Audi R8 Spyder 2015 User manual

Owner's Manual
2015 Audi RB Spyder
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Foreword
Thank you for choosing an Audi - we value your trust in us.
Your new Audi will all ow you to experience the best in groundbreaking technolo-
gy and premium quality equipment a vehicle has to offer. We recommend that
you read your Owner's Manual thoroughly so that you quickly become acquaint-
ed with your Audi and make use of all of its features .
In addition to explaining how the different features work, we provide many use-
ful tips and information concerning your safety, how to care for your vehicle and
how to mainta in your vehicle's value. We also give you useful tips and informa-
tion on how to dr ive your vehicle more efficiently and in an environmentally
frie ndly manner.
In the Owner's Manual packet, you will also find an Owner's Manual for your In-
fotainment system and the vehicle ma intenance schedule.
We hope you enjoy driving your Audi and we wish you safe and pleasant motor -
ing.
AUDIAG

Table of contents
Vehicle liter ature . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
About this Owner's Manual . . . . . . 5
Controls and equipment . . . . . . . . . 6
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
General illus t rat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
I nstruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Warning/ indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Driver information system . . . . . . 20
I ntroduct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Trip computer . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 1
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service interval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Lap t imer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . . . . . 26
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Front lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Anti- t heft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . 35
Convertible top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Convert ible top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Convertible top emergency operation . . . . 41
Clear vis ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
V1s1on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
W iper and washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
General recommendat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Power seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Cigarett e lighter/soc ket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Ignition lock/Ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Starting and stopp ing the engine . . . . . . . 67
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Audi magnet ic ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Sporty driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Transm1ss1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Manual t ransm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
S tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Parking system advanced
Safety first . . . . ................. . .
Driving Safely . . . .............. . . .
General not es . . . . . . . ............ . . . .
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . .
Driver and passenger side foo twell . . . . . .
Pedal area . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . .
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . .
Reporting Saf ety Defects .......... . . . .
Active rollover protection system
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Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Safety belt pret ensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Airbag system . ..... . .......... . .. 10 2
Important t hings to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Moni t oring t he Advanced Airbag System . 112

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Kneeairbags . . . .......... . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Ch ild Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Important th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Instal li ng a child safety seat . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Vehicle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Intelligent t echnology . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Notice about data recorded by vehicle
control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC). . . . 134
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Dry sump lubr ication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Driving with your quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Driving and environment . . . . . . . . 142
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Driving through water on roads . . . . . . . . 142
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Shutting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Operation and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Vehicle ca re and cleaning . . . . . . . . 145
General inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Cleaning and care info rmation . . . . . . . . . 146
Fuel supply and filling your fuel
tank . . . . . . . . ... . ............ . . . . . . . 151
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Engine compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Brake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Table of contents
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Windshield washer container . . . . . . . . . . 168
Tires and wheel s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 196
Do-it-yourself service . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Trunk escape handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Tire repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
What shou ld I be aware of when changing
a tire? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Emergency towing with commercial tow
truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fu ses and bulb s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Electr ical fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 10
Bulbs......... . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . 211
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Vehicle identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 12
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Dimensions......................... 213
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 215
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21S
Operating your vehicle outside the U.S.A.
or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21S
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Maintenance. . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . 215
Additional accessories, modifications and
parts replacement 217
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
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Vehicle literature
I n addition to t his Owner's Manual, your Audi
comes with a Warranty & Maintena nce booklet .
Moreover, depending on t he model and th e
equi pment, t here may be addition al inst ructi on
booklets delive red wi t h your vehicle (for exam-
ple, Operat ing Instructions fo r your Sound Sys-
tem, Navigation System, etc.).
If you are missing one of t hese publi cati ons, or if
you believe that t he informa t ion is not complete,
contact your autho rized Audi dealer for assis-
tance.
The Warranty & Maintenance booklet
explain s how you can keep your Audi in t op driv-
ing cond iti on by having it serviced regu larly and
cont ains det ailed inf orma t ion about th e war ran-
ties covering your Audi. Always have t he booklet
with you when you take your vehicle to an autho r-
ized Audi dealer f or service. Your Audi Service Ad-
visor w ill record each scheduled service and can
answer any questi ons you may have regarding
how to maintain your vehicle.
In Canada,
the vehicle lite rature is also available in French.
To obta in a copy, contact your dealer or wr ite to :
Au Canada, on peut se procure r un exemp laire en
fran~ais de ce document aupres du concession-
naire ou de:
Audi Canada, Inc.
Client Assistance
Assistance a la Clientele
777 Bayly Street, West,
Ajax, Ontario LlS 7G7
If you sell your Audi
all literatu re should be left in the vehicle t o make
the Warranty terms as we ll as all operating, safe-
ty and mai ntenance inf ormat ion available to the
next owner.
If you change your address or if you bought
this Audi used
be sure to send in a " Not ice of Address Change"/
" Notice of Used Car Purchase" post card. This
card can be fo und in t he Warranty & Maintenance
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booklet or obtained from yo ur aut horized Aud i
dealer.
It is in your own interest that we are able to
contact you should the need arise.

