2009 AUDI TT COUPE wheel

Seats and storage
General recommendations
Why is your seat adjustment so important?
The safety belts and the airbag system can only provide
maximum protection if the front seats are correctly
adjusted.
There are various ways of adjusting the front seats to provide safe
and comfortable support for the driver and the front passenger.
Adjust your seat properly so that:
• you can easily and quickly reach all the switches and controls in
the instrument panel
• your body is properly supported thus reducing physical stress
and fatigue
• the safety belts and airbag system can offer maximum protec­
tion
~ page 135.
In the following sections, you will see exactly how you can best
adjust your seats.
There are special regulations and instructions for installing a child safety seat on the front passenger's seat. Always heed the informa ­
tion regarding child safety provided in~
page 157, "Child Safety".
& WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and all other passengers
can result in serious personal injury.
• Always keep your feet on the floor when the vehicle is in motion
- never put your feet on top of the instrument panel, out of the
window or on top of the seat cushion! This applies especially to
the passengers. If your seating position is incorrect you increase
the risk of injury in the case of sudden braking or an accident. If
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the airbag inflates and the seating position is incorrect this could
result in personal injury or even death.
• It is important for both the driver and front passenger to keep
a distance of at least 10 inches (25 cml between themselves and
the steering wheel and/or instrument panel. If you're sitting any closer than this, the airbag system cannot protect you properly. In
addition to this, the front seats and head restraints must be
adjusted to your body height so that they can give you maximum
protection.
• Always try to keep as much distance as possible between your­
self and the steering wheel or instrument panel.
• Do not adjust the driver's or front passenger's seat while the
vehicle is moving. Your seat may move unexpectedly, causing
sudden loss of vehicle control and personal injury. If you adjust
your seat while the vehicle is moving, you are out of position. •
Driver's seat
The correct seat position is important for safe and relaxed
driving.
We recommend that you adjust the driver's seat in the
following manner:
- Adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so that you can
easily push the pedals to the floor while keeping your
knee slightly bent:::>
& in "Why is your seat adjustment
so important?".
Adjust the seatback so that when you sit with your back against the seatback, you can still grasp the top of the
steering wheel. _..
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Applies to vehicles : wit h m anua l seat a djustment
Adjusting the manual seats
Position, angle and shape of the manual seats can be
adjusted to provide safe and comfortable seating.
Reed and heed all WARNINGS=:> & before you adjust your
seat.
Moving the front seats forward or backward
- Lift the lever (D =:> page 70, fig. 58 and slide the seat to
the desired position.
- Release the lever and then move the seat further until
you feel and hear it engage.
Adjusting the seat height
- Pull
the lever 0 up and pump it to raise the seat.
-Push the lever down and pump it to lower the seat.
Adjusting the seatback angle
-Lean forward to take your weight off the seatback.
- Turn the hand wheel© in the direction you want the
seatback to tilt .
Releasing seat back
-Pull the lever ® up.
- Push the seatback forward.
& WARNING
• Never adjust the driver's or front passenger's seat while the
vehicle is moving. If you do this while the vehicle is moving, you
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will be out of position . Always adjust the driver's or front
passenger's seat when the vehicle is not moving.
• Be careful when adjusting the seat height. Check to see that no
one is in the way, or serious injury could result!
• To reduce the risk of injury in the case of sudden braking or
accident, front passengers must never ride in a moving vehicle
with the seatback reclined . Safety belts and the airbag system
only offer maximum protection when the seatback is upright and
the safety belts are properly positioned on the body . The more the
seatback is reclined, the greater the risk of personal injury from an
incorrect seating position and improperly positioned safety
belts! •
Power seats
Applies to vehi cles : w it h p ower sea ts
Adjustment switches
The operating logic for the switches corresponds to the
construction and function of the seat.
Fig. 59 Adjustment
switches: locations on
driver seat
Push or pull either switch in exactly the same direction you like the
corresponding part of the seat to move. ..,
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On the road
Steering
Adjusting the steering wheel column
The steering wheel position can be continuously adjusted
in height and distance.
