instrument panel AUDI TT ROADSTER 2015 Owner's Manual

164 Checking and filling
Checking and filling
Engine hood
Releasing the engine hood
The engine hood is released from inside the
vehicle .
Fig. 126 Driver' s side footwe ll: e ngin e hood release
lever
.. Open the driver's door .
.. Pull the release lever on the left under the
instrument panel
c> fig . 126 in the direction
of the arrow .
The hood pops up slight ly under spring pres­
sure.
Opening the engine hood
Fig . 127 Re lease lever under the engine hood
Before opening the engine hood, make sure
that the windshie ld wipers are flat against the
windshie ld. Otherwise, they cou ld damage the
pain t on the hood.
.. Lift the hood slight ly
c> .&, .
.. Pull up on the release under the hood
c> fig . 12 7. This releases the catch .
.. Open the hood all the way.
A WARNING
-Hot engine coolant can burn you.
- To reduce the risk of being burned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam
or coo lant escaping from the eng ine
compartment . Wait unt il no steam or
coolant can be seen or heard before care­
fu lly opening the hood.
Closing the engine hood
.. Pull the hood down until the pressure from
the struts is reduced .
.. Let the hood
drop down and latch in p lace.
Do not try to push it shut; it may fail to en­
gage
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A WARNING
--
A hood that is not completely latched
could fly up and b lock your view while dr iv­
i ng.
- When you close the engine hood, check it
to make sure the safety catch has proper­
ly engaged . The hood should be flush
with the surrounding vehicle body parts.
- If you notice while dr iv ing that the hood
is not secured properly, stop at once and
close it .
Working in the engine compartment
Be especially careful whenever you work in
the engine compartment!
Whene ve r y ou must pe rform any wo rk in th e
eng ine compartment, for e xample chec king
and filling the diff ere nt fluids, ther e is a risk
of injury , burn s and accident s. To prevent
p ers onal injury alwa ys obs erv e the follo win g
WARNING S. Th e engin e c ompartm ent of an y
v e hicl e is a hazardou s area!
c> .&.
A WARNING
To help avoid injury, before you check any­
thing under the hood:
- Sw itch off the engine .
- Remove the ignition key.

212 Fuses and bulbs
Fuses and bulbs
Electrical fuses
Replacing fuses
Fuses that have blown will have metal strips
that have burned through .
Fig. 159 End face of instrument panel: rem ov ing cover
p la te to access fuses
Fig. 160 Left side of eng ine compart men t: fuse cove r
Fuse cover on the left end face of the
inst rument pane l
.. Switch off the ignition and the electrical
component affected.
.. Carefully pry the fuse cover off the instru­
ment panel using the ignition key or a
screwdriver
c;::> fig. 159 .
.. Check the fuse list ing on the next pages to
find out which fuse belongs to the compo­
nent which has failed
o page 213, Fuse Lo­
cation, Instrument Panel left .
.. Remove the blown fuse with the plastic clip
provided. The cl ip is located on the holder in
the fuse box .
.. Replace a blown fuse (recognizable by the
melted metal str ip ins ide) with a fuse of the
same amperage .
.. Firmly snap the cover back onto the instru­
ment pane l face .
Fuse cover in engine compartment
.. Switch the ignit ion and the affected con­
sumer off .
.. Unlatch the fuse cover , push the two slides
forward
c;::> fig. 160.
.. Find out which fuse belongs to the equip­
ment which stopped working
c;::> page 214,
Fuse location , le~ side of engine compart­
ment .
.. Remove the plastic from its retainer in the
fuse box cover (left face end of the instru­
ment panel), place it on the fu se in question
and pull it out .
.. If the fuse is burned out (recognizable by
melted strips of metal), replace it with a
new fuse
of the same rating.
.. Replace the fuse cover .
.. Push the two slides to the rear
o fig. 160.
Install the fuse cover carefully to prevent
water from enter ing .
The various electrical circuits are protected by
fuses. The fuses are clustered in a centralized unit. The unit is located behind the face panel
at the end of the instrument panel.
You are well advised to keep a supply of spare
fuses in your vehicle. Fuses with the proper
ampere ratings are available at your author ­
ized Audi dealer.
A WARNING -
Do not repa ir fuses and never replace a
blown fuse with one that has a higher amp
rating. This can cause damage to the elec­
trica l system and a fire.
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again after shortly
have you have installed it, have the electri­
ca l system checked by your authorized
Audi dealer.

