2015 AUDI Q5 Owners Manual

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Driving situa-
tions
Constant driving
and coasting
(glid ing)
Energy recovery
(recuperation)
Driving in city
traffic
Driving on high-
ways and ex- pressways
Driving in cold
weather
Conditions
- Cautious driving and reserved ac-
celeration .
- Release the accelerator pedal early
and entirely .
- Brake early and evenly with shor t
pedal movements.
- Reserved acce leration and early
and even braking with short pedal
movements.
- Use the
!<=!VI button sparingly.
- Intentionally take your foot off of
the gas pedal to allow for lengthy
coast ing .
- Reduce the veh icle speed by
re-
leasing the acce lerato r pedal and
not by braking.
- Avoid vehicle speeds above approx-
imately 99 mph (160 km/h).
- Use the S selec tor lever position
and tiptronic mode sparingly .
- Do not run the combustion erngine
while the veh icle is parked to warm
the engine.
- Use the rear window/exterior mir-
ror defroster and the seat heat ing
sparingly .
- Park the vehicle in a garage over-
night. Hybrid
Vehicle behavior
The kinetic energy of the vehicle
is used to
move the vehicle .
When you release the accelerator pedal en-
tirely, the combustion eng ine turns off auto-
matically and is disengaged. The veh icle
g lid es without being propelled.
The electric motor brakes the vehicle. By do- ing this, a large amount of the kinetic energy
is recovered and may be stored in the high
voltage battery in the form of electric energy .
The kinetic energy of the vehicle is used to
move the vehicle .
T he battery drains quickly when the
!<=!VI but-
ton is turned on, which can increase fuel con-
sumpt ion because electric driv ing is given
priority, even if driving with the combustion
engine on wo uld be more efficient.
When you release the accelerator pedal en-
tirely, the combustion engine turns off auto- matically and is disengaged . The vehicle
g lid es without being propelled.
Fu el consumption can be reduced by coast-
ing .
It is possible to coast up to a vehicle speed of
approximately 99 mph (160 km/h).
A sporty dr iving style increases fuel con-
sumpt ion .
The temperature of the combustion engine
rises very slowly and the fue l consumption
increases considerably.
This conserves the energy in the high voltage
bat tery so that it is available to run the veh i-
cle in electr ic mode .
This reduces exposure of the high voltage
battery to cold temperatures. The required
temperature range for the high voltage bat-
tery will then be reached more quickly after
you start driving.
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Hybrid Energy flow display
App lies to vehicles: with hybrid drive
Fig. 112 Instrument cluster: ene rgy flow display
The energy flow of the hybrid system is shown in
the instrument cluster display and in the MMI
d isplay. The image is animated in the MMI dis·
play.
Image in the instrument cluster di splay
.. Press the !RESET I button in the windshield wip ­
er lever repeatedly until the energy flow display
r::>fig. 112 appears.
Component Color
@Combustion engine orange
gray
@ Propshaft green
orange
green-orange
gray
@ H
igh voltage battery green
green (animated in
MMI)
gray
@ Movement arrow green
o
range
green-orange
@ Movement arrow green
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Fig. 113 MMI disp lay: energy flow display
Image in the MMI display
.,. Select: I MEN u I function button > Hybrid control
button
r::!) fig. 113 .
Meaning
The combustion engine is running
The combustion engine is off
Electric driving/recuperating
Driving with t he combustion engine
Driving w ith the combust ion engine and electric
motor (boost)
Vehicle stationary/rolling in the N selector lever
position
H igh voltage batt ery charge level
High voltage battery is charging
Vehicle is not in d rive ready mode
Electric driving
Driving with the comb ustion engine
Driving with the combustion engine and electric
motor (boost)
Recuperating

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The Energy flow display will not shown in the
MMI display when the reverse gear is engag-
ed, due to safety reasons.
Consumption display
App lies to vehicles: with hybri d dr ive
Fig. 114 MMI display: consumptio n dis play
The consumption display shows the average ener­
gy consumption and the recuperation quantity in
5 minute intervals.
Calling up the consumption display
... Select : I MENU I function button> Hybrid control
button .
... Turn the control knob counter-clockwise .
Resetting the consumption display
... Select: I MENU I function button > Hybrid contro l
button .
... Turn the control knob to
Reset consumpt ion
statistics .
The orange bars show the average consumption
and the green bars show the recuperation quanti­
ty. Each bar represents a measured
5 minute in­
terval. The display covers a
60 minute time peri ­
od .
The bar with the white border on the outer right
shows the current average consumption or the
current recuperation quantity. After 5 minutes,
this bar travels a step to the left and a new bar
appears in the outer right.
