2011 AUDI R8 SPYDER door lock

-Always buc kle the c hild safety seat firmly
in place even if a child is not s itting in it.
A loose ch il d safety seat can fly ar ound
dur ing a su dden stop or in a col lisio n.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave­
hicle is being used
<=> page 109, Safety
belts,
c> page 117, Airbag system and
¢ page 138, Child Safety.
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make
sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on whe never a
child rest rain t is installed on the front pas ­
senger seat and the ignition is switched
on.
- Never install a rearward facing child safety seat on the front passenger seat
unless the
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on. If the PAS ­
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not
come o n and stay on the inflating airbag
w ill hit the child safety seat o r infant car­
rier with great fo rce and will smash the
child safety seat and child again st the
backrest, door or roo f. Have the airb ag
system inspected immedia tely by your
authorized Audi dea ler.
Child safety seats
Infant seats
.
Babies and infants up to about one year old
and 20 lbs. or 9 kg need special rearward-fac­
ing child restraints that support the back,
neck and head in a crash.
Fi g. 1 30 Rearward -fac ing infa nt seat , prope rly in sta l­
le d on t he p asse nger seat
Child S afety 143
.. When using the vehicle sa fet y belt to install
a child safety seat , you must first activate
the convertible locking retractor on the
safety belt to prevent the child safety seat
from mov ing
c> page 146.
.. Push the ch ild safety seat down with you r
full weig ht to get t he safety be lt really tight
so that the seat cannot move forwa rd o r
sideways mo re tha n one inch ( 2.5 cm).
Infants up to about one year
(20 lbs . or 9 kg)
are best protec ted in spec ial infant carriers
and ch ild safety seats designed for thei r age
gro up. Ma ny exper ts believe that infants and
sm all chi ld ren s hou ld r ide o nly in speci al re­
stra ints in which the child faces the back of
the ve hicle . These infant seats sup port the ba­
by's back, neck and head in a c rash
c> fig . 130 .
A WARNING
Not using a child safety seat, using t he
wrong child safety seat or improperly in­
stalling a ch ild restrai nt increases the risk
of ser ious personal inju ry and death in a
crash.
- Never i nstall a rear -fac ing ch ild restrai nt
in the forward-facing d irect ion . Such re­
straints are designed for the special needs of infants and very small chi ldren
and cannot pro te ct them properly if the
seat is forward- facing.
-
- Never install a rearward facing child
safe ty sea t on the fron t passenger sea t
unless t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on. If the PAS·
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
li ght does not
come on and stay on the inf lating a irbag
wi ll hit the child safety seat or infant car­
rier w ith great f orce and w ill smash the
child safety seat and child agai nst t he
backrest, door or roof. Hav e the a irbag
sy stem in spected immediately by your
a uthor ized A udi de aler.
- Always rea d and heed all WAR NIN GS
wheneve r us ing a child res traine d in ave­
hicle is be ing used
c> p age 109, Safety
belts, ¢page 117, Airbag system
and
c> page 138, Important things to know .

146 Child Safety
will receive serious or possibly even fata l in­
jury.
I n o rder for the airbag to offe r protection, it is
important that all vehicle occupants, especia l­
l y any children, who must be in the front seat
because of exceptional circumstances, be
properly restrained and as far away from the
a irbag as poss ible. By keep ing room between
the child's body and the front of the passen­
ger compartment, the airbag can inflate com­
pletely and provide supplemental protection
in certain frontal collisions.
_& WARNING
Not using a booster seat, us ing the boos­
ter sea t imprope rly, incorre ct ly ins talling a
booste r seat or using the vehicle safety
belt improperly increases the risk of seri­
ous personal injury and death in a collision
or other emergency s ituation. To help re­
duce the risk of ser ious persona l injury
and/or death:
-Always make sure to position the should­
er port ion of the three-po int belt over
the midd le of ch ild's shou lder .
- Never let the shoulder port ion of the belt
rest against or across the neck, face,
chin , or throat of the child .
- Always make sure the lap belt portion of
the three-po int be lt is worn snug and
passes as low as possib le across the
child's pelvis. Neve r let the belt pass over
the soft abdomen .
- Failure to properly route safety belts
over a ch ild 's body will cause severe inju­
ries in an ac ciden t or other emergency
situa tion
9 page 109 .
-Children on the front seat of any car,
even w ith Advanced A irbags, can be seri­
o usly injured or even killed when an air­
bag inf lates .
