2019 AUDI TT COUPE warning

8S1012721BA
CheckingandFilling

Observethesafetyprecautions>page235,Gen-
eralinformation.
Checkingtheenginecoolantlevel
»Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>Switchtheignitionoff.
>Readthecoolantlevelonthecoolantexpansion
tank>page238,fig.182.Thecoolantlevel
mustbebetweenthemarkings@)>fig.185
whentheengineiscold.Whentheengineis
warmitcanbeslightlyabovetheuppermark-
ing.
Addingcoolant
Requirement:
theremustbearesidualamountof
coolantintheexpansiontank>@.
Ifyoumustaddcoolant,useamixtureofwater
andcoolantadditive.Mixing thecoolantadditive
withdistilledwaterisrecommended.
>Allowtheenginetocool.
>»Placealarge,thicktowelonthecoolantexpan-
siontankcover.
>Removethecover(@)9fig.185carefullytothe
left>AY.
>Addthecorrectmixtureratioofcoolant
>page242uptotheuppermarking@)
>fig.185.
>Makesurethatthefluidlevelremainsstable.
Add morecoolantifnecessary.
>Closethecapsecurely.
Coolantlossusuallyindicatesthatthereisaleak.
Immediatelydriveyourvehicletoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
andhavethecoolingsysteminspected.Ifthe
coolingsystemisnotleaking,coolantlosscanre-
sultfromthecoolantboilingdueoverheating
andthenbeingforcedoutofthecoolingsystem.

Z\WARNING
— Theenginecompartmentinanyvehiclecan
be
adangerousarea.Stoptheengineandal-
lowitto coolbeforeworkingintheengine
compartment.Alwaysfollowtheinforma-
tionfoundin>page235,Generalinforma-
tion.
—Neveropenthehoodifyoucan seeorhear

steamorcoolantescapingfromtheengine

compartment.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.Thecoolingsystemisunderpressure.
Whenyounolongerseeorhearsteamor
coolantescaping,youmayopentheengine
compartmentwithcaution.
—Whenworkingintheenginecompartment,
rememberthattheradiatorfancanswitch
oneveniftheignitionisswitchedoff,which
increasestheriskofinjury.
—Coolantadditiveandcoolantcan bedanger-
oustoyourhealth.Forthisreason, storethe
coolantintheoriginalcontainerandaway
fromchildren.Thereisariskofpoisoning.
@)Note
Donotaddcoolantiftheexpansiontankis
empty.Aircould enterthecoolingsystemand
damagetheengine.Ifthisisthecase,donot
continuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassis-
tance.


Brakefluid

BFV-0229)


Fig.186Enginecompartment:caponbrakefluidreservoir
Observethesafetyprecautions>/A\inGeneral
informationonpage236.
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel
>Readthebrakefluidlevelonthebrakefluidres-
ervoir>page238,fig.182.Thebrakefluidlev-
elmustbebetweentheMINandMAXmarkings
oa”.
Thebrakefluidlevelismonitoredautomatically.
Changingthebrakefluid
Brakefluidshould bechangedatregularinter-
vals.Havethebrakefluidchangedbyan
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CheckingandFilling

authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facility.TheauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilitywillinformyouofthere-
placementintervals.

ZAWARNING
—IfthebrakefluidlevelisbelowtheMIN
marking,itcanimpair thebrakingeffectand
drivingsafety,whichincreasetheriskofan
accident.Donotcontinuedriving.Seeanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
—Ifthebrakefluidisold,bubblesmayformin
thebrakesystemduringheavybraking.This
couldimpairbrakingperformanceanddriv-
ingsafety,whichincreasestheriskofanac-
cident.
—Thebrakefluidinyourvehiclemustmeet
thestandardVW50114andisavailableat
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacility.Ifthisbrakefluidisnot
available,anotherhigh-gradebrakefluidof
equivalentqualitymaybeused,anditmust
meettheU.S.FederalMotorVehicleStand-
ard(FMVSS)116DOT4,Class6.

