2019 AUDI TT COUPE battery

Media


ProblemSolution

Audimusicinterface*:theportable
deviceisnotrecognizedasasource.
Formanycellphonesormobiledevices,playbackisnotpossi-
ble
whenthebatterylevelistoolow(lessthan5%ofitsca-
pacity).Themobiledevicewillonlyberecognizedasamedia
sourceintheMMIafterconnectingifthebatterychargelevel
issufficient.

Audimusicinterface*:malfunctions
duringaudioplaybackthroughan
iPod/iPhone.
TheBluetoothaudioplayerfunctionisswitchedon.Switch
thisfunctionoff>page171whenyouarenotusingtheBlue-
toothaudioplayer.

AUXinput:thereisstaticwhencon-
nectinganddisconnectingtheAUX
connectioncable.
Whenconnectinganddisconnecting,theExternalaudioplay-
ersourceisalreadyselected.Beforeconnectingordisconnect-
ingthemobiledevice,eithermutethedevice(see
=>page173)orswitchtoadifferentaudiosource(forexam-
ple>page145,Openingtheradio).

Bluetoothaudioplayer*/Wi-Fiaudio
player*:audioplaybackinterference.
Onlyoneinterfaceshouldbeactivelyusedatatimetoensure
problem-freeplayback.

Wi-Fiaudioplayer*:audioplayback
interference.
Audioplaybackinterferencecanoccuronsomecellphonesif
theInternetconnectioninthevehiclewasnotestablished
throughtheSIMcardreader*ontheMMIcontrolpaneland
themobiledataoptiononthecellphoneisswitchedon.De-
activatethemobiledataoptiononyourcellphone.

Jukebox®*:tracks ontheimported
playlistaregrayedout.
Whenimportingplaylists,allofthefilesthemselvesmustbe
imported.

Jukebox*:importedtrackscannotbe
playedorfound.
Ifyoucannotfindimportedtracksinthemediacenter,they
maynotbesupported.Onlycopysupportedfiles>page164
totheJukebox.

Wi-Fiaudioplayer*:multipledevices
areconnectedtotheWi-Fihotspot.A
mediaplayer (such asasmartphone)
appearsasthemediasourceandcan-
not bechanged.
ClosethemyAudiappontheconnecteddevices(suchas
smartphones)thatarenotbeingusedastheWi-Fiaudioplay-
er*.Likewise,closetheUPnPserverappsorthemediapermis-
sionsontheintegratedUPnP/DLNAserver.Connectthede-
sireddevice asaWi-Fiaudioplayer*>page154.

Onlinemedia*:connectionfailedbe-
tweentheMMIandthemyAudiapp.
ToestablishaconnectiontotheMMI,theMMIconnection
switchmustbe switchedoninthemyAudiappstatusscreen.

Bluetoothaudioplayer*:interference
withtrackdisplayandaudioplayback.
PlaybackinterferencecanoccurwhenusingtheBluetoothau-
dioplayerifamusicplayerappfromathirdpartyprovideris
open.Audirecommendsusingtheintegratedmediaplayeron
yourBluetoothdevice(suchasasmartphone).


Wi-Fihotspot*:yourWi-Fideviceis
disconnectedfromtheWi-Fihotspot.

Makesurethenetworkoptimizationfunctionsareswitched
offintheWi-Fisettings orinthenetworksettingsforyour
Wi-Fidevice.Foradditionalinformationrefertotheuser
guideforyourWi-Fidevice.

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Audismartphoneinterface

—WhentheAppleCarPlayconnectionisac-AndroidAuto:togobacktotheAndroidAuto
tive,TagthissongforiTunes*»jsnotavail-menubar,pushthecontrolknob down.
able>page146.
Operating
Openingamenuitem
SelectandconfirmamenuitemusingtheMMI
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterfacecontrolpanel.
Openingamenu
AppleCarPlay:youcangobacktotheAppleCar-
Playmainmenuregardlessoftheselectedmenu
itembypressingandholdingthe[BACK]button.


Troubleshooting
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface

ProblemSolution

Audismartphone
interfacecannotbe
opened.
Checkthebatterychargelevelonyoursmartphone.
ChecktheUSBcableanduseadifferentoneifnecessary.
CheckifAndroidAutoorAppleCarPlayisavailableinthecountrywherethevehi-
cleisbeingoperated.

AndroidAuto:checkiftheAndroidAutoappisinstalledonyoursmartphone.

