Audi S5 A5 owners manual page 197

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document_0900452a81793dcc.book Seite 195 Mittwoch, 21. März 2007 5:42 17 Your vehicle and the environment 195 Your vehicle and the environment Running in WARNING A new vehicle should be run in over a distance of 1,500 km. For the • Because of the high temperatures which can occur in the cata- first 1,000 km the engine speed should not exceed 2/3 of the lytic converter, do not park the vehicle where the catalytic maximum permissible engine speed – do not use full throttle and do converter can come into contact with flammable materials under not tow a trailer or caravan. From 1,000 to 1,500 km you can gradu-the car (e.g. on grass or at the forest edge). - Fire hazard! ally increase the engine rpm and road speed. • Do not apply any underseal agents in the area around the During its first few hours of running, the internal friction in the exhaust system - fire hazard! engine is greater than later on when all the moving parts have bedded down. Driving abroad How the vehicle is driven for the first 1,500 km also influences the engine quality. After the first 1,500 km you should continue driving Changing over headlight dip settings at moderate engine speeds, in particular when the engine is cold. This helps to reduce wear and tear on the engine and increases the The asymmetric low beams of the headlights are designed to light potential mileage which can be covered by the engine.up the near side of the road more intensely. If you drive in a country You should also avoid driving with the engine speed too low. where traffic drives on the opposite side of the road to the home Change down to a lower gear when the engine no longer runs country, this will dazzle oncoming traffic. The headlight dip settings “smoothly”. Excessively high engine speeds are prevented by an must be changed to avoid dazzling oncoming traffic. For safety automatic rev limiter. reasons, the dip settings may only be changed by a qualified work- shop. For further information, please consult an Audi dealer or other qual- Catalytic converter ified workshop. Unleaded petrol The vehicle must only be used with unleaded petrol, otherwise the A car with catalytic converter must not be run with leaded petrol catalytic converter will be destroyed. ⇒page195. Before driving abroad make sure that unleaded petrol Never run the tank completely dry. The irregular fuel supply can is available there. cause misfiring, which would allow unburnt fuel to enter the exhaust system, which could cause overheating and damage the catalytic converter. Controls Safety Driving tipsGeneral maintenance Self-help Technical data

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