2019 AUDI TT COUPE engine

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CheckingandFilling
Fuel
ahemelt)
Thecorrectgasolinegradeisstatedontheinside
ofthefuelfillerdoor.
Thevehicleisequippedwithacatalyticconverter
andmustonlybedrivenwithunleadedgasoline.
AudirecommendsusingTOPTIERDetergentGas-
oline.ForadditionalinformationonTOPTIERDe-
tergentGasoline,visitwww.toptiergas.com.
Theindividualgasolinegradesaredifferentiated
byoctaneratings.Thisvalueisgivenwith(R
+M)/2equatingtoAKIorinRON.
Theheadingsbelowmatchthestickerinthefuel
fillerdoor.
UNLEADEDFUELONLYMIN.(R+M)/287
Regular/MIN.RON91Regular
Useregulargasolinewithminimum87AKI/
91RON>©.
Themaximumenginepowerisonlyreachedif
premiumgasoline91AKI/95RONisused.
UNLEADEDFUELONLYPREMIUMMIN.(R
+M)/291/SUPERMIN.RON95
Usingpremiumgasolinewithminimum91AKI/
95RONisrecommended.
Ifpremiumgasolineisnotavailable,youcanalso
useregulargasoline87AKI/91RON.However
thisdoesreduce theenginepowerslightly.
@)Note
—Fillingthetankjustonetimewithleaded
fuel orothermetallicadditiveswillcause
permanentdeteriorationtothecatalytic
converterfunction.
—Whengasolinewithanoctaneratingthatis
toolowisused,highspeedsorheavyengine
loadcanleadtoenginedamage.
@Tips
Thevehiclemaybefilledwithfuelthathasa
higheroctaneratingthanwhatisrequiredby
theengine.
Gasolinemixture
GasolinewithalcoholorMTBE(Methyl-Tert-
Butyl-Ether)
Youcan useunleadedgasolinemixedwithalco-
holorMTBE(generallylabeledasoxygenated
compounds)aslongasthefuelmeetsthefollow-
ingconditions:
Gasolinewithmethanolcontent(methylalco-
holormethanol)
—Anti-KnockIndexisatleast87AKI
—Nomorethan3%methanol
—Morethan2%solvent
Gasolinewithethanolcontent(ethylalcoholor
ethanol)
—Anti-KnockIndexisatleast87AKI
—Nomorethan15%ethanol
GasolinewithMTBEcontent
—Anti-KnockIndexisatleast87AKI
—Nomorethan15%MTBE
Gasolineadaptedtotheseason
Manygasolinefuelsareadaptedtotheseasons.
Whentheseasonchanges,werecommendrefu-
elingathigh-trafficgasstations.Itismorelikely
thatthegasolinewillbesuitablefortheseason
there.
()Note
—Gasolinewithmethanolcontentthatdoes
notmeetthespecifiedconditionsmaycause
corrosiondamageanddamagetoplasticor
rubbercomponentsinthefuelsystem.
—Donotusegasoline thatdoesnotmeetthe
specifications.
—Ifyouareunabletofindoutifaspecificgas-
olinemixturemeetsthespecifications,ask
the gasstationoperatorortheirfuelsuppli-
er.
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—Donotuseanygasolinemixturewhose
compositioncannotbeidentified.
—Audidoesnotassumeanyresponsibilityfor
damagetothefuelsystemorforperform-
ance
problemscausedbyusinggasoline
mixturesdifferentfromthosespecified.
Thistypeofdamagealsodoesnotfallunder
theNewVehicleLimitedWarrantyorunder
theemissionscontrolsystemwarranty.
—Ifyounoticeahigherfuelconsumptionor
poorhandlingorperformanceproblemsdue
tosuchgasolinemixtures,werecommend
fuelingwithunblendedgasoline.
Gasolineadditives
Animportantissueformanyautomobilemanu-
facturersiscombustionresidueintheengine
thatresultsfromtheuseofcertainfuels.
Althoughtypesofgasolinedifferdependingon
themanufacturer,therearesimilarities.Certain
substancesinthegasolinemaycausedepositsin
theengine.Additivesinthegasolinethatshould
keeptheengineandfuelsystemcleandonotall
functionequally.
AudirecommendsusingTOPTIERDetergentGas-
oline.ForadditionalinformationonTOPTIERDe-
tergentGasoline,visitwww.toptiergas.com.
Ifyouuseincorrectfuelsoveralongperiodof
time,themaximumengineperformancemaybe
impairedby combustionresidue.
@)Note
Damageormalfunctionscausedbytheuseof
incorrecttypesofgasolinearenotcoveredby
theNewVehicleLimitedWarranty.
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Refueling
Fuelingprocedure
Yourvehicleisequippedwithacaplessfuelfiller
system.

