2014 AUDI Q5 tow

Trailer hitch ................... . .
Error messages
Homelink ................ ... . .
Universal remote control .......... .
Safety first ................... .
134
134
135
135
139
Dri ving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Proper occupant seating positions . . . 140
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Safety belt pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . 155
Airbag sy stem .......... ... ... . 157
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 157
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Child Safety ................. . .
Important things to know ........ . .
Child safety seats ......... .... .. . .
Installing a child safety seat .. .. .. . .
LATCH Lower anchorages and tethers
for children .... .. .. ...... .. .. .. . .
Additional Information
Vehicle operation ....... .. .. . .
Intelligent technology .. .. . .. .
178
178
184
188
191
196
197
197
Notice about data recorded by vehicle
control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . 197
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Electromechanical power assist,
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Driving with your quattro . . . . . . . . . . 202
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Table of contents 3
Driving and environment . . . . .
205
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 207
Shutting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Operate your vehicle economically and
min imize pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Driving off road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Driving in difficult road conditions and
offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Trailer towing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Vehicle care and cleaning . . . . . 217
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . 218
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
222
Fuel supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Selective catalytic reduction . . . . . . . . 228
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Windshield/headlight washer
container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . 265
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4 Table of contents
Do-it-yourself ser vice . . . . . . . . .
268
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Jack, too ls and inflatab le spare t ire . . 268
Tire repair............... .. .. .... 271
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Electrical fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Bulbs .. .... ... .. ..... ... .. .... .. 282
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . 283
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Starting by pus hing or tow ing . . . . . . . 283
Start ing with jumper cab les . . . . . . . . 283
Use of jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
E mergency towing with comme rcial
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 5
L ift ing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Technical Data .. .... ... .. .. .. .. 289
Vehicle ident ificat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Capacit ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Diese l eng ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Consumer Information . . . . . . . 293
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Operating your vehicle outside the
U.S .A . o r Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Audi Service Repair Man uals and
L it erature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
M aintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Additional accessories , modifications
and parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Declaration of Compliance,
Te lecommunications and E lectronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

16 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
If the Jj;] indicator light turns on, the system
has switched the ESC
off . In this case, you can
switch the ignition
off and then on to switch
the ESC on again. The indicator light turns
off
when the system is functioning fully.
If the
11 indicator light turns on, ESC was re­
str icted using the
I~ OFF I button ¢ page 197.
Stabilization control (ESC/ABS): Fault! See
owner's manual
I f the
Jj;] indicator light and the ABS ind icator
l ight ~ (USA models)
Iii] (Canada models)
turn on and the message appears, the ABS or
e lectronic differential lock is ma lfunctioning.
This a lso causes the ESC to malfunction . The
brakes st ill function with the ir normal power,
but ABS is not active.
Drive to your authorized Audi dea ler or quali ­
fied workshop immediately to have the mal­
function corrected.
A WARNING
-
If the ~ (USA models)/ . (Canada
models) brake system ind icator light turns
on together with the ABS and ESC ind ica­
tor lights, the ABS/ESC regulating function
may have fai led. Functions that stabilize
the vehicle a re no longer ava ilab le. This
could cause the vehicle to swerve and in­
crease the risk of sliding. Drive carefully to
the nearest a uthorized Audi dea ler or oth­
er qualified workshop and have the mat-
function corrected.
(D Tips
For additional information on ESC and
ABS, refer to¢
page 197.
it !f Safety systems
The fl (USA models) tE,I (Canada models) in­
dicator light monitors the safety systems (e.g.
a ir bags, pretensioners) and illuminates for a
few seconds each time you switch the ignition
on .
If the
fl (USA models) tE,I (Canada models)
indicator light does not go out, or if it illumi- nates while you are driving, or if it starts to
blink,
then there is a malfunction somewhere
in the system. If the light does not illuminate
when you switch the ign ition on, this also
means there is a malfunction.
A WARNING '"--
If you have a malfunction in the safety sys-
tems, contact your authorized Audi dealer
imme diately. Otherwise the safety sys­
tems may not work properly in an acc i­
dent.
ill Tire pressure monitoring system -
telltale indicator lamp
Applies to vehicles: wit h tire p ressu re mo nito rin g system
The warning/indicator light appears in the
event of a significant loss of tire pressure or if
there is a malfunction .
The ind icator light IE illuminates to check
the function when you switch on the ignition.
If the
IE symbol remains on or blinks after
you sw itch on the ign it ion, there is a loss of
t ir e pressure or a system malfunction. If there
is a system ma lfunction, see your authorized
Audi dealer as soon as possible.
Detailed informat io n on the tire p ressure
monitoring system can be found in
¢page 265.
¢¢Turn signals
The indicator light blinks when you use either
turn signal.
Whenever you use the left (I or the r ight II
turn sig nal, the indicator light blinks. When
you use the emergency flashers, both indica­
tor lights flash .
If one of the turn signa l light bulbs burn out,
the turn sig nal will blink twice as fast as nor­
mal.
This does not apply, however, in towing mode .
The indicator light does not flash if a turn sig­
nal is out on the tra ile r or the towing vehicle. .,.

