2018 AUDI A5 COUPE instrument cluster

Assistance systems
Indicator lights and messages in the instrument
cluster display inform you about the current sit­
uation and setting.
An add itiona l ind icator appears in the head-up
disp lay*.
Switching adaptive cruise control on
.,. Pull the lever toward you into position@
<::;,fig. 115.
Storing the speed and activating regulation
.,. To store the current speed, press the !SET ! but­
ton
¢ fig . 115 . The stored speed is shown in the
speedometer in the LED line @and appears
briefly in the status
line @c:;, fig. 116 .
.,. Applies to: vehicles with automatic transmis­
sion: To activate the control when stationary,
also press the brake pedal.
Switching adaptive cruise control off
.,. Push the lever away from you into position @
until it clicks into place. The message
ACC: off
appears.
@ Indicator lights
Ill-Adaptive cruise control is switched on . No
veh icles are detected ahead . The stored speed is
maintained.
• -A vehicle driving ahead was detected. The
adapt ive cruise control system regulates the
speed and distance to the vehicle dr iv ing ahead
and accelerates/brakes automatically.
• -Automatic transmission : adaptive cruise
control must be switched on . A vehicle was de­
tected ahead . Your vehicle is stat ionary and will
not start driving automatically .
fai-Automatic transmission : adaptive cruise
control must be switched on . No vehicles were
detected ahead. Your vehicle is stationary and
will not start dr iving automatically .
•-The automatic braking is not enough to
maintain a sufficient distance to a vehicle driving
ahead . You must intervene
c:;, page 119, Driver
intervention request.
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© Instrument cluster display
If the Driver assistance display is not shown in
the instrument cluster display, you can open it
using the multif unction steering wheel buttons
c:;, page 13.
Based on the graphic display, you can determine
if the system is maintaining a distance to the ve­
hicle driving ahead and what that distance is .
No vehicle -no veh icle was detected driv ing
ahead .
Silver vehicle -a vehicle was detected driving
ahead.
Red vehicle -request for driver intervention
¢ page 119 .
The five distance bars on the gauge© represent
the set distance (refer to
c:;, page 118 for infor­
mation on how to change the distance). If you
fall below the selected d istance, the distance
bars become red from the bottom upwa rd .
A WARNING
Applies to: vehicles with automatic transmis­
sion: If you press the
ISET ! button when driv­
ing at speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), the
vehicle accelerates automatically up to 20
mph (30 km/h), which is the minimum speed
that can be set.
(D Tips
- If you switch the ignitio n or the adaptive
cruise control system off, the set speed is
erased for safety reasons .
- T he electronic stabilization control (ESC)
and the anti-slip-regulation (ASR) are auto ­
matically switched on when the adaptive
cruise control is switched on.

That is equal to the general recommendation of
"half the speed shown on the speedometer".
The distances provided are specified val ues. De­
pending on the d riving situation and how the ve­
hicle ahead is driving, the actual distance may be
more or less than these target distances.
If you change the time gaps, the newly se t value
appears briefly in the instrument cluster display,
for example
II for Distance 3. This only occurs if
the
Driver assistance disp lay is not currently
shown in the display
~ page 115, fig. 116.
Distance 1 : this setting corresponds to a distance
of 92 feet (28 meters) when traveling at 62 mph
(100 km/h), or a time distance of 1 second.
Distance 2 : this setting corresponds to a distance
of 118 feet (36 meters) when traveling at 62
mph (100 km/h), or a time distance of 1.3 sec­
onds.
Distance 3: this setting corresponds to a distance
of 164 feet (SO meters) when traveling at 62
mph (100 km/h), or a time distance of 1.8 sec­
onds.
Distance 4: this setting corresponds to a distance
of 219 feet (67 meters) when traveling a t 62
mph (100 km/h), or a time distance of 2.4 sec­
onds.
Distance 5: this setting corresponds to a distance
of 328 feet (100 meters) when traveling at 62
mph (100 km/h), or a time distance of 3.6 sec ­
onds.
A WARNING
When setting the distance, the driver is re­
sponsible for adhering to any applicab le legal
regulations.
@ Tips
- Depending on the selected driving mode in
drive select* and the set distance, the driv­
ing behavior will vary from dynamic to com­
fortable when accelerating
c::;, page 139.
