2013 AUDI Q5 Owners Manual

Hybrid 103
Driving situa -Condition s Vehicle behavior
ti ons
- Do not r un the combustion en- The temperature of the comb ustion eng ine
gine wh ile the vehicle is parked to rises very slowly and the fuel consumption
warm the engine . increases considerably.
- Use the rear w indow/exter ior This conserves the energy in the h igh vo lt-
Driv ing in cold mirro
r defroster and the seat heat- age battery so that it is ava ilab le to r un the
weather i
ng s par ingly. vehicl e in ele ct ric mode .
- Park the vehicle in a garage over-
This reduces ex pos ure of the hig h voltage
night.
Energy flow display
Applies to vehicles: with hybrid dr ive
F ig. 110 Instrument cluster: e nergy flow disp lay
The energy flow o f the hybrid system is shown
i n the instrument cluster display and in the
M MI disp lay. The image is animated in the
MMI disp lay.
Image in the instrument cluster display
.. Pres s the !RESET I but ton in the w indshield
wipe r lever repeate dly until the e ne rgy flow
di splay
c::> fig . 110 appears .
Component
@Propshaft
Color
orange
gray
green
ora nge
g ra y battery to co
ld temperat ures . The required
temperature range for the high voltage
battery will then be reached more quick ly
after you start driving.
Fig. 1 11 M MI d isp lay: energy flow display
Image in the MMI display
.,. Select: I ME NU I fu ncti on bu tton > Hybrid
cont ro l button c::> fig . 111.
Meaning
The combustion engine Is running
The combust io n engin e is off
E lectric driving/recuperating
D riving w ith th e combus tion en gin e
Driving with the combustion engine and electric
motor (boost)
Vehi cle s ta tio nary/ rolling in the N sele ctor lever
p osition

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@ High voltage battery green High voltage battery charge level
green (animated High voltage battery is charging
@ Movement arrow in MMI)
gray
green
orange
---.. ,
green-orange
@ Movement arrow g
reen
@ Tips
The Energy flow display will not shown in
the MMI display when the reverse gear is engaged, due to safety reasons .
Consumption display
Applies to vehicles: with hybrid drive
Fig. 1 12 MM! display: consumpt ion disp lay
The consumption display shows the average
energy consumption and the recuperat ion
quantity in S minute interva ls.
Call ing up th e co nsumption displa y
.. Se lect: I MENU I function button > H ybrid
control button .
.. Turn the control knob counter-clockwise.
Res etting the con sumption display
.. Se lect: I MENU I function button> H ybrid
control button.
.. Turn the contro l knob to
Reset consump-
tion stat istics.
The o range bars show the average cons ump­
tion and the green bars show the recuperation
quantity . Each bar represents a measured S Vehicle is not in drive ready mode
Electric driving
Driving with the combustion engine
Driving w ith the combust ion engine and electric
motor (boost)
Recuperating
minute interval. The d isplay
covers a 60 mi ­
nute time period.
The bar with the white border on the outer right shows the current ave rage consumption
or the cur ren t recupera tion quan tity. After 5
minutes, th is bar travels a step to the left and
a new bar appears in the outer right.
T he filled bars show the values fo r the current
drive cycle. Once the ignition is switc hed off
and on again, all o f the p revio us ba rs a re d is ­
played as not filled and new filled bars appear
on the right . This is so that the values from
the previous tr ips and the current trip can be
compared visually.
Vehicle tool kit and tire repair set
Applies to vehicles: with hybrid drive
Fig. 11 3 Luggage compartment: vehicle tool bag and
tire repair se t
The vehicle tool k it is found under a cove r in
the cargo floo r<=>
fig . 113 @. The tire repair
set (Tire Mobility System) is found in the stor­
age compartment in the r ight s ide tr im panel
® · ~

