2010 AUDI A5 COUPE ignition

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Aut omat ic selec to r l ever lock
The se lector lever is locked in the P and N positions when the igni ­
tion is turned on. To move the lever from these positions the driver
must depress the brake pedal. As a reminder to the driver, the
follow ing warning appears in the instrument cluster display when
the selector is in
P and N:
W hen sta tio nary app ly footbrake while selecting g ear
A time delay e lement prevents the selector lever from locking when
it is moved through the
N position (going from R to Dl. The locking
e lement will lock the selector lever if the lever is left in N (Neutral)
for more than approximately 1 second, without the brake peda l
being pressed.
At speeds above about 3 mph (5 km/h) the Automatic Shift Lock is
automatically deactivated in the
N position .
Interlock butt on
The lock button on the selector lever prevents the lever from being
accidentally shifted into certain positions. Pressing this button
deactivates the selector lever lock. Depending on the direction of
the shift, the selector lever locks at different positions. The positions
are highlighted in the illustration =>
page 150, fig. 161.
Igniti on key sa fe ty in te rlo ck
The key cannot be removed from the ignition unless the selector
lever is in the
P park position. When the ignition key is removed, the
selector lever wil l be locked in the
P position. •
Applies to vehicles : with automatic transm iss ion
Kick-down
The kick-down feature allows the vehicle to generate
maximum acceleration .
When you press the acce lerator pedal beyond the resistance point
that is reached at ful l throttle, the transmission wi ll select a lower
gear ratio based on vehic le speed and engine RPM. The engine RPM
Controls and equip ­
ment
wi ll be controlled to produce maximum vehic le acceleration as long
as you continue to press the accelerator pedal beyond this resis ­
tance point .
& WARNING
Be care ful whe n usi ng the kick -dow n fe atur e on slipp ery ro ads .
R apid acc eleration may cau se th e v ehicle to skid . •
App lies to vehicles : with automat ic transm ission
Dynamic shift program (DSP)
The aut omatic transmission is electronically controlled.
The transmission is se lf adapting and will a ut oma tica lly se lect the
best shift program suited to the driving conditions and driving style.
The transmission will select one of the
eco nom y programs when
you drive at a steady speed or a g radually changing speed without
heavy acceleration. This achieves optimum fuel efficiency, with early
upshifting and delayed downshifting.
The transmission will automatically select the
s p ort y shift programs
when you drive at higher speeds, or with heavy acceleration and
frequent ly changing speeds . Upshifts are delayed to make full use
of engine power . Downshifting takes place at higher engine speeds
than in the economy programs .
The se lect ion of the most su itable shift program is a continuous,
automatic process. The driver can also make the transmission
sw itch to a sporty program by
quick ly pressing down the gas peda l.
This causes the transmission to shift down to a lower gear to
achieve rapid acceleration, e.g. for quickly passing another vehicle .
You do not need to press the gas pedal into the kick-down range.
After the transm ission has upshifted, the original program is
selected accord ing to your driving sty le.
An additiona l shift program allows the automatic transmission to
select the proper gear for uph ill and downhi ll gradients. ..,.
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0 Note
If the transmission switches to fail-safe mode, you should take the
vehicle to an authorized Audi dealership as soon as possible to have
the condition corrected .•
A pplies to veh icles : with aut om at ic transmi ssio n
Emergency release of the selector lever
If the vehicle's power supply fails, the selector lever can
be released in an emergency.
Fig. 165 Removing
ashtray insert
Fig. 166 Emergency
release for selector
lever
The emergency release is located under the insert for the
ashtray . -
Slide open the cover for the ashtray.
- Release the ashtray by pushing the switch@~ fig. 165
to the right.
- Remove the ashtray insert @.
- Now you can see a small cover in the ashtray holder on
the front of the ashtray recess.
- Release and remove this cover.
- You now have access to a bolt . Using a screwdriver or
similar, press the bolt down and hold it down ~ fig. 166.
Now press the interlock and move the selector lever to
the
N position.
Th e selector le ve r can only be moved from th e P position if the igni­
tion key is in the lock and the ignition is turned on. If the vehicle has
to be pushed or towed if the power supply fails (e.g. battery is
discharged), the selector lever must first be moved to the
N position
using the emergency locking device. •

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Please note that low objects already signalled by a warning can
disappear fro m the system 's detectio n range and wil l n ot con tinu e
to be signa lled .
If the distance to an obstacle remains the same, the vo lume of the
d istance wa rni ng i s gradually reduced after a bout 4 seconds .
Approaching another obstacle wi ll result in the distance warning
sound ing at th e nor mal vo lume agai n.
