2015 AUDI RS5 CABRIOLET service

2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
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About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Ins truments and controls .. . .
General illus tration .... ... .. .. ... .
Instruments and warning /
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Ins truments . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
War ning/ indi cator lights ... .. ... .. .
Driver information d isplay .. . .
Introduct ion . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Trip computer .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Service interval d isp lay .... .. .. ... .
Eng ine oil temperature indicator ... .
Lap timer .. ........ ..... .. ... .. .
On -Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
Opening and closing .... .. .. . .
Power locking system .. ... .. .. .. . .
R ear lid .. .. ................ ... . .
P owe r win dows . ...... ... .. .. ... .
Va let par king . ......... .. .. .. .. . .
G arage door opener (HomeL in k) . .. . . 8
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Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Autom atic power top .... .. .. .. ... .
W ind deflecto r .. ...... ... .. .. ... . 4 3
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Power top emergency operation . . . . . 47
Clear vision .. ........ .. .. .. .. . .
Lig hts ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Inter ior lights .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
V 1s 1on ..... ... . ...... ... .. .. ... .
W iper and washer system .. .. .. ... .
Dig ita l compass .......... .. .. ... .
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Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
General recommendat ions . .. .. .. . .
Front seats . ... ....... ... .... .. . .
H ead restraints . ............. .. . .
Seat memo ry .. .... .... .. .. .. .. . .
As htray .. .. ............. .. .. .. . .
C igare tte lig hte r .......... .... ... . 60
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Storage ... .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .
Luggage compartment . ..... ... .. .
Warm and cold .. ... ..... ... .. .
Climate controls . .... .. ..... .... . .
On the road ... .. ... ..... ... .. .
Stee ring . ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .
Ig nit ion lock ..... ... .. ..... .... . .
Convenience key .. ... .......... .. .
Driver messages .. ............... .
E lectromechanical parking brake . .. .
Speed warning system . .......... . .
Cru ise cont ro l .. .. ............... .
Transm ission .. .......... ..... .
S tronic ....... .. .. ........ ... .. .
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard .......... . .
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I n troduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Genera l information ............. .
Audi adaptive c ruise cont ro l ... .. .. .
A udi braking gu ard ............ .. .
Messages ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .
Audi side assist .............. .
Lane change ass ista nt 9
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Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Dr iving set tings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Parking sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 5
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Pa rking system plus with rear view
camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
106
Adjust ing the d isplay and warn ing
tones . .... .... .. ............. ...
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Error messages 111
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Prop er occ upant seating positions . . . 113
Dr ive r and passenger s ide footwe ll . . . 11 7
Pedal a rea. .... .. ............. ... 11 7
Stow ing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

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Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Active ro llover protection system 121
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
General notes ..... .... ... .. .. .. . .
Why safety be lts? ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Safety belts ............. .... .. . .
Safety belt pretens ioners .. .. .. .. . .
Airbag system ............. .. . .
Important things to know .. .. .. .. . .
Front airbags ............ .... .. . .
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag
System ...... .............. ... . .
Knee ai rbags .... .... ... .. .. .. .. . .
Side airbags .. ........... .. .. .. . .
Child Safety ... .. ...... .. .. .. . .
Impor tant th ings to know .. .. .. .. . .
C hi ld safety se ats ......... .... .. . .
I ns tall ing a chi ld sa fety seat . ...... .
L A TCH Lower anchorages and tethe r
for chi ld ren ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
Addit ional Information
Vehicle operat ion ..... .. .. .. . .
Intelligent technology .. .. .. . .
Not ice about data recorded by the
Event Data Recorder and ve hicle
control modules ............... .. .
Elect ronic S tabilization Control (ESC) .
B raki ng .. ... ............. ... ... .
E lect ro-me chanical power assis t,
dynam ic steering ......... .... .. . .
D riving w ith your quat tro . ... .. ... .
E nergy management ... ... .. .. .. . .
Driving and environment ... ..
The first 1,000 miles (1 ,5 00 km) and
afterwar ds ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
Avoid damaging the vehicle ... .. .. . .
Driving through water on roads . .. . .
