2012 AUDI A5 COUPE Owners Manual

LATCH Lower
anchorages and tether
for children
Child Restraint System anchors and how
are they related to child safety
To provide a s impler and more pract icable way
to attach the child restraint on the vehicle
seat, Federal regu lations require special lower
anchorages in vehicles and dev ices on new
child restraints to attach to the vehicle ancho­
rages.
The combination of the tether anchorages and
the lower anchorages is now generally called
the
LA TCH system for "Lower Anchorages and
Tethers for Children ."
F orward-facing child restraints manufactured
after September 1, 1999, are required by U.S.
federal regulations to comply with new ch ild
head movement performance requirements .
T hese new performance requirements make a
tether necessary on most new child seats.
I nstalling a chi ld restraint that requires a top
tether without one can seriously impair the
performance of the chi ld restraint and its ab il­
ity to protect the child in a co llision . Installing
a child restraint that requires a top tether
without the top tether may be a v iolation of
state law.
Ch ild restraint manufacturers offer LATCH
lower anchorages on their ch ild seats with
hook -on or push-on connectors attached to
adj ustable straps.
In addition to the LATCH lower anchorages,
these child restraint systems usually require
the use of tether straps to help keep the child
restra int firmly in place .
A WARNING
Improper insta llation of chi ld restraints
w ill increase the risk of inju ry and death in
a crash.
- Always follow the instructions p rov ided
by the manufacturer of the ch ild re-
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straint you intend to install in your vehi­
cle.
- Never install a chi ld restraint without a
properly attached top tether strap if the
child restraint manufacturer's instruc­
tions require the top tether strap to be
used.
- Improper use of child restraint LATC H
lower anchorage points can lead to injury
in a collision . The LATC H lowe r anchorage
points ar e designed to withstand on ly
those loads imposed by correctly fitted
child restraints.
- Never mo unt two ch ild restra int systems
on one LA T C H l ower anchorage point .
- Never secure or a ttach any luggage or
o ther item to the LATCH lower anchorag­
es.
a) Tips
In Canada, the terms "top tether" with
"lower u niversal anchorages" (or "lower
universa l anchorage ba rs") are used to de­
scribe the sys tem.
- In other countries, the t erm " ISOFIX" is
used to describe the lower a nch o rages.
Location
Fi g. 189 Sc hema tic overv iew: LA TCH ancho rage point
l ocations
T he illust rat ion shows the seati ng loca tions in
yo ur vehicle which are equipped with the low­
er anchorages system.

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Description
The lower anchorage positions are marked
for quick locating.
Fig. 190 Lower anchorages, covers marked
Fig. 191 Rea r seats: lower anchorage bracket locations
lower anchorages
The lower anchorage attachment points are
l ocated on the rear end of the rear seatback.
Remove the covers
c::> fig . 190 to access the
lower anchorage attachment points .
The lower anchorage attachment points are
visible ¢fig. 191.
Lower anchorages secure the child restraint in
the seat without using the vehicle's safety belts. Anchorages provide a secure and easy­
to- use attachment and minimize the possibili­
ty of improper child restraint installation.
All child restraints manufactured after Sep­
tember 1, 2002, must have lower anchorage
attachments for the LATCH system.
Please remem ber that the lower anchorage
points are only intended for installation and
attachment of child restraints specifically cer­
tified for use with LATCH lower anchorages.
Child restra ints that are not equipped with the
lower anchorage attachments can still be in- stalled
in compliance with the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions on using vehicle
safety belts .
A WARNING
-Improper use of LATCH lower anchorages
can cause serious personal injury in an ac­
cident.
- Always carefully follow the child re­
straints manufacturer's instructions for
proper installation of the child restraint
and proper use of the lower anchorages
or safety belts in your vehicle.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or
other items to the LATCH lower ancho­
rages.
- Always read and heed the important in­
formation about child restraints in this
chapter and WARNINGS c::>page 186,
Child Safety.
