2015 AUDI RS5 CABRIOLET Owners Manual

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-The wind deflector works best when a ll
of the windows are rolled up wh ile driv­
i ng.
- Only store the wind def lector in the stor­
age bag* when it is dry.
Power top emergency
operation
General information
The power top can be closed manually if there
is a malfunction.
~ Set the parking brake.
~ Open the windows.
~ Switch the ign ition off.
~ To reduce pressure in the powe r top hydraul­
ics, pull the<¾, button for approximately 10
to 15 seconds ¢
page 43, fig. 36.
Only close the powe r top manually in an emer­
gency . Have a second person help you. Drive
to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized re­
pa ir facility immediately to have the malfunc­
tion corrected.
A WARNING
-There is a risk of p inching your hands or
injuring othe r people during all steps in
the power top emergency operation
process.
- Make sure all w indows are open during
emergency operation.
- Do not hold the power top supports or
other moving parts.
- Never drive when the power top is not
locked correctly. The wind from driving
cou ld cause the power top to open . This
can result in injur ies and damage to the
vehicle.
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The vehicle headliner is not clipped in and
the power top compartment cover is not
locked after using the power top emergen­
cy operation procedure. Drive to an author- Power top 4
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ized Audi dealer or authorized repair facili­
ty immediately to have the malfunction
corrected .
Step 1: Releasing the power top storage
bay lid
Fig. 43 Luggage compartment: re lease lever
Fig. 44 Luggage compartment: side trim
~ Open the luggage compartment lid.
~ Reach with your finger into the gap behind
the trim near the center of the vehicle
¢fig. 43.
~ Press the release lever down to release the
power top compartment cover .
~ Open the left side trim and press the yellow
lever in the direction of the arrow¢
fig. 44.
~ Remove the emergency re lease key (hex key)
from the left side trim @ ¢
fig. 44.
~ Open the right side tr im and press the ye l­
low lever in the direction of the arrow.

48 Power top
Step 2: Lifting the power top
compartment cover out
Fig. 45 Rear of vehicle: storage bay cover partially
open
Fi g. 46 Rear of veh icle: power top storage compart­
ment cover completely open
""First press the luggage compartment lid
li ghtly in the direction of the arrow
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¢ fig . 45 ¢.&. in General information on
page 47 .
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""The n ra ise the powe r top compar tment cov­
er out of the power top storage bay @and
hold it in place .
"" Close the luggage compartment lid.
"" Open the power top storage compartment
cover complete ly¢
fig. 46.
Step 3: Opening the latch
F ig. 4 7 Rear of veh icle: opening the latch
"" Remove the cap from the trim and insert the
emergency release key in the opening .
"" Turn the emergency re lease key counter­
clockw ise until it stops to open the latch.
"" Remove the emergency release key.
Step 4: Closing the power top
Fig . 4 8 Rear of vehicle: closing the power top
Fig . 4 9 Wind shie ld: closing the power top
"" Raise the power top out of the storage bay
and pull it out comp letely¢
A in General
information on page 47.
"" Press the power top onto the windshie ld
frame ¢
fig. 49.
.. Press the~ button ¢ page 43, fig. 36 to
close the power top. If th is does not work,
proceed w ith
¢ page 49, Step 5: Retract­
ing the power top compartment cover.

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Step S: Retracting the power top
compartment cover
Fig. 50 Rear of vehicle: retracting the power top com·
partment cover
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• Raise the rear of the power top and hold it in
place
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page 47.
• Slide the power top compartment cover for­
ward @ until it reaches the end position .
Release the power top.
Step 6: Locking the power top
Fig. 51 Inside of the power top: locking the power top
• Insert the emergency release key into the
opening
¢ page 48, fig. 47.
• Turn the emergency release key clockwise
until it stops to lock the power top.
• Remove the emergency release key and in­
stall the cap in the opening .
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Make sure the locking mechanisms are
locked securely .
Power top 49
Step 7: Loosening the headliner
Fig. 52 Rear w indow : loosen ing the right side of the
h ead liner
Fig. 53 Rear window: head liner partially loosened
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Perform the following steps at the rear of the
vehicle on both sides of the power top.
• To loosen the headliner, raise the rear of the
power and pull on the yellow loop
c:> fig. 52
with the emergency release key.
• Continue pulling on the loop to loosen the
headliner around the rear window (approxi­
mately 30 cm)
¢ fig. 53.
Step 8 : Securing the latch
Fig. 54 Rear of the power top: securing the latch
Lock the latch on both sides of the vehicle.

