2014 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET seat adjustment

162 Child Safety
-If you must install a rearward facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat in exceptional circumstances and
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on, immediately
install the rearward-facing child safety
seat in a rear seating position and have
the airbag system inspected immediately
by your authorized Audi dealer.
.&, WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must
install a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger's seat:
- Always make sure the forward-facing
seat has been designed and certified by
its manufacturer for use on a front seat
with a passenger front and side airbag.
- Always follow the manufacturer's in­
structions provided with the child safety
seat or carrier.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and
aft adjustment range, as far away from
the airbag as possible before installing
the child restraint. The backrest must be adjusted to an upright position .
- Always make sure that the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays
on all the time whenever the ignition is
switched on.
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Always replace child restraints that were
installed in a vehicle during a crash. Dam­
age to a child restraint that is not visible
could cause it to fail in another collision
situation.
Advanced front airbag system and children
Your vehicle is equipped with a front "Ad­
vanced Airbag System" in compliance with
United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (FMVSS) 208 as applicable at the
time your vehicle was manufactured . The
Advanced Airbag system in your vehicle
has been certified to meet the "low-risk" re­
quirements for 3- and 6-year old children on
the passenger side and small adults on the driver side. The low risk deployment criteria
are intended to reduce the risk of injury
through interaction with the airbag that can
occur, for example, by being too close to the
steering wheel and instrument panel when
the airbag inflates . In addition, the system
has been certified to comply with the "sup­
pression" requirements of the Safety Stand­
ard, to turn off the front airbag for infants up
to 12 months who are restrained on the front
passenger seat in child restraints that are list­
ed in the Standard.
Even though your vehicle is equipped with an
Advanced Airbag system, all children, espe­
cially those 12 years and younger, should al­
ways ride in the back seat properly restrained
for their age and size. The airbag on the pas ­
senger side makes the front seat a potentially
dangerous place for a child to ride . The front
seat is not the safest place for a child in a for­
ward-facing child safety seat.
It can be a very
dangerous place for an infant or a larger child
in a rearward-facing seat.
Advanced Airbags and the weight­
sensing mat in the front seat
The Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle detects the presence of an infant or child in a
child restraint on the front passenger seat us­
ing the weight-sensing mat in the seat cush­
ion and the sensor below the safety belt latch
on the front passenger seat that measures the
tension on the safety belt.
The weight-sensing mat measures total
weight of the child and the child safety seat
and a child blanket on the front passenger
seat. The weight on the front passenger seat
is related to the design of the child restraint
and its "footprint", the size and shape of the
bottom of the child restraint as it sits on the
seat. The weight of a child restraint and its "footprint" vary for different kinds of child re -
straints and for the different models of the .,.

A WARNING 1-=
Not using a child safety seat, using the
wrong child safety seat or improperly in­
stalling a child restraint increases the risk
of serious personal injury and death .
-All vehicle occupants and especially chil­ dren must always be restrained properly
whenever riding in a vehicle.
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- An unrestrained or improperly restrain­
ed child can be injured or killed by be­
ing thrown against the inside of the ve­
hicle or by being ejected from it during
a sudden maneuver or impact.
- An unrestrained or improperly restrain­
ed child is at much greater risk of injury
or death by being struck by an inflating
airbag.
- Commercially available child safety seats
are required to comply with U.S . Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
213 (in Canada CMVSS 213).
- When buying a child restraint, select
one that fits your child and the vehicle.
- Only use child restraint systems that
fully contact the flat portion of the
seat cushion. The child restraint must
not tip or lean to either side. Audi does
not recommend using child safety
seats that rest on legs or tube-like
frames . They do not provide adequate
contact with the seat.
-Always heed all legal requirements per­
taining to the installation and use of
child safety seats and carefully follow
the instructions provided by the manu­
facturer of the seat you are using.
- Never allow children under 57 inches
(1.45 meters) to wear a normal safety
belt. They must always be restrained by a
proper child restraint system. Otherwise,
they could sustain injuries to the abdo­
men and neck areas during sudden brak­
ing maneuvers or accidents.
- Never let more than one child occupy a
child safety seat.
Child Safety 165
- Never let babies or older children ride in
a vehicle while sitting on the lap of an­
other passenger.
- Holding a child in your arms is never a
substitute for a child restraint system .
- The strongest person could not hold
the child with the forces that exist in
an accident. The child will strike the in­
terior of the vehicle and can also be
struck by the passenger.
- The child and the passenger can also
injure each other in an accident.
