2009 AUDI TT COUPE ESP

Engine oil pressure malfunction 9=;r;
The red engine oil pressure warning symbol requires
immediate service or repair.
If the ~ symbol appears in the display and flashes, the oil
pressure is too low. In addition to the symbol, the following
message also appears in the display:
Switch off engine and check oil level
- Pull off the road and stop the vehicle .
- Shut the engine down.
- Check the engine oil level~
page 221.
-Contact your authorized Audi dealer for assistance if
necessary .
Engine oil level too low
If the engine oil level is too low, top off oil to the proper level
=>
page 222.
Engine oil level OK
If the ~ symbol starts flashing again ev en though the engine oil
level checks OK on the dipstick,
do not start driving again and do not
let the engine run at idle .
Instead, contact your authorized Audi
dealer for assistance .
[ i J Tips
• The engine oil pressure symbol ~ is not an indicator for a low
engine oil level. Do not rely on it. Instead, check the oil level in your
engine at regular intervals, preferably each time you refuel, and
always before going on a long trip.
• The yellow oil level warning indication _ requires oil refill or
workshop service without delay. Do not wait until the red oil pres­ sure warning symbol
~ starts to flash before you respond to the
Controls and equip ­
ment
Driver information system
low oil level warning = . By then, your engine may already have
suffered serious damage. •
Fuel supply too low Jl
When the L symbol illuminates, this means there are about 2.6
gallons
(10 liters) of fuel left in the fuel tank . Time to refuel!
=>
page 212.
If the symbol lights up , even when there is ample fuel in the tank,
and the text
Tank system malfunction! Please contact workshop
appears in the display, there is a fault in the system. Contact a qual­
ified workshop to have the fault rectified. •
Checking the engine oil level .d'" ..
Please add max. 1 qt of engine oil!
If the symbol comes on, add 1 quart (1 liter) of oil at the next
opportunity=>
page 222. •
Checking the engine oil level -1.
When the _ symbol illuminates, check the engine oil level as soon
as possible =>
page 221. Top off the oil at your earliest opportunity
=>
page 222. •
Engine oil sensor defective • ...
If the symbol illuminates, contact your authorized Audi dealer
and have the oil sensor inspected. •
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Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
@ Ma ster key wi th remote control
Fig . 22 Key set
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle and start the engine
with the master key with remote control.
@ Valet k ey
The valet key only fits the lock in the d river's door and the ignition
lock . If you have to leave the key with somebody else, you are well ­
advised to turn over the valet key only.
Be aware that the rear lid and glove compartment can be opened
from inside the vehicle using the release buttons.
© Em erg en cy k ey
The emergency key is on ly for temporary use if the vehicle key
should be lost or misplaced=> &.
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Audi dealer immediately
to have the
lost key disa bled. Be sure to bring all your keys with you .
Registered k ey s
You can check to find out how many keys have been registered to
your veh ic le . Therefore, when buying a used vehicle, make sure to
get a ll of the keys that belong to
it.
Calling up the registered keys=> page 27.
& WARNING
• Do not leave your vehi cle unattended with the key in the igni ­
tion lock . Entry by unauthorized per sons co uld endanger you or
result in theft or damage the vehicle . Alw ays lock all doors and
take th e key.
• Do not leave children unattended
in the vehicle, especially with
acces s to vehi cle key s. Unguarded a ccess to the ke ys prov ides
childr en the opportunity to sta rt the engine and /or a ctivate vehicle
s y stems such as the po wer wind ows etc. Un supe rvis ed op eration
of an y vehicle sy stem b y childre n can result in seriou s injur y.
[ i ] Tips
• I f you open the driver's door with t he key lef t in the ignit ion lock,
a chime wi ll sound . Th is is your reminder to remove the key and lock
t he door.
• For security reasons, replacement keys are on ly available from
Audi dea lers .•

Power locking system
General description
The power locking system l ocks or unl ocks all doors
simultane ously.
