2012 AUDI TT brake rotor

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 162Drivingandenvironrnent
Drivingand
environment
Thefirst1,000miles
(1,500km)and
afterwards
Newengine
Theengineneedstobe run-in duringthefirst
1,000miles(l,SOO km).
Forthefirst600miles(1,000kilometres) :
~Donotusefull throttle.
~Donotdriveatengine speedsthataremore
than
2/3ofthemaximimum permitted
RPM.
~Avoidhighengine speeds.
From600to1,000miles(1,000tol,SOOkilometres):
~Speeds cangradually beincreasedtothe
maximum permissible roadorengine speed.
During andafter break-in period
~Donotrevtheengineuptohighspeeds
when itiscold.Thisapplies whetherthe
transmissionisinN(Neutral) oringear.
Afterthebreak-in period
~Donotexceed maximum enginespeedun­
derany circumstances.
~Upshift intothenexthigher gearbefore
reaching
thered areaattheend ofthetach­
ometerscalec;>pagela.
Duringthefirst fewhoursofdriving,theen­
gine's internal frictionishigherthanlater
when all
themoving partshavebeen broken
in.Howwellthisbreak-in processisdonede­
pendstoaconsiderableextentonthewaythe
vehicleisdriven duringthefirst1,000miles
(1,500 Kilometres).
CDNote
Extremely highengine speeds areauto­
matically reduced.However,
theseRPM-
limitswereprogrammed foranengine
well run-in, notanew engine.
~Forthesakeofthe environment
Donotdrive withunnecessarily highen­
ginespeeds-upshiftingearlysaves fuel,
reduces noiseandprotects
theenviron­
ment.
~wti~•
If your vehicleisrunning onnew tires, drive
particularly carefulfor
thefirst350miles
(500 Kilometres)
afterfitting.
&.WARNING
Newtirestend tobeslippery andmustal­
sobe"broken-in".Besuretoremember
this during
thefirst350miles (500kilo­
metres). Brakegently.Avoidfollowing
closely behind
othervehicles orother sit­
uations
thatmight require sudden, hard
braking.
New brake pads •
Rememberthatnewbrake padsdonothave a
full braking effect during,the first
250miles
(400 Kilometres) aftertheyareinstalled.
Newbrake padshavetobe"burnishedin"be­
forethey haveoptimal 9abC;>/1:;..
Duringthebreak-in period,yàushouldavoid
putting severeloadsonthebrakes. Severe
loads include, forexample, suddenhard
brak­
ing,inparticularatveryhigh speedsor,for
example, onmountain passes.
&.WARNING
Untiltheydevelopthemaximum "bite"for
beststopping power,thesurfacesonnew
brakepadsrequire some"breaking-in" dur­
ingtheinitial100to150miles(l50to
200kilometres)ofnormalcitydriving.Vou
cancompensate forthisbypressingthe
brake pedalmorefirmly. Thisapplies
whenever newpads areinstalled.
Avoiddamagingthe
vehicle
When youaredriving onpoor roads, orover
curbs,
steepramps, etc.,make certainthat
low-lying partssuchasspoilers andexhaust
system parts
donotbottomoutandgetdam­
aged.
Thisisespecially trueforvehicles withlow­
slung chassis (sportschassis) andfully loaded
vehicles.
Drivingthroughwater
onroads
Notethefollowing toavoid vehicle damage
when driving through water,forexample on
flooded roads:
-Thewatermustnotbeanyhigher thanthe
bottom ofthevehiclebody.
-
Donot drive faster thanwalking speed.
&.WARNING
Afterdriving through water,mud,slush,
etc.,
thebrakesmay beslow totake effect
because
ofwetbrake rotors andpads.Dry
thebrakes firstbybraking carefully tore­
storethefullbraking effect.
CDNot_e~__~_
Vehiclecomponents suchastheengine,
transmission, suspensionorelectrical sys­
tem can
beseverely damagedbydriving
through water.
Tips-------Checkthedepthofthewaterbefore driv-
ingthrough it.
-Donotstopthevehicle,driveinreverse
or switch
theengine offwhen driving
through water.
-Keepinmindthatoncoming vehicles
rnaycreatewavesthatraisethewater
level andmake ittoo deep foryour vehi­
cle todrive through safely.
-AVoiddrivingthroughsaltwaterbecause
it can cause' corrosion.
Drivingandenvironrnent16"
Catalyticconverter
ftisveryimportantthatyouremission con­
trol
system(catalytic converter)isfunction­
ing properly toensure
thatyour vehicleisrun­
ning
inan environmentally soundmanner.
~Alwaysuselead-free gasolineC;>poge178,
Fuel supply.
~Never runthetankdown allthewayto
empty.
~Never puttoo much motor oilinyouren­
gineC;>page187,Adding engineoil~.
~Nevertrytopush- ortow-start yourvehicle.
The catalytic converter
isanefficient "clean­
up" device builtinto
theexhaust systemof
thevehicle.Thecatalytic converter burns
many'of
thepollutantsintheexhaust gasbe­
forethey arereleased intotheatmosphere.
The exclusive useofunleaded fuel
iscritically
importantforthelifeofthecatalyticconvert­
er and proper functioning
oftheengine.
WARNING
-Donotpark oroperatethevehiclein
areas wherethehotexhaust systemmay
come
incontact withdrygrass, brush,
fuel spill or
othermaterial whichcan
cause afire.
