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WARNING
- If your veh icle should break down for
mechanical or other reasons, park at a
safe distance from moving traffic, turn
off the engine and turn on the hazard
warning lights ¢
page 60, Emergency
flasher .
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- Never open the hood if you see or hear
steam or coolant escap ing from the en-
gine compartme nt - you risk being scald -
ed . Wa it until you can no longe r see or
hear stea m or coo la nt escaping.
- The eng ine compartment
of a ny veh icle
is a dangerous a rea . Before you perfo rm
any wor k in the engine compa rt me nt,
t urn of the eng ine and allow it to cool.
Follow the warning st ickers ¢
page 2 57.
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Note
Do not conti nu e d riving if t he .
symbol
illumi nates. There is a ma lfunct io n in the
eng ine cooling system - you could da m age
your eng ine .
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Engine oil pressure malfunction
The red engine oil pressure warning symbol
requires immediate service or repair. Driving
with a low-oil-pressure indication is likely to
inflict severe damage to the engine .
If the .
symbol a ppe a rs in t he display a nd
blinks, the oil press ure is too low . An addition-
a l driver message can also be disp layed by
pressing the
I CH ECK i
button :
Switch off engine! Oil press ure too low
Immediate actions
~
Pull off the road .
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Stop the vehicle .
~Turnoff the engine .
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Check the engine oil leve l with the dipsti ck
¢page 262.
Dipstick readings checks too low
~
Top off oil to the proper leve l ¢
page 263 .
Dri v er information
di s pla y
33
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Make sure that the oi l pressure wa rning
symbo l.
appears no longer in the disp lay
befo re you sta rt driv ing again.
Dipstick reading checks OK
~ If the oil press ure warning symbo l.
starts flashing aga in even thoug h t he en-
gine oil leve l checks OK on the dipstick, do
not continue driving and do not let the en-
gine run in idle . Instead, contact your au-
thori zed Audi dealer for assistance.
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Tips
- The engine oil pressure symbol.
is
not an indicator for a low engine oil lev-
el. Do not rely on it. Instead, check the
oil level in your engine at regular inter-
vals, preferably each time you refuel,
and always before going on a long trip.
- The yellow oil level warning indication
l!I
requires oil refill or workshop serv-
ice without delay . Do not wait until the
red oil pressure warning.
start s to
flash before you. respond to the low oil
level warning
l!I.
By then, your engine
may already have suffered serious dam-
age.
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Steering malfunction
If there is a malfunction in the electronic
steering column lock, the steering cannot be
unlocked .
If the .
symbo l in t he display blinks, the re is
a malfunction in the elect ro nic steer ing col-
umn lock. An additional driver message can
also be displayed by pressing the
ICHECK I
but-
ton:
Do not drive vehicle: steering defective
~
Contact your nea rest aut hori zed Audi deale r
or qu a lified worksho p.
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Do not tow your vehicle .
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