2015 AUDI RS5 CABRIOLET stop start

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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 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
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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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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.
-
- 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 ¢
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Do not continue driving if the . symbo l
illuminates. There is a malfunct ion in the
engine cooling system -you co uld damage
your eng ine .
@-Steering column lock
• Steering defective! Do not drive vehicle!
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, there is an electronic steer ing
column lock malfunction . You ca nnot switch
the ign ition on .
Do
not tow your vehicle because it cannot be
steered. Seek professional assistance.
1!11 Steering lock: Contact dealer!
If the indicator light turns on and t he mes­
sage appears, there is an elect ronic steer ing
column lock ma lfunction.
Drive to your authorized Aud i dea ler immedi­
ately to have the malfunction corrected.
A WARNING
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Your vehicle must not be towed in the
event of a malfunction in the electronic
steering column lock because it cannot be
steered due to the locked steering.
If it is
towed with the steering locked, there is
the risk of an accident.
©-Ignition lock
• Ignition lock defective. Contact dealer!
If the indicator light turns on and the mes ­
sage appears, do
not switch the ignition off
because you may not be able to switch it on
again.
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer immedi­
ately to have the malfunction corrected.
On vehicles with convenience key *, the engine
should not be switched
off using the
I START ENGINE STOP ! button because the en­
g ine cannot be started again after the ignition
has been switched
off.
(D Tips
The symbol's appearance might be differ­ ent in some mode ls.
!;.! ~ Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
If the DJ ind icator light blinks while driving,
the ESC or ASR (Anti-Slip Regulation) is active­
ly regulat ing.
If the
DJ ind icator light turns on, the system
has switched the ESC
off. In th is case, you can
switch the ign ition
off and then on to switch
the ESC on aga in. The ind icator light turns
off
when the system is fu nctioning fu lly.
If the
II ind icator light turns on, ESC was re­
stricted or switched
off using the I.a OFFI but­
ton
Q page 171 .
Stabilization control (ESC/ABS): Fault! See
owner's manual
If the indicator light DJ and the ABS indicator
light~ (USA models)
;t!J (Canada models)
turn on and the message appears, the ABS or
electron ic differe ntial lock is malfunctioning.
T his also causes the ESC to malfunction. The
brakes still function with their normal power,
but ABS is not active .
Drive to your author ized Audi dealer immed i­
ately to have the malfunction corrected .
For more information about the ESC
Q page 171.
A WARNING
--If the 1111 (USA models)/ . (Canada
models) brake system indicator light turns
on together with the ABS and ESC indic a­
tor lights, the ABS/ES( regulat ing function
may have failed. Functions that s tabilize
the vehicle are no longer available. This
could cause the vehicle to swerve and in­
crease the risk of sliding. Drive carefully to
the nearest authorized Audi dealer and
have the ma lfunction corrected.
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.. With the ignition switched on, press the
I RESE T I button <=> page 25, fig. 11 repeated­
ly until the engine o il temperature indicator
is shown.
If the engine o il temperature is be low 140 ° F
(60
°(), the 1!11 symbol followed by three hy­
phens"- --" and the
0
( unit is shown.
At an engine o il temperature above 140 °F
(60 °C) the engine has reached its operating
temperature. The engine oil temperature may be higher if there is heavy engine load and
high temperatures outside. This is not a cause
for concern as long as the.<=>
page 17 or
the
Bl <=> page 17 warning light in the display
does not flash .
Lap timer
Introduction
You can record and eva luate lap times with
the lap timer in the display<=>
page 27,
fig . 15 . The time is measured in minutes, sec­
onds and 1/10 seconds . The hours are also
shown when the lap time exceeds 60 minutes .
The maximum ind ividual measurement is 99
hou rs. A max imum of 99 laps may be reco rd ­
ed.
_& WARNING
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Please devote your fu ll attent ion to driv­
ing . As the driver, you have comp lete re ­
sponsibility for safety i n traffic. Only use
the functions in such a way that you always ma intain complete control over your veh i­
cle in all traff ic situations .
@ Tips
When the lap timer stopwatch is running,
you can call up the trip computer informa­
tion with the
I RESE TI button. Dri
ver inform ation di spl ay 2 7
Calling up the lap timer and timing
Fig. 14 Contro ls
F ig . 1 S Display: Lap t imer
Calling up the lap t imer
.. Press the I RESET ! button<=> fig. 14@ until
the lap timer <=>
fig. 15 appears .
Timing laps
.. To sta rt timing, press the upper section of
t he wiper swi tch@ . The time measurement
is shown in line@<=>
fig. 15.
.. To stop t iming, press the upper section of
the wiper switch ® again . This also starts
timing the next round. The prev ious t iming
always moves one line down, first into line
@ , and then into lines @ and @. The lap
number that corresponds to the tim ing is
disp layed in front of the ind iv idual timings.
