2018 AUDI A5 COUPE display

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charge. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility immediate ly.
Do not stop the eng ine, or you will not be able to
start it aga in. If yo u can no longer sta rt the en­
gine, see an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility for assistance .
(•) Elec trical system : malfunction! Plea se c on­
tact Se rvic e
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea le r or authorized
Aud i Service Faci lity immediately . Because the ve­
h icle battery is discharg ing , turn off all unneces ­
sary e lectr ica l equipment s uch as the radio . See
an authorized Audi dealer or authorized A udi
Service Facility if the battery charge level is too
l ow .
(•) Ele ctrical system : low battery charge . B at­
tery w ill be charg ed while driv ing
The start ing ability may be impaired .
If th is message turns off after a little while, the
vehicle battery charged enough wh ile driving .
If the message does not turn off and stay off
when dr iving, have an authori zed Aud i dea ler or
author ized Audi Service Facility repair the mal­
function.
~ Engine oil pressure
• T u rn off engine . O il pr essure too low
Stop the eng ine and do no t continue driving.
Check the engine oil
level ¢ page 334.
-If the engine oil level is too low, add engine oil
¢ page 334. Only cont inue driv ing once the in­
dica tor light turns off.
- If the engine oil level is correct and the indica­
tor light sti ll turns on, turn the engine off and
do not continue driving. See an authori zed Audi
dealer or au thor ized Audi Service Facility for as­
s istance.
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The oil pressure warning is not an o il level in­
dicator. Always check the oil level regularly.
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
~ Engine oil level (MIN)
• Plea se add oil imm ediatel y.
Add engine oil immediately ¢ page 334.
Ill Please add ma x. x qt (l) oil. You can contin ·
ue d riv ing
Add the maximum amount o f oi l indicated in the
display as soon as possible
¢ page 334 .
@-Steering lock
• Steering: m alfunction! Ple ase stop vehicle
T he re is a ma lfunction in the e lectronic steering
l ock. You cannot turn the ignition on.
Do
not tow your vehicle because it cannot be
stee red. See an authorized Audi dea ler or author­
ized Audi Se rvice Facili ty for assistance.
Em Ste ering lo ck : malfunct ion! Pl eas e contact
Ser vic e
There is a malfunction in the electron ic steering
lock.
Drive to an au thori zed Audi dealer or authori zed
Audi Service Facility immed iately to have the
malfunction corrected .
_& WARNING ,-
Do not tow your vehicle when there is a mal-
f u nction in the electro nic steer ing lock· t his
i n cr eases the risk of an a cc ident.
~ Engine start system
• Engine s tart sy stem: malfun ction! Ple ase
cont act S erv ice
Do not switch the ignition off because you may
not be able to switch it on again.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iately to have the
malfu nction corrected .
= Engine sta rt system: mal function! Ple ase
cont act S erv ice
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There is a ma lf u nction in the engine starting sys-
tem.
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Cockpit overview
!?i Engine speed limitation
(ill Maximum engine speed: XXXX rpm
The engine speed is automatically limited to the
speed displayed in the instrument cluster. This
protects the engine from overheating.
The engine speed limitation deactivates once the
engine is no longer in the critical temperature
range and you have released the accelerator ped­
al once.
If the engine speed limitation was activated by
an engine control malfunction, the
II indicator
light also turns on. Make sure the engine speed
does not go above the speed displayed, for exam­
ple when downshifting. Drive to an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility im­
mediately to have the malfunction corrected.
~ ;,,. Engine oil sensor
• Oil level system: malfunction! Please con­
tact Service
The sensor to check the engine oil level has
failed. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected.
• Oil level sensor: oil change necessary. Please
contact Service
Fuel has entered the engine oil as a result of fre­
quent short drives. Avoid high engine speeds, full
acceleration and heavy engine loads. Drive to an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility immediately to have the oil changed .
• Oil pressure sensor: malfunction! Please
contact Service
There is a malfunction in the oil pressure sensor.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected.
f Engine warm-up request
0 Please warm up engine
Fuel has entered the engine oil, either from low
outside temperatures or frequent short drives.
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Drive until the engine is warm so that the fuel in
the engine oil will evaporate. Avoid high engine speeds, full accelerating and heavy engine loads
when doing this.
Eli) Tank system
ID Please refuel
If the indicator light turns on for the first time
and the message appears, there are about 2.1
gallons (8 liters) of fuel left in the tank.
