2013 AUDI TT Soft top

102 Safet y belt s
What happens to occupants not wearing
safety belts?
In crashes unbelted occupants cannot stop
themselves from flying forward and being in­
jured or killed. Always wear your safety belts!
F ig . 97 A driver not wearing a safety belt is violently
thrown forward
F ig. 98 A rear passenger not wearing a safety belt will
fly forward a nd strike the d river
Unbelted occupants are not able to res ist the
tremendous fo rces of impact by holding tight
or brac ing thems elves. Without the benefit of
safety restraint systems, the unres trained o c­
cupa nt w ill slam vio lent ly into the steering
wheel, instrument panel, winds hield, or what ­
ever else is in the way
q fig . 97 . This impact
with the vehicle interior has all the energy
they had just before the crash.
Neve r rely on airbags a lone for p rotection .
Even when they deploy, airbags provide only
addit ional protection . Airbags are not sup ­
posed to deploy in all kinds of accidents. Al­
though your Audi is equipped with a irbags, all
vehicle occupants, including the driver, must
wear safety belts correctly in order to min i­
mize the risk of severe inju ry or death in a
crash.
Remember too, that a irbags will deploy on ly
once and that your safety belts are always there to offe
r protection in those accidents in
which airbags are not supposed to dep loy or
when they have already dep loyed . Unbelted
occupa nts can also be thrown o ut of the ve hi­
cle where even more severe or fatal injuries
can occur .
It is also important for the rear passengers to
wear safety belts correctly. Unbelted passen­
gers in the rear seats endanger not only them­
se lves but also the driver and othe r passen­
gers¢
fig. 98 . In a frontal coll is ion they w ill
be th rown forward violently, where they can
hi t and i njur e the d river a nd/or fro nt sea t pas­
senger.
Safety belts protect
People think it's possible to us e the hands to
brace the body in a minor collision. It 's simply
not true!
Fig. 9 9 Driver is proper ly restrained in a sudden brak­
in g maneuve r.
Safety be lts used p roperly can make a big dif­
fere nce. Safe ty belts help to keep passengers
in the ir seats, gradua lly reduce energy leve ls
applied to the body in an accident, and he lp
prevent the uncontrolled movement that ca n
ca use serio us inju ries . In addition, safety be lts
reduce the danger of being thrown out of the
vehicle.
S afety be lts attach passenge rs to the car and
give them the benefit of being slowed down
more gently or "softly" through the "give" in
the safety belts, crush zones and other safety
features engineered into today's vehicles. By
"absorbing" the kinetic energy over a longer
per iod of t i me, the safety be lts make th e
lilJJ,

Rinse the vehicle thoroughly with water. Clean
the vehicle starting at the top and working to ­
ward the bottom using a
ne utral shampoo
and a soft m ic ro fi ber cloth . Stop frequently to
rinse the cloth thoroughly.
Clean the wheels and sill panels last. Use a
clean
s p on ge on these areas .
Rinse the vehicle tho roughly aga in and let it
air dry . If there are any water spots, they can
be removed using a
le athe r cloth.
Clean aga in with the s peci al cl ean er for matt e
fini sh p aint
if necessary.
R emoving stubborn dirt
B ird d ropping s or tree sap
are best removed
with p lenty of water and a m icrofiber cloth .
You should r inse
off ga soline residue immedi­
ately with plenty of water .
A WARNING
-Wash your veh icle only when the ignition
is switched
off to reduce the risk of a
c rash .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
othe r information
r=;> page 164.
(D Note
-Do not treat vehicle parts painted w ith
matte finish paint using polish ing mate ­
r ials or hard wax. These products could
cause damage to the appea rance or sur­
face that cannot be repaired.
- Never use protective wax.
It can destroy
the matte fin is h effect.
- Do not p lace any st ickers or magnetic
s igns on vehicle parts painted w ith
ma tte finish paint. The pa int co uld be
damaged when the stickers or magnets
are removed .
- To prevent pa int damage, do not wash
the veh icle in direct sunl igh t.
- To prevent damage to the paint su rface,
do no t use insect removal sponges,
r o ugh kitchen sponges or similar items.
