2019 AUDI TT COUPE 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
@)Note
Whendrivingonpoorroads,overcurbs,and
onsteepramps,makesurethatcomponents
thathang belowthevehicle,suchasthespoil-
erandexhaustsystem,arenotstruckbecause
theycouldbedamaged.Thisespeciallyap-
pliestovehicleswithlowgroundclearance
andvehiclesthatareheavilyloaded.
Drivingthroughwateronroads
Notethefollowingtoreducetheriskofvehicle
damagewhendrivingthroughwater,forexample
onfloodedroads:
—Thewatermustnotbeanyhigherthanthebot-
tomofthevehiclebody.
—Donotdrivefasterthanwalkingspeed.

ZAWARNING
Afterdrivingthroughwaterormud,theeffec-
tivenessofthebrakesmaybereduceddueto
moistureonthebrakerotorsandbrakepads.
Afewcarefulbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff
thebrakesandrestorethefullbrakingeffect.
@)Note
Vehiclecomponentssuchastheengine,
transmission,suspension,orelectricalsys-


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tem,can beseverelydamagedbydriving
throughwater.
(i)Tips
—Determinethedepthbeforedrivingthrough
water.
—Donotstopthevehicle,driveinreverse,or
switchtheengineoffwhendrivingthrough
water.
— Keepinmindthatoncomingvehiclesmay
createwavesthatraisethewaterleveland
makeittoodeepforyourvehicletodrive
throughsafely.
—Avoiddrivingthroughsaltwater,because
thiscancausecorrosion.
Efficientandenvironmentally-conscious

Theamountoffuelconsumption,theenviron-
mentalimpact,andtheweartotheengine,
brakes,andtiresdependsmostlyonyourdriving
style.Notethefollowinginformationforefficient
andenvironmentally-consciousdriving:
—Donotlettheenginerunwhilethevehicle
parked.
—Turnoffelectricalequipmentthatisnotneed-
ed, forexampleseatheating*.
—Anticipateupcomingtrafficsituationswhile
drivingtoavoidunnecessaryaccelerationand
braking.
—Utilizetheenginebrakingeffect.
—Avoiddrivingshortdistancesorathighspeeds
whenpossible.
—Avoidaddingextraweighttothevehicleifpos-
sible,forexamplebynotleavingroofracksor
bike
racksinstalledwhentheyarenotneeded.
—Havemaintenanceperformedregularlyonthe
vehicle.
— Donotdrivewithwintertiresduringthesumm-
er,
—Makesurethetirepressureiscorrect
=>page258.
@)Tips
Theamountofnoiseproducedby thevehicle
canincreasesignificantlywhendrivingwitha>

CheckingandFilling

>Addengineoilifnecessary>page240.

Areasontheoildipstick>fig.183.

@)]Iftheengineoillevelisjustbeforethe
See>.
marking@),thenengineoilmustbeadded.


@]|Donotaddengineoil.

@)Note
— Theengineoillevelmustnotbebelowthe
marking@),becausethisincreasestherisk
ofenginedamage.
—Afteraddingengineoil,theoillevelmust
not beabovethemarking@)>fig.183,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofcatalyticcon-
verterand/orenginedamage.Iftheoillevel
isabovethemarking@,drivetoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohaveanyengineoil
extracted.Avoidhighenginespeeds,fullac-
celeration,andheavyengineloads.
@Tips
Theengineoilconsumptionmaybeupto
0.5quart/600miles(0.5liter/1,000km),de-
pendingondrivingstyleandoperatingcondi-
tions.Consumptionmaybehigher duringthe
first3,000miles(5,000km).Theengineoil
levelmustbecheckedregularly.Itisbestto
checkeachtimeyourefuelyourvehicleand
beforelongdrives.
—
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
240
itmaybenecessarytoreplaceworncompo-
nents.
—Becauseallthesevariablesplayarole,itis
notpossibletodefineanoilconsumption
standard.Therefore,theoillevelmustbe
checkedregularly.
—Ifyoubelievethatyourenginehasin-
creaseditsoilconsumption,contactanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitytodeterminethecause.
Pleasenotethatanexactoilconsumption
measurementmustbedonewiththeneces-
sary careandaccuracyandmaytaketime.
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

