oil capacity AUDI A5 COUPE 2015 Owners Manual

Emergency situation s
Raising the vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The v ehicle may only be lifted at the lifting
points illustrated.
F ig . 1 93 Front lift in g po int
F ig . 1 94 Rear l ift ing po int
... Read and heed WARNING c> _&. .
... Locate lifting points c> fig. 193 and c> fig . 194.
... Adjust lift ing arms of workshop hoist or floor
jack to match veh icle lifting points.
... Insert a r ubber pad between the floor jack/
workshop hoist and the lifting points .
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack to
work underneath, be sure th e vehicle is safely
supported on stands intended for this purpo se.
F ront l ifting point
The lifting point is located on the floor pan rein­
forcement about at the same leve l as the jack
mount ing po int
c> fig . 193 . Do not lift the vehi­
cle at the vertical sill reinforcement .
Rear lift ing point
The lifting point is located on the vertical rein ­
forcement of the lower sill fo r the on board jack
c> fig. 194 .
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Lifting with vehicle jack
Re fer to c> page 229.
A WARNING
- To reduce t he risk of serious injury and vehi­
cle damage .
- Always lift the vehicle only at the specia l
workshop hoist and f loor jack lift points il­
l ustrat ed
c> fig . 193 and c> fig. 194.
- Failure to lift the veh icle a t these points
could cause the veh icle to tilt o r fall from
a lift if th ere is a cha nge in vehi cle we ight
dis tribu tio n and balance. T his m ight hap­
p en, for example, whe n he avy compone nts
s uch as the en gine block or tran smission
are removed .
- W hen removing he avy componen ts like
these, anchor vehicle to hoist or ad d corre ­
spond ing weights to ma intain the center of
grav ity . Otherwise, the vehicle might ti lt o r
slip off the ho ist , causing se rious persona l
in jury .
(D Note
-Be aware of the following points before lift ­
ing the vehicle:
- The veh icle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil pan, the transmis sion housing, the front
or rear axle or the body side members .
This could lead to serious damage .
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chas sis frame , a rubber pad must be in­
serted between the floor ja ck and the lift
points.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist,
check that the vehicle weight doe s not
exceed the permissible lifting capacity of
the hoist.
- Before driving over a work shop hoist , en­
sure that the re is sufficient clearance be­
tween the hoist and low parts of the ve­
h icle.