warning lights AUDI A5 COUPE 2013 Service Manual

28 2 Index
Eng ine
Compartment .. . ...... ... .. .. .... . 218
Coolant .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .... . 223
Hood .. .. ............... .. .. .... . 216
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 74
Starting with jumper cables .. .. .. ... 263
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 75
Engine compartment Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Working the engine compartment 216
Eng ine coolant
Indicator light . .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 18
E ng ine coolant system ............... 223
Adding coo lant ......... .. .. .. .. .. . 224
Chec king coolant leve l ..... .. .. .... . 223
Check ing the eng ine coolant leve l .. .. . 223
Radiator fan . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 225
E ng ine coolant temperature
Tempe ratu re ga uge ................. 10
Eng ine data .... ........... ........ . 271
E ngine hood
C losing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
How to release the hood ... .. .. .. .. . 216 Proper disposal of d
rained eng ine cool -
ant . ... .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 224
Proper d isposal of drained eng ine
o il ... .... .... .. ............ 221,222
Recycling used engine oil ........ .... 221
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Unleaded fuel .. .. ... .. ....... ... .. 211
What shou ld I do with an o ld battery? . 230
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . 20
E SC (Electronic Stab ilizat ion Con trol)
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 19
E thy l alcoho l (Fuel) . ... .......... .. .. 212
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ........ .... 185
E xhaus t tail pipes
Cleaning . ..... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 205
E xpansion tank .. .. ................ . 223
Exterior lighting . .. ... .......... .. .. . 43
E xterior mirrors
Adjusting ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 46
Dimm ing . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 47
Heating ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 46
E ng ine oil ... ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 218
F
Adding .. .. ............. ........ . 22 1
Addit ives ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 22 1
C hanging . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 222
Check oil leve l ........... .... .... . 221
Consumpt ion ............ .. .. .. .. . 221
Indicator ligh t ............. .. .. 17,21
O il consumption ............... .... 220
O il grades .. .......... ........ ... . 218
O il level symbol .............. .. .... 21
Pr essu re malfunct ion ................ 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Specif ication and viscos ity . ... .... .. . 2 18
E ng ine speed limitat ion .......... ..... 21
Environment Break- in period ............... .... . 193
Cata lytic converter ............ .... . 194
Disposing of your vehicle battery .. .. . 230
Driving a t high speeds ......... .. ... 195
D riving to m inim ize pollution and no ise 195
F uel . .. ................. .. .. ..... 2 13
Fu el economy .......... .. .. .. .. .. . 195
L eaks under your veh icle ... .. .. .. .. . 216
L etting the vehicle stand and wa rm up . 195
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . 226 F
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Radiator
Fastening 225
Boos ter sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Co nvertib le child sa fe ty seats . . . . . . . . 173
Infan t seats
Flat tire 172
Chang ing . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 253
flexib le fuel . .... .. ... .......... .... 212
Floor mats . ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 129
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) ...... ....... 43
Fo lding the rear seats .... ..... ... .. .. . 63
Foot peda ls . ....................... 129
For the sake of the environment
Gasoli ne fumes and the env ironme nt .. 213
L etting the engine warm up . . . . . . 71, 74
Ref ueling . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 213
Sav ing f uel by early u pshi fting . .. .... . 11
Front a irbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
How they work ........ ........... . 151
Frontal coll is ions and the laws of phys ics 135

Front passenger's door emergency locking 3 7
Front seats Adjusting .. ............. .... .. ... 126
C hi ld restra ints in the front seat . .. .. . 14 3
Fue l
Addit ives . ..... ........... ... ... .. 211
Blended gasoline .............. .... 211
Consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fill er ne ck .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 2 13
Fu el gauge . ............. .. .. .. .. .. 12
Gasoline ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 211
Gasoline additives ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 2 12
L ow fuel level symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rating ............ .... .. .. . 211
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Refue lling ..... ........... ... ... .. 213
