fuel consumption AUDI A4 2019 User Guide

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CheckingandFilling

Enginewarm-uprequest
|F|Pleasedrivetowarmupengine
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil,eitherduetolow
outsidetemperaturesorfrequentshortdrives.
Driveuntiltheengineiswarmso thatthefuelin
theengineoilwillevaporate.Avoidhighengine
speeds,fullaccelerating,andheavyengineloads
whendoingthis.
@Tips
Theoilpressurewarning2isnotanoillevel
indicator.
Alwayschecktheoillevelregularly.
Checkingtheengineoillevel
TheengineoillevelcanbecheckedintheInfo-
tainmentsystem
Observethesafetyprecautions>A\inWorking
intheenginecompartmentonpage309.
>Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>»Shuttheengineoffwhenitiswarm.
>Switchonlytheignitionbackon.
>Waitapproximatelytwominutes.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:the[MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Service
&checks>Oillevel.
>Readtheoillevelinthedisplay.Addengineoil
ifthe barintheoillevelindicatorisjustbelow
“min”>page314.
@)Note
Iftheengineoillevelistoolowortoohigh,
thereisariskofenginedamage.
@)Tips
Theoillevelindicatorinthedisplayisonlyan
informationaldisplay.Iftheoillevelistoo
low,aminimumoilwarningappearsinthein-
strumentcluster.Addoilandclosethehood.
ThecurrentoillevelisdisplayedintheInfo-
tainmentsystemthenexttimetheignitionis
switchedon.
@Tips
Theengineoilconsumptionmaybeupto
0.5quart/600miles(0.5liter/1,000km),de-


pendingondrivingstyleandoperatingcondi-
tions.Consumptionmaybehigherduring the
first3,000miles(5,000km).Theengineoil
levelmustbecheckedregularly.Itisbestto
check eachtimeyourefuelyourvehicleand
before longdrives.
—Becauseofthelubricationandcoolingof
theengine,combustionenginesconsume
oil.Theoilconsumptionvariesdepending
ontheengineandmaychangeduring the
servicelifeoftheengine.Enginesgenerally
consumemoreoilatthe beginningduring
thebreak-inperiod.Thenoilconsumption
stabilizes afterthebreak-inperiod.
—Undernormalconditions,oilconsumption
dependsonthequalityandviscosityofthe
oil,theengineRPM,theclimateconditions,
andtheroadconditions.Thedilutionofoil
fromcondensationorfuelresidueaswellas
theageoftheoilalso playarole.Because
enginewearincreaseswithmileage,oilcon-
sumptionwillincreaseagainovertimeuntil
itmaybenecessarytoreplaceworncompo-
nents.
—Becauseallthesevariablesplayarole,itis
notpossibletodefineanoilconsumption
standard.Therefore,theoillevelmustbe
checkedregularly.
—Ifyoubelievethatyourenginehasin-
creaseditsoilconsumption,contactanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitytodeterminethecause.
Pleasenotethatanexactoilconsumption
measurementmustbedonewiththeneces-
sary careandaccuracyandmaytaketime.
AnauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacilityistrainedinaccurately
measuringtheoilconsumption.
—Youcanfindinformationonengineoiland
engineoilcapacitiesfortheUSAatwww.
audiusa.com/help/maintenance,orforCan-
adaatwww.audi.ca/ca/web/en/
customer-area/care-and-maintenance/
audi-service-schedules.html,orcall
800-822-2834.
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Tirepressurethatistoolowin-
creasesfuelconsumption.
Uwedeem]9)
PleasenotethattheinformationMakesurethatthetiredesigna-
containedinthefollowingtabletiononyourtirematchesthedes-
wascorrectatthetimeofprint-ignationonthetirepressurelabel
ing,andtheinformationissub-andthetirepressuretable.
jecttochange.Ifthereareany
differences,youshould always
followthetirepressuresticker
=>page332,fig.264.
Thefollowingtablelistsrecom-
mendedtirepressuresincold
tiresaccordingtotheloadand
thesizeofthetiresinstalled.









