2011 AUDI TT ROADSTER set clock

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
11
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.

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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 @ .

22 Driv e r in formation sy stem
Each display type in the Start menu contains a
submenu with additional options.
Set Clock
c;:,page23
Computer
c;:,page23
Acoust ic par k assist*
¢page83
Speed alarm (speed warning)
c;:,page27
Language (6 languages)
c:;>page23
Units (distance, fuel consump-
tion, temperature)
c;:,page23
Tire pressure monitoring
c;:,page 212
Lap timer *
c;:,page 25
Lighting*
c;:,page53
Wiper (service position)
c;:,page62
Window
¢page44
Doors (unlocking and locking
mode, for example Auto-lock)
c;:,page 37, c:;>page 37
Check Service
c;:,page24
Chassis number *
c;:, page 23 7
Engine oil temperature*
Registered keys
c:;>page35
Menu off All of the messages show n in ve-
hides without menu display a p-
pear on the display screen.
Navigating the menu
Use the rocker switch on the windshield wiper
lever and the
I Reset I button to operate the
menu and carry out inquiri es and selections.
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Fig. 1 3 Wiper lever: Controls for the men u display
Fi g. 14 Display: Start menu
I Reset I button @ and rocker switch @
c:;> fig. 13 functions:
To open the menu
.,. Press the I Reset I button @ until the me nu
d isp lay¢
fig. 14 appears
Selections and settings
.,. Press the rocker switch @to reach a menu
disp lay. The switch is operated the same as
the display (up/down) .
Entering and c onfirm ing
.,. Press the I Reset I button @.
Returning to the Start menu
.,. Press the I Reset I butto n longe r tha n 2 sec­
onds to return from any menu level to the
Start men u.
U sing the rocke r swi tch , you can se lec t the
me nus in the display or change set tings. A

or if you do not want to exceed a specified
speed for w inter t ires.
The speed warning 2 symbol,
1mj (USA mod­
e ls)/
laJ (Canada models) appears in the dis­
p lay when you exceed the stored speed lim it.
Unlike war ning 1, it will not go out until the
ve hicle speed drops be low the stored speed
limit.
Sett ing speed warning 2
c:> page 2 7 .
(0 Tips
Even t ho ugh yo ur vehicle is equipped with
a speed warning sys tem, yo u shou ld st ill
watch the speedomete r to make sure you
are not driving faster than the speed limit.
Speed warning 1: setting a speed limit
Warning threshold 1 is s et by the button.
F ig. 23 Sec tio n of ins trume nt clus ter: Set/Check but­
to n
Storing the maximum speed
• Drive a t the desi red max imum speed.
• Press the knob button¢
fig. 23 until the
speed wa rning symbo l
[I (U SA mode ls)l [°i
(Canad a mode ls) appears .
Resetting the maximum speed
• Drive the vehicle at a speed of at least
3 mph (5 km/h)
• Press the knob fo r more than 2 seconds.
T he speed warning symbo l
[I (U SA mode ls)/
t•) (Canada models) will appear b riefly in t he
d isp lay when you re lease the button to indi­
cate that the max imum speed has been stored
successfully.
Dr iver in formation system 2 7
The maximum speed rema ins stored until it is
c hanged by pressing the button again b rief ly
or unti l it is deleted by a lengthy push on the
button .
Speed warning 2: setting a speed limit
Switches in the wiper arm are used to operate warning threshold 2 .
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Fig. 2 4 Wipe r leve r: T rip comp uter co ntrols
To store maximum speed
• Turnoff the igni tion .
• Briefly press the button in the instrument
cluste r
c:> page 2 7 , fig . 23 . The odomete r
and the digital clock a re now illum inated .
• Press the b utton for at least 2 se co nds. The
curren tly s to red max imum spee d appears in
the display
or t h e crossed o ut symbol for
warni ng thresho ld 2, if no maximum speed
was set previously .
• Press the f unction selector switch in the
wiper lever @
c:> fig. 24 up or down to
change the set va lue. Values run up or down
in steps of 6 .2 mph (10 km/h) .
To delete ma ximum speed
• Turnoff the ignit ion.
• Briefly press the button in the instrument
cluster
c:> page 2 7 , fig . 23 . The odometer
and the digital clock are now illum inated .
• Press the b utton fo r at least 2 seconds . The
current ly sto red max imum speed appears in
t he display .
• Press the reset button in the wipe r lever @
c:> fig. 24 unt il the crosse d ou t speed warn­
ing sym bo l for warning thresho ld 2 a ppears
in the display.
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Infant seats . ............ .. .. .. ... 141
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
C igarette lig hter ........... .... .. .... 72
Cleaning Alcantara (synthet ic suede) . .. .. .. .. . 171
Eng ine compartment .......... ... .. 172
Exhaust tail pipes .............. .... 168
Fabr ics and fabric coverings .. .. .. .. . 169
Instr ument panel ......... .. .. .. .. . 169
Int erior .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 168
L eather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Navigation display ........ .. .. .... . 168
P lastic and vinyl ............ .. .. ... 166
Plastic parts ............. .... .. .. . 169
Radio display . ........... .. .. .. ... 168
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Trim str ips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 , 166
Cleaning and protection ........... .. . 162
Climate controls ........... .. .. .. .... 75
A/C operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Air distribution ........... .. .. .. .... 77
Air rec irculation mode ............... 78
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Controls ... ............. .... .. .... 75
Defrost .... .. ........... .. .. .. .... 78
Economical use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Fan ...... ... ................ .... . 76
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
H eating .. .. ............. .... .. .... 75
Po llutant filter ........... .. .. .. .... 75
Rear window defogger ....... .. .. .. .. 79
Switching on and
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Temperature . ............ .. .. ...... 76
Ventilation ... ........... .. .. .. .... 75
Clock ....... ................. .. .... 11
Clutch overheating ......... .. .. .. .. .. 92
Cold tire inflation pressure ..... .. .. .. . 198
Coming home ................ .... ... 54
Compass m irror ........... .... .. .... 64
Compliance .. ............. .... .. .. . 244
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 105, 241
Contacting NHTSA .................. 105
Controls and displays ......... .. .. .. .. . 8
Convenience close/open feature
Power top .. ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 48
Windows .. ................ ... ... . 44
Convertible child safety seats . ... .. .. . 142
Index 247
Convertible locking retractor
Activating ... .. .... . ............ .. 146
Deactivating ... .. .. . .. .......... .. 147
U sing to secure a child safety seat 1.44, 146
Convertible top .. .. ................. . 46
Automat ic convertible top ......... .. . 48
Care and cleaning .... .......... .. .. 164
Emergency operation ........... .. .. . 49
General information ............. .. . 46
manua l convertible top ............. . 47
Warning/indictor lights ............ .. 14
Wind deflecto r ... .. . .. .. ...... .. .. . 49
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Changin g speed .. .. ... ....... .... .. 85
Presetting your speed . .. .... ... .. .. . 85
Switching
off .. .. ................. . 8S
Switching on . .. .. .... ........... .. . 84
Warning/indicator lights ........ .. .. . 16
Cup holder .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ...... .. .. . 71
Current fuel mileage
20
D
Damping
refer to Audi magnetic ride ........... 86
Data ....... .. .. .. ... ............ .. 239
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Daytime runn ing lights ... .. ...... .. .. . 53
Declarat ion of compliance
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
E le ctronic immob ilizer .............. 244
Homelink ® un iversal remote control .. 244
Remote control key .. .. .. ...... .. .. 244
def What does this mean when it appears in
the tr ip odometer display? ...... .. .. . 12
Defective light bulb warning .......... . 33
Defrosting the windows ......... .... .. 78
Determ ining correct load limit ...... .. 202
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Dimens ions ... .... .. . .. .......... .. 238
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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

