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mTips
Eventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwith
a
speedwarningsystem,youshouldstill
watchthespeedometertomakesureyou
arenotdrivingfasterthanthespeedlimit.
Settingspeedwarning1c:>page32.
Speedwarning2
Storing warning 2
isrecommendedifyoua/­
wayswanttoberemindedofacertainspeed,
forexamplewhenyou aretravelinginacoun­
trythathasageneralmaximumspeedlimit,
or ifyou
donotwanttoexceed aspecified
speedforwintertires.
Thespeedwarning2 symbol,[il(USAmod­
els)/[il(Canada models)appearsinthedis­
play
whenyou exceedthestoredspeedlimit.
Unlike warning
1,itwillnotgooutuntilthe
vehiclespeeddropsbelowthestoredspeed
limit.
Settingspeedwarning 2c:>page32.
about3mph(3km/hl.Atthesametime,a
warning
symbolappearsinthedisplay.
The
speedwarningsystemhastwowarning
thresholdsthatfunctionindependentlyof
eachotherandthathavesomewhatd ifferent
purposes:
Speedwarning1
Youcan usespeedwarning 1tosetthemaxi­
mumspeedwhileyouaredriving. Thissetting
willremainineffectuntilyouturnofftheigni­
tion,
assumingthatyou havenotchangedor
resetthesetting.
.Thespeedwarningsymbol[i(USAmodels)/
ri(Canadamodels)inthewarning 1display
appearswhenyou exceedthemaximum
·speed.Itgoesoutwhenthespeedfallsbelow
thestoredmaximumspeed.
Thespeedwarningsymbolwillalsogooutif
thespeedexceedsthestoredmaximumspeed
bymorethanabout25mph(40km/hlforat
least10seconds.Thestoredmaximumspeed
isdeleted.
Overview
Speedwarningsystem
Fig.23Display: laptimeevaluation
~Toevaluatelaptimes,pressandholdthe
1RE5ETIc:>page30,fig.21®buttonforap­
proximately 2
seconds.Thedisplayshows
thefastestlap"+",theslowestlap"-"and
theaveragelaptime"0".
~Tocontinuetimingforadditionallaps,press
thewiper switch@.
~Toresetthetimertozero,pressandhold
theIRE5ETIbuttonagainforapproximately
2seconds.
~Toswitchthelaptimeroffcompletely,
press
the1RE5ETIbuttonbriefly.
«DTips
- Saved laptimescannotbeindividually
deletedfromthetotalresults.
-Thesaved laptimervalueswillnotbe
lostafterturningtheignition off.
Evaluatingtimesandcontinuingor
resettingtiming
Appliestovehicles:withlaptimer
Youcaneva/uatethefastest,s/owestand
average /aptimes.
Iftimingispaused,you cancontinuei,tlater
even ifyou switchtheignition off.
The
speedwarningsystemwarnsthedriver if
he
exceedsa previouslystoredmaximum
speed.A warningtonewillsoundassoonas
thevehidespeedexceedsthesetspeedby
Thespeedwarningsystemhelpsyouto keep
yourdrivingspeedbelowasetspeedlimit.
-
Fig.21Controls
Callingupthelaptimerandtiming1
Fig.22Display:Laptimer
Appliestovehicles:withlaptimer
Callingupthelaptimer
~Pressthe1RE5ETIc:>fig.21®buttonuntil
thelaptimerC:>fig.22appears.
Timinglaps
~Tostarttiming,presstheuppersectionof
thewiper [email protected]
isshowninlinefig.22.
~Tostoptiming,pressheuppersectionof
thewiperswitch@agaif\.Thisalsostarts
timingthenextround. Theprevioustime
movesonelineup,firsttoline(3)andthen
[email protected]@showsthecurrentlap
number,forexampleLAP5.
Displayingintermediatetimeandpausingtiming
~Todisplay anintermediatetime,pressthe
[email protected]­
termediatetimeappearsinline markedwith*.
~Topausetiming,pressthelowersectionof
thewiperswitch@again.
~Tocontinuetiming,presstheuppersection
ofthewiperswitch@.~
@Tips
Whenthelaptimerstopwatchisrunning,
you cancall up
thetripcomputerinforma­
tion with
the1RE5ETIbutton.
Laptimer
Introduction
Appliestovehicles:withlaptimer
.&.WARNING---Pleasedèvoteyour fullattentiontodriv-
ing.
Asthedriver, youhavecompletere­
sponsibility
forsafetyintraffie. Onlyuse
thefunctionsinsuchawaythatyou always
maintaincompletecontroloveryourvehi­
deinalltrafficsituations.
Engineoiltemperatureindicator
Iftheengineoiltemperatureisbelow140oF
(60oC),the'I::;r.symbolfollowed bythreehy­
phens"---"andtheocunitisshown.
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtemper­
aturewhentheengineoiltemperatureisbe­
tween176oF(80oC)and248oF(120oC)un­
dernormaldrivingconditions. Theengineoil
temperaturemaybehigherifthereisheavy
engineloadandhightemperaturesoutside.
Thisisnotacauseforconcernaslongasthe
•-:>page16orIlc:>page20warninglight
inthedisplaydoesnotflash.
Youcanrecordandevaluatelaptimeswith
thelaptimerinthedisplayc:>page30,
fig.22.Thetimeismeasuredinminutes,sec­
ondsand1/10seconds.The hoursarealso
shownwhenthelaptimeexceeds60minutes.
Themaximumindividualmeasurementis99
hours.
Il

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Thesearethemostimportantitemsthatyouconcheck.
Changing theengine ail
Theengineoilandoilfiltermustbechanged
accordingtothemileage(kilometers)and
timeintervalsspecifiedinyourvehicle'sWar­
ranty&Maintenancebooklet.Donotexceed
theseintervals-harmfuldepositsframold
engineoilcanreduceengineperformanceand
canleadtoexpensiveenginerepairs.
Changingtheoilattherecommendedinter­
valsissoveryimportantbecausethelubricat­
ingprapertiesofoildecreasegraduallyduring
normalvehicleuse.Ifyouarenotsurewhen
youhaveyouroilchanged,askyourauthor­
izedAudi Service Advisor.
VW
S0200specification,incaseyou
haveto
topofftheoilwhileontheroad.
Undersomecircumstancestheengineoil
shouldevenbechangedmorefrequently.
Changeoilmoreoftenifyoudrivemostly
shortdistances,operatethevehicleindusty
areasormostlyunderstop-and-gotraffic con­
ditions,or whenyouuseyourvehiclewhere
temperaturesstaybelowfreezingpointfor
longperiods.~
Onlyiftheleveloftheoilisatorbelowthe
minimummarkontheoildipstick-andnooil
thatexpresslyconformstoAudioilstandard
VWS0200specificationsisavailable-may
youtopoffwithahighqualityengineoil,pref­
erablysynthetic-based,thatmeetsACEAA3
orAPISMspecifications,buteventhen,only
inviscositygradesSAESW-40,SAE5W-30,or
5AE OW-40. However,duringtheentiretime
betweenoilchangeintervals,nevertopoff
withmorethanatotalof0.5qt/literengine
ailthatdoesnotconformtoAudioilspecifica­
tionVW50200.
