engine overheat AUDI TT 2012 Owners Manual

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Theinstrumentclusterisyourcentra/sourceofinformation.
Instrumentdusterandcontrols:
EnginecoId
Aslongastheneedleremainsattheleftend
ofthegauge,theenginestill hasnotreached
its
operatingtemperature.Avoidhighengine
speeds,heavyengineloads andheavythrot­
tle.
.&..WARNING
- Always
observethewarningin
qpage176,Enginecompartmentbe­
fore opening
theenginehood andcheck­
ing
theenginecoolantlevel.
- Never
opentheenginehoodifyouseeor
hearsteam,orifyouseeenginecoolant
dripping fromtheenginecompartment.
Youcouldburnyourself. Lettheengine
coolofffirstsothatyoucannothearor
seeanysteamorenginecoolant.
Normaltemperature
Whentheenginehasreached itsoperating
temperature,theneedlewillmove intothe
middleofthegaugeandremainthere.Ifthe
engineisworking hardathighoutsidetem­
peratures,theneedlemayturnfurthertothe
.right. Thisisnocauseforconcern aslongas
the.warninglightintheinstrumentcluster
doesnotilluminate.
.
Whenthe.warning lightstartstoflash,
this can
meanoneoftwothings:eitherthe
coolanttemperatureistoohigh,orthecool­
antLevetistoolowqpage 17.
[CDNote--1
-Mountingadditionallightsor accessories
infrontoftheair inlets reducesthecool­
ing
effectoftheradiator. Athighoutside
temperaturesorhighengineload,the
enginecouldoverheat.
-Thefrontspoilerhas beendesignedto
properlydistributethecooling airwhen
thevehicleismoving.Ifthespoileris
damaged,thiscouldreducethecooling
effectandtheenginecouldthenover­
heat.AskyourauthorizedAudidealerforassistance.
Digitaldockwithdatedisplay
Yaurvehicleisequipped withaquartz can­
trolled digitalclack.
Tosetthehour
~Pulltheknob(hour display flashes)and
turnittotheleftorright.
Tosettheminutes
~Pulltheknob asmanytimesasnecessary
until
theminutedisplayflashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
Tosetthedate
En .grnecoolanttemperaturegauge
Fig.4Instrumentdusterwiththedigital dock
~Pulltheknobasmanytimesasnecessary
until
theday,monthoryeardisplay flashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
Tohideordisplaythedate
~Pulltheknobasmanytimesasnecessary
until
thedatedisplayflashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
When
thedatedisplaystopsblinking, this
meansthetimeanddatehavebeensuccess­
fullystored.
With
theignition off,pushingorpullingthe
Set/Checkbuttonqpage 10,fig.3@-de­
pending on
theinstrumentclusterconfigura­
tion -can
turnonthedisplay fieldlighting for
a few seconds.
The .
engmecoolantgaugeqpage10,fig.3@
onlyworks whentheignitionison.Topreventdamageto.
your englne,pleasenotethefol-
lowingimportantpoints:
CDNote
Thetachometerneedleshouldnotmove
into
thered range.Ifitdoes,thenonly for
a very
shortperiodoftime.Youcould
damageyour enginebydrivingathigh
RPM.
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Upshifting earlysavesfuelandreducesen­
gine noise.
Tachometer(enginerevcounter)
ThetachometerCDqpage 10,fig.3istheleft
ofthetwolarge clock-type displays.
The
engineturnsataspeed1,000timesthe
singledigitinthedisplay, e.g.iftheneedleis
pointingatthe"2"theengineisturningat
2,000RPM.
ThetachometerindicatestheengineRPM..
(revolutionsperminute&:,.Theredarea,it'ttle
endofthescale indicatesm~imumpermissi­
ble
engineRPMafterthebreak-in period.Be­
forereachingthisarea, movetheselectorlev­
ertoposition"D(Drive)"oreaseyourfootoff
theacceleratorpedal.
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10,11
11
12
12
11
23
iTips
- When switchingtheignition on,thenee­
dles
intheinstrumentclustermove up­
ward briefly.
-Theillumination fortheinstrumentclus­
terlightsupwheneveryouswitch onthe
ignition withthevehicLeheadlightsoff.
Asthedaylightfades,theinstrument
clusterillumination likewisedimsauto­
maticallyandwillgooutcompletely
whentheoutsidelightisvery low.This
featureismeanttoremind youtoswitch
ontheheadlightswhenoutsidelight
conditionsbecomepoor.
Instrumentsandwarning/indicatorLights
Instruments
Fig.3Overviewoftheinstrumentduster
CDTachometerwithtimeanddate
display .
@Coolanttemperaturegauge.
®Fuelgauge.
@Speedometerwithodometer..
@Set/Checkbutton.
®Driverinformation display
(])Resetbuttonfor
- trip
odometer.
- Service indicator .
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Clutchpedal
~page17
Clutchisoverheating
~page88
Electronic StabilizationProgram
(ESP)./~page17
ElectronicStabilization Program
(ESP)
./~page17
Canadamodels:Airbagsystem./
~page16
,.Canadamodels:anti-lock brakesys­
~tem(ABS)./defective~page18
Safetybelt
~page16
EnginecoolantLeveltoolow/
enginecoolanttemperaturetoo
high~page17
ElektromechanischeLenkung
~page17
-Checkthemalfunctioningsystem.Contact
yourauthorizedAudidealeror aqualified
workshopforassistance.
••••USAmodels:Malfunctioninthe
brakesystem~page14
Canadamodels:Malfunctioninthe
brakesystem~page14
USAmodels:Airbagsystem./
~page16
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Yellowindicatorlights
Vellowsymbolsindicateapriority2maLfunc­
tion -Warning!Overview
Tips
Malfunctionsorfaultswillbeidentified ei­
therwitharedsymbol(priority1 -Dan­
ger!)
orwith ayellowsymbol(priority2­
Warning).
AWARNING
_ Failure
toheed warninglightsandother
importantvehicleinformationmayresult
inseriouspersonalinjuryorvehicledam­
age.
-Wheneverstalledorstoppedforrepair,
move
thevehicle asafedistanceoffthe
road,stoptheengine,andturnonthe
emergencyflasher~page48.
-Theenginecompartmentofanymotor
vehicleisapotentiallyhazardousarea.
Before youcheck
anythingintheengine
compartment,stoptheengineandletit
cool down. Always exercise
extremecau­
tion
whenworkingunderthehood
~page176,Enginecompartment
Somei nd icatorlightsturnonbrieflytocheck
thefunctionofthatsystemwhenyou switch
theignition on.Thesesystemsaremarked
with
an./inthefollowingtables.Ifoneof
theseindicator lightsdoesnotturnon,there
isamalfunctioninthatsystem.
Redindicatorlights
Redsymbolsindicateaprioritymalfunction_
Danger! Set/Check
button~page10,[email protected]
thereismorethanonemalfunction,theindi­
catorlightswillturnononeaftertheotherfor
approximatelytwosecondseach.
Someindicators
lightsinthedisplaycanturn
oninseveral colors.
- Pull
offtheroad.
-Stopthevehicle.
-Turnofftheengine.
