2015 AUDI RS5 COUPE octane

Fuel and Refueling
Fuel
Fuel supply
Using the right fuel helps keep the environment
clean and prevents engine damage.
Fuel recommendation
The fuel recomme nded for yo ur vehicle is unlead­
ed premium
grade gaso line. A udi recommends
usi ng TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline w ith a min i­
mum octane rating of 91 AKI (95 RON). For more
i nformation on TOP TIER Detergent Gaso line,
p lease go to the official website
(www.toptiergas.com).
The recommended gasoline octane rating for
your e ng ine can a lso be found o n a label located
on the inside of the fue l filler flap. This rating
may be specified as AKI or RON.
Your veh icle may also be operated using unlead­
ed regular gaso line with a minimum octane rat­
in g of 87 AKl/9 1 RON . Howeve r, using 87 AKI/91
RON octane fue l will s ligh tly reduce eng ine per­
fo rma nce.
Use unleaded gasoline only . Unleaded gasoline
i s availabl e thr oughout the USA, Canada, and in
most European cou ntries. We recommend t hat
you do not t ake yo ur vehicle t o areas or countr ies
w here unle ade d gaso line may no t be availabl e.
For mo re info rmat io n on r efueling your ve hicle ,
see
r=;, page 184 .
Octane rating
Octane rating ind icates a gaso line's ability to re­
sist engine damaging "knock" caused by prema­
ture ign ition and detona tion. The refor e, buying
the co rrect g rade of gasoli ne is very important to
h e lp p reven t possib le eng ine damage an d a loss
of eng ine perfo rm anc e.
Gasoline mos t commonly used i n the Uni ted
S tates a nd Canada has the following octane rat-
"' ings that ca n usually be fo und o n the filler pu mp:
N
0::
~ -Prem ium Grade: 91- 96 AKI
,...., \!) 1.1'1 -Regular G rade: 87 -90 AKI N 1.1'1 ,....,
Fuel and Refueling
Explanation of the abb revia tions :
A KI=
A nti Knock Index= ( R+ M )/2 = (RO N+M ON)/
2
RON = Research Octane Number
MON = Motor Octane Number.
(D Note
- Do not use a ny f ue l w ith octane rat ings low­
er than 87 AKI or 9 1 RO N othe rwise e xpe n­
sive engine damage w ill occur .
- Do
not use leaded gasoline . The use of lead­
ed gas oline will severely damage your veh i­
cle 's catalytic converter and its ab ility to
cont rol exha ust em issions.
Blended gasoline
Use of gasoline containing alcohol or MTBE
(methyl tertiary butyl ether)
You may us e unleaded gasoline bl ended with a l­
coho l o r MTBE (c om monly referred to a s oxygen­
ates) if the b lended mixtu re mee ts the following
c rit e ria:
Blend of ga soline methanol (wood alcohol or
methyl alcohol)
- Anti-knock index must be 87 AKI or higher.
- Blend must contain no more t han 3% metha-
nol.
- Blend must contain more than 2% co-solvents.
Blend of gasoline and ethanol (grain alcohol or
ethyl alcohol )
-Anti -kno ck index mus t be 87 A KI or higher.
- Blend must not co nta in mo re than 10% etha-
nol.
Blend of gasoline and MTBE
- Anti -knoc k index must be 87 AKI or higher.
- Blend must contain not mo re than 1S% MTBE.
Seasonally adjusted gasoline
Many gasoline grades are blended to perform es­
p ecially well for winter o r su mmer dr iv ing . D ur­
i ng seasonal cha nge-ove r, we s uggest that you
fill up at busy gas s tat io ns w here t he se asona l
adjus tme nt is mo re lik ely to be made i n time. .,..
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Consumer information
Consumer information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi is covered by the following warran­
ties:
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfora-
tion
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding your warranties
can be found in your
Warranty & Maintenance
booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulations in the United States and
Canada require that automobiles meet specific
emission regulations and safety standards.
Therefore, vehicles built for the U.S.A. and Cana­
da differ from vehicles sold in other countr ies.
If you plan to take your veh icle outside the conti­
nenta l limits of the United States or Canada,
there is the possibility that:
- unleaded fuels for vehicles with catalytic con­
verter may not be available;
- fuel may have a considerably lower octane rat ­
ing . Improper fuel may cause engine damage;
- serv ice may be inadequate due to lack of proper
serv ice facilities , tools or testing equipment;
- r eplacement parts may not be readily available .
- Nav igat ion systems for vehicles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada will not necessar ily work in
Europe, and may not work in othe r countries
outside of North America.
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(D Note
Aud i cannot be responsib le for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, service or parts availability.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Offic ial Factory Service Manuals and Litera­
ture are published as soon as possible after mod­
el introduction. Service manuals and literature
are available to order from the Audi Technical Lit ­
erature Ordering Center at:
www.audi.techliterature .com
Maintenance
General '
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a minimum. How­
ever, a certain amount of regular maintenance is
still necessary to assure your veh icle's safety,
economy and reliability. For deta iled vehicle
maintenance consult your Warranty & Mainte­
nance booklet .
Under difficult operating conditions, for exam­
ple at extremely low outs ide temperatures, in
very dusty regions, when towing a trailer very fre­
quently , etc., some service work should be per­
formed between the intervals specified. This ap­
plies particularly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the air filter .
'
@) For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you
help make sure that emission standards are
maintained, thus minimizing adverse effects
on the environment.
Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophisticated
fuel injection and emission control systems , and
the generally increasing technical comp lexity of
llJJ,

Index
Lights Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
H igh beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
L ocking
R ear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
Locking/unlocking
at the lock cylinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lower anchorage locator button
L uggage compartment 164
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Enla rging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Loading .. .. .. ................. .. ... 117
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 118
Va let parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lumbar suppor t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Malfunct ion Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . 20, 28
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31, 32
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Mileage
Average .. .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. .. ..
24
Instantaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . .
46
Compass. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ..... .. .. .. 5 1
d imm ing . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. 47
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 138
N
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
NHTSA
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
118
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
246
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Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
OFF (autom atic clima te control) . . . . . . . . . . 68
Oil
refer to Engine oil ............ ... 189, 191
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connecto r (D LC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 28
Open door or front lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Opening..... ....... .. ................ 30
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Su n shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Opening/closing
at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Owner's Literature 5
p
Pa int No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Panoramic tilting sunroof
Convenience opening/clos ing . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Eme rgency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Tilting and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Parcel shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
S tronic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
also refer to Electromechanica l
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Parking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Pa rking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Parking system plus with rearview camera . 105