2014 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET engine

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 ..,.

The Automatic Shift Lock only functions when
the vehicle is statio nary or at speeds below
1 mph (2 km/h).
At speeds above about 1 mph (2 km/h) the
Automatic Shift Lock is automatically deacti ­
vated in the
N position.
A time de lay element prevents the se lector
l ever from locking when it is moved thro ugh
the N position (going from R to D/S). The lock­
ing e lement will lock the selector lever if the
l ever is left in N (Neutral) for more than ap­
prox imately 2 seconds, w ithout the brake ped­
al being pressed.
R elease button
The release bu tton on the selec tor lever pre ­
vents the leve r from being accidenta lly shifted
into certain positions. Depend ing on the direc­
tion of the shift, the se lector lever locks at d if­
ferent positions. The positions are h ighlighted
i n the illustration ¢
fig. 97 .
Ignition key s afety interl ock
The key cannot be removed from the ignition un less the se lector lever is in the P park posi­
tion . When the ign ition key is removed, the
selector lever will be locked in the P pos ition.
Driving the automatic transmission
App lies to vehicles: with mu ltitron ic/S tronic/t iptronic
F ig. 98 Shi ft gat e on th e center co nso le: se lec tor lever
wit h release b utto n
Starting the engine
"' The selector lever must be in P o r
N.
Starting off
"' Press and ho ld the brake pedal. Tran
sm iss ion 87
"' Press and hold the re lease button in these­
lector lever hand le, select the desired selec­
to r lever posit ion such as D/S and re lease
the button.
"' Wait briefly unt il the transmission has shift­
ed (you w ill fee l a slight movement) .
"' Remove your foot from the brake pedal and
accelerate .
Stopping temporarily "' Keep the veh icle stationary using the brak­
ing pedal, for example at traffic lig hts.
"' Do not press the accelerator peda l when do ­
ing this .
"' To prevent the vehicle from ro lling when you
s tart dr iv ing, set the parki ng b ra ke when
s topping on steep in clines ~,&. .
"' The parking brake will release a utomat ica lly
and the vehicle will start moving once you
press the acce lerator pedal.
Stopping/parking
I f the se lector lever is not in the P position
when you open the d river 's door, the ve hicle
could roll . The message Transmission : Car
may roll! Shift to park! appears.
"' Press and hold the bra ke peda l un til the ve -
hicle has come to a complete stop.
"' App ly the parking brake ~
page 80, Parking.
"'Select the P selector lever position ¢ ,&..
Stopping on an incline
"'Always press the brake pedal to ho ld the ve­
hicle in pla ce and p revent it from " ro lli ng
b ack" ~,&. . Do not try to p reven t the veh i­
cle from "rolling back" when a gear is en ­
gaged by increasing the engine speed
~ 0.
Starting on an incline
"' Ac tiva te the pa rk ing brake.
"' With the d riv in g gear sele cted, p ress the ac­
celerator peda l carefully . The parking bra ke
w ill release automa tically if your seat be lt is
fastened .
U nder cert ain circ umstan ces, su ch as driving
in the mou nta ins, it may be usef ul to sw itch
temporarily to the man ual shift program in .,..