First, adjust the driver's seat correctly.
Fig. 78 Lever under
the steering column
-Pu sh the lever~ fig. 78 -Arrow- ~& .
- Move the steering wheel to the desired position.
Pu sh the lever against the steering column until it locks.
T here must be at least 10 inches (25 cm) between your chest and the
center of the steering wheel. If you cannot sit more than 10 inches
(25 cm) from the steering wheel, see if adaptive equipment is avail­
able to help you reach the pedals and increase the distance from the
steering wheel.
For detailed information on how to ad just the driver's seat, see
=> page
71.
Con tro ls and eq uip­
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On the road
& WARNING
Improper use of steering wheel adjustment and improper seating
position can cause serious personal injury.
• Adjust the steering wheel column only when the vehicle is not
moving to prevent loss of vehicle control.
• Adjust the driver's seat or steering wheel so that there is a
minimum of 10 inches (25 cm) between your chest and the
steering wheel=> page 116, fig.
96. If you cannot maintain this
minimum distance , the airbag system cannot protect you prop­
erly .
• If physical limitations prevent you from sitting 10 inches (25
cm) or more from the steering wheel, check with your authorized
Audi dealer to see if adaptive equipment is available.
• If the steering wheel is aligned with your face, the supple­
mental driver's airbag cannot provide as much protection in an
accident. Always make sure that the steering wheel is aligned with
your chest .
• Always hold the steering wheel with your hands at the 9 o'clock
and 3 o'clock positions to reduce the risk of personal injury if the
driver's airbag deploys .
• Never hold the steering wheel at the
12 o'clock position or with
your hands inside the steering wheel rim or on the steering wheel
hub . Holding the steering wheel the wrong way can cause serious
injuries to the hands , arms and head if the driver's airbag
deploys .•
Vehicle care
I I irechnical data

On the ro ad
Ignition lock and ignition switch
Ignition lock
The igniti on key starts or s tops the eng ine.
Ignition off G)
Fi g. 7 9 I gnition lock
po sition s
In position => fig . 79 G) both the ignition and engine are off , and the
steering is locked.
To
lo ck the steering after you have removed the ignition key, turn
the steering whee l in either direction until you hear it lock into
place . You should always lock the steering whenever you leave your
vehic le. This makes a vehicle theft even more difficult=>& .
Ignition on 0
If it is difficult to turn the key after you have inserted it into the igni ­
tion lock, turn the steering wheel back and forth. This will take the
load off the steering lock mechanism and you wil l be able to turn the
key freely and start the engine.
Starting the engine ®
In this position the engine starts . Whi le the engine is starting, the
power supply to the headlights and other electrical consumers is
temporari ly interrupted to conserve battery power . After the engine
has started, release the key and it will return to position
G) .
Before the starter can be operated again the key must be turned
back to posi tion
G) . The non -repeat lock prevents you from
damaging the starter when the engine is running.
& WARNING
• Never remove the key from the ignition lo ck while the veh icle is
moving. The steering wheel will lo ck causing lo ss of control .
• If you have to leave your vehicle -even for just a minute -always
remove the ign ition key and take it with you . This i s especially
i mportant if you are going to l eave children behind in the vehi cle .
The children could start the eng ine or u se other vehi cle control s.
Unsupe rv ised use of vehicle controls (for e xample , power
window s) can cau se serious per sonal injurie s.
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If the veh icle ba ttery has been disconnected a nd then reconnected,
then you must leave the key in position
G) for about 5 seconds
bef ore you can start the engine .•
Ap plies to v ehicle s: w ith a utom at ic tr ansmiss io n
Ignition key safety lock
The ig nition ke y can only be rem oved when the selec tor
le ver i s in the "P" (Par k) p osition.
After switching off the ignition, the ignition key can only be
r emoved from the igni tio n lock w hen the se lector leve r is in the "P"
(Park) position . After you have removed the key, the selector lever is
l ocked and cannot be moved. •

-Wit h a manual transm issi on, engage 1st gea r, or with a n
a utomatic transmission place the se lector lever in P
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- Remove the ignition key from the ignit io n lock.
