2014 AUDI TT ROADSTER service reset

10 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Instruments and warning/indicator Lights
Instruments
Instrument cluster and controls
The instrument cluster is your central source of information.
Fig. 3 Overv iew of the inst rument cluster
(D Tachometer with time and date
dis play .. .... ..... ........ .
@ Coolant temperature gauge .. .
® Fuel gauge ................ .
© Speedometer with odometer ..
® Set/Check button ..... ... .. .
@ Driver information display
(?) Reset button for
- Trip odometer .......... .. .
- Service indicator
@ Tips
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- When switching the ignition on, the nee­
dles in the instrument cluster move up­
ward briefly.
- The illumination for the instrument clus ­
ter lights up whenever you switch on the
i gnition with the
vehicle headlights off .
As the daylight fades, the instrument
cluster illumination likewise dims auto­
matically a nd will go out completely
when the outside light is very low. This
feature is meant to remind you to switch
on the head lights when outside light
conditions become poor .
Tachometer (engine rev counter)
The tachometer indicates the engine RPM
(revolutions per minutes) .
en 0
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If engine RPM drops below 1,500, you should
downshift to the next lower gear. The red area
at the end of the scale indicates maximum
permissible engine RPM after the br eak-in pe­
riod. Before reaching this area, move these­
lector lever to position "D (Drive)" or ease
your foot off the acce lerator pedal.
(D Note
The tachometer needle should only briefly
be in the red zone: you could damage your
engine! The beg inning of the red zone var­
i es depending on the engine.
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early saves fuel and reduces en­
gine noise.

Each display type in the Start menu cont ains a
submenu with additional options.
Set Clock ¢ page 26
Computer c::>page 26
Acoustic park assist*
c:>page 80
Speed wa rning c::> page 78
Language c::> page 26
Units (distance, fue l consump-
tion, temperature)
c::> page 26
Tire press ure monitoring
c::> page 199
Lap timer* c:>page 29
Lighting* c::> page 48
Wiper (service posit ion)
c:> page 56
Wi ndow c::> page 40
Doors (unlock ing and locking
mode, for examp le Auto- lock)
c::> page 34, c::> page 34
Check Service c::> page 28
Chassis number c::> page 223
Engine oil temperature*
c:> page 26, c::> page 26
Registered keys c::> page 32
Menu off All of the messages show n in
veh icles without menu display
appear on the disp lay screen .
Navigating the menu
Use the racker switch on the windshield wiper
lever and the
I Reset ! button to operate the
menu and carry out inquiries and selections .
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Fig. 12 W iper lever: Cont rols fo r th e me nu di splay
Dr iver in formation system 25
Fig . 1 3 D isplay: Start menu
I Reset I button @ and rocker switch @
c::> fig. 12 fu nctions:
To open the menu
.. Press the I Reset I button @ until the men u
disp lay
c::> fig . 13 appears
Sel ections and sett ing s
.. Press the rocker switch @to reach a men u
disp lay. The switch is operated the same as
the display (up/down) .
Entering and confirming
.. Press the I Reset I butt on @.
Returning to the Start menu
.. Press the I Reset I butto n longer tha n 2 sec­
onds to return from any menu level to the
Sta rt me nu.
U sing the rocker switch, you can select the
menus in the d isplay or change settings. A
cu rsor appears on th e left in front of these­
lec ted values.
By pressing the
I Reset I button, you activate
the se lection you made or confi rm the values
you set.
Selected functions are identified wit h
a check mark or are carried out d irectly .
Mean ings of the symbols in the display:
Selec- Selected func- Meaning
tion tion bar
> Cursor Current Selection
./
Check mark Se
lecte d or Fune-
t ion active