A4sedan:225/50 R1794H30|210|28|190|32|220|32|220
2.0L245/40 R1893Y30|210|28|190|32|220]32|220
acrid245/40 R1897H35|240|32|220|35|240]35|240
Pp
Gasolineen-|245/35R1993Y35|240|32|220|36|250]39|270
gine
A4sedan:225/50 R1794H30|210|28|190|35|240]35|240
2.0L245/40 R1893Y30|210|28|190|33|230]33|230
toon245/40R1897H|35|240|32|220|36|250|36|250
Pp.
Gasolineen-|245/35R1993Y36|250|33|230|41|280|44|300
gine
S4sedan:245/40 R1897Y36|250|33|230|38|260]38|260
3.0L245/40 R1897H35|240|32|220|36|250|36|250
6-cylinder245/35R1993Y39|270|35|240|44|300]45|310
Gasolineen-
gine

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Wheels

treadpattern),summertiresprovidelesstraction
oniceandsnow.
>Usewintertiresonallfourwheels.
>Onlyusewintertiresthatareapprovedforyour
vehicle.
>Pleasenotethatthemaximumpermitted
speedmaybe lowerwithwintertires>A\in
Generalinformationonpage322.Anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilitycan informyouaboutthemaximumper-
mittedspeedforyourtires.
>Checkthetirepressureafterinstallingwheels
=>page332.
Theeffectivenessofwintertiresisreducedgreat-
lywhenthetreadisworndowntoadepthof
0.16in(4mm).Thecharacteristicsofwintertires
alsodecreasegreatlyasthetireages,regardless
oftheremainingtread.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Reinstallsummertiresattheappropriate
time,becausetheyprovidebetterhandling
whenroadsarefreeofsnowandice.Summer
tirescauselessroadnoise,tirewear,andfuel
consumption.
@Tips
Youcanalsouseallseasontiresinsteadof
wintertires.Pleasenotethatinsomecoun-
trieswherewintertiresare required,onlywin-
tertireswiththe-4\symbolmaybepermit-
ted.
Snowchainsimprovebothdrivingandbrakingin
winterroadconditions.
>Onlyinstallsnowchainsonthefrontwheels.
>Checkandcorrecttheseatingofthesnow
chainsafterdrivingafewfeet,ifnecessary.Fol-
lowtheinstructionsfromthemanufacturer.
>Notethemaximumspeedof30mph
(50 km/h).Observethelocalregulations.
Useofsnowchainsisonlypermittedwithcertain
rim/tirecombinationsduetotechnicalreasons.
CheckwithanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
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izedAudiServiceFacilitytoseeifyoumayuse
snowchains.
Usefine-meshsnowchains.Theymustnotadd
morethan 0.53in(13.5mm)inheight,including
thechainlock.
Youmustremovethesnowchainsonroadswith-
outsnow.Otherwise,youcouldimpairdriving
abilityanddamagethetires.

Z\WARNING
Usingincorrectsnowchainsorinstallingsnow
chainsincorrectlycanresultinlossofvehicle
control,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
C)Note
Snowchainscandamagetherimsandwheel
covers*ifthechainscomeintodirectcontact
withthem.Removethewheelcovers*first.
Usecoatedsnowchains.
G)Tips
Whenusingsnowchains,itmaybeadvisable
tolimittheESC>page139.
Low-profiletires
Appliesto:vehicleswithlow-profiletires

Comparedtoothertire/rimcombinations,low-
profiletiresofferawidertreadsurfaceanda
largerrimdiameterwithshortertiresidewalls.
Thisresultsinanagiledrivingstyle.However,it
mayreducethelevelofcomfortandincrease
roadnoisewhendrivingonroadsinpoorcondi-
tion.
Low-profiletirescanbecomedamagedmore
quicklythanstandardtireswhendrivingover
largebumps,potholes,manholecovers,and
curbs.Therefore,itisparticularlyimportantto
maintainthecorrecttirepressure>page332.
Toreducetheriskofdamagetothetiresand
rims, driveverycarefullyonpoorroads.
Checkyourwheelsregularlyevery2,000mi
(3,000km)fordamage.Forexample,checkfor
bulges/cracksonthetiresordeformations/cracks
ontherims.

