fuel AUDI A5 COUPE 2016 Owners Manual

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0 I­co .... .... Airbag system .. .. .... ... .. .. .... . 129
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
F ront a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag System . 139
K nee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Side curtai n airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 8
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Secur ing c hild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
L ATCH system ( Lowe r ancho rages and
te thers for chi ldren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Addit ional information
168
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 169
N otice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorde r and vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Elect ronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . . . . 170
Brak ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Elect ro-mechan ica l power ass ist, dynamic
steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Dr iving w ith your quat tro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
E ne rgy ma nagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Driving and the environment ... . 177
B reaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 177
D riving throug h water on roads . . . . . . . . 177
Cata lytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Shutting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Economical and environmentally-friendly
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Driving w ith a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Trai ler mode notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Ge neral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Ca r washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Pl acing your ve hicle out of se rvice . . . . . . 185
Table of contents
Fuel and Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
186
Fuel. ... .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 186
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Brake fl uid .. .. .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. 199
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
W indsh ield/headlight* washer conta iner. 204
Wheels ........ .. ................. 205
Whee ls and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
T ire p ressure monito ring sys tem 222
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Vehicle too l ki t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Space -sav ing spare tir e ( compac t spare
t ire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Replacing w heels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Fuses ... .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 232
B ul bs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Start ing by pushing or tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 236
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
T ow ing with a tow t ruck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Vehicle iden tification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Weig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Di mens ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Capaci ties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 42
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Consumer informat ion ...... .. .. 244
War ranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Operating your vehicle outside the U.S.A.
or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
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Instruments and indicator lights
Instruments and indicator Lights
Instruments
Instrument cluster and controls
The instrument cluster is your central source of information.
Fig. 3 Overview of the instr ume nt cluste r
(D Coolant temperature gauge .. .. .
@ Tachometer .... .. .. ..... .... .
@ Warning/indicator lights ...... .
@ ISETI button ....... ...... .... ·
® Display
- Driver information system .... .
- Time and date display ........ .
- Odometer .... ............ . .
® Reset button for trip odometer
® Fuel gauge ... ..... ..... ..... .
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-When switching the ignition on, the needles
in the instrument cluster swing upward
briefly.
- The illumination for the instrument cluster
lights up whenever you switch on the igni­
tion with the
vehicle headlights off. As the
daylight fades, the instrument cluster illu­
mination likewise dims automatically and
will go out completely when the outside
light is very low . This feature is meant to re­
mind you to switch on the headlights when
outside light conditions become poor.
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Engine coolant temperature gauge
The engine coolant gauge¢ page 10, fig. 3@
only works when the ignition is on. To prevent
damage to your engine, please note the follow­ ing important points:
Engine cold
If the needle is at or close to the bottom of the
gauge, the engine has not yet reached its operat­
ing temperature. Avoid high engine speeds,
heavy engine loads, and heavy throttle applica­
tions .
Normal temperature
When the engine has reached its operating tem ­
perature, the needle will move to the middle of
the gauge and remain there. If the engine is
working hard at high outside temperatures, the
needle may move higher on the gauge . This is not
a cause for concern as long as the . warning
li ght i n the inst rument cluster display does not il­
luminate . If the . warning light in the instru­
ment cluster display flashes, this can mean one
of two things : either the coolant
temperature is
too high, or the coolant
level is too low
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A WARNING
-Always observe the warning in ¢ page 191,
before opening t he hood and checking the
engine coolant level.
- Never open the engine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dr ipping from the engine compartment. You
cou ld burn yourself. Let the engine cool off
firstsothatyoucannothearo rseeany
steam or engine coo lant.
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- Mounting additional lights or accessories in
front of the air inlets reduces the cooling ef­
fect of the radiator. At h igh outside temper­
atu res or high engine load, the engine could
overheat.
- The front spoiler has been designed to prop­
erly distribute the cooling air when the vehi­
cle is moving. If the spoiler is damaged, this
could reduce the cooling effect and the en­
gine could then overheat. Ask your author­
ized Audi dealer for assistance.
