Checking and F ill in g
Audi oil quality standard
Gas oline VW 502 00 or
engi ne
vw 504 00
Die sel
vw 50 7 00
e n g in e
Using the proper engine o il is important for the
functionality and serv ice life of the engine. Your
engine was facto ry-filled with a high-qua lity oil
which can usually be used throughout the entire
year.
(D Note
Your Limited New Vehicle Warranty does not
cover damage or malfunctions due to failure
to follow recommended maintenance and use
requirements as set forth in the Audi Owner's Manual and Warranty
& Ma intenance booklet.
- Use only a high qua lity eng ine oil that ex-
pressly complies w ith the Audi o il quality
standard specified for your vehicle's engine.
Using any other oil can cause serious engine
damage.
- Do not mix any lubricants or other additives
into the engine oil. Doing so can cause en
gine damage.
(D Tips
If you need to add oil and there is none availa
ble that meets the Audi o il quality standard
your eng ine requires, you may add a total of
no more than 0.5 quart/liter of a h igh-quality
"synthe tic"oil that meets the followi ng speci
fications.
- Vehicles with gasoli ne engine: AC EA A3 o r
API SM wi th a viscosity g rade of SAE OW-30,
SA E SW-30 or SAE SW-40 .
- Vehicles wi th d iesel engine: AC EA C3 o r
API CF wi th a v iscosi ty grade of SA E OW-30
or SAE SW-30.
- Fo r more information abo ut eng ine oil t hat
has been approved for your vehicle, please
contact eithe r your a uthorized Audi dea le r
or A udi Customer Relations at
1 (800) 822-2834 or visit our web site at
www.aud iusa.com or www .aud icanada.ca.
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· Eng ine oil consumption
The engine in your vehicle depends on an ade
quate amount of oil to lubricate and cool all of
its moving parts.
In order to prov ide effective lubrication and coo l
i ng of internal engine components, all internal
combust ion engines consume a certa in amount
of oil. Oil consumpt ion va ries from engine to en
gine and may change sig nificantly over the life of
the engine. Typically, eng ines wi th a specified
break -in period (see¢
page 198) consume mo re
o il during t he b reak-in period than they co nsume
after oil consumption has stabilized .
Un der normal cond itions, the rate o f oi l con
sumption depends on the q uality and viscos ity o f
the oil, the RPM (revolutions per min ute) at
which the engine is operated, the ambient tem perature and road condit ions. Further factors are
the amount of o il dilution from water condensa
tion or fuel residue and the ox idat ion leve l of the
o il. As any engine is subject to wear as mileage
builds up, the oil consumption may inc rease over
time unt il rep lacement of worn compone nts may
become necessary.
With a ll these variab les coming into p lay, no
standard rate of oil consumpt ion can be estab
li shed or spec ified. There is no alte rnative to reg
u lar and frequent checking of the oil leve l, see
Note .
If the yellow engine oil leve l warning symbo l in
the i nstrument cluster
II lights up, you should
c h ec k t he o il level as soon as poss ible
cf> page 2 25. Top off the oil at your ear liest con
venience
r:!> page 225.
A WARNING
Before you check anything in the engine com
partment, always read and heed a ll WARN
INGS¢ .&.
in Working in the engine compart
ment on page 221.
(D Note
Driving wit h an insufficient oi l level is likely to
cause severe damage to the engine.
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Electronic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 191
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
H ill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
193
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Warn ing/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E mergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Starting engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency locking of the doors . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Emergency operation
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Emergency release
Selector lever ...................... .
E t . mergency s artmg ........... .... ... .
Emergency unlocking
128
271
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Engine
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
223
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
H ood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 87, 99
Startingwithjumpercab les . ... .. .. ... 271
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 88, 99
E . ngine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Working the engine compartment ... .. . 221
E . l ngine coo ant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Checking coolant leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Engine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Engine hood
Closing .. .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. .. .. .
How to release the hood ...... .. .... . .
Engine oil Adding
Additives . .. ................. .. .... .
Changing .. ................. .. .... .
Check oil level .............. .... ... .
221
221
223
225 225
226 225
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Index
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Environment
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
198
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 233
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Fuel...... .... .. .. .............. ... 216
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . . . 200
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 230
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 228
Proper disposal of drained engine oil 225, 226
Recycling used engine oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Unleaded fuel.. .. ... .......... .. .. ..
213
What shou ld I do with an old battery? . . . 233
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . . . 15
ESC
refer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
Ethyl alcohol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Explanation of some technical terms . . . . . 202
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
D . . ,mmmg ...... .. ............. .... .. . 60
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Eyeglasses compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
F
Fall line
Fan Radiator
Fastening 202
229
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 178
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Flexib le fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
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