oil additives AUDI R8 SPYDER 2012 Owners Manual

The engine oil and oil filter must be changed
according to the mi leage (kilometers) and
time interva ls specified in your vehicle's War­
ranty
& Maintenance booklet. Do not exceed
t hese intervals -harmful deposits from old
engine o il can reduce engine performance and
can lead to expensive engine repairs .
Changing the o il at the recommended inter ­
vals is so very important because the lubricat­
ing properties of oil decrease gradually during
norma l vehicle use . If you are not sure when
you have your oi l changed, ask your author­
i zed A udi Service Advisor.
Under some circumstances the engine o il
should even be changed more frequently .
Change o il more often if you drive mostly
short distances, ope ra te the vehicle in dusty
areas or mostly under s top -and-go traffic con­
d itions, or when yo u use your vehicle whe re
temperatures stay below freezing point for
l ong periods.
D etergen t additives i n 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.
Damage or malfunction s due t o lack of
m aintenance
It is essen tial that you change your oil at the
r ecommended inte rva ls using only engine o il
that complies with A udi oil standard
VW 502 00 . Your Limited New Vehicle War ­
ranty does not cover damage or malfunctions
d ue to fai lure to fo llow recommended mainte­
nance and use req uirements as set forth in
t he Audi Owner's Manua l and Warranty
&
Ma intenance book let . Your authorized Aud i
deale r will have to deny warranty coverage un­
l ess you present to the dealer p roof in the
fo rm of Se rvice o r Repair Orde rs t hat all
sched uled main tenance w as performed in a
time ly manner .
Checkin g and fillin g 173
Engine 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
cooling of interna l eng ine components, all in ­
te rnal combust io n engines consume a certain
amount of oil. Oil consumpt io n va ries from
engine to engine and may change sig nifican tly
ove r the life of the engine. Typically, engines
with a spec ified break -in pe riod (see
¢
page 150) consume more oil duri ng the
break-in pe riod than they consume afte r oi l
consumption has stabili zed.
U nder normal cond itions , the rate of oi l con ­
s u mption depends on t he q uality and viscos ity
of the oil, the RP M (revolut ions per minute) at
which the engine is operated, the ambient
temperature and road conditions. Further fac­
tors are the amount of oil dilut ion from water
condensa tion or fue l residue a nd the oxida­
tion level of the oi l. As any eng ine is subject to
wear as mileage builds up, t he oil co nsump­
t ion may incre ase over time until repla cement
of wo rn components may be come necessary.
With a ll these va riab les coming into p lay, no
standard rate of oil consumpt io n can be es­
t a bl is h ed o r spe cified . There is no alte rnative
to regular an d frequent chec king of the o il lev ­
el , see
Note.
If the yellow engine o il level wa rning symbo l
i n the instrument cluster
Ill lights up, yo u
sho uld check the oil leve l as soon as possib le
¢
page 174 . Top off the oil at your ear liest
convenience
¢ page 174.
A WARNING
-Before you check anything in the engine
c o mpartment, always read and heed a ll
WARNINGS¢
& in Working in the engine
compartment on pag e 169 .
(D Note
Driving w ith an insufficient o il level is like-
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ly to cause severe damage to the engine. Ill>-
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226 Index
Eng ine
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Eng ine compartment lid ... .. .. .... . 170
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 71
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
E ng ine compartment .. ... .. .. ... ... . 17 1
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .... . 169
E ng ine compartment lid
C losing ...... ........... .. .. .... . 170
Release lever .......... .. .. .. .. .. . 170
Eng inecoolantsystem ............... 175
Malfunct io n .................. ..... 15
Tempe ratu re ga uge .................. 9
Eng ine data ........................ 217
E ng ine oil ... .. . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 17 2
Adding ..... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 174
Additives ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 174
Check ing the eng ine o il level . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Dry sump lubrication ............... 149
Indications and condit ions req uiring ex-
tra check ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
o·t t· 1 consump 10n .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 173
O il grades .. .......... ...... ... .. . 172
Specif ication and vi scos ity ... ... .. .. . 17 2
T empe ratu re d ispl ay ................. 8
Eng ine oil level ................. ..... 18
Engine oi l pressure (malfunction) ... .. . . 14
E ng ine o il sensor defective .. .. .. .. .. . . 18
Eng ine speed limitat ion ..... .. .. .... .. 17
E nvi ronment
Cata lytic conve rter ..... ... .. .. .... . 150
Fu el . .. .... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 166
Un leaded fuel .............. .. .... . 164
E PC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . 17
ESC (Elec tronic S tability Control)
War ning/ indica to r lights ....... .. .... 16
Event Data Recorder ( EDR) ... .... .... . 142
E xha ust tail p ipes
C leaning .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 15 8
E xp ansion ta nk .. .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 176
E xterior mirrors
Ad justing .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 57
o· . 1mming ... ............... ...... .. 56
H eating .. ................. ...... .. 57
F
Fan ... ... .. .... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 67
Fasten ing
Boos ter seats .. .. .. ........ ...... . 137
Co nvertib le child safety seats ........ 136
Infan t se ats ... .. ... .......... .... 135
Flat bed truck ..... .......... ....... 212
Flat tire Changi ng ..... .. .... ...... ... .. .. 206
Floo r ma ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Folding top
Care and cleaning . ................. 156
Foot peda ls ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 96
F o r th e sake of the envi ronment
Gasoline fumes and the e nvir onme nt .. 166
L etting your eng ine warm up . ... .. .. . 71
Ref ueling ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 166
Front a irbags
Des cription .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. 113
How they wor k ................ .... 118
Frontal collis io ns and the laws of phys ics 103
Front lid
Emergency release .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 37
light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Power locking system .......... ..... 37
Trunk escape handle ... ....... ... .. 203
F ront passenger
refer to Seating position . . . . . . . . . 92, 93
F ron t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Childrest rain tsinthefrontseat ......
111
Front towing loop .................. . 212
Fuel Additives ......................... 164
B lended gaso line .............. .... 164
Current fuel mileage ................ 24
Filler neck ... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. 16S
Fuel supply too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Gasoli ne addit ives ................ . 165
O ctane rat ing .. .. ... .......... .... 164
Recommendation .............. .. .. 164
Ref ueling ..... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 166
Reserve ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 10
Tank capac ity .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 217
Unlocking the fuel fi ller flap by hand .. 167
F uel gauge . .. .. .. ............. .... . 10
Fuel range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24