AUDI A5 COUPE 2012 Owners Manual

2012 Audi AS Coupe
Owner's Manual
Audi
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Introduction
Thank you for choosing an Audi AS Coupe -we v alue your trust in us.
Your new Audi AS Coupe incorporates the newest techno logy as well as numer ­
ous features desig ned fo r your comfo rt, conve nience and safety . We recommend
you read your Owner's Manua l tho roughly so that you ca n qu ickly becom e ac­
quain ted with yo ur Audi .
In addition to explaining how the different features work, we also g ive you many
u sef ul tips and information concerning your safety and that of yo ur passengers,
how to ca re fo r you r vehicle and maintain your v ehicle's va lue .
We hope you e njoy driving your Audi AS Coupe and we wish you safe and pleas­
ant motor ing .
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2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
About this Owner's Manual ...
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Instruments and controls .. . .
General illus tration .... ... .. .. ... .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Ins truments . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
War ning/ indi cator lights ... .. ... .. .
Driver information display .. . .
Introduct ion . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Trip computer .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Efficiency program ........ .. .. ... .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Elect ronic speed limiter .. .. .. .. .. . .
Speed war ning system ...... ..... . .
Auto Check Control ........ ... .. . .
Opening and closing .. .. .. .. . .
Keys .. .. .. ................ ... . .
P owe r locking system . .. .. .. .. .. . .
Opening an d clos ing rear lid/t runk lid
Tr un k esc ape h and le ...... .. .. .. . .
P owe r win dows .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Va let park ing .. . ...... ... .. .. ... .
Panoramic tilting s unroof . ... .. .. . .
Clear vision .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Lights ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Inter ior lights . ........... .. .. ... .
V1s1on . .. .. .................... .
W iper and washer system .. .... ... .
M irrors .. .. ... .... .... .. .. .. .. . .
Di gita l compass ........... ... .. . .
Seats and storage ...... ..... . .
Ge neral recomme ndat ions ..... .. . .
Ad just ing front seats manually .. .. . .
E asy en try f unction ....... .. .. .. . .
P owe r fron t se at adjus tment . ... .. . .
E asy en try f unction .... ... .. .. ... .
Seat memo ry .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
H ead restraints .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Center a rm rest ........... .. .. .. . .
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4 9
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6 4
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6 7
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Lugga ge compartment . ..... .... . .
Roof rack ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .
Beverage holders .... .. .. ... ... .. .
Ashtray ... .... .. ............. .. .
Cigarette lighter/outlet ......... .. .
Storage ...... ... .. ............. . 68
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Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Del uxe a utomat ic cl imate co ntrol . . . . 79
Del uxe a utomat ic cl imat e co ntrol pl us 83
Deluxe a utomat ic c limate co ntrol pl us
- basic setti ngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2
Stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Ig nition loc k an d ign it ion sw itch . . . . . 92
S tar ting and stopping the engine with
convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
E lectromechanical pa rking bra ke . . . . 96
Cruise cont ro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . 102
Speed and distance control system . . 102
Driver informat io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
System limitations ... .......... .. . 112
Audi braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Audi side assist
Lane change ass istant ............ .
Not es ..... ... .. .. ... ....... ... .
Audi drive select .. ... .... .. .. .
D riving settings
Transmission
116
116
122
124
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126
Manua l transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Automa tic transmiss io n . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Pa rking sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Pa rking sys tem (rea r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Pa rking sys tem ( rea r, wi th rear view
cam era) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13 4
Homelink ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
U niversa l remote cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . 14 0

Safet y fir st ..... .... ... .. .. .. . .
Driving Safely .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
General notes ... ...... ... .. .. .. . .
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . .
Driver and passenger side footwell . . .
Pedal area .. .. .............. ... . .
Stowing luggage ... ...... .. .. .. . .
R eport ing Safety Defects . ......... . 1
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149 150
152
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Why safety bel ts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 55
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Safety belt p re tens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 160
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2
I mpor tant th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 16 2
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
M onitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Side curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Ch ild Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 186
C hi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Install ing a chi ld safety seat . . . . . . . . 195
L A TC H L ower ancho rages and tethe r
fo r ch ild ren . ............. .... .. .. 199
Addit io nal Informa tion 20 3
Vehicle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . 204
N ot ice about da ta recorded by vehi cle
control mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 04
Electron ic stabilization Program (ESP) 204
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Servot ronic ® - advanced power
steering system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Driving w ith your quatt ro ® . . . . . . . . . 210
Ene rgy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1
Driving and environment . . . . . 213
The first 1,000 m iles (1,500 km) a nd
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 13
Avoid damaging the vehicle. .. .. .. .. 2 14
Dr iving thro ugh w ater o n roads . . . . . 2 14
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Cata lyt ic converter . .. .. .. ..... ... .
Operate yo ur vehicle economically and
min imize poll ution . .. .. ... .... ... .
Trailer towing .... .. .. ..... ... .
Driving with a trailer . .. ..... ... .. .
Trai ler tow ing tips 214
215
218
218
220
Vehicle care
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Cleaning and protection . . . . . . 221
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Care of exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Care of interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
232
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 237
En gine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
E ngine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
E ngine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
E ngine cooling sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Windsh ie ld/headligh t* was her
container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Tires ..... .. .. .. ............... .
Tire pressure monitoring system 252
270
Do-it-yourself service
. . . . . . . . . 273
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Space -saving spare tire (compact
spare t ire)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Chang ing a wheel. .. . .. .. ..... ... . 274
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Fuses ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. . 280
B ulbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . 284
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 4
Star ting by p ushing or towing . . . . . . . 28 4
Star ting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . 284
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Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Emergency towing with commercial
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Lift ing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Techni cal data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
General information . . . . . . . . . . 290
Explanation of technical data . . . . . . . 290
Vehicle ident ificat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
D imensions. .............. ... .. .. 291
Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
2 11 hp, 2.0 l ite r4-cyl. engine ... .. .. 292
Consumer Information . . . . . . . 293
War ranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Operating your v ehicle outside the
U.S.A . o r Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Aud i Service Repair M anuals and
Li terature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
M aintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 93
Additional accessories, modifications
and parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Declaration of Compliance,
Te lecommunications and E lec tronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Inde x ... ... ............ .. .. .. .. 298

In addition to t his Owner's Ma nual, your A udi
comes w ith a Warranty
& Maintena nce book ­
l et.
Mor eover , d ep en ding on the mode l and t he
e quip ment, there may be additiona l ins truc ­
tion boo klets delivered w ith your vehicle (for
e x amp le, Ope rat ing Instr uctions fo r yo ur
Sound System, Navigation System etc .).
If yo u are m iss ing one of these publicat ions,
or if you believe that the inf ormation is not
comp lete, contact you r auth orized Audi dea le r
for assistance.
The Warranty & Maintenance booklet
explains how yo u can kee p your A udi in top
d riving conditi on by hav ing it serviced regular ­
l y and conta ins deta iled in fo rmat ion about
the wa rranties covering your Aud i. Always
h ave the book let with yo u when yo u take your
ve hicle to an auth orized Audi dealer for serv­
i ce . Y our Aud i Service Adviser w ill reco rd each
sche duled service and can answer any ques­
tions you may have r ega rding how to ma intain
your ve hicle.
In Canada,
the vehicle lite ratu re is also avai lab le in
Fr ench . T o obtai n a co py, c ontact your dea ler
or w rit e to :
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e n fran~ais de ce doc ument aupres du conces ­
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Client Assistance
Assistance a la Clientele
77 7 Bayly Street, West,
A jax, On tario LIS 7G 7
If you sell your Audi
all literatu re should be left in the veh icle to
make the Warranty terms as we ll as a ll oper­
ating, safety and ma intenance information
ava ilab le to the ne xt owne r.
Vehicle literature 5
If you change your address or if you
bought this Audi used
b e s ure to send in a "Notice of A ddress
Change"
I " N otice of Used Car Purchase" post
ca rd. T his card can be fo und in the War ranty
&
M aint enance booklet or obtained from your
a utho rized Aud i dea le r.
It is in your own interest that we are able to
contact you should the need arise .
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6 About this Owner's Manual
This owner's manua l contains important infor­
mation, tips, suggestions, and warnings for
the use of your veh icle.
Make sure that this owner's manua l is always
located in the vehicle. This is especia lly impor­
tant if you allow other people to drive the ve­
h icle, or if you sell it.
This owner's manua l descr ibes the
equipment
range
specified for this mode l at the editoria l
deadline date. Some of the equipment descri­
bed here will on ly be available at a later date,
or only in specific markets.
Some sections in this owner's manua l do not
apply to a ll vehicles . In that case, the
range of
applicability
is g iven at the beginn ing of the
section, e.g., "Applies to vehicles: with ad­
vanced parking system". In addition, optional
equipment is indicated by an asterisk"*" .
The details in the
illustrations may be differ ­
ent from those in your vehicle, and are intend­
ed to be viewed as a bas ic guide.
You will find a
table of contents at the begin­
ning of this book, which disp lays all topics de ­
scr ibed in this manual in order of appearance.
You will find an alphabetical
index at the end
of this book .
All
directions , such as "left", "right", "front",
"back", are relative to the direct ion of travel.
* optional equipment
... This section continues on the next page .
® Registered trademarks are identified with
a®. If this symbol is miss ing, it is no g uar­
antee that the terms can be used freely.
~ .& Cross-reference to a "WARNING!" with-
in a sect ion. For ind ication w ith a page num­
ber, the corresponding "WARNING!" can be
found ou tside of the sect ion.
& WARNING
Text with this symbol contains important
information on safety and how to reduce
the risk of personal injury or death.
(D Note
Text with this symbo l draws your attention
to potentia l sources of damage to your ve­
hicle.
@) For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbo l contains information
abo ut the environment and how you can
help protect it.
{!) Tips
Text with this symbo l contains specia l tips
and other information about gett ing the
most out of yo ur vehicle and its features.

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8 Instruments and controls
Instruments and controls
General illustration
Fig. l Cockp it: left sect io n
Fig. 2 Co ck pi t: ri ght sect io n