2008 AUDI TT ROADSTER technical data

Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Side airbags . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Child Safe ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Important things to know . . . . . . . 168
Important safety instruct ions for
using child safety seats ........ .
Child safety seats .. ...... ..... .
Insta lling a ch ild safety seat .... .
Add it ional Information .... ... .. .
Vehicle operation ....... .
Intelligent technology ......... .
Notice about da ta recorded by
veh icle contro l modules ....... .
Electronic Stab ilizat ion Program
(ESP) ... ... ... ... .... .... .. ... .
Rear spoiler .................. .
Braking .................... .. .
El ectro -mechanical power assist .
Driving with your quattro® ..... .
Driving and environment .... . .
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The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Cata lytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . 194
Operate your vehicle economically
and minimize pollution ... .. ... . 194
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Vehicle care ..... ... ... ... .
C leaning and protection ...... .
General information
Care of exterior ............ .... .
Care of interior .. .. .. .... ... .. . .
Fue l supply and filling your fuel
tank .. ... ... ... ... ...... .... .. . .
Gasoline .... ...... ........•. ...
Fuel tank ..................... .
Checking and filling ...... ... .. .
Eng ine hood ... ........ ....... .
Engine compartment .......... .
Engine oil ........ ... ...... .... .
E ngine cooling system ......... .
Brake fluid ..... .. ... ... ...•. ...
Battery . ...... .. .. .......... .. .
W indshield/headlight washer
conta iner .. .... ... ... .. ... .. .. .
Tires and whee ls ...... ..... ... .
T ires . ............ ...... · ·, · · · ·
Run -flat tires ......... ... .... .. . 199
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Table of contents
Do-it-yourself service .. . 261
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Trunk escape handle . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Veh icle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
T ire repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
What should I be aware of when
changing a tire? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Fuses and bulbs ................ 273
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Bu lbs ......... .. ... .... ... ..... 277
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . 278
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Starting by pushing or towing . . . . 278
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . 278
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Emergency towing with commercial
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Lif ting vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Technical data
General information
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Explanation of technical data 288
Vehic le identif ication . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
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Vehicle literature
In addition to this Owner's Manual, your Audi comes with a Mainte­
nance
& Warranty booklet.
Moreover, depending on the model and the equipment. there may
be additional instruction booklets delivered with your vehicle (for
example, Operating Instructions for your Sound System, Navigation
Syst em etc.) .
If you are missing one of these publications, or if you believe that
the information is not complete , contact your authorized Audi
dealer for assistance .
The Maintenance & Warranty booklet
explains how you can keep your Audi in top driving condition by
having it serviced regularly and contains detailed information about
the warranties covering your Audi. Always have the booklet with you
when you take you r vehicle to an authorized Audi dealer for service .
Your Audi Service Adviser will record each scheduled service and
can answer any questions you may have regarding how to maintain
your vehicle.
In Canada,
the vehicle literature is also available in French. To obtain a copy,
contact your dealer or write to :
Au Canada , on peut se procurer un exemplaire en frarn;ais de ce
document aupres du concessionnaire ou de:
Volkswagen Canada, Inc.
Client Assistance
Assistance a la Clientele
777 Bayly Street , West,
Ajax, Ontario L 1 S 7G7
If you sell your Audi
all literature should be left in the vehicle to make the Warranty terms
as well as all operating, safety and maintenance information avail­
able to the next owner.
Controls and equip­ ment Safety first Vehicle operation
Vehicle literature
If you change your address or if you bought this
Audi used
be sure to send in a "Notice of Address Change"/ "Notice of Used
Car Purchase" post card. This card can be found in the Maintenance
& Warranty booklet or obtained from your authorized Audi dealer.
