2017 AUDI Q5 ECO mode

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The driver 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 . 22 Display: Danger symbol
With a priority 1 malfunction, a red symbol ap ­
pears in the upper center area of the display
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c:::> fig. 22 . A driver message appears as well to ex­
p la in the ma lfunction in more deta il. When this
symbol appears,
three warning tones sound in
succession. The symbol continues to flash until
the fault has been corrected .
If
several pr iority 1 malfunctions are present, the
symbols appear in succession and remain for
about 2 seconds .
The driver warning goes out after about 5 sec­
onds, but it can be brought up again at any time
by pressing the
ISETI button c:> page 24.
Alternator failure
c:::> page 2 5
Electromechanical steering
c:::> page 191
USA models : Brake system
malfunction
c:>page 25
Canada models: Brake system
malfunction
c:> page 25
E ng ine coolant level too low/
engine coolant temperature
too high
c:::> page 2 6
En gin e o il pressure too low
c:::> page 2 7
Driver information system
Refill engine oil now
c:::> page 2 7
Refill Ad B lue*
c:> page 214
AdBlue malfunction*
c:::> page 214
Steering malfunction
c:::> page 2 7
Ignition lock malfunction
c:> page 27
Hybrid dr ive*
c:> page 102, c:> page 107
' 0 Alternator malfunction
If the . symbo l in the instr um ent panel display
flashes, then the re is a malfunction in the alter­
nator or the vehicle electronics . A warning to the
driver will appear, too . The driver warning goes
out after about 5 seconds, but it can be brought
up at any t ime by pressing the
!SET ! button aga in.
Usually, you can still drive to the next dea lership .
T urn off all but the most necessary e lectrica l con­
sumers, since these drain the vehicle's battery.
(D Note
If the . warning symbo l (coolant system
malfunction) also lights up on the instrument
panel during the trip
c:> page 26, then you
have 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 ma/function in the brake system must be re­
paired as soon as possible .
If the warning/indicator light 11111 (USA mod­
els) . (Canada models) in the instrument clus­
ter flashes, there is a brake system malfunction.
A driver message appears as well to explain the
malfu nction in more detail. The driver wa rning
goes out after about 5 seconds, but it can be
brought up at any time by pressing the
ISETI but-
ton again. ..,.
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Driver information s ystem
Stop vehicle and check brake fluid level
.,. Stop the vehi cle.
.,. Check the brake f luid leve l¢
pag e 224 .
.,. Seek professional assistance if necessary.
Warning! Fault in brake system. Contact
work shop
.,. Drive carefu lly to the nearest authorized A udi
dealer or other qualified workshop and have
the malfunction corrected ¢
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Parking brake system fault! See owner 's
manual
.,. If this symbol appears when the ve hicle is sta­
tionary or after the ignition is turned on, check
to see if the park ing brake can be released.
Drive to an authori zed Audi dealer or other
qualified workshop as soon as poss ible and
have the malfunction corrected . If the parking
brake cannot be opened, then take it to an ex­
pert at a n author ized Audi dealer.
.,. If the symbol appears while you are d riving, i t is
poss ible th at t he traction co ntro l or the emer ­
gency brake has malfunctioned . It is possib le
that the parking brake cannot be applied .
It is
also possible that th e parking brake cannot be
released after it has been applied. Drive to an
authori zed Aud i dea ler or other qualified work­
shop to have the malfunct io n corrected.
If the ABS system malfunct ions, the ABS warn­
ing/indicator light illuminates together with the
brake system malfunction warn ing/ indicator
light ¢.&. .
A WARNING
-Always observe the warnings in
¢page 217, before opening the hood and
c he ck ing the b rake fl uid .
- Driving with low brake fl uid is a safety haz­
ar d. Stop the car and get professional ass is­
tan ce.
