2018 AUDI TT ROADSTER towing

-When connecting jumper cables, make sure
that they cannot get ca ught in any mov ing
parts in the engine compartment.
- Do not bend over the batteries - danger of
chem ica l burns!
- The battery cell lock ing screws must be
t ightened sec ure ly.
- Be fore you check anything in the e ngine
compartment, a lways read and hee d all
WAR NINGS
q page 233 .
(D Note
Impro per hook -up of jum pe r cables can r uin
the gene rato r.
- Always connect POSITI VE (+ ) to POS ITIV E
( + ), and NEGATIVE( -) to NEGAT IVE( -)
g roun d post of t he battery mana ger contro l
u nit.
- Check that a ll sc rew p lugs on t he battery
cells are screwed in firmly. I f not, t ighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on negative
batte ry terminal.
- Please note that the procedure fo r con nect­
i ng a jumper cab le as desc ribed above ap­
p lies specifica lly to the case of yo ur vehicle
being jump starte d. When you are giv ing a
ju mp s ta rt to anothe r vehicle, do
not con­
n ect the neg ative (-) cab le to the neg ative
(-) t ermin al on the di sch arged b attery @
q fig. 210. In ste ad , securely connec t the
nega tive ( -) cab le to either a solid me tal
com ponent 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 be ing cha rge d does not
vent to the outs ide, escap ing battery gas
could ignite and exp lode!
Towing with a tow truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for towi ng .
The fo llow ing information is to be used by com ­
mercia l tow tr uck operators who know how to op-
a e rate the ir equip ment safe ly. co ....
~ - Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause dam-
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Emergency situations
-Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
around the brake lines .
- To prevent unnecessa ry damage , your Audi
must be transported with a flatbed truck.
- To load the vehicle on to the flatbed, use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at­
tach to the front or rear anchorage
¢ page 285 and ¢ page 286 .
A WARNING
-A veh icle being towed is not safe for passen-
ge rs. Neve r allow anyone to ride in a vehicle
b eing towed, fo r any r eason.
Front towing loop
Fig. 2 11 Front bumper: cover
-
The threaded opening for the towing loop is lo­
cated behind a cover on the right side of the front
bumper.
.,. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle too l
kit
¢ page 272.
.,. Press inward on the upper left side of the cap
to remove it from the bumper
¢fig. 211.
.,. Tighten the tow ing loop in the threaded open ­
ing until it sto ps and then tighten it w ith a
whe el wrench .
.,. After usi ng, p lace the tow ing loop b ack i n the
ve hicl e tool kit.
WARNING
If the towing loop is not ti ghtened until it
stops whe n installing, t he threads may be
pull ed out when towing the vehicle a nd that
could ca use an accident.
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Emergency situations
Rear towing loop
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Fig. 212 Rear bumper: i nstalling the towing loop
There are threads located behind the right side of
the rear bumper where a towing loop can be in­
stalled.
.. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit
Q 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. 212 .
.,. Tighten the towing loop in the threaded open­
ing until it stops and then tighten it with a
whee l w rench .
.. After using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool kit.
A WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be
pulled out when tow ing the vehicle and that
cou ld cause an accident.
Loading the vehicle onto a flatbed truck
Fig. 213 Vehicle o n flatbed tru ck
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Front hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the center line of the car
carrier ramp.
.. Attach the winch hook to the front towline eye
pr eviously installed.
Rear hook up
.,. Align the vehicle with the centerl ine of the car
carrier ramp .
.. Attach the winch hook to the rear towline eye
previously installed.
(D Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up is
secure before moving the car up the flatbed
truck ramp .
Raising the vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The vehicle may only be lifted at the lifting
points illustrated .
Fig. 214 Front lifting point
Fig. 215 Rear lif ting po int
.,. Read and heed WARNING ¢&, .
.. Locate lifting points ¢fig. 214 and ¢fig . 215. II>

Temperature indicator
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
also refer to Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . 116
T ie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Tightening specification (wheel bo lts) . . . . 2 78
T ime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
tiptron ic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 67
T ire Mob ility System ( tire repair set) . . . . . . 273
T ires ...... .. .. ................ ... .. . 244
A ll wheel dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
L ow-profile tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
R epair se t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2, 273
Rep lac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7 5
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Tire press ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Tire pr ess ure monitoring system . . . 26 1, 262
Tire press ure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Un id irectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 , 278
Uniform t ire quality grad ing . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Tires and w heels
Glossary of tire and load ing termino logy . 246
Tire s and vehicle load limit s . . . . . . . . . . . 256
TMC
refer to Tr affic information . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Tone (sound)
refer to Adjusting the sou nd . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
To uch
refer to MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Towing Tow t rucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
T PMS (tire p ressure monitoring system) . . . 261
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
T ire press ure mon itor ing system . . . . . . . 262
T raffic info rmation ............ 145, 146, 147
T raff ic reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
T ransmission malfunction (indicator light) . . 68
T ransport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
T rave l guide
refer to Tr avel (travel g uide) . . . . . . . . . . . 127
T rave l (t rave l guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
~ Treb le (so und) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7
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~ Trunk lid
N 8 Tr un k es cape la tch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
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Index
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
u
Un fastening safety bel ts
Un iform tire qua lity grading ........... .
U nlocking/loc king 192
260
By r emot e control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
U sing the door lock cy linder . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
With the centra l loc king switch . . . . . . . . . 26
With the conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
U pdating stations (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
U 5B stick
refer to Au di m usic in terface . . . . . . . 160, 161
U sing the jump start cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 71
Raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Spec ificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Charge leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 242
I ndicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Winter operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
also refer to Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272, 279
Li ft ing po ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Version information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
VIEW ....... ... .. .. ................ .. 20
VI EW button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
VIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Vo ice gu idance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
also refer to Mult ifunct ion
stee ring wheel ... .. ............ 18, 19, 20
Vo icemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Vo ice recog nit ion sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 105
C ommands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Externa l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Vo lume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
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