2013 AUDI Q5 lights

44 Opening and closing
Automatic rear lid/
trunk lid operation
App lies to vehicles: with automat ic rear l id/trunk lid oper ·
ation
The trunk lid con be opened and closed auto­
matically.
Fig. 36 Driver's doo r: Unlock ing the rear lid
Fig. 37 Locking switch in the rear lid
Opening the luggage compartment lid
.,. Press the button c::5 on the master key for
at least one second, or
.,. Pull the release button
c::5 in the dr iver's
door ~
fig. 36, or
.,. Press the handle in the lu ggage compart·
ment lid~
page 43, fig . 35 .
Closing the luggage compartment lid
.,. Press the button in the luggage compart·
ment lid
~ fig . 3 7 . The lid will automat ica lly
close and lock ¢.&, .
Setting the luggage compartment lid
open position
.,. Bring the luggage compartment lid into the
desired open position. The position can be
stored at only one specific height.
.,. Press and hold the
¢fig. 37 button for at
least four seconds until the lights blink to
store the desired open position. .,.
Push the luggage compartment lid by hand
against the resistance if you want to set a
higher open posit ion .
.,. Press and hold the¢
fig. 37 button again
for at least four seconds and this will store
the new open position .
Opening will be stopped immediately when:
- You press the
c::5 button on the remote key
for at least of one second, or
- press the unlock button
c::5 in the dr iver
door, or
- press the lock button the in the luggage
compartment lid, or
- push the handle in the luggage compart­
ment lid, or
- when something blocks the rear lid or
makes it d ifficul t for the lid to move.
By pressing one of the button
c::5 repeatedly ,
you can stop or continue the opening process .
The pressing the lock button or the handle re·
peatedly, you can open/stop the lid ¢
,&..
Opening will be stopped immediately when:
- press the lock button the in the luggage
compartment lid, or
- push the handle in the luggage compart·
ment lid, or
- when something blocks the rear lid or
makes it difficult for the lid to move .
Th e pressing the lock button or the handle re ·
peatedly, you can open/stop the lid ¢
& .
You can manua lly stop the automatic open­
ing/closing of the luggage compartment lid.
In this situation, the lid can be manually
opened. Press down on the lid and the auto­
matic closing will resume once again.
A WARNING
-- Never close the rear lid inattentively or
without checking first . Al though the
clos ing force of the rear lid is limited,
you can still seriously injure yourself or
others .
.

46 Opening and clo sing
Child safety locks
Child safety locks in the rear doors
The child safety locks t prevent the rear
doors from opening from the inside .
Fig. 39 Child safety locks on th e rear doors
I ti:: 00 (0
The rear doors are equipped with c hild safety
l ocks . The lock is only v is ible when the door is
open . Take the mechan ica l key out of the mas­
ter key ¢
page 3 7.
Switching the child safety locks on
.,. Turn the key in the direction of the ar row
Qfig. 39.
Switching the child safet y locks off
.. Turn the key in the opposite d irection of the
arrow .
When the child safety locks are activated, the
inside door handles do not work and the doors
can only be opened from the outside .
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig . 40 Sect io n of the driver's door: Controls
All power window switches are provided with
a two-position fun ction :
Opening the windows
.. Press t he switch to the first stop and ho ld it
until the window re aches the desired posi­
tion.
.. Press the switch briefly to the
second stop
to automatically open the window .
Closing the windows
.. Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi­
tion .
.. Pull the switch briefly to the
se cond stop to
automatically close the window .
Power window switches
@ Driver's door
® Passenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rear door
® Safety button
Child safety locks
When the safety button® Q fig. 40 is p ress ­
ed, the@symbol in the button lights up. The
power window switches in the rear doors are
switched off.
A WARNING
-
-When you leave your vehicle -even if on-
ly br iefly -always remove the ignition
key . T his app lies pa rticularly when chil­
dren remain i n the vehicle . Othe rwis e the
children could start the eng ine or ope r­
a te electrical eq uipment (e.g. power win­
dows) . The power w indows are func tion­
al un til the dr iver's door or passenge r's
door has been opened .
- Pay close attention when closing the win­
dows to p revent pinching of hands or
lim bs.
- When locking the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle must be unoccupied since the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency.

