engine AUDI R8 SPYDER 2011 Manual Online

Energy management .... ... .. .. .. .. . 155
Battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Driver notification ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 156
E ng ine
Coolan t .......................... 181
E ng ine compartment lid ... .. .. .. .. . 175
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 78
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
E ng ine compartmen t ................ 177
Safety ins truc tions ........ .. .. .. .. . 17 5
Eng ine compartment lid
C losing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Eng ine coolant system ............... 181
Malfunct io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
T emperature gauge ................. 11
Engine data .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 228
E ng ine oi l ... ............. .... .. ... 178
Adding .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... 180
Addit ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Chec king the engine oi l level . ... .. .. . 180
D ry s ump lubrication ... ... .. .. .. .. . 157
Indications and cond it ions requ iring ex-
tra check ing ............. .... .. ... 180
Level ............................. 33
O il consumption ................. .. 179
O il grades .. ... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 178
Sensor defective .................... 33
Specification and viscos ity .. .. .. .. .. . 178
Tempe ra tu re d isp lay ................ 10
Eng ine oil pressure
Malfunct io n ... ........... ...... ... 33
Eng ine speed limitat ion .. ... .. .. .... .. 36
E nvi ro nment
Ca tal ytic conve rter ........ .. .. .. .. . 158
Fu el . .... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. ... 172
Un leaded fu el .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 170
E PC
refer to E lectronic powe r control ( EPC) . 15
ESP
refer to Electronic Stabilizat io n Pro-
g ram .. .. .. .. ........ ..... ... ... . 150
refer to Electronic stab ilization p rogram
( E SP) ............................. 16
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
E xhaust tail pipes
C lea ning ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 165
Inde x 233
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
F
Fan ................................ 74
Fastening Boos ter seats .. .. .. . .. .... ...... . .
Co nvertib le child safety seats ....... .
Infan t seats . .. .. ................ .
Flat bed truck
Flat tire 145
144
1
4 3
222
Changi ng ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 216
Floor mats ...... .. .. ..... .......... 104
Fo ld ing top
Care and cleaning . .... ............. 163
Foot peda ls ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 104
Fo r the sake of the envi ronment
Gasoline fumes and t he env ironme nt .. 172
L etting your eng ine w arm up ......... 78
Ref ueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Front a irbags
Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
How they wor k ... .... ......... .. .. 126
Frontal coll is io ns and the laws of p hys ics 111
Fron t lid
Emergency re lease . .. .. .. ..... ... .. . 43
li ght . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Power locking system .......... .. .. . 42
Tr unk escape handle ............... 213
Front passenger
refer to Seating position . . . . . . . 100, 101
Fron t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Child res traints in the fro nt sea t ...... 119
Front towing loop .. .. ........... .... 222
Fuel Additives . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 170
B lended gaso line ... .. ... ..... ... .. 170
C ur rent fuel mileage ................ 23
Filler neck ... .. ...... ............. 171
Fuel supply too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Gasoline add it ives .. .............. . 171
Octane rat ing .. ... ........... .... . 170
Recommendat ion . ............. .... 170
Ref ueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Rese rve ... .. .. .. ... ............ .. . 12
Tank capacity ....... .. .. ..... ... .. 228
U nl ocking the fuel fi lle r flap by hand .. 173
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Resuming timing ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 28
Selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Start ing tim ing ....... ... .. .. .. .. .. 26
Sw itching to the trip computer .. .. .. .. 27
L aunch Contro l Program
M anual transmission ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 84
R tronic .... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 87
L eather . .. .. .... ............. .. .. . 166
C lean ing
leaving home ............. .... .. ... .
Lifting jack . ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
Light 167
55
2 17
com ing/leavi ng home ............... 55
E xterior l igh ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Light/ra in sensor
Automatic headlight cont ro l .. .. .. .. .. 62
D efective ..................... .... 35
Light sensor package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
W iper and washer sy stem ( intermittent
wiping) . ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 59
Lights Instrument panel illum ination ........ 56
sw itch ing on and off ................ 55
Light sen sor
Defective .. ..... ....... .... ... .... 35
Light sensor package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
L oading the luggage compartment .. .. . 104
Locking ... .. ................. .. .... 40
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
L uggage compartment ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 59
Emergency exit ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 213
light .... .. .. .. ........... .. .. .... 59
Loading .. .. ............. .... .. .. . 104
M
Maintenance .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 209
M alf unct ion Indicato r Lamp (MIL) .. .. .. 22
Manual transmission
Launch Cont ro l Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
M enu d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
M irror
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
M ir rors
Activating the digital compass . ... .. .. 64
Automatically dimming inside mirror . .. 62
Inde x 235
Automat ic dimming for the ou ts ide mir -
ro rs . ... .. .. .. .... .. .. ...... ... .. . 64
Outs ide mirro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Moni to ring the Advanced Airbag System 128
N
Natura l leather .. .. .. ............... 166
New tires and wheels
N HT SA 199
C ontacting . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. lOS
No reverse gear .. ... ........... ...... 35
Number of seats . .. ................. 109
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Octane rating
170
Odometer
..... ... .. ................ 12
Oil
refer to Engine oil ............. .... 178
On-Boa rd Di agnost ic System (0 80)
Data Link Connector (D LC) .... ... .. .. . 21
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . ... . 22
Open door or fron t lid wa rning ......... 20
Optional equipment Marked w ith an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Outside mirro rs . ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 63
Ou tside temperature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Owner's manual How the Owne r's Manual is organ ized ... 6
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Pa int
Touc h-up .. .. .. .. .. ............... 164
Paint No.
Pa rking 226
o n a decline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
o n an incline . .. .. .................. 80
R tronic ... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 86
Parking brake ....................... 79
Warning .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... ......... 32
Parking system advanced .............. 89
Adjusting the display ........... .. .. . 93
Adjusting the war ning tones ... ....... 93
Paralle l Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Reve rse parking ... ........... ...... 92
Safety p recautions .... ............. . 89
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