22 8 Ch e ck ing and filling
- To reduce the danger of explosion, never
connect or disconnect charger cables
while the charger is operating.
- Fast charging a battery is dangerous and
shou ld only be attempted by a compe-
tent technician with the proper equip-
ment .
- Battery acid that may spill during charg-
ing should be washed
off with a solution
of warm water and baking soda to neu-
tralize the acid.
(Q) Note
Never use a fast charger as a booster to
start the engine . This will seriously dam-
age sensitive electronic components, such
as control units, relays, radio, etc., as well
as the battery charger.
Battery replacement
The new battery must have the same specif/·
cations and dimensions as the original equip-
ment battery.
Intell igent energy management in your vehi-
cle is respons ible for distributing the electr i-
cal energy throughout your vehicle
~
page 193. The intell igen t energy manage-
ment system will keep the engine batte ry
charged better then vehicles without this sys-
tem . To make sure the additional electrica l en-
ergy is available once again after you have
changed the battery, we recommend that you
install batteries of the same type and manu-
facture only (the same as those installed at
the time your vehicle was delivered). Specifi-
cations are listed on the battery hous ing. Your
author ized Audi dealer must code the battery
in the ene rgy management system to enable
you to use the ene rgy management functions
correctly after replacing the battery.
If it is not poss ible to use a battery of this
type, the new bat tery must have the same ca-
pacity, voltage (12-volts), amperage, con-
struction and plug sea ling.
When installing the battery, make sure the ig-
nition and all electrical consumers are turned
off.
(D Note
Make sure the ventilation hose on the side
of the battery is connected, otherwise
fumes or battery acid can leak out .
@ For the sake of the environment
Because of the problem of proper disposal
of a battery, we recommend your author -
ized Audi dealer change the battery for
you. Batteries contain sulfur ic acid and
lead and must always be disposed of prop-
erly in comp liance with all environmental
regulations. Disposing of vehicle batter ies
imprope rly is very dange rous to the envi-
ronment .
Windshield/headlight*
washer container
Fig. 188 Engine compart ment: Cover on th e wind·
shield and headligh t• washer fl uid container
..,
N
-
~
(X)
a,
The washer fluid conta iner is marked with t he
symbol
O on its cap ~ fig. 188, ~ page 216,
fig. 182.
.. Before you check anything in the engine
compa rtment,
always read and heed all
WARNINGS q A in Working in the engine
compartm ent on page 214 .
.. Lift the filler cap tongue to add washer flu-
id. You can fill the container to the top.
.. Press the cap back onto the filler neck after
filling the conta iner.
You can find the reservoir
capacity in the table
in
q page 273. .,.
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