2011 AUDI A5 COUPE warning light

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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. •
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 . 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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ment Safety first
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.
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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.
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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 .
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 .•
Vehicle care Technical data

Adaptive cruise control -____________ __,:_ __ _
Appli es to ve hicl es: wi th a daptive cruise cont rol
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. 122 System
status indicator
The different symbols for the time intervals appear if you change the
sett ings => fig. 122 .
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 distance 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 ight front trim grille=>
page 122,
fig. 112. 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).
The sensor should be cleaned to restore prope r sensor funct ion
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page 122, fig. 112.
Vehicle care Technical data

Adaptive cruise control ml ____________ __._ __ _
• 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.
[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 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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ment Safety first
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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Deactivating
- Pre ss th e b utton again . Th e ind icator light on the button
goes o ut.
The system works at speeds faster than 19 mph (30 km/h) .
& WARNING
• Improper reliance on the side assist system can cause collisions
and seriou s per sonal injury:
- Never rely only on side assist when changing lanes.
- Alway s check rear view mirrors to make sure that it is safe to
change lanes.
• Side assist cannot detect all vehicles under all condition s­
danger of accident!
• Side a ssist cannot detect vehicle s
in time to alert you when
they approach from behind at very high speed , or fall drop bac;k
very quickly .
• The radar sensor's
vision can be reduced o r entirely blocked by
rain, snow, and heavy spray . Thi s can result in side a ssist not
adequately detecting vehicles o r, in some cases , not detecting
them at all. Always keep an eye on the direction you are traveling
and the relevant area around the vehicle.
• Plea se note that side assi st indi cates there are approaching
veh icles, or vehicles in your blind spot, only after your vehicle has
reached a driving speed of at lea st 19 mph (30 km/h).
• Side assist signal does not work around tight corners (turning
radius le ss than 328 feet or 100 m).
• Side assist is no replacement for the driver's full attention. The
driver alone is respon sible for lane changes and similar driving
maneuvers. Always keep an eye on the direction you are traveling
and the relevant area around the vehicle .
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ment Safety first
0 Note
• T
o ens ure t hat you do not adve rsely affec t side assist, do not blo ck
the area on the rear bumper where the radar sensors are located with
foreign obje cts (s uch as stickers or bicy cle ra cks).
• Make s ure that the s ignal light on the outside mirror is not
blo cked by st ickers or o ther ite ms.
W Tips
• Side assist a utoma tically deact iva tes if it de tects that the rada r
sensors are blocked=>
page 145. The indicator light on the button
goe s out.
• Th e area on the bumpe r w here the ra dar sensors are located must
c o nsistent ly remain free of snow, i ce, a nd heavy soiling so tha t side
assist can funct ion p roper ly. Follow the add itiona l notes on
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page 1 45 .
• Additiona l tint ing on the front si de windows can make it ha rder to
see and co rrec tly un ders t and t he sig nal ligh t on the outs ide m irro r.
• F or Declaration of Compliance to United States FC C and Industry
Cana da regulat ions=>
pag e 343. •
Applies to veh icl es: w ith s ide ass ist
Sensor detection area
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Fig . 135 Schem atic
ill ustration: Se nsor
detectio n area
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(I) Tips
• Side assist is not act ive when the basic br ightness is adj usted. The
signal light comes on briefly to he lp you make the adjustment .
• Your settings are automatically stored and assigned to the remote
cont rol key being used .•
A ppli es to vehic les : w ith si de assist
General information
Side assist has limits and cannot detect vehicles under all road and
weathe r conditions . Please remember system limitat ions and never
re ly on t he system, espec ially w hen:
• driving t hrough curves =>
page 144,
• lanes a re of differe nt widths => page 144. •
Ap plies to veh icles : w it h side ass ist
When driving through curves
Side assist cannot detect vehicles in curves with a turning radius of
less than 3 28 feet (1 00 m).
When driving through a cu rve, it is possible that side assist may
reg iste r a vehi cle two l anes over, and the sign al on the o utside m irro r
wi ll li ght up .•
A pp lies to vehicles : wi th si de assist
Lane width
Fig. 14 0 La n es of a
norma l width are in
det ection ar ea
Fig . 141 N arrow
l a n es : Si de assis t may
dete ct ve h icl es tw o
lane s away
Side assist 's detection area is designed to cover lanes of standard
w idt h to the left and r ight of your travel lane, depend ing on whether
you drive in the center of your lane or closer to the edge.
If you dr ive in narrow lanes, s ide ass is t's detec tion area may also
include other la nes -especially if you tend to drive on the edge of your
lane => fig. 141. Unde r th ese condi tions, ve hicl es can a lso be
detected t hat are two lanes away, and s ide assist the n could switc h
between the info rmationa l and warning stage signals.
When drivi ng i n very w ide la n es, vehicles in the adjacent lane may not
be detected because they are not inside the detection a rea .•

