2017 AUDI TT COUPE warning light

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the seat cannot move forward or sideways more than 1 in (2.5 cm)
¢ page 232.
~ If the child safety seat is equ ipped with a tether
strap, attach it to the tether anchors
¢ page 238.
~ Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
¢page 227 .
A toddler or child is usually too large for an in­
fant restraint if it is more than one year old and
weighs more than 20 lbs (9 kg) .
T oddlers and children who are o lder than one
year up to about 4 years old and weigh more than 20 lbs (9 kg) up to 40 lbs (18 kg) must always be
properly restrained in a ch ild safety seat cert ified
for the ir s ize and weight ¢
fig. 172 and
¢ fig. 173 .
The airbag on the passenger side makes the front
seat a potentially dangerous place for a child to
ride . The front seat is not the safest place for a
chi ld in a fo rward-facing chi ld safety seat. It is a
ve ry dangero us p lace for an infant or a la rger
ch ild in a rearward -facing seat.
_.6 WARNING
-Not using a ch ild safety seat, using the wrong
child safety seat or improper ly installing a
child restraint increases the risk of serious
personal injury and death in a collis ion or oth­
er emergency situation.
- Children on the front seat of any car, even
with Advanced Airbags, can be seriously in­
jured or even killed when an a irbag inflates.
A ch ild in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even with an Ad­
vanced Airbag System.
- T he inflating a irbag w ill hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the ch ild safety seat and chi ld
against the backrest, center arm rest, door
or roof.
- Always install rear-facing child safety seats
on the rear seat.
- If you must install a rearward facing ch ild
safety seat on the front passenger seat be -
Child safety
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the a irbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
- The rear side of the ch ild safety seat should
be positioned as close as possible to the
backrest on the veh icle seat.
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­ eve r us ing a child restrained in a vehicle is
be ing used <>
page 189, Safety belts,
<> page 197, Airbag sys tem and
<> page 221, Important information.
_& WARNING
If exceptional c ircumstances req uire the use
of a forward -facing chi ld restraint on the
front passenger's seat, the child's safety and
well-being req uire that the following special
precautions be taken:
- Make sure the forward-fac ing seat has been
des igned and certified by its manufacturer
for use on a front seat with a passenger
front and side airbag.
-Always follow the manufacturer's instruc­ tions provided with the child safety seat or infant carrier .
- Always move the front passenger seat into
the rearmost pos ition of the passenger
seat's fore and aft adjustment range, and as
far away from the airbag as possible before installing the ch ild rest raint .
- Always make sure that nothing prevents the
front passenger's seat from being moved to
the rea rmost pos ition in its fore and aft ad­
justment range.
- Always make sure the backrest is in an up­
right position.
- Never p lace or use any electr ica l device
(such as a laptop, CD player, e lectron ic
games device, power inve rter or sea t hea ter
for child seats) on the front passenger seat
if the device is connected to the 12-volt
socket or the cigarette lighter socket. .,,.
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fastened snugly and as low as possible around
the pelvis. Never let the lap belt portion of the
safety belt pass over the child's stomach or abdo ­
men .
I n a crash, a irbags must inflate within a blink of
an eye and with considerable force. In order to do its job, the airbag needs room to inflate so that it
will be there to protect the occupant as the occu ­
pant moves forward into the a irbag.
A vehicle occupant who is out of position and too
close to the airbag gets in the way of an inflating
airbag. When an occupant is too close, he or she
will be struck v iolently and will receive ser ious or
possibly even fatal injury .
In order for the airbag to offer protection, it is important that all vehicle occupants, especially
any children, who must be in the front seat be­
cause of exceptional circumstances, be properly restrained and as far away from the airbag as
possible . By keep ing room between the child's
body and the front of the passenger compart­
ment, the airbag can inflate comp letely and pro ­
vide supp lemental prote ct ion in certain frontal
collisions .
A WARNING
Not using a booster seat, us ing the booster
seat improperly, incorrectly insta lling a boos­
ter seat or using the vehicle safety belt im­ properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death in a collision or other emer­
gency situat ion. To help reduce the risk of se­
r ious personal inju ry and/or death:
- The shoulder belt must lie as close to the
center of the child 's collar bone as possible
and must lie flat and snug on the uppe r
body .
