2017 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET key

At speeds above about 1 mph (2 km/h) the Auto­
matic Shift Lock is automatically deactivated in
the N position.
A time delay element prevents the selector lever
from locking when it is moved through the N po­
sition (going from R to D/S). The locking e lement
will lock the se lector lever if the lever is left in N
(Neutral) for more than approx imately 2 sec­
onds, without the brake pedal being pressed.
Release button
The release button on the se lector lever prevents
the lever from being accidentally sh ifted into cer­
tain positions. Depending on the d irection of the
shift, the selector lever locks at d ifferent posi­
tions . The positions are highlighted in the illus­
tration ¢
fig. 96 .
Ignition key safety interlock
The key cannot be removed from the ignition un­
less the selector lever is in the P park posit ion.
When the ignit ion key is removed, the selector
lever will be locked in the P pos ition .
Driving the automatic transmission
App lies to: ve hicles with multitro nic/S tronic/tiptronic
Fig . 97 S hift gate o n the ce nte r conso le: selecto r leve r w ith
release button
Starting the engine
~ The selector lever must be in P or N.
Starting off
~ Press and hold the brake pedal.
~ Press and hold the release button in the selec-
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~ er position such as D/S and release the button. N ...... 0
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Automatic transm ission
~ Wait briefly unti l the transmission has shi fted
(you will feel a slight movement).
~ Remove your foot from the brake pedal and ac­
celerate.
Stopping temporarily
~ Keep the vehicle stationary using the braking
pedal, for examp le at traffic lights.
~ Do not press the acce lerator pedal when doing
this .
~ To prevent the veh icle from rolling when you
start driv ing, set the parking brake when stop­
p in g on steep incl ines ¢.&_ .
~ The parking brake will release automat ically
and the vehicle will start moving once you press
the acce le rator 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
Transmission: Car may roll! Shift
to park!
appea rs.
~ Press and hold the brake pedal until the vehicle
has come to a complete stop .
~ Apply the parking brake ¢ page 76, Parking.
~ Select the P selector lever position ¢ .&_ .
Stopping 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
"rolling back" when a gear is engaged by in­
creas ing the engine speed
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Starting on an incline
~ Activate the parking brake.
~ With the driving gear selected, press the accel ­
erator pedal carefully . The park ing brake will
release automatically if your seat belt is fas­
t ened.
Under certain circumstances, such as driving in
the mountains , it may be useful to switch tempo­
rarily to the manual shift program in order to ad­
just the gears to the driv in g conditions by hand
¢page 85.
On slopes, act ivate the park ing brake first and
then move the selecto r lever to the P position.
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will no longer shift at all. The engine may sta ll.
D rive to yo ur aut horized Audi dea le r or q ualified
repair fac ility immediately to have the malfunc­
tion corrected.
rm liJ Transmission malfunction: No reverse
You can continue driving
S t roni c tra nsmissi on: The re is a s ystem m alfu nc­
tion in t he tra nsmission. The transmiss io n is
switch ing to emergency mode . This mo de only
shifts into certain gears or will no longer sh ift at
all. The engine may stall. You cannot engage the
reverse gea r. D rive to your authorized A udi dealer
or qua lified repa ir facility immed iate ly to have
the ma lfunction co rrected.
rm Transmission malfunction: Stop vehicle and
sh ift to park.
Do not cont inue driving . Selec t the P se lector lev ­
e r p osition and see you r authorized Audi dea ler
or qua lified repa ir facility for assistance.
([) Note
If the tr ansmi ssion swi tc h es to emer gency
mo de, you s ho uld take the ve hicle to a n au­
t horized A udi dealersh ip as soon as poss ible
to have the condition c orrected.
Selector lever emergency release
Applies to: vehicles with multitronic/S tron ic/tiptronic
If the vehicle 's power supply foils, the selector
lever can be released in an emergency.
F ig . 100 Front center co nsole: Removing the ashtray insert
Automatic transmission
Fig. 10 1 Selec tor leve r em erge ncy re lease
"' To access the eme rg ency re lease me chanism,
remove t he ash tra y insert @ usin g the re lease
sw itch @
¢fig. 100.
