2012 AUDI TT ESP

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ImproperuseofLATCHloweranchorages
cancauseseriouspersonalinjuryinanac­
cident.
-
ALwaysca refully followthechildre­
straintsmanufacturer'sinstructionsfor
properinstallationofthechildrestraint
andproperuseoftheloweranchorages
orsafetybeltsinyourvehicle.
- Never
secureorattachanyluggageor
otheritemstotheLATCHlower ancho­
rages.
-
ALwaysreadandheedtheimportantin­
formationaboutchiLdrestraintsinthis
chapterandWARNINGS9page133,
ChildSafety.
Lower anchorages
The lower
anchorageattachmentpointsare
locatedbetweentherearseatbackandrear
seatcushion9fig.126.
Loweranchoragessecurethechildrestraintin
theseatwithoutusingthevehicle'ssafety
belts. Anchorages provideasecureandeasy­
to'useattachmentandminimizethepossibili­
ty
ofimproperchildrestraintinstallation.
AllchildrestraintsmanufacturedafterSep­
telilberl,2002,musthave loweranchorage
attachmentsfortheLATCHsystem.
Rememberthattheloweranchoragepoints
areonlyintendedforinstallationandattach­
mentofchildrestraintsspecifically certified
forusewithLATCHloweranchorages.Child
restraintsthatarenotequippedwiththelow­
eranchorageattachmentscan stillbeinstal­
Ledincompliancewiththechildrestraint
manufacturer'sinstructionsonusing vehicle
safetybeLts.
Attachment
locatormarkers
forlower
anchorages
Circular Locator
buttonsontherearseatback
indicatetheloweranchoragelocationsonthe
rearseatingpositions9fig.125.
_Inothercountries,theterm"ISOFIX"is
usedtodescribetheloweranchorages.
Fig.125Rearseatbacks: locatorbuttonsforlower an­
chorages
Fig.126Rear seats: loweranchorage bracketlocations
Fig.1245chematic overview:LATCHanchorage pointlocations
Description
Location
Theloweranchoragepositionsaremarked
for
quick locating.
Theillustrationshowstheseatinglocationsin
yourvehicle whichareequippedwiththelow­
er universaL
anchoragessystem.
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AWARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraints
will increasetheriskofinjuryanddeathin
acrash.
- Always follow
theinstructionsprovided
by
themanufacturerofthechild re­
straintyouintendtoinstalLinyourvehi­
cleo
-Neverinstallachildrestraintwithouta
properly
attachedtoptetherstrapifthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstruc­
tionsrequirethetoptetherstraptobe
used.
-ImproperuseofchildrestraintLATCH
loweranchoragepGÎlüscan leadtoinjury
in acollision. The
LATCHloweranchorage
pointsaredesignedtowithstandonly
thoseloadsimposedbycorrectlyfitted
childrestraints.
-Nevermounttwochildrestraintsystems
ononeLATCHloweranchoragepoint.
- Never
secureorattachany lu.g.gage or
otheritemtotheLATCHLoweranchorag­
es.
ChildrestraintmanufacturersofferLATCH
loweranchoragesontheirchildseatswith
hook-on
orpush-onconnectorsattachedto
adjustablestraps.
InadditiontotheLATCHloweranchorages,
thesechildrestraintsystemsusually require
theuseoftetherstrapstohelpkeepthechiLd
restraintfirmlyinplace.
Installingachildrestraintthatrequires atop
tetherwithoutonecanseriously impairthe
performanceofthechildrestraintanditsabil­
ity
toprotectthechildina collision. Installing
a child
restraintthatrequires atoptether
withoutthetoptethermaybeaviolation of
stateLaw.
r((DTips
-InCanada,theterms"toptether"with
"loweruniversalanchorages"(or"lower
universal
anchoragebars")areusedto
describethesystem.~
ChildSafety
feature.IftheconvertibleLockingretractoris
notdeactivated,thesafetybeltwill gradually
becometighteranduncomfortabletowear.
LATCHLower
anchoragesandtethers
forchildren
Child Restraint Systemanchors andhow
are they relatedtochild safety
AWARNING
Improperlyinstalledchildsafetyseatsin­
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury
anddeathinacollision.
