2011 AUDI TT ROADSTER light

2 Table of contents
Vehicle liter ature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
About this Owner's Manual ...
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Cockpit ................ .... .. . .
General illus tra tion .... ... .. .. ... .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Instruments . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
War ning/indicator lights ... .. ... .. .
Driver information system .. .
Introduction . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Trip computer .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
M enu display . ........... .... ... .
Efficiency program ........ .. .. .. . .
Service interval d isp lay .. .. .. .. .. . .
Lap timer .. .. ........ ...... ... . .
Speed war ning system ...... ..... . .
On- Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
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War nings and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Opening and closing .. .. .. .. . . 35
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
P ower locking sys tem ..... .. .. .. . .
Rear lid/trunk lid . ..... ... .. .. ... .
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Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power windows .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Convertible top ....... .. .. ... .
Convertible top .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
W ind Deflector ........... .. .. ... .
Convertible top emergency operation .
Clear vision .. . .... ... .. .. .. ... .
Lights . .. ................. .. ... .
Inter ior lights ............ .. .. ... .
V 1s1on ..... .. ........ .... ... .. . .
Mirrors .. .. ................ ... . .
W iper and washer system . ... .. .. . .
Di gita l c ompass .......... .. .. .. . .
Seats and storage ..... .. .. .. . .
Ge ne ral recomme ndat ions . .. .. .. . .
Ad justing front sea ts manually .. ... .
P ower seats ............. .. .. ... .
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L umbar suppo rt . .... .. ..... .... . .
Hea d restraints . ... ... ..... ... .. .
Luggage compartment . ..... ... .. .
C up ho lder ...... ............. .. .
Ashtray ... .... .. ............. .. .
Cigarette lighter/socket ........... .
Storage ..... .. .. .. ... .. ... ..... .
Warm and cold .... ...... ... .. .
Climate co ntrols .. ... .. .. ... ..... .
Rea r window defogger ............ .
Heated seats .... ............. .. .
On the road ... ............... .
Stee ring .. .. ... . .. ... .. ... ... .. .
Ig nitio n lock and ig nition sw itch .. .. .
St art ing and stopp ing t he engine . .. .
P a rking brake .... .. ... ..... ... .. .
Acoustic parking system ..... ... .. .
Cruise cont ro l .. .. ... .. ..... .... . .
Audi magnet ic r ide ... .......... .. .
Sport mode ... .. ............... . 69
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8 2
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Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7
S tronic transmission ........... .. .
Homelink ® .... .. .... .... ... .. .
U niversa l remote control ........ .. .
Safety first .... ... .. ..... ... .. .
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Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Proper occupant seating positions . . . 99
D river and passenger s ide footwe ll . . .
102
Pedal a rea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Stow ing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Re po rting Sa fe ty Defe cts . . . . . . . . . . . lOS
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Genera l notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 7
Why sa fe ty belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
S afety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Safety be lt pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . 113
Airbag system ... ... ..... ... .. . 115
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 115
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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
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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 ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .
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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

