2015 AUDI RS5 CABRIOLET window

184 Vehicle care and cleaning
Vehicle care and
cleaning
General information
Regular, proper care helps to maintain your
ve hicle 's value. It can also be a requirement
when subm itting warranty claims for corro ­
sion damage and paint defects on the body .
The required cleaning and care prod ucts can
be obtained from your authorized Audi dea ler
or qualified workshop . Read and follow t he in ­
structions fo r use on the pac kaging .
A WARNING
-Us ing cleaning and care products incor­
rect ly can be dange rous to your he alth .
- Always store cleaning and care products
o ut of rea ch of children to redu ce the r is k
of po ison ing.
@ For the sake of the environment
- Preferably use environmentally-friendly
products when buying cleaning agents .
- Do not d ispose of leftover cleaning and
ca re p rod ucts with household trash .
Car washes
-
The longer deposits remai n on t he veh icle, the
mo re the surface ca n be damaged. H igh tem­
pe rat ures such as those caused by su nlight in­
crease the d amaging effe cts.
Before washing, wet heavy deposi ts w ith p len ­
ty of wate r.
Stubbor n depos its s uch as bird dropp ings or
tree sap are best removed with plen ty of wa­
ter and a m icrofiber cloth .
A lso, was h the underside of your vehicle once
road salt stop s be ing used for the season.
Pres sure washers
When washing your ve hicles w ith a pressure
washer, always follow the operating instr uc­
tions provided w ith the pressure washe r. T his
is especially important in regard to the pres- s
u re and sp raying dis tance. Do not aim the
s p ray direct ly at sea ls on side windows, doo rs,
t h e hood o r the rear lid or at t ires, r ubber ho ­
ses, insulat ing mater ial, power top, sensors *
or camera lenses*. Keep a distance of at least
16 inches (40 cm).
Do not remove snow and ice with a pressure
washer.
Never use rotary nozzles or high pressure noz­
zles .
T he wate r temperature m ust not be above
1 4 0 ° F (6 0 °C ).
Automatic car washes
Sp ray off the ve hicle befo re washing .
Make sure that the w indows and power top
are closed and the winds hield wipers are off.
Fo llow i nstructions from the car wash opera­
tor, especially if the re a re accessor ies attach­
ed to yo ur vehicle .
If possible, use car washes that do not have
brushes .
Only use car washes where the vehicle re ­
mains stat ionary and the was hing equipment
moves around the ve hicle when washing and
dry ing . Car washes that move the veh icle
t hr ough the car wash us ing a chain are no t
recommend ed .
Wa shing by hand
Clean the ve hicle starting from the top and
worki ng down using a soft sponge or cleaning
brush . Use solvent -free clean ing products .
Washing vehicles with matte finish paint
by hand
To avoid damaging the paint when washing,
first remove dust and large particles from
you r vehicle . Ins ects, grease spots and fi nger­
prints are best removed w ith a spec ial cleane r
f o r matte finish paint .
Apply t he prod uct us ing a mic rofiber cloth . To
avo id damaging the pa int surface, do not use
too much pr essure .

186 Vehicle care and cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Wheels
Road sa lt Water
Brake dust Acid-free special cleaning so lution
E x haust tail Road sa lt Water, cleaning solut ion suitable for sta inless steel, if
pipes necessary
Power top D irty Clean w ater, powe r top cleaning p rod uct, if necessa ry.
Clean with the grain o f the fabric using a soft br ush and
allow to air dry.
Wind d eflector Dirty Water, mild soap solutiona>, if necessary
Decorative Dirty Mild soap solutiona>, a cleaning solution suitab le for
parts/ sta inless steel, if necessary
trim
Paint
P aint dam age Re fer to the p aint num be r on the veh icle d ata lab el, re -
pair wi th tou ch up pa in t ¢
page 261
Spilled fuel Rinse with water immediately
Rust fi lm R
ust film remover, t hen protect wi th hard wax; for q ues -
tions, refe r to an a uthorized Audi dea ler or q ua lified
workshop
Corrosion Have it removed by an autho rized Aud i deale r or quali-
fied workshop
Water no longer Protect with hard wax (at least twice per year)
beads on the surface
of clean paint
No sh ine even T
reat w ith sui table polis h; then app ly paint pro tectant if
though paint has the polish that was used does not contain any protec-
been p rotected/
tant
pa int loo ks poo r
D eposi ts such as in- Dampen wi th w ater immed iate ly and remove wi th a mi-
sec ts, bird drop -
crofiber clot h
pings, t ree sap and
road salt
Grease-based con- Remove immediately with a mild soap sol ution a) and a
tam inants such as soft cloth
cosmetic s or sun-
b lo ck
Carbon parts Dirty Clean tlhe same way as painted parts¢ page 184, Car
washes
al M ild soap solution : max imu m two tablespo ons neutral soap in 1 quar t (1 liter) of water
Cleaning interior
Component Situation Solution
Windows
Dirty Glass cleaner, then w ipe d ry
Decorat ive Dirty Mild soap solutional
parts/
trim

188 Vehicle care and cleaning
- Never clean headlights or tail lights
with a dry cloth or sponge.
