2011 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET brake light

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-Press the lever downwards Q and hol d it. As long as you
hold the control switch down, the light diode display in the
speedometer LED display moves backward and the speed
is reduced.
After releasing the control switch, the system regulates the speed to
the value just set.
After each adjustment, the newly-set speed is shown for a short time
in the Information line~
page 125.
[ i ] Tips
You can increase your speed at any time by stepping on the acceler ­
ator pedal. After you release the accelerator pedal, the system
adjusts back down to the speed you previously set. A new desired
speed can be stored at any time by pressing the [SET] button
~ page 119, fig. 117 . •
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive cruise control
Turning adaptive cruise control off
temporarily
In some situations it makes sense to turn adaptive cruise control off temporarily.
Fig. 119 Co ntrol
lever: Turning adaptive
cru ise control off
temporarily
Turning contro l off temporaril y
-To shut off the control with the save function, either
depress the brake pedal, or
- Press the lever in the direction of the arrow @~fi g. 119.
Reactivating control
- To resume the saved speed, release the brake pedal and
press the lever in the direction of the arrow
(D .
& WARNING
Im pro per u se of the ad apti ve crui se co ntro l ca n ca use co llisions,
o th er acci dents a nd se rious perso na l inju ri es. Ne ver resu me th e
s t o red sp eed if the s pee d i s too high fo r pr eva ilin g road, t ra ffi c o r
weathe r co ndi tions.
lil Tips
When the system is turned off temporarily, the speed stored at the
time is retained. •

Adaptive cruise control -____________ __._ __ _
@ Display in the instrument cluster
In disp lay area @ information from the navi gation system * and the
tr ip computer is displayed in add it ion to informa tion about adaptive
c ruise contro l.
You can sele ct among the differe nt info rmatio n by repeated b rief
taps on the
I RESET! button on the winds hield w iper lever => page 23,
"Operat io n".
© Status indicator
Th e info rmation i n area © is no t disp layed per manently. Infor mat ion
is d isplayed o nly if yo u set or c hange the speed setting, change the
ti me in terva l, when messages a re displayed or if the ad apt ive cru ise
cont rol is turned off for safety reasons. •
Appli es to vehicles : w ith a daptive cruise c on tro l
Speedometer and indicator light display
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Desired speed
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Fig . 122 I nstru ment
cl uste r: Indicator light
T he desired speed set by the driver is displayed by a red LED in the LED
disp lay in the spee dometer.
If the desi red s peed was set be twee n two lines o n the speedo mete r
using the
[ SET J button, the two closest light diodes will come on
=>
page 122, fig. 121.
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T
he system allows only speeds from 20 to 95 mph (30 to 150 km/ h)
t o be se t. T his spee d range is f aint ly ill um inat ed in t he s pee dome ter
(LED lights) .
Indicator lights (symbols)
• © Open road: The indicator light shows t hat adaptive cruise
co ntrol is a ctive and t hat no objec t is ahe ad of the vehi cle. A sto red
speed req uested is maintained.
• @
Driving in traffic : The indicator l igh t ind icates th at an object
has been detected traveling in front . Your speed is ad justed according
t o the spee d of t he vehicle in front. The adaptive c ruise con trol accel­
erates and bra kes au tomatically w it hin the system's operat io n
parame ters.
• ©
Driver intervention prompt : The red flashing warning light
me ans
Request for driver to as sume control. You as the drive r m ust
slow t he ve hicle w ith the foot brake . The symbo l tells yo u that the
adaptive cruise contro l is not able to s low the vehicle down enough to
keep a enough distance to the vehicle in front o f you. An war ning tone
wi ll also so und when the symbol ap pears. Fo r more informat ion
abou t the driver intervent ion prompt=>
page 126 .
W Tips
• If you use the ac cele rator to go fa ster than the speed of the object
ahead of you, the
driver intervention prompt will not be accompa ­
nied by a war ning signal.
• If the speed you p reviously set is exceeded, the ind icator light in
t he s peedometer w ill swit ch off .•
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System status indicator
The text messages and symbols shown in this area of the
display are not displayed permanently .