The filled bars show the values for the current
drive cycle . Once the ignition is switched off and
on again, all of the previous bars are displayed as
Hybrid
not filled and new filled bars appear on the right.
This is so that the values from the previous trips
and the current tr ip can be compared vis ually .
Vehicle tool kit and tire repair set
Applies to vehicles: wit h hybrid drive
Fig. 115 Luggage compart ment: vehicle tool bag an d tir e
r epa ir set
The veh icle tool kit is found under a cover in the
cargo floor
~ fig . 115 @. The t i re repair set (Ti re
Mobility System) is found in the storage compart­
ment in the right s ide trim pane l@ .
Additional information about the vehicle tool kit
may be found under~
page 255 and about the
t ir e repair set under ~
page 258 .
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The right storage compartment in the lug­
gage compartment and its contents must al­
ways be kept in the vehicle. The vehicle must
not be operated without the tire repair set.
Charging the batteries
Applies to vehicles: wit h hybrid drive
The vehicle is equipped with two 12 volt batteries
and a high vo ltage battery.
If the
12 volt batteries are dead, they may be
charged with a charger or the vehicle may be
j u mp started with assistance from another veh i­
cle in the same way as a conventional vehicle .
The same applies to the high voltage battery if it
is d ischarged . However, in this case, the charging
process is accompanied w ith messages in the in­
strument cluster display. The ignition must be
switched on and a ll unnecessary electric compo -
nents must be turned off.
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Hybrid
The connections in the engine compartment are
used for both charging and jump starting
¢ pag e 232 or ¢ page 271.
Vehicl e not r eady to start. S ee owne r's
m anu al
This message appears if the h igh voltage battery
charge leve l is too low. The vehicle can no longer
be started with its own power. The high voltage
battery must be charged with a charger or the ve­
h icle must be jump started with the aid of anoth­
er vehicle .
After the connecting the charger or jumper ca­ bles, the ign it ion must be turned off for approxi­
mately two minutes and then turned on again .
After no more than one minute, one of the fol­ lowing indicator lights turns on in the instrument
cluste r display .
B Charging battery. Plea se wait ...
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, the high voltage battery is charging or
the vehicle is be ing jump started w ith assistance
from another vehicle .
If the 12 volt batter ies are dead , the - indi­
cator light turns on . The charging procedure
takes longer in this case because the 12 volt bat­
ter ies are charged first . T he p rocedure goes fast­
er with the ig nition sw itched off.
Vehicle ready to st art.
This message appears if the charg ing procedure
was successful. The vehicle may be started aga in.
B atter y could n ot be ch arged en ough to st ar t
v eh icle.
This message appears if the charg ing procedure
was not successful or it was interrupted . This
may happen if the charger or the battery in the
veh icle that is assist ing is too weak. If the veh icle
can not be started, see a n author ized repair fac il i­
ty for ass istance.
(D Tips
- The charger shou ld deliver a current of at
l east 30 A. Otherw ise charging t he h igh
voltage battery w il l take considerab ly Lon-
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ger . A cu rrent between 50 A and 70 A is ide ­
al.
- T he veh icle that is assist ing shou ld be some­
what within the same veh icle class when
jump starting a vehicle. A smaller vehicle's
battery may be drained.
- After approximately 30 minutes , the charg­
ing procedure ends because the ignition is
automatically turned off. If you wo uld like
to cont inue to charge the battery, turn the
ignition on again .
Vehicle transport
Applies to vehicles : with hybrid drive
The following contains information you should
know abou t transporting your vehicle.
The lithium ion battery (SANYO 72 UF 121 285)
i nsta lled in your vehicle has passed test 38 .3 in
accordance with UN handbook tes ts and criteria.
T he vehicle may be transported w ith the battery
i nstalled as conventional class 9 hazardous mate­
ria ls without addit ional official consent for air
and sea transpo rtation (cu rrent law !CAO-TI and
IMDG-Code 01.01.2012).

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Audi adapt ive crui se cont rol and bra king gu ard
Audi adaptive cruise
control and braking
guard
Introduction
App lies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise co ntrol
The adaptive cruise control system assists the
driver by regu lating vehi cle speed and helping to
maintain a set distance to the vehicle ahead,
within the limits of the system.
If the system de­
tects a moving vehicle up ahead, adaptive cruise
control can brake and then accelerate your vehi­
cle. This helps to make driving more comfortable
on long highway stretches.
The braking guard system can warn you about an impend ing collision and initiate braking maneu ­
vers
¢ page 113.
