mileage AUDI A5 CABRIOLET 2015 Owners Manual

Driver information system
Trip computer
Introduction
The trip computer gives you information on cur­
rent and average fuel mileage , average speed ,
fuel range and driving time .
Fig. 9 Trip computer d isplay: Ave rage fuel m ileage
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The fo llow ing information is contin uously evalu­
ated by the trip computer and can be d isplayed
sequent ia lly in the instrument cluster display:
Fuel range
The estima ted c ruising range i n miles (km) ap­
pea rs in the disp lay . This te lls you how fa r your
ve hicle w ill be able to trave l on t he current ta nk
of fuel and with the same driv ing style. The d is­
p lay changes in increments of 5 miles (10 km) .
The cruising range is calcu lated based on t he f ue l
consumption for the last 18 m iles (30 km). If yo u
drive conse rvative ly, the cruising range will in­
crease.
Average fuel mileage
The average fuel e co nomy in MPG (l/ 100 k m)
since yo u last cleared the memory appears in this
d is pl ay. You can use this display to ad just your
driving technique to achieve a desired mileage.
Current fuel mileage
The inst antaneo us f ue l cons umption in miles per
ga llon (l/100 km) is shown in this display. Yo u
can use t his disp lay to adjust your driving techni­
que to achieve a des ired mileage .
F ue l cons umption is rec alcul ated at intervals of
33 y ards (30 me ters). Th is disp lay swit ches to
ga llons/hou r (li ters/hour) when the vehicle is not
mov ing.
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Average speed
The aver age spee d in mph (km/ h) sin ce you last
rese t the memory appears in the display .
Elapsed time
The length of time that yo u have been d riving
s ince you last reset the memory appears in this
display .
Distance
The distance that has been covered since the last
time the memory was cleared appears i n the dis­
play .
0) Tips
-Fuel consumptions (average and current),
range and speed a re displayed in me tric
units on Canad ian mode ls .
- All stored val ues will be lost if the vehicle
bat tery is disconnected .
Memories
The trip computer is equipped with two fully au ­
tomatic memories as well as an efficiency pro­
gram* .
Fig. 10 Tri p comput er di sp la y: me mory leve l 1
You can switch between the trip computer 1 and
2 and the efficiency program* by p ressing t he
I RESET I button @<=> page 25, fig. 11 .
You can tell wh ic h memory leve l is currently ac­
tive by the number o r the sig n in the display
Q fig. 10. The data from the single-t rip memory
(memo ry leve l 1) is being d isplayed if a
D ap­
pears in the display. If a
fJ is shown, t hen the da-
ta from the total-t rip memory is being d isp layed .,,_

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messages appear automatically and are only dis­
p layed in the efficiency program . The fuel econo ­
my messages turn
off automatically after acer­
tain period of time.
.. To turn a fuel economy message
off immed iate ­
l y after it appears, press the I RESET
I b utton
¢ page 25, fig. 11 @ , or
.. Press the function selection switch¢
page 25,
fig. 11
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(D Tips
-Once you have t urned a fuel economy mes­
sage
off, i t will only appear aga in after you
turn the ignit ion on again.
- The fuel economy messages are not dis­
played in every instance, but rather in inter­
vals over a per iod of t ime .
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due .
Fig. 1 5 Dis p lay: Service interval d isp lay
~ 0 ci:
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The sc hed ule for the next oil c hange or inspec ­
tion is calculated a utomatically and displayed ac ­
cordingly. The display works in two stages :
Service reminder
30 days before the nex t servi ce is due, a serv ice
reminde r appea rs in the disp lay when you tu rn on
the ignition
¢ fig. 15.
Afte r about 5 seconds the display sw itches back
t o no rma l. The dis tan ce and t ime rem aining are
updated eac h time the ignition is turned on unti l
the date due for service is reached .
Driver information s ystem
Service due
When the d ue date for se rvice is reached, t he
message
Service due! appears in the inst rument
cluster immediate ly afte r yo u turn on the igni­
tion . Additiona lly, a warning tone sounds. Afte r
about 5 seconds the display switches back to nor ­
mal.
Calling up the service schedules
If or when an oi l change or inspection is due, can
be shown in t he radio or
M MI* dis play by select­
ing the service interval display in the ca r men u.
Se lect I CAR I funct ion button >
Service interval
display
or ICARI function button > Car systems *
control button > Servicing & checks .
Resett ing the service interval display
Your a uthorized Audi dea ler will reset the corre­
sponding service schedule after performing the appropriate service on your vehicle. You also have
the possibility to reset the oil change schedule af­
ter having performed an oi l change according to
Audi specifica tions . Select I CAR ! funct ion button
> Service interval display > Res et oil change in­
terval
o r! CARlfunction button> Car systems*
control b utton > Servicing & check s > Reset oil
change inter val.
