automatic transmission AUDI A4 2019 Owner's Guide
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Parkingaid
—Automatictransmission:the"P"selector
leverpositionisengagedandreleasedagain
Rearviewcamera
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswith rearviewcamera
B8V-0629
Fig.131Diagram:linestoaidinparking
Therearviewcamerahelpsyoutoparkormaneu-
verusingtheorientationlines.
Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearviewcamera
B8W-0106
Fig.132Areacovered@andareanotcovered(2)bythe
rearviewcamera.
B8W-0107
Fig.133Luggagecompartmentlid:locationoftherear-
viewcamera
132
Therearviewcameraislocatedabovetherearli-
censeplatebracket.Makesurethatthelensfor
therearviewcamera>fig.133isnotcoveredby
depositsoranyotherobstructionsbecausethis
can impairthefunctionoftherearviewcamera.
Forinformationoncleaning,see>page342.
Therearviewcameracoverageareaincludes(@)
>fig.132.OnlythisareaisshownintheInfo-
tainmentdisplay.ObjectsthatareinareaQ),
whichisnotcovered,arenotdisplayed.
ZAWARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>A\inGeneralinformationon
page129.
—Ifthepositionandtheinstallationangleof
therearviewcamerawaschanged,forexam-
pleafteracollision,donotcontinuetouse
the
systemforsafetyreasons.Haveit
checkedby anauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.
—Onlyusetherearviewcameratoassistyouif
itshowsagood,clearpicture.Forexample,
theimagemaybeaffectedbythesunshin-
ingintothelens,dirtonthelens,orifthere
isamalfunction.
—Usetherearviewcameraonlyiftheluggage
compartmentlidiscompletelyclosed.Make
sureanyobjectsyoumayhavemountedon
theluggagecompartmentliddonotblock
therearviewcamera.
— Thecameralensenlargesanddistortsthe
fieldofvision.Theobjectappearsbothal-
teredandinaccurateonthescreen.
—Incertainsituations,peopleor objectsin
thedisplayappearcloserorfartheraway:
—Forobjectsthatdonottouchtheground,
suchasthebumperofaparkedvehicle,a
trailerhitchortherearofatruck.Donot
use theorientationlinesinthiscase.
—Ifdrivenfromalevelsurfaceontoanin-
cline,oradownwardslope.
—Ifdriventowardprotrudingobjects.
—Ifthevehicleiscarryingtoomuchloadin
therear.
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MultiMediaInterface
MultiMediaInterface
Trafficsafety
information
AudirecommendsperformingcertainInfotain-
mentsystemfunctions,suchasenteringa desti-
nation,onlywhenthevehicleisstationary.Al-
waysbepreparedtostopoperating theInfotain-
mentsystemintheinterestofyoursafetyand
thesafety ofotherroadusers.
Z\WARNING
Onlyuse theInfotainmentsystemwhentraf-
ficconditionspermitandalwaysinawaythat
allows
youtomaintaincompletecontrolover
yourvehicle.
G@)Tips
Certainfunctionsarenotavailablewhiledriv-
ing.
Introduction
TheMultiMediaInterface,orMMIforshort,
combinesvarioussystemsforcommunication,
navigation*andentertainmentinyourAudi.You
canoperatetheMMIusingtheMMIcontrolpan-
el,themultifunctionsteeringwheelorthevoice
recognitionsystem*.
[RAH-8534)
-Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission:-MMI
controlpanel-integratedshortcutkeys
RAH-8845|
Fig.148-Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission:-
MMIcontrolpanel-separateshortcutkeysonthecenter
console
MMIcontrolpaneloverview
@Controlknob,ifneededwithjoy-
StiCKTURCKION®cieseaeaswareswex147,150
@MMItouchcontrolpad*.........148
@®Leftcontrolbutton.............147
@®Rightcontrolbutton............147
©Buttonsforopeningmenusdirectly.147
©[MENU]button...............2.147
@[BACK]button............0....147
Shortcutkeys.............0000.152
@Tips
Theshortcutkeys@)©fig.148fortheMMI
controlpanel(manualtransmission)areon
the centerconsole.
