turn signal AUDI A5 CABRIOLET 2010 Owner's Manual

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(]] Tips
• When you shift into the next lower gear, the transmission w ill
downshift only when there is no possibility of over-revving the
eng ine.
• When the kick-down comes on, the transmission will shift down to
a lower gear, depending on vehicle and engine speeds.
• tiptronic ® is inoperative when the transmission is in the fai l-safe
mode. •
Applies to veh icles: wit h tip tro nic -steer ing w hee l
Steering wheel with tiptronic ®
The shift buttons on the steering wheel allow the driver to
shift gears manually.
Fig. 156 Steering
wheel: Shift buttons
-To downshift, touch the button on the left 0-
- To upshift, touch the button on the right G).
The shift buttons are activated when the selector lever is in D, Sor in
the manual shift program (tiptronic).
Of course, you can cont inue to use the manual shift program with the
selector lever on the center console.•
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App lies to vehicles : wit h auto mat ic t ransmiss ion
Fail-safe mode
If tiptronic® suffers a malfunction, the fail-safe mode
maintains minimum drivability.
In the event of particular system malfunctions, the automatic trans­
mission switches to the fail-safe mode. This is signaled by all the
segments in the display illum inating or going out.
You can cont inue to move the selector lever to all positions . The
manual shift program (tiptronic) is switched off in the fail-safe mode.
In selector leve r positions D and Sand in the manual shift program,
the transmission remains in 3rd gear if 1st, 2nd or 3rd gear was
engaged previously. The transmission remains in 5th gear, if 4th, 5th
or 6th gear was engaged previously .
The next time you drive off or start the engine, 3rd gear is engaged.
You can continue to use reverse gear. But the electronic lockout fo r
reverse gear is turned off.
0 Note
If the transmission switches to fail-safe mode, you should take the
veh icle to an authorized Audi dealership as soon as possible to have
the condition corrected. •
App lies to vehicles: with auto mat ic t ransmiss ion
Automatic transmission malfunction ©
In the event of a system malfunction, the automatic transmission
switches to emergency operation mode .
Gearbox malfunction : you can continue driving ~
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Please note that low objects already signa led by a warning can disap­
p ear from the system 's de te ct io n ra nge and will not co nti nu e to be
signaled .
If the distance to an obstacle remains the same, the vo lume of the
dis tance war ning is g radually reduce d after abou t 4 seconds.
Approaching another obstacle wi ll result in the distance warning
so unding at t he normal vo lume aga in.
Malfunctions in the system
If a wa rning tone is aud ible fo r abo ut five seconds when you turn on
the ignition, there is a ma lfunction in the system. Have the prob lem
c o rrected by yo ur autho riz e d Aud i de aler.
Keep the se nsors i n the rear bumper clean and free from ice so t hat
t he a cous tic p ark ass is t sys tem can func tion prope rly.
& WARNING
• Sen sor s have dead space s in whi ch objects cannot be dete cted.
Be especiall y alert for small children and animals , since they are
not alway s detected by the sen sors .
• The Acoustic Par king Sy stem is not a substitute for the dr iver 's
own caution and alertne ss. Ul timate re spon sibility always
rema ins with the drive r dur ing pa rking and similar maneu ve rs .
Always watch where you ar e driving .
• You should alwa ys adjust the volume and frequency of the
c hime s so that you can easily hear the a cou stic distan ce warning
e v en if the radio is playing, the air -cond itioner blower is on High
or there i s a high l evel of outside noi se .
- Check the setting s whenever anyone else ha s driven the
vehi cle b efore you .
0 Note
• Remembe r that low obstacles fo r which a war ning has already
been issued may "dive" below the system's sensing zone if the vehicle
is be ing b acked up closer . In this case, the warn ing so und sh utting off does
not ind
icate that you have cleared the obstacle. Instead, impact
is imm inen t.
• Objects such as tra iler hitches, chains, narrow posts or fences
c overed by a th in laye r of pa int may no t always be detected by the
system . They can still damage your vehicle without warning .
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Keep the sensors in the rear bumper clean and free of snow and ice so
that the acoustic parking assist system can function properly .•
Ap plies to veh icles : w it h park ing s yst em (rea r)
Adjusting the chimes
T he volume and the pitch (frequency) of the chimes can
be adjusted in the radio or in the fv1fv1I *.
Rear volume adjustment
-Select: [CAR]> Parking system .
-Select Rear volume if you wa nt to cha nge the volume of
the rear s igna l generator .
Rear frequency adjustment
-Sele ct: [CAR)> Parking system.
- Select Rear frequency when you want to change the
frequency of t he rear audible signa l generator.
When ad justing the vo lume and frequency, the new sett ing will
sound for approx. 2 seconds from each aud ible signal generator. The
volume and frequency settings a re automat ica lly stored and assigned
to the master key with remote control. .,,,

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& WARN ING (continued)
y ou sh oul d no t use th e help line s to help w ith pa rki ng, wh ic h
p os es dang er of an a ccident!