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This owner's manua l contains important informa -
tion, tips, suggestions, and warnings for the use
of your vehicle.
Make sure that this owner 's manua l is always lo-
cated in the vehicle . This is especially important
if you allow other people to drive the vehicle, or if
you sell it.
This owner's manua l describes the equipment
range specified for this model at the editoria l
deadline date. Some of the equipment described
here will only be available at a later date, or only
in specific markets.
Some sections in this owner's manua l do not ap-
ply to all vehicles. In that case, the range of ap-
plicability is given at the beginning of the sec-
tion, e.g. "Applies to vehicles: with Audi Parking
System". In addition, optional or vehicle-specific
equipment is indicated by an asterisk''*".
The details in the illustrations may be different
from those in your vehicle, and are intended to be
viewed as a basic guide.
You will find a table of contents at the beginning
of this book, which displays all top ics described
in this manual in order of appearance. You will
f ind an alphabetical index at the end of this
book.
All directions , such as " left", "right", "front",
"back", are relative to the direction of travel.
* Optional or vehicle -specific equipment
... This section continues on the next page.
c::>.&. Cross-reference to a "WARNING!" within a
section. For indicat ion with a page number, the
corresponding "WARNING!" can be found outside
of the section.
_& WARNING
Text with t his symbol contains important in-
formation on safety and how to reduce the
risk of personal injury or death.
(D Note
Text wit h this symbol draws your attention to
potential sources of damage to your vehicle .
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About this Owner 's Manual
{® For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbo l contains information
about the environment and how you can help
protect it.
(D Tips
Text with this symbo l contains special tips
and other informat ion about gett ing the most
out of your vehicle and its features.
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Cockpit
Cockpit
General illustration
Fig. 1 Cockpit : left section
Fig. 2 Cockpit : right section
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(!) Adjuster control for outside
mirrors . . . . .............. . . . .
@ Door handle
@ Power locking switch
© Switches for:
- Front lid release ......... . . . .
- Fuel filler flap release . . . . . . . .
® Air outlets ............ . ... . . .
® Light switch ........... . ... . . .
(J) Turn signal and high beam . . . . . .
@ Multifunction steering wheel with :
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ....... . . . . . . .
- Audio, telephone and voice con-
trol system operating buttons
® Instrument cluster
@ Switches for:
- Windshield wiper/washer
- Trip computer ........ . . . . . . .
- Menu display .............. .
- Lap Timer . .......... . . . . . . .
- Speed warning system . . . . . . . .
@ Steering lock/ignition/starter
switch (in the steering wheel col-
umn) . . . . ... . ............ . . .
@ Adjustable steer ing column . . . . .
@ Cruise control ............... .
(§ Instrument lighting . ... . . . . . . .
@ Data Link Connector (DLC) for On
Board Diagnostics (OBD II) . . . . . .
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@ Power window switches
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Navigation system
Glove compartment (lockab le)
Front passenger's airbag ...... .
Rear window defogger switch . . .
Climate controls . . .......... . .
Gear shift lever or selector lever (S
tronic):
- Manual transmission
- S tronic .. . . . .............. .
@) Switches for:
- Audi magnetic ride
- Electronic Stabilization Control
- Emergency flasher .......... .
- Retractable rear spoiler ...... .
- Parking system ............ . .
@ Convertible top switch ........ .
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Rear window switch
Parking brake lever
(D Tips
Cockpit
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60
106
64
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75
72
134
48
138
80
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68
- Some of the equipment or features shown
in the general illustration may be standard
equipment on your vehicle or my be option-
al equipment depending on your mode l.
- A separate brochure is provided f or your fac-
tory-installed audio system and/or the Audi
Navigation System.
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Instruments and warn ing / indicator lights
Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Instruments
Instrument cluster and controls
The instrument cluster is your central source of information.
Fig. 3 Overview of t he inst rument cluster
(D Engine oil temperature . . . . . . . . . 8
@ Tachome ter with ti me and date dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 9
® Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . 9
@ Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
® Speedome t er with odomete r . . . . 10
@ Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
0 Set/Check button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
@ Driver information display . . . . . . 20
® IRESE T ! button for trip odometer . 10
The illumination for the instr ument cluster lights
up whenever you switch on the ignition with the
vehicle headlights off . The gauges are a lso illu-
minated when the lights a re turned on .
Engine oil temperature display
The engine oil temperature disp lay Q page 8,
fig. 3 only operates w it h t he ignit ion o n. To pre-
ve nt eng ine dam age, ple ase observe the fo llow-
ing important poin t s concerning t he temper ature
ranges .
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Cold range
If the need le is at the bottom of the gauge, the
engine oil has not reached operating temperature
yet. Avoid high engine speeds, full thrott le app li-
cations and heavy eng ine loads .
Normal range
The eng ine has reac hed operating temperature
when the need le moves into the center of t he
gauge under no rma l dr iving condit ions. The nee-
dle may move higher on t he gauge with heavier
engine load at high outside tempe ratures . This is
not a cause for concern as long as th e. ind ica-
tor light in t he display does not flash.
Warning light.
If the symbol . in the d isplay flashes, either t he
engine oil temperature is too high or the e ngine
oil level is too low Qpage 159.
If the need le is well in the upper a rea of the
gauge, the engine oil temperature is too high.
Stop the vehicle, switch the engine off and al-
low it to cool. If the wa rning light comes on
again afte r d riving a short distance, contact an
aut ho rized Aud i de al e r.