- Distance 3 is set automatically each time
you switch the ignition on. If you would like
to set another d istance as the default set­
ting, you can have the
adaptive cruise con-
Assistance systems
trol menu enabled by an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility.
- Your settings are automatica lly stored and
assigned to the remote control key being
used.
Setting the driving program
Applies to : vehicles wit h Audi ada ptive c ruise control
Depending on the selected driving program and
distance, driving behavior when accelerating will
vary from dynamic to comfortable .
Setting the driving program on vehicles
without drive select*
.,. Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU! but­
ton
> Vehicle > left control button > Driver as­
sistance> Audi adaptive cruise control > Driv­
ing program
> Comfort, Standard or Dynamic.
Setting the driving mode on vehicles with
drive select*
See c::;, page 139.
¢j) Tips
Your settings are automatically stored and as­
s igned to the remote control key being used .
Driver intervention request
Applies to: vehicles wit h Audi ada ptive cr uise contro l
Fig. 121 Instrument cluster : request for driver interven·
t ion
T he request for driver intervention instructs you
to take over if the adaptive cruise control braking
function is not able to maintain a sufficient dis­
tance to the vehicle driving ahead
c::;, fig. 121 .
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Assistance systems
Predictive control
(efficiency assist)
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control and pre·
dict ive efficiency assist
Fig. 122 Instrument cluster: predictive control
General information
The predictive control 1l uses the map informa·
tion from the navigation system in order to react
proactively when driving. Information from the
camera -based traffic sign recognition* is also ap·
plied to recognize traffic signs
r::!> page 109.
When coming up to areas with speed limits or
changes in the course of the road (such as curves,
inte rsections or traffic circles), the system brakes
automatically and then accelerates back up to
the set speed.
When adaptive cruise cont rol is switched off, the
system only provides notificat ions without con­
trolled intervent ions
r::!> page 112 .
The driver can override the predictive control at
any time by pressing the accelerator or brake
pedal. If the system changes the vehicle speed to
adapt to speed limits, you can ch ange the speed
using the lever
<:!> page 117 , fig . 117 .
Always switch off the predictive control in
the following situations:
- When increased attention is needed from the
driver .
- In poor we ather condit ions such as snow or
heavy rain .
- When driving on roads in poor condition.
l) This is no t a vail able in som e coun trie s.
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Indicator in the instrument cluster display
When switching on the adaptive cruise control
for the first time, the message
ACC: 1111 + B ac­
tive
in the instr ument cluster indicates the avail­
ability of the predictive control.
The symbol appears when the system
i s regulating the speed to match a speed limit .
If
this is the case, the system is regulating a speed
of 50 mph (80 km/h). The speed is then taken
over by the adaptive cruise control. The speed in
the speedometer LED ring adjusts to the speed to
be maintained
r::!> page 115, fig. 116 . The ..
r::!> fig. 122 symbol appears when there is an adap ­
tation to the route ahead .
If you are in the
Driver assistance display in the
i nstrument cluster, then the following symbols
will indicate which occurrence the system is cur­
rently responding to:
Symbol Meaning
MPH
USA models:
speed limiter
km/h
Canada models:
speed limiter
Ir
Curve
_J!L
,ir
Intersection
~ Traffic circle ·· Of );
A WARNING
- Read the warnings on c> .& in General infor­
mation on page 114
and on r::!> .& in Descrip­
tion an page 109 .
-Pay attention to traffic and the area around
your vehicle when predictive control is
sw itched on. The driver is always responsi­
ble for assessing the traffic situation.
-There is an increase in the risk of an acci­
dent, because the system does not consider
"right of way" rules and also does not re-
spond to traffic lights.
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Assistance systems
-Activating the emergency flashers l) .
The message Audi pre sense. ¢ page 126,
fig. 12 6 will wa rn you abo ut the danger.
Aud i d rive select *: the t rigger t imes are adjusted
dependi ng on the mode selected.
Audi pre sense front
Description
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith Audi a daptive cruise co ntrol
W ith in the limits of the system, pre sense front
can warn you of impending coll is ions and initiate
t he corresponding brak ing maneuvers or the sup­
port ing measures when avo iding a collision .
I f detected in time, the system can rank the dan­
ge rous situation as cr itical if a ve hicle driving
a head brakes s udden ly, if your own vehicle is ap­
p roaching a s ignificantly s lower vehicle at high
speed or when there is an oncom ing vehicle d ur­
i n g a t urning maneuve r.
