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ing and Fill in
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The brake fluid reservoir is located at the rear
partition of the engine compartment
on t he left
side
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page 197.
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
the bra ke fluid level fal ls
considerably
below
the "MIN" mark, the brake warn ing/indi cator
light (U.S. models:
1111
,
Canadian mode ls:
.
)
will come on
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page 15
.
Do not contin ue to oper-
ate the vehicle
.
The complete brake system
should be thoroughly checked by an author ized
Audi
dealer or qualified workshop and the cause
corrected
.
If the brake fluid level is too low, the
brake warning/ind icator light will illuminate
.
Contact an authorized Audi dealer
immediately
.
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Tips
The brake fluid reservoir is located under-
neath the cove r.
Changing brake fluid
Have the brake fluid changed by an experienced
technician
.
Brake fl uid absorbs moist ure from the a ir. If the
water content in the brake fluid is too high, cor-
rosion in the brake system may result after a peri-
od of time
.
The boiling point of the brake flu id
will also decrease conside rably and dec rease
brak ing perfo rmance.
Therefore, the brake flu id must be changed
every
two
years. Always use new brake fluid
which
con-
forms to Fede ral Motor Vehicle Standard "FMVSS
1 16
DOT
4".
The brake fluid rese rvoir can be difficult to reach,
therefo
re,
we recommend that you have the
brake fluid changed by your author ized
Audi
dealer.
Your
dealer has
t
he correct too
ls,
the
right brake fluid and the know-how to do t his for
you.
A
WARNING
- Brake fluid is poisonous. It must be stored
on ly in the closed original container out of
the reach of children!
204
-
Brake fail ure can resu lt from o ld or inappro-
priate brake fluid. Observe these precau
-
tions:
-
Use only brake fluid
t
hat meets SAE spec i-
ficati
o
n
J
170
3
and conform
s
to Federa
l
Motor Vehicle Standard 116. Always check
with
your
autho rized Audi dea le
r
to make
su re you are using the correct brake fl uid.
The correct type of brake flu id is also ind i-
cated on the brake fluid reservoir.
-
The brake fl uid must be new. Heavy use of
the brakes can cause a vapor lock if the
brake f luid is left in the system too long.
This can seriously affect the efficiency of
the brakes as well as your safety. This
could result in an acc ident.
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Note
Brake fluid will damage the paint of your vehi-
cle.
@
For the sake of the env ironment
Because of the prob lem of prope
r
disposal of
brake fluid as well as the special tools re-
qu ired and the necessary expert ise, we rec-
omme nd that you have
t
he brake flu id
changed by you
r
autho rized Aud
i
dea le
r.
Battery
,
General information
Under
normal
operating conditions, the battery
in your Audi does not need any maintenance.
Wit
h
high
outside temperatures
or long daily
drives we recommend that you have the e lectro
-
lyte level checked by an a ut horized
Audi
deale
r
o
r
qualified workshop
.
The electrolyte leve
l
should
a lso be checked each time
t
he batte ry is cha rged
~
page 206.
Have the battery checked when
you
take your ve-
hicle in for service
.
You a re well adv ised to re-
pla ce a battery that is older tha
n
5 years.
With certain types of airbag deployment, the bat
-
te ry is disconnected from the veh icle elect rical
system for safety reasons
¢
&
in Repair, care
and disposal of the airbags on page 145.
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