2011 AUDI TT ROADSTER turn signal

56 Clear vis ion
Notes on the se feature s
- The turn signals only work with the ignition
swit ched on . The indicator lights
(I or IN in
the instr ument cl uster ¢
page 13 also b link .
- After you have turned a corner, the turn sig-
nal switches off a utomat ica lly.
- T he
high beam works only when the head­
lights are on. The indicator light . in the
instrument cluster illuminates when the
high beams a re on.
- The
headlight flasher wo rks on ly as long as
yo u hold the lever -even if there are no
lights switched on. The indicator light . in
the instrument cl uster illum inates when you
use the headlight f lasher.
(D Note
Do not use the high beam or headlight
flasher if you know that these cou ld be
blind ing oncoming traffic.
Emergency flasher
The emergency flasher makes other motorists
aware that you or your vehicle are in an emer­
gency situation.
F ig . 6 2 Cente r console: emerge ncy flas her sw itch
,. Press the switch ~ ~ fig. 62, to switch the
eme rgency flasher on or off .
When the emergency f lashe r is on, a ll four
turn sig nal bli nk at the same time. The t urn
sig nal i ndi ca tor lights ¢ Q in the ins trument
cluster, as well as the lig ht in t he emergen cy
f lasher switch ~ blink likewise .
The emergency flasher w ill automat ica lly
switch on if you are in an a cciden t where the
a irbag has deployed.
(D Tips
You should switch on t he emergency f lash­
er when:
- you are the last veh icle standing in a traf­
fic jam so that any other vehicles coming can see you, or when
- your vehicle has broken down or you are
in an emergency s ituation, or when
- your vehicle is being towed by a tow
truck or if you are tow ing another vehicle
beh ind you.
Interior lights
' Interior lights
The interior lights include the reading lights
for the driver and the front pass enger.
F ig . 63 Sect ion from headliner: Interio r lights
Activating door contact circuit
,. Press the b utton @. The L ED in the b utton
illum inates.
Deactivating door contact circuit
,. Press the button @. The LED in the button
goes o ut.
Front reading lights "<~
.. Press one of the switches ® to turn the
r ight or left reading light on or off.
With the door contact circuit, the interior lights turn on as soon as you unlock the vehi-
cle or open the doors. The interior lig hts are
also t urned on when the ign ition key is re­
moved . The lights turn off about 30 seconds
after the doo rs ar e closed. When the ve hicle is
lilJJ,

(D Note
Only after the vehi cle has come to com­
plete stop, should you f irm ly set the park­
ing brake and either move the selector lev­
er into "P".
Parking
To prevent a parked vehicle from rolling
away, there are a few things you should do.
When you park your vehicle, do the following:
.,. Stop the vehicle using the brake pedal.
... Set the parking b ra ke firmly .
... Switch
off the engine.
... Move the selector lever into the P position
¢ A .
... Remove the ign it ion key from the ignit ion
lock.
What else you should do when pa rking
your vehicle on an incline or decline
Turn the steering wheel so that if the vehicle
should start to roll, it will roll into the curb.
If you are parking on a decl ine (the front of
your vehicle facing downhill), turn the front
wheels to the right so that they point
toward
the curb.
If you are parking on an incline (the font of
your vehicle facing uph ill), turn the front
wheels to the left so that they po int
away
from the curb.
A WARNING
Th is is how you can reduce the risk of in­
jury when leaving your veh icle.
- Never park the vehicle where it can come
in contact with d ry grass, sp illed fuel or
any othe r flammable mater ials .
- Never allow anyone -especially small
children -to remain in the vehicle whe n
it is locked . Locked doors ma ke it more
difficult for rescuers to access the pas­
senge r compartmen t in the event of an
eme rgency. Danger to life!
- Never leave c hildren unsupervised in the
vehicle. Children co uld re lease the par k-
-
On th e ro ad 83
ing brake or move the gearsh ift leve r out
of gear. The vehicle could start to ro ll
away and cause an acc ident.
- No matter what the season is, the tem­
perature in a parked ve hicle can reach
dangerous leve ls.
Acoustic parking
system
' Rear acoustic park assist
Applies to vehicles: with 4-channel acoust ic park assist
Acoustic park assist gives a warning about
obstacles behind the vehicle .
Description
The rea r acoustic pa rk ass ist (4-channel
a coustic park ass ist) de termines the dista nce
of the vehicle from an obstacle using ult ra ­
son ic sensors. The sensors are in the rear
bumper. The volume and the pitch of the
c hi mes can be adjusted throug h the men u dis­
play¢
page 21.
T he range at wh ich the sensors start to meas ­
u re is
about :
To the side
Activation
2 feet (0.60 m)
5 feet (1.60 m)
T he park ing ass ist is activated when
rever se
g ear
is engaged. A br ief tone confirms th at
the sys tem is activated .
Backing up
Distance warning whe n backing up sta rts
whe n an obstacle is detected in the range of
t he pa rk ass ist system. As the distance de­
c reases, the t ime inte rva l between the audible
tones becomes shorte r.
When the distance is less than 1 foot (0.30
m), the tone becomes continuous. At this
po in t you sho uld s top bac king up .
Please note that low objects already signalled
by a war ning ca n disappear from the system's
de te ction range and will not continue to be
s ignalled . .,._

