2013 AUDI TT brake

The park lock must only be engaged with the
vehicle
stationary c::> &.
To engage P and to remove the lever from th is
position, you must depress the release b utton
(button in the selector lever handle)
and si­
multaneously you must step on the brake
pedal.
R · re verse
I n th is position, reverse is engaged.
Reverse gear must only be engaged with the
veh icle
stationary and the eng ine runn ing at
id le speed
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To engage R, you have to depress the release
button
and s imultaneously step on the brake
pedal. In the R position, the back-up lights il­
lum inate with the ign ition on.
N • N eutra l
The transmission is in neutral in this position .
D -Norm al p osi tion f or d riving forwa rd
In this position, the forward gears are auto­ matica lly shifted up and down, depending on
engine load and vehicle speed.
To engage D from N, the brake peda l must be
depressed at speeds be low 5 km/h or when
the vehicle is stationary
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In certain circumstances (driving in the moun­
tains for examp le) it can be beneficial to
switch temporarily to the manua l shift pro­
gram
c::> page 84 in order to adjust the gear
ratios to driving cond itions
manually.
S -Sport setting
The 5 se tt ing shou ld be selected for spor ty
d riving . The power reserves of the engine can
be fu lly exp loited through later upshifts.
To engage S from N, the brake pedal must be depressed at speeds be low 5 km/h or when
the vehicle is stationary
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Tra n sm iss io n 81
A WARNING
- Never p lace the selector lever in the R or
P posit ion while the veh icle is moving -
risk of an accident!
- With the engine running, it is necessary
to hold the vehicle with the foot brake in all selector lever positions (except P and N), because even at idle speed the trans­
fe r of power is never completely inter­
rupted -the vehicle " creeps". If the vehi­
cle is stationary and the transmission is
engaged, the engine should never be
speeded up unintentionally (e .g. manual­
ly from under the hood). Otherwise the
veh icle w ill immediately start to move -
sometimes even if the park ing brake is
firmly applied - risk of an accident!
- Before you or other persons open the
hood and work on a running engine, the
selecto r lever must be moved to P and
the park ing brake applied f irmly - risk of
an accident! Follow the wa rning sticke rs
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(D Tips
If yo u have inadvertently shifted into N
while the vehicle is moving, you shou ld re­
move you r foot from the accelerator and
wait unt il the engine speed has dropped to
idle before shifting back to Dor 5 .
Selector lever lock
Applies to veh icl es: w ith S tronic
The selector lever lock prevents a gear from
being engaged accidentally and unintention­
ally setting the vehicle in mo tion.
F ig. 81 Selector lever locks

82 Transmi ssion
The selector lever lock is released as fo llows:
,. Switch the ignition on.
,. Step on the brake peda l
and simultaneously
hold down the re lease button .
Automatic selector lever lock
The selector lever is locked in the P and N po­
sitions when the ignition is on . To move the
l eve r from these positions the d river must de­
press the brake pedal. As a reminde r to the
d river, the fol low ing wa rning appears in the
instr ument cluster d isplay when the s electo r
is in P and N :
To start en g in e or sel ect gear ap ply fo ot
br ake when sta tionary
The selector lever lock is effective only when
the vehicle is stationary and at speeds be low
5 km/h. A t higher speeds, the lock in the N
position is automatically switched off.
The selector lever is not locked when rapid
shifts a re made th rough t he N pos it ion (e.g .
from R to D). This allows you to " rock" the ve­
hicle if it becomes stuc k. If the lever is in the
N position for more than 1 second with the
brake peda l not depressed, the se lector lock
engages automatica lly.
Rele ase button
The release b utton in t he se lector lever ha n­
d le prevents accidental shifts into certa in se ­
lecto r lever positions. When you press the re ­
lease button, the selector lever lock is cancel­
l ed. In the illustration, the pos it ions in which
the release but ton has to be pressed are high­
lighted in color
c> fig. 81.
Ignition key remo val lock
The ign it ion key can on ly be removed after the
ignition is switched off if the selector lever is
in P. As long as the ignit ion key is removed,
the selector lever is locked in P .
@ Tips
If the selector lever does not engage ,
there is a malfunction. The eng ine is disa­
bled to p revent the vehicle from driving off
unintent iona lly. To allow the selector lever to engage again, proceed as follows:
Press
and release the brake peda l.
