2016 AUDI Q5 ECO mode

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,...., Start-Stop function
The combustion engine is operated on ly as need­
ed . Gene rally, the combustion engine turns off
when the vehicle is stationary and the high vo lt­
age battery powers the electrical vehicle sys­
tems.
The purpose of automatica lly shutting the com­
bustion engine off in hybrid drive mode is to save
fuel. All of the important vehicle systems, such
as steering, brakes and the A/C system, continue
to rema in active. In some cases, systems may re­
qu ire the combustion eng ine to continue running
when the vehicle is stationary . When dr iving in
congested traffic for long periods of t ime, the
combustion engine will cycle on when the veh icle
is stat iona ry to keep the h igh voltage battery
charged.
Gliding
If the gas pedal is not pressed and the D posit ion
is selected, the combustion engine remains
turned off up to speeds of app roximately 99 mph
(160 km/h) . D riving conservat ively like th is can
reduce fuel c:on5umption .
Energy recovery (recuperation )
When braking, the electric motor will act as a
generator creating electr ic energy that is then
sto red in the high voltage battery. This also oc­
curs when the ve hicle is coasting or dr iving down­
hill. The combustion engine is automatica lly
turned off in this case.
Tips for Driving Efficiently with your Hybrid
A ppl ies to vehicles: with hybr id drive
Driving situa- Conditions
tions
- Shift into the D position .
Starting from a -
Release the brake pedal.
Hybrid
The vehicle is braked with the electric motor by
applying early and even pressure to the brakes
and using short pedal movements~
page 98,
fig. 110 @. By doing this, a large amount of the
kinetic energy is recovered and may be stored as
electric energy in the high voltage battery. Dur ­
i ng heavy brak ing, the conventional brakes are al­
so act ivated
~ page 98, fig . 11 0@ .
The energy recovery is shown in the MMI d isplay
~ page 104 .
Automatic start of the combustion engine
Various operating conditions cause the combus ­
t ion eng ine to start automatically:
- The high vo ltage battery charge level is low.
- The temperatu re of the combustion engine is
low.
- The temperature of the catalytic converter is
low.
- The power output needed for the A/C system is
high.
- The vehicle speed is high .
- The vehicle acceleration is high .
- The incline is steep .
- High charge level for the high voltage battery
when coasting. In this case, the high voltage battery cannot absorb any more energy and so
the electric motor cannot slow down the veh i­
cle . The combust ion engine turns on (engine
brake). In th is situation the high voltage bat­
tery will show a Max charge.
Vehicle behavior
In the D posit ion, the hybrid system adapts
to the dr iving situat ion by automatically
stop -
Only press moderately on the ac- switch
ing between the combust ion engine
and e lectr ic dr ive types or by combining
celerator pedal.
them.
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Hybrid
Driving situa- Conditions Vehicle behavior
tions
- Cautious driving and reserved ac- The kinetic energy of the vehicle is used to
celeration. move the vehicle.
Constant driving - Release the accelerator pedal early When you release the accelerator pedal en-
and coasting
and entirely. tirely, the combust ion engine turns off auto-
(gliding)
matically and is disengaged. The vehicle
g lides without being propelled.
- Brake early and evenly with short The electric motor brakes the vehicle . By do-
Energy recovery pedal movements. ing this, a large amount of the kinetic energy
(recuperation) is recovered and may be stored in the high
voltage battery in the form of electr ic energy .
- Reserved acce leration and early The kinetic energy of the vehicle is used to
and even braking w ith short pedal move the vehicle .
movements.
Driving in city
- Use the
l~I button sparingly. The battery drains quickly when the 1~ 1 but -
traffic ton is turned on, which can increase fuel con-
sumpt ion because electric driv ing is given
priority, even if driv ing with the combustion
engine on would be mo re efficient.
- Intentionally take your foot off of When you release the accelerator pedal en-
the gas pedal to allow for lengthy ti rely, the combustion engine turns off auto-
coast ing . matically and is disengaged. The vehicle
glides w ithout being propelled .
