2017 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET lock

Table of contents
About this Owner's Manual. . . . . .
5
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Gene ral illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Instruments and indicator lights 8
Inst ruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 1
Driver information system . . . . . . 21
Int roduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
On-boa rd computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Eff iciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
O n Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . 25
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Central lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
L uggage com partment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
P owe r windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Va let par king . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
G arage do or opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . 36
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Autom atic power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
W ind defle ct or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
P ower top emergen cy opera tion ... .. .. .
Lights and Vision ............ .. .. .
Exterio r lighting .... . ...... ... .. .. .. .
I nterior lighting .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
4 4
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5 1
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1
W indshield w ipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Dig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Ciga ret te ligh te r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2
Sto ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2
Lugg age compa rtment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Climate con trol system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Driving .... . .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... . .
Steering . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . .
Ign it ion loc k ... .. .. .. .. . ... .... ... . .
Convenience key .. .. .. ............. . .
D river messages .. .. .. ............. . .
E lectromechanical parking brake ...... .
Speed warning system ......... ..... . .
Cru ise cont rol system .............. . .
Automatic transmiss ion
mul tit ronic, S t ronic, tiptron ic
Audi adaptive crui se control and
braking guard ................... .
Introduction ....................... .
Genera l information .. .. ........... . .
Audi ad aptive cruise cont ro l .......... .
A udi br aki ng g uard ... .. . ... .... ... . .
Messages ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... . .
Audi side assist ... .. .. .. .... .. .. .
S ide ass ist . ... .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... . .
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71
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75
76
78
79
81
81
88
88
88
90
94
95
97
97
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Drive sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Parking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Parking sys tem ... .. .. ... . .. .... ... . .
Rear parking system .. .. .. .. .... ... . .
Rear park ing system with rearview
camera
Safety
104
104
105
111
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Bas ics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Correct passenger seat ing positions... .. 112
D river's and front passenger's footwell . . 115
Pedal area .......................... 116
Stor ing cargo cor rec tly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Reporting Safety Defec ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
A ctive rollover protec tion system 119
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Gener al infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Why use safety be lts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Safe ty be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Be lt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

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CD
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Door handle
Power locking switch
Memory buttons (driver's seat) . .
Button for side assist
A ir outlets
Contro l lever for:
- Turn signal and high beam
0 Multifunction steering wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ........... .. .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone and nav i-
gation buttons
- Rocker switches for tiptron ic op -
eration .. ............. .. .. .
@ ISETI button ................ . .
® Instrument cluster ........... .
@
@ Reset button for trip odometer
Switches for:
- Windsh ield wiper/washer
- Trip computer .............. .
I gnition lock ................ .
Adjustable steering column
Contro l lever for:
- Cruise control .............. .
- adaptive cruise control ..... . .
@ Instrument lighting ........ .. .
@ Release lever for the engine hood
@ Data Link Connector for On Board
Diagnostics (OBD II) ........ .. .
@ Light switch ..... ....... ..... .
@ Adjuste r contro l for outside
mirrors . ... ................ . .
@ Power window switches . .. .... .
@ Radio-Display1l or MMI -Display
31
61
97
49
134
85
9
8
10
53
22
71
71
79
88
51
193
25
48
51
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ll The image in t he d is pl ay wil l appear either in m ultiple col ­
o rs or in a single colo r, depending on the vehicle e quip­
ment. The multi co lor im age will be used in this Owne r's
Man ual bec ause both multi co lor and single co lo r ve rsio ns
ar e almo st identica l.
@ Depending on options:
- Radio system
- CD changer
Emergency flasher
G love compartment ( lockable) .. .
Front passenger's airbag ...... .
Depend ing on options, switches
for:
- drive select .. .............. .
- Electronic Stabilization Control .
@ Deluxe automatic climate control
@ Selector lever for automatic trans-
mission . ... .. .. ............ .
@ Ashtray with cigarette lighter
@ Depending on options:
- MMI control console or
- drive select . ... ............ .
- Elect ronic Stabilization Control
button .. .. .. .. ............ .
@ Centra l power window switch
@ Power top switch . ............ .
@ I S TAR T ENGINE S TOP I button .. .
@ Electromechanical parking brake
0) Tips
Cockpit
so
63
134
101
167
66
83
62,62
101
167
40
73
76
- Some of the equipment or features shown in the general illustration may be standard
equipment on your veh icle or may be op­
tional equ ipment depending on your model.
Always ask your authorized Audi dealer if
you have a question about your vehicle.
- Operation of the Multi Media Interface
(MMI) is described in a separate manual.
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Instrumen ts and ind icator ligh ts
the I SET! button, you de lete the warning thresh­
old.
