2018 AUDI A5 COUPE jack points

Emergency assistance
Loosening the wheel bolts
Fig. 291 Wheel: loosening the wheel bolt
• Slide the wheel wrench (from the vehicle tool
kit) all the way onto the wheel bolt.
• Turn the wheel bolt approximately one turn to
the left -arrow-. To reach the required torque,
hold the end of the wheel wrench. If the wheel
bolt will not loosen, press carefully on the
whee l wrench with your foot. Hold onto the ve­
hicle securely while during this and make sure
your stance is stable .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of an accident, only loosen
the wheel bolts gently (one turn) before rais­
ing the vehicle with the veh icle jack*.
Raising the vehicle
Fig . 292 Sill panels: markings
372
Fig. 293 Sill: positio ning the vehicle jack
• Place the veh icle jack* (vehicle tool kit) on a
firm s urface. Use a flat, stable support if neces­
sary. On a slippery surface such as tile, you
should use a non-slip pad (such as a rubber
mat)¢ &.
• Find the marking on the sill that is closest to
the tire that will be changed
¢fig. 292. Behind
the marking, there is a lifting point on the side
sill for the vehicle jack*.
• Turn the handwheel to raise the vehicle jack*
under the lifting point on the side sill until the
bracket on the jack @ completely covers the
notch on your vehicle.
• Align the vehicle jack* so the bracket @covers
the notch and the base ® is flat on the ground.
The base ® must be directly under the lifting
point @.
• Mount the crank on the vehicle jac k*: insert the
crank into the opening on the handwheel. Turn
the crank to the left or right to secure it.
• Continue ra is in g the veh icle jack* with the
crank until the wheel lifts off the ground slight­
ly.
A WARNING
- Ma ke sure the vehicle jack* is stable. Th ere
is a risk of injury when the ground is slick or
soft, because the vehicle jack* could slide or
sink.
- Only raise your vehicle with the vehicle jack*
provided by the factory . If you use a vehicle
jack designed for another vehicle, your vehi­
cle can slide and cause injury.
- Position the vehicle jack* only at the desig­
nated mounting points on the side sill and
align the jack. Otherwise, the vehicle jack*

