tow bar AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Owners Manual

8S1012721BA
Instrumentcluster

Vehiclefunctions
On-boardcomputer
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,youmaybe
abletoaccessthefollowinginformationinthis
orderontheon-boardcomputer>page10,fig.3
@:
—Timeanddate>page169
—Averageconsumption
—Short-termmemoryoverview
—Long-termmemoryoverview
—Energyconsumers>page15
—
Driverassistance
—Trafficsignrecognition
Theshort-termmemorycollectsdrivinginforma-
tionfromthetimetheignitionisswitchedonun-
tilitisswitchedoff.Ifyoucontinuedrivingwithin
twohoursafterswitchingtheignitionoff,the
newvaluesareincludedwhencalculatingthecur-
renttripinformation.
Unliketheshort-termmemory,thelong-term
memoryisnoterasedautomatically.Youcanse-
lectthetimeperiodforevaluatingtripinforma-
tionyourself.
Energyconsumers*
The Energyconsumersviewlistsotherequip-
mentthatiscurrentlyaffectingfuelconsump-
tion.Thedisplayshowsuptothreeequipment
items.Theequipmentusingthemostpoweris
listedfirst.Ifmorethanthreeitemsusingpower
areswitchedon,theequipmentthatiscurrently
usingthemostpowerisdisplayed.Achartalso
showsyouthecurrenttotalofallotherconsum-
ers.
Fuelconsumption
Thecurrentfuelconsumptioncan beshownusing
abargraph.Theaverageconsumptionstoredin
theshort-termmemoryisalsodisplayed.Ifthe
barisgreen,yourvehicleissavingfuelthrough
oneofthefollowingfunctions:
—Recuperation:electricalenergycanbestoredin
thebatterywhenthevehicleiscoastingordriv-
ingdownhill.Thebarwillmovetoward(1.
Engineoiltemperaturedisplayandboost
indicator
Appliesto:vehicleswithengineoiltemperaturedisplay/boost
indicator
Theengineoiltemperaturedisplayandboostin-
dicatorareonlyshownintheenhancedvieworin
thesportview>page13.
Engineoiltemperatureindicator=
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtempera-
turewhentheengineoiltemperatureisbetween
176°F(80°C)and248°F(120°C)undernormal
drivingconditions.Theengineoiltemperature
maybehigherifthereisheavyengineloadand
hightemperaturesoutside.Thisisnotacausefor
concernaslongasthe7}=>page239orEA
=page239indicatorlightsdonotturnon.
Boostindicator
Thecurrentengineload(meaningthecurrent
boostpressure)isindicatedbyabar.
Shiftlightindicator
Appliesto:vehicleswithshiftlightindicator
Theshiftlightindicatorinformsthedriverwhen
therpmlimitisreached.
Accessingtheshiftlightindicator
Requirement:tiptronicmodemustbeactivated
=>page62.
>Selectthesportview>page13.Theshiftlight
indicatorisdisplayedwithgreen,yellowand
redrangesintheupperareasofthetachome-
ter.
Theshiftlightindicatorwillblinkredwhenap-
proachingtheenginespeedlimit.Shifttothe
nexthighestgearattherighttime.
SeamEN
Appliesto:vehicleswithSportdisplays
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thesport
displaysmayincludetheG-meter, theengineda-
taandthetirepressuremonitoringsystem.You
canaccessthesportdisplaysinthecentralarea
orintheadditionaldisplayinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.>
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8S1012721BA
Voicerecognitionsystem

OBARECOMMANDS

RAH-8462|

*Telephone+FavoritesCY»
+Audiconnect*Call(XY)SDS
*Navigation*Enternumber
*Directory*Redial
*Radio*Readnewtextmessage
*Media+Navigateto(XY)
+Sound+Enteraddress/destination
*Help+Onlinedestinations
+HelpSpeechdialogsystem*Cancelrouteguidance
*HelpTelephone*Map
*HelpAudiconnect+Line(XY)
*HelpNavigation*Next page/previouspage
*HelpMap*Cancel
*HelpRadio*No,Imeant(XY)
*HelpMedia*Correction
TELEPHONE:;
+EnternumberCalllistH.
+Deletenumber/correctionRedialsie