- Never
unfastenthesafetybelttodeacti­
vatetheconvertiblelockingretractorfor
childrestraintswhilethevehicle ismov­
ing.
Vouwouldnotberestrainedand
couldbeseriously injuredinanaccident.
-AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGS
wheneverusing achildrestrainedinave­
hicle
isbeing used9page133.Special
precautionsapplywheninstalling achild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseat
9page113,Childrestraintsonthefront
seat-someimportantthingstoknow.
Toprovide asimplerandmorepracticable way
toattachthechildrestraintonthevehicle
seat,Federalregulationsrequirespeciallower
anchoragesinvehiclesanddevicesonnew
child
restraintstoattachtothevehicle ancho­
rages.
The
combinationofthetetheranchoragesand
theloweranchoragesis nowgenerallycalled
theLATCHsystemfor "LowerAnchoragesand
TethersforChildren." InCanada,theterms
"toptether"with"Lower universalanchorag­
es"(or"lower universalanchoragebars")are
used
todescribethesystem.
Forward-facing childrestraintsmanufactured
afterSeptemberl,1999,arerequiredbyU.S.
federalregulationstocomplywithnewchild
head
movementperformancerequirements.
These newperformancerequirementsmakea
tethernecessaryonmostnewchildseats.

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ChildSafety14!
Fig.130Tetheranchors:attachmenthookiocations
behindtherear seatbacks~
Tether anchors andtether straps
Remember:Usetetherstrapstahelpkeepthe
childrestraintfirmly inplace.
&.WARNING
ImproperuseoftheLATCHsystemcan in-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury
anddeathinanaccident.
-Theseanchorsweredeveloped onlyfor
childsafetyseatsusingthe"LATCH"sys-
tem.
-Neverattachotherchildsafetyseats,
beltsorotherabjectstatheseanchors.
- Always make
surethatyouhearaclick
whenlatchingtheseatinplace.Ifyoudo
nothearaclicktheseatisnotsecureand
could flyforwardandhittheinteriorof
t~evehicle, orbeejectedfromthevehi-
cleo
&.WARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraints
willincreasetheriskofinjuryinanacci-
dent.
-Always followthechildrestraintsystem
manufacturer'sinstructionsforproper
installationofthechildrestraintsystem
andproperuseoftetherstrapsaswellas
theloweranchoragesorsafetybeltsin
yourvehicle.
- Always read
andheedtheimportantin-
formationandWARNINGSaboutchild
safetyandtheinstallationofchildre-
straintsystems~page133,ehildSafe-
ty.
Releasing
~Loosenthetensiononthestrapsfollowing
thechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstruc­
tions.
~Depressthespringcatchestoreleasethe
anchoragehooksfromtheloweranchorag­
es.
_Ifyouleavetheguidancefixturesinstal­
led
forseveraldays,theycould leavea
mark on
theupholsteryontheseatcush­
ion
andbackrestintheareathatthe
guidancefixtureswereinstalled.The up­
holsterywouldalsobepermanently
stretchedaroundtheguidancefixtures.
This
appliesespeciallytaleatherseats.
Fig.129Lower anchorages: propermounting
Installing achild restraintwithLATCH
lower anchorages
Mounting
~Makesuretheseatbackoftherearseat
benchisintheuprightpositionandsecurely
latched
inplace.
~Attachbathhook-onconnectorswiththe
springcatchreleaseonthechildsafetyseat
ontotheLATCHloweranchoragesathatthe
connectorslock intoplace~fig.129.
~Pullontheconnectorattachmentstamake
sure
theyareproperlyattachedtotheLATCH
loweranchorage.
~Pullstrapstightfollowingthechild re­
straintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Whenever youinstall achild restraint always
follow
thechild restraint manufacturer's in­
structions.
~Push down ontheseatcushion50thatthe
loweranchoragesarevisible.
~Pullofftheguidancefixturesfromthelow­
eranchorages.
~Always removetheguidancefixturesand
keeptheminasafeplacewhennotinuse.
Youmayfind iteasiertoinstallchild re­
straintsequippedwithhooksattachedto
strapswithouttheguidancefixturesinplace.
