ECU AUDI TT ROADSTER 2011 Owner's Manual

instructions of the jumper cable
manufacturer. If in doubt, call for road
service.
- Jumper cables must be long enough so
that the vehicles do not touch.
- When connecting jumper cables, make
sure that they cannot get caught in any
moving parts in the engine compart­
ment.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
<=> page 172, Engine com­
partment .
@ Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ru­
in the generator.
-Always connect POSITIVE(+) to POSI­
TIVE(+), and NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE
( - ) ground post of the battery manager
control unit.
- Check that all screw plugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firmly . If not, tighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on nega­
tive battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for con­
necting a jumper cable as described
above applies spec ifically to the case of
your vehicle being jump started. When
you are giving a jump start to another ve­
hicle, do
not connect the negative( -) ca­
ble to the negative(- ) terminal on the
discharged battery@. Instead, securely
connect the negative (-) cable to either a
solid metal component that is firmly bolted to the engine block or to the en­
gine block itself. If the battery that is be­
in g charged does not vent to the outside,
escaping battery gas could ignite and ex­
plode!
Emergency situations 233
Emergency towing
with commercial tow
truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for tow­
ing.
T he following information is to be used by
commercial tow truck operators who know
how to operate their equipment safely.
- Never tow your Audi, towing will cause
damage to the engine and transmission.
- Never wrap the safety chains or winch ca­
ble s around the brake lines .
- To prevent unnecessary damage, your Audi
must be transported with a car carrier
(flatbed truck).
- To load the vehicle on to the flat bed, use
the towing loop found in the vehicle tools
and attach to the front or rear anchorage
<=> page 234 and c:> page 235.
A WARNING
A vehicle being towed is not safe for pas­
sengers. Never allow anyone to ride in a
vehicle be ing towed, for any reason.
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Remove the towing loop when you are done
using it and place it back in the vehicle tool
kit . A lways keep the tow ing loop in the vehi­
cle.
When insta lling the air intake grille, insert the
tabs on the grille in the mounts on the vehicle
first . Then press the gri lle in to sec ure it.
A WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when instal ling, the threads may be
pulled out when tow ing the ve hicle and
t hat could ca use an accident.
Rear towing loop
Do not install the rear towing loop until it is
needed.
Fi g. 180 Right rea r sect ion
Fi g. 18 1 Rea r bumper: screwing in t he tow in g loop
On the r ight side under the rear bumper there
i s a t hreaded hole for the tow ing loop. The
threaded hole is pro tected by a cove r.
"' Remove the towing loop from the ve hicle
toolkit
r:::;,page 218.
"'Press the right side of the cover inward
f orcefully to remove i t from the b umper.
¢fig. 180.
Emergency s itu ations 235
"' Sc rew the towing loop tightly into the
threaded ho le as far as it wi ll go.
When it is no longe r neede d, unscrew the
towing loop and put it back into the vehicle
toolk it . Be sure to have the towing loop sto red
in the vehicle at all times.
A WARNING
If t he tow ing loop is not screwed in as far
as it will go, the thread can pull out when
the vehicle is towed -potent ia l risk of an
accident.
loading the vehicle onto a flatbed truck
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Fi g. 182 Ve hicle on flatbed truck
Front hook up
"'Align the vehicle wi th t he centerline of the
car carrier ramp.
"' Attach the winch hook to the front towline
eye prev iously insta lled.
Rear hook up
"' Alig n the vehicle wi th the center line of the
car car rier ramp .
"' Attach the winch hook to the rear tow line
eye previous ly insta lled.
(D Tips
Check caref ully to ma ke s ure the hook-up
i s secure before moving the car up the flat­
bed truck ramp.

24 2 Con sum er Inf orm ation
steadi ly reduced the scope of maintenance
and repairs which can be carried out by vehicle
owners.
Als o, sa fe ty a nd en vir onm ent al con­
cerns p lace very strict limits on the nature of
repairs and adjustments to engine and trans­
miss ion parts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly
require special tools, testing dev ices and oth­
er equipment available to specially trained
workshop personnel in order to assure proper pe rformance, reliab ility and safety of the vehi­
cle and its many systems .
