2017 AUDI TT ROADSTER Owners Manual

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other positions inside the steering wheel
rim or on the steering wheel hub. Holding
the steering wheel the wrong way can cause
serious injuries to the hands, arms and head if the driver's airbag inflates
- Pointing the steering wheel toward your
face decreases the ability of the supplemen ­
tal driver's airbag to protect you in a colli­
sion.
- Always sit in an upright position and never lean against or place any part of your body
too close to the area where the airbags are
located.
- Before driving, always adjust the front seats
properly and make sure that all passengers
are properly restrained.
- Never adjust the seats while the vehicle is
moving. Your seat may move unexpectedly
and you could lose control of the vehicle.
- Never drive with the backrest reclined or
tilted far back! The farther the backrests are
tilted back, the greater the risk of injury due
to incorrect positioning of the safety belt
and improper seating position.
- Children must always ride in child seats
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page 218. Special precautions apply
when installing a child seat on the front
passenger seat¢
page 196 .
Proper seating position for the front
passenger
The proper front passenger sea ting posi tion is
important for safe, relaxed driving .
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of in­
jury in the event of an accident, we recommend
that you adjust the seat for the front passenger
to the following position:
• Adjust the angle of the seatback so that it is in
an upright position and your back comes in full
contact with it whenever the vehicle is moving .
• Keep both feet flat on the floor in front of the
front passenger seat .
• Fasten and wear safety belts correctly
¢ page 192.
For detailed information on how to adjust the
front passenger's seat, see¢
page 47 .
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A WARNING
Front seat passengers who are unbelted, out
of position or too close to the airbag can be
seriously injured or killed by the airbag as it unfolds . To help reduce the risk of serious
personal injury:
- Passengers must always sit in an upright po­
sition and never lean against or place any
part of their body too close to the area
where the airbags are located.
- Passengers who are unbelted, out of posi­
tion or too close to the airbag can be seri­
ously injured by an airbag as it unfolds with
great force in the blink of an eye .
- Always make sure that there are at least
10 in (25 cm) between the front passen­
ger's breastbone and the instrument panel.
- Always make sure that there are at least 4 in
(10 cm) between the front passenger's
knees and the lower part of the instrument
panel.
- Each passenger must always sit on a seat of
their own and properly fasten and wear the
safety belt belonging to that seat .
- Before driving, always adjust the front pas­
senger seat proper ly.
- Always keep your feet on the floor in front
of the seat. Never rest them on the seat, in­
strument panel, out of the window, etc. The
airbag system and safety belt will not be
able to protect you properly and can even in­
crease the risk of injury in a crash.
- Never drive with the backrest reclined or
tilted far back! The farther the backrests are
tilted back, the greater the risk of injury due
to incorrect positioning of the safety be lt
and improper seating position.
- Children must always ride in child seats
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page 218 . Special precautions apply
when install ing a child seat on the front
passenger seat
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Examples of improper seating positions
The occupant restraint system can only reduce
the risk of injury if vehicle occupants are properly
seated.
Improper seating positions can cause serious in­
jury or death . Safety belts can only work when
they are properly positioned on the body . Im­
proper seating positions reduce the effect iveness
of safety belts and w ill even increase the r isk of
inj ury and death by moving the safety be lt to crit­
ical areas o f the body . Improper seating positions
also increase the risk of serious injury and death
when an airbag deploys and strikes an occupant
who is not in the proper seating position. A driver
is responsible for the safety of all vehicle occu­
pants and especially for children. Therefore :
~ Never allow anyone to assume an incorrect
seating position when the vehicle is being used
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The fo llowing bulletins list only some sample po­
sitions that will increase the risk of serio us inj ury
and death. Our hope is that these examples will
make you more aware of seating posit ions that
are dangerous .
Therefore, whenever the vehicle is moving:
- never stand up in the ve hicle
- never stand on the seats
- never knee l on the seats
- never r ide with the seatback reclined
- never lean up against the instrument panel
- never sit on the edge of the seat
- never sit s ideways
- never lean out the window
- never put yo ur feet out the window
- never put yo ur feet on the instrument panel
- never rest your feet on the seat cushion or back
of the seat
- never ride in the footwell
- never r ide in the cargo area
A WARNING
Improper seating posit ions increase the r isk
of se rious personal injury and death wheneve r
a vehicle is being used.
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Always make sure that all vehicle occupants
stay in a proper seating posit ion and are
properly restrained whenever the vehicle is
be ing used .
Driver and passenger
side footwell
Important safety instructions
A WARNING
A lways make sure that the knee airbag can in­
flate without interfe rence. Objects between
yourself and the airbag can increase the risk
of injury in an accident by interfering with the
way the ai rbag dep loys o r by being pushed in­
to you as the airbag dep loys.
