jump cable AUDI A5 COUPE 2012 Owners Manual

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
4 4
144
144
145
149
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
Table of contents 3
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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4 Table of contents
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

250 Checking and filling
Battery charging
Starting the engine requires a well charged
battery.
Fig. 208 Engine compartme nt: Connectors for charger
and jumper cables
Always read and heed all WARNINGS below
c:> A and c:> A in Working on the battery on
page 248 .
.,. Turn off the ignition and all electrical con­
sumers.
> Make sure the area is well ventilated when
you charge the battery .
> Open the engine hood r:::.> page 237 .
> Open the red cover on the posit ive pole
<::.>fig . 208.
> Connect the charger connectors according
to the instructions to the
jump start bolts.
(Bolts under the red cover= "positive", Bolts
with hex head= "negative") .
> Only now plug the mains lead for the charg­
ing equipment into the wall outlet and turn
iton
c:> &_ .
.,. Make sure the charging rate is not over
30 amps/14.8 Volt.
> When the battery is fully charged: Turn the
charging equipm ent off and
remove the
mains lead from the wall outlet.
> Now remove the clamps for the charging
equipment.
.,. Close the red cover on the positive pole.
> Close the hood c:> page 23 7.
A discharged battery can freeze at tempera­
tures of on ly 32 °F (0 °C). Allow a frozen bat­
tery to thaw completely before attempting to charge it
c:> .&. However, we recommend not
using a thawed battery again because the bat- tery casing can
be cracked due to ice forma ­
tion and can leak battery acid.
Battery charging (Maximum charging rate
of 30 amps/14.8 Volt)
When charging at low voltages (e.g. with a
trickle charger), the battery cables do not
have to be disconnected first. The battery
caps should
not be opened when charging a
battery.
It i s not necessary to remove the battery from
the luggage compartment.
Fast charging the battery (charging rate
above 14 .8 Volts)
For technical reasons do not use a battery
charger that uses voltage greater than 14.8
Volts to charge your vehicle's battery.
A WARNING
-----=--
Charging a battery can be dangerous.
- Always follow the operating instructions
provided by the battery charger manu­
facturer when charging your battery.
- Never charge a frozen battery. It may ex­
plode because of gas trapped in the ice.
Allow a frozen battery to thaw out first.
- Do not reuse batteries wh ich were fro­
zen. The battery hous ing may have
cracked and weakened when the battery
froze.
- Charge the battery in a well ventilated
area . Keep away from open flame or elec­
trica l spark. Do not smoke. Hydrogen gas
generated by the battery is explos ive.
- To reduce the danger of explosion,
never
connect or disconnect charger cables
while the charger is operating.
- Fast charging a battery is dangerous and
should only be attempted by a compe­
tent technician with the proper equip­
ment.
- Battery acid that may spill during charg­
ing should be washed off with a solut ion
of warm water and baking soda to neu-
tralize the acid. ....
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284 Emergency situations
Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emer­
gency crews and working personnel who
have the necessary tools and equipment to perform these operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
Q;) Note
Vehicles with an automatic transmission
cannot be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary , the engine can be started by
connecting it to the battery of another vehi­
cle.
If the engine should fail to start because of a
discharged or weak battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery of
another vehicle,
using a
pair of jumper cables to start the en­
gine .
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently
large cross section to carry the starter current
safely. Refer to the manufacturer's specifica­
ti ons.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated termi­
nal clamps which are distinctly marked :
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minus (-) cable
in most cases colored black .
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal
injury. Follow the instructions below for
safe handling of your vehicle's battery.
- Always shield your eyes and avoid lean­
ing over the battery whenever possible. -
A discharged battery can freeze at tem­
peratures just below
32 °F (0 °(). Before
connecting a jumper cable, you must
thaw the frozen battery completely, oth­
erwise it could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes
or skin . Flush any contacted area with
water immediately .
- Improper use of a booster battery to
start a vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gas­
es . Keep sparks, flame and lighted ciga­
rettes away from batteries .
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with
a low acid level in the battery .
- The voltage of the booster battery must
also have a 12-Volt rating. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged bat­
tery . Use of batteries of different voltage
or substantially different "Ah" rating
may cause an explosion and personal in­
jury.
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trap­
ped in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has
been frozen. The battery case may have
be weakened.
- Use of batteries of different voltage or
substantially different capacity (Ah) rat­
ing may cause an explosion and injury.
The capacity (Ah) of the booster battery
should not be lower than that of the dis­
charged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS¢
page 230, Engine com­
partment.
@ Note
- Applying a higher voltage booster bat­
tery will cause expensive damage to sen­
sitive electronic components, such as
control units, relays, radio, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact be­
tween the vehicles as otherwise current
could already start to flow as soon as the
positive(+) terminals are connected. ..,.

