2017 AUDI TT ROADSTER ESP

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Electronic stabilization
control (ESC)
Description
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) supports
driver safety.
It reduces the risk of slipping and
improves driving stability. ESC detects critical sit­
uations such as the vehicle oversteering and un­
dersteering or the wheels are spinning. The vehi­
cle is stabilized by applying the brakes or reduc ­
ing engine torque. When ESC engages, the
G1 in­
dicator light blinks in the instrument cluster.
The following systems are integrated in the ESC:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
ABS prevents the wheels from locking when brak­
ing. The vehicle can still be steered even during
hard braking. Apply steady pressure to the brake
pedal. Do not pump the pedal. A pulsing in the
brake pedal indicates that the system is acting to
stabilize the vehicle .
Brake assist system
The brake assist system can decrease braking dis­
tance. It increases braking power when the driver
presses the brake pedal quickly in emergency sit­
uations . You must press and hold the brake pedal
until the dangerous situation is over .
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
ASR reduces engine power when the drive wheels
begin spinning and adapts the force to the road
conditions. This makes it easier to start, acceler­
ate and drive up hills .
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
EDL applies the brakes to a wheel that starts
spinning and transfers the drive power to the
other driving wheels. This function is not availa­
ble at higher speeds.
In extreme cases, EDL automatically switches
off
to keep the brake on the braked wheel from over­ heating. The vehicle is still working correctly. EDL
will switch on again automatically when condi­
tions have returned to normal.
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recommendation
The ESC helps to stabilize the vehicle by changing
the steering torque.
Selective wheel torque control
Selective wheel torque control is used when driv­
ing on curves. The front whee l on the inside of
the curve or both wheels on the inside of the
cu rve are braked selectively as needed. This al­
lows more precise driving in curves. The applica ­
ble system may not activate when driving in wet
or snowy conditions.
A WARNING
- The ESC and its integrated systems cannot
overcome the limits imposed by natural physical laws. This is especially important
on slippery or wet roads. If the systems be­
gin acting to stabilize your vehicle, you
should immediately alter your speed to
match the road and traffic conditions. Do
not let the increased safety provided tempt
you into taking risks. This could increase
your risk of a collision .
- Please note the risk of a collision increases
when driving fast, especially through curves
and on slippery or wet roads, and when driv­ ing too close to objects ahead. The ESC and
its integrated systems cannot always pre­
vent collisions -there is still a risk of acci­
dents!
- Press the accelerator pedal carefully when
accelerating on even, slippery surfaces such
as ice and snow. The drive wheels can spin
even when these control systems are instal­
led and this can affect driving stability and
increase the risk of a collision.
(j) Tips
-The ABS and ASR only function correctly
when all four wheels have a similar wear
condition. Different tire sizes can lead to a
reduction in engine power.
- You may hear noises when the systems de­
scribed are working.

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Switching on and off
ESC turns on automatically when you start the engine.
Fig. 95 Upper center console, fj. OFF b utton
The ESC is designed to function in levels . Depend­
ing on the level selected, the ESC stabilization funct
ion is limited or switched off. The amount of
stab ilizat ion control will d iffer depending on the
level.
T he following examples are unusua l situat ions
where it may make sense to switch sport mode
o n in order to allow the wheels to spin:
- Rocking the vehicle to free it when it is stuck
- Dr iving in deep snow or on loose g round
- Dr iving with snow chains
Sport mode on ESC/ASR off Sport mode off or ESC/ ASR
on
Behavio r
The ESC and ASR stabiliza- The stabilization funct ion is The f ull stabilization func-
tion funct ions are limited not availab le
¢ .&. . ESC and tion of the ESC and ASR is
¢ .&.. ASR are switched off. availab le aga in.
Operation Press the l.e OFFI but ton Press and hold the l.e OFFI Press the l .e OFFI but ton
briefly. button longer than 3 sec- aga in .
onds .
