2016 AUDI S5 COUPE child restraint

Child safet y
adjustment range, as far away from the air­
bag as possib le before insta lling the for­
ward-facing child restra int. The backrest
must be adjusted to an upright posit ion.
- Make sure that the
PASSEN GER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on .
A WARNING
Rearward-facing child restraints:
- A ch ild in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even with an Ad­
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating a irbag w ill hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier wi th great force and
will smash the chi ld safety seat a nd child
against the backrest, cen ter armrest, door
or roof.
- Always be especially careful if you must in­
sta ll a rearward facing child safety seat on
the front passenger seat in exceptional cir ­
cumstances .
- A tight tether strap on a rearward-fac ing
child restraint attached to the front passen­
ger seat can put too much pressu re on the
weight-mat in the seat and register a heavi­ er we ight in the Advanced Airbag System.
The heav ier we ight registered can make the
system work as though an adult were on the
seat and deploy the Advanced Airbag when it m ust be s uppressed causi ng serio us or
even fatal injury to the child.
- Make s ure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on , immediately in­
sta ll the rearward-facing child safety seat in
a rear seating position and have the a irbag
system inspected by your authorized Audi
dealer .
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· Activating the convertible locking retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to secure a
child restraint.
Always heed the ch ild safety seat manufacturer's
i nstruct ions when installing a child restra int in
your vehicle . To activate the convertible locking
retractor:
.. Place the child restraint on a seat, preferably
on the rear seat.
.. Slowly pull the belt
all th e w ay out .
.. Route it around or through the child restra int
be lt path
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.. Push the ch ild safety sea t down wi th yo ur full
weigh t to get the safety belt really tight.
.. Insert the be lt tong ue into the b uck le for that
seating position .
.. Guide the safety be lt back into the retracto r un­
til the belt lies flat and sn ug on the ch ild safety
seat.
.. You should hear a "cl icking" noise as the belt
w inds back into the inertia reel. Test the con ­
vert ible lock ing retractor by pull ing on the belt.
You shou ld no lo nge r be able to pull the belt
out of the retracto r. T he convertib le locking re­
tractor is now activa ted.
.. Make sure that the red release button is facing
away from the chi ld restraint so that it can be
unbuckled quickly .
.. Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt is
properly t ight and fastened so that the seat
cannot move forward or s ideways more than
one inch (2 .5 cm) .
A WARNING
Using the wrong ch ild restraint or an improp­
e rly installed child restra int can ca use serious
personal injury or death in a crash.
- Always make sure that the safety be lt re­
tr actor is locked when installing a ch ild
safety seat . An unlocked safety be lt retrac­
tor cannot hold the ch ild safety seat in place
during normal driving or in a crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a chi ld is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around during
a sudden stop or in a crash.

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0 I­co .... .... -Always make sure the seat backrest to which
the child restraint is installed is in an up­
right position and securely latched into
place and cannot fold forward. Otherwise,
the seatback with the child safety seat at­
tached to it could f ly forward in the event of
an accident or other emergency situation.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a veh icle is
being used
r=;,page 151. Spec ia l precaut ions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat¢
page 130, Child
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant things to know.
Deactivating the convertible locking
retractor
The convertible locking retractor for child re­
straints will be deactivated automatically when
the belt is wound all the way back into the re­
tractor .
~ Press the red button on the safety belt buckle.
The belt tongue will pop out of the buckle.
~ Guide the safety belt all the way back into its
stowed position .
Always let the safety belt retract complete ly into
its stowed position. The safety belt can now be
used as an ordinary safety belt without the con­
vertible locking retractor for child restraints.
If the convert ible locking retractor should be ac­
tivated inadvertently, the safety belt must be un­
fastened and guided completely back into its
stowed position to deact ivate this feature. If the
convert ible lock ing retractor is not deactivated,
the safety belt w ill gradually become tighte r and
uncomfo rtable to wea r.
_& WARNING
-
Improperly installed chi ld safety seats in­
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in a collision.