Malfunctions in the system If a warnin g tone is audib le for about five seconds when you turn on
the ignition, there is a ma lfunction in the system. Have the prob lem
corrected by y our aut horiz ed Aud i deale r.
Keep the sensors in the rear bu mper c lean and free from ice so that
th e acous tic par k ass is t sy stem can f unction properl y.
& WARNING
• Sensors have dead spaces in which objects cannot be
detected . Be especially alert for small children and animals , since
they are not always detected by the sensors.
• The acoustic parking system is not a substitute for the dr iver's
own caution and alertness . Ultimate responsibility always
remains with the driver during parking and similar maneuvers .
Always watch where you are driving .
• You should always adjust the volume and frequency of the
warning tones so that you can easily hear the acoustic distance
warn ing even if the radio is play ing , the air-conditioner blower is
on High or there is a high level of outside noise.
-Check the settings whenever anyone else has driven the
vehicle before you.
0 Note
• Reme mber that low obstacles for wh ic h a war ning has already
been issued may "dive" below the system's sensing zone if the
v ehicl e is be ing backe d up close r. In t his cas e, t he wa rnin g so und shutting off does
not indicate that you have c leared the obstacle .
In stea d, impact is im min ent.
• Objects such as trai ler hitches, chains, narrow posts or fences
cov ered by a t hin lay er of p ain t may no t always be detecte d by t he
syst em . T hey can stil l damage your vehicle without warning.
[ i ] Tips
K eep the sensors in the rear bumper clean and free of snow and ice
s o t hat the ac oustic parki ng a ssis t s ystem ca n fu nc tio n proper ly.•
Ap plies to ve hic le s : w ith pa rk ing syst em (rea r)
Adjusting the warning tones
Th e warning ton es can be adj usted in the MM /*.
-Select: [CARI> Parking system.
• Rear volume - rea r sens or vo lum e
• Rear frequency -rea r sensor frequency
Fig . 167 MMI displ ay:
parking system
• In-car entertainment fader -when the parking system is
sw itched o n, t he v olum e of the ac tive a udio sou rce is lo wered .

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& WARN ING (con tinued)
• Do n ot all ow y ourself to b e di stract ed from tr affic by the r ear
vi ew c amera pictur es.
• If th e po sition and th e installati on an gle of th e camera ha s
chan ged, fo r exa mpl e, after a re ar end colli sion , do not con tinue to
u se the sy ste m for safety re ason s. Have it checked by a qua lifi ed
de alers hip .
0 Note
• Low obstac les already signa led by a warning can disappear from
the system's detection range as they are approached and will not
cont inue to be signaled . Objects such as barrier chains, trailer draw
bars, thin painted vertical po les or fences may not be detected by
the system, posing risk o f damage .
• Never use warm or hot water to remove snow or ice from the
camera lens - danger of crack formation on the lens!
• When cleaning the lens, never use products that are abrasive .•
Appl ies t o veh ic les: with parking s ystem (rear, with rear view ca m era)
Switching on /off
The rear view camera switches on automatically together
with the acoustic park assist when you put the vehicle in
reverse.
Switching on
- Put the vehicle in reve rse gear, the acoustic parking
system with rear view camera is activated automatically.
Activation of the acoustic park ing system is confirmed by
a brief acknowledgement sou nd.
Switching off
- Drive faster than 6 mph ( 10 km/h), or
Controls and equip ­
ment
take t he vehicle out of reve rse gear . The acoustic parking
system is immediate ly deactivated, and t he rear view
camera picture is d eactivated automatica lly after a
period of about 15 seco nds, or
- switch off the ignition .
The delay in deactivating the camera provides an uninterrupted
view behind the vehicle especially when maneuvering in tight
parking spaces and prevents the picture from turning off the every
time you shift out of reverse.
I f the warni ng message appears in the display but not the rear view
camera picture, read and confirm the warn ing message. The
acoustic distance signal is a lways ac tive .
I f you press a function button on the MMI termina l, the rear view
camera picture disappears. The rear view camera picture reappears
the next time you park.
Further information on the warning message and the MMI terminal
can be found in the MMI inst ruction booklet.
[ i ] Tips
• The rear view camera picture is available as soon as the MMI
Display or the MMI is switched on, or the start -up phase is
completed.
• Keep the sensors in the rear bumper and the rear view camera
lens clean and free of snow and ice, so that the parking system can
work properly . Please fo llow the additional notes on=>
page 163. •
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Applies to vehicles: with Homelin k® un iversal remote contro l
Programming the Homelink ® transmitter
The transmitter is programmed in two phases. For rolling
code transmitters, a third phase is also necessary.
