2011 AUDI TT ROADSTER manual transmission

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) .. .
5
6
8
8
8
10
10
1 3
19
1 9
20
21
23
24
25
26
28
War nings and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Opening and closing .. .. .. .. . . 35
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
P ower locking sys tem ..... .. .. .. . .
Rear lid/trunk lid . ..... ... .. .. ... .
37
41
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 ............. .. .. ... .
43
46
46
49
49
53
53
56
57
58
60
64
66
66
67
68
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
70
70
71
71
72
73
75
75
79
79
80
80
80
81
8 2
83
84
86
86
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7
S tronic transmission ........... .. .
Homelink ® .... .. .... .... ... .. .
U niversa l remote control ........ .. .
Safety first .... ... .. ..... ... .. .
87
94
94
98
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

Transmission S tronic transmission
Introduction
Your vehicle is equipped with a S tronic trans­ miss ion, also called a double-clutch system/
transmission.
Power is transferred between the engine and
the transm ission by means of two i ndepend­
ent clutches. They replace the to rque convert­
e r of conventional automat ic transm iss ions
and a llow the vehicle to acce lerate without a
noticeable break in the power flow .
W it h the aid
of tiptroni c, the gears can op ­
tionally be sh ifted
manually¢ page 90.
Selector lever positions
All the selector lever positions are explained
in this section.
F ig . 96 Display: Selector lever position
The instrument cluster display shows these ­
l ector lever position.
P -Park lock
In th is posi tion the gea rs are mechan ically
l ocked .
The park lock must on ly be engaged with the
ve hicl e
stationary¢ /1..
To engage P and to remove the lever from th is
position, you must depress the release button
(button in the selector lever handle)
and si­
multaneously yo u must step on the brake
pedal.
Tran sm iss ion 87
R -re ver se
In this position, reverse is eng aged.
Reverse gear must only be engaged w ith the
vehicle
stationary and the engine ru nning at
idle speed ¢
/1..
To engage R, you have to depress the release
button
and simultaneously step on the brake
pedal. I n the R pos ition, the bac k-up lights il­
luminate w ith the ignition on.
N -Neutral
The transm iss ion is in neutral in this pos ition.
D -Normal po sition fo r dri ving forward
In this position, the forward gears are auto­
matically shifted up and down, depending on
engine load and vehicle speed.
T o engage D from
N, the brake pedal must be
depressed at speeds below S km/h or when
the vehicle is stationary¢&. .
In certa in circ umstances (driving in the moun­
tains for examp le) it can be beneficia l to
switch temporari ly to the man ual shift pro­
gram ¢
page 90 in order to adjust the gear
ratios to driving conditions
manually .
S -Sport s etting
T he S set ting should be se lected for sporting
driving. The power reserves of the engine ca n
be fully explo ited through later upshifts.
T o e ngage S from N, the b ra ke peda l must be
depressed at speeds below 5 km/h or when
the ve hicle is stationary ¢&. .
A WARNING
-Never p lace the selector lever i n the R or
P posit ion while the veh icle is moving -
risk of an accident!
- With the engine r unning, it is necessary
to hold the vehicle with the foot brake in
all se lector lever positions (except P and
N), because even at idle speed the trans­
fe r of power is never completely inter­
r u pted -the vehicle "creeps". If t he vehi­
cle is stat ionary and the t ransm ission is

90 Transmi ssion
-Before driv ing down a steep slope, re­
duce your speed and shift into a lower
g ear with "tiptronic".
- Do not ride the brakes or app ly the brake
pedal too often or too long. Constant
braking causes the brakes to overheat
and substantially reduces braking per­
formance, increases b raking distance or
c a uses comp lete failure of the b rake sys­
tem.
Hill Descent Assist
Ap plies to ve hicles : wit h Hill Descen t Ass is t
Hill Descent Assist helps the driver when driv­
ing down inclines.