- Never le t a child sta nd or knee l on the
sea t.
- Never let a child ride in the ca rgo a rea of
yo ur vehicle .
- Always remember that a ch ild lean ing
forward, si tting s ideways or out of posi-
.
tion in any way d uring an accident can be
struck by a dep loying a irbag. This will re­
sult in ser ious personal injury or death.
- If you must install a booster seat on the
front passenger seat because of excep­
tional circumstances the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
li ght m ust come on and
stay on, whenever the ignition is switch­
ed on.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, pe rform
the che cks descr ibed
9 page 128, Moni­
toring the Advan ced Airbag System.
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF li ght
does not come on and stay on whenever
the igni tion is switched on the infla ting
a ir bag w ill hi t the child sa fety seat or in­
fant car rier with g reat force an d will
smash the child safety seat and child
aga inst the backrest, door or roof. Have
the airbag system inspected immed iately
by your Audi dea ler.
- Always read and heed all WAR NINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave­
h icle is being used
¢ page 109, Safety
belts, ~page 117, Airbag system
and
~ page 138, Important things to know.
Installing a child safety
seat
' Securing a child safety seat using a
safety belt
Safety belts for the front passenger con be
locked with the convertible locking retractor
to properly secure child safety seats .
The safety belts emergency locking retractors
for the front passenger's seat safety belt have
a convertible locking retracto r fo r ch ild re­
st ra ints . The safety be lt must be loc ked so
that be lt webb ing ca nnot unree l. The retrac­
tor can be act ivated to lock the safety belt and
prevent the safety be lt webb ing from loosen­
ing up during norma l dr iv ing. A chi ld safety
seat can only be properly insta lled when t he
safety belt is locked so that the child and child
safety seat will stay in place. .,.

Always remember: Even though your vehicle is
equipped with an Advanced Airbag system, a
child should always ride in the seat properly restrained for its age and si ze.
_&. WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats in­
crease the risk of serious personal injury
and death in a collision .
- Always make sure that the safety belt re­
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat . An unlocked safety belt re­
tractor cannot hold the child safety seat
in place during normal driving or in a
crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a child is not sitting in it.
A loose child safety seat can fly around
during a sudden stop or in a collision.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safety seat
and child against the backrest, door or
roof.
- Forward-facing child safety seats or in­
fant carriers installed on the front pas­
senger's seat may interfere with the de­ ployment of the airbag and cause serious
injury to the child.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave­
hicle is being used
r::;,page 138. Special
precautions apply when installing a child
safety seat on the front passenger seat
r::;, page 119, Child restraints on the front
seat -some important things to know.
_&. WARNING
-
Always take special precautions if you
must install a forward or rearward-facing
child restraint on the front passenger's
seat in exceptional situations:
- Whenever a forward or rearward-facing child restraint is installed on the front
passenger seat, the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light must come on and stay on
whenever the ignition is switched on.
Child Safety 147
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, perform
the checks described
r::;, page 128, Moni­
toring the Advanced Airbag System.
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on whenever
the ignition is switched on the inflating
airbag will hit the child safety seat or in­
fant carrier with great force and will
smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, door or roof. Have
the airbag system inspected immediately
by your Audi dealer.
- Improper installation of child restraints
can reduce their effectiveness or even prevent them from providing any protec­
tion.
- An improperly installed child restraint
can interfere with the airbag as it de­ ploys and seriously injure or even kill the
child.
- Always carefully follow the manufactur­
er's instructions provided with the child
safety seat or carrier.
- Never place additional items on the seat
that can increase the total weight regis­
tered by the weight-sensing mat and can
cause injury in a crash.
_&. WARNING
Forward-facing child restraints:
- Always make sure the forward-facing
seat has been designed and certified by
its manufacturer for use on a front seat
with a passenger front and side airbag.
- Never put the forward-facing child re­ straint up, against or very near the in­
strument panel.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and
aft adjustment range, as far away from
the airbag as possible before installing
the forward-facing child restraint. The
backrest must be adjusted to an upright
position. •
•

148 Child Safety
-Make sure t hat the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched on .
A WARNING
Rearward -fac ing ch ild restra ints:
- A ch ild in a rearward-facing child safety
seat installed on the front passenger
seat will be ser iously injured and can be
killed if the front airbag inflates - even
with an Advanced Airbag System.
- The inflating a irbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carri er wit h great
force and w ill smash the ch ild safety seat
and child against the b ackrest, door or
roof.
