2019 AUDI TT COUPE service

Wheels


thetreadtoseparateandevencausethetire
toburst,increasingtheriskofanaccident.
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemdoes
notwarnaboutdamageordefectsinthe
tireconstructionthatcouldcausethetireto
burst,forexample.Inspectyourtiresregu-

larly.

@)Tips
—Iftiresarereplaced,thesensorsandvalves
donotneedtoberemovedorreplaced.Only
replacethevalvestemand,ifnecessary,the
valveandthewheelelectronics.Ifyouhave
questions,seeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.
—Anincorrectdisplayoramalfunctioninthe
tirepressuremonitoringsystemcanoccur
afterusingthetiremobilitykit.Havethe
sensorsreplacedby anauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page291.
Displayingtirepressuresandtemperatures
Appliesto:vehicleswithtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Requirement: youmustbedrivingthevehicle.

> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Service&checks>Tirepressuremonitor-
ing>Displaytirepressure.

Thecurrenttirepressuresareshowningreen,
yelloworrednumbersintheInfotainmentsys-
tem:
—
Green:thecurrenttirepressureandthespeci-
fiedtirepressureareapproximatelythesame.
—Yellow:thecurrenttirepressureislowerthan
thespecifiedtirepressure.
—Red:thecurrenttirepressureismuchlower
thanthespecifiedtirepressure.
Thespecifiedtirepressureisthelasttirepressure
that
wasstored>page269.
Notethatthetirepressurealsodependsonthe
temperatureofthetire.Thetirepressureincreas-
esastheenginebecomeswarmerwhiledriving.
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ZAWARNING
Readandfollowtheimportantinformation
andnotes>page267.
(i)Tips
Thetirepressureortemperatureisnotdis-
playedwhilethevehicleisstationaryandin
adaptationmode.Dashes--.--areshownin
placeofthepressureandtemperature.
Obiieyyescetiess
Appliesto:vehicleswithtirepressuremonitoringsystem

Ifthe@indicatorlightturnson,thepressurein
atleastonetireistoolowornewsensorswere
notadapted:
@indicatorlightsturnsonafterturningthe
ignitionon
Thetirepressureistoolowcomparedtothe
specifiedpressure.
>Checkandstorethetirepressure(s)thenext
timeitispossible>page269.
@indicatorlightturnsonwhiledriving
Wheelswithnewsensorswerenotadaptedor
thetirepressurehasreachedacriticallevelcom-
paredtothespecifiedpressure.
>Avoidunnecessarysteeringandbrakingmaneu-
vers.
>Adaptyourdrivingstyletothesituation.
>Stopassoonas possibleandcheckthetire(s).
>Ifitispossibletocontinuedriving,seeanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelyandhaveyourtire(s)re-
pairedorreplaced.

ZA\WARNING
Readandfollowtheimportantinformation
andnotes>page267.

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Storingnewtirepressures
Appliesto:vehicleswithtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Thetirepressurespecificationsmustbestored
correctlyforthetirepressuremonitoringsystem
tofunctionreliably.
Itisalwaysnecessarytostorethetirepressures
whenthetirepressuresaremodified,forexam-
pleduetoachangeinloadorwhennewsensors
areinstalled.
>Beforestoringthetirepressures,makesurethe
tirepressuresofallfourtiresmeetthespeci-
fiedvaluesandareadaptedtotheload
=>page258,fig. 192. Onlycorrectandstore
thepressureintireswhosetemperatureisap-
proximatelythesameastheambienttempera-
ture.Ifthetemperatureofthetireishigher
thantheambientairtemperature,thetire
pressuremustbeincreasedapproximately
3.0PSI(0.2bar)abovethevalueonthesticker.
»Switchtheignitionon.
> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Service&checks>Tirepressuremonitor-
ing>Storetirepressure>Yes,storenow.Af-
terstoringthetirepressures,thetirepressure
monitoringsystemmeasuresthecurrentpres-
sureswhiledrivingandstoresthemasthenew
specifiedpressures.
>Ifthechangedtirepressuresarenotdisplayed
intheInfotainmentsystem,drivethevehicle
forapproximately10minutessothatthesen-
sorsignalfromthewheelsisreceivedagain.