- If the .. (USA models) . (Canada mod­
els) brake system i ndic ator lig ht tu rns on to­
ge ther wit h the ABS and ES C i ndi ca to r
ligh ts, the ABS/ ESC regula ting func tion may
have failed . Functions that stab ilize the ve­
hicle a re no longe r available. This could
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cause the vehicle to swerve and increase the
r isk of sliding. Drive caref ully to the nearest
author ized Audi dealer or other qualified
workshop and have the malfunct io n correct­
ed.
- L Engine cooling system malfunction
A malfunction in the engine cooling system mu st
be repaired as soon as possible.
If the . symbol flashes in the disp lay, either the
engine coo lant
temperature is too high or the en ­
gine coolant
level is too low. A driver message
appears as we ll to expla in the malfunct ion in
more detail. The dr iver warn ing goes out after
about 5 seconds, but it can be b rought up at any
time by p ressing the
IS ET I button agai n.
Turn off engine and check coolant level
.,. Pull off the road .
.,. Stop the vehicle .
.,. Turn off the engine .
.,. Check coolant level¢
page 223 .
.,. Add coolant if necessary ~ page 223.
.,. Continue dr iv ing only after the engine coolant
wa rning/i nd ic ator light goes out .
.,. Contact your authori zed A udi dealer for assis­
tance if ne cessa ry.
If the engine coo lant level is correct, then t he ra­
diato r fan may be the cause of t he malfunc tion.
A WARNING ~
- If you r vehicle should break down fo r me-
chan ica l or othe r reasons, park at a safe dis ­
tance from mov ing traffic, turn off the en­
gine and turn on the hazard warning lights
¢ page 51, Emergency flashers.
- Never open the hood if you see or hear
steam or coolant escaping from the engine
compartment -you risk being scalded. Wait
until you can no longer see or hear steam or
coo lant escaping .
- The engine compartment of any veh icle is a
dangerous area. Before you perfo rm any
work i n the engine compartment, turn of
t he engine and allow i t to cool. Follow the
warn ing stickers
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Opening and clo sin g
Operation
Applies to: ve hicles w ith garage door opener (Homelink)
F ig. 43 Hea dlin er: co ntrol uni t
Requirement: The buttons in the roof headliner
must be programmed
Q page 46 or
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page 47 and the vehicle must be within
range of the system, such as the garage door
ope ner.
• Press the button to open the garage door . The
L E D @ blinks or turns on .
• Press the button again to close the garage
door .
@ Tips
To open o r close the garage door, press the
button, but do not hold it fo r lo nger than
10 seconds o r th e ga rage door opener module
w ill switch to prog ramming mode.
Programming the buttons (version A)
Applies to: ve hicles with ga rage doo r opener (Homeli nk}
You can program both fixed code and rolling code
systems using this procedure .
Programming or reprogramming buttons
• Switc h the ign ition on.
• Press and hold the but ton in the roo f headline r
¢
page 46, fig. 43 that you would like to pro ­
gram fo r at least 10 seconds. Or
• Se lect :
ICAR I function button> Car sys tems*
cont ro l button > Vehicle sett ing s > Garage
door opene r> Program garage door opener .
If
this path is not available, program the button
as descr ibed in version B ¢
page 47.
• Fo llow the inst ructions i n the MM I*.
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Erasing button programm ing
The prog rammed but tons cannot be erased ind i­
vidually . They must a ll be erased toge ther . Re­
program the buttons if necessary.
• Sele ct:
I CAR I func tion b utton > Car sy ste m s*
con trol b utton > Vehicle setting s > Garage
door opener > Clear program setting s > Yes.
Displaying the version /status/country code
• Select: !CAR ! function button> Ca r sy stems *
control button > Vehicle setting s > Garage
door opener > Ver sion informa tion .
@ Tips
-Prog ramming through the MMI* i s not pos­
sible wi th all infot ainm ent systems.
If th is
is the case, program the buttons as descri­
bed in vers ion B ¢
page 47.
- T he required distance between the hand
transmitte r and the Homelink module in
the radiator grille ¢
page 47, fig. 44 de­
pends on the system that you are program­
ming.
