sensor AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Owner's Guide

Airbagsystem

—Theairbagindicatorlightintheinstrument
panel
Theairbagsystemismonitoredelectronicallyto
makecertainitisfunctioningproperlyatall
times.Eachtimeyouswitchontheignition,the
airbagsystemindicatorlightwillcomeonfora
fewseconds(selfdiagnostics).
Thesidecurtainairbagisnotactivated:
—iftheignitionisswitchedoff,
—insidecollisionswhentheaccelerationmeas-
uredby thesensoristoolow,
—inrear-endcollisions.

ZXWARNING
—Safetybeltsandtheairbagsystemwillonly
provideprotectionwhenoccupantsarein
theproperseatingposition>page40,
Frontseats.
—Iftheairbagindicatorlight>page18
comeswhenthevehicleisbeingused,have
thesysteminspectedimmediatelybyyour
authorizedAudidealer.Itispossiblethat
theairbagwillinflatewhenitisnotsup-
posedto,orwillnotinflatewhenitshould.
Howsidecurtainairbagswork
Sidecurtainairbagscanworktogetherwithside
airbagstohelpreducetheriskofheadandupper
torsoinjuriesforoccupantswhoareproperlyre-
strained.

2 S 3 =
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oa

Fig.161Illustrationofprinciple:Inflatedsidecurtainair-
bagsontheleftside
Thesidecurtainairbagsinflatebetweentheoc-
cupantandthewindowsonthesideofthevehi-
clethatisstruckinasidecollision>fig.161.
210
Whenthesystemistriggered,thesidecurtain
airbagisfilledwithpropellantgasandbreaks
throughaseamabovethefrontandrearside
windowsidentifiedby theAIRBAGlabel.Inorder
tohelpprovidethisadditionalprotection,the
sidecurtainairbagmustinflatewithintheblink
ofaneyeatveryhighspeedandwithgreatforce.
The
sidecurtainairbagcouldinjureyouifyour
seatingpositionisnotproperoruprightorif
itemsarelocatedintheareawherethesupple-
mentalsidecurtainairbaginflates.Thisapplies
especiallytochildren>page212.
Althoughtheyarenotasoftpillow,sidecurtain
airbagscan“cushion”theimpactandinthisway
they canhelptoreducetheriskofinjurytothe
headandtheupperpartofthebody.
Afinedustmaydevelopwhentheairbagdeploys.
Thisisquitenormalanddoesnotmeanthereisa
fireinthevehicle.
acetamideMelmale)
curtainairbagsystem
Airbagsareonlysupplementalrestraints.Always
properlywearsafetybeltsandrideinaproper
seatingposition.
Thereisalotthatyouandyourpassengersmust
knowanddotohelpthesafetybeltsandairbags
dotheirjobtoprovidesupplementalprotection.

ZAWARNING
Improperlywearingsafetybeltsandimproper
seatingpositionsincreasetheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeathwheneveravehicle
isbeingused.
—Neverletoccupantsplaceanyparts oftheir
bodiesintheareafromwhichthesidecur-
tainairbaginflate.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesidecurtainair-
bags
caninflatewithoutinterference.
—Usethebuilt-incoathooksonlyforlight-
weightclothing.Neverleaveanyheavyor
sharp-edgedobjectsinthepocketsthatmay
interferewithairbagdeploymentandcan
causepersonalinjuryinacollision.
—Neverusehangerstohangclothesonthe
hooks.

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CheckingandFilling


Audirecommends
Sbastrol|BIDEPrarzssional
AudirecommendsusingtheLongLifehigh-per-
formanceengineoilfromAudiGenuineParts.
IYTet
Engineoilpressure


