AUDI A5 COUPE 2010 Repair Manual

Interior lights
Front interior lights
The front interior lights also contain reading lights for the
driver and passenger.
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Fig. 58 Headliner :
Front interior lights
The rocker switch @~fig . 58 for operating the interior
lighting has the following functions:
Door contact switch
- Place the switch @ in the middle position.
Interior light switched on
- Place the switch@ in posit ion
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Interior light switched off
- Place the switch @in position 0 .
Front reading lights
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- Press one of the switches ® to turn the right or left
reading light on or off .
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With the door contact switch turned on, the interior lights turn on
as soon as you unlock the vehicle or open the doors. The lighting is
also turned on when the ignition key is removed. The lights go out
about 30 seconds after the doors are closed . When the vehicle is
locked or when the ignition is turned on, the interior lights are
turned off.
When a door is open, the interior lights are turned off after about 10
minutes to preven t draining of the battery .
The brightness of the lights is controlled automatically by a dimmer
when they are switched on and off. •
Rear interior lights
There are reading lights in the rear for the passengers.
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Fig. 59 Headliner : R ea r
reading lights
The reading lights are switched on and off using the buttons "< ~. •
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Vision
Sun visors
Using the sun visors makes driving safer.
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Fig. 60 Sun visor
The sun visors for the driver and passenger can be pulled out of
their brackets in the center of the vehicle and turned towards the
the doors => fig. 60
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Vanity mirror
The vanity mirrors on the sun visors are covered . When the lid is
opened
G) , the mirror light in the headliner turns on automatically.
It turns off when the lid is closed and the visor is folded up again. •
Applies to vehi cles: with sun sha de
Sun shade
Fig. 61 with MMI:
Button for rear window
sun shade
Fig . 62 without MMI:
Button for rear window
sun shade
- To extend/retract the rear window sun shade, press the
button
r.&l =:> fig. 62. In vehicles with MMI *, the button is
located
above the climate control system=:> fig. 61.
The rear window sun shade can be set in the MMI* so that it retracts
automatically when driving in reverse. Select [CAR]> Window>
Rear window sun shade> On to do this . The sun shade is extended
again as soon as the vehicle is t raveling forward at a speed greater
than 9 mph (15 km/h) if the ignition has not been switched off in the
meantime . The current setting is automatically stored and assigned
to the remote k ey. •

[ i J Tips
• Pressing the button l~•~ l seve ral times consecutively can tr igger
the over load protection . The sun shade can only be
extended/re tracted again af ter a brief waiting period.
• The rea r window sun shade only functions when the vehicle inte ­
rio r is wa rmer than 23°F (-5°Cl. •
Wiper and washer system
Switching on the windshield wipers
Fig. 6 3 Win dshield
w iper l ever
M ove the windshield w iper lever to the c orresp onding position :
@-Windshie ld w iper off
G) -Interva l mode. To extend/shorten the wiper inte rvals, move the
sw itc h @ to the lef t/right. In vehic les wi th a rain sensor*, the w ind­
shield wipers are activated automatically starting at a speed of
2 mph (4 km/h). The higher the sensitivity of t he rain senso r* is set
(switch @to the right), the earlier the windshield wipers react to
moisture on the windshie ld.
@ -Slow wipi ng
© -Fast wiping
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© -Single wipe
© -C lean the windshie ld. To eliminate wate r droplets, the wind­
shie ld wiper performs one afterwipe operation after several
seconds whi le d riving. You can switch this function off by moving
the lever to pos ition © within 10 seconds o f the afterwipe opera ­
tion. The afterwipe function is reactivated the next time the ignition
is sw itched on.
Cleaning the headlights *. The headlight washer system * only func ­
tions when the light is switched on . The headlights are automati ­
ca lly c leaned the first time and every fifth time the lever is moved to
pos ition
® · They are also cleaned every time you hold the lever in
pos ition © for longer than 2 seconds.
& WARNING
• The rain sen sor is only intended to a ssi st the driver . The driver
is still responsible for manually swit ching the wiper s on according
to the visibility conditions .
• The windshield may not be treated with water -repelling wind ­
s hield coating agents . Unfavorab le conditions , such as wetnes s,
darkness , low sun , can result in increased glare . Wiper bl ade
c hatter is also po ssible .
