2012 AUDI TT display

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Appliestovehicles:withStronie
Thekick-down featureallowsmaximumac­
celeration.
Ifyoudepresstheacceleratorpedalfully be­
yond
thefull-throttleposition,thetransmis­
sionautomaticallydownshiftsonegear, de­
pending onvehicle
speedandenginerpm. The
upshiftintothenexthighergeartakesplace
as
soonasthemaximumspecifiedengine
speedisreached.
&.WARNING
Pleasenotethatthedrivewheelscan spin
ifthekick-down isused onasmoothslip­
pery road -risk
ofskidding!
Launch Control Program
Appliestovehicles:withStronie
TheLaunch Control Program permitsmaxi­
mumacceleration.
InordertouseLaunchControl,theA5R(Anti­
5lip Regulation)
mustbedisabled.WhenA5R
is
disabled,theE5Pwarning/indicatorlightfi
intheinstrumentclusterilluminates.50that
Launch Controlcanbeused,theenginemust
beatoperafingtemperatureandthesteering
wheelmustnotbeturned.
~Withtheenginerunning, brieflypressthe
E5Pbutton.Themessage"Stabilisation pro­
gramoff"or"SportcontrolWarning!Re­
strictedstability"inthedriverinformation
systemdisplay.
~5hiftthegearleverto"5"orthetiptronic®
position.
~steponthebrakepedalwith yourleftfoot
andkeepthebrakepedalfullydepressedfor
atleastonesecond.
~With yourrightfoot,stepontheaccelera­
tortothewide-openthrottlepositionor
Kickdown. Theenginespeedsettlesatabout
3,200rpm.
~Takeyourleftfootoffthebrake.
&.WARNING
-Alwaysadaptyour drivingtothetraffic
flow.
- Only useLaunch Control
whenroadand
trafficconditionsallowitandotherdriv­
erswillnotbeendangeredorannoyedby
yourdrivingandtheaccelerationofthe
vehicle.
- Make
surethatE5Premainsenabled.
WiththeEsP disabled,thevehicle could
brake away, particularly onaslick
and
slipperyroad -riskofskidding!
- Once acceleration
isfinished, switchAsR
onagainbybrieflypushingtheEsPbut­
ton.
Back-up program~
Appliestovehicles:witl1Stronie
Intheeventofasystemmalfunction, thereis
anback-up program.
Intheeventofsystemmalfunction,theauto­
matictransmissionswitchestothefail-safe
mode.Alloftheselectorleverposition dis­
plays
fortheautomatictransmissionarehigh­
lightedwith alight backgroundintheinstru­
mentclusterdisplay. Insomecasesyoucan­
notusereversegearanymore.
Ifthetransmissionswitchestofail-safe
mode,youshouldtakethevehicletoanau­
thorizedAudidealershi'p tohavetheconditioncorrecred.
Clutchisoverheating1
Appliestovehicles: withStronie
• Clutch isoverheating!Pleasestopvehi­
clef
Ifthesymbolsareilluminated,theclutchis
overheatingandcouldbedamagedifyoucon­
tinuetodrive.Stopthevehicleandallowthe
transmissiontocool withtheselectorleverin
thePposition whiletheenginerunsatidle.If
thewarningdoesnotturnoff,donotcontinue
driving.
seeyourauthorizedAudidealeror~
b
-----qualified repairfacilityforassistance.Other-
. serious
transmissiondamagecould re­
wise
lt Once
theindicator
lighthasturnedoff,SU..'drivetoyourauthorizedAudldealerorquall-
fied repair facility
immediatelytohavethe
rnalfunctioncorrected.
Selector leveremergency release
Appliestovehlcles:wlthStronle
I(thevehicle's powersupply fails,theselec­
tor lever conbereleased
inan emergency.
Fig.94Seleetorlever: Usingtheernergeney releasetomoveoutoftheParkposition
Theemergencyreleasemechanismislocated
intherightfrontareaundertheselectorlever
shift
gate.Usingtheemergencyreleasecan
be
complicated.Werecommendcontacting
YOurauthorizedAudidealerforassistance,if
necessary.
Removing theselector leverboot
~Activatetheparking brake.
~Carefully prytheselectorleverbootoutof
thetrim@usingasmallscrewdriver.
~Pullbothsidesoftheselectorleverboot
upwardinthedirectionofthearrow@.
~Foldtheselectorleverbootupward.
Selector leveremergency release
~Pressthereleaseleverdownandholditin
place
q(ig. 94.
~Pressthereleasebuttonintheselectorlev­
er©andmovethelever intotheNposition.
~Cliptheselectorleverbootback intothe
shiftgateafterusingtheemergencyre­
lease.
Ifthevehiclemustbepushedortoweddueto
a power failure (forexample,thebatteryis
discharged),theselectorlevermustfirstbe
movedtotheNposition usingtheemergency
releasemechanism.
