2019 AUDI TT COUPE ECO mode

IntelligentTechnology

Isthisanoffroadvehicle?
YourAudiisnot anoffroadvehicle-thereisnot
enoughgroundclearance.Forthisreason,avoid
difficultterrain.

Z\WARNING
—Also,invehicleswithallwheeldrive,adapt
yourdrivingstyletothecurrentroadand
trafficconditions.Donotlettheincreased
safetyprovidedtemptyouintotakingrisks,
becausethisincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
— Thebrakingabilityofyourvehicleislimited
tothetractionofthewheels.In thisway,it
isnotdifferentfromatwowheeldrivevehi-
cle.Donot betemptedtoacceleratetoa
highspeedwhentheroadisslippery,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Notethatonwetstreets,thefrontwheels
can“hydroplane’”ifdrivingatspeedsthat
aretoohigh.Unlikefrontwheeldrivevehi-
cles,theengineRPMdoesnotincreasesud-
denlywhenthevehiclebeginshydroplaning.
Forthisreason,adaptyourspeedtothe
roadconditionstoreducetheriskofanacci-
dent.

Rearspoiler
Appliesto:vehicleswithretractablerearspoiler
Theextendablerearspoilerincreasesdrivingsta-
bility.

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Fig.89Centerconsole:buttonfortherearspoiler
Therearspoilerretractsandextends.Itcanbe
activatedinvariousoperatingmodes(manual
modeorautomaticmode).
838
Automaticmode(normaloperation)
—Automaticextension:therearspoilerwillauto-
maticallyextendwhenspeedsexceedapproxi-
mately75mph(120km/h).
—Automaticretraction:therearspoilerwillauto-
maticallyretractwhenspeedsdecreasetoun-
derapproximately50mph(80km/h).
Manualmode
—Extendingmanually:brieflytapthe>fig.89
buttontofullyextendtherearspoiler.
—Retractingmanually:whendrivingatspeeds
belowapproximately10mph(20km/h),press
andholdthebuttontoretracttherearspoiler.
Whenatspeedsbetween10mph(20km/h)
and75mph(120km/h),therearspoilerwill
completelyretractwhenyoutap thebutton.
Indicatorlights
8if8Rearspoiler:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Therearspoilermaynot haveextendedduetoa
malfunction.Thiscouldchangethevehicle'sdriv-
ingcharacteristicsathighspeeds.Donotdrive
fasterthan85mph(140km/h).Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunctioncor-
rected.Thecoloroftheindicatorlightdepends
onthevehiclespeed.

ZAWARNING
Drivingathigherspeedswithouttherear
spoilerdeployedcanimpairhandlingcharac-
teristics,makingthevehiclehardertocontrol.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthespoilerisde-
ployedwhendrivingatspeedsover85mph
(140km/h).Iftherearspoilerwarning/indi-
catorlightintheinstrumentclustercomes
on,therearspoilermaynot havedeployed.
—Neverdriveatspeedshigherthan85mph
(140km/h)ifthespoilerisnotdeployed.
Havethespoilerinspectedassoonaspossi-
blebyanauthorizedAudidealerorqualified
workshop.
—Alwaysobeyspeedlimitsandothertraffic
laws.