It must neve r lie across the th roat or
neck. The lap belt must lie across the pelv is
and never across the stomach or abdomen.
Make sure that the belt lies flat and snug .
Pull on the belt to tighten if necessary.
- Failure to proper ly route safety belts over a
child's body will cause severe injuries in an
acc ident or other emergency situation
9 page 189 .
Ch ild safety
- The rear side of the ch ild safety seat should
be positioned as close as possible to the
backrest on the veh icle seat.
- Ch ildren on the front seat of any car, even
with Advanced Airbags, can be seriously in­
jured or even k illed when an airbag inflates.
- Never let a chi ld stand or kneel on any seat,
for example the front seat.
- Never let a chi ld r ide in the cargo area of
your veh icle.
- Always remember that a chi ld leaning for­
ward, sitt ing sideways or o ut of pos ition in
any way du ring an accident can be struck by
a dep loying airbag. Th is w ill resu lt in serious
pe rsonal injury or death.
- If you must install a booster seat on the
front passenger seat because of exceptiona l
circumstances the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF ~;
light must come on and stay on,
wheneve r the ignit ion is swit ched on.
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light
does not come on and stay on, perform the
checks desc ribed
9 page 209, Monitoring
the Advanced Airbag System.
- T ake the child restra int off the front passen­
ge r seat and install it prope rly a t one of the
rear sea t positions i f the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF~;
light does not stay on whenever
the ignition is switched on .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when ­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used
¢ page 189, Safety belts,
¢ page 197 , Airbag system and
¢ page 221, Important information.
Booster seats on the rear seat
Children who are about 7 years and older, who
weigh more than 55 lbs (25 kg) and are not tal ler
than 4 ft 9 in (57 in/1.45 m) are best protected
whe n properly restrained on t he rear seat.
Due to limited rear seat head clearance children
4
ft 3 in (51 in/1.30 m) and taller must not use
booster seats o n the rea r seat of your Audi TT
Co upe . The rea r seat of you r Audi TT Coupe has
been specially des igned to pe rm it children who
are between 4 ft 3 in (51 in/1.30 m) and 4
ft 9 in
(57 in/1.45 m) tall (abo ut 7 to 12 years o ld) to ..,.
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-Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around during
a sudden stop or in a collision.
- Always make sure that the rear seat back­
rest is securely latched whenever the rear
safety belt is being used to secure a child re­
straint .
- If the backrest is not securely latched, the
child and the child restraint will be thrown
forward together w ith the backrest and will
st rike parts of the vehicle interior. The ch ild
can be se riously inj ured or killed.
- Never install rear-facing chi ld safety seats
o r infant carriers on the front passenger
seat. A child will be serious ly inju red and
can be killed when the passenger airbag in­
flates .
- The inflating a irbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the chi ld safety seat and chi ld
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof.
- Always install rear-facing child s;:ifety seats
or infant carriers on the rear seat.
- Forward-facing ch ild safety seats or infant
carriers installed on the front passenger's
seat may interfere with the deployment of
the a irbag and cause serious injury to the
child .
- It is safer to install a forward-fac ing ch ild
safety seat on the rear seat.
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­ ever using a child restrained in a veh icle is
being used
¢ page 221. Spec ial precaut ions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat
¢ page 198, Child
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant things to know .
A WARNING
Always take spec ial precaut ions if you must
install a forward or rearward-fac ing ch ild re­
straint on the front passenger 's seat in excep ­
tional situations:
- Whenever a forward or rea rward-facing
child restraint is installed on the front pas-
-
Ch ild safety
senger seat, the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
,r; light must come on and stay on whenev­
er the ign ition is switched on.
- If the
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OF F ,r; light
does not come on and stay on, perform the
checks described
¢ page 209, Monitoring
the Advanced Airbag System .
-Take the child restra int off the front passen­
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat positions if the
PA SSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
,r; light does not stay on whenever
the ignition is switched on.
- Improper installat ion of child restraints can
reduce the ir effectiveness or even prevent
them from providing any protect ion.