Wha t el se you should do wh en parking yo ur v ehi cle on
a n incli ne or d ecline
Turn the steering whee l so that if the vehicle shou ld start to rol l, it
wi ll roll into the curb.
I f you are park ing on a
decline (the front of you r ve hicle facing
downhill) , turn the front wheels to the right so that they poin t
toward the curb .
If you are park ing on an in cline (the font of your vehicle facing
uphill!, turn the front whe els to the left so that they point
away from
the curb .
& WARNING
This is how you can reduce the ri sk of injury when le avi ng your
vehicle .
• Never p ark the vehi cle w here it can come
in cont act w ith dry
gra ss, s pilled fuel or any other flammable mater ial s.
• Never allow anyone -espe cially small ch ildren -to remain
in the
vehicle when it is locked . Locked doors make it more difficult for
re scu ers to ac ce ss the pa ssenger compartment in the e vent of an
emergency . Danger to life!
• Never lea ve childr en un super vis ed in the vehicle . Children
c ould release the parking brake or move the gearsh ift l ever out of
gear . The vehicle could start to r oll away a nd cau se an a ccident .
• No matter what the season i s, the temperature
in a parked
v ehi cle can reach dangerou s level s. •
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On th e road
Acoustic parking system
Applies to veh ic les : wit h 4 -ch anne l a cou stic park ass is t
Rear acoustic park assist
Acoustic park assist gives a warning a bout o bstacles
behind the vehicle.
Description
The rear acoustic park assist (4 -channel acoustic park assist) deter ­
mines the d istance of the vehic le from an obstac le using u ltrasonic
sensors. The sensors are in the rear bumper. The volume and the
pitch of the chimes can be adjusted through the menu display
=> page 27.
The range at which the sensors start to m easure is about :
To the side
Center rear
Acti v atio n
2 feet (0 .60 m)
5 feet (1.60 ml
The pa rking assist is activated when rever se ge ar is engaged . A brief
tone confirms that the system is activated .
Backing up
Distance warning when backing up starts when an obstacle is
detec ted in the range of the park ass ist system . As the distance
decreases, the time interval between the aud ible tones becomes
shorter .
When the distance is less than 1 foot (0.30 m) , the tone becomes
continuous . At this point you should stop backing up.
Please note that low objects a lready signalled by a warning can
disappear from the sys tem's detection range and wil l not continue
t o be signa lled . ..,
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Switching to manual
-Push the selector lever to the right from D. As the trans ­
mission has switched,
6 5 4 3 2 1 appears in the display,
with the gear that is engaged highlighted.
Upshifting
Tap the selector lever forward (in the tiptronic setting)
=> page 103, fig. 88 G).
Downshifting
- Tap the selector lever backward (in the tiptronic setting)
o.
Switching to manual can be carried out with the vehic le stationary
as well as moving .
When accelerating, the transmission shifts into the next gear in gears 1 , 2, 3, 4 and 5 shortly before the maximum permissible
engine speed is reached.
If you have selected a lower gear than the current one , the transmis­
sion will only shift down when the engine cannot be overspeeded.
If kick -down is actuated, the transmission shifts into a lower gear
independently of speed and engine rpm .•
Ap plies to vehicles: w ith S tronic ® and wi th Tipt ro nic co ntrols o n the st eer in g w hee l
Steering wheel with Tiptronic ® controls
The selector paddles allow the driver to keep both hands
on the steering wheel when shifting gears.
Shifting up
Fig. 90 Sport steering
wheel with selec tor
paddles
- Pull the right paddle, marked 0=> fig. 90 briefly towards
you.
Shifting down
- Pull the left paddle, marked O => fig. 90 briefly towards
you.
The selector padd les on the steering wheel are activated when the
selector lever on the center console is in
D, S, or in the manual posi­
tion (Tiptronic mode) .
You can also shift g ears in the Tiptronic mode using the selector
lever on the center console.
