2013 AUDI Q5 engine

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
140
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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4 Table of contents
Fuses and bulbs ....... .. .. ... .
Elect rical fuses . ....... ... .. .. ... .
Bulbs .. .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. ... .
Emergency situations ... .. ... .
General .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Starting by push ing or tow ing . .. .. . .
Starting with jumper cables .. .. .. . .
Use of jumper cab les .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Eme rgency towing with commercial
tow truck .. ................ ... . .
Lift ing vehicle . ........... .... ... .
Technical data ............. .. . .
General information .. .. .. .. . .
Explana tion of te chnical data . .. ... .
Vehicle iden tifica tion .... ...... .. . .
Weights ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Dimensions .... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Data .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
2 11 hp, 4 -cylinder engine, quattro .. .
2 11 hp, 4-cylinder engine, hybrid
quattro ...... ............. ..... .
272 hp, 6-cylinder engine, quattro . . .
Consumer Information ..... . .
Warranty coverages ....... .. .. ... .
Operating your vehicle outside the
U .S .A . or Canada .......... ... .. . .
Aud i Service Repair Man uals and 280
280
283
284 284
284
284
285
286 288
290 290
290
290
290
29 1
292
2 92
293
294
295 295
295
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
M ain tenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Addi tional accesso ries , modifications
and parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
D eclaration o f Compliance,
Te lecommunications and E lectronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

(!) 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
161
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.

10 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Instruments and warning/indicator Lights
Instruments
Instrument cluster and controls
The instrument cluster is your central source of information.
Fig. 3 Overv iew of the instrument cluster
Hybrid drive*: the instrument cluster var ies
c:> page98 .
(D Coolant temperature gauge 10
@ Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
@ Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . 14
© ISETlbutton .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . 11
® Display
- Driver information system 20
- Time and date display . . . . . . . 12
- Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
@ Reset button for trip odometer . 13
(j) Speedometer
@ Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
(D Tips
The illumination for the instrument cluster
lights up whenever you switch on the igni­
tion with the
vehicle headlights off . As
the daylight fades, the instrument cluster
illuminat ion likewise dims automatically
and will go out completely when the out­
side light is very low. This feature is meant
to remind you to switch on the headlights
when outside light condit ions become
poor.
Engine coolant temperature gauge
The engine coolant gauge q page 10, fig. 3 (D
only works when the ignition is on. To prevent
damage to your engine, please note the fol ­
lowing important po ints:
Engine cold
If the needle is at or close to the bottom of
the gauge, the engine has not yet reached its
operating temperature. Avoid high engine
speeds, heavy engine loads, and heavy throt ­
tle app lications.
Normal temperature
When the engine has reached its operating
temperature, the needle will move to the mid­
dle of the gauge and remain there . If the en­
gine is working hard at high outs ide tempera­
tures, the needle may move higher on the
gauge. This is not a cause for concern as long
as the . warning light in the instrument
cluster display does not illuminate. .,..

Instrument s and warning /indicator lights 11
Warning light in th e instrument cluster
display
If the . warning light in the instrument clus­
ter disp lay flashes, this can mean one of two
things: either the coolant
temperature is too
high, or the coolant
level is too low
¢page 30.
If the needle is we ll in the upper area of the
ga uge, the coo lant temperature is too high.
Stop the veh icle , switch the engine off, and
allow it to cool.
I f the warni ng light comes o n
again after driving a short distance, contact
an author ized Audi d ealer or other qualif ied
wo rkshop.
.&, WARNING
- Always o bserve the w arning i n
¢ page 226, Engine compartment, be ­
fore opening the hood a nd checking the
engine coolant level.
- Never open t he engine hood i f you see o r
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dr ipping from the engine compa rtment .
You could bu rn yourself. Let t he e ngine
cool off first so that you cannot hear o r
see any steam or e ngine coolant .
CD Note
-Mo unt ing additional lights or accessories
i n front of the a ir inlets red uces the cool­
i ng effect of the radiator. At h igh outside
temperatures o r high eng ine load, the
engine co uld ove rheat.
- The front spo ile r has been designed to
properly distrib ute the cooling air when
t h e v ehicle is moving. If the spoiler is
damaged, th is co uld reduce the cooling
effe ct and the engi ne co uld th en over­
h eat . Ask y our author iz e d Aud i de aler f or
ass istance.
Tachometer (engine rev counter )
The tachometer indicates the engine R PM
(revolu tions per minutes) .
If engine RPM drops be low 1,50 0, you should
dow nshift to the nex t lo wer ge ar. Th e re d ar ea at the end of the scale indica
tes maxim um
p ermissible engine RPM after the break -in pe­
riod. Before reaching this a rea , move these ­
lector lever to position 0/5 o r ease your foot
off the acce lerator pedal.
CD Note
The tac hometer needle @ ¢ page 10,
fig. 3
sh ould on ly briefly be in the red
zo ne: you cou ld damage yo ur eng ine! T he
beginn ing of the red z one var ies depend-
i ng o n the engi ne.
@) For the sake of the environment
Upsh ifting early saves fuel and reduces e n­
gine noise .
~button
You can perform different functions with this
button.
Fig . 4 SET butto n in the instrument cluster
The !SET ! button performs the followi ng fu nc­
ti ons:
Switching on time, date, temperature
display, and odometer
The disp lay appea rs fo r approximate ly 30 sec­
o nds when yo u pre ss the
!SET ! butt on¢ fig. 4
wi th t he igni tion off .
Starting the Auto -Check sequence
T he Auto-Chec k system ¢ page 2 7 constant-
ly mo nitors c erta in individua l functions and
c ompone nts of the vehicle whe n the igni tion
is turned on an d when the vehicle is moving.
With the ign it ion turned on, yo u can start the
"Auto-Check sequence" by pressing the
iSE Ti liJJ,,

