2013 AUDI A5 COUPE 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 271, 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 213.
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 211
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 Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding yo ur 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 .
I f 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 273
@ Note
Audi cannot be responsible for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, serv ice or parts availab ility.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Offic ial Factory Service Manuals and Lit ­
erature are published as soon as possible after
model introduct ion. Service manuals and lit­
erat ure 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 m inimum.
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 pe rformed 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 veh icle, you
help make sure that emission standards
are maintained, thus min imiz ing adverse
effects on the environment .
Important considerations for you and
your vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophisticat­
ed fuel injection and emission contro l sys-
tems, and the genera lly increasing technica l ..,_
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Front passenger's door emergency locking 3 7
Front seats Adjusting .. ............. .... .. ... 126
C hi ld restra ints in the front seat . .. .. . 14 3
Fue l
Addit ives . ..... ........... ... ... .. 211
Blended gasoline .............. .... 211
Consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fill er ne ck .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 2 13
Fu el gauge . ............. .. .. .. .. .. 12
Gasoline ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 211
Gasoline additives ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 2 12
L ow fuel level symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rating ............ .... .. .. . 211
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Refue lling ..... ........... ... ... .. 213
Reserve .. ..... ........... ... ... ... 1 2
Tank capacity ............... ... ... 271
Tank system ............. .... .. .. .. 2 1
Un loc king the f ue l filler fl ap by hand . . 215
Fuel economy messages (eff iciency pro-
gram) ..... ... ...... ............. ... 29
F ue l filler flap
Unlock ing the fue l filler f lap by hand 215
F uses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 59 , 26 0, 26 1
Replacing . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 259
G
Garage door opener (Home Link) .. .. .. . 119
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Gas discharge lamps ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 262
Gauges Eng ine coolan t temper ature .. .. .. .. .. 10
Fu el gauge ... .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .. 12
Tac hometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gea r recommendat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Gearshift ind icator ......... .. .. .. .. .. 27
Gea rshift lever
6 -speed manual transmission ... .. .. .. 82
Ge ne ral illustra tion
I nstruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator (warn ing/indicator lights) .. .. 17
Glossa ry o f tir e and load ing te rm ino logy 232
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
GPS controlled clock ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Inde x 283
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVW R) ... 269
H
Head lights
C leaning sys tem . ... .. .. ...... ... .. . 49
De fective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Head light range control ..... ... .. .. . 22
Left hand drive, r ight hand drive .. .. .. . 4S
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Head light washer rese rvoir .... ... .. .. 2 30
Head restraints .. .. .. ... ....... .... . 127
Adjusting ....... .. ........ 56, 57, 127
Remov ing/ instal ling .. ......... .. .. . 57
Heated exter ior mirro rs .. .... ... .... .... .. . 46
r ear w indow ..... .. ..... ........... 69
seats ........ ... .. ..... ........... 69
windshield washer sp ray no zzles . .. .. . 49
Heating ...... .. ...... ............. . 67
Heavy clothing and safety be lts . ... .. .. 137
Hig h beam .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 44
Hig h voltage warning label ......... .. 269
Hill des cent con tro l .. .. ......... .. .. . 91
Homelink (remote control)
Hood 119
Opening . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 216
Re lease lever .. .. ............. .... 216
Horn ...... .. .. .. ................... 8
How are child rest raint system anchors re -
lated to ch ild safety .. .. .. ...... .... . 180
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? 149
How ofte n should I che ck my tire pres -
s ur es? ..... .. .. .. ... ............ .. 238
How safety belt pretens ioners work .... 140
Hydrop laning ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 242
I
Ign it ion
switching on/off .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 71
Ig nition key
E mergen cy un lo ck ing ........... .. .. . 35
Ig nition lock .. .. .. .. ............... . 71
Ind icator light ... .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 18
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Luggage compartment ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 63
Cargo net .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 64
Enlarg ing . ..... ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 63
Lid .. .... .. ................. .. .... 39
Loading .. .. ............. .... .. ... 130
Pass -t h rough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Ski sack . ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 65
T ie-downs ............ ...... .. 64, 13 1
Lumbar support ........... .... .. .... 54
M
Maintenance ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 273
M alf unct io n I ndicator Lamp (MIL) . . 20, 30
Manual transmission ....... .. .. .. .. .. 82
M echanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
M emory funct ion .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 57
M ileage
Average .. .. ............. .... .. .... 25
Instantaneous ........... .. .. .. .. .. 25
M ir rors
Ad justing the exte rior mirrors ... .. .... 46
Compass . .. .. .. ......... .. .. .. .... 51
d imm ing . .. ............. .... .. .. .. 47
Vanity mirrors ........... .. .. .. .. .. 48
M on itoring the Advanced Airbag System 1 53
N
Na tur al leat her ............ .... .. .. . 20 7
Net .. .. .. .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... .. 60
New tires and w heels .... ... .. .. .. .. . 242
NHTSA Contac ting . ............. .. .. .. .. . 13 2
Number of seats ........... .. .. .. ... 134
0
Occupant seating posit ions
125
Octane r ating ............. .... .. .. . 211
Odometer ... .. ........ ... .. ... ... .. 12
O FF (automatic climate contro l) . . . . . . . . 68
O il
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . 218, 22 1
O il consumption .. ...... ... .... .. ... 221
Inde x 285
On-Boa rd Di agnost ic System (O BD)
Data Link Connector (D LC) .... ... .. .. . 30
E lectronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) .. .. . 30
Open door or fron t lid warn ing .... .. .. . 24
Open ing
Pano ram ic t ilting sunroof ............ 41
Power w indows .. .... ........... .. . 40
Su n blin d ... .. ...... ............. . 41
Su n sh ad es .. .. .. .. . ............... 48
Opening/closing at the lock cylinder .................. 37
by remote control ............. .. .. . 35
with t he ce ntra l locki ng sw itch ... .. .. . 36
wi th t he conve nien ce key ............ . 36
Operate your vehicle economically and
minimize pollution . .. .. .. ...... ..... 195
Optional equipment Marked w ith an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equ ipment (efficiency program)
Outs ide mir ro rs 28
refer to Exte
rio r mirro rs ........... .. 46
Outs ide temperature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Own er's ma nual
How the Owner's Manual is organ ized ... 6
p
Paint
T o uch-up .. .. .. .. ... ............ .. 20 3
Pa int No . ...... ... .. ............... 269
Pano ramic ti lting sunroof ..... ... .. .. . 41
Convenience opening/clos ing .... .... . 40
Emergency clos ing .... ......... .. .. . 42
Su n bli nd . .... .. .. . ............... 41
Tilt ing and closing .. ..... ......... .. 41
Pa rcel she lf ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 66
Pa rkass ist .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 112
Parking ...... .. ...... ............. . 77
Automat ic transm iss ion .. .. ... ... .. . 82
S t ronic tra nsmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Valet pa rking .. .. .. .. .. ...... .... .. 42
Parking brake . .. .. ............. .... . 76
also refer to Electromechanical parking
brake . .. .. .. .. .... .. ........ ...... 76
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