e - t r o n
The vehicle tool kit and the tire mobility kit (Tire
Mobility System) are located in the side trim pan-
el @ and ® in the luggage compartment.
Addit ional info rmation about the vehicle tool kit
may be found under ¢
page 360 and informa-
tion about the tire mobility kit under
¢ pag e 361.
@ Tips
The vehicle must not be operated without the
tire repair set.
Vehicle transport
Applies to: vehicles with plug- in hybrid drive
The following contains information you should
know about transporting your vehicle.
The MQB-A high-voltage lithium -ion battery sys-
tem equipped in yo ur vehicle is composed of SA-
NYO 12 UF 261 591 high-vo ltage batteries and
has passed test 38 .3 in accordance with the UN
Tests and Criteria handbook . The vehicle may be
transported with the high-voltage battery instal-
led as conventional class 9 hazardous materials
without additional official consent for air and sea
shipment (current law ICAO-TI and IMDG-Code
01.01.2012) .
Jump start
Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive
The term "vehicle battery " refers to the 12 Volt
battery in your vehicle.
Fig. 105 Engine compartment: connectors for a charger
and jump start cables
The vehicle is equipped with one vehicle battery
and one high-voltage battery .
102
If the vehicle battery is drained, it can be charged
with a charger or you can jump start the vehicle
using another vehicle's battery in the same way
as a conventional vehicle.
Read the information about charging the vehicle
battery ¢ page 32 7 and for jump starting the ve-
hicle
¢ page 375 .
.,. Open the hood ¢ page 320.
.,. Remove the fuse box cover @ to access the
positive terminal 0
~
page 321.
.,. Clamp the terminal clamps from the charg ing
device or jump start cable to the positive termi-
nal
0 and to the body ground point Q.
@ Note
You must not give a jump start with your vehi-
cle. This could cause significant damage to
the electrical system in your vehicle .
Coolant
Applies to: vehicles wit h pl ug-in hybrid drive
Fig. 106 Engine compartment: coolant expansion tank
Your vehicle has two coolant expansion tanks
that are separate from each other:
@ : expansion tank for gasoline engine and elec-
tric motor .
@ : expansion tank for the high -vol t age area.
The expansion t ank @ must not be opened
¢ ,& .
.,. Switch the ignition off.
.,. Open the hood ¢
page 320 .
.,. Always check the coolant level in both coolant
expansion tanks @ and @ using the outer
markings.
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