- You should remove debris (such as in­
sects) from the headl igh t lenses on a
Cleaning and protec tion 167
regu lar bas is, for example when re fuel­
ing your vehicle . Only clean the head­
lights using a wet cloth or sponge, never
a dry one. Cleaning with soapy water is
recommended.
(D Tips
For more information on special clean ing
products designed for matte f inish paint,
see your Aud i dea ler.
Waxing and Polishing
Wa xing
A good wax coating pro tects the vehicle paint
to a large extent against the environmental
factors listed under
r=;> page 164, Washing and
even against s light scratches.
You can use a liquid car wax to protect your paint as soon as one week after your vehicle
has been delivered.
Even if you regularly use a
wa xing process in
automa tic car washes, we recommend that
you manually apply a coat of wax to g ive the
paint extra protection, part icularly if water no
longer beads on the clean paint .
Protect plastic body parts with car wax in the
same way as the veh icle body .
D uring warm weather dead insects tend to
collect on the front bumper and on the for­
ward area of the hood. They are much easier
to remove from pa int that is waxed
often .
Polishing
Polish your vehicle only if the paint has lost its
shine and the g loss cannot be brought back
with wax.
If the polis h used does not contain p reserva­
tive compounds, the paint must be waxed af­
terwards.
A WARNING
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other information
¢ page 164 .
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226 What do I do now ?
-Position the vehicle jack only at the
designated lifting points and align the
jack. Otherwise, the vehicle jack could slip and cause an injury if it does not
have sufficient ho ld on the vehicle.
- A soft or unstab le surface under the
jack may cause the vehicle to slip off the jack. Always prov ide a firm base for
the jack on the ground.
If necessary,
use a sturdy board un der the ja ck .
- On hard, slippery surfac e (such as tiles)
use a rubber mat o r similar to prevent
the j ack fr om s lipp ing.
- T o he lp p revent injury to yoursel f and
yo ur passenge rs:
- Do not raise the vehicle unti l yo u are
sure the jack is sec urely engaged.
- Passenge rs must not rema in in the ve­
h icle when it is jac ked up .
- Make sure that passen gers wait in a
safe p lace away from the vehicle and
well away from the roadway and traffic.
- Make sure jack position is correct, ad­
just as necessary and then contin ue to
ra ise the jack.
0 Note
A floor jack or the pads on the hoist arms
m ust
not be positioned at the points
shown
-arrows-.
Taking the wheel off
Follow these instructions step -by -step for
changing the wheel.
Fi g. 1 62 W heel change : us ing the screwd river ha ndle
(w ith the b lade removed) to turn the bolts
Fig. 163 Whee l cha nge : alig nme nt pin in side the top
hole
After you have loosened all wheel bo lts and
raised the vehicle off the ground, pe rform t he
fo llowing steps to remove and replace the
wheel:
Removing the wheel
.,. Use the
hexagonal s ocket in the screwdri v·
er handle
to completely tur n out the top ­
most whee l bolt and set it aside on a
clean
surface c;, fig. 162.
.,. Screw the threaded end of the alignment
pin from t he too l kit hand-t ight into t he
now vacant bolt hole
c:> fig. 163 .
.,. Then completely unscrew the other wheel
bolts as desc ribed above.
.,. Take off the whee l leav ing the a lignment
p in in the bo lt ho le
c;, (D .
Putting on the wheel
.,. Lift the spa re wheel and carefully s lide it
over the alignmen t pin to g uide it in place
c;, (D .
.,. Use the he xagonal socke t in the screwdr iver
h and le to screw in and tig hten all whee l
bolts
slightly .
.,. Unscrew the alignment pin and insert and
tighten the remaining whee l bolt slightly
like the rest .
.,. Turn the jack handle co unte r-clockwise to
lower the vehicle until the jack is fully re­
leased .
.,. Use the wheel bo lt wrench to tighten all
wheel bo lts firm ly
c;, page 224 . Tighten
t hem
cro sswise, from o ne bol t to the ( ap­
proxima tely) opposi te one, to keep the
wheel cente red.