2012 AUDI TT phone

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-
-
removingthekey fromtheignition switch
(thevehiclewillautomaticallyunlockitself)
or
-pressingtheunlockpartofthepowerlock
switch
~or
Automaticlocking*
Theautomaticlockingfeaturelocks alltheve­
hicle
doorsandtherearlidwhen youdrive
fasterthan9mph(15km/hl.
Youcanunlockthevehicle fromtheinsideby:
pullingthedoorhandle(toopenthedoor).
-
The
anti-theftalarmsystemisdeactivated
briefly.
- The vehicle
interiorlightsilluminateforap­
proximately
30seconds.
-Allturnsignallightswill flash twicewhen
thecarisunlocked.
- After unlocking
thevehicle, youhave30sec­
ondstoopenadoorortherearlidoAfter30
seconds,thevehicleautomaticallylocksand
theanti-theftalarmsystemactivatesagain.
The
rearlidcanbelockedorunlockedeither
byusingtheremotecontrolorbyinserting
andturningthekeyinthedriver'sdoorlock.
Unlocking
thevehicle withtheremotecontrol
c;:::::;willonlyunlocktherear lid,taopenit,the
lidhandleneedstabepressed.
.Lockingthevehicle
Voucanlockthevehiclefromoutsideeitherby
usingtheremotecontrolorbyinsertingand
turningthekeyinthedrivers'sdoorlock.
Whenyou lockthevehicle:
-
Alldoorsandtherearlidare locked.
-
Allturnsignallightswill flashoncewhen
thecarislocked.
- The
anti-theftalarmsystemisactivated.
The hornoftheanti-theftalarmsystemwill
soundandtheanti-theftalarmsystemread­
iness light,
locatedinthecenterofthein­
strumentpanelbelowthewindshield onthe
rightsideoftheairvent,willstarttoblink.
- The vehicle
interiorlightsturnoff.
&WARNING
Always
takethekey with youwhenyou
leavethevehicle. Thekeycandisarmthe
electronicengineimmobilizerandpermit
anunauthorizedpersontostarttheengine
andenableoperationofthevehicle sys·
temssuchaspowerwindowleadingtase­
rious
personalinjury.
iTips
_ The vehiclecannotbestartedifan unau­
thorizedkeyisused. Thevehicle maynot
startifanotherradiodevice suchasakey
foranothervehicleoratransponderis
located onthekeyring.
- For Declaration
ofCompliancetoUnited
StatesFCCandIndustryCanada regula­
tionsQpage248.
Generaldescription
PowerLockingsystem
Thepowerlockingsystemlocksorunlocks ail
doors simultaneously.
Theunlockingandlockingmode*canbe
changedinthedriverinformationsystem
Qpage25.
Unlockingthevehicle
Youcan unlockthevehiclefromoutsideeither
byusingtheremotecontrolorbyinserting
andturningthekeyinthedriver'sdoorlock.
When you
unlockyourvehicle:
The
power locking
systeminyour vehicle in­
corporatesthefollowingfunctions:
-Centrallockingfunction
-
RemotecontrolfeatureQpage35.
-Anti-Theft AlarmSystemQpage42.
Allthedoorsandtherearlidarelockedbythe
centrallockingsystemwhenyoulockthevehi­
cle.
electronic
immobilizer
isautomaticallyacti­
vated onceagain.
iTips_'.
Therel'1tacementbatterymustbethe
samespecification astheoriginal.
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Disposeofdeadbatteriesproperly50as
nottopollutetheenviro"l Eachmasterkeycantains0batteryhoused
under the
cover.
Masterkeybatteryreplacement.1
~PryapartthebaseQfig.30®andthecav-
er®carefullywithacoin.
~Removethecoyer (arrow).
~Removethedeadbatteryfromthecoyer.
~Installthenewbattery.Please makecertain
thatthe"+"signonthebatteryfacesdown
inthecaver. Correct polarityisshownonthe
coyer.
~Placethecoverwiththenewbatteryonthe
keybaseandpressbothpartstogether.
Fig.30Masterkey:opening thecover
Electronicimmobilizer
Werecommendhavingthebatterychanged
byanauthorizeddealership.However,ifyou
wishtareplacethedeadbatteryyourself, pro­
ceed asfollows:
Theimmobilizer helpstopreventunauthor­
ized use
ofyour vehicle.
Acomputerchipinsideyourkeyautomatically
deactivatestheelectronicimmobilizerwhen
youinsertthekeyintheignition lock.When
youremovethekeyfromtheignition lock,the~
iTips
-Iftheignitionisswitchedon,theremote
controlsystemisdeactivated.
-Theremotecontrolsystemcan beaffect­
edbyothersystemsoperatinginthe
samefrequencyrangeclosetathevehi­
cle, such
asmobiletelephones,televi­
sion
broadcastingstations,etc.
- For Declaration
ofCompliancetoUnited
StatesFCCandIndustryCanada regula­
tionsQpage248.
Ifyouneedtoreplacetheremotecontrol,orif
you need
tahave itrepaired, youmustsee
yourauthorizedAudidealer. Onlythencan
you
usethekey again.
Checklightinthemasterkey
Thetransmitterandbatteryarelocatedinthe
headoftheremotecontrol.The receiverislo­
catedinsidethevehicle. Themaximumeffec­
tive
rangedependsonseveralthings.Remem­
ber, if
thebatteryisweak,theeffectiverange
decreases.
Fig.29Checklightinthe master key
Thechecklightinthemasterkeyindicates
the
stateofchorgeofthe bottery.