Instrument s and warnin g/indic ator ligh ts 17
Additional information on the turn signa ls
~ page 52.
¢19 Trailer turn signal assembly
App lies to vehicles: with towing hitch
The indicator light also blinks if the turn sig ­
nal is operated when towing a trailer .
The indicator ligh t. blinks when the t urn
signal is used, if a trailer has bee n properly
connected to the vehicle .
If one of the turn s ignal bulbs on the tra ile r i s
bu rned out or defective, the indicato r light
will not b link when you use the turn signals.
(j) Tips
For veh icles with a factory installed towing
hitch o r a trailer h itch tha t was installed
la ter ac co rding to fac tory specifications,
the trailer t urn signa l assemb ly is actuat ­
ed .
,i Safety belts
This warning/indicator light reminds you to
put on your safety belt.
The . warning/ind icator lig ht ill uminates
when the igni tion is sw itched on to rem ind
the driver and (on USA models only) any front
passenger to put on the safety belt . Add ition­
a lly, an audible warning tone will a lso sound .
F or more Information
~ page 149, Safety
belt warning light .
a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) is part
of the On-Board Diagnostic (OBD II) system.
The symbol
¢"lift lights up when the ignit ion is
turned on and will turn off after the engine
has started and has sett led at a constant idle
speed. Th is ind icates that the MIL is working
p roperly .
The warning light illuminates when there is a
malfunct ion in the engine e lectronic system. Contact your a
uthorized Audi dea ler and have
the malfunction corrected .
An improperl y clo sed fu el filler cap may al so
cau se the MIL light t o illumin ate (onl y
vehicles with g asoline engi ne)
q page 226.
Fo r more information
q page 26.
[D High beam
The ii warn ing/indi cator lig ht ill uminates
when the high beams a re on or when you use
the headlight flasher. For more information
about using the high beams, see
¢ page 52.
CRUISE/" (') Cruise control
The MjlO~i4 (USA mode ls) Jill (Canada models)
warning/indicator light illuminates when the
cruise control is activated .
ABS/(@) Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
This warning/indicator light monitors the ABS
and the electronic differential lock (EDL).
The fJ] (USA models) ; ri] (Canada mode ls)
warning/indicator light will come on for a few
seconds when the ignition is switched on. The
light will go out after an automatic check se­
quence is completed.
There is a malfunct ion in the ABS when:
- The warning/indicator light does not illum i­
nate when you switch on the ignition.
- The warning/indicato r light does not go o ut
after a few seconds.
- The warning/indicato r light i lluminates
wh ile driving.
The brak e system will still re spond e ven
without the assistance of the ABS system.
See your autho rized Audi deale r as soon a s
possible to re store full br aking performance.
For more information regard ing the ABS
q page 197.
The ABS warning light and the b rake warn­
ing light come on togethe r. The ABS will not
wo rk and you will notice a change in b raking
response and performance . .,,.

