belt AUDI A4 2019 Repair Manual
[x] Cancel search | Manufacturer: AUDI, Model Year: 2019, Model line: A4, Model: AUDI A4 2019Pages: 392, PDF Size: 99.53 MB
Page 298 of 392
Childsafety
—Failuretoproperlyroutesafetybeltsovera
child'sbodywillcausesevereinjuriesinan
accidentorother emergencysituation
=>page253.
—Therearsideofthechildsafetyseatshould
bepositionedascloseaspossibletothe
backrestonthevehicleseat.Adjustorre-
movetherearseatheadrestraintifitisdif-
ficulttoinstallthechildseatwiththehead
restraintinplace>page60.Installthe
headrestraintagainimmediatelyoncethe
childseatisremoved.Drivingwithouthead
restraintsorwithheadrestraintsthatare
notproperlyadjustedincreasestheriskof
seriousorfatalneckinjurydramatically.
—Neverleta childputtheshoulderbeltunder
thearmorbehindtheback,becauseitcould
causesevereinjuriesinacrash.
—Childrenonthefrontseatofanycar,even
withAdvancedAirbags,canbeseriouslyin-
juredorevenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.
—Neverleta childstandorkneelonanyseat,
forexamplethefrontseat.
—Neverleta child rideinthecargoareaof
yourvehicle.
—Alwaysrememberthatachildleaningfor-
ward,sittingsidewaysoroutofpositionin
anywayduringanaccidentcanbestruckby
adeployingairbag.Thiswillresultinserious
personalinjuryordeath.
—Ifyoumustinstallaboosterseatonthe
frontpassengerseatbecauseofexceptional
circumstancesthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF#;lightmustcomeonandstayon,
whenever theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,performthe
checksdescribed>page273,Monitoring
theAdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF%;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page253,Safetybelts,
296
=>page261,Airbagsystemand>page285,
Importantinformation.
Securingchildsafety
seats
Securingachildsafetyseatusingasafety
Prt
Safetybeltsfortherearseatsandthefrontpas-
senger canbelockedwiththeconvertiblelocking
retractortoproperlysecurechildsafetyseats.
Thesafetybeltsfortherearseatsandforthe
frontpassenger’sseathaveaconvertiblelocking
retractorforchildsafetyseats.Thesafetybelt
mustbelockedsothatbeltwebbingcannotun-
reel.Theretractorcan beactivatedto lockthe
safetybeltandpreventthesafetybeltwebbing
fromlooseningupduringnormaldriving.Achild
safetyseatcanonlybeproperlyinstalledwhen
thesafetybeltislockedso thatthechildand
childsafetyseatwillstayinplace.
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithanAdvancedAirbagsystem,all
children,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,
shouldalwaysrideinthebackseat properlyre-
strainedfortheirageandsize.
Z\WARNING
Improperlyinstalledchildsafetyseatsin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand
deathinacollision.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltretrac-
torislockedwheninstallinga childsafety
seat.Anunlockedsafetybeltretractorcan-
notholdthechildsafetyseatinplaceduring
normaldrivingorinacrash.
—Alwaysbucklethechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacollision.
—Alwaysmakesurethattherearseatbackrest
towhichthecenterrearsafetybelt*isat-
tachedissecurelylatchedwhenevertherear
centersafetybeltisbeingusedtosecurea
child
restraint.
Page 299 of 392
8W0012721BG
Childsafety
—Ifthebackrestisnotsecurelylatched,the
childandthechildrestraintwillbethrown
forwardtogetherwiththebackrestandwill
strikeparts ofthevehicleinterior.Thechild
canbeseriouslyinjuredorkilled.
—Neverinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseatsor
infantcarriersonthefrontpassengerseat.
Achildwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbe
killedwhenthepassengerairbaginflates.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
orinfantcarriersontherearseat.
—Forward-facingchildsafetyseatsorinfant
carriersinstalledonthefrontpassenger's
seatmayinterferewiththedeploymentof
theairbagandcauseseriousinjurytothe
child.
—Itissafertoinstallaforward-facingchild
safetyseatontherearseat.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page285.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallingachildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page262,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF#¥%;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—Improperinstallationofchildrestraintscan
reducetheireffectiveness orevenprevent
themfromprovidinganyprotection.
—Animproperlyinstalledchildrestraintcan
interferewiththeairbagasitdeploysand
seriouslyinjureorevenkillthechild.
