2015 AUDI RS5 COUPE roof rack

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-Always keep the compartment above the
rearview mirror closed while driving to re­
duce the risk of injury in the event of sudden
braking maneuvers or a collision .
CJ) Note
Objects located on the rear shelf that rub
against the rear window could damage the
heating wires for the rear window defogger.
@ Tips
-A vent slot is located between the shelf and
the rear window. Do not block the vent with
any items you may place on the rear window
shelf.
- Do not place bulky items on the rear window
shelf as they could restrict or block the driv­
er's vision in the rear view mirror .
Roof rack
Description and mounting locations
Additional cargo can be carried with a roof lug­
gage rock .
Fig. 64 Roof rack attachment points
• Always read and follow the instructions provid­
ed by the roof rack manufacturer when instal­
ling the roof rack system .
If luggage or cargo is to be carried on the roof,
you must observe the following :
- Only use roof racks approved for your vehicle.
These approved roof racks are the basis for a complete roof rack system. Additional attach­
ments or carrier systems are needed to trans­
port luggage and sports equipment . We recom-
Seats and storage
mend using roof racks from the Audi original
accessories program.
- When installing the roof rack, make sure it is
only mounted on the designated locations on
the roof
c::> fig. 64.
- We recommend that you keep the installation
instructions for your roof rack system together
with your Owner's literature in the vehicle.
When should the roof rack be removed?
-Before going through an automatic car wash (it
is best to ask the car wash operator for advice).
- When not in use, to reduce fuel consumption,
wind noise and to guard against theft .
_& WARNING ,_____ -
- Use of an unapproved roof rack or incorrect
mounting of an approved roof rack can
cause the roof rack or the items attached to it to fall off the roof onto the road.
- Objects falling from the roof of a vehicle can
cause a crash and personal injury.
- Only mount the roof rack on the designated
locations on the roof
c::> fig . 64.
- The roof rack system must be installed ex­
actly according to the instructions provided.
- When driving with a roof rack system,
changes to the center of gravity and wind re­
sistance can change the vehicle handling
and lead to a co llision. Always adapt your
driving and your speed to the current condi­
tions.
(D Note
- Your vehicle warranty does not cover any
damages to the vehicle caused by using roof
racks or mounting structures not approved
by Audi for your vehicle. The same applies to
damage resulting from incorrect roof rack
installation.
- Always check the roof rack mountings and
hardware before each trip and during a trip
to make sure everything is securely tight­
ened. If necessary, retighten the mountings
and check the entire system from time to
time. ..,.
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Seat s and storage
- After mounting a roof rack system, or when
you transport objects on the roof of your ve­ hicle, the height of the veh icle is naturally
i ncreased . Be caref ul when driv ing under
l ow bridges or in parking garages for exam­
ple. This cou ld cause damage to the load
and even the vehicle itself.
- Make sure that the open rear lid and the
sunroof do not come into contact w ith ob­
jects on the roof.
Loading the roof rack
Always distribute loads evenly. Make sure any­ thing on the roof rack is securely tied down.
"' Always distribute the loads on the roof rack
evenly .
"' Always attach items to the roof rack securely
before you drive off .
The max imum perm issib le roof weight is
165 lb
( 75 kg ). The roof weight is the total of the
weight of the roof rack, the attachments and the
cargo yo u are carry ing . You must also not exceed
the maximum load weight fo r the roof rack you
are using.
When us ing a roof rack system w hich has a lower
load carrying capacity, you must not use up the
tota l maxim um permissible load carry ing capac i­
ty spe cified above . In stead, you shou ld load the
roof rack sys tem only to the maximum capaci ty
specified by the manufact urer of the roof rack
system.
A WARNING
Weak, damaged or improper straps used to
secure items to the roof rack can fa il dur ing
hard brak ing or in a co llision and cause seri­
ous pe rsonal injury.
- Make sure the roof rack is installed exactly
as specified above
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- Always use suitable mounting straps for se­
curing items to the roof rack to help prevent
items from shifting or flying fo rward .
- Items on the roof rack must always be se­
cu rely mounted.
