fuel type AUDI TT 2012 Owners Manual

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Theinstrumentclusterisyourcentra/sourceofinformation.
Instrumentdusterandcontrols:
EnginecoId
Aslongastheneedleremainsattheleftend
ofthegauge,theenginestill hasnotreached
its
operatingtemperature.Avoidhighengine
speeds,heavyengineloads andheavythrot­
tle.
.&..WARNING
- Always
observethewarningin
qpage176,Enginecompartmentbe­
fore opening
theenginehood andcheck­
ing
theenginecoolantlevel.
- Never
opentheenginehoodifyouseeor
hearsteam,orifyouseeenginecoolant
dripping fromtheenginecompartment.
Youcouldburnyourself. Lettheengine
coolofffirstsothatyoucannothearor
seeanysteamorenginecoolant.
Normaltemperature
Whentheenginehasreached itsoperating
temperature,theneedlewillmove intothe
middleofthegaugeandremainthere.Ifthe
engineisworking hardathighoutsidetem­
peratures,theneedlemayturnfurthertothe
.right. Thisisnocauseforconcern aslongas
the.warninglightintheinstrumentcluster
doesnotilluminate.
.
Whenthe.warning lightstartstoflash,
this can
meanoneoftwothings:eitherthe
coolanttemperatureistoohigh,orthecool­
antLevetistoolowqpage 17.
[CDNote--1
-Mountingadditionallightsor accessories
infrontoftheair inlets reducesthecool­
ing
effectoftheradiator. Athighoutside
temperaturesorhighengineload,the
enginecouldoverheat.
-Thefrontspoilerhas beendesignedto
properlydistributethecooling airwhen
thevehicleismoving.Ifthespoileris
damaged,thiscouldreducethecooling
effectandtheenginecouldthenover­
heat.AskyourauthorizedAudidealerforassistance.
Digitaldockwithdatedisplay
Yaurvehicleisequipped withaquartz can­
trolled digitalclack.
Tosetthehour
~Pulltheknob(hour display flashes)and
turnittotheleftorright.
Tosettheminutes
~Pulltheknob asmanytimesasnecessary
until
theminutedisplayflashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
Tosetthedate
En .grnecoolanttemperaturegauge
Fig.4Instrumentdusterwiththedigital dock
~Pulltheknobasmanytimesasnecessary
until
theday,monthoryeardisplay flashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
Tohideordisplaythedate
~Pulltheknobasmanytimesasnecessary
until
thedatedisplayflashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
When
thedatedisplaystopsblinking, this
meansthetimeanddatehavebeensuccess­
fullystored.
With
theignition off,pushingorpullingthe
Set/Checkbuttonqpage 10,fig.3@-de­
pending on
theinstrumentclusterconfigura­
tion -can
turnonthedisplay fieldlighting for
a few seconds.
The .
engmecoolantgaugeqpage10,fig.3@
onlyworks whentheignitionison.Topreventdamageto.
your englne,pleasenotethefol-
lowingimportantpoints:
CDNote
Thetachometerneedleshouldnotmove
into
thered range.Ifitdoes,thenonly for
a very
shortperiodoftime.Youcould
damageyour enginebydrivingathigh
RPM.
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Upshifting earlysavesfuelandreducesen­
gine noise.
Tachometer(enginerevcounter)
ThetachometerCDqpage 10,fig.3istheleft
ofthetwolarge clock-type displays.
The
engineturnsataspeed1,000timesthe
singledigitinthedisplay, e.g.iftheneedleis
pointingatthe"2"theengineisturningat
2,000RPM.
ThetachometerindicatestheengineRPM..
(revolutionsperminute&:,.Theredarea,it'ttle
endofthescale indicatesm~imumpermissi­
ble
engineRPMafterthebreak-in period.Be­
forereachingthisarea, movetheselectorlev­
ertoposition"D(Drive)"oreaseyourfootoff
theacceleratorpedal.
12
29
10,11
11
12
12
11
23
iTips
- When switchingtheignition on,thenee­
dles
intheinstrumentclustermove up­
ward briefly.
-Theillumination fortheinstrumentclus­
terlightsupwheneveryouswitch onthe
ignition withthevehicLeheadlightsoff.
Asthedaylightfades,theinstrument
clusterillumination likewisedimsauto­
maticallyandwillgooutcompletely
whentheoutsidelightisvery low.This
featureismeanttoremind youtoswitch
ontheheadlightswhenoutsidelight
conditionsbecomepoor.
Instrumentsandwarning/indicatorLights
Instruments
Fig.3Overviewoftheinstrumentduster
CDTachometerwithtimeanddate
display .
@Coolanttemperaturegauge.
®Fuelgauge.
@Speedometerwithodometer..
@Set/Checkbutton.
®Driverinformation display
(])Resetbuttonfor
- trip
odometer.
- Service indicator .
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Menuoff
Check
MenudispLay
-distance
-averagefuelmileage
-averagespeed
Thetripcomputeronlyoperateswhentheig­
nition
ison.Whenyouturnontheignition,
thefunctionthatwasinusewhenyoulast
turnedtheignitionoffwillbe displayed.
((DTips
-Youcan alsosetthevaluesforthefunc­
tionstozerointhemenudisplay (Reset)
Qpage25.
-Allstoredvalueswillbelostifthevehi­
cle
batteryisdisconnected.
- The drivinginformationintheefficiency
programisalsoresettazero withthe
,single-tripmemory.
Fig.11Display:Startmenu
1ntroduction
Somefunctionsinyourvehicle canbeset,ac­
tivated,andcontrolledbyMenus(e.g. Acous­
tic
parkassist*).Withthesemenusyou canal­
saselecttheinformationshowninthedriver
informationsystem,whichoperatesonly with
theignitionswitchedon.Operationiscontrol­
ledbythe1Resetlbuttonandtherocker switch
on
thewiperleverQpage26,fig.12.
TheStartmenushowsyouthedifferentdis­
play
types:
Set
~---®
Operation
Efficiencyprogram*
The efficiency programcanhelpyoutause
lessfuelQpage28.
Fig.10Wiper arm/wiper lever:controls forthetripcomputer
Resettingthefunctiontozero
~Pushth~e~button®foratleasttwoseconds.
---------------lula tionofthecurrenttripinforma-thecac
.Ifthetripisinterruptedformorethan2
tian. .
hoursthememoryisresetautomatlcally.
Total-tripmemory(Tripcomputer2)
Unlikethesingle-tripmemory,thetotal-trip
memoryisnotresetautomatically.Thisper­
mits you
taevaluateyourdrivingdataforthe
entire periodbetweenmanualresets.
Thetripcomputeriscontrolledbytwo
switches onthe windshield wiperlever.
Selectingthetripcomputer
~Tapthe1Resetlbutton®untilthetripcom­
puter(memorylevel1or2)appearsinthe
displayQpage24,fig.8.
Selectingthefunctions
~Pushintheupper(lower)pratrusiononthe
functionselectorswitch®Qfig.la.ThefutncIonsforthetripcomputeraredis-
played
insuccession ontherespectivemem­orylevels.