Description1
Messagesmayappearwithsomeindicator
lights.Themessagesturnoffafterashort
time.Todisplay amessageagain,pressthe~
Warning/indicator
Lights
Immobilizer
Malfunctionmessage
Ifthereisamalfunctionsomewhereinthein­
strumentcluster, dEFwillappearinthetrip
odometerandwillstayon.Contactyour au­
thorizedAudidealertohavetheproblemcor­
rected.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,thedataon
theignitionkeyarescannedautomatically.
Ifanunauthorizedkeywasused, SAFEisdis­
played
continuouslyintheodometerdisplay
field. Thevehicle
cannotbeoperated
~page36.
(DTips
-The digitaL clockandtheodometerare
turnedonforabout30secondswhen
thedriver'sdoorisopened.
-Whentheignitionis~rnedoff,theod­
ometerreadingandthe~gitalclockwith
datedisplay canbeswitchedonfor
about30secondsbypressingtheSet!
Checkbutton~page10,fig.3@.
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentcluster
blinkorturnon.They indicatefunctionsor
malfunctions~/1:;..
settheodometerbacktozero.Voucanuse
thisodometerwhenyouwanttokeeptrackof
howmanymiles (kilometers) youhave driven
forasingletriporerrand.Thelastdigit indi­
cates1/10ofamiLe(100meters).Voucanset
thetripodometerbacktozerobypressingthe
resetbutton~fig.5.
Withtheignition off,pushingoftheSet/
Checkbutton~page10,fig.3@canturnon
thedisplayfieLdlightingforafewseconds.
Speedometerwithodometer
Lowerodometer
-USAmodels-MiLes
- Canadamodels-Kilometers
Upperodometer(tripodometer)
Theupperodometershowsthetotalnumber
ofmiles(kilometers)driven sinceyoulastre-
Thespeedametershows youthevehicle
speed, andthe
adametershows youhaw
manymiles(kiLometers) youhave driven.
Fig.5Speedometerclose-up:odometerdisplay
The lowerodometershowsthetotalnumber
ofmiles (kilometers) driven.
The
odometerandtripodometerarelocated
insidethespeedometer.
Fuelgauge
Whentheneedlereachestheredarea,the
warning
lightintheinstrumentclusterwilLiL­
luminate~page20li.Thismeansyou
have
approximately1.9gallons(7litres)of
fuelleftinthetank.Timetorefuel!
The
totaltankcapacityofyour vehicle islisted
in~page242.
CDNote
Never runthetankcompletelydry!Anir­
regularsupplyoffuelcancauseengine
misfiringandfuelcouldenterintotheex­
haustsystem.ThecataLyticconverter
couLdthenoverheatandbedamaged.
Thefuelgaugeworksonlywhentheignitionis
on.
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Voushouldalwayslockthesteeringwhenever
youleaveyourvehicle. Thismakesavehicle
theftevenmoredifficultq&'
Ignitionkeysafetylock
After switching offtheignition,theignition
keycanonlyberemoved fromtheignition
lock when
theselectorleverisinthe"P"
(Park) position. Afteryouhave removedthe
key,theselectorleverislockedandcannotbe
moved.
Ignitionon@
Ifitisdifficulttoturnthekeyafteryou have
inserteditintotheignition lock,turnthe
steeringwheelbackandforth.Thiswilltake
theloadoffthesteeringlockmechanismand
you will be
abletoturnthekeyfreelyand
starttheengine.
Startingtheengine®
Inthispositiontheenginestarts.Whilethe
engineisstarting,thepowersupplytothe
headlightsandotherelectricalconsumersis
temporarilyinterruptedtoconservebattery
power. Aftertheenginehasstarted,reLease
thekeyanditwillreturntopositionCD,
Beforethestartercanbeoperatedagainthe
[email protected]
non-repeatlockpreventsyou fromdamaging
thestarterwhentheengineisrunning.
AWARNING
- Never
removethekeyfromtheignition
lock
whiLethevehicleismoving. The
steeringwheeLwilllockcausinglossof
control.
-Ifyouhavetoleaveyourvehicle-even
forjustaminute-always removetheig­
nition
keyandtakeit with you.Thisises­
pecially
importantifyou aregoingto
leave children behindinthevehicle.The
children could
starttheengineoruse
othervehiclecontrols. Unsuperviseduse
ofvehiclecontrals(forexample,power
windows) cancauseseriouspersonalin­
juries.
@Tips
Ifthevehiclebatteryhasbeendisconnect­
edandthenreconnected,thenyoumust
leavethekeyinpositionCDforabout5
secondsbeforeyoucanstarttheengine.
Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine1
Theengine canonly bestartedwith anorigi­
nal Audi key.
~Settheparking brake.
~Movetheselectorlevertotheneutralposi­
tion(automatictransmission):selectorlever
inPorN).
~Onvehicles withmanualtransmission,fully
depresstheclutchpedal.
~Turntheignitionkeytoposition0
qpage75,fig.80-donotdepressthegas
pedalwhenstartingtheengine!
~Letgoofthekeyassoonastheengine
starts.
Acoldenginemayatfirstbe loudafterithas
beenstarted.Thisisduetothehydraulic
valves building up
theoilpressure. Thisnor­
malandnoneedforconcern.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartimmediately,stop
tryingafterlasecon~ndthentrytorestart
theengineabout30seco~slater.
AWARNING
Never
startorlettheenginerunina con­
fined
orenclosedarea.Exhaustfumes
framtheenginecontaincarbonmonoxide,
a colorless
andodorlessgas. Carbonmon­
oxide canbefatalifinhaled.
- Never leave
theengineidlingunattend­
ed.Anunattendedvehicle witharunning
engineposesadangerofpersonalinjury
ortheft.~
..
-
CDNote
_Avoidhighenginespeeds,fastaccelera­
tion
orheavyengineloadswhiletheen­
gine isstill cold. Thiscould
damagethe
engine.
_Theenginecannotbestartedbypushing
or towing
thevehicle.
@lForthesakeoftheenvironment
Toavoidunnecessaryenginewearandto
reduceexhaustemissions,donotletyour
vehicle
standandwarmup.Bereadyto
driveoffimmediatelyafterstartingyour
vehicle. Maintain
moderatespeeduntilthe
engineiscompletelywarm.Remember,
theengineperformsbestatoperating
temperature.
Stoppingtheengine
~Turntheignition keytoposition@
qpage75,fig.80.
AWARNING
- Never
turnofftheengineuntilthevehi­
cle
hascometoacompletestop.
- The brakeboosterandservotroniconly
work when
theengineisrunning. With
theignitionturnedoff,you havetoapply
more force
whensteeringorbraking.
5ince you
cannotsteerandstopnormal­
ly,thiscanleadtoaccidentsandserious
injuries.
- The
radiatorfan cancontinuetorunfor
uptolaminutesevenafteryou have
turnedofftheengineandremovedthe
ignitionkey.Theradiatorfancanalso
turnonagain iftheenginecoolantheats
upbecauseofintensesunlightorheat
build-upintheenginecompartment.
CDNote
Donotstoptheengineimmediatelyafter
hardorextendeddriving. Keeptheengine
runningforappraximatelytwominutesto
preventexcessiveheatbuild-up .
