2011 AUDI R8 SPYDER garage door opener

Homelink®
Universal remote
control
General information
Appl ies to vehicles: with Horne Link® universal rem ote
control
The Homelink ® feature can learn up to three
radio frequency codes for most current trans ­
mitters used for operating garage doors, es­ tate gates, home or outdoor lighting sys­
tems, and other devices.
You must first program the Homelink ® trans­
mitter before you can use the system
¢ page 96, Programming the HomeLink ®
transmitter.
In order to program the Home link ® transmit­
ter for devices utilizing rolling code, a second
person on a ladder who can safe ly reach the
garage door opener motor is recommended.
I t is also necessary to locate the "learn" but­
ton on your garage door opener motor . Refer
to the operat ing instruct ions for the opener,
as the location and color of this button may
vary by manufacturer.
You can still use the origina l remote control
for the device at any time.
A WARNING
-
- Never use the Homelink ® transmitter
with any garage door opener that does
have not the safety stop and reverse fea­
tu re as requ ired by federa l safety stand ­
ards . Th is includes any garage door open­
er mode l manufact ured before April 1,
1982.
- A garage door opener which cannot de­
te ct an object, signaling the door to stop
and rever se does no t mee t current feder­
al safety standards. Using a ga rage doo r
opener witho ut these features increases
risk of serious inj ury or death.
- F or sa fety reasons never release the
par king brake or start the engine while
anyone is stand ing in front of the vehicle .
Hom elin k® 95
-A garage door or an estate gate may
sometimes be set in mot ion when the
Homelink ® remote control is being pro­
grammed . If the device is repeatedly ac­
tivated, th is can overstrain motor and
damage its e lectrical components -an
overheated moto r is a fire hazard!
- To avo id possib le injuries or property
damage, please always make abso lutely
certain that no persons o r objects are lo­
ca ted in the range of motion of any
equ ipment being ope rated .
(D Tips
-If you would li ke more information on
Homel ink ®, w here to purchase the
Homel ink ® compatib le produc ts, or
would like to purchase the Homelink ®
Home Lighting Package, please ca ll toll­
free: 1-800-355-3515 .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC and Ind ustry Canada reg ula­
tions ¢
page 212 .

96 Homelink®
Programming the Homelink ®
transmitter
Applies to vehicles: with Homelink® universal remote
co ntrol
The transmitter is programmed in two phas­
es. For rolling code transmitters, a third
phase is also necessary .
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Fig . 103 Overhead console ; Homelink ® keypad
Fig. 104 Fron t bumper, drive r side: location of trans ·
m itterun it
Phase 1:
programming the overhead keypad
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1. Make sure your vehicle is within operating
range of the remote controlled garage
door opener .
2 . Set the parking brake~,&.
in General in­
formation on page 95 .
3. Turn the ignition on. Do not start the en­
gine!
4 . Press and hold the two outside Home­
Link ® buttons
CD and @for approxi­
mately 20 seconds until indicator light ®
¢ fig. 103 begins to flash. Then release
both buttons . Do not hold the buttons for
longer than 30 seconds .
"'T his procedure only needs to be performed
once. It erases the factory-set default codes
and does not have to be repeated to pro­
gram additional remote controls. 5
. Press and hold the Homelink ® button
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@ or @ until the indicator light ®
starts flash ing
slowly . Release the button.
.,. The system will remain in programming
mode for 5 minutes. Co to the front of the
vehicle and proceed with phase 2 .
Phase 2:
programming the bumper mounted trans
mitter
6 . Hold the original remote control at a dis­
tance between
0 -6 in. (0 -15 cm) from the
bumper below the appropriate headlight
for your vehicle
~ fig. 104 (use the short­
est distance possible).
7. Aim the remote control just below the
driver side headlight.
8. Press and hold the activation button on
the remote control.
"' May be different in Canada . If so, press and
re-press (cycle) the activation button on your
remote contro l every two seconds .
9. The emergency flashers will flash
three
times
(after about 15-60 seconds) when
the programming is successful. Re lease
the button on the remote control.
.,. To program more devices , repeat steps 4 to
9 .