2Turnoffengine!Oilpressuretoolow
Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
engineoillevel>page239.
—Iftheengineoillevelistoolow,addengineoil
=>page240.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
—Iftheengineoilleveliscorrectandtheindica-
torlightstillturnson,turntheengineoffand
donotcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
Engineoillevel
Appliesto:vehicleswithoillevelwarning
3Pleasecheckoillevel
—Youmaycontinuedrivingforthetimebeing.
Checktheengineoillevelassoonas possible
=>page239,Checkingtheengineoillevel.
—Iftheengineoilleveliscorrectandtheindica-
torlightstillturnson,driveatlowengine
speedtoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacility.
Engineoilsensor
2Oillevelsensor:oilchangenecessary.Please
contactService
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil.Thiswillcause
theengineoilleveltoriseslowlyandtheengine
oilqualitytodecrease.Donotextractengineoil
toreducethelevel,becausethiswillincreasethe
riskofenginedamage.DrivetoanauthorizedAu-
didealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohaveengineoilextracted.
3Oillevelsystem:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoillevelhas
malfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediately
tohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
&Oilpressuresensor:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoilpressure
hasmalfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmedi-
atelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
Enginewarm-uprequest*
iPleasedrive towarmupengine
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil,eitherduetolow
outsidetemperaturesorfrequentshortdrives.
Driveuntiltheengineiswarmso thatthefuelin
theengineoilwillevaporate.Avoidhighengine
speeds,fullaccelerating,andheavyengineloads
whendoingthis.
@)Tips
TheoilpressurewarningEEisnot anoillevel
indicator.
Alwayschecktheoillevelregularly.
Checkingtheengineoillevel
Q

BsVv-0588
&
Fig.183Oildipstick(example):checkingtheengineoillev-
el

Observethesafetyprecautions>A\inGeneral
informationonpage236.
>»Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>Shuttheengineoffwhenitiswarm.
>Waitapproximatelytwominutes.
>Openthehood>page237.
>Removetheoildipstick>page238,fig. 182,
wipeitoffwithacleanclothandinsertitallthe
wayinagain.
>Removetheoildipstickagainandthenreadthe
oillevel>tableonpage240.
239
>

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Wheels

No.109.GradesBandArepresenthigher levels
ofperformanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthan
theminimumrequiredbylaw.

Z\WARNING
Thetractiongradeassignedtothistireis
basedonstraight-aheadbrakingtraction
tests,anddoesnotincludeacceleration,cor-
nering,hydroplaningorpeaktractioncharac-
teristics.

ZAWARNING
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestab-
lishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedand
notoverloaded.Excessivespeed,underinfla-
tion,orexcessiveloading,eitherseparatelyor
incombination,can cause heatbuildupand
possibletirefailure.

ZAWARNING
Temperaturegradesapplytotiresthatare
properlyinflatedandnotoverorunderinflat-

ed.

Tirepressuremonitoring
system
(1)Generalnotes
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),
should becheckedmonthlywhencoldandinflat-
edtotheinflationpressurerecommendedbythe
vehiclemanufactureronthevehicleplacardor
tireinflationpressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehas
tiresofadifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedon
thevehicleplacardortireinflationpressurela-
bel,youshoulddeterminethepropertireinfla-
tionpressureforthosetires).
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeen
equippedwithatirepressuremonitoringsystem
(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepressuretell-
talewhenoneormoreofyourtiresissignificant-
lyunder-inflated.Accordingly,whenthelowtire
pressuretelltaleilluminates,youshouldstopand
checkyourtiresassoonaspossible,andinflate
themtotheproperpressure.Drivingonasignifi-
cantlyunder-inflatedtirecausesthetiretoover-
heatandcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflation
alsoreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,
andmayaffectthevehicle'shandlingandstop-
pingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMSisnotasubstitutefor
propertiremaintenance,anditisthedriver'sre-
sponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttirepressure,
evenifunder-inflationhasnotreachedthelevel
totriggerillumination oftheTPMSlowtirepres-
suretelltale.
YourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwithaTPMS
malfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthesys-
temisnotoperatingproperly.TheTPMSmal-
functionindicatoriscombinedwiththelowtire
pressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsa
malfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproxi-
matelyone minuteandthenremaincontinuously
illuminated.Thissequencewillcontinueupon
subsequentvehiclestart-upsaslongasthe mal-
functionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminated,
thesystemmaynotbeabletodetectorsignal
lowtirepressureasintended.TPMSmalfunctions
mayoccurforavarietyofreasons,includingthe
installationofreplacementoralternatetiresor
wheelsonthevehiclethatpreventtheTPMS
fromfunctioningproperly.Alwayscheck the
TPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafterreplacingoneor
moretiresorwheelsonyourvehicletoensure
thatthereplacementoralternatetiresand
wheelsallowtheTPMStocontinuetofunction
properly.
IftheTirePressureMonitoringSystem
indicatorappears
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Thetirepressureindicatorintheinstrument
clusterinformsyouifthetirepressureistoolow
orifthereisasystemmalfunction.
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremonitor-
ingsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircumference
andvibrationcharacteristicsoftheindividual
tires.Ifthepressurechangesinoneormore
tires,thisisindicatedintheInfotainmentsystem
displaywithanindicatorlight@andamessage.>
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Wheels

