Audi Q5: Engine compartment
Engine compartment
These are the most important items that you can check.
Fig. 197 Typical layout for containers and engine oil filler cap
- Jump start point (+) under a cover
- Brake fluid reservoir
- Engine oil filler cap
- Coolant expansion tank
- Jump start point (-) with hex head
screw
- Windshield/headlight washer container
The position of the engine oil filling hole
> fig. 197 (item 3) can differ depending on the
engine design.
WARNING
Before you check anything in the engine compartment,
always read and heed all WARNINGS.
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Engine oil specifications
The engine oil used must conform to exact specifications.
The service interval display in the instrument
cluster of your vehicle will inform you when it is
time for an oil ch
The engine in your vehicle depends on an adequate amount of oil to
lubricate and cool alt of its moving parts.
In order to provide effective lubrication and cooling of internal engine
components, al
Fig. 198 Display: Oil level indicator
Read oil level
Park your vehicle so that it is horizontally Level.
Shut the engine off when it is at operating temperature.
Switch only the ignition back on.
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Extremely Dangerous Due to High-Voltage
The high-voltage system is under high-voltage. Death or serious
bodily injury by electric shock.
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machines in or on their person canno
Steering Gear, Electromechanical Steering Gear, Servicing
Note
Always replace self-locking nuts and bolts.
Welding or straighten work on any steering components is not
permissible.
Use only Power Steering Gear Grease to lubricate the steering rack
(on the pinion side) and the ball path