2011 AUDI A5 COUPE lock

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Automatic selector lever lock
The selector lever is locked in the P and N positions when the ignition
is turned on . To move the lever from these positions the driver must
depress the brake pedal. As a reminder to the driver, the following
warning appears in the instrument cluster display when the selector
is in
P and N:
When stationary apply footbrake while selecting gear
A time delay element prevents the selector lever from locking when
it is moved through the
N position (going from R to D). The locking
element will lock the selector lever if the lever is left in N (Neutral) for
more than approximately 1 second, without the brake pedal being
pressed .
At speeds above about 3 mph (5 km/h) the Automatic Shift Lock is
automatically deactivated in the
N position.
Interlock button
The lock button on the selector lever prevents the lever from being
accidentally shifted into ce rtain positions. Pressing this button deac­
tivates the selector lever lock. Depending on the direction of the
shift, the selector lever locks at different positions . The positions are
highlighted in the illustration ~
page 153, fig. 147.
Ignition key safety interlock
The key cannot be removed from the ignition unless the selector lever
is in the
P park position . When the ignition key is removed, the
selector lever will be locked in the
P position. •
Applies to vehicle s: with au toma tic tr ansm is si on
Kick-down
The kick-down feature allows the vehicle to generate
maximum acceleration.
When you press the accelerator pedal beyond the resistance point
that is reached at full throttle, the transmission will select a lower
gear ratio based on vehicle speed and engine RPM . The engine RPM will be controlled to produce maximum vehicle acceleration as
long
as you continue to press the accelerator pedal beyond this resistance
point .
& WARNING
Be careful when using the kick-down feature on slippery roads.
Rapid acceleration may cause the vehicle to skid. •
Applies to ve hicles : with automatic t ransm iss ion
Dynamic shift program (DSP)
The automatic transmission is electronically controlled.
The transmission is self adapting and will automatically select the
best shift program suited to the driving conditions and driving style .
The transmission will select one of the
economy programs when you
drive at a steady speed or a gradually changing speed without heavy
acceleration . This achieves optimum fuel efficiency, with early
upshifting and delayed downshifting.
The transmission will automatically select the
sporty shift programs
when you drive at higher speeds, or with heavy acceleration and
frequently changing speeds. Upshifts are delayed to make full use of
engine power . Downshifting takes place at higher engine speeds than
in the economy programs.
The selection of the most suitable shift program is a continuous,
automatic process . The driver can also make the transmission switch
to a sporty program by
quickly pressing down the gas pedal.
This causes the transmission to shift down to a lower gear to achieve rapid acceleration, e.g. for quickly passing another vehicle. You do
not need to press the gas pedal into the kick -down range. After the
transmission has upshifted, the original program is selected
according to your driving style.
An additional shift program allows the automatic transmission to
select the proper gear for uphill and downhill gradients.

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Fig. 152 Emergency
r elease for se lector
lever
The emergency release is located under the insert for the
ashtray .
- Slide open the cover for the ashtray .
- Release the ashtray by pushing the switch©=>
page 156,
fig. 151 to the right.
- Remove the ashtray insert @.
- Now you can see a small cover in the ashtray holder on the
front of the ashtray recess.
- Release and remove this cover.
- You now have access to a bolt. Using a screwdriver or similar, press the bolt down and hold it down=> fig. 152.
- Now press the interlock and move the selector lever to the
N position .
The selector lever can only be moved from the P position if the igni­
tion key is in the lock and the ignit io n is tur ned on. If the vehicle has
to be pushed or towed if the power supply fails (e.g. battery is
discharged), the selector lever must first be moved to the
N position
using the emergency locking device .•
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Proper occupant seating positions
Proper seating position for the driver
The proper driver seating position is important for safe,
relaxed driving.
Fig. 164 Correct
seating position
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of injury in the
event of an accident, we recommend that you adjust the
driver's seat to the following position:
- Adjust the driver's seat so that you can easily push the
pedals all the way to the floor while keeping your knee(s)
slightly bent~& .
- Adjust the angle of the seatback so that it is in an upright
pos ition so that your back comes in full contact with it
when you drive.
- Adjust the steering wheel so that there is a distance of at least 10 inches (25 cm) between the steering wheel and
your breast bone~ fig . 164. If not possible, see your
authorized Audi dealer about adaptive equipment.
- Adjust the steering wheel so that the steering wheel and airbag cover points at your chest and not at your face. -
Grasp the top of the steering wheel with your elbow(s)
slightly bent.
- Applies to vehicles w ith adjustable head restraints: Adjust
the head restraint so the upper edge is as even as poss ible
with the top of your head. If that is not possible, try to
adjust the head restraint so that it is as close to this posi­
tion as possible.
Fasten and wear safety belts correctly~
page 185.
-Always keep both feet in the footwell so that you are in
control of the vehicle at all t imes.
For de tailed inform ation on h ow to adju st the d river 's seat , see
~ page 76 .
& WARNING
Drivers who are unbelted, out of position or too close to the airbag
can be seriously injured by an airbag as it unfolds. To help reduce
the risk of serious personal injury:
• Always adjust the driver's seat and the steering wheel so that
there are at least 10 inches (25 cm) between your breastbone and
the steering wheel.
• Always hold the steering wheel on the outside of the steering
wheel rim with your hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions
to help reduce the risk of personal injury if the driver's airbag
inflates.
• Never hold the steering wheel at the 12 o'clock position or with
your hands at other positions inside the steering wheel rim or on
the steering wheel hub. Holding the steering wheel the wrong way
can cause serious injuries to the hands, arms and head if the
driver's airbag deploys.
• Pointing the steering wheel toward your face decreases the
ability of the supplemental driver's airbag to protect you in a colli·
sion. .,