50 Power top
• Pull the power top headline r to the side in
the area by the rear head restraints
¢ fig. 54.
• Insert the short end of the emergency re­
lease lever in the yellow sleeve on the power
top support ¢
fig. 54 .
• Turn the emerge ncy release key in the direc­
t ion of the arrow @ unt il the support is
locked .
• Put the emergency release key away @
¢ page 47, fig . 44.

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Clear vision Lights
Switching the lights on and off
F ig . 55 Instrument pane l: headlight control switch
Light switch ·'t/,·
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Turn the switch c> fig . 55 to the correspond ing
position . When the lights are switched on, the
:oo: symbol turns on.
0 • The lights are off or the dayt ime running
lights are on:
- USA model s: The daytime running lights are
activated when the light sw itch
c> fig . 55 is
in the
O position or the AUTO position (only
in daylight conditions). The daytime running
lights function can be turned on and off in
the radio or MMI * menu
Exterior lighting
¢page 52, c> &_ .
-Canada model s: The daytime runn ing lights
are activated when the light sw itch ¢
fig. 55
is i n the O position, :oo: position or the AUTO
pos it io n (on ly in daylight cond itions) . The
daytime running lights function canno t be
turned off¢&. .
AUTO* -Au tomatic headlights switch on and
off depending on b rightness, fo r example in
tw ilight, during rain or in tunnels¢,& .
:oo: -Side marker lights
~D -Low beam headlights
Rear f og light (s)
Press the appropriate b utton c> fig. 55:
0$-Rear fog ligh t(s)
Clear vi sion 51
adaptive light*
When switched on, adap tive ligh t adapts to
curves in the road depend ing on the vehicle
speed and the steering ang le. This provides
better light ing through the curve. The system
operates at speeds between approximate ly
6 mph (10 km/h) and 68 mph (110 km/h).
Stati c corner ing light* (vehicles with adaptive
light) -the cornering light switches on at
speeds up to approximately 25 mph (40 km/
h) w hen a certain steering wheel angle is
reached o r when a turn signal is activated. The
area to the s ide of the vehicle is illuminated
bette r whe n turn ing .
The adaptive light and the cornering light only
functio n when the switch is in the AUTO posi­
t ion (automatic headlights*) .
A WARNING
-Daytime r unning lights and automa tic
headlights* are only intended to ass ist
the driver . T hey do n ot relieve the driver
of his responsibili ty to che ck the head ­
lights and to t urn them on manua lly ac ­
cording to the current light and visibility
conditions. For examp le, fog cannot be
detected by the light sensors*. So a lways
sw itch on the headlights
~D under these
weather conditions and when driving in
the dar k.
- Cras hes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when yo u cannot be
see n by other motoris ts. Always tu rn on
the head lights so that you can see ahead
a nd so that ot hers can see your car from
t he b ack.
- P lease obey all laws when using the
lig hting sys tems descr ibed here.
(D Note
The rear fog lights shou ld only be turned
on in acco rdance with t raff ic regu lation, as
the lights a re bright for following traffic. ..,.

52 Clear vis ion
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- The light sensor* for headlight control is
located in the rear view m irror mount.
You should therefore not apply any st ick­
ers to the windsh ield in this area in order
to prevent malfunctions or failures.
- Some exterior lighting functions can be
adjusted
¢page 52.
- When you remove your key from the igni­
tion while the vehicle's lights are turned
on, a buzzer sounds as long as the driv­
er's door is open .
- In cool or damp weather, the ins ide of
the headlights, turn signals and tail lights can fog over due to the tempera­
ture difference between the inside and
outside. They will clea r shor tly after
switching them on. This does not affect
the service life of the lighting.
- In the even t of a light sensor malfunc­
tion, the driver is no tified in the instru­
ment cluster disp lay¢
page 22.
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher .
Fig. 56 Tu rn s ig na l and hig h beam lever
Turn sign als ¢i ¢
The turn signals activate when you move the
l ever into a turn s ignal pos ition when the ign i­
tion is switched on.
(D -right turn signal
@-left tur n signa l
The turn s ignal blinks three times if you just
tap the lever .
High be ams and headlight flasher [D
Move the lever to the correspon ding posit io n:
@ -high beams on
@ -high beams off or headlight flasher
The indicator light
ii in the instrument cl us­
te r turns on .
Notes on thes e features
-The turn signals on ly wor k w ith the ignition
t ur ned on. The indicator ligh ts
Ct or a in
the instrument cluster also blink.
- After you have turned a co rner, the turn s ig ­
na l switches off au toma tically .
- The
high beam works on ly w hen the head­
lights a re on. The ind icator ligh t
II in the
instrument cluster illuminates when the
high beams are on .
- The
headlight flasher works o nly as long as
you ho ld the lever -even if there a re no
lights switched on . The indicator light
II in
the instrument cluster illuminates when you
use the headlight flasher.
A WARNING
--
Do not use the h igh beam or headlight
flasher if you know that these could blind
oncom ing traffic.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions ore selected in the radio or
MMI" .
.,. Select: !CARI function button> Exte rior
light ing .
Or
.,. Select: !CARI function button > Car systems *
control button > Vehicle s etting s> Exterior
lighting .
Coming home (light when leav ing car }*,
Leav ing home (light when unlocking car )*
The coming home function illuminates the
area around the vehicle when the ignition is
switched off and th e dr ive r's door is open ed.
Depend ing on veh icle equ ipment, the function
can be switched on and off or the length of
time the lig hts remain on* can be ad justed . ..,.

