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somecleanerscanattackthethreadsonthe
wheelbolts.
Never
useabrasiveormetalpolishingclean­
ingagents.Iftheprotectivecoatinghasbeen
chipped,e.g.bykickeduproaddirt,touchit
up
assoonaspossible.
&.WARNING
- Moistureandiceonbrakesmayaffect
braking efficiencye;,page156,General
information.
Testthebrakesca refully
eachtimeyouwashthevehicle.
- Always read
andheedallWARNINGSand
otherinformatione;,page167.
Bodycavity sealing
Thebodycavitysealing doesnotneedtobe
checked.
Allbody cavities whichcouldbeaffectedby
corrosionhavebeengiventhoroughprotec­
tionatthefactory.
This
sealingdoesnotrequireanyinspectionor
additionaltreatment.Ifany waxshouldseep
outofthecavitywhentheambienttempera­
tureishigh, itcan beremovedwithaplastic
scraperanda.suitablesolvent.
&.WARNING
Solventscanbedangerous.
-Benzineisflammableandtoxie.Ifyou
usebenzineforremovingthewax, keep
sparks,flameandlightedcigarettes
away. Neverdumpbenzineonthe
ground,intoopenstreamsordownsew­
agedrains.
-
Besuretoobserveallsafetyandenviron­
mentalregulations.Follow allinstruc­
tionsonthecontainer.
-Always readandheedâllWARNINGSand
theinformatione;,page167.
Chassis •
Havetheundercoatingcheckedfordamage
from
timeto time.
ThelowerbodyshellofyourAudiisalsothor­
oughlyprotectedagainstcorrosion.
Anydamagetotheundercoatingcausedby
roadhazardsshouldberepairedpromptly.
&.WARNING
Toomuchundercoatinginthewrongpla­
cescancauseafire.
-
Donotapplyadditionalundercoatingor
rustproofingonorneartheexh~ust
manifold,exhaustpipes,catalytic con­
verterorheatshields.Whiledriving,the
substanceusedforundercoatingcould
overheatandcauseafire.
- Always
readandheedallWARNINGS and
otherinformatione;,page167.
Exhausttaï!pipes •
Roadsaltandothercorrosivematerialswill
damagethematerialintheexhausttailpipes
if
theyarenotcleanedregularly.Donotclean
thetailpipeswithwheeLçleaner,paintpolish,
chromepolishorotherabrasivecleaners.
Cleanthetailpipeswithcarcareproducts
thataresuitableforstainlesssteel.
YourautrîorizedAudideà1-ercan provide clean­
ing
productsthathavebeentèstedandap­
proved
foryourvehicle.
Careofinterior
Radio-/Navigation* display•
~Cleanthedisplaywitha50ftcleanclothand
anLCDcleaner.
Thedisplaycanbecleanedwithaprofessio­
nally
available"LCDcleaner".Theclothshoul d
be
slightlydampenedwiththecleaningfluid
tocleanthedisplay.~
(1)Note
Toavoidscratchingthedisplay, youshould
nevercleanitdry.
Aluminumtrim
Useonlyneutral-pHproductstoremovespots
anddepositsfromaluminumsurfaces.
Chromecareproductsandalkalinecleaners
willattackaluminumsurfacesandcandam­
agethemovertime.
AWARNING
AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformatione;,page167.
Fabricsandfabric coverings
FabricsandfabriccoveringsCe.g.seats,door
trimpanels,ete.)shouldbecleanedatregular
intervalswithavacuumcleaner.Thisremoves
surfacedirtparticleswhichcouldbecomeem­
beddedinthefabricthroughuse.Steam
cleanersshouldnotbeused,becausethe
steamtendstopushthedirtdeeperintothe
fabricandlockitthere.
Normal cleaning
Generally, werecommendusingasoftsponge
oralint-freemicrofiberclothtothecleanfab­
rie.Brushesshouldonly beusedforcarpets
andfloormats,sinceotherfabricsurfaces
could beharmedbybrushes.
Normalsurfacestainscanbecleanedusing a
commercially available
foamcleaner.Spread
thefoamonthesurfaceofthefabricwitha
soft
spongeandworkitingently.Donotsatu­
ratethefabrie. Thenpatthefoamdryusing
absorbent,dryclothsCe.g.microfibercloth)
and
vacuumitafterithasdriedcompletely.
Cleaning stains
St.
. alnscausedbybeveragesCe.g.coffee,fruit
JUice,ete.)canbetreatedwithamilddeter­
gentsolution.Applythedetergentsolution
Withasponge.Inthecaseofstubbornstains
adetergentpastecanbeapplieddirectlyto'
Cleaningandprotection
thestainandworkedintothefabric. After­
wards,usecopiousamountsofcleanwaterto
removetheremainingdetergent.Applythe
waterwithadampclothorspongeandpat
thefabricdrywithanabsorbent,dryclotho
Stainsfromchocolateormakeupshouldhave
detergentpasteCe.g.ox-gall soap)rubbedin­
tothem.Afterwards,removethesoapwith
waterCdampspongel.
Alcohol canbeusedtotreatstainsfrom
grease,oil,lipstickoraballpointpen.Melted
greaseordyemustbepattedoffusingab­
sorbentmaterial.Itmaybenecessarytore­
treattheareaswithdetergentpasteandwa­
ter.
Inthecaseofgeneralsoilingoftheuphols­
teryandcoyermaterial,werecommendhiring
a
specialistthathastheequipmenttoclean
theseatcoversandotherfabricsurfacesby
shampooingandsprayextraction.
&.WARNING
Always readandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformatione;,page167.
lmTips
OpenVelcrofastenersonyourclothingcan
damagetheseatcoyer.Pleasemakesure
thatVelcrofastenersareclosed.
Plastic partsandinstrument panel
Alwaysuseacleanclotllmoistenedinclear
watertocleantheseareas.Forpersistentdirt
useanAudiapprovedsoLvent-freeplastic
cleaner/protectant.
&.WARNING
Solventscanchangethepropertiesof
someplasticsandmakeitharderforthe
airbagtodeploy.
- Never
cleantheinstrumentpanelorthe
surfaceofAirbagmoduleswithcleaning
productsthatcontainsolvents.
_Productscontainingsolventswillmake
thesurfaceofthispartporous.~
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-Seriousinjuriescanresultifplasticparts
cameloosewhentheairbagisdeployed.
-Always readandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformationc;>page 167.
fCDNote1
Cleaningagentscontainingsolventswill
attackthematerialandcanchangethe
wayitbehaves.
Instrumentc1uster glass
..Cleantheglasswithasoft,dampclotho
In
ordertopreservetheanti-glareproperties
oftheinstrumentclusterglass,itshouldonly
be
cleanedwith asoft,dampclotho
Naturalleather
Appliestavehicles:withnaturalleather
Audimakesgreateffortstomaintainthe
properties,naturallookandfeelofinterior
leather.
