battery AUDI R8 SPYDER 2011 Owners Manual

Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Why safety be lts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Ill ustrating the princ iple of an
accident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
H ow are safety belts worn correctly? 112
Safety belt pretens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 115
Airbag system ........ .... ... .. 117
Important th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 117
F ront airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
M oni toring the Advanced Airbag
Sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Knee air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Child Safety ............. .. .. . .
Important things to know . ... .. .. . .
C hild safety seats . ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Instal ling a child safety seat . ... .. . .
Addit ional Information ........... .
Vehicle operat ion ..... .. .. .. . .
Intelligent technology .. .. .. . .
Not ice about data recorded by vehicle
control modules .......... .... .. . .
Electronic Stabilization Program ( ESP)
Rear spoiler .................... .
Braking .. .. .. ... ....... .... ... . .
P owe r stee ring .................. .
Driving w ith your qu attro ® ... .. .. . .
E ne rgy management ... ... .. .. .. . .
D ry s ump lubr ication ... ... .. .. .. . .
Driving and environment .... .
Break -in period . .. ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Driving through water on roads ... . .
Cata lytic converter ............ .. . .
Sporty driving . ........... .. .. .. . .
Operation and maintenance .. .. .. . .
Trailer towing ................... .
Vehicle care .................. .
Cleaning and protection ..... .
General information ...... .. .. .. . . 138
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Ca re of exte rior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
Ca re of inter io r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
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Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .
170
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Checking and filling ..... ... .. .
Engine compartment lid .......... .
Engine oil ... .. .. .. . ............ .
E n gine cooling system ............ .
Brake fluid .. .. .. .. . .. .... ...... .
Battery ......... .. ............. .
Rep lacing the battery ............ .
Windsh ie ld washer container
Tires and wheels ... ..... ... .. .
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T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
T ire pressure mo nitoring system
Consumer Information ...... .
Warranty coverages .............. .
Operating your veh icle outs ide the
U .S .A . or Canada ... . .. .. ..... ... .
A udi Se rvice Repair Manuals and
Literature . .. .. .. .... ........... .
Maintenance . .. .. .. ............. .
Additional accessories, modif ications
and parts rep lacement ........... .
Decla rat io n of Compliance,
T elecommunication or Electron ic
Systems .. .. .. .. .. ............. .
Do-it-yourself service ........ .
What do I do now? ........... .
Tru nk escape handle ........... .. .
B reakdown kit ... .. . .. ... .... ... .
Tire repa ir ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .
What shou ld I be awa re of when
h . t
' ? c anging a ,re. . . ............... .
Jump-starting .. ...... ........... .
Emergency towing with commercial
tow truck ....... .. ............. .
Fuses and bulbs .............. .
Electr ica l fuses .... .............. .
Bu lbs ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... ...... . 206
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Instruments and warning/indicator lights 13
odometer and will stay on. Contact your au ­
thorized Audi dealer to have the problem cor­ rected .
Immobilizer
When the ignition is switched on, the data on
the ign ition key are scanned automatically.
I f an unauthorized key was used,
SAFE is dis­
p layed cont inuously in the odometer display
f ield. The veh icle cannot be operated
~page 38 .
Voltmeter display
The vo ltmeter shows the voltage in the vehi­
cle electrical system. If the reading drops be­
low 12 volts with the engine running, you
should have the power supply (battery and
generator) inspected by an authorized Audi
dealer .
Voltage can drop below 8 volts when you
start the engine .

