2019 AUDI S4 adding oil

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).
Reducingthe riskofvehicledamage
Thegroundclearanceistoolowonsomemodels
todriveonroughterrain.Therefore, avoidoff-
roadtrips.
@)Note
Whendrivingonpoorroads,overcurbs,and
onsteepramps,makesurethatcomponents
thathang belowthevehicle,suchasthespoil-
erandexhaustsystem,arenotstruckbecause
theycouldbedamaged.Thisespeciallyap-
pliestovehicleswithlowgroundclearance
andvehiclesthatareheavilyloaded.
Drivingthroughwateronroads
Notethefollowingtoreducetheriskofvehicle
damagewhendrivingthroughwater,forexample
onfloodedroads:
—Thewatermustnotbeanyhigherthanthebot-
tomofthevehiclebody.
—Donotdrivefasterthanwalkingspeed.

ZA\WARNING
Afterdrivingthroughwaterormud,theeffec-
tivenessofthebrakesmaybereduceddueto
moistureonthebrakerotorsandbrakepads.
Afewcarefulbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff


thebrakesandrestorethefullbrakingeffect.

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@)Note
—Vehiclecomponentssuchastheengine,
transmission,suspension,orelectricalsys-
tem,canbeseverelydamagedbydriving
throughwater.
—AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystem”off
whendrivingthroughwater>page80.
G)Tips
—Determinethedepthbeforedrivingthrough
water.
—Donotstopthevehicle,driveinreverse,or
switchtheengineoffwhendrivingthrough
water.
— Keepinmindthatoncomingvehiclesmay
createwavesthatraisethewaterleveland
makeittoodeepforyourvehicletodrive
throughsafely.
—Avoiddrivingthroughsaltwater,because
thiscancausecorrosion.
aireaMNeLNacelaera(olery
driving

Theamountoffuelconsumption,theenviron-
mentalimpact,andtheweartotheengine,
brakes,andtiresdependsmostlyonyourdriving
style.Notethefollowinginformationforefficient
andenvironmentally-consciousdriving:
— Donotlettheenginerunwhilethevehicle
parked.
—UsetheStart/Stopsystem>page80.
—Turnoffelectricalequipmentthatisnotneed-
ed, forexampleseatheating*.
—Anticipateupcomingtrafficsituationswhile
drivingtoavoidunnecessaryaccelerationand
braking.
—Utilizetheenginebrakingeffect.
—Avoiddrivingshortdistancesorathighspeeds
whenpossible.
—Avoidaddingextraweighttothevehicleifpos-
sible,forexamplebynotleavingroofracksor
bike
racksinstalledwhentheyarenotneeded.
—Havemaintenanceperformedregularlyonthe
vehicle.
—Donotdrivewithwintertiresduringthesumm-
er,

CheckingandFilling

Addingengineoil

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Fig.257Enginecompartment:engineoilfilleropening
cover
Observethesafetyprecautions>A\inWorking
intheenginecompartmentonpage309.
>Turn theengineoff.
>Openthehood>page310.
>Unscrewthecap%~fortheengineoilfiller
opening>fig.257.
>Carefullyadd0.5quart(0.5liter)ofthecorrect
oil>page312.
>Closetheengineoilfilleropeningcap.
>Closethehood>page310.
>Restarttheignitionaftertwominutesandread
thecurrentoillevelintheInfotainmentsystem
=>page313,Checkingtheengineoillevel.
>Addmoreoilifnecessary.

ZXWARNING
—Whenaddingoil,donotletoildripontohot
enginecomponents.Thisincreasestherisk
ofafire.
—Youmustsealthecapontheoilfilleropen-
ingcorrectlyso thatoildoesnotleakouton-
tothe hotengineandexhaustsystemwhen
theengineisrunning,becausethisisa fire
hazard.
—Alwayscleanskinthoroughlyifitcomesinto
contactwithengineoil.
—Engineoilispoisonousandmustbekeptout
ofreachofchildren.
—Storetheengineoilsecurelyintheoriginal
container.