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Audi drive select
Driving settings
Applies to veh icles: with dr ive select
Introduction
Audi drive se lect provides the possib ility to experience different types
o f vehicle se ttings in one ve hicle. For ins tan ce, using the t hree
COMFORT, AUTO and DYNA MIC modes, the driver can switch from a
sporty to a com fortab le dr iv ing mode with the p ress of a bu tton .
Add itionally, in ve hicles with MMI*, the veh icle se tup for I NDI­
VIDUAL * mo de can be c ustomized by you. This makes it poss ib le to
combi ne sett ings such as a sporty engi ne tuning w it h light st eering.
& WARNING
• Improper use of the Audi drive select can cause collisions,
other accidents and serious personal injury.
• Never drive at speeds that are too high for traffic , road and
weather conditions. •
Applies to vehicles: with drive select
Description
The ve hicle setup in eac h mode depends on the vehicle's features.
However, the engine and servo tron ic are always affe cted . The auto ­
matic transm issio n*, dy namic steering* and adapt ive dampers * are
also ad justab le.
Depe nd ing o n the mode, t he
engine and automatic transmission*
respond more quickly or in a more balanced manner to accelerator
ped al m oveme nts.
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ment Safety first
Th
e Servotronic (st ee ring s ervo assistance) ~ page 242 can a lso be
adapted to d riving situations.
Dynamic steering c hanges the s teer ing ra tio as a func tion of the
dr iv ing speed in order to optimize the driver's required steering
effor t. T his se ts the s teer ing to be less sensi tive at hig he r speeds in
orde r to provide greate r co ntro l over the ve hicle. At reduced speeds,
however, steering is more direct in o rder to keep the stee rin g effort
as min imal as possible whe n the dr ive r is maneuvering the vehicle. At
low and average speeds, dynam ic steer ing add it iona lly p rovides more
respo nsive steer ing pe rfo rmance. The dr iver can set the basic
steering ratio characteristics.
Th e
adaptive dampers use senso rs to recor d info rmat io n regar ding
steering movements, braking and acce lera tion operations by the
dr ive r, road sur face, driving speed, and lo ad . T his makes i t possib le to
adapt damp ing to the driving si tuat ion v irt ua lly in r eal t ime . Audi
dr ive select a lso makes it poss ible to satisfy the desire fo r sporty
s u spension (DY NAMIC) and comfortab le sus pension (COMFOR T)
without giving up balanced tun ing (A UTO) .
Th e follow ing ch art prov ides a n overv iew o f th e ch ara cterist ics o f
each driving mode.
Systems AUTO DYNAMIC
Engine/gearbox b ala nce d balan ced sp orty
Servotronic comfortable balanced sporty
Dynamic steering comfort- bal- spo rty/d irect
a b le/indire ct anc ed/ direct
Adaptive dampers comfortable balanced sporty
Th e Servotr onic sett in gs are ad juste d und er the
Dyn. steering menu
item. .,_
Vehicle care Technical data

