2016 AUDI A5 COUPE ignition

Opening and clo sin g
Emergency unlocking of the ignition key
In the event of malfunctions in the electrical sys­
tem, it may happen that you cannot remove the
ignition key.
.,. Remove the mechanical key¢ page 33.
.,. Lock the vehicle using the mechanical key
¢page 36.
.,. Have the electrical system inspected by an au­
thorized Aud i dea le rship.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle with the
remote control
F ig . 21 Remote mas ter key: function buttons
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.,. Press bu tton III to unlo ck the vehicle ¢ fig. 21.
.,. Press button 6:'.i to lock the vehicle¢.&. in Gen­
eral description on page 31 .
.,. Press button~ briefly to unlock the rear lid .
.,. Press the button
~ for at least one second to
open the rear lid .
.,. Push the red
I PANIC I button to activate the
panic function. The horn sounds and the turn
s ignals flash . Push the red
I PANIC I button again
to deactivate the pan ic fu nction .
If the vehicle is unlocked and no door, the rear lid
or the hood is opened w ith in 60 seconds, the ve­
h icle locks itse lf aga in automatica lly . This feature
prevents the vehicle from being accidentally left
un locked ove r a long period of time.
It depends o n the settings in the radio or MM!*
whether the entire veh icle is unlocked or only cer­
tain doo rs ¢
page 36 .
On vehicles with automatic transmission, these­
lector lever must be in the P pos ition, otherwise
the vehicle cannot be locked.
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A WARNING
Read and fo llow all WARNINGS¢ & in Gener­
al description on page 31.
(D Tips
- In order to make sure the locking function is
work ing, you should always keep your eye
on the vehicle to make sure it is properly
locked .
- Do not use the remote control if you are in­
side the car, otherwise you may uninten­
t ionally lock the vehicle, and then you would
set off the anti-theft a larm when you t ry to
sta rt the eng ine or open a door. I n case this
happens anyhow, push the un lock button@.
- Use the pan ic function on ly if you a re in an
emerge ncy sit uat io n.
- Additional remote control key functions
¢page 39.
Locking and unlocking with convenience
key
Applies to veh icles: with conven ience key
The doors and the rear lid con be unlocked and
locked without operating the master key .
Fig. 22 Door handle: locking the vehicle
Unlocking v ehicle
.,. Take hold of the door hand le . The door is un -
locked automatically.
.,. Pull the handle to open the door.
Locking vehicl e
.,. Move the se lector lever to the P position (auto ­
matic transmission), otherwise the vehicle can-
not be locked. ..,.

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Once the front passenger's door has been closed,
you cannot open it again from the outside. The door can be opened from the inside by pulling
the door hand le.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢&. in Gener­
al description on page 31 .
@ Tips
After the ignition is switched on, the power
locking system switch and the unlocking but­
ton for the rear lid
c;:; in the door are ena­
bled .
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents your vehicle from being
started by unauthorized persons .
Inside the key there is a computer chip. This chip
automatically activates/deactivates the electron­ ic immobilizer.
Applies to vehicles with ignition lock:
The electronic immobilizer deactivates automati ­
cally when you insert the remote control key into
the ignition lock . It activates again automatically
when you remove the remote control key from
the ignition lock .
Applies to vehicles with convenience key:
If the remote control key is located inside the ve­
hicle and you press the
I START ENGINE STOPI
button, the electronic immobilizer deactivates
automatically. If you switch the ignition off and remove the remote control key from the vehicle,
the electronic immob ilizer act ivates aga in auto ­
mat ically.
A WARNING
Always take the key with you when you leave
the vehicle. The key can disarm the electron ic
eng ine immobiliz er and permit an unauthor­
ized pe rson to start the engine and enable op ­
eration of the vehicle systems such as power
w indow or power sunroof leading to serious
personal injury.
Open ing and closing
(D Tips
-The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another veh icle or a transponder is lo­
cated on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
¢ page 247.
Luggage compartment
Lid
Opening /closing rear lid
Fig. 26 Driver 's door: remote rear lid release
Fig. 27 Rear lid: handle
Opening the rear lid
.. Press the button c;:; on the remote control
master key for at least one second . The rear lid
unlocks and opens slightly. Or
.. Pull the release button
c;:; in the driver's door
¢fig. 26. Or
.,. Press the hand le on the rear lid ¢
fig. 2 7 .
Closing the rear lid
.. Pull the rear lid down at the grip on the inside
and allow it to drop gently to close it¢,&. . ..,.
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tomatica lly close the window.
A WARNING
- When you leave your vehicle -even if only
br iefly- always remove the ign ition key . This
applies particularly when children rema in in
the vehicle. Otherw ise the children could
sta rt the eng ine or operate electr ical equ ip­
ment (e .g . power windows). The power w in­
dows are functional unt il the dr iver's door or
p assenger's door has been opened.
