battery AUDI A4 2019 Owner's Manual

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Audismartphoneinterface

OperatingAndroidAuto:togobacktotheAndroidAuto
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterfacemenubar,pushthecontrolknobdown.
OpeningamenuOpeningamenuitem
AppleCarPlay:youcangobacktotheAppleCar-SelectandconfirmamenuitemusingtheMMI
Playmainmenuregardlessoftheselectedmenucontrolpanel.
itembypressingandholdingthe[BACK]button.


Troubleshooting
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface

ProblemSolution

Audismartphone
interfacecannotbe
opened.
Checkthebatterychargelevelonyoursmartphone.
ChecktheUSBcableanduseadifferentoneifnecessary.
CheckifAndroidAutoorAppleCarPlayisavailableinthecountrywherethevehi-
cleisbeingoperated.

AndroidAuto:checkiftheAndroidAutoappisinstalledonyoursmartphone.

Connectingthe
smartphonetothe
MMIfailed.
MakesurethatyouareusingthecorrectUSBadapterandcheckiftheUSB
adapterisconnectedcorrectlytoyoursmartphoneandthe Audimusicinterface
=>page226.

AppleCarPlay:checkifAppleCarPlayisactivatedonyoursmartphone.

AndroidAuto:checkintheAndroidAutoappifAndroidAutopermitsnewvehi-
cles.

Thesmartphoneis
notautomatically
detected.

MakesurethatyouareusingthecorrectUSBadapterandcheckiftheUSB
adapterisconnectedcorrectlytoyoursmartphoneandthe Audimusicinterface
=>page226.
Checkiftherequirementsneededtoconnectasmartphonehavebeenmet.

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Airbagsystem


thevehiclebatterywithapyrotechniccircuit
interrupter.
—Workonthepyrotechniccircuitinterrupter
mustonlybeperformedbyaqualified
technicianswhohavetheexperience,in-
formationandspecialtoolsnecessaryto
performtheworksafely.
—Ifthevehicleorthecircuitinterrupteris
scrapped,allapplicablesafetyprecautions
mustbefollowed.
OtherthingsthatcanaffectAdvanced
Airbagperformance
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensionsystemcan
changethewaythattheAdvancedAirbagSystem
performsinacrash.Forexample,usingtire-rim
combinationsnotapprovedbyAudi,loweringthe
vehicle,changingthestiffnessofthesuspension,
includingthesprings,suspensionstruts,shock
absorbersetc.canchangetheforcesthatare
measuredbytheairbagsensorsandsenttothe
electroniccontrolunit.Somesuspensionchanges
can,forexample,increasetheforcelevelsmeas-
uredbythesensorsandmaketheairbagsystem
deployincrashesinwhichitwouldnotdeployif
thechangeshadnotbeenmade.Otherkindsof
changesmayreducetheforcelevelsmeasuredby
thesensorsandpreventtheairbagfromdeploy-
ingwhenitshould.

ZA\WARNING
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensionincluding
useof unapprovedtire-rimcombinationscan
changeAdvancedAirbagperformanceandin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryina
crash.
—Neverinstallsuspensioncomponentsthat
donothavethesameperformancecharac-
teristicsasthecomponentsoriginallyinstal-
ledonyourvehicle.
—Neverusetire-rimcombinationsthathave

notbeenapprovedbyAudi.

