2014 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET Owners Manual

This message appears if the master key is re­
moved from the vehicle with the engine run­
n ing.
If the master key is no longer in the ve ­
hicle, you cannot switch on the ignition after
stopping the engine and you also cannot start
the engine again . Moreover, you cannot lock
the vehicle from the outside w ith the key.
Shift to P otherwise vehicle can roll away.
Doors do not lock if lever is not in P.
This message appears for safety reasons
along w ith a warning signa l. It appears if the
selector lever for the automat ic transm ission
is not in the P position when switch ing off the
ignition. Move the selector lever to the P posi ­
tion, otherw ise the veh icle is not secured
against rolling away . You also cannot lock the
veh icle using the locking button* on the door
handle or using the remote key.
Convenience key defective! Use ignition lock
This message appears if the engine must be
started or stopped using the ignition key and
not the
I STAR T ENGIN E STOP ! button .
Electromechanical
parking brake
Operation
The electromechanical parking brake replaces
the hand brake.
F ig. 92 Cen ter console: Pa rk ing brake
.. Pull on the switch @c> fig . 92 to apply the
parking brake. The indicator light in the
switch illum inates .
.. Step on the brake pedal or the acce le rator
pedal and press the switch at the same time
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to release the parking brake. The indicator
light in the switch goes out .
Your vehicle is equipped wi th an electrome ­
chanical parking brake. The parking brake is
designed to prevent the vehicle from rolling
unintentionally and replaces the hand brake.
In addition to the normal functions of a tradi­
tiona l hand brake, the electromec hanical
parking brake provides various convenience
and safety funct ions .
When starting from rest
-The integral start ing ass ist helps you when
driving by automatically releasi ng the park­
ing brake
¢ page 80, Starting from rest.
-When starting on inclines, the starting as­
sist prevents the vehicle from unintentiona l­
ly rolling back. The braking force of the
parking brake is not re leased until sufficient
driving force has been bui lt up at the
wheels.
Emergency brake function
An emergency brake ensures that the veh icle
can be slowed down even if the
normal brakes
fail
c> page Bl, Emergency braking.
Indicator lights
- If the parking brake is closed with the ign i­
t ion
switched on the . (USA models) /
• (Canada models) indicator lights come
on in the instrument cluster and the switch.
- If the parking brake is closed with the igni­
tion
switched off the. (USA models) /
• (Canada models) indicator lights come
on in the instrument cluster and the switch
for about 20 seconds.
A WARNING
If a drive range is engaged with the vehicle
stationary and the engine runn ing, you
must in no instance accelerate carelessly .
Othe rwis e the vehicle w ill start to move
imm ediately- risk of an accident.

80 On the road
(0 Note
If the . symbol i n the display or the.
(USA models) . (Canada models) indica­
tor light in the instrument cluste r flashes
'
there is a malfunction in the brake system.
By pressing the
IS ET I button, you can br ing
up a driver message which explains the
malfunct ion in more detai l. If the driver
message
Parking brake! appears , the re is
an operating malfunct io n in t he par king
bra ke wh ich you sho uld have repa ired im­
mediately by an authorized Audi dealer or
qualif ied workshop ¢
page 15.
(D Tips
-You can apply the pa rking br ake at any
time -even with the ignition switched
off. The ignition must be t urne d on and
the brake peda l must be pressed in order
to release the parking bra ke .
- Occas iona l noises when the parking
brake is applied and re leased are norma l
and are not a ca use for concern.
- When the vehicle is parked, the par king
brake goes through a se lf -test cycle at
regular intervals. Any assoc iated no ises
are norma l.
Parking
• Press the brake p eda l to stop the vehicle .
• Pull the switch @¢
page 79, fig. 92 to set
t h e parking br ake.
• Move the se lec tor lever to P .
• Turn the eng ine off
c:!> .,&_ .
• When on incl in es or declines, turn the steer ­
i ng whee l so that th e vehicle will roll into
the curb if it begins to move.
