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
84 On the road
Potenti al malfunction s
If a warn ing buzzer sounds for a few seconds
when the ignition is switched on, there is a
system malf unction with the acoustic park as
sist. If the malfunction persists until the igni
tion is switched off, there will be no acoustic
warning at the next attempt to activate the
system. Have the problem corrected.
There is no confirmation tone when reverse
gear is engaged if there is a system malfunc
tion.
For the parking assist to operate, the sensors
must be kept clean and free of ice .
A WARNING
-Sensors have blind spots in which objects
cannot be detected. Pay special attention
to sma ll children and animals. They can
not always be detected by the sensors -
danger of an accident!
- The parking assist cannot replace the dr iver's attention. The d river alone is re
sponsible for parking and s imilar driving
maneuvers. A lways watc h where you a re
dr iv ing.
(D Note
Low obstacles al ready signalled by a warn
ing can disappear from the system's det ec
t ion range as they are approached and will
no t continue to be sign alled. Objects such
as barrier cha ins, trailer draw ba rs, thin
pa inted vertical poles, or fences may not
be detected by the system -risk of dam
age .
For the parking ass ist to operate, the sen
sors must be kept clea n and free of snow
and ice.
Cruise control
Switching the system on
The cruise control system makes it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at 20 mph
(30kmlh).
®-
Fig . 9 2 Contro l lever wit h set button
93.3
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II .~~ .. . • , -,.::.._-.--~.I-~-
CRUISE 45 MPH
iR 340m i
Fig. 9 3 Display: Selected speed
.,. Pull the lever to position (D c::> fig. 92 to
sw itch the system on.
.,. Drive at the speed you wish to set.
.,. Press button @ to set that speed.
T he disp lay
c::> fig . 93 will show the se t speed.
T he disp lay may vary depend ing on the type of
display in your ve hicle. The indicator light
te;(Q~i~ (US model) /. (Canadian model) will
also light up in the instrument cluster.
A WARNING
--Always pay attention to traffic even whe n
the cruise contro l is switched on. You are
always respons ib le for your speed and
the distance between your veh icle and
other ve hicles.
- For safety reasons, the cru ise cont ro l
should not be used in the city, in stop
an d-go t raffic, on twis ting road s and
when road cond itio ns are poor (such as
engine no less than two and a half miles
(4 km) of driving to warm up to its proper
operating tempe ratu re and ope rate at an
economic mileage. This explains w hy taking
t h e car for s hort tr ips is a rather wastefu l
convenience .
- The
outs ide temperature is also cr itical in
t hi s regard. Your car consumes more fuel in
the winter than in the summer .
Trailer towing
General information
Your Audi TT Roadster is not designed to tow
a trailer.
Tow ing a tra ile r with you r Audi T T Roadste r is
n ot re commended and can ca use damage to
t he car . D ama ged ca use d by towing a trailer is
not covered by your Aud i Warranty.
Driving and environment 161
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KG OR XXX LBS"on your vehi
cle's placard (tire inflation
pressure label)
¢ page 198 ,
fig. 146.
2. Determine the combined
weight of the driver and pas s engers that will be riding in
your vehicle .
3. Subtract the combined
weight of the driver and pas
s engers from
"XXX" kilo
grams or
"XXX " pound s
shown on the sticker
¢ page 198 , fig. 146 .
4. The resulting figure equals
the available amount of cargo and luggage load capa ci
ty . For example, if the
"XXX''
amount equals 1400 lbs.
and there will be five 150 lbs. passengers in your vehi
cle, the amount of available
cargo and luggage load ca
pacity is 650 lbs. (1400-750 (5
X 150) = 650 lbs .)
5. Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo being loaded on the vehicle.
That weight may not safely
exceed the available cargo
and luggage load capacity
calculated in Step 4.
Tires and wheels 203
6 . If your vehicle will be towing
a trailer , load from your trail
er will be transferred to your
vehicle. Consult this manual
to determine how this re duces the available cargo
and luggage load capacity of
your vehicle.
~check the tire sidewall
(¢ page 205, fig . 150) to de
termine the designated load rating for a specific tire.
Tire service life
Th e se rvic e lif e of tir es d ep ends on a lot of
differ ent things including proper ins tall atio n
and bal ancin g, corr ect ti re press ure and dr iv
ing s tyle .
Fig. 148 Tir e t read: t read wea r in dic ato rs (TWI)
f --------
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Fig. 149 Rotating tir e s for more eve n wea r
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI)
The o rig ina l tires o n yo ur vehi cle have
1/ 16 inch ( 1.6 mm) hig h "wea r in dicato rs"
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