Telephone

—Dialingaphonenumber:selectandconfirm@.
Or:pushthecontrolknobdown.Selectand
confirmOK.
—Deletingindividualcharacters:selectandcon-
firm&l.
—Deletingallcharactersenteredatonce:turn
thecontrolknobwiththecharacterselectionto
landpressandholdthecontrolknob.Or:se-
lecttherightcontrolbutton>Clearinputfield.
Tonesequences(DTMF)canbeentereddirectly
intothespellerduringaphonecall.
Acceptingorendingacall
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
—Acceptingacall:selectandconfirmAnswer.
—Decliningacall:selectandconfirmDecline.
—Mutingtheactivecall:selectandconfirm
Mute.
—Endinga phonecall/canceldialing:selectand
confirmEndcall.Or:pressthecontrolknob.
Acceptinganothercall:see>page114,Duringa
phonecall.
Callerinformation:thename, phonenumberor
UnknownappearsintheInfotainmentsystem
displaydependingonifthecallerhasbeenstored
inthedirectoryandifthephonenumberhas
beentransmitted.Apicturemayalsobedis-
played,dependingonwhetheryouhaveassigned
apicturetoacontactinyourdirectoryandifit
wastransferredtoyourMMI.Youcanfindoutif
yourmobiledevicesupportsthisfunctionfrom
yourmobiledevicenetworkprovider,yourmobile
deviceowner'smanual,oratwww.audiusa.com/
bluetooth.
@Tips
Theradioormediaplaybackismutedduringa
phonecall.
Duringaphonecall
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
Requirement:
theremustbeacallinprogress.
>
Presstherightcontrolbutton.
114
Thefollowingoptionsmaybepossibleduringa
calldependingonthemobiledevicebeingused
andthetypeofconnection:
—Makinganadditionalcall:select:Findcontact
>Calllist/Directory/Favorites>anentryfrom
thelist.
—Acceptinganincomingcallwhenthereisan
activecallandacallonhold:selectReplace.
Theactivecallisreplacedwiththeincoming
call.
—Answeringanadditionalcall:ifthereisanin-
comingcallwhileanothercallisactive,youcan
selectAnswertoput theexistingcallonhold
andanswertheincomingcall.IfyouselectDe-
cline,theincomingcallwillbedeclined.
Additionalfunctionsinclude:
Mute:ifyouselectandconfirmthisfunction,the
otherpersononthephonecannothearyou.You
willstillbeabletoheartheotherperson.
Holdcall/Resume:youcanplacetheexistingcall
onholdandresumeitagain.Toresumethecall,
selectandconfirmthecallyouwouldliketore-
sume.
Transfercalltomobiledevice*:selectandcon-
firm
Transfercalltomobiledevicetotransfer
theexistingcallfromtheMMItoyourcellphone.
Switchtohands-freemode*:Requirement:you
musthaveaphonecallinprogressonyourcell
phone.SelectandconfirmSwitchtohands-free
modetotransferthecallfromyourcellphoneto
theMMI.
Swapcall:alternatebetweentwophonecalls
whileoneofthecallsisonhold.SelectingEnd
call willendtheactivephonecall.Aphonecall
onholdcanberesumedusingtherightcontrol
button>Resume.
Addtoconference:apartyonholdanduptofive
activeparties(dependingonthenetwork)canbe
addedtoaconferencecall.Tomakeanadditional
call,putallparticipantsinthecurrentconference
callonholdusingtherightcontrolbutton>Hold
conference.Presstheleftcontrolbutton.Select
andconfirmCalllist/Directory/Favorites>an
entryfromthelist.Youcanaddcalledcontacts
totheconferenceusingtherightcontrolbutton>

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Audiconnect

Audiconnect
Generalinformation
Dependingonthecountryandthevehicleequip-
ment,thefollowing functionsmaybeavailable:
—AudiconnectInfotainment
YoucanalsofindmoreinformationonAudicon-
nectonlineatwww.audiusa.com.

Z\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,onlyuse
Audiconnectserviceswhenroadandtraffic
conditionspermit.Alwaysreadandfollow
the
notesin>page90,Trafficsafetyinfor-
mation.
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Asthedriver,donotallowusageoftheWi-
Fihotspottodistractyoufromdriving,as
thiscouldincreasetheriskofanaccident.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Alsoreadthewarningsinthechapter
=>page188.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,use theAu
diconnectInfotainmentserviceswithaWi-
Fihotspotonlyintherearseatwhentheve-
hicleisinmotion,oronlywhenthevehicleis
stationary.

