2019 AUDI TT COUPE ESP

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-
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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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Water-baseddepositssuch
ascoffee,tea,blood,etc.
ComponentSituationSolution
ControlsDepositsSoftbrush,thenasoftclothwithamildsoapsolu-
tion?)
SafetybeltsDepositsMildsoapsolution®,allowtodrybeforeletting
themretract
TextilesDepositsadheringtotheVacuumcleaner
artificialleather,|surface
AlcantaraAbsorbentclothandmildsoapsolution®

Oil-baseddepositssuchas
oil,make-up,etc.
Applyamildsoapsolution®),blotawaythedis-
solvedoilordye,treatafterwardwithwater,ifnec-
essary

Specifictypesof deposits
suchasink,nailpolish,latex
paint,shoepolish,etc.
Specialstainremover,blotwithabsorbentmaterial,
treatafterwardwithmildsoapsolution,ifnecessa-
ry?)

NaturalleatherFreshstainsCottonclothwithamildsoapsolution®

Water-baseddepositssuch
ascoffee,tea,blood,etc.
Freshstains:absorbentcloth
driedstains:stainremoversuitableforleather

Oil-baseddepositssuchas
oil,make-up,etc.
Freshstains:absorbentclothandstainremover
suitableforleather
driedstains:oilcleaningspray

Specifictypesof deposits
suchasink,nailpolish,latex
paint,shoepolish,etc.
Spotremoversuitableforleather


nents

CareRegularlyapplyconditioningcreamthatprotects
fromlightandpenetratesintothematerial.Use
specialcoloredconditioningcream,ifnecessary.
Carboncompo-DepositsCleanthesamewayasplasticcomponents


Z\WARNING
Thewindshieldmustnot betreatedwithwa-
ter-repellingwindshieldcoatingagents.Un-
favorableconditionssuchaswetness,dark-
ness,orlowsuncanresultinincreasedglare.

Wiperbladechatterisalsopossible.

@)Note
—Headlightsandtaillights
—Nevercleanheadlightsortaillightswitha
dryclothorsponge.
— Donotuseanycleaningproductsthatcon-
tainalcohol,becausetheycouldcause
cracks toform.
a)Mildsoapsolution:maximumtwotablespoonsofneutralsoapin1quart(1liter)ofwater
—Wheels
—Neveruseanypaintpolishorotherabra-
sivematerials.
—Damagetotheprotectivelayeronthe
rims,suchasstonechipsorscratches,
mustberepairedimmediately.
—Cameralenses
—Neverusewarmorhotwatertoremove
snoworicefromthecameralens.This
couldcausethelenstocrack.
—Neveruseabrasivecleaningmaterialsor
alcoholtocleanthecameralens.This
couldcausescratchesandcracks.
—Doorwindows
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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

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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.>

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pointsonthesidesill.Otherwise,yourvehicle
couldbedamaged.
Removingandmountingawheel
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Fig.204Wheel:alignmentpininthetophole
Removingawheel
>Removethetopwheelboltcompletelyusing
the hexsocketinthescrewdriverhandlefrom
thevehicletoolkit>fig.203andplaceitona
cleansurface.
>Theninstallthealignmentpinfromthevehicle
toolkitbyhandintheemptywheelbolthole
>fig.204”),
>Removetherestofthewheelbolts.
>»Removethewheel>().Thealignmentpinre-
mainsintheholewhiledoingthis.
Installingawheel
Readthedirectionson>page281wheninstal-
lingunidirectionaltires.
>Slidethewheelonoverthealignmentpin>@.

DAppliesto:vehicleswithceramicbrakerotors*:Usea sec-
ondalignmentpin*fromthevehicletoolkitforthelowest
holeaccordingtothestepsdescribedforthefirstalign-
mentpin.
>Installthewheelboltsandtightenthemgently
usingthehexsocket.
>Removethealignmentpinandtightenthere-
mainingwheelbolt.
>Carefullylowerthevehicleusingthevehicle
jack*.
>
Tightenthewheelboltsinadiagonalpattern
usingthewheelwrench.
The wheelboltsmustbecleanandloosenand
tighteneasily.Checkthecontactsurfacesforthe
wheelandhub.Contaminantsonthesesurfaces
mustberemovedbeforeinstallingthewheel.

ZXWARNING
—Readandfollowtheimportantinformation
andnotesunder>page255.
—Neveruse the hexsocketinthescrewdriver
handletotightenthewheelbolts.Usingthe
hex
socketwillnotachievetherequired
tighteningtorque,whichincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
CG)Note
Whenremovingorinstallingthe wheel, the
rimcouldhitthebrakerotoranddamagethe
rotor.Workcarefullyandhaveasecondper-
sonhelp you.
Unidirectionaltires
Aunidirectionaltireprofileisidentifiedbyarrows
onthetiresidewallthatpointintherunningdi-
rection.Youmustalways maintainthespecified
runningdirection.Thisisnecessarytoensurethe
tire'soptimumperformanceinregardtoadhe-
sion,runningnoise,andfriction,andtoreduce
theriskofhydroplaning.

