oil AUDI R8 SPYDER 2015 Owner's Guide

Gross Axle We ight Rating
The G ross Axle Weight Rating is the maximum
l oad that can be applied at each axle of the vehi ­
cle ~.& .
Vehicle capacity weight
The vehicle capac ity we ight (max. load) is listed
e ither on the driver's side B-pillar or inside the
f u el filler flap.
& WARNING
-The actual Gross Axle Weight Rating at the
front and rear ax les should not exceed the
permissible weights, and their combination
must not exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating.
Dimensions
Length
Width (across mirrors)
He ight (unloaded) al
Technical Data
- Exceeding permissible weight ratings can
result in veh icle damage, acc idents and per­
sonal injury.
(D Note
-The vehicle capacity weight figures apply
when the load is distributed evenly in the
vehicle (passenger and luggage). When
transport ing a heavy load in the luggage
compartment, carry the load as near to the
rear axle as possible so that the vehicle 's
handling is not impaired .
- Do not exceed the maximum permissible
axle loads or the maximum gross veh icle
we ight. Always remember that the vehicle 's
handling will be affected by the extra load.
Th erefore, adjust your speed accordingly.
- Always observe local regulations .
in (mm) 174.6 (4435)
in (mm) 80.0 (2029)
in (mm) 49 (1252)
al The heigh t of th e ve hicle depe nds on th e tir es and the s usp en sion .
When driving up steep ramps, on rough roads,
over curbs, etc. i t is important to remember that
some parts of your vehicle, such as spoilers or ex -
Capacities
Fuel tank: total capacity
Windsh ield and headlight* washer fluid conta iner haust system components, may be close to the
ground. Be careful not to damage them.
gal (liters) approx. 21.1 (80.0)
quarts (liters) approx. 4 .2 (4 .0)
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Technical Data
Gasoline engines
R8 Spyder 4.2, 8 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net hp@rpm 430@7900
M ax imum torque SAE net lb-ft @ rpm 317 @
4500 -6000
Displacement CID (cm
3
) 254 (4163)
E ngine oil with f ilter ch ange qua
rts (liters) 10.6 (10.0)
Fuel
Premium unleaded (91 AKI) , ¢ page 151, Gasoline
R8 Spyder 5.2, 10 cylinder (525 hp)
Maximum output SA E net hp@rpm 525 @8000
Maximum torque SAE net lb
-ft@ rpm
391 @6500
Displacement CID (cm
3
) 318 (5204)
Engine oil with filter cha nge quar
ts (li ters) 8.8 (8 .3)
Fuel
Premium unleaded (91 AKI) , ¢page 151, Gasoline
R8 Spyder 5.2, 10 cylinder (550 hp)
Maximum output SAE ne t hp@ rpm 550 @8000
Maximum torque SAE net lb
-ft@ rpm
398 @6500
Displaceme nt CID (cm3
)
31 8 (520 4)
Engine oil with fi lter cha nge quarts (liters)
8.8 (8 .3)
Fuel
Premium unleaded (91 AKI) , ¢page 151, Gasoline
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Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi is covered by the following warran­
ties:
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfora-
tion
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding your warranties
can be found in your
Warranty & Maintenance
booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulations in the United States and
Canada require that automob iles meet specific
emission regulations and safety standards.
Therefore, veh icles built for the U.S.A. and Cana­
da differ from vehicles sold in other countries.
If you plan to take your vehicle outside the conti­
nental limits of the United States or Canada,
there is the possibility that:
- unleaded fuels for vehicles with catalytic con­
verter may not be available;
- fuel may have a considerably lower octane rat­
ing . Improper fuel may cause engine damage;
- serv ice may be inadequate due to lack of proper
serv ice faci lities , tools or testing equipment;
- replacement parts may not be readily available .
- Nav igat ion systems for vehicles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada will not necessar ily work in
Europe , and may not work in other countries
outside of North America .
Consumer Information
(D Note
Audi cannot be responsible for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, service or parts availab ility.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Official Factory Service Manuals and L itera ­
ture are published as soon as possible after mod­ el i ntroduction . Service Manuals and literature
are available to o rder from the Audi Technical Lit­
erature Ordering Center at:
https:/ /www.au di.techliterature.com
Maintenance
General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a minimum. How­
ever, a certain amount of regular maintenance is
still necessary to assure your vehicle's safety,
economy and reliability . For detailed vehicle
maintenance consult your Warranty & Mainte­
nance book let .