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
When ever you install a child restraint always
follow the child restraint manufacturer's in­
structions.
Fig. 192 Lowe r anc horages : proper mou nting
Mounting
.. Make sure the seatback of the rear seat
bench is in the upright posit ion and securely
latched in place .
"' Attach both hook-on connectors with the
spr ing catch release on the child safety seat
onto the LATCH lower anchorage so that the
connecto rs lock into place ¢fig. 192.
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.. Pull on the connector attachments to make
sure they are properly attached to the LATCH
lower anchorage .
.. Pull straps tight following the child re­
straint manufacturer's instructions.
Relea sing
.. Loosen the tension on the straps following
the chi ld restraint manufacturer's instruc­
tions .
.,. Depress the spring catches to re lease the
anchorage hooks from the lower anchorag­
es .
Remember: Use tether straps to help keep the
child restraint firmly in place.
A WARNING
Improper use of the LATC H system can in­
crease the risk of ser ious personal injury
and death in an acc ident.
- These anchors were developed only for child safety seats us ing the "LATCH" sys­
tem.
- Never attach other child safety seats,
belts or othe r objects to these anchors.
- Always make sure that you hear a click when latching the seat in place . If you do
not hea r a click the seat is not secure and
c ou ld fly forward and h it the inte rior of
the vehicle, or be ejected from the vehi­
cl e.
A WARNING
Improper installation of chi ld restraints
w ill increase the risk of in jury in an acc i­
dent.
- Always fo llow the child rest raint system
manufacturer's instr uctions for proper
installation o f the child restraint system
and proper use of tether straps as we ll as
the lower anchorages or safety belts in
your vehicle.
- Always read and heed the important in­
format io n and WARNINGS about child
safety and the installation of child re­
st raint systems~
page 186, Child Safe­
ty.
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Tether anchors and tether straps
Fig. 193 Tet her anc hors : recess flaps behind t he rear
seatbacks
T he te ther anchors for the rear seating posi­
tions are located in recesses in the rear win ­
dow shel f¢
fig. 193 .
A tether is a stra ight or V-s haped st rap that
attaches the top par t of a ch ild restrai nt to
special a nchorage po ints in the vehicle.
T he purpose of the tether is to reduce the for­
ward movement of the child rest raint in a
c rash, i n orde r to help reduce the risk of head
injury that cou ld be caused by strik ing the ve­
hicle inte rior.
Fo rward facing child restraints manufactured
after September 1, 1999, are requ ired by U.S.
federa l reg ulations to comply wi th ch ild head
movement pe rformance requ irements. These
new performance requirements make a tether
necessary on most new child safety seats .
A WARNING
Improper installation of child restra ints
will increase the r isk of injury and death in
a crash.
-Always follow the instr uctions provided
by the manufacturer of the child re­
straint you intend to install in your Audi.
- Improper use of child restraint anchors
(including tether anchors) can lead to in­
jury in a coll ision. The anchors are de­
signed to withstand only those loads im­ posed by co rrectly fitt ed child restraints.
- Neve r mo unt two child rest ra int systems
on one LATC H lower anchor point.
- Never attach two child restraint systems to one tether strap o r tethe r ancho rage .
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- Never attach a tether strap to a tie-down
hook in the luggage compartment .
- Never use child restraint tether ancho­
rages to secure safety belts or other
kinds of occupant restraints.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or
other items to the LATCH lower ancho­
rages or to the tether anchors.
- If a tether or other strap is used to at­
tach a child restraint to the front passen­
ger seat, make sure that it is not so
tight, that it causes the weight-sensing
mat to measure more weight than is ac­
tually on the seat.
- The heav ier weight reg istered can make
the Advanced Airbag System wo rk as
though an adult were on the seat and de­
ploy the Advanced A irbag when it m ust
be s uppressed causing ser ious or even
fatal injury to the child.
