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In st rum e nt s a nd w a rn ing / indi ca tor lights
- Never open the engine compartment
lid if
you see or hear steam, or if you see engine
coolant dripping from the engine compart-
ment. You could burn yourself. Let the en-
gine cool off first until you can no longer see
or hear steam or coo lant escaping .
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Note
- Mount ing additional lights or accessories in
front of the a ir inlets reduces the cooling ef-
fect of the rad iator. At high outside temper-
atures or high engine load, the engine could
ove rheat.
- The front spo iler has been designed to prop-
erly distribute the cooling air when the veh i-
cle is mov ing. If the spo iler is damaged, this
could reduce the cooling effect and t he en-
gine could then overheat. Ask your author-
ized Audi dealer for assistance.
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge works only when the ignition is
on. When the needle reaches the red area, the
warning light in the instrument cluster will illu-
minate
c:>
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Ill
Time t o refuel!
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Note
Never run the tank completely dry! An irregu-
lar supply of fuel can cause engine m isfiring
and fuel could enter into the exhaust system .
The catalytic converter cou ld then overheat
and be damaged.
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Speedometer with odometer
The speedometer shows you the vehicle speed,
and the odometer shows you how many miles
(kilometers) you have driven.
Fig. 5
Speedo meter close-up: odomete r disp lay
The distance driven is shown in mi les (USA mod-
els) or in kilometers (Canada models).
Lower odomet er
The lower odometer shows the tota l number of
miles (kilometers) driven .
Upper odometer (trip odometer )
The upper odometer shows the total number of
miles (kilometers) driven since you last reset the
odome t er back to zero. You can use t his odome-
te r when you want to keep track of how many
miles (kilomete rs) you have driven for a sing le
trip or errand. The last digit indicates 1/10 of a
mile (100 meters). You can set the trip odometer
back to zero by pressing the reset button c:> fig . 5 .
With the ignit ion off, push ing of the Set/Check
button c:> page 8, fig. 3
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can turn on the display
field lighting for a few seconds .
Malfunction message
If there is a malfunct ion somewhere in the in-
strument cluster, dEF will appea r in the tripod-
ometer and will stay on. Contact your authorized
Audi dealer to have the problem corrected.
Immobilizer
When the ignition is sw itched on, the data on the
ignition key are scanned automatically.
If an unauthor ized key was used, SAFE is dis-
played continuously in the odometer d isplay

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