Ifthisisthecase, removetheguidancefix­
turesbypullingthemofftheanchorages.
However,theguidancefixtures canhelpyou
tolocatetheLATeHanchorages.
&.WARNING-=-Improperuseoftetheranchoragesorlow-
eranchoragescancauseseriouspersonal
injuryinacrash.
- Always carefully follow
thechildre­
straintmanufacturer'sinstructionsfor
properinstallationanduseofchild re­
straintsystems.
-NeverusetheLATeHortetheranchorag­
estoattachsafetybeltsorotherkindsof
occupantrestraints.
-Childrestrainttetherattachmentsand
lowerattachmentsareonlydesignedto
secureachildrestraintthathasbeen
equippedtousetheseanchorages.
-Tetheranchoragesandloweranchorages
arede.signedtowithtandonlythose
loadsimposedbycorrectlY"fitted child
restraints.Undernocircumstancescan
theybeusedsafelyforadultorchild
safetybeltsorharnesses.
-Never mountmorethanonechildre­
strainttoasingletetherortoalower an­
choragepoint. Attachingtwochildre­
straintstaasingleanchoragepointcan
causetheanchoragetafailandcausese­
rious
personalinjuryina crash.
[IdNote1
- Removetheguidancefixturesbefore
foldingtherearseatbacktaprevent
damagingtheseatcushion.
Fig.127Rear seats: installingtheguidance fixtures
Fig.
128Close-up: fittingtheguidancefixtureovertheloweranchorage bracket
Specialguidance fixturesincreasetheconven­
ience
ofthe lower anchorages andareavaila­
ble from your authorized Audidealer.
Guidance fixturesforlower anchorages
The lower
anchorageattachmentpointsare
locatedontherearseatsbetweentheseat­
backandtheseatcushion. Specialguidance
fixturesincreasetheconvenienceofthelower
anchoragesandhelpprotecttheseatmaterial
frompossibledamagewheninstalling child
restraints.
Installingtheguidance fixtures
~Pushdown ontheseatcushion50thatthe
loweranchoragesarevisible.
~Holdtheguidancefixture withthepart
numberfacingdownwardandpushitinthe
directionofthearrowantetheanchorage
~fig.128.
~Makesurethateachofthetwoguidancefix­
turesperseatsnapsintoplace.
Removing theguidance fixtures
~Removethechildrestraintaccordingthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.

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Thetetheranchorsfortherearseatingposi­
tionsarelocatedonthebacksideoftherear
seatbacksqfig.130.
AtetherisastraightorV-shapedstrapthat
attachesthetoppartofachildrestraintto
specialanchoragepointsinthevehicle.
The
purposeofthetetheristoreducethefor­
ward
movementofthechildrestraintina
crash,
inordertohelp reducetheriskofhead
injurythatcouldbecausedbystrikingtheve­
hicle interior.
Forward facingchild
restraintsmanufactured
afterSeptemberl,1999,arerequiredbyUS
federalregulationstocomply withnewchild
head
movementperformancerequirements.
These newperformancerequirementsmakea
tethernecessaryonmostnewchildsafety
seats.
AWARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraints
willincreasetheriskofinjuryanddeathin
acrash.
-Always followtheinstructionsprovided
bythemanufacturerofthechildre­
straintyouintendtoinstallinyourAudi.
-Improperuseofchildrestraintanchors
(includingtetheranchors) canleadtoin­
jury
ina collision. Theanchorsarede­
signedtowithstandonlythoseloadsim­
posedbycorrectlyfittedchildrestraints.
-Nevermounttwochildrestraintsystems
ononeLATCHloweranchorpoint.
-Neverattachtwochildrestraintsystems
toonetetherstraportetheranchorage.
-Neverattachatetherstraptoatie-down
hookintheluggagecompartment.
-Neverusechildrestrainttetherancho­
rages
tosecuresafetybeltsorother
kindsofoccupantrestraints.
- Neversecureorattachanyluggageor
otheritemstotheLATCHlowerancho­
rages ortothetetheranchors.