Connectingthe
smartphonetothe
MMIfailed.
MakesurethatyouareusingthecorrectUSBadapterandcheckiftheUSB
adapterisconnectedcorrectlytoyour smartphoneandtheAudimusicinterface
=>page156.

AppleCarPlay:checkifAppleCarPlayisactivatedonyoursmartphone.

AndroidAuto:checkintheAndroidAutoappifAndroidAutopermitsnewvehi-
cles.

Thesmartphoneis
notautomatically
detected.

MakesurethatyouareusingthecorrectUSBadapterandcheckiftheUSB
adapterisconnectedcorrectlytoyoursmartphoneandtheAudimusicinterface
=>page156.
Checkiftherequirementsneededtoconnectasmartphonehavebeenmet.


DInpreparationatthetimeofprinting.
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Airbagsystem

systemwillnot beimpairedandthatdiscarded
componentsdonotcauseinjuryorpollutethe
environment.


ZAWARNING
Impropercare,servicingandrepairproce-
durescanincreasetheriskofpersonalinjury
anddeathbypreventinganairbagfromde-
ployingwhenneededordeployinganairbag
unexpectedly:
—Nevercover,obstruct,orchangethesteer-
ingwheelhornpadorairbagcoverorthein-
strumentpanelormodifytheminanyway.
—Neverattachanyobjectssuchascupholders
ortelephonemountingstothesurfacescov-
eringtheairbagunits.
—Forcleaningthehornpadorinstrument
panel,useonlyasoft,dryclothoronemois-
tenedwithplainwater.Solventsorcleaners
coulddamagetheairbagcoverorchange
thestiffnessorstrengthofthematerial so
that
theairbagcannotdeployandprotect
properly.
—Neverrepair,adjust,orchangeanypartsof
theairbagsystem.
—Allworkonthesteeringwheel,instrument
panel,front seatsorelectricalsystem(in-
cludingtheinstallationofaudioequipment,
cellulartelephonesandCBradios,etc.)
mustbeperformedbyaqualifiedtechnician
whohasthetraining andspecialequipment
necessary.
—Foranyworkontheairbagsystem,we
stronglyrecommendthatyouseeyourau-
thorizedAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop.
—Nevermodifythefrontbumperorpartsof
thevehiclebody.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesideairbagcan
inflatewithoutinterference:
—Neverinstallseatcoversorreplacement
upholsteryoverthefrontseatbacksthat
havenotbeenspecificallyapprovedbyAu-
di.
—Neveruseadditionalseatcushionsthat
covertheareaswherethesideairbagsin-
flate.
—Damagetotheoriginalseatcoversor to

theseamintheareaofthesideairbag
modulemustalwaysberepairedimmedi-
atelyby anauthorizedAudidealer.
— Theairbagsystemcandeployonlyonce.Af-
teranairbaghasbeendeployed,it mustbe
replacedwithnewreplacementpartsde-
signedandapprovedespeciallyforyourAudi
model
version.Replacementofcomplete
airbagsystemsorairbagcomponentsmust
beperformedbyqualifiedworkshopsonly.
Makesurethatanyairbagserviceactionis
enteredinyourAudiWarranty&Mainte-
nancebookletunderAIRBAGREPLACEMENT
RECORD.
—Forsafetyreasonsinsevereaccidents,the
alternatorandstarterareseparatedfrom
thevehiclebatterywithapyrotechniccircuit
interrupter.
—Workonthepyrotechniccircuitinterrupter
mustonlybeperformedbyaqualified
technicianswhohavetheexperience,in-
formationandspecialtoolsnecessaryto
performtheworksafely.
—Ifthevehicleorthecircuitinterrupteris
scrapped,allapplicablesafetyprecautions
mustbefollowed.



OtherthingsthatcanaffectAdvanced
Airbagperformance
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensionsystemcan
changethewaythattheAdvancedAirbagSystem
performsinacrash.Forexample,usingtire-rim
combinationsnotapprovedbyAudi,loweringthe
vehicle,changingthestiffnessofthesuspension,
includingthesprings,suspensionstruts,shock
absorbersetc.canchangetheforcesthatare
measuredbytheairbagsensorsandsenttothe
electroniccontrolunit.Somesuspensionchanges
can,forexample,increasetheforcelevelsmeas-
uredbythesensorsandmaketheairbagsystem
deployincrashesinwhichitwouldnotdeployif
thechangeshadnotbeenmade.Otherkindsof
changesmayreducetheforcelevelsmeasuredby
thesensorsandpreventtheairbagfromdeploy-
ingwhenitshould.>
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reason,followallthewarningsandgeneral
safetyprecautionsprovidedinthefollowingin-
formation.Theenginecompartmentisadan-
gerousarea.>/\.


