2011 AUDI TT ROADSTER emergency towing

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
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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

218 What do I do now?
What do I do now?
Trunk escape handle
In case of an emergency, the rear lid can be
opened from the inside using the trunk es­
cape handle.
Fig. 157 Luggage compartment: Trunk escape handle
... To open the trunk lid pull the handle down
as indicated by the -arrow- ~
fig. 157.
The trunk escape handle inside the storage
compartment is made of fluorescent materia l
to g low in the dark.
A WARNING
The trunk escape handle is to be used only
in an emergency.
Vehicle tool kit
The tools are stored underneath the floor
panel in the luggage compartment.
Fig. 158 Luggage compa rtmen t: vehicle tool kit
... Swing the Luggage compartment floor up­
wards .
... Remove the vehicle tool k it.
The on board tool kit includes: -
Hook for removing wheel covers *
- Plastic clip to remove wheel bo lt covers•
- Wheel bolt wrench
-Alignment pin for changing wheels
- Screwdriver with reversible blade
- Replacement bit (reversible Torx bit for
chang ing lamps)
- Open ended wrench 10 x 13
- Towing eye
Note : some of the on board items listed above
are provided on certain models only or are op­
tiona l extras .
A WARNING ~
-Using a bumper jack to raise the vehicle
will damage the bumper system. The
jack may slip, caus ing injury .
- Never support your vehicle on cinder
b locks, bricks or other objects. These
may not be able to support the load and
could cause injury when they fail.
- Never start or run the eng ine while the
veh icle is supported by the jack.
- If you must work under the vehicle, al­
ways use safety stands specifically de­
signed for th is purpose.
- Never use the hexagonal socket in the
handle of the screwdriver to loosen or
tighten the wheel bolts.
Tire repair
General and safety pointers
Appl ies to vehicles: wit h Tire Mobility Sys tem
Tire repair is intended only for temporary,
short-term use.
Fig. 159 Tire damage for whic h t he Tir e Mob ility Sys-
tem is not suited
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Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emer­
gency crews and working personnel who
have the necessary tools and equipment to
perform these operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
(D Note
Vehicles with an automatic transmission
cannot be started by pushing or towing .
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by
connecting it to the battery of another vehi­
cle.
If the engine should fail to start because of a
discharged or weak battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery of
another vehicle,
using a
pair of jumper cables to start the en­
gine.
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently
largec ross section to safely carry the starter
current. Refer to the manufacturer's specifica­
tions.
Use only jumper cables which have
insulated
termina l clamps and are properly marked for
distinction :
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minus(-) cable
i n most cases colored black.
_& WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, ac id, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal
injury. Follow the instructions below for
safe handling of your vehicle's battery.
- Always shield you r eyes and avoid lean­
ing over the battery whenever possible.
Emergency situations 231
-A discharged battery can already freeze
at temperatures just below 32 °F (0 °C).
Before connecting a jumper cable, the
frozen battery must be thawed com­
pletely, othe rwise it could explode .
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes
or skin . Flush any contacted area with
water immediately .
- Improper use of a booster battery to
start a vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batter ies generate explosive gas­
es. Keep sparks, flame and lighted ciga­
rettes away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any veh icle w ith
a low ac id level in the battery.
- The voltage of the booster battery must
also have a 12-Volt rating. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged bat­
tery . Use of batteries of different voltage
or substantially different "Ah" rat ing
may cause an exp losion and personal in­
jury.
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trap­
ped in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge o r use a battery that has
been frozen . The battery case may have
be weakened.
- Use of batter ies of different voltage or
substantially different capacity (Ah) rat ­
ing may cause an exp losion and injury .
The ca pa city (Ah) of the booster battery
should not be lower than that of the dis­
charged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS¢
page 172, Engine com­
partment.
(D Note
- App lying a higher voltage booster bat­
tery will cause expensive damage to sen­
sit ive electronic components, such as
control units, relays, rad io, etc .
- There must be no electrical contact be­
tween the vehicles as otherwise current
could already start to flow as soon as the
posit ive(+) terminals are connected. ..,. •
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instructions of the jumper cable
manufacturer. If in doubt, call for road
service.
- Jumper cables must be long enough so
that the vehicles do not touch.
- When connecting jumper cables, make
sure that they cannot get caught in any
moving parts in the engine compart­
ment.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
<=> page 172, Engine com­
partment .
@ Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ru­
in the generator.
-Always connect POSITIVE(+) to POSI­
TIVE(+), and NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE
( - ) ground post of the battery manager
control unit.
- Check that all screw plugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firmly . If not, tighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on nega­
tive battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for con­
necting a jumper cable as described
above applies spec ifically to the case of
your vehicle being jump started. When
you are giving a jump start to another ve­
hicle, do
not connect the negative( -) ca­
ble to the negative(- ) terminal on the
discharged battery@. Instead, securely
connect the negative (-) cable to either a
solid metal component that is firmly bolted to the engine block or to the en­
gine block itself. If the battery that is be­
in g charged does not vent to the outside,
escaping battery gas could ignite and ex­
plode!
Emergency situations 233
Emergency towing
with commercial tow
truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for tow­
ing.
T he following information is to be used by
commercial tow truck operators who know
how to operate their equipment safely.
- Never tow your Audi, towing will cause
damage to the engine and transmission.
- Never wrap the safety chains or winch ca­
ble s around the brake lines .
- To prevent unnecessary damage, your Audi
must be transported with a car carrier
(flatbed truck).
- To load the vehicle on to the flat bed, use
the towing loop found in the vehicle tools
and attach to the front or rear anchorage
<=> page 234 and c:> page 235.
A WARNING
A vehicle being towed is not safe for pas­
sengers. Never allow anyone to ride in a
vehicle be ing towed, for any reason.
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234 Emergency situations
Front towing loop
Do not install the front towing loop until it is
needed.
Fig. 176 Front bumper: removing th e grill
Fig. 177 Front bumper: screwing in the tow ing loop
The towline eye fits into the threaded hole lo­
cated on the r ight side of the front bumper
behind the grill .
... Remove the screwdriver and towing loop
from the vehicle toolkit
q page 218 .
... Insert the screwdriver into the slot as shown
and press toward the cente r of the vehicle
¢
fig. 176 . At the same time, pull the grill
forward and out .
.,. Screw the towing loop tight ly into the
threaded hole as far as it will go¢
fig. 177.
When it is no longer needed, unscrew the
towline eye and put it back into the on-board
too lkit. Make sure to have the towline eye
stored in the vehicle at all times.
When installing the grill for the air duct, be
sure that the tabs on the gr ill are first insert­
ed into their guides on the vehicle. Then push
the grill into position .
A WARNING
-If the towing loop is not screwed in as far
as it will go, the thread can pull out when
the veh icle is towed -potent ial risk of an
accident.
Front towing loop
Applies to veh icles: w ith 265 hp engine
Only install the front towing loop when it is
needed .
Fig. 178 Right front sect ion: remov ing the air intake
grille
Fig. 179 Right front sect io n with plast ic cove r
A threaded opening with left-hand threads is
located at the front right of the bumper be·
hind the air intake grille. The towing loop is
installed in this opening .
.,. Remove the screwdriver and the towing loop
from the vehicle tool kit
q page 218.
... Reach through the air intake grille, grip the
hor izontal fins and pull it forward to re­
move.
... Use the screwdriver to pry the plastic cover
off
q fig. 179.
... Install the towing loop in the threaded
opening and tighten it until it stops
q page 234, fig. 177.

