oil dipstick AUDI S3 SEDAN 2018 Owners Manual

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Checking and Filling
Engine compartment overview
The most important check points .
Fig . 267 Typical location of the reservoi r, engine oil d ipst ick, and engine oil f iller open ing
(D Coolant expans ion tank (-L) ¢ page 325
@ E ngine oi l dipstick¢ page 322
® Engine oil filler opening ("e::r.) ¢ page 322
@ Eng ine oi l label* w ith VW standard
¢ page 321
® Brake fluid reservoir (0}) ¢ page 326
@ Applies to: vehicles w ith jump start point(+):
jump start point(+) under a cover
¢page 327, ¢page 375
0 Applies to: vehicles with the vehicle battery
in the engine compartment: vehicle bat­
tery(+) under the battery
cover¢ page 327,
¢page375
@ Bodygroundpoint(-) ¢page327,
¢ page375
® Washer fluid reservoir (0) ¢ page 328
@ Fuse housing ¢ page 3 71
The oil dipstick( @) and the engine oil fi ller
opening( @)¢ fig. 267 may be located in differ- ent places within the engine compartment de­
pending on the engine version .
,8. WARNING
Read and follow a ll WARNINGS before check­
i ng anything in the engine compartment
¢page 318 .
(D Tips
Applies to: vehicles with p lug-in hybrid dr ive:
note the informa tion for the coo lant expan­
s io n t ank
in¢ page 102 and for the vehicle
batte ry (+) in
¢page 102 .
Engine oil
If the engine oil level is too low
If you need to add engine oil, use an o il that i s
listed on the st icker .
The sticker is located at the
front of the eng ine
compartment ¢ page 321,
fig. 267.
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Checking and Filling
If the recommended engine oil is not available,
in an eme rg enc y you may add a maximum of 1
quart(! liter) of ACEA C3 or API SN engine oil
one tim e until the next oil change.
F or more information on the correct engine oil
for your vehicle, contact an authorized Audi dea l­
er or authorized Audi Service Facility . Have the oil
changed by an authori zed Audi dealer o r author­
ized Service Fac ility .
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Audi r ecommends using th e Lon g Lif e high ­
perf orm ance eng in e oil from Audi Genu in e
Parts .
Checking the engine oil level
The engine oil dipstick varies depending on the
engine type .
Fig . 268 Oil d ipsti ck: checking th e engine oil le vel (exa m­
p le )
Observe the safety precaut ions ¢.& in Working
in the engine compartment on page 318 .
.. Park your vehicle on a level surface.
.. Shut the engine off when it is warm .
.. Wait approx imately two m inutes .
.. Open the hood ¢ page 320 .
.. Remove the oi l dipstick¢ page 321, fig. 267,
wipe it off with a clean cloth and insert it a ll the
way in again .
.. Remove the o il dipstick again and then read the
oil
level ¢ table on page 322.
.. Add engine oil if necessary c:> page 323.
322
Areas on the o il dipstick 9 fig . 268 .
(D If the engine oil leve l is just before the
mark ing
(D , then engine oil must be added .
See¢@.
@ Do not add engine oil.
(D Note
- T he engine o il level must not be below the
ma rking
(D , because this increases the risk
of engine damage.
- After add ing engine oil, the oil leve l must
not be above the marking @, because this
increases the risk of catalytic converter and/
or engine damage . Do not start the engine .
Contact an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility to have excess eng ine oil extracted if necessary .
(D Tips
- The engine oil consumption may be up to
0.5 quart/600 miles (0.5 liter/1,000 km),
depending on driving style and operating
conditions. Consumpt io n may be h igher
dur ing the fi rst 3,000 mi les (5,000 km) . Be­
c ause of this , the eng ine o il level must be
che cked regularly.
It is best to check each
t ime you refuel your vehicle and before long
drives .
- In order to prov ide effective l ubrication and
cooling of interna l engine components, a ll
internal combustion engines consume a cer ­
tain amount of oil. O il consumption varies
from engine to engine and may change sig­ nificantly over the life of the engine. Typi­
cally, eng ines with a specif ied break-in peri­
od consume more oil during the break-in pe ­
riod than they consume after o il consump­
t ion has stabilized .
- Under normal condit ions, the rate of oil
cons umption depends on t he quality and
viscosity of the oil, the RPM (revo lutions per
mi nute) at which the engine is ope rated, the
ambien t temperature and road conditions .
Further factors are the amount of oi l dilu­
tion from water condensation or fuel resi­ due and the oxidation level of the oil. As any
eng ine is subject to wear as m ileage builds
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