2016 AUDI A5 COUPE Owners Manual

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sudden braking or an accident, you would not
be able to brake or accelerate.
Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into the
r e armos t position .
To avoid contact with t he a irbag while it is de ­
p loying, do not sit any closer to the inst rument
panel than necessary and a lways wear the three­
point saf ety b elt prov id ed adjust ed correctly. W e
r ecommend that you ad just the passenger's seat
in the following manner:
• Bring the backrest up to an (almost) upright
position .
Do not ride with the s eat r eclin ed .
• Applies to vehicles with adjustable head re­
strain ts: Adjust the head restraint so the upper
edge is as even as possible with the top of your
head . If that is not possible, try to adjust the
head restraint so that it is as close to th is posi­
t ion as poss ible
q poge 57.
• Place your feet on the floor in front of the pas ­
senger's seat.
Front seats
Power seat adjustment
App lies to vehicles : with power adjustable seats
Fig. 51 Fro nt s eats: pow er se at ad just ment
Controls
@ -Adjusting the l umbar support *: press the
b utton in the corresponding position
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@-Moving the se at up/down: p ress the but ton
up/dow n
q .&,.
@ -Mov ing the seat fo rwa rd/back: press the but­
ton fo rwa rd/back
q .&, .
Seats and storag e
©-Adjust ing the backrest ang le: press the bu t­
ton forward/back
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©-Raising/loweri ng* the head restra ints: press
t h e b utton up/down
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@-Lengthening/shortening the upper th igh
support*: lift the handle. A spr ing moves the
front sea t cu shion fo rward
q ,.&. .
_& WARNING
-Never adjust the drive r's or front passen g­
er's seat while the ve hicle is moving .
If you
do this while the veh icle is moving , you will
be out of position. Always adjust the d river's
or front passenger's seat when the vehicle is not moving.
- Be carefu l when adjust ing the seat height.
C heck to see t hat no one is in the way, or se­
rious inju ry could result!
- Because the seats can be e lectrically adjust­
ed w it h the ignition off or with the ignit ion
key removed, never leave children unatte nd ­
ed in the vehicle . Unsupe rvised use of the
electric seat ad justmen ts may cause ser ious
lnJ Ury.
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden b raking or acc ident, front passen­
ge rs must neve r ride i n a moving veh icle
wit h the backrest reclined. Safety belts and
the airbag system on ly o ffer maximum pro ­
tect ion when the bac krest is upr ight and the
safety belts a re prope rly positioned on the
body. The more the backrest is reclined, the
greater the risk of pe rsonal injury from an
incorrect seating position and improper ly
positioned safety belts .
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Power easy entry function
Applies to vehicles: with power adjustable seats
The easy entry function makes it easier for the
rear passengers to enter and leave the vehicle.
F ig. 52 Comfort seats•: easy entry contro ls
F ig . 53 Sport seats•: easy entry controls
.,. To fo ld the front seat backrests forward/back,
li ft the latch ®¢
fig. 52 or~ fig. 53 and fold
the backrest forward .
.,. To move the front seats forward/back, press
and hold the ® button until the seat has
reached the desired pos ition.
When the front seats are moved forward, their
or iginal pos ition is stored. When it is moved
back, the seat automatically stops in this posi­
tion . To move the seat even further back, you
have to release the switch @ and reactivate it.
Applies to vehicles w ith adjustab le head re­
stra ints: The head restraints from the fro nt
seats, depend ing on the seat he ight that has
been set, are automatically retracted when the
seatbacks a re folded down. They re turn to their
or iginal pos ition agai n when the seatbacks for
the front seats are raised.
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@ Tips
Wit h the driver's or passenger's door closed,
the corresponding sw itch to move the seat is
i noperative.
Seat adjustments in MMI
Applies to vehicles: with seat memory and MM!
The passenger 's seat can be adjusted to various
positions by the driver.
Convenience side view
.,. Select: !CAR ! function button> Seat adju st­
ment
> Pas senger 's seat > Co nveni ence side
v iew.
O r
.,. Select: !CAR ! function button> C ar s yst ems *
control button > Vehicle settings > Se ats >
Passenger 's seat > Con venienc e side view .
.,. Continue to press the control knob unt il the ad­
justment process is complete .
Seat symmetry
.,. Select: Function button I CAR !> Seat adju st­
ment
> Pa ssenger's seat > Seat s ymmetr y. Or
.,. Select: !CAR ! function button> Car s ystems *
control button > Vehicle setting s > Seats >
Passe nger' s s eat > Align w ith driver's s eat .
.,. Continue to press the control knob unt il the ad-
justment process is comp lete.
