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Audi recommends Longlife high performance
engine oil from Audi Genuine Part s
Using the proper engine oil is important for the
functionality and service life of the engine. Your
engine was factory-filled with a high-quality oil
which can usually be used throughout
the entire
year .
Note
Your Limited New Vehicle Warranty does not
cover damage or malfunctions
due to failure
to follow recommended
maintenance
and use
requirements
as set fo rth in the Aud i Owner's
Manual a nd Warranty & Maintenan ce booklet.
- Use only a high quality eng ine oil that ex-
pressly complies with the Aud i oil q ual ity
standard specified for your vehicle's engine.
Using any other oil can cause serious engine
damage .
- Do not mix any lubricants or othe r addi t ives
into the engine oil. Doing so can cause en-
gine damage.
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Tips
If you need to add oil and there is none availa-
ble that meets the Audi oil quality standard
your engine requires, you may add a total of
no more than 0 .5 quart/liter
of a high-quality
"synthet ic"oil that meets the following speci-
fications.
- ACEA A3 or API SM with a viscosity grade of
SAE OW-30, SAE SW-30 or SAE SW-40.
- For more information about engine oil that
has been approved for your vehicle, please
contact e ither your authorized Audi dea ler
or Audi Customer Relat ions at
1 (800) 822-2834
or vis it our web site at
www.audiusa.com
or www.aud icanada .ca.
Ch e c k ing an d Filling
Engine oil consumption
The engine in your vehicle depends on on ade-
quate amount of oil to lubricate and
cool
oil of
its moving ports.
In order to provide effect ive lubrication and cool-
ing of internal engine components,
all internal
combust ion eng ines consume a certa in amount
of oil. Oil consumption
varies from eng ine to en-
gine and may change s ign ificantly over the life of
the engine. Typ ica lly, engines w ith a specified
break-in period (see
q
page 58)
consume more
oil during the break -in period than they consume
after oil consumption
has stabilized.
Under normal cond itions, the rate of oil con-
sumption depends on the q uality and viscosity of
the oil, the RPM (revol utions per minute) at
which the engine is operated, the ambient tem-
perature and road condit ions. Further factors are
the amount of oil dilution from water condensa-
tion or fuel residue and the oxidation level of the
oil. As any engine is subject to wear as mileage
builds up, the oil consumption
may increase over
time unt il replacement
of worn components
may
become necessary.
With all these variables coming into play, no
standard rate of oil consumption
can be estab-
lished or spec ified . The re is no alte rnative to reg-
ula r and frequent checking of t he oi l level , see
Note .
If the yellow engine oil leve l warning symbo l
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in the instr ument cluster lights up, you sho uld
check the oil level as soon as possible
q
page 164.
Top off the oil at your earlies t con-
venience.
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WARNING
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Before you check anything in the engine com-
partment,
always read and heed all WARN-
INGS
q
.&.
in Working in the engine comport-
ment on page 159.
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Note
Driving with an insufficient oil level is likely to
cause severe damage to the eng ine.
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