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Engine oil pressure
The red engine oil pressure warning symbol re-
quires immediate service or
repair.
Driving with a
low-oil-pressure indication is likely to inflict se-
vere damage to the engine.
•
Turn off engin
e
! Oil pressure too low
If the indicator light t urns on and the message
appears, the oil pressure is too low.
•
Pull off the road.
•
Stop the vehicle
.
•
Turnoff the engine.
• Check the engine oil level
¢ page 199.
•
If the engine oil level is too low, add engine oil
¢
page 199.
Make sure that the
oil
pressure
warning symbol
.
appears no longe
r
in the
display before you start dr iving again.
•
If
t
he engi ne oil leve
l
is correct a nd the ind ica-
tor light st
ill tur
ns on,
t
urn the eng ine off and
do not continue driving
.
Seek profess ional as
-
sistance
.
(D
Tips
- The engine oil pressure symbol.
is not
an indicator for a low engine oil level. Do
not rely on it. Instead
,
check the oil level in
your engine at regular intervals, prefe rably
each time you refuel, and always before
going on a long trip.
-
The yellow oil level warning indication
Ill
requires oil refill or workshop service with
-
out delay. Do not wait until the red oil
pressure warning.
starts to flash before
you respond to the low oil leve
l
warning
Ill.
By then
,
your engine may already have
suffered serious damage.
~
.
Engine oil level
•
WARNING
:
Please add oil immediately
If the indicator light and the message appear,
add engine oil immed iate ly
¢page 197.
Ill
Add oil, max
XXX
X l. You may cont
. driv.
When the symbo
l
II
and driver message appear,
add the amount of
oil
appearing in the display at
the next opportu nity¢
page 197.
Instruments
and indicator
lights
-L
Engine cooling system
A malfunction in the engine cooling system must
be repaired as soon as possible
.
•
Turn off eng ine and check coolant level
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears, the coolant temperature
is too high
or
the coo lant leve
l
is too low.
•
Pull off t he roa
d.
•
Stop the vehicle.
• Tur
noff the engine
.
•
Check coolant leve
l
¢
page 201
.
•
Add coo lant if necessary
¢
page 202.
•
Continue dr iving o nly after the engine coolant
warning/ indicator light goes out
.
•
Contact your autho rized
Audi
dealer for assis-
tance if necessa ry.
If the engi ne coo lant level is correct, t hen the
ra-
dia
t or
fan may be the cause
of
t he malfunct io
n
.
•
Coolant temperature! Let engine run with
vehicle stationary
If
t
he indicator ligh
t
turns on and the message
appears, let the eng ine run at idle for a few
mi-
nutes to coo
l
down.
A
WARNING
-
-
If your vehicle should brea
k
down for me-
cha nica
l or
other reasons, pa rk at a safe d is-
tanc
e
from moving traffic, turn off the en-
g ine and turn o
n t he
hazard warn ing lights
¢
page 52, Emergency flashers.
-
Never open the hood if you see o
r
hear
steam or coo la nt es caping fro
m
the eng ine
compa
rt
ment -
yo
u risk being scalded.
Wait
until
you
can no longer see or hear
st ea
m o
r
coo lant escapin
g.
-
The engine comp
art
ment
of
any vehicle is
a
da
ngerous a rea. Befo re you perfo rm any
wo rk in the eng ine com partment, tur
n
of
the engine and a llow it to cool. Follow the
warn ing stickers
¢
page 195.
(D
Note
Do not con
t
inue dr iving
if
the
.
symbol illu-
minates. The re is a ma lfunction in the engine
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