window AUDI TT 2012 Owner's Manual

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&WARNING
Heavyloadswillinfluencetheway your ve-
hicle
handles.Tohelpreducetheriskofa
loss
ofcontrolleadingtoseriouspersonal
injury:
- Always keep
inmindwhentransporting
heavyobjects,thatachangeinthecen-
terofgravitycanalsocausechangesin
vehicle handling:
- Always
distributetheloadasevenlyas
possible.
- Place heavy
objectsasfarforwardin
theluggagecompartmentaspossible.
- Never exceed
theGrossAxleWeightRat-
ing
ortheGross VehicleWeightRating
specified
onthesafetycompliancestick-
erontheleftdoorjamb.Exceeding per-
missible
weightstandardscancausethe
vehicletoslideandhandledifferently.
- Please
observeinformationonsafedriv-
ing
~page93.
&WARNING-Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgas
frombeing drawnintothevehicle, always
keep
therearlid closed whiledriving.
- Never
transportobjectslargerthan
thosefittingcompletelyintotheluggage
areabecausetherearlidcannotbefuUy
closed.
-
Ifyouabsolutelymustdrivewiththerear
lidopen,observethefollowingnotesto
reducetheriskofpoisoning:
- Close allwindows,
- Open
aUairoutletsintheinstrument
panel,
-Switchofftheair recirculation,
-
Setthefreshair fantothehighest
speed.
&WARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatthedoors, allwin-
dows
andtherear lidaresecurely closed
andlockedtoreducetheriskofinjury
whenthevehicleisnotbeingused.
-After closingtherearlid,always make
surethatitisproperly closedandlocked.
- Never leaveyourvehicle
unattendedes­
peciaUy with
therearlidleftopen.A
child could crawl
intothevehiclethrough
theluggagecompartmentandclosethe
rearlidbecomingtrappedandunableto
getout.Beingtrappedinavehicle can
lead
toseriouspersonalinjury.
- Never
letchildren playinoraroundthe
vehicle.
- Never
letpassengersrideintheluggage
compartment.Vehicleoccupantsmust
always beproperlyrestrainedinoneof
thevehicle'sseatingpositions.
-~Tips
-Aircirculationhelpstoreduce window
fogging.
Staleairescapestotheoutside
throughventsinthetrimpanel,onthe
left sideoftheluggagecompartment.
Besuretokeeptheseslotsfreeand
open.
-The tirepressuremustcorrespondtothe
load. Thetirepressureisshownonthe
tirepressurelabel. Thetirepressurela­
belislocatedonthedriver's sideB-pillar.
The tire
pressurelabelliststherecom­
mendedcold tireinflationpressuresfor
thevehicleatitsmaximumcapacity
weightandthetiresthatwereonyour
vehicleatthetimmwasmanufactured.
Forrecommendedtire'pressuresfornor­
malloadconditions,pleaseseechapter
~page202.
Tie-downs•
Theluggagecompartmentisequipped with
four tie-downs tasecure luggage andother
items.
Usethetie-downstosecureyourcargoprop­
erly
~page99,Loading theluggagecom­
partment.
Inacollision,thelawsofphysicsmeanthat
Evensmalleritemsthatarelooseinthevehi­
cle will
becomeheavy missilesthatcancause~
---.inJ·ury.Itemsinthevehiclepossessen-seriOUswhichvarywith vehiclespeedandthe
ergyhtoftheitem.Vehiclespeedisthemostwelgsignificant factor.
xamp le
inafrontalcollisionataspeedFore'f30mph(48km/hl,theforcesactingon
a
~O-lb(4.5kg)objectareabout20timesthe
normalweightoftheitem.Thismeansthat
the weightoftheitemwouldsuddenlybe
about
200lbs.(90kg).Youcanimaginethe
injuriesthata200lbs.(90kg)itemflying
freely
throughthepassengercompartment
could causeinacollision likethis.
AWARNING
Weak,damagedorimproperstrapsused
to secure
itemstotie-downscanfail dur­
inghard braking orinacollisionandcause
seriouspersonalinjury.
_ Always
usesuitable mountingstrapsand
properlysecureitemstothetie-downsin
theluggagecompartmenttohelppre­
ventitemsfromshifting orflying for­
ward
asdangerousmissiles.
_ When
therearseatbackrestisfolded
down, alwaysusesuitablemounting
strapsandproperlysecureitemstothe
tie-downs intheluggagecompartment
tohelppreventitemsfromflyingfor­
ward
asdangerousmissilesintothepas­
sengercompartment.
- Neverattachachildsafetyseattether
straptoatie-down.
ReportingSafety
Defects
ApplicableteU.S.A.
Ifyoubelievethatyour vehicle
has adefect whichcouldcause
a crash orcould cause
injuryor
death,
youshould immediately
inform
theNational Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
DrivingSafely10
(NHTSA)inadditiontonotify­
ing
AudiofAmerica, Inc.
IfNHTSAreceivessimilarcom­
plaints, itmay open aninvesti­
gation, and
ifitfindsthata
safety defects exists
inagroup
ofvehicles, itmay order arecall
and remedy campaign. Howev­
er,
NHTSAcannotbecomein­
volvedinindividual problems
between you,your dealer, or
Al.\diofAmerica, Inc.
TocontactNHTSA,youmaycall
theVehicle SafetyHotline toll­
free at:
Tel.:
1-888-327-4236(TTY:
1-800-424-9153)
or write to:
Administrator
NHTSA
1200NewJersey Avenue,SE
Washington,D.C.20590
Youcanalso obtainotherinfor­
mation
aboutmotorvehicle
safety fram:
http://www.safercar.gov
ApplicableteCanada
Canadian customers:;who wish
tereportasafety-related de­
fect
toTransport Canada,

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calls,maytelephonethetoll
freehotline:
Tel.:
1-800-333-0371or
Tel.:1-613-998-8616if youare
intheOttawaarea
TTYforhearingimpaired:
1-888-675-6863
emailcomments/questionsto:
[email protected]
orcontactTransportCanada by
mail
at:
RoadsafetyandMotor Vehicle
Regulation Directorate
TransportCanada
Tower
C,PlacedeVille,
330sparksStreet
Ottawa,OntarioK1AONS
Foradditionalroadsafetyinfor­
mation,pleasevisittheRoad
safetywebsiteat:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsaf­
ety/index.htm
5afetybelts
Generalnotes
AlwaySwearsafetybelts!
Wearingsafetybelts correctly soveslives!
Thischapterexplains whysafetybeltsarenec­
essary, how
theyworkandhowtoadjustand
wear
themcorrectly.
~Readalltheinformationthatfollows and
heed all
oftheinstructionsandWARNINGS.
AWARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthem
improperLy increasestheriskofserious
personal
injury anddeath.
_Safetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
means available
toreducetheriskofse­
rious
injuryanddeathinautomobileacci­
dents. Foryour
protectionandthatof
yourpassengers,always correctlywear
safetybeltswhenthevehicleismoving.
-
Pregnantwomen,injured,orphysically
impaired
personsmustalso usesafety
belts.Likeallvehicleoccupants,theyare
more likely
tobeseriously injuredifthey
donotwearsafetybelts.Thebestwayto
protectafetusistoprotectthemother­
throughouttheentirepregnancy.
Numberofseats
YourAudiTTCoupe hastwoseatingpositions
inthefrontandtwoheight-limitedseating
Positions intherear.Eachseatingposition has
a safety belt.Therear
seatareainyourAudi
TTCoupedoesnothaveenoughroom forpas­
sengers
ofall sizes. Forreasonsofsafety, no
person
tallerthan4'11"(1.5meters)should
ever ride
intherearseatarea.
AWARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthem
improperly increasestheriskofserious
personal
injuryanddeath.
-Neverstrapmorethanone person, in­
cluding
smallchildren, intoanybelt.Itis
especiallydangeroustoplace asafety
beltoverachildsittingon your lap.
-Neverletmorepeoplerideinthevehicle
thantherearesafetybeltsavailable.
-
Besureeveryone ridinginthevehicleis
properly
restrainedwith aseparatesafe­
tybeltorchildrestraint.
-Personstallerthan4'11"(1.5m)aswell
aschildreninboosterseatswhoaretoo
closetotherearwindowandroof can
suffer severe
headandneckinjuries
. when
therear lidisclosedorinacrash.
-Theminimumclearancebetweenthe
passenger'sheadsandtherear window
mustnever-underanycircumstances­
'be less
that1inch (2.5cm.) whenthe
passengerssitfully upright.
-Always makesurethatrearseatpassen­
gerscannotbestruckwhentherearlidis
closed.
4Safetybeltwarninglight
Your vehicle hasawarningsystemforthe
driverandfrontseatpossengertoremind you
abouttheimportanceofbuckling-up.
Fig.102Safety beltwarning lightintheinstrumentcluster-enlarged
Beforedrivingoff,always:
~Fasten yoursafetybeltandmakesureyou
wearitproperly.
~Makesurethatyourpassengersalso buckle
up and properLy
weartheirsafetybelts.
~Protectchildren withachildrestraintsys-
temappropriateforthesize andage.~

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SafetybeLts
forcesonthebodymore"tolerable"andless
likely
tocauseinjury.
Although
theseexamplesarebasedon afron­
talcollision,safetybeltscanalsosubstantial-'
lyreducetheriskofinjuryinotherkindsof
crashes. 50,whetheryou'reonalongtripor
justgoingtothecornerstore,always buckle
up
andmakesureothersdo,too.Accidentsta­
tisticsshowthatvehicleoccupantsproperly
wearing
safetybeltshave alower riskofbeing
injured
andamuchbetterchanceofsurviving
anaccident. Properlyusingsafetybeltsalso
greatlyincreasestheabilityofthesupplemen­
talairbagstodotheirjobinacollision. For
this
reason,wearingasafetybeltis legally re­
quired
inmostcountriesincludingmuchof
theUnitedStatesandCanada.
Although
yourAudiisequippedwithairbags,
you still have
towearthesafetybeltsprovid­
ed. Front
airbags,forexample,areactivated
onlyinsomefrontalcollisions. Thefrontair­
bagsarenotactivatedinallfrontalcollisions,
insideandrearcollisions,inrolloversorin
caseswherethereisnotenoughdeceleration
throughimpacttothefrontofthevehicle.
The
samegoesfortheotherairbagsystemsin
your Audi. 50,alwayswearyoursafetybelt
andmakesureeverybodyinyourvehicleis
properly restrained!
Importantsafetyinstructionsaboutsafetybelts
Safetybeltsmustalwaysbepraperlyposi­
tionedacrossthestrongestbonesofyour
body.
~Alwayswearsafetybeltsasillustratedand
describedinthischapter.
~Makesurethatyoursafetybeltsarealways
ready
foruseandarenotdamaged.
A.WARNING
Not wearingsafetybeltsorwearingthem
improperlyincreasestheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeath.Safetybeltscan
work only
whenusedcorrectly. -
Always
fastenyoursafetybeltscorrectly
beforedrivingoffandmakesureall pas­
sengersareproperlyrestrained.
-Formaximumprotection,safetybelts
mustalwaysbepositionedcorrectlyon
thebody.
- Never
strapmorethanoneperson,in­
cluding
smallchildren,intoanysingle
safetybelt.
- Never placeasafetybeltoverachild sit­
tingonyour lap.
- Always keep
feetinthefootwellinfront
oftheseatwhitethevehicleisbeingdriv­
en.
-Neverletanypersonride withfeeton
theinstrumentpanelorstickingoutthe
windoworontheseat.
-Never remove asafetybeltwhiletheve­
hicle
ismoving. Doingsowillincrease
yourriskofbeing injured orkilled.
- Never
wearbeltstwisted.
-Neverwearbeltsoverrigidorbreakable
objectsinoronyourclothing,suchas
eye
glasses,pens, keys,etc.,asthese
maycauseinjury.
- Never
weartheshoulderpartofthebelt
underyourarmorotherwiseoutofposi­
tion.
-Severallayersofheavy clothing mayin­
terferewithcorrectpositioningofbelts
andreducetheireffectiveness.
- Always keep
beltbUëklesfreeofanything
thatmaypreventtheb~cklefromlatch-
i ng secu rely.
- Never
usecomfortclipsordevicesthat
createslackintheshoulderbelt.Howev­
er, special clipsmay
berequiredforthe
correctuseofsomechildrestraintsys­
tems.
-Never allowsafetybeltstobecomedam­
agedbybeingcaughtindoororseat
hardware.
-Tornorfrayedsafetybeltscantearand
damagedbelthardwarecan breakinan
accident.Inspectbeltsregularly.Ifweb-
bing, bindings, buckles,orretractorsare~
damaged,havebeltsreplacedbyanau­
thorized Audi
dealerorqualified
workshop.
_5afetybeltsthathavebeenwornand
loadedinanaccidentmustbereplaced
with
thecorrectreplacementsafetybelt
byanauthorizedAudidealerorqualified
workshop.
Replacementmaybenecessa­
ryeven ifdamagecannotbeclearlyseen.
Anchoragesthatwereloadedmustalso
beinspected.
_Never remove, modify,disassemble,or
trytorepairthesafetybeltsyourself.
_Alwayskeepthebeltsclean.Dirtybelts
maynotworkproperlyandcanimpair
thefunctionoftheinertiareel
c:>page176,Safetybelts.
SafetybeLts
Fastening safetybelts
Seatfirst-everybody buckleup!
Fig.108Beltbuckle andtongue onthedriver'sseat
Toprovidemaximumprotection,safetybelts
mustalways bepositionedcorrectly onthe
wearer'sbody.
~Adjustthefrontseatandheadrestraint
properlyc:>page57,Generalrecammenda­
tians.
~Holdthebeltbythetongueandpull it
evenly
acrossthechestandpelvisc:>,&.
~Insertthetongueintothecorrectbuckleof
yourseatuntilyouhearitlatchsecurely
C:>fig.lOB.
~Pull onthebelttomakesurethatitisse­
curely
latchedinthebuckle.
SafetybeLts1 (
Automaticsafetybeltretractors
Everysafetybeltisequippedwithanautomat­
icbeltretractorontheshoulderbelt.This fea­
turelocksthebeltwhenthebeltispulledout
fast,during hardbrakingandinanaccident.
Thebeltmayalsolockwhenyoudrive upor
downasteephillorthroughasharpcurve.
During
normaldrivingthebeltletsyou move
freely.
