2013 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET ECU

Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 206 Ve hicle on fla t bed tr uck
Front hook up
.. Align the ve hicle wi th the centerline of the
car car rier ramp.
.. Attach the winch hook to the front towline
eye previously installed .
Rear hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the
car carri er ramp.
.. Attach the winch hook to the rear towline
eye prev iously ins talled .
(D} Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook- up
is secure before moving the car up the flat­
bed truck ramp .
Lifting vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with
floor jack
The vehicle may only be li~ed at the lifting
points illustrated .
Fig. 2 07 Fro nt l ift ing po int
Emergenc y situ ation s 263
Fig. 208 Rea r liftin g po int
.,. Read and heed WARNING c::> .&, .
.,. Locate lifting points c::> fig . 207 and
c:>fig. 208 .
.,. Adjust lifting arms of workshop hoist o r
floor jack to ma tch veh icle lifting points.
.. Insert a rubbe r pad between the floo r jack/
workshop hoist and the lift ing points.
If y ou mu st lift your veh icle with a fl oor jack
to w ork und erneath , be sure the vehicle is
safel y supported on stand s intended for thi s
purpo se .
Front lifting point
T he lifti ng po int i s loca ted o n the floo r pan re­
i nforcemen t abo ut a t the same level a s the
jack mounting point
c:> fig. 207. Do not lift
the vehicle at the vertic al sill reinforcement.
Rear lifting point
T he lifting point is located o n the vert ica l rein­
f o rcement of the lower s ill for the on board
jack
c::> fig. 208 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to ¢page 252 .
A WARNING
-To reduce the risk of ser ious injury and
veh icle damage.
- Always lift the vehicle only at the spe­
cia l workshop hoist and floor jack lift
points illustrated
c:> fig. 207 and
c:> fig. 208.
- Fail ure to lift the veh icle at these
-
po ints could cause the vehicle to tilt or ..,.

2 70 Con sum er Inf ormation
comp lexity of today's automobi les, have
steadi ly reduced the scope of maintenance
and repairs which can be carried out by vehicle
owners.
Also, s afety an d e nvir onm ent al con­
cerns place very strict limits on the nature of repairs and adjustments to engine and trans ­
miss ion pa rts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly
require special tools, testing devices and oth­
er equipment avai lab le to specially trained
workshop personnel in order to assure proper
performance, reliab ility and safety of the vehi­
cle and its many systems .
Improper ma intenance, adjustments and re ­
pa irs can impair the operation and reliab ility
of your vehicle and even void your vehicle war­ ranty. Therefo re , proof of servici ng in accord­
ance w it h the ma intenance sched ule may be a
condition for upholding a possible warranty
claim made within the warran ty period.
Above all, operational safety can be adve rsely
affected, c reating unnecessary risks for you
and your passengers.
If in doubt about any serv icing, have it done
by your author ized Audi dealer or any other
p roperly equipped and qualified workshop .
We strong ly urge you to give your authorized
Audi dealer the opportunity to perform all
schedu led maintenance and necessary repairs .
Your dea ler has the facilities, or iginal parts
and tra ined spec ialists to keep your vehicle
running properly .
Performing lim it e d m aint en anc e y ourself
The fo llowing pages describe a limited num­
ber of procedures which can be performed on
you r vehicle with ordinary too ls, shou ld the
need arise and trained personnel be unavaila­
ble. Before performing any of these proce­
dures, always thoroughly read all of the app li­
cable text and ca refully follow the instruc­
tions given. Always rigorously obse rve the
WARNINGS p rovided .
Before you ch eck anything in th e engin e
compartme nt, alway s read an d heed all WARNINGS
¢ & a
nd ¢ & in Working in the
engine comportment on page 212 .
A WARNING
--Serious personal in jury may occur as a re-
sult of improperly performed mainte­ nance, adjustments or repa irs.
- Always be extremely careful when work­
ing on the vehicle. Always follow com­
monly accepted safety pract ices and gen­
eral common sense. Never r isk personal
in jur y.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs descr ibed o n the fol­
lowing pages if you are not fu lly fam iliar
with these or other procedures with re­ spect to the ve hicl e, or are uncerta in how
to proceed .
- Do not do any work withou t the proper
too ls and equipment . Have the necessary
work done by your authorized A udi deal ­
er or anothe r properly equipped and
qualified workshop.
- The engine compar tment o f any motor
vehicle is a potentially hazardous area. Never reach into the area around or
touch the rad iator fan. It is temperature
control led and can sw itch on suddenly -
even when the engine is off and the igni­
tion key has been removed. The rad iator
fan switches on automatically when the coo lant reaches a certai n tempera ture
and will cont inue to run until the coo lant
temperature drops .
- Always remove the ign ition key befo re
a nyone gets under the veh icle.
- Always suppor t your veh icle with safety
s tands if it is necessary to work under­
neath the vehicle. The jack s upplied with
the vehicle is not adequate for this pur ­
pose and co uld co llapse causing serio us
personal injury.
- If you must work unde rneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, a lways
make sure the vehicle is on leve l ground,
that the wheels are always secure ly
blocked and that the engine cannot be
started.