Reserve .. ..... ........... ... ... ... 1 2
Tank capacity ............... ... ... 271
Tank system ............. .... .. .. .. 2 1
Un loc king the f ue l filler fl ap by hand . . 215
Fuel economy messages (eff iciency pro-
gram) ..... ... ...... ............. ... 29
F ue l filler flap
Unlock ing the fue l filler f lap by hand 215
F uses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 59 , 26 0, 26 1
Replacing . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 259
G
Garage door opener (Home Link) .. .. .. . 119
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Gas discharge lamps ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 262
Gauges Eng ine coolan t temper ature .. .. .. .. .. 10
Fu el gauge ... .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .. 12
Tac hometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gea r recommendat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Gearshift ind icator ......... .. .. .. .. .. 27
Gea rshift lever
6 -speed manual transmission ... .. .. .. 82
Ge ne ral illustra tion
I nstruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator (warn ing/indicator lights) .. .. 17
Glossa ry o f tir e and load ing te rm ino logy 232
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
GPS controlled clock ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 1 2
Inde x 283
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVW R) ... 269
H
Head lights
C leaning sys tem . ... .. .. ...... ... .. . 49
De fective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Head light range control ..... ... .. .. . 22
Left hand drive, r ight hand drive .. .. .. . 4S
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Head light washer rese rvoir .... ... .. .. 2 30
Head restraints .. .. .. ... ....... .... . 127
Adjusting ....... .. ........ 56, 57, 127
Remov ing/ instal ling .. ......... .. .. . 57
Heated exter ior mirro rs .. .... ... .... .... .. . 46
r ear w indow ..... .. ..... ........... 69
seats ........ ... .. ..... ........... 69
windshield washer sp ray no zzles . .. .. . 49
Heating ...... .. ...... ............. . 67
Heavy clothing and safety be lts . ... .. .. 137
Hig h beam .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 44
Hig h voltage warning label ......... .. 269
Hill des cent con tro l .. .. ......... .. .. . 91
Homelink (remote control)
Hood 119
Opening . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 216
Re lease lever .. .. ............. .... 216
Horn ...... .. .. .. ................... 8
How are child rest raint system anchors re -
lated to ch ild safety .. .. .. ...... .... . 180
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? 149
How ofte n should I che ck my tire pres -
s ur es? ..... .. .. .. ... ............ .. 238
How safety belt pretens ioners work .... 140
Hydrop laning ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 242
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Ign it ion
switching on/off .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 71
Ig nition key
E mergen cy un lo ck ing ........... .. .. . 35
Ig nition lock .. .. .. .. ............... . 71
Ind icator light ... .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 18
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Parking system ........... ... .. .... .
C leaning se nsors/camera . ... ... ... .
Rear 112
202
112
Rea r, with rear view camera ... .. .... . 113
Park ing system (rear) ................ 112
Adjusting the warning tones .. .... .. . 113
Park ing system (rear, w ith rear view cam-
e ra)
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
quatt ro ®
refer to all-wheel drive ........... .. 190
Question Wha t happens to unbelted occupants? 135
Why safety belts? ................. 134
Parking mode 1 .......... .. .. .... . 116
Park ingmode2 ........ .. .. .. .. .. . 117
R
Safety precautions ......... ... .... . 114
Switching on/off .......... ... .... . 115
Switching rear view camera on/off ... . 118
Parts rep lacement .................. 275
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ....... . 153
Passive safety system ........ ... .. ... 124
Pedals .. .. ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 129
Phys ica l pr inc iples of a frontal coll is ion . 135
Polishing .. .. ................ ... ... 202
Pollutant filter (automatic AC system) ... 67
Powe r
seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Emergency locking ......... .... ..... 37
Panoramic tilting sunroof ...... .. .... 40
Powe r windows .......... .. .. .. .. .. 40
Rear lid .. .. ... .......... .. .. .. .. .. 39
Selec tive unlock feature ... .. .. .. .. .. 37
Se ttings ... ................ ..... .. 37
Power steering
refer to Electro-mechan ical power as-
sist . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 189
Power window Conven ience opening/closing ... .. .... 40
Power windows .. . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 40
Malfunctions .............. .. .... .. 41
Pregnant women Specia l considerations when wearing a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Proper occupant seating posit ions .. ... 125
