Towing With A Tow Truck - Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual

Emergency situations
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WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and damage
to the vehicle, heed all warnings and instruc -
tions of the jumper cable manufacturer. If in
doubt, call for road service.
- Jumper cables must be long enough so that
the vehicles do not touch .
- When connecting jumper cables, make sure
that they cannot get caught in any moving
parts in the engine compartment.
- Do not bend over the batteries - danger of
chemical burns!
- The battery cell locking screws must be
tightened securely.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS r=vpage 223.
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Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ruin
the generator.
-A lways 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. 187. 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!
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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 t ruck 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-
tach to the front anchorage
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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. 188 Front bumper: cover
Fig. 189 Front bumper: install ing the towing Loop