General notes
The increasing complexity of vehicle technology and the applicable safety and environmental regulations mean that your options for performing repairs and making adjustments to your vehicle yourself are very limited.
Proof of servicing may be a condition for a claim within the guarantee/warranty period to remain valid.
Have work on your vehicle performed by a qualified workshop. This will help ensure that the functions, performance and safety of your vehicle are not impaired.
Maintenance and repairs
Your vehicle was designed to require as little maintenance as possible. However, a certain amount of regular maintenance work is necessary to ensure that your vehicle remains safe, cost-efficient and reliable. Please contact a qualified workshop for precise information on vehicle maintenance.
Certain maintenance work should also be performed between the specified intervals in severe operating conditions, such as extremely low temperatures or in areas with a high dust concentration.
Special tools, measurement instruments and other workshop equipment available to qualified workshop staff are usually required for maintenance work or repairs. These guarantee that your vehicle and all its systems will function properly and be both reliable and safe. If work is not performed correctly, this may affect the operation and reliability of your vehicle and may even invalidate any claims you may wish to make under the guarantee/warranty.
Technical changes
Unauthorised modifications to the electronic components, software, wiring or data transfer in the vehicle may cause malfunctions. Due to the way the electronic components are linked together in networks, systems which are not directly affected may also be impaired by the faults. This can seriously impair your vehicle’s safety and lead to excessive wear of its components.
Depending on the country, this may also invalidate the vehicle’s type approval. Qualified workshops have full information on the manufacturer-approved repair methods. They can also give advice regarding official regulations for the vehicle.
Some convenience features, such as one-touch signalling, single door unlocking and display messages can be reprogrammed using special workshop equipment. If any functions are reprogrammed, the information in this Owner s Manual may no longer be relevant for the functions that have been changed. We recommend having the reprogramming carried out and approved by a qualified workshop.
WARNING
If maintenance work, repairs, or technical changes to the vehicle are not performed properly, this can cause serious injuries - risk of accident!
WARNING
A vehicle’s engine compartment is a potentially hazardous area and working there can lead to serious injuries.
- Always exercise extreme caution when working in the engine compartment. Always keep to the generally accepted safety procedures and use your common sense. Never put yourself at risk of injury.
- Do not perform any work in the engine compartment if you do not fully understand the procedure or if you do not have suitable information, tools and equipment.
- If you are not sure how to proceed, have the work performed by a qualified workshop. Work which is not performed properly can cause serious injuries.
CAUTION
- Maintenance work, repairs or technical changes which are not performed properly can cause damage to the vehicle (e.g. corrosion).
- If emergency repairs have been performed, have your vehicle checked by a qualified workshop as soon as possible.
- Audi cannot assume any liability for damage to the vehicle caused due to these conditions not being adhered to.
For the sake of the environment
- You can play your part in looking after the environment through regular vehicle maintenance.
- Technical changes to the vehicle can have a negative effect on both the fuel consumption and the emissions.
- The relevant safety requirements must be observed when individual components or the entire vehicle are scrapped. This is particularly important because pyrotechnic components are fitted in various areas of the vehicle, such as in the airbags and belt tensioners. Your authorised dealer is familiar with the regulations and will be pleased to pass on the information to you.
Note
Because of your vehicle s aluminium body concept, all servicing, repairs or other work on the car body must be carried out by an Audi workshop or a qualified workshop working to the specifications of the Audi factory. This ensures that the necessary repairs or servicing are performed properly and that only Audi Genuine Parts are installed on your vehicle. Serious damage (e.g. corrosion damage) can be caused to your vehicle if non-genuine replacement parts or accessories are used or if repairs are not performed properly.