2015 AUDI Q5 home link

Table of contents
Owner's Literature
About this Owner's Manual ... .. .
Operation ....... ........... .. .. .. .
Cockpit ... .. ...... ......... .. .. .. .
Gene ral illus tra tion . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
Instruments and indicator lights
Instruments .. .. ...... ..... .. .. .. .. .
I ndicator ligh ts .... ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
Driver information system ... .. .
In troduct ion .... ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
Trip computer ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
Efficiency program .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
On Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . .. .. .
Electronic speed lim it er ........ .. .. .. .
Auto Check Control ... ...... .. .. .. .. .
Open ing and closing ...... .. .. .. .
Keys .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .
Ce ntra l locki ng .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. .. .
Opening and clos ing rear lid ........ .. .
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26
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36
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38
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Automatic rear lid/t runk lid ope rat ion 44
E me rgency unlocki ng of the luggage
compa rtmen t lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
P owe r Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Panorama s un roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
Garage doo r opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . 48
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
E xterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
W indshield wipe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Mi rror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
D ig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Gene ral info rmat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Fr ont sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
M emory f unct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Head res traints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Center a rm rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
69
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Roo f rack ... .... .. .. ... . .. .... ... . .
Beverage holders ... .... .. .... ... .. . .
Climatized cupholders ... . ..... ... .. . .
(upholders in the doo r pockets ....... . .
A sh tray ... .. .. .. .. ............... . .
Cigarette lighter/soc ket .............. .
Stor ing ... .. .. .. .. .. .... .... ..... . .
Warm and cold .. ... .. ..... ... .. . .
Cl imate control system ... ... ... ... .. .
Dnv1ng ......... .. ............... . .
Steering ...... .. ... ............. .. .
Ig nition lock . .. ... ................. .
Convenience key .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. . .
D rive r mes sage s .. .. .. ........... .. . .
E lectromech anic al par king br ake ... .. . .
Star t/Stop sys tem .. .... . ..... ... .. . .
Speed warning system ... . ..... ... .. . .
Cruise contro l system .... . .... ... .. . .
Hybrid ... .. .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Hybrid dr ive ..... .. .... .. .... ... .. . .
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84
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87
88 89
91
94
95
98
98
Audi adaptive cruise control and
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
107
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Audi adap tive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Audi braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
S ideass ist .. .. .. .. ... .. ... ... ... ... 116
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
D riving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 123
tiptron ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Parking system plus wit h rearv iew camera 129
Adjus ting the d isplay and warn ing tones . 134
T rai le r hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Er ror messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Open ing a nd clos ing
Op en ing and cl osing th e s unshade
.. To automatically open the sunshade comp lete­
ly, briefly press th e switch @ in the desired ar­
row direction.
.. To stop the sunshad e in an intermediate posi­
tion, press the switch again, or
.. Press and hold the swi tch in the desired arrow
direction .
.. Release the switch when sunshade is at desired
pos ition .
After the ignit ion is switched off, you can st ill op­
erate the Panoramic sliding sunroof for about 10
minutes . As soon as the driver's or passenger's
door is opened, the switch is inoperative .
The power sunshade can also be closed when the Panoramic sliding sunroof is open .
A WARNING
Pay careful attention when closing the Panor­
amic sliding sunroof -otherwise serious injury
cou ld result! For th is reason, always remove
the ignition key when leaving the vehicle .
(D Note
Always close your Panoram ic sliding sunroof
when leav ing you r vehicle. Sudden rain can
cause damage to the interior equipment of
your veh icle, particularly the electron ic equ ip­
ment.
(j) Tips
I nformat ion regarding convenience opening/
closing
¢ page 47.
Emergency closing of the Panoramic sliding
sunroof
Applies to veh icles: w ith Panora mic slidi ng sunroo f
If the Panoramic sliding sunroof detects an ob ­
ject in its path when it is clos ing , it will open
aga in automatically . In this case, you can close
the roof with the power emergency closing func ­
tion .
.. Within
five seconds after the sunroof opens au­
tomat ically, pull the switch until the roof
closes .
