Audi RS 5 Cabriolet 2013 User manual

Owner's Manual
2013 Audi RS 5 Cabriolet
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Foreword
Than k you for choosing an Audi -we value your trust in us.
Yournew Audiwill allow you to experience the best in groundbreaking technolo -
gy and prem ium quality equ ipment a vehicle has to offer. We recommend that
you read your Owner's Manual tho roughly so that you quickly become acquaint-
ed with your Audi and make use of a ll of its features.
In addition to explaining how the different features work, we provide many use -
ful tips and informa tion concerning your safety, how to care for your vehicle and
how to ma inta in your vehicle's value. We also give you useful tips and informa-
tion on how to drive your vehicle more efficiently and in an environmenta lly
friendly manne r.
In the Owner's Manual packet, you will also find a quick reference guide, an
Owner's Manual for your Infotainment system and the vehicle maintenance
schedule.
We hopeyou enj oy driving your Audi andwe wish you safe and pleasant motor-
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2 Table of contents
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment . . . .. .
Ins t ruments and controls . . . .
General illus tr at ion .... . . . . . . . . .. .
Instruments and warning /
indicator lights ...... . . . . . . . . . .
Inst ruments . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
War ning/ indi cator lights . . . . . . . . . . .
Driver information d isplay . . . .
I ntroduct ion . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
Trip computer . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
Service interval display .... . . . . . .. .
Engine oil temperature indicator . . . .
Lap timer . . . ....... .. . . . . . . .. . . .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Opening and closing .. . . . . . . . .
Power locking system .. . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear lid . . . . ................ . . . . .
Powe r win dows . ...... . . . . . . . . .. .
Valet par king . . ........ . . . . . . . . . .
Power top . . . . ...... . ... . . . . . . .
Autom at ic power top ...... . . . . . .. .
W ind defle cto r ......... . . . . . . . . . .
Powe r top emergency operation
Clear vision ............ . . .. . .. .
Lights . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . .
I nt erior lights . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
V1s1on ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
W iper and washer system . . . . . . . . . .
Digita l compass ............ . . . .. .
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General recommendat ions . . . . . . . . .
Front seats ... . .......... . . . . . .. .
Head restraints . ...... . . . . ... . . . .
Seat memo ry .. . .......... . . . . . . .
Ashtray . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cigarette lig hte r .......... . . . . . . . .
Storage . ..... . .......... . . . .... .
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Lugg age compartmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Warm and cold . . . . . . .... . . . . . .
Climate controls . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . .
On the road . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . .
Steering . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . .
Ign it ion lock ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . .
Convenience key . . . . . .......... . . .
Driver messages ................. .
Electromechanical parking brake . . . .
Speed warning syst em .. . . ... . . . . . .
Cruise cont rol . . . . ............... .
Transm ission . . . . ... . ........ . .
S · ®
t ronrc . . ... . . . ............... .
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard ...... . ... . .
I ntroduc t ion . . . . . . .. . . . . ... .. . . . .
General informa t ion . ........ . . . . .
Audi adaptive cruise cont rol ..... . . .
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . .... . . . . . .
Messages . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . .
Audi side assist ............ . . .
Lane change assistant
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Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Driving set t ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Parking syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 7
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Parking system (rear, with rear view
camera) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Homelink ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Universa l remote contro l. .... . . . . . . 114
Safety fir st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Proper occupant seating positions . . . 119
Driver and passenger side footwe ll . . . 123
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Stow ing l uggage . . .. . . . . ... .. . . . . 124
Reporting Safety Defe cts . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6
Active rollove r pro t ection syst em . . . . 127

Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Why safety belt s? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Safety belt pretens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 13S
Airbag system ......... . ... . . . . 137
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 137
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Child Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Import ant things to know .. . . . . . . . .
Child safety seats ......... . . . . . . . .
I nstall ing a child safety seat . . . . . . . .
LATCH Lower anchorages and tether
for childr en . . . . .......... . . . . . . . .
Addit ional Information
Vehicle operation ........... . .
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . .
Notice about data recorded by vehicle
control modules .......... . ... . . . .
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC).
Braking . . ... . ..... . ........ . ... .
Elect ro-mechanical power assist,
dynamic steering ......... . ... . . . .
Driving w it h your quat tro ® . . . . . . . . .
Energy management ............ . .
Driving and environment . . . . .
The f irst 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . .......... . . . . . . . .
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . .
Driving through water on roads . . . . .
Warming up and cooling down . . . . . .
Catalyt ic converter ........ . ... . . . .
Operate your vehicle econom ically and
minim ize pollution ......... . . . ... .
Vehicle care .............. . . . . .
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18S
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Cleaning and protection . . . . . . 189
General info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Care of exte rior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Care of inter ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
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Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Brake fluid ... . ... . .............. 216
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Windshield/headlight* washer
container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 1
Tires and wheels ........... . . .
Tires ... . . . . . . . . . . . ............ .
Tire pressure mon itoring system
Do-it-yourself service ........ .
What do I do now? ........... .
Vehicle tool kit ... . . . . . .......... .
Tire repair . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... .
Changing a wheel . . ... . .......... .
Fuses and bulbs . . . . ... .... ... .
Fuses ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... .
Bulbs ....... . . . ..... . .......... .
Emergency situations ........ .
General ... . . . . . . . .............. .
Starting by pushing or towing ...... .
Starting with jumper cables .. ... . . .
Use of jumper cables . . . .. . . . .. . . . .
Emergency towing wit h commercia l
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . ............ .
Lift ing vehicle . . . . . ... . .......... .
Technical data . . . . . . . . . .... . . . .
General information ....... . . .
Explanat ion of techn ical data .... . . .
Vehicle identification . .......... . . .
Weights . . . . . ... . . . . . .......... .
Dimensions . ..... . . . . . .......... .
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Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
450 hp, 4 .2liter 8-cyl. engine . . . . . . . 263
Consumer Information . . . . . . . 264
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Operating your vehicle outside the
U.S.A. or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Addit ional accessories, modifications
and parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Declaration of Compliance,
Telecommun ications and Elect ronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

