2015 AUDI RS5 CABRIOLET parking brake

2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
5
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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10
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1 3
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26
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27
28
30
30
36
38
39
40
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Autom atic power top .... .. .. .. ... .
W ind deflecto r .. ...... ... .. .. ... . 4 3
46
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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51
54
54
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58
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
General recommendat ions . .. .. .. . .
Front seats . ... ....... ... .... .. . .
H ead restraints . ............. .. . .
Seat memo ry .. .... .... .. .. .. .. . .
As htray .. .. ............. .. .. .. . .
C igare tte lig hte r .......... .... ... . 60
61
63
63
6 4
65
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 .......... . .
65
66
69
69
73
73
73
76
77
78
80
81
83
83
90
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
0
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96
97
99
99
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 . .... .... .. ............. ...
111
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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CD
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Door handle
Power locking switch
Memory buttons (driver's seat)
Button for side assist
A ir outlets
Control leve r for :
- Turn signal and high beam
0 Multifunction steering wheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ...... ... .. .
- Audio/video, telephone and
navigation buttons
- Rocker switches for tiptron ic
operation ............... .
@ ISETI button ............... .
® Instrument cluster ..... .. .. .
@ Reset button for trip odometer
@ Switches for:
- Windsh ield wiper/washer .. .
- Trip computer ..... ... .. .. .
- Lap-Timer .... .... ... .. .. .
@ Ignition lock .............. .
@ Adjustable steering column
@ Control lever for:
- Cruise contro l ....... ... .. .
- adaptive cruise cont ro l ..... .
@ Instrument lighting ........ .
@ Release lever for the engine
hood .. .. ................. .
@ Data Link Connector for On
Board Diagnostics (OBD II) .... 34
63
99
52
135 87 11
1 0
1 2
56
24
27
73
73
81
90
54
195 28
@ Lig ht switch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51
@ Adjuster control fo r outside mi r-
rors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
@ Power window switches . . . . . . 38
@ Radio-Disp lay o r MM I-Disp lay
@ Depending on options:
- Radio system
- CD changer
@ Emergency flasher ......... .
@ Glove compartment ( lockable)
@ Front passenger's a irbag .. .. . 53
66
135
In
strument s and control s 9
@ Depending on options, switches
for:
- drive select .. .. . .. .... ... . 102
- Electron ic Stabilization Con-
trol .... .. .. ............ .
- parking system ........... . 171
105
@ Deluxe automat
ic cl imate con-
t ro l .... .. .. .............. .
69
@ Se lector lever for automatic
transmission .............. .
83
@) Ashtray with cigarette lighter 64
@ Depending on options:
- MMI control console or
- drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
- Electronic Stabilization Con-
trol button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
- parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
@ Central power w indow switch
@ Power top switc h . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
@ I START ENGINE STOPI button 76
§) Electromechanical parking
brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
(D Tips
-Some of the equipment or features
show n in the general illustration may be
standard equ ipment on your vehicle or
may be opt ional equ ipment depending
on your model. Always as k yo ur au thor­
ized Audi dea ler if you have a q uest ion
about your ve hicle .
- Ope rat ion of the Multi Med ia In terface
(MMI) is described in a separa te manua l.

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Instrument s and warnin g/indic ator ligh ts 13
misfiring and fuel could enter into the ex ­
haust system . The catalytic converter
could then overheat and be damaged .
Warning/indicator
lights
Description
The indicator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or turn on. They indicate functions or
m alfunctions
c::> .&. .
Messages may appear with some indicator
lights. A warning signal will sound at the
same time . The messages disappear again af­
ter a short t ime. To display a message again,
press the
I S ET I bu tton c::> page 11 . If several
malfunction s occur, each of the indicator/
warn ing lamps will be d isplayed in succession
for about two seconds at a time.
Some ind icators ligh ts in the display can turn
on in several colors.
A WARNING
- Failure to heed warning lights and other
important vehicle info rmation may result
in serious personal injury o r vehicle dam­
age.
- Whenever sta lled or s topped for repa ir,
move the vehicle a safe dis tance off the
road, stop the engine, and turn on the
emergency flasher
c::> page 53.
- T he engine compartment of any motor
vehicle is a poten tially hazardous a rea.
Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, stop the engine and let it
cool down. Always exercise extreme ca u­
t ion when working under the hood
c::> page 195.
Overview
Some ind icator lights turn on briefly to check
the function of that system when you switch
the ignition on . T hese systems are marked
with a./ in t he followi ng tab les. If one of
these ind icator lights does no t turn on, there
is a malfunction in that system.
R ed indicator lights
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U S A models:
Brake system ./
c::> page 15
Canada model s:
Brake system ./
c::>page 15
USA m odel s:
Electromechanical par king b rake
c::> page 16
Canada models :
Electromechanical parking brake
c::> page 16
Safety belts
c::> page 16
Electrome chanical stee ring ./
c::> page 175
Batte ry
c::> page 16
Eng ine oil pressure
c::> page 17
E ngine oil level
c::> page 17
Engine cool ing system
c::> page 17
Steering column lock
c::> page 18
Ignition lock
c::> page 18
USA model s:
Speed warning system
c::> page 80
Canada model s:
Speed warning system
c::> page 80
Adaptive cru ise control./
c::> page 92
Y ellow indic ator light s
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Power top operation
c::> page 43
Electron ic Stabili zation Control
( E SC) ./
c::> page 18 ..,

