2021 Audi A4 / S4 — Owner's Manual – Page #229

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Model: 2021 Audi A4 / S4
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8W1012721BC

Checking

and

Filling

—

Maintain

enough

distance

when

you

are

re-

moving

the

oil

drain

plug.

While

doing

this,

keep your

forearm

parallel

to

the

ground

to

reduce

the

risk

of

hot

oil

dripping

down

your

arm.

—

Drain

the

oil

into

a

container

designed

for

this

purpose

that

is

large

enough

to

hold

the

full

amount

of

oil

in

your

engine.

—

Engine

oil

is

poisonous.

Always

store

out

of

reach

of

children.

—

Prolonged

contact

of

used

engine

oil

with

the

skin

may

cause

skin

damage.

Always

wash

oil

off

immediately

with

soap

and wa-

ter

to

protect

your

skin.

@)

Note

Do

not

mix

any

additives

with

the

engine

oil.

Additives

may

cause

engine

damage

that

is

not

covered

by

your

New

Vehicle

Limited

War-

ranty.

()

For

the

sake

of

the

environment

—

Before

changing

the

engine

oil,

make

sure

you

can

dispose

of

the

used

engine

oil

cor-

rectly.

—

Engine

oil

must

always

be

disposed

of

cor-

rectly.

Do

not

dump

it

in

the

yard,

in

the

for-

est,

or

in

open

water,

river

channels,

or

sew-

ers.

—

Have

your used

engine

oil

recycled

by

bring-

ing

it

to

a

used

oil

collection

site

or

contact

a

gas station.

Cooling

system

The

engine

cooling

system

is

filled

with

a

mixture

of

purified

water

and

coolant

additive

at

the

fac-

tory.

This

coolant

must

not

be

not

changed.

The

coolant

level

is

monitored

using

the

B

indi-

cator

light.

However,

occasionally

checking

the

coolant

level

is

recommended.

Messages

/_E|

Turn

off

engine

and

check

coolant

level.

See

owner's

manual

The

coolant

level

is

too

low.

Stop

driving

and

switch

the

engine

off.

Check

the

coolant

level

>

page

228.

—

If

the

coolant

level

is

too

low,

add

coolant

=>

page

228.

Only

continue

driving

once

the

in-

dicator

light

turns

off.

&

Coolant

temperature:

too

high.

Please

let

engine

run

while

vehicle

is

stationary

Let

the

engine

run

at

idle

for

a

few

minutes

to

cool

off,

until

the

indicator

light

turns

off.

—

If

the

indicator

light

does

not

turn

off,

do

not

continue

driving

the

vehicle.

See

an

authorized

Audi

dealer

or

authorized

Audi

Service

Facility

for

assistance.

|

Coolant

system:

malfunction!

Please

turn

off

engine

Do

not

continue

driving,

shut

the

engine

off,

and

switch

the

ignition

off.

—

See

an

authorized

Audi

dealer

or

authorized

Audi

Service

Facility

for

assistance.

Coolant

additive

The

coolant

additive

is

made

of

anti-freezing

and

corrosion

protection

agents.

Only

add

the

follow-

ing

coolant

additives

mixed

with

distilled

water.

Coolant

additive

Specification

Gl12evo

TL774L

The

amount

of

coolant

additive

that

needs

to

be

mixed

with

water

depends

on

the

climate

where

the

vehicle

will

be

operated.

If

the

coolant

addi-

tive

percentage

is

too

low,

the

coolant

can

freeze

and

damage

the

engine.

Coolant

Freeze

protec-

additive

tion

Warm

min.

40%

min.

-13

°F

regions

max.

45%

25

°C)

Cold min.

50%

max.

-40

°F

regions

max.

55%

(-40

°C)

@)

Note

—

Before

the

start

of

winter,

have

an

author-

ized

Audi

dealer

or

authorized

Audi

Service

227

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