Carl Story

I have a 2017 A5 that I bought almost a year ago as a CPO, hence the warranty will be expiring in a couple of months. The top lowers in a way that I find curious and the owners manual doesn't really address my question. I would like to assure this is "normal" (although I think a bit odd) before warranty expires.

When I depress the "Top Down" select button and hold it, all windows lower a few inches, and then the top goes down. So far so good, but if I continue to depress the button, the windows go back UP. So then I have the top down, windows up. (?). On other convertibles I've owned (Saab & BMW), all the windows LOWER when the selector is held depressed which seems to make a lot more sense.

Can anyone tell me if this is "normal" and, if so, what is the reason for such operational design?

Thank you.

JJs S5 CAB

I had a 2015 and currently own a 2020 and both cabriolets operated that way.

michael sullivan

my Porsche does that also. Never gave it much thought, but I assume it is becaause some people (me included) leave windows up in some circumstances, so don't always want them to drop. My BMW E93 same thing too, except that that one had a separate one touch button to drop all windows as well. Don't knlw if Uudi includes that.

mhoran89

my prior B8 '14 A5 and my current B9 '18 S5 both do this. definitely operating as designed.