2016 AUDI Q5 jump start

Hybrid
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The Energy flow display will not shown in the MMI display when the reverse gear is engag-
ed, due to safety reasons.
Consumption display
App lies to veh icles: w ith hybrid drive
Fig. 114 MMI disp lay : co nsum ption display
The consumption display shows the average en ­
ergy consumption and the recuperation quantity
in 5 minute intervals .
Calling up the consumption display
• Select : I MENU I function button> Hybrid control
button .
• Turn the control knob counter -clockwise.
Resetting the consumption display
• Select : I MENU I function button > Hybrid control
button.
• Turn the control knob to
Reset consumption
statistics.
The orange bars show the average consumption
and the green bars show the recuperation quanti­
ty . Each bar represents a measured 5 minute in­
terval. The display covers a
60 minute time peri ­
od .
The bar with the white border on the outer right shows the current average consumption or the
current recuperation quantity. After 5 minutes,
this bar travels a step to the left and a new bar
appears in the outer right.
The filled bars show the values for the current
drive cycle. Once the ignition is switched off and
on again, all of the previous bars are displayed as
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not filled and new filled bars appear on the right.
This is so that the values from the previous trips
and the current trip can be compared visually .
Vehicle tool kit and tire repair set
Applies to vehicles: with hybrid drive
Fig. 115 Luggage compartmen t: v ehicle tool bag and tir e
repair set
The vehicle tool kit is found under a cover in the
cargo floor~
fig. 115 @. The tire repair set (Tire
Mobility System) is found in the storage com­
partment in the right side trim panel @.
Additional information about the vehicle tool kit
may be found under~
page 254 and about the
tire repair set under
~page 257 .
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The right storage compartment in the lug­
gage compartment and its contents must al­
ways be kept in the vehicle. The vehicle must
not be operated without the tire repair set .
Charging the batteries
Applies to vehicles: with hybrid drive
The vehicle is equipped with two 12 volt batteries
and a high voltage battery.
If the 12 volt batteries are dead , they may be
charged with a charger or the vehicle may be
jump started with assistance from another vehi­
cle in the same way as a conventional vehicle.
The same applies to the high voltage battery if it
is discharged. However, in this case, the charging
process is accompanied with messages in the in­
strument cluster display. The ignition must be
switched on and all unnecessary electric compo- nents must be turned off. ..,.

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used for both charging and jump starting
¢ page 231 or¢ page 2 70.
Vehicle not ready to start. See owner's
manual
This message appears if the high voltage battery
charge level is too low. The vehicle can no longer
be started with its own power. The high voltage
battery must be charged with a charger or the ve­
hicle must be jump started with the a id of anoth­
er vehicle.
After the connecting the charger or jumper ca­ bles, the ignition must be turned off for approxi­
mately two minutes and then turned on again.
After no more than one m inute, one of the fol­
l owing indicator lights turns on in the instrument
cluster display .
B Charging battery. Please wait ...
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, the high voltage battery is charging or
the vehicle is be ing jump started with assistance
from another veh icle .
If the 12 volt batteries are dead, the -indi­
cator light turns on . The charging procedure
takes longer in this case because the 12 volt bat­
ter ies a re charged first. The procedure goes fast­
er with the ignit ion switched off.
Vehicle ready to start.
This message appears if the charging procedure
was successful. The vehicle may be started again .
Battery could not be charged enough to start
vehicle.
This message appears if the charging procedure
was not successful or it was interrupted. This
may happen if the charger or the battery in the
veh icle that is assist ing is too weak. If the ve hicle
cannot be started, see an authorized repair facili­
ty for ass istance.
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- The charger should deliver a current of at
l east 30 A. Otherwise charging the high
voltage battery will take considerably Ion-
Hybrid
ger . A current between 50 A and 70 A is ide ­
al.
- The vehicle that is assisting should be some­
what within the same vehicle class when
jump starting a vehicle. A smaller vehicle's
battery may be drained.