Remove the towing loop when you are done
using it and place it back in the vehicle tool
kit . A lways keep the tow ing loop in the vehi­
cle.
When insta lling the air intake grille, insert the
tabs on the grille in the mounts on the vehicle
first . Then press the gri lle in to sec ure it.
A WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when instal ling, the threads may be
pulled out when tow ing the ve hicle and
t hat could ca use an accident.
Rear towing loop
Do not install the rear towing loop until it is
needed.
Fi g. 180 Right rea r sect ion
Fi g. 18 1 Rea r bumper: screwing in t he tow in g loop
On the r ight side under the rear bumper there
i s a t hreaded hole for the tow ing loop. The
threaded hole is pro tected by a cove r.
"' Remove the towing loop from the ve hicle
toolkit
r:::;,page 218.
"'Press the right side of the cover inward
f orcefully to remove i t from the b umper.
¢fig. 180.
Emergency s itu ations 235
"' Sc rew the towing loop tightly into the
threaded ho le as far as it wi ll go.
When it is no longe r neede d, unscrew the
towing loop and put it back into the vehicle
toolk it . Be sure to have the towing loop sto red
in the vehicle at all times.
A WARNING
If t he tow ing loop is not screwed in as far
as it will go, the thread can pull out when
the vehicle is towed -potent ia l risk of an
accident.
loading the vehicle onto a flatbed truck
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Fi g. 182 Ve hicle on flatbed truck
Front hook up
"'Align the vehicle wi th t he centerline of the
car carrier ramp.
"' Attach the winch hook to the front towline
eye prev iously insta lled.
Rear hook up
"' Alig n the vehicle wi th the center line of the
car car rier ramp .
"' Attach the winch hook to the rear tow line
eye previous ly insta lled.
(D Tips
Check caref ully to ma ke s ure the hook-up
i s secure before moving the car up the flat­
bed truck ramp.

