2012 AUDI A5 COUPE warning

308 Index
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Front seats ............... ... .... .. 61
Head restraints ................... 147
Manual .. ............... .. .. .... .. 62
Power . .. .... ........... ........ .. 63
Seat back angle manually ...... .. .... 62
Seat height manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Seat heating
Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Seating capacity ............ ... .. .. . 154
Seating position Driver . ...... ........... .. .. .... . 145
Front passenger .......... .. .. .. .. . 146
How to adjust the front seats ... .. ... 146
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Occupants .. ... . ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 145
Rear passengers ............ .. .... . 147
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Seats Number of seats .......... ... .... . 154
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Selective unlock feature ..... .. .. .. .. . . 41
Selector lever .............. ... .... . 128
Emergency release ................ . 132
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner ... .. .. .. .. . 161
Service interval display ........ .. .. .. .. 21
Service position for windshield wipers ... 56
Servotronic Power steering ......... .. .. .. .. .. . 209
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shift buttons ............... ... .... . 131
Shift indicator (eff iciency program) .. .. . . 25
Side airbags Description .............. .. .. .. .. . 180
How they work ............. .. .... . 181
Side assist Activating and deactivating .......... 116
Descript ion ............... ... .. .. . 116
Informational and alert stage signals . 118
Messages in instrument cluster display 122
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Safety tips . .............. ... .. ... 122
Sensor detection area ......... .. .. .
Settings . .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. . 117
121 Side curtain airbags .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Description . ..... ................ . 182
How they work ... ................ . 184
Safety instructions ............. .... 184
S id e marker lights . ............. .... . 49
Ski sack ........ .. .. ... ....... .... .. 72
also refer to Trunk pass-through ...... 73
Snow chains ...... ............. .... 268
Sound system display Driver information display ........ ... . 19
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use ............. ... 203
Spare tire ... .... .. .. ........... .... 273
Speed control system
refer to Adaptive cruise control ....... 102
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rating letter code ............ .. 264
Speed warning system ........... .. .. . 27
Starting engine Emergency key ... ....... ...... .. .. . 39
Starting from rest . ................. .. 98
Starting off w ith a trailer ......... .. .. . 98
Starting the engine ... .......... .. .. . 92
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 , 34
Locking the steering ............ ... . 92
Malfunction ... .. ............. .... . 32
Manually adjusting the steering wheel . . 92
Steering wheel column Adjusting manually ................. 92
Steps for determining correct load limit . 261
Stopping the engine ............. .... . 94
Storage
.... .. .. .. .. ........... .... . 76
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Storage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Sunroof
refer to Panoramic tilting sunroof .. .. . 48
Sun shade .. .... ................... . 54
Sun visors
Switches 54
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Symbols Red ..... ..... .. .. .............. .. 29
Yellow ... ..... .. ............. ..... 33
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

310 Index
V
Valet parking .. .. .......... .. .. .... .. 47
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Vehicle-care products ....... .. .. .. .. . 221
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) .... 290
Vehicle jack .... ... .... .... .. .. .. .. . 277
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle tool kit ....... ..... .. .. .. .. .
273
Ventilation
Deluxe automatic climate control . . . . . .
79
De luxe automatic climate control plus . . 83
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Warning/indicator lights .... .. .. .... .. 10
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Airbag system .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 15
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ... .. .. . . 16
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cruise control ................ .... .. 16
El ectrom echanical parking brake ...... 17
El ectronic power control ... .. .. .. .. . . 15
Elect ronic stabilization program (ESP) .. 15
High beam .. .. .......... .. .. .... .. 16
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) .....
16
Safety belt .............. .. .. .... .. 16
Tire pressure monitoring system .. .... 16
Turn signals .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 16
Warning lights .. .......... .. .. .... .. 13
Warranty coverages ...... .. .. .. .... . 293
Washer reservoir .............. .... . 251
Washing .... ... .......... .. .. .... . 221
Automatic car wash ........... .... . 222
by hand .... ... .......... .. .. .... . 222
General information .............. . 221
with a power washer ...... .... ..... 223
Waxing ..... ... .......... .. .. .... . 223
Wear indicato r ... ...... .... ... .. .. . 262
Weights . ................. .... ..... 290
What happens if you wear your safety belt
too loose? ... ... .......... .. .. .... .
158
What happens to unbelted occupants? .. 155
What impairs driving sa fety? . . . . . . . . . . 145
What should I do after changing a
wheel? .. .... ............... .. .. .. .
259
What should I do after replacing wheels? 259
Wheel bolts
Torque . ... .... .. .. ... ........ .. ..
269
Wheels .... .... ............... .... 252
Cast alloy . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 225
Ch ecking tire pressure .............. 258
Cold tire inflation pressure .......... 256
General notes .... ... .......... .. .. 252
G lossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy ....... .... .. .. ........... ....
253
New tire s and wheels ............. .. 263
Tires and vehicle load limits ... .. .. .. 260
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . 157
When must the airbag system be inspect-
ed? .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ........ ....
173
When should I adjust the ti re pressures? 259
When should I check the tire pressures? . 259
Where can I find the tire pressures for my
car? ....... .... ............... ....
258
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 155
Window regulators
Malfunctions .... ... .......... .. .. .
47
Power locks ... .. .. ........... .. .. . 46
Windows
Cleaning .. .. .. .. ............. .... 224
Windshield defogging/defrosting . . .
83, 88
Windshield washer fluid
Low level .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .
35
Windshield wipers . ............... ... 55
Fau lty .... .... ................... .
36
Replacing windshield wiper blades .. .. . 56
Service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Washer reservo ir .................. 251
Winter operation
Batt ery ... .... ............... ....
247
Coola nt system .. .. ........... .. .. 244
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 88
Front seat heating . ............ .. .. . 91
Tires ..... .... ............... .... 210
Windows . .. .. .. ............. .... 224
Winter tires ..... .. ... .......... .. .. 267
All-wheel drive ... .. ........... .. .. 267
Wiper blades
Replacing windshiel d wiper blades .... .
56
also refer to Windshield wip ers .. .. .. . 56