2019 AUDI Q5 fuel consumption

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Instrumentcluster

@Operatingthedriverinformationsystem
Thedriverinformationsystemcontainsmultiple
tabs@>page15,fig.6thatdisplayvariousin-
formation2)>page15,fig.6.
Thefollowingtabsmaybeavailable,depending
onvehicleequipment:




FirsttabOn-boardcomputer>page19
SecondMessages
tab?)
ThirdtabRadio>page163
Media>page163
Fourthtab|Telephone>page164

a)Thistabisonlyvisiblewhenthereisat leastoneindicator
lightormessagedisplayed.

—Switchingtabs:pressthe[MODE]button
>fig.12onthemultifunctionsteeringwheel
repeatedlyuntilthedesiredtabisdisplayed.
—Selectingafunctioninthemenu/list:turnthe
leftthumbwheelonthemultifunctionsteering
wheeltothedesiredfunction.
—Confirmingaselection:presstheleftthumb-
wheelonthemultifunctionsteeringwheelto
confirmyourselection.
—Scrollingwithinthelists:turntheleftthumb-
wheelonthemultifunctionsteeringwheel
quicklytoscrollwithinthelists.


@[2Jbutton
—Switchingthevoicerecognitionsystemon:
brieflypressthe[2]button>fig.13.Saythe
desiredcommandaftertheBeep.
—Switchingthevoicerecognitionsystemoff:
pressandholdthe|]button.Or:saythecom-
mandCancel.




Formoreinformationaboutthevoicerecognition
system,see>page170,Voicerecognitionsys-
temor=page246.
@®Rightthumbwheel
The
volumeofanaudiosourceorasystemmes-
sage(suchastrafficannouncements)canbedi-
rectlyadjustedduringtheaudiooutput.
—Increasingordecreasingthevolume:turnthe
rightthumbwheel>fig.13upordown.
—Mutingorpausing:turntherightthumbwheel
down.Or:presstherightthumbwheel.
—Unmutingorresuming:turntherightthumb-
wheelupward.Or:presstherightthumbwheel.
Vehiclefunctions
LOTati
Thetripcomputerisdisplayedinthefirsttabof
thedriverinformationsystem.Additionalvehicle
functionscan beaccesseddependingonthevehi-
cleequipment.
>Presstheleftcontrolbutton.
—On-boardcomputer>page 19
—Laptimes>page97
—Statistics>page98
—Layout>page17
Mit)meeyuayLele

Fig.14Instrumentcluster:fuelconsumptiondisplay
Resettingvaluesto zero
Requirement:theFuelconsumption,Short-term
memory,orLong-termmemorydisplaymustbe
selected.
>Toresetthevaluesintherespectivememoryto
zero,pressandholdtheleftthumbwheelon
themultifunctionsteeringwheelforonesec-
ond.Or
>Onthemultifunctionsteeringwheel,select:
therightcontrolbutton>Resetvalues*.
Inthetripcomputer,youcancallupthefollow-
ingdisplaysoneaftertheotherbyturningthe
leftthumbwheelonthemultifunctionsteering
wheel:
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Instrumentcluster

—Timeanddate>page245
—Digitalspeedometer*
—Averageconsumption
—Remainingrange*
—Short-termmemoryoverview
—Long-termmemoryoverview
—Energyconsumers*=page20
—Driverassistance*>page101
—Trafficsignrecognition*>page95
Theshort-termmemorycollectsdrivinginforma-
tionfromthetimetheignitionisswitchedonun-
tilitisswitchedoff.Ifyoucontinuedrivingwithin
twohoursafterswitchingtheignitionoff,the
newvaluesareincludedwhencalculatingthecur-
renttripinformation.
Unliketheshort-termmemory,thelong-term
memoryisnoterasedautomatically.Youcanse-
lectthetimeperiodforevaluatingtripinforma-
tionyourself.
Fuelconsumption
Thecurrentfuelconsumptioncan beshownusing
abargraph&fig.14.Theaverageconsumption
storedintheshort-termmemoryisalsodis-
played.Ifthebarsaregreenorthegraytone on
thebarschanges(dependingontheequipment),
yourvehicleissavingfuelbythefollowingfunc-
tion:
—Recuperation:electricalenergycanbestoredin
thebatterywhenthevehicleiscoastingordriv-
ingdownhill.Thebarwillmovetoward(7/4.
@)Tips
Thedate,timeofday,andtimeanddatefor-
matcanbesetintheInfotainmentsystem
=>page245.
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Energyconsumers
Appliesto:vehicleswithenergyconsumers
aN}®ao
Energyconsumers
taeri
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Airconditioning
Auxiliaryheating
Rearwindowheating

