2016 AUDI Q5 battery

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.... .... Safety .. .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 134
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 135
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Storing cargo correct ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Repo rt ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Ge ne ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
S afety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 6
Bel t tensione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 9
Airbag system .......... .... ... .. . 15 1
I mportant info rm ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Fr on t air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
M oni toring the A dvanced Airbag Sys tem . 16 1
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1
Ch ild seats . .. ............... .. .... . 17 6
Secur ing child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
LATCH system (Lower anchorages and
tethers for children) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Addit ional information 188
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 189
Not ice about data reco rded by the Event
D ata Recorde r and vehicle control
mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
E lectronic Stabilization Con trol ( ESC) . . . . 190
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Elect romechanica l power assist, Dynam ic
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Driving w ith your quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Driving and the environment . . . . 197
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Cata lytic converte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
D iese l part icu late filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Avoid damagi ng the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 198
E conomical and environmentally-fr iendly
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Table of contents
Offroad driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
201
Driving under diffic ult con ditions and off -
road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Driving with a trai ler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Trailer mode notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cleaning and care informat ion . . . . . . . . . 208
Plac ing your vehicle out of serv ice . . . . . . 211
Fuel and Refueling ............... 212
Fuel ......... ...................... 212
Refue ling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Se lective cata lytic red uction (AdBlue) 217
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
En gine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 2
En gine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 22
Cooling sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 26
Brake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Windsh ield/headlight washer container 233
Wheels .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 234
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Tire p ressure mon itoring system
251
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Vehicle jack, vehicle tool kit and
collapsib le spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
T ire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Replacing w heels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
B ulbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Start ing by p ushi ng o r tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 270
Sta rt ing wi th ju mpe r cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 270
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Driver information system
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due.
Fig. 14 Instrument cluste r: Service interva l d isp lay
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The schedule for the next oil change or inspec­
tion is calculated automatically and displayed ac­
cordingly . The display works in two stag es:
Service reminder
30 days before the next se rvice is due, a service
reminder appears in the d isplay when yo u turn on
the ignition
~ fig. 14.
After about 5 seconds the display switches back
to normal. The distance and time remain ing are
updated each time the ignition is turned on until
the date due for service is reached.
Service due
When the due date for serv ice is reached, the
message
Service due! appears in the instrument
cluster immediately after yo u turn on the igni­
tion. Additionally, a warning tone sounds . After
about
5 seconds the display switches back to nor­
mal.
Calling up the service schedules
If or when an oil change or inspection is due, can
be shown in the radio or MMI* display by select­
ing the serv ice interval d isplay in the car menu .
Select
ICARI function button > Service interval
display
or I CAR I function button > Car systems*
control button > Servicing & checks > Service in·
tervals .
Resetting the service interval display
Your authorized Audi dealer will reset the corre ­
sponding service schedule after perform ing the
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appropriate service on your vehicle . You also have
the possibility to reset the oil change schedule
after having performed an oil change accord ing
to Audi specifications. Select
I CAR I function but­
ton >
Service interval display > Reset oil change
interval
or ICARI function button> Car systems*
control button > Servicing & checks > Service in·
tervals
> Reset oil change interval.
(D Note
- Only reset the oil change display when you
have completed an o il change.
- If you disconnect the battery term inals, no
calculations can be made for the se rvice in ·
terval display dur ing this time and no serv­
ice rem inder will appear. Remember that
observ ing the proper service intervals is vi­
tally impo rtant to extending the life of your
vehicle, particularly the engine, and main­
ta ining its va lue. Do not exceed the time in­
terval for the next service, even if the vehi­
cle mileage is low.
(D Tips
The information in the Service Reminder re­
mains stored even when the vehicle batte ry is
disconnected.
On-board computer
Introduction
The trip computer gives you information on cur­
rent and average fuel mileage , average speed,
fuel range and driving time .
Fig. 15 Tri p comp uter d isplay: Average fue l mileage

Driver information s ystem
The drive r message disappears after a few sec­
onds. The driver message can be disp layed again
by briefly pressing the
! SE T! button.
Red symbols
Fig . 23 Display : Dang er symbol
W ith a priority 1 malfunction, a red symbol ap­
pears in the upper center area of the display
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c::> fig . 23. A driver message appears as w ell to ex­
p lain the ma lfunction in more deta il. When this
symbo l appears,
three warning tones sound i n
succession . The symbol continues to flash until
the fault has been corrected .
If
several pr iority 1 malfunctions are present, the
symbo ls appear in succession and remain for
about 2 seconds .
