2016 AUDI Q5 lights

Driver information s ystem
the dr iver information system . Keep in m ind that
the engine speed will not exceed the value dis ­
p layed in the dr iver information system, for ex­
ample when downshifting.
Please go to an autho rized Aud i dea le r or other
qualified workshop to have the ma lfunction re ­
pa ired .
,m.. Diesel particulate filter clogged
Applies to veh icles: w ith diesel e ngi ne and d iesel pa rt icu late
f ilte r
II Particulate filter See owner's manual
When the II symbol illum inates, you can a lter
your driving sty le to assis t the fi lter self-cleaning
p rocess . Drive for approx ima tely 15 minutes with
the selector lever in the S position a t a min imum
speed of 37 mph (60 km/ h) a nd an engine speed
of approximate ly 2,000 RPM . The tempe rature
increase that w ill result from this can burn off
the soot in the fi lter. The symbol will sw itch off
when the clean ing is successful. After a success ­
fu l cleaning, there is no need to br ing the car to
an author ized deal er or qualified workshop b e­
cause this is part of no rm al veh icle oper ation.
If t he symbo l
II does not switch off, see you r
author ized dealer or other qualif ied workshop to
have the prob lem cor rected.
For more information on the diesel particulate
fi lter, refer to
c> page 198.
A WARNING
Always ada pt your speed to the c urrent
w eather, road and traffic conditions . Y ou
should never dis obey traffi c la ws in orde r to
follow driving re co m mend ation s.
~()) Headlight range control defective
II Headlight range control defective!
If th e symbol II ill um ina tes, the dynamic head­
lig ht ra nge co ntrol is no longer wo rking prope rly.
H ave t he sys tem checked and repa ired at you r au­
t hor ized Audi dealer .
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~O Adaptive light defective
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive light
mil Audi adaptive light : defe ctive
When this symbol mil ill uminates, it means that
adaptive ligh t is defective. Go to a n author ized
Audi dealer to have the head lights or the contro l
u nit for the adapt ive light repa ired.
@ -Steering malfunction
El! Steering lock: Contact dealer!
If the El! symbo l in t he d isp lay comes on, there
i s a n elect ronic stee ring column lock malfu nc­
tion.
D rive to your author ized A udi dealer immed iate ly
to have the malfunc tion cor rected .
A WARNING
Your ve hicl e m ust not be towed in the event
of a m alfunction in the elec tronic s teering
column lo ck bec ause it c an no t b e stee red due
to the lo cked steering. If i t i s towed w ith the
steering locked, there is the risk of an acc i­
dent .
~ Ignition lock malfunction
m Ignition lock defective
If the l3 symbo l in the d isplay comes on, the re is
a malfunction i n the elect ronic ignition lock .
Please go to an authorized A udi dealer or other
qualified workshop to have the malfunct ion re­
paired.
; Adaptive dampers
App lies to vehicles: with Aud i drive se lect
R Suspension : System fault!
If the R symbol in the d isp lay comes on, the re is
a mal function in the adaptive dampers. Please go
to an authorized Aud i dea le r or other qualified
workshop to have the ma lfunction repaired.
· ~ Windshield wipers faulty
El Windshield wipers defective

Opening and closing
Automatic rear lid/trunk lid operation
A pp lies to veh icles: w ith a uto mat ic rea r lid/tr unk lid opera ·
t io n
The trunk lid con be opened and closed outomot·
icolly.
F ig . 36 D river's doo r: Unlock ing the rea r lid
Fig . 37 Loc king sw itc h in th e rea r lid
Opening the luggage compartment lid
., Press the b utton c::5 on the maste r key for at
least o ne se cond, or
., Pu ll t he rele ase bu tton
c::5 in the driver's door
c::> fig. 36, or
., Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid
c:;, page 43, fig. 35.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
., Press t he b utton in the luggage compartment
li d
c::> fig. 37. Th e lid w ill automa tic ally close
and lock
c::> ,&. .