Youcanresetthf .
i hro:::=eollowlngvaluestozeraus-
ng t e~button:
-drivingtime
Memories•
((DTips
- Fuelconsumptions(average andcur­
rent),rangeandspeedaredisplayedin
metricunitsonCanadianmodels.
-Allstoredvalueswillbelastifthevehi­
cle
batteryisdisconnected.
Theelapseddistancesincethelasttimethe
memorywasclearedappearsinthedisplay.
The
maximumdistancethatcan berecorded
is9,999.9miles(9,999.9kilometers).
Fig.9Tripcomputerdispla~memorylevell
Distance
Thetripcomputerisequippedwithtwofully
automaticmemoriesasweil asan efficiency
program.
Youcanswitchbetweenthetripcomputer1
and2andtheefficiencyprogram*bypressing
the1RE5ETIbutton®Q.page25,fig.la.
Youcantellwhichmemorylèveliscurrently
active
bythenumberorthesigninthedisplay
Qfig.9.Thedatafromthesingle-tripmemo­
ry(memorylevel1)isbeing displayed ifa1
appearsinthedisplay.Ifa2isshawn,then
thedatafromthetotal-tripmemoryisbeing
displayed
(memorylevel2).Thefuelpump
nozzleiiiindicatestheefficiencypragram*
Qpage28.
Single-tripmemory(Tripcomputer1)
Thesingle-tripmemorystoresthetrip infor­
mationframthetimetheignitionisturnedon
untilitisturnedoff.Ifthetripiscontinued
within2hoursframthetimetheignitionwaS
turnedoff,thenewdatawill beincludedin~
Averagefuelmileage
The average·fueleconomyinMPG(l/100km)
since you
lastclearedthememoryappearsin
thisdisplay.
Currentfuelmileage
Thefollowinginformationiscontinuously
evaluatedbythetripcomputerand canbedis­
played
sequentiallyintheinstrumentcluster
display:
Thetripcomputergivesyouinformation on
current
andaverage fuelmileage, average
speed, fuelrange
anddriving time.
Introduction
Fuelrange
Theestimatedcruisingrangeinmiles(km)
appearsinthedisplay. Thedisplaychangesin
incrementsof6miles(10km).
Tripcomputer
Averagespeed
Theaveragespeedinmph(km/h)sincethe
lasttimethedisplaywasresetappearsinthe
display. .
Elapsedtime
Thelengthoftimethatyouhavebeendriving
since you
lastresetthememoryappearsin
thisdisplay. Themaximumtimeperiadthat
canberecordedis999hoursand59minutes.
Theinstantaneousfuelconsumptioninmiles
pergallon(l/100km)isshawninthisdisplay.
Whenthevehicleisstationary,themostre­
centfuelé:onsumptionisdisplayed.
Fig. 8Tripcomputerl
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Driverinformationsystem
~Ifnecessary,scrollbyselectingandactivat­
ing
thesymbolfor"Nextpage"or "Previous
page".
Whenyou haveselectedtheComputermenu
andactivateditbypressingtheIResetlbut­
ton,twocomputerlevelsappear(computerl
andcomputer2).Now youhavetoselectthe
level youwantusingtherocker switchandac­
tivateitwiththeIResetlbutton.
EngineoiLtemperature
dispLay
~Withtheignitionswitchedon,pressthe
IRE5ETIbutton9page25,fig.10repeated­
lyuntiltheengineoiltemperaturedisplay is
shown.
Appliestovehicles: withenginetemperaturecontrol dis­
play
Fig.
1SDisplay: engineoiltemperaturedisplay
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtemper­
aturewhentheengineoiltemperatureisbe­
tween176oF(80oC)and248oF(120oC)un­
dernormaldriving conditions. Theengineoil
temperaturemaybehigherifthereisheavy
engineloadandhightemperaturesoutside.
Thisisnotacauseforconcernaslongasthe
•9page16orll9page20warninglight
inthedisplaydoesnotflash.
Se
lec- Selected
func- Meaning
tion tion
bar
>CursorCurrentSelection
Check mark
SelectedorFunc-
,/tionactive
BoxNotselected
0
Triangle point- Previouspage
Â.ing
up
T
Triangle paint-
ing down
Fig.14Display: MenuSettings,computerselected
(page1)
TheDriverInformationSystemsettingsare
menu-guided.
Selectingsettings
Select yoursettingsasfollows:
~Pressthe~eseiJbutton.TheStartmenu
appears9page25,fig.11.
~Presstherocker switchuntilSetisdis­
played.
~PresstheŒeseiJbutton.Allthemenusap­
pear.
~Pressthek . .
. rocersWltchuntllthedesiredlineIShighlighted (cursor)9fig.14....PressthelKes@button.
--rsontheleftinfrontofthese-
curs orappea
lected values.
.
the~eseiJbutton,youactivateBypressing lt'on
youmadeorconfirmthevaluestheseec1 • • • •tSelectedfunctionsareIdentlfled
wlth
youse.
h k
m ark
orare carriedoutdirectly.
a c ec
Meaning sof
thesymbolsinthedisplay:
~--~®
Fig.13Display:Startmenu
Navigatingthemenu..'
Fig.12Wiper
lever:Controls forthe menu display
Usetherocker switch anthewindshield wiper
lever
andtheIResetlbuttonto opera tethe
menuandcarryoutinquiriesandselections.
Toopenthemenu
~Pressthe1Resetlbutton@untilthemenu
display
9fig.13appears
Enteringandconfirming
~Pressthe1Resetlbutton@.
ReturningtatheStartmenu
~Pressthe1Resetlbuttonlongerthan2 sec­
ondstoreturnfromanymenuleveltothe
Startmenu.
~Selectionsandsettings\..
~Presstherocker switch®toreachamenu
display. Theswitch
isoperatedthesameas
thedisplay (up/down).
Using
therocker switch, youcanselectthe
menusinthedisplayorchangesettings.A
1Resetlbutton@androckerswitch®
9fig.12functions:
26Driverinformationsystem
Il
Each displaytypeintheStartmenucontainsa
submenuwithadditionaloptions.
SetClock
9page27
Computer
9page27
Acoustic parkassist*
9page81
Speedalarm(speedwarning)
ê;>page32
Language(6languages)
9page27
Units (distance,fuelconsump-
tion,temperature)
9page27
Tirepressuremonitoring
9page216
Laptimer*
ê;>page30
Lighting*
9page45
Wiper(service position)
9page53
Window
9page44
Doors(unlockingandlocking
mode,forexampleAuto-lock)
9page37,9page37
Check Service
9page29
Chassisnumber*
9page240
Engineoiltemperature*
9page27,9page29
Registered keys
9page35
MenuoffAllofthemessagesshowninve-
hicles
withoutmenudisplay ap-
pearonthedisplayscreen.
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comebackawhilelateranddrive off,therain
sensorwillreactivateitselfafterthevehicle
speedhasexceeded4mph(6km/hl.
