2012 AUDI TT spare tire location

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weightofalloftheoccupantsandluggageor
othercargothatthevehiclecancarry. Forthe
locationofthetirepressurelabelqfig.150.
AWARNING
Overloading avehicle cancauselossofve-
hicle
control,a crash orotheraccident,se-
riouspersonalinjury,andevendeath.
- Carryingmoreweightthanyour vehicle
wasdesignedtocarry willpreventthe
vehiclefromhandlingproperlyandin-
creasetheriskofalossofvehicle con-
trol.
- The brakes onavehicle
thathasbeen
overloaded maynotbeabletostopthe
vehiclewithinasafedistance.
-Tires onavehiclethathasbeenoverload-
ed can
failsuddenlycausing lossofcon-
trolandacrash.
AWARNING
-Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderin-
flation canlead
toaseriousorfatalacci-
dent.
-Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderin-
flation
causeincreased tirewearandcan
affectthehandlingofthevehicle.
-
Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderin-
flation can
alsoleadtosuddentirefail-
ure, including a
blowoutandsuddende-
flation,
causinglossofvehiclecontrol.
Checkingtirepressure
Thecorrect tirepressure forthe tires originol­
Iyinstolled onyourvehicleislistedonthe tire
pressure
lobellocotedon driver's sideB-pil­
lar.
Therecommendedtirepressuresareonthe
tirepressurelabelandinthetable
qpage 202,Coldtireinflation pressure.This
meansthatthepressuremustbechecked and
adjustedwhenthetirehasnotbeendriven for
morethanacoupleofmiles (kilometers)at
lowspeedsduringthepreviousthreehours.
Airinthetiresexpandswhenthetireheatsup
asaresultofinternalfrictionasitflexesin
use. Thetirepressureishigherwhenthetire
has
warmedupthanwhenitis"cold."
ltistheinflationpressureina "cold" tirethat
counts.Therefore, youshouldneverletairout
ofawarmtiretomatch"Cold tireinflation
pressure"recommendationsqpoge 202.The
tireswouldthenbeunderinflatedandcould
failsuddenly.
Thetirepressurelabel onyourAudiliststhe
recommendedcoldtireinflationpressuresfor
thenew, originalequipmenttiresthatwere
on
yourvehicleatthetimeitwasmanufac­
tured.Forthelocationofthelabel
qpage 202,fig.150.
Mosttireslose air naturally overtime.They
can
alsolosesomeairifyou drive overapot­
hole
orhit acurb while parking.ltisusually
notpossibletoseewhethertheradial tires
used
todayareunderinflatedjustbylooking
atthem.
Therefore,besuretocheck tirepressuresat
leastonceamonthandalwaysbeforegoing
on along trip.Make
suretotakethenumber
ofpeopleandtheamountofluggageintoac­
countwhenadjustingtirepressureforatrip­
evenonethatyou wouldnotconsidertobe
"long."Seeqpage 206,Tiresandvehicle
load limits
formoreimportantinformation.
Always use
anaccuratetirepressuregauge
whencheckingandadjustinginflation pres­
sures.Checkallofthetiresandbesurenotto
forgetthesparetire.Ifthepressureinany tire
istoohighwhenthetireis"cold,"letairout
ofthetire slowly withtheedgeofthetire
gaugeandkeepcheckingthepressureuntil
you reach
thepressurethatiscorrect forthe
load(passengersandluggage)andkindof
driving youplan
todo.
Ifthepressureinanytire istoolow,notethe
differencebetweenthepressureinthecold
tire
andthepressureyou need and addtheair
thatyouneedtoreachthecorrectpressure for
thevehicleload(passengersandluggage) for
thetiresonyourvehicleaslistedontheon
your vehicle
andinthismanualandthekind
ofdriving youplantodo. Never
exceedthemaximuminflationpres­
surelistedonthetiresidewallforanyrea­
son.
Rememberthatthevehiclemanufacturer,not
thetiremanufacturer,determinesthecorrect
tirepressureforthetireson your vehicle.
Itisimportanttocheckthetirepressurewhen
thetiresarecold.
_Readtherequired tirepressurefromthetire
pressure
labellocatedon driver's sideB-pil­
lar.
_ Turn
thevalvestemcapcounter-clockwise
toremove itfromthetire valve.
_ Place
theairpressuregaugeonthevalve.
- The tire
pressuresshouldonlybechecked
and
adjustedwhenthetiresarecold. The
slightly raised
pressuresofwarmtiresmust
notbereduced.
- Adjust
thetirepressuretotheload youare
carrying.
