2015 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET service interval

Checking and F ill in g
Using the proper engine o il is important for the
functionality and service life of the engine. Your
engine was factory-fi lled w ith a high-quality o il
which can usually be used throughout the ent ire
year.
@) Note
Your L imited New Vehicle Warranty does not
cover damage or malfunctions due to failure
to follow recommended ma intenance and use
requ irements as set forth in the Audi Ow ne r's
Manual and Wa rranty
& Ma intenance booklet .
- Use only a high quality eng ine oil t hat ex-
pressly comp lies w ith the Audi o il quality
standard specified for your vehicle's e ngine .
Using a ny other oil can cause se rious engine
damage.
- Do not mix any lubricants o r othe r addit ives
i nto the engine oil. Doing so can cause en ­
g ine damage.
(D Tips
If you need to add oil and there is none availa­
ble that meets the Audi o il quality standard
y o ur eng ine requires, you m ay add a total of
no more than 0.5 quart/li ter o f a h igh-quali ty
"synthet ic"oil that meets the fo llowing speci ­
fications .
- V ehicles wi th gasoline engine: AC EA A3 o r
API SM with a viscosity grade of SAE 0W- 30,
SAE SW -30 or SAE SW-40 .
- Fo r more informa tion abo ut engine oi l that
has been approved for your vehicle, please
contact either you r a uthorized Aud i dea ler
or Audi Customer Relations at
1 (800) 822-2834 or visit o ur web site at
www .aud iusa.com or www .aud icanada .ca .
Engine oil consumption
The engine in your vehicle depends on an ade­
quate amount of oil to lubricate and cool all of
its moving parts .
In order to provide effective lubrication and cool­
i n g of in ternal engine components, all interna l
combustion engines consume a certai n amount
of oil. O il consumption var ies from engine to en­
g ine and may change significant ly ove r the life of
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the engine. Typically, eng ines with a specif ied
break-in period (see
¢ page 177) consume mo re
o il dur ing the b reak -in per iod than they consume
after oil consumption has stabili zed.
U nder normal cond itions , the rate of oi l con ­
s u mption depends on t he qu ality and viscosity of
the oil, the RPM (revolutions per minute) at
which the engine is operated, the ambient tem ­
perature and road condit ions. Further factors are
the amount of o il di lution from water condensa ­
tion or fuel residue and the ox idat ion level of the
o il. As any engine is s ubject to wear as mileage
builds up, t he oil consump tion may inc rease ove r
t ime unt il rep lacement of wo rn component s may
become necessary.
With a ll these va riab les coming into p lay, no
sta ndard ra te of oil consumpt ion can be estab­
li shed or spe cified . There i s no altern ative to reg­
u la r and freq uent checking o f the oil leve l, see
Note .
If the yellow e ngine oi l leve l wa rning symbo l El
in the instr ument cluster lights up, yo u should
chec k the o il level as soon as possible
¢ page 199 . Top off the oil at your ear liest con ­
venience ¢page 199.
A WARNING
Before you chec k anything in the eng ine com­
partment, always read and heed a ll WARN­
INGS¢ .&. in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 195 .
@ Note
Driving with an insufficient oi l level is likely to
cause severe damage to the engine.
(D Tips
- The oil pressu re warning display. is not
an indicator of the oil level. Do not rely on
it . Instead, check the oil level in your en­
gine at regular intervals, preferably each
time you refuel, and always before going on a long trip.
- If you have the impression yo ur engine con­
sumes excessive amounts of oil, we r ecom-
mend that yo u consult an au tho rized Audi .,.

Consumer information
Consumer information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi is covered by the following warran­
ties:
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfora-
tion
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding your warranties
can be found in your
Warranty & Maintenance
booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulations in the United States and
Canada require that automobiles meet specific
emission regulations and safety standards.
Therefore, vehicles built for the U.S.A. and Cana­
da differ from vehicles sold in other countr ies.
If you plan to take your veh icle outside the conti­
nenta l limits of the United States or Canada,
there is the possibility that:
- unleaded fuels for vehicles with catalytic con­
verter may not be available;
- fuel may have a considerably lower octane rat ­
ing . Improper fuel may cause engine damage;
- serv ice may be inadequate due to lack of proper
serv ice facilities , tools or testing equipment;
- r eplacement parts may not be readily available .
- Nav igat ion systems for vehicles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada will not necessar ily work in
Europe, and may not work in othe r countries
outside of North America.
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(D Note
Aud i cannot be responsib le for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, service or parts availability.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Offic ial Factory Service Manuals and Litera­
ture are published as soon as possible after mod­
el introduction. Service manuals and literature
are available to order from the Audi Technical Lit ­
erature Ordering Center at:
www.audi.techliterature .com
Maintenance
General '
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a minimum. How­
ever, a certain amount of regular maintenance is
still necessary to assure your veh icle's safety,
economy and reliability. For deta iled vehicle
maintenance consult your Warranty & Mainte­
nance booklet .
Under difficult operating conditions, for exam­
ple at extremely low outs ide temperatures, in
very dusty regions, when towing a trailer very fre­
quently , etc., some service work should be per­
formed between the intervals specified. This ap­
plies particularly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the air filter .
'
@) For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you
help make sure that emission standards are
maintained, thus minimizing adverse effects
on the environment.
Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophisticated
fuel injection and emission control systems , and
the generally increasing technical comp lexity of
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Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Upper cabin heating.... ... .. .. .. .. .... 71
S eating capaci ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
H ow to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 115
I nco rrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Occupants .. .. .. ........... .. .. ..... 1 14
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Seats Ad just ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Ad justing in the M MI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
Conve nien ce s ide v iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
Cor re ct sea ting pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
D river's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
F o ld ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Fr ont passenge r's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Number o f seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Power easy entry function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Safety guide lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seat ventilat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Sea t (uppe r cabin heating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Select ive unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Selecto r leve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Selecto r leve r eme rgency release . . . . . . . . . 89
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretens ioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Service interval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Servic e pos ition
refer to Replac ing wipe r blades . . . . . . . . . 56
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shutting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 8
Side airbags Descr ipt io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 8
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
side assist
Ad just ing the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Side assist Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
C leaning th e sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Descr ipt io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Index
Snow cha ins
224
Sound sys tem display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sources of information abo ut child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
S pare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 9
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Spo rt di fferenti al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Indi cator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
START ENGINE S TOP butto n (conve nience
k ey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
S TAR T E NGINE STOP button (Convenience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Star ting from res t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Start ing off w it h a t railer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3, 75
Stee ring
L ocking the stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
also refer to Elec tro -mechan ica l powe r as -
sist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Stee ring w heel
Adjus ting stee ring col umn . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
In dicator light ... ............. ... 1 8, 17 4
Steps for determin ing correct load limit . . . 223
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5, 76
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
S tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
S tronic tra nsmission
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
La unch Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
S u n visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Symbols
refer to War ning/ indica to r ligh ts . . . . . . . . 13
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
T echnical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
T echnical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Tie-downs 66,120
t ipt ron ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Manua l shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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