2015 AUDI Q5 brake light

Driver inform ation system
The driver message disappears after a few sec ­
onds. The driver m essage can be displayed again
by briefly pressing the
I SETI button.
Red symbols
F ig. 23 Display: Dang er symbol
W ith a priority 1 malfunction, a red symbol ap­
pears in the upper center area of the disp lay
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¢ fig . 23. A driver message appears as well to ex­
p lain the ma lfunction in more detail. When this
symbo l appears,
three warning tones sound in
success ion . The symbol continues to flash until
the fault has been corrected .
If
several pr iority 1 malfunctions are present, the
symbo ls appear in succession and remain for
about 2 seconds.
The driver warning goes out after about 5 sec­
onds, but it can be brought up again at any time by pressing the
! SET ! button ¢ page 2 7.
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Alternator fa i Lu re
¢ page28
Electromechanica l steering
¢ page 195
USA m odels : Brake system
malfunct ion
¢ page28
Canada models: Brake system
malfunct ion
¢page28
E ng ine coolant leve l too low/
engine coolant temperature
too high
¢ page29
Eng ine oi l pressure too low
¢ page30
Refi ll eng ine oi l now
¢ page 30
Refill Ad Blue*
¢ page 218
AdBlue malfunction*
¢ page 218
Steering malfunction
¢page30
Ign it ion lock malfunction
¢ page 30
Hybrid dr ive*
¢ page 100, ¢ page 1 OS
0 Alternator malfunction
If the . symbo l in the instr ument pane l display
flashes, then there is a malf unction in the alter ­
nator or the vehicle electronics . A warning to t he
driver will appear, too . The driver warning goes
out after about 5 seconds, but it can be brought up at any t ime by pressing the
ISE TI button again.
Usually, yo u can sti ll drive to the next dealership.
Turn off a ll but the most necessary electrica l con­
sumers, s ince these dra in the veh icle 's battery .
CJ) Note
If the . warning symbo l (coo lant system
malfunction) also lights up on the instrument
panel during the trip
¢ page 29, then you
have to stop immediately and turn off the en­
gine . The coolant pump is not working a ny­
more -da nger of damage to the eng ine !
BRAKE /C(D ) Brake system malfunction
A malfunction in the brake sy stem mus t be re­
paired as soon as possible .
If the warning/indicator light 1111 (USA mod ­
els)/ . (Canada models) in the instrument clus­
ter flashes, there is a brake system malfunction .
A d river message appea rs as well to expla in the
malfunction in more detail. The d river war ning
goes out after about S seconds, but it can be
brought up a t any time by pressing the
ISE TI but-
ton again. .,.

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Stop vehicle and check b rake fluid l evel
"' Stop the vehicle.
"' Check the brake fluid level
o page 229.
"'Seek professiona l assistance if necessary .
Warning! Fault in brake system. Contact
worksho p
"'Drive carefu lly to the nearest authorized Audi
dealer or other qualified workshop and have
the malfunction corrected
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Pa rking brak e system fault! See owner 's
m anual
"' If this symbol appears when the vehicle is sta­
tionary or after the ignitio n is turned on, check
to see if the parking brake can be re leased.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or other
qualified workshop as soon as possible and
have the malfunct ion corrected. If the park ing
brake cannot be opened, then take it to an ex­
pert at an authorized Audi dea ler.
"' If the symbol appears while you are driving, it is
poss ible that the trac tion control or the eme r­
gency brake has malfunctioned. It is possible
that the parking brake cannot be applied.
It is
also possible that the parking brake cannot be
released after it has been applied. Drive to an
authorized Aud i dealer or other qualified work­
shop to have the malfunction corrected.
If the ABS system malfunctions, the ABS warn­ ing/indicator light illuminates together with the
brake system malfunction warning/ind icator
light
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A WARNING
-Always observe the wa rnings in
o page 221, before opening the hood and
c heck ing the b rake fluid.
- Driv ing with low b rake fluid is a safety haz­
ard. Stop the car and get p rofess ional assis­
tance.
