2015 AUDI RS5 COUPE check oil

Emerg enc y ass is tance
"' Remove the valve cap from the tire valve and
unscrew the valve insert using the accompany­
ing valve insert tool¢
fig. 176.
"'Lay the valve insert on a clean surface.
"' Remove the sealing plug from the filling hose
and connect the hose to the tire valve .
"' Hold the bottle w ith the bottom facing upward
and empty the ent ire contents into the tire .
"'T hen pull out the hose and screw the valve in­
sert t ight ly back into the tire va lve.
Inflating a ti re
"' Screw the filling hose for the electric air pump
onto the tire valve and insert the connector into
the cigarette lighter .
"' Inflate the tire between 2.0 and 2.5 ba r and
read the pressure from the ga uge .
"' If this tire pressu re is not reached, drive your
vehicle approximate ly 10 meters forward or
backward so that the sea lant can be redistribut­
ed inside the tire. If at this time the required air
pressure st ill cannot be reached, the tire is too
badly damaged and cannot be repa ired with the
ti re sealant.
F in al ch eck
"' After driving for about 10 minutes, stop and
check the tire press ure.
"' If tire pressure is less than 1.3 bar, the tire is
too severely damaged . Do not cont inue to
drive. Seek professional assistance .
A WARNING
- Turn on the eme rgency flashers and set up
the emergen cy tr iangle if you have flat tire
wh ile in moving traffic. Th is is for yo ur pro­
tection and the for the safety o f other driv­
ers.
- Have all passengers leave the vehi cle and
stay away from the danger zone (for exam ­
ple, behind a guard rail).
- Read and fo llow the manufacturer's safety
precautions on the compressor and in the
instructions on the bottle of sealant!
- If a t ire pressure of 2.0 bar cannot reached
after inflating for six minutes, then the tire is too severe ly damaged . Do not contin ue
dr iv ing !
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-Obtain qua lified help i f it is not possible to
perform the repair w ith the t ire sea lant.
- If the tire pressure is less than 1 .3 bar after
10 minutes of driving, then the the t ire is
too severe ly damaged. Do not continue driv­
ing. Seek professional assistance.
(D Note
Partic ular care is necessary if you are mak ing
a tire repa ir on a steep incl ine.
(D Tips
- Do not operate the electric air pump for
more than 6 minutes witho ut stopp ing, oth­
erwise it can overheat. When the air pump
has cooled down, you can continue to use it.
- If sea lant has spilled out, let it dry and then
you can remove it by peeling it away like a
foil.
- Remember to obtain a new bott le of sealant
from your authorized Audi dealer after re­ pairing a tire. After this, the functionality of
the tire repair set is restored .
- Obey all laws.
Replacing wheels
Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your own
and your passenger's safety when changing a
wheel.
"' After you experience a t ire failure, pull the ca r
well away from mov ing traffic and t ry to reac h
l e vel ground before you stop
~ ,&.
"' All passengers should leave the car and move
to a safe location ( for ins tance , behind the
guardrail) ¢,& .
"' Engage the parking brake to prevent your ve hi­
cle from ro lling unintent iona lly ¢ ,& .
"' Move the selector le ver to the P position .
"' Take the jack
¢page 216 out of the luggage
compartment .

Emergency situation s
Raising the vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The v ehicle may only be lifted at the lifting
points illustrated.
F ig . 1 94 Front lift in g po int
F ig . 1 95 Rear l ift ing po int
... Read and heed WARNING c> &_ .
... Locate lifting points c> fig. 194 and c> fig . 195.
... Adjust lift ing arms of workshop hoist or floor
jack to match veh icle lifting points.
... Inse rt a r ubber pad between the floor jack/
workshop hoist and the lifting points .
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack to
work underneath, be sure th e vehicle is safely
supported on stands intended for this purpo se.
F ront l ifting point
The lifting point is located on the floor pan rein­
forcement about at the same leve l as the jack
mount ing po int
c> fig . 194 . Do not lift the vehi­
cle at the vertical sill reinforcement .
Rear lift ing point
The lifting point is located on the vertical rein ­
forcement of the lower sill fo r the on board jack
c>fig. 195.
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Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to c::> page 221.
A WARNING
- To reduce t he risk of serious injury and vehi­
cle damage .
- Always lift the vehicle only at the specia l
workshop hoist and f loor jack lift points il­
l ustrat ed
c::> fig . 194 and c> fig. 195.
-Failure to lift the veh icle a t these points
could cause the veh icle to tilt o r fall from
a lift if th ere is a cha nge in vehi cle we ight
dis tribu tio n and balance. T his m ight hap­
p en, for example, whe n he avy compone nts
s uch as the en gine block or tran smission
are removed .
- W hen removing he avy componen ts like
these, anchor vehicle to hoist or ad d corre ­
spond ing weights to ma intain the center of
grav ity . Otherwise, the vehicle might ti lt o r
slip off the ho ist , causing se rious persona l
in jury .
(D Note
-Be aware of the following points before lift ­
ing the vehicle:
- The veh icle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil pan, the transmis sion housing, the front
or rear axle or the body side members .
This could lead to serious damage .
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chas sis frame , a rubber pad must be in­
serted between the floor ja ck and the lift
points.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist,
check that the vehicle weight doe s not
exceed the permissible lifting capacity of
the hoist.
- Before driving over a work shop hoist , en­
sure that the re is sufficient clearance be­
tween the hoist and low parts of the ve­
h icle.