@)Note
— TheNewVehicleLimitedWarrantydoesnot
coverdamageormalfunctionsiftherecom-
314
mendedintendeduseofthevehicleand
maintenance
measureslistedinthe Audi
Owner'sManualandtheWarranty&Main-
tenanceBookletwerenotfollowed.
—Onlyusehigh-gradeengineoilthatexplicit-
lymeetsthe Audioilqualitystandardfor
yourvehicle.Usinganotheroilmaycause
severevehicledamage.
—Donotmixanyadditionallubricantsinto
theengineoil.Damagecausedbysuchaddi-
tivesisnotcoveredbythewarranty.
(@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Oilshouldnever enterthesewersystemor
come
intocontactwiththeground.
—Followthelegalregulationsinthecountry
whereyouarelocatedwhendisposingof
emptyoilcontainers.
Changingengineoil
Werecommendhavingtheoilchangedatanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facility.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page309,Work-
ingintheenginecompartment.
Theengineoilmustbechangedattheintervals
specifiedintheWarranty&MaintenanceBook-
let.Thisisveryimportantbecausethelubrication
functionoftheoilgraduallydeclinesduringregu-
larvehicleoperation.
Theengineoilshouldbechangedmorefrequent-
lyundercertaincircumstances.Havetheoil
changedmorefrequentlyifyouoftendriveshort
distances,yourvehicleispredominantlyinstop-
and-gotrafficsituations,isinverydustyenviron-
ments,orisoperatedforlongperiodsoftimein
temperaturesbelowzero.
Cleansingadditivesintheoilmakefreshoilap-
peardarkeraftertheenginehasrunbriefly.This
isnormalandnoreasontochangetheengineoil
morefrequentlythanrecommended.
Becausecorrectlydisposingofengineoilisdiffi-
cultandspecialtoolsandtechnicalknowledge
areneededforanoilchange,havingyourengine

CheckingandFilling

engine.Ifthishappens,onlyusewaterand
restorethecorrectmixtureratiowiththe
specifiedcoolantadditiveassoonaspossi-
ble.
—Onlyrefillwithnewcoolant.
—Radiatorsealantmustnot bemixedwith
thecoolant.
Addingcoolant

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Fig.258Enginecompartment-coolantexpansiontank
(diagram):@coverwithreleasebutton;2)markings
Observethesafetyprecautions>page309,
Workingintheenginecompartment.
Checkingtheenginecoolantlevel
>Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>Switchtheignitionoff.
>Readthecoolantlevelonthecoolantexpansion
tank>page311,fig.256.Thecoolantlevel
mustbebetweenthemarkings@)>fig.258
whentheengineiscold.Whentheengineis
warmitcanbeslightlyabovetheupper mark-
ing.
Addingcoolant
>Allowtheenginetocool.
> Placealarge,thicktowelonthecoolantexpan-
siontankcover.
>Pushthereleasebutton(@)9fig.258onthe
capandcarefullyturnittotheleftuntilyou
feelresistance>/\.
>Pushthereleasebuttonagainandremovethe
capcompletely.
>Makesurethatthefluidlevelremainsstable.
Add morecoolantifnecessary.
>
Turn thecaptotherighttotightenituntilyou
feelresistanceasecondtime.
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Coolantlossusuallyindicatesthatthereisaleak.
Immediatelydriveyourvehicletoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
andhavethecoolingsysteminspected.Ifthe
coolingsystemisnotleaking,coolantlosscanre-
sultfromthecoolantboilingdueoverheating
andthenbeingforcedoutofthecoolingsystem.

ZA\WARNING
— Theenginecompartmentinanyvehiclecan
beadangerousarea.Stoptheengineandal-
lowitto coolbeforeworkingintheengine
compartment.Alwaysfollowtheinforma-
tionfoundin>page309,Workinginthe
enginecompartment.
—Neveropenthehoodifyoucan seeorhear
steamorcoolantescapingfromtheengine
compartment.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.Thecoolingsystemisunderpressure.
Whenyounolongerseeorhearsteamor
coolantescaping,youmayopentheengine
compartmentwithcaution.
—Whenworkingintheenginecompartment,
rememberthattheradiatorfancanswitch
oneveniftheignitionisswitchedoff,which
increasestheriskofinjury.
—Coolantadditiveandcoolantcan bedanger-
oustoyourhealth.Forthisreason, storethe
coolantintheoriginalcontainerandaway
fromchildren.Thereisariskofpoisoning.

