2018 AUDI A5 COUPE key

Seats and storage
_&. WARNING
-The luggage c ompartment cover is not a
surface for storin9 objects. Objects placed
on the cover could endanger all vehicle oc­
cupants during sudden braking maneuvers
or in a crash.
- To reduce the risk of accidents, the luggage
compartment cover should never be unse­
cured under any circumstances.
Increasing the size of the vehicle interior
Applies to : vehicles with folding backrests
The rear seat backrests can be folded forward ei­
ther separately* or together.
Fig. 86 Backrest : release lever, securing knob and lock*
Fig. 87 Center backrest: fold ing in* the center backrest
Folding the outer* rear backrests forward
and backward
.,. Pull the release lever @¢ fig. 86 in the direc­
tion of the arrow and fold the backrest forward .
.,. Fold the backrest back up again until it latches
or the red marking @ is no longer
visible¢ &,.
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Folding the center rear backrest forward and
backward
Applies to: Sportback
.,. Pull on the upper release lever (D and fold the
backrest
forward @¢ fig. 87.
.,. Fold the backrest backward until it locks into
place .
Applies to : Coupe
When secured, the backrest can be locked© us­
ing the mechanical
key¢ page 39. This prevents
access into the luggage compartment from the
vehicle interior. You can only enlarge the luggage
compartment if the backrest is not locked .
_&. WARNING
-The backrest must be securely latched to
ensure the safety belt is protecting the rear
seat positions.
- The backrest must be securely latched so
objects cannot slide forward out of the lug­
gage compartment during sudden braking.
(D Note
- If you move the front seat back when the
rear seat backrest is folded forward, you
could damage the head restraints on the
rear seat.
- Move the rear head restraints down before
folding the rear backrests forward
~ page 74. This is especially true if the Rear
Seat Entertainment (RSE)* is installed, be­
cause it could be damaged.
- Make sure the outer safety belts are not
pinched or damaged when folding the seat
up.
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Warm and cold Climate control system
Description
The climate control system warms , cools and re­
moves humidity from the air in the vehicle interi­
or. It is the most effective when the w indows and
sliding sun roof* or power top* are closed . If
there is a build-up of heat inside the vehicle, ven­
tilation can help to speed up the cooling process.
I n all heating mode functions except for
defrost ,
the blower on ly switches to a higher speed once
the engine coolant has re ached a sufficient tem­
perature .
Pollutant filter
The pollutant filter removes pollutants such as
dust and pollen from the air.
Key recognition
The climate control settings are automatically
stored and assigned to the remote control key
that is in use .
T hese settings are different when the power top*
is open or closed .
Warm and cold
{® For the sake of the environment
-If you would like to reduce fuel consump­
tion, switch the air conditioning off . This
will also reduce emissions.
- In vehicles with a diesel engine, you can
switch the auxiliary heater off in the Info­
tainment system.
(D Tips
- To prevent interference with the heating
and cooling output and to prevent the win­
dows from fogging over, the air intake in
front of the windshield must be free of ice,
snow or leaves .
- Condensation from the cooling system can
drip and form a puddle of water under the
vehicle . This is normal and does not mean
there is a leak .
- The energy management system may tem ­
porarily switch off certain functions, such as
the seat heating* or rear window defogger.
These systems are available again as soon
as the energy supply has been restored.
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-The heat output from the neck heating* is l ower when the power top* is closed than
when it is open.
Setup
The climate control system basic settings ore ac­
cessed in the Infotainment system .
.,. Select in the Info tainment sys tem: !MENUI b ut­
ton
> V ehi cle > left contro l button > A ir condi­
tioni ng
Auto reci rculation
When switched on, automatic recircu lation con­
trols the rec irculation mode a utomat ically . If the
windows fog up , press
the@ M AX button.
Automatic au xiliary heater*
The auxiliary heater helps to warm the vehicle in­
ter ior more quickly .
Steering wheel heating
Applies to: veh icles with steering whee l heating
The steering wheel rim con be heated .
.. Press the @I Q page 15 , fig . 1 1 button on the
mult ifunction steering wheel to switch the
stee ring wheel heating on and off. The mes­
sage
Steerin g wh eel heating : on/St eerin g
wh eel h eat ing : off
appears in the instrument
cluster disp lay.
The temperat ure is maintained at a constant lev­
e l when steering wheel heating is switched on .
The steering wheel heat ing settings are stored
automatically and ass igned to the remote control
key that is in use.
Warm and c old
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Driving
St ee ring lock1
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The stee ring locks when you t urn the engine off
using the
! S T A RT ENGINE ST OP I button and
open the driver 's door. The locked steering helps
prevent v ehicle theft .
