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Emergency
s
ituation
s
-
The
bat
tery ce ll lockin
g
screws must be
t ightened securely
.
-
Before you check anyt hing in the engine
compartment,
always read and heed all
WARNINGS
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page 195.
(D
Note
Improper hook
-up
of jumper cables can ruin
the generator
.
- Always connect
POSITIVE
(+)
t
o
POSITIVE
(+), and NEGATIVE(
-
) to NEGATIVE(
-
)
gro und post of the battery manager control
unit
.
-
Check that a
ll
screw plugs o
n
the batte ry
ce lls are screwed in firmly
.
If not, tighten
plugs prior to connect ing clamp on negat ive
battery te rminal.
- Please note that the procedure for connect-
ing a jumper cable as desc ribed above ap
-
plies specifica lly to the case of
your
vehicle
being jump started
.
When you a re g iving a
j ump sta rt to another vehicl e, do not con-
ne ct the negative
(-)
cab le
t
o
t
he negative
(-) t
erminal o
n t
he discharged battery
@
c>
fig.
198
.
In
stea
d
, secure ly co nne ct
t
he
nega
t
ive
(-)
cab le to either a solid me
t
al
com ponent that is f irm ly bolted to the en
-
gine block
or
to t he engine bloc
k
itself.
If
the battery that is being charged does not
vent to the outside
,
escap ing battery gas
could ignite and exp lode!
Towing
with
a tow
truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for towing.
The fo llow ing information is
t
o be used by com
-
mercia
l
tow truck operato rs who know how to op-
erate
t
heir eq uipment safe
ly.
-
Never tow your Audi, towing will cause dam-
age to the engine and transmiss ion.
-
Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
around the brake
lines.
-
To prevent unnecessary damage, your Audi
must be transported with a flat bed truck.
242
-
To load the vehicle on to the flat
bed,
use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at·
tach to the front or rear anchorage
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page 242 and
c:>
p age 243.
A
WARNING
A veh icle being towed is not safe for passe n-
gers
.
Never a llow anyone to ride in a ve hicle
be ing towed, fo
r
any reason
.
Front towing loop
Do not install the front towing loop until it is
needed
.
Fig. 19
9
Front
bum
per: remov ing the
cover
cap
Fig. 200
Front
bum
pe r: sc rewing in the
t
owing loop
The
t
owing loo
p
fits
int
o
t
he threade
d
hole locat-
ed on
t
he right side
of
the front bum per and
cov-
e red by a small cover when not in use
.
.,.
Remove
th
e tow ing loop fr om
t
he vehicle tool-
kit
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page 229.
...
Press the cover
in
by app
lying
shor
t st
rong
pressure to the bottom part to release it from
the bumper
¢
fig. 199
.
...
Screw the tow ing loop tightly into the th readed
hole as far as it will go
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fig. 200 and tighten it
wit
h
the wheel wrench
.
..,.
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