12 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
button. You can perform an Auto-Check se­
quence when the vehicle is stationary and the
ignition is turned on or when the vehicle is
moving s lower than 3 mph (5 km/h).
The number of keys programmed to the vehi­
cle is also displayed. The disp lay
L2 3/3 indi­
cates that three keys have been programmed.
This allows you to make sure you have re­
ceived all of the keys when you purchase a
used vehicle .
For examp le, if you on ly receive two keys, you
should take those keys to your authori zed
Audi dealer to have the missing key deactivat­
ed so it cannot be used . You should also re ­
port the m issing key to your insurance compa­
ny.
Calling up the driver information
A yellow or red symbol appears in the instru­
ment cluster display, usually with a driver
message . The driver message display disap ­
pears after about
5 seconds. The driver mes­
sage can be displayed aga in by briefly press­
ing the
! SET i button.
Setting the speed warning
By pressing the I SETI button briefly, you can
set threshold 1 of the speed warning while
you are dr iv ing
c:> page 94 . By ma inta in ing
p ressu re on the
ISETI button, you de lete the
warn ing threshold.
Digital clock with date display
Fig . 5 Instrument cl uste r: t im e an d date
M N
9 a:
l:l
Depending on the vehicle equipment level,
you may choose between the quartz clock or the GPS contro lled clock*
(!i in the radio or in the
MMI*. You can learn more about this in
the MMI manual or in the radio user's manual.
(D Tips
-When you switch off the ignition or open
the drive r door, the time, date, odome­
ter and temperature are displayed for an
add itiona l
30 seconds .
- Yo u can also call up the display with the
!SET i button r=> page 11 wh ile the igni­
tion is switched off.
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge works only when the ignition is
on.
When the needle reaches the reserve mark,
the
c:> page 33 1] symbol appears in the in­
strument cluster d isplay as well as the mes­
sage
Please refuel. This message is meant to
remind you to
refuel.
The total tank capacity of your vehicle is listed
in
r=> page 292.
(D Note
Never run the tank completely dry! An ir­
regular supply of f uel can cause engine
misfiring and fuel could enter into the ex­
haust system. The catalytic converter
could then overheat and be damaged .

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 ..,.

16 Instrum ent s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
blink, then there is a ma lfunction somewhere
in the system.
If the light does not illuminate
when you switch the ignition on, this also
means there is a malfunction.
A WARNING
If you have a malfunction in the safety sys­
tems, contact your author ized Audi dealer
immediately. Otherw ise the safety sys­
tems may not work properly in an acci­
dent.
U) Tire pressure monitoring system -
telltale indicator lamp
Appl ies to vehicles: with tire pressure monitoring system
The warning/indicator light appears in the
event of a significant loss of tire pressure or if there is a malfunction.
The indicator light IE illuminates to check
the function when you switch on the ignition.
If the
IE symbol remains on or blinks after
you switch on the ignition, the re is a loss of
tire pressure or a system malfunction.
If there
is a system malfunction, see your authorized
Aud i dealer as soon as possible.
Detai led information on the tire pressure
mon itoring system can be fou nd in
¢page 266.
¢ Q Turn signals
The indicator light blinks when you use either
turn signal.
Whenever you use the left B or the right II
turn signal, the ind icator light blinks. When
you use the emergency flashers, both indica­ tor lights flas h.
If one of the turn s ignal light bulbs burn out,
the turn signa l wi ll blink tw ice as fast as nor­
mal.
This does not apply, however, in towing mode.
The indicator light does no t flash if a turn s ig­
nal is out on the trailer or the tow ing vehicle.
Addit ional info rmation on the turn sig nals
¢page 52.
~,1 ¢ Trailer turn signal assembly
Applies to vehicles: with towing hitch
The indicator light also blinks if the turn sig­
nal is operated when towing a trailer.
The ind icator light. bli nks when the turn
s ignal is used, if a trailer has been properly
con nected to the vehicle .
If one of the turn signa l bulbs on the trailer is
burned out or defective, the ind icator light
will not blink when you use the turn signals.
(D Tips
For vehicles with a factory installed towing
hitch or a trailer hitch that was installed
l ater according to factory spec ificat ions,
the trailer turn signal assembly is actuat­
ed.
,(t Safety belts
This warning/indicator light reminds you to
put on your safety belt.
The . warn ing/ indicator light illum inates
when the ignition is switched on to remind
the driver and (o n USA models only) any front
passenger to put on the safety be lt . Addit ion­
ally, an audib le warn ing tone w ill also sound .
For more Informat ion
¢ page 149, Safety
belt warning light.
o Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL )
The Ma lfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) is part
of the On-Board Diagnos tic (OBD II) sys tem.
T he symbo l
(4 lights up when the ignition is
tu rned on and will turn off after the eng ine
has started and has settled at a constant idle
speed. This indicates that the MIL is working
properly.
The warning light ill uminates when the re is a
malfunction in the engine electronic system.
Contact your a uthorized Audi dea ler and have
the malfunction corrected. .,..