start stop button AUDI A5 COUPE 2012 User Guide

Rocking back and forth to becom e
un stuc k
~ Shift on ly between D and R when the vehi ­
cle is at a full stop and the e ngine is r unni ng
at idle speed .
Stopping
~ Press and ho ld the brake pedal unti l the ve ­
hicle has come to a complete stop .
~ Keep the brake pedal depressed so that the
vehicle cannot roll forward or backward
while it is idling¢ &_.
~ Once stopped, do not depress the accelera­
tor pedal to rev up the engine ¢&_ .
Parkin g
~ Press and ho ld the brake pedal unti l the ve ­
hicle has come to a complete stop.
~ Set the parking brake firmly¢ page 97,
Parking.
~ Press and hold the release button in these­
lector lever handle, move the selector lever
into
P a nd the n let go of the release button
¢,&_ .
The selector lever must be in Nor P. If one of
the dr iving pos it ions is engaged a safety
sw itch w ill prevent the engine from be ing
started. See also ¢
page 92.
Before you move the selecto r lever from the P
position, you must always apply the brake
pedal before and whi le dep ress ing t he button
i n the hand le of the se lec to r lever .
A WARNING
-Unintended ve hicle movement can cause
serious injury.
- When the selector lever is i n a dr iving
position, the ve hicle may creep, even at
i dl e speed . Therefo re do not release
the par king brake or foot b rake until
you are re ady to move, because powe r
is transmit ted to the whee ls as soon as
a dr iving position is engaged.
- Do not ac celera te while selecti ng a
d riving posi tion. At th is time the en­
g ine must be at idle speed so t hat un-
Tran sm iss ion 12 7
due stress is not placed on the clutches
in the transmiss ion.
- Remember: Even when stopped briefly
with the automatic transmission in D,S
or R, eng ine power is being transmit­
ted to the wheels. Your veh icle cou ld
"creep" forward or backward. When
stopped, keep the b rake pedal fu lly de­
pressed and use the pa rking brake if
ne cessary to keep the vehicle from ro ll­
i ng.
- I f the selecto r lever is un intent ionally
moved into N while you are dr iv ing, t ake
your foo t off the accelerator ped al and
wait for the engine to retu rn to idle
speed before se lecting a driving position .
- Never sh ift into
R or P when the vehicle is
in motion.
- Never get out of the driver's seat when
the engine is running.
- If you m ust ge t out of the vehicle, move
the selector lever secure ly into the P po­
sition and apply the pa rking brake firmly.
- If t he eng ine mus t rem ain r unning , neve r
have any driving posit ion engaged w hen
checking under the hood. Make sure the
selector lever has securely engaged and
is locked in P w ith the park ing brake
firm ly set¢
page 230, Engine compart­
ment.
Othe rwise, any inc rease in engine
speed may set the vehicle in motion,
even with the park ing brake applied .

