Audi A6 Typ 4G: Engine compartment overview
The most important check points.
![Checking and Filling](images/books/1/index(4).58.png)
Fig. 182 Typical location of the reservoir and the engine oil filler opening
- jump start point (-) with hex head screw
- jump start point (+) under a cover
- Engine oil label with VW standard
- Brake fluid reservoir
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- Engine oil filling opening
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- Coolant reservoir
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- Washer fluid reservoir
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The engine oil filling opening (item 5) may be
located in a different area depending on the engine
version.
WARNING
Read and follow the WARNINGS before
checking anything in the engine compartment.
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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 all of
its moving ports.
In order to provide effective lubrication and cooling
of internal engine components, all
The engine oil level can be checked in the Infotainment
system
Fig. 183 Engine compartment: engine oil filler opening
cover
Checking the engine oil level
Park the vehicle on a level surface.
Shut
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General information
Applies to: vehicles with selective catalytic reduction
In vehicles with selective catalytic reduction, a
urea solution (AdBlue/DEF) is injected into the
exhaust system before a nitrogen oxide catalytic
converter to reduce nitrogen emissions. The urea
solution is known as AdBlue