2016 AUDI Q5 refuelling

Fuel and R efu eli ng
Gasoline additives
Applies to veh icles: w ith gaso li ne engine
A major concern among many auto manufactur­
ers is carbon deposit build- up ca used by the type
of gasoline you use.
Although gasoline grades d iffer from one manu­
facturer to another, they have certain things in
common. All gaso line grades contain substances
that can cause deposits to collect on v ita l engine
parts, such as fue l injectors and intake valves . Al­
though most gasoline brands include additives to keep engine and fuel systems clean, they are not
equally effective.
Audi recommends using TOP TIER Detergent Gas­
oline. For more information on TOP TIER Deter­
gent Gasoline, please go to the official website (www.toptiergas.com).
After an extended pe riod of using inadequate
fue ls, built-up carbon depos its can rob your en­
gine of peak performance.
(D Note
- Damage or ma lfunction due to poor fue l
quality is not covered by the Audi New Vehi­
cle Limited Warranty.
- Do not add aftermarket fuel additive prod­
ucts to yo ur fuel tank.
Diesel fuel
Applies to veh icles: w ith d iese l e ngine
Always use ULSD (Ultra Low Su lfur Diesel) No. 2 .
The ULSD No . 2 meets the ASTM D97S.
Diese l fuel with concentrations of biodiesel high­
er than S % such as 811,820 or 8100 are strictly prohibited.
Service station f uel pumps are labeled with the
correct fue l information for easy recognition by
the user.
If the diesel fuel pump is not labeled
ask the station operator what fuel is be ing dis­
pensed before filling up your vehicle .
ULSD No . 2 may not be availab le outside the USA
and Canada . Be sure to check before traveling to
other countries .
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ULSD No. 2 can become thicke r in very cold tem ­
peratures, and this can impair the engine's start­
i ng and running. Depend ing on the season, gas
stations provide ULSD No. 2 that flows better in
cold temperatures so that you can continue oper­
at ing your vehicle as usual.
(D Note
- Your vehicle's diese l eng ine was designed
so ley for use w ith ULSD No. 2. Therefore,
never use gasoline, heating oil, other fuels
or flow improvers. These contain substances
that will severely damage the fuel system and the engine. Such damage will no t be
c ove red by your New Vehicle Limited War­
ranty .
-If you pu t any amo unt of inco rre ct fuel in
the fuel tank, do not start the engine u nder
any circumstances. Immed iate ly contact the
nearest authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Serv ice Facility for ass istance .
These fuels contain substances that can se­
verely damage the fuel system and the en­ gine if the engine is started .
Refueling
Fuel filler neck
The fuel filler neck is located on the right rear
s ide panel behind the fuel filler flap .
If the power lock ing system shou ld fai l, you can
still open the flap manually -fo r detailed instruc­
tions see
¢ page 216 .
You can find the fuel tan k capacity of your vehicle
in ¢ page277.
The label on the inside of the fuel filler flap tells
you the correct fuel for your veh icle. For more in­
fo rmat ion about fuel specifications, see
¢ page 212.
Your vehicle f uel tank has an on-board refuelling
vapor recovery system . Th is feature helps to pre­
ven t fue l vapors from escaping from the tank and
po lluting the environment wh ile you refue l yo ur
vehicle. In order to fill the tank properly wh ile
protecting the environment, p lease follow this
refue ling procedure carefully .

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,&_ WARNING
Under normal operating conditions, never car­
ry additiona l fue l containers in your car. Gas
canisters and other containers used to trans­
port fuel can be dangerous. Such containers,
full or empty, may leak and could cause a fire
in a collision. If you must transport fuel to
use for your lawn mower, snow blower, etc.,
be very careful and a lways observe local and
state laws regarding the use, transportation
and storage of such fue l conta iners. Make cer­
tain the container meets industry standards
(ANSI/ASTM F852 -86) .
(D Note
Never d rive your vehicle unt il the fuel tank is
completely empty. The irregu lar supply of
fue l can cause misfiring. Gasoline cou ld enter
the exhaust system and damage the catalytic
converter.