The drive r warning goes out after about 5 sec­
onds, but it can be b rought up again at any time
by press ing the
I SE T I button c> page 2 7.
28 Alternator fa
il ur e
c::> page 28
Elect romechanica l steer ing
c::> page 194
USA models : Brake system
malfunct ion
c::> page 28
Canada models: Brake system
malfunct ion
c>page28
E ng ine coolan t leve l too low/
engine coolant temperat ure
too high
c> page29
Eng ine oi l pressure too low
c::> page 3 0
Refill engine oil now
c::> page 30
Refill Ad B lue*
c> page 217
AdBlue malfunc tion*
c::> page 217
Steering ma lfunction
c> page30
Ign it ion lock ma lfunction
c> page 30
Hybrid dr ive*
c> page 99, c>page 104
0 Alternator malfunction
If the . symbo l in the instr ument pane l display
flashes, then there is a ma lfunction in the alter­
nator or the vehicle elect ronics . A warning to the
driver will appear, too . The driver warn ing goes
out after about 5 seconds, but it can be brought up at any t ime by pressing the
!SET ! button aga in.
U sua lly, yo u can sti ll drive to the next dea lership.
Turn off all but the most necessary e lectr ica l con­
s u mers, since these drain the vehicle's battery.
CJ) Note
If the . warning sym bol (coo lant system
malfunction) a lso lights up on the instr ument
panel during the trip
c> page 29, then you
h ave to stop immediately and turn off the en­
gine . The coolant pump is not working any­
more -danger of damage to the engine!
BRAKE/C(D) Brake system malfunction
A malfunction in the brake system must be re­
paired as soon as possible.
If the warning /ind icator light 1111 (USA mod ­
els) . (Canada models) in the instrument clus­
ter flashes, there is a brake system ma lfunction.
A driver message appea rs as well to expla in t he
malfunction in more detail. The dr iver wa rni ng
goes out afte r about 5 seconds, bu t it can be
broug ht up at any time by press ing the
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,...., ~ Do not turn the engine off.
~ Drive immediate ly to an authorized Audi dealer
to have the malfunction corrected .
If there is a malfunction in the electronic ignition
lock, the ignition cannot be turned off . Drive im­
mediately to an authorized service facility to have
the cause of the malfunction corrected.
On vehicles with Convenience key*, the engine
should not be switched off using the Start/Stop button because the engine cannot be started
again after the ignition has been switched off.
Yellow symbols
Fig. 24 Display: Yellow warning symbo l
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When a yellow warning symbol appears, one
warning tone sounds. A driver message appears
as well to exp la in the malfunction in more detail.
The driver warning goes out after about 5 sec­
onds, but it can be brought up at any t ime by
pressing the
ISETI button again.
Check the function disp layed as soon as possible.
The yellow symbol w ill not go out aga in until the
reason for the malfunct ion has been corrected.
If severa l priority 2 ma lfunctions are present, the
symbols appear in succession and remain for
about 2 seconds.
Elect romechan ical steering, Dy­
nam ic stee ring*
¢page 194
Worn brake pads
¢page32
Battery voltage
¢page33
Driver information system
Defective light bulb
¢page 32
Fog lights
¢pag e 32
Rear fog lights
¢page 32
Check engine oil leve l
¢page 33
Engine oil sensor malf unc tion
¢page 33
Engine temperature*
¢page 213
Low fuel level
¢pag e 33
Refill Ad Blue*
¢page 217
AdBlue malfunction *
¢page 217
Windshield washer fluid level
low
¢page 33
Convenience key*
Key not in vehicle
¢pag e 32
Light/rain sensor defective
¢page 32
Dynamic headlight range con­
trol defective
¢ page 34
Battery in remote control key
¢page 37
Electromechanical parking
brake
¢page 91
Engine speed limitation*
¢ page 33, ¢ page 99
Diesel particulate fi lter * clog­
ged
¢pag e 34
Adaptive light defective*
¢page 34
Steering malfunction
¢page 34
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,...., IJ-If a rear fog lamp has failed, the indicator
light tu rns on to indicate the location on the vehi­
cle.
Vehicle light s: System fault!
If the message appears, there is a ma lfunction in
the head lights or light switch.
Drive to your authorized Aud i dealer immediately
to have the malfunct ion corrected .
A WARNING
-Light bu lbs are pressur ized and could ex­
plode while they are being changed caus ing
ser ious persona l injury.
