roof rack AUDI A5 COUPE 2018 Owners Manual

Table of content s
About this Owne r's Manual. . . . . .
6
Cockpi t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cockpit overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Controls at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Mu ltifunction steering wheel plus . . . . . . 13
Mu ltifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . 16
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
H ead-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . 24
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Starting and dri ving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Cent ral locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
L ugg age compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . 51
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Automatic power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
W ind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Power top emergency operation . . . . . . . . 58
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Interior lighti ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65
W indshield wipe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Dig it al c ompass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Seats and storage................ 71
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Soc kets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
2
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Climate contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
3 zone deluxe automatic climate control 82
Steering wheel heat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Driving ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. 86
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Start ing and stopping the eng ine . . . . . . . 89
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . 94
Starting to drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
A utomat ic tra nsmission 96
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
D riving with a tra ile r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
T ra ile r towing information . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Driver assi stance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 7
Assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
E lectronic speed limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cruise contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Camera-based traffic sign recognition . . . 109
Lap timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Pred ictive effic iency assist........... .. 112
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Pred ictive cont rol (effic iency assist) . . . . . 120
T raffic jam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
D ista nce ind icator and d ista nce wa rning 123
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 23
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Audi pre sense basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Audi pre sense front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Audi pre sense rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7
Audi pre sense city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
128
Settings in the Infotainment system . . . . 129
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Audi s ide ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Parking systems 141
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Rear pa rking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Parking aid plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Periphera l came ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Sea ts and stor age
@ Tips
You can lock or unlock the pass-through
through the luggage compartment. This pre­
vents any access to the luggage compartment
from the ve hicle interior .
Roof rack
Applies to: veh icles with roof rack
App lies to: Coupe
F ig . 9 2 Roof : mo untin g po int s fo r the roo f rack
Applies to: Sportback
F ig. 93 Roo f: mo unti ng po ints for the roof ra ck
If luggage or cargo is to be ca rried on the roof ,
you mus t observe the following:
- Only a specially designed roof rack may be used
on your veh icle . T hese roof racks are the basis
for a complete roof rack system. Additional at­
tachments/car rier systems are necessa ry to
transport luggage and sports equipment. We
recommend roof racks and attachments from
the Audi Genuin e Accessories program .
- When installing the roof rack, make sure that it
is mounted only at the designated po ints on
the roof ¢
fig. 92 or¢ fig . 93.
- The maxim um permitted roof load for yo ur v e­
hicle is 165 lbs (75 kg) (Coupe) or 200 lbs
(90 kg) (Spo rtback) . T he roof load is the total
of the we ight of the roof rack, the attachments
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and the cargo you are carrying. However , please
not e the permissib le load of the carrier system
being used, the permissible axle loads and the
permissible total vehicle weight
q page 386 .
A WARNING
-Follow the installation instructions provided
w ith the roof rack system. If you do not se ­
cure the roof rack system and objects on the
roof correctly, they could come loose from
the vehicle and ca use an accident .
- The risk of an acc ident increases when using
a roof rack system, because it changes the
driving characterist ics by shifting the ce nter
of grav ity and/or the increasing the surface
area exposed to wind . Adapt your driving
and speed to the current conditions.
Q) Note
Make sure that the luggage compartment lid
and the p anorama g lass roo f* do not come in­
to contact with objects o n the roof when they
are open .
@ For the sake of the environment
Your vehicl e wi ll use more fue l due to the in­
creased wind resistance . So remove the roof
rack after using it.

engaged, for example when you notice that the next traffic light is red . This produces an engine
braking effect, which helps to protect the brakes
and tires and reduces the emissions and fuel con ­
sumpt ion to zero (fuel shut-off dur ing decelera­
tion) .
Shift efficiently
Upshifting earlier is an effective way to save fuel.
Staying in a gear too long uses fuel unnecessari­
ly.
Applies to: vehicles with manual transmission
Shift as soon as possible from first to second
gear. S hifting to the next highest gear at approxi­
mately 2,000 RPMs if poss ible is recommended.
Applies to: vehicles with automatic transmissions
Press down on the acce le rator peda l slowly and
avoid "kick -down".
Avoid full acceleration
You should rarely travel at the maximum vehicle
speed. High speeds cause a disproportionately
high increase in fuel consumption, emissions and
traffic noise. Driving more slowly saves fuel.
Reduce idling time
The Start/Stop system* he lps to reduce the idling
time automatically. In vehicles without the Start/
Stop system*, it is efficient to switch the engine
off when stopped at railroad cross ings and long
r ed lights. Stopping the engine for 30-40 sec­
onds already saves more fuel than the amount of
extra fuel needed to restart the eng ine.
It takes a very long time in idle to warm the en­
g ine up to operating temperature. Wear and
emissions are especially h igh in the wa rm-up
phase . Therefore, you should begi n driving im­
mediately a fter starting the engine . Avoid high
RPMs while do ing this .
