260 Con sumer Inf o rmation
Important considerations for you and
your vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophisticat-
ed fue l injection and emission control sys-
tems, and the generally increasing technical
comp lexity of today's automob iles, have
steadi ly reduced the scope of maintenance
and repairs which can be carried out by vehicle
owners .
Also , safet y and en vironm ental con-
cerns place very strict limits on the nature of
repairs and adjustments to eng ine and t rans-
miss ion parts which an owner can pe rform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usually
require special tools, testing dev ices and oth-
er equipment availab le t o specia lly t rained
workshop personne l in order to assure prope r
performance, reliab ility and safety of the vehi-
cle and its many systems.
Imp roper ma intenance, adjus t ments and re-
pairs can impai r the operation and reliab ility
of your vehicle and even void your vehicle war-
ranty . There fore, proof of servicing in accord-
ance with the ma intenance sched ule may be a
condition for upholding a poss ible warranty
claim made within the warranty period.
Above all, operational safety can be adversely
affected, creating unnecessary risks for you
and your passengers .
If in do ubt about any serv icing, have it done
by your authorized Audi dealer or any other
properly equipped and qualified workshop .
We strong ly urge you to give your authorized
Audi dealer the opportunity to perform all
schedu led maintenance and necessary repairs.
Your dea ler has the facilities, original parts
and trained spec ialists to keep your vehicle
running prope rly.
Performing lim ited maintenance yourself
The follow ing pages describe a limited num-
ber of procedures which can be performed on
your vehicle with ordi nary too ls, should the
need arise and trained pe rsonnel be unavaila-
ble. Before perfo rming any of these proce-
du res, always tho roughly read all of the app li-
cab le text and carefully follow the instruc -
tions given . Always rigo rously observe the
WARNINGS provided.
Before you che ck anything in the engine
compartment , alway s read and heed all
WARNINGS
¢ & and ¢ & in Working in the
engine comportment on page 194 .
A WARNING
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- Ser ious persona l injury may occur as a re-
sult of improperly performed mainte-
nance, adjustments or repa irs.
-Always be extremely care ful when work-
ing on the vehicle. Always follow com-
mo nly accepted safety pract ices and gen-
era l common sense. Never risk personal
injur y.
- Do not attempt any of the mainte nance,
checks or repairs descr ibed on the fol-
lowing pages if you are not fully fam iliar
wit h these or ot her procedures with re-
spect to t he vehicle, or are uncerta in how
to procee d.
- Do not do any work withou t the prope r
tools and equipment. Have the necessary
work done by your author ized Audi deal -
er or anothe r properly equipped and
qualified wor kshop.
- The engine compa rt ment of any motor
vehicle is a potentially hazardous area.
Never reach into the area aro und or
touch the rad iator fan. It is temperature
control led and can switch on suddenly -
even when the engine is off and th e igni-
tion key has been removed. The radiator
fan switc hes on automat ically when the
coolant reaches a certai n t empera ture
and will cont inue to run until the coolant
tempera t ure drops .
- Always remove the ignition key befo re
anyone gets unde r the veh icle.
- Always suppor t your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work under-
neath the vehicle. The jack supplied with
the vehicle is not adequate for this pur-
pose and could collapse causing serio us
personal injury.
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