- Never install rearward-facing child safety
seats or infant carriers on the front pas­
senger seat. A child will be seriously in­
jured and can be killed when the passen­
ger airbag inflates -even with an Ad­
vanced Airbag System .
- The inflating airbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safety
seat and child against the backrest,
center arm rest, door or roof.
-Always install rearward-facing child
safety seats or infant carriers on the
rear seat.
- Forward-facing child safety seats instal­
led on the front passenger's seat can in­
terfere with the airbag when it inflates
and cause serious injury to the child. Al­
ways install forward-facing child safety seats on the rear seat .
- If exceptional circumstances require the
use of a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger's seat, the child's
safety and well-being require that the
following special precautions be taken:
- Make sure the forward-facing seat has
been designed and certified by its man­
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a
passenger front and side airbag .
- Always carefully follow the manufac­
turer's instructions provided with the
child safety seat or carrier.
- Always move the front passenger seat into the rearmost position of the pas-
senger seat's fore and aft adjustment
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166 Child Safet y
range, and as far away from the airbag
as possible before installing the child
restra int.
- Always make sure that nothing pre­
vents the front passenger's seat from be ing moved to the rearmost position
in its fore and aft adjustment range.
- Always make sure that the backrest is
in the upright position .
- Always buck le the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a child is not s itting in it.
A loose ch ild safety seat can fly around
dur ing a sudden stop or in a coll is ion.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave­
hicle is being used
c::> page 132, Safety
belts,
c::> page 140, Airbag system and
c::> page 161, Child Safety.
.,&. WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make
sure that the
PAS SENGER AIR B AG OFF
light comes on and stays on whenever a
child restraint is installed on the front pas­
senger seat and the ignition is switched
on.
- Take the child rest raint off the front pas­
senger seat and install it proper ly at one
of the rear seat positions if the
PASSEN­
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not stay on.
- Have the airbag system inspected by
your authorized Audi dealer immediate­
ly.
Secure unused safety belts on the rear
seat
Fig. 158 Schematic overview: keep unused safety belts
away from chil dren in child safety seats. @· outer rear
sa fety be lt
.
If a child safety seat is used on the rear bench,
especially with LATCH universal lower ancho­
rages, the unused safety belts
must be se­
cured so that the child in the child restraint
cannot reach them
c::> &.
-Guide the safety belt webbing @ behind the
head restra int of the seat where the child re­
straint is installed
c::> fig . 158. When doing
so, do not engage the switchable locking re­
tractor! You should not hear a "clicking"
sound when winding up the safety belt.
- Let the belt retractor wind up the safety belt
webbing.
.,&. WARNING
-A child in a chi ld safety seat installed with
the LA TCH lower a nchorages or with the
standard safety be lt or a child in a boos ter
seat on the rear seat co uld p lay with un­
used rear seat safety belts and become en ­
tang led . This co uld cause the chi ld ser ious
personal injury and even death.
-Always secure unused rear seat sa fety
be lts out of reach of children in child
seats such as by proper ly routing them
around the head restraint of the seat
where the ch ild restraint is installed.
- Never activate the switchable locking re­
tractor when routing the safety belts
around the head restraints.

belts,<:!) page 140, Airbag system and
i=> page 161, Important things to know.
A WARNING
If exceptional circumstances require the
use of a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger's seat, the child's safe­
ty and well-being require that the follow­ ing special precautions be taken:
- Make sure the forward-facing seat has
been designed and certified by its manu­
facturer for use on a front seat with a
passenger front and side airbag.
-Always follow the manufacturer's in­
structions provided with the child safety
seat or infant carrier.
- Always move the front passenger seat in­
to the rearmost position of the passen­
ger seat's fore and aft adjustment range,
and as far away from the airbag as possi­
ble before installing the child restraint.
- Always make sure that nothing prevents
the front passenger's seat from being
moved to the rearmost position in its
fore and aft adjustment range.
- Always make sure the backrest is in an
upright position.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched
on.
- If the light does not stay on, perform the
checks
q page 150, Monitoring the Ad­
vanced Airbag System.
- Take the child restraint off the front pas­
senger seat and install it properly at one
of the rear seat positions if the
PASSEN­
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not stay on
whenever the ignition is switched on.
-
Child Safety 169
Booster seats and safety belts
Properly used booster seats can help protect
children weighing between about 40 lbs . and
80 lbs . (18 kg and 36 kg) who are less than 4
ft. 9 in. (57 inches/1.45 meters) tall.
Fig. 162 Rear seat: c hild p roperly restrained in a boos ­
ter seat
The vehicle's safety belts alone will not fit
most children until they are at least 4 ft. 9 in .