General
Weoffermanydifferenttypesofleatheron
ourvehicles.Mostaredifferenttypesofnappa
leather,whichhasasmoothsurfaceand
comesinvariouscalors.
Theintensityofthecolordeterminesthevisu­
al
characteristicsandappearance.Ifthesur­
faceoftheleatherhasa typicalnaturallook,
thentheleatherisanappaleatherthathas
beenleftina relativelynaturalcondition.This
leatheroffersparticularlygoodcomfortand
breatheswell. Fineveins, closedgrains,insect
bites,skinfolds,andsubtlevariationsincolor
remainvisible.Thesecharacteristicsdemon­
stratethatthematerialisnatural.
Naturalnappaleatherisnotcoveredbyacol­
orfinish.Itisthereforemoresensitivetosoil­
ing
andwear, whichissomethingyouneedto
considerifchildren,animalsorotherfactors
mightprovetobeparticularly hardonthe
leather.
Bycontrast,le·àthertypesthatarecoveredby
acolored finishlayeraremoredurable.This
hasapositiveeffectontheleather'sresist­
ance
towearandsoilingindaily use.Onthe
otherhand,thetypicalcharacteristicsofnatu­
ralleatherarebarelyornotapparent.Howev­
er,
thisdoesnotmeanthattheleatheritself
isofinferior quality.
Care andhandling
Becauseoftheexclusivenatureofthetypesof
leatherthatAudiusesandtheiruniqueprop­
erties(suchassensitivitytooils,grease,soil­
ing,
etc.),you willneedtobesomewhatcare­
ful
withtheseleathers,andacertaintypeof
careisrequired.Forexample,darkclothing
materialscan discolorleatherseats(especial­
lyifsuchclothingisdampandwasnotdyed
correctly).
Dustanddirtparticlesinpores,
folds,
andseamscan haveanabrasiveeffect
andcandamagetheleathersurfaceaswellas
weakenseams.
Theleathershouldbecleanedregularlyas
needed.After havingbeenusedforarelatively
long
time,yourleatherseatswill acquire a
rich
agedfinish. Thisisacharacteristicofnat­
uralleatherandasignoftruequality.
In
ordertomaintainthevalueofthisnatural
productoverthelifeofYO,urvehicle, you
shouldfollowtherecommendationsbelow:
CDNote
-TokeepyourleatherfLQJ)lbleachingout,
donotallowittobeexpos~dtobright
sunlightforlongperiodsoftime.Ifyou
havetoleavethevehicle parkedoutside
forlong periods, covertheleatherto
protectitfromdirectexposuretosun­
light.
-
Sharpobjectsonclothing,suchaszip­
pers,rivetsorsharppieGes onbeltscan
leave
permanentscratchesorscrape
marksonthesurfaceoftheleather.
(DlTips
- After
eachtimeyoucleantheleatherand
atregularintervals,usealeatherpreser­
vative
cremethatcontainsUV-blockers
andthatworks intotheleather.This
eremewillnourishandmoisturizethe
leather,helpingittobreatheandstay
supple.Italsohelpstobuildupaprotec­
tive
caatingonthesurface.
_Cleantheleatherevery 2 - 3months,
andclean anyareasthatgetsoiled.
_Removefreshmarksmadebyballpoint
pens,ink,lipstick,shoepolish,etc.as
soonaspossible.
-Preservethecoloroftheleatherasneed­
edbyusingaspecialcaloredleathercare
cremetotouchupareasofunevencolor.
Cleaning andcaring forleather
upholstery and
trim
Appliestavehicles:withnaturalleather
Naturalleather requiresspecialcareandat­
tention.
Normal c1eaning
..Cleansoiledareaswithaslightlymoistened
cottonorwoolenclotho
More stubborn
dirt
..Morestubborndirtcanberemovedusing a
cloth
saturatedwith amildsoapsolution(2
tablespoonsmild liquidsoap).
..Never allowthesoapsolutiontosaturate
theleather,andmakecertainthatnowater
soaksintotheseams.
..Wipeoffthesoapsolutionwithasoft,dry
clotho
Cleaning spots
..Removefreshwater-basedspots(suchas
coffee,tea,juices,blood)withanabsorbent
clothorpapertowel.
...Removefreshgreaseoroil-basedspots
(suchasbutter,mayonnaise,chocolate)with
anabsorbentclothorpapertowel,oruse
thecleanerfromtheleathercarekitifthe
Spot hasnotyetpenetratedintothesurface
oftheleather.
~Useanoil/greasedissolving spray,ifoill
greasespotshavedriedon.
~Remove specifie kindsofspots(ballpoint
pen,feltmarker,fingernailpolish,water-
Cleaningandprotection17~
basedpaint,shoepolish,etc.)withaspot
removerspecificallyformulatedforleather.
Leather care
..Everyhalfyearuseanapprovedleathercare
product(availablefromyourAudidealer)to
carefortheleather.
..Applytheproductverysparingly.
..Wipeitoffwithadampclotho
Ifyouhave anyquestionsaboutcleaningand
caringfortheleatherinyourvehicle, itisbest
tocontactyourauthorizedAudidealer,who
willbegladtohelpyouandtellyouaboutour
fullrangeofleathercareproducts,such as:
-
Leathercleaningandcarekit
-
Cremestocare forcoloredleather
-Spotremoversforballpointpens,shoepol-
ish,
etc.
-Oil/greasedissolvingspray
- Newandupcomingproducts.
.&.WARNING
AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformationc;>page167.
CDNote
- Neverusechemicalsolvents(e.g.lighter
fluid,turpentine),waxes,shoepolishor
similarproductsontheleathersurfaces
inyourAudi.
-
Toavoiddamage,havestubbornstains
removedby acomm~rcialcleaningspe­
cialist.
Cleaning Alcantara® (syntheticsuede)
Appliestavehicles:withAlcantarauphalstery
Removing dustanddirt
..Moisten acloth,squeezeoutexcesswater
andwipedowntheseatsurfaces.
Removing stains
.. Moisten a
clothwithlukewarmwateror
withdilutedethyl(rubbing)alcohol.
..Dabatthestain.Startattheoutsideand
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~Oncethestainisnolongervisible,usea
softdryclothortissuetosoakupthemois­
ture.
DonotuseleathercleaningproductsonAl­
cantara.
Youmayuseasuitableshampooforremoving
dustanddirt.
Dust
andgritintheporesandseamscan
scratchanddamagethesurface.Ifthecaris
leftstandinginthesunforlong periods,the
Alcantarashouldbeprotectedagainstdirect
sunlighttopreventitfromfading.Slightcolor
variationswilldevelopinnormaluseandare
notanindicationofmaterialdeterioration.
CDNote
-NeverusechemicalsolventsCe.g.lighter
fluid,turpentinel,waxes,shoepolishor
similarproductsonAlcantara$surfaces.
-Toavoiddamage,havestubbornstains
removedbyacommercialcleaningspe­
cialist.
