instrument cluster AUDI A5 2015 Owner´s Manual

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The following buttons are deactivated when the
va let parking function is switched on:
- l'-"' I button in the dr iver's door
- I""' I button on the master key
- Handle in the rear lid
When the valet parking feature is activated, the message
V alet pa rk ing acti vated appears in the
instrument cluster d isp lay when you switch the
ignit ion on .
Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
Applies to vehicles: with ga rage door opener (Homeli nk)
Fig. 34 Garage door opene r: exa mples of us ing wit h differ ­
ent systems
You can activate various systems such as garage
doors, security systems and home lighting from
i nside your vehicle using the garage door opener
( H omelink). There are three buttons for this in
the vehicle headliner that can be in used in p lace
of up to three hand-he ld transmitters .
To operate systems using the garage door ope n­
er, the th ree bu ttons in the roof head liner must
be p rog rammed first.
A WARNING
Make sure no people or objects are in the im­
mediate v icin ity of the equipment when us ing
or programming the garage door opener. Peo­
ple can be injured and objects can be dam­
aged if they are caught in the equipment .
Opening and clo sing
(D Tips
- For security reasons, we recomme nd that
you clear the programmed b uttons before
selling the vehicle.
- For add itiona l information about Homelink
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visit www.homelink.com.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Ind ustry Canada reg ulations
¢page 247.
Operation
Applies to vehicles: wit h garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig . 3 5 Headliner : contro l uni t
Requirement: The buttons in the roof headliner
must be programmed ¢
page 41 or
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page 42 and the veh icle must be within
range of the system, such as the garage door
opener .
.,. Press the button to open the garage door. The
LED @ blinks or turns on .
.,. Press the button again to close the garage
door .
(D Tips
To open or close the garage door, press the
button, but do not hold it for longer than
10 seconds or the garage door opene r module
will switch to programming mode .
Programming the buttons (version A)
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
You can program both fixed code and ro lling code
systems using this procedure. .,.
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engine can only be sta rted w ith the selector in
these positions.
!!I Is the k ey in the vehi cle?
This message appea rs if the maste r key is re­
moved from t he vehicle w ith the eng ine running.
If the maste r key is no longer in the vehicle, you
c a nnot swi tch on the ignition after s topping the
e ngine and yo u also cannot start the engine
again. Mo reover, yo u cannot lock the vehicle from
the outside with the key.
Shift to P otherwi se vehicle can roll aw ay. Doors
do not lo ck if lever i s not in P .
This message appears for safety reasons a long
w ith a warn ing signal. It appears if the se lector
l eve r fo r the autom atic transmis sion is not in the
P posi tion when switching off the ign ition. Move
the selector leve r to the P posit ion, otherwise the
ve hicle is not secured against ro lling away. You
a lso cannot lock the vehicle using the locking
button* on the door handle or using the remote
key .
Convenience key defective! Use ignition lock
This mes sage appea rs if the eng ine mus t be
started or s topped using the igni tion key and no t
the
! START ENGINE STOPI b utton.
Electromechanical
parking brake
Operation
The electromechanical parking brake replaces
the hand brake.
Fig. 81 Ce nter conso le : Park ing bra ke
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:5: .. Pull on t he sw itch @¢ fig. 81 to apply the
~ parking b rake. The indicator lights in the switch rl
Driv ing
and . (USA mode ls) . (Canada models) in
the instrument cluste r illuminate.
.. W ith the ignition switched on, step o n the
brake peda l or the accelerator pedal and press
the switch @ at the same time to release the
pa rking brake . The i ndicator lig hts in the sw itch
and . (USA models) . (Canada models) in
th e inst rument cluster go out .
Your vehicle is equipped with an electromechani­
ca l park ing brake . T he pa rking brake is designed
to preve nt the vehicle from ro ll in g u nintent ional­
ly and replaces the hand brake .
In add ition to the normal functions of a tradition­
al hand brake, the electromechanical parki ng
brake p rov ides va rious conve nience and saf ety
funct ions.
When starting from rest
- The integral start ing ass ist helps you when
driving by automatically releasing the park ing
brake
¢ page 78, Starting from rest .
-When starting o n inclines, the starting assist
prevents the vehicle from unintentionally ro ll­
ing back . The b rak ing force of the parking brake
i s not re leased until s ufficie nt driving force has
been built up at t he whee ls.