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- The use of a roof rack can negat ively affect
the way a vehicle handles. Cargo that is
large, heavy, bulky, long or flat will have a
greater negative influence on the vehicle's
aerodynamics, center of gravity and overall
handling . Always drive slowly, avoid sudden
bra king and maneuvers w hen transporting
c a rgo on the roo f of your veh icle.
- Never exceed the maxim um permissible
load ca rrying capaci ty of the roof of your ve­
hicle, the perm iss ible axle weights and the
pe rm issib le tota l we igh t of your vehicle
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@ For the sake of the environment
As a result o f the increased wind resistance
create d by a roof rac k, yo ur vehicle is using
f u el unnecessarily. So remove the roof rack af ­
ter using it.
Luggage compartment
General information
_& WARNING
Read and follow the important sa fety precau ­
tions on
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Airbag syste m
-a small adu lt or teenager is on the front pas ­
senger seat
- a passenger who is not sitting upright with
their back against a non -reclined backrest with
their feet on the vehicle floor in front of the
seat is on the front passenger seat.
I f the front passenger airbag deploys, the Federal
Standard req uires the airbag to meet the " low
risk" deployment criteria to help reduce the risk
of injury through interaction with the airbag .
"Low risk" deployment occurs in those crashes
that take place at lower decelerations as defined in the electron ic control unit.¢ page
138
Alw ays re member: Even though your vehicle is
equ ipped w ith Advanced Airbags, the safest place
for children is properly restrained on the back
seat . Please be sure to read the important infor ­
mat ion in the sections that follow and be sure to
heed a ll of the WARNINGS.
_& WARNING
To reduce the ris k of injury when an airbag in­
fla tes, always wear safety belts proper ly.
- If you are unrestrained, leaning fo rward, s it­
t ing s ideways or out of position in any way,
your risk of injury is much higher .
- You w ill also receive serious inju ries and
could even be killed if you are up against the
airbag or too close to it when it inflates -
even with an Advanced Airbag ¢ page
128.
_& WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat will be
ser iously injured and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates - even w ith an Advanced Airbag
System.
- Although the Advanced Airbag System in
your vehicle is designed to turn off the front
airbag when a rearward -facing child re­
straint has been installed on the front pas­
senger seat, nobody can absolutely guaran­
tee that deployment is impossible in al l con­
ceivable s ituations that may happen dur ing
the usef ul life o f your vehicle .
- The inflating a irbag w il l hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier wi th great force and
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w ill smash the child safety seat and child
aga inst the backrest, center armrest, door,
or roof.
- Always install rearward-facing chi ld re­
straints in the back seat.
- If you must insta ll a rearward fac ing ch ild
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system
inspected by your au thorized Aud i dealer .
_& WARNING
If, in exceptiona l circumstances, you must in­
stall a forwa rd-facing child restra int on the
front passenger's seat:
- Always ma ke sure the forward-facing sea t
has been des igned and certif ied by its man ­
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas­
senger front and s ide a irbag .
- Never p ut the fo rward-facing child restraint
up against or very near the instrument pan ­
el.
-Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft
ad justment range, as far away from the a ir­
bag as poss ible, before insta lling the for­
ward-facing child restraint. The backrest
must be adjusted to an upr ight position .
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
li ght comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ign it ion is switched on.
Advanced Airbag System components
The front passenger seat in your vehicle has a lot
of ve ry impo rtant parts of the Advanced A irbag
System in it. These pa rts include the we ight ­
sensing mat, senso rs, w iring, bracke ts, and more.
The function of the system in the front passenge r
seat is checked by the e lectronic control unit
when the ignition is on. The control unit mon itors
the Advanced Airbag System and turns the airbag i ndicator light on when a malfunct io n in the sys­
tem components is detected. The function of the
a irbag indicator light is described in greate r

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by being pushed into you as the airbag in­
flates.
- Never p lace or attach accessories or other
objects (such as cupholders, telephone
b rac ke ts, or even large, bulky objects) on
the doors, over or near t he area marked
"AIRBAG" on the seat backrests .