- An improperly installed child restra int can
interfere with the airbag as it deploys and
serio usly injure or even kil l the chi ld.
- Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instr uctions provided wi th the child safety
seat o r ca rr ie r.
- After checking to make su re that the ch ild
rest raint is properly ins talled , make cer tain
that the child restrain t is correctly recog­
n ized by the capacitive passenger detection
system in the front passenger seat and that
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ,r; li ght sig­
na ls the correct front passenger fronta l air­
bag status.
A WARNING
Forward-facing child restra ints:
- Always make sure the forward-facing seat
has been des igned and certified by its man­
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas­
senger front and side airbag .
- Never put the forward-facing child restraint
up, against or very near the instrument pan­
el.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost posit ion in the seat's fore and aft
ad justment range, as far away from the a ir­
bag as possible before installing the fo r­
ward-facing ch ild restraint. The backrest
m ust be adjus ted to an upr igh t position .
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Child safety
-Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF 11;; light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched on.
_&. WARNING
Rearward-facing child restraints:
-A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat installed on the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even with an Ad­
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof.
-Always be especially careful if you must in­
stall a rearward facing child safety seat on
the front passenger seat in exceptional cir­
cumstances.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF 11;; light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched on.
-If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light
does not come on and stay on, immediately
install the rear-facing child safety seat in a
rear seating position and have the airbag
system inspected by your Audi dealer.
Activating the convertible locking retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to secure a
child restraint.
Always heed the child safety seat manufacturer's
instructions when installing a child restraint in
your vehicle. To activate the convertible locking
retractor:
.,. Place the child restraint on a seat, preferably
on the rear seat.
.,. Slowly pull the belt
all the way out.
.,. Route it around or through the child restraint
belt path
¢ _A .
.,. Push the child safety seat down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really tight .
.,. Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for that
seating position .
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.,. Guide the safety belt back into the retractor un­
til the belt lies flat and snug on the child safety
seat.
.,. You should hear a "clicking" noise as the belt
winds back into the inertia reel. Test the con­
vertible locking retractor by pulling on the belt .
You should no longer be able to pull the belt
out of the retractor. The convertible locking re­
tractor is now activated.
.,. Make sure that the red release button is facing
away from the child restraint so that it can be
unbuckled quickly.
.,. Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt is
properly tight and fastened so that the seat
cannot move forward and sideways more than
1 in (2.5 cm).
_&. WARNING
Using the wrong child restraint or an improp­
erly installed child restraint can cause serious
personal injury or death in a crash.
- Always make sure that the safety belt re­
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt retrac­
tor cannot hold the child safety seat in place
during normal driving or in a crash.
-Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around during
a sudden stop or in a crash.
- Always make sure the seat backrest to which
the child restraint is installed is in an up­
right position and securely latched into
place and cannot fold forward. Otherwise,
the seatback with the child safety seat at­
tached to it could fly forward in the event of
an accident or other emergency situation .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used
¢ page 221. Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat
¢ page 198, Child
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant things to know.

Child safety
Tether anchors and tether straps
Fig. 179 Tether anchors: attachm ent hook locatio ns be­
hind the rear seatbacks
The tether anchors fo r the rear seating positions
are located on the backside of the rear seat­
backs .
A tether is a stra ight or V-shaped strap tha t at­
taches the top part of a child restra int to speci al
anchorage points in the vehicle.
The purpose of the tether is to red uce the for­
ward movement of the child restraint in a crash,
in order to help red uce the risk of head injury
that could be caused by strik ing the vehicle inte­
rior.
Forward fac ing child restraints manufactured af ­
ter September 1, 1999, are required by U.S. fed­
eral regulations to comply with new child head
movement performance requirements. These
new perfo rmance requirements make a tethe r
necessary on most new child safety seats.
A WARNING
Improper installation of ch ild restraints will
increase the r isk of injury and death in a
crash.
- Always follow the instructions provided by
the manufacturer of the child restra int you
intend to install in your Audi .
- Improper use of child restra int anchors (in­
clud ing tether anchors) can lead to inj ury in
a collision . The ancho rs are designed to
withs tand only those loads imposed by cor­
rectly fitted child restra ints.
- Never mount two chi ld restraint systems on
one LATCH lower a nchor po int.
