2011 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET sensor

warning goes out after about S seconds, but it can be brought up at any time by pressing the !SETI button again
Defective ignition switch Get it serviced!
-Do not turn the engine off.
- Drive immed iately to an authorized service facility to have
the malfunction corrected.
If there is a malfunction in the electron ic ignition lock, the ignition
cannot be turned off . Drive immediately to an authorized service
facility to have the cause of the malfunction corrected.
On vehicles w ith convenience key *, the e ng ine should not be switched
off using the start/stop button because the engine cannot be started
again after the ignit ion has been switched off.
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The symbol's appearance might be d ifferent in some models. •
Yellow symbols
Ayellow symbol means WARNING.
Fig. 24 Display:
Yellow warning
symbol
Yellow symbols indicate a priority 2 malfunction -Warning!
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Driver information display
When a yellow warning symbol appears, one warning tone sounds. A
dr iver message appears as well to expla in the malfunction in more
detail. The driver warn ing goes out after about 5 seconds, but it can
be brought up at any time by pressing the
! SET] button again.
Check the function displayed as soon as possible . The yellow symbol
will not go out again until the reason for the malfunction has been
corrected.
If several priority 2 malfunctions are present, the symbols appear in
succession and remain for about 2 seconds.
Dynamic steering*
~ page34
-Worn brake pads ~poge35
Battery voltage ~poge36
Defective light bulb* ~poge35
Check engine oil level => page 36 or
~page36
Engine oil sensor malfunction ~page36
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Low fuel level =:>page 36
- -Windshield
washer fluid ~poge35
level low
Convenience key*
~poge34
Key not in vehicle
Light/rain sensor* defective
::::>poge35
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Dynamic headlight range => page37
control defective ...
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Light/rain sensor defective ~c.,
Automatic headlights/automatic wipers defective
If the symbo l illumina tes, the ligh t senso r has fa iled. For s afe ty
reasons the low beams are turned on permanently with the sw itch in
AUTO . However, you can continue to t urn the lights on and off usi ng
the light sw itch . In the case of a defect in the ra in sensor, the wi nd­
shield wiper lever functions are still avai lab le . Have the light/rain
senso r chec ked as soo n as poss ible by an a utho riz ed Aud i dea le r.•
Worn brake pads u
Brake pads!
If the warn ing light illum inates, immediately contact your autho rized
Audi dea ler or qu alified wor kshop to h ave all b rake pad s in sp ecte d.
On USA mode ls the warn ing light comes on together w it h the
w ar ning light
BRAKE . Both se ts of b rake pads on an axle mus t always
be rep laced at the same time.
& WARNING
Driving with bad brakes can cause a collision and serious personal
injury .
• If the warning light J and the warning light BRAKE1> with the
message Brake pads! comes on in the instrument cluster di splay,
immediately contact your authorized Audi dealer or qualified
workshop to have all brake pads checked or replaced if
necessary. •
ll BRAKE: USA mode ls on ly
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Driver information display
A
pp lies to veh icles : wit h defective ligh t bulb wa rning
Defective Light bulb warning t
Th e def ective light bul b warning monitors the function of
the li ght bulbs in the vehicle.
Th e defe ct ive light bulb war ning moni tor s the functio n of the lig ht
bulbs. If a de fective light bu lb is detected, or if a light bu lb has
bur ned out, a ye llow symbol appears as well as a n otifi cat io n that
shows w hich light bu lb is defective.
Defective bulb
~ If this symbol lights up, a t urn signa l (front or rear), a headlamp, a
br ak e light, t he b ack- up ligh t, a fog lamp o r a rear f og l am p has
fai led.
& WARNING
• Light bulbs are under pressure and can explode when bulbs are
replaced -risk of injury .
• With gas-discharge lamps* (xenon headlights ), the high­
voltage component must be handled appropriately . Doing other­
wise poses a risk of death!
