2016 AUDI Q5 window

Table of contents
Owner's Literature
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About this Owner's Manual . . . . . . 6
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instruments and indicator lights 10
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Driver information system . . . . . . 20
I n tr oduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
On -board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
On Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . 26
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Auto Check Contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Open ing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Opening and clos ing rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Automatic rear lid/trunk lid operation 44
Em ergency unlo cking of the luggage
compa rtment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . 48
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Cente r armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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Roof rack ... .. .. .. .. ... .......... . .
Beverage holders ... .. .. ........... . .
Climatized cupholders ... . .......... . .
(upholders in the door pockets ...... . .
Ashtray ....... .. .. .. ............. . .
Cigarette lighter/socket ............. .
Stor ing ... .. .. .. .. .. ........ ..... . .
Warm and cold .. .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Climate control system ........ ..... . .
Dnv1ng ....... .. .. .. ............. . .
Steering ........ ... ............. .. .
Ig niti on lock ...... ... .............. .
Convenience key .. .. .. ... .. ... ... .. . .
Driver messages .. .. .. .. ........... . .
Electromechanical parking brak e ..... . .
Start/Stop system .... .. . .......... . .
Speed warning system .. .. .......... . .
Cruise control system
Hybrid ..... .. .. .. .. ... .......... . .
Hybrid dr ive ... .. .. .. .. ........... . . 72
74
75
76
76
76
77
80
80
84
84
84
87
88
89
91
94
95
97
97
Audi adaptive cruise control and
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
106
Introd uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Audi adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Audi braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . llS
S ide assist .. .. .. .. .. ........ ..... .. 115
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Drive sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Automatic transmiss ion . . . . . . . . . 122
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Parking system plus with rearview camera 128
Adjusting the display and warn ing tones 133
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Er ror messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

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.... .... (!) Memory buttons (driver's seat)
@ Door handle
@ Power locking sw itch .......... .
© Side assist button ............ .
® Air outlets ..... ........ .... . .
@ Turn signal and high beam ... .. .
(j) Multifunction steering wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ..... ..... ... . .
- Audio/video, telephone, naviga-
tion and voice recognition but ­
tons
- Rocker switches for tiptronic op-
eration ............... ..... .
@ ISETI button ............... .. .
® Instrument cluster .......... .. .
@ Reset button for trip odometer .. .
@ Switches for:
- Windshield wiper/washer . .... .
- Trip computer ............ .. .
@ Ignition lock ................. .
@ Adjustable steering column
@ Control lever for:
65
42
115 81
55
155
126
11
10
13
57
22
84
84
- Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
- Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . .
106
@ Data Link Connector for On Board
Diagnostics (OBD II) . . . . . . . . . . .
26
@) Release lever for the engine hood . 220
@ Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . 56
@ Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
@) Switch for unlocking the trunk lid . 43
@ Adjuster control for outside mirrors . . 59
@ Power window switches . . . . . . . . . 46
@ Radio system or Audi multimedia
(see separate manual)
@ Radio or MMI display (see separate
manual)
@ Button/Indicator light for:
- Emergency flasher .......... .
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
@ Glove compartment (lockable) .. .
@ Front passenger's airbag ....... .
@ Depending on options:
- Aud i drive select button ...... .
- Start-Stop-System button or .. .
- Id'! button (hybrid drive) ..... .
- Parking system button ....... .
- Elect ronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) button . .............. .
- Hill descent assist button ..... .
@ Climate control .. ............ .
@ Shift lever for automat ic transmis-
sion ..... ..... .. ............ .
@ Ashtray with cigarette lighter ... .
@ Coin storage
@ Depending on options:
- MMI control console or
- Parking system button ....... .
- E lectronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) button . .. ............ .
Cockpit
54
78
155
119
91
100
128
190
192
80
122
76, 76
128
190
- Hill descent assist button . . . . . . 192
-Audi drive select button . . . . . . . 119
- Start-Stop -System button . . . . . 91
@ I START ENGINE STOP! button . . . 87
@> Electromechanical parking brake 89
(D Tips
Some of the equipment or features shown in
the general illustration may be standard
equipment on your vehicle or may be optional
equipment depending on your model. Always
ask your authorized Audi dealer if you have a
question about you r vehicle.
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Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
Fig. 25 Key set
@ Master key with remote control and
integrated mechanical key
You can centrally lock and unlock your veh icle
and start the engine w ith the master key with re­
mote control. A mechanical key is i ntegrated in
the master key
c> page 3 7 .
