2016 AUDI A5 COUPE brake

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0 I-­co .... .... ~ Wait briefly until the transmission has shifted (you wi ll fee l a slight movement).
~ Remove your foot from the brake pedal and ac ­
ce lerate .
Stopp ing tempo raril y
~ Keep the veh icle stat ionary using t he b raking
peda l, for example at traffic lights.
~ Do not press the accelerator pedal when doing
this.
~ To prevent the vehicle from rolling when you
start driving, set the park ing brake when stop­
ping on steep inclines¢&, .
~ The parking brake w ill release automatically
and the vehicle w ill start moving once you press
the accelerator pedal.
Stopping /parking
If the selector lever is not in the P position when
you open the driver's door, the vehicle could roll. The message
Tran smission: Car may roll! Shift
to park! appears.
~ Press and hold the brake pedal unt il the vehicle
has come to a complete stop .
~ Apply the parking brake ¢ page 78, Parking .
~ Select the P selector leve r pos ition ¢ ,&.
Stopp ing on an incline
~ Always press the brake pedal to hold the vehi­
cle in place and prevent it from "rolling back"
¢ &, . Do
not try to prevent the vehicle from
"ro lling back " when a gear is engaged by in­
c reasing the engi ne speed ¢0 .
Starting on an incline
~ Activate the parking brake .
~ With the driving gear selected, press the accel­
erator peda l carefully. The parking brake will
re lease automatically if your seat belt is fas­
tened .
Unde r certain c ircumstances, such as dr iv ing in
the mountains, it may be useful to switch tempo­ rari ly to the manua l shift program in orde r to ad­
just t he gears to the d rivi ng conditions by hand
¢ page 86.
On slopes, activate the parking brake first and
then move the selector lever to the P pos it ion.
Autom atic tran sm iss ion
This prevents too m uch stress from being placed
on the locking mechanism .
A WARNING ,-
-The vehicle can also ro ll when the eng ine is
stopped.
- Unintended vehicle movement can ca use se ­
rio us injury .
- Never leave your vehicle with the engine
r u nning while in gear. If you must leave
your veh icle when the engine is running, ac­
tivate the pa rking brake and move the selec­
tor lever to P .
- Power is still transmitted to the wheels
when the engine is runn ing at idle . To pre­
vent the vehicle from "creepi ng", you must
keep your foot on the b rake when the en­
g ine is r un ning and the selector lever is in D/
Sor R or "ti ptroni c" mode is selected.
- D o not press the acce le rator peda l when
cha nging t he se lecto r lever position while
t he vehicle is sta tionary and the engine is
r u nning .
- Never s hift into R or P wh ile driving.
- Before d riving down a s teep slope, reduce
your speed a nd s hift into a lowe r gear w it h
" t i pt ronic".
- Do not ride the brakes or press the brake
pedal too often o r too long when dr iv ing
down a hill. Const ant brak ing c auses t he
brakes to overheat and s ubstant ially re­
duces bra king performance, increases brak­
ing distance or causes comp lete fai lure of
the brake system.
- To prevent the vehicle from rol ling bac k
when stopp ing on inclines, always hold it in
p lace with the brake peda l or park ing brake.
- Never hold the vehicle on an incline with a
slipping clutch. The clutch opens a utomati­
cally when it becomes too hot from the
overload. An ind icator lamp@] illuminates
a nd a driver message appears
¢ page 87
when the clu tch is over loaded .
- If the engine must rema in running, never
have any d riving position engaged when
checking unde r the hood . Make s ure these­
lecto r lever has se cu rely engage d and is
lo ck ed in P with the par kin g b rake set
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Automatic transmission
¢ page 191. Otherwise, any increase in en­
gine speed may set the vehicle in motion,
even with the parking brake applied.
(D Note
-When stopping on an incline, do not try to
hold the vehicle in place by pressing the ac­
celerator pedal while a driving gear is se­ lected . This can cause the transmission to
overheat and can damage it. Activate the
parking brake or press the brake pedal to
prevent the vehicle from rolling .
- Allowing the vehicle to roll when the eng ine
i s stopped and the selector lever is in N w ill
damage the transmission because it is not
l ub ricated under those circumstances .
@ Tips
For safety reasons, the parking brake is re­
leased automatically only when the dr iver's
safety belt is engaged in the buckle.
Hill descent control
Applies to veh icles: w ith S tronic/tiptron ic
The hill descent control system assists the driver
when driving down declines.
Hill descent contro l is activated when the selec­
tor lever is in D/S and you press the brake pedal.