&.WARNING
OnlymovetheselectorleveroutoftheP
position when
theparkingbrakeisactivat­
ed. Otherwise,
thevehicle couldstartto
moveunintentionallywhentheselector
leverismovedoutofthePposition.

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asdefinedintheelectroniccontrolunit
9page122,PASSENGERAIRBACOFFlight.
Alwaysremember,achildsafetyseatorinfant
carrierinstalledonthefrontseatmaybe
struckandknockedoutofposition bytherap­
idly inflating
passenger'sairbaginafrontal
collision. Theairbagcouldgreatlyreducethe
effectivenessofthechildrestraintandeven
seriously injure
thechildduring inflation.
For
thisreason,andbecausethebackseatis
thesafestplaceforchildren -whenproperly
restrainedaccordingtotheirageandsize-we
stronglyrecommendthatchildren alwayssit
inthebackseat9page133,ChildSafety.
.&.WARNING
Achildinarearward-facing childsafety
seatinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
willbeseriously injuredandcanbekilledif
thefrontairbaginflates-even withanAd-
vanced AirbagSystem.
-Theinflating airbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrier withgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,dooror
roof.
- Always
installrear-facing childsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon, im-
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audidealer.
-Forward-facing childsafetyseatsinstal-
led on
thefrontpassenger'sseatmay in-
terferewiththedeploymentoftheair-
bag
andcauseserious'personalinjuryto
thechild.
AWARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installa forward-facing childrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat:
u~
-Always makesuretheforward-facing
seathasbeendesignedandcertifiedby
itsmanufacturerforuseonafrontseat
with apassengerfrontandsideairbag.
- Never
puttheforward-facing childre-
straintupagainstorveryneartheinstru-
mentpanel.
- Always move
thepassengerseatintoits
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeand
aftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfrom
theairbagaspossiblebeforeinstalling
theforward-facing childrestraint.The
backrestmustbeadjustedtoanupright
position.
- Make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFFlightcomesonandstayson allthe
timewhenevertheignitionisswitched
on.
4.WARNING
Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightwill bedisplayedwheneverachild re-
straintisinstalledonthefrontpassenger
seatandtheignitionisswitchedon.
-
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotstayon,performthechecks de-
scribed9page122,MonitoringtheAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
-Takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpas-
sengerseatandinstall itproperlyatone
oftherearseatpositonsifthePASSEN·
GERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnotstayon.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedby
yourAudidealerimmediately.
- Always carefully follow
instructionsfrom
child
restraintmanufacturerswhenin-
stallingchildrestraints.
.&.WARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installa forward orrearward-facing child
restraintonthefrontpassenger'sseat:
-Improperinstallationofchildrestraints
canreducetheireffectivenessoreven
preventthemfromprovidinganyprotec-
tion.~
---_Animproperly installedchildrestraint
caninterferewiththeairbagasitde­
ploys
andseriously injureorevenkillthe
child-evenwithanAdvanced Airbag
System.
_Always carefully followthemanufactur­
er'sinstructionsprovidedwiththechild
safetyseatorcarrier.
_Never placeadditionalitemsontheseat
thatcanincreasethetotalweightregis­
teredbytheweight-sensingmatandcan
cause
injuryina crash.
Frontairbags
Descriptionoffrontairbags
Theairbagsystemcan pravidesupplemental
protectiontapraperlyrestrainedfrontseat
occupants.
Fig.112Locationofdriver airbag:insteeringwheel
Fig.113Locationoffrontpassenger'sairbag:inthein­strumentpanel
Yourvehicleisequippedwithan"Advanced
Airbag
System"incompliancewith United
StatesFederal MotorVehicleSafetyStandard
(FMVSS)208asapplicableatthetimeyour
vehicle
wasmanufactured.Thesafetybelts
forthefrontseatshave"pretensioners"that
helptotakeslackoutofthebeltsystem.The
AirbagsystelTl11
pretensionersarealsoactivatedbytheelec­
troniccontrolunitfortheairbagsystem.
Thefrontsafetybeltsalsohave loadlimiters
tohelpreducetheforcesappliedtothebody
inacrash.
The
airbagforthedriver isinthesteering
wheelhub9fig.112andtheairbagforthe
frontpassengerisintheinstrumentpanel
9fig.113.Thegenerallocationoftheairbags
ismarked "AIRBAG".
There
isalotyouneedtoknowabouttheair­
bagsinyour vehicle.Weurgeyoutoreadthe
detailedinformationaboutairbags,safety
beltsandchildsafetyinthisandtheother
chaptersthatmake uptheowner'sliterature.
Plea~ebesuretoheedtheWARNINGS -they
areextremelyimportantforyoursafetyand
thesafetyofyourpassengers,especiallyin­
fantsandsmallchildren.
.&.WARNING
Neverrelyonairbagsaloneforprotection.
-Evenwhentheydeploy,airbagsprovide
only
supplementalprotection.
