2015 AUDI Q5 key

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Turn signals
When you unlock the vehicle, the turn signa ls
flash twice. When you lock the vehicle, the turn
signals flash once. If they do not flash, one of the
doors, the rear lid or the hood is not locked.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
In the following cases there safeguards to pre­
vent yo u locking yo ur remote master key in the
vehicle:
- Th e veh icle does not lock with the power lock­
ing switch ~
page 42 if the dr iver's door is
open .
- On vehicles with Convenience key*, if the most
recently used master key is in the luggage com ­
partment, the rear lid is automatically un locked
again after it is closed.
Do not lock your vehicle with the
remote master
key or Convenience key*
until all doors and the
rear lid are closed . In this way you avoid locking
yourself out accidenta lly.
& WARNING
- When you leave the vehicle, always remove
the ignition key and take it with you. This
will prevent passengers (children, for exam­
ple) from accidentally being locked in the
vehicle should they acc identally press the
power locking switch in the front doors .
- Do not leave children ins ide the veh icle un­
supervised . In an emergency it wou ld be im­
poss ible to open the doors from the outside
without the key.
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-In the event of a crash with airbag deploy­
ment all locked doors will be automatically
unlocked to give access to the vehicle occu­
pants from the outside.
- If the power locking system should mal­
function, you can lock the dr iver's door us­
in g the mechanical key~
page 42.
-If the power locking system should fail, you
can still open the fuel tank flap in an emer­
gency~
page 217.
- You are we ll advised not to keep valuables
insi de an unattended vehicle, vis ible or not.
Opening and closing
Even a properly locked vehicle cannot pro­
vide the security of a safe.
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driver's
door pane l comes on for about 30 seconds
after the vehicle is locked, there is a mal­
function in the power locking or the ant i­
theft warning system. Have the malfunction corrected by an authorized Audi dealership
or qualified repair facility .
Setting power locking
The driver can determine the functions for power
locking in the radio or in the MMI*.
.. Select: !CARI function button> Cent ral locking .
Or
.,. Select:
!CARI function button > Car systems*
control button > Vehicle settings > (Central
locking )*.
Unlocking single door/Unlock doors -
you can
specify wh ich doors unlock when you open the ve ­
hicle .
- Select ing Off /All and press ing the ~ button on
the remote control key unlocks the entire vehi­
cle .
- Select ing
On /Driver and press ing the ~ button
on the remote control key once unlocks only the
driver's door. In vehicles with a convenience
key*, only the door whose handle you pull will
unlock. If you press the
[ru butto n twice, the en­
tire vehicle will unlock. If you p ress the~ but­
ton, the entire vehicle will always lock.
Trunk lid/tailgate /Lock exterior trunk handle -if
you select
On , the rear lid handle locks
~ page 43, fig. 35. In this case, the rear lid can
be opened with the
l""'I button on the master key
Q page 40, fig. 29 or with the~ button in the
driver's door~
page 43, fig . 34.
Fold mirrors * -if you select On , the outside mir­
rors will fold in automatically when you press the
~ button on the remote control key Q page 59.
Confirmation tone /Tone when locking -if you
select
On , a tone w ill sound when you lock the ve­
hicle.
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Opening and closing
Unlocking and locking the vehicle with the
remote control
Fig. 29 Remote co n trol: fun ctio n but ton s
Either the driver's door only or the entire veh icle
will unlock when the un lock button @ is pressed
once, depend ing on the sett ings in the radio or
MMI*
Central locking menu c::> page 39.
• Press button @(@ ) to unlock the vehicle
¢fig. 29.
• Press button CT) (@ ) to lock the vehicle c::> &_ in
General description on page 39.
• Press the button c:5 (@ ) for at least one sec­
ond to open the rear lid.
• Push the red
l PAN ICI button( @) to activate the
panic function. The horn sounds and the turn
signals flash. Push the red
I PANIC I button again
to deactivate the pan ic function .
If the vehicle is unlocked and no door, the rear lid
or the hood is opened within 60 seconds, the ve­
h icle locks itself again automatically . T his feature
prevents the vehicle from being accidentally left
un locked over a long per iod of time .
It depends on the settings in the radio or in the
MMI* whether the entire veh icle is unlocked or
only ce rtain doors
¢ page 39 .
On vehicles w ith Convenience key*, the selector
lever must be in the P posi tion, otherwise the ve­
h icle cannot be locked .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS c::> Li::. in Gener­
al description on page 39.