Therainsensor*isonlyactivatedwiththe
wiper leversettoposition0.Whenitstarts
torain,therainsensorwillautomaticallyacti­
vatetheintermittentwipingmode.
Toreducethesensitivityofthesensor,move
switch
®down.Toincreasethesensitivity,
move
theswitch up.Thehigheryouadjustthe
sensitivity,thefasterthesensorwillreact
whenitsensesmoistureonthewindshield.
The
pausesbetweenwiperturnsdependnot
only onthesensitivitysetting,butontheve­
hicle
speedaswell.
During
briefstops,e.g.ata red light, wiper
motionwillautomaticallybereducedtothe
nextlowerspeed.Wipersalreadyturningat
lowspeed.changetointermittentwiping.
Whentheignition isturnedon,thewasher
jetsareheated.
AWARNING
-Wiperbladesarecrucialforsafedriving!
Only
whentheyareingoodconditionare
theyabletoclearthewindows properly
topr.ovideuncompromisingvisibility.
Worn or
damagedwiperbladesarea
safetyhazardQpage54,Replacing
windshield wiperblades!
-Thelight/rainsensor*isonlydesignedto
assistandsupportthedriver.Itremains
entirelythedriver's responsibilityto
monitoroutsideweatherconditionsand
tomanuallyactivatethewipersassaon
asrainordrizzlereducesvisibility
throughthewindshield.
- The windshield
mustnotbetreatedwith
water-repellentmaterials.They canin­
creaseglareunderpoor visibility condi­
tionssuchaswetness,darkness,orwhen
thesunisLawonthehorizon. Inaddi­
tion,
theycancausethewindshield wip­
erstachatter.
CDNote
Infreezing ornearfreezingconditions:
- Always check
thatthewiperbladesare
notfrozentotheglassbeforeyouturn
thewiperson.Loosen awiperblade
whichisfrozeninplace beforeoperating
thewiperstopreventdamagetothe
wiper bladeorthewiper motor.
-
Donotusethewiperstoclearafrosted
window. Usingthewipersasaconven­
ienticescraperwilldestroythewiper
blades.
- Before you
takeyourvehicletoanauto­
matiecarwash,makesure'you havethe
windshield wipersystemswitchedoff
(leverinpositional,otherwisethewind·
shield wiper
systemcouldgetdamaged
inthecarwash ifitshouldsuddenly
comeon.
mTips
-The windshieldwipersareswitchedoff
whentheignitionisturnedoff.Activate
thewindshieldwipersaftertheignition
is
switchedbackonbymovingthewind­
shield
wiperlevertoany position.
- Worn
ordirtywi.(ldshieldwiperblades
causesmearing,which canaffecttheop­
erationofthelight/rainsensor*. Check
theconditionofyourwindshield wiper
bladesregularly,,-
-The rainsensorispal\!oftheinterval
wipingsystem.Turningofftheignition
will
alsodeactivatetherain sensor.Tore·
activatethesensor,switchofftheinter­
val wiping
function,thenswitch itback
on
again.
- Applies
tovehicles withlightlrainsen·
sor:Whenthewipersareswitchedon
manuallyandinrainconditions,theau­
tomaticheadlights*turnonQpage45,
Switchingtheheadlights onandoffor
offduringthedaywhenthewipersare
nolongeroperating.Theautomatic
headlights*functionisavailableinthis
caseonlywhenthelightswitch isinthe
"AUTO"positionQpage45,fig.44.~
>
-_Makesurethewasherfluid reservoirin
theenginecompartmentistoppedoff
before goingonalong trip. Look up
Qpage196forcheckingandfillingthe
washercontainer.
_ The wipers only
operatewiththehood
completely closed.
-.'.Appliestevehicles:withheadlight washersystem
Theheadlight washersystemc1eansthe
headlights.
~Operatethewindshieldwiper/washersys­
temQpage51,fig.55®withthehead­
lights
turnedonbyholdingtheleverforlon­
ger
thanonesecond.
Thewasherjetsextendforwardoutofthe
frontbumperdrivenbywaterpressureto
spraythefrontheadlightswithwater.
Youshouldinspecttheheadlightsregularly
(for
examplewhenrefuelinglandcleanoff
any soliddirtorinsectsfromthelenses.
Toensurethesystemworks properlyinwinter,
keep
thewasherjetsfreeofsnowandremove
any iceusing ade-icing spray.
Serviceposition
ftisonlypossible tochange wiperbladesif
youmovethewiper armstatheservice posi­
tion
In ordertousethewindshield wipers,the
frontlidmustbecompletelyclosed
Moving
wiperbladestotheserviceposition
~Whenthereisa riskoffrost,makesurethat
thewiperbladesarenotfrozentothewind­
shield.
~Switchtheignition on.
~Movethewiperlevertoposition 0
Qpage51,fig.55.
~Pressthe!ResetlbuttonuntiltheDisplay
typemenuappearsintheDriverInforma­
tionSystemdisplay.
Clearvision
~Usingtherockerswitchandthe1Resetlbut­
ton,selecttheSet>Wipers>Front>Sery·
icepositiononfunction. Thewindshield
wiper
armsmovetotheservice position.
Movingwiperbladestoparkposition
~Makecertainthatthewiperarmsarelying
againstthewindshield.
~Switchtheignition onandmovethewiper
lever
fromposition 0to4Qpage51,
fig.55.Thewiperarmswillmove backto
theparkposition.
CDNote
Never driveyourvehiclewhenthewind­
shield wiper
armsareintheservice posi­
tion
andpulled awayfromthewindshield.
Whenyoudrivefasterthan4mph(6km/
hl,thewiperarmsautomaticallyreturnto
thepark positionandcouldcausepaint
damagetothefrontlid!
iTips
-Youcanalsoturnontheservice position,
forexample,ifyouwanttoprotectthe
windshieldfromicingbyusingacoyer.
- The service position moves
tooffauto­
maticallywhenyouoperatethewind­
shield wiperlever,or
speedexceeds
4mph(6km/hl.

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78Ontheroad
c:DNote
Onlyafterthevehiclehascometocom­
pletestop,shouldyoufirmlysetthepark­
ing brake
andeithermovethegearshift
leverintolst.gear(manualtransmission)
ormovetheselectorleverinto"P"(Auto­
matietransmission).
Parking
Topreventaparkedvehicle fromrolling
away,
thereare afewthingsyoushoulddo.
Whe'n youparkyourvehicle,dothefollowing:
~Stopthevehicle usingthebrakepedalo
~Settheparking brakefirmly.
~Switchofftheengine.
~MovetheselectorleverintothePposition
(automatictransmission)ormovethegear­
shiftleverintolst.gear(manualtransmis­
sion) .
~Removetheignition keyfromtheignition
lock.
Whatelse youshould dowhen parking
your vehicle onanincline ordecline
Turnthesteeringwheel50thatifthevehicle
shouldstarttoroll, itwill rollintothecurb.