• Properly functioning windshield w iper blades are required for a
clear view and safe driving
~ page 63 , "Installing new wiper
blades ".
0 Note
• I n the case of frost, check whether the windshie ld wiper blades
are frozen to the windshield . Switching on the windshield wipers
ca n damage the wiper b lades !
• P rior to using a car wash, the windshield wiper system must be
switched off (lever in posi tion 0). This prevents un intentiona l
switching on and damage to the windshield wiper system. .,.
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[ i J Tips
• The windshield wipers are switched off when the ignition is
turned off. Activate the windshield wipers after the ignition is switched back on by moving the windshield wiper lever to any posi­
tion .
• Worn or dirty windshield wiper blades result in streaking. This
can affect the rain sensor * function. Check your windshield wiper
blades regularly.
• The rain sensor * is part of the interval wiping system. Turning off
the ignition will also deactivate the rain sensor*. To reactivate the sensor, switch off the interval wiping function, then switch it back
on again.
• The washer fluid nozzles of the windshield washer system are
heated at low temperatures when the ignition is on.
• When stopping temporarily, e.g. at a traffic light, the set speed of
the windshield wipers is automatically reduced by one speed .•
Service position
The windshield wiper blades are replaced in the service
position .
Fig. 64 MMI Display:
Windshield wipers Fig. 65
Servic e posi­
tion
The service position is set in the radio or MMI*.
If the wiper blades are not frozen to the windshield, bring
the windsh ield wiper lever to the basic position@
~ page 61, fig. 63.
- Select: Function button
[CARI> Windshield wipers>
Service position ~
fig. 64.
• On -changing the windshield wiper blades can only be done if
you bring the wiper arms to the service position
=> fig. 65. You will
also avoid paint damage to the hood when working on the wipers in
this position .
• Off -the windshield wipers are moved to their initial position
again.
0 Note
Never maneuver your vehicle with the front windshield wiper arms
raised since they will automatically be moved back to their basic
position above a speed of 3 mph (6 km/h) and can scratch the hood.
[ i J Tips
• You can also use the service position, for example, if you want to
protect the windshield from icing by using a cover . _,,

• The service position automatical ly switches to Off when you
opera te the windshie ld w iper lever, or speed exceeds 3 mph (6
km/h). •
Installing nevv wiper blades
Wiper bl ades in good c on dition help keep the win dshield
clear.
Removing th e wiper blade
Fig. 6 6 Rem oving t he
w ip er bl ad e
- Bring the windshield wipers to the service posi tion
=> page 62.
- Lift the windsh ield wiper arm up from the w indshie ld.
- Press the locking knob
G) => fig. 66 o n the wiper blade.
H old t he wiper b lade firm ly.
- Remove the wip er b lade in the d irect ion o f th e arrow.
Attaching the wip er blad e
-Install the new wiper blade i n the retainer on the wiper
arm
0 u ntil you hear it click into place on the wiper a rm.
- Place the w iper a rm back on t he windsh ield.
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& WARNING
• Cle an your w ip er blade s re gularly w ith a w ind shield was her
s olut ion to prevent streak ing . If the w iper bl ade s are very d irt y, for
ex am ple wi th in sects, c arefull y cl ean th e wiper blad es with a
sponge or a soft brush .
• For yo ur safety , you should repla ce the wiper b lade s o nce or
twice a year. See your authori zed Audi dealer for replacem ent
bl ade s.
0 Note
• The windshield wiper blades must only be replaced when in the
service position ~
page 62! Otherwise, you risk damaging the paint
on the hood or the windshie ld w iper motor.
• To prevent damage to the wiper system, always loosen blades
which are frozen to the windshield before operating wipers .
• To prevent damage to wiper blades, do not use gasoline, kero­
sene , paint thinner, or o ther so lven ts on or near the wiper blades.
• To prevent damage to the wiper arms or other components, do
not attempt to move the wipers by hand .
[ i ] Tip s
Commercial hot waxes applied by automatic car washes affect the
how easily the g lass surface can be c leaned .•
Mirrors
Manual glare-dimming
Standard s etting
- Move the sma ll leve r (located on the bottom edge of t he
m irror) to the front. _.
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Anti-glar e setting
- Move the small leve r (located on the bottom edge of the
mirror) to the rear. •
Applies to vehi cles: wit h a utom atica lly dimm in g ins id e mirro r
Automatically dimming inside mirror
The aut omatic dimming function can be turned on and off
if required.