—Alwayscarefullyfollowthemanufacturer's
instructionsprovidedwiththechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
—Aftercheckingtomakesurethatthechild
restraintisproperlyinstalled,makecertain
thatthechildrestraintiscorrectlyrecog-
nizedby thecapacitivepassengerdetection
systeminthefrontpassengerseatandthat
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightsig-
nalsthecorrectfrontpassengerfrontalair-
bagstatus.
Z\WARNING
Alwaystakespecialprecautionsifyoumust
installaforwardorrearward-facingchildre-
straintonthefrontpassenger'sseatinexcep-
tionalsituations:
—Wheneveraforwardorrearward-facing
childrestraintisinstalledonthefrontpas-
sengerseat,thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
#;lightmustcomeonandstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,performthe
checksdescribed>page273,Monitoring
theAdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
Z\WARNING
Forward-facingchildrestraints:
—Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facingseat
hasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforuseonafrontseatwithapas-
sengerfrontandsideairbag.
—Neverputtheforward-facingchildrestraint
up,againstorveryneartheinstrumentpan-
all.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothe
highestpositionintheupanddownadjust-
mentrangeandmoveitbacktotherear-
mostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftad-
justmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible,beforeinstallingtheforward-
facingchildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupper
anchorageisbehindthechildrestraintand
notnexttoorinfrontofthechildrestraint
so thatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlyposi-
tioned.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.
297
Page 300 of 392
Childsafety
ZA\WARNING
Rearward-facingchildrestraints:
—Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthe
frontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthe childsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysbeespeciallycarefulifyoumustin-
stallarearwardfacingchildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseatinexceptionalcir-
cumstances.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenevertheignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3,light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately
installtherear-facingchildsafetyseatina
rearseatingpositionandhavetheairbag
systeminspectedbyyourAudidealer.
NaeelieMUNAoledUmeelaels
Usetheconvertiblelockingretractortosecurea
childrestraint.
Alwaysheedthechildsafetyseatmanufacturer's
instructionswheninstallingachildrestraintin
yourvehicle. Toactivatetheconvertiblelocking
retractor:
> Placethechildrestraintona seat,preferablyon
therearseat.
>Slowlypullthebeltallthewayout.
>Routeitaroundorthroughthechildrestraint
beltpath>A\.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttoget thesafetybeltreally tight.
> Insertthebelttongueintothe buckleforthat
seatingposition.
>Guidethesafetybeltbackintotheretractorun-
tilthebeltliesflatandsnugonthechildsafety
seat.
>Youshouldheara“clicking”noiseasthebelt
windsbackintotheinertiareel.Testthecon-
298
vertiblelockingretractorbypullingonthebelt.
Youshouldnolongerbeabletopullthebelt
outoftheretractor.Theconvertiblelockingre-
tractorisnowactivated.
>Makesurethattheredreleasebuttonisfacing
awayfromthechildrestraintsothatitcanbe
unbuckledquickly.
> Pull
onthebelttomakesurethesafetybeltis
properlytightandfastenedsothattheseat
cannotmoveforwardorsidewaysmorethan
oneinch(2.5cm).
ZAWARNING
Usingthewrongchildrestraintoranimprop-
erlyinstalledchildrestraintcancauseserious
personalinjuryordeathinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltretrac-
torislockedwheninstallinga childsafety
seat.Anunlockedsafetybeltretractorcan-
notholdthechildsafetyseatinplaceduring
normaldrivingorinacrash.
—Alwaysbucklethechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesuretheseat backresttowhich
thechildrestraintisinstalledisinanup-
rightpositionandsecurelylatchedinto
placeandcannotfoldforward.Otherwise,
theseatbackwiththechildsafetyseatat-
tachedtoitcouldflyforwardinthe eventof
anaccidentorotheremergencysituation.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page285.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallingachildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page262,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.
Page 301 of 392
8W0012721BG
Childsafety
Deactivatingtheconvertiblelocking
retractor
The
convertiblelockingretractorforchildre-
straintswillbedeactivatedautomaticallywhen
thebeltiswoundallthewaybackintothere-
tractor.
>Presstheredbuttononthesafetybeltbuckle.
Thebelttonguewillpopoutofthebuckle.
>Guidethesafetybeltallthewaybackintoits
stowedposition.