Ifyouareparking onadecline(thefrontof
your vehicle facingdownhill),turnthefront
wheelstotheright50thattheypointtoward
thecurb.
Ifyouareparking onanincline(thefontof
yourvehiclefacinguphill),turnthefront
wheelstotheleft50thattheypointaway
fromthecurb.
.&.WARNING
Thisishowyoucanreducetheriskofin­
jury
whenleaving yourvehicle.
-Neverparkthevehiclewhereit cancome
incontactwithdrygrass,spilledfuelor
any
otherflammablematerials_
- Never
allowanyone-especiallysmall
children -taremaininthevehiclewhen
itis locked. Lockeddoorsmakeitmore
difficultforrescuerstoaccessthepas-
sengercompartmentintheEventofan
emergency. Dangertolife!
-Neverleave children unsupervisedinthe
vehicle.Children couldreleasethepark­
ing brake
ormovethegearshiftleverout
ofgear. Thevehicle couldstarttoroll
away
andcauseanaccident.
-Nomatterwhattheseasonis,thetem­
peratureina parked vehicle canreach
dangerouslevels.
StartingonhiLLs
Appliestovehicles: withhillhold assist
Hillholdassistmakesiteasiertostarton
hills.
The
systemisactivated whenthebrakepedal
isdepressedforafewseconds.
Afterreleasingthebrake pedal,thebrake
powerisheldforabriefmomenttoprevent
thevehiclefromrolling backwhenstarting.At
thistime,youcaneasily begintomoveyour
vehicle.
.&.WARNING
-Ifyoudidnotbeginmovingimmediately
afterreleasingth~brakepedal,under
certaincircumstances,thevehicle would
begin
toroll backward. Depressthe
brakepedalimmediatelyorengagethe
handbrake.'--.
-Shouldtheenginestall..depressthe
brakepedalimmediatelyorengagethe
handbrake.
- In
ordertopreventthevehiclefromroll­
ing back
unintentionallywhenstartingin
stop-and-go traffic, keepthebrakepedal
depressedforafewsecondsbeforedriv­
ing off.
(DTips
Youcan findoutifyou rvehicleisequipped
with"Hill holdassist"atanauthorizedAu­
didealership.
tnz
-cruisecontroL
switchingthesystemon
Thecruise controlsystemmakesitpossibleto
driveataconstantspeedstartingat20mph
(30km/h).
Fig.82Contrallever withsetbutton!
Fig.83Display:Selected speed
~Pullthelevertoposition<Dcc:>fig.82ta
switchthesystemon.
~Driveatthespeedyouwishtoset.
~Pressbutton®tosetthatspeed.
Thedisplaycc:>fig.83willshowthesetspeed.
Thedisplay mayvarydependingonthetypeof
displayinyour vehicle. Theindicatorlight
(USmodel)/11.1(Canadian model)will
also
lightupintheinstrumentcluster.
AWARNING
- Always payattentiontotrafficEvenwhen
thecruisecontrolisswitchedon.Youare
alwaysresponsibleforyourspeedand
thedistancebetweenyourvehicleand
othervehicles.
-Forsafetyreasons,thecruisecontrol
shouldnotbeusedinthecity,instop­
and-gotraffic,ontwistingroadsand
whenroadconditionsarepoor(suchas
Ontheroad
ice,fog, gravel,heavyrainandhydro­
planing) -risk
ofaccident.
- Turn
offthecruisecontroltemporarily
whenenteringturnLanes, highway exit
Lanes
orinconstructionzones.
- Please
notethatinadvertently"resting"
yourfootontheacceleratorpedalcauses
thecruisecontrolnottobrake. Thisis
becausethecruisecontrolisoverridden
bythedriver'sacceleration.
r(DTips
-Vehicles withmanualtransmission:You
canattainthesetspeedonlyifthecur­
rently
engagedgearallows itandtheen­
gine
isnotstressed.Shiftingtoahigher
orlowergearpromptlywill allowtheen­
gine
torunsmoothly.
- The cruisecontrolcannotmaintaina
constantspeedwhendriving downhillo
The vehicle will
accelerateunderitsown
weight.Downshifttoalowergearoruse
thebrakestoslowdown.
Changing speed
~PressleverintheCVor0direction
cc:>page79,fig.82toincrease ordecrease
yourspeed.
~Releasethelevertosavethatspeed.
Changespeedinincrementsof1mph(1km/
h)bylightlypressingthelever.Ifyoukeepthe
leverpresseddow~,youwillalteryourspeed
inSmph(10km/hlincrements.
Youcanalsopresstheacceleratorpedaldown
toincrease yourspeed,e.g.ifyouwantto
pa55someone.Thespeedyousavedearlier
willresumeassoonasyoureleasetheacceler­
atorpedalo
If, however, youexceed your
savedspeedby
5mph(10km/hlforlongerthan5minutes,
thecruisecontrolwillturnofftemporarily.
The
symbolwillgooutbutthesavedspeed
willberetained.

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Automaticcarwash
Thevehiclecanbewashedinalmostany
modern automatic carwash.
The vehiclepaintissodurablethatthevehicle
can normally be
washedwithoutproblemsin
anautomaticcarwash. However,theeffecton
thepaintdependstoalargeextentonthede­
sign
ofthefacility,thefilteringofthewash
water,thetypeofwashandcarematerial,etc.
Ifthepainthasa dullappearanceaftergoing
throughthecarwashorisscratched,bring
thistotheattentionoftheoperatorimmedi­
ately.Ifnecessary,useadifferentcar wash.
Before going
throughacar wash, besureto
taketheusualprecautionssuch asclosingthe
windows. Removeantennaifapplicable.
Ifyouhave instaLLedadditionalaccessorieson
thevehicle -suchasspoiLers, etc.-itisbestto
askthecar washoperatoriftheseshouldbe
removed.
AWARNING
Always readandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformationqpage 167.
Washingthevehiclebyhand
Alotofwaterisneeded whenwashing avehi­
cle byhand.
~Before youstartwashing,makesureyou
have read
andunderstoodtheWARNINGS
q8.inGeneral information onpage 167.
~Firstsoakalldrieddirtuntilitissoft,then
rinse itoff.
~Asyou cleanyourvehicle,startwiththe
roof andworkyourway downtothebottom,
using asponge,aspongegLoveoraclean
brush.
~RinsethespongeorthespongegLoveoften,
flushing itcleaneachtime.
~Use speciaLcarshampooonlyforvery per­
sistentdirt.
~Rinsethecarthoroughlywithwater.
~Useachamoisleathertogentlywipetheex­
teriordry. Use
a
separatespongeforcleaningthe
wheels,doorsillsandotherregionsexposed
toroad dirt.Inthisway,youwillnotscratch
thepaintwithcoarseparticlesimbeddedin
thespongethenexttimeyouwashthecar.
AWARNING
-
Donotcleantheundersideofthechas­
sis,
fenders,wheelcovers, orotherhard
toreachpartswithoutprotectingyour
ha nds
andarms.Youmaycutyourselfon
sharp-edgedmetalparts.
