power steering AUDI A5 COUPE 2016 User Guide

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Clean off accumulated salt coating from
brake discs and pads with a few caref ul
brake app lications.
- If you damage the front spoiler, or if yo u in­
stall a d ifferent spoiler, be sure the air flow
to the front brakes is not obstructed. Other­
wise the brake system could overheat reduc­
ing the effectiveness of the entire b rake sys­
tem.
- Failure of one brake c ircuit will impair the
bra king capability res ult in g in an increased
stopp ing distance. Avoid driving the vehicle
and h ave i t towe d to the ne arest author ized
Audi dealer or quali fied workshop.
- Never let the vehicle roll to a s to p wi th the
eng ine shut off.
- I f the bra ke booste r is not wor kin g, the
bra ke pe dal m ust be presse d considerably
harder to make up for the lac k of b oos ter
assistance .
Electro-mechanical
power assist, dynamic
steering
The electro-mechanical power assist helps the
driver when steering.
Power steering adapts electronically based on
the vehicle speed .
Indicator lights and mess ages
• Steering defective! Do not dri ve vehicle!
If thi s ind icator light tu rns on and stays o n and
this message appears, t he power steering may
have fa iled.
D o
not conti nue d riving. See yo ur autho riz ed
Aud i dea ler o r a q ua lified repair facility fo r assis ­
tance.
l;r-ij Dynamic steering : Sy stem fault! You can
c ontinue driving
If t he i ndicator lig ht t urns on and the message
appears, the steering may be more difficult to
move or mo re sens it ive than usual. The steer ing
wheel may also be a t an an gle when dr iv ing
s tra ight .
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Drive slowly to your a uth orized Audi dea ler or
qualified workshop to have the malfunction cor­
r ected.
'I-ij Dynamic steering: initializing
If this d rive r message appea rs and t he in dicator
li ght is flashing on the instr ume nt pa nel, dynam­
ic steer ing * is being re ini tiali zed. After s tarting
the e ngine, t he s teer ing whee l w ill move sligh tly.
Re -initializa tion might be necessary if the steer ­
ing whee l was moved hard to the left and right
whi le the vehicle was not moving . T he d isp lay
goes out as soon as initiali zation is comp lete.
A WARNING
-
H ave the dynamic steering* system malfunc-
tion repaired as soon as poss ible by an au­
thor ized Audi dealer or qualified workshop -
risk of acc ident!
@ Tips
- If the . or 'I-ij indicator light only stays on
for a sho rt time, you may cont inue driving.
- The dynamic steerin g* stab ility systems a re
not ava ilable in the event of a system mal­
function .
- For add itiona l information on dynamic
steeri ng*, refer to
<=> page 102.
Driving with your
quattro
Applies to vehicles: with all-whee l dr ive
With all-wheel drive, all four wheels are driven.
General informat ion
With a ll-w heel d rive, power is distri buted to a ll
fo ur wheels. This happens automat ica lly depend­
i ng on your d riving style a nd the roa d conditions
at the t ime . See also
c> page 170.
A center d ifferen tial d istr ibu tes the dr iving powe r
variab ly to the front and rear ax le.
It works to­
gether w it h select ive whee l torque contro l, w hich
ac tiv ates w hen d rivi ng thro ugh curves
<=> page 171. With the spo rt different ial *, power
distribution to the rear wheels is variable and can
be adjusted with drive select<::>
page 102. .,.

Fuses and bulbs
Fuse panel @ (black )
No. Consume r
5 Steering column switch module
7 Term inal 15 diagnostic connec to r
8 Gateway (Databus diagnostic interface)
9 S upplementary heater
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No. Consumer
1 C D/D VD p laye r
2 Wi-Fi
3 M MI/Radio
4 Instrument cluster
5
Ga teway (instrument cluster cont rol mod -
ule)
6 Ignition lock
7 Ligh t swi tch
8 Climate control system blower
9 Steering col umn lock
10 Climate control system
1 1 Te
rm inal 30 diagnos tic connec to r
12 Steer ing column sw itch module
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Right luggage compartment fuse
assignment
Fig. 184 Right lu ggage compartment: fuse panel wit h
plast ic cl ip
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Consumer
2 Rear wi ndow heater (Cabriolet)
3 Power top latch (Cabr io let)
4 P ower top hyd raulics (Cabr io let)
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Consumer
Luggage compartment lid cont rol mo dule
1 (all road)/ Power top cont rol mod ule (Ca b-
r iolet)
2 Retractable rear
spoiler
(RS 5 Coupe)
5 E
lec tromec hanical p arking brake
6 Electronic damping contro l
7 Elec tromec hanical pa rking brake
8 Rear exte rior light ing
9 q uattro sport
10 Rear exterior lighting
1 1 Cent
ral locking
12 Terminal 30
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.... N
0 I-­co .... .... Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
F ront passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1
Power easy entry function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safety guide lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seat venti lation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
S elect ive un lock fea ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Selecto r lever eme rgency re lease . . . . . . . . . 88
Service and d isposa l
Safety belt p re tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Service interval displ ay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Service position
refer to Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . S 1
SE T butto n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shift indicator (eff iciency program) . . . . . . . 27
Shut ting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Side airbags Descript io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
H ow they wo rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
side assist Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Side assist Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Descr ipt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 8
D escription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 8
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Side m arker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
S ound system d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sources of informat ion about ch ild restraints
and the ir use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed warn ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Sport differentia l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
I ndicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
S TART ENGIN E STO P button (convenience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Index
STAR T EN GIN E ST OP button (Convenience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Start ing fro m rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Sta rt ing
off with a tra iler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Start ing the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 , 75
Stee ring
Locking the stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
also refer to El ectro-me chani cal power as-
s ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Steering wheel Adjust ing stee ring column . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Indicator lig ht . .. .. .............. 18, 174
Steps for determin ing cor rect load limit . . . 219
Stopp ing the eng ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4, 76
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 66
S tr onic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
S elector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
S t ronic transm iss ion
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
La unch Contro l Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Sun roof
refer to Panoram ic t ilt ing sun roof . . . . . . . 40
Sun sha des
Emergency closing (roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Su n visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Symbols
refer to Warning/i ndicator lights . . . . . . . . 13
T
Tachometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
T echn ica l da ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 41
T echn ica l mod ificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Tether anc ho rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
T ethe r strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Tie-downs ....... ... ..... ....... .. 65, 119
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Eme rgency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
K ick-dow n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Manua l shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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