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Emergency
assistance
Emergency
assistance
Luggage
compartment
lid emergency
release
The
luggage compartment
can be opened from
the inside in an emergency.
Fig.
173
Section of the luggage compartment:
access
to
t he emergency
release
To reach the emergency
release
mechanism, the
rear bench
seat
backrest must be
folded
down
~
page 60
.,.
Push
the latch
upward
in
the direct ion of the
ar-
row unt il the
lock
releases.
The
trunk
escape handle inside
t
he
rear
lid
is
made of
f
luorescent material
to
glow in
the
dark.
A
WARNING
The trunk escape handle is to be used only in
an eme rgency
.
(D
Tips
The emergency release lever should never be
used as
a
handle
for
closing
the
rear lid.
General
information
.,.
Park
the veh
icle
as far
as possib le
from
moving
traffic in the
event of a
flat tire.
In
the
event of
a flat tire, park the vehicle on
a
leve
l
surface
.
It
you are on a steep incline, be especially careful.
.,.
Set the parking brake
.
.,.
Place the
selector
leve
r
in the P pos ition
.
.,. Swit ch
the eme rgency flashers on
.
.,.
Put on a reflective vest, if ava ila ble
.
.,.
Set up the war ning triang
le,
if available.
240
.,.
Have
the passengers exit the vehicle. They
should move
to
a safe place, for
examp le
be-
hind a guard
rail.
A
WARNING
Pay
attention
to the
steps
above. They are for
your protection
and
the for the safety of other
drivers.
A
WARNING
"'
Imp roper use of the vehicle jack can cause se-
rious pe rsonal injuries.
- Never use the
screw
drive
r
hex head to
tighten wheel bolts, since the bolts cannot
attain the necessa ry tight ening torque if yo
u
use the hex head, poten
t
ially cau sing an ac-
cide nt.
-
The factory-s upplied jack is intended only
for your veh icle mode
l.
Unde
r no
circum-
st
ances shou ld
it
be used
to
lift heavy
veh icles or othe
r
loads; you risk injuring
yourse lf.
-
Never start
t
he engi ne when t he vehicle is
raised, which could cause a
n
accident
.
-
Suppor
t t
he vehicle secu rely wit
h a
ppropri-
ate stands if work is
t
o be performed under
-
neath the vehicle; otherw ise,
there
is a
po-
tential
risk for injury
.
- Never use
t
he jac
k
supplied with your
Audi
on another vehicle, part icu lar ly on a heavier
one.
The
jack
is
on ly suitable for use on the
veh icle
it
came with.
(D
Tips
- Some of the onboard
it
ems listed above are
provided on certai
n
models only or are op-
t ional extras.
-
Before stor ing the jack*, make sure it is
wound back down as far as it
will
go.
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