2013 AUDI Q5 brake light

Trailer hitch . ..... .... ... .. .. .. . .
Error messages
Homelink ® ... .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
Universal remote control ... .. .. .. . . 134
134
135
135
S afet y fir st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Dri ving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Gene ral notes ..... .... ... .. .. .. . .
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . .
Pedal area .. .. ............. .. .. . .
Stowing luggage ................ .
Report ing Safety Defects .......... .
Safety belts .................. .
General notes ................... .
Why safety belts? ............... .
Safety belts ..... .. ... ... .. .. .. . .
Safety bel t pretens ioners ......... .
Airbag sy stem .......... ...... .
Important things to know ......... .
Fr ont airbags ............ .... .. . .
M on itoring the A dvanced Airbag
System .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . .
Side airbags . ... ...... ... .. .. .. . .
Side curtain airbags .... ... .. .. .. . .
Child Safety .. .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
Important things to know . ... .. .. . .
Ch ild safety seats ................ .
Instal ling a child safety seat .. .. .. . .
LATC H Lower anchorages and tethers
for chi ldren .... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. . .
Addit ional Information 139
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144
145
146
149 149
150
152
155
157
157
16 1
168
172
175
178
178
184
188
191
196
Vehicle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . 197
Not ice about data recorded by vehi cle
con trol mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
E lect ronic S tabiliz ation Control ( ESC) . 19 7
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Elect romechanical power assist,
Dynamic stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Driving w ith your quattro ® . . . . . . . . . 202
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Table of contents 3
Driving and environment . . . . .
205
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwa rds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 206
Operate your vehicle economically and
min imize pollut ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Driving off road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Drivi ng in difficult road conditions and
offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
D riving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
T rai le rtow ingtips ... .. .. ..... .... 214
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Cleaning and protection . . . . . . 216
General infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Care of ex ter ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Care of interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
228
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
F uel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Windsh ield/headlight washer
containe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
T ire pressu re mo nitoring system 266
Do-it-your self service . . . . . . . . . 269
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Jack , tools and inflatab le sp are tire . . 269
T ire repa ir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Changing a wheel ... . .. .. ..... ... . 274
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(!) Memory buttons (driver's seat)
@ Door handle
@ Power locking switch ........ .
© Side assist button ....... ... .
® A ir outlets .... .. ... ... .. .. .
@ Tu rn signa l and high beam . .. .
(j) Multifunction steering wheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ............ .
- Audio/video, telephone, navi-
gation and vo ice recognition
buttons
- Rocker switches for tiptron ic
operation ................ .
@ ISETI button ... ..... ... ... . .
® Instrument cluster .......... .
@ Reset button for trip odometer .
@ Switches for:
- Windsh ield wiper/washer . .. .
- Trip computer ............ .
@ Ign ition lock ............... .
@ Adjustable steering column
€3J Control lever for:
- Cru ise contro l ........ .. .. .
- Adaptive cruise contro l .. .. .
@ Data Link Connector for On
Board Diagnostics (OBD II) . .. .
@ Release lever for the engine
hood .. .. .... ............. .
@ Instrument lighting .. ... .. .. .
@ Light switch ... .. ... ... .. .. .
@ Sw itch for un loc king the trunk
lid .... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .
@ Adjuster control for outside mir-
63
42
116
80
52
16 1
127 11
10
1 3
54
23
83
83
95
107
26
233
51
49
43
rors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
@ Power wi ndow switches . . . . . . . 46
@ Radio system or Audi mu ltime-
d ia (see separate manual)
@ Radio or M MI display (see sepa­
rate manual)
@ Button/Indicator light for:
- Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . 52
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
Instrument s and control s 9
@) Glove compartment (lockab le)
@
@
Front passenger's airbag ..... .
Depend ing o n options:
- Audi drive select button
- Start -Stop-System button or
- 1.cl •I butto n (hybrid drive) ... .
- Par king system button ..... .
- Electron ic Stabilization Con-
trol (ESC) button .......... .