(!) Power wi ndow switches
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@
©
Door hand le
Powe r locking sw itch
Adjuster control for outside mir- rors ... . ............. .... .
® Air outlets ............... . .
@ Light switch . ... .... ... .. .. .
(J) Turn signa l and high beam . .. .
@ Mu ltifunction stee ring wheel
with:
- Horn
- Drive r's ai rbag .... ... .. .. .
- Shift buttons ..... ... .. .. .
® Instrument cluster
@ Sw itches for
- Windshield wiper/washer
- Menu disp lay ..... ... .. .. .
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40
59
77
53
55
1 19
9 1
10
60
21
- T rip comp uter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
© Steering lock/ignition/starter
switch (in the steering wheel
column) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
@ Adjustab le s teer ing column . . . 80
@ Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
€3J H ood re lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
@ Data L ink Connector (DLC) for
On Board Diagnostics ( OBD II) 28
@ Instrument lighti ng . . . . . . . . . 57
@ Switches for
- Fuel filler flap release 176
- Rea r lid re lease . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
@ Depending on opt ions: Rad io or
nav igat ion system
@ Glove compar tment ( lockable) 73
@ Front passenger's a irbag . . . . . 119
@ Rear window defogger sw itch 79
@ C limate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
@ Ashtray w ith cigarette lighter . . 71
@ Selecto r l ever (S troni c) . . . . . . . 87
@) Switches for
- Audi magnet ic r ide or Sport
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 86
- Electronic Stab ilizat ion Pro-
gram ( ESP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
- Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . 56
Cockpi t 9
- Retractable rear spo iler .. ...
@ Switch for automatic folding
150
top . ... .. .. .. .. . .. .... ... .
@ Swi tch for wind deflector .... .
@ C up ho lder .. .. .. .......... .
@ Pa rking brake lever
(D Tips
- Some of the equipment or features
show n in the genera l illustration may be
standard equ ipme nt on your vehicle or
may be opt ional equ ipment depending
on you r model. Always as k yo ur au tho r­
ized Aud i de aler if you have a quest ion
abou t your vehi cle.
- A separate bro ch ure is p rov ided for yo ur
factory-installed audio system a nd/or
the A udi Navigation System. 48
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10 Instruments and warning /indicator lights
Instruments and warning/indicator Lights
Instruments
Instrument cluster and controls
The instrument cluster is your central source of information.
Fig. 3 Ove rvi ew of the instrument cluster
CD Tachometer with time and date
dis play .. .......... ....... .
@ Warning/indicator lights . ... .
@ Coolant temperature gauge .. .
© Fuel gauge ............ .. .. .
® Speedometer with odometer ..
@ Set/Check button ....... ... .
(i) Driver information display
@ Reset button for
- trip odometer ...... ..... . .
- Serv ice indicator
(D Tips
10,11
13
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12
12
11,30
19
12
24
-When switching the ignition on, the nee­
dles in the instrument cluster move up­
ward briefly.
- The illumination for the instrument clus­
ter lights up whenever you switch on the
i gnition with the
vehicle headlights off.
As the daylight fades, the instrument
cluster illumination likewise dims auto­
matically and will go out completely
when the outside light is very low. This
feature is meant to remind you to switch
on the headlights w hen outside light
conditions become poor .
Tachometer (engine rev counter)
The tachometer CD q page 10, fig. 3 is the left
of the two large clock-type dis plays.
The engine turns at a speed
1,000 times the
single digit in the display, e.g . if the needle is
pointing at the "2" the engine is turning at
2,000 RPM.
The tachometer indicates the engine RPM
(revolutions per minutes). The red area at the
end of the scale indicates maximum permissi­
ble engine RPM after the break-in period. Be­
fore reaching this area, move the selector lev­
er to position "D (Drive)" or ease your foot off
the accelerator pedal.
(D Note
The tachometer needle should not move into the red range . If it does, then only for
a ve ry short per iod of time. You could
damage your engine by driving at high
RPM.
@) For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early saves fuel and reduces en­
gine noise.

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.