@)Note
—IfthebrakefluidlevelisabovetheMAX
marking,brakefluidmayleakoutoverthe
edgeofthereservoirandresultindamage
tothevehicle.
—Donotallowanybrakefluidtocomeinto
contactwiththevehiclepaint,becauseit
willcorrodethepaint.
Electricalsystem
Ifthez=orfm]indicatorlightturnson,thereisa
malfunctioninthegenerator,thebattery,orthe
vehicleelectricalsystem.
ziElectricsystem:malfunction!Batteryisnot
beingcharged
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediately.Turnoffallun-
necessaryelectricalequipmentbecauseitwill
drainthebattery.SeeanauthorizedAudidealer
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orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityifthebattery
chargelevelistoolow.
=Electricalsystem:lowbatterycharge.Bat-
tery
willbechargedwhiledriving
Thestartingabilitymaybeimpaired.
Ifthismessageturnsoffafteralittlewhile,the
vehiclebatteryhaschargedenoughwhiledriving.
Ifthismessagedoesnotturnoff,driveimmedi-
atelytoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacility.
Battery
Batterygeneralinformation
Becauseofthecomplexpowersupply,allworkon
batteriessuchasdisconnecting,replacing,etc.,
should only beperformedby anauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility>A\.
Multiplebatterieswithdifferenttechnologies
maybeinstalledinyourvehicle:
—Vehiclebattery(forexample,forstartingthe
engine,basicpowersupply)>page245,Lead
batteryor>page245,Otherbatterytypes
—Auxiliarybattery(forexample,forrecuperation
oroptionalequipment)>page245,Otherbat-
terytypes
Notrunningthevehicleforlongperiodsof
time
Thebatterywillgraduallydrainifthevehicle
doesnotrunforlongperiodsoftime.Toensure
thatthevehiclecanstill bestarted,theelectrical
equipmentwillbereducedorswitchedoff
=>page89.Someconveniencefunctions,suchas
interiorlightingorpowerseatadjustment,may
notbeavailableundercertaincircumstances.
Theseconveniencefunctionswillbeavailable
againonceyouswitchtheignitiononandstart
theengine.
Evenwhenelectricalequipmentisswitchedoff,
theequipmentcanstilldrainthebatteryifthe
vehicleisnotdrivenforlongperiodsoftime.
Deepdrainingresultsinachemicalreactionthat
destroys
theinsideofthebattery.Thebattery
mustbechargedeverymonthtopreventthis>

8S1012721BA
CheckingandFilling

=page246.ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityformoreinfor-
mation.
Winteroperation
Coldweatherplaceshigherdemandsonthebat-
tery.Thisresultsinreducedstartingability.Have
thebatterycheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitybeforecold
weatherbegins.

ZA\WARNING
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlyby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Neverconnectthechargingcableorjump
startcabledirectlytoyourvehiclebattery.
Onlyuse theconnectionsintheenginecom-
partment>page246.

ZA\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveproblems.
Washhandsafterhandling.
@)Note
Ifthevehiclewillbeparkedforlongperiods
oftime,protectthebatteryagainstthecold
sothatitwillnotbedestroyedby“freezing”
=page246, Chargingthebattery.
Leadbattery
Explanationofwarnings:



Alwaysweareyeprotection.
Batteryacidishighlycorrosive.Always
wearprotectiveglovesandeyeprotection.
Fire,sparks,openflame,andsmokingare
&forbidden.





Ahighlyexplosivemixtureofgasescan
Aformwhenchargingbatteries.

Alwayskeepchildrenawayfrombattery
@®)acidandthebattery.

@/|Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsintheoper-


fQ|atingmanual.

(@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
&®¥Donotdisposeofleadbatteriesin
householdtrash.Theycontainharmfulsub-
stances,suchassulfuricacidandlead,andal-
sorecyclablerawmaterials.Contact anau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServ-
iceFacilityformoreinformation.
(oldtmyadamayel-t)
Explanationofwarnings:

Fire,sparks,openflame,andsmokingare
&forbidden.
Alwayskeepchildrenawayfrombattery
®)acidandthebattery.

@/|Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsintheoper-
(Q|atingmanual.


ZAWARNING
Allworkonthebatteriesmustonlybeper-
formedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.
—Gasesthatescapefromthesedifferentbat-
terytypescanbepoisonousorflammable.
— Thecontentsofthesebatterytypescanbe
corrosive.Ifanybatterycontentscomeinto
contactwiththeskin,flushtheaffected
areaforatleast15minuteswithcleanwa-
ter.Thenwashtheaffectedareawithsoap.
Havetheaffectedareaexaminedbyamedi-
calprofessional.
(1)Note
Components mustnot beconnectedtothe
batteryterminalsandwiresonthesebattery
typesbecausethisincreasestheriskofdam-
age,forexampleduetoovervoltage.