248 Index
Dipstick
Reading the dipstick prop erly ..... .. . 183
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driver information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Dr iver info rmation system
M enu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
M enu display .............. .. .... .. 21
Open door or front lid warning .. .... .. 19
Outside temperature display .. .. .. .... 19
Red symbols ....................... 29
Service interval d isplay ......... ..... 24
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sound system display ..... .. .. .. .. . . 19
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
ye llow symbo ls ........... .... .... .. 29
Driver seat
refer to Seat ing pos ition ........ ..... 99
Driving Run-flat tires ............ .. .. .... . 216
Driving saf ely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Driving through water ....... .... .... 158
Duplicate key .............. ... .... .. 35
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
E
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Fu el economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Memory levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Other equipmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Elapsed time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electro-mechanical power assist . . . 18, 153
El ect ronic different ial lock (EDL)
How the system works ..... .. .. .. .. . 149
Warning/indicator lights ....... .... .. 17
E lect ronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 36
Electronic power control
EPC warning/indicator light .. .. .. .... 14
El ect ronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Electronic Stability Program ...... .... 148
Electronic stabilization program (ESP) Warning/indicator lights ... .. .. .... .. 15
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Warning/indicator lights ....... .... . . 15
Emer gency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Emergency
operation
Convertible top .. .................. 49
Rear lid ... .. .. .. .. .............. .. 42
Emergency starting ............. .. .. 231
Emergency towing . ................ . 233
Energy management ................ 155
Battery power ... ................. 156
Driver notification ................. 156
Engine Check ing and filling locations ..... ... 180
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Hood ......... .. .. .............. . 178
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 81
Starting with jumper cables ..... .... 231
Stopping .. .. .. .. .. ........... .... . 82
Eng ine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Safety instructions ................ . 178
Working in the engine compartment 178
Engine coolant system
Malfunction ... .. .................. 31
Radiator fan ..... ................. 187
T em perature gauge ............ .... . 11
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Adding coolant . .. ............. .. .. 186
Checking the engine coolant level ... .. 185
Engine data ..... ................... 239
Engine hood Closing ... .... ................... 178
How to release the hood ............ 178
Engin e oil . ..... .. .. .............. . 180
Adding ....... .. ............. .... 183
Additives . ..... .. .. .............. . 183
Changing . .... .. ............. .... 184
Checking the engine oil level ..... .... 183
Indications and conditions requiring ex-
tra checking ..... ................ . 183
Oil consumpt io n .. .. ..... ........ .. 182
Oil grades . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 180
Recommended oil check intervals ... .. 183
Specification and viscosity ........... 180
Engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Engine oil pressure (malfunction) ... ... . 31
Engine oil sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Engine speed limitation .............. . 33
Environm ent
Break-in period ... ............. .... 157
Catalytic converter ................ . 158

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