Time intervals (such as e::::, ____ e::::,)
Fig. 124 System
status indicator
The different symbols for the time intervals appear if you change the
sett ings => fig. 124 .
Th e text message ... (three white dots) appears if a setting cannot be
implemented with the operating lever. The following are possible
reasons:
• If you pull the control lever towa rds you to resume speed but no
requested speed was set .
• If you push the lever up to increase (or down to reduce) speed
when no speed has been set previously.
• If you push the lever up to increase (or down to reduce) speed and
this speed is outside the range from 20 to 95 mph (Canada mode ls:
30 to 150 km/h) .
ACC functionality Limited
The text message ACC functionality limited appears when the ACC
system does not detect any objects over an extended time period. For
the time being, the d istance to veh icles up ahead is not being
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controlled
. The ACC system is not switched off, so increased alertness
is required. The following may be reasons for the text message ACC
Functionally limited:
• The ACC sensor is dirty. The ACC system is not reacting, or is not
reacting correctly, to vehicles traveling ahead.
• It is possible that you are driving on a road with very light traffic
without anything at the s ide of the road (e .g . guard rails, traff ic s igns,
trees). As soon as a vehicle is detected by the system again, it returns
t o its contro l range and the text message disappears.
The ACC sensor is located in the r ig ht front trim grille
=> page 116,
fig. 114 . If there is a loss of operation due to heavy contamination,
this area should cleaned to restore proper operat ion .
ACC not available
The text message ACC not available appears, for examp le, if the
t empe rature of the brakes is excessive. Adaptive cruise control is
temporarily not available. A warning tone sounds as a rem inder .
ACC not available!
The text message ACC not available! appears in the event of a
ma lf unct ion. Adaptive cruise control is turned off. A warn ing tone
sounds as a reminder . Have the system inspected by a qualified deal­
ersh ip.
ACC sensor blocked !
The text message ACC sensor blocked ! appears when the ACC System
can no longer guarantee safe detection of objects. Adaptive cruise
control is turned off. A warning tone sounds as a reminder.
To decide whether it is necessary to switch off the ACC (ACC sensor
blocked
!) or if it is only a temporary condition (ACC Functionally
limited), the system w ill also takes into consideration the outside
temperature and/or the windshield wiper operation .
Th e ACC sensor is d irty or blocked (e.g. leaves, snow).
Th e sensor should be cleaned to restore prope r sensor funct ion
=> pagell6,fig.114.
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Parking brake!
The text message Parking brake! appears if emergency braking was
manually initiated with the Electromechanical Parking Brake (EPB).
The adapt ive cruise control is turned off. This is accompanied by a
warning tone.
Stabilisation program
The text message Stabilisation program appears if the Elect ronic
Stabilization Program (ESP) has intervened. In this case the adaptive
cruise control is automat ica lly turned off. This is accompanied by a
warning tone.
Speed
The set speed in mph (Canada km/h) always appears when saving or
changing the speed in adaptive cruise control~
page 119, "How is
the speed stored?" and~
page 119, "Changing stored speed".
Speed too low
The text message Speed too low appears if the current speed is too
low
to set or to hold the requested speed.
When setting a desired speed, it must be at least 20 mph (30 km/h).
At speeds below 12 mph (20 km/h), the cruise control is turned off .
In speeds over 95 mph (150 km/h), the system remains active and
resumes the speed of 95 mph (150 km/h) if the driver removes the
foot from the accelerator .
Selector lever position!
The text message Selector lever position! appears when the selector
lever is moved to position
N. In this position , adaptive cruise control
is not available .•
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Driver intervent ion prompt
The driver intervention prompt calls on the driver to take
over the situation .
Fig. 125 Instrument cluster: Driver intervention prompt
In certain situations, the braking power of the adaptive cruise control
is not sufficient to maintain an adequate distance from the object
ahead . In th is s ituation, the adaptive cruise control calls on you as the
driver to take action.
The
driver intervention prompt alerts you visua lly and audibly.
• A red vehicle is show n in the instrument cluster display
=> fig . 125.
• The text
DISTANCE! appears in the status line .
• T he indicator light in the Instrument cluste r blinks red.
• A warning tone sounds.