-Reinstallthevalvestemcap onthevalve.
Whenshould1checkthetirepressure?
Thecorrecttirepressureisespecially impor­
tantathighspeeds.Thepressureshould
thereforebecheckedatleastonceamonth
and alwaysbeforestartingajourney.
Whenshould1adjustthetirepressures?
Adjustthetirepressuretotheload youare
carrying. Afterchangingawheelorreplacing
wheels youhave
toadjustthetirepressures
onallwheels.Inaddition, youmusttheniniti­
alize
thenewtirepressuresinthetire pres­
Sure
monitoringsystemqpage216.
lÀWARNING
Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderinfla­
tion canleadsuddentirefailure, lossof
control, collision,seriouspersonalinjury
or even
death.
-Whenthewarningsymbol[D]appearsin
theinstrumentcluster,stopandinspect
thetires.
-
Incorrecttirepressureand/orunderinfla­
'-tion cancauseincreased tirewearand
canaffectthehandlingofthevehicleand
stoppingability.
-
Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderin­
flation can
alsoleadtosuddentirefail­
ure, including a
blowoutandsuddende­
flation,causing lossofvehiclecontrol.
- The driver
isresponsibleforthecorrect
tire
pressuresforalltiresonthevehicle.
The
applicablepressurevaluesarelocat­
ed on asticker on
thedriver's sideB-pil­
lar.
- Only
whenalltiresonthevehiclearefil­
Ledtothecorrectpressure,thetire pres­
suremonitoringsystemcanwork cor­
rectly.
- The use
ofincorrecttirepressurevalues
c~nleadtoaccidentsorotherdamage.
Therefore itisessentialthatthedriver
observethespecifiedtirepressurevalues
forthetiresandthecorrectpressuresfor
thefunctionofthetirepressuremonitor­
ingsystem.
-Always inflatetirestotherecommended
andcorrecttirepressurebeforedriving
off.
-Driving withunderinflatedtiresbend
more,lettingthemgettoohotresulting
intreadseparation,suddentirefailure
andlossofcontrol.
-Excessivespeedand/overloadingcan
causeheatbuild-up,suddentire failure
andlossofcontrol.
-Ifthetirepressureistoolowortoohigh,
thetireswillwearprematurelyandthe
vehicle willnothandlewell.
-
Ifthetireisnotflatandyoudonothave
tochangeawheelimmediately, driveat
reducedspeedtothenearestservicesta­
tiontocheckthetirepressureand add
airasrequired.
rCDNote
Drivingwithoutvalvestemcapscancause
damagetothetire valves.Topreventthis,
always makesurethatfactory installed
valve
stemcapson allwheelsaresecurely
mountedonthevalve.
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0:>fig.152runningacrossthetread.Depend­
ing on
themake,therewill besixtoeightof
themevenlyplacedaroundthetire. Marks on
thetiresidewall(forexample"TWI"orother
symbols)indicatethepositionsofthetread
wearindicators. Worntiresmustbereplaced.
Different
figuresmay applyinothercountries
o:>A.
Tirepressure
Incorrecttirepressurecausesprematurewear
andcancausesuddentireblow-out. Forthis
reason,tirepressuremustbecheckedatleast
once amonth0:>page204.
Drivingstyle
Drivingfastaroundcurves, heavyacceleration
and hard braking increase tirewear.
Rotatingtiresformoreevenwear
Forallfourtiresonyour vehicletohavethe
sameservice life,werecommendthatthe
frontandreartiresarerotatedaccordingto
thetiremanufacturer'ssuggestedtire rota­
tion intervals.
Pleaserememberthefollow­
ing:
- Tire
rotationintervalsmay differfromthe
vehicle service intervalsoutlinedinyour
Warranty&MaintenanceBooklet.
- The
longeronetireisusedinonelocation
onthevehicle,themoreitwearsatcertain
points;therefore,werecommendthatyou
follow
thetiremanufacturer'ssuggested
tirerotationintervals.
- Vehicles with
front-wheeldriveexperience
moretreadwearonthefrontwheelscom­
pared
toall-wheeldrive(quattro"').
- Pleaserotatetiresasshown0:>fig.153.
-Extra caremustbetakenwhenrotatingdi-
rection-specifie tires
0:>page229.
Wheelbalancing
Thewheelsonnewvehiclesarebalanced.
However, varioussituationsduringeveryday
driving can
causethemtobecomeunbal­
anced,resultinginvibrations youcanusually
feelthroughthesteeringwheel.