Setting the luggage compartment lid open
position
0 cl:
"' al
., Br ing the luggage comp artment lid i nto the de·
sired open position . The pos ition can on ly be
stored when the lid is above a ce rtain height .
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., Press and hold the c::> fig . 3 7 but ton for at lea st
four seconds until the lights bli nk to store the
desired open pos ition .
.,. To set a higher open pos ition, wa it at least five
seconds and then carefully press t he luggage
compartment lid upward .
., Press and hold the
c::> fig . 37 button again for at
least four seconds and this will store the new
open posit ion.
Opening w ill be stopped immediately when:
- You press the
c::5 button on the remote key for
at least of one second, or
- press the unloc k button
c::5 in the driver door,
or
- press the lock button the in the luggage com·
partment lid, or
- push the handle in t he luggage compartment
lid, o r
-when something blocks the rear lid or makes it
diffic ult for the lid to move .
B y pre ssing one of the button
c::5 repe ated ly, yo u
can stop or continue the ope ning process. The
pressing the lock button or the handle repeated ·
l y, you can ope n/stop the lid
c::> & .
Closing wi ll be stoppe d im medi ate ly when :
- press the lock button the in the luggage com·
par tment lid, or
- push the handle in the luggage compartment
lid , o r
- when some thing blocks the rear lid or makes it
diff ic u lt for the lid to move .
The press ing the lock button or the hand le re·
peatedly, you can open/stop the lid
c:;, & .
You can manua lly stop the automatic opening/
closing of the luggage compartment lid. In this
s ituation, the lid can be manua lly opened. Press
down on the lid and the automat ic closing will re·
s u me once again .
_& WARNING
-Never close the rea r lid inattentively or w ith­
ou t checking fi rst. Al tho ugh the clos ing
for ce of th e re a r lid i s limited, you can stil l
serio usly i njure you rself o r others .

Opening and clo sin g
The rear doors are equipped wit h child safety
locks. The lock is only visib le when the door is
open . Take the mechanica l key out of the master
key
9 page 3 7 .
Swi tch ing th e child saf ety locks on
" Turn the key in the d irect ion of the arrow
~ fig. 39.
Switching the child safety locks off
"Turn the key in the opposite direction of the ar·
row .
When the child safety locks are activated, the in·
side door handles do not work and the doors can
only be opened from the outs ide.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 40 Sect ion of the driver 's doo r: Contro ls
All power window switches are provided with a
two-position funct ion :
Open ing the windo ws
... Press the switch to the first stop and ho ld it un·
ti l the window reaches the desired position .
... Press the switch briefly to the
second stop to
automat ically open the window .
Closing the window s
... Pull the switch to the first s top and hold it until
the window reaches the desired posit ion .
... Pull the switch briefly to the
sec ond stop to au·
tomatically close the window.
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Power window swit ches
(D Driver 's doo r
@ Passenger's door
@ Left rear door
@ Right rear door
® Safety button
Child safety l ocks
When the safety button ® is pressed, the @
symbol in the butto n lights up. The power win·
dow switches in the rear doors are switched off.
A WARNING
-When you leave your vehicle· even if only
briefly· always remove the ignition key. This
appl ies particularly whe n children rema in in
the vehicle . Otherwise the children could
start the engine or operate electrical eq uip·
ment (e.g. powe r windows). The power win·
dows are f unctio nal until the driver's door or
passenger's door has been opened.
- P ay close a ttent ion when closing the w in·
dows to prevent pinching of hands or limbs.
- W hen locking the vehi cle from o utside, the
veh icle must be unoccupied si nce the win·
dows can no longer be opened in an emer ·
gency .
{i) Tips
After the ignit ion has been swi tched off, the
windows can st ill be opened or closed for
abo ut 10 minutes . The power w indows are
not switched off unt il the dr iver's door or pas·
senger's door has been opened.