- If the
111111 (USA models)/ . (Canada mod­
els) brake system indi cator lig ht t urns on to­
ge ther with the ABS an d ESC i ndica to r
lights, the ABS/ ESC regu lating function may
have failed. Functions that stab ilize the ve ­
hicle a re no longer avai lab le . This could
Dri ver information s ystem
cause the vehicle to swerve and increase the
risk of s liding. Drive carefully to the nearest
authorized Audi dealer or other qualif ied
workshop and have the malfunct ion correct­
ed.
- L Engine cooling system malfunction
A malfunction in the engine cooling system must
be repaired as soon as possible.
If the . symbo l flashes in the disp lay, either the
engine coo lant
temperature is too high or the en­
gine coolant
level is too low . A driver message
appears as we ll to explain the malfunct ion in
more detail. The d river warn ing goes out after
about 5 seconds, but it can be brought up at any
t ime by press ing the
ISET I button again.
Turn off engin e an d check coolant leve l
"'Pull off the road .
"' Stop the vehicle .
"' Turn
off the engine.
"' Check coolant level
o page 22 7 .
"' Add coolant if necessary ~ page 228.
"'Continue driv ing on ly afte r the engine coo lant
warning/indi cato r light goes out.
"' Con ta ct yo ur au thorize d Aud i dealer for assis­
tance if necessary .
If the engine coolant level is correct, then the ra­
diato r fan may be the cause of the malfunct io n.
A WARNING
- If your vehicle should brea k down for me­
chan ica l or other reasons, pa rk at a safe d is ­
tance from moving traffic, turn
off the en­
gine and turn on the hazard warning lights
o page 54, Emergency flashers.
- Never open the hood if you see or hear
steam or coo lant escaping from the eng ine
compartment -you risk being scalded. Wait
until you can no longer see or hear steam or
coo lant escaping.
- The engine compartment of any vehicle is a
dangerous area. Before you perform any
work in the eng ine compartment, turn of
the engine and a llow it to cool. Fo llow the
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warn ing stickers o page 221. ~
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~ Do not turn the engine off.
~ Drive immediately to an authorized Audi dealer
to have the malfunction corrected .
If there is a malfunction in the e lectronic ignition
l ock, the ignition cannot be turned off . Drive im­
mediately to an authorized service facility to have
the cause of the ma lfunction corrected.
On vehicles with Convenience key*, the engine
should not be switched off using the Start/Stop
button because the engine cannot be started
again after the ignition has been switched off.
Yellow symbols
Fig. 24 Display: Ye llow warn ing symbo l
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When a ye llow warning symbol appears, one
warning tone so unds . A driver message appears
as we ll to exp la in the malf unction in more detail.
The driver warning goes out after about S sec­
onds, but it can be brought up at any time by press ing t he
ISETI button again.
Check the function d isp layed as soon as possible.
The yellow symbol w ill not go out aga in until the
reason for the malfunction has been corrected.
If several priority 2 malfunctions are present, the
symbols appear in succession and remain for
about 2 seconds.
Elect rom echan ica l steering, Dy­
namic steering*
¢page 195
Worn brake pads
¢page32
Battery voltage
¢page33
Driver information system
Defective light bulb
¢ page 32
Fog lights
¢page 32
Rear fog lights
¢page 32
Check engine oil leve l
¢page 33
Engine oil sensor malf unc tion
¢page 33
Engine temperature*
¢page 214
Low fuel level
¢page 33
Refill Ad Blue*
¢page 218
AdBlue malfunction *
¢page 218
Windshield washer fluid level
low
¢page 33
Convenience key*
Key not in veh icle
¢ page 32
Light/rain sensor defective
¢page 32
Dynamic headlight range con­
trol defective
¢ page 34
Battery in remote control key
¢page 37
Electromechanical parking
brake
¢page 91
Engine speed lim itation*
¢ page 33, ¢page 100
Diesel particulate filter* clog­
ged
¢ page 34
Adaptive light defective*
¢page 34
Steering malfunction
¢page 34
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Driver inform ation system
Ignition lock malfunction
<=>page 34
Adapt ive dampers*
c:> page 34
W indshield wiper defective
c:>page34
Tire pressure monitoring sys­
tem*
Loss of t i re pressure
c:>page253
Tire pressure monitoring sys ­
tem* System not avai lab le
c:>page253
Automatic t ransmission ma l­
function
c:> page 12 7
H ybr id drive*
<=> page 100
The speed warnings warning threshold J IIIIJ
and warning thresho ld 2 llH are also yellow
symbo ls in some models . The warning is al­
ways shown as a small symbo l in the upper
area of the d isplay
c:> page 94.
