2013 AUDI Q5 alternator

28 Driver information d isplay
F or example, the symbol for a p roblem with
engine oi l pressure . appears i n the display .
The fo llow ing message appears:
Turn off engine! Oil pre ssure too low
The driver message in the display goes out af­
ter about
5 seconds. The dr iver message ca n
b e d isp layed again by briefly pressi ng the
ISE Tlbut ton
r:::;, fig. 22.
Driver messages and yellow symbols
If a ye llow symbo l appears in the display, a
d river message is a lso displayed automat ica l­
l y.
For example, the symbo,
(-$ appea rs in the
d isplay, ind icati ng low w indshield was her flu­
id leve l. The follow ing message also appears:
Please refill washer fluid
The driver message disappears after a few
seconds . The driver message can be d isp layed
again by b rief ly pressing the !SET I button.
Red symbols
A red symbol means DANGER .
Fig . 2 3 Disp lay: Da nge r sy mbo l
" Pull off the road .
" Stop t he vehicle .
" Turn off the e ngine.
" Check the ma lf u nction ing system. Con ta ct
yo ur autho rize d Au di dea ler o r a q ua lified
wor kshop for assis tance .
Red symbols indicate a priority 1 ma lf u nction
- Danger!
W it h a pr iority 1 malfu nction, a red symbol
appears in the upp er center area of the dis- play
r:::;,
fig . 23. A drive r message ap pears as
well to exp lai n the ma lfunction in more de­
ta il. When this symbol appears ,
three warning
tones so und in succession . T he symbo l contin­
u es to flash unti l th e fault has been corrected.
If several priority 1 malfunctions are present,
the symbo ls appear in s uccession and rema in
for about
2 seconds.
The driver wa rning goes o ut after about
5 sec­
onds, but it can be bro ught up aga in at any
t ime by press ing the ISET I button
r:!;> page 2 7 .
Alt ernator fa il ur e
r:!;> pag e 28
Electrom echanical steering
r:::;,page20 1
USA models: Brake system
malfunction
r:!;> page 29
Canada models: Brake sys­
tem malfunction
r:::;,page29
En gine coolan t leve l too low/
e ngine coolant tempe rature
too h igh
c:::>page30
Eng ine oil pressure too low
c:::> page 30
Refill engine oil now
c:::> pag e 31
Stee ring malfunction
c:::> page 31
Ignition lock malfu nction
r:::;, page31
Hybrid drive *
r:::;,page 99, c;,page 105
E3 Alternator malfunction
If the . symbo l in t he instr ument pane l dis ­
play flashes, t hen t he re is a ma lfunction in t he
alternato r or the ve hicle elect ronics . A warn-
ing to the driver will appear, too. The driver
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300 Index
A
Accessories 297
AC (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cleaning sensors ......... .. .. .... . 219
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Messages .. ..... ........... ... .. . 114
Request for dr iver intervention . . . . . . . 11 2
Setting the d istance ........ ... .. ... 111
Setting the d riving p rog ram .. .. .... . 112
Adapt ive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Adaptive light . .. . ...... ... ... ..... .. 51
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Adding
E . l ngine coo ant ........... .. .. .... . 241
E ng ine oi l ............... .. .. .. .. . 238
W indshie ld washer fluid ... .. .. .... . 247
Addit ional accesso ries ... ... .. .. .. .. . 297
Additives
Eng ine oil .... ........... .. .. .... .
238
Adjusting
A ir dist ribution (climate control) . .... .
80
Front seats .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 6 1
Steer ing column manually . .. .. .... .. 83
Temperature (climate control) .. .. .. . . 80
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157, 174
Advanced Airbag System ... .. .. .... . 161
Advanced Airbag System components . 164
Care . .. .. ............... .. .. .... . 170
Chi ldren . ............... .... .... . 179
Ch'ld t .
1 res ra 1nts ........... .. .. .. .. . 180
Components (front airbags) .. .. .. .. . 164
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat . .. .. .. .... .
158
Disposa l ..... ........... .. .. .. .. . 170
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1, 16 2
How do the front airbags work? ..... . 166
How many airbags does my vehicle
have? ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
164
How the Advanced Airbag System com-
ponents work together ...... .. .... .
165
Important things to know .. .. .. .. .. . 157
Ind icator light ..... ...... .. .. .. .. . 168
Monitoring . ................ ... ... 168
PASSENG ER A IR BAG OFF light .. .. .. . 168
Repa irs .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. . 170
Safety ins tructions ........ .. .. .. .. . 170
S ide a irbags ..... ... .. ..... .... . .. 172
Side curtain airbags .... ..... ... .. .. 175
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. . 15
w. ht .
e1g -sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
When must the system be inspected? . 168
Air t ransport . ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 106
All-wheel drive .. .. ................ . 202
Selective wheel torque co ntrol . . . . . . . 19 7
Winter tires ... .. ............. .... 2 63
Al loy wheels .... .. ... .......... .... 222
Alternator
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
Anti-free ze
refer to E ng ine coolan t sys tem ... .. .. 2 40
Anti- lock brake system .............. . 197
Warning/ind icator lights .. ... ..... .. . 17
Anti-slip reg ulation . .. .. ..... .... . .. 197
An ti-theft a la rm warn ing system . .. .. .. . 38
El ectronic immob il iz er .......... .... . 38
Approach/depa rture angle ........... . 209
Ashtray .... .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 75
Aste risk
What does it mean when something is
ma rked wit h an as ter isk? ..... ... .. .. .. 6
Audi braking guard
refer to Braking gua rd ............. . 113
Audi drive select
Indicator lig ht . .. ............. .. ..
201
also refer to Drive select .. ...... .... 120
Audi parking system plus with rearview
camera . ... .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... ..
129
Adjusting the d isplay ............. .. 133
Adjusting the war ning tones ..... .... 133
Cleaning sensors/camera ... .... .. .. 219
Rearv iew camera -parking mode 1 ... . 132
Rea rv iew camera -parking mode 2 .. .. 132
Safety p recautio ns ............. .... 129
Swi tch ing on a nd off ........... .... 131
Tra ile r hi tch . .. .. ... .......... .... 134
Audi Serv ice Repair Manuals a nd Litera -
ture . .. ... ... .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. ..
295
Auto-Check Contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
A ut o locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Automat ic be lt retractor . .. ... ..... .. 152
Automatic car wash
refer to Washing ... ... ..... ... .. .. 217
A utomat ic d riving light control ...... .. . 49