2013 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET radiator

Instrument s and warning /indicator lights 11
/! WARNING
- Always observe the warning in
¢ page 205, Engine compartment, be­
fore opening the hood and checking the
engine coolant level.
- Never open the engine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dripping from the engine compartment.
You could burn yourself . Let the engine
cool off first so that you cannot hear or
see any steam or engine coolant .
(D Note
-Mounting additional lights or accessories
in front of the air inlets reduces the cool­
i ng effect of the radiator . At h igh outside
temperatures or high engine load, the
engine could overheat.
- The front spo iler has been designed to
properly distribute the cooling air when
the veh icle is moving. If the spoiler is
damaged, this could reduce the cooling
effect and the engine could then over­
heat. Ask your authorized Audi dealer for
assistance.
Tachometer (engine rev counter)
The tachometer indicates the engin e RPM
(revolutions per minutes).
If engine RPM d rops be low 1,500 , you should
downshift to the next lower gear. The red area
at the end of the scale indicates maximum
permissible engine RPM after the break-in pe­
riod . Before reaching this area, move these­
lector lever to position D/S or ease your foot
off the accelerator pedal.
(D Note
The tachometer needle@¢ fig. 3 should
only briefly be in the red zone: you cou ld
damage your engine! The beginning of the
red zone varies depending on the engine.
@) For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early saves fuel and reduces en­
gine noise.
~ button
You can perform different functions with this
button .
Fig. 4 SET but ton in th e in str ume nt cluster
The !SE T! button performs the following func­
tions:
Switching on time, date , temperature
display, and odometer
The display appears for approximately 30 sec­
onds when you press the
!SE Ti button ¢ fig. 4
with the ignition off.
Starting the Auto -Check sequence
The Auto-Check system constantly monitors
certain ind iv idual functions and components
of the vehicle when the ign ition is turned on
and when the vehicle is moving .
With the ignition turned on, you can start the " Auto-Check sequence" by pressing the
!S ET i
button. You can perform an Auto-Check se­
quence when the vehicle is stationary and the
ignition is turned on or when the vehicle is
moving slower than 3 mph (5 km/h) .
In addition, the number of keys initial ised fo r
your vehicle is displayed.
L2 3/3 means that
three keys have been initialised. This feature
enables used car buyers to make sure they
have received all of the keys.
If you are given only two keys, for instance,
you should take the vehicle and the existing keys to an Audi dealer to have the missing key
disabled.
It is also important to notify your in -
surance company about the loss .
IJJ,-

18 Instrum ent s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
If the indicator light and the message appear,
add engine oil immediate ly
r=) poge 217.
_l Engine cooling system
A malfunction in the engine cooling system
must be repaired as soon as possible .
• Turn off engin e and che ck cool ant l evel
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, the coolant temperature is too
h igh or the coo lant level is too low.
.. Pull off the road .
.. Stop the vehicle .
.. Turn off the engine.
.. Check coolant level
r=)page 219.
.. Add coolant if necessary r=) page 220 .
.,. Contin ue driving only after the eng ine cool­
ant warning/indicator light goes o ut .
.. Contact your authorized Audi dea ler for as-
sistance if necessary .
I f the engine coolant level is co rrect, then the
radiator fan may be the cause of the malfunc­
tion.
• Coo lan t te mper ature! L et engine run wi th
ve hicle s ta ti ona ry
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears in t railer mode*, let the engine
r u n at id le for a few m inutes to cool down.
& WARNING
- If your vehicle should break down for
mechanical or other reasons, park at a
safe distance from moving traffic, turn
off the engine and turn on the hazard
warning lights¢
page 54, Emergency
flashers.
-
- Never open the hood if you see or hear
steam or coolant escap ing from the en­
gine compartme nt -you risk being scald­
ed . Wait until you can no longer see or
hear steam or coo lant escaping.
- The engine compartment of any veh icle
is a dangerous area. Before you perform
any wor k in the engine compartment,
t ur n of the eng ine and allow it to cool. Follow the warning stickers
r=)
page 205,
Engine comportment.
@ Note
Do not continue driving if the. symbo l
i ll uminates . There is a malfunction in the
engine cooling system -you could damage
your engine.
