Audi A4 2012 - Checking and Filling; Engine Hood

232 Che cking and filling
Checking and filling
Engine hood
Releasing the engine hood
The engine hood is released from inside the
vehicle.
Fig. 199 Driver's side footwe ll: engin e hood release
lever
.. Open the drive r's door.
.. Pull the release lever on the left under the
inst rument panel
c> fig. 199 in the direction
of the arrow.
The hood pops up slight ly under spring pres-
sure.
Opening the engine hood
Fig. 200 Release lever under the eng ine hood
Before opening the engine hood, make sure
that the windshie ld w ipers are flat against the
windshie ld. Otherwise, they could damage the
paint on the hood.
.. Pull up on the release under the hood
c> fig . 200 . This releases the catch.
.. Open the hood all the way
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A WARNING
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Hot engine coolant can burn you.
- To reduce the risk of being burned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam
or coolant escaping from the engine
compa rtment . Wait unt il no steam or
coolant can be seen or heard before care-
fu lly openi ng t he hood.
Closing the engine hood
.. Pull t he hood down unt il the pressure from
t he stru t s is reduced .
.. Let the hood
drop down and latc h in place.
Do not try to push it shut; it may fail to en-
gage
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A WARNING
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-
A hood t hat is not completely latched
could fly up and block your view while dr iv-
ing.
- W hen you close the engine hood, check it
to make sure the safety catch has proper-
ly engaged . The hood should be flush
wit h the surrou nding vehicle body parts.
- If you notice while dr iving t hat t he hood
is not secured prope rly, stop at once and
close it .
Working in the engine compartment
Be especially careful whenever you work in
the engine compartment .
Whenever you must perform any work in the
engine compartment, for example checking
and filling different fluids, th ere is a risk of
injury, burns and accidents. To prevent per-
sonal injury always observe the following
WARNINGS. The engine compartm ent of any
vehicle is a hazardous area
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A WARNING
To help avoid injury, before yo u check any-
thi ng under t he hood:
- Turn off the engine.
- Remove t he ignit ion key.