Fig.15Instrumentcluster:energyconsumers
IntheEnergyconsumersview,theotherequip-
mentthatiscurrentlyaffectingfuelconsumption
islistedinthefirsttab(on-boardcomputer).The
displayshowsuptothreeenergyconsumers
>fig.15.Theequipmentusingthemostpoweris
listedfirst.Ifmorethanthreeitemsusingpower
areswitchedon,theequipmentthatiscurrently
usingthemostpowerisdisplayed.
Agauge(@)alsoshowsthecurrenttotalcon-
sumptionofallotherconsumers.
Engineoiltemperaturedisplayandboost
atelte-hels
Appliesto:vehicleswithengineoiltemperaturedisplay/boost
indicator
Appliesto:vehicleswithanaloginstrumentcluster
Theengineoiltemperatureandboostindicator
areonlyshowninthelaptimerdisplay
=>page97.
Engineoiltemperatureindicator=
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audivirtualcockpit
Theengineoiltemperatureisonlyshowninthe
enhancedvieworinthesportview>page17.
Whenengineoiltemperaturesarelow,thedis-
play---°F(---°C)appearsintheinstrumentclus-
ter.
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtempera-
turewhentheengineoiltemperatureisbetween
176°F(80°C)and248°F(120°C)undernormal
drivingconditions.Theengineoiltemperature>

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Driving

Driving
Generalinformation
Anewvehiclemustbebrokeninwithinthefirst
1,000miles(1,500km)sothatallmovingparts
worksmoothlytogether,whichhelpsto increase
theservicelifeoftheengine.
Donotdrivehigherthantwo-thirds ofthemaxi-
mumpermittedengineRPMduringthefirst600
miles(1,000km)and donotusefullaccelera-
tion.TheenginecanbeincreasedRPMgradually
duringthenext300miles(500km).
Reducingtheriskof vehicledamage
@Note
Whendrivingonpoorroads,overcurbs,and
onsteepramps,makesurethatcomponents
thathang belowthevehicle,suchasthespoil-
erandexhaustsystem,arenotstruckbecause
theycouldbedamaged.Thisespeciallyap-
pliestovehicleswithlowgroundclearance
andvehiclesthatareheavilyloaded.
Drivingthroughwateronroads
Notethefollowingtoreducetheriskofvehicle
damagewhendrivingthroughwater,forexample
onfloodedroads:
—Thewatermustnotbeanyhigherthanthebot-
tomofthevehiclebody.
—Donotdrivefasterthanwalkingspeed.

Z\WARNING
Afterdrivingthroughwaterormud,theeffec-
tivenessofthebrakesmaybereduceddueto
moistureonthebrakerotorsandbrakepads.
Afewcarefulbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff
thebrakesandrestorethefullbrakingeffect.