@ -Steer ing column lock
• Steering defect ive! Do not drive v ehicle!
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, there is an e lectronic steering
column lock malfunct ion. You cannot switch
the ignit ion on .
Do
not tow yo ur vehicle because it cannot be
steered. Seek professiona l assistance.
ell Steering lo ck : C ont act de aler !
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, there is an e lectronic stee ring
column lock malfunct ion.
D rive to your authorized Audi dealer immedi­
ately to have the ma lfunction corrected .
& WARNING
-
Your vehicle must not be towed in t he
event of a malfunction in the elec tronic
steering co lumn lock beca use it cannot be
steered due to the locked steering . If it is
towed with the steering locked, there is
the r isk of an accident.
© -Ignition lock
• Ignition lo ck defecti ve . Cont act de aler !
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, do
not switch the ignition off
because you may not be ab le to switch it on
again.
Drive to your authorized A udi dealer immedi­
ately to have the malfunction corrected.
On vehicles with conve nience key*, the engine
shou ld not be switched off using the ..,.

Starting the vehicle with the emergency
key
Applies to vehicles: with ignitio n lock
You can use the emergency key as an ignition
key in an emergency.
Fig . 89 G lo ve compar tment: A dapt er fo r em ergen cy
key
Fig. 90 In ser t emergen cy key in to the adapter
.,.. Take the adapter for the emergency key out
of the glove compartment
c:> fig . 89 .
.,.. Push the emergency key~ fig . 90 fully into
the adap ter . Make sure that the Audi r ings
are facing up.
.,.. Press the emergency key in the adapter
down un til it latches audibly .
.,.. Insert the adapter with the emergency k ey
forwa rd into the ignition swit ch . T he eng ine
can now be sta rted a s usual.
Stopping the engine
App lies to vehicles: with ig ni tion loc k
.,.. Bring the vehicle to a full stop .
.,.. Automatic transmission : Move the selector
lever to the P or N pos ition .
.,.. Press on the ignition key. The engine is
tu rned off.
.,.. You can now remove the key.
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Ste ering lock
The steering locks when yo u remove the ig ni­
tion key . The lo cked steering helps prevent ve ­
hicle theft .
Emergency off
If it is necessary in unus ual circumstances, the
engine can be switched off while the veh icle is
moving. The engine will be switched off if you
press on the key for an extended period .
A WARNING
-Never turn off the engine before the ve­
hicle has come to a comp lete stop. The
full funct ion of the brake booster and the
power steering is not guaranteed . You
must use more force to turn or brake if
necessary . Because you cannot steer and
brake as you usually wo uld, this could
lead to crashes and ser ious injuries.
- For safety reasons , you should always
pa rk your vehicle w ith the selector lever
in P . Otherwise, the vehicle could inad ­
verten tly roll away .
- The radiator fan can continue to run fo r
up to 10 minutes even after you have
turned off the engine and removed the ignition key. The radiator fan can a lso
turn on again if the engine coo lant heats
up because of intense sunlight or heat
build-up in the engine compartment.
- Always take the key with you whenever
you leave your vehicle. Otherw ise, the
engine could be started or electrical
equ ipment such as the power windows
could be operated . This can lead to seri­
ous injury.
- Never leave children or persons requiring
assistance unattended in the vehicle. The
doors can be locked using the remote
transmitter, preven ting people from es­
caping from the veh icle on their own in
the event of an emergency. Depending
on the time of year, peop le inside the ve­
hicle can be exposed to very high or very
low temperatures .

note that electrica l equipment such as
exterior lights wi ll switch off as well
when that happens.
Switching engine off
App lies to vehicles: with conve nien ce key
.,. Bring your vehicle to a complete stop.
.,. Move the selector lever to the P or N posi­
t ion.
... Press the
!START E NGIN E STOPI button
~fig. 91.
St eering lock
The steering locks when you turn the engine
off us ing the
I STAR T ENGINE STOP I button
and open the dr iver's door . The locked steer­
ing he lps prevent vehicle theft.
