2011 AUDI TT ROADSTER oil

Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Child Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 136
Important safety instructions for
using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Install ing a child safety seat . . . . . . . . 144
Addit io n al Information 14 7
Vehicle operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . 148
N ot ice about data recorded by vehi cle
con trol mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
E lect ronic S tabilization Program ( ESP) 1 48
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Electro-mechanical power assist . . . . . 153
Driving w ith your quattro ® . . . . . . . . . 154
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Driving and environment . . . . . 157
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 158
Driving through water on roads . . . . . 158
Cata lytic conve rter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Opera te you r vehi cle econom ic all y and
minim ize po llution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 9
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Cleaning and protection . . . . . . 162
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Care of exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Care of inter ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank .. ................. .. ..
174
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Fue ltank ..... ................ ... 175
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Eng ine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Eng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Table of contents 3
Engine cooling system .. ..... ... .. . 185
B rake fluid . ... .... . ... ...... ... . 187
•
Battery ... .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... . 188 •
Windsh ie ld/headlight washer
container . .. .. .. .... ........... .
192
Tires and wheels ........... .. . 194
Tires ..... .. .. .. .. . ............ . 194
Tire pressure mo nitoring system . .. .
212
R un -flat t ires .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. . 215
Do -it-yourself service ........ . 218
What do I do now? .. ...... ... . 218
T ru nk escape handle ............. . 218
V ehicle tool kit . .. ... .. .. ... ..... . 218
T ire repa ir ... .. ...... ........... . 218
What shou ld I be awa re of when
h . t
' 7 c anging a ire ... .. . .. .. ..... ... . 222
Fuses and bulbs .............. . 227
E lectr ica l fuses ... .. .. .. .. .... ... . 227
B ul bs ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .
230
Emergency situations ........ . 231
Genera l ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .
231
Starting by pushing or towing . ... .. . 231
Starting with jumper cables .. ... .. . 231
U se of jumper cables ............. .
232
Emergency towing wit h commercia l
tow truck ....... .. ............. . 233
Li fting vehicle .. .. .. .. .. ...... ... . 236
Technical data ..... .... ... .... . 237
General information ... ... ... . 237
E xplanation of techn ica l data ...... . 237
Vehicle identification ........... .. . 237
We ights .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... . 237
Di mens ions .. .. .. .. ............. . 238

Instrument s and warning /indicator lights 11
Digital clock with date display
Your vehicle is equipped with a quartz con­
trolled digital clock .
Fig. 4 In str um en t cl uster w ith th e dig ita l cloc k
To set the hour
.. Pull the knob (hou r d isplay flashes) and turn
it t o the left o r right.
To set the minutes
.. Pull the knob as many times as necessary
un til the mi nute display flash es.
.. Turn the knob to the left or right .
To set the date
.. Pull the knob as many times as necessary
until the day, month or year display flashes.
.. Turn the knob to the left or right .
To hide or d isplay the d ate
.. Pull the knob as many times as necessary
unti l the date display flashes.
.. Turn the knob to the left or right.
When the date disp lay stops blinking, this
means the time and date have been success­
fu lly stored.
W ith the ignition off, pushing or pulling the
Set/Check button
~ page 10, fig . 3 ® -de­
pending on the instr ument cluster config ura­
tion - can turn on the display field lighting for
a few seconds .
Engine coolant temperature gauge
The engine coo lant gauge ~ page 10, fig . 3 @
only wor ks when the ign ition is on. To prevent
damage to your engi ne, please note t he fo l­
lo wing important points :
Engine cold
As long as the need le rem ains a t the left end
of the gauge, the engine s till has not reac hed
its operating temperat ure. Avoid high engine
speeds, heavy e ngine loads and heavy throt­
tle.
Normal temperature
When the engine has re ache d its ope rat ing
temperature, the need le w ill move into the
mid dle of t he gauge and rema in there .
If the
engine is working hard at high outside tem ­
peratures, the needle may turn fu rther to the
right. This is no cause for concern as long as
the . war ning light i n the inst rument cluster
does not illuminate .
When the. warning light starts to f lash,
th is can mean one of two things: either the
coolant
temperature is too high, o r the coo l­
ant
level is too low ~ page 31 .
A WARNING
--Always obs erv e the warn ing in
~ page 17 2, Engine compar tment be ­
fore opening the eng ine hoo d and check­
ing the eng ine coolan t leve l.
- N ever ope n the eng ine hood if you see or
hea r ste am, or if you see e ngine c oo la nt
dripping from t he en gine compar tment .
You could burn yourse lf . Let the engi ne
coo l off fi rst so that you can not hear or
see any steam or engine coo lant.
(D Note
- M ounting ad ditiona l lights or accessories
in front of the air inlets reduces the coo l­
ing effect of t he radiato r. At high o utside
tempe rat ures or h igh engine load, the
eng ine could overheat.
- The front spoiler has been designed to
properly d istribute the cooling a ir when
the vehicle is movi ng. If the spoiler is
damaged, this could reduce the coo ling
e ff ect a nd the eng ine could then ove r­
heat . As k yo ur au thori zed A udi deal er for
assis tan ce.