Driving on high- - Reduce
the vehicle speed by re- Fuel consumption can be reduced by coast-
ways and ex- leasing
the acce lerato r peda l and ing.
pressways not
by braking.
- Avoid vehicle speeds above ap -
It is possible to coast up to a vehicle speed of
proximately 99 mph (160 km/h). approximately 99 mph (160 km/h).
- Use the S selector lever posit ion A sporty driving style increases fuel con-
and tiptronic mode sparingly . sumption .
- Do not run the combustion engine
The temperature of the combustion engine
while the vehicle is parked to warm rises very s
low ly and the fuel consumption in-
the engine . creases considerably.
- Use the rear window/exterior
mir-This conserves the energy in the high voltage
Driving in cold ror defroster and the seat
heating battery so that it is available to run the vehi-
sparingly . cle in electric mode .
weather
-Park the vehicle in a garage over- This reduces exposure of the high voltage
night. battery to cold temperatures. The required
temperature range for the high voltage bat-
tery will then be reached more quickly after
you start driving.
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
@ Indicator lights
Ill-Adaptive cru ise control is switched on. No
vehicles are detected up ahead. The stored speed
is maintained.
• -A moving vehicle is detected up ahead. The
adaptive cruise control system regulates the
speed and distance to the moving vehicle ahead
and accelerates/brakes automatically.
• -When automatic braking is not ab le to keep
enough distance to a previously detected moving
vehicle up ahead, you must take control and
brake
~ page 111, Request for driver interven ­
tion.
© Display
If adaptive cruise control is not shown in the dis­
play, you can call it up with the
I RESETI button
¢page 20.
Based on the symbols in the display, you can de­
termine if the system is maintaining a distance to
the vehicle ahead and what that distance is.
No vehicle -No vehicle ahead was detected.
White vehicle -A vehicle ahead was detected.
Red vehicle -Prompt for the dr iver to take action
¢page 111.
Both arrows on the scale © indicate the distance
to the vehicle ahead . No arrow appears when the
vehicle is on an open road and there is no object
ahead . If an object is detected ahead, the arrow
moves on the scale .
The green zone on the scale shows the stored dis­
tance. For information on changing the stored
distance, refer to
¢page 110. If the distance se­
lected is too close or may soon become too close,
the arrows move into the red zone on the scale.
A WARNING
Improper use of the adaptive cruise control
can cause collis ions, other acc idents and seri­
ous personal injur ies.
- Pressing the
!SET ! button when driving at
speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), will auto­
matically accelerate the vehicle to 20 mph (30
km/h), which is the minimum speed
that can be set.
(D Tips
- If you switch the ignition or the adaptive
cruise control off, the set speed is erased
from the system memory.
- Th e Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) is
automatically turned on when the adaptive
cruise control is turned on . You cannot
switch the ESC into offroad mode while the
adaptive cru ise control is turned on
¢page 191.
Changing the speed
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adapt ive cru ise control
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Fig. 122 Selector lever: ch an gin g the speed
.,. To increase or reduce the speed in increments,
tap the lever up or down.
" To increase or reduce the speed quickly,
hold
the lever up or down until the red LED @ reach­
es the des ired speed c::>
page 108, fig. 121 .
Following any changes, the new stored speed will
be displayed br iefly in the display @c::>
page 108,
fig. 121 .
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
~--- ~-Di stance 3: This setting corresponds
to a distance of 164 feet/SO meters when travel­
ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a time interval of
1.8 seconds.
~ ---- ~ Distance 4: This setting corresponds
to a distance of 210 feet/64 meters when travel­
ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a time interval of
2 .3 seconds.
A WARNING
Following other vehicles too closely increases
the risk of collisions and ser ious personal in ­
jury.
- Setting short distances to the traffic ahead
reduces the time and distance available to
br ing your vehicle to a safe stop and makes
it even more necessary to pay close atten­
tion to traffic.