@)Note
—Vehiclecomponentssuchastheengine,
transmission,suspension,orelectricalsys-
tem,canbeseverelydamagedbydriving
throughwater.
—AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystem*off
whendrivingthroughwater>page77.
@)Tips
—Determinethedepthbeforedrivingthrough
water.
—Donotstopthevehicle,driveinreverse,or
switchtheengineoffwhendrivingthrough
water.
—Keepinmindthatoncomingvehiclesmay
createwavesthatraisethewaterleveland
makeittoodeepforyourvehicletodrive
throughsafely.
—Avoiddrivingthroughsaltwater,because
thiscancausecorrosion.
aieeReerietele)

driving
Theamountoffuelconsumption,theenviron-
mentalimpact,andtheweartotheengine,
brakes,andtiresdependsmostlyonyourdriving
style.Notethefollowinginformationforefficient
andenvironmentally-consciousdriving:
— Donotlettheenginerunwhilethevehicle
parked.
—UsetheStart/Stopsystem>page77.
—Turnoffelectricalequipmentthatisnotneed-
ed, forexampleseatheating*.
—Anticipateupcomingtrafficsituationswhile
drivingto avoidunnecessaryaccelerationand
braking.Usetheefficiencyassist*>page98.
—Utilizetheenginebrakingeffect.
—Avoiddrivingshortdistancesorathighspeeds
whenpossible.
—Avoidaddingextraweighttothevehicleifpos-
sible,forexamplebynotleavingroofracksor
bikeracksinstalledwhentheyarenotneeded.
—Have maintenanceperformedregularlyonthe
vehicle.
— Donotdrivewithwintertiresduring thesumm-
er.
—Makesurethetirepressureiscorrect
=>page334.
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Trailertowing

Trailertowing
Drivingwithatrailer
eTreeeleurltela}
Yourvehicleisprimarilyintendedfortransport-
ingpeopleandluggage.However,ifyoudrive
withatrailer,followthetechnicalrequirements,
the operationanddrivingtips,andthelegalreg-
ulations.
Drivingwithatraileraffectsthevehicle'sfuel
consumption,performanceandwear.Italsore-
quireshigherconcentrationfromthedriver.

ZAWARNING
Donottransportanypeopleinatrailerdueto
theriskoffatalinjury.
Technicalrequirements
Certainrequirementsmustbemetwhentowing
atrailer.

Trailerhitch
Onlyuseatrailerhitchwitharemovableball
hitchmountandballhitch.Thetrailerhitchmust
bepermittedforthevehicle,thetrailerandthe
permittedtotalweightofthetrailerbeing
pulled.Aboveall,itmustbesecurelyandsafely
attachedtothevehicletrailer.
Nevermountatrailerhitchonthebumper.The
trailerhitchmustbemountedinawaythatdoes
notimpair thefunctionofthebumper.Donot
makeanychangestotheexhaustsystemandthe
brakesystem.
Checkregularlyifthetrailerhitchissecurely
mounted.Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsgivenby
thetrailerhitchmanufacturer.
Trailerbrakes
Ifthetrailerhasitsownbrakesystem,thenfol-
lowthemanufacturerspecifications.However,
thebrakesystemonthetrailermustneverbe
connectedtothevehiclebrakesystem.
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Enginecoolingsystem
Drivingwithatrailermeansahigherloadonthe
engineandthecoolingsystem.Thecoolingsys-
temmustbedesignedforadditionalloadand
containenoughcoolant>©.

ZAWARNING
—Nevermounta"weight-distributing"or
"load-balancing"trailercouplerasthetrailer
hitch.Thevehiclewasnotdesignedfor
thesetypesoftrailerhitches.Thetrailer
hitchcanmalfunctionandthetrailercan
breakofffromthevehicle.
—Ifthetrailerisequippedwithelectronic
brakes,thesebrakescannotbeactivatedby
afactory-installedcontrolsystem,whichin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,alwaysremove
theballhitchmountifnotrailerismount-
ed
@)Note
Longerinclinescannotbedrivenwithouta
suitablecoolingsystem,especiallyiftheout-
sidetemperaturesarehigh.Otherwise,this
increasestheriskofenginedamage.
Operatinginstructions
Towingcapacity

Thepermittedtowingcapacitymustnot beex-
ceededunderanycircumstances>page373.
Youcandriveuplargerinclinesifyouarenotus-
ingthemaximumtowingcapacity.
Thetowingcapacitiesgivenonlyapplytoeleva-
tionsupto3,200ft(1,000m)abovesealevel.As
theelevationincreases,theenginepowerde-
creasesduetothedecreasingairpressure.This
reducesthehillclimbingabilityandtowingca-
pacity.Foreveryadditional3,200ft(1,000m),
themaximumpermittedtowingweightmustbe
reducedbyapproximately10%.Thepermitted
towingweightisthecombinedweightofthe
(loaded)vehicleandthe(loaded)trailer.