Additional information about the vehicle tool kit may be found under
c::> page 269 and
about the tire repa ir set under
c::> page 2 72 .
(D Tips
The right storage compartment in the lug­
gage compartment and its contents must
always be kept in the vehicle. The veh icle
m ust not be operated w ithout the tire re­
pa ir set.
Charging the batteries
Applies to vehicles: with hybrid drive
The vehicle is equipped with two 12 volt bat ­
ter ies and a h igh voltage battery.
If the
12 volt batter ies are dead, they may be
charged with a charger or the vehicle may be
jump started with assistance from another ve­
hicle in the same way as a conventional vehi­
cle .
The same applies to the high voltage battery
if it is d ischarged . However, in this case, the
charg ing process is accompanied w ith mes­
sages in the inst rument cluste r display. The
i gnit ion m ust be switched on and all unneces­
sary electric components m ust be turned off.
The connections in the engine compartment
are used for both charging and jump starting
c::> page 245 or c::> page 284.
Vehicle not ready to start. See owner's
manual
This message appears if the high voltage bat­
tery charge level is too low. The vehicle can no
l onge r be started with its own power. The
high voltage battery must be charged with a
charger or the vehicle must be jump started
with the aid of another vehicle.
Afte r the connecting the cha rger or jumper ca­
b les, the ignition must be turned off for ap­
proximately two minutes and then turned on
again. After no more than one m inute, one of
the following indicator lights turns on in the instrument cluster d isp lay. Hybrid 105
II Charging battery. Please wait ...
If
the indicator light turns on and this mes­
sage appears, the high voltage battery is
charging or the vehicle is being jump started
with assistance from another vehicle.
If the 12 vo lt batteries are dead, the -
indicator light turns on. The charging proce­
dure takes longer in this case because the
12
volt batteries are charged first. The procedure
goes faster with the ignition switched off.
Vehicle ready to start.
This message appears if the charging proce­
dure was successfu l. The vehicle may be start­
ed again.
Battery could not be charged enough to
start vehicle.
T his message appears if the charging proce­
dure was not successful or it was interrupted.
This may happen if the charger or the battery
in the veh icle that is assist ing is too weak.
If
the vehicle cannot be started, see an author­
ized repa ir facility for assistance .
(D Tips
- The charger should deliver a current of at
least
30 A. Otherwise charging the high
voltage battery will take considerably longer. A current between
50 A and 70 A
is ideal.
- The ve hicle that is assist ing should be
somewhat within the same vehicle class
when jump starting a vehicle. A smaller
vehicle's battery may be drained.
- After approximately
30 minutes, the
c harging procedure ends because the ig­
nition is automatically turned off.
If you
would like to continue to charge the bat­
tery, turn the ignition on again.

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Vehicle transport
Applies to vehicles: wit h hybri d drive
The following contains information you
should know about transporting your vehicle .
The lithium ion battery (SANYO 72 UF 121
285) installed in your vehicle has passed test
38 .3 in accordance with UN handbook tests
and criteria. The vehicle may be transported
with the battery installed as conventiona l
class 9 haza rdous materials without addition­
al off ic ial consent for air and sea transporta­
tion (current law !CAO-TI and IMDG -Code
01.01.2012).

Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard 107
Audi adaptive cruise
control and braking
guard
Introduction
App lies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
The adaptive cruise control system assists the
driver by regu lating vehicle speed and helping
to maintain a set distance to the vehicle
ahead, within the limits of the system . If the
system detects a moving vehicle up ahead,
adaptive cruise control can brake and then ac­
celerate your vehicle . Th is he lps to make driv­
ing more comfortable on long highway
stretches.
The braking guard system can warn you about
an impending collision and initiate braking
maneuvers
c::;, page 113.
Adaptive cruise control and braking guard
have technical limitations that you must
know, so please read this section carefully, un­
derstand how the system works and use them properly at all times.
General information
General information
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 114 Front of the vehicle: Position of radar sensor
The area that contains the radar sensor
c::;, fig. 114 must never be covered by stickers
or other objects or obstructed with dirt, in­
sects, snow or ice that will interfere with the
adaptive cruise control system and braking
guard. For information on cleaning, refer to
c::;, page 219. The same applies for any modifi­
cations made in the front area . The
function of the adaptive cruise control
system and braking guard is limited under
some cond itions:
- Objects can only be detected when they are
within sensor range
.:!>page 109 , fig. 117.
-The system has a limited ability to detect
objects that are a short distance ahead, off
to the side of your vehicle or moving into
your lane.
- Some kinds of vehicles are hard to detect;
for examp le motorcycles, vehicles with high
ground clearance or overhanging loads may
be detected when it is too late or they may
not be detected at all.
- When driving through curves
c::;, page 108.
-Stationary objects c::;, page 108.
A WARNING
-Always pay attention to traffic when adap-
tive cruise control is switched on and brak­ ing guard is active. As the dr iver, you are
still respons ible for start ing and for main­
tain ing speed and distance to other ob­
jects. Braking guard is used to assist you .
The driver must always take action to avoid
a collision. The driver is always responsible
for braking at the correct time.
- Improper use of adaptive cruise con trol
can cause collisions, other accidents and
serious personal injury .
- Never let the comfort and convenience
that adaptive cruise control and braking
guard offer d istract you from the need to
be alert to traffic conditions and the
need to remain in fullcontrolofyourve­
hicle at all times,
- Always remember that the adaptive
cru ise contro l and braking guard have
limits -they will not slow the vehicle
down or maintain the set distance when
you drive towards an obstacle or some­
thing on or near the road that is not
moving, such as vehicles stopped in a
traffic jam, a stalled or disabled vehicle.
If registered by the radar sensor, vehicles
or obstacles that are not moving can
trigger a collision warning and if .,.

