2013 AUDI Q5 Owners Manual

Malfunction ...... .... ... .. .. .. ... 267
Resetting tire pressures . ... .. .. .. .. . 268
Tires .............................. 24 8
Repa ir kit .. ............. .. .. .. ... 272
Repai r set .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 104
Service life ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 2S8
Speed rating letter code ... .. .. .. .. . 260
T ire manufacturing date ... .. .. .. .. . 260
Tire specifications .......... .. .. .. . 260
Tread depth ............. .... .. ... 258
Uniform tire quality grading .. ....... 262
W inte r tires ..... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 263
Tires and vehicle load limits . ... .. .. .. . 256
Tires and whee ls
Chec king tire pressure .............. 254
Cold ti re inflat ion pressu re ... .. .. .. . 2 52
Dimensions .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 259
General notes ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 248
Glossary of t ire and load ing term ino lo-
gy .. .. ... . .... ............. .. .. . 249
Low aspect ratio tires ..... .... ... .. . 265
New tires and wheels ............... 259
Replacing ............ ............ 260
S now chai ns ............. .... .. ... 264
Tire pressure monitor ing system . 16, 266
Tires and vehicle load lim its .. .. .. .. . 256
Wheel bolts .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 265
W inter tires . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 263
Tool kit ... .. ................. .. ... 269
Tools ..... .. ................. .. ... 104
Torn or frayed sa fety belts ... .. .. .. .. . 152
Touch-up paint ............. ...... .. 22 1
T ow ing
Front eyelet ............. .... .. ... 287
Rear eye let . ............. .... .. .. . 287
Tow truck procedures ...... .. .. .. .. . 286
Towing a trai ler
Park ing system . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 134
TPMS Tire pressure monitori ng sys tem .. .. . 26 7
Trailer towing ...................... 212
Operating instructions ......... .. .. . 213
Tec hnical req uirements ...... .. 212,213
Tong ue load ............. .. .. .. .. . 213
Trailer towing tips ........ .. .. .. .. . 214
T railer turn signa l assembly
War ning/ indicato r lights ....... ... ... 16
Inde x 311
Transmission
Malfunction (indicator light) .. ... .. .. 128
t iptron ic . ... .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 123
T ranspo rt Canada .. .... ........... .. 14 7
Travel mode .. .. .. .. ..... ........... 51
T read Wear Ind icator (TWI)
Tr ip compute r 258
Fuel consumpt io n ............. .... . 23
Mileage . .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. . 23
S ingle -trip memo ry .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 23
Tota l-trip memory . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 23
T rip odomete r ............ ........... 13
Trunk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
T urn signals ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 52
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. . 16
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Undercoa ting . .. .. .. . .............. 222
Un fastening safety belts ............. 154
U nidirectional tires ... . .. ..... ... .. .. 248
U ni form tire quality gradi ng .......... 262
U nlocking
Power locking switch ................ 42
Rea r lid/tru nk lid ... . .. .. ... ..... .. . 43
Remote cont ro l key ............... .. 40
U sin g the mec hanical key ............ 41
Use of jumper cables ............ .... 285
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Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Vehicle Transpo rt ... .... .. . .. ... .... ... .. 106
Vehicle-care products . ............... 216
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . ... 290
Vehicle jac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269, 276
Vehicle literature .. ................. .. 5
Vehicle tool kit .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 104
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Airbag system .... ................. 15
Anti- lock b rake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 17
Br ake system .. .. ................. . 18
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312 Index
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Electromechanica l parking brake .. .. .. 18
Electronic power control ..... .. .... .. 15
Electronic Stabili zation Control (ESC) ... 15
High beam ................ .. .... .. 17
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . .... 16
Safety belt .... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 16
Tire pressure monitoring system .. .. .. 16
Trailer turn signal assembly .... .. .... 16
Turn signals ............. .. .. .... .. 16
Warning lights ............. ... .. .. .. 14
Warranty coverages ............ .... . 295
Washer reservoir .......... .. .. .... . 247
Washing ...... ........... .. .. .... . 216
Automatic car wash ....... .. .. .. .. . 217
By hand .. .. ................ ... ... 217
General information ....... ..... .. . 216
Matte finish paint . ....... .. .. .. .. . 219
with a power washer ...... .. .. .... . 218
Waxing . .. .... ........... ........ . 220
Wear indicator .. ........ .. .. .. .... . 258
Weights ... .. ................ ... ... 290
What happens if you wear your safety belt
too loo se? ... ............. .. .. .. ... 153
What happens to unbelted occupants? .. 150
What impairs driving safety? ... .. .. .. . 140
What should I do after changing a
wheel? .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .
255
What should I do after replacing wheels? 255
Wheel bolts
Torque . .. .. ................ ... .. .
265
Wheels ... .. ..................... . 248
Cast alloy ............... .. .. .... . 222
Check ing tire pressure . .... .. .. .. .. . 254
Cold t ire inflation pressure ..... .. ... 252
General notes ... ...... .... ... .. .. . 248
Glossary of tire and load ing te rmin olo-
gy .. .. .. .... ........... .. .. .. .. .
249
New tires and wheels ...... .. .. .. .. . 259
Tires and vehicle load limits . ....... . 256
When must a safety belt be rep laced? .. 152
When must the airbag system be inspect-
ed? ... .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .
168
When should I adjust the tire pressures? 255
When should I check the tire pressures? . 255
Where are lower anchorages located? . .. 192 Where
can I find the tire pressures for my
car? ..... .. .... .. .. ... ........ .. ..
254
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 150
Window regulators
Malfunctions .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. .
47
Power locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
Windows Cleaning .. .... .. ............. .... 221
Defrost ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
81
Windshield
Defrosting .... .. .. ......... .. .. .. .
81
Windsh ie ld washer fluid
Low leve l .. .. .. . .............. .. .. .
33
Windsh ie ld wipers .. .............. .. . 54
Faulty ........ .. .. ........ ...... .. 35
Installing new wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . 56
Replac ing the rear wiper blade ........ 56
Service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Washer reservoir . ............. .. .. 247
Winter operation
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
243
Coolant system .. ................ . 240
Defrosting windows ............ .. .. . 81
Seat heating . .. .. ............. .. ... 81
T ires . .... .... ................... 202
Windows ..... .. .. ... ... ..... .. .. 221
Winter tires ..... .. .. ........ ...... .
263
All-wheel drive ... ... .......... .. .. 263
Wiper b lades
Installing new wiper b lades . . . . . . . . . .
56
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Xenon-L ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 283
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Ye llow symbo ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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