Improper maintenance, adjustments and re­ pa irs can impair the operation and reliab ility
of your vehicle and even void your vehicle war­
ranty. Therefore , proof of servic ing in accord­
ance w ith the ma intenance schedule may be a
condition for upholding a poss ible warranty
claim made within the warranty period.
Above all, operational safety can be adversely
affected, c reating unnecessary risks for you
and your passengers .
If in doubt about any se rv icing, have it done
by your author ized Audi dealer or any other
p roperly equipped and qualified workshop .
We strong ly urge you to give yo ur a utho rized
Aud i dealer the opportunity to perfo rm all
schedu led maintenance and necessary repairs .
Your dea ler has the facilities, original parts
and trained spec ialists to keep your vehicle
running properly .
Performing limit ed ma int enance your self
The following pages describe a limited num­
ber of proced ures which can be performed on
your ve hicle with ordinary too ls, shou ld the
need arise and trained personnel be unavaila­
ble. Before performing any of these proce­
dures, always thoroughly read all of the app li­
cable text and carefully follow the instruc ­
tions given . Always rigorously observe the
WARNINGS p rovided.
Before you chec k anything in th e eng ine
co mpartm ent , alway s re ad and h eed all
WA RNINGS
c::> .&. and c::> .&. in Working in the
engine compartment on page 178.
_& WARNING
- Ser ious personal injury may occur as a re­
sult of improperly performed mainte­
nance, adjustments or repa irs .
- Always be extremely careful when work­
ing on the vehicle . Always follow com­
monly accepted safety pract ices and gen­
eral common sense. Never r is k personal
inju ry.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance ,
checks or repairs descr ibed on the fol­
lowing pages if you are not fu lly fam iliar
with these or other procedures with re ­
spect to the vehicle, or are uncertain how
to proceed .
- Do not do any work without the proper
too ls and equipment. Have the necessa ry
work done by your author ized A udi deal­
er or another proper ly equipped and
qualified workshop.
- The engine compartment of any motor
veh icle is a potentially hazardous area.
Never reach into the area around or
touch the radiator fan. It is temperature controlled and can sw itch on suddenly -
even when the engine is off and the igni­
tion key has been removed. The rad iator
fan switches on automa tical ly when the
coo lant reaches a certain temperature
and will continue to run until the coo lant
temperature drops .
- Always remove the ign ition key before
anyone gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work under­
neath the vehicle. The jack supplied with
the vehicle is not adequate for this pur­ pose and cou ld collapse causing serious
personal injury.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle with the wheels on the ground, always
make sure the vehicle is on leve l ground,
that the wheels a re a lways secure ly
b locked and that the engine cannot be
started.

Infant seats . ............ .. .. .. ... 141
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
C igarette lig hter ........... .... .. .... 72
Cleaning Alcantara (synthet ic suede) . .. .. .. .. . 171
Eng ine compartment .......... ... .. 172
Exhaust tail pipes .............. .... 168
Fabr ics and fabric coverings .. .. .. .. . 169
Instr ument panel ......... .. .. .. .. . 169
Int erior .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 168
L eather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Navigation display ........ .. .. .... . 168
P lastic and vinyl ............ .. .. ... 166
Plastic parts ............. .... .. .. . 169
Radio display . ........... .. .. .. ... 168
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Trim str ips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 , 166
Cleaning and protection ........... .. . 162
Climate controls ........... .. .. .. .... 75
A/C operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Air distribution ........... .. .. .. .... 77
Air rec irculation mode ............... 78
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Controls ... ............. .... .. .... 75
Defrost .... .. ........... .. .. .. .... 78
Economical use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Fan ...... ... ................ .... . 76
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
H eating .. .. ............. .... .. .... 75
Po llutant filter ........... .. .. .. .... 75
Rear window defogger ....... .. .. .. .. 79
Switching on and
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Temperature . ............ .. .. ...... 76
Ventilation ... ........... .. .. .. .... 75
Clock ....... ................. .. .... 11
Clutch overheating ......... .. .. .. .. .. 92
Cold tire inflation pressure ..... .. .. .. . 198
Coming home ................ .... ... 54
Compass m irror ........... .... .. .... 64
Compliance .. ............. .... .. .. . 244
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 105, 241
Contacting NHTSA .................. 105
Controls and displays ......... .. .. .. .. . 8
Convenience close/open feature
Power top .. ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 48
Windows .. ................ ... ... . 44
Convertible child safety seats . ... .. .. . 142
Index 247
Convertible locking retractor
Activating ... .. .... . ............ .. 146