It is in your own interest that we are able to contact you should the
need arise. •
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

Controls and equip­ment Safety first
Vehicle operation Vehicle care
About this Owner's Manual
Do-it-yourself service Technical data

& WARNING
Always observe the posted speed limits and adjust your speed to suit prevailing road, traffic and weather conditions. Never drive
your vehicle faster than the maximum speed rating of the tires
installed. •
Menu display
Introduction
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"' 9 .., 00 m
Fig. 15 Wiper lever:
Controls for the menu
display
"'
"'
~ m
Fig . 16 Display: Start
menu
Some functions in your vehicle can be set, activated , and controlled
by
Menus (e.g. Acoustic Park Assist*). With these menus you can
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Driver information system
also select the information shown in the DIS display, which operates
only with the ignition switched on. Operation is controlled by the
I Reset) button and the rocker switch on the wiper lever::::, fig. 15.
The Start menu shows you the different display types:
Set
Check
Menu off
Each display type in the Start menu contains a submenu with addi­
tional options.
Set
Check
Menu off Clock ::::, page 28
Lighting* => page 71, "Daytime
running lights (DRU
(USA
models)" =>
page 73
Computer ::::, page 28
Acoustic park assist* => page 109
Speed alarm (speed ::::, page 38
warning)
Language (6 languages) => page 28
Units (distance, fuel con-::::, page 28
sumption, temperature)
Wiper (service position) => page80
Window => page 58
Doors (Auto-lock) => page 50
Service ::::, page 25
Vehicle ID number* => page288
Engine oil temperature*
l! AII of the messages shown in vehicles without
menu display appear on the display screen.
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- Press the (Reset ) button. The Start menu appears
=>
page 27, fig . 16.
- Press the rocker switch until
Set is d isplayed .
- Press the
( Reset ) button. All the menus appear.
- Press the rocker switch until the desired line is high -
lighted (cursor) =>
page 28, fig. 18.
- P ress the
( Reset ) button.
- If necessary, scroll by selecting and activating the
symbol fo r "Next page" or "Previous page".
When you have selected the Computer menu and activated it by
pressing the
I R ese t] button, two computer levels appear (compu ter
1 and computer 2). Now you have to select the level you want using
the rocker switch and activat e it with the
[Res et] but ton .•
Selecting settings (part 2)
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COMPUTER 1
1i oRESfl' I
. oDRIIJE Tll'IE
DISTANCE ···
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>BACK
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Fig. 19 D ispla y :
Co mpu ter 1 menu,
r a n ge sele cted
Dri ver in form ati on syst em
Fig . 20 Dis pla y:
Co mput er 1 menu ,
Back s elec ted
C ontinue to select your setti ngs as follows:
- Press the rocker switch until the desired line is activated
(red background) ~ fig . 19.
- Now activate or deactivate t he selected functio n (press
the
I Reset) button) by p lacing a chec k mark -(for "Yes ")
in t he box or no check mark (for "No ").
- Press the rocke r switch until
Back is selected, => fig. 20
and press the
(Reset ] button to return to a higher menu
level.
For many settings , numerical values must also be entered, e .g .
when setting the date. This is also done by using the rocker
switch .•
Auto-Check Control
Introduction
Auto-Check Cont rol automatically checks specific functions and
vehicle components for the ir status . Th is happens constantly with
t he ignition switched on and wh ile you are driving as well. .,
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When w ill the anti th eft ala rm sys te m be trigge re d ?
When the vehicle is locked, the alarm system mon itors and protects
the following parts of the vehicle :
• engine compartment
• luggage compartment
• doors
• ignition
When the system is activated, the alarm will be triggered if one of the doors , the engine hood or the rear lid are opened, or if the igni­
tion is turned on .
The anti -theft alarm sys tem will also go off when the battery is
disconnected .
You can also trigger the alarm by pressing the PANIC button on your remo te -control key . This will alert other people in case of emer­
gency. Press the
PANIC button again to turn off the a larm.
H ow is the ant i-th eft al arm s witche d o ff wh en
t riggered ?
The alarm system is switched off when you unlock the vehic le using
t he remote -con tro l key or when the ignition is swi tched on . The
alarm will also switch itse lf off when it comes to the end of its cycle .