Under difficult operating conditions, for exam­
ple at extremely low outside temperatures, in
very dusty regions, etc., some se rvice work
shou ld be performed between the intervals
spec ified. This applies particularly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the air f ilter.
@ For the sake of the environment
By regu larly maintaining your vehicle, you
help make sure that emission standards are
maintained, thus min imizing adverse effects
on the environment .
' Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
The increasing use of electron ics, soph isticated
f uel injection and emission control systems, and
the generally increasing technical complexity of
today's automobiles, have steadily reduced the
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scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners .
Also , sa fety and
en vironment al
concerns place very str ict limits
on the nature of repa irs and adjustments to en­
g ine and transmission parts which an owner can
perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
qu ire spec ia l tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially tra ined work­
shop personnel in order to assure proper per­
formance, reliab ility and safety of the vehicle and
its many systems .
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliability of your
veh icle and eve n void your vehicle warranty .
Therefore, proof of servicing in acco rdance with
the ma intenance sched ule may be a condition fo r
upho ld ing a possible wa rranty claim made w ith in
the wa rranty per iod .
Above all, operational safety can be adversely af­
fected, creating unnecessary risks fo r you and
your p assengers .
If in doubt about any se rv ici ng, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other properly
equ ipped and qualified workshop. We st ro ngly
urge you to give yo ur au thori zed Audi dealer the
opport unity to perform all schedu led mainte­
nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, original parts and trained specialists to
keep yo ur vehicle runn ing proper ly.
Performing limited mainten ance yourself
The fo llow ing pages describe a lim ited number o f
p roced ures which can be performed on you r vehi­
cle with ordinary tools, sho uld the need a rise and
trained personne l be unavailab le. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
oughly read all of the applicable text and careful­
ly follow the instructions g iven. A lways rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS prov ided .
Before you check anything in the engine com ­
partment , always read and heed all WARNINGS
c> & and c> & in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 155.
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A WARNING
-
-Ser ious personal in jury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments o r repai rs.
- Always be extremely careful when work ing
on the vehicle . Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety pract ices and general com­
mo n sense. Never r is k pe rsonal i njury.
- Do not attempt any of the mainte nance,
checks or repairs described on the following
pages if you a re not fully familiar with these
or other procedures w it h respect to the ve hi­
cle, or are unce rtain how to proceed .
- Do not do any work wi thout the proper tools
an d eq uipment. H ave the necessary work
done by your au thorized Audi dealer o r an ­
other prope rly equippe d an d qua lified work­
shop .
- Always remove the ignition key befo re any ­
one gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack * is not adequate for
this purpose and co uld collapse causing se­
r ious personal in jury.
- If you must wor k unde rneath the vehicle
w it h the wheels on t he gro und, a lways make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels are a lways securely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started .
- Always make sure the transmission selector
lever is in "N" (N eutral) (5 tronic) or Neutral
(ma nual transm iss ion) and the hand brake is
fi rm ly applied.
@ For the sake of the environment
- Cha ng ing the engine settings will adve rsely
affect emiss ion levels. This is detrimental to
the environment a nd increases fuel con­
s u mption.
- Always observe environmenta l reg ulations
when dispos ing of old engine oil, used brake
fluid, dirty eng ine coolan t, spent ba tter ies
or worn ou t tires.