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Assistsystems

—Afterswitchingontheignition,thesystem
initiallyadjuststoaspeedof80mph
(130km/h)whendrivingontohighways
withoutaspeedlimit.Thenthesystemad-
juststothelastspeedstoredbythedriver.
—Thereisnoadaptationtospeedlimitswhen
drivingthroughhighwayinterchangesand
whendrivingonorofftheexpressway.
—Thereisnopredictivecontrolatspeedlimits
under20mph(30 km/h).
—Ifaspeedlimitisonlydetectedby thecam-
eraandtheactualspeedissignificantly
higher,thenthespeedlimitwillblinkinthe
displayuntilyouhave reachedtherequired
speed>page96.
—Incorrectvaluesfromthecamera-based
trafficsignrecognition*oroutdatednaviga-
tionsystemmapdatacanleadtoincorrect
orimplausiblecontrol.
—Whenrouteguidanceisswitchedon,the
systemadaptstotherouteprovidedbythe
navigationsystem.Drivingwithoutroute
guidanceorleavingaroutecanresultinim-
plausiblecontrol.
— Thesystemswitchesoffwhenoutsideofa
roadsystemthatisrecordedinthenaviga-
tionsystemmapdata.
SettingsintheInfotainmentsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithpredictiveefficiencyassist
Predictivemessages*

>IntheInfotainmentsystem,select:[MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driver
assistance>Efficiencyassist.

Predictivemessagesareshownwhenthisfunc-
tionisswitchedon.
Predictivecontrol*

MENU]but- >SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audiadaptivecruisecontrol>Pre-
dictivecontrol.

Setspeedlimit-whenthisfunctionisswitched
on,thesystemadjuststothespeedlimits.This
canalsobedonewithattolerance,ifdesired.In
thisscenario,youmayfallbeloworexceedthe
setspeedinfavorofincreasedefficiency.
Adaptationtorouteahead-whenthisfunction
isswitchedon,thesystemadaptstotheroute
ahead, suchasreducingthespeedwhendriving
aroundcurves.
GTips
Nopredictivemessagesareshowninvehicles
withoutanavigationsystem.
Audiadaptivecruise
control
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol



Fig.100Detectionrange
Theadaptivecruisecontrolsystemisacombina-
tionofspeedanddistanceregulation.Itassists
thedriverbybothregulatingthespeedand
maintainingadistancetothevehicledriving
ahead,withinthelimitsofthesystem.Ifthesys-
temdetectsavehicledrivingahead,theadaptive
cruisecontrolcanbrakeandaccelerateyourvehi-
cle.Thismakesdrivingmorecomfortablebothon
longstretchesofhighway andinstop-and-go
traffic.
Whatcanadaptivecruisecontroldo?
Theadaptivecruisecontrolsystemusesvideo,ra-
dar,ultrasoundandnavigationdata.Vehicles
drivingaheadcanberecognizedupto650ft
(200m)away.
Predictivefunctionsofferthedriveradditional
comfortandcontributetothereductioninfuel
consumptionandCO2emissions>page99.
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Systemsettings

Systemsettings
Settingthedateand
time
Youcanset theclocktimemanuallyorusingthe
GPS*,

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings>Date&time.
>Or:select:[MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcon-
trolbutton>Vehiclesettings>Date&time.