140 Homelink®
Homelink®
Universal remote
control
General information
Applies to vehicles: with Home link® universal remote
control
The Homelink ® feature can learn up to three
radio frequency codes for most current trans­
mitters used for operating garage doors, es­ tate gates, home or outdoor lighting sys­
tems, and other devices.
You must first program the Homelink ® trans­
mitter before you can use the system
~ page 141, Programming the Homelink ®
transmitter.
In order to program the Home link ® transmit­
ter for dev ices utilizing rolling code, a second
pe rson on a ladder who ca n safe ly reach the
garage door opener motor is recommended. I t is also necessary to locate the "learn" but­
ton on your garage door opener motor . Refer
to the operating instructions for the opener,
as the location and color of this button may
vary by manufacturer.
You can still use the origina l remote contro l
for the device at any time .
.&_ WARNING
-
- Never use the Homelink ® transmitte r
with any garage door opener that does
have not the safety stop and reverse fea­
tu re as requ ired by federa l safety stand­
ards. Th is includes any garage door open­
er mode l manufact ured before April 1,
1982.
- A garage door op ener which cannot de­
te ct an object, signa ling the doo r to stop
and reverse does no t mee t current feder ­
al safety s tandards. Using a garage doo r
opener wi tho ut these features increases
risk of serious in jury or death.
- F or sa fety reasons never release the
par king brake or start the engine w hile
anyone is stand ing in front of the vehicle . -
A garage door or an estate gate may
sometimes be set in mot ion when the
Homelink ® remote control is being pro­
grammed. If the device is repeatedly ac­
tivated, this can overstrain motor and
damage its e lectr ical components -an
overheated moto r is a fire hazard !
- To avo id possible injuries or property
damage, please always make abso lutely
certain that no persons o r obje cts are lo­
ca ted in the range of motion o f any
eq uipment being ope rated .
(D Tips
-If you would li ke more information on
Home link ®, w here to purchase the
Homel ink ® compatib le produc ts, or
would like to purchase the Homelink ®
Home Lighting Package , please ca ll to ll­
free: 1-800-355-3515 .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC and Ind ustry Canada reg ula­
tions~
page 296.

308 Index
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Front seats ............... ... .... .. 61
Head restraints ................... 147
Manual .. ............... .. .. .... .. 62
Power . .. .... ........... ........ .. 63
Seat back angle manually ...... .. .... 62
Seat height manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Seat heating
Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Seating capacity ............ ... .. .. . 154
Seating position Driver . ...... ........... .. .. .... . 145
Front passenger .......... .. .. .. .. . 146
How to adjust the front seats ... .. ... 146
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Occupants .. ... . ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 145
Rear passengers ............ .. .... . 147
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Seats Number of seats .......... ... .... . 154
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Selective unlock feature ..... .. .. .. .. . . 41
Selector lever .............. ... .... . 128
Emergency release ................ . 132
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner ... .. .. .. .. . 161
Service interval display ........ .. .. .. .. 21
Service position for windshield wipers ... 56
Servotronic Power steering ......... .. .. .. .. .. . 209
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shift buttons ............... ... .... . 131
Shift indicator (eff iciency program) .. .. . . 25
Side airbags Description .............. .. .. .. .. . 180
How they work ............. .. .... . 181
Side assist Activating and deactivating .......... 116
Descript ion ............... ... .. .. . 116
Informational and alert stage signals . 118
Messages in instrument cluster display 122
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Safety tips . .............. ... .. ... 122
Sensor detection area ......... .. .. .
Settings . .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. . 117
121 Side curtain airbags .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Description . ..... ................ . 182
How they work ... ................ . 184
Safety instructions ............. .... 184
S id e marker lights . ............. .... . 49
Ski sack ........ .. .. ... ....... .... .. 72
also refer to Trunk pass-through ...... 73
Snow chains ...... ............. .... 268
Sound system display Driver information display ........ ... . 19
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use ............. ... 203
Spare tire ... .... .. .. ........... .... 273
Speed control system
refer to Adaptive cruise control ....... 102
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rating letter code ............ .. 264
Speed warning system ........... .. .. . 27
Starting engine Emergency key ... ....... ...... .. .. . 39
Starting from rest . ................. .. 98
Starting off w ith a trailer ......... .. .. . 98
Starting the engine ... .......... .. .. . 92
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 , 34
Locking the steering ............ ... . 92
Malfunction ... .. ............. .... . 32
Manually adjusting the steering wheel . . 92
Steering wheel column Adjusting manually ................. 92
Steps for determining correct load limit . 261
Stopping the engine ............. .... . 94
Storage
.... .. .. .. .. ........... .... . 76
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Storage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Sunroof
refer to Panoramic tilting sunroof .. .. . 48
Sun shade .. .... ................... . 54
Sun visors
Switches 54
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Symbols Red ..... ..... .. .. .............. .. 29
Yellow ... ..... .. ............. ..... 33
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11