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in. WARNING
Improperly stored luggage or other items can fly through the
vehicle causing serious personal injury in the event of hard braking
or an accident. To help reduce the risk of serious personal injury:
• Always put objects, for example, luggage or other heavy items
in the luggage compartment .
• Always secure objects in the luggage compartment using the
tie-down eyelets and suitable straps.
& WARNING
Heavy loads will influence the way your vehicle handles. To help
reduce the risk of a loss of control leading to serious personal
injury:
• Always keep in mind when transporting heavy objects, that a
change in the center of gravity can also cause changes in vehicle
handling:
-Always distribute the load as evenly as possible.
- Place heavy objects as far forward in the luggage compart-
ment as possible.
• Never exceed the Gross Axle Weight Rating or the Gross Vehicle
Weight Rating specified on the safety compliance sticker on the
left door jamb . Exceeding permissible weight standards can cause
the vehicle to slide and handle differently.
• Please observe information on safe driving=>
page 170.
in. WARNING
To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into the
vehicle, always keep the rear lid closed while driving.
• Never transport objects larger than those fitting completely
into the luggage area because the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
& WARNING (continued)
• If you absolutely must drive with the rear lid open , observe the
following notes to reduce the risk of poisoning:
-Close all windows,
- Close the panoramic tilting sunroof*,
- Open all air outlets in the instrument panel,
- Switch off the air recirculation,
- Set the fresh air fan to the highest speed.
in. WARNING
Always make sure that the doors, all windows, the panoramic
tilting sunroof* and the rear lid are securely closed and locked to
reduce the risk of injury when the vehicle is not being used.
• After closing the rear lid, always make sure that it is properly
closed and locked.
• Never leave your vehicle unattended especially with the rear lid
left open. A child could crawl into the vehicle through the luggage
compartment and close the rear lid becoming trapped and unable
to get out. Being trapped in a vehicle can lead to serious personal
injury.
• Never let children play in or around the vehicle.
• Never let passengers ride in the luggage compartment. Vehicle
occupants must always be properly restrained in one of the
vehicle's seating positions .
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• Air circulation helps to re du ce win dow fogging. Stale air escap es
to the outside th rough vents in the trim panel. Be sure to keep t hese
slots free and open.
• Th e tire pressure must correspond to the load . The tire pressure is
shown on the tire pressure label. On USA vehicles, the tire pressure .,_

