2018 AUDI A5 COUPE brake light

Intelligent Technology
greater than the amount being generated in or­
der to maintain an optimal vehicle battery charge
level.
(D Tips
- Energy management cannot overcome the laws of physics. Note that the charge level
and length of the vehicle battery life are
limited.
- When the starting ability is endangered, the
(•j indicator light turns on ¢ page 30.
What you should know
Maintaining the starting ability is the highest
priority.
A lot of stress is placed on the vehicle battery
when driving short distances, during city driving,
and at cold times of the year. A lot of energy is
used but little is generated. It is also critical
when the engine is not running but electrical
equipment is switched on. In this case, energy is used but none is generated .
In situations like this, energy management will
actively regulate the distribution of energy.
Long periods without use
If you do not drive your vehicle for several days or
weeks, electrical equipment is gradually scaled
back or switched off. This reduces energy use and
ensures the vehicle will be able to start after long
periods of time. Some convenience functions,
such as interior lighting or power seat adjust­
ment, may not be available under certain circum­
stances . These convenience functions will be
available again once you switch the ignition on
and start the engine.
With the engine switched off
The vehicle battery will drain if you use Infotain ­
ment functions such as listening to the radio
while the engine is switched off .
If the vehicle's ability to start may be impaired by
the energy use, a message will appear in the In­
fotainment system display. The message indi­
cates that the system will switch off automatical-
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ly soon. If you would like to continue using the
functions, you must start the engine.
With the engine running
Although electrical energy is generated while
driving , the vehicle battery can drain. This can
happen if little energy is generated but much is
used, and the charge level of the vehicle battery
is not optimal.
To restore the balance of energy, components
that require large amounts of energy are tempo­
rarily scaled back or switched off . Heating sys­
tems in particular require a great deal of energy. If you notice, for example, that the seat heating*
or rear window defogger is not working, then it
has been temporarily reduced or switched off.
T hese systems are available again as soon as the
energy supply has been restored.
In addition, you may notice that the idle speed has slightly increased. That is normal and no
cause for concern . By increasing the idling speed,
the additional required energy will be generated
and the vehicle battery will be charged.
Notice about data
recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and
vehicle control modules
Event Data Recorder
This vehicle is equipped with an Event Data Re­
corder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa­
tions, such as an airbag deployment or hitting a
road obstacle, data that will assist in understand­
ing how a vehicle's systems performed. The EDR
is designed to record data related to vehicle dy­
namics and safety systems for a short period of
time , typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this
vehicle is designed to record such data as:
- How various systems in your vehicle were oper­ ating;
- Whether or not the driver and passenger safety
belts were buckled/fastened;
- How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal; and,
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A WARNING ,~
- Only wash the vehicle when the ignition is
off and follow the instructions from the car
wash operator to reduce the risk of acci­ dents .
- To reduce the risk of cuts, protect yourself from sha rp metal components when wash­
ing the underbody or the inside of the wheel
housings .
- After washing the vehicle, the bra king effect
may be de layed due to mo isture on the
bra ke rotors or i ce in the w inte r. This in­
cre ases the risk of an ac ciden t. T he bra kes
must be dried first with a few careful brake
applications .
(D Note
-If yo u wash t he ve hicl e in an au tom atic c ar
wash, yo u m ust fold the exterior m irrors in
to reduce the risk of damage to the mirrors .
Power folding exterior mirrors * must on ly
be fo lded in and out using the power folding
funct ion.
- To reduce the risk of damage to the rims
and tires, compare the width between the
whee ls on your vehicle w it h the distance be­
tween the g uide rails in the car wash .
- To reduce the risk of damage, compare the
height and width of your vehicle with the
-
Ca re and cleaning
height and w idth of the inside of the ca r
was h.
- T o red uce the risk of pa int damage, do not
was h the vehicle in d irect sun light .
- T o re duce the risk of d am age, do not w ash
t he power top * w ith a pressu re washe r.