Tobenefitfullyfromtheadvantagesoftheuni-
directionaltiredesign,youshouldreplacefaulty
tiresassoonaspossibleandrestorethecorrect
runningdirectiononallofthetires.
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Emergencyassistance

>Reinstallthecapsonthewheelboltsifnecessa-
ry.
>Storethevehicletoolkitinitsdesignated
place.
>Iftheremovedwheeldoesnotfitinthespare
wheel well,storeitsecurelyintheluggage
compartment>page44.
>Checkthetirepressureontheinstalledwheel
assoonaspossible.
>CheckthetirepressureandstoreitintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.
>Thewheelbolttighteningspecificationmustbe
90ftlbs(120Nm). Haveitcheckedassoonas
possiblewithatorquewrench.Drivecarefully
untilthen.
>Havethefaultywheelreplacedasquicklyas
possible.
Sparetire
(eeeceleurlaela)
Appliesto:vehicleswith space-savingsparetire(compact
sparetire)

Fig.205Luggagecompartment:sparetire
Thesparetireisintendedforshort-termuseonly.
Havethedamagedtirecheckedandreplacedif
necessaryby anauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityassoonaspossible.
Thereare somerestrictionsonthe useofthe
compactsparetire.Thecompactsparetirehas
beendesignedspecificallyforyourtypeofvehi-
cle.Donotreplaceitwiththesparetirefroman-
othertypeofvehicle.
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Removingthesparetire
>Turn thehandle>fig.205@)counter-clock-
wise.
>Removethesparetire.
Removingthevehiclejack
>Liftupthecoverontherightsideofthelug-
gagecompartmentandremovethevehicle
jack.
Snowchains
For technicalreasons,the useofsnowchainson
thecompactsparetireisnotpermitted.
Ifyouhavetodrivewithsnowchainsandafront
tirefails,mountthesparetireinplaceofarear
tire.Installthesnowchainsonthereartirethat
youremoved,andinstallthatinplace ofthe
fronttirethatfailed.

ZAWARNING
—Afterinstallingasparetire,thetirepressure
mustbecheckedassoonaspossible.
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h)
withacompactsparetire.Drivingfaster
thanthatincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,avoidhard
accelerationorbrakinganddrivingfast
aroundcurveswiththecompactsparetire.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,neverdrive
withmorethanonecompactsparetire.
—Normalsummerorwintertiresmustnotbe
mountedonthecompactsparewheelrim.

Towing
Generalinformation
You shouldonlyperformthestepsthatfollowif
youhavethenecessarytoolsandtechnicalex-
pertise.
Towingrequiresacertainamountofpractice.Au-
direcommendscontactingatowingcompanyto
havethevehicletransported.
Youshouldonlyhaveyourvehicletowedbyan-
othervehiclewhendisabledinexceptionalcir-
cumstances.Inexperienceddriversshould not
tow.

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Notesontowing
Whentheengineisstopped,thetransmission
willnot besufficientlylubricatediftravelingat
highspeedsandlongdistances:
—Themaximumpermittedtowingspeedis30
mph(50km/h).
—Themaximumpermittedtowingdistanceis30
miles(50km).
Additionalinformationontowingwithatow
truck
Thevehiclemayonlybetowedwiththefrontaxle
raised.Donotwrapanychainsorcablesaround
thebrakelines.
Ifthevehicleshould betowedwiththeaxle
raised,thentheignitionmustbe switchedoffto
reducetheriskofdamagetothedrivetrain.
Towbarandtowingcable
Thevehiclecanbetowedwithatowbarortow-
ingcable.Bothdriversshould befamiliarwith
thespecialconsiderationswhentowing,especial-
lywhenusingatowingcable.
Alwaysmakesurethetractionforcedoesnotex-
ceed thepermittedlevelandtherearenoshock
loadingconditions.Thereisalwaystheriskofthe
couplingbecomingoverloadedwhendrivingoff-
road.
Forthemostsafetyandsecurity,drivewithatow
bar.Youshould useatowingcableonlyifatow
barisnotavailable.Useatowingcablemadeof
synthetic
elasticcablesimilarelasticmaterial.

ZA\WARNING
—Towinghighlyincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent,forexamplefromcollidingwiththe
towingvehicle.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,donotal-
lowanyonetoremaininsidethevehicle
whenitisbeingtransportedbyatowtruck
oraspecialtransporter.

@)Note
—Ifnormaltowingisnotpossible,forexam-
pleifthetransmissionisfaultyorifthe
towingdistanceisgreaterthan30miles
(50km),thentransportthevehicleona
specialcarrier.
—Ifthevehicleistowedbyatowtruckatthe
axlethatisnotpermitted,thiscan causese-
veredamagetothetransmission.
—Thevehiclemustnotbetowstartedfor
technicalreasons.
G@)Tips
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theselectorlever
willnotmoveoutofthe"P"position.The
parkinglockmustbereleasedusingthe
emergencyreleasebeforetowingthevehi-
cle>page65.
—Followthelocallegalregulationsfortow-
ing.
Readandfollowtheimportantinformationunder
=>page282.
Preparations
>Onlysecure thetowingcableortowbaratthe
designatedtowingloops>page284,
=>page284.
>Makesurethetowingcableisnottwisted.Oth-
erwiseitcoulddisconnectfromthetowingloop
whiletowing.
>Switchtheemergencyflashersoninbothvehi-
cles>page34.However,donotdothisifit
prohibitedbylaw.
Towingvehicle(front)
>Onlystarttodrivewhenthetowingcableis
taut.
>Beespeciallycarefulwhenaccelerating.
>Avoidsuddenbrakingordrivingmaneuvers.
Vehiclebeingtowed(rear)
>Makesuretheignitionisswitchedonso that
thesteeringwheelisnotlockedandsothatyou
canusetheturnsignals,thehorn,andthe
windshieldwipersifneeded>A\.
>Thebrakeboosteronlyworkswhentheengine
isrunning.Powersteeringonlyworkswhenthe>
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