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Automatic safety belt retractors
Every safe ty be lt is equipped with an automatic be lt retractor on the
shoulder belt . This feat ure locks t he be lt whe n the belt is pulled out
fast, d uring ha rd braking and in an accident. The belt may also lock
w hen you dr ive up or dow n a steep hill or throug h a sharp curve .
Dur ing norma l driv ing the belt lets you move freely.
Safety belt pretensioners
T he safety belts are eq uipped w ith a belt p retensioner that helps to
tighten the safety belt and remove slac k w hen the p retensioner is
activated . The f unction of the p retens ioner is monitored by a warn ing
light=>
page 16.
Switchable locking feature
E very safety be lt except the one on the driver seat is equipped with a
switchab le locking feature that
must be used when the safety belt is
used to attach a child safety seat. Be sur e to read t he importa nt info r­
mation about this feature=>
page 225.
& WARNING
Improperly po sitioned safety belt s can cau se serious injury in an
accident =>
page 186, "Safety b elt position ".
• Safety belts offer optimum protection only when the seatback
is upright and belts are properly posit ioned on the body .
• Alway s make sure that the r ear seat backre st to which the
center rear safety belt is attached is se curely latched whene ver the
rear center safety belt is being u sed . If the ba ckre st is not securely
latched, the passenger will move forwa rd with the backrest during
sudden braking, in a sudden maneuve r and e specially in a crash.
• Never attach the safety belt to the buckle for another seat .
Attaching the belt to the wrong bu ckle will reduc e safety belt
effect iveness and can cause serious personal injury .
• A passenger who i s not properly restrained can be seriou sly
injured by the safety belt itself when it moves from the stronger
parts of the body into critical area s like the abdomen.
& WARNING (c on tinued )
• Alway s lock the convertible locking retractor when you are
securing a child safety seat in the vehicle=>
page 227. •
Safety belt position
Co rrect bel t posi tion is the key to get ting maximum
pro tec tion f rom safety belts .
Fig. 174 H ead
res traint a nd safety
belt po sit io n a s se en
from the side
Standard features on your vehicle help you adjust th e position of the
safety belt to match your body si ze.
• height-ad justable fron t sea ts.
& WARNING
Improperly po sitioned safety belts can cau se serious per sonal
i njury in an accident.
• The shoulder belt portion of the safety be lt must b e position ed
over the middle of the occupant's shoulder and never acro ss the
neck or throat.
• The safety belt must lie flat and snug on the occupant's upper
body => fig. 174. Pull on the belt to tighten if neces sary. .,,,.

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PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF light
Fig. 180 Sec tion from
the in strume nt panel :
PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF light
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF light is located in the center of the
ins trumen t panel => fig. 180 .
T he
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF light w ill come o n and stay on to tell
you when the front Advanced Airbag on the passenger side has been
t u rn ed off by the ele ct ronic contro l unit. Each t ime you t urn on t he
ignition, the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF light w ill flash for a few
se conds and:
• will stay on if the front passenger seat is not occupied,
• will s tay on if t here is a small ch ild or child res trai nt on the fron t
passenger seat,
• will go out if t he front passenger seat is oc cupied by a n ad ult as
registered by the weight-sensing mat.
Th e
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF light must come on and stay on if the
ignition is o n and
• a car bed has been installed o n the front seat, or
• a rearward-facing child restraint has been insta lled on the front
passenger seat, o r
• a forward-fac ing chi ld restraint has bee n installed on the front
passenge r seat, o r
• the weight registered on t he front passenger seat is equal to o r
less th a n the com bined we ight of a typic a l 1 year-o ld rest rained in one of the rear-faci
ng or forward-facing infant restraints listed in
F e d era l Mo tor Ve hicle Safe ty St and ar d 2 08 w ith which th e Adv anced
Airbag System in your vehicle was cert ified.
If the front passenger seat is not occupied, the front airbag will not
dep loy, and t he
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF ligh t will s tay o n. N ever
install a rearward -facing child restraint on the f ront passenger seat,
t he s afest pla ce fo r a child in any k ind of child rest rain t is a t one o f th e
seating pos it ions on the rear seat::::;,
page 192, "Child restraints on
t he fro nt sea t- some im port an t things to kno w" and =>
page 215,
"Ch ild Safety".
If the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF light comes on when one of the
c onditions lis ted above is met, be sure to check the lig ht reg ularly to
ma ke certain that the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF light stays on conti n­
uously w henever the ignition is o n. If the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
light does not appear and not stay on a ll the time, stop as soon as it
is safe to do so and
• reactivate the system by turn ing the ig nition off and then turn ing
it on again;
• remove and reinstall the child restraint. Make sure that the c hild
restrain t is properly insta lled and that the sa fety belt for the fron t
passenger seat has been correctly ro uted around the child restraint as
described in the child res trai nt ma nufactu rer's instr uctions;
• make sure that the convertible lock ing feature on t he safety belt
f or the front passenger sea t has been act ivate d an d that the safe ty
belt has bee n pulled tight. The belt m ust not be loose or have loops
of slac k so that t he senso r be low the safety belt latc h on the seat can
do its job::::;,
page 225.
• make s ure tha t things that may in crease the weight o f the chi ld
and child safety seat are not be ing transported on t he front
passenge r seat;
• make sure that the safety belt tension sensor is not blocked.
Shake the safety belt la tch on the front passenger seat back and
forth;
• If a st rap o r te ther i s be ing u sed t o tie the c hild safety sea t to the
front passenger seat, make sure that it is not so tig ht that it causes .,_