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Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
App lies to vehicles: wit h garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 43 Ga rage door o pen er: examples of us in g w ith differ·
ent syste ms
You can activate var ious systems such as garage
doors, security systems and home lighting from in side your vehicle using the garage door opener
(Homelink). There are three buttons for th is in
the vehicle headliner that can be in used in place
of up to three hand-held transmitters.
To operate systems using the garage door open­
er, the three buttons in the roof headliner must
be programmed first .
A WARNING
Make sure no people or objects are in the im­
mediate vicinity of the equipment when using
or programming the garage door opener. Peo­ ple can be injured and objects can be dam­
aged if they are caught in the equipment.
(D Tips
- For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed buttons before
selling the vehicle.
- For add itiona l information about Homel ink,
visit www.homelin k.com .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
~page 284.
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Operation
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 44 Hea dlin er: co ntrol un it
Requirement : The but tons in the roof headliner
mu st be programmed
c:> page 49 or
c::> page SO and the vehicle must be within
range of the system, such as the garage door
opener .
" Press the button to open the garage door . T he
LED @ blinks or turns on .
" Press the button again to clos e the garage
doo r.
@ Tips
To open o r close the ga rage doo r, press the
button, but do not hold it fo r longer than
10 seconds o r the g arage doo r opener mod ule
w ill switch to programm ing mode .
Programming the buttons (version A )
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Ho meli nk)
You can p rogram both fixed code and roll ing code
systems using this proced ure.
Programming or reprogramming buttons
" Swi tch the ign ition on .
" Press and ho ld the bu tton in the roof head liner
c::> page 49, fig. 44 that you would like to pro ­
gram for at least 10 seconds . Or
.. Se lect:
I CAR I function button > Car sy stem s*
control button > Vehicle sett ing s > Garage
door opene r> Program gar age door opener .
If
th is path is not available, program the button
as described in vers io n B
c::> page SO .
"Fo llow the instructions in the MMI* .
Opening and clo sing
Erasing button programming
The programmed b uttons cannot be er ased ind i­
vidually. They must all be erased together . Repro­
gram the buttons if necessary .
" Select:
!CARI function button> Car sy ste m s*
contro l butto n > Vehicle settin gs > Garag e
d oo r opener
> Clear program setting s > Yes.
Displaying the version /status /country code
" Select: !CARI function button> Car sy ste ms *
cont ro l button > Vehicle s etting s> Garage
d o or open er > Version information .
(D Tips
-Programm ing throug h the MMI* is not pos­
sible with all infotai nment systems. If this
is the ca se, program the buttons as des cri ­
bed in vers ion B
c::> page 50 .
- T he req uired dis tance be twee n the h and
transm itter and the Home link mo dule in
the radiator gr ille
c::> page 50, fig . 45 de­
pends on t he system that you are program­
m ing.
- Depending on the mode l of the system, you
may need to re lease the button on the re­
mote control during programming and
press it aga in. Hold each position you try for
at least 15 seconds before trying another
posit ion . Keep the turn signals on your vehi ­
cle i n view when doing this.
- After programm ing the garage door opener,
it may be necessary to synchronize the mo­
to r wi th the sys tem. Ref er to the man ufac­
t ur e r's instru ct ions .
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Opening and closing
Programming the buttons (version 8)
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig . 4 5 Dis tan ce betwee n th e ra diato r grille a nd the hand
t ra n sm itter
Programming the button : Part 1 with th e
controls
1. Switch the ignition on .
2. Press and hold both outer buttons in the roof headliner
c;, page 49, fig. 44 until the LED @
turns off comp lete ly (after about 20 sec ­
onds). This procedure clears the standard co­
des that were set at the factory and does
not
need to be repeated again to p rogram the
other buttons .
3. Br iefly p ress the button on the roof head liner
that you wou ld like to p rog ram.
4. Wai t unti l the LED @ beg ins to b link quickly.
P rog ramming mode is active for S minutes .
5. Move in front of your ve hicle while ho ld ing
the orig inal remote control for the system
that would like to program to a button in the
roof headliner.
P rogramming the button : Part 2 at the
radiator grille
6. Ho ld the remote control up to the radiator
grille on your vehicle
c;, fig . 45.
