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CheckingandFilling
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.
ZA\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainor
emitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsand
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainflu-
idscontainedinvehiclesandcertainprod-
ucts ofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
to
causecancerandreproductiveharms.
Washhandsafterhandling.
()Note
Whenfillingfluids,besurenottoaddanyflu-
idstothewrongreservoirs.Otherwisesevere
malfunctionsandenginedamagewilloccur.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youshouldregularlycheckthegroundunder
yourvehicleinordertodetectleaksquickly.If
therearevisiblespotsfromoilorotherfluids,
bringyourvehicletoanauthorizedAudideal-
314
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytobe
checked.
Openingandclosingthehood
Thehoodisreleasedfrominsidethevehicle.
B4M-0130
WQ~
Fig.261Unlockedhood:lever
Makesurethewiperarmsarenotraisedupfrom
thewindshield.Otherwisethepaintcouldbe
damaged.
Openingthehood
>Withthedriver'sdooropen,pulltheleverbe-
lowtheinstrumentpanelinthedirectionofthe
arrow>fig.260.
>Raisethehoodslightly>A\.
>Pressthelever>fig.261inthedirectionofthe
arrow.Thisreleasesthehooks.
>Openthehood.
Closingthehood
>Pushthehooddownuntilyouoverridethe
forceofthestruts.
> Letthehoodfalllightlyintothelatch.Donot
pressitin.>JX.>
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CheckingandFilling
frontoftheenginecompartment>page315,
fig.262.
Iftherecommendedengineoilisnotavailable,in
anemergencyyoumayaddamaximumof1
quart(1liter)ofACEAC3orAPISNengineoil
onetimeuntilthenextoilchange.
Formoreinformationonthecorrectengineoil
foryourvehicle,contactanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Havetheoil
changedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedServiceFacility.
Audirecommends
Stastrol)(ZIDIEGEProrzssional
AudirecommendsusingtheLongLifehigh-per-
formanceengineoilfromAudiGenuineParts.
Messages
Engineoilpressure
2Turnoffengine.Oilpressuretoolow
Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
engineoillevel>page317.
—Iftheengineoillevelistoolow,addengineoil
=>page317.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
—Iftheengineoilleveliscorrectandtheindica-
torlightstillturnson,turntheengineoffand
do
notcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
Engineoillevel
Appliesto:vehicleswithoillevelwarning
2Pleaseaddoilimmediately.
Stoptheengineand donotcontinuedriving.
Checktheengineoillevel>page317andadd
engineoilimmediately>page317.
&Pleaseaddmax.xqt(xJ)oil.Youcancon-
tinuedriving
Addtheamountofoilshownimmediately
=>page317.
Reducingtheoillevel
EAPleasereduceoillevel.
316
Thereistoomuchoilintheengineandthereisa
risk
ofdamagingthecatalyticconverteroren-
gine.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
engineoilextractedifnecessary.Avoidhighen-
ginespeeds,fullacceleration,andheavyengine
loads.
Engineoilsensor
2Oillevelsensor:oilchangenecessary.Please
contactService
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil.Thiswillcause
theengineoilleveltoriseslowlyandtheengine
oilqualitytodecrease.Donotextractengineoil
toreducethelevel,becausethiswillincreasethe
riskofenginedamage.DrivetoanauthorizedAu-
didealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohaveengineoilextracted.
|=.)Oillevelsystem:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoillevelhas
malfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediately
tohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
BBOilpressuresensor:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoilpressure
hasmalfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmedi-
atelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
Enginewarm-uprequest
[flPleasedrivetowarmupengine
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil,eitherduetolow
outsidetemperaturesorfrequentshortdrives.
Driveuntiltheengineiswarmso thatthefuelin
theengineoilwillevaporate.Avoidhighengine
speeds,fullaccelerating,andheavyengineloads
whendoing this.
@Tips
Theoilpressurewarning=isnotanoillevel
indicator.
Alwayschecktheoillevelregularly.
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CheckingandFilling
Addingcoolant
Fig.264Enginecompartment:releasebuttononcoolant
expansiontank
Observethesafetyprecautions>page313,
Workingintheenginecompartment.
Checkingtheenginecoolantlevel
>Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>Switchtheignitionoff.
>Readthecoolantlevelonthecoolantexpansion
tank>fig.264.
>ThecoolantlevelmustbebetweentheMINand
MAXmarkingswhentheengineincold.When
theengineiswarm,thecoolantlevelcan be
slightlyabovetheMAXmarking.
