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CheckingandFilling
@®Engineoillabel*withVWstandard
=>page312
©Coolantexpansiontank(-£)>page316
©Brakefluidreservoir(C))>page317
Thecoolantexpansiontankandtheengineoil
fillingopeningmaybelocatedindifferentplaces
within
theenginecompartment,dependingon
theengineversion.
Engineoil
Iftheengineoillevelistoolow
Ifyouneedtoaddengineoil,useanoilthatis
listedonthesticker.Thestickerislocatedatthe
frontoftheenginecompartment>page311,
fig.256.
Iftherecommendedengineoilisnotavailable,in
anemergencyyoumayaddamaximumof1
quart(1liter)ofACEAC3orAPISNengineoil
onetimeuntilthenextoilchange.
Formoreinformationonthecorrectengineoil
foryourvehicle,contactanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Havetheoil
changedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedServiceFacility.
Audirecommends
Slastiol(ZIDIBIEProrzssional
AudirecommendsusingtheLongLifehigh-per-
formanceengineoilfromAudiGenuineParts.
Messages
Engineoilpressure
&Turnoffengine.Oilpressuretoolow
Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
engineoillevel>page313.
—Iftheengineoillevelistoolow,addengineoil
=>page314.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
—Iftheengineoilleveliscorrectandtheindica-
torlightstillturnson,turntheengineoffand
do
notcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
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Engineoillevel
Applies
to:vehicleswithoillevelwarning
BPleaseaddoilimmediately.
Stoptheengineanddonotcontinuedriving.
Checktheengineoillevel>page313and add
engineoilimmediately>page314.
2Pleaseaddmax.xqt(xl)oil.Youcancon-
tinuedriving
Addtheamountof oil shownimmediately
>page314.
Reducingtheoillevel
3Pleasereduceoillevel.
Thereistoomuchoilintheengineandthereisa
risk
ofdamagingthecatalyticconverteroren-
gine.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
engineoilextractedifnecessary.Avoidhighen-
ginespeeds,fullacceleration,andheavyengine
loads.
Engineoilsensor
&Oillevelsensor:oilchangenecessary.Please
contactService
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil.Thiswillcause
theengineoilleveltoriseslowlyandtheengine
oilqualitytodecrease.Donotextractengineoil
toreducethelevel,becausethiswillincreasethe
riskofenginedamage.DrivetoanauthorizedAu-
didealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohaveengineoilextracted.
&Oillevelsystem:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoillevelhas
malfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediately
tohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
2Oilpressuresensor:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoilpressure
hasmalfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmedi-
atelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
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Addingengineoil
B8K-2120
Fig.257Enginecompartment:engineoilfilleropening
cover
Observethesafetyprecautions>A\inWorking
intheenginecompartmentonpage309.
>Turn theengineoff.
>Openthehood>page310.
>Unscrewthecap%~fortheengineoilfiller
opening>fig.257.
>Carefullyadd0.5quart(0.5liter)ofthecorrect
oil>page312.
>Closetheengineoilfilleropeningcap.
>Closethehood>page310.
>Restarttheignitionaftertwominutesandread
thecurrentoillevelintheInfotainmentsystem
=>page313,Checkingtheengineoillevel.
>Addmoreoilifnecessary.
ZXWARNING
—Whenaddingoil,donotletoildripontohot
enginecomponents.Thisincreasestherisk
ofafire.
—Youmustsealthecapontheoilfilleropen-
ingcorrectlyso thatoildoesnotleakouton-
tothe hotengineandexhaustsystemwhen
theengineisrunning,becausethisisa fire
hazard.
—Alwayscleanskinthoroughlyifitcomesinto
contactwithengineoil.
—Engineoilispoisonousandmustbekeptout
ofreachofchildren.
—Storetheengineoilsecurelyintheoriginal
container.
@)Note
— TheNewVehicleLimitedWarrantydoesnot
coverdamageormalfunctionsiftherecom-
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mendedintendeduseofthevehicleand
maintenance
measureslistedinthe Audi
Owner'sManualandtheWarranty&Main-
tenanceBookletwerenotfollowed.
—Onlyusehigh-gradeengineoilthatexplicit-
lymeetsthe Audioilqualitystandardfor
yourvehicle.Usinganotheroilmaycause
severevehicledamage.
—Donotmixanyadditionallubricantsinto
theengineoil.Damagecausedbysuchaddi-
tivesisnotcoveredbythewarranty.