7. Press and hold the remote control until the
turn sig nals on yo ur vehicle b link . This may
take up to 30 seconds .
8 . If th e emergen cy flashe rs bl ink three times,
the programm ing was s uccessful.
If the
emergency flashers on ly blink one time, the
5 minute t ime limit for t he p rogramming has
e nded o r the p rog ramming was not success­
fu l. Repeat the programming from the t hird
step, or try changing t he distance to the radi­
ator grille.
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9 . If the garage door or other system does not
open using the buttons i n the roof headliner
even tho ugh the programming was success­
ful, the system may use a rolling code in­
stead of a fixed code.
Rolling code program ­
ming
must be perfo rmed c;, page 51.
The other two b uttons in the roof headliner can
be programmed according to the instruct io ns
above. Beg in with the third step.
Erasing button programming
The programmed buttons cannot be erased indi ­
vidually. They m ust all be erased together . Repro ­
gram the buttons if necessary .
.,.. Sw itch t he ignit io n on.
.,.. Press and hold both outer buttons in the roof
head liner until the LED @turns off completely
(after about 20 seconds) .
Reprogramming the buttons
.,.. Switch the ignit io n o n.
.,.. To reprogram an individua l bu tto n, press and
hold the button unti l the LED @starts to flash
quickly (after a bout 10 seconds) . Release the
button immed iately . Programm ing mode is ac­
tive for S m inutes .
.,.. Continue with the fifth step.
@ Tips
- Programming using the buttons in the roof
headliner is not poss ible with all Infotain­
ment systems. If th is is the case, program
t he b uttons as descr ibe d in version A
c;, page 49 .
-Th e re quired dis tance between the hand
t ransm itt er an d th e H ome link mo dule i n
t h e radiator gr ille
c;, fig. 45 dep end s on t he
s y st em t hat you are pr ogra mming.
- Depen ding on the mode l of the sys tem, you
m ay need to re lease the bu tton on t he re­
m ote co nt rol dur ing p rog ramming an d
p ress i t ag ain. H old ea ch posi tion you try for
a t l east 15 seco nds be fo re trying another
p osit io n. K eep the tur n signa ls on you r vehi ­
cle in view when doing this .

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Rolling code programming
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
Rolling code programming is also needed for
some systems .
Identifying a rolling code
~ Press and hold the button in the roof head liner
that was already programmed .
~ Watch the LED@ Q page 49, fig. 44. If the LED
blinks qu ickly, the systems (such as a garage
door) is equ ipped with a rolling code.
~ Program the rolling code as follows:
Activating the motor unit in a system
~ Locate the programming button on the sys­
tem's motor unit. The exact location and color of the button may vary depending on the brand
of the system.
~ Press the programm ing button on the garage
door opener motor unit (this will usually acti­
vate an "indicator" on the motor unit). You now
have approximately
30 seconds to program the
button in the roof headliner.
Programming the button in the roof
headliner
~ Press and hold the previously programmed but­
ton in the roof head liner for 2 seconds .
~ To end rolling code programming, press and
ho ld the button again for two seconds.
~ With some systems, the button may need to be
pressed a th ird time to end the programming
process .
After programming, the system should detect
the signal and beg in mov ing when the button in
the roof headliner is pressed. Now you may pro­
gram the other buttons as needed .
(D Tips
-The roll ing code can be programmed more
quick ly and more easily with the help of a
second person .
- If you have difficulty programming the roll­
i ng code, referring to the user guide for the
system may help.