Formoreinformationaboutengineoilthat
hasbeenapprovedforyourvehicle,please
contacteitheryourauthorizedAudidealeror
AudiCustomerRelationsat1(800)822-2834
orvisitourwebsiteatwww.audiusa.comor
www.audicanada.ca.Hereyouwillalsofind a
currentlistofoils(manufacturers,brand
namesetc.)thatconformtoAudi oilstandard
VW50200.AudiailstandardVW50200
ailcontainerlabelsmaycarrythespecifica­
tion singlyorincombinationwithotherdesig­
nationsandoilqualitystandards.
Viscosity
Engine oilsaregradedaccordingtotheirvis­
cosity. The
praperviscositygradeoilforyour
enginedependsonclimacticorseasonalcon­
ditions
whereyou drive.Voucanuseoilwitha
viscosity
gradeofSAESW40acrossalltem­
peraturerangesfornormaldrivingconditions.
However, ifengineoilviscositygradeSAE
SW40isnotavailable,youcanalsouseviscos­
itygradeSAESW-30orSAEOW-40aslongas
ItmeetsAudi oilqualitystandardVWS0200
Specifications.
Because
engineoilthatmeetstheAudi oil
standardmaynotbeavailableeverywhere
when youneedit,westronglyrecommend
thatyoualwayscarrywithyouanextraquart
(lIter)ofoilthatexpresslyconformstothe
oilsavailabletodayprovidebetterenginelu­
brication
thatcanoutlasttraditionalpetrole­
um-based oils,makingthemasmartchoice
forusethraughoutthelifeofyourAudi.
\Nhether you
usesyntheticorpetraleum­
bas
edengineoil,theoilthatyouusemust
conformtoAudi's oilqualitystandard
V\N50200tohelpkeepyourvehicle'sengine
runningsmoothlyandhelppreventthefor­
mation
ofharmfuldeposits,sometimescalled
"sludge,"thatovertimecanleadtoexpensive
repairs.
Atthetimeofprinting,engineailsavailablein
theUSandCanadathatmeettheexacting
specificationsofAudi oilstandardVW50200
aresyntheticengineoils.Thisdoesnotmean,
however,thateverysyntheticengineoilwill
meetAudi oilstandardVW50200.Soalways
besurethatyouuseanapprovedoil.
Tohelppreventtheformationofharmfulde­
positsuseonlyoilwiththefollowingspecifi­
cations
printedontheoilcontainer:
.'--.TheengineinyourAudi isasophisticated'-powerplantthatwasbuilttoexactingspecifi-
cations.Thisengineneedstherightkindof
engineoilthatmeetsspecificationsregarding
qualityandviscositysothatitcanrun
smoothlyandreliably.Choosingtherightoil
andchangingoilwithinthetimeandmileag e
intervalsprintedinyourvehicle'sWarrantY&
Maintenancebookletmattersalotmoreto­
daythanit
didyearsago.Audihasdeveloped
a
specialqualitystandardforengineoilthat
willhelpassurethatyourvehicle'senginewill
getthelubricationitneedsforproperopera­
tion.
Theengine ailusedinyourAudi needs the
right kind
ofail.
Engineoil
Modernenginelubricationhastakenaquan­
tumleapinthelastfewyears.ManysynthetiC~
Engine oilspecifications •
AWARNING
Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGSc>.6.inWarkingintheengine
compartmentonpage182.
Enginecompartment•
CDCoolantexpansiontank(Jo)189
(3)Engine oildipstick(orange)187
oEngine' oilfillercap('6'1)187
@Brakefluidreservoir(0)191
®lumpstartpoints(+)undera
coyer, (-)
bolthead235
@Windshield/headlightwasher
container(W)196
Thepositionoftheengineoildipstickandthe
engineoilfillingholec>fig.141(items(3)and
0)candifferdependingontheenginede­
sign.

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Checkingandfilling18:
Detergentadditivesintheoilwillmakefresh
oillookdarkaftertheenginehasbeenrun­
ning
forashorttime.Thisisnormalandisnot
areasontochangetheoilmoreoftenthan
recommended.
DamageormaLfunctionsduetoLackof
maintenance
Itisessentialthatyouchangeyouroilatthe
recommendedintervalsusingonlyengineoil
thatcomplieswithAudioiLstandard
VW50200.Your Limited NewVehicle War­
rantydoesnotcaverdamageormalfunctions
duetofailuretofollowrecommendedmainte­
nanceanduserequirementsassetforthin
theAudiOwner'sManuaLandWarranty&
Maintenancebooklet.YourdealerwilLhaveto
denywarrantycaverageunlessyoupresentto
thedealerproofintheformofServiceorRe­
pairOrdersthatallscheduledmaintenance
wasperformedinatimelymanner.
Engineailconsumption
Theengineinyourvehicle depends onan ade­
quate
amountofoilto lubricate andcoolail
ofitsmoving parts.
Inordertoprovideeffectivelubricationand
coolingofinternaLenginecomponents,allin­
ternalcombustionenginesconsumeacertain
amountofoil.Oilconsumptionvariesfram
enginetoengineandmaychangesignificantly
overthelifeoftheengine.Typically,engines
withaspecified break-inperiod(see
~page162)consumemoreoilduringthe
break-inperiodthantheyconsumeafteroil
consumptionhasstabilized.
Undernormalconditions,therateofoilcon­
sumptiondependsonthequalityandviscosity
oftheoil,theRPM(revolutionsperminute)at
whichtheengineisoperated,theambient
temperatureandroadconditions.Furtherfac­
torsaretheamountofoildilutionfromwater
condensationorfuelresidueandtheoxida­
tionleveloftheoil.Asanyengineissubjectto
wearasmileagebuildsup,theoilconsump­
tionmayincreaseovertimeuntilreplacement
ofworncomponentsmaybecomenecessary.
Withallthesevariablescomingintoplay, no
standardrateofoilconsumptioncanbees­
tablishedorspecified.Thereisnoalternative
toregularandfrequentcheckingoftheoilLev­
el,seeNote.
Iftheyellowengineoillevelwarningsymbol
in
theinstrumentclusterlllightsup, you
shouldchecktheoilLeveLassoonaspossible
withtheoildipstick~page187.Topoffthe
oilatyourearliestconvenience~page187.
AWARNING
Before youcheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS
~.&.inWarkingintheengine
compartmenton page182.