Automaticsetting
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon¥,thetime
anddateareautomaticallyset.
Time
Requirement:theAutomaticsettingmustbe
switchedoff.
Pressthecontrolknob.YoucansettheTime
manuallybyturningandpressingthecontrol
knob.
Date
Requirement:theAutomaticsettingmustbe
switchedoff.
Pressthecontrolknob.YoucansettheDate
manuallybyturningandpressingthecontrol
knob.
Timezone
Whenselectingtheappropriatetimezone,a
samplingofcountriesinthiszonewillbelisted.
Automatictimezone*
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon@,thetime
willautomaticallyadjusttothecorresponding
timezone.
Automaticdaylightsavingtime*
WhenthisfunctionisswitchedonM,thetime
willautomaticallyswitchtodaylightsavingtime.

D_TheQistandardmakesitpossibletocharge yourmobile
devicewirelessly.
Timeformat
Ifyouselect24h,theclockwilldisplay,forexam-
ple,13:00.IfyouselectAM/PM,theclockwill
display,forexample,1:00PM.
Dateformat
IfyouselectDD.MM.YYYY,thedatedisplaywill
show,forexample,31.08.2018.Ifyouselect
MM/DD/YYVY,thedatedisplaywillshow,forex-
ample,08/31/2018.IfyouselectYYYY-MM-DD,
thedatedisplaywillshow,forexample,
2018-08-31.
MMIsettings

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings.

Language
Youcanchangethedisplaylanguageaswellas
thelanguageforthevoiceguidance*andvoice
recognitionsystem”*.
Thenumberoflanguagesavailabledependson
themarket.
Measurementunits
Thefollowingmeasurementunitscan besetde-
pendingonavailability:Speed,Distance,Tem-
perature,Fuelconsumption,Volume,Pressure.
Mobiledeviceremindersignal
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiphonebox
Requirement:yourcellphonemustbeQi-capa-
ble)orconnectedtotheAudimusicinterface@
withaUSBadaptercable>page180,fig.178.
Whenthedeviceremindersignalisswitchedon,
youwillbenotifiedthatyourmobiledeviceisstill
intheAudiphonebox*whenyouleavethevehi-
cle.YoucanselectbetweenSpokencue,Signal
toneandOff.
Mobiledeviceremindersignalvolume:youcan
adjusttheremindersignalvolumebyturningthe
controlknob.
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CheckingandFilling

—Donotuseanygasolinemixturewhose
compositioncannotbeidentified.
—Audidoesnotassumeanyresponsibilityfor
damagetothefuelsystemorforperform-
ance
problemscausedbyusinggasoline
mixturesdifferentfromthosespecified.
Thistypeofdamagealsodoesnotfallunder
theNewVehicleLimitedWarrantyorunder
the emissionscontrolsystemwarranty.
—Ifyounoticeahigherfuelconsumptionor
poorhandlingorperformanceproblemsdue
tosuchgasolinemixtures,werecommend
fuelingwithunblendedgasoline.
Gasolineadditives
Animportantissueformanyautomobilemanu-
facturersiscombustionresidueintheengine
thatresultsfromtheuseofcertainfuels.
Althoughtypesofgasolinedifferdependingon
themanufacturer,therearesimilarities.Certain
substancesinthegasolinemaycausedepositsin
theengine.Additivesinthegasolinethatshould
keeptheengineandfuelsystemcleandonotall
functionequally.
AudirecommendsusingTOPTIERDetergentGas-
oline.ForadditionalinformationonTOPTIERDe-
tergentGasoline,visitwww.toptiergas.com.
Ifyouuseincorrectfuelsoveralongperiodof
time,themaximumengineperformancemaybe
impaired
bycombustionresidue.
©Note
Damageormalfunctionscausedbytheuseof
incorrecttypesofgasolinearenotcoveredby
theNewVehicleLimitedWarranty.
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Refueling
Fuelingprocedure


