2018 AUDI TT ROADSTER Owners Manual

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!?) Engine speed limitation
Applies to: vehicles with engine speed limitation
(II Maximum engine speed : XXXX rpm
The engine speed is automatically lim ited to the
speed d isplayed in the driver information system .
This protects the engine from overheating .
The engine speed limitation deactivates once the
engine is no longer in the critical temperature range and you have released the accelerator ped­
a l once.
If the engine speed limitation was activated by
an engine control malfunction, the
rl indicator
light also turns on. Make sure the engine speed
does not go
above the speed d isplayed, for exam­
ple when downsh ift ing. Drive to an autho rized
Aud i dealer o r authorized Aud i Service Facility im ­
mediately to have the malfunction corrected.
~. Engine oil level (MIN)
Applies to: vehicles with oil level warning
Ill Please check oil level
You may continue driving for the time being.
Check the engine oil leve l as soon as possible
r=> page236.
-If the engine oil level is too low, add engine oil
r=>page 237.
-If the engine oil level is correct and the ind ica­
tor light still turns on, drive at low eng ine
speed to an authori zed A udi dealer or autho r­
ized Audi Serv ice Facility.
'IY ;.., Engine oil sensor
II Oil level system: malfunction! Please con­
tact Service
The sensor to check the engine oil level has
failed. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or au ­
thorized Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have
the malfunction corrected .
II Oil level sensor: oil change necessary. Please
contact Service
~ The engine oil leve l is too high.
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Instruments and indicator lights
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
@ Note
Refer to the description in the Owner's Man­
ual
r=> page 2 3 7, Checking the engine oil lev­
el .
Bu Tank system
ml Please refuel
If the indicator light turns on for the first time
and the message appears, there are about 1.9
gal (7 L) of fuel left in the tank.
ID Please refuel immediately
If the indicator light turns on the message ap­
pears, the fuel tank is almost empty. Refue l the
vehicle immediately.
ml Tank system: malfunction! Please contact
Service
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, there is a malfunction in the tank sys­
tem .
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immed iately to have the
malfunction corrected .
@) For the sake of the environment
Fuel should never enter the sewer system or
come into contact with the ground.
(D Tips
For more information on fueling, see
r=> page 230.
,. Washer fluid level
m Please add washer fluid
Fill the washer fluid for th e windshie ld washer
system and the headlight washer system* when
the ignition is switched off
r=> page 243.
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Instruments and indicator lights
<;v! Windshield wipers
i,ij Windshield wipers: malfunction! Pl ease
c ontact Servic e
There is a malfunc tion with t he w indshie ld w ip­
ers .
D rive to an authori zed Aud i dea ler or aut hori zed
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunc tion corrected .
-: If t he II indicato r light tur ns on, a b ulb has
fa iled. The message in dicat es t he loca tion of the
b ul b.
Re place the bulb immedia tely .
Vehicle lights: malfunction! Please contact
Service
There is a malfunction in the head lights or t he
light switch . D rive to an autho rized A udi dealer or
author ized Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to
have the ma lf u nct ion co rrected.
A WARNING
- L igh t bu lbs are under pressu re and can ex­
plode when bulbs are replaced, which in ­
cr eases t he ris k of injury.
- W it h gas-discharge lam ps* (xenon head­
l igh ts), th e high-voltage component must
be handle d ap propriate ly. Otherwise, t here
is a risk of fa tal in jury.
~[) Headlight range control system
II Headlight range control : malfunction! See
owner 's manual
T here is a malfunc tion in the hea dlight range
con trol sys tem, w hich m ay cau se g lare fo r othe r
d rivers.
D rive to an a utho rized Aud i dea le r or a uth orized
Au di S ervice Fac ility immedia tely to have t he
malfunc tion co rrecte d.
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~O Audi adaptive light
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive light
JII Audi adaptive light : malfunction! See own­
er's manual
There is a ma lf u nction in the adap tive ligh ts. T he
headlig hts still funct ion .
D rive to an author ized A udi dealer or autho rized
Audi Se rvice Fac ility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction correc ted .
~D Light/rain sensor
Applies to: vehicles with light/rain sensor
El Automatic headlights : malfunction! See
owner's manual
m Automatic wipers: malfunction ! See owner's
manual
The light/ rain sensor is malfunctioning.