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Model
Graco Infant 8457
Graco Snug ride
Peg Perego Primo Viaggio SIP
IMUN00US
Manufactured on or
after
December 1, 1999
September 25, 2007
September 25, 2007
Subpart C -Fo rward-fa cing and con vertib le child
re straints
Model Manufactured on or
after
Britax Roundabout E9 L02xx September 25, 2007
Cosco Touriva 02519 December 1, 1999
Cosco Summit Deluxe High Back September 25, 2007
Booster 22 -262
Cosco H igh Back Booste r 22-209 September 25, 2007
Evenflo Tr ibute V 379xxxx September 25, 2007
Evenflo Medallion 25 4 December 1, 1999
Evenflo Generations 352xxxx September 25, 2007
Grace ComfortSport September 25, 2007
Grace Toddler Safety Seat Step 2 September 25, 2007
Graco P latinum Ca rgo September 25, 2007
& WARNING
To reduce the ri sk of serio us i njury , make sure th at the
PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF l ight com es on and s tays on wh en ev e r a
c hild re straint is i nsta lle d on the front pas senge r seat and th e
ign itio n is s witch ed on .
& WAR NING (continu ed)
• Take the child re st raint off the front pa ssenger seat and in stall
i t properly at one of the rear s eat position s if the PASSENGER A IR
BAG OFF light doe s not stay on .
• Hav e the a irb ag sys tem in spect ed by your authori zed Audi
deal er immedi ate ly .
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The chi ld seats listed in categories A to C have been tested by Audi
only for the Advanced A irbag function .•
Important safety instructions for using
child safety seats
Correct use of child safety seats substantially reduces the
risk of injury in an accident!
As the driver, you are responsible for the safety of everybody
in th e veh icle, especially children :
- Always use the right child safety seat for each child and
always use it properly=>
page 221.
-Always carefully follow the child safety seat manufac­
turer's instructions on how to route the safety belt prop­
erly through the child safety seat .
- When using the vehicle safety belt to install a child safety
seat, you must first activate the convert ible locking
retractor on the safety belt to prevent the child safety seat
from movi ng =>
page 225.
- Push the child safety seat down wit h your full weig ht to
get the safety belt really tight so that the seat cannot move forward or sideways more than one inch (2.5 cm). ._

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& WARNING (continued)
• If exceptional circumstances require the use of a forward­
facing child restraint on the front passenger's seat, the child's safety and well-being require that the following special precau­
tions be taken:
-Make sure the forward-facing seat has been designed and
certified by its manufacturer for use on a front seat with a passenger front and side airbag.
- Always carefully follow the manufacturer's instructions
provided with the child safety seat or carrier.
- Always move the front passenger seat into the rearmost
position of the passenger seat's fore and aft adjustment range ,
and as far away from the airbag as possible before installing
the child restraint.
- Always make sure that nothing prevents the front
passenger's seat from being moved to the rearmost position in
its fore and aft adjustment range .
-Always make sure that the backrest is in the upright posi­
tion .
• Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in place even if a
child is not sitting in it. A loose child safety seat can fly around
during a sudden stop or in a collision.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used~
page 181, "Safety belts ",
~ page 190 , "Airbag system " and ~ page 215, "Child Safety".
& WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on and stays on whenever a
child restraint is installed on the front passenger seat and the
ignition is switched on.
& WARNING (co ntinued )
• Take the child restraint off the front passenger seat and install
it properly at one of the rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not
stay on.
• Have the airbag system inspected by your authorized Audi
dealer immediately.
& WARNING
• A child in a child restraint installed with the LATCH lower
anchorages or with the standard safety belt on the rear seat may
play with unused rear seat safety belts and become entangled
resulting in serious personal injury and even death.
• Always buckle unused rear seat safety belts out of reach of chil­
dren in child seats and properly activate the convertible locking
retractor so that the child cannot unreel the safety belt from the
retractor. •