AUDI A5 CABRIOLET 2013 Owners Manual

temporarily to the manual shift program in or­
der to adjust the gears to the driving condi­
tions by hand
¢ page 90.
On slopes, activate the parking brake first and
then move the selector lever to the P position.
This prevents too much stress from being placed on the locking mechanism.
Vehicles with multitronic transmission : Your
vehicle is equipped with
hill hold assist allow­
ing you to start while on an incline. The sys­
tem is activated when the brake pedal is
pressed down and held
for a few seconds. The
brake p ressure will hold for a moment after
the brake pedal loosens to prevent the vehicle
from rolling backwards while starting up.
A WARNING
-The vehicle can also roll when the engine
is stopped.
- Unintended vehicle movement can cause
serious injury.
- Never leave your vehicle with the engine
running while in gear. If you must leave
your vehicle when the engine is running,
activate the parking brake and move the
selector lever to P.
- Power is still transmitted to the wheels
when the engine is running at idle. To
prevent the vehicle from "creeping", you
must keep your foot on the brake when
the engine is running and the selector
lever is in D/S or R or "tiptronic" mode is
selected.
- Do not press the accelerator pedal when
changing the selector lever position
while the vehicle is stationary and the
engine is running .
- Never shift into R or P while driving.
- Before driving down a steep slope, re-
duce your speed and shift into a lower
gear with "tiptronic".
- Do not ride the brakes or press the brake
pedal too often or too long when driving
down a hill. Constant braking causes the
brakes to overheat and substantially re ­
duces braking performance, increases
Transmission 89
braking distance or causes complete fail­
ure of the brake system.
- To prevent the vehicle from rolling back
when stopping on inclines, always hold it
in place with the brake pedal or parking
brake.
- Never hold the vehicle on an incline with a slipping clutch. The clutch opens auto­
matically when it becomes too hot from
the overload . An indicator lamo
[O] illu­
minates and a driver message appears
¢ page 92 when the clutch is overload­
ed.
- If the engine must remain running, never
have any driving position engaged when
checking under the hood . Make sure the
selector lever has securely engaged and
is locked in P with the parking brake set
¢ page 205, Engine compartment. Oth­
erwise, any increase in engine speed may
set the vehicle in motion, even with the parking brake applied.
(D Note
- S tronic ®- and tiptronic transmission:
When stopping on an incline, do not try
to hold the vehicle in place by pressing
the accelerator pedal while a driving gear
is selected. This can cause the transmis ­
sion to overheat and can damage it. Acti­
vate the parking brake or press the brake
pedal to prevent the vehicle from rolling .
- S tronic ®- and tiptronic transmission: Al­
lowing the vehicle to roll when the en­
gine is stopped and the selector lever is
in N will damage the transmission be­
cause it is not lubricated under those cir­
cumstances.
(D Tips
For safety reasons, the parking brake is re­
leased automatically only when the driv­
er's safety belt is engaged in the buckle.

90 Transmi ssion
Hill descent control
App lies to vehicles: with multitronic/5 tronic/t iptronic
The hill descent control system assists th e
driver when driving down declines .
Hill descent control is activated when these­
lector lever is in D/S and you press the brake
pedal. The transmission automatically selects
a gea r that is su itab le for the incl ine. Hill de­
scent control tries to maintain the spe ed ach­
i eved at the t ime of bra king , wi thin physical
a nd techn ica l limita tions. It m ay st il l be nec­
essary to adjust the speed with the brakes .
Hill descent control switches off once the de­
cline levels out or you press the accelerator pedal.
On vehicles w ith the cruise control system*
c::> page 84, hill descent contro l is also act ivat­
ed when the speed is set.
.&, WARNING
H ill descen t control cannot overcome
physical limita tions, so it may not be able
to maintain a constant speed under all
conditions . Always be ready to app ly the
brakes.
Manual shift program
App lies to vehicles: with multitronic/S tronic/tiptron ic
Using the manual shift program you can
manually select gears.
F ig . 99 Ce nte r console: sh ifting t he gea rs man ually
Fig. 10 0 Stee ring w hee l: S hift b uttons*
Gear select ion with selector lever
N
--N
"' gi
The tiptronic mode can be selected ei ther with
the veh icle s tat io nary or on the move .
• Push the se lector lever to the right from D/
S. An M appears in the instrument cluster
display as soon as the transm ission has
shifted .
• To upshift, push t he se lector lever forwa rd
to the plus position
0 c::> fig. 99.
• To downshift, push the lever to the mi nus
posi tion
0 .
Gear selection with paddle levers*
The shift buttons are activated when these ­
lector lever is in D/S o r the tiptronic manua l
shift program .
• To upshift, touch the button on the r ight
0
c::> fig. 100 .
• To downshift, to uch the but ton on the left
0 .
• If you do not press a sh ift b utton wi thin a
sh ort time w hile in t he D/S posit ion, the
t ransmiss ion w ill retur n to automatic mode .
To kee p shifting using the shift b uttons,
move the selector lever to the r ight out of
the D/S pos it ion.
T he transm iss io n automatically sh ifts up or
down before cr itical engine speed is reached .
T he tran sm iss io n only al lows manual sh ifting
when the eng ine speed is with in the permit­
ted range .
(D Tips
-Whe n you s hift into the ne xt l ower ge ar,
t he transmission will downshift only