Tirepressuremonitoring
system
(1)Generalnotes
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),
should becheckedmonthlywhencoldandinflat-
edtotheinflationpressurerecommendedbythe
vehiclemanufactureronthevehicleplacardor
tireinflation pressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehas
tiresofadifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedon
thevehicleplacardortireinflationpressurela-
bel,youshoulddeterminethepropertireinfla-
tionpressureforthosetires).
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeen
equippedwithatirepressuremonitoringsystem
(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepressuretell-
talewhenoneormoreofyourtiresissignificant-
lyunder-inflated.Accordingly,whenthelowtire
pressuretelltaleilluminates,youshouldstopand
checkyourtiresassoonaspossible,andinflate
themtotheproperpressure.Drivingonasignifi-
cantlyunder-inflatedtirecausesthetiretoover-
heatandcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflation
alsoreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,
andmayaffectthevehicle'shandlingandstop-
pingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMSisnotasubstitutefor
propertiremaintenance,anditisthedriver'sre-
sponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttirepressure,
evenifunder-inflationhasnotreachedthelevel
totriggerillumination oftheTPMSlowtirepres-
suretelltale.
YourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwithaTPMS
malfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthesys-
temisnot operatingproperly.TheTPMSmal-
functionindicatoriscombinedwiththelowtire
pressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsa
malfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproxi-
matelyoneminuteandthenremaincontinuously
illuminated.Thissequencewillcontinueupon
subsequentvehiclestart-ups aslongasthemal-
functionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminated,
thesystemmaynotbeabletodetectorsignal
lowtirepressureasintended.TPMSmalfunctions
mayoccurforavarietyofreasons,includingthe
installationofreplacementoralternatetiresor
wheelsonthevehiclethatpreventtheTPMS
fromfunctioningproperly.Alwayscheck the
TPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafterreplacingoneor
moretiresorwheelsonyourvehicletoensure
thatthereplacementoralternatetiresand
wheelsallowtheTPMStocontinuetofunction
properly.
Appliesto:vehicleswithtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemmonitors
thepressureinthefourtireswhendriving.
Thesystemusessensorsthatmeasurethetem-
peratureandpressureinthetires.Thedatais
sentfromthesesensorstothecontrolmoduleby
radiofrequency.
Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemshowsthe
currentpressuresandtemperaturesofthetires
intheInfotainmentsystemwhiledriving
=page268.Italsocomparesthecurrenttire
pressureswiththestoredtirepressuresandgives
awarningifthetirepressureisdifferentfrom
whatisstored>page268.
Thesystemdoesnotdetectifthestoredtire
pressuresmatchtherecommendedtirepres-
sures.Youmuststorethetirepressuresagainin
eachofthefollowingsituations>page269:
—Eachtimethetirepressureschange,forexam-
plewhentheloadinthevehiclechanges
—Afterreplacingatire
—Ifwheelswithnewwheelsensorsareused

Z\WARNING
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemassists
thedriverinmonitoringtirepressures.The
driverisresponsibleforhavingthetiresin-
flatedtothecorrectpressure.
—Donotchangethetirepressurewhenthe
temperatureofthetireisextremelyhigh.
Thiscouldresultinseriousdamagetothe
tireandevencausethetiretoburst,increas-
ingtheriskofanaccident.
—Atirewithlowpressureflexesmore.This
heatsthetireuptoomuch.Thiscouldcause|>

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Wheels


thetreadtoseparateandevencausethetire
toburst,increasingtheriskofanaccident.
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemdoes
notwarnaboutdamageordefectsinthe
tireconstructionthatcouldcausethetireto
burst,forexample.Inspectyourtiresregu-

larly.

