2010 AUDI A5 COUPE technical data

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[ i J Tip s
• The fast er a veh icle approaches from the rear, the sooner the
signa l on the outside mirror lights up. Side assist will signal, at the
latest, when a detected vehicle enters your "blind spot" .
• When vehicles approach very quickly, changing lanes can be
dangerous even i f the signa l on the outside mirror does not light
up .•
Ap plies to vehicl es: with side assist
Driving situation : Slowly approaching
vehicles
F ig. 149 Side a ssist: Slowly approaching v eh ic les and ve hic les in your blind
s pot
G) Signal on outside mirror does not light up
A vehic le approaching slowly -in the left -hand lane fo r example -
was d etected by the sensors. Because o f the s mal l difference in
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
speed and the considerab le distance from your vehicle, the signal
on the outside mirror will not light up~.& in "Sa fety tips" on
page 743 .
© Informational stage s ignal lights up
The distance between your vehicle and that of the slow ly
approaching vehic le has na rrowe d. The informationa l stage signal
on the outside mirror lights up .
As soon as the difference in speed and distance is registered as notable if you were to change lanes, a signal on the mirror lights up.
Side assist wi ll signal at the latest when a detected vehicle enters
your "blind spot" .
© Alert stage signal flashes
If you activate your turn signal in driving situation@, the signal
light briefly flashes repeatedly. Side assist is alerting you of a
veh ic le that you may not have noticed .
[ i J Tip s
• The faster a vehicle a pproaches from the rear, the soone r the
signal on the outside mirror lights up . S ide assist will signal, at the
latest, when a de tected vehicle enters your "blind spot" .
• When vehicles approach very quickly, changing lanes can be
dangerous even if the signa l on th e outside mirror does not light
up. •
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Transmi ssion -_______________ ___.
Applies to vehi cles : wi th tip troni c st eer ing w heel
Steering wheel with tiptronic
The shift buttons on the steering wheel allow the driver to
shift gears manually.
F ig . 164 Steer in g
whee l: S hift b utt ons
- To downshift, touch the button on the left Q .
- To upshift , touch the button on t he r ight G) .
The shift buttons are activated when the selector lever is in D, S or
in the manual shift program (tip tronic) .
Of course, you can continue to use the manual shift program with
t he selector lever on the center console .•
A pplies to vehicle s: with automatic t ran sm iss ion
Fail -safe mode
If tiptronic suffers a malfunction, the f ail-safe mode main­
tains minimum drivability .
In the event of particular system malfunctions, the automatic trans ­
mission switches to the fail-safe mode . This is signaled by all the
segments in the display illuminating or going out.
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ment
You can continue to move the selector lever to a ll positions . The
manual shift p rogram (tiptronic) is switched off in the fail -safe
mode.
I n selector lever positions D and Sand in the manual shift program,
the transm ission remains in 3rd gear if 1st, 2nd or 3rd gear was
engaged previously. The transmission remains in 5th gear, if 4th, 5th
or 6th gear was engaged previously .
The next time you drive off or start the engine, 3rd gear is engaged .
You can continue to use reverse gear. But the electronic loc kout for
reverse gear is turned off .
0 Note
If the transmission switches to fail-sa fe mode, you should take the
vehicle to an authorized Audi dea le rship as soon as possib le to have
t he condition corrected .•
A pplies to vehi cles : w ith au to m atic t ran smi ssio n
Automatic transmission malfunction t'.!>
In the event of a system malfunction, the automatic transm ission
switches to emergency operation mode .
Gearb ox malfun cti on: you can continue dr iving
You can continue to drive the veh icle. See an authori zed Audi dealer
or other qua lified workshop at the next opportunity .
Gearbo x m alfun ction : you can continue driving !limited
fun ctionality )
There is a serious system ma lfunction:
• The program shifts only into certain gears .
• The engine may stall.
• I t is not poss ib le to restart the engine if it has been switched of f.