Tachometer (engine rev counter )
The tachometer indicates the engine RPM (revo­
lutions per minutes).
If engine RPM drops below 1,500, you should
downshift to the next lower gear. The red area at
the end of the scale indicates maximum permis­
sible eng ine RPM after the break-in period. Be­
fore reaching this area, move the selector lever
to position D/5 or ease your foot off the accelera­
tor pedal.
(D Note
The tachometer needle@¢ page 10, fig. 3
should only briefly be in the red zone: you
could damage your eng ine! The beginning of
the red zone varies depending on the engine.
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early saves fuel and reduces en­
gine noise.
Instruments and indicator lights
~button
Fig. 4 SET button in the instrument cluster
The !SET I button performs the following func­
tions:
Switching on time, date, temperature
display and odometer
The display appears for approximately 30 sec­
onds when you press the
ISETI button¢ fig . 4
with the ignition off.
Starting the Auto-Check sequence
The Auto-Check system constantly monitors cer­
tain indiv idual functions and components of the
vehicle when the ignition is turned on and when
the vehicle is moving.
With the ignition turned on, you can start the
"Auto-Check sequence" by pressing the
! SETI but­
ton. You can perform an Auto-Check sequence
when the vehicle is stat ionary and the ignition is
turned on or when the vehicle is moving slower
than 3 mph (5 km/h).
In addition, the number of keys initialised for
your vehicle is displayed.
L2 3/3 means that
th ree keys have been initialised. This feature e na­
bles used car buye rs to make su re they have re­
ceived all of the keys.
If you are given only two keys, for instance, you
should take the veh icle and the existing keys to
an authorized Audi dealer to have the missing key
disabled. It is also important to notify your insur­
ance company about the loss.
Setting the speed warning
By pressing the ISETI button briefly, you can set
threshold 1 of the speed warning wh ile you are
driv ing
¢page 80. By ma intaining pressure on
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Instrumen ts and ind icator ligh ts
the I SET! button, you de lete the warning thresh­
old.
Digital clock with date display and
Odometer
F ig . 5 Ins trum en t cluster: odo meter
Fig . 6 Instrument cluster: reset bu tton
Digi tal clock/GP S controll ed cl ock*
Depending on the vehicle equipment level, you
may choose between the quartz clock or the
GPS
controlled clock* l!j in the radio or in the MMI *.
You can learn more about this in the MMI manual
or in the rad io user 's manual.
Odometer /t ri p odomete r
The display of distance driven is shown in kilome ­
ters "km" or in miles "mi".
- USA mode ls - Miles
- Canada models - Kilometers
The units of measure (kilometers/miles) can be changed in the radio or MMI* . You can learn
mo re about this in the MMI manual or in the ra­
d io user's manual.
The odometer @ shows the total number of kilo ­
meters or miles that have been driven on the ve­
h icle .
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The trip odometer @ shows the distance driven
since it was last reset.
It can be used to measure
short distances. The last digit shows distances of
100 meters or 1/10 of a mile .
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by press ­
ing the reset button
!O.O I ¢ fig. 6.
Malfunction message
If there is a malfunction somewhe re in the in­
strume nt cluster,
DEF w ill appear in the tr ipod­
ometer and w ill stay on. Contact yo ur authorized
Aud i dealer to have the prob lem corrected.
Immobilizer
When the ignition is switched on, the data on the
i gnition key are scan ned automat ica lly .
If an unauthor ized key was used,
SAFE is d is·
played permanently in the odomete r display
field . The vehicle cannot be operated
¢ page 32 .
{i) Tips
-When you switch off the ignition or open
the driver door, the time, date, odometer
and tempe rature are displayed for an addi­
tional
30 seconds.
- You can also call up the display with the
!SE T! button¢ page 11 while the ignition is
switched off .
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge works only when the ignition is
on.
When the needle re aches the red area, the warn­
i ng l ight
li'J in the instrument cluster wi ll illumi­
nate ¢
page 20. Time to refuel!
The tota l tank capacity of your ve hicle is listed in
¢ page 242.