H ill Descent Ass ist is activated by pressing the
brake while descending when the selector lev ­
e r i s in
D/S . The S tronic transmission auto­
mat ica lly shifts down to a gear suitab le for
the incline. H ill Descent Assis t attempts to
maintain the current vehicle speed whe n the
b rak ing occurs, as far as phys ica l and techni ­
cal limits allow . It may be necessary to adjust
the speed using the brakes .
H ill Descent Ass ist swit ches off when the in­
cline levels out or when the gas pedal is press ­
ed .
On veh icles w ith cru ise contro l* ~
page 84,
H ill Descent Ass ist is a lso activated when the
speed is set .
L!l WARNING
Hill Descent Assist cannot overcome phys i­
cal limitations, so it may not be possib le to
ma intain a constant vehicle speed under
all circumstances. Always be ready to ap­
ply t he b rakes.
tiptronic operation
Tiptronic allows the driver to shift gears man­
ually .
Fig . 99 Ce nter console: Manua l shi fting (tiptro nic)
Fig . 1 00 D isp lay: Ma nua l shifting (tiptron ic)
Switching to manual
.... M .... 0
~
"' Move the selector lever to the r ight out of
t he
D position. The disp lay changes once the
t ra nsm iss ion has sw itched to manual mode .
For examp le,
M4 indica tes that 4th gea r is
engaged.
Upshifting
.., Tap the selector lever fo rward ( in the tip­
tronic setting)
~ fig. 99 G) .
Downshifting
... Tap the selector lever backward (in the tip-
tronic setting)
0 -
Switch ing to man ual can be carried out with
the vehicle stationary as we ll as moving .
When accelerating, the transmission sh ifts in­
to the next gear in gears 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
shortly before the maximum permissible en­
gine speed is reached.

If you have selected a lower gear than the cur­
rent one, the transmission w ill only shift down
when the engine cannot be overspeeded .
If kick-down is actuated, the transmission
shifts into a lower gear independent ly of
speed and engine rpm .
Steering wheel with Tiptronic ® controls
The selector paddl es allow the driver to keep
both hands on the steering wheel when shift­
ing gears.
Fig. 101 Sport steer ing wheel w ith selector paddle s
Shifting up
.. Pull the right paddle, marked 0 ¢ fig. 101
briefly towards you .
Shifting down
.. Pull the left paddle, marked 0 ¢fig. 101
briefly towards you.
The selector paddles on the steering wheel
are activated when the selector lever on the
center console is in
D , S, or in the manual po­
sition (Tiptronic mode) .
You can also shift gears in the Tiptronic mode
using the selector lever on the center console.
@ Tips
With the gear selector lever in either "D"
or "S" the transmission will switch back to
the automatic mode if you do not use the
paddles within approx. 30 seconds.
Transmission 91
Kick-down feature
The kick-down feature allows maximum ac­
celeration .
If you depress the accelerator pedal fully be­
yond the full-throttle position, the transmis­
s ion automatically downshifts one gear, de ­
pending on vehicle speed and engine rpm. The
upshift into the next higher gear takes place
as soon as the maximum specified engine
speed is reached.
_&. WARNING
Please note that the drive wheels can spin
if the kick-down is used on a smooth slip­
pery road -risk of sk idding!
Launch Control Program
The Launch Control Program permits maxi­
mum acceleration.
In order to use Launch Control, the ASR (Anti­
Slip Regulation) must be disabled. When ASR
is disabled, the ESP warning/indicator light
I
in the instrument cluster illuminates. So that
Launch Control can be used, the engine must
be at operating temperature and the steering
wheel must not be turned .
.. With the engine running, briefly press the
ESP button. The message "ESP off" appears
in the instrument cluster display.
.. Shift the gear lever to "S" or the tiptronic ®
position.
.. Step on the brake pedal with your left foot
and keep the brake pedal fully depressed for
at least one second.
.. W ith your right foot, step on the accelerator
to the wide-open throttle position or Kick­
down. The engine speed settles at about
3,200 rpm.
.. Take your left foot off the brake.
&_ WARNING
-
-Always adapt your driving to the traffic
flow.

