2015 AUDI A5 warning lights

Lights and Vi sion
You can adju st the settings for the rear sun shade
so the shade retracts a utomatica lly when you se­
lect the reverse gear. To do this, se lect the
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function button
> Windows > Rea r blind > au to­
matic > on
or! CA R! function button> Car sys ­
tems *
control button > Vehicle sett ings > Auto­
matic rear blind > On .
The cur ren t setting is au­
tomatically stored and assigned to the remote
key. The sun shade is extended again as soon as
the vehicle is traveling forwa rd at a speed gre ater
than
9 mph (15 km/h) if the ignition has not
been switched off in t he meantime .
_& WARNING
Whe n lowe ring or raising the sunshade, make
sure there is nothing in its way and that it has
a free path to t ravel. Th is co uld cause perso n­
al injury.
@ Tips
- Pressing t he button ru several times con­
secutively can trigger the over load protec­
tion. The sun shade can only be extended/ r etracted aga in after a br ief waiting period.
- The rear window sun shade only f unctions
when the vehicle interior is warmer tha n
14°F (-10°C).
Windshield wipers
Switching the windshield wipers on
Fig . 48 W inds hield w iper leve r
Move the windshield wipe r leve r to the corre­
spond ing pos ition:
@ -Windshie ld w iper off
0 0 -N st co Ul
© -Interva l mode. To extend/shorten the wiper
i n tervals , move the switch @to the left/right. In
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vehicles with a rain sensor * the wipers turn on in
the rain once the vehicle speed exceeds approxi ­
mately 2 mph (4 km/h). The higher the sensitivi ­
ty of the ra in sensor * is set (switch @to the
right), the earlier the windshield wipe rs react to
moist ure o n the windsh ield . In some models, you
can switc h ra in sensor mode off and switch inte r­
mittent mode on in the MM !* . Se lect :
I CAR I func­
t ion but to n
> Car systems * cont rol bu tton > Driv ­
er assi st > Rain sensor .
In intermi tten t mode,
you can a djus t the interval time using the @
swi tch .
@ -Slow w iping
@ -Fast wip ing
@ -Sing le wipe
® -C le a n the w indshield. To elim inate water
droplets, the windsh ie ld wiper pe rforms one af­
te rwipe operation after several seconds whi le
driv ing. You can switch th is function off by mov­
ing the lever to pos ition ® within
10 seconds of
the afterwipe operation. The afterw ipe funct io n
i s reactivated the next t ime t he ignit ion is switch ­
ed o n.
C leaning the headlig hts". The headlight was her
system* operates on ly when the headlights are
o n. If you move the lever to position @, the
headlig hts are washed in in terva ls .
_& WARNING
- The rain senso r is only intended to assis t the
d river. The drive r is s till respons ible for
manu ally swi tching the wipers on a ccor din g
t o the visibility con ditions.
- The winds hiel d may not be treate d wi th w a­
t er -repelling w ind shiel d coati ng a gents. Un­
f avor able conditions, su ch as wetness, dar k­
ness, low sun , can res ult in inc reased glare.
Wiper blade chatte r is a lso possib le .
- Properly f unctioning windsh ie ld wiper
b lades are req uired for a clear v iew and safe
driving
c::> page 51, Replacing windshield
wiper blades.
(D Note
- In the case of fr ost, check whether the
wi ndshie ld wipe r blades are frozen to t he

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Adjusting the magnetic zone
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
The magnetic zone must be adjusted correctly
for the compass to read accurately .
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Fig. 51 North America : magnetic de flect io n zone bounda­
r ie s
• Press and ho ld the button @~ fig. 51 until the
number of the magnetic zone appears in the
rearview mirror .
• Press the button @repeatedly to select the
correct magnetic zone. The selection mode
turns off after a few seconds .
Calibrating the compass
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
You must recalibrate the compass if it does not
display the correct direction .
• Press and hold the button @until a C appears
in the rearview mirror.
• Drive in a circle at about 6 mph (10 km/h) until
a direction is displayed in the rearview mirror .
A WARNING
-To avoid endangering yourself and other
drivers, calibrate the compass in an area
whe re there is no traffic.
Lights and Vision
-The digital compass is to be used as a direc­
tional aid only. Even though you may want
to look at it while you are driving, you must
still pay attention to traffic, road and weath­
er conditions as well as other poss ible haz­
ards.