@)Tips
—Iftiresarereplaced,thesensorsandvalves
donotneedtoberemovedorreplaced.Only
replacethevalvestemand,ifnecessary,the
valveandthewheelelectronics.Ifyouhave
questions,seeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.
—Anincorrectdisplayoramalfunctioninthe
tirepressuremonitoringsystemcanoccur
afterusingthetiremobilitykit.Havethe
sensorsreplacedby anauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page291.
Displayingtirepressuresandtemperatures
Appliesto:vehicleswithtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Requirement: youmustbedrivingthevehicle.

> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Service&checks>Tirepressuremonitor-
ing>Displaytirepressure.

Thecurrenttirepressuresareshowningreen,
yelloworrednumbersintheInfotainmentsys-
tem:
—
Green:thecurrenttirepressureandthespeci-
fiedtirepressureareapproximatelythesame.
—Yellow:thecurrenttirepressureislowerthan
thespecifiedtirepressure.
—Red:thecurrenttirepressureismuchlower
thanthespecifiedtirepressure.
Thespecifiedtirepressureisthelasttirepressure
that
wasstored>page269.
Notethatthetirepressurealsodependsonthe
temperatureofthetire.Thetirepressureincreas-
esastheenginebecomeswarmerwhiledriving.
268
ZAWARNING
Readandfollowtheimportantinformation
andnotes>page267.
(i)Tips
Thetirepressureortemperatureisnotdis-
playedwhilethevehicleisstationaryandin
adaptationmode.Dashes--.--areshownin
placeofthepressureandtemperature.
Obiieyyescetiess
Appliesto:vehicleswithtirepressuremonitoringsystem

Ifthe@indicatorlightturnson,thepressurein
atleastonetireistoolowornewsensorswere
notadapted:
@indicatorlightsturnsonafterturningthe
ignitionon
Thetirepressureistoolowcomparedtothe
specifiedpressure.
>Checkandstorethetirepressure(s)thenext
timeitispossible>page269.
@indicatorlightturnsonwhiledriving
Wheelswithnewsensorswerenotadaptedor
thetirepressurehasreachedacriticallevelcom-
paredtothespecifiedpressure.
>Avoidunnecessarysteeringandbrakingmaneu-
vers.
>Adaptyourdrivingstyletothesituation.
>Stopassoonas possibleandcheckthetire(s).
>Ifitispossibletocontinuedriving,seeanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelyandhaveyourtire(s)re-
pairedorreplaced.

ZA\WARNING
Readandfollowtheimportantinformation
andnotes>page267.

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Wheels

Storingnewtirepressures
Appliesto:vehicleswithtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Thetirepressurespecificationsmustbestored
correctlyforthetirepressuremonitoringsystem
tofunctionreliably.
Itisalwaysnecessarytostorethetirepressures
whenthetirepressuresaremodified,forexam-
pleduetoachangeinloadorwhennewsensors
areinstalled.
>Beforestoringthetirepressures,makesurethe
tirepressuresofallfourtiresmeetthespeci-
fiedvaluesandareadaptedtotheload
=>page258,fig. 192. Onlycorrectandstore
thepressureintireswhosetemperatureisap-
proximatelythesameastheambienttempera-
ture.Ifthetemperatureofthetireishigher
thantheambientairtemperature,thetire
pressuremustbeincreasedapproximately
3.0PSI(0.2bar)abovethevalueonthesticker.
»Switchtheignitionon.
> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Service&checks>Tirepressuremonitor-
ing>Storetirepressure>Yes,storenow.Af-
terstoringthetirepressures,thetirepressure
monitoringsystemmeasuresthecurrentpres-
sureswhiledrivingandstoresthemasthenew
specifiedpressures.
>Ifthechangedtirepressuresarenotdisplayed
intheInfotainmentsystem,drivethevehicle
forapproximately10minutessothatthesen-
sorsignalfromthewheelsisreceivedagain.


