Accessories and modifications to the vehicle
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WARNING
Incorrectly performed modifications or other
work on your vehicle can lead to malfunctions
and cause accidents.
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Note
Modifications to the front of the vehicle and/
or to the engine compartment (resulting from
tuning measures, for instance) can impair the
vehicle's pedestrian protection and void the
vehicle's certification for use on public roads.
Radio transmitters and
business equipment
Radio transmitters (fixed installation)
Retrofit installations of radio transmitters in the
vehicle are subject to official approval. Audi gen
erally authorises in-vehicle installations of ap
proved types of radio transmitters provided that:
- The aerial is installed correctly.
- The aerial is not installed in the interior of the
vehicle (and screened cables are used together
with non-reflective aerial trimming).
-The effective transmitting power does not ex-
ceed 10 Watts at the aerial base.
Qualified workshops will be able to inform you
about options for installing and operating radio
transmitters with a
higher
transmitting power.
Mobile radio transmitters
When using commercial mobile telephones or ra
dio equipment it is possible that they might in
terfere with the electronics of your vehicle and
cause malfunctions. The reasons could be:
- no external aerial
-external aerial incorrectly installed
- transmitting power more than 10 W
Therefore you must not operate portable mobile
telephones or radio equipment
inside the vehicle
without a correctly installed external aerial c:>
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Business equipment
Retrofit installation of business or other equip
ment in the vehicle is permitted, provided the
equipment cannot interfere with the driver's im
mediate control of the vehicle. Any such equip
ment must carry the ( (mark.Any retrofit equip
ment that could influence the driver's control of
the vehicle must have a type approval for your ve
hicle and must carry thee mark.
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WARNING
Mobile telephones or radio equipment which
are operated inside the vehicle without a cor
rectly installed external aerial can create ex
cessive magnetic fields that could cause a
health hazard.
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Note
-Any retrofit installation of electrical or elec
tronic equipment in the vehicle will affect
its type approval. In extreme cases this
could mean that you might lose the type ap
proval for your vehicle.
- Please refer to the mobile telephone/radio
operating instructions.
Component protection
Some electronic control units and components,
such as the sound system or navigation system,
are equipped with component protection at the
factory.
The purpose of the component protection is as
follows:
- To
prevent factory-fitted equipment from being
re-installed and used freely in other vehicles
(e.g. if they have been stolen)
-To prevent components from being used out
side the vehicle
- To
enable the legitimate installation and/or re
placement of components and control units by
a qualified service workshop
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