CDNote
DrivingwithaninsufficientoiLlevelislike­
lytocauseseveredamagetotheengine.
ijJ)Tips
-TheoiLpressurewarningdispLay is
notanindicatoroftheoilLeve!.Donot
reLyonit.Instead,checktheoiLLeveLin
yourengineatreguLarintervals,pref­
erabLy
eachtimeyourefueL,andaLways
beforegoingona Longtrip.
-Ifyou havetheimpressionyourengine
consumesexcessiveamountsofoil,we
recommendthatyo~onsuLtyourAudi
dealertohavethecauseQ,fyourconcern
properlydiagnosed.Keep inmindthat
theaccuratemeasurementofoilcon­
sumptionrequiresgreatcareandmay
takesometime.Your Audidealerhasin­
structionsabouthowtomeasureoilcon­
sumptionaccurately.
checkingtheengineailLeveL
Fig.142Illustration ofprinciple1:Markers onaildip­
stick
Fig.143Illustration ofprinciple 2:Markers onaildip­
stick
Before youcheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,aLwaysreadandheedaUWARN­
INGS~AinWorkinginthe engine compart­
ment
onpage182.
DeterminingaiLLeveL
• Parkyourvehiclesothatitishorizontally
level.
• While
atoperatingstatetemperature,
brieflyLettheenginerunatidleandthen
shutit off.
• Wait
approx.twominutes.
• Pullouttheoil dipstick.Wipeofftheoil
dipstick
withacleancloth,andslideit back
inasfarasitwill go.
•
PulLit backoutandreadofftheoillevel
C:>fig.142or~fig.143.Topofftheengine
oil, ifapplicable~page187.
QiLLeveLwithinrange0
•Donotaddoil.
QiLLeveLwithinrange®
•Vouconaddoil.Afterwards,theoiLleveL
shouldbewithinrange0.
OiLLeveLwithinrangeCV
•Voumustaddoil.Afterwards,theoillevel
shouldbewithinrange0.
Theoillevelneedstobecheckedatregularin­
tervals.Thebesttimestodothisarewhenev­
eryourefuelandpriortoLongtrips.
Dependingonthewaythevehicle isdriven
andtheoperatingconditions,oilconsumption
canbeupto1/2quartper600miLes(0.5liter
perl,DaOkm).Consumptionmaybehigher
withinthefirst3,000miles(5,000km).
AddingengineaiL't::r.
Fig.144Enginecompartment:Oilfiller caplocation
Before youcheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,aLwaysreadandheedaUWARN­
INGS~AinWarkinginthe engine compart­
mentanpage182.
•Unscrewthecap~totheengineoiLfilling
hole~fig.144.
•Carefullytopoffwiththeappropriateoilin
0.5literdoses.
•Checktheoillevelagainaftertwominutes
~page187.
•Topofftheoilagain,ifnecessary.
•Screwthecapbackonthefilling holeand
slidetheoildipstickinasfarasitwill go.
AWARNING
-Whiletoppingoff,theoilmustnotcome
incontactwithhotengineparts-fire
hazard!
- The oilfiller
capmustbeproperlyse­
curedtopreventoilfrombeingsprayed
onthehotengineandexhaustsystem
whentheengineisrunning-fire hazard!~

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-Ifyourskinhascomeincontactwiththe
engineoil,youmustsubsequently
cleanseitthoroughly.
CDNote
-Theoillevelmustnotbe aboverangeCV
-dangerofconverterorenginedamage!
Contactanauthorizeddealershiptodraw
offoil, ifnecessary.
- Audi
doesnotrecommendtheuseofoil
additives.Theymaydamagetheengine
andadverselyaffectyourNew Vehicle
Warranty.
@JForthesakeoftheenvironment
-Under nocircumstancescantheoilcome
incontactwiththesewagenetworkor
thesoil.
- Observe
andfollow Legalregulations
when disposingofemptyoilcontainers.
Changingtheengineoil
Werecommendthathaveyouroilchanged by
an authorized Audidealer oraqualified serv­
icestation.
Beforeyoucheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,alwaysreadandheedaILWARN­
INGS
q&.inWorkinginthe engine compart­
mentonpage182.
Theengineoilmustbechangedaccordingto
theintervals specifiedinyourWarranty&
Maintenancebooklet.Thisisveryimportant
becausethelubricatingpropertiesofoildi­
minish gradually during
normalvehicleuse.
Under
somecircumstancestheengineoil
shouldbechangedmorefrequently. Change
oil
moreoftenif you drivemostlyshortdis­
tances,operatethevehicleindustyareasor
underpredominantlystop-and-go traffic con­
ditions,
orhaveyourvehiclewheretempera­
turesremainbelowfreezingforextendedpe­
riods.
Detergentadditivesintheoil willmakefresh
oillookdarkaftertheenginehasbeenrun­
ning
forashorttime.This isnormalandisnot
areasontochangetheoilmoreoftenthan
recommended.
Becauseoftheproblemofproperdisposal,
alongwiththespecialtoolsandnecessaryex­
pertiserequired, westronglyrecommendthat
youhaveyouroilchangedbyanauthorized
Audidealeroraqualified servicestation.
Ifyouchoosetochangeyouroilyourself,
pleasenotethefollowingimportantinforma­
tion:
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjury ifyou
mustchangetheengineoilinyour vehicle
yourself:
-
Weareyeprotection.
-Toreducetheriskofburnsfromhoten-
gineoil,lettheenginecool downtothe
touch.
-Whenremovingtheoildrain plugwith
yourfingers,stayasfaraway aspossible.
Always keepyour
forearmparalleltothe
groundtohelppreventhotoilfromrun­
ning down
yourarm.
-Draintheoilintoacontainerdesigned
forthispurpose,onelargeenoughto
holdatleastthetotalamountofoilin
yourengine.
-Engine oilispoisonous. Keepitwellout
ofthereachofchildren.
- Continuous contact-with used
engineoil
is
harmfultoyour skin.Âlwaysprotect
yourskinbywashing oiloffthoroughly
withsoapandwater.
CDNote
Nevermixoiladditives withyourengine
oil.These additives candamageyouren­
gineandadverselyaffectyourAudi Limit­
ed New Vehicle Warranty.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
-Beforechangingyour oil,first make sure
you know
whereyoucanproperly dispose
oftheusedoil.
- Always
disposeofusedengineoil proper-~ly.Donotdumpitongardensoil,
--woodedareas,intoopenstreamsor
down
sewagedrains.
_Recycle usedengineoilbytakingittoa
used
engineoil collection facilityinyour
area, or
contactaservicestation.
EnginecooLingsystem
Coolant
Theengine coolant performs twofunctions:it
keeps theengine fromoverheating anditpro­
tects theengine fromfreezing
inthewinter.
Thecoolingsystemissealedandgenerallyre­
quires little
attention.