-Ifatetherorotherstrapisusedtoat­
tachachildrestrainttothefrontpassen­
gerseat,makesurethatit isnotso
tight,thatitcausestheweight-sensing
mattomeasuremoreweightthanis ac­
tuallyontheseat.
-The heavierweightregisteredcanmake
theAdvanced AirbagSystemworkas
thoughanadultwereontheseatandde­
ploy
theAdvanced Airbagwhenitmust
besuppressedcausingseriousoreven
fatalinjurytothechild.
-
Ifyoumustinstalla rearward facing
chi ld
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan­
cesandthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstay.on,im­
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingposition and
have
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audi dealer.
Installingtheuppertetherstraponthë1anchorage•
Fig.131Tether strap:properroutingandmounting'--
Fig.132Tether strap:proper routing andmounting
Installingthetetherstrap
~Release ordeploythetetherstraponthe
childrestraintaccordingtothechild re­
straintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
~Guidetheuppertetherstrapintotherear
cargoareaqfig.132.~
~slidethetetherstraphookovertheanchor
bracket.
~Pullonthetetherstraphooksothatthe
springcatchofthehookengages.
~Tightenthetetherstrapfirmly following
thechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstruc­
tions.
Releasingthetetherstrap
~Loosenthetensionfollowingthechild re­
straintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
~Depressthespring catchonthehookand
release itframtheanchorage.
CDNote
Ifyouleavethechildrestraintwiththe
tetherstrapfirmlyinstalledforseveral
days,thiscouldleaveamark ontheup­
holstery on
theseatcushionandbackrest
intheareawherethetetherstrapwasin­
stalled.Theupholsterywouldalsobe per­
manentlystretchedaroundthetether
strap.Thisappliesespeciallytoleather
seats.
Usingtetherstrapsonrearward-facingchildrestraints
Currently,fewrear-facing childrestraintsys­
temscomewithatether.Pleasereadand
heedthechildrestraintsystemmanufactur­
er'sinstructionscarefullytodeterminehowto
properlyinstallthetether.
AWARNING
Achildinarearward-facing childsafety
seatinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
willbeseriously injuredandcanbekilledif
thefrontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd­
vanced AirbagSystem.
-Theinflating airbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrier withgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,ordoor.
-Atighttetherorotherstraponarear­
ward-facing child
restraintattachedto
thefrontpassengerseatcanputtoo
muchpressureontheweight-matinthe
ChildSafetylS:
seatandregisteraheavierweightinthe
Advanced AirbagSystem.Theheavier
weightregisteredcanmakethesystem
workasthoughanadultwereontheseat
anddeploytheAdvanced Airbagwhenit
mustbesuppressedcausingseriousor
even
fatalinjurytothechild.
-
Ifyoumustinstalla rearward facing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan­
cesandthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon,im­
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
Silfetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audidealer.
AdditionalInformation
Sourcesofinformationaboutchildrestraintsandtheiruse
Thereareanumberofsourcesofadditional
informationaboutchildrestraintselection, in­
stallationanduse:
NHTSAadvisesthatthebestchildsafetyseat
istheonethatfitsyourchildandfitsinyour
vehicle,
andthatyou willusecorrectlyand
consistently.
Trybeforeyou buy!
U.S
NationalHighway TrafficSafetyAdmin­
istration
Tel.:1-888-327-4236(TTY:1-800-424-9153)
www.nhtsa.gov
NationalSAFEKIDSCampaign
Tel.:(202)662-0600
www.safekids.org
SafetyBeltSafeU.5.A
Tel.:
(BOO)74S-SAFE (English)
Tel.:
(800)747-SANO (Spanish)
www.carseat.org
TransportCanadaInformationCentre
Tel.:1(800)333-0371orcall
1
(613)998-8616ifyouareintheOttawa
area
www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety~

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Intelligenttechnology
Noticeaboutdata
recordedbyvehicle
controlmodules
yourvehicleisnotequippedwithanEventDa­
taRecorder(EOR),installedbysornemanu­
facturersfortheexpresspurposeofcapturing
dataforretrievalafteranaccidentorcrash
event.
EOR'saresometimescalled"crashre­
corders" .