28 Driver information system
Fue l economy messages are displayed when
fuel consumption is increased by certain con­
ditions. If you follow these fuel economy mes ­
sages, you can reduce your vehicle's consump­
t ion of fuel. The messages appear automati­
cally and are only displayed in the efficiency
program . The fuel economy messages turn off
automatically after a certain period of time .
.,. To turn a fuel economy message off immedi­
ately after it appears, press the
! R ESET I but ­
ton
¢ page 24 , fig . 1 O @, or
.,. Press the function selection switch
¢page 24, fig.10 @.
(D Tips
-Once you have turned a fuel economy
message off, it will only appear again af­
ter you turn the ignition on aga in.
- The fuel economy messages are not dis­
played in every instance, but rather in in­
tervals over a period of ti me.
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due.
Fig. 20 Sectio n of inst rume nt cl uster : Serv ice interv al
d isplay
The schedule for the next oil change or inspec­
tion is calculated automatically and displayed
according ly . The display works in two stages :
Service reminder
30 days before the next service is due, a serv­
ice rem inder appears in the display when you
turn on the ignition.
After about 5 seconds the display sw itches
back to normal. The d istance and time re- maining are
updated each time the ignition is
turned on until the date due for service is
reached.
Service due
When the due date for service is reached, th e
message
Service due! appears in the instru­
ment cluster immediately after you turn on
the ignition . Additionally, a warning tone
sounds. After about 5 seconds the disp lay
switches back to normal.
Calling up the service schedules
If or when an oil change or inspection is due,
can be shown in the instrument cluster by se­
lecting the service interval display . Select
Chec k > Service > Oil change or Service by us­
ing the
I RESET I button and the rocker switch
r:::> page 25, fig. 12 .
Resetting the service interval display
Your authorized Audi dealer will reset the cor­
responding service schedule after performing
the appropriate service on you r vehicle. You
also have the possibility to reset the oil
change schedule after having performed an
o il change according to Audi specif ications.
- Switch the ignition on.
- Pull the knob
r:::> fig. 20. The message. Serv-
ice due!
appears.
- Pull the knob until the display
Oil change in
-----mi (km)--- days appears . If the I RESET I
button is not pulled within 5 seconds, the
display reset mode closes.
(D Note
If you disconnect the battery terminals, no
calculations can be made for the service
interval display dur ing this time and no
serv ice reminder will appear. Remember
that observing the proper service intervals
i s vitally important to extending the life of
your vehicle, pa rticularly the engine, and
maintaining its value. Even if the mileage
driven is low, the maximum period of one
year from one service to the next m ust not
be exceeded.
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@ Tips
-Do not reset the display between oil
changes, otherw ise the display will be in­
correct.
- The information in the Service Reminder
remains stored even when the vehicle
battery is disconnected.
Lap timer
Introduction
Appl ies to vehicles : wit h lap timer
You ca n record and eva luate lap times wi th
the lap timer in the display
c::> page 29,
fig. 22. The time is measured in minutes, sec­
onds and 1/10 seconds. The hours are a lso
shown when the lap time exceeds 60 minutes.
The maximum individual measurement is 99
h ours.
A WARNING
-
Please devote your full attent ion to driv­
ing. As the driv er, you have comp lete re­
sponsibility for safety in traffic. Only use
t he funct io ns in such a way that yo u always
ma in tain complete contro l over your veh i­
cle in all traff ic si tuations.
@ Tips
W hen the lap t imer stopwatch is running,
you can c all up the t rip computer info rma­
t ion wi th the
I RESET I b utton .
Calling up the lap timer and timing
Applies to vehicles: with lap timer
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Fig. 2 1 Contro ls
Dr iver in formation system 29
Fig . 22 D isplay: Lap t imer
Calling up the lap t imer
.. Press the I RESET I c:> fig. 21 @ button until
the lap timer
c::> fig . 22 appears .
Timing laps
.. To start timing, press the upper section of
the wiper switch @. The time measurement
is shown in line
CD c::> fig. 22.
.. To stop timing, press the upper section of
the wiper switch @again. This also starts
timing the next round . The previous t ime
moves one line up, first to line @and the n
t o line @. Line @ shows the current lap
number, for ex ample LAP 5.
Displaying intermediate time and pausing
timing
.. To display an intermediate time, press the
lower section of the w iper swi tch @ . The in­
t ermediate t ime appears in line
CD and is
marked with* .
.. To pause t iming, press the lower section of
the wiper switch @again .
.. To continue tim ing, press the upper section
of the wiper switch @.
If timing is paused, you can continue it later
even if you sw itch the ignition off.

56 Clear vis ion
The washer jets extend forward out o f the
front bumper driven by water pressure to
spray the front headlights with water.
You shou ld inspect the headlights regularly
(for example when refueling) and clean
off
any solid dirt or insects from the lenses .
To ensure the system wo rks properly in wi nter,
keep the washer jets free of snow and remove
any ice using a de-icing spray.
Service position
It is only possible to change wiper blades if
you move the wiper arms to the service posi ­
tion .
In o rder to use the windsh ield wipers, t he
front lid mus t be comp lete ly closed.
Moving w iper blades to the service
position
• When there is a risk of frost, make s ure that
the wiper b lades a re not frozen to the wind­
shield.
.. Switch the ignition on.
.. Move the wiper lever to position
0
c> page 54, fig. 63 .
.. Press the I Reset I button until the Displa y
typ e
menu appears in the Driver Informa­
t ion System display .
.. Us ing the rocker switch and the
! Reset ! but­
ton, select the
S et > W iper s > Front > Serv­
ice positi on on
function. The winds hield
wiper arms move to the service position.
Moving wiper blades to park position
.. Make certain that the wiper arms are lying
against the windshie ld .
.. Switch the ign ition on and move t he wiper
l ever from posi tion
O to 4 c> page 54,
fig . 63 .
The wiper arms will move back to
the park position.
«I) Note
Never drive yo ur vehicle when the w ind­
shie ld w iper arms are in the service pos i­
tion and pulled away from the windshie ld .
When you dr ive faste r than 4 mp h (6 km/ h), the wiper a
rms automatically return to
the park position and cou ld cause paint
damage to the front lid!
(D Tips
- Yo u can also turn on the se rvice posit ion,
for example, if yo u want to protect the
w indshield from icing by using a cover .
- The service posit ion moves to
off a uto­
matically when you operate the w ind­
shield wiper lever, or speed exceeds
4 mph (6 km/h).
Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Clean the windshie ld w iper blades when they
begin to leave streaks.
.. Place the windshie ld w iper arms in the serv­
ice pos it ion. Refer to
c> page 56.
.. Use a soft cloth and glass cleaner to clean
the windshield wiper blades .
A WARNING
Dirty windsh ield wipe r blades can impair
your view. This can lead to accidents .