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Have an a uth orized Audi dea ler o r other qualified workshop pe rform
t he rep lacemen t or t he repai r.•
Windshield washer fluid level too low >
< . .., Please refill washer fluid
If the symbo l illum inates, add windsh ield washer f luid to the washer
sy ste m a nd also to the he adlig ht w ashe r system* =>
page 295. •
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Driver information display
Fuel supply too low I
When the symbol illuminates, this means there are about 2.1
gallons (8 liters) of fuel left in the fuel tank. Time to refuel!
=;, page 275.
If the symbol lights up, even when there is ample fue l in the tank, and
the text
TANK SYSTEM MALFUNCTION! CONTACT WORKSHOP
appears in the display, there is a fault in the system. Contact a quali­
fied workshop to have the fault rectified. •
Applies to veh icles: w ith batte ry vol tage warning
Battery voltage L:
If battery power drops into the range where it can limit the ability of
the engine to start, this the symbol appears in the instrument
cluster display with the following driver message battery charge low:
Indicates charging by being driven.
While this driver notification is displayed, you have to be prepared for
limited starting capability.
Driver message appears and goes out again
If this driver message appears after the ignition is turned on or while
driving and it goes out again after a while, the battery has been
adequately recharged.
Driver message appears and does not go out again
If this driver notification appears after the ignition is turned on or
wh ile driving and does not go out again, the battery's state of charge
is not in the optimal range. Starting capability is restricted. Have the
battery checked at an authorized Audi dealer or other qualified work­
shop as soon as possible. •
Check engine oil ~
, Add oil, max x qt (l). You may continue driving
If the . symbol lights up displaying this driver message, then add a
maximum of 1 liter at your earliest opportunity~
page 284. •
Engine oil level ~i.
c,,-Please check oil level
When the symbol illuminates, check the engine oi l level as soon as
possible~
page 284. Top off the oil at your earliest opportunity
~page284. •
Engine oil sensor defective
Oil level! Sensor defective
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If the symbol illuminates, contact your authorized Audi dealer and
have the oi l sensor inspected. Until you have this done, check the oil
level each time you refuel just to be on the safe side~
page 284. •
Applies to vehicles: with engine speed limitation
Engine speed limitation -~
Do not exceed max. engine speed of XXXX rpm
Th e ·, symbol illuminates when there is an engine control malfunc­
tion . The ind icator light 'in the instrument cluster also illuminates.
Th e engine speed is limited to the speed displayed in the driver infor­
mation system. Keep in mind that the engine speed will not exceed
the va lue displayed in the driver information system, for example
when downshifti ng.
Please go to an author ized Audi dealer or other qualified workshop to
have the malfunction repaired. •

• If the LED in the upper edge of the driver's door panel comes on
for about 30 seconds after the vehicle is locked, there is a malfunc­
tion in the power locking or the anti-theft warning system . Have the
ma lfunct ion corrected by an authorized Audi dea lership or qualified
repair facility. •
Setting power locking
The driver con determine the functions for power locking
in the radio or in the MMI*.
In the Central locking menu you can dec ide which doors
should be unlocked when opening the vehicle .
- Press the
I CAR) function button.
- Select
Central locking . The Central locking menu
appears.
For example, if you switch the i tem Unlocking single door On , the
passenge r's door is no longer included in the power locking system,
and will not be unlocked by pressing the unlock button on the master
key remot e control.
You can cont in ue to unlock all the doors and the rear lid as before .
Press the opening button on the master key twice.
In addit ion to th is, the
Auto locking can be switched on and off.
When lockin g the vehicle, all doors and the trunk lid are locked auto­
matically.
If you switch
Trunk lid/tailgate On, then the handle on the rear lid
=>
page 47, fig. 39 is locked. In this case the rear lid can be opened
with the button
cs on the master key=> fig. 33. If the vehicle has the
Convenience key* feature, then the handle will continue to work even
if an valid key is near the prox imity sensor.
If you select
F old mirror s* On , the automatic outside m irror fold
function is activated - the outside mirrors fold when the locking
button on the remote master key is operated {I)=>
page 73.