(57 inches/1.45 meters) tall and weigh about
80 lbs.
(36 kg). Booster seats raise these chil­
dren up so that the safety belt will pass prop­
erly over the stronger parts of their bodies and the safety belt can help protect them in a
crash.
.,. Do not use the convertible locking retractor
when using the vehicle's safety belt to re­
strain a child on a booster seat.
.. The shoulder belt must lie as close to the
center of the child's collar bone as possible
and must lie flat and snug on the upper
body .
It must never lie across the throat or
neck . The lap belt must lie across the pelvis
and never across the stomach or abdomen .
Make sure the belt lies flat and snug. Pull on
the belt to tighten if necessary .
.,. Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
r:1;>page 166 .
Children up to about 40 lbs. (18 kg) are best
protected in child safety seats designed for
their age and weight. Experts say that the
skeletal structure, particularly the pelvis, of
these children is not fully developed, and they
must not use the vehicle safety belts without
a suitable child restraint.

172 Child Safety
child restraint on the front passenger's
seat in exceptional situations:
- Whenever a forward or rearward-facing
child restraint is installed on the front
passenger seat, the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light must come on and stay on
whenever the ignition is switched on .
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, perform
the checks described<::)
page 150, Moni­
toring the Advanced Airbag System .
- Take the child restraint off the front pas­
senger seat and install it properly at one
of the rear seat positions if the
PASS EN·
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not stay on
whenever the ignition is switched on.
- Improper installation of child restraints
can reduce their effectiveness or even
prevent them from providing any protec­
tion.
- An improperly installed child restraint
can interfere with the airbag as it de­
ploys and seriously injure or even kill the
child.
- Always carefully follow the manufactur­
er's instructions provided with the child
safety seat or carrier.
- Never place additional items on the seat
that can increase the total weight regis­
tered by the weight-sensing mat and can
cause injury in a crash .
.&_ WARNING
Forward-facing child restraints:
- Always make sure the forward-facing
seat has been designed and certified by
its manufacturer for use on a front seat
with a passenger front and side airbag.
- Never put the forward-facing child re­
straint up, against or very near the in­
strument panel.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and
aft adjustment range, as far away from
the airbag as possible before installing
the forward-facing child restraint. The backrest must be adjusted to an upright
position.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched
on.
.&_ WARNING
-Rearward-facing child restraints:
- A child in a rearward-facing child safety
seat installed on the front passenger
seat will be seriously injured and can be killed if the front airbag inflates - even
with an Advanced Airbag System .
- The inflating airbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safety seat
and child against the backrest, center
armrest, door or roof.
-Always be especially careful if you must
install a rearward facing child safety seat
on the front passenger seat in exception­
al circumstances.
-A tight tether strap on a rearward-facing
child restraint attached to the front pas­
senger seat can put too much pressure
on the weight-mat in the seat and regis­
ter a heavier weight in the Advanced Air­ bag System. The heavier weight regis­
tered can make the system work as
though an adult were on the seat and de ­
ploy the Advanced Airbag when it must
be suppressed causing serious or even
fatal injury to the child.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched
on.
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, immedi­
ately install the rearward-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating position and
have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer.

276 Index .:..:..:..::....::..
...:..._ ___________________________ _
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 150
multitronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Driving .... ............. .. .. .. .. .. 87
Emergency mode ......... .. .. .... .. 91
Manual shift program ............... 89
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
N
Natural leather
C leaning ... ................ ..... . 198
New tires and wheels ........... .. ... 233
NHTSA Contacting . ............. .. .. .. ... 129
Number of seats ............ ... .... . 132
0
Occupant seating positions .. .. .. .... . 122
Octane rating .. ........... ........ . 201
Odometer ... ................ ..... .. 12
OFF (automatic climate contro l) . . . . . . . . 70
Oil
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . 208, 211
Oi l consumption ............ ... .... . 211
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Data Link Connector (DLC) .. .. .. .. .. . . 29
E lectronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . 29
Open door or front lid warning . . . . . . . . . 24
Opening Power windows .......... .. .. .... .. 39
Opening/clos ing
at the lock cylinder ......... ... .... .. 36
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the central locking switch . ... .. .. 35
with the convenience key ... .. .. .... .. 35
Operate your vehicle econom ically and
minim ize po llution ......... .. .. .. .. . 189
Optional equipment Marked with an asterisk .... .. .. .. .. .. . 6
Other equipment (efficiency program) 27
Outside mirrors
refer to Exterior mir rors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Outside temperature display ..... .. ....