Indicator II turns on. II and l*JJ•U~* tu rn on. II turns off or II and
liil•IH * tu rn off. light s
Messages Stab
ilization control (ESC ): Stab ilization con trol (ESC ): Stab ilization cont rol
sport . Warning! Reduced off. Wa rning! Reduced sta -(ESC): on
stability
A WARNING
Y ou shou ld only swit ch spo rt m ode on or
switch ESC/ ASR off if your driving ab ilities
a n d roa d conditions permi t.
bility
- T he s tabiliz ation func tion is li mite d when
s por t mode is sw itched on. The driving
whee ls co uld spi n and the vehicle cou ld
swerve, espec ially on s lick or s lippery roa d
surfaces.
- There is no vehicle stabi lization when ESC/
ASR are switched off.
(D Tips
Wh en the cruise cont rol sys tem is swi tched
on, ESC/ ASR can not be swi tched o ff or sport
mo de can not be swit ched on .
Brakes
New brake pads
New brake pads do not achieve their fu ll braking
effect duri ng the first 250 mi (400 km) . They
must be "broke n in" first. Howeve r, you can com­
pensate fo r th e slightly reduced braking force by
pressing f irm ly on the b rake pedal. Avo id heavy
bra king d urin g the brea k-in pe riod .
Wear
Brake pad wear depends largely on the way the
vehicle is driven and on operating conditions.
T his is espec ially true if yo u are dr iv ing freq uently
in t he ci ty and o n curves or w ith a spo rty d rivi ng
sty le.
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Facility immediately to have the malfunction cor­
rected. The color of the indicator light depends
on the vehicle speed.
A WARNING
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Driving at higher speeds without the rear
spoiler deployed can impair handling charac­ teristics, making the vehicle harder to con ­
trol.
- Always make sure that the spoiler is de­
ployed when driving at speeds over 85 mph
(140 km/h). If the rear spoiler warning/indi­
cator light in the instrument cluster comes
on, the rear spoiler may not have deployed.
- Never drive at speeds higher than 85 mph
(140 km/h) if the spoiler is not deployed .
Have the spoiler inspected as soon as possi­
ble by an authorized Audi dealer or qualified
workshop.
- Always obey speed limits and other traffic
laws.
A WARNING t =
Improper operation of the rear spoiler can
cause crushing injuries.
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- Always make sure that nobody, especially
children, is in the way when the rear spoiler
is deployed or retracted.
(D Note
- Never push on the vehicle on the rear spoil­
er. This could cause damage.
- To prevent damage to the rear spoiler do
not lean or place anything on it.
- Only operate the rear spoiler manually when
the luggage compartment lid is close and
the rear spoiler moving parts are not
blocked. Otherwise, damage could occur.
@ Tips
Clean the rear spoiler compartment every 2 to
3 months. To function correctly, the rear
spoiler must be free of ice , snow and leaves.
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Energy management
The starting ability is optimized
The energy management system manages the
electrical energy distribution and optimizes the
availability of electrical energy for starting the
engtne.
When a vehicle with a conventional energy sys­
tem is not driven for a long time, the vehicle bat­
tery is drained by equipment (for example, the
immobilizer). In certain circumstances , there
could may not be enough energy to start the en­
gine.
Your vehicle is equipped with an intelligent ener­
gy management system for distributing electrici­
ty. This significantly improves the starting ability
and increases the vehicle battery life.
The energy management system Is made up of
battery diagnosis, idling current management
and dynamic energy management.
Battery diagnosis
The battery diagnosis determines the vehicle bat ­
tery charge level. The sensors determine the bat­
tery voltage, the battery current, and the battery
temperature. The current charge level and the
performance of the vehicle battery are deter­
mined based on this.
Idling current management
The idling current management decreases the
energy used while parked. With the engine
switched off , it manages the energy distribution
to the different electrical components. Data from
the battery diagnosis is taken into account for
this.
Depending on the vehicle battery charge level,
electrical equipment is switched off one item af­
ter the other to prevent the vehicle battery from draining and to maintain the starting ability.
Dynamic energy management
While driving , dynamic energy management dis­
tributes the appropriate amount of energy to the
electrical equipment.
It controls the battery
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Voice recognition system
Voice recognition system Operating
Applies to: vehicles with vo ice recognition system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking.
Req uirement: the ignition and the MMI must be
sw itched on, there m ust be no p hone call in p rog­
ress and the park ing system must not be active .
... Switching on : briefly press the~ but ton @
¢page 21, fig. 10 on the mu ltifunction stee r­
ing whee l an d say the desired command after
the
Beep .
