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dealer to have the cause of your concern
properly diagnosed. Keep in mind that the
accurate measurement
of oil consumption
requires great care and may take some
time. An authorized Audi dealer has instruc-
t ions about how to measure oil consump-
tion acc urately.
Checking the engine oil level
Fig.
16
1
MMI Display:
Oil
level
indicator
Read o il level
•
Park yo ur vehicle so that it is horizonta lly level.
•
Shut the engine off when it is at operat ing tem
-
perature
.
•
Switch only the ignition back on.
•
Wait approx
.
two minutes
.
•
Se lect: Funct ion button
~
I C
~
A
~
R
~
I
>
Oil level.
Or
•
Se lect: Funct ion but
t
on
ICARI
>
Car systems
*
co ntro
l
butto
n
>
Servicing
&
che cks
>
Oil leve
l.
•
Read the o il level in the MMI* Disp lay
r:::>fig. 161.
Add engine o
il
if
t
he bar
of
the oil
level indicator is nea
r
"m in"
r:::>
page 195
Depending on t he way the ve hicle is driven a nd
the operati ng cond itions,
oil
cons umption can be
up
t
o a 1/2 quart per 600 mi les (0 .5 liter per
1,000 km). Cons umption may be highe
r
within
the first 3,000 miles (5,000 km).
@
Tips
The oi
l
level indicator
in
the MMI* Disp lay is
only an information d isp lay
.
If the oil leve
l
is
too low, a minimum
oil
warning appears in
the instrument
cluster
.
Add oi
l
r=>page 195
.
If the hood has been opened, the current oil
level is shown
in
the instrument
cluster the
next time the ignition is sw itched on.
Checking
and Filling
~
Adding engine oil
Fig. 162
Engine compa rtment:
Cover
on
the oil filler neck
•
Before you check anything in the engine com-
pa rtment,
always read and heed all WARN-
INGS
¢
.&.
in Working in the engine compart-
ment on page 191.
•
Shu
t
the eng ine off.
•
Uns crew the cap
'e::1':
to
t
he engine oil f illing
hole
r:::>
fig. 162,
¢
page 193, fig
.
160.
•
Carefully top off with 0 .5 quarts (0 .5 liters) of
the approp riate oil
r=>
p oge 193.
•
Check the oil level again after two minutes
r=>page 195, Checking the engine oil level.
•
Top off the o
il
agai n, if necessary.
•
Screw the cap back on the fil ling hole.
A
WARNING
-
-
Wh ile topping off, the o
il
must not com
e
in
contact w ith hot engine parts - fi re hazard!
-
The o
il
filler cap must be properly secured
to preve nt o
il
from being sprayed on the
hot
engine and exha ust system whe
n
the eng ine
is ru
nn
ing - fire haz ard!
-
If you
r
s
kin
has come in cont
act wit
h the en-
g ine oil, yo
u
m ust s ubsequently cleanse
it
thoroug
hly.
CJ)
Note
-
Check the oil level using the ra dio or MMI*.
If the message
Please reduce oil level
ap-
pea rs, con
t
act your authori zed Audi dealer
or qualifie
d
workshop to have excess oi
l
ex-
tracted if necessary.
- Audi does not recommend the use of oil
additives
.
They may damage the engine
and adve rsely affect your New Vehicle
Warranty.
195
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