(D Note
Neve r run the tan k comp letely dry! An ir regu­
l a r supply of fuel can cause eng ine misfiring
and fuel could enter in to the exhaust system .
The cata lytic conver ter cou ld the n overheat
and be damaged.

9:::1: Engine oil pressure
The red engine oil pressure warning symbol re­
quires immediate service or repair . Driving with a
low-oil-pressure indication is likely to inflict se ­
vere damage to the engine.
• Turn off engine! Oil pressure too low
If the indicator lig ht t urns on and the message
appears, the oi l pressu re is too low.
~ P ull off the road.
~ Stop t he vehicle .
~ Turnoff the engine.
~ Check the engine oil level¢ page 195 .
~ If the engine oil leve l is too low, add engine oi l
¢
page 195. Make sure that t he oil pressure
warning symbol. appears no longe r in the
display before you s ta rt driving ag ain.
~ If the engi ne oil leve l is cor rect and t he i ndic a­
tor lig ht still tur ns on, turn t he eng ine
off and
do not continue driving . Seek p ro fessional as ­
s istance .
(D Tips
- The engine oil pressure symbol. is not
an indicator for a low engine oil level. Do
not rely on it. Instead, check the oil level in
your engine at regular intervals, preferably each time you refuel, and always before
going on a long trip.
- The yellow oil level warning indication
Ill
requires oil refill or workshop service with ­
out delay . Do not wait until the red oil
pressure warning. starts to flash before
you respond to the low oil level warning
Ill . By then , your engine may already have
suffered serious damage .
~ . Engine oil level
• WARNING: Please add oil immediately
If the indicator lig ht and the message ap pear,
a dd engine o il i mm edi ate ly
¢page 193.
;::; Ill Add oil, max XX XX l. You may cont. driv .
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~ When the symbol II and driver message appea r, ,....,
~ add the amount of oi l appea ring in the display at
:;;: the next opportunity
¢ page 193. ,....,
Instruments and ind icator lights
-L Eng ine cooling system
A malfunction in the engine cooling system must
be repaired as soon as possible .
• Turn off engine and check coolant level
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appea rs, the coo lant tempe rat ure is too high o r
t h e coo lant leve l is too low.
~ Pull off the ro ad.
~ Stop the vehicle.
~ Tur noff th e engine.
~ Check coolant leve l ¢ page 19 7 .
~ Add coo lant if necessary¢ page 198 .
~ Continue dr iv ing only afte r the e ngine coolant
warni ng/ indicator light goes out .
~ Contact your authorized Audi dealer for assis-
t ance if necessa ry.
If the engi ne coo lant level is correct , then t he ra ­
dia to r f an may be the cause of t he mal func tion .
• Coolant temperature! Let engine run with
vehicle stationary
If the indicator lig ht tur ns on and the messa ge
appea rs, let the engine run a t idle for a few mi ­
nutes to c ool down.
A WARNING
-- If yo ur vehicle should break down for me ­
cha nica l o r ot her reasons, park at a safe dis­
t ance from mov ing t raff ic, t urn off t he e n­
g in e a nd turn on the haz ard warning lights
¢ p age 46, Em ergency fla she rs.
- N ever open t he hood if you see o r hear
s te am or coo lant esca p in g fr om th e engine
co mpartm ent - you ris k being scald ed . W ait
un til yo u can no longe r see or hear steam or
coo lant escapin g.
- T he engi ne compart ment of an y vehicl e is a
d anger ous are a. B efore y ou perfo rm any
wo rk in the eng ine com partment, t urn of
the eng ine a nd a llow it to cool. Follow t he
warn ing stickers
¢page 191.
(D Note
Do not con tinue dr iv in g if the . symbol i llu-
minates. The re is a malf u nction in the engine
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Instruments and indicator lights
(0) Worn brake pads
EiJ Brake pads!
If the warn ing light illum inates, immed iate ly
contact your authorized A ud i dealer o r qualified
wo rkshop to have all brake pads inspected. O n
USA models the wa rni ng lig ht
EiJ comes on to ­
gethe r wi th the war ning l igh t
1111 . Both sets of
b rake pads on an ax le m ust always be rep lace d at
the same time .
