Recent vehicles have a growing number of features and nevertheless they provide us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not all the time user friendly. No matter you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Audi A5, depending on its features, it can be complicated to understand how to start a Audi A5? Even if this required act of running a car may seem self evident to most of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. On this webpage we will show you the different methods to start a Audi A5 with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Audi A5 with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.

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How to start a Audi A5 with key?

So we start our content page which is meant to learn you how to start a Audi A5, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find below the different guidelines to be executed to turn on the engine of your Audi A5:

  • Discover the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is in most cases on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to browse our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Audi A5 that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Examine that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they mean don’t think twice to browse our content page on orange lights on Audi A5 to know the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Audi A5 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new test)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Audi A5,

How to start a Audi A5 with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Audi A5 with key or will explain you how to do it for a Audi A5 equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is roughly similar, so don’t think twice to go back to the previous part to have details on each of the steps to do. Learn below the steps to stick to to start your Audi A5 with a card:

  • Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, examine on your dashboard if your Audi A5 is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is in most cases based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases located on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Audi A5

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Audi A5

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How do I start a Audi A5 without a key?

And to conclude, we will discover, how to start a Audi A5 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. Even so, you should know that if your Audi A5 is newer than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to start it without a key because of all the security systems present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the technique to follow:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them jointly and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Audi A5).

There, you’ve learned all the methods to start a Audi A5.

If you have any additional questions about the Audi A5, do not hesitate to consult our Audi A5 category.