Fuel Supply - Audi allroad 2001 Owner's Manual

Fuel supply

Use only unleaded fuel in your
Fuel Recommendation
The fuel recommended for your ve­
hicle is unleaded premium grade
gasoline with a minimum octane rat­
ing of 91 AK P I / 95 RON or higher.
The recommended gasoline octane rating
for your engine can also be found on a label
lo � ated on the inside of the fuel filler flap.
Th1s rat1ng may be specified as
Y our vehicle may also be operated using un­
leaded regular gasoline with a minimum oc­
AKI / 91 RON.
tane rating of 87
AKI I 91 RON
using 87 octane fuel will lead
to a certain loss of engine power.
1l = (R+ Ml / 2
Notes
• Do not usa any fuel with octane
ratings lower than 87 AKI or 91 RON
otherwise expansive engine damage
will occur.
• Do not use leaded gasoline!
The use of leaded gasoline will se­
verely damage your vehicle's cata­
lytic converter and its ability to con­
trol exhaust emissions.
AKI RON.
or
Unleaded gasoline is available throughout
the USA, Canada, and in most European
countries. We recommend that you do not
take your vehicle to areas or countries
However,
where unleaded gasoline may not be avail­
able.
VEHICLE CARE
Octane rating
Octane rating indicates a gasoline's ability
to resist engine damaging "knock" caused
by pre-ignition and detonation. Therefore
�
uying the correct grade of gasoline is ve
Important to help prevent possible engine
damage and a loss of engine performance.
Gasolines most commonly used in the
United States and Canada have the follow­
ing octane ratings that can usually be found
on the filler pump:
91 - 96 AKI
Premium Grade:
90 AKI
Regular Grade: 87 -
Explanation of the abbreviations:
AKI
Anti Knock Index
=
(R+M) I 2 (RON+MON) I 2
=
RON
Research Octane Number
=
MON
Motor Octane Number.
=
r-{
=
225