2013 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET service

2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
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About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Ins truments and controls .. . .
General illus tration .... ... .. .. ... .
Instruments and warning /
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Ins truments . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
War ning/ indi cator lights ... .. ... .. .
Driver information d isplay .. . .
Introduct ion . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Trip computer .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Efficiency program ........ .. .. ... .
Service interval d isp lay .... .. .. .. . .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Opening and closing .... .. ... .
Power locking system ..... .. .. .. . .
Rear lid .. .. ... .... .... .. .. .. .. . .
P owe r windows ........... ... .. . .
Valet par king . ........ ... .. .. ... .
Power top .............. ... .. . .
Automatic powe r top ....... ..... . .
W ind deflecto r ........... .. .. ... .
P owe r top emergency oper ation
Clear vision .. .......... .. .. .. . .
Li ghts . .. .. ............. ....... .
I n ter ior lights . ......... .. .. .. .. . .
V 1s1on ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
W iper an d washer system . ... .. ... .
Dig ita l compass ....... ... .. .. ... .
Seats and storage ... .. .. ... .. .
General recommen dat ions ... .. ... .
Front seats . ............. .. .. .. . .
H ead restraints .......... .. .. ... .
Seat memory . ........ ... .... .. . .
Ashtray .. .. ................ ... . .
C igarette lighte r .... .... .. .. .. .. . .
St orage .. .. ............. .. .. .. . .
L uggage compartmen t ...... .. ... . 8
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Warm and cold ... .. ..... .... . .
Climate co ntrols . ... ... ..... ... .. .
On the road ... .. ... ..... ... .. .
Stee ring . ..... .. ... .. ..... .... . .
Ign it io n lock ..... .. .... .... ... .. .
Convenience key .. ... .......... .. .
Driver messages ................. .
E lectromechanical parking brake . .. .
Speed warning sys tem .. .. ... ... .. .
Cru ise cont ro l .. .. ............... .
Transm ission .. ..... ......... . .
mult it ron ic ® , S tronic ®, tiptronic .... .
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard .......... . .
In troduc tion ... .. ... .. .. ... ..... .
Genera l informa tion ......... .. .. .
A udi adaptive cruise cont rol ..... .. .
A udi braking gua rd ..... .... ... .. .
Messages ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .
Audi side assist ............ .. .
Lane change ass istant
Audi drive select ........... .. .
D riving set tings .. ... .. ..... .... . .
Park assist ... .. ............... .
Parking sys tem ... .. ... ..... ... .. .
Pa rking system (rea r) . .. ..... ... .. .
Pa rking system (rear, with rear view
camera) .. .... .. .. ........... .. .
Homelink ® .... ... .. ..... .... . .
U niversa l remote contro l ..... ... .. .
Safety fir st .... .. ... ..... ... .. .
Driving Safely .... .. ..... .... . .
Genera l notes .. .. ............. .. .
Proper occupant seating positions .. .
Driver and passenger s ide footwe ll .. .
Pedal a rea ..... .. .. ........ ... .. .
Stow ing luggage .... .. .. ... ..... .
Repo rting Safety Defe cts ...... .. .. .
Active rollove r pro te ction sy st em . .. .
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Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Why safety be lts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Safety belt pretens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 138
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 140
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Mon itor ing the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Knee ai rbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 55
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Child Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
I mpor tant th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
C hi ld safety sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 7
I ns tall ing a chi ld safety seat . . . . . . . . 171
L A T CH Lower anchorages and tether
for children ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .. 175
Addit ional Information
178
Vehicle operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . 179
Not ice about data recorded by vehicle
control modules.......... .... .. .. 179
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . 179
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
E lect ro-mechanical power assist ,
dynamic stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Driving w ith your qu attro ® . . . . . . . . . 184
E nergy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Driving and environment . . . . . 18 7
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 187
Driving through water on roads . . . . . 187
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Operate your vehicle econom ically and
minim ize pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Driving w ith a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Trailer towing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
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Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Cleaning and protection . . . . . . 194
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Care of exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Care of interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
207
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Engine compartment .............. 214
E ngine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
En gine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Br ake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Windshie ld/headlight* washer
container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Tire pressure monitoring system 245
Do-it-yourself service . . . . . . . . . 248
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 8
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Space-saving spare tire (compact
spare tir e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Changi ng a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2SS
Fuses ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... ...... . 255
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . 259
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Starting by pushing or towing . . . . . . . 259
Star ting with jumpe r cables . . . . . . . . 259
U se of jumpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
E mergency towing with commercia l
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Lifting vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
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4 Table of contents
Technic al d ata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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General information . . . . . . . . . . 265
Exp lanation of technical d ata . . . . . . . 265
Vehicle ident ific ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
We igh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Dimensions. .............. ... .. .. 266
Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
211 hp, 2 .0 liter4-cy l. engine. .. .. .. 267
333 hp, 3.0 lite r 6-cyl. engine ... .. .. 268
Consumer Information . . . . . . . 269
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Operating your vehicle outside the U.S.A . or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Additional accessories , modificat ions
and parts r eplac ement . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Decla ration of Compli ance,
Telecommunica tions and Elec tronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Ind ex ... .. .... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 274

In addition to t his Owner's Ma nual, your A udi
comes w ith a Warranty
& Maintena nce book ­
l et.
