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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 .
- 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.
- 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 qt (0.5 l) of a high-quali ty
"synthet ic"oil that meets the following speci -
fications.
- Applies to: gaso line engine: ACEA A3 or
API SM with a viscosity grade of SAE OW-30,
SAE 5W-30 or SAE 5W-40.
- Applies to: diesel engine: ACEA C3 or API CF
with a viscosity grade of SAE OW-30 or
SAE 5W-30 .
- For more information about engine oil that
has been approved for your vehicle, please
contact either your authori zed 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 ade-
quate amount of oil to lubricate and cool all of
its moving parts .
In order to provide effective lubrication and cool-
ing of internal engine componen t s, all internal
Ch e ck ing an d Filling
combustion engines consume a certain amo unt
of oil. Oil consumption varies from engin e to en-
gine and may change significantly over the life of
the engine . Typically, engines with a specified
break-in period (see¢
page 65) consume mo re
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-
sump tion depends on the qu ality and viscosity of
the oil, the RPM (revolutions per minute) at
which 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 replac ement 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 sp ecified. 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 in
the instr ument cluster
Ill lights up, you should
check the oil level as soon as possible
¢
page 204. Top off the oil at your earliest con-
venience ¢
page 204 .
A WARNING
-
Before you check anyt hing in the engine com-
partment, always read and heed all WARN-
INGS
¢ .&.in Working in the engine compart-
ment on page 199.
{(D Note
Driving wit h an insufficient oil level is likely to
cause severe damage to the eng ine .
(D Tips
- The oil pressure warning display. is not
an indicator of the oil leve l. Do not rely on
it . Instead, check the oil level in your en-
gine at regular interval s, preferably each
time you refuel, and always before going
on a long trip .
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