2018 AUDI A5 COUPE key battery

you stop it. You also cannot lock the vehicle from
the outside .
Applies to: vehicles with au tomatic transm issions
Shift to P , otherwise vehicle can roll away.
Doors do not lock if gearshift is not in P
This message appears for safety reasons if the
selector lever is in the N position when you
sw itch the ignition off. Move the selector leve r to
the P position. Otherwise the vehicle is not pro­
tected from ro lling and it cannot be locked .
DJ Remote control key: hold back of key
against the designated area . See owner 's man­
ual
If the indicator light turns on and th is message
appears, there is a malfunction
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Applies to: vehicles with automatic transmissions
Shift to P before leaving car, otherwise vehicle
can roll away
This message appears if the driver's door is
opened while the ignition is switched on and the
transmission has not been shifted to the P posi­
tion . Sh ift the transmiss ion into the P position
and turn off the ignition if you are leaving the ve­
hicle . Otherwise the vehicle could roll. Also see
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Starting the engine when there is a
malfunction
It may not be possible to start the engine under
certain circumstances, for example if the battery
in the vehicle key is drained, if interference is af­
fected the key or if there is a system malfunc ­
tion .
Fig. 98 Cente r console/ remote contro l key: starting t he
eng ine if there is a malfunc tion
Driving
Requirement: the message Remote control key:
hold back of key against the designated area .
See owner's manual
must display and the DJ i n­
dicator light must turn on.
.,. Place the remote control key on the location
shown in the illustration
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Applies to: vehicles with manual transmission
.,. Press the clutch pedal.
Applies to: vehicles with automatic transmissions
• Press the brake pedal.
.. Press the !START ENGINE STOP ! button. The
engine will start.
.,. Drive to an authorized Audi dea ler or author­
ized Aud i Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected.
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You can view the message again by pressing
the
I S TART ENGINE STOP I button.
Start/Stop system
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
The Start/Stop system can help increase fue l
economy and reduce CO2 emissions.
In Sta rt/Stop mode, the engine shuts off auto­
matically when the vehicle is stopped, such as at
a traffic light. The ignition remains switched on
during this stop phase . The engine wi ll restart
automatica lly when needed .
Th e Start/Stop system is a utomaticall y activated
as soon as the ignition is switched on.
Basic requirements for Start/Stop mode
-The driver's door must be closed .
-The driver's seat belt much be fastened.
- The hood must be closed.
- The vehicle must have driven faster than
2 mph
(3 km/h) since the last time it stopped .
- A trailer must not be hitched to the vehicle.
If you leave the vehicle during a stop phase, the
engine can be restarted within approximately 30
seconds if the following requi rements are met:
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Audi connect vehicle control
Introduction
Applies to vehicles with Aud i connect vehicle control
With the Audi connect vehicle control services l) ,
you can access various information or use individ­
ual functions in the
Audi MMI connect app or in
myAudi .
Audi connect vehicle control includes the follow­
ing services:
- Remote locking and unlocking ¢
page 202.
-Vehicle status report ¢ page 202.
-Parking location ¢ page 202.
-Geofencing Alert ¢ page 203.
-Speed Alert ¢ page 203.
-Valet Alert¢ page 203 .
- Stolen Vehicle Locator ¢ page 203.
-Online Audi service request ¢ page 203.
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-Accessing specific data or controlling func­
tions remote ly depends on the charge level
of the vehicle battery. Therefore, these
functions only have limited availability after
switching off the ignition.
- The services are provided through a SIM
card installed in the vehicle . The cost of the
call and data connections is included in the
price for the services. Services are provided
assuming that the cell phone network re­
quired for the installed S IM card is funct ion­
i ng and ready to operate. The available serv­
ic es set by Audi AG are only available within
the cell phone network coverage area for
the cell phone service provider selected by
Audi AG .
- You can also find more information on Audi
connect on line at www.audiusa.com.
l) In pre parat io n at the time of pri nting. T he ava ilab ilit y of
the services offe red depends on th e co untry an d ma y
c hang e over tim e.
Audi connect vehicle control
Setup
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
To use Audi connect vehicle control services 1l,
please note the following:
Creating and verifying a user account
"'Create an account at www.audiusa.com/myaudi
and verify it.
Setting a key user in the vehicle
Requirements: the ignition must be switched on .
Another key user must not be set in the vehicle .
If necessary, reset the key user¢
page 202.
"'Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but-
ton >
Audi connect > if necessary, Display
available functions >
right control button>
Audi connect user management > Key user >
Set key u ser.
"' Enter the user name for your ve rified account
and enter the 10-digit vehicle code. You can rub
the key tag for your remote control key to re­
veal the vehicle code ¢
page 38.
"'Select and confirm Log in.
You can now use the vehicle control services
through the
Audi MMI connect app or thro ugh
www.audiusa.com/myaudi.
Using vehicle control services in the Audi
MMI connect app
Requirement: your mobile devices must be com­
patible.
"' Install and start the Audi MMI connect app on
your mobi le device .
"'Log in to the Audi MMI connect app using your
user name and Audi online password and select
your vehicle.
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- Store the vehicle code in a secure place. It
may be necessary to re-enter the vehicle
code.
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CD drive (media drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Cell phone
refer to Te lephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Cente r armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Cent ral locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Cent ral locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 1
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sett ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ce rtification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Changing e ng ine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Changing the scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
C ha rg ing the battery (mobile dev ices) . . . . 237
Chi ld restraints
D anger of us in g c hild rest raints in the front
se at. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .
278
Where can I ge t addi tio nal info rmat io n
about child res traints and their use? ....
321
Chi ld rest raint system ancho rs . . . . . . . . . . 3 16
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Instal ling a chi ld restraint using the LATCH
sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 18
M ount ing and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 18
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 19
Te ther straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
C hil d safety lock
Power w indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48
Rea r doo rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8
Ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Convertible c hild seats ........... ... . 3 10
Da nger of using c hild rest raints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
278
H ow do I properly i nstall a child safety seat
. h' l 7 306 in my ve 1 c e . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
I nfant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
308
LATCH system . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 318
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Secur ing . .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 313
Unused safety belts on the rear seat 308
Child seats
L owe r ancho rages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
317
Index
Class ic view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Cleani ng art ific ial le ather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 65
Cleaning carbon pa rts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364, 365
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 364
Cleani ng exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 4
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
C leaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Climate contro l system
refer to Automatic cl imate control . . . . . . . 81
Clock ............................ 17,251
Closing
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
Cockp it (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Command (vo ice recogn it ion system) . . . . .
171
Comp act spa re tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 75
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9 2
Connect ion manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Connect ions
refer to M edia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230, 239
Cons umer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 389
Cons umption ( fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Contac ting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 66
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Additional directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Im po rting/expo rt ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Memo ry c apaci ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Stor ing as destin ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 15
Control buttons (opera ting the MMI) . . . . . 160
Control knob with joystick function ( MMI op­
eration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
163
Convenie nce key
Swi tch ing the igni tion on . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 9
U nlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Convenience open ing/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Convertible child sa fety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 310
C onvertib le locki ng retr ac to r
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
315
Deact ivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
U si ng to secure a chi ld safety seat . . . . . . 315
Coo led g love compartmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Cooling mode (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82 , 83
395