Clear vision Lights
Switching the lights on and off
F ig . 43 Instrument pane l: light sw itch
Sw itching on AUTO - Automatic headlight
contr ols
• Turn the light switch to AUTO ¢ fig. 43.
S w itchin g on the side m arker light s
• Turn the light switch to :oo~.
Switching on low beams
• Turn the light switch to @-0.
Swi tchin g off the light s
• Turn the light switch to 0.
The low beams only i lluminate with the igni­
tion turned on.
With the s ide marker lights or headlights
switched on, the symbol next to the light
switch illuminates
:oo:.
AUTO -Automatic headlight control
With the switch in the AUTO position, the low
beams are swi tched on a utomatica lly depend­
ing on the ambient light, for example in a tun­
ne l, at dusk and when it is raining or snowing.
When the low beams are switched on, the
:oo:
symbol comes on. The low beams remain
switched on regardless of the ambient light
when you turn on the fog lights.
When you turn
off the ign ition, the low beams
are automatically switched
off.
W ith automatic headlight control, you also
have the high-beam function avai lab le . How -
Clear vi sion 49
ever, if you have not switched h igh beams
back to low beams while driving with auto­
matic headlight control, only the low beams
come on the next time you turn on automatic
headlight control. In order to return to high
beams aga in, you first have to pull the high
beam lever back to the normal position and
then push the lever forward .
Light sen so r malfunct ion
In the event of a light sensor malfunction, the
driver is notified in the instrument cluster dis­
play :
fal Automat ic headlight s/ automati c wipers
defec tive
For safety reasons, the low beams are turned
on permanently with the switch in
AUTO .
However, you can continue to turn the lights
on and
off using the light switch . Have the
light sensor checked as soon as possible at an
authorized Audi dealer or other qualified
workshop.
A WARNING
- Automatic headlights are only intended
to assist the driver. They do not relieve
the dr iver of his respons ibility to check
the head lights and to turn them on man ­
ually accord ing to the current lig ht and
visibility conditions. For example, fog cannot be detected by the light sensors.
So always sw itch on the headlights @-0
under these weather conditions and
when dr iving in the da rk .
- Crashes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be
seen by other moto rists. Always turn on
the head lights so that you can see ahead
and so that others can see your car from
the back.
- Please obey all laws when using the
lighting systems described here.
(l'} Tips
-The light sensor for head light control is
located in the rear
view mirror mount.
Yo u should therefore no t apply any

50 Clear vis ion
stickers to the windshield in this area in
or der to prevent malfunctions or fai l­
u res .
- Some exte rior lig hti ng f unctions can be
adjusted
c> page 50 .
-When yo u remove yo ur key from the igni ­
tion while the vehicle's lights are turned
on, a buzze r sounds as long as the driv­
er's door is open .
- In coo l or damp weather , the ins ide of
the headlights, t urn signa ls and tail
li ghts can fog over due to the tempera­
ture difference between the inside and
outside. They will clea r sho rtly after
switching them on . T his does not affect
the service life of the lighting .
- In the even t of a light sensor malfunc­
t ion, the d river is no tified in th e inst ru­
ment cluster disp lay
c> page 33.
Fog lights
Fig . 44 Fog light sw it c h
.,. To tur n on the fog ligh ts iO, press button ©
c>fig . 44 .
.,. To tur n on the rear fog l ights Ot p ress but-
ton @.
Fog lights
The s ide marker lig hts or low beams must be
switched on . When the fog lights a re switched
on, the green check light at the edge of the
sw itch comes on.
If automatic driving light control AUTO is act i­
vated, the low beams are switched on when
the fog lights are tur ned on .
Rear fog lights
Low be ams o r sid e mar ker lights wi th fog
li gh ts m ust be t urned on .
When the rear fog lights a re turned on, the
yellow check ligh t a t the edge of the switch
comes on.
(D Note
The rear fog lights s houl d only b e turned
o n in acc ord ance wi th t raff ic reg ulation, a s
the lights are brig ht for following tra ffic.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions are sele cted in the radio or in
the MM I*.
.,. Select: !CAR ! function b utton> Ext erior
lighting .
Or
.,. Sele ct:
!CAR ! func tion b utton> Car sys­
tem s*
contro l bu tton > Vehicle setting s >
Exterior lighting.
Coming home (Lights when leaving car ),
Leaving home (Lights when unlocking car)
T he coming home f unct ion ill umi nates the
are a outside the vehicle whe n you tu rn the i g­
nit ion off and open the d river 's door . Depend­
ing on vehicle equ ipment, the f unction can be
switched on and off or the length of t i me the
lights remain on* can be adjusted .
T he leaving home illum inates the area outside
t h e vehicle when you unlock the vehicle . This
funct ion can be switched on and off .
T he Comi ng home and Leaving home f unc­
t io ns only ope rate when it is dark and the
light switch is in the
AUTO position .
Auto headlights
When the lig ht sw itch i s in the AU TO
c> page 49 position, the swi tch-on point of the
li gh ts can be changed i n the automa tic driving
light function.
Daytime running lights
USA models: You can swit ch the daytime run-
ning lights
On a nd Off . .,..

