234 Check ing and filling
Mo dern engine lubrication has taken a quan
tum leap in the last few years. Many synthetic
oils ava ilable 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 , somet imes ca lled "sludge,"
that over t ime can lead to expensive repairs.
At the time of printing , engine oils availab le in
the U .S . and Canada that meet the exacting
specifi cations of A udi oi l st andard VW 502 00
(vehicles wi th gasoline engine) or VW 507 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 gaso line
engine ) or VW 507 00 (veh icles w it h diese l
engine). So always be sure that you use an ap
proved oil.
To help prevent the format ion of harmful de
posi ts use only oi l with the fo llow ing spec ifi
cations printed on the oil containe r:
- Aud i oil standard VW 50 2 00 (ga soline en
gine )
- Audi oil sta nd ard VW 50 7 00 (diesel en -
gine )
Oil container labe ls may carry the specif ica
tion s ingly or i n comb ination with other desig
nations and oil q ua lity standards.
Visco sity
Eng ine oi ls are graded according to thei r vis
cosity. The prope r viscosity grade oil for your
engine depends on climac tic or seasonal con
d itions whe re you drive. You can use oi l w ith a
viscosity g rade of SAE 5W40 across all tem
perat ure ranges for normal driving conditions .
H oweve r, if eng ine o il viscos ity grade SAE
5W40 is not avai lab le, you c an also use viscos- ity grade SA
E 5W -30 or SA E OW -40 as long as
it meets Audi oil q uality standard VW 502 00
(ve hicles w ith gasoline eng ine) or VW 507 00
(veh icles w ith diese l engine) specifications.
Beca use engine o il that meets the Audi oil
sta ndard may not be availab le everywhere
when you need it, we strong ly recommend
that you a lways carry with you an extra qua rt
(liter) of oil tha t express ly conforms to the
VW 502 00 (veh icles with gasoline engine) or
VW 507 00 (vehicles w it h diesel eng ine) spec
i fication, in case you have to top off the oi l
whi le on the road.
App lies to vehicle s with ga soline engin e on
ly:
Only if the level of the o il is at or below the
min imum ma rk on the o il d ipstick· and no oi l
t h at expressly conforms to Audi o il standard
VW 502 00 spe cificat ions is ava ilable -may
you top off with a high quality engine oil, pre f
erab ly synthetic -based, that meets ACEA A3
or API SM specifications, but even then, only
in v iscosity grades SA E SW-40, SA E 5W-30, or
SAE OW-40. However, during the entire time
betwee n 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
t ion VW 502 00 .
Applies to vehicles with diesel engine only:
Only if the level of the oil is at or be low the
min imum ma rk o n the o il dipstick - and no o il
that expressly conforms to Audi o il standard
VW 507 00 spec ificat ions is ava ilable - may
you top off wi th a h igh quali ty engine oil , that
meets ACEA C3 o r API CF specifications, bu t
even then, on ly in viscosity grades SAE
5W-40, SAE 5W-30, or SAE OW-40. However,
during the entire time between o il change in
terva ls, never top off with more than a total
of 0 .5 q t/liter engine oil tha t does not con
form to Audi oil specification VW 507 00 .
For more information about eng ine oi l that
has been approved for your veh icle, please
con tact e ither your au thorized Aud i dealer or
Audi Custome r Re lations at 1 (800) 822 -2834
o r vis it our web site at www.audiusa .com or
www.aud icanada .ca. He re you w ill also find a
c ur rent l ist of oi ls (manufac turers, brand .,.