A WARNING
- Whe n you leave your veh icle -even if on­
ly b rief ly -always remove the ig nition
key . This applies part icu larly when chil­
dre n remain in t he ve hicl e. Otherwise the
c hildren co ul d st art the engine, re lease
the parking br ake or oper ate e lectri ca l eq
uipment (e.g. power windows). The re
is the risk of an acc ident.
- When the ve hicle is locked, no one -par ­
ticularly not children should rema in in
the vehicle . Locked doors make it more
difficult for emergency wo rkers to get i n­
to the vehicle -putting lives at risk .
Starting from rest
The starting assist function ensures that the
parking brake is released au toma tically upon
starting .
Stopping and applying parking brake
• Pull the switch @¢ page 79, fig. 92 to ap-
p ly the parking bra ke .
Starting and automatically releasing the
parking brake
• W hen you sta rt to drive as us ual , the park ­
ing brake is a utomat ica lly released and yo ur
veh icle beg ins to move.
When stopping at a traffic signal or stopping in city traffic on vehicles with an a utomatic
transmission, the parking b rake can be ap­
plied. The vehicle does not have to be held
with the foo tbrake . The parking brake elimi­
nates the tendency to creep w ith a dr ive range
engaged. As soon as you d rive off as us ual ,
the pa rking bra ke is re leased automat ically
and t he vehicle s tarts to move.
Starting on slopes
When starting on inclines, the sta rting assist
prevents the vehicle from u ninten tionally roll ­
i ng back. The brak ing force of th e parki ng
brake is not re leased unti l su ffi cient d riving
f orce has been built up a t the w heels.
(D Tips
Fo r safety reasons, the pa rking brake is re­
l eased a utom atically o nly when t he d riv ­
e r's s afety bel t is eng aged in the buckle.

Starting off with a trailer
To prevent rolling back unintentionally on an
incline, do the following:
11-Keep the switch@¢ page 79, fig. 92 pulled
and depress the accelerator. The park ing
brake stays applied and prevents the vehicle
from roll ing backward.
11-You can release the switch @ once you are
su re that yo u are develop ing enough dr iv ing
f orce at the wheels by depress ing the accel­
erator.
D epending on the weight of the r ig (vehicle
and tra ile r) and the severi ty of the in cli ne, you
may roll backwards as you start. Yo u can pre­
vent rolling backwards by holding the parking brake switch @ pulled out and accelerating -
just as you would when starting on a hill with
a conventional hand brake.
Emergency braking
In the event that the conventional brake sys­tem fails or locks.
11-In an emergency, pull the switch @
¢
page 79, fig. 92 and contin ue to p ull it to
s low your vehicle down with the parking
brake.
11-As soon as you release the sw itch @ or ac-
ce lerate, the braking process stops .
If you pull the sw itch @ and ho ld it above a
speed of about 5 mph (8 km/h), the emergen­
cy braking function is in itiated. The vehicle is
braked at all four wheels by activating the hy­
draul ic brake system . T he b rake performance
i s simi lar to making an emergency stop ¢
.&,.
In order not to activate the emergency brak­
i ng by m istake, an audible warning tone (buz­
zer) sounds when the switch @ is pu lled. As
soon as the switch @ is released, o r th e accel­
e rator pedal is dep ressed , emergency bra king
stops.
WARNING
Emergency braking should on ly be used in
an eme rgency, when the normal foot brake
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has failed or the brake pedal is obstructed.
Using the parking brake to perform emer­
gency brak ing will slow your vehicle down
as if you had made a full brake application .
The laws of physics cannot be suspended
even with ESC and its associated compo­
nents (ABS, ASR, EDS). In corners and
when road o r wea the r cond itions are b ad,
a full brake application can ca use the vehi­
cle to skid or the rear end to break away -
risking an accident .
Speed warning system
, Overview
The speed warning system helps you to keep
your driving speed below a set speed limit.
The speed warning system warns if the driver
exceeds a previous ly stored max imum speed.
