2013 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET heating

278 Index
Hood ....... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 212
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 78
Starting with jumper cab les .. .. .. .. . 259
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 79
E ng ine compar tmen t
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Working the engi ne compa rtment 212
E ng ine coolant
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Eng ine coolant system ...... .. .. .. .. . 219
Adding coolant .. .......... ... .. .. . 220
Check ing coolant leve l ...... ... .. .. . 219
C hec king the eng ine coolant leve l . . . . . 21 9
R ad ia to r fan .. . ........ .. .. .. .. .. . 22 1
Eng ine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge ........... .. .... 10
Engine data . .... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 267
E ng ine hood
C losing .... ............. .. .. .. .. . 212
H ow to release the hood ... .. .. .... . 2 12
E ng ine oi l ... .. ........ .... ... .. .. . 214
Adding .. .. ................ ... ... 217
Addit ives . ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 217
C hanging .. ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 218
Che ck oil leve l ........... .... .... . 217
Consumpt io n . ... ..... ... .. .. .... . 217
Indicator light . .. ..... ... .. .. .. 1 7,21
O il consumption .......... .... .... . 216
O il grades ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 214
O il level symbol ............ .. .... .. 21
Pressure malfunction ....... ..... .. .. 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specif ication and viscos ity . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Eng ine speed limitat ion ..... .. .. .... .. 21
E nv iro nment
Break -in period . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 18 7
Cata lytic converter ..... ... .. .. .... . 188
Disposing of yo ur vehicle battery .. .. . 226
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Driving to m inim ize pollution and no ise 189
Fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
F uel economy ............. ... .. ... 189
Le aks under your veh icle . ........ .. . 212
L ett ing t he ve hicl e s tand and wa rm up . 189
P roper disposal of dra ined br ake flu id . 22 2 Proper disposal of d
rained eng ine cool -
ant . ... .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 220
Proper d isposal of d rained eng ine
o il ... .... .... .. ............ 217,218
Recycling used engine oil ........ .... 217
U nleaded fuel .. .. ................ . 207
What s hou ld I do w ith an old battery? . 226
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . 20
E SC (Electron ic Sta biliz atio n Con trol )
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. . 19
E thy l alcohol (Fuel) . ................ . 208
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
E xhaus t tai l pipes
C leaning . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 2 01
E xpansion tank . ... ... .. .. ... ..... .. 219
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
E xte rior m irrors
Adjus ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
D imming . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 56
Heating ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 55
F
Fan
R adiator
Fastening 2
21
Boos ter seats .... ............. .... 169
C o nvertib le child sa fe ty seats .. ...... 168
Infan t se ats
Flat tire 16
7
Chang ing ... .. .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. 2 49
flexib le fue l ... .. .. ............. .. .. 208
Floor ma ts .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 126
Fog lights/rea r fog lig ht(s) .. .. .. .. .. .. . 52
Fol ding the rear seats ..... .... ... .. .. . 68
Foot peda ls . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 1 26
For the sake of the environment Gasoli ne fumes and the e nvironme nt .. 210
Letting the engine warm up . . . . . . 75, 78
Ref ueling ... .. .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. 210
Sav ing f uel by early ups hifting . .. .. .. . 11
Front a irbags
Description .... .. ................. 144
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Frontal coll is ions and the laws of phys ics 133
F ront passenger's door emergency lo cking 36

Front seats
Adjusting .. ..... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 123
Ch ild restra ints in the front seat ... .. . 141
Upper cabin heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
F ue l
Additives ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 207
Blended gasoline . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 207
Consumpt ion ... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 25
F ill er neck .. ............. .... .. ... 209
Fue l gauge . ............. .... .. .... 12
Gasoline . ............ ...... .... .. 207
Gasoline additives . ....... .. .. .. .. . 209
L ow fuel level symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Octane rating ............ .... .. ... 207
Recommend ation ......... .. .. .. .. . 20 7
Refue lling . ..... ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 210
Reserve .... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 12
Tank capacity ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... 267
T ank system ............. .... .. .. .. 21
Unlock ing the fue l filler f lap by hand . . 211
Fu el economy mess ages (eff iciency pro-
g ram) ..... .. .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. .... 27
Fue l filler flap
Un loc king t he fue l fi ller flap by ha nd . . 211
Fuses Assig nment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255, 256, 257
Replacing .. ................ ... ... 255
G
Garage door opener (HomeL ink)
117
Gas discharge lamps ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 25 8
Gauges Eng ine coolant temperature .. .. .. .. .. 10
F ue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
Tachome ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General illustration Ins trumen ts and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator War ning/ indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. .. 17