BFV-0225

Fig.174Rightrearsideofthevehicle:openingthefuel
fillerdoor

BFV-0226


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Fig.175Rightrearsideofthevehicle:fuelpumpnozzle
inserted

Thefuelfillerdoorisunlockedorlockedbythe
central lockingsystem.
>Pressontheleftsideofthefuelfillerdoorto
openit>fig.174.
>Insertthefuelpumpnozzleallthewayintothe
fueltankfillerneck>fig.175.Makesureitis
seatedcorrectly.
>Beginfueling.Oncethefuelpumpnozzleturns
offthefirsttime,thefueltankisfull.Donot
continuefueling, or elsetheexpansionspacein
thetankwillbefilledwithfuel.
>Afterthefuelpumphasswitchedoff,waitfive
secondsbeforeremovingthenozzletoallow
therestofthefueltofinishdrippingintothe
fueltank.
>Closethefuelfillerdoorandthenpressonthe
leftsideuntilitlatches.

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Thecorrectfueltypeforyourvehiclecanbe
foundonalabellocatedontheinsideofthefuel
fillerdoor.Foradditionalinformationonfuel,see
=>page231.
Forthetankcapacityinyourvehicle,refertothe
TechnicalData>page293.
Ifthecentral lockingsystemmalfunctions,there
isafuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
=>page234.


Z\WARNING
Improperfuelingproceduresandimproper
handlingoffuelcanlead toexplosions,fires,
severeburns,andotherinjuries.
—Donotsmoke.Keepawayfromopenflames.
—Theignitionmustbeswitchedoffwhenre-
fueling.
—Mobiledevices,radiodevices,andotherra-
dioequipmentshouldalwaysbeswitched
offwhenrefueling.Electromagneticrays
couldcausesparksandstartafire.
—Ifyoudonotinsertthefuelpumpnozzleall
thewayintothefillertube,thenfuelcan
leakout.Spilledfuelcanigniteandstarta
fire.
—Nevergetintothevehiclewhenrefueling.If
thereisanexceptionalsituationwhereyou
mustenterthevehicle,closethedoorand
touchametalsurfacebeforetouching the
fuelpumpnozzleagain.Thiswillreducethe
riskofelectrostaticdischargethatcancause
flyingsparks.Sparks canstarta firewhen
refueling.

curwhilerefuelingandthefuelvapors
couldignite.
—Whenusingfuelcontainersmadeofmet-
al,thefuelpumpnozzlemustalwaysre-
mainincontactwiththecontainertore-
ducetheriskofstaticcharge.
—Insertthefuelpumpnozzleasfaraspos-
sibleintothefilleropeningwhilerefuel-
ing.
—Followtheapplicablelegalregulationsin
thecountrywhereyouaredrivingwhen
using,storingandtransportingfuelcon-
tainers.
—Makesurethatthefuelcontainermeets
theindustrystandards,forexampleANSI
orASTMF852-86.



Z\WARNING
Transportingfuelcontainersinsidethevehicle
isnotrecommended.Fuelcouldleakoutof
thecontainerandignite,especiallyduringan
accident.Thiscan causeexplosions,fires,and
injuries.
—Ifyoumusttransportfuelinafuelcontain-
er,note thefollowing:
—Alwaysplacethefuelcontaineronthe
groundbeforefilling.Neverfillthefuel
containerwithfuelwhileitisinsideoron
thevehicle.Electrostaticdischargecanoc-

