2012 AUDI A5 COUPE display

@ Vehicle symbol
The vehicle symbol indicates whether the sys­
tem has detected an object traveling in front.
-Vehicle outline : Open road, no vehicle
ahead.
- White vehicle: A vehicle is detected ahead .
-Red vehicle: Request for driver to assume
control.
@ Distance
Using the arrows and scale, you can detect
how far it is to the vehicle in front of you.
-Open road: No arrow appears when the ve­
hicle is on an open road and there is no vehi­
cle ahead.
- Driving in traffic: If a vehicle is detected
ahead, the arrow moves on the scale . The
green area represents the distance set.
When approaching s low ly, the arrow moves
from the
gray zone to the green zone on the
scale.
- Request for driver to assume control: When
approaching rapidly, the arrow serves as an
early warning signal. If the d istance select­
ed is exceeded or possibly not reached, the
arrow moves into the
red zone on the scale .
In certa in driving situations, you as the driv­
er will have to ta ke act ion
q page 111, Driv­
er intervention prompt.
@Status
-The text ACC OFF appears in white letters
when adapt ive cruise control is turned off.
- The text
ACC AVAILABLE appears in wh ite
letters when the system is turned on but no
desired speed has been set .
- The text
OVERRIDE appears in white letters
when you exceed the desired speed by accel ­
erating .
- The text
DISTANCE! appears in red letters
when the interval to a vehicle traveling
ahead is too short and you have to slow you r
vehicle additionally with the foot brake .
- The text messages
DISTANCE 1 to DIS ·
TANCE 4
appear in green letters to ind icate
Adaptive cruise control 109
the time interval you have set and adaptive
cruise contro l is in management mode.
- If the driving program "standard" is re­
placed by "comfort" or "dynamic" using the
MMI*, the above text message is supple ­
mented by an appropriate prompt, e.g.
DIS­
TANCE 1 DYN .
System status indicator
Applies to vehicles: wit h adaptive cruise contro l
The text messages and symbols shown in this
area of the display ore not displayed perma­
nently.
Fig. 120 System status indicator
Time intervals (such as~ ---- ~>
The different symbols for the time intervals
appear if you change the settings ~
fig. 120 .
The text message ... (three white dots) ap­
pears if a setting cannot be implemented with
the operat ing lever . The following are possible
reasons:
- If you pull the contro l lever towards 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 mp h (Canada mod­
els: 30 to 150 km/h).
ACC functionality limited
The text message ACC functionality limited
appears when the ACC system does not detect ..,.

114 Adaptive cruise control
The Audi braking guard is active from a speed
of approx. 20 mph (30 km/h) and works with­in the system limits¢
page 112 even when
the adaptive cruise contro l is deactivated.
A radar sensor is bui lt into the front of the ve ­
hicle
¢ page 102, fig. 110. The system is in­
tended to measure the distance to reflective
surfaces. If a measurement is not possible,
the system does not respond .
When the measurement has taken p lace, the
system can assess a hazardous situation,
when a vehicle ahead suddenly brakes or when
your own vehicle is driving at high speed to­
wards a much slower vehicle ahead . As soon
as the system assumes that a possible colli­
sion with the vehicle ahead can on ly be avo id­
ed by immediate all-out braking or by an
avoiding maneuver, a warning appears.
The system has a pre-set response time to be
able to warn in good t ime . This system re­
sponse time is automat ically reduced if you
accelerate actively, for example to join a high­
way. 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 fu ll acce leration.
The system draws your attention to two differ­
ent hazardous situations:
Distance
The distance warn ing is issued in the event of
inadequate distance to the veh icle ahead ape­
riod of more than 5 seconds . If the distance is
l ess than 30 feet (9 meters) at 50 mph
(80 km/h) , for example, an optical display is
faded in on the instrument cluster¢
fig. 129.
If the vehicle ahead brakes sharply, a collision
cannot be avoided , even in the case of an im­
mediate response. In this case, increase the
distance to the vehicle ahead.
Speed
If there is a much slower veh icle ahead in your
la ne, or if the vehicle ahead brakes sharply,
the Audi braking guard ca lculates the point
from which a collision can only be avoided by all-out braking or
by an avoiding maneuver. If
a warning does sound, a possib le collision
with the vehicle in front can be avoided
through an evas ive maneuver or by braking .
T he warning is given in two stages:
-Pre-warning: An optical display appears in
the instrument cluster and a warning tone
so unds.
- Acute warning: If you do not respond to the
pre-warn ing, the second stage , the acute
warning, is issued . A brake jolt reminds you
to concentrate on the road again.
Under heavy brea king, brake assist
¢
page 209 also helps you obtain max imum
braking efficiency.
.&_ WARNING ~
Always pay attention to traffic, even when
the Audi braking guard is switched on. You
are a lways responsible for your speed and
the distance between your vehicle and oth·
er vehicles.
-Always keep the lega lly stipulated safety
d istance between your vehicle and the
veh icle 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 traff ic jam or breakdown vehicle).
- Please observe that the Audi braking
guard is subject to restrictions in narrow
bends due to the field of vision of the ra­
dar senso r. T his may possibly lead to ob­
stacles not being detected.
- The radar sensor's
vision can be reduced
by rain, snow and heavy spray. This can
resu lt in vehicles driving ahead being in­
adequately detected or, in some circum­
stances, not detected at all. Always
watch where yo u are driving .
- Reflecting objects such as e.g . crash bar ­
riers or the entrance to a tunne l may im­
pair the function of the radar sensor .