-
Donotusebrushes,stiffspongesorsim­
ilarly abrasivecleaningaids.
Safetybelts
Onlywell-maintainedsafetybelts workrelia­
bly when needed.
Heavily soiledsafetybeltsmaynotretract
properly.
~Keepbeltsclean.
~Forcleaning,useamildsoapandwatersol­
ution.Letbeltsdrythoroughlyandaway
fromdirectsunlight.
~Donotallowinertiareelsafetybeltstore­
tractbeforetheyarecompletelydry.
~Checktheconditionofyoursafetybeltsreg­
ular/y.
AWARNING
Damagedsafetybeltscanbreakinacrash.
1)Use onlythecorrect cleaning solutions. Neverusegas­
cline ordiesel fuel.
-Anythingthatmightdamageyoursafety
beltscouldmeanthatyouandyourpas­
sengerswouldnotbeadequatelypro­
tectedinanaccident.
-Safetybeltperformancedependson cor­
rectinstallation.Neverremovebelts
fromthevehicletocleanthem.
-Donotusechemicalcleaningagents,
bleachordyes. Theyhavecorrosive prop­
ertieswhichweakenthewebbing.
-Whencleaningyoursafetybelts,inspect
themfordamage.Ifyoudiscoverdam­
age,seeyourAudidealer.
-Always readandheedallWARNINGS and
theinformation~page167.
Enginecompartment•
Beespeciallycarefulwhencleaning theen­
gine compartment.
Alwaysswitchofftheignitionbeforeclean­
ing
theengine~A.
Plenumpanel
Remove leavesfromtheplenumpanelinfront
ofthewindshieldundertheenginehood.This
preventsthewaterdrainholesfrombecoming
blocked,
anditpreventsdebrisfromentering
thevehicleinteriorthroughtheheatingand
ventilationducts.
Corrosionprotection'--.
Theenginecompartmentandtransmission
havebeencorrosion-protectedatthefactory.
Good
anti-corrosiontreatmentisvery impor­
tant,particularlyinthewinter.Ifthevehicle
isfrequentlydriven onsalttreatedroads,the
entireenginecompartmentandplenumpanel
shouldbethoroughlycleanedattheendof
winterandretreatedtopreventsaltdamage.
Atthesametime,theundersideofthevehicle
shouldbewashedaswell.
Iftheenginecompartmentiscleanedatany
timewithgreaseremovingsolutionslJ
,orif~
yOuhavetheenginewashed,theanti-corro­
siontreatmentisalmostalwaysremovedas
well.Itisthereforeessentialtohave along­
lasting corrosion
protectionreappliedtoall
surfaces,
seams,jointsandcomponentsinthe
enginecompartment.
&WARNING
Beaware:Theenginecompartmentofany
motorvehicle isapotentiallyhazardous
area.
_Before workingintheenginecompart­
ment,besuretoreadtheinformation
~page176.
-Before reaching intothefrontplenum
panel,always removetheignition key.
Otherwise,thewindshieldwipersystem
couldunintentionallybeswitchedon,
possiblycausingpersonalinjuryfromthe
movingwiperlinkage.
- Never reachinto
theareaaroundor
touchtheradiatorfan.Theauxiliaryfan
istemperaturecontrolledandcanswitch
onsuddenly-evenwhentheignitionis
off.
-
Donotwash,waxordrytheenginewith
theenginerunning. Movingorhotparts
couldinjure you.
-Donotcleantheundersideofthechas­
sis,fenders,wheelcovers,orotherhard
toreachpartswithoutprotectingyour
handsandarms.Youmaycutyourselfon
sharp-edgedmetalparts.
-AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
otherinformation~page167.
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Fuelsupplyandfilling
yourfueltank
Gasoline
Fuelsupply
Usingtherightfuelhelps keeptheenviron­
mentcleanandprevents enginedamage.
Fuelrecommendation
Thefuelrecommendedforyourvehicleisun­
leaded premium
gradegasoline.Seealso
qpage242,Oata.Audirecommendsusing
TOPTIERDetergentGasolinewithaminimum
octaneratingof91AKI(9SRON). Formore
informationonTOPTIERDetergentGasoline,
pleasegototheofficialwebsite(www.toptier­
gas.com).
Therecommendedgasolineoctaneratingfor
yourenginecanalsobefoundonalabellocat­
edontheinsideofthefuelfiller flap.Thisrat­
ingmay bespecifiedasAKIorRON.
Your vehiclemayalsobeoperatedusingun­
leadedregulargasolinewithaminimumoc­
taneratingof87AKI/91RON.However, using
87AKI/91RONoctanefuelwillslightlyre­
duceengineperformance.
Useunleaded gasolineonly.Unleadedgaso­
lineisavailablethroughouttheUSA,Canada,
andinmostEuropeancountries.Werecom­
mendthatyoudonottakeyourvehicleto
areasorcountrieswhereunleadedgasoline
maynotbeavailable.
Formoreinformationonrefuelingyourvehi­
cle,
seeqpage 179.
Octanerating
Octaneratingindicatesagasoline'sabilityto
resistenginedamaging"knock"causedby
prematureignitionanddetonation.Therefore,
buyingthecorrectgradeofgasolineisvery
importanttohelppreventpossibleengine
damageandalossofengineperformance.
GasolinemostcommonlyusedintheUnited
StatesandCanadahasthefollowingoctane
ratingsthatcanusuallybefoundonthefille:
pump:
-PremiumGrade:91-96AKI
-RegularGrade:87-90AKI
Explanationoftheabbreviations:
AKI=Anti KnockIndex=(R+M)/2=(RON
+MON)/2
RON=ResearchOctaneNumber
MON=MotorOctaneNumber.
CDNote
-Donotuseanyfuelwithoctaneratings
lowerthan87AKIor91RONotherwise
expensiveenginedamagewilloccur.
-
Donotuseleadedgasoline!Theuseof
leadedgasolinewill severelydamage
yourvehicle'scatalyticconverterandits
ability
tocontrolexhaustEmissions.
Blended gasoline •
Use
ofgasoline containing alcoholor
MTBE(methyltertiarybutyiether)
Voumayuseunleadedgasolineblendedwith
alcoholorMTBE(commonlyreferredtoas
oxygenates)iftheblendedmixturemeetsthe
following criteria:
Blendofgasolinemethanol (woodalcoholor
methyl alcohol)"-\..-Anti-knock indexmustbe87AKIorhigher.
- Blend
mustcontainnomorethan3%meth-
anol.
-Blendmustcontainmorethan2%co-sol­
vents.
Blendofgasoline andEthanol (grainalcohol
or ethyl alcohol)
-Anti-knock indexmustbe87AKIorhigher.
- Blend
mustnotcontainmorethan10%
Ethanol.
Blendofgasoline andMTBE
-Anti-knock indexmustbe87AKIorhigher.~
_Blendmustcontainnotmorethan1S%
MTBE.