-?e Key not in vehicle
Applies to veh icles: w ith Convenience key
II Is the key in the vehicle ?
This reminder appears along with the II symbol
if the master key is removed from the vehicle
with the eng ine running. It is intended to remind
you (e .g. when changing drivers) not to continue
the journey without the master key .
If the master key is no longer in the vehicle, you
cannot switch off the ignit ion after stopping the
e ngine and you a lso cannot start the engine
aga in . You also cannot lock the veh icle from the
outsid e.
l ) - : USA models only
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@ Light/rain sensor defective
£1 Automati c he adlight s/ auto mati c wi per s
defective
If the symbol illum inates, the light sensor has
failed. For safety reasons the low beams are
tu rned on permanently with the sw itch in
AUTO .
However, you can contin ue to turn the lights on
and off using the light sw itch. In the case of a de­
f ect in the rain sensor, the windshie ld wiper lever
functions are still available. Have the light/rain
sensor checked as soon as possib le by an author­
i zed Audi dealer.
(0) Worn brake pads
E+J Brake pad s!
If the warning light i lluminates, immediate ly
contact your author ized Audi dealer or qualified
workshop to have all brake pads inspected. On
USA mode ls the warning light
E+J comes on to­
gether w ith the warning light
1111 . Both sets of
brake pads on an axle must always be replaced at
t h e same time.
.&_ WARNING
Driving w ith bad bra kes can cause a collision
and serious personal injury.
- If the warn ing lig ht E+J and the warn ing
light
llll1l with the message Brake pad s!
comes on in the instrument cluster display,
immed iate ly contact yo ur authorized Aud i
dea le r or q ualified workshop to have all
brake pads checked or rep laced if necessary.
~l}D10$ Defective light bulb warning
S:1 -If the indicator light turns on, a bulb has
failed. The message indicates the location of the
bulb .
Im-If a front fog lamp has fai led, the indicator
li ght turns on to indicate the location on the vehi-
cle.
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Seats and storage
General information
Why is your seat adjustment so important?
The safety belts and the airbag system can only
provide maximum protection if the front seats are correctly adjusted .
There are various ways of adjusting the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for the driver and the front passenger . Adjust
your seat properly so that:
- you can easily and quickly reach all the switches
and controls in the instrument panel
- your body is properly supported thus reducing
physical stress and fatigue
- the safety belts and a irbag system can offer
maximum protection
¢ page 152.
In the following sections, you will see exactly
how you can best adjust your seats.
There are special regulations and instructions for installing a child safety seat on the front pas­
senger's seat . Always follow the information re­
garding child safety provided in¢
page 172,
Child safety.
A WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the dr iver and all
other passengers can result in serious person­
al injury.
- Always keep your feet on the floor when the
vehicle is in motion - never put your feet on
top of the instrument panel, out of the win­
dow or on top of the seat cushion. This ap­
plies especially to the passengers. If your
seating pos it ion is inco rrect, you increase
the risk of injury in the case of sudden brak­
ing or an accident. If the airbag inflates and
the seating position is incorrect, this could
result in personal injury or even death.
- It is important for both the driver and front
passenger to keep a distance of at least
10 inches (25 cm) between themse lves and
the steering wheel and/or instrument panel. If you're sitting any closer than th is, the a ir ­
bag system cannot protect you properly. In
S eat s and stor age
addit ion, the front seats and head restraints
must be adjusted to your body height so
that they can give you maximum protection.
- Always try to keep as much distance as pos­
sible between yourself and the steer ing
wheel or instrument panel.