service without delay. Do not wait until
the red oil pressure warning. starts
to flash before you respond to the low
oil level wa rning
l!I. By then, your en­
gine may already have suffered serious
damage.
~ .. Fill engine oil now
WARNING: Pleas e add oil immediately
If the . symbol lights up, then the oil has to
be replenished r ight now ¢
page 236 .
@-Steering malfunction
If there is a malfunction in the electronic
steering column lock, the steering cannot be
unlocked.
If the . symbol in the display blinks, there
i s a malfunction in the electronic steering col­
umn lock . A driver message appears as well to
explain the malfunction in mo re deta il. The
d river war ning goes out after abou t 5 sec­
onds, but it ca n be b roug ht up at a ny time by
pr ess ing the
ISE TI bu tton aga in .
Steering defective! Do not drive vehicle! .. Contact your nearest a uthorized Audi dea ler .
.. Do not tow your vehicle .
A WARNING
-
Your vehicle mus t not be t owed in the
eve nt of a malfun ct ion in the electron ic
steeri ng colu mn lock because it can not b e
s t eered due to the l ocked s tee ring. If i t is
t owed w ith the stee ring loc ke d , t here i s
t he risk of an accident.
© -Ignition lock malfunction
A malfunction in the ignition lo ck mus t be re­
paired immediately.
If th e . symbol in the d isp lay blinks, there
i s a ma lfunction in the electronic ignit io n l ock.
A dr iver message a ppears a s well to exp la in
t he m alfu nction in more det ail. Th e d rive r
warn ing goes ou t after abou t 5 seconds, bu t it
Driver information display 31
can be b rou ght up a t any time by p ress ing the
ISETI bu tton again .
Ignition lock defective. Contact dealer!
.. Do not turn t he e ngine off .
.. Dr ive immedia tely to a n author ized Audi
de aler to have t he mal fun ct io n co rrected.
If there is a malfunct ion in the elect ro ni c ig ni­
t ion loc k, the igni tion ca nnot b e tu rned o ff.
D rive imm ed iate ly to an au tho rized se rv ice fa­
cili ty to have the cause of the malfunc tion co r­
re cte d.
On vehicles wi th Conven ienc e key*, the eng ine
s h ould not b e switched off using t he S tart/
St op butt on bec au se th e e ngine canno t be
s ta rt ed ag ain afte r th e ign iti on ha s been
swi tc h ed off.
Yellow symbols
A yell ow sym bol means WAR NING .
Fig. 24 Display : Yellow wa rning symbo l
Yellow sym bols indicate a prior ity 2 mal func ­
tion - Wa rning!
W hen a yellow war ning symbol a ppe ars,
one
warning tone soun ds. A dr iver message ap ­
pears as well to exp lai n the ma lf un ction in
m ore detail. T he dr iver warning goes ou t after
about S seconds, but it ca n be broug ht up at
any time by p ress ing t he
ISE TI button again .
Check the function dis played as soo n as possi­
ble. The yellow symbol will not go out again
u nt il the reason fo r th e malfunction has been
cor rected.