Seasonally adjustedgasoline
Manygasolinegradesareblendedtoperform
especially wellforwinterorsummerdriving.
During
seasonalchange-over,wesuggestthat
you fillupatbusygasstationswherethesea­
sonaladjustmentismorelikely·to bemadein
time.
CDNote
-Methanolfuelswhichdonotmeetthese
requirementsmaycausecorrosionand
damagetoplasticandrubbercompo­
nentsinthefuelsystem.
-Donotusefuelsthatfailtomeetthe
specifiedcriteriainthischapter.
-Ifyouareunabletodeterminewhether
ornotaparticularfuelblendmeetsthe
specifications,askyourservicestationor
itsfuelsupplier.
-Donotusefuelforwhichthecontents
cannotbeidentified.
-Fuelsystemdamageandperformance
problemsresultingfromtheuseoffuels
differentfromthosespecifiedarenot
theresponsibilityofAudiandarenot
coveredundertheNew Vehicleorthe
EmissionControlSystemWarranties.
-Ifyouexperiencealossoffueleconomy
ordriveabilityandperformanceprob­
lemsduetotheuseofoneofthesefuel
blends,werecommendthatyouswitch
tounblendedfuel.
Gasoline additives
Amajorconcernamongmanyautomanufac­
turersiscarbondepositbuild-upcausedby
thetypeofgasolineyouuse.
Althoughgasolinegradesdifferfromone
manufacturertoanother,theyhavecertain
thingsincommon.Allgasolinegradescontain
Substancesthatcancausedepositstocollect
onvitalengineparts,suchasfuelinjectors
andintakevalves.Althoughmostgasoline
brandsincludeadditivestokeepengineand
Fuelsupplyandfillingyourfueltank
fuelsystemsclean,theyarenotequallyeffec­
tive.
Audi
recommendsusingTOPTIERDetergent
Gasoline. FormoreinformationonTOPTIER
DetergentGasoline,pleasegototheofficial
website(www.toptiergas.com).
Afteranextendedperiodofusinginadequate
fuels,built-upcarbondepositscanrobyour
engineofpeakperformance.
CDl'liate---Damageormalfunctionduetopoorfuel
qualityisnotcoveredbytheAudi NewVe­
hicle LimitedWarranty.
Fueltank
Fuelfillerneck
Thefuelfillerneckislocatedontherightrear
sidepanelbehindthefuelfiller flap.
Iftheunlockingsystemshouldfail,youcan
stillopentheflapmanually-fordetailedin­
structionsseeqpage181.
Voucanfindthefueltankcapacityofyourve­
hicle
inTechnical Dataqpage242.
Thelabelontheinsideofthefuelfillerflap
tellsyouthecorrectfuelforyourvehicle.For
moreinformationaboutfuelspecifications,
seeqpage178.
Yourvehiclefueltankhasanon-boardrefuel­
ling
vaporrecovery-system. Thisfeaturehelps
topreventfuelvaporsfromescapingframthe
tankandpollutingtheenvironmentwhileyou
refuelyourvehicle. Inordertofillthetank
properlywhileprotectingtheenvironment,
pleasefollowthisrefuelingprocedurecareful­
ly.
&.WARNINGFUndernormaloperatingconditions,never
carryadditionalfuelcontainersinyourcar.
Gas
canistersandothercontainersusedto
transportfuelcanbedangerous.Su ch con­
tainers,fullorempty,mayleakandcould
causeafireina collision.Ifyoumust~

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overflowwhenitbecomeswarmandpol­
lutetheenvironment.
Unlocking thefuel filler flapbyhand
Ifthepowerlockingsystemshouldfail,you
can
stillopentheflapmanually:
~Opentherearlido
~Opentheroundcoyerintheright-side inte­
rior
trim.
~Removetheredplasticknobfromitsretain­
er.
~Pulltheplasticcordinthedirectionofthe
arrowtounlockthefuelfiller flap
c:>fig.138.
@Tips
-Runningyourenginewhile refuelling
may
causevaporstoescapeorevenfuel
tospiIloutofthetank.This wouldthen
shutoffthefuelnozzlebeforethetank
isfull.
-
Donotrefuelyourvehiclewiththeigni­
tionswitchedon.Thefuelgaugemay
otherwisenotindicatethecorrectfuel
levelafterrefuelling.
Youcon openthefuel filler flopbyhandifthe
power lackingsystemshouldfail.
..Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Assoonasthecorrectlyoperatednozzle
Switches
offautomaticallyforthefirst
time,thetankisfull.Donottrytoadd
morefuelbecausefuelmay spillout.In
addition,theexpansionspaceinthefuel
tankwillbefilled-causingthefuelto
_Foryoursafety,westronglyrecommend
thatyoudonottravelwithaportable
fuelcontainerinyourvehicle. Thecon­
tainer, full
oremptymayleakandcould
causeafire, especiallyinacrash.
_If,underexceptionalcircumstances,you
musttransportaportablefuelcontainer,
pleaseobservethefollowing:
_Never fillaportablefuelcontainer
while itisanywhereinoronthevehicle
(for
example,intheluggagecompart­
ment,oronthetrunk).5taticelectrici­
ty
canbuildupwhile fillingandcanig­
nitefuelvaporscausingafire.
_ Always placea
portablefuelcontainer
onthegroundbeforefilling.
_ Always keep
thefillernozzlecomplete­
lyinsidetheportablecontainerbefore
andduring filling.
_
Iffillingaportablecontainermadeof
metal,thefiller nozzlemustalwaysbe
incontactwiththecontainer.Thiswill
helppreventstaticelectricityfromdis­
chargingandcauseafire.
- Never spill
fuelinsidethevehicleor
luggagecompartment.Fuelvaporsare
highlyflammable.
-Alwaysobservelocalandstate/provin­
ciallawsregardingtheuse,storage
andtransportationoffuelcontainers
- Makecertainthefuelcontainermeets
industrystandards(ANSI /ASTM
F852-86).
CDNote
Ifanyfuelhasspilledontothecar,it
should be
removedimmediatelytoprevent
damagetothepaint.
FuelsupplyandfiLLingyourfueltank------------------_-.:...:~-=-:..:..=.....:....:...:::~~=:......:...::~~~
--
AWARNING
Improperrefuelingorhandlingoffuelcan
causefire,explosionandsevereburns.
- Fuel
ishighlyflammableandcancause
severeburnsandotherinjuries.
- Failure
toshuttheengineoffwhile refu­
eling
and/ortoinsertthepumpnozzle
fully
intothefuelfillerneck couldcause
fueltosprayoutoffiller neckortoover­
flow. Fuel
sprayandoverflowingfuelcan
causeafire.
- Never
useacellulartelephonewhilere­
fueling.TheelectFemagneticradiation
can
causesparksthattanignitefuelva­
porsandcausea fire.
