tires AUDI TT COUPE 2009 Service Manual

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LATCH ............................ 172
Descript ion ... ...... ...... ...... 173
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages .
173
Installing a child restraint ......... 175
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Mounting and re leasing the anchorage
hook .. .... .... .... .... ........
176
Launch Control Program ............. 105
Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Cleaning ........................ 207
Leaving -home -function ..... .. ... ... .. 55
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
270
Lifting vehicle .. .... .... ... .. ...... . 284
Light sensor package
Automatic headlight control . . . . . . . .
52
Light/rain sensor defective .... ... .... . 37
Lights
Bi-Xenon headlights ... .... ...... ..
57
Coming -home/leaving-home-function 55
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Headlights ... ......... ......... ..
51
High beam .... ... ... .. ... ... .. 51, 58
High beam warning/indicator light . .. 18
Instrument panel illum ination ... .... 56
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Turn signals . ... .. .... ...... .... .. 58
Loading the luggage compartment .... 121
Loading the roof rack ... ..... ... . ... .. 80
Locking
Power locking switch ... .... .... ...
44
Rear lid/trunk lid .................. 45
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using the key . .... .... ... .... .... . 43
Lower universal anchorage bars (Canada) ...
172
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 172
Luggage compartment
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78
Cover .... .... ....... .... .... .... . 78
Expanding ....................... 76
Fastening eyelets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Light .. .......................... 59
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
121
Lumbar support ... .. ...... .... .... .. 74
M
Maintenance ... .... ........... .... . 293
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (M ill ... 17, 25
Manual transmission ................. 99
Master key .. ..... ...... .... .... ... ..
39
Battery replacement . .... .... .... .. 40
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Mirror Inside rearview mirror, manua l .. .. ..
64
Mirrors
Activating the digital compass ...... 67
Anti-glare rearview mirror .. ........
64
Automatic d imm ing for the outs ide Automatically dimming inside
mirror .
64
Manual glare dimming .. ...... ... .. 64
Outside mirrors ............... .... 65
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
146
N
Natural leather 206
New tires and wheels ................ 246
NHTSA Contacting .. ... .. .... .... .... ...
123
Number of seats ...... ........... ... 125
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Occupant seat ing positions ... ..... ... 116
Octane rating .. .... .... ... ........ .. 211
Odometer ... .... .... ... .. ...... .... . 14
Oil
See Engine oil .... ....... ... .. ... 219
Older children and safety belts .... .... 167
On-Board Diagnost ic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) ......... . 24
Electronic speed limiter ........... .
25
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Mill .... 25
Open door or front lid warning . ........ 22
Operate your vehic le economically and mini -
mize pollution ..................
192
Optional equipment
Marked with an asterisk ........ ..... 6
Outlets . .... .... ... .... .... .... ... ..
83
mirrors ......................... 66 Outs·1de m1·rrors 65 ......... ........ .....

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Replacing a fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Rep lacing light bulbs . .... .... ...... . 278
Replacing tires and wheels ........... 246
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . 123, 124
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Resetting remote control ............. 43
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Reverse Automatic transmission ....... .... 100
Rims Cast a lloy .. ... .... .... ..... .. ... 204
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246, 248
Steel rims ....................... 203
Roof rack Loading ......................... 80
Mounting locations ............ .... 80
Safe mounting .................... 79
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Run-flat tires .... .... .... .... ...... . 258
Driving ......................... 259
Introduction .. ........ ....... .... 258
Rep lacing defects parts . . . . . . . . . . . 260
s
S tronic .... ... .. .... .... ...... .... . 99
Driving Notes ...... .... ...... .... 102
Emergency program . ...... ...... . 105
Kick -down ............... ...... . 105
Launch Control Program .... ...... 105
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Tiptronic
.. .. .. ... ... ... ... .. .. .. 103
Tiptronic controls on the steering wheel .