138 Child Safety
The tension on the safety be lt for the front
passenger seat will be different for an ad ult
who is properly using the safety belt as com­
pared to the tension on the be lt when it is
used to attach a child restraint to the seat.
The sensor below the latch for the safety belt
for the front seat passenger measu res the
Child restraints and Advanced Airbags
Regard less of the ch ild restraint t hat you use,
make sure tha t it has been ce rtified to mee t
United States Fede ral Motor Vehicle S afety
Standar ds and has been certified by i ts manu ­
facture r fo r u se with an ai rbag . If in excep­
tional c ircu mstances you m ust use it on the
fro nt passenge r seat, caref ully read all of the
information on c hild safety and Advanced A ir­
bags a nd heed a ll of the applicable WARN­
INGS . Make certa in that t he child restraint is
correctly recognized by the w eig ht-sens ing
mat i nside the front passenge r seat, that the
fro nt passenger air bag is tur ned off and tha t
the airbag st atus is al ways correc tly signaled
by the
PASSENGER AIR BAG O FF light.
M any types and mo dels of ch ild rest ra ints
have been availab le over the years, new mo d­
e ls are in trodu ced regularly incorporat ing new
and improved designs an d older models a re
taken out of p ro du ction. Child restraints a re
Subpart A -Car bed child restraints
Model
Ange l Guard Ange l Ride AA2 403 FO F
Subpart B -Rear-facing child restraints
Model
C en tury SmartFit 4543
Cosco Arriva 22-013PAW and base 22-999W HO
Evenflo D iscovery Adjus t Right 2 12
Evenflo First Cho ice 204
Graco Infant 8457
Graco Snugrid e
Peg Perego Primo V iaggio SIP IMUN00 US tens
ion on the belt. The input from th is sen­
sor is then used with t he weight to "decide",
whethe r the re is a child restra int with a typical
1 year-old chi ld on the front passenger seat
and whether or not the airbag must be turned
off .
not standard ized . Child rest rain ts of the same
ty pe typ ically have diffe rent weights and sizes
and differe nt 'foo tpr ints,' the si ze and shape
of the bo ttom of the ch ild restra int tha t sits
on the seat, when they are insta lled on a vehi­
cle seat. These diffe rences make it virtually
impossible to certify compliance with the re ­
quirements for advanced airbags with eac h
and every ch ild restra int that has eve r been
sold in the past or wi ll be so ld over the course
of the useful l ife of your veh icle .
Fo r thi s reason, the United States National
Hig hway T raffic Safety Adm inistrat ion has
published a list of spec ific type, makes and
models of chi ld restraints that must be used
to ce rtify comp lian ce of the Advanced Airbag
System i n your veh icle w ith the su ppression
r equirements of Fe d eral Motor Vehicle Safe ty
Stan dard 208. These chi ld res traints are:
Manufactured on or after
September 2 5, 2 007
Manufactured on or after
December 1, 19 99
September 25, 2 007
D ecember 1, 1999
D ecembe r 1, 1999
D ecember 1, 1999
September 25, 2 007
September 25, 2007

