Interior Lights - Audi TT 2012 Owner's Manual

Luggage compartment Iight
gearshift lever is controlled bya light
sensor located in the instrument panel.
The instrument panel illumination will
automatically become dimmer as the
daylight fades away and eventually will
go out completely when outside light is
very low. This is to remind you, the driv-
er, to switch on the headlights before it
gets too dark.
- Canada models: instrument panel illu-
mination will stay bright regardless of
the intensity of ambient light. Always
be aware of changes in outside Iight
conditions white you are driving. Re-
spond in time to fading daylight by
turning the light switch to position ~D
(or "AUTO" if your car is equipped with
this feature) to turn on your headlights.
Sun visors
Fig. 52 Sun visor
The light is located on the right side of the
luggage compartment.
These lights come on automatically when the
rear lid is opened. The lights turn off automat-
ically if the lid is left open for more then 10
minutes.
Vision
Using the sun visors makes driving sofer.
The driver's and passenger's sun visors can be
pulled fram the brackets above the center of
the windshield and swung toward the doors
(i)qfig.52.
Vou regulate the brightness ofthe instru-
ments with the left thumbwheel
C'1
q fig. 51.
Ignition ON, light switch at@.
With the ignition switched ON, the glow of in-
strument needles
can be adjusted to appear
brighter or dimmer.
The illumination of the instruments, disploys
and the center console con be adjusted.
Instrument panel illumination
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r when the ignition is turned on, the
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interior lights are turned off.
When a door is open, the interior lights are
turned off after about 10 minutes to prevent
battery draining.
The brightness of the lights is controlled au-
tomatically by a dimmer when they are
switched on and off.
Fig. 51 Instrument panel illumination
Ignition ON, Iight switch at 0
00
0 or
~D.
With the lights switched on, the brightness of
instrument cluster (i.e. needles, gauges and
displays) and center console illumination can
be adjusted.
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Note
The instrument cluster and center console
illumination (gauges and needles) comes
on when you switch on the ignition and the
vehicle headlights are off. Be aware of the
following difference between models built
to US or Canadian specifications:
- USA models: illumination of the instru-
ment cluster (gauges and needles),
dash and center console around the
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Tips
You should switch on the emergency flash-
er when:
- you are the last vehicle standing in a traf-
ficjam
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that any other vehicles coming
can see you, or when
- your vehicle has broken down or you are
in an emergency situation, or when
- your vehicle is being towed bya tow
truck or if you are towing another vehicle
behind you.
Activating door contact circuit
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Press the button
@.
The LED in the button
illuminates. '---
Interior lights
Fig. 50 Section trom headliner: Interior lights
The interior lights include the reading lights
for the driver ond the front passenger.
Deactivating door contact circuit
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Press the button
@.
The LED in the button
goes out.
Interior lights
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Front reading Iights
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Press one of the switches
®
to turn the
right or left reading light on or off.
With the door contact circuit, the interior
lights turn on as soon as you unlock the vehi-
cle or open the doors. The interior lights are
also turned on when the ignition key is re-
moved. The lights turn off about 30 seconds
after the doors are closed. Wh en the vehicle is
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Fig. 49 Center console: emergency flasher switch
Emergency flasher
The emergency flasher makes other motorists
aware that you oryour vehicle are in an emer-
gency situation.
Notes on these features
- The turn signais only work with the ignition
switched on. The indicator lights
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or
iii
in
the instrument cluster q page 13 also blink.
- After you have turned a corner, the turn sig-
nal switches off automatically.
- The high beam works only when the head-
lights are on. The indicator light
&1
in the
instrument cluster illuminates when the
high beams are on.
- The headlight flasher works only as long as
you hold the lever -
even
if there are no
lights switched on. The indicator light
&1
in
the instrument cluster illuminates when you
use the headlight flasher.
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Note
Do not use the high beam or headlight
flasher if you know that these could be
blinding oncoming traffie.
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Press the switch
d1.
q fig.
49, to switch the
emergency flasher on or off.
When the emergency flasher is on, all four
turn signal blink at the same time. The turn
signal indicator lights
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Q in the instrument
cluster, as well as the light in the emergency
flasher switch
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blink likewise.
The emergency flasher will automatically
switch on if you are in an accident where the
airbag has deployed.
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