- T o re duce the risk of d amage to the surf ace,
do not use insect removing sponges, k itche n
sponges or s imilar items .
- Ma tte finish painted veh icle components :
- To reduce the risk of damage to the sur-
face, do not use polishing agents or hard
wax .
- Never use protective wax. It can destroy
the matte finish effect .
- Do not place any stickers or magnetic
signs on vehicle parts painted with matte
finish paint . The paint could be damaged
when the stickers or magne ts are re­
moved .
@ For the sake of the environment
Only wash t he vehicle in facilities spec ially de­
s igned for that p urpose. This will reduce the
risk of dirty wate r contamina ted with o il from
ente ring the sewe r sys tem.
Cleaning and care information
When cleaning and caring for individual vehicle
components, refer to the following tables. The information conta ined there is s imply recom ­
mendations . Fo r quest ions or for components that are not
listed, cons ult an autho riz ed Aud i
dealer or authorized Audi Service Fac ility. Also
follow the information fo und
in <=> ,& .
Exter io r cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Wind shield wiper
Deposits <=> page 68, Cleaning the wiper blades
blades
Headlights /
Deposits Soft sponge with a mild soap so lution a)
Tail lights
Sen sors /
Deposits Sensors: soft cloth wit h a solven t-free cleaning sol ution
camera lenses Camera lenses: soft clot h w ith an alcoho l-free cleaning
solution
Snow/ice Hand brush/solven t-free de-icing spray
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Fuses a nd bul bs
Fuse panel @ (brown) Fuse panel© (blac k)
No. Equip ment No. Equipm ent
2
Mass airflow sensor, camshaft adjust-
ment, charge air cooler pump 1 F ront seat heating
2 Windshield wipers
3 Exhaust doors, fuel injectors, radiator inlet 3 Left head light electronics
4 Vacuum pump , hot water pump, particu-
late sensor, biodiesel sensor 4 Panorama glass roof
s Left front door contro l module
5 Brake light sensor 6 Sockets
6 Engine valves, camshaft adjustment 7 Right rear door control mod ule
7
Heated oxygen sensor, mass airflow sen-8 All wheel drive
sor
8
Water pump, high pressure pump, high
pressure regulator valve
9 Hot water pump
9 Right headlight electronics
10
Windshield washer system/headlight
washer system
11 L eft rear door control module
10
Oil pressure sensor, oil temperature sen-
sor
Fu se panel @ (blac k)
11 Clutch pedal position sensor No. Equipmen t
12 Engine valves
Seat ventilation, rearv iew mirror, climate
13 Rad iator fan control system, rear climate control sys-
14 Fuel injectors
15 Ignition
coils
16 Fuel pump
1 tern controls , windsh ie ld heat ing , neck
heating, front passenger 's airbag warning
light
2 Gateway, climate control system
Fuse panel@ (red ) 3 Sound actuator/exhaust sound tuning
No. Equ ip me nt 4 Clutch pedal posit ion sensor
1 Anti-theft alarm system 5 Engine start
2 Engine control module 7 Rear USB charg ing port
3 Lumbar support 8 Homelink
4 Automatic transmission selector mecha-
nism 9 Adaptive cruise contro l
11 Video camera
5 Horn 12 Matrix LED headlight/right L ED headlight
6 Electromechan ica l park ing brake 13 Matrix LED headlight/left LED headlight
7 Gateway control module
8 Interior headl iner lights
10 Airbag control module
11 Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
Fuse panel © (red )
N o. Equ ipmen t
1 Ign ition co ils
12 Diagnostic connector, light/rain sensor
13 Climate control system
14 Right front door control module
lS A/C compressor
5 Engine mount
6 Automatic transmission
7 Instrument panel
8 Climate control system (blower)
10 Dynamic steering
11 Engine start
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Emergency situations
@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly con­
nected to the vehicle's electrical system .