MMIOn/Offknobwith
joystickfunction
tome|
[RAH-8536)
ee|7
a
Fig.149MMIOn/Offknobwithjoystickfunction
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![AUDI A4 2019 Owners Guide MultiMediaInterface
Requirement:theoptionsmenusymbol[+]must
bedisplayedintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
>fig.161.
Openingandclosingtheoptionsmenu:push
thecontrolknobtotheright>fig.161toopen
theo AUDI A4 2019 Owners Guide MultiMediaInterface
Requirement:theoptionsmenusymbol[+]must
bedisplayedintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
>fig.161.
Openingandclosingtheoptionsmenu:push
thecontrolknobtotheright>fig.161toopen
theo](/img/6/57555/w960_57555-153.png)
MultiMediaInterface
Requirement:theoptionsmenusymbol[+]must
bedisplayedintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
>fig.161.
Openingandclosingtheoptionsmenu:push
thecontrolknobtotheright>fig.161toopen
theoptionsmenu.Thenyoucanselectandcon-
firm
afunctionusingthecontrolknob.
Pressthe button@)9page145,fig.147
or>page145,fig.148to return tothefunction
onelevelup.
BACK
Shortcutkeys
Frequentlyusedradiostationscanbestoredon
theshortcutkeys.
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
TheshortcutkeysarelocatedontheMMIcontrol
panel@)9page145,fig. 147.
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
Theshortcutkeysarelocatedonthecenter con-
sole(8)>page145,fig.148.
Letter/numberspeller
Storingradiostations:turnthecontrolknobto
thedesiredradiostationinalist(forexample,a
radiostationintheFMstationlist).Pressand
holdthedesiredshortcutkeyforseveralseconds.
Theactiveradiostationwillbestoredonthe
shortcutkey.
Accessingaradiostation:presstheshortcutkey.
Displayingaradiostation:swipeyourfingerover
theshortcutkeys.
Deletingastoredradiostation:resetthe Short-
cut
keystothefactorydefaultsetting
=>page241.
(i)Tips
Itisnotpossibletoenternumbersusingthe
shortcutkeys.Usethenumberspeller
=page 152orMMItouch*>page148to en-
ternumbers.
(SEES,en
.ornrycm
RAH-8666
——e
=°
Crear4
PCaEL
ttle1e
as)
Fig.162Diagram:letter/numberspeller
Youcanenterletters,numbersandsymbolsin
theMMIusingtheletter/numberspeller.Thisop-
tionisavailablewhentheinputfield@isactive
>fig.162.
—Openingandclosingtheletter/numberspell-
er:movethecontrolknobup/downwhenthe
152
inputfieldisactive.Or:selecttherightcontrol
button>Openspeller/Closespeller.
—Enteringcharacters:turnthecontrolknobwith
thecharacterselection@0>fig.162tothede-
siredsymbol.Pressthecontrolknobtoconfirm
thecharacter.Yourinputisdisplayedinthein-
putfield@).Whenyouhaveenteredallofthe>
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Emergencycall
Emergencycall
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithemergencycallfunction
Dependingonthe countryandthevehicleequip-
ment,thefollowing functionsmaybeavailable.
Withtheemergencycall,youcancallforhelpin
dangeroussituationsasquicklyaspossible.Use
thisfunctionwhenemergencyhelpisneeded
=>page196.
Withonlineroadsideassistance,youcanrequest
assistanceifthereisabreakdownoraminoracci-
dent>page197.
@Tips
—TheservicesareprovidedthroughaSIM
cardinstalledinthevehicle.Thecostofthe
callanddataconnectionsisincludedinthe
priceoftheservices.Servicesareprovided
assumingthatthecellphonenetworkre-
quiredfortheinstalledSIMcardisfunction-
ingandavailable foruse.Theavailableserv-
icessetby AudiAGareonlyavailablewithin
thecellphonenetworkcoverageareafor
thecellphoneserviceprovider selectedby
AudiAG.
—Youcanfindwhatdatawillbetransferredat
www.audiusa.com.
—Theseservicescannot bedeactivatedusing
thesettingsintheInfotainmentsystem.
Emergencycall
Appliesto:vehicleswithemergencycallfunction
Anemergencycallisacombinationofdatatrans-
missionandaphonecall.Thedatatransmission
fromyourvehicleforwardsimportantinforma-
tion,suchasthevehicleandpositiondata,tothe
emergencycallcenter.
G)Tips
Theavailabilityoftheservicesofferedde-
pendsonthecountryandmaychangeinthe
future.
196
Makinganemergencycall
Appliesto:vehicleswithemergencycallfunction
Theemergencycallcanbemadetwodifferent
ways.
Fig.181Frontheadliner:coverfortheemergencycallbut-
ton
Requirement:theLED@)mustbegreen.
Manualemergencycall
Requirement:theignitionmustbeswitchedon.
>Tapthecover(@)toopenit.
>Pressandholdtheemergencycallbuttonuntil
theLED@)blinksgreen.Theemergencycall
willbemade.
>Iftheemergencycallbuttonispressedbymis-
take,thenpressitagainimmediatelyandhold
ituntiltheLEDstaysgreen.Theemergencycall
willbecanceled.
Automaticemergencycall
Thevehicleelectricalsysteminitiatesanauto-
matic emergencycallundercertaincircumstan-
ces,forexampleifanairbagdeploys.TheLEDin
theemergencycallbutton(2)blinksgreen.The
emergencycallwillbe made.Itcannotbecan-
celed.
TheLEDindicatesthestatusofthesystemasfol-
lows:
—Green-theemergencycallfunctionisavaila-
ble.
—Red-thereisamalfunctionintheemergency
callfunction.ContactanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Anemergen-
cycallcannotbemade.
—Off-theemergencycallfunctionisnotavaila-
ble,perhapsbecausenonetworkisavailable.>
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CheckingandFilling
OnBoardDiagnosticSystem
EnginedatacanbereadoutattheOnBoardDi-
agnosticSystemconnectionportusingaspecial
testingdevice>fig.253.
Indicatorlight
IftheSindicatorlightblinksorturnson,there
isamalfunctionthatiscausingpooremissions
qualityandthatcoulddamagethecatalyticcon-
verter.DriveslowlytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohave the
malfunction
corrected.
Theindicatorlightcanalsoturnonifthefuelfill-
ercapisnotclosedcorrectly>page306).
Z\WARNING
Incorrectuseofthe connectionportforthe
OnBoardDiagnosticSystemcancausemal-
functions,whichcanthenresultinaccidents
andseriousinjuries.
—OnlyallowanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitytoreadout the
enginedata.
Enginecompartment
MelatimimsaCeMtalemeen)Seen1n
Specialcareisrequiredifyouareworkinginthe
enginecompartment
Forworkintheenginecompartment,suchas
checkingandfillingfluids,thereisariskofin-
jury,scalding,accidents,andburns.Forthis
reason,followallthewarningsandgeneral
safetyprecautionsprovidedinthe followingin-
formation.Theenginecompartmentisadan-
gerousarea.>/\.
Z\WARNING
—Turntheengineoff.
—Switchtheignitionoff.
—Settheparkingbrake.
—Onvehicleswithamanualtransmission,
movethegearshiftlevertoneutral,andon
)Dependingontheengine
vehicleswithanautomatictransmission,se-
lectthe“P”(Park)position.
—Allowtheenginetocool.
—Keepchildrenawayfromtheenginecom-
partment.
—Neverspillfluidsonahotengine.Theseflu-
ids(suchastheanti-freezingagentcon-
tainedinthecoolant)canignite.
—Avoidshortcircuitsintheelectricalsystem.
—Neverreachintotheradiatorfan.Thefanis
temperature-controlledandcanturnon
suddenly,evenwhentheignitionisswitched
off.
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.
—Neveropenthecaponthecoolantexpan-
siontankwhentheengineiswarm.The
coolingsystemisunderpressure.
—Toprotectyourface,hands,andarmsfrom
hotsteamorcoolant,coverthecapwitha
thick clothwhenopening.
—Donotremovetheenginecoverunderany
circumstances.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.
—Duetotheriskofelectricshock,nevertouch
theignitioncableorothercomponentsin
theelectronichigh-voltageignitionsystem
whentheengineisrunningorisstarting.
—Ifagearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Pressingtheacceleratorpedalwillcausethe
vehicletomove,andthiscouldresultinan
accident.
