172 Chec king and filling
- Apply the parking brake.
- Move selector lever of automatic trans-
mission to "P" (Park); put manua l trans-
mission in Neutral.
- Always let the engine coo l 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 coolant escaping from the engine
compartment . Wait until no steam or
coolant can be seen or heard before care-
fully opening the hood.
- Keep children away from the engine com-
partment .
- Never spill flu ids on hot engine compo-
nents. They can cause a fire.
- Never touch the radiator fan. The auxi li-
ary e lectr ic fan is temperature controlled
and can switch on sudden ly.
- Never open the coolant reservoir cap
when the eng ine is still warm. The cool-
ant system is pressur ized and hot coo l-
ant could spray out .
- Protect your face, hands and arm from
steam or hot eng ine coolant by placing a
thick rag over the cap when you open the
coolant reservoir .
- Do not remove the engine cover under
any circumstances. This increases the
risk of bu rns.
- If work on the fuel system or the electri-
cal system is necessary:
- Always disconnect the battery.
- Never smo ke or work near heaters or
open f lames . Fluids in the engine com -
partment could start a fire.
- Keep an approved fire ext inguisher im-
mediately available.
- To avoid elec t rical shock and person al in-
jury while the engine is running or being
started, never touch:
- Ignition cables
- Other components of the high voltage
electronic ignition system.
- If you must perform a check or repair
with the engine running:
- First, fu lly app ly the parking brake,
move selector lever of automatic trans-
mission to "P" (Park); put manua l
transmission in Neutral.
- Always use extreme caut ion to prevent
clothing, jewelry, or long hair from get-
ting caught in the radiator fan, V-belts
o r other moving parts, o r from contact-
ing hot parts. Tie back hair before
starting, and wea r no clot hing that will
hang or droop into t he engine.
- Minimize exposure to em ission and
chemical haz ards ~ &, .
.&_ WARNING
Califo rnia Proposi t ion 65 Warning:
- Engine exhaust, some of its const ituents,
and certain vehicle components contain
or emit chemicals known t o the Stat e of
California to cause cancer and birt h de -
fects and reproductive harm. In addition,
certain fluids contained in veh icles and
certain products of component wear con-
tain or emit chemicals known to the
State of California to cause cancer and
birth defects or other reproductive ha rm.
- Battery posts, terminals and related ac-
cessories conta in lead and lead com-
pounds, chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cance r and reproduc-
tive harms. Wash hands afte r handli ng.
(D Note
When adding flu ids, always make sure that
they are poured into the proper conta iner
or fille r opening, otherwise serious dam-
age to vehicle systems w ill occur.
@ For the sake of the environment
To detect leaks in t ime, inspect the vehicle
floor pan from underneath regularly . If
you see spots from oil or other ve hicle flu-
ids, have yo ur vehicle inspected by an au-
thorized Audi dealer .
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