Settings in the MMI
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive cruise control
The settings of the Audi braking guard are
performed in the MMI*.
Settings regarding the system and the early
warn ing can be adjusted to the respective user
and saved in the MM!*.
Switching the system on and off
~ Select: ICARlf unction button> Audi brak­
ing guard .
~ Select System On to switch the system on
or
Off to switch the system off.
Switching the early wa rning on and off
~ Se lect: ICARI > Audi braking guard .
~ Select Early warning On to switch the
acoustic and optical warning on or
Off to
switch the system
off.
(D Tips
When handing over the keys to another
person, the prev ious settings are adopted
if the Audi braking guard is act ivated
¢page 41.
Driver's information in the instrument
cluster display
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive cruise control
braking guard activated
This drive r's information appea rs when a
brake jolt has been carried out due to an acute
warning.
Braking guard off
This driver 's information appears when the
system has been deactivated via the MM!*.
Furt hermore the informat io n appears each
time short ly after the beginning of the jour ­
ney when the system is switched
off.
This driver's information also appears when
the system is not available due to a malfunc­
tion or if you switch the ESP/ ASR
off
¢ page 204. In this state the system no lon ­
ger warns of a pending collision.
Adaptive cruise control 115

Setting the signal brightness on the
outside mirror
Applies to vehicles: with s ide assist
The signal brightness can be set in the radio
orMMI* .
~ Select: Function button ICARI > Audi side
assist -lamp .
~ Rotate the control knob to adjust the dis­
played brightness of the signal light on the
outside mirrors.
The brightness of the signal light for both the informational and alert stages is automatical­
ly adjusted to ambient light conditions . In ad­
dition, you can adjust the
basic brightness
separately, via the brightness function.
While making the adjustment, the new brightness setting is displayed briefly . The
brightness displayed is that of the informa­
tional stage signal. The alert stage signal
brightness is linked to the informational stage
signal brightness.
The informational stage signal brightness
should be adjusted so that you notice the sig­
nal illumination when you look in the outside
mirror, but not when you look forward
through the windshield .
In very dark or light surroundings , the auto ­
matic brightness setting adjusts signal light
brightness to maximum or minimum intensi­
ty, as needed. In circumstances such as these,
you may not notice any change in the bright­
ness on the outside mirror when adjusting the
basic brightness.
You may not notice the change until lighting
conditions are normal again .
@ Tips
-Side assist is not active when the basic
brightness is adjusted . The signal light
comes on briefly to help you make the
adjustment .
- Your settings are automatically stored
and assigned to the remote control key
being used .
Audi side assist 121
General information
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
Side assist has limits and cannot detect vehi­
cles under all road and weather conditions.
Please remember system limitations and nev­
er rely on the system , especially when :
- driving through curves
~page 121,
-lanes are of different widths ¢ page 121.
When driving through curves
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
Side assist cannot detect vehicles in curves
with a turning radius of less than 328 feet
(100 m).
When driving through a curve, it is possible
that side assist may register a vehicle two
lanes over, and the signal on the outside mir­
ror will light up.
Lane width
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
Fig. 138 Lane s of a normal wid th are in detectio n area
Fig. 139 Narrow la n es: S ide assist may detect vehicles
two lanes away
Side assist's detection area is designed to cov­
er lanes of standard width to the left and
right of your travel lane, depending on ..,.

122 Audi side assist
whether you drive in the center of your lane or
closer to the edge.
If you d rive in narrow lanes, side assist's de­
tection area may also incl ude other lanes -es­
pecia lly if you tend to drive on the edge of
your lane¢
fig. 139. Under these conditions,
ve hicles can also be detected that are two
lanes away, and side assist then could switch
between the informat ional and warn ing stage
signals .
When dr iv in g in very w ide lanes, vehicles in
the adjacent lane may not be detected be­
cause they are not inside the detection area.
Notes
Messages in instrument cluster display
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
If side assist turns off automatically, the indi­
cator light on the button wi ll go out and you
will see a message in the instrument cluster
d isplay:
Audi side assist not available : sensors
blocked
The s ide assist sensors are built into the rear
bumper on the left and right (not visible on
the outside)
¢page 116, fig. 130. To ensure
that you do not adversely affect the way side
assist funct ions, foreign objects (such as st ick­
e rs or b icycle racks) should not be attached to
the area on the rear bumper where the sen­
sors are located. If side assist functions are
adversely affected, you will see this message
in the instrument cluster display. Remove any ­
thing that may be blocking the sensors .
If no ve hicl e is detected for a longer period of
time while driving , side assist will also switch
off a utomatica lly.
Audi side assist currently not available
If there is a temporary problem (such as the
vehicle's batte ry charge being low), s ide ass ist
cannot be activated temporarily .
Audi side assist: system fault
Have the system checked by an authorized Au­
di dealer or qualified workshop.
Safety tips
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
The side assist detection may be limited when
driving aro und narrow street corners, on hilly
streets, and under poor weather conditions.
It is possible that the radar sensors may a lso
detect other objects, such as high or stag­
gered guardrails.
Side assist does not measure actual lane
width. The system assumes a fixed lane width.
Detection in the left and right lanes is based
on this assumed lane width. When driving on
narrow roads or when driv ing to the left or
right of the center of a trave l lane, it is poss i­
ble that vehicles will be detected that are
not
in the lane next to the lane you are using.
A WARNING
-
- I mproper reliance on the side assist sys-
tem can cause collis ion s and serio us per­
sonal injury:
- Never rely on ly on s ide assist when
changing lanes.
- Always check rear view mirrors to make
sure that it is safe to change lanes.
- Side assist cannot detect all vehicles un­
der all conditions- danger of accident!
- Side assist cannot detect vehicles in time
to a lert you when they approach from
behind at very high speed, or fall drop
back very qu ickly.
- The radar sensor's
vision can be reduced
or entire ly blocked by rain, snow, and
heavy spray. This can result in side assist
not adequately detecting vehicles or, 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.

128 Transmi ssion
Selector lever positions
Ap plies to vehicles: wit h au to mat ic tra nsmi ssio n
This section describes the selector lever posi­
tions and driving ranges .
Fig. 144 D isp lay in the inst rume nt cluster: selector
lever in position P
The selector lever position engaged appears
next to the selector lever as well as in the in­
strument cluster display .
P - P ark
In this selector lever position the transmis­
sion is mechanically locked. Engage
P only
when the vehicle is
completely stopped q .&
in Driving the automatic transmission on
page 127 .
To shift in or out of position P, you must first
press and hold the brake pedal and then press
the release button in the selector lever handle
while moving the selector lever to or from
P .
You can sh ift out of this pos ition only with the
ignit io n on.
R - Rev ers e
The transmission will automat ically select the
l o west gear ratio when you shift into reverse .
Select
R on ly when the vehicle is at a full stop
and the eng ine is running at idle speed ¢.& in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 127.
Before you move the selector lever to R , press
both the button in the handle of the selector
lever
and the brake pedal at the same time.
When the ignit ion is on, the backup l ights illu­
minate when the selector lever is moved into
R .
N -Neutral
The transm iss ion is in neut ral in this pos ition.
S h ift to this position fo r standing with the
brakes applied
¢ page 129 .
When the vehicle is stat ionary or at speeds
below 3 mph (5 km/h), yo u must always app ly
the foo tbrake be fore and whi le moving the
lever o ut of
N .
D -Normal position fo r driving forward
Position Dis fo r normal city and highway driv­
i ng .
It ranges from zero to top speed and a ll
gears shift automatically, depend ing on en­
gine load, driving speed and automatically se ­
lected shift programs.
When the vehicle is stat ionary or at speeds
below 3 mph (5 km/h), yo u must always app ly
the foot brake befo re and while moving the
lever to
D out of N .
In certa in circ umstances it may be advanta­
geous to temporar ily sw itch to the manua l
shift program to manua lly select gear ratios
to match specific driving conditions
¢ page 130 .
S - Sport position*
Select t his posi tion fo r spo rtier pe rformance.
In this pos ition, the transmission will not up­
shift as soon, a llowing the vehicle to use the
increased power available at higher engine
speeds to achieve livelier acceleration .
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds
below 3 mph (5 km/h), yo u must always app ly
the foot brake before and while moving the l ever to
S out of N .
A WARNING ,__
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢ .& in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 127 .
(D Note
-
Coasting downhill with the transm ission in
N and the eng ine not running wi ll result in
damage to the automatic transmission
and possibly the cata lytic converter.