Di splaying inte rmediat e time and pau sing
timing
.. To display an intermed iate time, press the
lower section of the wiper switch @. The
tim ing continues to run i n the background .
.. To pause t iming, press the lower section of
the wiper swi tch @ agai n.
.. To continue tim ing, p ress the uppe r section
of the wiper switch @.
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If timing is paused, you can continue it late r
even if you sw itch the ignition off .
Evaluating times and continuing or
resetting timing
You can evaluate the fastest, slowest and
average lap times.
Fig. 16 Dis play : lap time eva luat ion
.,. To evaluate lap times, press and hold the
I RESET I button ¢ page 27, fig. 14 @for ap­
proximate ly
2 seconds. The number of laps
t raveled, the fastest lap"+", the slowest lap
" -" and the average lap time "0" appears in
the display .
.,. To continue timing for additional laps, press
the wiper switch @ .
.,. To reset the timer to zero, press and hold
the
I RESET I button again for approximately
2 seconds .
.,. To switch the lap timer off comp letely, press
the
I RESET I button br iefly.
@ Tips
- Saved lap times cannot be ind ividually
deleted from the total results.
- The saved lap timer values will not be
l ost after turning the ignition off .
On-Board Diagnostic
system (OBD)
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL )
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ¢"4 in
the instrument cluster is part of the On-Board
Diagnostic (OBD II) system. T
he warning/indicator light illuminates when
the ignition is switched on and goes out after
the engine starts and the id le has stabilized .
This indicates that the MIL is working proper­
ly.
If the light does not go out after the engine
is started, or illum inates while you are dr iv­
ing, a malfunction may exist in the engine sys­
tem . If the light illuminates, the catalytic con­
verter could be damaged .
Cont inue driving
with reduced power (avoid­
ing sustained high speeds and/or rapid accel­
erations) and have the condition corrected.
Contact your authorized Audi dea ler .
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the
MIL light to illuminate
¢ page 192 .
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 17 Locat io n of Data Link Co nnector (O LC)
On-Board Diagnostics monitors the compo­
nents of your emission contro l system. Each
monitored component in your engine system
has been assigned a code. In case of a mal­
function, the component will be identified
and the fault stored as a code in the control
module memo ry.
The MIL light may also illuminate if there is a leak in the on-board fuel vapor recovery sys­
tem .
If the light illuminates after a refueling,
stop the vehicle and make sure the fuel filler
cap is properly closed
¢ page 192.
In order to make an accurate diagnosis, the
stored data can on ly be displayed using spe­
cial diagnostic equipment (generic scan tool
for 080) .
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32 Opening and clo sing
keys. Unguarded access to the keys pro­
vides children the opportunity to start the engine and/or act ivate vehicle sys­
tems such as the power w indows etc . Un­
supervised operation of any veh icle sys­
tem by ch ildren can res ult in serious in­
Jury.
- Do not remove the key from the ignition
lock un til the vehicl e has come to a com­
plete stop. Otherwise the steering col­
um n lo ck could sud denly e ngage -caus ­
ing the risk of an accident.
@ Tips
- The operation of the remote cont ro l key
c a n be tempo rarily disru pted by in terfer­
ence from tran smi tters in t he v ici nity of
t h e veh icle work ing in the same frequen ­
cy ra nge (e.g . a ce ll phone, radio equip­
ment).
- Fo r security reasons, replacement keys
a re on ly availab le from author ized Audi
dealer.
- For Decla ration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regu la­
tions
c:> page 267.
Removing the mechanical k ey
F ig . 19 Remote ma ster key : remov ing the mec hanic al
key
" Press the release button ® c=>fig . 19.
"Pull the mecha nica l key @out of the maste r
key .
Using the mechan ica l key , you can :
- lock and unlock* the glove compartment on
the passenger's sid e ¢
page 66 . -
lock and unlock the vehicle manua lly
¢ page 35 if this should not be possible
w ith the master key.
- use the ignition key emergency release
¢ page 33.
Check light and battery in the master
key
•
Fig. 20 Remote mas ter key: r em ovin g th e bat te ry h old ­
er
Check light in the master key
The check light@¢ fig. 20 in the mas ter key
provides information abo ut different condi ­
t ions .
" The check light turns on b riefly once when a
bu tton is pressed , and during an " inquiry "
by the convenience key system .
" If the check light does not come on, the bat­
t ery is dead a nd has to be replaced. In addi­
t ion, when the batte ry is dead the
!I indi ­
ca tor ligh t a ppears in the instr ume nt clu ster
disp lay as well as the message
Plea se
change key battery .
Master key battery replacement
" Remove th e mechan ica l key r=o page 32.
" Press the re lease b utton @ r=o fig. 20on the
bat tery ho lder and at the same time pu ll the
battery ho lder o ut of the maste r key in the
d irection of the ar row.
" Insta ll the new battery CR 2032 with the
"+ " sign facing down.
" Push the battery holder carefully into the
master key.
" Insta ll the mechanical key .