Stateofmasterkeybattery
Whenabuttonispressed,thecheck light
flashesQfig.29(arrow).Ifthechecklight
doesnotcomeonorflash,thebatteryisdead
andhastabereplaced.
Battery
replacementQpoge 36.

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Theremote-controlkeycontainsafold-out
keythatyoucanusetomanuallylock orun­
lock
thevehicleandtostarttheengine.
Ifyouneedtoreplacetheremotecontrol, orif
you
needtohave itrepaired, youmustsee
yourauthorizedAudidealer.Onlythencan
you
usethekeyagain.
~Close allwindowsanddoorsproperly.
~Turnthekeyinthelockofthedriver'sdoor
tothelockposition®q&.inGeneral de­
scription onpage 38.
Resettingtheremotecontrol
Operatinglockswiththekey
~Presstheunlock0buttonontheremote
contral.
~Unlockorlockthevehicle onceatthedoor
lockusingthestemoftheremotecontrol
key.
&.WARNING
Always readandheedWARNINGq.&.in
General description onpage 38.
Fig.32Keytumsforopening andclosing.
~Insertthekeyintothelockofthedriver's
door.
~Turnthekeyonetimetoposition0toun­
lock
thedriver'sdoo~
~Turnthekeytwo timestoposition0
qfig.32tounlock alldoors.
Tolockthevehicle
Tounlockthevehicle
Theremotecontrolmustberesetifthe vehi­
cie does
notunlock.
Thesynchranizationprocessmustnottake
longerthan30seconds.
Talock andunlock thevehicle fromtheout­
side, turnthekey
inthelockofthe driver's
. door.
--&.WARNING
Readandfollow allWARNINGSq.&.in
General description onpage38.
iTips
-Theremotecontrolkey isautomatically
deactivatedwhentheignition isswitch­
ed
on.
- Theoperationoftheremotecontralkey
can
betemporarilydisruptedbyinterfer­
encefromtransmittersinthevicinityof
thevehicle workinginthesamefrequen­
cyrange(e.g.acellphone,radio equip­
ment).
-Inordertomakesurethelocking func­
tionisworking, youshouldalwayskeep
youreyeonthevehicletomakesureitis
properly locked.
-Donotusetheremotecontralifyouare
inside
thecar,otherwiseyou may unin­
tentionallylockthevehicle,andthenyou
would
setofftheanti-theftalarmwhen
you
trytostarttheengineoropena
door. Incase
thishappensanyhow,push
theunlockbutton0.
-Usethepanicfunctiononlyifyouarein
anemergencysituation.
Theturnsignalswill flash brieflywhenever
youlockorunlockthevehicle. Also,theinteri­
or
lightwillcomeonorgooffwheneveryou
openorc~sethedrive(sdoo~
Thetransmitterandbatteryarelocatedinthe
headoftheremotecontrol.The receiverislo­
cated inside
thevehicle. Themaximumeffec­
tiverangedependsonseveralthings.Remem­
ber, if
thebatteryisweak,theeffectiverange
decreases.
-
Unlockingandlockingthevehiclewith1theremotecontrol
Whetheronlythedriver'sdoorortheentire
vehicleisunlockedwhentheopeningbutton
oispressedonce,dependsonthesettingsin
theDriverinformationsystemCentrallocking
menuqpage 25.
TounlockthevehicleéD
~Pressbutton0.
~Pressbutton0twotimeswithintwosec­
ondstounlockaLLdoorsandtherearlido
Howtheremotecontrol works.
~Pushtheredbutton@toactivatethepanic
function.Thehornsoundsandtheturnsig­
nals flash.
~Pushthebutton@againtodeactivatethe
panic function.
Fig.31Remote control:functionbuttons
PANICButton
Tolockthevehicle~
~Pressbutton®qID,.inGeneraldescription
on page
38.
~Watchthatallturnsignallightsflash once.
Tounlockrearlidonlyc:;)
~Pressbutton©for-approximatelyonesec­
ond.
Theremotecontralsallows youto:
- lock orunlock
thevehicle
- selectively unlock
therearlido
ln..WARNING
-Whenyoulock your vehicleframoutside,
nobody -especially children-shouldre­
main inside
thevehicle.Remember,
whenyoulockthevehicleframtheout­
sidethewindowscannotbeopenedfrom
theinside.
-
Whenyou leavethevehicle, alwaysre­
movetheignition keyandtakeitwith
you. Thiswill
preventpassengers(chil­
dren,
forexample)fromaccidentally be­
ing locked
inthevehicleshouldtheyacci­
dentallypressthepowerlocking switch.
-
Donotleave children insidethevehicle
unsup~rvised.Inanemergencyitwould
be
impossibletoopenthedoorsfram
theoutsidewithoutthekey.
iTips
- Intheeventofacrash withairbagde­
ploymentalllockeddoorswillbeauto­
matically unlockedtogiveaccesstothe
vehicleoccupantsfromtheoutside.
-Ifthepowerlockingsystemshouldmal­
function, youcanlock each
doorindivid­
ually using
thevehiclekey.
-Ifthepowerlockingsystemshouldfail,
you can
stillopenthefueltankflapinan
emergencyqpage181.
-Vouarewelladvisednottokeep valua­
bles inside
anunattendedvehicle, visible
ornot.Even aproperly lockedvehicle
cannotpravidethesecurityofasafe!
Ifyouwish, youcanhaveanauthorizedAudi
dealerconvertyourpowerdoorlocksystemto
automaticlocking.