()Note
—Removefuelthathasoverflowedontoany
vehiclecomponentsimmediatelytoreduce
theriskofdamagetothevehicle.
—Neverdriveuntilthefueltankiscompletely
empty.Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatre-
sultsfromthatcan causeenginemisfires.
Uncombustedfuelmayentertheexhaust
systemandincreasetheriskofdamageto
thecatalyticconverter.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Donotoverfillthefueltank,orfuelcouldleak
outwhenthevehicleiswarmingup.
@Tips
—Ifadverseweatherconditionscausethefuel
fillerdoortofreezeshut,pressonthecen-
terofthefillerdoorwiththeheelofyour
hand andthentryopeningitagain.
—Thefuelfillerdoor onyourvehicledoesnot
lockifyoulockthevehiclefromtheinside
usingthecentral locking switch.
G)Tips
—Yourvehicleisequippedwithamisfueling
guard.Itallowsthevehicletobefueledonly
withthecorrectfuelpumpnozzle.
—Awornordamagednozzleoranozzle that
istoo smallmaynot beabletoopenthe
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Emissionscontrol
system
Generalinformation
Z\WARNING
Thetemperatureoftheexhaustsystemis
high,bothwhendrivingandafterstopping
the
engine.
—Nevertouchtheexhausttailpipesoncethey
have
becomehot. Thiscouldresultinburns.

—Donotparkyourvehicleoverflammable
materialssuchasgrassorleavesbecause
thehightemperatureoftheemissionssys-
temcouldstartafire.
—Donotapplyunderbodyprotectantinthe
exhaustsystemarea,becausethisincreases
theriskoffire.
Catalyticconverter
Followthesafetyprecautions>page235,Gener-
alinformation.

Thevehiclemayonlybedrivenwithunleaded
gasoline,orthecatalyticconverterwillbede-
stroyed.
Neverdriveuntilthetankiscompletelyempty.
Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatresultsfromthat
cancauseenginemisfires.Uncombustedfuel
couldentertheexhaustsystem,whichcould
causeoverheatinganddamagetothecatalytic
converter.
OnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)
TheOnBoardDiagnosticSystemmonitorsthe
engineandtransmissioncomponentsthatinflu-
enceemissions.
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fzz

portfortheOnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)
OnBoardDiagnosticSystem
EnginedatacanbereadoutattheOnBoardDi-
agnosticSystemconnectionportusingaspecial
testingdevice>fig.179.
Indicatorlight
IftheSindicatorlightblinks orturnson,there
isamalfunctionthatiscausingpooremissions
qualityandthatcoulddamagethecatalyticcon-
verter.DriveslowlytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.

Z\WARNING
Incorrectuseofthe connectionportforthe
OnBoardDiagnosticSystemcancausemal-
functions,whichcanthenresultinaccidents
andseriousinjuries.
—OnlyallowanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitytoreadout the
enginedata.

Enginecompartment
Generalinformation
Specialcareisrequiredifyouareworkinginthe
enginecompartment
Forworkintheenginecompartment,suchas
checkingandfillingfluids,thereisariskofin-
jury,scalding,accidents,andburns.Forthis
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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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®Note
Whenfillingfluids,besurenottoaddanyflu-
idstothewrongreservoirs.Otherwisesevere
malfunctionsandenginedamagewilloccur.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youshouldregularlycheckthegroundunder
yourvehicleinordertodetectleaksquickly.If
therearevisiblespotsfromoilorotherfluids,
bringyourvehicletoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytobe
checked.
Openingandclosingthehood
Thehoodisreleasedfrominsidethevehicle.

yt\
Fig.180Sectionfromthedriver'ssidefootwell:release
lever
Q 3
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2=a a

Fig.181Unlockedhood:lever

D)The&>symbolontheleverwasstill beingdesignedat
thetimethismanualwasprinted.
Makesurethewiperarmsarenotraisedupfrom
thewindshield.Otherwisethepaintcouldbe
damaged.
Openingthehood
>Withthedooropen,pullthelever>”)below
theinstrumentpanelinthedirectionofthear-
row>fig.180.
>Raisethehoodslightly>A\.
»Pressthelever>fig.181inthedirectionofthe
arrow.Thisreleasesthehooks.
>Openthehood.
Closingthehood
>Pushthehooddownuntilyouoverridethe
forceofthestruts.
>Letthehoodfalllightlyintothelatch.Donot
pressitin.>/\.