- Do not use any cleaning product that
contains alcohol, because they could
cause cracks to form.
-Wheels
- Never use any paint polish or other
abrasive materials.
- Damage to the protective layer on the
rims such as stone chips or scratches
must be repaired immediately .
-Sensors/camera lenses
- Never use warm or hot water to re-
move snow or ice from the camera
lens. This could cause the lens to crack.
- Never use abrasive cleaning materials
or alcohol to clean the camera lens.
This could cause scratches and cracks.
- Power top
- Remove bird droppings immediately.
- Never use gasoline, stain remover, ben-
zene, paint thinner or other solvents to
remove stains.
- Windows
- Remove snow and ice on windows and
exterior mirrors with a plastic scraper.
To avoid scratches, move the scraper
only in one direction and not back and
forth.
- Never remove snow or ice from win­
dows and mirrors using warm or hot
water because this could cause cracks
to form.
- To avoid damage to the rear window
defogger, do not apply any stickers on
the heating wires on the inside of the
window.
- Decorative parts/trim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning
products.
-Paint
- To reduce the risk of scratches, the ve-
hicle must be free of dirt and dust be­
fore polishing or waxing.
- To prevent paint damage, do not polish
or wax the vehicle in direct sunlight. - To reduce the risk of paint damage, do
not polish away rust film.
- Remove cosmetics and sunblock imme­
diately. Otherwise, the paint could be
damaged.
- Displays
-To avoid scratches, do not use dry
cleaning methods on displays .
-Controls
- Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
trols, because this could cause dam­
age.
- Safety belts
- Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
- Never clean safety belts or their com­
ponents chemically or with corrosive
fluids or solvents and never allow sharp objects to come into contact
with the safety belts . This could cause
damage to the belt webbing.
- If there is damage to the webbing, the
connections, the retractors or the buck­
les, have them replaced by an author­
ized Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
-Textiles/Vinyl/ Alcantara
- Never treat Vinyl/Alcantara with leath-
er care products, solvents, floor polish,
shoe polish, stain remover or similar products.
- To avoid damage, have stubborn stains
removed by an authorized Audi dealer
or qualified workshop.
- 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 zip­ pers, rivets on clothing or belts can
cause damage to the surface.
- Open hook and loop fasteners, for ex­ ample on clothing, can damage seat
covers. Make sure hook and loop fas­
teners are closed .
-Natural leather

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@ For the sake of the environment
Because of the pr oblem of proper d isposa l
of brake flu id as we ll as the special tools
requ ired and the necessary expert ise, we
recommend that you have the brake fluid
changed by your author ized Audi dealer .
Battery
General information
Under normal operating conditions, the bat­
tery in your Audi does not need any mainte ­
nance. With
high outside temperatures or
long daily dr ives we recommend that you have
the electro lyte level checked by an authorized
Aud i dealer or qualified workshop . The elec­
trolyte leve l should also be checked each time
the battery is charged c>
page 207.
Have the battery checked when you take your
ve hicle in for service . You are well adv ised to
replace a battery that is older than 5 yea rs .
W ith certa in types of a irbag deployment, t he
battery is d isconnected from the vehicle elec­
tr ica l system for safety reasons c>
.&. in Re­
pair, care and disposal of the airbags on
page 144.
Disconnecting the battery terminals
Some vehicle functions (power w indow regu­
lators, for example) are lost if the battery ter­
m inals a re d isconnected. These func tions have
to be re lea rned after the batte ry term inals a re
connected agai n. T o prevent this, the bat tery
should only be d isconnec ted from the vehicle
e lec tric al system when absolu tely necessa ry
for repairs .
Vehicles not driven for long periods
If you do not drive you r vehicle over a period
of severa l days or weeks, elec trical compo­
nen ts are gr adually cut b ack o r swi tched off .
This redu ces energy cons umption and main­
tains starting capab ility over a longer per io d
c> page 177.