Emerg en cy fla sher
The emergency flasher wil l b link brief ly when the doors, engine
hood and rear lid are properly closed .
If the emergency flashers do not blink, check the doors, engine hood
and rear lid to make sure they are properly closed. If you close a
door, the hood or the rear lid with the anti-theft alarm switched on,
the emergency flashers will blink only after you have closed the
door or lid.
[ i ] Tips
• For the ant i-theft a larm system to function properly, make sure
all vehicle doors and windows are closed before leaving the vehicle.
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Op ening and clo sing
• When you open the vehicle from the driver's door using the key,
the central locking swi tch wi ll work only after you have swi tched on
the ignition .•
Power windows
Controls
The driver can operate all windows.
M ;g 0
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F ig . 44 Dri ver's door:
p ow er w in dow
swi tc hes
Fi g. 4 5 Passe nger's
d oor : p ow er window
swi tch
If the respective switch is pushed or pulled the window wil l
open or close. The power window sw itches have a
two-posi -
tion fun ction :
1)1,
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objects are left inside the vehicle, they should be locked in the
luggage compartment. •
Applies to vehicles: with manual folding top
Opening the Folding Top Manually
LY.
-Apply the hand brake firmly.
Fig . 47 Locking handle
Fig . 48 Folding top
open a hand's width
- Remove any objects from the storage compartment to
prevent damage to the folding top and the rear window.
- Fold the locking handle down
~ fig. 47.
- Turn the handle counter-clockwise as far as it will go and hold it .
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Folding top
- Push the released folding top up by the locking handle
and open it about the width of a hand
~ fig. 48.
- Exit the vehicle.
- Lift the folding top at the front and guide it to rear into
the storage compartment as far as it will go.
- Push the folding top down into the tonneau until you
hear it click into place.
- Fold the covers down
~ page 66, fig. 56.
The folding top is completely open when the indicator light in the
instrumen t cluster goes out. The door windows are automatically
lowered about 20 mm while the top is opening.
& WARNING
For safety reasons, the folding top may only be unlocked when the
vehicle is stationary .•
App lies to ve hicles: with manua l folding top
Closing the Folding Top Manually
Fig. 49 Handle
between the seatbacks ...
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Replacing front wiper blades Wiper blades in good condition help keep the windshield
clear.
Removing the wiper blade
Fig . 74 Unlatching
wiper blades
Fig . 75 Removing
wiper blades
- Move the wipers to the service position ~ page 80
~ page 80, fig. 73.
- Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the glass.
- On the upper end of the wiper arm at the corrugation,
squeeze the plastic retainer together on both sides in the
direction of the arrow~ fig. 74.
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Clear vision
- Rotate the wiper blade in the direct ion of the arrow @
~ fig. 75 away from the wiper arm.
- Lift the wiper blade off in the direction of the arrow @.
Attaching the wiper blade
- Place the rounded end of the wiper onto the end of the
wiper arm in the
opposite direction to the arrow @
~ fig. 75.
- Swing the wiper in the
opposite direction to the arrow @
onto the wiper arm.
- Squeeze the corru gation on the wiper until you hear it
click in the wiper arm.
- Fold the wiper arm back onto the windshield.
Switch the ignit ion on and move the wiper lever down
briefly ~ page
80, fig. 73. The wiper will move back to the
park position .
The front wiper blades measure left side 23 .20 in. (590 mm) and
right side 18.50 in. (470 mm) in length,
Clean your wiper blades regularly with a windshield washer solution
to prevent streaking. If the blades are
very dirty, for example with
insects , carefully clean the blades with a sponge or a soft brush.
If the wiper blades begin to streak the windshield, this could be
caused by residue left on the windshield by automatic car washes.
F ill the windshield washer container with a special solution avail­
able at your authorized Audi dealer to remove the residue.
Be sure to inspect the condition of your wiper blades regularly. For
safety reasons, replace your wiper blades once or twice a year if
necessary. See your authorized Audi dealer for replacement blades . .,
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