2013 AUDI A5 COUPE headlights

Automatic car wash
The vehicle can be washed in almost any
modern automatic car wash .
The vehicle paint is so durable that the vehicle
can normally be washed without problems in
an automatic car wash. However, the effect on
the paint depends to a large extent on the de­
sig n of the fac ility, the filte ring of the wash
water, the type of wash and care mater ial , etc.
If the paint has a dull appearance afte r go ing
through the car wash or is scratched, bring
this to the attention of the operator immedi­
ately. If necessary, use a different car wash.
Before going through a ca r wash, be s ure to
take the usual precautions such as closing the
windows and the roof . Factory installed an­
tennas must not be removed.
If you have installed additional accessories on
the vehicle -such as spoilers, roof rack, etc. -
it is best to ask the car was h operator if these
should be removed .
A WARNING
Always read and heed a ll WARNINGS and
other information
¢ page 200.
(D Note
Before washing the vehicle in an automatic
car wash, p lease make sure to retract the
exterior m irrors to prevent them from be­
ing damaged.
Washing the vehicle by hand
A lot of water is needed when washing a vehi­
cle by hand.
~ Before you start washing, make sure yo u
have read and understood the WARNINGS
¢ A in General information on page 200 .
~ First soak all dried dirt until it is soft, then
rinse it off .
~ As you clean your veh icle, start with the
roof and work your way down to the bottom,
us ing a sponge , a sponge glove o r a clean
brush.
Cleaning and protec tion 20 1
~ Rinse the sponge or the sponge g love often,
flushing it clean eac h time .
~ Use spec ia l car shampoo only for very per­
sistent d irt .
~ Rinse the car thoroughly with water.
~ Use a chamois leather to gently w ipe the ex-
ter ior d ry .
U se a separate sponge for cleaning the
whee ls, door sills and other regions exposed
to road dirt . In this way, you w ill not scratch
the pa int wit h coarse particles imbedded in
the sponge the next time you wash the car.
&_ WARNING
- Do not clean the underside of the chas ­
sis, fenders, wheel covers, or o ther ha rd
to reach pa rts without protect ing you r
hands and arms. You may cut yourself on
sharp-edged metal parts .
-Always read and heed a ll WARNINGS and
other information
¢ page 200.
(D Note
- N ever try to remove dirt, mud or dust if
the s urface o f the veh icle is dry . Never
use a dry cloth or sponge, since this
co uld scratch your vehicle's paint or win ­
dows.
- Never wash your car in bright s unlight .
Drops of wate r act as magnifying lenses
and may damage yo ur paint .
- When you wash yo ur car in the winter: if
you rinse yo ur vehicle with a hose, be
careful not to aim the stream of water
directly at locks, or at door or hatch
openings -they can freeze shut .
- Never use sponges designed to
remove
insects, or any k itche n scou ring sponges
or s imilar products. They can damage
your paint finish .
- You should remove debris (such as in­
sects) from the headlight lenses on a
regu lar bas is, for exampl e w hen refuel­
ing your veh icle . Never use a dry cloth o r
sponge to clean t he headlights. On ly use
wet cloths o r sponges to prevent
scratches. It is best to use soapy water.
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202 Cleaning and protec tio n
@ For the sake of the environment
In the interest of the environment, the ve­
hicle should on ly be washed in special
wash bays.
Washing your vehicle with a power
washer
Cleaning the exterior of your car with a high­
pressure power washer is safe as long as you
observe a few simple rules .
~ Before using the power washer, make sure
you have read and understood the WARN­
INGS
c::> A in General information on
page 200 .
~ Always follow the operating instructions for
the power washer.
~ Make sure that the jet on the spray hose
produces a "fan shaped spray".
~ Do not ho ld the spray nozzle too close to
soft materials.
When cleaning the vehicle with a power wash­
er
always follow the operating instructions .
This applies particularly to the
o per atin g
p re ss u re
and the s p rayin g distance . Maintain
a sufficient d istance to soft materials such as
rubber hoses and sound/vibrat ion deadening
materials (part icularly on the underside of the
engine hood). Do not use a jet wh ich sprays
water in a
dire ct st ream or one that has a ro ­
ta ting
jet.
Water temperature should not exceed 140 °F
(60 °() .
A WARNING
Never wash tires w ith a je t that sprays wa­
ter in a direc t stream. This cou ld cause in­
visib le damage to the tires and weake n
t hem, even if the spray is from a relatively
long distance and for a short time . Dam­
aged and weakened t ires can fai l and cause
accidents and persona l injury.