Have maintenance performed regularly
By having maintenance performed regu larly on
your veh icle, yo u ca n he lp to reduce f uel con-
<(
~ sumption before yo u even start to drive. The
N ~ maintenance condition of your vehicle not only
8 affects traffic safety and long-term value but a l­
'° 3 Driving
so impacts fuel consumption . A poorly main ­
tained engine can lead to fuel consumption that is 10% higher than norma l.
Avoid short trips
The eng ine and exhaust cleaning system must
reach their optimal operat ing temperatu re to ef­
f ectively reduce consumption and emissions.
A cold engine uses a disproportionately high
amount of fue l. The engine reaches operating
temperat ure and consumption normalizes on ly
after approximate ly 2.5 miles (4 km).
Check the tire pressure
To save fuel, make sure the tires are always in­
flated to the correct press ure
~page 351. The
fuel consumption can increase by 5% if the pres­
s u re is only 0.5 bar too low. Due to the increased
rolling resistance, low tire pressures wi ll also
l ead to greater tire wear and will affect driving
behavior.
Do not drive on winter tires year-round, as this
will consume up to 10% more fuel.
Eliminate unnecessary weight
S in ce eve ry po und of ext ra weight increases f uel
consumption, a quick inspection of the luggage
compartment may be worth it to avoid unneces ­
sary weight .
When not be ing used, a roof rack should be re­
moved to decrease the wind resistance of the ve­
hicle. This will save you approximately 12% fuel
at speeds from 62 -75 mph (100 - 120 km/h) .
Save energy
The eng ine drives the generator, which generates
electric ity; the fuel consumpt io n also incr eases
with the demand for electr icity. The refore, switch
electrical eq uipment off when you no longer
need it . Examples of equipment that uses a lo t of
energy are air blowers at a high setting, the rear
window defogger and seat heating* .
@ Note
Do not leave engine idling unattended after
starting. If warning lights shou ld come on to
indicate improper operation, they would go
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Airbag syste m
-If you are unrestrained, leaning forward, sit­
ting sideways or out of position in any way,
your risk of injury is much higher.
- You will also receive serious injuries and
could even be killed if you are up aga inst the
airbag or too close to it when it inflates
-
even with an Advanced Airbag ¢page 277.
A WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat w ill be
ser iously injured and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates
-even w ith an Advanced Airbag
System.
- Although the Advanced A irbag System in
yo ur vehicle is designed to turn off the front
airbag when a rearward-facing child re­
straint has been insta lled on the front pas­
senger seat, nobody can absolutely guaran­
tee that deployment is impossible in all con­ ceivable s ituations that may happen during
the useful life of your vehicle.
- The inf lating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the chi ld safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door,
or roof.
- Always install rearward-facing ch ild re­
straints on the rear seat.
- If you must install a rearward fac ing ch ild
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptiona l circumstances and the
PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light does not
come on and stay on, immed iate ly install
the rear-fac ing ch ild safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system
inspected by your authorized Audi dea ler.
A WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must in­
stall a forward-facing chi ld restraint on the
front passenger's seat:
- Always make sure the forward-facing seat
has been designed and certified by its man­
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas­
senger front and side a irbag.
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- Never put the forward-facing child restraint
up against or very near the instrument pan­
el.
- Always move the front passenger seat to
the highest posit ion in the up and down ad­
justment range and move it back to the rearmost posit ion in the seat's fore and aft
ad justment range, as far away from the a ir­
bag as poss ible, before install ing the for­
ward-facing chi ld restraint.
- Always make sure that the safety be lt upper
anchorage is behind the ch ild rest raint and
not next to o r in fron t of the child rest raint
so that the safety be lt will be properly posi­
tioned.
- Always make sure th at there is noth ing on
the front passenger seat that will cause the
capacitive passenger detection system in
the seat to signal to the Airbag System that
the seat is occup ied by a person when it is
not, or to signal that it is occupied by some­
one who is heavier than the person actually
sitt ing on the seat. The presence of addi­
tional objects could cause the passenger
front airbag to be turned on when it should
be off, or could cause the airbag to work in a
way that is d ifferent from the way it wou ld
have worked withou t the objec t on the seat .
- Ma ke sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
"1; light comes on and stays on all the
time wheneve r the ignit ion is switched on .
' Advanced Airbag System components
The front passenger seat in your vehicle has a lot
of very important parts of the Advanced Airbag
System in it. These parts include the capacitive passenger detection system, wir ing, brackets,
and more. The control unit monitors the system
on the front passenger seat when the ignit ion is
switched on and turns the airbag indicato r light
o n when a malfunction in the one of the system
components is
detec ted¢ page 289. Because
t h e fron t passenger seat contains impo rtant
parts of the Advanced Ai rbag System, you must
take care to prevent it from being damaged .
Damage to the seat may prevent the Advanced
.,.

Airbag system
airbag inflates -even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door or roof .
- Always install rear-facing child safety seats
on the rear seat .
- If you must install a rearward-facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system inspected by your authorized Audi dealer.
A WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will in­
crease the risk of injury in a crash by interfer­
ing with the way the airbag unfolds or by be­
ing pushed into you as the airbag inflates.
- Never hold things in your hands or on your
lap when the vehicle is in use.