-----Unbalancedwheelsmustberebalancedto
avoid excessivewearonsteering,suspension
and tires. A
wheelmustalsoberebalanced
whenanewtireisinstalled.
Incorrectwheelalignment
Incorrectwheelalignmentcancauseexces­
sive tirewear, impairing
thesafetyofthevehi­
cle.Iftiresshowexcessive wear,havethe
wheelalignmentcheckedbyanauthorized
Audi
dealerorqualified workshop.
all-wheeldrive
Vehicleswithquattro"'mustalwayshavetires
ofthesamesize,constructionandtreadtype.
For
detailssee0:>page158.
.&.WARNING
Suddentire failure canleadtolossofcon­
trol,acrash andseriouspersonalinjury!
- Never driveavehicle
whenthetreadon
any tireisworn downtothewearindica­
tors.
-Worn tiresareasafetyhazard,theydo
notgrip well onwetroads andincrease
yourriskof"hydroplaning" andlossof
control.
- Always keep
chemicalsthatcancause
tiredamage,suchasgrease,oil,gasoline
andbrake fluidawayfromtires.
- Tires
ageeven iftheyarenotbeing used
andcanfailsuddenly, especiallyathigh
speeds.Tiresthataremorethan6years
old can only beused
inanemergency
andthenwith special careandatlower
speeds.
-Nevermountusedtireson your vehicleif
youarenotsureoftheir"previous histo'
ry."
Oldused tiresmayhave beendam'
agedeventhoughthedamagecannotbe
seenthatcanleadtosuddentirefailure
andlossofvehicle control. New
tiresandreplacingtiresandwheels
Newtiresandwheels
havetobebroken in.
Fig.154Tirespecification codesonthesidewall ofatire
No.Description
@Passengercartire(where applicable)
®Nominal widthoftireinmillimeters
®Ratioofheighttowidth(aspectratio)
@Radial
®Rimdiametercode
®Loadindex andspeedrating
®AudiOriginal tire
@Tireplycompositionandmaterialsused
@Maximum loadrating
@Treadwear,tractionandtemperature
grades
@Maximum permissible inflationpres­
sure
Thetiresandrimsareessentialpartsofthe
vehicle's design.Thetires andrims approved
byAudiarespeciallymatchedtothecharac­
teristics
ofthevehicleandcanmakea major
COntribution
togood roadholding andsafe
Tiresandvvheels20
handling wheningoodcondition andproperly
inflated0:>A.
Werecommendthatallwork ontires and
wheelsbeperformedbyanauthorized Audi
dealer. Theyarefamiliar with
recommended
proceduresandhavethenecessary speciaL
toolsandsparepartsaswellastheproperfa­
cilities fordisposing
oftheoLdtires.
Authorized Audi
dealershavethenecessary
information
abouttechnicalrequirementsfor
installing
orchanging tiresandrims.
ReplacingtiresandwheeLs
Tiresshould bereplacedatleastinpairsand
notindividually (forexamplebothfronttires
orbothreartirestogether).
Se sure
toread andheedtheinformationto
thetirepressuremonitoringsystem
0:>page216.
Always buyreplacementradialtiresthathave
thesamespecifications asthetiresapproved
foryourvehiclebyAudi.Replacementtires
mustalways havethesameloadrating speci­
fication
astheoriginalequipmentor approved
optionaL tireslisted
inthetableo:>page202.
Audi-approved specificationtiresarespecially
matchedtoyourvehicleanditsload limits,
andcancontributetotheimportantroadhold­
ing, driving characteristics, and
safetyofthe
vehicle.Thetable(0:>page202)listsspecifica­
tionsofthetires approved fortheAudimod­
elscoveredbyyourOwner's Literature.
The tire
pressurelabellocatedondriver'sside
S-pillar
(0:>page202,fig.151)liststhespeci­
fications
oftheoriginalequipmenttires in­
stalledonyour vehicleatthetimeitwasman·
ufactured.
Federallawrequires tiremanufacturersto
placestandardizedinformation ontheside­
wall
ofall tires0:>fig.154.This information
identifies anddescribes
thefundamental
characteristics,thequalitygradeofthetire
andalso provides atireidentificationnumber
forsafetystandardcertification andincaseof
arecall.~

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 230Fusesandbulbs
Fusesandbulbs
Electricalfuses
Replacingfuses
Fusesthathaveblawn willhavemetalstrips
thathave burned thraugh.