@ Tips
-The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys­
tem. When jump start ing or charging the
battery, never connect the negative
ground cable to the battery negative
post because the battery manager sys­
tem must be able to detect the battery's
state of cha rge . A lways connect the neg­
ative g round cab le to the negative
gro und post o f the battery manage r con­
trol uni t.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cobl e
clomps in exactly the order describ ed b elow!
Fig. 230 Engine co mpartmen t: Con ne ctors fo r jum per
c ables a nd char ger
Fi g. 231 Jump s tart in g w ith t he ba ttery of a not her ve ­
hi cle :@ booster battery, @ disc harged vehicle bat tery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump
start for your veh icle .
Vehicle with discharged batter y:
.. Turn off lights and accessories , move lever
of automatic transmission to
N (Neutral) or
P (Park) and set parking brake.
Emergenc y situ ation s 285
Connect POSI TIVE(+ ) to POSITIVE (+ )
(red )
.. Remove the cover above the jump start con­
nection .
.. Open the red cover on the positive pole
¢fig. 230 .
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable
on the
jump sta rt bolt ¢ fig. 231 (D
(Bolts under red cover= "positive ") of the
vehicle to be star ted @.
2. Connect the othe r end to the pos itive ter -
mina l@ of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE (-) to NEGATIVE (-)
(black )
3. Connect one end of the b lack negative ca ­
ble to the nega tive te rmi na l@ of the
booster battery @.
4 . Connect the other end to the
jump start
bolt @
(Bolts with hex head = "negative")
of the vehicle to be started @.
Sta rting the engine
.. Start t he engine of the veh icle w ith the
booster battery @. Run the engine at a
moderate speed .
.. Start engine w ith d ischarged vehicle battery
® in the usual manner .
.. If the eng ine fails to start: do not keep the
starter crank ing for lo nger than 10 seconds .
Wait for about 30 seconds and the n try
aga in .
.,. With engi ne runni ng , remove j umper cab les
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse o r­
der .
.. Close the red cover on the positive pole .
T he battery is vented to the o utside to p revent
gases from entering the veh icle in ter ior . Make
s ur e that the j umper clamps a re well connect­
e d with their
metal ports in full contact with
the batte ry terminals.
A WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and dam­
age to the vehicle, heed all warnings and
instructions of the jumper cable manufac-
turer . If i n doubt, call for road service .
Ill>

28 6 Em ergency sit uat ions
-Jumper cables must be long enough so
that the vehicles do not touch.
- When connecting jumper cables, make
sure that they cannot get caught in any
moving parts in the engine compart­
ment.
- Do not bend over the batteries -danger
of chemical burns!
- The battery ce ll locking screws must be
tightened securely .
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS 9
page 230, Engine com­
partment.
(D Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ru­
in the generator.
- Always connect POSITIVE( +) to POSI­
TIVE(+), and N EGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE
( - ) ground post of the battery manager
control unit.
- Check that all screw plugs on the battery cells are sc rewed in firmly . If not, tighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on nega­
tive battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for con­
nect ing a jumper cable as described
above applies spec ifically to the case of
your vehicle being jump started . When
you are giving a jump start to another ve­ hicle, do
not connect the negat ive (-) ca­
ble to the negative( -) terminal on the
discharged battery@9fig.
231. In ­
stead, securely connect the negative(-)
cab le to either a solid metal component
that is firmly bolted to the engine block
or to the engine block itse lf. If the bat­
tery that is being charged does not vent
to the outside, escaping batte ry gas
could ignite and explode!
Emergency towing
with commercial tow
truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for tow­
ing.
T he following information is to be used by
commercial tow truck operators who know
how to operate their equipment safely.
- Nev er tow y our Audi , tow in g will cau se
damage t o the engi ne and tr an smi ssion .
- Ne ver wrap th e safety chain s or winch ca­
bl es around the b rak e lin es.
- To pre vent unne ce ss ary dam age, your Audi
mus t be tr an sp o rt ed with a flat bed t ruck.
- To load th e vehicle on to th e flat b ed, use
th e t owing l oop found in th e vehicle too ls
a nd a ttac h to th e front or rea r a nchor age
c;,poge 287 and c;,page 287 .
& WARNING
= -
A vehicle being towed is not safe for pas­
sengers. Never allow anyone to ride in a
vehicle being towed, for any reason.

