2013 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET ECU

32 Opening and clo sing
- If the power locking system should ma l­
function, you can lock the driver's door us ing the mechanical key
c:> page 36.
- If the power locking system should fail,
you can sti ll open the fue l tank flap in an
emergency
c:> page 211.
- You are we ll advised not to keep valua­
bles inside an unattended vehicle, visib le
or not. Even a properly locked vehicle
cannot provide the security of a safe.
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driv­
er's door panel comes on for abo ut 30
seconds after the vehicle is locked, there i s a ma lfunction in the power locki ng or
the anti-theft warning system. Have the
malfunction corrected by an author ized
A udi dealersh ip or qua lified repai r fac ili­
ty.
Key set
F ig . 17 Key set
@ Remote cont rol key with mechanical
key
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle
and start the engine with the master key with
remo te con trol. A mec hanical key is integ rat­
ed i n the master key
c:> page 33 .
@ Emergency key
The emergency key is not intended for con­
stant use.
It should on ly be used in an emer­
gen cy, fo r example, in place of the ign ition key
cc> page 7 7. Keep it in a s afe p lace and do
not ca rry it on your key ring .
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact you r authorized Audi
dealer immed iate ly to have the
Lost key disa­
bled. Be sure to bring all your keys with you .
Number of keys
You can check the number of assigned keys to
yo ur vehicle
c:> page 11. This allows you to
make su re you have re ceived all of the keys
when you purchase a used vehicle.
Data in the master key
D uring d riving, service and maintenance-rele­
vant data is continuously stored on your mas­
te r k ey. Your Aud i service adviser can read out
t hi s data and tell you abo ut the work yo ur
ve­
hicle needs . This applies also to vehicles with
convenience key*.
Personal comfort settings
If two people use one veh icle, it i s r ecom­
men ded that e ach person alw ays uses "t heir
own" maste r key. When the ignition is tu rne d
off or when the vehicle is locked, personal
convenience setti ngs for the following sys ­
tems are stored and assigned to the remote
master key.
- Climate contro l
- Powe r lock ing system
- Seat memory *
- Parking system*
- Adapt ive cru ise control*
- Side assist*
- Drive se lect*
T he s to red settings are au toma tically recalled
whe n you unlock the vehicle, when yo u open
t h e doors or w hen you t urn on t he ignitio n.
A WARNING
-Do not leave your vehicle unattended
wit h the key in the ignition lock. Entry by
unaut horized persons co uld endanger
you or result in theft or damage the vehi­
cle.
- Do not leave ch ildren unattended in the
veh icle, especially with access to vehicle

keys. Unguarded access to the keys pro­
vides children the opportunity to start
the engine and/or activate veh icle sys­
tems such as the power windows etc. Un­ supervised operation of any vehicle sys­
tem by ch ildren can result in serious in­
jury.
- Do not remove the key from the ignition
lock until the vehicle has come to a com­
plete stop. Otherw ise the steering col­
umn lock cou ld suddenly engage -caus­
ing the risk of an accident.
(D Tips
- The operation of the remote contro l key
can be temporarily disrupted by interfer­
ence from transmit ters in the vici nity of
the vehicle working in the same frequen ­
cy range (e .g . a ce ll phone, radio equip­
ment).
- Fo r security reasons, replacement keys
are on ly available from Audi dea lers .
- For Decla rat ion of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions
~page 272.
Removing the mechanical key
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Fi g. 18 Remote master key: remov ing the mechanical
key
.,. Press the release button@r=:>fig. 18.
.,. Pull the mechan ical key ® out of the mas­
ter key.
Using the mechan ical key, you can:
- lock and unlock* the glove compartment on
t h e passenger's sider::;,
page 67.
Op enin g an d clos ing 33
- lock and unlock the vehicle manually
r::;, page 36 if this should not be possible
w ith the master key.
- use the ignition key emergency release
r::;, page 34.
Check light and battery in the master
key
Fig . 1 9 Remote master key: removing the battery hold ­
er
Check li ght in the mast er key
The check light @r=:>
fig. 19 in the master key
provides information about different condi­
tions.