"' Loose n and r emove the c ap in the ash tray
mount .
"' You now have access to a pin. Using a screw­
driver or sim ila r ob ject, press the pin down and
hold it in that positi on
¢ fig. 101.
"' Now press the release button and move these-
lector leve r to the N pos it io n.
The selector leve r can on ly be moved from the P
pos ition if the key is in t he lock and the ign ition is
switched on. If the power supply fails (fo r exam­
ple, the bat tery is d ischarged) a nd the veh icle
must be p ushed or towed, move th e selector lev­
er to th e N posi tion first using the e merge ncy re­
lease.
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
~--- ~-Di stance 3: This setting corresponds
to a distance of 164 feet/SO meters when travel­
ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a time interval of
1.8 seconds.
~ ---- ~ Distance 4: This setting corresponds
to a distance of 210 feet/64 meters when travel­
ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a time interval of
2 .3 seconds.
A WARNING
Following other vehicles too closely increases
the risk of collisions and ser ious personal in­
jury.
- Setting short distances to the traffic ahead
reduces the time and distance available to
br ing your vehicle to a safe stop and makes
it even more necessary to pay close atten­
tion to traffic.
- Always obey applicable traffic laws, use
good judgment, and select a safe following
distance for the traffic, road and weather
conditions.
¢j) Tips
- Distance 3
is set automatically each time
you switch the ignition on.
- Your standard sett ings are automat ically
stored and assigned to the remot e control
k ey be ing used.
Setting the driving program
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Depending on the selected dr iv in g program and
d istance, driving behavior when accelerating w ill
vary from dynamic to comfortable.
Setting the driving program for vehicles
without Audi drive select*
~ In the radio/MM!*, select: !CARI function but­
ton >
Adaptive cruise control > Driving prog. >
comfort, standard or dynamic . Or
~ Select: ICARI function button> Car systems*
contro l button > Driver ass ist > Adaptive cruise
control > Driving program* > Comfort, Stand­
ard or Dynamic . Setting the driving mode for vehicles with
Audi drive select*
Refer to c!:>poge 102 .
(D Tips
Your settings are automatically stored and as­
s ig ned to the remote control key being used.
Request for driver intervention
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 111 Instrument cluster: request fo r driver interven ­
tion
In certain situa tions, the system will prompt yo u
to take action . This could happen, for example, if
braking by the adaptive cruise control system is
not enough to maintain enough distance to the
vehicle ahead.
T he instrument cluster will warn you about the
danger
c!:> fig. 111:
-A red vehicle is pictured in the display.
- The text
DISTANCE ! appears in the status bar.
- The red indicator light . blinks.
- In addition, a warning tone sounds.
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Audi adapt ive cruis e control and braking gua rd
promptly detected or may not be detected
at all.
- Reflective surfaces including crash barriers
or tunnel entrances may impair the function
of the radar sensor.
(D Tips
- You can cancel the braking that is initiated
by the system by braking yourse lf, by accel ­
erating noticeably or by swerving.
- Braking guard error messages ¢
page 95.
-Keep in mind that braking guard can brake
unexpected ly. Always secure any cargo or
objects that you are transporting to reduce
the risk of damage or injury.
Settings in the radio/MM!
A ppl ies to: vehicl es with Audi adaptive cruise co ntro l
... Se lect : I CARI funct ion button > C ar s ystem s*
control button > Driver a ssi st > Audi brak ing
guard .
Or
... Select:
~I C-A-R~I funct ion button > A udi braking
g uard .
S ystem -
Switch Audi braking guard On and Off.
When you sw itch the ignition on, the message
Audi bra king gua rd off appears if the system is
switched off.
Ea rly warn ing -The distance and approach warn ­
ings in the display can be switched
On/ Off.
(D Tips
-Your settings are automatically stored and
ass igned to the remote control key being
used at the times the sett ings are made.
- If you restrict or sw itch off the ESC, the
braking guard also sw itches itself off
¢ page 168 .