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@ Tips
- In order to make sure the locking function is
working, you should a lways keep your eye
on the vehicle to make sure it is properly
locked .
- Do not use the remote contro l if you are in­
side the car, otherwise you may unintention­
ally lock the vehicle, and then you would set
off the anti -theft alarm when you try to
start the engine o r open a door. In case this
happens anyhow, push the unlock button@.
- Use the panic function on ly if you are in an
emergency situation.
Locking and unlocking with Convenience
key
Applies to vehicles: wi th Convenience key
The doors and the rear lid can be unlocked and
locked without operating the master key.
Fig. 30 Door handle: Locking th e vehicle
Unlocking vehicle
• Take hold of the door handle. The door is un-
locked automatically.
• Pull the handle to open the door .
Locking vehicle
• Move the selector lever to the P position (auto­
matic transmission), otherwise the vehicle can­
not be locked .
• Touch the sensor at the door handle¢
fig. 30 to
lock the vehicle
c::> .&. in General description on
page 39 .
Do not reach inside the door handle .
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked at any
door. It depends on the settings in the radio or in
the MMI* whether the entire vehicle is unlocked
or one of the doors
c::> page 39 . The master key .,,_

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must be within a range of about 5 feet (1.5 me ­
ters) from the appropriate door or the rear lid.
It
makes no difference whether the master key is in
your jacket pocke t or in your brief case .
I f you grip the door handle while locking, this can
adversely affect the locking function.
It is not possible to re-open the door for a brief
period direc tly after closing it. This allows yo u to
ens ure that t he doors are properly locked .
WARNING .!!!!!!!!!!.. -
Read and follow a ll WARNINGS ¢ & in Gener-
al description on page 39.
@ Tips
I f your vehicle has been stand ing for an ex­
tended period, please note the fol low ing :
- The proxim ity sensors are de act ivated after
a few days to save power. Yo u then have to
pull on the door handle once to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open the vehi­
cle.
- To prevent the battery from being dis­
charged and to preserve your veh icle's abili­
ty to start for as long as possib le, the ener­
gy management system gradually switc hes
off unnecessary convenience functions . It is
possible that you w ill not be able to unloc k
you r vehicle using these convenie nce func­
tions.
- Fo r Decla rat ion of Compliance to United
Sta tes FCC and Industry Canada regulations
¢ page 284.
Open ing and clo sing
Operating locks with the mechanical key
In the event of a failure of the power locking sys­
tem, the driver's door con locked and unlocked
with the mechanical key at the lock cylinder .
Fig . 31 Key turn s for openin g an d clos ing
To unlock the vehicle
""I nsert the mechan ica l key into the lock o f the
driver's door.
.. Turn the mechanical key to position @
¢fig. 31.
To lock th e vehicle
"" Move the selector lever to the P pos it ion ( auto­
matic t ransm ission).
.. Close a ll windows and doors properly.
.. Tur n the mechanica l key in th e lock of the driv­
er's door to the lock position
@ ¢A in Gener­
al description on page 39.
If the power locking system fails, there is emer ­
gency locking for the passenger's door and the
rear doors
¢ page 42 .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WAR NINGS ¢ & in Gener­
al description on page 39 .
(D Tips
-After the ignition is switched on, the power
locking system sw itch and the unlocking
butto n for the rear lid~ in the door are en­
abled.
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Opening and closing
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 32 Drive r's door : power lo ckin g sw it ch
• Press the button 0 to unlock the vehicle
~ fig. 32.
• Press the button Qj to lock the vehicle ~.&, .
You will find a power locking switch in each door .
You can
lo ck and unlock the veh icle using the
sw itches in the driver's or passenger's door
¢
fig. 32. You can only lo ck the veh icle using the
switches in the rear doors. If you lock the vehicle
using the power locking switch , please note the
following:
- You cannot open the doors o r the rear lid from
the
outside (increased security, for example
when you are stopped at a red light) .
- The diodes in the power locking switches illumi­
nate when all the doors are closed and locked.
- Front doors: yo u can un lock and open the doors
from the inside by pulling on the door handle.
- Rear doo rs: pull the door handle
once to re­
lease the lock. Pull the hand le
again to open
the door.
- If you have a crash and the airbag is act ivated,
the doors automatically un lock.
A WARNING
- The power locking sw itch works with the ig­
nition off and automatically locks the entire
vehicle when it is actuated.
- On a vehicle locked from the outs ide the
power locking system switch is inoperative.
