afterdriving forabout10minutes,stop
andcheckthetirepressure.
~Iftirepressureisstillatleast1.3bar, in­
fla
tethetiretospecified pressure(seedriv­
efsside 8-pillar), drivetothenextrepair
shopandhavethetireandthesealantbot­
tlereplaced.
~Iftire pressureislessthan1.3bar,thetire
is
tooseverelydamaged.Donotcontinueto
drive. Seekprofessional assistance.
AWARNING
Iftirepressureislessthan1.3barafter
driving for10minutes,thetireistoose­
verelydamaged.Donotcontinuetodrive.
Seek professional
assistance.
IDTips
After atire repair, havethesealantbottle
replacedatadealership. Thisrestores full
functionality
totheTire Mobility System.
WhatshouLd1be
awareofwhen
changingatire?
Generalinformation
Thefollowing sectionswillprovide youwith
importantinformation onhowtochangea
tire using
thevehicletoolkit.
However, we
recommendthatyouhave a
qualified service
centerchangethetireand
perform allwork
associatedwith changing it.

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Fusesandbulbs
Electricalfuses
Replacingfuses
Fusesthathaveblawn willhavemetalstrips
thathave burned thraugh.
Fig.173Endfaceofinstrumentpanel:removing cover
plate toaccessfuses
Fig.174Left sideofenginecompartment:fusecover
Fusecoverontheleftendfaceoftheinstrumentpanel
~Switchofftheignitionandtheelectrical
componentaffected.
~Carefully prythefusecoverofftheinstru­
mentpanelusingtheignitionkeyora
screwdriver
qfig.173.
~Checkthefuselisting onthenextpagesto
findoutwhichfusebelongstothecompo­
nentwhichhasfailedqpoge231,FuseLo­
cation,InstrumentPonelleft.
~Removetheblownfusewiththeplastic clip
provided. Theclip
islocatedontheholderin
thefusebox.
~Replace ablownfuse(recognizablebythe
meltedmetalstripinside) withafuseofthe
someamperage.
~Firmlysnapthecover backontotheinstru­
mentpanelface.
Fusecoverinenginecompartment
~Switchtheignitionandtheaffectedcon­
sumeroff.
~Unlatchthefusecover,pushthetwoslides
forwardqfig.174.
~Findoutwhichfusebelongstotheequip­
mentwhichstoppedworkingqpoge232,
Fuse location,
leftsideofengine comport­
ment.
~Removetheplasticframitsretainerinthe
fuseboxcover(leftfaceendoftheinstru­
mentpanel),place itonthefuseinquestion
andpull itout.
~Ifthefuseisburnedout(recognizableby
meltedstripsofmetal),replace itwith a
new
fuseofthesomerating.
~Replacethefusecover.
~Pushthetwoslidestotherearqfig.174.
Installthefusecover carefullytoprevent
waterfromentering.
Thevariouselectricalcircuitsareprotectedby
fuses.Thefusesareclusteredinacentralized
unit. The
unitislocatedbehindthefacepanel
attheendoftheinstrumentpanel.
Vouarewelladvisedtokeep asupplyofspare
fusesinyourvehicle. Fuseswiththepraper
ampereratingsareavaitableatyourauthor­
ized Audi dealer.
.&.WARNING
DonotrepairfusesanCleverreplace a
blown
fusewithonethath'àsahigheramp
rating.This cancausedamagetotheelec­
tricalsystemandafire.
CDNote
Ifa newfuseburnsoutagainaftershortly
have youhave installed it,have
theelectri­
cal
systemcheckedbyyourauthorizedAu­
didealer.
FuseLocation,InstrumentPanelleft
Fig.175Fuse carrier behindtheinstrumentpanelend
face, cover removed
50meoftheequipmentitemslistedareop­
tional oronly available on
certainmodelcon­
figurations.
Note
thatthefollowingtableis accurateat
thetimeofgoingtapressandissubjectta
change.Intheeventofdiscrepancies,thela­
belontheinsideofthecoveralwaystakes
precedence.
Thepowerseatsarepratectedbycircuit
breakers, whichautomaticallyresetaftera
few
secondsaftertheoverloadhasbeenrem­
edied.
No.
EquipmentAmps
Engine relay,fueltankcontrol
1unit,
Airbag Offlight,light10switch (switch illumination), di-
agnosticconnector
2ABS,ASR,ESP,brakelight5
switch
3
AF5headlight([eft) 5
Fusesandbulbs23
No.EquipmentAmps
Oillevelsensor(extendedmain-
tenanceinterval)(WIV),tire
pressuremonitoringsystem,
4switchforElectronic
Stability
S
Program (ESP),
AFSheadlights
(controlunit),A/Csystem(pres-
suresensor),backuplight
switch
Automaticheadlightrangecon-
Strol,AFSheadlight(right)15/10manualheadlightrangecon-
trol,halogenheadlights
ControlunitforCANdatatrans-
6fer(gateway),electromechani-5
calsteering,automatietrans-
.missionshiftgate
Acoustic ParkAssist,automatic
dipping interiorrearviewmir-
7 ror,
garagedooropener,heata-5
ble windshieldwashernozzles,
washerpump,winddeflector
relay (Roadster)
8 Haldex
clutch/Haldexclutch5/10(TT5)
Control
unitAudimagneticride 5
Airbag
controlunit5
11Mass airflowsensor,crankcaseSilOheating
12Doorcontrolunit(centrallock-10ingdriver/passenger)
13Diagnosticconnector10
14Rainsensor,automatictrans-5
missionshiftgate
15Rooflight(interiorlighting) 5
16AlCsystem(controlunit)10
17Tirepressuremonitoringsys-
5
tem(controlunit)
18Notused
19Notused
20Notused
21Fuelinjectors(gasoline engine)10
22Winddeflector(Roadster)30
23Horn20~

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Foryoursafety, werecommendthatyou have
your authorized Audidealer replace burned
outbulbsforyau.