88 Transmission
order to adjust the gears to the driving condi­
tions by hand
¢page 89.
On slopes, activate the parking brake first and
then move the selector lever to the P position.
This prevents too much stress from being placed on the locking mechanism.
Vehicles with multitronic transmission : Your
vehicle is equipped with
hill hold assist allow­
ing you to start while on an incline. The sys­
tem is activated when the brake pedal is pressed down and held
for a few seconds. The
br ake pre ssure will hold for
a moment after
the brake pedal loosens to preven t the vehicle
from rolling backwards while starting up.
A WARNING
- The vehicle can also roll when the engine
is stopped .
- Unintended vehicle movement can cause serious injury .
- Never leave your vehicle with the engine
running while in gear . If you must leave
your vehicle when the engine is running,
activate the parking brake and move the
selector lever to P.
- Power is still transmitted to the wheels
when the engine is running at idle. To
prevent the vehicle from "creeping", you
must keep your foot on the brake when
the engine is running and the selector
lever is in D/S or R or "tiptronic" mode is
selected.
- Do not press the accelerator pedal when
changing the selector lever position
while the vehicle is stationary and the
engine is running.
- Never shift into R or P while driving.
- Before driving down a steep slope, re-
duce your speed and shift into a lower
gear with "tiptronic".
- Do not ride the brakes or press the brake
pedal too often or too long when driving
down a hill . Constant braking causes the
brakes to overheat and substantially re­
duces braking performance, increases
braking distance or causes complete fail­
ure of the brake system. -
To prevent the vehicle from rolling back
when stopping on inclines, always hold it
in place with the brake pedal or parking
brake .
- Never hold the vehicle on an incline with
a slipping clutch. The clutch opens auto­
matically when it becomes too hot from
the overload . An indicator lamp
mJ illu­
minates and a driver message appears
¢ page 91 when the clutch is overload­
ed.
- If the engine must remain running, never
have any driving position engaged when
checking under the hood. Make sure the
selector lever has securely engaged and
is locked in P with the parking brake set
¢ page 206. Otherwise, any increase in
engine speed may set the vehicle in mo­
tion, even with the parking brake ap­
plied .
(D Note
-S tronic- and tiptronic transmission :
When stopping on an incline, do not try
to hold the vehicle in place by pressing the accelerator pedal while a driving gear
is selected . This can cause the transmis­
sion to overheat and can damage it. Acti­
vate the parking brake or press the brake pedal to prevent the vehicle from rolling .
- S tronic- and tiptronic transmission : Al­
lowing the vehicle to roll when the en­
gine is stopped and the selector lever is
in N will damage the transmission be­
cause it is not lubricated under those cir­
cumstances.
(D Tips
For safety reasons, the parking brake is re­
leased automatically only when the driv­
er's safety belt is engaged in the buckle.

Hill descent control
Applies to vehicles: with multitronic/S tronic/tiptronic
The hill descent control system assists the
driver when driving down declines.
Hill descent control is activated when these­
lector lever is in D/S and you press the brake
pedal. The transmission automatically selects
a gear that is suitable for the incline . Hill de­
scent control tries to maintain the speed ach­
ieved at the time of braking, within physical
and techn ica l limitations. It may still be nec­
essary to adjust the speed with the brakes.
H ill descent control switches
off once the de­
cline levels out or you press the accelerator
pedal.
On vehicles w ith the cruise control system*
¢ page 83, hill descent control is also activat­
ed when the speed is set.
.&, WARNING
Hill descent control cannot overcome
physical limitations, so it may not be able
to maintain a constant speed under all
conditions. Always be ready to app ly the
brakes.
Manual shift program
App lies to vehicles: with multitronic/S tronic/tiptronic
Using the manual shift program you can
manually select gears.
F ig. 99 Center console: shifting t he gea rs manually
Transmission 89
Fig . 100 Stee ring whee l: Shift buttons*
Gear selection with selector lever
The tiptronic mode can be selected either with
the vehicle stat ionary or on the move .
.,. Push the se lector lever to the right from D/
5. An M appears in the instrument cluster
display as soon as the transmission has
shifted .
.,. To upshift, push the selector lever forward
to the plus position
0 ¢ fig. 99 .
.,. To downshift, push the lever to the minus
position
0 .
Gear selection with paddle levers*
The shift buttons are activated when these ­
l ector lever is in D/S or the tiptronic manual
shift program.
.,. To upshift, touch the button on the right
0
¢ fig. 100 .
.,. To downshift, touch the button on the left
0 .
.,. If you do not press a sh ift button within a
short time while in the D/S posit ion, the
transmission will return to automatic mode.
To keep shifting using the shift buttons,
move the selector lever to the right out of
the D/S position.
The transm ission automatically shifts up or
down before critical engine speed is reached .
The transmission only allows manual sh ifting
when the engine speed is within the permit­
ted range.
(D Tips
-When you shift into the next lower gear,
the transmission will downshift only