Accessoriesandtechnicalchanges

Usuallymaintenance andrepairworkrequires
specialtools,measuringdevices,andother
equipmentthatisavailableto trainedvehicle
techniciansinordertohelpensurethatyourvehi-
cleandallofitssystemsoperatecorrectly,relia-
bly,andsafely.Performingworkonthevehicle
incorrectlycan impair the operationandreliabili-
tyofyourvehicleandmayvoidoneormoreof
yourvehicle'swarranties.
TechnicalModifications
Interferencewithelectroniccomponents,their
software,thewiring,anddatatransfermaycause
malfunctions.Becauseofthewayelectroniccom-
ponentsareinterconnected,suchmalfunctions
canalsoimpairsystemsthatarenotdirectlyin-
volved.Thismeansthatyouriskbothasubstan-
tialreductionintheoperationalsafety ofyourve-
hicleandincreasedwearofvehiclecomponents.
Someconveniencefunctions,suchastheconven-
ienceturnsignalfunction,individualdooropen-
ingfunction,anddisplays,canbereprogrammed
usingspecialworkshopequipment.Iffunctions
arereprogrammed,theinformationanddescrip-
tionsaboutthesefunctionsinthisOwner'sMan-
ualmaynolongerapplytothechangedfunc-
tions.AudirecommendsthatanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityperform
andverifyanyreprogrammingprocedures.


carryoutthejobandhavethecorrecttech-
nicalinformationandthecorrecttools.
—Ifyouareuncertainaboutwhattodo,have
theworkperformedby anauthorizedAudi
dealer,anauthorizedAudiServiceFacility,
oranotherqualifiedworkshop.Seriousper-
sonalinjurymayresultfromimproperlyper-
formedwork.


ZA\WARNING
Maintenanceprocedures,repairs,ortechnical
modificationsthatareperformedincorrectly
increasetheriskofanaccidentandcanlead
toseriousinjuries.


ZA\WARNING
Theenginecompartmentofanymotorvehicle
isapotentiallydangerousareaandcancause
seriouspersonalinjury.
—Alwaysuseextremecautionwhendoingany
workintheenginecompartment.Always
followcommonlyacceptedsafetypractices
andusecommonsense.Neverriskpersonal
injury.
—Neverperformanyworkintheenginecom-
partmentunlessyouknowexactlyhowto

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C)Note
—Maintenanceprocedures,repairsortechni-
calmodificationsthatareperformedincor-
rectlycancausedamagetothevehicle,such
ascorrosion.
—Ifemergencyrepairsmustbeperformed,
takeyourvehicletoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityassoon
aspossible.
—Audiisnotliablefordamagetothevehicle
resultingfromfailuretocomplywiththese
guidelines.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Regularmaintenancecanhelpprotectthe
environment.
—Technicalmodificationstothevehiclecan
haveanegativeimpactonfuelconsumption
andvehicleemissions.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Undeployedairbagmodulesandpretension-
ers areclassifiedasPerchlorateMaterial-
specialhandlingmayapply,Seewww.dtsc.ca.
gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.Whenthe
vehicleorpartsoftherestraintsysteminclud-
ingairbagmodulesandsafetybeltswithpre-
tensionersarescrapped,allapplicablelaws
andregulationsmustbeobserved.Yourau-
thorizedAudidealerisfamiliarwiththesere-
quirementsandwerecommendthatyouhave
yourdealerperformthisserviceforyou.
G)Tips
Becauseofyourvehicle'saluminumbodyde-
sign,allserviceandrepairproceduresaffect-
ingthebodyshould beperformedbyanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi

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Audivirtualcockpit
refertoInstrumentcluster..............13
AUTO
Automaticheadlights..................47
AutoLock(centrallockingsystem).........28
Automaticbeltretractor.............2..256
Automaticclimatecontrol..............0571
AUdidriveSelECEwisn:ssaansoeam& 2tee126
Operation«cess cuesooowno 2ermvoar72
Automaticclimatecontrolsystem
StUscsausa aomewensa «osamen4 ©onawemewaarmen©ete74
Automaticluggagecompartmentlid....36,37
Automatictransmission................0585
Emergencyprogram............0eeens90
Hilldescentcontrol.........0.0eeeeeee88
KIGkKeCOWfinnx +cours& 2nwgne7 2seme4 eeea89
Launchcontrolprogram.............-.-89
Manualshifting...............02..000-88
Parkinglockemergencyrelease..........91
Selectorleverpositions...............0585
Automaticwipe/washsystem.............53
AUTO(button)
Automaticclimatecontrolsystem........73
Auxiliaryheater(automaticclimatecontrol).74
AUXipUtesas.+ ¢eesseenaooemaoooo226
Averageconsumption...............0-5-19
AVETAGESHEEs«snowy5 7aur4oseeeeER19
B
BACK,DUttONsue« Balance(sound)..............00000000-244
Band
refertoFrequencyband...............215
Bass\(SOU)sam:x xzene¢ 2ems2 ewee2 52244
Battery...............0000.0202318
GCharginGhsws+wusayswean« emene6 ©eee3319
JUMPSEANEIING«eavessxameay@ ©sieaweyocoprone6362
Winteroperation...............-.0005318
Beforedriving.................0eeeeee247
Belttensioners...................2200.259
Blower(automaticclimatecontrolsystem)..73
Bluetooth
Audioplayer..........-..00eeeeee223
Connectingacellphone...............171
SeteimgStcvcnssoacon««mea+wees6wesw4243
BOOSt:2woesosmuonsvceava eewevee20
BoosterSeats'siessere«=ewesooces«3comes294
Boostpressureindicator.................20
Brakefluid
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel...........317
BrakeS0...eeeee141
Brakeassist...2.00.00...eeeeeeeeeee138
Brakeflidies«sas«=yeux2 »comeseeee2B17
Electromechanicalparkingbrake.........82
Emergencybrakingfunction.............82
Newbrakepads»seus« «weanssamen2 2oe141
Break-insecurityfeature.................34
Breakingin
Newbrakepads«says5 =cawo»geeso ¢eas141
Newtil@Sisiecccesesiocoerceovcomseeevweens329
Browser
refertoMediacenter.............-000230
BUlBSisacmossamme6serenea0cranes0ones8361
Buttons
Controlpanel(MMI)..............000.145
Multifunctionsteeringwheel.........15,18
SwitchingtheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
Cable(USBadapter/AUXconnectorcable)..226
CaliforniaProposition65Warning........310
Batteryspecific.................-.04.318
Calllist..0.0...eeeeee176
Calloptions..........0.0.0eeeeeeee183
Capacities
Fueltank................0000eee373
Washerfluidreservoir.............000.373
Cargoarea
refertoLoadingtheluggagecompartment.64
CatkeVius+ 2eawsyogeesxycaoyeee»ees29
Garwashic Catalyticconverter’.¢cssseanseeeesues308
CDdrive(mediadrives).................221
Cellphone
refertoTelephone..........ceeeeeeee171
Cellphonecompartment
refertoAudiphonebox...............174
Centerarmrest««2cess2sawsoseeeoeee59
Centrallocking):« sseessyeeu:speerssewes28
Gonveniencekeysca«xsnuens«6sume«3een«31
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........41

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
Adding...........0ceeececeeeeee312
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

