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Ch e ck ing and Filling
- If you have the impression your engine con-
sumes excessive amounts of oil, we recom-
mend that you consu lt your Audi dealer to
have the cause of your concern properly di-
agnosed . Keep in mind that the accurate
measurement of oil consumption requi res
great care and may take some time . Your
Audi dealer has inst ructions about how to
measure oil consump t ion accurate ly.
Checking the engine oil level and adding
engine oil
The engine oil level can be checked in the Info-
tainment system
Fig. 18 5
Engine compar tment : engine oil filler open ing
cover
Observe the safet y precaut ions ¢ &. in Working
in the engine compartment on page 199 .
Checking the engine oil level
.,. Park the vehicle on a level surface .
.,. Shut the engine off when it is warm . Wait ap-
proximately two minutes so tha t the engine oil
can flow back int o t he oil pan .
.,. Switch only the ignition back on.
.,. Select: the
ICARI
function button
> (Car) * Sys-
tems
control button
> Service & checks
>
Oil
level.
.,. Read the oil level in t he Infota inment system.
Add engine oil if the bar in the oil level indica-
tor is just before "min".
Adding engin e oil
.,. Turn the eng ine off .
.,. Unscrew the engine oil filler opening cap~
¢ fig.185, ¢page 202, fig.184 .
.,. Carefully add 0 .5 quart (0.5 liter) of the correct
oil ¢ page 202 .
204
.,. Close the eng ine oil filler opening cap~
-
.,. Close the hood, restart the ignition after two
minutes and read t he current oil level in the In-
fotainment system.
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WARNING
- When adding oil, do not let oil drip onto hot
engine components . This increases the risk
of afire.
- You must sea l the cap on the oil filler open-
ing correct ly so that oil does not leak out
ont o the hot engine and exhaust system
when t he engine is running, because this is
a fire hazard.
- Always clean skin thoroughly if it comes into
contact with eng ine oil.
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Note
- The engine oil level must not be under the
"min" mark ing, because this increases t he
risk of engine damage.
- If the message
Oil level is too full. Please
reduce oil level.
appea rs, there is too much
oil in t he engi ne and there is a risk of cata -
lytic converter and engine damage . Do not
sta rt the eng ine. Cont act an aut horized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility t o
have excess engine oil extracted if necessa-
ry.
- Do not mix any addit iona l lubr icants into
the engine oil. Damage caused by such add i-
t ives is not covered by the warranty .
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For the sake of the environment
- Oil sho uld never enter the sewer system or
come into contact with the ground .
- Pay attention t o lega l req uiremen t s when
disposing of empty oil containers .
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Tips
- The oil level indicat or in t he inst rument
cluster display is only an informationa l dis-
play. If the oil level is too low, a minimum
oil warn ing appears in the instrument clus-
ter . Add oil and close the hood. The current
oil level is displayed in the Infotainment
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