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today's a utomo biles, have steadily reduced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by veh icle owners.
Also, safet y and
environmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en-
g ine and transm ission parts wh ich an owner can
pe rform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re-
qu ire special tools, test ing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work -
shop perso nnel in order to assure proper per-
formance, re liability a nd safety of the vehicle and
its many systems.
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and re liab ility of you r
vehi cle and eve n void your vehicle warra nty .
Therefo re, proof of se rvicing in accordance with
the mai ntenance schedule may be a condition fo r
upho lding a possib le warranty claim made wit hin
the warranty period.
Above all , ope rational safety can be adversely af-
fected, cre ating unnecessa ry risks fo r you and
your passengers.
If in doubt about any se rvicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other prope rly
eq uipped and qua lified workshop. We strongly
urge you to g ive your author ized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform a ll scheduled mainte-
nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
fac ilities, original parts and trained specialists to
keep your veh icle running properly .
Performing limit ed ma intenance yourself
The fo llow ing pages describe a limited number of
procedures which can be performed on your vehi-
cle with o rdinary tools, should the need arise and
tra ined personnel be unavailable. Before per-
forming any of these procedures, always thor-
ough ly read a ll of the app licab le text and careful-
ly follow the instructions g iven . Always rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS prov ided .
Before you check anything in the engine com-
partment, alw ays read and heed all WARNINGS
c::> .&. and c::> .&. in Working in the engine compart-
ment on page 159 .
Con sumer inf o rmation
A WARNING
- Ser ious personal inj ury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad-
justments or repairs .
- Always be extremely careful when work ing
on the vehicle. Always follow commonly ac-
cepted safety practices and general com-
mo n sense. Never risk pe rsonal injury.
- Do not attempt any of the mai ntenance,
checks or repairs described on t he following
pages if you are not fu lly familiar wit h these
or other proce dur es with respect to the ve-
hicle, or are uncerta in how to pro ceed.
- Do not do a ny work withou t the prope r tools
a nd eq uipment. Have the necessary wo rk
done by your au t horized Audi dealer or an-
other proper ly equipped and qualified work -
shop.
- The engine compa rt ment of any motor vehi-
cle is a potent ially hazardous area . Never
reach into the area around or touch the radi-
ator fan.
It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en-
g ine is off and the ignition key has been re-
moved. The rad iator fan switches on aut o-
mat ica lly when the coo la nt reaches a certain
tem perature and will continue to run until
the coolant tem pera tu re drops.
- Always remove t he ignition key befo re any-
one gets under t he vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work u nder neat h
the vehicle . The jack* supplied with t he vehi-
cle is not adequate fo r this purpose and
could collapse caus ing serious personal in-
jury.
- If you m ust wor k unde rneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the g round, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels a re always sec urely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic transmiss ion) is in P (Park
position) and the park brake is applied.
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