AUDI R8 SPYDER 2014 Owners Manual

Owner's Manual
2014 Audi RB Spyder
Vorsp rung du rch Tec~~f~ (HD

Foreword
Thank you for choosing an Audi - we va lue your trust in us .
Your new Audi will a llow you to experience the best in groundbreaking technolo­
gy and premium quality equ ipment 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 ma inta in your veh icle's va lue. We also give you useful tips and informa­
tion on how to dr ive your veh icle more efficiently and in an environmentally
frie ndly manner.
In the Owner's Man ual packet, you will a lso find a quick reference guide, an
Owner's Man ual for your Infotainment system and the vehicle maintenance
schedu le.
We hope yo u enjoy driving yo ur Audi and we wish you safe and pleasant motor­
i ng.
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2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
4
About this Owner's Manual . . . 5
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Cockpit ................ .... .. . .
General illus tration .... ... .. .. ... .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Ins truments . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
War ning/ indi cator lights ... .. ... .. .
Driver information system .. .
Introduct ion . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Trip computer .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
M enu display . ........... .... ... .
Service interval d isp lay .... .. .. .. . .
Lap timer .. ........ ..... .. ..... .
On -Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
Opening and closing .... .. .. . .
Keys .. .. .. ... .... .... .. .. .. .. . .
P owe r locking system ......... .. . .
Fr ont lid . .. ... ....... ... .... ... . 6
6
6
8
8
11
20
20
2
1
22
24
25
26
28
28
30
33
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . 34
P owe r wi ndows .......... .. .. .. . .
Convertible top ......... .. ... .
Conve rtible top ........ .. .. .. .. . .
W ind deflecto r .. ...... ... .. .. ... .
Rear window . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Conve rtible top emergency operation .
Clear vision .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Lights ...... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Inter ior lights .. . ...... ... .. .. ... .
V1s1on . .. ................. .. ... .
W iper and washer system .. .. .. ... .
D ig ita l compass . .......... ... .. . .
Seats and storage ....... .. .. . .
General recommendat ions . .... .. . .
P owe r seats .............. ... .. . .
H ead restraints .... .... .. .. .. .. . .
Cup holder . ............. .. .. .. . .
Ashtray ...... ........... ....... .
35
37
3 7
39
39
4 0
4 6
46
49
so
51
55
57 57
58
59
5 9
60
C igarette lighter/soc ket . ..... .... . .
Storage ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. . 60
60
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Climate controls . .... .. ..... .... . .
Rea r window defogger ... .... ... .. .
Heated seats .. .. ... .......... .. .
On the road ... ... .. ..... .... . .
Steering .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .
Ig nit ion lock/Ignition switch ....... .
Starting and stopping t he engine . .. .
Parking brake .. .. ..... ......... . .
Start ing on hills .. ............... .
Speed warning system ... .... ... .. .
C ru ise cont ro l ................. .. .
Audi mag net ic r ide ............. .. .
S po rty driving .... .. ... ..... ... .. .
Transmission ............... .. .
Manua l transm ission . ... .... ... .. .
S tronic ® .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .
Parking system ............... .
Pa rking sys tem advanced
63
67
67
68
68
68
69
70
71
72
73
7S
75
77
7 7
78
8 4
84
Homelink ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 0
U niversa l remote control . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Genera l notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Pro per occ upant seating positions . . . 94
Driver and passenger side footwe ll . . . 97
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Stow ing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Repo rting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Active rollove r pro tect ion system
101
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Genera l notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4
Safe ty be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Sa fe ty be lt pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . 109
Airbag system.............. .. . 111
Impo rtant th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 111
F ron t air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . llS

Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Child Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 132
C hild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Installing a child safety seat . . . . . . . . 140
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Vehicle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . 144
Notice about data recorded by vehicle
control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
E lect ronic Stabilization Control (ES C) . 144
B raking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Dry sump lub rication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Driving with your quattro ® . . . . . . . . . 149
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Driving and environment . . . . . 153
Break- in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 153
Driving through water on roads . . . . . 153
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Shutting down veh icle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Operation and maintenance . . . . . . . . 154
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Cleaning and protection . . . . . . 156
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Care of exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Care of interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
167
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Eng ine compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Eng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Eng ine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Table of contents 3
Battery ... .. .... ... .. .......... . 184
Windshield washer container
188
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Tires and wheels ........... .. . 189
Tires ..... .. .... ... .. .......... .
189
Tire pressure monitoring system
206
Do-it-yourself service ........ . 210
What do I do now? ........... . 210
Tr unk escape handle ........... .. .
210
Vehicle tool kit . .. ............... .
210
Tire repair . .. .. .. ............... .
210
What should I be aware of when
h . t· 7 c
anging a rre . . .. .............. . 214
Jump-starting .. .. ... .. .. ... ..... . 217
Em ergency towing with commercial
tow truck ... .. .. .. . ............ . 219
Fuse s and bulbs ... ........... . 221
El ectr ical fuses . .. ............... . 221
Bulbs ..... .. .. .. .. .. ........... . 222
Technical data ..... ........... . 223
General information ......... . 223
Explanation of technical data ...... . 223
Vehicle identification ........... .. .
223
Weights .. .. .. .... .. ........... .
223
Dimens ions .. .. ...... ........... . 224
Data ..... .. .... .. . .. .......... . 225
430 hp, 4.2 liter 8-cyl. engine ...... .
225
525 hp, 5.2 liter 10-cyl. engine .... .
226
Con sumer Information ...... . 227
Warranty coverages .............. . 227
Operating your vehicle outside the
U .S.A . or Canada ... . .. .. ...... .. . 227
Audi Serv ice Repair Manuals and
literature ... .. .. .. . .. .. ..... ... . 227
Maintenance . .. .. ............... . 227
Additional accessories, modifications
and parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

4 Vehicle literature
In addition to this Owner's Manual, your Audi
comes with a Warranty
& Maintenance book­
l et.
Moreover, depending on the model and the
eq uip ment, there may be additiona l instruc­
tion booklets delivered with your vehicle (for
examp le, Operating Instr uctions for your
Sound System, Navigation System, etc .).
If you are missing one of these publications,
or if you believe that the information is not
comp lete, contact your authorized Audi dea ler
for assistance .
The Warranty & Maintenance booklet
explains how yo u can keep you r Audi in top
driving condition by having it serviced regu lar­
ly and contains detai led information about
the warranties covering your Audi. Always
have the booklet with you when you take your
vehicle to an author ized Audi dealer for serv­
ice . Your Audi Service Advisor will record each
scheduled service and can answer any ques­
tions you may have regarding how to maintain
your ve hicle.
In Canada,
the vehicle literature is also availab le in
French . To obtain a copy, contact your dealer
or write to:
Au Canada, on peut se procurer un exemplaire
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,
Ajax, Ontario LIS 7G7
If you sell your Audi
all literature should be left in the veh icle to
make the Warranty terms as well as all oper­
ating, safety and ma intenance information
ava ilable to the next owner.
If you change your address or if you
bought this Audi used
be sure to send in a "Notice of Address
Change"/ "Notice of Used Car Purchase" post
card. Th is card can be found in the Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet or obtained from your
authorized Aud i dealer .
It is in your own interest that we are able to
contact you should the need arise .

This owner's manual contains important infor­
mation, tips, suggestions , and warnings for
the use of your vehicle.
Make sure that this owner 's manua l is always
l ocated 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 model at the editoria l
deadline date. Some of the equipment descri­ bed here will only be available at a later date,
or only in spec ific markets.
Some sections in this owner's manua l do not
apply to a ll vehicles . In that case, the
range of
applicability
is g iven at the beginning of the
section, e.g. "Applies to vehicles: with Aud i
Park ing System" . In addition, optional or veh i­
cle-specific equipment is indicated by an as ­
ter isk
"*".
The details in the illustrations may be differ­
ent from those in your vehicle, and are intend­
ed to be v iewed as a bas ic guide .
You will find a
table of contents at the beg in­
n ing of this book, wh ich disp lays all topics de­
scr ibed in th is manual in order of appearance.
You will find an alphabetical
index at the end
of this book.
All
direct ions , such as " left", "right", "front",
"back", are relative to the direct ion of travel.
* Optional or vehicle-specific equipment
.,.. This section continues on the next page.
® Registered trademarks are identified with
a®. If this symbol is missing, it is no gua r­
antee that the terms can be used free ly .
~ .&. Cross-reference to a "WARNING!" with-
in a section. For indication with a page num ­
ber , the corresponding "WARNING!" can be
found outside of the section .
.&_ WARNING
Text with this symbol contains important
information on safety and how to reduce
the risk of personal injury or death.
About this Owner 's Manual 5
@ Note
Text with this symbo l draws your attention
to potential sources of damage to your ve­
hicle.
@ For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbo l contains information
abo ut the environment and how you can
help protect it.
(D Tips
Text with this symbo l conta ins specia l tips
and other information about getting the
most out of your vehicle and its features.
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6 Cockpit
Cockpit
General illustration
Fig. l Cockp it: left sect io n
Fig . 2 Co ck pi t: r ig ht sect io n