The transm ission automatically selects a gear
that is suitable for the incline. Hill descent con­
trol tries to mainta in the speed achieved at the
time of braking, within physical and technical
limitations.
It may still be necessary to adjust the
speed with the brakes .
Hill descent control switches off once the decline
levels out or you press the accelerator peda l.
On veh icles w ith the cruise contro l system*
¢ page 80, hill descent control is also activated
when the speed is set.
& WARNING
Hill descent control cannot overcome physica l
limitations, so it may not be able to maintain
a constant speed under all condit ions . Always
be ready to apply the brakes.
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Manual sh ift program
App lies to vehicles: with S tronic/tiptronic
Using the manual shift program you can man­
ually select gears.
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Fig. 88 Center console: shift ing the gears manua lly
Fig. 89 Steering whee l: sh ift paddles•
Gear selection with selector lever
The tiptronic mode can be selected either w ith
the vehicle stationary or on the move.
.,. Push the se lector lever to the right from D/5.
An M appea rs in the instrument clus ter disp lay
as soon as the transmission has shifted.
.. To upshift, push the selector lever forward to
the plus position
G) ~ fig. 88.
.. To downshift, push the lever to the minus posi-
tion
0 .
Gear selection with shift paddles*
The shift paddles are activated when the selector
lever is in D/S or the tiptronic manual shift pro­
gram.
.,. To upshift, touch the shift paddle on the right
G)¢fig. 89.
.. To downsh ift, touch the shift paddle on the left
0 .
.. If you do not press a shift paddle within a short
time while in the 0/5 position, the transmission
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using the shift paddles, move the selector lever
to the right out of the 0/5 position.
The transmission automatically shifts up or down before critical engine speed is reached .
The transm ission only a llows manual sh ift ing
when the engine speed is within the permitted range.
@ Tips
- When you sh ift into the next lower gear, the
transm ission w ill downsh ift only when there
i s no poss ibility of over -rew ing the engine.
- When the kick-down comes on, the t rans­
mission will sh ift down to a lowe r gear, de ­
pending on vehicle and engine speeds .
- Tiptron ic is inoperative when the transmis­
s ion is in the fa il-safe mode .
Kick-down
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic/tiptronic
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration.
When you depress the accelerator pedal beyond
the resistance point, the automatic transm ission
downshifts into a lower gea r, depend ing on veh i­
cle speed and engine speed. The upshift in to the
nex t higher gear ta kes place once the maximum
specified engine speed is reached.
A WARNING
Please note that the drive whee ls can spin if
kick-down is used on a smooth s lippery road -
there is a risk of skidding.
Launch Control Program
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic
The Launch Control Program provides the best
acceleration possible when starting from a stop .
Requirement: The engine must be at operating
temperature and the steering whee l must not be
turned .
.,. Press the
I~ OFF ! button¢ page 171 wh ile the
engine is running. The
II indicator light illumi­
nates in the instrument cluster and
Stabiliza-
Autom atic tran sm iss ion
tion control (ESC ): Sport . Warning! R estricted
s tabilit y
appears in the driver information sys­
tem disp lay .
.,. Move the selector lever to the 0/5 posit ion to
select sport mode (5) or select the
dynamic
driving mode in drive select*¢ page 103 .
.,. Press the brake pedal strongly w ith your left
foot and hold it down fo r at least 1 second.
.,. At the same time, p ress the accelerator pedal
down comp lete ly with yo ur right foo t unti l th e
eng ine reaches and ma intains a h igh RPM .
.,. Remove your foot from the brake peda l w ithin
5 seconds
¢ ,&. .
A WARNING
-Always adapt your driving to the traff ic flow.
- On ly use t he Launch Control Program when
road and traffic condit ions allow it and oth­
er d rivers will not be endangered or an­
noyed by your dr iving and the vehicle's ac­
celerat io n.
- Please note that the d riving wheels can spin
and the vehicle can break away when sport
mode is switched on, especially when the
road is slippery.
- O nce you have acce lerated, you should
sw itch sport mode off by pressing the
I~ OFF ! button.
(D Tips
-The transmission temperature may increase
signif icant ly after using the Launch Contro l
Prog ram . If that happens, the program may
not be ava ilable for a few minutes. It will be
availab le aga in afte r a cool-down period.
- Whe n accelerating using the Launch Cont rol
prog ram, all vehicle parts a re subject to
heavy loads. This can res ult in increased
wear.