Emergency off function*
If it is abso lutely necessary, the engine can also
be turned off while dr iv ing at speeds star ting at
4 mph (7 km/h). To switch the eng ine off, press
the
! S TAR T ENGINE ST OP I button tw ice in a row
briefly or press and hold for longer than two sec­
onds.
A WARNING
- Never turn off the engine before the veh icle
has come to a comp lete stop . The full func­
t ion of the brake booster and the power
stee ring is not guaranteed. Yo u must use
more force to turn or b rake . Because you
cannot s teer an d brake as you usu ally
would, t his co uld lead to accidents and ser i­
ous in juries.
- Alw ays t ake the key wi th you w henever you
leave you r vehicle . Othe rw ise, the engi ne
cou ld be started o r electrical equipment
s uch as the power windows cou ld be operat­
ed . This can lead to se rious injury.
- For safety reasons, always park the vehicle
with the se lector lever in the P position
(a u­
tomat ic transmission) or with 1st gear en­
gaged (manual transmission). Otherwise
the vehicle could roll away u nintent ionally .
(D Note
If the eng ine has been under heavy load for
an extended per iod of t ime, heat builds up in
the engine compartment after the engine is
sw itched off and there is a risk of damaging
the engi ne . For this reason, let the engi ne run
for at idle for approximately two minutes
be­
fore shutting it off.
l) Th is fun ction is not avai la bl e in al l co un tries.
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(D Tips
Fo r u p to 10 minutes after stopping the en­
g ine, the radiator fan may turn on again auto­
matically or it may continue to r un (even if
the ig nition is switched off) for the following
r easons:
- The coolant temperature is increas ing due
to trapped heat.
- If the eng ine is wa rm and the eng ine com­
partment a lso heats up from strong sun­
light .
- Applies to: vehicles with diesel particulate
filter: The emissions control system is heat­
ed through the regeneration process, even if
the engine has not reached its operat ing
tempe rature yet.
Messages
Engin e running . Warning! Turn off ignition be ­
fore leavin g vehicle
This message appears and a warning tone sounds
i f you open the drive r's door w hen the eng ine is
r un ning .
Applies to: vehicles with manual transmission
Please pres s clutch pedal
This message appears if you do not press the
clutch pedal to start the eng ine. The engine can
o nly be started w hen the clutch pedal is pressed.
Applies to: vehicles with automatic transmissions
Plea se pres s brake pedal
This message appears if you do not press the
bra ke peda l when sta rting t he eng ine .
Ill Remote control key : key not recognized. Is
the key still in the vehicle ?
This indicator light turns on and this message ap­
pears if the ignition key was removed from the
vehicle when the engine was running . If the igni­
tion key is no longer in the vehicle, you cannot
switch on the ignition or start the engine once

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
c> page 91 .
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
c::> page93 .
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
y >l) c::> fig . 98.
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.
@ Tips
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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sounds when the C®> switch is pulled . Emergency
braking stops as soon as
the(®) switch is released
or the accelerator peda l is pressed.
Parking
.,. Press t he b rake peda l to stop the vehicle .
.,. Pull the(®) switc h to set the parking brake .
.,. Applies to: automatic transmission: Select the
P selector lever position .
.,. Turn the eng ine off c> & .
.,. Applies to: manual transmission: Engage 1st
gear .
.,. Turn the steer ing wheel when parking on in­
clines so that the wheels will roll into the curb
i f the veh icle starts moving.
_& WARNING
- Never ac celer ate o r release the clutch pedal
carelessly when a gear or a selector lever
posit ion (automatic transm ission) is engag­
ed wh ile the vehicle is stationary and the
en­
gine is runn ing. Otherwise, the vehicle will
start to move immediately and this cou ld
re­
sult in an accident.
- Emergency braking should only be used in an emergency, when the normal brake peda l
has failed or the brake pedal is obstructed.
During emergency braking, your veh icle will
bra ke sim ila r to heavy brak ing . ESC and the
associated components (ABS, ASR, EDL)
c annot overcome the laws of physics.
Around curves and when road or weather conditions are bad, a fu ll brake application
can cause the vehicle to skid or the rear end
to swerve, which increases the risk of an
ac­
c ident.
- If the power supply fails, you cannot set the
park ing brake if it is released. If th is is the
case, stop the veh icle on leve l ground and
secure it by engaging 1st gear (manual
transmiss ion) or select ing the P selector lev­
er position (automatic t ransm iss ion). See an
authorized Aud i dealer o r autho rized Aud i
Service Facility for assistance.
- Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving your vehicle, even if for a short pe ri­
od of time. Th is app lies p articu larly when
children rema in in the vehicle. Otherwise,
D riv ing
children could start the engine, release the
parking brake or operate e lectrical equip­
ment such as power w indows, which
in­
creases the risk of an accident.
- No one, especially children, should remain
in the vehicle when it is locked. Locked
doors make it more difficu lt for emergency
wo rkers to get into the vehicle, which puts
lives at risk .
(D Tips
Applies to: vehicles with automatic transmissions
When stopp ing at a t raff ic signa l or stopp ing
i n city traffic, yo u can set the park ing bra ke
manually. The vehicle does not have to be
held with the brake pedal. The park ing brake
eliminates the tendency to creep when a
se­
l ector lever position is engaged. As soon as
you press the accelerator peda l, the parking
brake re leases automatically and your vehicle
starts to move
c>page 95.
(D Tips
- Occasional noises when the parking brake is
set and released are normal and are not a
cause for concern.
- The parking brake goes through a self-test cycle at regu lar intervals when the vehicle is
stopped. Any no ises assoc iated with th is are
normal.
- If there is a power failure, the parking brake
w ill not set if it is released, and it will not
release if it is set
c> A . See an a uthorized
Audi dealer or author ized Audi Service
Fa­
cility for assis tance.
Starting to drive
Various convenience and safety funct ions may be
available when the vehicle begins driving,
de­
pend ing on vehicle equipment.
Starting on hills w ith the pa rking brake set
Requirement: the driver's door must be closed .
.,. To start driving comfortably when on a hi ll, set
the parking brake and begin driving as usual.
The braking force of the parking brake does not
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Ass is tance sy stems
- Under some circumstances, traffic sign rec­
ognition may not detect traffic signs cor­
rectly or detect them at all. As a result, the
system may not display the correct speed limit or any speed limit.
- Traffic s ign recognition does not adapt your
vehicle's speed to match the speed limit!
- The disp lay in the instrument cluster is
based on the units of measurement used for
speed in that country . As a result, the d is­
play
SO in the instr ument cluster can mean
ei ther km/h o r mph, depending on the coun­
t ry .
Operation
Applies to : vehicles with camera-based traffic sign recogn i­
tion
F ig. 11 0 In stru ment cl uste r: add it iona l d isplay
Acces sing traffic sign recogniti on
.,. Se lect : the first tab> Traffic signs .
Setting a speed warning
You can set a warning t hreshold down to 10 mph
(15 km/h). The tra ffic sign for the current detect ­
ed spee d limit w ill blink in the disp lay if yo u ex­
ceed the set thresho ld .
.,. Se lect in the Infotainment sys tem : I MENU I but­
t on
> Vehicle > left contro l button > Driver a s­
sistan ce
> Speed warning > Traffic sign ba sed
warning .
Additional display
I f a view othe r than the traffic sign recogni tion is
selec ted in the instrument cluster disp lay, the
speed lim it w ill be shown in ano ther disp lay
q fig . 110 . The curren t appl ica ble speed limi t will
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be shown there, if possible within t he limits o f
the system .
(1) Tips
-An additional indica tor appe ars in the he ad­
up display* .
- Your speed w arning set tings are sto red au­
toma tic ally and assigned to the remo te con­
t rol key in use .
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with camera -based traff ic sign recogn i­
tio n
Ii Traffic sign recognition: currently unavaila ­
ble . C amera view re str icted due to surroundings
Fun ction currently unavailable. Camera view r e­
strict ed due to surroundings
This message appears if the camera's v is ual field
i s covered
q page 109, fig . 109 . The system w ill
swi tch itself off .
Ii Traffic sign recognition: currently restricted.
Se e own er's manual
This message appears if there is a malfunction in
the nav igation system, for examp le. The speed
limit d isplay is limited, w hich increases the risk
of an incor rect d isplay .
Ii Tra ffic sign based speed warning : currently
unavailable. See owne r's manual
There is no warning when the set threshold is ex­
ceeded.
No traffic sign inform ation available
There is no valid navigation data and do speed
li mi ts were detec ted . Or there is a recommended
speed bu t there is not a speed limit (for examp le
dr iv ing on and off the exp ressw ay).
Malfunction! See owner' s manual
The system cannot guarantee correct function
and is switched off. See an authorized Aud i deal­
er o r autho rized Aud i Serv ice Facility for assis ­
tance.
Function not a vailable in this country

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
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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
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- 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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