2015 AUDI R8 SPYDER remote control

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previously programmed in phases 1 and 2 for
two seconds and release. Repeat this se­
quence
twice.
"'Some vehicles may require the press/hold/re­
lease sequence up to three times to complete
the training process .
"' HomeLink should now activate your rolling
code equipped device.
If the 5 minute time limit is exceeded, the emer­
gency flashers will flash one time
to indicate
that the process has been terminated . In this
case, repeat steps 4 through 9.
If the emergency flashers do not flash
three
times (after about 15-60 seconds), programming
was not successful. In this case, repeat steps 4
through 9.
Remote control units for garage door openers in
Canada are set to stop transmitting radio fre ­
quency signals after two seconds . This time may
not be sufficient for the Homelink system to
learn the radio frequency signal. Perform all oth­
er steps as described above.
Operating the Homelink transmitter
The Homelink transmitter works in the same
manner as the original handheld remote control
that came with the system.
"'Press the appropriate programmed button
Q),
0 or @ ¢ page 36, fig. 33 to activate the de­
sired remote control function ¢
A. in Descrip­
tion on page 35.
Reprogramming a single button
A Homelink button can be reprogrammed indi­
vidually without affecting the other button allo ­
cations.
Programming the overhead keypad
"'Press the appropriate Homelink button until
the indicator light begins flashing slowly.
Programming the bumper mounted transmit
ter
l. Hold the original remote control at a dis­
tance between
0-5 in . (0-13 cm) from the
Opening and closing
bumper below the appropriate headlight for
your vehicle (use the shortest distance possi­ ble).
2. Aim the remote control just below the
driver
side
headlight.
3. Press and hold the activation button on the remote control.
4. The emergency flashers will flash
three
times
(after about 15-60 seconds) when the
programming is successful. Now release the
button on the remote control.
.. If the device utilizes a rolling code, please fol­
low phase 3 of ¢
page 36, Programming the
Homelink transmitter
for rolling code pro­
gramming.
This procedure will cause the existing program­ ming on the Homelink button to be erased!
Erasing the programming of the Home link
transmitter
When you erase the programming, the program­
ming on all three of the transmitter channels
with be lost!
"' Perform steps 1 to 4 as described on
¢ page 36, Phase 1: programming the over­
head keypad .
When completed, the Home link system will be in
the programming mode and is then ready to
learn the codes for remote controlled devices .
(D Tips
-Programmed buttons cannot be erased indi­
vidually .
- For security reasons you are advised to erase
the programming of the Homelink system
before you sell your vehicle .
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Convertible locking retracto r
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
131
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Using to secure a c hild safety seat . . 130, 131
Convertible top
E me rgency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
Er ror message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Gene ral info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
Ma lfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Opening/clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Retract ing/extend ing rear w indow . . . . . . . 40
W ind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
161
Adding coolan t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Checking the eng ine coolant leve l. . . . . . . 162
C ruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Presetting your speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Sw itching
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Sw itching on .. ... ..... ... ...... .. .. ..
71
Warn ing/ indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Curren t fu el mileage
D
D amping
refer to Audi magnetic ride . .. .. .. .. .. . .
Data recorder
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2 1
72
134
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Daytime running lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 6
Declaration of comp liance
Ce ll phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
218
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Garage door opener (Homel in k) . . . . . . . . 218
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
T ire pressure monitoring system ....... 2 18
Decorative decals
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
147
Decorative parts/trim
C leaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
147
def · · · . · ·. ·. .... ... ..... ..... .. .... .. 10
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
D efrosting the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Determi ning cor rect load limit . . . . . . . . . . 184
Digita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Index
Dimens ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 13
D imm ing the rearview m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
D ipst ic k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 160
Displays
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
148
Dis ta nee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Doors
Emergency lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
D rive r informa tion sys tem
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Menu disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Open door or front lid warn ing . . . . . . . . . . 20
Outs ide temperature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Red symbo ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Se rv ice interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sound system disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Trip compute r.. .. ............. .... .. . 2 1
yellow symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Driver seat
refer to Seating posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 88
Drivi ng safe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Dr iving throug h wate r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
142
Dry sump lubricat io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
D uplicate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Dust filter
· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .. ... . 62
E
Efficiency program
Memo ry levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Elapsed time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
El ectr ica l voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Electronic d ifferential lock (EDL) . . . . . . . . . 134
Warning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electronic immobi lizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 28
El ectronic power con trol
E PC warn ing/ indica tor light . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Electronic Stab ilization Contro l (ESC) . . . . . 134
Warning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Warning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E mergency lo cking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Emergency operation
Co nvertib le top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
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Index
Leather cleaning/protection . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Light coming/leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Light/rain sensor Light sensor package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Light/rain sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Lights Instrument panel illumination . . . . . . . . . . 49
sw itch ing on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Light sensor package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . .
91
Locking
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Remote master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
L uggage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Emergency exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
199
light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Lo ading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
M
Maint enance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Malfunct ion Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . 17, 26
Manual transmission Gearshift lever · .............. .. .. .. .. 74
Launch Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Matte finish paint cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mirror Vanity mirror · · · · · ·........... ... .... 51
Mirrors Activating the digital compass . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 49
dimm ing . .. .... ... .......... .. .. .. ..
so
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 112
N
Natural leather
Cleaning
New tires and wheels
NHTSA 148
186
Contact ing
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224
Number of seats · .. .. ................ .. 95
0
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Odometer
· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . . . . . 10
Oil
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 26
Open door or front lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Optional equipment Marked with an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Outs ide mirro rs
refer to Ext erior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Outs ide temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Owner's manual How the Owner's Manual is organized . . . . .
5
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Paint damage
p . N aint o . .. ... .... .. .. ............. ..
147
212
Park assist Cleaning sensors/camera lenses . . . . . . . . 146
Parking on a decline · · · . ... .... ......... .. .. . 69
on an incline
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Parking brake · · · .. .. .. .............. .. 68
Parking brake warning ................. .
13
Parking system advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Adjusting the warn ing tones . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Parallel Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Reverse parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Switching on and off ............... .. . 82
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 112
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Pedals · · · · · · · · · .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 90
Physical p rinciples of a frontal collision 96
Plastic parts Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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Powe r locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Front lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Lock ing and unlocking the vehicle from in-
side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sw itches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Un loc king . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Un loc king and locking veh icle . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Power seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
P owe r steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Powe r top
C lean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Reactivating th e system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
P rope r sa fe ty belt pos it io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Proper seating pos ition
Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
F ront passenge r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Quest ion
What happens to unbe lted occupa nts? . . . 96
Why s afety be lts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
R
Ra in sensor defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Rear light
Defective
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Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Rear v iew camera
P ara llel Pa rking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Reverse p arking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
also refer to Remote master key . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote mast er key
B attery repla cement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 28
Index
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Un locking and locki ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Repair ma nuals ....................... 215
Repa irs
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rep lacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Replac ing
Bu lbs . ........ .. ............. .... .. 211
F use s... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. 210
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 6
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Whee l rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Repo rting Safety Defe cts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Resetting remote cont ro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Reverse gea r (S tronic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Rims Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 86, 190
Rollbar
refer to Ac tive ro llover p rotection system . 93
s
SAF E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 28
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
S afe ty be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Sa fety belts worn by pregnan t women 99
Safety belt pretensioner
Se rv ice and d isposa l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Fasten ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Improperly wo rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Not wor n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Safe ty be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Spec ial considerations for pregnant women .99
U nfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Warning/ind icator light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
WhyYOU MUSTwea rthem ......... ... . 95
Worn p rope rly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
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