Duringthisadaptationphase,--.--isdisplayed
forthepressureandtemperatureandthetire
pressuremonitoringsystemisonlypartially
available.Itonlyprovidesawarningifoneor
more
tirepressuresisbelowtheminimumper-
mittedspecifiedpressure.
Ifthe@indicatorlightturnsonandthemes-
sageTirepressure:wheelchangedetected.
Pleasecheckalltiresandstorepressuresin
MMIalsoappears,thesystemhasdetectedthat
thepositionofthesensorshaschangedbecause
ofatirerotation,orthatnewsensorswereinstal-
led.Storethenewtirepressures.

ZXWARNING
Readandfollowtheimportantinformation
andnotes>page267.
Malfunctions
Appliesto:vehicleswithtirepressuremonitoringsystem

Ifthetirepressuremonitoringsystemisnot
available,theiaindicatorlightappearsinthe
instrumentclusterdisplayalongwiththemes-
sageTirepressure:malfunction!Seeowner's
manual.
Iftheiaindicatorlightappearsafterswitching
theignitiononorwhiledrivingandthe@indi-
catorlightalsoblinksforapproximatelyonemi-
nuteandthenstayson,thereissystemmalfunc-
tion.Thefollowingareexamplesofsituations
thatcouldcauseamalfunction:
—Ifthemessageappearsattheendoftheadap-
tationphase,thesystemmaynotdetectoneor
several ofthewheelsensorsnecessaryforpres-
suremonitoring.Thismayresultfrom oneor
morewheelswithoutwheelsensorsorwithin-
compatiblewheelsensorsbeinginstalled.
—Awheelsensororanothercomponenthas
failed.
—Usingsnowchainscanaffectthefunctionof
thesystembecauseoftheshieldingeffectof
thechains.
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemisnot
availableduetoamalfunction.
—Transmitters withthesamefrequency,suchas
headphonesorremote-controlleddevices,may
causeatemporarysystemmalfunctiondueto
the strongelectromagneticfield.
Theiaindicatorlightandthemessageturnoff
oncethetirepressuremonitoringsystemisavail-
ableagain.Ifyoucannotcorrectthemalfunction
andtheiaindicatorlightstayson,driveimme-
diatelytoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethemalfunction
repaired.
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Careandcleaning

Careandcleaning
Generalinformation
Regular,propercarehelpstomaintainyourvehi-
cle'svalue.Itcanalsobearequirementwhen
submittingwarrantyclaimsforcorrosiondamage
andpaintdefectsonthebody.
Thenecessarycareproductscanbe obtained
fromanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacility.Readandfollowtheinstruc-
tionsforuseonthepackaging.

Z\WARNING
—Usingcleaningandcareproductsincorrectly
canbedangeroustoyourhealth.
—Alwaysstorecleaningandcareproducts out
ofreachofchildrentoreducetheriskofpoi-

soning.