Index 253
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Seats
Cleaning ... ................. .. ... 172
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Fastening .. ............. .... .. ... 110
Improperly worn .............. .... 112
Not worn .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. .. .. . 108
pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Safety instructions ........ .. .. .. .. . 109
Securing child safety seats .......... 144
Special considerations for pregnant
women .... ................ ... ... 112
Unfastening .. ........... .. .. .. ... 112
Warning/indicator light ...... .. .. .. . 107
Why YOU MUST wear them . .. .. .. .. . 107
Worn properly .............. ... ... 109
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . 16, 107
Safety compliance sticker ..... .. .. .. . 237
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Safety instructions Engine compartment ......... .... .. 178
for using child safety seats . .. .. .. .. . 139
For using safety belts .......... .... 109
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem . .... .. ................. .. ... 127
Safety lock (Ignition key) ........ ... ... 81
Seat adjustment Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Head restraints .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 101
Head restraints, front seat . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lumbar support . ............ .... ... 69
Manual controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Power seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Safety guidelines ............ ..... .. 66
Seating capacity ................. ... 107
Seating position Driver ... .. .. ............. .. .. .... 99
Front passenger .......... .. .. .. .. . 100
How to adjust the front seats ... ... .. 100
Incorrect seat position .......... .... 102
Occupants .. ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 99 Number of seats
................. . 107
Se lector lever emergency release . . . . . . . 92
Selector lever positions .......... .... . 87
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner ............ 113
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Service position for windshield wipers .. . 62
Set menu ... .. .. .. ................. . 23
Setting Date d is play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Side airbags Description .. .. .. .... ........... .. 132
How they work . .. .. ..... .......... 134
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Ski bag ... .. .. .. .. .. . ............... 70
Snow chains .. .. .. ................. 210
Sockets ..... ..... .. ................ 72
Soft top Care and cleaning . ............. .. .. 164
Sound system display ................ . 19
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use ............... . 147
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rating letter code .......... .. .. 206
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Sport button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Starting assistance . ................. 232
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 81
What should I do if the engine does not
start? ...... .. .... .......... ...... 81
Steel wheels . ... .... ............... 167
Steering refer to Electro-mechanical power as-
sist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 153
Steering column Adjusting . .. .. .. .. . .. .. ..... ..... . 80
Locking the steering ........... .... . 80
Steps for determining correct load limit . 202
Stopping the engine .. .............. .. 82
Storage .......... .. ..... ........... 73
Compartment in the front seats . . . . . . . 73
Cup holder .. .. .. .. ............... . 71
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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