2012 AUDI TT octane

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Fuelsupplyandfilling
yourfueltank
Gasoline
Fuelsupply
Usingtherightfuelhelps keeptheenviron­
mentcleanandprevents enginedamage.
Fuelrecommendation
Thefuelrecommendedforyourvehicleisun­
leaded premium
gradegasoline.Seealso
qpage242,Oata.Audirecommendsusing
TOPTIERDetergentGasolinewithaminimum
octaneratingof91AKI(9SRON). Formore
informationonTOPTIERDetergentGasoline,
pleasegototheofficialwebsite(www.toptier­
gas.com).
Therecommendedgasolineoctaneratingfor
yourenginecanalsobefoundonalabellocat­
edontheinsideofthefuelfiller flap.Thisrat­
ingmay bespecifiedasAKIorRON.
Your vehiclemayalsobeoperatedusingun­
leadedregulargasolinewithaminimumoc­
taneratingof87AKI/91RON.However, using
87AKI/91RONoctanefuelwillslightlyre­
duceengineperformance.
Useunleaded gasolineonly.Unleadedgaso­
lineisavailablethroughouttheUSA,Canada,
andinmostEuropeancountries.Werecom­
mendthatyoudonottakeyourvehicleto
areasorcountrieswhereunleadedgasoline
maynotbeavailable.
Formoreinformationonrefuelingyourvehi­
cle,
seeqpage 179.
Octanerating
Octaneratingindicatesagasoline'sabilityto
resistenginedamaging"knock"causedby
prematureignitionanddetonation.Therefore,
buyingthecorrectgradeofgasolineisvery
importanttohelppreventpossibleengine
damageandalossofengineperformance.
GasolinemostcommonlyusedintheUnited
StatesandCanadahasthefollowingoctane
ratingsthatcanusuallybefoundonthefille:
pump:
-PremiumGrade:91-96AKI
-RegularGrade:87-90AKI
Explanationoftheabbreviations:
AKI=Anti KnockIndex=(R+M)/2=(RON
+MON)/2
RON=ResearchOctaneNumber
MON=MotorOctaneNumber.
CDNote
-Donotuseanyfuelwithoctaneratings
lowerthan87AKIor91RONotherwise
expensiveenginedamagewilloccur.
-
Donotuseleadedgasoline!Theuseof
leadedgasolinewill severelydamage
yourvehicle'scatalyticconverterandits
ability
tocontrolexhaustEmissions.
Blended gasoline •
Use
ofgasoline containing alcoholor
MTBE(methyltertiarybutyiether)
Voumayuseunleadedgasolineblendedwith
alcoholorMTBE(commonlyreferredtoas
oxygenates)iftheblendedmixturemeetsthe
following criteria:
Blendofgasolinemethanol (woodalcoholor
methyl alcohol)"-\..-Anti-knock indexmustbe87AKIorhigher.
- Blend
mustcontainnomorethan3%meth-
anol.
-Blendmustcontainmorethan2%co-sol­
vents.
Blendofgasoline andEthanol (grainalcohol
or ethyl alcohol)
-Anti-knock indexmustbe87AKIorhigher.
- Blend
mustnotcontainmorethan10%
Ethanol.
Blendofgasoline andMTBE
-Anti-knock indexmustbe87AKIorhigher.~
_Blendmustcontainnotmorethan1S%
MTBE.
Seasonally adjustedgasoline
Manygasolinegradesareblendedtoperform
especially wellforwinterorsummerdriving.
During
seasonalchange-over,wesuggestthat
you fillupatbusygasstationswherethesea­
sonaladjustmentismorelikely·to bemadein
time.
CDNote
-Methanolfuelswhichdonotmeetthese
requirementsmaycausecorrosionand
damagetoplasticandrubbercompo­
nentsinthefuelsystem.
-Donotusefuelsthatfailtomeetthe
specifiedcriteriainthischapter.
-Ifyouareunabletodeterminewhether
ornotaparticularfuelblendmeetsthe
specifications,askyourservicestationor
itsfuelsupplier.