Instrument s and warning /indicator lights 13
Warning/indicator lights
Overview
The warning/indicator lights indicate different functions or a possible malfunction .
Fig. 6 In str um ent cl uste r w ith warning/indicator lights
~
Audi magnetic r ide
c:!;>page 14
g
Tire pressure too low
c:!;>page14
rm
El ectronic power con trol
¢page 14
B
Convertible top
¢page 14
JjJ
Electronic Stab ilization Program
(ESP)
c:!;>page 15
•
USA models: Malfunction lndica-
tor Lamp (MIL)
c:!;> page 15
•
Canada models: Ma lfunction lndi-
cator Lamp (MIL)
¢ page 15
H igh beam
¢page 15
II
Rear spoiler
¢page 15
E
Left turn signa l
c:!;>page 15
ti
Right turn s ignal
c:!;>page 15
I
CRUISE
•
-
Electronic Stabilization Program
(ESP)
c:!;> page 15
USA models: Cr uise control acti ­
vated
¢ page 16
Canada models : Cruise control ac ­
tivated
c:!;> page 16
USA models : Airbag system
c:!;> page 16
Canada models : Airbag system
c:!;> page 16
Generator
c:!;> page 16
Sa fety belt
c:!;> page 16
USA models: B rake system, p ark­
ing b ra ke se t
c:!;> page 16
Canada models : Brake system,
parking brake set
c:!;>page 16
USA model s: anti-lo ck br ake sys­
tem (ABS) defe ct ive
c:!;> page 1 7

Instruments and warning/indicator lights 15
-The light illuminates when the folding top
opens or closes .
- It flashes if one of the conditions for auto­
matically lowering or raising the convertib le
top is not met and the switch to actuate the convertible top is pressed.
- The light i lluminates when the convertib le
top is opened or closed
incompletely.
nl /J Electronic stabilization program
(ESP)
If the G1 i ndicator lamp blinks while dr iv ing,
the ESP or ASR (Ant i-S lip Regulation) is active­
l y regulating.
If the G1 indicator lamp illuminates, the sys ­
tem has sw itched the ESP off. In this case, you
can switch the ignition off and then on to
switch the ESP on again. The system is func­
tioning completely whe n the indicator lamp
switches off .
I f the
I indicato r lamp illuminates, the ESP
was switched off with the
[ru bu tton.
ESP/ ABS fault! See owner's manual
If the G1 indicator lamp and the ll] ABS indi­
cator lamp illuminate and the dr iver message
appears, the ABS or e lectronic differential lock
is malfunctioning. This also interrupts the
E SP . The brakes st ill function with the ir nor­
mal power, but ABS is not active.
Drive to your authorized Aud i dea ler immedi­
ately to have the malfunction corrected .
For more information about the ESP
¢page 148.
~ Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) is part
of the On-Board Diagnostic (OBD II) system .
The symbol
rfl lights up when the ignition is
turned o n and will turn off after the engine
has started and ha s settled at constant idle
speed. This ind icates that the MIL is working
p roperly.
The warning light illuminates when there is a
malfunction in the engine e lectronic system. Contact
your authorized Audi dea ler and have
the malfunction corrected .
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MIL light to illuminate
¢page 176.
For more information ¢ page 28.
[D High beam
The . warn ing/ indicato r light illum inates
when the high beams are on or when you use
the headlight flasher. For more information
about using the high beams, see¢
page 55.
-::}. Rear spoiler
The warning/indicator light monitors the
electrically retractable rear spoiler .
The warning/indicator light I! has the follow­
ing functions:
- It comes on for about 3 seconds as a func­
tion check when the ignition is switched on.
- It comes on if there is a malfunction in the
electrically ret ra ctab le rea r spo ile r.
Additional informat ion about the e lectr ically
retractable rear spoiler ¢
page 150.
¢¢Turn signals
The indicator light blinks when you use either
turn signal.
Whenever you use the left II or the right II
turn s ignal, the indicator light blinks. When
you use the emergency flasher, both indicator
lights flash.
If one of the turn signa l light bulbs burn out,
the turn signal will blink twice as fast as nor­
mal.
Additional information on the turn signals
¢page 55.

