2015 AUDI Q5 ignition

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Switchin g off completely
"' Press leve r into position @(clicked into place) ,
o r
"' Switch the ignition off.
The speed yo u saved w ill be retained if the c ruise
control has bee n sw itched off temporar ily . To re­
sume the saved speed, let up on the brake and pu ll the lever to position ©-
The saved speed will be e rased after turn ing the
ignition off .
& WARNING
You should only resume the saved speed if it
is not too high for existing traffic conditions.
Otherwise you risk an accident.
Dri ving
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Hybrid
Hybrid
Hybrid drive
Introduction
App lies to veh icles: w ith hybr id drive
Gener al inf orm ation
The hybr id drive is a combined drive concept that
automatically switches between combustion en­
g ine and electr ic drive types or combines them.
All work on h igh voltage systems is intended only
for h igh voltage technicians and may only be per­
formed by authorized service facilities in accord­
ance w ith Aud i regulations.
The high voltage system is composed of the fol­ lowing h igh voltage components: the h igh volt­
age battery, the power electronics, the e lectr ic
motor, the h igh voltage A/C compressor and the
orange h igh vo ltage w iring.
High volta ge battery
The high voltage battery is located in the luggage
compartment underneath the cargo floor . You do
not need to perform any maintenance work on
the high voltage battery. Additional information
about the h igh vo ltage battery can be found un­
der
r::!v page 105 .
The high voltage battery service plug is a lso
found underneath an orange cover under the ca r­
go floo r. T he service plug is provided on ly for use
by service personne l and must not be removed by
others who are not trained to use it .
A WARNING
The voltage in the high voltage system is life­
threatening. Touching a damaged high vo lt­
age component can result in a fatal electric
shock. The components in the high voltage
system are marked w ith a warning label wh ich
warns against the h igh voltage.
- Never perform work on orange h igh voltage
cables or on high voltage components. Only
authorized repair facilities that are certified
may perform wo rk on the high voltage sys­
tem.
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- Never open or remove the service plug cover
in the center of the cargo floor.
- Never damage, alter o r remove the orange
high voltage cable or disconnect it from the
high voltage system.
- Aud i regu lations must be followed during
all work performed on the high voltage sys­
tem and high voltage components.
A WARNING
While in electric dr ive mode, the veh icle pro­
duces considerab ly less id ling, driving and op­
erat ing no ise than when the combustion en­
g ine is running. This may make it difficult or
impossible fo r othe rs such as pedes trians and
chi ld ren to hear and notice the veh icle when it
is in electrical drive mode . This can lead to
collisions and inj uries, for example in low traf ­
fic areas, when maneuvering or when driving
in reverse.
A WARNING
Never leave the vehicle unattended whi le in
the drive ready mode. The vehicle could begin moving if the accelerator peda l is pressed,
even if the combustion engine is switched off .
This may cause collisions and severe or fatal injuries. When the vehicle enters dr ive ready
mode, the status message
h• .,rid ii J ap­
pears br iefly in the instrumen t cluster display
and the needle in the powe r meter points to
READ Y ¢ page 99.
-When exi ting the vehicle, make sure these ­
lecto r lever is i n the P position, the ignition
is switched off and the hybrid system is de­
activated.
(D Note
- T he h igh voltage system can be damaged if
the vehicle underbody comes into contact
with the ground. Immediate ly drive your ve­
hicle to an authorized repair facility and
have it inspected.
- Do not transport fluids in open containers in
the luggage compartment. Spill ed fluids
can seep underneath the cargo floor. This
can damage the high voltage system.
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Hybrid
© Vehicle drive ready (READY)
® High voltage battery charge status
® Recuperation (CHARGE)
(f) Driving within the combustion en ­
gine's full load range
@ 100% combust ion engine
® Boosting -the electric engine as­
sists the combustion engine (BOOST)
@ Engaging the convent ional brakes
with recuperation
@ Vehicle not drive ready (OFF)
@ EV mode active
The needle remains at
OFF when the ignition is
turned on. When the vehicle enters drive ready mode, the status message
hybrid ready appears
briefly in the instrument cluster d isplay and the
needle in the power meter points to
READY .
Indicator lights and messages
Applies to vehicles: with hybrid drive
The indicator lights in the instrument cluster
b lin k or tu rn on. They i ndicate functions o r mal­
functions.
W ith some ind icator lights, messages may ap­
pear and a warning tone may sound. Also note
the indicator l ights in ¢
page 2 7.
Press brake pedal to start vehicle
This message appears if you do not press the
brake pedal when starting the vehicle.
Shift to N or P to start vehicle
This message appears if the selector lever for the
automatic transmission is not in the Nor P posi­
tions when starting the vehicle .
