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Ch e ck ing and filling
- To reduce the risk of being burned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam
or coolant escaping from the engine
compartment . Wait until no steam or
coolant can be seen or heard before care-
fully opening the hood.
- Keep children away from the engine com-
partment.
- Never spill flu ids on hot engine compo-
nents . They can cause a fire.
- Never touch the radiator fan. The auxili-
ary electr ic fan is temperature
controlled
and can switch on suddenly.
- Never open the coolant reservoir cap
when the eng ine is still warm . The cool-
ant system is pressur ized and hot coo l-
ant could spray out.
- Protect your face, hands and arm from
steam or hot eng ine coolant by placing a
thi ck rag over the cap when you open the
coolant reservoir .
- Do not remove the engine cover under
any circumstances. Th is increases t he
risk of burns.
- If wo rk on the fuel system or the electri-
cal system is necessa ry:
- Always disconnect the battery.
- Never smoke or work near heaters or
open flames . Fluids in the engine com-
pa rtment cou ld start a fire.
- Keep an approved fire extinguisher im-
mediately avai lable.
- To avoid electrical s hock and persona l in-
jury while the engine is running or being
started, never touch:
- Ignition cables
- Othe r components of the high voltage
e lectronic ignition system.
- If you must perform a check or repa ir
with t he engine running:
- First, fully apply the parking bra ke,
move se lector lever of a utomat ic trans-
missio n to "P" (Park).
- Always use extreme caution to prevent
clothing, jewel ry, or long hair from get-
ting caught in the radiator fan, V-belts
or other moving parts, or from contact-
ing hot parts. Tie back hair before
starting, and do not wea r clothing that
will hang o r droop into t he engine.
- Minimize exposure to em ission and
chemical hazards~ & .
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WARNING
Califo rnia Proposition 65 Wa rning:
- Engine exhaust, some of its const ituents,
and certain vehicle components contain
or emit chemicals know n to the State of
California to cause cancer and birt h de-
fects and reproduc t ive harm. In addition,
certain fl uids contained in vehicles and
certain products of component wear con-
tain or emit chemicals known to the
State of California to cause cancer and
birth defects or other reproductive harm.
- Battery posts, terminals and related ac-
cessories conta in lead and lead com ·
pounds, chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer and reproduc-
tive harms. Wash hands afte r handling .
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Note
When adding f luids, always make sure that
they are poured into the proper conta iner
or filler opening, otherwise serious dam-
age to vehicle systems w ill occur.
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For the sake of the environment
To detect leaks in time, inspect the vehicle
floor pan from underneath regularly. If
you see spots from oil or other veh icle flu-
ids, have your vehicle inspected by a n au-
thor ized Audi dea ler.
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