2015 AUDI A5 key

Table of contents
Owner's Literature
About this Owner's Manual ... .. .
Operation ....... ........... .. .. .. .
Cockpit ... .. ............... .. .. .. .
Gene ral illus tra tion . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 5
6
8
8
8
Instrument
s and indicator lights 10
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicator ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
Driver information system . . . . . . 23
I n troduct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
Gearshift Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
E fficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Service interval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
O n Board Diag nostic System (OBD) . . . . . . 29
Open ing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Powe r W indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
P anorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Va let par king . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
G arage door ope ner (Home Link) . . . . . . . .
4 1
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
E xte rior ligh ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 4
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
V1s1on ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Windshield wipers .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
Dig ita l compass ... ........... .. .. .. . 4
7
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Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Gene ral i nfo rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Memory funct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ciga rette lig hte r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Sto ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Roof rac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2
L uggage compartmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Climate con tro l sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8
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Driving .... . .... .. .. ... . .. .... ... . .
Steering . ... .... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . .
72
72
Ign it ion loc k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
E lectromechan ical pa rking brake . . . . . . .
77
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Cru ise cont ro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
80
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 82
Manua l transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
5 tronic , tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Audi adaptive cruise control and
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Introduc tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Gener al informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Audi adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . .
91
Audi braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Audi side assi st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Parking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Pa rking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Rear par king system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Rear parking system w ith rearview
camera
106
Safety 112
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Bas ics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Correc t passenger seating positions . . . . . 113
D river 's and front passenger 's footwell . . 116
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Stor ing cargo co rrectly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Repo rting Sa fe ty Defe cts.......... .. .. 119
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
General informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 1
Why use safety bel ts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4
Be lt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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A WARNING
-Always observe the warning in¢ page 191,
before open ing the hood and check ing the
engine coolant level.
- Never open the engine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dr ipping from the engine compartment. You
cou ld burn yourself. Let the eng ine cool off
first so that you cannot hear o r see any
steam o r engine coo lant.
0 Note
- Mount ing additional lights or accesso ries in
fron t of the a ir inlets reduces the cooling ef­
fect of the radia to r. A t high outside temper­
atu res or high e ngine load, the eng ine could
overheat.
- The front spo iler has been designed to prop­
erly distribute the cooling air when the veh i­
cle is moving. If the spo iler is damaged, this
could reduce the cooling effect and the en­
gine could then overheat. Ask your author­ ized Audi dealer for assistance.
Tachometer (engine rev counter)
The tachometer indicates the engine RPM (revo­
lutions per minutes).
If engine RPM drops be low 1,5 00, you should
downshift to the next lower gea r. T he red area at
the end of the scale indicates max imum permis­
sible eng ine RPM after the break-in period . Be­
fore reachi ng this area, move the selector lever to
position D/S or ease your foot off the accelerator
pedal.
(D Note
The tachometer needle@¢ page 10, fig. 3
should o nly briefly be in the red zone: you
co uld damage your eng ine! The beginn ing of
the r ed zone varies depending on the engine.
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshift ing early saves fuel and reduces eng ine
noise .
Instrument s and indi cator ligh ts
~ button
Fig. 4 SET butto n in the instrument cluste r
The lsET j button performs the following func­
t ions:
Switching on t ime, date , temperature
display and odometer
The display appears for approximate ly 30 sec·
onds when you press the
! SE T! button c;, fig . 4
with the igni tion off .
Starting the Auto-Check sequence
The Auto-Check system constantly monitors cer­
tain individual functions and components of the
vehicle when the ignition is turned on and when
the vehicle is moving .
With the ign ition turned on, you can start the
"Auto-Check sequence" by pressing the
I SE TI but­
ton. You can perform an Auto-Check sequence
when the vehicle is sta tionary and the ign it ion is
tu rned on o r whe n th e vehicle is moving slowe r
t h an 3 mph (5 km/ h).
In add ition , the number of keys init ia lised for
your vehicle is disp layed .
L2 3/3 means that
th ree keys have be en initialised. This feature ena­
bles used car buye rs to make sure they have r e­
c e ived all of the keys.
If you are g iven only two keys, for instance, you
should take the vehicle and the existing keys to
an a utho rized Aud i dea le r to have the miss ing key
disabled.
It i s also important to no tify your insur­
ance company abo ut the loss.
Setting the sp eed warning
By pressi ng the !SET ! button briefly, you can set
th reshold 1 of the speed wa rn ing while you are
dr iv ing ¢page 80. By ma intai ning pressure on
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Instruments and indicator Lights
the I SET! button, you delete the warning thresh­
old.
