Audi Q5 2011 - Checking and Filling; Engine Hood

232 Che ck ing and filling
Checking and filling
Engine hood
Releasing the engine hood
The engine hood is released from inside the
vehicle.
Fig. 20 5 Driver's side footwe ll: engin e hood release
lever
.. Open the driver's door .
.. Pull the release lever on the left under the
inst rument panel
c> fig. 205 in the direct ion
of the ar row .
The hood pops up slight ly under spring pres-
sure.
Opening the engine hood
Fig. 206 Release lever under the eng ine hood
Before opening the eng ine hood, make s ure
that the windshie ld wipers are flat against the
windshie ld. Otherwise, they could damage the
pa int on the hood.
.. Pull up on the re lease under the hood
c> fig . 206. This releases the catch.
.. Open the hood all the way
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A WARNING
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Hot eng ine coolant can burn you.
- To reduce the risk of being burned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam
or coo lant escaping from the eng ine
compa rtment . Wait unt il no steam or
coo lant can be seen o r heard before care-
fu lly openi ng the hood.
Closing the engine hood
.. Pull the hood down un t il the pressu re from
t he stru t s is reduced .
.. Let t he hood
drop down and latch in place .
Do not try to push it shut; it may fail to en -
gage
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A WARNING
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A hood t hat is not completely latched
could fly up an d b lock your view while dr iv-
ing.
- W hen you close the engine hood, check it
to make sure the safety catch has proper-
ly engaged . The hood sho uld be flush
wit h the surrou nding vehicle body parts.
- If you notice while dr iving t hat the hood
is not secured properly, stop at once and
close it.
Working in the engine compartment
Be especially careful whenever you work in
the engine compartment .
Whenever you must perform any work in the
engine compartment, for example checking
and filling differ ent fluids, th ere is a risk of
injury, burns and accidents. To prevent per-
sonal injury always observe the following
WARNINGS. The engine compartm ent of any
vehicle is a hazardous area
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A WARNING
To he lp avoid injury, before yo u check any-
thing under the hoo d :
- Turn off the eng ine.
- Remove t he ignit ion key.