- Always obey applicable traffic laws, use
good judgment, and select a safe following
distance for the traffic, road and weather
conditions.
¢j) Tips
- Distance 3
is set automatically each time
you switch the ignition on.
- Your standard sett ings are automat ically
stored and assigned to the remot e control
k ey be ing used
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Setting the driving program
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Depending on the selected dr iv in g program and
d istance, driving behavior when accelerating w ill
vary from dynamic to comfortable.
Setting the driving program for vehicles
without Audi drive select*
~ In the radio/MM!*, select: !CARI funct ion but­
ton >
adaptive cruise control > Driving pro­
gram > Comfort, Standard or Dynamic .
Or
~ Select: ICARI function button> Car systems*
contro l button > Driver ass ist > Adaptive cruise
control > Driving program > Comfort, Stand­
ard or Dynamic . Setting the driving mode for vehicles with
Audi drive select*
Refer to c!:>poge 120 .
(D Tips
Your settings are automatically stored and as­
s ig ned to the remote control key being used
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Request for driver intervention
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 125 Instrument cluster: req uest for driver interven­
tion
In certain situations, the system will prompt you
to take action . This could happen, for example, if
braking by the adaptive cruise control system is
not enoug h to maintain enough distance to the
vehicle ahead.
The instrument cluster w ill warn you about the
dange r
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-A red vehicle is pictured in the display.
- The text
DISTANCE! appears in the status bar.
- The red indicator light . blinks.
- I n addition, a warning tone sounds.
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,...., Audi drive select Drive settings
Introduction
Applies to vehicles: with Audi drive select
Drive select provides the possibility to experience
d iff erent types of vehicle settings in one veh icle.
F or instance, using the three
Comfort, Auto and
Dynamic modes, the driver can switch from a
sporty to a comfortab le driving mode with the
press of a button.
Addit ionally, in vehicles with MM I*, the vehicle
setup for
Individual* mode can be customized by
you. This makes it possible to combine settings
such as a sporty engine tuning with comfortable
steering.
A WARNING
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Improper use of the drive select can cause
collisions, other accidents and serious person­
al injury.
Description
App lies to vehicles: with Audi drive select
The vehicle setup in each mode depends on the
veh icle's features . However, the engine, auto­
matic transmission and steering are always in­
volved.
Engine and automatic transmission
Depending on the mode, the engine and the au ­
tomatic transm ission respond quicker or in a
more balanced manner to accelerator pedal
movements . In the sporty dynam ic mode, the au­
tomatic transmission shifts at higher RPMs .
Steering
The steering adapts in terms of steering effort
and steering ratios . Indirect steer ing that moves
eas ily, like the steering in comfort mode, is best
suited to long drives on a highway. In contrast,
dynamic mode provides sporty, direct steering.
The follow ing applies to vehicles with dynam ic
steering*: the steering rat io changes based on
vehicle speed in order to ma inta in optim um
steering effort for the driver at all times. This
Audi drive select
sets the steering to be less sensitive at higher
speeds in order to provide improved vehicle con­
tro l. At reduced speeds, however, steering is
more direct in order to keep the steering effort as
minimal as possible when the driver is maneuver­
ing the vehicle. At low and average speeds, dy ­
nam ic steering additionally prov ides more re­
sponsive steering performance .
Adaptive dampers*
The adaptive dampers* use sensors to record in­
formation regarding steering movements, brak­ ing and acceleration operations by the driver,
road surface, driving speed, and load . This makes
it possible to adapt damping to the driving situa­
t ion virtua lly in real time. Drive select also makes
it possible to sat isfy the desire for sporty suspen­
sion (Dynamic) and comfortable suspension
(Comfort) without giving up balanced tuning (Au­
to).
Engine sound*
T he sound of the eng ine is adapted to the select ­
ed mode and ranges from subtle to spo rty.