+DirectoryCallmailbox
*Call(XY)EnterPIN/deletePIN
*business/private/landline/mobileTelephonefavorites
NAVIGATION
+Navigateto(XY)+Excludenextroutesection/Exclude
*Businessaddress/Privateaddressnextstreet
+Start/cancelrouteguidance*Routelist
+Directory*Calculatealternativeroutes
+Lastdestinations*Onlinedestinations
+Navigationfavorites*Specialdestination
+»Drivehome
-Enteraddress
+Entercountry/town/street/state
+Excluderoute/Excluderoutefor(XY)km/m
MAP.
+Map
*Daymap/Nightmap
*2Ddrivingpositionmap/2Dnorthpositionmap/3Dmap/Destinationmap/Overviewmap

AUDICONNECT
*Audiconnect*Flightinformation/Traininformation
*Travelinformation/Parkinginformation*Cityevents
*Fuelprices*Onlinenews
*Weather+Twitter
+Radiopresets«Jukeboxsy}
+Laststations*CD/DVDMEDIA
*FM+SDcard1/SDcard2
*FM/AM/SIRIUSXM-Audimusicinterface/iPod/USB/Bluetooth/
+Station(XY)/Frequency(XY)Wi-Fi/Medium(XY)
*Trafficannouncementon/off*Mediafavorites/Artists/Albums/Genres/
Tracks/Playlists/Videos
*Folderup
*Randomplaybackon/off

Fig.105Commandoverview
101

Childsafety

>Guidethesafetybeltallthewaybackintoits
stowedposition.
Alwaysletthesafetybeltretractcompletelyinto
itsstowedposition.Thesafetybeltcannowbe
usedasanordinarysafetybeltwithoutthecon-
vertiblelockingretractorforchildrestraints.
Iftheconvertiblelockingretractorshould beac-
tivated inadvertently,thesafetybeltmustbeun-
fastenedandguidedcompletelybackintoits
stowedpositiontodeactivatethisfeature.Ifthe
convertiblelockingretractorisnotdeactivated,
thesafetybeltwillgraduallybecometighterand
uncomfortabletowear.

ZAWARNING
Improperlyinstalledchildsafetyseatsin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand
deathinacollision.
—Neverunfastenthesafetybelttodeactivate
theconvertiblelockingretractorforchildre-
straintswhilethevehicleismoving.You
wouldnotberestrained andcouldbeseri-
ouslyinjuredinanaccident.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page212.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallinga childsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page189,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.

LATCHsystem(Lower
anchoragesandtethers
forchildren)
eRealasleeTiemae
EMACERTCRT11a]
Toprovideasimplerandmorepracticablewayto
attachthechildrestraintonthevehicleseat,Fed-
eralregulationsrequire specialloweranchorages
invehiclesanddevicesonnewchildrestraintsto
attachtothevehicleanchorages.
IntheUnitedStates,thecombinationofthe
tetheranchoragesandtheloweranchoragesis
nowgenerallycalledtheLATCHsystemfor
“LowerAnchoragesandTethersforChildren”.In
226
Canada,theterms“toptether”with“loweruni-
versalanchorages”(or“loweruniversalanchor-
agebars”)areusedtodescribethesystem.
Inothercountriestheterm“ISOFIX”isusedto
describetheloweranchorages.
Forward-facingchildrestraintsmanufacturedaf-
terSeptember1,1999,arerequiredbyU.S.fed-
eralregulationstocomplywithnewchildhead
movementperformancerequirements.These
newperformancerequirementsmakeatether
necessaryonmostnewchildseats.
Installingachildrestraintthatrequiresatop
tetherwithoutonecanseriouslyimpairtheper-
formanceofthechildrestraintanditsabilityto
protectthechildinacollision.Installinga child
restraintthatrequiresatoptetherwithoutthe
toptethermaybeaviolationof statelaw.
ChildrestraintmanufacturersofferLATCHlower
anchoragesontheirchildseatswithhook-onor
push-onconnectorsattachedtoadjustable
straps.
InadditiontotheLATCHlower anchorages, these
childrestraintsystemsusually requiretheuseof
tetherstrapstohelpkeepthechildrestraint
firmlyinplace.

ZA\WARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraintswill
increasetheriskofinjuryanddeathinacrash.
—Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsprovidedby
the
manufacturerofthechildrestraintyou
intendtoinstallinyourvehicle.
—Neverinstalla childrestraintwithouta
properlyattachedtoptetherstrapifthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions
requirethetoptetherstraptobeused.
—ImproperuseofchildrestraintLATCHlower
anchoragepointscanlead toinjuryinacolli-
sion.TheLATCHloweranchoragepointsare
designedtowithstandonlythoseloadsim-
posedbycorrectlyfitted childrestraints.
—Nevermounttwochildrestraintsystemson
oneLATCHloweranchoragepoint.
—Neversecureorattachanyluggageorother
itemtotheLATCHloweranchorages.