Adaptive cruise control and braking guard have
technical limitations that you must know, so
p lease read this section carefu lly, understand
how the system works and use them properly at
all times.
General information
General information
A pp lies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise co ntrol
Fig. 116 Fro nt of the vehicle : Position of rada r sensor
The area that contains the radar sensor
¢ fig. 116 must never be covered by stickers or
other objects or obs tructed with dirt, insects,
snow or ice that w ill interfere with the adaptive
cru ise control system and braking guard. For in­
formation on cleaning, refer to ¢
page 208. The
same applies for any modifications made in the
front area. T
he function of the adaptive cruise contro l sys­
tem and braking guard is limited under some
condit ions:
- Ob jects can on ly be de tected when they are
within sensor range
¢ page 109, fig. 119.
-The system has a limi ted ability to de tect ob­
jects that are a short d istance ahead, off to the
side of your vehicle or moving into your lane .
- Some kinds of veh icles are hard to detect; for
examp le motorcycles, vehicles with high
ground clearance or overhanging loads may be
detected when it is too late or they may not be
detected at all.
- When driving through curves
¢page 108 .
-Stationa ry objects ¢ page 108.
,&_ WARNING
-= -Always pay attention to traffic when adaptive
cruise control is switched on and braking
g uard is active. As the driver, you are sti ll re ­
sponsible for start ing and for maintaining
speed and distance to other objects. Braking
g uard is used to assist you . The drive r must
a lways take action to avo id a collision . Th e
d river is always responsible for bra kin g at the
correct t ime.
- I mproper use of adaptive cru ise control can
cau se collisions, o ther accidents and serious
pe rsonal injury.
- Neve r let the comfort and conve nience that
adap tive cr uise control and braking guard
o ff er distrac t you from the need to be alert
t o traffic con ditions and the need to remain
i n full control of your vehicle at all times,
- Always remember that the adaptive cruise
control and braking guard have limits -they
will not slow the vehicle down or maintain
the set distance when you dr ive towards an
obstacle or something on or near the road
that is not moving, such as vehicles stopped
in a traff ic jam , a sta lled or d isabled vehicle.
If registered by the radar sensor, vehicles or
obstacles that a re not moving can t rigger a
coll is io n warning and if confi rmed by the
video came ra, a n acute collision warning.
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Audi adapt ive cru ise control and brak ing gu ard
- For safety reasons, do not use adaptive
cruise control when driving on roads with
many curves, when the road surface is in
poor condition and/or in bad weather (such
as ice, fog, gravel, heavy rain and hydrop lan­
ing). Using the system under these condi­
t ions could resu lt in a col lision.
- Switch adaptive cruise control off tempora­
rily when driving in turn ing lanes, on ex­
pressway exits or in construction zones. This
prevents the vehicle from accelerating to
the set speed when in these situat ions.
- The adapt ive cr uise control sys tem wi ll not
brake by itself if yo u put you r foot on the ac­
celerator pedal. Doing so can ove rride the
speed and distance regulation.
- When approach ing stationary objects such
as stopped traffic, adaptive cruise control
will not respond and braking g uard will have
limited function.
- The adapt ive cr uise control system and brak­
ing guard do not react to people, animals,
objects cross ing the road or oncoming ob­
jects .
- The function of the radar sensor can be af ­
fected by reflective objects such as guard rails, the entrance to a tunnel , heavy rain or
ice.
- Never follow a veh icle so closely that you
cannot stop your vehicle safe ly . The adap­
t ive cru ise control cannot s low or brake the
vehicle safely when you fo llow another veh i­
cl e too close ly. Always remembe r that the
automa tic brak ing funct ion c annot bring the
vehicle to a sud den or emergency stop un­
der these conditions.
- To prevent unin tended operation, always
switch adaptive c ruise control off when it is
not be ing used .
(D Note
The sensor can be displaced by impa cts or
damage to the bumper, wheel housing and
underbody . That could affect the adaptive
cruise contro l system and braking gua rd . Have
your authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility check their function .
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In curves
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adapt ive cruise contro l
Fig. 117 Example: dri ving in to a c urve
When dr iving into a curve c:::> fig. 117 and out of a
curve, the adaptive cruise control may react to a
vehicle in the next lane and apply the brakes . You
can override or prevent the braking by pressing
the accelerator peda l briefly .
Stationary objects
Applies to vehicles: wi th Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig . 118 Example: objec t cha ngin g la n es and sta tionary
ob jec t
The adaptive cruise contro l system only reacts to
ob jects that are moving or that the system has
already detected as moving. For example, if ave­
hicle @, which has already been de tec ted by the
adap tive cruise con trol, turns or changes lanes
and another stationary veh icle @ is located in
front of that ve hicle, the system will not react to
the stat ionary vehicle.