Opening and closing
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Left cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 224 Left side of the cockpit: fuse panel with plastic
clip
Fuse panel @ (black )
No. Equipment
1 Dynamic steering
2 ESC control module
A/C system pressure sensor, electrome-
3 chanical park
ing brake, Homelink, auto-
matic dimming interior rearview mirror, air
quality/outside air sensor, ESC button
5 Sound
actuator/exhaust sound tuning
6 Headlight range contro l/cornering light
7 Headlight (cornering light)
Control modu les (e lectromechanical park-
8 ing brake, shock absorber, quattro Sport,
trailer hitch), DCDC converter
9
Adaptive cruise control or high voltage
battery (hybrid drive)
11 Side assist
12 Headlight range control, parking system
13 Airbag
14 Rear w iper
15 Auxi
liary fuse (instrument panel)
1 6 Auxiliary fuse terminal 15 (engine area) Fuses
and bulbs
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No . Equipment
1 Electric exhaust door
2 Brake light sensor or brake pedal
move-
ment sensor (hybr id drive)
3 Fuel pump
4 AdBlue pumps
or brake booster power
supply (hybrid dr ive)
5 Left seat heating with/without seat venti-
lation
6 ESC
7 Horn
8 Left
front door (window regulator, central
locking, mirror, switch, lighting)
9 Wiper motor
10 ESC
11 Left
rear door (window regu lator, switch,
lighting)
12 Rain and light sensor
Fu
se panel © (re d)
No . Equipment
3 Lumbar support
4 Dynamic steering
5 Climatized cupholder
6 Windshie
ld washer system, headlamp
washer system
7 Vehicle electr ical system control module 1
8 Vehicle e
lectrica l system control module 1
9 Panorama sunroof
10 Vehicle e lectrica l system control module 1
11 Sun shade (pano rama sunroof)
12 Anti-theft a
larm system
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Consumer informat ion
means that you risk both a substantia l reduction
in the operational safety of your vehicle and an
increased wear of vehicle parts¢&. .
Author ized Audi dealers w ill perform this work in
a professional and competent manner or , in spe­
cial cases, refer you to a professional company
that spec ializes in such modif icat ions.
A WARNING
Improper repairs and modifications can
change the way vehicle systems work and
cause damage to the veh icle and ser ious per­
sonal injury.
([) Note
If emergency repairs must be performed else­
where, have the veh icle examined by an au­
thorized Audi dealer as soon as possible.
Declaration of
Compliance, Telecommu­ nications and Electronic
Systems
Radio Frequency Devices and Radiocommunica­
tion Equipment User Manual Notice.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio
or TV interference caused by unauthorized modi­
fications to this equipment .
Devices
The following devices each comp ly with FCC Part
15.19, FCC Part 15.21 and RSS-Gen Issue
1:
- Adaptive cruise control*
- Convenience key*
- Audi s ide assist*
- Cell phone package*
- Electronic immob ilizer
- Homelink universal remote control*
- Remote contro l key
FCC Part 15.19
This device com plies with pa rt 15 of the FCC
Rules . Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
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(1) This device may not cause harmful inte rfer­
ence , and
(2) this device must accept any interference re­
ce ived, includ ing interference that may cause un­
desired operation.
FCC Part 15.21
CAUTION:
Changes or modifications not expressly approved
by the party responsible for compliance could
vo id the user's authority to operate the equip­
ment .
RSS-Gen Issue 1
Operation is subject to the fo llowing two condi­
tions:
(1) this device may not cause interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference , in­
cluding interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device.

Index
(upholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4, 76
Heated and cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
D
Data recorder
Date display 190
12
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Declaration of compliance
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Homelink universal remote control . . . . . 284
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 249
Diesel fuel ..... .. ............. .... .. . 215
Diesel part iculate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 199
Digita l clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Digital speedometer................ .. .. 21
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Doors Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Driver information messages . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Open door or rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Outside temperature display.... .. .. .. .. 21
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driver seat
refer to Seat ing pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Driver's seat memory
Activating remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . 65
D . l nve se ect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Setting the driving mode........ ... .. . 121
Driving economically 199
288
Driving lights .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Driving messages 27
Driving offroad Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Rules of behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Sand and mud 203
Snow-covered ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Unpaved roads ... .. .. ........... .. .. 203
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Driving through water 203
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Duplicate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter (climate control) . . 80
D . t . ynam1c s eenng .. ... ......... ... 120, 191
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
E
E85 (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Memory level s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
E lectrical accessories
refer to Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Electrical seat adjustment
refer to Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Electromechanical parking brake Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Re leasing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Starting assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Starting off with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electromechanical power assist....... ... 195
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 17
E lectronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Electronic power control (EPC) warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . 15