2015 AUDI Q5 belt

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Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Correct passenger seat ing positions . . . . . 136
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Storing cargo correct ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag System . 162
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Child seats .............. .... .. .. ... 177
Secur ing ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
LATCH system (Lower anchorages and
tethers for children) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Addit ional info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Smart Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
E lect ronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . . . . 191
B raking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Electromechanica l power assist, Dynamic
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Driving with your quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Driving and the environment . . . . 198
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Cata lytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Diesel particu late filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Econom ical and environmentally-friend ly
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Table of contents
Offroad driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
202
Driving under difficult conditions and off-
road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Tra iler mode notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . . . . 209
Placing your vehicle out of service . . . . . . 212
Fuel and Refueling .......... ... .. 213
Fuel .. ..... ... .. .. ........ ...... ... 213
Refueling ... .. .. .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. 215
Selective catalytic reduction 218
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Eng ine compartm ent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
En gine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Windshield/headlight washer container 234
Wheels .. .... .. .. ... ........ .. .. .. 235
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 252
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Vehicle jack, vehicle tool kit and
collapsib le spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Tire repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Fuses. ...... .. .. .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. 266
Bulbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Starting by pushing or towing . . . . . . . . . . 271
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 27 1
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Instruments and indicato r Lights
Indicator lights
Overview
The warning/indicator lights indicate different functions or a possible malfunction.
Fig. 8 Instrument cluster with warn ing/indicator lights
Your vehicle is equipped w ith several important
warn ing and indicator lights to help you monitor
the continued reliable operation of your vehicle
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Electromechan ical steering, Dy­
n amic steering*
¢page 195
Electronic power control
(alternative to
li,I )
¢page 15
Glow plug system
(alternative to
[m)
¢p age 15
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
¢pag e 15
Electronic Stabilization Contro l
(ESC)
¢ page 15
USA models : Safety systems
¢page 16
Canada models: Safety systems
¢page 16
Tire pressure mon itor ing system*
¢ page 16
Left turn signal
¢page 16
Trailer turn signal assembly"
¢page 16
Safety belt
¢page 17
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
¢ page 17
High beam
¢page 17
Right turn signal
¢page 16
USA models: Cruise control acti­
vated
¢ page 17
Canada models: Cruise control ac­
tivated
¢page 17
USA models: Anti-lock brake sys­
tem (ABS) defective
¢page 17
Canada models: Anti-lock brake
system (ABS) defective
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For vehicles with a factory installed towing
hitch or a trailer hitch that was installed later
according to factory specifications, the trailer
turn signal assembly is actuated.
~ Safety belts
This warning/indicator light reminds you to put
on your safety belt.
The . warning/indicator light illuminates when
the ignition is switched on to remind the driver
and (on USA models only) any front passenger to
put on the safety belt. Additionally, an audible
warning tone will also sound .
For more Information ¢
page 144, Safety belt
warning light.
o Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) is part of
the On -Board Diagnostic (OBD II) system . The
symbol ¢4 lights up when the ignition is turned
on and w ill turn off after the engine has started
and has settled at a constant idle speed. This in­
dicates that the MIL is working properly .
The warning light illuminates when there is a
malfunction in the engine electronic system.
Contact your authorized Audi dealer and have the
mal funct ion corrected.
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MIL light to illuminate (only vehicles
with gasoline engine)
¢page 216.
For more informat ion ¢ page 26.
[D High beam
The . warning/ind icator light illuminates when
the high beams are on or when you use the head­
light flasher. For more info rmation about using
the high beams, see
~ page 55.
Instruments and indicator lights
CRUISE/•(-) Cruise control
The (~jll)~i* (USA models) ;Bl (Canada models)
warning/ind icator light illuminates when the
cruise control is activated.
ABS/{ @) Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
This warning/indicator light monitors the ABS
and the electronic differential lock (EDL).
The~ (USA models) !(iJ (Canada mode ls)
warning/indicator light will come on for a few
seconds when the ignition is switched on. The
light will go out after an automatic check se­
quence is comp leted .
There is a malfunction in the ABS when:
-The warning/indicator light does not illum inate
when you sw itch on the ignit ion.
- The warning/indicator light does not go out af­
ter a few seconds.
- The warning/ indicator light illum inates while
driving .
The brake system will still respond even with·
out the assistance of the ABS system. See your
authorized Audi dealer as soon as possible to re­
store full braking performance.
For more infor­
mation regarding the ABS
~page 191.
The ABS warning light and the brake warning
light come on together . The ABS will not work
and you will notice a change in braking re­
sponse and performance.
Malfunction in the brake system
If the brake warning light¢ page 18 and the
ABS warning illum inate
together there may be a
malfunction in the ABS, and there may also be a
malfunction in the brake system itself~ ,&..
In the event of a
malfunction in the brake sys ­
tem
the warning/ind icator light 1111 (USA mod­
els)/ . (Canada mode ls) in the instrument clus­
ter flashes. By press ing the
!SE TI button, you can
bring up a dr iver message which exp lains the
malfunction in more detail. Please note
~page 28.
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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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Seats and storag e
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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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.
-
- 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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Seats and storag e
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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Driving
Ba sic requirements for the Start -Stop mod e
- The driver's door is closed.
-The driver's seat belt is latched.
- The hood is closed.
- The vehicle must have been driven faster than
2.5 mph (4 km/h) since the last stop .
- A trai ler is not h itched to the vehicle.
A WARNING
-Never turn off the engine before the veh icle
has come to a comp lete stop. The full func­
t ion of the b rake booster and the power
stee ring is not guaranteed. Yo u mus t use
more force to t urn or brake if ne cessary. Be­
ca use you cannot steer and brake as you
us ually would, this could lead to crashes
and serious injuries.
- To red uce the r isk o f injuries, make sure that
the Start-Stop-System is t urned off whe n
working in the engine compartment
c:>page 94.
(D Note
Always switch off the Start -Stop -System when
driving through water
c::> page 94 .
Starting/stopping the engine
App lies to veh icles: w ith S tart-Stop-System
F ig. 104 Instrument duster: Engine sw itc hed off (stop
phase)
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.,. Slow the vehicle to a stop using the brake and
keep press ing the brake peda l. The engine will
switch off. The
[i] indicator light appea rs in the
instrument cluster display a nd - also
appears in the t rip computer.
92
.,. When you take your foot off the brake pedal,
the engine restarts. The indicator light turns
off .
Additional information
The eng ine will switch off in the P, D/5 and N po­
s it ions as well as in ma nual mode. In the P posi­
tion, the engine will also remain off if you take
your foot off the brake pedal. The engine starts
again when you select another selector lever po­
sition and take your foot off the brake pedal.
If you se lect the R positio n during a Stop phase,
the engine will start again.
Sh ift from D/S to P quic kly to prevent the eng ine
from sta rting unintent iona lly when sh ifting
th rough R .
You can determine for yo urself if the engine will
stop or not by reducing or increas ing the amo unt
of force you use to press the brake pedal. For ex­
ample, if you only lightly press on the b rake ped ­
al in stop-and and-go traffic or when turn ing, the
engine w ill not switch off when the vehicle is sta­
tionary. As soon as you press the brake down
harder, the engine will switch off.
{!) Tips
-Press the brake peda l during a stop phase to
keep the vehicle from rolling.
- The ignit ion wi ll turn off if you press the
!START ENGINE STOP I* button during a
stop phase.
- The image in the d isp lay is slight ly different
in some models.