... Switching off :
press and hold the l2!J button.
Or: say the command C ancel.
.., Pause :
say the command Pause . To resume,
press the
l2!I button .
... Corre cting : press the ~ button one t ime
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page 20, fig. 8. Or: say the command Cor­
r ec tion .
Input assistance
The system gu ides you through the input with
visual and audio feedback .
-Visual input assistance : after switching on
vo ice recognit ion, a display with a se lection of
poss ible commands appea rs. The command
display can be sw itched on/off under
I M ENU !>
Setting s> left control bu tton > MMI setting s>
Speech dialog sy stem .
-Audio input as sistance :
to have the poss ible
comma nds read, press the
10, I button on the
mul tifunction steering wheel briefly and say
Help .
For the syst em to understand you:
Speak clearly and dist inctly at a normal volume .
Speak louder when d riving faster .
Emphasize the words in the commands evenly
and do not leave long pauses .
Do not speak a command when the voice recogni­
tion system is making an announcement .
Close the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to reduce bac kground noise. Make sure t hat passen-
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gers are not speaking when you are giv ing a voice
command .
Do no t direc t the air ve nts toward the handsfree
micropho ne, which is nea r the fron t interior
li ghts on the roof headliner/on thedriver's safety
belt*. For additional information on the safety
belt m icrophone, see ¢
page 125.
Only use the system from the dr ive r's seat be­
ca use the hands free microphone is directed to ­
ward that seat .
Additional settings
See ¢ page 180, Voice recognition system.
.&_ WARNING
-Dire ct yo ur full attention to dr iv ing . As the
driver, you have complete responsibility fo r
safety in traffic. Only use the functions in
such a way that yo u always maintain com­
plete contro l over your vehicle in a ll traffic
situations.
- Do not use the voice recognition system in
emergencies beca use your voice may change
in stressful s ituations. It may take longer to
dia l the number or the system may not be
ab le to dial it at all. Dial the emergency
number manually .
(D Tips
-The d ialog pauses when there is an incom­
ing phone call and will continue if you ig­
nore the call. The dia log ends if you answer
the ca ll.
- There are no navigation prompts* when a di­ alog is act ive .
- You can select an item in the list using ei­
ther the vo ice recognit ion system or the
control knob .
Command overview
information
Appl ies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
The following overv iews describe the comma nds
that can be used to operate the MMI using the
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Voice recognition system
Function Say:
Selecting a so urce directly Jukebo x*/ CD/ DV D/ SD ca rd 1 / SD card 2 / Audi mu sic inter-
face * / iPhon e* / USB * / Bluetooth * / Wi -Fi * / Medium
(XV ), for
example "Jolhn's player"
Selecting aud io /v ideo files* from
Media favorite s/ Artists / Album s/ Genr es/ Track s/ Playli st s /
the Jukebox* Videos
Selecti ng aud io files on an iPod A rtists / Albums / Genre s/ Track s/ Playlists /Compos ers/
(sou rce: Audi music interface*) Podcast s / Audio books
Navigating w ith in a folder struc-Folder up / Line (XV )
tu re/list
Selecti ng shuffle
Shuffl e on / Shuffle off
Correcting data input No I meant (X V)
Clos ing the fu ll- sc reen command Closing
list
External voice operation
Applies to: veh icles with external speech dialog system
Requirement:
The ignition and the MMI m ust be swi tched on.
There must not be a phone call in progress .
The parki ng aid as well as the Audi voice recogni­
tion system must not be active.
A cell phone must be connected to the MMI through the
Handsfree profile ¢page 114.
The ce ll phone being connected must have vo ice
control that can be controlled externally .
... Switching on : press and hold the 10• 1 button o n
the m ult if u nct ion s teer ing whee l and say the
desired command after the external speech di ­
alog begins .
... Resuming dialog : if necessary, press the 10•1
button and say a new command. Or: select and
confirm
R esume on the MMI control panel.
... Restarting dialog : the system remains ready to
use for a short t ime after end ing the d ialog.
You can sta rt a new dialog du ring this time .
B riefly press the
10• 1 button. Or : select and con­
firm
Start sp eec h dialog sy stem on the M MI
contro l pane l.