104
SAFE .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... 14
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety belts worn by pregnant women 131
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety belt warning light .... ...... 19, 126
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cleaning ........................ 209
Danger to passengers who do not wear a safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Fastening ... .. ...... .... ... .. ... 1 29
Improperly worn ........... ...... 132
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety instructions ............... 128
Securing child safety seats ..... ... 168
Specia l considerations for pregnant
women . .... ....... ...... .... .. 131
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Warning/indicator light ...... .. ... 126
Why YOU MUST wear them . .... ... 125
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety compliance sticker ............ 288
Safety equipment .... ....... .... .... 114
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Safety guidelines
Seat adjustment ... .... ... .... .... 69
Safety instructions Engine compartment ...... .... ... 217
for booster seats ................. 165
for using child safety seats . ....... 160
for using convertible child seats .... 163
for using infant seats ...... .... ... 162
For using safety belts ...... .... ... 128
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 148
Safety lock Ignition key, automatic transmission 92
Seat adjustment Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Front passenger's seat . .... .... .... 70
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Head restraints .................. 119
Head restraints, front seat .......... 74
Lumbar support . ...... .... .... .... 74
Manual controls ... .... .... .... .... 70
Power seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Safety guide lines ...... .... .... .... 69
Seat back angle .. ... ... .. .... .... . 71
Seat position Incorrect seat position ... .... ... .. 119
Seating capacity .................... 125
Seating position Driver ... ... .. .... .... ...... ... . 116
Front passenger ........... ... ... 117
How to adjust the front seats ...... 117
Occupants ...................... 116
Rear passengers ................. 118

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Seats
Number of seats 125
Selector lever positions Automatic transmission . .... ..... . 100
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner .. .... ..... 133
Service interval display ............... 23
Service position for windshield wipers .. 62
Set menu .. ... ... .. .... ..... .. ... ... 29
S etting
Date display . ....... .... .......... 13
Digi tal clock ........... ........... 13
Side airbags Description . ..... .... .... ....... . 154
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Snow chains ... .... ..... .. .... .... . 251
Sockets .... ... ....... .. ....... ... 82, 83
Sound system disp lay . ...... .. .. .... . 22
Speed rating letter code .. ... ..... ... . 247
Speed warning .. .... .... ... .... .... . 36
Speed warn ing system ... .... .. .. .... . 30
Speedomet er .. .. .... .... ... .... ... .. 14
Starting assistance ...... .... ... .... . 280
Starting the engine . ......... ... ... 92 , 93
What should I do if the engine does not start? ... .. ..... ....... ...... .. . 93
Stee l whee ls .... ... .... .... .. . .. .. . 203
Steering
See E lectro -mechanica l power assist
188
Controls and equip­ ment Safety first
20, Steering co
lumn
Adjusting .... ...... ........ ..... . 91
L ocking the steering .. ... ...... ... . 92
Steps for determining correct load limit 243
Stopping the eng ine . .... .... .... .... . 93
Storage . .... .... ...... .... ... .. ... .. 83
Compartment in the front sea ts ... ... 84
Cu p holder ..... ....... .... ... .. .. 81
G love compartment .. ... .... ...... . 84
Storage compartment Expanding .... ...... ........ ... .. . 76
Sun v isors ...... ... .... .... .... .... . 59
Switches Emergency flasher ..... ... .... ... .. 57
Symbols
T
Red symbols in the center display ... . 32
Yel low symbols in the center d isplay . 32
Tachomet er . .... ... ... ......... ... .. 12
Tank f lap
Un locking the f uel filler flap by hand 2 15
Technical modif ications . .... ... ... ... 296
Temperature .... .... .... .... ....... . 86
Tether strap ... .. .. . .. .. .... .... .... 1 76
Securing the upper t ether strap ..... 177
The first 1,0 00 mi les ( 1,500 km) and
afterward s ..... .. .. .... .... .... 1 90
Tie -downs ... ..... ... .... .... .... 77, 123
Tightening whee l bolts .... ... .... .... 268
Tips for the env ironment
Savi ng fuel ...... .... .... .... .... . 81 T
ire mobility system ..... ... . .. .. .... 264
Tire p ress ure .. ...... .... ... .... .. .. 241
Tire pressure monitoring system .. .... 254
Chan ging whee ls . .... .... .... ... . 257
Learning process .. .... ... .... ... . 256
Loss of air pressu re .... ... .... . 17, 255
Mal fu nct io ns ... .. .... .... .... .... 257
Se nso rs ...... .... .... ... .... .. .. 248
Stor ing tire pressures ... .. .... .. . . 256
Tires and wheels ...... ... .... .. . . 2 48
Valves . ...... .... .... ... .... .. .. 248
Warning ligh t .. ... ... .... ........ . 37
Tire repair kit .. .. .... .... ... .... .. .. 264
Tire service life ..... .... ............. 244
Tires .. ... .. .... .... .... ... .... .... 234
Replacing .. ...... .... ... .... 246 , 248
run -flat ... .... .... .... ... .... .... 258
Service life .... .... ... .... .... ... 244
speed rating letter cod e ...... .... . 247
T ire manufacturing date .. ... .. .... 247
Tire specifications ........... ..... 247
Tread depth ........ .. .... ...... . 244
Un iform tire quality grading .... .... 249
Winter tires ....... .... ... .. ...... 250
T ires and vehicle load limits .. ... ... .. 242
Tires and wheels Checking tire pressure ... .. .... ... 241