276 Index
Changing a wheel
Changing engine oil
Chassis 249
218
Undercoating .............. .. .... . 201
Checking Eng ine coolant leve l ...... ... .. .... . 219
Checking tire pressure ....... ..... .. . 233
Child restraints Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Where can I get add itional information
about child restraints and their use? . . 178
Child restraint system anchors ... .. .. . 175
Ch ild safety .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 161
Convertible locking retractor . ..... ... 17 1
Important safety instructions for using
child safety seats ................. . 164
Important things to know when driving
with children .............. .. .... . 161
Installing a child restraint using the
L ATCH system ......... .... ... .. .. . 177
Lower anchorages ............ .. ... 176
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .. .... ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 177
Ch ild safety seats . ..... .... .. .. .... . 167
Booster seats ............. ... .. ... 169
Convertible ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Conve rtible locking retractor .. .. .. .. . 171
Danger of using child restra ints in the
front seat .... ............. ...... . 141
How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ................. 164
Infant seats .............. ... .. .. . 167
Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
LATCH system ............ .. .. .. .. . 177
Safety instructions .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 164
Unused safety belts on the rear seat .. 166
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
C leaning
A lcantara® (synthe tic suede) .. .. .. .. . 204
E ngine compartment ............ .. . 205
Exhaust tail pipes ........... .. .... . 201
Fabrics and fabric coverings . ..... .. . 202
Instrument panel ........... .. .... . 202
Interior .. ............... .. .. .... . 201
Leather .... .......... ...... ... .. . 204
Matte finish pa int ......... ... .. ... 197
MMI disp lay/controls .. .... .. .. .. .. . 201 Plastic
and vinyl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Plastic parts ..... ................ . 202
Safety be lts ... .. ................ . 205
Trim strips .... .. ............. .... 199
Cleaning and protection .......... .... 194
Climate controls ... ..... ........... .. 70
Climate control system Automatic recircu lation ......... .... . 73
Supplementary heater ........ .. .. .. . 73
synchroni zing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Clock ..... ..... .. .. .............. .. 12
Closing Power windows .. ............. .. .. . 39
Closing/opening at the lock cylinder ................ .. 36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the centra l locking switch ........ 35
with the conven ience key ........ .... . 35
Cold tire inflation pressure ........ .... 231
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Compact spare tire . ................ . 248
also refer to Spare tire . ...... ... .. .. 248
Compass in the mirror ........... .... . 59
Compliance ... .. .. .. .............. . 272
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 129, 269
Contacting NHTSA ................. . 129
Convenience key
Indicator lights .. ... .......... .. .. . 79
Starting engine (S TART ENGINE STOP
button) ....... .. .. .............. .. 78
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE
STOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Switching on ignition ........... .... . 78
unlocking/locking ... ... .... ... .. .. . 35
Convenience opening/closing ....... .. . 40
Convertib le child safety seats ......... 168
Convertible locking retractor Activating ..... .. ............. .... 173
Deactivating . .. .. ..... ........... . 173
Using to secure a child safety seat 1.71, 173
Coolant system . ... ................ . 219
Cooling mode (automat ic climate control) 71
Cooling System Expansion tank . .. ................ . 219
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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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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