2010 AUDI A5 COUPE technical specifications

Fuel supply and filling your fuel tank
Blend of gasoline and ethanol (grain alcohol or ethyl alcohol}
• Anti -knock index must be 87 AKI or higher.
• Blend must not contain more than 10% ethanol.
Blend of gasoline and MTBE
• Anti-knock index must be 87 AKI or higher.
• Blend must contain not more than 15% MTBE.
Seasonally adjusted gasoline
Many gasoline grades are blended to perform especially well for
winter or summer driving. During seasonal change -over, we suggest
that you fill up at busy gas stations where the seasonal adjustment
is more likely to be made in time.
0 Note
• Methanol fuels which do not meet these requirements may
cause corrosion and damage to plastic and rubber components in
the fuel system.
• Do not use fuels that fail to meet the specified criteria in this
chapter.
• If you are unable to determine whether or not a particular fuel
blend meets the specifications, ask your service station or its fuel
supplier.
• Do not use fuel for which the contents cannot be identified.
• Fuel system damage and performance problems resulting from
the use of fuels different from those specified are not the responsi ­
bility of Audi and are not covered under the New Vehicle or the
Emission Control System Warranties.
• If you experience a loss of fuel economy or driveability and
performance problems due to the use of one of these fuel blends,
we recommend that you switch to unblended fuel. •
Gasoline additives
A major concern among many auto manufacturers is carbon
deposit build-up caused by the type of gasoline you use.
Although gasoline grades differ from one manufacturer to another,
they have certain things in common . All gasoline grades contain
substances that can cause deposits to collect on vital engine parts,
such as fuel injectors and intake valves. Although most gasoline
brands include additives to keep engine and fuel systems clean,
they are not equally effective.
Audi recommends using TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline. For more
information on TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline, please go to the offi­
cial website (www.toptiergas.com).
After an extended period of using inadequate fuels, built-up carbon
deposits can rob your engine of peak performance.
(D Note
Damage or malfunction due to poor fuel quality is not covered by
the Audi New Vehicle Limited Warranty. •
Fuel tank
Fuel filler neck
The fuel filler neck is located on the right rear side panel behind the
fuel filler flap.
If the power locking system should fail, you can still open the flap
manually - for detailed instructions see=
page 269.
You can find the fuel tank capacity of your vehicle in Technical Data
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Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Switching on and off .. .... ...... .. 133
Audi drive se lect .. ...... .... ........ 144
Adaptive dampers .. ...... .... .... 144
Description ... ... .... .... ...... .. 144
Dynamic st eering .. ....... ...... .. 144
Se tting th e driving mode . ...... ... 145
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature
339
Auto Lock .......... ................. 42
Auto Safety Hotline ... ... ... .... .... . 177
Auto-Ch eck Contro l .... ... .. .... .... .. 27
Automatic belt retractor .......... .... 183
Automatic car wash
See Washing .. .... .... ... .... .... 253
Automatic climate control A/C mod e ..... .. .... .... ...... ... 95
Au tomatic climate control plus ....... .. 96
A/C mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
See also Deluxe automatic climate control
plus ...... .. ..... ... ..... .. ..... 96
Automatic c limate control system ...... 90
See also Deluxe automatic climate
control ... .. .... .... ..... ...... . 90
Automatic driving light control ..... .. .. 53
Automatic Shift Lock (ASU .. ..... .... 150
Automatic transmission ...... ...... .. 147
6-speed automatic transmission . ... 147
Automatic Shift Lock (ASU ... . ..... 150
Driving .. .. .. ...... .......... ... 148
Dynamic shift program . ...... ... .. 151
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Fail -safe mode . ...... .... .. . ..... 153
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Kick-down
.... ..... .. ..... .. . .... 151
Manual shif t program . ...... ...... 152
Selector lever ...... ........ .... .. 149
Shift buttons . ...... .... ... .. ... . 153
Steering wheel with tiptronic ....... 153
Automatic wip e/wash system ...... ... . 61
Average speed ........... .... .... .... 23
Avoid damaging the vehicle ........... 244
B
Battery . .... .... ...... ....... .... .. 281
Battery location inside the luggage
compartment .. . .. .. .... .... .... 282
Charging ............. .... ... .... 284
Important warnings when working on the
battery ..... .. .. .... .... .... ... 282
Jump starting ............. ... .... 326
Low ... .. .... .. . .. ... ....... .... 241
Replacing the battery ......... .... 285
State of charge . .............. .... 241
W inter operat ion . .... .... .... .... 281
Working on th e battery ...... .... .. 282
Battery voltage ..... ....... .... .... .. 35
Before driving ... ..... .. ... ... .. .... 169
Blended gasoline ... . .. ... ....... .... 265
Body cavity sealing ...... ...... ... .. . 258
Boost er seats .... .... .... ...... ... .. 221
Brake assist ..... .... .... .... .... ... 239
Brake booster .... .. .. ... ..... .. . .... 238
Brake fluid Changing the brake fluid .. .... .... 281
Checking the brake fluid level .. .... 280 Reservoir
.. .... .. .. ... .... .... ... 280
What is the correct brake fluid level? 280
What should I do if the brake fluid warning
light comes on? ..... .... .... .. . . 280
Brake system .... ... .... .... .... .... 280
Anti-lock brake system ............. 15
Brake fluid . ........... .... ....... 280
Brake fluid specifications for refill and
replacement . .... .... .... ...... . 281
Brake light defec tive ... ...... ... .. . 35
Brake pads ..... .. ...... ....... .. 244
Electromechanical parking brake .... 112
General information ...... .... ... . 237
How does moisture or road salt affect the
brak es? . ...... .. ...... .... .... . 237
Malfunc tion ... .. .. .. .... .... ..... 29
Warning/indicator lights .... ...... .. 16
Worn brake pads symbol .. ... .... .. 34
Braking guard
See Audi braking guard .... .... ... . 132
Break -in period ...... .... .. .. .... ... 243
Brake pads ... .... .... ........... 244
Tires ... ..................... .. .. 243
Bulbs .... .... ... ... ... .. ...... .... . 324
C
California Proposition 65 Warning ... .. 272
Battery specific ... .... .... .... ... . 283
Capaciti es .. ... .... .... .... .... ..... 337
Car care ... . .... .. .. .... .... .... .. . . 252
Inter ior .... ... .... .... ...... ..... 259
P lastic and vinyl ....... ......... .. 256
Weatherstrips ... .. .... .. . .... ... . 257
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

-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