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The leavin g home function i lluminates the
area around the vehicle when unlock ing it.
T his function can be switched on and off.
The
c o ming h om e and lea ving home func­
tions on ly operate when it is dark and the
light switch is in the AUTO posit ion
¢ page 51 , fig. 55.
Auto headlight s*
When the light switch is in the A UTO
¢ page 51 position, the switch-on po int of the
lights can be changed in the automatic driving
light function.
Daytime running lights
USA m odel s:
You can switch the dayt ime run­
ni ng lights
on and o ff .
Canada mod els:
The function cannot be
turned off .
It is activated a utomat ica lly each
time the ignition is switched on.
Travel mode*
T he headlight beam is asymmetrical. This pro­
v ides stronger illum ination on the s ide of the
road on wh ich you are driving .
If you are driv­
i ng in a country that d rives on the opposite
side of the road from your own country, th is
will cause glare for on coming drivers. To pre­
vent glare:
- Trave l mode must be selected in vehicles
with Xenon headlights*.
- In veh icles with halogen headlights, ce rtain
areas of the head light lenses must be cov­
ered with wate rproof adhesive covers that
prevent light from passing thro ugh. For
more informat ion, please see your author ­
i z ed Audi dea ler or author ized repa ir faci lity .
(D Tips
When trave l mode is activated, a display in
the driver information system indicates
this each time you switch the ignit io n on.
Clear vi sion 5 3
Emergency flashers
Fig. 5 7 Center co n sole : em erge ncy flasher sw itc h
The emergency flashers makes other moto­
rists aware that you or your vehicle are in an
emergency situation .
.. Press the switch
Gil ¢ fig. 57 to turn the
emergency flashers on or off .
When the emergency f las hers are on, all four
turn s ignals b link at the same time. The turn
s ignal indicator lights .
1B in the instru ­
ment cluster, as well as the light in the emer­
gency flasher switch ~ blink likewise.
You can indicate a lane change or a tu rn w hen
the emergency flashers are switched on by us­
ing the turn signal lever. The emergency flash­
ers stop temporarily .
T he emergency flashers also work when the
ign it ion is turned off .
T he emergency flashers w ill turn on a utomat i­
ca lly if yo u are in an accident where the airbag
has deployed.
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You sho uld turn on the emergency f lashers
when:
- yo u are the last veh icle standing in a t raf ­
fic jam so that any other vehi cles coming
can see you, or whe n
- your vehicle has bro ken down or you are
in an eme rgency s ituation, or when
- yo ur vehicle is be ing towed by a tow
truck or if you are tow ing another vehicle
beh ind you.

54 Clear vis ion
Interior lights
Front /rear interior lights
Fig . 58 Fro nt headliner : interior lig htin g con tro ls
Fig. 59 R ear headlin er: r ear rea ding lights
@ Interio r ligh ts
Press the button ®· T he LED in the button il­
lum inates.
I f the LED illum inates, the interior lighti ng is
controlled automatically .
@ Front /rear r eading li ghts
To turn a reading light on/off , press the but­
ton~ ~
fig. 58 or ~ fig. 59 .
Instrument illumination
The basic brightness of the illumination for
the instruments, the center console and the
display can be adjusted .
Fig . 60 Ins trument ill umin atio n
.,. Press the knob to re lease it .
.,. Turn the knob toward"-" or"+" to reduce or
increase the brightness .
.,. Press the knob aga in to return it to its origi­
nal posit ion.
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The instrument i llumination (for dials and
needles) lights on when the ignition is
switched on and the vehicle lights are
turned off . As the daylight fades, the illu­
mination of the dia ls likewise dims auto­
matically and wi ll go out completely when
the ou tside light is very low. This feature is
meant to rem ind you to sw itch on the
headlights when ou tside light conditions
become poor .
Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig . 6 1 Forwar d se ct io n of drive r's armr est: powe r mir ­
r o r contro ls