.,. The check light turns on briefly once when a
button is pressed, and during an "inquiry"
by the convenience key system.
.,. If the check light does not come on, the
battery is dead a nd has to be replaced. In
add it ion, when the battery is dead
the m
indicator light appea rs in the instrument
cluste r display as we ll as the message
Please cha nge key batte ry .
Ma ster key battery replacement
.,. Remove the mechanica l key
r::;, page 33 .
.,. Press the release button @ r::;, fig. 19on the
bat tery ho lder and a t the same time pull the
battery ho lder out of the master key in the
direction of the arrow .
.,. Insta ll the new battery CR 2032 with the
" + " sign facing down .
.,. Push the battery holder carefully into the
master key.
.,. Install the mechanical key .

36 Opening and clo sing
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from the
outside (increased security, for ex­
amp le when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switch illu­
minate when all the doors are closed and
locked .
- You can unlock and open the doors from the
inside by pulling on the door hand le .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activat ­
ed, the doors automatically un lock .
.&_ WARNING
- The power locking switch works with the
ignition off and automatically locks the
entire vehicle when it is actuated .
- On a vehicle locked from the outs ide the
power locking system switch is inopera­
t ive .
- locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehi­
cle, which puts lives at risk . Do not leave
anyone beh ind in the veh icle, especially
children.
(D Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a speed of
9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto lock)
~ page 31. You can unlock the veh icle
again using the opening f unction in th e
power locking sys tem switch
@I.
Setting power locking
In the radio/MM!*, you can set which doors
the central locking system will unlock.
• Select : I CARI function button > C e ntral lock­
ing .
Or
• Se lect:
~IC_A_R~I funct ion button > Car s ys·
tem s*
control button > Vehicl e settings >
(Central lo cking )* .
Sing le door un locking /Unlock do ors* -
you
can specify which doors un lock when you open
the veh icle .
- Se lecting
off /All and pressing the I@ b utton
on the remote cont ro l key unlocks the entire
vehicle . -
Selecting
on/Dri ver and pressing the~ but­
ton on the remote control key once un locks
only the driver 's door. In vehicles w ith a con­
ven ience key*, only the door whose handle
you pull will unlock. If you press the
@J but­
ton tw ice, the entire vehicle will un lock .
If
you p ress the I@ b utton, t he ent ire ve hicle
w ill always lock.
Luggage comp. lock /Lock e xterior trunk han ­
dle -
If you select On, you can no longer ope n
t h e luggage compartment usi ng the rea r lid
hand le ~
fig . 25 . In this case, the rear lid can
be opened with the
l=I button on the master
k ey~
fig . 20.
Ton e when locking -if you select On, a tone
will sound when yo u lock the vehicle .
Auto Lock/Lock when dri ving -if you select
On, the entire vehicle w ill lock automatica lly
when the speed reaches
9 mph ( 1 5 km/h) .
Emergency locking
Fig. 23 D river 's doo r: lock cy linder
Fig. 24 Fro nt passenger 's doo r: emergency lock
If the central locking system malfunctions,
you must unlock/lock the doors separate ly us­
i ng the emergency key or the mechanical key. .,.

correct the cause of the mal function as
soon as possible.
- If park ing the veh icle w ith the power top
open, remember that the ve hicle interior
will not be protected from the weather
or from unauthorized entry. Closing the
power top before leaving the vehicle is
r ecommended. If you leave items in the
vehicle, lock them in the trunk .
"' Power top operation
The indicator light monitors the power top.
The l'JI indicator light illuminates for approxi­
mate ly 2 seconds when the ignit ion sw itches
on to check the function and then goes out
again . T he indicator light also:
- illuminates when the power top opens or
closes.
- blinks if the power top switch is operated
but the conditions for opening or closing the
power top are not met. A warning message
also appears in the instrument cluster dis­
play
c::> page 43, Error message in the in ­
strument cluster display .
-if the power top d id not open or close com­
pletely.