A WARNING
Driv ing with bad bra kes can ca use a co llision
and ser ious personal in jury.
- If the wa rning light
EiJ and the warning
light
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comes on in the instrument cl uster display,
i mmediately contact your author ized Audi
dealer or qualified workshop to have all
bra ke pads checked o r rep laced if necessary.
EPC Electronic power control
This warning/indicator light monitors the elec­
tronic power control .
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The~ warni ng/indicator light (Electronic Powe r
Control) ill uminates when you switch the ign ition
on as a function check.
(D} Tips
If this wa rning/in dicator light ill uminates
wh ile you are driving, then there is a mal func­
tion in the eng ine electron ics. Have the ma l­
function corrected as soon as possib le by yo ur
author ized A udi dealer or a qualified repair fa­
cility .
0 Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunc tion Ind ica tor Lam p (M IL) is part of
the On-Boa rd Di ag nosti c (O BD II) system. The
symbo l
('4 lights up whe n the ignition is swi tch ­
e d on and wi ll turn off after the engine has sta rt·
e d and has sett led at a constant idle speed . This
i n dicates that the MIL is working p roperly.
l) - : USA mode ls onl y
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The wa rning lig ht ill uminates w hen the re is a
malfunction in the engine electronic system.
Contact yo ur aut ho rized Aud i dea le r and have the
malfunction corrected .
An impro per ly closed fue l filler cap may also
ca use the MIL light to illuminate ¢
page 188 .
For more info rm ation c::> page 29 .
!?) Engine speed limitation
App lies to vehicles : wi th engine speed limitatio n
lfl Do not exceed max. engine speed of XXXX
rpm
The lfl symbo l illu min ates when the re is an en­
gine co ntro l ma lf u nct ion. The~ indica tor ligh t
in the instrument clus ter also illum ina tes . T he
engine spee d is limited to the s peed displayed in
the d river info rmation system. Keep in mind t hat
the engine speed w ill not exceed the value dis ­
played in the driver information system, for ex­
amp le w hen downshifting.
D rive to your authorized A udi dealer immediate ly
to have the mal function cor rected .
~~. Engine oil sensor
• Oil level! Sensor defective
If the symbol illuminates, contact your author ­
i zed Audi dealer and have the oil sensor inspect­
ed . Until yo u have this done, chec k the oi l level
each time you refuel just to be on the safe side
¢ page 195.
Bu Tank system
Ii] Please refuel
If the indicato r light turns on for the first time
and t he message appea rs, the re are about
2.1 -2.4 gallons (7 • 9 lite rs) of fuel left in the
ta nk. Time to refuel ¢
page 188 .
Ii] Fuel tank system malfunct ion! Contact deal -
er ..,.

Driver information system
Trip computer
Introduction
The trip computer gives you information on cur­
rent and average fuel mileage , average speed ,
fu el range and driving time .
Fig. 9 Tri p computer display: Average fu el mile age
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The fo llow ing information is contin uously evalu­
ated by the trip computer and can be displayed
sequent ia lly in the instrument cluster display:
Fuel range
The estima ted cruising range i n miles (km) ap­
pea rs in the disp lay . Th is tells you how far your
veh icle w ill be able to travel on the c urrent tank
of fuel and with the same driv ing style. The dis ­
p lay changes in increments of 5 miles (10 km).
T he cruising range is calcu lated based on the fuel
consumption for the last 18 m iles (30 km). If you
drive conse rvatively, the cru is ing range will in­
crease.
Average fuel mileage
T he avera ge f uel economy in M PG (l/ 100 k m)
since you last clea red the memory a ppears in this
d isp lay . You can use this display to adj ust your
driving technique to achieve a desired mileage .
Current fuel mileage
The instant aneous f ue l cons umption in miles per
ga llon (l/100 km) is shown in this display. Yo u
can use t his disp lay to adjust yo ur driving techni ­
que to ach ieve a desired mileage .
