2015 AUDI Q5 steering wheel

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exceptional circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system
inspected immediately by your Audi dealer .
A WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must in­
stall a forward-facing child restraint on the
front passenger's seat:
- Always make sure the forward-facing seat
has been designed and certified by its man­
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas­
senger front and side airbag.
- Always follow the manufacturer's instruc­
tions provided with the child safety seat or
carrier.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as far away from the air­
bag as possible before installing the child
restraint. The backrest must be adjusted to
an upright position.
- Always make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched on.
(D Tips
Always replace child restraints that were in­
stalled in a vehicle during a crash. Damage to
a child restraint that is not visible could cause
it to fail in another collision situation.
Advanced front airbag system and children
Your vehicle is equipped with a front "Advanced
Airbag System " in compliance with United States
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
208 as applicable at the time your vehicle was
manufactured.
The Advanced Airbag system in your vehicle has
been certified to meet the "low-risk" require­
ments for 3- and 6-year old children on the pas­
senger side and small adults on the driver side.
The low risk deployment criteria are intended to
reduce the risk of injury through interaction with
Child safety
the airbag that can occur, for example, by being
too close to the steering wheel and instrument
panel when the airbag inflates. In addition, the
system has been certified to comply with the "suppression" requirements of the Safety Stand­
ard, to turn off the front airbag for infants up to 12 months who are restrained on the front pas­
senger seat in child restraints that are listed in
the Standard.
Even though your vehicle is equipped with an Ad ­
vanced Airbag system, all children, especially
those 12 years and younger, should always ride in
the back seat properly restrained for their age
and size . The airbag on the passenger side makes
the front seat a potentially dangerous place for a child to ride. The front seat is not the safest place
for a child in a forward-facing child safety seat. It can be a very dangerous place for an infant or a
larger child in a rearward-facing seat.
Advanced Airbags and the weight-sensing mat in the front seat
The Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle de­
tects the presence of an infant or child in a child
restraint on the front passenger seat using the
weight-sensing mat in the seat cushion and the
sensor below the safety belt latch on the front
passenger seat that measures the tension on the
safety belt .
The weight-sensing mat measures total weight of
the child and the child safety seat and a child blanket on the front passenger seat. The weight
on the front passenger seat is related to the de­
sign of the child restraint and its "footprint", the
size and shape of the bottom of the child re­ straint as it sits on the seat . The weight of a child
restraint and its "footprint" vary for different
kinds of child restraints and for the different
models of the same kind of child restraint offered
by child restraint manufacturers.
The weight ranges for the individual types, makes
and models of child restraints that the NHTSA
has specified in the Safety Standard together
with the weight ranges of typical infants and typ­
ical 1 year-old child have been stored in the con­
trol unit of the Advanced Airbag System. When a
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shared, please see your contract with the
wireless telecommunications provider and the
"About Aud i connect" tab in your vehicle's
MMI*:
IMENU I button> Audi connect > About
Audi connect .
Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC)
Description
The Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) reinfor­
ces driver safety. It reduces the risk of slipping
and improves driving stability. ESC detects criti­
cal s ituations such as the vehicle oversteering
and understeering or the wheels sp inning. The
veh icle is stab ilized by applying the brakes or re­
ducing engine torque. Once the ESC is act ive, the
indicator light
m blinks in the instrument clus­
ter.
The fol low ing systems a re integrated in the ESC:
Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
ABS prevents the wheels from locking up when
brak ing . The vehicle can still be steered even dur­
ing hard braking. Apply steady pressure to the
brake pedal. Do not pump the pedal. A pulsing in
the brake pedal indicates that the system is help­
ing you to brake the vehicle.
Brake assist system
The brake assist system can decrease braking d is­
tance . It increases braking power when the dr iver
presses the brake pedal quick ly in emergency s it­
uations. You must press and hold the brake pedal
unti l the situation is over. In vehicles w ith adap ­
tive cruise control*, the brake assist system is
more sensitive if the distance detected to the ve­
hicle ahead is too small.