Service interval display
The service in terval display reminds you when
your next service
is due.
F ig . 9 Sectio n of i nst rum ent cluste r: Serv ice inte rva l
d is p lay
The schedule for the next oil change or inspec­
tion is calc ulated automatically and displayed
according ly. The display works in two stages :
Service reminder
30 days before the next service is due, a se rv­
ice reminder appears in the display when yo u
turn on the ignition.
Afte r abo ut
5 seconds the display sw itches
back to normal. The d ista nce and time re­
maining are updated each time the ignition is
turned o n until the date due for service is
reached .
Service due
W hen the due d ate for service is reached , the
message
Ser vice due! appears in the instr u­
ment cluster immediately after you tu rn on
the ignition. Additionally, a warning tone
sounds. After about
5 seconds the display
sw itches back to normal.
Calling up the serv ice schedules
I f o r when an oil change or inspect ion is due,
can be shown in the instrument cl uster by se­
l ecting the service interval display . Select
Check > Se rvice > Oil change or Ser vice by us­
ing the
I R ESET I button and the rocker switch
c:;, page 24, fig . 13.
Re setting the service interval di splay
Your authorized A udi dealer wi ll reset the cor­
responding service sched ule after performing
Dr iver in formation system 21
the appropriate service on your vehicle. You
also have the possibility to reset the o il
change schedule after hav ing performed a n
o il change according to Audi specifications.
- Switch the ignit ion on.
- Pull the knob
c:;, fig . 9 . Th e message. Servic e
due!
appears .
- Pull the knob unt il t he display
Oil change in
----· mi (km)--· d ay s
appea rs. If the I RESE T I
button is not pu lled w ith in 5 secon ds, the
disp lay reset mode closes .
(D Note
If you discon nect the battery te rm inals, no
ca lcula tions can be ma de fo r the service
i nte rva l disp lay dur ing this time and no
se rvice reminder will appear. Remember
that observing the proper service interva ls
i s vitally important to extending the life of
your vehicle, particularly the engine, and maintain ing its value. Even if the mileage
d rive n is low, t he maximum per iod of one
year fro m one serv ice to the ne xt m ust not
be ex ceeded .
@ Tips
-Do not rese t the display between oil
c hanges, othe rwise the d isp lay w ill be in­
co rrec t.
- Th e info rmat ion in the Se rv ice Reminder
remains stored eve n w hen t he ve hicl e
ba ttery is dis connec ted.
On-Board Diagnostic
system (OBD)
On -Boa rd Diagnostics
Fi g. 10 Locatio n of Data Li nk Conn ector (DLC)

Average fuel mileage
The average fuel economy in MPG (l/ 100 km)
since you last clea red the memory appears in
this display .
Current fuel mileage
The instantaneous fue l consumption in miles
per gallo n (l/100 km) is shown in this d isp lay.
W hen the ve hicle is stationary, t he most re­
cent fuel consumption is displayed.
Average speed
The average speed in mph (km/h) since the
l ast time the disp lay was reset appears i n the
d isp lay.
Elapsed t ime
T he length of time that you have been driving
since you last reset the memory appears in
this display . T he maximum time period that
can be recorded is 999 hours and 59 minutes .
Distance
The elapsed distance since the la st time the
memory was clea red appears i n the display .
The max imum d istance that can be recorded
i s 9,999 .9 m iles (9 ,999 .9 kilometers) .
(D Tips
All stored values will be lost if the vehicle
battery is disconnected .
Operation
The trip computer is controlled by two
switches on the windshield wiper lever .
~---1@
Fig. 12 W iper a rm/w iper lev er: co ntro ls fo r the t rip
co mpute r
Dr iver in formation system 23
Selecting the trip computer
.,. Tap the !RESE T I button @ until the t rip
computer (memory leve l 1 or 2) ap pears in
the display ~poge22 ,
fig.11.
Selecting the functions
.,. Push in the upper (lower) p rotrus io n on t he
function selector sw itch
@ ~fig. 12. The
functions for t he tr ip comp ute r are dis­
played in succession on the respective mem­
ory leve ls.
Resetting the funct ion to zero
.,. Push the I RESE T! button @ for at leas t two
seconds.
You can reset the following values to zero:
- driving t ime
- distance
- average fue l m ileage
- a ver age speed
The trip computer only operates when the ig­
nit ion is on . When you tu rn o n the ignition,
the f unction tha t was in use when you last
tu rned the ignition off will be displayed .
@ Tips
-Yo u can also set the va lues for the f unc­
ti ons to ze ro i n t he me nu dis pl ay
(Re set )
~page 24.
-All sto red values will be lost if the vehi­
cle battery i s disc onnected.