Co ld tire inflation pressure ..... ... . 238
Dimensions ... .... .... ... .... .... 246
Genera l notes .. ...... ... .... .... . 23 4
G lossary of tire and loading terminology
235
New tires and whee ls ..... .... .... 246
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Snow chains . ..... ....... ...... . 251
Tire pressure monitoring system ... 248
Tires and vehicle load limits ....... 242
Wheel bo lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Tir es/Whe els
Low aspect ratio tires ........ ... .. 253
Tire mobili ty system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Tire pressure monitoring system 17, 254
Tire repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Touch -up paint ...... ....... .... .... 202
Towing Fron t eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Rear eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Tow truck procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Trailer towing ..... .. .... .... ....... 194
Transmission 6-speed manual transmission ....... 99
S tronic transmission ...... .... .... 99
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) .... ... .... 244
Trip computer .. ...... .... ........... 25
Trip odome ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
What does it mean when dEF appears in the trip odom eter display? .... .... 14
Trunk lid .... ..... .. .... .... .... .... 45
Turn signals ....... .... ..... .. .. ... . 58
Wa rning /indicator ligh ts .. .... ... .. 18 u
Undercoating .... ...... .... ... .. ... 205
Unfastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Unidirectiona l tires .... .... .... .... .. 234
Uniform tire quality grading .. ... ..... 249
Universal Radio -Frequency Remote Control
(Homelink®) .............. ..... 107
Un locking
Power locking switch ... .... .... ... 44
Rear lid/trunk li d .. .... ...... ...... 45
Remote control k ey ... ........ ..... 42
Using the key . ...... .... ....... ... 43
V
Vanity mi rro r ........... ..... ... .... . 59
Vehicle electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Vehic le Identification Number (VIN) .... 288
Vehicle jack ...... ... .... .... .... ... 270
Vehic le literature .......... .... ... .... . 5
Vehicle tool kit ..................... 264
Vehic le -care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Venti lation ..... .. ...... .... ...... ... 85
w
Wa rning light
Tire pressure monitoring system 37
Warning lights .. ... .... .... ... .. .... 15
Red symbols in the center display ... 32
Yellow symbols in the center display . 32 Warning/Indicator light
Rea r spoiler ... .... ..... .. .... .... 18
Warning /indicator lights ...... .... .... 12
Airbag system .... .... .... .... .... 18
Anti -lock brake system (ABS ) .... .... 20
Brake system .. .... .... ...... ... .. 19
Cruise contro l .... ... ... .. .... .... 18
Electronic power control . ...... .... 17
Electronic s tabiliza tion program (ESP ) 17
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
High beam .... .... .... ... .... .... 18
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (M IU .... 17
Parking brake ...... .... ........... 19
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Tire pressure monitoring system .... 17
Turn signals ... .... .... ...... ..... 18
Wa rranty coverages .. .... .... ... ... . 293
Washer reservoir ... .... ... .... ...... 233
Washing .... ... .. .... .... ...... .... 198
Automatic car wash . ...... .... .. . 199
byhand ........... ....... .... .. . 199
General information .... .. .. .... .. 198
with a power washer ... .... .... .. . 200
Wax ing .. .... .... .... .... ... .... ... 201
Wear indicator ................. ..... 244
Weatherstrips .... .... .... ....... .. . 203
Weights . ...... .. .... .... ..... .. ... 289
What happens if you wear your sa fety b elt too
loose? ..... ... ... .... ... .... ... 130
What happens to unbelted occupants? . 127
What impairs driving safety? ....... ... 115
What should I do after changing a wheel?
242

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What should I do after replacing wheels?
242
Wheel bolts Torque .. ... ... .. .... .... ....... . 252
Wheels . .... .... .... .... ... .... .... 234
Cast al loy ....... .... .... ....... . 204
Checking tire pressure . ...... .... . 241
Co ld tire inflation pressure ... .. .. .. 238
Genera l notes .................... 234
G lossary of tire and loading termino logy
235
New tires and wheels . ....... .... . 246
T ires and vehicle load limits .... .... 242
Wheelsffires Stee l wheels ...... .... ... .... .... 203 Winter operation
Battery ... .... ...... ...... .... ... 228
Coolant system .................. 224
Defrosting windows ............... 88
Hea ted seats (climate control) .. .... . 90
Tires ....... .. .... .... .... .... ... 189
Win dows ..... ... .... .... .... .... 202
Winter tires .... .... ... .... .. ....... 2 50
All -whee l drive ...... ...... .... ... 250
Wiper and washer system . ...... .... .. 60
I ntermittent wiping . ...... .... .... . 60
One -tap wiping .... ........ ....... . 60
Wiper blades Insta lling new wiper b lades .. ...... . 63
When must the airbag system be inspected?
X
146
When should I adjust the tire pressures? . . . Xeno n-Ligh ts . ...... .... .... .... .... 278
242
When sh ould I check the tire pressures? 242
Where can I find the tire pressures for my car? ... ... .. .... .... ... .. .. .... 241
Why sa fety belts? ... ........ .... 125, 126
Windows Cleaning .. ... .... .... ... .... .... 202
Convenience close/open feature ..... 49
Defrost ........ ............... ... 88
Windshield washer fluid ...... .... .... . 36
Windshield wipers Instal ling new wipe r blades . ...... .. 63
Service p osition ...... .... ... .... .. 62
Washer fluid reservoir .. ...... .... . 233
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first Vehicle operation
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data