Alwaysletthesafetybeltretractcompletelyinto
itsstowedposition.Thesafetybeltcannowbe
usedasanordinarysafetybeltwithoutthecon-
vertiblelockingretractorforchildrestraints.
Iftheconvertiblelockingretractorshould beac-
tivated inadvertently,thesafetybeltmustbeun-
fastenedandguidedcompletelybackintoits
stowedpositiontodeactivatethisfeature.Ifthe
convertiblelockingretractorisnotdeactivated,
thesafetybeltwillgraduallybecometighterand
uncomfortabletowear.
Z\WARNING
Improperlyinstalledchildsafetyseatsin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand
deathinacollision.
—Neverunfastenthesafetybelttodeactivate
theconvertiblelockingretractorforchildre-
straintswhilethevehicleismoving.You
wouldnotberestrainedandcouldbeseri-
ouslyinjuredinanaccident.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page285.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallinga childsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page262,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.
LATCHsystem(Lower
anchoragesandtethers
forchildren)
COCRrideleyeaearemiley
aretheyrelatedtochildsafety
Toprovideasimplerandmorepracticablewayto
attachthechildrestraintonthevehicleseat,Fed-
eralregulationsrequire specialloweranchorages
invehiclesanddevicesonnewchildrestraintsto
attachtothevehicleanchorages.
Inthe UnitedStates,thecombinationofthe
tetheranchoragesandtheloweranchoragesis
nowgenerallycalledtheLATCHsystemfor
“LowerAnchoragesandTethersforChildren”.In
Canada,theterms“toptether”with“loweruni-
versalanchorages”(or“loweruniversalanchor-
agebars”)areusedtodescribethesystem.
Inothercountriestheterm“ISOFIX”isusedto
describetheloweranchorages.
Forward-facingchildrestraintsmanufacturedaf-
terSeptember1,1999,arerequiredbyU.S.fed-
eralregulationstocomplywithnewchildhead
movementperformancerequirements.These
newperformancerequirementsmakeatether
necessaryonmostnewchildseats.
Installingachildrestraintthatrequiresatop
tetherwithoutonecanseriouslyimpairtheper-
formanceofthechildrestraintanditsabilityto
protectthechildinacollision.Installinga child
restraintthatrequiresatoptetherwithoutthe
toptethermaybeaviolationof statelaw.
ChildrestraintmanufacturersofferLATCHlower
anchoragesontheirchildseatswithhook-onor
push-onconnectorsattachedtoadjustable
straps.
InadditiontotheLATCHlower anchorages, these
childrestraintsystemsusually requirethe useof
tetherstrapstohelpkeepthechildrestraint
firmlyinplace.
ZXWARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraintswill
increasetheriskofinjuryanddeathinacrash.|>
299
Page 302 of 392
Childsafety
—Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsprovidedby
themanufacturerofthechildrestraintyou
intendtoinstallinyourvehicle.
—Neverinstalla childrestraintwithouta
properlyattached toptetherstrapifthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions
requirethetoptetherstrap tobeused.
—ImproperuseofchildrestraintLATCHlower
anchoragepointscanleadtoinjuryinacolli-
sion.TheLATCHloweranchoragepointsare
designedtowithstandonlythoseloadsim-
posedbycorrectlyfitted childrestraints.
—Nevermounttwochildrestraintsystemson
one
LATCHloweranchoragepoint.
—Neversecureorattachanyluggageorother
itemtotheLATCHloweranchorages.
Location
B4L-1436
Fig.242Schematicoverview:LATCHanchoragepointloca-
tions(example)
Theillustrationshowstheseatinglocationsin
yourvehiclewhichareequippedwiththelower
anchoragessystem.
300
Description
Theloweranchoragepositionsaremarkedfor
quicklocating.
BaL-1374
|
Fig.243Rearseats:locatorbuttonsforloweranchorages
Loweranchorages
Theloweranchorageattachmentpointsarelo-
catedbetweentherearseatbackandrearseat
cushion>fig.243.
Loweranchoragessecurethechildrestraintin
theseatwithoutusingthevehicle'ssafetybelts.
Anchoragesprovideasecureandeasy-to-useat-
tachmentandminimizethepossibilityofimprop-
er childrestraintinstallation.
AllchildrestraintsmanufacturedafterSeptem-
ber1,2002,musthaveloweranchorageattach-
mentsfortheLATCHsystem.