Emergency brake function
An emergency brake ensures that the vehicle can
be s lowed down even if t he
normal brakes fail
¢ page 79, Emergency braking .
A WARNING
If a gear or a drive ra nge (au tomati c tr an smis­
s ion) is engaged w ith the vehi cle sta tion ary
a nd the e ng in e runn ing, you m ust in no in­
stance ac ce lerate or re lease the cl utch* care ­
l essly. Otherwise the vehicle will start to
move immediately - risk of an accident.
(1) Tips
- If the p arking br ake is app lied wi th the ign i­
tion sw itche d off, the ind icator lights in the
swit ch and -(USA mo dels)/ . (Cana­
da mode ls) i n the instrument cluster will go
out after a certain per iod of t i me.
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Driving
Speed warning 1: setting a speed limit
Warning threshold 1 is set by the I SE TI button.
F ig. 82 SET button in the instrument cluster
Storing the m aximum spe ed
• Drive at the desired maximum speed.
• Press the
!SET I button in the instrument p anel
display
c;, fig. 82 for 1 second .
Resetting the ma ximum speed
• Drive the vehicle at a speed of at least 3 mph
(5 km/h)
• Press the
i~S-ET~ I button for mo re than 2 seconds .
The . (USA models) /. (Canada models)
speed warn ing symbol will appear briefly in the
d isplay when you release the
!SETI button to indi­
ca te that the max imum speed has been stored
successfully .
The max imum speed remains stored unti l it is
changed by pressing the
! SET I button again br ief­
ly or unt il it is deleted by a lengthy p ush on the
button.
Speed warning 2: setting a speed limit
The radio or MMI* control unit is used to set,
change or delete warning threshold 2.
• Se lect: !CARI funct ion button> Instrum ent
clu ster > Sp eed warning .
Or
• Se lect: !CARI funct ion button> Car syste m s*
control button> Dri ver a ss is t> Speed warning .
Warning th reshold 2 can be set in the speed
r a nge starting from 20 mph to 150 mph (30 km/
h to 240 km/h). Settings can each be adjus ted in
interva ls of 6 mph (10 km/h) .
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Cruise control system
Switching on
The cruise control system makes it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at
20 mph (30
km/h).
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Fig . 83 Contro l lever with push-button
Fi g. 84 D isplay: Selected speed
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• Pull the lever to position (D <::> fig. 83 to sw itch
the system on .
• Drive at the speed to be controlled .
• Press button ® to set that speed.
The stored speed and th e green symbol
til;\IJM4 (US mode l)/ El (Canadian model) are
shown in the display
c;, fig. 84. The display may
vary, depending on the type of display in your ve­
hicle.
The speed is kept constant by modifying engine
power or through an act ive brake intervention.
A WARNING
-Always pay atte ntion to the traffic around
you when the cruise control is in operation.
You a re always respons ible for your speed
and the distance between your veh icle and
o ther veh icles.
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Selector lever positions
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic/tiptronic
Fig. 86 Display in the instr um en t cluster : selecto r lever in
pos it ion P
The selector lever position engaged appears next
to the selector lever as well as in the instrument
cluster display.
P -Park
In th is selector lever pos ition the t ransmission is
mechanically locked. Engage P only when the ve­
hicl e is
completely stopped q &. in Driving the
automatic transmission on page 85.
To shift in or out of position P, you must first
press and hold the brake pedal and then press
the release button in the selector lever handle
while moving the selector lever to or from P. You
can shift out of this position only with the igni­
tion on .
R - Reverse
Select R only when the vehicle is at a full stop
and the engine is running at idle speed q &. in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 85.
Before you move the selector lever to R, press
both the release button in the handle of the se­
l ector lever
and the brake pedal at the same
time .
When the ignit ion is on, the backup lights illumi­
nate when the se lector lever is moved in to R .
N · Neutral
The transmission is in neutral in this position .
Shift to this posit ion for standing with the brakes
applied ~
A in Driving the automatic transmis­
sion on page 85.
Automatic transmission
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below
1 mph (2 km/h), yo u must always apply the foot­
brake before and while moving the lever out of N.
