Emergency Starting - Audi allroad 2001 Owner's Manual

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Emergency starting

Note
Starting by pushing or towing
Y our vehicle with automatic trans­
mission cannot be started by push­
ing or towing.
Starting with jumper cables
� WARNING
• Batteries contain
acid. and gas. Any of these can
cause vary serious or fatal injury.
Follow the instructions below for
safe handling of your vahicle"s bat·
tery.
• Always shield your ayes and
avoid leaning over the battery
whenever possible.
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�, WARNING
• A discharged battery can al­
ready freeze at temperatures just
below 32 °F (0 °C). Before connect·
ing a jumper cable. the frozen bat­
tery must be thawed completely.
otherwise it could explode.
• Do not allow battery acid to con·
tact ayes or skin. Flush any con­
tacted area with water immediate­
electricity.
ly.
• Improper use of a booster bat­
tery to start a vehicle may cause an
explosion.
Vehicle batteries generate ex­
•
plosive gases. Keep sparks. flame
and lighted cigarettes away from
batteries.
• Do not try to jump start any ve­
hicle with a low acid level in the
battery.
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•
tery must also have a 12-Volt rat­
ing.
The capacity (Ah) of the booster
battery should not be lower than
that of the discharged battery. Use
of batteries of different voltage or
substantially different Ah rating
may cause an explosion and per­
sonal injury.
•
voltage or substantially different
amp. (Ah) rating may causa an ex­
plosion and Injury. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should
not be lower than that of the dis­
charged battery.
continued
The voltage of the booster bat­
Use of batteries of different