2014 AUDI Q5 ignition

48 Opening and clo sing
• To set an intermediate position, press/pull
the switch until the sunroof reaches the de­
s ired posit ion .
Opening
• To move the sunroof to the position for re ­
duced wind noise, tu rn the switch to posi­
tion @ until resistance can be felt.
• To open the sunroof complete ly, turn and
ho ld the switch against the resistance in po­
s it ion @.
• To close the sunroof, turn the switch to posi­
tion @ <=>,& .
• Turn the sw itch to the desired position to se­
lect an intermediate pos it ion.
Opening and closing the sun shade
• To automatically open the sunshade com­
pletely, briefly press the sw itch @ in the de­
s ired arrow d irect ion.
• To stop the sunshade in an intermed iate po­
s it io n, press the switc h again, or
• Press and ho ld the switch in the desi red a r­
row direction.
• Re lease the switch when sunshade is at de -
s ired position .
Afte r the ignit ion is switched off, you can st ill
ope rate the Panoram ic sliding sunroof fo r
about 10 min utes . As soon as the driver's or
passenger's door is opened, the switch is in­
operat ive.
The power sunshade can a lso be closed when
the Panoramic sliding sunroof is open .
A WARNING -
Pay careful attention when closing the
Panoramic sliding sunroof -otherwise seri­
ous injury could result! For this reason, al­
ways remove the ignition key when leaving
the vehicle .
Cy Note
Always close your Panoram ic sliding sun­
roof when leaving your veh icle. Sudden
ra in can cause damage to the interio r
equ ipment of your vehicle, pa rticularly the
electronic equipment.
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Information regarding convenience open ­
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47.
Emergency closing of the Panoramic
sliding sunroof
Applies to vehicles: with Panoramic sliding sunroof
If the Pano ramic sliding sunroof detects an
object in its path when it is closing, it w ill
open again automa tically. In th is case , you
can close the roof with t he power emergency
closing function.
• Within five seconds after the sunroof opens
automatically , pu ll the switc h until the roof
closes .

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 .
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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
.. Press the knob to release it.
.. Ro ta ting t he knob to the right" +" will in ­
crease the basic brightness when it is dark .
.. Rotating the knob to the left"-" will de­
crease the basic br ightness when it is dark. Clear vi
sion 51
.. Pressing the knob will p revent unintentional
changes.
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T he ill umination for the inst rument 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 automatically and
will go out completely when the outside light is very low. This feature is meant to
r emind you to switch on the head lights
whe n outs ide light 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
.. Tu rn the light sw itch 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 vis ion
(40 km/h) when a certain steer ing whee l an ­
g le is reached or when a turn signa l 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 Eme rg ency flashe r switc h
"" Pr ess the switch ~ ~ fig. 47 to turn the
eme rgency flas hers on or off.
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When the emergency flashers a re on, all four
turn signals blin k at the same time. The tu rn
signal in dicator lights
BB in the ins trument
cluster, as we ll as the lig ht in t he emerge ncy
fla sher swi tch ~ blink likewise . T he emerge n­
cy flashers also w ork whe n the ignition is
turned off.
The emergen cy flashers w ill turn on autom ati­
cally if you are in an a cci den t w here the a irba g
has de ployed .
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You shou ld tur n on t he emerge ncy fl ashe rs
w hen :
- you are the last vehicle st anding in a traf­
fi c ja m so t hat an y oth er veh icles com ing
c an see you, or when
- you r vehicle has broken dow n or yo u are
in an emerge ncy si tu ati on, or when
- you r vehi cle is bei ng towe d by a tow
truck o r if you are towi ng an othe r vehicle
b ehin d 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 w
ell as the headlight flash­
er.
Fi g. 48 Tu rn signal and high beam lever
The turn signa l and high beam lever has the
fo llowing functions:
Turn signals ¢¢
s
"" '? X co a,
"" Lift the leve r up a ll th e way ~ fig. 48 (D to
use the right turn s ign als, or push the leve r
down a ll th e way @ to use the left tur n sig ­
n a ls.
Auto-blink .,. Move the lever (up or down) just to the point
of resistance t o use the tur n sign als fo r as
long as you need them, for e xamp le when
chang ing lanes .
.,. Move the lever (up or down) just to the point
of resistance and then re lease it rig ht away
to make the turn s ignals b link
three times .
You can use this featu re for example when
chang ing lanes on highways .
High beam
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"" Push the lever forward @ to switch o n the
high beam .
.,. Pull the lever back towards you to switch off
the high beam.
Headlight fla sher
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.. 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
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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 midd le position.
Interior light switched on
.,. Pla ce the switch @ in position I.
Clear vision 5 3
Interior light swit ch ed off
.,. Place the switch @ in position 0 .
Front read ing 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
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- 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.
Cleaning windshield wiper blades
C lean the w indsh ie ld w iper blades when t hey
begin to leave st reaks.
.,. Place t he w indshie ld w iper arms in the serv ­
ice pos ition. Re fer to ~
page 56.
.,. Lift the wiper a rm away from the rea r win ­
dow .
.. Use a soft cloth and glass cleane r to clean
the windshield wiper b lades.
A WARNING
Dirty windsh ield wiper b lades can impair
your view . This can lead to accidents .
Replacing windshield wiper blades
Fig. 55 Remov ing the w iper blad e