()Note
—Appliesto:useofseparateSIMcardinthe
SIMcardreaderorSIMcardintheWi-Fide-
viceviapersonalhotspot:Ifyouuseyour
ownSIMcard,alldataconnectionsforall
AudiconnectInfotainmentserviceswillrun
throughyourSIMcard.Thiscouldresultin
additionalcosts,dependingonyourcell
phoneserviceproviderandespeciallywhen
usinginothercountries.Aflatratedata
planisstronglyrecommended.Youcanob-
tainmoreinformationfromyourcellphone
serviceprovider.
—Incertainsituations,theWi-Fihotspotdata
connectionmaybeestablishedasareplace-
mentfortheSIMcardonyourWi-Fidevice.
Thisfeature dependsontheconfiguration
ofyourWi-Fideviceandoperatingsystem.
Thiscouldresultinfeesdependingonyour
cellphoneserviceprovider,especiallyifyou
areusingthisfeaturewhileabroad.Aflat
ratedataplanisstronglyrecommended.For
moreinformation,contactyourcellphone
serviceproviderorrefertotheowner'sman-
ualforyourWi-Fidevice.
—Youareresponsibleforallprecautionstaken
fordataprotection,anti-virusprotection,
andprotectionagainstlossofdataonmo-
biledevicesthatareused,forexample,to
accesstheInternetthroughtheWi-Fihot-
spot.
@)Tips
—Theavailabilityofservicesdependsonthe
subscription.
—AUDIAGprovidesaccesstoservicesfrom
thirdpartyproviders.Permanentavailability
cannotbe guaranteed,becausethatde-
pendsonthethirdpartyprovider.
—Useofthemostup-to-datemobilenetwork
standardisnotavailableineverycountry.
ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityoryourcell
phoneserviceproviderforadditionalinfor-
mation.
—AudiconnectInfotainmentservicesareonly
availablewithinthecellphonenetworkcov-
eragefromyourcellphoneserviceprovider.
—Availability,scope,providers,screendisplay,
andcosts ofservicesmayvarydependingon
thecountry,model,modelyear,enddevice
andrates.
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ZA\WARNING
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>AV
inGeneralinformationonpage123.
©)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin9@in
Generalinformationonpage123.
G@)Tips
Formoreinformationonroamingcharges,
contactyourcellphoneserviceprovider.
Appliesto:vehicleswithWi-Fihotspot

Youcan use theMMIasaWi-Fihotspottocon-
nect
uptoeight Wi-FidevicestotheInternet.
Requirement:theignitionmustbeswitchedon.

>Select:[MENU]button>Telephone>rightcon-
trolbutton>Wi-Fisettings.

Dependingonthecountryandthevehicleequip-
ment,thefollowing functionsmaybeavailable:
Wi-Fi
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon,theMMIWi-Fi
hotspotisactiveandvisibletootherdevices(for
example,laptopsandcellphones).Youcancon-
nectyourWi-FidevicetotheMMIandusetheIn-
ternetconnectionifnecessary.Ifyouswitchoff
theWi-FiintheMMI,theWi-Fihotspotwillbe
deactivated.Therefore,anyotherdevicesaccess-
ingtheWi-Fihotspotwillnolongerbeconnected
totheWi-Fi.
Networkkey
TheWi-Ficonnectionbetweenyourvehicleand
yourWi-Fideviceisencrypted.Toestablishacon-
nection,youmustenterthefollowingvalues
whensettingupyourwirelessdevice.Youcan
changethemifnecessary.
—Accesspoint(SSID):nameoftheWi-Finet-
work.
—Password:arandompasswordwassetatthe
factoryintheMMI.Thepasswordcanbe
changed.Theencryptionmethodrequiresa
128
passwordtobeatleasteightcharacterslong.
Chooseasecurepassword.
—Visibletoothers:yourWi-Finetworkvisibility
can be switchedonoroff.
Networksearch
AlistofavailableWi-Finetworksinyourareais
displayed.
Connectiontopersonalhotspot
TheMMIWi-Fihotspotisactivated.AnMMIIn-
ternetconnectiontoapersonalWi-Fihotspot
(suchasasmartphone)canbeestablished.For
additionalinformation,see>page124.

ZAWARNING
Alwaysfollow theinformationfoundin>A\
inGeneralinformationonpage123.