228 Fuses and bulbs
Fuse Location, Instrument Panel left
0
Fig. 172 Fuse ca rrier be hind the inst rum ent pan el end
fa ce, cover rem oved
Some of the equipment i tems lis ted are op­
tional or only available on certain model con ­
figurations.
Note that the following table is accurate at
the time of going to press and is subject to
change. In the event of discrepancies, the la­
bel on the inside of the cover always takes
precedence.
The power seats are protected by circuit
breakers,
which automatically reset after a
few seconds after the overload has been rem­
edied .
No. Equipment
1
I 2
Engine relay, fuel tank control
unit , Airbag Off light, light
switch (switch illumination), di-
agnostic connector
ABS, ASR, ESP, brake light switch
3 AFS headlight (left)
Amps
10
5
s
No.
4
5
6
7
Equipment
Oil level sensor (extended main-
tenance interval)
(WIV), tire
pressure monitoring system,
switch for Electronic Stability Program (ESP), AFS headlights
(control unit), A/C system (pres-
sure sensor), backup light
switch
Automatic headlight range con­
trol, AFS headlight (right)/
manual headlight range con­
trol, halogen headlights
Control unit for CAN data trans­
fer (gateway), electromechani­
cal steering, automatic trans­ mission shift gate
Acoustic Park Assist, automatic
dipping interior rear
view mir-
ror, garage door opener, heata­
ble windshield washer nozzles,
washer pump, wind deflector
relay (Roadster)
--r-
Amps
5
5/10
5
5
8 Haldex clutch 5
9 Control unit Audi magnetic ride 5
10 Airbag control unit 5
Mass airflow sensor, crankcase
11 5/10
heating
Door control unit (central lock-
12 10
ing driver/passenger)
--
13 Diagnostic connector 10
Rain sensor, automatic trans-
14 5
mission shift gate
15 Roof light (interior lighting) 5
16 A/C system (control unit) 10
17 Tire pressure monitoring sys-
5
tern (control unit)
l
I
18 Notused -
19 Not used
20 Not used
21 Fuel injectors (gasoline engine)
Wind deflector (Roadster)
Horn
24 Transmission (control unit) 10
30
20
15
..,.

A
A/C operation
ABS ................... .... 78
refer to Anti-lock brake system .. .. .. . 153
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Acoustic park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Adaptive light ................ .... ... 54
defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Adding Engine coolant ........... .. .. .. .. .
Engine oil ...... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. .
Windshield washer fluid ....... . ... .
Additional accessories
Additives Engine oil .. ............. .. .. .. .. .
Adjustable steering column ...... ... .. . 186
183
192
243
183 80
Adjusting front seats ............ ..... 66
Adjusting steering column ... .. .. .. .. .. 80
Adjusting the seats ......... .. .. .. .. .. 67
Advanced Airbag System Children ... ................ ... ... 137
Components ................ ... .. .
Front airbags ............ .... .. .. .
How the components work together . . 121
120
123
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Weight -sensing mat ......... .... .. 137
Airbag Warning/indicator lights ..... .. .. .. .. 16
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115, 134
Care ....... .. ............... .. .. . 128
Child restraints .............. ... ... 138
Components (front airbags) . ... .. .. . 121
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Disposal 128
Front airbags .... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 119
How do the front airbags work? . ..... 124
How many airbags does my vehicle
have? . .. .. .... ............. .. .. . 121
I mportant safety instructions on the
knee airbag system .......... ... .. . 132
Important things to know ... ... .. .. . 115
Indicator light .............. ... ... 125
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Monitoring . ............. .... .. ... 125
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light .. .. .. . 126
Repairs . ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 128
Index 245
Side airbags ..... ................. 132
When must the system be inspected? . 125
All-wheel drive .. .. ................. 154
Winter tires ... .. .... ........... . .
Alloy wheels .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... . .
Alternator
refer to Generator . . .............. ..