—Ifinspectionsorrepairsmustbeperformed
whiletheengineisrunning,movingcompo-
nents(suchastheribbedbelt,generator,
and
radiatorfan)poseanadditionalrisk.
—Firstsettheparkingbrake,andthenmove
thegearshiftlevertoneutralonvehicles
withamanualtransmissionorselectthe
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Emergencyassistance
underneaththevehicle;otherwise,thereisa
potentialriskforinjury.
—NeverusethejacksuppliedwithyourAudi
onanothervehicle,particularlyonaheavier
one.Thejackisonlysuitableforuseonthe
vehicleitcamewith.
@Tips
—Insomevehicles,therearcompartment
maynotopen.
—Thevehiclejackinyourvehicleismainte-
nance-free.
Tiremobilitykit
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page348.
>Set theparkingbrake.
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
>Shiftinto1stgear.
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
> Checkifarepairwiththetiremobilitykitispos-
sible>page349.
Usingthetiremobilitykit
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit
B8K-1475
Fig.267Tire:tiredamagethatcannotberepaired
Thetirerepairisonlymeantfortemporaryuse.
Changethedamagedtireassoonaspossible
>A.
Ifthetireispiercedbyanobjectsuchasanail,
donotremovetheobjectfromthetire.
Thetiremobilitykitcanbe usedattemperatures
aslowas -4°F(-20°C).
Thetiremobilitykitmustnotbeused:
—Ifthetirehascutsorpuncturesthatare larger
than0.16in(4mm)@©fig.267
—Iftherimisdamaged@)
—Ifyouhavedrivenwithverylowtirepressureor
withoutairinthetire@)
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistanceinthesesituations.
Z\WARNING
—Pleasenotethatthetiremobilitykitcannot
beusedinallsituations,andthatitmayon-
lybeusedtemporarily.
—Thetiresealantmustnotcomeincontact
withskin,eyes,orclothing.
—Iftiresealantcomesintocontactwithyour
eyesoryourskin,thoroughlyrinsetheaf-
fectedareaimmediatelywithcleanwater.
—Donotinhalethefumes.
—Ifyouswallowanyofthetiresealant,thor-
oughlyrinseyourmouthimmediatelyand
drinkalotofwater.Donotinducevomiting.
Seekmedicalattentionimmediately.
—Changeyourclothingimmediatelyifit
comesintocontactwithtiresealant.
—Ifanallergicreactionoccurs,seekmedical
attentionimmediately.
—Keepthetiresealantawayfromchildren.
G@)Tips
—Ifsealantleaks,allowittodryinplace.You
canthenpeelitofflikeasticker.
—Notetheexpirationdateonthesealantbot-
tle.Replacethetiresealantatanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cility.
—Radioreceptioncanbeinterruptedwhen
operatingthecompressor.
—Follow thelegalregulationsthatareappli-
cableinthecountrywhereyouareoperating
thevehicle.
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ZA\WARNING
Payattentiontothefollowingafterrepairing
thetire:
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h).
—Avoidhardacceleration,heavybraking,and
fastcornering.
— Thevehiclemaybecomemoredifficultto
control.
—Ifthetireistooseverelydamaged,seean
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
()Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youcangivetheusedtiresealantbottletoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityfordisposal.
@)Tips
Remembertoobtainanewbottleofsealant
fromanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityafterrepairingatire.
Changingatire
Youmustcompletethepreparationbefore
changingatire.
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page348.
>Set theparkingbrake.
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
>Shiftinto1stgear.
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Whentowingatrailer:disconnectthetrailer
fromyourvehicle.
>Layoutthevehicletoolkit>page348andthe
sparetire>page355.
>Switchtheignitionoff.
traprecautionstopreventthevehiclefrom
rolling.Usesuitableobjectstoblockthefront
andbackofthewheelthatisdiagonalfrom
thewheelwiththeflattire.
Z\WARNING
Youoryourpassengerscouldbeinjuredwhile
changingawheelifyoudonotfollowthese
safetyprecautions:
—Ifyouhaveaflattire,moveasafedistance
offtheroad.Turnofftheengine,turnthe
emergencyflashersonanduseotherwarn-
ingdevicestoalertothermotorists.
—Makesurethatpassengerswaitinasafe
place
awayfromthevehicleandwellaway
fromtheroadandtraffic.