Glossa ry o f tire and load ing te rm ino logy 228
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
GP5 controlled clock ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 12
Gro ss Veh icle Weight Ra ting (GVWR) .. . 265
Inde x 279
H
Head lights
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Defective ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 21
Head light range control ............. 22
Left hand drive, r ight hand drive . . . . . . . 54
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Head light washer reservoir .... ... .. .. 226
Head restra ints .. ... ................ 124
Adjus ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 1 24
Heated exter ior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
rear w indow ... .............. ...... 72
seats ........ ... .. ................ 72
windshield washer sp ray no zzles . .. .. . 57
Heating .. .. .. .. .. .. ................ 70
Heavy clothing and safety be lts . ... .. .. 135
Hig h beam .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 53
Hig h voltage warning label ....... .. .. 265
Hill des cen t con tro l ................. . 90
Homeli nk (remote control) ...... ... .. 117
Hood Open ing . ... .. .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. 212
Re lease lever .. .. ................. 212
Hor n ...... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
lated to ch ild safety .. . .. .. .. ... ... .. 175
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? 147
How ofte n should I che ck my tire pres -
s u res? ... .. .. .... .. . .. ... .... ... .. 234
How safety belt pretens io ners work .... 138
Hydrop laning ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 237
I
Ign it ion
switching on/off .... . .. ..... ... .. .. . 75
Ig nition key
E mergency un lock ing .. ............. . 34
Ig nition lock .. .. .... ........ ..... .. . 75
Ind icator light ... .. .. .. ...... .... .. 18
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Impo rtant t hings to do befo re drivi ng .. 121
Improperly worn safety belts ......... . 138
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SAFE
Safe driving hab its ... ...... .. .. .. .. .
Safety belt position ........ .. .. .. .. .
Safety belts worn by pregnant women .
Safety belt p retens ioner ..... .. .. .. .. .
Service and disposal ... ... .. .. .. .. .
Safety belts ............ ...... .... . . 12
121
137
137
138
139
135
Belt positioner ........... .. .. .. .. . 135
C leaning . .. .... ......... .... .. .. . 205
D anger to passengers w ho do not wea r a
safety belt ... .. .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 133
F astening .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 136
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Not worn .. ............. .... .. ... 133
Safety belt position ....... .. .. .. .. . 13 7
Safety instructions .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 135
Secur ing ch ild safety seats ..... ... .. 17 1
Specia l cons iderations fo r pregnant
women .. .. ............. .... .. .. . 137
Unfasten ing .... ......... .... .. .. . 138
Warn ing/ indicato r light .. .. .. ...... . 132
Warning light ... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 1 7
Why YOU MUST wear them ... .. .. .. . 132
Worn properly ........... .. .. .. .. . 134
Safety bel t warn ing light .... .. .. .. .. . 13 2
Safety compliance st icker . ...... ... .. 265
Safety equipment ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 12 1
Safety features for occupant restra int and
p rotec tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Safety guidelines Seats .. .. .. .. ..... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 61
Safety instructions Eng ine compartment ...... .. .. .. .. . 212
for using chi ld safety seats . .. .. .. .. . 164
for using safety be lts ...... .. .. .. .. . 135
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem ...... ... ................ .... 153
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Seat belts
refer to Sa fety belts .... ... .. .. .. .. . 132
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Uppe r cabin heating ....... .. .. .. .. .. 73
Seating capacity ........... .. .. .. .. . 132
Inde x 283
Seating position
Driver . ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 122
Front passenger . ... . .. ... .. ... .. .. 123
How to ad just the front seats ...... .. 123
Incorrect seat position . ............. 125
Occupants ....... .. ............... 122
Rea r passengers .. .. . .. .... ... ... .. 124
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Seats Adjus ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adjus ting in the MMI . .. .. ... ... .. .. . 63
Convenience side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Drive r's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Folding ... .. .. .. ... ............ .. . 68
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Head restra ints .. .. ... ....... .... .. 64
N umber of seats . .. ... ....... .... . 132
Power easy entry f unction .......... .. 63
Safety gu idelines . .... ......... .. .. . 61
Seat symme try . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Seat ( upper cabin heating) ..... ... .. .. . 73
Se lective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency re lease ................. . 92
Se lector lever emergency release . ... ... 92
Se rv ice and d isposa l
Safety be lt pretensioner ........ .. .. 139
Serv ice interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Serv ice position
refer to Replacing wiper blades . ... ... 58
S ET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
S ide a irbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
How they work ... .. ... ....... .... . 159
s ide assist
Adjust ing the b rig htness ..... ... .. .. 105
Sensor range .. .. ................. 104
S id e assist
Activating and deactivating ... ... .. .. 105
Cleaning sensors ... . .. .. ... ... .. .. 198
Description . ... .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. 103