- After approximately 30 minutes, the charg­
ing procedure ends because the ignition is
automatically turned off. If you wou ld like
to cont inue to charge the battery, turn the
ign ition on again .
Vehicle transport
App lies to vehicles: wit h hybrid drive
The following contains information you should
know about transporting your vehicle.
The lithium ion battery (SANYO 72 UF 121 285)
installed in your vehicle has passed test 38.3 in
accordance with UN handbook tests and criter ia.
The vehicle may be transported with the battery
installed as conventional class 9 hazardous mate­
rials without addit ional officia l consent for a ir
and sea transportation (current law ICAO- TI and
IMDG-Code 01.01.2012).
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Checking and Filling
Engine compartment
Engine compartment
These are the most important items that you can check.
Fig. 197 Typical layout for con tainers and eng ine oil filler cap
@ Brake fluid reservoir ((0)) ..... ... 228
® Eng ine oil filler cap ("1::7':) ........ 224
© Coolant expansion tank (- L) ..... 226
® Jump start point(-) with hex head
screw
. .. .. .... .............. 231,271
® Windshield/headlight washer con-
tainer
(Q) ................... 233
The position of the engine oil filling hole
¢ fig. 197 (item @) can differ depending on the
engine design .
A WARNING
Before you check anything in the engine com­
partment, always read and heed all WARN­
INGS ¢.&.
in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 220.
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Engine oil
Engine oil specifications
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The engine oil used must conform to exact speci­
fications.
The serv ice interval display in the instrument
cluster of your vehicle will inform you when it is
time for an oi l chang e. We recommend that you
have your oi l changed by an authorized Audi Serv­
i ce Advisor.
If you have to top off the oil between oil changes,
us e the Audi oil quality standard specified in the
ta ble.
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Check ing and F illing
"' Connect the charger connectors according to
the instr uctions to the
jump start bolts . (Bolts
u nder the cover = "posit ive", Bo lts with hex
head = "negative") .
"' Only now plug the mains lead for the charging
equipment into the wall outlet and tur n it on
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"' Make sure the charging rate is not over
30 amp s/14 .8 Volt.
"' When the batte ry is fu lly charged: T urn the
charg ing equipment off and remove the mains
lead from the wall outlet .
"' Now remove the clamps for the charg ing equip­
ment .
"' Close the cover @on the positive term inal and
re-install the cover@.
"' Close the hood
c:::;, page 220 .
A discharged battery can freeze at temperatures
of only 32 °F (0 °C). Allow a frozen battery to
thaw completely before attempt ing to charge it
c:::;, ,& . However, we recommend not us ing a
thawed batte ry again because the battery casi ng
can be cracked due to ice fo rmation and can leak
b attery acid.
Battery charging (Maximum charging rate of
30 amps/14.8 Volt)
W hen cha rging at low vo ltages (e .g . with a trick ­
le charger ),
the ba tte ry cables do not h ave to be
d isconnected first. The b att ery caps sho uld
no t
be opened when charging a battery.
It is not necessary to remove the batte ry from
the l uggage comp artme nt.
Fast charging the battery (charging rate
above 14.8 Volts)
F or techn ica l reaso ns do not use a battery charg­
er that uses vol tage greate r th an 14.8 Volts to
charge yo ur vehicle's bat tery.
A WARNING
Charging a ba ttery can be dangerous .
- Alw ays foll ow the operat ing instru ctions
p rovi ded by the bat tery char ger m anuf actur­
er when c harging your battery .
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-Never cha rge a frozen battery . It may ex­
plode because of gas trapped in the ice. Al­
low a frozen battery to thaw out first.
- Do not reuse batter ies which were f rozen.
The battery housing may have cracked and
weakened w hen the battery froze.
- Charge the battery in a well ventilated area.
Keep away from open flame or electrical
spark. Do not smoke . Hydrogen gas generat­
ed by the battery is explosive.
- To reduce the da nger of explosion, never
connect or d isconnect c harger cables while
the charge r is ope ra ting .
- Fast c harg ing a battery is dange rous and
should o nly be attempted by a compe ten t
t echnicia n w ith the prope r equipment .