—Tohelppreventthevehiclefrommoving
suddenlyandpossiblyslippingoffthejack*,
alwaysfullysettheparkingbrakeandblock
thefrontandbackofthewheeldiagonally
oppositethewheelbeingchanged.When
onefrontwheelisliftedoffthe ground,
placingtheAutomaticTransmissioninP
(Park)willnotpreventthevehiclefrommov-
ing.
—Beforeyouchangeawheel,besurethe
groundislevelandfirm.Ifnecessary,usea
sturdyboardunderthejack”.
—Alwaysstorethevehicletoolkit,thejack*
andthereplacedtireintheluggagecom-
partment>page64.
Z\WARNING
Whenusingthevehiclejack”onaroad witha
steephillorwhenoffroad,youmusttakeex-
(i)Tips
Obeyalllaws.
Removingthecaps
\
N
a
é
?
Fig.270Wheel:wheelboltswith caps
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Fusesandbulbs
Fusepanel(4)(brown)Fusepanel©(black)
No.|EquipmentNo.|Equipment
2Massairflowsensor,camshaftadjustment,1|Frontseatheating
chargeaircoolerpump2|Windshieldwipers
3Exhaustdoors,fuelinjectors,radiatorin-3|Leftheadlightelectronics
EseyeletheheATOeSSHTigIHCOECEPanoramicglassroof/sliding/tiltingsun-
Vacuumpump,hotwaterpump,particu-4roof
4|latesensor,biodieselsensor,exhaust©|Letetrontdoorcontrolmodule
doors
-6|Sockets
5|Brakelightsensor
: :7|Rightreardoorcontrolmodule
6|Engine valves,camshaftadjustment
-8|Allwheeldrive
7|Heatedoxygensensor,massairflowsensor-- -
- -
9|Rightheadlightelectronics
8Waterpump,highpressurepump,high: : -
pressureregulatorvalve10Windshieldwashersystem/headlight
washersystem
9|Hotwaterpump
--11|Leftreardoorcontrolmodule
10|Oilpressuresensor,oiltemperaturesensor
11|Clutchpedalpositionsensor,enginestartFusepanel(©)(black)
12
|
EnginevalvesNo.
|
Equipment
13|RadiatorfanSeatventilation,rearviewmirror,climate
14|Fuelinjectors,enginecontrolmodule1|controlsystem,rearclimatecontrolsys-
_-temcontrols,windshielddefogger
15|Ignitioncoils,heatedoxygensensors
2|Gateway,climatecontrolsystem
16|Fuelpump
3|Soundactuator/exhaustsoundtuning
Fusepanel(8)(red)4|Clutchpedalpositionsensor
No.|Equipment5|Enginestart
Anti-theftalarmsystem7|RearUSBchargingport
2|Enginecontrolmodule8|Garagedooropener
Lumbarsupport9|Adaptivecruisecontrol
4Automatictransmissionselectormecha-10|Exteriorsound
Hen11|Videocamera
5|Horn5:==
12|MatrixLEDheadlight/rightLEDheadlight
6|Electromechanicaliparkingbrake13|MatrixLEDheadlight/leftLEDheadlight
7|Gatewaycontrolmodule14|Rearwindowwiper
8|Interiorheadlinerlights16|Rear SeatEntertainmentpreparation
9|Emergencycallsystem—
10|AirbagcontrolmoduleFusepanel©)(red)
11|ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)No.:|Equipment
12|Diagnosticconnector,light/rainsensor1|Ignitioncoils
13|Climatecontrolsystem5_|Enginemount
14|Rightfrontdoorcontrolmodule6[Automatictransmission
15|A/Ccompressor7|Instrumentpanel
8|Climatecontrolsystem(blower)
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Fusesandbulbs
Fuseassignment-Leftsideoftheluggage
compartm
Fusepanel(©)(red)
10|Dynamicsteering
11|Enginestart
Fuseassignment-Driver'ssideofthe
(fold4o)ig
B4M-0148
Fig.280Driversidecockpit:fusepanelwithplasticbracket
Fusepanel
No.|Equipment
1|Vehicleopening/start(NFC)-
2
|
TelephonePaineoftheluggagecompartment:fusepanel
4|Head-updisplay
5|Audimusicinterface,USBchargingportFusepanel(@)(black)
6|FrontclimatecontrolsystemcontrolsNo.|Equipment
7
|
Steeringcolumnlock2|Windshielddefroster
8
|
Infotainmentsystemdisplay 3|Windshielddefroster
9|InstrumentclusterS
|
Suspensioncontrol
10
|
Infotainmentunit6|Automatictransmission
11
|
Lightswitch,switchpanel7
|
Rearwindowdefogger
12
|
Steeringcolumnelectronics8
|
Rearseatheating
14
|
Infotainmentsystem9
|
Lefttaillights
16
|
Steeringwheelheating10
|
Leftsafetybelttensioner
360
11|Centrallockingsystem
12|Luggagecompartmentlid
Fusepanel(8)(red)
No.|Equipment
Notassigned
Fusepanel©(brown)
No.|Equipment
2|Telephone
Lumbarsupport
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Emergencysituations
Emergencysituations
General
Thischapterisintendedfortrainedemergency
crewsandworkingpersonnelwhohavethenec-
essarytoolsandequipmenttoperformthese
operations.
