automatic transmission AUDI A5 COUPE 2018 Owner's Guide

Consumer Info rmation
today's a utomo biles, have steadily reduced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by veh icle owners.
Also , sa fet y and
en vironmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustmen ts to en­
g ine and transmission parts wh ich an owner can
perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
qu ire special tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work ­
shop personnel in order to assure proper per­
forma nce, re liability and safety of the veh icle and
its many systems .
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliab ility of your
ve hicle and eve n void your vehicle warranty .
Therefo re, proof of se rvicing in a ccordance w ith
the m aintenance sched ule may be a condition for
up ho ld ing a possible wa rranty claim made within
the wa rranty pe riod.
Above all , ope rational safety can be adversely af­
fected, cre ating unne cessa ry risks fo r you and
your passengers.
I f in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other properly
eq uipped and qualified workshop . We strongly
urge you to g ive your author ized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform a ll scheduled mainte ­
nance and necessa ry repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, origina l parts and tra ined specialists to
keep your veh icle runn ing prope rly.
Performing limited maintenance yourself
The fo llow ing pages describe a limited number of
procedures whic h can be performed on your vehi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
tra ined personnel be unava ilable. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
ough ly read all of the app licab le text and carefu l­
ly follow the instructions g iven . A lways rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS prov ided .
Befo re yo u check anything in the engine com ­
partment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
c::> & and c::> & in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 330 .
390
A WARNING
-
-Ser ious personal in jury may occur as a result
of imp roperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments or repairs .
- Always be extreme ly careful when work ing
on the vehicle . Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­ mon sense. Never r is k personal in jury.
- Do not attempt any of the mainte nance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are no t fu lly fam iliar with these
or other proce dures with respect to the ve­
hicle, o r are uncert ain how to p ro ceed.
- Do not do any work wi thout the prope r tools
a nd equi pmen t. H ave the necess ary wo rk
done by your authorized Au di dealer or an ­
other properly equipped and qualified work­
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor veh i­
cle is a potentially hazardous area . Never
reach into the a rea around or touch the radi­
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
gine is off and the ignition key has been re­
moved. The rad iator fan switches on auto­
mat ica lly when the coolant reaches a certain
temperature and will con tinue to ru n until
the coolant temperat ure drops.
- Always remove the igni tion key before any­
one gets u nder the vehicle.
- Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The ja ck* s upplied w ith the vehi­
cle is no t ad equate fo r thi s pu rpose and
could collapse causing se rious personal in ­
jury .
- If you must wor k underne ath the vehicle
with the wheels on t he ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels a re always sec urely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic t ransm iss ion) is in P (Park
position) and the park b rake is applied.

Index
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Recommendation.................... 322
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 139
Fueling Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
F uel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
G
Garage door opener
refer to Homel ink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 343
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 387
H
Handsfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Head-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 61
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 61
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 261
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 271
High beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Hill hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Home address .... .. ........ ...... 209, 215
Homelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 284
How safety belt pretens ioners work . . . . . . 275
398
I
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Important things to do before driving . . . . 258
Importing and exporting (contacts) . . . . . . 188
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
PASSENGER AIR BAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Input Using the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Using the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Installing the upper tether strap on the an -
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Internet
refer to Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 191
Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Interval mode (wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
iPhone
refer to Audi music interface ....... 236, 237
J
Jukebox 232
Jump-start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Jump start cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
K
Key.......... .. .. .. .. .. ........... ... 38
Key not recogni zed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 39
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 , 42
Vehicle code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Kick-down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . 100

Index
Starting to drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9S
Starting (eng ine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 92
Steering Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
also refer to Electromechanical steering 154
Steering wheel Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
also refer to Multifunction
steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 15, 16
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 356
Stopover (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Stopping (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Streaming
refer to Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Street View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
S tronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 96
Subtitles (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Subwoofer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Suspension control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Swap call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Sw itching tabs
refer to Multifunction
steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 15, 16
Switching the ignition on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
also refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
SYNC (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
System settings (MMI) . ...... ... .... .. . 251
System update (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
System volume 256
T
Tachometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 12
Tail lights Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
TOI clean diesel
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
404
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Connect ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Dialing a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Options during a phone call . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Playing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Temperature display Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Outs ide temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tether anchors .. .. ... ...... ........ .. 319
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79, 265
Tightening specification Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Tighten ing spec ification (wheel bolts) . . . . 374
Time ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 251
Tire Mobility System (tire repair set) . . . . . . 369
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Low-profile tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . 359, 360
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Tire pressure (trailer towing mode) . . . . . 104 Unidirectional .... .. .. ........... 343,374
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Tires and wheels Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 343
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 355
TMC
refer to Traffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Tone (sound)
refer to Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
touch
refer to MMI touch
Towing Tow trucks
Towing loop
TPMS 161
383
383,384
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 360
Traffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222, 223