brake fluid AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Owners Manual

Tableofcontents

Kihe@erairbaggie==secueeessea 0anevace¥ ¥oe204
Sideairbags..........0.0ceceeeeeee206
Sidecurtainairbags...............00.209
Childsafety......................212
Importantinformation...............212
Childsafetyseats...............-.04.218
Securingchildsafetyseats............223
LATCHsystem(loweranchoragesand
tethersfor'children)ossscsiscwees &ons226
Additionalinformation...............230
MaintenanceandCare...........231
CheckingandFilling.............231,
Fuel...2...eeeeee231
RETUSIINGcis« xexwx«eaey+Haasa xpews232
Emissionscontrolsystem.............235
Enginecompartment.................235
ENINGOilswasy« ¢eau+ eeeweooeeea238
Goolingisystem« ssuas«xsomesw 2cmweneoane242
Brakefluid...............-eeeeee243
Electricalsystem.........-..00--000-244
Battenyis2asncaa= 6were2 6women2sawn©ae244
Windshieldwashersystem...........-246
Serviceintervaldisplay...............247
ad|248
WheelsandTires......-.0.0eeeeeee248
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......265
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......267
Careandcleaning................270
Generalinformation.................270
Carwashes............0.00.eeeeeee270
Cleaningandcareinformation.........271
Takingyourvehicleoutofservice.......275
Do-ItYOURSELFa5¢ccascamaasaan276
Emergencyassistance...........276
Generalinformation0...c.ccueeees276
Equipment..................0.0000.276
MireMHODIWEYKitoarssswow2¢ens2 oee276
Replacingwheels................-00.278
SPaKertinecessessvcoasesovwomensw acameosvo a8282
TOWING...eeeeeeeee282
Fusesandbulbs..................285
Fuses...0...ceeeeeeee285
BUILDSsscus ¢ae5 ¢Haws2cerseBeeges287
Customerinformation...........288
Accessoriesandtechnical
GHATICQGS::« xcows5ysewssceeegeewanae288
Warranty.=cesscoaenniceooenecate= oects288
AudiLiteratureShop..............0--288
Drivinginothercountries.............288
Maintenance,repairs,andtechnical
modifications...............02--008-288
Accessoriesandparts..............-.290
ReportingSafetyDefects..............290
Declarationofcompliancefor
telecommunicationsequipmentand
electronicsysteMS.........002.eee291
TechnicalGata... Identificationdata................0..293
Vehicledata...........ceeeeeeeeee293
ENGU@X
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Quickaccess


Redindicatorlights


























Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
=>page19
Safetysystems¥
=>page18
Brakepads
=>page16
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
>page17
Tirepressure
=>page265,or>page267
Tirepressure
=>page265,or>page267
BrakesystemY
=>page16


Brakesystem4
=>page16
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page17


Electromechanicalparkingbrake
>page17




Coolingsystem
=>page17

Engineoilpressure
>page239
Electricalsystem
=>page244
Enginestopwhiledriving
>page18
Safetybelt
>page18>page18
ElectromechanicalsteeringV
=>page87
Steeringlock
>page18
Centralindicatorlight
=>page19
Enginestartsystem
>page18
Transmissionmalfunction
=>page64
Enginecontrol
=>page19


MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)Y
=>page235
Enginespeedlimitation
=>page11
Engineoillevel(MIN)
=>page239
Engineoilsensor
=>page239


Electricalsystem
=>page244
Tanksystem
>page19
Washerfluidlevel
>page19
Windshieldwipers
Rearspoiler=page 19
=>page88Remotecontrolkey
=>page55
Yellowindicatorlights
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
v
=>page19
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
Vv
=>page19
Batteryinremotecontrolkey
=>page23
Bulbfailureindicator
=>page20
Headlightrangecontrolsystem
=>page20
Adaptivelight
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)¥>page20
=>page19

Light/rainsensor
=>page20

Instrumentcluster

Accessing thesportdisplaysinthecentral
area
>OpenthefirstVehicletab(tripcomputer)using
the[<>]buttononthemultifunctionsteering
wheel.
> Selectonthemultifunctionsteeringwheel:left
controlbutton>Sportdisplays.
>Turn theleftthumbwheelonthemultifunction
steeringwheeluntilthedesiredsportdisplay
appearsintheinstrumentcluster.