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In addition to the d river 's seat settings, you can
also store and access the exterior mirror adjust­
ment settings* using the remote control key or
memory button.
Remote control key
App lies to vehicles: with seat memory
To assign the driver's seat settings to the remote
control key when locking the veh icle, the funct ion
must be act ivated in the radio or
MM!*
• Select: I CARI function button > Seat adjust·
ment
> Driver's seat > Remote control key >
on .Or
• Select : I CAR I function button > Car sy stem s*
control button > Vehicle settings > Seats >
Driver' s seat > Remot e contro l key > On .
@ Tips
If you do not want anoth er driver's settings to
be assigned to the remote key, sw itc h off the
memory f un ct io n using the radio or MM I* or
the
I O N/OFF I but ton ¢ page 59 .
Memory buttons
Applies to vehicles: with seat memo ry
Fig. 6 0 Driver's door: memory fu nct io n buttons
The memory butto ns are located in the dr iver's
d oor.
Switching the memory function on /off
• Press the ION/O FF I button to switch the memo­
ry function on/off . The word
OFF lights up when
the memory function is switched off. Seat p ro·
files are nei ther stored no r r eca lled.
Seats and storage
Storing a seat profile
• Press the ISET I button. Whe n the word SET
lights up, the memory is ready to store set ­
tings.
• Press a memory button
dil or [II) briefly . A tone
confirms that the settings were stored.
Accessing a seat profile
• If the driver's door is open and the ignition is
sw itched off, press the memory button .
• If the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
switched on, press and hold the memory but­
ton unti l the seat adjustment is complete.
A WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat setting can o nly
be recalled when the veh icle is stationary·
otherwise you risk hav ing an accident.
- In an emergency the recall procedure can be
cancelled by pressing the
I O N/OF F! switch o r
by tappi ng the memory buttons.
Ashtray
Fi g. 6 1 Center console: ashtray
Opening /clo sing
• To open the ashtray, sl ide the cover up
r:!) fig. 61.
• To close the ashtray, press down on the cover.
Emptying the ashtray
• To remove the insert, slide the latch to the right
r:!) fig. 61 -arrow-.
• To insta ll the insert, press it down into the
mou nt.
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Driving
oil pressure must first build up in the hy ­
draulic va lve adjusters. This is normal and
not a cause for concern .
- If yo u leave the vehicle with the ign ition
switched on, the ignition will switch off af­
ter a certa in period o f time . P lease note that
electr ica l equipment suc h as exterior lights
will switch off as well when that happens.
Switching engine off
Applies to vehicles: w ith conven ience key
" Bring your veh icle to a complete stop .
" Automat ic transm iss ion: Move the se lector lev­
er to the P or N pos ition .
" Press the
!S TAR T ENGINE STOPI bu tton
~page 75, fig. 80 .
Steering lock
The steering locks when you tu rn the engine off
using the
! STA RT E NG IN E STOP I button and open
the dr iver's door . The locked stee ring helps pre ­
vent vehicle theft .
Emergency off
If necessary, the eng ine can be sw itched off with
the selector lever in the R o r D/S pos itions . T he
engine stops if you press and hold the
I S TAR T ENGIN E ST OP I button at speeds be low
6 mph ( 10 km/h) and p ress the brake pedal.
A WARNING
- Never turn off the engine be fore the veh icle
has come to a comp lete stop. The f ull func­
t ion of the b rake booster and the power
steering is not guaranteed. Yo u must use
more force to turn or bra ke if necessa ry. Be­
ca use you cannot steer and b ra ke as you
usually wou ld, this could lead to c rashes
and serious injur ies .
- For safety reasons , you should always park
yo ur vehicle wi th the selec to r l ever in P . Oth­
erwise, t he vehicle could inadve rten tly roll
away .
- T he rad iator fan ca n con tinue to run for up
to 10 m inutes eve n after yo u have tur ned
o ff the engine and removed the igni tion key .
T he r adiator fan c an also turn on ag ai n if t he
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engine coolant heats up because of intense
sunlight or heat b uild- up in the eng ine com­
partme nt.
- Always take the key w ith you whenever yo u
leave your vehicle . Otherwise, the engine
could be started or electrical equipment
such as the powe r windows could be operat­
ed. This can lead to serio us i njur y.
(D Note
If the engine has been under heavy load for
an extended pe riod, heat bu ilds up in the en­
gine compartment after the eng ine is switch ­
ed off -there is a risk of damaging the engine .
