jack, always fully set the parking brake
and block the wheel diagonally opposite
the wheel being changed with the fold
ing chocks o r other objects. When one
front wheel is lifted off the ground, plac
ing the Automat ic Transm iss ion in "P"
(Park) wi ll
not prevent the vehicle from
moving.
- Before you change a wheel, be sure the
ground is level and firm. If necessary,
use a st urdy board under the jack.
- Always store the vehicle tool kit, the
jack* and the repla ced ti re in the l uggage
compartment
¢ page 12 7.
(D Note
If you are chang ing the wheel on a steep
incline, use a rock or similar object to
block the opposite wheel to prevent the
ve hicl e from mov ing.
(l) Tips
Obey a ll laws.
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel, follow these
quence described below step-by-step and in
exactly tha t order .
1. Remove the dec orative whe el co ver* or
the
wh eel b olt cap s* . Fo r mor e details see
a lso
¢ page 245, Decorative wheel cov
ers
or¢ page 246, Wheels with wheel
bolt caps.
2 . Loosen the wheel bo lts ¢ page 246.
3. Locate the proper mounting po int for the
jack and align the jack below that point
c::> page247.
4. Lift the car with the jack c::> page 247 .
5. Remove the wheel with th e flat tire and
then install the
s pare tir e c::> page 248 .
6. Tighten all wh eel bo lts light ly .
7.
Low er the ve hicle wit h the ja ck.
8. Use the wheel bolt wrenc h and
firmly
tighten a ll whee l bolts in a cr isscross pa t
tern ¢
page 246.
What do I do now ? 245
9. Replace the decorative wheel co ver* or
the
wheel bolt caps*.
A WARNING
Always read and fo llow all WARNINGS and
i n format ion
c::> .&. in Raising the vehicle on
page 247
and c::> page 249.
After changing a wheel
A wheel change is not complete without the
doing the following.
.,. Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack*,
and the replaced tire in the luggage com
partment
c::> page 12 7 .
.,. Check the tire pressu re of the spare tire as
soon as possible .
.,. As soon as poss ib le, have the
t ightening
torqu es
on all wheel bolts checked with a
t orque wrench. The co rrect tighte ning tor
que is
90 ft lbs. (120 Nm).
.,. Have the fla t tire
repl ace d as soon as possi
b le.
(D Tips
- If you not ice tha t the wheel bo lts a re
c orroded and difficult to turn while
chang ing a tire, they shou ld be replaced
before you c heck the tightening torque.
- Drive at reduced speed until you have the tightening torques checked .
Decorative wheel covers
Applies to vehicles: wit h deco rat ive w hee l covers
The decorative wheel covers must be removed
first to access the wheel bolts .
Fig. 19 0 C ha ngi ng a w heel : re moving the w hee l cove r ...
down on the end of the wheel bolt
wrench with
one foot only. As you do so,
ho ld on to the car to keep your ba lance
and take care not to slip.
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be li~ed with the jock first
before the wheel can be removed.
*
Fi g. 193 Sill panels: markings
Fig. 194 S ill: posit ion ing the vehicle jack
The location of the jack point is indicated by
an indentat io n on the unders ide of the vehicle
¢fig . 193 .
.,. Activate the park in g brake to prevent the
vehicle from rolling u nintentionally.
.,. Move the selecto r lever to position P.
.,. Find the
mark ing ( impr int) on the si ll that is
nearest the wheel that w ill be changed
¢fig. 193. Behind the ma rking, there is a
li ft ing p oint on the s ill for the vehicle jac k.
.,. Turn the
vehicle jack located unde r the lift
ing point on the si ll to raise the jack until
the jaw
¢ fig . 194 @ covers the notch on
the vehicle¢
,&.¢CI) .
.,. Align the vehicle jack so the jaw @covers
the notch and the base p late @ is flat on
t h e f loor. The base plate @ must be
vertical
under the lifting point @.