- Never unfasten the safety belt to deactivate
the convertible locking retractor for child re­
straints while the vehicle is moving . You
Child safety
wou ld not be restrained and could be seri­
ously injured in an accident.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
be ing used ¢
page 151. Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat
¢ page 130, Child
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant things to know.
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Child safety
LATCH system (Lower
anchorages and tethers
for children)
Child Restraint System anchors and how
are they related to child safety
To prov ide a simpler and more practicable way to
attach the child restra int on the vehicle seat,
Federal regulations require special lower ancho­
rages in vehicles and devices on new child re­
straints to attach to the vehicle anchorages.
I n the United States, the combination of the
tether anchorages and the lower anchorages is
now generally called the LATCH system for
"Lower Anchorages and Tethers for Children". In
Canada, the terms "top tether" with "lower uni­
versal anchorages" (o r "lowe r universal anchor­
age bars") are used to describe the system.
In othe r countries the term "ISO FIX" is used to
describe the lower anchorages .
F orward-facing child restraints manufactured af­
ter September 1, 1999, are required by U.S. fed­
eral regulations to comply with new child head
movement performance requirements. These
new performance requirements make a tether
necessary on most new child seats.
Installing a child restraint that requires a top
tether without one can seriously impair the per­
formance of the child restraint and its ability to
protect the child in a collision . Installing a chi ld
restraint that requires a top tether without the
top tether may be a violation of state law.
Child restraint manufacturers offer LA TCH lower
anchorages on their child seats with hook-on or
push-on connectors attached to adjustable
straps .
In addition to the LA TCH lower anchorages, these
child restraint systems usually require the use of
tether straps to help keep the child restraint
firmly in place.
A WARNING
Improper installation of ch ild restraints will
increase the r isk of injury and death in a
crash.
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- Always follow the instructions provided by
the manufacturer of the child restraint you
intend to install in your vehicle.
- Never install a child restraint without a
properly attached top tether strap if the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions
require the top tether strap to be used.
- Improper use of child restraint LATCH lower
anchorage points can lead to injury in a colli­
sion. The LATCH lower anchorage points are
designed to withstand only those loads im­
posed by correctly fitted child restraints.
- Never mount two child restraint systems on
one LATCH lower anchorage point.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
item to the LATCH lower anchorages.
Location
Fig. 146 Schema tic ove rview : LATCH anchorage poi nt loc a­
t ion s
The illustration shows the seating locations in
your vehicle which are equ ipped with the lower
anchorages system.

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Description
The lower anchorage positions are marked for
quick locating .
Fig. 147 Lower anchorages, covers marked
Fig. 148 Rea r seats : lower ancho rage bracke t locatio ns
Lower anchorages
The lower anchorage attachment points are lo­
cated on the rear end of the rear seatback.
Remove the covers
ca:> fig. 147 to access the lower
anchorage attachment points.
The lower anchorage attachment points are visi­ ble
ca:> fig. 148 .
Lower anchorages secure the child restraint in
the seat without using the vehicle's safety belts.
Anchorages provide a secure and easy -to -use at ­
tachment and minim ize the possibility of improp­
er ch ild restraint installation .
All ch ild restraints manufactured after Septem­
ber 1, 2002, must have lower anchorage attach ­
ments for the
LATCH system .
Remember that the lower anchorage points are
only intended for installation and attachment of
child restraints specifically certified for use with
LATCH lower anchorages. Child restraints that
are not equipped with the lowe r anchorage at-
Child safety
tachments can still be installed in compliance
with the child restraint manufacturer 's instruc­
tions on using vehicle safety belts.
A WARNING
-Improper use of LATCH lower anchorages can
cause serious personal injury in an accident.
- Always carefully follow the child restraints
manufacturer's instructions for proper in­
stallat ion of the child restraint and proper
use of the lower anchorages or safety belts
in your vehicle .
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
items to the
LATCH lower anchorages.
- Always read and heed the important infor­
mat ion about ch ild restraints in this chapter
and WARNINGS
~page 151, Child safety.
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
Whenever you install a child restraint always fol­
low the child restraint manufacturer's instruc­
tions.