302 Index
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Memory leve ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Electrical seat adjustment
refer to Seat adjustment ........... . . 63
E lectromechan ical park ing brake
E mergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Parking .... ................ ..... .. 97
Releasing and closing ............. . . 96
Starting assist ........... .. .. .. .. .. 98
Starting from rest .......... .. .... .. 98
Starting off with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Warning/ indicator lights .... ..... .. .. 17
Electronic differential lock (EDL) How the system works ....... .. .... . 205
Warning/indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. . . 16
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Electronic power control
(EPC) warn ing/ indicator light ... .. .. . . 15
Electronic stabili zation program (ESP)
How the sys tem works ....... .. .. .. . 204
Warning/indicator lights ....... .. .. .. 15
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
E mergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warn ing/ indicator lights ..... .. .. .. . . 16
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Start ing engine ........... ... .. ... . 39
Emergency locking of the doors ..... .. .. 44
E mergency release
Selector lever ............ .. .. .... . 132
E mergency starting ......... ... .. .. . 284
Emergency towing .......... ... .... . 286
E mergency unlocking
I gnition key ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. 39
Energy management ..... .. .... .. .. . 211
Battery power ............... .. ... 212
Driver notification . ......... .. .. .. . 212
E ngine
Compartment . ........... .. .. .... . 239
Coolant .. .. ............... .. .... . 244
H ood .. .. .. ................ ... .. . 237
Starting ... ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 92 Starting
with jumper cables ....... .. 284
Stopping . ..... .. .. .............. .. 94
Engine compartment Safety instructions ............. .. .. 23 7
Working the engine compartment .... 237
Engine coolant system ............ ... 244
Adding coolant . .. ................ . 245
Checking coolant level ............ .. 244
Checking the engine coolant level ..... 244
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Radiator fan ..... ................ . 246
Engine coolant temperature
T emperature gauge . ........... .. .. . 10
Engine data . .... .. ............. .... 292
Engine hood
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
How to release the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Engine oil ...... .. ............. .... 239
Adding . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 242
Additives . ... .. .. .. .............. . 242
Changing ..... .. .. .............. . 243
Check oil level ... ............. .... 242
Consumption .. .. ............. .. .. 242
Oil consumption .. ... .......... .. .. 241
Oil grades . .... ................... 239
Specification and viscosity ........ ... 239
Engine oil level .... ................ .. 36
Engine oil pressure
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Engine oil sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Environment Break-in period . .. ............. .... 213
Catalytic converter ............. .... 214
Disposing of your vehicle battery ..... 251
Driving at high speeds .............. 215
Driving to minimize pollution and noise 215
Fuel .. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 234
Fuel economy .. .. ... .......... .. .. 215
Leaks under your vehicle .......... .. 23 7
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up. 216
Proper d isposal of drained brake fluid . 247
Proper disposal of drained engine cool-
ant .. .. .. .... .. ............. .... 245
Proper disposal of drained engine
oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242, 243
Recycling used engine oil ............ 242

304 Index
H
Headlig ht
Washer system . .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 55
H eadlig hts
Adap tive light ............ .... .. .. .. 5 2
H ead lights
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Headlig hts
Headlight range control defective ... . . 36
H ead ligh ts
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
H eadlig ht was her reservoir ...... .. ... 251
Head restraints .. . ...... ... .. .. .... . 147
Ad justing ................. .. .... . 147
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rear seats .... ........... ........ .. 67
Removing .. ................ ... .... 67
Heatable Front seats . ............. .. .. .. ... . 91
H ea ted
exterior m irrors ..... ... .. .. .. .... .. 57
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 88
Washer fluid nozz les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
H eater
D eluxe automatic climate con trol . . . . . . 79
H eating
Deluxe automatic climate control plus . . 83
Heavy clothing and safety belts .... ... . 157
H igh beam . .... ............. ...... .. 5 2
War ning/ indicator ligh ts ... .. .. .... .. 16
H igh voltage warn ing label ....... .... 290
H omelink ® universal remote control 140
H ood
Opening . .... ........... .. .. .. .. . 237
Release lever ............ .. .. .. .. . 23 7
H orn ..... .. ................ ... ..... 8
How are ch ild restraint system anchors re -
l ated to child safety ................. 199
H ow many ai rbags does my vehicle have? 169
H ow often should I check my tire pres -
sures? ........... ............. ... . 259
How safety belt pretensioners work . .. . 160
H ydroplan ing ...................... 263
I
Ignit ion key ..... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. . 92
Emergency un lock ing . ... .... ... .. .. . 39
Ig nition lock .. .. .. .. ........ ...... .. 92
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 36
Immobilizer ...... ................. . 37
Important things to do before driving . . 144
Improperly worn safety belts .......... 160
Ind icator light
Dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 34
Ind icator lights .... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
PASSENGER AIR BAG OF F . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Infan t seats ...... ............. .... 191
Installing child safety seats
Safety be lts . .. .................. . 195
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage .. .. .. .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 202
Instr ument l igh ting ............. .... . 51
Instruments and controls ............. 10
Genera l illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lights Dimming .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 53
Front ..... .... .. .. ............... . 53
Rear . .... .... ................... . 54
Interval wip ing .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 55
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
J
Jump-starting ..... .. .... .... ... .. .. 284
Jumper cables . .. ............ ....... 285
K
Key ................................ 37
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Master key with remote contro l . . . . . . . 3 7
Mecha nica l key . .. ... .......... .. .. . 39
K ick-down
t iptron ic .. .. .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. 129
Knee airbags .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 177
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
How they work . .. ............. .... 178
Important safety instructions ........ 179