A war ning tone w ill sound as soon as the vehi­
cle speed exceeds the set speed by about
3 mph (3 km/h) . At the same t ime, a warn ing
symbol appears in the display. The symbo l's
appearan ce might be different in some mod­
els.
The speed warn ing system has two warning
thresholds that funct ion i ndependent ly of
each othe r and that have somewhat different
purposes:
Speed w arning 1
You can use speed warning 1 to set the maxi­ mum speed while you are driving . This setting
will remain in effect until you turn off the ig ni­
tion, assumi ng that you have not changed or
rese t the set ting.
The . (USA models) /. (Canada models)
speed warning symbo l in the warning 1 dis­
play appears when you exceed the maximum
speed . It goes ou t when the speed falls be low
the stored maximum speed.
T he speed warn ing symbol w ill also go out if
the speed
exceeds t h e stored maximum speed
by more than about 25 mph (40 km/h) for at
least 10 seconds . The stored max imum speed
is de leted . ..,_

82 On the road
Speed warning 2
Storing warning 2 is recommended if you al­
ways want to be reminded of a certain speed,
for example when yo u are traveling in a coun­
try that has a general maximum speed limit,
or if you do not want to exceed a specified
speed for winter tires.
The . (USA models)
I. (Canada models)
speed warning 2 symbol appears in the dis­ play when you exceed the stored speed limit.
Unlike warning 1, it will not go out until the
vehicle speed drops below the stored speed limit.
Setting speed warning 2 ¢page
82.
(D Tips
Even though your vehicle is equipped with
a speed warning system, you should still
watch the speedometer to make sure you
are not driving faster than the speed lim it.
Speed warning 1: setting a speed limit
Warning threshold 1 is set by the I SET ! but­
ton.
Fig. 93 SET button in the instrument clus ter
Storing the maximum speed
.,. Drive at the desired maximum speed .
.,. Press the
!SET I button in the instrument
panel display
9 fig . 93 for 1 second .
Resetting the maximum speed
.,. Drive the vehicle at a speed of at least
3 mph (5 km/h)
.,. Press the
!SET I butto n for more than 2 sec­
onds . T
he . (USA models)/ . (Canada models)
speed warning symbo l wi ll appear briefly in
the d isp lay when you release the
!SET! button
to indicate that the maximum speed has been
stored successfully.
T he maximum speed remains stored until it is
changed by pressing the
! SET ! button again
briefly or until it is deleted by a lengthy push
on the button.
Speed warning 2: setting a speed limit
The radio or fv1fv1I* control unit is used to set,
change or delete warning threshold
2.
.,. Select: !CARI function button > Instrument
cluster> Speed warning. Or
.,. Select: !CARI function button> Car systems *
control button > Driver assist > Speed warn­
ing.
Warning threshold 2 can be set in the speed
range starting from 20 mph to 150 mph (30
km/h to 240 km/h). Sett ings can each be ad­
justed in intervals of 6 mph (10 km/h) .

Cruise control
Switching on
The cruise control system makes it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at 20 mph
(30 km/h).
0
f
~
0
Fig . 94 Contro l lever with push-bu tton
Fig . 95 D isplay: Selected speed
.,. Pull the lever to position (!)~ fig. 94 to
swit ch the system on .
.,. Drive at the speed to be controlled.
.,. Press button @ to set that speed .
The stored speed and the green symbol
.,
;1; 9 a: .,
"'
II (US model)/ ... (Canadian mode l) are
shown in the display~
fig. 95. The display
may vary, depending on the type of display in
your vehicle.
The speed is kept constant by modifying en­ gine power or through an active brake inter­
vention.
A WARNING
- Always pay attention to the traffic around you when the cruise control is in
operation . You are always responsib le for
your speed and the distance between
your vehicle and other vehicles.
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-For reasons of safety, cruise control
should not be used in the city, in stop­
and-go traffic, on twisting roads and
when road conditions are poor (such as ice, fog, gravel, heavy rain and hydro­
plan ing) - risk of accident .