- Locked doors make it more difficu lt for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at risk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially children.
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@ Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatica lly at a speed
of 9 mph ( 15 km/h) (Auto locking)¢
page 38.
You can unlock the vehicle again using the
opening function in the power locking system
switch .
Emergency locking of the doors
Each door mus t be locked separately if the pow­
er locking sys tem fails.
Fig. 33 Door : Emerge ncy lo ckin g
An emergency lock is located on the front end of
the passenger's door and the rear doors (only
visible when door is open).
• Take the mechanical key out of the master key
¢page 37 .
• Pull the cover cap out of the opening ¢ fig. 33.
• Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it all
the way to the right (right door) or left (left
door) .
Once the door has been closed, it can no longer
be opened from the outside. The door can be
opened from th e inside by pulling the door han­
dle. If the child safety lock in a rear door is acti­
vated , you must first pull the door handle on the
inside . T hen you can open the door from the out­
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Opening and closing rear
lid
Fig. 34 Driver's door: remote rear lid release
Fig. 35 Position of handle in the rear l id
Opening the luggage compartment l id
.,. Press the button <:::::5 on the master key for at
least one second, or
.. Pull the release button
<:::::5 in the driver's door
c:>fig . 34, or
.,. Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid
c:> fig. 35 .
.. The luggage compartment lid unlocks.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
.. Use the inside grip to pull the rear lid down and
allow it to drop gently to close it
c:> A .
A WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, always pull up on
it to make sure that it is properly closed .
Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is mov ing.
- To help prevent po isonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the vehicle, always keep
the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit
Opening and closing
completely into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially with 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 unable to get out. To reduce
the risk of personal injury, never let children
play in or around your vehicle. Always keep
the rear lid as well as the vehicle doors
closed when not in use.
-Always ensure that no one is within range of
the rear lid when it is moving, in particular
close to the hinges -fingers or hands can be
pinched.
(0 Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the luggage com­
partment lid can be unlocked separately by
pressing the button
<:::::5 on the master key.
When the luggage compartment lid is closed
again, it locks automatically .
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Opening and closing
Automatic rear lid/trunk
lid operation
Applies to vehicles: w ith automatic rear lid/trunk lid opera ­
t io n
The trunk lid con be opened and closed automat­
ically.
F ig . 36 D river's doo r: Unlock ing the rear lid
Fig . 37 Loc king sw itc h in th e rea r lid
Opening th e luggage compartment lid
., Press the button ~ on the master key for at
least one second, or
., Pu ll t he release button~ in the dr iver's door
¢ fig. 36, or
., Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid ~
page 43, fig. 35.
Closing th e luggage compartment lid
., Press the but to n in t he luggage compa rtment
li d ¢
fig. 37. The lid will autom atically close
and lock ¢,& .
Setting the luggage compartment lid open
position
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., Bring the luggage compar tment l id into the de­
sired open position. The position can only be
stored when the lid is above a certain height .
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., Press and hold the¢ fig. 3 7 button for at least
four seconds until the lights blink to store the
desired open position.
., To set a higher open position, wait at least five
seconds and then carefully press the luggage
compartment lid upward.
., Press and hold the¢
fig. 37 button aga in fo r at
least four seconds and this will sto re the new
open position.
Opening wi ll be stopped immediately when:
- You press the
~ button on the remote key for
at least of one second, or
- press the unlock button~ in the driver door,
or
- press the lock b utton t he i n the l uggage com­
partment lid, or
- push the handle in t he luggage compartment
lid, or
- when something blocks the rear lid or makes it
difficult for the lid to move.
By pressi ng one o f the butt on~ repeatedly, you
can stop or continue the opening process . The
pressing the lock b utton or the handle repeated­
ly, you can open/stop the lid~.&. .
Closing will be stoppe d immed iate ly when :
- press the lock button the in the l uggage com­
partment lid, or
- push the handle in the luggage compartment
lid , o r
- when something blocks the rear lid or makes it
difficult for the lid to move .
The pressing the lock button or the handle re­ peatedly, you can open/stop the lid ¢ .&. .
You can manua lly stop the a utomatic opening/
closing of the luggage compartment lid. In this
situation, the lid can be manua lly opened. Press
down on the lid and the automatic closing will re­
sume once again .
_& WARNING
-Never close the rea r lid inattentively o r with­
ou t checking fi rst. Although the clos ing
for ce of the rear lid is lim ite d, you can s till
serio usly inju re yourse lf or o thers.