Driving Notes
Applies to vehicles: w ith S tronic
The forward gears are shifted up or down au ­
tomatically.
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------F ig . 82 Section fro m cente r co nso le : Se lecto r leve r
w it h re lea se but ton
Starting the engine
,. The se lecto r lever must be in the P or the N
po sit ion. At low temperatures (below -10
° C), the eng ine can only be started when the
selector lever is in the P position.
Starting from stop
,. Step on and hold the b rake pedal.
,. Hold the release button (bu tton in sele ctor
lever) down , move the selecto r lever to the
desired position, for example D
c> page 80,
and re lease the button .
,. Release the brake peda l and accelerate
Q _A .
Stopping t emporarily
,. Bring the veh icle to a full s top wi th the
brake, e.g . at traffic signals .
,. Do not acce lerate .
Parking
,. Step on and hold the b rake peda l¢ & .
,. App ly the parki ng b rake firmly .
,. Ho ld the release button down, move these­
lector lever to P and release the button .
Stopping on an incline
,. Always hold the vehicle with the footb rake
or park ing brake in orde r to prevent
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"rollback" 9 &,. Do not try to prevent the
vehicle from ro lling back by revving the en ­
gine wh ile it is in gear .
Starting on a h ill
.,. Apply the hand brake firm ly .
.,. With the eng ine in gear, gradua lly acce ler-
ate and release the hand b rake.
The engine can only be
s ta rt e d with the selec­
tor lever in P o r N
9 page 72 . At low ambient
temperatures (14 °F / -10 °C), it is only poss i­
b le to start the engine with the selector lever
in
P.
When parking on level gro und, it is sufficient
to p lace the selector lever in
P. On a steeply
sloping road, yo u should first app ly the park­
ing b rake firm ly and then place the selector
l ever in
P. This way, yo u do not overload the
pawl mechanism and it is eas ier to move the
selector lever out of
P .
A WARNING
- Never leave you r vehicle with the eng ine
running wh ile in gear . If you must leave
yo ur vehicle with the engine running, set
the parking bra ke and engage the pa rk
lock.
- Whe n the engine is running and the
t ransmission is in gear (D,
5 or R) or in
"tiptronic" mode, it is essentia l that you
stop the vehicle with the footbrake .
When idling, the t ransmission of power
does not stop completely- the vehicle
"creeps" .
- Do not accelerate when you change the
selector lever position with the vehicle
stationary and the engine r unning -risk
of an accident!
- Never place the selector lever in the R or
N position while the vehicle is moving -
risk of a n accide nt!
- If you have to bring your vehicle to a stop
wh ile on an incl ine, keep the foot brake
depressed all the way down so tha t the
vehicle does not start to roll backward .
You should never hold the vehicle using
the clu tch if you are going to be stopped
Tran sm iss ion 83
on an incl ine. If you do, the cl utch w ill
start to slip when it ove rheats ca used by
the constant overload. This is dangerous because if the vehicle starts to roll back­
ward, you co uld cause an acc iden t. If the
clutch should start to s lip, you w ill feel
the vehicle "jerk" and the se le ctor lever
disp lay w ill st art bl ink ing .
- Before driving down a steep slope, re­
duce your speed and shift i nto a lowe r
gea r with "tiptronic".
- Do not ride the bra kes o r apply the bra ke
pe dal too often or too long. Const ant
brak ing c auses the brakes to overheat
and substantially reduces b raking per ­
formance, increases braking d istance or
causes complete fa il ur e of the brake sys ­
tem.
Hill Descent Assist
App lies to vehicles : wit h S t ronic
Hill Descent Assist helps the driver when driv­
ing down inclines .
Hill Descent Assis t is activ ate d by pressing the
brake while descending when the se lec tor lev ­
er is in D/S. The
5 tronic transmission auto­
matically shifts down to a gea r su itable for
the incline. H ill Descent Ass ist attempts to
maintai n the current veh icle speed w hen the
braking occurs, as far as physical and techn i­
ca l limits allow. It may be necessary to adjust
the speed using the brakes .
Hill Descent Assist sw itches off when the in­
cli ne leve ls out o r when the gas peda l is p ress ­
ed.
On vehicles with cruise control *
9 page 76,
Hill Descent Assist is also act ivated when the
speed is set .