108 Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
confirmed by the video camera, an acute
collision warning.
- For safety reasons, do not use adaptive
cruise control when driving on roads with
many curves, when the road surface is in
poor condition and/or in bad weather
(such as ice, fog, gravel, heavy rain and
hydroplan ing). Using the system under
these conditions could result in a colli­
sion.
- Switch adaptive cruise control off tempo­
rar ily when driv ing in turning lanes, on
expressway exits or in construc tion
zones. This prevents the vehicle from ac­
celerating to the set speed when in these
situations.
- Th e adaptive cruise control system w ill
not brake by itse lf if you put your foot on
the accelerator pedal. Doing so can over­
ride the speed and distance regulation.
- When approaching stationary objects
such as stopped traffic, adaptive cruise
control will not respond and braking
guard w ill have limited function.
- The adaptive cr uise control system and
braking guard do not react to people, an­
ima ls, objects crossing the road or on­
coming objects .
- The function of the radar sensor can be
affected by reflective objects such as
guard rails, the entrance to a tunnel,
heavy rain or ice.
- Never follow a vehicle so closely that you cannot stop your vehicle safely. The
adaptive cruise control cannot slow or
brake the vehicle safely when you follow
ano ther vehicle too closely . Always re­
member that the automatic braking
function cannot bring the vehicle to a sudden or emergency stop under these
conditions.
- To prevent unintended operation, always
switch adaptive cruise control off when it
is not being used.
QJ Note
The sensor can be disp laced by impacts o r
damage to the bumper, whee l housing and underbody.
That could affect the adaptive
cruise control system and braking guard. Have yo ur authorized Aud i dea ler or a u­
thorized Audi Service Facility check their
function.
In curves
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
Fig. 115 Examp le: driv ing into a curve
When driving into a curve ¢fig . 115 and out
of a curve, the adaptive cruise control may re­
act to a vehicle in the next lane and app ly the
brakes. You can override or prevent the brak­
ing by pressing the accelerator pedal briefly.
' Stationary objects
Applies to vehicles: with Aud i adapt ive cru ise contro l
Fig. 116 Example: object changing lanes and station­
a ry object
T he adaptive cru ise control system only reacts
to objects that are moving or that the system
has a lready detected as moving. For examp le,
if a vehi cle@ , which has al ready been detect­
ed by the adaptive cruise control, turns or
changes lanes and another stationary vehicle
® is located in front of that vehicle, the sys­
tem will not react to the stat ionary veh icle.

Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard 109
Audi adaptive cruise
control
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 117 Detect ion range
What can adaptive cruise control do?
The adaptive cruise control works in conjunc­
tion with a radar sensor installed in the front
of the vehicle
¢ page 107, fig. 114, which is
subject to designated system limits
¢page 109. Stationary objects are disregard­
ed .
On open roads w ith no traffic, adaptive cruise
control works like a regular cruise control sys­
tem. The stored speed is maintained. When
approaching a moving vehicle detected up
ahead, the adaptive cruise control system au ­
tomatically slows down to match that vehi­
cle's speed and then maintains the distance
that the driver previously stored. As soon as
the system does not detect a vehicle up ahead, adaptive cruise control accelerates back up to the stored speed.
Which functions can be controlled?
When you switch adaptive cruise control on,
you can set the current speed as the "control speed"
¢ page 109, Switching on and off.
When driving, you can stop cruise control
¢ page 111 or change the speed ¢ page 11 0
at any time .
You can a lso set the distance to the object
ahead and set the adaptive cruise control driv­ ing program
¢ page 111.
Switching on and off
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive crui se contro l
Fig. 118 Selecto r lever : switch ing on/off
Fig. 119 Instrument cluster: adapt ive c ruise control
You can set any speed between 20 mph and
95 mph (30 and 150 km/h).
Indicator lamps and messages in the instru­
ment cluster display inform you about the cur­
rent system status and settings.
Switching adaptive cruise control on
.,. Pull the lever toward you into position @
¢ fig. 118 . ACC: Standby appears in the in­
strument cluster display.
Setting the speed and activating
regulation
.,. To set the current speed, press the ISETI
button ¢ fig. 118 . The set speed is shown in
the tachometer @ and is also shown briefly
in the display @¢
fig. 119.
Switching adaptive cruise control off
.,. Push the leve r away from you into position
@ until it clicks into place. The message
ACC: Off appears. ..,.

110 Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
@ Indicator lights
r• 1 -A dap tive crui se control is switched on . No
ve hicl es are detected up ahead. The stored
speed is ma intained.
I -A mov ing vehicle is detec ted up ahe ad.
T he ad aptive cruise co ntro l sys tem regulates
the spee d and d istance to the moving vehicle
a head and acce le rates/brakes automat ica lly.
I -W hen a utoma tic br aking is no t ab le to
keep enough distance to a previously detec ted
moving vehicle up ahead, you m ust ta ke co n­
trol and brake <=:>
page 112, Request for driver
intervention .
© Display
If ad aptive cruise co ntr ol is n ot shown in the
d ispl ay, you c an call it up with the
I RESET !
button ¢ page 20.
Based on the symbo ls in the display, you can
dete rm ine if the system is main taini ng a dis­
tance to the vehicle ahead and w hat tha t di s­
tance is .
No vehicle -No vehicle a head wa s de te cted.
White vehicle -A vehicle ahead was detected.
Red vehicle -Prompt for the driver to take ac­
tion
<=:> page 112.
Both arrow s on the sc ale © indicate the dis­
tance to the vehicle ahead. No ar row appears
when t he vehicle is on an open road and there
is no object ahead. If an object is detected
a head, the arrow moves on the scale.
The green zone on the scale s hows the sto red
distance . For information on changing the
stored distance, refer to <=:>
page 111. If the
d istance selected is too close or may soon be­
come too close, the arrows move into the red
zo ne on the scale .
A WARNING
Improper use of the adaptiv e cruis e con­
trol can ca use c oll is io ns, ot he r acc iden ts
a n d s eriou s pers onal i njuries.
- P re ss ing th e
ISETI button when driving at
sp eeds below 20 mp h (30 km/h), will a u- tomatically accelerate the vehicle to
20 mph (30 km/h), w hich is the mini­
m um speed that can be set.
(D Tips
- If you switch t he ig nitio n or the adaptive
cruise contro l off, t he set speed is e rased
from the system memory.
- Th e Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
is a utomat ica lly turned on when the
adaptive cru ise contro l is turned on. You
cannot switc h the ESC into ESC Offroad
mode w hile the adapt ive cr uise c ontrol is
t ur ne d on
<=:> pag e 198 .
Changing the speed
Applies to veh icles: w ith Audi adaptive cruise co ntro l
0
f
• 0
Fig. 120 Selec tor lever: c han gin g the speed
.,. To increase or reduce the speed in incre­
ments,
tap the lever up or down .
.,. To increase or reduce the speed qu ickly,
hold the Lever up o r down un til the red L ED
@ reaches t he des ired speed <=:> page 1 09,
fig . 119.
Follow ing any changes, the new sto red speed
will be d isplayed briefly in the display @
<=:>page 109, fig . 119.