The power locking system in your vehic le incorporates the following
functions :
• Central locking function
• Remote control feature ~
page 39.
• Anti -Theft A larm System ~ page 47.
You can lock and un lock the vehicle from outside either with the
ke ys or the remote control transmitter inside the master key.
A ctiv ating the pow er locki ng system lo cks or unlo ck s a ll d oors
s imultaneou sly .
You can also open or close the windows when you lock or unlock the
driver's door using the key. For sa fety reasons, you cannot use the
remote control to open/c lose the windows.
The
selective unlock feature makes it possible to open just the
driver's door.
I f the power locking system should malfunction, you can lock and
unlock each lock in dividually using the vehicle key .
Automatic locking *
The automatic locking feature locks all the vehicle doors and the
rear lid when you drive faster than 9 mph (15 km/hl.
You can unlock the vehicle from the inside by:
• removing the key from the ignition switch (the vehicle will auto ­
matica lly unlock itself) or
• pressing the unlock part of the power lock switch
oc:'il or
pulling the door handle (to open the door).
Controls and equip ­
ment
Opening and clo sing
If you wish, you can have an authori zed Audi dea ler convert your
power d oor lock sys tem to auto matic locking .
Unlocking /lo cking the vehicl e
When you unlock your vehic le :
• The anti -theft alarm system is deactivated briefly .
• The vehicle interior lights i lluminate for approxima te ly 30
seconds .
When you
lo ck the vehicle:
• All doors are locked.
• The anti -theft ala rm system is activated .
• The vehicle interior lights turn off.
• The anti -theft alarm system is act ivated. The horn of the anti­
theft alarm syst em wi ll sound and the anti -theft alarm system readi ­
ness l ight, located in the center of the instrument pane l be low the
windshield on the right side of the air vent, will start to blink .
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehicl e from o utside , nobod y -espe ciall y
children - should remain in side the vehic le. Remembe r, when you
lock the vehi cle from the outs ide the windo ws cannot be opened
from the inside.
• When you leave the vehi cle , alw ays remove the ignition key and
ta ke it with you. Thi s will prev ent pa ssenger s (children , for
e x ample ) from ac cident ally b eing locked in the vehi cle should they
accidentally pre ss the power locking swit ch .
• Do not le ave ch ild ren i nside the vehi cle unsupervised . In an
emergency it would be impo ssible to open the doors from the
out side w ithout the key .
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Opening and closing
Opening the rear lid
Press the cente r bu tton i::::::5 on t he m ast er ke y or p ull t he
r e lea se b utto n
i::::::5 in t he dr iv er's do or=> pa ge 45, fig. 31 .
Th e re ar lid is un lock ed .
Opening rear lid
- Lift t he re ar lid.
Closing the rear lid
- Pull the re ar lid dow n an d all ow it to drop gent ly=> ,& .
& WARNING
• The rear seat area is too small to safely transport passengers
taller than 4 '11 " (1 .5 m l.
- Persons taller than 4'11 " (1.5
ml as well as children in
booster seats who are too close to the rear window and roof
can suffer severe head and neck injuries when the rear lid is
closed or in a crash .
- The minimum clearance between the passengers' heads and
the rear window must never -under any circumstances -be
less than 1 inch (2 .5 cm) when the passengers sit fully upright .
- Always make sure that rear seat passengers cannot be
struck when the rear lid is closed .
• After closing the rear lid , always pull up on it to make sure that
it is properly closed. Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is moving .
• To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into
the vehicle , always keep the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit completely into the
luggage area , because then the rear lid cannot be fully closed .
• Never leave your vehicle unattended especially with the rear lid
left open . A child could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut , becoming trapped and unable
& WARNING (continued)
to get out. To reduce the risk of personal injury , never let children
play in or around your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as well as
the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
[ i ] Tips
• I f the rear lid is open or not properly locked wh en the igni tion is
t ur ned on, the doo r and rear li d warning a ppears i n the instrum ent
cluster display.