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Canada models:
Speed warning 1
¢page34
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USA mode ls:
Speed warning 2
¢page 34
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Canada model s:
Speed warning 2
¢page34
RI
S ignificant loss of a ir pressure
¢page34
lliliE Tire pressure monitoring sys-
tern malfunction
¢page34
a
Windshield washer f luid level
low
¢page34
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II Battery voltage too high or too
low
,. ¢page 34
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Defective light bulb
¢page 35
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lrusA models:
Defective brake light
9page35
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Canada model s:
Defective brake light
c!>page35
m
Light/rain sensor (automatic
headlights) defective
¢page35
ll 11il Selector lever defective*
No reverse gear *
¢page 35
min Clutch is overheating*
¢page36
D
Gearbox ma lf u nction*
¢page 36
(a
II Engine speed limitation
ll¢page36
W hen a yellow symbo l appea rs, a wa rning
tone will sound
once. Check the disp layed
function as soon as possib le . If
more than one
Dr iver in formation system 31
malfunction is detected, all symbo ls wi ll ap ­
pear one after the other for about two sec­
onds .
Driver information
In addition to the warning/indicator lights
and the symbols in the instrument cluster dis­
play, driver information is displayed.
Fig. 2 8 Section of instrument cluster: Set/C heck but·
ton
Driver in format io n ap pears in the d is p lay
when a defective light bulb is reported by the
defective light bu lb warning ¢
page 35 ,
when the brake pads are worn and before you
engage a gear on vehicles with R tronic .
In addition, driver information may appear
when a red symbo l flashes in the driver dis­
play.
To d isplay Driver information
As an examp le, the . symbo l appears in the
display. If you now press the button¢
fig. 28,
the following driver message appears in the
display:
Switch off engine and check oil le vel
T he dr iver message in the display goes out af­
ter abo ut 5 seconds. Yo u can disp lay t he driver
message aga in by briefly pressing the button.

34 Driver in formation system
display, immediately contact your au­
thorized Aud i dealer or qualified work­
shop to have a ll brake pads checked or
replaced if necessary .
8 /8 Speed warning 1
If the (a) symbol illuminates, th is means you
are driving faster than the set veh icle speed .
Slow down!
r=;, page 28.
8 , /8 , Speed warning 2
If the jaj c;ymbol illuminates, this mea ns you
have driven faster than the second set vehicle
speed. Slow down!<=:>
page 28 .
(l) Significant loss of air pre ssure
Tire pressure that is too low must be correct ­
ed as soon as possible .
If the [I) warning ligh t comes on and the
message
Pl ea se che ck tir e pr ess ure appears
in the display, pressure in at least one tire is
too low .
• Stop dr iv ing as soon as possible withou t en­
dange ring yourse lf and other drivers on the
road.
• Inspect all tires.
• Correct the tire pressure
r=;, page 195 .
Additional info rmat ion abou t the tire pre s­
s ure monitoring sy stem
can be found:
<=:> page 207.
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system
malfunction
A malfunction can have various causes .
If the II] warn ing light in the instrumen t clus­
ter flashes for approximately one minute and
then remains continuously illuminated and
addit ionally the
11@18' symbo l appears in the
d isplay, the t ire pressure monitoring system is
not available . The text
Tire pre ssure! System
ma lfun ction
appears in the disp lay . This can
have va rious causes . -
A whee l sensor or other component may
have fai led .
- Dur ing initialization the sys tem has detect ­
ed more than 4 wheels on the vehicle , for
examp le w hile d riving next to another car
w ith a t ire pressure monitoring system.
- Audi rep lacement parts were not used .
- If snow cha ins a re being used, system func-
tion can be compromised due to the shie ld ­
ing properties of the chains.
- The tire pressu re monitoring system may
not be avai lab le because of a radio malfunc­
tion.
- T ransmitters with the same freq uency, such
as radio headphones in the vehicle or radio
equ ipment, can cause a temporary disrup­
tion of the system through excessive elec­
tromagnet ic fie lds .
- Eliminate the interference if yo u can and
then proceed as follows: Turn off the eng ine
for 20 minutes. Then drive another 10 mi­
nutes. If the war ning light comes on again,
you shou ld contact yo ur autho rized Aud i
dea le r i mmediately to have the prob lem cor­
rected .
- Do not use commerc ia lly available t ire sea l­
ants. Othe rwise, the elec trical components
of the tire pressure mo nitor ing system will
no longer work properly and the sensor for
the t ire press ure monito ring system wi ll
have to be rep laced by a qualified wo rkshop.
¢, Windshield washer flu id level too low
If the (-) symbol illuminates, add windshie ld
washer fl uid to t he washer system
<=:> page 188.
0 Battery voltage low
If th e (•i symbol illuminates, contact your au­
t h orized Audi dea le r and have the following
components inspected:
- drive belt
- battery charge
Also see if the generato r warning/ind icator
li ght illum inates
<=:> page 17 .