UnintentionaLLylockingyourselfout
The vehicledoesnotlock withthecentral
locking switchqpage40ifthedriver'sdoor
isopen.
Donotlockyourvehiclewiththeremotemas·
terkeyuntil alldoorsandtherearlidare
closed. In
thiswayyouavoidlockingyourself
outaccidentally.

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passenger
For
yourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskof
injuryintheeventofanaccident,we recom­
mendthatyouadjusttheseatforthefront
passengertothefollowing position:
~Adjusttheangleoftheseatback50thatitis
inanuprightpositionandyourbackcomes
infullcontactwithitwheneverthevehicleis
moving.
~Adjusttheheadrestraint50thattheupper
edgeisas evenwiththetopofyourheadas
possiblebutnotlowerthaneye leveland50
thatitis as closetothebackofyourhead as
possible
qpage 97.
~Keepbothfeetflatonthefloorinfrontof
thefrontpassengerseat.
~Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
qpage107.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
frontpassenger'sseat,seeqpage57.~
bodytooclosetotheareawheretheair­
bagsarelocated.
-Before driving, alwaysadjustthefront
seatsandheadrestraintsproperlyand
makesurethatallpassengersareprop­
erly
restrained.
- Neveradjusttheseatswhilethevehicle
is moving. Your
seatmaymoveunexpect­
edlyandyoucould losecontroloftheve­
hicle.
- Never drivewith
thebackrestreclined or
tiltedfarback!Thefartherthebackrests
aretiltedback,thegreatertheriskofin­
jury
duetoincorrectpositioningofthe
safetybeltandimproperseatingposi­
tion.
- Children
mustalways rideinchildseats
'qpage133.Specialprecautionsapply
wheninstalling achildseatonthefront
passengerseatqpage 111.
DrivingSafely
Theproper frontpassenger seatingposition
isimportant forsafe, relaxed driving.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,seeqpage 58.
AWARNING
Drivers whoareunbelted,outofposition
or
tooclosetotheairbag canbeseriously
injured
byanairbag asitdeploys.Tohelp
reduce
theriskofseriouspersonalinjury:
- Always
adjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheel50thatthereareatleast
10inches (25cm)betweenyourbreast­
boneandthesteeringwheel.
-Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheel50thatthereareatleast
4inches(10cm)betweenthekneesand
thelowerpartoftheinstrumentpanel.
-Always holdthesteeringwheelonthe
outsideofthesteeringwheelrimwith
your
handsatthe9 o'clockand3 o'clock
positions
tohelpreducetheriskofper­
sonalinjury ifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
-Never holdthesteeringwheelatthe
12o'clock position orwithyourhandsat
otherpositions insidethesteeringwheel
rimoronthesteeringwheelhub. Hold­
ing
thesteeringwheelthewrongway
can
causeseriousinjuriestothehands,
armsandheadifthedriver's airbagin­
flates
-Pointingthesteeringwheeltowardyour
face
decreasestheabilityofthesupple­
mentaldriver'sairbagtoprotectyouina
collision.
-Alwayssitinanuprightpositionandnev­
er lean
againstorplace anypartofyour
-------~Graspthetopofthesteeringwheelwith
your elbow(s) slightly
bent.
•Adjusttheheadrestraint50thattheupper
edg
eisaseven withthetopofyourheadas
possiblebutnolowerthaneye leveland50
thatitisasclosetothebackofyourhead as
possible
qfig.99.
• Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
qpage107.
~Always keepbothfeetinthefootwell50
thatyouareincontrolofthevehicleatall
times.
Fig.98Thecorrect distance between driverandsteer­
ing wheel
Theproper driverseating positionisimpor­
tantforsafe, relaxed driving.
Proper seating position forthedriver.,
Properoccupant
seatingpositions
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskof
injuryintheeventofanaccident,werecom­
mendthatyouadjustthedriver'sseattothe
following position:'--.
~Adjustthedriver'sseatsd-thatyoucaneasi­
lypushthepedalsallthewaytothefloor
while keeping
yourknee(s) slightlybentq.&,.
~Adjusttheangleoftheseatback50thatitis
inanuprightposition50thatyourback
comesinfullcontactwith itwhenyoudrive.
~Adjustthesteeringwheel50thatthereisa
distanceofatleast10inches(25 cm) be­
tweenthesteeringwheelandyourbreast
boneqfig.98.Ifnotpossible,seeyourau·
thorizedAudidealershipaboutadaptive
equipment.
~Adjustthesteeringwheel50thatthesteer­
ingwheelandairbagcoverpointsatyour
chestandnotatyour face.~
Fig.99Correct headrestraintpositionfordriver
Whatimpairs drivingsafety?
DrivingSafely
~Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.
Also
instructyourpassengerstofastentheir
safetybeltsproperlyqpage103.
The driverisresponsibleforthesafetyofthe
vehicleandallofitsoccupants.Ifyourability
todriveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybody
inthevehicleincreaseandyoualsobecomea
hazard
toeveryoneelseontheroadq&'
Therefore:
~Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassen­
gersorbyusing acellulartelephone.
~NEVERdrive whenyourdriving abilityisim­
paired (by
medications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
~Observe alltraffic laws,rulesoftheroad
andspeedlimitsandplaincommonsense.
~ALWAYSadjustyourspeedtoroad,traffic
andweatherconditions.
~Takefrequentbreaksonlongtrips.Donot
driveformorethantwohoursatastretch.
~DoNOTdrivewhenyouaretired,under
pressureorwhenyouarestressed.
