MPG AUDI TT 2012 Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Driverinformationsystem
Menuoff
Check
MenudispLay
-distance
-averagefuelmileage
-averagespeed
Thetripcomputeronlyoperateswhentheig­
nition
ison.Whenyouturnontheignition,
thefunctionthatwasinusewhenyoulast
turnedtheignitionoffwillbe displayed.
((DTips
-Youcan alsosetthevaluesforthefunc­
tionstozerointhemenudisplay (Reset)
Qpage25.
-Allstoredvalueswillbelostifthevehi­
cle
batteryisdisconnected.
- The drivinginformationintheefficiency
programisalsoresettazero withthe
,single-tripmemory.
Fig.11Display:Startmenu
1ntroduction
Somefunctionsinyourvehicle canbeset,ac­
tivated,andcontrolledbyMenus(e.g. Acous­
tic
parkassist*).Withthesemenusyou canal­
saselecttheinformationshowninthedriver
informationsystem,whichoperatesonly with
theignitionswitchedon.Operationiscontrol­
ledbythe1Resetlbuttonandtherocker switch
on
thewiperleverQpage26,fig.12.
TheStartmenushowsyouthedifferentdis­
play
types:
Set
~---®
Operation
Efficiencyprogram*
The efficiency programcanhelpyoutause
lessfuelQpage28.
Fig.10Wiper arm/wiper lever:controls forthetripcomputer
Resettingthefunctiontozero
~Pushth~e~button®foratleasttwoseconds.
---------------lula tionofthecurrenttripinforma-thecac
.Ifthetripisinterruptedformorethan2
tian. .
hoursthememoryisresetautomatlcally.
Total-tripmemory(Tripcomputer2)
Unlikethesingle-tripmemory,thetotal-trip
memoryisnotresetautomatically.Thisper­
mits you
taevaluateyourdrivingdataforthe
entire periodbetweenmanualresets.
Thetripcomputeriscontrolledbytwo
switches onthe windshield wiperlever.
Selectingthetripcomputer
~Tapthe1Resetlbutton®untilthetripcom­
puter(memorylevel1or2)appearsinthe
displayQpage24,fig.8.
Selectingthefunctions
~Pushintheupper(lower)pratrusiononthe
functionselectorswitch®Qfig.la.ThefutncIonsforthetripcomputeraredis-
played
insuccession ontherespectivemem­orylevels.
Youcanresetthf .
i hro:::=eollowlngvaluestozeraus-
ng t e~button:
-drivingtime
Memories•
((DTips
- Fuelconsumptions(average andcur­
rent),rangeandspeedaredisplayedin
metricunitsonCanadianmodels.
-Allstoredvalueswillbelastifthevehi­
cle
batteryisdisconnected.
Theelapseddistancesincethelasttimethe
memorywasclearedappearsinthedisplay.
The
maximumdistancethatcan berecorded
is9,999.9miles(9,999.9kilometers).
Fig.9Tripcomputerdispla~memorylevell
Distance
Thetripcomputerisequippedwithtwofully
automaticmemoriesasweil asan efficiency
program.
Youcanswitchbetweenthetripcomputer1
and2andtheefficiencyprogram*bypressing
the1RE5ETIbutton®Q.page25,fig.la.
Youcantellwhichmemorylèveliscurrently
active
bythenumberorthesigninthedisplay
Qfig.9.Thedatafromthesingle-tripmemo­
ry(memorylevel1)isbeing displayed ifa1
appearsinthedisplay.Ifa2isshawn,then
thedatafromthetotal-tripmemoryisbeing
displayed
(memorylevel2).Thefuelpump
nozzleiiiindicatestheefficiencypragram*
Qpage28.
Single-tripmemory(Tripcomputer1)
Thesingle-tripmemorystoresthetrip infor­
mationframthetimetheignitionisturnedon
untilitisturnedoff.Ifthetripiscontinued
within2hoursframthetimetheignitionwaS
turnedoff,thenewdatawill beincludedin~
Averagefuelmileage
The average·fueleconomyinMPG(l/100km)
since you
lastclearedthememoryappearsin
thisdisplay.
Currentfuelmileage
Thefollowinginformationiscontinuously
evaluatedbythetripcomputerand canbedis­
played
sequentiallyintheinstrumentcluster
display:
Thetripcomputergivesyouinformation on
current
andaverage fuelmileage, average
speed, fuelrange
anddriving time.
Introduction
Fuelrange
Theestimatedcruisingrangeinmiles(km)
appearsinthedisplay. Thedisplaychangesin
incrementsof6miles(10km).
Tripcomputer
Averagespeed
Theaveragespeedinmph(km/h)sincethe
lasttimethedisplaywasresetappearsinthe
display. .
Elapsedtime
Thelengthoftimethatyouhavebeendriving
since you
lastresetthememoryappearsin
thisdisplay. Themaximumtimeperiadthat
canberecordedis999hoursand59minutes.
Theinstantaneousfuelconsumptioninmiles
pergallon(l/100km)isshawninthisdisplay.
Whenthevehicleisstationary,themostre­
centfuelé:onsumptionisdisplayed.
Fig. 8Tripcomputerl
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theexhaustsystemandthiscouldcause
thecatalyticconvertertooverheat.
-Donotturnofftheignitionwhiletheve­
hicle ismoving.
-Donotcontinuetooperateyourvehicle
undertheseconditions,asotherwisefuel
can reachthecatalyticconverter.This
could
resultinoverheatingofthecon­
verter, requiring
itsreplacement.
-ToassureefficientoperationoftheEmis­
sion Control
System:
-Haveyourvehiclemaintainedproperly
andinaccordancewiththeservice rec­
ommendationsinyourWarranty&
Maintenancebooklet.