Kneeairbags
preaal)aCeaitLs-eh)
Thekneeairbagsystemcanprovidesupplemen-
talprotectiontoproperlyrestrained frontseat
occupants.
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Fig.231Driver'skneeairbag
Thedriverkneeairbagisintheinstrumentpanel
underneaththesteeringwheel>fig.231,the
airbagforthepassengerisataboutthesame
heightintheinstrumentpanelunderneaththe
glovecompartment.
Thekneeairbagoffersadditionalprotectionto
thedriver'sandpassenger'skneesandupperand
lowerthigh areasandsupplementstheprotec-
tionprovidedbythesafetybelts.
Ifthefrontairbagsdeploy,thekneeairbagsalso
deployinfrontalcollisionswhenthedeployment
thresholdstoredinthecontrolunitismet
=page271,Moreimportantthingstoknow
aboutfrontairbags.
Inadditiontotheirnormalsafetyfunction,safe-
tybeltshelpkeepthedriverorfrontpassengerin
positioninafrontalcollisionso thattheairbags
canprovidesupplementalprotection.
Theairbagsystemisnotasubstituteforyour
safetybelt.Rather,itispartoftheoveralloccu-
pantrestraintsysteminyourvehicle.Alwaysre-
memberthattheairbagsystemcanonlyhelpto
protectyouifyouarewearingyoursafetybelt
andwearingitproperly.Thisiswhyyoushouldal-
wayswearyoursafetybelt,notjustbecausethe
lawrequiresyoutodoso>page253,Generalin-
formation.
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“P”(Park)positiononvehicleswithanau-
tomatictransmission.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnopartsofthe
body,jewelry,ties,looseclothing,and
longhaircanbecaughtinmovingengine
components.Beforeanywork,alwaysre-
moveanyjewelryandties,tiebacklong
hair,andmakesureallclothingfitsclose
tothebodytotoreducetheriskofany-
thingbecomingcaughtinenginecompo-
nents.
—Payattentiontothefollowingwarnings
whenworkonthefuelsystemisrequired:
— Donotsmoke.
—Neverworknearopenflames.
—Alwayshaveaworkingfireextinguisher
nearby.
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlyby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Limityour exposuretoexhaustandchemi-
calsto asshortatimeaspossible.

Z\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainor
emitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsand
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainflu-
idscontainedinvehiclesandcertainprod-
ucts ofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharms.
Washhandsafterhandling.

310
CG)Note
Whenfillingfluids,besurenottoaddanyflu-
idstothewrongreservoirs.Otherwisesevere
malfunctionsandenginedamagewilloccur.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youshouldregularlycheckthegroundunder
yourvehicleinordertodetectleaksquickly.If
therearevisiblespotsfromoilorotherfluids,
bringyourvehicletoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytobe
checked.
Openingandclosingthehood
Thehoodisreleasedfrominsidethevehicle.

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Fig.255Unlockedhood:lever
Makesurethewiperarmsarenotraisedupfrom
thewindshield.Otherwisethepaintcouldbe
damaged.
Openingthehood
>Withthedriver'sdooropen,pulltheleverbe-
lowtheinstrumentpanelinthedirectionofthe
arrow>fig.254.
>Raisethehoodslightly>A\.

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Brakefluid
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Fig.259Enginecompartment:caponbrakefluidreservoir
Observethesafetyprecautions>A\inWorking
intheenginecompartmentonpage309.
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel
>Readthebrakefluidlevelonthebrakefluidres-
ervoir>page311,fig.256.Thebrakefluidlev-
elmustbebetweentheMINandMAXmarkings
>A.
Thebrakefluidlevelismonitoredautomatically.
Changingthebrakefluid
Brakefluidshouldbechangedatregularinter-
vals.Havethebrakefluidchangedby anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
ty.TheauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitywillinformyouofthereplace-
mentintervals.

ZAWARNING
—IfthebrakefluidlevelisbelowtheMIN
marking,itcanimpair thebrakingeffectand
drivingsafety,whichincreasetheriskofan
accident.Donotcontinuedriving.Seeanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
—Ifthebrakefluidisold,bubblesmayformin
thebrakesystemduringheavybraking.This
couldimpairbrakingperformanceanddriv-
ingsafety,whichincreasestheriskofanac-
cident.
— Thebrakefluidinyourvehiclemustmeet
thestandardVW50114andisavailableat
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacility.Ifthisbrakefluidisnot
available,anotherhigh-gradebrakefluidof


equivalentqualitymaybeused,anditmust
meettheU.S.FederalMotorVehicleStand-
ard(FMVSS)116DOT4,Class6.
Q)Note
—IfthebrakefluidlevelisabovetheMAX
marking,brakefluidmayleakoutoverthe
edgeofthereservoirandresultindamage
tothevehicle.
—Donotallowanybrakefluidto comeinto
contactwiththevehiclepaint,becauseit
willcorrodethepaint.