... Switching off: press and ho ld the 51 b utton.
(D Tips
- Vo ice gu idance* and traffic announce­
ments * are not given du ring a dialog .
- Th is function depends on the cell phone
used . You can obtain more information
from your cell phone service provider or
from your cell phone user guide.
- AUDI AG s imply provides access to control
your cell phone wit h voice opera tion and
does not take any responsibility fo r the con ­
t en ts and commands within the external
voice control.
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Telephone
You must have a myAu di account in order to im ­
port contacts from the account. Entering your
myAudi user data or your myAudi PIN is on ly re ­
qu ired one time . You w ill receive the myAudi PIN
in your my Audi account once you have reg istered
a vehicle in the account .
(D Tips
- Always read the chapter¢ page 133, About
Audi connect.
- For additional informat ion on the myAudi
account, v is it
www .aud i.com /myaud i.
-The imported contacts are stored in the lo­
ca l memory of the directory.
- A maxim um of 1,000 contacts can be im­
ported. You can check the memory capacity
for the d irectory at any time¢
page 124.
-Never save important data on memory cards
or USB storage dev ices. Audi is not respons i­
ble for damaged or lost files and media.
- Contacts that were downloaded from a cell
phone cannot be exported.
- There should be no other files or folders on
the storage medium conta ining the contacts
to be imported.
Settings
Telephone settings
App lies to: ve hicles with telep hone
... Se lect: I MENU I but ton > Telephone > right con-
tro l button >
Telephone settings .
Call options* Multi -party calling :
can be switched on/off .
R ing tone and volume settings
1>
Using the Mute telephone funct ion, you can
sw itch the ringtone on your MMI on or off . The
ringtones are played using the
R ingtone func­
tion . Se lect and confirm an entry from the list .
F or the
Rin gtone volume /Mes sage vo lume set­
tings, see ¢
page 179. The Microphone input
l e vel
can be adjus ted during a phone call usi ng
the control knob.
l) Depend s on th e connected cell phone.
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(D Tips
- Severa l cell phones can be paired to the
MMI, but only two* ce ll phones can be ac­
t ively connected.
- To delete a ll paired B luetoot h devices, the
Bluetooth function can be reset to the fac ­
tory default settings ¢
page 176.
· Additional options
App lies to: vehicles wit h telepho ne
... Select: !ME NUI button> Telephone > right con-
trol b utton .
Connection manager
See c::> page 176.
Bluetooth settings
See¢ page 177.
Online settings *
See ¢page 178.
Wi-Fi settings
See c::> page 131, Wi-Fi hotspot .
Directory settings
Applies to: vehicles wit h telephone
... Select: !MENUI button> Te lephone > left con­
trol button >
Director y> right control button >
Direc tory settings .
M emory capacity
Shows the Memory capacit y for the directory.
You can manage up to 1 7,000 co ntacts with the
MM I di rectory. Yo u can load up to 4,000 contacts
from your cell phone into each directory. You can
also import up to 1,000 contacts from a storage
device .
Sort order
You can so rt the contacts in your d irec to ry alpha­
betically ac co rding to
Last name or First name . IJ,-

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Audi connect services
Basic functions
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
Fig. 12 2 Example: A udi co nn ect home page w ith prev iew
If available, service-specific func tions are in the
se lec tion menu o f th at particular Aud i connec t
service ~
page 21. The basic functions are in the
correspondi ng options menu:
.,. Se lect: the
I MENU ! button> Audi connect > the
desired Audi connec t service>
right contro l
button.
D epending on the A ud i connect se rvice sele cte d,
the following basic fun ctions are ava ilable:
Save as preview
You can d isplay the preview in the overview of the
se lected A udi connect services ©~
fig. 122 .
Show on map
You can show se lected contents on the map and
use them for route guidance.
Read aloud
You can a llow the MM I to read out the selected
contents .
Start route guidance
If a city was added to a n entry (such as City
event s),
you can use i t as a navig ation destina ­
tion in the M MI.
Refresh
The conte nts for the se lected Audi co nnect serv­
i ce are refreshed .
Change search area
The set search area can be changed at any time.
Addit io nal information on search areas can be
Audi connect
found under ~ page 139, Entering a point of in ­
terest .