0 Note
• Low obstacles a lready s ignaled by a wa rning can disappear from
t he sys tem' s de tec tion range as they are approached and will no t
cont inue to be s ignaled. Objects such as bar rier chains, trailer draw
bars, thin pa inted vertical poles or fences may not be detected by the
system, posing risk of damage.
• In the MMI display, the direc tion of travel of the vehicle rear is
represented depend ing on the stee ring whee l angle. The vehicle front
swings out more than the vehicle rear . Maintain plenty of distance
from an obstacle so that your outs ide mirror or a corner of your
vehicle does not collide with any obstacles -danger of accident! •
Applies to veh icl es: wit h pa rk ing syst em (rear ) and re ar-v iew ca mer a
Parallel Parking
Use parking mode 2 to help you park on the edge of a
street.
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Fig.173 MMI Display :
b lu e s urface In th e
par king s lot
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Fig.174 MM I Dis pl ay:
Bl ue cur ve on t h cur b
The following steps apply only when there is no obstacl e
(such as a wall) near the parking spot. Otherw ise, please read
the "Tips o n Parking Next to Obstacles" .
- Activate the turn signal.
- Switch the MMI on and select the reverse gear. The
parking a id turns on and parking mode 1 appears on the
display.
- Position your vehicle parallel to the edge of the street,
approximately 1 meter from a parked vehicle.
- Press the
Mode ~ fig. 173 © control button on the MMI
control console . Parking mode 2 appears .
- Back up in reverse gear a nd alig n your veh icle so that the
blue area
0 borders on the rear end of the veh icle or on
the parking spot line . The blue area represents an exten­
sion of the vehicle's out line by approximately 5 m to the
rear. The long side of the b lue area should be on the curb .
The entire blue area must fit into the park ing spot.
- Whi le the vehicle is stationary, turn the steering whee l to
the right as far as it will go . _.,
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- Back into the parking space until the blue curve touches
the curb~
page 169, fig . 174. Stop the vehic le .
- While the ve hicle is stationa ry, turn the steering whee l to
the left as far as i t will go.
- Continue to back up into the parking spot until the ve hicle
is parked parallel to the curb. ® mar ks the rear bumper.
You shou ld stop dr iving i n reverse as soon as and no later
than when the red orientation line
0 abuts a n object
~ & !Kee p an eye on the front of your vehicle wh ile doing
this ~0.
Parking next to obs tacles
When there is an obstacle (such as a wall) next to the parking spot,
c hoose a spo t w it h more space on the sides. Position the long side of
the blue area so that there is sufficient space from the curb. The area
must not be on the curb . You will a lso need to star t turning the
steering wheel much earlier. There should be a suff icie nt amount of
space between the c urb and the b lue c urve, and the b lue c urve
=> page 169, fig. 17 4 must not touch the curb .
& WARNING
• The rea r-v iew camera does not show the entire area behind the
vehicle =>
page 166, fig. 169 . Watch out e spe cially for small chil­
dr en and animal s. The rear-view camera cannot alway s det ect
them, posing risk of an accident!
• Please note that objects not touch ing the ground can appear to
be further away than they really are (for example, the bumper of
a park ed vehicle, a trailer hit ch , or the rear of a truck) . In this case ,
you should not use the help lines to help with parking , which
po ses danger of an accid ent!
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In the MMI display, the d irection of t ravel of the vehicle rear is rep re­
sented depending o n the steering wheel angle . The ve hicle front
swi ngs ou t mo re than the ve hicl e rea r. M aintain plenty of d istance
from an obstacle so that your outside mirror or a corner of your
veh icle does not collide w ith any obstacles - d anger of a ccident!
[ i ] Tips
Th e left or rig ht or ientation lines and surfaces w ill be displayed,
depending on the tur n signa l being used .•
A pp lies to veh icles: with par king system (rear) and r ear-view camera
Adjusting the display and warning tones
The display* and warning tones can be adjusted in the
radio or in the MM!*.
-Select : [CAR)> Parking system.
Display
• Off -when the parking system is switched off, only aud ible sig nals
are g iven.
• On -when the pa rking system is switched on , eithe r the visua l
display or the p ictu re from the rearview camera is displayed.
Warn ing tones
• Front volume -front sensor vo lume
• Front frequency -front sensor frequency
• Rear volume -rear senso r vo lume
• Rear frequency -rear sensor freq uency
• In-car ent ertainment fader -when the park ing system is sw itched
on, the volume of the active audio source is lowere d.
Th e newly adju ste d val ue is briefly he ard from the signal generato r . ..

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and for the different models of the same kind of child restraint
offered by child restraint manufactu rers .
The weight ranges for the individual types, makes and models of ch ild
restraints that the NHTSA has specified in the Safety Standard
together with the weight ranges of typica l infants and typical 1 year­
old child have been stored in the control unit of the Advanced Airbag
System. When a child restraint is being used on the front passenger
seat with a typical 1 year-old chi ld, the Advanced Airbag System
compares the weight measured by the weight sens ing mat with the
information stored in the electronic control unit .