Opening and closing Keys
Key set
F ig. 29 Key set
Fig. 30 Remote master key: Indicator light
Your Audi comes with four keys¢ fig. 29:
@ two master keys with remo te
control
@ one valet key
© one emergency key
Master key with remote control
You ca n centrally lock and unlock you r vehicle
and star t the eng ine wi th the master key with
r emo te con trol. To fo ld the key o ut and back
i n place, press t he re lease button ¢
fig. 29
(arrow).
Valet key
The valet key on ly fi ts the lock in the d river's
door and the ignition l ock. If you have to leave
t he key with somebo dy e lse, yo u are well-ad­
vised to turn
ove r the vale t key only .
Be aware that the fro nt lid and glove compa rt­
men t ca n be opened from ins ide the ve hicle
using the release bu ttons .
Opening and clo sing 3 7
Emergency key
The emergency key is o nly for temporary use if
the ve hicl e key should be lost or misplaced.
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authoriz ed Audi
dealer immed iate ly to have the
lost key disa­
bled . B e sure t o br ing all your keys w it h you .
If a key is los t, you should report it to your in ­
su rance company .
Registered keys
You can inquire about the number of remote
master keys registered to your vehicle
¢
page 24 . In this way, you can be certain of
obta ining all the remote master keys if you
purchase a used vehicle .
State of master key battery
When a button is pressed, the check light
flashes ¢
fig. 30. If the check light does not
come on or flash, the battery is dead and has
to be replaced .
Battery replacement¢
page 38.
A WARNING
-
-Do not leave you r vehicle unattended
with the key in the ignition lock . Entry by
un authorized persons co uld e ndange r
you o r result in t heft or damage the v ehi ­
cle. A lways lo ck all do ors a nd take the
key.
- D o not leave children unattended in t he
ve hicl e, especi ally wi th access t o veh icle
keys. Ungu ard ed access to the keys pro­
vi des children the opportun ity to s tart
the engine and/or activate vehicle sys­ tems such as the power windows etc . Un­
supe rvised operation o f any vehicle sys­
tem by children can result in ser ious in­
jury.
@ Tips
If you ope n the dr iver's door with the key
l eft in the ignition lock, a chime will
sound. This is your reminder to
remove the
key and lock the door.

38 Opening and clo sing
Master key with remote control
The remote control allows you to lock or un­
lock the vehicle electronically .
The transmitter and battery are located in the
head of the remote control. The receiver is lo­
cated inside the vehicle . T he maximum effec ­
tive range depends on several things . Remem­
be r, if the battery is weak, the effective range
dec reases.
If you need to replace the remote control, or if
you need to have it repaired, you must see
your author ized Audi dealer. On ly then can
you use the key aga in .
@ Tips
- If the ignition is sw itched on, the remote
control system is d eactivated .
- The remote cont rol system can be affec t­
ed by other systems operating in the
same frequency range close to the vehi­
cle, such as mob ile telephones, televi­
s ion broadc asting stat ions, etc.
- Fo r De clarat ion of Compliance to Uni ted
States FCC and I ndustry Canad a regula­
tions
¢ page 21 2.
Resetting the remote control
The remote control must be reset if the vehi­
cle does no t unlock.
,. Pr ess the unlock@ button on the remote
control.
,. Wi thin 30 second s, unlock or lock the vehi­
cle once at the door lock using the stem of
the remote control key.
,. Press the unlock button@ or the lock but­
ton
lliJ .
Master key battery replacement
Each master key contains a battery housed
under the cover .
Fig . 31 Remote master key: opening t he cover
We recommend having the ba tte ry ch anged
by an authorized Audi dea ler . However, if yo u
wish to replace the dead battery yourse lf, pro­
ceed as follows:
,. Pry apart the base ¢
fig. 31 @and the cove r
® carefully with a coin .
,. Remove the cover (arrow).
,. Remove the dead battery from the cover.
,. Insta ll the new battery. Please make certain
that the" +" sign on the battery faces down
in the cover. Correct polarity is shown on the
cover .
,. Plac e th e cover w it h the new battery o n the
key base and p ress both parts together.
@ For the sake of the environment
D ispose of dead batteries prope rly so as
not to poll ute the environment.
(0 Tips
The replacement battery must be the
sam e spec ificat ion as the o riginal.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthor­
ized use of your vehicle.
A comp uter chip inside your key automatically
deactivates the electro nic immobilizer when
you insert the key in the ignition lock. When
you remove the key from the ignit ion lock, the .,.