Accessing thesportdisplaysintheadditional
display
> Selectonthemultifunctionsteeringwheel:
rightcontrolbutton>Additionaldisplay.
> Selectthedesiredadditionaldisplay.
Gmeter*
TheGmeterdisplaysthelongitudinalandlateral
acceleration.Themaximumvaluesthatare
reachedarestoredanddisplayedwhenthevehi-
cleisstationary.
>Toresetthestoredvalues,selectonthemulti-
functionsteeringwheel:rightcontrolbutton>
Resetvalues.
Enginedata*
Theenginedatadisplaysthecurrentpowerand
torque.
TirePressureMonitoringSystem*
Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemdisplaysthe
currenttirepressuresandtemperature.Alsosee
=>page267,Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.
Messages
BRAKE/@)/‘C}Brakesystem
Ifthisindicatorlightturnson,thereisamalfunc-
tioninthebrakesystem.
GG/@Brakes:stopvehicleandcheck
brakefluidlevel
Stopthevehicleandcheckthebrakefluidlevel.
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
EG/@Warning!Nobrakeboosterfunction
16
Ifthebrakeboosterisnotworking,youhaveto
usemuchmoreforcewhenbrakingthevehicle.
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
EG/@Brakes:malfunction!Safelystopve-
hicle
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunctioninthebrakebrake
system.
1f9/BandBalsoturnon,thereisamal-
functionintheABS,ESC,andbrakingdistribu-
tion.
Donotcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance>A\.
EG/@Parkingbrake:malfunction!Safely
stopvehicle.Seeowner'smanual
—Iftheindicatorlightandthemessageappear
whenthevehicleisstationary orafterswitch-
ingtheignitionon,checkifyoucanreleasethe
parkingbrake.Ifyoucannotreleasetheparking
brake,seeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacility.Ifyoucanreleasethe
parkingbrakeandthemessagestillappears,
seeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe mal-
functioncorrected.
—Iftheindicatorlightandmessageappearwhile
driving,thehillstartassistoremergencybrak-
ingfunctionmaybemalfunctioning.Itmaynot
bepossibletosettheparkingbrakeorrelease
itonceithasbeenset.Donotparkyourvehicle
onhills.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
Theweindicatorlightturnsonwhenthebrake
padsareworn.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethebrakepadschecked.
Appliesto:USAmodels:Thefe]indicatorlight
turnsontogetherwiththeEGindicatorlight.

ZXWARNING
—Readandfollowthewarningsin
=page235,Generalinformationbefore>

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Instrumentcluster


openingthehoodandcheckingthebrake
fluidlevel.
—IfthebrakefluidlevelisbelowtheMIN
marking,itcanimpair thebrakingeffectand
drivingsafety,whichincreasetheriskofan
accident.Donotcontinuedriving.Seeanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
—Ifthebrakesystemindicatorlightturnson
togetherwiththeABSandESCindicator
lights,theABS/ESCregulatingfunctionmay
bemalfunctioning.Functionsthatstabilize
thevehiclearenolongeravailable.This
couldcausetherearofthevehicleto
swerve,whichincreasestheriskthattheve-
hiclewillslide.Drivecarefullytothenearest
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityandhavethemalfunction
corrected.
PARK/(@)/‘@i,Electromechanicalparking
ELC
IftheZin/©indicatorlightturnson,the
parkingbrakehasbeenset.
/inii©Parkingbrake:warning!Vehicle
parkedtoosteep


Iftheindicatorlightblinksandthemessageap-
pears,thereisnotenoughbrakingpowertose-
curethevehicle.Thebrakeshaveoverheated.The
vehiclecouldrollaway,evenonasmallincline.
fwParkingbrake:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheparkingbrake.Drive
toanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.
WAG/(G)Parkingbrake:warning!Vehi-
cleparkedtoosteep
There
isnotenoughbrakingforce toholdtheve-
hicleinplace.Thebrakeshaveoverheated.The
vehiclecouldrollaway,evenonasmallincline.
ERETG/(G)Parkingbrake:applied
Ifthismessageappears,pressthebrakepedal
firstandthenreleasetheparkingbrakeifneces-
sary.
(i)Tips
Foradditionalinformationontheparking
brake,see>page55.
meerecu
|E|Turnoffengineandcheckcoolantlevel.See
owner'smanual
Thecoolantlevelistoolow.
Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
coolantlevel>page242.
—Ifthecoolantlevelistoolow,addcoolant
=>page242.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
/_E|Coolanttemperature:toohigh.Letengine
runwhilevehicleisstationary
Lettheenginerunatidleforafewminutesto
cooloff,untiltheindicatorlightturnsoff.
—Iftheindicatorlightdoesnotturnoff,donot
continuedrivingthevehicle.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
forassistance.