Mor eover , d ep en ding on the mode l and t he
e quip ment, there may be additiona l ins truc ­
tion boo klets delivered w ith your vehicle (for
e x amp le, Ope rat ing Instr uctions fo r yo ur
Sound System, Navigation System etc .).
If yo u are m iss ing one of these publicat ions,
or if you believe that the inf ormation is not
comp lete, contact you r auth orized Audi dea le r
for assistance.
The Warranty & Maintenance booklet
explains how yo u can kee p your A udi in top
d riving conditi on by hav ing it serviced regular ­
l y and conta ins deta iled in fo rmat ion about
the wa rranties covering your Aud i. Always
h ave the book let with yo u when yo u take your
ve hicle to an auth orized Audi dealer for serv­
i ce . Y our Aud i Service Adviso r will record each
sche duled service and can answer any ques­
tions you may have r ega rding how to ma intain
your ve hicle.
In Canada,
the vehicle lite ratu re is also avai lab le in
Fr ench . T o obtai n a co py, c ontact your dea ler
or w rit e to :
Au Canada, on peut se procure r un e xempla ire
e n fran~ais de ce doc ument aupres du conces ­
sionna ire ou de :
Vo lkswagen Canada, Inc.
Client Assistance
Assistance a la Clientele
77 7 Bayly Street, West,
A jax, On tario LIS 7G 7
If you sell your Audi
all literatu re should be left in the veh icle to
make the Warranty terms as we ll as a ll oper­
ating, safety and ma intenance information
ava ilab le to the ne xt owne r.
Vehicle literature 5
If you change your address or if you
bought this Audi used
b e s ure to send in a "Notice of A ddress
Change"
I " N otice of Used Car Purchase" post
ca rd. T his card can be fo und in the War ranty
&
M aint enance booklet or obtained from your
a utho rized Aud i dea le r.
It is in your own interest that we are able to
contact you should the need arise .
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Instruments and warning/indicator lights 17
E Parking brake!
If the E indicator light turns on and this
message appears, there is a pa rking brake
mal funct ion. Drive to your authorized Aud i
dea ler or qualified workshop immediately to
have the malfunction corrected.
,(,_ Safety belts
This warning/indicator light reminds you to
put on your safety belt.
The . warning/ind icator light illuminates
when the ignition is switched on to rem ind
the driver and any front passenger to put on
the safety belt. Additionally, an acoustic warn­ i ng (gong) will a lso sound .
Fo r more Information
c:> page 132, Safety
belt warning light .
E::::3 Battery
The. warning/indicator light illuminates
when you switch on the ignition and must go
out after the engine has started.
• Alternator fault: Battery is not being
charged
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, there is a malfunction in the
generator or vehicle e lectrica l system.
D rive to you r autho rized Aud i dealer or quali­
fied workshop immediately . Because the vehi ­
cle battery is discharging, turn
off a ll unnec­
essary electrical equipment such as the radio .
Seek professional assistance if the battery
charge leve l is too low.
(•) Low battery: Battery will be charged
while driving
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, there may be limited starting
ability.
If th is message turns
off after a litt le while,
the battery charged enough wh ile driving. If the
message does not turn
off, have your
authorized Audi dea ler or qualified workshop
correct the ma lfunction.