Some
statelawsrestricttheretrieval ordown­
loading
ofdatastoredbyEDR'sthatwerein­
stalled
ina vehicle fortheexpresspurposeof
retrievingdataafteranaccidentorcrash
event
withouttheowner'sconsent.
Althoughyourvehicleisnotequippedwithan
EOR,itisequippedwith anumberofelectron­
iccontrolmodulesforvarious vehiclesystems
suchas,forexample,enginefunction,emis­
sioncontrol,aswell asfortheairbagsand
safety belts.
These electronic
controlmodulesalsorecord
vehicle-related
dataduringnormalvehicle op­
eration
fordiagnosticandrepairpurposes.
The recording capacityoftheelectroniccon­
trol
modulesis limitedtodata(nosoundisre­
corded)
andonly asmallamountofdataisac­
tually recorded overavery limited period
of
timeandstoredwhenasystemfaultorother
condition issensedbyacontrolunit.Someof
thedatathenstoredmayrelatetovehicle
speed, direction, braking
aswellasrestraint
systemuseandperformanceintheeventofa
crash or
othercondition.Storeddatacanonly
bereadanddownloadedwithspecialequip­
ment.
ElectronicstabiLization
program(E5P)
Description
ESPhelpstoimprove roadholdingandvehicle
dynamics
tohelpreducetheprobabilityof
skiddingandlossofvehiclecontrol.Itworks
only
whentheengineis running.ESPdetects
certaindifficult drivingsituations,including
whenthevehicleisbeginningtospin(yaw)
outofcontrolandhelpsyoutogetthevehicle
back
undercontrolbyselectively brakingthe
wheels,and/orreducingenginepowerand
providingsteeringassistancetohelpholdthe
vehicle onthedriver'sintendedcourse. Thein­
dicatorlightDlintheinstrumentcluster
blinkswhenESPistakingactiontohelp you
controlthevehicle.
ESPhaslimitations.Itisimportanttoremem­
berthatESPcannotovercomethelawsof
physics.Itwillnotalways beabletohelpout
underallconditionsyoumaycomeupagainst.
Forexample,ESPmaynotalways beableto
helpyoumastersituationswherethereisa
sudde!lchangeinthecoefficientoffrictionof
theroadsurface.Whenthereisasectionof
dryroadthatissuddenlycovered withwater,
slushorsnow,ESPcannotperformthesame
wayitwould onthedrysurface.Ifthevehicle
hydroplanes(ridesonacushionofwaterin­
steadoftheroadsurface),ESPwillnotbe
abletohelp yousteerthevehiclebecausecon­
tactwiththepavementhasbeeninterrupted
andthevehiclecannotbebraked orsteered.
Ouringfastcornering, particularly onwinding
roads,
ESPcannotalwaysdealaseffectively
with difficult driving
situationsasatlower
speeds.
Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyleto
road,traffiçandweatherconditions.ESPcan­
notoverridethevehicle'sphysicallimits,in­
creasetheavailabletraction,orkeep avehicle
on
theroad ifroaddepartureisaresultof
driverinattention.Instead,ESPimprovesthe
possibilityofkeepingthevehicleundercon­
trolandontheroadduringextrememaneu­
versbyusingthedriver'ssteeringinputsto
helpkeepthevehicle goingintheintendeddi­
rection.
Ifyou aretravelingataspeedthat
causesyoutorunofftheroadbeforeESPcan
provide anyassistance,youmaynotexperi­
encethebenefitsofESP.
ESPincludesand/orworkstogetherwiththe
anti-lock brakesystem(ABS),brakeassistsys-
temandanti-slipregulation(ASR).ESPis~

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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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RearspoiLer
Appliestovehicles:withretractable rearspoiler
Therear spoiler improves vehiclehandling
andenhances drivercontrol.
Fig.13S$witchforrearspoiler
The rearspoilerdeploysandretracts.Spoiler
operationcanbesetforautomaticormanual
operation.
Automaticmode(normaloperation)
-Automaticdeployment:Ataspeedofabout
7Smph(120km/h),therearspoilerdeploys
automatically.
-
Automaticretraction:Whenspeeddropsbe­
low
about50mph(80km/h),therearspoil­
erretractsautomatically.
