Modern eng ine lubrication has taken a quan
tum leap in the last few years . Many synthetic
oils available today provide better engine lu
brication that can outlast traditional petrole
um-based oils, making them a smart choice
for use throughout the life of your Audi.
Whether you use synthetic or petroleum
based engine oil, the oil that you use must
conform to Audi's oil quality standard
VW 502 00 (vehicles with gasoline engine) or
VW 507 00 (veh icles with diesel engine) to
he lp keep your vehicle's eng ine running
smoothly and help prevent the fo rmation of
harmf ul depos its, sometimes ca lled "sludge,"
that over time can lead to expensive repairs.
At the time of pr inting, engine o ils availab le in
the U.S. and Canada tha t meet the exacting
specifications of A udi oil standard VW 502 00
(vehicles with gaso line engine) or VW 50 7 00
(vehicles with diesel engine) are synthetic en
gine oils . This does not mean, however, that
every synthetic engine oil will meet Aud i oil
standard VW 502 00 (vehicles with gasoline
engine) or VW 507 00 (vehicles w ith diese l
engine). So always be sure that you use an ap
proved oil.
To help prevent the formation of harmful de
posits use only oil with the follow ing spec ifi
cations printed on t he oil container:
- Aud i oil standard VW 502 00 (gasoline en
gine )
- Aud i oil standard VW 50 7 00 (d iesel en -
gine )
Oil conta iner labe ls may carry the specif ica
tion singly or in comb ination with other desig
nations and oil qua lity standards.
Vi scosi ty
Eng ine oils are graded acco rding to their v is
cosity. The prope r viscosity grade oil for your
engine depends on cl imac tic or seasonal con
d itions where you dr ive. You can use oi l with a
viscosity grade of SAE SW40 across all tem
pe rat ure ranges for normal d riving conditions .
H oweve r, if eng ine oi l viscosity grade
SAE SW40 is not ava ilable, you can a lso use
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viscosity grade SAE 5W -30 or SAE OW-40 as
long as it meets Audi oil q uality standard
VW 502 00 (vehicles with gasoline engine) or
VW 507 00 (vehicles w ith diese l eng ine) spec
ifications.
Because engine oil that meets the Audi oi l
standard may not be available everywhere
when you need it, we strongly recommend
that you always carry with you an extra quart
( li ter) of oil that express ly conforms to the
VW 502 00 (veh icles with gasoline engine) or
VW 507 00 (vehicles w ith d iese l eng ine) spec
ification, in case you have to top off the oil
wh ile on the road.
App lie s to vehicle s with gasoline engin e on
l y:
Only if the level of the o il is at or below the
minimum ma rk on the o il dipstick -and no oi l
that expressly conforms to Audi o il st andard
VW 502 00 spec ificat ions is available - may
you top off with a high quality engine o il, pre f
erably synthetic -based, that meets ACEA A3
or API SM specificat ions, but even then, only
in v iscosity grades SAE SW-40, SAE SW-30, or
SAE OW-40. However, during the entire time
between oil change intervals, never top off
with more than a total of 0 .5 qt/liter engine
o il that does not conform to Audi o il specifica
tion VW 502 00.
App lie s to vehicles with die sel engin e only:
Only if the level of the o il is at or below the
min imum ma rk on the o il dipstick - and no oi l
t h at exp ressly conforms to Audi o il standard
VW 507 00 spec ificat ions is available - may
you top off with a high quali ty engine o il, that
meets ACEA C3 or API CF specifications, but
even t hen, only in viscosity grades SAE
SW-40, SAE 5W-30, or SAE OW-40. However,
during the entire time between oil change in
terva ls, never top off with more than a total
of 0. 5 qt/liter engine oil that does not con-
for m to Aud i oil spec ification VW 50 7 00.
For more information about engine oi l that
has been approved for your vehicle, please
contact e ither you r autho rized Aud i deale r or
Audi Custome r Re lations at 1 (800) 822-2834
o r vis it our web site at www.audiusa.com or
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