Electricalsystem
Ifthe=orflindicatorlightturnson,thereisa
malfunctioninthegenerator,thebattery, orthe
vehicleelectricalsystem.
=Electricalsystem:malfunction!Safelystop
vehicle
Donotcontinuedrivingandswitchtheengineoff
=>AX.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
[HlElectricalsystem:malfunction!Restartnot
possible.PleasecontactService
Itwillnot bepossibletorestarttheengineonce
youturnitoff.Vehiclefunctions/drivingstability
maybelimited.DrivetoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediate-
ly.
z=Electricalsystem:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Switchoffallelectricalequipmentthatisnot
needed.Vehiclefunctions/drivingstabilitymay
belimited.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediately.
z=Electricalsystem:lowbatterycharge.Bat-
tery
willbechargedwhiledriving
Thestartingabilitymaybeimpaired.
Ifthismessageturnsoffafteralittlewhile,the
vehiclebatteryhaschargedenoughwhiledriving.>
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Ifthismessagedoesnotturnoff,driveimmedi-
atelytoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacility.

ZA\WARNING
Whenthereisanelectricalsystemmalfunc-
tion,vehiclefunctionsmaynotworkanddriv-
ingstabilitymaybelimited,whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.Stopdrivingand
switchtheengineoff.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityfor
assistance.

Battery
Prlaameeeelec)
Becauseofthecomplexpowersupply,allworkon
batteriessuchasdisconnecting,replacing,etc.,
should only beperformedby anauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility>A\.
Multiplebatterieswithdifferenttechnologies
maybeinstalledinyourvehicle:
—Vehiclebattery(forexample,forstartingthe
engine,basicpowersupply)>page319,Lead
batteryor>page319,Otherbatterytypes
—Auxiliarybattery(forexample,forrecuperation
oroptionalequipment)>page319,Otherbat-
terytypes
Notrunningthevehicleforlongperiodsof
time
Thebatterywillgraduallydrainifthevehicle
doesnotrunforlongperiodsoftime.Toensure
thatthevehiclecanstillbestarted,theelectrical
equipmentwillbereducedorswitchedoff
=>page143.Someconveniencefunctions,such
asinteriorlightingorpowerseatadjustment,
maynotbeavailableundercertaincircumstan-
ces.Theseconveniencefunctionswillbeavailable
againonceyouswitchtheignitiononandstart
theengine.
Evenwhenelectricalequipmentisswitchedoff,
theequipmentcanstilldrainthebatteryifthe
vehicleisnotdrivenforlongperiodsoftime.
Deepdrainingresultsinachemicalreactionthat
destroys
theinsideofthebattery.Thebattery
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mustbechargedeverymonthtopreventthis
=page319.Contact anauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityformoreinfor-
mation.
Winteroperation
Coldweatherplaceshigherdemandsonthebat-
tery.Thisresultsinreducedstartingability.Have
thebatterycheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitybeforecold
weatherbegins.

Z\WARNING
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlybyan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Neverconnectthechargingcableorjump
startcabledirectlytoyourvehiclebattery.
Onlyusethe connectionsintheenginecom-
partment>page319.

ZAWARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveproblems.
Washhandsafterhandling.
()Note
—Ifthevehiclewillbe parkedforlongperiods
oftime,protectthebatteryagainstthecold
so thatitwillnot be destroyed by“freezing”
=page319,Chargingthebattery.
—Thereareelectricalcomponentsunderthe
cargofloorbehindatrimpanelthatwarm
upduringoperation.To reducetheriskof
thecomponentsoverheating, donotstore
objectssuchasblanketsunderthecargo
floor.Ifthecomponentsoverheat,theywill
switchofftemporarily.Thiswillbeindicated
byamessagethatwillbedisplayedinthe
instrumentclusteruntilthetemperaturere-
turnstonormal.

