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- Never open the engine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dripping from the engine compartment.
You
could burn yourself. Let the engine cool off
first until you can no longer see or hear
steam or coolant escap ing .
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Note
- Mounting additional lights or accessories in
front of the air inlets reduces the cooling ef-
fect of the radiator. At h igh outside temper-
atures or high engine load, the engine cou ld
ove rheat.
- The front spoiler has been designed to prop-
erly distribute the cooling air when the veh i-
cle is moving. If the spoiler is damaged, this
could red uce the cooling effect and the en-
gine could then overheat . Ask your author -
ized Audi dealer for assistance.
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev-
olutions per minute (RPM).
You shou ld shift to the next lowest gear when
the speed is below 1500 RPM. The beginning of
the red zone in the tachometer
indicates the
maximum permissib le engine speed for all gears
once the engine has been broken in and when it is
warmed up to operating temperature.
Before
reaching the red zone, you should shift into the
next higher gear, choose the Dor S selector lever
position, or remove your foot from the accelera -
tor pedal.
CD
Note
The tachometer
needle © c::> page 10, fig. 3
should only be in the red zone br iefly: other-
w ise, this increases the risk of e ngine dam-
age. The location where the red zo ne begins
varies depend ing on the eng ine.
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For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early helps you to save fuel and re-
duce operating noise.
In st rum e n ts an d ind ic a t o r ligh ts
Fuel level
The fue l gauge only works when the ignition is
on. If t he fue l level drops below 2.6 gallons (10
lite rs), the bottom LED turns red and the indica-
tor light
t]J
turns on c::> page 21. The bottom
LED blinks red when the fue l level is very low.
The possible range based on t he cur rent fue l lev-
el is shown in tab @ c::> page 23, fig . 4 .
For the tank capacity in your veh icle, refer to the
Techn ica l Data c::> page 2 71.
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Note
Never drive until the tank is completely emp-
ty. The irregu la r supply of fuel that resu lts
from that can cause t he engine to m isfire. Un-
combusted f uel w ill t hen en t er the exha ust
system . This can cause ove rheating and dam-
age to the catalytic converter.
Indicator
lights
Description
The ind icator lights in the instrument
cluster
blink or turn on. They indicate functions o r mal-
funct ions c::> .&,.
Messages may appear with some ind icator lights.
A war ning s ignal will sound at the same time.
The ind icator lights and messages in the ce nte r
of the disp lays may be replaced by other displays.
To s how them again, select the tab for indicator
ligh t s and messages using the m ultifunction
steering wheel c::> page 23 . If there are several
malfunctions, you can display them one at a time
us ing the thumbwheel.
Some indicators lights in the display can t urn on
in several colors.
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WARNING
- Failure to heed wa rning lights and other im-
portant vehicle information may result in
serious personal injury or vehicle damage.
- Whenever stalled or stopped for repair,
move the vehicle a safe d istance off the
road, stop the engine, and turn on the
emergency flasher c::> page 47 .
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