A WARNING
Hill Descent Ass ist cannot overcome physi­
cal limitations, so it may not be poss ible to
maint ain a constant vehicle speed under
all ci rcumst ances. A lways be re ady to ap­
p ly the brakes.

Kick-down feature
Applies to vehicles: with S tron ic
The kick-down feature allows maximum ac­
celeration .
If you depress the accelerator pedal fully be­
yond the full-throttle position, the transmis­ sion automatically downshifts one gear, de ­
pending on vehicle speed and engine rpm . The
upsh ift into the next higher gear takes place
as soon as the max imum specified engine
speed is reached.
A WARNING
Please note that the drive wheels can spin
if the kick-down is used on a smooth s lip­
pery road - risk of skidding!
Launch Control Program
Applies to vehicles: with S tron ic
The Launch Control Program permits maxi ­
mum acceleration .
In o rder to u se La unch Control, the ASR (An ti­
Slip Reg ulation) mus t be d is a b led. When ASR
is disab led, the ESC wa rning/ind icator light
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in the inst rument cluster illuminates . So that
L aunch Cont ro l can be used, the engine must
be at operating temperature and the steer ing
wheel must not be turned.
~ With the eng ine running , brief ly press the
ESC button . The message "Stabilization pro­
gram off" or "Sport control Warning! Re­
stricted stability" in the driver information
system d isplay.
~ Sh ift the gear lever to "S" or the tiptronic ®
pos it ion .
~ Step on the b ra ke peda l w ith your left foot
and keep the bra ke peda l fully depressed for
at leas t one second .
~ With your right foot, step on the acce lera ­
tor to the w ide-open throttle position o r
K ickdown . The engine speed settles at about
3,200 rpm.
~ Take your left foot off the brake .
Transm iss ion 85
A WARNING
-Always adapt your dr iving to the traffic
f low.
- Onl y use Launch Control when road and
traffic cond itions allow it and other dr iv­
ers will not be endangered or annoyed by
your driving and th e acce le rat ion of the
veh icle.
- Ma ke sure that ESC remains enab led.
With the ESC disab led, th e vehicle could
b ra ke away, part icularly on a s lick and
slippe ry ro ad - ris k of skid ding!
- Once acceleration is fi nished, switch AS R
on agai n by br iefly pushing t he ESC bu t­
ton.
Back-up program
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic
In the event of a system malfunction, there is
a back-up program.
In the event of system ma lfunction, the auto ­
matic transmission switches to the fai l-safe
mode. All of t he se lector lever position d is­
plays for the au tomatic tra nsmission a re hi gh­
li gh ted wi th a light b ackgro und in t he i nstr u­
ment cluster d isp lay . In some cases you can ­
not use reverse gea r any more.
If the t ransmission swi tches to fail-safe
mode, yo u should t ake the ve hicle to an au­
t horized Audi dea le rship as soon as possib le
to have the condition corrected.
Clutch is overheating
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic
• Clutch is overheating ! Please stop veh i­
cle!
If the symbols a re i lluminated, the clutch is
ove rheating a nd could be damaged if you con­
tin ue to drive. Stop the vehicle and a llow the
transmission to cool with the se lector lever in
the P posit ion while the engine runs at idle. If
the warn ing does not turn off, do not continue
dr iv ing . See your author ized A udi dealer or
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86 Transmis sion
qualified repair facility for assistance. Other­
wise serious transmission damage could re­
sult . Once the indicator light has turned off,
drive to your authori zed Audi dealer or quali­
fied repair facility immediately to have the malfunction corrected .
Selector lever emergency release
Applies to vehicles: with S tro nic
If the vehicle's power supply fails, the selec­
tor lever can be released in an emergency.
-----Fig. 86 Se lector lever : Remov ing th e selector lever
boot
Fig. 87 Se lector lever: Using the eme rgency re lease to
move out of the Park pos ition
The emergency release mechanism is located
in the right front area under the selector lever
shift gate. Using the emergency release can
be comp licated. We recommend contacting
your authorized Audi dealer for assistance, if
necessary.
Removing the selector lever boot
.,. Activate the parking brake .
.,. Carefully pry the selector lever boot out of
the trim @using a small screwdriver .
.,. Pull both sides of the selector lever boot
upward in the direction of the arrow @ .
.,. Fold the selector lever boot upward.
Selector lever emergency release
.,. Press the release lever down and hold it in
p lace
¢ fig. 87.