- Pay close attention when closing the win­
dows to prevent p inching of hands o r limbs .
- When loc king the veh icle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since t he win­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency.
(D Tips
- When yo u open the doo rs, the windows au­
tomati cally lower abou t 10 mm.
- After the ignition has been switched off, the
windows can st il l be opened or closed for
abo ut 10 m inutes. The window regula to rs
are not sw itched until the driver 's or pas­
senger's door is opened .
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the panoramic tilting sunroof
can be opened and closed with the mechanical
key or the emergency key.
F ig . 3 0 Key tu rns fo r open ing a nd clos ing
Convenience opening feature
• Use the emergency key or pu ll the mechanical
key out of the master key
q page 33 .
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Opening and cl osing
• Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door.
• Turn the key to position~
fig. 30@ until all
the windows have reached the desired position
and the panoramic ti lting sunroof is ti lted.
Convenience closing feature
• Use the emergency key or pull the mec hanical
key out o f the maste r key
q page 33.
• Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door to
the lock pos ition @ unti l the windows and the
panoram ic tilting sunroof are closed
q ,& .
When the panoramic tilting sunroof is tilted/
closed, the e lectric sun shade* is also opened/
closed.
A WARNING
-- Never close the w indows and the panoramic
tilt ing sunroof inattent ively and without
checking -the re is risk of injury.
- You must a lways watch when the windows
are being ra ised so that no o ne can be trap­
ped. If you release the key, the clos ing ac­
tion is immed iate ly canceled.
- Always read and heed WA RN ING
q .&. in
General description on page 31.
Correcting window regulator malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery , the one­
touch up and down feature must be activated
again.
• Pull and ho ld the power window switch until
the window is comp letely closed.
• Release the switch and pull the swi tch again for
one seco nd .
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Opening and closing
Programming or reprogramming buttons
.. Swi tch t he ignition on .
.. Press and h old the but ton in the roo f headliner
¢ page 41, fig. 34 that you would like to pro­
gram fo r at least 10 seconds. Or
.. Se lect :
I CARI funct ion button> Car systems*
contro l button > Vehicle sett ings > Garage
door opener > Program garage door opener .
If
this path is not availab le, program the button
as describ ed in v ers ion B
<::;, pag e 42 .
.. Fo llow the ins truc tio ns i n t he MM I.
Erasing button programming
The programmed buttons cannot be erased indi­
vid ually. They must all be erased toget her . Re­
p rogram the but tons if necessary .
.. Select:
ICARI funct ion button> Car systems*
contro l button > Vehicle settings > Garage
door opener > Clear program settings > Yes .
Displaying the version/status/country code
.. Se lect: ICARI funct io n button > Car systems*
contro l button > Vehicle settings > Garage
door opener > Version information .
@ Tips
-Programming th rough the MMI* is not pos­
s ible w it h all infotainment systems. If this
i s the case, program the buttons as descri ­
bed in ve rsion Br::;,
page 42.
- The re quired distance between the ha nd
transmitter and the Homelink mod ule in
the radiato r gri lle r::;,
page 42, fig. 35 de­
pends o n the system that you a re prog ram­
ming.
- Dep end ing on th e model of the system, you
may n eed to r eleas e the bu tton on the re ­
mote con trol du ring progra mming an d
pr ess it ag ain . H old each posi tion yo u try for
at least 15 second s before try ing ano ther
p osition . Keep t he tur n sig na ls on yo ur vehi ­
cle in view w hen do ing t his.
- Aft er progra mming the gar ag e door ope ner,
i t may be necessary to sy nch ronize the mo ­
tor with the system . Refer to the ma nufac­
turer's i nstructions.
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Programming the buttons (version B)
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Horne link)
Fi g. 35 Dis ta nce between the radiator gril le and the hand
t ransmitter
Programming the button: Part 1 with the
controls
1. S wi tch the ign ition on .
2 . Press and hold both outer buttons in t he roof
headline r
r::;, page 41, fig. 34 unt il the LE D ®
turns off complete ly (after about 20 sec­
onds). This p rocedure clears the standard co­
des that were set at the facto ry and does
not
need to be repea ted again to prog ram the
othe r bu ttons .
3. Briefly press the bu tton on the roof head liner
t h at y ou wo uld like to progra m.
4 . Wai t until th e LE D@ begins to bli nk qu ickly.
P rogramming mode is active for 5 minutes.
5 . Move in front of your veh icle w hile ho lding
t h e or igina l remote cont rol for the system
t h at wou ld like to program to a button in the
roof headliner.
Programming the button: Part 2 at the
radiator grille
6. Hold the remote control up to t he radiator
grille on your vehicle
¢fig. 35.
7. Press and hold the remote control unt il the
tu rn s ignals on your veh icle blink . This may
t ake up to 30 s econds .
