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With certain types of a irbag dep loyment, the
battery is disconnected from the vehicle electri-
cal system for safety reasons ¢ &. in Repair, care
and disposal of the airbags on page 150 .
Disconnecting the battery terminals
Some veh icle func t ions (power w indow re gula-
t ors, for example) are lost if t he battery termi -
na ls are d isconnected . These functions have to be
relearned after the battery termina ls are con -
nected aga in. To prevent th is, the batte ry s hou ld
only be disco nnected from the vehicle e lectr ica l
system w hen abso lut ely necessa ry for repairs.
Veh icles not driven for long periods
If you do not drive you r vehicle over a period of
seve ral days or weeks, e lectrical components a re
g radually cut back or sw itched off. This reduces
e nergy consumption and ma inta ins starting ca-
pability over a longer period ¢ page 186 . Some
of th e co nvenience funct io ns m ay not o perate,
such as the inter ior lig hts or powe r seat adju st-
men t . The conve nience func t ions will be ava ila ble
ag a in whe n you switch on t he igni t ion and start
the eng ine .
Winter operation
During th e win t er mo nt hs, ba tt ery capaci ty te nds
to d ecrease as temperatu res dr op . This is be-
ca use more power is a lso cons um ed w hile st art-
ing, a nd t he he adlig ht s, rear w ind ow defogge r,
etc., a re used more oft en .
Avoid u nnecess ar y power consu mp tio n, part icu-
larly in cit y tr affic o r when tra veling on ly sho rt
d istan ces. Let your au th orize d Aud i d ealer che ck
the cap acity of t he vehicle battery before w inte r
sets in ¢ page 2 14 . A well charge d battery w ill
not on ly prevent start ing problems w hen the
weather is cold, but will also last longer .
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Tips
If your vehicle is left stand ing fo r severa l
weeks at extremely low tem peratures, the ve-
hicle batte ry s hould be removed an d sto red
where it will not freeze. This will preve nt it
fro m being damaged an d hav ing to be re-
placed.
Checking
and Filling
Working on the battery
Be especially careful when working on or near
th e battery.
The battery is located in the luggage compart -
ment under the floor. Befo re you check anything
in the luggage compart m ent ,
read and heed all
WARNINGS ¢ &_ .
Always heed the
safety warnings ,
w hen wor king
on the veh icle batte ry or t he ve hicle elec tr ical
system to prevent inj ury.
The following WARNINGS are very important
when working on the battery :
Always heed the following WARNING SYM-
BOLS and safety precautions when working on
the battery.
®
Always wear eye protection .
~
Battery acid contains sulfuric acid. Al-
ways wear gloves and eye protection .
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No
- sparks
- flames
· smoking .
~
When a battery is charged, it produces
hydrogen gas which is explosive and
could cause personal injury.
®
Always keep the battery well out of
reach of children .
A
WARNING
=
Wheneve r working on t he battery or on the
e lectr ica l system, the re is the risk of injury,
accide nt and eve n fi re. Read and he ed t he fol-
low ing WARNINGS:
- Always wear eye prot ection. Do not let bat·
tery acid or any lead particles g et on you r
skin or clot hing. Shield yo ur eyes. Explosiv e
gases can ca use blindne ss or ot her injur y.
- Batte ry acid contai ns sulfur ic acid . Su lfu ric
acid can ca use blindness an d severe bur ns.
- Always wea r g loves and eye protection . Do
not tilt t he batte ry because acid could lea k
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out of the ventilation openings.
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