- Never
getback intoyourvehicle whilere­
fueling.Ifinexceptionalcircumstances
youmustgetbackinyourvehiclewhile
refueling,
makecertainthatyou close
thedoorandtouchmetaltodischarge
staticelectricitybeforetouchingthefill­
ernozzle again.5taticelectricity can
causesparksthatcanignitefuelvapors
releasedduringrefueling.
- Never
smokeorhaveanopenflameany­
whereinornearyourvehiclewhenrefu-
eling
orfilling aportablefuelcontainer.~
Refuelling procedure
~Insertthefuelnozzlefromthegasoline
pumpintothefuelfillerneckasfarasitwill
go.
~Selectamediumrefuellingrate50thatthe
nozzleswitchesoffautomaticallywhenthe
tankis full.
Putting thefuelcapbackon
~After fillingyourtank,twistthefuelfiller
capclockwiseuntilyouhearadefiniteclick.
~Closethefuelfillerflap.
Toavoidfuelspillingorevaporatingfromthe
fueltankalwaysclosefuelfiller capproperly
andcompletely.Animproperlyclosedfuelfill­
ercapmayalsocausetheMILlampc:>page 33
tocomeon.
l
Refuelling
transportfueltouseforyourlawn mower,
snowblower,etc.,beverycarefulandal­
waysobservelocalandstatelawsregard­
ing
theuse,transportationandstorageof
suchfuelcontainers.Makecertainthecon­
tainermeetsindustrystandards(ANSI/
ASTMF852-86).
Fig.136Driver's door:Unlocking fuelfiller flap
CDNote
Never driveyourvehicleuntilthefueltank
iscompletelydry.Theirregularsupplyof
fuelcancausemisfiring. Gasolinecould
enterintotheexhaustsystemanddamage
thecatalyticconverter.
Fig.137Fuelcaphooked ontheopened fuelfiller flap
FuelsupplyandfiLLingyourfueltank
Whenaddingfuel,theignitionandanycellu­
lar
phonesinthevehiclemustbeswitched
off.
Taking thefuelcapoff
~Toopenthefuelfiller flap,pullthebutton
c:>fig.136.
~Unscrewfuelfiller capcounter-clockwise
andhangitonthefuelfillerflapc:>fig.137.

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----
-
missionto"P"(Park);putmanual
transmissioninNeutral.
- Always
useextremecautiontoprevent
clothing, jewelry,orlong hairfromget­
tingcaughtintheradiatorfan,V-belts
or
othermovingparts,orfromcontact­
inghotparts.Tie back hairbefore
starting,andwearnoclothingthatwill
hangordroopintotheengine.
-Minimizeexposuretoemissionand
chemicalhazardsq,&.
.&.WARNING
California Proposition65Warning:
- Engine
exhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontain
(Jremitchemicals knowntothe5tateof
Californiatocausecancerandbirthde­
fectsandreproductiveharm.Inaddition,
certainfluidscontainedinvehiclesand
certainproductsofcomponentwearcon­
tainoremitchemicalsknowntothe
5tateofCaliforniatocausecancerand
birthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.
-Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedac­
cessoriescontainleadandleadcom­
pounds,chemicalsknowntothe5tateof
Californiatocausecancerandreproduc­
tive
harms.Washhandsafterhandling.
«!»Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Todetectleaksintime,inspectthevehicle
floor pan
fromunderneathregularly.If
youseespotsfromoilorothervehicle flu­
ids, have your vehicle
inspectedbyanau­
thorizedAudidealer.
rCDNote
Whenaddingfluids, always makesurethat
theyarepouredintothepropercontainer
orfilleropening,otherwiseseriousdam­
agetovehiclesystemswilloccur.
_Applytheparking brake.
_Moveselectorleverofautomatictrans­
missionto"P"(Park);putmanualtrans­
missioninNeutral.
_Alwayslettheenginecooldown. Hot
componentswillburn skinoncontact.
_Toreducetheriskofbeingburned,never
openthehood ifyouseeorhearsteam
orcoolantescapingfromtheengine
compartment.Waituntilnosteamor
coolantcanbeseenor heardbeforecare­
fully
openingthehood.
- Keep children away
fromtheenginecom­
partment.
-Never spillfluids onhotenginecompo­
nents.Theycancauseafire.
-Nevertouchtheradiatorfan. Theauxili­
ary electric fan
istemperaturecontrolled
andcanswitch onsuddenly.
- Never
openthecoolantreservoir cap
when
theengineisstillwarm.The cool­
antsystemispressurizedandhotcool­
antcould sprayout.
-Protectyourface,handsandarmfrom
steamorhotenginecoolantbyplacing a
thick ragover
thecapwhenyouopenthe
coolantreservoir.
-Ifworkonthefuelsystemortheelectri­
cal
systemisnecessary:
- Always
disconnectthebattery.
- Neversmokeor worknearheatersor
openflames.Fluidsintheenginecom­
partmentcouldstartafire.
-Keepanapprovedfireextinguisherim­
mediatelyavailable.
-Toavoid electrical shockandpersonalin­
jury while
theengineisrunning orbeing
started,nevertouch:
-Ignitioncables
-Othercomponentsofthehighvoltage
electronic ignitionsystem.
-Ifyoumustperformacheckorrepair
with
theenginerunning:
-First, fullyapplytheparking brake,
move
selectorleverofautomatictrans-
AWARNING
A hood
thatisnotcompletelylatched
could flyupandblock yourview while driv­
ing.
-
Whenyou closetheenginehood, checkit
tomakesurethesafetycatchhasproper­
lyengaged.The hoodshouldbeflush
withthesurroundingvehicle bodyparts.
-
Ifyounotice whiledrivingthatthehood
is
notsecuredproperly,stopatonce and
closeit.
.&.WARNING
Hotenginecoolantcanburn you.
-
Toreducetheriskofbeingburned,never
openthehood ifyouseeorhearsteam
orcoolantescapingfromtheengine
compartment.Waituntilnosteamor
coolantcanbeseenorheardbeforecare­
fully
openingthehood.
.&.WARNING
Tohelp avoid injury,beforeyoucheck any­
thingunderthehood:
- 5witch
offtheengine.
- Removetheignition key.
Closingtheenginehood•
~Pullthehooddownuntilthepressurefrom
thestrutsisreduced.
~Letthehooddropdownandlatchinplace.
Donottrytopushitshut;itmay failtoen­
gageq.LÎ::l,..
Workingintheenginecompartmëii!f"-Beespecially carefulwhen8J(eryouworkin
theenginecomportment!
Wheneveryoumustperformanyworkinthe
enginecompartment,forexamplechecking
andfillingthedifferentfluids,thereisarisk
ofinjury,burnsandaccidents.Toprevent
personalinjuryalwaysobservethefollowing
WARNINGS. The
enginecompartmentofany
vehicleisahazardousarea!q.&
The enginehoodisreleosed frominsidethe
vehicle.