A llow the engi ne to run at id le for about two
m in utes before swit ching i t off.
Driver messages
Ignition is on
This message appears and a warning tone sound s
i f you open the d river's door when the ign ition is
switched on .
No key ident ified
This message appears when the
I S TAR T ENGINE ST OP I butto n is pressed if there
i s no maste r key ins ide the ve hicle or if the sys­
tem does not recogni ze it. For examp le, the mas­
ter key cannot be recogn ized if it is covered by an
object (e .g . a luminum brief case) wh ich
screens
the radio signal. Elect ro n ic dev ices such as cell
phon es can a lso inte rfe re with the radio signal.
Press brake pedal to start eng ine
This message appears if yo u do not press the
brake pedal to start the eng ine in a vehicle with
an a utomat ic transm ission.
Pre ss clutch pedal to start engine
This message appears if yo u do no t press the
cl utc h ped al to sta rt the eng ine in a ve hicle w it h
a manual transmission.
Shift to N or P to start eng ine
This message appears when attempt ing to star t
t h e engine if the selecto r lever for the automat ic
transmission is not in the P o r
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engine can only be sta rted w ith the selector in
these positions.
!!I Is the k ey in the vehi cle?
This message appea rs if the maste r key is re­
moved from t he vehicle w ith the eng ine running.
If the maste r key is no longer in the vehicle, you
c a nnot swi tch on the ignition after s topping the
e ngine and yo u also cannot start the engine
again. Mo reover, yo u cannot lock the vehicle from
the outside with the key.
Shift to P otherwi se vehicle can roll aw ay. Doors
do not lo ck if lever i s not in P .
This message appears for safety reasons a long
w ith a warn ing signal. It appears if the se lector
l eve r fo r the autom atic transmis sion is not in the
P posi tion when switching off the ign ition. Move
the selector leve r to the P posit ion, otherwise the
ve hicle is not secured against ro lling away. You
a lso cannot lock the vehicle using the locking
button* on the door handle or using the remote
key .
Convenience key defective! Use ignition lock
This mes sage appea rs if the eng ine mus t be
started or s topped using the igni tion key and no t
the
! START ENGINE STOPI b utton.
Electromechanical
parking brake
Operation
The electromechanical parking brake replaces
the hand brake.
Fig. 81 Ce nter conso le : Park ing bra ke
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:5: .. Pull on t he sw itch @¢ fig. 81 to apply the
~ parking b rake. The indicator lights in the switch rl
Driv ing
and . (USA mode ls) . (Canada models) in
the instrument cluste r illuminate.
.. W ith the ignition switched on, step o n the
brake peda l or the accelerator pedal and press
the switch @ at the same time to release the
pa rking brake . The i ndicator lig hts in the sw itch
and . (USA models) . (Canada models) in
th e inst rument cluster go out .
Your vehicle is equipped with an electromechani­
ca l park ing brake . T he pa rking brake is designed
to preve nt the vehicle from ro ll in g u nintent ional­
ly and replaces the hand brake .
In add ition to the normal functions of a tradition­
al hand brake, the electromechanical parki ng
brake p rov ides va rious conve nience and saf ety
funct ions.
When starting from rest
- The integral start ing ass ist helps you when
driving by automatically releasing the park ing
brake
¢ page 78, Starting from rest .
-When starting o n inclines, the starting assist
prevents the vehicle from unintentionally ro ll­
ing back . The b rak ing force of the parking brake
i s not re leased until s ufficie nt driving force has
been built up at t he whee ls.
Emergency brake function
An emergency brake ensures that the vehicle can
be s lowed down even if t he
normal brakes fail
¢ page 79, Emergency braking .
A WARNING
If a gear or a drive ra nge (au tomati c tr an smis­
s ion) is engaged w ith the vehi cle sta tion ary
a nd the e ng in e runn ing, you m ust in no in­
stance ac ce lerate or re lease the cl utch* care ­
l essly. Otherwise the vehicle will start to
move immediately - risk of an accident.
(1) Tips
- If the p arking br ake is app lied wi th the ign i­
tion sw itche d off, the ind icator lights in the
swit ch and -(USA mo dels)/ . (Cana­
da mode ls) i n the instrument cluster will go
out after a certain per iod of t i me.
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-For reas ons of safety, cruise contro l should
not be used in the city, in stop-and-go traf­
fic, on twisting roads and when road condi­
t ions are poor (such as ice, fog, gravel,
heavy rain and hydrop laning) -risk of acci­
dent .