- Hill descent ass ist button ... .
@ Climate control .... ........ .
@ Shift lever for automatic trans-
mission . .. .. .. .... ........ .
@ Asht ray with ciga rette lighter
@ Coin storage
@ Depend ing on options:
- MMI cont ro l conso le or
- Park ing system button ..... .
- Electron ic Stabilization Con-
trol ( ESC) button .......... .
- Hill descent ass ist button ... .
- Aud i drive select button .... .
-Start-Stop-System button .. .
@) I S T ART ENGI NE STOPI button
§) Electromechanical parking brake
{!) Tips
76
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120
91
100
129
197
199
79
123
75, 75
129
19 7
199
120
91
86
88
Some of the equipment or features shown
in the general illustration may be standa rd
equipment on yo ur vehicle or may be op­
tiona l equipment depending o n your mod­
e l. Always ask your authorized Audi dealer
i f you have a quest ion about your vehicle.

14 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Warning/indicator lights
Overview
The warning/indicator lights indicate differen t func tions or a pos sible malfunction .
Fig. 8 In st rume nt cl us ter with wa rning /in dicato r ligh ts
Your veh icle is equipped with seve ral impor­
tant warning and indicator lights to help you monito r the continued reliable operat ion of
your veh icle
¢ .&. .
Et·ff
Electromechanical steering, Dy -
namic steering*
¢ page 201
[m
Electronic power control
¢page 15
Bl
Electronic Stabilization Control
( E SC)
qpage 15
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Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
¢page 15
fl
USA models: Safety systems
qpage 15 •
El
Canada models: Safety systems
qpage 15
[I]
Tire pressure monitoring sys-
tern*
qpage 16
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Left turn signal
r:!) page 16
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Trailer turn signal assembly*
~page 16
Safety belt
¢page 16
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
(MIL)
¢ page 16
High beam
¢page 17
Right turn signal
¢page 16
USA models: Cruise control acti-
vated
¢ page 17
Canada models: Cruise control
activated
¢ page 17
USA models: Anti-lock brake
system (ABS) defective
¢ page 17
Canada models: Anti-lock brake
system (ABS) defective
¢page 17
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Instrument s and warnin g/indic ator ligh ts 15
USA model s: Parking brake
¢page 18
Canada m odel s: Park ing brake
¢page 18
USA model s: Brake malfunction
¢page 18
Canada mod els : Brake malfunc­
tion
¢page 18
In vehicles with adaptive cruise control* addi ­
tional indicator lights are displayed
¢ page 109.
.8, WARNING
-Failure to heed warning lights and other
important vehi cle information may result
in serious personal injury or vehicle dam­
age.
- Whenever sta lled or s topped for rep air,
move the vehicle a safe distance off the
road, stop the engine, and turn on the
emergency flasher
¢ page 52.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehicle is a potentially hazardous area.
Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, stop the engine and let it
cool down. Always exercise extreme cau­
t ion when working under the hood
¢ page 226, Engine compartment
(D Tips
Many functions are monitored by the Auto­
Check system ¢
page 2 7. Malfunctions
or faults will be identified either w ith a red
symbol (pr iority 1 -Danger!) or with a yel­
low symbol (prior ity
2 -Warning).
EPC Electronic power control
This warning/indicator light monitors the
electronic power control .
The~ warn ing/ indicator light (Electron ic
Power Control) illuminates when you turn on
the ignition as a function check.
(D Tips
If this warning/indicator light illuminates
while yo u are driving, then there is a mal­
funct ion in the engine electronics. Have
the malfunct ion corrected as soon as pos­
sible by your authorized Audi dealer or
qualified workshop .
;;,/C; Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
If the JiJ indicator lamp blinks whi le driving,
the ESC or ASR (Anti-Slip Reg ulation) is active­
ly regu lating.
If the
DJ i ndicator lamp illuminates , the sys­
tem has switched the ESC off . In th is case, you
can switch the ignition off and then on to
switch the ESC on again . The system is func­
tion ing complete ly when the indicator lamp
switches off.