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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
Audi adaptive cruise
control
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 119 Detect ion range
What can adaptive cruise control do?
The adaptive cruise control works in conjunction
with a radar sensor installed in the front of the
vehi cle
¢ page 107, fig. 116, which is subject to
designated system limits¢
page 109 . Stationary
objects are disregarded.
On open roads w ith no traff ic, adaptive cruise
control wo rks like a reg ular cruise control system.
The stored speed is maintained . When approach­
ing a moving vehicle detected up ahead, the
adapt ive cruise control system automatically
slows down to match that vehicle's speed and
then maintains the distance that the driver previ­
ously stored. As soon as the system does not de­
tect a vehicle up ahead, adaptive cruise control
accelerates back up to the stored speed .
Which functions can be controlled?
When you switch adaptive cruise contro l on, you
can set the current speed as the "contro l speed"
¢ page 109, Switching on and off.
When driving , you can stop cruise control
¢
page 111 or change the speed ¢ page 110 at
any time.
You can also set the distance to the object ahead
and set the adaptive cruise control driving pro­
gram
¢ page 111. Switching on and off
Applies
to vehicles: with A udi adapt ive cru ise contro l
Fig. 120 Selector lever: switc hing on/off
Fig . 121 Instrume nt cluste r: adapt ive c ruise co ntro l
You can set any speed between 20 mph and
95 mph (30 and 150 km/h) .
Indicator lamps and messages in the instrument
cluster display inform you about the current sys­
tem status and settings .
Switching adaptive cruise control on
.,. Pull the lever toward you into position(!)
¢
fig. 120. ACC: Standby appears in the instru­
ment cluster display .
Setting the speed and activating regulation
.,. To set the current speed, press the ISETI button
¢
fig. 120. Th e set speed is shown in the tach­
ometer @and is also shown briefly in the dis­
play @¢
fig. 121.
Switching adaptive cruise control off
.,. Push the lever away from you into posit ion @
until it clicks into place. The message
ACC: Off
appears. .,..
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Audi adapt ive cru ise control and brak ing gu ard
@ Indicator light s
Ill -Adaptive cruise contro l is switched on. No
vehicles are detected up ahead . The stored speed
is maintained .
• -A moving veh icle is detected up ahead. The
adaptive cruise control system regulates the
speed and distance to the moving vehicle ahead
and accelerates/brakes automatically.
• -When automat ic brak ing is not able to keep
enough d istance to a prev iously detected mov ing
ve hicle up ahead, you must take control and
brake
~ page 112, Request for driver interven­
tion.
© Di splay
If adaptive c ruise cont rol is not shown in the dis­
p lay, yo u can call it up with the
!RESET I button
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Based on the symbo ls in the display, you can de ­
termine if the system is ma inta ining a distance to
the vehicle ahead and what that distance is .
N o ve hicle -No vehicle ahead was detected .
White vehicle -A vehicle ahead was detected.
Red vehicle -Prompt for the driver to take action
r::!> page 112.
Both arrows on the sca le © indi cate the dis tance
to the vehicle ahead . No arrow appears when the
ve hicle is on an open road and there is no object
ahead. If an object is detected ahead, the arrow
moves on the scale .
The green zone on the scale shows the stored dis ­
tance . For information on changing the stored
distance, refer to
~ page 111 . If the distance se­
lected is too close or may soon become too close,
the arrows move into the red zone on the scale.
A WARNING
Improper use of the adaptive cruise control
can ca use coll is ions, other accidents and ser i­
ous pe rsonal injuries.
- Pressing the
ISE TI button whe n driving at
speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), will auto­ matically accelerate the vehicle to 20 mph
110
(30 km/h), which is the minimum speed
that can be set.
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- If you switch the ign it ion or the adaptive
cruise contro l off, the set speed is erased
from the system memory.
- The Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) is automatically turned on when the adapt ive
cruise control is turned on. You cannot
switch the ESC into offroad mode while the
adaptive cruise contro l is turned on
¢ page 192.
Changing the speed
App lies to vehicles: with A udi adapt ive cruise contro l
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Fig. 122 Selector lever : ch an gin g the speed
.,. To increase or reduce the speed in increments,
tap the lever up or down.
.,. To increase or reduce the speed qu ickly,
hold
the lever up or down until the red LED@ reach­
es the des ired speed
~ page 109, fig . 121 .
Follow ing any changes, the new stored speed will
be displayed briefly in the display@r::!>
page 109,
fig . 121 .