- No persons (chi ldren) or animals should ride
in the footwell in front of the passenger
seat. If the airbag deploys, this can res ult in
serious or fatal injuries.
- No objects of any kind should be carried in
the footwell area in front of the driver's or
passenger 's seat. Bu lky objects (shopping
bags, for examp le) can hamper or prevent
proper deployment of the airbag. Small ob­
jects can be thrown through the vehicle if
the airbag deploys and injure you or your
passengers.
Pedal area
' Pedals
The pedals must always be free to move and
must never be interfered with by a floor mat or
any other object.
Make sure that all pedals move free ly without in­
terference and that nothing prevents them from
returning to their original positions.
Only use floor m ats that leave the pedal area free
and can be secured with floor mat fasteners.
If a brake circuit fails , in creased brake pedal trav-
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A WARNING ,~
Pedals that cannot move freely can cause loss
of vehicle control and increase the risk of seri ­
ous injury .
- Never place any objects in the driver's foot­
well. An object could get into the pedal area
and interfere w ith pedal function . In case of
sudden braking or an accident, you would
not be able to brake or accelerate!
- Always make sure that nothing can fall o r
move into the dr iver's footwe ll.
Floor mats on the driver side
Always use floor mats that can be securely at ­
tached to the floor mat fasteners and do not in­
terfere with the free movement of the pedals .
.,. Make sure that the floor mats are properly se ­
cured and cannot move and interfe re with the
peda ls ¢ ,&. .
Use o nly floor mats that leave the pedal area un­
obstructed and that are firmly secured so that
they cannot slip out of pos it ion . You can obtain
suitable floo r mats from yo ur au tho riz ed A ud i
Dea le r.
Floor mat fasteners are installed in your Audi.
F loor mats used in your vehicle must be attached
to these fasteners. Properly securing the floor mats w ill prevent them from sliding into posi­
tions that could interfere with the pedals or im ­
pa ir safe operation of your veh icle in other ways .
A WARNING
Pedals that cannot move free ly can resul t in a
loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of
ser ious personal in jury.
- Always ma ke sure tha t floor mats are p rop­
erly se cured.
- Never place o r insta ll floo r mats or other
floo r coverings in the ve hicle tha t cannot be
properly se cured in place to prevent them
from slipp ing and interfering with the ped ­
als or the ability to control the vehicle .
- Never place or inst all floo r ma ts or o ther
floo r coverings on top of a lready installed
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floor mats. Additional floor mats and other
cover ings will reduce the size of the pedal
area and interfere with the pedals.
- Always properly re insta ll and secure floor
mats that have been taken out for clean ing .
- Always make sure that objects cannot fall
into the driver footwell whi le the vehicle is
mov ing . Objects can become trapped under
the brake pedal and accelerator pedal caus­ i n g a loss of vehicle control.
Stowing luggage
Loading the luggage compartment
All luggage and other objects must be properly
stowed and secured in the luggage compart ­
ment .
Loose items in the luggage compa rtme nt can
shift suddenly , changing veh icle hand lin g charac­
te ris tics. Loose i tems can a lso incre ase the risk of
serious persona l injury in a sudden veh icle ma ­
neuver or in a collision.
.. Distribute the load evenly in the luggage com­
par tment .
.. Always p lace and properly sec ure heavy items in
the l uggage compartment as far forward as
possible .
.. Secure luggage using the t ie-downs provided
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A WARNING ~
Improperly stored luggage or o ther items can
f ly through the veh icle ca using se rious per­
sona l injury i n the event of ha rd bra king or an
a ccident. To help reduce the risk of serio us
p ersonal injury:
- Always put objects, for example, l uggage or
o ther heavy items in the l uggage compart­
ment .
- Always secure objects in the luggage com­
pa rtment us ing the tie-down eyelets and
suitable st raps.
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_& WARNING
Heavy loads will influence the way your vehi­
cle handles. To help reduce the risk of a loss
of control leading to serious personal injury:
- Always keep in mind when transporting
heavy objects, that a change in the center of
gravity can also cause changes in vehicle
handling:
- Always distribute the load as evenly as
possible .
- Place heavy objects as far forward in the luggage compartment as possible.
- Never exceed the Gross Axle Weight Rating
or the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating specified
on the safety compliance sticker on the left
door jamb. Exceeding permissible weight
standards can cause the vehicle to slide and hand le differently .
- Please observe information on safe driving
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_& WARNING
To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the vehicle, always keep the
rear lid closed while driving.
- Never transport objects larger than those
fitting completely into the luggage area be­ cause the rear lid cannot be fully closed .
- If you absolutely must drive with the rear lid open, observe the following notes to reduce
the risk of poisoning:
- Close all windows,
- Close the convertible top,
- Open all air outlets in the instrument pan-
el,
- Switch off the air recirculation,
- Set the fresh air fan to the highest speed .