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Leadbattery
Explanationofwarnings:

Alwaysweareyeprotection.

Batteryacidishighlycorrosive.Always
wearprotectiveglovesandeyeprotection.

Fire,sparks,openflame,andsmokingare
forbidden.

A
Ahighlyexplosivemixtureofgasescan
formwhenchargingbatteries.

® ®
Alwayskeepchildrenawayfrombattery
acidandthebattery.

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oo

Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsintheoper-
atingmanual.

@

Forthesakeoftheenvironment
¥Donotdisposeofleadbatteriesin
householdtrash.Theycontainharmfulsub-
stances,suchassulfuricacidandlead,andal-
sorecyclablerawmaterials.Contactanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServ-
iceFacilityformoreinformation.
oyi1ayh48
Explanationofwarnings:

®
Fire,sparks,openflame,andsmokingare
forbidden.

®
Alwayskeepchildrenawayfrombattery
acidandthebattery.

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faa)

Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsintheoper-
atingmanual.


Havetheaffectedareaexaminedbyamedi-

calprofessional.


ZN
-Th

Allworkonthebatteriesmustonlybeper-
formedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.
—Gasesthatescapefromthesedifferentbat-
terytypescanbepoisonousorflammable.
corrosive.Ifanybatterycontentscomeinto
contactwiththeskin,flushtheaffected
areaforatleast15minuteswithcleanwa-
ter.Thenwashtheaffectedareawithsoap.
WARNING
econtentsofthesebatterytypescanbe

()Note
Components mustnot beconnectedtothe
batteryterminalsandwiresonthesebattery
typesbecausethisincreasestheriskofdam-
age,forexampleduetoovervoltage.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment

iesinhouseholdtrash.Theycontainharmful
substancesandrecyclablerawmaterials.Con-
tactanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityformoreinformation.
Chargingthebattery

Fig.260Enginecompartment:connectorsforachargeror
jumpstartcables
Notethesafetyprecautions>page309,Work-
ingintheenginecompartment,>/\inBattery
generalinformationonpage318and>/\.
Requirement:onlyusechargers withamaximum
chargingcurrentof14.8volts.Thebatteryca-
blesremainconnected.
>Switchofftheignitionandallelectricalequip-
ment.
>Openthehood>page310.
>Opentheredcoveronthepositiveterminal
>fig.260.
>Clampthechargerterminalclampstothejump
startpinsaccordingtotheinstructions.(pinun-
der thecover=“positive”,pinwithhexagonal
head=“negative”).
>Insertthepowercableforthechargingdevice
intothesocketandswitchthedeviceon.
319
XXDonotdisposeofthesetypesofbatter-
>

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>Attheendofthechargingprocess,switchthe
chargeroffandpullthepowercableoutofthe
socket.
>Removethechargingdeviceterminalclamps.
>Closetheredcoveronthepositiveterminal.
>Closethehood>page310.

ZXWARNING
—Neverconnectthechargingcabledirectlyto
yourvehiclebattery.Onlyuse the connec-
tionsintheenginecompartment
=>page319.
—Ahighlyexplosivemixtureofgasescanform
whenchargingbatteries.Onlychargethe
batteryinwell-ventilatedareas.
—Adrainedbatterycanfreezeattempera-
turesaround329F(02C).Donotchargeor
useafrozenorthawedbattery.If iceforms,
thebatteryhousingcancrackandbattery
electrolytecanleakout,whichincreasesthe
riskofanexplosionandchemicalburns.
Contact anauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityformoreinforma-
tion.
—Donotconnectordisconnectthecharging
cablewhilechargingbecausethisincreases
theriskofanexplosion.