Z\WARNING
—Neveropenthehoodifyoucan seeorhear
steamorcoolantescapingfromtheengine
compartment.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.Whenyounolongerseeorhear
steamorcoolantescaping,youmayopen
theenginecompartmentwithcaution.
— Theenginecompartmentinanyvehiclecan
beadangerousarea.Stoptheengineandal-
lowittocoolbeforeworkingintheengine
compartment.Alwaysfollowtheinforma-
tionfoundin>page235,Generalinforma-
tion.
()Note
DonotcontinuedrivingiftheBindicator
lightturnsonasthisincreasestheriskofen-
ginedamage.

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Instrumentcluster

vehicleisrolling,trytobringittoastopoffto
thesidefrommovingtraffic.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityfor
assistance.

ZAWARNING
Iftheenginestopswhiledriving,youwill
needtousemoreforce tobrakethevehicle.
This increasestheriskofanaccident.There
willstillbepowersteeringiftheignitionis
switchedonwhilethevehicleisrollingand
thereissufficientbattery charge.Otherwise,
youmustusegreaterforcewhensteering.

ntrol(ESC)53/2ElectronicStabilization

Ifthe|3indicatorlightblinkswhiledriving,the
ESCorASR(Anti-SlipRegulation)isactivelyregu-
lating.
IftheBindicatorlightturnson,thesystemhas
switched
theESCoff.Inthiscase,youcanswitch
theignitionoffandthenontoswitchtheESCon
again.Theindicatorlightturnsoffwhenthesys-
temisfullyfunctional.
IftheBaindicatorlightturnson,ESCwas
switchedoffusingthe|£*|button>page85.


Stabilizationcontrol(ESC/ABS):malfunction!
Seeowner'smanual
IftheBindicatorlampandthefs/@))ABSin-
dicatorlampturnonandthedrivermessageap-
pears,theABSorelectronicdifferentiallockis
malfunctioning.ThisalsocausestheESCtomal-
function.Thebrakesstillfunctionwiththeirnor-
malpower,butABSisnotactive.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
G)Tips
ForadditionalinformationonESCandABS,
see>page84.
<>Enginecontrol
IftheBindicatorlightturnsonifthereisamal-
functionintheenginecontrol.Driveslowlytoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitytohavetheenginechecked.
OMeeileLs
IftheAorNindicatorlightturnson,check
themessageintheinstrumentcluster.
AN}Pleaserefuel
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonforthefirsttime
andthemessageappears,thereareabout1.9 gal
(7L)offuelleftinthetank.
AN}Pleaserefuelimmediately
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thefueltankisalmostempty.Refuel
thevehicleimmediately.
[iYTanksystem:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunctioninthetanksys-
tem.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
©)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Fuelshouldneverenterthesewersystemor
comeintocontactwiththeground.
@Tips
Formoreinformationonfueling,see
=page232.
®Washerfluidlevel
IftheESindicatorlightturnson,thewasherflu-
idisalmostout.Fillthewasherfluidforthe
windshieldwashersystemandtheheadlight
washersystem*whentheignitionisswitchedoff
=>page246.
eARTTnaeMNTte
Ifthekeindicatorlightturnson,thenthereisa
windshieldwipermalfunction.Drivetoan>
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IntelligentTechnology