Warming up and cooling down .. .. . . 123
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Cata lytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Shutt ing down veh icle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Operate you r vehicle econom ica lly and
minim ize po llution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1
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Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Vehicle care and cleaning . . . . . 184
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . 185
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
190
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 195
E n gine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
E ngine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
En gine cooling sy stem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Br ake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 4
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Windshie ld/headlight* washer
container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 10
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Tire pressure monitoring system 239
Do-it-yourself service . . . . . . . . . 242
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Tire repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Chang ing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Bul bs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . 255
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Star ting by pushing o r towing . . . . . . . 255
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . 255
U se of j umpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
E mergen cy towing wit h commercia l
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Lifting vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Vehicle identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
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Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Gasoline eng ines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Consumer Information . . . . . . . 264
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Operating your vehicle o utside the
U.S.A. or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Audi Service Repair Ma nuals and
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Addit ional accesso ries, modifications
and parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
D eclaration o f Complian ce,
Te lecommunications and Elec tronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Inde x ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 269

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In addition to t his Owner's Ma nual, your A udi
comes w ith a Warranty
& Maintena nce book ­
l et.
Mor eover , d ep en ding on the mode l and t he
e quip ment, there may be additiona l ins truc ­
tion boo klets delivered w ith your vehicle (for
e x amp le, Ope rat ing Instr uctions fo r yo ur
Sound System, Navigation System etc .).
If yo u are m iss ing one of these publicat ions,
or if you believe that the inf ormation is not
comp lete, contact you r auth orized Audi dea le r
for assistance.
The Warranty & Maintenance booklet
explains how yo u can kee p your A udi in top
d riving conditi on by hav ing it serviced regular ­
l y and conta ins deta iled in fo rmat ion about
the wa rranties covering your Aud i. Always
h ave the book let with yo u when yo u take your
ve hicle to an auth orized Audi dealer for serv­
i ce . Y our Aud i Service Adviso r will record each
sche duled service and can answer any ques­
tions you may have r ega rding how to ma intain
your ve hicle.
In Canada,
the vehicle lite ratu re is also avai lab le in
Fr ench . T o obtai n a co py, c ontact your dea ler
or w rit e to :
Au Canada, on peut se procure r un e xempla ire
e n fran~ais de ce doc ument aupres du conces ­
sionna ire ou de :
Aud i Canada
Client Assistance
Assistance a la Clientele
77 7 Bayly Street, West,
A jax, On tario LIS 7G 7
If you sell your Audi
all literatu re should be left in the veh icle to
make the Warranty terms as we ll as a ll oper­
ating, safety and ma intenance information
ava ilab le to the ne xt owne r.
Vehicle literature 5
If you change your address or if you
bought this Audi used
b e s ure to send in a "Notice of A ddress
Change"
I " N otice of Used Car Purchase" post
ca rd. T his card can be fo und in the War ranty
&
M aint enance booklet or obtained from your
a utho rized Aud i dea le r.
It is in your own interest that we are able to
contact you should the need arise .
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Instruments and warning/indicator lights 17
9::;r: Engine oil pressure
The red engine oil pressure warning symbol
requires immediate service or repair . Driving
with a low-oil-pressure indication is likely to
inflict severe damage to the engine.
• Turn off engine! Oil pressure too low
If the indicator lig ht t urns on and the mes­
sage appears, the oil pressu re is too low.
~ P ull off the road.
~ Stop t he vehicle .
~ Turnoff the engine.
~ Check the engine oil level¢ page 199.
~ If the engi ne oil leve l is too low, add engine
o il ¢
page 199. M ake sure that the oil p res­
s ur e warning symbol. appea rs no longe r
in t he di sp lay before y ou s tart driving aga in.
~ If the engi ne oil leve l is corr ect and the in di­
cat or lig ht still tur ns o n, tur n t he eng ine
off
and do not contin ue d riving . Seek professio ­
nal assistance.
(D Tips
- The engine oil pressure symbol. is
not an indicator for a low engine oil lev­
el. Do not rely on it. Instead, check the
oil level in your engine at regular inter ­
vals, preferably each time you refuel,
and always before going on a long trip.
- The yellow oil level warning indication
II requires oil refill or workshop serv­
ice without delay. Do not wait until the
red oil pressure warning. starts to
flash before you respond to the low oil level warning
El . By then, your engine
may already have suffered serious dam­
age .