Using the
C on veni en ce side view funct ion, the
passenger 's seat is adjusted so that the driver
has the best possib le view to the right . When the
Convenience side view is set, the specific position
of the dr iver's seat is taken into conside rat ion.
Us ing the
Seat s ymm etr y function, the passeng­
er's seat can be moved to the same position as
the d river 's seat. The set tings for the driver 's sea t
are impo rted and set automatically.

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Center armrest
The center armrest can be adjusted to several
levels .
Fig. 54 Armrest betwee n the dr ive r's/ front passenger's
seats.
Adjusting the cent er armr est
.,. To adjust the angle, raise the armrest from the
starting position ¢
fig. 54 detent by detent.
"'T o bri ng the armrest back into the start ing po ­
s it ion, ra ise it out of the top detent and fold it
back down .
The armrest can slide forward and back .
Head restraints
Front head restraints
Applies to vehicles: with ad justable head restra in ts
Head restraints that are adjusted according to
body size, along with the seat belt, offer effec­
tive protection .
Fig. 55 Fr ont sea t: adjusting the manual head restrain ts
Seats and storag e
Fig. 56 Front seat: adjus ting the power head rest rain t
Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge is as
even as possib le w ith the top of yo ur head . If tha t
is not possib le, try to adjust the head res traint so
that it is as close to this position as possible
¢page 57.
.,. To adjust the he igh t of the manua l head re­
s trai nt*, grip the head res tra int on t he sides
w ith both hands and slide it up/down until it
locks into place ¢
fig. 55.
"' To adjust the he ight of the power head re -
straint*, press the button up/down
¢ fig. 56.
Refer to ¢ page 115, Proper adjustment of head
restraints
for g uidelines on how to adjust the
height of the front head restraints to s uit the oc­
c u pant's body s ize.
A WARNING
-- Driving without head restra ints or with head
restraints that are not properly adj usted in­
creases the r isk of se rious or fatal neck in­
jury d ramat ica lly .
- Read a nd heed all WARNINGS
¢ page 115,
Proper adjustment of head restraints.
@ Tips
- To prevent the head restraints from r unning
into the head liner, they retract a utomat ica l­
ly when mov ing the seat forward or upward .
- Correct ly adjusted head restraints and safe­
ty be lts are an extremely effective combina­
tion of safety features .
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Rear head restraints
Fig. 57 Re ar seats: he ad res traints
Fig. 58 Rea r head restra ints: re lease
Adjust ing th e head re st rai nts
.. To move the head restraint up, hold it at the
sides with both hands and slide it upward until
you feel it click into place<=>& .
.. To move the head restraint down, press the
button @
c::> fig. 57 and slide the head restra int
downward.
Removing th e he ad re straint s
.. Fold the backrest forward <=> page 64.
.. Move the head restraint upward as far as it can
go.
.. Press the release @
i=:> fig. 58 with the mechan­
ical key
c::> page 33 and the button @ c::> fig. 57 .
Pull the head restraint out of the backres t at
the same time¢.&_ .
Install ing the head restra ints
.. Slide the posts on the head rest raint down into
the gu ides unti l you feel the posts cl ick into
place.
.. Press the button @
c::> fig. 57 and slide the head
restraint all the way down. You should not be
able to pull the head restraint out of the back­
rest.
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So that the dr iver can have a better view to the
rear, the head restraints shou ld be pushed down
completely when the rear seats are not occupied.
_& WARNING
- Read and heed all WARNINGS <=:>page 115 ,
Proper adjustment of head restraints.
- Only remove the rear seat head restra ints
when necessary in order to install a ch ild
seat
¢ page 159. Install the head restra int
aga in immediately once the child seat is re­
moved. Driving w ithout head restraints or
w it h head restraints that are not prope rly
adj usted increases the r isk of se rious or fa ­
tal nec k injury d rama tica lly .
- Veh icles with a pass through in the center
conso le have seating for four. The long cen ­
ter conso le between t he two rear seats is
not a seating position . Therefore, a safety
be lt is not provide d.
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Correctly adjusted head restra ints and safety
belts are an e xtreme ly effe ctive combinat ion
of safety features .
Memory function
Description
Applies to vehicles: with memory funct ion
The memory function allows you to quickly and
easily s tore and reca ll persona l seating profiles
for the d river. The memo ry funct io n is operated
through the master key and the memory but tons
in the driver's door .
The driver's seating p rofile is stored and assigned
to the master key eac h time the vehicle is locked .
When yo u open the door, t he seat profi le is auto­
matically reca lled. If two peop le use one vehicle,
i t is recommended that each person always uses
"their own" master key .