@)Note
—Neverletthebrakes“rub”bypressingthe
pedallightlywhenbrakingisnotactually
necessary.Thiscancause thebrakestoover-
heatandincreasesbrakingdistanceand
causeswear.
—Beforedrivingonlongstretcheswithsteep
hills,reduce thevehiclespeedandshifttoa
lowergeartouse theenginebrakingeffect.
Thisreducestheloadonthebrakes.Ifyou
needtobrakeadditionally,brakeinintervals
andnotcontinuously.
G)Tips
—Ifyouretrofityourvehiclewithafrontspoil-
er,wheelcoversorsimilaritems,makesure
thattheairflowtothebrakesisnotob-
structed.Otherwisethebrakesystemcan
overheat.
—Alsorefertotheinformationaboutbrake
fluid>page243.
Steering
Electromechanicalsteeringsupportsthedriver's
steeringmovementsbyelectronicallyadapting
thepowersteeringdependingonthevehicle
speed.ThesettingsdependontheselectedAudi
driveselect*mode.
aSteering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle
Thepowersteeringmayhavefailed.Adaptyour
drivingstyleimmediatelytocompensateforthe
factthatitmaybemoredifficulttoturnthe
steeringwheel,andstopyourvehicleinasafelo-
cationassoonaspossible.Donotcontinuedriv-
ing.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
&Steering:malfunction!Youcancontinue
driving
Thereisamalfunction.Steeringmaybemoredif-
ficultormoresensitive.Adaptyourdrivingstyle.
Havethesteeringsystemcheckedimmediately
byanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.Pleasenotethatthered indicator
lightmayturnonafterrestartingtheengine.Do
notcontinuedrivingifitdoes.
@)Tips
Ifthe1orlindicatorlightonlystayson
forashorttime,youmaycontinuedriving.
ALLwheeldrive(quattro)
Appliesto:vehicleswithallwheeldrive
Inallwheeldrive,allfourwheelsarepowered.
Generalinformation
Inallwheeldrive,thedrivingpowerisdividedbe-
tweenallfourwheels.Thishappensautomatical-
lydependingonyourdrivingbehavioraswellas
thecurrentroadconditions.Alsosee>page84,
Electronicstabilizationcontrol(ESC).
Theallwheeldriveconceptisdesignedforhigh
enginepower.Yourvehicleisexceptionallypow-
erfulandhasexcellentdrivingcharacteristics
bothundernormaldrivingconditionsandon
snowandice.Alwaysreadandfollowsafetypre-
cautions>A\.
Wintertires
Byusingallwheeldrive,yourvehiclehasgood
forwardmotionwithstandardtiresinwintercon-
ditions.However,inwinterwerecommendusing
winterorallseasontiresonallfourwheels,be-
causethiswillimprovethebrakingeffect.
Snowchains
Iftherearesnowchainlaws,snowchainsmust
alsobe usedonvehicleswithallwheeldrive
=>page263,Snowchains.
Replacingtires
Forvehicleswithallwheeldrive,onlywheelswith
thesamerollingcircumference should beused.
Avoidusingtireswithdifferenttreaddepths
=>page255,Newtiresorwheels.
87

CheckingandFilling

reason,followallthewarningsandgeneral
safetyprecautionsprovidedinthefollowingin-
formation.Theenginecompartmentisadan-
gerousarea.>/\.


ZA\WARNING
—Turntheengineoff.
—Switchtheignitionoff.
—Settheparkingbrake.
—Selectthe“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Allowtheenginetocool.
—Keepchildrenawayfromtheenginecom-
partment.
—Neverspillfluidsonahotengine.Theseflu-
ids(suchasthefreezeprotectioncontained
inthecoolant)cancatchfire.
—Avoidshortcircuitsintheelectricalsystem.
—Neverreachintotheradiatorfan.Thefanis
temperature-controlledandcanturnon
suddenly,evenwhentheignitionisswitched
off.
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.
—Neveropenthe caponthecoolantexpan-
siontankwhentheengineiswarm.The
coolingsystemisunderpressure.
—Toprotectyourface,hands,andarmsfrom
hotsteamor coolant,coverthecapwitha
thick clothwhenopening.
—Donotremovetheenginecoverunderany
circumstances.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.
—Duetotheriskofelectricshock,nevertouch
theignitioncableorothercomponentsin
theelectronichigh-voltageignitionsystem
whentheengineisrunningorisstarting.
—If agearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Pressingtheacceleratorpedalwillcause the
vehicletomove,andthiscouldresultinan
accident.
—Ifinspectionsorrepairsmustbeperformed
whiletheengineisrunning,movingcompo-