Index
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Recommendation.................... 322
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 139
Fueling Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
F uel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
G
Garage door opener
refer to Homel ink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 343
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 387
H
Handsfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Head-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 61
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 61
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 261
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 271
High beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Hill hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Home address .... .. ........ ...... 209, 215
Homelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 284
How safety belt pretens ioners work . . . . . . 275
398
I
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Important things to do before driving . . . . 258
Importing and exporting (contacts) . . . . . . 188
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
PASSENGER AIR BAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Input Using the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Using the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Installing the upper tether strap on the an -
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Internet
refer to Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 191
Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Interval mode (wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
iPhone
refer to Audi music interface ....... 236, 237
J
Jukebox 232
Jump-start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Jump start cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
K
Key.......... .. .. .. .. .. ........... ... 38
Key not recogni zed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 39
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 , 42
Vehicle code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Kick-down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . 100

Traffic messages..................... . 218
Traffic sign recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Trailer mode (navigation)........ .. .. .. . 216
Trailer tow ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Travel guide
refer to Travel (travel gu ide) . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Travel (travel guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Treb le (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Trunk lid
Trunk escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46
Turn assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
u
U LSD No . 2 (Diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Unfastening safety belts ......... ..... . 274
Uniform t ire quality grad ing . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Unlocking/locking
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . .
41
W ith the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
W ith the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Updating stations (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
USB stick
refer to Audi music interface ..... .. 236, 237
V
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Vehicle
Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
362
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
<( co Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 .... N ~ Vehicle control modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
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Index
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Lifting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Vehicle status report
Audi connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . .
202
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Version information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
VIEW button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
VIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Voice guidance
refer to Multifunction
steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13, 15, 16
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Voice recognit ion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Mult ifunct ion steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Volume ............................ 256
Volume 255
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Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Washing matte finish pa int . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Web radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
273
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 270
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Glossary of tire and loading term inology . 343
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
T ire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 360
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Wheel wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 271
When must the a irbag system be inspected? 289
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . .
317
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