@)Note
Donotaddcoolantiftheexpansiontankis
empty.Theremaybe airinthecoolingsys-
tem,whichincreasestheriskofenginedam-
age.Ifthisisthecase,donotcontinuedriv-
ing.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.

Index

Electromechanicalsteering..............142
ElectronicimmobiliZetisivie.¢veeavaie6 6oes29
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
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EmbeddedSIMseard«esswiisi xsosowevossoeinewo0186
Emergencyassistance..........20000005348
Emergencybrakingfunction..............82
EMergencyCallusseas« =eemw Emergencyflashers.........seseeeeeneee49
Emergencyoperation
DOOMS«caw «aereueeeesesecepeeae33
Fuelifillerdoorion=cvssioewe»anausaewosussentsaaxe308
Luggagecompartmentlid...............39
Panoramicglassroof..............00-0543
Sliding/tiltingSUNMTOOFsce.soseasaiesoernx42
Emergency'starting)s«eceassisco<6mene6s362
Emissionscontrolsystems...........4..308
EnergyManagement’:«casxsasea Engine
Breakingin«escseesisoeenewssoomens6 @ow76
Coolant.................0000.2eeee315
Start/Stop'systeMwane+ ¢sreea xeaeyseae80
Starting/Stopping’s« «se.2eeeseeeonos78
Startingwithjumpercables............362
Enginecompartment
Opening andclosingthehood..........310
OVERVIEWsorsx xaeus3 2eee5oewesceee311
Safetyprecautions:.«ves«+sceaoavsea«0309
Engineoil
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CHANGING:« =snes¢ saeoHceGeoFEeee314
CheckingoiLleveli:soscsisecue swamae312
Consumption...........000ese eeeeee312
Indicatorlight...........-...0.-0000312
Replacementinterval.................320
Temperaturedisplay.................0-20
EngineSOUNG«sissiesssswine3 6aenvaveswarenine6126
EngineStart/Stopmode
refertoStart/Stopsystem...........80,81
Enginestop
refertoStart/Stopsystem...........80,81
EnhancedvieW........0.00cenceeeeeee7
Enteringcharacters/numbers(speller).....152
Enteringletters(speller)................152
Entertainmentslidingmenu.............150
Entry/exitlighting).©.ese62ewwseerwesoe49
378
Environment
Unleadedgasoline.................00.305
AS)Cl138
Hilldescentassist.................00.140
OffroadMode:«wiv:=osewsseweeseey139
Sportmode.......ceeeeeeeeeeeee139
eSIM
refertoEmbeddedSIMcard............186
Evasive steeringsupport................114
EventDataRecorder(EDR)«wens«scene«2143
ExteriorLiQhtingisc:«acris© acvenere+ocevene©«one47
ExteriorMURPOKSsein2 vwees2 6som©wennwo51
Foldingsettings...............-.00000533
Externalvoiceoperation................169
F
Factorydefaultsettings
MultiMediaInterface.................241
Fader(Sound).........00seceeeeeeeee 244
Fastening
Boosterseats...........0..0..0.0000.294
Convertiblechildsafetyseats...........293
Infantseats......0.02.eeeeeeeee291
Fastforwardingandrewinding(audio/video
file)eee229
Fastforwarding(audio/videofile).........229
FaStinoutes«xaceusx 2emeneusaoome2 6stems©eee205
Favorites
Media......cecececeeeeeeeens232
NaViGatiOniscs:+wes& +see§=seme& 5es200
Telephonewrssicsxcaveovmaseroorenee6voce178
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC).370
Fileformats(mediadrives)..............235
FLOORTHatS::=ems< =seessoweescseee:we252
Footpedals...........2.0.0eee eeeeeeee252
Forthesakeoftheenvironment
DisposingOfengineOibwwsx«eesssawe314
FUeUINGsassoasxnsenex asonueneooevacens4 wcoaeern6ove306
Leaks...2...eeeeeeeee310
Warminguptheengine..............64.78
FreetextSCQrehacs& xeames¥aeroxHams5154
Mediates=«sea¢screeswomeoeeeeosee231
NaViGatiOMseness«ccstioss6 +wcacweswesieneiewveneiene198
Radio...2...eeeeeeeeeeeee216
Telephoneessess &seemssxcainvveeveeaexe182