90 Transmi ssion
when there is n o possibility of over-rev ­
ving the e ngine.
- When the kick-down comes on, the
transmission will sh ift down to a lower
gear, depending on vehicle and engine
speeds.
- Tiptronic is inoperative when the trans ­
mission is in the fail-sa fe mode.
Kick-down
Applies to vehicles: with multitronic/5 tronic/t iptronic
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration .
Applies to vehicles with a multitronic
transmission
When you depress the acce le ra to r pedal be­
yond the resis tance point, the transmission
downshifts into a lower gear ratio depending
on the vehicle speed and engine speed. As l ong as the accelerator peda l is depressed, the
engine speed is automat ica lly regula ted for
maximum acceleration .
Applies to vehicle s with a S tronic- /
tiptronic transmis sion
When you depress the accelerator pedal be­
yond the resistance po int , the automat ic
tra nsmission downshifts into a lower gear, de­
pending on vehicle speed and engine speed .
The upshift in to the next higher gea r takes
p lace once the maxim um specified eng ine
speed is reache d.
_& WARNING
Please note that the d rive wheels can spin
if kick-down is used on a smooth slippery
road -there is a risk of skidding .
Launch Control Program
Applies to vehicles: with S tron ic
T he Launch Control Program provides the
best acceleration possible when starting from
a stop.
Requirement: The engine must be at operat ­
ing temperature and the stee ring wheel must
not be turned. ..
Press the
I~ O FF ! button c;, page 181 whi le
the engine is running. The
II i ndicator light
illuminates in the instrument cl uster and
Stab ilizat ion control (ESC): Sport. Warn ­
ing! Restricted stability
appears in the driv­
er info rmation system display .
.. Move the selector lever to the D/S posi tion
t o select sport mode (S) o r se lect the
dy­
namic dr iving mode in dr ive se lect*
c:> page 107.
.. Press the brake pe dal s trongly with yo ur left
foo t and hold it down fo r at leas t 1 second .
.. At the same time, press the acce lerator ped­
al down completely with your right foot un ­
til the eng ine reaches and maintai ns a high
RPM.
.. Remove your foot from the brake pedal
w ith in S seco nds
c;, &, .
_& WARNING
-Always ad apt your dr iving to the traffic
f low.
- On ly use the Launch Cont ro l Program
when road and traff ic conditions allow it
a nd other d river s w il l no t be en dangered
or annoyed by your driving and the vehi ­
cle's acceleration.
- Ple ase no te th at th e driving wheels can
spin an d the vehicle can break away
when sport mode is switc hed on, espe­
cially when the road is slippe ry .
- Once you have accelerate d, you sho uld
sw itch sport mode off by pressing the
I~ O FF ! button.
(D Tips
- The transmission temperature may in ­
crease significa ntly after using the
Launch Control P rogram . If that hap­
pens, the prog ram may not be availab le
for a few minutes. It will be ava ilable
again after a cool-down period.
- When accelerating using the Launch Cont rol program, all vehicle parts are
subject to heavy loads . Th is can result in
increased wear.

Transmission malfunction
Applies to vehicles: with multitronic/S tronic/tiptronic
[i1 Transmis sion: Pr ess brake p edal and se ­
lect gear again .
Press the brake pedal and se lect the des ired
selector lever position aga in . You can then
con tinue dr iv ing .
[i1 Transmi ssion overheating : Please drive
conserv ati vely.
The transmission temperature has increased
sign ificantly due to the sporty dr iving manner .
Drive in a less spo rty manner unt il the tem­
perature returns to the no rma l range and the
indicator light switches of .
[i1 Transmission mal funct ion: You can con ­
tinue driving
T here is a system ma lfunction in the transmis ­
sion . You may continue driving . Drive to your
authorized Audi dealer or qualified repair fa­
cility soon to have the malfunction corrected.
[i1 Transmis sion malfunction: Limited driv­
ing funct ionality
There is a sys tem ma lfunction in the transmis­
sion . The transmission is sw itch ing to emer­
gency mode . This mode only shifts into cer­
tain gears or will no longer shift at a ll. The en­
g ine may stall. Drive to your authorized A udi
dea ler o r qualified repair facility immediately
to have the malf unction co rrected .
[i11:1 Transmission malfunct ion: No reverse
You can continue d riving
S tron ic transm ission: There is a system ma l­
function in the transmission. T he transmis ­
sion is switch ing to emergency mode. This
mode on ly shifts into certain gears or will no
longer shift at all. The engine may sta ll. You
cannot engage the reverse gear . Drive to your
author ized Audi d ealer or qualifi ed repair fa­
cili ty immed ia tely to have the ma lfunction
c o rre cted.
[i1 Transmi ssion malfunction: Stop vehicle
and shift to park . Transm
ission 91
Do not continue driving. Se lect the P selector
lever posit ion and see your authorized A udi
dealer or qualified repair facility for assis­
tance.
(D Note
If t h e transmission switches to emergency
mode, you should ta ke t he ve hicle to an
a uthorized Audi dea lership as soon as pos­
s ible to have the condition c orrected .
Selector lever emergency release
Applies to vehicles: with multitronic/S tronic/tiptronic
If the vehicle's power supply fails, the selec­
tor lever can be released in an emergency.
Fi g. 101 Fr ont center co nso le : Remov ing t he as htray
in sert
F ig. 1 02 Selector lev er emer gency re le ase
"" To access the emergency re lease mecha ­
nism, remove the ashtray insert @ using the
release sw itch @
c:::> fig. 101.
"" Loosen and remove the cap in the ashtray
mount.
"" You now have access to a p in . Using a screw­
driver or sim ilar ob ject, press the p in down
and hold it i n that position c:::>fig . 102.
"" Now pres s th e re lease but ton and move the
selec tor lever to the N pos it io n. ..,.