- Switch braking guard off when you are load­
ing the veh icle onto a vehicle ca rr ier, train,
sh ip or other type of transportation . This
can p revent undesired warnings from the
braking gua rd system.
Messages
Applies to: vehicles wi th Aud i adapt ive c ruise control
Braking guard : Off
This dr iver message appears if the system is
tu rned off via the radio/MM I*. O therwise, if the
system is turne d off, the information appears ev­
ery time shortly after t he start o f the trip .
T he driver message a lso appea rs if the system is
not avai lab le due to a ma lfunction o r if the ES C i s
not switched on
¢ page 168 . If th is is the case,
the system wi ll not provide warnings about a
possib le collision .
Braking guard : Ac tivated
This dr iver message appears if sharp brake pres­
su re was applied due to an acute warning .
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Three white dots appear if a setting cannot be se­
l ected with the operating lever. For example, this
happens if you want to raise/lower the speed
even though there was no previously saved
speed .
ACC: Sen sor bloc ked
T his message appears if the senso r view is ob ­
structed, for examp le by leaves, snow, heavy
spray or dirt. Clean the sensor ¢
page 88,
fig. 102.
ACC : not avail able
The dr iver message appears if there is a malfunc­
t ion. The adaptive cruise control tu rns off. A
c hi me so unds as a reminde r. Have the system
c h ecke d by an author ized Audi dealer or au thor ­
ized Audi Se rvice Facility .
ACC: unavailable
The driver message appears if, for examp le, the
brake temperature is too high . The adapt ive
c ruise co ntro l is temporarily u navailable . A chime
sou nds as a reminder.
Shift lever posi tion!
The driver message appears if the se lector lever
is shifted to the N position. The adapt ive cru ise
contro l is not available wh ile in this position.
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Audi side assist
(D Tips
-Si de assist is not active w hile you are mak­
i ng t he a dju stment .
- You r settings are automatic ally store d an d
assi gned to t he remote co ntrol key being
u sed.
Driver messages
App lies to: ve hicles w ith Audi side assist
If s ide ass ist switches off by itself, the LED in the
button turns off a nd a message will appear in the
i n str ument cluster d isp lay :
Aud i side assist unavailable: Sensors blocked
T he rada r senso rs ' vision is affe cted . Do not cove r
the area in front of the sensors wit h bike wheels,
sticke rs, dirt o r other objects. Clean the area in
front of the sensors, if necessary
c> page 98,
fig. 116.
Audi side assist : Currently unavailable
S ide assist c an no t be swi tc h ed on tem pora ril y be­
c a use there is a mal func tio n (fo r ex am ple, the
bat tery ch arge level may be too low) .
Audi side assist: System fault!
The system cannot guarantee that it wi ll detect
ve hicles co rrectly and it is swi tched off . The sen ­
sors have bee n disp lace d or are fa ulty . Have the
sys tem chec ked by a n aut hori zed Audi de aler or
a uthor ized Audi Se rvice F acility soon.
Audi side assist: Unavailable when towing
Side assist sw itches off automatica lly when a fac­
tory-installed trailer hitch is connected to the
electr ica l co nnector on the trailer. The re is no
gua rantee the system will sw itch off when usi ng
a retrofi tte d t raile r hi tc h. D o not use s ide ass is t
w hen towing a trailer.
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Systems Comfort
Adapti ve dampers *
comfortable
Sport differential * bala nced
Adapti ve cruise control * comfortab le
Engine sound * subtle
a) Subtle in t he dr iv in g pos itio n D and sp or ty in t he dr iv in g pos it ion S.
(D Tips
Y our Individual* m ode setti ngs are a uto mat i­
cally store d an d assigned to the remo te con­
trol key be ing used .
Audi drive select
Auto Dynamic
balanced sporty
agi le sporty
balanced sporty
sub tle/sportyal
sporty
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,&_ WARNING
-Sensors have dead spaces in which objects
cannot be detected. Be especia lly alert for
small children and animals, since they are not always detected by the sensors.
- The acoustic parking system is not a substi­
tute for the dr iver's own caution and alert­
ness. Ultimate respons ibility always remains
with the driver during parking and sim ilar
maneuvers . Always watch where you are
dr iv ing .
