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Checking
and filling
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Please be sure to consu lt with your aut horized
Audi
dea ler for infor-
m ation and availabili ty of the proper engine oil
for
your vehicle's
diesel engine and fo
r
the latest technical informat ion
.
Because t his spec
ial
engine o
il
may not be avai lab le when need it, we
str
ong ly recommend t hat
you
alw ays
car
ry with
you extr
a
qu
a
rt (lit
er)
of oil that conforms to Aud
i
oil specificat ion VW 507 00, in case you
have
to t
op off
oil
wh ile on
t
he road.
&
WARNING
Failure to use engine oil for your diesel engine that expressly
conforms to Audi oil specification VW 507 00 can cause engine
failure on the highway that can cause a crash and serious personal
injury.
•
Never use any amount of engine oil in the diesel engine that
does not conform to Audi oil specification VW 507 00
.
•
Always carry with you an extra quart (liter
)
of engine oil that
conforms to Audi oil specification VW 507 00
in
case you must top
off the oil while on the road
.
&
WARNING
Improperly stored items can become airborne missiles, flying
through the vehicle causing serious personal injury in the event of
hard braking or an accident. To help reduce the risk of serious
personal injury:
•
Always store extra quart (liter
)
of engine oil for your diesel
engine in its original oil container that is securely closed in the
luggage compartment. Make sure the container is securely stored
and mounted.
0
Note
•
If you use engine oil that
d
oes not express ly conform to Audi o
il
spe
cificat
ion VW 507 00, very ser ious and very expens ive da
m
age to
your vehicle's eng ine will occ
ur
. Engine damage caused by using the
wrong engine oil is not covered by your New Vehicle Limited
War ran
ty.
•
Not all comme rcially available oils conform to t his very rigid Audi
oil
q
ua lity stand
ard
eve
n th
ough
t
hey may be synt het
ic-bas
ed and
have the same viscosity
.
•
Engine
cooling
system
Coolant
The engine coolant performs two functions:
it
keeps the
engin
e from
overhea
ting
and
it
pro tects
th
e engine from
freez ing in
the
winter.
The cooling system is sealed and genera lly requ ires little attention.
The cooling system has been filled at the factory wit
h
a permanent
coo lant which does not need to be
cha
nged. The coolant cons ists of a
mixt ure of water an
d
the manufacturer's
glyco l-basedcoolant ad
d
i-
tive G12++ a ntifree
ze
with a nticorros ion addit ives (50% fo
r
USA
mode ls; 60% for Canadian models). This mixture both ass ures the
nece ssary frost protec
ti
on and protects meta
l
components
in
the
eng ine's cooling system from corrosion and scaling. It also raises the
boiling poin
t of
the coolant.
Do not red uce
t
he concent ration of the coolant in
t
he summer by
add ing pla in water.
The proportion of coolant additive must be at
least 50
%
but not more than 60%
to ma inta
in
an
t
ifreeze
prot
ectio
n
and coo ling efficiency. If the coolant frost protect ion is too low, t he
coo lant could free ze and damage t he veh icle
heat
ing and eng ine
coo ling system.
For
year-r
ound
d riving
, an
t ifr
ee ze is
add
ed at t he fa
ct
ory for
t
empe
r-
atures dow
n
to:
•
-
31°F(
-
35°C)USA
•
- 40 °F ( - 40 °C) Canada
.
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