• Continuing to drive could resu lt in subsequent damage . .,,_
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The newly adjusted value is briefly heard from the signal generator.
The settings are automatically stored and assigned to the master
key with remote control. •
Parking system (rear, with
camera)
.
rear view
Applies to vehicles : w ith park in g sys tem (rear, with rear view came ra )
Introduction
Fig . 168 Parking
mode 1: reverse
parking
Fig . 169 Parking
mode 2 : parallel
park ing
Vehicles with the parking system are equipped with a rear view
camera in addition to the acous tic parking system.
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment You can choose between two modes to assist you with parking
. For
example, you can use "parking mode 1" when parking in a parking
space or garage~ fig. 168. When you want to park para llel to the
edge of the street, se lect "parking mode 2"
~ fig. 169.
The rear acoustic park assist system is integrated in the rear of the
vehicle and the rear view camera is integrated in the rear lid
~ page 159.
& WARNING
• The rear view camera has blind spots, in which objects cannot
be detected . Be especially careful to check for small children and
animals before backing up . Small children and animals will not
always be detected by the sensors. •
App lies to veh ic les : wi th p arking system ( rea r, wi th r ear vi ew ca mera)
General Information
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Fig . 170 Covered area
(D and unco vered a rea
@ of the rear view
cam era .,,_
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Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody's job! Vehicle and occupant safety
always depends on the informed and careful driver.
For your safety and the safety of your passengers, before
driving always:
-Make sure that all lights and signals are operat ing
correctly.
- Make sure that the tire pressure is correct.
- Make sure that all windows are clean and afford good
visibility to the outside.
- Secure all luggage and other items carefully =>
page 88.
-Make sure that noth ing can interfere w ith the pedals.
- Adjust front seat, head restraint and mirrors correctly for your height .
- Instruct passengers to adjust the head restraints
according to their height.
- Make sure to use the right ch ild restraint correctly to
protect children =>
page 213, "Child Safety ".
- Sit properly in your seat and make sure that your passen ­
gers do the same=>
page 69, "General recommenda ­
tions".
- Fasten your safety belt and wear it p roperly. Also instruct
your passengers to fasten the ir safety belts properly
=>
page 179. •
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Vehicle operation
What impairs driving safety?
Safe driving is directly related to the condition of the
vehicle, the driver as well as the driver's ability to concen­
trate on the road without being distracted.
The driver is responsible for the safety of the vehicle and all
of its occupants. If your ability to drive is impaired, safety
risks for everybody in the vehicle increase and you also
become a hazard to everyone else on the road =>& .There ­
fore:
Do not let yourself be distracted by passengers or by
using a cellular telephone .
NEVER drive when your driving ability is impaired (by
medications, alcohol, drugs, etc.).
- Observe all traffic laws, rules of the road and speed limits
and plain common sense .
- ALWAYS adjust your speed to road, traffic and weather
conditions.
- Take frequent breaks on long trips. Do not drive for more
than two hours at a stretch.
- Do NOT drive when you are tired, under pressure or when
you are stressed .
& WARNING
Impaired driving safety increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death whenever a vehicle is being used. •
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& WARNING (continued)
to help reduce the risk of personal injury if the driver's airbag
inflates.
• Never hold the steering wheel at the 12 o'clock position or with
your hands at other positions inside the steering wheel rim or on
the steering wheel hub . Holding the steering wheel the wrong way
can cause serious injuries to the hands, arms and head if the
driver's airbag deploys .
• Pointing the steering wheel toward your face decreases the
ability of the supplemental driver's airbag to protect you in a colli­
sion.
• Always sit in an upright position and never lean against or
place any part of your body too close to the area where the airbags
are located .
• Before driving, always adjust the front seats and head
restraints properly and make sure that all passengers are properly
restrained.
• Never adjust the seats while the vehicle is moving. Your seat
may move unexpectedly and you could lose control of the vehicle.
• Never drive with the backrest reclined or tilted far back! The
farther the backrests are tilted back, the greater the risk of injury
due to incorrect positioning of the safety belt and improper
seating position.
