2017 AUDI TT COUPE suspension

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~(D Headlight range control system
Iii Headlight range control : malfun ction! See
owner' s manual
There is a malfunction in the headlight range
control system, which may ca use g lare fo r othe r
d rivers.
Drive to an aut horized Aud i dea le r o r a uthorize d
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct ion corrected .
§0 Audi adaptive light
Appl ies to: ve hicles with Audi adaptive light
l;J Audi adaptive light: malfunction! See own­
er's manual
There is a malfunc tion in the adapt ive lig hts . T he
h eadligh ts still f unction.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or authorized
Aud i Service Fac ility immediately to have t he
mal funct ion corrected .
~ Light/rain sensor
El Automatic headlights: malfunction! See
owner 's manual
El Automatic wipers: malfunction! See owner's
manual
The light/rain sensor is malfunct io ni ng .
The low beams remain switched on at all times
for safety reasons when the light switch is in the
AUTO position. You can continue to tur n the
lights on and off using the light switch. You can
still cont rol a ll w iper functions that are inde ­
pendent of the ra in sensor .
Drive to an authori zed Aud i dea le r or a uthori zed
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected .
; Adaptive dampers
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith Audi drive select
B Suspension : malfunction! You may continue
driving
There is an adaptive damper malf unct ion.
Instruments and ind icator lights
D rive to an au thori zed A udi dealer or au tho rized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
¢i ¢ Turn signals
If the . or 1B indicator light blinks, a turn sig­
nal is turned on . If both indicato r lights a re blink­
i ng, the emergency flashers are on .
On-Board Diagnostic
system (OBD)
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)
The malf u nction ind icator lamp ( MIL) ¢4 in t he
i ns trument cluste r is pa rt of the On Board D iag­
nost ic System (OB D II).
The wa rning/indicator lig ht tu rns on when the ig­
nition is switched on and turns off once the en­
gine is started a nd is r unning in idle at a s table
spe ed . T his ind icates t hat the MIL is f unct io ni ng
c or rectly.
If the lig ht does not turn off after start ing the
engine or t urns o n while drivi ng, this may ind i­
cate there is a malfunction in the eng ine . If the
i ndica to r tur ns o n, the cata lytic conve rter m ay be
d am aged .
Drive
with reduced engine performance (avo id
high speeds for extended per iods of t ime and/o r
fast accele rat ion) and have the ma lfu nction cor­
rec ted . See an aut hor ized A udi de aler or au thor­
i z ed Audi Service F acili ty.
T he in dicator may turn on if the e lectro nic speed
li mi ter is faulty. For ad dit io nal informa tio n, see
~ page 70, Ele ct ronic speed limite r.
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Driving
General information
Breaking in
A new vehicle must be broken in, and the break­
in distance should be 1,000 mi les ( 1,500 km). Do
not drive at speeds that w ill exceed
2/3 of the
maximum permitted engine speed
(RPM) for the
first 600 miles (1,000 km) , and avoid full accel­
eration during this period . You may gradually
start increasing the
RPM and the speed between
600 miles (1,000 km) and 1,000 miles (1,500
km).
During the first hours of use, the engine has a
higher internal friction than later on when all
moving parts have settled into place with each
other.
How the vehicle is driven during the first 1,000
miles (1,500 km) also affects the engine quality.
Drive at moderate engine speeds after the initial
break-in per iod, part icularly when running a cold
engine . This will reduce engine wear and improve
the mileage .
Do not drive at too low of an engine speed (rpm).
Shift down if the engine stops running "smooth­
ly" . Extremely high eng ine speeds are automati ­
cally reduced .
Avoid damaging the vehicle
When you are driving on poor roads, or over
curbs, steep ramps, etc., make certain that low­
lying parts such as spoilers and exhaust system
parts do not bottom out and get damaged.
This is especially true for vehicles with low-slung
chassis (sports chassis)* and fully loaded
vehicles.
Driving through water on roads
Note the following to reduce the risk of vehicle
damage when driving through water, for examp le
on flooded roads :
- The wate r must not be any higher than the bot­
tom of the vehicle body .