10. Press and hold the trained Homelink ®
button and observe the indicator light®
¢fig . 103 .
"'If the ind icator light is solid/continuous,
programm ing is comp lete and your device
should activate when you press and release
the trained Homelink ® button.
"'If the indicator light blinks rapidly for 2 sec­
onds and is then a solid/continuous light,
proceed with phase 3 to program a rolling
code device.
Phase 3: rolling code programming
.,. A second person on a ladder who can safely
reach the garage door opener motor is rec­
ommended .
11. Locate the "learn" button on the garage
door opener motor (refer to the operating instructions for the opener, as the loca­
t ion of this button may vary by manufac-
turer) .
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12. Press and release the learn button on the
garage door opener motor.
.. Note: once the button is pressed, there are
30 seconds in which to initiate the next
step .
13. On the Homel ink ® keypad inside the vehi ­
cle, firmly press and hold the Homelink ®
button previously programmed in phases
1 and 2 for two seconds and release. Re­
peat this sequence
twice .
.. Some vehicles may require the press/hold/
release sequence up to three times to com ­
plete the training process .
.. Homelink ® should now activate your rolling
code equipped device.
If the 5 minute time limit is exceeded, the
emergency flashers will flash one time to in­
d icate that the process has been terminated.
In this case, repeat steps 4 through 9 .
If the emergency flashe rs do not flas h
three
times (after about 15-60 seconds), program­
ming was not successful. In this case, repeat
steps 4 through 9.
Remote control units for garage door openers
in Canada are set to stop transmitting radio
frequency s ignals after two seconds. This time
may not be sufficient for the Homelink ® sys­
tem to learn the radio frequency s ignal. Per­
form all other steps as described above .
Operating the Homelink® transmitter
Appl ies to vehicles: with Home link® univers al remote
co ntrol
The Homelink ® transmitter works in the
same manner as the original handheld re­
mote control that came with the system.
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Fi g. 105 Overhead co nsole: Homelink ® keypad
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Homelink ® 97
.. Press the appropriate programmed button
Q),@) or @ to activate the desired remote
contro l function
~ A in General informa­
tion on page 95 .
Reprogramming a single button
Applies to vehicles: with Hom elink ® univ ersal remote
contr ol
A HomeLink ® button can be reprogrammed
individually without affecting the other but ­
ton allocations.
Programming the overhead keypad
.. Press the appropr iate Homelink ® button un-
til the indicato r light begins flashing slowly.
Programming the bumper mounted trans
mitter
1. Hold the original remote control at a dis­
tance between
0-5 in. (0-13 cm) from the
bumper below the appropriate headlight
for your vehicle (use the shortest distance
possible) .
2. Aim the remote control just below the
driver side headlight.
3. Press and hold the activation button on
the remote control.
4. The emergency flashers w ill flash
three
times
(after about 15 -60 seconds) when
the programming is successful. Now re­
lease the button on the remote control.
.. If the device utilizes a rolling code, please
follow phase 3 of
c:> page 96, Programming
the Homelink ® transmitter
for rolling code
programming.
This procedure will cause the existing pro­
gramming on the Homelink ® button to be
erased!