- Depending on the mode l of the system, you
may need to release the b utton on the re­
mote contro l dur ing programming and
press it again. Hold each position you try for
at least 15 seconds before trying another
posit ion . Keep the turn s ignals on your vehi ­
cle in view when doing this .
- After programm ing the garage door opener,
it may be necessary to synchron ize the mo­
tor with the sys tem . Refer to the manufac­
t u rer 's ins truct ions.

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Programming the buttons (version B)
Appl ies to: ve hicles with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig . 44 D ist an ce betwee n the rad ia to r grill e and th e h and
tra nsmi tter
Programming the button: Part 1 with the
controls
1. Switch the ignition o n.
2 . Press and ho ld both outer buttons in the roof
headliner
c::> page 46, fig. 43 unti l the LED @
turns off completely (after about 20 sec­
onds). T his procedure clears the standard co­
des that were set at the factory and does
not
need to be repeated aga in to program the
other buttons .
3 . Briefly p ress t he b utton on the roof headline r
th at yo u wou ld like to prog ram.
4 . Wait un til the LED@ begi ns to blink quick ly .
Programm ing mode is ac tive for 5 minutes .
5 . Move in front of yo ur vehicle while holding
the orig inal remote contro l for the system
that would like to program to a button in the
roof headliner.
Programming the button : Part 2 at the
radiator gr ille
6 . Hold the remote control up to the radiator
grille on your vehicle¢
fig. 44.
7. Press and ho ld the remote control until t he
turn signals on yo ur vehicle bl ink . Th is may
tak e up to 30 seconds .
8 . If t he emergen cy f lashers blink th ree times,
the progr amming wa s suc cessful.
If t h e
emergency f las her s only blink one time, the
5 minute time limit for t he p rogramm ing has
ended o r the programm ing was not success­
f ul. Repeat the programming from the third
step, o r try changing the distance to the radi­
ator grille.
Open ing and closing
9 . If the garage door or o ther sys tem does not
open using the b uttons in the roof head liner
even tho ugh the programming was success­
ful, the system may use a ro lling code in­
stead of a fixed code.
Rolling code program­
ming
must be perfo rmed c::> page 48.
The other two buttons in the roof hea dliner can
be programmed according to the inst ruct ions
above. Beg in with the third step.
Eras ing button prog ramming
T he programmed but tons can not be erased in di­
vidually . They must a ll be erase d together . Re­
program the buttons if necessary .
"' Switch th e ignit ion on.
"' Press and hold both ou ter but tons i n the roo f
headliner until the LED @turns off complete ly
(after about 20 seconds).
Reprogramming the buttons
"' Swit ch th e ignit ion on.
"' To reprogram an indivi dual but ton, p ress and
hold the button unti l the LED @starts to flash
quickly (afte r about 10 seconds) . Release the
button immediate ly. Prog ramming mode is ac­
tive for 5 m inutes.
"' Continue w ith the fifth step.
@ Tips
- Prog ramming using the buttons in t he roof
head liner is not poss ible with a ll Infota in­
ment systems . If this is the case, p rogram
t he b uttons as described in vers io n A
c::> page 46.
- T he required distance between t he hand
t ra nsmitte r and t he Homelink module in
t he radia tor grille ¢
fig. 44 depend s on th e
syste m th at y ou ar e pr og ra mming.
- De pending on the mo de l of t he syst em, you
m ay need to re lea se th e butt on o n the re­
m ot e co ntrol dur ing progra mmin g an d
p ress it a gain. Hol d each position y ou try for
a t l east 15 seco nds befo re t rying a nother
p osit ion . Keep the turn s ignals on your veh i­
cle in view whe n doin g this.
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@Interior lights
Press the sw itch q fig . 50 in the co rresponding
position.
0 -Inte rior lights off
I -Interior lights on
If the switch is in the center position, the interior lighting is controlled automatically .
@ Front/rear reading lights
To tur n a read ing ligh t on/off, press the b utton
I::!! q fig. 50 or q fig . 51.
The appearan ce and location of the rear read ing
lig hts may differ depending on the model.