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Opening and closing
When you select Confirmation tone On, a confirmation tone sounds
when you lock the veh icle. •
Unlocking and locking the vehicle with the
remote control
Fig. 33 Remote
con trol: function
buttons
Either the driver's door only or the entire veh icle will unlock
when the unlock button © is pressed once, depending on the
settings in the radio or MM!*
Central locking menu
=>page 43.
- Press button CD(@) to unlock the vehicle=> fig. 33.
- Press button~( @) to lock the vehicle=>
& in "General
description" on
page 41.
- Press but ton c::::::s (@ ) briefly to unlock the rear lid.
- Press the button
c::::::s for at least one second to open the
rear lid.
- Push the red
I PANIC ) button( @) to activate the panic
function. The horn sounds and the turn signals flash. Push
the red [
PANIC] button again to deactivate the panic func-
tion. _.,
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Locking vehicle
-Move the selector lever to the P position (automatic trans­
mission), otherwise the vehicle cannot be locked.
- Touch the sensor at the door handle
once~ page 44,
fig. 35 to lock the vehicle ~ & in "General description"
on
page 41 .
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked at any door. It depends on the
settings in the radio or in the MMI* whether the entire vehicle is
unlocked or one of the doors=>
page 43. The master key must be
within a range of about 1.5 m from the appropriate door or the rear
lid . It makes no difference whether the master key is in your jacket
pocket or in your brief case.
If you grip the door handle while locking, th is can adversely affect the
locking function.
It is not possible to re-open the door for a brief period directly after
closing it. This allows you to ensure that the doors are properly
locked.
& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS => & in "General description " on
page 41.
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If your vehicle has been standing for an extended period, please note
the following :
• The proximity sensors are deactivated after a few days to save
powe r. You then have to pull on the door hand le once to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open the vehicle .
• To prevent the battery from being discharged and to preserve your
vehicle's ability to start for as long as possible, the energy manage­
ment system gradually switches off unnecessary convenience func-
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Opening and closing
tions. It is possible that you w
ill not be able to unlock your vehicle
us ing these conven ience f unctions .
• For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC and Industry
Canada regulations =>
page 346. •
Operating locks with the mechanical key
In the event of a failure of the power locking system, the
driver's door con locked and unlocked with the mechan­
ical key at the lock cylinder.
To unlock the vehicle
Fig. 36 Key turns for
opening and closing
- Insert the mechanical key in to the lock of the driver's
door.
- Turn the mechanical key to position @~ fig . 36.
To lock the vehicle
- Move the selector lever to the P position (automatic trans­
mission) .
- Close all windows and doors properly.
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Clear vision
Lights
Switching the lights on and off ·t!·
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Fig. 66 Instru ment
pan el: He ad lig ht
con trol swi tc h
Switching on AUTO -Automatic headlight
controls*
- Turn the light switch to AUTO => fig. 66.
Turning on the side marker lights
- Turn the head light control switc h to ~oo~.
Switching on low beams
- Turn the headlight control switch to ;D .
Switching off the lights
- Turn the headlight control switch to 0.
The low beams only illuminate with the ign ition turned o n.
With the side marker lights or headlights switched on, the symbol
next to the light switch illum inates
:oo:c .
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AUTO -Automatic headlight contro l*
With the switch in the AUTO position, the low beams are switched on
au tomatically depending on the ambient light, for examp le in a
tunnel, at dusk and when it is raining or snowing . When the low
beams are sw itched on, the
: oo ~ symbo l comes on. The low beams
remain switched on rega rdless of the ambient light when you turn on
the fog lights.
When you tu rn off the ignition, the low beams are automatically
switched off .
On veh icles with a ra in sensor the head lights sw itch on autom atically
after a few windshield wiper passes . H owever, the instrument
lighting will not be switched on .