- Do not adjust the driver's or front passeng­ er's seat while the veh icle is moving. Your
seat may move unexpectedly, causing sud­
den loss of vehicle control and personal in­
jury . If you adjust your seat while the vehicle
is moving, you a re out of position .
Driver's seat
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend that you adjust the dr iver's seat
in the following manner:
.,. Adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so that
you can eas ily push the pedals to the floor
while keeping your knees slightly bent¢
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Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
page 63 .
.,. Adjust the seatback so that when you sit with
your back against the seatback , you can still
grasp the top of the steering wheel.
.,. Ad just the head rest ra int so the upper edge is
as even as possib le with the top o f your head.
If
that is not possible, try to adj ust the head re­
straint so that it is as close to this position as possible ¢
page 67.
A WARNING
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Never place any objects in the dr iver 's foot-
well . An object could get into the pedal area
and inte rfe re with pedal funct ion . In case of
sudden braking or an acc ident, you would not
be ab le to brake or accelerate.
Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into the
rearmost position .
To avoid contact with the a irbag while it is de­
ploy ing, do not sit any closer to the instrument
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_& WARNING
-Always remove objects from the instrument
panel. Any items not put away could slide
around inside the vehicle while dr iving or
when accelerating or when applying the brakes or when dr iv ing aro und a corner .
- When you are driving make sure that any­
thi ng you may have placed in the cente r con­
so le or other storage loca tions cannot fall
o ut into the footwells. I n case of sudden
braking you would not be able to brake or
acce lerate .
- Any pieces of cloth ing that you have hung
up must not interfere with the driver's view .
The coat hooks are designed only for light­
weight cloth ing . Never hang any clothing
with hard, pointed or heavy objects in the
pockets on the coat hooks. During sudden
braking or in an acc ident -especially if the
airbag is deployed -these objects could in­
jure any passengers ins ide the veh icle.
Glove compartment
The glove comportment is illuminated and con
be locked .
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Fig. 93 Glove compar tmen t
To open glov e compartment
,.. Pu ll t he hand le in the d ire ct io n of the arrow
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fig. 93 and swing the cover down to open .
To close glove compartment
.,. Push the glove compartment lid upward until
the lock engages .
There are holders for a pen and a pad of paper in the glove compartment lid .
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On the right side in the glove compartment is a
ho lder with the key body into which the emergen­
cy key must be clipped to be able to start the ve ­
hicle.
_& WARNING
To reduce the risk of personal inj ury in an acci­
dent or sudde n stop, always keep the glove
compartmen t closed while dr iv ing .
Cooling box in glove compartment
The cooling box works only when the air-condi­
tioning is in cooling mode.
Fig . 9 4 Glove box w it h coo li ng box ope n and s wit c hed on
.,. Open the glove compartment¢ page 78,
fig.
93 .
.,. Turn the rotary switch @counter-clockwise to
switch the cooling on . The symbo ls on the rota ­
r y switch must be displayed ¢
fig. 94 accord­
ing ly .
.,. Turn the ro tary switch @clockw ise to switch
the cooling off .
The cooling box works only in the cooling mode.
If the climate con trol is in t he heat ing mode, we
recommend switch ing the cooling box off .

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~ It is possible that there wi ll be a slight de lay
when starting the engine for diesel vehicles* in
colder temperatures. Therefore, yo u must hold
the brake peda l down until the engine starts.
The ind icator lamp
1,1 illuminates when the en­
gine is preheated .
Switching the ignition on /off
If you wou ld like to switch the ignition on with ­
out sta rt ing the engine, fo llow these steps:
~ In se rt the key into the ignition lock .
~ Press the key briefly without press the brake
peda l.
~ To switch the ignition off, press the key again .
D iese l vehicles * are prehea ted whi le the ignition
is switched on.
W hen sta rting the engine, ma jor e lectr ica l load s
a re sw itche d
off temporar ily.
You can only remove the key w ith the ignition
sw itched off. To do this, you have to p ress on the
key again.
I f the engine sho uld not start immediately, the
start ing process is a utomat ica lly stopped after a
short time. Repeat start ing procedure.
Start-Stop-System*:
Note the information on c:> page 91, Start/Stop
system .
