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Using the prope
r
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
yea
r.
Note
Your Limited New Vehicle Warranty does not
cover damage or malfunctions due to failure
to follow recommended maintenance and use
requireme nts as set forth in the Audi Owner's
Manual and Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet.
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Use only a high quality engine
oil
that ex-
pressly complies with the
Audi
oil quality
standard specified for your vehicle's engine.
Using any
ot
her oil can cause serious engine
damage.
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Do not mix any lubricants
or
other additives
into the engine oil. Doing so can cause en-
gine damage.
@
Tips
If you need to add oil and there is none availa-
ble that meets the Audi oil quality standard
your eng ine requ ires, you may add a total of
no more than 0.5 quart/li ter of a high-quality
"synthet ic"oil that meets the following speci
-
fications.
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Vehicles with gasoline eng ine: ACEA A3
or
API SM with a viscosity grade of SAE OW-30,
SAE SW-30 or SAE SW-40.
- Vehicles with diesel eng ine: ACEA C3 or
API CF with a viscosity grade of SAE OW-30
or SAE SW-30.
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For more information about engine oil that
has been approved for your vehicle, please
contact either your authorized Audi dea ler
or Audi Customer Relat ions at
1 (800) 822-2834 or visit our web site at
www.audiusa.com or www.aud icanada.ca.
Engine oil consumption
The engine
in
your vehicle depends on an ode-
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quote amount of oil to lubricate and cool all of
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its moving parts
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In order to provide effective lubr ication and cool-
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ing of internal engine components, all internal
Ch
e
c
k
ing
an
d Filling
combustion engines consume a certain amo unt
of oil. Oil consumption varies from engine to
en-
gine and may change s ignificantly over the life of
the engine. Typically, engines with a specified
break-in period (see¢
page
77) consume more
oil
during the break-in per iod than they consume
after oil consumption has stab ilized.
Under normal cond itions, the rate of oil
con-
sumption depends on the quality and viscos ity of
the oil, the RPM (revolutions per minute) at
wh ich
t
he engine is operated, the amb ient tem-
perature and road condit ions. Further facto rs are
the amount of
oil
dilution from wate
r
condensa-
tion or fuel resid ue and the oxidat ion level of the
oil.
As any engine is subject to wear as mileage
builds up, the oil consumption may increase over
time unti
l
replacement of worn components may
become necessary.
With
all
these variab les coming into play, no
standard rate of oil consumption can be estab
-
lished or specified. There is no alternative to reg-
ular and frequent checking of the
oil
level, see
Note
.
If the yellow engine oil
level
warning symbo
l
l!I
in the instrument cluster lights up, you should
check the
oil
level as soon as possible
¢
page 242.
Top off the
oil
at your earliest con-
venience
¢
page 242.
A
WARNING
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Before you check anyt hing in the engine com-
partment, always read and heed all WARN-
INGS
¢page 236.
(D
Note
Driving wit
h
an insufficient oil level is likely to
cause severe damage to the eng ine.
(D
Tips
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The oil pressu re wa rning display.
is not
an indicator of the
oil
level. Do not rely on
it. Instead
,
check th
e
oil level in your en-
gine at regular intervals, preferably each
time you refuel, and
always
before goi ng
on a long
trip.
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