2010 AUDI A5 COUPE trailer
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reliability. For detailed vehicle maintenance consult your Warranty &
Maintenance book let.
Und er di ffi cult ope rating cond ition s, for example at extremely low
outside temperatures, in very dusty regions, when towing a trailer
very frequen tly, etc., some service work shou ld be performed
between the intervals specified. This applies particularly to:
• oil changes, and
• cleaning or replacing the air filter.
sion standards are maintained, thus minimizing adverse effects on
the environment. •
Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophisticated fuel injection and
emission control systems, and the general ly increasing technical
complexity of today's automobi les, have steadi ly reduced the scope
of maintenance and repa irs which can be carried out by vehicle
owners.
Al so, sa fety a nd e nvironment al concerns p lace very strict
limi ts on the na ture of repairs a nd adjustments to engine and trans
mission parts which an owner can perform.
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually require special tools,
testing dev ices and other equipment ava ilable to specially trained
workshop personnel in order to assure proper performance, reli
ability and safety of the vehicle and its many systems.
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs can impair the
ope ration and re liability of your vehic le and even void your vehic le
warranty. Therefore, proof of servicing in accordance with the main
tenance schedu le may be a condition for upholding a pos sible
warranty claim made within the warranty period. Above all, operational safety can be adversely affected, creating
unnecessary r isks for you and your passengers .
If in doubt about any servicing, have it done by your authorized Audi
dea ler or any other properly equipped and qualified workshop. We
strongly urge you to give your authorized Audi dealer the opportu
nity to perform all scheduled maintenance and necessary repairs.
Your dealer has the fac ilities, origina l parts and trained spec ial ists
to keep your vehicle running proper ly.
P e rforming limited maint ena nce your self
The following pages describe a lim ited number of procedures which
can be performed on your vehicle wi th ordinary too ls, should the
need arise and trained personnel be unavai lab le. Before performing
any of these procedures, a lways thoroughly read all of the appli
cable text and carefu lly follow the instructions given. Always rigor
ously observe the
WARNINGS provide d.
Before you che ck anything in th e eng ine compartment , always read
and heed all WARNINGS~
& and~ & in "Working in the engine
compartment" on
page 271.
& WARNING
• Serio us per sonal injur y may oc cur a s a re sult of improperly
performed maintenan ce , adjustment s or repair s.
• Alway s be e xtremely careful when working on the vehi cle .
Alway s follow commonly accepted s afety pra ctice s and general
c ommon sen se . Ne ver ri sk p ers onal injury .
• Do not attempt any of the maintenan ce , check s or repair s
de scr ibed on the follo wing page s if you are not full y familia r with
the se or other procedure s with respect t o the vehicle , or are uncer
tain ho w to pr oceed .
• Do not do any work without the proper tool s and equ ipment .
Ha ve the ne cessa ry work done by your authorized Audi deale r or
another properly equipped and qu alified work shop .
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-Alphabetical index
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Safety tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Sensor de tection area . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Side curtain airbags ...... .... ..... .. 210
Description . ...... .... .......... 210
How th ey work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Ski sack . ....... ... .. ...... ... .. .... 82
See also Trunk pass-through ..... .. . 83
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Sound system disp lay
Driver information display . ... .. .... 19
Sources of information abou t child restrain ts
and their use ..... .... ... ..... .. 232
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Speed rating letter code . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Speed warning system .. ..... .. ...... 26
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Starting engine Emergency key .. ...... ....... .... 41
Starting from rest .... .... .... ... .... 113
Starting of f with a trailer . ............ 114
Starting the engine .......... .. .. ... 108
Steering . ...... .. .... ....... .... . 13 ,33
Locking the stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Malfunction .. ...... ... .. .... .... . 32
Manual ly ad justing the steering whee l
107
Steering wheel column Adjusting manual ly ... .... .... .... 107
Steps for determining
correct load limit 296
Stopping the engine . .... .... ... .... 109 Storage .
.... ... ... . .. .. .. .. ........ 88
Glove compartmen t ......... ...... 89
Storage
net .......... .... ........... 79
Sun shade ..... .. ...... ...... .... ... 60
Sun v isors ... .... ...... ........ ..... 60
Switches Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Symbols Red .. ...... ........ .... ..... .... 28
Yellow . ... ..... .. .. .. .... .... .... 32
T
Tachometer ...... .... ..... .. .... .... . 9
Technical modifications .. ... .... ... .. 342
Tether anchors ...... ............ ... 230
Tether str ap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
The first 1,000 mil es (1,500 km) and
afterwards ... ..... .... .... ..... 243
Tie-down rings ...... ..... ..... .. .... 79
Tie -downs ........ ... .... .... ... 79, 177
tiptronic ..... .... .. .. ... ..... .. . ... 147
Automatic Shif t Lock (ASU . ....... . 150
Driving ............. .... ...... .. 148
Dynamic shift program . .... .... ... 151
Fail-safe mode ................... 153
Kick-down ......... ........ ... ... 151
Manual shift program .......... ... 152
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Tire pressure . .... .... ... .... .... ... 293
Tire pressure mon itoring syst em
Loss of ai r pr essur e .. ... .. .... 14,307
Malfunction . ........... ....... .. 307 Resetting tire pressures
... ..... .. . 309
Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Tires and wheels ..... .. ...... .... 301
Valves .. .. ... ... .... .... .... .... 301
Tire se rvice life .... .... ... .... .... .. 297
Tires .... ..... .... ....... .. .. ..... . 287
Replacing .. ... .... .... .. . .... .. . 301
Service life .. ...... .... .......... 297
Speed rating letter code .. ......... 300
Tire manufacturing date .. ...... ... 300
Tire specifications ........ .. .... .. 300
Tread depth .... .... ... .... .... .. 297
Uniform tir e quality grading ...... . 303
Winter tires ...... ... .. ...... .... 304
Tires and vehicle load limits .. .. .... .. 295
Tires and wheels
Checking tire pressure .. ... .. ..... 293
Co ld tire inflation pressure ....... . 291
Dimensions .. ...... ... .. . .... ... 299
Genera l notes ... ....... ...... .... 287
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .
288
New tires and whee ls ... .... .... .. 299
Replacing ..... .... .... .. . .... .. . 299
Snow chains .................. ... 305
Tire pressure monitoring system . .. 301
Tires and vehicle load limits .... .. . 295
Wheel bolts ... .... .... .. . .... .. . 305
Winter tires ................... .. 304
Tires/Wheels Low aspect ratio tires ..... .... .... 306
Tire pressure monitoring system 14, 307
Tool kit .. ...... .... ....... ...... ... 310
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Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Touch -up pain t ..... .... .... .... .... 256
Towing Front eyelet .. .... .... ... .... .... 329
Rear eyelet ... ................... 330
Tow truck procedures .. ...... .... . 329
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system ... 307
Trailer towing ... .... .... ........ ... 248
Operating instructions .... ... .... . 248
Technical requirements ...... . 248, 249
Tips .... ... ... ... .... ..... .. .... 250
Transmission .. ...... .... ...... .... . 147
6 -speed manual transmission ...... 147
tiptronic ... .. .... .... ........... 147
Transport Canada .... ....... .... .... 178
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) .. .... .... . 297
Trip computer Fuel consumption .... ... .... .... .. 23
Mileage .... ... .. .... .... ...... ... 23
Single -trip memory . ...... ...... ... 24
Total -trip memory .. ...... ...... ... 24
Trip odometer ... ...... ........ .... .. 11
Trunk See Rear lid .. .... .... .... ... .... .. 47
Trunk escape handle .... ... .... .... . 310
Trunk pass-through ... ... .. .... .... .. 83
Turn signals . .... .... .... .... .... .... 58
Warning/indicator lights ............ 14
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Undercoating ........... .... ..... .. . 258
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Unfastening safety belts
... .. ... ..... 186 Electronic power control . ...... ..... 13
Unidirectiona l tires ....... .... ....... 287 Electronic stabilization program (ESP) 13
Uniform tire quality grading .......... 303 High beam
.... ....... .... ...... .. 15
Unlocking Power locking switch ..... .... .... . 46 Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIU ..
.. 15
Safety belt .... .... .... ............ 14
Rear lid/trunk lid . ..... ....... .... . 47 Tire pressure
monitoring system ..... 14
Remote control key .......... ...... 43 Turn signals
...... .... .... .... .... 14
Using the mechanical key . ...... .. .. 45 Warranty coverages ...
... .. ... .... . . 339
Use of jumper cables .... .... ...... .. 327 Washer
reservoir ... .. .... ...... .... . 286
Washing ........................... 252
V Automatic car wash ....... ........ 253
by hand .... ... .. .... .... .... .... 253
Valet parking ... ....... ...... ..... .. . 50
General information ...... .... .... 252
Vanity mirror .... ... ........ .... .... . 60 with a power
washer ...... .... .... 254
Vehicle Identification !Number (VIN) .... 334 Waxing
............................ 255
Vehicle jack .... ....... ...... .... ... 315 Wear indicator .................. .... 297
Vehicle literature .... .. . .. .. ...... ... .. 4 Weatherstrips ........... .... ....... 257
Vehicle tool kit ... ... ..... ... .... .... 31
O Weights .. ..... .. .... .... ...... ..... 335
Vehicle-care products ...... .... ... .. . 252 What happens if you wear your safety belt too
Venti lation loose? ... ... .... .... .... .... ... 184
Deluxe automatic c limate control .... 90 What happens to unbelted occupants? . 181
Deluxe automatic climate control plus 96 What impairs driving safety? .......... 169
What should I do after changing a wheel? ..
W 294
What should I do after replacing whee ls?
Warning lights . ........ ... ........ ... 12 294
Warning/indicator lights . .... .... ....... 8 Wheel bo lts
Adaptive cruise contro l .. .. ........ 125 Torque .... ... .... ....... .... .... 305
Airbag system .... .... ........ .... 14 Wheels .. ........ .... ..... .. ...... . 287
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ... ..... 15 cast a lloy . .... ........ .... .... ... 258
Brake system ... ... .. .... .. .. .... . 16
Checking tire pressure ............ 293
Cruise control .... ... .... .... .... .. 15
Cold tire inflation pressure . .... .... 291
Elec tromechanica l parking brake .... 16
General notes .. .... ..... .. ...... . 287
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data