With automatic head lig ht control, you also have the high-beam func­
tion available . However, if you have not switched high beams back to
low beams wh ile dr iving with au toma tic headlight contro l, o nly the
low beams come on the next t ime you turn on automatic headlight
cont rol. In o rder to return to high beams again, you first have to pull
the high beam lever back to the normal pos ition and then push the
lever forward.
Light sensor m alfunction
In the event of a light senso r malfunction, the dr iver is notified in the
instrument cluster display:
Autom ati c dri ving light s/automatic wiper s defecti ve
For safety reaso ns, the low beams a re turned on permanen tly with
the switch in
AUTO . However, you can continue to turn the lights on
and off us ing the l igh t sw itch . H ave the ligh t se nsor checked as soon
as possible at an authorized Audi dealer or other qualif ied workshop . .,,_
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Clear vision
& WARNING
Automatic headlights are only intended to assist the driver. They
do not relieve the driver of his responsibility to check the head­
lights and to turn them on manually according to th e current light
and visibility conditions . For example, fog cannot be detected by
the light sensors. So always switch on the headlights under these
weather conditions and when driving in the dark
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• The light sensor for headlight cont rol is located in the rear view
m irror mo unt. You s hou ld therefore not apply a ny st ic kers to the
windshield in th is area in order to prevent malfunct ions or fa ilures.
• T he sensitivity leve l for the light se nsor set a t the factory ca n be
changed in the MMI menu~
page 65 in the automatic driving lights
fu nction .
• When you remove your key from t he ign itio n while the veh icle's
lights a re tu rned on, a bu zzer sounds as long as t he driver's doo r is
open.
• Please obey a ll laws when us ing t he lig htin g systems desc ribed
here.
• The coming home/ leav ing home function is ava ilab le only with the
switch in the AU TO position. •
Appli es to veh icles : w ith fog lights
Fog lights
Fig . 67 Fog light
switch
- To tur n on the fog lights }D, press bu tton (D ~ fig. 6 7.
- To turn on the rear fog ligh ts
0$ , press butto n@ .
Fog lights
The side marker lights or low beams must be switc hed on . W hen the
fog lights are switc hed on, the gree n check light at t he edge of the
switch co m es on.
If automat ic dr iv ing light control AUTO is activated , the low beams
a re sw itched on whe n the fog lights are t urned on.
Rear fog lights
Low beams o r side m arke r lig hts w ith fog ligh ts m ust be t urned on .
When the rear fog lig hts are tur ned on, the ye llow check lig ht at the
edge of the swi tch comes on.
0 Note
Th e rear fog lights sho uld on ly be tur ned o n in accordance with traff ic
reg ulat io n, as the lights a re br ight for following traffic. •

The brightness of the lights is controlled automatically by a dimmer
when they are switched on and o ff. •
Rear interior lights
There are reading lights in the rear for the passengers .
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Fig. 73 Headliner :
R ea r r ead ing lig hts
The reading lights are switched on and off using the buttons ~~-•
Vision
Sun visors
Using the sun visors makes driving safer.
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Fig . 74 Sun visor
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Clear vision
The sun visors for the driver and passenger can be pulled out of their
brackets in the center of t he veh icle and turned tow ards the the doors
=> fig. 74 (D .
Vanity m irror
The vanity mirrors on the sun visors are covered. When the lid is
opened @, the mir ror ligh t in the head line r tu rns o n automa tic ally.
It turns off when the lid is closed and the visor is folded up aga in .•
Wiper and washer system
Switching the windshield wipers on
Fig . 7S W inds hield
wip er lever
Move the wind shield w iper leve r to t he corresponding position :
@-Windshield wiper off
(D -Interval mode . To extend/shorten t he wiper intervals, move the
switch @to the left/r ight . In ve hicles with a rain sensor*, the w ind­
shield wipers are activated automat ically starting at a speed of 2 mph
(4 km/h) . The higher the sensitivity of the ra in se nsor* is set (sw itch
@ to the right), the earlier the winds hield wipers react to moisture
on the w indshield .
@ -Slow wiping
® -Fast wiping
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