Disabling auto dimming
F ig . 6 7 Ins ide r ear
vi ew mirror
- Press button©=> fig. 67 briefly, -the indicator light @
goes out.
Activating /rea ctivating auto dimming
- Press button© briefly, -th e indicator ligh t@ goes on .
Automatic dimming fun ction
The automatic dimming function is activated eve ry time th e ignition
is turned on . The green indicator light is lit to indicate auto d imming
is active.
When dimming is activated , the inside mirror will darken automati­
cally in response to the amount of light striking the mirror (such as headlights from rearward approaching vehicles). Even in dimming
mode,
the mirror surface t urns bright when:
• the inter ior light is switched on
• r everse gear is engaged.
& WARNING
Broken glas s of au tomati c dimming mir ror can cau se elect rol yte
flu id l eaka ge . Ele ctr olyte fluid can irritate s kin , eyes , and re s pir a­
t o ry sy stem.
• Repeated or prolonged e xposure to el ectro lyte can cause irrita­
ti on to the re spiratory sy stem , espe cially am ong people wi th
a sthm a or other re spirator y conditions . Get fr esh air immediatel y
by leavin g the vehicl e or , if that i s not po ssib le , open window s and
door s all the wa y.
• If electrolyte get s into the eye s, flu sh them thorough ly with
l a rge amou nts of cle a n wa ter for at le ast 15 mi nute s; me dic al
a tt ention is recommended .
• If ele ctrolyte cont acts sk in , flu sh affe cted are a w ith cle an w ater
for a t lea st 15 minute s and then wa sh affe cted ar ea with soap and
wa ter; medi cal attention is re commended . Thoroughl y w ash
affected cloth ing and shoe s before reu se .
• If swallo wed and person is consciou s, rinse mouth w ith w ater
for at lea st 1 5 minute s. Do no t indu ce vomiting unle ss instru cted
to do so by medi cal profess iona l. G et me dica l attenti on immedi­
ately.
0 Note
Liquid electro lyte leaked from a broken mir ror glass wi ll damage any
plastic surfaces it comes in contact wi th . C lean up spilled electrolyte
immediately with c lear water and a sponge . ..

[ i J Tips
• If you sw itch off the automatic dimming function on the in side
mirror, autom ati c dimming of the outs ide mirror s will likewise be
di sabled.
• Check to make sure there are no objects preventing light from
reaching the inside mirror.
• Do not attach any sticke rs to the windshield in front of the light
sensor*, as this wou ld interfere with both the automatic operation
of the headlights and the automatic dimming of the inside mirror .
• Be aware that automatic dimming of the inside mirror can on ly
operate proper ly if the rear window sun blind* is retracted .•
Outsid e mirrors
The outside mirrors are electrically adjusted (power
mirrors) .
Adjusting exterior mirrors
Fig. 6 8 Fo rwa rd
se ction of driver's
arm re st : po wer mirr or
c ontrol s
-Rotat e th e kno b to th e© pos ition (driver's exter ior
m ir ror) o r to the ® pos ition (passenger's exterior m irro r)
:::::, fig . 68.
- Rotate the knob a nd t he mi rror so that you have a clear
view to the r ear .
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Heated mirrors
- Rotate the knob to pos ition
@ .
Depending on the outside temperature, the mirror surfaces are
heated until the ignition is switched off -even if the knob is no
longer in position
@ .
You are well -advised to fold the outside mirrors in when maneu ­
vering in tight spaces or when leaving the car parked close to other
vehic les.
Mem ory for e xte rior mirrors *
On vehicles wi th memory for the d river's seat, the cur rent setting for
the ex ter ior mirrors is automatically s tored along wi th the seat posi ­
tion :::}
page 74.
Tilt function f or the passenge r's mirro r* (only w ith
memory for exterior mirrors )
When the reverse gear is engaged, the mirror surface t ilt s down­
ward slight ly if the setting is for the passenger's mirror (knob in
pos it ion @ ~ fig. 68) . This allows you to see the curb during parallel
parking.
The mirror returns to its initia l pos ition as soon as reverse gear is
disengaged and vehic le speed is above about 9 mph (15 km/h) . T he
mirro r also returns to its initia l p osition if the swi tch is moved to the
driver's outside mirror© or the ignition is switched off.