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
ASR reduces engine power when the drive whee ls
begin to spin and adapts the force to the road
conditions. This makes it easier to start, acceler­
ate and drive up hills.
Smart Technology
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
The EDL brakes whee ls that are spinning and
trans fers the drive power to the other whee ls.
This function is not avai lable at higher speeds .
In extreme cases, EDL automatically sw itches off
to help keep the brake on the braked wheel from
overheating. EDL will switch on again automati­
ca lly when conditions have returned to normal.
Steering recommendation
The ESC helps to stabilize the vehicle by changing
the steering torque.
On vehicles with dynam ic steering*, ESC helps
stab ilize the steer ing in crit ical situat ions .
Selective wheel torque control
Selective wheel torque control is used when driv­
ing on curves. The front wheel on the inside of
the curve or both wheels on the inside of the
curve are braked select ively as needed. This al­
lows more precise driving in curves. The applica­
ble system may not activate when driving in wet
o r snowy conditions .
A WARNING
-
-The ESC and its integrated systems cannot
overcome the laws of physics. This is espe­
cially important on slippery or wet roads. If
the systems begin acting to stabilize your
vehicle, you should immediately change
your speed to match the road and traffic conditions . Do not let the increased safety
provided by these systems tempt you to
take risks. Doing so will increase the risk of a
loss of vehicle control, collision and serious
personal injuries.
- Always adapt your speed to road, traffic and
weather conditions. The risk of los ing con­
trol of the vehicle increases when driving
too fast, especially through curves and on
slippery or wet roads, and when driving too
close to vehicles up ahead . The ESC and its
integrated systems cannot a lways prevent
coll isions - there is st ill a risk of acc idents!
- Always accelerate with special care on even,
smooth surfaces such as those that are wet
or covered with ice and snow. The drive
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brake. This may cause the brakes to over­
heat, premature wear and increased stop­
ping distance.
- Under certain climatic and operating condi­
tions such as passing through wate r, driving
in heavy rain o r after washing the vehicle,
the effectiveness of the brakes can be re­ duced. In w inter, ice can accumulate on the
brake pads, linings, discs and drums . Care­
fully apply b rakes for a test. B rakes wi ll dry
and ice coatings wi ll be cleaned off after a
f ew caref ul bra ke applications .
- Dr iv ing for an extended period of time on
salt-covered roads w ithout using you r
brakes can also affect braking efficiency .
Clean off accumulated salt coating from
brake discs and pads w ith a few caref ul
brake applicat ions.
- If you damage the front spoiler, or if you in­
stall a different spoi ler, be sure the air flow
to the front brakes is not obstructed. Other­
wise the brake system could overheat reduc­ ing the effectiveness of the ent ire brake sys­
tem .
- Failure of one brake c ircuit will impair the
braking capab ility result ing in an increased
stopp ing distance. Avoid driv ing the veh icle
and have it towed to the nearest authori zed
Audi dealer or qu alified workshop.
- Never let the vehicle roll to a stop w ith the
eng ine shut off.
- If the brake booster is not work ing, the
brake pedal must be pressed conside rably
harder to make up fo r the lack of booste r as­
sist ance.
Electromechanical power
assist, Dynamic steering
The electromechanical power assist helps the
driver when steering.
Power stee ring adapts electronically based on
the vehicle speed.
Indicator light s and mess age s
• Stee ring def ective! Do not drive vehicle!
Smart T echno log y
If this indicato r light turns on and stays on and
t h is message appears, the power steering may
have failed.
Stop the vehi cle in a sa fe location as soo n as pos­
s ible . Do
not cont inue driving . See yo ur author­
ized Audi dea ler or other qualified repair facility
for assistance .
'Iij Dynamic steering: Sy stem fault! You c an
continue dri ving
If the indicato r light turns on and the message
appea rs, the stee ring may be more d ifficult to
move o r more sensit ive th an usua l. The steering
may also be at an angle when driving straight .