Transmission malfunction
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic/tip tron ic
[i] Transmi ss ion: Pre ss brake pedal and select
gear again . .,.
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Automatic transmission
Press the brake pedal and se lec t the desired se ­
lecto r lever positio n again. You can then continue
driving .
rm Transmission overheating: Please drive con­
servatively .
The transm ission tempe rature has increased s ig­
n ifi cant ly due to the spo rty dr ivin g manne r. Dr ive
i n a less sporty m anner until the temperature re­
turns to the normal range and the indicator light
switches of.
rm Transmission malfunction: You can continue
driving
There is a system malfunct io n in the t rans mis­
sion . Yo u may continue dr iving . Dr ive to your au ­
t hor ized Audi dea ler or qu alified rep air facilit y
soon to have t he malfunc tion cor rec ted .
rm Transmission malfunction: limited driving
functionality
There is a system malfunct io n in the transm is­
sion . T he transmission is sw itchi ng to emergency
mode . This mode only shifts in to certai n gea rs o r
w ill no longer shift at all. The engine may s tall.
D rive to yo ur author ized Aud i dea le r o r q ualified
repair fac ility immediately to have the malfunc­
tion corrected.
l'§J Iii Transmission malfunction: No reverse
You can continue driving
S tron ic tra nsmission: There is a system malfunc­
tion in th e tra nsmission . The t ransmiss io n is
sw itching to emergency mode. This m ode only
shifts in to cer tain gears or will no longer sh ift at
al l. The eng ine may st all. You canno t engage the
reverse gear. Drive to your authorized A udi dealer
or qualified repair facility immediate ly to have
the ma lfunction co rrected.
rm Transmission malfunction: Stop vehicle and
shift to park .
Do not cont inue d riving. Select the P se lector lev­
er pos ition and see yo ur author ized Aud i de aler
or qu alified rep air facility for assis tance .
(D Note
If the tra ns missi on switches to emergency
m ode, you s ho uld t ake the veh icle to a n au-
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thorized Audi dea lership a s soon as possible
to have the condition corrected .
Selector lever emergency release
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic/tiptronic
I f the vehicle's power supply fail s, the sele ctor
lever con be released in on emergency.
Fi g. 90 Fro nt ce nter co nso le: Re mov ing the as htr ay i nse rt
F ig . 91 Selector leve r em ergency release
"" To access the emergency re lease mechanism,
remov e the ashtray insert @ using th e release
sw itch @¢
fig. 90.
""Loosen and rem ove the ca p in t he a sh tra y
mou nt.
"" You now have access to a pin. Using a screw ­
driver or simi la r object, press t he p in down and
hold it in that position ¢
fig. 91.
"" Now press the release button and move these-
lector lever to the N posit ion.
The selector leve r ca n only be moved from the P
pos ition if the key is in the lock and the ignition is
switched on . If the power supply fails (for exam­
ple, the battery is disc harged) and the veh icle
must be pushed or towed, move the selector lev­
er to the N position fi rst usi ng the emergency re­
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Audi ada pti ve c ruise contr ol and br akin g gu ard
Audi adaptive cruise
control and braking
guard
Introduction
App lies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
The adaptive cruise contro l system assists the
driver by regulat ing vehicle speed and helping to
maintain a set distance to the vehicle ahead,
within the limits of the system.
If the system de ­
tects a moving vehicle up ahead, adaptive cruise
control can brake and then accelerate your veh i­
cle . This helps to make driving more comfortable
on long highway stretches .
The braking gua rd system can warn you about an
impend ing collision and initiat e braking maneu­
vers
c:> page 95.
Adaptive cruise control and braking guard have
technical lim itations that you must know, so
please read th is section carefully, understand
how the system works and use them properly at
all times.
General information
General information
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 92 Fro nt of t he veh icle : Pos itio n of rad ar sensor
The area that contains the radar sensor c:> fig . 92
must never be covered by stickers or other ob­
jects or obstructed w ith dirt, insects, snow or ice
that will interfe re with the adaptive cruise con­
trol system and braking guard. For information
on clean ing, refer to
C) page 184 . The same ap­
plies for any modificat ions made in the front
area . T
he function of the adaptive cruise control sys ­
tem and braking guard is limited under some
condit ions:
- Ob jects can on ly be de tected when they are
within sensor range
C) page 91 , fig. 95 .
-The sys tem has a l imited ability to de tect ob­
jects that are a short distance ahead, off to the
side of your vehicle or moving into your lane .