ZA\WARNING
—Turntheengineoff.
—Switchtheignitionoff.
—Settheparkingbrake.
—Selectthe“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Allowtheenginetocool.
—Keepchildrenawayfromtheenginecom-
partment.
—Neverspillfluidsonahotengine.Theseflu-
ids(suchasthefreezeprotectioncontained
inthecoolant)cancatchfire.
—Avoidshortcircuitsintheelectricalsystem.
—Neverreachintotheradiatorfan.Thefanis
temperature-controlledandcanturnon
suddenly,evenwhentheignitionisswitched
off.
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.
—Neveropenthe caponthecoolantexpan-
siontankwhentheengineiswarm.The
coolingsystemisunderpressure.
—Toprotectyourface,hands,andarmsfrom
hotsteamor coolant,coverthecapwitha
thick clothwhenopening.
—Donotremovetheenginecoverunderany
circumstances.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.
—Duetotheriskofelectricshock,nevertouch
theignitioncableorothercomponentsin
theelectronichigh-voltageignitionsystem
whentheengineisrunningorisstarting.
—If agearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Pressingtheacceleratorpedalwillcause the
vehicletomove,andthiscouldresultinan
accident.
—Ifinspectionsorrepairsmustbeperformed
whiletheengineisrunning,movingcompo-

nents(suchastheribbedbelt,generator,
andradiatorfan)poseanadditionalrisk.
—Set theparkingbrakefirstandselectthe
“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnopartsofthe
body,jewelry,ties,looseclothing,and
longhaircanbecaughtinmovingengine
components.Beforeanywork,alwaysre-
moveanyjewelryandties,tiebacklong
hair,andmakesureallclothingfitsclose
tothebodytotoreducetheriskofany-
thingbecomingcaughtinenginecompo-
nents.
—Payattentiontothefollowingwarningslist-
edwhenworkonthefuelsystemoronthe
electricalequipmentisrequired.
— Donotsmoke.
—Neverworknearopenflames.
—Alwayshaveaworkingfireextinguisher
nearby.
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlybyan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Limityourexposuretoexhaustandchemi-
calsto asshortatimeaspossible.


ZA\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainor
emitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsand
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainflu-
idscontainedinvehiclesandcertainprod-
ucts ofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharms.
Washhandsafterhandling.


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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
244
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>

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=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

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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

Loadrating(code)
meansthemaximumloadthata
tireisratedto carryforagivenin-
flationpressure.Youmaynotfind
thisinformationonalltiresbe-
causeitisnotrequiredbylaw.
Maximumloadrating
meanstheloadratingforatireat
themaximumpermissibleinfla-
tionpressureforthattire.
Maximumloadedvehicle
weight
meansthesumof:
(a)Curbweight
(b)Accessoryweight
(c)Vehiclecapacityweight,and
(d)Productionoptionsweight
Maximum(permissible)
inflationpressure
meansthemaximumcoldinfla-
tionpressuretowhichatiremay
beinflated.Alsocalled“maxi-
muminflationpressure.”
Normaloccupantweight
means150lbs(68kg)timesthe
numberofoccupantsseatedin
thevehicleuptothetotalseating
capacityofyourvehicle.
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Occupantdistribution
meansdistributionofoccupants
inavehicle.
Outerdiameter
meanstheoveralldiameterofan
inflatednewtire.
Overallwidth
meansthelineardistancebe-
tweentheexteriorsoftheside-
wallsofaninflatedtire,including
elevationsduetolabeling,deco-
rations,orprotectivebandsor
ribs.
Ply
meansalayerofrubber-coated
parallelcords.
Productionoptionsweight
meansthecombinedweightof
thoseinstalledregularproduction
optionsweighingover5lbs
(2.3kg)inexcessofthosestand-
arditemswhichtheyreplace,not
previouslyconsideredincurb
weightoraccessoryweight,in-
cludingheavy dutybrakes,ride
levelers,roofrack,heavyduty
battery,andspecialtrim.
Radialplytire
meansapneumatictireinwhich
theplycordsthatextendtothe>