If the
II indicator lamp illuminates , the ESC
was switched off with the
I ~ O FF I button .
Stabiliza tion contr ol (ESC /ABS ): Fa ult! See
o wne r's manual
If the DJ indicator lamp and the ti] ABS ind i­
cator lamp illum ina te and the driver message
appears, the ABS or electron ic different ia l loc k
is malfunctioning . This a lso interrupts the
ESC. The brakes still function with their nor­
mal power, but ABS is not active .
Drive to your author ized A udi dealer immedi­
ate ly to have the ma lfunction corrected.
For more information about the ESC
¢ page 197.
flit !t Safety systems
The fl (U SA models) ;fll (C anada models) in­
dicator light monitors the sa fety systems (e .g.
airbags, pretensioners) and illuminates for a
few seconds each time you switch the ignition on.
If the
fl (USA models) ! El (Canada mode ls)
indicato r light does not go o ut, or if it illumi-
nates while you are driving, or if it starts to ..,.

Instruments and warning/indicator lights 17
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MIL light to illuminate
c::> page231.
F or mo re in forma tion
c::> page 26.
!§:D High beam
The II warning/indicator light illuminates
when the high beams are on o r whe n you use
the head light flasher. For mo re in format ion
about us ing the high beams, see
c:> page 52 .
CRUISE/"(-) Cruise control
The M;\1)~14 (USA models) Iii (Canada models)
war ning/ indica to r li ght illum inates when the
cru ise contro l is act ivated.
ABS/( @) Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
This warning/indicator light monitors the ABS
and th e electronic differ ential lock (EDL).
The
E (USA models) I ii] (Canada models)
warn ing/ indicato r light w ill come on for a few
seconds when the ig nition is swi tc h ed o n. The
light w ill go ou t aft er an au tomatic check se­
qu enc e is co mple ted .
There is a malfunction in the ABS when :
-The warni ng/ indicator lig ht d oes not ill umi­
nate whe n you switc h on the ignition .
- The warning/ indicator lig ht d oes not go out
after a few seconds .
- The warning/ ind icator lig ht ill uminates
wh ile driving.
The brake system will still respond even
without the assistance of the ABS system.
See your authorized Audi dealer as soon as
possible to restore full braking performance.
For more informat io n regarding the ABS
c:> page 19 7.
The ABS warn ing light and the brake warn­
ing light come on together. The ABS will not
work and you will notice a change in braking
re sponse and performance . Malfunction in the brake system
If t
he bra ke w arn in g ligh t c::> page 18 and
t he A BS warning ill uminate together there
may be a malfunction in the ABS, and the re
may also be a malfunction in the brake system
i tse lf
c:> A .
In the even t of a malfunction in the brake
system
the warning/ind icator light 1111
( U SA mode ls)/ . (Canada models) in the in­
strument cl uster flashes. By press ing the
jsET I
button , yo u can br ing up a d river message
which expla ins the malfunct io n in more de­
t a il. Please no te
c:> pag e 29.
Malfunction in the electronic differential
lock (EDL)
The EDL works together w ith the ABS . The
ABS wa rning lig ht w ill come on if there is a
malfu nction in the EDL sys tem
c:> page 197 .
See your author ized Audi dealer as soo n as
p oss ibl e.
_&. WARNING
- If the li!I (USA m ode ls)/ [I] (Canada
mo dels) warning light does not go ou t,
or if it comes on whi le dr iving , th e ABS
system is not wor king pro per ly . The vehi­
cle can then be sto pped on ly w it h the
standa rd b rakes (with out ABS). You w ill
not have the protect io n ABS p rov ides .
C ontact your au thorized A udi dealer as
s oon as p ossibl e.