- Turn off the cruise control temporarily when enter ing turn lanes, highway exit
lanes or in construction zones.
- Please note that inadvertently ''resting"
your foot on the accelerator pedal causes
the cruise control not to brake. This is
because the cruise control is overridden
by the driver's acceleration.
- If a brake system malfunction such as
overheating occurs when the cruise con­
trol system is switched on, the braking
function in the system may be switched off . The other cruise contro l functions re­
main active as long as the indicator light
Ill (US models) !l'I (Canadian models)
is on.
(D Tips
The brake lights illuminate as soon as the
brakes app ly automatically .
Changing speed
.,. To increase/decrease the speed in incre­
ments, tap the lever in the
0 10 direction
~ page 83, fig. 94 .
.,. To increase/decrease the speed quickly, hold
the lever in the
010 direction until the de­
sired speed is displayed .
You can also press the accelerator pedal down
to increase your speed, e.g. if you want to pass someone. The speed you saved earlier
will resume as soon as you let off of the acce l­
erator pedal.
If, however , you exceed yo ur saved speed by
6 mph (10 km/h) for longer than S minutes,
the cru ise control will be turned off tempora­
rily. The green symbol in the display turns
white. The saved speed remains the same.

84 On th e road
Presetting your speed
You can preset your desired speed while the
vehicle is not moving .
.,. Switch on the ignition .
.,. Pull lever into pos ition
(D q page 83,
fig . 94 .
... Press the lever in the 0 or 0 direction to
i ncrease o r decrease yo ur speed .
.,. Re lease the lever to save that speed.
This funct ion makes it possible, for example,
to save the speed yo u want before driving on
the highway . Once on the hig hway, activate
the cruise cont ro l by pull ing the leve r towa rd
(D .
Switching off
Temp orar y de activation
.,. Press the bra ke peda l, or
... Press the lever into position @ (not clicked
into place)
q page 83, fig . 94, or
... Drive for longer than 5 minutes at more
than 6 mph (10 km/h) above the stored
speed.
Sw it c hing off comp letely
... Press lever into position @ (clicked into
place), or
.,. Switch the ign ition off.
The speed yo u saved wi ll be retained if the
cruise control has been switched off tempora­
rily. To resume the saved speed, let up on the
brake and pull the lever to pos ition
(D .
Sw itching the ignition off erases the saved
speed.
A WARNING
You should only return to the saved speed
if it is not too fast for the current traffic
conditions -risk of an accident!

Transmission multitronic, S tronic,
tiptronic
Introduction
Appl ies to vehicles: with multitronic/5 tronic/tiptronic
The automatic transmission is controlled elec­
tronically. The transmission upshifts or down­
shifts automatically depending on which drive
program is se lected.
When a
moderate driving style is used, the
transmission se lects the most economica l
driving mode.
It wi ll then change up early and
de lay the downshifts to give better fuel econ­
omy.
The transmission switches to a sporty mode after a kick -down or when the driver uses a
sporty driving style characteri zed by quick ac­
celerator pedal movements, heavy accelera­
tion, frequent changes in speed and traveling
at the maximum speed.
If desired, the driver can also se lect the gears
manually (tiptronic mode) q page 85.
Various a utomatic transmissions may be in­
stalled, depending on the mode l:
multitronic transmission
The multitronic transmission is a continuously
variab le transmission. Power is trans ferred us­
ing a mu ltidisk clutch. In contrast to conven­
tional automatic transmissions using shifting
operations, the transmission ratio in the con­
t inuously variab le transm iss ion is changed
continuously. This opt imizes the comfort level
and conserves fuel.
S tronic transmission
The 5 tronic is a dual-clutch transmission.
Power is transferred using two clutches that
work independently from one another. They
replace the torque converter used in conven­
tional automat ic transmissions and allow the
ve hicle to accelerate without a noticeable in­
terruption in traction .