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-Always ensure that no one is with in range of
the rear lid when it is mov ing, in particular
close to the hinges and the upper and lower
edges - f ingers or hands can be pinched.
- To help prevent po isonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the vehicle, a lways keep
the rear lid closed wh ile driving . Never
transport objects large r than those wh ich fit
compl etely into the luggage area , because
then the rea r lid cannot be fully closed .
- Never leav e your vehicle unattended espe­
c ially w ith the rear lid left open. A ch ild
c ou ld craw l in to the car through t he luggage
c ompartment and pull the lid s hut, becom­
ing t rapped and unable to get ou t. To red uce
the risk of perso nal in jury, never let children
play i n or around your veh icle . Always 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 ope ned rear lid
may close by itse lf because of the added
we ight. So the open rear lid must be sup­
ported or the weight m ust be removed from
the luggage ra ck fi rst .
(O} Tips
- As soon as the electrical connection to the
tra ile r socket is completed on veh icles with
a f actory insta lled towing hitch, o r a trailer
hitch that was insta lled later acco rding to
fac tory spe cifi ca tions , th e au tomat ic rear li d
fu nct ion can only be operate d via the hand le
in the rea r lid .
- If th e vehicle battery charge drops below a
certain level, yo u can sti ll open or close the
r ear lid manua lly, however, you w ill need to
apply more force to close it.
- If the rear lid on a locked vehicle is un locked
with the middle button
,c:$ on the remote
key, the rear lid is automatically locked
again immediately after closing. This is indi­
cated by the turn s ignals bli nking.
- The f ollowing applies to veh icles equipped
with the Conve nience key" feature: if the re ­
mote control key is left in the luggage com­
partment, luggage compartment will auto-
Open ing and clo sing
matically unlock itse lf after yo u loc k the ve ­
hicle. This prevents you from unintentional·
Ly locking yo ur key in the luggage compart ­
ment.
Emergency unlocking of
the luggage compartment Lid
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from the inside.
Fi g. 3 8 Luggage co mpa rtment lid i nte rior
T he luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from inside the luggag e compart­
me nt.
., Remove the cover from t he luggage compart ­
ment lid .
., Press the leve r in the di rection of the arrow un­
t il the luggage compa rtment lid releases.
Child safety
Child safety locks in the rear doors
The child safety locks t prevent the rear doors
from opening from the inside.
Fig . 39 Chil d safety locks o n th e rea r doo rs
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Opening and closing
The rear doors are equipped with child safety
locks . The lock is only visib le when the door is
open . Take the mechan ica l key out of the master
key
c> page 3 7.
Switch ing the child safety loc ks on
"Turn the key in the direction of the arrow
<:>fig. 39.
Switching the child safety locks off
"Turn the key in the opposite d irection of the ar­
row.
When the child safety locks are activated, the in­
side door hand les do not work and the doors can
only be opened from the outside.
Power Windows
Controls
The driver con control all power windows .
Fig . 40 Sect ion of the driver 's doo r: Con trols
All power window sw itches are provided with a
two-position function :
Open ing th e windows
... Press the switch to the first stop and hold it un ­
ti l the window reaches the desired position .
... Press the switch br iefly to the
second stop to
automat ica lly open the window.
Clo sing the window s
... Pu ll the switch to the first stop and hold it until
the window reaches the desired position .
... Pull the switch briefly to the
second stop to au­
tomatically close the window.
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river 's doo r
® Passenger's door
© Left rear doo r
@ Right rear door
® Safety button
Child safety locks
When the safety button® c> fig. 40 is pressed,
the ~ symbol in the button lights up. The power
window switches in the rear doors are switched
off .
A WARNING
-W hen you leave you r vehicle - even if only
briefly -always remove the ignition key. This
applies pa rticula rly when children remain in
the vehicle. Otherwise t he ch ild ren could
s t art the e ngi ne or operate ele ct rical eq uip­
men t (e.g. p ower windows). The power w in­
dows are functional unt il the dr iver's door or
passenger's door has been ope ned.
- Pay close attention w he n closing t he win­
dows to p revent p inching of hands o r limbs .
- W hen locking the ve hicle from outside, the
vehi cle must be unoccupied since the win ­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency .
(D Tips
After t he ig nit ion has bee n swi tc h ed off , th e
windows can st ill be o pened or closed for
a bo ut 10 m inutes. The power windows are
not switched off until the driver's door or pas­
senger's door has been opened .