2010 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET ECO mode

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Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi i s covered by the following warrantie s:
• New Vehicle Limited Warranty
• Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perforation
• Emissions Control System Warranty
• Emissions Performance Warranty
• California Emissions Control Warranty (USA vehicles only)
• California Emissions Performance Warranty (USA vehicles only)
Detailed in forma tion reg ard ing yo ur war ran ties can be fo und in your
Warranty & Maintenance booklet .•
Operating your vehicle outside the
U.S.A. or Canada
Government regulations in the United States and Canada req uire that
au tomobile s mee t sp eci fic emi ssio n regula tions and safety s tan­
dards . Therefore, vehicles b uilt for the U .S .A . and Canada d if f er from
vehicles sold in othe r countr ies .
If you plan to take your veh icle outs ide the con tinen tal lim its of the
United States o r Canada , there is the poss ibility that
• unle ade d fu els for veh icles wi th c atal ytic conve rter m ay no t be
available;
• fue l may have a conside rably lowe r octane rat ing. Im proper f ue l
may cause engine damage;
• serv ice may be inadeq uate due to lack of proper service facilities,
too ls o r testing eq uipment;
• replacemen t parts may not be read ily avai lab le .
Safety first
• N aviga tion syst ems for ve hicles built fo r th e U .S.A . and Canada
will not necessar ily work in Europe, and may not work in other coun ­
tr ies o utside of North America.
0 Note
Audi c annot be responsible for me ch anic al d am age t hat cou ld re su lt
from inadequate fuel, service or parts ava ilability. •
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Literature
Audi Official Fac tory Service Manuals a re published as soon as
po ss ible afte r model in troduc tion. Serv ice m anuals are av ailable
from :
Audi Technical Literature Ordering Center
Call toll -free:
T el. :
1 (8 0 0) 5 44- 8021
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or access their webs ite
www .audi.ddsltd.com on t he Internet to
or der r ep air m anuals and othe r Au di literat ure.•
Maintenance
General
Yo ur vehicle has been des igned to help keep main tenance req uire­
m en ts to a min imum . Howeve r, a certa in amoun t of regular ma inte­
nance is still necessary to assure your ve hicle's safety, economy an d ..,_
Do-it,yourself service Technical data

Alphabetical index -________________ f!:VII
Electronic immobilizer ..... .. .. .. . 346
Homel ink® un iversal remote control . 346
Remote control key .......... ..... 346
Tire pressure monitoring system . .. . 346
Defective light bulb warning ... ... . .. .. 34
Defrost ing the windows . . . . . . . . . . . 92, 99
Deluxe automatic climate control ....... 88
A/C mode ............. ... ........ 93
Air distribution .. .. .. .......... ... 92
Air vents .. .. ... .......... .... .. .. 93
Automatic mode .... .. .. .. .. .... .. 90
Controls .. .. ................. .. .. 89
Defrost ...... ...... .. .. .. .. .... .. 92
Description ........ ....... .. .. .. .. 88
Economical use ................... 94
Fan . ... .................... ..... 91
Rear window defogger ......... .. .. 92
Recirculation mode ................ 91
Temperature ..................... 91
Turning on and off ............ .... . 90
Deluxe automatic climate control plus ... 95
A/C mode ......... ..... .... .... . 100
Air distribution . ... ............... 99
Air vents .. ............. .. .... .. . 101
Air vents (rear) . ............... .. . 101
Automatic mode .... .. .. .. .. .... .. 97
Automatic recirculation ........... . 102
Basic settings ............... ..... 102
Controls .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. ... .. 96
Defrost .......................... 99
Description ....................... 95
Economical use .................. 102
Fan .. .. .................... ..... 98
Front seat heating ............ .... 103
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Rear window defogger
... .. .. .. .. . 100
Recirculation mode ............... . 99
Synchronization ..... .. .. ......... 102
Temperature ..................... 98
Turning on and off . .... ........... . 97
Determining correct load limit ... .. .. .. 305
Digital clock ..... ............. .. .. .. . 10
Digital compass ............... ... ... 75
Digital speedometer ... ............... 20
Dimensions ... .. ................... 341
Doors Emergency locking .............. .. 46
Driver informat ion system .......... ... 18
Defective light bulb warning ......... 34
Digital speedometer ....... ... .. .. . 20
Driver information messages ........ 26
Open door or rear lid warn ing ........ 20
Outside temperature display ........ 19
Sound system display .............. 19
Driver seat
See Seating position .............. 178
Drive r's seat memory
Act ivat ing remote control key .... .. . 81
Driving lights ........................ 62
Driving messages ........... .. ... .... 26
Dr iving safely . .. .... .... .. ... ...... 176
Driving through water ... .. . ... .. .. . . 251
Dr iving time .. .. .... ............. ... 22
Duplicate key ........................ 3 7
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 95
Dynamic shift program .. ............. 159
Dynamic stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 32
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Easy entry function .......... ......... 79
Electrica l seat adjustment
See Seat adjustment .. ..... .. .. .. .. 78
Electromechanical parking brake
Emergency braking ............ .. . 112
Ma lfunction ..................... 112
Operation ....................... 110
Parking ............ .. .. .. .... ... 111
Releasing and closing ............. 110
Starting assist ...... ... ... .... ... 111
Starting from rest ... .. .... .. . ... . 111
Starting off with a trailer ....... .. . 112
Warning/indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. 16
Electronic differential lock (EDL) How the system works ........... . 242
Warning/indicator lights . .. .. .. .. .. 16
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 40
Electron ic power control
(EPC) warning/indicator light ........ 13
Electronic stabilization program (ESP)
How the system works ............ 240
Warning/indica tor lights ... .... .. .. 14
Emergency braking . ... .............. 112
Emergency flasher .......... ......... 66
Warning/indicator lights .... ...... . 15
Emergency key ... .. .. ............... 3 7
Starting engine ................... 40
Emergency locking of the doors .. .. ..... 46
Emergency operation
Luggage compartment lid ....... ... 47
Power top .... .................... 56
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

