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Fuel can age and may lead to problems when
starting . Audi recommends replacing the fuel
in your vehicle within six months.
Fuel filler door emergency release
If the central locking system is fault y, the fuel
filler door con be unlocked manually.
Applies to: version 1
Fig. 262 Right rear lugg age comp artment : eme rgency re-
lease (example )
Applies to: version 2
Fig. 26 3 Rear of th e vehicle: right rear se at folded forwa rd
Emergen cy release in the lug gage
compartment
Applies to: vers ion 1
The emergency opening mechanism is located
behind the right side trim pane l in the luggage
compar t ment .
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Remove the cover in the side panel.
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Loosen the loop from the reta iner and then pull
on the loop carefully -arrow -
i=> fig . 262 i=>(D.
The filler door is released.
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Press on the left side of the fuel fille r door to
open it
i=>page 315, fig . 260.
Plug-in hybrid dr ive*: read and follow the inst ruc-
tions under
i=> page 103 .
Chec k ing a nd Filling
Emergency relea se behind the rear seat
backrest
Applies to: version 2
The emergency releas e is located behind the
right rear seat.
The pull cab le for the emergency re lease is locat-
ed on the cover .
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To access the eme rgency re lease, fold the right
backrest forward i=> page 66.
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Remove the cover ~ from the tr im panel.
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Carefully pull the cover towa rd the center of
the vehicle at a 45° ang le -arrow- ¢ fig. 263
i=>(D. The tab on the cover must point forward
in the direction you are pulling when pulling on
the cover .
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Press on the left side of the fue l filler door to
open it
¢ page 315 , fig. 260.
(D Note
Only pull on the loop/cover until you fee l re-
s istance . You will not hear it release . Other-
wise you could damage the emergency re-
lease mechanism.
Catalytic converter
The vehicle may only be driven with un leaded
gasol ine, otherwise the cata lyti c converte r will be
dest royed.
Never dr ive until the tank is completely empty .
The irregu lar supply of fuel that resu lts from that
can cause eng ine misfires. Uncombusted fuel will
ent er the exhaust system , which ca n cause over-
hea t ing and damage to the cata lyti c conver ter .
A WARNING
The temperat ure of the exhaust system is
high , both when driv ing and after stopping
the eng ine.
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- Never touch the exhaust tail pipes once they
have become hot . This cou ld resu lt in burns.
- Do not par k your veh icle over flammable
materials such as grass or leaves because
the high temperature of the emissions con-
trol system could start a fire.
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