• Children must always ride in child safety seats
=> page 213.
Special precautions apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat
=> page 188 . •
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ment Safety first Vehicle operation
Proper seating position for the front
passenger
The proper front passenger seating position is important
for safe, relaxed driving.
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of injury in the
event of an accident, we recommend that you adjust the
seat for the front passenger to the following pos ition:
- Move the front passenger seat back as far as possible.
There must be a minimum of 10 inches (25 cm) between
the breastbone and the instrument panel
=> &.
- Adjust the angle of the seatback so that it is in an upright
position and your back comes in full contact with it
whenever the vehicle is moving.
- Adjust the head restraint so that the upper edge is as
even with the top of your head as possible but not lower
than eye level and so that it is as close to the back of your
head as possible .
- Keep both feet flat on the floor in front of the front
passenger seat.
- Fasten and wear safety belts correctly =>
page 183.
For detailed information on how to adjust the front passenger's
seat, see
=> page 69.
& WARNING
Front seat passengers who are unbelted, out of position or too
close to the airbag can be seriously injured or killed by the airbag
as it unfolds. To help reduce the risk of serious personal injury : .,
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Proper adjustment of head restraints
Correctly adjusted head restraints are an important part
of your vehicle's occupant restraint system and can help
to reduce the risk of injuries in accident situations.
Fig. 182 Correctly
adjusted head restraint
viewed from the side
The head restraints must be correctly adjusted to achieve
the best protection.
-Adjust the head restraint so that the upper edge of the
restraint is level with the top of your head, but no lower
than eye level and so it is as close to the back of your
head as possible ~
page 173, fig. 182.
Adjusting head restraints=> page 76.
& WARNING
Driving without head restraints or with improperly adjusted head
restraints increases the risk of serious injuries in a collision . To
help reduce the risk of injury :
• Always drive with the head restraints in place and properly
adjusted.
• Every person in the vehicle must have a properly adjusted head
restraint.
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& WARNING (continued)
•
Always make sure each person in the vehicle properly adjusts
their head restraint. Each head restraint must be adjusted
according to occupants' size so that the upper edge is as even
with the top of the person's head, but no lower than eye level and
so it is as close to the back of to the head as possible .
• Never attempt to adjust head restraint while driving. If you
have driven off and must adjust the driver headrest for any reason,
first stop the vehicle safely before attempting to adjust the head
restraint.
• Children must always be properly restrained in a child restraint
that is appropriate for their age and size=>
page 213. •
Examples of improper seating positions
The occupant restraint system can only reduce the risk of
injury if vehicle occupants ore properly seated.
Improper seating positions can cause serious injury or
death . Safety belts can only work when they are properly
positioned on the body. Improper seating positions reduce
the effectiveness of safety belts and will even increase the
risk of injury and death by moving the safety belt to critical
areas of the body. Improper seating positions also increase
the risk of serious injury and death when an airbag deploys
and strikes an occupant who is not in the proper seating
position. A driver is responsible for the safety of all vehicle
occupants and especially for children. Therefore:
- Never allow anyone to assume an incorrect seating posi­
tion when the vehicle is being used~& .
The following bulletins list only some sample positions that will
increase the risk of serious injury and death. Our hope is that these .,_
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& WARNING
Pedals that cannot move freely can cause loss of vehicle control
and increase the risk of serious injury.
• Never place any objects in the driver's footwell . An object could
get into the pedal area and interfere with pedal function. In case
of sudden braking or an accident, you would not be able to brake
or accelerate!
• Always make sure that nothing can fall or move into the
driver's footwell. •
Floor mats on the driver side
Always use floor mats that can be securely attached to
the floor mat fasteners and do not interfere with the free
movement of the pedals.
- Make sure that the floor mats are properly secured and
cannot move and interfere with the pedals =>& .
Use only floor mats that leave the pedal area unobstructed and that
are firmly secured so that they cannot slip out of position . You can
obtain suitable floor mats from your authorized Audi dealer.