Safetybeltpretensioners
Thesafetybeltsonthefrontseatsareequip­
ped with abeltpretensionerthathelpsto
tightenthesafetybeltandremove slackwhen
thepretensionerisactivated.Thefunctionof
thepretensionerismonitoredbyawarning
light
c:>page16.
Switchable lockingfeature
Everysafetybeltexcepttheoneonthedriver
seatisequippedwithaswitchablelockingfea­
turethatmustbeusedwhenthesafetybeltis
usedtoattachachildseat.Besuretoreadthe
importantinformationaboutthisfeature
c:>page143.
A.WARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscan
causeseriousinjuryinanaccident
c:>pagelOB,Safetybeltposition.
-Safetybeltsofferoptimumprotection
onlywhentheseatbackisuprightand
beltsareproperlypositionedonthe
body.
_ Never
attachthesafetybelttothebuck­
le for
anotherseat.Attachingthebeltto
thewrongbuckle willreducesafetybelt
effectivenessandcancauseseriousper­
sonalinjury.
_Apassengerwhoisnotproperly restrain­
ed can beseriously injured
bythesafety
beltitselfwhenitmovesfromthestron­
gerpartsofthebody intocriticalareas
liketheabdomen.
_Always locktheconvertible lockingre­
tractorwhenyouaresecuring achild
seatinthevehiclec:>page145.

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willalso beturnedoffifoneofthechildsafe­
tyseatsthathasbeencertifiedunderFederal
Motor Vehicle
SafetyStandard208hasbeen
recognizedontheseat.ThePASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstaysontotell
youwhenthefrontAdvancedAirbagonthe
passengersidehasbeenturnedoff
qpage113,Childrestraints onthe frontseat
-someimportant thingstoknaw.
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbag
inflates,alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly.
-
Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,
sittingsidewaysoroutofpositioninany
way,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
-
Youwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
couldevenbe killed ifyouareupagainst
theairbagortooclosetoitwhenitin­
flates-evenwithanAdvanced Airbag
qpage111.
Moreimportantthingstoknowaboutfrontairbags
Fig.114Inflatedfrontairbags
Safetybeltsareimportanttohelpkeepfront
seatoccupantsintheproperseatedposition
50thatairbagscanunfoldproperlyandpro­
vide
supplementalprotectioninafrontalcol­
lision.
The
frontairbagsaredesignedtoprovidead­
ditionalprotectionforthechestandfaceof
thedriverandthefrontseatpassengerwhen:
-safetybeltsarewornproperly, -
theseatshavebeenpositioned50thatthe
occupantisproperlyseatedasfaraspossi­
ble
fromtheairbag,
-andtheheadrestraintshavebeenproperly
adjusted.
Becauseairbagsinflateintheblinkofaneye
withgreatforce,thingsyou have onyourlap
orhave placed ontheseatcouldbecomedan­
gerousprojectiles,andbepushedintoyou if
theairbaginflates.
Whenanairbagdeploys, finedustisreleased.
Thisisnormalandisnotcausedbyafirein
thevehicle.Thisdustismadeupmostlyofa
powderusedtolubricatetheairbagsasthey
deploy.Itcouldirritateskin.
Itisimportanttorememberthatwhilethe
supplementalairbagsystemisdesignedtore­
ducethelikelihoodofseriousinjuries,other
injuries, forexampleswelling, bruisingand
minorabrasions,canalsohappenwhenair­
bagsinflate.Airbagsdonotprotectthearms
orthelowerpartsofthebody.Frontairbags
onlysupplementthethreepointsafetybelts
insomefrontalcollisionsinwhichthevehicle
decelerationishighenoughtodeploytheair­
bags.
Frontairbagswillnotdeploy:
-iftheignitionisswitchedoffwhenacrash
occurs,
-
insidecollisions,'--
-inrear-endcollisions,
-
inrollovers,
-
whenthecrashdecelerationmeasuredby
theairbagsystemislessthantheminimum
thresholdneededforairbagdeploymentas
registeredbytheelectroniccontrolunit.
Thefrontpassengerairbagwillalsonotdeploy:
-whenthefrontpassengerseatisnotoccu­
pied,
-
whentheweightonthefrontpassenger
seatassensedbytheAdvanced AirbagSys­
temindicatesthatthefrontairbagonthe
passengersidehastobeturnedoffbythe~
--electroniccontrolunit(thePASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstayson).
-~WARNING
Sittinginthewrongpositioncanincrease
theriskofseriousinjuryincrashes.
_Toreducetheriskofinjurywhentheair-
bags
inflate,thedriverandpassengers
mustalwayssitinanuprightposition,
mustnotLeanagainstorplaceanypart
oftheirbodytooclosetotheareawhere
theairbagsarelocated.
_Occupantswhoareunbelted,outofposi-
tion
ortooclosetotheairbagcanbese-
riously injured byanairbagasitunfolds
withgreatforceintheblinkofaneye
qpage113.
AWARNING
Achild inarearward-facingchildsafety
seatinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
will beseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilled if
thefrontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vanced AirbagSystem.
-Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrierwithgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
and childagainstthebackrest,center
armrest,doororroof.
- Always
installrear-facing childsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon,im-
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audidealer.
&.WARNING
abjectsbetweenyouandtheairbagwill
increase
theriskofinjuryinacrashbyin-
terferingwiththewaytheairbagunfolds
orbybeingpushedinto youastheairbag
inflates.
-Never holdthingsinyourhandsoron
yourlapwhenthevehicleisinuse.
- Never
transportitemsonorinthearea
ofthefrontpassengerseat.abjects
couldmoveintotheareaofthefrontair-
bagsduring brakingorothersuddenma-
neuverandbecomedangerousprojec-
tilesthatcancauseseriouspersonalin-
jury if
theairbagsinflate.
- Never place
orattachaccessoriesoroth-
erobjects(suchascupholders,tele-
phonebrackets, large,heavyorbulkyob-
jects)onthedoors,overornearthearea
marked"AIRBAG" onthesteeringwheel,
instrumentpanel,seatbackrestsorbe-
tweenthoseareasandyourself.These
objectscouldcauseinjuryinacrash,es-
peciallywhentheairbagsinflate.
- Never reclinethefrontpassenger'sseat
totransportobjects.Itemscanalso
moveintotheareaofthesideairbagor
thefrontairbagduringbrakingorina
suddenmaneuver.abjectsneartheair-
bagscanbecomeprojectilesandcause
injury,particularlywhentheseatisre-
clined.
- Never
tiltthefrontpassengerseatback-
restforwardwhenthevehicleismoving.
Aninflatingairbagwillforcetheback-
restbackwardandcan injurerearseatoc-
cupants.
AWARNING
The finedustcreatedwhenairbagsdeploy
cancausebreathingproblemsforpeople
withahistoryofasthmaorotherbreath-
ingconditions.
-Toreducetheriskofbreathingproblems,
thosewithasthmaorotherrespiratory
conditionsshouldgetfreshairright
away bygettingoutofthevehicleor
openingwindowsordoors.
-Ifyouareinacollisioninwhichairbags
deploy,washyourhandsandfacewith
mildsoapandwaterbeforeeating.
_Becarefulnottogetthedustintoyour
eyes,orintoanycutsorscratches.