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[I) Tips
• If the adaptive cruise control initiates brak ing, the hydraulic brake
system is under pressure. Therefore, the brake pedal distance is
shorter and the peda l "feels" harder.
• Adaptive cruise control is switched off after pressing the foot­
brake. The speed saved up this poi nt can be resumed.
• To resume the saved speed, release the brake pedal and press the
control lever:::::,
page 120, "Turning adaptive cruise control off
temporari ly".
• If you use the accelerator to go faster than the speed of the object
ahead of you, the
driver intervention prompt will not be accompa­
nied by a warn ing s ignal.
• If the speed you prev iously set is exceeded, the indicator light in
the speedometer will switch off .•
A pplie s to vehicles: w ith adapt iv e cru is e control
MMI settings
Individual settings for adaptive cruise control can be
selected in the fV/fVII*.
Settings for the driving program can be adjusted individually
to the particular user and saved in the MMI*.
- Select:
[CAR] function button > Adaptive Cruise Control >
Driving program.
Setting the driving program
In the driving program menu you can adjust the characterist ics of
adaptive cruise contro l to what you want using
dynamic , standard or
comfort.
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Saving settings
Your individual settings are automatica
lly saved and assigned to the
remote control key being used (remote key storage) . If the key is
given to another person, the saved settings remain as they are. •
System limitations
Applies to vehicles : with adapt ive cruise cont rol
General information
Some driving situations which affect the function of the
radar sensor are described below.
When driving, the adaptive cru ise contro l is governed by physical and
system-specified limits. Also, under certain circumstances, the ACC
system may react unexpectedly or late from the driver's point of view.
Therefore, always be attentive and intervene, if necessary:
• when driving around curves :::::,
page 128
• when vehicles in front are not in line with your vehicle:::::, page 128
• when other vehicles are changing lanes:::::, page 128
• when other vehicles are difficult to detect :::::, page 129.
& WARNING
The radar sensor's vision can be reduced by rain, snow and heavy
spray. This can result in vehicles driving ahead being inadequately
detected or, in some circumstances , not detected at all. If neces­
sary, take action yourself!•
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Transmission
Automatic transmission
Applies to vehicles: with automatic transm ission
General information
Your vehicle is equipped with an electronically controlled automatic
transmiss ion. Upshifting and downshifting takes place
automati­
cally.
The transmission is also equipped with tiptronic ®. It allows the driver
to shift gears
manually if desired~ page 152 . •
Applies to vehicles : with automatic transm ission
Driving the automati c transmission
St arting the engine
- The selector lever must be in Nor P.
St arting off
- Press and hold the brake pedal.
Fig. 151 Shift ga te on
t he center conso le:
selector leve r with
release butt on
- Press and hold the release button in the selector lever
handle and move the selector lever from
P or N to D and
release the button~ & .
- Wait briefly until the transmission has shifted (you will
feel a slight movement).
- Remove your foot from the brake pedal and accelerate .
Rocking back and forth to become unstuc k
-Shift only between D and R when the vehicle is at a full
stop and the engine is running at idle speed.
Stopp ing
- Press and hold the brake pedal until the vehicle has come
to a complete stop .
Keep the brake pedal depressed so that the vehicle cannot
roll forward or backward while it is idling~& .
- Once stopped,
do not depress the accelerator pedal to rev
up the engine~ &.
Parking
-Press and hold the brake pedal until the vehicle has come
to a complete stop .
- Set the parking brake firmly~
page 111, "Parking".
- Press and hold the release button in the selector lever
handle, move the selector lever into
P and then let go of
the release button~ & - .,

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R -Reverse
Th e transmission will automatically select the lowest gear ratio when
you shift into reverse.
Select
R only when the vehicle is at a full stop and the engine is
running at idle speed=>
& in "Driving the automatic transmission"
on
page 148 .
Before you move the selector lever to R, press both the button in the
handle of the selector lever
and the brake pedal at the same time.
When the ignition is on, the backup lights illum inate when the
selector lever is moved into
R.
N -Neutral
The transmission is in neutral in this position . Shift to this position
for standing with the brakes applied~
page 150.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h),
you must always apply the footbrake before and while moving the
lever out of
N.