.,. Press the release button in the selector lev­
er © and move the lever into the N position.
.,. Clip the selector lever boot back into the
shift gate after using the emergency re­
lease .
If the vehicle must be pushed or towed due to
a power failure (for example, the battery is
discharged), the selector lever must first be
moved to the N position using the emergency
release mechanism .
A WARNING
-Only move the selector lever out of the P
position when the park ing brake is activat­
ed. Otherwise, the veh icle could start to
move unintentionally when the selector
lever is moved out of the P position.

Homelink®
Universal remote
control
General information
The HomeLink universal remote control can
be programmed with hand-held transmitters
from existing equipment.
You must first program the Homelink ® trans­
mitter before you can use the system
~ page 87, Programming the HomeLink ®
transmitter .
In order to program the Home Link ® transmit­
ter for devices utilizing rolling code, a second
person on a ladder who can safely reach the
garage door opener motor is recommended.
It is also necessary to locate the "learn" but­
ton on your garage door opener motor . Refer
to the ope rating inst ructions for the opener ,
as the location and color of this bu tton may
vary by manufacturer .
You can still use the origina l remote control
fo r the device at any time.
A WARNING
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- Never use the Homelink® transmitter
with any garage door opener that does
have not the safety stop and reverse fea­
ture as requ ired by federal safety stand­
ards. This includes any garage door open­
er model man ufactured before April 1,
1982.
- A garage door opener which cannot de­
tect an object, signaling the door to stop
and reverse does not meet current feder ­
al safety standards. Using a garage door
opener without these features increases
risk of serious injury or death.
- For safety reasons never release the
parking brake or start the engine while
anyone is standing in front of the vehicle.
- A garage door or an estate gate may
sometimes be set in motion when the Homelink ® remote control is being pro­
grammed. If the device is repeatedly ac-
Homelin k® 87
tivated, this can overstrain motor and
damage its e lectrical components -an
overheated motor is a fire hazard!
- To avoid possible injuries or property
damage, please always make abso lutely
certain that no persons or objects are lo­
cated in the range of motion of any
equipment being operated.
{!) Tips
- If you would like more information on
Homelink ®, where to purchase the
Homelink ® compatible products, or
would like to purchase the Homelink®
Home Lighting Package, please cal l to ll­
free: 1-800-355-3515.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions~
page 246.
Programming the Homelink ®
transmitter
The transmitter is programmed in two phas­
es. For rolling code transmitters, a third
phase is also necessary.
Fig . 88 Ove rhead co nsole: Homelink ® keypad
Fig. 89 Fro nt b umper , driver side : locatio n of tran smi t-
t er uni t
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88 Homelink®
Pha se 1:
p rogramming th e ove rhead k eypad
1. Make sure yo ur vehicle is wit hin operating
range of the remote controlled garage
door opener .
2. Set the parking brake¢.&. in General in­
formation on page 87 .
3. Tur n the ignition on . Do not start the en­
g ine!
4 . Press and hold the two outs ide Home­
L ink ® buttons
(D a nd @ for approx i­
mately
20 seconds until indicator light @
¢fig . 88 begins to flash . The n re lease
both buttons. Do not hold the buttons for
longer than
30 seconds .
.,. This procedure only needs to be performed
once . It erases the factory-set default codes
and does not have to be repeated to pro­
gram add it ional remote controls .
5. Press and hold the Home Link ® button (D ,
® or @ until the indicator light @
starts flashi ng
slowly. Re lease the bu tton.
.,. The system will remain in programming
mode for 5 minutes .
Co to the front of the
vehicle and proceed with phase 2 .
Phase 2:
programming the bumper mounted tran s
m itter
6 . Hold the original remote control at a dis­
tance between
0 -6 in . (0 -15 cm) from the
bumper below the appropriate head light
for you r vehicle ¢
fig. 89 (use the shortest
d istance possible).
7 . Aim the remote control just below the
driver sid e head light.
8 . Press and hold the activation button on
the remote contro l.
.,. May be different in Canada.
If so, press and
re-press (cycle) the activation button on your
remote control every two seconds.
9 . The emergency flashers will flash
thre e
tim es
(after about 15-60 seconds) when
the programm ing is successful. Release
the butto n on the remote control.
.,. To program more devices, repeat steps 4 to
9.
10. Press and ho ld the tra ined Homelink ®
button and observe the indicator light @
¢fig. 88.