-Always readandheedallWARNINGS and
otherinformationqpage167.
CDNote
-Nevertrytorem ove dirt, mudordustif
thesurfaceofthevehicleisdry.Never
useadry clothorsponge,sincethis
couldscratchyour vehicle'spaintorwin­
dows.
- Never
washyour carinbrightsunlight.
Dropsofwateractasmagnifyinglenses
andmaydamageyourpaint.
-Whenyouwashyourcarinthewinter:if
you rinseyourvehicle withahose, be
carefulnottoaimthestreamofwater
directlyatlocks,oral:doororhatch
openings-theycanfreezeshut.
-Neverusespongesdesignedtoremove
insects,
orany kitchen scouringsponges
orsimilarproducts.Tlieycandamage
yourpaintfinish."\.
-Youshouldremovedebris (suchasin­
sectslfromtheheadlightlensesona
regularbasis,forexamplewhenrefuel­
ling your vehicle.
- Never useadry
clothorspongetoclean
theheadlights.Onlyusewetclothsor
spongestopreventscratches.Itisbest
tousesoapywater.
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Intheinterestoftheenvironment,theve­
hicleshouldonly bewashedinspecial
washbays.
Washingyourvehiclewithapower
washer
Cleaningtheexteriorofyourcarwith ahigh­
pressure powerwasher is
safeaslong asyou
observe afew simple rules.
~Before usingthepowerwasher,makesure
youhave readandunderstoodtheWARN­
INGSq8.inGeneral information on
page 167.
~Always followtheoperatinginstructionsfor
thepowerwasher.
~Makesurethatthejetonthesprayhose
produces a"fanshapedspray".
~Donotholdthespray nozzletoocloseto
50ftmaterials.
When cleaningthevehicle withapower wash­
er
alwaysfoLlowtheoperatinginstructions.
This applies particuLarlytotheoperating
pressureandthesprayingdistance.Maintain
a sufficient
distanceto50ft materiaLs suchas
rubberhosesandsound/vibrationdeadening
materials(particularly ontheundersideofthe
enginehoodl.Donotuseajetwhichsprays
water
inadirectstreamoronethathas ara­
tatingjet.
Watertemperatureshouldnotexceed140OF
(60oC).
AWARNING
Neverwashtireswith ajetthatsprays wa­
terinadirectstream.Thiscouldcausein­
visible
damagetothetiresandweaken
them,even ifthesprayisfromarelatively
long
distanceandforashorttime.Dam­
aged
andweakenedtirescan failandcause
accidentsandpersonalinjury.
CDNoteJ
Toavoiddamagingyourvehicle, always
make
surethatthereissufficientdistance
betweenthesprayheadandsoftmaterials
likerubberhoses, plasticpartsandsound­
deadeningmaterials.Neveraimthespray
head
atthesamepointforaLongtime.
Thisalsoappliestocleaningheadlights
andpaintedbumpers.Remember:the
Cleaningandprotection16
closerthenozzleistothesurfaceofthe
material,thegreaterthestressonthema­
terial.
WaxingandPolishing
Waxing
A good waxcoatingprotectsthevehiclepaint
toalargeextentagainsttheenvironmental
factorslistedunderqpage167,Washingand
evenagainstslightscratches.
Youcanusea liquidcarwaxtoprotectyour
paintassoonasoneweekafteryour vehicle
hasbeendeLivered.
Even ifyou regularly
useawaxingprocessin
automaticcarwashes,werecommendthat
youmanualLyappLyacoatofwaxtogivethe
paintextraprotection,particularLyifwaterno
Longer
beadsontheclean paint.
Pratectplastic bodypartswithcarwaxinthe
samewayasthevehicle body.
During
warmweatherdeadinsectstendto
collectonthefrontbumperandonthefor­
wardareaofthehood. Theyaremucheasier
toremovefrompaintthatiswaxedoften.
Polishing
Polish yourvehicleonLyifthepainthaslostits
shineandtheglosscannotbebroughtback
withwax.
Ifthepolishuseddoesnotcontainpreserva­
tive
compounds,thepaintmustbewaxed af­
terwards.
AWARNING
ALwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
otherinformationqpage 167.
ICDNote
Donotusecarwax on
-
matteoranodizedmetaltrim
-rubberorrubber-liketrim.

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Fuelsupplyandfilling
yourfueltank
Gasoline
Fuelsupply
Usingtherightfuelhelps keeptheenviron­
mentcleanandprevents enginedamage.
Fuelrecommendation
Thefuelrecommendedforyourvehicleisun­
leaded premium
gradegasoline.Seealso
qpage242,Oata.Audirecommendsusing
TOPTIERDetergentGasolinewithaminimum
octaneratingof91AKI(9SRON). Formore
informationonTOPTIERDetergentGasoline,
pleasegototheofficialwebsite(www.toptier­
gas.com).
Therecommendedgasolineoctaneratingfor
yourenginecanalsobefoundonalabellocat­
edontheinsideofthefuelfiller flap.Thisrat­
ingmay bespecifiedasAKIorRON.
Your vehiclemayalsobeoperatedusingun­
leadedregulargasolinewithaminimumoc­
taneratingof87AKI/91RON.However, using
87AKI/91RONoctanefuelwillslightlyre­
duceengineperformance.
Useunleaded gasolineonly.Unleadedgaso­
lineisavailablethroughouttheUSA,Canada,
andinmostEuropeancountries.Werecom­
mendthatyoudonottakeyourvehicleto
areasorcountrieswhereunleadedgasoline
maynotbeavailable.
Formoreinformationonrefuelingyourvehi­
cle,
seeqpage 179.
Octanerating
Octaneratingindicatesagasoline'sabilityto
resistenginedamaging"knock"causedby
prematureignitionanddetonation.Therefore,
buyingthecorrectgradeofgasolineisvery
importanttohelppreventpossibleengine
damageandalossofengineperformance.
GasolinemostcommonlyusedintheUnited
StatesandCanadahasthefollowingoctane
ratingsthatcanusuallybefoundonthefille:
pump:
-PremiumGrade:91-96AKI
-RegularGrade:87-90AKI
Explanationoftheabbreviations:
AKI=Anti KnockIndex=(R+M)/2=(RON
+MON)/2
RON=ResearchOctaneNumber
MON=MotorOctaneNumber.
CDNote
-Donotuseanyfuelwithoctaneratings
lowerthan87AKIor91RONotherwise
expensiveenginedamagewilloccur.
-
Donotuseleadedgasoline!Theuseof
leadedgasolinewill severelydamage
yourvehicle'scatalyticconverterandits
ability
tocontrolexhaustEmissions.
Blended gasoline •
Use
ofgasoline containing alcoholor
MTBE(methyltertiarybutyiether)
Voumayuseunleadedgasolineblendedwith
alcoholorMTBE(commonlyreferredtoas
oxygenates)iftheblendedmixturemeetsthe
following criteria:
Blendofgasolinemethanol (woodalcoholor
methyl alcohol)"-\..-Anti-knock indexmustbe87AKIorhigher.