What do I do now ? 24 7
.,. Insta ll the rod on the vehicle jack: Insert the
rod into the opening on the handwheel. T urn
the rod left or r ight to secure it.
.,. Continue raising the jack w ith the rod unt il
the wheel lifts off the ground slightly.
Position the vehicle jack
only under the desig
nated lifting points on the si ll
¢fig. 193.
There is exactly one locat ion for each wheel.
The jack must not be positioned at any other
location
r::;, & r::;,(D.
Soft g round u nder the jack can cause the ve
hicle to slip off the jack. Always place the jack
o n firm ground. Use a flat, stab le support if
necessary . Use a non-slip surface such as a
rubber mat on a
slippery surface such as tile .
.&_ WARNING
- You or your passengers co uld be inju red
while changing a wheel if you do no t fo l
low these sa fety p reca utions:
- Position the vehicle jack only at the designated lifting points and align the
jack. Otherwise, the vehicle jack could sli p and cause an injury if it does not
have sufficient hold on the vehicle.
-A soft or unstable surface under the jack may cause the veh icle to slip off
the jack. Always p rov ide a fi rm base for
t h e jack on the ground. If ne cessary,
u se a st urdy board under the j ack.
- On hard, slippery su rface (such as t iles)
u se a rubber mat or simi lar to p revent
the jack from sl ipping .
- To help prevent injury to yo urself and
your p assengers:
- Do not ra ise the vehicle until you are
sure the jack is securely engaged.
- Passengers must not remain in the ve
hicle when it is jacked up .
- Make sure that passengers wait in a
safe p lace away from the veh icle and
well away from the road and traffic.
- Make sure jack position is correct, ad
just as necessary and then cont inue to
raise the jack.
Fuses and bulb s 251
No. Con sumer Amps No. Consumer Amps
•
A/C system pressure sensor, Two-door models: rear left
• electromechanical parking window regulator; Four-
brake, Homelink, automatic 11 door models:
rear left door
30
3 dimming interior rear view
5 (window regulator, central
m irror, air quality/outside locking, switch, lighting)
air sensor, Electronic Stab ili-
12 Rain and light sensor
5
zation Control (button)
5 Sound
actuator
5
Fuse panel© (r e d )
6 Headlight
range cont rol/
5/7,5
head light (cornering light)
No. Consumer Amps
3 Lumbar support 10
7 Headlight (corner
ing light) 7,5
4 Dynamic steering 35
Contro l modu les (e lectro-
s Inter ior lighting (Cabriolet)
5
8 mechanical parking brake,
5
shock absorber, quattro
sport), DCDC converter
9 Adaptive cru ise contro l 5 6
W
indshield washer system,
35
h eadlight washe r system
7 Vehicle electrical
system
20
control module 1
10 Shift gate/clutch
sensor
5
1 1 Side ass ist 5
8
Vehicle electr ica l system
30
control module 1
1 2 Headlight range
control,
5
park ing system 9 Left rear window regulator
7,5/20
motor (Cabriolet)/sunroof
13 Airbag 5
14 Rear wiper (allroad) 15 10 Vehicle e
lectrical system
30
control module 1
1 5 Auxi
liary fuse (instrument
10
pane l) 11 R
ight rea r window regulato r
7,5/20
(Cabriolet)/sun shade motor
16 Aux
iliary fuse terminal 15
40
(engine area) 12 Anti-theft
alarm warning
5
system
Fuse p anel @ (brown )
No. Con sumer Amps
2 Brake light sensor 5
3 Fuel
pump
25
4 Clutc h sensor 5
5 Left
seat heating with/w ith-
15/30
out seat vent ilation
6 Electronic Stab
il iz at ion Con-
5
tro l (e lectric)
7 Horn 15
Front left door (window reg-
8 ulator, centra
l locking, mir-
30
ror, switch, lighting)
9 Winds hield wipe r motor 30
1 0 Electronic
Stabilizat ion Con-
25
trol (valves)
No. Consumer
5 Electromechanical
parking
brake
6 Electronic damping control
7
Electromechanical parking
brake
8 Rear exterior lighting
9 quattro sport
10 Rear
exterior lighting
1 1 Central locking
12 Termina
l 30
Fu se pa nel © (brown )
No. Con sumer
1 Luggage compartment lid
control module (allroad)
2 1
2-volt socket, cigarette
lighter
3 DCDC
converter path 1
4 DCDC converter path 2,
so und amplifier, radio
6
Right upper cabin heat ing
(Cabr iolet)
7
Electromechanical parking
brake
Right front door (w indow
9 regu lator, central lock ing,
m irror, swit ch, lig hting)
10 Left upper
cabin heating
(Cabriolet)
Two -door models: rear right
window regulator; Four-