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Lights and Vision
Lights and Vision
Exterior lighting
Switching the lights on and off
Fig. 46 Instrument panel: l ight sw itch
S wi tch in g on AUTO· Automatic headlight
controls
• Turn the light switch to AUTO c> fig. 46 .
Sw itch ing on the side marke r lights
• Turn the light switch to ~o o:.
Switching on low beams
• Turn the light swi tch to io.
Sw itch ing off the lights
• Turn the light switch to 0.
The low beams only illuminate with the ignition
turned on.
With the side marker lights or headlights switch­
ed on, the symbol next to the light switch i llumi­
nates
~oo~.
AU TO -Automatic headlight control
W ith the swi tch in the AUTO posit io n, the low
beams are switched on automat ic all y depending
on the ambient light, fo r example in a tunnel, at
dusk and when it is raining or snowing. When the
low beams are switched on, the
~oo~ symbol
comes on. The low beams remain switched on re­
gardless of the amb ient light when you turn on
the fog lights .
When you turn off the ignition , the low beams
are automat ically switched off .
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With automatic head light cont rol, you also have
the high-beam function available. However, if
you have not switched high beams back to low beams while driving with automatic headlight
contro l, only the low beams come on the next
time you turn on automatic headlight control. In
o rder to return to h igh beams agai n, you first
have to pull the hig h beam lever back to the nor­
mal pos it ion and then push the leve r fo rwa rd.
Light sen sor malfunction
In the event of a light sensor malfunction, the
dr ive r is notified in the instrument cluster dis ­
play:
El Automat ic headlights / auto matic wipers
defective
For safety reasons, the low beams are turned on
permanently with the switch in
AU TO . However,
you can contin ue to turn the lights on and off us­
i ng t he light switch. Have the light sensor
checked as soon as poss ible at an autho rized Aud i
dealer or other qualified workshop .
_&, WARNING
-Automatic headlights are only inte nded to
assis t the driver. They do not relieve the
driver of his respon sib ility to check the
headligh ts a nd to turn them o n manually
according to the cur rent light an d visibility
conditions. For example, fog cannot be de­
tected by the light sensors. So a lways switch
on t he headlights
io under these weather
conditions and when driving in the dark .
- Crashes ca n happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be seen by other motorists. Always turn on the
headl igh ts so that you ca n see ahead a nd so
that others can see yo ur car from the back.
- Please obey all laws w hen us ing the lighting
sys tems described here.
@ Tips
- The light sensor for headlight control is lo­
cated in the rear view m irror mount. You
should therefore not apply any stickers to
the windsh ield in this area i n order to pre­
vent malfunctions or fail ures.

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-Some exterior lighting functions can be a d­
j u sted
¢page 53 .
-When yo u remove your key from the igni­
tion while the vehicle's lights are t urne d on,
a buzzer sounds as long as the driver's door
i s open.
- In coo l or damp weather, the inside of the
headlights, turn signals and tai l lights can
fog over d ue to the temperature d ifference
between the inside and outs ide. They will
clea r short ly after switch ing them on. This
does not affect the serv ice life of the lig ht­
i ng .
- In the event of a light sensor malfunct ion,
the d river is not ifi ed in t he i nstr ument clus­
te r dis play¢
pag e 32.
Fog lights
Fig . 4 7 Fog ligh t sw itc h
"To turn on the fog lights }O, press button (D
¢ fig. 47.
"T o turn on the rea r fog lights 0$, press but ton
@ .
Fog lights
The s ide marker lights or low beams must be
switche d on. When the fog lights are switc hed
on, the g reen check light at the edge of the
sw itch comes on.
If automat ic driving light control AUTO is activat­
ed, the low beams are sw itched on w hen the fog
lights are tur ned on .
Rear fog lights
Low beams or side marker lights with fog lights
must be t urned on .
Lights and V ision
W hen the rear fog lights are t urned on, the yel ­
l ow check light at the edge of the switch comes
on .