the filter . T he symbol wi ll switch off when the
cleaning is successfu l. After a succ essful
clean ing, there is no need to br ing the car to
an author iz ed deale r or qualif ied workshop
because this is par t of normal vehicle opera­
tion .
If the symbo l
II does not switch off, see
your author iz ed dealer or other qualif ied
workshop to have the prob lem corrected.
F or mo re information on the diesel particu­
l ate filter, refer to
¢ page 206.
A WARNING
Always adapt yo ur speed to the current
weather, road and traffic condit ions. You
should never disobey traffic laws in order
t o follow driv ing recommendations .
(0 Headlight range control defective
II Headlight range control d efective!
-
If the symbol II illum inates, the dynam ic
h eadlight range control is no longer working
properly . Have the system checked and re ­
pa ired at your author ized Audi dealer .
§0 Adaptive light defective
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive light
rJII Audi adaptive light: defective
When t his symbo l rJII illuminates, it means
that adaptive light is defective . Go to a n au­
thor ized Audi deal er to have the headlights o r
the cont rol uni t fo r the adapt ive lig ht re ­
pair ed.
@-Steering malfunction
Ila Steering lock: Contact dealer!
If the l!Jla symbol in the display comes on,
the re is an electron ic s teeri ng col umn loc k
mal funct ion.
D rive to you r autho rized Aud i dea le r immedi­
ately to have t he mal function cor re cted.
Dri ver information di spla y 35
A WARNING
-
Your veh icle must not be towed in the
event of a malfunction in the electronic
st eering column lock because it cannot be
steered due to the loc ked steeri ng. If it is
towed wit h the steering lo cke d, there is
the r is k of an accident.
~ Ignition lock malfunction
II! Ig nition lo ck defe ctive
If the m symbo l in the d isplay comes on,
t h ere is a ma lfunction in the e lectronic igni­
ti on loc k. P lease go to a n author ized A udi
dealer or o ther qualified workshop to have the
malfunction repaired .
g Adaptive dampers
Applies to vehicles: with Audi drive select
B Suspension: System fault!
If the B symbol in the disp lay comes on, there
is a ma lfunction in the adaptive dampe rs.
Please go to an authorized A udi dealer or ot h­
er qualified wo rkshop to have the malfunctio n
repaired.
~ Windshield wipers faulty
£-..$ 111/indshield wipers defective
When this symbol £!I ill uminates, it means
that the electronics for th e windsh ie ld wipers
are defective . Please go to an authorized A udi
dealer or qualified wo rkshop to have the
winds hield wiper system repaired .

-Always ensure that no one is with in
range of the rear lid when it is mov ing, in
particular close to the h inges and the up­
per and lower edges - fingers or hands
can be p inched.
- To help prevent po isonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed while dr iv­
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit comp letely into the lug­
gage are a, because then the rear lid can­
not be fully closed.
- Never leave you r vehicle unattended es­
pecially wi th the rear lid left open. A
child could crawl into the car through the
luggage compartment and pull the lid
shut, becom ing trapped and unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of persona l in­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
your vehicle . A lways keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
- If there is a luggage rack or bicycle rack mounted on the rear lid, it may not be
able to open completely or an opened
rear lid may close by itself because of the
added weight . So t he open rear lid must
be s upported or the weight must be re­
moved from the luggage rack first .
(1) Tips
-As soon as the electrical connection to
the trailer socket is completed on
vehicles with a factory installed tow ing
hitch, or a trailer hitch that was installed
l ater according to factory spec ifications,
the automatic rear lid function can only be operated via the handle in the rear lid.
- If the vehicle battery charge drops below
a certain level, you can still open or close
the rear lid manually, however, you will
need to apply more force to close it .
- If the rear lid on a locked vehicle is un­
locked with the m iddle button
c::; on the
remote key, the rear lid is automatically
l ocked again immediately after clos ing .
This is in dicated by the tu rn signals
bl inking .
Openin g an d clos ing 45
- The following applies to vehicles equip ­
ped with the Convenience key* feature: if
the remote control key is left in the lug­
gage compartment, luggage compart­
ment w ill automatically unlock itself af­
ter you lock the vehicle . Th is prevents
you from unintentionally lock ing you r
key in the luggage compartment.
Emergency unlocking
of the luggage
compartment lid
The luggage compartment lid can be released
in an emergency from the inside .
Fig. 38 Luggage compartment lid interior
The luggage compa rtmen t lid can be released
i n an emergency from ins ide the luggage com­
partment.
~ Remove the cover from the luggage com­
partment lid .
~ Press the lever in the direction o f the a rrow
until the luggage compartment lid releases.

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.
~
9 a: (X) a:,
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 .
@ Tips
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
[D
"" 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
[D
.. Pull the lever toward the steering wheel@
to use the headlight flasher .
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