'l:::7: Engine oil pre ssure
The red engine oil pressure warning symbol
requires immediate service or repair . Driving
with a low-oil-pressure indication is likely to
inflict severe damage to the engine .
• Turn off engine! Oil pressure too low
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, the oil pressure is too low.
.,. Pull
off the road.
.,. Stop the vehicle.
.,. Tur n
off the engine .
.,. Check the engine oil level c:> page 217.
.,. If the engine oi l level is too low, add engine
oil
¢ page 217. Make sure that the oil pres­
sure warning symbol. appears no longer
in the display before you start dr iv ing again.
.,. If the eng ine oil level is correct and the indi­
cator light still turns on, turn the engine
off
and do not cont inue driv ing. Seek professio­
nal assistance .
(D Tips
- The engine oil pressure symbol. is
not an indicator for a low engine oil lev­
el. Do not rely on it. Instead, check the
oil level in your engine at regular inter­
vals, preferably each time you refuel,
and always before going on a long trip.
- The yellow oil level warning indication
l!I requires oil refill or workshop serv­
ice without delay. Do not wait until the
red oil pressure warning. starts to
flash before you respond to the low oil
level warning
Ill. By then, your engine
may already have suffered serious dam­
age.
~ -, Engine oil level
• WARNING : Please add oil immediately .,,.

22 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
the indicator light corresponds with the lo­cation on the vehicle.
This warning can also occur if the light switch
is in an unengaged position between two sym­
bols.
Vehicle lights: System fault!
If the message appears, there is a malfunc­
tion in the headlights or light switch .
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer immedi­
ately to have the malfunction corrected.
A WARNING
- light bulbs are pressurized and could ex­
plode while they are being changed caus­
ing serious personal injury.
- Work with due care when handling the
high-voltage section of gas discharge
(xenon) lights*. Failure to do so could re­
sult in death or serious injury.
{O) Tips
Have the bulb replaced or the connection
repaired by your authorized Audi Service
department.
~(D Headlight range control
Applies to vehicles: with headlight range contro l
II Headlight range control defective !
If the symbol II illuminates, the dynamic
headlight range control is no longer working
properly. Have the system checked and re­
paired at your authorized Audi dealer.
§0 Adaptive Light
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive light
111 Audi adaptive light: defective
If the indicator light turns on and this mes­
sage appears, there is a malfunction in the
adaptive light system. The headlights still
function.
Go to an authorized dealership to have the headlights or the control unit for the adaptive
light repaired .
@? light/rain sensor
Applies to vehicles: with light/ra in sensor
ral Automatic headlights/ automatic wipers
defective
If the indicator light turns on and this mes­
sage appears, the light/rain sensor is not
functioning correctly.
For safety reasons the low beams are turned
on permanently with the switch in
AUTO.
However, you can continue to turn the lights
on and off using the light switch . You can still
control all functions that are independent of
the rain sensor through the windshield wiper
lever .
Contact your authorized Audi dealer as soon
as possible to have the problem corrected.
g Adaptive dampers
Applies to vehicles: with Audi drive select and adaptive
dampers
B Suspension: System fault!
If the B symbol in the display comes on, there
is a malfunction in the adaptive dampers .
Please go to an authorized Audi dealer or oth­
er qualified workshop to have the malfunction
repaired.
!-: Sport differential
Applies to vehicles: with Audi drive select and sport dif­
ferential
Sport differential: System fault!
There is a malfunction with the sport differen­
tial.
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer immedi­
ately to have the malfunction corrected.
Sport differential: Overheating
The transmission temperature has increased
significantly due to the sporty driving manner.
Drive in a less sporty manner until the tem­
perature returns to the normal range and the
indicator light switches of.
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24 Driver information d isplay
Driver information
display
Introduction
The Driver information display inside the in ­
strument cluster provides you, the driver ,
with important information.
Fig. 7 Ins trum en t cl uster : ce nter display
Fig. 8 W iper lev er: con trols fo r th e menu disp lay
Center display
W ith the ignition on, the display in the Dr iver
I nformation System shows the following in­
formation :
- CD* inserted or Radio* station set
- Outside temperature* : At temperatures be-
low 41 °F (+5 °C), a snowflake symbol ap­
pears in front of the temperature display
c::> .&_.
