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Checking
and Filling
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To reduce the risk of burns
from
hot engine
oil, let the engine cool down to the touch.
-
When removing the oil drain plug with your
fingers, stay as far away as possible. Always
keep your forearm parallel to the ground to
help prevent hot oil from running down your
arm.
-
Drain the oil into a container designed for
this purpose, one large enough to hold at
least
the
total amount of oil
in
your engine
.
-
Engine oil is poisonous. Keep it well out of
the
reach
of children
.
-
Continuous contact with used engine oil is
harmful to your skin. Always protect your
skin by washing oil off
thoroughly
with soap
and water
.
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Note
Never
mix oil additives with your engine oil.
These additives can damage your engine and
adversely affect your Audi Limited New Vehi-
cle
Warranty.
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For the sake of the environment
-
Before changing your oil, first make sure
you know where you can properly dispose of
the used oil.
-
Always dispose of used engine oil properly.
Do not dump it on garden soil, wooded
areas,
into
open streams or down sewage
drains.
-
Recycle used engine oil by taking it to a used
engine oil collection facility in your area, or
contact
a service station.
Cooling
system
Coolant
The engine coolant performs two functions: it
keeps the engine from overheating and it pro-
tects the engine from freezing in the winter.
The cooling system
is
sealed and generally re-
quires
little
attention.
The
cooling system has
been
filled at
the factory
with
a
permanent coolant which does not need to
be changed. The coolant consists of a mixture of
244
specially conditioned water and the manufactur-
er's glycol-based coolant additive Gl3 antifreeze
with anticorrosion additives (50% for USA mod-
els; 60% for Canadian models). This mixture
both assures the necessary frost protection and
protects metal components
in
the engine's cool-
ing
system from corrosion and scaling. It also
raises
the boiling point of the coolant.
Do not reduce the concentration of the coolant in
the summer by adding plain water.
The propor-
tion of coolant additive must be at least 50%
but not more than 60%
to maintain antifreeze
protection and cooling efficiency. If
the
coolant
frost protection is too
low, the coolant could
freeze and damage the vehicle heating
and
en-
gine cooling system.
For year-round driving, antifreeze is added at the
factory
for temperatures down
to:
--31°F(-35°C)USA
-
- 40 °F ( - 40 °C) Canada.
If you must add coolant, use a mixture of water
and coolant additive. Mixing the coolant additive
with distilled water is recommended.
A
WARNING
Before you check anything
in
the engine com-
partment, always read and heed all WARN-
INGS
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page 236.
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Note
-
Before winter sets in, have the coolant
checked to see
if
the coolant additive in your
vehicle is sufficient to meet the climate con-
ditions. This
is
especially important
if
you
live
in
a region where the winter is extreme-
ly cold. If necessary, increase the proportion
of
coolant additive
to
60%.
-
When adding
coolant
additive
to
your
cool-
ing system,
remember:
-
We recommend
using
only coolant addi-
tive Gl2++ or G13 (check the
label)
for
your vehicle. This coolant additive is avail-
able at authorized Audi dealers. Other
types of antifreeze can significantly re-
duce corrosion protection. The resulting
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