2011 AUDI A5 COUPE instrument cluster

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When stopping at a traffic signal or stopping in city traffic on vehicles
with an automatic transmission, the parking brake can be applied.
The vehicle does not have to be held with the footbrake . The parking
brake eliminates the tendency to creep with a drive range engaged.
As soon as you drive
off as usual, the parking brake is released auto ­
matically and the vehicle starts to move.
Starting on slopes
When starting on inclines, the starting assist prevents the vehicle
from unintentionally rolling back. The braking force of the parking
brake is not released until sufficient driving force has been built up at
the wheels .
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For safety reasons, the parking brake is released automatically only
when the driver 's safety belt is engaged in the buckle. •
Starting off with a trailer
To prevent rolling back unintentionally on an incline, do
the following:
- Keep the switch pulled and depress the accelerator. The
parking brake stays applied and prevents the vehicle from
rolling backward.
- You can release the switch once you are sure that you are
developing enough driving force at the wheels by
depressing the accelerator.
Depending on the weight of the rig (vehicle and trailer) and the
severity of the incline, you may roll backwards as you start. You can
prevent rolling backwards by holding the parking brake switch pulled
out and accelerating -just as you would when starting on a hill with a
conventional hand brake. •
Emergency braking
In the event that the conventional brake system fails or
locks.
- In an emergency, pull the switch and continue to pull it to
slow your vehicle down with the parking brake .
- As soon as you release the switch or accelerate, the
braking process stops.
If you pull the switch and hold it above a speed of about 5 mph (8
km/h), the emergency braking function is initiated. The vehicle is
braked at all four wheels by activating the hydraulic brake system.
The brake performance is similar to making an emergency stop:::>& .
In order not to activate the emergency braking by mistake, an audible
warning tone (buzzer) sounds when the switch is pulled. As soon as
the switch is released, or the accelerator pedal is depressed, emer­
gency braking stops.
& WARNING
Emergency braking should only be used in an emergency, when
the normal foot brake has failed or the brake pedal is obstructed.
Using the parking brake to perform emergency braking will slow
your vehicle down as if you had made a full brake application. The laws of physics cannot be suspended even with ESP and its associ­
ated components (ABS, ASR, EDS). In corners and when road or
weather conditions are bad, a full brake application can cause the
vehicle to skid or the rear end to break away· risking an accident. •
Driver messages in the instrument cluster
Warning Vehicle incline is excessive
This message appears when the parking brake is applied on an incline
that exceeds about 30%. ._

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A ppli es to ve hicl es: wi th a daptive cruise cont rol
How is the distance (time interval) set?
Distance con be set in four stages.
m 0 [;; ,.: 00 a,
Fig . 118 Control
l ever : Sett ing distance
-Push the slider switch once to the right 0 or to the left Q
~ fig. 118. The distance currently set is shown for 3
seconds in the instrument cluster display.
- Push the slider switch again to the right 0 or to the left
Q to increase or to decrease the distance by one step.
Select distance
The distance at which the adaptive cru ise control follows a vehicle in
front is determined by
time intervals . A time interval to a vehicle in
front is estab lished and maintained. This produces a speed-depen­
dent interval. The higher the speed, the greater the safety interval in
yards (meters) ~
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Th e distances provided are specified values. These distances may
exceed or fall short of these target distances, depending on the
driving situation and the driving style of the vehicle ahead.
Distance 1 ~-~ ---
Thi s sett ing is ideal for brisk driving i n bumper-to-bumper traffic. The
distance is one second. This is the equivalent of, for instance,
• a distance of 36 feet (11 meters) at a speed of 25 mph (40 km/h)
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a distance of 72 feet (22 meters) at a speed of 50 mph (80 km/h)
• a dist ance of 108 feet (33 meters) at a speed of 75 mph (120
km/h)
Distance 2 ,;::::,-- ~--
This setting is ideal for "keeping pace" comfortably in bumper-to­
bumper traffic. The distance is 1.3 seconds. This is the equ ivalent of,
for instance,
• a distance of 46 feet (14 meters) at a speed of 25 mph (40 km/h)
• a dista nce of 95 feet (29 meters) at a speed of 50 mph (80 km/h)
• a distance of 144 feet (44 meters) at a speed of 75 mph ( 120
km/h)
Distance 3 ~--- ~-
This setting is idea l for "keeping pace" in bumper-to-bumper traffic
and is the equivalent of the generally recommended distance that is
"half of the speedometer speed" . The distance is 1 .8 seconds. This is
th e equivalent of, fo r instance,
• a distance of 66 feet (20 meters) at a speed of 25 mph (40 km/h)
• a distance of 131 feet (40 meters) at a speed of 50 mph (80 km/h)
• a distance of 197 feet (60 meters) at a speed of 75 mph (120
km/h)
Distance 4 ~---- ~
This sett ing is ideal for secondary road traffic. The distance is 2.3
seconds. This is the equivalent of, for instance,
• a distance of 82 feet (25 meters) at a speed of 25 mph (40 km/h)
• a distance of 167 feet (51 meters) at a speed of 50 mph (80 km/h)
• a distance of 249 feet (76 meters) at a speed of 75 mph (120
km/h)
You can set the way your vehicle performs in ACC mode when acce ler­
ating and braking in the radio or MM !* ~
page 133. Depending on
the driving program and distance you select , you r veh icle's accelera-
tion and braking can range from dynam ic (1) to comfortable (5) . _,.
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Driving pro­
gram
Dis tance 1
Distance 2
Distance 3
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dynamic
1
2
2
3
standard
2
3
3
4
comfort
3
4
4
5
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When setting the distance, the dri ver is responsible for adhering
to the respect ive national and country -specific regulations .
• Following other vehicles too closely increase s the risk of colli­
sions and serious personal injury.
• Setting short distance s to the traffic ahead reduce s the time
and d istanc e av ailable to bring your vehicle to a safe stop and
makes it even more neces sary to pay clo se attention to traffi c.
• Always use good judgment and select a safe following distance
for the traffic , road and weather condition s.
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The d istance setting is reset to the factory default DISTANCE 3 the
next time the ignition is t urned on .•
Driver information
Ap plies to veh icles: w it h ad aptiv e c ru is e co ntro l
Displays in the instrument cluster
Depending on the driving situation, driver information is
displayed in the instrument cluster.
Fig. 11 9 Ove rv iew i nstrum ent clu ste r
© Speedomete r and indicator light disp lay
@ Display in the ins trument cluste r
© Message in the instr ument cluster disp lay
© Speedometer and indicator light d isplay
Important informa tion concerning vehicle ope ration wi th adap tive
cruise control is shown in display area@. The desired speed you set
is indica ted in the speedome ter (L ED ligh ts aro und the edge).
T he indicator lights show whether the system has detected a veh icle
traveling ahead . .,,.