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Always make sure that the doors, all win­
dows, the convertible top and the rear lid are
securely closed and locked to reduce the risk
of injury when the vehicle is not being used.
- After closing the rear lid, always make sure
that it is properly closed and locked.
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Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially with the rear lid left open. A child
could crawl into the vehicle through the lug­
gage compartment and close the rear lid be­
coming trapped and unable to get out . Be­
ing trapped in a vehicle can lead to serious
personal injury.
- Never let children play in or around the vehi­
cle.
- Never let passengers ride in the luggage compartment . Vehicle occupants must al­
ways be properly restrained in one of the ve­ hicle 's seating positions.
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- Air circulation helps to reduce window fog­
ging . Stale air escapes to the outside
through vents in the trim panel, on the left
side of the luggage compartment. Be sure
to keep these slots free and open.
- The tire pressure must correspond to the
load. The tire pressure is shown on the tire
pressure label. The tire pressure label is lo­
cated on the driver's side B-pillar. The tire
pressure label lists the recommended cold
tire inflation pressures for the vehicle at its
maximum capacity weight and the tires that
were on your vehicle at the time it was man­ ufactured. For recommended tire pressures
for normal load conditions, please see chap­
ter
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Tie -downs
The luggage compartment is equipped with four
tie-downs to secure luggage and other items .
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Fig. 153 Lug gage compar tmen t: loca ti on of th e tie-dow ns ....

Use the tie-downs to secure your cargo properly
~page 185, Loading the luggage compartment.
In a coll is ion, the laws of physics mean that even
sma ller i tems that are loose in the vehicle will
become heavy missiles that can cause serious in ­
jury. Items in the ve hicle possess energy which
vary with vehicle speed and the weight of the
item. Veh icle speed is the most signif icant factor .
F or example, in a frontal collision at a speed o f
30 mph (48 km/h) , the forces acting on a 10 lbs
(4.5 kg) object are about 20 times the norma l
weight of the item. Th is means that the weight
of the item would suddenly be about
200 lbs (90 kg) . You can imagine the injuries that
a 200 lbs (90 kg) item flying freely th rough the
passenger compa rtment cou ld cause in a col li­
sion li ke this.
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Wea k, damaged o r imp roper straps used to
secure i tems to tie-downs can fail during hard
braking o r in a collision and cause serious per ­
sonal injury.
- Always use su itab le mounting straps and
properly secure items to the tie-downs in
the luggage compartment to help prevent
items from shifting or f ly ing fo rward as dan­
gerous missiles.
- Never attach a child safety seat tether strap
to a tie-down .
Reporting Safety Defects
Applicable to U.S.A.
If you believe that your vehicle
ha s a defect which could cause a
crash or could cause injur y or
death, you should immediatel y in­
form the National High way Traffi c
Safet y Admini str ation (NHTSA) in
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Safe d riv ing
If NHTSA re cei ves s imil a r com­
pl aint s, it m ay open an in vestiga­
tion , and i f it find s that a safet y
defe cts ex ists in a grou p of
v ehicl es, it m ay order a re call and
r e m edy campaign . H ow eve r,
NHTSA cann ot b ecome in vol ved in
ind ivid ual pr oblem s between you,
y our dealer, or Audi of Ameri ca,
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To contact NHTS A, you ma y call
the Vehicle Safety Hotline toll­
free at:
T el.: 1 (888) 327-4236 (TTY: 1
( 800) 424 -9153) or 1 (800)
4 24- 9393
or you m ay write to:
Administr ator
NHTSA
1200 Ne w Jerse y Avenue, SE
Wa shington , D.C. 20590
You can als o obtain oth er inf or­
mation about motor vehicle safe ­
t y fro m:
http: //www. saf ercar.gov
Applicable to Canada
If y ou li ve in Canad a and you be­
l ie ve that your vehicle has a de­
fe ct that could cau se a cra sh, in­
jur y or death, you should imm edi-
a tel y inform Transp ort Canada , ..,
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Defect Investigations and Recalls.
You should also notify Volkswa­ gen Group Canada, Inc.
Canadian customers who wish to report a safety-related defect to
Transport Canada, Defect Investi­
gations and Recalls, may either
call Transport Canada toll -free at:
Tel.: 1 (800) 333-0510 or
Tel.: 1 (819) 994-3328 (Ottawa region and from other countries)
TTY for hearing impaired: Tel. : 1
(888) 67 5-6863
or contact Transport Canada by
mail at :
Transport Canada
Motor Vehicle Safety Investiga­
tions Laboratory
80 Noel Street
Gatineau, QC
J8Z 0Al
For additional road safety infor­
mation, please visit the Road
Safety website at:
http:/ /www.tc.gc.ca/eng/
roadsafety/menu.htm
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Safety belts
General notes
Always wear safety belts!