Up to 2 seat profiles can be sto red in t he memory
buttons in the dr iver 's doo r. Once they are stor­
ed , these seat profi les can be se lected at any
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In addition to the driver 's seat settings, you can
also store and access the exterior mirror adjust­
ment settings* using the remote control key or
memory button.
Remote control key
Ap plies to vehi cles: with seat memory
To assign the driver's seat settings to the remote
control key when locking the vehicle, the function
must be act ivated in the radio or MMI*
• Se lect :
ICAR I fu nction button> S eat adjus t­
ment > Driver's seat > Remot e control ke y
>
on .Or
• Select :
I CARI fu nct ion button> Car sy stem s*
contro l button > Vehicle setting s > Seats>
Driver' s seat > Remot e control ke y > On.
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If you do not want ano th er d river's settings to
be assigned to the remote key, switch off the
memory function us ing t he r adio or MMI* or
the
I O N/O FF I button ~ page 59.
Memory buttons
Applies to vehicles: with seat memo ry
Fi g. 59 Drive r's doo r: m emory funct io n butto ns
The memo ry buttons are located in the dr iver's
door.
Switching the memory function on /off
• Press the ION/OF F I button to switch the memo ­
ry function on/off . The word
OFF lights up
when the memory function is sw itched off . Seat
profi les are ne ither stored no r recalled .
Seats and storag e
Storing a seat profile
• Press the ISE T! button. Whe n the word SET
lights up, the memory is ready to s tore set ­
tings.
• Press a memory button
dII or[ II) brief ly . A
tone conf irms that the settings were stored.
Acces sing a seat profile
• If the d river's doo r is open and the ignition is
sw itched off, press the memory button.
• If the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
switched on, press and hold the memory but­
ton unti l the seat adjustment is complete.
A WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat sett ing can on ly
be recalled when the vehicle is stationary ­
otherwise yo u risk hav ing an accident.
- In an emergency the recall proced ure can be
cancelled by pressing the
! ON/O FF I switch or
by tappi ng the memory buttons.
Ashtray
Fig. 60 Cen te r console : ash tray
Opening /closing
• To open the asht ray, s lide the cover up
~ fig . 60.
• To close the ashtray, press down on the cover .
Emptying the ashtray
• To remove the i nse rt, slide the latch to the
r igh t~
fig . 60 -arrow -.
• To ins tall the insert, press it down into the
mount.
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_& WARNING
Never put waste paper in the ashtray. Hot
ashes or other hot objects in the ashtray could
se t waste paper on fire.
Cigarette lighter
F ig. 61 Front center console: cigarette lighter
.,. Press the cigarette lighter in .
.,. Remove the cigarette lighter when it pops out.
_& WARNING
The cigarette lighter only works when the ig­
nition is sw itched on. Incorrect usage can lead
to ser ious injuries or burns . For this reason,
children should never be left unattended in
the vehicle beca use this increases the risk of
inju ry.
(D Note
The cigarette lighter can be damaged if you
connect electrical accessories to it.
Storing
General overview
_& WARNING
- Always remove objects from the instrument
panel. Any items not put away could slide
around inside the vehicle wh ile driving or
when accelerat ing or when app ly ing the
bra kes or when driving aro und a corner.
- When you are dr iving make sure that any­
t h ing yo u may have placed in the center con­
so le or other storage locations cannot fall
o ut into the footwells . In case of sudden
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braking you wo uld not be able to brake, de­
press the cl utch or accelerate .
- Any pieces of clothing that you have hung
up must not interfere with the driver's view .
The coat hooks are designed on ly for light­
weight clothing. Never hang any cloth ing
w ith hard, pointed or heavy objects in the
pockets on the coat hooks. Du ring sudden
braking or in an accident -espec ially if the
airbag is deployed -these obje cts cou ld in­
ju re any passengers inside the veh icle .
Cupholder
Fig. 62 Center console: front cupholde r
Fig. 63 Rear armrest: rea r cupholde r
Opening rear cupholder s
.,. To open the cupholder, press on the symbol 'i
@~fig . 63 .
.,. To adjust the arm @, sw ing it in the d irection
of the a rrow.
.,. Place the beverage in the holder and release
the arm . The arm swings back by itself and a u-
tomatically secures the beverage. .,.

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Closing cupholders
• To close the cupholder, press on the center sec­
tion between the two arms and push the cu­
pholder in the slot as far as it will go.
.&_ WARNING
Spilled hot liquid can cause an accident and
personal injury.
