2013 AUDI Q5 automatic transmission

124 Autom atic tr an smi ssion
power. Shifting may become noticeable when
accelerating . Hybrid drive*: electric driving is
not possible .
When the veh icle is stationary o r at speeds
below 1 mph (2 km/h), you must always apply
the foot brake before and while moving the
lever to D/S out of N.
A WARNING
Read and follow a ll WARNINGS c:> & in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 126 .
@ Note
-
Coasting downhi ll with the transmission in
N and the engine not r unning w ill result in
damage to the automatic transmission
and possibly the catalytic converter .
(D Tips
-On vehicles with Aud i drive select*, you
can adjust the sporty sh ift characteristics
i n the
Dynamic driving mode.Swill ap­
pear in the instrument cluster display in­
stead of D .
- If you accidenta lly select N while driv ing,
take your foot off the acce lerator pedal
i mmediately and wait fo r the engine to
s low down to idle before se le cting D/S.
- Hybrid drive*: if the
lasvl button
c:> page 100 is pressed w hile in sport
mode S, the transm issio n sw itches auto­
matically to the normal mode D.
- If there is a power failure, the se lector
l ever will not move out of the P posi tio n.
The eme rgency release can be used if
this happens
q page 1 28.
Automatic Shift Lock {ASL)
The Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you
against accidentally shifting into a forward or
the reverse gear and causing the vehicle to
move unintentionally.
Fi g. 1 33 Shift gate: selecto r lever lock pos itions and
r elease button highl igh ted
The selector lever lock is released as follows :
.... Turn the ignition on.
.,.. Step on the brake pedal.
At the same time
press and hold the release button on the
side of the gear selector knob
c:> fig. 133
w ith your thumb until yo u have moved the
selecto r leve r to the desi red posit ion.
Automatic selector leve r lock
The selector lever is locked in the P and N po­
s itions when the ign ition is turned on . You
must p ress the brake pedal and t he release
button to select another position . As a re­
minde r to the drive r, the following wa rni ng
appea rs in the instrumen t clus ter display
when the sele ctor is in P and N:
When stationar y apply brak e pedal while se­
lec ting gear
The Automatic Shift Lock only funct ions when
t h e veh icle is stationary or at speeds be low
1 mph (2 km/h) .
At speeds above about 1 mph (2 km/h) the
Automat ic Shift Lock is automatically deact i­
vated in the N position .
A time delay element prevents the selector lever from locking when it is moved through
the N pos it ion (go ing from R to D/S) . The lock­
i ng element w ill lock the selecto r lever if t he
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lever is left in N (Neutral) for more than ap ­
proximately 1 second, witho ut the brake ped­
a l being pressed.
R elea se button
The release b utton on the selector lever pre­
vents the lever from being accidentally shifted
into certain positions. Pressing this button de ­
activates the selector lever lock. Depending
on the direction of the shift, the selector lever
locks at different positions. The positions are
h ighlighted in the illustration¢ fig.
133.
Ign ition k ey safety int erlock
The key cannot be removed from the ignition
unless the se lector lever is in the P park posi­
tion . When the ign ition key is removed, the
selector lever will be locked in the P pos ition.
Driving the automatic transmission
F ig . 134 Sh ift gate on th e center conso le: se lector lev ­
er with release button
Startin g the engine
... The selector lever must be in P or N.
Starting off
... Press and ho ld the brake pedal.
... Press and ho ld the release button in these­
lector lever handle, se lect the desired se lec­
tor lever pos ition such as D/S and release
the button.
... Wait briefly until the transmission has shift­
ed (you will feel a slight movement) .
... Remove your foot from the brake pedal and
acce le rate.
Automa tic tran sm iss ion 125
Stopping temporarily
... Keep the veh icle stationa ry using the brak­
ing pedal, for example at t raffic lights .
... Do not press the accelerator peda l when do­
ing this .
... To prevent the vehicle from rolling when
you start driving, set the parking brake
when stopp ing on steep inclines¢_& .
The parking brake will re lease automatically
and the vehicle w ill start moving once you
press the accelerator pedal.
Stopping /parking
If the selector lever is not in the P position
when you open the driver's door, the vehicle
cou ld rol l. The message
Transmi ssion: C ar
ma y roll ! Shift to pa rk !
appears .
... Press and hold the brake peda l until the ve­
hicle has come to a complete stop .
... App ly the parking brake
¢ page 89, Park-
ing .
... Select the P selector lever posit ion ¢ _& .
Stopping on an inclin e
... Always press the brake pedal to ho ld the ve ­
hicle in place and prevent it from "rolling
back" ¢_& . Do
not try to prevent the vehi­
cle from "rolling back" when a gear is en­
gaged by increasing the engine speed ¢(D .