Addingcoolant
Requirement:
theremustbearesidualamountof
coolantintheexpansiontank>@).
>Allowtheenginetocool.
> Placealarge,thicktowelonthecoolantexpan-
siontankcover.
>Pushthereleasebutton>fig.264andcareful-
lyunscrewthecaptotheleftuntilyoufeelre-
sistance>A\.
>Pushthereleasebuttonagainandremovethe
capcompletely.
»Addcoolantmixedinthecorrectratio
=>page319uptotheMAXmarking.
>Makesurethatthefluidlevelremainsstable.
Add morecoolantifnecessary.
>
Turn thecaptotherighttotightenituntilyou
feelresistanceasecondtime.
Coolantlossusuallyindicatesthatthereisaleak.
Immediatelydriveyourvehicletoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
andhavethecoolingsysteminspected.Ifthe
320
coolingsystemisnotleaking,coolantlosscanre-
sultfromthecoolantboilingdueoverheating
andthenbeingforcedoutofthecoolingsystem.
Z\WARNING
— Theenginecompartmentinanyvehiclecan
beadangerousarea.Stoptheengineandal-
lowittocoolbeforeworkingintheengine
compartment.Alwaysfollowtheinforma-
tionfoundin>page313,Workinginthe
enginecompartment.
—Neveropenthehoodifyoucan seeorhear
steamorcoolantescapingfromtheengine
compartment.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.
Thecoolingsystemisunderpressure.
Whenyounolongerseeorhearsteamor
coolantescaping,youmayopentheengine
compartmentwithcaution.
—Whenworkingintheenginecompartment,
rememberthattheradiatorfancanswitch
oneveniftheignitionisswitchedoff,which
increasestheriskofinjury.
—Coolantadditiveandcoolantcan bedanger-
oustoyourhealth.Forthisreason, storethe
coolantintheoriginalcontainerandaway
fromchildren.Thereisariskofpoisoning.
@)Note
Donotaddcoolantiftheexpansiontankis
empty.Theremaybe airinthecoolingsys-
tem,whichincreasestheriskofenginedam-
age.Ifthisisthecase,donotcontinuedriv-
ing.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
Brakefluid
B8K-2122
Fig.265Enginecompartment:caponbrakefluidreservoir>
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Observethesafetyprecautions>A\inWorking
intheenginecompartmentonpage313.
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel
>»Readthebrakefluidlevelonthebrakefluidres-
ervoir>page315,fig.262.Thebrakefluidlev-
elmustbebetweentheMINandMAXmarkings
of.
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
meet
theU.S.FederalMotorVehicleStand-
ard(FMVSS)116DOT4,Class6.
@Note
—IfthebrakefluidlevelisabovetheMAX
marking,brakefluidmayleakoutoverthe
edgeofthereservoirandresultindamage
tothevehicle.
—Donotallowanybrakefluidto comeinto
contactwiththevehiclepaint,becauseit
willcorrodethepaint.
Electricalsystem
Ifthe=or[ax]indicatorlightturnson,thereisa
malfunctioninthegenerator,thebattery,orthe
vehicleelectricalsystem.
=Electricalsystem:malfunction!Safelystop
vehicle
Donotcontinuedrivingandswitchtheengineoff
=>AX.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
=Electricalsystem:malfunction!Restartnot
possible.PleasecontactService
Itwillnot bepossibletorestarttheengineonce
youturnitoff.Vehiclefunctions/drivingstability
maybelimited.DrivetoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediate-
ly.
=Electricalsystem:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Switchoffallelectricalequipmentthatisnot
needed.Vehiclefunctions/drivingstabilitymay
belimited.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediately.
=Electricalsystem:lowbatterycharge.Bat-
tery
willbechargedwhiledriving
Thestartingabilitymaybeimpaired.
Ifthismessageturnsoffafteralittlewhile,the
vehiclebatteryhaschargedenoughwhiledriving.
Ifthismessagedoesnotturnoff,driveimmedi-
atelytoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacility.
ZA\WARNING
Whenthereisanelectricalsystemmalfunc-
tion,vehiclefunctionsmaynotworkanddriv-
ingstabilitymaybelimited,whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.Stopdrivingand
switchtheengineoff.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityfor
assistance.
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CheckingandFilling
Battery
Peleeeees(el)
Becauseofthecomplexpowersupply,allworkon
batteriessuchasdisconnecting,replacing,etc.,
should only beperformedby anauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility>A\.