234 Index
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Fue l ra nge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fuses Assig nment ................. .... . 223
Replacing ............... ...... .. . 223
G
Garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Genera to r
Warn ing/ indicato r ligh t .. .. .. .. .... .. 17
Glossary of t ire and load ing te rm ino logy 190
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Gross Veh icle Weight Ra ting (GVWR) ... 226
H
Headlig ht
D efect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5
H eadlig ht flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 102
Ad justing ........................ 102
Heated Outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Seats .. .. .. ... .... ...... ... ... .. .. 76
Washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heating . .... .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 72
H igh beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5, 58
War ning/indicato r lights ... .. .. .... .. 16
H igh voltage wa rn ing la bel ....... .... 226
Hill hold assist
Starting on hills .......... .... .... .. 80
H ome link ® .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 95
H orn ... .. .. ... .... ...... ... ... .. .. . 8
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 124
H ow often s houl d I check my t ire pres-
sures? .... .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .... . 195
H ow safety belt pretensioners work . ... 115
H ydroplaning . .. . ...... ... .. .. .... . 199
I
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Immobilizer .... .... ...... ... ... .. .. 1 2
Important things to do before driving . . . 99 Improperly worn sa
fety belts . . . . . . . . . . 11 4
Ind icator lig ht
Airbag system ................ .... 1 28
Cl ut ch overheat ing ............. .. .. . 36
C onvertib le top ................... . 16
No reve rse gear .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 35
PASSENGER AIR BAG OF F ..... ... . .. 128
Se lector lever defective . ..... ... .. .. . 35
In dic ator lights ...................... 14
Re d symbo ls in the ce nte r display . . . . . . 30
Ye llow symbo ls in the center display . .. 30
Infant seats ....................... 143
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Instrument clus ter and con trols ... .. .. . 10
Instr ument panel ill umination ...... .. . 56
Instr uments and controls
Genera l illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
L uggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
J
Jump-start ing . ... . ... ... .... ... .. .. 219
K
Key ................................ 37
Battery replacement ........... ..... 38
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
K ey replacemen t ................. .. 37
Remote maste r key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
K ick-down
R tronic ....... .. ................. . 87
K nee a irbags . ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 132
Desc ription .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 132
How they wor k ... ... .. ..... .... . .. 134
Important sa fety instructions ........ 134
L
Lap timer
Delet ing total resu lts . ... .... ... .. .. . 28
Display ing split time ................ 27
Ending timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Eva luating times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Interrupting timing ................. 27
Introduction ... .. .. ... ....... ... .. . 26

236 Index
Parking systemadvanced
Switching on and
off ....... .... ... .. 91
Parts replacement ........... .. .... . 211
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . 128
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Pedals .. .... .......... ...... ... .. . 104
Phys ica l pr inciples of a frontal collis ion . 111
Polishing .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 161
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Power locking system ........ ... .... .. 39
Emergency locking .................. 42
Front lid . .... ........... .... .... .. 42
Locking .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... . 40
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside ... .. ................ ... .. .. 41
Opening/clos ing the windows . .. .. .. .. 40
Sw itches . .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 41
Unlock ing .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. .. 40
Power seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Power steering ................ .... . 1S4
Power windows ............. ... .. ... . 44
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Reactivating the system . .. .. .. .. .. .. 45
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Proper seating pos ition
Driver ..................... ..... . 100
Fr ont passenger .............. .... . 101
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
R
Ra in sensor ............... .. .. .... .. S9
Defective .... ........... .. .. .. .. .. 35
Rear light Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Warning/indicator light ...... .. .. .. . . 16
Rear view camera Parallel Parking .............. .... .. 92
Reverse parking .................. .. 92
Rear window . ... ....... ... .. .. .... .. 48 Rear
window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Refueling ...... ... .. .............. . 172
Remote contro l
refer to Remote master key . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Remote contro l garage door opener
(Homelink ®) . ... .. ................ .. 95
Remote master key ...... ........... .. 37
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 38
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Resetting the remote control . . . . . . . . . 38
Unlocking and locking .............. . 40
Repair manuals .. .. .......... ...... . 209
Rep lacement parts . ... .......... .. .. 211
Replacing Bu lbs ..... .... .. .. .............. . 224
Fuses ......... .. .. .............. . 223
Rims ......... .. ............. .... 199
Tires and wheels . ... .......... .. .. 200
Wheel rims .... .. ............. .... 201
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . 105, 106
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Retractor ... .... .. ............. .... 112
Reverse gear R tronic ........................... 85
Rims Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199, 201
Rollbar
refer to Active rollover protection sys-
tem .. .. .. .... .. .. ...... .... ..... 107
R tronic ... ..... .. .. .............. .. 85
Description .... .. ................ .. 85
Gearbox malfunction ............. .. . 36
Kick-down . .... .. ............. .... . 87
Launch Control Program . .... ... .. .. . 87
Manual operation . .................. 86
Steering wheel with shift paddles ..... . 87
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SAFE 12,38
Safe driving habits ................. .. 99
Safety belt position Safety belts worn by pregnant women 114
Safety bel t pretensione r
Service and disposal .............. . llS