Floor mat fasteners are installed in your Audi.
Floor mats used in your vehicle must be attached to these fasteners .
Properly securing the floor mats will prevent them from sliding into
positions that could interfere with the pedals or impair safe opera­
tion of your vehicle in other ways.
& WARNING
Pedals that cannot move freely can result in a loss of vehicle
control and increase the risk of serious personal injury.
• Always make sure that floor mats are properly secured.
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Vehicle operation
& WARNING (continued)
• Never place or install floor mats or other floor coverings in the
vehicle that cannot be properly secured in place to prevent them
from slipping and interfering with the pedals or the ability to
control the vehicle.
• Never place or install floor mats or other floor coverings on top
of already installed floor mats. Additional floor mats and other
coverings will reduce the size of the pedal area and interfere with
the pedals.
• Always properly reinstall and secure floor mats that have been
taken out for cleaning.
• Always make sure that objects cannot fall into the driver foot­
well while the vehicle is moving. Objects can become trapped
under the brake pedal and accelerator pedal causing a loss of
vehicle control. •
Stowing luggage
Loading the luggage compartment
All luggage and other objects must be properly stowed
and secured in the luggage compartment.
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Fig. 183 Safe load
positioning: place
heavy objects as low
and as far forward as
possible. ...
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& WA RNIN G (continu ed )
to get out . Being tr apped in a vehi cle can lead to serious personal
injury.
• Never let children play in or around the vehicle .
• Never let pa ssengers ride in the lugg age compartment . Vehicle
occupants must always be properly restrained in one of the
vehicle 's seating po sitions.
[ i ] Tips
• Air circu lation helps to reduce window fogging . Stale air escapes
to the outside through vents in the tr im panel. Be sure to keep these
s lots free a nd ope n.
• T he tire pressure must correspond to the load. The ti re pressure
is shown on th e tire pressure label. On USA vehicles, the tire pres ­
sure label is located on the driver 's side 8 -pillar. On Canada vehicles,
t he t ire pressure la bel is located e ither on the driver's s ide 8 -p illar
or ins ide the fuel fil ler flap. The tire pressu re labe l lists the recom ­
m en ded c old tire in flati on press ures for the vehicle at i ts m axim um
capacity weight and the tires that were on your vehicle at the time
i t w as manu factur ed. F or rec ommend ed tire pressu res for normal
load conditions, p lease see chapter=>
page 291 . •
Tie-downs
T h e lu gga ge compart ment is equipped with four tie­
do wns t o sec ure lu gg ag e and oth er item s.
Use the tie -downs to secure your cargo properly=> page 175,
"Lo adi ng th e luggag e compartm ent".
I n a co llis ion, the laws of physics mean that even smaller items that
are l oose i n t he vehic le wi ll become heavy mis siles that can ca use
serious injur y. It e ms in the vehicle possess energy which vary with
veh ic le speed and the weight of the item . Vehic le speed is the most
s ign ificant factor.
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ment Safety first Vehicle operation
F
or example, in a frontal co llision at a speed of 30 mph ( 48 km/h),
t he forces acting on a 10 -lb (4. 5 kg) o bjec t are abo ut 20 times the
normal weight of the item . This means that the we ight of the item
wo uld sudden ly be about 200 lbs . (90 kg) . Yo u can imagine the inj u­
ries that a 200 lbs . (90 kg) item flying free ly through the passenger
compa rtment cou ld cause in a coll ision like this .
& 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
prevent items from shifting or flying forward as dangerous
missiles .
• When the rear seat ba ckrest is folded down , always use suit ­
able mounting straps and properly secure items to the tie -downs
in the luggage compartment to help prevent items from flying
forward as dangerous missiles into the passenger compartment .
• Never atta ch a ch ild safety seat tether strap to a tie -down . •
Reporting Safety Defects
Applicable to U.S.A. If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death , you should immediately inform
the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis ­
tration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Audi of
America, In c. _,.
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