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- 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 aux ili-
ary e lectr 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
thic k rag over the cap when you open the
coolant reservoir.
- Do not remove the engine cover under
any circumstances. Th is increases the
risk of burns.
- If wo rk on the fuel system or the electri-
cal sys t em is ne cessary:
- Always disconnect the battery.
- Never smoke or work near heaters or
open flames . Fluids in the engine com-
partment could start a fire.
- Keep an approved fire extinguisher im-
mediately ava ilable.
- To avoid electrical s hock and persona l in-
jury while the engine is running or being
started, never touch:
- Ignition cables
- Other components of the high voltage
electronic ignition system.
- If you must perform a check or repa ir
with the engine running:
- First, fully apply the parking brake,
move se lector lever of a utomatic trans-
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mission to "P" (Park); put manual
transmission in Neutral.
- Always use extreme caution to prevent
clothing, jewe lry, or long hair from get-
ting caught in the radiator fan, V-be lts
or other moving parts, or from contact-
ing hot parts . Tie back hair before
starting, and do not wear clothing that
will hang or droop into the engine .
- Minimize exposure to emission and
chemical hazards ~ &. .
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WARNING
California Proposition 65 Warning:
- Engine exhaust, some of its const ituents,
a nd certain vehicle components contain
or emit chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cance r and birth de-
fects and reproductive harm. In addition,
certain fl uids contained in veh icles and
certain products of component wear con-
tain or emit chemica ls 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 regular ly. If
you see spots from oil or other veh icle flu-
ids, have your vehicle inspected by an au-
thorized Audi dealer.
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