- Battery acid that may spill duri ng charging
should be washed off w it h a so lution o f
warm water and baking soda to neutra lize
t he a cid.
(D Note
Neve r use a fast c harge r as a booster to start
the eng ine . This will seriously damage se nsi­
tive electronic components, such as cont rol
units, re la ys, ra d io, e tc., as well as the batte ry
c h ar ger.
Battery replacement
The new battery must have the same specifica­
tions and dimensions as the original equipmen t
battery.
Intelligent energy manageme nt in yo ur vehicle is
r esponsib le for d istr ib uting t he e lec trica l energy
t hr oughou t your ve hicl e
c:::;, page 195 . The intelli­
gen t energy management system w ill keep the
engine battery charged bette r then vehicles with ­
out this system . To make sure the additional
e lectrica l ene rgy is available once aga in after you
have changed the batte ry, we recommend that
you install batteries of the same type and manu­
facture only (the same as those installed at the
time yo ur vehicle was delivered) . Specifications
a re listed on the ba tte ry ho using . Your a uth or-
iz ed dealer m ust code the battery in the energy
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Emergency situations
Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emergency crews and working personnel who have the nec­
essary tools and equipment to perform these
operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
CD Note
Vehicles with an automatic transmission
cannot be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engin e con be started by con­
necting it to the battery of another vehicle.
If the engine should fail to start because of a dis­
charged or weak battery, the battery can be con­
nected to the battery of
another vehicle, using a
pair of jumper cables to start the engine.
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently large cross
section
to carry the starter current safely. Refer
to the manufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated terminal
clamps which are distinctly marked :
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minus(-) cable
in most cases colored black.
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal in­
jury. Follow the instructions below for
safe
handling of your vehicle's battery.
-Always shield your eyes and avoid leaning
over the battery whenever possible.
-A discharged battery can freeze at tempera­
tures just below 32 °F (0 °C). Before con­
necting a jumper cable, you must thaw the
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frozen battery completely, otherwise it could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes or
skin. Flush any contacted area with water immediately.
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a
vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gases.
Keep sparks, flame and lighted cigarettes
away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a
low acid level in the battery.
- The voltage of the booster battery must also
have a 12-Volt rating. The capacity (Ah) of
the booster battery should not be lower
than that of the discharged battery. Use of
batteries of different voltage or substantial­
ly different "Ah" rating may cause an explo­
sion and personal injury.
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trapped in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has been
frozen . The battery
case may have be weak­
ened .
- Use of batteries of different voltage or sub­
stantially different capacity (Ah) rating may
cause an explosion and injury. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
~page 220.
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-Applying a higher voltage booster battery
will cause expensive damage to sensitive
electronic components, such as control
units, relays, radio, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact between
the vehicles as otherwise current could al­
ready start to flow as soon as the positive
(+) terminals are connected.
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- The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical system. .,..

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When jump starting or charging the bat ­
tery, never connect the negative ground ca­
ble to tbe battery negat ive post because the
battery manager system must be ab le to de­
tect the battery's state of charge. Always
connect the negative ground cable to the
negative ground post of the battery manag­
er contro l unit .
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper coble clomps in
exactly the order described below!
Fig. 227 Engine co mpartment: Connectors for jumper ca ­
b les and charger
Fig. 228 Jump starting w ith the bat tery of a nother vehicle:
@ booste r battery, @ discha rged veh icle battery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump start for your vehicle.
Hybrid drive*: read the important information
concerning a dead high voltage battery under
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Vehicle with discharged battery:
.. Turn off lights and accessories, move lever of
automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or P
(Park) and set parking brake .
Emergency situations
Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE (+) (red)
.. Remove the cover@ by pressing on the arrow
¢fig. 227.
.. Open the cover @on the positive terminal.
1. Connect one end of the red positive cab le on
the
jump start bolt r=;;, fig. 228 @ (Bolts un­
der cover= "positive") of the vehicle to be
started @.