when there is no possibility of over-rev­
ving the engine.
- 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 trans­
mission is in the fail-safe mode.
Kick-down
App lies to vehicles: with multit ro ni c/S tronic/t ipt ronic
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration .
Applies to veh icle s with a multitronic ®
transmi ssion
When you dep ress the accelerato r pedal be ­
yond the resistance point, the transmission downshifts into a lower gear ratio depending
on the vehicle speed and engine speed. As
long as the accelerator peda l is depressed, the
engine speed is automat ically regulated for
maximum acceleration.
Appli es t o ve hicles with a S t ronic ®-/ ,
ti ptron ic transmi ssi on
When you depress the accelerator pedal be­
yond the resistance po int, the automat ic
transmission downshifts into a lower gear, de­ pending on vehicle speed and engine speed .
The upshift into the next higher gea r takes
p lace once the maxim um spec ified eng ine
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 skidding.
Launch Control Program
App lies to vehicles: with S tro nic
The Launch Control Program provides the
best acceleration possible when starting from
a stop.
Requirement: The engine must be at operat ­
ing temperature and the steering wheel must
not be turned.
Tran sm iss ion 9 1
"" Press the I~ OFF ! button ¢ page 181 while
the engine is running. The
fl indicator light
illum inates in the instrument cl uster and
Traction control (A SR): Off. Warning! Re­
stricted stability appears in the driver infor­
mation system display .
"" Move the selector lever to the D/S pos it io n
or select the dynamic driv ing mode in drive
select* ¢
page 108.
"" Press t he brake pedal s trongly wi th you r left
foot and ho ld it down for at leas t 1 second .
... At the same time, press the accelerator
peda l down comp lete ly with your right foot
until the eng ine reaches and maintains a
high RPM.
"" Remove your foot from the brake pedal
w ith in S seconds ¢.& .
A WARNING
-Always adapt your dr iving to the traffic
f low.
- Only use the Launch Cont ro l Program
when road and t raff ic conditions a llow it
a nd other drivers w ill not be endangered
or annoye d by your dr iving and the vehi ­
cle's acceleration.
- Ple ase no te th at the d riving wheels can
spin and the vehicle can break away
when ASR is switched off, especially
when the road is s lippery.
- Once you have accelerated, you sho uld
switch the ASR back on by pressing the
I ~ OFFI button.
(D Tips
- T he transmission temperature m ay in ­
crease s ignificantly after using the
La unch Control P rogram . If that hap­
pens, the prog ram may not be availab le
for a few m inutes. It will be ava ilable
again after a cool-down per iod.
- When accelerating using the La unch
Contro l program, a ll vehicle parts are
subject to heavy loads. Th is can result in
increased wear .