- USA models: If the
1111 warning light
an d th e
m:SJ war ning light come on to­
g eth er, the rear wheel s co u ld loc k up
first under h ard br akin g. Rear w heel lock­
u p ca n caus e loss of vehicle control and
a n accident . H ave yo ur vehicle re pa ire d
imme diate ly by yo ur authorize d Au di
dea le r o r a qua lified wor kshop . Drive
slowly and avo id sudden, hard brake ap­
plications .
- Canada models: If the brake warning
light . and the ABS warning li ght
ii]
come on togethe r, the rear wheels could
l o ck up first und er hard braking. R ear
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18 Instrum ent s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
wheel lock- up can cause loss of vehicle
control and an acc ident. Have your vehi­
cle repaired immediately by your author­
ized Audi dea ler or a qualified workshop.
Drive slowly and avo id sudden, hard
brake applicat ions .
1:1.\.f(®) Electromechanical parking brake
The warning/indicator light monitors the
electromechanical parking brake.
W ith the parking brake app lied and the igni­
tion turned on, the. (USA models)/ . (Can­
ada models) warning/ind icator light illumi­
nates . After the ignition has been turned off,
the warning/ind icator light continues to i llu­
minate for about 30 seconds. If the parking
b rake is applied with the ignition turned off,
the warning/ind icator light illuminates for
about 30 seconds .
The warning/indicator light will go out when
the park ing brake is released.
If the war ning/ indicator light flas hes cont i nu­
ously
after appl ying the park ing b rake, brak­
ing fo rce is not sufficient to preve nt the vehi­
cle from roll ing uninten tionally. Please no te
the following:
- If the slope of the g round is too steep to
par k the vehicle , the add itiona l dr ive mes­
sage appea rs
Caution: Vehicl e parked to o
steep.
- In the event of a par king brake malfunct ion,
the ye llow
Ill symbol appears in the inst ru­
ment cluster d isplay and the dr iver message
Parking b rake malfunction! is displayed.
Have the malfunction repaired as soon as
possible by an authorized A udi dealer or any
other qualified workshop.
BRAKEl< CD> Brake system
The warning/indicator light flashes if brake
fluid level is low, if there is an ABS system
malfunction or a parking brake malfunction.
The .. (USA mode ls) • (Canada models)
light ill uminates when the ign ition is turned on
. It goes out afte r the engine has been
started. This indicates that the brake warning
li ght is functioning properly.
If the br ake w arning light do es not light up
when the engine i s cranking , there ma y be a
malfunction in the elect rical sy stem . In thi s
ca se , conta ct an authorized Audi dealer .
If the brake sys tem warn ing/in dicator light
flashes, there is a b rake system ma lfunction.
By pressing the
! SET ! button, you can bring up
a driver message wh ich explains the malfunc ­
t ion in more detail
c> page 29.
If the ABS fai ls, the ABS warning/indicator
li ght
r4:B (USA models)/ 11] (Canada models)
flashes together with the brake system warn­
ing/indicator light
c> &. .
(USA mode ls): If the warning light .. and
the warning light
Ei] ill uminate together, im­
med iate ly contact your authorized Aud i dea ler
or qualified workshop to have all brake pads
inspected
c> page 33.
When the light comes on, an audible warning
s ignal is also given .
&_ WARNING
--= =
-USA models: If the .. warning light
and the
a warning light come on to­
gether, the rear whee ls could lock up
fi rst under hard braking. Rear wheel lock­
up can cause loss of vehicl e co ntrol and
an ac cident . Have yo ur vehicle repaired
immed iate ly by yo ur au thori zed Aud i
dealer o r a q ua lified workshop. Drive
slowly and avoid sud den, hard brake ap ­
plications .
-Canada models: If the brake warning
light . and the ABS warn ing light
[iJ
come on together, the rear wheels could
lock up first under hard braking. Rear
wheel lock-up can cause loss of vehicle
control and an accident . Have your vehi­
cle repaired immed iately by your author­
ized Audi dealer or a qualified workshop .
Dr ive s low ly and avoid s udden, hard
b rake applications.