- Some kinds of veh icles are hard to detect; for
examp le motorcycles, ve hicles w ith hig h
ground clearance or overhanging loads may be
detect ed when it is too lat e or they may not b e
detected at all.
- When driving through curves ¢
page 90.
- Stationa ry objects C) page 90 .
,&_ WARNING
-= -Always pay attention to t raffic when adaptive
cruise control is switched on and braking
g uard is active. As the driver, you are still re­
sponsible for starting and for maintain ing
speed and distance to other objects . Braking
g uard is used to ass ist you . The driver must
a lways take act ion to avoid a co llision . The
driver is always respons ible fo r braking at the
correct time.
- I mproper use of adaptive cruise control can
cause collisions, other accidents and ser ious
pe rsonal injury.
- Never let the comfort and conven ience that
adapt ive cr uise control and braki ng g uard
offe r distract you from the need to be a lert
to traffic cond itions and the need to remain
in full control of your vehicle at all times,
- Always remember that the adaptive cruise
control and braking guard have limits -they
will not slow the vehicle down or maintain
the set d istance when you drive towards an
obstacle or something on or near the road
that is not moving, such as vehicles stopped
in a traff ic jam, a stalled or disabled vehicle .
If reg istered by the radar sensor, vehicles or
obstacles that a re not mov ing ca n trigger a
coll is ion wa rning and if confi rmed by the
video camera, an acute co llision wa rning.
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Audi adapt ive crui se con trol a nd b rakin g guar d
-For safety reasons, do not use adaptive
cruise control when driving on roads with
many curves, when the road surface is in
poor condition and/or in bad weather (such
as ice, fog, gravel, heavy ra in and hydroplan­
ing). Using the system under these condi·
tions co uld result in a collision.
- Switch adaptive cruise control off tempora­
rily when driving in turn ing lanes, on ex­
pressway exits or in construction zones. Th is
prevents the vehicle from accelerating to
the set speed when in these situat ions .
- The adapt ive cr uise control system will not
brake by itself if you put your foot on the ac­
celerator peda l. Doing so can override the
speed and distance regu lation.
- When approaching stat ionary objects such
as stopped traffic, adaptive cruise control
will not respond and braking guard will have limited function.
- The adaptive cruise control system and
braking guard do not react to people, ani­
mals, objects crossing the road or oncom ing
objects.
- The function of the radar sensor can be af­
fected by reflective objects such as guard
rails, the entrance to a tunnel, heavy rain or
ice.
- Never follow a vehicle so closely that you
cannot stop your vehicle safely. The adap·
t ive cruise control cannot slow or brake the
vehicle safely when you fo llow another veh i­
cle too close ly. Always remember that the
automatic braking function ca nnot br ing the
vehicle to a sudden o r emergency stop un­
der these conditions .
- To prevent unintended operation, always
switch ACC off when it is not be ing used .
(D Note
The sensor can be disp laced by impacts or
damage to the bumpe r, whee l housing and
unde rbody. That co uld affect the adaptive
cruise control system and braking guard .
Have your authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility check their function.
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In curves
Applies to vehicles: with A udi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 93 Exa mple : dr iving into a curve
When driving into a curve c:::> fig. 93 and out of a
curve, the adapt ive cruise control may react to a
vehicle in the next lane and apply the brakes . You
can override or prevent the braking by pressing
the accelerator pedal b rief ly.
Stationary objects
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 94 Example: object chang ing lanes and stat ionary ob ·
jec t
The adaptive cruise control system only reacts to
objects that are moving or that the system has
already detected as moving . For example, if ave­
hicle @, which has already been detected by the
adaptive cruise control, turns or changes lanes
and another stationary vehicle @ is located in
front of that vehicle, the system will not react to
the sta tionary veh icle.
Vehicles with manual transmission
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
The adaptive cru ise control is availab le from the
2nd gear through the 6th gea r in the customary
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
You can set any speed between 20 mph and 95
mph (30 and 150 km/h).
I ndicator lamps and messages in the instrument
cluster display inform you about the current sys­
tem status and settings.
Switching Audi adaptive cruise control on
• Pull the lever toward you into position @
¢
fig. 96. ACC standby appears in the instru­
ment cluster d isplay.
Setting the speed and activating regulation
• To set the current speed, press the !SETI button
¢ page 11, fig. 4. The set speed is shown in the
tachometer @ and is also shown briefly in the
display @¢
fig. 97.
Switching Audi adaptive cruise control off
• Push the lever away from you into position @
until it clicks into place . The message
ACC off
appears.
