2013 AUDI A5 COUPE service

2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
About this Owner's Manual ...
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 .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Gearshift Indicator ........ .. .. ... .
Efficiency program ........ .. .. .. . .
Service interval d isp lay .. .. .. .. .. . .
On -Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
Opening and closing .... .. .. . .
Power locking system .. ... .. .. .. . .
R ear lid .. .. ................ ... . .
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P owe r windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
P anorami c til ting s unroof .. .. .. .. . .
Va let p arki ng ............ .. .. .. . .
Clear vision .............. .. ... .
Lig hts . .. .... ........... .. .. .. . .
I n ter ior lights .. . ...... ... .. .. ... .
V1s 1on ...... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Wi per and washer system . ... .... . .
Dig ita l compass .......... .. .. ... .
Seats and storage ... .. .. .. ... .
General recommendat ions ... ... .. .
Front seats ................ .. ... .
H ead restraints .......... .. .. ... .
Seat memory . .. ...... .... ... .. . .
As htray .. .. ................ ... . .
C igar ette lighte r .... ...... .. .. .. . .
S to rage .... ... .......... .. .. .. . .
Ro of r ack .. ............. ....... .
L uggage compartmen t .. .. .. .. .. . .
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6 1
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Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
C lima te controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7
On the road ... ... .. ..... .... . .
Stee ring . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .
Ig nit ion loc k ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .
Convenience key .. ............. .. .
Driver messages .. ............. .. .
E lectromechanical pa rking brake ... .
Speed warning system .. .. ... ... .. .
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Cru ise cont ro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Transm1ss1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Manua l transm iss ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
T iptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
S troni c® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . .
95
I n troduc tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Genera l informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Audi adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . .
97
A udi braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Audi side assist .... ..... ... .. .
Lane change ass istant
105
105
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Park as sist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Pa rking system ... ... .. ..... ... .. . 112
Pa rking system (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Parking system (rea r, with rear view
camera) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
113
Homelink ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Universa l remote control........ ... 119
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Proper occ upant seating positions . . . 125
Drive r and passenge r side foo twe ll . . . 129
Pedal a rea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Stow ing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Re po rting Sa fety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Why safety be lts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Safety belt pretens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 140
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 142
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Mon itor ing the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Knee ai rbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Side curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Ch ild Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
I mpor tant things to know . . . . . . . . . . 166
C hil d safety seats. ..... ... .. .. .. .. 172
Install ing a child safety seat . . . . . . . . 176
L A T CH Lower ancho rages and tethe r
for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Addit ional Information 184
Vehicle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . 185
Not ice about data recorded by vehicle
control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
E lect ron ic Stabilization Control (ESC) . 185
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
E lect ro-me chanical power assist ,
dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
D riving w ith your quattro ® . . . . . . . . . 190
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Driving and environment . . . . . 193
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 193
Driving through water on roads . . . . . 193
Cataly tic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Operate your vehicle econom ically and
minim ize pollution ............... . 195
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Driving w ith a t ra iler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Trailer towing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
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Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
200
Cleaning and protection . . . . . . 200
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Care of exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Care of interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank ... .. .. .. . .............
211
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Fuel tank .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... ...... . 213
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Engine compartment .............. 218
E ngine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
En gine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Br ake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Windshie ld/headlight* washer
container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Tires and wheels ... ..... ... .. .
Tires ... .. .. .. .... . ... ...... ... . 231
231
Tire pressure monitoring system 249
Do-it-yourself service . . . . . . . . . 252
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S2
Space-saving spare tire (compact
spare tir e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Chang ing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S9
Fuses ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... ...... . 259
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . 263
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Starting by pushing or towing . . . . . . . 263
Star ting with jumpe r cables . . . . . . . . 263
U se of jumpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
E mergency towing with commercia l
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Lifting vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
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4 Table of contents
Technic al d ata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
269
General information . . . . . . . . . . 269
Exp lanation of technical d ata . . . . . . . 269
Vehicle ident ific ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
We igh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
211 hp, 2 .0 liter4-cy l. engine. .. .. .. 271
333 hp, 3.0 lite r 6-cyl. engine ... .. .. 272
Consumer Information . . . . . . . 273
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Operating your vehicle outside the U.S.A . or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Maintenance. ........... ... .. ... . 273
Additional accessories , modificat ions
and parts r eplac ement . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Decla ration of Compli ance,
Telecommunica tions and Elec tronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Ind ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

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
malfunction. Drive to your autho rized Audi
dealer 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 ill uminates
when the ignition is switched on to remind
the driver and any front passenger to put on
the safety belt. Additionally, an acoustic warn­
ing (gong) will also sound.
For more Information ¢
page 134, Safety
belt warning light.
0 Battery
T he . 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 .
Drive to your autho rized Aud i dealer or quali­
fied workshop immediately . Because the vehi­
cle battery is discharging, turn
off all unnec­
essary electrical equipment such as the radio .
Seek professional assistance if the battery
charge level 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 thi s message turns off after a litt le w hile,
the battery charged eno ugh wh ile driving.
If the message does not turn
off, have your
author ized Audi dealer or qualified workshop
correct the malfunction.
"l::;r: Engine oil pressure
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.
.,. Turn
off the engine.
.,. Check the engine oil level ¢ page 221.
.,. If the eng ine oil level is too low, add eng ine
oil
¢ page 221. Make sure that the oil pres ­
sure warning symbol. appears no longer
in the display before you start dr iv in g again .
.,. If the engine oil level is correct and the ind i­
cator light still turns on, turn the engine
off
and do not continue driving. Seek professio­
na l 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
1!1-By then, your engine
may already have suffered serious dam­
age.
~ .. Engine oil level
• WARNING: Please add oil immediately
If the indicator light and the message appear,
add engine oil immediately
¢ page 221.