- Never carry any beverage containers with
hot liquids, such as hot coffee or hot tea, in
the vehicle while it is moving. In case of an
accident, sudden braking or other vehicle
movement, hot liquid could spill, causing
scalding burns. Spilled hot liquid can also
cause an accident and personal injury.
- Use only soft cups in the cupholder. Hard
cups and glasses can cause injury in an acci­
dent.
- Never use the cupholder or adapter as an
ashtray -risk of fire.
(y Note
Only drink containers with lids should be car­
ried in the cupholder. Liquid could spill out
and damage your vehicle's electronic equip­
ment or stain the upholstery, etc.
Glove compartment
The glove compartment is illuminated and can
be locked .
Fig. 64 Glove compartmen t
• To open the glove compartment, pull the han­
dle in the direction of the arrow
c:,:. fig. 64 and
swing the cover down to open.
Seats and storage
• To close the glove compartment, push the
glove compartment lid upward until the lock
engages.
The glove compartment can be locked using the
mechanical key
c:,:. page 33 .
On the right side in the glove compartment is a
holder with the key body into which the emergen­
cy key must be clipped to be able to start the ve­
hicle.
A WARNING
-
To reduce the risk of personal injury in an acci-
dent or sudden stop, always keep the glove
compartment closed while driving.
Additional storage
There are a variety of storage compartments and
fasteners in various places in the vehicle .
- In the roof headliner above the rearview mirror.
- On the back of the front seat. The compart-
ment can hold a maximum weight of 1 kg.
- On the left and right of the luggage compart­
ment, behind the side trim.
- Garment hooks on the pillars in the rear of the
vehicle.
A WARNING ,..___
- When driving, do not leave any hard objects
on the rear window shelf or allow your pet
to sit on the shelf. They could become a haz­
ard for vehicle occupants in the event of
sudden braking or a crash .
- Always remove objects from the instrument
panel. Any items not stored could slide
around inside the vehicle while driving or
when accelerating or when applying the brakes or when driving around a corner.
- When you are driving make sure that any­
thing you may have placed in the center con­
sole or other storage locations cannot fall
out into the footwells. In case of sudden
braking you would not be able to brake or
accelerate.
- Any articles of clothing that you have hung
up must not interfere with the driver's view. .,_
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The coat hooks are designed only for light­
weight cloth ing . Never hang any clothing
with hard, pointed or heavy objects in the
pockets on the coat hooks . Dur ing sudden
braking or in an accident - especia lly if the
airbag is dep loyed - these objects could in­
jure any passengers inside the vehicle.
- To reduce the risk of pe rsonal inj ury in an
acc ident or sudden stop, always keep the
glove compa rtment closed while d riving .
- Read and follow all WARNINGS
q page 147, Important safety instructions
on the side airbag system.
- Hang clothes in such a way that they do not
impa ir the d rive r's v ision.
- The coat hooks must only be used for light­
weight clot hing . Do not leave any heavy or
sharp edged obje cts in the pocke ts which
may in terfere w ith the side c urtain airbag
dep loyment and can cause pe rsonal injury in
a crash.
- Do not use coat hangers for hanging clo th­
ing on the coat hooks as this can interfere
with prope r deployment of the side curtain
airbags in an accident.
- Do not hang heavy objects on the coat
hooks, as they could cause personal injury in
a sudden stop.
- Always keep the compartment above the
rearview mirror closed wh ile driving to re­
duce the risk of injury in the event of sudden
braking maneuvers or a collision.
(D Note
Objects located on the rear shelf that r ub
against the rear window could damage the
heating wires for the rear window defogger.
(D Tips
- A vent slot is located between the shelf and
the rear w indow . Do not b lock 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 restr ict or block the driv­
er's vision in t he rear view mirror .
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Roof rack
Description and mounting locations
Additional cargo can be carried with a roof lug­
gage rack.
Fig. 65 Roof rack atta chment po in ts
.. Always read and fo llow the instruc tions provid­
ed by the roof rack manufact urer when instal­
ling the roof rack system .
If luggage or cargo is to be ca rried o n the roof,
you must observe the fo llowing :
- Onl y use roof racks approved for your veh icle .
Th ese approved roof racks are the basis fo r a
c omp le te roo f rack system. Add it iona l attach­
ments or carrier systems are needed to trans ­
port luggage and sports equipment. We recom­
mend us ing 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
q fig . 65.
- We recommend that you ke ep the installation
instructions for your roof rack system together
w ith your Owner 's literature in the vehicle.
When should th e roof rac k be remo ved?
- Before goi ng through an automatic ca r wash (it
i s best to ask the car wash operator for advice).
- When not in use, to reduce f uel consumption,
wind noise and to g uard against theft .
A 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 . ...