22 Driv e r in formation sy stem
Each display type in the Start menu contains a
submenu with additional options.
Set Clock
c;:,page23
Computer
c;:,page23
Acoust ic par k assist*
¢page83
Speed alarm (speed warning)
c;:,page27
Language (6 languages)
c:;>page23
Units (distance, fuel consump-
tion, temperature)
c;:,page23
Tire pressure monitoring
c;:,page 212
Lap timer *
c;:,page 25
Lighting*
c;:,page53
Wiper (service position)
c;:,page62
Window
¢page44
Doors (unlocking and locking
mode, for example Auto-lock)
c;:,page 37, c:;>page 37
Check Service
c;:,page24
Chassis number *
c;:, page 23 7
Engine oil temperature*
Registered keys
c:;>page35
Menu off All of the messages show n in ve-
hides without menu display a p-
pear on the display screen.
Navigating the menu
Use the rocker switch on the windshield wiper
lever and the
I Reset I button to operate the
menu and carry out inquiri es and selections.
~-- @
Fig. 1 3 Wiper lever: Controls for the men u display
Fi g. 14 Display: Start menu
I Reset I button @ and rocker switch @
c:;> fig. 13 functions:
To open the menu
.,. Press the I Reset I button @ until the me nu
d isp lay¢
fig. 14 appears
Selections and settings
.,. Press the rocker switch @to reach a menu
disp lay. The switch is operated the same as
the display (up/down) .
Entering and c onfirm ing
.,. Press the I Reset I button @.
Returning to the Start menu
.,. Press the I Reset I butto n longe r tha n 2 sec­
onds to return from any menu level to the
Start men u.
U sing the rocke r swi tch , you can se lec t the
me nus in the display or change set tings. A

24 Driver information system
Other equipment
Applies to vehicles: with trip computer w ith eff iciency
program
Fig. 17 Dis pl ay : o th er equ ipm ent
• In the effic iency program, press the funct ion
selection switch
r::;, page 21, fig. 11 @ re­
peatedly until the other equipment appears
in the disp lay.
Other equipment that is currently affecting
fuel consumption is listed in the efficiency program . The display shows up to three other
items of equipment ®· The equipment using
the most fuel is listed first. If more than three
items using fuel are switched on, the equip ­
ment that is currently using the most fuel is
d isplayed .
A scale @also shows the current total con­
sumption of all other equipment .
Fuel economy messages
Applies to vehicles: with trip computer with efficiency
program
Fig. 18 Dis play: fuel eco nomy message
Fuel economy messages are displayed when
fuel consumption is inc reased by certain con­
ditions. If you follow these fuel economy mes­
sages, you can reduce your vehicle's consump­
tion of fuel. The messages appear automati- cal
ly and are only d isplayed in the efficiency
program. The fuel economy messages turn off
automat ica lly after a certain per iod of t ime.
• To turn a fuel economy message off immedi­
ately after it appears, press the
I RESET ! but­
ton
r::;, page 21 , fig. 11 @, or
.. Press the funct ion select ion sw itch
r::;, page 21, fig. 11 @ .
@ Tips
- Once you have turned a fuel economy
message off, it will on ly appear again af­
ter you turn the ignition on again.
- The fue l economy messages are not dis­
played in every instance, but rather in in­
tervals over a period of time.
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due .
Fig. 19 Section of instrument clus ter: Se rv ice interva l
d isplay
The service interval display determines when
a service procedure is needed for your veh icle .
It operates in two stages:
- Service reminder: Before reaching a service
event, this message appears briefly when
you switch on the ignition: Oil change in
1230 mi (2000 km) 150 days.
- Service event: When the date for service is
reached, the message Oil change! appears.
It is accompanied by an audible signal.
Display remaining distance
By briefly pulling the knob, ®
<=>page 10,
fig. 3, the distance/time remaining to the
next service date is displayed with the ignition
IIJ,-

