coolant AUDI R8 SPYDER 2015 User Guide
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"' Press and ho ld the rear window switch too unti l
the convertible top moves into the service posi
t ion
r::!) fig. 142.
Opening th e cool ant e xp ansi on tank cov er
"' Stop the engine and allow it to coo l.
"' Switch the ignition off.
"' Carefu lly remove the bolts in the cover(!) using
a screwdriver and remove the cover. The cool
ant reservoir is located be low
c:> fig. 143 .
Check ing th e engine coolant l eve l
"' Place a rag or cloth on the cap of the coo lant
expansion tank and turn the cap
ca re full y to
the left (counter-clockwise)
c:> A .
"'Read the coo lant level inside the coolant expan
s ion tank
c:> fig . 143. With a co ld engine, it
must be above the "min" mark. W ith a hot en
gine, it can be a little above the ind icated
range .
To obtain an accurate read ing, the eng ine must
be switched off.
The expansion tank in your vehicle is equipped
with an electric coolant level sensor
r::!) page 14.
We still recommend you check the coolant level
from time to time .
Coolant lo ss
Coolant loss may indicate a leak in the cooling
system . In the event of coolant loss, the cooling
system should be inspected immediately by your
author iz ed Audi dealer. It is not enough merely
to add coolant.
In a
s e a led system, losses can occur only if the
boiling point of the coo lant is exceeded as a re
sult of overheat ing.
A WARNING
- The cooling system is under pressure. Do
not open the cap of the coolant expans ion
tank when the engine is hot. You risk being
sca lded.
-
- The coolant add itive, and therefore the cool
ant itself, is hazardous to health. Keep the
c oolant additive in the or igina l co ntainer out
of the re ach of children.
It is a poison haz
ard.
Ch eck ing and fillin g
(D Note
Do not add any type of radiator leak sea lant
to your vehicle's engine coolant . Add ing radia
tor repair fluid may adversely affect the func
tion and performance of your cooling system
and could result in damage not covered by
your New Veh icle Limited Warranty.
Adding coolant
Befo re you check a nyth ing in the eng ine compart
ment,
alwa ys read and he ed all WARNING S
r::!) A in Working in the engine compartment on
page 155.
"' Add coolant m ixed in the correct rat io
c:> page 161, Coolant.
"' Twist the cap on again tightly.
"'Tighten the cap(!) <::!)page 162, fig. 143 again .
Replacement engine coo lant must conform to ex
act specifications
c:> page 161, Coolant .
We recommend using only coolant add it ive Gl2+
+, G l3
or in an emergency Gl2 +. Do not use a
different additive. In an emergency use pla in wa
ter unt il you ca n get the correct add itive and can
restore the co rrect ratio . This should be done as
soon as possib le .
If you have los t a considerab le amount of cool
ant, then you shou ld add cold antifreeze and cold
water only when the engine is co ld .
Always use
new engine coo lant when refilling .
Do not fill coolant above the "max" mark. Excess
coolant will be forced out through the pressure
relief valve in the cap when the eng ine becomes
hot.
A WARNING
- The cooling system is under pressure and
can get very hot. Reduce the risk of scalding
from hot coolant by following these steps .
- Turn off the engine and allow it to cool
down .
- Protect your face, hands and arms from escaping fluid and steam by covering the
cap with a large, thick rag.
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Checking and filling
-Turn the cap slowly and very carefully in a
counter-clockwise direction while applying
light, downward pressure on the top of
the cap .
- To avoid being burned, do not spill anti
freeze or coolant on the exhaust system or hot engine parts. Under certain condi
tions, the ethylene glycol in engine cool
ant can catch fire .
- Antifreeze is poisonous. Always store anti
freeze in its original container and well out of the reach of children .
- If you drain the coolant, it must be caught
and safely stored in a proper container
clearly marked "poison".
CD Note
-Coolant pollutes the environment and could
cause an engine fire . Excess coolant will be
forced out through the pressure relief valve
in the cap when the engine becomes hot.