-Donotusefuelforwhichthecontents
cannotbeidentified.
-Fuelsystemdamageandperformance
problemsresultingfromtheuseoffuels
differentfromthosespecifiedarenot
theresponsibilityofAudiandarenot
coveredundertheNew Vehicleorthe
EmissionControlSystemWarranties.
-Ifyouexperiencealossoffueleconomy
ordriveabilityandperformanceprob­
lemsduetotheuseofoneofthesefuel
blends,werecommendthatyouswitch
tounblendedfuel.
Gasoline additives
Amajorconcernamongmanyautomanufac­
turersiscarbondepositbuild-upcausedby
thetypeofgasolineyouuse.
Althoughgasolinegradesdifferfromone
manufacturertoanother,theyhavecertain
thingsincommon.Allgasolinegradescontain
Substancesthatcancausedepositstocollect
onvitalengineparts,suchasfuelinjectors
andintakevalves.Althoughmostgasoline
brandsincludeadditivestokeepengineand
Fuelsupplyandfillingyourfueltank
fuelsystemsclean,theyarenotequallyeffec­
tive.
Audi
recommendsusingTOPTIERDetergent
Gasoline. FormoreinformationonTOPTIER
DetergentGasoline,pleasegototheofficial
website(www.toptiergas.com).
Afteranextendedperiodofusinginadequate
fuels,built-upcarbondepositscanrobyour
engineofpeakperformance.
CDl'liate---Damageormalfunctionduetopoorfuel
qualityisnotcoveredbytheAudi NewVe­
hicle LimitedWarranty.
Fueltank
Fuelfillerneck
Thefuelfillerneckislocatedontherightrear
sidepanelbehindthefuelfiller flap.
Iftheunlockingsystemshouldfail,youcan
stillopentheflapmanually-fordetailedin­
structionsseeqpage181.
Voucanfindthefueltankcapacityofyourve­
hicle
inTechnical Dataqpage242.
Thelabelontheinsideofthefuelfillerflap
tellsyouthecorrectfuelforyourvehicle.For
moreinformationaboutfuelspecifications,
seeqpage178.
Yourvehiclefueltankhasanon-boardrefuel­
ling
vaporrecovery-system. Thisfeaturehelps
topreventfuelvaporsfromescapingframthe
tankandpollutingtheenvironmentwhileyou
refuelyourvehicle. Inordertofillthetank
properlywhileprotectingtheenvironment,
pleasefollowthisrefuelingprocedurecareful­
ly.
&.WARNINGFUndernormaloperatingconditions,never
carryadditionalfuelcontainersinyourcar.
Gas
canistersandothercontainersusedto
transportfuelcanbedangerous.Su ch con­
tainers,fullorempty,mayleakandcould
causeafireina collision.Ifyoumust~

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360hpl2.5Liter5-cyL.turboengine(TTRS
Coupe)
Apptiestovehicles:with2.Sliter S-cyl.engine
Enginedata
ConsumerInformation
Warrantycoverages
Your Audi iscovered bythefollowingwar­
ranties:
CDNote
Audicannotberesponsible formechanical
damagethatcould resultfrominadequate
fuel,service orpartsavailability.
in(mm)165.3(4198)
in(mm)76.9(1952)
in(mm)53(1345)
ft.(m)35,96(10.96)-----
Fueltank
-Total capacity
-Reserve(oftotalcapacity)
Windshieldandheadlight*washerf1uidcontainer
Engine oilwithfilterchange
General
Importantconsiderationsforyouand
yourvehicle
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Byregularly maintaining yourvehicle, you
help make
surethatemissionstandards
aremaintained,thusminimizingadverse
effectsontheenvironment.
Theincreasing useofelectronics, sophisticat­
ed
fuelinjectionandemissioncontrol sys­
tems,andthegenerally increasing technical
complexity
oftoday'sautomobiles,have~
Your vehicle hasbeendesignedtohelpkeep
maintenancerequirementstoaminimum.