Canada models : The function cannot be
turned off.
It is activated a utomatica lly each
time the ignition is switched on.
Travel mod e (Canada models)*
The headlight beam is asymmetrical. This pro­
vides stronge r illum ination on the s ide of the
road on which you are driving . If you are driv ­
ing in a co untry that drives on the opposite
side of the road from your own country, this
will cause glare for oncoming drivers. To pre­
vent glare:
- Trave l mode must be selected in vehicles
with Xenon headlights*.
- In vehicles with halogen headlights, certain
areas of the head light lenses must be cov­
ered with waterproof adhesive covers that
prevent light from passing through. For
more information, please see your author­
ized Audi dealer or author ized repair facility .
@ Tips
When travel mode* is activated, a d isp lay
in the drive r information system ind icates
this each time you switch the ignit io n on .
Instrument lighting
The basic brightness of the illumination for
the instruments, the center console and the
display can be adjusted .
Fig. 45 Inst rume nt lighting
.. Pres s the knob to release it.
.. Rota ting the knob to the rig ht" +" will in ­
c rease the basic brightness when it is dark .
.. Rotating the knob to the left"-" will de­
crease the bas ic br ightness when it is dark. Clear vi
sion 51
.. Pressing the knob will p revent un intention ­
al changes.
(D Tips
T he ill umination for the instrument cluster
lights up w henever you switch on the igni­
tion with the vehicle headlights off. As the
day light fades, the instrument cluster i llu­
mination likewise dims automatica lly and
will go out completely when the outside li ght is very low. This feature is meant to
r emind you to switch on the head lights
whe n outside lig ht conditions become
p oor .
Adaptive light
Applies to vehicles: wi th adaptive light
Wh en driving around bends, the relevant area
of the road is be tter illuminated.
Fi g. 4 6 Adapt ive light w hen driv ing
Switching on adapt ive light
.. Turn t he light switch to AUTO ¢ page 49,
fig. 43 .
The adaptive lig ht system is a combin ation o f
the dynam ic and the static corneri ng lights.
Wi th the lights switched on, the dynamic cor ­
ner ing light adapts to driving on curves. This
is dependent upon t he vehicle speed and
steering ang le. This provides better lighting
through the curve. The system operates in a
speed range from approximate ly 6 mph
(10 km/h) to 68 mph (110 km/h) .
The static cornering light switches on at
speeds of up to approximately 25 mph

52 Clear vision
(40 km/h) when a certain steering wheel an­
gle is reached or when a turn signal is activat­
ed. The area to the side of the vehicle is illu­
minated better when turning .
Emergency flashers
The emergency flashers makes other moto­
rists aware that you or your vehicle are in an
emergency situation.
Fig . 4 7 Emer gency flasher switc h
"" Press the switch &-, ¢ fig. 47 to turn the
emergency flashers on or off.
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When the emergency flashers are on, all four
turn signals blink at the same time. The turn signal indicator lights
BB in the instrument
cluster, as well as the light in the emergency
flasher switch &-, blink likewise . The emergen­
cy flashers also work when the ignition is
turned off.
The emergency flashers will turn on automati­
cally if you are in an accident where the airbag
has deployed.
@ Tips
You should turn on the emergency flashers
when :
-you are the last vehicle standing in a traf­
fic jam so that any other vehicles coming
can see you, or when
-your vehicle has broken down or you are
in an emergency situation, or when
-your vehicle is being towed by a tow
truck or if you are towing another vehicle
behind you. Turn signal and high beam lever
The
lever on the left side of the steering col­
umn is used to operate the turn signals and
the high beam as well as the headlight flash­
er.
Fig. 48 Turn signal and high beam lever
The turn signal and high beam lever has the
following functions:
Turn signals¢ ¢
s
"" '? X co a,
"" Lift the lever up all the way c:> fig. 48 (!) to
use the right turn signals, or push the lever
down all the way@ to use the left turn sig­
n a ls.
Auto-blink .,. Move the lever (up or down) just to the
point of resistance to use the turn signals
for as long as you need them, for example
when changing lanes .
.,. Move the lever (up or down) just to the
point of resistance and then release it right
away to make the turn signals blink
three
times.
You can use this feature for example
when changing lanes on highways .
High beam
[D
"" Push the lever forward ® to switch on the
high beam .
.,. Pull the lever back towards you to switch off
the high beam.
Headlight flasher
[D
.. Pull the lever toward the steering wheel@
to use the headlight flasher.
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Notes o n these featur es
-The turn signals only work with the ignition
turned on. The indicator lights
II or Ill in
the instrument cluster
¢page 14 also b link.
- After you have turned a corner, the turn sig-
nal switches off automatica lly.
- The
high beam works only when the head­
lights are on. The indicator light
II in th e
instrument cluster illuminates when the
high beams are on.
- The
headlight flasher wo rks only as long as
you hold the lever -even if there are no
lights turned on. The indicator light
II in
the instrument cluster illuminates when you
use the headlight flasher.
A WARNING
Do not use the high beam or headlight
flasher if you know that thes e cou ld blind
oncoming traffic.
Interior lights
Front interior lights
-
The front interior lights also contain reading
lights for the driver and passenger .
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Fig. 49 Headliner: Fro nt inte rior/rea ding lights
The rocker switch @¢ fig. 49 for operating
the interior lighting has the following func­
tions :
Door cont act swi tch
.,. Place the switch @ in the middle position.
Inte rior light switched on
.,. Place the switch@ in posit ion I.
Clear vision 5 3
Interior light switch ed off
.,. Place the sw itch @ in position 0.
Front re ad in g lights ~
.,. Press one of the switches@ to turn the
r ight or left reading light on or off .
With the door contact switch turned on, the
interior lights turn on as soon as you unlock
the vehicle or open the doors. The lighting is
also turned on when the ignition key is re­
moved. The lights go out about 30 seconds af­
ter the doors are closed. When the vehicle is locked or when the ignition is turned on, the
interior lights are turned off.
When a doo r is open, the interior lights are
tu rned off after about 10 minutes to prevent
draining of the battery .
The brightness of the lights is controlled au­
tomat ica lly by a d immer when they are
swi tched on and off.
Rear interior lights
There are reading lights in the rear for the
passengers .
Fig . 50 Headliner: Rear read ing lig hts
The read ing l ights are switched on and off us­
ing the buttons ~-
Depending on your model, the appearance
and the location of the reading lights may be
different .