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- Never attach two child restraint systems to
one tether strap or tether anchorage.
- Never attach a tether strap to a tie-down
hook in the luggage compartment .
- Never use child restraint tether anchorages
to secure safety be lts or other kinds of occu­
pant restraints.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or othe r
items to the LATCH lower anchorages or to
the tether anchors.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSEN GER AIR BAG OFF fj,;; light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rea r-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the ai rbag system
inspected by yo ur Audi dea ler.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
F ig. 180 Tether strap: p rope r rout ing and mount ing
F ig. 1 8 1 Tethe r strap: p roper rout ing and mounti ng
Installing the tether strap
.,. Re lease or deploy the tether strap on the ch ild
restraint accord ing to the ch ild restrain t manu­
facture r's instructions.

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~ Guide the upper tether strap into the rear cargo
area
r::!>fig. 181.
~ Slide the tether strap hook over the anchor
bracket.
~Pullon the tether strap hook so that the spring
catch of the hook engages .
~ Tighten the tether strap firmly follow ing the
child restraint manufacturer's instruct ions .
Releasing the tether strap
~ Loosen the tension following the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions.
~ Depress the spring catch on the hook and re ­
lease it from the anchorage .
(D Note
If you leave the child restraint with the tether
strap firmly installed for several days, this
could leave a mark on the upholstery on the
seat cushion and backrest in the area where
the tethe r strap was installed. The upholstery
wou ld also be permanently stretched around
the tether strap. This applies especially to
leather seats.
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rear -facing child restraint systems
come w ith a tether . Please read and heed the
child restraint system manufacturer's instruc­
tions carefully to determine how to properly in­
stall the tether.
_& WARNING
A child in a rearward -facing chi ld safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates - even w ith an Advanced A irbag
System.
- The inflating airbag wi ll hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the ch ild safety seat and chi ld
against the backrest, center armrest, or
doo r.
- If you must install a rearward fac ing ch ild
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of except ional circumstances and the
Child safety
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the a irbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
Additional information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of additional in­
format ion about ch ild restraint selection, instal­
lation and use :
NHTSA advises that the best child safety seat is
the one that fits your child and fits in your vehi­ cle, and that you will use correctly and consis­
tently .
Try before yo u buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Administra­
tion
Tel.: 1 (888) 327-4236 (TTY: 1 (800) 424-9153)
www .nhtsa .gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
T el.: 1 (202) 662-0600
www.safekids.org
Safety BeltSafe U.S .A
Tel.: 1 (800) 745-SAFE (English)
T el.: 1 (800) 747-SANO (Spanish)
www.carseat.org
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1 (800) 333-0371 or call 1 (613) 998-8616
if you are in the Ottawa area
http://www.tc.gc.ca/ eng/ roadsafety/men u. htm
Audi Customer Relations
Tel.: 1 (800) 822-2834
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-Engine exhaust, some of its constituents,
and certain vehicle components contain or
emit chemicals known to the State of Cali­
fornia to cause cancer and birth defects and
reproductive harm. In addition, certain flu­
ids contained in vehicles and certain prod­
ucts of component wear contain or emit
chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm.
- Battery posts , terminals and related acces­
sories contain lead and lead compounds,
chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and reproductive harms.
Wash hands after handling.
(D Note
When filling fluids, be sure not to mix the flu­
ids up. Otherwise severe ma lfunctions and en­
gine damage will occur.
@ For the sake of the environment
You shou ld regularly check the ground under
your vehicle in order to detect leaks quickly. If
there are visible spots from oil or other fluids, bring your vehicle to an authorized Audi deal­
er or author ized Audi Service Facility to be
checked.
Opening/closing the hood
The hood is released from inside the vehicle.
Fig. 187 Sect ion from the driver 's side footwell: release
lever
Checking and Filling
Fig. 188 Unlocked hood : lever
Make sure the wiper arms are not raised up from
the windshield. Otherwise the paint could be
damaged .
Opening the engine compartment lid
"With the driver's doo r open, pull the lever be-
low the instrument panel in the direction of the
arrow
q fig. 187.
" Raise the hood slightly ¢.&_ .