D/S · Normal position for driving forward
In the D/S position, the transmission can be oper­
ated e ither in the normal mode Dor in the sport
mode S. To se lect the sport mode S, pull these­
l ector lever back briefly. Pu lling the lever back
again will select the norma l mode D. The instru­
ment cluster display shows the selected driving
mode.
In the
normal mode D, the transmission auto­
matically selects the suitable gear ratio.
It de ­
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and driving
style.
Se lect the
sport mode S for sporty driving. The
vehicle makes full use of the engine's power.
Shifting may become noticeable when accelerat­
ing .
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below
1 mph (2 km/h), you must always app ly the foot
brake before and while moving the lever to D/S
out of N.
_& WARNING
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Read and follow all WARNINGS ca> A in Driv­
ing the automatic transmission on
page 85.
(D Note
Coasting downhill with the transm ission in N
and the engine not running w ill result in dam­
age to the automatic transmission and possi­
bly the cata lytic converter.
¢j) Tips
-On vehicles with dr ive select*, you can ad­
just the sporty shift character istics in the
Dynamic driving mode. Swill appear in the
instrument cluster display instead of D.
- If you acc identally select N whi le driving,
take your foot off the accelerator pedal im­
mediately and wait for the engine to slow
down to idle before selecting D/S.
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Automatic transmission
¢ page 191. Otherwise, any increase in en­
gine speed may set the veh icle in motion,
even with the parking brake applied.
(D Note
- When stopping on an incline, do not try to
hold the vehicle in place by pressing the ac­
ce lerator pedal while a driving gear is se ­
lected. This can cause the transmission to
overheat and can damage it . Activate the
parking brake or press the brake pedal to
prevent the vehicle from rolling.
- Allowing the vehicle to roll when the engine
i s stopped and the selector lever is in
N w ill
damage the transm ission because it is not
lubr icated under those circumstances.
@ Tips
For safety reasons, the park ing brake is re­
leased automatically only when the dr iver's
safety belt is engaged in the buckle.
Hill descent control
A pp lies to veh icles: w ith 5 tro nic/t iptronic
The hill descent control system assists the driver
when driving down declines.
Hill descent control is activated when the selec­
tor lever is in D/S and you press the brake pedal.
The transmission automatica lly selects a gear
that is suitable for the incline. Hill descent con­
trol tries to maintain the speed achieved at the
tim e of braking, within physical and technical
limitations. It may still be necessary to adjust the
speed with the brakes.
Hill descent control switches off once the decline
levels out or you press the acce lerator pedal.
On veh icles w ith the cruise control system*
¢ page 80, hill descent control is also act ivated
when the speed is set.
& WARNING
Hi ll descent control cannot overcome physical
limitations, so it may not be ab le to maintain
a constant speed under all conditions. Always
be ready to apply the brakes.
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Manual sh ift program
App lies to vehicles: wit h S tron ic/tip tro nic
Using the manual shift program you can man­
ually select gears.
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Fig. 89 Center console: shifting the gears manually
Fig. 90 Steering wheel: sh ift padd les•
Gear selection with selector lever
The tiptronic mode can be selected either w ith
the vehicle stationary or on the move.
11> Push the se lector lever to the right from D/S.
An M appears in the instrument cluster display
as soon as the transmission has shifted .
"T o upshift, push the se lector lever forwa rd to
the plus position
G) ¢ fig. 89.
" To downshift, push the lever to the minus posi-
tion
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Gear selection with shift paddles*
The shift paddles are activated when the selector
l ever is in D/S or the tiptronic manual sh ift pro ­
gram .
" To upshift, touch the shift padd le on the r ight
G) ¢fig. 90.
"To downshift, touch the shift paddle on the left
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11o Ifyou do not press a shift p addle within a short
time while in the 0/5 position, the transmission .,.

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will return to automatic mode. To keep shifting
using the shift paddles, move the s elector lever
to the right out of the 0/5 position.
The t ransmission automatically shifts up o r down
before critica l engine speed is reached.
The transmission only allows manua l shift ing
when the engine speed is within the permitted range .
@ Tips
-When you sh ift into the next lower gear, the
transmission will downshift only when there i s no poss ibility of over -revving the engine.
- When the kick-down comes on, the trans­
mission will sh ift down to a lower gear, de­
pending on vehicle and engine speeds .