-If, in an emergency, only water can be add
ed, the correct ratio between water and an
tifreeze
¢ page 161 must be restored as
soon as possible.
@ For the sake of the environment
Drained coolant should not be reused. Always
dispose of used coolant while observing all
environmental regulations.
Brake fluid
Have the brake fluid changed by an experienced
technician.
Brake fluid absorbs moisture from the air. If the
water content in the brake fluid is too high, cor
rosion in the brake system may result after a peri
od of time. The boiling point of the brake fluid
will also decrease considerably and decrease
braking performance.
Therefore, the brake fluid must be changed
every
two years.
Always use new brake fluid which con
forms to Federal Motor Vehicle Standard "FMVSS
116 DOT 4".
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Brake fluid is replaced according to the Audi
maintenance service schedule . Your authorized
Audi dealer is equipped with the necessary spe
cial tools and replacement parts, has the neces
sary expertise, and can dispose of the used fluid .
A WARNING
-Brake fluid is poisonous . It must be stored
only in the closed original container out of
the reach of children!
- Brake failure can result from old or inappro priate brake fluid. Observe these precau
tions:
- Use only brake fluid that meets SAE speci
fication
J 1703 and conforms to Federal
Motor Vehicle Standard
116. Always check
with your authorized Audi dealer to make
sure you are using the correct brake fluid .
The correct type of brake fluid is also indi cated on the brake fluid reservoir.
- The brake fluid must be new . Heavy use of
the brakes can cause a vapor lock if the brake fluid is left in the system too long.
This can seriously affect the efficiency
of
the brakes as well as your safety . This
could result in an accident.
CD Note
Brake fluid will damage the paint of your vehi
cle.
@ For the sake of the environment
Because of the problem of proper disposal of
brake fluid as well as the special tools re
quired and the necessary expertise, we rec
ommend that you have the brake fluid
changed by your authorized Audi dealer.
Battery
General information '
Your vehicle is equipped with a special battery, an
ACM battery . This battery is located in the lug
gage compartment and must be replaced with an
original equipment battery. Under normal oper
ating conditions, the battery is
maintenance-
free. ..,_
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Checking and filling
thaw completely before attempting to charge it
c> &. . However, we recommend not us ing a
thawed battery again because the battery casing
can be cracked due to ice format ion and can leak
battery acid.
Do no t open the battery caps when charging the
battery .
A WARNING
Charging a battery can be dangerous.
- Never charge a frozen battery. It may ex
plode because of gas trapped in the ice. Al
low a frozen battery to thaw out first.
- Do not reuse batteries which were frozen.
The battery housing may have cracked and
weakened when the battery froze.
- Charge the battery in a we ll ventilated area.
Keep away from open flame or electrical
spark. Do not smoke . Hydrogen gas generat
ed by the battery is explosive .
- To reduce the danger of explosion, never
connect or disconnect charger cables while
the charger is operating .
- Fast charg ing a battery is dangerous and
should only be attempted by a competent
technician with the proper equipment .
- Battery acid that may spill during charg ing
sho uld be washed off w ith a solution of
warm water and baking soda to neutralize
the acid.
CD Note
Never use a fast charger as a booster to start
the engine. This will seriously damage sensi
tive electronic components, such as control
units, re lays, radio, etc., as well as the batte ry
charger.
@ Tips
- The vehicle battery must not be charged
with a standard small charger that plugs in
to the cigarette lighter or outl et.
- Only charge the battery through the connec
tions in the luggage compartment.
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Windshield washer
container
Fig. 146 Lu ggage compar tment: Wind shi eld wash er fl uid
reservoir
The washer fluid container is marked with the
symbol
Q on its cap c>page 157, fig . 134.
.. Lift the filler cap tongue to add washer fluid.
You can fill the container to the top .
.. Press the cap back onto the filler neck after fill -
ing the container .
You can find the reservoir capacity in the table in
¢page 213
Clean water should be used when filling up. If
possible, use soft water to prevent scaling on the
washer jets. Always add a glass cleaner solution
(with frost protection in the winter).