~ . Engine oil level
• WARNING : Please add oil immediately
If th e i ndi cator lig ht and the message appear,
add engine o il imme diate ly
¢page 197.
El Add oil, max XXXX l. You may cont . driv .
When the symbol Ill and dr iver message ap ­
p ear, add the amount of oil appearing in the
display at the next opportunity ¢
page 197 .
-L Engine cooling system
A malfunction in the engine cooling system
must be rep aired as soon as possible.
• Turn off engine and check coolant level
If th e i ndica to r li ght turns on and the m es­
sage appea rs, t he coolan t temperature is too
high o r th e coolan t leve l is to o low.
~ Pull off t h e road.
~ Stop the vehicle.
~ Tu rnoff the engi ne.
~ Che ck cool ant leve l.
~ Add coo lant if necessary¢ page 202.
~ Con tinue dr iv ing o nly afte r the engine cool ­
ant warning/indicator light goes out .
~ Contact your authorized Audi dealer for as-
sistance if necessa ry .
If the engi ne coo lant level is correct, t hen the
r adiator fan may be the ca use of t he malfunc­
tion.
A WARNING
- If you r vehicle should brea k dow n for
mechanical or other reaso ns, park at a
safe d istance fro m moving traffic, tu rn
off th e e ngin e and tu rn o n the haza rd
war ning lig hts¢
page 53, Eme rge ncy
fl as her s.
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- Nev e r ope n the hood if y ou s ee or he ar
st eam or cool ant esc aping fro m the en­
g in e c omp artmen t - y ou risk b ein g sc ald ­
e d. Wa it unt il you c an no lo nger see o r
hea r steam o r coolant escap ing .
- Th e engi ne comp artme nt of any vehi cle
is a dan ger ous are a. B efo re you pe rform
a ny work in the engi ne com partment,
tur n of t he engine and allow it to coo l.
Follow t he warn ing sticke rs ¢
pag e 195.

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Instruments and warning/indicator lights 21
Drive to your authorized Aud i dealer immedi­
ately to have the malfunction corrected .
~ .... Engine oil sensor
• Oil level! Sensor defective
If the symbol illuminates, contact your au­
thorized Audi dealer and have the oi l sensor
inspected . Until you have this done, check the
oil leve l each time you refuel just to be on the
safe side
,=;,page 199.
Bil Tank system
liD Please refuel
If the indicator light turns on for the first
time and the message appears, there are
about 2.1- 2.4 gallons (7 -9 liters) of fuel left
in the tank. Time to refuel
,=;,page 191.
Ii'] Fuel tank system malfunction! Contact
dealer
If the indicator light turns on and this mes­
sage appears, there is a malfunction in the
tank system.
Drive to your au thorized Aud i dea ler immedi­
ately to have the mal function corrected .
Ill Please refill washer fluid
If the symbol illuminates, add windshield
washer fluid to the washer system and also to
the headlight washer system*¢
page 208.
~ Windshield wipers
E!I Windshield wiper defective
There is a malfunction with the windshield
wipers.
Drive to you r autho rized Aud i dealer immedi­
ately to have the malfunction corrected.
~/0$ Defective light bulb warning
If the J:I ind icat or light turns on, a bulb has
failed . The message indicat es the location of
the bulb .
- If the
II indicator light also turns on, then
a rear fog light has failed . Th e position of
the indicator l ight cor responds with the lo­
cation on the vehicle.
This warning can also occur if the light switch
is in an unengaged position between two sym­
bols .
Vehicle lights : System fault!
If the message appears, there is a malfunc­
tion in the headlights or light switch.
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer immedi­
ate ly to have the malfunction corrected.
_& WARNING
- Light bulbs are pressurized and could ex­
plode wh ile they are being changed caus­
ing serious personal injury.
- Work with due care when handling the
high-voltage sect ion of gas discharge
(xenon) lights. Failure to do so could re­
sult in death or serious injury.
@ Tips
Have the bulb replaced or the connect ion
repaired by your authorized Audi Service
department .
i,0 Headlight range control
ID Headlight range control defective !
If the symbol ID illuminates, the dynamic
headlight range control is no longer working
properly . Have the system checked and re­
paired at your authorized Audi dea ler.
§0 Adaptive Light
App lies to vehicles: with adaptive ligh t
f!J Audi adaptive light: defective

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Driver information
display
Introduction
The Driver information display inside the in­
strument cluster provides you, the driver,
with important information .
Fig. 7 Instrument cl uster: ce nter display
Fi g. 8 Wiper lever: controls for the menu display
Center d ispla y
With the ignition on, the display in the Dr iver
I nforma tion System shows the fo llowing in­
formation :
- CD* inserted or Radio* station set
- Outs ide temperature*: At temperatures be-
low 41 °F (+S
0 (), a snowflake symbol ap­
pears in front of the temperature display
c::>&_ .
- Warning if one of the doors, front lid or en-
gine compartment lid is not closed .
Additional function s
You can open the following functions in the
Driver Informat ion System display by pressing
the
! RESET I button c::> fig. 8 one or more times:
Digital speedometer *
Tire pressure monitoring*
c::> page 239
Dri ver inform ation di spl ay 23
Trip computer c::>page24
Service interval disp lay c::> page 26
Speed warning c::> page 80
Gearshift selector positions c::> page 83
Automatic transmission
Adapt ive cru ise control*
c::> page 90
Lap timer c::> page 27
Eng ine oil temperature i ndica-c::> page 26
tor
Auto Check C ontrol
Some functions and vehicle components are
scanned for their operating stat us when yo u
switch the ignition on and whi le you are driv­
ing. Malfunc tions or required service proce­
dures a re signaled audib ly and indicated by
red and yellow i llumina ted symbols and re­
minders in the disp lay .
A WARNING ~
-Never re ly exclusively on the o utside
temperature display to determine if a
road surface is icy or not . Keep in mind
that road surfaces, espec ia lly br idges
and overpasses, could be ice covered and
slippery even at an outside tempe rature
above 41 ° F (+ S
0
() .
-Always remember, even if the "snow­
f lake" symbo l (ice warning) does not ap­
pea r in t he d isp lay, black ice co uld be on
t he road .
- Always reduce your speed and d rive with
special care in cold weathe r conditions
when t he ch ance of enco un tering icy
road surfaces inc reases .
(D Tips
If the vehicle is stationa ry, or if you a re
driv ing at a ve ry low speed, the temper a­
ture show n in the display might be s light ly
higher th an the actua l outs ide tempera ­
ture . This is caused by the heat being radi­
ated from the engine.

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Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due.
Fig. 12 Display : Service interva l display
The schedule for the next oil change or inspec­
tion is calculated automatically and displayed
accordingly. The display works in two stages :
Service reminder
30 days before the next service is due, a serv­
ice reminder appears in the display when you
turn on the ignition
r::;; fig. 12.
After about 5 seconds the display switches
back to normal. The d istance and time re­
maining are updated each time the ignition is
turned on until the date due for service is
reached .
Service due
When the due date for service is reached, the
message
Service due! appears in the instru ­
ment cluster immediately after you turn on
the ignition. Additionally, a warn ing tone
sounds . After about 5 seconds the display
switches back to normal.
Calling up the service schedules
If or when an oil change or inspection is due,
can be shown in the radio or MMI* display by
selecting the serv ice interval display in the car
menu. SelectlCARlfunction button>
Service
interval display
or I CARI function button > Car
systems*
control button > Servicing &
checks. Resetting the
service interval display
Your authorized Audi dea ler will reset the cor­
responding service schedule after performing
the appropriate service on your vehicle. You
also have the possibil ity to reset the oil
change schedule after having performed an
oil change according to Audi specifications.
Select I CAR ! function button >
Service interval
display
> Reset oil change interval or I CAR I
function button
> Car systems* control but­
ton >
Servicing & checks > Reset oil change
interva l.
(D Note
-Only reset the oil change display when
you have comp leted an oil change.
- If you disconnect the battery terminals,
no ca lculations can be made for the serv­
ice interval display dur ing this time and
no serv ice reminder will appear. Remem­
ber that observing the proper service in­
tervals is vita lly important to extending
the life of your vehicle, particularly the
engine, and maintaining its value. Even if
the mileage driven is low, the maximum
period of one year from one service to
the next must not be exceeded.
{D Tips
The information in the Service Reminder
remains stored even when the vehicle bat­
tery is d isconnected .
Engine oil temperature
indicator
Fig. 13 Display : engine o il temperature indicato r