Some o f the conven ience f unctions m ay not
ope rate, su ch as the in ter ior lig hts or t he
Checkin g and fillin g 205
power seat adjus tment. The convenience
funct io ns w ill be available again when yo u
turn o n the ign ition and start the engine.
Winter operation
D ur ing the w inte r mon ths, bat tery capa city
tends to dec rease as tempera tures drop . This
is beca use more power is a lso consumed wh ile
starting, and the headlights, rear window de­
fogger, etc., are used more often.
Avoid unnecessary powe r consumpt ion, pa r­
ticular ly in city traffic or when traveling only
sho rt distances. Let yo ur authorized A udi
dealer check the capacity of the vehicle bat ­
tery before w inter sets inc>
page 207. A well
charged battery will not on ly prevent starti ng
problems w hen the weather is cold, but w ill
also last longer.
@ Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for seve ral
weeks at extremely low temperatures, the
vehicle battery s hou ld be removed and
stored where it will not freeze . This will
p revent it from be ing damaged and having
to be repla ced.
Working on the battery
Be especially careful when working on or near
the bat tery.
The battery is located in the luggage compar t­
ment under the floor . B efo re you che ck any­
thi ng in the luggage compartment,
read and
heed all WARNINGS
c> ,&. .
Always heed the safety warnings , when work­
i ng on the veh icle batte ry or t he vehicle e lec­
t rical sys tem to p reven t inju ry.
The following WARNINGS are very
important when working on the battery:
Always heed the following WARNING SYM· BO LS and safety precautions when working
on the battery .
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Always wear eye protection.
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212 Tires and wheels
-If you notice unusual vibra­
tion or if the vehicle pulls to
one side when driving, al­
ways stop as soon as it is
safe to do so and check the
wheels and tires for dam­
age.
0 Note
-Please note that summer and winter tires are de­
signed for the conditions
that are typical in those sea­
sons. Audi recommends us­
ing winter tires during the
winter months. Low tem­ peratures significantly de­
crease the elasticity of
summer tires, which affects
traction and braking ability. If summer tires are used
in
very cold temperatures, cracks can form on the tread
bars, resulting in perma­
nent tire damage that can
cause loud driving noise and
unbalanced tires. Audi is not
responsible for this type of
damage.
-Burnished, polished or chromed rims must not be used in winter road condi­
tions. The surface of the
rims does not have suffi­
cient corrosion protection
for this and could be perma­
nently damaged by road salt
or similar substances.
Glossary of tire and loading terminology
Accessory weight
means the combined weight (in
excess of those standard items
which may be replaced) of auto­ matic transmission, power
steering, power brakes, power
windows, power seats , radio,
and heater, to the extent that
these items are available as fac­
tory-installed equipment (whether installed or not).
Aspect ratio
means the ratio of the height to
the width of the tire in percent.
Numbers of 55 or lower indi­
cate a low sidewall for im­
proved steering response and
better overall handling on dry
pavement.
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No. Consumer
A/C system pressure sensor,
electromechanical parking
brake, Homelink, automatic
3 dimming interior rear view
m
irror, air quality/outside
air sensor, Electronic Stab ili-
zation Control (button)
5 Sound
actuator
6 Headlight
range cont rol/
head light (cornering light)
7 Headlight (corner
ing light)
Contro l modu les (e lectro-
8 mechanical parking brake,
shock absorber, quattro
sport), DCDC converter
9 Adaptive cru ise contro l
10 Shift gate/clutch
sensor
1 1 Side ass ist
1 2 Headlight range
control,
park ing system
13 Airbag
14 Rear wiper (allroad)
1 5 Auxi
liary fuse (instrument
pane l)
16 Aux
iliary fuse terminal 15
(engine area)
Fuse p anel @ (brown )
No. Con sumer
2 Brake light sensor
3 Fuel
pump
4 Clutc h sensor
5 Left
seat heating with/w ith-
out seat vent ilation
6 Electronic Stab
il iz at ion Con-
tro l (e lectric)
7 Horn
Front left door (window reg-
8 ulator, centra
l locking, mir-
ror, switch, lighting)
9 Winds hield wipe r motor
1 0 Electronic
Stabilizat ion Con-
trol (valves)
Fuses and bulb s 251
Amp s No. Consumer Amps