92 Transmission Transmission malfunction
Applies to vehicles: with multitron ic/5 tronic/t iptronic
[O] Transmission: Press brake pedal and se ­
lect gear again .
Press the brake pedal and se lect the des ired
se lecto r lever posit io n again. Yo u can t hen
con tinue dr iv ing.
[O] Transmission overheating: Please drive
conservatively .
The transmission temperature has increased
significantly d ue to the sporty driving manner.
Drive in a less spo rty manne r until the tem­
pera ture ret ur ns to the no rma l range and the
indicator light switches of.
[O] Transmission malfunction: You can con ­
tinue driving
There is a system ma lf u nction in t he transmis­
sion. You may continue driving. Dr ive to your
author ized Audi dealer or qualified repair fa­
cility soon to hav e the mal function cor rected.
[O] Transmission malfunction : Limited driv ­
ing functionality
T here is a system ma lf u nction in the tra nsmis ­
sion. The transmissi on is sw itchi ng to emer­
gency mode . Th is mode only s hifts into cer­
tain gears or will no lo nger shift at a ll. The en­
g ine may stall. Drive to your authorized A udi
dea le r or qualified repair facility immediate ly
to have the ma lf u nct ion co rrected .
[O] lij Transmission malfunction: No reverse
You can continue dr iving
S tron ic ® transmission : There is a system ma l­
f u nction in the transmission. The transmis ­
sion is switc hing to emergency mode. T his
mode on ly shifts into certain gears or w ill no
l onge r shi ft at all. T he e ngine may sta ll. You
can not engage the reverse gear . Drive to your
author iz e d Audi d eal er or qua lified repai r fa­
cili ty im m ed ia tely to have the m alfu nctio n
cor re cte d.
[O] Transmission malfunction : Stop vehicle
and shift to park .
Do not con tinue dr iving. Se lect the P sele ctor
l ever positio n and see your authorized A udi
dealer or qualified repair fac ility fo r assis­
tance.
(D Note
If t h e trans mission swit ches to emergency
mode, yo u should ta ke the ve hicl e to an
a uthorized Audi dea lership as soon as pos­
s ib le to have th e co nditio n co rrected .
Selector lever emergency release
Applies to vehicles: wit h multitronic/5 tro ni c/tiptro nic
If the vehicle's power supply fails , the selec­
tor lever can be released in an emergency.
Fig . 101 Fr on t center co nsole: Remov in g t he as htray
in sert
Fig. 102 Selector lever eme rgency release
.. To access the emergency re lease mecha ­
nism, rem ove the ashtray insert ® using t he
re lease sw itch @¢
fig. 101.
• Loosen and remove the cap in t he ashtray
mou nt.
"' Yo u now have access to a p in. Using a screw­
d river or sim ila r ob ject, press t he p in down
an d ho ld it i n that p osition
~ fig . 102 .
"' No w pre ss the release bu tton and move the
s elec tor l ever to the N po siti on. ..,.

The selector lever can only be moved from the
P position if the key is in the lock and the igni­
tion is sw itched on. If the power supply fa ils
(for examp le, the battery is discharged) and
the vehicle must be pushed or towed, move
the selector lever to the N pos ition first using
the eme rgency release .
Transm iss ion 93

94 Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
Audi adaptive cruise
control and braking
guard
Introduction
App lies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise co ntrol
The adaptive cruise control system assists the
driver by regulat ing vehicle speed and helping
to maintain a set distance to the vehicle
ahead, within the limits of the system .
If the
system detects a moving vehicle up ahead,
adaptive cruise control can brake and then ac ­
celerate your vehicle. This he lps to make driv­
ing more comfortable on long highway
stretches.
The braking guard system can warn you about
an impending collision and initiate braking
maneuvers¢
page 100.
Adaptive cruise control and braking guard
have technical limitations that you must
know, so please read this section carefully, un­
derstand how the system works and use them
properly at all times.
General information
General information
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise co ntrol
Fig. 103 Fro nt of the vehicle: Position of radar senso r
The area that contains the radar sensor
¢
fig . 103 must never be cove red by stickers
or other objects or obstructed with dirt, in­
sects, snow or i ce that will interfere with the
adaptive cruise control system and braking
guard. For information on cleaning, refer to
¢
page 198. The same applies for any modifi­
cations made in the front area . T
he function of the adaptive cruise cont rol
system and braking guard is limited under
some condit ions:
- Objects can only be detected when they are
within sensor range
¢fig . 106 .
-The system has a limited ability to detect
objects that are a short d istance ahead, off
to the side of your vehicle or moving into
your lane.
- Some kinds of vehicles are hard to detect;
for examp le motorcycles, vehicles with high
ground clearance or overhanging loads may
be detected when it is too late or they may
not be detected at all.
- When driving through curves¢
page 95.
-Stat ionary objects ¢ page 95.
A WARNING
-
Always pay attention to traffic when adap-
tive cruise contro l is switched on and brak­
ing guard is active. As the driver, you are
still respons ible for starting and for main­
tain ing speed and distance to other ob­
jects. Braking guard is used to assist you.
The driver must always take action to avoid
a col lision. The driver is always responsible
for braking at the correct time.
- Im proper use of adaptive cruise con trol
can cause collisions, other accidents and
serio us personal injury.
- Never let the comfor t and convenience
that adaptive cruise control and braking
guard offer distract you from the need to
be alert to traffic conditions and the
need to remain in full control of your ve­
h icle at a ll times,
- Always remember that the adaptive
cru ise contro l and brak ing guard have
lim its -they will not s low the vehicle
down or maintain the set distance when
you drive towards an obstacle or some ­
thing on or near the road that is not
mov ing, such as vehicles stopped in a
traffic jam, a stalled or disabled vehicle.
If registered by the radar sensor, vehicles
or obsta cles that are not moving can
trigger a co llision warning and if

