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194. The intelligent
energy management
system will keep
the eng ine battery charged bette
r
then vehicles withou
t
this system
.
To
make sure the additional electrical energy is available o nce again
after you have changed the battery, we recommend t hat you install
batteries of the
same
type and manufacture only (the same as those
installed
at the time your vehicle was delivered). Specif ications
are
listed on the batte ry ho using. Your authorized dealer must code the
battery
in the energy
management
system
to enable
you
to
use the
ene rgy management
functions correct ly after replacing the battery.
If it
is not poss
ible to use a
battery
of this type, the
new battery must
have the same capacity, voltage (12 volts), amperage, construct ion
and plug
sealing
.
We recommend that you use maintenance-free
or
cycle-re sis-
tant
/
leak-proof
batteries that conform to the standards TL 82S 06
(from December
1997) and
VW
7 50 73 (from August 2001).
When
installing
the battery, make sure the ignition and all electrical
consumers
are turned
off
.
0
Note
•
Make s ure that the gas venting hose is always connected to the
original opening on the battery side
.
Otherwise gasses or battery acid
could leak out.
•
Battery mounts and clamps must a lways be secured correctly.
•
Read
and
follow
the warn
ings
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page
239, "Work ing on
the batte ry" before performing any work on the battery
.
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For the sake of the environment
Because of the problem of proper disposal of a battery, we recom-
mend your
authorized
Audi dealer change
the
battery
for
you.
Batteries contain sulfuric acid and lead and must always be d isposed
of prope
rly
in compliance with all env ironmenta
l
regulatio
ns.
Disposing of vehicle batteries improperly is very dangerous to
the
environment
.
Make sure that the removed battery cannot overbal-
ance, otherw
ise sulfur ic acid
might escape!
•
Vehicle OP-eration
Windshield
washer
container
Using plain water is not adequate for filling the wind-
shield washer system.
Fig. 170 Engine
com
part
ment
:
win
d-
shield
washer f luid
conta
iner
The windshield wash er fluid container is
locat
ed on the right
side of the engine compartment:::::;, fig
.
170
.
The washer
fluid
conta iner is mar ked with the symbol
~
is on its cap.
-
Before you
check
anythin
g
in t
he
engine compartment,
always
read and heed all WARNINGS
=>
&
in "Working in
the engine compartment" on
page
226.
- Li
f
t t he filler cap tongue to add washer
f
luid. You can fill
th
e
container to the top.
-
Press the cap back onto the filler neck after filling the
container.
You
can
find the reservoir
capacity
in the table in=>
page
296.
Clean water should be used when filling up.
If
possible, use soft water
to prevent scaling on the washer jets
.
Always add a glass
cleaner
solu-
tion (with
frost
protection in the winter).
tJ,,,
Vehicle care
Do-it-yourselt service
iTechnical data
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