Fusesandbulbs2:
-Ifyoumustreplacethelight bulbs your­
self, always
rememberthattheengine
compartmentofanyvehicleisahazard­
ousareatowork in.Always readand
heed
aUWARNINGSqpage176,Engine
compartmentqA.
-Itisbesttoaskyourauthorized Audi
dealerwheneveryouneedtochangea
bulb.
-
Changing Xenon
lampsrequiresthespe-
cialtraining, instructions andequip-
ment.
-Only anauthorizedAudidealerorother
qualifiedworkshopshouldchangethe
bulbsingasdischargelamps.
&..WARNING
There are
partswithsharpedgesonthe
openingsandonthebulb holdersthatcan
causeserious cuts.
-
Ifyouareuncertainaboutwhattodo,
havetheworkperformedbyanauthor-
. ized Audidealerorotherqualified work-
shop. Serious
personalinjurymayresult
from improperlyperformedwork.
[ijjTips1
10
Amps
5
No.Equipment
11Feed(brake pedal)
Activated charcoal
filter/charge12pressurecontrolvalve
Replacinglightbulbs
Foryour safety, werecommendthatyouhave
your
authorizedAudidealerreplace anybulbs
for you, since your
dealerhasthepropertools,
thecorrectbulbs andtheexpertise.
Gasdischargelamps(Xenon lights)*:
Duetothehighelectricalvoltage,havethe
bulbs replacedbyaqualified technician.
Headlights withXenon lightcanbeidentified
bythehigh voltage sticker.
AWARNING
Contact withhigh-voltage
componentsof
theelectricalsystemandimproperre­
placementofgasdischarge (Xenon)head­
light
bulbscancauseseriouspersonalin­
jury anddeath.
-Xenon bulbsarepressurized andcanex·
plode
whenbeingchanged.
BuLbs
Itisbecoming increasinglymoreandmore
difficulttoreplacevehiclelightbulbs sincein
manycases,otherpartsofthecarmustfirst
beremoved beforeyouareabletogettothe
bulb. Thisapplies especiaUytothelightbulbs
inthefrontofyourcarwhich youcanonly
reach
throughtheenginecompartment.
Sheetmetaland bulb holders canhavesharp
edgesthatcancauseserious cuts,andparts
mustbecorrectlytakenapartandthenprop­
erly
putbacktogethertohelppreventbreak­
age
ofpartsand longtermdamagefrom wa­
terthatcanenterhousingsthathavenotbeen
properly resealed.
No.
EquipmentAmps
Fuseholder(black)
1 Not used
2 Not used
3 Not used
4 Not used
Anti-theft warning
system(sen-
Ssor),anti-theftwarningsystem5
(horn)
6
Headlampwashersystem30
Electricfuelpumps(supply),
7 volume
controlvalve/Interrelais15/10
(5-cyl.)
8 Windshield
wipers
30
9Heatedseats(driver
andpas-25senger)
10Lumbarsupport(driver and10passenger)
11Notused
12Ventilation blower40
Fuseholder(brown)
Notused'"-Electricfuelpump(s'cyl.)30
Notused
Relay coilrelay
volumecontrol
5valve
(4-cyl.}/02sensors(5-5/10
cyl.)
6
02sensors10
7 Positioning
valvespre-wired en-10gineharness
8Ignition
coils20
9Engine
(control unit)25
10Waterpumpdelayed-off10~
NotethatthefoUowingtableisaccurateat
thetimeofgoingtapressandissubjectta
change.
Someoftheequipmentitemslistedare op­
tionaloronly available oncertainmodelcon­
fig urations.
Fuselocation,leftsideofenginecompartment
232Fusesandbulbs
No.EquipmentAmps
24Transmission (controlunit)15
25HeaterrearwindowCoupe/30/20heatedrearwindow Roadster
26Driver'ssidepowerwindow30
27Passenger'ssidepower window30
28Notused
29Washerpump15
30Cigarettelighter20
31Starter40
32Steeringcolumnmodule5
33Instrumentcluster5
34Radionavigationsystem,radio20/1S
35Audio amplifier30
36
Engine (control unit)10
37CAN(Gateway)
5
38Cigarettelighter20
39Notused
40Not used
41Notused
42Notused
43Not used
44Notused
45Notused
46Notused
47SDARstuner, ceUphonepack-Sage,TVtuner
48VDAinterface5
49Notused
Fig.176Illustrationoffuse holder onleft sideofen­
ginecompartment:fuses (without fusecaver)