check engine AUDI RS5 COUPE 2015 Owner's Guide

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Technical data
Vehicle identification
F ig. 196 Ve hicle Identificat io n Number (VlN) plate: loca·
t io n on d river 's s id e dash pane l
XXXXX XX -X -XXXX XXX XX
CD+ ~t :1:: xxxxxxxx xx x xx xxx xxx
T VP /fffl XXX XXX
XX XXXXXXX XX X X xx
XXX KW XXX
®i ~:J·f lfils~~ XXXX XXX XXX
®-+ ~N:a=i~ l xxxx ; xxxx xxx ; xx
II.· AUSS, I OPTIONS
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EO A 7D5
2EH JOZ
3FC
FOA
TL6 3KA
lX W
7T6 CV 7
3L4 lSA
4UB 6XM 5SG
llB l AS
S MU 7Xl
9G3 0G7 0YH
8EH Ul A X 98
803 908 824
7K0 4X3
2 K2
4KC 3Y0 413
7GB
01 A
5R W
18A
OJF
QZ7
020
502
4G0
XX . X XX X XX X XXXX
Fig. 197 T he veh icle identi fica tion label: ins ide the l ug·
ga ge compart men t
Vehicle Identification Number (VlN )
The Veh icle Iden tifica tion Number is located in
d iffe rent p laces:
- under the w indshield on the dr iver's side
c> fig . 196.
-in the radio or in the MM I*: Select : I CARI func­
t ion button
> V ehicle ID numb er (VIN ) or se·
Leet :
I CARI funct ion button > Car sy stem s* con­
tro l bu tton >
Servicing & checks > VIN num­
ber .
-on the vehicle identification la bel.
Technical d ata
Vehicle id entification label
T he veh icle identification label is lo cated in the
lu ggage compartment near the battery.
T he labe l c>
fig. 197 shows the fo llowing vehicle
da ta:
(D Vehicle Ident ificat ion Number (VIN)
@ Vehicle type, engine o utp ut, transmission
® Engine and transm iss ion code
@ Pa int number and interior
® Optional equipment numbers
T he information of the veh icle identification label
c a n a lso be fo und in you r W arranty
& Mai nte­
nance booklet.
Safety compliance sticker
T he safety compliance sticker is you r assurance
that your new vehi cle complies w ith all applicable
Federa l Mo tor Vehi cle Safety Sta ndards which
were in effec t at the time the vehicle w as m anu ­
fac tured. Yo u can find this sticker on the door
jamb on the driver 's side. It shows the month and
year of production and the vehicle identification number of your vehicle (perforation) as we ll as
the Gross Veh icle Weight Rating (GVWR) and the
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR).
H igh vo ltage warning lab el
T he hig h voltage warning label is located in the
engine compartment ne xt to the eng ine hood re­
lease. The spark ign ition system complies with
the Canadian standard ICES-002 .
Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) for front
and rear are listed on a st icker on the door jamb
on the dr iver's side.
T he Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing includes the
weight of the basic vehicle plus fu ll fuel tank, oil
and coolant, p lus maxim um load, which includes
passenger weigh t (150 lbs/68 kg per designated
seat ing pos ition) and luggage we ight
c> .&, . ..,,.
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today's automobiles, have steadily reduced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners .
Also , s afety a nd
en viro nm enta l
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en­
g ine and transmission parts which an owner can
perform.
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly re­
qu ire spec ial tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work­
shop perso nnel in order to assure proper per­
formance, reliab ility and safety of the vehicle and
its many systems.
Improper ma intenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliability of your
vehicle and even void your vehicle warranty .
Therefore, proof of se rv icing in accordance with
the m aintenance schedule may be a condi tion for
upho ld ing a possib le warranty cla im made w ith in
the warranty period .
Above all, operational safety can be adversely af­
fected, creating unnecessary r isks fo r you and
your passengers.
