2015 AUDI Q5 Owners Manual

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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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panel than necessary and always wear the three­
point safety belt provided adjusted correctly. We
recommend that you adjust the passenger's seat
in the following manner:
.. Move the front passenger seat into the rear­
most position of the fore and aft adjustment
range ¢
.A in Why is your seat adjustment so
important? on page 63.
.. Bring the backrest up to an (almost) upright
pos ition.
D o not ride with the seat reclined.
.. Adjust the head restra int so the upper edge is
as even as possible with the top of your head . If
that is not possible, try to adjust the head re­ stra int so that it is as close to th is posi tion as
poss ib le¢
page 67.
.. Place your feet on the floor in front of the pas­
senger's seat .
Front seats
Power seat adjustment
Fig. 6 4 Front seat ; Controls for seat adjustment
Contr ols
@ -Adjusting the lumbar support: press the but­
ton in the corresponding posit ion¢ &.
@ -Moving the seat up/down: press the button
up/down . To ad just the front seat cush ion, press
the front button up/down. To adjust the rear seat
cushion, press the rear button up/down
¢ &.
@ -Moving the seat forward/back: press the but­
ton forward/back ¢ & .
©-Adjusting the backrest a ngle: press the but­
ton fo rward/back ¢ & .
@ -Lengthen ing/shortening the upper th igh
suppor t*: lift the handle¢&,.
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A WARNING
-Never adjust the driver's or front passeng­
er 's seat while the veh icle is moving. If you
do th is while the veh icle is moving, you will
be out of pos it ion. Always adjust the d river 's
or front passenger's sea t when the vehicle is
no t moving.
- Be ca reful whe n ad justing the seat he ight.
Check to see t hat no one is in the way, or se­
r io us inju ry co uld resu lt!
- Because the seat s can be elec trically adjust­
e d w ith the ignition off or with the ignition
key removed, neve r leave childre n unattend­
ed in the vehicle . Unsupervised use o f the
electric seat ad justments may cause serious
in jury.
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden braking or accident, front passen ­
gers must never ride in a moving vehicle
w it h the backrest reclined. Safety belts and
the airbag system only offer max imum pro­
tect ion when the backrest is up right and the
safety belts are prope rly positioned on the
body. The more the ba ckrest is re cli ned, the
greate r the risk of perso na l inju ry from an
incorrect seating posit ion and improperly
posi tioned safety belts.
Memory function
Memory for driver's seat
App lies to vehicles: wit h seat memory
The seat adjustment settings for two drivers can
be stored using the memory buttons in the driv­
er's door .
Fig. 65 Dr ive r's door: Seat memory
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In addition to the setting for the drive r's seat ,
the exterior rear view mirror setting can be stor­
ed and reca lled through seat memory if the veh i­
cle is properly equipped.
Storin g and recallin g se tting s
With the help of the memory buttons 1 and 2
¢ fig. 65 the settings for two different drivers
can be stored and reca lled
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The cu rrent settings are also a utomat ica lly as ­
signed to the remote control key being used
when the vehicle is locked . When the vehicle is
un locked, the settings assigned to the remote
contro l key being used are automatica lly recalled .
Turnin g seat m emo ry on and off
If the IO FF I sw itch is depressed, the seat memory
is inoperative . When the Memory function is off,
the LED in the button lights up.
All the stored settings a re retained. We recom­
mend using the
I O FF I sw itch and de activating the
seat memory if the vehicle is only go ing to be
used
temporarily by a driver whose settings are
not going to be stored .
Storing and recalling settings
Applies to vehicles: with seat memory
Storing settings
~ Adjust the driv er's seat.
~ Adjust the two exter ior mirrors.
~ Press the !SET I button. The light in the button
will come on.
~ Now p ress a memory button (III or~). If the
stor ing procedure is correct, a confirmation
tone w ill sound .
Recall ing setting s
~ If the dr iver 's door is open and the ignit ion is
switched off, tap the correspond ing memory
button br iefly .