(jg Please refuel immediately
If the indicator light turns on the message ap­
pears, the fuel tank is almost empty. Refuel the
vehicle immediately.
ID Tank system: malfunction! Please contact
Service
Th ere is a malfunction in the fuel tank system.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected.
{!) Tips
For more information on fueling, see
c>page324 .
,_ Washer fluid level
m Please add washer fluid
Fill the washer fluid for the windshield washer
system and the headlight washer system* when
the ignition is switched off
c> page 339.
· 1 Windshield wipers
II Windshield wipers: malfunction! Please con­
tact Service
There is a malfunction with the windshield wip­
ers.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the malfunction corrected.

Opening and closing
Child safety lock
Applies to: ve hicles w ith c hild safety locks
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated.
Fig. 40 Section of driver's door: controls
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Fig. 41 Rear door: chil d safety lock
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• To deactivate/activate the power window
switch in the rear doors, press
the@ button in
the driver's
door ~ fig. 40. The indicator light in
the button turns on/blinks.
• To also deactivate/activate the inner door han­
dle, open the respective rear door and turn the
key switch w ith the mechanical key in the direc­
tion of the arrow or opposite the direction of
the
arrow~ fig . 41.
Message in the instrument cluster display
(tll Childproof catch: malfunction! Please con­
tact Service
There is a malfunction in the child safety lock .
Press
the@ button again.
If the message stays on , drive immediately to an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility to have the malfunction repaired.
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A WARNING
-Always take the vehicle key with you when
leav ing the vehicle, even for a short period
of time . This applies particularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle . Otherwise chil­
dren could start the engine or operate elec­
trical equipment (such as power windows),
which increases the risk of an accident.
- A malfunction in the child safety lock could
allow the rear doors to be opened from the
inside, which increases the risk of an acci­
dent.
Power windows
Controls '
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 42 Driver's door: power win dow controls
All powe r window switches are equipped with a
two-stage function:
Opening and closing the windows
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• To open or close the window completely, press
the switch down or pull the switch up briefly to
the second level. The operat ion will stop if the
sw itch is p ressed/pulled again.
• To select a position in between opened and
closed, press/pu ll the switch to the first level
until the desired window position is reached.
Power window switches
CD Left front door
@ Right front door
® Left rear door*
© Right rear door*

Power top
closed. Do not place your hand in the door han ­
dle when do ing this.
The opening or closing p rocess w ill stop
immedi­
ately
if you release the key or stop to uch ing t he
button. Opening a nd clos ing with t he conven­
ie nce k ey* is possible from up to 13 ft (4 m)
away .
A WARNING
Read and follow t he important safety p recau­
tions
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on page
55 .
Power top storage compartment
Applies to: veh icles with power top
Fig. 49 Luggage co mpartme nt: ra isi ng/ lowe ring the powe r
top s to rage co m partment
Raising/lowering the power top storage
compartment
.- To ra ise/lower the power top storage compart­
ment, pull the bu tton in the luggage comp art­
ment
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The power top st orage compartment c an be
raised when t he
power top is closed . This pro­
vides mo re ca rgo s pace in the l uggage compa rt­
ment .
T he
open power top is stored and p rotected in
the powe r top storage compartmen t. T he power
top storage compartment canno t be raised w hen
the power top is open . Because of this, the cargo
area in the luggage compartment is smaller
when the power top is open than when it is
closed .
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(D Note
To reduce t he risk of damage, make s ure
the re are no sensit ive objects in the power top
storage compartment's range of motion.
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with power top
II Power top: malfunction! You may continue
driving (limited functionality). See owner's
manual
This message appears if there is a malfunction in
the system. Try to open/close the power top
again . If the message still appears, have an au ­
thorized Aud i dea le r or authori zed Audi Service
Fa cility co rrect the malfunction . D o not d riv e
fas ter than
30 mph (SO km/h) un til it is cor rec t­
ed .
f-j "ower top: rear seats occupied . Cannot run
automatically. See owner 's manual
This message appears if passengers or objects
are detected o n the rea r seat while the powe r top
i s ope ra ti ng . Make s ure t hat passe ngers o r ob­
je cts on the rear sea t have eno ugh distance be­
tween them and the power top .
f¥-j "ower top: malfunction! You may continue
driving
This message appears if there is a malfunction in
the system. Try to open/close the power top
again . If the message is st ill displayed, have the
malfunction correc ted by an a uthorized Aud i
dealer or author ized A udi Service Fac ility.