Refuelling
Fig . 190 Righ t rear vehicle side: Opening the fuel fille r flap
Fig . 191 Fuel filler flap wit h attac hed fuel cap
When activating the central locking, the fuel fill­
er flap is automatically unlocked or locked. Re­
fuel the vehicle with the ignition turned
off .
Fue l an d Re fuelin g
Taking the fuel c ap off
.,. Press the left side of the f uel filler flap to open
it¢fig.190-arrow-.
.,. Unscrew fuel cap counter-clockwise and hang it
on the fuel filler flap¢
fig. 191 .
.,. Check the label on the inside of the fuel filler
flap to determine if the vehicle must be fueled
w ith gasoline or diesel fuel.
Refu ellin g pr ocedure
.,. Insert the fuel nozzle from the gasoline pump
into the fuel fill er neck as far as it will go.
.,. Select a medium refuelling rate so that the
nozzle switches off automatically when the
tank is full.
Pu tting th e fuel cap ba ck on
.,. After filling your tank, twist the fuel cap clock-
wise as far as it will go.
.,. Close the fuel filler flap.
T o avoid fuel spilling or evaporating from the fuel
tank always close fue l cap properly and com­
pletely. An improperly closed fuel filler cap may
also cause the MIL lamp ¢
page 26 to come on
(only vehicles with gasoline engine).
A WARNING
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Improper refueling or handling of fuel can
cause fire, explosion and severe burns . -
- Fuel is highly flammable and can cause se­
vere burns and other injuries.
- Fa ilure to shut the engine off while refuel­
ing and/or to insert the pump nozzle fully
into the fue l filler neck could cause fuel to
spray out of fi ller ne ck or to overflow. Fue l
spray and overflowing f uel can cause a fire.
- Never use a cellular telephone while refue l­
ing. The electromagnetic rad iat ion can
cause sparks that can ignite fuel vapors and
cause a fire.
- Never get back into your vehicle while refu­
eling. If in exceptional circumstances you
must get back in your vehicle whi le refuel ­
ing, make certa in that you close the door
and touch metal to discharge static electric-
ity before touching the filler nozzle again. ..,
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Fuel and Refueling
Static electricity can cause sparks that can
ignite fuel vapors released during refueling .
- Never smoke or have an open flame any­
where in or near your vehicle when refueling
or filling a portable fuel container.
- For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you do not travel with a portable fue l
container in your vehicle. The container, full
or empty may leak and could cause a fire, especially in a crash.
- If, under exceptional circumstances , you
must transport a portable fuel container,
please observe the follow ing :
- Never fill a portable fuel container while it
is anywhere in or on the vehicle (for exam­
ple, in the luggage compartment, or on
the trunk) . Static electricity can build up
while filling and can ignite fuel vapors
causing a fire.
- Always place a portable fuel container on
the ground before filling .
- Always keep the filler nozzle completely
inside the portable container before and
during filling .
- If filling a portable container made of
metal, the filler nozzle must always be in
contact w ith the container . This will help
prevent static electric ity from discharg ing
and cause a fire.
- Never spill fuel inside the vehicle or lug­
gage compartment . Fuel vapors are highly
f lam mable.
- Always observe local and state/provincial
laws regard ing the use, storage and trans­
portation of fuel containers.
- Make certain the fuel conta iner meets in­
dustry standards (ANSI/ ASTM F852-86).
(D Note
If any fuel has spilled onto the car, it should
be removed immediately to prevent damage
to the paint .
@ For the sake of the environment
As soon as the correctly operated nozzle switches off automatically for the first time,
the tank is full. Do not try to add more fuel
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because fuel may spill out. In addition, the
expansion space in the fuel tank will be filled -
causing the fue l to overf low when it becomes
warm and pollute the environment.
(D Tips
- Running your engine white refuelling may
cause vapors to escape or even cause fuel to
spill out of the tank. This wou ld then shut
off the fuel nozzle before the tank is full.
- Do not refuel your vehicle with the ignition
turned on. The fuel gauge may otherwise not indicate the correct fuel level after refu­
elling .
