flat tire AUDI TT ROADSTER 2017 Owner's Manual

Emergency assistance
CJ) Note
When removing or installing the whee l, the
r im could hit the brake rotor/ceramic bra ke
rotor* and damage the rotor. Work ca refu lly
and have a second person help yo u.
@ Tips
-W hen mounting tires w ith unidirectional
tread design
ma ke s ure the t read pattern is
po inted the r ight way
¢ page 278 .
- The wheel bolts should be clean and easy to
turn. Check for d irt and cor ros ion on the
mating s urfaces of both th e wheel and the
h ub. Remove all dirt from t hese surfaces be­
fo re re mount ing th e wheel.
Unidirectional tires
A unid irec tional tire p rofile is ident ified by a rrows
th at poin t in the run nin g dir e cti on o n the tire
sidewall. You mus t always a dhere to the speci ­
fied running d irec tion. This is necessary ens ure
the t ire's optim um perfo rmance in regar d to a d­
hes ion, r unning noise, fr iction and hydrop la ning.
T o be nefi t fu lly fro m the adv ant ages of the uni­
d irect ional tire des ign, you sho uld replace faulty
tires as soon as possi ble an d restore the correct
r u nning di rect io n on all of the tires.
Finishing
.,. Reinstall the caps on the whee l bolts if neces­
sary .
.,. Store the vehicle tool kit in its designated
place .
.,. If the re m oved whee l does not fi t in the sp are
whee l we ll, store it se cur ely in t he luggage
com partmen t
¢page 18 5.
.,. Check the tire press ure on the ins talled whee l
as soon as possible.
.,. Check the tire press ure and store it in the Info ­
ta inment system.
.,. The w heel bo lt tightening specification must be
90 ft lbs (120 Nm) . Check it as soon as poss ible
with a torq ue wrenc h. Drive ca refully unt il then .
.,. Have th e faulty wheel rep laced as quic kly as
poss ib le.
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(D Tips
- If you not ice that t he w heel bo lts a re cor­
rode d and difficult to tur n while changing a
t ir e, t hey s hou ld be replaced befo re yo u
check the t ightening torque.
- Drive at red uce d speed unti l yo u have the
t ightening to rques checked.
· Notes on wheel changing
Please read t he informat ion¢ page 253 if yo u
are going to use a spa re t ire wh ic h is diffe re nt
fro m the t ires on your ve hicle.
After you change a tire:
- Check the tire pressure on the spa re immedi­
ately after installation.
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as pos­
sible by your authorized Audi dealer or a
qualified service station .
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are cor rectly tightened at a torque of
90 ft lb (120 Nm) .
-If you notice that the wheel bolts are corroded
and difficult to turn while changing a tire,
they should be replaced before you check the
tightening torque .
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and have
it installed on your vehicle as soon as possi ­
ble. Remount the wheel cover .
Until then, dr ive with e xtra care and at reduced
speeds.
A WARNING
- If you are going to equip yo ur vehicle wi th
t ires or r ims which diffe r from those which
we re fac to ry insta lled , th en be su re to read
t he informa tion
¢ page 253 .
-Always make sure the damage d w heel or
ev en a fla t tire and the jack and to ol kit ar e
p ro p erl y se cured in t he lug gage co mpart ­
me nt an d ar e no t lo o se in the pas senge r
co mp artme nt.
- I n an ac cident or su dde n man euver they
co uld fl y forw ard , injur ing an yone i n t he ve ­
hicle.

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-Always store damaged whee l, jack and too ls
securely in the luggage compartment. Oth­ erwise, in an accident or sudden maneuver
they could fly forward, causing injury to pas­
sengers in the vehicle .
Spare tire
General information
Applies to: veh icles with space-saving spa re t ire (compact
spare tire)
A U DI
Fig. 204 Luggage co mpa rtment : spar e tir e
Fig. 205 Sp are t ire (ex ample)
The spare tire is intended for short-term use on­
ly . Have the damaged t ire checked and replaced if
necessary by an author ized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Fac ility as soon as possib le.
T here are some restrictions on the use of the
compact spare tire . The compact spare tire has
been designed specifica lly for your type of veh i­
cle . Do not replace it w ith the spare tire from an­
o ther type of vehicle.
Removing the spare t ire
.. Turn the handle c:> fig . 204 © counter-clock­
wise .
.. Remove the spare tire .
Emergen cy a ssis tanc e
Removing the vehicle jack
.. Lift up the cover on the right side of the lug­
gage compartment and remove the vehicle
jack.
Snow chains
For technical reasons, the use of snow chains on
t h e compact spare tire is not pe rmitted.
If you have to dr ive with snow chains and a front
t ire fails , mount the spare wheel in p lace of a
rear tire . Install the snow chains on the rea r tir e
t h at you removed, and i nstall that in place of the
front t ire that fai led.
A WARNING
-
- After insta lling a spare tire, the tire pres ­
sure must be checked as soon as possible .
The tire pressure is availab le on ¢
page 256,
fig. 191.
-If the spare tire is more t han 6 years old,
use it only in an emergency and with ex­
treme caut ion and careful driving.
- The spare tire is intended only for tempora­
ry and short-term use. It should be replaced
as soon as poss ible with the normal whee l
and tire .
- After mounting the compact spare tire, the
tire pressure must be checked as soo n as
possible . The tire pressure of the compact
spa re ti re must be 61 ps i (420 kPA); other­
wise, you risk having an accident.
- Do not dr ive faster than SO mph (80 km/h) .
You risk having an acc ident.
-Avoid full -th rottle acceleration, heavy brak­
ing, and fast corner ing . You r isk hav ing an
accident .
- Never drive using more than one spare wheel and ti re . You r isk having an accident .
- Normal summer or winter t ires must not be
mounted on the compact spare wheel rim .
- For technical reasons, the use of ti re chains
on the spare t ire is not permitted .
If it is
necessa ry to drive w it h tire cha ins, the spare
wheel mus t be mounted on the front axle in
the event of a flat in a rear t ire. The newly
a vailab le fro nt wheel mus t the n be ins talled
i n place o f the rear wheel wit h the flat tire .
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Emergency assistance
Installing the ti re chain before mounting
the wheel and t ire is recommended.
- Loose items in the passenger compartment
can cause ser ious personal in ju ry during
hard b raking or in an accident. Never store
t h e inflatable spa re t ire or jack and too ls in
the passenger compa rtment .
- Norma l summer or winter tires must not be
mounted on the compact s pare wheel rim.
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Index
Fueling Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 234
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
With reserve canister (emergency fueling) 234
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
G
Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . . 31
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Recommendation ................ ... . 231
Generator (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Global commands (voice recognition
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 248
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR) . . . . . 290
H
Handsfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 39
Headlight range control system (indicator
light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
H eadlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 39
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heating and ventilation system
Adjusting a ir vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Hex socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
High voltage warn ing label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Hold assist (hill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
302
Home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 142
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 31
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 203
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 194
I
Ignition (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Important things to do before driving . . . . 181
Importing and exporting (contacts) . . . . . . 123
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
PASSENGER AIR BAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Input Using the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 99
Using the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Installing child safety seats Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adjusting the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Intermittent (windshield w ipers) . . . . . . . . . 43
Internet
refer to Audi connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7
Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
iPod
refer to Aud i m usic interface . . . . . . . . . . . 162
iTunes tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
J
Joystick function (MMI)
101
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Jump -starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285