Digital clock with date display and
Odometer
Fig. 5 Instrument cluster: odometer
Fig. 6 Instrument cluster: reset button
Digital clock/GPS controlled clock*
Depending on the vehicle equipment level, you
may choose between the quartz clock or the GPS
controlled clock*~ in the radio or in the MMI*.
You can learn more about this in the MMI manual
or in the radio user's manual.
Odometer/trip odometer
The display of distance driven is shown in kilome­
ters "km" or in miles "mi".
- USA models -Miles
- Canada models - Kilometers
The units of measure (kilometers/miles) can be changed in the radio or MMI* . You can learn more
about this in the MMI manual or in the radio us­
er's manual.
The odometer @ shows the total number of kilo ­
meters or miles that have been driven on the ve­
hicle .
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The trip odometer @ shows the distance driven
since it was last reset.
It can be used to measure
short distances. The last digit shows distances of
100 meters or 1/10 of a mile .
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by press­
ing the reset button
!O.OI ~ fig. 6.
Malfunction message
If there is a malfunction somewhere in the in­
strument cluster,
DEF will appear in the tripod­
ometer and will stay on. Contact your authorized
Audi dealer to have the problem corrected.
Immobilizer
When the ignition is switched on, the data on the
ignition key are scanned automatically.
If an unauthorized key was used,
SAFE is dis­
played permanently in the odometer display
field . The vehicle cannot be operated
¢page 32.
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-When you switch off the ignition or open
the driver door, the time, date, odometer
and temperature are displayed for an addi­
tional
30 seconds.
- You can also call up the display with the
!SET ! button¢ page 11 while the ignition is
switched off.
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge works only when the ignition is on.
When the needle reaches the red area, the warn­
ing
lightliD in the instrument cluster will illumi­
nate¢
page 20. Time to refuel!
The total tank capacity of your vehicle is listed in
¢page 242.
(D Note
Never run the tank completely dry! An irregu­
lar supply of fuel can cause engine misfiring
and fuel could enter into the exhaust system.
The catalytic converter could then overheat
and be damaged.

Instruments and indicator lights
TPMS
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USA m odel s:
Anti-loc k braking system (ABS) de­
fective,/
¢ page 19
Canada mod els :
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) de­
fective,/
¢ page 19
USA models :
Safety systems./
¢page 19
Canada model s:
Safety systems ./
¢page 19
Worn brake pads
¢ page20
Elect romechanical parking b rake
¢page 16
Tire pressure monitoring
system,/
¢ page 223
Tire pressure monitoring system
¢page223
Electronic power control./
¢page20
Malf unct ion ind icator Lamp (MIL)
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c::>page 20
Engine speed limitat ion
c::> page20
Engine oil level
c::> page 17
Engine oil sensor
c::>page20
Battery
c::>page 16
Tank system
c::>page20
Warm up engine*
¢page 187
Windshield washe r flu id leve l
¢page 21
Windshield wipers
¢page 21
Remote cont ro l key
¢ page 75
Battery in remote control key
¢page 33
Defect ive light bulb wa rning
<=> page 21
Fog lights
¢page 21
Rear fog lig ht(s)*
c> page 21
Headlight range control*
c>page 21
Adaptive light*
c>page 21
Light-/rain sensor*
c>page 21
Adaptive dampers*
c>page22
Sport d ifferential *
<=>page22
Ig nition lock
c>page22
Steering co lumn lock
¢ page 18
Elec tromechanical s teer ing, dy ­
nam ic stee ring* ,/
c>page 174
Transmission
- tiptronic
c> page 87
-S tronic c::> page 87
Transmission
-5 tronic
<=> page 87
Other indicator light s
~--==------------Turn signals
<=>page22
USA mod els: Cruise cont rol
c> page80
Canada mod els : Cru ise contro l
c>page 80

Instruments and indicator lights
cooling system -you could damage your en­
gine .
~- Steering column lock
• Steering defecti ve! Do not dri ve vehicle!
If the indicator light t urns on and the message
appears, the re is an electronic st eering column
lock malf unction . You cannot switch th e ignition
on.
Do
not tow your vehicle because it cannot be
st eered . Seek professional assistance.
£II Steerin g loc k: Co ntact d ealer!
If t he indicator light turns on and the message
appears, the re is an elect ron ic steer ing column
lock malfunct ion.
Drive to your au th ori zed Aud i dea ler immediately
to have the malfunction corrected .
A WARNING
Your vehicle must not be towed in the event
of a malfunct ion in the elect ron ic steer ing col­
um n lock because i t ca nn ot be stee red due to
t he locke d steering.
If it i s towed w ith the
steering locked, there is the risk of an acci ­
dent .
©-Ignition lock
• Ignition lock defecti ve. Contact dealer!
