
200 Check ing and filling
le vel appears, contact your authorized
Audi dealer or qualified workshop to have excess oil extracted if necessary.
- Aud i d oes not recomme nd th e use of o il
add it iv es. T he y ma y dam ag e the e ngine
and ad ve rsel y a ffect you r New Vehicle
Wa rrant y.
@ For the sake of the environment
- Under no circumstances can the oil come
in contact with the sewage network or
the soil.
- Observe and follow lega l regu lations
when disposing of empty oil containers.
Changing the engine oil
We recommend that hove your oil changed by
on authori zed Audi dealer or a qualified serv
ice station.
Before you check anything in the engine com
partment,
a lways r ea d and h eed all W ARN ·
ING S
q & in Working in the engine comport
ment on page 195.
The engine oil must be changed according to
the intervals specified in your Warranty
&
Maintenance book let. This is very important
because the lubricating properties of oil di
minish gradually dur ing normal veh icle use .
Under some circumstances the engine oi l
should be changed more frequently . Change
oil more often if you drive mostly short dis
tances, operate the vehicle in dusty areas or
under predominantly stop-and-go traffic con·
d itions, or have your veh icle where tempera·
tures remain below freez ing fo r extended pe
riods.
Detergent addit ives in the o il w ill make fresh
oil look dark after the eng ine has been run
n ing for a short time. This is no rma l and is not
a reason to change the oil more often than recommended.
Because of the prob lem of proper disposal ,
a long w ith the special tools and necessary ex
pertise required, we strong ly recommend that you have your oil changed by an authorized
A
udi de ale r or a qualified service station.
If yo u choo se t o c hange y our oi l yourse lf ,
please note the follow ing important informa
t ion:
_& WARNING
To reduce the risk of personal injury if you
must change the eng ine oil in your vehicle
yourself:
- Wear eye protection .
- To reduce the risk of burns from hot en -
gine oi l, let the engine cool down to the
touch .
- When removing the o il dra in p lug with
your fingers, stay as far away as possible.
Always keep your forearm parallel to the ground to help prevent hot oil from run· n ing down your arm.
- Dra in the oil into a container designed
for this purpose, one large enough to hold at least the tota l amount of oil in
your engine .
- Engine oil is poisonous. Keep it we ll out
of the reach of children.
- Continuous contact with used eng ine o il
is harmful to your sk in . Always protect
your skin by washing oil off thoroughly
wit h soap and water.
(D Note
Never mix oil additives with your engine
oil. These additives can damage your en
g ine and adversely affect your Aud i Limit
ed New Veh icle Warranty.
@ For the sake of the environment
- Before changing your oil, first make sure
you know where you can properly dispose of the used oil.
- Always dispose of used eng ine oil proper
ly. Do not dump it on garden soil, wood
ed areas, into open streams or down
sewage drains.
- Recycle used engine oil by taking it to a
used engine oil collect ion faci lity in you r
area, or contact a service station.

272 Index
Dimensions ....... ..... ... .. .. .... . 262
Dimming the rea rview mirror .. .. .. .... 55
Disp lays
Cleaning . ...... ..... ...... .. .. .. . 187
Doors emergency locking ..... ... .. .. .... .. 35
Driver information system Eng ine oi l temperature indicator .... .. 26
Open doo r or front lid warning . . . . . . . . 23
Outside temperature display . ....... . . 23
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Driver seat
refer to Seat ing pos ition . .. .. .. .. .. . 113
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
D riving through water . ... .. .. .. .. ... 179
Driving t ime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter (automatic A/C
system) .. ... ............ .. .. .. .. .. 69
Dynamic stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 175
E
Easy entry function ................... 62
El ectro -mechanical power assist .. .... . 17 5
Electromechanica l parking brake
Eme rgency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Indicator ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Park ing .. ................. .. .... .. 79
Releasing and closing ...... .... ... .. 78
Starting ass ist ........ .... .... ... .. 79
Starting from rest ......... ... .. .... 79
War ning/ indicato r lights ... .. .. .. .. . . 16
Electronic different ial lock
Warn ing/ indicato r lights ... .. .. .. .. . . 18
Electronic differential lock (EDL) . . . . . . . 171
Warning/indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. . . 1 9
E lect ronic immobilize r . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 36
Elec tronic power co ntrol
(EPC) warn ing/ indicator light ... .. .... 20
Electronic stabilization control Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
E lectronic Stabilization Control ( ESC) ... 171
Warn ing/ indicator lights ... .. .. .... . . 18
Emergency actuation Doors ..... .......... ........... .. 35
I gnition key ....................... 33 E
mergency brak ing .... .. ..... .... . .. . 79
E mergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .... . 22
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Starting engine .. .......... ...... .. 7S
Emergency operation Emergency brak ing f unction (parking
brake) .... .... .. ............. .... . 79
Luggage compartment lid ............ 37
Power top ..... .. ... .......... .. .. . 47
Emergency starting . ..... .... ... .. .. 255
Emergency towing ........... ....... 257
Energy management . ........... .. .. 177
Battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Driver notification .................. 16
Engine Compartment .... ... .. ..... .... . .. 197
Coolant ... .. .. .. .. ........... .... 201
Data . .... .... .. ............. .... 263
Hood ...... ... ... ............... . 19S
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 76
Starting with jumper cables ......... 255
Stopp ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 7 7 Engine compartment
Safety instructions .......... .... ... 195
Working the eng ine compartment 195
Engine coolant Indicator light .... .............. .. . 17
E ngine coolant system ........... .. .. 201
Adding coolant ... .. .... .... ... .. .. 202
Checking coolant level .. ..... ... .. .. 202
Checking the engine coolant level ... .. 202
Radiator fan ... .. ............. .... 203
En gine coolant temperatu re
T emperature gauge .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 10
Engine hood Closing ......... .. .............. . 195
How to re lease the hood ........ .. .. 195
Engine oil .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 197
Adding ..... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. 199
Additives ........ ................. 199
Changi ng ..... ............ ....... 200
Check oil level . .. ... .......... .. .. 199
Consumption .. .. ............. .. .. 199
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 , 21
Oil consumption .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 198
Oil grades ..... .. ... .. ..... ... ... . 197

M N
er
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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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