106 Audi drive select
Audi drive select
Driving settings
Introduction
App lies to vehicles: with Audi drive select
Drive select provides the possib ility to exper i­
e nce diffe ren t types of vehi cle sett ings in o ne
ve hicl e. For ins tance, us ing t he three
Com­
fort , Auto and Dynamic modes, the driver can
switch from a sporty to a comfortab le drivi ng
mode with the press of a b utton.
A ddit ionally, in veh icles wi th MM I*, the vehi ­
cle setup for
Individual* mode can be c us­
tom ized by you. This makes it possib le to
comb ine settings such as a sporty engine tun ­
ing with comfortable steering.
A WARNING
Improper use of the A udi drive select can
cause collisions , ot her acc idents and se ri­
ous pe rsonal injury.
Description
App lies to vehicles: with Audi drive select
The vehicle setup in each mode depends on
the veh icle's features . However, the engin e,
automa tic t ransmissio n and s teeri ng a re a l­
ways involved.
-
Engine and automatic transmission
Depending on the mode , the e ng ine and the
automatic t ransm ission respond quicke r or i n
a more ba la nced manne r to a cce le rator pedal
move ments. In t he sporty dynam ic mode, the
a ut om at ic t ra nsmissio n shifts at h igher R PMs.
Steering
The steering adapts in terms of stee ring effort
and steering ra tios . Ind irect steer ing that
moves easi ly, l ike the stee rin g in comfort
mode, is best su ite d t o long dr ive s on a high­
way. In co ntr ast, dynam ic mo de p rov ides
sporty, direct steering .
T he fo llow ing applies to vehicles with dynam ic
steer ing*: the stee ring ratio changes based on
ve hicl e spee d in order to maint ain op timum steering effort
for the drive r at all times . This
sets the stee ring to be less sens itive at higher
speeds in order to provide improved vehicle
control. At reduced speeds, however, steer ing
is more d irect in order to keep the steering ef­
fort as minima l as poss ible when the driver is
mane uveri ng the veh icle. At low and ave rage
speeds, dynamic steering addit iona lly pro­
vides more respon sive stee rin g pe rforma nce.
Adaptive dampers*
The adaptive dampers* use se nsors to record
informa tion regard ing steer ing movemen ts,
braking and acceleration o perations by the
drive r, road surfac e, d riv in g speed, and load.
T his makes it poss ible to adapt damp ing to
the driving si tua tion v irtu ally in real t ime.
Dr ive sele ct also makes i t possib le to sa tisfy
t h e desire fo r spo rty suspension ( Dynamic)
and comfortab le suspension (Comfort) with ­
o ut giving up ba lanced tuning (Auto) .
Sport differential*
As a component o f the all whee l dr ive sys tem
(quat tro)
~ page 184, t he spo rt differential *
dist ributes t he driving power to the rear ax le
depen ding on the sit uat io n. The distrib ution
of power var ies depending on the mode se­
lected. The goal is a high level of agility and
ability to accelerate on curves. T he ve hicle is
very res pons ive to stee ring .
Audi adaptive crui se control*
The behav ior when accelerating can be adjust­
ed from comf ortab le to sporty, depending on
t h e drive select mode. Adaptive cr uise control
also responds to the driv ing behavior of the
vehicle ahead in a mo re conservative o r spo rty
manner .
Engine sound*
The sound of the eng ine is adapted to these­
lected mode and ranges from subtle to sporty.
(!) Tips
- In s ome models, the maximum vehicle
spee d can only be reached in the
Auto
and Dynamic modes.