checking oil AUDI A3 SEDAN 2018 Owners Manual

Cockpit overv ie w
Drive s low ly to an authorized A udi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility to have the engine
checked.
EPC Engine control
Applies to: vehicles with gasoline engines
If the ~ indicator light turns on if there is a
malfunct io n in the engine control.
Drive s low ly to an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thor ized Audi Service Facility to have the engine
checked.
! ?' Engine speed limitation
Applies to: vehicles with engine speed limitation
(II M ax imum engine sp eed: XXXX rpm
The engine speed is automatica lly limited to the
speed d isplayed in the instrument cluster. Th is
protects the engine from overheating.
The engine speed limitation deactivates once the
engine is no longer in the critical temperature range and you have released the acce lerator ped ­
al once.
If the engine speed limitation was activated by
an engine contro l ma lfunction, the
II or ~ in­
d icator light also turns on. Make sure the eng ine
speed does not go above the speed displayed, for
example when downsh ift ing . Drive to an author­
ized Aud i dealer or authorized Aud i Serv ice Fac ili­
ty immediately to have t he malfunct ion correct­
ed.
'!=:?' ., Engine oil level (MIN)
Applies to: vehicles with oil level warning
Ill Check oil level
You may continue d riving for the t ime be ing .
C heck the engine oil leve l as soon as possib le
¢ page 321.
-If the engine oil level is too low, add engine o il
¢ page 322 , Checking the engine oil level .
-If the engine oil level is correct and the indica­
tor light st ill turns on, drive at low eng ine
speed to an authorized Aud i dealer o r autho r­
ized Audi Se rvice Facility.
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II Oil l evel s ystem : malfun ction! Plea se con­
tact Service
The sensor to check the eng ine o il level has
failed . D rive to an author ized Audi dealer or au­
t h orized Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have
t h e malfunct ion cor re cted.
(Llj) Note
Refer to the descr ipt ion in the Owne r's Man­
u a l
¢ page 322, Checking the engine oil lev­
el.
ju Tank system
Vehicles with p lug -in hybrid dr ive *: ¢ page 103.
ll'J Pleas e refuel
The first t ime the indicator light turns on and the
message appears, there are approx imately 1.8
gallons
(7 liters) of fuel in the tank o n front
whee l dr ive vehicles, or app roxi mately
2. 2 ga l­
l ons
(8.5 lite rs) of f uel in the ta nk on a ll wheel
d rive ve hicles.
ll') Please refuel immediatel y
If the indicato r light turns on the message ap­
pears, the fuel tank is a lmost empty . Refue l the
vehicle immediately .
ll') Tank system: malfunction! Please cont act
Ser vice
There is a ma lfunction in the f uel tank system .
D rive to an au thor ized A udi dealer or au tho riz ed
Audi Se rvice Fa cility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction correc ted.
(D Tips
F o r more info rmation on f ueli ng, see
¢ page 315.
,. Washer fluid level
If the C·w$ indicator light turns on, the washer flu­
id is almost out. Fill the washer fl uid for the
winds hield washer system and the headlight
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Engine compartment overview
The most important check points .
Fig . 267 Typical location of the reservoi r, engine oil d ipst ick, and engine oil f iller open ing
(D Coolant expans ion tank (-L) ¢ page 325
@ E ngine oi l dipstick¢ page 322
® Engine oil filler opening ("e::r.) ¢ page 322
@ Eng ine oi l label* w ith VW standard
¢ page 321
® Brake fluid reservoir (0}) ¢ page 326
@ Applies to: vehicles w ith jump start point(+):
jump start point(+) under a cover
¢page 327, ¢page 375
0 Applies to: vehicles with the vehicle battery
in the engine compartment: vehicle bat­
tery(+) under the battery
cover¢ page 327,
¢page375
@ Bodygroundpoint(-) ¢page327,
¢ page375
® Washer fluid reservoir (0) ¢ page 328
@ Fuse housing ¢ page 3 71
The oil dipstick( @) and the engine oil fi ller
opening( @)¢ fig. 267 may be located in differ- ent places within the engine compartment de­
pending on the engine version .