Digital clock with date display and
Odometer
F ig . 5 Ins trum en t cluster: odo meter
Fig . 6 Instrument cluster: reset bu tton
Digi tal clock/GP S controll ed cl ock*
Depending on the vehicle equipment level, you
may choose between the quartz clock or the
GPS
controlled clock* l!j in the radio or in the MMI *.
You can learn more about this in the MMI manual
or in the rad io user 's manual.
Odometer /t ri p odomete r
The display of distance driven is shown in kilome ­
ters "km" or in miles "mi".
- USA mode ls - Miles
- Canada models - Kilometers
The units of measure (kilometers/miles) can be changed in the radio or MMI* . You can learn
mo re about this in the MMI manual or in the ra­
d io user's manual.
The odometer @ shows the total number of kilo ­
meters or miles that have been driven on the ve­
h icle .
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The trip odometer @ shows the distance driven
since it was last reset.
It can be used to measure
short distances. The last digit shows distances of
100 meters or 1/10 of a mile .
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by press ­
ing the reset button
!O.O I ¢ fig. 6.
Malfunction message
If there is a malfunction somewhe re in the in­
strume nt cluster,
DEF w ill appear in the tr ipod­
ometer and w ill stay on. Contact yo ur authorized
Aud i dealer to have the prob lem corrected.
Immobilizer
When the ignition is switched on, the data on the
i gnition key are scan ned automat ica lly .
If an unauthor ized key was used,
SAFE is d is·
played permanently in the odomete r display
field . The vehicle cannot be operated
¢ page 28.
{i) Tips
- When you switch off the ignition or open
the driver door, the time, date, odometer
and tempe rature are displayed for an addi­
tional
30 seconds.
- You can also call up the display with the
!SE T! button¢ page 9 w hile the ign ition is
switched off .
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge works only when the ignition is
on.
When the needle re aches the red area, the warn­
i ng l ight
li'J in the instrument cluster wi ll illumi­
nate ¢
page 18. Time to refuel!
The tota l tank capacity of your ve hicle is listed in
¢ page 244.
(D Note
Neve r run the tan k comp letely dry! An ir regu­
l a r supply of fuel can cause eng ine misfiring
and fuel could enter in to the exhaust system .
The cata lytic conver ter cou ld the n overheat
and be damaged.

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Indicator lights
Description
The indicator lights in the instrument cluster
b link or turn on. They indicate functions or mal­
functions ¢& .
Messages may appear with some indicator lights.
A warning signal will sound at the same time.
The messages disappear again after a short t ime.
To disp lay a message again, press the
ISETI but­
ton ¢
page 9. If several malfunctions occur, each
of the indicator/warning lamps will be displayed
in succession for about two seconds at a time.
Some ind icators lights in the display can turn on
in several colors.
A WARNING
-
-Failure to heed warning lights and other im­
portant vehicle informat ion may result in
serious personal injury or vehicle damage.
- Whenever stalled or stopped for repair,
move the vehicle a safe distance off the
road, stop the engine, and turn on th@
emergency flasher¢ page 50.
-The engine compartment of any motor vehi­
cle is a potentially hazardous area . Before
you check anything in the engine compart­ ment, stop the engine and let it cool down.
Always exercise extreme caution when work­ ing under the hood¢
page 193.
Overview
Some ind icator lights turn on briefly to check the
function of that system when you switch the ign i­
tion on . These systems are marked with a ,/ in
the following tables. If one of these indicator
lights does not turn on, there is a malfunction in
that system.
Red indicator lights
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US A models:
Brake system./
¢page 13
Canada models:
Brake system ./
¢page 13
Instruments and indicator lights
USA models:
Electromechanical parking brake
¢page 14
Canada models:
Electromechanical parking brake
¢ page 14
Safety belts
¢page 14
Electromechanical steering./
¢page 171
Battery
¢page 14
Engine oil pressure
¢page 15
Engine oil level
¢page 15
Engine cooling system
¢page 15
Steering column lock
¢ page 16
Ignition lock
¢ page 16
USA models :
Speed warning system
¢page 78
Canada models:
Speed warning system
¢page 78
Adaptive cruise control./
¢page 90
Yellow indicator lights
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Power top operation
¢page40
Electronic Stabilization Contro l
(ESC) ./
¢page 16
Electronic Stabilization Contro l
(ESC) ./
¢page 16
Electronic Stab ilization Control
(ESC)
¢ page 167
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Instruments and indicator lights
TPMS
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12
USA models :
Anti-lock brak ing system (ABS) de­
fective,/
¢ page 17
Canada mod els :
Anti-lock brak ing system (A BS) de­
fective,/
¢ page 17
USA models :
Safety systems ./
¢page 17
Canada models :
Safety systems ./
¢page 17
Worn brake pads
¢page 18
Electromechan ical park ing brake
¢page 14
Tire pressure monitoring
system ,/
¢page 225
Tire pressure monitor ing system
¢page225
Electronic power control ,/
¢page 18
Malfunct io n ind icator Lamp (MIL)
,I
c::> page 18
Engi ne speed limitat ion
c::> page 18
Engine oil level
c::> page 15
Engine oil sensor
c::>page 18
Battery
c::> page 14
Tank system
c::>page 18
Warm up engine *
¢page 189
Windshield washe r fl uid leve l
¢page 19
Windshield wipers
¢page 19
Remote control key
¢ page 73
Battery in remote control key
¢page 29
Defect ive light bulb wa rning
<=> page 19
Fog lights
¢page 19
Rear fog light(s)*
c> page 19
Headlight range control*
c> page 19
Adaptive light*
c>page 19
Light-/rai n sensor*
c> page 19
Adaptive dampers*
c>page20
Sport different ial*
<=> page20
Ig nition loc k
c>page 20
Steering co lumn lock
¢ page 16
Elec tromechanical stee ring,
dynam ic steer ing *
./c> page 171
Transmission
- mu lti tronic, tiptronic
c> page86
-S tron ic c> page 86
Transmission
- S tron ic
c::> page 86
Other indicator light s
c----=-----------
T urn signals
¢page20
USA mode ls: Cruise cont rol
c> page 79
Canada models : Cruise cont rol
¢ page 79

Instruments and indicator lights
cooling system -you could damage your en­
gine .