Fi g. 149 Lower ancho rages : prope r mount ing
Mounting
.,. Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench
is in the upright position and secure ly latched
in place .
.,. Attach both hook-on connectors with the spring
catch release on the child safety seat onto the LATC H lower anchorage so that the con nectars
lock into place~
fig. 149 .
.,. Pull on the connector attachments to make
sure they are properly attached to the LATCH
lower anchorage.
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Child safety
• Pull straps tight fo llowing the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions.
Relea sing
• Loosen the tension on the straps following the
child restraint manufacturer's instruct ions .
• Depress the spring catches to release the an­
chorage hooks from the lower anchorages.
Remember: Use tether straps to he lp keep the
child restraint f irmly in place .
8_ WARNING
Improper use of the LATCH system can in­
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in an accident.
- These anchors were deve loped only for child
safety seats using the "LA TCH" system.
- Never attach other child safety seats, belts or othe r objects to these anchors.
- Always make sure that you hear a click when
latching the seat in place . If you do not hear
a click the seat is not secure and could fly
forward and hit the interior of the vehicle, or be ejected from the vehicle.
8_ WARNING
Improper installation of ch ild restraints will
increase the r isk of injury in an acc ident.
-Always follow the child restra int system
manufacturer's instructions for proper in­
stallation of the child restra int system and
proper use of tether straps as well as the
lower anchorages or safety be lts in your ve­
hicle.
- Always read and heed the important infor­
mation and WARNINGS abo ut child safety
and the installation of child restrain t sys­
tems
r=> page 151, Child safety.
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Tether anchors and tether straps
Fig. 150 Tet her an ch ors : recess flap s behind the re ar s eat­
back s
The tether anchors for the rear seat ing positions
are located in recesses in the rear window shelf
r=> fig. 150.
A tether is a straight or V-shaped strap that at­
taches the top part of a chi ld restraint to special
anchorage points in the vehicle.
The purpose of the tether is to reduce the for­
ward movement of the child restrain t in a crash,
i n order to help reduce the risk of head injury
that cou ld be caused by striking the vehicle inte­
rior.
Forward facing child restra ints manufactured af­
te r September 1, 1999 , are requi red by U.S . fed­
era l reg ulations to comply with child head move­
ment performance requirements . T hese new per­
formance requirements make a tether necessary
on most new child safety seats.
8_ WARNING
Improper installation of child restra ints w ill
increase the risk of injury and death in a
crash .
- Always follow the instructions provided by
the manufacturer of the child restraint you
intend to install in your Audi .
- Improper use of child restraint anchors ( in­
cluding tether anchors) can lead to injury in
a co llision . The anchors are des igned to
w ithstand only those loads imposed by cor­
re ctly fi tted ch ild restraints.
- Never mount two ch ild rest raint systems on
one LA TC H l owe r anchor point. ..,.

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-Never attach two child restraint systems to
one tether strap or tether anchorage.
- Never attach a tether strap to a tie-down
hook in the luggage compartment.
- Never use child restraint tether anchorages
to secure safety belts or other kinds of occu­
pant restraints.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
items to the LA TCH lower anchorages or to
the tether anchors.
- If a tether or other strap is used to attach a
child restraint to the front passenger seat,
make sure that it is not so tight, that it
causes the weight-sens ing mat to measure
more weight than is actually on the seat .
- The heavier weight registered can make the
Advanced Airbag System work as though an
adult were on the seat and dep loy the Ad­
vanced Airbag when it must be supp ressed
ca using se rious o r even fatal injur y to the
c hild.
- If you must install a re arward fac ing ch ild
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of except io na l circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG O FF light does not
come on and stay on, immediate ly install
the rear-fac ing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system
inspected by your authorized Audi dea ler.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
F ig. 151 Tethe r str ap : pro pe r ro uting an d mountin g
Installing th e teth er strap
.,. Release or deploy the tether strap on the child
restra int according to the child restraint manu­
fac turer's in struc tions.
Ch ild sa fety
.,. Guide the upper tether strap unde r the rear
head restraint ~
fig. 151 (rais e the head r e­
straint if necessary) .
