190 Fuel supply and filling your fuel tank
Fuel supply and filling
your fuel tank
Gasoline
Fuel supply
Using the righ t fuel helps keep the environ
ment cle an and preven ts engine dam age .
Fuel recommendation
The fuel recomme nded for you r vehicle is un
lead ed premium
g rade gasoline . Audi recom
mends using TO P TI ER D ete rgent Gaso line
wi th a minimum oc tane ra ting of 91 A KI ( 95
RON ). For more informa tio n o n TO P TIE R De
tergen t Gasoline, please go to the off icia l
website (www .to ptiergas .com) .
Th e re commended gasoline o ctane rating for
your eng ine can also be fo un d o n a label loc at
ed on the ins ide of the fue l filler flap . This ra t
in g may be specified as AKI or RON.
Your veh icle may also be operated using un
l e ad ed regular g asoline with a min imum o c
tane rating o f 87 AKI/9 1 RO N. H owever, using
87 AKI/91 RO N octane fue l w ill slightly re
d uce eng ine perfo rmance .
Use unleaded ga soline only. Unleaded g aso
li ne is availab le th rougho ut the USA, Canada,
and in most E uropean countries . We recom
mend that you do not ta ke yo ur vehicle to
areas or countries where unleaded gasoline
may not be ava ilable.
F or mo re informat io n on refue ling your ve hi
cle, see
¢ page 191.
Octane rating
Octane rating ind icates a gaso line' s abili ty to
r es ist eng ine da mag in g "kno ck" cau sed b y
p rem ature ign ition and detona tion. Therefore,
b uying the correct grade of gasoline is very
important to he lp prevent possible engi ne
damage and a loss o f engine performance.
Gasoline mos t commonly used in the Unite d
States an d Canada has the following octane
rat ings that can usually be fo und on the filler
p ump : -
Premium Grade: 9 1 -96 AKI
- Regular Gra de: 87 -90 AKI
Explanation of the abbreviations:
AKI = Anti Knock In d ex = (R+ M)/2 = (RO N
+ MO N)/2
R ON = Research Octane Number
MON = Moto r Octane Number .
@ Note
-Do not use a ny fue l w it h octane rat ings
lower tha n 87 A KI or 9 1 RO N othe rwise
ex pensive eng ine da mage w ill occu r.
- Do
not use lea ded gasoli ne. The use of
leaded g asoline w ill sev ere ly damag e
yo ur vehicle's ca ta lytic converter a nd its
a bi lity to cont rol exh aust emis sions.
Blended gasoline
Use of gasoline containing alcohol or
MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether )
You may use unleaded gasoline blende d with
alcohol or MTB E (commonly referred to as
oxygenates) if the blended m ixture meets t he
fo llow ing c riteria:
Blend of gasoline methanol (wood alcohol or
methyl alcohol )
-Anti -kno ck index mus t be 87 A KI or higher .
- Blend mus t contain no more t han 3% me th-
a nol.
- Blend must contain mo re than 2% co-sol -
ve nts .
Blend of gasoline and ethanol (grain alcohol
or ethyl alcohol)
- Anti-knock index must be 87 AKI or higher.
- Blend must not conta in mo re than 10%
ethanol.
Blend of gasoline and MTBE
- Anti -kno ck index mus t be 87 A KI or higher.
- Blend must contain not mo re than 15%
M TB E.
Seasonally adjusted gasoline
264 Consumer Information
Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
You r Audi i s covered by the following war
ranties:
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfo-
ration
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding your warran
ties can be found in your
Warranty & Mainte
nance booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regu lations in the United States
and Canada require that automobiles meet
specific emission regulations and safety
standards. Therefore, veh icles built for the
U.S.A . and Canada differ from vehicles sold in
other countries .
If you p lan to take your vehicle outside the
continental limits of the United States or Can
ada, there is the possibility that:
- unleaded fuels for vehicles with cata lytic
converter may not be available;
- fuel may have a considerably lowe r octane
rating. Improper fuel may cause engine
damage ;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of
proper service facilities, tools or testing
equipment ;
- replacement pa rts may not be readily availa
ble.
- Navigation systems for vehicles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada will not necessar ily work
in Europe, and may not work in other coun
tries outside of North America.
(D Note
Audi cannot be responsible for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, service or parts availability.
