Audi A6 2011 - 93 - Electric drive systems; High-Voltage System Safety and Procedures

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3 Safety Precautions
⇒ “3.1 General Safety Precautions”, page 3
⇒ “3.2 Start/Stop System Safety Precautions”, page 3
⇒ “3.3 Road Test with Testing Equipment Safety Precautions”,
page 4
⇒ “3.4 Safety Precautions when Tow Starting and Towing”, page
4
3.1 General Safety Precautions
Observe the following to Avoid Personal Injury and Vehicle Dam‐
age:
WARNING
There is a risk of injury and accident from accidentally engag‐
ing a gear when the engine is running.
♦ Before work is done when the engine is running, place the
selector lever in the “P” position and press the parking
brake button to engage the electro-mechanical parking
brake.
To Prevent Personal Injury and Damage to Electrical and Elec‐
tronic Components, Observe the Following:
♦ Connect and disconnect test equipment only when the ignition
is off.
Caution
Risk of damaging electronic components when disconnecting
the battery.
♦ Complete the steps for disconnecting the battery.
♦ Always turn off the ignition before disconnecting the bat‐
tery.
– Disconnect the battery. Refer to ⇒ Electrical Equipment; Rep.
Gr. 27 ; Battery; Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting .
3.2 Start/Stop System Safety Precautions
Pay Attention to the following When Working on a Vehicle with
Stop/Start System:
WARNING
There is a risk of injury if the engine starts automatically in ve‐
hicles with the Start/Stop System.
♦ For vehicles with an activated Start/Stop System (recog‐
nizable from a notification in the instrument cluster), the
motor can be started automatically if needed.
♦ Make sure the Start/Stop System is disabled when work‐
ing on the vehicle (turn off ignition, if needed, turn the
ignition back on).
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