Safe driving isdirectly relatedtathecondi­
tion
ofthe vehicle, thedriver asweil asthe
driver's abilitytoconcentrate on
theroad
without beingdistracted.
&.WARNING
Impaireddrivingsafetyincreasestherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhen­
everavehicleisbeingused.
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5afetybelts
Generalnotes
AlwaySwearsafetybelts!
Wearingsafetybelts correctly soveslives!
Thischapterexplains whysafetybeltsarenec­
essary, how
theyworkandhowtoadjustand
wear
themcorrectly.
~Readalltheinformationthatfollows and
heed all
oftheinstructionsandWARNINGS.
AWARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthem
improperLy increasestheriskofserious
personal
injury anddeath.
_Safetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
means available
toreducetheriskofse­
rious
injuryanddeathinautomobileacci­
dents. Foryour
protectionandthatof
yourpassengers,always correctlywear
safetybeltswhenthevehicleismoving.
-
Pregnantwomen,injured,orphysically
impaired
personsmustalso usesafety
belts.Likeallvehicleoccupants,theyare
more likely
tobeseriously injuredifthey
donotwearsafetybelts.Thebestwayto
protectafetusistoprotectthemother­
throughouttheentirepregnancy.
Numberofseats
YourAudiTTCoupe hastwoseatingpositions
inthefrontandtwoheight-limitedseating
Positions intherear.Eachseatingposition has
a safety belt.Therear
seatareainyourAudi
TTCoupedoesnothaveenoughroom forpas­
sengers
ofall sizes. Forreasonsofsafety, no
person
tallerthan4'11"(1.5meters)should
ever ride
intherearseatarea.
AWARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthem
improperly increasestheriskofserious
personal
injuryanddeath.
-Neverstrapmorethanone person, in­
cluding
smallchildren, intoanybelt.Itis
especiallydangeroustoplace asafety
beltoverachildsittingon your lap.
-Neverletmorepeoplerideinthevehicle
thantherearesafetybeltsavailable.
-
Besureeveryone ridinginthevehicleis
properly
restrainedwith aseparatesafe­
tybeltorchildrestraint.
-Personstallerthan4'11"(1.5m)aswell
aschildreninboosterseatswhoaretoo
closetotherearwindowandroof can
suffer severe
headandneckinjuries
. when
therear lidisclosedorinacrash.
-Theminimumclearancebetweenthe
passenger'sheadsandtherear window
mustnever-underanycircumstances­
'be less
that1inch (2.5cm.) whenthe
passengerssitfully upright.
-Always makesurethatrearseatpassen­
gerscannotbestruckwhentherearlidis
closed.
4Safetybeltwarninglight
Your vehicle hasawarningsystemforthe
driverandfrontseatpossengertoremind you
abouttheimportanceofbuckling-up.
Fig.102Safety beltwarning lightintheinstrumentcluster-enlarged
Beforedrivingoff,always:
~Fasten yoursafetybeltandmakesureyou
wearitproperly.
~Makesurethatyourpassengersalso buckle
up and properLy
weartheirsafetybelts.
~Protectchildren withachildrestraintsys-
temappropriateforthesize andage.~

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willalso beturnedoffifoneofthechildsafe­
tyseatsthathasbeencertifiedunderFederal
Motor Vehicle
SafetyStandard208hasbeen
recognizedontheseat.ThePASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstaysontotell
youwhenthefrontAdvancedAirbagonthe
passengersidehasbeenturnedoff
qpage113,Childrestraints onthe frontseat
-someimportant thingstoknaw.
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbag
inflates,alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly.
-
Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,
sittingsidewaysoroutofpositioninany
way,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
-
Youwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
couldevenbe killed ifyouareupagainst
theairbagortooclosetoitwhenitin­
flates-evenwithanAdvanced Airbag
qpage111.
Moreimportantthingstoknowaboutfrontairbags
Fig.114Inflatedfrontairbags
Safetybeltsareimportanttohelpkeepfront
seatoccupantsintheproperseatedposition
50thatairbagscanunfoldproperlyandpro­
vide
supplementalprotectioninafrontalcol­
lision.
The
frontairbagsaredesignedtoprovidead­
ditionalprotectionforthechestandfaceof
thedriverandthefrontseatpassengerwhen:
-safetybeltsarewornproperly, -
theseatshavebeenpositioned50thatthe
occupantisproperlyseatedasfaraspossi­
ble
fromtheairbag,
-andtheheadrestraintshavebeenproperly
adjusted.
Becauseairbagsinflateintheblinkofaneye
withgreatforce,thingsyou have onyourlap
orhave placed ontheseatcouldbecomedan­
gerousprojectiles,andbepushedintoyou if
theairbaginflates.
Whenanairbagdeploys, finedustisreleased.
Thisisnormalandisnotcausedbyafirein
thevehicle.Thisdustismadeupmostlyofa
powderusedtolubricatetheairbagsasthey
deploy.Itcouldirritateskin.
Itisimportanttorememberthatwhilethe
supplementalairbagsystemisdesignedtore­
ducethelikelihoodofseriousinjuries,other
injuries, forexampleswelling, bruisingand
minorabrasions,canalsohappenwhenair­
bagsinflate.Airbagsdonotprotectthearms
orthelowerpartsofthebody.Frontairbags
onlysupplementthethreepointsafetybelts
insomefrontalcollisionsinwhichthevehicle
decelerationishighenoughtodeploytheair­
bags.
