engine coolant AUDI A4 2019 User Guide

CheckingandFilling

@®Engineoillabel*withVWstandard
=>page312
©Coolantexpansiontank(-£)>page316
©Brakefluidreservoir(C))>page317
Thecoolantexpansiontankandtheengineoil
fillingopeningmaybelocatedindifferentplaces
within
theenginecompartment,dependingon
theengineversion.
Engineoil
Iftheengineoillevelistoolow
Ifyouneedtoaddengineoil,useanoilthatis
listedonthesticker.Thestickerislocatedatthe
frontoftheenginecompartment>page311,
fig.256.
Iftherecommendedengineoilisnotavailable,in
anemergencyyoumayaddamaximumof1
quart(1liter)ofACEAC3orAPISNengineoil
onetimeuntilthenextoilchange.
Formoreinformationonthecorrectengineoil
foryourvehicle,contactanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Havetheoil
changedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedServiceFacility.

Audirecommends
Slastiol(ZIDIBIEProrzssional
AudirecommendsusingtheLongLifehigh-per-
formanceengineoilfromAudiGenuineParts.
Messages
Engineoilpressure


&Turnoffengine.Oilpressuretoolow
Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
engineoillevel>page313.
—Iftheengineoillevelistoolow,addengineoil
=>page314.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
—Iftheengineoilleveliscorrectandtheindica-
torlightstillturnson,turntheengineoffand
do
notcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
312
Engineoillevel
Applies
to:vehicleswithoillevelwarning
BPleaseaddoilimmediately.
Stoptheengineanddonotcontinuedriving.
Checktheengineoillevel>page313and add
engineoilimmediately>page314.
2Pleaseaddmax.xqt(xl)oil.Youcancon-
tinuedriving
Addtheamountof oil shownimmediately
>page314.
Reducingtheoillevel
3Pleasereduceoillevel.
Thereistoomuchoilintheengineandthereisa
risk
ofdamagingthecatalyticconverteroren-
gine.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
engineoilextractedifnecessary.Avoidhighen-
ginespeeds,fullacceleration,andheavyengine
loads.
Engineoilsensor
&Oillevelsensor:oilchangenecessary.Please
contactService
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil.Thiswillcause
theengineoilleveltoriseslowlyandtheengine
oilqualitytodecrease.Donotextractengineoil
toreducethelevel,becausethiswillincreasethe
riskofenginedamage.DrivetoanauthorizedAu-
didealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohaveengineoilextracted.
&Oillevelsystem:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoillevelhas
malfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediately
tohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
2Oilpressuresensor:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoilpressure
hasmalfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmedi-
atelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.

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oilchangedby anauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityisrecommended.
Ifyouchangetheengineoilyourself,pleasenote
thefollowingimportantinformation:

ZA\WARNING
Ifyouchangetheengineoilonthevehicle
yourself,thefollowingprecautionsmustbe
followed:
—Wearprotectiveeyewear.
—Duetotheriskofscalding,allowtheengine
to cooldownsufficiently.
—Maintainenoughdistancewhenyouarere-
movingtheoildrainplug.Whiledoingthis,
keep yourforearmparalleltothegroundto
reducetheriskofhotoildrippingdownyour
arm.
—Draintheoilintoacontainerdesignedfor
thispurposethatislargeenoughtoholdthe
fullamountofoilinyourengine.
—Engineoilispoisonous.Alwaysstoreoutof
reachofchildren.
—Prolongedcontactofusedengineoilwith
theskinmaycauseskindamage.Always
washoiloffimmediatelywithsoapand wa-
tertoprotectyourskin.

@®)Note
Donotmixanyadditiveswiththeengineoil.
Additivesmaycauseengine damagethatis
notcoveredbyyourNewVehicleLimitedWar-
ranty.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Beforechangingtheengineoil,makesure
youcandisposeoftheusedengineoilcor-
rectly.
—Engineoilmustalways bedisposedofcor-
rectly.Donot dumpitintheyard,inthefor-
est,orinopenwater,riverchannels,orsew-
ers.
—Haveyour usedengineoilrecycledbybring-
ingittoausedoilcollectionsiteorcontact
agasstation.
Coolingsystem
Theenginecoolingsystemisfilledwithamixture
ofpurifiedwaterandcoolantadditiveatthefac-
tory.Thiscoolantmustnotbenotchanged.
ThecoolantlevelismonitoredthroughtheBin-
dicatorlight>page22.However,occasionally
checkingthecoolantlevelmanuallyisrecom-
mended.
Ifyoumustaddcoolant,useamixtureofwater
andcoolantadditive.Mixing thecoolantadditive
withdistilledwaterisrecommended.
Coolantadditive
Thecoolantadditiveismadeofanti-freezingand
corrosionprotectionagents.Onlyuse thefollow-
ingcoolantadditives.Theseadditivesmaybe
mixedwitheachother.