E mergenc y off
If necessary, the eng ine can be sw itched off
with the selector lever in the R or D/S pos i­
tions. To do so, step on the brake peda l and
press and hold the
I STAR T ENGINE STOP I but­
ton vehicle speed must be less than 6 mph
(10 km/h).
.&, WARNING
-Never t urn off the eng ine be fore the ve ­
hicle has come to a complete stop . The
f ull function of the brake booster and the
power steering is not guaranteed . You
must use more force to turn or brake if
necessary. Because you cannot steer and
brake as you usua lly would, this could
lead to c rashes and serious injur ies.
- For safety reasons, you should always
park your vehicle with the se lector lever
in P . Otherwise, the veh icle could i nad­
vertent ly roll away .
- The rad iator fan can continue to run for
up to 10 minutes eve n after you have
tu rned off the eng ine and removed the
ignition key. The radiator fan can also
turn on again i f the engine coolant hea ts
up because of intense sunlight or hea t
build -up in the engine compartment.
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-Always take the key w ith you whenever
you leave your ve hicle. Otherw ise, the
e ngine could be started or electrical
equipment such as the power windows
could be operated. This can lead to seri­
ous injury.
(D Note
If the engine has been under heavy load
for an extended period, heat bu ilds up in
the eng ine compartment after the eng ine
i s sw itched off - there is a r is k of damag ing
the e ngine. A llow the eng ine to run at id le
for abo ut two minutes before switching it
off.
Driver messages
I g nition i s on
This message appears and a warning tone
sounds if you open the d river's door when the
ignition is sw itched on .
No key ident ified
This message appears when the
I S TART ENGINE STOP I button is pressed if
there is no master key ins ide the ve hicle or if
the system does not recognize it . For exam­
ple, the master key cannot be recognized if it
i s covered by an object (e .g . aluminum brief
case) which
screens the radio s ignal. Electron­
ic dev ices such as cell p ho nes can also inte r­
f ere with the radio s ignal.
Pr ess brake p edal to start engine
This message appears if you do not press the
brake pedal to start the eng ine .
Shift to N or P to start engine
T h is message appears w hen a ttempt ing to
star t the eng ine if the selecto r lever for the
automatic transmiss ion is not in the P or N
pos ition . The engine can only be started with
the se lector in these positions.
Is the ke y in the vehicle ?

Homelink®
Universal remote
control
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Home link
The HomeLink universal remote control con
be programmed with the remo te control for
devices that ore already present.
With Home Link, you can control devices such
as the garage door, secu rity systems, ho use
lights , etc. comfortably from the inside of you
veh icle .
H omelink makes it poss ible for you to rep lace
t hree different remote controls from dev ices
in your home with one un ive rsal remo te. Th is
featu re works for most garage door and exte­
rior door motor signals. Programming the in­
d ividual remote control for your remote con ­
trol takes p lace near the center of the radiator
grille. There is a control module attached at
this location .
A one-t ime programm ing of the sensor must
be performed before you are able to use sys­
tems with Homelink. If the system does not activate after performing the one-t ime pro­
gramming, check whether the system uses a rolling code
¢ page 120 for veh ides without
the MMI*.
& WARNING
-
-Never use the Homelink ® transmi tter
with any garage door opener that does have not the sa fety stop and reverse fea ­
ture as requ ired by federa l safety stand­
ards. Th is includes any garage door open­
er mode l manufactured before April 1,
1982.
- A garage door opener which cannot de­
tect an object, signaling the door to stop
and reverse does not meet current feder­
al safety standards . Us ing
a garage door
opener without these features increases
r isk of serious inj ury or death.
Homelink ® 11 7
-For safety reasons never re lease the
parking brake or start the eng ine while
anyone is standing in front of the vehicle .
- A garage door or an estate gate may
sometimes be set in motion when the
Homelink ® remote control is being pro­
grammed. If the device is repeatedly ac­
tivated, th is can overstrain motor and
damage its e lectrical compon ents -an
overheated mo to r i s
a fire hazard!
- To avo id possib le injuries or property
damage, please always make abso lutely
certa in that no person s or objects are lo­
cated in the range of motion of any
equ ipment being operated .