- Blend
mustcontainnomorethan3%meth-
anol.
-Blendmustcontainmorethan2%co-sol­
vents.
Blendofgasoline andEthanol (grainalcohol
or ethyl alcohol)
-Anti-knock indexmustbe87AKIorhigher.
- Blend
mustnotcontainmorethan10%
Ethanol.
Blendofgasoline andMTBE
-Anti-knock indexmustbe87AKIorhigher.~
_Blendmustcontainnotmorethan1S%
MTBE.
Seasonally adjustedgasoline
Manygasolinegradesareblendedtoperform
especially wellforwinterorsummerdriving.
During
seasonalchange-over,wesuggestthat
you fillupatbusygasstationswherethesea­
sonaladjustmentismorelikely·to bemadein
time.
CDNote
-Methanolfuelswhichdonotmeetthese
requirementsmaycausecorrosionand
damagetoplasticandrubbercompo­
nentsinthefuelsystem.
-Donotusefuelsthatfailtomeetthe
specifiedcriteriainthischapter.
-Ifyouareunabletodeterminewhether
ornotaparticularfuelblendmeetsthe
specifications,askyourservicestationor
itsfuelsupplier.
-Donotusefuelforwhichthecontents
cannotbeidentified.
-Fuelsystemdamageandperformance
problemsresultingfromtheuseoffuels
differentfromthosespecifiedarenot
theresponsibilityofAudiandarenot
coveredundertheNew Vehicleorthe
EmissionControlSystemWarranties.
-Ifyouexperiencealossoffueleconomy
ordriveabilityandperformanceprob­
lemsduetotheuseofoneofthesefuel
blends,werecommendthatyouswitch
tounblendedfuel.
Gasoline additives
Amajorconcernamongmanyautomanufac­
turersiscarbondepositbuild-upcausedby
thetypeofgasolineyouuse.
Althoughgasolinegradesdifferfromone
manufacturertoanother,theyhavecertain
thingsincommon.Allgasolinegradescontain
Substancesthatcancausedepositstocollect
onvitalengineparts,suchasfuelinjectors
andintakevalves.Althoughmostgasoline
brandsincludeadditivestokeepengineand
Fuelsupplyandfillingyourfueltank
fuelsystemsclean,theyarenotequallyeffec­
tive.
Audi
recommendsusingTOPTIERDetergent
Gasoline. FormoreinformationonTOPTIER
DetergentGasoline,pleasegototheofficial
website(www.toptiergas.com).
Afteranextendedperiodofusinginadequate
fuels,built-upcarbondepositscanrobyour
engineofpeakperformance.
CDl'liate---Damageormalfunctionduetopoorfuel
qualityisnotcoveredbytheAudi NewVe­
hicle LimitedWarranty.
Fueltank
Fuelfillerneck
Thefuelfillerneckislocatedontherightrear
sidepanelbehindthefuelfiller flap.
Iftheunlockingsystemshouldfail,youcan
stillopentheflapmanually-fordetailedin­
structionsseeqpage181.
Voucanfindthefueltankcapacityofyourve­
hicle
inTechnical Dataqpage242.
Thelabelontheinsideofthefuelfillerflap
tellsyouthecorrectfuelforyourvehicle.For
moreinformationaboutfuelspecifications,
seeqpage178.
Yourvehiclefueltankhasanon-boardrefuel­
ling
vaporrecovery-system. Thisfeaturehelps
topreventfuelvaporsfromescapingframthe
tankandpollutingtheenvironmentwhileyou
refuelyourvehicle. Inordertofillthetank
properlywhileprotectingtheenvironment,
pleasefollowthisrefuelingprocedurecareful­
ly.
&.WARNINGFUndernormaloperatingconditions,never
carryadditionalfuelcontainersinyourcar.
Gas
canistersandothercontainersusedto
transportfuelcanbedangerous.Su ch con­
tainers,fullorempty,mayleakandcould
causeafireina collision.Ifyoumust~

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Tiresandwheels
Tires
Generalnotes
Tiresmaybethe[eastappreciated andmost
abusedpartsofamotorvehicle.
Tiresmaybetheleastappreciatedandmost
abusedpartsofamotorvehicle. Tiresare,
however,
oneofthemostimportantpartsofa
vehicle, particularly considering
thecompara­
tivelysmallpatchofrubberoneach tirethat
assuresthatall-importantcontactbetween
you,your vehicleandtheroad.
Maintaining
thecorrecttirepressure,ma king
surethatyour vehicleanditstiresdonothave
tocarrymoreweightthantheycansafely han­
dle, avoiding
damagefromroadhazardsand
regularly
inspectingtiresfordamageinclud­
ing cuts,
slashesirregularwearandoverall
condition
arethemostimportantthingsthat
you candotahelpavoidsuddentirefailure in­
cluding
treadseparationandblowouts.
Avoidingdamage
Ifyouhavetadrive overacurb orsimilarob­
stacle,drive veryslowlyandascloseaspossi­
ble
atarightangletathecurb.
Always keep
chemicalsincludinggrease,ail,
gasolineandbrakefluidoffthetires.
Inspectthetiresregularlyfordamage(cuts,
cracks or
blisters,etc.).Remove anyforeign
bodies
embeddedinthetreads.
Storingtires
Marktireswhenyou removethemtaindicate
thedirectionofrotation.Thisensuresyouto
beabletomountthemcorrectlywhenyoure­
install
them.
Whenremoved,thewheelsortiresshouldbe
storedina cool, dryandpreferablydarkplace.
Storetiresinavertical positioniftheyarenot
mountedonrims,inahorizontalposition if
theyaremountedonrims.
Newtires
NewtireshavetobebrokeninqlA.
Thetreaddepthofnewtiresmay vary, accord­
ing
tathetypeand makeoftireandthetread
pattern.
Hiddendamage
Damagetatiresandrimsisoftennotreadily
visible.
Ifyounoticeunusualvibration orthe
vehiclepullstaoneside,thismayindicate
thatoneofthetires hasbeendamaged.The
tiresmustbecheckedimmediatelybyanau­
thorizedAudidealerorqualified workshop.
Unidirectionaltires
Aunidirectional tirecanbeidentifiedbyar­
rows onthesidewall,thatpointinthedirec­
tion
thetireisdesignedtorotate.Youmust
followthespecified directionofrotation.This
isnecessarysothatthesetirescandevelop
theiroptimumcharacteristicsregarding grip,
road noise,
wearandhydroplaning resistance.
For
moreinformationqpage 229.
AWARNING
Newtiresortiresthatareold,worn or
damagedcannatprovidemaximumcon­
trolandbraking ability.
- New
tirestendtabe slipperyandmust
bebroken in.Toreducetheriskoflosing
control,acollisiona~seriouspersonal
injuries, drivewith
speci~careforthe
first350miles(s60km).
-Driving withwornordamagedtirescan
lead
talossofcontrol,suddentire fail­
ure, including a
blowoutandsuddende­
flation,crashesandseriouspersonalin­
juries.Havewornordamagedtiresre­
placed immediately.