12 Instruments and warning /indicator lights
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge works only when the ignition is
on.
When the needle reaches the red area, the
warning light in the instrument cluster will il­
luminate
9 page 32 li)J. This means you
have approximately 1.9 gallons (7 litres) of
fuel left in the tank.
Time to refuel!
The total tank capacity of your vehicle is listed in
9 page 239.
(D Note
Never run the tank completely dry! An ir­
regu lar supply of fue l can cause eng ine
misfiring and fuel could enter into the ex­
haust system. The catalyt ic converter
co uld then overheat and be damaged.
Speedometer with odometer
The speedometer shows you the vehicle
speed, and the odometer shows you how
many miles (kilometers) you have driven.
Fig. 5 Speedomete r close -up: odometer display
The odometer and trip odometer are located
inside the speedometer .
- USA mode ls - Miles
- Canada models -Kilometers
Lower odometer
The lower odometer shows the total number
of miles (kilometers) driven.
Upper odometer (trip odometer)
The upper odometer shows the total number
of miles (kilometers) driven s ince you last re­
set the odometer back to zero. You can use
th is odometer when you want to keep track of
how many miles (kilometers) you have driven
for a single trip or errand. The last digit indi­
cates
1/10 of a mile (100 meters) . You can set
the tr ip odometer back to zero by pressing the
reset button
<:;> fig . 5.
With the ig nition off, pushing of the Set/
Check button
9 page 10, fig. 3 ® can turn on
the d isplay field lighting for a few seconds .
Malfunction message
If there is a malfunction somewhere in the in­
strument cluster,
dEF will appear in the trip
odometer and w ill stay on. Contact your au­
thorized Aud i dealer to have the problem cor­
rected.
Immobilizer
When the ignition is switched on, the data on
the ignition key are scanned automatically.
If an unauthorized key was used, SAFE is dis ­
played continuously in the odometer display
field . The vehicle cannot be operated
9page 36.
(D Tips
-The digital clock and the odometer are
turned on for about 30 seconds when
the driver's door is opened .
- When the ignition is turned off, the od­
ometer reading and the digital clock with
date display can be switched on for
about 30 seconds by pressing the Set/
Check button
<:;> page 10, fig. 3 @ .

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
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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
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USA models: Malfunction lndica-
tor Lamp (MIL)
c:!;> page 15
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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
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CRUISE
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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

14 Instrument s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
Canada models : anti-lock brake
system (ABS) defective
¢page 17
Electro-mechanical power assist
¢ page 18
A WARNING
-Failure to heed warning lights and other
important vehicle information may result
in serious personal injury or vehicle dam­
age.
- Whenever stalled or stopped for repa ir,
move the vehicle a safe distance off the
road, stop the engine, and turn on the
eme rgency flasher¢
page 56.
- The engine compartment of any motor
vehicle is a potentially hazardous a rea.
Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, stop the engine and let it
cool down. Always exercise extreme ca u­
t ion when working under the hood
¢ page 172, Engine compartment
(D Tips
- When a yellow warn ing symbol appears,
one warning tone sounds. Chec k the
function disp layed as soon as possible .
- When a red symbol appears,
three warn ­
ing tones so und in a row. The symbo l
continues to flash until the fau lt has
been corrected.
; Audi magnetic ride
App lies to vehicles: with Audi magnetic ride
The indicator light monitors vehicle damping .
The indicator ligh t E illumina tes when the ig­
n ition is switched on as a funct ion check.
(D Tips
I f the indi cator lamp illuminates while you
are driving, there is a malf unct ion in the
veh icle damping. The chass is should be in­
spected immediately by an authorized Au ­
di dea ler .
ill Tire pressure monitoring system ·
telltale indicator lamp
The warning/indicator light appears in the
event of a signifi cant loss of air pressure.
T he II] warn ing/ indicator light illumi nates for
a few seconds after the ignition is turned on
as function che ck a nd the n goes out.
If the
II] symbol appears, pressure is too low
i n at least one t ire .
When the system detects a malfunct ion, the
warning/indicator light will flas h for approxi­
mately one minute and then remain continu ­
ously ill uminated . This sequence will continue
upon subsequent vehicle starts up as long as
the malfunc tion exists . Contact you r a uth o r­
ized Audi de aler and have the ma lf u nction
corrected.
For more information
¢ page 212.
EPC Electronic power control
This warning/indicator light monitors the
electronic power control .
The~ warning/ind icator light (E lectronic
Power Control) illuminates when you sw itch
on the ign ition as a fu nction check .
(D Tips
If this warning/ indicator light illum inates
while you are d riving, then there is a mal­
funct ion in the engine electronics . Have
the malfunct ion corrected as soon as pos­
s ib le by your au thori zed A udi dealer or
q ualified works ho p.
c§:3 Convertible top
The warning/indicator light monitors the con­
vertible top function .
The l!!J!I warning/indicato r light illum inates
whe n you switch on th e ignition fo r about 2
seco nds as a c heck and then goes out. The
warning/ind ic a tor light has the following
f unct ions: