2012 AUDI R8 SPYDER manual transmission

220 Consumer Inf ormation
steadi ly reduced the scope of maintenance
and repairs which can be carried out by vehicle
owners.
Als o, sa fe ty a nd en vir onm ent al con­
cerns place very strict limits on the nature of
repairs and adjustments to engine and trans­
miss ion parts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly
require special tools, testing devices and oth­
er equipment available to specially trained
workshop personnel in order to assure proper pe rformance, reliab ility and safety of the vehi­
cle and its many systems.
Improper maintenance, adjustments and re­
pa irs can impair the operation and reliab ility
of your vehicle and even void your vehicle war­
ranty. Therefore, proof of servic ing in accord­
ance w ith the ma intenance schedule may be a
condition for upholding a poss ible warranty
claim made within the warranty period.
Above all, operational safety can be adversely
affected, c reating unnecessary risks for you
and your passengers.
If in doubt about any se rv icing, have it done
by your author ized Audi dealer or any other
p roperly equipped and qualified workshop.
We strong ly urge you to give yo ur autho rized
Audi dealer the opportunity to perfo rm all
schedu led maintenance and necessary repairs.
Your dea ler has the facilities, original parts
and trained specialists to keep your vehicle
running properly.
Performing limit ed m aint enance yours elf
The following pages describe a limited num­
ber of proced ures which can be performed on
your vehicle with ordinary too ls, shou ld the
need arise and trained personnel be unavaila­
ble. Before performing any of these proce­
dures, always thoroughly read all of the app li­
cable text and carefully follow the instruc­
tions given . Always rigorously obse rve the
WARNINGS p rovided.
Before you ch eck anything in th e eng ine
co mpartm ent , alway s re ad and h eed all
WA RNINGS
c::> .&. and c::> ..&. in Working in the
engine compartment on page 169.
A WARNING
- Serious personal injury may occur as a re­
sult of improperly performed mainte­
nance, adjustments or repa irs.
- Always be extremely careful when work­
ing on the vehicle. Always follow com­
monly accepted safety pract ices and gen­
eral common sense. Never r is k personal
injury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs descr ibed on the fol­
lowing pages if you are not fu lly fam iliar
with these or other procedures with re ­
spect to the vehicle, or are uncertain how
to proceed .
- Do not do any work without the proper
too ls and equipment. Have the necessa ry
work done by your author ized A udi deal­
er or another proper ly equipped and
qualified workshop.
- Always remove the ignition key before
anyone gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work under­
neath the vehicle. The jack* is not ade­
quate for this purpose and cou ld collapse
causing ser ious personal inju ry.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, a lways
make sure the vehicle is on level ground,
that the wheels a re a lways secure ly
b locked and that t he engine cannot be
s tarted.
- Always make sure the transmission se­
lec to r l ever is in
"N" (Neut ral) (R t ron ic)
or Neutral (manual transmission) and
the hand bra ke is f irmly app lied.
@ For the sake of the environment
- Changing the engine sett ings will ad­
verse ly affect emission leve ls. Th is is det­
r imental to the environment and increas­
es fuel consumpt ion .
- Always observe environmenta l regu la­
tions when disposing of old eng ine oil,
used brake flu id, dirty engine coo lant,
spent batteries or worn out tires.

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Introduction ..... ......... ... .... .. 27
Resuming timing .......... ... .... .. 29
Selecting . ................. ..... .. 27
Starting timing .......... .... ...... 27
Switching to the trip computer .. .... .. 28
L aunch Contro l Program
Manual transmission ....... ... .... . . 77
R tronic . ... ................ ..... .. 80
L eather . ...... ........... .... .... . 160
C leaning . .. ............. .... .. .. . 161
leaving home .............. ... .. .. .. 49
Lifting jack .. ................ ..... . 207
Light coming/ leaving home ....... .. .. .. . . 49
Exterior lighting .................... 49
Light/rain sensor Light sensor package .......... .. .... 49
W iper and washer system (intermittent
wiping) .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 53
Light/rain sensor defective ........ .. .. 19
Lights Instrument panel illumination .... .. .. 52
switching on and off ........ .. .... .. 49
L ight sensor package ......... .. .. .. . . 49
Loading the luggage compartment .. .... 96
Locking ..................... ..... .. 35
Power locking system ..... .. .. .. .. . . 35
L uggage compartment ...... .. .. .. .. . . 53
Emergency exit ........... .. .. .... . 203
light . ..... ................ ..... .. 53
Loading .... ................ ..... .. 96
M
Maintenance ................. ..... . 219
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) 17, 22
Manual transmission
Gearshift lever ............. .. .... .. 77
Launch Control Program ... .. .. .... .. 77
Matte finish paint .............. .... . 155
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mirror Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Mirrors
Activating the digital compass ........ 57
Adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . 5 7
dimming .. .... .. ............. .... . 56
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 120
N
Natural leather .. .. ............. .... 160
New tires and wheels ............ .... 193
NHTSA Contacting . ..... ................ .. 97
No reverse gear .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. . 19
Number of seats . .. ............. .... 101
0
Octane rating ..... ................ . 164
Odometer .. .... .. ............. .... . 10
Oil
refer to E ngine oil ................ . 172
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Data Link Conn ector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) .... . 22
Open door or front lid warn ing .... .. .. . 21
Optional equipment Marked with an aster isk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Outside mi rrors
refer to Exterior mirrors .... .... .. .. . 57
Outside temperature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Owner's manual How the Owner's Manual is organized . .. 5
p
Paint
Touch-up ...... .. .......... ...... . 157
Paint No .... .. .. .. ... ...... .... .... 215
Parking on a decline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
on an incline ..... .................. 73
R tronic ....... .. ............. ..... 79
Parking brake . .. .. ............. .. .. . 72
Parking b rake warning ........... .. .. . 13
Parking system advanced ......... ..... 82
Adjusting the display .............. .. 86
Adjusting the warning tones .......... 86
Parallel Parking ............... .... . 85

