@ Tips
- When the engine is running, never hold
the steer ing whee l turned a ll the way to
the right or t o the left for longer than 15
seconds. The power steering pump will
overheat the hydraulic fluid if you keep
holding the steer ing wheel turned all the
way. This is likely to damage the power
steering system.
- If the power steer ing system should fail
ent irely, or if the engine is not running
(for example, while being towed), you
will still be a ble to steer the vehicle.
However,
considerably more effort will
be required to do so.
- If t he power st eer ing system should
have a leak, or is not f unctioning proper -
ly, contact your authorized Audi deale r
immediately.
- The power stee ring system requires a
spec ially formulated hydraulic fluid. The
power steer ing reservo ir is the one locat-
ed farthest to the rear on the left side of
the engine compartment
c> page 234.
The correct flu id leve l in the reservoi r is
important for proper functioning of the
power steer ing.
Driving with your
quattro ®
Applies to vehicles: with all wheel drive
With all wheel drive, all four wheels are driv-
en.
General information
With all whee l dr ive, power is d ist ribute d to
all four wheels. This happens automa t ica lly
depending on your driving sty le and the road
conditions at the t ime. See a lso ¢
page 200,
Electronic differential lock (EDL).
The a ll wheel drive concept is designed for
high engine power. Your vehicle is exception -
ally powerful and has exce llent driving charac-
ter istics both under normal driving conditions
and on snow and ice . Always read and follow
safety precautions ¢ .&.
Int e llig e nt technolog y 205
Winter tires
When dr iving in t he wint er, your vehicle wit h
a ll wheel d rive has an advantage, even wit h
regular tires. In winter roa d conditions it may
be advisable to mount winter tires (or all-sea-
son tires) for improved driveability and brak-
ing: these tires must be mounted on
all four
wheels.
See also¢ page 262, Winter tires.
Tire chains
Where tire chains are man datory on certain
roads, this no rma lly also app lies to veh icles
with all wheel d rive ¢ page 263, Snow
chains.
Replacing wheel s/tires
Vehicles with a ll wheel d rive mus t always have
ti res of the same size. Also avo id tires with
different tread depths. For detai ls see page
¢ page 2 58, New tires and replacing tires
and wheels.
Off-Road driving?
Your Audi does not have enough g round clear -
ance to be used as an off-road vehicle . It is
therefore best to avoid rough tracks and un-
even terrai n as much as possib le. Also refer to
¢ page 209.
A WARNING
Always adju st your dr iving to road and t raf-
fic conditions. Do not let t he extra safety
affor ded by all whee l dr ive temp t you int o
taking ext ra risks.
- Altho ugh the a ll whee l drive is very effe c-
tive, always remember that braking ca-
pacity is limited by tire t ract ion. You
should therefore not drive at excessive
spee d s on icy or slippe ry road surfaces.
- On wet road surfa ces, be careful not to
drive too fast because t he fron t wheels
could begin to slide on top of the water
(aquaplaning) . If th is should occur, you
will have no warning from a sudden in-
crease in engine speed as with a front-
wheel drive veh icle. Always drive at
speeds which are su ited to the road con-
ditions - risk of crash.
•
•
To Next Page
Loading...