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@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
XEDonotdisposeofthesetypesofbatter-
iesinhouseholdtrash.Theycontainharmful
substancesandrecyclablerawmaterials.Con-
tactanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityformoreinformation.
Chargingthebattery

Fig.187Enginecompartment:connectorsforachargeror
jumpstartcables
Notethesafetyprecautions>page235,General
information,>/\inBatterygeneralinforma-
tiononpage245and>/\.
Requirement:onlyusechargers withamaximum
chargingcurrentof14.8volts.Thebatteryca-
blesremainconnected.
>Switchofftheignitionandallelectricalequip-
ment.
>Openthehood=page237.
>Openthecoveronthepositiveterminal
>fig.187.
>Clamptheterminalclampsonthechargercor-
rectlyontothegroundpoint©)andthepositive
terminal@.
> Insertthepowercableforthechargingdevice
intothesocketandswitchthedeviceon.
>Attheendofthechargingprocess,switchthe
chargeroffandpullthepowercableoutofthe
socket.
>Removethechargingdeviceterminalclamps.
>Closethecoveronthepositiveterminal.
>Closethehood>page237.

ZA\WARNING
—Neverconnectthechargingcabledirectlyto
yourvehiclebattery.Onlyuse the connec-

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tionsintheenginecompartment
=>page246.
—Ahighlyexplosivemixtureofgasescanform
whenchargingbatteries.Onlychargethe
batteryinwell-ventilatedareas.
—Adrainedbatterycanfreezeattempera-
turesaround32°F(0°C).Donotchargeor
useafrozenorthawedbattery.Ificeforms,
thebatteryhousingcancrackandbattery
electrolytecanleakout,whichincreasesthe
riskofanexplosionandchemicalburns.
ContactanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityformoreinforma-
tion.
—Donotconnectordisconnectthecharging
cablewhilechargingbecausethisincreases
theriskofanexplosion.

Gi)Tips
Readallofthemanufacturer'sinstructions
forthechargerbeforechargingthebattery.
Windshieldwasher
system

B4M-0135}

Fig.188Enginecompartment:washerfluidreservoircap
Thewindshieldwasherreservoir©containsthe
cleaningsolutionforthewindshieldandthe
headlightwashersystem*>page238,fig. 182.
Thereservoircapacitycanbefoundin
=>page293.
Toreducetheriskof limescaledepositsonthe
spraynozzles,usecleanwaterwithlowamounts
ofcalcium.Alwaysaddwindowcleanertothewa-
ter.Whentheoutsidetemperaturesarecold,an
anti-freezingagentshould beaddedtothewater
sothatitdoesnotfreeze.

Wheels

Wheels Wheels
andTires
Generalinformation
>Checkyourtiresregularlyfor
damage,suchaspunctures,
cuts,cracks,andbulges.Remove
foreignobjectsfromthetire
tread.
>Ifdrivingovercurbsorsimilar
obstacles,driveslowlyandap-
proachthecurbatanangle.
>Havefaultytiresorrimsre-
placedimmediately.
>Protectyourtiresfromoil,
grease,andfuel.
>Marktiresbeforeremoving
themsothatthesamerunning
directioncanbemaintainedif
theyarereinstalled.
>Laytiresflatwhenstoringand
storetheminacool,drylocation
withaslittleexposuretolightas
possible.

AWARNING
—Neverdrivefasterthanthe
maximumpermittedspeedfor
yourtires.Thiscouldcausethe
tirestoheatuptoomuch.This
increasestheriskofanacci-
dentbecauseitcancausethe
tiretoburst.

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—Alwaysadaptyourdrivingto
theroadandtrafficcondi-
tions.Drivecarefullyandre-
duceyourspeedonicyorslip-
peryroads.Evenwintertires
canlosetractiononblackice.

()Note
—Pleasenotethatsummerand
wintertiresaredesignedfor
theconditionsthataretypical
inthoseseasons.Audirecom-
mendsusingwintertiresdur-
ingthe wintermonths.Low
temperaturessignificantlyde-
creasetheelasticityofsumm-
ertires,whichaffectstraction
andbrakingability.Ifsummer
tiresareusedinverycoldtem-
peratures,crackscanformon
thetreadbars,resultingin
permanenttiredamagethat
cancauselouddrivingnoise
andunbalancedtires.
—Burnished,polishedor
chromedrimsmustnotbe
usedinwinterdrivingcondi-
tions.Thesurfaceoftherims
doesnothavesufficientcorro-
sionprotectionforthisand
couldbepermanentlydam-
agedbyroadsaltorsimilar
substances.