@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Purchaseenvironmentally-friendlycleaning
productsifpossible.
—Donotdisposeofcleaningandcareprod-
uctswithhouseholdtrash.
Carwashes
Thelongerthatdepositsremain onthevehicle,
themorethesurfacemaybedamaged.High
temperaturessuchasthosecausedbysunlight
increasethedamagingeffect.
Beforewashing,rinseoffheavydepositswith
plentyofwater.
Stubborndepositssuchasbirddroppingsortree
saparebestremovedwithplentyofwateranda
microfibercloth.
Also,washtheundersideofyourvehicleonce
roadsaltstopsbeingusedfortheseason.
Pressurewashers
Whenwashingyourvehiclewithapressurewash-
er,alwaysfollowthe operatinginstructions pro-
videdwiththepressurewasher.Thisisespecially
importantinregardtothepressureandspraying
distance.Donotdirectthestreamofwaterdi-
rectlyontosealsforthesidewindows,doors,lug-
270
gagecompartmentlidorhoodorontothetires,
rubberhoses,insulatingmaterial,sensors*or
cameralenses*.Keepadistanceofatleast16in
(40cm).
Donotremovesnowandicewithapressure
washer.
Neveruseconenozzlesorhighpressurenozzles.
Thewatertemperaturemustnotbeabove140°F
(60°C).
Automaticcarwash
Sprayoffthevehiclebeforewashing.
Makesurethatthewindowsareclosedandthe
windshieldwipersareoff.Followinstructions
fromthecarwashoperator,especiallyifthereare
accessoriesattachedtoyourvehicle.
Ifpossible,usecarwashesthatdonothave
brushes.
Washingbyhand
Cleanthevehiclestartingfromthetopandwork-
ingdownwardusingasoftspongeorcleaning
brush.Usesolvent-freecleaningproducts.
Washingvehicleswithmattefinishpaintby
hand
To reducetheriskofdamagingthepaintwhen
washing,firstremovedustandlargeparticles
fromyourvehicle.Insects,greasespots,andfin-
gerprintsarebestremovedwithaspecialcleaner
formattefinishpaint.
Applytheproductusingamicrofibercloth.Tore-
ducetheriskofdamagingthepaintsurface,do
notuse toomuchpressure.
Rinsethevehiclethoroughlywithwater.Then
cleanusinganeutralshampooandasoftmicro-
fibercloth.
Rinsethevehiclethoroughlyagainandletitair
dry.Removeanywaterresidueusingachamois.

ZAWARNING
—Toreducetheriskofaccidents,onlywash
thevehiclewhentheignitionisoffandfol-
lowtheinstructionsfromthecarwashoper-
ator.

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Careandcleaning



—Toreducetheriskofcuts,protectyourself
fromsharpmetalcomponentswhenwash-
ingtheunderbodyortheinsideofthewheel
housings.
—Afterwashingthevehicle,thebrakingeffect
maybedelayedduetomoistureonthe
brakerotorsoriceinthewinter.Thisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.Thebrakes
mustbedriedwithafewcarefulbrakeappli-
cations.

@)Note
—Ifyouwashthevehicleinanautomaticcar
wash,youmustretracttheextendablerear
spoiler*ifnecessary,andfoldtheexterior
mirrorsintoreducetheriskofdamage.
Powerfoldingexteriormirrors*mustonly
befoldedinandoutusingthepowerfolding
function.
—Toreducetheriskofpaintdamage,donot
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothesurface,
donotuseinsectremovingsponges,kitchen
sponges,orsimilaritems.
—Whenwashingmattefinishpaintedvehicle
components:
—To reducetheriskofdamagetothesur-
face,donotusepolishingagentsorhard
wax.
—Neveruseprotectivewax.Itcandestroy
themattefinisheffect.
— Donotplaceanystickersormagnetic
signsonvehiclecomponentspaintedwith
mattefinishpaint.Thepaintcouldbe
damagedwhenthestickersormagnets
areremoved.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Onlywashthevehicleinfacilitiesspeciallyde-
signedforthatpurpose.Thiswillreduce the
riskofdirtywatercontaminatedwithoilfrom
washthevehicleindirectsunlight.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,donotwash
decorativedecals*withapressurewasher.
Cleaningandcareinformation
Whencleaningandcaringforindividualvehicle
components,refertothefollowingtables.The
informationcontainedthereissimplyrecommen-
dations.Forquestionsorforcomponentsthat
Exteriorcleaning
enteringthesewersystem.
arenotlisted,consultanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Alsofollow
theinformationfoundin>A.