Releasingtheenginehood
Fig.139Driver's sidefootwell: enginehoodrelease
lever
Checkingandfilling
Enginehood
Openingtheenginehood
~Openthedriver's door.
~Pullthereleaseleverontheleftunderthe
instrumentpanelqfig.139inthedirection
ofthearrow.
Fig.140Release leverundertheengine hood
Thehoodpopsupslightlyunderspringpres­
sure.
Beforeopeningtheenginehood, makesure
thatthewindshield wipers areflatagainstthe
windshield.Otherwise,theycoulddamagethe
paintonthehood.
~Liftthehoodslightlyq.LÎ::l,..
~Pulluponthereleaseunderthehood
qfig.140.Thisreleasesthecatch.
~Openthehoodalltheway.

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Beforeyoucheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,aLwaysreadandheedailWARN­
INGS
q.&.inWorkingintheengine compart­
mentonpage182.
..Readthebrake fluidlevelfromthebrake
fluid reservoir
qfig.146.Thebrake fluid
level
mustbebetweenthe"MIN" and
"MAX"markings.
Fig.146Enginecompartment:brakefluidreservoir
Thebrake f/uidLeve/conbechecked witha
quick gLance.
.&.WARNING
-Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjurynev­
ertouchtheradiatorfan.
- The auxiliary electric
fanistemperature
controlledandcanswitch onsuddenly
evenwhentheengineisnotrunning.
- The auxiliary
radiatorfanswitchesonau­
tomaticallywhentheenginecooLant
reachesacertaintemperatureandwill
continuetarununtilthecoolanttemper­
aturedrops.
Brakefluid
The brake fluidreservoirislocated behindthe
rearpartitionoftheenginecompartmenton
theleftsideqpage184.
The fluidLevelmaydropslightLyaftersome
timeduetatheautomaticadjustmentofthe
brakepads.Thisisnotcauseforalarm.~
-theenginecompartmentheatsupbecause
thevehicleisparkedinintensesunlight.
Radiatorfan
CDNoteJ
-Coolantpollutestheenvironmentand
couldcauseanenginefire. Excess cool­
antwillbeforcedoutthroughthepres­
sure relief valve
inthecapwhentheen­
gine
becomeshot.
- If,
inanemergency,onlywatercan be
added,thecorrectratiobetweenwater
andantifreezeqpage189mustbere­
storedassoonaspossible.
Theradiator fanswitches onoutomaticallyby
itse/f.
•Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Drainedcoolantshouldnotbereused.Al­
waysdisposeofusedcoolantwhileobserv­
ing all
environmentalregulations.
-Taavoid beingburned,donotspillan­
tifreezeorcoolantontheexhaustsys­
temorhotengineparts.Undercertain
conditions,theethyleneglycolinen­
ginecoolantcancatchfire.
_Antifreeze ispoisonous. Alwaysstorean­
tifreezeinits originalcontainerandwell
outofthereachofchildren .
_Ifyoudrainthecoolant,itmustbe
caughtandsafeLystoredinapropercon­
tainerclearlymarked"poison".
Anauxiliary eLectricradiatorfan'switcheson
and off
dependingoncoolanttemperature
andothervehicleoperationconditions.
After youswitch
theengineoff,theauxiliary
fan can
continuerunningforupta10minutes
.even withtheignition off.Itcaneven switch
onagainlaterbyitselfq,&.,if
-thetemperatureoftheenginecoolantrises
due
totheheatbuild-upfromtheenginein
theenginecompartment,or
Theelectricradiatorfaniscontraliedbyther­
moswitchesthatswitch onandoffdepending
oncoolantandenginecompartmenttempera­
tUres.
.&.WARNING
-The coolingsystemisunderpressureand
cangetveryhot.Reducetheriskof
scaldingfromhotcoolantbyfollowing
thesesteps.
-Turnofftheengineandallow ittacool
down.
-
Protectyourface,handsandarmsfrom
escapingfluidandsteambycovering
thecap with alarge, thickrag.
- Turn
thecap slowlyandvery carefully
inacounter-clockwise directionwhile
appLying light,
downwardpressureon
thetopofthecap.
AddingcooLant•
Replacementenginecoolantmustconformto
exactspecificationsqpage189,Ca%nt.
Eveninanemergency, ifcoolantaddi-
tive G12++, G12+orG12 is
notavailable,do
notuseadifferentadditive. Useplainwater
insteaduntilyou cangetthecorrectadditive
andcanrestorethecorrectratio. Thisshould
be
doneassaonaspossible.
Ifyou havelostaconsiderableamountof
coolant,thenyoushouldaddcold antifreeze
andcoldwateronly whentheengineiscold.
Always use
newenginec- ..
Turn
offtheengine.
.. Lettheenginecool down.
.. Place athick ragover
thecoolantexpansion
tankqpage189,fig.145andcarefully
twistthecapcounter-clockwiseqA.
..Addcoolant.
..Twistthecapon againtight/y.
Before youcheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,alwaysreadandheedailWARN­
INGS
qAinWarkingintheengine compart­
mentonpage182.
Beverycarefu/ whenadding enginecoo/ant.
Donotfillcoolantabovethe"MAX"mark.Ex­
cesscoolantwillbeforcedoutthroughthe
pressurerelief valveinthecapwhentheen-
gine
becomeshot."-
Toobtainanaccuratereading,theengine
mustbeswitchedoff.
The
location
ofthecoolantexpansiontank
canbeseenintheenginecompartmentillus­
tration.
CoolantLoss
Wh
en
thecoolantlevelistoolow,thewarning
Light
intheAuto-CheckSystemqpage17wilL
blink untilyouaddcoolantandtheleveLhas
beenrestoredtonormal.Eventhoughthereis
anelectriccoolantlevelsensor,westillrec­
ommend'youcheckthecoolantlevelfrom
timetotime.
Before youcheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,alwaysreadandheedailWARN­
INGS
qAinWorking intheengine
compartmentonpage182.
..Parkyour vehicle50thatitishorizontally
level.
..Switchtheignition off.
..Readthecoolantlevelatthecoolantexpan­
sion
tankqfig.145.Witha coldengine,it
mustbeabovethe"min" mark.Withahot
engine,itcanbeaLittleabovetheindicated
range.
CDNote
Donotaddanytypeofradiatorleakseal­
anttayour vehicle'senginecooLant.Add­
ingradiatorrepairfluid mayadversely af­
fectthefunctionandperformanceofyour
coolingsystemandcouldresuLtindamage
notcoveredbyyourNewVehicle Limited
Warranty.
The
expansion
tankinyourvehicleisequipped
withanelectriccoolantlevel sensor.
Coolant lossmay indicate a
leakinthecooling
system.Intheeventofcoolantloss,thecool­
ing
systemshouldbeinspectedimmediately
byyourauthorizedAudidealer.Itisnot
enoughmerelytoaddcooLant.
In a
sealedsystem,Lasses canoccur onlyif
theboilingpointofthecooLantisexceededas
a
resultofoverheating.

