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- the temperature
of the engine coolant rises
due to th e heat bui ld-up from the engine in
the engine compartment,
or
- the engine compartment
heats up because
the vehicle is parked in intense sunlight.
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WARNING
- To reduce the risk of personal injury nev-
er touch the radiator fan.
- The auxiliary electr ic fan is temperature
controlled and can switch on sudden ly
even when the engine is not runn ing.
- The auxiliary radiator fan switches on au-
tomat ically when the engine coolant
reaches a certain temperature
and will
continue to run until the coolant temper -
at ure drops.
Brake fluid
Checking brake fluid level
The brake fluid level can be checked with a
quick glance.
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Fig. 205 Engine compartmen t : cover on the brake f l uid
reservoir
Before you check anything in th e engine com-
partment,
alwa ys read and heed all WARN -
INGS
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in Working in the engine compart-
ment on page 228.
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Read the brake fluid level from the brake
fl uid reservo ir ~ fig . 205,
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page 230. The
brake fluid leve l must be betwee n t he "MIN"
and "MAX" marki ngs.
The location of the brake fl uid reservo ir can be
see n in t he engi ne comp a rtment illustr ati on
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page 230.
Checkin g and fillin g
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The fluid level may d rop slightly afte r some
time due t o the automatic adjustment of the
brake pads . This is not cause for alarm .
If t he brake flu id leve l falls considerably be-
low the "MIN" mark, the brake warning/indi-
cator light .
(U.S. models) .
(Canadian
models) w ill come on
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page 14 . Do not con-
tin ue to operate the vehicle . The complete
brake syst em should be t horoughly checked
by an authorized Audi dea ler or other quali -
fied facility and the cause corrected. If the
brake f lu id leve l is too low, the brake warning/
indica t or ligh t will illumi nate. Conta ct an au-
thorized Aud i de ale r
immediately .
Changing brake fluid
Have the brake fluid changed by an experi-
en ced technician.
Brake fluid absorbs moisture from the air . If
the water content in the brake f luid is too
high, co rrosion in the brake system may resu lt
after a pe riod of t ime. The boiling point of t he
brake f luid will also dec rease conside rably and
decrease brak ing performance.
Therefo re, the bra ke fluid must be changed
every tw o years.
Always use new brake fluid
which conforms to Federal Mot or Vehicle
Standard "FMVSS 116 DOT 4" .
The bra ke fluid reservo ir can be d iff icu lt to
reach, the refore, we recommend t hat you
have the bra ke fluid changed by your author-
ized
Audi dealer.
Your dealer has the cor rect
tools, the right brake fluid and the know -how
to do this for you.
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WARNING
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- Brake flu id is poisonous. It must be stor-
ed only in the closed or iginal container
out of the reach of children!
- Brake failure can resu lt from old or inap-
prop riate brake f lu id. Observe these pre-
cautions:
- Use only brake fluid t hat meets SAE
specificat ion
J
1703 and conforms to
Federa l Motor Vehicle Standard 116.
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