C)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Generalinformationonpage123.
@Tips
InvehicleswithoutAudiconnectInfotain-
ment,the useoftheWi-Fihotspotisonly
possiblefortheWi-Fiaudioplayer*.Adata
connectiontotheInternetcannotbeestab-
lished.
DataPrivacy
Appliesto:vehicleswith AudiconnectInfotainment
AUDIAGcollects,uses,storesandsharesyour
personalinformation,suchascontactdata,vehi-
cledata,usagedata,drivingdataandprecisege-
olocation,inordertoprovideyouwiththeprod-
uctsandservicesyouhavepurchasedorrequest-
ed,andforanumberofotherpurposes,forex-
ample,totrackqualityissues,toperformance
andsafety,tomeetourinternalcomplianceorle-
galrequirementsandtomarkettocustomers
andpotentialcustomers.Foramorecomplete
listofthedatawecollect,howweuseitandwith
whomweshareit,pleasevisityourAudination-
al/salesregionwebsiteatwww.audi.com.
Thecollection,useandsharingmayvarydepend-
ingonyourmodelandmodelyear,your

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Audiconnect

subscriptionstatus,ortheserviceoffering.For
example,collection,useandsharingmayvary
betweenAudiconnectservices,ifyouhavedesig-
Informationaboutourprivacypracticesincon-
junctionwiththemobileAudiconnectapplica-
tioncanbefoundintheApplication’sPrivacy
natedakeyuser,orifyouaredrivingamodel
equippedwithpersistentdatalogging.Pleasere-
viewthecompletePrivacyStatementtounder-
standourdatahandlingpracticeswithrespectto
aparticularservice.
Youcanfindadditionalinformationaboutourda-
taprivacypracticesinyourMMI.

MENU >Select: button>Audiconnect>right
Statement.
Foradditionalinformationabouttheprivacy
practicesrelatingtoAudiconnect,myAudi,or
otherwebsites,applicationsoronlineservicesas
wellasyourobligationswithrespecttousing
theseservices,andforadditionalinformationre-
gardingAudiconnectterms andconditions,
pleasevisityourAudinational/salesregionweb-
siteatwww.audi.com.
controlbutton>AboutAudiconnect.
Troubleshooting
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectInfotainment
Theinformationthatfollowslistssometrouble-
shootingoptions.Theydependontheequip-
ment.

ProblemSolution

AudiconnectInfotainmentserv-
ices:individualAudiconnectInfo-
tainmentservicesaregrayed outor
notavailable.
SomeAudiconnectInfotainmentservicesmustbeactivatedor
configuredthroughyourpersonalmyAudiaccountbeforeusing
themforthefirsttime.Youcanfinddetailedinformationonline
atwww.audiusa.com/myaudi.

Wi-Fihotspot:itisnotpossible to
connectthroughWi-Fi.
CheckifWi-FiisactivatedintheMMI>page128.
DeleteallexistingWi-Ficonnectionsonyourmobiledeviceand
restartit.

Wi-Fihotspot:thedataconnection
isinterrupted.
CheckifthefunctionConnectiontopersonalhotspotisactivat-
ed>page128.Turn thefunctionoffifyouarenotusingaper-
sonalhotspot.

PersonalWi-Fihotspot:theNet-
worksearchisnotpossible(grayed
out).

TostartanetworksearchforyourpersonalWi-Fihotspot,the
Wi-Fihotspotmustbeturnedon>page124.

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Navigation

switchedon M.Afterconfirmingthismessage,a
listofgasstationsintheareaisdisplayed.When
agasstationisselected,routeguidancefromthe
currentvehiclepositioniscalculated.
Notificationwhennearby*
Thenotificationwhennearbyisswitchedoffat
thefactory.
TheMMInotifiesyouwhenyouareapproaching
selectedpointsofinterestwhenthisfunctionis
switchedon.YoucanalsohaveaNotification
tone.
Presentationmode
ThePresentationmodehelpsyoutoeffectively
planatripandfollowtheplannedroutewithout
movingthevehicle.YoucanuseSelectstarting
pointwhenyouwouldliketocalculatearoute
startingfromalocationotherthanthevehicle
position, forexample.StartPresentationmode
tosimulaterouteguidance.
Routecriteria
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
10)[8]
>tak)*(
Fig.117Possibleroutecriteria


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>Pressthe LNAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
the Enterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page130,fig.114.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Routecriteria.
@HOVlanes/carpoollanes):whentheAvoid
functionisswitchedon,HOVlanesorcarpool
lanes arenotincludedintheroutecalculation.
WithAllow,theMMIwillguideyouusingHOV
andcarpoollanesanditwillindicatethem.