Manualmode
-Manualdeployment:Tapping brieflyonthe
switchc:>fig.135deploystherearspoiler.
- Manual retraction: At
speedsuptoabout
10mph(20km/h),retracttherearspoiler
bypressingandholdingtheswitch
c:>fig.135.Atspeedsbetween10mph(20
km/h)and7Smph(120km/h),retractthe
rearspoilerbytappingontheswitch
c:>fig.135.
.&WARNING
Driving
athigherspeedswithouttherear
spoilerdeployed canimpair handling char­
acteristics, making
thevehicleharderto
control.
-Always makesurethatthespoilerisde­
ployed
whendrivingatspeedsover
85mph(140km/h).Iftherearspoiler
warning/indicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclustercomeson,therearspoiler
maynothavedeployed.
- Never driveatspeedshigherthan
85mph(140km/h) ifthespoilerisnot
deployed. Havethespoilerinspectedas
soonaspossiblebyanauthorizedAudi
dealerorqualifiedworkshop.
- Always obey
speedlimitsandothertraf­
fic laws.
.&WARNING
Improperoperationoftherearspoilercan
causecrushing injuries.
- Always make
surethatnobody, especially
children, is
inthewaywhentherear
spoilerisdeployedorretracted.
CDNote
Neverpushthevehicleorapplyforceto
therearspoiler-it could bedamaged.
@Tips
Cleanthespoilercompartmentevery2to
3months.Thespoilercompartmentmust
alwaysbefreeofice,snow, leavesorother
debris.
Braking
Generalinformation.r
WhataffectsbrokingeffiLiency?
'-Operatingconditionsanddrivinghabits
Thebrakesontoday'sautomobilesarestill
subjecttowear,dependinglargely onoperat­
ing
conditionsanddrivinghabitsc:>A.Onve­
hiclesthatareeitherdrivenmostlyinstop­
and-gocity trafficoraredriven hard,the
brakepadsshouldbecheckedbyyourauthor­
ized Audi
dealermoreoftenthanspecifiedin
theWarranty&Maintenancebooklet.Failure
tohave your brakepadsinspectedcanresult
inreducedbrakeperformance.
Onsteepslopes,youshouldusethebraking
effectoftheengine.Thisway, youpreventun­
necessarywearonthebrakesystem.Ifyou
mustuseyour brakes, donotholdthebrakes~
downcontinuously.Pumpthebrakesatinter­
vals.
Noises mayoccur when braking
dependingon
thespeed,braking forceandoutsidecondi­
tions
suchastemperatureandhumidity.
Moistureorroadsalt
Undercertainconditions,forexa mple,when
drivingthroughwaterorvery heavy rain,or
evenafterwashingyourvehicle,thebraking
effect can
bereducedduetomoisture(orin
freezingconditionsice)onthebrake pads.A
few
cautiousbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff
thebrakepadsor remove anyicecoatings.
Theeffectivenessofthebrakescanbereduced
when
thevehicle isdriven onasalt-covered
road
andthebrakesarenotused. Likewise,
you clean
offaccumulatedsaltcoatingfrom
brake discs
andpadswithafewcautiousap­
plications
ofthebrakec:>A.
Corrosion
There maybeatendencyfordirttobuildup
on
thebrakepadsandcorrosiontoformon
thediscs ifthecarisnotdriven regularly or
onlyforshorttripswithlittleuseofthe
brakes.
Ifthebrakesarenotusedfrequently,orifcor­
rosion has
formedonthediscs,itisadvisable
tocleanoffthepadsanddiscsbybraking
firrnlya
fewtimesfromamoderatelyhigh
speed
c:>A.
Faultsinthebrakesystem
Ifyoushouldnotice asuddenincreasein
brakepedaltravel,thenoneofthetwobrake
circuits mayhave failed
c:>A.
Lowbrakefluidlevel
Malfunctions canoccurinthebrakesystemif
thebrake fluidlevelistoolow.Thebrake fluid
level is
monitoredelectronically.
