open hood AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Owners Manual

8S1012721BA
Instrumentcluster


openingthehoodandcheckingthebrake
fluidlevel.
—IfthebrakefluidlevelisbelowtheMIN
marking,itcanimpair thebrakingeffectand
drivingsafety,whichincreasetheriskofan
accident.Donotcontinuedriving.Seeanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
—Ifthebrakesystemindicatorlightturnson
togetherwiththeABSandESCindicator
lights,theABS/ESCregulatingfunctionmay
bemalfunctioning.Functionsthatstabilize
thevehiclearenolongeravailable.This
couldcausetherearofthevehicleto
swerve,whichincreasestheriskthattheve-
hiclewillslide.Drivecarefullytothenearest
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityandhavethemalfunction
corrected.
PARK/(@)/‘@i,Electromechanicalparking
ELC
IftheZin/©indicatorlightturnson,the
parkingbrakehasbeenset.
/inii©Parkingbrake:warning!Vehicle
parkedtoosteep


Iftheindicatorlightblinksandthemessageap-
pears,thereisnotenoughbrakingpowertose-
curethevehicle.Thebrakeshaveoverheated.The
vehiclecouldrollaway,evenonasmallincline.
fwParkingbrake:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheparkingbrake.Drive
toanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.
WAG/(G)Parkingbrake:warning!Vehi-
cleparkedtoosteep
There
isnotenoughbrakingforce toholdtheve-
hicleinplace.Thebrakeshaveoverheated.The
vehiclecouldrollaway,evenonasmallincline.
ERETG/(G)Parkingbrake:applied
Ifthismessageappears,pressthebrakepedal
firstandthenreleasetheparkingbrakeifneces-
sary.
(i)Tips
Foradditionalinformationontheparking
brake,see>page55.
meerecu
|E|Turnoffengineandcheckcoolantlevel.See
owner'smanual
Thecoolantlevelistoolow.
Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
coolantlevel>page242.
—Ifthecoolantlevelistoolow,addcoolant
=>page242.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
/_E|Coolanttemperature:toohigh.Letengine
runwhilevehicleisstationary
Lettheenginerunatidleforafewminutesto
cooloff,untiltheindicatorlightturnsoff.
—Iftheindicatorlightdoesnotturnoff,donot
continuedrivingthevehicle.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
forassistance.

Z\WARNING
—Neveropenthehoodifyoucan seeorhear
steamorcoolantescapingfromtheengine
compartment.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.Whenyounolongerseeorhear
steamorcoolantescaping,youmayopen
theenginecompartmentwithcaution.
— Theenginecompartmentinanyvehiclecan
beadangerousarea.Stoptheengineandal-
lowittocoolbeforeworkingintheengine
compartment.Alwaysfollowtheinforma-
tionfoundin>page235,Generalinforma-
tion.
()Note
DonotcontinuedrivingiftheBindicator
lightturnsonasthisincreasestheriskofen-
ginedamage.

17

Openingandclosing

@Tips
Replacementbatteriesfortheremotecontrol
keymust meetthesamespecificationsasthe
original battery.
Unlockingandlockingbyremotecontrol

BFV-0240



Fig.15Remotecontrolkey:buttonprogramming
>Tounlockthevehicle,pressthe@button
>fig.15.
>Tolockthevehicle,pressthefbuttononce.
>Tounlocktheluggagecompartmentlid,press
the<3button.
>Totriggerthe alarm,pressthered[PANIC]but-
ton.
Thevehiclehornandemergencyflashers
willactivate.
>Toswitchoffthe alarm,pressthered[PANIC
buttonagain.




Ifyouunlockthevehicleand donotopenanyof
thedoors,the hood,ortheluggagecompart-
mentlidwithin45seconds,thevehicleautomati-
callylocksagain.Thisfeaturepreventsthevehi-
clefrombeingaccidentallyleftunlockedfora
longperiodoftime.
ThesettingsintheInfotainmentsystemdeter-
mineiftheentirevehicleoronlythedriver'sdoor
isunlockedwhenunlocking thevehicle
=>page26.