• If th e rear lid o n a locked ve hic le is un locke d with th e m idd le
button
c::$ on the remote key , the rear lid is automatica lly locked
a ga in im med iat ely aft er closi ng . This is i ndi cate d by th e turn s igna ls
blin king .•
Emergency release for rear lid
If the rear lid cannot b e opened , an em ergency release is
prov ided.
Fig . 33 Acce ss to
emergency rele ase on
the left side of the
luggage compartment
below t he rear window ...

Opening and closing
H ow is th e a nti-th eft alarm swit ch ed off when
trigger ed?
The alarm system is switched off when you unlock the vehicle using
the remote -con trol key or when the ignition is switched on . The
alarm wi ll also switch itse lf off when it comes to the end of its cycle.
Em ergenc y flasher
The emergency flasher will blink 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 anti -theft a larm system to function p roperly, make sure
a ll vehicle doors and windows are closed before leav ing the vehicle .
• When you open the vehicle fr om the driver's door using the key,
the central locking switch will work only after you have switched on
the ignition . •
Power windows
Controls
The driver can ope rate all windows.
Fi g. 36 D riv er's door:
powe r window
sw itch es
Fig . 37 Passenge r's
doo r: p ower window
sw itch
If the respective switch is pushed or pulled the window will
open or c lose. The power window switches have a
two -posi ­
tion function :
Opening the windows
Press the sw itch and hold it down until the window has
reached the des ired position.

-Press the switch briefly to open the window automat i­
cally. By briefly pressing the switch again, the downward
travel of the window can be stopped in any position
=> & .
Closing the windows
-Pull the sw itch and hold it until the window has reached
the des ired pos ition.
- Pull the switch
briefly to close the window automatically .
By briefly pressing the sw itch again, the upward travel of
the window can be stopped in any position=>& .
Switch @~ page 48 , fig. 36 operates the window in the driver's
door.
Switch @ operates the window in the front passenger 's door .
& WARNING
• Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, especially with
access to vehicle keys. Unsupervised use of the keys can result in
starting of the engine and use of vehicle systems such as power
windows, etc. which could result in serious injury.
• Remember -you can still open or close the power windows for
about ten minutes after the ignition is switched off. Only when
either of the front doors are opened are the power windows
switched off.
• Be careful when closing the windows . Check to see that no one
is in the way, or serious injury could result!
• Always remove the ignition key whenever you leave your
vehicle.
• If you lock your vehicle from the outside, no one, especially chil­
dren, should remain in the vehicle.
• Do not stick anything on the windows or the windshield that
may interfere with the driver's field of vision.
Controls and equip ­
ment
Opening and closing
[ i] Tips
• When the doors are opened, the windows are automatically
lowered 10 mm.
• The windows can st ill be opened and closed for abou t ten
minutes after the ignition has been turned off. The power windows
are not shut off until one of the front doors is opened. •
Convenience close/open feature
You can close or open the windows from outside when
you lock or unlock your car with the key.
Closing the windows
Fig. 38 Key turns for
opening and closing
- Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door.
- Make sure that the windows are not blocked => & .
- Turn and hold the key in the lock position@=> fig. 38
until the w indows are completely closed.
Opening the windows
- Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door.
- Turn and hold the key in the open posit ion
@ .
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Clear vision
Ap plies to vehicles: with light senso r package
Sensor activated head and tail light control
In the "AU TO" position light sensors swit ch the he ad and
t a il lights on and off.
F ig . 40 Instru ment
pan el: light switch in
AUTO po siti on
T he se nsor-activated low beams have the same c haracteris­
t ics as the headlig hts=>
page 51.
Activating
- Tur n th e lig ht s witch => fig. 40 t o positi on AUTO.
Deactivating
- Turn t he light swi tch to position 0 .
In the switch position AUTO the automatic head -and taillight
control
i s activated . The correspo nding symbol on the light swi tch
is lit .