(@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Oilshouldnever enterthesewersystemor
come
intocontactwiththeground.
—Followthelegalregulationsinthecountry
whereyouarelocatedwhendisposingof
emptyoilcontainers.
Changingengineoil
Werecommendhavingtheoilchangedatanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facility.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page309,Work-
ingintheenginecompartment.
Theengineoilmustbechangedattheintervals
specifiedintheWarranty&MaintenanceBook-
let.Thisisveryimportantbecausethelubrication
functionoftheoilgraduallydeclinesduringregu-
larvehicleoperation.
Theengineoilshouldbechangedmorefrequent-
lyundercertaincircumstances.Havetheoil
changedmorefrequentlyifyouoftendriveshort
distances,yourvehicleispredominantlyinstop-
and-gotrafficsituations,isinverydustyenviron-
ments,orisoperatedforlongperiodsoftimein
temperaturesbelowzero.
Cleansingadditivesintheoilmakefreshoilap-
peardarkeraftertheenginehasrunbriefly.This
isnormalandnoreasontochangetheengineoil
morefrequentlythanrecommended.
Becausecorrectlydisposingofengineoilisdiffi-
cultandspecialtoolsandtechnicalknowledge
areneededforanoilchange,havingyourengine
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oilchangedby anauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityisrecommended.
Ifyouchangetheengineoilyourself,pleasenote
thefollowingimportantinformation:
ZA\WARNING
Ifyouchangetheengineoilonthevehicle
yourself,thefollowingprecautionsmustbe
followed:
—Wearprotectiveeyewear.
—Duetotheriskofscalding,allowtheengine
to cooldownsufficiently.
—Maintainenoughdistancewhenyouarere-
movingtheoildrainplug.Whiledoingthis,
keep yourforearmparalleltothegroundto
reducetheriskofhotoildrippingdownyour
arm.
—Draintheoilintoacontainerdesignedfor
thispurposethatislargeenoughtoholdthe
fullamountofoilinyourengine.
—Engineoilispoisonous.Alwaysstoreoutof
reachofchildren.
—Prolongedcontactofusedengineoilwith
theskinmaycauseskindamage.Always
washoiloffimmediatelywithsoapand wa-
tertoprotectyourskin.
@®)Note
Donotmixanyadditiveswiththeengineoil.
Additivesmaycauseengine damagethatis
notcoveredbyyourNewVehicleLimitedWar-
ranty.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Beforechangingtheengineoil,makesure
youcandisposeoftheusedengineoilcor-
rectly.
—Engineoilmustalways bedisposedofcor-
rectly.Donot dumpitintheyard,inthefor-
est,orinopenwater,riverchannels,orsew-
ers.
—Haveyour usedengineoilrecycledbybring-
ingittoausedoilcollectionsiteorcontact
agasstation.
Coolingsystem
Theenginecoolingsystemisfilledwithamixture
ofpurifiedwaterandcoolantadditiveatthefac-
tory.Thiscoolantmustnotbenotchanged.
ThecoolantlevelismonitoredthroughtheBin-
dicatorlight>page22.However,occasionally
checkingthecoolantlevelmanuallyisrecom-
mended.
Ifyoumustaddcoolant,useamixtureofwater
andcoolantadditive.Mixing thecoolantadditive
withdistilledwaterisrecommended.
Coolantadditive
Thecoolantadditiveismadeofanti-freezingand
corrosionprotectionagents.Onlyuse thefollow-
ingcoolantadditives.Theseadditivesmaybe
mixedwitheachother.
CoolantadditiveSpecification
G12++TL774G
G131TL774]
Theamountofcoolantadditivethatneedstobe
mixedwithwaterdependsontheclimatewhere
thevehiclewillbeoperated.Ifthecoolantaddi-
tivepercentageistoolow,thecoolantcanfreeze
anddamagetheengine.
CoolantFreezeprotec-
additivetion
Warmmin.40%min.-13°F
regionsmax.45%(-25°C)
Cold min.50%max.-40°F
regionsmax.55%(-40°C)
C@)Note
—Beforethestartofwinter,haveanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitycheckifthecoolantadditiveinyour
vehiclematchesthepercentageappropriate
fortheclimate.Thisisespeciallyimportant
whendrivingincolderclimates.
—Iftheappropriatecoolantadditiveisnot
availableinanemergency,donotadd any
otheradditive.Youcoulddamagethe
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