- Airbag workmosteffectivelywhenused
withproperlywornsafetybelts.
- Therefore, always
wearyoursafetybelts
andmakesurethateverybodyinyourve-
hicle isproperly
restrained.
.&.WARNING
Apersononthefrontpassengerseat,es-
peciallyinfantsandsmallchildren, willre-
ceive
seriousinjuriesandcan even bekil-
Ledbybeingtooclosetotheairbagwhen
itinflates.
-AlthoughtheAdvanced AirbagSystemin
yourvehicleisdesignedtoturnoffthe
frontpassengerairbagifaninfantora
smallchildisonthefrontpassenger
seat,nobody canabsolutelyguarantee
thatdeploymentunderthesespecial
conditionsisimpossibleinallconceiva-
ble
situationsthatmayhappenduring
theusefullifeofyourvehicle.

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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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Switchingon
Pressthe[!Jbuttonagain.ThemessageStabi­
Lisationprogramonappearsbrieflyinthedis­
play.
switchingESPoff(sportmode)
Incertainsituations,itmightmakesenseto
alLowsomeslip. Forexample:
_Rockingthevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
_Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
_Drivingwithsnowchains
Press
the[!Jbutton.TheESPindicatorlightfi
turnsonandStabilisationprogramoffap­
pearsinthedispLay.A5Rdeactivatescom­
pletely
andthestabilizationeffectsfromthe
ESPsystemarelimited.
SwitchingESPoff
Pressandholdthe[!Jbuttonforthreesec­
onds.TheESPindicatorlightmturnsonand
Stabi,Lisationprogramoffappearsinthedis­
play.
ASRisalsoswitchedoffwhenESPis
switchedoff.
.&.WARNING
YoushouldonlyswitchtheESPoffifyour
driving abilityandthetrafficsituationaL­
Low.ThiscouLdincreasetheriskofslip­
ping.
- The
stabilizingfunctionis limitedinESP
sportmode.The drivingwheelscould
spinandthevehiclecouLdswerve,espe­
cially onslickorslipperyroadsurfaces.
-Thereisno vehiclestabilizationwhen
ESPisswitchedoff.
Switchingon
Pressthe[!Jbuttonagain.ThemessageStabi­
Lisationprogramonappearsbrieflyinthedis­
play.
ESPsportmode
Incertainsituations,itmightmakesenseto
allowsomeslip. Forexample:
-Rockingthevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
- Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
-Drivingwithsnowchains
Pressthe[!JbuttonbriefLyqfig.134.TheIl
indicatorlightturnsonandSportcontroL
Warning!RestrictedstabiLityappearsinthe
driverinformationsystemdisplay. Drivingsta­
bilityislimitedinsportmode.
I~Tips
IfthereisamalfunctionintheretractabLe
rearspoiler*ortheAudimagneticride',it
maynotbepossibletoactivateESPsport
modeornormalmodemayactivateagain
automatically.
J
Fig.134Centerconsole:ESPOFFbutton
TTRS:Switchingon/off
iTips
Iftherearefaultsintherearspoilersys­
temorinAudimagneticride,itmaynotbe
possibLetoactivateESPsportmodeor
normaLmodemayactivateagainautomat­
ically.
AWARNING
OnlyswitchESPsportmodeonwhenyour
drivingabilitiesandthetrafficsituation
permit.Pleasenotethatthedriving
wheelscanspinandthevehicle canbreak
awayinESPsportmode,especiallywhen
theroadisslippery.
ESPturnsonoutomotically whenyoustort
theengine.
Appliestavehicles:TIR5Coupe
totakerisks. Doing50willincreasethe
riskofalossofvehiclecontrol,collision
andseriouspersonalinjuries.
-
ALwaysadaptyourspeedtoroad, traffic
andweatherconditions.TheriskofLos­
ingcontrolofthevehicleincreaseswhen
drivingtoofast,especiallythrough
curvesandonslipperyorwetroads,and
whendrivingtooclosetavehiclesup
ahead.ESP,ABS,thebrakeassistsystem,
EDLandASRcannatpreventcollisions.
- Always
acceleratewithspecialcare on
even,smoothsurfacessuchasthosethat
arewetorcoveredwithiceandsnow.
The drive
wheelscanspineven with
theseassistancesystemsthatcannotal­
ways
helptareducetheriskoflossofve­
hicle
control.
tWJTips
-ABSandASRonly work correctLywhen
allfourwheelsareequippedwithidenti­
cal
tires.Different tiresizescanLeadtoa
reductioninenginepower.
-
Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystems
describedareworking.
-
IftheindicatorlightJjJor~(USA
modeLs);t§l(Canadamodels)appears,
theremaybeamalfunctionqpagelB,
qpoge17.
Fig.133Center console:ESPOFFbutton
TT/TTS:Switchingon/off•
ESPturnsonautomotically whenyoustart
theengine.