~ If the dr iver's door is closed or the ignit ion is
switched on, p ress the approp riate memo ry
button until the s to red pos ition is rea ched .
Successful storage is confirmed audibly and by
the light in the
ISET I button illum inat ing
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S eat s and stor age
When the vehicle is lo cked , the current settings
are stored and assigned to the remote contro l
key . But the settings stored on memory buttons
1 to 2 are not deleted . They can be recalled at
any time . When the vehicle is
unlocked , the set­
t ings assigned to the remote control key a re re ­
stored .
If your vehicle is driven by other persons using
your remote control key, you should save your in­
dividua l seat position on one of the memory but ­
tons . You can recall your settings again simply
and conveniently by p ress ing the corresponding
memo ry butto n. When the vehicle is locked,
these settings are automatica lly re-assigned to
the remote control key and stored .
& WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat setting can only
be recalled when the vehicle is stationary -
otherwise you risk hav ing an accident.
- In an emergency the recall proced ure can be
cancelled by pressing the
I OFF I switch or by
tapp ing of the memory buttons.
Activating remote control key memory
Applies to vehicles: wit h seat memory
To assign the dr iver 's seat settings to the remote
control key when locking the vehicle, the function
must be activated in the radio or MMI*.
~ Select: ! CAR I function button > Seat adju st­
ment > Dri ver's seat > Key mem. p ro fi le > On .
Or
~ Select: !CARI function button> Car sy ste ms*
cont ro l butto n > Vehicl e se tting s > Seats >
Driver 's seat > Remote control ke y> On .
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If you do not want anothe r driver's sett ings to
be assigned to the remote control key, switch
off the memory function usi ng the rad io or
M MI* or t he
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Rear seat
General information
Safe transportation of passengers on the rear
seats requires proper safety precautions .
All passengers on the rear seats must be seated
in compliance with the safety guidelines ex­
plained in
¢ page 144 and ¢page 152. The cor ­
rect seat ing pos ition is crit ical for the safety of
front
and rear seat passengers alike ¢ page 138.
_& WARNING
-Occupants in the front and rear seats must
always be properly restrained.
- Do not let anyone ride in the vehicle without
the head restraints prov ided . Head re­
strain ts he lp to red uce in juries.
- Loose item s inside the passenger compa rt­
me nt, can fly forward in a crash or s udden
mane uver and injure occ upants . Always
store articles in the luggage compartment
and use the fasten ing eyes, especially when
the rear seatbacks have been fo lded down.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
¢page 138,
Proper seating positions for passengers in
rear seats.
Adjusting seat
The fore-and-oft adjustment of the seat cushion
and the seotbock angle can be adjusted.
F ig. 66 Ad just ing seatba ck a ngle
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Fig. 67 Fore -and -aft adj ustme nt
Adjustin g sea tback angle
~ Pull the Lever up and push the seatback toward
the rear to the desired position ¢
fig. 66 . Re­
lease the lever.
~ Pull the lever up so that the seatback pivo ts for­
ward . Release the lever and push the seatback
to the rear to retu rn the seatback to the norma l
position .
Fore-and-aft ad justment
~ Pull the ha ndle up and push the seat forwa rd o r
back ¢
fig. 67.
~ Release the handle and continue to push the
seat unt il the seat Latch engages.
_& WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat must only be
ad justed when the vehicle is stationary -
danger of accident!
- Exercise caution when adjusting the seat.
Ad justing the seat witho ut checking or pay­
ing attention can pinch fingers or limbs -
danger of injury!
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Head restraints
Front head restraints
Fig. 68 Front se ats head restraints : adj usting t he heig ht
The head restraints on the front seats can be ad­
justed to provide safe support to head and neck
at the optimum heig ht. W hen optimally ad just­
ed, the top of the restra int should be level w ith
the top of the head . If that is not possible, t ry to
ad just t he head res tra in t so that i t is as cl ose to
this posit ion as poss ible ¢
page 138 , Proper ad­
justment of head restraints .