22 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
If the message appea rs, there is a mal func ­
tion in the headlights or lig ht switch.
Dr ive to yo ur autho rize d Audi deale r i mmedi­
a te ly to have the mal func tion cor re cte d.
8_ WARNING
- Ligh t bul bs are pressurized and co uld ex ­
plode while t hey are being changed caus­
ing ser ious persona l injury.
- W ork w ith due care when handling the
high-volta ge section of gas discha rge
(xenon) lights*. Fai lure to do so could re­
sult in death or se rious i njury.
Have the bulb replaced or t he connection
re paired by yo ur auth o rized Au di Service
department.
~()) Headlight range control
Applies to vehicles: with headlight range control
El Headlight range control defective !
If t he symbo l El il lum inates , the dynam ic
headlight range cont ro l is no longer wo rking
properly . Have the system checked and re ­
pa ired at your author ized Audi dealer.
§0 Adaptive Light
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive light
mil Audi adaptive light : defective
If the indicator light turns on and th is mes­
sage appears, there is a malfunction in the
adapt ive light system. The headlights still
f u nction .
Go to an authori zed dea lership to have the
headlights or the contro l unit for the adapt ive
light repa ired .
~D Light/rain sensor
Applies to vehicles: with light/rain sensor
tfl Automatic headlights / automatic wipers
defective
If the indica to r li ght turns on and this mes ­
sage a ppears, the light/ rain senso r is not
f unct ioning correct ly .
F o r sa fe ty reasons the low be ams are turne d
o n pe rmanen tly with the sw itch in
AUTO.
However, you can conti nue to turn the lights
o n and off using the light switch. Yo u can st ill
control a ll functions that are independent of
the ra in sensor through the w indshield w iper
l ever .
Contact your a uthorized Aud i dea ler as soon
as possible to have the problem co rrected .
Q Adaptive dampers
Applies to vehicles: with Audi drive select
B Suspension : System fault!
If the B symbol in the disp lay comes on, there
is a ma lf u nction in the adaptive dampers.
Please go to an authori zed A udi dealer or ot h­
er qualified wo rkshop to have the malfunct ion
r epaired .
I-: Sport differential
Applies to vehicles: with Audi drive select
Sport differential : System fault!
There is a malfunction with t he sport d iffe ren­
tia l.
Drive to your auth orized A udi dealer immedi ­
ate ly to have the malfunction corrected .
Sport differential: Overheating
The t ransm iss ion t empe ra tur e has in cr eased
s ignific antly due to t he spo rty dr iving manner .
D rive in a less sporty m anner un til the tem­
pera ture re turns to the normal range and the
indicato r light switches of.
8_ WARNING
Contact your author ized Audi dealer or a
q ua lified workshop if the spo rt differential
i s faulty or malfunct io ning . T he repair
must be performed by train ed perso nnel
usi ng the co rr e ct oil in o rder to e nsure
s a fety.

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 *
~page249
Trip computer
Efficiency program*
Service interval display
c::>page25
c::> page 27
c::> page 29
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Gearshift selector positions
Automatic transmission
Adaptive cruise control*
Auto Check Control
c::> page 78
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 .

Fuel economy messages
App lies to vehicles: with trip computer w it h eff ic iency
p rogram
Fig . 16 Display: fuel economy message
Fue l economy messages are disp layed when
fuel consumption is increased by certain con­
ditions. 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 only displayed in the effic iency
program. The fuel economy messages turn off
automatically after a certain period of time.
• To turn a fuel economy message off imme­
diately after it appears, press the
I RESE TI
button ¢ page 26, fig. 11 @ , or
• Press the function selection switch
¢ page 26, fig. 11 @.
(D Tips
- Once you have turned a fuel economy
message off, it will only appear again af­
te r you turn the ignition on aga in.
- The fuel economy messages are not dis­
played in every instance, but rathe r in in­
te rva ls over a period of time.
Dri ver inform ation di spl ay 29
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due.
Fig. 17 Disp lay: Service i nterval display
The schedule for the next oi l change or inspec­
tion is ca lculated automatica lly and disp layed
accord ingly. The d isp lay works in two stages:
Service reminde r
30 days before the next service is due, a serv­
ice reminder appears in the display whe n you
turn on the ignition¢
fig. 17 .
After about S seconds the display switches
back to normal. The distance and time re­
main ing are updated each time the ignition is
tu rned on unt il th e date due for service is
reached.
Service due
When the due date for service is reached, the
message
Ser vice due! appears in the instru­
ment cluster immediately after you turn on
the ignit ion. Add it iona lly, a warning tone
sou nds. After about S seconds the disp lay
switches bac k to normal.
Calling up the service schedule s
If or when an oil change or inspection is due,
can be shown in the rad io or
MMI* disp lay by
selecting the service interva l display in the car
menu. Select !CAR ! func tion button>
Servic e
interval d ispl ay
o r! CAR ! function button> C ar
sys te m s
cont ro l bu tton > S ervic ing & check s.
Resetting the servic e interval display
Your author ized Audi dealer will reset the cor­
responding service schedule after pe rforming .,.