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When installing the battery, make sure the ignition and all electrical
consumers are switched
off
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.
We recommend
that
you use maintenance -free or
cycle-resis-
tant/leak-proof batteries
according to the standards
TL
825 06 (from
December 1997)
and VW 7 50 73 (from August
2001
).
Replacing the battery should be carried by a qualified workshop
.
Please
follow
the instructions
on
the battery
cover.
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Note
•
All work on the
battery requires
technical knowledge
.
Please
contact an Audi dealership or another authorized facility for ques-
tions
about
the battery
-
danger of acid burns and explosion hazard!
•
The
battery must not be opened! Do not try to change the
battery's
liquid level, otherwise detonating gas will escape from
the
battery
-
explosion hazard I
•
The AGM battery in the luggage compartment
cannot leak,
because the electrolyte for
this
battery is absorbed into a special
glass mat.
This
leak-proof
battery
must not
be replace
with a
conventional battery
.
•
Make
sure the ventilation
hose
on
the side
of
the battery
is
connected, otherwise fumes or battery acid can leak out.
•
Battery
holder
and
terminals
always have
to
be secured correctly.
•
Before all
work
on the battery follow the
warnings
below
~
&
in
"Working on
the
battery" on page 231.
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For the
sake of
the
environment
Because
of
t
he problem of proper
disposal of
a
battery,
we recom-
mend your authorized Audi dealer change the battery for you.
Batteries
contain sulfuric acid and
lead
and must always
be
disposed of properly in compliance with all environmental
regula-
tions.
Disposing of vehicle
batteries
improperly is very
dangerous
to
the environment
.
Make
sure that the removed battery cannot over-
balance,
otherwise sulfuric acid might escape!
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]
Tips
If your
vehic le is left standing
for
several weeks at extreme ly low
temperatures,
the vehicle battery should be removed and stored
where
it
will not freeze. This will prevent
it
from being damaged and
having to be replaced
.
•
Working
on the battery
Be
especially careful
when working
on or
near the
battery!
Fig. 146 Luggage
compartment
:
AGM
battery
The battery
is
located
in
the luggage compartment.
-
Swing
up
the luggage compartment
floor.
The
positive (+) battery terminal is protected by a plastic cover
.
This
cover must
be
removed
to
access
the
positive(+) terminal when
connecting jumper cables to start the engine
.
Always heed the
safety warnings
,
when working
on
the vehicle
battery or
the
vehicle electrical system to prevent injury.
Vehicle care
I
I
irechnical data
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