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With the gear selector lever in ei ther "D" or "S" the transmission will
switch back to the automa tic mode if you do not use the paddles
within approx . 30 seconds. •

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Ap plies to vehicles : wit h S tro ni c®
Kick -dovvn feature
The kick-down feature allows maximum acceleration.
If you depress the accelerator pedal fully beyond the full-throttle
position, the transmission automatically downshifts one gear,
depending on vehicle speed and engine rpm. The upshift into the
next higher gear takes place as soon as the maximum specified
engine speed is reached.
& WARNING
Please note that the drive wheels can spin if the kick-down is used
on a smooth slippery road -risk of skidding! •
Applies to vehicles : withs t ro ni c®
Launch Control Program
The Launch Control Program permits maximum accelera­
tion .
In order to use Launch Control, the ASR (Anti-Slip Regula­
tion) must be disabled. When ASR is disabled, the ESP
warning/indicator light 9 in the instrument cluster illumi­
nates . So that Launch Control can be used, the engine must
be at operating temperature and the steering wheel must
not be turned .
- With the engine running, briefly press the ESP button.
The message "ASR off" appears in the instrument cluster
d isplay.
- Shift the gear lever to "S" or the tiptronic® position.
- Step on the brake pedal with your left foot and keep the
brake pedal fully depressed for at least one second.
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- With your right foot, step on the accelerator to the wide­
open throttle position or Kickdown. The engine speed
settles at about 3,200 rpm.
- Take your left foot off the brake.
The S tronic® in your vehicle is electronically controlled. A special
Launch Control Program provides the best acceleration from a
standing start .
& WARNING
• Always adapt your driving to the traffic flow.
• Only use Launch Control when road and traffic conditions allow
it and other drivers will not be endangered or annoyed by your
driving and the acceleration of the vehicle.
• Make sure that ESP remains enabled. With the ESP disabled,
the vehicle could brake away, particularly on a slick and slippery road -risk of skidding!
• Once acceleration is finished, switch ASR on again by briefly
pushing the ESP button. •
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic®
Back-up program
In the event of a system malfunction, there is an back-up
program.
In the event of system malfunctions, the automatic transmission
switches to the fail- safe mode. This is signalled by one segment or
all the segments in the display illuminating or going out .
Th e effect of a system malfunction can be one of the following:
• The program shifts only into certain gears.
• Reverse gear can no longer be engaged.
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Proper occupant seating positi·ons
Proper seating position for the driver
The proper driver seating position is important for safe,
relaxed driving.
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Fig . 96 The correct
distance between
driver and steering
wheel
Fig. 97 Correct head
restraint position for
driver
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of injury in the
event of an accident, we recommend that you adjust the
driver's seat to the following position:
- Adjust the driver's seat so that you can easily push the
pedals all the way to the floor while keeping your knee(s)
slightly bent=:>& . - Adjust the angle
of the seatback so that it is in an upright
position so that your back comes in full contact with it
when you drive.
- Adjust the steering wheel so that there is a distance of at
least 10 inches (25 cm) between the steering wheel and
your breast bone=:> fig. 96. If not possible, see your
authorized Audi dealership about adaptive equipment.
- Adjust the steering wheel so that the steering wheel and
airbag cover points at your chest and not at your face.
- Grasp the top of the steering wheel with your elbow(s)
slightly bent.
- Adjust the head restraint so that the upper edge is as
even with the top of your head as possible but no lower
than eye level and so that it is as close to the back of your
head as possible =:> fig. 97.
- Fasten and wear safety belts correctly=:>
page 129.
- Always keep both feet in the footwell so that you are in
control of the vehicle at all times.
For detailed information on how to adjust the driver's seat, see
=> page 71.
& WARNING
Drivers who are unbelted, out of position or too close to the airbag
can be seriously injured by an airbag as it deploys. To help reduce
the risk of serious personal injury:
• Always adjust the driver's seat and the steering wheel so that
there are at least 10 inches
125 cm) between your breastbone and
the steering wheel. ..