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andminorabrasionscanalsobeassociated
withdeployedsideairbags.Remembertoo,
side
airbagswill deploy onlyonceandonlyin
certainkindsofaccidents-yoursafetybelts
arealwaystheretoofferprotection.
Vehicledamage,repaircostsoreventhelack
ofvehicledamagearenotnecessarilyanindi­
cationofover-sensitiveorfailedairbagactiva­
tion. In
somecollisions,bothfrontandside
airbagsmayinflate.Remembertoo,thatair­
bagswilldeployonlyonceandonlyincertain
kindsofcollisions -yoursafetybeltsareal­
waystheretoofferprotectioninthoseacci­
dentsinwhichairbagsarenotsupposedto
deployorwhentheyhavealreadydeployed.
ThesideairbagsystemwillnotdepLoy:
-whentheignitionisturnedoff
-
inside collisions whentheacceleration
measuredbythesensoristoolow
-
inrear-end collisions
-
inrollovers.
In
sometypesofaccidentsthefrontairbags
andsideairbagsmay betriggeredtogether.
AWARNING
-SafetybeltsandtheairbagsystemwilL
only provideprotectionwhenoccupants
areintheproperseatingposition
Qpage131.
-Iftheairbagindicatorlightcomeson
whenthevehicle isbeing used,havethe
systeminspectedimmediatelybyyour
authorizedAudidealer. Theairbagmay
notworkproperlywhenthevehicleac­
celerationinasidecollision ishigh
enoughtoactivatetheairbag.
HowsuppLementaLsideairbagswork.
Side airbags dep/oyinstant/yandconhe/pre­
ducetheriskafuppertorso injuries foroccu­
pantswhoareproperly restroined.
Fig.119Inflatedsideairbags onleft side ofvehicle
Whenthesystemistriggered,theairbagis
filled withpropellantgasandbreaksthrough
aseamintheseatsurfaceareamarked"AIR­
BAG".ltexpandsbetweenthesidetrimpanel
andthepassenger.Inordertohelpprovide
thisadditionalprotection,thesideairbag
mustinflate withinafractionofasecondat
veryhighspeedandwithgreatforce. Thesup­
plementalsideairbag couldinjure youifyour
seatingpositionisnotproperoruprightorif
itemsarelocatedintheareawherethesup­
plementalsideairbagexpands.ThisappLies
especially
tochildrenQpage133,Child Safe­
ty.
SupplementalsideairbagsinfLatebetween
theoccupantandthedoorpaneL ontheside
ofthevehiclethatisstruckincertainsidecol-
lisionQfig.119.'--.
Althoughtheyarenotasoftpillow,theycan
"cushion"theimpactandinthiswaytheycan
helptoreducetheriskofinjurytotheupper
partofthebody.
A fine
dustmay developwhentheairbagde­
ploys. Thisisnormalanddoesnotmeanthere
isafireinthevehicle.
-Importantsafety instructionsonthe
sideairbag system
Airbagsareon/ysupp/ementa/restroints.A/­
ways proper/y wearsafetybe/tsandrideina
praper
seatingposition.
Thereisalotthatyouandyourpassengers
mustknowandactaccordinglytohelpthe
safetybeltsandairbagsdotheirjobtopro­
videsupplementalprotection.
AWARNING
Aninflating sideairbag cancauseserious
orfatalinjury.Improperlywearingsafety
beltsandimproperseatingpositionsin­
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury
and
deathwhenevera vehicle isbeing
used.
- In
ordertareducetheriskofinjury when
thesupplementalsideairbaginfLates:
- Always
sitinanuprightpositionand
neverleanagainsttheareawherethe
supplementalsideairbag islocated.
-NeverLetachildoranyoneeLserest
theirheadagainstthesidetrimpanel
intheareawherethesuppLemental
sideairbaginflates.
- Always
makesurethatsafetybeltsare
worn correctly,
-
Donotletanyonesittinginthefront
seatputtheirhandoranyotherparts
oftheirbodyoutofthewindow.
- Always
makesurethatthesideairbag
can
inflatewithoutinterference.
- Never installseatcoversorreplace­
mentupholsteryoverthefrontseat­
backsthathavenotbeenspecifically
approvedbyAudi.
-Never useadditionalseatcushionsthat
covertheareaswherethesideairbags
deploy.
-Damagetotheoriginalseatcovers or
totheseamintheareaofthesideair­
bagmodulemustalwaysberepaired
immediatelybyanauthorizedAudi
dealer.
AirbagsystelTl1:
- Objectsbetweenyouandtheairbag can
increase
theriskofinjuryinanaccident
byinterferingwiththewaytheairbag
unfolds
orbybeingpushedinto youas
theairbaginflates.
-Never placeorattachaccessoriesor
otherobjects(suchascupholders,tel­
ephonebrackets,oreven large, bulky
abjects)onthedoors,overornearthe
areamarked"AIRBAG"ontheseat
backrests.
-Suchabjectsandaccessoriescanbe­
comedangerousprojectilesandcause
injurywhenthesupplementalsideair­
bag deploys.
- Never carryany
objectsorpetsinthe
deploymentspacebetweenthemand
theairbagsorallow childrenorother
passengerstatravelinthisposition.
- Always
usethebuilt-incoathooks only
for
lightweightclothing.Never leaveany
heavyorsharp-edgedobjectsinthe
pocketsthatmayinterferewithsideair­
bagdeploymentandcancausepersonal
injuryinanaccident.
-Alwayspreventthesideairbagsfrombe­
ingdamagedbyheavyabjectsknocking
againstorhittingthesidesoftheseat­
backs.
- The
airbagsystemcan only betriggered
once.Iftheairbaghasbeentriggered,
thesystemmustberepLacedbyanau­
thorizedAudidealership.
-Damage(cracks,deepscratchesetc.)to
theoriginalseatcoversortatheseamin
theareaofthesideairbagmodulemust
alwaysberepairedimmediatelybyanau­
thorizedAudidealer.
-Ifchildrenareseatedimproperly,their
riskofinjuryincreasesinthecaseofan
accidentQpage133,Child Safety.
-Neverattempttomodifyanycompo­
nentsoftheairbagsysteminany way.
- In a
sidecollision,sideairbagswillnot
function properlyifsensorscannatcor­
rectlymeasureincreasing airpressurein-
sidethedoorswhenairescapesthrough~

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-Alwaysmakesuretopositiontheshould­
erportionofthethree-pointbeltover
themiddleofchild's shoulder.
- Never
lettheshoulderportionofthebelt
restagainstoracrosstheneck, face,
chin, or
throatofthechild.
- Always
makesurethelapbeltportionof
thethree-pointbeltis wornsnugand
passesaslow aspossibleacrossthe
child's pelvis. Neverletthebeltpassover
thesoftabdomen.
-Failuretoproperlyroutesafetybelts
over achild's bodywillcausesevereinju­
ries
inanaccidentorotheremergency
situationqpage103.
- Children onthefrontseatofanycar,
even withAdvanced Airbags,can
beseri­
ously injured oreven killed
whenanair­
bag i
nflates.
-Neverletachildstandor kneel onany
seat,forexamplethefrontseat.
-Neverletachild rideinthecargoareaof
yourvehicle.