- Alway s be espe cially caref ul if you must
ins tall a re arwa rd fa cing child s afety seat
on the front passenge r seat in exception ­
al circumstances .
- A tight tether st rap on a rearward-facing
child rest raint attached to the front pas ­
senger seat can put too much pressu re
on the weight-mat in the seat and reg is­
ter a heavier weight in the Advanced A ir­
bag System. The heav ier we ight regis­
tered can make the system work as
though an adult were on the seat and de­
ploy the Advanced Ai rbag when it must
be s uppressed causing ser ious o r even
f a tal inj ury to the child .
- Make su re that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and s tays on all the
t ime whe never the ignition i s switched
on.
- Never install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat
unless the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on . If t he PAS·
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not
come on and stay on the inflating airbag
will hit the child safety seat or infant car­
rie r with great fo rce and will smash the
child safety seat and child against the
backrest, door or roof. Have the airbag
system inspected immediately by your
au thori zed Au di d ealer .
Activating the convertible locking
retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to se­
cu re a child re strain t.
Always heed the ch ild safety sea t manufactur­
er's instr uctions when installing a child re­
st ra in t in your veh icle . To a ctivate the conve r­
t ible lo cking re tractor:
.,. Place t he ch ild restraint on a seat .
.,. Slowly pu ll the belt
all the way out .
.,. Route i t around or th roug h the child re­
s train t belt pa th
~ .&, .
.,. Push the ch ild safety seat down with you r
full weight to get the safety be lt really tight.
.,. Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for
that seating position .
.,. Guide the safety belt back i nto the retractor
until the be lt lies flat and snug o n the child
safety seat.
"" Yo u should hear a "cl icking " noise as the
be lt winds back into the inertia ree l. Test the
convert ible lo cki ng re tr actor by pulling on
t he belt. You s hould no longer be ab le to
pull t he be lt out of the retrac to r. T he con ­
vertible locking retracto r is now activated .
.,. Make s ure that the red release button is fac ­
ing away from the child rest raint so that it
can be unbuckled quick ly.
.,. Pull on the belt to make sure the safety be lt
is properly tight and fastened so that the
s e at ca nnot move forwa rd or sideways more
than one inch ( 2.S cm).
A WARNING
Using the wrong child res traint o r an i m­
pr operly ins talled chi ld restraint can cause
se rious pe rsonal injury or deat h in a c rash.
- Always ma ke sure tha t t he safe ty belt re-
trac to r i s loc ked when insta lling a child
safety seat. An un locke d safety belt re­
tracto r cannot hold the child safety seat
in place dur ing norma l dr iving o r in a
crash.
- Always buckle the child sa fety seat firmly
-
in place even if a ch ild is not sitt ing in it. ~

17 2 Fuel supply and filling your fuel t ank
transport fue l to use for yo ur lawn mower,
snow blower, etc., be very careful and al­
ways observe local and state laws regard­
ing the use, transportat ion and storage of
such fuel containers . Make certain the con­
tainer meets industry standards (A NSI/
AS TM F852 - 86) .
(D Note
Never d rive yo ur vehicle unti l the fuel ta nk
is completely d ry. The irreg ular s upply of
fuel can ca use misfir ing. Gasoline cou ld
e nte r into t he exhaust system and damage
t he cata lytic conve rter.
Refueling
F ig . 135 D rive r's doo r: U nlo cki ng fuel f iller flap
Fig. 136 Fu el cap hooke d on th e opened fuel filler flap
When adding fue l, the ignition and any ce llu­
lar phones in the vehicle must be sw itched
off .
Tak ing the fuel cap off
• To open the fuel filler flap, press the button
r:> fig. 135.
• Unscrew fuel filler cap counter-clockwise
and hang it on the fuel filter flap ¢
fig. 136 .
Refueling procedure
• Insert the fuel no zzle from the gasoline
pump into the fuel fi ller neck as far as it wi ll
go .
• Select a med ium refue ling rate so that the
no zz le sw itches off automatically when the
tank is full.
Putting the fuel cap back on
• After f illing your tank, twist the fuel filter
cap clockw ise until you hear a definite click.
• Close the fue l filler flap.
T o avoid fuel s pill ing or evaporating from the
fuel tank always close fuel filter cap properly and completely . An improperly closed fuel fi ll­
er cap may also cause the MIL lamp¢
page 21
to come on.
A WARNING
Imp roper refue ling or handling of fuel can
cause fire, e xplosion and severe burns.