H "ower top: operation currently not possible
If the power top is operated continua lly for a
l ong period of time, the overload protection acti ­
vates for app rox imately 15 to
30 minutes. Yo u
can ope n or close the power top agai n after that .
§-j "ower top: operation cu rrently not possible .
Engine must be running
The powe r top is a utomat ica lly deac tiva ted if the
batte ry vo ltage is low . You can open or close the
power top aga in after start ing the engine .
§-j "ower top: operation not possible

Lights and Vi sion
Turn signal and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher.
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F ig . 60 Turn s ignal and high beam lever
Tu rn signals ¢ 9
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The turn s ignals activate when you move the lev­
er into a turn signal position when the ignition is
switched on.
@ -Right tu rn signa l
@-Left turn signal
The turn signal blinks three times if you just tap
the lever.
High b eams and h eadlight fl ash er ~D
Move the lever to the corresponding pos ition:
@ -High beams on (vehicles with h igh beam as­
sistant*)
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© -High beams off or headlight flasher
The
II indicator light in the instrument cluster
turns on.
A WARNING
High beams can cause glare for other drivers,
wh ich increases the risk of an accident. For
this reason, only use the h igh beams or the
head light f lasher when they will not create
glare for other d rivers.
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· High beam assistant
Applies to: vehicles with high beam assistant
The high beam assistant automatically turns the
high beams on or off depending on the surround­
ing conditions.
A camera on the rearview mirror mount can de­
tect light sources from other road users. The high
beams switch on or off automatically depending
on the posit ion of vehicles d riving ahead and on­
com ing vehicles, the veh icle speed and other en­
vironmental and traffic cond itions.
Activ ating high b eam assistant
Requirement: the light sw itch must be set to the
AUTO posit ion and the high beam ass istant must
be switched o n in the Infota inment system
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~ To activate the high beam ass istant, tap the
lever forward @
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dicator light appears in the inst rument cluste r
disp lay and the high beams a re swit ched on/off
automatically. If the h igh beams we re com­
pletely or partially switched on, the II indica­
tor light turns on.
Switching the high beams on /off manually
If the high beams d id not switch on/off automat­
i ca lly as expected, yo u may switch them on or off
manua lly ins tead:
~ T o switch the h igh beams on manually, tap the
lever forward @
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dicator light turns on.
~ T o switch the h igh beams off man ua lly, pull the
lever back ©
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assistant is deactivated.
Ope rating the headlight flasher
~ To operate the head lig ht flashe r when the high
beam ass istant is activated and hig h beams are
switched off, pull the lever back ©
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fig. 60 .
The high beam assistant remains ac­
tive.
Message s in the instrument cluster display
rlJ Audi adaptiv e light : malfun ction! See own­
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The setting is automatica lly stored and as­
signed to the remote control key that is be ing
used.
Instrument illumination
The brightness of the illumination for the instru ­
ments, display and head-up display* con be ad­
justed.
Fig. 64 Instrument illum inatio n
~ Press the knob to release it.
~ Turn the knob toward "-" or"+" to reduce o r in­
crease the brightness.
~ Press the knob again to return it to its original
position .
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Depending on vehicle equ ipment, the instru­
ment illumination (needles and gauges) may
turn on when the lights are off and the igni­
tion is sw itched on. The illumination for the
gauges reduces automat ica lly and eventually
turns off as brightness outside increases. This
function reminds the driver to turn the low
beams on at the appropr iate time .
Lights and V ision
Vision
Adjusting exterior mirrors
Fig. 65 Driver's door: knob for the exterior mirrors
Turn the knob to the des ired position:
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-a ll adjustment functions are deactivated.
q / P -adjusts the left/ right exter io r mirror.
Move the knob in the des ired direct ion.
Qiµ -Heats* the mirror glass depend ing on the
outside tempe rature.
8 -Folding exterior mirrors*. To fold the mirrors
out, turn the knob to one of the other positions.
In the Infotainment system, you can se lect if the
mir rors fold in a utomat ically when you lock the
vehicle
~ page 41.
Front passenger's exterior mirror tilt
function*
T o help you see the curb when backing into a
parking space, the surface of the mi rro r tilts
s lightl y. For this to happen, the knob must be in
the position for the front passenger 's exterio r
mirror .
You can adjust the tilted mirror s urfa ce by turn­
i ng the knob in the desired direct ion. When you
move out of reverse and into another gear, the
new m irror pos ition is stored and assigned to the
key you are using .