- Turn off the cruise control temporari ly when
enter ing turn lanes, highway exit lanes or in
construction zones.
- Please note that inadvertent ly "rest ing"
yo ur foot on the accelerator peda l causes
the cruise control not to brake. This is be­
c a use the cruise co ntro l is ove rri dden by the
dr iver's acceleration .
-If a brake system malfunc tion such as ove r­
he ating occu rs when the c ruise control sys­
tem is switche d on, the braking func tion in
the system may be switche d off . The other
c ruise control functions remain active as
long as the indicator light
[lj;(i)~i~ (US mod­
els)
! Iii (Canadian mode ls) is on.
(D Tips
- Vehicles with manua l t ransmission: You can
attain the set speed only if the gear t hat is
currently engaged will allow it, or if it does
not tax t he engine and allows it to run
smooth ly. Therefore shift i nto a higher or
l ower gear in a time ly ma nner.
- The brake lights illuminate as soon as the
brakes app ly automatically .
Changing speed
.,. To increase/dec rease the speed in increments,
tap the lever i n the
010 dir ection ¢ page 80,
fig. 83.
.,. To inc rease/de crease the s peed q uickly, hol d
the leve r in the
010 direction until the de ­
sired speed is displayed.
You c an a lso press the acceler ator peda l down to
increase your spee d, e .g . if you want to pass
someone . The speed you saved ea rlier will re ­
sume as soo n as yo u let off of the accelerator
pedal.
~ If , however, yo u exceed your saved speed by 1.1'1
~ 6 mph (1 0 km/h) for longe r than 5 mi nutes, the
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Dri ving
cruise control will be turned off tempora rily. The
green symbo l in the d isp lay turns wh ite . The
saved speed rema ins the same .
Presetting your speed
You can preset your desired speed while the vehi­
cle is not moving.
.,. Switch on the ign ition.
.,. Pull leve r into position
(D ¢ page 80, fig . 83 .
.,. Press the leve r in t he 0 o r O direction to in -
crease or decrease your speed .
.,. Release the lever t o save that speed .
This function makes it possib le, for examp le, to
save the speed you want before dr iving on the
highway. Once on the highway, activate the cru ise
control by p ulling the lever toward
(D .
Switching off
Temporary deactivation
.,. Press the brake pedal, or
.,. Manual transmission: Keep the clutch pedal
pressed down
longer, o r
.,. Press the leve r into posit ion @ (not clicked into
p lace) ¢
page 80, fig. 83, or
.,. Dr ive fo r longer t han 5 mi nutes a t more t han
6 mph (1 0 km/h) above the s tore d speed.
Switching off completely
.,. Press lever into position @ (clicked into place),
or
.,. Sw itch t he ignit ion off .
T he speed you saved will be retai ned if the cru ise
co ntrol has been switched off tempora rily . T o re­
s u me the saved speed, let up on the brake or
cl utch pedal and pull the lever to position
(D .
Swi tch ing the ignition off erases the saved speed .
A WARNING
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You should only re turn to the saved speed if it
i s not too f ast for the curren t traff ic condi­
ti ons -ris k of an accident!
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Selector lever positions
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic/tiptronic
Fig. 86 Display in the instr um en t cluster : selecto r lever in
pos it ion P
The selector lever position engaged appears next
to the selector lever as well as in the instrument
cluster display.
P -Park
In th is selector lever pos ition the t ransmission is
mechanically locked. Engage P only when the ve­
hicl e is
completely stopped q &. in Driving the
automatic transmission on page 85.
To shift in or out of position P, you must first
press and hold the brake pedal and then press
the release button in the selector lever handle
while moving the selector lever to or from P. You
can shift out of this position only with the igni­
tion 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 85.
Before you move the selector lever to R, press
both the release button in the handle of the se­
l ector lever
and the brake pedal at the same
time .
When the ignit ion is on, the backup lights illumi­
nate when the se lector lever is moved in to R .
N · Neutral
The transmission is in neutral in this position .
Shift to this posit ion for standing with the brakes
applied ~
A in Driving the automatic transmis­
sion on page 85.
Automatic transmission
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below
1 mph (2 km/h), yo u must always apply the foot­
brake before and while moving the lever out of N.
D/S · Normal position for driving forward
In the D/S position, the transmission can be oper­
ated e ither in the normal mode Dor in the sport
mode S. To se lect the sport mode S, pull these­
l ector lever back briefly. Pu lling the lever back
again will select the norma l mode D. The instru­
ment cluster display shows the selected driving
mode.