11 door mode
ls: rear right door
(window regulator, central
locking, sw itch, lighting)
12 Cell phone prep
Fu se panel © (black )
No. Consumer
1 Right front seat heating
4
MMI
5 Radio
6 Rear view camera
Amp s
5
15
30
30
35
30
20 5
Amp s
30
20
40
30
30
30
30
30
30
5
Amps
15
7,5
5
5
Fu ses and bulb s 253
No. Consumer Amps
7
Rear window heater (all-
30
road)
8 Rear Seat Entertainment 5
Bulbs
Replacing bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you hove
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bulbs
for you .
It is becoming increasingly more and more
difficult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in
many cases, other parts of the car must first
be removed before you are able to get to the
bulb. This applies especially to the light bulbs
in the front of your car which you can only
reach through the engine compartment.
Sheet metal and bulb holders can have sharp
edges that can cause serious cuts, parts must
be correct ly take n apa rt and then p roperly put
bac k together to he lp p revent breakage of
parts and long te rm damage from water that
can enter housings that have not been p roper
ly re sea led .
Fo r you r safety, we re commend that you have
your autho rized Audi de aler replace any b ulbs
f or you, since your dealer has the proper too ls,
the correct bulbs and the expertise.
Gas disc har ge la mp s (Xenon l ig hts)*:
Due to the high electr ical voltage, have the
bulbs replaced by a qualified techn ic ian .
Head lights w ith Xenon light are identified by
the h igh vol tage sticker.
_&. WARNING
Changing Xenon lamps without the neces
sary equipment can cause serious persona l
injury .
- Bulbs are pressurized and can explode
when being changed. Potential risk of in
jury!
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Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emer
gency crews and working personnel who have the necessary tools and equipment to
perform these operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
(D Note
Vehicles with an automatic transmission
cannot be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by
connecting it to the battery of another vehi
cle.
If the engine should fail to start because of a
discharged or weak battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery of
another vehicle,
using a
pair of jumper cables to start the en
gine.
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently
largecross section to carry the starter current
safely. Refer to the manufacturer's specifica
tions.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated termi
nal clamps which are distinctly marked:
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minus(-) cable
in most cases colored black .
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal
injury. Follow the instructions below for
safe handling of your vehicle's battery.
- Always shield your eyes and avoid lean
ing over the battery whenever possible.
Emergency situations 255
-A discharged battery can freeze at tem
peratures just below 32 °F (0 °C). Before
connecting a jumper cable, you must
thaw the frozen battery completely, oth
erwise it could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes
or skin . Flush any contacted area with
water immediately .
- Improper use of a booster battery to
start a vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gas
es. Keep sparks, flame and lighted ciga
rettes away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with
a low acid level in the battery.
- The voltage of the booster battery must
also have a 12-Volt rating. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged bat
tery. Use of batteries of different voltage
or substantially different "Ah" rating
may cause an explosion and personal in
jury.
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trap
ped in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has
been frozen. The battery case may have
be weakened.
- Use of batteries of different voltage or
substantially different capacity (Ah) rat
ing may cause an explosion and injury.
The ca pa city (Ah) of the booster battery
should not be lower than that of the dis
charged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS¢
page 206.