I n addition to t his Owner's Manual, your Audi
comes w ith a Warranty & Maintena nce book-
let.
Moreover, dependi ng on t he mode l and t he
equip ment, t here may be additiona l instr uc-
tion booklets delivered w ith your vehicle (for
examp le, Operat ing Instr uctions f or your
Sound System, Navigation System etc .).
If you are m issing one of these publicat ions,
or if you believe that the inf ormation is not
comp lete, contact you r aut horized Audi dealer
for assistance.
The Warranty & Maintenance booklet
explains how you can keep your Audi in top
driving conditi on by having it serviced regular -
ly and conta ins deta iled info rmat ion about
the warranties covering your Audi. Always
have the book let with you when you take your
vehicle to an auth orized Audi dealer for serv-
ice. Your Audi Service Advisor will record each
schedul ed service and can answer any qu es-
tions you may have regarding how to maintain
your vehicle.
In Canada,
t he vehicle lite ratu re is also available in
French. To obtai n a copy, contact your dealer
or w rit e to :
Au Canada, on peut se procure r un exempla ire
en fran~ais de ce document aupres du conces-
sionna ire ou de:
Volkswagen Canada, Inc.
Client Assistance
Assistance a la Clientele
77 7 Bayly Street, West,
Aj ax, Ontario LIS 7G7
If you sell your Audi
all literatu re should be left in the vehicle to
make the Warranty terms as we ll as all oper-
ating, safety and ma intenance information
available t o the next owne r.
Vehicle literature 5
If you change your address or if you
bought this Audi used
be sure to send in a "Notice of Addr ess
Change" I " Notice of Used Car Purchase" post
card. This card can be fo und in the War ranty &
Maint enance booklet or obtained from your
autho rized Audi dealer.
It is in your own interest that we are able to
contact you should the need arise .
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6 About this Owner 's Manual
This owner's manua l contains important infor-
mation, tips, suggestions, and warnings for
the use of your vehicle.
Make sure that this owner's manua l is always
located in the vehicle. This is especially impor-
tant if you allow other people to drive the ve-
hicle, or if you sell it.
This owner's manua l describes the equipment
range specified for this mode l at the editoria l
deadline date. Some of the equipment descri-
bed here will on ly be available at a later date,
or only in specific markets.
Some sections in this owner's manua l do not
apply to all vehicles . In that case, the range of
applicability is given at the beginn ing of the
section, e.g., "Applies to vehicles: with ad-
vanced parking system". In addition, optional
or vehicle -specific equipment is indicated by
an aster isk "*" .
Illustrations may be different from those in
your vehicle, and are intended to be viewed as
a basic guide .
You will find a table of contents at the begin-
ning of this book, which disp lays all topics de-
scribed in this manual in order of appearance.
You will find an alphabetical index at the end
of this book .
All directions, such as " left", "right", "front",
''back", are relative to the direct ion of travel.
* Optional or vehicle-specific equipment
.,.. This section continues on the next page.
® Registered trademar ks are identified with
a®. If th is symbol is missing, it is no guar-
antee that the terms can be used free ly.
~ &. Cross-reference to a "WARNI NG!" with-
in a section. For ind ication w ith a page num-
ber, the corresponding "WARNING!" can be
found outside of the section .
A WARNING
Text with this symbol contains important
information on safety and how to reduce
the risk of personal injury or death.
(D Note
Text with this symbo l draws your attention
to potentia l sources of damage to your ve-
hicle.
@) For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbo l contains information
about the environment and how you can
help protect it.
{!) Tips
Text with this symbo l contains special tips
and other information about gett ing the
most out of your vehicle and its features.

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8 Instruments and controls
Instruments and controls
General illustration
Fig. l Cockpit: left section
Fig. 2 Cockpit : right section