Thecoolingsystemhasbeenfilledatthefac­
tory with a
permanentcoolantwhichdoesnot
needtobechanged.Thecoolantconsistsofa
mixture
ofwaterandthemanufacturer'sgly­
col-basedcoolantadditive G12++antifreeze
withanticorrosion additives(50%forUSA
models;60%forCanadianmodels).This mix­
ture
bathassuresthenecessaryfrostprotec­
tion and
protectsmetalcomponentsinthe
engine's coolingsystemfromcorrosionand
scaling.Ttalsoraisestheboilingpointofthe
coolant.
Donotreducetheconcentrationofthecool­
ant
inthesummerbyaddingplain water. The
proportionofcoolantadditivemustbeat
least50%butnotmorethan60%tomain­
tain
antifreezeprotectionandcooling efficien­
cy.Ifthecoolantfrostprotectionistoolow,
the
coolantcouldfreezeanddamagethevehi­
cle heating
andenginecoolingsystem.
Foryear-round driving,antifreezeisaddedat
thefactoryfortemperaturesdownto:
--310F(-35°C)U5A
--40OF(-40oC)Canada.
You
can mixtheG12++coolantadditive with
other
additives(G12+orG12). Always check
WithyourauthorizedAudidealer.
6WARNING
Before youcheck
anythingintheengine
...:ompartment,always readandheedall
CheckingandfiLlinglE
WARNING5qfi:,.inWorkingintheengine
compartmentonpage 182.
CDNote
-Beforewintersetsin,havethecoolant
checkedtaseeifthecoolantadditivein
your vehicleissufficienttomeetthecli­
mateconditions. Thisisespeciallyimpor­
tantifyouliveinaregionwherethewin­
terisextremelycold.Ifnecessary, in­
creasetheproportionofcoolantadditive
to60%.
-Whenaddingcoolantadditivetoyour
'cooling
system,remember:
- Werecommendusing onlycoolantad­
ditive G12++ (checkthelabel)foryour
vehicle. Thiscoolantadditiveisavaila­
ble
atauthorizedAudidealers.Other
typesofantifreezecan significantly re­
ducecorrosionprotection.Theresult­
ing corrosion can
causealossofcool­
antandseriousenginedamage.
-Donotaddanytypeofradiatorleakseal­
anttayour vehicle'senginecoolant.
Addingradiatorrepairfluid mayadverse­
lyaffectthefunctionandperformanceof
yourcoolingsystemandcouldresultin
damagenotcoveredbyyour NewVehicle
Limited Warranty.
Checkingtheenginecoolantlevel
Theenginecoolant levelcanbechecked with
a quick glance.
Fig.14SEnginecompartment:(oolantexpansiontank..

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Tiresandwheels
Tires
Generalnotes
Tiresmaybethe[eastappreciated andmost
abusedpartsofamotorvehicle.
Tiresmaybetheleastappreciatedandmost
abusedpartsofamotorvehicle. Tiresare,
however,
oneofthemostimportantpartsofa
vehicle, particularly considering
thecompara­
tivelysmallpatchofrubberoneach tirethat
assuresthatall-importantcontactbetween
you,your vehicleandtheroad.
Maintaining
thecorrecttirepressure,ma king
surethatyour vehicleanditstiresdonothave
tocarrymoreweightthantheycansafely han­
dle, avoiding
damagefromroadhazardsand
regularly
inspectingtiresfordamageinclud­
ing cuts,
slashesirregularwearandoverall
condition
arethemostimportantthingsthat
you candotahelpavoidsuddentirefailure in­
cluding
treadseparationandblowouts.
Avoidingdamage
Ifyouhavetadrive overacurb orsimilarob­
stacle,drive veryslowlyandascloseaspossi­
ble
atarightangletathecurb.
Always keep
chemicalsincludinggrease,ail,
gasolineandbrakefluidoffthetires.
Inspectthetiresregularlyfordamage(cuts,
cracks or
blisters,etc.).Remove anyforeign
bodies
embeddedinthetreads.
Storingtires
Marktireswhenyou removethemtaindicate
thedirectionofrotation.Thisensuresyouto
beabletomountthemcorrectlywhenyoure­
install
them.
Whenremoved,thewheelsortiresshouldbe
storedina cool, dryandpreferablydarkplace.
Storetiresinavertical positioniftheyarenot
mountedonrims,inahorizontalposition if
theyaremountedonrims.
Newtires
NewtireshavetobebrokeninqlA.
Thetreaddepthofnewtiresmay vary, accord­
ing
tathetypeand makeoftireandthetread
pattern.
Hiddendamage
Damagetatiresandrimsisoftennotreadily
visible.
Ifyounoticeunusualvibration orthe
vehiclepullstaoneside,thismayindicate
thatoneofthetires hasbeendamaged.The
tiresmustbecheckedimmediatelybyanau­
thorizedAudidealerorqualified workshop.
Unidirectionaltires
Aunidirectional tirecanbeidentifiedbyar­
rows onthesidewall,thatpointinthedirec­
tion
thetireisdesignedtorotate.Youmust
followthespecified directionofrotation.This
isnecessarysothatthesetirescandevelop
theiroptimumcharacteristicsregarding grip,
road noise,
wearandhydroplaning resistance.
For
moreinformationqpage 229.
AWARNING
Newtiresortiresthatareold,worn or
damagedcannatprovidemaximumcon­
trolandbraking ability.
- New
tirestendtabe slipperyandmust
bebroken in.Toreducetheriskoflosing
control,acollisiona~seriouspersonal
injuries, drivewith
speci~careforthe
first350miles(s60km).
-Driving withwornordamagedtirescan
lead
talossofcontrol,suddentire fail­
ure, including a
blowoutandsuddende­
flation,crashesandseriouspersonalin­
juries.Havewornordamagedtiresre­
placed immediately.
- Tires
ageEveniftheyarenotbeing used
andcanfailsuddenly, especiallyathigh
speeds.Tiresthataremorethan6years
old can only
beused inanemergency
andthenwithspecialcareandatlow
speed.
_Nevermountusedtiresonyourvehicle if
you are
notsureoftheir"previous histo­
ry." Old
usedtiresmay havebeendam­
agedeventhoughthedamagecannotbe
seenthatcanleadtosuddentirefailure
andlossofvehiclecontrol.
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology
Accessoryweight
meansthecombinedweight(inexcessof
thosestandarditemswhich maybereplaced)
of
automatictransmission,powersteering,
power brakes,powerwindows,powerseats,
radio,andheater,tatheextentthatthese
itemsareavailableasfactory-installedequip­
ment(whetherinstalledornot).
Aspectratio
meanstheratiooftheheighttothewidthof
thetireinpercent.Numbersof55orlowerin­
dicate alowsidewallforimprovedsteeringre­
sponse
andbetteroverallhandlingon dry
pavement.
Bead means
thepartofthetirethatismadeof
steel wires,wrappedorreinforcedbyplycards
andthatisshapedtafittherim.
Bead
separation
means abreakdownofthebondbetween
componentsinthebead.
Cord
means
thestrandsformingthepliesinthetire.