Sta rting on an inclin e
... Activate the parking brake .
... With the driving gear selected, press the ac ­
celerator peda l carefully . The parking brake
w ill release automatically if your seat belt is
fastened .
Under certa in circ umstances, such as driving
in the mounta ins, it may be usefu l to sw itch
temporarily to the manual sh ift program in or­
der to adjust the gears to the driv ing cond i­
tions by hand
¢ page 12 7 .
On s lopes, activate the parking brake first and
then move the selector lever to the P position.
This prevents too much stress from being placed on the locking mechanism .
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126 Automatic transmission
8_ WARNING
-Unintended vehicle movement can cause
serious injury .
- Never leave your vehicle with the engine
running while in gear. If you must leave
your vehicle when the engine is running,
activate the parking brake and move the
selector lever to P.
- Power is still transmitted to the wheels
when the engine is running at idle. To
prevent the vehicle from "creeping", you
must keep your foot on the brake when
the engine is running and the selector lever is in D/S or R or "tiptronic" mode is
selected.
- Do not press the accelerator pedal when
changing the selector lever position
while the vehicle is stationary and the
engine is running.
- Never shift into
R or P while driving.
- Before driving down a steep slope, re-
duce your speed and shift into a lower
gear with "tiptronic".
- Do not ride the brakes or press the brake
pedal too often or too long when driving
down a hill. Constant braking causes the
brakes to overheat and substantially re­
duces braking performance, increases
braking distance or causes complete fail­
ure of the brake system .
- To preven t the vehicle from rolling back
when stopping on inclines, always hold it
in place with the brake pedal or parking
brake.
- Never hold the vehicle on an incline with
a slipping clutch . The clutch opens auto­
matically when it becomes too hot from
the overload. An indicator lamp
[O] illu­
minates and a driver message appears
Q page 128when the clutch is overload­
ed.
- If the engine must remain running, never
have any driving position engaged when
checking under the hood. Make sure the
selector lever has securely engaged and
is locked in P with the parking brake set
Q page 226, Engine compartment . 0th-erwise, any increase in engine speed may
set the vehicle in motion, even with the
parking brake applied.
(D Note
- When stopping on an incline , do not try
to hold the vehicle in place by pressing
the accelerator pedal while a driving gear is selected. This can cause the transmis­
sion to overheat and can damage it. Acti­
vate the parking brake or press the brake
pedal to prevent the vehicle from rolling .
- Allowing the vehicle to roll when the en ­
gine is stopped and the selector lever is
in N will damage the transmission be­
cause it is not lubricated under those cir­
cumstances.
@ Tips
For safety reasons, the parking brake is re­
leased automatically only when the driv­
er's safety belt is engaged in the buckle.
Hill descent control
The hill descent control system assists the
driver when driving down declines.
Hill descent control is activated when these­
lector lever is in D /S and you press the brake
pedal. The transmission automatically selects
a gear that is suitable for the incline. Hill de­
scent control tries to maintain the speed ach­
ieved at the time of braking, within physical
and technical limitations. If may still be nec­
essary to adjust the speed with the brakes .
Hill descent control switches off once the de­
cline levels out or you press the accelerator
pedal.
When the speed is set in the cruise control
system
q page 95, hill descent control is also
activated.
A WARNING
-
Hill descent control cannot overcome
physical limitations, so it may not be able
to maintain a constant speed under all

conditions. Always be ready to apply the
brakes.
Manual shift program
Using the manual shift program you can
manually select gears.
F ig. 135 Cente r console: sh ift in g t he gears manual ly
Fig. 136 S tee rin g wheel: S hift b utto ns*
Gear selection with selector lever
The tiptronic mode can be selected either with
the vehicle stationary or on the move.
.. Push the selector lever to the right from 0/
S. An
M appears in the instrument cluster
display as soon as the transmission has
shifted.
.. To upshift, push the selector lever forward
to the plus position
0 c:> fig. 135 .
.. To downshift, push the lever to the minus
pos ition
0 -
Gear selection with paddle levers*
The shift buttons are activated when these­
lector lever is in D/S or the t iptron ic manual
shift program.
.. To upshift, touch the button on the right
0
c>fig . 136.
Autom atic transm ission 12 7
.. To downshift, touch the button on the left
0 .
.. If you do not press a sh ift button within a
short time while in the D/S position, the
transmission will return to automatic mode.
To keep shifting using the shift buttons,
move the selector lever to the r ight out of
the D/S position .
The transm iss ion automatically shifts up or
down before cr itical engine speed is reached.
The transmission only allows manual shifting
when the eng ine speed is with in the permit­
ted range .
@ Tips
-When you shift into the next lower gear,
the transmission will downshift only
when there is no possibility of over-rev­
ving the engine.
