2019 AUDI TT COUPE warning light

Childsafety

theseatcannotmoveforwardorsidewaysmore
than1in(2.5cm)>page223.
>Ifthechildsafetyseatisequippedwithatether
strap,attachittothetetheranchors
=>page228.
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
=>page218.
Atoddlerorchildisusuallytoolargeforanin-
fantrestraintifitismorethanoneyearoldand
weighsmorethan20lbs(9kg).
Toddlersandchildrenwhoareolderthanone
yearuptoabout4yearsoldandweighmorethan
20lbs(9kg)upto40lbs(18kg)mustalways be
properlyrestrainedina childsafetyseatcertified
fortheirsizeand weight>fig.164and
>fig.165.
Theairbagonthepassengersidemakesthefront
seatapotentiallydangerousplacefora childto
ride.Thefrontseatisnot thesafest placefora
childinaforward-facingchildsafetyseat.Itisa
verydangerousplaceforaninfantoralarger
childinarearward-facingseat.

causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightdoesnot
comeonandstayon,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealer.
—Therearsideofthechildsafetyseatshould
bepositionedascloseaspossibletothe
backrestonthevehicleseat.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page180,Safetybelts,
=>page188,Airbagsystemand>page212,
Importantinformation.


ZA\WARNING
Notusingachildsafetyseat,usingthewrong
childsafetyseatorimproperlyinstallinga
childrestraintincreasestheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeathinacollisionor oth-
eremergencysituation.
—Childrenonthefrontseatofanycar,even
withAdvancedAirbags,canbeseriouslyin-
juredorevenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.
Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcan bekilledifthe
frontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
ontherearseat.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-

ZA\WARNING
Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequirethe use
ofaforward-facingchildrestraintonthefront
passenger'sseat,thechild'ssafetyandwell-
beingrequirethatthefollowingspecialpre-
cautionsbetaken:
—Makesuretheforward-facingseathasbeen
designedandcertifiedbyitsmanufacturer
foruseonafrontseatwithapassenger
frontandsideairbag.
—Alwaysfollowthemanufacturer'sinstruc-
tionsprovidedwiththechildsafetyseator
infantcarrier.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseatinto
therearmostpositionofthepassenger
seat'sforeandaftadjustmentrange,andas
farawayfromtheairbagaspossiblebefore
installingthechildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnothingpreventsthe
frontpassenger'sseatfrombeingmovedto
therearmostpositioninitsforeandaftad-
justmentrange.
—Alwaysmakesurethebackrestisinanup-
rightposition.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheater
forchildseats)onthefrontpassengerseat
ifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-volt
socketorthecigarettelightersocket.
—Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedor oth-
erwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat,

220

Childsafety

safetybeltpassoverthechild'sstomachorabdo-
men.
Inacrash,airbagsmustinflatewithinablinkof
aneyeandwithconsiderableforce.Inordertodo
itsjob,theairbagneedsroomtoinflatesothatit
willbetheretoprotecttheoccupantastheoccu-
pantmovesforwardintotheairbag.
Avehicleoccupantwhoisoutofpositionandtoo
closetotheairbaggetsinthewayofaninflating
airbag.Whenanoccupantistooclose,heorshe
willbestruckviolentlyandwillreceiveserious or
possibly
evenfatalinjury.
Inorderfortheairbagtoofferprotection,itis
importantthatallvehicleoccupants,especially
anychildren,whomustbeinthefrontseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstances,beproperly
restrainedandasfarawayfromtheairbagas
possible.Bykeepingroombetweenthechild's
bodyandthefrontofthepassengercompart-
ment,theairbagcaninflatecompletelyandpro-
videsupplementalprotectionincertainfrontal
collisions.