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Index

Freezeprotection
Coolant.....6.ee eeeeeeee315
Frequencyband.................4.215,218
alsorefertoFrequencyband...........215
Frontairbags
D@SEFPtOMs s »eeew¢wees¢pes5 2eee265
How:they:works.« scszeis osnssine+osnows3 @one271
Frontalcollisionsandthelawsofphysics...254
Frontseats
Adjusting...0.0.0...eeeeeeeeeeee249
Childrestraintsinthefrontseat.........262
alsorefertoSeatswcssesaseeecrews58
FUGLissensxeas& 2come5 2RUG©©GeeRRF8305
AddiBIVeS«ascscxevoswosciwoawaversvwanseeits6shaw306
Currentconsumption..............0000519
FUeLGAUGE:= savesesseesevneeseee13,15
Fuelitank.capacity’.«sacssoiauier«xmesic© 3373
Gasoline...0.0...cece305
Savingfuelsss2 xsees¢ 5seesyeeeeseoe126
Savingfuelconsumption................76
Fueling
Fuelfillerdooremergencyrelease.......308
Fuelgauge........2...eeececeeeeeeee15
Fueltankcapacity.................000.373
Openingthefuelfillerdoor............306
Fuses
Assignment........2.000ceceeeeeee358
Replaciigscx« «emu¢ eaeeeseeeeespee357
G
GALA
refertoSpeeddependentvolumecontrol.244
Garmenthooks»=weessyaoe2 aeeeeee63
Gasdischargelamps............--..0--361
Gasoline...2.6.6...eeeeeeeeeeee305
ACGIEIVES«cusssemewm2 2neuea xeee3eS306
GasolimeMiXEUCbess« «ceceaoacaieawavwsere305
GAWR
refertoGrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR).373
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology...325
Glovecompartment..............-00000-63
Valetparking..................eeeeee43
GrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR)........373
GrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR)...... 373
GVWR
refertoGrossVehicleWeight
Ratirig(GVWR)«wows2 2wore= 4eee5 2oes373
H
HandSTree’:« 5ewas=yawnesnewsgocame5ee171
Head-updisplay...................0000527
AGjUStINGwap+ »sages¥ &cowsyopeseveeege27
Operatiings,« 5cmos«suenessw 0someonwownomems©629827
Headlight rangecontrolsystem...........47
Headlights’.=sccmsseevenseaaaeesire62wey47
CLEATIOG).«4.asexsne0 «saunene1. oietenene#91aneneneaw6343
Headlightrangecontrolsystem..........47
Washerisystem’s«ssveossewseweeneyoes53
HeadPEStrainits«suxscamees¢neem35Be59,250
AGJUSTIAG)cca&2comweuew 6ower@6scmsan2 6save250
HeathINGsecsic@acca3wanes6wontwwaT owae71
Heavyclothingandsafetybelts..........255
HIGH DGSfSicum.«»evesy 2emsgoquezeGR48
ASSIStANGS&sascane« 2encesooeecins© ocairn6woe48
Hilldescentiassistsciccvsauce6 6waneaow140
Hilldescentcontrols+asus2 ¢eum2 yeaeaes88
HillWoldassist=wessseaesoeee alsorefertoHillholdassist.............83
Homeaddress::« =sceiicsnica+savin« «200,205
HOEN« =sews7 ¢caw7 ¢eweFoewes¥ 8eeeFee8
HOESDOESexes3 xawa¢epeoeEeeeMo193
Howarechildrestraintsystemanchorsrelat-
edtorchildsafetyoens=sneeseeneeenve299
Howmanyairbagsdoesmyvehiclehave?..268
Howsafetybeltpretensionerswork.......259
I
Imbalance(wheels).............22--005331
Immobilizer
refertoElectronicimmobilizer...........29
Importantthingstodobeforedriving.....247
Importingandexporting(contacts).......183
Improperlywornsafetybelts............259
Indicatorlights......20.0.0...eee eee eee10
AirbagSYSteitiews« ¢xeces«seemsbeoe ge273
PASSENGER:AIRBAGici&sxaianeowcxiwne© 2 0273
INFANTSEAES&secon.sooemcosaosumeoosaeo291.
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