2011 AUDI TT ROADSTER brake
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246 Index
Auto Safety Hotline ............ .... . 105
Average fuel mileage ........... .. .... 20
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Avoid damaging the vehicle ...... .... . 158
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 191
Charging . .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 192
Check ing battery acid level ..... .... . 191
Connecting ............... ... .... . 188
Disconnecting ............... .... . 188
Important warnings when working on
the battery .................. .... .
190
Low . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... 155
Replacing the battery .............. 189
State of charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
W inter operation ............... ... 188
Working on the battery ............. 190
Battery voltage ................ .... .. 33
Before driving .............. ... .... . .
Blended gasoline ..... ..... .. .. .. .. .
Body cavity sealing
Booster seats
Brake fluid 98
174
168
143
Changing the brake fluid ....... .. ... 188
Checking the brake fluid level .... .... 187
What is the correct brake flu id level? .. 187
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
ing light comes on? ................
187
Brake fluid reservoir ......... ... .. .. . 187
Brake system ............... ... .... . 187
Anti-lock brake system ............. . 17
Brake Assistant .......... .. .. .... . 153
Brake fluid .................. ..... 187
Brake fluid spec ificat ions for refill and re-
placement .... .. ... ..... .. .. .. .. .
188
Brake light defective ................ 33
Brake pads .............. .... .... . 157
General information ............... 151
How does the moisture or road sa lt affect
the brakes? ............... ... .... .
151
Malfunction .............. ... .... . . 30
Warning/indicator lights ..... .. .. .. . . 16
Worn brake pads symbol ... .. .. .... .. 32
Break-in period .............. .. .... . 157
Brake pads ............... ... .... . 157
Tires .... .. ................ ..... . 157
Bulbs ..... ..... .. ............. .... 230
C
Cal iforn ia Proposition 65 Warn ing . ... .
Battery specific . ................. .
Capacities .. .. .. .. .. ...... ..... .. . . 179
191
239
Car care ... ..... .. ............. .... 162
Interior ..... .. .. ................. 168
Plastic and vinyl ................... 166
Weatherstrips 167
Care of exterior .... ................ . 162
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment ....... 103
Catalytic converter .................. 158
CD changer ..... .. .................. 73
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Changing a flat tire .................. 222
Changing engine oil ............... .. 184
Chassis
Undercoating .. .. ... .... ...... .. ..
168
also refer to Audi magnetic r ide .. .. .. . 86
Checking
Battery acid level .................. 191
Engine coolant level ................ 185
Checking tire pressure .............. . 200
Child restraint
Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat . ................... ....
116
Child restraints
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and the ir use? ..
147
Child safety . ....................... 136
Convertible locking retractor ......... 144
Important safety instructions for using
ch ild safety seats .... .... ...... .. ..
139
Important things to know when driving
with children .....................
136
Child safety seat .................... 141
Convertible locking retractor . .. ..... . 144
Installing ... .. .. ....... ...... .. .. 144
Child safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
143
Convertible child seats ............. 142
How do I properly install a child safety
· h' l ? 139 seat in my ve 1c e ...... ........... .
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Disposing of your vehicle battery .. .. . 189
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Driving to minimize pollution and no ise 159
Fuel ... .. .. ................. .. ... 176
Fuel economy ................ .. ... 159
Leakage from your veh icle ...... . ... . 178
Letti ng the ve hicle stand and warm up . 160
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . 188
Proper disposal of drained engine coo l-
ant ... .. .. ................. .. ... 186
Proper disposal of drained engine
oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 184
Recycling used engine oil ......... .. . 183
Un leaded fuel ............ .. .. .. ... 174
What should I do with an old battery? . 189
EP C
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . 14
E SP
refer to Electronic Stability Program . . 148
Event Data Recorder (E DR) ... .. .. .. .. . 148
E xhaust tail pipes
Cleaning ... .. ... ........ .. .. .. ... 168
E xpansion tank .... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 185
F
Fan .... .... ... ................ .... . 76
Radiator ... .. ........ ... .. ... ... . 187
Fastening Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Convertible c hild safety sea ts . .. .. .. . 142
Infant seats .. ..... ............. .. 141
Fl at tire
Changing .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 222
Fl oor mats ... .... ............. .. .. . 103
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
F olding master key with remote contro l .. 35
Foot pedals .. .......... ... .... .. .. . 103
For the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and the environment .. 176
Lett ing your engine warm up . .. ... ... 81
Refuel ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Saving fuel by early upshift ing .. .. .. .. 10
Front airbags Descr ipt ion ..... ............. .. .. . 119
H ow they work ... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 124
Fr onta l co llisions and the laws of physics 108
Index 249
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Adjusting ... .. .... . ............ .. 100