Multiplebatterieswithdifferenttechnologies
maybeinstalledinyourvehicle:
—Vehiclebattery(forexample,forstartingthe
engine,basicpowersupply)>page322,Lead
batteryor>page323,Otherbatterytypes
—Auxiliarybattery(forexample,forrecuperation
oroptionalequipment)>page323,Otherbat-
terytypes
Notrunningthevehicleforlongperiodsof
time
Thebatterywillgraduallydrainifthevehicle
doesnotrunforlongperiodsoftime.Toensure
thatthevehiclecanstillbestarted,theelectrical
equipmentwillbereducedorswitchedoff
=page151.Someconveniencefunctions,such
asinteriorlightingorpowerseatadjustment,
maynotbeavailableundercertaincircumstan-
ces.Theseconveniencefunctionswillbeavailable
againonceyouswitchtheignitiononandstart
theengine.
Evenwhenelectricalequipmentisswitchedoff,
theequipmentcanstilldrainthebatteryifthe
vehicleisnotdrivenforLongperiodsoftime.
Deepdrainingresultsinachemicalreactionthat
destroys
theinsideofthebattery.Thebattery
mustbechargedevery monthtopreventthis
=page323.ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityformoreinfor-
mation.
Winteroperation
Coldweatherplaceshigherdemandsonthebat-
tery.Thisresultsinreducedstartingability.Have
thebatterycheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitybeforecold
weatherbegins.
322
ZAWARNING
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlybyan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Neverconnectthechargingcableorjump
startcabledirectlytoyourvehiclebattery.
Onlyusethe connectionsintheenginecom-
partment>page323.
ZA\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveproblems.
Washhandsafterhandling.
C)Note
—Ifthevehiclewillbe parkedforlongperiods
oftime,protectthebatteryagainstthecold
sothatitwillnot be destroyed by“freezing”
=>page323,Chargingthebattery.
—Thereareelectricalcomponentsunderthe
cargofloorbehindatrimpanelthatwarm
upduringoperation.To reducetheriskof
thecomponentsoverheating, donotstore
objectssuchasblanketsunderthecargo
floor.Ifthecomponentsoverheat,theywill
switchofftemporarily.Thiswillbeindicated
byamessagethatwillbedisplayedinthe
instrumentclusteruntilthetemperaturere-
turnstonormal.
Leadbattery
Explanationofwarnings:
©Alwaysweareyeprotection.
Batteryacidishighlycorrosive.Always
wearprotectiveglovesandeyeprotection.
forbidden.>
®Fire,sparks,openflame,andsmokingare
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ZA\WARNING
—Neverconnectthechargingcabledirectlyto
yourvehiclebattery.Onlyuse the connec-
tionsintheenginecompartment
=>page323.
—Ahighlyexplosivemixtureofgasescanform
whenchargingbatteries.Onlychargethe
batteryinwell-ventilatedareas.
—Adrainedbatterycanfreezeattempera-
turesaround329F(02C).Donotchargeor
useafrozenorthawedbattery.If iceforms,
thebatteryhousingcancrackandbattery
electrolytecanleakout,whichincreasesthe
riskofanexplosionandchemicalburns.
Contact anauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityformoreinforma-
tion.
—Donotconnectordisconnectthecharging
cablewhilechargingbecausethisincreases
theriskofanexplosion.
G)Tips
Readallofthemanufacturer'sinstructions
forthechargerbeforechargingthebattery.
Windshieldwasher
system
B4M-0135,
Fig.267Enginecompartment:washerfluidreservoircap
Thewindshieldwasherfluidreservoir&contains
thecleaningsolutionforthewindshieldandthe
headlight
washersystem*>page315,fig.262.
Thereservoircapacitycan befoundin
=>page375.
Toreducetheriskof limescaledepositsonthe
spraynozzles,usecleanwaterwithlowamounts
ofcalcium.Alwaysaddwindowcleanertothewa-
324
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.
Ifanoilchangeorinspectionisdue,youcanac-
cessitintheInfotainmentsystem.Thedisplay
worksintwostages:
—Servicereminder:afteracertaindistanceis
driven,amessageappearsintheinstrument
clusterdisplayeverytimetheignitionisswitch-
edon.Theremainingdistanceandtimeisdis-
playedbriefly.