Frontairbagswillnotdeploy:
-iftheignitionisswitchedoffwhenacrash
occurs,
-
insidecollisions,'--
-inrear-endcollisions,
-
inrollovers,
-
whenthecrashdecelerationmeasuredby
theairbagsystemislessthantheminimum
thresholdneededforairbagdeploymentas
registeredbytheelectroniccontrolunit.
Thefrontpassengerairbagwillalsonotdeploy:
-whenthefrontpassengerseatisnotoccu­
pied,
-
whentheweightonthefrontpassenger
seatassensedbytheAdvanced AirbagSys­
temindicatesthatthefrontairbagonthe
passengersidehastobeturnedoffbythe~
--electroniccontrolunit(thePASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstayson).
-~WARNING
Sittinginthewrongpositioncanincrease
theriskofseriousinjuryincrashes.
_Toreducetheriskofinjurywhentheair-
bags
inflate,thedriverandpassengers
mustalwayssitinanuprightposition,
mustnotLeanagainstorplaceanypart
oftheirbodytooclosetotheareawhere
theairbagsarelocated.
_Occupantswhoareunbelted,outofposi-
tion
ortooclosetotheairbagcanbese-
riously injured byanairbagasitunfolds
withgreatforceintheblinkofaneye
qpage113.
AWARNING
Achild inarearward-facingchildsafety
seatinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
will beseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilled if
thefrontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vanced AirbagSystem.
-Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrierwithgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
and childagainstthebackrest,center
armrest,doororroof.
- Always
installrear-facing childsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon,im-
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audidealer.
&.WARNING
abjectsbetweenyouandtheairbagwill
increase
theriskofinjuryinacrashbyin-
terferingwiththewaytheairbagunfolds
orbybeingpushedinto youastheairbag
inflates.
-Never holdthingsinyourhandsoron
yourlapwhenthevehicleisinuse.
- Never
transportitemsonorinthearea
ofthefrontpassengerseat.abjects
couldmoveintotheareaofthefrontair-
bagsduring brakingorothersuddenma-
neuverandbecomedangerousprojec-
tilesthatcancauseseriouspersonalin-
jury if
theairbagsinflate.
- Never place
orattachaccessoriesoroth-
erobjects(suchascupholders,tele-
phonebrackets, large,heavyorbulkyob-
jects)onthedoors,overornearthearea
marked"AIRBAG" onthesteeringwheel,
instrumentpanel,seatbackrestsorbe-
tweenthoseareasandyourself.These
objectscouldcauseinjuryinacrash,es-
peciallywhentheairbagsinflate.
- Never reclinethefrontpassenger'sseat
totransportobjects.Itemscanalso
moveintotheareaofthesideairbagor
thefrontairbagduringbrakingorina
suddenmaneuver.abjectsneartheair-
bagscanbecomeprojectilesandcause
injury,particularlywhentheseatisre-
clined.
- Never
tiltthefrontpassengerseatback-
restforwardwhenthevehicleismoving.
Aninflatingairbagwillforcetheback-
restbackwardandcan injurerearseatoc-
cupants.
AWARNING
The finedustcreatedwhenairbagsdeploy
cancausebreathingproblemsforpeople
withahistoryofasthmaorotherbreath-
ingconditions.
-Toreducetheriskofbreathingproblems,
thosewithasthmaorotherrespiratory
conditionsshouldgetfreshairright
away bygettingoutofthevehicleor
openingwindowsordoors.
-Ifyouareinacollisioninwhichairbags
deploy,washyourhandsandfacewith
mildsoapandwaterbeforeeating.
_Becarefulnottogetthedustintoyour
eyes,orintoanycutsorscratches.

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-Never modifythefrontbumperorparts
ofthevehicle body.
- Always make
surethatthesideairbag
can
inflatewithoutinterference:
- Neverinstallseatcoversorreplace­
mentupholsteryoverthefrontseat­
backsthathavenotbeenspecifically
approvedbyAudi.
- Never use
additionalseatcushionsthat
coyertheareaswherethesideairbags
inflate.
-
Damagetotheoriginalseatcoversor
totheseamintheareaofthesideair­
bag
modulemustalways berepaired
immediatelybyanauthorizedAudi
dealer.
-
T.heairbagsystemcan beactivated only
once. After
anairbaghasinflated,it
mustbereplaced byanauthorizedAudi
dealerorqualified technician whohas
thetechnicalinformation,trainingand
specialequipmentnecessary.
- The
airbagsystemcanbedeployed only
once. After
anairbaghasbeendeployed,
itmustbereplaced withnewreplace­
mentpartsdesignedandapprovedespe­
ciallyforyour Audimodelversion.Re­
placementofcompleteairbagsystems
orairbagcomponentsmustbeper­
formedbyqualifiedworkshopsonly.
Make
surethatanyairbagserviceaction
isenteredinyour AudiWarranty&Main­
tenancebookletunderAIRBAGREPLACE­
MENTRECORD.
-Forsafetyreasonsinsevereaccidents,
thealternatorandstarterareseparated
fromthevehiclebatterywith apyrotech­
nic circuit
interrupter.
-Work onthepyrotechnic circuitinter­
ruptermustonlybeperformedbya
qualified
dealer- riskofanaccident!
-
Ifthevehicle orthecircuitinterrupter
isscrapped,allapplicablesafetypre-
cautionsmustbefollowed.~
Repair,careanddisposaioftheairbags
&.WARNING
Impropercare, servicingandrepair proce­
dures canincrease
theriskofpersonalin­
jury and
deathbypreventinganairbag
from deployingwhenneededordeploying
an airbag unexpectedly:
-Nevercoyer,obstruct,orchangethe
steeringwheelhornpadorairbagcoyer
or
theinstrumentpanelor modifythem
inanyway.