ZAWARNING
Notusingaboosterseat,usingthebooster
seatimproperly,incorrectlyinstalling aboos-
terseatorusingthevehiclesafetybeltim-
properlyincreasestheriskof seriouspersonal
injuryanddeathinacollisionorotheremer-
gencysituation.Tohelpreducetheriskofse-
riouspersonalinjury and/ordeath:
— Theshoulderbeltmustlieasclosetothe
centerofthechild’scollarboneas possible
andmustlieflatandsnugontheupper
body.Itmustneverlieacrossthethroator
neck.
Thelapbeltmustlieacrossthepelvis
andneveracrossthestomachorabdomen.
Makesurethatthebeltliesflatandsnug.
Pullonthebelttotightenifnecessary.
—Failuretoproperlyroutesafetybeltsovera
child'sbodywillcausesevereinjuriesinan
accidentorother emergencysituation
=>page180.
—Therearsideofthechildsafetyseatshould
bepositionedascloseaspossibletothe
backrestonthevehicleseat.

222

—Childrenonthefrontseat ofanycar,even
withAdvancedAirbags,canbeseriouslyin-
juredorevenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.
—Neverleta childstandorkneelonanyseat,
forexamplethefrontseat.
—Neverleta child rideinthecargoareaof
yourvehicle.
—Alwaysrememberthatachildleaningfor-
ward,sittingsidewaysoroutofpositionin
anywayduringanaccidentcanbestruckby
adeployingairbag.Thiswillresultinserious
personalinjuryordeath.
—Ifyoumustinstallaboosterseatonthe
frontpassengerseatbecauseofexceptional
circumstancesthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF8;lightmustcomeonandstayon,
whenever theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,performthe
checksdescribed>page199,Monitoring
theAdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF#¥;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page180,Safetybelts,
=>page188,Airbagsystemand>page212,
Importantinformation.
eleaRetete
Childrenwhoareabout7yearsandolder,who
weighmorethan55lbs(25kg)andarenottaller
than4ft9in(57in/1.45m)arebestprotected
whenproperlyrestrainedontherearseat.

Duetolimitedrearseatheadclearancechildren
4ft3in(51in/1.30m)andtallermustnotuse
boosterseatsontherearseatofyourAudiTT
Coupe.TherearseatofyourAudiTTCoupehas
beenspeciallydesignedtopermitchildrenwho
arebetween4ft3in(51in/1.30m)and4ft9in
(57in/1.45m)tall(about7 to12yearsold)to
use theavailablethree-pointlapandshoulder
safetybelts.

Childsafety


—Alwaysmakesurethattherearseat backrest
issecurelylatchedwhenevertherearsafety
beltisbeingusedtosecureachild restraint.
—Ifthebackrestisnotsecurelylatched,the
childandthechildrestraintwillbethrown
forwardtogetherwiththebackrestandwill
strikepartsofthevehicleinterior.Thechild
canbeseriouslyinjuredorkilled.
—Neverinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseatsor
infantcarriersonthefrontpassengerseat.
Achildwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbe
killedwhenthepassengerairbaginflates.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthe childsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
orinfantcarriersontherearseat.
—Forward-facingchildsafetyseatsorinfant
carriersinstalledonthefrontpassenger's
seatmayinterferewiththedeploymentof
theairbagandcauseseriousinjurytothe
child.
—Itissafertoinstallaforward-facingchild
safetyseatontherearseat.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page212.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallinga childsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page189,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.
checksdescribed>page199,Monitoring
theAdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF#¥;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—Improperinstallationofchildrestraintscan
reducetheireffectivenessorevenprevent
themfromprovidinganyprotection.
—Animproperlyinstalledchildrestraintcan
interferewiththeairbagasitdeploysand
seriouslyinjureorevenkillthechild.
—Alwayscarefullyfollowthemanufacturer's
instructionsprovidedwiththechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
—Aftercheckingtomakesurethatthechild
restraintisproperlyinstalled,makecertain
thatthechildrestraintiscorrectlyrecog-
nizedby thecapacitivepassengerdetection
systeminthefrontpassengerseatandthat
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightsig-
nalsthecorrectfrontpassengerfrontalair-
bagstatus.



