2017 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET ECU

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Airbag system .. .. .... ... .. .. .... . 130
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
F ront a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag System . 140
K nee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
C hi ld seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Secur ing c hild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
L ATCH system ( lower anchorages a nd
tethers for chi ld ren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Addit io nal info rmat ion 166
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
In telligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 167
E lectronic Stabilization Control ( ESC) . . . . 16 7
N otice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorde r and vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Brak ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Electro-mechan ica l power assist, dynamic
steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
D riving w ith your quatt ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
E ne rgy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Driving and the environment .... 175
Break ing in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 S
Avoi d damagi ng the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 175
D riving throug h wate r on roads . . . . . . . . 17 5
Cata lytic conve rte r. .. .... ... .. .. .... . 176
Shutting down veh icle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Economical and environmentally-friendly
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Driving w ith a t railer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
T rai ler tow ing informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
C lean ing and care information . . . . . . . . . 183
Pl acing your ve hicle out of se rvice . . . . . . 186
Table of contents
Fuel and Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Fuel. ... .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 188
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Brake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
W indsh ield/headlight* washer conta iner. 206
Wheels ........ .. ................. 207
Whee ls and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
T ire p ressure monito ring sys tem 224
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Emergency a ssistance . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Vehicle too l ki t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Space -sav ing spare tir e ( compac t spare
t ire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Replacing w heels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Fuses ... .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 234
B ul bs ... .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 237
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Start ing by pushing or tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 238
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
T ow ing with a tow t ruck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Vehicle iden tification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Weig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Di mens ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 44
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Consumer informat ion ...... .. .. 246
War ranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Operating your vehicle outside the U.S.A.
or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
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Opening and clo sin g
- If the power locking system should fail, you
can still open the fuel tank flap in an emer­
gency ¢
page 192.
-You are well advised not to keep val uables
inside an unatte nded vehicle, v is ible or not.
Even a properly locked vehicle cannot pro­
v ide the security of a safe.
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driver's
door panel comes on for about 30 seconds
after t he vehicle is locked, there is a mal­
funct ion in the power lock ing or the anti­
theft warning system . Have the malf unct io n
cor rected by an authorized Audi dealership
or q ualified repair facility.
Key set
F ig . 16 Key set
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@ Remote control key with mechanical key
You can centrally lock and unlock your veh icle
and start the engine w it h the master key with re­
mote cont rol. A mecha nical key is i nteg rated in
the master key¢
page 29.
@ Eme rgency key
The emergency key is not intended for constant
use . It shou ld only be used in an emergency, for
example, in place of the ign ition key
t:!:> page 72 . Ke ep it in a safe place and do not
car ry it on yo ur key r ing o r store it in the ve hicle.
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your author ized Audi
dealer immediately to have the
lost key disab led .
Be s ure to bring all your keys with you .
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Number of keys
You can chec k the num ber of assigned keys to
your vehicle ¢
page 9. This allows you to make
sure yo u have received all of the keys when you
purchase a used vehicle .
Data in the master key
Dur ing driving, serv ice and maintenance-re levan t
da ta is cont inuous ly stored on your master key.
Your A udi service adviser can read out this data
and te ll yo u about the work your vehicle needs.
This applies also to veh icles with convenience
key *.
Personal comfort settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recommended
that each person always uses "their own" maste r
k ey . W hen the ig nit ion is turned off or when the
vehicle is loc ked, personal conven ience settings
for the following systems are stored and as­
s igned to the remote master key.
- Climate control
- Power locking sy stem
- Sea t memory *
- Park ing system*
-Adapt ive cr uise control*
- Side assist*
- Drive se lect*
The stored settings are a utomat ica lly rec alled
when you unlock t he vehicle, when yo u ope n the
doo rs or when yo u turn on the ignition.
A WARNING
- Do not leave you r vehicle unattended with
the key in the ignition lock. Entry by una u­
thor ized persons could endanger you o r re­
sult i n theft o r damage the vehicle .
- Do not leave childre n unattended in the ve­
hicle, especially with access to vehicle keys .
Ungua rded access to the keys provides chil­
dren t he opport unity to start the engine
a nd /or ac tiva te ve hicl e sys tems s uch as the
power wi ndows etc. Unsu perv ised ope ration
of any vehicle system by children c an res ult
in ser ious injury.
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-Do not remove the key from the ignition
lock until the vehicle has come to a com­
plete stop . Otherwise the steer ing column
lock could suddenly engage -causing the
risk of an accident .
(D Tips
-The operation of the remote control key can
be temporarily d isrupted by interference
from transmitters in the vicinity of the vehi­
cle work ing in the same frequency range
(e .g. a cell phone, radio equipment).