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Fig . 177 Overhead
console: HomeLink ®
keypad
Fig . 178 Radiator grille
Phase 1: programming the overhead keypad
1. Make sure your vehicle is within operating range of the
remote controlled garage door opener.
2. Set the parking brake==>
& in "General information" on
page 764.
3. Turn the ignition on. Do not start the engine!
Contro ls and eq uip­
ment
4. Press and hold the two outside Homelink® buttons 0
and @for approximately 20 seconds until indicator
light@==> fig. 177 begins to flash. Then release both
buttons. Do not hold the buttons for longer than
30
seconds.
- This procedure only needs to be performed
once . It
erases the factory-set default codes and does not have to
be repeated to program additional remote controls.
5. Press and hold the Homelink® button
0,@ or@ until
the indicator light @starts flashing slowly. Release the
button.
- The system will remain in programming mode for 5
minutes.
Go to the front of the vehicle and proceed with
phase 2.
Phase 2: at the radiator grille
6. Point the
original remote control to the middle of the
radiator grille of your vehicle==> fig. 178.
7. Hold the original remote control at a distance between
0-
5 in. (0-13 cm) (use the shortest distance possible).
8. Press and hold the activation button on the remote control.
- May be different in Canada . If so, press and re -press
(cycle) the activation button on your remote control every
two seconds.
9. The emergency flashers will flash
three times (after
about
15 -60 seconds) when the programming is
successful. Release the button on the remote control.
- To program more devices, repeat steps 4 to 9.
Vehicle care I I irechnical data

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- Make sure that your passengers also b uckle up and prop­
erly wea r th eir sa fety belts.
Protect your childre n with a child restraint system appro ­
priate for t he size and age of the children.
The warning light i in the instrument cluster lights up when the
ignition is switched on as a reminder to fasten the safety belts. In
addition, you will hear a warning sound.
After the ignition is switched on, the warning tone will come on for about 6 seconds along w ith a ,!,-warning light in the ins trument
cluster if either the driver or (on USA models on ly) front seat
passenger has not fastened their safe ty belt. As soon as the driver
and front seat passenger have fastened the safety belt, the warning
tone wi ll stop and the warning light will go out.
If both the driver and front seat passenger have not buck led-up
within about 24 seconds after the warning tone has stopped, the
warning tone wi ll sound aga in for about 6 seconds . The warning
tone wi ll sound repeatedly for about 6 seconds at 24 second inter­
va ls unti l both the driver and front passenger have buckled-up . The
safety belt warning system is active for about 5 minutes and during
t his time the wa rn ing light in the instrument c luster w ill stay on.
Fa sten your safety belt now and make sure th at your pa ssenger s
a lso proper ly put on the ir saf ety belt s. •
Why safety belts?
Frontal co11isions and the law of physics
Front al crashes create very strong forces for pe ople rid ing
in vehicles.
Fi g. 185 U nbel ted
o cc up ants in a ve hicle
he ading for a wa ll
F ig . 18 6 The vehi cle
c ras hes in to the wa ll
The physical principles are simple. Both the vehicle and the passen­
gers possess energy which varies with vehicle speed and body
we ight. Engineers cal l this energy "kinetic energy ."
T he higher the speed of the vehicle and the greater the vehic le's
we ight, the more energy that has to be "absorbed" in the crash .
Vehicle speed is the most significan t factor. If the speed doubles
from 15 to 30 mph (25 to 50 km/h), the energy increases 4 times! .,

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Child restraints on the front seat - some
important things to know
-Be sure to read the important information and head the
WARNINGS for important details about ch ildren and
Advanced Airbags~
page 213 .
Even though your vehic le is equipped with an Advanced Airbag
System, make certain that a ll children, especia lly those 12 years and
younger , always ride in the back seat proper ly restrained for their
age and size . The airbag on the passenger side makes the front seat
a potentia lly dangerous place for a child to ride. The front seat is not
the safest place for a chi ld in a forward -facing child safety seat. It
can be a very dangerous place for an infant or a child in a rearward ­
facing seat.
The Advanced Ai rbag System in your vehicle has been certified to
comply with the Requirements of United States Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard 208 as applicable at the time your vehicle
was manufactured.
The Standard requires the front airbag on the passenger side to be
turned off ("suppressed") if a chi ld up to about one year of age
restrained in one of the rear-facing or forward-facing infant res traints listed in Federa l Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 with
which the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle was cert ified has
been insta lled on the front passenger seat. For a listing of the child
restraints that were used to certify compliance with the US Safety
Standard =>
page 215.