Cold
tireinflationpressure
meansthetirepressurerecommendedbythe
vehiclemanufacturerfor atireofadesignated
sizethathasnotbeendrivenformorethana
COupleofmiles (kilometers)atlowspeedsin
thethreehourperiodbeforethetirepressure
ismeasuredoradjusted.
Tiresand\NheeLs
-Ifyounoticeunusualvibration orifthe
vehiclepullstaonesidewhendriving, al­
ways
stopas soonasitissafetadosa
andcheckthewheelsandtiresfordam­
age.
Curbweight
meanstheweightofamotorvehicle with
standardequipmentincludingthemaximum
capacityoffuel,oil,andcoolant,aircondi­
tioning
andadditionalweightofoptional
equipment.
Extraloadtire
mea~sa tiredesignedtaoperateathigher
loadsandathigher inflationpressuresthan
thecorrespondingstandardtire.Extra load
tiresmaybeidentified as"XL","xl","EXTRA
LOAD",or"RF"onthesidewall.
GrossAxleWeightRating(uGAWRU
)
meanstheload-carrying capacityofasingle
axlesystem,measuredatthetire-groundin­
terfaces.
GrossVehicleWeightRating(uGVWR")
meansthemaximumtotalloadedweightof
thevehicle.
Groove
meansthespacebetweentwoadjacenttread
ribs.
Loadrating(code)
meansthemaximumloadthatatireisrated
tacarryfora given inflation pressure.You
maynotfindthisinformationonall tires be­
causeitisnotrequiredbylaw.
Maximumloadrating
meanstheloadrating foratireatthemaxi­
mumpermissibleinflationpressureforthat
tire.

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0:>fig.152runningacrossthetread.Depend­
ing on
themake,therewill besixtoeightof
themevenlyplacedaroundthetire. Marks on
thetiresidewall(forexample"TWI"orother
symbols)indicatethepositionsofthetread
wearindicators. Worntiresmustbereplaced.
Different
figuresmay applyinothercountries
o:>A.
Tirepressure
Incorrecttirepressurecausesprematurewear
andcancausesuddentireblow-out. Forthis
reason,tirepressuremustbecheckedatleast
once amonth0:>page204.
Drivingstyle
Drivingfastaroundcurves, heavyacceleration
and hard braking increase tirewear.
Rotatingtiresformoreevenwear
Forallfourtiresonyour vehicletohavethe
sameservice life,werecommendthatthe
frontandreartiresarerotatedaccordingto
thetiremanufacturer'ssuggestedtire rota­
tion intervals.
Pleaserememberthefollow­
ing:
- Tire
rotationintervalsmay differfromthe
vehicle service intervalsoutlinedinyour
Warranty&MaintenanceBooklet.
- The
longeronetireisusedinonelocation
onthevehicle,themoreitwearsatcertain
points;therefore,werecommendthatyou
follow
thetiremanufacturer'ssuggested
tirerotationintervals.
- Vehicles with
front-wheeldriveexperience
moretreadwearonthefrontwheelscom­
pared
toall-wheeldrive(quattro"').
- Pleaserotatetiresasshown0:>fig.153.
-Extra caremustbetakenwhenrotatingdi-
rection-specifie tires
0:>page229.
Wheelbalancing
Thewheelsonnewvehiclesarebalanced.
However, varioussituationsduringeveryday
driving can
causethemtobecomeunbal­
anced,resultinginvibrations youcanusually
feelthroughthesteeringwheel.
-----Unbalancedwheelsmustberebalancedto
avoid excessivewearonsteering,suspension
and tires. A
wheelmustalsoberebalanced
whenanewtireisinstalled.
Incorrectwheelalignment
Incorrectwheelalignmentcancauseexces­
sive tirewear, impairing
thesafetyofthevehi­
cle.Iftiresshowexcessive wear,havethe
wheelalignmentcheckedbyanauthorized
Audi
dealerorqualified workshop.
all-wheeldrive
Vehicleswithquattro"'mustalwayshavetires
ofthesamesize,constructionandtreadtype.
For
detailssee0:>page158.
.&.WARNING
Suddentire failure canleadtolossofcon­
trol,acrash andseriouspersonalinjury!
- Never driveavehicle
whenthetreadon
any tireisworn downtothewearindica­
tors.
-Worn tiresareasafetyhazard,theydo
notgrip well onwetroads andincrease
yourriskof"hydroplaning" andlossof
control.
- Always keep
chemicalsthatcancause
tiredamage,suchasgrease,oil,gasoline
andbrake fluidawayfromtires.
- Tires
ageeven iftheyarenotbeing used
andcanfailsuddenly, especiallyathigh
speeds.Tiresthataremorethan6years
old can only beused
inanemergency
andthenwith special careandatlower
speeds.
-Nevermountusedtireson your vehicleif
youarenotsureoftheir"previous histo'
ry."
Oldused tiresmayhave beendam'
agedeventhoughthedamagecannotbe
seenthatcanleadtosuddentirefailure
andlossofvehicle control. New
tiresandreplacingtiresandwheels
Newtiresandwheels
havetobebroken in.
Fig.154Tirespecification codesonthesidewall ofatire
No.Description
@Passengercartire(where applicable)
®Nominal widthoftireinmillimeters
®Ratioofheighttowidth(aspectratio)
@Radial
®Rimdiametercode
®Loadindex andspeedrating
®AudiOriginal tire
@Tireplycompositionandmaterialsused
@Maximum loadrating
@Treadwear,tractionandtemperature
grades
@Maximum permissible inflationpres­
sure
Thetiresandrimsareessentialpartsofthe
vehicle's design.Thetires andrims approved
byAudiarespeciallymatchedtothecharac­
teristics
ofthevehicleandcanmakea major
COntribution
togood roadholding andsafe
Tiresandvvheels20
handling wheningoodcondition andproperly
inflated0:>A.
Werecommendthatallwork ontires and
wheelsbeperformedbyanauthorized Audi
dealer. Theyarefamiliar with
recommended
proceduresandhavethenecessary speciaL
toolsandsparepartsaswellastheproperfa­
cilities fordisposing
oftheoLdtires.
Authorized Audi
dealershavethenecessary
information
abouttechnicalrequirementsfor
installing
orchanging tiresandrims.
ReplacingtiresandwheeLs
Tiresshould bereplacedatleastinpairsand
notindividually (forexamplebothfronttires
orbothreartirestogether).
Se sure
toread andheedtheinformationto
thetirepressuremonitoringsystem
0:>page216.
Always buyreplacementradialtiresthathave
thesamespecifications asthetiresapproved
foryourvehiclebyAudi.Replacementtires
mustalways havethesameloadrating speci­
fication
astheoriginalequipmentor approved
optionaL tireslisted
inthetableo:>page202.