- For security reasons, replacement keys are
only available from authorized Aud i dea ler .
- For Declaration of Compliance to Un ited
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
<::;> page 2 49.
Removing the mechanical key
Fig. 17 Remote master key: removing t he m ec hani ca l key
.,. Press the release button @o fig. 17.
.,. Pull the mechan ical key ® out of the master
key.
Using the mechan ical key, you can :
- lock and unlock* the glove compartment on the
passenger's side
c> page 63 .
-lock and unlock the vehicle manually
opage 32 if this should not be poss ible with
the master key.
- use the ignition key emergency release
opage 30.
Open ing and closing
Check light and battery in the master key
Fig. 18 Remote master key: re moving the bat tery holder
Check light in the master key
The check light@o fig. 18 in the master key
provides information about d ifferent conditions .
.,. The check light turns on briefly once when a
button is pressed, and during an "inquiry" by
the convenience key system.
.,. If the check light does not come on, the battery
is dead and has to be replaced . In addition,
when the battery is dead the
Ill indicator light
appears in the instr ument cluster display as
well as the message
Please change key bat­
tery .
Master key battery replacement
.,. Remove the mechanical key o page 29 .
.,. Press the re lease button ® o fig. 18on the bat­
t ery holder and at the same time pull the ba t­
tery holder out of the master key in the d irec ­
tion of the arrow .
.,. Insta ll the new battery CR 2032 with the"+"
sign facing down .
.,. Push the battery holder carefu lly into the mas­
ter key .
.,. Install the mechanical key.
@) For the sake of the environment
Dispose of dead batteries properly so as not
to pollute the environment.
@ Tips
The replacement battery must be the same
specificat ion as the original.
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~ & in General description on page 2 7. Do not
reach inside the door handle.
The vehicle can be locked and un locked at any
door. The remote contro l key cannot be more
than 1.5 m away from the door handle. It makes
no difference whether the master key is in your
jacket pocket or in your brief case.
If yo u grip the door handle while locking, this can
adversely affect the lock ing function .
It is not possible to re-open the doo r for a b rief
period directly after closing it . This allows you to
ens ure that the doo rs are prope rly locked .
It depends on the sett ings i n the rad io or M MI*
whether the entire veh icle is unlocked or one of
the doors
~ page 32.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ~&. in Gener­
al description on page 2
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@ Tips
If your vehicle has been stand ing fo r an ex­
t ended pe riod, please note the fo llow ing :
- The proximity sensors are deactivated after
a few days to save power. You then have to
pull on the door h andle once to unlo ck the
vehicle and a second time to open the vehi ­
cle.
- To prevent the battery from being d is ­
charged and to preserve your vehicle's abili­
ty to start fo r as long as possib le, the ener­
gy management system gradually switches
off unnecessary convenience functions. It is
possible that you will not be able to unlock
your vehicle using these convenience func­ tions .
- For Declaration of Compliance to Un ited
States FCC and Industry Canada regu lations
<::;> page 2 49.
Op enin g an d clos ing
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 2 1 Drive r's door; power lock ing sw itch
"' Press the button @ to lock the vehicle ~ ,&. .
"' Press the button 63 to un lock the veh icle
~ fig. 21.
If you lock the veh icle using the power lock ing
switch, p lease note the following:
- If a door is open, the veh icle cannot be locked
using the power locking system switch .
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid from
the
outside (increased security, for example
when you are stopped at a red light) .
- The diodes in the power locking switch illumi­
nate when a ll the doors are closed and locked .
- You can unlock and open the doors from the in­
side by pulling on the door handle .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is act ivated,
the doors automatically unlock .
A WARNING
--The power lock ing switch works with the ig-
n ition off and automatically locks the ent ire
veh icle when it is actuated.
- On a vehicle locked from the outs ide the
power locking system switch is inoperative .
- Locked doors make it more difficult for emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyo ne
behind in the ve hicl e, especially children.
@ Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a
speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto Lock)
<::;> page 27. You can un lock the veh icle agai n
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Opening and closing
• Turn the key to position c::> fig. 29@ until all
the windows have reached the desired position .
Convenience closing feature
• Use the emergency key or pu ll the mechanical
k ey out of the master key
c::> page 29.
• Turn the key in the lock of the d river 's door to
the lock pos ition @ unt il the windows are
closed
c::> A .
.&_ WARNING
- Never close the windows inattentively and
without checking -there is risk of injury.
- You must always watch when the windows
are being raised so that no one can be trap­
ped. If you release the key, the closing ac­
t ion is immediately canceled.
- Always read and heed WARN ING
c::> .&. in
General description on page 2
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Correcting window regulator malfunction
-
After disconnect ing the vehicle battery, the one­
t ou ch up and down feature mus t be ac tivated
again.