CD Note
- Do not mix engine coolant antifreeze or any
other additives to fill up the windshield
washer reservoir .
- Do not use glass cleaners containing paint
solvent; you risk damaging the paint.
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Tires and wheels
Cold tire infl ation pre ssure
means the tire pressure recom
mended by the vehicle man ufac
turer for a tire of a designated
size that has not been driven fo r
more than a couple of miles (kilo
meters) at low speeds in the three
hour period before the tire pres
sure is measured or adjusted .
Curb weight
means the weight of a motor ve
hicle with standard equipment in
cluding the maximum capacity of
fuel, oil, and coolant, air condi
tioning and additiona l weight of
optional equipment.
E x tra load tire
means a tire designed to operate
at higher loads and at higher in
flation pressures than the corre sponding standard tire. Extra load
tires my be identified as "XL",
"xl ", "EXTRA LOAD", or "RF" on
the sidewall.
Gross Axle Weight Rating ("GAWR" )
means the load-carrying capacity
of a single axle system, measured
at the tire -ground interfaces.
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Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
("GVWR")
means the maximum total loaded
weight of the vehicle.
Groove
means the space between two ad
jacent tread ribs.
Load rating (code )
means the maximum load that a
tire is rated to carry for a given in
flation pressure . You may not find
this information on all tires be
cause it is not required by law .
Maximum load rating
means the load rating for a tire at
the maximum permissible infla
tion pressure for that tire .
Maximum loaded vehicle
weight
means the sum of :
(a) Curb weight
(b) Accessory weight
(c) Vehicle capacity weight, and
(d) Production options weight
Ma ximum (permissible )
inflation pressure
means the maximum cold infla
tion pressure to which a tire may be inflated. A lso called "maxi-
mum inflation pressure ." .,.
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technically referred to as the vehi
cle's
Gross Vehicle We ight Rating
("GVWR") .
The "GVWR" includes the weight
of the basic vehicle, all factory in
stalled accessories, a full tank of
fuel, oil, coolant and other fluids plus maximum load. The maxi
mum load includes the number of
passengers that the vehicle is in
tended to carry ("seating capaci
ty") with an assumed weight of
150 lbs. (68 kg) for each passen
ger at a designated seating posi
tion and the total weight of any
luggage in the vehicle.
The
Gross Axle Weight Rating
("GAWR") is the maximum load
that can be applied at each of the
vehicle's two axles .
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and the Gross Axle Weight Rating
are listed on the safety compli
ance sticker label located on the
driver's side B-pillar. Your Audi
has 2 seating positions . Each
seating position has a safety belt
¢ page 95, Safety belts.
The fact that there is an upper
limit to your vehicle's Gross Vehi
cle Weight Rating means that the
total weight of whatever is being
Tires and wheels
carried in the vehicle is limited.
The more passengers in the vehi
cle or passengers who are heavier
than the standard weights as
sumed mean that less weight can
be carried as luggage.
The tire pressure label on your
Audi also lists the maximum com
bined weight of all of the occu
pants and luggage or other cargo
that the vehicle can carry. For the location of the label¢
page 176,
fig. 147.
A WARNING
-
Overloading a vehicle can cause
loss of vehicle control, a crash
or other accident, serious per
sonal injury, and even death.
-Carrying more weight than
your vehicle was designed to
carry will prevent the vehicle
from handling properly and in
crease the risk of the loss of
vehicle control.
-The brakes on a vehicle that has been overloaded may not be able to stop the vehicle
within a safe distance .
-Tires on a vehicle that has been overloaded can fail sud
denly, including a blowout and •
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Technical Dat a
Technical Data
Vehicle identification
F ig. 166 Ve hicle Ident if icat ion Number (VlN) p late: loca·
tio n on d river 's side dash pane l
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Fig. 167 The ve hicle ide ntif ic ati on label - inside t he lug ·
gage compar tmen t
Vehicle Identificat ion Number (VlN )
The Veh icle Iden tifica tion Number is located in
differen t places :
- u nder the windshield on the driver· s side
¢ fig . 166.