([) Note
To avoid damag ing your vehicle, always
make sure that there is sufficient distance between the spray head and soft materia
ls
like rubber hoses, plastic parts and sound­
deaden ing mater ials. Never aim the spray
head at the same point for a long time.
This also applies to cleaning headlights
and painted bumpers. Remember: the
closer the nozzle is to the surface of the
mater ial, the greater the stress on the ma­
terial.
Sensors and camera lenses
- Remove snow with a hand brush and remove
ice with a de -icing spray that does not con­
tain so lvents.
- Clean the sensors (adaptive c ruise control*,
parking system *) with a cleaning so lution
that does not contain so lvents and a soft
cloth.
(D Note
- If you wash your vehicle with a pressure
washer,
- make sure there is enough distance to
sensors in the rear bumper.
- do not clean the camera lenses and the
area around them with the p ressure
washer.
- Never use warm or hot water to remove snow o r ice from the camera lens. This
could cause the lens to crack.
- Never clean the camera lens with abra­
sive products .
Waxing and Polishing
Waxing
A good wax coating prot ects the vehicle paint
to a la rge extent against the envi ronmental
factors lis ted under
c::> page 200, Washing and
even against s light scra tches .
You can use a liquid car wax to protect you r
paint as soon as one wee k afte r you r vehicle
has been delivered.
Even if you regularly use a
wa xing process in
automat ic car washes, we recommend that
you manually apply a coat of wax to g ive the
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278 Index
A
Accessories ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 275
AC (automatic cl imate control) ... .. .. . . 68
adapt ive cruise control
Vehicles with manual transmission . . . . 97
Adap tive cr uise con trol ................ 95
C leaning sensors/camera . ... .. .... . 202
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Request for dr iver intervention . ..... . 10 1
Sett ing th e driving program .. .. .. ... 100
A dapt ive dampers .......... .... .... . 109
Adapt ive light ................ ... .... 43
Ada ptive Light (defective) ... .. .. .... .. 22
Adding Eng ine coolan t .................... 224
E ng ine oil . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 22 1
Windshie ld washer fl uid ... .. .. .... . 230
Addit ional accessories
Addit ives 275
Eng ine oil .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 221
Ad justa ble s teer ing column . ... .. .... .. 71
Ad justing
A ir dist ribution (automatic climate con -
trol) . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .... .. 69
I ns trumen t illum ina tion . .. .. .. .. .. . . 46
Steer ing column .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 71
Tempe rature (automatic climate control) 69
A irbag
War ning/ indica to r ligh ts ... .... .... .. 20
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 161
Advanced Airbag System ........ .... 146
Advanced Airbag System compone nts . 149
Ca re . .. .. ... ....... ........ ..... . 155
C hil dren . ............... .. .. .. .. . 167
C hil d restr aints ........... .. .. .. .. . 16 8
Componen ts (front airbags) .. .... .. . 1 49
D anger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Disposal . .... ........... .. .. .... . 155
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 147
H ow do the front airbags work? . .. .. . 151
H ow ma ny airbags does my vehicle
have? .... ................... ... . 14 9
H ow t he Advan ced Airbag System com-
p o nents wo rk toge ther ............. 150
I mpor tan t safety instru ctions on the
knee ai rbag system .. ... .. .. .. .... . 159 Important things to know ....