The PASS ENGER AIR B AG OFF light in the instrument panel tells you
when the front Advanced Airbag on the passenger side has been
t urned off by the electronic control unit.
Each time you turn on the ignition , the
PASSEN GER AIR BA G OFF
light will come on for a few seconds and:
• will stay on if the front passenger seat is not occupied, •
will stay on if there is a small child or child restraint on the front
passenger seat,
• will go off if the front passenger seat is occupied by an adult as
registered by the weight-sensing mat=>
page 199, "Monitoring the
Advanced Airbag System" .
The
P AS SENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on when the control unit
detects a tota l weight on the front passenger seat that requires the
front airbag to be turned off.
If the total weight on the front passenger seat is more than that of
a typica l 1 year -old child but less than the weight of a small adult,
the front airbag on the passenger side can deploy (the
PA SSE NGER
A IR BA G OFF
light does not come on). If the P ASSE NGER AIR B AG
O FF
light does not come on, the front airbag on the passenger s ide
has not been turned off by the electronic control unit and can
deploy if the control unit senses an impact that meets the condi ­
tions stored in its memory.
F o r e xample , th e a ir b ag m ay dep loy if:
• a small ch ild that is heavier than a typical 1 year -o ld child is on
the front passenger seat (regardless of whether the child is in one
of the child safety seats listed
=> page 215), or
• a child who has outgrown chi ld restraints is on the front
passenger seat.
If the front passenger airbag is turned off, the
PASSEN GER AIR BA G
OFF
light comes on in the instrument cluster and stays on.
The fron t airbag on the passenger side may
not deploy (the
PA SS ENGER AIR BA G OFF light does not illuminate and stay lit) even
if a small adult or teenager, or a passenger who is no t sitting upright
with their back against a non -reclined backrest with their feet on the
vehic le floor in front of the seat is on the front passenger seat
=> page 170, "Proper seating position for the driver".
If the front passenger airbag deploys, the Federal Standard requires
the airbag to meet the "low risk" deployment criteria to reduce the risk of injury through interact ion with the airbag. "Low risk" d eploy­
ment occu rs in those crashes that take place at lower decelerations .,.

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as defined in the electronic control unit~ page 200, "PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF lig ht" .
A lways remember, a chi ld safety seat or infant carrier insta lled on
the front seat may be struck and knocked out of position by the
rap id ly i nfla ting pass enger 's airbag in a frontal c olli sion . The airba g
co uld greatly reduce the effectiveness of the chi ld re straint and
e ven s eriously in ju re the chi ld dur ing infla tion.
F or this reason, and because the bac k seat is the safest place for
chi ldr en -when prop erly res traine d acc ordi ng to th eir age an d size
- w e stro ngly recom mend that c hildren a lwa ys s it in th e bac k seat
~ page 213, "Chil d Safe ty ".
& WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat installed on the front
passenger seat will be seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even with an Advanced Airbag System.
• The inflating airbag will hit the child safety seat o r infant
carrier with great force and will smash the child safety seat and
child against the backrest , center armrest , door or roof.
• Always install rear-facing child safety seats on the rear seat.
• If you must install a rearward facing child safety seat on the
front passenger seat because of exceptional circumstances and
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay on,
immediately install the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer.
• Forward-facing child safety seats installed on the front
pa ssenger's seat may interfere with the deployment of the airbag
and cause serious personal injury to the child .
& WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances , you must install a forward-facing
child restraint on the front passenger's seat:
Controls and equip­ ment Safety first
Vehicle operation
& WARNING (continued)
• Always make sure the forward-facing seat has been designed
and certified by its manufacturer for use on a front seat with a
passenger front and side airbag .
• Never put the forward-facing child restraint up against or very
near the instrument panel .
• Always move the passenger seat into its rearmost position in
the seat's fore and aft adjustment range, as far away from the
airbag as possible before installing the forward-facing child
restraint. The backrest must be adjusted to an upright position .
• Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
and stays on all the time whenever the ignition is switched on.
& WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure that the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light will be displayed whenever a child restraint is
installed on the front passenger seat and the ignition is switched
on.
• If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not stay on , perform
the checks described
~ page 199 , "Monitoring the Advanced
Airbag System" .
• Take the child restraint off the front passenger seat and install
it properly at one of the rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not stay on .
• Have the airbag system inspected by your authorized Audi
dealer immediately .
• Always carefully follow instructions from child restraint manu ­
facturers when installing child restraints .
& WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must install a forward or
rearward-facing child restraint on the front passenger's seat :
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