• Grasp the sides of the head restra int wit h both
hands and slide it upward/dow nw ard un til you
f eel it cli ck into place ¢
fig. 68.
Refe r to ¢ page 138, Proper adjustment of head
res traint s
fo r guide lines on how to adj ust t he
h e igh t of the fron t head re st ra in ts to suit t he oc ­
cupa nt's body size .
A WARNING
-Driv ing without hea d restra ints or with hea d
restraints that are not properly adjusted in­
c reases the r isk of serious or fata l neck in­
jury dramatically.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS¢
page 138,
Proper adjustment of head restraints.
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Cor rectly adjusted head restraints and safety
be lts are a n ext reme ly effective combination
of sa fety fea tures .
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Rear head restraints
Fig. 69 Rea r seat : head rest ra in ts
Fig. 70 Rea r sea t: o ute r head rest ra in t
If there is a passenger on t he rear center seating
pos ition, slid e the center head restraint upward
a t le ast to the next notch¢
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Adju sting the head restraint s
• To move t he head rest raint up, ho ld it at the
sides with both hands and s lide it upward unt il
you feel it cl ick into p lace .
• To move the head rest rain t down, press the
button @and slide t he head rest raint down­
ward .
Removing the outer head restraints
• Fold the backrest forward¢ page 69.
• Move the head restraint upwa rd as fa r as it ca n
go.
• Press the re lease @¢
fig. 70 with the mechan­
ical key ¢
page 3 7 and the button @¢ fig. 69 .
Pull the he ad restrai nt ou t of the bac krest at
the same ti me
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Installing the outer head restraints
• Slide the posts on the head rest raint down into
the guides until you feel the posts click into
p lace . .,.
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... Press the button @ c;, fig. 69 and slide the head
restraint a ll the way down . You shou ld not be
able to pull the head restraint out of the back­ rest.
R emoving the c enter head r estrain t
"Move the head restra int upward as far as it can
go .
... Press the button@¢
fig. 69 and pull the head
restraint out of the backrest¢,& .
Install ing the c ent er h ead r estraint
" Slide the posts on the head restraint down into
the gu ides unti l you feel the posts click into
place .
... Press the button @
c;, fig. 69 and slide the head
restraint a ll the way down . You shou ld not be
able to pull the head restraint out of the back­
rest.
So that the driver can have a better view to the
rear, the head restraints should be pushed down
completely when the rear seats are not occupied.
A WARNING
- Only remove the rear seat head restraints when necessary in o rder to install a child
seat. Insta ll the head restraint again imme­
diately once the ch ild seat is removed. Driv­
ing withou t head restraints or wit h head re­
straints that are not properly ad justed in ­
creases the risk of serious or fata l neck in ­
jury dramatically.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
c:> page 138,
Proper adjustment of head restraints.
(D} Tips
Cor rectly adjusted head restrain ts and safety
be lts are an ext reme ly e ffect ive comb inat ion
of sa fety feat ures .
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Center armrest
The armrest is adjustable in several stages and
can be moved forward and back.
Fig. 71 Armrest between d rive r's and passe nger 's seat
Adjusting the a rmrest
" To adjust the armrest angle, p ivot the a rm rest
fully down.
... Lift the arm rest detent by detent until the de­
sired posi tion is re ached.
Moving the a rmrest
... Yo u can move the armres t forward or back
¢ fig. 71 .
There is a storage compartment under the arm­
rest.

Luggage compartment
Expanding the passenger compartment
The rear seat backrests can be folded forward
separately or together.
Fi g. 72 Re lease lever for the outer bac krest
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Fi g. 73 Re lease button for the ce nter backrest
Folding the backrest forward
... Pull the lever up ¢ fig. 72. The backrest will
swing forwa rd .
... Let the backrest latch into the lowest position.