(D Note
- Only re se t the oil change display when yo u
h ave comple ted an o il change.
- If you disconnect the batte ry termina ls, no
c al cul ations can be made for the se rv ice in­
t erval disp lay during t his time and n o serv ­
ice reminder w ill appea r. R emembe r that
observing the p ro p er service interva ls is vi­
tally impo rtant to exten ding the life of yo ur
vehicle, part icular ly the eng ine, and main­
taining its va lue. Even if the mileage dr iven
is low, the maxim um per iod of one year
from one service to t he nex t must not be ex­
ceeded.
(D Tips
The information in the Service Reminder re­
mains stored even when th e vehicle battery is
disco nnecte d.
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on necessary precautions e.g. corrosion preven­
tion, maintenance and storage. Pay attention to
addit ional information concern ing the battery.
Refer to
c> page 204.
Economical and environ­
mentally-friendly driving
General
Your personal style of driving will determine the
economy of your vehicle, as well as exhaust and
noise levels.
Fu el economy, environmental impact , and wear
on your engine, brakes and tires largely depend
on three factors:
- your persona l dr iving style
- operating conditions
- technical limitations
If you anticipate what you need to do next and
drive economically, you can easily cut your fuel
consumption by 10-15 percen t. This sec tion will
give you some tips on how you can help the envi ­
ronment and your pocketbook .
(!) Tips
The consumpt ion estimates as published by
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
and Transport Canada may not correspond to
your actual consumption on the road, which
w ill vary depending upon vehicle load and
speed, road and weather conditions, trip
length, etc.
Drive smoothly and keep a lookout ahead
Vehicles use the most fuel when they are acceler­
ating.
" Avoid unnecessary accelerating and braking.
Vehicles use the most fuel when they are acceler ­
ating . If you anticipate what is going to happen
next, you will need to brake less and, thus, accel­
e rate less. Let the vehicle coast whenever possi­
ble - for example when yo u see that the next traf­
fic light is red .
Driving and the environment
Avoid full throttle
Driving at moderate speeds saves fuel and im­
proves your mileage .
"Try and keep well below your car's maximum
speed.
Acce lerat ing gently reduces fue l consumption,
engine wear, and does not disturb the environ­
ment .
Fuel consumption, exhaust emissions and engine
noise increase disproportionately at high speeds.
If you drive at approximate ly three quarters of
top speed, fuel consump tion will be reduced by
one half. Never drive faster than the posted
speed l imit and weather cond itions permit .
Reducing unnecessary idling
Even when your car is jus t idling it burns up fuel.
" Shut the eng ine off when you are not driving
the vehicle.
" Do not warm up the vehicle by lett ing the en-
gine run at idle.
It makes sense to shut off the engine in traffic
jams, when wa iting for tra ins to pass a t railroad
crossings, or at traffic lights that have long waits
on red . Turning the engine
off for just 30-40 sec ­
onds saves more fue l than is burned starting the
. . engine again.
It takes a long t ime for the engine to warm up
fully when it is running at idle. However, wear
and noxious emissions are especially high when
the engine is warming up. So you should drive
away as soon as you sta rt the engine and avoid
running at high rpms wh ile the engine is st ill
warming up.
(D Note
Do not leave engine idling unatt ended afte r
starting .
If warning lights should come on to
indicate improper operation, they would go
un heeded . Extended idling also produces
heat, which could result in overheating or oth­
er damage to the vehicle or other property.
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Checking and F ill in g
Using the proper engine o il is important for the
functionality and service life of the engine. Your
engine was factory-fi lled w ith a high-quality o il
which can usually be used throughout the ent ire
year.
@) Note
Your L imited New Vehicle Warranty does not
cover damage or malfunctions due to failure
to follow recommended ma intenance and use
requ irements as set forth in the Audi Ow ne r's
Manual and Wa rranty
& Ma intenance booklet .
- Use only a high quality eng ine oil t hat ex-
pressly comp lies w ith the Audi o il quality
standard specified for your vehicle's e ngine .
Using a ny other oil can cause se rious engine
damage.
- Do not mix any lubricants o r othe r addit ives
i nto the engine oil. Doing so can cause en ­
g ine damage.
(D Tips
If you need to add oil and there is none availa­
ble that meets the Audi o il quality standard
y o ur eng ine requires, you m ay add a total of
no more than 0.5 quart/li ter o f a h igh-quali ty
"synthet ic"oil that meets the fo llowing speci ­
fications .
- V ehicles wi th gasoline engine: AC EA A3 o r
API SM with a viscosity grade of SAE 0W- 30,
SAE SW -30 or SAE SW-40 .
- Fo r more informa tion abo ut engine oi l that
has been approved for your vehicle, please
contact either you r a uthorized Aud i dea ler
or Audi Customer Relations at
1 (800) 822-2834 or visit o ur web site at
www .aud iusa.com or www .aud icanada .ca .