- If you mus t install a rearward f acing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptional circumstan ­
ces and the
PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and stay on, im­
mediately install the rear-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating position and
have the a irbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
F ig. 194 Tether strap: prope r rou ting and mo unt ing
Inst all in g the tether strap
.,. Release or deploy the tether strap on the
child restraint according to the child re­
straint manufacturer's instructions . .,.
Guide the upper tether strap
under the rear
head restraint co
fig. 194 (raise the head re­
straint if necessary).
.,. Tilt the recess flap up to expose the anchor
bracket.
.,. Attach the tether strap anchorage hook into
the opening of the tether anchorage.
.,. Pull on the tether strap hook so that the
spring catch of the hook engages .
.,. Tighten t he te ther s trap firmly fo llowing
the child restraint manufacturer's instruc­
tions.
Relea sing the tether strap
.,. Loosen the tension fo llowing the child re­
straint manufacture r's instructions.
.,. Depress the spring catch on the hook and
release it from the ancho rage.
(D Note
If you leave the child restra int w ith the
tether strap firm ly installed for several
days, this could leave a mark on the up ­
ho lstery on the seat cushion and backrest
in the area where the tether strap was in­
stalled. The upholstery would also be per­
manently stretched around the tether
strap . This applies espec ia lly to leather
seats .
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rearward-facing child restraint
systems come w ith a tether. Please read and
heed the chi ld restra int system manufactur­
er's instructions carefully to determine how to
properly install the tether .
A WARNING
-
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A child in a rearward-facing ch ild safety
seat installed on the front passenger seat
will be serious ly injured and can be killed if
the front airbag inflates -even with an Ad­
van ced A irbag System .
- The inflating airbag will h it the ch ild
safety seat or infant carrie r with great
for ce and will smash the child safe ty seat
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and child against the backrest, center
armr est, or door.
- A tight tether or other strap on a rear­
ward-fac ing ch ild restra int attached to
the front passenger seat can put too much pressure on the weight-mat in the
seat and register a heavier weight in the
Advanced Airbag System. T he heav ie r
we ight registe red ca n make th e system
wor k as thoug h an adu lt were on t he seat
and dep loy the A dvanced Airbag when i t
must be suppressed ca using serious or
even fatal injury to the child.
- If you mus t inst all a rearw ard facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptional circ umstan­
ces and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and stay on, im­
med iate ly install the rearward-facing
child safety seat in a rear seat ing pos i­
t io n and have the airbag system inspect­
ed by you r a uthorized Audi dea le r.
Additional Information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of additional
information about ch ild restraint selection, in­
stallat ion and use:
NHTSA advises that t he best child safety seat
is the one that fits yo ur child and fits i n your
ve hicle, and that you w ill use correctly and
consis tently.
Try before you buy!
U.S National Highway T raffic Safety Admin­
istration
Te l.: 1-888-327-4236 (TTY : 1-800-424-9153)
www.nhtsa.gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Te l.: (202) 662 -0600
www.safekids.org
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Safety BeltSafe U.S.A
Tel.: (800) 7 45 -SAFE (English)
Tel.: (800) 747-SANO (Span ish)
www.carseat.org
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1 (800) 333-0371 or call 1 (6 13) 998 -8616 if you are in the Ottawa
area
www.tc.gc.ca/ roadsafety
Audi Customer CARE
Tel.: (800) 822 -2834
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Intelligent technology
Notice about data
recorded by vehicle
control modules
Your veh icle is not equipped with an Event Da­
ta Recorder (EDR), installed by some manu­
facturers fo r the express purpose of capturing
data for retrieval after an accident or crash
event. EDR's are sometimes called "crash re­
corders".
Some state laws restrict the retrieval or down­
loading of data stored by EDR's that were in­
stalled in a vehicle for the express purpose of retrieving data after an accident or crash
event without the owner's consent.
Although your vehicle is not equipped with an
EDR, it is equipped with a number of electron­
ic control modules for various vehicle systems
such as, for example, engine function, emis­
sion control, as well as for the airbags and
safety belts .