.... . .. 14 2
In dicator light ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 153
Knee airbags ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 157
Monitoring .... .. ............. .... 153
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ....... 153
Repairs ......... .. .............. . 155
Safety instr uctions ..... ....... ... .. 155
S ide a irbags . .. ................... 160
S ide cu rtain airbags ............ .. .. 162
We igh t-sensing m at ........... .. .. 16 7
When m ust the sys tem be inspected? . 153
all-wheel d rive .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. 190
Alloy wheels .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 205
All w heel drive
W inter tires ... .. ............. .... 246
An ti- freeze
refer to Eng ine coolant system ....... 223
Anti -lock b raking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Warning/ind icator lights ............ . 19
An ti- slip reg ulation . .. .. ..... ... .. .. 185
An ti-theft ala rm wa rning system ........ 32
Anti -theft systems
E lectronic immob ilizer .......... .... . 38
Armres t ............................ 56
Asht ray ....... ... .. .............. .. 58
Aste risk
What does it mean when something is
marked with an aster isk? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
A udi braking guar d
refer to braking guard ....... ... .. .. . 95
Audi dr ive select . ................... 109
Adaptive dampers ... .......... .. .. 109
D es cription .. .. .. ............. .. .. 109
D ynam ic steer ing .............. .... 109
Setting the dr iv ing mode ..... ... .. .. 110
Spo rt differential .... .. ..... ... .. .. 109
Audi Se rv ice Repair Manuals a nd Litera-
tu re ... .. .. .. .. .. .... ......... .... 273
A UTO
Automa tic cl imate contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Automa tic headlights ......... ... .. . 43
Auto Lock .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 32
A ut oma tic be lt retra ctor ............. 137
Automat ic car wash
refer to Washing .................. 201

284 Index
Important things to do before driving .. 124
Improperly worn safety belts ..... .. ... 140
Indicator lights ............ .. .. .. .. .. 13
Airbag system ............. .. .... . 153
Dynamic steering ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 189
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ........ .. . 153
also refer to Warn ing/ indicator l ights .. 13
Infant seats ... ............. .. .... . 172
I nstall ing child safety seats
Safety belts ..... ....... ... .. .... . 176
Installing the upper tethe r strap on the
anchorage . .. ................ ... .. . 183
Instruments Adjusting the lighting ..... .. .. .. .. .. 46
I nstruments and controls ............. 10
General illustration ........ ..... .. ... 8
I nter ior lights
Fr ont .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. .. 46
Rear .. .. .... ............. .. .... .. 46
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . .. .... 49
l
Jump- starting 263
Jumper cables . ............... ..... . 264
K
Key ... .. .. .. ............. .... .... .. 33
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 73
Ignition/engine on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Key replacement ........... .. .... .. 33
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . 3S, 36, 37
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Knee airbags .... .......... .. .. .. .. . 157
Description ................. ..... . 157
How they work .............. ..... . 158
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . 159
L
Lane Change Assistant
refer to side assist ......... ... .... . 105 LATCH .....
.... .. ............. .... 180
Description . ..... ................ . 181
Installing a ch ild restra int ........ ... 181
Location .. .... .. ............. .... 180
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ........ ... ................ . 181
Launch Control Program ......... .. .. . 93
Leather .. .. .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. 207
Cleaning .. .... .. ............. .... 208
Leaving home ... .. ... .......... .... . 44
Left hand drive .... ................ .. 45
Lifting jack ..... .. .......... ...... . 256
Lifting vehicle ... .. ... .......... .... 267
Light adaptive light .... ................ .. 43
Coming/Leaving home ............... 44
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . 43, 44
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 44
Fog lights/rear fog lig ht(s) . . . . . . . . . . . 43
I nterior/reading .. ..... ........... .. 46
Low beam ..... .. ..... ........... .. 43
Rear fog lights . .. ................ .. 43
S ide marker lights ... .......... .. .. . 43
T rave l mode . .. .. ............. .. .. . 45
Light/rain sensor Headlights .. .. .. .......... ...... .. 43
Intermittent (w indshield w ipers) ..... . 49
Sensor defective .. ... .......... .. .. . 22
Lights Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
High beam ...... ................ .. 44
Turn signals . .. .. ..... ........... .. 44
Locking Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Locking/unlocking at the lock cylinder ................ .. 3 7
by remote control ............. ..... 35
with the centra l locking switch . .. .. .. . 36
with the convenience key ........ .. .. . 36
Low beams ..... .. ................ .. 43
Lower anchorage locator button ....... 181
Lower universal anchorage bars (Canada) 180
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) ... 180
Luggage Stow ing ...... .. .......... ...... . 130

28 6 Index .:..:..:..::....::.. ...:..._ ___________________________ _
Parking system ........... ... .. .... .
C leaning se nsors/camera . ... ... ... .