Transmission -_______________ ___.
The transmiss ion is also equipped with tiptronic . It allows the driver
t o shift gea rs
manually if desired ~ page 155 . •
Applies to vehicles: wit h au tom atic tr ansm ission
Driving the automatic transmission
Starting the engine
- The se lector lever must be in N or P.
Starting off
- Press and hold the brake pedal.
Fi g. 14 5 Sh ift gat e on
the center con sole:
s e le ctor le ve r with
r e lea se b utton
- Press and ho ld the release button in the sel ector lever
handle a nd move the selector lever from
P or N to D and
release the but ton => &, .
- Wait briefly unti l the tran smission has shif ted (you will
feel a slight movement).
- Remove your foot from t he brake pedal and accelerate.
Rocking back and forth to become unstuck
- Shift o nly betwee n D and R when the ve hicle is at a full
stop and the engine is running at idle speed.
Con tro ls a nd e quip ­
m en t Vehicle
OP-eration
Stopping
-Press and hold the brake peda l unti l th e vehicle has come
to a complete stop.
- Keep the brake pedal depressed so that the veh icle can not
roll forward or backward while it is idling => &, .
- Once stopped,
do not depress t he accelerator pedal to rev
up the engine=> &,.
Parking
-Press and ho ld the brake peda l unt il the veh icle has come
to a compl ete stop .
- Set the parking brake firmly=>
page 117, "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=>&, .
The selector lever must be in Nor P. If one of the dr iv ing positions is
engaged a safety swi tch will prevent the eng ine from be ing started.
See also ~
page 112.
Before you move the selecto r lever from the P position, yo u must
always apply the brake pedal befo re and while depressing the button
in the handle of the selector lever .
& WARNING
• Unintended vehicle movement can c ause seriou s injur y.
- When th e selector l ever is in a driv ing po sition, the vehicl e
m ay creep , even at idle speed. Therefore do not relea se the
parking bra ke or foot brak e until you are ready to mov e,
because power is t ransmitted to the wheel s as soon as a dri ving
po sition i s engaged . ._
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Transmission Ill _______________ ___.
Before you move the selector lever to R, press both the button in the
hand le of the se lec tor lever
and the brake peda l at the same t ime .
When the ignition is on, the backup lights illuminate when the
selector lever is moved into
R .
N -Neutral
The transmission is in neutral in this position. Sh ift to th is position
for standing with the brakes applied~
page 153.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h) ,
you must always apply the footbrake before and wh ile moving the
lever out of
N .
D -Normal po sition for driving forw ard
Posit ion Dis for normal city and highway driving. It ranges from zero
to top speed and al l gears shift automatically, depending on engine
load, driving speed and automatically selected shift programs .
When the vehicle is stat ionary 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 o f N.
In certa in circumstances it may be advantageous to temporarily
switch to the manual shift program to manually select gear rat ios to
match specific driving conditions~
page 155.
S -Sport position *
Select this position for sportie r performance. In this position, the
transm ission will not upsh ift as soon, allowing the vehicle to use the
increased power available at higher eng ine speeds to ach ieve livelier
acceleration .
When the vehicle is stat ionary o r at speeds be low 3 mph (5 km/h),
you must always apply the foot brake before and while moving the lever to
S out of N .
Con tro ls a nd e quip ­
m en t Vehicle
OP-eration
& WARNING
Read and fo llow all WARNING S~ & in "Dri ving th e a utomatic
tran smi ssion" on
pa ge 151 .
0 Note
Coast ing downh ill with the transmission in N and the engine not
running will result in damage to the automatic transmission and
possibly the cata lytic converter. •
Applies to vehicle s: wi th auto mat ic tra nsmi ss ion
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. 14 7 S hift gate:
s e le ctor lever lock pos i­
tio ns and in te rlo ck
bu tton hi ghligh ted
The selector lever lock is released as fo llows:
- Turn the ignit ion on.
- Step on the brake pedal.
At the same time press and hold
the interlock button on the s ide of the gear selector knob
=> fig . 147 with your thumb until you have moved the
selector lever to the desired position. .,
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