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Two-door models: rear left
• window regulator; Four-
11 door models:
rear left door
30
5 (window regulator, central
lock
ing, switch, lighting)
12 Rain and light sensor
5
5
Fuse pan el© (r e d )
5/7,5 No . Consumer Amps
3 Lumbar support 10
7,5 4 Dynamic steering 35
s Interior lighting (Cabriolet)
5
5 6 W
indshield washer system,
35
h eadlight washe r system
5 7 Vehicle electrical
system
20
control module 1
5
5
8
Vehicle e lectr ica l system
30
control module 1
5 9 Left rear window regulator
7,5/20
motor (Cabriolet)/sunroof
5
15 10 Vehicle e
lectrical system
30
control module 1
10 11 R
ight rea r window regulato r
7,5/20
(Cabriolet)/sun shade motor
40 12 Anti-theft
alarm warning
5
system
Amps
5
25 5
15/30
5
15
30
30
25

252 Fuses and bulbs
Right cockpit fuse assignment
Fi g. 199 Right cockpit: f use pane l w it h plastic clip
Fuse panel @ (black )
No. Consumer Amps
5 Steering col
umn switch
5
modu le
7
Terminal 15 d iagnostic con-
nec tor 5
8
Gateway (Databus d
iagnos -
5
tic interface)
9 S u pplemen tary heate r 5
Fuse panel @ (brown )
No. Consumer
Amps
1 CD/DVD p laye r 5
2 Wi·Fi 5
3
M MI/Radio 5/20
4 Instrume nt cluster
5
5
Gateway (ins trumen t cluster
5 contro l modu le)
6 Igni tion lock
5
7 Light switch
5
8
Climate contro l system 40
blowe r
9 Steering column lock 5
No . Consumer
10 C
limate control system
11 T
erm inal 30 diagnosti c con-
n ectar
12 Steer
ing column switch
module
Right luggage compartment fuse
assignment Amps
10
10
5
F ig . 2 00 Right lu ggage compartment: fu se pane l w it h
plast ic clip
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Consumer Amps
2 Rear window heater (Ca b
rio-
30
let)
3 Power
top latch (Cabriolet)
30
4 Power top hyd ra ulics ( Cab-
so rio let)
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Consumer Amps
Luggage compartmen t lid
1 control mod
ule (a llroad)/
30/10
Power top contro l modu le
(Cabriolet)
2 Re
tra ctable rear spoiler
10
( R S 5 Coupe)

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No. Consumer
5 Electromechanical
parking
brake
6 Electronic damping control
7
Electromechanical parking
brake
8 Rear exterior lighting
9 quattro sport
10 Rear
exterior lighting
1 1 Central locking
12 Termina
l 30
Fu se pa nel © (brown )
No. Con sumer
1 Luggage compartment lid
control module (allroad)
2 1
2-volt socket, cigarette
lighter
3 DCDC
converter path 1
4 DCDC converter path 2,
so und amplifier, radio
6
Right upper cabin heat ing
(Cabr iolet)
7
Electromechanical parking
brake
Right front door (w indow
9 regu lator, central lock ing,
m irror, swit ch, lig hting)
10 Left upper
cabin heating
(Cabriolet)
Two -door models: rear right
window regulator; Four-
11 door mode
ls: rear right door
(window regulator, central
locking, sw itch, lighting)
12 Cell phone prep
Fu se panel © (black )
No. Consumer
1 Right front seat heating
4
MMI
5 Radio
6 Rear view camera
Amp s
5
15
30
30
35
30
20 5
Amp s
30
20
40
30
30
30
30
30
30
5
Amps
15
7,5
5
5
Fu ses and bulb s 253
No. Consumer Amps
7
Rear window heater (all-
30
road)
8 Rear Seat Entertainment 5
Bulbs
Replacing bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you hove
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bulbs
for you .
It is becoming increasingly more and more
difficult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in
many cases, other parts of the car must first
be removed before you are able to get to the
bulb. This applies especially to the light bulbs
in the front of your car which you can only
reach through the engine compartment.
Sheet metal and bulb holders can have sharp
edges that can cause serious cuts, parts must
be correct ly take n apa rt and then p roperly put
bac k together to he lp p revent breakage of
parts and long te rm damage from water that
can enter housings that have not been p roper­
ly re sea led .
Fo r you r safety, we re commend that you have
your autho rized Audi de aler replace any b ulbs
f or you, since your dealer has the proper too ls,
the correct bulbs and the expertise.
Gas disc har ge la mp s (Xenon l ig hts)*:
Due to the high electr ical voltage, have the
bulbs replaced by a qualified techn ic ian .
Head lights w ith Xenon light are identified by
the h igh vol tage sticker.
_&. WARNING
Changing Xenon lamps without the neces­
sary equipment can cause serious persona l
injury .
- Bulbs are pressurized and can explode
when being changed. Potential risk of in­
jury!
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