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature
Audi Official Factory Service Manuals and Lit
erature are published as soon as possible after
model introduction. Service manuals and lit
erature are available to order from the Audi
T echnical Literature Ordering Center at:
www.audi.techliterature.com
Maintenance
General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a minimum.
However, a certain amount of regular mainte
nance is still necessary to assure your vehicle's
s afety, economy and rel iability. For detailed
vehicle maintenance consult your Warranty &
Maintenance booklet.
Under difficult operating conditions, for ex
ample at extremely low outside temperatures,
i n very dusty regions , when towing a trailer
very frequently, etc., some service work
should be performed between the intervals
specified. This applies particularly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the air filter .
(® For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you
help make sure that emission standards
are maintained, thus minimizing adverse
effects on the environment.
Important considerations for you and
your vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophisticat
ed fuel injection and emission contro l sys-
tems, and the genera lly increasing technical
liJJ,
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co ,...., \!) 1.1'1 ,...., 1.1'1 ,....,
Pressure malfunction ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specif ication and viscos ity . ... .. .. .. . 197
temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
E ng ine speed limitat io n ..... .. .. .. .. .. 20
Env ironment
Break- in pe riod .............. ... ... 179
Cata lytic converter ........ .. .. .. .. . 180
D isposing of yo ur vehicle ba tte ry .. .. . 208
D riving a t high speeds ..... .. .. .. .. . 182
D riving to m inimi ze pollution and no ise 18 1
Fu el . .... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... 192
F ue l economy ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... 181
Leaks under your veh icle ... .. .. .. .. . 195
Lett ing the ve hicle stand and warm up . 182
Proper disposal of drained brake flu id . 204
Prope r disposal of dra ined engine coo l-
ant ...... ... ................ .... 202
Pr ope r disposal of dra ined engine
oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199, 200
Recy cling use d engine oil ... .. .. .. .. . 199
Un leaded f uel ... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 190
What should I do with an old battery? . 208
E PC
refer to Electronic powe r control . . . . . . 20
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . .. .. .. .. .. . 170
Ex haust tail pipes
C leaning ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 186
E xpansion ta nk ............ .. .. .. .. . 20 2
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
E xterio r mirrors
Ad justing .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .... 54
Dimm ing ... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .. 55
Heating .. .. ............. .... .. .... 54
F
Fan
Radiator
F asten ing 203
B ooste r seats ............ .. .. .. .. . 160
Conve rtible c hild safety seats ... .. .. . 159
Infant seats 158
Fl at t ire
C hanging .. ............. .... .. ... 2 44
F loor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
F oglights(rea r) . ....... ... .. .. .. .. .. 51
F oldi ng the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Inde x 273
Foot peda ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Fo r th e sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and t he env ironme nt .. 192
L etting the engine wa rm up . . . . . . 73, 76
Ref ueling . .. .. .. ................. 192
Saving f uel by early upsh ifting ... .. .. . 11
Fron t air bags
Desc ription .. .. .. ... .. .......... .. 135
H ow they wor k ....... ......... .... 140
Frontal coll is ions and the laws of p hysics 124
Front passenger's door emergency loc king 35
Front seats Adjus ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Child rest rain ts in the fron t sea t .. .. .. 132
Up per cabin heati ng ... .. ...... ... .. . 72
Fuel Additives ........ .. ............... 190
Bl ended gaso line . ................. 190
Co nsu mp tion .. .. .... ......... .. .. . 24
F iller neck ... .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 191
Fuel ga uge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline . ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 190
Gasoline addit ives .. ........... .... 191
Low fue l level symbol .......... .. .. . 21
Octane rat ing .. .. ................. 190
Recommendation ........ ......... . 190
Ref uell ing ... .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 192
Rese rve ...... ... .. ................ 12
T ank capa city .. .. .... ............. 262
T ank sys tem . .. .. ............. .... . 21
U nlocking the fuel fi lle r flap by hand 193
Fuel filler flap Unl ocking the fuel fi lle r flap by hand 193
Fuses Ass ignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250, 252
Replacing ... .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 250
G
Garage door opener (Home link) ..... .. . 40
Gas d ischa rge lamps ............... .. 253
Gauges Engine coolant temperatu re . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel ga uge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
T acho meter . .. .. ................. . 11
General illustration Instruments and controls ............. 8
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