If the ind icator lig ht tur ns on and the message
appears, do
not swi tc h t he ignition off because
you may not be able to switch it on again.
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D rive to yo ur auth orized Aud i dea le r i mmedia tely
t o have the m alfu nction co rrec ted .
On ve hicles w ith convenience key*, the engine
should not be sw itched off usi ng the
I S TAR T E NGIN E ST OP ! but ton because the engine
cannot be st arted again afte r the ignit ion h as
been switc hed off.
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T he symbol 's appearan ce might be d ifferent
in some mode ls.
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r;. I[/; Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
If the b1 ind icator light blinks while driving , the
E SC or ASR (A nti-Slip Regulat ion) is actively regu­
l ati ng .
If the
b1 ind icator light turns on, the system has
swit ched the ESC off . In this case, yo u can switch
t h e ign ition off and t hen on to sw itch the ESC on
again. The indica tor ligh t turns off when the sys­
tem is functioning fu lly.
If the . indicator light tu rns on, ESC was re­
stri cted or sw itched off using the
1.$ O FF I button
c:> page 170 .
Stabilization control (ESC /ABS ): Fault! See
owner' s manual
If the indicato r light BJ and the ABS indicator
li ght
[IlJ (USA models) ;tlJ (Canada models)
turn o n and the message appears, the ABS or
e lectronic differe ntia l lock is malfunc tioning. This
also ca us es the ESC to mal func tion. The br akes
sti ll fu nct ion with thei r no rma l powe r, b ut ABS is
not active.
D rive to your au thor ized A udi dealer immed iate ly
to h ave t he mal funct ion cor rected.
Fo r more information abo ut the ESC
c:> page 170.
A WARNING
If th e 11111 (USA models) JII (Canada mod­
e ls) brake syste m indic ator ligh t turn s on to ­
gether with the ABS and ESC ind icator lights,
the ABS/ESC regulat ing f unction may have
failed. Functions that stabilize the vehicle a re
no longer availab le. This could cause the vehi­
cle to swerve and increase the risk of sliding. Drive carefully t o the nea rest authorized Audi
dealer and have the malfunction cor rected.
(D Tips
For additional informat ion on ESC and ABS,
refer to
c:> page 170.
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Opening and closing
Central locking
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally. You
have the following choices:
- Remote master key
c:::> page 34,
-Door handles with convenience key*
c:::> page 34,
-Lock cylinder at the dr iver's door c:::> page 36,
or
- Power loc king switch inside
c:::> page 35.
Automatic locking
The automat ic locking feature locks all the veh i­
cle doors and the rear l id when you drive faster
than 9 mph ( 15 km/h).
The car is unlocked again once the ignition key is
removed . In add ition, the vehicle can be unlocked
if the opening function in the power locking sys­
tem sw itch or at one of the door levers is actuat­
ed. The Auto Lock function can be turned on and
off in the rad io or MMI*
c:::> page 36.
Additionally, in the event of a crash with a irbag
deployment the doors are automatically un­ locked to allow access to the vehicle .
Selective unlo cking
When you lock the vehicle, the power locking sys­
tem w ill lock the doors and the rear lid. When un ­
lock ing, you can set in the radio or
MMI* whether
only the drive r's door o r the ent ire vehicle should
be un locked
c:::> page 3 6.
Anti- theft alarm w arning sy stem
If the anti-theft alarm warning system detects a
break-in into the vehicle, acoustic and v isual
warn ing s ignals are tr iggered .
The anti-theft warning system is activated auto­
mat ically when you lock the vehicle. It is deact i­
vated when unlocking using the remote key, w ith
the mechanical key, and when you switch on the
i gnit ion.
Op ening and cl osing
The alarm also turns off when the a larm cycle has
expired.
Turn signals
When you unlock the veh icle, the turn s ignals
flash twice, when you lock it once. If they do not
flash , one of the doors, the luggage compart­
ment lid or the hood is not locked or the ignition
is still switched on.
Unint entionally locking your self out
In the follow ing cases there safeguards to pre­
vent you locking your remote master key in the
vehicle:
- The vehicle does not lock w ith the power lock­
ing sw itch
c:::> page 35 if the d river's door is
open.
- On veh icles with co nvenience key*, if the most
recently used master key is in the luggage com­
par tment, the rear lid is automatically unlocked
again after it is closed .
Do not lock your veh icle w ith the remote master
key or co nvenience key* unt il all doors and the
rear lid are closed. In this way you avoid locking
yourself out accidentally .
A WARNING ,-c=-
-When you leave the vehicle, always remove
the ignition key and take it with you. This
will prevent passengers (children, for exam­
ple) from accidentally being locked in the
veh icle should they accidentally press the
power locking sw itch in the front doors .