.,. If the ind icator light is solid/continuous,
programm ing is comp lete and your device
should activate when you press and release
the tra ined Homel ink ® button .
.,. If the ind icator light blinks rapidly fo r
2 sec­
onds and is the n a sol id/continuous ligh t,
proceed w ith phase
3 to progr am a roll ing
code device.
Phase 3: rolling code pr ogramming
.,. A second pe rson o n a ladder who ca n safely
reach the garage door opene r motor is rec­
ommended .
11. Loca te the "learn" b utton on the ga rage
doo r opener motor ( re fer to the operating
instructions for the opener, as the loca­
tion of this button may vary by manufac­
turer).
12. Press and release the learn button on the
garage door opener motor .
.,. Not e: once the button is pressed, there are
30 second s in which to in it iate the next
step.
13. On the Homelink ® keypad inside the vehi­
cle , fi rm ly press and hold the Homel ink ®
bu tton prev ious ly programmed in phases
1 and 2 for two seconds and release. Re­
peat this sequence
twice.
.,. Some vehicles may require the press/hold/
release sequence up to three times to com­
plete the trai ning process .
.,. Homelink ® should now activate your rolling
code equipped device .
If the 5 minute time limit is exceeded , the
emergency flash ers will flash one time to in ­
dicate that the process has been term inated .
In this case, repeat steps 4 through 9.
If the emergency flashers do not flash
three
t imes (after about 15 -60 seconds) , program­
ming was not successful. In this case, repeat
steps 4 through 9 .
Remote contro l units for garage door openers
in Canada are set to stop transmitting radio
frequency sig nals afte r two seconds. This t ime ..,.

-never put you r feet out the window
- never put your feet on the instrument panel
- never rest your feet on the seat cushion o r
back of the seat
- never ride in the footwe ll
- never ride in the cargo area
A WARNING
Imprope r seat ing positions increase the
r is k of se rious personal injury and death
whenever a veh icle is being used .
- Always make sure that all vehicle occu­
pants stay in a proper seating pos it ion
and are properly restra ined whenever the
vehicle is be ing used .
Driver and passenger
side footwell
Important safety instructions
A WARNING
Always make sure that the knee airbag can
inflate without interference. Objects be­
tween yourse lf and the airbag can increase
the risk of injury in an acc ident by interfer­
ing w ith the way the a irbag deploys or by
being p ushed into you as the airbag de­
ploys.
- No persons (ch ild ren) or animals should
ride in the footwell in front of the pas­
senger seat. If the airbag deploys, t his
c an res ult in serious or fat al inju ries.
- No objects of any k ind shou ld be carried
in t he footwe ll area in front of the driv­
er's or passenger's seat. Bul ky objec ts
(shopping bags, for example) can ham ­
per or prevent p roper deployment of the
airbag. Small objects can be thrown
thro ugh the vehicle if the airbag deploys
and injure you or your passengers.
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Pedal area
Pedals
The pedals must always be free to move and
must never be interfered with by a floor mat
or any other object.
Make sure that a ll peda ls move free ly without
interfe rence and that nothing prevents them
from return ing to their orig inal positions .
Only use floor mats t hat Leave t he pedal area
free and can be secured with floor mat fasten­ ers .
If a brake circ uit fai ls, increased brake pedal
trave l is required to b ring the vehicle to a f ull
stop.
A WARNING
Pedals that cannot move free ly can cause
Loss of vehicle control and increase the risk
of ser ious injury.
- Never p lace any objects in the driver's
footwell. An object cou ld get into the
pe dal area and inte rfe re with pedal func­
tion. In case of sudden brak ing o r an ac­
cident, yo u wo uld not be able to b rake or
accelerate!
- Always ma ke sure tha t no thing can f all
or move into the driver's footwel l.
Floor mats on the driver side
Always use floor mats that can be securely
attached to the floor mat fasteners and do
not in terfere with the free movement of the
pedals.
"' Ma ke su re that the floor mats are prope rly
secured and cannot move and in terfere with
t he peda ls ¢ ..&_ .
U se only floor mats that leave the peda l area
u nobst ructed and th at are firmly secu re d so
that they c annot slip o ut o f posi tion. You c an
obta in suitab le floor mats from yo ur aut ho r­
ized Audi Dealer.
Floor mat fastene rs a re in sta lled in your Aud i.
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