Adjusting the manual seats . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Child restraints in the front seat .... .. 116
Fuel Additives . ... .. .... . ............ .. 174
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
C ur rent fuel mileage . .......... .. .. . 20
Filler neck . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 175
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Fuel supply too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Gasoline .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ...... .. .. 174
Gasoline addit ives .. .............. . 175
Octane rat ing .. .. ................. 174
Recommendation . .... ......... .. .. 174
Refuelling ... .. .. .. . .. .......... .. 176
Reserve ... .. .. .... . ............ .. . 12
Tank capacity ....... .. ........ .. .. 239
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand .. 177
Fuel economy messages (efficiency pro-
gram) ...... .. .. .. .. . .............. . 24
Fuse arra ngeme nt ........ ......... . 228
G
Garage door opener .. ............... . 94
Gas discharge lamps . .. .. .......... .. 230
Ga uges
En gine coolant temperatu re . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachom eter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
General illustration
Instruments and controls ... ... ... .. .. 8
Generator Warning/indicator lights .......... .. . 16
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 195
G lo ve compar tme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 237
H
Head lights ....... .. . .. .......... .. . 53
adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
H igh beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 55
H igh beam wa rn ing/ indicato r light ... .. 1 5
In strument p anel illum ination .. .. .. .. 57
S ide marker light s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
T urn signa ls ...................... . 55
Xeno n headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Loading the l uggage compartment . ... . 103
L oc king
P ower locking sw itch ...... .. .. .. .. .. 40
Rear lid/t runk lid . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 41
Remote maste r key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Us ing the key ..... .... ... .. .. .. .... 39
L uggage compartmen t
Light .. .. .. ............. .... .. .. .. 5 7
L oading .... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 103
Ski bag .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 70
L umbar support .............. .... ... 69
M
Ma intenance ....................... 241
Malf unction Indicator Lamp (MIL) 15, 28
M anual conve rtible top
clos ing .. .. ...... ....... .... .. .. .. 4 7
Ma ster key . ................ ...... ... 35
Battery rep lacement ............. ... 36
Chec k light ....................... . 36
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
M en u d isplay . ...... ..... .. .... .. .. .. 2 1
M irrors
Activating the digital compass .. .. .. .. 64
Anti-g lare rea rv iew mir ro r .. .. .. .. .. .. 58
Automatically d imm ing inside m irror . .. 58
Autom atic dimmi ng for the o utside m ir-
rors ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... 59
I nside rearview mir ro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
M anual g lar e dimming . ... .. .. .. .. .. 58
Outside mir ro rs .......... .. .. .. .. .. 59
M oni toring the Advan ced Air bag System 125
N
Natural leat her ... .. . .... .. .... .. .. . 170
New tires and wheel s ..... .. .. .. .. .. . 205
NHTSA Contacting ... .. .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 105
Number of seats ............ ... ... .. 107
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Occ upant seating positions .... ... .. .. . 99
Octane rat ing ... .. .. . .. ... ... .. .. .. 174
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Oil
refer to E ng ine oi l .. . ... .. ..... .... 180
On -Board D iagnost ic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) ............ 28
El ectronic speed limi ter ... ...... .. .. . 28
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) .. .. . 28
Open door or front lid warning .. .. .. .. . 19
Opening conve rtible top
manua lly . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 47
Operate yo ur vehicle eco nomically and
min imize poll ution . .... .. .. ... .. .. .. 159
Optional equipment Marked w ith an aster isk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment (efficiency program) .. . 24
Ou tlets .... .. .. .. ........... ...... . 72
Outs ide mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Outside temperature disp lay ... ... .. .. . 19
Own er's manual
How the Own er's Manual is organ ized . .. 6
p
Pa int
T ouch-up ...... .. .. . ..... .... ... .. 166
Pa int No .... .. .. .. ................. 237
Par k assist .. .. .. .. ............... .. . 83
Pa rking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 89
Pa rking bra ke ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 82
P a rking brake warning ........... .. .. . 30
Parking on a decline (downhill) .... .. .. . 83
Pa rking on an incline (uphill) ... ... .. .. . 83
Pa rts replacement ... . .. .. ... ..... .. 243
Pass -through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
PASS ENGER A IR BAG OFF light .... .. .. 126
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Pedals ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 103
Physi cal p rincip les of a frontal collision . 108
Polishing ... .. .. .. .... .... ....... .. 165
Pollen fil ter ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 76
Pollutant filter .. .. .. ..... ........... 76
Power locking switch ...... ...... .. .. . 40
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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
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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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