- Always
rememberthatachild leaning
forward,sittingsidewaysoroutofposi­
tion
inany way duringanaccidentcanbe
struckbyadeployingairbag.This willre­
sultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
-Ifyoumustinstallaboosterseatonthe
frontpassengerseatbecauseofexcep­
tionalcircumstancesthePASSENGER
AIR
BAGOFFlightmustcomeonand
stayon,whenevertheignition isswitch­
edon.
-
IfthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotcomeonandstayon,perform
thechecksdescribedqpage122,Moni­
toringtheAdvanced AirbagSystem.
-Takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpas­
sengerseatandinstallit properlyatone
oftherearseatpositionsifthePASSEN­
GERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnotstayon
whenevertheignitionisswitchedon.
- Always read
andheedallWARNING5
wheneverusing achildrestrainedinave­
hicle isbeing
usedqpage103,Safety
belts,qpage111,Airbagsystemand
qpage133,Importantthings toknow.
Boosterseatsontherearseat•
Children who
areabout7yearsandolder,who
weighmorethan55lbs.(25kg)andarenot
tallerthan4'11"(1.5m)arebestprotected
whenproperlyrestrainedontherearseat.
Duetolimited rearseatheadclearancechil­
dren4'3"(1.3m)andtallermustnotuse
boosterseatsontherearseatofyour AudiTI
Coupe. TherearseatofyourAudiTICoupe
hasbeenspeciallydesignedtopermitchildren
who
arebetween4'3"(1.3m)and4'11"(1.5
m)
taII(about7to12yearsold)tousethe
availablethree-pointlapandshouldersafety
belts.
AWARNING1=- The rearseatareaistoosmalltosafely
transportpassengerstallerthan4'11"
(1.5ml.
-
Personstallerthan4'11"(1.5 m)aswell
as children
inboosterseatswhoaretoo
closetotherearwindowandroof can
suffersevereheadandneck injuries
whentherearlidisclosed orinacrash.
- The
minimumclearancebetweenthe
passengers'headsandtherear window
mustnever -underanycircumstances­
belessthan1inch (2.5 cm.)whenthe
passengerssitsfullyupright.
-Always makesurethattherearseatpas­
sengerscannotbesthtckwhentherear
lid
isclosed.
Boosterseatsonthefrontseat•
Children
agedabout7yearsandolderand
weighingmorethan55 lbs(25kg)whoare
between4'3"(1.3 m)and4'11"(1.5m)tall
mayinexceptionalcircumstancesrideonthe
frontpassenger'sseat.Children lessthan4'
9"(lAm)tallmustsitonacertifiedbooster
seatandproperlywearthevehicle'sthree­
pointlapandshouldersafetybelt.
Always securely latch
thepassengerseatat
theveryrearofitsforeandaftadjustment
range. Thebackrestmustbeadjustedtoan
uprightposition.~
-
~WARNING
Ifyoumustinstallaboosterseatchildre­
straintonthefrontpassengerseat:
_Makesuretheboosterseathasbeende­
signed
andcertifiedbyitsmanufacturer
foruseonafrontseatwith apassenger
frontandsideairbag.
_Always followthemanufacturer'sin­
structionsprovided withthebooster
seat.
_Alwaysmovethepassengerseattothe
veryrearofitsforeandaftadjustment
range,asfarawayfromtheairbagas
possible.
_Always makesurethatthepassenger
seatissecurelylatchedinplacebefore
installingtheboosterseat.Thebackrest
mustbeadjustedtoanuprightposition.
-Ifthepassengerseatcannotbesecurely
latchedintheveryrearofitsforeandaft
adjustmentrange,thenthepassenger
frontairbagmustbeturnedoffwiththe
ON/OFFswitch.
InstaLLingachiLdsafety
seat
Securingachildsafetyseatusinga
safetybelt
Sofety beltsforthe rear seatsandthefront
passenger canbelocked with
theconvertible
locking retractor toproperly securechild
safety seats.
Thesafetybeltsemergencylockingretractors
fortherearseatssafetybeltsandforthe
frontpassenger'sseatsafetybelthaveacon­
vertible locking
retractorforchildrestraints.
Thesafetybeltmustbelockedsothatbelt
webbingcannotunreel. Theretractorcanbe
activated
tolockthesafetybeltandprevent
thesafetybeltwebbingfromloosening up
during
normaldriving. Achildsafetyseatcan
only beproperly
installedwhenthesafetybelt
islockedsothatthechildandchildsafety
seatwillstayinplace.
ChildSafety14
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyour vehicleis
equippedwithanAdvanced Airbagsystem,all
children, especially
those12yearsandyoung­
er,
shouldalways rideinthebackseatproper­
lyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.
AWARNING
Improperlyinstalledchildsafetyseatsin­
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury
anddeathinacollision.
- Always make
surethatthesafetybeltre­
tractorislockedwheninstalling achild
safetyseat.Anunlockedsafetybeltre­
tractorcannotholdthechildsafetyseat
inplace duringnormaldrivingorina
crash.
- Always buckle
thechildsafetyseatfirmly
i'nplaceevenifachildisnotsittinginit.
A loose child
safetyseatcanflyaround
during asuddenstoporinacollision
-
Ifthebackrestisnotsecurelylatched,
thechildandthechildrestraintwill be
thrownforwardtogetherwiththeback­
restandwillstrikepartsofthevehicle
interior. Thechild can
beseriously in­
juredorkilled.
- Never install rear-facing child
safety
seatsorinfantcarriersonthefrontpas­
sengerseat.Achild willbeseriously in­
juredandcanbekilledwhenthepassen­
gerairbaginflates.
-The inflatingairbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrier withgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,dooror
roof.
- Always
installrear-facing childsafety
seatsorinfantcarriersontherearseat.
-Forward-facing childsafetyseatsorin­
fantcarriersinstalledonthefrontpas­
senger'sseatmayinterferewiththede­
ploymentoftheairbagandcauseserious
injurytothechild.
-Itissafertoinstallaforward-facing
child
safetyseatontherearseat.
- Always readandheedallWARNING5
wheneverusing achildrestrainedinave-
hicle
isbeingusedqpage133.Special~

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thanisbeinggeneratedandensuresanopti­
malstateofchargeforthebattery.
iTips
-But evenenergymanagementcannot
negatethelimitsofphysics. Consider
thatthepowerandlifeofabatteryare
limited.
-
Ifstartingability isthreatened,youare
informedbyawarningqpage160,
Driver natification
intheinstrument
c/uster display.
Whatyoushouldknow
Thehighest priarityisgiventomaintaining
starting capability.
Thebatteryisseverelytaxedinshort-distance
driving,incitytrafficandduringthecoldtime
ofyear.Abundantelectricalenergyisre­
quired,
butonly alittleisgenerated.Itisalso
critical
iftheengineisnotrunningandelectri­
cal
componentsareturnedon. Inthisin­
stanceenergyisbeingconsumedbutnoneis
being
generated.
ItisinpreciselythesesituationsthatyouwiII
noticeenergymanagementactivelyregulat­
ingthedistributionofenergy.
Vehiclestandsforanextendedperiod
Ifyoudonotdriveyourvehicle overaperiod
ofseveral daysorweeks, electricalcompo­
nentsaregraduallyeutbackorswitchedoff.
This
reducesenergyconsumptionandmain­
tainsstartingcapability overalongerperiod.
