2013 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET octane

Fuel supply and filling
your f uel tank
Gasoline
Fuel supply
Using the right fuel helps keep the environ­
ment clean and prevents engine damage.
Fuel recommendation
The fuel recommended for you r vehicle is un­
leaded premium
g rade gasolin e. See also
¢ page 267, Data . Audi recommends usi ng
TO P TI ER Deterge nt Gaso line wi th a minim um
oc ta ne ra ti ng of 9 1 AK I (9 5 RON). For more
in fo rmation on TO P TI ER De tergent Gaso line,
p lease go to the official website (www.toptier ­
gas.com).
The re commended g asoline octane r ating for
your engine can a lso be fo und o n a label loca t­
e d on the ins ide of the fuel filler flap . This rat ­
ing may be specif ied as A KI or RO N.
Your veh icle m ay also be oper ated using un­
l e aded regular gasoline with a minimum oc ­
tane rating of 87 AKI/91 RON . However, using
87 AKI/9 1 RO N octa ne f ue l w ill sli ghtly re­
d uce eng ine perfo rmance .
Use unleaded gasoline only. Unleaded gaso ­
line is available th rougho ut the USA, Canada,
a nd in most E uropean cou ntries . We recom ­
mend that you do not ta ke yo ur vehicle to
areas or count ries where unleaded gasoline
may not be ava ilable.
F or mo re informat io n on refue ling your ve hi­
cle, see ¢
page 209.
Octane rating
Octane r ati ng in dicates a gaso line's abili ty to
r es ist engine damaging "knock" ca used by
p remature ign ition and detonation. Therefore,
buy ing the correct grade of gaso line is very
i mportant to help prevent possible engine
damage and a loss of engine performance.
Gasoline most common ly used in the Unite d
States and Canada has the followin g octane
Fuel supply and filling your fuel tank 207
ra tings that can usu a lly be found on the fi ller
p ump :
- Premium Gr ade: 9 1 -9 6 AKI
- Regular Grade : 87 -90 AKI
Explanation of the abbreviations:
AKI = Anti K nock In d ex = (R+M )/2 = (RO N
+M ON)/2
RON= Resear ch O ctane Num ber
MO N= Motor Octane Number.
(D Note
- Do not use a ny fue l w it h octane rat ings
lower than 87 A KI or 9 1 RO N othe rwise
e xpensive engi ne damage w ill occur.
- Do
not use leaded gasoli ne . The use of
leaded gasolin e w ill severely damage
yo ur vehicl e's cata lytic co nve rter and its
ability to control exh aust em iss ions.
Blended gasoline
U se of gasoline containing alcohol or
MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether)
You may use unleaded g asoline blende d with
a lcohol o r MTBE (commonly re fer red to as
oxygenates) if the blende d mixture meets the
fo llow ing criteria:
Blend of gasoline methanol (wood alcohol or
methyl alcohol)
- Anti -kno ck index mus t be 87 A KI or higher.
- Blend must contain no mor e than 3% meth-
anol.
- Blend must co ntain more than 2% co-sol-
vents .
Blend of gasoline and ethanol (grain alcohol
or ethyl alcohol)
- Anti -knoc k index must be 87 A KI or higher.
- Blend must not conta in mo re tha n 10%
ethanol.
- Ve hicl es w ith flex ible f uel engine : blend
m ust not contain more t han 85% ethanol.
Blend of ga soline and MTBE ..,_
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Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi is covered by the following war­
ranties :
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfo-
ration
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Con trol Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding your warran ­
ties can be found in your
Warranty & Mainte­
nance booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulations in the United States
and Canada require that automobiles meet
specific emission regulations and safety
standards. Therefore, veh icles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada differ from vehicles sold in
other countries .
If you p lan to take your vehicle outside the
continental limits of the United States or Can­
ada, there is the possibility that:
- unleaded fuels for vehicles with cata lytic
converter may not be available;
- fuel may have a considerably lower octane
rating . Improper fuel may cause engine
damage ;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of
proper service facilities, tools or testing
equipment ;
- replacement parts may not be readily availa­
ble.