Instrument illumination
The basic brightness of the illumination for the
instruments, the cen ter console and the display
c an be a djusted.
F ig. 5 2 Instr ume nt ill um inatio n
• Press the knob to release it.
• Turn the knob toward "-"or" +" to reduce o r in­
crease the brightness .
• Press the knob aga in to ret urn i t to its orig inal
pos it ion .
@ Tips
The inst rument ill umination (for dia ls and
needles) lig hts o n when the ignition is switch ­
ed on and t he vehi cle lights are turned off . As
t he daylight fade s, the illum ina tio n of the di­
a ls li kewise dims au toma tically a nd wil l go
ou t com plete ly when the outs ide light is very
low. This feature is meant to remi nd you to
sw itch on the headlights when o utsi de light
conditions become poor.
Lights and V ision
Vision
Sun visors
Using the sun visors makes driving safer .
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Fig. 53 Sun visor
T he sun viso rs fo r the d river a nd passenger c an
be p ulled out of their brackets in the center of
the ve hicle and turned towards the doors
q fig. 53 @. After the s un visor has been turned
to the door, it can be extended* lengthwise .
Vanity mirror
The v anity mirrors on the sun visors are covered.
When the lid is opened @, the mirro r light in the
head line r turns on automatically . It turns off
when the lid is closed and the visor is fo lded up
again.
Sun shade
Applies to : vehicles with sun shade
Fi g. 54 Sun shade p ulle d up on a rea r w indow
• Pull the shade out and hang it in the bracket on
the upper door frame
q fig . 54.
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Lights and Vision
Windshield wipers
Switching the windshield w ipers on
F ig. 55 W indshield wiper lever
F ig. 56 Rear w iper actuat ion
Move the windshield wiper lever to the corre­
spond ing pos ition:
@ -Windshield wiper off
(D -Interval mode. The windshie ld w iper auto­
matica lly activates when you drive 2 mph (4 km/
h). The h igher the sensit ivity of the rain sensor is
set (switch @to the right), the earlier the wind ­
shield wipers 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 MM!* . Select:
!CARI function button> Car
s y stem s*
control button > Driver a ssi st > Rain
s en sor .
In inte rm ittent mode, yo u can adjust the
i n terval time using the @switch.
@-Slow wipi ng
@ -Fast wiping
@-Sing le wipe
® -Clean the windshield . To elimin ate water
d roplets, the winds hield wipe r performs one af­
terwipe operatio n afte r seve ral seconds while
driving . You can switch this f unction off by mov -
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ing the leve r to pos ition ® within 10 seconds of
the afterwipe ope ration. The afterwipe function
i s react ivated the next time the ignition is sw itch­
ed on.
The rear wiper automatica lly switches on when
the reverse gear is engaged and the front wind­
shield wipers are on and in operation .
Cl eaning the headlig hts*. The headlight was he r
system * operates only when the headlights are
on . If you move the lever to position@, the
headlights are washed in intervals.
@ -Wipe the rear w indow. The rear w iper moves
a bout every 4 se conds .
(!)-Clean the rear w indow . T he number of wip­
i ng operations depe nds on how long the lever is
held in position 7.
& WARNING
- Th e rain sensor is on ly inten ded to ass ist the
driver. The driver is st ill responsi ble for
manually switch ing the wipers on according
to the visibility cond itions.
- The windsh ield may not be t reated with wa­
ter-repelling windshield coating agents. Un­
favorable condit ions, such as wetness, dark­
ness, low sun, can resu lt in i ncreased glare.
Wiper blade chatte r is also possib le.
- Properly functioning windshield wiper
blades are required for a clea r view and safe
driving.
@ Note
- In the case of frost, c heck whether the
windshield wiper blades are frozen to the
windshield . Switching on the w indshield
w ipers can damage the w iper blades!
- Pr ior to us ing a car wash, the w indshield
wiper system must be sw itched off (lever in
posit io n 0) . This helps to preven t un inte n­
ti onal sw itchi ng on and damage to the
w indshield wipe r sy stem.