Duringthisadaptationphase,--.--isdisplayed
forthepressureandtemperatureandthetire
pressuremonitoringsystemisonlypartially
available.Itonlyprovidesawarningifoneor
more
tirepressuresisbelowtheminimumper-
mittedspecifiedpressure.
Ifthe@indicatorlightturnsonandthemes-
sageTirepressure:wheelchangedetected.
Pleasecheckalltiresandstorepressuresin
MMIalsoappears,thesystemhasdetectedthat
thepositionofthesensorshaschangedbecause
ofatirerotation,orthatnewsensorswereinstal-
led.Storethenewtirepressures.

ZXWARNING
Readandfollowtheimportantinformation
andnotes>page267.
Malfunctions
Appliesto:vehicleswithtirepressuremonitoringsystem

Ifthetirepressuremonitoringsystemisnot
available,theiaindicatorlightappearsinthe
instrumentclusterdisplayalongwiththemes-
sageTirepressure:malfunction!Seeowner's
manual.
Iftheiaindicatorlightappearsafterswitching
theignitiononorwhiledrivingandthe@indi-
catorlightalsoblinksforapproximatelyonemi-
nuteandthenstayson,thereissystemmalfunc-
tion.Thefollowingareexamplesofsituations
thatcouldcauseamalfunction:
—Ifthemessageappearsattheendoftheadap-
tationphase,thesystemmaynotdetectoneor
several ofthewheelsensorsnecessaryforpres-
suremonitoring.Thismayresultfrom oneor
morewheelswithoutwheelsensorsorwithin-
compatiblewheelsensorsbeinginstalled.
—Awheelsensororanothercomponenthas
failed.
—Usingsnowchainscanaffectthefunctionof
thesystembecauseoftheshieldingeffectof
thechains.
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemisnot
availableduetoamalfunction.
—Transmitters withthesamefrequency,suchas
headphonesorremote-controlleddevices,may
causeatemporarysystemmalfunctiondueto
the strongelectromagneticfield.
Theiaindicatorlightandthemessageturnoff
oncethetirepressuremonitoringsystemisavail-
ableagain.Ifyoucannotcorrectthemalfunction
andtheiaindicatorlightstayson,driveimme-
diatelytoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethemalfunction
repaired.
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Careandcleaning

Careandcleaning
Generalinformation
Regular,propercarehelpstomaintainyourvehi-
cle'svalue.Itcanalsobearequirementwhen
submittingwarrantyclaimsforcorrosiondamage
andpaintdefectsonthebody.
Thenecessarycareproductscanbe obtained
fromanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacility.Readandfollowtheinstruc-
tionsforuseonthepackaging.

Z\WARNING
—Usingcleaningandcareproductsincorrectly
canbedangeroustoyourhealth.
—Alwaysstorecleaningandcareproducts out
ofreachofchildrentoreducetheriskofpoi-

soning.

