22 Instruments and warning / indicator lights
®'- Diesel particulate filter clogged
Applies to vehicles: with diesel engine and diesel part icu-
late filter
II Particulate filter: System fault See own-
er's manua l
When the . symbol illuminates, you can a l-
ter your driving style to assist the filter self-
clean ing process . Drive for approx imately 15
minu t es wit h the sel ector leve r in the S pos i-
tion at a m inimum speed of 37 mph (60 km/
h) a nd an engine speed of app roximately
2, 000 RPM. The tempe ratu re increase th at
will resu lt fro m t his can bur n off t he soo t in
the filt er. The symbol will switch off when the
clean ing is successf ul. Afte r a successful
cleaning, there is no need to br ing the car to
an author ized dealer or qualif ied worksh op
beca use this is part of normal vehicle opera-
tion.
If the symbo l
Ill does not switch off, see
your author ized dealer or other qualified
workshop to have the prob lem cor rected.
For more inf ormat ion on the diesel particu -
late filte r, refer to
¢ page 202.
A WARNING
Always adapt yo ur s peed to the cu rrent
weat her, road and traffic conditions. You
sh ould never disobey t raffic laws in order
t o follow driv ing recomm en dat ions .
!'7i Engine speed limitation
Applies to vehicles: with engine speed limitat ion
Ill Engine speed maximum XXXX RPM
-
The engine speed is automatically lim ited to
the speed disp layed in the dr iver information
system. This protects t he e ng ine from over -
heat ing.
The engine speed limitation deactivates once
the eng ine is no longer in the crit ica l tempera-
ture range and you have released t he acce lera -
tor peda l once.
If t he engine speed limitation was act ivated
by an eng ine control malfunction, the ind ica-
tor light ~ a lso tu rns on . Make sure that the
speed does not go a bove the speed disp layed .
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer immedi -
ate ly to have the ma lfunction corrected.
~"" Engine oil sensor
l!I Oil level! Sensor defective
If the symbol illuminates, contact your au-
t horized Audi dea ler and have the oil sensor
inspected . Until you have this done, check t he
oil level each time you refue l just to be on the
saf e s ide
c> page 229.
EltJ Fuel level indicator
Ii] Please refuel
If the indicato r light turns on for the first
t ime and the message appea rs, there are
abo ut 2 .6 ga llons (10 lite rs) of fuel left in the
tan k. Time to refu el
<=> page 217 .
llD Tank system malfunction! Contact dealer
If the indicator light turns on and this mes-
sage appears, there is a malf unct ion in the
tank system.
Drive t o your au t hori zed Audi dealer immedi -
ate ly to have the ma lfu nction corrected.
Co Windshield washer fluid level
• Please refill washer fluid
If t he symbol illum ina t es, ad d windshie ld
washe r fluid to t he washer system/headlight
washe r system * ¢ page 238 .
4J:> Windshield wipers
£~$ Windshield wiper defective
The re is a malfunction with t he windshie ld
wipe rs.
Drive to your aut horized Audi de aler imme di-
ately t o have t he malfunction correc t ed.