2015 AUDI A5 remote start

Audi adaptive cru ise control and b ra king guard
promptly detected or may not be detected
at all.
- Reflective surfaces including crash barriers
or tunnel entrances may impair the function
of the radar sensor.
(D Tips
- You can cance l the braking that is initiated
by the system by braking yourself, by accel­
erating noticeably or by swerving.
- Braking g uard error messages ~
page 96.
- Keep in mind that braking guard can brake
unexpected ly . Always secure any cargo or
objects that you are transporting to reduce
the risk of damage or injury.
Settings in the radio/MMI
Applies to veh icles : w ith Audi adaptive cruise control
.,. Select : I CARI funct ion button > Car system s*
control button > Driver assis t> Aud i braking
guard .
Or
.,. Se lect :
~I C-A-R~I funct ion button > Audi braking
guard .
S ys tem -
Sw itch Audi braking guard O n and Off .
When you switch the ignition on, the message
Aud i braking gu ard off appears if the system is
sw itched off.
Ea rly warning -The distance and approach warn ­
ings in the display can be sw itched
On /Off.
@ Tips
- Your settings are automat ically stored and
assigned to the remote control key being
used at the times the sett ings are made .
- If you restrict or switch off the ESC, the
braking guard also switches itself off
~page 171.
- Switch brak ing guard off when you are load ­
i ng the veh icle onto a vehicle carr ier, tra in,
sh ip or other type of transportation . Th is
can prevent undesired wa rnings from the
braking guard system.
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Messages
App lies to vehicles: wi th Audi adap tive c ru ise contro l
Bra king gu ard : Off
This dr iver message appears if the system is
tu rned off via the radio/MM I*. O therwise, if the
system is t urned off, the information appears ev­
ery time short ly after the start of the trip.
The driver message a lso appea rs if the system is
not available due to a malfunction or if the ESC is
not sw itched on
~ page 171 . If th is is the case,
the system wi ll not provide warnings abo ut a
possible collision .
Braking guard : A cti vated
This dr ive r message appears if sharp brake pres­
sure was applied due to an acute warn ing .
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Three white dots appear if a setting cannot be se­
l ected with the operating lever. For example, this
happens if you want to raise/ lower the speed
even though there was no prev iously saved
speed .
ACC: D ea ctiv ation
The dr iver message appears in vehicles with man­
ual transmission . If the clutch pedal was p ressed
down for too long , the adaptive cruise control
turns off. A chime sounds as a reminder.
A CC: S enso r blo ck e d
This message appears if the sensor v iew is ob­
structed, for examp le by leaves, snow, heavy
spray or d irt . Clean the sensor~
page 89, fig. 93.
ACC: not a vailabl e
The driver message appears if there is a malfunc­
tion. The adaptive cruise control turns off . A
ch ime sounds as a rem inder . Have the system
checked by an authorized Aud i deale r or author­
i zed Audi Serv ice Facility .
ACC : un available
The driver message appears if, for example, the
brake temperature is too high. The adaptive
cruise control is temporarily unavailable . A chime
sounds as a reminder . .,.

M
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
K ick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Manual shi ft program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Remova l lock (ignition key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Selector leve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Automatic wipe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7
B
Batte ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
B att ery lo cati on in side the lugg age comp art-
men t .... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 20 1
C harge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
C harging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Energy management ................ .
Important warn ings when wo rking on the
battery .. ...... .......... ... .. .. .. .
J ump starting ...................... .
Replacing the batte ry ...... ...... ... .
Wo rking on t he battery .............. .
Before driving 175
201
236
203
20 1
112
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7
Bio-ethanol (Fue l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
B lower (automa tic climate cont rol) . . . . . . . . 70
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Brake fl uid
C hanging the brake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 199
B rake system
Anti-loc k bra king system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
Brake fl uid specifications for refill and re­
p lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Brake light defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Brake power assist unit ............... 172
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Ceramic brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Elect romechan ica l park ing brake . . . . . . . . 77
War ning/ indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Wo rn brake pad s symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
N Braking
~ Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
; Eme rgency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
N l/'I ,....,
Index
braking guard
Messages . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
96
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Br eak-in per iod
Br ake pads .... .. ............. .... . .
T ires
B reaking in ........ ............... .. . 172
17
7
177
New t ires ... .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. 212
Bul bs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
C
Californ ia Proposition 65 War ning
Battery specific 192
202
C apaci ties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
E ngine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment ..... . 64, 118
Catalyt ic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Cen ter armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Central lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Central lock ing switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ceramic bra ke rotors
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Ce rtification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7
Chang ing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Checking Engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Child rest raints
D anger of using child rest rain ts in the front
sea t............................... 130
Where can I get additional in format io n
about child restraints and the ir use? . . . . 168
Child rest raint system a nchors . . . . . . . . . . 164
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
I n stalling a c hild restra int using th e LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
L ower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Moun ting and rele asing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
T ether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
T ether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
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