90 On the road
Starting and stopping
the engine
Starting the engine
The engine can only be started with your orig-
inal Audi key.
Fig. 103 Ignition key positions
Vehicles with a gasoline engine:
.. Move the selector lever to the neut ral posi-
t ion (automatic transmission): se lector lever
in Por
N) c>.&_.
.. On vehicles with manual transmission, fully
depress t he clutch pedal.
.,. Turn the ignition key to position @
¢ page 89, fig. 102 - do not depress t he gas
peda l when start ing the engine!
.. Let go of t he key as soon as the eng ine
star ts.
Vehicles with a diesel engine:
.. Set the parking brake.
.. Move t he sele cto r lever to t he neut ral posi-
t ion (automat ic tr ansm iss ion): se lecto r lever
in
P or N) c> .&_.
.. On vehicles wit h manual t ransm ission, fully
depress the clutch pedal.
.. Turn the ignition key to position
(D
¢ fig. 103 . The glow plug warning light II
lights up while the glow plugs are warming
up .
.. When the warning light goes out, tur n the
ignition key to posit ion @ to start t he en-
gine
c> page 89, fig. 102 . Do not depress t he
gas pedal when start ing the engine!
.. Let go of th e key as soon as the eng ine
sta rts .
A cold engine may sound loud after it has
been started . This is due to the hydraulic
valves building up oil pressure. This is normal
and is not a need for concern .
If the engine does not start immediate ly, stop
t rying after 10 seconds and then try to restart
t he engine about
30 seconds later.
Glow plug system*
Diesel engines are equi pped with a glow plug
system whose prehe ating time is controlled
by the coo lant and outside temperature . Sta rt
the engine
immediately after the glow plug
indicator light
II switches off.
The glow plug indica tor light will only illumi-
nate for approximate ly 1 second when t he en-
gine is warm or the outside temperature is
higher than
46 °F (8 °(). That means you can
start the eng ine
immedia tely.
To start the diesel engine after the fuel
tank has been run dry
If the fuel tank was run comp lete ly dry, the
starting process after refue ling with diesel
fuel can take longer than usua l - up to one mi-
nute . This is because the fue l system first has
to be vented of air wh ile starting .
A WARNING
-
Never sta rt or let the eng ine run in a con-
fined or enclosed area. Exhaus t fumes
from the engine contain carbo n monoxide,
a colorless and odorless gas. Carbon mo n-
oxide can be fatal if inhaled .
- Never leave t he engi ne idling una tt end-
ed . An unat tende d veh icle with a run ning
engine poses a dan ger of personal injury
or theft .
(D Note
- Avoid high engine spee ds, fast acceler a-
t ion or heavy engine loads while the en-
gine is st ill cold. This could damage the
eng ine .
- The engine cannot be starte d by pushing
or towing t he vehicle . .,.
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