2017 AUDI TT ROADSTER towing

Emergency situations
Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emergency crews and working personnel who have the nec­
essary tools and equipment to perform these
operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
CD Note
Vehicles with an automatic transmission can­
not be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine con be started by con­
necting it to the battery of another vehicle .
If the engine should fail to start because of a dis­
charged or weak battery, the battery can be con­
nected to the battery of
another vehicle, using a
pair of jumper cables to start the engine.
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently large cross
section
to carry the starter current safely. Refer
to the manufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated terminal
clamps which are distinctly marked :
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minus(-) cable
in most cases colored black .
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal in­
jury. Follow the instructions below for safe hand Ling of your vehicle's battery .
-Always shield your eyes and avoid leaning
over the battery whenever possible.
-A discharged battery can freeze at tempera­
tures just below 32 °F (0 °C). Before con­
necting a jumper cable, you must thaw the
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frozen battery completely, otherwise it could explode .
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes or
skin. Flush any contacted area with water immediately.
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a
vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gases.
Keep sparks, flame and lighted cigarettes
away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a
low acid level in the battery .
- The voltage of the booster battery must also
have a 12-volt rating. The capacity (Ah) of
the booster battery should not be lower
than that of the discharged battery. Use of
batteries of different voltage or substantial­
ly different "Ah" rating may cause an explo­
sion and personal injury .
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trapped in the ice may cause an explosion .
- Never charge or use a battery that has been
frozen . The battery case may have be weak­
ened .
- Use of batteries of different voltage or sub­ stantially different capacity (Ah) rating may
cause an explosion and injury. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
~page 235.
CD Note
-Applying a higher voltage booster battery
will cause expensive damage to sensitive
electronic components, such as control
units, relays, radio, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact between
the vehicles as otherwise current could al­
ready start to flow as soon as the positive
(+) terminals are connected.
@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly con-
nected to the vehicle's electrical system. .,..

Emergency situations
(D Note
Improper hook -up of ju mper cables can r uin
the generato r.
- Always con nect P OSITIVE( +) to POS ITI VE
( + ), and NEG ATI VE( -) to NEGATIVE( -)
ground post of t he battery manage r contro l
u nit .
- Check that a ll sc rew p lugs on the battery
cells are sc rewed in firmly . If not, t ighten
plugs p rior to connect ing clamp o n negat ive
b attery t erminal.
- Please note t hat the procedure fo r con nect ­
i ng a jumper cable as desc rib ed above ap ­
plies specifica lly to the case of yo ur vehicle
being jum p starte d. When you a re giv ing a
ju mp sta rt to anothe r vehicle, do
not con­
n e ct t he neg ative( -) ca b le to the neg ative
(- ) termin al o n t he dis ch arged battery @
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fig . 21 1. In ste ad, securely connec t the
negative (-) cab le to either a so lid metal
compo nent that is f irm ly bolted to the e n­
gine block o r to the engine bloc k itself. If
the battery that is bei ng cha rged does not
vent to the outside, escap ing battery gas
could ignite an d exp lode!
Towing with a tow truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for towing.
The fo llow ing informa tion is to be used by com­
mercial tow truck operators who know how to op­
era te the ir equipmen t sa fe ly .
- Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause dam­
age to the engine and transmi ssion.
- Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
around the brake l ines .
- To prevent unnecessary damage, your Audi
must be transported with a flat bed truck.
- To load the vehicle on to the flat bed , use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at­
tach to the front or rear anchorage
¢ page 286 and ¢ page 287.
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A WARNING
A veh icle being towed is not safe for passe n­
ge rs . Neve r allow a nyone to ride in a vehicle
be ing towed, fo r any reason .
Front towing loop
Fig. 212 Fron t bumper : cover
Fi g. 2 13 Fron t bumper : install ing the tow ing loop
The threaded opening for the towing loop is lo­
cated behind a cover on the rig ht side of the front
bumper .
.. Remove the towing loop f rom the vehicle too l
kit¢
page 272.
.. Press inward on the
upper left side of the cap
to remove i t from the bumper ¢
fig. 212 .
.,. Tighten the towing loop in the threaded o pen­
ing until it s tops ¢
fig. 213 and then tig hten it
w it h a wheel w re nch.
.,. After usi ng, p lace the tow ing loop b ack in the
veh icle tool kit.
A WARNING
If t he t ow ing l oop is not tig htened unt il it
stops when installing, the threads may be pu lled out when towing the vehicle and that
could cause an accident .
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Rear towing loop
Fig. 214 Rea r bumper: cove r
Fig. 215 Rear bumper: installing the towing loop
There are threads located beh ind the right side of
the rear bumper where a tow ing loop can be in­
stalled .
• Remove the tow ing loop from the vehicle tool
kit
¢ page 272.
• To remove from the bumper, push the cap in ­
ward in the
lower area -arrow- and lift it up in
the
upper area ~ fig. 214 .
"Tighte n the towing loop in the threaded open­
ing until it stops
~ fig . 215 and then tighten it
with a whee l wrench.
"A fter using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool kit .
.&_ WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be
pulled o ut when tow ing t he veh icle and that
could cause an acc ident.
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Emergency situations
Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 216 Veh icle on flat bed truck
Front hook up
• Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp.
" Attach the winch hook to the front towline eye
previously installed .
Rear hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp.
" Attach the winch hook to the rear towline eye
previously installed .
@ Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up is
secure before moving the car up the flatbed
truck ramp .
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Index
Symbols 105
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
also refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
System settings (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
System update (MMI) .............. ... . 178
System volume 179
T
Tachometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 23
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Dialing a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Options during a phone call . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Temperature display
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Temperature indicator Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Tightening specif ication (wheel bolts) . . . . 278
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
tiptronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 68
Tire Mobility System (tire repair set) . . . . . . 273
Tires................................ 246
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272, 273
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . 263, 264
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Tread wear ind icators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
un idirectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Unidirectional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Tires and wheels
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 248
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 258
TMC
refer to Traffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
308
Tone (sound)
refer to Adjusting the sound
179
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
touch
refer to MMI touch 98,99
Towing Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) . . . 264
Traffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 149
Traffic reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) . . 70
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Treble (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Trunk lid Trunk escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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Unfastening safety belts
Uniform tire quality grading
Unlocking/locking 194
262
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 28
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Unlocking and locking
On the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Updating stations (rad io) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
USB stick
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . 162
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Dimensions .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 291
Identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Raising ......... ... ............. ... 276
Specificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 244
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13