- You should always adjust the volume and
frequency of the warning tones so that you
can eas ily hea r the acoustic distance wa rn­
ing even if the radio is p lay ing, the air-cond i­
tioner blower is on High or there is a high
level of ou ts ide no ise .
- Check the settings whenever anyone e lse
has driven the vehicle before you.
(D Note
- Remember that low obstacles for which a
warning has already been issued may "dive"
below the system's sensing zone if the vehi­
cle is being backed up closer. In this case,
the war ning sound shutting off does
not in­
dicate that you have cleared the obstacle.
Instead, impact is imm inent.
- Objects such as tra iler hitches, chains, nar­
row posts or fences cove red by a th in laye r
of pa int may not always be detected by the
system. They can still damage your vehicle
wi thout warn ing.
{O) Tips
Keep the senso rs in the rear bumper clean
and free of snow and ice so that t he acous tic
parking assist sys tem can f unction properly.
Adjusting the warning tones
Applies to: vehicles with parking system (rear)
The warning tones can be adjusted in the MMI*.
• Select: ICARI funct ion button> Parking syst em .
Or
• Se lect :
I CARI funct ion button > Car systems *
co ntro l button > Driver a ssist > Pa rking aid .
Parking S ystem
-Rear volume -rear sensor volume
-Rear fr equ ency -rear sensor frequency
-Mu sic volume while parking -when the park-
ing system is switched on, the vo lume of the
active audio source is lowered.
The newly adjusted value is briefly heard from
the signal generator. The settings are automati­ ca lly stored and assigned to the master key with
remote cont rol.
Rear parking system
with rearview camera
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with parking system (rear, with rear v iew
camera}
F ig. 12 0 Parking mode 1: reverse park ing
F ig . 1 21 Parking mode 2: parallel parking
Vehicles with the park ing system are equipped
with a
rear view ca mera in addition to the acous­
tic parking system.
You can choose between two modes to assist you
with parking. For example, you can use "parking mode
l" when parking in a parking space or ga­
rage¢
fig. 120 . When you want to park parallel
to the edge of the street, select "parking mode
2" ¢ fig. 121. II>-
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Parking System
swings out more than the vehicle rear. Main­
tain plenty of distance from an obstacle so
that your outside mirror or a corner of your
vehicle does not collide with any obstacles -
danger of accident!
(D Tips
The left or right orientation lines and surfaces
will be displayed, depending on the turn sig­
nal being used.
Adjusting the display and warning tones
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith parkin g system (rear, wit h rear view
camera)
The display and warning tones ore adjusted in
the radio or MMI*.
.,. Select: ICARlfunction button> Parking system.
Or
.. Select: ICARI function button> Car systems*
control button > Driver assist > Parking aid.
Display
- Off -when the parking system is switched on,
only audible signals are given.
-On -when the parking system is switched on,
the picture from the rear view camera is dis­
played.
Warning tones
- Rear volume -
rear sensor volume
-Rear frequency -rear sensor frequency
-Music volume while parking -when the park-
ing system is switched on, the volume of the
active audio source is lowered.
The newly adjusted value is briefly heard from
the signal generator. The settings are automati­
cally stored and assigned to the remote control
key.
A WARNING
- Always make sure that the volume and fre­ quency of the warning tones is adjusted so
that you can easily hear the acoustic dis­
tance signal even if the radio is playing, the
air-conditioner blower is on High or there is
a high level of outside noise.
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- Check the settings whenever someone else
has driven the vehicle before you.
@ Tips
-The warning tones can also be adjusted di­
rectly from the rear view camera image.
Simply press the Settings* control button.
- Changed settings are activated when park­
ing assist is switched on again.
Error messages
App lies to: vehicles wit h parking system ( rea r, w ith rea r view
camera)
If a warning tone is audible for about five sec­
onds when you turn on the ignition, there is a
malfunction in the system. Have the problem
corrected by your authorized Audi dealer .
Keep the sensors in the rear bumper clean and
free from ice so that the acoustic park assist sys­
tem can function properly.