- Tiptronic is inoperat ive when the transmis­
s ion is in the fa il-safe mode .
Kick-down
Appl ies to vehicles: with S tro nic/t iptronic
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration.
When you depress the accelerato r pedal beyond
the resistance po int, the automatic transm iss ion
downshifts into a lower gear, depend ing o n ve hi­
cle speed and engine speed. The upsh ift into the
nex t higher gear ta kes place once the maximum
specified engine speed is reached .
A WARNING
Please note that the drive wheels can spin if
kick-down is used on a smooth slippery road -
there is a risk of sk idding.
Launch Control Program
App lies to vehicles: with S tro nic
Th e Launch Control Program provides the best
acceleration possible when starting from a stop .
Requirement: The engine must be at operating
temperature and the steering wheel must not be
turn ed .
.,. Press the
1.$ O FF I button ¢ page 171 while the
engine is running. The
II i ndicator light ill umi­
nates i n the instrument cluster and
Stabiliza-
Aut omatic transm issio n
tion control (ESC): Sport. W arning! Re stri cted
s tability
appears in the driver information sys­
tem display .
.,. Move the sele ctor leve r to the 0/5 position to
select spo rt mode (5) or se lect the
d y namic
driving mode in drive se lect* ¢ page 103 .
.,. Press the brake pedal strongly with your left
foot and ho ld it down fo r at least 1 second.
.,. At the same time, press the accelerator pedal
down comp lete ly with yo ur right foot u nti l th e
eng ine reaches and mainta ins a high R PM .
.,. Remove your foot from the brake pedal within 5
seconds ¢
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A WARNING
-Always adapt your dr iving to the traff ic flow.
- Onl y use the Launch Cont ro l Program when
road and traffic cond itions allow it and oth­
er drivers will not be endangered or annoyed by your driving and the vehicle's acce lera­
tion .
- Please note that the driving wheels can spin
and the vehicle can break away when sport
mode is switched on, especially when the
road is s lippery .
- Once you have accelerated, you shou ld
sw itch sport mode off by pressing the
l.f3 OFF I button .
(D Tips
-The tra nsmission temperature may increase
signif icant ly after us ing the Launch Contro l
Program. If that happens , the program may
not be availab le for a few minutes.
It wi ll be
available again afte r a cool-down per iod.
- When acc elerating using the Launch Control
program, a ll vehicle parts are subject to
heavy loads. Thi s can resu lt in in creased
wear.
Transmission malfunction
App lies to vehicles : wi th S tronic/tip tro nic
[cjJ Tran smi ssion: Pre ss brake pedal and select
gear again . ..,.
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
When the adaptive cruise control is turned on,
you must press the clutch to shift gears (as usu­
al). When sh ifting normally or when pressing the
clutch, the adaptive cruise control remains
turned on.
After you have engaged the gear, you do
not need
to press the gas pedal. The adaptive cruise con­
trol accelerates automatically if necessary .
If you press down on the clutch for too long or
shift/coup le im properly, the adaptive cruise con­
trol may turn off automat ica lly.
@ Tips
You cannot turn on the adaptive cruise control
during a shifting operation.
Audi adaptive cruise control
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 96 Detection range
What can Audi adaptive cruise control do?
The adaptive cruise control works in conjunction
with a rada r sensor installed in the front of the
veh icle¢
page 89, fig. 93, which is subject to
des ignat ed system limits¢
page 91. Stationa ry
objects are disregarded.
On open roads w ith no traff ic, adaptive cruise
control wo rks like a regu lar cruise control system.
The stored speed is mainta ined. When approach­
ing a moving vehicle detected up ahead, the
adaptive cruise control system automatically
slows down to match that vehicle's speed and
then maintains the distance that the driver previ­
ously stored. As soon as the system does not de- tect a vehicle up
ahead, adaptive cruise control
acce lerates back up to the stored speed.
Which functions can be controlled?
When you switch adapt ive cr uise control on, you
can set the current speed as the "control speed"
¢ page 91, Switching on and off.
When driving, yo u can stop cru ise contro l
¢page 93 or change the speed ¢page 92 at
any time.
You can also set the distance to the object ahead
and set the adaptive cruise control dr iv ing pro­
gram ¢
page 93.