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Technical data
Vehicle identification
F ig. 196 Ve hicle Identificat io n Number (VlN) plate: loca·
t io n on d river 's s id e dash pane l
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9G3 0G7 0YH
8EH Ul A X 98
803 908 824
7K0 4X3
2 K2
4KC 3Y0 413
7GB
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Fig. 197 T he veh icle identi fica tion label: ins ide the l ug·
ga ge compart men t
Vehicle Identification Number (VlN )
The Veh icle Iden tifica tion Number is located in
d iffe rent p laces:
- under the w indshield on the dr iver's side
c> fig . 196.
-in the radio or in the MM I*: Select : I CARI func­
t ion button
> V ehicle ID numb er (VIN ) or se·
Leet :
I CARI funct ion button > Car sy stem s* con­
tro l bu tton >
Servicing & checks > VIN num­
ber .
-on the vehicle identification la bel.
Technical d ata
Vehicle id entification label
T he veh icle identification label is lo cated in the
lu ggage compartment near the battery.
T he labe l c>
fig. 197 shows the fo llowing vehicle
da ta:
(D Vehicle Ident ificat ion Number (VIN)
@ Vehicle type, engine o utp ut, transmission
® Engine and transm iss ion code
@ Pa int number and interior
® Optional equipment numbers
T he information of the veh icle identification label
c a n a lso be fo und in you r W arranty
& Mai nte­
nance booklet.
Safety compliance sticker
T he safety compliance sticker is you r assurance
that your new vehi cle complies w ith all applicable
Federa l Mo tor Vehi cle Safety Sta ndards which
were in effec t at the time the vehicle w as m anu ­
fac tured. Yo u can find this sticker on the door
jamb on the driver 's side. It shows the month and
year of production and the vehicle identification number of your vehicle (perforation) as we ll as
the Gross Veh icle Weight Rating (GVWR) and the
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR).
H igh vo ltage warning lab el
T he hig h voltage warning label is located in the
engine compartment ne xt to the eng ine hood re­
lease. The spark ign ition system complies with
the Canadian standard ICES-002 .
Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) for front
and rear are listed on a st icker on the door jamb
on the dr iver's side.
T he Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing includes the
weight of the basic vehicle plus fu ll fuel tank, oil
and coolant, p lus maxim um load, which includes
passenger weigh t (150 lbs/68 kg per designated
seat ing pos ition) and luggage we ight
c> .&, . ..,,.
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B
Battery ..... .. ................ ..... . .
16
Battery location inside the luggage compart-
ment. ..... .. ................ ..... . 197
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Energy management .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Important warnings when working on the
battery .. ... ............. ...... ... .
Jump starting ............ .. .. .. .... .
Replacing the battery ..... .. .. .. .. .. .
Working on the battery .... .. .. .. .. .. .
Before driving ................ ... ... . .
Belt tensioners ...................... .
Blended gasoline .......... .... .. .. .. .
Blower (automatic climate control) .. .. .. . .
Booster seats ................ ... .... .
Brake flu id 175
197
228
199 197
111
126
183
69
158
Changing the brake flu id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 195
Brake system Anti -lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Brake light defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Brake power assist unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Brakes ..... .. ................ ..... . 172
Ceramic brakes.............. ... .... . 172
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 75
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
brak ing guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Messages
Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
... ................ ... .... ..
Break-in period
Brake pads ............... ... ... ... .
Tires .... .. .......... · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
Breaking in .. ............. .... .. .... . 95
95
172
177 177
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Index
C
California Proposition 65 Warning ... .. . .
Battery specific . ................. .. .
Capacities .. .. .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. . .
Engine oil ... .. . .. ............ .. .. . .
Care ... .... .... ................... . .
Cargo area 188
198
234 189
181
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . 62, 117
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Ceram ic brake rotors
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Checking Engine coolant level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat.. .. .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. 129
Where can I get additional informat ion
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 167
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 163
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system ....... .. ..... ........... .. .
Lower anchorages ................ .. .
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ..... .. .. .. .. ............... . .
Tether anchors
Tether straps .... ................ .. .
Child safety seats 164
164
164
165
165
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Convertib le child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
How do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? .... ................ ... 153
I nfant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Safety instruc tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Unused safety belts on the rear seat 155
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Electromechanical parking brake
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Releasing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Starting assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic differential lock
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
E lect ronic different ial lock (EDL)
Warn ing/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 36
Electronic power control
(EPC) warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electronic stabilization control
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Electro nic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 169
E lectronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Emergency actuation
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
I gnition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Panoram ic tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sun shade (roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Starting engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
E mergency operation
Emergency braking function (parking brake) .7.7
Emergency sta rting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Driver notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E ng ine
Compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Starting . .. .... ............. .. .. . 71, 73
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 74
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Working the engine compartment . . . . . . 187
Index
Engin e coolant
In dicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Adding coolant. .. ............. .. .. .. 193
Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Checking the engine coo lant level. . . . . . . 193
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Engine hood Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
How to release the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Additives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Indicator light . .. ............. .... 17 , 20
Oil consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E nvironment
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Disposing of your vehicle battery ....... 199
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Fuel ............................... 185
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . . . 179
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 196
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 193
Proper disposal of drained engine oil 191,192
Recycling used engine oil.......... .. . . 191
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
What should I do with an old battery? . . . 199
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . . . 20
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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