Ontheroad
Parkingbrake
Parkingbrake
Whentheparking brakeisset,itpreventsthe
vehiclefromralling awayunintentianally.
Fig.81Center console: Parkingbrakeset
Settingtheparkingbrake
~Pulltheparking brakeleverallthewayup.
Releasingtheparkingbrake
~Pulltheparking brakeleverupslightlyand
pressthereleasebuttonatthesametime
qfig.81-arraw-.
~Keepthereleasebuttonpressedandlower
theparking brakeqA·
Ifyoushoulddriveoffwiththeparkingbrake
still
set,awarningtonewillsoundandthe
following willappearintheinstrumentc1us­
tertoremindyoutoreleasetheparking
brake:
Pa rki ng b
rakeset
The parking brakewarningcomesononly af­
teryouhave drivenforlongerthan3seconds
andfasterthan5mph(5km/hl.
Theparking brakewarninglight_
(USA)/.(CON)illuminateswhenthepark­
ing brake
issetandyou switch ontheignition.
AWARNING
Alwaysreleasetheparking brakecom-
pletely. A
partiallyengagedbrakewill
overheattherearbrakes, reducetheiref­
fectiveness
andcauseexcessive wear.This
could lead
tobrakefailureandanaccident.~

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((DTips
Withthegearselectorleverineither"0"
or"5"thetransmissionwiLLswitchbackto
theautomaticmodeifyoudonotusethe
paddleswithinapprox.30seconds.
Shifting down
..Pulltheleftpaddle,marked0qfig.92
brieflytowardsyou.
The
selectorpaddlesonthesteeringwheel
areactivatedwhentheselectorlever onthe
centerconsoleisinD,S,orinthemanualpo­
sition (Tiptronicmode).
VoucanalsoshiftgearsintheTiptronicmode
usingtheselectorleveronthecenterconsole.
Steering wheelwithTiptronic® controls
Fig.92Sportsteeringwheelwithselectorpaddles
ShiftingUp
..PuLLtherightpaddle,marked8qfig.92
brieflytowardsyou.
Theselectar paddlesal/owthedrivertokeep
bath hands onthe steering wheelwhen
shift­
inggears.
Appliestovehicles: withStronic
Ifyouhaveselectedillowergearthanthecur­
rentone,thetransmissionwill onlyshiftdown
whentheenginecannotbeoverspeeded.
Ifkick-downisactuated,thetransmission
shiftsintoalowergearindependentlyof
speedandenginerpm.
5witchingtomanualcanbecarriedoutwith
thevehiclestationaryaswellasmoving.
When
accelerating,thetransmissionshiftsin­
tothenextgearingears1, 2,3,4and5
shortly
beforethemaximumpermissibleen­
ginespeedisreached.
Upshifting
..Taptheselectorleverforward(inthetip­
tronicsetting)qfig.908.
Downshifting
..Taptheselectorlever backward (inthetip­
tronicsetting)O.
Switchingtomanual
..Movetheselectorlevertotherightoutof
the0position. Thedisplaychangesoncethe
transmissionhasswitchedtomanualmode.
Forexample,M4indicatesthat4thgearis
engaged.
1· stovehicles:
withStronicAPP,e
Tiptranic allowsthedrivertoshiftgearsman-
ual/y.
Appliestovehicles: withStronicandHillDescent Assist
thevehicle"jerk"andtheselectorlever
displaywillstartblinking.
- Before driving
downasteepslope,re­
duceyourspeedandshiftintoalower
gearwith"tiptronic".
-Donotridethebrakesorapplythebrake
pedaltoooftenortoolong.Constant
brakingcausesthebrakestooverheat
andsubstantiaLLyreducesbrakingper­
formance,increasesbrakingdistanceor
causescompletefailureofthebrakesys­
tem.
HillDescent Assist •
HillOescentAssisthelpsthedriverwhendriv­
ingdawn inclines.
HillOescentAssistisactivatedbypressingthe
brakewhiledescendingwhentheselectorlev­
erisin0/5.The5tronictransmissionauto­
maticaLLyshiftsdowntoilgearsuitablefor
theincline.HiLLOescentAssistattemptsto
maintainthecurrentvehiclespeedwhenthe
braking occurs,asfarasphysicalandtechni­
callimitsaLLow.ltmaybenecessarytoadjust
thespeedusingthebrakes.
Hill
OescentAssistswitchesoffwhenthein­
cline levelsoutor whenthegaspedalispress­
ed.
Onvehicleswithcruise'-control*qpage79,
HillOescentAssistisalsoaètivatedwhenthe
speedisset.
.&.WARNING1-HiLLOescentAssistcannotovercomephysi-
callimitations,50itmaynotbepossibleto
maintainaconstantvehiclespeedunder
aLLcircumstances.Alwaysbereadytoap­
plythebrakes.
.&.WARNING
-Never leaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
running whileingear.Ifyoumustleave
yourvehiclewiththeenginerunning,set
theparking brakeandengagethepark
lock.
-
Whentheengineisrunningandthe
transmissionisingear(0,5orR)orin
"tiptronic"mode,itisessentialthatyou
stopthevehiclewiththefootbrake.
Whenidling,thetransmissionofpower
doesnotstopcompletely-thevehicle
"creeps".
-Donotacceleratewhenyouchangethe
selectorleverpositionwiththevehicle
stationaryandtheenginerunning-risk
ofanaccident!
- Never placetheselectorleverintheRor
Nposition whilethevehicleismoving­
riskofanaccident!
-Ifyouhavetobringyourvehicletoastop
whileonanincline, keepthefootbrake
depressedallthewaydown50thatthe
vehicledoesnotstarttorollbackward.
Voushouldneverholdthevehicle using
theclutchifyouaregoingtobestopped
onan incline.Ifyou do,theclutchwiLL
starttoslipwhenitoverheatscausedby
theconstantoverload.Thisisdangerous
becauseifthevehiclestartstoroLLback­
ward,you.couldcauseanaccident.Ifthe
clutchshouldstarttoslip, youwiLLfeel
..Withtheengineingear, graduaLLy acceler­
ateandreleasethehandbrake.
The
enginecanonly bestartedwiththeselec­
torleverinPorNqpage76.Atlowambient
temperatures(14oF/-10oC),itisonlypossi­
bletostarttheenginewiththeselectorlever
inP.
Whenparkingonlevelground,itissufficient
toplacetheselectorleverinP.Onasteeply
sloping road,youshouldfirstapplythepark­
ingbrake firmlyandthenplacetheselector
leverinP.Thisway, youdonotoverloadthe
pawlmechanismanditiseasiertomovethe
selectorleveroutofP.
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Appliestovehicles:withStronie
Thekick-down featureallowsmaximumac­
celeration.
Ifyoudepresstheacceleratorpedalfully be­
yond
thefull-throttleposition,thetransmis­
sionautomaticallydownshiftsonegear, de­
pending onvehicle
speedandenginerpm. The
upshiftintothenexthighergeartakesplace
as
soonasthemaximumspecifiedengine
speedisreached.
