Checking and filling Ill
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& WARNING (continued )
• When removing the oil drain plug with your fingers , sta y 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 des igned 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 chil-
dren.
• Continuous contact with used engine oil is harmful to your
skin. Always protect your skin by washing oil off thoroughly with
soap and water.
0 Note
Never mix oil additives wit h you r engine oil. These addi t ives can
damage your engine and adversely affect your Audi Limited New
Vehicle Warranty.
ffi For the sake of the environment
• Before changing your oil, first ma ke s ure you know w here you can
prope rly dispose of t he used o il.
• Always dispose of used engine oil properly . Do not dump it on
garden so il, wooded areas , into open streams or down sewage drains .
• Recycle used e ngine o il by taking it t o a used eng ine oil colle ction
facili ty in your area, or contact a service statio n. •
Safety first
Engine cooling system
Coolant
The engine coolant performs two functions: it keeps the
engi ne from overheat ing and it prote cts the engine from
free zing in the winter .
The coo ling system is sealed and generally requires little attention.
The cool ing sys t em has been fi lled at the fact ory with a permanent
coo lant wh ich does not need to be changed . The coolant consists of a
mixtu re of water and the manufacturer 's glyco l-basedcoo lant add i-
t ive
Gl2++ antifreeze with anticor ros ion addit ives (50% for USA
mode ls; 60% for Canadian mode ls). This mixture both ass ures the
necessa ry frost protect ion and protects meta l components in the
engine's cooling system from corrosion and scaling. It also raises the
boiling poin t of the coo lant.
Do not reduce the concentration of the coolant in t he summer by
adding plain wate r. The proportion of coolant additive must be at
least 50 % but not more than 60 %
to maintain ant ifreeze protection
and coolin g efficiency. If the coolan t fros t prot ection is too low, the
coo la nt cou ld freeze and damage t he veh icle heat ing and engine
cooling system .
For year-ro und d riving, ant ifree ze is adde d at the fact ory fo r tempe r-
atures down to:
• - 31° F ( - 35°C) USA
• - 40°F ( - 40°() Canada.
You can mix the
Gl2 ++ coo lant add itive with other additives (G12 + or
Gl2) . Always check wit h your a ut ho rized Audi dealer .
& WARNING
Before you check anything in the engine compartment, always
read and heed all WARNINGS=>
& in "Working in the engine
compartment " on
page 267.
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