With automatic head lights, the high -beam function is also avai lab le,
bu t with one restrict io n: If you have not switched the h ig h beams
back to low beams during automatic headlight operation (for
example, afte r driving through a tun nel), on ly the low beams come
on the next time automatic headlights are switched on. To use the
h igh beams, you first have to pull the high beam lever back and then
push the lever forward again. Parking
lights, headlights, fog lights and the rear fog light can be
swi tch ed on manually using the ligh t switch ~
page 51.
Light sensors located in the inside mirror housing and stem
constantly check the light conditions surrounding the vehicle. If
am bie nt brightness falls below a facto ry set value (e.g. wh en driv ing
into a tunnel), the head -and tai llights inc luding the license p late
ill um inat ion are automatica lly t urn ed on. When ambient br ightness
increases again, the external lights are turned off again~&.
Light sens or malfunction
If there is a light sensor malfunct ion, the symbol comes on in the
display . For sa fety reasons, the low beams are turned on perma­
nent ly with the switch in
AUTO . However, you can continue to turn
the lights on and o ff using the light swi tch . Have the light sensor
checked as soon as possible at a dealership .
& WARNING
• Automatic head- and taillight control is only intended to ass ist
the driver . This feature doe s not relieve the dr iver of hi s re spon si­
bil ity to check the headlights and to turn them on manually
ac cording to the current light and vi sibility conditions. For
e x ample , fog and rain cannot be detected by the light sensors .
Con sequently , always switch the headlights
io on under thes e
weather conditions and when driving
in the dark .
• Crashe s can happen when you cannot see the road ahead and
when you cannot be seen by other motor ists .
• Alway s turn on the headlights so that you can see ahead and
so that others can see your car from the ba ck .
[ i ] Tips
• I n the AUTO mode, the low beams are turned off when the igni ­
t ion is turned o ff. The remaining lights are turned o ff when the key
is taken out of the ignition lock. _.,

• Do not attach stickers to the windshie ld in front of the sensors as
this can disable the automatic head -and tail light control and the
automatic glare -dimming of the rearview mirror(s) .
• Always o bserve the spec ific loca l regu la tions f or your area when
to use your lights .
• I n the event of a light sensor mal function, the d river informa tion
display will show the symbol . If a light sensor malfunct ion is indi ­
ca te d , you must use the ligh t switch to turn the low beams on and
off .•
Daytime running lights (DRL ) (USA models )
The daytime running ligh ts are tu rne d o n auto maticall y
w hen t he ignit ion is s witche d on.
Activating functions
Fig . 41 Sw itch for
daytime running lights
- Move the right thumbwhee l@ "DR L" ~ fig. 41 to posi ­
t io n
(D .
Deactivating functions
- Mov e th e rig ht thum bwh eel "DR L" to posi tion @ .
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
Clear vision
T he daytime running lights can be turned on or off using this func ­
t ion. If the f unc tion is active, the dayti me r unning ligh ts are turn ed
on automatically when the ignition is switched on .
The daytime running lights are activated
only when the light switch
=> fig . 4 1 @ is at the O or AUTO* position .
& WARNING
Never use daytime running lights to see where you are going . They
are not bright enough and will not let you see far enough ahead for
s afety , e speci ally at dusk o r when it is dark . Be aware of changes
in outside light conditions when you are driving and respond by
sw itching on your low beams
io.
0 Note
Alway s be aware of change s in outside light conditions while you
a re dr iving. Respond in time to fading daylight by turning the light
s witch to position
io (or "AUTO" if your car is equipped with this
feature)
to turn on your headlights .•
Daytime running lights (Canada models only)
W hen you turn on the ig nit io n the daytime running lights
will come on automatically.
The daytime running lights are activated only when the light switch
@ =>fig. 41 is e ither at the
O o r the :oo: position . When the ignition
is switched on, there is a difference between vehicles with bi -xenon
lig hts and ha logen lamps :
• On vehicles with bi -xenon lights only the daytime running lamps
in the headlights will c ome on.
• On vehicles with halogen lights the front fog lights, side marker
lights and tail ligh ts come on automatica lly
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