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Ch e ck ing and Filling
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Note
Never use a fast charger as a booster to start
the engine . This will serio us ly damage sensi-
tive electronic components, such as control
un its, relays, radio, etc., as well as the battery
charger .
Battery replacement
The new batt ery must have the same specifica-
tions and dimensions as the original equipmen t
battery .
Intell igent energy management
in your vehicle is
responsible for dist ributing t he electrical energy
throughout your vehicle ¢
page 174 .
The inte lli-
gent ene rgy ma nagement system will keep the
eng ine batte ry charged better the n ve hicles w ith-
out th is system . To make su re the addit io nal
e lect rica l energy is availab le on ce again after you
have changed the battery, we recommend t hat
you insta ll batteries of the same type an d manu-
facture on ly (t he same as those insta lled at the
time your veh icle was delive red). Spec ificat ions
are listed on the battery housing. Your author-
ized Audi dealer must code the battery in the e n-
ergy management
system to enab le you to use
the energy manageme nt functions correctly after
replacing the battery .
If it is not possible to use a battery of th is type,
the new battery must have the same capacity ,
voltage (12-volts) , ampe rage, construct ion and
plug sealing.
When insta lling the battery, make sure the igni-
tion and all electrical consumers are tur ned off .
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Note
Make sure the ventilation hose on the side of
the batte ry is connected, othe rwise fumes or
battery acid can lea k out.
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For the sake of the environment
Because of the prob lem of proper disposal of
a battery, we recommend your author ized
Audi dea le r change the battery fo r you. Bat-
t er ies cont a in su lf uric ac id a nd lead a nd must
always be disposed of prop er ly in comp lianc e
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wit h a ll environmenta l regu lations . Disposing
of veh icle batteries im properly is very danger-
ous to t he environment.
Windshield/headlight*
washer
container
Fig. 16 6 Engine compar t ment: Cover on the windshield
and headlight * washer flu id conta iner
The washer fluid conta iner is marked with the
symbol
Q
on its cap
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fig. 166,
¢
page 195,
fig. 160 .
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.. Before you check anythi ng in the engine com -
partment, always read and heed all WARN-
INGS
¢ .& in Working in the engine compart-
ment on page 193.
.. Lift the fi ller cap to ngue t o add washe r fl uid.
You ca n f ill the containe r to t he top .
.. Press t he cap back ont o t he filler neck afte r fill -
ing the contai ner.
You can find t he reservo ir capacity in t he table in
~ page 244.
Clean water should be used when filling up . If
possible, use soft wate r t o preve nt scaling on the
washe r jets. Always add a glass cleane r solu t ion
(wit h fros t protection in the wint er) .
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Note
Do not mix engi ne coolan t a ntifr ee ze or any
ot he r ad diti ves t o fill up t he wind s hield wash-
er reservo ir.
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