ZAWARNING
Alwaystakespecialprecautionsifyoumust
installaforwardorrearward-facingchildre-
straintonthefrontpassenger'sseatinexcep-
tionalsituations:
—Wheneveraforwardorrearward-facing
childrestraintisinstalledonthefrontpas-
sengerseat,thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
#¥;lightmustcomeonandstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,performthe

ZA\WARNING
Forward-facingchildrestraints:
—Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facingseat
hasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforuseonafrontseatwithapas-
sengerfrontandsideairbag.
—Neverput theforward-facingchildrestraint
up,againstorveryneartheinstrumentpan-
el.
—Alwaysmovethepassengerseatintoits
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeandaft
adjustmentrange,asfarawayfromtheair-
bagaspossiblebeforeinstallingthefor-
ward-facingchildrestraint.Thebackrest
mustbeadjustedtoanuprightposition.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF3;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.



224

ZA\WARNING
Rearward-facingchildrestraints:

8S1012721BA
Childsafety


—Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthe
frontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysbeespeciallycarefulifyoumustin-
stallarearwardfacingchildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseatinexceptionalcir-
cumstances.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF$¥;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately
installtherear-facingchildsafetyseatina
rearseatingpositionandhavetheairbag
systeminspectedbyyourAudidealer.

Activatingtheconvertiblelockingretractor
Usetheconvertiblelockingretractortosecurea
childrestraint.
Alwaysheedthechildsafetyseatmanufacturer's
instructionswheninstallingachildrestraintin
yourvehicle. Toactivatetheconvertiblelocking
retractor:
>Placethechildrestraintona seat,preferablyon
therearseat.
>
Slowlypullthebeltallthewayout.
>Routeitaroundorthroughthechildrestraint
beltpath>/\.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttogetthesafetybeltreallytight.
>Insertthebelttongueintothe buckleforthat
seatingposition.
>Guidethesafetybeltbackintotheretractorun-
tilthebeltliesflatandsnugonthechildsafety
seat.
>Youshouldheara“clicking”noiseasthebelt
windsbackintotheinertiareel.Testthecon-
vertiblelockingretractorbypullingonthebelt.
Youshouldnolongerbeabletopullthebelt
outoftheretractor.Theconvertiblelockingre-
tractorisnowactivated.
>Makesurethattheredreleasebuttonisfacing
awayfromthechildrestraintsothatitcan be
unbuckledquickly.
> Pull
onthebelt tomakesurethesafetybeltis
properlytightandfastenedsothattheseat
cannotmoveforwardandsidewaysmorethan
lin(2.5cm).

ZAWARNING
Usingthewrongchildrestraintoranimprop-
erlyinstalledchildrestraintcancauseserious
personalinjuryordeathinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltretrac-
torislockedwheninstallinga childsafety
seat.Anunlockedsafetybeltretractorcan-
notholdthechildsafetyseatinplaceduring
normaldrivingorinacrash.
—Alwaysbucklethechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesuretheseat backresttowhich
thechildrestraintisinstalledisinanup-
rightpositionandsecurelylatchedinto
placeandcannotfoldforward.Otherwise,
the seatbackwiththechildsafetyseatat-
tachedtoitcouldflyforwardinthe eventof
anaccidentorotheremergencysituation.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusinga childrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page212.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallingachildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page189,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.

Deactivatingtheconvertiblelocking
delete)g

Theconvertiblelockingretractorforchildre-
straintswillbedeactivatedautomaticallywhen
thebeltiswoundallthewaybackintothere-
tractor.
>Presstheredbuttononthesafetybeltbuckle.
Thebelttonguewillpopoutofthebuckle.>
225

8S1012721BA
Childsafety

Forwardfacingchildrestraintsmanufacturedaf-
terSeptember1,1999,arerequiredbyU.S.fed-
eralregulationstocomplywithnewchildhead
movementperformancerequirements.These
newperformancerequirementsmakeatether
necessaryonmostnewchildsafetyseats.


