Moni t oring the Advanced Airbag
System ...................... .
Side airbags .. .... . .. ......... .
Sid e curtain a irbags . . .... . .... .
Child Safety ................... .
Impor tant things to know ...... .
Child sa f ety seats ............. .
Insta lli ng a ch il d safety seat . .. . .
LAT CH Lo wer anchorages and
tethers for children ............ .
Add it ional Information ......... .
Vehicle operation ....... .
Intel l igent technology ......... .
Notice about data recorded by
vehicle contro l modules .. .... . .
Elect ron ic Stabilization Pro gram
(ESP) ......................... .
Braking .................. . ... .
Servotronic® - advanced power
steering syst em .. . ......... ... .
Driving with your quattro® ..... .
Energy management .......... .
Driving an d env ironm en t ..... .
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 kml and
afterwards ............... . ... .
Catalytic converter . .. ....... .. .
Avoid damag ing th e ve hi c le ... . .
Operate your vehicle economically
and minimize pollution . .. .. . .. .
Driving off road ............... .
Driving in diff ic ult road cond it ions
and offroad .................. .
Trailer towing ................. .
D r iv in g with a t raile r ..... . ..... .
Trailer towin g tips ........ . .... .
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first
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Vehicle care ....... ....... .
Cleaning and protection ...... .
General information
Care of exterior ......... . ...... .
Care of in te rior ........ . .. . .. . . .
Fue l supply and filling your fuel
tank ............. . ............. .
Gaso li ne ............... . ...... .
Fuel tank ............... . ..... .
Checking and filling ..... • ......
Engine hoo d .. . .. . ........... . .
Engine compartment ......... . .
Engine oil ... .... ..... ..... .. . . .
Engine cooling system ......... .
Br ake fluid .................... .
Battery ................ . ..... . .
Windshield / headlight washer
containe r .... . ..... .. . . .. . .... .
Tires and wheels ...... . .. ..... .
Tires ..... . ..... . .. . .. . .. . .... .
T ire pressure monitoring system
Do-it-yourself service
What do I do now? ............ .
J ack, tools and infl atab le spa re tire
Changing a wheel .. . .. ....... . .
Fuses and bulbs ........ . ..... .
Fuses . .......... .. . .. . . ...... .
Bulbs ................. . . .... . .
Emergency situations ........ . .
General ....................... .
Starting by pushing or towing . . .
Start ing with jumper cables .... .
Use of jumpe r cab le s .......... .
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Table of contents
Emer gency towing with commercial
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 12
Lifting vehicle ....... . . .. . .. .... 314
Technical data
General i nformation
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316
Ex planation of technical data 316
Vehic le identif ication . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Displaying Vehic le Identi fi cation
Number ........................ 3 17
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 17
D imens io ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Da ta ...... . .. .... .. . .. . .. . .. . ... 3 19
270 hp, 6-cylinder engine, with a ll
whee l drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 19
Consumer Information ... . ..... 320
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Operating your vehicle outs ide the
U.S.A. or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Main tenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 320
Add iti onal accesso rie s,
mod ifications and parts
rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Dec laration of Comp li ance,
Telecommunications and Electro ni c
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Alphabetical index ...... 326
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data