Take into
considerationthatwhenyouunlock
your vehicle,
someconvenience functions,
such as
theremotekeyorpowerseatadjust­
ment,maynotbeavailable. Theconvenience
functionswillbeavailable againwhenyou
turnontheignitionandstarttheengine.
Withtheengineturnedoff
Ifyoulistentotheradio, forexample,with
theengineturnedoff,thebatteryisbeingdis­
charged.
Ifstartingcapabilityisjeopardizedduetoen­
ergy
consumption,amessageappearsinthe
driverinformationdisplay.
Youhavetostarttheenginetochargethe
battery.
Withtheenginerunning
Althoughelectricalenergyisgeneratedwh en
thevehicle isbeing driven,thebatterycanbe­
comedischarged.Thishappensmostlywhen
little
energyisbeinggeneratedandagreat
dealconsumedandthebattery'sstateof
chargeisnotoptimal.
Tobringtheenergybalanceback intoequili­
brium,
consumerswhich require especially
large
amountsofenergyaretemporarilyeut
back
orswitchedoff. Heatingsystemsinpar­
ticularrequire agreatdealofenergy.Ifyou
notice,forexample,thattheheatedseats*or
theheatedrearwindowarenotheating,they
have
beentemporarilyeutbackorswitched
off.
Thesesystemswill beavailable againas
soonastheenergybalancehasbeenrestored.
Youwillalsonoticethatengineidlespeedhas
beenincreased slightly.Thisisnormalandnot
a
causefor concern.Byincreasingengineidle
speedtheadditionalene"rgyrequired isgener­
atedandthebatteryischarged.
Drivernotificationintheinstrument~
clusterdisplay•
Ifbatterypowerdropsintotherangewhereit
can limittheabilityoftheenginetostart,this
isshownintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
with
thefollowing drivermessage:
ri1Lowbatterycharge:batterywillbe
chargedwhiledriving
This notification remindsyou
thatthestarting
capability
oftheenginemay belimited.As
soonasyoustartdrivingagain,thebattery
willberechargedandthenotification willgo
out.
Drivernotificationappearsandgoesout
again
Ifthisdriver notificationappearsaftertheig­
nition is
turnedonorwhile drivinganditgoes
outagainafterawhile,thebatteryhasbeen
adequatelyrecharged.
Drivernotificationappearsanddoesnot
gooutagain
Ifthisdriver notificationappearsaftertheig­
nition
isturnedonorwhile drivinganddoes
notgooutagain,thebattery'sstateofcharge
isnotintheoptimalrange.Startingabilityis
restricted. Havethebatterycheckedassoon
aspossible byanauthorizedAudidealeror
qualified workshop.
Intelligenttechnology16l

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 168Cleaningandprotection
Automaticcarwash
Thevehiclecanbewashedinalmostany
modern automatic carwash.
The vehiclepaintissodurablethatthevehicle
can normally be
washedwithoutproblemsin
anautomaticcarwash. However,theeffecton
thepaintdependstoalargeextentonthede­
sign
ofthefacility,thefilteringofthewash
water,thetypeofwashandcarematerial,etc.
Ifthepainthasa dullappearanceaftergoing
throughthecarwashorisscratched,bring
thistotheattentionoftheoperatorimmedi­
ately.Ifnecessary,useadifferentcar wash.
Before going
throughacar wash, besureto
taketheusualprecautionssuch asclosingthe
windows. Removeantennaifapplicable.
Ifyouhave instaLLedadditionalaccessorieson
thevehicle -suchasspoiLers, etc.-itisbestto
askthecar washoperatoriftheseshouldbe
removed.
AWARNING
Always readandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformationqpage 167.
Washingthevehiclebyhand
Alotofwaterisneeded whenwashing avehi­
cle byhand.
~Before youstartwashing,makesureyou
have read
andunderstoodtheWARNINGS
q8.inGeneral information onpage 167.
~Firstsoakalldrieddirtuntilitissoft,then
rinse itoff.
~Asyou cleanyourvehicle,startwiththe
roof andworkyourway downtothebottom,
using asponge,aspongegLoveoraclean
brush.
~RinsethespongeorthespongegLoveoften,
flushing itcleaneachtime.
~Use speciaLcarshampooonlyforvery per­
sistentdirt.
~Rinsethecarthoroughlywithwater.
~Useachamoisleathertogentlywipetheex­
teriordry. Use
a
separatespongeforcleaningthe
wheels,doorsillsandotherregionsexposed
toroad dirt.Inthisway,youwillnotscratch
thepaintwithcoarseparticlesimbeddedin
thespongethenexttimeyouwashthecar.
AWARNING
-
Donotcleantheundersideofthechas­
sis,
fenders,wheelcovers, orotherhard
toreachpartswithoutprotectingyour
ha nds
andarms.Youmaycutyourselfon
sharp-edgedmetalparts.
-Always readandheedallWARNINGS and
otherinformationqpage167.
CDNote
-Nevertrytorem ove dirt, mudordustif
thesurfaceofthevehicleisdry.Never
useadry clothorsponge,sincethis
couldscratchyour vehicle'spaintorwin­
dows.
- Never
washyour carinbrightsunlight.
Dropsofwateractasmagnifyinglenses
andmaydamageyourpaint.
-Whenyouwashyourcarinthewinter:if
you rinseyourvehicle withahose, be
carefulnottoaimthestreamofwater
directlyatlocks,oral:doororhatch
openings-theycanfreezeshut.
-Neverusespongesdesignedtoremove
insects,
orany kitchen scouringsponges
orsimilarproducts.Tlieycandamage
yourpaintfinish."\.
-Youshouldremovedebris (suchasin­
sectslfromtheheadlightlensesona
regularbasis,forexamplewhenrefuel­
ling your vehicle.
- Never useadry
clothorspongetoclean
theheadlights.Onlyusewetclothsor
spongestopreventscratches.Itisbest
tousesoapywater.
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Intheinterestoftheenvironment,theve­
hicleshouldonly bewashedinspecial
washbays.
Washingyourvehiclewithapower
washer
Cleaningtheexteriorofyourcarwith ahigh­
pressure powerwasher is
safeaslong asyou
observe afew simple rules.
~Before usingthepowerwasher,makesure
youhave readandunderstoodtheWARN­
INGSq8.inGeneral information on
page 167.
~Always followtheoperatinginstructionsfor
thepowerwasher.
~Makesurethatthejetonthesprayhose
produces a"fanshapedspray".
~Donotholdthespray nozzletoocloseto
50ftmaterials.
When cleaningthevehicle withapower wash­
er
alwaysfoLlowtheoperatinginstructions.
This applies particuLarlytotheoperating
pressureandthesprayingdistance.Maintain
a sufficient
distanceto50ft materiaLs suchas
rubberhosesandsound/vibrationdeadening
materials(particularly ontheundersideofthe
enginehoodl.Donotuseajetwhichsprays
water
inadirectstreamoronethathas ara­
tatingjet.
Watertemperatureshouldnotexceed140OF
(60oC).
AWARNING
Neverwashtireswith ajetthatsprays wa­
terinadirectstream.Thiscouldcausein­
visible
damagetothetiresandweaken
them,even ifthesprayisfromarelatively
long
distanceandforashorttime.Dam­
aged
andweakenedtirescan failandcause
accidentsandpersonalinjury.
