General Safety Precautions

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2024 Audi A5 Quattro and 2023 Audi A5 Quattro. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Pay Attention to the Following to Prevent Personal Injury and Vehicle Damage:

WARNING:

Risk of injury and accident by accidentally engaging a selector lever position with the engine running.

Before work is done with the engine running, move the selector lever in the "P" position and pull the parking brake button to activate the electro-mechanical parking brake.

To Prevent Personal Injury, Damage or Destruction of Electrical and Electronic Components, Observe the Following:

Only connect and disconnect test equipment when the ignition is off.

CAUTION:

Risk of destroying electronic components when disconnecting the battery.

Follow the steps when disconnecting the battery.
Always turn off the ignition before disconnecting the battery.

-- Disconnect the battery. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .