Driving
Electromechanical
parking brake
Fig . 62 Center conso le: par king brake
Your vehicle is equipped with an electromechani
cal parking brake(!)
o fig. 62. The parking brake
is designed to prevent the vehicle from rolling
unintentionally and replaces the hand brake.
Setting /manuall y re le asing the parking
bra ke
.. Pull the(®) switch to set the parking brake. The
LED in the switch illuminates. The -(USA
models)/ . (Canada models) indicator light al
so turns on in the instrument cluster display .
.. To release the parking brake manua lly, press
the brake o r acce lerato r pedal while the igni
tion is swi tched on a nd p ress the
«el) switch at
the same time. The L ED in the b utton and the
indicator light in the display t urn off.
Releasing the parking brake automatically
Req uirement: the driver's door must be closed
and the park ing brake must be set.
.. To start driving and release the park ing brake
automat ically, press the accelerator pedal as
u su al.
In addition to releasing the park ing brake auto
mat ica lly, other convenience and safety functions
are available when you start driving
o page 61,
Starting from a stop .
Emergency braking function
You can use the emergency brak ing function in an
emergency situation, or if the standard brake op
eration mal functions or is disabled .
.. Pull and hold th e®> switch.
60
.. As soon as you re lease the (®) switch or acceler-
ate, the braking stops.
P ulli ng and ho ld ing the®) switch wh ile driving
the ve hicle ac tiva tes the emerge ncy braking func
tion . The vehi cle is braked at a ll four wheels by
activating the hydraulic brake system . The brak
i ng effect is sim ilar to heavy brak ing
o ,A .
To reduce the risk of act ivat ing the emergency
braking by mistake, a warning tone (buzzer)
sou nds when the© switch is pulled . Emergency
bra king stops as soon as the®) switch is released
or the accelerator pedal is pressed.
Parking
.. Press the bra ke pedal to stop the veh icle.
.. Pull the®> switch to set the parking brake.
.. Place the selector lever in t he P position .
.. Turn the engine off
cc> ,A.
.. Turn the steering wheel when parking on in
cl ines so that the wheels w ill roll into the curb
if the vehicle starts moving.
.&. WARNING
- Do not press the acce lera to r pedal inadve r
tently if a gea r is selec ted whe n the vehicle
is st ation ary and the e ngine is runni ng. Oth
erwise, the vehi cle will s tart to move imme
diate ly and this could result i n an accident.
- E mergency brak ing sho uld only be used i n
an emergency, when the norma l bra ke pe dal
has failed or the brake peda l is o bstr ucted .
During emergency brak ing, your vehicle will
brake s imilar to heavy braking. ESC and the
associated components (ABS, ASR, EDL)
cannot ove rcome the laws of physics. In co r
ners and when road or weather conditions
are bad, a fu ll brake application can cause
the vehicle to s kid or the rea r end to swe rve,
whi ch in crease s the risk of an ac cident.
- I f the power supply fails, you cannot set the
pa rking bra ke if it is released. In this ca se,
p ar k the vehicle on leve l grou nd and secure
it by plac ing the sele ctor lever in the P pos i
tion. See an authorized A udi dealer or au -
thorized A udi Service Facil ity for assistance.
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Selector lever emergency release
If the vehicle's power supply fails, the selector lever can be released in an emergency.
Fig . 68 Selector lever: remov ing t he cover
Fig . 69 Selec tor lever : us ing the eme rgency re lease to
move out of t he Park pos it ion
This section describes using the selector lever
emergency release in left-hand drive veh icles .
The emergency release mechanism is located in
the right area under the selector lever shift gate.
Using the emergency release can be complicated.
We recommend contact ing an authorized Audi
dealer o r authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility fo r as
sistance, if necessary .
The screwdriver from the vehicle tool kit located
i n the luggage compartment is needed to for the
emergency release ¢
page 281. Use the flat side
of the reversible screwd river b lade.
Removing the selector lever c over
.,. Set the parking brake CV)¢ A to secure your
vehicle from ro lling .
.,. In se rt the flat side of the screwdriver sideways
in the slot nea r the shift cover and pry the shift
c ove r up
¢fig. 68 .
.,. Caref ully pull t he shift cover upw ard by hand
and fold it over the sh ifter knob ¢
fig. 69.
Drivi ng
Selector l ever emergency r elease
.,. Press and hold the yellow release b utton with
the screwdriver ¢
fig. 69.
.,. Press the lock button on the selector lever
(D
and move the lever into the N position .
.,. Clip the shift cover back into the shift gate after
using the emergency re lease.
If the vehicle must be pushed or towed due to a
power failure (for example, the battery is dead),
the selector lever must first be moved to the N
pos ition using the emergency re lease mecha
nism.
A WARNING
Only move the selector lever out of the P pos i
tion when the parking bra ke is set. If that
d oes no t wo rk, secure the ve hicle w ith the
bra ke ped al. Otherwise, t he veh icle co ul d
st art to move uninte ntiona lly w hen the selec
tor lever is moved out of the P position.
Trailer towing
General information '
Your Audi TT Coupe is not designed to tow a trail
er.
Towing a trailer with you r Audi TT Coupe is not
recommended and can cause damage to the car.
Damaged caused by towing a trailer is not cov
ered by your Audi Warranty.
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Weather
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
Information on current weather conditions as
well as weather forecasts for the selected search area (for example,
Nearby ).
~ Select and confirm Weather.
Flight information
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
Information on flights and current arrival/depar
ture times in the selected search area .
~ Select and confirm Flight information .
You can select the desi red information using the
right control button.
City events
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
Information on events in various categories in
the desired search area .
~ Select and confirm City events > left cont rol
button
> category.
Online news
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
You can check the current headlines of your fa
vorite publications in the MMI.
Requirement: your myAudi account must be sub
scr ibed to newsfeeds and your vehicle must be
connected to myAudi
¢ page 127.
~ Select : Online news > desired newsfeed > a
headline.
© Tips
If you have not subscribed to any personal
newsfeeds in your myAudi account, pre -con
figured newsfeeds will be displayed.
Audi connect
Twitter
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
You can access the most important functions in
your Twitter account through your MMI.
Requirement:
You must have connected your myAudi account
with Twitter. Additional information on this can
be found in the
Audi connect (myAudi) operating
manua l under
my .audiusa.com .
You must have connected your vehicle wit h
myAudi
¢ page 127.
~ Select Twitter > left control button > desired
function
(for examp le, Trends ).
The following categories can be se lected in the
Twitter menu:
- My tweets: News Feed and the Tweets you have
posted are listed.
- Home : the Tweets for everyone you follow are
displayed.
- Trends : topics on Twitter that are currently
popular within a country .
Different functions are ava ilable depending on
the Twitter category you have selected:
-New tweet: you can post a new tweet using
pre-made templates or using customized tem plates in your myAudi account.
-Refresh: the se lected Twitter function is re
freshed.
- Favorite : set a Tweet as favorite to show you
liked it .
-Retweet : you can quote a Tweet to share i t with
others.
(D Tips
- You can find additional information on con
necting your myAud i account with Twitter in
the
Audi connect (myAudi) operating man
ual at
my.audiusa.com.
- Other settings s uch as account, language,
Tweet security and location settings
cannot
be changed in the MMI. These changes must
be made on the Tw itter website.
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Audi connect
- You can on ly connect one Twitter account
with your myAudi account .
- Audi connect makes it possible to access
Twitter . Permanent avai lab ility cannot be
guaranteed, beca use that depends on Twit
ter.
Audi connect services in navigation
Applies to: veh icles w ith navigation system and Audi connect
The follow ing Audi connect services are currently
ava ilable :
- Navigat ion with online map view and Street
View
c::> page 146.
-Point of Inte rest (POI) online search with
v oice recognition (such as restaurants) : plan
route gu idance using the MMI control panel
and the voice recogn ition system
c::> poge 108.
- Set up dest inations in your MMI using yo ur
myAudi account or onl ine map view
c::> poge 146.
-Online traffic informat ion : receive up-to-the
minute traff ic information about accide nts,
road construction and other incidents
c::> poge 147.
-Map updates* : import navigation map updates
i n your MMI usi ng a n SD card .
(Di Tips
- For the Map update Audi connect se rvice us
i ng an SD card, check the current softwa re
version in you r vehicle a nd compare it with
my.audiusa .com to see if a new version is
available. You can also have the new naviga
tion data in sta lled by an Audi dea ler, whi ch
c an be done for an add ition al charge.
- More inform ation on map updates can be
fo und in t he Audi conne ct Operating Man
ual under my.audiu sa .com .
Audi connect services on the phone
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
The fo llowing A udi connect services are currently
ava ilable:
S to ring con tacts o n your computer us ing your
m yAudi Account and loading the contac ts into
the MMI directory
c::> poge 123.
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' Audi connect services in the Media menu
Applies to: vehicles with Wi-Fi audio player and Audi connect
-Wi -Fi audio player : you can access the med ia
center through W i- Fi connec ted med ia p laye rs
(such as sma rtphones)
c:>poge 159.
-Online media : offers ac cess to d ifferen t onli ne
media se rvices and operation through the MM I
using the Audi MMI connect app.
(D Tips
Fo r more info rm ation on the Wi -Fi audio play
e r and s upported devices, cont act a n au thor
iz ed A udi dealer or au thori zed A udi Se rvi ce
Fac ility.
Additional options
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i connect
... Select: !MENU I button> Audi conne ct > right
cont rol button.
The following options are available in the Audi
connect services overview :
- Log in :
see c:>poge 127, Logging into myAudi in
the vehicle.
- Connection manag er: see c::> page 175.
Wi-Fi hotspot
Applies to: vehicles with Wi-Fi hotspot
You con use the MMI as o Wi-Fi hotspot to con
nect up to eight Wi- Fi devices to the Internet.
While driving, restricted use of unsecured, light,
small wireless devices is only possible from the
rear of the vehicle.
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
... Sele ct:
!ME NUI button> Telephone > right co n-
t rol butt on > Wi-Fi settings .
The following sett ings ca n be mod ified :
Wi-Fi
The MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated at the fac
tory. Sw itch the W i-F i hotspot to On before es
tablis hing an Internet connection betwee n your
vehicle and your Wi-Fi device . .,.
Audi connect
changed. You can obtain more information from
your cell phone service provider.
- APN: the access point depends on the cell
phone service provider and is assigned auto
matically.
- User name: your cell phone service provider as
signs the user name for your on line profile.
-Password: your cell phone service provider as-
signs the password for your online profile.
Storing changed Connection settings: press the
I BACK ! button.
Reset configuration
An online profile is saved and configured auto
matically . The
Connection settings that you
changed manually are reset to the default set
tings .
.&_ WARNING
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident.
-It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injuries. Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while driv
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
r:> page 197 .
-Do not use any Wi-Fi devices within range of
the airbags while driving. Also read the
warnings in the chapter
r:> page 197.
@ Note
You are responsible for all precautions taken
for data protection, anti-virus protection and protection against loss of data on mobile de
vices that are used to access the Internet through the Wi-Fi hotspot .
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(D Tips
-For more information on roaming fees, con
tact Audi connect customer service at
1 (877) SOS-AUDI (2834).
- The speed of the data connection may vary
depending on the vehicle location, the cov
erage area of your cell phone service provid
er and if the recommended provider is used
or not .
- A data connection cannot be established if
incorrect data is entered in the connection
settings.
- For more information on roaming charges,
contact your cell phone service provider.
- The Wi-Fi hotspot reception quality depends
on the signal strength and the availability of
the mobile network. For more information, contact your current network provider .
- For additional information, visit
www.audiusa.com/connect .
About Audi connect
Audi connect services
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i connect
(D Tips
-Audi connect services are only available with
an existing or separate cell phone contract
and only within the mobile network cover
age area. Depending on your cell phone
rates, there may be additional costs when
connecting to the Internet using data pack
ets, particularly with international service.
Based on the high data volume, using a flat
rate data plan is highly recommended.
- You can only use services supported by Audi
connect if you have the optional MMI Navi
gation plus equipment with MMI touch and
Audi connect.
- Use of the L TE* mobile network standard is
not available in every country. Contact your
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility or your cell phone service provider for additional information .
Audi connect
using a secure connection. This content is
displayed in the vehicle for your use. Your personal content is not stored within Audi
AG. The necessary connection information is
processed and used for provid ing services
and the proper function of the serv ices in
accordance with applicable legal gu idelines .
- By prov iding Audi connect serv ices, Audi of
America is authorized to collect, process,
transm it and t ransfe r information about
you and your vehicle. Additional information
Troubleshooting
Applies to: veh icles with Audi connect
Problem Solution
can also be
found in you r MM I in the op tions
men u¢ page
98 for the selected Audi con
nect service.
- Information on o ur data protection meas
ures in conjunction wit h the mobi le Audi
connect app lication can be found in the ap
plicat ion 's privacy policy. For additional in
formation about the
my.audiusa.com web
site or other app lications, websites or on line
serv ices connected to Audi , vis it
www.audiusa .com/privacy .
Audi connect s ervice s:
individ ua l Some Audi conne ct serv ices m ust be a ct ivated/config ured
Audi co nne ct serv ices are g rayed through your peirsonal myAud i acco unt befo re using them for the
o ut or not ava ilab le . first time. You can find detailed informat ion on line at
m y.aud iusa.com .
Wi-Fi hotspot :
it is not possible to Delete all existing W i-F i connections on your mob ile dev ice and
co nnect throug h W i-F i. restart it .
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Media
Introduction
There are various media drives and connections
avai lable in the MMI. You can play, for example,
audio/video files from the Jukebox* or connect
your mobile device to the Audi mus ic interface*
and operate it through the MMI.
Notes
General information
Media and format restrictions:
the MMI (includ
ing the SD card reader and the USB storage de
vice connection*) was tested with a variety of products and media on the market. However,
there may be cases where individual devices or media and audio/video* files may not be recog
n ized, may play only w ith restrictions or may not
play at all.
Digital Rights Management: please note that
the audio/video files are subject to copyright pro
tection .
The media drives do not play fi les that are pro
tected by ORM and that are ident ified with the
symbol
l'.D .
Data security: never store important data on SD
cards, the Jukebox*, CDs/DVDs or mobile devices .
Audi AG is not responsible for damaged or lost
files and media .
Loading times: the more files/fo lders/play lists
that are on a storage medium, the longer it will
take to load the audio/video files* . Audi recom
mends using storage media that only contain au
dio/video files*. To decrease the t i me it takes to
load audio/v ideo files*, create subfolders (for ex
ample, fo r the art ist or album). The loading time
will also increase when importing fi les.
Additional information : when playing, audio
files are automatically displayed w ith any add i
tional information that is stored (such as the ar
tist, track and album cover). If this information is
not available o n the storage med ium, the MMI
will check the Grace note metadata database .
Media
However, in some cases, the additional informa
tion may not be displayed.
Restricted functionality : reset the Media set
tings
t o the factory default settings if functional
ity is restr icted
<> page 175.
Reset the Jukebox* to the factory default set
t in gs if functiona lity is rest ricted <>
page 175.
For information about the propert ies of support
ed media and fi le formats, see
<>page 168 .
(D Note
You are responsible for all precaut ions taken
for data protection, anti-virus protect ion and
protection against loss of data on mobi le de
v ices that are used to access the Internet
through the Wi-Fi hotspot.
CD/DVD operation
CD/DVD and format restrictions:
the functionali
ty of individual storage media may be limited due
to the variety of blank CDs/DVDs availab le and
the various capacities. Audio CDs or video DVDs
with copy protection, CDs/DVDs that do not con
form to the standard and mult isess ion CDs may
have limited playback or may not play at all . Audi
recommends finaliz ing t he recording process
whe n creat ing mult isess ion CDs. Mult isession is
not supported for DVDs .
Using CDs /DVDs, the CD drive or the DVD drive :
to ensure correct, high-quality playback and to
prevent damage to the drive or disc reading er
ro rs, always store CDs/DVDs in a protective
s leeve and do not expose them to direct sunlight.
Do
not use:
- Damaged, dirty or scratched CDs/DVDs
- Single CDs/DVDs (3 inch/8 cm diameter)
- CD/DVDs that are not round
- CDs/DVDs w ith labels
- Protective rings
- Cleaning CDs
Thermal protection switch: CD/DVD playback
may be temporarily unavailable if outside tem-
peratures are extremely hot or cold. A thermal
llo-
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-Multiple Bluetooth audio players can be
connected to the MMI, but only one mobile
device can be active.
- Bluetooth protocols AVRCP (1.0/1.3/1.4)
and A2DP are supported.
- Note the volume setting on your Bluetooth
device. Audi recommends setting your mo
bile device to the maximum volume when
using it as a Bluetooth audio player.
- The supported media functions (such as
shuffle) depend on the Bluetooth device be
ing used.
- For more information on the supported de
vices, visit
www.audi.com/bluetooth or
contact your authorized Audi dealer or au
thorized Audi Service Facility.
Wi-Fi audio player
App lies to: ve hicles with Wi-F i
Using the Wi-Fi audio player media source on the
MMI, you can connect and operate your Wi-Fi-ca
pable media player (such as a smartphone) to
wirelessly play music from your media player
li
brary. The media player is connected through the
vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspot. A UPnP Server opp or an
integrated UPnPIDLNA server on your media
player is required to access your media player
li
brary.
Requirement: the Wi-Fi function on your media
player must be switched on. The
Audi MMI con
nect
app or a UPnP server app must be installed
on your media player .
Or: you must be using a
media player with an integrated UPnP/DLNA
server .
-Connecting a media player: press the I MEDIA !
button. Press the left control button until the
sources overview
c:;, page 163 is dis played. Se
lect and confirm
Wi-Fi audio player
(!) ¢page 163, fig . 140 .
-If necessary, select and confirm Wi-Fi off>
Turn on Wi-Fi
to activate Wi-Fi in the MMI. Se
lect
Wi-Fi settings, if necessary. Select the
same settings on the wireless media player
co that are used for the Wi-Fi hotspot. co
;:::: -Starting the Wi-Fi audio player: start the Audi
" ~ MMI connect app or a UPnP server app . Or: al-o
~ low media sharing on your media player. c:o
Media
Operating the media player: the media player is
operated through the MMI.
- Press the left control button repeatedly until
the
Folders menu item appears . Select and con
firm
Folders.
- Playing music from the media player:
select
and confirm
Media center .
Web radio:
see c:;, page 160 .
A WARNING
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident.
- It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injuries. Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while driv
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
c:;, page 19 7.
@ Note
You are responsible for all precautions taken
for data protection, anti-virus protection and
protection against loss of data on mobile de
vices that are used to access the Internet
through the Wi-Fi hotspot.
(D Tips
- The Wi-Fi connection is reconfigured when
inserting or removing the mini SIM card in
the SIM card reader* . There may be a tem
porary interruption in audio playback, de
pending on the media player.
- Always read the chapter
c:;, page 132, About
Audi connect.
- Please note that a Wi-Fi connection does
not automatically make it possible to use
the Internet. For additional information, see
¢ page 126.
-To avoid interruptions during playback, de
activate the power saving function on the
media player or connect it to a charger.
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