(!) Adjuster control for outside mir-rors .... ..... .......... .. .
@ 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
control system operating but­
tons
- Shift buttons for manual oper-
at ion (R tronic) ........... .
® Instrument cluster
@ Switches for:
so
32
33
169
65
46
47
115
81
8
- Windshield wiper/washer 51
- Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
- Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
- Lap Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
- Speed warning system . . . . . . 72
@ Steering lock/ignition/starter
switch (in the steering wheel
column) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
@ Adjustable steering column . . . 68
@ Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
@ Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . 49
@) Data Link Connector (DLC) for
On Board Diagnostics (OBD II) 26
@) Power window switches . . . . . . 35
@ Navigation system
@ Glove compartment (lockable) 61
@ Front passenger's airbag . . . . . 115
@ Rear window defogger switch 67
@ Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
@ Gear shift lever or selector lever
(5 tronic):
- Manual transmission
- 5 tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
@ Switches for:
Cockpit 7
-Audi magnetic ride ........ . 75
-Electronic Stabilization Con-
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
- Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . 48
- Retractable rear spoiler . . . . . 148
- Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
@ Convertible top switch . . . . . . . 37
@ Rear window switch . . . . . . . . . 39
@ Parking brake lever . . . . . . . . . . 70
(D Tips
-Some of the equipment or features
shown in the general illustration may be
standard equipment on your vehicle or
my be optional equipment depending on
your model.
- A separate brochure is provided for your
factory-installed audio system and/or
the Audi Navigation System .

8 Instruments and warning /indicator lights
Instruments and warning/indicator Lights
Instruments
Instrument cluster and controls
The instrument cluster is your central source of information.
Fig. 3 Ove rv iew of t he inst ru m ent cluster
(D Eng ine o il temperatu re . . . . . . . 8
@ Ta ch ome ter w ith time an d date
d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 9
® Coolant temperature gauge . . . 9
© Fuel gauge............ .. .. . 10
® Speedometer with odometer . . 10
@ Vol tmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
(i) Se t/Check bu tton . . . . . . . . . . . 9
@ Driver information display . . . . 20
® I RESE T! bu tton for trip odome-
ter 10
The illumination for t he instrument cluster
lights up whenever you switch on the ignition
with the
vehicle headlights off . The gauges
a re a lso illumina ted when the lights a re
turned o n.
Engine oil temperature display
The engine oil temperature display ¢ page 8,
fig. 3 only operates w ith the ignition on. To
prevent engine damage, please obse rve the
following important points concerning the
temperature ranges.
Cold range
If the needle is at the bottom of the gauge,
t h e e ngine oil has not reac hed operat ing tem­
perature yet . Avoid high eng ine speeds, full
t hr ottle applicat io ns and heavy eng ine loads .
Normal range
The eng ine has reached ope rating tempera­
ture when the needle moves into the center of
the gauge under normal driv ing cond itions .
T he needle may move high er on the ga uge
with heavier e ngine lo ad at hig h outs ide tem­
per atures. This is not a c ause for con cern as
lo ng a s th e . indic ator light in the disp lay
does not flash.
Warning light.
If the symbol . in the d isplay flashes, ei­
t h e r th e engine oil te mpera ture is too high o r
t h e e ngine o il leve l is too low¢
page 178 .
If the needle is well in the uppe r area of the
gauge, the e ngine oil temperature is too h igh .
Stop the vehicle, switch the engine off and
allow it to cool.
I f th e war ning l igh t co mes on
again afte r driving a short d istance, co ntact
an a uth o rized Audi dea le r.