Switching on and off
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 97 Selector lever: sw itc hing on/off
Fig. 98 Instrument cluster: Aud i adaptive cruis e contro l
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
You can set any speed between 20 mph and 95
mph (30 and 150 km/h).
I ndicator lamps and messages i n the instrument
cluster display inform you about the current sys­
tem status and settings .
Switching Audi adaptive cruise control on
11-Pull the lever toward you into posit ion (D
¢ fig. 97. ACC standby appears in the instru­
ment cluster display.
Setting the speed and activating regulation
.,.. To set the current speed, press the !SET ! button
¢ page 11, fig. 4. The set speed is shown in the
tachometer @ and is also shown b rief ly in the
display @¢
fig. 98.
Switching Audi 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 contro l is switched on. No
veh icles are detected up ahead . The stored speed
is mainta ined .
•- A moving vehicle is detected up ahead. The
adaptive cruise control system regu lates the
speed and distance to the moving vehicle ahead
and accelerates/brakes automatically .
•- When automatic braking is not able to keep
enough distance to a previously detected moving
veh icle up ahead, you must take control and
brake ¢
page 94, Request for driver interven­
tion .
© Display
If adaptive cruise control is not shown in the d is­
play, you can call it up with the
!RESET! button
¢page 23.
Based on the symbo ls in the display, you can de­
termine if the system is mainta ining a distance to
the vehicle ahead and what that distance is.
No vehicle -No vehicle ahead was detected .
White vehicle -A vehicle ahead was detected.
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Red vehicle -Prompt for the driver to take action
¢page 94.
Both arrows on the scale © indicate the d istance
to the vehicle ahead. No arrow appears when the
vehicle is on an open road and there is no object
ahead. If an object is detected ahead, the arrow
moves on the scale .
The green zone on the scale shows the stored dis­
tance . For info rmation on changing the stored
distance, refer to¢
page 93. If the distance se­
l ected is too close or may soon become too close,
the arrows move into the red zone on the scale .
A WARNING
Improper use of the adaptive cruise contro l
can cause collisions, other acc idents and seri­
ous persona l injuries.
- Pressing the
!SET ! button when driving at
speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), will auto­
matically accelerate the vehicle to 20 mph
(30 km/h), which is the minimum speed
that can be set.
@ Tips
-If you switch the ign it ion or the adaptive
cruise control off, the set speed is erased
from the system memory.
- The electronic stabilizat ion control (ESC)
and the anti-slip-regulation (ASR) are auto­
matically turned on when the adaptive
cruise control is turned on. Both systems
cannot be turned off if the adaptive cruise
control is turned on .
Changing the speed
Applies to veh icles: with Aud i adapt ive cru ise control
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Safety belts
General information
Always wear safety belts!
Wearing safety belts correctly saves lives !
This chapter exp lains why safety be lts are neces­
sary, how they work and how to adjust and wear
them correctly .
~ Read all the informat ion that fo llows and heed
all of the instructions and WARNINGS .
A WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im­
properly increases the r isk of serious personal
injury and death.
- Safety belts are the sing le most effective
means availab le to reduce the r isk of serious
injury and death in automobile accide nts .
For yo ur protection and tha t of your passen­
gers, always correct ly wear safety belts
when the veh icle is moving.
- Preg nant wome n, injured, or physically im­
paired pe rsons mu st also use safety belts .
Lik e all ve hicle occu pants, t hey are more
likely to be seriously injured if they do not
wea r safety belts . The best way to protect a
fetus is to protect the mother -th rougho ut
the enti re pregnancy.
Number of seats
Your Audi has a total of four seating positions:
t wo in the fron t and two in the rear. Each seating
position has a safety belt.
A WARNING
N ot wea ring safety belts or wea ring them im­
prope rly i ncreases the r is k of se rious personal
injury and death.
- Never st rap more than one pe rson, includ­
ing small children, into any belt. It is espe­
ci ally d angerous t o place a safe ty belt over a
c hild sitting on you r lap.
- Never le t mo re people ride in t he ve hicle
t han there are s afety be lts availab le.
Safety bel ts
- Be s ure everyone riding in the vehicle is
properly restrained w ith a separate safety
belt or chi ld restraint.