Index 231
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Trip comp ute r . .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 23
Tire mobility system ............. .... 203 Tr ip odomete r .. ... .. ................ 10 •
Tire pressure . ............. .... .. .. . 189 Turn signals . .. .. .. ............... .. . 51 •
Tire pressure monitor ing system .. .. .. . 200 Warning/ind icator lights ........ .... . 20
Sensors .... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 195
Tires and whee ls . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 195 U
Valves ..... .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 195
Warn ing/ indicator light .... .. .. .. .. .. 20
T ire repai r kit ............. .... .. .. . 203
Tires ....... ... ................ .... 183
Pressu re ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 200
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193, 195
Service life . ............. .. .. .. .. . 19 2
Speed rating let ter code ... .. .. .. .. . 194
Tire manufacturing date ... .. .. .. .. . 194
Tire pressure monitoring system . ... . 200
Tire specifications ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 194
Tread depth .. ........... .. .. .. ... 192
Uniform t ire quality grading .. .. .. .. . 197
W inter t ires ............. .... .. ... 197
Tires/Whee ls
L ow aspect ratio tires ... ... .. .. .. .. .
199
Tires and vehicle load lim its .. .. .. .. .. . 190
Tires and whee ls
Checking tire pressure ..... .. .. .. .. . 189
Cold tire i nflat ion pressure ..... ... .. 187
D . . 1mens1ons
........... ...... .... . . 193
Gener al notes ............ .... .. .. . 183
Glossa ry of t ire and load ing te rm inolo-
gy ...... .. .... ........... .. .. .. .
184
N ew tires and wheels ... ... .. .. .. .. . 193
Replacing .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 194
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Tire pressure monitoring system .. .. . 195
Tires and vehicle load lim its .. .. .. .. . 190
Wheel bolts ..... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 199
W inte r tires .......... ...... .... .. 197
Tire serv ice life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Tool kit ... .. ................. .. ... 203
Touch-up paint ............ .... .. ... 157
Towing
Tow truck procedures ... ... .. .. .. .. .
2 12
Tow ing loop .. ............. .... .. .. . 2 12
Transm ission
Manual transmission ...... .. .. .. .. ..
77
Transport Canada ... .... ... .. .. .. .... 98
Tread Wear Indicato r (TWI) .. .. .. .. .. . 19 2
Unfastening safety belts 106
Uni directional tires . .. ........... .. .. 183
Uni form tire quality grading ...... .. .. 197
U niversa l Radio-Frequency Remo te Control
(Homelink ®) . ... .. .. . ... ...... ... .. .
88
Unl ocking .. .. .. .. ................. . 35
Power locking system .......... .. .. . 35
V
Vanity mir ro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Vehicle-care products ............ .. .. 153
Vehicle electri ca l sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Vehicle Identificat ion Number (VIN) .... 215
Vehicle jack ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 207
Vehicle lite ratu re .. ................. .. 4
Vehicle tool kit .. .. ............. ....
203
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Voltmete r display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
w
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14
Anti- lock b rake system (ABS) ....... .. 16
B ra ke system .. .. ................. . 13
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Elec tronic power con trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) ... .. . 16
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) .. .. . 17
Parking brake .. .. ................. . 13
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tire pressure mon itoring system . . . . . . 20
Turn signals . .. .. .. ... ....... ...... 20
Warning/Indicator lights
Rear spo iler . .. .. ................. .
19
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Red symbo ls in the center display ... .. . 11
Ye llow symbo ls in the center display ... 12