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle un­
supervised . In an emergency it would be im­
possible to open the doors from the outs ide
without the key.
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- In the event of a crash with airbag deploy­
ment all locked doors w ill be automatically
unlocked to give access to the veh icle occu­
pants from the outside.
- If the power locking system should mal­
function, you can lock the driver's door us­ ing the mecha nical key
c:::> page 36.
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Opening and closing
-If the power locking system should fail, you
can still open the fuel tank flap in an emer­
gency ~
page 190.
-You are well advised not to keep valuables
inside an unattended vehicle, visible or not.
Even a properly locked vehicle cannot pro­
vide the security of a safe.
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driver's
door panel comes on for about 30 seconds
after the vehicle is locked, there is a mal­
function in the power locking or the anti­
theft warning system. Have the malfunction
corrected by an authorized Audi dealership
or qualified repair facility.
Key set
Fig . 19 Key set
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@ Remote control key with mechanical key
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle and
start the engine with the master key with remote
control. A mechanical key is integrated in the
master key
~ page 33.
@ Emergency key
The emergency key is not intended for constant
use . It should only be used in an emergency, for
example, in place of the ignition key
~ page 7 4 . Keep it in a safe place and do not
carry it on your key ring.
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Audi
dealer immediately to have the
lost key disabled.
Be sure to bring all your keys with you .
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Number of keys
You can check the number of assigned keys to
your vehicle
¢ page 11. This allows you to make
sure you have received all of the keys when you purchase a used vehicle.
Data in the master key
During driving, service and maintenance-relevant
data is continuously stored on your master key .
Your Audi service adviser can read out this data
and tell you about the work your vehicle needs.
This applies also to vehicles with convenience
key*.
Personal comfort settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recommended
that each person always uses "their own" master key. When the ignition is turned off or when the
vehicle is locked, personal convenience settings
for the following systems are stored and as­
signed to the remote master key.
- Climate control
- Power locking system
- Seat memory*
- Parking system*
- Adaptive cruise control* - Side assist*
- Drive select*
The stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open the
doors or when you turn on the ignition.
A WARNING
-Do not leave your vehicle unattended with
the key in the ignition lock. Entry by unau­
thorized persons could endanger you or re­
sult in theft or damage the vehicle.
- Do not leave children unattended in the ve­
hicle, especially with access to vehicle keys.
Unguarded access to the keys provides chil­
dren the opportunity to start the engine
and/or activate vehicle systems such as the
power windows etc. Unsupervised operation
of any vehicle system by children can result
in serious injury.
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-Do not remove the key from the ignition lock
until the vehicle has come to a complete
stop. Otherwise the steering column lock
could suddenly engage -causing the risk of
an acc ident.
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- The operation of the remote control key can
be temporar ily disrupted by interference
from transmitters in the vicinity of the vehi­
cle work ing in the same frequency range
(e .g. a cell phone, rad io equipment) .
- For security reasons, replacement keys are only available from author ized Audi dealer.
- For Declarat ion of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
<::>page 247.
Removing the mechanical key
F ig. 20 Remote maste r key: remov ing the mechanical key
.,. Press the release button @ i:> fig. 20.
.,. Pull the mechan ical key @ out of the master
key .
Using the mechan ical key, you can:
- lock and unlock* the glove compartment on the
passenger's side
i:> page 61 .
-lock and unlock the lockable rear bench seat
and pass-through
c:> page 64 .
-lock and unlock the vehicle manually
i=> page 36 if this should not be possible with
the master key.
- use the ign ition key emergency release
~ i=> page 34.
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Open ing and clo sing
Check light and battery in the master key
Fig. 2 1 Remote master key: removing th e battery holder
Check light in the master key
The check light @i=> fig. 21 in the master key
provides information about different conditions.
.,. The check light turns on briefly once when a
button is pressed, and during an "inquiry" by
the convenience key system.
.,. If the check light does not come on, the battery
is dead and has to be replaced. In addit ion,
when the battery is dead the
!I i ndicator light
appears in the instrument cluster d isp lay as
well as the message
Pl ea se change k ey bat­
tery .
Master key battery replacement
.,. Remove the mechan ical key i=> page 33 .
.,. Press the release button @ c:> fig. 21 on the bat·
tery ho lder and at the same time pull the bat­
tery ho lder out of the maste r key in the d irec­
tion of the arrow .
.,. Insta ll the new battery CR 2032 with the"+"
sign facing down .
.,. Push the battery holder carefu lly into the mas·
ter key.
.,. Insta ll the mechanical key.
@) For the sake of the env ironment
Dispose of dead batteries properly so as not
to pollute the environment.
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The replacement battery must be the same
spec ificat ion as the origina l.
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