(D Note
The rear fog lig hts should o nly be t urne d on in
accor dance with traffic reg ulation, as the
li g hts are b right for f ollowing traffic .
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions are selected in the radio or in the
MMI*.
"Sele ct: !CAR ! func tion b utton> Exterior light­
ing .
Or
.. Select:
-,c- A- R~I function button > Car systems *
control b utton > Vehicle settings > Exterior
lighting .
Coming home (Lights when leaving car ),
Leav ing home (Lights when unlock ing car )
The coming home f unction illuminates the area
outside the vehicle when you turn the ignit ion off
and open the d river's doo r. Dependi ng on vehicle
equipment, the function can be sw itched on and
off or the length of time the lights remain on*
c an be ad justed .
The leaving home i llum inates the area outside
t h e ve hicle when you un lock the vehicle . This
funct ion can be switched on and off .
The Com ing home and Leaving home functions
o nly operate when it is dark and the light switch
i s i n the
AUTO pos it ion.
Auto headlights
When the light sw itch is in the AU TO ¢ page 52
pos ition, the switch-on point of the lights can be
changed in the automat ic driving light funct ion.
Daytime running lights
USA models: You can switch the daytime runn ing
li ghts
On and Off .
Canada models:
Th e fu nction canno t be turned
off .
It is a ct ivate d automatica lly ea ch time the ig-
ni tio n i s switched on. ..,
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Lights and Vision
Tra ve l m ode ( Canada models )*
The headlight beam is asymme trical. This pro­
vides stronger i llumination on the side of the
road on which you are driving. If you are driving
i n a country that drives on the opposit e sid e of
the road from your own country , this will cause
g lare for oncoming dr ivers . To prevent glare:
- Travel mode must be selected in vehicles with
Xenon headlights *.
- In vehicles with halogen headlights, certain
areas of the headlight lenses must be covered
with waterproof adhesive covers that prevent
li ght from pa ssing through. For more informa­
tion, please see your authori zed Audi dea ler or
autho rized repair facility .
(!) Tips
When travel mode* is activated, a display in
the driver information system ind icates this
each t ime yo u switch the ignition on.
Adaptive light
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive ligh t
When driving around bends, the relevan t area of
the road is be tter illuminated.
Fig. 4 8 Adapt ive lig ht when d riving
Switching on adaptive light
~ T urn the light swit ch to AUTO ~ page 52,
fig. 46.
The adaptive light system is a comb ination of the
dynamic and the static cornering lights . With the
lights switched on , the dynamic cornering light
a dapts to driving on cu rves. This is dependent
upon the vehicle speed and steering ang le . This
provides better lighting through the curve. The
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system ope rates in a speed range from approxi ­
mately 6 mph (10 km/h) to 68 mph (110 km/h) .
The stat ic co rnering ligh t switc hes on a t speeds
of up to approxima tely 25 mph (40 km/h) whe n a
ce rtain steering w heel angle is reached o r whe n a
turn signal is activated . The area to the side of
the ve hicle is illuminated better when turning.
Emergency flashers
The emergency flashers makes other motorists
aware that you or your vehicle ore in an emer ­
gency situation.
Fi g. 49 Eme rge ncy f las her switch
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9 a: (X) m
~ Press the switch~ c::> fig. 49 to turn the eme r-
ge ncy flashers on or off .
When the emergency flashers are on, all four
turn s ignals b link at the same time. The turn s ig­
nal indicator lights
II Bi n the instrument clus­
te r, as we ll as the light in t he emergency flasher
swi tch ~ blin k likewise . T he emergency fl ashers
also work when t he ign it ion is tu rned o ff.
The eme rgency flashe rs will turn on automatical­
l y if you a re in an acci dent where the air bag has
deployed .