These electronic control modules also record
vehicle-related data during normal vehicle op­
eration for diagnostic and repair purposes .
The recording capacity of the electronic con­
trol modules is limited to data (no sound is re ­
corded) and only a small amount of data is ac­
tually recorded over a very limited pe riod of
time and stored when a system fault or other condition is sensed by a control unit. Some of
the data then stored may relate to vehicle
speed, direction, braking as we ll as restraint
system use and performance in the event of a
crash or other condition. Stored data can only be read and downloaded with special equip­
ment .
Electronic stabilization
Program (ESP)
General information
The ESP improves the vehicle stability .
Fig. 195 f;. OFF button
Fig. 196 Center console wit h ~ OFF button
ESP is designed to help you maintain vehicle
control in situations where the car approaches
the limits of "grip", especia lly when accelerat­
ing and cornering . ESP reduces the risk of
skidding and improves stability under all road
conditions .
The system operates across the ent ire speed
range in combination with the ABS system . If
the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) malfunc­
tions, the ESP will also shut down.
How the system works
The Anti -Lock Brake System (ABS), Electronic
Differential Lock (EDL) and the Anti-Slip Regu­
lation System (ASR) are integrated in the elec­
tronic stabilization program. In addition to
the data provided by these functions, the ESP
control unit requires additional measurement
data provided by high performance sensors.
T he rotational speed of the vehicle about its
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vertical axis, vehicle acceleration in the fore ­
and-aft and lateral directions , the brake pres­
sure, and the steering ang le are all measured .
The direction in which the d river wishes to
travel is determined with the aid of the steer­
ing angle and vehicle speed and is continually
compared with the actual behavior of the ve­
h icle. If the two do not match, for examp le,
when the vehicle starts hydroplaning on a wet
road, ESP will automatically brake the appro­
priate wheel to correct the problem.
The vehicle is then stabili zed by the forces act ­
ing on the wheel dur ing braking. If the vehicle
is
oversteering (the veh icle turns too sharply
and the rear wheels sl ide toward the outs ide
of a curve), the brakes are main ly applied on
the wheel that is on the outside of the curve.
I n the case of a ve hicle that is
understeering
(the vehicle does not turn sha rply enough and
pushes out of a curve) , the brakes are applied
as needed on the whee l that is on the inside of
the curve o r additiona lly on the other wheels.
An acoust ic signal indicates when ESP brake
application cuts in
q .& .
The system operates across the entire speed
range in combination with the ABS system
q page 208. If the Anti-Lock Brake System
(ABS) malfunctions, the ESP will be out of ac­
tion as well.
Acti vating
When you turn on the engine, ESP wi ll auto­
matica lly be activated and will perfo rm a se lf­
test. As soon as the test is completed, the sys­
tem is in normal operating mode .
You can activate a deactivated ESP or deacti ­
vated ESP/ASR if required by pressing the
qfig. 196 q fig . 195 button. When they are
activated, the message
Stabilisation prog ram
on
appears briefly in the d isplay.
D eacti vating
The ESP sho uld normally be activated all the
time. If necessary, you can deactivate Anti ­
Slip Regulation (ASR) or the Electron ic Stabili­
zation Program (ESP) by pressing the button
<:::;, fig. 196 .
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-Dea cti vating ASR: Tap the b utton. In cer ­
tain exceptional situations (e.g . driving with
tire chains), the Anti -Slip Regu lation (ASR)
can be deactivated
q page 206. The mes­
sage
ASR off Caution ! Limited d riv ing sta­
bilit y
appears in the display as we ll.
- Deacti vating ESP /A SR Press the button for
more than 3 seconds. Wi th the ESP/ASR de­
activated, the ind icator light comes on, see
c:::;, page 15 . The message War ning! R estrict­
ed stability
appea rs in the d isp lay as well.