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- Work with due care when handling the high­
voltage section of gas dis charge (xenon)
ligh ts*. Failure to do so co uld result in death
or serious injury .
@ Tips
Have the bulb replaced or the connect ion re­
pa ired by yo ur autho rized Aud i Serv ice depart­
men t.
<:;::> Windshield washer flu id level too low
llt Plea se refill washer fluid
If the symbol illumi nates, add w indshield was her
fluid to the washer system and also to the head­
light washer system
c::> page 233 .
Bil Fuel supply too low
When the liD symbol i llum inates, this means
there are about 2.6 ga llons ( 10 liters) of fue l left
in the fuel tank. Time to refuel!
c::> page 214.
If the symbol lights up, even when there is amp le
fuel in the tank, and the text
Fuel tank sy stem
malfun ction! Contact deale r
appears in the dis­
p lay, there is a fault in the system. Contact an au­
thor ized Audi dealer to have the fault rect ified.
D Battery voltage
If battery power drops into the range where it
can limit the ab il ity of the engine to start, th is
the symbol (•) ;ippears in the instrument cluster
Dri ver informa tion system
display with the following driver message Lo w
batter y: Batte ry will be char ged while dri ving.
While t his driver notification is disp layed , you
have to be prepared for limited start ing capabili ­
ty .
Driver message appears and goes out again
If this d rive r message appea rs after the ignition
is turned on or while d riving a nd it goes ou t again
after a whi le, the battery has been adequately re ­
charged .
Driver message appears and does not go out
again
If this drive r notificat ion appea rs after the igni­
tion is tu rned on or while driv ing and does not go
out again, the battery's state of charge is not in
the optimal range. Start ing capability is restrict­
ed . Have the battery checked at an authorized
Audi dealer or other qualified workshop as soon as possible.
~ Check engine oil
II Add oil, ma x x qt (l). You may cont. driv.
When the Ill symbol and dr iver message appear,
add the amount of oil appear ing in the disp lay at
the next opportunity
c::> page 224 .
'l:7;,.. Engine oil sensor defective
• Oil le vel! Sen sor defecti ve
If the symbol illuminates, contact your author­
ized Audi dea ler and have the oil sensor inspect­
ed . Until you have this done, check the oil level
each time you refuel just to be on the safe side
c::> page 224.
! ? Engine speed limitation
Applies to vehicles: with engine speed limitation
II! Do not exceed max. engine spe ed of XXXX
rpm
T he II! symbol illuminates when there is an en­
gine co ntrol malf unct ion. The indi cator light ~
in t he i nstr ument cluster also illum ina tes. The
engine speed is limited to the speed displayed in ..,.
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from transmitters in the vicinity of the vehi ­
cle work ing in the same frequency range
(e .g . a cell p hone, radio equipment) .
- If yo u open the dr iver's doo r with t he key
l eft in the ignition Lock, a chime w ill sound.
This is your remi nder to remove the key and
l ock the door.
- Fo r security reasons, replacement keys are
on ly availab le from Audi dealers.
- Fo r De claration of Comp liance to U nite d
States FCC and Ind ustry Canada reg ulations
r:=> page283 .
Check light and battery in the master key
Fig. 26 Re mote mast er key
Check light in the master key
The check light@q fig. 26 in t he master key
p rovides information abo ut different condit ions .
.,. The check light co m es on briefly on ce when a
button is pressed, and dur ing an " in qu iry" by
the conven ience key system .
.,. If the check light does not come on, the batte ry
is dead and has to be replaced. In ad dition,
when the battery is dead
the m symbol ap­
pears in the instrument cluster display as well
as the message :
Please change key battery .
Master key battery replacement
.,. Pull the mechan ica l key out of the master key
c=> page 37 .
.,. Press the release button @ r=> fig. 26 on the
batte ry holder and at the same time pu ll th e
batte ry holder out of t he maste r key in the di-
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'"" rection of the arrow . co
~ .,. In stall the new battery CR 2032 w ith the "+"
; s ign f acing dow n.
Open ing and closing
.,. Push the batt ery ho lder caref ully into the mas­
ter key.
.,. Insta ll the mechanical key .
@ For the sake of the environment
Dis pose of dead batter ies properly so as not
to po llute t he environment.
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The re placeme nt ba tte ry mus t be the same
s p ec ificat ion as t he o rigina l.
Removing the mechanical key
Fig. 27 Remote maste r key: Re mov ing the mecha nical key
.,. Press the re le a se but ton @ r=> fig. 2 7.
.,. Pull the me chanical key @ out of the master
key .
