Checking And Filling; Hood - Audi RS 7 Sportback 2016 Owner's Manual

Checking and Filling
Hood
Releasing the engine hood
The engine hood is released from inside the vehi-
cle.
Fig. 18 1
Driver foo twell: release leve r
Fig. 18 2
Rocke r switch under the hood
Make sure the wiper arms are not raised up from
the windshield. Otherwise the pa int could be
damaged .
• Wit h the d river's door open, pull t he leve r un-
der the instrumen t panel in the direction of the
ar row
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• Raise the hood sl ight ly
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• Press the rocker switc h under the hood upward
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fig . 182. This releases the catch.
• Open the hood.
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WARNING
Hot engine coo lant can bur n you .
- To reduce the risk of be ing burned, never
open the hood if yo u see or hear steam or
coolant escaping from the eng ine compart -
me nt. Wait unt il no steam o r coolant can be
Checking and Filling
seen or hea rd before carefully opening the
hood .
Working in the engine compartment
Be especially careful whenever you work in the
engine compartment.
Whenever you must perform any work in the
engine compartment , for example checking and
filling different fluids , the re is a risk of injury,
burns and accidents. To prevent personal injury
always observe the following WARNINGS. The
engine compartment of any vehicle is a hazard-
ous area
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WARNING
To he lp avoid injury, before you check any-
th ing under the hoo d :
-T urn off the engine .
- Switch off the ignit ion.
- Apply the parking brake.
- Move selector lever to P (Park).
- Always let t he en g ine cool down. Hot com-
ponents will burn skin on con t act .
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- To reduce the ris k of being bur ned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam o r
coo lant escaping from the engine compart-
ment. Wa it until no steam or coolant can be
seen or hea rd before carefully opening the
hood.
- Keep children away from the engine com-
partment .
- Never sp ill fluids on hot engine compo -
nents. They can cause a f ire.
- Never touch the radiator fan . The auxiliary
electric fan is temperature contro lled and
can switch on suddenly.
- Never open the coo lant reservoir cap when
the engine is st ill warm. The coolant system
is pressuri zed and hot coolant could sp ray
out.
- Protect your face, hands and arm from
steam or hot engine coolant by plac ing a
thick rag over the cap when yo u open the
coolant reservoir .
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