Emergency Towing With Comme Rcial; Tow Tr Uck - Audi A7 Sportback 2014 Owner's Manual

2 78 Emergency situations
- When connecting jumper cables, make
sure that they cannot get caught in any
moving parts in the engine compart-
ment.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS <=) page 227 .
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Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ru-
in the generator.
- Always connect POSITIVE(+) to POSI-
TIVE(+), and NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE
(- ) ground post of the battery manager
control unit.
- Check that all screw plugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firmly . If not, tighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on nega-
tive battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for con-
necting a jumper cable as described
above applies spec ifically to the case of
your vehicle being jump started. When
you are giving a jump start to another ve-
hicle , do not connect the negat ive( -) ca-
ble to the negative( -) terminal on the
discharged battery @ <=) fig. 223. In -
stead, securely connect the negative( -)
cable to either a solid metal component
that is firmly bolted to the engine block
or to the engine block itself. If the bat-
tery that is being charged does not vent
to the outside, escaping battery gas
could ignite and explode!
Emergency towing
with commercial tow
truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for tow-
tng .
The following information is to be used by
commercia l tow truck operators who know
how to operate their equipment safely.
- Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause
damage to the engine and transmission .
- Never wrap the safety chains or winch ca-
bles around the brake lines.
- To prevent unne cessa ry damage , your Audi
must be transported with a flat bed truck.
- To load the vehicle on to the flat bed, use
the towing loop found in the vehicle tool s
and attach to the front or rear anchorage
<=)page 278 and ¢ page 279.
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WARNING
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A vehicle being towed is not safe for pas-
sengers. Never allow anyone to ride in a
vehicle be ing towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Only install the front towing loop when it is
needed.
Fig. 224 Front bumper: cover
Fig. 225 Front bumper : installing the towing loop
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The towing loop fits into the threaded hole lo-
cated on the right side of the front bumper
and covered by a smal l cover when not in use.
.,. Remove the tow ing loop from the vehicle
tool kit.