,8. WARNING
Read and follow a ll WARNINGS before check­
i ng anything in the engine compartment
¢page 318 .
(D Tips
Applies to: vehicles with p lug-in hybrid dr ive:
note the informa tion for the coo lant expan­
s io n t ank
in¢ page 102 and for the vehicle
batte ry (+) in
¢page 102 .
Engine oil
If the engine oil level is too low
If you need to add engine oil, use an o il that i s
listed on the st icker .
The sticker is located at the
front of the eng ine
compartment ¢ page 321,
fig. 267.
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If the recommended engine oil is not available,
in an eme rg enc y you may add a maximum of 1
quart(! liter) of ACEA C3 or API SN engine oil
one tim e until the next oil change.
F or more information on the correct engine oil
for your vehicle, contact an authorized Audi dea l­
er or authorized Audi Service Facility . Have the oil
changed by an authori zed Audi dealer o r author­
ized Service Fac ility .
Audi re commend s
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Audi r ecommends using th e Lon g Lif e high ­
perf orm ance eng in e oil from Audi Genu in e
Parts .
Checking the engine oil level
The engine oil dipstick varies depending on the
engine type .
Fig . 268 Oil d ipsti ck: checking th e engine oil le vel (exa m­
p le )
Observe the safety precaut ions ¢.& in Working
in the engine compartment on page 318 .
.. Park your vehicle on a level surface.
.. Shut the engine off when it is warm .
.. Wait approx imately two m inutes .
.. Open the hood ¢ page 320 .
.. Remove the oi l dipstick¢ page 321, fig. 267,
wipe it off with a clean cloth and insert it a ll the
way in again .
.. Remove the o il dipstick again and then read the
oil
level ¢ table on page 322.
.. Add engine oil if necessary c:> page 323.
322
Areas on the o il dipstick 9 fig . 268 .
(D If the engine oil leve l is just before the
mark ing
(D , then engine oil must be added .
See¢@.
@ Do not add engine oil.
(D Note
- T he engine o il level must not be below the
ma rking
(D , because this increases the risk
of engine damage.
- After add ing engine oil, the oil leve l must
not be above the marking @, because this
increases the risk of catalytic converter and/
or engine damage . Do not start the engine .
Contact an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility to have excess eng ine oil extracted if necessary .
(D Tips
- The engine oil consumption may be up to
0.5 quart/600 miles (0.5 liter/1,000 km),
depending on driving style and operating
conditions. Consumpt io n may be h igher
dur ing the fi rst 3,000 mi les (5,000 km) . Be­
c ause of this , the eng ine o il level must be
che cked regularly.
It is best to check each
t ime you refuel your vehicle and before long
drives .
- In order to prov ide effective l ubrication and
cooling of interna l engine components, a ll
internal combustion engines consume a cer ­
tain amount of oil. O il consumption varies
from engine to engine and may change sig­ nificantly over the life of the engine. Typi­
cally, eng ines with a specif ied break-in peri­
od consume more oil during the break-in pe ­
riod than they consume after o il consump­
t ion has stabilized .
- Under normal condit ions, the rate of oil
cons umption depends on t he quality and
viscosity of the oil, the RPM (revo lutions per
mi nute) at which the engine is ope rated, the
ambien t temperature and road conditions .
Further factors are the amount of oi l dilu­
tion from water condensation or fuel resi­ due and the oxidation level of the oil. As any
eng ine is subject to wear as m ileage builds
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up, the oil consumption may increase over
time unti l replacement of worn components
may become necessary .
- With a ll these variab les coming into p lay,
no standard rate of oil consumption can be
estab lished or specified. There is no alterna­
tive to checking the o il level regu larly and
frequently.