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A/C operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Active rollover protection system . . . . . . . . . 93
Retracting rollover protection . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adding Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 161
Addit ional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 161
Adjustab le steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Adjusting front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Advanced Airbag System Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
How the components work together . . . . 110
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Weight-sens ing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Airbag Warn ing/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Airbag system ................ ... . 102, 119
Care.. ..... .. ................ ..... . 114
Child restraints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
H ow do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 110
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? 108
Important safety instruc tions on the knee
airbag system............... ... .... . 118
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Knee airbags ........................ 116
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 112
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
When must the system be inspected? . . . 112
Air cond itionin g
A/C operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
A ir recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Index
Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Economical use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Air recirculation mode
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Alcantara Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
All-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 161
Anti- lock brake system
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Anti-slip regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Asterisk What does it mean when something is
marked with an asterisk? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Audi magnet ic r ide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 72
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Audi Serv ice Repair Manuals and Literature 215
Automatic be lt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Automatic headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
also refer to S tronic (Automatic transmis-
s ion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Automatic transmission (S tronic) Parking lock emergency release . . . . . . . . . 79
Automatic transmission (tiptron ic)
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Average fuel mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
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Index
Eme rgency r elease
Fr ont lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Park ing lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Eme rgency sta rting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Eme rgency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 0
Batte ry power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1
Driver notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Eng ine
Coolan t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 1
Data . ... .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 214
Eng ine compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
155
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 67
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Engine compartmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Engine compa rtment lid
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 56
Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Malfunct io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Temperature ga uge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
En gine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
158
Adding .. .. .. .. ............. .. . 160,161
Addit ives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
160, 161
Checking the eng ine oi l level . . . . . . . 159, 160
Dry s ump lubr ication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Indications and cond it ions requ iring ext ra
checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
159, 160
O il c ons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 58
O il grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 8
Specification and viscos ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Temperature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
E ngi ne oi l level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine oil pressure (malfunction) . . . . . . . . . 14
Engine oi l sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17
Engine speed limitat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
E nvironment
Cataly tic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
142
Disposing of your vehicle batte ry . . . . . . . 165
Fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Unleaded f uel ..................... .. 15 1
What should I do wi th an old batte ry? . . . 16 5
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . . . 16
ESC (Electronic Stabilization Co ntro l)
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
222
Event Data Recorde r (ED R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Exhaust tail pipes Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
162
Exterior m irrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Dimming . ... .... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. . 50
Heating... ...... .. ............... .. . 49
F
Fan ..... .... . .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 62
Faste ning
Boos ter sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
128
Convertib le child sa fety se ats . . . . . . . . . . 12 7
Infant seats
Flat bed truck
Flat tire 127
208
Changi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Fo ld ing master key with remo te control . . . . 27
Foot peda ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
90
Fo r the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and t he env ironme nt . . . . 153
Letting yo ur eng ine warm up . . . . . . . . . . .
67
Ref ueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Front a irbags
Des cription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
106
How they wor k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Frontal collis io ns and the laws of phys ics . . . 96
Front lid
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Trunk escape handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Front passenger
refer to Seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 88
Front seat s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Child rest rain ts in the fron t seat . . . . . . . . 103
Front towi ng loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fuel
Additives.. .. .... .. .. .. ......... .. ..
151
B lended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Current fuel mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
152
Fuel supply too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
151

Index
Leather cleaning/protection . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Light coming/leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Light/rain sensor Light sensor package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Light/rain sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Lights Instrument panel illumination . . . . . . . . . . 49
sw itch ing on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Light sensor package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . .
91
Locking
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Remote master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
L uggage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Emergency exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
199
light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Lo ading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
M
Maint enance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Malfunct ion Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . 17, 26
Manual transmission Gearshift lever · .............. .. .. .. .. 74
Launch Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Matte finish paint cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mirror Vanity mirror · · · · · ·........... ... .... 51
Mirrors Activating the digital compass . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 49
dimm ing . .. .... ... .......... .. .. .. ..
so
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 112
N
Natural leather
Cleaning
New tires and wheels
NHTSA 148
186
Contact ing
· · · · · · · · · · · · · 92 .............
224
Number of seats · .. .. ................ .. 95
0
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Odometer
· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . . . . . 10
Oil
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 26
Open door or front lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Optional equipment Marked with an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Outs ide mirro rs
refer to Ext erior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Outs ide temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Owner's manual How the Owner's Manual is organized . . . . .
5
p
Paint damage
p . N aint o . .. ... .... .. .. ............. ..
147
212
Park assist Cleaning sensors/camera lenses . . . . . . . . 146
Parking on a decline · · · . ... .... ......... .. .. . 69
on an incline
· · ·.. .. ............... ... 69
Parking brake · · · .. .. .. .............. .. 68
Parking brake warning ................. .
13
Parking system advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Adjusting the warn ing tones . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Parallel Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Reverse parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Switching on and off ............... .. . 82
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 112
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Pedals · · · · · · · · · .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 90
Physical p rinciples of a frontal collision 96
Plastic parts Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62