Rear 112
202
112
Rea r, with rear view camera ... .. .... . 113
Park ing system (rear) ................ 112
Adjusting the warning tones .. .... .. . 113
Park ing system (rear, w ith rear view cam-
e ra)
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
quatt ro ®
refer to all-wheel drive ........... .. 190
Question Wha t happens to unbelted occupants? 135
Why safety belts? ................. 134
Parking mode 1 .......... .. .. .... . 116
Park ingmode2 ........ .. .. .. .. .. . 117
R
Safety precautions ......... ... .... . 114
Switching on/off .......... ... .... . 115
Switching rear view camera on/off ... . 118
Parts rep lacement .................. 275
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ....... . 153
Passive safety system ........ ... .. ... 124
Pedals .. .. ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 129
Phys ica l pr inc iples of a frontal coll is ion . 135
Polishing .. .. ................ ... ... 202
Pollutant filter (automatic AC system) ... 67
Powe r
seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Emergency locking ......... .... ..... 37
Panoramic tilting sunroof ...... .. .... 40
Powe r windows .......... .. .. .. .. .. 40
Rear lid .. .. ... .......... .. .. .. .. .. 39
Selec tive unlock feature ... .. .. .. .. .. 37
Se ttings ... ................ ..... .. 37
Power steering
refer to Electro-mechan ical power as-
sist . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 189
Power window Conven ience opening/closing ... .. .... 40
Power windows .. . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 40
Malfunctions .............. .. .... .. 41
Pregnant women Specia l considerations when wearing a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Proper occupant seating posit ions .. ... 125
Proper safety belt pos it ion ..... .. .... . 138
Prope r seat ing pos it ion
F ront passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Occupants . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 125
Rear passengers ....... ... .. .. .... . 127 Radiator fan
225
Rain/light sensor Headlights .... .. .. ... ......... ... . 43
Intermittent (windshield wipers) ... .. . 49
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reading lights . .. .. .. ........... .. .. . 46
Rear fog lights .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. . 43
Rear lid Escape handle ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 39
Open ing and closing ........... .... . 39
Rear l ight
De fective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear view camera Parking mode 1
Pa rking mode 2 116
11
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Rear view mirror . .. ............. .. .. . 47
Rea r window heating .. .. ..... .... . .. . 69
Rea r window su n shade ......... ... .. . 48
Recirc ulation mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Ref uelling .. .... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 213
Release lever for hood ............... 216
Remote contro l
Homelink ..... ... ................ 119
Remote contro l key . ... .......... .. .. . 33
Personalizing .... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 33
unlocking/locking . .. .. ..... .... . .. . 35
Remote rea r lid re lease .......... .. .. . 39
Repair manuals .. .. ... .......... .... 273
Repairs Airbag system ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 155
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing Windsh ield wiper blades ............ . 50
Replacing b ulbs ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 262
Replacing tires and wheels ............ 243

290 Index
Washing Automatic car wash ...... ... .. .... .
by hand . ... ................ ..... .
General information 200 201
201
200
with a power washer ........ .. .... . 202
Waxing ..... ................ ..... . 202
Wear ind icator . .......... ... .. .. ... 241
Weights . ...... ................... . 269
What happens if you wear your safety belt
too loose? ................. ... .... .
138
What happens to unbelted occupants? .. 135
What impairs driving safety? .......... 125
What should I do after chang ing a
wheel? .. .. .. ............. .... .. .. .
238
What should I do after replacing wheels? 238
Wheel bolts
Torque . .. .. ..................... .
248
Wheels ... .. .. . .......... .. .. .... . 231
Cast alloy . ................. ..... . 205
Checking tire pressure ............. . 237
Cold tire inflation pressure .......... 235
General notes .............. .. .... . 231
Glossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy .... ......................... . 232
New tires and wheels ........ .. .. ...
242
Tires and vehicle load limits .. .. .. .. . 239
When must a safety belt be replaced? .. 137
When must the airbag system be inspect-
ed? ..... .. .. ............. ........ .
153
When should I adjust the tire pressures? 238
When shou ld I check the tire pressures? . 238
Where can I find the tire pressures for my
car? .. .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. .
237
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 135
Windows
Cleaning ..... ........... .... .... .
204
defrosting ............... .. .. .. .. .. 69
Windshield Cleaning ... ................ ..... .. 49
defrost ing . ................. ..... ..
69
W indshield washer fluid
L ow level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Windshield washer system .. .... .. .. . . 49
Windshield wipers Folding up ............... ... .... ..
50
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Replacing windshield wiper blades . .. . . 50
Switching on/off .............. ..... 49
Washer reservoir ................. .
230
Winter operation
Battery ... .. .. .. ............. .. ..
226
Coolant system .. ................. 223
Defrosting windows ................. 69
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Tires ............................
190
Windows . .... .. .. ........... .... 204
Winter tires ... .. . .............. .. .. 246
All wheel drive ... ................ . 246
X
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 45, 262