@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Purchaseenvironmentally-friendlycleaning
productsifpossible.
—Donotdisposeofcleaningandcareprod-
uctswithhouseholdtrash.
Carwashes
Thelongerthatdepositsremain onthevehicle,
themorethesurfacemaybedamaged.High
temperaturessuchasthosecausedbysunlight
increasethedamagingeffect.
Beforewashing,rinseoffheavydepositswith
plentyofwater.
Stubborndepositssuchasbirddroppingsortree
saparebestremovedwithplentyofwateranda
microfibercloth.
Also,washtheundersideofyourvehicleonce
roadsaltstopsbeingusedfortheseason.
Pressurewashers
Whenwashingyourvehiclewithapressurewash-
er,alwaysfollowthe operatinginstructions pro-
videdwiththepressurewasher.Thisisespecially
importantinregardtothepressureandspraying
distance.Donotdirectthestreamofwaterdi-
rectlyontosealsforthesidewindows,doors,lug-
270
gagecompartmentlidorhoodorontothetires,
rubberhoses,insulatingmaterial,sensors*or
cameralenses*.Keepadistanceofatleast16in
(40cm).
Donotremovesnowandicewithapressure
washer.
Neveruseconenozzlesorhighpressurenozzles.
Thewatertemperaturemustnotbeabove140°F
(60°C).
Automaticcarwash
Sprayoffthevehiclebeforewashing.
Makesurethatthewindowsareclosedandthe
windshieldwipersareoff.Followinstructions
fromthecarwashoperator,especiallyifthereare
accessoriesattachedtoyourvehicle.
Ifpossible,usecarwashesthatdonothave
brushes.
Washingbyhand
Cleanthevehiclestartingfromthetopandwork-
ingdownwardusingasoftspongeorcleaning
brush.Usesolvent-freecleaningproducts.
Washingvehicleswithmattefinishpaintby
hand
To reducetheriskofdamagingthepaintwhen
washing,firstremovedustandlargeparticles
fromyourvehicle.Insects,greasespots,andfin-
gerprintsarebestremovedwithaspecialcleaner
formattefinishpaint.
Applytheproductusingamicrofibercloth.Tore-
ducetheriskofdamagingthepaintsurface,do
notuse toomuchpressure.
Rinsethevehiclethoroughlywithwater.Then
cleanusinganeutralshampooandasoftmicro-
fibercloth.
Rinsethevehiclethoroughlyagainandletitair
dry.Removeanywaterresidueusingachamois.

ZAWARNING
—Toreducetheriskofaccidents,onlywash
thevehiclewhentheignitionisoffandfol-
lowtheinstructionsfromthecarwashoper-
ator.

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—Toreducetheriskofcuts,protectyourself
fromsharpmetalcomponentswhenwash-
ingtheunderbodyortheinsideofthewheel
housings.
—Afterwashingthevehicle,thebrakingeffect
maybedelayedduetomoistureonthe
brakerotorsoriceinthewinter.Thisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.Thebrakes
mustbedriedwithafewcarefulbrakeappli-
cations.

@)Note
—Ifyouwashthevehicleinanautomaticcar
wash,youmustretracttheextendablerear
spoiler*ifnecessary,andfoldtheexterior
mirrorsintoreducetheriskofdamage.
Powerfoldingexteriormirrors*mustonly
befoldedinandoutusingthepowerfolding
function.
—Toreducetheriskofpaintdamage,donot
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothesurface,
donotuseinsectremovingsponges,kitchen
sponges,orsimilaritems.
—Whenwashingmattefinishpaintedvehicle
components:
—To reducetheriskofdamagetothesur-
face,donotusepolishingagentsorhard
wax.
—Neveruseprotectivewax.Itcandestroy
themattefinisheffect.
— Donotplaceanystickersormagnetic
signsonvehiclecomponentspaintedwith
mattefinishpaint.Thepaintcouldbe
damagedwhenthestickersormagnets
areremoved.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Onlywashthevehicleinfacilitiesspeciallyde-
signedforthatpurpose.Thiswillreduce the
riskofdirtywatercontaminatedwithoilfrom
washthevehicleindirectsunlight.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,donotwash
decorativedecals*withapressurewasher.
Cleaningandcareinformation
Whencleaningandcaringforindividualvehicle
components,refertothefollowingtables.The
informationcontainedthereissimplyrecommen-
dations.Forquestionsorforcomponentsthat
Exteriorcleaning
enteringthesewersystem.
arenotlisted,consultanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Alsofollow
theinformationfoundin>A.






ComponentSituationSolution
Windshieldwiper|DepositsSoftclothwithglasscleaner,>page37
blades
Headlights/DepositsSoftspongewithamildsoapsolution®
Taillights
Sensors/DepositsSensors:softclothwithsolvent-freecleaningsolution
CameralensesCameralenses:softclothwithalcohol-freecleaningsolu-
tion
Snow/iceHandbrush/solvent-freede-icingspray
WheelsRoadsaltWater
BrakedustAcid-freespecialcleaningsolution
Exhausttailpipes|RoadsaltWater,cleaningsolutionsuitableforstainlesssteel,ifnec-
essary

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ComponentSituationSolution
RearspoilerDepositsCleansimilartopaintedparts>page270;removedustin
therearspoilercompartment
Snow/iceHandbrush/solvent-freede-icingspray
Decorativeparts/|DepositsMildsoapsolution®),acleaningsolutionsuitableforstain-
Trimlesssteel,ifnecessary

PaintPaintdamageRefertothepaintnumberonthevehicledatalabel,repair
withtouchuppaint>page293

SpilledfuelRinsewithwaterimmediately

SurfacerustRustremover,thentreatwith hardwax;forquestions,con-
sultanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facility.

CorrosionHaveitremovedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacility.

Waternolonger
beadsonthesurface
ofcleanpaint
Treatwith hardwax(atleasttwiceperyear)

Noshineeventhough
painthasbeenpro-
tected/paintlooks
poor
Treatwithsuitablepolish;thenapplypaintprotectantif
thepolishthatwasuseddoesnotcontainanyprotectant

Depositssuchasin-
sects,birddroppings,
treesapandroadsalt
Dampenwithwaterimmediatelyandremovewithamicro-
fibercloth

Grease-basedcon-
taminantssuchas
cosmeticsorsun-
block
Removeimmediatelywithamildsoapsolution®andasoft
cloth


Carboncompo-Depositscleanthesamewayaspaintedparts>page270
nents
Decorativedecals|DepositsSoftspongewithamildsoapsolution®

2)Mildsoapsolution:maximumtwotablespoonsofneutralsoapin1quart(1liter)ofwater
Interiorcleaning


ComponentSituationSolution
WindowsDepositsGlasscleaner,thenwipedry
Decorativeparts/|DepositsMildsoapsolution®
Trim
PlasticpartsDepositsDampcloth

HeavierdepositsMildsoapsolution ®,detergent-freeplasticclean-
ingsolution,ifnecessary

Displays/instru-
mentcluster

DepositsSoftclothwithLCDcleaner;dustdepositsinthe
lowerareaoftheinstrumentclustercanbere-
movedusingasoftbrush.

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—Removesnowandiceonwindowsandex-
teriormirrorswithaplasticscraper.Tore-
ducetheriskofscratches,movethescra-
peronlyinonedirectionandnotbackand
forth.
—Neverremovesnoworicefromdoorwin-
dowsandmirrorsusingwarmorhotwater
becausethiscouldcausecracks toform.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetotherear
windowdefogger,donotapplyanystick-
ersontheheatingwiresontheinsideof
thewindow.
—Decorativepartsandtrim
—Neverusechromecareorcleaningprod-
ucts.
—Paint
—Toreducetheriskofscratches,thevehicle
mustbefreeofdirtanddustbeforepol-
ishing orwaxing.
—Topreventpaintdamage,donotpolishor
waxthevehicleindirectsunlight.
—Toreducetheriskofpaintdamage,donot
polishawayrustspots.
—Removecosmeticsandsunscreenimmedi-
atelybecausetheycoulddamagethe
paint.
—Decorativedecals
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,donot use
anyroughpowderorabrasivecleaning
products.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,donotpol-
ishdecorativedecalsthathaveamatteor
printedfinish.
—Duetotheriskofdamage,donotuse an
icescrapertoremovesnowandiceonwin-
dowswithdecorativedecalson them.
—
Instrumentcluster
—Makesurethattheinstrumentclusteris
switchedoffandhascooledoffbefore
cleaningit.
—Theinstrumentclusterandthetrimsur-
roundingitmustnot becleanedwithdry
cleaningmethodsbecausetheycouldget
scratched.
—Makesurenofluidsenterthe spacesbe-
tweentheinstrumentclusterandthe
trim,becausethatcouldcausedamage.
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—Controls
—Makesurethatnofluidsenterthecon-
trols,becausethiscouldcausedamage.
—Safetybelts
— Donotremovethesafetybeltstoclean
them.
—Nevercleansafetybeltsortheircompo-
nentswithchemicalsorwithcorrosiveflu-
idsorsolventsandneverallowsharpob-
jectstocomeintocontactwiththesafety
belts.Thiscouldcausedamagetothebelt
webbing.
—Ifthereisdamagetothewebbing,the
connections,theretractors,orthebuck-
les,havethemreplacedbyanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cility.
—Textiles,artificialleather,andAlcantara
—Nevertreatartificialleather orAlcantara
withleathercareproducts,solvents,floor
polish,shoepolish,spotremover,orsimi-
larproducts.
—Haveacleaningspecialistremovestub-
bornstainstoreducetheriskofdamage.
—Neverusesteamcleaners,brushes,hard
sponges,etc.whencleaning.
— Donotturnontheseatheating*todry
theseat.
—Objectswithsharpedges,suchaszippers
orrivetsonclothing orbelts,cancause
damagetothesurface.
—Openhookandloopfasteners,forexam-
pleonclothing,candamageseatcovers.
Makesurehookandloopfastenersare
closed.
—Naturalleather
—Nevertreatleatherwithsolvents,floor
polish,shoepolish,spotremoverorsimi-
larproducts.
—Objectswithsharpedges,suchaszippers
orrivetsonclothing orbelts,cancause
damagetothesurface.
—Neverusesteamcleaners,brushes,hard
sponges,etc.whencleaning.
— Donotturnontheseatheating*todry
theseat.