56 Clear vis ion
Wiper servi ce po sition /blade rep lacem ent
po sit ion
• Switch the ignition
off and move the wind­
shield wiper lever to position @¢
page 54,
fig. 53. The windshield wipers move into the
service position.
• To bring the wipers back into the original
pos ition, switch the ignition on and press
the windshie ld wiper lever.
You can also turn the service position on or off
in the radio or
MMI*:
• Switch the w indshield wipers off (posit ion
@ ¢page 54, fig. 53).
• Se lect : I CAR I funct ion button> Wind shi eld
wiper s > Se rvice positio n > On/Off .
Or
• Se lect :
I CAR I function button> Car sys te m s*
control button > Servicing & check s > W iper
s e rv ic e po sition > On/ Off .
Removing the wip er blade
• Lift the windshie ld wiper arm up from the
windshield .
• Press the locking knob@~
fig. 55 on the
wiper blade. Hold the wiper blade firm ly.
• Remove the wiper blade in the direction of
the arrow.
Attach ing th e wiper bl ade
• Inse rt the new wiper blade into the moun t
on the w iper arm @until you hear it latch
into place.
• Place the wiper arm back on the windshield.
• Turn the service position
off.
A WARNING
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For your safety, you should replace the
w iper blades once or tw ice a year. See your
author ized Audi dealer for rep lacement
blades.
(D Note
- The windshield wiper blades must only
be replaced when in the service position!
Otherwise, yo u risk damaging the paint
on the hood or the w indshield wiper mo­
tor. -
You should not
move your veh icle or
press the windshield wiper lever when
the wiper arms are folded away from the
windshield. The windshie ld wipers wou ld
move back into their original position
and could damage the hood and wind­
shield.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper sys­
tem, always loosen blades wh ich are fro­
zen to the windshield before operating
w ipers.
- To help prevent damage to wiper blades,
do not use gaso line, kerosene, paint
t hinner, or o ther solven ts on o r near the
w iper blades.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper
arms o r other components, do not at­
tempt to
move t he wipe rs by hand.
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- Commercial hot waxes applied by auto­
matic car washes affec t the how easily
the glass surfa ce ca n be cleaned.
- Yo u can also use the se rvice position, for
examp le, if yo u want to protect the
w indshield from icing by us ing a
cover.
Replacing the rear wiper blade
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F ig . 56 Rear wiper: Removing t he wipe r blade
Removing the wiper blade
• Fold the windshie ld wiper arm away from
the windshield .
• Pull the w iper blade and holder out of the
mount.
Attaching the wipe r blade
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• Press the wiper blade holder in the arrow di-
rection ~
fig. 56 into the mount. ..,.

.. Fold the windshield wiper arm back onto the
windshield.
A WARNING
For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice
each year.
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
F ig. S7 Fo rwa rd sec tion of drive r's ar m rest : power mir­
r or co ntro ls
Adjusting ext erior mirrors
.,. Rota te the knob to the© posi tion (drive r's
exter io r mirro r) or to the ® pos it ion (pas ­
senger's exter io r mirro r)
c::> fig. 57 .
.. Rotate the knob and the mirror so t hat you
have a clear view to t he rear.
Heated mirrors
.. Ro ta te the knob to pos it io n @ .
Folding both exterior mirrors*
.. Turn the knob to position @.
-
Depending on the outside temperature, the
mirror surfaces are heated unt il the ignition is
switched off -even if the knob is no longer in
position @.
You are well-advised to fold the exterior m ir­
rors in when maneuveri ng in tight spaces or
when leaving the car parked close to other
vehicles .
Memory for exterior mirror s*
On vehicles with memory for the driver's seat,
the current sett ing fo r the exterior m irrors is Clear vi
sion 5 7
automatica lly stored a long with the sea t posi ­
tion
c::> page 63.
Tilt function for the passenger 's mirror*
When the reverse gea r is engaged, the mir ro r
s ur face tilts downward sl igh tly if the sett ing
i s for the passenge r's m irror (knob in pos it ion
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c::> fig . 57). This a llows you to see the c urb
dur ing parallel pa rking.
T he m irror returns to its ini tial position as
soon as reverse gea r is disengaged and veh icle
s p eed is above about 9 mph (15 km/h) . The
mirror also returns to its init ial position if the
switch is moved to the dr iver's exterior m irror
© or the ignition is sw itched off.
If the position of the mirror surface is
c hanged on a tilted mirror, this new position
will be a utomatically ass igned to the remote
key w hen the veh icle is taken out of reverse
gear.
(D Note
- Curved mirror s urfaces (conve x or spheri­
cal*) increase yo ur field of v iew. Remem­
ber that vehicles or other objects will ap­
pear smaller and farther away than when
seen in a flat m irror. If you use this mir ­
ror to estimate dis tances of following
vehicles whe n cha nging lanes, y ou coul d
es tim ate incorrec tly and c ause an ac ci­
dent .
- I f the m irro r h ousing is moved uninten­
ti onally (for e xam ple, w hile p arking yo ur
vehicle), then yo u must first fold the mir ­
ror elect rically . Do not read just the mir­
ror housing man ually . You cou ld damage
the motor which controls the mirror.
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic
car was h, you must fold the exterior mir­
rors in to reduce the risk of damage to
the mirrors . Never fold power fo lding ex­
terior mirrors* by hand . Only fo ld them
in and o ut using th e power controls .
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