Rememberthattheloweranchoragepointsare
onlyintendedforinstallationandattachmentof
childrestraintsspecificallycertifiedforusewith
LATCHloweranchorages.Childrestraintsthatare
notequippedwiththeloweranchorageattach-
mentscanstillbeinstalledincompliancewith
thechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructionson
usingvehiclesafetybelts.
ZAWARNING
ImproperuseofLATCHloweranchoragescan
causeseriouspersonalinjuryinanaccident.
—Alwayscarefullyfollowthechildrestraints
manufacturer'sinstructionsforproperin-
stallationofthechildrestraintandproper
use
oftheloweranchoragesorsafetybelts
inyourvehicle.
—Neversecureorattachanyluggageorother
itemstotheLATCHloweranchorages.
Page 303 of 392
8W0012721BG
Childsafety
—Alwaysreadandheedtheimportantinfor-
mation
aboutchildrestraintsinthischapter
andWARNINGS&page285,Childsafety.
InstallingachildrestraintwithLATCH
loweranchorages
Wheneveryouinstallachildrestraintalwaysfol-
lowthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstruc-
tions.
B4L-1434
Fig.244Loweranchorages:propermounting
Mounting
>Makesuretheseatbackoftherearseatbenchis
intheuprightpositionandsecurelylatchedin
place.
>Removethecoverstoaccesstheloweranchor-
agebrackets.
>Attachbothhook-onconnectorswiththespring
catchreleaseonthechildsafetyseatontothe
LATCHloweranchoragesothattheconnectors
lockintoplace>fig.244.
>Pullontheconnectorattachmentstomake
suretheyareproperlyattachedtotheLATCH
loweranchorage.
> Pullstrapstightfollowingthechildrestraint
manufacturer'sinstructions.
Releasing
>Loosenthetensiononthestrapsfollowingthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
>Depressthespringcatchestoreleasethean-
choragehooksfromthe loweranchorages.
Remember:Usetetherstrapstohelpkeepthe
childrestraintfirmlyinplace.
ZXWARNING
ImproperuseoftheLATCHsystemcanin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand
deathinanaccident.
—Theseanchorsweredevelopedonlyforchild
safetyseatsusingthe“LATCH”system.
—Neverattachotherchildsafetyseats,belts
orotherobjectstotheseanchors.
—Alwaysmakesurethatyouhearaclickwhen
latchingtheseatinplace.Ifyoudonothear
aclicktheseatisnotsecureandcouldfly
forwardandhittheinteriorofthevehicle,or
beejectedfromthevehicle.
ZA\WARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraintswill
increasetheriskofinjuryinanaccident.
—Alwaysfollowthechildrestraintsystem
manufacturer'sinstructionsforproperin-
stallationofthechildrestraintsystem and
properuseoftetherstrapsaswellasthe
lower
anchoragesorsafetybeltsinyourve-
hicle.
—Alwaysreadandheedtheimportantinfor-
mation
andWARNINGSaboutchildsafety
andtheinstallationofchildrestraintsys-
tems>page285,Childsafety.
301
Page 304 of 392
Childsafety
adil)
chorsandtether straps
2 2 ° x ©
oO
Appliesto:Sedan
Fig.245Tetheranchors:recessflapsbehindtherearseat-
backs
88-0183
Appliesto:allroad
Fig.246Tetheranchors:attachmenthooklocationsbe-
hindtherearseatbacks
Appliesto:Sedan:Thetetheranchorsfortherear
seatingpositionsarelocatedinrecessesinthe
rearwindowshelf.
Appliesto:allroad:Thetetheranchorsforthe
rearseatingpositionsarelocatedonthebackside
oftherearseatbacks.
AtetherisastraightorV-shapedstrapthatat-
tachesthe toppartofachildrestrainttospecial
anchoragepointsinthevehicle.
Thepurposeofthetetheristoreducethefor-
wardmovementofthechildrestraintinacrash,
inordertohelpreducetheriskofheadinjurythat
couldbecausedbystrikingthevehicleinterior.
Forwardfacingchildrestraintsmanufacturedaf-
terSeptember1,1999,arerequiredbyU.S.fed-
eralregulationstocomplywithnewchildhead
movementperformancerequirements.These
newperformancerequirementsmakeatether
necessaryonmostnewchildsafetyseats.
302
AWARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraintswill
increasetheriskofinjuryanddeathinacrash.
—Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsprovidedby
the
manufacturerofthechildrestraintyou
intendtoinstallinyourAudi.
—Improperuseofchildrestraintanchors(in-
cludingtetheranchors)canleadtoinjuryin
acollision.Theanchorsaredesignedto
withstandonlythoseloadsimposedbycor-
rectlyfitted child restraints.
—Nevermounttwochildrestraintsystemson
one
LATCHloweranchorpoint.
—Neverattachtwochildrestraintsystemsto
onetetherstraportetheranchorage.
—Neverattachatetherstrap toatie-down
hookintheluggagecompartment.
—Neverusechildrestrainttetheranchorages
tosecuresafetybeltsorotherkindsofoccu-
pantrestraints.
—Neversecureorattachanyluggageorother
itemstotheLATCHloweranchoragesorto
thetetheranchors.
Page 306 of 392
Childsafety
Additionalinformation
Sourcesofinformationaboutchild
restraintsandtheiruse
Thereareanumberofsourcesofadditionalinfor-
mationaboutchildrestraintselection,installa-
tionanduse:
NHTSAadvisesthatthebestchildsafetyseatis
theonethatfitsyourchildandfitsinyourvehi-
cle,andthatyouwillusecorrectlyandconsis-
tently.
Trybeforeyoubuy!
U.S.NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdminis-
tration
Tel.:1-888-327-4236(TTY:1-800-424-9153)
http://www.nhtsa.gov
http://www.safercar.gov
NationalSAFEKIDSCampaign
Tel.:(202)662-0600
http://www.safekids.org
SafetyBeltSafeU.S.A.
Tel.:(800)745-SAFE(English)
Tel.:(800)747-SANO(Spanish)
http://www.carseat.org
TransportCanadaInformationCentre
Tel.:1-800-333-0371orcall1-613-998-8616if
youareintheOttawaarea
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/menu.htm
AudiCustomerExperienceCenter
Tel.:(800)822-2834
304
Page 311 of 392
8W0012721BG
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
309
Page 347 of 392
8W0012721BG
Careandcleaning
Water-baseddeposits
suchascoffee,tea,
blood,etc.
ComponentSituationSolution
Safety
beltsDepositsMildsoapsolution®,allowtodrybeforelettingthemre-
tract
Textiles,Depositsadheringto|Vacuumcleaner
artificialleather,|thesurface
AlcantaraAbsorbentclothandmildsoapsolution®
Oil-baseddeposits
suchasoil,make-up,
etc.
Applyamildsoapsolution®),blotawaythedissolvedoilor
dye,treatafterwardwithwater,ifnecessary
Specifictypesofde-
positssuchasink,
nailpolish,latex
paint,shoepolish,
etc.
Specialstainremover,blotwithabsorbentmaterial,treat
afterwardwith mildsoapsolution,ifnecessary
NaturalleatherFreshstainsCottonclothwithamildsoapsolution®
Water-baseddeposits
suchascoffee,tea,
blood,etc.
Freshstains:absorbentcloth
Driedstains:stainremoversuitableforleather
Oil-baseddeposits
suchasoil,make-up,
etc.
Freshstains:absorbentclothandstainremoversuitable
forleather
Driedstains:oilcleaningspray
Specifictypesofde-
positssuchasink,
nailpolish,latex
paint,shoepolish,
etc.
Spotremoversuitableforleather
nents
CareRegularlyapplyconditioningcreamthatprotectsfrom
lightandpenetratesintothematerial.Usespecialcolored
conditioningcream,ifnecessary.
Carboncompo-DepositsCleanthesamewayasplasticcomponents
a)Mildsoapsolution:maximumtwotablespoonsofneutralsoapin1quart(1liter)ofwater
ZXWARNING
Thewindshieldmustnot betreatedwithwa-
ter-repellingwindshieldcoatingagents.Un-
favorableconditionssuchaswetness,dark-
ness,orlowsuncanresultinincreasedglare.
Wiperbladechatterisalsopossible.
—Nevercleanheadlightsortaillightswitha
dryclothorsponge.
— Donotuseanycleaningproductsthat con-
tainalcohol,becausetheycouldcause
crackstoform.
—Wheels
@)Note
—Headlightsandtaillights
—Neveruseanypaintpolishorotherabra-
sivematerials.
—Damagetotheprotectivelayeronthe
rims,suchasstonechipsorscratches,
mustberepairedimmediately.
345