Towing With A Tow Truck - Audi A7 2017 Owner's Manual

Emergency situations
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS c> page 199.
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Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ruin
the generator.
-Always connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE
(+), and NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE(-)
ground post of the battery manager control
unit.
- Check that all screw plugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firmly. If not, tighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on negative
battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for connect-
ing a jumper cable as described above ap-
plies specifically to the case of your vehicle
being jump started . When you are giving a
jump start to another vehicle, do not con-
nect the negative (-) cable to the negative
(-) terminal on the discharged battery @
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fig. 215. Instead, securely connect the
negative(-) cable to either a solid metal
component that is firmly bolted to the en-
gine block or to the engine block itself. If
the battery that is being charged does not
vent to the outside, escaping battery gas
could ignite and explode!
Towing with a tow truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for towing.
The following information is to be used by com-
mercial tow truck operators who know how to op-
erate their equipment safely.
- Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause dam-
age to the engine and transmission.
- Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
around the brake lines.
- To prevent unnecessary damage, your Audi
must be transported with a flat bed truck.
- To load the vehicle on to the flat bed, use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at-
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tach to the front or rear anchorage
c> page 256 and ¢ page 257.
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WARNING
A vehicle being towed is not safe for passen-
gers . Never allow anyone to ride in a vehicle
being towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Fig. 216 Front bumper: cover
Fig. 217 Front bumpe r: install ing the towing loop
The threaded opening for the towing loop is lo-
cated behind a cover on the right side of the front
bumper .
.. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit
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page 240.
.. Press the cap inward with brief, forceful pres-
sure ¢fig. 216. The cap will loosen from the
bumper.
.. Tighten the towing loop in the threaded open-
ing until it stops ¢ fig. 217 and then tighten it
with a wheel wrench .
.. After using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool kit .
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