- If you have the impression your engine con ­
sumes excessive amounts of oil, we recom­ mend that you consult an authorized Aud i
dealer to have the cause of your concern properly d iagnosed . Keep in mind that the
accu rate measurement of oil consumption
r equ ires gre at ca re and may take some
time. An a uthorized Audi dea ler has instruc­
tions about how to measure oil consump ­
tion acc urately.
- You can find information on engine oi l and
engine oil capacities for the USA at
www.audiusa.com/help/maintenance, or
for Canada at www.audi.ca/ca/web/en/
customer-area/ ca re-and-ma i ntena nee/ a ud
i ­
service-sched u les. html, or ca ll
800-822-2834.
Adding engine oil
F ig. 269 Eng ine co mpartment : engin e oil fille r open ing
cover
Obse rve the safety p recautions i::> &. in Working
in the engine compartment an page 318.
.,. T urn the eng ine off .
.,. Unscrew the cap~ for the eng ine oi l filler
opening
i::> fig. 269 .
.,. Care fully add 0.5 qua rt ( 0.5 liter) of the cor rect
o il
q page 321.
Ch eck ing and F illing
.,. Check the oi l level again a fter two minutes
i::> page 322 , Checking the engine oil level .
.,. Add a smaller amo unt of engine oil if necessa ­
ry. The
marking @i::>page 322, fig. 268 must
not be exceeded
i::> @ in Checking the engine oil
level on page 322 .
.,. Close the engine o il filler cap and push the d ip­
stick all the way i n.
.8, WARNING
-W hen adding oil, do not let o il dr ip onto hot
e ng ine components. This in cr eases the risk
of a fire .
- You mus t se al the c ap on the o il filler open ­
ing correct ly so tha t oi l does not leak ou t
onto the hot engine and ex haust system
when the engine is running, beca use this is
a fire hazard.
- Always clean skin thoro ughly if it comes into
contact with engine oi l.
- Engine oil is poisonous and must be kept
out of reac h of children .
- Sto re t he engine oi l secure ly in the o rigina l
container .
(Llj) Note
You r Lim ited New Veh icle Wa rra nty does no t
cove r damage or m alfu nct io ns due to f ailure
to fo llow recommended maintenance and use
requirements as set forth in the A udi Owner's
M anua l and War ranty
& Maintenance boo klet.
- Use on ly a high quality engine oil that ex -
press ly complies with the A udi oi l quality
standard spec ified for yo ur vehicle's eng ine.
Us ing any othe r oi l can cause ser ious eng ine
damage.
- Do not mix any addit iona l lubr icants into
the engine oil. Damage caused by such add i­
t ives is not covered by the wa rranty.
@ For the sake of the environment
- Oil sho uld never enter the sewer system or
come into contact with the ground .
- Pay attention to lega l req uirements when
disposing of empty o il conta iners.
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Changing the engine oil
We recommend that have your oil changed by an
authorized Audi dealer or a qualified service sta­ tion.
Before you check anyth ing in the eng ine compart­
ment,
a lw ays re ad and h eed all WARNING S c> .&
in Working in the engine compartment on
page 318.
The engine oil must be changed accord ing to the
intervals specif ied in your Warranty
& Mainte­
nance booklet. This is very impo rtant because the
lubricat ing p ropert ies of o il d iminish gradually
du ring normal vehicle use.
Under some c ircumstances the eng ine o il should
be changed more frequently . Change oil more of­
ten if you d rive most ly short distances, ope rate
the vehicle in dusty areas or under predominant ly
stop -and-go traffic cond it ions, o r have yo ur vehi ­
cle where temperatures remain below freezing
for extended periods .
Detergent additives in the oil will make fresh o il
look da rk afte r th e e ng ine
has been run ning fo r a
short time. This is norma l and is not a reason to
change the oil more often than recommended.
Because of the prob lem of p roper d isposa l, along
with the special tools and necessa ry expe rt ise re ­
quired, we strong ly recommend that you have
your oil changed by an authorized
Audi dealer or
a qualified service station .