Wearing safety belts correctly saves lives!
This chapter explains why safety belts are neces­
sary, how they work and how to adjust and wear
them correctly. .. Read all the information that follows and heed
all of the instructions and WARNINGS.
A WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im­
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death .
- Safety belts are the single most effective
means available to reduce the risk of serious
injury and death in automobile accidents.
For your protection and that of your passen­
gers, always correctly wear safety belts
when the vehicle is moving.
- Pregnant women, injured, or physically im­
paired persons must also use safety belts.
Like all vehicle occupants, they are more
likely to be seriously injured if they do not
wear safety belts. The best way to protect a
fetus is to protect the mother -throughout
the entire pregnancy.
Number of seats
Your Audi TT Roadster has two seating positions. Each seating position has a safety belt .
A WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im­
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death .
- Never strap more than one person, includ­
ing small children, into any belt .
It is espe­
cially dangerous to place a safety belt over a
child sit ting on your lap.
- Never let more people ride in the vehicle
than there are safety belts ava ilable.
Safety belts
-Be sure everyone riding in the vehicle is
properly restrained with a separate safety
belt or child restraint.
4 Safety belt warning l ight
Your vehicle hos o warning system for the driver
and front seat passenger to remind you about the importance of buckling up.
Fi g. 154 Safety belt warn ing light in the instrument clus ­
te r -enlarged
Before driving off, always:
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.. Fasten your safety belt and make sure you wear
it properly.
.,. Make sure that your passengers also buckle up
and properly wear their safety belts.
.,. Protect children with a child restraint system
appropr iate for the size and age.
The warning light . in the instrument cluster
lights up when the ignit ion is switched on as a re­
minder to fasten the safety belts . In addition, a
warning tone will sound for a certain period of
t im e.
Fasten your safety belt and make sure that your
passengers also properly put on their safety
belts.
A WARNING
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- Safety belts are the sing le most effective
means available to reduce the risk of serious
injury and death in automobile accidents.
F or your protection and that of your passen­
gers, a lways correctly wear safety belts
when the vehicle is moving .
- Failure to pay attention to the warning light
that comes on could lead to personal injury.
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Why safety belts?
Frontal collisions and the law of physics
Frontal crashes create very strong forces for peo­
ple riding in vehicles .
Fig. 155 Unbelted occupants in a veh icle headi ng fo r a wall
Fig. 156 The vehicle c rashes into the wall
The physical principles are simple. Both the vehi­
cle and the passengers possess energy which var­
ies w ith vehicle speed and body weight . Engi­
neers call this energy "k inetic energy."
The higher the speed of the vehicle and the
greater the vehicle's weight, the more energy
that has to be "absorbed" in the crash.
Vehicle speed is the most significant factor .
If
the speed doubles from 15 to 30 mph (25 to 50
km/h), the energy increases 4 times!
Because the passengers of this vehicle are not us­
ing safety belts
c::> fig. 155, they will keep moving
at the same speed the vehicle was moving just
before the crash, unti l something stops them -
here, the wall
c::> fig . 156.
The same principles apply to people sitting in a
vehicle that is involved in a frontal collision . Even
at c ity speeds of 20 to 30 mph (30 to 50 km/h),
the forces acting on the body can reach one ton
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(2,000 lbs, or 1,000 kg) or more . At higher
speeds, these forces are even greater.
People who do not use safety belts are also not
attached to their vehicle. In a frontal collision
they will also keep moving forward at the speed
their vehicle was travelling just before the crash.
Of course, the laws of physics don't just apply to
frontal collisions, they determine what happens
in all kinds of accidents and collisions .
What happens to occupants not wearing
safety belts?
In crashes unbelted occupants cannot stop
themselves from flying forward and being in­
jured or killed . Always wear your safety belts!
Fig. 157 A drive r not wea ring a safety belt is vio len tly
t hrow n forward
Unbelted occupants are not ab le to resist the tre­
mendous forces of impact by holding tight o r
bracing themselves . Without the benefit of safe­
ty restraint systems, the unrestrained occupant
will slam violently into the steering wheel, in­
strument panel, windshield, or whatever else is i n the way
c::> fig . 157 . This impact w ith the vehi ­
cle inter ior has all the energy they had just be­
fore the crash.
Never rely on a irbags alone for protection. Even
when they deploy, a irbags provide only addit ional
protection. Airbags are not supposed to deploy in
all kinds of accidents. Although your Audi is
equipped with airbags, all vehicle occupants, in ­
cluding the driver, must wear safe ty belts cor­
rectly in order to minimize the risk of severe in­
ju ry or death in a crash.
Remember too, that airbags will deploy only
once and that your safety be lts are always there .,...