U sing th e mec hanical key, yo u ca n:
- lock and unlock the glove compartment
c=> page 78 .
-lock and unlock the vehicle manua lly
c=> page 41 if this should no t be possible with
t h e m aster k ey .
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Opening and clo sin g
Emergency unlocking of the ignition key
In the event of malfunctions in the electrical sys ­
tem, it may happ en that you cannot remove the
ignition key.
Fig . 28 Ignit ion switch with ignition key
If you are unable to remove the ignition key, for
example because the vehicle battery is dis­
charged, proceed as follows:
.. Press the release button @
c::> fig. 28 and pull
the mechanical key ® out of the master key .
.. Lock the vehicle using the mechanica l key
c::> page 41.
.. Have the electrical system inspected by an au­
thorized Audi dealership.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthorized
use of your vehicle.
Inside the key there is a computer chip. This chip
automatically deact ivates the electronic immo­
bilizer when you insert the key in the ignition
lock. When you remove the key from the ignition
lock, the electronic immobilizer is automatically
activated once again.
(D Tips
- The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used. The veh icle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
fo r anot her vehicle o r a transponder is lo­
cated on the key ring.
- F or Declara tion of Comp liance to Un ited
States FCC and Industry Ca nada regu lations
c::> page 283.
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Central Locking
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally. You
have the following choices:
- Remote master key
c::> page 40
- Doo r hand les w ith Convenience key*
c::> page 40,
- Lock cy linder a t the d river's door c::> page 41,
or
- Power locking switch inside
c::> page 42.
Select ive unlocking
When yo u lock the vehicle, the power locki ng sys­
tem will lock the doo rs and the rear lid. When
u nlocking, you ca n set in the radio or i n the
MM I*
whethe r only the driver's door or the ent ire vehi­
cl e should be u nlocked
c::> page 39.
Automatic locking
The automatic locking feature locks all the veh i­
cle doors and the rear lid when you drive faster
than 9 mp h (15 km/h).
The car is unlocked agai n once the ignition key is
removed . In addition, the ve hicle can be unlocked
i f the open ing funct ion in the power lock ing sys­
tem switch or at o ne of the door leve rs is act uat­
ed.
Additionally, in the event of a crash w ith airbag
deployment the doors a re automat ica lly un­
l ocked to allow access to the vehicle.
Anti-theft alarm warning system
If the anti-theft alarm warning system detects a
break-in into the veh icle, aco ustic and vis ual
warning signals are triggered.
The anti-theft warning system is activated auto­
matically when you lock the vehicle. It is deacti­
vated when unlock ing us ing the remote k ey , with
the
me chan ical key , and when yo u sw itch on the
i gnition.
The alarm also turns off when the alarm cycle has
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or one of the doors¢ page 39. The master key
must be within a range of about 5 feet (1.5 me­
ters) from the appropriate door or the rear lid. It
makes no difference whether the master key is in
your jacket pocket or in your brief case .
If you grip the door handle while lock ing, this can
adversely affect the lock ing funct ion.
It is not possible to re-open the doo r for a brief
period directly after closing it. This allows you to
ensure that the doors are properly locked.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢ & in Gener­
al description on page 39.
@ Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex­
tended period, please note the following:
- The proximity sensors are deactivated after
a few days to save power. You then have to
pull on the door handle once to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open the vehi­
cle.
- To prevent the battery from being dis­
charged and to preserve your vehicle's abili­
ty to start for as long as possible, the ener­
gy management system gradually switches
off unnecessary convenience functions.
It is
possible that you will not be able to unlock
your vehicle using these convenience func­
tions.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
¢page 283.
Opening and closing
Operating locks with the mechanical key
In the event of a failure of the power locking sys­
tem, the driver's door can locked and unlocked
with the mechanical key at the lock cylinder .
Fig. 31 Key turns for opening and closing
To unlock the vehicle
"" Insert the mechanical key into the lock of the
driver's door .
.. Turn the mechanical key to position ®
¢fig. 31.
To lock the vehicle
"" Move the selector lever to the P pos ition (auto­
matic transmiss ion) .
.. Close all windows and doors properly .
.. Turn the mechanical key in the lock of the driv­
er's door to the lock position @¢
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al description on page 39.
If the power locking system fails, there is emer­
gency locking for the passenger's door and the
rear doors ¢
page 42.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢ & in Gener­
al description on page 39 .
(D Tips
-After the ignition is switched on, the power
locking system switch and the unlocking
button for the rear lid,:::::;$ in the door are en­
abled .
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