If you choo se to change your oil your self , please
note the fo llowing important information:
A WARNING
T o red uce the risk of personal injury if you
must c hange the engine oil in your veh icle
yourself:
- Wear eye protection .
-To reduce the risk of bu rns from ho t engine
oi l, let the engine cool down to the touch .
-
-When removing the o il drain pl ug with you r
fingers, stay as far away as possible . A lways
keep your forearm paralle l to the ground to
help prevent hot oi l from running down your
arm.
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- Drain the oil into a container designed for
this purpose, one large enough to hold at
least the tota l amount of oil in your engine.
- Engine oil is poisonous. Keep it well out of
the reach of children.
- Continuous contact with used engine oi l is
harmf ul to your skin. Always protect your
skin by washing oil off thoroughly with soap
and water .
@ Note
Never mix oil additives with your engine oil.
These additives can damage your engine and
adverse ly affect your Audi Limited New Vehi­
cle Warranty .
{® For the sake of the environment
- Before chang ing your oi l, first make sure
you know where you can properly dispose of
the used oil.
- Always dispose of used eng ine o il properly.
Do not dump it on garden so il, wooded
areas, into open streams or down sewage
dra ins.
- Recycle used eng ine o il by tak ing it to a used
eng ine oi l collect ion fac il ity in your area, or
contact a service station .
Cooling system
Coolant
The engine cooling system is filled w ith a mixture
of purified water and coolant additive at the fac­
tory. This coolant must not be not changed.
The coo lant level is monitored thro ugh
the . in­
dicator light
c> page 25. However, we do recom­
mend occas ionally checking the coolant leve l
manually.
If you must add coo lant, use a mixture of water
and coolant additive . Mix ing the coo lant add itive
with dist illed water is recommended.
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Coolan t loss usu ally indicates there is a leak. Im ­
m ed iately drive your v ehicle to an authorized
Aud i dea ler or authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility
and have the cooling system inspected. If the
coo ling system is not leaking, a loss can come
from the coolant boiling through overheating
and be ing pushed out of the cool ing system.
.&_ WARNING
- The coo ling system is under pressure . Do
not open the coolant expans ion tank cap
when the eng ine is ho t. This inc reases the
risk of burns .
- T he coo lant add itive and the coolant can be
d angerous to your healt h. For this reason,
keep the coolant in the origina l container
and away from children . There is a risk of
poisoning .
- When working in the engine compartment,
remember that the rad iator fan can switch
on even if the ign ition is switched off, which
increases the risk of in jury .
-
CD Note
Do not add coolant if the expansion tank is
empty . Air could enter the cooling system and
damage the engine. If this is the case , do not
cont inue driving. See an authorized Audi deal­
er or author ized Audi Service Facility for assis­
tance .
Brake fluid
Fig. 271 Eng in e co mpar tment : cap on b rake flu id r eservo ir
O bserve the safety precautions ¢ page 318,
Working in the engine compartment .
326
Checking the brake fluid level
Read the b rake fluid level on the br ake fluid res­
ervoir ¢ page 321, fig . 267. The brake f lu id leve l
must be between the MIN and MAX markings
¢ ,& .
The brake f lu id leve l is monito red automa tically .
Changing the brake fluid
Have the brake fluid changed regularly by an au ­
thorized Aud i dea ler or authorized Audi Service
Facility.
.&_ WARNING
- I f the b rake fl uid leve l is below the MIN
marking, i t can impair the bra king effec t
and driving safety, wh ich increase the r isk o f
an accident. Do not continue driving . See an
authorized A udi dealer or authorized A udi
Serv ice Facility fo r ass istance.
- If the brake fl uid is old, b ubbles may form
in the brake system dur ing heavy braking.
This would impair braking performance and
driving safety, which increases the risk of an
accident .
- To ensure the brake system functions cor­
rectly, only use brake fluids that comp ly
w ith VW standard S0 l 14 or
FMVSS- 116 DOT 4 .