Raising the backrest
... Pull the lever up Q fig . 72 and fold the backrest
back up aga in until it latches secure ¢ ,&. .
Folding the center back rest forw ard
... Press the release button ¢ fig. 73. The red
mark ing on the release button w ill be visible.
... Fold the backrest forward .
Folding the center back re st up
... Fold the backrest back up again until it securely
latches and the red marking is no longer visible
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The center backrest can be folded down separate­
ly . This makes is possible to transport long ob­
j ects (for example, sk is) inside the vehicle .
A WARNING
--The backrest must always be secure ly latch-
ed so that the safety be lt of the center seat­
i n g position can work proper ly to help pro­
tect the occupant.
- The backrest must be securely latched in po­
sition so that no items contained in the lug­
gage compartment can slide forward upon
sudden b raking.
- Always check whether the latch is fully en­
gaged by p ulli ng the seatback fo rward .
- Never allow safety belts to become dam­ aged by be ing caught in door or seat hard­
ware .
- Torn or frayed safety belts can tear and
damaged be lt hardware can break in a crash .
I nspect the belts periodically. Belts show ing
dam age to webbing, b indings, buckles, or
retractors mus t be replaced.
A WARNING ~
Always read and heed WARNINGS¢ & in
Loading the luggage compartment on
page 140 .
(D Note
- If you move the front seat back when the
rear seat backrest is folded forward, you
co uld damage the head restraints on the
rear seat.
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- Slide the be lt guide on the outside safety
belt all the way up befo re fo lding the back­
rest back forward . Make sure the seat belt is
not pinched or damaged when the rear seat
backrest if folded back .
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Expanding the luggage compartment
The rear seat backrests can be folded forward
separately or together.
Fig . 74 Luggage compartment: re lease lever
F olding the backre st forward
• Pul l the release lever ¢fig . 74 in d irect ion of
the a rrow . The backrest will sw ing fo rward.
• Let the backrest latch into the lowest position.
Folding the backres t up
• Pull the lever up ¢ page 69, fig. 72 and fold the
backrest back up again until it securely latches
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& WARNING
- The backrest must always be securely latch ­
ed so that the safety belt of the center seat­
ing position can work properly to help pro­
tect the occupant.
- The backrest must be securely latched in po ­
sition so that no items contained in the lug­
gage compartment can slide forward upon
sudden brak ing.
- Always c heck w hether the latch is fu lly en­
gaged by pulling the seatback forward.
- Never allow safety be lts to become dam­
aged by being caught in door or seat hard­
ware.
- Torn or frayed safety belts can tear and
damaged belt hardware can break in a cras h.
Inspect the belts per iod ica lly. Belts showing
damage to webbing, bindings, buckles, or
r e tractors must be rep laced .
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(D Note
-If you move the front seat back when the
rear seat backrest is folded forward, you
cou ld damage the head restraints on the
rear seat.
- Slide the be lt guide on the outside safety
belt all the way up before folding the back­
rest back forward. Make sure the seat belt is
not p inched or damaged when the rear seat
backrest if folded back . Other objects
should be removed from the rear seat bench
to protect the seatbac k from damage.
Tie-down rings
There are four tie-down rings in the luggage
compartment for securing luggage items.
Fig . 75 Locat io n of th e tie -down ring s in the lu ggage com ­
pa rtm en t
• Secure the cargo to the t ie-down rings
~ fig. 75.
• Obse rve the safety notes ¢ page 141.
• Read and heed all WARN INGS ¢ page 1 40,
Storing cargo correctly .
& WARNING
Weak, damaged or improper straps used to
secure items to tie-downs can fail d uring hard
braking or in a col lision and cause serious per­
sona l injury .
- Always use su itable retain ing straps and
properly secure items to the tie-downs in
the luggage compartment to he lp prevent
items from shifting or flying forward .
- When the rea r seat backrest is folded down,
always use su itable retain ing straps and
properly secure items to the tie-downs in
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