- Such ob jects and accessories can become
dangerous projecti les and cause injury
when the supplementa l side airbag de­
ploys .
- Never carry any objects or pets in the de ­
p loyment space between them and the
airbags or allow chi ldren or other passen­
gers to travel in this position .
- Always use the built-in coat hooks only for
lightweight clothing. Never leave any heavy
or sharp-edged objects in the pockets that
may interfere with side airbag deployment
and can cause personal injury in an accident .
- Always prevent the side a irbags from be ing
damaged by heavy objects knocking against
or hitt ing the sides of the seatbacks.
- The airbag system can only be triggered
once. If the a irbag has been triggered, the
system must be rep laced by an authorized
Audi dealership.
- Damage (cracks, deep scratches etc.) to the
o rigi nal seat cove rs or to the seam in the
area o f the side airbag module must always
be repaired immedia tely by an authorized
Audi dealer .
- If children a re seated improperly, their risk
of inj ury in crea ses in the case of an a ccident
c;, page 150, Child safety.
-Never attempt to modify any compo nents of
the a irbag sys tem in any way.
- In a side collision, s ide a irbags will not func ­
t io n properly if senso rs ca nnot correctly
measu re increasing air pressure inside the
doors when air escapes through larger, un­
closed openings in the door pane l.
- Never drive w ith inter ior door trim pane ls
removed .
- Never drive when parts have been re­
moved from the ins ide door panel and the
open ings they l eave have not been p rope r­
ly closed.
Ai rb ag system
- Never drive when loudspeakers in the
doors have been removed unless the
speaker holes have been properly closed.
- Always make certain that openings are
covered or filled if add itiona l speakers or
other equipment is installed in the inside
door panels.
- Always have work on the doors done by an
authorized Audi dea ler or qualified work­
shop.
Side curtain airbags
Description of side curtain airbags
The side curtain airbag system can provide sup­
plemental protec tion to properly restrained oc­
cupants.
F ig. 139 S ide curta in system, driver's s ide : side c urtain ai r­
bag loca tion
The side c urta in airbags are loc ated on bot h sides
of the inter ior above the front and rear side w in­
dows
c;, fig. 139 . They are identified by the word
"AIRBAG" on the windsh ield frame and the cen­
ter roof pi llar.
T he side c urtain airbag system supplements t he
sa fety belts and can help to reduce the risk o f in­
jury for occupants ' heads and upper torso on the
side of the vehicle that is struck in a side coll i­
s ion. The side curtain airbag inflates in side im­
pacts and only when the vehicle acce leration reg­
istered by the contro l unit is high enough . If this
rate is below the reference va lue programmed in­
to the control un it, the side a irbags w ill not be
t riggered , even thoug h the car may be bad ly
damaged as a result of the collision.
It is not pos­
s ible to define an airbag t riggering range that
will cover every possible angle of impact, since .,,.
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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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Parking system p lus with rear view camera
Parking mode
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Park ing mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Safety p recautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Switching rear view camera on/off . . . . . . 110
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 138
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Physical principles of a frontal collision 121
Pollutant filter (automatic A/C system) . . . . 67
Power
seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power locking system
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Panoramic tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power steering
refer to Electro-mechanical power assist 174
Power window
Conven ience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Power windows
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
125
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 112
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Proper seating position
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
113
Occupants .. .... ........... .. .. .. .. . 112
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
quattro
refer to all-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Question
What happens to unbelted occupants? . .
121
Index
R
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Rain/light sensor
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Intermittent (w indshield w ipers) . . . . . . . . 49
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear lid
Escape handle ..... .... .... ... .. .. .. .
37
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Rear light
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Rear spo iler . .. .. .. ......... .... .. .. .. 171
Rear view camera
Parking mode 1
Parking mode 2
108
109
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Rear window sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Recirculation mode (automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Refuell ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
185
Release lever for hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Remote control
Garage door op ener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . .
40
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Personalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Repairs
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
141
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Reporting Safety Defec ts ......... ..
118, 119
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Right hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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