(0 Tips
-If you would like more information on
Homelink ®, where to purchase the
Home link ® compatib le products, or
would like to purchase the Homelink ®
Home Lighting Package, please ca ll toll­
free: l-800-355-3515.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada reg ula­
tions ¢
page 2 72.
- For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed b uttons be­
fore selling the veh icle.
Operation
App lies to vehicles : with Homeli nk
Fig . 1 29 Head li ner: controls
Req uirement : The buttons must be program-
med
c!) page 118 or ¢ page 119. ..,_

118 Homelink®
• To open the garage door, press the p ro­
grammed button . The LED @will light up or
flash.
• To close the garage door, press the button
again.
@ Tips
To open the garage door, press the button, but do not press it for longer ten seconds
or the Homelink module w ill switch to
programming mode.
Programming the transmitter (version
A)
Appl ies to vehicles : wit h Home li nk
Fig . 130 D istance between t he rad iator grille and th e
hand transmitter
You can p rogram the fixed co de and ro lling
code systems using the descr ibed procedure.
Programming the button
• Turn the ig nition on .
• The re a re two ways to program the button:
P res s the but ton¢
fig. 129 tha t you would
li ke to progr am. Use the instruct io ns that
appear in the M MI* to perform the program­
mi ng . Or
• Se lect:
~I C-A-R~I function button > Car sys­
tems *
control button > Vehicle settings >
Garage door opener > Program garage door
opener .
• Select the button that yo u would like to
program.
• Fol low the ins truc tions in the MMI*.
• If the gar age door openi ng mus t also be
syn chronized wit h the Homel ink mod ule,
refer to the owner's manual for t he ga rage
door opener. R
emote cont ro l units fo r garage door opene rs
in Canada are set to stop transmitting radio
f requency signa ls after two seconds . This t ime
may not be suffic ient for the Homelink sys­
tem to learn the radio frequency signal. Per­
form all other steps as described above.
Erasing /Clearing the programmed button
settings
• To e rase all of t he programmed buttons at
the same t ime, select:
I CAR I function button
> Car Systems" contro l button > Vehicle set­
ting s
> Garage doo r open er > Clear pro­
gram setting s> Yes.
The prog rammed b ut­
t ons can no t be erased individua lly. Re pro­
gram the butt ons if necessa ry .
• Reprogram an individua l bu tton in the same
manner that you wou ld for the one-time
programm ing .
Displaying the version /status/country
code
• Select: I CAR ! function b utton > Car sy s­
tems *
contro l button > Vehicle settings >
Garage door opener > Version information .
(D Tips
-Programming using the M MI* is not
available for all ve hicle vers ions.
- The required distance betwee n the hand
transm itter and the Homelink module in
the radiator gr ille¢
fig. 130 depends on
the system that you are prog ramm ing .
- Depending on the mode l of the garage
door opener, you may need to release the
butto n on t he remote and press it again
w hen programming. When program­
m ing a new device, keep the button
presse d for at least 15 s econds befo re
tr ying again w ith the tra ns mit ter in a dif­
ferent posi tion.

Programming the transmitter (version
B)
Applies to vehicles: with Horne link
Fig. 131 D istance between t he rad ia tor grill e and t he
hand transmitte r
Programming: phase 1 on the control unit
1. Sw itch on the ig nit io n (d o n ot start the
e ngine ).
2. P ress and hold bot h of the outer Home­
Link buttons
r=> fig. 129 until the LED @
turns off complete ly (about
20 seconds).
This procedure clea rs the standard c odes
that were set at the factory and does
not
n eed to be repeated aga in to program the
other b uttons.
3. Briefly press the Homelink button that
you would like to prog ram .
4 . Wai t until the LED@ beg ins to blink
q ui ckly. The Home Lin k modu le wi ll now
remai n in learning mode for
5 minutes .
5. Now stand in front of your vehicle with
the original hand transmitter for the ga­ rage door opener o r for the device that
you would like to allocate to the Home­
Link button.
Programming: pha se 2 on the radiator
grille
6 . Hold the o rig inal hand transmitter some­
what towa rds the center o f you r vehicle 's
radiato r gr ille r=>
fig. 131.