CD Note
-If the brake f luid level is above the MAX
marking, brake fluid may leak o ut over the
edge of the reservoi r and result in damage
to the vehicle .
- Do not ge t any brake fl uid on the vehicle
pai nt, b ecause it w ill co rrode the paint .
Battery
General warnings about batteries
Because of t he comp lex power supp ly, all work
on batter ies such as d isconnecting, replacing ,
etc., shou ld
only be pe rformed by an authori zed
Audi dealer or authorized A udi Service Fac ility
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-Inspection or oil change reminder: after a cer ­
tain distance driven, a message appears in the i nst rument cluste r display each time the ign i­
t ion is switched on or off. The rema ining dis­
tance or time is displayed briefly .
-Inspection or oil change due: if your vehicle
has reached an inspection or o il change interval
or bot h intervals at t he same time, the mes­
sage
Inspection due! or Oil change due! or Oil
change and in spection due!
appears briefly a f­
te r swi tc h ing t he ignition on/off.
Checking service intervals
You can check the rema ining distance or time un­
til the nex t oil change o r next inspection in the
Info tainmen t sys tem. Select in the Infotainmen t
sys tem: th e
I MENU I button > Vehicle > left con­
tro l button
> Service & checks > Service inter ­
vals .
Resetting the indicator
An author ized A udi dealer or author ized A udi
Serv ice Fac ility will reset the serv ice inte rval dis­
p lay after pe rforming serv ice .
If you have changed t he oil you rself, you must re ­
set t he oil change interva l.
To reset the display, se lect in the Infotainment
system: the
I MENU I button > Vehicle > left con­
tro l button
> Service & checks > Service intervals
> Reset oil change interval.
@ Note
- Only reset the oil c hange indicato r if the oil
was c hanged.
- Fo llow ing the service inte rvals is c ritical to
maintai ning the fu nction, serv ice li fe, and
va lue of yo ur ve hicle , es pecially the eng ine.
Eve n if th e m ile ag e on the v ehicle is low, do
not exc eed t he ti me f or th e next ser vic e.
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Driving time ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 17 , 18
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
DVD dr ive (media dr ives) 224
Dynamic vo lume
refer to System vo lume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
E
E-ma il 184
e-tron
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
also refer to P lug-in hyb rid dr ive . . . . . . . . 92
eco mode (automatic climate control system) .69
E conomical route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
E ff iciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
Electric drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
E le ct ric range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 81
Electromechanica l steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1
Elect ronic D ifferent ial Lock (EDL) . . . . . . . . 148
Electronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
E lect ronic S tabili zation Control ( ESC) . . . . . 148
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
E me rgency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 1
Emergency operat ion
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Emergency starting .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 375
E m iss ions cont rol system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E ne rgy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
E ng ine
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Ju mp starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Ju mp s tarting (plug -in hyb rid drive) . . . . . 102
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting/stopping (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Starting/stopping (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 S
Warm ing up/coo ling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
E ng ine compartmen t
Opening/closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Overview ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 32 1
Safety preca utions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 18
E ng ine data
refer to Spo rt displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Ind ex
Engine oi l
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Chang ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Dipst ick .... ... .. .. ................ . 321
Oil change interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
T emperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Enhanced view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ente ring characte rs/numbers (speller) . . . . 161
Entering letters (speller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Entertainment sliding menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
E nt ry/ exit lig hting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 1
Entry assistance
refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Environment Proper disposa l of drained engine oil . . . . 324
U nleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
E SC
refer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
E vent Data Reco rder ( EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
E xterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Folding settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Ex terna l voice ope ra tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
F
Factory default sett ings
Mult i Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Fader (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7
F astening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Convertib le child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 302
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Fast forwarding/rewind ing (a udio/video
f ile) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Fast forwarding (aud io/video file) . . . . . . . . 232
Fast route 208
Favor ites
Med ia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Nav iga tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
T elep hone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Federal Commun ications Comm iss ion (FCC) 386
File formats (med ia drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
391