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Instrument s and warnin g/indic ator ligh ts 19
-If the brake warning/indicator light does
not go out after a few seconds and the
park ing brake is released, or lights up
wh ile you are driving, the fluid level in
the brake fluid reservoir is too low . If you
believe that it is safe to do so, proceed
immediately at low speed to the nearest
authorized Audi dealer or qualified repair
facili ty and have the brake system in­
spected.
- Always keep in m ind that after several
brake applicat ions, you will need g reater
pressure on the brake peda l to stop your
vehicle. Do not re ly on strained brakes to
respond w ith maxim um stopp ing power
in critical situations. You must allow for
increased braking distances. The extra
distance used up by fad ing brakes could
lead to an acc ident.

warning goes out after about 5 seconds, but it
can be brought up at any time by pressing the
ISETI button again.
Usu ally, you can still drive to the nex t dea ler­
ship. Turn off all but the most necessary elec­
trica l consumers, since these drain the vehi­
cle's battery.
@ Note
If the . warning symbo l (coolant system
malfunction) also lights up on the instru ­
ment panel during the trip¢
page 30,
then you have to stop immediately and
turn off the eng ine. The coolant pump is
not working anymore -danger of damage
to the eng ine!
BRAKE/( (j)) Brake system malfunction
A malfunction in the brake system must be
repaired as soon as possible .
If the warn ing /indicator light ~ (USA
models)/ . (Canada mode ls) in the instru­
ment cluster flashes, there is a brake system
malfunct ion . A dr iver message appears as
well to explain the malfunction in mo re de­
tail. The d rive r warning goes out after about 5
seconds, b ut i t can be brought up at any time
by pressing the
I SE T! button aga in .
Stop vehicle and check brake fluid l evel
~ Stop the vehicle.
~ Check the brak e fluid leve l¢ page 242.
~ Seek professiona l assistance if necessa ry.
Warning! Fault in brake system. Contact
workshop
~ Drive carefu lly to the nearest authorized
Audi dealer or other qualified workshop and
have the malfunct ion correc ted ¢
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Par king brake system fault! See owner's
manual
~ If t his symbol appears when t he ve hicle is
stationary or afte r the ign ition is turned on,
chec k to see if the parking bra ke can be re­
l eased. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or
other qualified workshop as soon as possi-
Dri ver information di spla y 29
ble and have the malfunction cor rected . If
the parki ng brake cannot be opened, then
take it to an expert at an authorized Audi
dea ler.
~ If the symbo l appears while you are driving,
it is possible that the traction co ntrol o r the
emerge ncy brake has malfunctioned .
It is
possible that th e parking b rake cannot be
app lied.
It is also possible t hat the parking
b ra ke cannot be re le ased after i t has been
app lied . D rive to an authorized Aud i dea ler
or ot her qualified workshop to have t he mal ­
function corrected.
If t he ABS system malfu nctions, the ABS
warning/indicator light illumina tes together
with the brake system ma lfunction wa rning/
indicator light ¢.& .
A WARNING
-A lways observe the warn ings in
¢ page 226, Engine compartment, be­
fore opening the hood and check ing the
bra ke fluid.
- Driving with low brake fluid is a safety
hazard . Stop the car a nd get professiona l
assistance .
-USA models: If th e ~ warning light
a nd the
B warning light come on to­
gethe r, the rear whee ls cou ld lock up
fi rst under hard bra king. Rear wheel lock­
up can ca use loss of vehicle co ntrol and
an ac cident. Have yo ur vehicle rep aire d
immediate ly by yo ur authorize d Au di
dea ler o r a qua lified wor kshop. Drive
slowly and avo id sudden, hard brake ap­
plications.
- Canada models: If the brake warning
light . and the ABS warning light
El]
come on together, the rear wheels could
lock up first under hard braking. Rear
wheel lock-up can cause loss of vehicle
control and an acc ident. Have yo ur vehi­
cle repaired immed iately by your author­
i z ed A udi dealer o r a q ual ified wor kshop.
Drive s low ly and avoid s udden, hard
brake applications .