If detection is not poss ible , the n pre sense front
does not react .
Warnings
App lies to: ve hicles w ith Audi a daptive cruise co ntro l
F ig . 126 In strum ent cl uste r: appro ach warn ing
General information
The system recognizes var ious dangerous situa ­
tions. The
early warning occurs if:
-a veh icle d riving ahead brakes s uddenly,
- yo ur own vehicle ap pro aches a signific antly
s lower vehicle o r stationary ve hicle in the direc­
tion o f travel.
l) Thi s is not a va ilab le in some co untri es .
126
When this warn ing occurs, i t may o nly be pos si­
ble to avo id a co llision by swerving o r braking
strongly . T he message
Audi pre sense.
¢ fig. 126 and a wa rning tone will warn you
about the danger .
If you do not react enough or not at all to a dan ­
gerous s ituat ion that was detected by the sys­
tem, pre sense front provides assistance by ap­ plying the b rakes.
If a collision is imminent, the system will fi rst
provide an
acute warning by b raking sharply . You
will a lso warned by an indicato r in the instrument
cluster
disp lay¢ fig. 126. If yo u do not react to
the acute warning, pre se nse front can bra ke w it h
i nc reas ing force wi thin the lim its o f th e
system
1> . Thi s reduc es the v ehicl e spe ed in t he
even t of a collision . At low vehicle s peeds , pre
s ense fr on t can initi ate a com plete dece le rat ion
sho rtly befo re a collision with a veh icle dr iv ing
ahead
l ) . If pre sense front determines that you
a re not b raking st rongly enough when a co llision
i s imminent, it can increase t he b raking force.
The followi ng func tions trigge r in conjunc tion
with pre sense basic/ rear at corresponding vehi ­
cl e speeds :
-Reversible tens io nin g of the front s afety bel ts.
-Clos ing t he windows and sun roof* .
-Infla ting t he side bols ters* on the seat back-
rest .
Audi drive select* : depending on the mode se ­
l ected , the reversible belt tensioner, the closing
of the windows and s unroof*, and the inflating of
t h e side bolste rs* on the seat backrest may not
be active.
Evasive steering support
Evas ive steering s upport helps you to steer the
vehicle around an obstacle in a crit ica l sit uat io n.
If you avo id a n obs tacle afte r the acu te warning,
t he n th e evasive ste ering suppo rt assists you by
applying slight stee ring adjus tment to corre ct
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Assistance systems
Display in the instrument cluster
Applies to: vehicles w ith Audi active lane assist
Fig. 129 Instrument cluster (multi -color d isplay): active
lane assist is sw itched on an d ready to provide warnings
Fig. 1 30 Instrument cluster (monoc hrome display): active
lane assist is switched on
You can open up the Driver assistance display for
the act ive lane assist usi ng the m ultifunction
steer ing whee l buttons
r::;, page 13.
An add itional ind icator appears in the head-up
d isplay* .
Multi-Color Display
Refer tor::;, fig. 129
Driver assistance Meaning on the corre-
display in the in- sponding side
strument cluster
Green line(s) Active lane assist is acti-
(left or right) vated and ready to pro-
vide warnings.
Red line Active lane assist w arns
(left or r ight)
you before leav ing a lane.
In addition, the steering
wheel vibrates lightly.
Gray line(s) Active lane assist is acti-
(left or right) vated, but is not ready to
give warning
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Monochrome display
Refer to r;;;, fig. 130
Driver assistance Meaning on the corre-
display in the in-
sponding side
strument cluster
Light gray line(s) Act ive lane assist is acti-
(left or right) vated and ready to pro-
vide warnings .
Blinking line(s) Active lane assist warns
(left or right)
you before leaving a lane.
I n addition, the steering
wheel vibrates lightly.
Dark gray line(s) Active lane assist is acti-
(left or right) vated, but is not ready to
. . give warning
Messages in the instrument cluster display
If the active lane assist sw itches off automatical­
ly, the indicator light in the display turns off and
one of the follo wing messages appears:
rl1 Audi active lane assist: malfunction! See
owner's manual
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immed iately to have the
malfunction corrected.
rl1 Audi active lane assist: currently unavaila­
ble. Camera view restricted due to surround­
ings. See owner's manual
This message appears if the camera is unable to
detect the lines. This could happen if:
- Th e camera fie ld of view
c;;;,page 131, fig. 128 is
dirty or covered in ice . Clean th is area on the
windshield
c;;;, page 362.