ComponentSituationSolution
Windshieldwiper|DepositsSoftclothwithglasscleaner,>page37
blades
Headlights/DepositsSoftspongewithamildsoapsolution®
Taillights
Sensors/DepositsSensors:softclothwithsolvent-freecleaningsolution
CameralensesCameralenses:softclothwithalcohol-freecleaningsolu-
tion
Snow/iceHandbrush/solvent-freede-icingspray
WheelsRoadsaltWater
BrakedustAcid-freespecialcleaningsolution
Exhausttailpipes|RoadsaltWater,cleaningsolutionsuitableforstainlesssteel,ifnec-
essary

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Fusesandbulbs

Interiorfuseassignment

No.|Equipment



Poo
"F29
IF24)F2s)roc)F779Foe
F238
Pesarorss]
31
ne
Fas">

F20|Powerlumbarsupportadjustment

B8V-0217
Frontpassenger'ssideneckheating(Road-
F22
ster)
Rightvehicleelectricalsystemcontrol
F24
module

F25|Driversidedoor

F26|Seatheating

Vehicleelectricalsystemcontrolmodule
rey(terminal30)

F28|AMIHighmediaport

F29|Vehicleelectricalsystemcontrolmodule

F32|Driverassistancesystems

F33|Airbag

Sockets,interiorsound,taillightswitch,
F34|temperaturesensor,oillevelsensor,neck
heating,garage dooropener


Fig.210Vehicleinterior:fuseassignment

No.Equipment
Diagnosis,headlightrangecontrol,air
quality sensor,automaticdimmingrear-
viewmirror,centerinstrumentpanel
switchmodule
F35

F4Centralcomputerprocessor(MIB-2)F36|Rightcorneringlight /rightLEDheadlight

FSGateway(diagnostics)F37|Leftcorneringlight/leftLEDheadlight

FoSelectorlever(automatictransmission)

F7
Climatecontrolsystemcontrols,rearwin-
dowdefogger,tirepressuremonitoring
Enginecontrolmodule,ESCcontrolmod-
F38
ule

F39|Frontpassengersidedoor

F8
Switchfortheelectromechanicalparking
brake,lightswitch,rain/lightsensor,inte-
riorlighting,diagnosticconnector,roof
electronics
F40|Cigarettelighter,sockets

F41|Fueltankdiagnosis

F42|Centrallockingarea


FQSteeringcolumnswitchmodule
F44|Allwheeldriveclutchcontrolmodule


F10Vehiclepositioning
F45|Poweradjustabledriver'ssideseat


F1l
Allwheeldriveclutch,leftvehicleelectri-
calsystemcontrolmodule
F46|Driver'ssideneckheating(Roadster)

F49|Enginestart,clutchsensor


F12Infotainmentcomponents
F52|Controlmoduleforsuspensioncontrol


F1l4Climatecontrolsystemblowerfan
F53|Rearwindowdefogger


FisElectronicsteeringcolumnlock

F16
Infotainmentsystemcomponents,safety
beltmicrophone

F17Instrumentcluster

F18Rearviewcamera

F19

Convenienceaccesscontrolmodule

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Thepowerseats*areprotectedviacircuitbreak-
ersthatautomaticallyswitchonafterafewsec-
ondsaftertheoverloadhasbeenreduced.

8S1012721BA
Fusesandbulbs

Leftenginecompartmentfuseassignment


B8V-0173

ment
Fig.211Leftside ofenginecompartment:fuseassign-

No.Equipment

FlESCcontrolmodule

F2ESCcontrolmodule

E3Enginecontrolmodule

F4
Enginecomponents,enginecooling,sec-
ondaryairpump

FSEnginecomponents,tanksystem

FoBrakelightswitch

F7Enginecomponents

F8Heatoxygensensor

F9Enginecomponents,exhaustdoor

F10Fuelinjectors,fuelcontrolmodule

F13Transmissionfluidpump

F1l4Ignitioncoils(5-cylinder)

FisHorn

F16Ignitioncoils

F17Suppressor

F18
Diagnosticinterface,batterymonitoring,
garagedooropenerantenna

F19Windshieldwipers


F20

Anti-theftalarmsystem


No.|Equipment
F21|Automatictransmissioncontrolmodule

Terminal50diagnosis(enginecontrol
module)
F23|Enginestart
F31)Enginecomponents(5-cylinder)
F22



Bulbs
Cs
Yourvehicleisequippedwithmaintenance-free
headlightsandtaillights.However,ifalightbulb
needstobereplaced,pleasecontactanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
ty.
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