Proper safety belt pos it ion ..... .. .... . 138
Prope r seat ing pos it ion
F ront passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Occupants . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 125
Rear passengers ....... ... .. .. .... . 127 Radiator fan
225
Rain/light sensor Headlights .... .. .. ... ......... ... . 43
Intermittent (windshield wipers) ... .. . 49
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reading lights . .. .. .. ........... .. .. . 46
Rear fog lights .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. . 43
Rear lid Escape handle ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 39
Open ing and closing ........... .... . 39
Rear l ight
De fective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear view camera Parking mode 1
Pa rking mode 2 116
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Rear view mirror . .. ............. .. .. . 47
Rea r window heating .. .. ..... .... . .. . 69
Rea r window su n shade ......... ... .. . 48
Recirc ulation mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Ref uelling .. .... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 213
Release lever for hood ............... 216
Remote contro l
Homelink ..... ... ................ 119
Remote contro l key . ... .......... .. .. . 33
Personalizing .... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 33
unlocking/locking . .. .. ..... .... . .. . 35
Remote rea r lid re lease .......... .. .. . 39
Repair manuals .. .. ... .......... .... 273
Repairs Airbag system ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 155
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing Windsh ield wiper blades ............ . 50
Replacing b ulbs ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 262
Replacing tires and wheels ............ 243

288 Index
Side assist Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . 107
C leaning sensors .................. 202
Description .............. .. .. .... . 105
Side curtain airbags .......... .. .... . 162
Description ............... ... .... . 162
How they work ............ ... .... . 164
Safety instructions ................. 164
Side marker lights ......... .. .. .... .. 43
Ski sack ... .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 65
Snow chains ............... ... .... . 247
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Spare tire .... ................ ..... . 252
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rating letter code ..... .. .. .. .. . 243
Speed warn ing system ...... .. .. .. .. . . 78
Sport different ial ........... ... .. .. . 109
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
START ENGINE STOP button (convenience
key) .. .. .. ... ............ .. .. .. .. .. 75
START ENGINE STOP button (Convenience
key) . ... .... ................ ..... .. 74
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Starting off with a trai ler .... .. .. .... .. 78
Starting the eng ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 74
Steering Locking the steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
also refer to Electro-mechanical power
assist ... ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 189
Steering wheel Adjusting steering column ... .. .. .. . . 71
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 189
Steps for determining correct load limit . 240
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 75
Storage ... .. ............... .. .... .. 59
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 66
S tronic . .. .. ................ ... .. .. 88
S tronic transmission Driving information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Emergency program .. .... .. .. .. .. . . 93
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
H ill descent control ........ ..... .. .. 91
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
L aunch Control Program ... .. .. .... .. 93 Selector
lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Se lector lever position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
t iptron ic . ... .. .. .. .............. .. 92
Sunroof .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 41
also refer to Panoramic tilting sunroof . 41
Sun shades Emergency closing (roof) ........... .. 42
Rear window ... .. ... .......... .. .. . 48
Sun visors .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 48
Symbols
refer to Warning/indicator lights ...... 13
T
Tac hometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Technical modifications .............. 276
Tether anchors .... ............. .... 182
T ether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .... ...... .... 193
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 131
tiptronic ... .. .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. . 82
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Driving ..... .. .. ... .......... .... . 82
Dynamic shift program ............. . 86
Emergency mode .............. ..... 87
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Manual shift program .......... .... . 86
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
S tronic transmission ... ..... ... .. .. . 92