I f in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any prope rly
equ ipped and qua lified workshop. We st rongly
urge you to give your authorized Audi dealer the
opport unity to perform all sched uled mainte­
nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
fac ilities, origina l parts and trained specia lists to
keep yo ur vehicle runn ing properly.
P e rforming lim it e d ma inten anc e y ours elf
The fo llowing pages describe a limited number of
proced ures which can be performed on yo ur vehi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personne l be unavailable. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
oughly read all of the applicable text and careful­
ly follow the instructions g iven . Always rigorously
observe the
W ARNINGS prov ided .
Before you check an ything in the engine com ­
partm ent, always r ead and h eed all WARNING S
c:> .&. and c:> .&. in Working in the engine comport­
ment on page 187.
C o nsum er information
A WARNING
- Ser ious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments or repairs.
- Always be extremely careful when work ing
on the vehicle. Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­ mon sense. Never ris k personal injury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs descr ibed on the following
pages if you are not fully familia r wi th these
or other procedures w ith respect to the vehi­
cle, or a re unce rtain how to proceed .
- Do not do any work without the proper tools
a nd eq uipment. Have the necessary work
done by your authorized Audi dealer or any
properly equipped and qualified workshop.
- The engine compa rtment o f any motor vehi­
cle is a potentially hazardous area. Neve r
reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
g ine is off and the ign ition key has been re­
moved. The rad iator fan switches on auto­
mat ically when the coo lant reaches a certain
temperature and will continue to run unt il
the coolant temperature d rops.
- Always remove the ign ition key befo re any­
one gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack supplied w ith the vehi ­
cle is no t adequ ate for this purpose and
could collapse caus ing serious personal in­
jury.
- If you m ust wor k underneath t he vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, a lways make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels are a lways secure ly blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic transmiss ion) is in "P"
(Park position) and the park brake is firmly
applied.
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Consumer informat ion
@ For the sake of the environment
- Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission levels . This is detrimental to
the env ironment and increases fuel con­
sumption.
- A lways observe environmental regulations
when disposing of o ld engine o il, used brake
flu id, d irty engine coo lant, spent batteries
or worn out tires .
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension­
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Mate­
rial -specia l ha ndl ing may apply, see
www .dtsc .ca .gov/ha zardouswaste/perchlo­
r ate. When t he vehicle or p arts of the re­
strai nt system incl uding airbag modules
s a fe ty be lts wi th pre tensioners are s crap ­
ped, a ll applicab le laws and regulations
must be observed. Your author ized A udi
dealer is familiar with these req uirements
and we recommend that you have your deal­
er perform this serv ice for you .
Accessories and
technical changes
Additional accessories and parts
replacement
Always consult an authori zed Audi dealer before
purcha sing accessories.
Your vehicle incorporates t he latest safety design
features ensuring a high st anda rd of active and
passive safety.
This safety could be compromised by non-a p­
proved changes to the ve hicle . For this reason, if
parts have to be replaced, p lease observe the fo l­
lowing points when insta lling addit ional accesso­
ries:
Approved A udi accessories and genuine Audi
parts are ava ilab le from a uthori zed Audi dea ler.
T hese dealers also have the necessary fac ilities ,
too ls and trained specialists to insta ll th e parts
a nd accessories properly .
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A WARNING
-
Using the wrong spare parts or usi ng non-ap-
proved accessories can ca use damage to the
vehicle and serio us pe rsonal i njury .
- Use o nly accessories express ly approved by
Aud i and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessories have been spe­
cially designed to be used on your vehicle.
- Never install accessor ies such as telephone
crad les or beverage ho lde rs on airbag covers
or w ith in the airbag deployment zones . Do ­
ing so will increase the r is k of injury if a ir­
bags are triggered in an acc ident!
- Before you check anything in the engine
compa rtment, always read an d heed a ll
WAR NINGS <:::>
page 18 7.
(D Note
- If items other than genu ine A udi spare
parts, add-on equipmen t and accessory
i t ems are used o r if repair wo rk is not pe r­
formed a ccor ding to spe cifie d met hods, t his
c an re su lt in severe d amage to yo ur vehicle's
eng ine and bo dy (su ch as corrosion) an d ad ­
verse ly a ffec t your veh icle's war ranty .