ZXWARNING
Noone,especiallychildren,shouldstayinthe
vehiclewhenitislockedfromtheoutside,be-
causethewindowscannolongerbeopened
fromtheinside>page27.Lockeddoors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencyworkers
togetintothevehicle,whichputslivesatrisk.


24
G)Tips
—Onlyuse theremotecontrolkeywhenyou
arewithinviewofthevehicle.
—TheselectorlevermustbeinthePposition
onvehicleswithaconveniencekey*;other-
wise thevehiclewillnotlock.
—Onlyusethepanicfunctioninanemergen-
cy.
Unlockingandlockingwiththe
conveniencekey
Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey

Thedoorsandluggagecompartmentlidcanbe
unlockedandlockedwithoutusingtheremote
controlkey.

BFV-0007


Fig.16Doorhandle:sensorforlocking
Unlockingthevehicle
>Gripthedoorhandle.Thedoorunlocksauto-
matically.
>Pullonthedoorhandletoopenthedoor.
Lockingthevehicle
> Placetheselectorleverinthe"P"position;oth-
erwise,thevehiclecannotbelocked.
>Tolockthevehicle,closethedoorandtouch
thesensorinthedoorhandleonce>fig.16.Do
notholdthedoorhandlewhiledoingthis.
Deactivatingtheunlockfunction
Youcandeactivatetheunlockfunctionwiththe
conveniencekey(keylessaccess)foronelocking
andunlockingcycle.
>Placetheselectorleverinthe"P"position;oth-
erwise,thevehiclecannotbelocked.
>Closethedoor.

8S1012721BA

Openingandclosing

> Insertthekeyintotheslotinsideandturnitall
thewaytotheright(rightdoor)ortotheleft
(leftdoor*).
Oncethefrontpassenger'sdoorisclosed,itisno
longerpossibletoopenitfromtheoutside.The
doorcanbeopenedfromtheinsidebypulling
thedoorhandle.
PVaeCTS1)
Iftheanti-theftalarmsystemdetectsavehicle
break-in,audioandvisualwarningsignalsare
triggered.Theanti-theftalarmsystemisswitch-
edonoroffwhenlockingorunlockingyourvehi-
cle.Ifthealarmistriggered,itwillshutoffauto-
maticallyafteracertainamountoftime.
Switching thealarmoffmanually
>Toswitchthealarmoff,presstheGbuttonon
theremotecontrolkeyorswitchtheignition
on.
Break-insecurityfeature
Thealarmwillsoundifthereisabreak-inatthe
doors,hood,and/orluggagecompartmentlid.
Luggagecompartment
lid
Openingandclosingtheluggage
compartmentlid

BFV-0069


Fig.20Openedluggagecompartmentlid
Openingtheluggagecompartmentlid
>Tounlocktheluggagecompartmentlid,press
the<3buttonontheremotecontrolkey.Or
>Lifttheluggagecompartmentlid.
Closingtheluggagecompartmentlid
>Usetheinsidegriptopulltheluggagecom-
partmentliddownandallowittocloseusinga
gentlepush>A\.

Z\WARNING
—Duetotheriskofinjury,alwaysbeawareof
therearpassengerswhenclosingthelug-
gagecompartmentlid.
—Afterclosingtheluggagecompartmentlid,
makesurethatitislatched.Otherwisethe
luggagecompartmentlidcouldopensud-
denlywhendriving,whichincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
—Neverdrivewiththeluggagecompartment
lidajaroropen,becausepoisonousgases
canenterthevehicleinteriorandcreatethe
riskofasphyxiation.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedwhen
theluggagecompartmentlidisopen.A
childcouldclimbintothevehiclethrough
theluggagecompartment.Iftheluggage
compartmentlid wasthenclosed,thechild
wouldbetrappedinthevehicleandunable
toescape.Toreducetheriskofinjury,donot
allowchildrentoplayinoraroundthevehi-
cle.Alwayskeeptheluggagecompartment
lidandthedoorsclosedwhenthevehicleis
notinuse.
—Alwaysmakesurenooneisintheluggage
compartmentlid'srangeofmotionwhenit
isclosing,especiallynearthehinges.Fin-

gersorhandscouldbepinched.

(i)Tips
—Whenthevehicleislocked,theluggage
compartmentlidcanbeunlockedseparately
bypressingthe< controlkey.Theluggagecompartmentlid
locksautomaticallywhenitisclosedagain.
—Incaseofanemergencyorafaultyhandle,
theluggagecompartmentlidcanbeopened
manuallyfromtheinside>page28.
27

LightsandVision

Replacingwindshieldwiperblades
he

B8R-0379


Fig.35Removingwindshieldwiperblades
Windshieldwiperserviceposition/blade
replacementposition
>Tobringthewindshieldwipersintotheservice
position,turntheignitionoffandmovethe
windshieldwiperleverintoposition@)
=>page36,fig.34.
>Tobringthewipersintothestartingposition,
turntheignitiononandmovethewindshield
wiperleverintoposition@)foratleasttwosec-
onds>page36,fig.34.
Removingthewiperblade
> Foldthewindshieldwiperarmawayfromthe
windshield.
>Pressthelockingknob(@)©fig.35onthewiper
blade.Holdthewiperbladefirmly.
>Removethewiperbladeinthedirectionofthe
arrow.
Installingthewiperblade
>Insertthenewwiperbladeintothemounton
thewiperarm(2)untilyouhearitlatchinto
place.
» Placethewiperarmbackonthewindshield.
>Turn theservicepositionoff.

Z\WARNING
Forsafetyreasons,thewindshieldwiper
bladesshouldbereplacedonceortwiceeach
year.


@)Note
— Thewindshieldwipersmustonlybefolded
upwhenintheserviceposition!Otherwise,
338
youriskdamagingthepaintonthehoodor
thewindshieldwipermotor.
—Youshouldnotdriveyourvehicleorpress
thewindshieldwiperleverwhenthewiper
armsarefoldedawayfromthewindshield.
Thewindshieldwiperswouldmovebackin-
totheiroriginalpositionandcoulddamage
thehood andwindshield.
G)Tips
—Youcanalsousetheserviceposition,forex-
ample,ifyouwanttoprotectthewindshield
fromicingbyusingacover.
—Youcannotactivatetheserviceposition
whenthehoodisopen.
Digitalcompass
SicaatematmeelnieRniemela
Appliesto:vehicleswithdigitalcompass

BFV-0288

@
Fig.36Rearviewmirror:digitalcompassisswitchedon

>Toturnthecompassonoroff,pressthe button
@untilthecompassdisplayinthemirrorturns
onoroff.
Thedigitalcompassonlyworkswhentheignition
isturnedon.Thedirectionsareindicatedwithab-
breviations:N(north),NE(northeast),E(east),
SE(southeast),S(south),SW(southwest),W
(west),NW(northwest).
(i)Tips
Topreventinaccuratecompassreadings,do
notbringanyremotecontrols,electricaldevi-
ces or metallicobjectsnearthemirror.

8S1012721BA
Driving

Selectthesportmode"S"forsportydriving.The
vehiclemakesfulluseoftheengine'spower.
Shiftingmaybecomenoticeablewhenaccelerat-
ing.
Tomovefromselectorleverposition"N" to"D",
youmustpressthebrakepedalandthevehicle
mustbetravelinglessthan1mph(2km/h)orbe
stationary>A\.

ZAWARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.
—Beforestartingtodrive,checkifthedesired
selectorleverpositionisdisplayednextto
theselectorLever.
—Thevehiclecanrolleveniftheignitionis
switchedoff.
—Neverselect"R"or"P"whiledriving,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Powerisstilltransmittedtothewheels
whentheengineisrunningatidle.Topre-
vent thevehiclefrom“creeping”,youmust
keep yourfootonthebrakeinallselector
leverpositions(except“P”)whentheengine
isrunning.Otherwise,thisincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstoppedifagearis
engaged.Otherwisethevehiclewillstartto
moveimmediately,eveniftheparkingbrake
isset.Thiscouldresultinacrash.
—Donotpresstheacceleratorpedalwhen
changingtheselectorleverpositionwhile
thevehicleisstationaryandtheengineis
running.
—Neverleaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
runningwhileingear.Ifyoumustleaveyour
vehiclewhentheengineisrunning,setthe
parkingbrakeandmovetheselectorleverto
the"P"position.
—Todecreasetheriskofanaccident,these-
lectorlevermustbeinthePpositionand
theparkingbrakemustbesetbeforeopen-
ingthehoodandworkingonarunningen-
gine.Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicable
warnings>page235,Generalinformation.

C@)Note
Neverletthevehiclerolldownhillwithengine
offandtheselectorleverinthe"N"position,
becausethiscoulddamagetheautomatic
transmissionandcatalyticconverter.
(i)Tips
—Driveselect:sportyshiftingcharacteristics
canbeselectedusingtheDynamicdriving
mode.TheInfotainmentdisplayshowsSas
theselectorleverpositioninsteadofD.
—Ifyouaccidentallyselect"N"whiledriving,
takeyourfootofftheacceleratorpedalim-
mediatelyandwaitfortheenginetoslow
downtoidlebeforeselecting"D"or"S".
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theselectorlever
willnotmoveoutofthe"P"position.The
emergencyreleasecan beusedifthishap-
pens.Left-handdrivevehicles>page65.
Selectorleverlock
Theselectorleverlockpreventsyoufromselect-
ingagearaccidentally,causingthevehicleto
roll.

BFV-0112

Fig.61Selectorleverlock
Toreleasetheselectorleverlock:
>»Switchtheignitionon.
>Pressthebrakepedalwhilepressingtheinter-
lockbutton.
Automaticshiftlock(ASL)
Theselectorleverislockedinthe"P"and"N" po-
sitionswhentheignitionisswitchedon.You
mustpressthebrakepedaltoselectanotherpo-
sition.Youmustalsopresstheinterlockbuttonif
youaremovingfromthe"P"position.The
s9
>

8S1012721BA
Driving

>Theparkingbrakewillreleaseautomatically
andthevehiclewillstartmovingonceyoupress
theacceleratorpedal.
Stopping/parking
Iftheselectorleverisnotinthe"P"position
whenyouopenthedriver’sdoor,thevehicle
couldroll.Invehicleswithaconveniencekey*,
themessageShifttoP,otherwisevehiclecan
rollaway.Doorsdonotlockifgearshiftisnotin
Pappears.Awarningtonewillalsosound.
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal>/\.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
Undercertaincircumstances,suchasdrivingin
themountains,itmaybeusefultoswitchtempo-
rarilytothemanualshiftprograminorderto
manuallyadjustthegearstothedrivingcondi-
tions>page62.
Whenparkingonalevelsurface,simplyplacethe
selectorleverinthe"P"position.Oninclines,ac-
tivatetheparkingbrakefirstandthenmovethe
selectorlevertothe"P"position>page55.This
preventsthelockingmechanismfrombeingload-
ed tooheavilyandwillmakeiteasiertomovethe
selectorleveroutofthe"P"position.


ZA\WARNING
—Thevehiclecanrollevenwhentheengineis
switchedoff.
—Unintendedvehiclemovementcanlead to
seriousinjuries.
—Neverleaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
runningwhileingear.Ifyoumustleaveyour
vehiclewhentheengineisrunning,setthe
parkingbrakeandmovetheselectorleverto
thePposition.
—Powerisstilltransferredtothewheelswhen
theengineisrunningatidle.Topreventthe
vehiclefrom“creeping”,youmustkeep your
footonthebrakewhentheengineisrun-
ningandtheselectorleverisinthe"D","S"
or"R"positionor“tiptronic”modeisselect-
ed.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstationary.Other-