A WARNING
-Never allow the engine to run i n confined
spaces - dange r of asphyxiation .
- Never remove the ign ition key from the ign i­
t io n lock while the vehicle is moving . O ther­
wise, the stee ring loc k cou ld suddenly e n­
gage and you would not be able to stee r th e
vehicle .
- Always ta ke t he key with y ou wheneve r you
leave you r vehicle. Othe rwi se , the eng ine
cou ld be started or ele ctrical eq uipment
s u ch as the power windows co uld be operat ­
ed. This can lead to ser ious injury.
- Never le ave c hildren o r persons requi ring as­
sistance unattended in the vehicle. The doo rs can be locked using the remote trans-
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Dri ving
mitter, preventing people from escaping
from the veh icle on the ir own in the event of
an emergency. Depend ing on the time of
year, peop le inside the vehicle can be ex­
posed to very high or very low tempera­
tures.
(D Note
Avoid high eng ine rpm, full throttle and heavy
engine loads unti l the engine has reached op ­
era ting temperature - othe rwise you r isk en­
g in e damage .
@ For the sake of the environment
Do not let the engine run wh ile pa rked to
warm up. Begin dr iving immediat ely . T hi s re­
duces unnecessa ry em iss ions .
(D Tips
-If the key cannot be removed from the ign i­
t ion lock, you have to pull the mecha nica l
key out of th e mas ter key in orde r to be able
to lo ck the vehicle
c:> page 38.
-After starting a cold engine, ther e may be a
br ief per iod of incr eased nois e because the
oil p ress ure mu st fi rst bu ild up in the hy­
dr au lic valve adju ste rs. This i s norm al a nd
no t a cause fo r concern.
- If you leave the ve hicle with the ignition
s witched on, the ig nit ion w ill switch
off af­
t er a ce rtain period of time . Please note that
elect rical eq uipment such as exterior lights
w ill switch off as well when that happens .
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Driving
Starting the vehicle with the emergency
key
You can use the emergency key as an ignition key
in an emergency.
Fig. 100 Glove compartment: Adapter for e merg en cy key
Fig. 101 In sert emergency key into the adapter
... Take the adapter for the emergency key out of
the glove compartment
r:::;, fig . 100 .
.,. Push the emergency key r:::;, fig. 101 fully into
the adapter . Make sure that the Audi rings are
facing up .
.,. Press the emergency key in the adapter down
until it latches audibly.
.,. Insert the adapter with the emergency key for­
ward into the ignition switch. The engine can now be started as usual.
Stopping the engine
... Bring the vehicle to a full stop.
... Move the selector lever to the P or N position .
.,. Press on the ignition key. The engine is turned
off .
.,. You can now remove the key.
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Steering lock
The steering locks when you remove the ignition
key. The locked steering helps prevent vehicle
theft.
Emergency off
If it is necessary in unusual circumstances, the
engine can be switched off while the vehicle is
moving. The engine will be switched off if you
press on the key for an extended period.
A WARNING
- Never turn off the engine before the vehicle
has come to a complete stop. The full func­
tion of the brake booster and the power
steering is not guaranteed. You must use
more force to turn or brake if necessary . Be­
cause you cannot steer and brake as you
usually would, this could lead to crashes
and serious injuries.
- For safety reasons, you should always park
your vehicle with the selector lever in P. Oth­ erwise, the vehicle could inadvertently roll
away.
- The radiator fan can continue to run for up
to 10 minutes even after you have turned off the engine and removed the ignition key .
The radiator fan can also turn on again if the
engine coolant heats up because of intense
sunlight or heat build-up in the engine com­
partment .
- Always take the key with you whenever you
leave your vehicle. Otherwise, the engine
could be started or electrical equipment
such as the power windows could be operat­
ed. This can lead to serious injury.
- Never leave children or persons requiring as­
sistance unattended in the vehicle. The
doors can be locked using the remote trans­
mitter, preventing people from escaping
from the vehicle on their own in the event of
an emergency. Depending on the time of
year, people inside the vehicle can be ex­
posed to very high or very low tempera­
tures.