When jump starting or charging the battery,
never connect the negative ground cable to
the battery negative post because the battery
manager system must be able to detect the
battery's state of charge. Always connect the
negat ive ground cable to the negative ground
pos t of the battery manager control unit.
Using the jump start
cable
Both jump start cables must be connected in the
correct order!
Fig. 302 Engin e compartme nt: co nn ectors for jump start
cables and a charger
Fig. 303 Jump starting using a battery in anot her vehicle:
@-pro vidi ng current, @-drained
The procedure desc ribed be low for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump start
for your vehicle.
Vehicle with discharged battery
... Turn off lights and accessories, move the auto­
matic transmission* selector lever to N (Neu­
tral) or P (Park), and set the park ing brake.
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Connecting the positive cable (red) to the
positive terminal
... Open the red cover on the positive terminal
¢fig. 302.
1. Secure one end of the positive cable (red) to
t he jump start
pin¢ fig. 303 CD (pin under
the red cover = "pos itive") on the vehicle that
needs to be started @.
2. Secure the other end of the positive cable
(red) to the positive terminal @on the bat­
tery provid ing the cur rent @.
Connecting the negative cable (black) to the
negative terminal
3. Secure one end of the negative cable (black)
to the negative terminal @ on the battery
that is providing the current @.
4. Secure the other end of the negative cable
(black) to the jump start
pin @ (hex head pin
= "negative") on the vehicle that needs to be
started @.
Starting the engine
... Start the eng ine on the vehicle providing the
jump start @and let it run at idle .
... Now start the engine on the vehicle with the
drained battery @.
... If the engine does not start, stop the starting
procedure after 10 seconds and then repeat it
after approximately 30 seconds .
... Remove the cables when the engi nes are run­
ning. Remove them in reverse order from the
way they were installed.
" Close the red cover on the positive terminal.
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from enter ing the vehicle interior. Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connected
with their
metal parts in full contact with the
battery terminals .
A WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and damage
to the vehicle, heed all warnings and instruc­
tions of the jumper cable manufacturer. If in
doubt, call for road service .
- Jumper cables must be long enough so that
the vehicles do not touch.
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@ For the sake of the environment
-Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission leve ls. Th is is detrimental to
the env ironment and increases fuel con­
sumption.
- Always observe environmental regu lations
when disposing of old engine o il, used brake
flu id, d irty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires .
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension­
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Mate­
rial -spec ial handling may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo­
rat e. When the vehicle or pa rts of the re­
straint system including airbag modules
safety be lts with pretens ioners are scrap­
ped, a ll applicab le laws and regulations
must be observed. Your a uthorized Audi
dealer is familiar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your deal­ er perform this service for you.
Accessories and
technical changes
Additional accessories and parts
replacement
Always consult on authori zed Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Audi vehicles that are constructed w ith advanced
materials like Steel/Aluminum (Hybrid construc­
tion), Aluminum (Audi Space Frame), and/or Alu­ minum/Carbon Fiber (Ultra Advanced Light
We ight Materials) are as unique as the ir drivers .
Therefore, the ava ilability of certain parts needed
for repair , restoration , or reconstruction wi ll be
restricted , or parts will be unava ilable, if the ve­
hicle is not repaired at an a uthorized Audi colli­
sion repair facility. This includes but is not limit­
ed to structura l parts which require specialized
training and equipment to restore their crash ­
worthiness back to the original NHTSA and IIHS performance.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design
features ensuring a high standard of active and
passive safety.
Consumer Inf ormation
This safety could be compromised by non-ap ­
proved changes to the vehicle. For this reason, if
parts have to be rep laced, please observe the fol­
lowing points when install ing additional accesso­
ries:
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are avai lab le from authorized Aud i dea lers.
T hese dea le rs also have the necessa ry facilities,
tools and trained specialists to install the parts
and accessories properly .
A WARNING
-Using the wrong spare parts or using non-ap-
proved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury.