-Be careful when closing the windows.
Check to see that no one is in the way, or
serious injury could result!
- Always remove the ignition key whenever
you leave your vehicle .
-If you lock your vehicle from the outside ,
no one, especially children, should re­
main in the vehicle .
- Do not stick anything on the windows or
the windshield that may interfere with
the driver's field of vision.
@ Tips
- When the doors are opened, the win­
dows are automatically lowered 0.4 in
(10 mm) .
Reactivating the system after battery
disconnection
If the vehicle battery is disconnected and then
reconnected, the automatic closing and open­
ing function will not work until it is reactivat­
ed. To reactivate this feature, perform the fol­
lowing steps:
- Pull and hold the power window switch until
the window is completely closed.
- Release the switch . Pull the switch again for
one second. The automatic closing/opening is now reactivated.
Opening and closing 45

(D Note
To prevent damage to the convertible top:
-do not store any objects in the converti­
ble top storage bay.
- make sure there is enough space above
the vehicle when opening or closing the
convertible top.
@ T ips
- When the indicato r lamp ffl blinks,
there is a system malfunction
c> page 16 .
-The one-touch opening function is not
ava ilable when the vehicle is traveling
below 4 mph (6 km/h) or above 31 mph
(SO km/h).
If this is the case, a warning
tone will sound and a message will ap­ pear in the instrument cluster
c> page47.
Error message in the instrument cluster
display
An error message appears if the convertible
top cannot open or close.
Severa l conditions must be met for the con­
vertible top to open or close automatically .
An error message in the instrument cluster
d isp lay ind icates if one of the condit ions is not
me t or there is a malfunct ion.
Soft top: Pleas e clo se engin e lid!
The engine compartment lid must be closed
when opening or closing the convertible top .
T his message appears in the instrument clus­
ter disp lay if the engine compartment lid is
no t closed.
Soft t op : C annot be used!
This error message appears if the convertib le
cannot open or close b ecause of safety rea­
sons or if there is a malfunction . The follow­
ing causes are poss ible:
- The vehicle i s tra v eling too fa st: Converti­
ble top operation is deactivated for safety
reasons if the vehicle is traveling too fast . A
message w ill appear . Reduce the vehicle
Con vertible top 47
speed and pu ll o r press the switch again to
open or close th e convertible top.
- The b att ery vo ltag e is too low: The conver­
tible top cannot open or close if the battery
voltage is too low. This ens ures there will be
enough battery vo ltage left to start the ve­
hicle . The convertible top c an be operated
aga in after the engine is star ted.
- Ove rload p rotect ion is acti ve: Ope rating the
convert ible top continuously for a long peri­
od of time p laces stress on the hydraulic
un it. Overload protect io n is act ivated to pre­
vent damage to the system . This protective
fu nction prevents the convertible top from
open ing or close fo r approximate ly 15 to 30
m inutes.
It will funct ion aga in a fter tha t
c:::> &..
-Malfun ction : Failure of system components
is one possib le cause fo r malfunction. If this
happens, you can a lso operate the converti­
ble top by hand
c> page 49 .
-The e xterio r tempe ratu re i s too low: The
convertible top will not open in tempera­
tures below (S °F) (-15 QC).
Soft top not secur e
If the convertible top is not c ompl etely open
or closed and the vehicle is traveling too fast,
the error message above appears and a warn­ ing tone sounds. Reduce the vehicle speed
and pull or press the switch again to open or close the convertible top.
A WARNING
Never drive when the convertible top is not
locked correctly . The wind from driving
could cause the co nvertib le top to open.
This can resu lt in i nju ries and damage to
the vehicle.