Engine oil consumption
The engine in your vehicle depends on an ade­
quate amount of oil to lubricate and cool all of
its moving parts .
In order to provide effective lubrication and cool­
i n g of in ternal engine components, all interna l
combustion engines consume a certai n amount
of oil. O il consumption var ies from engine to en­
g ine and may change significant ly ove r the life of
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the engine. Typically, eng ines with a specif ied
break-in period (see
¢ page 177) consume mo re
o il dur ing the b reak -in per iod than they consume
after oil consumption has stabili zed.
U nder normal cond itions , the rate of oi l con ­
s u mption depends on t he qu ality and viscosity of
the oil, the RPM (revolutions per minute) at
which the engine is operated, the ambient tem ­
perature and road condit ions. Further factors are
the amount of o il di lution from water condensa ­
tion or fuel residue and the ox idat ion level of the
o il. As any engine is s ubject to wear as mileage
builds up, t he oil consump tion may inc rease ove r
t ime unt il rep lacement of wo rn component s may
become necessary.
With a ll these va riab les coming into p lay, no
sta ndard ra te of oil consumpt ion can be estab­
li shed or spe cified . There i s no altern ative to reg­
u la r and freq uent checking o f the oil leve l, see
Note .
If the yellow e ngine oi l leve l wa rning symbo l El
in the instr ument cluster lights up, yo u should
chec k the o il level as soon as possible
¢ page 199 . Top off the oil at your ear liest con ­
venience ¢page 199.
A WARNING
Before you chec k anything in the eng ine com­
partment, always read and heed a ll WARN­
INGS¢ .&. in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 195 .
@ Note
Driving with an insufficient oi l level is likely to
cause severe damage to the engine.
(D Tips
- The oil pressu re warning display. is not
an indicator of the oil level. Do not rely on
it . Instead, check the oil level in your en­
gine at regular intervals, preferably each
time you refuel, and always before going on a long trip.
- If you have the impression yo ur engine con­
sumes excessive amounts of oil, we r ecom-
mend that yo u consult an au tho rized Audi .,.

Index
L
Lane Change Assistant
refer to side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
LA TCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
D escr ip ti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
I nsta lling a child res traint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
L ocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Mounting and releasing the ancho rage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
L aunch Cont ro l Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Lea ther care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
L eaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Left hand d rive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
L ight
a dapt ive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Coming/ Leaving home.... ... .. .. .. .... 51
D aytime r unning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 5 1
E xterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Fog lights/rear fog ligh t(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Interior/reading lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Low beam .. ... ...... ........... ... .. 50
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Side ma rke r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
T ravel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2
Light/rai n sensor
H eadlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 55
S ensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Inter ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lights Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
L ocking
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
L oc kin g/ unlocking
at t he loc k cylinde r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4
by remote con trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2
with the central lock ing switch . . . . . . . . . . 33
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Lower anchorage locator button . . . . . . . . . 166
258
Luggage compartment
Enl arging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Li d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Load ing..... .... .. ............... .. 118
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Stor ing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
T ie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 120
Valet pa rking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Luggage compartment lid
Emergency unlock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Lumbar suppor t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
M
M ainten ance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . 20, 28
Mechanica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 31
Memo ry function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Mileage Average..... .... .. ............... .. . 24
Instantaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mirro rs
Adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Compass .... .. .. .. ................. . 57
dimming .. .. .... .. .. ............. .. . 54
Vanity mirro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag System . . 142
mult it ron ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
A utoma tic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driving ..... .. .. .. .... ............. . 85
E mergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Manua l shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
N
Natura l leather care/cleaning
N HT SA 187
Co ntacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 20
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
0
Occupant seating positions 114
O cta ne rat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
OFF (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 69

Index
Tires................................ 209
Low aspect ratio tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Tire pressure ...... .............. 219,228
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . 226, 227
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Unid irectiona l ................ .... .. . 211
Uniform t ire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Tires and wheels Glossary of tire and loading terminology .
Tires and vehicle load limits ........ .. .
Tool kit . .. .. .. ................. .. .. .
Torn or frayed safety belts
Towing Front eyelet .. .. .. .. ...... .... ... .. .
Rear eye let . .. .. ... . .... ..... .. .. .. . 211
221
229 126
242
243
Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) . . . 227
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Trailer towing
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 182
Transm ission malfunction (ind icator light) . . 88
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Trip computer Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mileage .. .. .. .. ... .... ...... ... ... .. 24
Single-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Total-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment . ..... 65, 118
Trunk escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Turn signa ls. ..... ................ ..... 51
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
u
Unfastening safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
262
Unlocking
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Unlocking/locking at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
with the centra l locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 33
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Upper cabin heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
V
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Vehicle electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Vehicle identification label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . 245
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Vehicle shut-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
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Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . . . . . 18
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) . . . . . . . 20
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129