" Press the lever
qfig. 188 in the direct ion of the
arrow. This releases the hooks .
"O pen the hood .
Closing the engine compartment lid
" Push the hood down until you override the
force of the struts.
" Let the hood fall lightly into the latch .
Do not
press it in. ¢.&_ .
A WARNING ,..___
-Never open the hood when there is steam or
coo lant escaping from the engine compart ­
ment, because there is a risk that you could
be burned. Wait until no steam or coolant is
escaping.
- For safety reasons, the hood must always be
closed securely while driving. Because of
this, always check the hood after closing it
to make sure it is latched correctly. The
hood is latched if the front corners cannot
be lifted.
- If you notice that the hood is not latched
while you are driving, stop immediately and
close it, because this increases the risk of an
accident .
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Using the proper engine oil is important for the
functionality and s ervice life of the engine. Your
engine was factory-filled with a high -quality oil
which can usually be used throughout the entire
year .
Note
Your Limited New Vehicle Warranty does not
cover damage or malfunctions due to failure
to follow recommended maintenance and use
requirements as set forth in the Audi Owner's Manual and Warranty & Maintenance booklet .
- Use only a high quality engine oil that ex-
pressly complies with the Aud i oil quality
standard specified for your vehicle's engine.
Using any o ther oil can cause serious engine
damage.
- Do not mix any lubricants o r other additives
into the engine oil. Doing so can cause en­
gine damage.
@ Tips
If you need to add oil and there is none availa­
ble that meets the Audi o il quality standard
your eng ine requ ires, you may add a total of
no more than 0 .5 qt (0,5 l) of a h igh-quali ty
"synthet ic"oil that meets the following speci ­
fications.
- ACEA A3 or API SM with a v iscosity grade o f
SAE OW-30, SAE SW -30 or SAE SW-40.
- Fo r more information abou t engine o il t ha t
has been approved for your vehicle, please
contact either your authorized Audi dea ler
or Audi Custome r Relat ions at
1 (800) 822-2834 or visit our web site at
www.audiusa.com or www.audican ada.ca .
Engine oil consumption
T he engine in your vehicle depends on an ade­
qua te amoun t of oil to lubricate and cool all of
i t s moving par ts.
In order to provide effective lub rication and coo l­
ing of in te rnal engine components, a ll internal
~ combustion engines consume a cer tain amount
;:::: of oil. Oil consumption varies from engine to en-
" ~ gine and may change sign ificantly over the life of 0
~ the eng ine . Typically, eng ines with a spec ified c:o
Ch eck ing and Filling
break-in period (see ¢ page 55) consume more
oi l during th e break-in period than they consume
after oil consumption has stabilized.
Under normal cond itions, the rate of oil con­
sumption depends on the q uality and viscos ity o f
the oil , the RPM (revolutions per minut e) at
which the engine is operated, the amb ient tem­
perature and road condit ions. Further factors are
the amount of oil dilution from w ater condensa­
tion or fuel resid ue and the oxidation level of the
o il. As any engine is subject to wear as mileage
builds up, the oi l consumption may increase ove r
t ime unt il repla cement of worn components may
become necessary.
With al l these variables coming into play, no
standard rate of o il consumption can be estab­
l ished or spec ified . T he re is no alte rnative to reg­
u la r and fre quent chec king of the o il level , see
Note .
If the yellow engine oil level warning symbo l II
in the instrument cluster lights up , you sho uld
check the o il level as soon as possible
¢
page 248 . Top off the o il at your earliest con­
venience ¢
page 248.
A WARNING
Before you check anything in the engine com­
partment, always read and heed all WARN­
INGS¢
page 244 .
(D Note
Driving with an insufficient oil level is likely to
cause severe damage to the engine.
(D Tips
- The oil pressure warning display. is not
an indicator of the oil le vel. Do not rely on
it . Instead, check the oil level in your en·
gine at regular intervals , preferabl y each
time you refuel, and always befo re going
on a long trip.
- If you have the impression your engine con­
sumes excessive amounts of oil, we recom­
mend that you consult an author ized Audi
dea ler to have the cause of your concern
prope rly diagnosed . Keep in mind that the .,,.
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