In the
normal mode D, the transmission auto­
matically selects the suitable gear ratio.
It de ­
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and driving
style.
Se lect the
sport mode S for sporty driving. The
vehicle makes full use of the engine's power.
Shifting may become noticeable when accelerat­
ing .
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below
1 mph (2 km/h), you must always app ly the foot
brake before and while moving the lever to D/S
out of N.
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Read and follow all WARNINGS ca> A in Driv­
ing the automatic transmission on
page 85.
(D Note
Coasting downhill with the transm ission in N
and the engine not running w ill result in dam­
age to the automatic transmission and possi­
bly the cata lytic converter.
¢j) Tips
-On vehicles with dr ive select*, you can ad­
just the sporty shift character istics in the
Dynamic driving mode. Swill appear in the
instrument cluster display instead of D.
- If you acc identally select N whi le driving,
take your foot off the accelerator pedal im­
mediately and wait for the engine to slow
down to idle before selecting D/S.
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~ Wait briefly until the transmission has shifted (you will feel a slight movement) .
~ Remove your foot from the brake pedal and ac­
celerate.
Stopp ing tempo raril y
~ Keep the vehicle stationary using the b raking
pedal, for examp le at traffic lights.
~ Do not press the accelerator pedal when doing
this .
~ To prevent the vehicle from rolling when you
start driving , se t the parking brake when stop­
ping on steep inclines¢&,. .
~ The parking brake will release automatically
and the vehicle will start moving once you press
the accelerator pedal.
Stopp ing /p ar kin g
If the selector lever is not in the P position when
you open the driver 's door, the veh icle could roll.
The message
Tr ansmi ssion : Car m ay roll ! Shift
t o park!
appears .
~ Press and hold the brake pedal until the vehicle
has come to a complete stop .
~ Apply the parking brake¢ page 78, Parking.
~ Select the P selector lever pos ition ¢ .&_.
Stopp ing on an incline
~ Always press the brake pedal to hold the vehi­
cle in place and prevent it from "rolling back"
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not try to prevent the vehicle from
"rolling back" when a gear is engaged by in­
creasing the engine speed ¢0 .
Startin g on an incline
~ Activate the parking br ake.
~ With the driving gear selected, press the accel­
erator pedal carefully . The parking brake will re­
lease automat ically if you r seat belt is fastened.
Under certain circumstances, such as driv ing in
the mountains, it may be useful to switch tempo ­
rarily to the manual shift program in orde r to ad­
just the gears to the d riving conditions by hand
¢ page 86.
On slopes, activate the parking brake first and
then move the selector lever to the P posit ion.
Aut omatic transm issio n
This prevents too much stress from being placed
on the locking mechanism .
A WARNING ,-
-The vehicle can also roll when the engine is
stopped.
- Unintended vehicle movement can cause se­
rio us injury.
- Never leave your vehicle with the engine
running while in gear . If you must leave your
veh icle when the engine is running, activate
the park ing brake and move the selector lev­
er to P .
- Power is still transmitted to the wheels
when the engine is runn ing at idle . To pre­
vent the vehicle from "creep ing", you must
keep your foot on the brake when the eng ine
is running and the se lector lever is in D/S or
R or "tiptronic" mode is selected.
- Do not press the accelerator pedal when
changing the se lector lever position while
the vehicle is stationary and the eng ine is
r u nning .
- Never sh ift into R or P while driving ,
- Before driving down a steep s lope, reduce
your speed and sh ift into a lower gear with
" t ipt ronic ".
- Do not ride the brakes or press the brake pedal too ofte n or too long whe n driving
down a hi ll. Constant brak ing causes the
b rakes to overhea t and substantially re­
duces braking performance, increases brak­ ing distance or causes comp lete fai lure of
the brake system.
- To prevent the vehicle from ro lling back
when stopping on inclines, always ho ld it in
p lace with the brake pedal or parking brake.
- Never hold the vehicle on an incline with a
slipping clutch. The clutch opens automati­
cally when it becomes too hot from the
overload. An ind icator lamp@] illuminates
and a driver message appears¢
page 87
when the clutch is overloaded .
-If the engine must remain running, never
have any dr iving posit ion engaged when
checking under the hood . Make sure these­
lecto r lever has secu rely engaged and is
locked in P with the parking brake set
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