Cold car oil level

[sakky]

Hello i am new here and i wanna ask if it is normal when the r8 is totally cold and u wanna check the oil level with the counter that is rear on the engine the counter doesnt show anything like dont have oil.but the owners manual says that engine must be warm to check oil level.pls tell me cause i am a new owner and i scared seeing this what is right.
Thanks

[Arantor]

You have answered your own question..
Check the oil level when car is in operating temperature!
Doesn't matter what's the level when the car is cold..

If there should be a problem, the electronics will warn you before starting the engine.

[M3R8]

Follow the manual and you're guaranteed to be fine.

You have answered your own question..
Check the oil level when car is in operating temperature!
Doesn't matter what's the level when the car is cold..

If there should be a problem, the electronics will warn you before starting the engine.

[sakky]

its first time i have a car that i should check the oil level when its warm.usually i check it when was cold like an BMW M5 E60 i had.now when i checked in my R8 it doesnt saw that has oil inside ))
why does it happen?

[sakky]

sorry again but i didnt take clear answer.is it absolutely normal this or not ?
thanks

[Europrice]

You cannot check oil level on a car like the R8 when it's cold. You will never get an accurate reading which is why the manual states the car must be at operating temperature. If you are even a quart low and bring the car up to temp to check the oil level it will either warn you of this on the dash or you will find it out when checking, just add and don't worry as you won't damage anything unless it's grossly low and when you start the car it will warn you of this.

[Arantor]

Then you did it wrong with the M5 also.. Checking oil cold man.. That's like messure your thing before it gets hard. Nobody cares about "non-operating-status" and it just makes no sense :P
No for real, you don't need to worry about the cold oil level. That's stupid. EVERY! car should be checked warm. Through the layout and design of the Audi Engine it could be possible that you see nearly nothing if you check cold, don't worry. If it should be too less oil the car-interface will show a sign/hint that say this. Otherwise check it as said in operaing temperature!

[sakky]

thank u very much all of u,u make it clear to me,now i feel better )))