D -Normal position for driving forward
Position Dis for normal city and highway driving. It ranges from zero
to top speed and all gears shift automatically, depending on engine
load, driving speed and automatically selected shift programs.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h),
you must always apply the foot brake before and while moving the
lever to
D out of N .
In certa in circumstances it may be advantageous to temporarily
switch to the manual shift program to manually select gear ratios to
match specific driving conditions~
page 152.
S -Sport position*
Select this position for sportier performance. In this position, the
transmission will not upshift as soon, allowing the vehicle to use the
increased power available at higher engine speeds to achieve livelier
acceleration . When the vehicle
is stationary or at speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h),
you must always apply the foot brake before and while moving the
lever to
S out of N.
& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS=> & in "Driving the automatic
transmission" on
page 148 .
0 Note
Coasting downhill with the transmission in N and the engine not
running will result in damage to the automatic t ransmiss ion and
possibly the catalytic converter. •
Applies to vehicles: with automat ic transmissio n
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL)
The Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you against acci­
dentally shifting into a forward or the reverse gear and
causing the vehicle to move unintentionally.
Fig. 153 Shift gate:
selector lever lock posi­
tions and interlock
button highlighted
Th e selector lever lock is released as follows:
- Turn the ignition on.

Transmission -
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- Step on the brake peda l. At the same time press and hold
the interlock button on the s ide of the gear selector knob
=:> fi g. 153 wi th your thumb until you have moved the
selector lever to the des ired position .
Automatic selector lever lock
The se lector lever is locked in the P and N positions w hen the ignition
is turned on . To move the leve r from these pos it ions the driver must
dep ress the brake peda l. As a reminder to the d river, the following
warning appears in the instrument cluster display when the se lector
is in
P and N:
When stationary apply footbrake while selecting gear
A time delay e lement prevents t he selector leve r from lock ing when
it is moved throug h the
N posit ion (going from R to D ). The lock ing
element will lock the se lector lever if the lever is left in N (Neutra l) for
more tha n app rox imately 1 second, w ithout t he b rake pedal be ing
pressed.
A t speeds above about 3 mp h (5 km/h) the A utomat ic Shi ft Lock is
automatically deactivated in t he
N position .
Interlock button
The lock button on the selector lever prevents the lever from being
a cciden tally shifted in to cert ain posi tions . Pressing this b utton deac­
tivates the selector lever lock. Depend ing on the direction of the
shift, the se lector leve r locks a t different positions. The pos itions are
highlighted in the illustrat io n =>
page 150, fig. 153 .
Igni tion key safety interlock
The key cannot be removed from the ignition unless the selector lever
is in the
P pa rk position. When the igni tion key is removed, the
selector lever will be locked in the
P position. •
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Applies
to vehicles : with au toma tic transmiss ion
Kick-down
The kick -down feature allows the vehicle to generate
maximum acceleration .
When you press the accelerator peda l beyond the resis tance po int
that is reached at full throttle, the transmission will select a lower
gear rat io b ased on vehicle speed and e ngine RPM . The engine R PM
will be controlled to produce maximum vehicle acceleration as long
as you con tinue to press the acceler ator pedal beyond t his resistance
point .
& WARNING
Be careful when using the kick-down featu re on slippery roads.
Rapid a cceleration may cau se the vehicle to skid .•
App lies to veh icles: with automatic trans mission
Dynamic shift program (DSP)
The automati c transmi ssion is electronically controlled .
The transmiss ion is self adapting and will automatically select the
bes t sh ift p rogram su ited to the dr iv ing cond it io ns and dr iving style .
Th e transmission will select one of the
economy programs when you
drive at a steady speed or a gradually c hanging speed without heavy
acce le ration . This ac hieves optimum fuel efficiency, with early
upshifting and delayed downshifting.
Th e transm iss ion will au tomatically se lect the
s porty shift p rograms
when you dr ive at higher speeds, or w ith heavy acceleration and
frequently chang ing speeds . Upshifts a re de layed to make full use of
engine power . Downs hifting takes place at higher engine speeds than
in the economy programs . _.,
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