while driving. You can switch this function off by moving the lever to position ® within 10
seconds of the afterwipe operation. The after­
wipe function is reactivated the next time the ignit ion is switched on.
The rear wiper automatically switches on
when the reverse gear is engaged and the
front w indshield wipers are on and in opera ­
tion .
C lea ning the headlights *. The headlight wash ­
er system * operates on ly when the headlights
are on. If you move the lever to pos ition ®,
the headlights are washed in interva ls .
® -Wipe the rear window. The rear wiper
moves about every 4 seconds .
0-Clean the rear window. The number of
wiping operations depends on how long the l ever is held in positio n 7.
A WARNING
-The ra in sensor is only intended to assist
the driver. The driver is still responsible
for man ually sw itching the w ipers on ac­
cording to the v is ibility conditions.
- The windshie ld may not be treated w ith
water-repe lling windshie ld coat ing
agents. Unfavorable conditions, such as
wetness, darkness, low sun, can res ult in
increased glare. W iper b lade chatter is
also possible .
- Proper ly functioning w indshie ld w iper
blade s are required fo r a clear view and
sa fe dr iv ing .
(D Note
-In the case of frost, check whether the
windsh ield wiper b lades a re fro zen to
t h e windshie ld. Swit ching on the wind ­
s h ield wipers can d amage t he wipe r
blades!
- Prior to using a car w ash, the windshield
wipe r system m ust be swit ched off (lever
i n position 0) . This helps to prevent unin­
tentiona l switching on and damage to
the windshie ld w iper system.
Clear v is ion 5 5
(D Tips
- The windshie ld w ipers are switched off
when the ign it ion is tu rned off . Act ivate
the windsh ield wipers after the ignition
is switc hed back on by moving t he wind­
shield wipe r lever to any position .
- Worn or d irty windshield wiper blades
result in streaking. This ca n affect the
rai n sensor function. Check your wind­
shield w iper blades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozz les of the wind­
shield washe r system a re heated at low
tempe rat ures whe n the ignition is on .
- When stopping temporarily, e .g. at a
t raffic light, the set spe ed of the wind­
shield wiper s is automatically reduced by
one speed.
Service position
The windshield wiper blades ore replaced in
the service position.
"' If the w iper blades are no t frozen to t he
w indshield, br ing the w indshie ld w iper lever
to the basic position @¢
page 54, fig . 53 .
"' Sele ct: !CAR !func tion butt on> Windshield
wipers
> Service position . Or
"' Sele ct: I CAR I func tion b utton > Car sy s­
tem s*
contro l butto n > Servicing & checks >
Wiper service position . Or
"' Switch the ignit ion off and move the wind­
shield w iper lever to position ©¢
page 54,
fig . 53.
- On -changing the windshield wiper b lades
can only be done if you b ring the wiper arms
to the service position . You will also avoid
pai nt damage to the hood when working on
the wipe rs in th is posit ion .
-Off -the w indshield w ipers are moved to
their in itia l position again .
(D Note
Neve r mane uver yo ur vehicle with t he
front windshie ld w iper arms raised s ince
they wi ll automatically be moved back to