-in the Dr iver Informat ion disp lay ~ page 22 .
- on the vehicle identification label.
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V ehicle identification label
The Vehicle iden tifica tion label is located with
the fuses in the footwe ll on the passenger's side
¢ page 210 .
The label ~ fig. 167 shows the fo llow ing vehicle
da ta:
(D Vehicle Ident ificat ion Number (VIN)
@ Vehicle ty pe, engine o utp ut, t ransmission
® E ngine and transm ission code
@ Pa int number and inte rior
® Optional eq uipment numbers
The information of the vehicle identification label
can a lso be fo und in your Warranty
& Ma inte
nance booklet.
Safety compliance sticker
The Safety compliance sticke r is your assurance
that your new veh icle complies with all appli cable
Federa l Mo to r Veh icl e Safety Standards which
were in effect at the time the vehicle was man u
factu red. Yo u can find this sticker on the left door
j amb.
It shows the month and year of production
and the vehicle ident ificat ion number of your ve·
hide (perforation) as well as the Gross Vehicle
Weight Rating (GVWR) and the Gross Axle
We ight Rating (GAWR) .
High volt age warning label
The hig h voltage warning label is located on the
l ock carrier. The spark ignit ion system complies
with the Canadian standard ICES-002 .
Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) for front
and rear are listed on a st icker on the left door
jamb .
T he Gross Vehicle Weight Rating includes the
weight o f the basic vehicle plus fu ll fuel tank, oil
and coolant, pl us maxim um load, which includes
passenger weight (150 lbs/68 kg per designated
seat ing pos ition) and luggage we ight.
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A
A/C operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Active rollover protection system . . . . . . . . . 93
Retracting rollover protection . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adding Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 161
Addit ional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 161
Adjustab le steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Adjusting front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Advanced Airbag System Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
How the components work together . . . . 110
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Weight-sens ing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Airbag Warn ing/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Airbag system ................ ... . 102, 119
Care.. ..... .. ................ ..... . 114
Child restraints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
H ow do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 110
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? 108
Important safety instruc tions on the knee
airbag system............... ... .... . 118
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Knee airbags ........................ 116
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 112
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
When must the system be inspected? . . . 112
Air cond itionin g
A/C operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
A ir recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Index
Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Economical use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Air recirculation mode
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Alcantara Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
All-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 161
Anti- lock brake system
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Anti-slip regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Asterisk What does it mean when something is
marked with an asterisk? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Audi magnet ic r ide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 72
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Audi Serv ice Repair Manuals and Literature 215
Automatic be lt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Automatic headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
also refer to S tronic (Automatic transmis-
s ion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Automatic transmission (S tronic) Parking lock emergency release . . . . . . . . . 79
Automatic transmission (tiptron ic)
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Average fuel mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
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Index
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Important warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Low ...... ... .. ................ ... . 140
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
State of charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
W inter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Brake system
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake power assist unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Ceramic brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 156
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Carbon parts
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
147, 148
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment.. .. .. .. .. 91
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Ceramic brake rotors
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
136
C 'f ' . ert1 1cat1on ..... .............. ... .. .
Changing a flat tire ........... .. .. .. .. .
Chassis 218
203
refer to Audi magnetic ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
220
Checking
Engine coolant level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
162
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Child restraint
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
103
Child restraints
Where can I get additional informat ion
about child restraints and the ir use? . . . .
132
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
125
Important things to know when driving w ith
ch ildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
122
Child safety seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Convertible locking retractor. . . . . . . . . . . 130
Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Child safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
128
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
How do I properly install a child safety seat
. h' l 7 125 in myve rc e ... .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. . .
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Closing Engine compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
156
Cold tire inflation pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Compass mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Consumer Information .............. 92, 215
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Controls
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
148
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . .
127
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Convertible locking retracto r
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
131
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Using to secure a c hild safety seat . . 130, 131
Convertible top
E me rgency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
Er ror message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Gene ral info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
Ma lfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Opening/clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Retract ing/extend ing rear w indow . . . . . . . 40
W ind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
161
Adding coolan t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Checking the eng ine coolant leve l. . . . . . . 162
C ruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Presetting your speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Sw itching
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Sw itching on .. ... ..... ... ...... .. .. ..