Startingbypushingor
towing
@)Note
Vehicleswithanautomatictransmission
cannotbestartedbypushingortowing.
Startingwithjumper
cables
Ifnecessary,theenginecanbestartedbycon-
nectingittothebatteryofanothervehicle.
Iftheengineshouldfailtostartbecauseofadis-
chargedorweakbattery,thebatterycanbecon-
nectedtothebatteryofanothervehicle,usinga
pairofjumpercablestostarttheengine.
Jumpercables
Useonlyjumpercablesofsufficientlylargecross
sectiontocarrythestartercurrentsafely.Refer
tothemanufacturer'sspecifications.
Useonlyjumpercableswithinsulatedterminal
clampswhicharedistinctlymarked:
plus(+)cableinmostcasescoloredred
minus(-)cableinmostcasescoloredblack.
creasestheriskofanexplosionandchemi-
calburns.Afterjumpstartingthevehicle,
drivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethevehiclebatterychecked.
—Donotallowbatteryacidtocontacteyesor
skin.Flushanycontactedareawithwater
immediately.
—Improperuseofaboosterbatterytostarta
vehiclemaycause anexplosion.
—Vehiclebatteriesgenerateexplosivegases.
Keepsparks,flameandlightedcigarettes
awayfrombatteries.
—Donottrytojumpstartanyvehiclewitha
lowacidlevelinthebattery.
— Thevoltageoftheboosterbatterymustalso
havea12-Voltrating.Thecapacity(Ah)of
the boosterbatteryshouldnotbelower
thanthatofthedischargedbattery.Useof
batteriesofdifferentvoltageorsubstantial-
lydifferent“Ah”ratingmaycause anexplo-
sionandpersonalinjury.
—Neverchargeafrozenbattery.Gastrapped
intheicemaycause anexplosion.
—Neverchargeoruseabatterythathasbeen
frozen.Thebatterycasemayhave beweak-
ened.
—Useofbatteriesofdifferentvoltageorsub-
stantiallydifferentcapacity(Ah)ratingmay
causeanexplosionandinjury.Thecapacity
(Ah)oftheboosterbatteryshouldnot be
lowerthanthatofthedischargedbattery.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS&page309.
Z\WARNING
Batteriescontainelectricity,acid,andgas.
Anyofthese cancauseveryseriousorfatalin-
jury.Followtheinstructionsbelowforsafe
handlingofyourvehicle’sbattery.
—Alwaysshieldyoureyesandavoidleaning
overthebatterywheneverpossible.
—Adeadbatterycanfreezeattemperatures
around
32°F(0°C).Ifthevehiclebatteryis
frozen,youmustthawitbeforeconnecting
thejumpstartcables.Ifyoudonot,thisin-
362
C)Note
—Applyingahighervoltageboosterbattery
willcauseexpensivedamagetosensitive
electroniccomponents,suchascontrol
units,relays,radio,etc.
—Theremustbe noelectricalcontactbetween
thevehiclesasotherwisecurrentcouldal-
readystarttoflowassoonasthepositive
(+)terminalsareconnected.