-Warning if one of the doors, front lid or en-
gine compartment lid is not closed .
Additional functions
You can open the following functions in the
Driver Information System display by pressing
the
! RESET I button c::> fig. 8 one or more times:
Digital speedometer*
Tire pressure monitoring *
~page245
Trip computer
Efficiency program*
Service interval display
c::>page25
c::> page 27
c::> page 28
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Gearshift selector positions
Automatic transmission
Adaptive cruise control*
Auto Check Control
<::>page 82
Some functions and vehicle components are
scanned for their operating status when you
switch the ignition on and whi le you are driv­
ing. Malfunctions or required service proce­
dures are signaled audibly and indicated by
red and yellow illuminated symbols and re­
minders in the d isplay.
A WARNING
--- Never rely exclusively on the outside
temperature display to determine if a
road surface is icy or not. Keep in mind
that road surfaces, especially br idges
and overpasses, could be ice covered and
slippery even at an outside temperature
above 41 °F (+5 °C).
- Always remember, even if the "snow­
flake" symbol (ice warning) does not ap­
pear in the disp lay, black ice cou ld be on
the road.
- Always reduce your speed and drive with
specia l care in cold weather cond itions
when the chance of encountering icy
road surfaces increases.
¢j) Tips
If the vehicle is stationary, or if you are
driving at a very low speed, the tempera­
ture shown in the display might be s light ly
higher than the actual outs ide tempera­
ture. This i.s caused by the heat being radi­
ated from the engine .

28 Driver in formation d isplay
Fue l economy messages are disp layed when
fuel consumption is increased by certain con­
d itions. If you follow these fuel economy mes ­
sages, you can reduce your vehicle's consump­
tion of fuel. The messages appear automati­
cally and are on ly displayed in the eff ic iency
program. The fuel economy messages turn off
automatically after a certain pe riod of time .
.,. To turn a fuel economy message off imme-
diately after it appears, press the
I RES ET I
button r:::;, fig . 11 @ , or
.,. Press the function selection switch
r:::;, fig . 11
® ·
(D Tips
- Once you have t urned a fuel economy
message off, it will only appear again af­
te r you tu rn the ignition on aga in.
- The fuel economy messages are not dis­
played in eve ry instance, but rat her in in ­
terv als over a period of time.
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due.
F ig. 15 D is p lay : Serv ice interval d isplay
The schedule for the next oil change or inspec­
tion is calculated automatically and displayed
accordingly . The display works in two stages :
Service reminder
30 days before the next service is due, a serv ­
ice reminder appears in the display when you
turn on the ignition
c:> fig. 15.
Afte r abo ut 5 seconds the display sw itches
back to normal. The distance and time re- main
ing are upda ted each t ime the ignit ion is
turned on unt il the date d ue for service is
reached.
Service due
When the d ue date fo r se rv ice is reached, t he
message
Service due ! appears in the instru ­
ment cluster immediate ly after yo u turn on
the ignition . Additiona lly, a warning tone
sounds. After about 5 seconds the disp lay
switches back to normal.
Calling up the service schedule s
If or when an oi l change or inspec tion is due,
can be shown in the rad io or
MM I* disp lay by
selecting the service interva l display in the car
menu. Select
! CAR ! function button > Service
inte rval d isplay
or !CAR ! function button> Car
s ystems *
control button > Servicing &
checks .
Resett ing the se rv ice interval display
Your authorized Audi dea ler will reset the cor­
responding service schedule after performing
the appropr iate service on your veh icle. You
also have the possib ility to reset the oil
change schedule after hav ing perfo rmed a n
o il change acco rding to Aud i specif ications .
Select
I CAR ! functio n button > Se rvi ce interval
di splay
> Re set oil change int erval or I CAR I
funct ion b utt on > Car sy stem s* cont ro l bu t­
ton
> Servicing & check s > Reset oil ch ange
inte rval.
(D Note
If you di sconnect the battery term inals, no
ca lcula tions can be made for the service
i nterva l disp lay dur ing this time an d no
se rvice reminder will appear. Remember
that observing the proper service intervals
i s vitally important to extending the life of
your vehicle, particularly the engine, and maintain ing its value . Even if the mileage
d rive n is low, the maximum period of one
year from one servi ce to the next m ust not
be ex ceeded. .,..