Audi-approved specificationtiresarespecially
matchedtoyourvehicleanditsload limits,
andcancontributetotheimportantroadhold­
ing, driving characteristics, and
safetyofthe
vehicle.Thetable(0:>page202)listsspecifica­
tionsofthetires approved fortheAudimod­
elscoveredbyyourOwner's Literature.
The tire
pressurelabellocatedondriver'sside
S-pillar
(0:>page202,fig.151)liststhespeci­
fications
oftheoriginalequipmenttires in­
stalledonyour vehicleatthetimeitwasman·
ufactured.
Federallawrequires tiremanufacturersto
placestandardizedinformation ontheside­
wall
ofall tires0:>fig.154.This information
identifies anddescribes
thefundamental
characteristics,thequalitygradeofthetire
andalso provides atireidentificationnumber
forsafetystandardcertification andincaseof
arecall.~

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Snowchains
5nowchainsmaybefittedonlytothefront
wheels,andonLytocertaintiresizes.Askyour
authorizedAudidealeronwhichtiresizes
snowchainscanbeused.
Ifyouaregoingtousesnowchains,thenyou
mustinstallthemonthefrontwheelsat
least.
Thesnowchainsmusthave low-profiLe links
andmustnotbethickerthan0.53inch
(13.5mm),includingthelock.
Remove
wheelcentercoversandtrimdises
before
puttingsnowchains onyour vehicle
Q(D.Forsafetyreasonscovercapsmustthen
befittedoverthewheelbolts.Theseareavail­
ablefromauthorizedAudi dealers.
.&WARNING
Usingthewrongsnowchainsforyourvehi­
cle orinstalling
themincorrectLy canin­
creasetheriskoflossofcontrolLeadingto
seriouspersonalinjury.
-
5nowchainsareavailabLeindifferent
sizes.ALwaysmakesuretofollowthein­
structionsprovidedbythesnowchain
manufacturer.
-Whendrivingwithsnowchains never
drive
fasterthanthespeedpermittedfor
your specifiesnowchains.
- Always
observelocalregulations.
CDNote
- Removesnowchainsbeforedriving on
roads
notcovered withsnowtoavoid
damagingtiresandwearingthesnow
chainsdownunnecessarily.
-
5nowchains, whichcomeintodirectcon­
tactwiththewheelrim,canscratchor
damageit.Therefore', makesurethatthe
snowchainsaresuitablycovered. Check
thepositionofthesnowchainsafter
drivingafewyardsandcorrectifneces­
sary. Follow
theinstructionsfromthe
snowchainmanufacturerwhendoing50.
iTips
Wheresnowchainsaremandatoryoncer­
tai nroads,
thisnormalLy alsoappliestove­
hicleswithall-wheel drive.
Wheelbolts•
Whee/bo/tsmusta/ways betightened tathe
correct torque.
Thedesignofwheelboltsismatchedtothe
factoryinstalledrims.Ifdifferentrimsarefit­
ted,thecorrectwheelboltswiththeright
Length
andcorrectlyshapedboltheadsmust
be used. Thisensuresthatwheelsarefitted
secureLy
andthatthebrakesystemfunctions
correctly.
In
certaincircumstances,you maynotuse
wheelboltsfromadifferentvehicle -evenifit
isthesamemodelQpage 247.
.&WARNING
Improperlytightenedormaintainedwheel
boltscanbecomeloose causing lossof
controL, acollisionandseriouspersonalin­
jury.
- Always keep
thewheeLboltsandthe
threadsinthewheelhubsclean50the
wheelboltscanturneasilyandbeprop­
erLytightened.
-Nevergreaseor oil~wheelboltsand
thethreadsinthewheehubs. Theycan
becomeloose while driving ifgreasedor
oiled, evenif
tightenedtothespecified
torque.
-OnlyusewheeLboltsthatbeLongtothe
rim being installed.
- Never use
differentwheelsboltsonyour
vehicle.
-
ALwaysmaintainthecorrecttightening
torqueforthewheelboltstoreducethe
riskofawheelloss.Ifthetighteningtor­
queofthewheelboltsistoolow,they
can loosenandcomeoutwhenthevehi­
cle
ismoving.Ifthetighteningtorqueis
toohigh,thewheelboltsandthreads
can bedamagedandthewheeL canbe­
comeloose.
CDNote
Thespecifiedtorqueforthewheelboltsis
90ftlb(120Nm)withatoleranceof±7,4
ftlb(±10Nm). Torquewheelboltsdiago­
nally. After
changingawheel,thetorque
mustbecheckedassoonaspossiblewith a
torquewrench-preferablybyanauthor­
ized Audidealerorqualified workshop.
Low
aspectratiotires
YourAudiisfactory-equippedwithlowaspect
ratio tires.Thesetireshavebeenthoroughly
testedandbeenselectedspecificallyforyour
model for
theirsuperbperformance,roadfeel
andhandlingunderavarietyofdriving condi­
tions. Ask
yourauthorizedAudidealerfor
moredetails.
Thelowaspectratioofthesetiresisindicated
byanumeralof55orLessinthetire'ssize
designation. The
numeralrepresentstheratio
of
thetire'ssidewallheightinreLationtoits
tread
widthexpressedinpercentage.Conven­
tiona lti res have aheig
ht/widthratioof60or
more.
The
performanceofLow-aspect-ratiotiresis
particuLarLy
sensitivetoimproperinfLation
pressure.
ItisthereforeimportantthatLow
aspectratiotiresareinflatedtothespecified
pressureandthattheinflationpressureis
reguLarLycheckedandmaintained.Tire pres­
Sures shouLd
becheckedatLeastoncea
monthandaLwaysbeforeaLongtrip
0:>page204,Checking tirepressure.
Whatyoucandotoavoidtireandrimdamage
Lowaspectratio tirescanbedamagedmore
easily
byimpactwithpotholes,curbs, gullies
orridgesontheroad,particularly ifthetireis
Underinflated.
Inardertominimizetheoccurrenceofimpact
damagetothetiresofyourvehicle, werecom-
mendthatyouobservethefollowing precau­
tions:
- Always
maintainrecommendedinfLation
pressures.Checkyourtirepressureevery
2,000miles(3,000km)and addair ifneces­
sary.
- Drive carefully on
roadswithpothoLes,deep
gulliesorridges. Theimpactfromdriving
throughoroversuchobstaclescandamage
yourtires.Impactwithacurbmayalso
causedamagetoyourtires.
- After any
impact,immediatelyinspectyour
tiresorhavetheminspectedbythenearest
authorizedAudidealer.Replace adamaged
tireassoonaspossible.
-
Inspectyour tiresevery2,000miles(3,000
km)fordamageandwear.Damageisnotal­
w~yseasytosee.Damagecanleadtolossof
airandunderinflation,which couldeventu­
allycausetirefailure.Ifyoubelievethata
tire may have
beendamaged,replacethe
tireassoonaspossible.
- These tiresmay
wearmorequicklythanoth­
ers.