.8, WARNING -
The Electronic Stabi liz a tion Program is
neverthe less subjec t to the laws o f phys­
ics. It is part icu la rly important to pay a t­
tention to this fact on wet and slippery roads. It is therefo re important that you
a lways adapt your driving to the condit ion
of the road and traff ic conditions. Do not
allow the increased safety provided by the Elect ronic Stabilization Program system to
lull you into accepting addit iona l safety
r isks.
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
The electronic differential lock monitors the
rotational speed of the drive wheels .
General not es
The electronic d ifferential lock ( E0L) he lps the
car to star t moving, acce lerate and climb a
gradient on surfaces providing poor or almos t
no grip . Without EDL, this would be d iff icult,
if not impossible .
How the sy stem works
The EDL operates automatically. It mon itors
the rotational speed of wheels with the he lp
of the ABS sensors
q page 208 . If a noticea­
ble
slip is detected at the wheels (e .g . on s lip ­
pery ground
on one side), the sp inning wheels
are braked and power is t ransferred to the
othe r whee ls. Thi s is done up to a speed of
abo ut 60 mph (100 km/h) . Noises from the
brake system signa l that wheel spin is be ing
controlled .
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Driving off
When driving off, a lways be sure to keep road
conditions in mind as you accelerate. If one
drive wheel spins because it is on a surface
with less grip, apply
plenty of throttle until
the car starts to
move .
Overheating of brakes
To prevent the disc b rake o f the bra ked wheel
from overheating if subjected to excessive l oads on this whee l, the EDL cuts out tempo­
rarily. The vehicle remains operational and be­
haves in the same way as a vehicle without
EDL.
As soon as the brake has coo led down, EDL
switches on again automatically .
A WARNING
-When accelerating on slippery surfaces,
such as on ice or snow, always be careful
when depressing the accelerator pedal. Even with the EDL working, the drive
wheels can spin and reduce your ability
to control your car. Risk of crash!
- The increased safety afforded by EDL
does not mean that you can take safety
risks. Always adapt your dr iving style to
the road conditions and traffic situation.
0) Tips
If a fault occurs in the ABS, the EDL is also
not funct ion ing. Thi s is indicated by the
ABS war ning light ¢
page 16.
Anti-Slip Regulation System (ASR)
The Anti-Slip Regulation System prevents the
driven wheels from spinning when the car is
accelerating.
General notes
The Anti -Slip Regulation System (ASR) is inte­
grated in the electronic stabilization program
( E SP). When the vehicle starts up and acceler­
ates, the wheels are p revented from spinning
by adjusting the engine power to match the amount of grip available
from the road sur­
face.
How the system works
ASR performs automat ically, i .e. w ithout the
driver's intervention. With the aid of the ABS
sensors ¢
page 208, ASR monitors the speed
of the driven whee ls. If the whee ls start to
spin, engine torque is reduced automatica lly
until the tires find enough grip to lock onto
the road surface. The system is active across
the entire speed range.
The ASR works in conjunction with the ABS . If
a malfunction should occur in the ABS, the
ASR will also be out of act ion.
Activating
T he ESP is automatica lly activated when the
engine is started and it performs a se lf-test .
You can activate a deactivated ASR if required by pressing the
¢ page 204, fig. 196 button.
When it is act ivated, the message
ESP/ASR
on
appears briefly in the display .
Deactivating
You can deactivate the ASR if required by
pressing the button (for less than 3 seconds)
¢
page 204, fig . 196. With the ASR deactivat­
ed, the ESP check light comes on, see
¢
page 15 . The message ASR off appears in
the d isplay as well. The ASR can be deact ivat­
ed at any speed.
The ASR s hould normally be activated all the
time . Only in certain exceptional situations
when some slip is desirable does it make
sense to deact ivate the ASR . Examples :
- when driving with tire cha ins
- when driving in deep snow or on loose
ground and
- when rocking the vehicle loose after it has
become stuck.
When the abnormal situation is
over, you
shou ld activate the ASR again .