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with the ignition
off.
It can even switch on again
later by itself
~
.&, if
- the temperature
of the engine coolant rises due
to the heat bui ld-up from the eng ine in the en
-
gine compartment,
or
-
the engine compar
t
ment heats up because
t
he
vehicle is parked in intense sunlight.
A
WARNING
,
-
-
-
To reduce the risk of personal injury never
touch the radiator fan.
- The auxiliary e lectric fan is temperature
con-
trolled and can switch on suddenly even
when the engine is not running.
-
The aux iliary radiator fan switches on auto-
matically when the engine coo lant reaches a
certain temperature
and will continue to run
until the coolant temperature
drops.
Brake fluid
Checking brake fluid level
Fig. 163
Engine compart ment:
cover
on
the brake fluid
reservoir
N
N
-
N
"'
:ll
Before you check anything
in
the engine compa rt-
ment, always
read and heed all WARNINGS
~page 198.
...
Read the brake fluid level from the b ra ke fluid
reservoir
r¢
fig. 163,
r:¢
page 200, fig. 157.
The
brake f luid leve
l
must be between the "MIN"
and "MAX" markings.
The location of the brake fl uid reservo ir can be
....,
seen in the engine compartment
illustration
N
~
r¢
page 200.
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rl
I.O
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rl
Ch
eck
i
n
g
a
nd Fillin
g
The fluid level may drop
slightly
after some time
due to the automatic adjustment of the brake
pads
.
This is not cause for a larm.
If the brake fluid leve
l
falls
considerably
below
the "MIN" mark, the brake warning/indicator
light
1111
(U.S. mode ls)
I.
(Canadian models)
will come on
~
page 17.
Do not continue to oper-
ate the vehicle
.
The comp lete brake system
should be thoroughly checked by an authorized
Audi dealer or other qualified fac ility and the
cause corrected
.
If the brake flu id level is too low,
the brake warning/indicator
light
will
illuminate
.
Contact an a uthorized Audi dea ler
immedi
ate ly.
Changing brake fluid
Have the brake fluid changed by an experienced
technician.
Brake fluid absorbs moisture from the air. If the
water content in the brake flu id is too hig h, cor-
ros ion in the brake system may result after a per i-
od of t ime. The bo iling po int of the brake fluid
will a lso decrease cons iderab ly and decrease
braking performance.
Therefore, the brake fluid must be changed eve
ry
tw
o
years
. Always use new brake flu id which con-
forms
t
o Federal Motor Vehicle Standard "FMVSS
116 DOT 4"
.
The brake fluid reservoir can be diff icu lt to reach,
therefore, we recommend tha
t
you have the
brake flu id changed by you
r
authorized
Audi
de aler.
Your dea le
r
has the correct tools, the
right brake fluid and the know-how to do this for
you
.
A
WARNING
-
-
-
Brake flu id is poisonous. It must be stored
only in the closed original conta iner out of
the reach of children
!
- Brake failure can resu lt from o ld or inappro-
priate brake fluid. Observe these precau-
tions:
-
Use only brake fluid
t
hat meets
SAE
spe ci-
ficat ion
J
1703 and conforms to Federa
l
Motor Vehicle Standard 116. Always check
with your a uthorized Audi dea ler to make
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