CDNoteJ
Toavoiddamagingyourvehicle, always
make
surethatthereissufficientdistance
betweenthesprayheadandsoftmaterials
likerubberhoses, plasticpartsandsound­
deadeningmaterials.Neveraimthespray
head
atthesamepointforaLongtime.
Thisalsoappliestocleaningheadlights
andpaintedbumpers.Remember:the
Cleaningandprotection16
closerthenozzleistothesurfaceofthe
material,thegreaterthestressonthema­
terial.
WaxingandPolishing
Waxing
A good waxcoatingprotectsthevehiclepaint
toalargeextentagainsttheenvironmental
factorslistedunderqpage167,Washingand
evenagainstslightscratches.
Youcanusea liquidcarwaxtoprotectyour
paintassoonasoneweekafteryour vehicle
hasbeendeLivered.
Even ifyou regularly
useawaxingprocessin
automaticcarwashes,werecommendthat
youmanualLyappLyacoatofwaxtogivethe
paintextraprotection,particularLyifwaterno
Longer
beadsontheclean paint.
Pratectplastic bodypartswithcarwaxinthe
samewayasthevehicle body.
During
warmweatherdeadinsectstendto
collectonthefrontbumperandonthefor­
wardareaofthehood. Theyaremucheasier
toremovefrompaintthatiswaxedoften.
Polishing
Polish yourvehicleonLyifthepainthaslostits
shineandtheglosscannotbebroughtback
withwax.
Ifthepolishuseddoesnotcontainpreserva­
tive
compounds,thepaintmustbewaxed af­
terwards.
AWARNING
ALwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
otherinformationqpage 167.
ICDNote
Donotusecarwax on
-
matteoranodizedmetaltrim
-rubberorrubber-liketrim.

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Cleaningandprotection17
Appliestovehicles: withsteelwheels
Thewheelsalsohavetabecleaned.
~Always includethehubcapsandwheelrims
whenwashingyourvehicletoremove road
dirt,saltspraysandbrakedust.
Cast(light)alloywheeLs
AWARNING
-Moistureandiceonbrakes mayaffect
braking efficiency -qpage156,General
information.
Testthebrakes carefulLy af­
tereachvehiclewash.
-Always readandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformationqpage 167.
ThewheeLrimsareeasiertokeep clean ifthey
areregularlycoatedwithliquid wax.
PaintscratchesshouLd betouchedupassoon
aspossibLetopreventcorrosionqpage170,
Touch-up paint.
Ifnecessary,useacommercialwheelcleaner
taremoveaccumulatedbrakedust.
~Washthewheelswithaspongeorhose
brusheveryotherweek.
~Fordeepcleaningafterwards,useonlya
dedicatedacid-freecastalLoywheeL cleaner.
~Rub acoatofLiquidwaxontotherimsevery
threemonth.Besuretoreachandtreatall
partsoftherim.
Appliestovehicles: withCastaUoywheels
Cast(Iight) alloywheels require specialcare.
Topreservethedecorativeappearanceofthe
castalloywheels,somespecialcareisneces­
sary.Inadditiontoroaddirtandsalt,brake
dustisalsocorrosive.Ifleftonfortoolong,
brake
dustcancausepitting.
Use onlyspecialacid-freecleanersformulated
foralloy rims.Safeproductsareavailableat
yourAudidealer. Neverleavethecleaneron
therimslongerthanspecified onthelabel.If
notrinsedoffpromptly,theacidcontainedin~
âWARNING
-Thewindshieldmustnotbetreatedwith
water-repellentmaterials.They canin­
creaseglareunderpoorvisibility condi­
tionssuchaswetness,darkness,orwhen
thesunis low onthehorizon. Inaddi­
tion,theycancausethewindshieldwip­
erstochatter.
-AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
otherinformationqpage167.
CDNote
- Neverusewarmorhotwatertoremove
snowandicefromwindowsa~dmirrors.
This
couldcausetheglasstacrack.
-Topreventdamagetothewiresofthe
reardefogger,donotpLaceanyadhesive
stickersontheinsideoftherearwindow
overthewires.
-Tohelppreventdirtfromscratchingthe
window, alwaysscrapeinaforwarddi­
rection -
pushingthescraperawayfrom
you-neverbackandforth.
Thewindowsmustnotbecleanedwithinsect
removerorwaxsincethesecaninterferewith
thefunctionofthewindshieldwiperblades
(chatter).
ail,
greaseorsiliconeresiduecanberemoved
with gLass cLeanerorsiliconeremover.How­
ever, wax
residuerequirestheuseofaspecial­
lyformulatedsolvent.PleasecontactyourAu­
didealerforadvice onsafeproductsforwax
removal.
Windows
shouldalsobecleanedontheinside
atregularintervals.
Never dry
windowswiththesamechamois
thatyouusetodrypaintedsurfaces.Waxresi­
due on
thechamoiscanimpairvisionthrough
thewindows.
Clear visiontaailsides.
AWARNING
AlwaysreadandheedaU WARNINGSand
theinformationqpage167.
Chromecareproductsandalkalinecleaners
willattackaluminumsurfacesandcandam­
agethemovertime.
Windows•
Thenumberfortheoriginalvehiclepaintcan
befoundonthevehicleidentificationlabel
qpage240.
Touch-uppaint•
Minorpaintdamages shouldbetouchedup
immediotely.
Your Audidealerhastouch-uppaintforminor
scratchesandstonechips.Scratchesshould
betouchedupsoonaftertheyoccurtopre­
ventcorrosion.
AWARNING
Always readandheedallWARNINGS and
theinformationqpage167.
~Useeitheratouch-uppaintstickorspray
painttocoyerminorscratchesandnicks.
Clean
aUwindowsreguL-aF!ytoremoveroad
film
andcarwashwax buildùp.
~Removesnowfromwindowsusing abrush.
~Use aplasticicescrapertoremoveicefrom
windowsandmirrors.
~Removeotherresidueonthewindows with
a
spray-onglasscleaner.
~Wipethewindowsdrywitha clean pieceof
clothorkitchenpapertowel.
Thebestwaytoremovesnowfromwindows
andmirrorsistouseabrush.Useanon-abra­
sivepLastic icescraper-betterstill,aspray
deicer-toremoveicefromwindowsandmir­
rors.
Trimstrips
Cleaningandprotection
Metal trimneeds special care.
Aluminumtrim
Forenvironmentalreasons,Audifabricates
thebrighttrimstripsandtrimpiecesfrom
purechromium-freealuminum.
Dirtandmarksonthetrimstripsshouldbe
removed
witha pH-baLancedcleaningagent
(donotuseachromecleaner).Audidealers
carrycleaningproductswhich havebeentest­
edforuseonyourvehicleandarenotharmful
totheenvironment.
Plastics needsspecial care.
Toavoidcorrosion ontheexteriortrimstrips,
onLyapH-balancedsolutionshouldbeused
forthewindshieldwasher.
AWARNING
ALwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformationqpage167.
Plasticandvinyl
AWARNING
Always readandheedallWARNINGSand
otherinformationqpage167.
Use aclean,dampclothorspongetoremove
dustandlightsurfacedirt.Forothersoil,use
alukewarmall-purposecleaningsoLutionora
mild
saddlesoapforvinyltrim.Removewater
spotsandsoaptraceswith aclean,damp
clothorsponge.Useaclean,softclothtorub
dry.