8S1012721BA
Emergencyassistance

Notesontowing
Whentheengineisstopped,thetransmission
willnot besufficientlylubricatediftravelingat
highspeedsandlongdistances:
—Themaximumpermittedtowingspeedis30
mph(50km/h).
—Themaximumpermittedtowingdistanceis30
miles(50km).
Additionalinformationontowingwithatow
truck
Thevehiclemayonlybetowedwiththefrontaxle
raised.Donotwrapanychainsorcablesaround
thebrakelines.
Ifthevehicleshould betowedwiththeaxle
raised,thentheignitionmustbe switchedoffto
reducetheriskofdamagetothedrivetrain.
Towbarandtowingcable
Thevehiclecanbetowedwithatowbarortow-
ingcable.Bothdriversshould befamiliarwith
thespecialconsiderationswhentowing,especial-
lywhenusingatowingcable.
Alwaysmakesurethetractionforcedoesnotex-
ceed thepermittedlevelandtherearenoshock
loadingconditions.Thereisalwaystheriskofthe
couplingbecomingoverloadedwhendrivingoff-
road.
Forthemostsafetyandsecurity,drivewithatow
bar.Youshould useatowingcableonlyifatow
barisnotavailable.Useatowingcablemadeof
synthetic
elasticcablesimilarelasticmaterial.

ZA\WARNING
—Towinghighlyincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent,forexamplefromcollidingwiththe
towingvehicle.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,donotal-
lowanyonetoremaininsidethevehicle
whenitisbeingtransportedbyatowtruck
oraspecialtransporter.

@)Note
—Ifnormaltowingisnotpossible,forexam-
pleifthetransmissionisfaultyorifthe
towingdistanceisgreaterthan30miles
(50km),thentransportthevehicleona
specialcarrier.
—Ifthevehicleistowedbyatowtruckatthe
axlethatisnotpermitted,thiscan causese-
veredamagetothetransmission.
—Thevehiclemustnotbetowstartedfor
technicalreasons.
G@)Tips
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theselectorlever
willnotmoveoutofthe"P"position.The
parkinglockmustbereleasedusingthe
emergencyreleasebeforetowingthevehi-
cle>page65.
—Followthelocallegalregulationsfortow-
ing.
Readandfollowtheimportantinformationunder
=>page282.
Preparations
>Onlysecure thetowingcableortowbaratthe
designatedtowingloops>page284,
=>page284.
>Makesurethetowingcableisnottwisted.Oth-
erwiseitcoulddisconnectfromthetowingloop
whiletowing.
>Switchtheemergencyflashersoninbothvehi-
cles>page34.However,donotdothisifit
prohibitedbylaw.
Towingvehicle(front)
>Onlystarttodrivewhenthetowingcableis
taut.
>Beespeciallycarefulwhenaccelerating.
>Avoidsuddenbrakingordrivingmaneuvers.
Vehiclebeingtowed(rear)
>Makesuretheignitionisswitchedonso that
thesteeringwheelisnotlockedandsothatyou
canusetheturnsignals,thehorn,andthe
windshieldwipersifneeded>A\.
>Thebrakeboosteronlyworkswhentheengine
isrunning.Powersteeringonlyworkswhenthe>
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Emergencyassistance

ignitionisswitchedonandthevehicleisroll-
ing1).Ifthebrakeboosterandpowersteering
arenotfunctioning,youmustpressthebrake
pedalmuchharderandusemoreforcetosteer.
>Releasetheparkingbrake>page55.
> Selectthe"N"selectorleverposition.
>Makesurethetowingcableisalwaystaut.

ZA\WARNING
Nevertowavehicleusingatowbarortowing
cableifthevehicledoesnothaveelectrical
power.

Fronttowingloop
BFV-0309

Fig.206Frontbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightsideofthefrontbumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page276.
>Pressthecapinwardwithbrief,strong pressure
=>fig.206.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>»Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.


ZAWARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnot tighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.



D_Requirement:thevehiclebatterymusthaveasufficient
chargelevel.
284
Reartowingloop

BFV-0310

Fig.207Rearbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightrearofthebumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page276.
>Pressthecap inwardwithbrief,strongpressure
=>fig.207.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
»Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.

ZA\WARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnottighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.