Tire pressure . ..... ................ . 23 7
Tire pressure monitoring system
Loss of air pressure .. .......... .. .. 250
Malfunction . .. .. ............. .. .. 250
Resetting tire pressures ............. 251
Tires ........ ... .. .. ............... 231
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Serv ice life .. .. .. ... .......... .... 241
Speed rating letter code ........ .. .. 243
T ire manufacturing date ............ 243
Tire pressure monitoring system ..... 249
Tire specifications ................ . 243
Tread depth ..... ............. .... 241
Uniform tire quality grading ..... .... 245
Win ter tires ... .. ............. .. .. 246
Tires and vehicle load limits ......... .. 239

Tires and wheels
Checking tire pressure .. ... .. .. .. .. . 237
Cold tire inflat ion pressure ... .. .. .. . 235
Dimensions . ............. .... .. ... 242
General notes ............ .... .. ... 231
Glossary of t ire and load ing termino lo -
gy .. .. .. .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... . 232
New tires and wheels ......... .... .. 242
Replacing .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 24 3
Snow ch ain s ............. .... .. ... 2 47
Tires and vehicle load lim its . ... .. .. . 239
Wheel bo lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 8
Winte r tires . ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 246
T ire se rv ice life ............ .... .. ... 2 41
Tool kit ... .. .. ............. .. .. ... 252
Torn or frayed sa fety belts ... .. .. .. .. . 13 7
Touch-up paint ............. ... ... .. 203
T owing
Front eyelet ............. .... .. ... 266
Rear eye let . ............. .... .. ... 266
Tow truck procedures ........... .... 265
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system .. .. . 250
T railer towing .. ........... .. .. .. ... 19 7
Opera ting ins truc tions ..... .. .. .. .. . 19 7
Technical req uirements . . . . . . . . 197, 198
Tips ..... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... 199
T ransm ission . ............. .... .. .. .. 82
6 -speed man ual tra nsmissi on . .. .. .. .. 8 2
S t ron ic .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 8 8
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Transm ission malf unct ion (ind icator lamp) 93
T ransm ission ma lf u nct ion (ind icator light) 87
T ransport Canada .......... .... .. ... 13 2
T ravel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Tread Wear Indicato r (TWI) . ... .. .. .. . 24 1
T rip computer
Fu el cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mi leage .. .. ............. .... .. .. .. 25
Sing le -tr ip memory .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 25
Total -trip memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
T rip odometer .. ........... .. .. .. .... 12
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment . . . 63, 130
Trunk escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Trunk lid
refer to Rea r lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Inde x 289
Turn signals ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 44
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 23
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U ndercoa ting ... .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. 20 5
Un fastening safety belts . .... ... ... .. 139
Unidirectional tires .... .. ..... ... .. .. 231
U ni form tire quality g rading ...... .. .. 245
Unl ocking
Rea r lid ...... ... .. ................ 39
Unl ocking/locking
at the lock cy linder ............. .... . 37
by remote control ................. . 35
with t he centra l locking sw itch ..... .. . 36
with t he conven ience key ........... .. 36
U se of j umper cab les .. .. ..... ... .. .. 264
V
Vale t parking . ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 42
Vanity mirrors . .. .. .. ... ....... ...... 48
Vehicle-ca re products ... .. .. .... ... .. 200
Vehicle electri ca l sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle Ident ificat ion Number (VIN) .. .. 269
Vehicle jac k . .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 256
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Vehicle literature .. ................. .. 5
Vehicle tool kit .. .. ............... .. 252
Ventilat ion .... ... .. ................ 67
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Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . 10, 13
Airbag system ... .. ... ....... ...... 20
Anti -lock brak ing system (ABS) . . . . . . . . 19
B rake system .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 15
El ectromechani ca l pa rking brake . .. .. . 16
El ec tronic power con trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
El ec tronic Stab ili zat ion Con trol (ESC) .. . 19
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . ... . 20
Safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety systems . .. ................. . 20
Turn signals . .. .. ................. . 23
Warranty coverages . .. .. ..... ... .. .. 273
Washe r reservo ir .. .. ... ....... ..... 230
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