2. Connect the other end to the positive termi-
nal @ of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE(-)
(black)
3. Connect one end of the black negative cable
to the negative te rm i nal @of the booster
battery @.
4. Connect the other end of the bla ck negative
cable to the
jump start bolt@ (Bolts wi th
hex head = "negative") of the vehicle to be
started @.
Starting the engine
.. Start the engine of the vehicle with the booster
battery @. Run the eng ine at a moderate
speed .
.. Start engine w ith discharged vehicle battery®
in the usual manner .
.. If the engine fails to start: do not keep the
starter cranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seconds and then try again .
.. With eng ine running,
remove jumper cables
from both veh icles in the exact
reverse order .
.. Close the
cover @on the positive terminal and
re-install the cover (!)¢
fig. 227.
T he battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from entering the vehicle interior . Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connected
with their
metal ports in full contact with the
battery term inals.
& WARNING ~
To avoid serious personal injury and damage
to the veh icle, heed all warnings and instruc­
tions of the jumper cable manufacturer. If in
doubt, call for road
service.
-Jumper cables must be long enough so that
the vehicles do not touch.
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Emergency situations
-When connecting jumper cables, make sure
that they cannot get caught in any moving
parts in the engine compartment.
- Do not bend over the batteries -danger of
chemical burns!
- The battery cell locking screws must be
tightened securely.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
c> page 220.
(D Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ruin
the generator .
- Always connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE
(+), and NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE(-)
ground post of the battery manager control
unit.
- Check that all screw p lugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firmly. If not, tighten
plugs prior to connect ing clamp on negative
battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for connect ­
i ng a jumper cable as described above ap­
plies specifically to the case of your vehicle
being jump started . When you are giving a
ju mp start to another vehicle , do
not con­
nect the negative (-) cable to the negative
(-) terminal on the discharged batte ry @
c> fig. 228. Instead, securely connect the
negative( -) cab le to either a solid metal
component that is firm ly bolted to the en­
gine block or to the engine block itself. If
the battery that is being charged does not
vent to the outside, escap ing battery gas
could ignite and explode !
Towing with a tow truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for towing.
The following information is to be used by com ­
mercial tow truck operators who know how to op­
erate the ir equipment safely.
-Never tow your Audi, towing will cause dam­
age to the engine and transmission.
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-Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
around the brake lines .
- To prevent unnecessary damage, your Audi
must be transported with a flat bed truck .
- To load the vehicle on to the flat bed, use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at­
tach to the front or rear anchorage
i:>pag e 272 and i:> page 273.
A WARNING
A vehicle being towed is not safe for passen­
gers . Never allow anyone to ride in a vehicle
being towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Do not install the front towing loop until it is
needed.

Fig. 229 Front bumper : remov ing the cover cap

Fig. 230 Front bumper: s crew ing in t he towing loop
The towing loop fits into the threaded hole locat­
ed on the right side o f the front bumper and cov­
ered by a cover when not in use.
.,. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool­
kit
c> page 254 .
.,. Carefully remove the cove r c> fig. 229.
.,. Screw the towing loop tightly into the threaded
hole as far as it will go
c> fig. 230. Ill>

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,...., Automatic driving light control . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Driving .. ... ................... ... . 124
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Removal lock (ignition key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Shift padd les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
AUTO (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
B
Bass box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Battery location inside the luggage compart-
ment .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 230
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Charging ... .. .................. 104,231
Ene rgy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Important warnings when working on the
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
W inter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Work ing on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Bio-ethanol (Fuel) .............. .. .. .. . 213
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Blow er (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Boo ster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Checking the brake flu id level . . . . . . . . . . 228
B rake system
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Index
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
E le ctromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 89
Fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Braking guard ... .. .. ............. 106, 112
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Switching on and
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Break-in period Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Brea king in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Breakover angle ... .. .... ...... ... .. .. 201
Bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 221
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
AdBlue ............................ 217
Eng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cargo area
refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment..... .... .. .. ............... .. 139
Cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Center armrest Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
C en tral locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Changing Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Ch ecking
Engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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