Fig.173Endfaceofinstrumentpanel:removing cover
plate toaccessfuses
Fig.174Left sideofenginecompartment:fusecover
Fusecoverontheleftendfaceoftheinstrumentpanel
~Switchofftheignitionandtheelectrical
componentaffected.
~Carefully prythefusecoverofftheinstru­
mentpanelusingtheignitionkeyora
screwdriver
qfig.173.
~Checkthefuselisting onthenextpagesto
findoutwhichfusebelongstothecompo­
nentwhichhasfailedqpoge231,FuseLo­
cation,InstrumentPonelleft.
~Removetheblownfusewiththeplastic clip
provided. Theclip
islocatedontheholderin
thefusebox.
~Replace ablownfuse(recognizablebythe
meltedmetalstripinside) withafuseofthe
someamperage.
~Firmlysnapthecover backontotheinstru­
mentpanelface.
Fusecoverinenginecompartment
~Switchtheignitionandtheaffectedcon­
sumeroff.
~Unlatchthefusecover,pushthetwoslides
forwardqfig.174.
~Findoutwhichfusebelongstotheequip­
mentwhichstoppedworkingqpoge232,
Fuse location,
leftsideofengine comport­
ment.
~Removetheplasticframitsretainerinthe
fuseboxcover(leftfaceendoftheinstru­
mentpanel),place itonthefuseinquestion
andpull itout.
~Ifthefuseisburnedout(recognizableby
meltedstripsofmetal),replace itwith a
new
fuseofthesomerating.
~Replacethefusecover.
~Pushthetwoslidestotherearqfig.174.
Installthefusecover carefullytoprevent
waterfromentering.
Thevariouselectricalcircuitsareprotectedby
fuses.Thefusesareclusteredinacentralized
unit. The
unitislocatedbehindthefacepanel
attheendoftheinstrumentpanel.
Vouarewelladvisedtokeep asupplyofspare
fusesinyourvehicle. Fuseswiththepraper
ampereratingsareavaitableatyourauthor­
ized Audi dealer.
.&.WARNING
DonotrepairfusesanCleverreplace a
blown
fusewithonethath'àsahigheramp
rating.This cancausedamagetotheelec­
tricalsystemandafire.
CDNote
Ifa newfuseburnsoutagainaftershortly
have youhave installed it,have
theelectri­
cal
systemcheckedbyyourauthorizedAu­
didealer.
FuseLocation,InstrumentPanelleft
Fig.175Fuse carrier behindtheinstrumentpanelend
face, cover removed
50meoftheequipmentitemslistedareop­
tional oronly available on
certainmodelcon­
figurations.
Note
thatthefollowingtableis accurateat
thetimeofgoingtapressandissubjectta
change.Intheeventofdiscrepancies,thela­
belontheinsideofthecoveralwaystakes
precedence.
Thepowerseatsarepratectedbycircuit
breakers, whichautomaticallyresetaftera
few
secondsaftertheoverloadhasbeenrem­
edied.
No.
EquipmentAmps
Engine relay,fueltankcontrol
1unit,
Airbag Offlight,light10switch (switch illumination), di-
agnosticconnector
2ABS,ASR,ESP,brakelight5
switch
3
AF5headlight([eft) 5
Fusesandbulbs23
No.EquipmentAmps
Oillevelsensor(extendedmain-
tenanceinterval)(WIV),tire
pressuremonitoringsystem,
4switchforElectronic
Stability
S
Program (ESP),
AFSheadlights
(controlunit),A/Csystem(pres-
suresensor),backuplight
switch
Automaticheadlightrangecon-
Strol,AFSheadlight(right)15/10manualheadlightrangecon-
trol,halogenheadlights
ControlunitforCANdatatrans-
6fer(gateway),electromechani-5
calsteering,automatietrans-
.missionshiftgate
Acoustic ParkAssist,automatic
dipping interiorrearviewmir-
7 ror,
garagedooropener,heata-5
ble windshieldwashernozzles,
washerpump,winddeflector
relay (Roadster)
8 Haldex
clutch/Haldexclutch5/10(TT5)
Control
unitAudimagneticride 5
Airbag
controlunit5
11Mass airflowsensor,crankcaseSilOheating
12Doorcontrolunit(centrallock-10ingdriver/passenger)
13Diagnosticconnector10
14Rainsensor,automatictrans-5
missionshiftgate
15Rooflight(interiorlighting) 5
16AlCsystem(controlunit)10
17Tirepressuremonitoringsys-
5
tem(controlunit)
18Notused
19Notused
20Notused
21Fuelinjectors(gasoline engine)10
22Winddeflector(Roadster)30
23Horn20~