(D Tips
The indicator light stays on if the power
top was opened manually.
Error message in the instrument cluster
display
An error message appears if the power top
cannot open or close .
Several conditions must be met for the power
top to open or close automat ically .
An error message in the instrument cluster
d isp lay ind icates if one of the condit ions is not
met or there is a malfunct ion.
Power top: please close rear lid
The luggage compartment lid must be closed
when the power top is opening or closing . This
error message appears in the instrument cl us-
Power top 43
ter display if the luggage compa rtment lid is
not closed .
Storage bay not lowered. Please remove
obstruction
The power top sto rage bay must lower when
the power top is opening . This error message
appears in the instrument cluster display if
the storage bay is not lowered. If the storage
bay does not lower automat ically because of
objects in the luggage compartment, remove
the objects that are in the way from the stor­
age bay area . Otherwise, you can operate the
power top storage bay manually
c::> page 45.
Power top : cannot be used
This error message appears if the convertible
cannot open or close automatically because of
safety reasons or if there is a malfunct ion . The
follow ing causes are possible:
- Vehicle speed too high: Power top opera­
tion is deactivated and an error message ap­
pears if the veh icle speed is too high. Re­
duce the vehicle speed and ope rate the
sw itch again to open or close the powe r top.
- Battery voltage too low: The power top can­
not be ope rated if the battery voltage is too
low. This ens ures the re will be enough bat­
t ery vol tage le ft to sta rt the vehicle. The
power top can be operated again after the
eng ine is started .
-Rollover protection active: If the power top
is operated continuously for an extended pe ­
riod of time, rollover protection will activate
to prevent damage to the hydra ulic unit.
This protective funct ion prevents the power
top from opening or close for approx imately
15 to 30 minutes. It w ill function again af ­
ter that
c::> & .
-Malfunction: Failure of system components
is one possib le cause for malfunction . If this
happens, you can a lso ope rate the powe r
top by hand
c::> page 47.
Power top not secure
This message appears with a warning tone if
the power top is not
completely closed or
open and the vehicle speed is above 50 km/h.
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46 Power top
Wind deflector
Applies to vehicles: with wind deflector
The wind deflector decreases air movement
inside the vehicle and increases driving com­
fort.
Fi g. 37 Insert ing the win d deflector (1)
Fig. 38 Inse rt in g the wind deflector (2)
Retaining pins are located on the long ends of
the w ind deflector. They sec ure the deflector
i n the mounts o n the vehicle's rear side tr im .
F or safety reasons, inserting the w ind deflec­
tor from the side farthest from traffic.
Inserting and positioning the wind
d eflector
,.. Open the rear side w indow on the side far ­
thest from traffic.
,.. Read the assembly instructions on the wind
deflector storage bag .
,.. Remove the wind deflector from the stor­
age bag and fold it apart
once . The wind de­
flector is installed in the correct position
when the longest side is toward the front
and the wind deflector frame is at the top.
,.. Insert both retaining p ins i n the mounts in
the tr im above the rear seat on the driver
s ide
s>fig. 37 (!). ,..
Fold the handle @at the front and center
of the wind deflector upward and lift the de­
flector s light ly in the center s>
fig. 38@.
,.. Now guide the wind deflector into the
mounts in the side trim on the passenger
side @and press light ly in the middle ®
until the handle locks in place .
,.. Set the wind deflector up comp letely .
Remo ving the wind deflector
,.. Fold the wind deflector frame back.
,.. Fold the handles>
fig. 3 7@ at the front
and center of the wind deflector upward and
lift the deflector slightly in the center .
,.. Remove the wind def lector from the
mounts in the side tr im on the passenge r
side.
,.. Pull the w ind deflecto r out of the mounts
on the driver side and lift it out .
,.. Fold it together.
,.. Store the wind deflector in the storage bag.
A WARNING
--Do not use the wind deflector to secure
cargo.
- Be careful when installing so you do not
pinch your f ingers .
- Pay attention to the traff ic when insta l­
ling the wind deflector, if necessary.