-Hybrid drive: System fault! Power
brakes, steering malfunction pos sible
lfthe indicator light turns on and this message
appears, there is a malfunction in the hybrid sys­
tem. The brake booster and the power steering
may stop working. Stop the vehicle in a safe loca ­
tion as soon as possible.
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You may continue driving if the indicator light
turns off after starting the vehicle severa l times.
Drive to an authorized repair facility immediately
to have the malfunct ion corrected.
Q/ij:@ ,j rlybrid drive: System fault! Contact
dealer
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, there is a malfunct ion in the hybr id sys ­
tem. Drive to an authorized repair facility imme­
diately to have the ma lfunction corrected.
Ill Hybrid system : Performance restricted .
Please contact dealer
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, there is an engine control malfunction .
The
ffa i ndicator light in the instrument cluster
also t urns on. The eng ine output is red uced . Drive
to you r autho rized Aud i deale r o r qualified repair
facility immediate ly to have the malfunction cor­
rected.
Hybrid drive deactivated. Please restart
engine manually.
This message appears if the high volta ge battery
charge level has fallen be low a certain range or if
the ignition key is no longer inside the vehicle fo r
vehicles with the convenience key*.
Start the engine with e ither the ignition key
¢
page 84 or with the !S TAR T EN GINE STOPI but­
ton* ¢
page 87.
Hybrid battery: Low battery charge. Battery
will be charged while driving.
This message appears if the high volta ge battery
charge level has fa llen below a certain range. If
this message turns off after a litt le while, the
high voltage battery charged enough w hile driv­
i ng .
If the message does not turn off, have an autho r­
ized repair facility correct the malfunct ion as
soon as possible.
EV mode is currently unavailable.
This message appears if the cond itions
¢ page 101 for enhanced elect ric driving are not
met. Try again at a later time.

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Hybrid functions and operating modes
Appl ies to vehicles: with hybri d drive
Fig. 111 Center console: av bu tton
.,. To turn on EV mode, press the l.,,;v l button. The
indicator light in the button will turn on. The
• indicator light also turns on in the instru­
ment cluster display.
The functions and operating modes described be­
low are selected automatically by the veh icle con­
trol system, depending on the vehicle operating
status. This ensures that the vehicle is always in
the correct operating mode. One exception is the
enhanced elect ric driving mode
(E V mode), which
is activated by the driver ¢
page 101.
Driving with the combustion engine
The vehicle is powered by the combustion engine.
The high voltage battery is charged simultane­
ously, if needed.
Full acceleration (boost)
In full acceleration, the vehicle is powered by
both the combustion eng ine and the electric mo­
tor . This operating mode is called
Boost and is
only available for a short amount of time because
i t uses so much energy. Availability depends on
the high voltage battery charge level.
The boost operating mode is activated by press­ in g the accelerator peda l all the way down.
Electric driving
The vehicle can be driven completely electrically
depending on the high voltage battery charge
level and the driving res istance . The combustion
engine turns off at that t ime .
Hybrid
The combustion engine starts when accelerating
or when the high voltage battery charge level drops below a certain thresho ld. The vehicle re­
sumes electric driving once the acceleration and
the high voltage battery charge level permit .
Enhanced electric driving mode (EV mode)
Pressing the 1~· 1 button r::!> fig. 111 can extend the
usual limits on e lectric driving so that you can a l­
ways drive in electric mode, if the condition of
the electrical system permits. The operating
mode is then set to maximum electric drive @,
@ <:!> page 99, fig . 110. It can be driven com­
pletely electrically for up to 1.8 miles (3 km) at a
constant
37 mph (60 km/h).
The following conditions must be met to activate
the enhanced electric drive:
- The high voltage battery must be sufficiently
charged.
- The temperature of the
12 volt batteries and
the high voltage battery must be sufficient.
- The vehicle speed must not be higher than
62 mph (100 km/h).
- The transmission must not be in tiptronic
mode.
- Offroad mode and hill descent assist must not
be turned on
r::!;>page 192.
T he combustion engine turns on and interrupt s
the enhanced ele ctric drive mode when the vehi­
cle is acce lerated. The gray ind icator light
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so turns on in the display. The enhanced electric
drive mode resumes automatica lly once accelera­
tion stops.
The enhanced electric drive mode is
deactivated
if at least one of the following conditions is met :
- The ignition is turned off.
- The
l~ ·I button is pressed aga in.
- The high voltage battery charge level is low .
- The vehicle speed is higher than approximately
62 mph (100 km/h) .
- The
S selector lever position or tiptronic mode
is selected.
- Offroad mode or hill descent assist is switched
on .
The
l "'-'' I button must be pressed to reactivate it. 1iJ11-
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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).

Automatic transmission
brake before and while moving the lever to D/S
out of N.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS c:> &_in Driv­
ing the automatic transmission on
page 125.