Grease,
taroroilstainscanberemovedwith a
cleanclothorspongesoakedwithall-purpose
cleanerorwithasolventdesignedespecially
toclean vinyl.
Occasionally
applya coLorless vinylorleather
preservativetoretainthematerial'sluster
andpliability.
Use
onLyneutraL-pHproductstoremovespots
anddepositsfromaluminumsurfaces.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine IfthebrakefluidlevelfalLsconsiderablybe­
Lowthe"MIN" mark,thebrakewarning/indi-
catorlight(U.s.models:,Canadian
models:.)willcomeonqpage14.Donot
continuetooperatethevehicle. Thecomplete
brakesystemshouldbethoroughlychecked
byanauthorizedAudidealerorotherquali­
fied facility
andthecausecorrected.Ifthe
brakefLuidLevelistoolow,thebrakewarning/
indicator lightwillilluminate.Contactanau­
thorizedAudidealerimmediately.
Changing brakefluid
Havethebrake fluidchanged byan experi­
enced technician.
Brakefluidabsorbsmoisturefromtheair.If
thewatercontentinthebrakefluidistoo
high, corrosioninthebrakesystemmayresult
afteraperiodoftime.The boilingpointofthe
brake fluidwillalsodecreaseconsiderablyand
decreasebrakingperformance.
Therefore,thebrake fluidmustbechanged
everytwoyears.Always usenew brake fluid
which
conformstoFederal MotorVehicle
Standard"FMVSS116DOT4".
Thebrake fluidreservoir canbedifficultto
reach,therefore,werecommendthatyou
have
thebrake fluidchangedbyyourauthor­
izedAudi deaLer. Yourdealerhasthecorrect
tools,therightbrakefluidandtheknow-how
todothisforyou.
&.WARNING
- Brake fluidispoisonous.
Itmustbestor­
ed onlyintheclosed originalcontainer
outofthereachofchiLdren!
- Brake failure can
resultfromoldorinap­
propriatebrakefluid. Observethesepre­
cautions:
- Use only brake fluid
thatmeetsSAE
specification]1703andconformsto
Federal MotorVehicleStandard116.
Always checkwithyourauthorizedAudi
dealertomakesureyouareusingthe
correctbrake fluid.Thecorrecttypeof
brake fluidisalsoindicated onthe
brakefluidreservoir.
- The brake fluid
mustbenew. Heavy use
ofthebrakes cancauseavaporLockif
thebrake fluidisleftinthesystemtoo
long.Thiscanseriouslyaffecttheeffi­
ciency
ofthebrakesaswellasyour
safety.This could resuLtinanaccident.
CDNote
Brake fluidwill
damagethepaintofyour
vehicle.
@lForthesakeoftheenvironment
Because
oftheproblemofproperdisposal
ofbrake fluidaswell asthespecialtools
requiredandthenecessaryexpertise,we
recommendthatyouhavethebrakefLuid
changedbyyourauthorizedAudi deaLer.
Battery
General information •
Your vehicle
isequippedwithaspeciaL bat­
tery,
anAGMbattery.Thisbatteryis located
intheluggagecompartmentandmustbe re­
placed with
anoriginalequipmentbattery.
Under
normaloperatingconditions,thebat­
teryismaintenance-free.
Havethebatterycheckedwhenyoutakeyour
vehicle
inforservice.YOlr"arewell advisedto
replace abatterythatisoldèr-thanSyears.
Disconnecting thebattery terminaIs
Somevehiclefunctions(powerwindowregu­
lators,forexample)arelostifthebatteryter­
minalsaredisconnected.Thesefunctionshave
toberelearnedafterthebatteryterminalsare
connectedagain.Topreventthis,thebattery
shouldonly bedisconnectedfromthevehicle
electricalsystemwhenabsolutelynecessary
for repairs.
Vehicles notdriven forlong periods
Ifyouaregoingtoletyourvehiclestandfora
longtimeandnotdriveit,youshouldremern­
berthereareelectricalcomponentswhich are~
stillfunctioningandtheywilldrawenergy
fromthebatteryanddrain it,forexample,the
engine immobilizer.Topreventthis,youcan
either
chargethebatteryoccasionallytokeep
it
ingood working condition oryou candis­
connect
thenegativecableonthebattery.
Winter operation
During
thewintermonths,batterycapacity
tendstodecreaseastemperaturesdrop. This
isbecausemorepowerisaLsoconsumedwhile
starting,andtheheadlights,rearwindow de­
fogger,
etc.,areusedmoreoften.
Avoidunnecessarypowerconsumption,par­
ticularly
incity traffic orwhentraveling only
shortdistances.LetyourauthorizedAudi
dealer check
thecapacityofthevehicle bat­
tery before
wintersetsinqpage196.Awell
charged
batterywillnotonlypreventstarting
problems whentheweatheriscold,butwill
also
lastlonger.
Replacing battery
Thenewbatterymusthavethesamecapaci­
ty,voltage(12volts),amperage,construction
andplugsealing,astheoriginalbattery.Spec­
ifications
arelisted onthebatteryhousing.
Batteries specially
developedbyAudifulfill
the
maintenance,output,andsafetyrequire­
ments.
When installing
thebattery,makesuretheig­
nition
andailelectricalconsumersareswitch­
edoffq(j).
Werecommendthatyou usemaintenance­
freeorcycle-resistant/leak-proofbatteries
accordingtothestandardsTL82S06(from
December
1997)andVW7SO73(fromAu­
gUst2001).
Replacingthebatteryshouldbe carriedbya
qualified workshop. Pleasefollowtheinstruc­
tions on
thebatterycover.
CDNote
-Allworkonthebatteryrequirestechni­
calknowledge. PleasecontactanAudi
dealershiporanotherauthorizedfacility
Checkingandfilling19:
forquestionsaboutthebattery-danger
ofacidburnsandexplosionhazard!
- The
batterymustnotbeopened!Donot
trytochangethebattery'sliquid level,
otherwisedetonatinggaswillescape
fromthebattery-explosion hazard!
- The
AGMbatteryintheluggagecom­
partmentcannotleak,becausetheelec­
trolyteforthisbatteryisabsorbedinto a
special
glassmat.This leak-proofbattery
mustnotbereplace withaconventional
battery.
-Makesuretheventilationhose onthe
sideofthebatteryisconnected,other­
wisefumesorbatteryacidcanleakout.
-Batteryholderandterminalsalways
have
tobesecured correctly.
- Bèfore allwork on
thebatteryfollowthe
warnings belowq.&inWorkingonthe
batteryonpage 194.
eForthe sakeoftheenvironment
Because
oftheproblemofproperdisposal
ofabattery,werecommendyourauthor­
ized Audidealerchangethebatteryfor
you.Batteriescontainsulfuric acidand
leadandmustalwaysbedisposedofprop­
erly
incompliancewithall environmental
regulations.Disposingofvehiclebatteries
improperlyisverydangeroustotheenvi­
ronment.Makesurethattheremovedbat­
terycannotoverbalance,otherwisesulfu­
ric acid
mightescape!
iTips
Ifyourvehicleisleftstandingforseveral
weeksatextremelylowtemperatures,the
vehiclebatteryshouldberemovedand
storedwhereitwillnotfreeze. Thiswill
preventitfrombeingdamagedandhaving
tobereplaced.