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—Tohelppreventtheleatherfromfading,
donotleavethevehicleindirectsunlight
forlongperiodsoftime.Ifleavingtheve-
hicleparkedforlongperiodsoftime,you
shouldcovertheleathertoprotectitfrom
directsunlight.
@Tips
—Insectsareeasiertoremovefrompaintthat
hasbeenfreshlywaxed.
—Regularwaxingcanpreventrustspotsfrom
forming.
—Decorativedecalscanageduetoenviron-
mentalconditions,whichcanresultindam-
agesuchasbrittleness.Thecolormayfade
ifexposedtoexcessivesunlight.
Takingyourvehicleout
ofservice
Ifyouwouldliketotakeyourvehicleoutofserv-
iceforalongerperiodoftime,contactanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
ty.Theywilladviseyouofimportantmeasures,
suchascorrosionprotection,service,andstorage
procedures.Alsofollowtheinformationabout
thevehiclebattery.
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Emergencyassistance

Emergencyassistance
Generalinformation
>Parkthevehicleasfaraspossiblefrommoving
trafficinthe eventofabreakdown.Intheevent
ofaflattire,parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
Ifyouareonasteephill,beespeciallycareful.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Switchtheemergencyflasherson.
>Havethepassengersexitthevehicle.They
shouldmovetoasafeplace,forexamplebe-
hindaguardrail.

ZAWARNING
Follow thesteps givenabove.Thisisforyour
protectionandtheforthesafetyofotherson
theroad.

Equipment
Vehicletoolkit/tiremobility
compressor
kit/
=}\V

Fig.193Luggagecompartment:cargofloorclosed
Thevehicletoolkit,tiremobilitykitandcompres-
sor arestoredintheluggagecompartmentunder
thecargofloorcover.
>Push ontheplastichandleandliftupthecargo
floor.
>Openthecargofloor.
Completelyretractthevehiclejackarmbefore
storingthevehiclejack”.
G)Tips
Thevehiclejack*doesnotrequireanymainte-
nance.
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Tiremobilitykit
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page276,Generalinformation.
»Settheparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Checkifarepairwiththetiremobilitykitispos-
sible>page276.
ORTManetee)Lisald
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit

B8K-1475



Fig.194Tire: tiredamagethatcannotberepaired
Thetirerepairisonlymeantfortemporaryuse.
Changethedamagedtireassoonaspossible
SA.
Ifthetireispiercedbyanobjectsuchasanail,
donotremovetheobjectfromthetire.
Thetirerepairsetisabletobeusedattempera-
turesaslowas -4°F(-20°C).
Thetiremobilitykitmustnotbeused:
—Ifthetirehascutsorpuncturesthatarelarger
than 0.16in(4mm)@©fig.194.
—Iftherimisdamaged(2)
—Ifyouhavedrivenwithverylowtirepressureor
withoutairinthetire@)
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistanceinthesesituations.

ANWARNING
—Pleasenotethatthetiremobilitykitcannot
beusedinallsituations,andthatitmayon-
lybeusedtemporarily.>