2015 AUDI R8 SPYDER ECU

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(D Note
-Applying a higher vo ltage booster battery
will cause expensive damage to sensitive electronic components, such as control
units, relays, radio, etc.
- T here m ust be no e lectrica l contact between
the vehicles as otherwise current could al­
ready start to flow as soon as the pos itive
(+) terminals are connected .
@ Tips
-The discharged battery must be properly
con nected to the vehicle's electrical system.
- Switch
off any car phone, or follow the car
phone instruct ions for this situation.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper coble clomps in
exa ctly the order described below!
F ig . 161 Luggag e comp artm ent: conn ectors fo r a charg er
an d jump start cab les
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Fig . 162 Jump start using th e batte ry in a not her ve hicl e: A
• Fe male sock et, B • D isch arge
The batte ry is located in the luggage compart­
ment ~
page 166 . The front lid can be opened in
a n emergency
r=;, poge 33.
What do I do no w?
Do not connect the negative cable d irect ly to the
n egat ive terminal on the battery . Connect it to a
jump start pin instead r=;, fig. 161.
Connect the po sitive cable (r e d ) to the
po sitive terminal
1. Connect one end of the red jumper cab le
r=;, fig . 162 (D to th e positive t erminal of dis­
charged battery @.
2. Connect the o ther end of the red jumper ca­
ble to the positive term inal @ofthe booster
battery @.
Conne ct the neg ative c able (bl ack ) to the
neg ativ e terminal
3. Connect one end of the b lack jumper cable @
to the negative term inal of the booster bat­
tery @.
4. Secu re the other end to the jump start pin@
for the d isc harged battery @.
Starting the engine
"'Start the engine of the veh icle provid ing assis ­
tance and allow it to run at idle .
"' Now sta rt the engine of the vehicle with the
d ischa rged ba ttery.
"'I f the engine does not star t: Stop trying afte r
10 seconds and then try again after about 30
seconds .
"' Disconnect the cable while the engine is run-
ning in exact ly
reverse orde r to that described.
T he bat tery is vented to the outside to p reven t
gases from entering the vehicle interior . Make
s u re that th e jumper clamps ar e well connect ed
with their
metal ports in full contact with the
battery terminals.
A WARNING .
To avoid se rious personal injury and damage
to the veh icle , heed all warnings and ins truc­
tions of the jumper cable manufacture r. If in
doubt, call for road service.
- Ju mpe r cables m ust be long eno ugh so that
the vehicles do not touch .
- When connecting jumper cables, make sure
that they can not g et caug ht in any moving
parts in the eng ine compartment. ..,.
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their guides on the vehicle. Then push the grill in­
to position.
A WARNING
If the towing loop is not screwed in as far as it
w ill go, the thread can pull out when the veh i­
cle is towed -potential risk of an accident.
(D Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook- up is
secure .
What do I d o now?
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Consumer Information
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners .
Also , sa fety and
en vironment al
concerns place very str ict limits
on the nature of repa irs and adjustments to en­
g ine and transmission parts which an owner can
perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
qu ire spec ia l tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially tra ined work­
shop personnel in order to assure proper per­
formance, reliab ility and safety of the vehicle and
its many systems .
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliability of your
veh icle and eve n void your vehicle warranty .
Therefore, proof of servicing in acco rdance with
the ma intenance sched ule may be a condition fo r
upho ld ing a possible wa rranty claim made w ith in
the wa rranty per iod .
Above all, operational safety can be adversely af­
fected, creating unnecessary risks fo r you and
your p assengers .
If in doubt about any se rv ici ng, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other properly
equ ipped and qualified workshop. We st ro ngly
urge you to give yo ur au thori zed Audi dealer the
opport unity to perform all schedu led mainte­
nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, original parts and trained specialists to
keep yo ur vehicle runn ing proper ly.
Performing limited mainten ance yourself
The fo llow ing pages describe a lim ited number o f
p roced ures which can be performed on you r vehi­
cle with ordinary tools, sho uld the need a rise and
trained personne l be unavailab le. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
oughly read all of the applicable text and careful­
ly follow the instructions g iven. A lways rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS prov ided .
Before you check anything in the engine com ­
partment , always read and heed all WARNINGS
c> & and c> & in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 155.
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A WARNING
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-Ser ious personal in jury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments o r repai rs.
- Always be extremely careful when work ing
on the vehicle . Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety pract ices and general com­
mo n sense. Never r is k pe rsonal i njury.
- Do not attempt any of the mainte nance,
checks or repairs described on the following
pages if you a re not fully familiar with these
or other procedures w it h respect to the ve hi­
cle, or are unce rtain how to proceed .
- Do not do any work wi thout the proper tools
an d eq uipment. H ave the necessary work
done by your au thorized Audi dealer o r an ­
other prope rly equippe d an d qua lified work­
shop .
- Always remove the ignition key befo re any ­
one gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack * is not adequate for
this purpose and co uld collapse causing se­
r ious personal in jury.
- If you must wor k unde rneath the vehicle
w it h the wheels on t he gro und, a lways make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels are a lways securely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started .
- Always make sure the transmission selector
lever is in "N" (N eutral) (5 tronic) or Neutral
(ma nual transm iss ion) and the hand brake is
fi rm ly applied.
@ For the sake of the environment
- Cha ng ing the engine settings will adve rsely
affect emiss ion levels. This is detrimental to
the environment a nd increases fuel con­
s u mption.
- Always observe environmenta l reg ulations
when dispos ing of old engine oil, used brake
fluid, dirty eng ine coolan t, spent ba tter ies
or worn ou t tires.

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
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D amping
refer to Audi magnetic ride . .. .. .. .. .. . .
Data recorder
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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
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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
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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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