-
Donot apply additional undercoating or
rustproofing
onor neartheexhaust
manifold, exhaustpipes,catalytic con­
verter or
heatshields. Duringdriving,the
substance usedforundercoating could
overheat andcause afire.
CDNote-~_.--Beawarethatjustone tank filling with
leadedfuelwillalready seriously de­
grade
theperforma nceofthecatalytic
converter.
-
Donot exceedthecorrect engineoillevel
c;>page187.
-Donotdrive untilthefueltank becomes
completely empty.Theengine couldmis-
fire. Unburned fuelcould also
getinto~

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Afteryouchangeatire:
Notesonwheelchange
andthehub. Remove alldirtfromthese
surfaces beforeremountingthewheel.
Aunidirectional tirecan be identified
byar­
rows onthesidewall, whichpointinthedirec­
tion
oftherotation.Youmustfollowthe
specified directionofrotation.Thisisnecessa­
ryin·orderforthesetirestodeveloptheirop­
timumcharacteristics regardinggrip,road
noise, wear,andhydroplaning.
Tireswith unidirectional treaddesignmustbe
mountedwiththeir tread pattern pointedthe
rightdirection.
sensorforthetirepressure monitoring
systemwillhavetobereplacedbyaquali­
fied workshop.
Tireswithunidirectionaltreaddesign
-
JCDNote
.&.WARNING
-
Ifyou aregoingtoequip yourvehicle
with tires
orrims which differfromthose
whichwerefactory installed,thenbe
sure
toreadtheinformationqpage209,
New tires andreplacing tires
and
wheels.
-AlwaysstorethetooLssecurelyinLug­
gagecompartment.Otherwise,inanac­
cident or
suddenmaneuvertheycouldfly
forward, causing
injurytopassengersin
thevehicle.
Donotusecommercially availabletire
seaLants. Otherwise,
theelectrical compo­
nentsofthetirepressure monitoring sys­
temwillnolongerworkproperly andthe
Pleasereadtheinformationqpage209,New
tires andreplacing tiresandwheels,
ifyou are
going
touse aspare tirewhichisdifferent
fromthetiresonyour vehicle.
_ Check
thetirepressureonthespareimme­
diatelyaftermounting.
- HavethewheelboIttighteningtorque
checkedwithatorquewrenchassoonas
possible byyourauthorizedAudidealeror
aqualified servicestation.
-Withsteelandalloywheelrims,thewheel
boltsarecorrectlytightenedatatorqueof
90ftlb(120Nm).
-
Ifyounoticewhitechangingatirethatthe
wheelboLtsarecorrodedanddifficultto
turn,then theyshouldbereplaced before
you check
thetighteningtorque.
-ReplacethefIattirewithanewoneand
have itinstalledonyourvehicleassoonas
possible.Remountthewheelcoyer.
Until
then,drivewithextracareandatre­
duced
speeds.
CDNote
Whenremovingorinstallingthewheel,
therim could hitthebrakerotoranddam­
agetherotor. Workcarefully andhave a
secondperson helpyou
iTips
Never usethehexagonalsocketinthehan­
dle
ofthescrewdrivertoloosenortighten
thewheelbolts.
- Pull
thereversible bladefromthescrew­
driver before youuse
thehexagonal
socketinthehandletoturnthewheel
bolts.
-
Whenmounting tireswith unidirectional
treaddesignmakesurethetreadpat­
ternispointedtheright way
qpage229.
-The wheel boltsshould beclean andeasy
toturn.Checkfordirtandcorrosion on
thematingsurfacesofboththewheel
Puttingonthewheel
~Liftthesparewheelandcarefully slideit
over
thealignmentpintoguide itinplace
q(D.
~Usethehexagonalsocketinthescrewdriver
handletoscrewinandtightenallwheel
bolts
slightly.
~Unscrewthealignmentpin andinsertand
tightentheremainingwheelbolt slightly
like
therest.
~Turnthejack handle counter-clockwise to
lower
thevehicle untilthejackisfullyre­
leased.
~Usethewheelboltwrenchtotightenall
wheelbolts firmlyqpage226.Tighten
themcrosswise,fromonebolttothe(ap­
proximately)
oppositeone,tokeepthe
wheelcentered.
~Screwthethreadedendofthealignment
pin fromthetoolkithand-tightintothe
nowvacantbolt holeqfig.172.
~Then completely unscrewtheotherwheel
boltsasdescribed above.
~Takeoffthewheelleavingthealignment
pininthebolthole.
Taking
thewheeloff
Fig.171WheeL change: usingthescrewdriverhandLe(withthebLaderemoved)toturntheboLts
Fig.
172Wheel change: aLignment pininside thetophoLe
Removingthewheel
~Usethehexagonalsocketinthescrewdriv­
erhandletocompletelyturnoutthetop­
mostwheelboltandsetitaside onacleon
surfaceqfig.171.
Follow theseinstructions step-by-step for
changing
thewheel.
- Makesurethatpassengerswaitina
safeplace awayfromthevehicle and
well away from
theroadway andtraffie.
- Make
surejack positioniscorrect, ad­
justasnecessary andthencontinueto
raisethejack.
After youhave loosened all
wheelboltsand
raised
thevehicle offtheground, performthe
followingstepstoremoveandreplacethe
wheel:
KDNote
Afloor jackorthepadsonthehoistarms
mustnotbepositionedatthepoints
shown
-arrows-.