Transmission 85
tiptronic transmission
In the tiptronic transm ission , power is trans­
f erred by a torque converter.
Selector lever positions
Applies to vehicles: wit h mult itronic/5 tronic/tiptronic
1- -...~~------------,,--~ -... N
N
N
"" :ll
Fig . 96 D isp lay in t he inst rum ent cluster: se lec to r lever
in pos it io n P
The selector lever position engaged appears
next to the se lector lever as well as in the in­
strument cluster display.
P -Park
In this se lector lever position the transmis­
sion is mechanica lly locked. Engage P on ly
when the vehicle is
completely stopped q .&.
in Driving the automatic transmission on
page 88.
To shift in or out of position P, you must first
press and hold the brake pedal and then press
the re lease button in the selector lever handle
while moving the selector lever to or from P.
You can shift out of th is position only with the
ignition on .
R • Reverse
Select R only when the vehicle is at a full stop
and the engine is running at idle speed q &. in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 88.
Before you move the se lector lever to R, press
both the release button in the hand le of the
selector lever
and the brake pedal at the same
time .
When the ignition is on, th e backup lights illu­
minate when the selector lever is moved into
R.

86 Transmission
N - N eutral
The transmission is in ne utr al in this position .
Shift to this posit ion for stand ing wi th the
brakes applied
q .&. in Driving the automatic
transmission on page 88 .
When the vehicle is stationary o r at speeds
be low 1 mph (2 km/h), you must always apply
the footbrake befo re and while moving the
l ever out of N .
DIS -Normal position for driving forward
In the D/S position, the transmiss io n can be
ope rated e ither in the normal mode Dor i n
the sport mode S. To select the spor t mode S,
pu ll the se lector lever back briefly . Pulling the
lever back aga in will select the normal mode
D. The instrument cluster display shows the
selected driv ing mode.
In the
normal mode D, the transmission auto­
mat ica lly s elects the suitab le gea r ratio.
It de­
pends on engine load, veh icle speed and driv­
ing style.
Select the
s po rt mode S fo r sp orty driv ing.
The vehicle makes fu ll u se of the engine's
power. S hifting may become noticeable when
accelerating.
When the ve hicle is stationary o r at speeds
be low 1 mph ( 2 km/h), you must always apply
the foot brake before and while moving the lever to D/S out of N .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS q .&. in
Driving th e automatic transmission on
page 88 .
(D Note
-
Coasting downh ill with the transmission in
N and the e ngine not r unning w ill result in
damage to the automa tic transm iss io n
a nd pos sib ly t he cataly tic converte r.
@ Tips
- On vehicles with drive select *, you can
adjust the spo rty shift charac teristics in
t h e
Dynamic d riving mo de. Swill appear in
the instrument cl uster disp lay instead
of D .
-If you a cc iden tally selec t N whi le driving,
take your foot off the accelerato r peda l
immediately and wa it for the engine to
slow down to idle before select ing D/S.
- If there is a power fai lure, the selector
lever w ill not move out of the P position.
The emergency release can be used if
this happens
c:> page 91.
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL)
Applies to vehicles: with multitronic/5 tronic/tiptron ic
T he Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you
against occiden tally shifting into a forward or
the reverse gear and causing the vehicle to
move unintentionally.
Fig . 9 7 Shi ft ga te: se lecto r lever lock pos itio ns and re ·
l ease b utt on high lig ht ed
The selector lever lock is re leased as follows:
.,. Tur n the ignition on .
.,. Step on the brake pedal.
At the some time
press and hold the re lease button on the
side of the gear selector knob
c::> fig . 97with
your thumb until you have moved the selec­
to r lever to the desired position .
Automatic selector lever lock
The selector lever is locked in the P and N po ­
s itions w hen the ign it ion is turned on . Yo u
must press the brake pedal and the re lease
button to select another position . As a re­
minder to the drive r, the following warni ng
appea rs i n the ins trument clus ter display
whe n the selector is in P and N:
When stationary apply brake pedal while se-
lecting gear ..,.