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Che
ck
ing and Filling
cont inue driving. See an authorized Audi deal
-
er or authorized Audi Service Facility for assis-
tance
.
Radiator fan
The radiator fan switches on outomotico/ly by it-
self.
An auxiliary elect ric radiator fan sw itches on and
off depend ing on coolant temperature
and other
vehicle operating conditions.
After you switch the engine off, the auxiliary fa
n
can cont inue runn ing fo
r
up to 10 minutes
-
even
with the ignition off
.
It ca
n
even switch on again
later by itself
¢
.&.
, if
-
the temperature
of
t
he engine coolant rises due
to the heat bu ild-up from the engine in the e n-
gine compartment,
or
-
the engine compartment
heats up because the
vehicle is parked in intense sunlight
.
A
WARNING
-
To reduce the risk of pe rsonal injury never
touch the radiator fan
.
- The auxiliary electric fan is temperature
controlled and can switch on suddenly even
when the eng ine is not running.
-
The auxiliary radiator fan switches on auto-
matically when the engine coo lant reaches a
certain tempe rature and w
ill
cont inue to run
until the coolant temperature
drops.
Brake
fluid
Checking brake fluid level
Fig. 19
9
Engine compartment:
cover
o
n
the brake fluid
reservo ir (example)
246
-
Before
you
check any
t
hing in the engine compart
-
ment,
always read and heed all WARNINGS
¢
page 236, Working in the engine comport-
ment
.
.,.
Read the brake fluid level from the brake f luid
reservoir
¢
fig.
199,
¢
page 239, fig. 193
(ga-
soil engine) or
¢
page 240, fig. 194
(diese
l
en-
gine). The brake fluid level must be between
the "MIN" and "MAX" markings
.
The location of the brake fl
u
id reservoir can be
seen in the engine compartment
illustration
q
page239.
The fluid level may drop
slightly
after some time
due to t he automatic adjustment of the brake
pads. This is not ca use for a larm.
If
t
he brake fluid level falls
considerably
below
the "MIN" mark, the brake warning/indicator
light
~
(U.S.
models)
I.
(Canadian models)
will come on
q
page 18
.
Do not continue to oper-
ate the vehicle
.
The complete brake system
shou ld be thorough ly checked by an authorized
Audi dealer or other qualified fac ility and the
cause corrected
.
If the brake fl uid level is too
low, the bra ke war ning/ indicato
r
light w
ill
illumi-
na
t
e. Cont
act
a
n a
uthor ized Audi dealer
immedi-
atel
y
.
Changing brake fluid
Have the brake fluid changed by an experienced
technician.
Brake fl uid abso rbs moistu re from the air. If the
wa
t
er con
t
en
t
in the brake fluid is too high, cor-
rosion in the bra ke system may res ult after ape-
riod of time. The boi ling po int of the brake fluid
will a lso decrease considerably and decrease
bra king performance.
Therefore, the bra ke fluid m ust be changed
every
two year
s. Always use new brake f luid which con-
forms
t
o Federa
l
Motor Vehicle Standard "FMVSS
116
DOT
4"
.
The brake fluid reservoir can be diffic ult to reac h,
the refore, we recommend that you have t he
brake fluid changed by your author ized
Audi
dealer
.
Your
dealer has the correct tools, the
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