F ue l cons umption is recalcu lated at inte rv a ls of
33 y ards ( 30 meters) . T his d isp lay sw itches to
ga llons/ho ur ( liters/hour) when the vehicle is not
mov ing.
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Average speed
The average s peed in mp h (km /h) s in ce you last
rese t the memory appears in t he d isplay .
Elapsed time
The length of time that yo u have been drivi ng
s ince you la st reset t he memory appears in this
display .
Distance
The distance that has been covered since the last
time the memory was cleared appears in the dis­ play .
0) Tips
-Fuel consumptio ns (ave rage and current),
range and speed are disp layed in metric
units on Canad ian mode ls .
- All stored values will be lost if the vehicle
bat tery is discon nect ed.
Memories
The trip computer is equipped with two fully au ­
tomatic memories as well as an efficiency pro­
gram* .
Fig. 10 Trip computer display: memory level 1
You can sw itch between the t rip computer 1 and
2 and the efficiency program* by pressing the
IRESET I button@c:>page 25, fig. 11.
You can te ll w hich memory leve l is cur rently a c-
tive by the number or the sig n in the display
¢fig. 10 . The data from the single-trip memory
(memory leve l 1) is being d isp layed if a
D ap-
pears in the display. If a
fJ is shown, then the da­
ta from the tota l-tr ip memory is being d isp layed .,..

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indicates the efficiency program*¢ page 26.
Single-trip memory (Trip computer 1)
The single-trip memo ry stores the trip informa ­
tion from the time the igni tion is turned on until
it is turned
off. If the tr ip is continued within 2
hours from the time the ignition was turned off,
the new data will be included in the calculation of
the current trip information.
If the trip is inter­
rupted for
more than 2 hours the memory is re­
set automat ically.
Total -trip memory (Trip computer 2)
Unlike the single-trip memory, the tota l-trip
memory is not reset automatically. This permits
you to evaluate your driving data for the entire
period between manual resets.
Efficiency program*
The efficiency program can help you to use less
fuel¢
page 26.
Operation
The trip computer is controlled by two switches
on the windshield wiper lever.
Fig. 11 Wind shield w iper leve r: controls fo r th e tr ip com­
p u ter
Operating
"'To display the trip computer memory levels,
press the
I RESE T! button @¢ fig. 11 repeated­
ly until the desired memory level is shown in
the display.
"' To display trip information within a memory
level, press the top or bottom part of the func­
t ion selection switch @ .
Driver information system
The trip computer will not operate unless the ig­
nition is on. When you turn on the ignition, the
function that was in use when you last turned the
ignition off will be disp layed.
In addition to information about the trip comput­
er (trip computer 1, 2 and the efficiency pro­
gram*), information about other systems can al­
so be shown in the display. To sw itch the display
between the different information, tap the
I RESET ! button@ briefly .
Resetting values to zero
.,. Select a value in the desired trip computer or in
the efficiency program* .
"' Press and hold the
I RESET ! button@ for at
least one second . All values in the selected trip
computer or in the efficiency program* are re ­
set to zero .
If the data in tr ip computer 1 are deleted, then
the values in the efficiency program* will also be
reset .
With some vehicle eq uipment levels, the values
for the single trip or total trip memory can also
be reset in the Infotainment system
¢page 25.
(D Tips
All stored values will be lost if the vehicle bat­
tery is disconnected .
Basic Settings for the trip computer
Applies to vehicles: with trip computer
The radio or MM!* operating unit is used for set­
ting the trip computer 's basic settings.
.,. Select: Function button !CAR !> Instrument
cluster
> On-board computer 1 or On-board
computer
2 .
The values in the sing le-trip or the total-trip
memory can all be reset to zero at the same time
under
Reset i n the menu.
In addition, you can determine what information
from the trip computer should be shown in the
instrument cluster display . If one of the pieces of
driver information is turned
Off , that dr iver 1111>
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Driver i nf orm ati on sy stem
information w ill not be shown in the display. The
information will continue to be calculated by the
tr ip computer and can be turned back
On at any
time.
(D Tips
- This function is not avai lable on all vehicles.