(D Note
- Applying a higher voltage booster bat
tery will cause expensive damage to sen
sitive electronic components, such as
control units, relays, radio, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact be tween the vehicles as otherwise current
could already start to flow as soon as the
positive(+) terminals are connected. ..,. •
•
256 Emergency situations
@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys
tem. When jump starting or charging the
battery, never connect the negative
ground cable to the battery negative post
because the batte ry manager system must
be able to detect the battery 's state of
charge. Always connect the negative
ground cab le to the negative ground post
of the battery manager control unit.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cable
clamps in exactly the order described below!
Fig. 201 Engine compartment: Connectors fo r jum per
cables and charger
Fig. 202 Jump sta rting wi th the battery of anot her ve ·
h ide :@ booster battery, @ disc harged vehicle battery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump
start for your vehicle .
Vehicle with discharged battery:
.. Turn off lights and accessories, move lever
of automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or
P (Park) and set parking brake .
Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+)
(red)
.. Remove the cover above the jump start con
nection .
.. Open the cover on the positive pole
¢fig. 201.
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable
on the
jump start bolt c::> fig. 202 @
(Bolts under cover= "positive") of the ve
hicle to be started @.
2. Connect the other end to the positive ter-
minal @of the booster battery@.
Connect NEGATIVE (-) to NEGATIVE (-)
(black)
3. Connect one end of the b lack negative ca
ble to the negative terminal @of the
booster battery @.
4. Connect the other end to the
jump start
bolt @
(Bolts with hex head= "negative")
of the vehicle to be started @.
Starting the engine
.. Start the engine of the vehicle with the
booster battery@. Run the engine at a
moderate speed.
.. Start engine with discharged vehicle battery
@ in the usual manner .
.. If the engine fails to start: do not keep the
starter cranking for longer than 10 seconds .
Wait for about 30 seconds and then try
again .
.. With eng ine running, remove jumper cables
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse or
der .
.. Close the cover on the positive pole .
T he battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from entering the vehicle interior . Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connect
ed with their
metal parts in full contact with
the battery terminals.
A WARNING
--
To avoid serious personal injury and dam
age to the veh icle, heed all warnings and
instructions of the jumper cable manufac-
turer . If in doubt, call for road service . ..,.
26 2 Techni cal Dat a
Gross Ax le Weight R atin g
The Gross Axle Weight Rating is the maximum
l oad that can be applied at each axle of the
vehicle
c::> &. .
Vehicle capacity weight
The vehicle capac ity we ight (max. load) is list
ed on the driver 's side 8-p illar.
_& WARNING
-
- T he actual Gross Axle Weight Rat ing at
the front and rear axles shou ld not ex
ceed the permissible weights, and their
combination must not exceed the Gross
Vehicle Weight Rat ing.
Dimensions
Length in (mm)
Width in (mm)
Width (across mir rors) in (mm)
He ight (unloaded)a) in (mm)
T urning circle diameter
ft (m) -
Exceeding permissible weight ratings can
result in veh icle damage, acc idents and
personal injury.
(D Note
- The vehicle capacity weight figures apply
when the load is distributed evenly in the
vehicle (passengers and luggage). When
transport ing a heavy load in the luggage
compartment, carry the load as near to
the rear axle as poss ible so that the vehi
cle's handling is not impaired.
- Do not exceed the maximum permissible axle loads or the maximum gross vehicle
we ight. Always remember that the vehi
cle's handling w il l be affected by the ex
tra load. Therefo re, adj ust your speed ac
cordingly.
- Always observe local regulat ions.
AS Cabriolet S5 Cabriolet
182.1 (4626) 182.7 (4640)
73.0 (1854) 73 .0 (1854)
79.5 (2020) 79.5 (2020)
54 .4 (1383) 54 .3 (1380)
37.4 (1 1.4) 37.4 ( 11.4)
a) The he ight of the vehicle depends on the tires and the suspension.