The mirror goes back into i ts or iginal pos ition
once you drive forward faster than 9 mph
(15 km/h) or turn the ignition off .
.&_ WARNING
-C urved mirror surfaces (for example convex)
enlarge the field of vision. However, they
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Lights and Vision
Adjusting the magnetic zone
Applies to: ve hicles w ith d ig ital compass
The magnetic zone must be adjusted correctly for the compass to read accurately.
Fig. 70 Magnetic zone map
• Press and hold the button@~ page 69, fig. 69
unt il the number of the selected magnetic zone
appears in the rea rview mir ror .
• Press the b utton @repeatedly to select the
correc t magnetic zone . The sele ct ion mode
turns off after a few seconds .
Calibrating the compass
App lies to: ve hicles with d ig ital compass
If the display is incorrect or inaccurate, the com­
pass must be recalibrated .
• Press and hold the button @ until a C appears
in the inte rio r re arview mir ro r.
• Drive in a circle at about 6 mph ( 10 km/h) unt il
a d irec tion is displayed i n the in ter ior rearv iew
mir ror .
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A WARNING
To reduce the ris k to yourse lf and o ther driv·
e rs, calibra te the compass in an area where
there is no traffic .

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system operates most efficiently in eco cooling
mode.
A/C MAX Cooling mode*
You can switch the maximum cooling mode on or
off using the rocker switch@. Th e air is not
cooled and humidity is not removed when coo ling
mode is switched off. This can cause fog on the
windows. Cooling mode switches off automati­
cally when the outside temperature is below
zero. When the cooling mode is switched on, the
vehicle interior is cooled as quickly as possible and dehumidified.
c:E) Recirculation mode
In recirculation mode, the air inside the vehicle is
circulated and fi ltered. This prevents the unfil­
tered air outside the vehicle from entering the
vehicle interior. Switching recirculation mode on
when dr iving through a tunnel or when sitting in
traffic is recommended
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You can switch the recirculation mode on or off
using
the~ button. You can also switch the re­
circulation mode off by pressing the knob (Dor
the~ button.
AUTO
automatic mode
Automatic mode maintains a constant tempera­
ture inside the veh icle. Air temperature, airflow
and a ir distribution are controlled automatically .
You can switch automatic mode on or off by pressing the
knob @.
Temperature
You can adjust the temperature between 60°F
(+16°()
and 84°F (+28°() by turning the knob
(D . Outside of this range, LO or HI will appear in
the cl imate control system display. In both set­
tings, the climate cont rol runs constantly at the
maximum cooling or heating leve l. The tempera­
ture is not regulated.
The temperature can be adjusted in the rear
us­
ing the rear contro ls~ fig. 95.
86'~ Blower
You can adjust the vo lume of air generated by the
blower to your preference using the rocker sw itch
@ . The blower should always run at a low setting
Warm and cold
to prevent the windows from fogging and to en­
sure a continuous exchange of air inside the vehi­
cle. To have the blower regulated automatically,
press one of the knobs
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Air distribution
You can use the rocker sw itches @to adjust the
vents where the air wi ll flow out of. Press the
rocker switches @repeatedly until the desired
air distribution sett ing is disp layed in the climate
control system controls. To have the air distribu­
t ion regulated automat ically, press one of the
knobs
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"'11\2' OPEN/CLOSE the wide vent
You can open and close the wide vent in the cock­
pit using the rocker switch ®·
JI j Seat/neck heating*
If you press the JI j button when the engine is
running, the seat o r neck heating will switch on
at the highest level (3). The LEDs indicate the
temperature level. To reduce the temperature, press the button again. To switch the seat or
neck heat ing
off, press the respective button re­
peatedly until the LED turns off.
~ Seat ventilation*
Pressing the~ button switches the seat ventila­
tion on at the highest level (3). The LEDs indicate
the temperature level. To reduce the ventilation
level, press the button again. To sw itch the seat
ventilat ion off, press the button repeatedly until
the LED turns off.
I Seat heating/ventilation*
If you press the lo button, you can turn either the
seat ventilation or the seat heating on or off.
- If you turn the knob clockwise, you wi ll turn the
seat heating down to the lowest level (1). The
red LED in the button turns on. To increase the
temperature, keep turn ing clockwise to the
highest level (3).
- If you turn the knob counterclockwise, you will
turn the seat ventilation down to the lowest
level (1). The b lue LED in the button turns on .
To increase the ventilation, keep turning coun-
terclockwise to the highest level (3).
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