Audi TT Roadster 2011 User manual

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2011 Audi TT• TTS Roadster
Owner's Manual
Audi
Vorsprung du r ch Technik
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Introduction
Thank you for choosing an Audi TT Roadster - we value your trust in us.
Your new Audi TI Roadster incorporates the newest technology as well as nu-
merous featur es designed for your comfor t , convenience and safety . We recom-
mend you read your Owner's Manual thoroug hly so that you can quickly become
acquaint ed with your Audi .
In addition to explaining how the different f eatures 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 TT Roadster and we w ish you safe and
pleasant motor ing .
AUDIAG

2 Table of content s
Vehicle liter ature . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About this Owner's Manual . ..
Controls and equipment . . . .. .
Cockpit ... . ............ . ... . . . .
General illus t rat ion .... . . . . . . . . .. .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ...... . . . . . . . . . .
Instruments . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
War ning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . .
Driver information system . . .
I ntroduction . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
Trip computer . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
Menu display . . .......... . ... . .. .
Efficiency program ........ . . . . . . . .
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lap t imer . . . . ........ . ..... . . . . .
Speed war ning system .. . ... . . . . . . .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
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25
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28
War nings and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . 35
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power locking syst em ..... . . . . . . . .
Rear lid/trunk lid . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
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41
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power windows . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
Convertible top .... . . . . . . . . .. .
Convertible top . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
W ind Deflector . .......... . . . . . .. .
Convertible top emergency operation .
Clear vision . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .
Lights . . . . ................ . . . .. .
Inter ior lights ............ . . . . . .. .
V1s1on . . . . . . . ........ . ... . . . . . . .
Mirrors . . . . ................ . . . . .
W iper and washer system . . . . . . . . . .
Digita l compass .......... . . . . . . . .
Seats and storage .. . . . . . . . . . . .
General recomme ndat ions . . . . . . . . .
Adju st ing front seat s manually . . . .. .
Power seats ............. . . . . . .. .
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66
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68
Lumbar suppo rt . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . .
Head restraints . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . .
Luggage compartment . . .... . . . . . .
Cup holder . ..... . ............ . . .
Ashtray ... . ... . . . ............ . . .
Cigarette lighter/socket ........... .
Storage .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . .
Warm and cold . ... . . .... . . . . . .
Climate controls . . . .. . . . . ... .. . . . .
Rear window defogger ............ .
Heated seats .... . ............ . . .
On the road . . . ............... .
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .
Ig nit ion lock and ig nit ion switch . . . . .
Start ing and stopp ing t he engine . . . .
Parking brake .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . .
Acoustic parking system . .... . . . . . .
Cruise cont rol .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . .
Audi magnet ic ride . . . .......... . . .
Sport mode ... . . . .............. .
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Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7
S tronic transmission ........... . . .
Homelink ® .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . .
Universa l remote control ........ . . .
Safety first .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . .
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Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Proper occupant seating positions . . . 99
Driver and passenger side footwe ll . . . 102
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Stow ing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Reporting Saf ety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . lOS
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 7
W hy saf ety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Safety belt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Safety belt pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . 113
Airbag system . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . 115
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 115
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Child Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 136
Important safety instructions for
using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Install ing a child safety seat . . . . . . . . 144
Addit ional I nformation 14 7
Vehicle operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . 148
Not ice about data recorded by vehicle
cont rol mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Elect ronic Stabilization Program (ESP) 148
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1
Electro-mechanical power assist . . . . . 153
Driving w ith your quattro ® . . . . . . . . . 154
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Driving and environment . . . . . 157
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 158
Driving through water on roads . . . . . 158
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Operat e your vehicle econom ically and
minim ize poll ution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Cleaning and protection . . . . . . 162
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Care of exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Care of inter ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . ................ . . . . 174
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Fuel tank .. . . . ................ . .. 175
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
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Engine cooling system . . . .... . . . . . . 185
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . 187 •
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . 188 •
Windsh ield/headlight washer
container . . . . . . . . ... . .......... . 192
Tires and wheels ........... . . . 194
Tires ..... . . . . . . . . . ............ . 194
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . 212
Run-flat t ires . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . 215
Do -i t-yourself service ........ . 218
What do I do now? . . ...... . .. . 218
Trunk escape handle ............. . 218
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ... . 218
Tire repair ... . . . ..... . .......... . 2 18
What shou ld I be aware of when
h . t ' 7 c anging a ire . .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . 222
Fuses and bulbs .............. . 227
Electr ical fuses . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . 227
Bul bs . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . 230
Emergency situations ........ . 231
General . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . 231
Starting by pushing or towing . . . . . . . 231
Starting with jumper cables .. . . . . . . 231
Use of j umper cables ............. . 232
Emergency towing wit h commercia l
tow truck .... . . . . . ............. . 233
Lifting vehicle . . . . . . . . . . ...... . .. . 236
Technical data . . ... . ... ... .. . . . 237
General information . . . . .. . . . . 237
Explanation of techn ical data ...... . 237
Vehicle identification ........... . . . 237
Weights .. . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . 237
Dimens ions . . . . . . . . . ............ . 238

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Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
211 hp, 2.0 liter4-cyl. turbo engine
(TT Roadster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
265 hp, 2.0 liter 4-cyl. turbo engine
(TTSRoadster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Consumer Information . . . . . . . 241
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Operating your vehicle outside the
U.S.A. or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Addit ional accessories, modifications
and parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Declaration of Compliance,
Telecommunications and Electronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

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 booklet 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 Audi
Parking System". In addition, optional equip-
ment is indicated 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.
You will find a table of contents at the begin-
ning of this book, which 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 direct ion of travel.
* optional equipment
... This section continues on the next page.
® Registered trademarks are identified with
a®. If this symbol is missing, it is no guar-
antee that the terms can be used free ly.
~ .& Cross-reference to a "WARNING!" with-
in a section. For ind ication w ith a page num-
ber, the corresponding "WARNING!" can be
found out side of the section.
& WARNING
Text with this symbol contains important
information on safety and how to reduce
the risk of personal injury or death.
(D Note
Text with this symbo l draws your attention
to potentia l sources of damage to your ve-
hicle.
@) For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbo l contains information
about the environment and how you can
help protect it.
{!) 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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8 Cockpit
Cockpit
General illustration
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