@)Tips
Readallofthemanufacturer'sinstructions
forthechargerbeforechargingthebattery.
Windshieldwasher
system

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Fig.261Enginecompartment:washerfluidreservoircap
ThewindshieldwasherfluidreservoirScontains
thecleaningsolutionforthewindshieldandthe
320
headlightwashersystem*>page311,fig.256.
Thereservoircapacitycanbefoundin
=>page373.
Toreducetheriskoflimescaledepositsonthe
spraynozzles,usecleanwaterwithlowamounts
ofcalcium.Alwaysaddwindowcleanertothewa-
ter.Whentheoutsidetemperaturesarecold,an
anti-freezingagentshould beaddedtothewater
sothatitdoesnotfreeze.
C)Note
— Theconcentrationofanti-freezingagent
mustbeadjustedtothevehicleoperating
conditionsandtheclimate.Aconcentration
thatistoohighcanleadtovehicledamage.
—Neveraddradiatoranti-freezeorotheraddi-
tivestothewasherfluid.
—Donotuseaglasscleanerthat contains
paintsolvents,becausethiscoulddamage
thepaint.
Serviceintervaldisplay
Theserviceintervaldisplaydetectswhenyourve-
hicleisdueforservice.
Checkingserviceintervals
Youcan checktheremainingdistanceortimeun-
tilthenextoilchangeornextinspectioninthe
Infotainmentsystem.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:the[MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Service
&checks>Serviceintervals.

Resettingtheindicator
AnauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitywillresettheserviceintervaldis-
playafterperformingservice.
Ifyouhavechangedtheoilyourself,youmustre-
settheoilchangeinterval.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:the|MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Service
&checks>Serviceintervals>Resetoilchange
interval.

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Wheels

Productionoptionsweight
meansthecombinedweightof
thoseinstalledregularproduction
optionsweighingover5lbs.
(2.3kg)inexcessofthosestand-
arditemswhichtheyreplace,not
previouslyconsideredincurb
weightoraccessoryweight,in-
cludingheavy dutybrakes,ride
levelers,roofrack,heavyduty
battery,andspecialtrim.
Radialplytire
meansapneumatictireinwhich
theplycordsthatextendtothe
beadsarelaidatsubstantially
90degreestothecenterlineof
thetread.
Recommendedinflation
pressure
see>page325,Coldtireinfla-
tionpressure.
Reinforcedtire
meansatiredesignedtooperate
athigherloadsandathigherin-
flationpressuresthanthecorre-
spondingstandardtire.Rein-
forcedtiresmaybeidentifiedas
“XL”,“xl”,“EXTRALOAD”,or“RF”
onthesidewall.
Rim
meansametalsupportforatire
oratireandtubeassemblyupon
whichthetirebeadsareseated.
Rimdiameter
meansnominaldiameterofthe
beadseat.Ifyouchangeyour
wheelsize,youwillhavetopur-
chasenewtirestomatchthenew
rimdiameter.
Rimsizedesignation
meansrimdiameterandwidth.
Rimwidth
meansnominaldistancebetween
rimflanges.
Sidewall
meansthatportionofatirebe-
tweenthetreadandbead.
Speedrating(lettercode)
meansthespeedatwhichatireis
designedtobedrivenforextend-
edperiodsoftime.Theratings
rangefrom93mph(150km/h)
to186mph(298km/h)>table
onpage323.Youmaynotfind
thisinformationonalltiresbe-
causeitisnotrequiredbylaw.
Thespeedratinglettercode,
whereapplicable,ismoldedon
thetiresidewallandindicatesthe>
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Careandcleaning