nents(suchastheribbedbelt,generator,
andradiatorfan)poseanadditionalrisk.
—Set theparkingbrakefirstandselectthe
“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnopartsofthe
body,jewelry,ties,looseclothing,and
longhaircanbecaughtinmovingengine
components.Beforeanywork,alwaysre-
moveanyjewelryandties,tiebacklong
hair,andmakesureallclothingfitsclose
tothebodytotoreducetheriskofany-
thingbecomingcaughtinenginecompo-
nents.
—Payattentiontothefollowingwarningslist-
edwhenworkonthefuelsystemoronthe
electricalequipmentisrequired.
— Donotsmoke.
—Neverworknearopenflames.
—Alwayshaveaworkingfireextinguisher
nearby.
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlybyan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Limityourexposuretoexhaustandchemi-
calsto asshortatimeaspossible.


ZA\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainor
emitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsand
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainflu-
idscontainedinvehiclesandcertainprod-
ucts ofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharms.
Washhandsafterhandling.


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CheckingandFilling

Enginecompartmentoverview
Themostimportantcheckpoints.


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Fig.182Typicallayoutof thereservoirandtheengineoilfilleropening
Followthesafetyprecautions>page235.
Coolantexpansiontank(£)>page242
Engineoildipstick>page239
Engineoilfilleropening(%7)>page239
Brakefluidreservoir(OQ)>page243
Jumpstartpoint(+)underacover,(-)body
groundpoint
Fusehousing>page285
Washerfluidreservoir(<>)>page246
Engineoillabel*withVWstandard
=>page238
©0©Q
©8000
Theengineoildipstickandtheengineoilfilling
openingmaybelocatedindifferentplaceswithin
theenginecompartment,dependingontheen-
gineversion.
238
Engineoil
Iftheengineoillevelistoolow
Ifyouneedtoaddengineoil,useanoilthatis
listedonthesticker.Thestickerislocatedatthe
frontoftheenginecompartment>page238,
fig.182.
Iftherecommendedengineoilisnotavailable,in
anemergencyyoumayaddamaximumof1
quart(1liter)ofACEAC3orAPISNengineoil
onetimeuntilthenextoilchange.
Formoreinformationonthecorrectengineoil
foryourvehicle,contactanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Havetheoil
changedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedServiceFacility.

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CheckingandFilling

Observethesafetyprecautions>page235,Gen-
eralinformation.
Checkingtheenginecoolantlevel
»Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>Switchtheignitionoff.
>Readthecoolantlevelonthecoolantexpansion
tank>page238,fig.182.Thecoolantlevel
mustbebetweenthemarkings@)>fig.185
whentheengineiscold.Whentheengineis
warmitcanbeslightlyabovetheuppermark-
ing.
Addingcoolant
Requirement:
theremustbearesidualamountof
coolantintheexpansiontank>@.
Ifyoumustaddcoolant,useamixtureofwater
andcoolantadditive.Mixing thecoolantadditive
withdistilledwaterisrecommended.
>Allowtheenginetocool.
>»Placealarge,thicktowelonthecoolantexpan-
siontankcover.
>Removethecover(@)9fig.185carefullytothe
left>AY.
>Addthecorrectmixtureratioofcoolant
>page242uptotheuppermarking@)
>fig.185.
>Makesurethatthefluidlevelremainsstable.
Add morecoolantifnecessary.
>Closethecapsecurely.
Coolantlossusuallyindicatesthatthereisaleak.
Immediatelydriveyourvehicletoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
andhavethecoolingsysteminspected.Ifthe
coolingsystemisnotleaking,coolantlosscanre-
sultfromthecoolantboilingdueoverheating
andthenbeingforcedoutofthecoolingsystem.

Z\WARNING
— Theenginecompartmentinanyvehiclecan
be
adangerousarea.Stoptheengineandal-
lowitto coolbeforeworkingintheengine
compartment.Alwaysfollowtheinforma-
tionfoundin>page235,Generalinforma-
tion.
—Neveropenthehoodifyoucan seeorhear

steamorcoolantescapingfromtheengine

compartment.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.Thecoolingsystemisunderpressure.
Whenyounolongerseeorhearsteamor
coolantescaping,youmayopentheengine
compartmentwithcaution.
—Whenworkingintheenginecompartment,
rememberthattheradiatorfancanswitch
oneveniftheignitionisswitchedoff,which
increasestheriskofinjury.
—Coolantadditiveandcoolantcan bedanger-
oustoyourhealth.Forthisreason, storethe
coolantintheoriginalcontainerandaway
fromchildren.Thereisariskofpoisoning.
@)Note
Donotaddcoolantiftheexpansiontankis
empty.Aircould enterthecoolingsystemand
damagetheengine.Ifthisisthecase,donot
continuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassis-
tance.