However, a
certainamountofregularmainte­
nanceisstillnecessarytoassureyourvehicle's
safety,
economyand reliability. Fordetailed
vehiclemaintenanceconsultyourWarranty&
Maintenance booklet.
M.aintenance
Underdifficultoperatingconditions,forex­
ampleatextremelylowoutsidetemperatures,
inverydustyregions, etc.,someservicework
shouldbeperformedbetweentheintervals
specified. This
appliesparticularly to:
- oil
changes,and
-cleaningorreplacingtheair filter.
Audi
Official FactoryService Manuals and
Lit­
eraturearepublishedassoon aspossibleafter
modelintroduction. ServiceManuals andliter­
atureareavailabletoorderfromtheAudi
Technical Literature OrderingCenterat:
www.audi.techliterature.com
AudiServiceRepair
ManualsandLiterature
Ifyou plantotakeyour vehicleoutsidethe
continentallimitsoftheUnitedStatesorCan­
ada,
thereisthepossibilitythat
-unleadedfuels forvehicles withcatalytic
convertermaynotbeavailable;
-fuel may have aconsiderably loweroctane
rating.Improperfuelmaycauseengine
damage;
-servicemaybeinadequateduetolackof
proper service facilities,toolsortesting
equipment;
-replacementpartsmaynotbereadily availa­
ble.
-Navigationsystemsfor vehicles builtforthe
U.s.A.andCanada willnotnecessarily work
inEurope,andmaynotworkinothercoun­
tries
outsideofNorth America.
GovernmentregulationsintheUnitedStates
andCanada requirethatautomobilesmeet
specifieemissionregulationsandsafety
standards.Therefore, vehiclesbuiltforthe
U.S.A.andCanada differfromvehicles soldin
othercountries.
Operatingyourvehicle
outsidetheU.S.A.or
Canada
Detailedinformationregarding yourwarran­
ties canbefound
inyour Warranty&Mainte­
nancebooklet.
_New VehicleLimitedWarranty
_LimitedWarrantyAgainstCorrosion Perfo-
ration
_Emissions ControlSystemWarranty
_ Emissions Performance
Warranty
_CaliforniaEmissions ControlWarranty(USA
vehiclesonly)
_ California Emissions Performance
Warranty
(USAvehicleson/y)
14.5/55.0
1.9/7.0
4.3/4.0
6.9/6.5
gal/liters
gal/liters
quarts/liters
quarts/liters
hp@rpm
lb-ft@rpm
CID(cm3
)
in(mm)
in(mm)
360@S500-6700
343@1650-5400-----~5
151(2480)
3.65(92.8)
3.25(82.5)
la:1
Premiumunleaded(91AKI)Recommendedfor maxi­
mumengineperformance.Furtherdetails9page178,
Gasoline
MaximumoutputSAEnet
MaximumtorqueSAEnet
No.ofcylinders
Displacement
Stroke
Bore
Compression ratio
Fuel
Dimensions(approx.)
Length (withlicenseplatebracket)
Width (across mirrors)
Height (unloaded)
Turning circle
diameter(curbtocurb)
Capacities(approx.)