• Pull and hold the pow er window switch until
the window is completely closed.
• Release the switch and pull the sw itch again for
one second .
Valet parking
Applies to: ve hicles with valet parkin g fu nctio n
The valet parking feature protects the luggage
compartment from unauthorized access .
-
Fig. 30 Glove compar tmen t: valet park ing bu tton
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You can switch the "valet parking function" on
when someone else is park ing your vehicle. When
the function is switched on, the vehicle can be
driven , locked and unlocked using the master
key, but access to the luggage compartment is
not permitted .
• Take the mechanical key out of the master key
c::> page 29.
• Open the glove compartment c::> page 63.
• Activate c::> fig . 30 the "valet parking" feature by
press ing the
I VA LET I button. The ind icator light
in the switch illuminates.
• Close the glove compartment and lock it with
the mechan ical key.
• Leave the master key with the service pe rsonnel
for parking and keep the mechanical key with
you.
The following buttons are deactivated when the
valet parking function is switched on :
-
~ button on the master key
- Handle in the rear lid
When the valet parking feature is activated, the message
Valet parking activated appears in the
instrument cluster display when you switch the
i gnition on.
Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 31 Garag e doo r op ener: examp le s of using with diffe r­
ent systems
You can act ivate various systems such as garage
doors , secur ity systems and home lighting from
i nside yo ur vehicle using the garage door opener .,..

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(Home link). There are three buttons for this in
the vehicle headliner that can be in used in p lace
of up to three hand-held transm itters.
To operate sys tems using the gar age door open­
er, the three b uttons in the roof headliner must
be programmed first.
A WARNING
Make sure no people or objects are in the im­
mediate v icin ity of the eq uipment when us ing
or programming the garage door opener. Peo­
ple can be inju red and objects can be dam ­
aged if they ar e caught in the eq uipment.
{!) Tips
- Fo r secu rity reasons , we recommend that
you clear the programmed buttons before
se lling the vehicle .
- For additional in format ion about Homelink,
v is it www.homelink .com.
- Fo r Decla ration of Comp liance to Un ited
States FCC and Industry Canada regu lations
¢ page 249.
Operation
App lies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 32 Head liner: co ntro l uni t
Requirement : The buttons in the roof headliner
must be prog rammed
¢page 37 or
¢
page 37 and the vehicle must be within
range of the system, such as the garage door
ope ner .
.,. Press the button to open t he ga rage door. The
LED @ blinks or tu rns o n.
.,. Press the b utton again to close the garage
doo r.
Open ing and closing
(D Tips
To ope n or close the garage doo r, press the
b utton, but do not hold it for longer than
10 seconds or the garage door opener module
will sw itch to programming mode .
Programming the buttons (version A)
Applies to: vehicles wit h garage door opener (Home Link)
You can program both fixed code and rolling code
systems using this procedure .
Programming or reprogramming buttons
.,. Switch the ignit ion on.
.,. Press and hold the b utton in the roof headliner
¢
page 37, fig. 32 that you would like to p ro­
gram for at least 10 seconds . Or
.,. Select:
!CAR I function b utton> Car systems*
con trol b utton > Vehicle settings > Garage
door opener > Program garage door opener .
If
this pa th is no t availab le, progr am t he but ton
as des cribe d in version B
¢ page 37 .
.,. Follow the i nstr uctions in the MMI.
Erasing button programming
T he prog ra m med butto ns can not be e rased ind i­
vidually. They mu st all be erase d toge ther. Re­
prog ram the b uttons if ne cessary .
.,. Select:
!CAR ! function b utto n> Car system s*
cont rol b utton > Vehicle settings > Garage
door opener > Clear program settings > Yes .
Displaying the version/status/country code
.,. Select : !CAR l function button> Car syst ems *
cont rol button > Vehicle settings > Garage
door opener > Version information .
(D Tips
-Prog ramming throug h the MMI* is no t pos­
sible with all infotainm ent systems . If th is
is the c ase , p rogra m the button s as des cri­
bed i n vers io n B ¢
page 3 7.
- The requir ed distance betwe en th e hand
tr an smitte r and the Homelink module in
t he radia tor grille ¢
page 38, fig . 33 de­
p en ds on t he system tha t you are p rogram­
m ing .
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Power top
Variable power top storage bay
Fig . 37 Luggage compartment: the variable powe r top
storage bay is lowe red
F ig. 38 Luggage compartment : emergency release lever
for t he va riable power top sto rage bay
The variab le power top storage bay lowers auto­
mat ically when the power top opens. To reduce
the risk of damage, make sure the re are no frag­
ile objects w ithin the sto rage bay's range of mo­
tion .
