Checking And Filling; Engine Hood - Audi TT 2012 Owner's Manual

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mission to "P" (Park); put manual
transmission in Neutral.
- Always use extreme caution to prevent
clothing, jewelry, 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 wear no clothing that will
hang or droop into the engine.
- Minimize exposure to emission and
chemical hazards q,&.
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WARNING
California Proposition 65 Warning:
- Engine exhaust, some of its constituents,
and certain vehicle components contain
(Jr emit chemicals known to the 5tate of
California to cause cancer and birth de-
fects and reproductive harm. In addition,
certain fluids contained in vehicles and
certain products of component wear con-
tain or emit chemicals known to the
5tate of California to cause cancer and
birth defects or other reproductive harm.
- Battery posts, terminals and related ac-
cessories contain lead and lead com-
pounds, chemicals known to the 5tate of
California to cause cancer and reproduc-
tive harms. Wash hands after handling.
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For the sake of the environ ment
To detect leaks in time, inspect the vehicle
floor pan from underneath regularly. If
you see spots from oil or other vehicle flu-
ids, have your vehicle inspected by an au-
thorized Audi dealer.
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Note
When adding fluids, always make sure that
they are poured into the proper container
or filler opening, otherwise serious dam-
age to vehicle systems will occur.
_ Apply the parking brake.
_ Move selector lever of automatic trans-
mission to "P" (Park); put manual trans-
mission in Neutral.
_ Always let the engine cool down. Hot
components will burn skin on contact.
_ 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 ca re-
fully opening the hood.
- Keep children away from the engine com-
partment.
- Never spill fluids on hot engine compo-
nents. They can cause a fire.
- Never touch the radiator fan. The auxili-
ary electric fan is temperature controlled
and can switch on suddenly.
- Never open the coolant reservoir cap
when the engine is still warm. The cool-
ant system is pressurized and hot cool-
ant could spray out.
- Protect your face, hands and arm from
steam or hot engine coolant by placing a
thick rag over the cap when you open the
coolant reservoir.
- If work on the fuel system or the electri-
cal system is necessary:
- 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-
mediatelyavailable.
- To avoid electrical shock and personal in-
jury while the engine is running or being
started, never touch:
- Ignition cables
- Other components ofthe high voltage
electronic ignition system.
- Ifyou must perform a check or repair
with the engine running:
- First, fully apply the parking brake,
move selector lever of automatic trans-
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WARNING
A hood that is not completely latched
could fly up and block your view while driv-
ing.
- When you close the engine hood, check it
to make sure the safety catch has proper-
ly engaged. The hood should be flush
with the surrounding vehicle body parts.
- Ifyou notice while driving that the hood
is not secured properly, stop at once and
close it.
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WARNING
Hot engine coolant can burn you.
- 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.
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WARNING
To help avoid injury, before you check any-
thing under the hood:
- 5witch off the engine.
- Remove the ignition key.
Closing the engine hood •
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Pull the hood down until the pressure from
the struts is reduced.
~ Let the hood drop down and latch in place.
Do not try to push it shut; it may fail to en-
gage
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Working in the engine compartmëii!f
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Be especially careful when8J(er you work in
the engine comportment!
Whenever you must perform any work in the
engine compartment, for example checking
and filling the different fluids, there is a risk
of injury, burns and accidents. To prevent
personal injury always observe the following
WARNINGS. The engine compartment of any
vehicle is a hazardous area!
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The engine hood is releosed from inside the
vehicle.
Releasing the engine hood
Fig. 139 Driver's side footwell: engine hood release
lever
Checking and filling
Engine hood
Opening the engine hood
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Open the driver's door.
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Pull the release lever on the left under the
instrument panel
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fig. 139 in the direction
ofthe arrow.
Fig. 140 Release lever under the engine hood
The hood pops up slightly under spring pres-
sure.
Before opening the engine hood, make sure
that the windshield wipers are flat against the
windshield. Otherwise, they could damage the
paint on the hood.
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Lift the hood slightly
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Pull up on the release under the hood
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fig. 140. This releases the catch.
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Open the hood all the way.