oil capacities AUDI S3 SEDAN 2018 Owners Manual

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up, the oil consumption may increase over
time unti l replacement of worn components
may become necessary .
- With a ll these variab les coming into p lay,
no standard rate of oil consumption can be
estab lished or specified. There is no alterna­
tive to checking the o il level regu larly and
frequently.
- If you have the impression your engine con ­
sumes excessive amounts of oil, we recom­ mend that you consult an authorized Aud i
dealer to have the cause of your concern properly d iagnosed . Keep in mind that the
accu rate measurement of oil consumption
r equ ires gre at ca re and may take some
time. An a uthorized Audi dea ler has instruc­
tions about how to measure oil consump ­
tion acc urately.
- You can find information on engine oi l and
engine oil capacities for the USA at
www.audiusa.com/help/maintenance, or
for Canada at www.audi.ca/ca/web/en/
customer-area/ ca re-and-ma i ntena nee/ a ud
i ­
service-sched u les. html, or ca ll
800-822-2834.
Adding engine oil
F ig. 269 Eng ine co mpartment : engin e oil fille r open ing
cover
Obse rve the safety p recautions i::> &. in Working
in the engine compartment an page 318.
.,. T urn the eng ine off .
.,. Unscrew the cap~ for the eng ine oi l filler
opening
i::> fig. 269 .
.,. Care fully add 0.5 qua rt ( 0.5 liter) of the cor rect
o il
q page 321.
Ch eck ing and F illing
.,. Check the oi l level again a fter two minutes
i::> page 322 , Checking the engine oil level .
.,. Add a smaller amo unt of engine oil if necessa ­
ry. The
marking @i::>page 322, fig. 268 must
not be exceeded
i::> @ in Checking the engine oil
level on page 322 .
.,. Close the engine o il filler cap and push the d ip­
stick all the way i n.
.8, WARNING
-W hen adding oil, do not let o il dr ip onto hot
e ng ine components. This in cr eases the risk
of a fire .
- You mus t se al the c ap on the o il filler open ­
ing correct ly so tha t oi l does not leak ou t
onto the hot engine and ex haust system
when the engine is running, beca use this is
a fire hazard.
- Always clean skin thoro ughly if it comes into
contact with engine oi l.
- Engine oil is poisonous and must be kept
out of reac h of children .
- Sto re t he engine oi l secure ly in the o rigina l
container .
(Llj) Note
You r Lim ited New Veh icle Wa rra nty does no t
cove r damage or m alfu nct io ns due to f ailure
to fo llow recommended maintenance and use
requirements as set forth in the A udi Owner's
M anua l and War ranty
& Maintenance boo klet.
- Use on ly a high quality engine oil that ex -
press ly complies with the A udi oi l quality
standard spec ified for yo ur vehicle's eng ine.
Us ing any othe r oi l can cause ser ious eng ine
damage.
- Do not mix any addit iona l lubr icants into
the engine oil. Damage caused by such add i­
t ives is not covered by the wa rranty.
@ For the sake of the environment
- Oil sho uld never enter the sewer system or
come into contact with the ground .
- Pay attention to lega l req uirements when
disposing of empty o il conta iners.
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