B8K-2120


Fig.184Enginecompartment:engineoilfilleropening
cover
Observethesafetyprecautions>A\inGeneral
informationonpage236.
>Turn theengineoff.
>Openthehood>page237.
>Unscrewthecap7fortheengineoilfiller
opening>fig.184.
>Carefullyadd0.5quart(0.5liter)ofthecorrect
oil>page238.
>Checktheoillevelagainaftertwominutes
=page239,Checkingtheengineoillevel.>

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>Addmoreoilifnecessary.
>Closetheengineoilfillercapandpushthedip-
stickallthewayin.
>Closethehood>page237.

ZAWARNING
—Whenaddingoil,donotletoildripontohot
enginecomponents.Thisincreasestherisk
ofafire.
—Youmustsealthecapontheoilfilleropen-
ingcorrectlyso thatoildoesnotleakouton-
tothehotengineandexhaustsystemwhen
theengineisrunning,becausethisisafire
hazard.
—Alwayscleanskinthoroughlyifitcomesinto
contactwithengineoil.
—Engineoilispoisonousandmustbekeptout
ofreachofchildren.
—Storetheengineoilsecurelyintheoriginal
container.

@Note
— TheNewVehicleLimitedWarrantydoesnot
coverdamageormalfunctionsiftherecom-
mendedintendeduseofthevehicleand
maintenancemeasureslistedinthe Audi
Owner'sManualandtheWarranty&Main-
tenanceBookletwerenotfollowed.
—Onlyusehigh-gradeengineoilthatexplicit-
lymeetstheAudioilqualitystandardfor
yourvehicle.Usinganotheroilmaycause
severevehicledamage.
—Donotmixanyadditionallubricantsinto
theengineoil.Damagecausedbysuchaddi-
tivesisnotcoveredbythewarranty.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Oilshouldneverenterthesewersystemor
come
intocontactwiththeground.
—Followthelegalregulationsinthecountry
whereyouarelocatedwhendisposingof
emptyoilcontainers.
Changingengineoil
Werecommendhavingtheoilchangedatanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facility.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page235,Gener-
alinformation.
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
oilchangedby anauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityisrecommended.
Ifyouchangetheengineoilyourself,pleasenote
thefollowingimportantinformation:

Z\WARNING
Ifyouchangetheengineoilonthevehicle
yourself,thefollowingprecautionsmustbe
followed:
—Wearprotectiveeyewear.
—Duetotheriskofscalding,allowtheengine
tocool downsufficiently.
—Maintainenoughdistancewhenyouarere-
movingtheoildrainplug.Whiledoingthis,
keep yourforearmparalleltothegroundto
reducetheriskofhotoildrippingdownyour
arm.


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—Draintheoilintoacontainerdesignedfor
thispurposethatislargeenoughtoholdthe
fullamountofoilinyourengine.
—Engineoilispoisonous.Alwaysstoreoutof
reachofchildren.
—Prolongedcontactofusedengineoilwith
theskinmaycauseskindamage.Always
washoiloffimmediatelywithsoapand wa-
tertoprotectyourskin.

@)Note
Donotmixanyadditiveswiththeengineoil.
Additivesmaycauseenginedamagethatis
notcoveredbyyourNewVehicleLimitedWar-
ranty.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Beforechangingtheengineoil,makesure
youcandisposeoftheusedengineoilcor-
rectly.
—Engineoilmustalways bedisposedofcor-
rectly.Donot dumpitintheyard,inthefor-
est,orinopenwater,riverchannels,orsew-
ers.
—Haveyourusedengineoilrecycledbybring-
ingittoausedoilcollectionsiteorcontact
agasstation.
Coolingsystem
Theenginecoolingsystemisfilledwithamixture
ofpurifiedwaterandcoolantadditiveatthefac-
tory.Thiscoolantmustnot be notchanged.
ThecoolantlevelismonitoredthroughtheBin-
dicatorlight>page17.However,occasionally
checkingthecoolantlevelmanuallyisrecom-
mended.
Coolantadditive
Thecoolantadditiveismadeofanti-freezingand
corrosionprotectionagents.Onlyusethefollow-
ingcoolantadditives.Theseadditivesmaybe
mixedwitheachother.
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CoolantadditiveSpecification
G12++TL774G
G13TL774)