Fuse Location, Instrument Panel left
0
Fig. 161 Fuse carrier behind the instrument panel end
face, cover removed
Some of the eq u i prnent items listed a re op­
tional or only available on certain model con­
f igurations.
Note that the following table is accurate at
the time of going to press and is subject to
change. In the event of d iscrepancies, the la­
bel on the in side of the cover always takes
precedence .
The power seats are protected by circuit
breakers ,
which automatically reset after a
few seconds after the overload has been rem­
ed ied.
No. Equipment Amps
Engine relay, fuel tank cont ro l
1
unit, A irbag Off light, light
10 switch (sw itch illumi nation), di-
agnostic connector
2
ABS, ASR, ESC, brake light
5 switch
3 AFS headlight (left) 5
No.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 22
23
Fuses and bulbs 213
Equipment Amps
Oil level sensor (extended main-
tenance interval)
(WIV), t ir e
press ure monitoring system,
sw itch for Electron ic Stabiliza-
5 tion Control (ESC), AFS head-
lights (control unit), A/C system
(pressure sensor), backup light
sw itch
Automatic headlight range con- trol, AFS headlight (right) /
5/10
manual headlight range con-
trol, halogen headlights
Control unit for CAN data trans-
fer (gateway), electrornechani-
5 cal steering, automatic trans-
miss ion shift gate
Acoustic Park Assist, automatic
d ip ping interior rear
view rnir-
ror, garage door opener, heata-
5 ble windshield washer nozzles,
washer pump, w ind deflector
relay (Roadster)
H aldex clutch/Ha ldex clutch
5/10 (TTS)
Control un it Audi magnetic ride
5
A irbag contro l unit 5
Mass airflow sensor, crankcase 5/10
heating
Door control unit (central lock -
10 ing driver/passenger)
Diagnostic connector
10
Rain sensor, automatic trans-
5 miss ion sh ift gate
Roof light (interior lighting)
5
A/C system (contro l unit) 10
Tire pressure monitoring sys -
5 tern (control un it)
Not used
Not used
Not used
Fuel injectors (gasoline eng ine)
10
Wind deflector (Roadster) 30
Horn 20

234 Index
How often should I check my t ire pres -
sures? . ..... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 187
H ow safety belt pretensioners wo rk ... . 106
Hydroplaning ............... .. .... . 191
I
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
I gnition key safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
I gnition lock positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
I mmobilizer . ................ ... ... . 12
Important things to do before driving ... 91
I mproperly wor n safety be lts . .. .. .... . 10 5
Indicator light Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118, 1 19
Aud i magnetic ride ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. 21
C lutch ove rheati ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
PASSENG ER A IR BAG O FF .. .. .. .. .. . 119
Indicator lights
refer to Wa rni ng/ind icator lights .. .. . . 1 2
Infant seats . ............. .. .. .. .. . 134
I ns tal ling ch ild safety sea ts
Safe ty bel ts ............. .... .... . 13 7
Instrument cluster and controls .. .. .... 10
Instrument panel i llum ination ... .. ... . 52
I ns trumen ts a nd controls
General illus tration ..... .. .. .. .. .. . .. 8
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
L uggage compartment . ... .. .. .. .. . . 52
J
Jump-starting 216
Ju mper cables . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 21 7
K
Key ... .. .... ... .......... .. .. .. .. .. 3 2
B at tery replacement . ... .. .. .. .... .. 33
Check light .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 32
Conve nience opening and closing of pow-
er top . ...... ........... .... .... .. 43
Conve nience opening and closing of w in-
dows .. .... ........ ..... .. ........ 40
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Master key
.... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. . 32
Valet key . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 32
K eyless ent ry remote cont ro l ...... .... . 33
K ick-down .. .... .. ................. . 85
Knee a irbags . ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 123
Description . ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 123
How they wor k ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 124
Important sa fety instructions .... .... 124
L
Lap timer ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 28
Launc h Control Prog ram ...... ... .. .. . 85
Leathe r cleaning/protect ion ...... .... 157
L eav ing home ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 49
Lifting jack ..... .. .. ... ....... ... .. 209
Lifting vehicle ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 221
Li gh t/rain senso r defective ........... . 21
Lights . .... .... .. ............. ..... 48
Coming/Leav ing home ............. .. 49
E mergency flashe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
E xterior lig hting .. .... ...... ... .. ... 49
F ront fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
He ad ligh ts .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 48
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 50
I n strument panel illumination ... .. .. . 52
Side marker lig hts . .... ..... ... .. .. . 48
Turn signals ... .. ................. . 50
Xenon headlights . ............. ..... 48
L oad ing the luggage compartmen t ... .. . 96
Locking Power locki ng switch .............. .. 36
Rea r lid/trun k lid . ... .......... .. .. . 37
R emote mas te r k ey .......... .. .. .. . 35
U sin g the key .... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 36
L uggage compartment
L ight . ..... ... .. .. ........ ... ... .. 52
L oad ing ... .. .. .. .. ... ........ .... . 96
S ki bag . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 62
M
Maintenance .... .... ... ..... ... .. .. 225
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) 19,30
Manu al convertib le top
cl osing ... .... .. .. .... . ..... ... .. . 42
Master key .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. . 33
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33