.,. Tilt the recess f lap up to expose the ancho r
bracket .
.,. Attach the tether strap anchorage hook into
the opening of the tether anchorage.
.,. Pull on the tether strap hook so that the spring
catch of the hook engages.
.,. Tighten the te ther s trap fi rm ly following the
child restraint manufacturer 's ins truc tions.
Releasing the tether strap
.,. Loosen the tension follow ing the child restra int
manufact urer 's instr uctions .
.,. Dep ress the spr ing catch on the hook and re ­
lease it from t he ancho rage.
(D Note
If you leave the child restrai nt w ith the tethe r
stra p firmly i nstalled for several days, this
could leave a mark on the uphols tery on the
seat cushion and back rest in the area where
the tether strap was installed. The upholstery
would a lso be permanently stretched around
the tether strap. This app lies espec ia lly to
l eather seats.
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
C urren tly, few rearwa rd-facing child restra int
systems come w ith a tether. Please read and
heed the child restra int system manufacturer's
instructions carefully to dete rm ine how to prop ­
erly install the tether .
A WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat
i nstalled on the front passenger seat will be
seriously inju red and can be k illed if the front
a irbag inflates -even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflating airbag will h it the c hild safety
seat o r infant ca rr ier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child against the back rest , cente r a rm rest, or
door.
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-A tight tether or other strap on a rearward­
facing child restra int attached to the front
passenger seat can put too much pressure
on the we ight-mat in the seat and register a
heavie r weight in the Advanced Airbag Sys­
tem . The heav ier weight registered can
make the system wo rk as though an adult
were o n the sea t and deploy the Advanced
Airbag when it must be supp ressed ca using
serious or even fa tal inj ury to the ch ild .
- If you mus t in st all a rearw ard fac ing ch ild
sa fety seat on the front passen ger sea t be­
ca use of exceptiona l circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immed iate ly install
the rearward-facing child safety seat in a rea r seat ing position and have the airbag
system inspected by your author ized Audi
dealer.
Additional information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sou rces of addit ional in­
formation about child restra int selection, instal­
lation and use:
NHTSA advises that the best child safety seat is
the one that fits your chi ld and fits in your vehi­
cle, and that you will use correctly and consis­
tently .
Try before you buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Admini stra­
tion
Tel.: 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424 -9153)
www.nhtsa.gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: (202) 662-0600
www .safekids.org
Safety BeltSafe U .S.A
T el.: (800) 745 -SAFE ( English)
Tel.: (800) 74 7-SANO (Span ish)
www .ca rseat .o rg
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Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1 -800-333-0371 or ca ll 1-613-998-8616 if
yo u are in the Ottawa area
http://www.tc.gc.ca/ eng/ roadsafety/menu .htm
Audi Customer Relations
Tel.: (800) 822-2834

Index
A
A/C (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 69
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
adaptive c ruise control
Vehicles with manual transmission . . . . . . 90
Adaptive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Requ est for driver interv ention . . . . . . . . . . 94
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Adaptive Light (defective) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adding Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Windshield washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Additional accessories
Add itiv es 246
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Adjustable steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Adjusting Air distribution (automat ic climate control) .70
Instrument illuminat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Temperature (automatic climate control) . 70
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 29
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Adv anced Airb ag-Sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 135
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Components (front a irbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
F ront airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 134
How do the front ai rbags work? . . . . . . . . 137
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 135
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Important information ........... ... .
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . ............... .... .. .
Knee airbags .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .
Monitoring
248
129
145
143
139 PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light . . . . . . . . . 139
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14S
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
When must the system be inspected? . . . 139
all-wheel drive 174
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Alternator
refer to Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-free ze
refer to E ngine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 196
Ant i-lock braking system
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Anti-slip regulation
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Anti-theft systems Electronic immobili ze r .............. ... 37
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Audi braking guard
refer to braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Setting the driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Audi Se rvice Repair Manuals and Literature 244
AUTO Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Automat ic headl ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Automatic belt retrac tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Automatic climate control Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Automat ic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87