Theamountofcoolantadditivethatneedstobe
mixedwithwaterdependsontheclimatewhere
thevehiclewillbeoperated.Ifthecoolantaddi-
tivepercentageistoolow,thecoolantcanfreeze
anddamagetheengine.



CoolantFreezeprotec-
additivetion
Warmmin.40%min.-13°F
regionsmax.45%(-25°C)
Cold min.50%max.-40°F
regionsmax.55%(-40°C)

()Note
—Beforethestartofwinter,haveanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitycheckifthecoolantadditiveinyour
vehiclematchesthepercentageappropriate
fortheclimate.Thisisespeciallyimportant
whendrivingincolderclimates.
—Iftheappropriatecoolantadditiveisnot
availableinanemergency,donotadd any
otheradditive.Youcoulddamagetheen-
gine.Ifthishappens,onlyusewaterandre-
storethecorrectmixtureratiowiththe
specifiedcoolantadditiveassoonaspossi-
ble.
—Onlyrefillwithnewcoolant.
—Radiatorsealantmustnotbemixedwith
thecoolant.
Addingcoolant


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MIN

Fig.185Enginecompartment-coolantexpansiontank
(diagram):@cover;@)markings

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Observethesafetyprecautions>page235,Gen-
eralinformation.
Checkingtheenginecoolantlevel
»Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>Switchtheignitionoff.
>Readthecoolantlevelonthecoolantexpansion
tank>page238,fig.182.Thecoolantlevel
mustbebetweenthemarkings@)>fig.185
whentheengineiscold.Whentheengineis
warmitcanbeslightlyabovetheuppermark-
ing.
Addingcoolant
Requirement:
theremustbearesidualamountof
coolantintheexpansiontank>@.
Ifyoumustaddcoolant,useamixtureofwater
andcoolantadditive.Mixing thecoolantadditive
withdistilledwaterisrecommended.
>Allowtheenginetocool.
>»Placealarge,thicktowelonthecoolantexpan-
siontankcover.
>Removethecover(@)9fig.185carefullytothe
left>AY.
>Addthecorrectmixtureratioofcoolant
>page242uptotheuppermarking@)
>fig.185.
>Makesurethatthefluidlevelremainsstable.
Add morecoolantifnecessary.
>Closethecapsecurely.
Coolantlossusuallyindicatesthatthereisaleak.
Immediatelydriveyourvehicletoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
andhavethecoolingsysteminspected.Ifthe
coolingsystemisnotleaking,coolantlosscanre-
sultfromthecoolantboilingdueoverheating
andthenbeingforcedoutofthecoolingsystem.

Z\WARNING
— Theenginecompartmentinanyvehiclecan
be
adangerousarea.Stoptheengineandal-
lowitto coolbeforeworkingintheengine
compartment.Alwaysfollowtheinforma-
tionfoundin>page235,Generalinforma-
tion.
—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.Aircould enterthecoolingsystemand
damagetheengine.Ifthisisthecase,donot
continuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassis-
tance.


Brakefluid

BFV-0229)


Fig.186Enginecompartment:caponbrakefluidreservoir
Observethesafetyprecautions>/A\inGeneral
informationonpage236.
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel
>Readthebrakefluidlevelonthebrakefluidres-
ervoir>page238,fig.182.Thebrakefluidlev-
elmustbebetweentheMINandMAXmarkings
oa”.
Thebrakefluidlevelismonitoredautomatically.
Changingthebrakefluid
Brakefluidshould bechangedatregularinter-
vals.Havethebrakefluidchangedbyan
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Enginedata
refertoSportdisplays................04.15
Engineoil
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Enteringcharacters/numbers(speller)......96
Enteringletters(speller)............2000596
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FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC).291
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