-Lackofpropermaintenanceaswellas
improperuseofthevehiclewillimpair
thefunctionoftheemissioncontrol
systemandcouldleadtodamage.
,.Forthesakeoftheenvironment
EvenwhentheEmission ControlSystemis
operatingproperly,theexhaustgascan
have asulfur-like
exhaustgassmellunder
someoperatingstates.Thisdependson
thesulfurcontentofthefuelbeing used.
Using a
differentbrandoffuelmayhelp,
orfillingthetankwithlead-freesuper
gradegasoline.
Operateyourvehicle
economicallyand
minimizepollution
General
Yourpersonal styleofdrivingwilldetermine
the economy
ofyour vehicle, asweilasex­
haustand noise levels.
Fueleconomy, environmentalimpact,and
wearonyourengine,brakesandtireslargely
dependonthreefactors:
-yourpersonaldrivingstyle
-operatingconditions
-technicallimitations
Ifyouanticipatewhatyouneedtodonextand
driveeconomically, youcaneasilycutyour
fuelconsumptionby10-15percent.This sec­
tionwillgive yousometipsonhow youcan
helptheenvironmentandyourpocketbook.
iTips
The
consumptionestimatesaspublished
byENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONAGENCY
(EPA)andTransportCanadamaynotcorre­
spondtoyouractualconsumptiononthe
road, which willvarydependinguponvehi­
cle
loadandspeed,roadandweathercon­
ditions,triplength,etc.
Drive smoothly andkeep alookout1ahead
Vehicles usethemostfuel when theyareac­
celerating.
Avoidunnecessaryacceleratingandbraking.
Vehicles
usethemostfuelwhentheyareac­
celerating.Ifyouanticipatewhatisgoingto
happennext, youwillneedtobrake lessand,
thus,accelerateless. Letthevehiclecoast
wheneverpossible-forexamplewhenyousee
thatthenexttrafficlightisred.
Avoid
fullthrottle•
Drivingatmoderate speedssavesfueland
improves yourmileage.
~Tryandkeepwellbelowyourcar's maxi­
mumspeed.
Acceleratinggentlyreducesfuelconsump­
tion,engin.e.wl!ar,anddoesnotdisturbthe
environment·.
Fuel
consumption,exhaustemissionsand en­
ginenoiseincreasedisproportionatelyathigh
speeds.Ifyou driveatapproximatelythree
quartersoftopspeed,fuelconsumptionwill
be
reducedbyonehalf. Never drivefaster
thanthepostedspeedlimitandweathercon­
ditionspermit.
Reducing unnecessary idling
EvenwhenyourcarisJustidlingitburns up
fuel.
~Shuttheengineoffwhenyouarenotdriv­
ing
thevehicle.
~Donotwarmupthevehicle bylettingthe
enginerunatidle.
Itmakessensetoshutofftheengineintraffic
jams,
whenwaitingfortrainstopassatrail­
road
crossings,orattrafficlightsthathave
long
waitsonred. Turningtheengineofffor
just30-40secondssavesmorefuelthanis
burned
startingtheengineagain.
Ittakesa longtimefortheenginetowarmup
fully
whenitisrunningatidle. However,wear
andnoxiousemissionsareespeciallyhigh
when
theengineiswarmingup.50youshould
drive awayassoonasyoustarttheengineand
avoidrunningathighRPMs whiletheengine
isstillwarmingup.
CDNote
Donotleaveengineidlingunattendedaf­
terstarting.Ifwarninglightsshouldcome
ontoindicateimproperoperation,they
wouldgounheeded.Extendedidlingalso
producesheat,which couldresultinover­
heating
orotherdamagetothevehicleor
otherproperty.
Regular maintenance
Abadlytunedengineunnecessarily wastesa
lot
offuel.
~Haveyourvehicle servicedatregularinter­
vals.
Byhavingyourvehicle regularly servicedbyan
Audidealerhelpstoensurethatitrunsprop­
erly and economically. The
conditionofyour
vehiclenotonlyaffectsitssafetyandabilityto
holditsvalue,italsoaffectsfuelconsump­tion.
Checkyouroileachtimeyoufillyourtank.
Drivingandenvironment
Theamountofoilusedisrelatedtoengine
loadandspeed.
Itisnormalfortheoilconsumptionofanew
enginetoreachitslowestvalueafteracertain
mileagehasbeendriven.
Youmustdriveyourvehicleabout3,000miles
(5,000kilometres)beforeyou canproperly
assessoilconsumption.
Thisalsoappliestofuelconsumptionanden­
gineoutput.
CDNote
- Have
yourvehiclemaintainedproperly
andinaccordancewiththeservice rec­
ommendationsinyourWarranty&Main­
tenancebooklet.Lackofpropermainte­
nanceaswellasimproperuseoftheve­
hicle willimpair
thefunctionofthe
emissioncontrolsystemandcould lead
todamage.
-Donotalterorremoveanycomponentof
theEmissionControlSystemunlessap­
provedbythemanufacturer.
-Donotalterorremoveanydevice,such
asheatshields,switches,ignition wires,
valves, which
aredesignedtoprotect
yourvehicle's Emission ControlSystem
andotherimportantvehiclecompo­
nents.
Fewershorttrips
Fuelcansumption willolways berelatively
high
onsharttrips.
~Trytoavoid drivingshortdistanceswitha
cold
engine.
Theengineandcatalyticconverterhaveto
reachtheiroptimaloperatingtemperatureto
reducefuelconsumptionandnoxiousemis­
sionseffectively.
-
Justafterstarting,a coldengineina mid­
sizecarburnsthefuelatapoorrateof6-8
milespergallon(30-40l/100km).Half a
mile
downtheroad,themileageimproves
to12MPG(20l/100km).Itwilltakethe~