Appliestovehicles:TICoupe andTIS Coupe
Brakeassistsystem
The brakeassistsystemcandecreasebraking
distance.ltincreasesbrakingpowerwhenthe
driverpressesthebrake pedaLquicklyinemer­
gencysituations.Youmustpressandholdthe
brakepedaluntilthesituationisover.
ELectronic
differentiaLLock(EDL)
switchedon allthetime.Incertainsituations
whenyouneedlesstraction,you canswitch
offESPbypressingthebutton[!J.Besureto
switchESPonagainwhenyou nolongerneed
lesstraction.
.&.WARNING
-ESP,ABS,ASRandEDLcannotovercome
thelawsofphysics. Thisisespeciallyim­
portantonslipperyorwetroads.Ifthe
systemsbeginactingtostabilizeyourve­
hicle, youshouLd
immediatelychange
yourspeedtomatchtheroadandtraffic
conditions.Donotlettheincreasedsafe­
typrovided bythesesystemstemptyou
Anti-sLip
reguLation(ASR)
ASRreducesenginepowerwhenthedrive
wheelsbegintospinandadaptstheforceto
theroadconditions.Thismakesiteasierto
start,accelerateanddrive
uphills.
Anti-Lock
brakingsystem(ABS)
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingup
whenbraking.
Thevehicle canstillbesteered
evenduringhardbraking. Applysteadypres­
suretothebrakepedaloDonotpumptheped­
aloApulsinginthebrakepedalindicatesthat
thesystemishelpingyoutobrakethevehicle.
The
EDLbrakeswheelsthatarespinningand
transfersthedrivepowertotheotherdrive
wheelorwheelsifthevehicleisequippedwith
all-wheeL drive".ThisfunctionisavailabLeup
toabout60mph(100km/hl.
Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitches
offtohelpkeepthebrake onthebrakedwheel
fromoverheating.EDLwillswitch onagainau­
tomaticallywhenconditionshavereturnedto
normal.

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thanisbeinggeneratedandensuresanopti­
malstateofchargeforthebattery.
iTips
-But evenenergymanagementcannot
negatethelimitsofphysics. Consider
thatthepowerandlifeofabatteryare
limited.
-
Ifstartingability isthreatened,youare
informedbyawarningqpage160,
Driver natification
intheinstrument
c/uster display.
Whatyoushouldknow
Thehighest priarityisgiventomaintaining
starting capability.
Thebatteryisseverelytaxedinshort-distance
driving,incitytrafficandduringthecoldtime
ofyear.Abundantelectricalenergyisre­
quired,
butonly alittleisgenerated.Itisalso
critical
iftheengineisnotrunningandelectri­
cal
componentsareturnedon. Inthisin­
stanceenergyisbeingconsumedbutnoneis
being
generated.
ItisinpreciselythesesituationsthatyouwiII
noticeenergymanagementactivelyregulat­
ingthedistributionofenergy.
Vehiclestandsforanextendedperiod
Ifyoudonotdriveyourvehicle overaperiod
ofseveral daysorweeks, electricalcompo­
nentsaregraduallyeutbackorswitchedoff.
This
reducesenergyconsumptionandmain­
tainsstartingcapability overalongerperiod.
Take into
considerationthatwhenyouunlock
your vehicle,
someconvenience functions,
such as
theremotekeyorpowerseatadjust­
ment,maynotbeavailable. Theconvenience
functionswillbeavailable againwhenyou
turnontheignitionandstarttheengine.
Withtheengineturnedoff
Ifyoulistentotheradio, forexample,with
theengineturnedoff,thebatteryisbeingdis­
charged.
Ifstartingcapabilityisjeopardizedduetoen­
ergy
consumption,amessageappearsinthe
driverinformationdisplay.
Youhavetostarttheenginetochargethe
battery.
Withtheenginerunning
Althoughelectricalenergyisgeneratedwh en
thevehicle isbeing driven,thebatterycanbe­
comedischarged.Thishappensmostlywhen
little
energyisbeinggeneratedandagreat
dealconsumedandthebattery'sstateof
chargeisnotoptimal.
Tobringtheenergybalanceback intoequili­
brium,
consumerswhich require especially
large
amountsofenergyaretemporarilyeut
back
orswitchedoff. Heatingsystemsinpar­
ticularrequire agreatdealofenergy.Ifyou
notice,forexample,thattheheatedseats*or
theheatedrearwindowarenotheating,they
have
beentemporarilyeutbackorswitched
off.
Thesesystemswill beavailable againas
soonastheenergybalancehasbeenrestored.
Youwillalsonoticethatengineidlespeedhas
beenincreased slightly.Thisisnormalandnot
a
causefor concern.Byincreasingengineidle
speedtheadditionalene"rgyrequired isgener­
atedandthebatteryischarged.