- When the kick-down comes on, the
transmission will shift down to a lower
gear, depending on vehicle and engine
speeds.
- Tiptron ic is inoperative when the trans­
mission is in the fail-safe mode.
- Hybrid drive*: electric driving is not pos­
sible in tiptronic mode.
Kick-down
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration .
When you depress the accelerator pedal be­
yond the resistance point, the automatic
transmission downsh ifts into a lower gear, de­
pending on vehicle speed and engine speed .
The upshift into the next higher gear takes
place once the max imum specified engine
speed is reached .
_& WARNING
Please note that the drive wheels can spin
if kick-down is used on a smooth slippery
road -there is a risk of skidding .

128 Automatic transmission
Transmission malfunction
[O] Transmission: Press brake pedal and se·
lect g ear again.
Press the brake pedal and se lect t he des ired
selecto r lever posit io n again . Yo u can then
continue dr iving .
[O] Transmission overheating: Please drive
conservatively.
The transmission temperature has increased
significantly d ue to the sporty driving ma nner.
Drive in a less sporty manne r unt il the tem ­
pe rat ure retu rns to the norma l range a nd the
i ndicator light switch es of.
[O] Transmission malfunct ion: You can con ­
tinue driving
There is a system ma lf u nct ion in the transmis ­
sion. You may continue driving. Drive to your
authorized Audi dealer or qualified repair fa­
cility soon to have the malfunction corrected .
[O] Transmission malfunction: Limited driv­
ing funct ionality
There is a sys tem ma lf u nction in t he transmis ­
sion. The transmission is sw itchi ng to emer­
gency mode. Th is mode only sh ifts into cer­
tain gea rs or will no lo nger shift at a ll. The en ­
g ine may stall . Drive to your auth orized A udi
deale r or qualified repair facility immed iately
to have the malf unction co rrec ted.
[O] T ransmission malfunction: Stop vehicle
and shift to park .
Do not continue d rivi ng . Select the P se lect or
l ever position and see yo ur authorized Aud i
dea ler or qualified repair facility for assis­
tance .
(D Note
If the transmiss ion sw itches to emergency
mode, you sho uld take the vehicle to an
author ized Audi dealers hip as soon as p os­
sibl e to have the cond ition co rrected.
Selector lever emergency release
If the vehicle 's power supply fails , th e selec­
tor lever can be released in an emergency.
Fi g. 137 Fro nt center co nsole: Removing t he as htray
i nsert
Fig. 138 Selec tor lever e merg ency release
.. To access the emergency re lease mecha­
nism, remove t he ashtray insert ® using the
release sw itch
® c> fig . 13 7 .
.. Loose n and remove the cap in the as htray
mou nt ¢
fig . 138 .
.. Yo u n ow have access to a p in. Using a s crew­
d river or sim ilar obj ect , pre ss th e p in do wn
and hold i t in t hat p osition .
.. No w press t he re lease but to n and move the
selecto r lever to t he N posit io n.
T he sele ctor leve r ca n on ly be moved from the
P position i f the key is in the lock and the igni­
t ion is switc hed on . If the power supply fails
(for example, the battery is discharged) and
the vehicle m ust be pushed or towed, move
t h e selecto r lever to the N posit ion first usi ng
t h e emerge ncy re lease.

274 What do I do no w?
Special ca re is requ ired if you are repairin g
t he t ire o n a steep incline.
@ Tips
- Do not operate the compressor for more
than 12 minutes continuously, otherwise i t can overheat. Once the compressor has
cooled, you can continue to use it.
- If sealant has spi lled out, let it dry and
then you can remove it by pee ling it away
like a fo il.
- Remember to obtain a new bottle of
sealant from your authorized Audi dealer
after repairing a tire. After this, the func­
tionality of the tire repair set is restored.
- Obey all laws.
Changing a wheel
Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your
own and your passenger's safety when chang­
ing a wheel .
.,. After you experience a tire fa ilure, pull the
car well away from moving traffic and try to
reach
le ve l ground before yo u stop ¢&_ .
.,. All p assengers sho uld
le ave the c ar and
move to a safe location (for instance, behind
the guardrai l)¢
,A .
.,. Engage the parking brake to prevent your
vehicle from ro lling un intentionally¢ &_.
.,. Move
selecto r le ver to pos ition P ¢ ,A .
.,. If you are tow ing a trailer: unhitch the trail­
er from your veh icle.
.,. Block the diagonally opposite wheel with
the fo ld ing chocks or other objects.
.,. Take the
jack * and the inflatab le spare tir e*
out o f the luggage compartmen t
¢page 269.
A WARNING
You or your passengers cou ld be injured
while changing a whee l if yo u do not fol­
low these safety precautions:
-
- If you have a flat tire, move a safe d is­
tance off the road. Turn off the engine,
turn the emergency flashers on and use
other warning devices to a lert other mo­
torists.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well
away from the road and traffic.