Close Audi connect service
Regardless of wh ich func tion is se lec ted, yo u can
cl ose an A udi con nect service a t any time and re­
tu rn to the A udi conne ct overview
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Parking information
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
Info rmation on parking locations and fees in the
se lected search area (for example
Nearby ).
.,. Sele ct and confirm Parking information .
You can use the right control button to sort the
parki ng locat ions
By distance or By availability .
Travel information
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
Info rm ation on attr actions in the selec ted search
are a.
.,. Select and confirm an attraction to disp lay the
details .
Fuel prices
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
Inform ation on gas s ta tions wi th the lowes t fu el
prices for yo ur vehicle in the selec ted sea rch area .
.,. Select and confirm
Fuel price s.
You can use the right control button to sort the
fuel prices
By pr ice or By d istance .
Weather
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
Info rmation on current weather conditions as
well as weather forecasts for the selected search area (for examp le,
Nearby ).
.,. Sele ct and confirm Weather .
Flight information
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
Info rmation on f lights and cur rent arrival/depar-
ture times in the selected search area . ..,.
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Audi connect
- Do not u se any Wi-Fi devices within range of
the a irbags while d riving. Also read the
warnings in the chapter¢
page 196.
@ Note
You are respons ib le for a ll precautions taken
for data protection, anti-virus p rotection and
protection against loss of data on mobile de­
vices that are used to access the Internet throug h the Wi-Fi hotspot .
(D Tips
-A separate, paid mobile s ubsc ription may be
needed to use the Wi-F i hotspot. You can
obtai n mo re informatio n from your cell
phone service provider .
- In vehicles without Aud i connect*, the use
of the Wi -Fi hotspot is only possib le for the
Wi-Fi audio playe r* . A da ta connection to
th e I nte rnet cannot b e establi she d.
- Addi tional informat io n can be found under
www.audiusa .com /audiconnect .
Configuring the data
connection
Appl ies to: vehicles w ith Audi co nnect
To use Audi connect services, a data connect ion
must be configured .
.,. Select: I M ENU I but ton > right cont rol b utt on>
Connection manager.
.,. Se lect: rig ht contro l button > Online settings >
Data connection settings .
Using the Data connection settings menu, you
can set when an I nternet connection sho uld be
made . The Inte rnet connection disconnects auto ­
mat ica lly once the requested A ud i connect serv­
ice no longe r requ ires any data pac kets.
The fo llow ing options can be se lected:
Connection setup
- With request :
a data co nnect io n is only es tab­
li sh ed whe n co nfirmed.
- No request : a data connection is automatically
estab lish ed to use A udi connec t se rvices .
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-Never : a data connect ion is not established.
Audi connect services cannot be accessed .
I f a da ta conne ction is est ablishe d, the ty pe of
connection and the s ignal streng th is d isp layed in
t h e sta tus line o f the Info tainment sys tem dis ­
p lay @/@ ¢
page 105, fig. 111 .
An active data co nne ct ion can be ende d m anually
by set ting the
Connection setup t o Never.
Data roaming
Data roaming
is swi tched off at the factory. To
u se a data co nnection outs ide of the cou ntry,
Da·
ta roaming
must be swi tched on (~ ). The se tting
i s s to red for the cur rent S IM card o r the cell
p hone t hat is c urrent ly conne cted.
Audi connect (MMI)
With th is func tion, you can Allow or Deny the use
of Aud i connec t se rvic es if the connec tion is s et
to
No request or With request .
Connection settings
The connect io n is co nfigured automat ica lly based
o n the SIM card be ing used. These values can be
c h anged . You can obtain more i nfo rmation from
yo ur cell phone serv ice prov ider.
- APN : the access point depends on t he cell
phone service p rovider a nd is assigned auto ­
mat ically .
-User name : your cell phone se rvice provider as ­
signs the use r name for your on line profile .
-Password : your cell phone serv ice provider as-
signs the password for your on line profile .
Storing changed Connection settings: press the
IBACKI button.
Reset configuration
An on line p ro file is saved an d config ured au to ­
matically . The
Connection settings that yo u
c h anged manually are reset to t he default set­
tings.
A WARNING
- As t he d river, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to distract you from driv ing, as
t his could increase the r isk of an accid ent.