Driving
- Do not drive faster than walking speed.
A WARNING
After driv ing through water or mud, the effec­
tiveness of the brakes may be reduced due to moisture on the brake rotors and brake pads.
A few careful brake applications should dry
off the brakes .
(D Note
Vehicle components such as the engine,
transmission, suspension or electrical system
can be severely damaged by driving through
water.
(D Tips
- Determine the depth before driving through
water.
- Do not stop the vehicle, drive in reverse or
switch the engine off when driving through
water.
- Keep in mind that oncoming vehicles may create waves that raise the water level and
make it too deep for your vehicle to drive
through safely.
- Avoid dr iving through salt water, because
this can cause corrosion.
Economical and environmentally-friendly
driving
T he amount of fuel consumpt ion, the environ­
menta l impact and the wear to the engine,
brakes and tires depends mostly on your driving
style. With an anticipatory and economic driving
style, fuel consumption can be reduced by ap­
proximately 10-15%. The following tips will help
you conserve the environment and your money at
the same time .
Anticipatory driving
A vehicle uses the most fuel when accelerating.
When you drive with anticipation, you do not
need to brake as often and so you accelerate less.
When possible, let your vehicle coast with a
gear
engaged -
for example, when you notice that the
next traff ic light is red . .,,.
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-For safety reasons in severe accidents, the
alternator and starter are separated from
the vehicle battery with a pyrotechn ic circuit
interrupter.
- Work on the pyrotechnic circ uit interrupt ­
er must only be performed by a qualified
technicians who have the experience, in ­
formation and special tools necessary to
perform the work safely.
- If the vehicle or the circuit interrupter is
scrapped, all app licab le safety precautions
must be followed .
@) For the sake of the environment
Undeployed airbag modu les a nd pretension ­
ers might be classified as Perch lorate Materi­
al -special handling may apply, see
www.dtsc .ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo­
rate. When the vehicle or parts of the re­
straint system including airbag modules and
safety belts with pretensioners are scrapped,
all applicable laws and regulations must be
observed. Your authorized Audi dealer is fa­
m iliar with these requi rements a nd we recom­
mend t hat you have you r dealer perform this
service for you.
Other things that can affect Advanced
Airbag performance
Changing the vehicle's suspension system can
change the way that the Advanced Airbag System
performs in a crash . For example, using tire-r im
comb inat ions not approved by Audi, lowering the
ve hicl e, chang ing the stiffness of the suspens io n,
in clud ing the spr ings, suspens ion str uts, shock
absorbers et c. can change the forces that are
measured by the airbag sensors and sent to the
e lectronic contro l unit. Some suspension changes
can, for example, increase the force levels meas­
ured by the sensors and make the airbag system
deploy in crashes in wh ich it would not deploy if
the changes had not been made. Other ki nds of
changes may reduce the fo rce levels meas ured by
the sensors and prevent the airbag from deploy­
in g when i t should .
Airbag sys tem
A WARNING
-Changing the vehicle's suspension including
use of unapproved tire-rim combinations can
change Advanced Airbag performance and in­
crease the risk of serious persona l injury in a
crash.
- Never install suspension components that
do not have the same pe rformance charac­
teristics as the components o rigina lly ins tal­
led on your vehicle.
- Never use tire-rim combinations t hat have
not been approved by Audi.
Knee airbags
Description of knee airbags
The knee airbag system can provide supplemen­
tal protection to prop erly restrained front sea t
occupants.
F ig. 16 4 D river 's knee a irbag
The driver knee airbag is in the instrument panel
u nderneath the steering whee l
~fig. 164, the
airbag fo r the p asse nger is at about the same
height in the instr ument pane l underneath the
glove compa rtment.
T he knee airbag offers add itiona l protection to
the driver's and passenge r's knees and uppe r and
lower thigh areas and supp lements the protec­
tion provided by the safety be lts .
If the front airbags deploy, the knee airbags a lso
deploy in fron tal coll is ions when the deploymen t
threshold stored in the cont rol un it is me t
~ page 207, More important things to know
about front airbags.
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