24
Owner's manual
How the Owner 's Manual is organized ... 6
p
Paint damage ..... ................ . 197
Pa int No ... ... .. .. .. ...... ..... .. .. 261
Park assist . ..... .. ............. .... 109
Cleaning sensors/camera lenses .. .. .. 196
Parking .... .... .. ............. .... . 80
Automatic transmission ............. 87
Valet parking .... ................ .. 40
Parking brake . .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. . 79
also refer to Electromechanical parking
brake ... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. . 79
Parking system .. .. ................ . 109
Rear .... ... .. .. .. ...... ....... .. 109
Rear , with rear view camera .. .... .. .. 111
Parking system (rear) . ........... .. .. 109
Adjusting the warning tones ....... .. 110
Parking system (rear , with rear view cam-
era) Parking mode 1 .. ............. .... 113
Parking mode 2 .. ... .......... .. .. 114
Safety precautions ............. .... 111
Switching on/off . ................ . 112
Switching rear view camera on/off .. .. 115
Parts replacement ................. . 266
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light .... .... 151
Passive safety system . ... ..... ... .. .. 121
Pedals ............................ 126
Physical principles of a frontal co llision 133
Plastic parts Cleaning .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 197
Polishing ... .... .. ................ . 197
Pollutant filter (automat ic AC system) .. . 69
Power seat adjustment .. ... .......... .. .. . 61
Power locking system ................ . 31
Emergency locking ................ .. 36
Power windows . ................. .. 40
Rear lid ... .... .. ............. .... . 37
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Settings .. .... .. ............. .... . 36
Power steering
refer to Electro-mechanical power as-
sist 184

278 Index
Fastening . ...... ......... ... .... . 136
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Not worn . ................. ..... . 133
Safety belt position ....... .. .. .... . 137
Safety instructions .......... .. .... . 135
Securing child safety seats ..... .. ... 171
Special cons iderations for pregnant
women .. .. ................ ... .. .
137
Unfasten ing ........... .. .... .. .. . 138
Warn ing/ indicator l ight .... .. .. .. .. . 132
Warning light ...................... 16
Why YOU MUST wear them ......... . 132
Worn properly ............ ... .... . 134
Safety belt warn ing light .... .. .. .... . 132
Safety compliance sticker ... .. .. .... . 261
Safety equipment ................... 121
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . .. ... . ...... ... .. .. .. .. .
121
Safety guidelines
Seats .. .. .... ........... ........ ..
60
Safety instructions
Engine compartment ....... ... .... .
206
for using child safety seats . .. .. .. .. . 164
for using safety belts ...... .. .. .. .. . 135
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem ..... .. ................ ... .. .
152
Seat adjustment
Head restraints .......... .. .. .... .
124
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts ....... .. .. .... . 132
Seat covers
Cleaning . .. .. ........ ...... ... .. .
198
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Upper cabin heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Seating capacity ............ ... .... . 132
Seating position
Driver ... .. ................ ... ...
122
Front passenger .......... .. .. .. .. . 123
How to adjust the front seats . .. .. .. . 123
Incorrect seat position ........... .. . 125
Occupants .. ................ ..... . 122
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Seats
Adjusting .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. ..
61
Adjusting in the MMI .......... .. .... 62
Convenience side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Drive r's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Folding ........................... 67
Front passenger's seat ............... 61
Head restraints ............... ..... 63
Number of seats . ............. .... 132
Power easy entry function ............ 62
Safety gu idelines ........ ...... .. .. . 60
Seat symmetry . .. .......... ...... .. 62
Seat ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seat (upper cabin heating) ........ .. .. . 72
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Emergency re lease ............... .. . 91
Selector lever emergency release .. .. .. . 91
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretensioner ..... ... .. ..
139
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Serv ice position
refer to Replacing w iper blades .. .... . 57
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shutting down vehicle ............ ... 189
S ide a irbags
Description .. .. .. ............. .. ..
158
How they work ... ................ . 159
side assist
Adjusting the brightness ............
104
Sensor range .. .. ... .......... .. .. 103
Side assist
Activating and deactivating ...... ....
104
Cleaning the sensors ........ .... ... 196
Description .. .. .. .......... ...... . 102
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Ski sack ...... .. .. .. ... ........ .... . 67
Snow chains .. .. .. .......... ...... . 238
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sources of information about child re-
stra ints and their use ............ .. ..
178
Spare tire ... .. ... . .. .... .... ... .. .. 243
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rating letter code ............. . 234
Speed warning system ........... .. .. . 81
Sport d ifferential .. ............. .... 106
Indicator lamp ... ................ .. 22
START ENGINE STOP button (conven ience
key) ....... .... .. ............. .... .
78