-Neverattachanyobjectssuchascup
holders
ortelephonemountingstothe
surfacescoveringtheairbagunits.
- For cleaning
thehorn padorinstrument
panel,useonlyasoft,dryclothorone
moistenedwith plainwater.Solventsor
cleanerscoulddamagetheairbagcoyer
or
changethestiffnessorstrengthofthe
materialsothattheairbagcannotde­
ploy
andprotectproperly.
-Never repair,adjust,orchangeanyparts
oftheairbagsystem.
-Allworkonthesteeringwheel,instru­
mentpanel,frontseatsorelectricalsys­
tem(includingtheinstallationofaudio
equipment,cellulartelephonesandCS
radios,etc.)mustbeperformedbya
qualified technician whohasthetraining
and
specialequipmentnecessary.
-For anyworkontheairbagsystem,we
strongly
recommendthatyouseeyour
authorizedAudidealeror qualified work­
shop.
Parts
oftheairbagsystemareinstalledat
rnanydifferentplaces
onyour Audi.Installing,
rernoving, servicingorrepairing apartinan
areaofthevehiclecandamageapartofan
airbagsystemandpreventthatsystemfrom
working properlyinacollision.
There
aresomeimportantthingsyou haveto
knowtornakesurethattheeffectivenessof
thesystemwillnotbeimpairedandthatdis­
carded
componentsdonotcauseinjury orpol­
lute
theenvironment.
diatelyinstalltherear-facing childsafety
seatinarearseatingpositionandhave
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyourAUdi
dealer.
- Atighttetherorotherstrapon arear­
ward-facing child
restraintattachedto
thefrontpassengerseatcanputtoo
muchpressureontheweight-sensing
matintheseatandregistermoreweight
thanisactuallyontheseat.Theheavier
weightregisteredcanmakethesystem
workasthoughanadultwereontheseat
anddeploytheAdvanced Airbagwhenit
mustbesuppressedcausings~riousor
evenfatalinjurytothechild.
- If,
inexceptionalcircumstances,you
mustinstall aforward-facing childre­
straintonthefrontpassengerseat,al­
ways move
theseatintoitsrearmostpo­
sition
intheseat'sforeandaft~djust­
mentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible. Thebackrestmustbeadjust­
edtoanuprightposition. Makesurethat
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
comesonandstaysonallthetimewhen­
evertheignitionisswitchedon.
.&.WARNING
-IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotgooutwhenanadultissitting
onthefrontpassengerseataftertaking
thestepsdescribed' adultisproperlyseatedàndrestrainedat
oneoftherearseatingpositions.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedby
yourAudidealerbeforetransporting
anyoneonthefrontpassengerseat.
@Tips
Iftheweight-sensingmatinthefrontpas­
sengerseatdetectsanemptyseat,the
frontairbagonthepassengerside willbe
turnedoff,andPASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
willstayon.
Importantsafety instructions on
monitoringtheAdvanced AirbagSystem
Airbagsystem
- asafetybeltextenderhasnotbeenleftin
thesafetybeltlatchforthefrontpassenger
seat.
InadditiontothePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightinthecenteroftheinstrumentpanel,
themessagePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFor
PASSENGERAIRBAGONwill brieflyappear
intheinstrumentclusterdisplay. Thisistoin­
formthedriverofthecurrentfrontpassenger
airbagstatus.
.&.WARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioning
properlycannotprovidesupplementalpro-
tectioninafrontalcrash.
-
Iftheairbag indicatorlightcomeson,it
meansthattheremay besomething
wrong withtheAdvanced AirbagSystem.
Itispossiblethattheairbagwillinflate
whenitisnotsupposedto,orwillnotin-
flatewhenitshould.
-Havetheairbagsysteminspectedimme-
diatelybyyourAudi dealer.
.&.WARNING
Ifthefrontairbaginflates, achildwithout
achildrestraint,ina rearward-facing child
safetyseatorinaforward-facing childre-
straintthathasnotbeenproperlyinstalled
willbeseriously injuredandcanbekilled.
- Even
thoughyourvehicleisequipped
withanAdvanced AirbagSystem,make
certainthatallchildren, especially12
yearsandyounger, alwaysrideonthe
backseatproperlyrestrainedfortheir
ageandsize.
- Always
installforwardorrear-facing
child
safetyseatsontherearseat- even
with
anAdvanced AirbagSystem.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearward-facing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotappearandstayon,imme-

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andminorabrasionscanalsobeassociated
withdeployedsideairbags.Remembertoo,
side
airbagswill deploy onlyonceandonlyin
certainkindsofaccidents-yoursafetybelts
arealwaystheretoofferprotection.
Vehicledamage,repaircostsoreventhelack
ofvehicledamagearenotnecessarilyanindi­
cationofover-sensitiveorfailedairbagactiva­
tion. In
somecollisions,bothfrontandside
airbagsmayinflate.Remembertoo,thatair­
bagswilldeployonlyonceandonlyincertain
kindsofcollisions -yoursafetybeltsareal­
waystheretoofferprotectioninthoseacci­
dentsinwhichairbagsarenotsupposedto
deployorwhentheyhavealreadydeployed.
ThesideairbagsystemwillnotdepLoy:
-whentheignitionisturnedoff
-
inside collisions whentheacceleration
measuredbythesensoristoolow
-
inrear-end collisions
-
inrollovers.
In
sometypesofaccidentsthefrontairbags
andsideairbagsmay betriggeredtogether.