Brake
booster
The brakeboosterincreasesthepressurethat
Yougeneratewiththebrake pedaloItworks
only when
theengineisrunning.c:>A
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Brakeliningwearstatus
Brake liningwearmaybecheckedbyvisual in­
spectionoftheconditionofthebrakepads
throughtheopeningsinthewheel.Ifneces­
sary,
thewheelmayberemovedforthisin­
spectionc:>page225,WhatshouldI be
aware
ofwhenchanging atire?
ÂWARNING
-
Youshouldperformbrakingmaneuvers
forthepurposeofcleaningthebrake
systemonly ifroadconditionspermit.
Otherroadusersmustnotbeputatrisk­
'you maycauseanaccident!
- Before
descendingasteepgrade,reduce
speedandshifttransmissioninto alower
gearorlower driving range.Donotride
thebrakesorholdthepedaldowntoo
long ortoooften.Thiscouldcausethe
brakestogethotanddiminish braking
efficiency.
-
Donot"ridethebrakes"byrestingyour
footonthepedalwhenyoudonotintend
tobrake. Thismaycausethebrakesto
overheat,prematurewearandincreased
stoppingdistance.
-Undercertainclimaticandoperating
conditionssuchaspassingthroughwa­
ter, driving
inheavy rainorafterwashing
thevehicle,theeffectivenessofthe
brakescanbereduced.Inwinter, icecan
accumulateonthebrakepads,linings,
discs
anddrums.Carefully applybrakes
foratest.Brakeswilldryandicecoat­
ings will
becleanedoffafterafew care­
fulbrakeapplications.
-Drivingforanextendedperiodoftimeon
salt-coveredroadswithoutusing your
brakes can
alsoaffectbraking efficiency.
Clean
offaccumulatedsaltcoatingfram
brake discsandpadswithafewcautious
brakeapplications.
-Ifyoudamagethefrontspoiler, orifyou
installadifferentspoiler,besuretheair
flow
tothefrontbrakesisnotobstruct-
ed.Otherwisethebrakesystemcould~

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overheatreducingtheeffectivenessof
theentirebrakesystem.
-Failureofonebrake circuit willimpair
thebraking capabilityresultinginanin­
creasedstoppingdistance.Avoid driving
thevehicleandhaveittowedtothenear­
estAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop.
-Neverletthevehicle rolltoastopwith
theengineshutoff.
-
Ifthebrakeboosterisnotworking,for
examplewhentowingyourvehicle,or
becausethebrakeboosterhassomehow
beendamaged,thebrakepedalmustbe
pressedconsiderablyhardertomakeup
forthelackofboosterassistance.
ELectro-mechanicaL
powerassist
Theelectro-mechanicalpowerassisthelps
thedriver whensteering.
Thedegreeofpowerassistiselectronically
matchedtovehiclespeed.
Thepowersteeringsystemassiststhedriver
50thathecansteerthevehiclewithreduced
physical
effort.
Powersteeringwillnotwork iftheengineis
off.Asaresult,thesteeringwheelwillbehard
toturn.
ÂWARNING
Ifthesystemdevelopsaproblem,you
mustseekqualifiedprofessionalassis­
tance.
CDNote
Ifthereisanelectronicmalfunction,ser­
votronic
willstillfunctionlike aconven­
tionalpowersteering.system,providing a
constantsteeringsupportforcethatisno
longerproportionatetothevehiclespeed.
Thisismostnoticeablewhenturningthe
steeringwheelatlowspeeds(forexample
whenparking),-moreeffortwillbere­
quired
thanusual.
-Beawareofthedifferentthanusual
steeringresponseandadjustyoursteer­
ing force accordingly.
- Have
theproblemcheckedandsetright
byanauthorizedAudidealerassoonas
possible.
-Ifasteeringmalfunctionoccurs,thisis
signaledwiththe~or..indicator
lightsandawarningtone,see.
(DTips
-Ifthepowersteeringsystemshouldfail,
oriftheengineisnotrunning (forexam­
ple,while beingtowed),youwillstillbe
abletosteerthevehicle. However,more
effortwiIIbereq u iredtodo50.
-Ifthepowersteeringsystemisnotfunc­
tioningproperly,contactyourauthorized
Audidealerimmediately.
Drivingwithyour
quattro®
Appliestavehides:with all-wheel drive
Withall-wheel drive,ailfour wheels aredriv­
en.