&.WARNING
Pleasenotethatthedrivewheelscan spin
ifthekick-down isused onasmoothslip­
pery road -risk
ofskidding!
Launch Control Program
Appliestovehicles:withStronie
TheLaunch Control Program permitsmaxi­
mumacceleration.
InordertouseLaunchControl,theA5R(Anti­
5lip Regulation)
mustbedisabled.WhenA5R
is
disabled,theE5Pwarning/indicatorlightfi
intheinstrumentclusterilluminates.50that
Launch Controlcanbeused,theenginemust
beatoperafingtemperatureandthesteering
wheelmustnotbeturned.
~Withtheenginerunning, brieflypressthe
E5Pbutton.Themessage"Stabilisation pro­
gramoff"or"SportcontrolWarning!Re­
strictedstability"inthedriverinformation
systemdisplay.
~5hiftthegearleverto"5"orthetiptronic®
position.
~steponthebrakepedalwith yourleftfoot
andkeepthebrakepedalfullydepressedfor
atleastonesecond.
~With yourrightfoot,stepontheaccelera­
tortothewide-openthrottlepositionor
Kickdown. Theenginespeedsettlesatabout
3,200rpm.
~Takeyourleftfootoffthebrake.
&.WARNING
-Alwaysadaptyour drivingtothetraffic
flow.
- Only useLaunch Control
whenroadand
trafficconditionsallowitandotherdriv­
erswillnotbeendangeredorannoyedby
yourdrivingandtheaccelerationofthe
vehicle.
- Make
surethatE5Premainsenabled.
WiththeEsP disabled,thevehicle could
brake away, particularly onaslick
and
slipperyroad -riskofskidding!
- Once acceleration
isfinished, switchAsR
onagainbybrieflypushingtheEsPbut­
ton.
Back-up program~
Appliestovehicles:witl1Stronie
Intheeventofasystemmalfunction, thereis
anback-up program.
Intheeventofsystemmalfunction,theauto­
matictransmissionswitchestothefail-safe
mode.Alloftheselectorleverposition dis­
plays
fortheautomatictransmissionarehigh­
lightedwith alight backgroundintheinstru­
mentclusterdisplay. Insomecasesyoucan­
notusereversegearanymore.
Ifthetransmissionswitchestofail-safe
mode,youshouldtakethevehicletoanau­
thorizedAudidealershi'p tohavetheconditioncorrecred.
Clutchisoverheating1
Appliestovehicles: withStronie
• Clutch isoverheating!Pleasestopvehi­
clef
Ifthesymbolsareilluminated,theclutchis
overheatingandcouldbedamagedifyoucon­
tinuetodrive.Stopthevehicleandallowthe
transmissiontocool withtheselectorleverin
thePposition whiletheenginerunsatidle.If
thewarningdoesnotturnoff,donotcontinue
driving.
seeyourauthorizedAudidealeror~
b
-----qualified repairfacilityforassistance.Other-
. serious
transmissiondamagecould re­
wise
lt Once
theindicator
lighthasturnedoff,SU..'drivetoyourauthorizedAudldealerorquall-
fied repair facility
immediatelytohavethe
rnalfunctioncorrected.
Selector leveremergency release
Appliestovehlcles:wlthStronle
I(thevehicle's powersupply fails,theselec­
tor lever conbereleased
inan emergency.
Fig.94Seleetorlever: Usingtheernergeney releasetomoveoutoftheParkposition
Theemergencyreleasemechanismislocated
intherightfrontareaundertheselectorlever
shift
gate.Usingtheemergencyreleasecan
be
complicated.Werecommendcontacting
YOurauthorizedAudidealerforassistance,if
necessary.
Removing theselector leverboot
~Activatetheparking brake.
~Carefully prytheselectorleverbootoutof
thetrim@usingasmallscrewdriver.
~Pullbothsidesoftheselectorleverboot
upwardinthedirectionofthearrow@.
~Foldtheselectorleverbootupward.
Selector leveremergency release
~Pressthereleaseleverdownandholditin
place
q(ig. 94.
~Pressthereleasebuttonintheselectorlev­
er©andmovethelever intotheNposition.
~Cliptheselectorleverbootback intothe
shiftgateafterusingtheemergencyre­
lease.
Ifthevehiclemustbepushedortoweddueto
a power failure (forexample,thebatteryis
discharged),theselectorlevermustfirstbe
movedtotheNposition usingtheemergency
releasemechanism.
&.WARNING
OnlymovetheselectorleveroutoftheP
position when
theparkingbrakeisactivat­
ed. Otherwise,
thevehicle couldstartto
moveunintentionallywhentheselector
leverismovedoutofthePposition.

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Remotecontrolunitsforgaragedooropeners
inCanadaaresettastoptransmittingradio
frequencysignalsaftertwoseconds.Thistime~
Ifthe5minutetimelimitisexceeded,the
emergencyflasherswillflashonetimetoin­
dicatethattheprocesshasbeenterminated.
Inthiscase,repeatsteps4through9.
Iftheemergencyflashersdonotflashthree
times(afterabout15-60seconds),program­
mingwasnotsuccessful.Inthiscase,repeat
steps4through9.
Phase3:roUing codeprogramming
~Asecondpersanonaladderwhocansafely
reach
thegaragedooropenermotorisrec­
ommended.
Il.Locatethe"learn"buttononthegarage
.dooropenermotor(refertotheoperating
instructionsfortheopener,astheloca­
tion
ofthisbuttonmay varybymanufac­
turer).
12.Pressandreleasethelearnbuttononthe
garagedooropenermotor.
~Note:oncethebuttonispressed,thereare
30secondsinwhichtoinitiatethenext
step.
13.OntheHomeLink'" keypadinsidethevehi­
cle, firmly
pressandholdtheHomeLink'"
buttonpreviouslyprogrammedinphases
1and2fortwosecondsandrelease.Re­
peatthissequencetwice.
~50mevehicles mayrequirethepress/hold/
releasesequenceuptothreetimestocom­
pletethetraining process.
~HomeLink'"shouldnowactivateyourrolling
code equipped de
vice.
10.PressandholdthetrainedHomeLink'"
buttonandobservetheindicatorlight®
~fig.95.
~Iftheindicatorlightissolid/continuous,
programmingiscompleteandyourdevice
shouldactivatewhenyoupressandrelease
thetrainedHomeLink'"button.
~Iftheindicatorlightblinks rapidly for2sec­
ondsandisthenasolid!continuouslight,
proceed with
phase3taprogramarolling
code device.
6. Hold
theoriginalremotecontrolatadis­
tancebetween0-6in.(0-15cm)fromthe
bumperbelowtheappropriateheadlight
for yourvehicle~fig.96(usetheshortest
distancepossible).
7.Aimtheremotecontroljustbelowthe
driversideheadlight.
8. Pressandholdtheactivationbuttonon
theremotecontrol.
~MaybedifferentinCanada.Ifsa,pressand
re-press (cycle)theactivationbuttononyour
remotecontroleverytwoseconds.
9. Theemergencyflasherswill flashthree
times(afterabout15-60seconds)when
theprogrammingissuccessful.Release
thebuttonontheremotecontrol.
