engine oil capacity AUDI A4 2017 Owners Manual

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Check ing and F illing
Windshield washer
system
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F ig. 252 Engin e comp artm ent : wash er fluid r ese rvoir cap
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~ 00 m
The washer fluid reservoir O contains the clean­
ing solution for the windshield and the headlight
washer system* c>
page 306, fig. 24 7. The reser­
voir capacity can be found inc>
page 362 .
To reduce the risk of lime sca le deposits on the
spray nozzles, use clean water with low amounts
of calci um. Always add window cleaner to the wa­
t er. When the outside temper atures are co ld, an
anti-free zing agent should be added to the water
so that it does not freeze .
Cl) Note
-The concentration of anti-free zing agent
must be adjusted to the vehicle operating
conditions in the respective climate. A con ­
centration that is too high can lead to veh i­
cle damage .
- Never add rad iator anti -freeze or other addi ­
tives to the washer fluid .
- Do not use a glass cleaner that contains
paint solvents, beca use this could damage
the pa int.
Service interval display
The service interval display detects when your ve­
hicle is due for service.
Checking se rv ice intervals
You can check the rema ining distance or time un ­
til the next oil change or next inspection i n the
I nfotainment system .
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.. Select in the Infotainment system : the !MENUI
button > V ehicle > left control button > Se rvice
& che cks > Ser vice inte rvals .
Resettin g the indicator
You r authorized Audi dea le r or authorized Audi
Se rvice Facility w ill reset the se rvice interval dis­
play after performing service.
If you have changed the oi l yourself, yo u must re­
set the o il change interval.
.. Select in the Infotainment system: thel
M ENU !
button > Vehicle > left control button > Ser vic e
& check s > Service int erv al s > Re set oil chang e
int erva l.
If an o il cha nge or inspection is due, you can ac­
cess it i n the Infota inment system. The display
works in two stages :
-Se rv ice re mind er: after a certain distance is
dr iven, a message appears in the instrument
cluste r display eve ry t ime the ignition is switch­
ed on. The remaining d istance and time is dis­
played briefly .
-Serv ic e due : if your vehicle has reached a se rv­
ice in terva l, a message appears briefly after
sw itching the ignition on.
(D Note
- Only reset the oil change indicator if the oi l
was changed.
- Following the se rvice interva ls is cr itical to
ma inta ining the se rvice l ife and val ue of
yo ur vehicle, especially the engine. Even if
the mileage on the vehi cle is low, do not ex ­
ceed the time for the next service .
- Calc ulat ing the time to the next oil change
is interrupted when the vehicle battery is
disconnected.
If the vehicle is not driven for
a long period of time, check the mainte­
nance schedule so that you can fo llow the
maintenance intervals .

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Emergency situations
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack to
work underneath, be sure the vehicle is safely
supported on stands intended for this purpose .
Front lifting point
T he lift ing po int is loc ated on the floo r pan re in ­
for cement about at the same leve l as t he jack
mounting po int r=;,
fig. 279. Do not lift the veh i­
cle at the vertical sill re inforcement.
Rear lifting point
T he lift ing po int is loca ted on the vert ica l re in­
for cement of the lower sill fo r t he on b oard ja ck
r=:> fig. 280 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to r=;, page 347.
A WARNING
- To reduce the risk of ser io us injury and vehi­
cl e d amage.
- Always lift t he ve hicle only at the special
wo rkshop ho ist and floo r jack lift po ints il­
lustrated
r=;, fig . 279 a nd r=;, fig. 280.
- Fa ilure to lift the vehicle at these poin ts
could cause the vehicle to tilt or fa ll from
a lift if there is a change in vehicle weight
distr ibut io n and balance. This might hap­
pen, for exam ple, when heavy co mpo­
n e nts s uch as the engine b lock or tra ns­
mi ssio n are removed.
- When removing heavy components like
th ese, a nchor vehicle to hoist o r add cor re ­
s pon ding weigh ts t o ma in ta in t he ce nte r o f
gr avit y. Ot herwise, t he ve hicl e migh t tilt or
s lip
off the hoist, causing ser ious perso na l
injury .
(D Note
- Be awa re o f th e followi ng poi nts before li ft­
in g th e ve hicle:
-The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil
pan, the transmiss ion housing, the front
or rear axle or the body side members .
This could lead to serious damage.
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chassis frame, a rubber pad must be in-
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serted between the floor jack and the lift
points.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist ,
check that the vehicle weight does not
exceed the permissible lifting capacity of
the hoist.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist , en­
sure that there is sufficient clearance be­
tween the hoist and low parts of the ve­
hicle .