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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.

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weightofalloftheoccupantsandluggageor
othercargothatthevehiclecancarry. Forthe
locationofthetirepressurelabelqfig.150.
AWARNING
Overloading avehicle cancauselossofve-
hicle
control,a crash orotheraccident,se-
riouspersonalinjury,andevendeath.
- Carryingmoreweightthanyour vehicle
wasdesignedtocarry willpreventthe
vehiclefromhandlingproperlyandin-
creasetheriskofalossofvehicle con-
trol.
- The brakes onavehicle
thathasbeen
overloaded maynotbeabletostopthe
vehiclewithinasafedistance.
-Tires onavehiclethathasbeenoverload-
ed can
failsuddenlycausing lossofcon-
trolandacrash.
AWARNING
-Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderin-
flation canlead
toaseriousorfatalacci-
dent.
-Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderin-
flation
causeincreased tirewearandcan
affectthehandlingofthevehicle.
-
Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderin-
flation can
alsoleadtosuddentirefail-
ure, including a
blowoutandsuddende-
flation,
causinglossofvehiclecontrol.
Checkingtirepressure
Thecorrect tirepressure forthe tires originol­
Iyinstolled onyourvehicleislistedonthe tire
pressure
lobellocotedon driver's sideB-pil­
lar.
Therecommendedtirepressuresareonthe
tirepressurelabelandinthetable
qpage 202,Coldtireinflation pressure.This
meansthatthepressuremustbechecked and
adjustedwhenthetirehasnotbeendriven for
morethanacoupleofmiles (kilometers)at
lowspeedsduringthepreviousthreehours.
Airinthetiresexpandswhenthetireheatsup
asaresultofinternalfrictionasitflexesin
use. Thetirepressureishigherwhenthetire
has
warmedupthanwhenitis"cold."
ltistheinflationpressureina "cold" tirethat
counts.Therefore, youshouldneverletairout
ofawarmtiretomatch"Cold tireinflation
pressure"recommendationsqpoge 202.The
tireswouldthenbeunderinflatedandcould
failsuddenly.
Thetirepressurelabel onyourAudiliststhe
recommendedcoldtireinflationpressuresfor
thenew, originalequipmenttiresthatwere
on
yourvehicleatthetimeitwasmanufac­
tured.Forthelocationofthelabel
qpage 202,fig.150.
Mosttireslose air naturally overtime.They
can
alsolosesomeairifyou drive overapot­
hole
orhit acurb while parking.ltisusually
notpossibletoseewhethertheradial tires
used
todayareunderinflatedjustbylooking
atthem.
Therefore,besuretocheck tirepressuresat
leastonceamonthandalwaysbeforegoing
on along trip.Make
suretotakethenumber
ofpeopleandtheamountofluggageintoac­
countwhenadjustingtirepressureforatrip­
evenonethatyou wouldnotconsidertobe
"long."Seeqpage 206,Tiresandvehicle
load limits
formoreimportantinformation.
Always use
anaccuratetirepressuregauge
whencheckingandadjustinginflation pres­
sures.Checkallofthetiresandbesurenotto
forgetthesparetire.Ifthepressureinany tire
istoohighwhenthetireis"cold,"letairout
ofthetire slowly withtheedgeofthetire
gaugeandkeepcheckingthepressureuntil
you reach
thepressurethatiscorrect forthe
load(passengersandluggage)andkindof
driving youplan
todo.
Ifthepressureinanytire istoolow,notethe
differencebetweenthepressureinthecold
tire
andthepressureyou need and addtheair
thatyouneedtoreachthecorrectpressure for
thevehicleload(passengersandluggage) for
thetiresonyourvehicleaslistedontheon
your vehicle
andinthismanualandthekind
ofdriving youplantodo. Never
exceedthemaximuminflationpres­
surelistedonthetiresidewallforanyrea­
son.
Rememberthatthevehiclemanufacturer,not
thetiremanufacturer,determinesthecorrect
tirepressureforthetireson your vehicle.
Itisimportanttocheckthetirepressurewhen
thetiresarecold.
_Readtherequired tirepressurefromthetire
pressure
labellocatedon driver's sideB-pil­
lar.
_ Turn
thevalvestemcapcounter-clockwise
toremove itfromthetire valve.
_ Place
theairpressuregaugeonthevalve.
- The tire
pressuresshouldonlybechecked
and
adjustedwhenthetiresarecold. The
slightly raised
pressuresofwarmtiresmust
notbereduced.
- Adjust
thetirepressuretotheload youare
carrying.
-Reinstallthevalvestemcap onthevalve.
Whenshould1checkthetirepressure?
Thecorrecttirepressureisespecially impor­
tantathighspeeds.Thepressureshould
thereforebecheckedatleastonceamonth
and alwaysbeforestartingajourney.
Whenshould1adjustthetirepressures?
Adjustthetirepressuretotheload youare
carrying. Afterchangingawheelorreplacing
wheels youhave
toadjustthetirepressures
onallwheels.Inaddition, youmusttheniniti­
alize
thenewtirepressuresinthetire pres­
Sure
monitoringsystemqpage216.
lÀWARNING
Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderinfla­
tion canleadsuddentirefailure, lossof
control, collision,seriouspersonalinjury
or even
death.
-Whenthewarningsymbol[D]appearsin
theinstrumentcluster,stopandinspect
thetires.
-
Incorrecttirepressureand/orunderinfla­
'-tion cancauseincreased tirewearand
canaffectthehandlingofthevehicleand
stoppingability.
-
Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderin­
flation can
alsoleadtosuddentirefail­
ure, including a
blowoutandsuddende­
flation,causing lossofvehiclecontrol.
- The driver
isresponsibleforthecorrect
tire
pressuresforalltiresonthevehicle.
The
applicablepressurevaluesarelocat­
ed on asticker on
thedriver's sideB-pil­
lar.
- Only
whenalltiresonthevehiclearefil­
Ledtothecorrectpressure,thetire pres­
suremonitoringsystemcanwork cor­
rectly.
- The use
ofincorrecttirepressurevalues
c~nleadtoaccidentsorotherdamage.
Therefore itisessentialthatthedriver
observethespecifiedtirepressurevalues
forthetiresandthecorrectpressuresfor
thefunctionofthetirepressuremonitor­
ingsystem.
-Always inflatetirestotherecommended
andcorrecttirepressurebeforedriving
off.
-Driving withunderinflatedtiresbend
more,lettingthemgettoohotresulting
intreadseparation,suddentirefailure
andlossofcontrol.
-Excessivespeedand/overloadingcan
causeheatbuild-up,suddentire failure
andlossofcontrol.
-Ifthetirepressureistoolowortoohigh,
thetireswillwearprematurelyandthe
vehicle willnothandlewell.