~Taprogrom moredevices,repeatsteps4ta9.
Phase2:programmingthebumpermountedtransmitter
_
_---------------------------~H~o~rn~e~L~i~n~k~®
---phase1:programmingtheoverhead keypad
1.Makesureyourvehicleiswithinoperating
rangeoftheremotecontrolledgarage
dooropener.
2.Settheparking brake~8.inGeneralin­
formation onpage 90.
3.Turntheignition on.Donotstarttheen­
gine!
4.PressandholdthetwooutsideHome­
Link'"buttonsCDand@forapproxi­
mately20secondsuntilindicatorlight®
~fig.95beginstoflash.Thenrelease
bothbuttons.Donotholdthebuttonsfor
longerthan30seconds.
~Thisprocedureonlyneedstabeperformed
once.Iterasesthefactory-setdefaultcodes
anddoesnothavetaberepeatedtapro­
gram
additionalremotecontrols.
5.PressandholdtheHomeLink'"buttonCD,
@)or@untiltheindicatorlight®
startsflashingslow/y.Releasethebutton.
~Thesystemwill remaininprogramming
mode for
5minutes.Gotathefrontofthe
vehicle
andproceed withphase2.
tivated,thiscanoverstrainmotorand
damageitselectricalcomponents-an
overheatedmotorisafire hazard!
-
Toavoid possible injuriesorproperty
damage,pleasealwaysmakeabsolutely
certainthatnopersonsorabjectsarelo­
catedintherangeofmotionofany
equipmentbeingoperated.
---
@Tips
-Ifyouwouldlikemoreinformationon
HomeLink®,
wheretapurchasethe
HomeLink®compatibleproducts,or
would liketapurchasetheHomeLink®
Home Lighting Package,
pleasecalltoll­
free:
1-800-355-3515.
- For DeclarationofCompliancetoUnited
5tatesFCCandIndustryCanada regula­
tions~page248.
ProgrammingtheHomeLink®.1transmitter..
Fig.96Frontbumper,driverside:locationoftransmit­terunit
Thetransmitterisprogrammedintwophas­
es.Forrolling codetronsmitters, athird
phaseisalso necessary.
--NeverIJsetheHomeLink®transmitter
with anygaragedooropenerthatdoes
havenotthesafetystopandreverse fea­
tureasrequiredbyfederalsafetystand­
ards. Thisincludesanygaragedooropen­
ermodelmanufacturedbeforeAprill,
1982.
- Agaragedooropenerwhichcannotde­
tectanobject,signalingthedoortostop
andreversedoesnotmeetcurrentfeder­
alsafetystandards.Using agaragedoor
openerwithoutthesefeaturesincreases
riskofseriousinjuryordeath.
-Forsafetyreasonsneverreleasethe
parking brakeorstarttheenginewhile
anyoneisstandinginfrontofthevehicle.
- A
garagedoororanestategatemay
sometimesbesetinmotionwhenthe
HomeLink®remotecontrolisbeing pro­
grammed.Ifthedeviceisrepeatedlyac-
&WARNING
TheHomeLink universolremotecontrolcon
be
progrommedwith hond-held transmitters
from existing equipment.
VoumustfirstprogramtheHomeLinktrans­
mitterbeforeyoucanusethesystem
~page90,Pragramming theHameLink
tronsmitter.
HomeLink®
UniversaLremote
controL
Generalinformation
InordertoprogramtheHomeLink®transmit­
terfordevices utilizing rollingcode,asecond
persononaladderwho cansafely reachthe
garagedooropenermotorisrecommended.
Itisalsonecessarytolocatethe"learn"but­
tononyourgaragedooropenermotor.Refer
totheoperatinginstructionsfortheopener,
asthelocationandcolorofthisbuttonmay
vary
bymanufacturer.
Voucan stillusetheoriginalremotecontrol
forthedeviceatanytime.
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Switchingon
Pressthe[!Jbuttonagain.ThemessageStabi­
Lisationprogramonappearsbrieflyinthedis­
play.
switchingESPoff(sportmode)
Incertainsituations,itmightmakesenseto
alLowsomeslip. Forexample:
_Rockingthevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
_Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
_Drivingwithsnowchains
Press
the[!Jbutton.TheESPindicatorlightfi
turnsonandStabilisationprogramoffap­
pearsinthedispLay.A5Rdeactivatescom­
pletely
andthestabilizationeffectsfromthe
ESPsystemarelimited.
SwitchingESPoff
Pressandholdthe[!Jbuttonforthreesec­
onds.TheESPindicatorlightmturnsonand
Stabi,Lisationprogramoffappearsinthedis­
play.
ASRisalsoswitchedoffwhenESPis
switchedoff.
.&.WARNING
YoushouldonlyswitchtheESPoffifyour
driving abilityandthetrafficsituationaL­
Low.ThiscouLdincreasetheriskofslip­
ping.
- The
stabilizingfunctionis limitedinESP
sportmode.The drivingwheelscould
spinandthevehiclecouLdswerve,espe­
cially onslickorslipperyroadsurfaces.
-Thereisno vehiclestabilizationwhen
ESPisswitchedoff.
Switchingon
Pressthe[!Jbuttonagain.ThemessageStabi­
Lisationprogramonappearsbrieflyinthedis­
play.
ESPsportmode
Incertainsituations,itmightmakesenseto
allowsomeslip. Forexample:
-Rockingthevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
- Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
-Drivingwithsnowchains
Pressthe[!JbuttonbriefLyqfig.134.TheIl
indicatorlightturnsonandSportcontroL
Warning!RestrictedstabiLityappearsinthe
driverinformationsystemdisplay. Drivingsta­
bilityislimitedinsportmode.
I~Tips
IfthereisamalfunctionintheretractabLe
rearspoiler*ortheAudimagneticride',it
maynotbepossibletoactivateESPsport
modeornormalmodemayactivateagain
automatically.
J
Fig.134Centerconsole:ESPOFFbutton
TTRS:Switchingon/off
iTips
Iftherearefaultsintherearspoilersys­
temorinAudimagneticride,itmaynotbe
possibLetoactivateESPsportmodeor
normaLmodemayactivateagainautomat­
ically.
AWARNING
OnlyswitchESPsportmodeonwhenyour
drivingabilitiesandthetrafficsituation
permit.Pleasenotethatthedriving
wheelscanspinandthevehicle canbreak
awayinESPsportmode,especiallywhen
theroadisslippery.
ESPturnsonoutomotically whenyoustort
theengine.
Appliestavehicles:TIR5Coupe
totakerisks. Doing50willincreasethe
riskofalossofvehiclecontrol,collision
andseriouspersonalinjuries.
-
ALwaysadaptyourspeedtoroad, traffic
andweatherconditions.TheriskofLos­
ingcontrolofthevehicleincreaseswhen
drivingtoofast,especiallythrough
curvesandonslipperyorwetroads,and
whendrivingtooclosetavehiclesup
ahead.ESP,ABS,thebrakeassistsystem,
EDLandASRcannatpreventcollisions.
- Always
acceleratewithspecialcare on
even,smoothsurfacessuchasthosethat
arewetorcoveredwithiceandsnow.
