Audi A8 2014 - Checking and Filling; Engine Hood

Checking and filling
Engine hood
Releasing the engine hood
The engine hood is released from inside the
vehicle.
Fig. 197 Driver footwell: release lever
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Fig. 198 Rocker switch un de r the hood
Make sure the wiper arms are not raised up
from the windshield. Otherw ise the paint
could be damaged.
.. Pull the lever under the instrument panel in
the d irect ion of the arrow ~
fig. 197.
.. Raise the hood slightly ~ &-
.. Press the rocker switch under the hood up-
ward ~ fig. 198. This releases the catch .
.. Open the hood .
A WARNING
Hot engine coo lant 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
compartment . Wait until no steam or
coolant can be seen or heard before care-
fully opening the hood.
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Working in the engine compartment
Be especially careful whenever you work in
the engine compartment.
W henever you must perform any work in t he
engine compartm ent , for example checking
and filling diff erent fl uids, th ere is a risk of
injury, burns and accidents. To prevent per-
sonal injury always observe the foll owing
WARNINGS. The engine compartm ent of any
vehicle is a hazardous area
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h\ WARNING
To help avoid injury, before yo u check any-
thing under the hood:
- Turn off the engine.
- Switch off the ignition .
- Apply the parki ng brake.
- Move selector leve r to "P" (Park).
- Always let the eng ine cool down. Hot
components will burn skin on contact .
- To reduce the risk of being burned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam
or coo lant escaping from the engine
compa rtment. Wait unt il no steam or
coolant can be seen or heard before care-
fu lly opening the hood.
- Keep ch ildren away from the engine com-
pa rtment.
- Never sp ill fluids on hot engine compo-
nents . They can cause a fire .
- Never touch the rad iator fan. The auxili-
ary electric fan is temperat ure controlled
and can switch on suddenly .
- Never open the coolant reservoir cap
when the engine is still warm . The cool-
ant system is pressu rized and hot cool-
a nt cou ld spray out.
- Protect your face, hands and arm from
steam or hot engine coolant by plac ing a
thick rag ove r the cap when you open the
coo lant rese rvoir.
- Do not remove the engine cover under
any circumstances. This increases the
risk of burns.
- If work on the fue l system or t he elec t ri-
cal system is necessary: