2015 AUDI TT ROADSTER warning

2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
About this Owner's Manual ...
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Cockpit ................ .... .. . .
General illus tration .... ... .. .. ... .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Ins truments . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
War ning/ indi cator lights ... .. ... .. .
Driver information system .. .
Introduct ion . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Trip computer .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
M enu display . ........... .... ... .
Efficiency program ........ .. .. .. . .
Service interval d isp lay ..... ... .. . .
Lap timer .. .......... ........ .. .
On- Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
Opening and closing .. .. .. .. . .
Keys ........................ .. .
P owe r locking system ............ .
R ear lid/ trun k li d ................ .
Ant i- t heft ala rm system ... .. .. .. . .
P owe r win dows .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Convertible top .............. .
Convertible top ....... ... .. .. ... .
W ind Deflector . .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Conve rtible top eme rgency o peration .
Clear vision .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Lights ...... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Inter ior lights .. . ...... ... .. .. ... .
V1s1on . .. ................. .. ... .
W iper and washer system .. .. .. ... .
D ig ita l compass ........... .... .. .
Seats and storage ....... .. .. . .
Ge neral recommendat ions ........ .
Ad just ing front seats manually .. ... .
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4 1
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4 4
4 8
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P owe r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
H ead res traints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2
L uggage compartmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Asht
ray ... .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .
Cigarette lighter/socket . ..... ... .. .
Storage ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .
Warm and cold ... .. ..... .... . .
Climate controls .. .. .... .... ... .. . 63
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On the road
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Stee ring . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .
Ignition lock and ignition sw itch .. .. .
Starting and stopping the engine ... .
Parking brake ................... .
Speed warning system ............ .
Cru ise cont ro l .. .. ............... .
Audi magnet ic r ide ... ... .... ... .. .
Spo rt m ode .................. .. .
A coustic parking sys tem
Transmission .. .. ........... .. .
S t ronic transmission ........... .. .
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Homelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
U nivers al remote control ...... .. .. .
Safety first ................... .
Driving Safely .... .......... .. .
Gener al notes .. .. ............. .. .
P roper occ upan t seating positions . . .
Drive r and passenger side footwe ll .. .
Pedal a rea ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .
Stow ing luggage . ............. .. .
Reporting Safety Defects ........ .. .
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Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Safety belt pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . 106
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Important th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 108
Front air bags .. .. ... .. ....... ... . 112
Moni to ring the Advanced Ai rbag
S ystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6 About this Owner's Manual
This owner's manua l contains important infor­
mation, tips, suggestions, and warnings for
the use of your veh icle.
Make sure that this owner's manua l is always
located in the vehicle. This is especia lly impor­
tant if you allow other people to drive the ve­
h icle, or if you sell it.
This owner's manua l descr ibes the
equipment
range
specified for this mode l at the editoria l
deadline date. Some of the equipment descri­
bed here will on ly be available at a later date,
or only in specific markets.
Some sections in this owner's manua l do not
apply to a ll vehicles . In that case, the
range of
applicability
is g iven at the beginn ing of the
section, e.g. "Applies to vehicles: w ith Audi
Parking System". In addition, optional or vehi­
cle -specific equipment is indicated by an as ­
ter isk"* ".
The details in the
illustrations may be differ­
ent from those in your vehicle, and are intend­
ed to be viewed as a basic guide.
You will find a
table of contents at the begin­
n ing of this book, which disp lays all topics de­
scr ibed in this manual in order of appearance.
You will find an alphabetical
index at the end
of this book .
All
directions , such as "left", "right", "front",
''back", are relative to the direct ion of travel.
* Optional or vehicle-specific equipment
.,.. This section continues on the next page.
~ .&. Cross-reference to a "WARNING!" with­
in a sect ion. For ind ication w ith a page num­
ber, the corresponding "WARNING!" can be
found outside of the section .
A WARNING
Text with this symbol contains important
information on safety and how to reduce
the risk of personal injury or death.
(D Note
Text with this symbo l draws your attention
to potentia l sources of damage to your ve­
hicle.
@) For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbo l contains information
abo ut the environment and how you can
help protect it.
{!) Tips
Text with this symbo l contains specia l tips
and other information about gett ing the
most out of your vehicle and its features.

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
10 ,11
11
12
12
11
22
12
28
- 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
~
~
"'
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.

Instrument s and warning /indicator lights 11
Digital clock with date display
Your vehicle is equipped with a quartz con­
trolled digital clock .
Fig. 4 In str um en t cl uste r w it h t he dig ita l cloc k
To set the hour
.. Pull the knob (hou r d isp lay flashes) and turn
i t to the left o r right.
To set the minutes
.. Pull the knob as ma ny times as necessary
un til the mi nute display flash es.
.. Turn the knob to the left or right .
To set the date
.. Pull the knob as many times as necessary
unt il the day, month or year display flashes.
.. Turn the knob to the left or right .
To hide or d isplay the date
.. Pull the knob as many times as necessary
unti l the date display flashes.
.. Turn the knob to the left or right.
When the date disp lay stops blinking, this
means the time and date have been success­
fu lly stored.
W ith the ignition off, pushing or pulling the
Set/Check button¢
page 10, fig . 3@ can
turn on the dis play f ie ld lighting for a few sec ­
onds .
Engine coolant temperature gauge
The engine coo la nt gauge ¢ page 10 , fig. 3@
only works when the ign ition is on. To prevent
damage to your e ngine, please note the fo l­
l owing important points:
Engine cold
As long as the nee dle rem ains a t the left end
of the gauge, the engine s till h as not reac hed
its operating temperat ure. Avoid high engine
speeds, heavy engine loads and heavy throt­
tle.
Normal temperature
W hen the engine has re ache d its ope rat ing
temperature, the need le w ill move into the
mid dle of t he gauge and rema in there .
If the
engine is working hard at high outside tem ­
peratures, the needle may turn fu rther to the
right. This is no cause for concern as long as
the . warning light in the instrument cluster
does not illuminate .
When the. warning light sta rts to flash,
th is can mean one of two things: either the
coolant
temperature is too high, o r the coo l­
ant
level is too low ¢ page 17 .
A WARNING
--Always obs erv e th e war ning in
¢ page 164 before openi ng the eng ine
h o od and che ck ing t he e ngine coolant
leve l.
- N ever open t he eng ine hood if you see or
he ar steam, or if you see engi ne coo lant
drippin g from t he en gine compar tment .
You could burn yourse lf . Let the engi ne
coo l off fi rst until yo u can n o longe r see
or hea r steam or coolant escap ing.
(D Note
- M ounting ad ditiona l lights or accessories
i n fr ont of the air inlets reduces the coo l­
ing effect of t he radiato r. At high o utsi de
tempe rat ures or h igh engine load, the
eng ine could overheat.
- The front spoiler has been designed to
properly d istribute the cooling a ir when
the vehicle is movi ng. If the spoiler is
damaged, this could reduce the coo ling
e ff ect a nd th e eng ine could then ove r­
heat . As k yo ur au thori zed A udi deal er for
a ssis tan ce.

12 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge works only when the ignition is
on . When the needle reaches the red area, the
warning light in the instrument cluster will il­
luminate ¢
page 20 Ill Time to refuel!
The total tank capacity of your veh icle is listed
in
¢ page 223
CD Note
Never run the tank completely dry! An ir­
regula r supply of fue l can cause engine
m isfiri ng and fuel could enter into the ex­
haust system. The catalyt ic converter
could then overheat and be damaged.
Speedometer with odometer
The speedometer shows you the vehicle
speed , and the odometer shows you how
many miles (kilometers) you have driven.
Fig . S Spee domete r close -up: odometer display
The dis tance driven is shown in miles (USA
models) or in kilometers (Canada models) .
Lower odometer
The lower odometer shows the total number
of miles (kilometers) driven.
Upper odometer (trip odometer)
The upper odometer shows the total number
of mi les (kilometers) driven since you last re­
set the odometer back to zero. You can use
this odometer wh en you want to keep track of
how many miles (kilometers) you have driven
for a sing le trip or errand. The last digit indi­
ca tes 1/10 of a mile (100 me ters). You can se t the trip odometer
back to zero by pressing the
reset button
¢ fig. 5.
With the ign ition off, pushing of the Set/
Check button ¢
page 10, fig . 3 ® can turn on
the display fie ld lighting for a few seconds.
Malfunction message
If there is a malfunct ion somewhere in the in­
strument cluster,
dEF will appear in the trip
odometer and will stay on. Contact your au­
thorized Audi dea ler to have the problem cor­
rected.
Immobilizer
When the ignition is sw itched on, the data on
the ignition key are scanned automat ically .
If an unauthor ized key was used,
SAFE is dis ­
played continuously in the odometer display
field . The vehicle cannot be operated
¢ page 33.
Warning/indicator
Lights
Description
T he ind icator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or turn on . They indicate funct ions or
malfunctions ¢
,&.
Messages may appear with some indicator
lights . The messages turn
off after a short
time . To display a message again, press the
Set/Check button¢
page 10, fig . 3 ® · If
there is more than one ma lfunction, the indi­
cator lights will turn on one after the other for
approximat ely two seconds each.
Some indicators lights in the display can turn
on in severa l colors.
A WARNING
=
- Failure to heed warning lights and other
important vehicle information may result
in ser ious personal in jury or vehicle dam­
age.
- Whenever stalled or stopped for repair,
move the vehicle a safe distance
off the

14 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Engine oil sensor malfunction
Qpage20
Battery
Qpage 16
Low fuel level
Qpage20
Windshield washer fluid level low
Q page20
Defective light bulb
Q page20
USA models: Defective brake light
Qpage20
Canada models: Defective brake
light
Q page 20
Dynamic headlight range control*
defective
Q page 20
Adaptive Light* defective
Q page20
Light/rain sensor defective (auto ­
matic headlights)* defective
Q page 21
Audi magnetic ride
Qpage 21
Rear spoiler./
Qpage 21
USA models: Speed warning 1
~page 75
Canada models: Speed warning 1
~page 75
USA models: Speed wa rning 2
~ page 75
Canada models: Speed warning 2
~page 75
Electro -mechanical power assist
~ page 17
Other indicator lights
•ii
T
urn s ignals
~ page 21
CRUISE USA models: Cruise control acti­
vated
~ page 21
Canada models: Cruise control ac­
tivated
~ page 21
High beam
Qpage50
BRAKE/ ((D) Brake system
This warning/indicator light illuminates when
the brake fluid level is too low or when there
is a malfunction in the ABS, or when the park­
ing brake is set.
If the. (USA models) . (Canada models)
symbol flashes in the display with the parking
brake released , there is a malfunction in the
brake system. In addition to the symbol, one
of two messages appears in the display:
Stop vehicle and check brake fluid level
Stabilization program and ABS fault! See
Owner's manual
.,. Pull off the road and stop the veh icle.
.,. Obtain profess ional assistance.
USA models: if there is a ma lfunction in the
ABS system, the
II warning/indicator light il­
luminates along with the. system malfunc­
t ion warning/indicator light
Q &. .
Canada models: if there is a malfunction in
the ABS system, the
[IJ warning/indicator
light illuminates together with the. brake
system malfunction warning/indicator light
Q&. ,
The light . (USA)/ . (Canada) illuminates
when the ignition is turned on. It goes o ut af­
ter the engine has been started and the park­ ing brake is fully released . This indicates that
the brake warn ing light is funct ion ing proper­
ly.
If the brake warning light does not light up
when the engine is cranking or the parking
brake is applied, there may be a malfunction
in the electrical system. In this case, contact
your Audi dealer.
If the ABS fa ils, the ABS warn ing/ indicator
light
II (USA models)/ [IJ (Canada mode ls) ..,.

Instrument s and warnin g/indic ator ligh ts 15
flashes together with the brake system warn­
ing/indicator light¢.&,. .
(USA models):
If the warning light . and the
warn ing light
riJ ill umina te together, imme­
diate ly contact your authorized Audi dea ler o r
qualified workshop to have all brake pads in­
spected
¢ page 19.
When the light comes on, an audib le warn ing
signal is also given .
Parking brak e set
The parking brake warning light./. (Cana­
da models) illuminates whe n the park ing
b rake is set. In addit ion, a warning tone will
sound after you have driven for longer than 3
seconds and faster than 3 mph (5 km/h).
Pa rking brak e set
The . warning/ind icator light illuminates
when the parking brake is set¢.&, .
_& WARNING
-Always observe the wa rni ngs in
¢ page 164, Working in the engine
compartment,
before opening the en­
gine hood and check ing the brake fluid.
- Driving with low brake fluid is a safety
hazard! Stop the car an d get professiona l
assistance.
- USA models: If both, the. warning
light and the
Ill warning light come on
at the same time, the rear wheels could
lock up first under hard brak ing . Lock-up
of the rear whee l brakes can cause loss of
vehicle control and an accident. Have
yo ur vehicle repaired immed iately by
you r autho rized Aud i dealer o r a quali­
fied workshop . D rive slowly and avo id
s u dden, hard brake application .
-Canada models: If both, the brake warn ­
ing light . and the ABS warning light
[iJ come on at the same t ime, the rear
wheels co uld lock up first unde r hard
braking . Lock -up of the rear wheel brakes
can cause loss o f vehicle control and an
acc ident. Have your vehicle repaired im­
med iate ly by your authorized Aud i dealer or a qualified workshop
. Drive slowly and
avoid sudden, hard brake application .
- If the brake warning/indicator light does
not go out after a few seconds and the
parking brake is released, or lights up
while you are dr iving, the f lu id leve l in
the brake flu id reservo ir is too low . If you
be lieve that it is safe to do so, proceed
immed iate ly at low speed to the nearest
author ized Audi dealer or qualified work­
shop and have the brake sys tem inspect­
ed .
- Always keep in mind that after severa l
brake applications, you will need greater
pressu re on the brake pedal to stop you r
vehicle . Do not rely on strained brakes to
respond with maximum stopping power
in critical s ituations. You must allow for
increased braking distances. The extra
distance used up by fading brakes could lead to an accident.
tli1 ! .'!r Safety systems
The . (USA models) /. (Canada models)
indicato r light monitors the safety systems
e.g. (a irbags, pre tensioners) and ill uminates
f or a few se conds eac h time you swi tch the ig­
nition on.
If the . (USA models)/ . (Canada models)
i ndicato r ligh t does no t go o ut, o r if it illum i­
na tes while yo u are driving, or if it starts to
blink, then there is a mal function somewhe re
in the system. If the light does not i lluminate
when you switch on the ignition , th is also
means there is a malfunct ion.
_& WARNING
If yo u have a ma lfunction in the safety sys­
tems, co ntact your authorized Aud i dea ler
immediately. Otherwise the safety sys­
tems may not work properly in an acc i­
dent.

16 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
4 Safety belt warning light
Applies to vehicles: with safety belt warning light
The warning light is a reminder to fasten
safety belts .
The warning light . comes o n for a few sec­
onds after the ignit io n is switched on as a re­
minder to fasten your safety be lt .
Addit ional information on safety be lts
¢page 100.
D Battery
This warning/indicator light detects o mal­
function in the generator or in the vehicle's
electrical system.
The . warning/in dicator lig ht ill uminates
when you switch on t he ignit ion and must go
out after the engi ne has started.
• Alternator fault: Battery is not being
charged
If the indicator light turns o n an d the me s­
sage a ppears, t he re is a m alfu nct ion in the
generato r or vehicle e lectr ica l system.
Dr ive to yo ur auth o riz ed Aud i dea le r or quali­
fi ed workshop immedi ately . B ecau se the vehi ­
cle ba tte ry is dischargi ng, tur n off a ll unnec­
essary elect rical e quipment such as the radio .
See k professional ass ista nce if the batte ry
charge leve l is to o low.
(•) Low battery: battery will be charged
while driving
If th e indica to r l ight tu rns o n an d th e mes­
s a ge appears, there ma y be lim ited st artin g
a bili ty.
If thi s message tu rns off after a li tt le w hile,
the bat tery cha rged eno ugh wh ile d riving.
I f th e message does not turn off, have you r
author iz e d Audi d ealer or qu alified workshop
cor rect t he malfunc tion .
~ Engine oil pressure
The red engine oil pressure warning symbol
requires immediate service or repair .
If the . symbo l appears in the disp lay and
flashes, the o il pressure is too low . In add ition
to the symbol, the followi ng message also ap ­
pears in the display :
Switch off engine! Oil pressure is too low
.. Pull off t he roa d and stop the ve hicle .
.. Shut the eng ine down.
.. Check the engine oil level¢
page 169 .
.. Contact your authori zed Audi dealer for as -
sistance if necessa ry.
Engine oil level too low
If the engine oil leve l is too low , top off oil to
the p roper level
¢ page 169 .
Engine oil level OK
If the . sym bo l starts flas hing ag ain even
t h o ug h t he eng ine oi l level checks OK on the
dips tic k,
do not start driving again and do
not let the engine run at idle.
Instead , con ­
tact yo ur auth o rized Aud i dea le r fo r ass is ­
tance.
(D Tips
- The engine oil pressure symbol. is
not an indicator for a low engine oil lev­
el. Do not rely on it. Instead, check the oil level in your engine at regular inter­
vals, preferably each time you refuel, and always before going on a long trip .
- The yellow oil level warn ing indication
Ill requires oil refill or workshop serv­
ice without delay. Do not wait until the
red oil pressure warning symbol.
starts to flash before you respond to
the low oil level warning
II . By then,
your engine may already have suffered
serious damage.