wise thevehiclewillstarttomoveimmedi-
ately,eveniftheparkingbrakeisset.This
couldresultinacrash.
—Donotpresstheacceleratorpedalwhen
changingtheselectorleverpositionwhile
thevehicleisstationaryandtheengineis
running.
—Neverengagethe RorPselectorlevelposi-
tionswhiledriving.Itcouldcauseacrash.
—Beforedrivingdownasteepslope,reduce
yourspeedandshiftintoalowergearwith
“tiptronic”.
—Donotridethebrakesorpressthebrake
pedaltoooftenortoolongwhendriving
downhill.Constantbrakingcausesthe
brakes
tooverheatandcansubstantiallyre-
ducebrakingperformance,increasebraking
distance,orcausecompletefailureofthe
brakesystem.
—Ifyoumuststoponanincline,alwayshold
thevehicleinplacewiththefootbrakeor
parkingbraketopreventitfromrolling
back.
—Neverholdthevehicleonaninclinewitha
slippingclutch.Theclutchopensautomati-
callywhenitbecomestoohotfromtheover-
load.Thefs}indicatorlightturnsonanda
messageappears>page64whenthe
clutchisoverloaded.
—Iftheenginemustrunwhileyouarework-
ingintheenginecompartmentwiththe
hoodopen,makesureagearisnotengaged.
Theselectorlevermustbefirmlyinthe
Ppositionandlockedinplaceandthepark-
ingbrakemustbeset>page235.Other-
wise,thevehiclecouldbeginmovingwhen
increasingtheenginespeed,evenwiththe
parkingbrakeset.


CG)Note
—Whenstoppingonanincline,donottryto
holdthevehicleinplacebypressingtheac-
celeratorpedalwhileadrivinggearisse-
lected.Thiscan cause theautomatictrans-
missiontooverheatandcandamageit.Set
theparkingbrakeorpressthebrakepedal
topreventthevehiclefromrolling.
61

8S1012721BA
Airbagsystem


—Neverdrivewhenpartshavebeenremoved
fromtheinsidedoorpanelandtheopen-
ingstheyleavehave notbeenproperly
closed.
—Neverdrivewhenloudspeakersinthe
doorshavebeenremovedunlessthe
speakerholeshavebeenproperlyclosed.
—Alwaysmakecertainthatopeningsare
coveredorfilledifadditionalspeakersor
otherequipmentisinstalledintheinside
doorpanels.
—Alwayshaveworkonthedoorsdonebyan
authorizedAudidealerorqualifiedwork-
shop.


Sidecurtainairbags
Descriptionof side curtainairbags
Theside curtainairbagsystemcanprovidesup-
plementalprotectiontoproperlyrestrainedoc-
cupants.
= 3 s
z©

Fig.160Sidecurtainairbags,driver'sside:sidecurtainair-
baglocation
Thesidecurtainairbagsarelocatedonbothsides
oftheinteriorabovethefrontandrearsidewin-
dows>fig.160.Theyareidentifiedbytheword
“AIRBAG”onthewindshieldframe andthecen-
terroofpillar.
Thesidecurtainairbags containfeaturesthat
provideejectionmitigationtohelppreventvehi-
cleoccupantsorparts oftheirbodiesfrombeing
completelyorpartiallyejectedfromthevehicle
interiorincertainsideimpactsandvehicleroll-
overs.
Thesidecurtainairbagsystemsupplementsthe
safetybeltsandcanhelptoreducetheriskofin-