- The driving information in the efficiency
program is a lso reset to zero with the s in ­
gle-tr ip memory.
Gearshift Indicator
Applies to vehicles: with manual transmiss ion and gearshift
i n dica tor
This indicator con help conserve fuel.
Fig. 12 Display : Gearshift indicator
In order to become familiar with the gearshift in­
d icter, at first just drive the way you are used to .
If the current gear -and the driving situation -is
not the best one for conserving fuel, then the in­
dicator wi ll display the recommended gea r. The
d isplay shows the current gea r and the gea r that
is recommended
¢fig. 12.
-Up shifting The display w ill light up to the ri ght
of the gear currently selected if it is recom­
mend ing a h igher gear.
- Dow nshifting : The display will light up to the
left of the gear cu rrent ly selected if it is recom­
mend ing a lower gear.
Sometimes the indicator w ill recommend skip­
p ing a gear (3
> 5).
If there is no gearshift recommendation, then
just drive in the appropriate gear for conserving fuel.
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(D Note
This indicator can help you conserve fuel. This i ndicator is not meant to show you which gear
you should always be in in all driving situa­
tions. Somet imes, in situations such as pass­
i ng, driving through mountains or when tow­
i ng a tra ile r, there won't be any gearshift rec­
ommendat ion.
(0 Tips
The display does not l ight up when the clutch
pedal is be ing depressed .
Efficiency program
Description
Applies to vehicles : with trip computer with efficiency pro·
gram
Fig. 13 Display : effic ie ncy program
.,. PressthelRESETlbutton @c>page25, fig .11
repeatedly unt il the efficiency program appears
in the display.
The effic iency program can help you to use less
fuel.
It eva luates dr iv ing information in reference
to fuel consumpt ion and shows other equ ipment
i nfluencing consumption as well as shift recom­
mendat ions. Fuel e conomy messages
¢ page 28 provide tips for efficient driv ing.
The eff ic iency p rogram uses distance and con­
sumption data from trip computer
1. If the data
a re de leted in the efficiency program, those va l­
u es are also reset in trip computer
1.

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rl I.Cl U"I
,-1 I.Cl ......
Enhanced shift indicator
Applies to vehicles: with manual transmiss ion and tr ip com­
p uter with eff iciency program
F ig. 14 Display: enhanced s hift i ndicator
• In the efficiency program, press the function
selection switch¢
page 25, fig. 11@ repeat­
edly until the enhanced shift indicator appears
in the display.
The efficiency program also has an enhanced
shift ind icator. This enhanced shift indicator fol­
lows the same concept as the "standard" shift in­
dicator¢
page 26. The selected and the recom­
mended gears are highlighted in colors like a
traffic light .
The color of the circle indicates if the most suita­ b le gear is engaged or if you should shift up or
down.
Green circle w ithout or No gear or the most
with a gear suitable gear is engag-
ed
Yellow circle¢
fig. 14 Shift up or down one
gear
Red circle Shift up two gears
(D Note
This enhanced shift indicator can help you
conserve fuel. It is not designed to recom­
mend the correct gear in all driving situa­
tions . Only the dr iver can decide which gear is
correct in certain dr iving situations such as
when passing another veh icle, dr iving on hill s
or towing a trailer.
Driver in forma tion system
(D Tips
-The enhanced shift indicator display is dif­
ferent in vehicles with a monochrome dis­
play.
- The "standard" shift indicator* disappears
when the enhanced shift indicator is dis­
played.
Other equipment
Applies to vehicles: with trip computer with eff ic ie n cy pro­
gram
Fig. 15 Display : other equ ipment
• In the effic iency program, press the function
select ion switch ¢
page 25, fig. 11 @ repeat­
ed ly until the other equipment appears in the
disp lay.
Other equipment that is currently affecting fuel
consumption is listed in the eff ic iency program.
T he display shows up to three other items of
equipment @. T he equipment using the most
fuel is listed first. If more than three items using
fuel are switched on, the equipment that is cur­ rently using the most fuel is displayed.
A scale @also shows the current total consump­
tion of all other equipment .
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