@ Indicator lights
II-Adaptive cruise control is switched on. No
vehicles are detected up ahead. The stored speed
is mainta ined .
• -A moving vehicle is detected up ahead . The
adapt ive cruise control system regulates the
speed and distance to the moving vehicle ahead
and accelerates/brakes automatically .
• -When automatic braking is not able to keep
enough d istance to a previously detected moving
vehicle up ahead, you must take control and
brake
c> page 94 , Request for driver interven­
tion .
© Display
If adaptive cruise contro l is not shown in the dis­
p lay, you can call it up with the
IRESETI button
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Based on the symbo ls in the display, you can de­
termine if the system is maintaining a distance to
the vehicle ahead and what that distance is .
No vehicle -No vehicle ahead was detected .
White vehicle -A vehicle ahead was detected.
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Red vehicle -Prompt for the driver to take action
c>page 94.
Both arrows on the scale© indicate the distance
to the vehicle ahead. No arrow appears when the
vehicle is on an open road and there is no object
ahead. If an object is detected ahead, the arrow
moves on the scale .
The green zone on the scale shows the stored dis­
tance . For information on changing the stored
distance, refer tor:!;>
page 93 . If the distance se­
lected is too close or may soon become too close,
the arrows move into the red zone on the scale.
A WARNING
Improper use of the adaptive cruise control
can cause collisions, other accidents and seri­
ous personal injuries.
- Press ing the
!SETI button when dr iving at
speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), will auto­
mat ica lly acce le rate the veh icle to 20 mph
(30 km/h), which is the minimum speed
that can be set.
(}) Tips
-If you switch the ign it ion or the adaptive
cruise control off, the set speed is erased
from the system memory.
- The electronic stabilization control (ESC)
and the anti-slip-regulation (ASR) are auto­
matically turned on when the adaptive
cruise control is turned on . Both systems
cannot be turned off if the adaptive cruise
control is turned on.
Changing the speed
Applies to veh icles: wit h Aud i adapt ive c ru ise control
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
.. To increase or reduce the speed in increments,
tap the lever up or down .
.. To increase or reduce the speed quickly,
hold
the lever up or down until the red LED ® reach­
es the desired speed
<=:> page 91, fig. 97.
F ollowing any changes, the new stored speed will
be disp layed briefly in the display@r:::>
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fig. 97.
Interrupting cruise control
Appl ies to vehicles: w ith Audi a daptive cruise contro l
Fig. 99 Selec tor lever
Requirement: adaptive cruise contro l must be
switched on ¢
fig. 99 (D.
Overriding cruise control
.. To accelerate manually, press the accelerator
pedal. The message
ACC override appea rs.
.. To resume adaptive cruise control, remove your
foot from the gas pedal. The system returns again to the speed that was saved before.
.. You can save a new speed at any time by press­
ing the
I SET I button ¢ page 11, fig . 4.
Canceling cruise control while driving
.. Move the lever into position @. The message
ACC standby appears. Or
.. press the brake pedal.
.. To resume the stored speed, move the lever in­
to posit ion
@ .
A WARNING
Never resume the stored speed if the speed is
too high for prevailing road, traffic or weather
conditions.
Setting the distance
A pp lies to vehic les : with Aud i ada ptive cr uise con trol
Fig. 100 Selector lever: setting the distance
.. Tap the switch to display the current set dis­
tance
r::::> fig. 100 .
.. To increase or reduce the d istance by incre­
ments, tap the switch aga in to the left or right.
The distance between the two veh icles will
change in the instrument cluster display.
When approaching a moving vehicle up ahead,
the adaptive cruise control system brakes to
match that object's speed and then mainta ins
the stored distance.
If the vehicle ahead acceler­
ates, adaptive cruise control will also accelerate
up to the stored speed .
T he higher the speed, the greater the distance in
yards (meters) ¢.& .T he
Distance 3 setting is
recommended .
T he distances provided are spec ified values. De­
pending on the driving situation and the how the
vehicle ahead is driving, the actual distance may
be more or less than these target distances .
T he various symbols for the time increments ap­
pear briefly in the info rmati on line @¢
page 91,
fig. 97 when you change the settings.
c:::::,_c:::::, ___ Distance 1: This setting corresponds
to a distance of 92 feet/28 meters when travel­
ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a time interva l of 1
second.
c:::::, __ c:::::, __ Distance 2: This setting corresponds
to a distance of 118 feet/36 meters when travel­
ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a time in terva l of
1.3 seconds.
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