A WARNING
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- While topping off, the oil must not come
in contact with hot engine pa rts - fire
hazard!
- The oil filler cap must be properly se-
cured to prevent oil from being sprayed
on the hot engine and exhaust system
when the eng ine is running - fire hazard!
- If your skin has come in contact w ith the
engine oil, yo u must subsequently
cleanse it tho roughly.
CD Note
- The oil level must not be above range G)
- danger of converter or eng ine damage!
Contact an authorized Audi dealer to
draw off oil, if ne cessa ry.
- Audi does not recommend the use of oil
additives. They may damage the engine
and adverse ly affect your New Vehicle
Warran ty.
@) For the sake of the environment
- Under no circumstances ca n the oil come
in conta ct wit h the sewage network o r
the soil.
- Observe and fo llow lega l regu lations
when d isposing of empty oil con ta ine rs.
Engine cooling system
Coolant
The coolant provides cooling for the engine.
The percentage of the coolant additive deter-
mines the freeze protection of the coolant in
the winter.
The cooling system has been filled at the fac -
tory with a permanent coo lant which does not
need to be changed. The coolant consists of a
mixture of water and the manufacturer's gly-
col-based coolant additive Gl2++ ant ifreeze
with ant icor rosion add itives (SO% fo r USA
models; 60% for Canad ian models).
Checkin g and fillin g 181
Coolant additive
The percentage of the coo lant add itive de-
pends on the climatic cond itions in wh ich t he
vehicle is operated . If the percentage of
freeze protection in the coo lant is too low, the
coolant can freeze, leading to a failure of the
cooling and heating circuit.
The percentage of coolant addit ive has al-
ready been adjusted at the factory for the ve-
hicle's climatic conditions.
The m ix rat io for USA models is SO% wa t er
and SO% coolant addit ive, for Canadia n mod-
els 40% water and 60% coolant additive. This
mixture both ass ures the necessary frost pro -
tection (-31 °F/-3S °C for USA models,
-40 °F/-40 °C for Canada models) a nd protects
metal components in the engine's cooling sys -
tem from corrosion and scaling. It also raises
t he boili ng poi nt of the coo la nt.
Summer time
Do not reduce the concentrat ion of the cool-
ant in the summer by adding pla in water.
The
proportion of coolant additive must be at
least 50 % but not more than 60 %
t o main-
ta in an t ifreeze pro t ectio n a nd cooling eff icien-
cy.
A WARNING
Before you check anything in the engi ne
compartment, a lways rea d and heed all
WARNINGS~ .&.
in Working in the engine
compartment on page 175.
CD Note
- Before winter sets in, have the coo lant
checke d to see if the coolan t additive in
your vehicle is sufficient to meet the cli-
mate conditions. This is especia lly impor -
tant if you live in a region where t he win-
ter is extreme ly cold. If necessary, in-
crease the propo rtion of coo lant add itive
to 60% .
-
- Only Gl2+ +, an additive meeting specif i-
cat io n "TL-VW 774G" may be used as a
coolant additive. Oth er coo lant add itives
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