Safety belt warning light
Your vehicle hos o warning system for the driver
and (on USA models onl y) front seat passenger
to remind you abou t the importance of buckling­
up .
Fig. 1 22 Safety bel t warni ng lig ht in the instr um ent clu s­
te r -enlarged
Before driving off, alway s:
.. Fas ten yo ur sa fe ty belt and make sure you are
wearing it pr operly.
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~ Make sure that your passengers also buck le up
and properly wear the ir safety be lts .
~ Protect your children w it h a child rest raint sys­
t em app rop riate for the s ize and age of the chil­
d ren.
The . warn ing light in the instrument cluster
lights up when the ignit ion is switched on as a re­
minde r to fasten the safety be lts. In addition,
yo u w ill hea r a warn ing tone for a ce rtai n period
of time.
Fast en your safety belt now and make sure that
your passenger s also properly put on their safe­
ty belt s.
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Airbag syste m
detail below . Because the front passenger seat
contains important parts of the Advanced Airbag
System, you must take care to prevent it from be­ ing damaged. Damage to the seat may prevent
the Advanced Airbag for the front passenger seat
from doing its job in a crash .
The front Ad vanced Airb ag System con sis ts
of the follow ing :
-Crash sensors in the front of the veh icle that
measure veh icle acceleration/decelerat ion to
provide information to the Advanced Airbag
System about the severity of the crash .
- An electronic control unit, with integrated crash sensors for front and side impacts. The
control un it "decides" whether to fire the front
airbags based on the informa tion rece ived from
the crash sensors. The con trol un it also "de­
cides" whether the safety be lt pretensioners
shou ld be activated.
- An Advanced Airbag wi th gas generator and
control valve for the driver inside the steering
whee l hub.
- An Advanced Airbag with gas generator and
control va lve inside the instrument panel for
the front passenger.
- A weight -sensing mat under the upholste ry
padding of the front passenger seat cushion
that measures the total weight on the seat. The information registered is sent continuously to
the electronic control un it to regu late dep loy­
ment of the front Advanced Airbag on the pas­
senger side.
- An airbag monitoring system and indicator
light in the instrument cluster
r=> page 139.
-A sensor in each front seat registers the dis­
tance between the respect ive seat and the
steering wheel or instrument panel. The infor­
mation registered is sent cont inuously to the
electron ic co ntro l unit to regulate deployment
of the front Advanced Airbags.
- T he
PA SSENGER AIR B AG OFF light comes on
and stays on in the center of the instrument
pane l
c>page 139, fig . 135 and tells you when
the front Advanced A irbag on the passenger
side has been turned off.
- A sensor below the safety belt la tch for the
front seat passenge r to measure the tension on
136 the safety belt
. The tension on the safety be lt
and the weight registered by the weight-sens ­
ing mat help the control unit "decide" whether
the front a irbag for the front passenger seat
should be turned
off or not c> page 130, Child
restraints on the front seat -some important
things to know.
- A sensor in the safety belt latch for the driver
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 ro ni c
cont ro l unit .
_&. WARNING
Damage to the fron t passenger seat can pre­
vent the front a irbag from working properly.
- I mproper repa ir or d isassembly of the front
passenger and driver seat will p revent the
Advanced Airbag System from functioning properly.
- Repairs to the front passenge r seat must be
performed by qualified and properly trained
wo rkshop personne l.
- Never remove the front passenger o r driver
seat from the vehicle .
- Never remove the upho lstery from the front
passenger seat.
- Never d isassemble o r remove par ts from the
seat or disconnect w ires from it.
- Never carry sharp obje cts in yo ur pocke ts or
place them on the seat. If the weight-sens­
ing mat in the passenger seat is p unctured
it cannot work properly.
- Never carry things on you r lap or carry ob­
jects on the passenger seat. S uch items can
increase the weight registe red by the
weight-sensing mat and send the wrong in­ formation to the airbag contro l unit.
- Never store items under the front passenger
seat. Parts of the Advanced Airbag System
under the passenger seat could be dam­
aged, preventing them and the airbag sys­
tem from wo rking prope rly.
- Never p lace seat covers or rep lacement up­
holstery that have not been specifically ap­
proved by Audi on the front seats.
- Seat covers can prevent the Advanced Air­ bag System from recogniz ing ch ild