Audi Q5   General maintenance   Checking and topping up fluids  Engine oil
Display: Oil level display
Fig. 1 Display: Oil level display
You can check the engine oil level via the sound system or MMI*.
Park your vehicle on a level surface.
Select: Function selector button CAR > Oil level.
Allow the warm engine to run briefly at idling speed and then switch off the ignition.
Wait approx. 2 minutes.
Read off the oil level on the display Fig. 1. Top up the engine oil if the bar in the oil level display is near the "min" mark Link.
Depending on how you drive and the conditions in which the car is used, oil consumption can be up to 0.5 ltr./1000 km. Oil consumption is likely to be higher for the first 5000 km.
Note
The oil level display is intended solely for information purposes. An oil level warning will appear in the instrument cluster if the oil level is too low. Add more oil Link. If the bonnet has been opened, the current oil level will be shown in the instrument cluster the next time the ignition is switched on.