(D Note
Do not lean aga inst the vehicle when in­
stalling the wind deflector. Hard objects
and decorations on clothing such as be lt
buck les can scratch the pa int. Your cloth­
i ng could also become dirty.
@ Tips
- The wind deflector works best when all
of the windows are rolled up while driv­
ing.
- Only store the wind deflector in the stor­
age bag when it is dry.

50 Power top
Step 6: Retracting the power top
compartment cover
The power top compartment cover must be
retracted by ha nd.
F ig . 49 Pow er top rai sed
.,.. Raise the rear of the power top and hold it
in place ¢
fig. 49@¢ A in Step 2: Lifting
the power top compartment cover out on
page 48 .
.,.. Slide the power top compartment forward
until it reaches the end position @. Release
the power top .
&_ WARNING
Do not pinch yo urself or othe rs when clos­
ing the power top compartment .
Step 7: Locking the power top
The Locking system for the power top Latches
are located on the inside of the power top.
Fi g. 50 In sid e of t he pow er to p: hex ke y fo r em erge ncy
ope rat ion
.,.. Insert the emergency key i n the opening
and turn it clockwise unt il it stops to lock
the power top .
.,.. Remove the emergency key.
.,.. Cover the open ing with the cap.
(D Tips
Make sure the locking mechanisms are
l ocked secure ly .
Step 8: Loosening the headliner
F ig . 51 Power top : ar ea arou nd the righ t s ide o f th e
r ea r wi ndow
Fi g. 52 Area aroun d t he r ight side of the rear w indow:
h eadli ne r p artiall y loose ned
Perform the fo llow ing steps in the rear w in­
dow area of the powe r top on each s ide .
.,.. Pull the loops (ma rked i n yellow) with the
emergency key to loosen the headlin er .
.,.. Pull at the ye llow marking aga in to loosen
t he headli ne r aro und the rear w indow (ap­
prox ima tely 30 cm) .
Step 9: Securing the latch
Fig. 53 Rear of t he powe r top : Secu ring t he latc h
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The latches must be secured on the left and
right sides of the vehicle .
.,. Pull the power top headline r to the side in
the area around the rear headrests to sec ure
the latches ¢
fig. 53 ¢.& in Step 2: Lifting
the power top compartment cover out on
page 48 .
... Then remove the emergency key and insert
the short end into the power top support at
the ye llow marking .
... Press the emergency key in the direction of
the a rrow @unt il the latch is secure .
.&, WARNING
Do not pinch yo urself o r othe rs when clos­
ing the power top compartment.
Power top 51

68 Seats and storage
Luggage compartment
General information
A WARNING
Read and follow the important safety pre­
cautions on
¢ page 12 7, Stowing lug­
gage.
Enlarging the luggage compartment
The backrests can be folded forward either
separately or together.
Fig. 79 Luggage compartment: release lever
Folding the backr est forwa rd
• Pull the release lever in the direction of the
arrow to fold the backrest forward.
F olding th e backre st back into the u pright
position
• Fold the backrest back up again until it
latches securely¢ &_.
A WARNING
The backrest must be securely latched so
objects cannot slide forward o ut of the
luggage compartment du ring sudden
bra king.
(CT;) Note
When fo ld ing the backrest forward, make
sure the rear safety belts are in the belt
guides so they do not become p inched in
the backrest lo ck and damaged. Other ob­
jects should be removed from the rea r
bench seat to pro tect the backrest from
damage.
Tie-downs
The luggage compartment is equipped with
four tie-down rings to secure luggage and
other items.
F ig . 80 Luggage compartment: tie -downs
• Secure objects using elastic cords atta ched
to the tie-downs
¢ fig. 80.
• Observe the safety notes ¢page 128.
Securing the ski sack
Applies to veh icles: w it h sk i sack
Long objects such as skis or snowboards can
be transported in the ski sack.
Fig. 8 1 Luggage compartment: Sec uring the ski sack
Fig. 82 Rear bench seat: secur ing the ski sack
• Fold both backrests forward ¢ page 68.