Difficult Operating; Conditions; Additional Accessories, Modifications And Parts Replacement - Audi allroad 2001 Owner's Manual

VEHICLE CARE

Difficult operating

conditions

Driving under difficult
conditions
Your Audi has been designed and equipped
for normal operating conditions. This also
applies to the frequency and the extent of
service requirements as stated in the Main­
tenance brochure.
If you are planning to drive your vehicle un­
der difficult operating conditions (for exam­
ple, continuous trailer towing, very hot or
cold weather, very dusty conditions, poor
fuel quali t y, etc.) you may want to make
special preparations such as changing to an
appropriate oil viscosity, having your vehicle
thoroughly inspected, etc. Furthermore, the
maintenance should always be matched to
the operating conditions (see page 228).
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Additional accessories, Modifications and
Parts replacement
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety
design features ensuring a high standard of
acti v e and passive safety. Thi s safety could
be compromised by non-approved changes
to the original new-vehicle condition. For
this reason, if parts have to be replaced or
if any modifications are made to the vehicle,
please observe the following points when
installing additional accessories:
an authorized Audi
• Always cons�lt
Dealer purchasing accessories and
before
any modifications are carried out.
before
In your own interest, we advise
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you to use only expressly approved
Audi accessories and genuine Audi
spare parts.
These parts and accessories have
been specially designed to be used
on your vehicle.
Approved Audi accessories and genuine
•
Audi parts are available from authorized
Audi Dealers.
These dealers also have the necessary facil­
ities, tools and trained specialists to install
the parts and accessories properly.