on. The distance/time remaining is updated
every 300 mi les (500 km).
I f the d istance/ time remaining is called up on
new vehicles or after service has been per­
formed, the due date is always shown in the
disp lay with
Oil change in----- m i (km)- -­
d ay s
within the first 300 miles (500 km).
To reset the display
The dealersh ip perfo rming the service resets
the disp lay whe n the service has been com­
p leted . The display is resets as follows :
- Switch the ignition on.
- Pull the knob @
Q page 10, fig. 3, this mes-
sage appears:
Oil chang e!
- Pull the knob u ntil t he d isplay O il change in
--- --mi (km )··· day s
appears in the display.
If the reset button is not p ulled within
5
seconds, the display reset mode closes .
(D Tips
-If a malfunction is p resen t (red symbol),
the distance remaining cannot be ca lled
u p.
- Do not reset the display between service
intervals . Do ing so will res ult in an in co r­
r ect displ ay.
- If the batte ry is d iscon nected, the Serv­
i ce Interval Disp lay val ues are ret ained .
-If service was not performed at the co r­
re ct time or the service interval display
w as not reset a fter service w as per­
fo rmed, the add itiona l mi leage driven or
the elapsed days wi ll be shown as nega ­
tive numbers.
Lap timer
Introduction
App lies to vehicles: with lap timer
You ca n record and evaluate lap times with
the lap timer in the display
¢page 25,
fig . 21 . The time is measu red in minutes, sec­
onds and 1/10 seconds. The hou rs a re also
shown when the lap time exceeds 60 minutes .
The maximum individual measurement is 99
hours.
Dr iver in formation system 25
A WARNING
Please devote your full attention to driv­
i ng. As the driver, you have complete re­
spons ib ility for safety in traffic. Only use
the functions in such a way that you a lways
maintai n comple te control over you r ve hi­
cle in a ll traffic situations.
(D Tips
When the lap time r stopwatch is running ,
you can ca ll up the tr ip comp ute r informa­
tion with the
I RESET I but to n.
Calling up the lap timer and timing
Applies to vehicles: wi th lap timer
---- @
Fig. 20 Co ntrols
F ig. 21 Display : Lap t imer
Calling up the lap t imer
... Press the I RESET !¢ fig . 20 @ button until
the lap timer ¢
fig. 21 appears.
Timing laps
.,. To start timing, press the upper section o f
the wiper switch @. The time measurement
is shown in line
(D ¢ fig. 21.
.,. To stop timing, press the upper section of
the wiper switch @again. This also starts
timing the next round. The previous time ..,_

If the engine control unit receives fau lty vehi ­
cle roadspeed signa ls , the Ma lfunction Indica­
tor Light (MIL)
Ill will illum inate . If th is oc­
curs, contact the nearest authori zed Audi
dealer for assistance.
S mod els
Your vehicle 's top speed is e lectronically limit­
ed to 155 mph (250 km/h).
If the engine control unit rece ives fa ulty vehi ­
cle roadspeed signa ls , the Ma lfunction Indica­
tor Lamp (MIU ¢• will i lluminate. If this oc­
curs, contact the nearest authorized Audi
dea ler for assistance.
A WARNING
-
Always observe the posted speed limits
and adjust your speed to suit prevailing
road, traff ic and weather conditions. Never
drive your vehicle faster than the maxi­
mum speed rating of the tires insta lled.
Warnings and symbols
Red symbols
A red symbol means DANGER
" Pull of the road and stop the veh icle .
"T urn off the engine.
" Check the ma lf u nction ing system. Contact
your autho rized Audi dea le r o r a qualified
workshop for assistance.
- USA models : Malfunction in the
brake system ¢
page 30
---·--
D
Canada models : Malfunction in the
brake system ¢
page 30
Engine coolant level too low/
engine coolant temperature too
high
r:1;> page 31
Engine oil pressure too low
¢page 31
Clutch is overheat ing
c:1;> page 92
Dr iver in formati on sys tem 29
When a red symbol appears, a warning tone
will sound
three times in succession . The sym­
bo l cont inues to flash unti l the malfunction
has been repaired. If there is
more than one
malfunc tion, the symbo ls appear one after
the other for about two seconds .
(D Tips
- The message for a malfunction can be
shown by pressing on the left knob.
- Dur ing route guidance on vehicles with a
navigation system, the warn ing symbol
is shown in the field above.
Yellow symbols
A yellow symbol means WARNING.
Ii
Low fuel leve l
¢page32
- -- Check engine oil level
151!1 ¢page 32
- Engine oil sensor malfunction
l:ill ¢ page 32
Worn brake pads
¢page32
USA models : Speed warning 1
c:1;> page 3 2
Canada models : Speed warning 1
¢page32
USA models: Speed warning 2
c:1;> page 3 3
Canada models: Speed warning 2
c:1;> page 33
Dynamic headlight range contro l*
defective
¢ page 33
-Engine speed limitation *
c:1;> page 33
Windshield washer fl ui d leve l low
c:1;> page 33