(j) Tips
You should turn on the eme rgency flashers
when:
- yo u are t he last vehicle s tandi ng in a traffic
jam so th at any othe r vehicles com ing c an
s ee yo u, or whe n
- you r vehicle has broken down o r yo u are in
an eme rge ncy si tuati on, or w hen

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-your vehicle is being towed by a tow truck or
if you are towing another vehicle behind
you .
Turn signal and high beam lever
The lever on the le~ side of the steering column
is used to operate the turn signals and the high
beam as well as the headlight flasher.
Fig. SO Tu rn signal and high bea m lever
The turn s ignal and high beam lever has the fol·
lowing functions:
Turn signals ¢¢
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• Lift the lever up all the way¢ fig. 50 (D to use
t h e right turn s ignals, or push the lever down
all the way @to use the left turn signals .
Auto-blink
• Move the lever (up or down) just to the point of
resistance to use the turn signa ls for as long as
you need them, for example when changing lanes .
• Move the lever (up or down) just to the point of
resistance and then release it right away to
make the turn s ignals blink
three times. You
can use this feature for example when changing
l anes on highways.
High beam ~D
• Push the lever forward@ to switch on the high
beam.
• Pull the lever back towa rds yo u to switch off
the high beam .
Headlight flasher ~D
• Pull the lever toward the steering wheel© to
u se the head light flasher .
Lights and V ision
Notes on these features
-The turn signals only work w ith the ignition
turned on. The indicato r lights
II or II in the
instr ument cluster ¢
page 14 also blink.
- After you have turned a corner, the turn signa l
switches off automatically.
- The
high beam wo rks on ly when the headlights
are on. The indicator light
II in the instrument
cluster illuminates when the high beams are
on.
- The
headlight flasher works only as long as yo u
hold the lever· even if there are no lights
turned on . The indicator light
II in the instru­
ment cluster illuminates when you use the
headlight flasher .
A WARNING
-Do not use the high beam or head light flasher
i f you know that these could blind oncoming
traffic.
Interior lighting
Front /rear interior lights
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Fig. 51 Front head line r: in ter io r light ing cont rols
Fig. 52 Rear headliner: rear read ing lights
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Lights and Vision
@ Interior lights
Press the switch
~fig. 51 in the co rresponding
position.
0 -Inte rior lights off
I -Interior lights on
If the sw itch is in the center position, the interio r
lighting is controlled automatically.
@ Front /rear reading lights
To tur n a reading light on/off, press the button
@~ fig. 51 or~fig . 52.
The appearance and location of the rea r read ing
lights may differ depending on the model.
Instrument illumination
The basic brightness of the illum ination for the
instruments, the center console and the display
can be adjusted.
Fi g. 53 Instrument illum inat io n
.. Press the knob to release it .
.. Turn the knob toward"-" or" +" to reduce or in­
c rease the brightness .
.. Press t he knob again to retu rn it to its original
pos ition.
(D Tips
T he instrument illumination (fo r dials and
needles) lights o n when the ignition is switch­
e d on and the ve hicle lights are turned off. As
t he daylight fades, t he illum ina tion of the di­
als likewise dims au tomati ca lly and w ill go
out comp letely when the outside light is very
low. This feature is meant to remind you to
sw itch on the head lights when o utside light
conditions become poor.
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Vision
Sun visors
Using the sun visors makes driving safer .
Fig. 54 Sun v isor
The sun viso rs fo r th e driver and passenger can
be p ulled out of their brackets in the center of
the ve hicle and turned towa rds t he doors
~ fig. 54@. After the s un v isor has been turned
to the door, it can be extended* lengthwise.
Vanity mirror
The van ity mirrors on t he sun visors are covered.
When the lid is opened @, the mi rror light in the
headliner turns on automatically . It turns off
when the lid is closed and the visor is fo lded up
again.
Sun shade
App lies to vehicles, with sun s had e
Fig . 55 Sun shade pulled up on a rear window
.. Pull the shade out and hang it in the bracket on
the upper door frame~
fig. 55.