- Diesel vehicles* are equipped with a diesel
misfueling protector. It allows the vehicle
to be fueled only with a diesel fuel pump
nozzle. A worn or damaged nozzle or a noz­
zle that is too small may not be able to open
the diesel misfueling protector . If this is the
case, try turning the nozzle before inserting
it in the fuel filler neck, use a different fuel
pump or see your authorized Audi dealer or
authorized repair facility for assistance.
- Th e fue l fi ller f lap of your vehicle is not
locked when you lock the vehicle from the
inside.
Unlocking the fuel filler flap
by hand
You can open the fuel filler flap by hand if the
pow er locking syst em should fail .
Fig. 192 Lu ggage compa rt men t: Em ergency open ing of
fu el filler fl ap
Th e emergency open ing mechanism is located
behind the right side trim panel in the luggage
compar tment.
.. Open the right side trim panel.

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.... .... Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Folding chocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Folding the rear seat forward .... .. .. . 69, 70
F oo t pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
For the sake of the environment Environme ntally-fr iendly driv ing . . . . . . . 198
Gasoline fumes and the environment. .. . 215
L ett ing t he engine warm up . . . . . . . . . 84, 87
Reduc ing engine noise by early upshifting . 11
Refueling . ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 215
Saving fuel by ear ly upshifting . . . . . . . . . . 11
F ront ai rbags
D escr ip ti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
H owt heywo rk ............... .. .... . 159
Frontal coll is ions and the laws of phys ics . . 144
F ront ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Fr on t seats
A dju sting 136
C hild restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 152
Fuel Addit ives. ................ ...... ... . 212
Bl ended gasoline .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. . 212
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2
Fill ern eck .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 214
Fu el g auge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Octane rat ing ... ... . .... ... .. .. .... . 212
Recommendat ion............. .. .... . 212
Refuelling .. .. .. ........... .. .. .... . 215
Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Savi ng fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Tank capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Un loc king t he fue l filler flap by ha nd ... . 216
Fue l economy messages (effic iency p rogram) .25
F ue l filler f lap
Un loc king the fue l filler flap by ha nd ... . 2 16
Fue l supp ly too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
G
Garage doo r opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . . 48
Gas dis char ge la mps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Index
Gauges
Engine coolant temperat ure . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gener al illustr ation
Instr uments and contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Genera l ru les and driving t ips ........... 201
Befo re dr iv ing offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
D riv ing off road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
G lossary of t ire and loading terminology . . 236
G love compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Cooling box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
G low p lug sys tem
Indicator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
GPS controlled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gradient ang le . .. ... .... . ..... ... .. . .
G ross Ve hicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... . .
Ground clearance
H
Head lights 201
2
76
201
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Head light range cont rol defective . . . . . . . 34
Left hand d rive, right ha nd drive . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
T ravel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Washer reservoi r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Washer sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Adjust ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
F ront sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Heated (upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
E . . xtenor mirro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear w indow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
S eats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Washer fluid nozz les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Heavy cloth ing and safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . 145
Hig h beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
War ning/ indica to r li gh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
289

Index
Panoramic sliding sunroof Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Parking aid
Clean ing sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
also refer to Electromechanical
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Parking system
refer to Audi parking system plus with rear­
view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Particle filter
refer to Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . 34
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 161
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 144
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter (climate control) . . 80
Pollutant filter (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 80
Power Windows . ..... ................ ..... 46
Power locking system
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
L ocking and unlocking the vehicle from in-
side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear lid/trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Switch... .. .. ... ... .... ..... .... .. .. 42
Unlocking and locking vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power locks Windows open and closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power meter (hybrid drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Power steering
refer to Electromechanical power assist . . 194
Power window regulators
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Pregnant women
Special cons iderations when wear ing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
292
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Protective tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Q
quattro
refer to All-wheel drive
Question What happens to unbelted occupants?
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194
144
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear lid Automatic operation
Opening and closing
Rear light .
. ................ 44
43
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rear seats Adjusting seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Rearv iew camera
Parking mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Parking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Recirculation mode (climate control) . . . . . . 81
Red symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Refill engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Refilling AdBlue With bottle ...... ... ...... ....... ... 218
With can ister .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 219
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Gasoline inhibitor flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Release lever for hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Remote control Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . 48