Check ing and F illing
Using the proper engine oil is impo rtant for the
functionality and service life of the engine. Your engine was facto ry-filled with a h igh-quality oi l
which can usually be used throughout the entire
year.
@) Note
Your Limited New Vehicle War ranty 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 Warran ty
& Maintenance booklet.
- Use only a high quality eng ine oil t hat ex-
p ressly complies with the Audi oil qua lity
standard specified for your vehicle's engine .
Using a ny o ther oil can cause serious engine
d am age.
- D o not mix any lubricants o r other addit ives
i nto the engine oil. Doing so ca n cause en
g ine damage.
(D Tips
I f you need to add oil and there is none availa
ble t hat meets the Audi o il quality standard
your eng ine requi res , you m ay ad d a tot al of
no more than 0.5 qu art /li ter o f a h igh-quality
"synthe tic"oil that meets t he following speci
fications.
- Vehicles w it h gasoline eng ine: AC EA A3 o r
API SM with a viscosity grade of SAE 0W-30,
SAE SW -30 or SAE SW-40.
- Fo r more information about en gine o il that
has been approve d for your ve hicle, please
contact eithe r you r a uthorized Aud i dea ler
or A udi C ustome r Relat ions at
1 (800) 822-2834 or visit our web site at
www .audiusa .com or www.aud icanada .ca .
Engine oil consumption
The engine in your vehicle depends on an ade
quate amoun t of oil to lubricate and cool all of
its moving parts .
In order to provide effective lubr ication and coo l
ing of in ternal engine components, all internal
combustion eng ines consume a certain amou nt
of oil. Oil co nsumption varies from engine to en
g ine and may change significant ly over the life of
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th e engine. Typically, engines w ith a specified
break-in period (see
r=:> poge 177) consume more
o il dur ing the b reak-in per iod than they consume
after oil consumption has stabili zed .
U nder normal cond itions, the rate of oil con
sumption depends on the q ua lity and viscosity of
the oil, the RPM (revo lutions per m inute) at
which the engine is operated, the ambient tem perature and road condit ions. Further factors are
the amo unt of o il di lution from water condensa
t ion or fuel residue a nd the oxidation level of the
o il. As any engine is subject to wea r as mileage
builds up, the o il cons umption may increase ove r
t i me unt il repla ce m ent of wo rn components m ay
be come necessary .
With a ll these va riab les coming into p lay, no
sta ndard rate of o il cons umption can be estab
li sh ed or spec ified . T he re is no alte rn ative to reg
ul ar and frequen t checking of the oi l level, see
Note .
If the yellow engine oi l leve l wa rning symbo l Ill
in the instrument clus ter lights up , you sho uld
c h eck t he o il level as soon as possible
r=:> page 195 . Top off the oi l at your ea rliest con
venience
r=:> poge 195.
A WARNING
Before you check anyth ing in the engine com
partment, always read and heed all WARN
INGS
r=:> .&. in Working in the engine compart
ment on page 191.
@ Note
D riving wit h an insuffic ient oil level is like ly to
cause severe damage to the eng ine.
(D Tips
- The oil pressure warning display. is not
an indicator of the oil level. Do not rely on
it . Instead, check the oil level in your en
gine at regular intervals, preferably each
time you refuel, and always before going
on a long trip .
-If you have the impress io n your e ngine con
sumes excessive amou nts of oil, we recom-
mend th at yo u consult an authori zed A udi .,.
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Dr iving throug h wate r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
D ust filte r
re fer to Po llutant filter (au toma tic A/C sys -
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
D ynamic stee ring . .......... .. 102,170 ,174
E
E85 (F ue l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Easy entry function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
E ff iciency p rogra m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Fu el economy mess ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
M emory levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Othe r equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
E lect ro-mechan ica l powe r ass ist . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Electromechanical parking brake
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Pa rking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Re leas ing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
St arting assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
S tarting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
S tarting off w ith a t railer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E lec tronic d ifferential lock
Wa rn in g/i ndic ator lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
Wa rning/i ndicator lig hts.. ... .. .. .... .. 1 9
E lec tronic im mob iliz er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 37
Electronic power control (EPC) warning/ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Elect ronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
E lect ronic stab iliz at io n cont rol
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1
Electronic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 170
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) Wa rning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
E me rge ncy ac tuati on
D oors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
I gnition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
P ano ram ic tilting sunroo f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Sun shade (roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
E me rge ncy brak ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Index
E mergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
War ning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
E mergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Start ing engi ne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Emergency ope ration
Emergency braking function (parking brake) .7.9
Emergency start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
E nergy manage men t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
B attery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Drive r notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E ngine
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Coo la nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 96
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Sta rt ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 , 75
Start ing wi th ju mpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4, 76
En gine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Safety i nstr uctions .. ............. .. .. 191
Wo rking the engine compa rtment . . . . . . 191
E ngine coolant
I n dicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Checking the engine coo lant level. . . . . . . 197
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
E ngine hood
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
How to release the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
E ngine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 93
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Addi tives. ... .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 195
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 20
Oil consumpt io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Pressure malfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Senso r defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Spec ificatio n and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E nv ironmen t
C atalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Dispos ing of your veh icle battery . . . . . . . 203
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