8 .
If the eme rge ncy flashers b link t hree ti mes,
t h e pr ogr amm ing w as s uccessfu l.
If the
emergency fl ashers only blink one time, the
5 m in ute time limit f or the prog ramming has
ended or the prog ramming was not success­
f ul. Repeat the prog ramming from t he third
step, or try chang ing the distance to the radi-
ator g rille. ..,_

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open using the buttons in the roof headliner
even though the programming was success ­
ful, the system may use a rolling code in­
stead of a f ixed code.
R o lling code pr og ram ­
ming
must be performed ¢ page 43.
The other two buttons in the roof headliner can
be programmed according to the instructions
above. Begin w ith the third step .
Erasing button programming
The programmed buttons cannot be erased indi­
vidually. They must all be erased together. Re­
program the buttons if necessary.
"' Switch the ignition on.
.. Press and hold both outer buttons in the roof
headliner unti l the LED ® turns off completely
(after about 20 seconds).
R eprogramming the buttons
"' Switch the ignition on.
"'T o reprogram an individua l button, press and
ho ld the button until the LED ® starts to flash
quick ly (after about 10 seconds) . Re lease the
button immediately. Programming mode is ac­
t ive for 5 minutes.
.. Cont inue with the fifth step.
{D) Tips
- Programm ing us ing the buttons in the roof
headliner is not possib le w ith all Infotain­
ment systems. If th is is the case, program
the buttons as descr ibed in version A
¢page 41.
- The required d istance between the hand
transm itter and the Homelink mod ule in
the radiator gr ille¢
fig. 35 depends on the
system that you are programm ing.
- Depending on the model of the system, you
may need to release the button on the re­
mote control d uring programm ing and
press it aga in. Hold each position you try for
at least 15 seconds before trying another pos ition. Keep the turn signals on your vehi­
cle in view when doing this.
Op ening and cl osing
Rolling code programming
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Home link)
Rolling code programming is also needed for
some systems .
Identifying a rolling c ode
.. Press and hold the b utton in the roof headliner
that was already programmed.
"' Watch the LED @¢
page 41, fig. 34. If the LED
blinks quickly, the systems (such as a garage
door) is equipped w ith a rolling code.
"' Program the rolling code as follows:
Acti vating the motor unit in a system
.. Locate the programming button on the sys­
tem's motor un it. The exact location and color
of the button may vary depending on the brand
of the system .
"' Press the programming button on the garage
door opene r motor un it (this will usua lly acti­
vate an "ind icator" on the motor unit). You now
have approximately
30 sec ond s to p rogram the
button in the roof headliner.
Programming the button in the roof
h eadl in er
"' Press and hold the previously programmed but ­
ton in the roof head liner for 2 seconds .
.. To end rolling code programming, press and
hold the button again for 2 seconds.
.. With some systems, the button may need to be
pressed a third time to end the programming process .
After programming, the system should detect
the signal and begin moving when the button in
the roof headliner is pressed. Now you may pro ­
gram the other buttons as needed.
(D Tips
- The ro lling code can be p rogrammed more
quickly and more easily with the help of a
second person .
- If you have diff icu lty programming the roll­
ing code, referring to the user gu ide for the
system may help .
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the windshield in this a rea in o rder to
prevent ma lf u nctions or failures .
- Some exterior lighting functions can be ad­
ju sted
c:, pa ge 45 .
-When yo u remove yo ur key from the igni­
tion wh ile the vehicle's lights are turne d on,
a buzzer sounds as long as the driver's door
is open .
- In coo l or damp weather, the inside of the
headlights, turn s ignals and tai l lights can
fog over d ue to the temperature d ifference
between the inside and outs ide. They will
clear s hort ly after switch ing them on. This
does not affect the serv ice life o f th e light­
i ng.
- In the event of a light sensor malfunction,
t h e d river is not ified in the instr ument clus­
te r display
c:, page 21.
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher.
Fi g. 37 Turn signal and high beam lever
Turn signals ¢¢
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The turn s ignals activate when you move the lev­
er into a tu rn s ignal position w hen the ignition is
switched on.
@ -righ t tur n signal
@-left tu rn s ignal
The turn s ignal b links three times if you just tap
the lever .
High beams and headlight flasher ~D
Move the lever to the corresponding positio n:
@-hig h b eams o n
Light and V ision
@ -high beams off or he adlig ht flasher
T he in dicator light
II in t he inst rument cl uste r
tu rns o n.
Notes on these features
- The turn signals on ly wor k w ith the ignition
tur ned on. The indicator lig hts . or
II in the
ins trument clus ter also b link.
- After you have t urned a co rner, the t urn signa l
sw itches off automatica lly.
- The
high beam works only when the headlights
are on. The indicator lig ht
II in the ins trument
cl uste r illumina tes whe n the high beams a re
on.