(D Tips
-The windshie ld w ipers are switched off
when the ig nitio n is turned off. Activate th e
w ind shield wipe rs a fter the igni tion is .,.

Lights and Vision
-If swallowed and person is conscious, rinse
mouth with water for at least 15 minutes.
Do not induce vomiting unless instructed to
do so by medical professional. Get medical
attention immediately.
(D Note
Liquid electrolyte leaking from broken mirror
glass will damage any plastic surfaces it
comes in contact with . Clean up spilled elec­
trolyte immediately with clean water and a
sponge.
{D) Tips
- Switching off the dimming function of the
inside rear view mirror also deactivates the
automatic dimming function of the exterior mirrors*.
- The automatic dimming mirrors do not dim
when the interior lighting is turned on or
the reverse gear is selected.
- Automatic dimming for the mirror only op­
erates properly if the light striking the in­
side mirror is not hindered by other objects.
Digital compass
Activating or deactivating the compass
Applies to: vehicles with digital compass
The direction is displayed on the interior rear
view mirror.
Fig. 61 Inside rea r view mirror: digi tal compass activated
~ To activate or deactivate, hold the @button
down until the red display appears or disap­ pears.
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The digital compass only works with the ignition
turned on. The directions are displayed as initials:
N (North), NE (Northeast), E (East), SE (South­
east),
S (South), SW (Southwest), W (West), NW
(Northwest).
(D Tips
To avoid inaccurate directions, do not allow any remote controls, electrical systems, or
metal parts close to the mirror.
Setting the magnetic deflection zone
Applies to : vehicles with digital compass
The correct magnetic deflection zone must be
set in order to display the directions correctly.
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Fig. 62 North America: magnetic deflection zone bounda­
rie s
~ Hold the@c::> page 58, fig . 61 button down un­
til the number of the set magnetic deflection
zone appears on the interior rear view mirror.
~ Adjust the magnetic deflection zone by repeat­
edly pressing on the@button. The set mode
automatically deactivates after a few seconds.

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when accelerating or when applying the brakes or when driving around a corner.
- When you are driving make sure that any­
thing you may have placed in the center con­
sole or other storage locations cannot fall out into the footwells. In case of sudden
braking you would not be able to brake or
accelerate.
- Any pieces of clothing that you have hung
up must not interfere with the driver's view.
The coat hooks are designed only for light­
we ight cloth ing. Never hang any clothing
with hard, pointed or heavy objects in the
pockets on the coat hooks. During sudden
braking or in an accident -especially if the
airbag is deployed -these objects could in­
jure any passengers inside the vehicle.
Glove compartment
The glove comportment is illuminated and can
be locked.
Fig. 92 Glove compartment
To open glove compartment
.,. Pull the handle in the direction of the arrow
c:> fig. 92 and swing the cover down to open .
To close glove compartment
.,. Push the glove compartment lid upward until
the lock engages.
There are holders for a pen and a pad of paper in
the glove compartment lid.
On the right side in the glove compartment is a holder with the key body into which the emergen­
cy key must be clipped to be able to start the ve­
hicle.
Seats and storage
A WARNING
-To reduce the risk of personal injury in an acci-
dent or sudden stop, always keep the glove
compartment closed while driving.
Cooling box in glove compartment
The cooling box works only when the air-condi­
tioning is in cooling mode.
Fig. 93 Glove box with cooling box open and switched on
.,. Open the glove compartment c:> page 75,
fig.
92 .
.,. Turn the rotary switch @counter-clockwise to
switch the cooling on. The symbols on the rota­
ry switch must be displayed
c:> fig. 93 accord­
ing ly .
.,. Turn the rotary switch @clockwise to switch
the cooling off.
The cooling box works only in the cooling mode.
If the climate control is in the heating mode, we
recommend switching the cooling box off .
Storage compartment in the roof
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Fig. 94 Storage pocket in the roof
.,. To open the lid you have to touch the bar
c:> fig. 94 (Arrow) . The lid opens automatically. Ill>
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