- Never transport items on or in the area of
the front passenger seat. Objects could move into the area of the front airbags dur­
ing braking or other sudden maneuvers and
become dangerous projectiles that can
cause serious personal injury if the airbags
inflate .
- Never place or attach accessories or other
objects (such as cupholders, telephone
brackets, large, heavy or bulky objects) on
the doors, over or near the area marked "AIRBAG'' on the steering wheel, instru­
ment panel, seat backrests or between
those areas and yourself. These objects could cause injury in a crash, especially
when the airbags inflate.
- Never recline the front passenger's seat to
transport objects. Items can also move into
the area of the side airbag or the front air­ bag during braking or in a sudden maneu­
ver. Objects near the airbags can become
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projectiles and cause injury, particularly
when the seat is reclined .
- Never place or transport objects on the
front passenger seat. Objects on the front passenger seat could cause the capacitive
sensor in the seat to signal to airbag system
that the seat is occupied by a person when it
in fact is not, or that the person on the seat
is heavier than he or she actually is. The
change in electric capacitance because of
such objects can cause the passenger front
airbag to be turned on when it should be
off, or can cause the airbag to work in a way
that is different from the way it would have
worked without objects on the seat.
- Always make sure that there is nothing on
the front passenger seat that will cause the
capacitive passenger detection system in
the seat to signal to the Airbag System that
the seat is occupied by a person when it is not , or to signal that it is occupied by some­
one who is heavier than the person actually
sitting on the seat. The presence of an ob­
ject could cause the passenger front airbag
to be turned on when it should be off, or
could cause the airbag to work in a way that
is different from the way it would have
worked without the object on the seat.
A WARNING
The fine dust created when airbags deploy can cause breathing problems for people with a history of asthma or other breathing condi­
tions .
- To reduce the risk of breathing problems,
those with asthma or other respiratory con­ ditions should get fresh air right away by
getting out of the vehicle or opening win­
dows or doors.
- If you are in a collision in which airbags de­
ploy, wash your hands and face with mild
soap and water before eating.
- Be careful not to get the dust into your eyes,
or into any cuts or scratches.
- If the residue should get into your eyes,
flush them with water .

Maximum (permissible )
inflat ion pressure
means the maximum cold infla­
tion pressure to wh ich a t ire may
be inflated . Also called "maxi ­
mum inflation pressure ."
Normal occupant weight
means 150 lbs . (68 kilograms)
times the numbe r of occupants
seated in the veh icle up to the to­
tal seating capacity of your vehi­
c le .
Occupant distribution
means distribution of occupants
in a vehicle .
Outer diameter
means the overall diameter of an
inflated new tire .
Overall width
means the linear dis ta n ce be­
tween the exteriors of the side ­
walls of an inflated tire, inc luding
e levations due to labeling, deco­
rations, or protect ive bands or
ribs.
Ply
means a layer of rubber-coated
parallel cords .
Wheels
Production options weight
means the combined weight of
those installed regular production
options weighing over 5 lbs. (2.3 kg) in excess of those standard
items which they replace, not pre­
viously considered in curb weight
or accessory weight, including
heavy duty brakes, ride levelers,
roof rack , heavy d uty ba tte ry , and
special trim .
Radial ply tire
means a pneumatic tire in which
the ply cords that extend to the
beads are laid at substantia lly 90
degrees to the centerline of the
tread .
Recommended inflation
pressure
see ¢ page 34 4, Cold tire infla­
tion pressure .
Reinforced tire
means a tire designed to operate
at higher loads and at higher in ­
fl at ion pressures than the corre­
sponding standard tire. Rein­
forced tires may be identified as
"X L", "x l", "EXTRA LOA D", or "RF"
on the s idewa ll.
..,
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Index
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 326
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Remote control operation
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 51
Remote lock ing and unlocking
Aud i connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Removing the caps (wheel bolts) ........ . 371
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Repairs
A ' b tr ag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing Light bulbs
380
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 267
Reset
refer to Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Residual heat (automatic climate control) . . 84
Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Reverse gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Rewinding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Right control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rims ...... ... .. ................ ... . 357
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Roaming
refer to Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Rollbar
refer to Active rollover protection system 265
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
also refer to Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Route criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Route guidance
refer to Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Running direction (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
s
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
402
Safety
Airbag system ... .. .. .............. .
Be lts
........ ... .. .. ...............
Cargo
Correct seating position ............ . .
Pedal area ........ ... .............. .
Telephone .... ... .. .. ........ ..... . .
Safety belt h eight adjustment .......... .
Safety belt microphone . .. ........... . .
Safety belt position .. .. ............. . .
Safety belt height adjustment ........ .
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . .
Safety be lt pretensioner 277
268
263
259
263
178
274
189
273
274
274
Service and disposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268, 272
Belt positioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Not worn .................. ........ 270
Safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Securing child safety seats ............ 313
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
for us ing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 291
Saving fuel Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
R t· ecu per a ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Scan (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Screen
refer to Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
sos
refer to Voice recognition system . . . . . . . 170
Search area (point of interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 210