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Driverinformationsystem
Boost29
Engineoiltemperaturedisplay27
Engineoiltemperatureindicator29
Menubutton26
Menudisplay25
Opendoororfrontlidwarning23
Outsidetemperaturedisplay23
Redsymbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...13
5erviceintervaldisplay29
5etting27
50undsystemdisplay23
Tripcomputer24
yellowsymbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...13
Driverseat
refertaSeatingposition94
Driving
Run-flat
tires220
Drivingsafely93
Drivingthroughwater163
Duplicatekey35
Dustfilter............... ..71
E
Efficiencyprogram28
Fueleconomymessages28
Memory levels24
Otherequipment28
Elapsedtime24
Electro-mechanicalpowerassist17,158
Electronicdifferentiallock(EDL)153
Warning/indicatorlights18
Electronicimmobilizer. . . . . . . . . ...12,36
Electronicpowercontrol
EPCwarning/indicatorlight19
Electronicspeedlimiter33
Electronicstabilizationprogram(ESP)..153
Warning/indicatorlights17
Emergencyflasher48
Warning/indicatorlights22
Emergency locking40
Emergencyoperation
Rearlid42
Emergencystarting234
Emergencytowing236
Energymanagement159
Batterypower160
Drivernotification160
Engine
Checking
andfillinglocations184
Coolant"189
Hood182
Starting75,76
Startingwithjumpercables234
Stopping77
Engine
compartment184
Safetyinstructions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Workingintheenginecompartment182
Enginecoolantsystem
Malfunction17
Radiatorfan191
Temperaturegauge11
Engine cooling
system189
Addingcoolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Checkingtheenginecoolantlevel189
Enginedata242
Enginehood
Closing182
Howtoreleasethehood182
Engineoil184
Adding187
Additives187
Changing188
Checkingtheengineoillevel187
Indicationsandconditionsrequiring ex-
trachecking187
Oilconsumption':"':'-:'186
Oilgrades.'184
Recommendedoilcheckintervals'187
Specificationandviscosity184
Temperaturedisplay 27
Engine
oillevel, 20
Engine oil
pressure(malfunction)16
Engineoilsensordefective20
Engine oil
temperatureindicator'29
Engine
speedlimitation' 19
Environment
Break-in period '162
Catalyticconverter'163
Disposing
ofyourvehiclebattery193
Driving
athighspeeds'164
Drivingtominimizepollutionandnoise164
Fuel180
Fueleconomy164
Leakagefromyourvehicle182
Lettingthevehiclestandandwarmup.165
Properdisposalofdrainedbrakefluid .192
Properdisposalofdrainedenginecool-
ant190
Properdisposalofdrainedengine
oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...187,188
Recyclingusedengineoil. . . . . . . . . ...187
Unleadedfuel178
WhatshouldIdowithanoldbattery?.193
EPC
refertoElectronicpowercontrol19
Event DataRecorder(EDR)153
Exhausttailpipes
Cleaning172
Expansiontank189
Exteriormirrors
Adjusting50
Dimming50
Heating50
F
Fan71
Radiator191
Fastening
Boosterseats141
Convertible childsafetyseats139
Infantseats138
Fasteningeyelets63
Flattire
Changing
225
Floormats98
Foglights47
Foldingmasterkeywithremotecontrol..3S
Foot
pedals98
Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Gasolinefumesandtheenvironment..180
Lettingyourenginewarmup76
Refueling180
Savingfuelby earlyupshifting10
Frontairbags
Description115
Howtheywork120
Frontal collisionsandthelawsofphysics104
Index25,
Frontseats57
Adjusting95
Adjustingthemanualseats58
Childrestraintsinthefrontseat. .113
Fuel
Additives
178
Blendedgasoline178
Currentfuelmileage24
Filler neck179
Fuelgauge12
Fuelsupplytaolow20
Gasoline178
Gasolineadditives179
Octanerating178
Recommendation178
Refuelling180
Reserve.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...12
Tankcapacity242
Unlockingthefuelfiller flapbyhand..181
Fueleconomymessages(efficiency pro-
gram)28
Fusearrangement231
G
Garagedooropener(HomeLink®)90
Gasdischargelamps233
Gauges
EnginecoolanttemperatureIl
Fuelgauge12
Tachometer10
Gearshiftlever83
Generalillustration
Instrumentsandcontrols8
Generator
Warning/indicatorlights16
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology199
Glovecompartment... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...68
GrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR)...240
H
Headlights45
adaptivelight'46
defective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...20,21
Frontfoglights47
Switchingoff45
Switching on45

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Xenon headlights
45
Headrestraints97
Adjusting97
Heated
exterior
mirrors50
frontseats (climate control)74
rearwindow74
Heatedseats74
Heatedwasherjets
Wiperandwasher system 51
Heating
70
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...45,47
Highvoltage warning label240
HillDescentAssist86
Hillholdassist
5tartingonhills78
HomeLink® universalremotecontrol90
Hood
Opening
182
Release lever182
Horn 8
How arechild
restraintsystem anchors re-
lated
tochild safety146
Howmany airbags doesmyvehiclehave?118
Howoften should lcheckmytirepres-
sures?