)_Highoccupancyvehicle
@Highways/(3)Tollroads/@)Ferries:youcan
selecttheAvoidfunctiontopreventthenaviga-
tionsystemfromcalculatingrouteswithhigh-
ways,tollroadsorferries,ifpossible.
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
theEnterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page130,fig.114.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Voiceguidance.

Voiceguidance:voiceguidancecanbeComplete
orShortened.WiththeTrafficfunction,voice
guidancepromptsareonlygivenwhenthereare
trafficincidentsonyourroute.WhenOffisse-
lected,novoiceguidanceisgiven.
Voiceguidanceduringphonecall:voiceguidance
duringaphonecallcanbe switchedonoroff.
Entertainmentfader:see>page174.
Voiceguidancevolume:see>page174.
PNGTaNeel)
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

Fig.118Alternativeroutesdisplay
Requirement:adestinationmustbeenteredand
therouteguidancemustbestarted.

>Pressthe[NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
theEnterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
>page130,fig.114.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Showalternative
routes.

Threerouteswillbedisplayedintheoverview
mapafteryouenteradestination>fig.118.>
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8S1012721BA
Safedriving

Safedriving
Basics
Safedrivinghabits
Pleaseremember-safetyfirst!
Theindividualsafetyfeaturesofyourvehiclecan
worktogetherasasystemtohelpprotectyou
and
yourpassengersinawiderangeofaccidents.
Thesefeaturescannotworkasasystemifthey
arenot alwayscorrectlyadjustedandcorrectly
used.
Thischaptercontainsimportantinformation,
tips,instructionsandwarningsthatyouneedto
readandobserveforyourownsafety,thesafety
of
yourpassengersandothers.Wehavesummar-
izedherewhatyouneedtoknowaboutsafety
belts,airbags,childrestraintsaswellaschild
safety.Yoursafetyisforusprioritynumber1.Al-
waysobservetheinformationandwarningsin
thissection-foryourownsafetyaswellasthat
ofyourpassengers.
Theinformationinthissectionappliestoall
modelversionsofyourvehicle.Someofthefea-
turesdescribedinthissectionsmaybe standard
equipmentonsomemodels,ormaybeoptional
equipmentonothers.Ifyouarenotsure,ask
yourauthorizedAudidealer.

ZAWARNING
—Alwaysmakesurethatyoufollowthein-
structionsandheedtheWARNINGSinthis
Manual.Itisinyourinterestandinthein-
terestofyourpassengers.
—AlwayskeepthecompleteOwner'sLitera-
tureinyourAudiwhenyoulendorsellyour
vehicleso thatthisimportantinformation
willalways beavailabletothedriverand
passengers.
—AlwayskeeptheOwner'sliteraturehandyso
that
youcanfinditeasilyifyouhaveques-
tions.

Importantthingstodobeforedriving
Safetyiseverybody'sjob!Vehicleandoccupant
safetyalwaysdependsontheinformedandcare-
fuldriver.
Foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingalways:
>Makesurethatalllightsandsignalsareoperat-
ingcorrectly.
>Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
>Makesurethatallwindowsarecleanandafford
goodvisibility totheoutside.
>Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
=>page44,>page43.
>Makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
pedals.
>Adjustfrontseatandmirrorscorrectlyforyour
height.
>Makesuretouse therightchildrestraintcor-
rectlytoprotectchildren>page212,Child
safety.
>Sitproperlyinyourseatandmakesurethat
yourpassengersdothesame©page40,Front
seats.
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.Al-
soinstructyourpassengerstofastentheirsafe-
tybeltsproperly>page180.
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?
Safedrivingisdirectlyrelatedtotheconditionof
thevehicle,thedriveraswellasthedriver’sabili-
ty toconcentrateontheroadwithoutbeingdis-
tracted.
Thedriverisresponsibleforthesafetyoftheve-
hicleandallofitsoccupants.Ifyourabilityto
driveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybodyinthe
vehicleincreaseand youalsobecomeahazardto
everyoneelseontheroad>/\.Therefore:
>Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassengers
orbyusinga cellulartelephone.
>NEVERdrivewhenyourdrivingabilityisim-
paired(bymedications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
>Observealltrafficlaws,rulesoftheroadand
speedlimitsandplaincommonsense.
>ALWAYSadjustyourspeedtoroad,trafficand
weatherconditions.
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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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