2015 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET mirror controls

Lights and Vision
Q/P -Adjusting the left/right exterior mirror .
Move the knob in the des ired direction.
4ill -Heat ing the m irror g lass depending on the
outside temperature*.
.9 -Folding exterior mirrors* . In the Infotain­
ment system, you can select if the mirrors fold in
automatically when you lock the vehicle
¢ page 34.
Front passenger's exterior mirror tilt
function*
To help you see the curb when backing into a
parking space, the surface of the mirror t ilts
slightly . Fo r this to happen, the knob must be in
the position for the front passenger 's outside
mirror.
You can adjust the tilted mirror su rface by turn­
ing the knob in the des ired direction . When you
move out of reverse and into another gear, the
new mirror position is stored and assigned to the
key you are using.
The mirror goes back into its origina l position
once you drive forward faster than 9 mph (15 km/h) or turn the ignition off.
A WARNING
Curved mirror surfaces (convex or spherical*)
increase your field of view. Remember that
vehicles or other objects will appear smaller
and farther away than when seen in a flat mir­
ror. If you use this mirror to estimate distan­
ces of following vehicles when changing
lanes, you cou ld estimate incorrectly and
cause an accident.
(D Note
-If the mirror hous ing was moved by force
(for example, by running into an object
when maneuvering the vehi cle), the mirror
must be folded all the way in using the pow­
er folding function. The mirror housing
must not be moved back into place by hand
because this would impair the function of
the mirror mechanism.
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash, you must fold the exterior mirrors in
54 to reduce
the risk of damage to the mirrors.
Never fold power folding exterior mirrors*
by hand. Only fold them in and out using
the power controls.
(D Tips
-If the power adjusting function malfunc­
tions, the g lass in both mirrors can be ad ­
justed by pressing on the edge of it by hand.
- The exterior mirror settings are stored with
the memory function* ¢
page 63.
Dimming the mirrors
Fig. 61 Auto mat ic dimmin g rearv iew mirro r•
Manual dimming rearview mirror
.,. Pull the lever on the bottom of the m irror back .
Automat ic dimming rearview mirror*
.,. Press the button@¢ fig. 61. The indicator
light @ turns on . The rearview and exter ior*
mirrors dim automatically when light shines on
them, for example from headlights on a vehicle
to the rear.
~ WARNING
Electro lyte fluid can leak from automatic dim­
ming mirrors if the glass is broken. Electrolyte
fluid can irritate skin, eyes and respiratory system.
- Repeated or prolonged exposure to e lectro­
lyte can cause irritation to the respiratory
system, especially among people with asth­
ma or other resp iratory conditions . Get
fresh a ir immediately by leaving the vehicle
or, if that is not possible, open windows and
doors all the way.
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.. Select: ICARI function button> Car systems*
control button > Servicing & checks > Wiper
service position
> On/Off .
Removing the wiper blade
.. Lift the windshie ld wiper arm up from the wind­
shield.
.. Press the locking knob
@¢fig . 64 on the wiper
blade. Hold the wiper b lade firm ly.
.. Remove the wiper blade in the direction of the
arrow .
Attaching the wiper blade
.. Install the new wiper blade in the retainer on
the wiper arm@ unti l you hear it click into
place on the wiper arm .
.. Place the wiper arm back on the windshie ld.
.. Turn the service pos ition off.
A WARNING
For your safety, you should replace the wiper
blades once or twice a year. See your author­
ized Aud i dea ler for replacement blades.
(D Note
-The windshield wiper blades must only be
replaced when in the service position! Oth­
erwise, you r isk damaging the paint on the
hood or the windshield wiper motor.
- You should not move your vehicle or press
the windshie ld w iper lever when the wiper
arms are folded away from the windshield .
The windshield wipers would move back in­
to their original position and could damage
the hood and windshield.
- To he lp prevent damage to the wiper sys­
tem, always loosen blades which are frozen
to the windshie ld before operating wipers .
- To he lp prevent damage to w iper blades, do
not use gasoline, kerosene, paint thinner, or
other solvents on or near the wiper blades.
- To he lp prevent damage to the wiper arms
or other components, do not attempt to
move the wipers by hand .
Lights and Vision
(D Tips
-Commercial hot waxes applied by automatic
car washes affect the how easily the glass
surface can be cleaned.
- You can also use the service position, for ex­
ample, if you want to protect the windshield
from icing by using a cover .
Digital compass
Switching the compass on and off
Appl ies to veh icles : w ith dig it a l co mp ass
The compass direction is shown in the rearview
mirror.
Fig. 65 Rearv iew mirr or: Digita l compass act ivated
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.. To switch the compass on or off, press and hold
the button @ unti l the compass d isplay in the
mirror¢
fig. 65 appears or disappears.
The digita l compass only works when the ignition
is on. The directions are indicated with abbrevia­
tions: N (north), NE (northeast), E (east), SE
(southeast),
S (south), SW (southwest), W
(west), NW (northwest) .
@ Tips
To prevent inaccurate compass readings, do
not bring any remote controls, electrical devi­
ces or metallic objects near the mirror .
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Care and cleaning
- Never use gasoline, spot remove r, ben ­
zene, paint thinner or other solvents to
remove .
-Door wind ows
-Remove snow and ice on w indows and ex-
terior mirrors w ith a plastic scraper. To
avoid scratches, move the scraper only in
one direction and not back and fo rth .
- Never remove snow or ice from door w in­
dows and m irrors using warm or hot water
because this could cause cracks to fo rm.
- To avoid damage to the rear window de­
fogge r, do not apply any stic kers on the
heating w ires on the inside of the w indow.
- Decorat ive parts /trim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning prod-
ucts.