205
How safetybeltpretensionerswork109
Hydroplaning208
1
Ignitionkey75
Ignitionkeysafety lock76
Ignitionlock75
Ignitionlockpositions 75
Immobilizer12
Importantthingstodobefore driving 93
Improperlywornsafety belts109
Indicatorlight
Airbag system122
Audimagnetic ride 21
Clutch overheating 88
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF122
Indicatorlights
Redsymbolsinthecenterdisplay . 13
Yellow symbols in
thecenterdisplay'"13
a/sarefertaWarning/indicatorlights"12
Infantseats 138
Installingchildsafety seats
5afetybelts 143
Installingtheuppertetherstraponthe
anchorage 150
Instrumentclusterandcontrols 10
Instrumentpanelillumination49
Instrumentsandcontrols
General
illustration8
Interiorlights" 48
Luggage
compartment49
Interlockswitch 17
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jump-starting234
jumpercables 235
K
Key35
Batteryreplacement36
Convenience openingandclosing
ofwin-
dows
44
Emergencykey.....•...•...........35
Keyreplacement 35
Master
key35
Valet
key. . . . . . . . .... 35
Keyless
entryremotecontrol.,35
Kick-down 88
Knee airbags 126
Description 126
How
theywork' 128
Importantsafetyinstructions.. . . ...128
L
Laptimer30
LATCH........•...............•...146
Description '147
Guidance fixtures
forloweranchorages 148
Installingachild restraint '149 Location
147
Mounting
andreleasingtheanchorage
hook
149
Launch Control Program88
Leather174
Cleaning175
Leavinghome46
Liftingjack227
Lifting vehicle239
Light/rainsensor defective 21
Lights
45
Coming/Leaving home...........•...46
Emergencyflasher48
Exteriorlighting46
Frontfoglights47
Headlights45
Highbeam45,47
Instrumentpanelillumination49
5idemarkerlights45
Turn signals 47
Xenon headlights 45
Loading
theluggagecompartment99
Loading
theroofrack 65
Locking Power locking switch
40
Rearlid/trunklid41
Remotemasterkey38
Using
thekey39
Lower universal anchorage bars(Canada)
146
Lower universal anchorages (Canada)146
Luggagecompartment
Caver64
Expanding 63
Fastening eyelets 63
Light
49
Loading 99
Lumbar
support61
M
Maintenance245
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp (MIL)..19,33
Manual transmission 83
Gearshift lever
............•........83
Master
key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...35
Battery replacement
.....•..........36
Checklight36
Menubutton. . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . ...26
Menu display 25
Mirrors Activating
thedigitalcompass 55
Adjusting
theexteriormirrors50
dimming50
MonitoringtheAdvanced AirbagSystem122
N
Naturalleather174
Newtires andwheels209
NHT5A
Contacting
101
Numberofseats103
o.
Occupant seatingpositions94
Octanerating178
Odometer12
Oil
refertaEngineoil184
On-Board Diagnostic 5ystem(OBD)
DataLinkConnector(OLC)33
Electronic speed
limiter33
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL) 33
Open
doororfrontlidwarning 23
Operate yourvehicle economically and
minimizepollution164
Optionalequipment
Markedwithanasterisk. . . . . . . . . . . . ...6
Otherequipment(efficiency program)28
Outlets68
Outside
mirrors
refertaExterior mirrors 50
Outside
temperaturedisplay . . . . . . . ...23
Owner's manual
How
theOwner's Manualisorganized...6
p
Paint
Touch-up
170
Paint No................•......•...240
Parkassist 81
Parking
78,85
Parking brake......•................77