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If, in an emergency, only water can be added, the correct ratio
between water and antifreeze
=>
page 234 must be restored as soon
as possible.
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For the
sake
of the environment
Ora
i
ned coolant should not be reused
.
Always dispose of used coolant
while observing all environmental regulations
.
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Radiator
fan
The radiator fan switches on automatically by itself.
The electric radiator fan is controlled by thermoswitches
that switch
on and off depending on coolant a nd engine compartment tempera-
tures.
An auxilia ry e lectr ic rad iator fan* sw itches on a nd off depend ing on
coo lant temperature
and other vehicle operation cond itions
.
After switch ing off t he engine, the auxiliary fan - even with the igni-
tion off - can continue running for up to 10 minutes
.
It can even
switch on again later by itself
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, if
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the
t
emperature of
t
he engine coolant rises due to the hea
t
build-
up from the engine
in
the engine compartment,
or
•
the engine compar
t
ment hea
t
s up because the vehi cle is parked in
intense sunlight.
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WARNING
•
To
reduce the risk of personal
injury
never tou ch the radi ator
fan
.
•
The auxiliary electric fan
is
temperatur
e
controll ed and can
switch on suddenly even wh en the engine is not running
.
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The auxiliary radiator f an swit
ches
on aut omati cally when the
engine coolant reaches
a
certain temp eratur
e
and w ill continue to
run until the coolant temperature
drops.
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Vehicle OP-eration
Brake
fluid
Checking
brake
fluid
level
The brake fluid level can be checke
d
with a quick glance.
Fig.
167 Eng
ine
compartment
: brake
fl
uid
reservoi
r
Before you check anything in t he engine compartment
,
always read and heed all WARNINGS
~
&
in "Wor king in
the engine compartment" on
page 226
.
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Read the brake fluid level from the bra ke fluid reservoir.
The brake fluid level must be between the "MIN" and
"MAX" mar kings
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fig
.
167
.
The brake fluid reservoir is located at the rear partition of the engine
compartment
on the left side=> page 227
.
The fluid level may drop slightly after some time due to the auto-
matic adjus
t
ment of the brake pads. This is not cause for alarm
.
If the brake fluid level falls considerably below the "MIN" mark, t he
brake warning/ind icator light (U.S. models
:
BRAKE
,
Canadian mode ls:
ill
)
will come on=> page 15 and=> page 32
.
Do not continue to
operate the vehicle
.
The complete brake system should be thorough ly
chec ked by an au
t
hor ized
Audi
deale
r
o
r
other qualified facility and
the cause corrected. If the brake fluid leve
l
is too low, the brake
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Vehicle care
Do-it-yourselt service
iTechnical data
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