-Th e camera fie ld of view is fogged over. Wait
until the fog has cleared before switching the
active lane assist on again.
- The system has been unable to detect the lanes
for an extended period of time due to road con­
ditions. Switch active lane assist back on when
the lines are more visib le.
rl1 Audi active lane assist: currently unavaila­
ble. See owner 's manual

Map colors
Day /Night :
the map is displayed with a light/
dark background.
Automatic : the map display adapts to the light­
i ng conditions (fo r example, changing from
Day
to Night when driving thro ugh a tunne l).
Map display
Standard :
see ¢page 217, fig. 201.
Online map view: see¢ page 219, fig. 202.
Map orientation
Destination :
the map indicates the dest ination
and is oriented to the north.
2D heading up map /2D north up map : the cur­
rent vehicle position is dis played. The map is o ri·
ented in the direction of travel or to the north.
3D map *: the current vehicle pos ition is shown
on a th ree-dimensional map and is a ligned to the
d irection of travel. At a scale of 62 mi (100 km)
and larger, the map orientation is to the north.
Overview : the entire route from the vehicle posi·
tion to the destination or the next stopover is dis·
played on the map. The map scale depends on
the length of the route and adapts a utomatica lly.
The map is oriented to the north.
Route information
The display of route information, such as the cur·
rent street being driven on or po ints of in terest
along the current route
c;,page 217, fig. 200, can
be switched on/off or can be m inim ized on the
display of upcoming maneuvers .
Automatic zoom
On :
the map scale is adapted automat ically de·
pending on the type of road being traveled (ex·
pressway , hig hway, other roads) so that you
al­
ways have an optimal overview of the road ahead.
The sca le is also automatica lly adapted when
there are upcoming maneuvers to provide a bet·
ter detai led view.
Intersection : when route guidance is active, the
map temporarily zooms in to a detailed scale
Navigation
when there are upcoming maneuvers so that you
can see the street or turn better.
Off : the map scale you have chosen is main·
tained .
MMI map contents
Map contents, such as weather, points of inter·
est, traffic information or favorites, can be dis·
played or hidden.
The weather forecast is displayed on a 3 m i (5
km) scale on the map.
Instrument cluster map contents
You can also set which map content disp lays in
the instrument
cluster¢ page 21.
Online map display
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi co n·
nect (Infotainment)
W ith the on line map view, you can display the
map with satellite images.
Fig. 202 Example: on line map vie w
Fig . 203 Examp le: map view with onli ne St reet V iew
Requirement: the requirements for Aud i connect
(Infotainment) must be met
¢page 191 .
.,. Press the !NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed.
.,. Select: r ight control button > Map settings >
Map display > Google Earth.
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Safety belt s
Safety belts
General information
Always wear safety belts!
Wearing safety belts correctly saves lives!
This chapter explains why safety be lts are neces­
sary, how they work and how to adjust and wear
them correctly .
.. Read all the information that follows and heed
all of the instructions and WARNINGS.
&_ WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im­
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death.
- Safety belts are the s ingle most effective
means ava ilable to reduce the risk of serious
injury and death in automobile accidents.
For your protect ion and that of your passen­
gers, always co rrectly wear safety be lts
when the vehicle is moving .
- Pregnant women, injured, o r physically im­
paired persons must a lso use safety belts.
L ik e all vehicle occ upants, they are mo re
likely to be serio usly injured i f they do not
wea r safety be lts. The best way to protect a
fetus is to protect the mother -thro ughout
the ent ire pregnancy .
Number of seats
Applies to: Coupe/Cab riolet: Your Audi has a to­
tal of four seating positions: two in the front and
two in the rear. Each seat ing position has a safety
belt .
App lies to: Sportback: Your Audi has a total of
five seating positions: two in the front and three
in the rear . Each seating posit ion has a safety
belt .
&_ WARNING
Not wea ring safety belts or wearing them im­
properly increases the risk of ser io us personal
injury and dea th.
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- Never strap more than one person, includ­
ing small children, into any belt. It is espe­
cially dangerous to place a safety be lt over a
child sitting on your lap .