14 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
TPMS
Electronic Stabilization Control
( ES C) ./
¢page 18
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
¢ page 171
USA models:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
defective ./
¢ page 19
Canada models:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
defective ./
¢ page 19
USA models:
Safety systems ./
¢page 19
Canada models:
Safety systems ./
¢ page 19
Worn brake pads
¢ page 20
E lectromechanical parking brake
¢ page 16
T ire pressu re monitoring
system ./
¢ page240
Tire pressure mon itoring system
¢page240
Electronic power control./
¢ page20
Malfunction indicator Lamp
(MIL) ./
¢ page 20
Engine speed limitation
¢ page20
Engine oil leve l
¢ page 17
Engine oil sensor
¢page 21
Battery
¢ page 16
Tank system
¢ page 21 Windshield
washer fluid level
¢ page21
Windshield wipers
¢page21 Remote control key
¢page
76
Battery in remote control key
¢page32
Defective light bulb warning
¢page21
Rear fog light(s)*
¢page21
Headlight range control
¢page 21
Adapt ive light*
¢page21
Light-/rain sensor*
¢page22
Sport differentia l*
¢page22
Ignition lock
¢ page22
Steering column lock
¢page 18
Electromechanical steering,
dynamic steering*./
¢ page 175
Transm ission ¢page 88
Transm ission ¢page 88
Other indicator lights
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Turn signals
¢page22
USA models : Cru ise control
¢page 81
Canada models : Cruise control
¢ page81
Adapt ive cru ise control*
¢page92

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Instrument s and warnin g/indic ator ligh ts 15
Adaptive cruise contro l*
~ page 92
High beam
~page 52
BRAKE /((J)) Brake system
The light i llum inates when the ignition is
switched on. It goes out after the engine has been started . Th is indicates that the brake
warn ing light is functioning properly .
If the brake wa rning light doe s not light up
w hen t he engine i s cr an ki ng , th ere ma y be a
malf unct ion in the ele ctric a l s ystem. In th is
c as e, c ont act your author ize d Audi dealer .
If the brake system warning/ind icator light
turns on, there is a brake system malfunction.
1111 ( USA mod els)/ . (Canada m odel s)
Stop veh icle and che ck brake f luid le vel
If the indicator light t urns on and the mes ­
sage appears, proceed as follows :
i.. Pull off the road .
1> Stop the vehicle.
1> Turn off the engine.
1> Check the brake flu id level ~ page 204.
1> Contact your nearest authorized repair fa-
ci lity if necessary.
W arning! Fault in br ake sy ste m . Conta ct
de aler
If the ABS indicator light rJl1 (USA mode ls)/
ii] (Ca nada models), the ESC ind icator light
GJ and the b rake system indicator ligh t
1111 (USA models);II (Canada models) turn
on and the message appears , the ABS, ESC
and braking distribution are not working
~ & .
Ca re fully drive to yo ur au thorized A ud i dealer
immed iately to have the malfunction correct ­
ed ~& -
1111 (USA m odels)/ . (Canada m odel s)
Parkin g brake sy ste m f ault! See own er' s
ma nual
- If the indicator light and the message ap­
pear
when stati onary o r aft er swit ching the ignition on
,
check if you can release the
parking brake. After releasing the parking
brake, carefully drive to your authorized
Audi dea ler immediately to have the ma l­
function correc ted. If you cannot release the
parking brake, seek professional assistance.
- If the ind icator light and the message ap ­
pear
w hile d riving , the emergency brak ing
function may not be available. It may not be
possible to set the park ing b rake or release
it once it has been set . Seek profess ional as­
sistance .
(USA models): If the warn ing light
1111 and
the warn ing light
Ei'J appear together, imme ­
diately contact your authorized Audi dealer or
qualified workshop to have a ll brake pads in­
spe cted
~ page 20.
When the light comes on, an aud ible warning
s ignal is also g iven .
A WARNING
-Always observe the warn ings in
Q page 195, before openi ng the hood
and checking the brake flu id.
- Driving with low brake fluid is a safety
ha zard . Stop the car and get professiona l
assis tance.
- I f the
1111 (USA models) ;II (Canada
models) brake system ind icator light
turns on together with the ABS and ESC
indicator lights, the ABS/ESC regulating
function may have failed. Functions that
stabilize the vehicle are no longer avai la­
ble. This could cause the vehicle to
swerve and increase the r isk of slid ing .
Drive carefully to the nearest authorized
Aud i deale r or other q ualified workshop
and have the malfunction corrected .
- If the brake warning/ind icator light does
not go out after a few seconds and the
pa rking brake is re leased, or lights up
while you are dr iving, t he f lu id leve l in
the brake fl uid reservo ir is too low. If you
believe that it is safe to do so, proceed
immediate ly at low speed to the nearest
Ill-