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@ 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 26,
"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. •
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Speedometer and indicator light display
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Desired speed
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Fig . 120 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
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page 12 8, fig. 119.
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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 132 .
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• 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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Display in the instrument cluster
Fig. 121 Disp la y in
the instrum ent clu ster
Scroll throug h the available information displays by briefly tapping
the
[ RESE T] button at the end of the windshie ld wiper lever . You can
select information from the tr ip computer, navigation sys tem * or
adaptive cruise contro l.
@ Vehicle symbol
@ Distance
© Status
© Vehicle symbol
Th e veh icle symbol i ndicates w hether the sys tem has de te ct ed an
object traveling in front .
• Vehicle outline : Open road, no vehicle ahead .
• White v ehicl e: A vehicle is detected ahead.
• Red vehicle : Request for driver to ass ume control.
® Distance
Us ing the a rrows and scale, you can detect how far it is to the vehi cle
in front of you.
• Open road : No arrow appears when the ve hicle is o n an o pen road
and there is no ve hicle ahead.
• Driving in t raffic : If a vehicle is detected ahead, the arrow moves
on t he sc ale. The g ree n area represents the distan ce set . When
approaching slow ly, the arrow moves from the
gray zone to the green
zone on the scale .
• Request for driver to as sume control: When approach ing rapidly,
the arrow serves as an early warning signal. If the distance selected is
exceeded or poss ibly no t reached, t he arrow moves in to the
red z o ne
on the scale. In certain driving s ituations , you as the driver wi ll have
t o take action =>
page 132, "Driver in tervent io n prompt".
@ Status
• T he text ACC OFF appea rs in w hite le tters whe n ad apt ive cr uise
control is turned off.
• T he text
ACC AVAILABLE appears in wh ite lette rs when the
system is turned on but no desired speed has been set .
• T he text
OVERRIDE appears in white letters when you exceed the
desired speed by accelerating .
• T he text
DISTANCE! appears in red letters when the interval to a
vehicle traveling ahead is too short and you have to slow your vehicle
add itionally with the foot brake .
• T he te xt messages
DISTANCE 1 to DISTANCE 4 appea r in green
letters to indicate the time i nterval you have set and adaptive cruise
control is in manageme nt mode .
• If the driving program "standard" is replaced by "comfort" or
"dynam ic" using the MM I*, t he above text message is s upplemented
by an appropriate prompt, e .g .
DISTANCE 1 DYN . •

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Engine speed !
The text message Engine speed ! appears in vehicles with manual
transmission when the driver did not shift up or down in time while
using adaptive cruise control braking or accelerating, causing the
vehicle to exceed or not reach the permitted limit speed. This causes
adaptive cruise control to deactivate automatically. A chime sounds
as a reminder .
Parking brake!
The text message Parking brake! appears if emergency braking was
manually initiated with the Electromechanical Parking Brake (EPB).
The adaptive cruise control is turned off . This is accompanied by a
warning tone.
Stabilisation program
The text message Stabilisation program appears if the Electronic
Stab ilizat ion Program (ESP) has inter vened. In this case the adaptive
cruise control is automatically 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 125, "How is
the speed stored?" and~
page 125, "Chang ing 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 be low 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 acce lerator .
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 intervention prompt
The driver intervention prompt calls on the driver to take
over the situation.
Fig. 123 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 this situation, the adaptive cruise control calls on
you as the
driver to take action.
The
driver intervention prompt alerts you visually and audibly. -.,