- Never let more people r ide in the vehicle
than there are safety be lts available.
- Be sure everyone riding in the vehicle is
proper ly restrained with a separate safety
be lt or ch ild restraint .
Safety belt warning light
Your vehicle has a warning system for the driver
and front seat passenger to remind you about the importance of buckling-up.
Fi g. 233 Safety belt warn ing lig ht in th e in st rument clus ­
ter -enlarged
Befor e dri ving off , alway s:
.. Fasten your safety belt and make sure you are
wearing it properly .
"' 0 ..:, .. Make sure that your passengers also buckle up
and properly wear the ir safety belts .
.. Protect children with a ch ild restraint system
app ropr iate for the size and age .
The warning light . in the instrument cluster
l ights up when the ig nition is switched on as a re­
minder to fasten t he safety be lts . In addition,
you w ill hea r a wa rning tone for a ce rtain per iod
of time.
Fasten your saf ety b elt and make sure that your
pas sengers al so prop erly put on th eir safety
belts.

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Airbag System for the front passenger seat from
doing its job in a crash.
The f ront Ad vanced Airb ag S ystem con sists
of t he follo wing :
-Crash sensors in the front of the vehicle that
measure vehicle acceleration/deceleration to
provide information to the Advanced Airbag
System about the severity of the crash.
-An electronic control un it, with integrated
crash sensors for front and side impacts. The
control unit "decides" whether to fire the front
airbags based on the information received from
the crash sensors. The control unit also
"de­
c ides" whether the safety belt pretens ioners
shou ld be activated .
-An Advanced Airbag with gas generator and
contro l valve for the driver ins ide the steer ing
wheel hub.
-An Advanced Airbag with gas generator and contro l valve inside the instrument pane l for
the front passenger.
-A capac itive passenger detect io n system unde r­
neath the front passenger seat cover. This sys­
tem measures the elect rical capac ita nce of the
person in the seat. The i nformation registe red
is sent continuously to the electron ic control
unit to regulate deployment of the front Ad­
vanced Airbag on the passenger side.
-An airbag monitoring system and indicator
light
m in the instrument cluster .
-A sensor in each front seat reg isters the dis­
tance between the respective seat and the
steering wheel or instrument panel. The infor­
mation reg istered is sent continuously to the
electronic control unit to regulate deployment
of the front Advanced A irbags.
-The PA SS EN GER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON@ light
comes on in the
headliner ¢ page 289,
fig. 248 and tells you the status of the Ad­
vanced Airbag on the passenge r side .
-A sensor in the safety belt latch for the dr iver
and for the front seat passenger that senses
whether that safety belt is latched or not and
transm its this info rmat ion to the elect ronic
contro l unit.
Airb ag sys tem
_& WARNING
Damage to the front passenger seat can pre­
vent the front airbag from working properly.
- Improper repair or disassembly of the front
passenger and driver seat will prevent the
Advanced Airbag System from funct ion ing
properly.
- Repairs to the front passenger seat must be
performed by qualified and properly trained
workshop personnel.
- Never remove the front passenger or driver seat from the vehicle.
- Never remove the upholstery from the front
passenger seat.
- Never disassemble or remove parts from the
seat or disconnect w ires from it.
- Never carry sharp objects in your pockets or
put them on the seat. The capacit ive pas­
senger detect ion mat in the front passenger
seat will not function p roperly if it is punc­
tured.
- Never carry things on your lap or carry ob­
jects on the front passenger seat. S uch ob­
jects can influence the capacitance reg is­
tered by the capacitive passenger detection
system, so that incorrect informa tion is pro­
vided to the airbag control unit.
- Never store i tems unde r the front passenger
seat . Parts of the Advanced Airbag System
under the passenger seat could be dam­
aged, p reventing them and the airbag sys­
tem from working proper ly.
- Never p lace seat covers or replacement up­
holstery that have not been specifically ap­
proved by Audi on the front seats.
- Seat covers can prevent the Advanced A ir­
bag System from recognizing chi ld re­
stra ints or occupants on the front passenger
seat and prevent the side airbag in the seat
backrest from deploying properly.
- If a seat heater has been retrofitted or oth­
erwise added to the front passenger seat,
never install any child restra int system on
this seat.
- Never use cushions, p illows, blankets, or
similar items on the front passenge r seat .
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