alternator belt AUDI A5 COUPE 2015 Owners Manual

Instruments and indicator lights
-Always keep in mind that afte r several brake
applications, you will need greater pressure on the brake pedal to stop your vehicle. Do
not rely on strained brakes to respond with
maximum stopping power in cri tical situa ­
t ions . You must allow for increased bra king
distan ces. The extr a dis tance used up by
fa ding b rakes c ould lead to an acciden t.
:ill.IC®) Electromechanical parking b rake
The warning/indicator light monitors the elec­
tromechanical parking brak e.
If the i nd icator lig ht . (USA models)/ . (Cana­
da models) turns on , the parking b rake was set .
The warning/indicator light will go o ut when the
parking brake is re leased.
• (USA models) ;a (Canada model s) Cau­
tion: Vehicle parked too steep
If th e i nd ic ator lig ht blinks and t he message ap ­
pea rs, there is not enoug h bra king power to keep
the vehicle from roll ing. The b rakes have over­
heate d. The veh icle cou ld roll away even on a
sma ll incline .
Press brake pedal to relea se parking brake
To release t he pa rking bra ke, press t he b ra ke ped­
al and press t he button(®) or star t driving wi th
s tartin g assist at the same t ime
¢ page 78 .
Please release parking brake
To release the parking brake manually, press the
brake peda l and press the button(®) at the same
time . The par king brake on ly releases automat i­
cally if the dr iver's safety be lt is fastened.
Iii Parking brake!
If the Iii indicato r light tur ns on and this mes­
sage appears, the re is a par king b rake malf unc­
tion . Drive to your authorized A ud i dealer or
qualified wor kshop immediately to have t he mal­
fu nction corrected .
16
~ Safety belts
This warning/indicator light reminds you to put
on your safety belt.
The . war ning/ indicator light illum inates when
the ignit io n is switched on to remind the dr iver
and (on USA models only) any front passenger to
put on the safety be lt. Addit ionally, an acoust ic
warning (gong) w ill also sound.
For more Information¢
page 121, Safety belt
warning light .
f::::l Battery
The. war ning/ indica to r li ght illum inates w hen
yo u sw itch on the ig nition and m ust go out after
t h e e ngine h as sta rted .
• Alternator fault : Battery is not being charg­
ed
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears , there is a ma lfunct io n in the generator
o r vehicle e lectr ica l system .
D rive to y our authori zed A udi dealer or quali fied
workshop immediately. Because the vehicle bat ­
te ry is discharging, tur n off a ll unnecessary elec­
trical e quipme nt such as th e r adio . Seek profes­
s iona l assistance if the battery cha rg e l eve l is too
l ow .
(•) Low battery: Battery will be charged while
driving
If the indicato r light turns on and the message
appears, there may be limited sta rting ab ility.
If this message t urns off afte r a little while, the
battery charged enough while dr iv ing .
I f the mess age does not turn off, have yo ur au­
thorized Audi dea le r or qualified wor kshop cor ­
r ect the malfunction .

Index
A
A/C (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 69
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
adaptive c ruise control
Vehicles with manual transmission . . . . . . 90
Adapt ive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . . 94
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adapt ive dampe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Adaptive Light (defective) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adding Eng ine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
E ng ine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Windshield washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Additional accessories
Add itives 246
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Adjustab le steer ing column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Adjusting Air distribution (automatic climate control) 70
Instrument illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Steer ing column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Temperature (automatic climate control) . 70
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Warn ing/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Adv anced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 135
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 134
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 13 7
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 135
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 37
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Important safety instructions on the knee
ai rbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
248
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 139
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Sa fety ins tructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
When must the system be inspected? . . . 139
all-wheel drive ....................... 174
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Alternator
refer to Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-free ze
refer to Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 196
Anti- lock braking system
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19
Ant i-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Anti-slip regula tion
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Anti-theft a la rm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Anti-theft systems Elec tronic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37
Armrest...... .. .. .. .. ................ 57
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Audi braking guard
refer to braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Descript ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Setting the driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Sport d ifferential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 244
AUTO Automat ic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Automat ic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Automatic climate control Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Automat ic Shift Lock (AS L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84