- The
headlight flash er works only as lo ng as yo u
hold t he leve r - even if there a re no lights
sw itche d on . T he ind ic a tor light
II in the in­
s tr umen t clu ster ill umin ates when you use t he
he ad ligh t fla sher.
WARNING
Do not use t he high beam or hea dlight flas her
i f you know that these could blind oncoming
tra ffic.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The func tions are selected in the radio or MMI* .
.,. Select: !CAR I function button> Exterior light ­
ing .
Or
.,. Sele ct: 1-C~A ~ R-.l func tion button > Car systems *
control button > Vehicle settings > Exterior
lighting .
Coming home (light when leaving car)*,
Leaving home (light when unlocking car)*
The coming home fu nction ill uminates the area
around the vehicle whe n the ignition is switched
off and the d river's door is opened. Depending on
vehicle equipment, the function can be switched o n and off or the length of time the lights rema in
on* can be a djusted .
The
leaving home function illuminates th e a rea
around the vehicle whe n unlock ing it. T his func-
t io n can be switched on and off.
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Light and Vision
The coming home and leaving h ome functions
only operate when it is dark and t he light switch
is in the AUTO position
~ page 44, fig. 36.
Auto headlights*
W hen the light swi tch is in the A UTO ~ page 44
position, the sw itch-on po int of the lights can be
cha nged in the automatic driving light function.
Daytime running lights
USA models :
You can switch the daytime r unning
lights
on and off .
Canada models: The funct ion cannot be tu rned
off .
It is activated automatically each t ime the ig­
n ition is switched on.
Tra vel mode*
The headlight beam is asymmetrical. This pro­
vides stronger illumination on the side of the
road on which you are driving.
If you are driving
in a cou ntry that dr ives on the opposite side of
the road from you r own country, this will cause
g lar e fo r oncom ing dr ive rs . To p revent glare:
- Travel mode must be selected in veh icles w ith
Xenon headlights* .
- In vehicles with halogen headlights, certain
areas of the headlight lenses must be cove red
with waterproof adhesive covers that prev ent
l ight from passing through. For more informa­
tion, ple ase see you r auth orized Audi dea le r or
a uthorized repair fa ci lity .
When travel mode is ac tiva ted, a disp lay in
t he dr ive r inf orm ation sys tem in dicates this
e ach t ime yo u sw itch the ignition on .
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Emergency flashers
Fig. 38 Center console: emergency flashe r switc h
The emergency flashers makes other motorists
aware that you or your ve hicle are in an emergen­
cy situat io n .
.. Press the switch~¢
fig. 38 to turn the emer-
gency flashers on or off .
When the emergency flashers are on, all four
turn s ignals b link at the same time. The turn sig­
nal indicator lights
RB i n the instrument clus­
ter, as well as the light in t he emergency flasher
switch
IA] blink likewise .
You can indicate a lane change or a turn when the
emergency flashers are switched on by using the
turn signal lever . The emergency flashers stop
tempora rily .
The emergency flashe rs a lso wor k when the ign i­
tion is turned off.
The emergency flashers will turn on automatical­
l y if you a re in an accident where the airbag has
deployed .
@ Tips
You should turn on the emergency flashers
when:
-you are the last vehicle standi ng in a traffic
jam so that any other vehicles com ing can
see yo u, or when
- yo ur ve hicle has broken down or yo u are in
an eme rge ncy sit uat ion, or w hen
-your vehicle is be ing towed by a tow tru ck or
if yo u are towing another vehicle behin d
you.

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Interior Lighting
Front/rear interior lights
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Fig. 39 Front headl iner : interio r lighting co ntrols
Fig. 40 Rear headliner : rear re ading lights
@Interior lights
Press the switch Qfig . 39 in the corresponding
position .
0 -Interior lights off
I - Interior lights on
If the switch is in the center position, the interior
lighting is controlled automatically .
@ Front/rear reading lights
To turn a reading light on/off, press the button
~ Q fig . 39 or Q fig. 40.
The appearance and location of the rear reading
lights may differ depending on the model.
Light and Vision
Instrument illumination
The basic brightness of the illumination for the
instruments, the center console and the display
can be adjusted .
Fig. 41 Instrume nt illumin atio n
• Press the knob to release it .
• Turn the knob toward"- " or"+" to reduce or in­
crease the brightness .
• Press the knob again to return it to its original
position .
@ Tips
The instrument illumination (for dials and
needles) lights on when the ignition is switch­
ed on and the vehicle lights are turned off. As
the daylight fades, the illumination of the di­
a ls likewise dims automatically and will go
out completely when the outside light is very
low. This feature is meant to remind you to
switch on the headlights when outside light
conditions become poor.
Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 42 Driver 's doo r: kno b fo r the exterio r mirrors
Turn the knob to the desired position :
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