Audi A4 2014 - Engine Compartment; Engine Oil

216 Che cking and filling
Engine compartment
Engine compartment
These are the most important items that you can check.
Fig. 182 Typical layout for containers and eng ine oil filler cap
(D Engine oil filler cap ("1::::r.) . . . . . 219
@ Jump start point(+) under a cov-
er . . . . . ... ... . ...... . . . . . .
227,267
@ Brake f luid reservoir (0)) . . . . . 224
@ Coolant expansion tank (-L) . . . 222
® Jump start point(-) with hex
head screw ..... .... ... . . . . .
227, 267
® W indshield/headlight* washer
. (" ' )
container o .... . . . . . . . . . . 228
The position of the engine oil fi lling hole
¢ fig . 182 (item @ ) can differ depending on
the engine design.
A WARNING
Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS ¢ .&. in Working in the engine
compartment on page 214.
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Engine oil
· Engine oil specifications
The engine in your Audi needs the right kind
of oil.
The engine in your Audi is a sophist icated
power plant that was built to exacting specifi-
cations . This engine needs the right kind of
engi ne oil that meets specifica t ions regard ing
quality and viscosity so that it can run
smooth ly and reliab ly. Choosing t he rig ht oil
and changing oil within the t ime and mile age
int ervals prin t ed in you r vehicle's Warr anty
&
Maintenance booklet matters a lot more to-
day tha n it did years ago. Aud i has developed
a special quality standard f or engine oil that
will help assure that your vehicle 's engine w ill
get the lubr ication it needs for proper opera-
t ion. ..,_