2 6 2 Ch e ck ing and filling
8_ WARNING
Stop! Before working in the engine com-
partment, always read and heed all WARN-
INGS
~ .&.in Working in the engine com-
partment on page
256 . The engine com-
partment of any motor vehicle is a poten-
tially dangerous area and can cause seri-
ous personal injury.
8_ WARNING
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If you must change the engine oil in your
vehicle:
- Always wear eye protection .
- To reduce the ris k of burns from hot en-
gine oil let the engine cool down to the
touch.
- Whe n removing the oil drain plug with
your fingers, stay as far away as possible.
Always keep your forearm paralle l to the
ground to help prevent hot oil from run-
ning down your arm.
- Drain the oi l into a container designed
for this purpose, one large enough to
hold at least the total amount of oil in
your engine.
- To reduce the risk of poisoning, never use
empty food or beverage containers that
might m islead someone into dr inking
from them.
- 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 thoroughly with
soap and water .
(D Note
Never mix oil additives with your engine
oil. These additives can damage your en-
gine and adversely affect your Audi Limit-
ed New Vehicle Warranty.
@i For the sake of the environment
- Before changing the oil, first make sure
you know where you can properly dispose
of the old oil.
-
.
- Always dispose of used oil properly. Nev-
er dump it on garden soil, in wooded
areas, into st reams or down sewage
drains.
- Recycle used oil by taking it to a used en-
gine oil collection facility in your area, or
contact a service station.
- We strongly recommend that you have
your oil changed by an authorized Audi
dealer or a qualified workshop with the
special tools and expert ise required, and
proper means of disposal.
Engine 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 syst em is sealed and generally re-
quires little attention.
The cooling system has been fi lled at the fac-
tory with a permanent coolant which does not
need to be changed. The coolant consists of a
mixtu re of specially conditioned water and the
manufacturer's g lycol -basedcoola nt add
i-
tive Gl 3 antifreeze with anticorrosion addi-
tives (SO% for USA models; 60% for Canadian
models). This mixture both assures the neces-
sary frost protection and protects metal com-
ponents in the engine's cooling system from
corrosion and scaling.
It also raises the boil-
ing point of t he coolant .
Do not reduce the concentration of the cool-
ant in the summer by adding plain wate r. The
proportion of coo lant additive must be at
least 50 °/4 but not more than 60 °/4
to main-
ta in ant ifreeze protect ion and cooling eff icien-
cy.
If the coolant fros t protection is too low,
the coolant could freeze and damage the vehi-
cle heating and engine cooling system.
For year-round driving, antifreeze is added at
t he factory fo r temperatures down to:
- -31°F(-35°C)USA
- - 40 °F ( - 40 °C) Canada.
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