Drive slowly to you r authorized Audi dea le r o r
qualified wo rkshop to have the ma lf u nct ion co r­
re cted.
,~n D ynamic steering: Initializing
Audi drive select*: if the indicator light blinks and
the driver message appears, the dynamic steer­
i ng* is reinitialized. After starting the engine, the
stee ring wheel will move slightly . Re-in itia liza­
t ion m ight be necessa ry if the stee ring wheel was
moved h ard to the left and r ight while the veh icle
was not moving. The disp lay t urns off if the ini ti­
alization was success ful.
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- If the . or
(~fl indica tor light only stays on
for a sho rt time, you may cont inue driving.
- T he dynamic s teering* stab ility systems
<:!> page 191 are no t available in the event of
a system mal func tion .
- For add ition al information on dynamic
steer ing*
<:!> page 120.
Driving with your quattro
With all -wheel drive, all four wheels are driven.
General information
With a ll-wheel d rive, power is distr ibuted to a ll
fo ur wheels. This happens automati ca lly depend­
i ng on your d riving s tyle and the road condi tions
a t t he t ime . See a lso <:!>
page 191. .,.
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Wheels
check the wheel alignment if
there is unusual wear.
- Have the wheels rebalanced if an
imbalance is causing noticeable
vibration in the steering wheel. If you do not, the tires and other
vehicle components could wear more quickly.
Treadwear indicator
Original equipment tires contain
treadwear indicators in the tread pattern, which are bars that are 1/16 inch (1.6 mm) high and are
spaced evenly around the tire per­
pendicular to the running direc­
tion ¢
fig. 205. The letters "TWI"
or triangles on the tire sidewall indicate the location of the tread­
wear indicators.
The t ires have reached the mini­
mum tread depth
l) when they
have worn down to the treadwear
indicators. Replace the tires with
new ones ¢Ai..
Wheel rotation
Rotating the wheels regularly is
recommended to ensure the tires
wear evenly . To rotate wheels, in­
stall the wheels from the rear
1> Obey any applicable regulatio ns in you r
country .
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axle on the front axle and vice ver­
sa. This will allow the tires to
have approximately the same
length of service life .
For unidirectional tires, make sure
the tires are installed according to
the running direction indicated on
the tire sidewall ¢
page 264.
Hidden damage
Damage to tires and rims can of­
ten occur in locations that are hid­
den. Unusual vibrations in the ve­
hicle or pulling to one side may
indicate that there is tire damage.
Reduce your speed immediately .
Check the tires for damage. If no
damage is visible from the out­
side, drive slowly and carefully to
the nearest authorized Audi deal­
er or authorized repair facility to
have the vehicle inspected.
8_ WARNING
Tread that has worn too low or
different tread depths on the
tires can reduce driving safety.
This can especially have a nega­
tive effect on handling, on the
risk aquaplaning when driving
through water, when driving

Wheels
Indicator lights
ti] Loss of pressure in at least one tire c::> &­
Check the tires and replace or repa ir if necessary.
Check/correct the pressures of all four tires and
store the pressure again in the Infotainment sys­
tem
c::> page 254 .
ffim (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) Tire pres­
sure: System malfunction!. If
iUm appears after
switching the ignition on or while driving and the
ti] indicator light in the instrument cluster
blinks for approximately one minute and then
stays on, there is system malfunction. Try to
store the correct tire pressures
c::> page 254 . If
the indicator light does turn off or turns on again
after a short period of time, drive to your author­ ized Audi dealer or qualified repair facility imme­
diately to have the malfunction corrected.
A WARNING
- If the tire pressure indicator appears in the
display, reduce your speed immediately and
avoid any hard steering or braking maneu­
vers. Stop as soon as possible and check the
tires and their pressure.
- The driver is responsible for maintaining the
correct tire pressure. You must check the
ti re pressure regularly.
- Under certain conditions (such as a sporty driving style, winter conditions or unpaved
roads), the tire pressure monitoring system
indicator may be delayed .
