Audi A4, S4

since 2000 release

Repair and operation of the car



Audi A4, S4
+ Introduction
+ Governing bodies and methods of safe operation
- Current leaving and service
   Specifications
   Maintenance approach term indicator
   Schedule of routine maintenance
   General information on control
   Check of levels of liquids, control of leaks
   Check of a condition of tires and pressure in them. Designation of tires and disks of wheels. Rotation and replacement of wheels
   Replacement of motive oil and oil filter
   Checks of brake system. Adjustment of the parking brake
   Check of fuel system
   Check of a state and replacement of hoses of a motive compartment, localization of leaks
   Check of a condition of ridge belts of the streaming drive of auxiliary units
   Check of functioning of the cooling system and frost resistance of cooling liquid
   Check of a condition of system of production of the fulfilled gases
   Check of level of oil of automatic transmission
   Visual control of a box of gear shifting and the main transfer on leaks, check of level and addition of oil
   Check of a state component of a suspension bracket and steering
   Check of a condition of protective covers of power shafts
   Check of level of liquid of system of hydrostrengthening of a wheel
   Check of the air conditioning system
   Greasing of limiters of doors, cylinders of locks, hook of a cowl, movable panel of the hatch of a roof
   Visual control of a seat belt and block of a safety cushion
   Check of operability of headlights and horn
   Check of a state, adjustment and replacement of brushes of screen wipers
   Check of a condition of the battery, care of it and charging
   Replacement of the battery of emergency supply of Telematik system
   Replacement of an element of the filter of air of salon / coal filter of purification of air
   Replacement of brake fluid
   Check and replacement of spark plugs. Check of a condition of high-voltage wires
   Replacement of an element of the air filter of the engine
   Replacement of the fuel filter
   Check of a state and tension of a gear belt
+ Engine
+ Cooling systems, heating and air conditioner
+ Power supply systems, release and decrease in toxicity of the fulfilled gases
+ Systems of electric equipment of the engine
+ Manual box of gear shifting
+ Automatic transmission
+ Coupling, power shafts and differential
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment






Check of a condition of tires and pressure in them. Designation of tires and disks of wheels. Rotation and replacement of wheels

Depending on model and equipment tires and disks of various sizes can be installed. Disks have depth of a press fitting of 38 mm. Depth of a press fitting is a distance from the middle of a disk to a persistent surface of a wheel on a brake disk or a drum. Wheel bolts for steel and light-alloy wheels have the identical sizes.

At installation of light-alloy wheels of other producers bolts of other sizes can be demanded.

The equipment is continuously improved. It is possible that for older models other values of pressure in tires are admissible. The sizes specified in documents to the car are defining.

At a sports manner of driving it is recommended to increase pressure in lobbies and back tires by 0.2 atm. At increase in pressure it is necessary to proceed from a base-line value for various conditions of loading.

Winter tires as a rule have pressure upon 0.2 atm. above than summer. It is necessary to consider recommendations of manufacturers of winter tires.

As winter tires have restriction on speed, in sight of the driver the plate with the indication of the maximum speed has to be strengthened.

Designations of disks

Example: 6 J x 15

6 — disk width in inches

J — an alphabetic reference of height and a contour of an onboard zakraina of a rim of a disk

x — designation of an integral deep disk

15 — diameter of a disk in inches

Admissible lateral beating on the onboard zakrayena of a disk: 0.8 mm;

Admissible radial beating on the landing shelf of a disk: 0.5 mm.

Designation of tires

Example: 195/70 R 14 89 H

195 — tire width in mm

/70 — height relation to width (height of cross section of the tire makes 70% of width)

If separate data on width relation to height are absent (for example, 175 R 14), means it is about the "normal" relation. It makes 82%.

N — a class of speed, N: to 210 km/h (on new tires it is brought not always).

R — a radial design

14 — the disk size in inches

89 — loading capacity parameter

If between data 14 and 89 there is a designation of M+S, it is about tires with a winter protector.

N — designation of admissible maximum speed.

The letter of speed stands behind the tire size. Symbols of speed belong as 6.6 Indicators of wear of a protector of the tire up to the depth of 1.6 mm are in the places designated on TWIK sidewall summer and to winter tires.

Alphabetic references of speed are given in Specifications.

Date of production of the tire

Date of production of the tire costs on the tire in a code of the producer

Example:

DOT CUL2 UM8 019 TUBELESS

DOT — Department of Transportation (the Ministry of Transport of the USA)

CU — reduction of the name of the manufacturer

L2 — the tire size

UM8 — execution of the tire

4600 — date of production - the 46th working week 2000

TUBELESS — tubeless (TUBETYPE - the tire with a chamber)

Regular check of a condition of tires will allow you to avoid the troubles connected with stops in way because of the lowered wheel. Besides, such checks give valuable information on possible problems with a steering and a suspension bracket before emergence in them serious damages.

Tires are equipped with the built-in strips of indication of wear of a protector which are bared at decrease in depth of a protector to 1.6 mm then tires are considered as the worn-out. This size represents minimum admissible depth of a protector; it is in most cases recommended to replace tires, which depth of a protector of 2 mm and less. Depth of a protector can also be determined by the simple and inexpensive adaptation known under the name of the measuring instrument of depth of a protector.

Pay attention to any unusual wear of protectors. Such defects of a protector as cavities, cambers, flattening and stronger wear on the one hand indicate violation of corners of installation of forward wheels and/or balancing of a wheel. At identification any of the listed defects it is necessary to address for their adjustment in a tire workshop.

Carefully check the tire for existence of cuts, punctures and the got stuck nails or buttons. Sometimes after piercing of the tire a nail it still some time holds pressure or lowers very slowly.

At suspicion such "a slow puncture" at first check tightness of a nipple of the gate of a rating for existence. Then examine a protector on presence of the got stuck strangers of subjects or repaired before the punctures which are again passing air. If there is a suspicion that there is a puncture, it is possible to make sure of its existence, having moistened the suspected site wi