~- Steering column lock
• Steering defe cti ve! Do not dri ve vehicle!
If the indicator lig ht t urns on and the message
appears, there is an electronic steering column lock malf unction . You cannot switch the ignition
on.
Do
not tow your vehicle because i t cannot be
steered. Seek professional assistance.
£II S te erin g lo ck: C ontact dealer!
If t he indicator light turns on and the message
appears, there is an electro nic steer ing colum n
lock malfunct ion.
Drive to your authori zed Aud i dea ler immediately
to have the malfunct ion corrected.
A WARNING
Your vehicle must not be towed in the eve nt
of a malfunction i n the elect ronic steering
co lumn lock be ca use it cannot be steered d ue
t o the locked steering. If it is towed wi th t he
steering locked, the re is the r isk of an acci ­
dent .
0-Ignition lock
• Ignit ion lock defecti ve. Contact dealer!
If the indicator lig ht tu rns on and the message
appears, do
not switch the ign ition off because
you may not be ab le to switch it on again .
D rive to you r autho rized Aud i dea le r i mmedia tely
to have the malf unct ion corrected.
On ve hicles w ith convenience key*, the engine
should not be switched off using the
I S T AR T ENG IN E STOP I button because the en­
g ine ca nnot be sta rted again after the ignition
has been switched off .
(D Tips
The symbol's appearance mig ht be diffe re nt
in some mode ls .
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!;. J[/; Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
If the bJ ind icator light blinks while driving , the
ESC o r ASR (A nti-Sl ip Regulation) is act ively regu­
l ating .
If the
bJ ind icator light turns on, the system has
switched the ESC off. In t his case, you can switch
t h e ign it io n off and then on to swi tch the ESC on
again. The indicator light t urns off when the sys­
tem is functioning fu lly .
If the . indicator light turns on, ESC was re­
stri cted or sw itched off using the
I.$ O FF I butto n
qpage 167 .
Stabilization cont rol (ESC / ABS ): Fault! See
owner' s manual
If the indicator l ight DJ and the ABS indicator
li ght
[IlJ (USA models) ;El] (Canada mode ls)
turn o n and the message appears, the ABS or
electron ic different ial lo ck is malfunctioning.
This also causes the ESC to malfunc tion. The
brakes st ill function with the ir norma l power, but
ABS is not active .
D rive to your au thori zed Audi dealer immediate ly
to have the malfunc tion cor rected .
Fo r more info rmation about the ESC
q page 167 .
A WARNING
If the 11111 (USA models)/ . (Canada mod­
e ls) br ake system indicator light turns on to­
gether with the ABS and ESC ind icator lights,
the ABS/ESC regulating function may have
failed. F unctions that stabilize the vehicle are
no longer ava ilab le. This could cause the vehi­
cle to swerve and increase the risk of sliding. Drive carefully to the nearest authorized Aud i
dealer and have the malfunction corrected .
(D Tips
For additional informat ion on ESC and ABS,
r efer to
q page 167.

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ABS /(@) Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
This warning/indicator light monitors the ABS
and the electronic differential lock (EDL) .
The warning/indicator light fIE) (USA models)/
ti] (Canada models) will come on for a few sec­
onds when the ign it ion is switched on. The light
will go out after an automatic check sequence is
comp leted.
There is a malfunction in the ABS when:
-The warning/indicator light does not illuminate
when you switch the ign it ion on .
- The warning/indicator light does not go out af­
ter a few seconds.
- The warning/indicator light illuminates while driving .