- Navigation systems for vehicles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada will not necessari ly work
in Europe, and may not work in other coun­
tries outside of North America.
Consumer Information 269
@ Note
Audi cannot be responsible for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, service or parts availability.
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature
Audi Offic ial Factory Service Manuals and Lit ­
erature are published as soon as possible after
model introduction. Service manuals and lit­
erature are available to order from the Audi
T echnical Literature Ordering Center at:
www.audi.techliterature.com
Maintenance
' General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a minimum.
However, a certain amount of regular mainte­
nance is still necessary to assure your vehicle's
safety, economy and reliability . For detailed
vehicle maintenance consult your Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet.
Under difficult operating conditions , for ex­
ample at extremely low outside temperatures ,
in very dusty regions, when towing a tra iler
very frequently, etc., some serv ice work
shou ld be performed between the intervals
specified. This applies particularly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the air filter .
® For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you
help make sure that emission standards
are maintained, thus min imizi ng adverse
effects on the environment .
Important considerations for you and
your vehicle
The increasing use of electronics , sophisticat­
ed fuel injection and emission control sys-
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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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Lumbar support . ... .... ... .. .. .. .... 62
M
Maintenance . ............. .... .. ... 269
Malfunct ion Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . 21, 29
M atte finish pa int .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 197
M echanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2, 33
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Mi leage
Average .... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 25
Instantaneous . ... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 25
Mir rors
Ad justing the exte rior m irrors . .. .. .. .. 55
Compass ... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 59
dimming ... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 56
Vanity mirrors . ... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 57
M oni tor ing the Advanced Airbag System 15 1
multitronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Automatic Sh ift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Dnvmg .. ...................... ... 88
Eme rgency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
M anual s hift program ............... 90
Selecto r leve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
N
Natural leather ................... .. 203
New tires and wheels ................ 238
N HTSA
Contac ting ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 129
Number of seats ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 132
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Occupa nt seating positions ...... .. .. . 122
Octane rating . ... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 207
Odom eter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
OFF (automatic climate contro l) . . . . . . . . 71
O il
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . 214, 2 17
O il consumption ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 217
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Data L ink Connector (DLC) ............ 29
Elect ronic speed lim iter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Malfunct io n Indicator lamp (MIL) ..... 29
Open door or front lid warning . . . . . . . . . 24
Inde x 281
Open ing
Power windows .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 39
Open ing/closing
at the lock cy linder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
by remo te control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the centra l locking sw itch ... .. .. . 3S
with the convenience key ..... ... .. .. . 3S
Operate your vehicle economically and
min imize poll ution ..... ............. 189
Optional equipment Marked w ith an aster isk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment (efficiency program)
Outs ide mirro rs 27
refer to E
xte rior mi rrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . SS
Outs ide temperature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Owner's manual How the Owner's Manual is organized ... 6
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Paint
To uch -up . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 199
Pa int No .... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 265
Park assist ... ... .. .. . .............. 110
Parking . ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 81
Automatic transmission ..... ... .. .. . 88
Valet parking .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 40
Pa rking bra ke . .. .. .... ............. . 80
also refer to Elec tromech anica l par king
brake ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 80
Parking system .. ... ........... .... . 110
Cleaning sensors/camera ........... 198
Rea r ..... .. .. .. ... ............ .. 110
Re ar, wi th rear view camera .......... 111
Parking system (rear) .. .. .... ...... .. 110
Adjusting the warning tones ......... 111
Pa rking system (rea r, with rear view cam-
era) Parking mode 1 ...... ............. 114
Pa rkingmode2 .. .. . .. .... ...... .. 115
Safety precautions .. .............. . 112
Switching on/off ............. .... . 113
Swi tching rear view camera on/off .. .. 116
Parts replacement . ................. 271
PASS ENGER A IR BAG OFF light . ... .. .. 151
Passive safety system ........... .... . 121
Pedals ..... .. .. .. ................. 126
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