The drive
wheelscanspineven with
theseassistancesystemsthatcannotal­
ways
helptareducetheriskoflossofve­
hicle
control.
tWJTips
-ABSandASRonly work correctLywhen
allfourwheelsareequippedwithidenti­
cal
tires.Different tiresizescanLeadtoa
reductioninenginepower.
-
Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystems
describedareworking.
-
IftheindicatorlightJjJor~(USA
modeLs);t§l(Canadamodels)appears,
theremaybeamalfunctionqpagelB,
qpoge17.
Fig.133Center console:ESPOFFbutton
TT/TTS:Switchingon/off•
ESPturnsonautomotically whenyoustart
theengine.
Appliestovehicles:TICoupe andTIS Coupe
Brakeassistsystem
The brakeassistsystemcandecreasebraking
distance.ltincreasesbrakingpowerwhenthe
driverpressesthebrake pedaLquicklyinemer­
gencysituations.Youmustpressandholdthe
brakepedaluntilthesituationisover.
ELectronic
differentiaLLock(EDL)
switchedon allthetime.Incertainsituations
whenyouneedlesstraction,you canswitch
offESPbypressingthebutton[!J.Besureto
switchESPonagainwhenyou nolongerneed
lesstraction.
.&.WARNING
-ESP,ABS,ASRandEDLcannotovercome
thelawsofphysics. Thisisespeciallyim­
portantonslipperyorwetroads.Ifthe
systemsbeginactingtostabilizeyourve­
hicle, youshouLd
immediatelychange
yourspeedtomatchtheroadandtraffic
conditions.Donotlettheincreasedsafe­
typrovided bythesesystemstemptyou
Anti-sLip
reguLation(ASR)
ASRreducesenginepowerwhenthedrive
wheelsbegintospinandadaptstheforceto
theroadconditions.Thismakesiteasierto
start,accelerateanddrive
uphills.
Anti-Lock
brakingsystem(ABS)
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingup
whenbraking.
Thevehicle canstillbesteered
evenduringhardbraking. Applysteadypres­
suretothebrakepedaloDonotpumptheped­
aloApulsinginthebrakepedalindicatesthat
thesystemishelpingyoutobrakethevehicle.
The
EDLbrakeswheelsthatarespinningand
transfersthedrivepowertotheotherdrive
wheelorwheelsifthevehicleisequippedwith
all-wheeL drive".ThisfunctionisavailabLeup
toabout60mph(100km/hl.
Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitches
offtohelpkeepthebrake onthebrakedwheel
fromoverheating.EDLwillswitch onagainau­
tomaticallywhenconditionshavereturnedto
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RearspoiLer
Appliestovehicles:withretractable rearspoiler
Therear spoiler improves vehiclehandling
andenhances drivercontrol.
Fig.13S$witchforrearspoiler
The rearspoilerdeploysandretracts.Spoiler
operationcanbesetforautomaticormanual
operation.
Automaticmode(normaloperation)
-Automaticdeployment:Ataspeedofabout
7Smph(120km/h),therearspoilerdeploys
automatically.
-
Automaticretraction:Whenspeeddropsbe­
low
about50mph(80km/h),therearspoil­
erretractsautomatically.
Manualmode
-Manualdeployment:Tapping brieflyonthe
switchc:>fig.135deploystherearspoiler.
- Manual retraction: At
speedsuptoabout
10mph(20km/h),retracttherearspoiler
bypressingandholdingtheswitch
c:>fig.135.Atspeedsbetween10mph(20
km/h)and7Smph(120km/h),retractthe
rearspoilerbytappingontheswitch
c:>fig.135.
.&WARNING
Driving
athigherspeedswithouttherear
spoilerdeployed canimpair handling char­
acteristics, making
thevehicleharderto
control.
-Always makesurethatthespoilerisde­
ployed
whendrivingatspeedsover
85mph(140km/h).Iftherearspoiler
warning/indicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclustercomeson,therearspoiler
maynothavedeployed.
- Never driveatspeedshigherthan
85mph(140km/h) ifthespoilerisnot
deployed. Havethespoilerinspectedas
soonaspossiblebyanauthorizedAudi
dealerorqualifiedworkshop.
- Always obey
speedlimitsandothertraf­
fic laws.
.&WARNING
Improperoperationoftherearspoilercan
causecrushing injuries.
- Always make
surethatnobody, especially
children, is
inthewaywhentherear
spoilerisdeployedorretracted.
CDNote
Neverpushthevehicleorapplyforceto
therearspoiler-it could bedamaged.
@Tips
Cleanthespoilercompartmentevery2to
3months.Thespoilercompartmentmust
alwaysbefreeofice,snow, leavesorother
debris.
Braking
Generalinformation.r
WhataffectsbrokingeffiLiency?
'-Operatingconditionsanddrivinghabits
Thebrakesontoday'sautomobilesarestill
subjecttowear,dependinglargely onoperat­
ing
conditionsanddrivinghabitsc:>A.Onve­
hiclesthatareeitherdrivenmostlyinstop­
and-gocity trafficoraredriven hard,the
brakepadsshouldbecheckedbyyourauthor­
ized Audi
dealermoreoftenthanspecifiedin
theWarranty&Maintenancebooklet.Failure
tohave your brakepadsinspectedcanresult
inreducedbrakeperformance.
Onsteepslopes,youshouldusethebraking
effectoftheengine.Thisway, youpreventun­
necessarywearonthebrakesystem.Ifyou
mustuseyour brakes, donotholdthebrakes~
downcontinuously.Pumpthebrakesatinter­
vals.
Noises mayoccur when braking
dependingon
thespeed,braking forceandoutsidecondi­
tions
suchastemperatureandhumidity.
Moistureorroadsalt
Undercertainconditions,forexa mple,when
drivingthroughwaterorvery heavy rain,or
evenafterwashingyourvehicle,thebraking
effect can
bereducedduetomoisture(orin
freezingconditionsice)onthebrake pads.A
few
cautiousbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff
thebrakepadsor remove anyicecoatings.
Theeffectivenessofthebrakescanbereduced
when
thevehicle isdriven onasalt-covered
road
andthebrakesarenotused. Likewise,
you clean
offaccumulatedsaltcoatingfrom
brake discs
andpadswithafewcautiousap­
plications
ofthebrakec:>A.
Corrosion
There maybeatendencyfordirttobuildup
on
thebrakepadsandcorrosiontoformon
thediscs ifthecarisnotdriven regularly or
onlyforshorttripswithlittleuseofthe
brakes.
Ifthebrakesarenotusedfrequently,orifcor­
rosion has
formedonthediscs,itisadvisable
tocleanoffthepadsanddiscsbybraking
firrnlya
fewtimesfromamoderatelyhigh
speed
c:>A.
Faultsinthebrakesystem
Ifyoushouldnotice asuddenincreasein
brakepedaltravel,thenoneofthetwobrake
circuits mayhave failed
c:>A.
Lowbrakefluidlevel
Malfunctions canoccurinthebrakesystemif
thebrake fluidlevelistoolow.Thebrake fluid
level is
monitoredelectronically.