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Wheels
Wheels Wheels
andTires
Generalinformation
>Checkyourtiresregularlyfor
damage,suchaspunctures,
cuts,cracks,andbulges.Remove
foreignobjectsfromthetire
tread.
>Ifdrivingovercurbsorsimilar
obstacles,driveslowlyandap-
proachthecurbatanangle.
>Havefaultytiresorrimsre-
placedimmediately.
>Protectyourtiresfromoil,
grease,andfuel.
>Marktiresbeforeremoving
themsothatthesamerunning
directioncanbemaintainedif
theyarereinstalled.
>Laytiresflatwhenstoringand
storetheminacool,drylocation
withaslittleexposuretolightas
possible.
AWARNING
—Neverdrivefasterthanthe
maximumpermittedspeedfor
yourtires.Thiscouldcausethe
tirestoheatuptoomuch.This
increasestheriskofanacci-
dentbecauseitcancausethe
tiretoburst.
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—Alwaysadaptyourdrivingto
theroadandtrafficcondi-
tions.Drivecarefullyandre-
duceyourspeedonicyorslip-
peryroads.Evenwintertires
canlosetractiononblackice.
()Note
—Pleasenotethatsummerand
wintertiresaredesignedfor
theconditionsthataretypical
inthoseseasons.Audirecom-
mendsusingwintertiresdur-
ingthe wintermonths.Low
temperaturessignificantlyde-
creasetheelasticityofsumm-
ertires,whichaffectstraction
andbrakingability.Ifsummer
tiresareusedinverycoldtem-
peratures,crackscanformon
thetreadbars,resultingin
permanenttiredamagethat
cancauselouddrivingnoise
andunbalancedtires.
—Burnished,polishedor
chromedrimsmustnotbe
usedinwinterdrivingcondi-
tions.Thesurfaceoftherims
doesnothavesufficientcorro-
sionprotectionforthisand
couldbepermanentlydam-
agedbyroadsaltorsimilar
substances.
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Wheels
Ifthetirepressuremonitoringindicator
appears
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Thetirepressureindicatorintheinstrument
clusterinformsyouifthetirepressureistoolow
orifthereisasystemmalfunction.
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremonitor-
ingsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircumference
andvibrationcharacteristicsoftheindividual
tires.Ifthepressurechangesinoneormore
tires,thisisindicatedintheinstrumentcluster
displaywithanindicatorlight(Jandamessage.
Ifonlyonetireisaffected,thelocationof that
tirewillbeindicated.
ThetirepressuresmustbestoredintheInfotain-
mentsystemagaineachtimethepressures
change(switchingbetweenpartialandfullload
pressure)orafterchangingorreplacinga tireon
yourvehicle>page344.Thetirepressuremoni-
toringsystemonlymonitorsthetirepressureyou
havestored.Refertothetirepressurelabelfor
therecommendedtirepressureforyourvehicle
=>page336,fig.271.
Tiretreadcircumferenceandvibrationcharacter-
isticscanchangeandcauseatirepressurewarn-
ingif:
—Thetirepressureinoneormoretiresistoolow
—Thetireshavestructuraldamage
—Thetire wasreplacedorthetirepressurewas
changedanditwasnotstored>page344
—Tiresthatareonlypartiallyusedarereplaced
withnewtires
Indicatorlights
@-lossofpressureinatleastonetire>A\.
Checkthetiresandreplaceor repairifnecessary.
Check/correctthepressuresofallfourtiresand
storethepressureagainintheInfotainmentsys-
tem>page344.
iis(TirePressureMonitoringSystem)Tirepres-
sure:malfunction!Seeowner'smanual.Ifi
appearsafterswitchingtheignitiononorwhile
drivingandthe@indicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclusterblinksforapproximatelyone minute
andthenstayson,thereissystemmalfunction.
344
Trytostorethecorrecttirepressures
=>page344.Insomecases,youmustdrivefor
severalminutesafterstoringthepressuresuntil
theindicatorlightturnsoff.Iftheindicatorlight
doesturnofforturnsonagainafterashortperi-
odoftime,drivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.
ZAWARNING
tiresandtheirpressure.
tirepressureregularly.
indicatormaybedelayed.
—Ifthetirepressureindicatorappearsinthe
display,reduceyourspeedimmediatelyand
avoidanyhardsteeringorbrakingmaneu-
vers.Stopassoonaspossibleandcheckthe
—Thedriverisresponsibleformaintainingthe
correcttirepressure.Youmustcheckthe
—Undercertainconditions(suchasasporty
drivingstyle,winterconditions,orunpaved
roads),thetirepressuremonitoringsystem
(i)Tips
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemcanal-
sostopworkingwhenthereisanESCmal-
function.