Audi adapt ive crui se c ontrol an d bra kin g guard 95
confirmed by the video camera, an acute
collision warning.
- For safety reasons, do not use adaptive
cruise control when driving on roads with
many curves, when the road surface is in
poor condition and/or in bad weather
(such as ice, fog, gravel, heavy rain and
hydroplan ing). Using the system under
these conditions cou ld result in a co lli­
sion.
- Switch adaptive cruise control off tempo­ rar ily when driving in turning lanes, on
expressway exits or in cons truction
zones. This prevents the vehicle from ac­ celerating to the set speed when in these
situations.
- The adaptive cr uise control system wi ll
not brake by itse lf if you p ut your foot on
the accelerator pedal. Doing so can over­
ride the speed and distance regulation .
- When approaching stationary objects
such as stopped traff ic, adaptive cruise
control will not respond and braking
guard w ill have limited function.
- The adaptive cruise control system and
braking guard do not react to people, an­
ima ls, objects crossing the road or on­
coming objects.
- The function of the radar sensor can be
affected by reflective objects such as
guard rails, the entrance to a tunnel,
heavy rain or ice.
- Never follow a ve hicle so closely that you
cannot stop your vehicle safely. The
adaptive cruise cont ro l cannot slow or
brake the veh icle safely when you follow
ano ther veh icle too closely. Alway s re­
member that the automatic braking
function cannot bring the vehicle to a sudden or emergency stop under these
condit ions.
- To prevent unintended operation, always
switch ACC off when it is not being used.
(D Note
The sensor can be disp laced by impacts or
damage to the bumper, whee l housing and
underbody . That could affect the adaptive cruise control system and braking g
uard.
Have your authorized Audi dea ler o r au­
thorized Audi Service Facility chec k their
funct ion.
In curves
App lies to vehicles: with A ud i ada ptive c ruise contro l
F ig . 1 04 Examp le: driv ing into a curve
When driving into a curve¢ fig. 104 and out
of a curve, the adaptive cru ise contro l may re­
act to a vehicle in the next lane and app ly the
brakes. You can override or prevent the brak ­
ing by pressing the accelerator pedal briefly.
Stationary objects
App lies to vehicles: wit h Audi adapt ive cr uise contro l
F ig . 1 05 Examp le: objec t chang ing la ne s and station­
a ry object
The adaptive cru ise control system only reacts
to objects that a re mov ing or that the system
has a lready detected as moving . For examp le,
if a ve hicl e@ , which has already been detec t­
ed by the adaptive cru ise con trol , turns or
changes lanes and another stationa ry vehicle
@ is located in front of that vehicle, the sys­
tem will not react to the stationary vehicle.

96 Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
Audi adaptive cruise
control
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adap tive cruise control
Fig. 106 Detect ion range
What can Audi adaptive cruise control do?
The adaptive cruise control works in conjunc­
tion with a radar sensor installed in the front
of the vehicle
c::> fig. 103, which is subject to
des ignated system limits
c::> page 96. Station­
a ry objects are disregarded.
On open roads w ith no traff ic, adaptive cruise
control works like a regu lar cruise control sys­
tem. The stored speed is main tained. When
approaching a moving vehicle detected up
ahead, the adaptive cruis e control system au­
tomatically s lows down to match that vehi­
cle's speed and then maintains the distance
that the driver previous ly stored. As soon as
the system does not detect a vehicle up
ahead, adaptive cruise control accelerates
back up to the stored speed .
Which functions can be controlled?
When you switch adaptive cruise contro l on,
you can set the current speed as the "control
speed"
c::> page 96, Switching on and off.
When driving, you can stop cruise control
c::> page 98 or change the speed c::> page 9 7
at any time.
You can a lso set the distance to the object
ahead and set the adaptive cruise control driv ­
i ng program
c::>page 98.
Switching on and off
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 107 Selector lever : sw itc hin g on/off
Fig. 108 Instrument cluster: Audi adaptive cruise con­
trol
You can set any speed between 20 mph and
95 mph (30 and 150 km/h).
Indicator lamps and messages in the instru­
ment cluster disp lay inform you about the cur­
rent system status and settings.
Switching Audi adaptive cruise control on
.,. Pull the lever toward you into position (D
c::> fig. 107. ACC standby appears in the in­
strument cluster display.
Setting the speed and activating
regulation
.,. To set the current speed, press the ISETI
button c::> fig. 4. The set speed is shown in

Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard 97
the tachometer @and is also shown briefly
in the display @<:::>
fig. 108.
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
II-Adaptive cruise control is switched on. No
vehicles are detected up ahead. The stored
speed is ma intained.
I-A moving vehicle is detected up ahead .
The adaptive cruise control system regulates
the speed and distance to the moving vehicle
ahead and acce lerates/brakes automatica lly.
I -When automatic braking is not able to
keep enough distance to a previously detected
mov ing vehicle up ahead, you must take con­
trol and brake
c:> page 99, Request for driver
intervention.
© Display
If adaptive cruise control is not shown in the
d isplay, you can call it up with the
I RES ET I
button c:> page 24.
Based on the symbols in the d isplay, you can
determine if the system is maintaining a dis­
tance to the vehicle ahead and what that dis­
tance is.
No vehicle -No vehicle ahead was detected.
White vehicle -A vehicle ahead was detected .
Red vehicle -Prompt for the driver to take ac­
tion
c:> page 99.
Both arrows on the scale © indicate the dis­
tance to the vehicle ahead . No ar row 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
distance. For information on changing the
stored distance, refer to
c:> page 98. If the
distance selected is too close or may soon be­
come too close, the arrows move into the red
zone on the scale.
A WARNING
Improper use of the adaptive cruise con­
trol can cause collisions, other accidents
and serious personal injuries.
- Pressing the
!SET ! button when driv ing at
speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), w ill au­
tomatically accelerate the vehicle to
20 mph (30 km/h), which is the mini­
mum speed that can be set.
@ Tips
-If you switch the ignit ion or the adaptive
cruise control off, the set speed is erased
from the system memory.
- The electronic stab ilizat ion control
(ESC)
and the anti-slip-regulat ion (ASR) are au­
tom atica lly 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 vehicles: with Aud i adapt ive c ruise control
0
f
jJ
0
Fig. 109 Selector lever: ch anging the speed
~ To increase o r reduce the speed in incre­
ments,
tap the lever up or down.
-0:, N 0 ± ... a)
~ To incr ease o r reduce the speed quickly,
hold the lever up or down until the red LED
@ reaches the desired speed
c:>fig . 108 .
Following any changes, the new stored speed
will be displayed briefly in the display @
c:>fig. 108 .

98 Audi adapti ve cruise control and bra king gu ard
Interrupting cruise control
App lies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 110 Selector lever
Requirement: adaptive cruise contro l must be
switched on
¢fig.110 (i).
Ove rrid ing crui se contr ol
.. To accelerate manually, press the accelera ­
tor pedal. The message
ACC o ver ride ap­
pears .
.. To resume adaptive cruise control, remove
your foot from the gas pedal. The system re­
turns again to the speed that was saved be­
fore .
.. You can save a new speed at any t ime by
pressing the
I SETI button ¢ fig. 4 .
Canceling crui se control while dri ving
.. Move the lever into posit ion @. The mes­
sage
ACC sta ndb y appears . Or
.. press the brake pedal.
.. To resume the stored speed, move the leve r
into position @.
&_ WARNING
Never resume the stored speed if the
speed is too high for prevailing road, traf ­
fic or weather cond itions.
Setting the distance
Applies to vehicles: wit h Audi adapt ive cr uise contro l
Fig. 111 Selector lever : sett ing t he d istance
.. Tap the switch to display the current set dis­
tance
¢ fig. 111 .
.. To increase or reduce the distance by incre­
ments, tap the switch again to the left or
r ight. The distance between the two vehicles
w ill change in the instrument cluster dis­
p lay .
When approach ing a mov ing vehicle up ahead,
the adaptive cruise control system brakes to
match that object's speed and then ma inta ins
the stored dis tance. If the vehicle ahead ac­
ce le rates, adaptive cruise contro l will also ac ­
ce lerate up to the stored speed.
T he higher the speed, the greater t he d istance
in yards (mete rs)
c:::> /1. . The Di stan ce 3 setting
is recommended .
T he distances provided are specified va lues .
Depend ing on the dr iv ing s ituation and the
how the veh icle ahead is driving, the actual
distance may be more or less than these tar­
get d istances.
T he various symbo ls for the time inc reme nts
appear briefly in the information line @
¢ fig. 108 when you change the se ttings .
,:;:::::,_c:::::, ___ Distance 1 : This setting corre-
sponds to a d istance of 92 feet/28 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
t ime interval of 1 second.
,:;:::::, __ ,:;:::::, __ Distanc e 2: This setting corre­
sponds to a d istance of 118 feet/36 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
t ime interval of 1.3 seconds .