Anti-freeze 209
167
16
refer to Engine cooling system ... .. .. 185
Anti -glare inside day-night mirror ....... 58
Anti-lock brake system How the ABS system works ......... . 153
Warning/indicator lights ........ .. .. . 17
Anti-Sl ip Regulation System (ASR)
How the system works .............. 150
Anti-theft systems Anti-theft alarm system ........ .. .. . 42
Electronic immobilizer .......... .. .. . 36
Ashtray
ASR
.... .. .. .. ... ............ ...
How the Anti-Slip Regulation System 71
works .... .. .. .. ................. 150
Asterisk What does it mean when something is marked with an asterisk? .............. 6
Audi magnetic ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 86
Description .. .. .. ... ............ .. . 86
Ind icator light . .... ... .......... .. . 14
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Litera-
ture .......... ... .. .. ... ......... .
Automatic belt retractor ............ .
Automat ic car wash
refer to Washing . .... ........... . .
Automatic convertible top 241
110
163
closing . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... ........ . 48
opening ........ .. ............... .
Automatic transmission ............ .. .
Driving Notes .. .. ................. . 48
87
89
Emergency program .. .. ...... ...... 92
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Ignition key safety lock .............. 81
Kick-down ... .. .. ... ............ ... 91
Launch Control Program .......... .. . 91
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Tiptronic controls on the steering wheel 91
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252 Index
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Convenience close/open feature ... .. .. 44
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside ... ............... .. .. .... .. 40
Opening and closing the windows .... .. 44
Rear lid/trunk lid .......... ... .. ... . 41
Remote control .......... .. .. .. .. .. 35
Un lock ing and locking vehicle . .. .. .. .. 38
Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Power seats
Adjusting the seatback ..... ... .. ... . 69
Adjustment .............. ... .... .. 68
Power steering
refer to Electro-mechanical power as-
sist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 153
Power top Care and cleaning .......... ... .. .. . 164
Convenience close/open feature . .. .. .. 48
Conven ience opening/closing . .. .... .. 48
Power window switches ....... .. .... .. 43
Reactivating the system ....... .. .... 45
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Programming the Homelink ® universal re­
mote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Proper occupant seating positions .. .. .. 99
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Proper seating pos ition
Fr ont passenger .............. .... . 100
Occupants . ................ .. .... .. 99
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
quattro ®
refer to All-wheel drive .... .. .. .. .. . 154
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 108
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
R
Radiator fan ... ........... .. .. .... . 187
Ra in sensor defective ......... .. .. .. . . 34
Reading lights ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 56
Rear lid .................... .. .... .. 41
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Rear light
defective ............. .... . 33
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Rearview mirror
refer to Mirrors .. ............. .... . 58
Rear window defogger .............. .. 79
Refuelling ........ ................ . 176
Release lever for hood .............. . 178
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 39
Remote control garage door opener
(Homelink ®) .. .. .. ..... ....... ... .. . 94
Remote master key Unlocking and locking .......... .... . 38
Remote rear lid release .......... .. .. . 41
Repair manuals .. .. ................ . 241
Repairs Airbag system ... ................ . 128
Replacement parts . ............. .... 243
Replacing Wheel rims .. .. .. .......... ...... . 205
Rep lacing a fuse ... ................ . 227
Replacing light bulbs ............ .. .. 230
Replacing tires and wheels .......... .. 205
Replacing windshield wiper b lades ...... 63
Reporting Safety Defects ............ . 105
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting remote contro l ......... .. .. . 39
Retractor ....... .. .. .............. . 110
Reverse (Automatic transmission) ... ... . 87
Rims Cast alloy . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 167
Replac ing . ...... ............. .... 205
Stee l rims ..... .. ................ . 167
Run-flat tires .. .. .. ..... ....... ... .. 215
Driving . .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. 216
Introduction . .. .. ............. .... 215
Replac ing defects parts ......... .. .. 217
s
SAFE ...... .... .. ................. . 12
Safe driving habits .............. ..... 98
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women 112
Safety belt pretensioner Serv ice and disposal ........... .. .. 113