16 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
authorized Audi dealer or qualified work­
shop and have the brake system
inspected.
- Always keep in mind that after several
brake applications, you will need greater
pressure on the brake pedal to stop your
vehicle . Do not rely on stra ined brakes to
respond w ith maximum stopping power
in critical situations. You must a llow for
increased bra king distances. The extra
distance used up by fading brakes could
lead to an acc ident.
::.'!!JC®) Electromechan ical parking brake
The warning/indicator light monitors the
electromechanical parking brake.
If the indicator light. (USA models)/ .
(Canada models) turns on, the park ing brake
was set.
The warning/ind icator light will go out when
the park ing brake is released.
• (USA models) ;a (Canada models) Cau·
tion : Vehicle parked too steep
If the indicator light blinks and the message
appears, there is not enough braking power to
keep the vehicle from rolling. The brakes have
overheated. The vehicle could roll away even
on a small incli ne.
Press brake pedal to release parking brake
To release the parking brake, press the brake
pedal and press the button®> or start driving
with start ing ass ist at the same time
c:> page 79.
Please release parking brake
To release the parking brake manually, press
the brake peda l and press the button®) at
the same time. The parking brake only releas­
es automatically if the driver's safety belt is
fastened.
Ill Parking brake!
If the Ill indicator light turns on and this
message appears, there is a parking brake
malfunction. Drive to your authorized Aud i dealer or qualified workshop immediately to
have the malfunction corrected.
,(f. Safety belts
This
warning/indicator light reminds you to
put on your safety belt.
T he . warn ing/ indicator light i llum inates
when the ignition is switched on to remind
the driver and (on USA models on ly) any front
passenger to put on the safety be lt. Addition­
ally, an acoustic warning (gong) will also
sound.
For more Information
c:> page 123, Safety
belt warning light.
· 0 Battery
The . warning/indicator light illuminates
when you switch on the ignition and must go
out after the eng ine has started.
• Alternator fault: Battery is not being
charged
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, there is a malfunction in the
generator or vehicle electrical system .
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer or quali­
fied workshop immediate ly . Because the veh i­
cle battery is discharging, turn off all unnec­
essary electrical equipment such as the radio.
Seek professiona l assistance if the battery
charge level is too low .
(•] Low battery : Battery will be charged
while driving
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, there may be limited sta rting
ability.
If this message turns off after a little while,
the battery charged enough while driving.
If the message does not turn off, have your
authorized Aud i dealer or qualified workshop
correct the malfunction.

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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.
@ Tips
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.

78 On the road
This message appears if the master key is re­
moved from the vehicle with the engine run ­
n ing.
If the master key is no longer in the ve ­
h icle, you cannot switch on the ignition after
stopping the engine and you also cannot start
the eng ine again . Moreover, you can not lock
the veh icle from the outside w ith the key.
Shift to P otherwise vehicle can roll away .
Doors do not lock if lever is not in
P.
This message appears for safety reasons
a long w ith a warning signa l. It appears if the
selector lever for the automat ic transm iss ion
is not in the P position when sw itch ing off the
ignition . Move the selector lever to the P pos i­
tion, othe rwise the ve hicle is not secured
against rolling away . You also cannot lock the
vehi cle using the locking bu tton* on the door
han dle or using the remote key.
Convenience key defective! Use ignition lock
This message appears if the eng ine must be
started or stopped using the ignition key and
not the
I STAR T ENGIN E ST OP ! button .
Electromechanical
parking brake
Operation
The electromechanical parking brake replaces
the hand brake.
F ig. 92 Cen te r console: Parking brake
.., Pull on the switch @ c.> fig. 92 to apply the
parking brake. The indicator lights in the
switch and. (USA models)/. (Cana-
da models) in the instrument cluste r ill umi­
nate. ..,
With the ignition switched on, step on the
brake peda l or the accelerator pedal and
press the switch @ at the same time to re ­
lease the parking brake . The indicator lights
in the switch and. (USA mode ls)/ . (Can­
ada models) in the instrument cluster go
out.
Your vehicle is equipped with an electrome­ chanical parking brake. The parking brake is
designed to prevent the veh icle from rolling
u nintentionally and replaces the hand brake.
In add ition to the normal functions of a tradi­
t ional hand brake, the electromechanical
parking brake provides various convenience
and safe ty funct ions .
When starting from rest
-The integral start ing ass ist helps you when
driving by automatically releasing the park­
ing brake
c> page 79, Starting from rest .
- When start ing o n inclines, the starting as­
sist prevents the vehicle from unintentional­
ly rolling back. The braking force of the
pa rking brake is not released until suffic ient
driving force has been bui lt up at the
wheels.
Emergency brake function
An emergency brake ensures that the veh icle
can be slowed down even i f the normal brakes
fail ¢ page 79, Emergency braking.
A WARNING
If a drive rang e is engaged with the vehicle
stationary and the engine running, yo u
must in no instance accelerate carelessly.
Otherwise the vehi cle wi ll start to move
immediately -risk of an accident.
(0 Tips
-If the parking brake is applied with the
ign ition switched off, the ind icator lights
in the switch and - (USA models) .
(Canada mode ls) in the instrument clus­
ter will go out after a certain period of
time.