ECU AUDI A5 COUPE 2018 Repair Manual

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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CD drive (media drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Cell phone
refer to Te lephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Cente r armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Cent ral locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Cent ral locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 1
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sett ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ce rtification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Changing e ng ine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Changing the scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
C ha rg ing the battery (mobile dev ices) . . . . 237
Chi ld restraints
D anger of us in g c hild rest raints in the front
se at. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .
278
Where can I ge t addi tio nal info rmat io n
about child res traints and their use? ....
321
Chi ld rest raint system ancho rs . . . . . . . . . . 3 16
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Instal ling a chi ld restraint using the LATCH
sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 18
M ount ing and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 18
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 19
Te ther straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
C hil d safety lock
Power w indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48
Rea r doo rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8
Ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Convertible c hild seats ........... ... . 3 10
Da nger of using c hild rest raints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
278
H ow do I properly i nstall a child safety seat
. h' l 7 306 in my ve 1 c e . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
I nfant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
308
LATCH system . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 318
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Secur ing . .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 313
Unused safety belts on the rear seat 308
Child seats
L owe r ancho rages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
317
Index
Class ic view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Cleani ng art ific ial le ather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 65
Cleaning carbon pa rts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364, 365
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 364
Cleani ng exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 4
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
C leaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Climate contro l system
refer to Automatic cl imate control . . . . . . . 81
Clock ............................ 17,251
Closing
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
Cockp it (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Command (vo ice recogn it ion system) . . . . .
171
Comp act spa re tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 75
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9 2
Connect ion manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Connect ions
refer to M edia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230, 239
Cons umer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 389
Cons umption ( fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Contac ting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 66
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Additional directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Im po rting/expo rt ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Memo ry c apaci ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Stor ing as destin ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 15
Control buttons (opera ting the MMI) . . . . . 160
Control knob with joystick function ( MMI op­
eration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
163
Convenie nce key
Swi tch ing the igni tion on . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 9
U nlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Convenience open ing/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Convertible child sa fety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 310
C onvertib le locki ng retr ac to r
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
315
Deact ivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
U si ng to secure a chi ld safety seat . . . . . . 315
Coo led g love compartmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Cooling mode (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82 , 83
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Parking location
Audi connect v ehicle control
202
Parking system
refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . 142, 143
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Trai ler hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Particulate filter (diesel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Parts replacement . .. ..... ...... ..... .
Pass-through .. ..... ............. ... . .
PASSENGER AIR BAG light ....... .. .... .
P aths (Owner's Manual)
Pause (audio/video file) ............... .
Pedals . ... .. .. .. ... . .... ... ... ..... . 391
79
289 161
239
263
P e riphe ral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Personal route assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Phonebook
refer to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Phys ica l pr inc iples of a frontal collision . . . 269
Picture format (v ideo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
P layback (med ia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Point of interest 210
P oint of inte rest sea rch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1
also refer to Point of interes t . . . . . . . . . . 210
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Pollutant fi lter (automatic A/C system) 81
P ower entry assistance
refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 72
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Predictive efficiency assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 12
P regna nt women
Specia l cons iderations when wear ing a safe-
ty belt ... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 274
p re sense
refer to Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
P rese ts (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Pressure Tire pressu re monitor ing system . . . . . . . 360
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
P rogram g uide
Radio ... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 226
Ind ex
Prompt
refer to Command (voice recognition sys -
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Proper occ upant seat ing pos itions . . . . . . . 259
Proper safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Q
qua tt ro .... .... .. ................. . .
Se lective wheel torq ue con trol ..... .. . .
Question What happens to unbelted occupants?
R
154
151
270
Radio .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 225
Additional station information . . . . . . . . . 227
Presets 228
Radio text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Station list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22S
Rain/light sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
I n terval mode (wipe rs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Random
refer to Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
R eading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Rear lid Escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
also refer to Luggage compartment lid 43, 44
Rear Seat Enterta inment preparation
refer to Aud i Enterta inment mobile
Rearv iew camera 238
refer to Pa
rking systems . . . . . . . . . . 142, 143
Rear w indow defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Rear window washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
REAR (b utt on) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Recirculation mode (automat ic climate con -
trol system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
401

Index
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 326
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Remote control operation
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 51
Remote lock ing and unlocking
Aud i connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Removing the caps (wheel bolts) ........ . 371
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Repairs
A ' b tr ag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing Light bulbs
380
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 267
Reset
refer to Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Residual heat (automatic climate control) . . 84
Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Reverse gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Rewinding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Right control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rims ...... ... .. ................ ... . 357
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Roaming
refer to Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Rollbar
refer to Active rollover protection system 265
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
also refer to Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Route criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Route guidance
refer to Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Running direction (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
s
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
402
Safety
Airbag system ... .. .. .............. .
Be lts
........ ... .. .. ...............
Cargo
Correct seating position ............ . .
Pedal area ........ ... .............. .
Telephone .... ... .. .. ........ ..... . .
Safety belt h eight adjustment .......... .
Safety belt microphone . .. ........... . .
Safety belt position .. .. ............. . .
Safety belt height adjustment ........ .
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . .
Safety be lt pretensioner 277
268
263
259
263
178
274
189
273
274
274
Service and disposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268, 272
Belt positioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Not worn .................. ........ 270
Safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Securing child safety seats ............ 313
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
for us ing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 291
Saving fuel Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
R t· ecu per a ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Scan (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Screen
refer to Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
sos
refer to Voice recognition system . . . . . . . 170
Search area (point of interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 210