service schedule AUDI A5 CABRIOLET 2013 Owners Manual

28 Driver in formation d isplay
Fue l economy messages are disp layed when
fuel consumption is increased by certain con­
d itions. If you follow these fuel economy mes ­
sages, you can reduce your vehicle's consump­
tion of fuel. The messages appear automati­
cally and are on ly displayed in the eff ic iency
program. The fuel economy messages turn off
automatically after a certain pe riod of time .
.,. To turn a fuel economy message off imme-
diately after it appears, press the
I RES ET I
button r:::;, fig . 11 @ , or
.,. Press the function selection switch
r:::;, fig . 11
® ·
(D Tips
- Once you have t urned a fuel economy
message off, it will only appear again af­
te r you tu rn the ignition on aga in.
- The fuel economy messages are not dis­
played in eve ry instance, but rat her in in ­
terv als over a period of time.
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due.
F ig. 15 D is p lay : Serv ice interval d isplay
The schedule for the next oil change or inspec­
tion is calculated automatically and displayed
accordingly . The display works in two stages :
Service reminder
30 days before the next service is due, a serv ­
ice reminder appears in the display when you
turn on the ignition
c:> fig. 15.
Afte r abo ut 5 seconds the display sw itches
back to normal. The distance and time re- main
ing are upda ted each t ime the ignit ion is
turned on unt il the date d ue for service is
reached.
Service due
When the d ue date fo r se rv ice is reached, t he
message
Service due ! appears in the instru ­
ment cluster immediate ly after yo u turn on
the ignition . Additiona lly, a warning tone
sounds. After about 5 seconds the disp lay
switches back to normal.
Calling up the service schedule s
If or when an oi l change or inspec tion is due,
can be shown in the rad io or
MM I* disp lay by
selecting the service interva l display in the car
menu. Select
! CAR ! function button > Service
inte rval d isplay
or !CAR ! function button> Car
s ystems *
control button > Servicing &
checks .
Resett ing the se rv ice interval display
Your authorized Audi dea ler will reset the cor­
responding service schedule after performing
the appropr iate service on your veh icle. You
also have the possib ility to reset the oil
change schedule after hav ing perfo rmed a n
o il change acco rding to Aud i specif ications .
Select
I CAR ! functio n button > Se rvi ce interval
di splay
> Re set oil change int erval or I CAR I
funct ion b utt on > Car sy stem s* cont ro l bu t­
ton
> Servicing & check s > Reset oil ch ange
inte rval.
(D Note
If you di sconnect the battery term inals, no
ca lcula tions can be made for the service
i nterva l disp lay dur ing this time an d no
se rvice reminder will appear. Remember
that observing the proper service intervals
i s vitally important to extending the life of
your vehicle, particularly the engine, and maintain ing its value . Even if the mileage
d rive n is low, the maximum period of one
year from one servi ce to the next m ust not
be ex ceeded. .,..

216 Check ing and filling
temperatures stay below freezing point for
long periods.
Detergent addit ives in the o il w il l make fresh
oil look dark after the eng ine has been run­
ning for a short time . This is norma l and is not
a reason to change the oi l more often than
recommended.
D am age or m alfunc tions du e to lack of
m ainten ance
It
is essential that you change your oil at the
recommended in tervals using only engine o il
that complies with Audi oi l standard
VW 502 00. Your Limited New Vehicle War­
ranty does not cover damage or malfunctions
due to fail ure to fo llow recommended mainte­
nance and use requ irements as set forth in
the Audi Owner's Manual and Warranty
&
Maintenance book let . Your dealer will have to
deny warranty coverage unless you present to
the dea ler proof in the form of Service or Re­
pa ir Orders that all scheduled ma intenance
was performed in a t imely manner.
Eng ine oil consumption
The engine in your vehicle depends on an ade­
quate amount of oil to lubricate and cool all
of its moving parts.
In order to provide effective lubrication and
cool ing of internal engine components, a ll in­
ternal combustion eng ines consume a certa in
amount of oil. O il consumption varies from
engine to engine and may change significantly
over the life of the engine. Typica lly, engines
with a specif ied break-in period (see
¢
page 187) consume more oil during the
break-in period than they consume after oil
consumption has stabilized.
Under norma l conditions, the rate of oil con­
sumption depends on the quality and viscosity
of the oil, the RPM (revolutions per minute) at
which the engine is operated, the ambient
temperature and road condit ions . Further fac­
tors are the amount of oil d ilution from water
condensat ion or fuel residue and the ox ida­
tion level of the oi l. As any engine is subject to wear as mi
leage builds up, the oil consump­
tion may increase over time until replacement
of worn components may become necessary.
With a ll these variab les coming into play, no
standard rate of oil consumption can be es­
tablished or specified. There is no alternative
to regu lar and frequent check ing of the o il lev ­
el, see
Note .
If
the yellow engine oil leve l warning symbo l
I! in the instrument cluster lights up, you
shou ld check the oil leve l as soon as possib le
¢
page 217. Top off the oil at your earliest
convenience ¢
page 217.
A WARNING '"---
Before you check anythi ng in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS¢
A in Working in the engine
compartment on page 212.
(D Note
Driving w ith an insufficient o il level is like­
ly to cause severe damage to the engine .
(D Tips
-The oil pressu re warn ing display . is
not an indic ator of the oil l evel. Do not
r el y on it . In stea d, check th e oil l eve l in
y our engin e at regular inter val s, pref ­
erably ea ch time you r efu el, and alwa ys
before go ing on a long trip .
-If you have t he impression yo ur engine
consumes excessive amoun ts of o il, we
recommend that you consu lt an author­
ized Aud i dea ler to have the cause of
your concern properly diagnosed. Keep in m ind that the accurate measu rement of
oil consumption requ ires great care and
may take some time. An authorized Aud i
dealer has instructions about how to
measu re oil consumption accurately.
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