The ESC indicator light a lso illuminates if there is
a ma lfunction in the ABS. The message
Stabiliza­
tion control (ESC): Fault! See owner's manual
also appears in the instrument cluster display
and a warning tone sounds.
The brake system will still respond even with­
out the assistance of the ABS system. See your
authorized Audi dealer as soon as possible to re ­
store full braking performance.
For more infor­
mat ion regarding the ABS
r=;,page 167.
Malfunction in the brake system
If the brake warning light r:::;, page 13 and the ABS
warn ing illuminate
together there may be a mal­
function in the ABS, and there may also be a ma l­
function in the brake system itself
q .&. . The ABS
will not work and you will notice a change in
braking respon se and performance.
In the event of a malfunction in the brake sys ­
tem
the warning/indicator light 1111 (USA mod­
els)/ . (Canada models) in the instrument clus­
ter f lashes
r:::;, page 13 .
Malfunction in the electronic differential
lock (EDL)
The ED L works together with the ABS . The ABS
warn ing light will come on if there is a ma lfunc­
tion in the EDL system
~ page 167 . See your au­
thorized Audi dealer as soon as possible.
Instruments and indicator lights
A WARNING
- If the fIE) (USA models)/ tl] (Canada mod­
els) warning light does not go out, or if it
comes on while dr iv ing, the ABS system is
not working proper ly . The vehicle can then
be stopped only with the standard brakes
(without ABS). You will not have the protec­
tion ABS provides. Contact your authorized
Audi dealer as soon as possible.
- USA models: If the 1111 warning light and
the
9 warning light come on together, the
rear wheels could lock up first under hard
braking. Rear wheel lock-up can cause loss
of vehicle control and an acc ident. Have your
veh icle repaired immediately by your au­
thorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop .
Drive slowly and avoid sudden, hard brake
applications .
-Canada models: If the brake warn ing light
• and the ABS warning light
tlJ come on
together, the rear whee ls could lock up first
under hard b raking. Rear whee l lock-up can
cause loss of vehicle control and an acci­
dent . Have your vehicle repaired immediate­
ly by your authorized Audi dea ler or quali­
fied workshop. Drive slowly and avoid sud­
den, hard brake applications.
t!i I !i: Safety systems
The fl (USA models)/ EI (Canada mode ls) indi­
cator light monitors the safety systems (e.g. a ir­
bags, pretensioners) and illum inates for a few
seconds each time you switch the ignition on.
If the
II (USA models) tEI (Canada models) in­
dicator light does not go out, or if it illuminates
wh ile you are driving, or if it starts to blink, then
there is a malfunct ion somewhere in the system .
If the light does not illuminate when you switch
the ignition on, this also means there is a mal­
function.
A WARNING ~
If yo u have a ma lf u nction in the safety sys-
tems, contact your authorized Aud i dealer im­
mediately. Otherwise the safety systems may
not work properly in an accident.
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Instruments and indicator lights
you can continue to turn the lights on and off us ­
ing the light switch . You can still control a ll func­
tions that are independent of the rain sensor
through the w indshield wiper lever.
Contact your author ized Audi dealer as soon as
possible to have the problem corrected.
; Adaptive dampers
Applies to: veh icles with Audi drive select and adaptive damp·
ers
B Su spen sion : S yst em fault!
If the B symbol in the display comes on, there is
a ma lf u nction in the adaptive dampers . P lease go
to an author ized Audi dealer or qu alified work­
shop to have the ma lfunction repaired .
J--: Sport differential
Applies to: vehicles with Audi drive select and sport differen ·
tial
Sport differ ential: Syst em fault!
There is a malfunction with the sport differential.
Drive to your authorized Aud i dea ler immediately
to have the malfunct ion corrected.
Sport differ ential: Overhe ating
The transmiss ion tempe rature has increased s ig­
n ificant ly due to the sporty driv ing manne r. D rive
i n a less sporty manner until the temperature re­
turns to the normal range and the indicator light
switches of.
A WARNING
Contact your authorized A udi dealer or quali­
fied workshop if the sport differential is fau lty
or ma lfunctioning. The repa ir must be per­
formed by trained personnel us ing the correct
oil in order to ensure safety .
~ Ignition lock
l3 Ignition lock defective
There is a malfunction in the electronic ignition
lock . Please go to an authorized Audi dea ler or
other qualified workshop to have the malfu nction
repaired .
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¢ Q Turn signals
Wheneve r yo u use the left B or the right Ill
turn s ignal , the ind ic a tor light blinks. When you
u se the emergency flashe rs, both indicator ligh ts
f lash.
If one of the tu rn signa l ligh t bulbs bu rn out, the
turn s ignal will b link t wice as fast as no rmal.
Caref ully drive to yo ur a uth o rized Aud i dea ler im­
mediate ly to have the malfunction corrected.