- Tires
ageEveniftheyarenotbeing used
andcanfailsuddenly, especiallyathigh
speeds.Tiresthataremorethan6years
old can only
beused inanemergency
andthenwithspecialcareandatlow
speed.
_Nevermountusedtiresonyourvehicle if
you are
notsureoftheir"previous histo­
ry." Old
usedtiresmay havebeendam­
agedeventhoughthedamagecannotbe
seenthatcanleadtosuddentirefailure
andlossofvehiclecontrol.
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology
Accessoryweight
meansthecombinedweight(inexcessof
thosestandarditemswhich maybereplaced)
of
automatictransmission,powersteering,
power brakes,powerwindows,powerseats,
radio,andheater,tatheextentthatthese
itemsareavailableasfactory-installedequip­
ment(whetherinstalledornot).
Aspectratio
meanstheratiooftheheighttothewidthof
thetireinpercent.Numbersof55orlowerin­
dicate alowsidewallforimprovedsteeringre­
sponse
andbetteroverallhandlingon dry
pavement.
Bead means
thepartofthetirethatismadeof
steel wires,wrappedorreinforcedbyplycards
andthatisshapedtafittherim.
Bead
separation
means abreakdownofthebondbetween
componentsinthebead.
Cord
means
thestrandsformingthepliesinthetire.
Cold
tireinflationpressure
meansthetirepressurerecommendedbythe
vehiclemanufacturerfor atireofadesignated
sizethathasnotbeendrivenformorethana
COupleofmiles (kilometers)atlowspeedsin
thethreehourperiodbeforethetirepressure
ismeasuredoradjusted.
Tiresand\NheeLs
-Ifyounoticeunusualvibration orifthe
vehiclepullstaonesidewhendriving, al­
ways
stopas soonasitissafetadosa
andcheckthewheelsandtiresfordam­
age.
Curbweight
meanstheweightofamotorvehicle with
standardequipmentincludingthemaximum
capacityoffuel,oil,andcoolant,aircondi­
tioning
andadditionalweightofoptional
equipment.
Extraloadtire
mea~sa tiredesignedtaoperateathigher
loadsandathigher inflationpressuresthan
thecorrespondingstandardtire.Extra load
tiresmaybeidentified as"XL","xl","EXTRA
LOAD",or"RF"onthesidewall.
GrossAxleWeightRating(uGAWRU
)
meanstheload-carrying capacityofasingle
axlesystem,measuredatthetire-groundin­
terfaces.
GrossVehicleWeightRating(uGVWR")
meansthemaximumtotalloadedweightof
thevehicle.
Groove
meansthespacebetweentwoadjacenttread
ribs.
Loadrating(code)
meansthemaximumloadthatatireisrated
tacarryfora given inflation pressure.You
maynotfindthisinformationonall tires be­
causeitisnotrequiredbylaw.
Maximumloadrating
meanstheloadrating foratireatthemaxi­
mumpermissibleinflationpressureforthat
tire.

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CI)Note
_Fortechnicalreasons,itisnotgenerally
possibletousethewheelrimsfromoth­
ervehicles. Thiscanholdtrueforwheels
ofthesamevehicletype.
-Ifthesparetireisdifferentfromthe
tiresthatyou havemountedonyourve­
hicle (for
examplewintertiresorwide
profile tires),thenusethesparetirefora
shortperiodoftimeonlyanddrivewith
extracare.Replacetheflattirewiththe
tirematchingtheothersonyourvehicle
assoonaspossible.
-Never drivewithoutthevalvestemcap.
The valves
couldgetdamaged.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Disposeofoldtiresinaccordancewiththe
localrequirements.
Uniformtirequalitygrading
-Treadwear
-TractionAAABC
-TemperatureABC
Qualitygradescanbefoundwhereapplicable
onthetiresidewallbetweentreadshoulder
andmaximumsectionwidthQpage209,
fig.154.
Forexample:Treadwear200,TractionAA,
TemperatureA.
AllpassengercartiresmustconformtoFeder­
alSafetyRequirementsinadditiontothese
grades.
Treadwear
Thetreadweargradeisacomparativerating
basedonthewearrateofthetirewhentested
undercontrolledcondition?on aspecified
governmenttestcourse.
Forexample,a tiregradedISO wouldwear
oneandonehalf(11/2)timesaswellonthe
governmentcourseasatiregraded100.
The relativeperformanceoftiresdepends
upontheactualconditionsoftheiruse,how- ever,
andmaydepartsignificantlyfromthe
normduetovariationsindrivinghabits,serv­
ice
practicesanddifferencesinroad character_
istics
andclimate.
Traction
Thetractiangrades,fromhighesttoLowest,
areAA,A,BandC.Thosegradesrepresentthe
tire'sabilitytostoponwetpavementas
measuredundercontrolledconditionson
specifiedgovernmenttestsurfacesofasphalt
andconcrete.AtiremarkedC may havepOor
tractionperformanceQ..1,.
Temperature
ThetemperaturegradesareA(thehighest),
B,andC,representingthetire'sresistanceto
thegenerationofheatanditsabilitytodissi­
pateheatwhentestedundercontrolledcondi­
tionson aspecifiedindoorlaboratorytest
wheel.
Sustainedhightemperaturecancausethe
materialofthetiretodegenerateand reduce
tirelife,andexcessivetemperaturecanlead
tosuddentirefailureQ,&..
ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelofperform­
ancewhichallpassengercartiresmustmeet
undertheFederalMotor VehicleSafetyStand­
ardNo.109.Grades BandArepresenthigher
levels
ofperformanceonthelaboratorytest
wheelthantheminimum~quiredbyLaw.
ln.WARNING
Thetractiongradeassignedtothistireis
basedonstraight-aheadbraking traction
tests,anddoesnotincludeacceleration,
cornering,hydroplaningorpeaktraction
cha
racteristics.
ln.WARNING
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireises-
..'lyi nflatedtabllshedforatirethatISproper
andnotoverloaded.Excessivespeed,un­
derinflation,orexcessive loading,either
separatelyorincombination,cancause
heatbuildupandpossibletirefailure.
Wintertires
Wintertires canimprove vehiclehandlingan
snow
andice.Attemperaturesbelow45oF
(7oC)werecommendchangingtowinter
tires.
Insomeheavysnowareas,localgovernments
may requiretruewinteror"snow"tires,those
with verydeeplycuttread.Thesetiresshould
only beusedinpairsandbeinstalledonall
four
wheels.Makesureyoupurchasesnow
tiresthatarethesamesizeandconstruction
typeastheothertiresonyourvehicle.
Ifyour vehicle
isequippedwithall-wheel
drive',thiswillimprovetractionduringwinter
driving, evenwiththestandardtires.Howev­
er,westronglyrecommendthatyoualways
equip all
fourwheelsonyourvehicle withcor­
rectly
fittedwintertiresorall-seasontires,
when
winterroadconditionsareexpected.