ZAWARNING
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.
—Forsafetyreasons,thehoodmustalwaysbe
latchedsecurelywhiledriving.Becauseof
this,alwayscheckthehoodafterclosingit
tomakesureitislatchedcorrectly.Thehood
islatchedifthefrontcornerscannotbelift-
ed.
—Ifyounoticethatthehoodisnotlatched
whileyouaredriving,stopimmediatelyand
closeit,becausedrivingwhenthehoodis
notlatchedincreasestheriskofanaccident.


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Enginecompartmentoverview
Themostimportantcheckpoints.


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Fig.182Typicallayoutof thereservoirandtheengineoilfilleropening
Followthesafetyprecautions>page235.
Coolantexpansiontank(£)>page242
Engineoildipstick>page239
Engineoilfilleropening(%7)>page239
Brakefluidreservoir(OQ)>page243
Jumpstartpoint(+)underacover,(-)body
groundpoint
Fusehousing>page285
Washerfluidreservoir(<>)>page246
Engineoillabel*withVWstandard
=>page238
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©8000
Theengineoildipstickandtheengineoilfilling
openingmaybelocatedindifferentplaceswithin
theenginecompartment,dependingontheen-
gineversion.
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Engineoil
Iftheengineoillevelistoolow
Ifyouneedtoaddengineoil,useanoilthatis
listedonthesticker.Thestickerislocatedatthe
frontoftheenginecompartment>page238,
fig.182.
Iftherecommendedengineoilisnotavailable,in
anemergencyyoumayaddamaximumof1
quart(1liter)ofACEAC3orAPISNengineoil
onetimeuntilthenextoilchange.
Formoreinformationonthecorrectengineoil
foryourvehicle,contactanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Havetheoil
changedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedServiceFacility.

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Audirecommends
Sbastrol|BIDEPrarzssional
AudirecommendsusingtheLongLifehigh-per-
formanceengineoilfromAudiGenuineParts.
IYTet
Engineoilpressure


2Turnoffengine!Oilpressuretoolow
Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
engineoillevel>page239.
—Iftheengineoillevelistoolow,addengineoil
=>page240.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
—Iftheengineoilleveliscorrectandtheindica-
torlightstillturnson,turntheengineoffand
donotcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
Engineoillevel
Appliesto:vehicleswithoillevelwarning
3Pleasecheckoillevel
—Youmaycontinuedrivingforthetimebeing.
Checktheengineoillevelassoonas possible
=>page239,Checkingtheengineoillevel.
—Iftheengineoilleveliscorrectandtheindica-
torlightstillturnson,driveatlowengine
speedtoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacility.
Engineoilsensor
2Oillevelsensor:oilchangenecessary.Please
contactService
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil.Thiswillcause
theengineoilleveltoriseslowlyandtheengine
oilqualitytodecrease.Donotextractengineoil
toreducethelevel,becausethiswillincreasethe
riskofenginedamage.DrivetoanauthorizedAu-
didealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohaveengineoilextracted.
3Oillevelsystem:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoillevelhas
malfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediately
tohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
&Oilpressuresensor:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoilpressure
hasmalfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmedi-
atelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
Enginewarm-uprequest*
iPleasedrive towarmupengine
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil,eitherduetolow
outsidetemperaturesorfrequentshortdrives.
Driveuntiltheengineiswarmso thatthefuelin
theengineoilwillevaporate.Avoidhighengine
speeds,fullaccelerating,andheavyengineloads
whendoingthis.
@)Tips
TheoilpressurewarningEEisnot anoillevel
indicator.
Alwayschecktheoillevelregularly.
Checkingtheengineoillevel
Q

BsVv-0588
&
Fig.183Oildipstick(example):checkingtheengineoillev-
el

Observethesafetyprecautions>A\inGeneral
informationonpage236.
>»Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>Shuttheengineoffwhenitiswarm.
>Waitapproximatelytwominutes.
>Openthehood>page237.
>Removetheoildipstick>page238,fig. 182,
wipeitoffwithacleanclothandinsertitallthe
wayinagain.
>Removetheoildipstickagainandthenreadthe
oillevel>tableonpage240.
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