71
Warn ing/ indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Curren t fu el mileage
D
D amping
refer to Audi magnetic ride . .. .. .. .. .. . .
Data recorder
. ....... ..... .... .. .. .. .
2 1
72
134
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Daytime running lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 6
Declaration of comp liance
Ce ll phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
218
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Garage door opener (Homel in k) . . . . . . . . 218
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
T ire pressure monitoring system ....... 2 18
Decorative decals
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
147
Decorative parts/trim
C leaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
147
def · · · . · ·. ·. .... ... ..... ..... .. .... .. 10
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
D efrosting the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Determi ning cor rect load limit . . . . . . . . . . 184
Digita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Index
Dimens ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 13
D imm ing the rearview m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
D ipst ic k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 160
Displays
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
148
Dis ta nee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Doors
Emergency lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
D rive r informa tion sys tem
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Menu disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Open door or front lid warn ing . . . . . . . . . . 20
Outs ide temperature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Red symbo ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Se rv ice interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sound system disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Trip compute r.. .. ............. .... .. . 2 1
yellow symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Driver seat
refer to Seating posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 88
Drivi ng safe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Dr iving throug h wate r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
142
Dry sump lubricat io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
D uplicate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Dust filter
· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .. ... . 62
E
Efficiency program
Memo ry levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Elapsed time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
El ectr ica l voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Electronic d ifferential lock (EDL) . . . . . . . . . 134
Warning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electronic immobi lizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 28
El ectronic power con trol
E PC warn ing/ indica tor light . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Electronic Stab ilization Contro l (ESC) . . . . . 134
Warning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Warning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E mergency lo cking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Emergency operation
Co nvertib le top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
221
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Index
Eme rgency r elease
Fr ont lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Park ing lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Eme rgency sta rting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Eme rgency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 0
Batte ry power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1
Driver notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Eng ine
Coolan t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 1
Data . ... .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 214
Eng ine compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
155
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 67
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Engine compartmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Engine compa rtment lid
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 56
Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Malfunct io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Temperature ga uge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
En gine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
158
Adding .. .. .. .. ............. .. . 160,161
Addit ives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
160, 161
Checking the eng ine oi l level . . . . . . . 159, 160
Dry s ump lubr ication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Indications and cond it ions requ iring ext ra
checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
159, 160
O il c ons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 58
O il grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 8
Specification and viscos ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Temperature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
E ngi ne oi l level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine oil pressure (malfunction) . . . . . . . . . 14
Engine oi l sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17
Engine speed limitat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
E nvironment
Cataly tic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
142
Disposing of your vehicle batte ry . . . . . . . 165
Fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Unleaded f uel ..................... .. 15 1
What should I do wi th an old batte ry? . . . 16 5
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . . . 16
ESC (Electronic Stabilization Co ntro l)
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
222
Event Data Recorde r (ED R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Exhaust tail pipes Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
162
Exterior m irrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Dimming . ... .... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. . 50
Heating... ...... .. ............... .. . 49
F
Fan ..... .... . .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 62
Faste ning
Boos ter sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
128
Convertib le child sa fety se ats . . . . . . . . . . 12 7
Infant seats
Flat bed truck
Flat tire 127
208
Changi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Fo ld ing master key with remo te control . . . . 27
Foot peda ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
90
Fo r the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and t he env ironme nt . . . . 153
Letting yo ur eng ine warm up . . . . . . . . . . .
67
Ref ueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Front a irbags
Des cription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
106
How they wor k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Frontal collis io ns and the laws of phys ics . . . 96
Front lid
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Trunk escape handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Front passenger
refer to Seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 88
Front seat s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Child rest rain ts in the fron t seat . . . . . . . . 103
Front towi ng loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fuel
Additives.. .. .... .. .. .. ......... .. ..
151
B lended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Current fuel mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
152
Fuel supply too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
151