- Fue l is highly flammable and can cause
severe burns and other injur ies .
- Fai lure to shut the e ngine off while refu­
eling and/or to insert the pump nozzle
fu lly into the fuel filter neck could ca use
fue l to spray out of filler n eck or to ove r­
f low. Fuel spray and overflowing fuel can
cause a fire.
- Never use a ce llu lar telephone whil e re­
fue ling . Th e e lec tromag net ic radiat io n
can cause sp arks th at can igni te fuel v a­
pors an d cause a fire.
- N ever get back in to yo ur vehicle whi le re­
f u e ling.
If in excep tio nal cir cumstan ces
you mus t get b ack in your ve hicl e while
ref ueling, make ce rtain that you close
the door and touch metal to discharge
static electricity be fore touching the fill­
er nozzle again . Static e lectr icity can
cause sparks t hat can ignite fuel vapors
re leased d uring refueling .
- Never smoke or have an open f lame any­
where in o r near your ve hicle when refu­
eling or fi lling a portable fue l conta iner .

.. Install the adapter @as far as it wi ll go on­
to the anti-theft wheel bolt
(D .
.. Push the wheel wrench over the adapter @
as far as it will go .
.. Loosen or t ighten the wheel bolt
c:> page 219.
We recommend a lways keeping the wheel
bolt adapter with you in the vehicle . It should
be stored in the vehicle tool k it.
There is a
co de number for the wheel bolt
l ocking device, stamped on the face of the
adapter . You can use th is number to obtain a
replacement adapter at an authorized Aud i
dealership, if necessa ry .
{!) Tips
Write down the wheel bolt locking dev ice
code number and store it in a safe place ,
away from the vehicle .
Raising the vehicle
Applies to vehicles: with origina l Audi jack
The vehicle must be li~ed with the jack* first
before the wheel can be removed .
•
Fig. 159 Ch ang ing a w hee l: mou nting po int fo r th e
j ack
F ig. 160 Close -up: proper pos it ioning of lift ing jack
What do I d o now ? 217
The descr iption for using the vehicle jack only
applies to the origina l jack * (not a vehicle
component; contact your author ized Audi
dealer if needed) .
.. Engage the
parking brake to prevent your
vehicle from rolling unintentionally .
.. Shift into 1st gear.
.. Find the
lifting po int in the sill on the side
w ith the affected wheel
c:> fig. 159.
.,. Extend the jack under the lifting point on
the doo r sil l unt il its arm is posit ioned d i­
rectly under the lifting point ~,&. .
.. Alig n the ja ck so that its arm@
c::> fig. 160
engages in the designated lifting poin t in
t he door s ill and the movable base ® lies
flat on the ground. The base @ must be
ver­
tical
under the lifting point @.
.. Wind the jack up further until the flat t ire
comes off the ground
c::> ,&. .
The jack must be installed
only at the places
indicated
c:> fig. 159 . There is only one desig­
nated jack mou nting point for each side of the
vehicle
c:> ,& .
An
unstable surface under the jack ca n cause
the vehicle to slip off the jack . Always provide
a f irm base for the jack on the ground . If nec­
essary place a sturdy board or sim ilar support
under the jack . On
hard, slippery surfaces
(such as tiles) use a rubbe r mat or similar to
pr event the jack from slippi ng
c:;, ,& .
A WARNING
-You or your passengers co ul d be inju red
while changing a whee l if you do no t fo l­
low safety precau tions :
- Positioning the jack under the vehicle
at any other place than those indicated
above may damage the vehicle or may
r esult in persona l injur ies.