juryforoccupants'headsanduppertorso.The
sidecurtainairbaginflatesinsideimpactsand
onlywhenthevehicleaccelerationregisteredby
thecontrolunitishighenough.Ifthisrateisbe-
lowthereferencevalueprogrammedintothe
controlunit,thesidecurtainairbagwillnotbe
triggered,eventhoughthecarmaybebadly
damagedasaresultofthecollision.Itisnotpos-
sibletodefineanairbagtriggeringrangethat
willcovereverypossibleangleofimpact,since
thecircumstanceswillvaryconsiderablybetween
onecollisionandanother.Importantfactorsin-
clude,forexample,thenature(hard orsoft)of
theimpactingobject,theangleofimpact,vehicle
speed,etc.>page210,Howsidecurtainairbags
work.
Aside
fromtheirnormalsafetyfunction,safety
beltsworktohelpkeepthedriverorfrontpas-
sengerinpositionintheeventofacollisionso
thatthesidecurtainairbagscanprovideprotec-
tion.
Theairbagsystemisnotasubstituteforyour
safetybelt.Rather,itispartoftheoveralloccu-
pantrestraintsysteminyourvehicle.Alwaysre-
memberthattheairbagsystemcanonlyhelpto
protectyouifyouarewearingyoursafetybelt
andwearingitproperly.Thisisanotherreason
whyyoushouldalwayswearyoursafetybelts,
notjustbecausethelawrequiresyoutodoso
=>page180,Generalnotes.
Itisimportanttorememberthatwhiletheside
curtainairbagsystemisdesignedtohelpreduce
thelikelihoodof seriousinjuries,otherinjuries,
forexample,swelling,bruising,frictionburns
andminorabrasionscanalsobeassociatedwith
theseairbagsupondeployment.Remembertoo,
theseairbagswilldeployonlyonceandonlyin
certainkindsofaccidents-yoursafetybeltsare
alwaystheretoofferprotection.
Thesidecurtainairbagsystembasically
consistsof:
—Theelectroniccontrolmoduleandexternalside
impactsensors
—Thesidecurtainairbagsabovethefrontand
rearsidewindowswithejectionmitigationfea-
tures
209

CheckingandFilling

reason,followallthewarningsandgeneral
safetyprecautionsprovidedinthefollowingin-
formation.Theenginecompartmentisadan-
gerousarea.>/\.


ZA\WARNING
—Turntheengineoff.
—Switchtheignitionoff.
—Settheparkingbrake.
—Selectthe“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Allowtheenginetocool.
—Keepchildrenawayfromtheenginecom-
partment.
—Neverspillfluidsonahotengine.Theseflu-
ids(suchasthefreezeprotectioncontained
inthecoolant)cancatchfire.
—Avoidshortcircuitsintheelectricalsystem.
—Neverreachintotheradiatorfan.Thefanis
temperature-controlledandcanturnon
suddenly,evenwhentheignitionisswitched
off.
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.
—Neveropenthe caponthecoolantexpan-
siontankwhentheengineiswarm.The
coolingsystemisunderpressure.
—Toprotectyourface,hands,andarmsfrom
hotsteamor coolant,coverthecapwitha
thick clothwhenopening.
—Donotremovetheenginecoverunderany
circumstances.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.
—Duetotheriskofelectricshock,nevertouch
theignitioncableorothercomponentsin
theelectronichigh-voltageignitionsystem
whentheengineisrunningorisstarting.
—If agearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Pressingtheacceleratorpedalwillcause the
vehicletomove,andthiscouldresultinan
accident.
—Ifinspectionsorrepairsmustbeperformed
whiletheengineisrunning,movingcompo-

nents(suchastheribbedbelt,generator,
andradiatorfan)poseanadditionalrisk.
—Set theparkingbrakefirstandselectthe
“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnopartsofthe
body,jewelry,ties,looseclothing,and
longhaircanbecaughtinmovingengine
components.Beforeanywork,alwaysre-
moveanyjewelryandties,tiebacklong
hair,andmakesureallclothingfitsclose
tothebodytotoreducetheriskofany-
thingbecomingcaughtinenginecompo-
nents.
—Payattentiontothefollowingwarningslist-
edwhenworkonthefuelsystemoronthe
electricalequipmentisrequired.
— Donotsmoke.
—Neverworknearopenflames.
—Alwayshaveaworkingfireextinguisher
nearby.
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlybyan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Limityourexposuretoexhaustandchemi-
calsto asshortatimeaspossible.


ZA\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainor
emitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsand
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainflu-
idscontainedinvehiclesandcertainprod-
ucts ofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharms.
Washhandsafterhandling.


