2016 AUDI Q5 alternator

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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"' 0 ci: a, al
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
ISE T! bu t-
ton aga in. ..,.

Airbag system
(D Tips
If the weight-sensing mat in the front passen­
ger seat detects an empty seat, the front air­
bag on the passenger side will be turned off,
and
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF will stay on.
Repair , care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the airbag system are installed at many
different places on your Audi. Installing , remov­
ing, servicing or repairing a part in an area of the
vehicle can damage a part of an airbag system and prevent that system from working properly in a collision.
There are some important things you have to
know to make sure that the effectiveness of the
system will not be impaired and that discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
environment.
A WARNING
Improper care, servicing and repair proce­
dures can increase the risk of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de­
ploying when needed or deploying an airbag
unexpectedly:
-
- Never cover, obstruct, or change the steer­
ing wheel horn pad or airbag cover or the in­
strument panel or modify them in any way .
- Never attach any objects such as cupholders
or telephone mountings to the surfaces cov­
ering the airbag units.
- For cleaning the horn pad or instrument panel, use only a soft, dry cloth or one mois­
tened with plain water. Solvents or cleaners could damage the airbag cover or change
the stiffness or strength of the material so
that the airbag cannot deploy and protect properly.
- Never repair, adjust , or change any parts of
the airbag system.
- All work on the steering wheel, instrument
panel, front seats or electrical system (in­
cluding the installation of audio equipment,
cellular telephones and CB radios, etc.)
must be performed by a qualified technician
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who has the training and special equipment necessary.
- For any work on the airbag system, we
strongly recommend that you see your au­
thorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop .
- Never modify the front bumper or parts of
the vehicle body.
- Always make sure that the side airbag can
inflate without interference:
- Never install seat covers or replacement
upholstery over the front seatbacks that
have not been specifically approved by
Audi .
- Never use additional seat cushions that
cover the areas where the side airbags in­
flate.
- Damage to the original seat covers or to
the seam in the area of the side airbag
module must always be repaired immedi­
ately by an authorized Audi dealer .
- The airbag system can be activated only
once . After an airbag has inflated, it must
be replaced by an authorized Audi dealer or
qualified technician who has the technical
information, training and special equipment
necessary.
- The airbag system can be deployed only
once . After an airbag has been deployed, it
must be replaced with new replacement
parts designed and approved especially for
your Audi model version. Replacement of complete airbag systems or airbag compo­
nents must be performed by qualified work­
shops only. Make sure that any airbag serv­
ice action is entered in your Audi Warranty
& Maintenance booklet under AIRBAG RE­
PLACEMENT RECORD.
- In accidents when an airbag is deployed, the
vehicle battery separates the alternator and
the starter from the vehicle electrical sys­
tem for safety reasons with a pyrotechnic
circuit interrupter.
- Work on the pyrotechnic circuit interrupt­
er must only be performed by a qualified
dealer - risk of an accident!
- If the vehicle or the circuit interrupter is
scrapped, all applicable safety precautions
must be followed.
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Index
A
A/C (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Adapt ive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Requestfordriverintervention ........ . 111
Setting the distance............... ... 110
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Adaptive dampers..................... 119
Adapt ive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
AdBlue .... .. .. .... ........... ....... 217
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Opening the tank door ... ...... .. .. .. . 218
Refilling . .. .. .... ........... .... ... 218
Adding Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Engine oil .. .. .. .. ... ........... ... .
Windshield washer fluid . ...... .. .. .. .
Additional accessories
Addit ives
Engine oil .... .. .. .............. ... .
Adjusting 224
233
282
224
Air distribution (climate control) . . . . . . . . 81
I nstrument illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Steering column manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Temperature (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 81
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 157
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 156
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 159
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 157
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
284
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 161
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
When must the system be inspected? . . . 161
Air transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
All-wheel drive .. .... .. ............... 194
Se lective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . 190
All season tires
Alternator 249
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Anti-freeze
refer to E ngine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 226
Anti-lock brake system
Warning/indicator lights ............ 15, 17
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Anti-slip regulation
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Anti-theft alarm warning system . . . . . . . . . 38
Electronic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Approach/departure angle ............ .. 201
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Audi braking guard
refer to Braking guard 112
Audi drive select Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
also refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Audi parking system plus with rearview cam-
era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Rearview camera -parking mode 1 . . . . . . 131
Rearview camera -parking mode 2 . . . . . . 132
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 280
Auto -Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Auto locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146