Audi R8 Spyder 2011 User manual

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2011 Audi RS Spyder
Owner's Manual
Audi
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Introduction
Thank you for choosing an Audi R8 Spyder -we value your trust in us.
Your new Audi R8 Spyder incorporates the newest technology as well as numer -
ous features designed fo r your comfo rt, convenience and safety . We recommend
you read your Owner's Manual tho roughly so that you can qu ickly become ac-
quain t ed with your Audi .
In addition to explaining how the different features work , we also give you many
usef ul tips and information concerning your safety and t hat of yo ur passengers,
how to care fo r you r vehicle and maintain your vehicle's value.
We hope you enj oy driving your Audi R8 Spyder and we w ish you safe and pleas-
ant motor ing .
AUDIAG

2 Table of contents
Vehicle literature .......... . . . .
About this Owner's Manual . ..
Controls and equipment . . . .. .
Cockpit ... ................ . . . . .
General illu strat ion .............. .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ............... .
Instruments . . . ........ . . . . . . . .. .
Warning/indicator ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . .
Driver information system . . .
I ntroduction . . . ........ . . . . . . . .. .
Service interval disp lay ........ . . . .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
Trip computer ................... .
Menu display ................... .
Lap timer . . .................. . . .
Speed war ning system ...... . ... . . .
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Warnings and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Opening and closing ....... . . .
Keys . . ........................ .
Power locking system ............ .
Front lid . . . ................ . . . . .
Anti -t heft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . .
Power win dows .......... . . . . . .. .
Convertible top .............. .
Convertible top ........ . . . . . . . .. .
Wind deflector . ........ . . . . . . . .. .
Rear window .................... .
Convertible top emergency operation .
Clear vision . . ........ . . . . . . . .. .
Lights . . . . ................ . . . .. .
Inter ior lights ................... .
V1s1on. . .. . .................. . . .
Wiper and washer system ... . . . . . . .
Mir rors . . . . . . . .. ..... ... ... . . . . .
Digital compass ................. .
Seats and storage .. . . . . . . . . . . .
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General recomme ndat ions . . . . . . . . . 66
Power seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Cup holder . ... . . . . . .......... . . .
Ashtray . . . . ... . . . . . .......... . . .
Cigarette lig hter/socket ........... .
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Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Warm and cold . . . .......... . . .
Climate controls . . ............... .
Rear window defogger ............ .
Heated seats . ... ............... .
On the road . . . .............. . .
Steering ....................... .
Ig nit ion lock and ign iti on switch .... .
Starting the engine .............. .
Stopping the engine . ... .... . ... . .
Parking brake ................... .
Cruise control . ................ .. .
Audi mag net ic ride . . . .......... . . .
Manual transmission ........ .
Launch Control Prog ram ...... . . . . .
Automated manual
transmission ................. .
Description . ... . . . . . .......... . . .
Manual operation . . . . .......... . . .
Automatic operation . .......... . . .
Kick-down . . ... . .............. .. .
Launch Control Program .......... .
Steering wheel with shift paddles ... .
Parking system .... ......... .. .
Parking system advanced ......... .
Homelink ® ................... .
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Universal remote control . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Proper occupant seating positions . . . 100
Driver and passenger side footwe ll . . . 103
Stowing lug gage . ................ 104
Reporting Safety Def ects. . . . . . . . . . . 105
Active rollover protection system . . . . 107

Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Ill ustrating the pr inciple of an
accident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
How are safety belts worn correctly? 112
Safety belt pretens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 115
Airbag system . . ...... . ... . . . . . 117
Important th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 117
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
Syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Child Safety ........... . . . . . . . .
I mportant things to know . . . . . . . . . .
Child safety seats . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Instal li ng a chi ld safety seat . . . . . . . .
Addit ional Information ........... .
Vehicle operat ion .. . . . . . . . . . . .
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . .
Not ice about data recorded by vehicle
control modules .......... . ... . . . .
Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP)
Rear spoiler .......... ....... ... .
Braking . . . . . . ... ... .... . ... . . . . .
Power steering .................. .
Driving w ith your quat t ro® . . . . . . . . .
Energy management ... . . . . . . . . . . .
Dry sump lubr ication ... . . . . . . . . . . .
Driving and environment .... .
Break-in period . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Driving through water on roads . . . . .
Catalytic converter ........ . ... . . . .
Sporty driving . . .......... . . . . . . . .
Operation and maintenance . . . . . . . .
Trailer towing ................... .
Vehicle care .................. .
Cleaning and protection ..... .
General information ... ... . . . . . . . .
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Care of exte rior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
Care of inter ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
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Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . 170
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Checking and filling . .... . . . . . .
Engine compartment lid ........ . . .
Engine oil ... . . . . . . . ............ .
Engine cooling system ............ .
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... . . . .
Battery ...... . . . . . ............. .
Replacing the battery ............ .
Windsh ield washer container
Tires and wheels . . . . .... . . . . . .
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Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Tire pressure mo nitoring system
Consumer Information ...... .
Warranty coverages .............. .
Operating your vehicle outs ide the
U.S.A. or Canada . . . . . . . . . .... . . . .
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Literature . . . . . . . . ... . .......... .
Maintenance . . . . . . . . ............ .
Additional accessories, modif ications
and parts replacement ........... .
Declarat ion of Compliance,
Telecommunication or Electron ic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . ............ .
Do- it-yourself service ........ .
What do I do now? ........... .
Trunk escape handle ........... . . .
Breakdown kit ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . .
Tire repair . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . .
What shou ld I be aware of when
h . t ' ? c anging a ,re. . . . .............. .
Jump-starting . . . ..... . .......... .
Emergency towing wit h commercial
tow truck .... . . . . . ............. .
Fuses and bulbs .............. .
Electr ical fuses . ... . ............. .
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... . . . .
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Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 6
General information . . . . . . . . . . 226
Explanation of technical data . . . . . . . 226
Vehicle ident ific at ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Weight s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Data . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
R8 Spyder 4 .2 quatt ro ....... . . . . . .
R8 Spyder 5 .2 quattro .. . ... . . . . . . .
Dimensions . . . . . .. .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Capacit ies (approx.) ........ . . . . . . .
Inde x . ... . .......... . ....... . . .
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I n addition to t his Owner's Manual, your Audi
comes w ith a Warranty & Maintena nce book-
let.
Moreover, dependi ng on t he mode l and t he
equip ment, t here may be additiona l instr uc-
tion booklets delivered w ith your vehicle (for
examp le, Operat ing Instr uctions f or your
Sound System, Navigation System etc .).
If you are m issing one of these publicat ions,
or if you believe that the inf ormation is not
comp lete, contact you r aut horized Audi dealer
for assistance.
The Warranty & Maintenance booklet
explains how you can keep your Audi in top
driving condition by having it serviced regular -
ly and conta ins deta iled info rmat ion about
the warranties covering your Audi. Always
have the book let with you when you take your
vehicle to an auth orized Audi dealer for serv-
ice. Your Audi Service Adviser w ill record each
schedul ed service and can answer any ques-
tions you may have regarding how to maintain
your vehicle.
In Canada,
t he vehicle lite ratu re is also available in
French. To obtai n a copy, contact your dealer
or w rit e to :
Au Canada, on peut se procure r un exempla ire
en fran~ais de ce document aupres du conces-
sionna ire ou de:
Volkswagen Canada, Inc.
Client Assistance
Assistance a la Clientele
777 Bayly Street, West,
Aj ax, Ontario LIS 7G7
If you sell your Audi
all literature should be left in the vehicle to
make the Warranty terms as well as all oper-
ating, safety and maintenance information
available t o the next owner.
Vehicle literature 5
If you change your address or if you
bought this Audi used
be sure to send in a "Notice of Addr ess
Change"/ " Notice of Used Car Purchase" post
card. This card can be fo und in the War ranty&
Maint enance booklet or obtained from your
autho rized Audi dealer.
It is in your own interest that we are able to
contact you should the need arise .
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6 About this Owner 's Manual
This owner's manua l contains important infor-
mation, tips, suggestions, and warnings for
the use of your vehicle.
Make sure that this owner's manua l is always
located in the vehicle. This is especially impor-
tant if you allow other people to drive the ve-
hicle, or if you sell it.
This owner's manua l describes the equipment
range specified for this mode l at the editoria l
deadline date. Some of the equipment descri-
bed here will on ly be available at a later date,
or only in specific markets.
Some sections in this owner's manua l do not
apply to all vehicles . In that case, the range of
applicability is given at the beginn ing of the
section, e.g. "Applies to vehicles: w ith Rtron-
ic". In addition, optional equipment is indicat-
ed by an asterisk"*" .
The details in the illustrations may be differ -
ent from those in your vehicle, and are intend-
ed to be viewed as a basic guide.
Please note that the pictures in this manual
show the European Audi RB model. It may
show features not available in North America.
You will find a table of contents at the begin-
ning of this book, whic h disp lays all topics de-
scribed in th is manual in order of appearance.
You will find an alphabetical index at the end
of this book .
All directions, such as " left", "right", "front",
"back", are relative to the direction of travel.
* optiona l equipment
..,. This section continues on th e next page.
® Registered trademarks are identified with
a®. If th is symbol is missing, it is no guar-
antee that the terms can be used free ly.
c::>& Cross-reference to a "WARNING!" with-
in a sect ion. For ind ication w ith a page num-
ber, the corresponding "WARNING!" can be
found outside of the section.
A WARNING
Text with th is symbol conta ins important
inf ormat ion on safety and how to reduce
the risk of personal injury or death .
([) Note
Text with th is symbol draws your attention
to potential sources of damage to your ve-
hicle .
@) For the sake of the environment
Text with th is symbo l conta ins information
about the environment and how you can
help protect it .
(D Tips
Text with th is symbo l conta ins special tips
and other informat ion about gett ing the
most out of your vehicle and its features.

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8 Cockpit
Cockpit
General illustration
Fig. l Cockpit: left section
Fig. 2 Cockpit : right section