- Use on ly accessories expressly approved by
Aud i and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessor ies have been spe­
cially designed to be used on your vehicle.
- Do not use license plate brackets in the
front area that are different from the one
installed at the factory, or add additional
li­
cense plate brackets.
- Never install accessor ies such as telephone
cradles or beverage holders on airbag covers
or w ith in the airbag deployment zones. Do­
ing so will increase the risk of injury if a ir­
bags are triggered in an accident!
- Before you check anyth ing in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
9poge 330.
(D Note
- If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add -on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair work is not per­
formed according to specified methods, this
can result in seve re damage to your vehi­
cle's engine and body (such as corrosion)
and adversely affect your vehicle's warranty.
- If emergency repa irs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle exam ined by an
authorized Audi dealer as soon as possib le .
- The manufacturer cannot be held liable for
damage which occurs due to failure to com­
ply with these stipulations .
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Index
Audi p re sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Aud i Serv ice Repair Ma nuals and Lite rature 389
Aud i side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Aud i smartphone interface . . . . . . . . . 249, 253
Aud i virt ua l coc kp it
refer to Instr ume nt cl uster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AUTO Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Auto Lock (centra l loc kin g system) . . . . . . . . 37
Automatic belt ret ractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2
Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Aud i drive select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Automatic climate control system Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Automatic power top
refer to Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4
Automatic transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
E me rgency prog ram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1
H ill descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
La unch cont ro l prog ram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 00
M anual s hifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Parking lock emergency release . . . . . . . . 102
Selector lever pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Autom atic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
AUTO (button) Automatic c limate control system . . . . . . . 83
Auxiliary heater (a utomat ic cl ima te control) 85
AUX input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Ave rage cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
B
BACK button 158
Balance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
B ass (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Battery Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
also refer to Veh icle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
B el t positioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27S
394
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
B lowe r (automat ic cl imate contro l system) . 83
B luetooth
Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Connect ing a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Boos te r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Boost pressure ind icator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
B rake fl uid
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 337
B rakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
B rake ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
B rake flu id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 7
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 94
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
B re aking in
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
B rowser
refer to M edi a cente r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 40
Bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Buttons Contro l panel (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Mult ifunct ion steer ing whee l . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Programming (multifunction steering
whee l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
C
Cable (USB adapter/AUX connector cable) 236
Cali forn ia Propos ition 65 W arning . . . . . . . 331
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
C apaci ties
AdB lue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Cargo area
refer to Loading the luggage compart -
ment ........ ... ... ............. ... 263
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

Index
MMI
refer to Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . 158
MMI search
refer to Free text search . . . . . . . . . . 167, 241
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
MODE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 289
MP3
refer to Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Multifunction steering wheel
Changing views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Switching tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Mus ic collection
refer to Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Mute
refer to Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Muting... .. ... .................. .... 255
myAudi ....... .. ................ 191,211
L ogging in in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
N
Natural leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 365
NAV/MAP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Navigating ( instrument cluster) . . . . . . . 21, 22
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Better route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
also refer to Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Navigation (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . 21
Neck heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Network connection (Wi-Fi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
NHTSA Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
0
Occupant protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
400
Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
OFF (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Oil
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332, 334
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Electronic speed limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . 24
On/Off knob (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Online destinations
refer to Point of interest search . . . . . . . . 211
Online map .......................... 219
Online map update . ......... ........ .. 221
Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Online roadside assistance
Audi connect emergency call and service 206
Online serv ices
refer to Aud i connect ( Infotainment) . . . . 191
Opening.... .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 37
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Operating Mult ifunction steer ing wheel . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Options menu ....... .. ........ 14, 160, 164
Other consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Overv iew (Cockp it) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Paint number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Parenta l control
DVD .......... .. .. .. ... ............ 242
Park assist Cleaning the sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . 363
Parking brake
refer to Electromechanica l parking brake . 94
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61