Audi A3 2024 - Towing and Vehicle Transport; Towing General Information

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Emergency assistance
—A
drained
battery
can
freeze
at
tempera-
tures
around
32
°F
(0
°C).
If
the
vehicle
bat-
tery
is
frozen,
it
must
be
thawed
before
con-
necting
the
jump
start
cables.
If
it
is
not,
the
risk
of
an
explosion
and
chemical
burns
in-
creases.
After
jump
starting
the
vehicle,
drive
to
an
authorized
Audi
dealer
or
author-
ized
Audi
Service
Facility
immediately
to
have
the
vehicle
battery
checked.
—
Read
the
warnings
when
working
in
the
en-
gine
compartment
>
page
278.
—Handling
the
jump
start
cables
incorrectly
may
cause
the
vehicle
battery
to
explode
and
lead
to
serious
injuries.
—
Applies
to:
vehicles
with
the
battery
in
the
luggage
compartment:
To
reduce
the
risk
of
chemical
burns,
do
not
bend
over
the
vehicle
battery.
Jump
start
cables
can
cause
considerable
damage
to
the
vehicle
electrical
system
if
they
are
connected
incorrectly.
~
There
must
be
no
contact
between
the
vehicles,
or
else
voltage
could
flow
when
connecting
the
positive
terminal
and
drain
the
vehicle
battery
of
the
vehicle
providing
the
jump
start.
~The
drained
vehicle
battery
must
be
con-
nected
correctly
to
the
electrical
system.
—
Switch
off
electrical
equipment
that
is
not
needed.
Both
jump
start
cables
must
be
connected
in
the
correct
order.
Fig.
159
Engine
compartment:
connections
for
a
charger
‘or
ajump
start
cable:
@
vehicles
with
battery
in
the
engine
compartment,
®
vehicles
with
jump
start
connection
(4)
in
the
engine
compartment
>
273
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