Drivernotificationintheinstrument~
clusterdisplay•
Ifbatterypowerdropsintotherangewhereit
can limittheabilityoftheenginetostart,this
isshownintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
with
thefollowing drivermessage:
ri1Lowbatterycharge:batterywillbe
chargedwhiledriving
This notification remindsyou
thatthestarting
capability
oftheenginemay belimited.As
soonasyoustartdrivingagain,thebattery
willberechargedandthenotification willgo
out.
Drivernotificationappearsandgoesout
again
Ifthisdriver notificationappearsaftertheig­
nition is
turnedonorwhile drivinganditgoes
outagainafterawhile,thebatteryhasbeen
adequatelyrecharged.
Drivernotificationappearsanddoesnot
gooutagain
Ifthisdriver notificationappearsaftertheig­
nition
isturnedonorwhile drivinganddoes
notgooutagain,thebattery'sstateofcharge
isnotintheoptimalrange.Startingabilityis
restricted. Havethebatterycheckedassoon
aspossible byanauthorizedAudidealeror
qualified workshop.
Intelligenttechnology16l

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 172Cleaningandprotection
somecleanerscanattackthethreadsonthe
wheelbolts.
Never
useabrasiveormetalpolishingclean­
ingagents.Iftheprotectivecoatinghasbeen
chipped,e.g.bykickeduproaddirt,touchit
up
assoonaspossible.
&.WARNING
- Moistureandiceonbrakesmayaffect
braking efficiencye;,page156,General
information.
Testthebrakesca refully
eachtimeyouwashthevehicle.
- Always read
andheedallWARNINGSand
otherinformatione;,page167.
Bodycavity sealing
Thebodycavitysealing doesnotneedtobe
checked.
Allbody cavities whichcouldbeaffectedby
corrosionhavebeengiventhoroughprotec­
tionatthefactory.
This
sealingdoesnotrequireanyinspectionor
additionaltreatment.Ifany waxshouldseep
outofthecavitywhentheambienttempera­
tureishigh, itcan beremovedwithaplastic
scraperanda.suitablesolvent.
&.WARNING
Solventscanbedangerous.
-Benzineisflammableandtoxie.Ifyou
usebenzineforremovingthewax, keep
sparks,flameandlightedcigarettes
away. Neverdumpbenzineonthe
ground,intoopenstreamsordownsew­
agedrains.
-
Besuretoobserveallsafetyandenviron­
mentalregulations.Follow allinstruc­
tionsonthecontainer.
-Always readandheedâllWARNINGSand
theinformatione;,page167.
Chassis •
Havetheundercoatingcheckedfordamage
from
timeto time.
ThelowerbodyshellofyourAudiisalsothor­
oughlyprotectedagainstcorrosion.
Anydamagetotheundercoatingcausedby
roadhazardsshouldberepairedpromptly.
&.WARNING
Toomuchundercoatinginthewrongpla­
cescancauseafire.
-
Donotapplyadditionalundercoatingor
rustproofingonorneartheexh~ust
manifold,exhaustpipes,catalytic con­
verterorheatshields.Whiledriving,the
substanceusedforundercoatingcould
overheatandcauseafire.
- Always
readandheedallWARNINGS and
otherinformatione;,page167.
Exhausttaï!pipes •
Roadsaltandothercorrosivematerialswill
damagethematerialintheexhausttailpipes
if
theyarenotcleanedregularly.Donotclean
thetailpipeswithwheeLçleaner,paintpolish,
chromepolishorotherabrasivecleaners.
Cleanthetailpipeswithcarcareproducts
thataresuitableforstainlesssteel.
YourautrîorizedAudideà1-ercan provide clean­
ing
productsthathavebeentèstedandap­
proved
foryourvehicle.
Careofinterior
Radio-/Navigation* display•
~Cleanthedisplaywitha50ftcleanclothand
anLCDcleaner.
Thedisplaycanbecleanedwithaprofessio­
nally
available"LCDcleaner".Theclothshoul d
be
slightlydampenedwiththecleaningfluid
tocleanthedisplay.~
(1)Note
Toavoidscratchingthedisplay, youshould
nevercleanitdry.
Aluminumtrim
Useonlyneutral-pHproductstoremovespots
anddepositsfromaluminumsurfaces.
Chromecareproductsandalkalinecleaners
willattackaluminumsurfacesandcandam­
agethemovertime.
AWARNING
AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformatione;,page167.
Fabricsandfabric coverings
FabricsandfabriccoveringsCe.g.seats,door
trimpanels,ete.)shouldbecleanedatregular
intervalswithavacuumcleaner.Thisremoves
surfacedirtparticleswhichcouldbecomeem­
beddedinthefabricthroughuse.Steam
cleanersshouldnotbeused,becausethe
steamtendstopushthedirtdeeperintothe
fabricandlockitthere.