Tank flap Unlocking the fue l filler flap by hand 164
Techn ical Data ............. .... .. ... 223
Technical mod ificat ions ..... .. .. .. .. . 229
Temperature d isp lay
Eng ine oi l .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .... 26
Textiles Clean ing . .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 158
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 SO
Tightening wheel bo lts ... ... .. .. .. .. . 209
T ire mobility system ........ .. .. .. .. . 206
Tire pressure . ............. .... .. .. . 187
Tire pressure monitoring system . ... .. . 199
L oss of air pressure .... ... .. .. .. .. . 200
M alf unction . ... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 200
Resett ing tire pressures . . . . . . . . 201, 202
T ire repai r kit ............. .... .. ... 206
T ires ...... ... ...... ............. .. 181
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
run-flat .................... ... ... 202
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1
spee d rating letter code ... .. .. .. .. . 193
Tire man ufacturing date ... .. .. .. .. . 193
Tire specifica tions ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 193
Tread depth . ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... 191
Uniform t ire quality grading .. .. .. .. . 195
W inte r tires ............. .... .. ... 196
T ires/Whee ls
L ow aspec t ratio tires ... ... .. .. .. .. . 198
Tire mobility system ... ... .. .. .. .. . 206
T ire pressure monitoring system .. .. . 199
Tire repa ir kit ............ .... .. .. . 206
T ires and vehicle load lim its .. .. .. .. .. . 189
Tires and whee ls
Checking tire pressu re ...... ... ... .. 187
Cold t ire inflat ion p ressu re . .. .. .. .. . 185
Di mensions . .. ........... .. .. .. ... 19 2
Ge neral notes ............ .... .. .. . 18 1
Glossary of t ire and load ing termino lo -
gy . ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 182
New tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Replacing .. ............. .... .. ... 193
Snow chains .. ........... .. .. .. ... 197
T ires and vehicle load limits .. .. .. .. . 189
Wheel bol ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
W inte r tir es .............. ... ... .. 196
Inde x 239
Tire service life . ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. 191
Tool kit .......... .. ............... 205
Towing Front eye let . .. .. ................. 220
Rear eyelet .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 221
T ow t ruck procedures .......... .... . 219
Towing loop front ....... .. .. .... ............. 220
T PMS
T ire pressure monitoring system ... .. 200
T ra iler tow ing ... .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 154
Transmission S tronic transmission ........... .. .. . 82
T ran spo rt Canada .. .. . .............. . 99
T read Wea r Ind icator (TWI) ........... 191
T rip comp ute r . .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 23
S ingle-trip memory ................ . 23
Tota l-trip memory ................. . 23
T rip odometer ... .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. . 12
Wha t does it mean w hen dEF appears in
the trip odometer display? ... ... .. .. . 12
T runk lid ... .. .. .. ................. . 37
T ru nk escape ha ndle ........... .. .. 205
Turn signals . .. .. .... ... ....... ...... SO
Warning/ind icator lights . .......... .. 21
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Unfastening safety belts
106
U nidirectional tires ... . ... .... ... .. .. 181
Uniform tire quality grading ......... . 195
U niversa l Radio- F requency Remote Con -
trol (Homelink) . .. ................. . 89
Unl ocking
Power locking switc h .... .... ... .. .. . 36
Rea r lid/trunk lid .... .. ..... ... .. .. . 37
Remote contro l key . ........... .... . 35
U sing the key .. .. .... ........... .. . 36
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Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Vehicle car e/clea n in g .. ...... ......... .. .. 155
Vehicle electrica l system . .. .. ... ... .. . 16
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . ... 223
Vehicle jac k ... .. .... ... .......... .. 210
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