—Nevertreatleatherwithsolvents,floor
polish,shoepolish,spotremoverorsimi-
larproducts.
—Objectswithsharpedges,suchaszippers
orrivetsonclothing orbelts,cancause
damagetothesurface.
—Neverusesteamcleaners,brushes,hard
sponges,etc.whencleaning.
— Donotturnontheseatheating*todry
theseat.
—Tohelppreventtheleatherfromfading,
donotleavethevehicleindirectsunlight
forlongperiodsoftime.Ifleavingtheve-
hicleparkedforlongperiodsoftime,you
shouldcovertheleathertoprotectitfrom
directsunlight.
@)Tips
—Insectsareeasiertoremovefrompaintthat
hasbeenfreshlywaxed.
—Regularwaxingcanpreventrustspotsfrom
forming.
—Decorativedecalscanageduetoenviron-
mentalconditions,whichcanresultindam-
agesuchasbrittleness.Thecolormayfade
ifexposedtoexcessivesunlight.
Takingyourvehicleout
ofservice
Ifyouwouldliketotakeyourvehicleoutofserv-
iceforaLongperiodoftime,contactanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
ty.Theywilladviseyouofimportantmeasures,
suchascorrosionprotection,service,andstorage
procedures.Alsofollowtheinformationabout
thevehiclebattery>page318.
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Fusesandbulbs


Fusepanel©(brown)
4|Audisideassist


5|RearSeatEntertainmentpreparation
7|Vehicleopening/start(NFC)
8|Smartmodule(tank)
11|Auxiliarybatterycontrolmodule



12|Garagedooropener

13|Rearviewcamera,peripheralcameras
14|Righttaillights
16|Rightsafetybelttensioner



Fusepanel()(red)
No.|Equipment


Sound-amplifier
AdBlueheating
Trailerhitch(rightlight)
Trailerhitch
Trailerhitch(leftlight)
Trailerhitch(socket)
10|Sportdifferential
11|AdBlueheating




WO}/@OlIN/M]wi)n


Bulbs
Replacinglightbulbs
Foryoursafety,werecommendthatyouhave
yourauthorizedAudidealerreplaceanybulbsfor
you.
Itisbecomingincreasinglymoreandmorediffi-
culttoreplacevehiclelightbulbssinceinmany
cases,otherpartsofthecarmustfirstbere-
movedbeforeyouareabletogettothebulb.
Thisappliesespeciallytothelightbulbsinthe
frontofyourcarwhichyoucanonlyreach
throughtheenginecompartment.
Sheetmetalandbulbholderscanhave sharp
edgesthatcancauseseriouscuts,partsmustbe
correctlytakenapartandthenproperlyput back
togethertohelppreventbreakageof partsand
longtermdamagefromwaterthatcanenter
housingsthathavenotbeenproperlyresealed.
Foryoursafety,werecommendthatyouhave
yourauthorizedAudidealerreplaceanybulbsfor
you,sinceyourdealerhasthepropertools,the
correctbulbsandtheexpertise.
Gasdischargelamps(Xenonlights):
Duetothehighelectricalvoltage,havethebulbs
replacedbyaqualifiedtechnician.Headlights
withXenonlightareidentifiedbythehighvolt-
agesticker.
LEDheadlights*
LEDheadlightsrequirenomaintenance.Please
contactyourauthorizedAudidealerifabulb
needstobereplaced.

ZAWARNING
ChangingXenonlampswithoutthenecessary
equipmentcancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
—Bulbsarepressurizedandcanexplodewhen
beingchanged.Potentialriskofinjury!
—Onvehiclesequippedwithgasdischarge
bulbs(Xenonlight)life-threateninginjuries
canresultfromimproperhandlingofthe
high-voltageportionsofsuch lamps!
—OnlyyourauthorizedAudidealerorquali-
fiedworkshopshouldchangethebulbsin
gasdischargelamps.Therearepartswith
sharpedgesontheopeningsandonthe
bulbholdersthatcancauseseriouscuts.If
youareuncertainaboutwhattodo,havethe
workperformedbyanauthorizedAudideal-
er orqualifiedworkshop.Seriouspersonal
injurymayresultfromimproperlyper-
formedwork.
G)Tips
—Ifyoustillpreferto replacethelightbulbs
yourself,beawarethattheenginecompart-
mentisahazardousareatoworkin>A\in
Workingintheenginecompartmenton
page309.
—ItisbesttoaskyourauthorizedAudidealer
wheneveryouwanttochangeabulb.


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