could slip and cause an injury if it does not
have sufficient hold on the vehicle.
- To reduce the risk of an accident, never start
the engine when the vehicle is raised.
- To reduce the risk of injury, support the ve­
hicle securely with suitable stands if work is
to be performed underneath the vehicle.
- To help prevent injury to yourself and your
passengers:
- Do not raise the vehicle until you are sure the jack* is securely engaged.
- Passengers must not remain in the vehicle when it is jacked up.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traffic.
- Make sure jack position is correct, adjust as necessary and then continue to raise
the jack*.
- If work has to be done under the vehicle, ensure that it is safely supported on suita­
ble stands
-risk of injury!
- Never start the engine when the vehicle is on the jack*
-risk of accident!
(D Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the sill. Position the
vehicle jack* only at the designated mounting points on the side sill. Otherwise, your vehicle
will be damaged.
Removing and installing a wheel
Fig. 294 Wheel: inte rnal hex socket to turn the whee l
bolts
Emergency assistance
Fig. 295 Whee l: alignment pin in the top ho le
Removing a wheel
.,. Remove the top wheel bolt completely using
the hex socket in the screwdriver handle (in the
vehicle tool kit)
~fig. 294 and place it on a
clean surface.
.,. Install the alignment pin (from the vehicle tool
kit) by hand into the empty
hole ~ fig. 295.
.,. Remove the rest of the wheel bolts.
.,. Remove the wheel. The alignment p in remains
in the hole while doing this.
Install a wheel
Read the directions on ~page 374 when instal­
ling unidirectional tires.
.,. Slide the wheel on over the alignment pin .
.,. Install the wheel bolts and tighten gently using
th e hex socket.
.,. Remove the alignment pin and also tighten the
remai ning wheel bolt.
.,. Carefully lower the vehicle using the vehicle
jack*.
.,. Tighten the wheel bolts in a diagonal pattern
using the wheel wrench .
The wheel bolts must be clean and loosen/tight­
en easily. Check the contact surfaces for the
wheel and hub. Contaminants on these surfaces
must be removed before installing the wheel.
A WARNING
Never use the hex socket in the screwdriver
handle or the hex socket wrench with the
ratchet to loosen or tighten the wheel bolts.
This increases the risk of an accident, because
you will not reach the tightening specification
required.
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Emergency situations
Rear towing loop
Fig. 305 Rear bumper: i nstalling the towing loop
The threaded opening for the towing loop is lo­
cated on the r ight rear of the bumper.
• Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit
q page 368.
• Press the cap inward with brief, forceful pres­
sure
q fig . 305. The cap will loosen from the
bumper .
• Insert the towing loop all the way into the
threaded opening and t ighten it w ith a wheel
wrench.
• After using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool k it.
,& WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be
pulled out when towing the veh icle and that
cou ld cause an accident.
Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
F ig . 306 Vehicle o n flat bed truck
Front hook up
• Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp .
384
• Attach the winch hook to the front towline eye
previously installed.
Rear hook up
• Align the vehicle with the center line of the car
carrier ramp.
• Attach the w inch hook to the rear towline eye
previously installed .
(D Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook- up is
secure before moving the car up the flatbed
truck ramp.
Raising the vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The vehicle may only be lifted at the lifting
points illustrated .
Fig. 307 Front lifting point
Fig. 308 Rear lifting po int
.. Read and heed WARNING ¢ A.
• Locate lifting points q fig. 307 and q fig . 308.
• Adjust lifting arms of workshop hoist or floor
jack to match vehicle lifting poi nts .
• Insert a rubber pad between the floor jack/
workshop hoist and the lifting points .
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If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack to
work underneath , be sure the vehicle is safely
supported on stands intended for this purpose .
Front lifting point
The lifting p oint is loc ated on the floo r pan rein­
fo rcement abou t at the same leve l as t he ja ck
mo unt ing poin t ¢
fig . 307. Do not lift the vehi­
cle at the vertical sill reinforcement.
Rear lifting point
The lift ing po int is located on the ve rt ical rein­
for ceme nt o f the lower s ill fo r th e on bo ar d jac k
¢fig . 30 8.
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to ¢ page 372 .
A WARNING
- To reduce the risk of serio us inju ry and vehi ­
cl e d am age.
- Always lift t he ve hicl e only at the s pecial
wo rkshop ho ist and floo r jack lift po ints il­
lustrated¢
fig. 3 0 7 and ¢ fig. 308.
-Fa ilur e to li ft the vehicle at these poin ts
could cause the vehicle to ti lt or fall from
a lift if there is a chang e in vehicle weight
d istr ibut ion a nd balance. This might hap­
pen, for exa mp le, when heavy co mpo­
n e nts su ch as th e e ngi ne block or tra ns­
m is sion are rem ove d.
- W hen removing he avy compon ents like
th ese, an chor vehicle to ho is t or add co rre­
s po nding we igh ts to ma inta in t he cente r of
g ra vity. Otherwise, the vehi cle mi ght t ilt or
s lip off the hoi st, causing ser ious persona l
injury .
{U) Note
- Be aware o f the follo wing po ints b efore lift ­
i n g t he ve hicle:
-The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil
pan, the transmission housing, the front
or rear axle or the body side members .
This could lead to serious damage.
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chassis frame, a rubber pad must be in-
Emergency situations
serted between the floor jack and the lift
points .
- Before driving over a workshop hoist ,
check that the vehicle weight does not
exceed the permissible lifting capacity of
the hoist.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist , en­
sure that there is sufficient clearance be­
tween the hoist and low parts of the ve­
hicle.
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Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 295
L
Lane assist
refer to Audi act ive lane assist
130
Laptim er .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .... . 111
E valua ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
LA TCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 16
D escr iption ... ............... .. .. .. . 317
Installin g a chi ld restraint.... .. .. ..... 318
Locat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
M ounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .. .... ... .. .......... .. .. .... .
318
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Leather care/clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Left control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
License agreeme nt (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Lifting points (vehicle jack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Light/rain sensor
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
Interva l mode (wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Light functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
H igh beam assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Int erio r lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Lighting
Exterio r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
Int erior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Lights
Headlig ht ra nge control system . . . . . . . . .
61
Listening to music
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230, 239
Load ing the lug gage compartment . . . . . . . 263
Locking/unlocking
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 41
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
With the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Low beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Luggage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Cover.... .. .. .. ........... .. .. .... .. 77
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Index
Socket.... .. .. .. ... .. .......... .. .. . 75
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
also refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment ........ ... .. .................
263
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lumba r support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Making an emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . . 24
Map
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
222
Operat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Update ....... .. .. .......... ....... 207
Map update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 39
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230, 239
Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
231
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Memory buttons
refer to Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . 158, 165
Memory capacity
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
188
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Memory card
SD card reader (MMI)............. .. ..
231
S up ported types/formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Memory func tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
158
Menu language
refer to Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . 251
Menus/symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Mirrors
Adjusting exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65
Compass .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .... .. .. . 69
D imming ........ .. .................. 66
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
399

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
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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
w
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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