I f the position of the mirror surface is changed on a ti lted mirror, this
new pos it ion will be automa tically assigned to the remote key when
the vehicle is taken out of reverse gear.
0 Note
Curved mirror surfaces (convex or spherical*) increase your field of
v iew . Remember that vehicles or o ther objects wi ll appear sma ller
and farther away than when seen in a flat mirror. If you use this
mirror t o estimate distances of following vehic les when changing
lanes, you cou ld estimate incorrectly and cause an acc ident. .,.
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[ i ] Tips
If there should be a malfunction in the electrical system, you can
sti ll adjust the outside mirrors by pressing the edge of the mirror. •
Applies to ve hicles: with automatically adjusting outside m irrors
Automatic dimming for the outside mirrors
The outside mirrors dim at the same time as the inside mirror. When
the ignition is switched on, the mirrors automatically dim
depending on the amount of light striking the mirrors (such as head­ lights shining into the vehic le from the rear).
When the inte rior lighting is switched on and when reve rse gear is
engaged, the mirrors are switched back to their original brightness
{not dimmed) .
& WARNING
Broken glass of automati c dimming mirror can cau se e lectrolyte
fl uid leakage. Ele ctrolyte f luid c an irritate skin , eye s, an d re spir a­
tory system .
• Repeated or pr olonged e xposure to electrol yte can cause irrita ­
tion to the resp iratory sy stem , e specially among people with
a sthma or oth er re spir atory condition s. Get fre sh air immedi ately
by leaving the vehi cle or, if that is not po ssibl e, op en windows and
d o ors all the way .
• If electrolyte get s into the eyes , flush them thoroughly with
large amount s of clea n water for at lea st 15 minute s; medi cal
attention is recommended .
• If electrolyte contact s skin, flush affe cted area w ith clean water
for at least 15 minute s and then wa sh affected area with soap and
water ; m edic al a ttention is recommend ed . Thoroughl y wash
affected clothing and shoes before reuse .
• If swallowed and per son is con sciou s, rinse mout h with water
for at least 15 minute s. Do not induce vomiting unles s ins tructed
& W ARN ING (continued )
to do so by m ed ical p rofess ional. Get medic al attent ion immedi­
ately .
0 Note
Liquid electro lyte leaked from a broken mirror glass wi ll damage any
plastic surfaces it comes in contact with. C lean up spilled e lectrolyte
immediately with c lear wate r and a spo nge.
[ i ] Tips
• Switching off the dimming function of the inside rear view
mirror al so dea ctivate s the autom atic dimm ing fun ction of the e xte ­
rior mirrors .
• Automatic dimming for the mirror only operates properly if the
sun shade* for the rear window is not in use or the light striking the
inside mirror is not hindered by other objects. •

Digital compass
Applies to vehicles: with di gital co mpass
Activating or deactivating the compass
The direction is displayed on the interior rear view mirror.
Fig . 69 Inside rear
view mirror : digital
co mpas s activated
To activate or deactivate, hold the@ button down until
the red display appears or disappears .
The digital compass only works with the ignition turned on. The
directions are displayed as initials :
N (North), NE (Northeast), E
(East), SE (Southeast), S (South), SW (Southwest), W (West), NW
(Northwest).
[ i ) Tips
To avoid inaccura te directions , do not allow any remote controls,
e lectrical systems, or metal parts close to the mirror. •
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Ap plies to vehi cles: wit h dig ital compass
Setting the magnetic deflection zone
The correct magnetic deflection zone must be set in order
to display the directions correctly.
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Fig. 70 North America: magnetic deflection zone boundaries
Hold the@~ page 67, fig. 69 button down until the
number of the set magnetic deflection zone appears on
the interior rear view mirror.
Adjust the magnetic deflection zone by repeatedly
pressing on the @ button. The set mode automatically
deactivates after a few seconds . •
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Applies to ve hicles: wit h digita l compass
Calibrating the compass
The compass has to be recalibrated if the display is wrong
or inaccurate.
- Hold the@ button down until the letter C is displayed on
the interior rear view mirror.
- Drive in a circle at a speed of about 6 mph (10 km/h) until
a direction is shown on the interior rear view mirror.
& WARNING
The digital compass is to be used as a directional aid only. Even
though you may want to look at it while you are driving, you must
still pay attention to traffic, road and weather conditions as well
as other possible hazards. •