- Please
alsorememberthat,whilethesetires
deliver responsivehandling,theymayride
less
comfortablyandmakemorenoisethan
otherchoices.
Reducedperformanceinwinter/coLd
seasonconditions
Alltiresaredesignedforcertainpurposes.
The lowaspectratio,ultrahighperformance
tiresoriginallyinstalledonyour vehiclearein­
tendedformaximumdryandwetroad per­
formanceandhandling.They arenotsuitable
forcold, snowy oricyweatherconditions.If
youdriveunderthosecircumstances,you
shouldequip yourvehicle withall-seasonor
wintertires,whichofferbettertractionunder
thoseconditions. Wesuggestyouusetherec­
ommendedsnoworall-seasontiresspecified
foryour vehicle, ortheirequivalent.
RefertoQpage213formoredetailedinfor­
mationregardingwintertires.

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Tirepressure
monitoringsystem
GeneralnotesApptiestovehicles:withtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),
shouldbecheckedmonthlywhencoldandin­
flatedtotheinflationpressurerecommended
bythevehiclemanufactureronthevehicle
placard
ortireinflationpressurelabel.(Ifyour
vehiclehastiresofadifferentsizethanthe
sizeindicatedonthevehicleplacardortirein­
flationpressurelabel,youshoulddetermine
thepropertireinflationpressureforthose
tires.)
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehas
beenequippedwithatirepressuremonitoring
system(TPMS)thatilluminatesa lowtire
pressuretelltalewhenoneormoreofyour
tiresissignificantlyunder-inflated.According­
ly,whenthelowtirepressuretelltaleillumi­
nates,youshouldstopandcheckyourtiresas
soonaspossible,andinflatethemtothe
properpressure.Drivingonasignificantlyun­
der-inflatedtirecausesthetiretooverheat
andcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflational­
soreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,
andmayaffectthevehicle'shandlingand
stoppingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMS isnotasubstitute
forpropertiremaintenance,anditisthedriv­
er'sresponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttire
pressure,evenifunder-inflationhasnot
reachedtheleveltotriggerilluminationofthe
TPMSlowtirepressuretelltale.
Yourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwitha
TPMS
malfunctionindicatortoindicatewhen
thesystemisnotoperatingproperly.The
TPMSmalfunctionindicatoriscombinedwith
thelowtirepressuretelltale.Whenthesys­
temdetectsamalfunction,thetelltalewill
flashforapproximatelyoneminuteandthen
remaincontinuouslyilluminated.Thisse­
quencewillcontinueuponsubsequentvehicle
start-upsaslongasthemalfunctionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminat­
ed,thesystemmaynotbeabletodetector
signallowtirepressureasintended.TPMS
malfunctionsmayoccurfora varietyofrea­
sons,includingtheinstallationofreplace­
mentoralternatetiresorwheelsonthevehi.
cle
thatpreventtheTPMSfromfunctioning
properly. AlwayschecktheTPMSmalfunction
telltaleafterreplacingoneormoretiresor
wheelsonyourvehicletoensurethatthere­
placementoralternatetiresandwheelsallow
theTPMStocontinuetofunctionproperly.
Tire pressure indicator appears •
Appliestovehicles:withtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Thetirepressure indicatorintheinstrument
c/uster informs you
ifthetire pressureistoo
LoworifthereisasystemmaLfunction.
Fig.1S6Display: Systemmalfunction
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremoni­
toringsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircurn­
ferenceandvibrationcharacteristicsofthein­
dividualtires.Ifthepressuredecreasesinone
ormoretires,thisisindicatedintheinstru­
mentclusterwithawarningsymbolganda
messageqfig.155.The drivermessageinthe
displaygoesoutafter5seconds.Thedriver
messagecanbedisplayedagainbypressing
the[CHECKIbutton®qpage10,fig.3.Ifon­
lyonetireisaffected,thedisplaywillindicate
itsposition.
Thetirepressuremonitoringmustberesetin
themenudisplayeachtimethepressuresare
adjusted(e. g.whenswitchingbetweenparti­
alandfullloadpressure)orafterchangingor
replacing atireonyourvehicleqpage218.
Voucanfindtherecommendedtirepressures
foryourvehicleonthelabelonthedriver's
door pillar
qpage202.
Tiretreadcircumferenceandvibrationcharac·
teristicscanchangeandcauseatirepressure
warningif:
_thetirepressureinoneormoretiresistoo
low,
-
thetirehasstructuraldamage,
_thetirepressurewaschanged,wheelsrotat­
edorreplacedbuttheTPMSwasnotreset
qpage218.
Warning symbols
[D]Lossofpressureinatleastonetireq/D,.
Checkthetireortiresandreplaceorrepairif
necessary. The
indicatorlightgintheinstru­
mentclusteralsoilluminatesqpage13.
Check/correctthepressuresofallfourtires
andresetTPMSinthemenudisplay.
~(TirePressureMonitoringSystem)Tire
pressure!Systemmalfunction.IflDmap­
pearsafterswitchingtheignitiononorwhile
drivingqfig.156andtheindicatorlightgin
theinstrumentclusterblinksforapproxi­
matelyoneminuteandthenstayson,thereis
a
systemmalfunction.Seeyourauthorized
Audidealerassoonaspossible.
AWARNING
-Ifthetirepressureindicatorappearsin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay,oneor
moreofyourtiresissignificantlyunder­
inflated.Reduceyourspeedimmediately
andavoidanyhardsteeringorbraking
maneuvers.Stopassoonaspossibleand
checkthetiresandtheirpressures.In­
fla
tethetirepressuretotheproperpres-
sureasindicatedonthevehicle'stire
pressurelabelqpage202.Drivingona
significantlyunder-inflatedtirecauses
thetiretooverheatandcanleadtotire
failure.Under-inflationalsois likelyto
impairthevehicle'shandlingandstop­
ping ability.
-
Thedriverisresponsibleformaintaining
thecorrecttirepressures.Youmust
checkthetirepressuresregularly.
-
Undercertainconditions(suchasaspor­
tydrivingstyle,winterconditionsorun­
paved
roads),thepressuremonitorindi­
catormaybedelayed.
- AskyourauthorizedAudidealerif run­
flattiresmaybeusedonyourvehicle.
Your vehicle
registrationbecomesinvalid
if
yàuusethesetireswhennotpermit­
ted.Damagetoyourvehicleoraccidents
couldalsoresult.
-Ifyouswitchbetweenstandardandrun­
flattires,anauthorizedAudidealeror
qualifiedworkshopmustreprogramthe
controlmodule.
1Tips
- The
tirepressuremonitoringsystem
stopsworkingwhenthereis an ESP/ABS
malfunction.
-Usingsnowchainsmayresultin asystem
malfunction.