CoolantadditiveSpecification
G12++TL774G
G131TL774]




Theamountofcoolantadditivethatneedstobe
mixedwithwaterdependsontheclimatewhere
thevehiclewillbeoperated.Ifthecoolantaddi-
tivepercentageistoolow,thecoolantcanfreeze
anddamagetheengine.

CoolantFreezeprotec-
additivetion
Warmmin.40%min.-13°F
regionsmax.45%(-25°C)
Cold min.50%max.-40°F
regionsmax.55%(-40°C)


C@)Note
—Beforethestartofwinter,haveanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitycheckifthecoolantadditiveinyour
vehiclematchesthepercentageappropriate
fortheclimate.Thisisespeciallyimportant
whendrivingincolderclimates.
—Iftheappropriatecoolantadditiveisnot
availableinanemergency,donotadd any
otheradditive.Youcoulddamagethe
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engine.Ifthishappens,onlyusewaterand
restorethecorrectmixtureratiowiththe
specifiedcoolantadditiveassoonaspossi-
ble.
—Onlyrefillwithnewcoolant.
—Radiatorsealantmustnot bemixedwith
thecoolant.
Addingcoolant

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MIN

Fig.258Enginecompartment-coolantexpansiontank
(diagram):@coverwithreleasebutton;2)markings
Observethesafetyprecautions>page309,
Workingintheenginecompartment.
Checkingtheenginecoolantlevel
>Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>Switchtheignitionoff.
>Readthecoolantlevelonthecoolantexpansion
tank>page311,fig.256.Thecoolantlevel
mustbebetweenthemarkings@)>fig.258
whentheengineiscold.Whentheengineis
warmitcanbeslightlyabovetheupper mark-
ing.
Addingcoolant
>Allowtheenginetocool.
> Placealarge,thicktowelonthecoolantexpan-
siontankcover.
>Pushthereleasebutton(@)9fig.258onthe
capandcarefullyturnittotheleftuntilyou
feelresistance>/\.
>Pushthereleasebuttonagainandremovethe
capcompletely.
>Makesurethatthefluidlevelremainsstable.
Add morecoolantifnecessary.
>
Turn thecaptotherighttotightenituntilyou
feelresistanceasecondtime.
316
Coolantlossusuallyindicatesthatthereisaleak.
Immediatelydriveyourvehicletoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
andhavethecoolingsysteminspected.Ifthe
coolingsystemisnotleaking,coolantlosscanre-
sultfromthecoolantboilingdueoverheating
andthenbeingforcedoutofthecoolingsystem.

ZA\WARNING
— Theenginecompartmentinanyvehiclecan
beadangerousarea.Stoptheengineandal-
lowitto coolbeforeworkingintheengine
compartment.Alwaysfollowtheinforma-
tionfoundin>page309,Workinginthe
enginecompartment.
—Neveropenthehoodifyoucan seeorhear
steamorcoolantescapingfromtheengine
compartment.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.Thecoolingsystemisunderpressure.
Whenyounolongerseeorhearsteamor
coolantescaping,youmayopentheengine
compartmentwithcaution.
—Whenworkingintheenginecompartment,
rememberthattheradiatorfancanswitch
oneveniftheignitionisswitchedoff,which
increasestheriskofinjury.
—Coolantadditiveandcoolantcan bedanger-
oustoyourhealth.Forthisreason, storethe
coolantintheoriginalcontainerandaway
fromchildren.Thereisariskofpoisoning.

@)Note
Donotaddcoolantiftheexpansiontankis
empty.Theremaybe airinthecoolingsys-
tem,whichincreasestheriskofenginedam-
age.Ifthisisthecase,donotcontinuedriv-
ing.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.

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Wheels







Model/TiredesignationTirepressure
EngineNormalloadMaximumload
(upto3people)”
FrontRearFrontRear
PSIkPAPSIkPAPSIkPAPSIkPA
allroad:225/55R1797Y32220292003323030210
2.0L245/45R1896Y32|220|29|200|35|240|32|220
4-cylinder—(345/45R18100H|32|220|32|220|35|240/35|240
gasolineen-
gine245/40R1998Y35240322203826035240


AWARNING
Pleasenotetheimportantsafe-
typrecautionsregardingtire
pressure>page332andload

limits>page335.
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits
Therearelimitstotheamountof
loadorweightthatanyvehicle
andanytirecancarry.Avehicle
thatisoverloadedwillnothandle
wellandismoredifficulttostop.
Overloadingcan notonlyleadto
lossofvehiclecontrol,butcanal-
sodamageimportantpartsofthe
vehicleandcanleadtosudden
tirefailure,includingablowout
andsuddendeflationthatcan
causethevehicletocrash.