Normal cleaning
Generally, werecommendusingasoftsponge
oralint-freemicrofiberclothtothecleanfab­
rie.Brushesshouldonly beusedforcarpets
andfloormats,sinceotherfabricsurfaces
could beharmedbybrushes.
Normalsurfacestainscanbecleanedusing a
commercially available
foamcleaner.Spread
thefoamonthesurfaceofthefabricwitha
soft
spongeandworkitingently.Donotsatu­
ratethefabrie. Thenpatthefoamdryusing
absorbent,dryclothsCe.g.microfibercloth)
and
vacuumitafterithasdriedcompletely.
Cleaning stains
St.
. alnscausedbybeveragesCe.g.coffee,fruit
JUice,ete.)canbetreatedwithamilddeter­
gentsolution.Applythedetergentsolution
Withasponge.Inthecaseofstubbornstains
adetergentpastecanbeapplieddirectlyto'
Cleaningandprotection
thestainandworkedintothefabric. After­
wards,usecopiousamountsofcleanwaterto
removetheremainingdetergent.Applythe
waterwithadampclothorspongeandpat
thefabricdrywithanabsorbent,dryclotho
Stainsfromchocolateormakeupshouldhave
detergentpasteCe.g.ox-gall soap)rubbedin­
tothem.Afterwards,removethesoapwith
waterCdampspongel.
Alcohol canbeusedtotreatstainsfrom
grease,oil,lipstickoraballpointpen.Melted
greaseordyemustbepattedoffusingab­
sorbentmaterial.Itmaybenecessarytore­
treattheareaswithdetergentpasteandwa­
ter.
Inthecaseofgeneralsoilingoftheuphols­
teryandcoyermaterial,werecommendhiring
a
specialistthathastheequipmenttoclean
theseatcoversandotherfabricsurfacesby
shampooingandsprayextraction.
&.WARNING
Always readandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformatione;,page167.
lmTips
OpenVelcrofastenersonyourclothingcan
damagetheseatcoyer.Pleasemakesure
thatVelcrofastenersareclosed.
Plastic partsandinstrument panel
Alwaysuseacleanclotllmoistenedinclear
watertocleantheseareas.Forpersistentdirt
useanAudiapprovedsoLvent-freeplastic
cleaner/protectant.
&.WARNING
Solventscanchangethepropertiesof
someplasticsandmakeitharderforthe
airbagtodeploy.
- Never
cleantheinstrumentpanelorthe
surfaceofAirbagmoduleswithcleaning
productsthatcontainsolvents.
_Productscontainingsolventswillmake
thesurfaceofthispartporous.~
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Checkingandfilling18:
Detergentadditivesintheoilwillmakefresh
oillookdarkaftertheenginehasbeenrun­
ning
forashorttime.Thisisnormalandisnot
areasontochangetheoilmoreoftenthan
recommended.
DamageormaLfunctionsduetoLackof
maintenance
Itisessentialthatyouchangeyouroilatthe
recommendedintervalsusingonlyengineoil
thatcomplieswithAudioiLstandard
VW50200.Your Limited NewVehicle War­
rantydoesnotcaverdamageormalfunctions
duetofailuretofollowrecommendedmainte­
nanceanduserequirementsassetforthin
theAudiOwner'sManuaLandWarranty&
Maintenancebooklet.YourdealerwilLhaveto
denywarrantycaverageunlessyoupresentto
thedealerproofintheformofServiceorRe­
pairOrdersthatallscheduledmaintenance
wasperformedinatimelymanner.
Engineailconsumption
Theengineinyourvehicle depends onan ade­
quate
amountofoilto lubricate andcoolail
ofitsmoving parts.
Inordertoprovideeffectivelubricationand
coolingofinternaLenginecomponents,allin­
ternalcombustionenginesconsumeacertain
amountofoil.Oilconsumptionvariesfram
enginetoengineandmaychangesignificantly
overthelifeoftheengine.Typically,engines
withaspecified break-inperiod(see
~page162)consumemoreoilduringthe
break-inperiodthantheyconsumeafteroil
consumptionhasstabilized.
Undernormalconditions,therateofoilcon­
sumptiondependsonthequalityandviscosity
oftheoil,theRPM(revolutionsperminute)at
whichtheengineisoperated,theambient
temperatureandroadconditions.Furtherfac­
torsaretheamountofoildilutionfromwater
condensationorfuelresidueandtheoxida­
tionleveloftheoil.Asanyengineissubjectto
wearasmileagebuildsup,theoilconsump­
tionmayincreaseovertimeuntilreplacement
ofworncomponentsmaybecomenecessary.
Withallthesevariablescomingintoplay, no
standardrateofoilconsumptioncanbees­
tablishedorspecified.Thereisnoalternative
toregularandfrequentcheckingoftheoilLev­
el,seeNote.
Iftheyellowengineoillevelwarningsymbol
in
theinstrumentclusterlllightsup, you
shouldchecktheoilLeveLassoonaspossible
withtheoildipstick~page187.Topoffthe
oilatyourearliestconvenience~page187.