- To help prevent the vehicle from moving
suddenly a nd possib ly slipping off the
jack*, always fully set the pa rking brake
a nd b lock the wheel d iagonally opposite
t he wheel be ing c hanged w it h t he fold­
ing chocks or other objec ts. When one
front wheel is lifted off the ground, plac ­
ing the Automatic Transmission in P
(Park) will
not prevent the vehicle from
mov ing.
- Before you change a wheel, be sure t he
ground is level and firm. If necessary,
use a sturdy board under the jack*.
- Always store the vehicle tool kit, the
jack * and the replaced tire in the luggage
compartment¢
page 145.
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel, follow these­
quence described below step-by-step and in
exactly that order.
1. Remove the decorative wheel cover* . For
more details see also ¢
page 2 75, Deco­
rative wheel covers
or¢ page 2 75,
Wheels with wheel bolt caps .
2. Loosen the wheel bolts ¢ page 276 .
3. Locate the prope r mounting point fo r the
jack* and align the jack * below that point
¢ page 276.
4 .
Lift the c ar with t he jack *¢ page 2 76 .
5 . Remove the
wheel with the flat tir e and
then insta ll the
inflatable spare tire*
¢ page 277 .
6. Tighten all whee l bolts lightly.
7.
Lower the vehicle with the jack*.
8. Use the wheel bolt wrench and
firmly
t ighten all wheel bolts¢ page 276.
9. Replace the decorative
whe el cover *.

Index 301
-----------------------------------.......
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . ... .. .. .. . 124
Automatic transmission .......... .... 123
Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . .. .. .. .. . 124
Driving .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... 125
E mergency mode ......... .. .. .. .. . 128
E me rgency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Hill descent control .... ... .. .. .. .. . 126
Kick -down . ..... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 127
Manual sh ift program ..... .. .. .. .. . 127
Removal lock (ignition key) . .. .. .. .. .. 83
Selector lever ......... ...... .... .. 123
Shift buttons .... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 127
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . 54
Auto Safety Hotline ........ .. .. .. .. . 146
AUTO (climate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Avoid damag ing the vehicle ...... . ... . 206
B
Bass box .. ............ ...... .... .. 270
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Battery locat ion inside the luggage com-
partment .. ............. .... .. .. . 244
C harging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 , 245
Important war nings when working on
the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Jump starting ............... ... ... 284
L ow . .. .. .. ................. .. .. . 203
Replacing the batte ry ..... .. .. .. .. . 246
State of charge . .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 203
Voltage .... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 34
Winter operation . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 243
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
B efore driving ............. .... .. .. . 139
Bio-ethanol (Fuel) .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 229
Blended gasoline ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 228
B lower (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Body cav ity sealing ......... .. .. .. .. . 222
B ooster seats .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... . 186
Brake flu id
Changing the brake flu id .... ... ... .. 243
C hec kin g the bra ke fluid level . .. .. .. . 242
Reservoir .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 24 2
Wha t is the cor rect brake flu id leve l? . . 24 2
What should I do if the brake flu id warn -
ing light comes on? .... ... .. .. .. .. . 242 Brake system .
..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 242
Anti- lock b rake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brake assist system .. .. ..... ... .. .. 197
Brake booster .. .. ................. 200
Brake fluid .. .. .. .... ............. 242
B rake fluid specifications fo r refill and re ­
placeme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
B ra ke light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
B ra ke pads .. .. .. .. . .............. 205
El ec tromechan ical par king br ake . .. .. . 88
General informa tion . ... .... ... .. .. 2 00
How does moist ure or road salt affect the
brakes? ... .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 200
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Warning/ind icator lights ............ . 18
Wor n brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 113
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Settings .. .. .. .. .. ............... 114
Switching on and off ........... .. .. 114
B reak-in per iod .. .. .. . .............. 205
B rake pads .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 205
Tires ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 205
B reakove rangle . .. .... ........... .. 209
Bu lbs ........ .. ...... ............. 283
C
Californ ia Proposition 65 Warning ... .. 234
Battery spec ific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
C ap aci ties .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. 292
Car care .......... .. ..... .......... 216
E xterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Inte rio r ... .. .. .. .. ............... 223
Plast ic and vinyl .. .... ............. 220
Cargo a rea
refer to Loading the l uggage compart -
ment . ...... .. .... .......... ..... 145
Cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cata lytic converter . .... ......... .... 2 06
Center armrest Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Storage compa rtment .. .. .. ... ... .. . 66
Certification .. .. .. .. ............... 298
Changi ng
A flat t ire ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 274
A whee l ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 274
Engine oi l ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 239
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