(D Tips
- The tire pressure monitoring system can al­
so stop working when there is an ESC mal­
function .
- Using snow chains may result in a system
malfunction.
- The Tire Pressure Monitoring System in your Audi was calibrated with "Audi Original
Equipment tires"
c::> page 242 . We recom­
mend that you use these tires .
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· Storing tire pressures
Applies to vehicles: with tire pressure monitor ing system
If the tire pressure changes or a tire is replaced,
it must be confirmed in the Infotainment sys­
tem .
.,. Make sure before storing that the tire pressures
of all four tires meet the spec ified values and
are adapted to the load <=:>page 245.
.,. Switch the ignition on.
.,. Select: the
I CAR I funct ion key > Tir e Pressure
Monitoring System
> Yes, store now. Or
.,. Select: the
I CARI function button > Car Sys­
tems*
control button > Servicing & checks >
Tire pressure monitoring > Store tire pressures
> Yes, store now.
(D Tips
Do not store the tire pressures if snow chains
are installed.

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Panoramic sliding sunroof
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Parking aid
C leaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
also refer to Elec tromechanical
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Parking system
refer to Audi parking system plus with rear­
view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Particle filter
refer to Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . 34
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 162
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Physical princ iples of a frontal collision . . . 145
Polishing .... .. .............. ... .... . 210
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter (cl imate control) . . 80
Pollutant filter (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 80
Power Windows .. .. .............. ... .... .. 46
Power locking system Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
L ocking and unlocking the vehicle from in-
side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear lid/trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Switch. .. .. .... ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .... 42
Unlocking and locking vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power locks
Windows open and closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
Power meter (hybrid dr ive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Power steering
refer to Electromechanical power assist . . 195
Power window regulators
Conven ience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Index
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Protective tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Q
quattro
refer to All-wheel drive
Question Wha t happens to unbelted occupants?
R
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145
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear lid
Automatic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Open ing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear light
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rear seats
Adjusting seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Rearview camera Parking mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Parking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Recirculation mode (climate control) . . . . . . 81
Red symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Refill engine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Refill ing AdBlue
With bottle .. .. .. ..... ........... ... 219
With canister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Refuelling .. .... .. ............. .... .. 216
Gasoline inhibitor flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Release lever for hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Remote control Garage door opener ( Home Link) . . . . . . . . . 48
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Selector lever 123
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretens ioner
Service interval display ....... . .. ... ... . .
Service position
lSl
22
refer to
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 58
SE T button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Ship transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Side airbags
D .. escnpt 1on . ............. .... .. .. .. .
H ow they work ........... .. .. .. .. .. .
Side assis t
Activating and deactivating ........ ... .
Adjusting the brightness .......... ... .
C leaning the sensors ...... .. .. .. .. .. .
D .. escnpt 1on . ............. .... .. .. .. .
166
167
118
118
209
116
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Howtheywork .. .. ...... ... .. ... ... . 170
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Index
Steering
Electromechanical power assist ... ...
195, 0
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
195
Locking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 34
Manually adjusting the steering wheel . . . . 84
also refer to
Electromechanical power as-
s ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
195
Steering wheel column
Adjusting manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 249
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 88
Stopping (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
(upholder door pockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
G love compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Supplementary (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 83
Switches
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
Symbols
Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
Yellow .... .... .. ............. .... .. . 31
Socket .. ... ... .............. ... ... ... 77 T
Sound system display
Driver information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Sources of informat ion about ch ild restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
189
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Start-Stop-System
Engine does not switched off . . . . . . . . . . .
93
Engine starts automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Starting/stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Switching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
START ENGINE STOP button (Conven ience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
87, 88
Star ting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Startingoffwithatrai ler ....... ... .. .... 91
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 87
Starting (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ta il lights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
209
TDI clean diesel
refer to Ad Blue. .. ................ ... 218
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
T ie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 141
tiptronic
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . .
124
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Manua l shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
tip tron ic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . 123
Tire Mobility System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
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