Adaptive cruise control*
The behavior when accelerating can be adjusted
from comfortable to sporty, depending on the drive select mode. Adaptive cruise control also
responds to the driv ing behavior of the vehicle
ahead in a more conservative or sporty manner.
(D Tips
- In some models, the maximum vehicle
speed can only be reached in the
Auto and
Dynamic modes.
- Selecting the
Dynamic mode results in spo r­
ty shift ing characteristics. The S gear posi­
tion engages automatically.
- In vehicles that have dynamic steering*, op­
erating noise is heard when starting or stop­
ping the engine . This does not indicate a
prob lem.
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Automatic transmissio n
Automatic transmission
tiptronic
Introduction
The automat ic transmission is controlled e lec­
tron ically . The transmission upshifts or down­
shifts automatically depending on wh ich dr ive
p rogram is selected. The powe r is transferred by
a torque converter .
When a
moderate driving style is used, the
transmission se lects the most economical d riving
mode .
It will then change up early and de lay the
downshifts to give better fuel economy .
The transm ission switches to a spo rty mode afte r
a kick-down or when the drive r uses a
sport y
d riv ing sty le
charac ter ized by quick accelerator
pedal movements, heavy acce leration, frequent
changes in speed and traveling at the maximum
speed.
If desired, the dr iver can a lso select the gears
manually ( tiptronic mod e) ¢ page 126.
Selector lever positions
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Fig. 1 34 Disp lay in the instrument cl uster: selector lever in
position P
The selector lever position engaged appears next
to the selector lever as well as in the instrument
cluster display .
P -Pa rk
In this selector lever position the transmission is
mechanically locked. Engage P only when the ve­
h icle is
completely stopped¢.& in Driving the
automatic transmission on page 124 .
122
To shift in or out of pos ition P, you m ust first
press and hold the brake pedal and then press
the release button in the selector lever hand le
while moving the selector lever to or from P. You can sh ift out of this position on ly w ith the igni­
tion on .
R -Reve rse
Se lect R only when the vehicle is at a full stop
and the engine is running at idle speed c> .& in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 124.
Befo re yo u move the selector lever to R, press
both the button in the hand le of the se lector lev­
er
and the brake peda l at the same time.
When the ignition is on, the backup lights i llumi ­
nate when the se lector lever is moved into R .
N -Neutral
The t ra nsmission is in neutra l in this position .
S hi ft to this pos it ion for s tand ing wi th the brakes
applied
¢ .&. in Driving the automatic transmis­
sion on page 124 .
The vehicle can also ro ll when
the engine is stopped .
When the vehicle is stationa ry o r at speeds be low
1 mph (2 km/h), you must a lways apply the foot ­
brake before and whi le moving the lever out of N .
D/S -Normal position for driving forward
In the D/5 position, the transmission can be op­
erated either in the normal mode Dor in the
spo rt mode 5. To se lect the sport mode 5, p ull
t h e se lecto r lever back briefly. Pulling the leve r
back again will select the normal mode D . The in­
strument cluster d isplay shows the se lected driv­
i ng mode.
In the
normal mode D, t he transmission auto­
matically selects the suitable gear ratio . It de­
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and d riving
style.
Se lect t he
sport mode 5 for sporty drivi ng . The
vehicle makes fu ll use of the engine 's power.
Shifting may become noticeable when accelerat ­
i ng . Hybrid drive* : electric driving is not possible .
When the vehicle is stationary o r at speeds be low
1 mph (2 km/h), you must a lways apply the foot ..,.

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,...., -Never leave your vehicle with the engine
running while in gear. If you must leave
your vehicle when the engine is running, ac­ tivate the parking brake and move the selec­
tor lever to P.
- Power is still transmitted to the wheels
when the engine is running at idle. To pre ­
vent the vehicle from "creeping", you must keep your foot on the brake when the en­
gine is running and the selector lever is in D/
5 or R or "tiptronic" mode is selected .
- Do not press the accelerator pedal when
changing the selector lever position while
the vehicle is stationary and the engine is running.