Brake
booster
The brakeboosterincreasesthepressurethat
Yougeneratewiththebrake pedaloItworks
only when
theengineisrunning.c:>A
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Brakeliningwearstatus
Brake liningwearmaybecheckedbyvisual in­
spectionoftheconditionofthebrakepads
throughtheopeningsinthewheel.Ifneces­
sary,
thewheelmayberemovedforthisin­
spectionc:>page225,WhatshouldI be
aware
ofwhenchanging atire?
ÂWARNING
-
Youshouldperformbrakingmaneuvers
forthepurposeofcleaningthebrake
systemonly ifroadconditionspermit.
Otherroadusersmustnotbeputatrisk­
'you maycauseanaccident!
- Before
descendingasteepgrade,reduce
speedandshifttransmissioninto alower
gearorlower driving range.Donotride
thebrakesorholdthepedaldowntoo
long ortoooften.Thiscouldcausethe
brakestogethotanddiminish braking
efficiency.
-
Donot"ridethebrakes"byrestingyour
footonthepedalwhenyoudonotintend
tobrake. Thismaycausethebrakesto
overheat,prematurewearandincreased
stoppingdistance.
-Undercertainclimaticandoperating
conditionssuchaspassingthroughwa­
ter, driving
inheavy rainorafterwashing
thevehicle,theeffectivenessofthe
brakescanbereduced.Inwinter, icecan
accumulateonthebrakepads,linings,
discs
anddrums.Carefully applybrakes
foratest.Brakeswilldryandicecoat­
ings will
becleanedoffafterafew care­
fulbrakeapplications.
-Drivingforanextendedperiodoftimeon
salt-coveredroadswithoutusing your
brakes can
alsoaffectbraking efficiency.
Clean
offaccumulatedsaltcoatingfram
brake discsandpadswithafewcautious
brakeapplications.
-Ifyoudamagethefrontspoiler, orifyou
installadifferentspoiler,besuretheair
flow
tothefrontbrakesisnotobstruct-
ed.Otherwisethebrakesystemcould~

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overheatreducingtheeffectivenessof
theentirebrakesystem.
-Failureofonebrake circuit willimpair
thebraking capabilityresultinginanin­
creasedstoppingdistance.Avoid driving
thevehicleandhaveittowedtothenear­
estAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop.
-Neverletthevehicle rolltoastopwith
theengineshutoff.
-
Ifthebrakeboosterisnotworking,for
examplewhentowingyourvehicle,or
becausethebrakeboosterhassomehow
beendamaged,thebrakepedalmustbe
pressedconsiderablyhardertomakeup
forthelackofboosterassistance.
ELectro-mechanicaL
powerassist
Theelectro-mechanicalpowerassisthelps
thedriver whensteering.
Thedegreeofpowerassistiselectronically
matchedtovehiclespeed.
Thepowersteeringsystemassiststhedriver
50thathecansteerthevehiclewithreduced
physical
effort.
Powersteeringwillnotwork iftheengineis
off.Asaresult,thesteeringwheelwillbehard
toturn.
ÂWARNING
Ifthesystemdevelopsaproblem,you
mustseekqualifiedprofessionalassis­
tance.
CDNote
Ifthereisanelectronicmalfunction,ser­
votronic
willstillfunctionlike aconven­
tionalpowersteering.system,providing a
constantsteeringsupportforcethatisno
longerproportionatetothevehiclespeed.
Thisismostnoticeablewhenturningthe
steeringwheelatlowspeeds(forexample
whenparking),-moreeffortwillbere­
quired
thanusual.
-Beawareofthedifferentthanusual
steeringresponseandadjustyoursteer­
ing force accordingly.
- Have
theproblemcheckedandsetright
byanauthorizedAudidealerassoonas
possible.
-Ifasteeringmalfunctionoccurs,thisis
signaledwiththe~or..indicator
lightsandawarningtone,see.
(DTips
-Ifthepowersteeringsystemshouldfail,
oriftheengineisnotrunning (forexam­
ple,while beingtowed),youwillstillbe
abletosteerthevehicle. However,more
effortwiIIbereq u iredtodo50.
-Ifthepowersteeringsystemisnotfunc­
tioningproperly,contactyourauthorized
Audidealerimmediately.
Drivingwithyour
quattro®
Appliestavehides:with all-wheel drive
Withall-wheel drive,ailfour wheels aredriv­
en.
Generalinformation
Withall-wheeldrive,powerisdistributedto
allfourwheels.Thishappensautomatically
dependingonyourdrivingstyleandtheroad
conditionsatthetim~eealso.=;.page153.
Theall-wheeldriveconcepî:-isdesignedfor
highenginepower. Yourvehicleisexception­
ally
powerfulandhasexcellentdriving charac­
teristicsbothundernormaldrivingconditions
andonsnowandice.Always readandfollow
safetyprecautions.=;.,&.
Wintertires
Whendrivinginthewinter,yourvehiclewith
all-wheeldrivehasanadvantage,evenwith
regulartires.Inwinterroadconditionsitmay
be
advisabletomountwintertires(or all-sea­
sontires)forimproved driveabilityandbrak­
ing:
thesetiresmustbemountedonailfour
wheels.Seealso.=;.page213,Winter tires.~
Snowchains
Wheretirechainsaremandatoryoncertain
roads,thisnormallyalsoappliestovehicles
with
all-wheeldrive'=;'page214,Snow
chains.
Replacingwheels/tires
Vehicleswithall-wheeldrivemustalways
have
tiresofthesamesize. Alsoavoidtires
withdifferenttreaddepths.Fordetailssee
page.=;.page209,Newtiresandreplacing
tires
andwheels.
Off-Raaddriving?
YourAudidoesnothaveenoughgroundclear­
ance
tobeusedasan off-road vehicle.Itis
thereforebesttoavoidroughtracksandun­
eventerrainasmuchaspossible.Alsoreferto
'=;'page163.
&.WARNING
Alwaysadjustyourdrivingtoroadandtraf­
ficcond itions.Donotlettheextrasafety
affordedbyall-wheeldrivetemptyouinto
taking
extrarisks.
-
Althoughtheall-wheeldrive isveryef­
fective,alwaysrememberthatbraking
capacity
islimited bytiretraction.Vou
shouldthereforenotdriveatexcessive
speedsonicyorslipperyroadsurfaces.
-Onwetroadsurfaces,becarefulnotto
drivetoofastbecausethefrontwheels
couldbegintoslideontopofthewater
(aquaplaning).Ifthisshouldoccur, you
will have no
warningfromasuddenin­
creaseinenginespeedaswithafront­
wheeldrive vehicle. Alwaysdriveat
speedswhicharesuitedtotheroadcon­
ditions. -risk
ofcrash.
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Energymanagement
Startingabilityisoptimized
Energymanagementcon troisthedistribution
ofelectricalenergyandthusoptimizesthe
availabilityofelectrical energyforstarting
theengine.
Ifavehiclewithaconventionalenergysystem
isnotdrivenfora long periodoftime,thebat­
teryisdischargedbyidlingcurrentconsumers
(e.g. immobilizer). Incertaincircumstancesit
can
resultintherebeing insufficientenergy
availabletostarttheengine.
