Audi Q5: Engine oil
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 change. We recommend that you
have your oil changed by an authorized Audi Service Advisor.
If you have to top off the oil between oil changes,
use the Audi oil quality standard specified in the
table.
Using the proper 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 year.
Note
Your Limited New Vehicle Warranty does not cover damage or malfunctions
due to failure to follow recommended maintenance and use requirements as set
forth in the Audi Owner's Manual and Warranty & Maintenance booklet.
- Use only a high quality engine oil that expressly complies with the
Audi oil quality standard specified for your vehicle's engine. Using any
other oil can cause serious engine damage.
- Do not mix any lubricants or other additives into the engine oil.
Doing so can cause engine damage.
Tips
If you need to add oil and there is none available that meets the Audi oil
quality standard your engine requires, you may add a total of no more than 0.5
quart/liter of a high-quality "synthetic" oil that meets the following
specifications.
- Vehicles with gasoline engine: ACEA A3 or API SM with a viscosity
grade of SAE 0W-30, SAE 5W-30 or SAE 5W-40.
- Vehicles with diesel engine: ACEA C3 or API CF with a viscosity grade
of SAE 0W-30 or SAE 5W-3O.
- For more information about engine oil that has been approved for your
vehicle, please contact either your authorized Audi dealer or Audi Customer
Relations at
1 (800) 822-2834 or visit our web site at www.audiusa.com or
www.audicanada.ca.
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In order to provide effective lubrication and cooling of internal engine
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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.
Fig. 199 Engine compartment: cover on the engine oil filler
neck
Before you check anything in the engine compartment,
always read and heed all WARNINGS.
Shut the engine off.
Unscrew the cap to th
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Removing
- Move the door window into the "closed" position.
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General Information
The anti-theft immobilizer system control module can
depending on the vehicle be integrated in the following systems:
Instrument Cluster Control Module -J285-
Comfort System Central Control Module -J393-
Access/Start Authorization Control Module -J518-
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