Audi A3 2024 - Page 225

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Checking and Filling
Boil pressure sensor: malfunction! Please
contact Service
The sensor that checks the engine oil pressure
has malfunctioned. Drive immediately to an au-
thorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility to have the malfunction repaired.
HiPlease drive to warm up engine
Especially low outside temperatures are a main
reason why fuel may get into the engine oil. The
fuel can only evaporate from the engine oil if the
engine oil temperature is high enough.
Drive in the “S” gear.
Drive the engine at higher RPMs while avoiding
full acceleration.
You should drive for at least 30 minutes. The in-
dicator light may not turn off during this time.
Repeat the steps that are described at any time.
Have an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility repair the malfunction if the
indicator light does not turn off after a few
drives.
When the message [fi Please drive to warm
up engine appears, adjust your speed accord-
ing to the weather, road, terrain, and traffic
conditions. You should never disobey the traf-
fic laws applicable in the country in which you
are driving in order to follow driving recom-
mendations.
The oil pressure warning [iq is not an oil level
indicator. Always check the oil level regularly.
Checl
The engine oil dipstick varies depending on the
engine type.
BBV.0588,
Fig. 137 Oil dipstick (example): checking the engine oil lev-
el
Observe the safety precautions ® page 278, Gen-
eral information.
> Park the vehicle on a level surface.
» Shut the engine off when it is warm.
» Wait approximately five minutes so that the en-
gine oil can flow back into the engine oil pan.
» Open the hood © page 220.
» Remove the oil dipstick page 221, fig. 135,
wipe it off with a clean cloth and insert it all the
way in again.
» Remove the oil dipstick again and then read the
oil level > table on page 223.
» Slide the oil dipstick all the way in until it stops.
» Add engine oil if necessary > page 224.
Areas on the oil dipstick > fig. 137.
@|If the engine oil level is just over the mark-
ing @, then engine oil must be added. See
2@.
@ Do not add engine oil.
~The engine oil level must not be below the
marking (@), because this increases the risk
of engine damage.
— After adding engine oil, the oil level must
not be above the marking @) © fig. 137, be-
cause this increases the risk of catalytic con-
verter and/or engine damage. If the oil level
above the marking @), drive to an author-
ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
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