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Wheels

beadsarelaidatsubstantially
90degreestothecenterlineof
thetread.
Recommendedinflation
pressure
see>page251,Coldtireinfla-
tionpressure.
Reinforcedtire
meansatiredesignedtooperate
athigherloadsandathigherin-
flationpressuresthanthecorre-
spondingstandardtire.Rein-
forcedtiresmaybeidentifiedas
“XL”,“xl”,“EXTRALOAD”,or“RF”
onthesidewall.
Rim
meansametalsupportforatire
oratireandtubeassemblyupon
whichthetirebeadsareseated.
Rimdiameter
meansnominaldiameterofthe
beadseat.Ifyouchangeyour
wheelsize,youwillhavetopur-
chasenewtirestomatchthenew
rimdiameter.
Rimsizedesignation
meansrimdiameterandwidth.
Rimwidth
meansnominaldistancebetween
rimflanges.
Sidewall
meansthatportionofatirebe-
tweenthetreadandbead.
Speedrating(lettercode)
meansthespeedatwhichatireis
designedtobedrivenforextend-
edperiodsoftime.Theratings
rangefrom93mph(150km/h)
to186mph(298km/h)>table
onpage249.Youmaynotfind
thisinformationonalltiresbe-
causeitisnotrequiredbylaw.
Thespeedratinglettercode,
whereapplicable,ismoldedon
thetiresidewallandindicatesthe
maximumpermissibleroad
speeds.Seealso> AinGeneral
informationonpage248.
Tirepressuremonitoring
system*
meansasystemthatdetects
whenoneormoreofavehicle's
tiresareunderinflatedandillumi-
natesalowtirepressurewarning
telltale.
Tread
meansthatportionofatirethat
comesintocontactwiththeroad.>
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Wheels

Becausethesparetire®isdiffer-
entfromtheregulartiresinstal-
ledonthevehicle(suchaswinter
tiresorwidetires),onlyusethe
sparetire*temporarilyincaseof
emergencyanddrivecarefully
whileitisinuse.Itshouldbere-
placedwitharegulartireassoon
aspossible.
Appliesto:vehicleswithallwheel
drive: Allfourwheelsmustbe
equippedwith tiresthatarethe
samebrandandhavethesame
constructionandtreadpatternso
thatthedrivesystemisnotdam-
agedbydifferentwheelspeeds.
Forthisreason,incase ofemer-
gency,onlyuseasparetire*that
isthesamecircumferenceasthe
regulartires.


Z\WARNING
—Onlyusetire/rimcombina-
tionsandsuitablewheelbolts
thathavebeenapprovedby
Audi.Otherwise,damageto
thevehicleandanaccident
couldresult.
—Fortechnicalreasons,itisnot
possibletousetiresfromoth-
ervehicles.Insomecases,you
cannotevenusetiresfromthe
samevehiclemodel.


—Makesurethatthetiresyou
selecthaveenoughclearance
tothevehicle.Replacement
tiresshouldnotbechosen
simplybasedonthenominal
size,becausetireswithadif-
ferentconstructioncandiffer
greatlyeveniftheyarethe
samesize.Ifthereisnot
enoughclearance,thetiresor
thevehiclecanbedamaged
andthiscanreducedriving
safetyandincreasetheriskof
anaccident.
—Onlyusetiresthataremore
thansixyearsoldwhenabso-
lutelynecessaryanddrive
carefullywhendoingso.
—Donot userun-flattireson
yourvehicle.Usingthemwhen
notpermittedcanleadtove-
hicledamageoraccidents.
—Ifyouinstallwheelcoverson
thevehicle,makesuretheyal-
lowenoughaircirculationto
coolthebrakesystem.Ifthey
donot,thiscouldincreasethe
riskofanaccident.


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Wheels

therunningdirectionindicatedon
thetiresidewall>page281.
Hiddendamage
Damagetotiresandrimscanof-
tenoccurinlocationsthatarehid-
den.Unusualvibrationsintheve-
hicleorpullingtoonesidemay
indicatethatthereistiredamage.
Reduceyourspeedimmediately.
Checkthetiresfordamage.Ifno
damageisvisiblefromtheout-
side,driveslowlyandcarefullyto
thenearestauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilitytohavethevehicleinspect-
ed.

Z\WARNING
Treadthathasworntoolowor
uneventreaddepthsonthe
tirescanreducedrivingsafety.
Thiscanincreasetheriskofan
accidentbecauseithasanega-
tiveeffectonhandling,driving
throughcurves,andbraking,
andbecauseitincreasesthe
riskofhydroplaningwhendriv-

ingthroughdeeppuddles.

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BFV-0295
Fig.191Driver'ssideB-pillar:tirepres-
surelabel



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DESECOURS


Fig.192Tirepressurelabel
Thecorrecttirepressurefortires
mountedatthefactoryandfor
thesparetire*isindicatedonala-
bel.ThelabelislocatedontheB-
pillar>fig.191,>fig.192.
Usethetirepressurespecifiedfor
anormalvehicleloadwhenthe
vehicleispartiallyloaded>table
onpage260.Ifdrivingthevehi-
clewhenfullyloaded,youmust
increasethetirepressuretothe
maximumspecifiedpressure>A.>