Automatic Shift Lock (ASL)
Applies to vehicles: with a utomat ic transm ission
The Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you
against accidentally shi~ing into a forward or
the reverse gear and causing the vehicle to
move unintentionally .
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Fig. 145 Shift gate: selector lever lock positions and
in terlock b utto n highlighted
The selector lever lock is released as follows:
.. Turn the ignition 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
c::> fig. 145
with your thumb until you have moved the
selector lever to the desired position.
Automatic selector lever lock
The select or lever is Locked in the P and N po­
sitions 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 selec­
tor is in
P and N:
When stationary apply footbrake while se­
lecting 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 lock­
ing element will lock the selector lever if the
lever is left in N (Neutral) for more than ap­
proximately 1 second , without the brake ped­
a l being pressed.
At speeds above about 3 mph (5 km/h) the
Automatic Shift Lock is automatically deacti ­
vated in the
N position.
Transmission 129
Interlock button
The lock button on the selector lever prevents
the lever from being accidentally shifted into
certain positions. Pressing this button deacti­
vates 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
c::> fig . 145.
Ignition key safety interlock
The key cannot be removed from the ignition
unless the selector lever is in the
P park posi­
tion. When the ignition key is removed, the
se lec tor Lever will be locked in the
P position.
Kick-down
App lies to vehicles: with automatic transmission
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 fea­
ture on slippery roads. Rapid acceleration
may cause the vehicle to skid .
Dynamic shift program (DSP)
Applies to vehicles: wit h automatic transmission
The automatic transmission is electronically
controlled.
-
The transmission is self adapting and will au­
tomatically
select the best sh ift program suit­
ed to the driving conditions and driving style .
The transmission will select one of the
econo­
my
programs when you drive at a steady
speed or a gradually changing speed w ithout
heavy acceleration. This achieves optimum ..,.

You can choose between two modes to assist
you with parking. For example, you can use
"park ing mode l" when parking in a parking
space or garage
c:> fig. 151. When you want to
park parallel to the edge of the street, select
''parking mode 2"
c:> fig. 152.
The rear acoust ic park assist system is inte­
grated in the rear of the vehicle and the rear
view camera is integrated in the rear lid
c:> page 136.
A WARNING
- The rear view camera has blind spots, in
wh ich objects cannot be detected . Be es­
pecially careful to check for small chil­
dren and animals before backing up.
Small chi ldren and anima ls will not al­
ways be detected by the sensors.
General Information
Applies to vehicles: with parking system (rear, with rear
view camera)
Fig. 153 Covered area(!) and uncovered area@ofthe
rear v iew camera
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Fig. 154 Trunk lid: Location of the rear view ca mera
Sensors in the bumper
Sensors are located in the rear bumpers . If
these detect an obstacle, audible and v isual Park assist 135
signals warn you. The range at which the sen­
sors begin to measure is approximately:
To the side
Center rear
2 ft (0.60 m)
5.2 ft (1.60 m)
Distance warning when reversing starts when
an obstacle is detected in the range of the
parking assist system . As the distance de­
creases, the time interval between the audible
tones becomes shorter.
When the distance is less than 1ft (0.30 m),
the tone becomes continuous. At th is point
you should stop backing up .
If the distance to an obstacle stays the same,
the volume of the distance signal chime is
gradually reduced after about 4 seconds (does
not affect the continuous signa l tone). Ap­
proaching another obstacle will cause the dis­
tance signal to sound again at the normal vo l­
ume .
Rear view camera coverage area
The MMI display shows the area covered by
the rear view camera
c:> fig. 153 @ . Objects
that are not in the area covered @are not
shown on the MMI display.
We recommend that you practice parking with
the rear view camera in a traffic-free location
or parking lot to become familiar with the sys­
tem, the or ientation lines, and their funct ion.
When doing this, there should be good light
and weather cond itions .
In the MMI display, objects or vehicles appear
closer or further away if:
- you are driving in reverse gear from a leve l
surface onto an incline, or a downward
slope,
- you are driving in reverse gear toward pro­
trud ing objects,
- the vehicle is carrying too much load in the
rear .
The accuracy of the orientation lines and blue
surfaces diminishes if:
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