Thisalsoimprovesthevehicle's brakingper­
formance
andreducesstoppingdistances.
Summertiresprovide lessgrip oniceand
snow.
Winter
tires(snowtires)mustalwaysbefitted
onallfourwheels.
AskyourauthorizedAudidealerorqualified
workshopforpermittedwintertiresizes.Use
onlyradialwintertires.
Winter
tireslosetheireffectivenesswhenthe
treadisworndowntoadepthof0.157inch(4mm).
Onlydrivewithwintertiresunderwintercon­
ditions.
Summertireshandlebetterwhen
thereisnosnoworice ontheroadsandthe
temperatureisabove4SoF(7oC).
Ifyou haveaflattire,seenotesonspare
wheelQpage209.
Please
alwaysrememberthatwintertiresmay
havealowerspeedratingthanthetiresorigi­
nallyinstalled onyourvehicleatthetimeit
;asmanufactured.PleaseseeQpage210,
Peedrating(lettercode)foralistingofthe
sPeed ratinglettercodesandthemaximum
SPeedatwhichthetirescanbedriven. The
speedratinglettercode(Qpage200)is
onthesidewallofthetireQpage209.
ln.WARNING
Wintertireshavemaximumspeedlimits
thatmaybelowerthanyourvehicle's
max-
imumspeed.Alwaysknowthemaximum
speedbeforedrivingoff.Never drivefaster
thanthespeedpermittedforyourspecific
wintertires.Thiswillcausedamagetothe
tiresleadingtoanaccidentandserious
personalinjurytoyouandyourpassen-
gers.
ln.WARNING
Drivingfasterthanthemaximumspeed
forwhichthewintertiresonyourvehicle
weredesignedcancausetirefailure in-
cluding a
blowoutandsuddendeflation,
lossofcontrol,crashesandseriousper-
sonalinjuries. Havewornordamagedtires
replacedimmediately.
-Wintertireshavemaximumspeedrating
thatmaybelowerthanyourvehicle's
maximumspeed.
-Never drivefasterthanthespeedfor
whichthewinterorothertiresinstalled
onyourvehiclearerated.
ln.WARNING
Alwaysadjustyourdrivingtotheroadand
trafficconditions.Neverletthegoodac-
celerationofthewintertiresandall-wheel
drivetemptyouintotakingextrarisks.Al-
waysremember:
-Whenbraking,anall-wheeldrivevehicle
handlesinthesamewayasafrontdrive
vehicle.
- Drive carefully
andreduceyourspeedon
icyandslipperyroads,evenwintertires
cannothelpunderblack iceconditions.
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Usesummertireswhenweathercondi­
tionspermit.Theyarequieter,donotwear
asquicklyandreducefuelconsumption.

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GeneraLinformation
ExpLanationof
technicaLdata
50meofthetechnicoldatalistedinthisman­
ualrequire furtherexplanation.
Thetecicaldataforyourvehiclearelistedin
thechartsstartingonQpage242.This chap­
terprovidesgeneralinformation,notesand
restrictions whichapplytothesedata.
VehicLeidentification
Thekeydataaregiven onthevehicle identifi­
cation
number(VIN)plateandthevehicle da­
ta sticker.
Fig.188Vehicle Identification Number(VlN)plate:lo­
cation ondriver·s sidedash panel
Fig.
189The vehicle identificationlabel-insidetheluggagecompartment
TheVehicLeIdentificationNumber(VlN)
islocated onthedriver's side50thatitisvisi­
ble
fromtheoutsidethroughthewindshield ­
seeQfig.188.
ThevehicLeidentificationlabel
islocatedintheluggagecompartmentinthe
sparewheelwell. The
labelQfig.189showsthefollowing
vehi­
cle
data:
CDProductioncontrolNo.
oVehicle identificationNo.
®Typecodenumber
@Typedesignation/engineoutputinKilo-
watts
®Engineandtransmissioncodeletter
®PaintNo./lnterior
CDOptionalequipmentNo.'s
Vehicle
data2to7 arealsofoundinyour War­
ranty
&Maintenancebooklet.
Thesafetycompliancesticker
isyourassurancethatyour newvehicle com­
plies withallapplicable FederalMotorVehicle
SafetyStandardswhichwereineffectatthe
timethevehiclewasmanufactured.Voucan
find
thissticker ontheleftdoorjamb.It
showsthemonthandyearofproduction and
thevehicleidentificationnumberofyourvehi­
cle
(perforation)aswell astheGross Vehicle
WeightRating(GVWR)andtheGross Axle
WeightRating(GAWR).
Thehighvoltagewarninglabel
islocatedonthelockcarrier.
ThesparkignitionsystemcomplieswiththeCanadianstandardICES-002.
Weights
GrossVehicLeWeightRating
TheGross VehicleWeightRating(GVWR),and
theGross AxleWeightRating(GAWR)for
frontandreararelisted onasticker onthe
leftdoorjamb.
TheGross VehicleWeightRating includesthe
weightofthebasicvehicle plusfullfueltank,
oil
andcoolant,plusmaximumload, whichin­
cludespassengerweight(150lbs/58kgper
designatedseatingposition) andluggage
weight.~
GrossAxleWeightRating
TheGross AxleWeightRatingisthemaximum
loadthatcanbeappliedateachaxleofthe
vehicleQ&..
VehicLecapacityweight
The vehicle capacityweight(max.load)islist­
ed
eitheronthedriver's sideB-pillarorinside
thefuelfiller flap.
Roofweight
Themaximumpermissibleroofweightis165
lb(75kg).Theroofweightismadeupofthe
weightoftheroof racksystemandtheweight
oftheobjectbeingtransportedQpage65,
Laadingtheroofrack.
AWARNING
-TheactualGross AxleWeightRatingat
thefrontandrearaxlesshouldnotex­
ceed
thepermissibleweights,andtheir
combinationmustnotexceedtheGross
Vehicle
WeightRating.
-Exceedingpermissibleweightratingscan
resultinvehicledamage,accidentsand
personalinjury.
CDNote
- The vehicle capacityweightfiguresapply
whentheloadisdistributedevenlyinthe
vehicle(passengersandluggage).When
transportingaheavy loadintheluggage
compartment,carrytheloadasnearto
therearaxleaspossible50thatthevehi­
cle's handling
isnotimpaired.
-Donotexceedthemaximumpermissible
axleloadsorthemaximumgrossvehicle
weight. Always
rememberthatthevehi­
cle's handling will
beaffectedbytheex­
traload.Therefore,adjustyourspeedac­
cordingly.
-Alwaysobservelocalregulations.
Dimensions
The specifications refertothebasicmodel.
Differencesmayoccurdependingonthemod-
Generalinformation2.
eltypeandoptionsordered,forexample,tire
sizes.
CDNote
Whendriving upsteepramps,onrough
roads, overcurbs,
etc.itisimportanttore­
memberthatsomepartsofyourvehicle,
such
asspoilersorexhaustsystemcompo­
nents,maybeclosetotheground.Be
carefulnottodamagethem.