- A soft or unstable surface under the
jac k may cause the ve hicle to slip off
the jack . A lways prov ide a firm base for
the jack on the ground. If necessa ry,
u se a st urdy boa rd under the jack. .,_

224 Fuses and bulbs
Fuse panel@
Consumer
Automatically dimming in-
side mirror, ga rage door
8 opener (Homel ink), washer
pump relay, power outlets
relay
10
~ button
11 Pressure sensor, climate
controls
12 Airbag
Fuse panel @
No . II Consumer
1 Radiator fan (1)
2 Radia tor fan (2)
3 Exterior lighting
4 Exterior lighting
6 Blower regulator
Fuse panel @
No . II Consumer
1 Rear view camera
2
Tire pressure monitoring
system
4
Cell phone package, te le-
phone antenna amplifier
5 Instrument cluster
6 Networking gateway
7 Steering column lever
8
Diagnostic interface, brake
pedal switch, selector lever
9 Rain/light sensor
10 Light switch
11 Special functions control
module
15 Sound amplifier
Radio
Fuse panel E
No. Consumer
3 Auxiliary water pump
5 Supply terminal 15, starter
Amps
10
10 5
5
II Amps
40 40
40
40
40
II Amps
5
10
7.5 5
5
5
10 5
5
5
30
20
Amps
10
30
Fuse panel @
No. Consumer
6 Pump for brake booster
7 Horn
8 Wiper motor
9 Wiper motor
10 Headlight washer system
12 Power outlets and cigarette
lighter
Fuse panel
®
No. !!Consumer
1
2
4
6
7
8
~~·
E lectronic Stabilization Pro­
gram
Electronic Stabilization Pro­
gram
Rear window defogger
Power locking system
Interior lights, washer noz­
zles
Anti-theft alarm sys tem
Climate controls
Heated seats
Lumbar support
11 Control module for doors
12 Control module for doors
Bulbs
Note
Amps
15
20
30
30
30
20
ll Amps ,
10
25
30
20
20
5
10
25 10
30 10
Your vehicle is equipped with maintenance­
free headlights and rear lights. However, if a
bulb has to be changed, please consult your
authorized Aud i dealer or other qualified
workshop .

232 Index
Controls and displays ........... .... .. . 8
Convenience close/open feature .. .. ....
40
Convertible child safety seats .. .. ..... 144
Conve rtible locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
148
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Using to secure a child safety seat l46, 148
Convertible top
Emergency operation .... .. .. .. .. .. . .
49
Error message ............ ... .... .. 47
General information ....... ..... .. . .
46
Indicator light ............ ... .... .. 16
Malfunction ............... .. .... .. 4 7
Opening/closing .......... .. .. .. .. ..
46
Retracting/ex tending rear window . .... 48
Wind deflector ............... .. ... . 48
Coolant system ..................... 181
Adding coolant ............. .. .... . 183
Checking the engine coolant level .....
182
Cruise control .............. ... .... .. 81
Changing speed .................... 81
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
Driving in control mode .... .. .. .. .. . . 81
Switching off temporarily .. .. .. .. .. . . 82
Warning/indicator light .... .. .. .. .. .. 17
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Current fuel mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
D
Damping
refer to Audi magnetic ride ..... .. .... 82
Data . ... .. .. ................ ..... . 228
Data recorder ............. .. .. .... . 150
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Daytime running lights ....... ... .... .. 55
Declaration of compliance
Cell phone package ..... .. .. .. .. .. .
212
Electronic immobilize r ..... .. .. .. .. . 212
H omelink ® universal remote control .. 212
Remote control key ........ ... .... . 212
Tire pressure monitoring system . ... . 212
def . .. .. .. ............... .... .... .. 12
Defective light bulb wa rning . .. .. .... .. 35
Defrosting the windows ...............
75
Determining correct load limit ..... .. . 197
Digita l compass ........... .. .. .... .. 64
Dimensions ..... .. ............. .... 229
Dipst ick ... .... ... .. .............. . 180
Distance ..... .. .. .. ........... .... . 23
Doors Emergency locking ................ ..
42
Driver information ...... ........... .. 31
Driver informat ion system
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
Open door or front lid warning ........ 20
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . 20
Red symbols . .. .. .......... ...... .. 30
Serv ice interval display ......... .. .. .
21
Setting ... .... .. .. ........... .... . 25
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Trip computer .... ............. ..... 22
Yellow symbo ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Driver seat
refer to Seating position . . . . . . . 100, 101
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Driving through water .............. . 158
Dry sump lubrication .... ..... ... .. .. 157
Duplicate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
E
Elapsed time .... .. ............. .... . 23
Electrical voltage .. ............. .... . 13
Electronic differential lock (EDL) ....... 150
Warning/indicator light ............ ..
18
Electronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 38
Electronic power control ( EPC) . . . . . . . . . 15
Electronic Stabilization Program ....... 150
Electronic stabilization program (ESP)
Warning/indicator lights .............
16
Emergency flasher . ............. .... . 57
Warning/indicator lights ........ .. .. . 16
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Emergency locking ........ ...... .. .. .
42
Emergency operation
Convertible top .. ... .......... .. .. .
49
Emergency release
Front lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Emergency starting ................ .
219
Emergency towing . ............... .. 222