-Tireswiththeidentification"AD"or"RD"
have
beenspeciallymatchedwithyour
Audi.Werecommendusingonlythese
tiresbecausetheymeetthehighest
standardsregardingsafetyanddriving
characteristicswhenusedcorrectly. Your
authorizedAudidealerwillgladlypro­
vide you
withmoreinformation.

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211hp,2.0Liter4-cyl.turboengine(TTCoupe)
Appliestovehicles: with2.0liter4-cyl. engine
265hp,2.0Liter4-cyl.turboengine(TTSCoupe)
Appliestovehicles: with2.0liter 4-cyl. engine
Enginedata
Dimensions(approx.)
Length (withlicense platebracket) in(mm)
Width(across mirrors) in(mm)
Height (unloaded) in(mm)
Turning circle
diameter(curbtocurb)ft.(m)
hp@rpm
lb-ft@rpm
165.3(4198)
___76.9(1952)
53 (1345)
35,96(10.9..;,6);,.....J
hp@rpm 265@6000
lb-ft@rpm258@2500-5000-----4
CIO(cm_3
_)121(1984)
in (mm)3.65(92.8)----in(mm)3.25(82.5)-----9.8:1
Premium unleaded(91AKI)Recommendedformaxi­
mumengine performance. Furtherdetails~page178,
Gasoline
Maximum
output5AEnet
Maximumtorque5AEnet
No.ofcylinders---~--~-Displacement-~------5troke
Bore
Compression ratio
-------Fuel
Dimensions(approx.)
Length(withlicenseplatebracket) in(mm)
Width(across mirrors) in(mm)
Height (unloaded) in(mm)
Turning circle
diameter(curbtocurb)ft.(m)
Capacities
(approx.)
165.3(4198)
76.9(1952)
53(1345)
35,96(10.96)-~~~-
in (mm)
in (mm)
211@4300-6000
259@1600-4200
4
___121(1984)
3.65(92.8)
3.25(82.5)----9.6:1
Premium unleaded
(91AKI)Recommendedformaxi­
mumengineperformance. Furtherdetails~page178,
Gasoline
-----
Maximumoutput5AEnet
Maximum torque5AEnet
No.ofcylinders
Displacement
5troke
Bore
Compression ratio
------Fuel
Enginedata
Capacities(approx.)
Fueltank
-Total capacitygal/liters
-Reserve(oftotalcapacity)gal/liters
Windshieldandheadlight*washerfluidcontainerquarts/liters----'--Engineoilwithfilterchange quarts/liters
14.5/55.0
1.917.0
4.3/4.0
'---4.8/4.5
Fueltank
-Total capacity-"-----Reserve(oHotalcapacity)
Windshieldandheadlight*washerfluidcontainer
Engineoilwithfilterchange
gal/liters
gal/liters
quarts/liters
quarts/liters
14.5/55.0
1.917.0
4.3/4.0
4.8/4.5

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360hpl2.5Liter5-cyL.turboengine(TTRS
Coupe)
Apptiestovehicles:with2.Sliter S-cyl.engine
Enginedata
ConsumerInformation
Warrantycoverages
Your Audi iscovered bythefollowingwar­
ranties:
CDNote
Audicannotberesponsible formechanical
damagethatcould resultfrominadequate
fuel,service orpartsavailability.
in(mm)165.3(4198)
in(mm)76.9(1952)
in(mm)53(1345)
ft.(m)35,96(10.96)-----
Fueltank
-Total capacity
-Reserve(oftotalcapacity)
Windshieldandheadlight*washerf1uidcontainer
Engine oilwithfilterchange
General
Importantconsiderationsforyouand
yourvehicle
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Byregularly maintaining yourvehicle, you
help make
surethatemissionstandards
aremaintained,thusminimizingadverse
effectsontheenvironment.
Theincreasing useofelectronics, sophisticat­
ed
fuelinjectionandemissioncontrol sys­
tems,andthegenerally increasing technical
complexity
oftoday'sautomobiles,have~
Your vehicle hasbeendesignedtohelpkeep
maintenancerequirementstoaminimum.
However, a
certainamountofregularmainte­
nanceisstillnecessarytoassureyourvehicle's
safety,
economyand reliability. Fordetailed
vehiclemaintenanceconsultyourWarranty&
Maintenance booklet.
M.aintenance
Underdifficultoperatingconditions,forex­
ampleatextremelylowoutsidetemperatures,
inverydustyregions, etc.,someservicework
shouldbeperformedbetweentheintervals
specified. This
appliesparticularly to:
- oil
changes,and
-cleaningorreplacingtheair filter.
Audi
Official FactoryService Manuals and
Lit­
eraturearepublishedassoon aspossibleafter
modelintroduction. ServiceManuals andliter­
atureareavailabletoorderfromtheAudi
Technical Literature OrderingCenterat:
www.audi.techliterature.com
AudiServiceRepair
ManualsandLiterature
Ifyou plantotakeyour vehicleoutsidethe
continentallimitsoftheUnitedStatesorCan­
ada,
thereisthepossibilitythat
-unleadedfuels forvehicles withcatalytic
convertermaynotbeavailable;
-fuel may have aconsiderably loweroctane
rating.Improperfuelmaycauseengine
damage;
-servicemaybeinadequateduetolackof
proper service facilities,toolsortesting
equipment;
-replacementpartsmaynotbereadily availa­
ble.
-Navigationsystemsfor vehicles builtforthe
U.s.A.andCanada willnotnecessarily work
inEurope,andmaynotworkinothercoun­
tries
outsideofNorth America.
GovernmentregulationsintheUnitedStates
andCanada requirethatautomobilesmeet
specifieemissionregulationsandsafety
standards.Therefore, vehiclesbuiltforthe
U.S.A.andCanada differfromvehicles soldin
othercountries.
Operatingyourvehicle
outsidetheU.S.A.or
Canada
Detailedinformationregarding yourwarran­
ties canbefound
inyour Warranty&Mainte­
nancebooklet.
_New VehicleLimitedWarranty
_LimitedWarrantyAgainstCorrosion Perfo-
ration
_Emissions ControlSystemWarranty
_ Emissions Performance
Warranty
_CaliforniaEmissions ControlWarranty(USA
vehiclesonly)
_ California Emissions Performance
Warranty
(USAvehicleson/y)
14.5/55.0
1.9/7.0
4.3/4.0
6.9/6.5
gal/liters
gal/liters
quarts/liters
quarts/liters
hp@rpm
lb-ft@rpm
CID(cm3
)
in(mm)
in(mm)
360@S500-6700
343@1650-5400-----~5
151(2480)
3.65(92.8)
3.25(82.5)
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MaximumoutputSAEnet
MaximumtorqueSAEnet
No.ofcylinders
Displacement
Stroke
Bore
Compression ratio
Fuel
Dimensions(approx.)
Length (withlicenseplatebracket)
Width (across mirrors)
Height (unloaded)
Turning circle
diameter(curbtocurb)
Capacities(approx.)