AWARNING
-SafetybeltsandtheairbagsystemwilL
only provideprotectionwhenoccupants
areintheproperseatingposition
Qpage131.
-Iftheairbagindicatorlightcomeson
whenthevehicle isbeing used,havethe
systeminspectedimmediatelybyyour
authorizedAudidealer. Theairbagmay
notworkproperlywhenthevehicleac­
celerationinasidecollision ishigh
enoughtoactivatetheairbag.
HowsuppLementaLsideairbagswork.
Side airbags dep/oyinstant/yandconhe/pre­
ducetheriskafuppertorso injuries foroccu­
pantswhoareproperly restroined.
Fig.119Inflatedsideairbags onleft side ofvehicle
Whenthesystemistriggered,theairbagis
filled withpropellantgasandbreaksthrough
aseamintheseatsurfaceareamarked"AIR­
BAG".ltexpandsbetweenthesidetrimpanel
andthepassenger.Inordertohelpprovide
thisadditionalprotection,thesideairbag
mustinflate withinafractionofasecondat
veryhighspeedandwithgreatforce. Thesup­
plementalsideairbag couldinjure youifyour
seatingpositionisnotproperoruprightorif
itemsarelocatedintheareawherethesup­
plementalsideairbagexpands.ThisappLies
especially
tochildrenQpage133,Child Safe­
ty.
SupplementalsideairbagsinfLatebetween
theoccupantandthedoorpaneL ontheside
ofthevehiclethatisstruckincertainsidecol-
lisionQfig.119.'--.
Althoughtheyarenotasoftpillow,theycan
"cushion"theimpactandinthiswaytheycan
helptoreducetheriskofinjurytotheupper
partofthebody.
A fine
dustmay developwhentheairbagde­
ploys. Thisisnormalanddoesnotmeanthere
isafireinthevehicle.
-Importantsafety instructionsonthe
sideairbag system
Airbagsareon/ysupp/ementa/restroints.A/­
ways proper/y wearsafetybe/tsandrideina
praper
seatingposition.
Thereisalotthatyouandyourpassengers
mustknowandactaccordinglytohelpthe
safetybeltsandairbagsdotheirjobtopro­
videsupplementalprotection.
AWARNING
Aninflating sideairbag cancauseserious
orfatalinjury.Improperlywearingsafety
beltsandimproperseatingpositionsin­
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury
and
deathwhenevera vehicle isbeing
used.
- In
ordertareducetheriskofinjury when
thesupplementalsideairbaginfLates:
- Always
sitinanuprightpositionand
neverleanagainsttheareawherethe
supplementalsideairbag islocated.
-NeverLetachildoranyoneeLserest
theirheadagainstthesidetrimpanel
intheareawherethesuppLemental
sideairbaginflates.
- Always
makesurethatsafetybeltsare
worn correctly,
-
Donotletanyonesittinginthefront
seatputtheirhandoranyotherparts
oftheirbodyoutofthewindow.
- Always
makesurethatthesideairbag
can
inflatewithoutinterference.
- Never installseatcoversorreplace­
mentupholsteryoverthefrontseat­
backsthathavenotbeenspecifically
approvedbyAudi.
-Never useadditionalseatcushionsthat
covertheareaswherethesideairbags
deploy.
-Damagetotheoriginalseatcovers or
totheseamintheareaofthesideair­
bagmodulemustalwaysberepaired
immediatelybyanauthorizedAudi
dealer.
AirbagsystelTl1:
- Objectsbetweenyouandtheairbag can
increase
theriskofinjuryinanaccident
byinterferingwiththewaytheairbag
unfolds
orbybeingpushedinto youas
theairbaginflates.
-Never placeorattachaccessoriesor
otherobjects(suchascupholders,tel­
ephonebrackets,oreven large, bulky
abjects)onthedoors,overornearthe
areamarked"AIRBAG"ontheseat
backrests.
-Suchabjectsandaccessoriescanbe­
comedangerousprojectilesandcause
injurywhenthesupplementalsideair­
bag deploys.
- Never carryany
objectsorpetsinthe
deploymentspacebetweenthemand
theairbagsorallow childrenorother
passengerstatravelinthisposition.
- Always
usethebuilt-incoathooks only
for
lightweightclothing.Never leaveany
heavyorsharp-edgedobjectsinthe
pocketsthatmayinterferewithsideair­
bagdeploymentandcancausepersonal
injuryinanaccident.
-Alwayspreventthesideairbagsfrombe­
ingdamagedbyheavyabjectsknocking
againstorhittingthesidesoftheseat­
backs.
- The
airbagsystemcan only betriggered
once.Iftheairbaghasbeentriggered,
thesystemmustberepLacedbyanau­
thorizedAudidealership.
-Damage(cracks,deepscratchesetc.)to
theoriginalseatcoversortatheseamin
theareaofthesideairbagmodulemust
alwaysberepairedimmediatelybyanau­
thorizedAudidealer.
-Ifchildrenareseatedimproperly,their
riskofinjuryincreasesinthecaseofan
accidentQpage133,Child Safety.
-Neverattempttomodifyanycompo­
nentsoftheairbagsysteminany way.
- In a
sidecollision,sideairbagswillnot
function properlyifsensorscannatcor­
rectlymeasureincreasing airpressurein-
sidethedoorswhenairescapesthrough~

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Fig.138Luggagecompartment:(overintheright­sideinterior trim
overflowwhenitbecomeswarmandpol­
lutetheenvironment.
