Test Conditions
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Audi A6, 2017 Audi A6, and 2016 Audi A6. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- The transmission must not be in the emergency running
- Move the vehicle onto a 4-column shop hoist or over a work pit so it is completely level.
- Transmission is in "P".
- The parking brake button is pressed to activate the electro-mechanical parking brake.
- Intake hose/hoses of an exhaust extraction system connected.
- The Air Conditioning (A/C) and the heater are off.
- Vehicle Diagnostic Tester is connected.
- The ATF temperature must not be higher than 35 °C (95 °F) at the beginning of the test. Let the transmission must cool down first, if necessary.
NOTE:
The ATF level will vary depending on the temperature of the ATF.
It is possible to overfill the ATF if the level is checked when the temperature is too low.
It is possible to underfill the ATF if the level is checked when the temperature is too high.
Overfilling or underfilling will influence the function of the transmission.