Intelligentenergymanagementinyourvehi­
cle
handlesthedistributionofelectricalener­
gy.Startingabilityismarkedly improvedand
thelifeofthebatteryisextended.
Basically,energymanagementconsistsof
batterydiagnosis,idlingcurrentmanage­
mentanddynamicenergymanagement.
Batterydiagnosis
Batterydiagnosiscontinuouslydetermines
thestateofthebattery.Sensorsdetermine
batteryvoltage,batterycurrentandbattery
temperature.Thisdeterminesthecurrent
stateofchargeandthepowerofthebattery.
Idlingcurrentmanagement
Idlingcurrentmanagementreducesenergy
consumptionwhilethevehicleisstanding.
Withtheignitionswitchedoff,itcontrolsthe
energysupplytothêvarious electricalcompo­
nents.Datafrombatterydiagnosisisconsid­
ered.
Depending onthebattery'sstateofcharge,
individualconsumersaregraduallyturnedoff
topreventexcessivedischargeofthebattery
andthusmaintainstartingcapability.
Dynamicenergymanagement
Whilethevehicle isbeing driven,dynamicen­
ergy
managementdistributestheenergygen­
eratedaccordingtotheneedsoftheindividu-
al
components.Itregulatesconsumption,50
thatmoreelectricalenergyisnotbeingused~

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Drivingand
environment
Thefirst1,000miles
(1,500km)and
afterwards
Newengine
Theengineneedstobe run-in duringthefirst
1,000miles(l,SOO km).
Forthefirst600miles(1,000kilometres) :
~Donotusefull throttle.
~Donotdriveatengine speedsthataremore
than
2/3ofthemaximimum permitted
RPM.
~Avoidhighengine speeds.
From600to1,000miles(1,000tol,SOOkilometres):
~Speeds cangradually beincreasedtothe
maximum permissible roadorengine speed.
During andafter break-in period
~Donotrevtheengineuptohighspeeds
when itiscold.Thisapplies whetherthe
transmissionisinN(Neutral) oringear.
Afterthebreak-in period
~Donotexceed maximum enginespeedun­
derany circumstances.
~Upshift intothenexthigher gearbefore
reaching
thered areaattheend ofthetach­
ometerscalec;>pagela.
Duringthefirst fewhoursofdriving,theen­
gine's internal frictionishigherthanlater
when all
themoving partshavebeen broken
in.Howwellthisbreak-in processisdonede­
pendstoaconsiderableextentonthewaythe
vehicleisdriven duringthefirst1,000miles
(1,500 Kilometres).
CDNote
Extremely highengine speeds areauto­
matically reduced.However,
theseRPM-
limitswereprogrammed foranengine
well run-in, notanew engine.
~Forthesakeofthe environment
Donotdrive withunnecessarily highen­
ginespeeds-upshiftingearlysaves fuel,
reduces noiseandprotects
theenviron­
ment.
~wti~•
If your vehicleisrunning onnew tires, drive
particularly carefulfor
thefirst350miles
(500 Kilometres)
afterfitting.
&.WARNING
Newtirestend tobeslippery andmustal­
sobe"broken-in".Besuretoremember
this during
thefirst350miles (500kilo­
metres). Brakegently.Avoidfollowing
closely behind
othervehicles orother sit­
uations
thatmight require sudden, hard
braking.
New brake pads •
Rememberthatnewbrake padsdonothave a
full braking effect during,the first
250miles
(400 Kilometres) aftertheyareinstalled.
Newbrake padshavetobe"burnishedin"be­
forethey haveoptimal 9abC;>/1:;..
Duringthebreak-in period,yàushouldavoid
putting severeloadsonthebrakes. Severe
loads include, forexample, suddenhard
brak­
ing,inparticularatveryhigh speedsor,for
example, onmountain passes.
&.WARNING
Untiltheydevelopthemaximum "bite"for
beststopping power,thesurfacesonnew
brakepadsrequire some"breaking-in" dur­
ingtheinitial100to150miles(l50to
200kilometres)ofnormalcitydriving.Vou
cancompensate forthisbypressingthe
brake pedalmorefirmly. Thisapplies
whenever newpads areinstalled.
Avoiddamagingthe
vehicle
When youaredriving onpoor roads, orover
curbs,
steepramps, etc.,make certainthat
low-lying partssuchasspoilers andexhaust
system parts
donotbottomoutandgetdam­
aged.
Thisisespecially trueforvehicles withlow­
slung chassis (sportschassis) andfully loaded
vehicles.
Drivingthroughwater
onroads
Notethefollowing toavoid vehicle damage
when driving through water,forexample on
flooded roads:
-Thewatermustnotbeanyhigher thanthe
bottom ofthevehiclebody.
-
Donot drive faster thanwalking speed.
&.WARNING
Afterdriving through water,mud,slush,
etc.,
thebrakesmay beslow totake effect
because
ofwetbrake rotors andpads.Dry
thebrakes firstbybraking carefully tore­
storethefullbraking effect.
CDNot_e~__~_
Vehiclecomponents suchastheengine,
transmission, suspensionorelectrical sys­
tem can
beseverely damagedbydriving
through water.
Tips-------Checkthedepthofthewaterbefore driv-
ingthrough it.
-Donotstopthevehicle,driveinreverse
or switch
theengine offwhen driving
through water.
-Keepinmindthatoncoming vehicles
rnaycreatewavesthatraisethewater
level andmake ittoo deep foryour vehi­
cle todrive through safely.
-AVoiddrivingthroughsaltwaterbecause
it can cause' corrosion.
Drivingandenvironrnent16"
Catalyticconverter
ftisveryimportantthatyouremission con­
trol
system(catalytic converter)isfunction­
ing properly toensure
thatyour vehicleisrun­
ning
inan environmentally soundmanner.
~Alwaysuselead-free gasolineC;>poge178,
Fuel supply.
~Never runthetankdown allthewayto
empty.
~Never puttoo much motor oilinyouren­
gineC;>page187,Adding engineoil~.
~Nevertrytopush- ortow-start yourvehicle.
The catalytic converter
isanefficient "clean­
up" device builtinto
theexhaust systemof
thevehicle.Thecatalytic converter burns
many'of
thepollutantsintheexhaust gasbe­
forethey arereleased intotheatmosphere.
The exclusive useofunleaded fuel
iscritically
importantforthelifeofthecatalyticconvert­
er and proper functioning
oftheengine.
WARNING
-Donotpark oroperatethevehiclein
areas wherethehotexhaust systemmay
come
incontact withdrygrass, brush,
fuel spill or
othermaterial whichcan
cause afire.
-
Donot apply additional undercoating or
rustproofing
onor neartheexhaust
manifold, exhaustpipes,catalytic con­
verter or
heatshields. Duringdriving,the
substance usedforundercoating could
overheat andcause afire.
CDNote-~_.--Beawarethatjustone tank filling with
leadedfuelwillalready seriously de­
grade
theperforma nceofthecatalytic
converter.
-
Donot exceedthecorrect engineoillevel
c;>page187.
-Donotdrive untilthefueltank becomes
completely empty.Theengine couldmis-
fire. Unburned fuelcould also
getinto~