-
Ifthetireisnotflatandyoudonothave
tochangeawheelimmediately, driveat
reducedspeedtothenearestservicesta­
tiontocheckthetirepressureand add
airasrequired.
rCDNote
Drivingwithoutvalvestemcapscancause
damagetothetire valves.Topreventthis,
always makesurethatfactory installed
valve
stemcapson allwheelsaresecurely
mountedonthevalve.
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Tirespecifications
Knowledgeoftirespecificationsmakesiteas­
ier
tochoosethecorrecttires. Radialtires
havethetirespecificationsmarked onthe
sidewall,forexample:
P245145R1795H
This
containsthefollowinginformation:
PIndicatesthetire isforpassengercars
245Nominaltirewidthinmmofthetire
fromsidewalledgetosidewalledge.In
general,thelargerthenumber,thewider
thetire
45Height/widthratioinpercent(aspectra-
tio)
R Tire
construction:Radial
17Rimdiametercode (ininches)
95Load ratingcode
HSpeedratinglettercode
XL(or"xl","EXTRALOAD",or"RF") indicates
thatthetireisa"Reinforced" oran"Extra
Load" tire
M+5 (or
"MIS")Indicatesthatthetirehas
somemudandsnowcapability
The
tirescouldalsohavetheinformationof
directionofrotation9page198.
Tiremanufacturingdate
Themanufacturingdateisalsoindicated on
thetiresidewall(possiblyonlyontheinner
sideofthewheell:
"DOT...2209..."means,forexample,that
thetirewasproducedinthe22ndweekof
2009.
Speedrating(Iettercode)
Thespeedratinglettercode onthewheelsin­
dicatesthemaximumpermissibleroadspeeds
9,&.inWintertires onpage 213.
Pupto93mph(150km/hl
Qupto99mph(158km/hl
Rupto106mph(170km/hl
1)For tireswithamaximum speedcapabiUty over149mph(240km/hl,tiremanufacturerssometimesusetheletters"ZR."
SUpto110mph(180km/hl
Tupto118mph(190km/hl
Uupto124mph(200km/hl
Hupto130mph(210km/hl
V upto149mph(240km/h)l)
Zover149mph(240km/h)ll
W upto168mph(270km/h)ll
V upto186mph(298km/h)ll
Vour vehicle isnormallyfactoryequippedwith
tires,whichpossessexcellentdriving charac­
teristicsandgiveyour Audioptimumdriving
comfort.Anelectronicspeedlimiter
9page33willnormallypreventyour vehicle
fromgoingfasterthanthetirespeedrating
9,&..
U.5.DOTTireIdentificationNumber(TIN)andtiremanufacturedate
Thisisthetire's"serialnumber".Itbegins
withtheletters"DOT"andindicatesthatthe
tire
meetsallfederalstandards.The next two
numbersorlettersindicatetheplantwhereit
wasmanufactured,andthelastfournumbers
representtheweekandyearofmanufacture.
For
example,thenumbers2209meanthat
thetirewasproducedinthe22ndweekof
2009.Theothernumbersaremarketingco­
desthatmay ormaynotbe usedbythetire
manufacturer.Thisinformationisusedtocon­
tactconsumersifatiredefectrequires are­
call.
AudiOriginaltire
Tires withtheidentification"AO"or"RO"have
beenspeciallymatchedwithyour Audi.We
recommendusing onlythesetiresbecause
theymeetthehigheststandardsregarding
safetyanddrivingcharacteristicswhen used
correctly. Vour
authorizedAudidealerwill
gladly provide youwith
moreinformation.
Tire
plycompositionandmaterialsused
Thenumberofpliesindicatesthenumberof
layers
ofrubber-coatedfabricinthetire.In~
--general,thegreaterthenumberofplies,the
oreweighta tire cansupport.Tiremanufac­
rnrsalsomustindicatethematerialsintheture
. e which includesteel,nylon, polyester,andtir,
others.
MaximumLoadRating
Thisnumberindicatesthemaximumloadin
kilogramsandpoundsthatcanbecarriedby
thetire.
Tire
qualitygradingfortreadwear,traction,andtemperatureresistance
Tread wear,tractionandtemperaturegrades
Qpage212.
MaximumPermissibleInflationPressure
Thisnumberisthegreatestamountofair
pressure
thatshouldever beputinthetire
under
normaldriving conditions.
WARNING
-Usingincorrectorunmatchedtiresand/
or
wheelsorimpropertireandwheel
combinationscan leadtolossofcontrol,
collisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
- Always
usetires, rimsandwheelbolts
thatmeetthespecificationsoforiginal
factory-installed
tiresorothercombina­
tionsthathavebeenspecifically ap­
proved by
thevehiclemanufacturer.
-Tiresageeveniftheyarenotbeingused
and canfailsuddenly, especially
athigh
speeds.Tiresthataremorethan6years
oldcan onlybeusedinanemergency
andthenwith special careandatlower
speeds.
-Nevermountusedtiresonyourvehicle if
you
arenotsureoftheir"previous histo­
ry."Oldusedtiresmayhavebeendam­
agedeventhoughthedamagecannotbe
seenthatcanleadtosuddentirefailure
and loss
ofvehicle control.
-Allfourwheelsmustbefittedwithradial
tires
ofthesametype, size(rolling cir­
cumference)
andthesametreadpattern.
Drivingwithdifferenttiresreducesvehi-
dehandlingandcan leadtoalossofcontrol.
-
Ifthesparetire isnotthesameasthe
tiresthataremountedonthevehide­
forexamplewithwintertires-onlyuse
thesparetireforashortperiodoftime
anddrive withextracare.Refitthenor­
malroadwheelassoonassafely possi­
ble.
- Never drive
fasterthanthemaximum
speedforwhichthetiresonyour vehicle
areratedbecausetiresthataredriven
fasterthantheirratedspeedcanfail
5uddenly.
- Overloading
tirescauseheatbuild-up,
suddentire failure, including ablowout
andsuddendeflationandlossofcontrol.
-
Temperaturegradesapplytotiresthat
areproperlyinflatedandnotoverorun­
derinflated.
- Fortechnicalreasonsitisnotalways
possible
tousewheelsfromothervehi­
cles -
insomecasesnotevenwheels
fromthesamevehicle model.
-
Ifyouinstallwheeltrimdiscs ontheve­
hicle
wheels,makesurethattheair flow
tothebrakes isnotblocked. Reducedair­
flow
tothebrakescanthemtooverheat,
increasingstoppingdistancesandcaus­
ing acollision.
- Run
flattiresmay only beused onvehi­
cles
thatwereequippedwiththematthe
factory. Thevehiclemusthave achassis
designedforrunflattiresandafactory­
installedtirepressuremonitoringsys­
temthatindicatesa lossoftirepressure.
Incorrectuseofrunflattirescan leadto
vehicledamageoraccidents. Checkwith
anauthorizedAudidealerortire special­
ist
toseeif your vehicle canbeequipped
withrunflattires.Ifrunflattiresare
used,theymustbeinstalledonallfour
wheels.Mixingtiretypesisnotpermit-
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