S ide mar ker lig hts . ............. .... . 52
Ski sack .... .. .. .. .. . .............. . 68
Snow cha ins .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 243
Soft top Care and cleaning . .... ......... .. .. 19 7
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Transmission ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 86
multitronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
S tron ic . ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 86
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Transm iss ion ma lf u nct ion (ind icator light) 92
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
T read Wear Indica to r (TWI) .. .. .. .. .. . 237
Trip computer Fue l consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
M ileage . ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 25
Sing le-tr ip memory .......... .... ... 25
Total-t rip memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Trip odometer ............. .... .. .... 12
Trunk
refer to L u ggage compartment. . . 68, 127
T runk escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid .......... .. .. .. .. .. 37
Turn signa ls . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 53
Warning/indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. .. 23
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Undercoat ing . .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 201
Unfasten ing safety belts .... .. .. .. .. . 138
Unid irect iona l tires ......... .. .. .. .. . 227
Uniform t ire q uality grading . .. .. .. .. . 24 1
Unlock ing
Rear lid ...... ................ .... . 37
Unlocking/ locking
at the lock cylinder ........ .. .. .. .. .. 36
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the central locking switch .. .. .. .. 35
with the convenience key ........ .... . 35
Upper cabin heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Use of jumper cab les ....... .. .. .. .. . 260
V
Valet park ing ............... ... ... ... 40
Vanity mirrors ............. .... .. .. .. 57
Ve hicle-c are prod ucts ....... .. .. .. .. . 194
Vehicle e lectrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) ... . 26 5
Vehicle jack .. .... ... ..... ..... .. ... 25 2
Vehicle key .. ............. .... .. .... 32
Inde x 285
Vehicle literatu re .... . .. .. ..... ... .. .. 5
Vehicle tool kit .. ... ................ 248
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . 10, 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Anti- lock braking system (ABS) ... .. .. . 19
Brake system .. .. ................. . 15
E lectromechanical parking brake . ..... 16
El ectronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
El ectronic Stab ilization Contro l (E5C) .. . 19
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) .. .. . 21
Sa fety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Turn signals ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 23
Wa rranty coverages ............. .. .. 269
Washer reservo ir ...... ............. 226
Washing ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 194
Automatic car wash .. .. ..... ... .. .. 195
by hand ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 195
General information ........... .... 194
Matte finish paint ................. 197
Power top clean ing . ... ..... ... .. .. 197
with a power washer ............... 196
Waxing . ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 198
Wea r indica to r .. .. ............... .. 237
Weights .. .. .. .. .. .. ............... 26S
Wha t happens if yo u wear your safety belt
too loose? . ....... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 137
What happe ns to unbe lted occupants? .. 133
What impairs driving safety? ...... .. .. 122
Wha t shou ld I do after changing a
whee l? ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 234
What shou ld I do after replac ing whee ls? 234
Wheel bolts Torque ...... .. ...... ............. 244
Whee ls . ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 2 27
Cast alloy ....... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 200
Checking tire pressure ... .... ... .. .. 233
Co ld tire inflation pressure ...... .. .. 231
General notes .. .. ................. 227
G lossary of tire and loading term inolo-
gy .......... ... .. ............... 228
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28 6 Index
New tires and w heels ..... ... .. .... . 238
Tires and vehicle load limits .. .... .. . 235
When must a safety belt be rep laced? . . 135
When must the airbag system be inspect-
ed? ............................... 151
When shou ld I adjust the tire pressures? 234
When shou ld I check the tire pressures? . 234
Where can I find the tire pressures for my
car? .. .. .. .... ............. ...... . 233
Why safety be lts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 133
W ind deflector ............. ... .. .... 46
C lean ing . ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 198
W indows
C leaning . .. .. . .......... .. .. .... . 199
defrost ing ................. ...... .. 72
Windshield Cleaning . .. ..................... .. 57
defrost ing ......................... 72
W indshield washer fl uid
L ow level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
W indshield washer system ...... .. .... 57
W indshield wipers
Folding up ................ .. .... .. 58
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Replacing w indshield w iper blades ..... 58
Sw itching on/off ............. .. .... 57
Washer rese rvoi r 226
W inter operation
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Coolant system ............... .... 219
D efrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Seat heating .. ......... .. .. .. .. .. .. 72
Tires .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 184
W indows .... ........... ........ . 199
W inter t ires .. ................ ... ... 242
A ll wheel dr ive ........ .... .... .... 242
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Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 54, 258