Unlocking thefuel filler flapbyhand
Ifthepowerlockingsystemshouldfail,you
can
stillopentheflapmanually:
~Opentherearlido
~Opentheroundcoyerintheright-side inte­
rior
trim.
~Removetheredplasticknobfromitsretain­
er.
~Pulltheplasticcordinthedirectionofthe
arrowtounlockthefuelfiller flap
c:>fig.138.
@Tips
-Runningyourenginewhile refuelling
may
causevaporstoescapeorevenfuel
tospiIloutofthetank.This wouldthen
shutoffthefuelnozzlebeforethetank
isfull.
-
Donotrefuelyourvehiclewiththeigni­
tionswitchedon.Thefuelgaugemay
otherwisenotindicatethecorrectfuel
levelafterrefuelling.
Youcon openthefuel filler flopbyhandifthe
power lackingsystemshouldfail.
..Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Assoonasthecorrectlyoperatednozzle
Switches
offautomaticallyforthefirst
time,thetankisfull.Donottrytoadd
morefuelbecausefuelmay spillout.In
addition,theexpansionspaceinthefuel
tankwillbefilled-causingthefuelto
_Foryoursafety,westronglyrecommend
thatyoudonottravelwithaportable
fuelcontainerinyourvehicle. Thecon­
tainer, full
oremptymayleakandcould
causeafire, especiallyinacrash.
_If,underexceptionalcircumstances,you
musttransportaportablefuelcontainer,
pleaseobservethefollowing:
_Never fillaportablefuelcontainer
while itisanywhereinoronthevehicle
(for
example,intheluggagecompart­
ment,oronthetrunk).5taticelectrici­
ty
canbuildupwhile fillingandcanig­
nitefuelvaporscausingafire.
_ Always placea
portablefuelcontainer
onthegroundbeforefilling.
_ Always keep
thefillernozzlecomplete­
lyinsidetheportablecontainerbefore
andduring filling.
_
Iffillingaportablecontainermadeof
metal,thefiller nozzlemustalwaysbe
incontactwiththecontainer.Thiswill
helppreventstaticelectricityfromdis­
chargingandcauseafire.
- Never spill
fuelinsidethevehicleor
luggagecompartment.Fuelvaporsare
highlyflammable.
-Alwaysobservelocalandstate/provin­
ciallawsregardingtheuse,storage
andtransportationoffuelcontainers
- Makecertainthefuelcontainermeets
industrystandards(ANSI /ASTM
F852-86).
CDNote
Ifanyfuelhasspilledontothecar,it
should be
removedimmediatelytoprevent
damagetothepaint.
FuelsupplyandfiLLingyourfueltank------------------_-.:...:~-=-:..:..=.....:....:...:::~~=:......:...::~~~
--
AWARNING
Improperrefuelingorhandlingoffuelcan
causefire,explosionandsevereburns.
- Fuel
ishighlyflammableandcancause
severeburnsandotherinjuries.
- Failure
toshuttheengineoffwhile refu­
eling
and/ortoinsertthepumpnozzle
fully
intothefuelfillerneck couldcause
fueltosprayoutoffiller neckortoover­
flow. Fuel
sprayandoverflowingfuelcan
causeafire.
- Never
useacellulartelephonewhilere­
fueling.TheelectFemagneticradiation
can
causesparksthattanignitefuelva­
porsandcausea fire.
- Never
getback intoyourvehicle whilere­
fueling.Ifinexceptionalcircumstances
youmustgetbackinyourvehiclewhile
refueling,
makecertainthatyou close
thedoorandtouchmetaltodischarge
staticelectricitybeforetouchingthefill­
ernozzle again.5taticelectricity can
causesparksthatcanignitefuelvapors
releasedduringrefueling.
- Never
smokeorhaveanopenflameany­
whereinornearyourvehiclewhenrefu-
eling
orfilling aportablefuelcontainer.~
Refuelling procedure
~Insertthefuelnozzlefromthegasoline
pumpintothefuelfillerneckasfarasitwill
go.
~Selectamediumrefuellingrate50thatthe
nozzleswitchesoffautomaticallywhenthe
tankis full.
Putting thefuelcapbackon
~After fillingyourtank,twistthefuelfiller
capclockwiseuntilyouhearadefiniteclick.
~Closethefuelfillerflap.
Toavoidfuelspillingorevaporatingfromthe
fueltankalwaysclosefuelfiller capproperly
andcompletely.Animproperlyclosedfuelfill­
ercapmayalsocausetheMILlampc:>page 33
tocomeon.
l
Refuelling
transportfueltouseforyourlawn mower,
snowblower,etc.,beverycarefulandal­
waysobservelocalandstatelawsregard­
ing
theuse,transportationandstorageof
suchfuelcontainers.Makecertainthecon­
tainermeetsindustrystandards(ANSI/
ASTMF852-86).
Fig.136Driver's door:Unlocking fuelfiller flap
CDNote
Never driveyourvehicleuntilthefueltank
iscompletelydry.Theirregularsupplyof
fuelcancausemisfiring. Gasolinecould
enterintotheexhaustsystemanddamage
thecatalyticconverter.
Fig.137Fuelcaphooked ontheopened fuelfiller flap
FuelsupplyandfiLLingyourfueltank
Whenaddingfuel,theignitionandanycellu­
lar
phonesinthevehiclemustbeswitched
off.
Taking thefuelcapoff
~Toopenthefuelfiller flap,pullthebutton
c:>fig.136.
~Unscrewfuelfiller capcounter-clockwise
andhangitonthefuelfillerflapc:>fig.137.