brake pads replacement AUDI TT 2012 Owners Manual

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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-<Jolantwhenrefilling.
..
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.