- I f emergency repa irs mus t be perfo rme d
elsewhere, have the vehicle examine d by an
autho rized A udi dealer as soon as possib le .
- T he manufac turer cannot be held liable fo r
damage wh ich occu rs d ue to fail ure to com ­
ply with these stipulations .
Technical Modifications '
Our guidelin es must be complied with when tech ­
nical modifications are made .
Always consult an author ized A udi dealer before
st arti ng wor k on any modific ations.
This w ill help ensure t hat veh icle function , pe r­
fo rmance and safety a re not impa ired <:::>&, .
Attempting to work on e lectronic components
and t he software used with them can cause mal­
funct ions. Beca use of the way e lectronic compo­
nents are inte rconnected wi th each other, su ch
malfunctions ca n also have an a dverse a ffect on
othe r systems tha t are not direc tly invo lve d. This ..,_

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Battery ..... .. ................ ..... . .
16
Battery location inside the luggage compart-
ment. ..... .. ................ ..... . 197
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Energy management .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Important warnings when working on the
battery .. ... ............. ...... ... .
Jump starting ............ .. .. .. .... .
Replacing the battery ..... .. .. .. .. .. .
Working on the battery .... .. .. .. .. .. .
Before driving ................ ... ... . .
Belt tensioners ...................... .
Blended gasoline .......... .... .. .. .. .
Blower (automatic climate control) .. .. .. . .
Booster seats ................ ... .... .
Brake flu id 175
197
228
199 197
111
126
183
69
158
Changing the brake flu id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 195
Brake system Anti -lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Brake light defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Brake power assist unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Brakes ..... .. ................ ..... . 172
Ceramic brakes.............. ... .... . 172
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 75
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
brak ing guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Messages
Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
... ................ ... .... ..
Break-in period
Brake pads ............... ... ... ... .
Tires .... .. .......... · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
Breaking in .. ............. .... .. .... . 95
95
172
177 177
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Index
C
California Proposition 65 Warning ... .. . .
Battery specific . ................. .. .
Capacities .. .. .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. . .
Engine oil ... .. . .. ............ .. .. . .
Care ... .... .... ................... . .
Cargo area 188
198
234 189
181
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . 62, 117
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Ceram ic brake rotors
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Checking Engine coolant level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat.. .. .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. 129
Where can I get additional informat ion
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 167
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 163
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system ....... .. ..... ........... .. .
Lower anchorages ................ .. .
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ..... .. .. .. .. ............... . .
Tether anchors
Tether straps .... ................ .. .
Child safety seats 164
164
164
165
165
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Convertib le child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
How do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? .... ................ ... 153
I nfant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Safety instruc tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Unused safety belts on the rear seat 155
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Electromechanical parking brake
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Releasing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Starting assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic differential lock
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
E lect ronic different ial lock (EDL)
Warn ing/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 36
Electronic power control
(EPC) warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electronic stabilization control
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Electro nic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 169
E lectronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Emergency actuation
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
I gnition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Panoram ic tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sun shade (roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Starting engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
E mergency operation
Emergency braking function (parking brake) .7.7
Emergency sta rting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Driver notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E ng ine
Compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Starting . .. .... ............. .. .. . 71, 73
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 74
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Working the engine compartment . . . . . . 187
Index
Engin e coolant
In dicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Adding coolant. .. ............. .. .. .. 193
Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Checking the engine coo lant level. . . . . . . 193
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Engine hood Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
How to release the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Additives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Indicator light . .. ............. .... 17 , 20
Oil consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E nvironment
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Disposing of your vehicle battery ....... 199
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Fuel ............................... 185
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . . . 179
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 196
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 193
Proper disposal of drained engine oil 191,192
Recycling used engine oil.......... .. . . 191
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
What should I do with an old battery? . . . 199
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . . . 20
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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