Alphabetical index -________________ fNi'II
Mirrors
Act ivat ing the d ig ita l compass . .. .. .. 75
Adjus ting the anti-glare .......... .. 72
Automatic d imm ing fo r the outside
mi rrors ... ... .... .. .. .. ... . ... .. 74
Automatically dimming inside mirror . 72 Ins ide rearv iew mirror . .. ........... 72
Interior m irror ................ .. .. 72
Manua l g lare d imm ing .... .. .. . .... 72
Outside mirrors .. .. .. ... .... ..... . 73
Monitor ing the Advanced Airbag System 211
mu ltit ron ic® .......... ...... .. .. .. . 155
Au toma tic Shift Loc k (ASL) ......... 158
Dr iv ing t he m ultitron ic® .. ...... .. . 155
Dynamic shift program .. .. ... .. .. . 159
Fai l-safe mode ... .. .. .. .. .... .... 16 1
Kick -down . ... .. ... . ..... .... .. . 158
Manua l shift program .......... .. . 159
Selector lever ....... ...... .. .... . 157
Steering wheel with tiptronic ® ... .. . 160
tiptron ic .. .. .. .. ........ .... .... 159
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Natural leather ........... ...... .... 269
N ew t ires and w heels . ..... .. ... .. .. . 30 7
N HTSA
Contact ing ... ...... .... .. .. .. .. . 185
Number of seats ....... .. .. .. .. .... . 190
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Occupant seat ing positions .. .... .. .. . 178
O ctane r ating ......... .. .. .. ... ... . 2 74
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Odomete
r .. .. .. .. ... .... . ... .. .. .. . 11
Oil
See Engine oi l ...... ... . ... . 282, 284
Oil co nsump tion . ....... ............ 284
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Data Link Connector (DLC) . ... .. .. . . 21
E lectro nic speed lim iter .... .... ... . 22
Malfu nction Ind icator Lamp ( MIL) .... 21
Open door or rear lid warning .. ... .. ... 20
Ope rate you r ve hicl e economically a nd mi ni-
m ize pollution ............ .. .. .. 252
Optional equipment Mar ked wi th an asteris k ... .... .. .. .. 5
Outs ide mir rors .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .. . 73
Outside temperat ure display ... .. ... .. . 19
Owner's manual How the Owner;s Ma nua l is org aniz ed .. S
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Paint
Touch-up .. .. .. ...... .... ....... 2 65
Paint No . .... ....... ............ ... 340
Park assist . ... .. ... .... ..... .. .. .. . 1 63
Adjusting the c himes ............ .. 164
rear . .... .. .. .. ...... .. ......... 163
rear, with rear-v iew camera . .. ..... 165
P ar king ... ... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. ... 111
Au toma tic t ransmission . .... .... .. 1 48
multitronic ® ... .... .. .... .. ... . . 1 55
Valet parking . ... .... .. .. .. .... .. . 49 Parking brake
.. .. ... ... .. .. .. .... .. 110
See also Electromec hanical park ing brake
1 1 0
Park ing system
rea r, wi th rea r-v iew camera . .. .. .. . 165
Parking system (rear, with rear-view camera) 165
Aco ustic par king sys tem tips . .. ... . 1 71
Parking mode 1 . ... .. .. ... ... ... . 168
Par king mode 2 . ... .. .. ... ... ... . 169
Sa fety precautions ......... .... ... 166
Switching on/off . .. ........... .. . 167
Switching rear-v iew camera on/off . . 170
P arts re placemen t .... .............. 3 45
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ... .. .. . 212
Passive safety system ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 176
Peda ls .. ......................... . 182
Physical principles of a fronta l coll ision . 191
Polishing . .... .... .... .. .... .... .. . 26 4
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 95
Poll utant fi lter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 95
P owe r locking swi tch .. .... ........... 45
Power locking system ......... .... .. .. 41
Emergency locking . ............... 46
Locking and unlock ing t he veh icle from
inside .... .... ..... ... .... . ... .. 45
Rear lid/trunk lid . .. .... ........... 46
Selective unlock feat ure . ........... 42
Settings ....... .... .. .. .. .. . ... .. 42
Unlocking and lock ing vehicle ........ 42
Powe r locks
Windows open and closed .... . ... .. 48
Powe r stee ring . .. ... ...... .. 13, 32, 246
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data