T he electronic control unit also registers the tension on the front
passenger safety be lt . The tension on the safety belt fo r the front
passenger seat will be different for an adult who is properly using the
safety belt as compared to the tension on the be lt when it is used to
attach a child restraint to the seat. The sensor below the latch for the
safety belt for the front seat passenger measures the tension on the
belt. The input from this sensor is then used with the we ight to
"decide", whether there is a child restraint with a typical 1 yea r-old
child on the front passenger seat and whether or not the airbag must
be turned off.•
Child restraints and Advanced Airbags
Regardless of the child restraint that you use, make sure that it has
been certified to meet United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards and has been certified by its manufacturer for use with an
airbag . Always be sure that the child restraint is properly installed at
one of the rear seating positions. If in exceptional circumstances you
must use it on the front passenger seat, carefully read all of the infor­
mation on chi ld safety and Advanced Airbags and heed a ll of the
applicable WARNINGS. Make certain that the child restraint is
correctly recognized by the weight-sensing mat inside the front
passenger seat, that the front passenger airbag is turned off and that
the airbag status is always correctly signaled by the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light. Many
types and models of child restra ints have been available over
the years, new mode ls are introduced regularly incorporating new
and improved designs and older models are taken out of production .
Chi ld restraints are not standardized. Child restraints of the same
type typically have different weights and sizes and different 'foot­
prints,' the size and shape of the bottom of the chi ld restraint that
sits on the seat, whe n they are installed on a vehicle seat. These
differences make it virtually impossible to certify compliance with
the requirements for advanced airbags with each and every child
restraint that has ever been sold in the past or w ill be sold over the
course of the useful lif e of yo ur vehicle.
For this reason, the United States National H ighway Traffic Safety
Administration has published a list of specific type, makes and
mode ls of child restraints that must be used to cert ify comp liance of
the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle with the suppression
requirements of Fede ral Motor Vehicle Safety Standa rd 208. These
child restraints are:
A. Car beds, manufactured on or after September 1,
2004:
• Cosco Dream Ride 02-719
B. Rearward facing child restraint systems,
manufactured on or after September 1, 2004:
(When the restraint system comes equipped with a removable base,
compliance has to be certified w ith or w ithout the base).
• Britax Handle with Care 191
• Century Assura 4553
• Century Smart Fit 4543
• Cosco Arriva 02727
• Evenflo Discovery Adjust Right 212
• Evenflo First Choice 204
• Graco Infant 8457

Intelligent technology
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The system operates across the entire speed range in combination
with the ABS system. If the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) malfunc­
tions, the ESP will also shut down.
How the system works
The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS), Electronic Differential Lock (EDL)
and the Anti-Slip Regulation System (ASR) are integ rated in the elec­
tronic stabilization program . In addition to the data provided by
these functions, the ESP control unit requires additional measure­
ment data provided by high performance sensors . The rotational
speed of the vehicle about its vertical axis, vehicle acceleration in the
fore-and-aft and lateral directions, the brake pressure, and the
steering angle are all measured .
Th e direction in which the driver wishes to travel is determined with
the aid of the steering angle and vehicle speed and is con tinually
compared with the actual behavior of the vehicle. If the two do not
match, for example, when the vehicle starts hydroplaning on a wet
road, ESP will automatically brake the appropriate whee l to correct
the problem.
The vehicle is then stabilized by the forces acting on the whee l during
brak ing.
If the vehicle is oversteering (the vehicle turns too sharply
and the rear wheels slide toward the outside of a curve), the brakes
are mainly applied on the wheel that is on the outside of the curve. In
the case of a vehicle that is
understeering (the vehicle does not turn
sharply enough and pushes out of a curve), the brakes are applied as
needed on the wheel that is on the inside of the curve or additionally
on the other wheels. An acoustic signal indicates when ESP brake
application cuts in=> &.
The system operates across the entire speed range in combination
with the ABS system =>
page 245. If the Anti- Lock Brake System
(ABS) malfunctions, the ESP will be out of action as well.
Activating
When you turn on the engine, ESP will automatically be activated and
w ill perform a self-test. As soon as the test is comp leted, the system
is in normal operating mode.
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first Vehicle operation
You can activate a
deactivated ESP or deactivated ESP/ ASR if required
by pressing the =>
page 240, fig. 214 => page 240, fig. 213 button.
When they are activated, the message
ESP/ ASR on appears briefly
in the display.
Deactivating
The ESP should normally be activated all the time. If necessary, you
can deactivate Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) or the Electron ic Stabiliza ­
tion Program (ESP) by press ing the button =>
page 240, fig. 214 .
• Deactivating ASR: Tap the button . In certain exceptional s itua­
t ions (e.g. driving with tire chains), the Anti-Slip Regu lation (ASR) can
be deact ivated =>
page 242. The message ASR off appears in the
display as we ll.
• Deactivating ESP/ASR Press the button for more than 3 seconds .
With the ESP/ASR deactivated, the ESP check light comes on, see
=>
page 14. The message ESP switched off appea rs in the display as
well.
& WARNING
The Electronic Stabilization Program is nevertheless subject to the
laws of physics. It is particularly important to pay attention to
this fact on wet and slippery roads. It is therefore important that
you always adapt your driving to the condition of the road and
traffic conditions . Do not allow the increased safety provided by
the Electronic Stabilization Program system to lull you into
accepting additional safety risks.
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