Generalinformation
Withall-wheeldrive,powerisdistributedto
allfourwheels.Thishappensautomatically
dependingonyourdrivingstyleandtheroad
conditionsatthetim~eealso.=;.page153.
Theall-wheeldriveconcepî:-isdesignedfor
highenginepower. Yourvehicleisexception­
ally
powerfulandhasexcellentdriving charac­
teristicsbothundernormaldrivingconditions
andonsnowandice.Always readandfollow
safetyprecautions.=;.,&.
Wintertires
Whendrivinginthewinter,yourvehiclewith
all-wheeldrivehasanadvantage,evenwith
regulartires.Inwinterroadconditionsitmay
be
advisabletomountwintertires(or all-sea­
sontires)forimproved driveabilityandbrak­
ing:
thesetiresmustbemountedonailfour
wheels.Seealso.=;.page213,Winter tires.~
Snowchains
Wheretirechainsaremandatoryoncertain
roads,thisnormallyalsoappliestovehicles
with
all-wheeldrive'=;'page214,Snow
chains.
Replacingwheels/tires
Vehicleswithall-wheeldrivemustalways
have
tiresofthesamesize. Alsoavoidtires
withdifferenttreaddepths.Fordetailssee
page.=;.page209,Newtiresandreplacing
tires
andwheels.
Off-Raaddriving?
YourAudidoesnothaveenoughgroundclear­
ance
tobeusedasan off-road vehicle.Itis
thereforebesttoavoidroughtracksandun­
eventerrainasmuchaspossible.Alsoreferto
'=;'page163.
&.WARNING
Alwaysadjustyourdrivingtoroadandtraf­
ficcond itions.Donotlettheextrasafety
affordedbyall-wheeldrivetemptyouinto
taking
extrarisks.
-
Althoughtheall-wheeldrive isveryef­
fective,alwaysrememberthatbraking
capacity
islimited bytiretraction.Vou
shouldthereforenotdriveatexcessive
speedsonicyorslipperyroadsurfaces.
-Onwetroadsurfaces,becarefulnotto
drivetoofastbecausethefrontwheels
couldbegintoslideontopofthewater
(aquaplaning).Ifthisshouldoccur, you
will have no
warningfromasuddenin­
creaseinenginespeedaswithafront­
wheeldrive vehicle. Alwaysdriveat
speedswhicharesuitedtotheroadcon­
ditions. -risk
ofcrash.
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Energymanagement
Startingabilityisoptimized
Energymanagementcon troisthedistribution
ofelectricalenergyandthusoptimizesthe
availabilityofelectrical energyforstarting
theengine.
Ifavehiclewithaconventionalenergysystem
isnotdrivenfora long periodoftime,thebat­
teryisdischargedbyidlingcurrentconsumers
(e.g. immobilizer). Incertaincircumstancesit
can
resultintherebeing insufficientenergy
availabletostarttheengine.
Intelligentenergymanagementinyourvehi­
cle
handlesthedistributionofelectricalener­
gy.Startingabilityismarkedly improvedand
thelifeofthebatteryisextended.
Basically,energymanagementconsistsof
batterydiagnosis,idlingcurrentmanage­
mentanddynamicenergymanagement.
Batterydiagnosis
Batterydiagnosiscontinuouslydetermines
thestateofthebattery.Sensorsdetermine
batteryvoltage,batterycurrentandbattery
temperature.Thisdeterminesthecurrent
stateofchargeandthepowerofthebattery.
Idlingcurrentmanagement
Idlingcurrentmanagementreducesenergy
consumptionwhilethevehicleisstanding.
Withtheignitionswitchedoff,itcontrolsthe
energysupplytothêvarious electricalcompo­
nents.Datafrombatterydiagnosisisconsid­
ered.
Depending onthebattery'sstateofcharge,
individualconsumersaregraduallyturnedoff
topreventexcessivedischargeofthebattery
andthusmaintainstartingcapability.
Dynamicenergymanagement
Whilethevehicle isbeing driven,dynamicen­
ergy
managementdistributestheenergygen­
eratedaccordingtotheneedsoftheindividu-
al
components.Itregulatesconsumption,50
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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.
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