When driving up steep ramps, on rough roads,
over curbs, etc . it is important to remember
that some parts of your ve hicle, such as spoil-
Capacities
Fuel tank: total capacity
Windsh ield and headlight* washer fluid container ers
or exhaust system components, may be
close to the ground. Be carefu l not to damage
them.
gal ( liters) 16.1 (61.0)
quarts (liters) 4.8 (4.5)
A
Accessories 266
Active rollover p rotection system ... .. . 130
Retract ing ro llover p rotection . . . . . . . . 13 1
AC (automatic climate control) . .. .. .. .. 70
Adapt ive cr uise con trol ...... .. .. .. .. .. 93
C leaning the sensor .... ... .. .. .. .. . 19 6
M essages . ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 100
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . 98
Sett ing the driving program .. .. .. .. .. 98
Ad apt ive dampe rs .......... .. .. .. .. . 10 6
Adapt ive light ................ ... ... . 51
Adaptive Lig ht (defective) ... .. .. .. .. .. 22
Add ing
E ng ine coolan t ........... .. .. .. ... 214
E ng ine oi l .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 211
Windshield washe r fluid ... .. .. .. .. . 220
Add it iona l acc esso ries
Addit ives 266
Eng ine oil .. ............. .... .. .. . 211
Ad justab le steer ing colum n .. .. .. .. .. .. 74
Ad justi ng
A ir dist ribution (automatic climate co n-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
I ns trumen t illum inat io n ... .. .. .. .. .. 54
S teer ing colum n ....... ... .. .. .. .. .. 74
Temperature (automatic climate control) 71
A irbag
War ning/ indica to r li ghts . .. .. .. .. .. .. 20
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140, 159
Advanced Airbag System ....... ... .. 144
Advanced Airbag System compone nts . 14 7
Ca re . .. ... . .... ... ..... ..... .. ... 153
C hi ldr en . .. ............. .... .. .. . 16 2
C hi ld restr aints ........... .. .. .. ... 163
Components (front airbags) . ... .. .. . 1 47
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1
Disposal . .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 153
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144, 145
H ow do the front airbags work? . . . . . . 149
H ow many airbags does my vehicle
have? ... ... ............. ...... .. 14 7
H ow t he Advanced Airbag System com-
po nen ts work toge ther .... .. .. .. .. . 14 8
I mpor tan t sa fety ins truc tions o n the
k nee a irbag system .... ... .. .. .. .. . 1 57
Inde x 269
Impo rtant t hings to know . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Indicator light ..... . ... ...... ... .. 150
Knee a irbags ... .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 155
Monito ring .. .. .. ................. 150
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ..... .. 151
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Safety i nstr uctions .. . .. .. .. ... ... .. 152
S ide a irbags ..... .. ..... .......... 158
Weig ht-sensing mat ........... .... 162
When must the sys tem be inspected? 150
Alcanta ra
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 19 8
a ll- wheel drive
A ll w heel drive 184
Win ter tires . .. .. ................. 237
A lternato r
refer to Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Anti-freeze
refer to E ng ine coolant system ..... .. 213
Anti- lock braking system . ..... ... .. .. 179
Warning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . 18, 19
A nt i-slip reg ulation .. .............. . 179
Wa rning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 18
Anti-theft a larm w arning system ... .. .. . 31
An ti- theft systems
E lectronic immobi lizer .. ..... ... .. .. . 37
A rmrest .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ..... ..... . 63
Ashtray .... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 65
Aste risk
What does i t mean when something is
marke d wit h an aster is k? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
A udi braking guard
refer to b ra ki ng g uard .......... .... . 93
Audi dr ive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Adaptive da mpers .. .............. . 106
Desc ription .. .. .... .. .. ...... ..... 106
D ynam ic steeri ng . ............. .... 106
Setting the dr iv ing mode ........ .. .. 10 7
Spo rt diff erentia l . ............. .. .. 1 06
Audi Serv ice Repair Manuals and Litera-
tu re ..... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .... 264
A UTO
Automat ic climate control ....... .. .. . 71
Automat ic head lights ............... 51
Auto Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Automat ic be lt retractor ............ . 136
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