(D Note
Coasting downhill with the transmission in N
and the engine not running will result in dam­
age to the automatic transmission and possi­
bly the catalytic converter .
{!) Tips
-On vehicles with Audi drive select*, you can
adjust the sporty shift characteristics in the
Dynamic driving mode.Swill appear in the
instrument cluster display instead of D .
- If you accidentally select N while driving,
take your foot off the accelerator pedal im·
mediately and wa it for the engine to slow
down to idle before select ing D/S .
- Hybrid drive* : if the
1~1 button c:> page 101
is pressed while in sport mode S, the trans­
mission switches automatically to the nor·
mal mode D.
- If there is a power failure, the selector lever
will not
move out of the P pos ition. The
emergency release can be used if this hap­
pens
c:> page 128.
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Automatic Shift Lock (ASL)
T he Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you against
occidentally shifting into a forward or the re· verse gear and causing the vehicle to move unin­
tentionally.
' Fig. 135 S hi ft gate: selector lever lock posit ions and re­
lease b utton highlighted
The selector lever lock is released as fol lows:
.,. Turn the ignition on.
.,. Step on the brake pedal.
At the some time
press and hold the release button on the side of
the gear selector knob
c:> fig. 135 with your
thumb until you have moved the selector lever
to the desired position.
Automatic selector lever lock
The selector lever is locked in the P and N pos i­
tions when the ignit ion is turned on. You must
press the brake peda l and the release button to
select another position. As a reminder to the
driver, the following warni ng appears in the in­
str ument cluster display when the selector is in P
and
N:
When stationary apply brake pedal while select­
ing gear
The Automatic Shift Lock only funct ions when the
vehicle is stat ionary or at speeds below 1 mph
(2 km/h).
At speeds
above about 1 mph (2 km/h) the Auto ­
matic Shift Lock is automat ica lly deactivated in
the N pos ition.
A time delay element prevents the selector lever
from locking when it is
moved through the N po ­
s ition (going from R to D/S) . The locking e lement
will lock the selector lever if the lever is left in N .,..

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(Neutral) for more than approximately 1 second,
without the brake pedal being pressed.
Release button
The release button on the selector lever prevents
the lever from be ing acc identally shifted into cer­
tain positions. Pressing this button deactivates
the selector lever lock . Depending on the direc­
tion of the shift, the se lector lever locks at differ­
ent positions. The positions are highlighted in
the illustration¢
fig. 135.
Ignition key safety interlock
The key cannot be removed from the igni tion un­
l ess the se lector lever is in the P park position .
When the ignition key is removed, the selector
l ever will be locked in the P position.
Driving the automatic transmission
Fig. 136 Shift gate on the center conso le: selector lever
with release button
Starting the engine
.,. The selector lever must be in P or N.
Starting off
.,. Press and hold the brake pedal.
.,. Press and ho ld the release button in the se lec­
tor lever handle, select the desired selector lev­
er position such as D/S and release the button.
.,. Wait br iefly until the transmission has shifted
(you will feel a slight movement).
.,. Remove your foot from the brake pedal and ac­
celerate.
Stopping temporarily
.,. Keep the vehicle stationary using the brak ing
pedal, for example at traffic lights.
Automatic transmission
.,. Do not press the accelerator peda l when doing
this.
.,. To prevent the vehicle from rolling when you
start dr iv ing, set the parking brake when stop­
ping on steep incl ines¢ &_.
The parking brake will re lease automatically and
the vehicle wi ll start moving once you press the
acce lerator pedal.
Stopping/parking
If the selector lever is not in the P position when
you open the driver's door, the vehicle could roll.
The message
Transmission: Car may roll! Shift
to park!
appears.
.,. Press and hold the brake pedal until the vehicle
has come to a complete stop.
.,. App ly the parking brake¢
page 90, Parking .
.,. Select the P se lector lever position ¢ &_ .
Stopping on an incline
.,. Always press the brake pedal to hold the vehi­
cle in place and prevent it from "ro lling back"
¢ &_ . Do
not try to prevent the vehicle from
"rolling back" when a gear is engaged by in­
creasing the engine speed
c> (D .
Starting on an incline
.,. Activate the parking brake .
.,. With the driving gear selected, press the acce l­
erator pedal carefu lly. The parking brake wi ll re ­
lease automatically if your seat belt is fastened.
Under certain circumstances, such as driving in
the mountains, it may be usefu l to switch tempo ­
rari ly to the manual shift program in order to ad­
just the gears to the driving conditions by hand
¢page 127 .
On s lopes, activate the parking brake first and
then move the selector lever to the P position .
This prevents too much stress from being placed on the locking mechanism .
A WARNING ,_
-Unintended vehicle movement can cause se-
rious injury.
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