Luggage Compartment; Roof Rack - Audi TT 2012 Owner's Manual

weight of the item. The vehicle speed is the
most significant factor.
For example, in a frontal collision at a speed
of 30 mph (48 km/hl, the forces acting on a
10 lbs (4.5 kg) object are about 20 times the
normal weight of the item. This means that
the weight of the item would suddenly be
about 200 lbs (90 kg). One can easily imagine
the injuries that an item of that weight flying
freely through the passenger compartment
can cause in a collision at a speed considered
relatively low.
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WARNING
Weak, damaged or improper straps used
to secure items to tie-downs can fail dur-
ing hard braking or in a collision and cause
serious personal injury.
- Always use suitable mounting straps and
properly secure items to the tie-downs in
the luggage compartment to help pre-
vent items from shifting or flying for-
ward as dangerous missiles.
- When the rear seat backrest is folded
down, always use suitable mounting
straps and properly secure items to the
tie-downs in the luggage compartment
to help prevent items from flying for-
ward as dangerous missiles into the pas-
senger compartment.
- Never attach a child safety seat tether
strap to a tie-down.
Luggage compartment coyer removal
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and installation •
The /uggage compartment cover prevents
peap/e from /ooking into the /uggage com-
partment.
Fig. 70 Open rear lid with luggage compartment caver
Removing the luggage compartment
cover
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Pull the buttons
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fig. 70
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Pull the coyer
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out of the brackets
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fig. 70 in the direction of the arrow.
Replacing the luggage compartment
cover
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Push the coyer up into the brackets
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Press the buttons
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onto the ball heads.
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WARNING
Never store or place heavy objects on the
luggage compartment coyer. If you leave
something heavy
on~e
coyer and then
open the coyer, the objectcould slide for-
ward and injure anyone sitting in the rear.
Also, in the case of sud den braking or a
crash, a heavy object on the coyer could fly
forward and injure any passengers.
Roof rack
First things first •
A roof rock con be fitted ta carry addition a/
/uggage on the roof
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vided by the roof rack manufacturer when
the roof rack system must be installed.
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If ou are transporting luggage or other ob-
je: ts on the roof, please note the following:
_ Your vehicle has specially designed aerody-
namic roof rails. Only install a roof rack spe-
cifically designed for your model. Contact
the nearest Audi dealer for information on
appro ved modular roof racks for your vehi-
cleo
_ These approved roof racks are the basis for a
complete roof rack system. Additional at-
tachments for the basic roof rack are neces-
sary to safely transport luggage, bicycles,
surf boards, skis or small boats. All necessa-
ry hardware for these systems is available at
your authorized Audi dealer.
_ We recommend that you keep the installa-
tion instructions for your roof rack system
together with your Owner's literature in the
vehicle.
When should the roof rack be removed?
- Before going through an automatic car wash
(it is best to ask the car wash operator for
advice).
- When not in use, to reduce fuel consump-
tion, wind noise and to guard against theft.
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WARNING
- Use of an unapproved roof rack or incor-
rect mounting of an approved roof rack
can cause the roof rack or the items at-
tached to it to fall off the roof onto the
road.
- Objects falling from the roof of a vehicle
can cause a crash and personal injury.
- Only mount the system between the
markings shown in
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page 65, fig. 71.
- The roof rack system must be installed
exactly according to the instructions pro-
vided.
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Note l
- Your vehicle warranty does not coyer any
damages to the vehicle caused by using
roof racks or mounting structures not
approved by Audi for your vehicle. The
same applies to damage resulting from
incorrect roof rack insta llation.
- Always check the roof rack mountings
and hardware before each trip and dur-
ing a trip to make sure everything is se-
curely tightened. If necessary, retighten
the mountings and check the entire sys-
tem from time to time.
- After mounting a roof rack system, or
when you transport objects on the roof
ofyour vehicle, the height of the vehicle
is naturally increased. Be careful wh en
driving under low bridges or in parking
garages for example. This could cause
damage to the load and Even the vehicle
itself.
Mounting locations
The roof rack must be attached on/y at the
positioning balts.
Fig.71 Mounting locations for roof rack
Installation
When installing the feet make sure that they
are positioned exactly on the positioning bolts
provided
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between the side panel and the
upper roofframe qfig. 71. The positioning
bolt is visible as soon as the lip ofthe sealing
strip is pushed back from the roof frame with
the tool provided.
Loading the roof rack
A/ways distribute the /oads even/y. Make sure
anything an the roof rack is secure/y tied
dawn.
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Always distribute the loads on the roof rack
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