Raising the power top storage bay
• Press the trim in the direct ion of the arrow to
raise the variable power top storage bay
¢ fig . 37.
lowe ring the power top storage bay
manually (emergency operation )
• Open the left side trim and press the release
lever dow n to lowe r th e variable power top
storage bay ¢
fig. 38.
The variable power top storage bay can be raised
when the
pow er top is closed . This provides
mo re ca rgo space in the luggage compa rtment .
The
opened power top i s stored in the storage
bay and protected. The power top bay cannot be
raised when the power top is open. The cargo
area in the luggage compartment is smaller
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whe n the powe r top is open tha n when it is
closed.
Messages
Convertible top Please close trunk
This message ap pears in the instrume nt cl uster
display if the luggage compa rtment lid is not
closed w hen ope rating the power top. C lose the
lu ggage compartment lid.
Convertible top storage box not lowered . Please
remo ve obstacle
This message appears w hen the power top s to r­
age bay is not lowe re d when opening the power
top.
If the power top storage bay is b locked by
ob jects in t he luggage compartment, remove the
objects that are in the way . If t he power top sto r­
age bay is still not lowered automatically, you
can lower it manually
c:;,poge42.
Convertible top Cannot be used
This message appears if the power top c annot
open or clo se a utomat ically because of safety
reasons o r if the re is a ma lf u nct ion . The follow­
i ng ca uses are possib le:
- Vehicle speed too high : The automatic p ower
t op is deac tiva ted for safe ty reason s if t he ve hi­
cle speed is too high . Red uce the vehicle speed
and try closing/open ing t he power top again.
- Battery voltage too low: The automa tic powe r
top is deactivated i f the battery cha rge level is
too low. You can o pen/close the power top
aga in after start ing the engine .
-Rollover p rotection acti ve: If the power top
runs continuously for a long period of time, the
overload protection will activate for approxi ­
mate ly 15 to 30 minutes. You can open/close
the power top again after that
c:> .&. .
-Malfunction: Failure of system components is
one poss ible cause for ma lfunction. The power
top can be operated manually¢
page 44.
Convertible top not secure
This message ap pears and a warning tone soun ds
if the power top is not completely closed/ open
and t he vehicle speed is above 50 km/h. Reduce .,.

the vehicle speed and try closing/opening the power top again.
A WARNING
Never drive when the power top is not locked
co rrectly. The w ind from dr iving co uld cause
the power top to open. This can result in inju­
r ies and damage to the vehicle.
Wind deflector
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with wind defl ecto r
The wind deflector reduces turbulence in the pas­
senger compartment and makes driving more comfortable.
F ig. 3 9 Rear of the veh icle: inserti ng t he w ind deflector (1)
Fig. 40 Rea r of the veh icle: inser ting t he w ind def lector (2)
The wind deflector is located in the luggage com­
partment in a storage bag * or under the cargo
f loor cover .
Inserting and positioning the wind deflector
.,. Open the rea r door on the passenger 's side.
.. Remove the wind deflector from the luggage
compartment and fold it apart once . The wind
~ deflector is installed in the correct position
;:::: when the long s ide is toward the front and the
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Power top
.,. Insert both pins on the wind deflector @
¢
fig . 39 on the driver's side in the mounts in
the s ide trim .
.. Fold the handle @upward and
lift the center
of t he wind deflector up s light ly @
c> fig. 40.
.,. Guide the wind deflector into the mou nts on
the passenge r's side @ and press lightly in the
center of the wind def lector ® unti l the handle
lo ck s in pla ce .
.,. Ra ise the wind deflector completely .
Removing the wind deflector
.,. Fold the wind def lector frame back.
.,. Fold the handle @¢
fig. 39 upwa rd and lift the
c e nter of the wind def lector up s light ly @
¢ fig. 40 .
.. Remove the w ind de flec tor from the moun ts in
t he s ide trim on t he passenger side .
.. Pull the wind deflector out of the mounts on
the dr iver side and lift it out .
.. Fold the wind def lector together and store it
secure ly.
A WARNING
-- Do not use the wind deflector to sec ure car­
go.
- Be ca ref ul when insta lling so you do not
p inc h your fingers.
- Pay attent ion to traffic when installing the
wind deflector. Install the w ind deflector
from the side of the vehicle that is far thest
from t raff ic.
Q) Note
Do not lean aga inst the vehicle when instal­
lin g the w ind deflector . Hard objects and dec­
ora tions on clothing such as be lt buck les can
scra tch the paint .
(D Tips
-The wind deflector works best when all of
the windows a re rolled u p while driv ing .
- Only store the w ind deflector in the storage
bag* when it is dry.
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