The low beams remain sw itche d on at all times
fo r safety reasons whe n the light switch is in t he
AUTO position. Yo u can cont in u e to turn t he
li ghts on and
off using the lig ht switch . You can
still contro l all w iper fu nctions t hat are inde­
pende nt of t he rain senso r.
D rive to an authorized A udi dealer or autho rized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction cor rected .
g Suspension control
Applies to: vehicles with Audi drive select
B Suspension: malfunction! You may continue
driving
There is a suspension contro l ma lf u nction.
D rive to an authorized A udi dealer or autho rized
Audi Se rvice Fac ility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction cor rected .
¢¢ Turn signals
If the. or B in dicator lig ht blinks, a tur n sig­
nal is tu rned on .
If both indica to r lights are bl ink ­
i ng, t he emergency flashers are on .

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Driver information system
Overview
Fig. 4 Driver information system diagram: classic v iew
Fig. S D rive r in formation system diagram : en ha nced v iew
The driver information system displays various
items:
(D Tachometer
@ Left additional display (divided in two sec-
tions in the enhanced view)
@ Tab area
@ Central area
® Status line (displayed on one or two lines)
@ Speedometer/right additional display (divid-
ed in two sections in the enhanced view)
(J) Speedometer/convenience display
A WARNING
Do not assume the roads are free of ice based
on the outside temperature display . Be aware
Driver information system
that there may be ice on roads even when the
outside temperature is around 41 °F ( +S °C)
and that ice can increase the risk of acc idents.
(D Tips
- You can select the units used for tempera­
ture, speed and other measurements in the Infotainment system .
- If your vehicle is stationary or if you are driv­
ing at
very low speeds, the temperature dis­
played may be slightly higher than the ac­
tual temperature outside due to the heat ra­
diating from the engine.
- At temperatures below 41 °F (+S °C), a
snowflake symbol appears in front of the
temperature
display~ &.
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Driver information system
Multifunction steering
wheel plus
Operating
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel plus
F ig. 6 Infotainment system display
Fig. 7 Multifunction steering wheel operation
Requirement: the ign ition must be switched on.
The driver information system contains multiple
tabs
(D ¢ fig. 6 that display various information
@.
The following tabs are available, depend ing on
vehicle equipment:
First tab Veh
icle ¢page21
Second Warnings
taba)
T
hird tab Radio ¢page 149
Media ¢page 154
Fourth tab Telephone*
¢pag e 111
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Fifth tab Navigat ion* ¢page 134
Map* ¢ page 142
Sixth
tabb ) Sound ¢ page 173
Audi connect*
¢page 124
Settings ¢ page 173
a) This tab is only visible if at least o ne indicator lig ht or
mes sage is shown or if the correspon ding system is
sw itc hed on.
b) The contents of the tab depend on the menu that was
u se d last.
® I<] t>I Button
Switching tabs: press the !I button repeatedly
until the desired tab is shown (for example, Ra­
dio).
@ !VIEWI button
Switch between the classic view¢ page 17, fig. 4
and the enhanced
view¢ page 17, fig. 5.
® G2J Button
Ret urn to functions at higher levels
@ Ill and [g control buttons
Open/close the selection menu or options menu
¢page 19.
(z) Left thumbwheel
- Selecting a function in a menu/list : turn the
left thumbwheel to the desired function in a
menu or list (such as se lecting a station, Lap
times*).
- Confirming a selection: press the left thumb­
wheel (for example, confirm the station) .
-Zooming in/out on the map : when a map is
displayed, turn the left thumbwheel up/down
to zoom in/out on the map.

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Control buttons
Applies to: ve hicles with multifunction steering wheel plus
Fig . 8 Open ing the selec tio n and opt io ns menu
Left control button
- Opening /closing the selection menu :
press the
respective lef t con trol b utton on the s teer ing
whee l
c:::> fig. 8 . Yo u can now sele ct and confirm
a f unction in the se lection men u using the le ft
t hu mbwheel (for example, se lec ting a frequen ­
cy band) .
Right control button
- Opening/closing the options menu :
press the
respective right con trol b utton o n the stee rin g
whee l
c:::> fig. 8. You can n ow adjus t any context ­
dependent f unctions and se tti ngs using the left
t hu mbwheel (fo r example , soun d sett ings).