- Never shift into R or P while driving.
- Before driving down a steep slope, reduce
your speed and shift into a lower gear with "tiptronic" .
- Do not ride the brakes or press the brake
pedal too often or too long when driving
down a hill. Constant braking causes the
brakes to overheat and substantially re­
duces braking performance, increases brak­
ing distance or causes complete failure of
the brake system .
- To prevent the vehicle from rolling back
when stopping on inclines, always hold it in
place with the brake pedal or parking brake.
- Never hold the vehicle on an incline with a
slipping clutch. The clutch opens automati­
cally when it becomes too hot from the
overload . An indicator lamp
[ijJ illuminates
and a driver message appears
c> page 126
when the clutch is overloaded .
- If the engine must remain running, never
have any driving position engaged when
checking under the hood.
Make sure these­
lector lever has securely engaged and is
locked in P with the parking brake set
c> page 220. Otherwise, any increase in en­
gine speed may set the vehicle in motion,
even with the parking brake applied.
(D Note
- When stopping on an incline, do not try to
hold the vehicle in place by pressing the ac­
celerator pedal while a driving gear is se-
Automatic transmission
lected. This can cause the transmission to
overheat and can damage it. Activate the
parking brake or press the brake pedal to
prevent the vehicle from rolling.
- Allowing the vehicle to roll when the engine
is stopped and the selector lever is in N will
damage the transmission because it is not
lubricated under those circumstances.
(!) Tips
For safety reasons, the parking brake is re­
leased automatically only when the driver's
safety belt is engaged in the buckle.
Hill descent control
The hill descent control system assists the driver
when driving down decline s.
Hill descent control is activated when the selec­
to r lever is in D/S and you press the brake pedal.
The transmission automatically selects a gear
tha t is suitable for the incline. Hill descent con­
trol tries to maintain the speed achieved at the
time of braking, within physical and technical
limitations. It may still be necessary to adjust the
speed with the brakes .
Hill descent control switches off once the decline
levels out or you press the accelerator pedal.
When the speed is set in the cruise control sys­
tem
c> page 95 , hill descen t control is also ac ti­
vated .
A WARNING
Hill descent control cannot overcome physical
limitations, so it may not be able to maintain
a constant speed under all conditions . Always
be ready to apply the brakes.
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Parking system
Parking system
Parking system plus with
rearview camera
Introduction
Applies to vehicles: with Audi parking system plus with rear­
view camera
Fig. 141 Parkin g mo de 1 : Back ing i nto a pa rk in g space
Fig. 142 Parkin g mo de 2: par allel parking
Vehicles with the Audi parking system plus with
rearview camera are equipped with a
rearview
ca mera
in addition to the acoustic and visual
parking system .
You can choose between parking modes to help
you when parking your vehicle . Use "parking
mode 1" when park ing in a parking space or ga­
rage
Q fig . 141. If you are going to be parallel
parking, use "parking mode 2 "
~ fig. 142.
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General Information
Applies to vehicles: with Audi parking system plus with rear­
view camera
Fig. 143 Area cover ed (!) an d area not covered @by the
rearv iew camera .
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Fig. 144 Rear lid: Loca tion of the rearview ca mera
Sensors in the bumper
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Sensors are located in the front and rea r bump ­
ers . If these detect an obstacle , audible and visu­
al signa ls warn you . The range at which the sen­
sors begin to measure is approxima tely:
side 3
ft (0.90 m)
front center 4
ft (1.20 m)
s ide 2
ft (0.60 m)
rear center 5.2 ft (1.60 m)
The closer you get to the obstacle , the shorter
the interval between the audible signals . A con­
t inu ous tone sounds when the obstacle is less
than approximately
1 foo t (0.30 meters) away .
Do not continue driving farther.
If the distance to an obstacle remains constant ,
the volume of the distance warning gradua lly
drops after about four seconds (this does not ap­
ply in the continuous tone range).