@ Emergency key
The emergency key is not intended for constant
use . It should only be used in a n emergency.
Keep it in a safe place and do not carry it on your
key ring.
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authori zed Audi
dealer immediately to have the
lost key disabled.
Be su re to bring all your keys with you .
Number of keys
You can inquire about the number of assigned
keys to your vehicle
c> page 11. This allows you to
make sure you have received all of the keys when
you purchase a used vehicle . Depending on the
veh icle equ ipment level, this function may also
be performed in the MMI*. To do this, select:
ICARI function button > Car systems* control but­
ton
> Servicing & checks> Programmed keys .
Data in the master key
Dur ing dr iv ing, service and ma intenance -relevant
data is continuously stored on your master key .
Your Aud i service adviser can read out this data
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and te ll you about the work your vehicle needs.
This applies also to vehicles with Convenience key* .
Personal comfort settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recommended
that each person always uses "the ir own" master
key. When the ignition is turned off or whe n the
vehicle is locked, personal convenience settings
for the following systems are stored and as­
signed to the remote master key.
- Climate control
- Central loc king system
- Seat memory*
- Park ing system*
- Adaptive cru ise cont rol*
- Audi side assist*
- Audi drive se lect *
The stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open the
doors or when yo u turn on the ignition.
A WARNING
-
-Do not leave your vehicle unattended with
the key in the ignition lock. Entry by unau­
thorized persons could endanger you or re­
sult in theft or damage the vehicle . Always
lock all doors and take the key.
- Do not leave children unattended in the ve­
hicle, especially with access to vehicle keys.
Unguarded access to the keys provides chil­
dren the opportunity to start the engine
and/or activate vehicle systems s uch as the
power windows etc. Unsupervised operation
of any vehicle system by children can result
in serious injury.
- Do not remove the key from the ignition
loc k until the veh icle has come to a com­
plete stop. Otherwise the steering co lumn
lock co uld suddenly e ngage -causing the
risk of an accident.
(D Tips
-Th e operation of the remote control key can
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or one of the doors¢ page 39. The master key
must be within a range of about 5 feet (1.5 me­
ters) from the appropriate door or the rear lid. It
makes no difference whether the master key is in
your jacket pocket or in your brief case .
If you grip the door handle while lock ing, this can
adversely affect the lock ing funct ion.
It is not possible to re-open the doo r for a brief
period directly after closing it. This allows you to
ensure that the doors are properly locked.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢ & in Gener­
al description on page 39.
@ Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex­
tended period, please note the following:
- The proximity sensors are deactivated after
a few days to save power. You then have to
pull on the door handle once to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open the vehi­
cle.
- To prevent the battery from being dis­
charged and to preserve your vehicle's abili­
ty to start for as long as possible, the ener­
gy management system gradually switches
off unnecessary convenience functions.
It is
possible that you will not be able to unlock
your vehicle using these convenience func­
tions.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
¢page 283.
Opening and closing
Operating locks with the mechanical key
In the event of a failure of the power locking sys­
tem, the driver's door can locked and unlocked
with the mechanical key at the lock cylinder .
Fig. 31 Key turns for opening and closing
To unlock the vehicle
"" Insert the mechanical key into the lock of the
driver's door .
.. Turn the mechanical key to position ®
¢fig. 31.
To lock the vehicle
"" Move the selector lever to the P pos ition (auto­
matic transmiss ion) .
.. Close all windows and doors properly .
.. Turn the mechanical key in the lock of the driv­
er's door to the lock position @¢
A in Gener­
al description on page 39.
If the power locking system fails, there is emer­
gency locking for the passenger's door and the
rear doors ¢
page 42.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢ & in Gener­
al description on page 39 .
(D Tips
-After the ignition is switched on, the power
locking system switch and the unlocking
button for the rear lid,:::::;$ in the door are en­
abled .
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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
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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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Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the Panoramic sliding sunroof*
can be opened and closed with the mechanical
key or the emergency key .
Fig . 41 Key turns for opening and closing
Convenience opening feature
• Use the emergency key or pu ll the mechanical
key out of the master key
c::> page 3 7.
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• Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door.
• Turn the key to position
c::> fig. 41 ® until all
the windows have reached the desired position
and the Panoramic sliding sunroof" is tilted.
Convenience closing feature
• Use the emergency key or pu ll the mechanical
key out of the master key
c::> page 3 7.
• Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door to
the lock position @ until the w indows and the
Panoramic sliding sunroof" are closed
c::> A_ .
When you open or close the Panoramic sliding
sunroof*, the power sunshade will also open or
close.
A WARNING
- Never close the windows and the Panoramic
sliding sunroof* inattentive ly and without
checking -there is risk of injury.
- You must always watch when the w indows
are be ing raised so that no one can be trap­
ped.
If you release the key, the closing ac­
tion is immediately canceled.
- Always read and heed WARNING
c::> & in
General description on page 39 .
Open ing and closing
Correcting window regulator malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the one­
touch up and down feature must be activated
again .
"' Pull and hold the power window switch until
the window is completely closed .
"' Release the switch .
"' Pull the sw itch again for one second . The auto­
mat ic closing/opening is now reactivated.
Panorama roof
Operation
Applies to veh icles: w it h Pano ra mi c slid ing sunroof
Fig. 42 Section from headliner: Knob for Panoramic s lid in g
su nroof
Tilting
"'The sunroof can be tilted or closed only in
switch position @
c::> fig. 42
"'To tilt it, briefly press the switch c::> fig. 42.
"'To close it, briefly pull the switch c::> A_.
"'To set an intermed iate position, press/pull the
sw itch until the sunroof reaches the desired po­
sition.
Opening
"' To move the sunroof to the position for reduced
w ind no ise, turn the switch to posit ion @ until
res istance can be felt.
• To open the sunroof completely, turn and hold
the switch against the resistance in posit ion @.
• To close the sunroof, turn the switch to posi­
tion @
c::> A..
• Turn the switch to the desired position to select
an intermediate position.
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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~
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Windshield wipers
Switching the windshield wipers on
Fig. S6 Windshield wiper lever
Fig. S7 Rea r w ipe r actuation
Move the windshield wiper lever to the corre·
spond ing pos ition:
@ · Windshield wiper off
(D · Interval mode. The windshield w iper auto­
matica lly activates when you drive 2 mph (4 km/
h ). The higher the sensitivity of the rain sensor is
set (switch @ to the right), the earlier the wind­
shield w ipers react to moisture on the wind·
shie ld. In some models, you can switch rain sen·
sor mode off and sw itch intermittent mode on in
the MMI* . Select:
!CARI function button> Car
sy stem s*
control button > Dri ver assist > Rain
s e nsor .
In inte rm ittent mode, yo u can adjust the
i nte rval time using the @switch.
@ · Slow wiping
® ·Fast wiping
@· Single wipe
® ·Clean the windshield . To e liminate water
d rople ts, the windshield wipe r perfo rms one af­
terwipe operat io n after several seconds while
d riving . You can switch this f unction off by mov-
Lights and V ision
ing the lever to posit ion ® within 10 seconds of
the afterwipe operation. The afterwipe function
is react ivated the next time the ignition is sw itch ­
ed on.
T he rear wiper automatically switches on when
t h e reverse gear is engaged and the front wind ·
shield wipers a re on and in ope ration.
Cleaning the headlights *. The headlight washer
system * operates only when the headlights are
on . If you move the lever to position ®, the
headlights are washed in interva ls.
@ ·W ipe the rear window. The rear w iper moves
about eve ry 4 seconds .
(!)-Clean the rear w indow . T he number of wip·
ing oper ations depends on how long the lever is
held in position 7.
_&. WARNING
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- The rain sensor is on ly intended to ass ist the
d river. The drive r is st ill respons ible fo r
manually switch ing the wipers on according
to the visibility conditions.
- The win dshield may not be treated w ith wa­
ter-repelling w indshield coating agents. Un­
favorable condit ions, such as wet ness, dark·
ness, low su n, can result in increased glare.
W iper blade chatte r is also possib le.
- Properly functioning windshield wipe r
b lades are required for a clea r view and safe
driving.
(D Note
- In the case of frost, check w hether the
w indshield wiper blades are frozen to t he
w indshield . Switching on the w indshield
w ipers can damage the w iper blades!
- Pr ior to us ing a car wash , the w indshield
w iper system must be sw itched off (lever in
posi tion 0) . This helps to prevent un inten­
ti onal sw itch ing o n and dam age to the
w indshield wiper system.
(D Tips
- T he windshie ld w ipers are switched off
when the ignit io n is tu rned off. Act ivate the
w indshield wipe rs af ter the igni tion is .,.
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