Yoursafetyandthat ofyourpas-
sengersalsodependsonmaking
surethatloadlimitsarenotex-
ceeded.Vehicleload includesev-
a)Twopeopleinthefront,onepersonintherear
erybodyandeverythinginand on
thevehicle.Theseloadlimitsare
technicallyreferred toasthevehi-
cle’sGrossVehicleWeightRating
(“GVWR”).
The“GVWR”includestheweight
ofthebasicvehicle,allfactoryin-
stalledaccessories,afulltankof
fuel,oil,coolantandotherfluids
plusmaximumload.Themaxi-
mumload includesthenumberof
passengersthatthevehicleisin-
tendedtocarry(“seatingcapaci-
ty”)withanassumedweightof
150lbs.(68kg)foreachpassen-
geratadesignatedseatingposi-
tionandthetotalweightofany
luggageinthevehicle.Ifyoutow
atrailer,theweightofthetrailer
hitchandthetongueweightof
the loadedtrailermustbeinclud-
edaspart ofthevehicleload.
TheGrossAxleWeightRating
(“GAWR”)isthemaximumload
335
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Index

Electromechanicalsteering..............142
ElectronicimmobiliZetisivie.¢veeavaie6 6oes29
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
refertoESC..........2.0ceeeeee138,139
EmbeddedSIMseard«esswiisi xsosowevossoeinewo0186
Emergencyassistance..........20000005348
Emergencybrakingfunction..............82
EMergencyCallusseas« =eemw Emergencyflashers.........seseeeeeneee49
Emergencyoperation
DOOMS«caw «aereueeeesesecepeeae33
Fuelifillerdoorion=cvssioewe»anausaewosussentsaaxe308
Luggagecompartmentlid...............39
Panoramicglassroof..............00-0543
Sliding/tiltingSUNMTOOFsce.soseasaiesoernx42
Emergency'starting)s«eceassisco<6mene6s362
Emissionscontrolsystems...........4..308
EnergyManagement’:«casxsasea Engine
Breakingin«escseesisoeenewssoomens6 @ow76
Coolant.................0000.2eeee315
Start/Stop'systeMwane+ ¢sreea xeaeyseae80
Starting/Stopping’s« «se.2eeeseeeonos78
Startingwithjumpercables............362
Enginecompartment
Opening andclosingthehood..........310
OVERVIEWsorsx xaeus3 2eee5oewesceee311
Safetyprecautions:.«ves«+sceaoavsea«0309
Engineoil
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CHANGING:« =snes¢ saeoHceGeoFEeee314
CheckingoiLleveli:soscsisecue swamae312
Consumption...........000ese eeeeee312
Indicatorlight...........-...0.-0000312
Replacementinterval.................320
Temperaturedisplay.................0-20
EngineSOUNG«sissiesssswine3 6aenvaveswarenine6126
EngineStart/Stopmode
refertoStart/Stopsystem...........80,81
Enginestop
refertoStart/Stopsystem...........80,81
EnhancedvieW........0.00cenceeeeeee7
Enteringcharacters/numbers(speller).....152
Enteringletters(speller)................152
Entertainmentslidingmenu.............150
Entry/exitlighting).©.ese62ewwseerwesoe49
378
Environment
Unleadedgasoline.................00.305
AS)Cl138
Hilldescentassist.................00.140
OffroadMode:«wiv:=osewsseweeseey139
Sportmode.......ceeeeeeeeeeeee139
eSIM
refertoEmbeddedSIMcard............186
Evasive steeringsupport................114
EventDataRecorder(EDR)«wens«scene«2143
ExteriorLiQhtingisc:«acris© acvenere+ocevene©«one47
ExteriorMURPOKSsein2 vwees2 6som©wennwo51
Foldingsettings...............-.00000533
Externalvoiceoperation................169
F
Factorydefaultsettings
MultiMediaInterface.................241
Fader(Sound).........00seceeeeeeeee 244
Fastening
Boosterseats...........0..0..0.0000.294
Convertiblechildsafetyseats...........293
Infantseats......0.02.eeeeeeeee291
Fastforwardingandrewinding(audio/video
file)eee229
Fastforwarding(audio/videofile).........229
FaStinoutes«xaceusx 2emeneusaoome2 6stems©eee205
Favorites
Media......cecececeeeeeeeens232
NaViGatiOniscs:+wes& +see§=seme& 5es200
Telephonewrssicsxcaveovmaseroorenee6voce178
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC).370
Fileformats(mediadrives)..............235
FLOORTHatS::=ems< =seessoweescseee:we252
Footpedals...........2.0.0eee eeeeeeee252
Forthesakeoftheenvironment
DisposingOfengineOibwwsx«eesssawe314
FUeUINGsassoasxnsenex asonueneooevacens4 wcoaeern6ove306
Leaks...2...eeeeeeeee310
Warminguptheengine..............64.78
FreetextSCQrehacs& xeames¥aeroxHams5154
Mediates=«sea¢screeswomeoeeeeosee231
NaViGatiOMseness«ccstioss6 +wcacweswesieneiewveneiene198
Radio...2...eeeeeeeeeeeee216
Telephoneessess &seemssxcainvveeveeaexe182