Brakefluid

BFV-0229)


Fig.186Enginecompartment:caponbrakefluidreservoir
Observethesafetyprecautions>/A\inGeneral
informationonpage236.
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel
>Readthebrakefluidlevelonthebrakefluidres-
ervoir>page238,fig.182.Thebrakefluidlev-
elmustbebetweentheMINandMAXmarkings
oa”.
Thebrakefluidlevelismonitoredautomatically.
Changingthebrakefluid
Brakefluidshould bechangedatregularinter-
vals.Havethebrakefluidchangedbyan
243

CheckingandFilling

authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facility.TheauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilitywillinformyouofthere-
placementintervals.

ZAWARNING
—IfthebrakefluidlevelisbelowtheMIN
marking,itcanimpair thebrakingeffectand
drivingsafety,whichincreasetheriskofan
accident.Donotcontinuedriving.Seeanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
—Ifthebrakefluidisold,bubblesmayformin
thebrakesystemduringheavybraking.This
couldimpairbrakingperformanceanddriv-
ingsafety,whichincreasestheriskofanac-
cident.
—Thebrakefluidinyourvehiclemustmeet
thestandardVW50114andisavailableat
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacility.Ifthisbrakefluidisnot
available,anotherhigh-gradebrakefluidof
equivalentqualitymaybeused,anditmust
meettheU.S.FederalMotorVehicleStand-
ard(FMVSS)116DOT4,Class6.

@)Note
—IfthebrakefluidlevelisabovetheMAX
marking,brakefluidmayleakoutoverthe
edgeofthereservoirandresultindamage
tothevehicle.
—Donotallowanybrakefluidtocomeinto
contactwiththevehiclepaint,becauseit
willcorrodethepaint.
Electricalsystem
Ifthez=orfm]indicatorlightturnson,thereisa
malfunctioninthegenerator,thebattery,orthe
vehicleelectricalsystem.
ziElectricsystem:malfunction!Batteryisnot
beingcharged
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediately.Turnoffallun-
necessaryelectricalequipmentbecauseitwill
drainthebattery.SeeanauthorizedAudidealer
244
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityifthebattery
chargelevelistoolow.
=Electricalsystem:lowbatterycharge.Bat-
tery
willbechargedwhiledriving
Thestartingabilitymaybeimpaired.
Ifthismessageturnsoffafteralittlewhile,the
vehiclebatteryhaschargedenoughwhiledriving.
Ifthismessagedoesnotturnoff,driveimmedi-
atelytoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacility.
Battery
Batterygeneralinformation
Becauseofthecomplexpowersupply,allworkon
batteriessuchasdisconnecting,replacing,etc.,
should only beperformedby anauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility>A\.
Multiplebatterieswithdifferenttechnologies
maybeinstalledinyourvehicle:
—Vehiclebattery(forexample,forstartingthe
engine,basicpowersupply)>page245,Lead
batteryor>page245,Otherbatterytypes
—Auxiliarybattery(forexample,forrecuperation
oroptionalequipment)>page245,Otherbat-
terytypes
Notrunningthevehicleforlongperiodsof
time
Thebatterywillgraduallydrainifthevehicle
doesnotrunforlongperiodsoftime.Toensure
thatthevehiclecanstill bestarted,theelectrical
equipmentwillbereducedorswitchedoff
=>page89.Someconveniencefunctions,suchas
interiorlightingorpowerseatadjustment,may
notbeavailableundercertaincircumstances.
Theseconveniencefunctionswillbeavailable
againonceyouswitchtheignitiononandstart
theengine.
Evenwhenelectricalequipmentisswitchedoff,
theequipmentcanstilldrainthebatteryifthe
vehicleisnotdrivenforlongperiodsoftime.
Deepdrainingresultsinachemicalreactionthat
destroys
theinsideofthebattery.Thebattery
mustbechargedeverymonthtopreventthis>