steadi ly reduced the scope of maintenance
and repairs which can be carried out by vehicle
owners. Also, safety and environment al con-
cerns place very strict limits on the nature of
repairs and adjustments to engine and trans-
miss ion parts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly
require special tools, testing dev ices and oth-
er equipment availab le to specially trained
workshop personne l in order to assure proper
pe rformance, reliab ility and safety of the vehi-
cle and its many systems .
Improper ma intenance, adjustments and re-
pa irs can impair the operation and reliability
of your vehicle and even void your vehicle war-
ranty. Therefore, proof of servic ing in accord-
ance with the maintenance schedule may be a
condition for upholding a poss ible war ran t y
claim made within t he warranty period .
Above all, operational safety can be adversely
affected, creating unnecessary risks for you
and your passengers .
If in doubt about any serv icing, have it done
by your authorized Audi dealer or any othe r
properly equipped and q ualified works hop .
We strong ly urge you to give your a ut ho rized
Audi dea ler the opportuni ty to perform all
schedu led maintenance and necessary repairs .
Your dea ler has the facilities, original parts
and tra ined spec ialists to keep your vehicle
running properly.
Performing limit ed ma inten ance yourself
The following pages describe a limited num-
ber of proced ures which can be pe rformed on
your vehicle with ordina ry too ls, should the
need arise and trained personnel be unavaila-
ble. Before performing any of these proce-
dures, always t horoughly read a ll of the app li-
cable text and carefully follow the instruc -
tions given . Always rigorously obse rve the
WARNINGS provided.
Before you check anything in the engine
compartm ent, always read and heed all
WARNI NGS ~
A and
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A in Working in the
engine compartment on page 171.
Con sumer In f ormation 233
_& WARNING
- Ser ious personal injury may occur as a re-
sult of improperly performed mainte-
nance, adj ustments or repa irs.
- Always be extremely careful when work-
ing on the vehicle . Always follow com-
monly accep t ed safety pract ices and gen-
era l common sense. Never risk personal
injury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs descr ibed o n the fol-
lowing pages if you are not fully fam iliar
with these or othe r procedures with re-
spect to the vehi cle, or are uncertain how
to proceed .
- Do not do any work without the proper
too ls and equipment. Have the necessa ry
wo rk done by your authorized Audi deal-
er or another proper ly equipped and
qualified wor kshop.
- The engine compartment of any motor
veh icle is a potentially hazardous area.
Never reach into t he area around or
touch the rad iator fan. It is temperature
contro lled and can switch on suddenly -
even when the engine is off and the igni-
tion key has been removed. The rad iator
fa n switches on automat ica lly when the
coo lant reaches a certain t empera t ure
an d will continue to run until the coo lant
tem perature drops .
- Always remove the ign ition key before
anyone gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work under -
neath the vehicle. The jack supplied with
the vehicle is not adequate for this pur-
pose and cou ld collapse causing serio us
personal injury.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on t he ground, a lways
make sure the vehicle is on leve l ground,
that the wheels a re a lways securely
blocked a nd that the engine cannot be
started.
- Always ma ke sure the transmission se-
lecto r lever (automatic transmission) is
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