236

8S1012721BA
CheckingandFilling

®Note
Whenfillingfluids,besurenottoaddanyflu-
idstothewrongreservoirs.Otherwisesevere
malfunctionsandenginedamagewilloccur.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youshouldregularlycheckthegroundunder
yourvehicleinordertodetectleaksquickly.If
therearevisiblespotsfromoilorotherfluids,
bringyourvehicletoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytobe
checked.
Openingandclosingthehood
Thehoodisreleasedfrominsidethevehicle.

yt\
Fig.180Sectionfromthedriver'ssidefootwell:release
lever
Q 3
Ss
2=a a

Fig.181Unlockedhood:lever

D)The&>symbolontheleverwasstill beingdesignedat
thetimethismanualwasprinted.
Makesurethewiperarmsarenotraisedupfrom
thewindshield.Otherwisethepaintcouldbe
damaged.
Openingthehood
>Withthedooropen,pullthelever>”)below
theinstrumentpanelinthedirectionofthear-
row>fig.180.
>Raisethehoodslightly>A\.
»Pressthelever>fig.181inthedirectionofthe
arrow.Thisreleasesthehooks.
>Openthehood.
Closingthehood
>Pushthehooddownuntilyouoverridethe
forceofthestruts.
>Letthehoodfalllightlyintothelatch.Donot
pressitin.>/\.

ZAWARNING
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.
—Forsafetyreasons,thehoodmustalwaysbe
latchedsecurelywhiledriving.Becauseof
this,alwayscheckthehoodafterclosingit
tomakesureitislatchedcorrectly.Thehood
islatchedifthefrontcornerscannotbelift-
ed.
—Ifyounoticethatthehoodisnotlatched
whileyouaredriving,stopimmediatelyand
closeit,becausedrivingwhenthehoodis
notlatchedincreasestheriskofanaccident.


237

8S1012721BA
CheckingandFilling


Audirecommends
Sbastrol|BIDEPrarzssional
AudirecommendsusingtheLongLifehigh-per-
formanceengineoilfromAudiGenuineParts.
IYTet
Engineoilpressure


2Turnoffengine!Oilpressuretoolow
Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
engineoillevel>page239.
—Iftheengineoillevelistoolow,addengineoil
=>page240.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
—Iftheengineoilleveliscorrectandtheindica-
torlightstillturnson,turntheengineoffand
donotcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
Engineoillevel
Appliesto:vehicleswithoillevelwarning
3Pleasecheckoillevel
—Youmaycontinuedrivingforthetimebeing.
Checktheengineoillevelassoonas possible
=>page239,Checkingtheengineoillevel.
—Iftheengineoilleveliscorrectandtheindica-
torlightstillturnson,driveatlowengine
speedtoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacility.
Engineoilsensor
2Oillevelsensor:oilchangenecessary.Please
contactService
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil.Thiswillcause
theengineoilleveltoriseslowlyandtheengine
oilqualitytodecrease.Donotextractengineoil
toreducethelevel,becausethiswillincreasethe
riskofenginedamage.DrivetoanauthorizedAu-
didealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohaveengineoilextracted.
3Oillevelsystem:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoillevelhas
malfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediately
tohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
&Oilpressuresensor:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoilpressure
hasmalfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmedi-
atelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
Enginewarm-uprequest*
iPleasedrive towarmupengine
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil,eitherduetolow
outsidetemperaturesorfrequentshortdrives.
Driveuntiltheengineiswarmso thatthefuelin
theengineoilwillevaporate.Avoidhighengine
speeds,fullaccelerating,andheavyengineloads
whendoingthis.
@)Tips
TheoilpressurewarningEEisnot anoillevel
indicator.
Alwayschecktheoillevelregularly.
Checkingtheengineoillevel
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Fig.183Oildipstick(example):checkingtheengineoillev-
el

Observethesafetyprecautions>A\inGeneral
informationonpage236.
>»Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>Shuttheengineoffwhenitiswarm.
>Waitapproximatelytwominutes.
>Openthehood>page237.
>Removetheoildipstick>page238,fig. 182,
wipeitoffwithacleanclothandinsertitallthe
wayinagain.
>Removetheoildipstickagainandthenreadthe
oillevel>tableonpage240.
239
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