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Ch
e ck
ing and Filling
The brake fluid rese rvoir is located at the rear
partition of the engine compartment
on the left
side
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pag
e
193
.
The fl uid level may drop
slightly
after some time
due to the automatic adjustment of the brake
pads
.
This is not cause for alarm.
If
t he brake fl uid level fa lls
considerably
be low
the "MIN" mark, the brake warning/ind icator
light (U.S. mode ls
:
1111
,
Canadian models
:
.
)
will come on
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page 15
.
Do not contin
ue
to oper
-
ate the vehicle
.
The comp lete brake system
should be thoroughly checked by an authori zed
Audi
dealer or qualified workshop and the cause
corrected
.
If the brake flu id level is too low, the
brake warning/indicator
light will illum inate.
Contact a
n
author ized Audi dealer
immediately
.
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Tips
The brake fluid reservoir is located under-
neath the cover
.
Changing brake fluid
Have the brake fluid changed by an experienced
technician
.
Brake fluid absorbs mo isture from the air. If the
water content in the brake fluid is too high, cor-
rosion in the brake system may resu lt afte
r
ape
-
riod of t ime. The boiling poi nt of the brake flu id
will also decrease cons iderably and decrease
braking perfo rman ce.
Therefore, the brake fluid must be changed
every
two
years. Always use new brake fluid wh
ich
con-
forms to Fede ral Motor Veh icle Standard "FMVSS
1 16
DOT
4".
The brake fluid reservoir can be diff icult to reach,
therefore, we recommend that
you
have the
brake fl uid changed by your autho rized
Audi
dealer.
Your
dealer has t he corre
ct t
oo ls, t he
right brake fluid and the know-how to do this for
you.
A
WARNING
- Brake fluid is poisonous. It must be stored
only in the closed orig inal container out of
the reach of chi ldren!
200
-
Brake fa ilure ca
n
result from old or inapp ro-
priate brake fluid
.
Observe these precau-
tions:
-
Use only brake fluid t hat meets
SAE
speci-
ficati
o
n
J
170
3
and conforms to Federa
l
Motor Vehicle Standard 116
.
Always check
wit
h yo ur autho rized Audi dea le
r
to make
s ure
you
are using the correct brake fluid
.
The correct type of brake flu id is also ind i-
cated on the brake fluid reservo
ir.
-
The brake fluid m ust be new
.
Heavy use of
the brakes can cause a vapo
r
lock if the
brake fluid is left in the system too long
.
This can se riously affect the efficiency of
the b rakes as well as your safety
.
This
could resu lt in an accident
.
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Note
Brake flu id will damage the paint of your veh i-
cle.
@
For the sake of the environment
Because of the problem
of
proper d isposa
l of
brake fluid as well as the spec ial too ls re-
q uired a nd the necessary expertise, we rec-
omme nd that you have the bra ke f luid
changed by
your
autho rized Aud
i
dea le
r.
Battery
,
General information
Under
normal
operating condit ions, the battery
in your Audi does not need any maintenance.
With
high
outside temperatures
or long daily
drives we recommend that you have the elect
ro-
lyte level checked by an au
t
horized
Audi
dealer
or
qualified workshop. The electro lyte level shou ld
a lso be che cked each time the battery is cha rged
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page 202.
Have the batte ry chec ked when you take
your
ve-
hicle in for service. You are we
ll
adv ised to re-
pla ce a battery tha
t
is older than 5 yea rs.
With certain types of airbag deployment, t he
batte ry is d iscon nected from the ve hicle electri-
cal
system for safety reasons
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.&.
in Repair, care
and disposal of the airbags on page 142.
.,.
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