254 Index
S tronic ................... ... .... .. 87
Driving Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Emergency program ....... ... .... . . 92
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Launch Control Program ....... .. .... 91
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Tiptronic controls on the steer ing wheel 91
Sun visors .......................... 57
Switches Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S6
Symbols Red symbols in the center disp lay .... .. 29
Yellow symbols in the center disp lay 29
T
Tachometer .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. .. 10
Tank flap
Unlock ing the fuel filler flap by hand .. 177
Technical modifications ....... ... ... . 244
Temperature ................ ...... .. 76
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards ...... ................... ... . 157
Tightening wheel bolts ....... ... .... . 222
Tire mobility system ........ .. .. .... . 218
Tire pressure .............. .. .. .... . 200
Tire pressure monitoring system .... .. . 212
Loss of air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 212
M alfunct ion .............. ... .... . 212
Resetting ti re pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Tire repair kit ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 218
T ires .. .. .. .. .. . .. ..... ......... .. . 194
Replacing .................... ... . 205
run-flat .......................... 215
Service life ... . .......... .. .. .. .. . 203
speed rating letter code ... .. .. .. .. . 206
T ire manufacturing date ..... .. .... . 206
Tire specifications ............ .... . 206
Tread depth .............. ... .... . 203
Uniform tire quality grading .. .. .... . 208
Winter tire s ............... .. .... . 209 T
ires/Wheels
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Tire mobi lity system .............. . 218
Tire pressure monitoring system . 14, 212
Tire repair kit ..................... 218
Tires and vehicle load limits ........ ... 202
Tires and wheels
Checking t ire pressure ........ .. .. .. 200
Cold tire inflation pressure .......... 198
Dim ensions .. .. . .. ............ .. .. 20S
General notes .... ................ . 194
G lossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy ....... .. .. .. ................. 195
New tires and wheels ........... .. .. 205
Replacing . .... .. ............. .... 205
S now chains ... .................. . 210
Tires and veh icle load limits ........ . 202
Wheel bolts ..... ................ . 210
Winter tires ... .. ... .......... .. .. 209
Tire service life .. .. ............. .. .. 203
T oo l kit ... ..... .. ............. .... 218
T ouch-up paint .. .. .. ..... ........ .. 166
Towing Front eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Rear eyelet .... ... ................ 235
Tow truck procedures ............... 233
T owing loop
front . .... .... .. ............. .... 234
T PMS
T ire pressure monitoring system . .... 212
Trailer towing ..... ................ . 161
T ransmission
S tronic transmission ........... .... . 87
T ransport Canada .. ............. .... l0S
Tread Wear Indicator ( TWI) .......... . 203
T rip computer ..... ................ .. 20
Singl e-trip memory .............. .. . 20
Total-trip memory ............. .... . 20
T rip odometer . .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 12
What does it mean when dEF appears in
t h e trip odometer display? ....... ... . 12
T runk lid . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 41
T runk escape handle ............. .. 218
Turn signals . .... ... ................ . 55
Warning/ind icator lights ............. 15

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Undercoating ................... ... 168
Unfastening safety belts .. .. .. .. .. .. . 112
Unidirectional tires ......... .. .. .. .. . 194
Uniform tire quality grading . .. .. .. .. . 208
Universal Radio- Frequency Remote Con-
trol (Homelink ®) ....... ...... .... ... 94
Unlocking Power locking switch ...... .. .. .. .. .. 40
Rear lid/trunk lid ......... .. .. .. .. .. 41
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the key ............... ... ... . 39
V
Vanity mirror . .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. 57
Vehicle-care products .......... ... .. . 162
Vehicle electr ical system .... .. .. .. .. .. 16
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . .. . 237
Vehicle jack .. .... ............. .. .. . 223
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle tool kit ..................... 218
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 5
w
Warning/indicator lights .. ..... .... ... 10
Airbag system ... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 16
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 17
Brake system ............ .. .. .. .. .. 16
Convertible top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cruise control .................. .... 16
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Electronic stabilization program (ESP) .. 15
Generator .. ............. .... .. .. .. 16
High beam . ............. .... .. .... 15
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ..... 15
Parking brake ............... .... ... 16
Safety belt .... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 16
Safety systems ........... .... .. .. .. 16
Tire pressure monitoring system .. .. .. 14
Turn signals ............. .... .. .... 15
Warning/Indicator lights Rear spoiler .......... .... ... ... ... 15
Warning lights ............ .... .. .... 13
Red symbols in the center display .. .. .. 29
Yellow symbols in the center display . .. 29
Index 255
Warranty coverages ................ .
241
Washer reservoir .................. . 192
Washing ... .. .. .. ... ............ . .
162
Automatic car wash ............ ... .
163
by hand . .. .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... . .
163
Convertible top cleaning . .......... . 164
General information .............. . 162
Power top clean ing ............ .. . . 164
with a power washer .............. . 164
Waxing .... .. .. .. .. .. ........... . .
165
Wear indicator ...... .............. .
203
Weatherstrips ...... .... ... ........ . 167
Weights .... .. .. .. .. .. ........... . .
237
What happens if you wear your safety belt
too loose? ........ .. ............... 111
What happens to unbelted occupants? .. 108
What impairs driving safety? ........... 99
What should I do after changing a
wheel? ............................ 201
What should I do after replacing wheels? 201
Wheel bolts Torque .... .. .. .. ............... .. 210
Wheels ........ ................... 194
Cast alloy ..... .. .. ............... 167
Checking tire pressure .............. 200
Cold tire inflation pressure ......... . 198
General notes .. ................... 194
Glossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy ....... .. .. .. .... ... .... .... .. 195
New tires and wheels .. .. .......... . 205
Tires and vehicle load limits ........ . 202
Wheels/Tires Steel wheels . .. ...... ............. 167
When must the airbag system be inspect-
ed? ......... ..... ................. 125
When should I adjust the tire pressures? 201
When should I check the tire pressures? . 201
Where can I find the tire pressures for my
car? ........ ... .... ............... 200
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 108
Wind deflector .. .. ................. . 49
Cleaning .... .. ................... 165
Windows Cleaning 166
Convenience close/open feature ..... .. 44
Defrost . .. .. .. .. .. ................ 78
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