7. Now activate (p ress) t he hand transmit ­
ter.
8 . Pay a ttention to the t urn sign als for yo ur
vehicle when activating the ha nd trans­
mitter . If t he emergency flashers b link
three times, the programming was suc­
cessful. If the emergency flasher only
bli nks one time, the 5 minute t ime limit
Homelink ® 119
for the adaptat ion has expired or the pro ­
gram ming was unsuccessful. Repeat the
programming from step 3 on the controls
o r se lect another distance from the radia­
tor grille.
9. If the garage door or other devices sti ll
fail to be activated w it h the Homelink
control buttons after p rogramming is
comple ted, it is possib le tha t these sys­
tems might be wor king with a roll ing code
ins tead of the normal fixed code .
A Roll­
ing code programming must be per ­
formed
r=> page 120 .
Program the rema ining tw o b uttons a ccord ing
to the instructions mentioned above . Beg in
similar ly w ith the 3rd step if the program ­
m ing connection was successful for t he first
button .
Remote con trol units fo r garage door opene rs
in Canada are set to stop transmitting radio
frequency signa ls after two seconds . This time
may not be suffic ient for the Homelink sys­
tem to learn the radio frequency signa l. Per­
form all other steps as described above.
Erasing the buttons
.,. Switch o n the ignition (do not start the en­
gi ne).
.,. Press and hold both of the outer buttons
until the LED @tu rns off completely (about
20 seconds) to erase all of the buttons si­
m ultaneously .
.,. Programmed buttons cannot be erased ind i­
vidua lly. Reprogram the buttons if necessa­
ry .
Reprogramming the buttons
.,. Switch on the ignition (do not start the en­
gine) .
.,. To reprogram an individua l butto n, press
and hold the button unt il the L ED@ starts
to f lash quickly (after abo ut ten seconds) .
Release t he bu tton imme dia tely. The Home­
L ink module will now remain in learning
mo de for 5 minutes.
.,. Continue with step 5.

120 Homelink®
-The required dista nce between the hand
transmitter and the HomeLink module in
the radiator grille
c:> fig. 131 depends on
the system that you are programming.
- Depend ing on the model of the garage
door opener, you may need to release the
button on the remote and press it again
when programming . When p rogram­
ming a new dev ice, keep the button
pressed for a t least 15 seconds befo re
trying again wi th the transmitte r in a dif­
ferent pos it ion. W atch out fo r the emer­
gency flasher during that time .
Programming the rolling code
Applies to vehicles: with Home link
Additionally, a rolling code programming for
the HomeLink universal remote control is re­
quired for some systems .
Identifying the rolling code
.. Press the prev ious ly programmed Homelink
button aga in and hold i t down .
"' Look at the LED@ c:>
fig. 129. If the LED
blinks q uick ly, the feat ures, such as the ga­
rage door opener, are equipped with the
ro lling code .
.. Program the roll ing code as fo llows:
Act ivating the garage door opener motor
unit
.. Locate the sett ing button on the garage
door opene r motor unit . The exact location
and co lor of the b utton may vary depending
on the garage door opener ma nufacturer .
.. Press the sett ing button on the garage door
opener motor unit (usually th is w ill act ivate
a "s ett ing light d isp lay" on the moto r unit).
Now you w ill have abo ut
30 se conds time to
perfo rm the Home Link button programming
on the cont ro ls.
Programming on the controls
.. Press the Home L ink button that was already
programmed and hold for two seconds . ..
To end ro lling code programm ing, p ress and
hold t he Home link button for two seconds
aga in .
.. The Homelink button may need to be press­
ed a t hird t ime to end the adjus tment proce­
dure for some garage door openers .
After the controls have been programmed, the garage door opener s hou ld recogni ze the
Homelink signa l and operate when the Home­
Li nk button is pressed . N ow you may program
t h e other buttons as needed .
(D Tips
-Programmi ng the rolling code can be
performed quicke r and more easily with
t he help of a second person .
- If d iff iculties should ar ise when pro­
gramming the rolling code, consult the
op erating instructions fo r the garage
door opener or o ther dev ices for po ssible
sol utions.