-Pa int
- To reduce the risk of scratches, the veh icle
must be free of d irt and dust before pol­
ishing or waxing .
- To prevent paint damage, do not polish or
wax the veh icle in direct sunlight .
-To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
polish away rust spots.
- Remove cosmet ics and sunscreen immedi­
ately- these could damage the paint.
- Di spla ys
- To avoid scratches, do not use dry cleaning
methods on displays.
- Controls
- Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
tro ls, because this cou ld cause damage.
- Safet y belt s
- Do not remove the safety be lts to clean
them.
- Never clean safety belts or the ir compo­
nents chemically or with corrosive fluids
or so lvents and never allow sharp objects
to come into contact w ith the safety belts.
Th is could cause damage to the belt web­
bing.
- If there is damage to the webbing, the
connect ions, the retractors or the buckles,
have them replaced by an au thori zed deal­
er.
- Textile s/artificial leather /Alcantar a
188
- Never treat artificial leather/A lcantara
with leather care products, solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remove or similar
products.
- Have a specialist remove stubborn stains
to prevent damage.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc . when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the seat.
- Objects with sharp edges such as zippe rs,
rivets on clothing or be lts can cause dam­
age to the surface.
- Open hook and loop fasteners, for exam­ ple on clothing, can damage seat covers .
Make sure hook and loop fasteners are
closed.
- Natu ral leather
- Neve r treat leather w ith solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remover or simi­
lar p rodu cts.
- Objects w ith sharp edges such as zippe rs,
rivets on clothing or be lts can cause dam­
age to the surface.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning .
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the seat .
- To help prevent the leather from fad ing,
do not leave the vehicle in d irect sunlight
for long periods of time.
If leaving the ve­
h icl e parked for long periods of t ime, yo u
should cover the leathe r to protect it from
d irect sunlight.
(D Tips
- Insects are easier to remove from paint that
has been fresh ly waxed.
- Regular waxing can prevent rust spots from
forming.
Placing your vehicle out
of service
If you wo uld like to take yo ur vehicle out of serv­
ice for a longer time, contact your authorized
Audi dealer or qualified repair facility . They will
advise you of important measures ., such as ..,.

Index
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
167
Ch ild safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
160
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
133
How do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
155
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 157
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 186
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Cleaning artificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186, 187
Clean ing controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . . . . .
186
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Clean ing plast ic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cleaning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cleaning seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Clean ing textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Cleaning the tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cleaning the wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Supplementary heater............. .. .. 71
synchron izing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Closing/opening
at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 33
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Compact spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
also refer to Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
254
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Consumer Information ............... . .
Contacting NHTSA
Convenience key 120
120
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Starting engine (START ENGINE STOP but-
ton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Switching on ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Convenience opening/closing
Convertib le child safety seats
Convertible locking retractor 37
158
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Deact ivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 163
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) . . 69
Cooling System
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
201
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Cruise control
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
81
Presetting your speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Daytime running lights ............... SO , 51
Declaration of compliance
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
251
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Electronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Homelink universal remote control ..... 251
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Index
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Addit ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 20
Oi l consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Pressure malfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Environment Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 207
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Fuel ..... .. .... ... ............... .. 192
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
L ett ing the veh icle stand and warm up . . . 179
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 204
Prop er disposal of drained engine coolant 202
Prop er disposal of drained engine oil 199, 200
R ecycling used engine oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
What should I do with an old battery? . . . 207
EPC
refer to Electron ic power control . . . . . . . . 20
Ethyl alcohol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
E vent Data Recorder ( EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
E xterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Exterior mirrors Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
He ating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
F
Fan
Radiator 203
F astening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 158
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
flexible fuel .. .. ............... .. .. ... 191
Floor mats. .. ... ............... ... .. . 118
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66
256
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Fo r the sake of the environment
Environm entally-fr iendly driving . . . . . . . 179
Gasoline fumes and the environment . . . . 192
Letting the engine warm up . . . . . . . . . 73 , 75
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Saving fu el by early upshifting . . . . . . . . . . 11
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Frontal coll is ions and the laws of physics . . 125
Front passenger's door emergency locking . . 34
Front seats Adjust ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 133
Upp er cabin heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Fuel Additives.. .. .... .. ............... .. 190
B lended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Low fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
T ank capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Tank system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Unlock ing the fuel filler flap by hand . . . . 194
Fuel economy messages (efficiency program)
26
Fuel filler flap
Unlo cking the fuel filler flap by hand .... 194
Fuses Assignment ..... .. .. ....... 236,237,238
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
G
Garage door opener (Homelink ) . . . . . . . . . . 38
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General illustration Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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Generator Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Glossary of tire and load ing termino logy .. 211
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
GPS controlled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 245
H
Head lights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Headlights Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
L eft hand drive, right hand drive . . . . . . . . . 52
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Headlight washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Adjusting .. ................ ... .. 62, 116
H eated
exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
windshie ld washer spray nozzles . . . . . . . . 55
H eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 126
H igh beam. .. ................. .. .... .. 51
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
H omelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hood Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
H ow are child restra int system anchors relat-
ed to chi ld safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 138
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 130
I
Ignition
switching on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Ignition key Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Ind ex
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Important things to do before driving . . . . 113
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Dynamicsteering ................. ... 174
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
also refer to Warning/ind icator lights . . . . 13
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Instruments and controls General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lights Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Inte rmittent (w indshield w ipers) . . . . . . . . . 55
J
Jump-starting 240
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
K
Key........ .. .. .. .. ................ .. 30
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 74
Ignition/engine on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mechanical key ................... . 30, 31
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
unlocking/lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 , 34
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 148
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