AWARNING
Before youcheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS
~.&.inWarkingintheengine
compartmenton page182.
CDNote
DrivingwithaninsufficientoiLlevelislike­
lytocauseseveredamagetotheengine.
ijJ)Tips
-TheoiLpressurewarningdispLay is
notanindicatoroftheoilLeve!.Donot
reLyonit.Instead,checktheoiLLeveLin
yourengineatreguLarintervals,pref­
erabLy
eachtimeyourefueL,andaLways
beforegoingona Longtrip.
-Ifyou havetheimpressionyourengine
consumesexcessiveamountsofoil,we
recommendthatyo~onsuLtyourAudi
dealertohavethecauseQ,fyourconcern
properlydiagnosed.Keep inmindthat
theaccuratemeasurementofoilcon­
sumptionrequiresgreatcareandmay
takesometime.Your Audidealerhasin­
structionsabouthowtomeasureoilcon­
sumptionaccurately.
checkingtheengineailLeveL
Fig.142Illustration ofprinciple1:Markers onaildip­
stick
Fig.143Illustration ofprinciple 2:Markers onaildip­
stick
Before youcheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,aLwaysreadandheedaUWARN­
INGS~AinWorkinginthe engine compart­
ment
onpage182.
DeterminingaiLLeveL
• Parkyourvehiclesothatitishorizontally
level.
• While
atoperatingstatetemperature,
brieflyLettheenginerunatidleandthen
shutit off.
• Wait
approx.twominutes.
• Pullouttheoil dipstick.Wipeofftheoil
dipstick
withacleancloth,andslideit back
inasfarasitwill go.
•
PulLit backoutandreadofftheoillevel
C:>fig.142or~fig.143.Topofftheengine
oil, ifapplicable~page187.
QiLLeveLwithinrange0
•Donotaddoil.
QiLLeveLwithinrange®
•Vouconaddoil.Afterwards,theoiLleveL
shouldbewithinrange0.
OiLLeveLwithinrangeCV
•Voumustaddoil.Afterwards,theoillevel
shouldbewithinrange0.
Theoillevelneedstobecheckedatregularin­
tervals.Thebesttimestodothisarewhenev­
eryourefuelandpriortoLongtrips.
Dependingonthewaythevehicle isdriven
andtheoperatingconditions,oilconsumption
canbeupto1/2quartper600miLes(0.5liter
perl,DaOkm).Consumptionmaybehigher
withinthefirst3,000miles(5,000km).
AddingengineaiL't::r.
Fig.144Enginecompartment:Oilfiller caplocation
Before youcheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,aLwaysreadandheedaUWARN­
INGS~AinWarkinginthe engine compart­
mentanpage182.
•Unscrewthecap~totheengineoiLfilling
hole~fig.144.
•Carefullytopoffwiththeappropriateoilin
0.5literdoses.
•Checktheoillevelagainaftertwominutes
~page187.
•Topofftheoilagain,ifnecessary.
•Screwthecapbackonthefilling holeand
slidetheoildipstickinasfarasitwill go.
AWARNING
-Whiletoppingoff,theoilmustnotcome
incontactwithhotengineparts-fire
hazard!
- The oilfiller
capmustbeproperlyse­
curedtopreventoilfrombeingsprayed
onthehotengineandexhaustsystem
whentheengineisrunning-fire hazard!~

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 216Tiresand\NheelsTiresand\Nheels217
Tirepressure
monitoringsystem
GeneralnotesApptiestovehicles:withtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),
shouldbecheckedmonthlywhencoldandin­
flatedtotheinflationpressurerecommended
bythevehiclemanufactureronthevehicle
placard
ortireinflationpressurelabel.(Ifyour
vehiclehastiresofadifferentsizethanthe
sizeindicatedonthevehicleplacardortirein­
flationpressurelabel,youshoulddetermine
thepropertireinflationpressureforthose
tires.)
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehas
beenequippedwithatirepressuremonitoring
system(TPMS)thatilluminatesa lowtire
pressuretelltalewhenoneormoreofyour
tiresissignificantlyunder-inflated.According­
ly,whenthelowtirepressuretelltaleillumi­
nates,youshouldstopandcheckyourtiresas
soonaspossible,andinflatethemtothe
properpressure.Drivingonasignificantlyun­
der-inflatedtirecausesthetiretooverheat
andcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflational­
soreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,
andmayaffectthevehicle'shandlingand
stoppingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMS isnotasubstitute
forpropertiremaintenance,anditisthedriv­
er'sresponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttire
pressure,evenifunder-inflationhasnot
reachedtheleveltotriggerilluminationofthe
TPMSlowtirepressuretelltale.
Yourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwitha
TPMS
malfunctionindicatortoindicatewhen
thesystemisnotoperatingproperly.The
TPMSmalfunctionindicatoriscombinedwith
thelowtirepressuretelltale.Whenthesys­
temdetectsamalfunction,thetelltalewill
flashforapproximatelyoneminuteandthen
remaincontinuouslyilluminated.Thisse­
quencewillcontinueuponsubsequentvehicle
start-upsaslongasthemalfunctionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminat­
ed,thesystemmaynotbeabletodetector
signallowtirepressureasintended.TPMS
malfunctionsmayoccurfora varietyofrea­
sons,includingtheinstallationofreplace­
mentoralternatetiresorwheelsonthevehi.
cle
thatpreventtheTPMSfromfunctioning
properly. AlwayschecktheTPMSmalfunction
telltaleafterreplacingoneormoretiresor
wheelsonyourvehicletoensurethatthere­
placementoralternatetiresandwheelsallow
theTPMStocontinuetofunctionproperly.
Tire pressure indicator appears •
Appliestovehicles:withtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Thetirepressure indicatorintheinstrument
c/uster informs you
ifthetire pressureistoo
LoworifthereisasystemmaLfunction.
Fig.1S6Display: Systemmalfunction
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremoni­
toringsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircurn­
ferenceandvibrationcharacteristicsofthein­
dividualtires.Ifthepressuredecreasesinone
ormoretires,thisisindicatedintheinstru­
mentclusterwithawarningsymbolganda
messageqfig.155.The drivermessageinthe
displaygoesoutafter5seconds.Thedriver
messagecanbedisplayedagainbypressing
the[CHECKIbutton®qpage10,fig.3.Ifon­
lyonetireisaffected,thedisplaywillindicate
itsposition.
Thetirepressuremonitoringmustberesetin
themenudisplayeachtimethepressuresare
adjusted(e. g.whenswitchingbetweenparti­
alandfullloadpressure)orafterchangingor
replacing atireonyourvehicleqpage218.
Voucanfindtherecommendedtirepressures
foryourvehicleonthelabelonthedriver's
door pillar
qpage202.
Tiretreadcircumferenceandvibrationcharac·
teristicscanchangeandcauseatirepressure
warningif:
_thetirepressureinoneormoretiresistoo
low,
-
thetirehasstructuraldamage,
_thetirepressurewaschanged,wheelsrotat­
edorreplacedbuttheTPMSwasnotreset
qpage218.
Warning symbols
[D]Lossofpressureinatleastonetireq/D,.
Checkthetireortiresandreplaceorrepairif
necessary. The
indicatorlightgintheinstru­
mentclusteralsoilluminatesqpage13.
Check/correctthepressuresofallfourtires
andresetTPMSinthemenudisplay.
~(TirePressureMonitoringSystem)Tire
pressure!Systemmalfunction.IflDmap­
pearsafterswitchingtheignitiononorwhile
drivingqfig.156andtheindicatorlightgin
theinstrumentclusterblinksforapproxi­
matelyoneminuteandthenstayson,thereis
a
systemmalfunction.Seeyourauthorized
Audidealerassoonaspossible.
AWARNING
-Ifthetirepressureindicatorappearsin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay,oneor
moreofyourtiresissignificantlyunder­
inflated.Reduceyourspeedimmediately
andavoidanyhardsteeringorbraking
maneuvers.Stopassoonaspossibleand
checkthetiresandtheirpressures.In­
fla
tethetirepressuretotheproperpres-
sureasindicatedonthevehicle'stire
pressurelabelqpage202.Drivingona
significantlyunder-inflatedtirecauses
thetiretooverheatandcanleadtotire
failure.Under-inflationalsois likelyto
impairthevehicle'shandlingandstop­
ping ability.
-
Thedriverisresponsibleformaintaining
thecorrecttirepressures.Youmust
checkthetirepressuresregularly.
-
Undercertainconditions(suchasaspor­
tydrivingstyle,winterconditionsorun­
paved
roads),thepressuremonitorindi­
catormaybedelayed.
- AskyourauthorizedAudidealerif run­
flattiresmaybeusedonyourvehicle.
Your vehicle
registrationbecomesinvalid
if
yàuusethesetireswhennotpermit­
ted.Damagetoyourvehicleoraccidents
couldalsoresult.
-Ifyouswitchbetweenstandardandrun­
flattires,anauthorizedAudidealeror
qualifiedworkshopmustreprogramthe
controlmodule.
1Tips
- The
tirepressuremonitoringsystem
stopsworkingwhenthereis an ESP/ABS
malfunction.
-Usingsnowchainsmayresultin asystem
malfunction.
-Tireswiththeidentification"AD"or"RD"
have
beenspeciallymatchedwithyour
Audi.Werecommendusingonlythese
tiresbecausetheymeetthehighest
standardsregardingsafetyanddriving
characteristicswhenusedcorrectly. Your
authorizedAudidealerwillgladlypro­
vide you
withmoreinformation.