—Usingsnowchainsmayresultinasystem
malfunction.
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsysteminyour
Audiwascalibratedwith“AudiOriginal
Tires”>page333.Using thesetiresisrec-
ommended.
Storingtirepressures
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Ifthetirepressurechangesoratireisreplaced,
itmustbeconfirmedinthe Infotainmentsys-
tem.
>Beforestoringthetirepressures,makesurethe
tirepressuresinallfourtiresmeetthespeci-
fiedvaluesandareadaptedtotheload
=>page336.
>Switchtheignitionon.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:
MENU but-
ton>Vehicle>Service&checks>Tirepressure>
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Careandcleaning
Careandcleaning
Generalinformation
Regular,propercarehelpstomaintainyourvehi-
cle'svalue.Itcanalsobearequirementwhen
submittingwarrantyclaimsforcorrosiondamage
andpaintdefectsonthebody.
Therequiredcleaningandcareproductscanbe
obtained
fromanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedServiceFacility.Readandfollowthein-
structionsforuseonthepackaging.
ZAWARNING
—Usingcleaningandcareproductsincorrectly
canbedangeroustoyourhealth.
—Alwaysstorecleaningandcareproducts out
ofreachofchildrentoreducetheriskofpoi-
soning.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Purchaseenvironmentally-friendlycleaning
productsifpossible.
—Donotdisposeofcleaningandcareprod-
uctswithhouseholdtrash.
Carwashes
Thelongerthatdepositssuchasinsects,bird
droppings,treesaporroadsaltremain ontheve-
hicle,themorethesurfacecanbedamaged.High
temperaturessuchasthosecausedbysunlight
increasethedamagingeffect.
Beforewashing,rinseoffheavydepositswith
plentyofwater.
Stubborndepositssuchasbirddroppingsortree
saparebestremovedwithplentyofwateranda
microfibercloth.
Also,washtheundersideofyourvehicleonce
roadsaltstopsbeingusedfortheseason.
Pressurewashers
Whenwashingyourvehiclewithapressurewash-
er,alwaysfollowthe operatinginstructions pro-
videdwiththepressurewasher.Thisisespecially
importantinregardtothepressureandspraying
distance.Donotaimthespraydirectlyatthe
346
sealsonthesidewindows,doors,lidsorthesun-
roof*orattires,rubberhoses,insulatingmateri-
al,sensors*orcameralenses*.Keepadistanceof
atleast16in(40cm).
Donotremovesnowandicewithapressure
washer.
Neveruseconenozzlesorhighpressurenozzles.
Thewatertemperaturemustnotbeabove140°F
(60°C).
Automaticcarwash
Sprayoffthevehiclebeforewashing.
Makesurethatthewindowsandroof*areclosed
andthewindshieldwipersareoff.Followinstruc-
tionsfromthecarwashoperator,especiallyif
thereareaccessoriesattachedtoyourvehicle.
Ifpossible,usecarwashesthatdonothave
brushes.
Washingbyhand
Cleanthevehiclestartingfromthetopandwork-
ingdownwardusingasoftspongeorcleaning
brush.Usesolvent-freecleaningproducts.
Washingvehicleswithmattefinishpaintby
hand
Toreducetheriskofdamagingthepaintwhen
washing,firstremovedustandlargeparticles
fromyourvehicle.Insects,greasespots,andfin-
gerprintsarebestremovedwithaspecialcleaner
formattefinishpaint.
Applytheproductusingamicrofibercloth.Tore-
ducetheriskofdamagingthepaintsurface,do
notuse toomuchpressure.
Rinsethevehiclethoroughlywithwater.Then
cleanusinganeutralshampooandasoftmicro-
fibercloth.
Rinsethevehiclethoroughlyagainandletitair
dry.Removeanywaterresidueusingachamois.
ZAWARNING
—Toreducetheriskofaccidents,onlywash
thevehiclewhentheignitionisoffandfol-
lowtheinstructionsfromthecarwashoper-
ator.
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Careandcleaning
Water-baseddeposits
suchascoffee,tea,
blood,etc.
ComponentSituationSolution
Safety
beltsDepositsMildsoapsolution®,allowtodrybeforelettingthemre-
tract
TextilesDepositsadheringto|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.
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