Deactivating ... .. .. . .. .......... .. 147
U sing to secure a child safety seat 1.44, 146
Convertible top .. .. ................. . 46
Automat ic convertible top ......... .. . 48
Care and cleaning .... .......... .. .. 164
Emergency operation ........... .. .. . 49
General information ............. .. . 46
manua l convertible top ............. . 47
Warning/indictor lights ............ .. 14
Wind deflecto r ... .. . .. .. ...... .. .. . 49
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Changin g speed .. .. ... ....... .... .. 85
Presetting your speed . .. .... ... .. .. . 85
Switching
off .. .. ................. . 8S
Switching on . .. .. .... ........... .. . 84
Warning/indicator lights ........ .. .. . 16
Cup holder .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ...... .. .. . 71
Current fuel mileage
20
D
Damping
refer to Audi magnetic ride ........... 86
Data ....... .. .. .. ... ............ .. 239
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Daytime runn ing lights ... .. ...... .. .. . 53
Declarat ion of compliance
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
E le ctronic immob ilizer .............. 244
Homelink ® un iversal remote control .. 244
Remote control key .. .. .. ...... .. .. 244
def What does this mean when it appears in
the tr ip odometer display? ...... .. .. . 12
Defective light bulb warning .......... . 33
Defrosting the windows ......... .... .. 78
Determ ining correct load limit ...... .. 202
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Dimens ions ... .... .. . .. .......... .. 238
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Index 253
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Seats
Cleaning ... ................. .. ... 172
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Fastening .. ............. .... .. ... 110
Improperly worn .............. .... 112
Not worn .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. .. .. . 108
pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Safety instructions ........ .. .. .. .. . 109
Securing child safety seats .......... 144
Special considerations for pregnant
women .... ................ ... ... 112
Unfastening .. ........... .. .. .. ... 112
Warning/indicator light ...... .. .. .. . 107
Why YOU MUST wear them . .. .. .. .. . 107
Worn properly .............. ... ... 109
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . 16, 107
Safety compliance sticker ..... .. .. .. . 237
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Safety instructions Engine compartment ......... .... .. 178
for using child safety seats . .. .. .. .. . 139
For using safety belts .......... .... 109
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem . .... .. ................. .. ... 127
Safety lock (Ignition key) ........ ... ... 81
Seat adjustment Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Head restraints .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 101
Head restraints, front seat . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lumbar support . ............ .... ... 69
Manual controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Power seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Safety guidelines ............ ..... .. 66
Seating capacity ................. ... 107
Seating position Driver ... .. .. ............. .. .. .... 99
Front passenger .......... .. .. .. .. . 100
How to adjust the front seats ... ... .. 100
Incorrect seat position .......... .... 102
Occupants .. ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 99 Number of seats
................. . 107
Se lector lever emergency release . . . . . . . 92
Selector lever positions .......... .... . 87
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner ............ 113
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Service position for windshield wipers .. . 62
Set menu ... .. .. .. ................. . 23
Setting Date d is play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Side airbags Description .. .. .. .... ........... .. 132
How they work . .. .. ..... .......... 134
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Ski bag ... .. .. .. .. .. . ............... 70
Snow chains .. .. .. ................. 210
Sockets ..... ..... .. ................ 72
Soft top Care and cleaning . ............. .. .. 164
Sound system display ................ . 19
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use ............... . 147
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rating letter code .......... .. .. 206
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Sport button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Starting assistance . ................. 232
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 81
What should I do if the engine does not
start? ...... .. .... .......... ...... 81
Steel wheels . ... .... ............... 167
Steering refer to Electro-mechanical power as-
sist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 153
Steering column Adjusting . .. .. .. .. . .. .. ..... ..... . 80
Locking the steering ........... .... . 80
Steps for determining correct load limit . 202
Stopping the engine .. .............. .. 82
Storage .......... .. ..... ........... 73
Compartment in the front seats . . . . . . . 73
Cup holder .. .. .. .. ............... . 71
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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