Driver information system
Preset buttons
A pp lies to : vehicles wit h mult ifunct ion stee rin g w hee l pl us
Fig . 9 Mult ifunct io n steering whee l, ri ght s ide
(D ldButton
-Accepting a call : press the [a button when
there is an incoming call.
- End ing a call : press the [a button dur ing a
phone call to end the call.
- Opening the call list : if no phone call is in prog­
ress and there are no incoming ca lls, press the
[a button.
@ 51 Button
- Switching the voice recognition system on :
briefly press the~ button. Say the desired
command after the
Beep.
- Switching the voice recognition system off :
press and hold the ~ button . Or: say the com­
mand
Cancel.
F or more info rm ation abou t the voice recogni tion
system, see
c:::> page 105, Voice recognition sys­
tem.
@ Right thumbwheel
Yo u can adjus t the vol ume of an a udio source or a
system message ( for ex ample, from t he voice
recognition system) when the soun d is playin g.
-Increasing or decreasing the volume : turn the
r igh t thumbw heel up or dow n.
- Muting or pausing : turn the right thumbwhee l
down.
Or : press the r igh t thumbw heel.
- Unmuting or resuming : turn the right thumb-
wheel up.
Or: press the r ight thu mbwheel. .,,.
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Driver information system
@l1<1 t>1 I Button
- Selecting the previous/next track or station :
press the l1<1<1! or l1:>1>1 I button.
-Fast forwarding/rewinding audio files : press
and hold the
!1<1<1 1 or 11:>1:> 1! bu tton un til the desired
location in the file is reached.
@lilButton
- Programmable steering wheel button
-open­
ing a function :
press the@ button.
-Programmable steering wheel button - re­
questing a function :
press and hold the@ but­
ton.
- Programmable steering wheel button - chang ­
ing a function :
select the first tab > Vehicle
settings
> Steering wheel button assignment .
@l~w l Button
- Repeating the last navigation prompt :
press
the
l ~"'v l button when route guidance is act ive.
- Changing the voice guidance volume : when
route gu idance is active, turn the right thumb­
whee l upward or downward during a navigation
prompt.
Multifunction steering
wheel
Operating
F ig . 10 Standard multifunct ion stee ring wheel
Requirement: the ign ition must be swi tched on.
(D Operating the driver information system
The driver information system contains multiple
tabs
(D c> page 18 , fig. 6 that display various in­
formation @.
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The following tabs are available, depending on
vehicle equipment:
First tab Vehicle
c> page 21
Second Warnings
tab
a)
Third tab Radio c> page 149
Media c>page 154
Fourth Sound c> page 173
tab b) Settings c> page 173
•> This tab is onl y visi ble if at least on e indi ca tor ligh t o r
mess age is show n or if the co rres pond ing sys te m is
s w it ch ed o n.
bl Th e conten ts of the t ab depe nd on the men u th at wa s
u se d las t.
- Switching tabs: press the I MOD E I button on the
multifunction steering wheel until the desired
tab is disp layed .
-Selecting a function in the menu /list: turn the
left thumbwheel on the multifunction steering
wheel to the desired function.
-Confirming a selection: press the left thumb­
wheel on the multifunc tion steering wheel to
confirm your selection .
-Scrolling within the lists : turn the left thumb­
wheel on the multifunction steering wheel
quickly to scroll within the lists .
@IVIEWI button
- Switching the view :
press the IV IEWI button to
sw itch from the class ic view
c> page 17, fig . 4
to the enhanced view c> page 17, fig. 5.
@ Right thumbwheel
The volume of an audio source or a system mes­
sage (such as traffic announcements) can be di­
rectly adjusted during the audio output .
-Increasing or decreasing the volume : turn the
right thumbwheel up or down.
-Muting or pausing : turn the right thumbwhee l
down.
Or: press the right thumbwheel.
-Unmuting or resuming : turn the right thumb­
wheel up.
Or: press the right thumbwheel.

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Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev­
olutions per minute (RPM) .
The beginning of the red zone in the tachometer
indicates the maximum perm iss ib le engine speed
for all gears once the engine has been broken in
and when it is warmed up to operating tempera­
ture. Before reaching the red zone, you should
sh ift into the next h igher gear, choose the Do r S
selecto r lever posi tion, or remove you r foot from
the ac cele rator peda l.
{Q;l Note
The needle in the tachometer may only be in
t he red a rea of the gauge for a short per iod of
time or there is a risk of damaging the engine.