Z\WARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraintswill
increasetheriskofinjuryanddeathinacrash.
—Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsprovidedby
themanufacturerofthechildrestraintyou
intendtoinstallinyourAudi.
—Improperuseofchildrestraintanchors(in-
cludingtetheranchors)canleadtoinjuryin
acollision.Theanchorsaredesignedto
withstandonlythoseloadsimposedbycor-
rectlyfitted childrestraints.
—Nevermounttwochildrestraintsystemson
one
LATCHloweranchorpoint.
—
Neverattachtwochildrestraintsystemsto
onetetherstraportetheranchorage.
—Neverattachatetherstraptoatie-down
hookintheluggagecompartment.
—Neverusechildrestrainttetheranchorages
tosecuresafetybeltsorotherkindsofoccu-
pantrestraints.
—Neversecureorattachanyluggageorother
itemstotheLATCHloweranchoragesorto
thetetheranchors.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;lightdoesnot
comeonandstay on,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealer.

Installingtheuppertetherstraponthe
anchorage

BFV-0199


FA)
|
BFV-0055


ig.173Tetherstrap:properroutingandmounting
Installingthetetherstrap
>Releaseordeploythetetherstraponthechild
restraintaccordingtothechildrestraintmanu-
facturer'sinstructions.
>Guidetheuppertetherstrapintotherearcargo
area>fig.173.
>Slidethetetherstraphookovertheanchor
bracket.
> Pullonthetetherstraphookso thatthespring
catchofthehookengages.
>Tightenthetetherstrapfirmlyfollowingthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Releasingthetetherstrap
»Loosenthetensionfollowingthechildrestraint
manufacturer’sinstructions.
>Depressthespringcatchonthehookandre-
leaseitfromtheanchorage.
@)Note
Ifyouleavethechildrestraintwiththetether
strapfirmlyinstalled forseveraldays,this
couldleaveamarkontheupholsteryonthe
seatcushionandbackrestintheareawhere
229

>

Childsafety

thetetherstrapwasinstalled.Theupholstery
wouldalsobepermanentlystretchedaround
thetetherstrap.This appliesespeciallyto
leatherseats.
OTeMeeeeaeClalile)
meterle)
Currently,fewrear-facingchildrestraintsystems
comewithatether.Pleasereadandheedthe
childrestraintsystemmanufacturer'sinstruc-
tionscarefullytodeterminehowtoproperlyin-
stallthetether.

ZAWARNING
Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthefront
airbaginflates-evenwithanAdvancedAirbag
System.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthe childsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,or
door.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;lightdoesnot
comeonandstayon,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealer.


Additionalinformation
Sourcesofinformationaboutchild
restraintsandtheiruse
Thereareanumberofsourcesofadditionalinfor-
mationaboutchildrestraintselection,installa-
tionanduse:
NHTSAadvisesthatthebestchildsafetyseatis
theonethatfitsyourchildandfitsinyourvehi-
cle,andthatyouwillusecorrectlyandconsis-
tently.
Trybeforeyoubuy!
230
U.S.National HighwayTrafficSafetyAdminis-
tration
Tel.:1-888-327-4236(TTY:1-800-424-9153)
www.nhtsa.gov
NationalSAFEKIDSCampaign
Tel.:(202)662-0600
www.Safekids.org
SafetyBeltSafeU.S.A.
Tel.:(800)745-SAFE(English)
Tel.:(800)747-SANO(Spanish)
www.carseat.org
TransportCanadaInformationCentre
Tel.:1-800-333-0371orcall1-613-998-8616if
youareintheOttawaarea
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/menu.htm
AudiCustomerExperienceCenter
Tel.:(800)822-2834

8S1012721BA
CheckingandFilling

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.
- &
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
235
>

8S1012721BA
CheckingandFilling

®Note
Whenfillingfluids,besurenottoaddanyflu-
idstothewrongreservoirs.Otherwisesevere
malfunctionsandenginedamagewilloccur.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youshouldregularlycheckthegroundunder
yourvehicleinordertodetectleaksquickly.If
therearevisiblespotsfromoilorotherfluids,
bringyourvehicletoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytobe
checked.
Openingandclosingthehood
Thehoodisreleasedfrominsidethevehicle.

yt\
Fig.180Sectionfromthedriver'ssidefootwell:release
lever
Q 3
Ss
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.


237