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• A red vehicle is shown in the instrument cluster display
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page 132, fig. 123.
• The text
DISTANCE! appears in the status line .
• The indicator light in the Instrument cluster blinks red .
• A warning tone sounds.
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• If the adaptive cruise control initiates brak ing, the hydraulic brake
system is under pressure . Therefore, the brake pedal distance is
shorter and the pedal "feels" harder .
• Adaptive cruise control is switched off after press ing the foot­
brake . The speed saved up this point can be resumed.
• To resume the saved speed, release the brake pedal and press the
control lever=>
page 126, "Turning adaptive cruise control off
temporarily ".
• 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 signal.
• If the speed you previously set is exceeded, the indicator light in
the speedometer will switch off.•
Applies to ve hicle s: with ad aptive cru ise co ntro l
MMI settings
Individual settings for adaptive cruise control can be
selected in the fv1fv1I*.
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 .
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Setting the driving program
In
the driving program menu you can adjust the character istics of
adaptive cru ise control to what you want using
dynamic , standard or
comfort.
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
App lies to ve hicles : w it h ada ptiv e cr uise cont ro l
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, a lways be attentive and intervene, if necessary:
• when driving around curves=>
page 134
• when vehicles in front are not in line with your vehicle=> page 134
• when other ve hicles are changing lanes=> page 134
• when other veh icles are difficult to detect=> page 135.
& 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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The Audi braking guard is active from a speed of approx. 20 mph
(30 km/h) and works within the system limits=>
page 133 even when
the adaptive cruise control is deactivated.
A radar sensor is built into the front of the vehicle=>
page 122,
fig. 112. The system is intended to measure the distance to reflective
surfaces. If a measurement is not possible, the system does not
respond.
When the measurement has taken place, the system can assess a
hazardous situation, when a vehicle ahead suddenly brakes or when
your own vehicle is dr iving at high speed towards a much slower
vehicle ahead. As soon as the system assumes that a possible colli­
sion w ith the vehicle ahead can only be avoided by immediate all-out
braking or by an avoiding maneuver, a warning appears .
Th e system has a pre-set response time to be able to warn in good
time. This system response time is automatically reduced if you accel­
erate actively, for example to join a highway. Braking, transverse
acceleration and the steering angle can lead to a reduced system
response time. The warning is deactivated if you begin to overtake
with full accelerat ion.
The system draws your attention to two different hazardous situa ­
tions:
Distance
Th e distance wa rning is issued in the event of inadequate distance to
the vehicle ahead a period of more than S seconds. If the distance is
less than 30 feet (9 meters) at SO mph (80 km/h), for example, an
optical display is faded in on the instrument cluster=>
page 135,
fig. 131.
If the vehicle ahead brakes sharply, a collision cannot be avoided,
even in the case of an immediate response. In this case, increase the
distance to the vehicle ahead.
Speed
If there is a much slower vehicle ahead in your lane, or if the vehicle
ahead brakes sha rply, the Audi braking guard calculates the point from which a collision can only be avoided by all-out brak
ing or by an
avoiding maneuver. If a warning does sound, a possible collision with
the vehicle in front can be avoided through an evasive maneuver or by
braking.
Th e warn ing is given in two stages:
• Pre-warning: An optical display appears in the instrument cluster
and a warning tone sounds.
• Acute warning: If you do not respond to the pre-warning, the
second stage, the acute warning, is issued. A brake jolt reminds you
to concentrate on the road again.
Under heavy breaking, brake assist =>
page 241 also helps you obtain
maximum braking effic ien cy.
& WARNING
Always pay attention to traffic, even when the Audi braking guard
is switched on. You are always resp onsible for
your speed and the
distance between your vehicle and other vehicles.
• Always keep the legally stipulated safety distance between
your vehicle and the vehicle ahead -danger of accident!
• The Audi braking guard does not respond outside the system
limits, for example if you approach a stationary obstacle (end of a
traffic jam or breakdown vehicle).
• Please observe that the Audi braking guard is subject to restric­
tions in narrow bends due to the field of vision of the radar sensor.
This may possibly lead to obstacles not being detected.
• The radar sensor's
vision can be reduced by rain, snow and
heavy spray . This can result in vehicles driving ahead being inade­
quately detected or, in some circumstances, not detected at all.
Always watch where you are driving.
• Reflecting objects such as e.g. crash barriers or the entrance to
a tunnel may impair the function of the radar sensor.•