T he loca tio n where the red zo ne begins varies
de pending o n the engine.
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifti ng e arly helps you to save fuel and re­
duces operati ng noise.
Odometer
Fig . 11 Inst rument cluste r: odomete r and reset b utto n
Trip odometer and odomete r
The trip odometer shows the distance driven
since it was last reset.
It can be used to meas ure
short distances .
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by press­ ing the reset button 10.01
¢ fig. 11.
The odome ter shows the to tal d ist ance tha t the
ve hicle has been driven .
Driver information system
Malfunction indicator
If there is a malfunction in the instr ument clus­
ter,
DEF will appear in the trip o dome ter disp lay.
Have the malfunction corrected as soon as possi­
ble.
On-board computer
Yo u can access the fo llowing information in the
o n- board
computer ¢ page 17, fig . 4@ .
-Time and d ate ¢page 173
- Average cons umption
- Range
- Short-term memory overv iew
- Long-term memory overv iew
T he short -term memory collects driv ing in forma ­
tion from t he time the ignition is switc hed on un ­
t il it is switched off. If you continue driving w ith­
in two hours after sw itch ing the ignit ion off , the
new values are included when ca lculating the cur­
rent t rip information .
U nli ke the short-te rm memory, the long-term
memory is not erased automatically. You can
se­
lect t he time period for evaluating trip informa­
t ion yourse lf .
Fuel consumption
T he current f uel consumption can be shown us ­
ing a bar graph . The average consumption stored
in the short-term memory is also disp layed. If
the ba r is green, your vehicle is savi ng fuel
t hr ough one of the following functions :
-Recuperation: electrical energy can be stored in
the vehicle battery when the vehicle is coast ing
or driving downhil l. The bar will move toward
D .
(D Tips
The date, time of day and time and date for­
mat can be set in the I nfota inment system.
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Opening and clo sin g
Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and u nlock the veh icle centrally. You
have the following options:
- Remote control key
i:> page 24,
- Sensors in the door handles* c> page 25,
-Lock cylinder on the driver 's door c> page 27,
or
- Interior central locking switch
c> page 26.
Auto Lock
The Auto Lock funct ion locks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid once the speed has ex­
ceeded approx imately 9 mph (lS km/h).
The vehicle can be unlocked if the opening func­
tion in the centra l locking system sw itch is used
or one of the door handles is pulled. The Auto L ock function can be switched on and off in the
Infotainment system
c> page 26.
I n t he event of a crash with a irbag deployment ,
the doors will a lso automat icall y unlock to allow
access to the vehicle .
Selective unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid w ill lock
when they close. You can set in the Infotainment
system whether
only the driver's doo r or the en­
tire veh icle should be unlocked when unlocking
c>page26.
Turn signals
The turn s ignals flash tw ice when you un lock the
veh icle and flash once when you lock the veh icle .
I f the blin king con tinues, one of the doors or the
luggage compartment lid is not closed or the ig­
nition is still switched on .
Unintentionally locking yourself out
Only lock your vehicle when all of the doo rs and
the luggage compa rtment l id a re closed and the
remo te control key is no t in the vehicle. This
he lps to prevent yo u from locking yourself out
accidentally.
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The following conditions prevent yo u from lock ­
ing your remote control key in the vehicle:
- If the driver's door is open, the vehicle can not
be locked by press ing
the ~ button on the re­
mote contro l key or by touching the locking
sensor* on a door .
- If the mos t recently used conven ien ce key* is
detected in the luggage compartment, the lug­
gage compartment lid automatica lly unlocks
again after closing it.
- If the convenience key* that was last used is de­
tected inside the vehicle, then the vehicle can­
not be locked from the outside.
(D Tips
- Do not leave va luables unattended in the ve­
hicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
- The LED i n the driver's door rail b links when
you lock the vehicle. If the LED lights up for
approximate ly 30 seconds after locking,
there is a malfunction in the central locking
system. Have the problem corrected by an
authorized A udi dealer or autho rized Aud i
Service Facility .
Key set
Fig. 12 Your ve hicle key set
(D Remote or con venience key*
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The convenience key* is a remote control key with
special functions
c> page 25 and c> page 58.
You can unlock/lock your vehicle with the remote control key . A mechanical key is integrated in the
remote control key
c> page 23 .
@ Key ta g w ith vehicle code*
The vehicle code* on the key tag can be rubbed
off. It does not have a function .