Fig.251Rightrearsideofthevehicle:openingthefuel
fillerdoor




Fig.252Fuelfillerdoorwithattachedfuelcap
Thefuelfillerdoorisunlockedorlockedbythe
central lockingsystem.
>Pressontheleftsideofthefuelfillerdoorto
openit>fig.251.
>Unscrewthetankcapcounterclockwise.
» Placethecapfromaboveontheopenfuelfiller
door&fig.252.
> Insertthefuelpumpnozzleallthewayintothe
fuelfillerneck.
>Beginfueling.Oncethefuelpumpnozzleturns
offthefirsttime,thefueltankisfull.Donot
continuefueling, or elsetheexpansionspacein
thetankwillbefilledwithfuel.
> Afterthefuelpumphasswitchedoff,waitfive
secondsbeforeremovingthenozzletoallow
therestofthefueltofinishdrippingintothe
fueltank.
>Turn thefuelcapclockwiseuntilitclicksinto
place.
>Closethefuelfillerdoorandthenpressonthe
leftsideuntilitlatches.>

CheckingandFilling

@Tips
Theoillevelindicatorinthedisplayisonlyan
informationaldisplay.Iftheoillevelistoo
low,aminimumoilwarningappearsinthein-
strumentcluster.Addoilandclosethehood.
ThecurrentoillevelisdisplayedintheInfo-
tainmentsystemthenexttimetheignitionis
switchedon.
G@)Tips
Theengineoilconsumptionmaybeupto
0.5quart/600miles(0.5liter/1,000km),de-
pendingondrivingstyleandoperatingcondi-
tions.Consumptionmaybehigherduring the
first3,000miles(5,000km).Theengineoil
levelmustbecheckedregularly.Itisbestto
checkeachtimeyourefuelyourvehicleand
before longdrives.
—BecauseoftheLubricationandcoolingof
theengine,combustionenginesconsume
oil.Theoilconsumptionvariesdepending
ontheengineandmaychangeduringthe
servicelifeoftheengine.Enginesgenerally
consumemoreoilatthebeginningduring
the
break-inperiod.Thenoilconsumption
stabilizesafterthebreak-inperiod.
—Undernormalconditions,oilconsumption
dependsonthequalityandviscosityofthe
oil,theengineRPM,theclimateconditions,
andtheroadconditions.Thedilutionofoil
fromcondensationorfuelresidueaswellas
theageoftheoilalsoplayarole.Because
enginewearincreaseswithmileage,oilcon-
sumptionwillincreaseagainovertimeuntil
itmaybenecessaryto replaceworncompo-
nents.
—Becauseallthesevariablesplayarole,itis
notpossibletodefineanoilconsumption
standard.Therefore,theoillevelmustbe
checkedregularly.
—Ifyoubelievethatyourenginehasin-
creaseditsoilconsumption,contactanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitytodeterminethecause.
Pleasenotethatanexactoilconsumption
measurementmustbedonewiththeneces-
sary careandaccuracyandmaytaketime.
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AnauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacilityistrainedinaccurately
measuringtheoilconsumption.
—Youcanfindinformationonengineoiland
engineoilcapacitiesfortheUSAatwww.
audiusa.com/help/maintenance,orforCan-
adaatwww.audi.ca/ca/web/en/
customer-area/care-and-maintenance/
audi-service-schedules.html,orcall
800-822-2834.
Addingengineoil

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Fig.259Enginecompartment:engineoilfilleropening
cover
Observethesafetyprecautions> A\inGeneral
informationonpage311.
>Turn theengineoff.
>Openthehood>page312.
>Unscrewthecap%~fortheengineoilfiller
opening>fig.259.
>Carefullyadd0.5quart(0.5liter)ofthecorrect
oil>page314.
>Closetheengineoilfilleropeningcap.
>Closethehood>page312.
>Restarttheignitionaftertwominutesandread
thecurrentoillevelintheInfotainmentsystem
=page315,Checkingtheengineoillevel.
>Addmoreoilifnecessary.

ZAWARNING
—Whenaddingoil,donotletoildripontohot
enginecomponents.Thisincreasestherisk
ofafire.
—Youmustsealthe capontheoilfilleropen-
ingcorrectlyso thatoildoesnotleakouton-

tothehotengineandexhaustsystemwhen|P>