2017 AUDI Q5 ESP

Opening and closing
-Always ensure that no one is within range of
the rear lid when it is moving, in particular
close to the hinges and the upper and lower
edges -fingers or hands can be pinched.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the vehicle, always keep
the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit
completely into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially with the rear lid left open. A child
could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut, becom­
ing trapped and unable to get out. To re­
duce the risk of personal injury, never let
children play in or around your vehicle. Al­
ways keep the rear lid as well as the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
- If there is a luggage rack or bicycle rack
mounted on the rear lid, it may not be able
to open completely or an opened rear lid may close by itself because of the added
weight. So the open rear lid must be sup­
ported or the weight must be removed from
the luggage rack first.
(D Tips
-As soon as the electrical connection to the
trailer socket is completed on vehicles with
a factory installed towing hitch, or a trailer
hitch that was installed later according to
factory specifications, the automatic rear lid
funct ion can only be operated via the handle
in the rear lid.
- If the vehicle battery charge drops below a
certain level, you can still open or close the
rear lid manually, however, you will need to
apply more force to close it.
- If the rear lid on a locked vehicle is unlocked
with the middle button
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key, the rear lid is automatically locked
again immediately after closing. This is indi­
cated by the turn signals blinking.
- The following applies to vehicles equipped
with the Convenience key* feature: if the re­
mote control key is left in the luggage com­
partment, luggage compartment will auto-
42 matically unlock
itself after you lock the ve­
hicle. This prevents you from unintentional­
ly locking your key in the luggage compart­
ment.
Emergency unlocking of
the luggage compartment lid
The luggage comportment lid con be released in
on emergency from the inside.
Fig . 37 Lugg age compartment lid interio r
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from inside the luggage compart­
ment .
"" Remove the cover from the luggage compart­
ment lid.
""Press the lever in the direction of the arrow un­
til the luggage compartment lid releases.
Child safety lock
Child safety locks in the rear doors
The child safety locks t prevent the rear doors
from opening from the inside.
Fig. 38 Child safety locks on the rear doors

Lights and Vision
Exterior Lighting
Switching the lights on and off
Fig. 45 Instrument panel: l ig ht sw itc h
Sw itching on AUTO - Automatic headlight
controls
• Turn the light switch to AUTO c> fig . 45 .
Switching on the side ma rker lights
• Turn the light switch to :oo:: .
Switching on low beams
• Turn the light swi tch to gD.
Switching off the lights
• Turn the light switch to 0 .
The low beams only illum inate with the ign ition
turned on.
W ith the s ide marke r lights or head ligh ts sw itch­
e d on, the symbol ne xt to the light switch i llum i­
nates
:oo ::.
AUTO • Automatic headlight control
W ith the swi tch in the AUTO posi tion, the low
beams are switched on a utomat ica lly depending
on the ambient light, for example in a tunnel, at
d usk and when it is raining or snowing . When the
l ow beams are switched on, the
:oo: symbol
comes on . The low beams remain switched on re­
ga rdless of the amb ient lig ht when you turn on
the fog l ights.
~ W hen you turn off t he ignition, the low beams
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Lights and V ision
Wi th a utomat ic head light con trol, you also h ave
t h e high-beam function available. However, if
yo u have not switched high beams back to low
beams while d riving with automatic headlight
contro l, only the low beams come on the next
t ime you turn on automa tic headl ight control. In
o rder to retur n to h igh beams agai n, you first
have to pull the hig h beam lever back to the nor­
mal pos ition an d then push the leve r fo rward.
Light sensor malfunction
In the event of a light sensor malfunction, the
drive r is notified in the ins trument cluster dis ­
play:
t!;I Automatic headlights / automatic w ipers
defective
For safety reasons, the low beams are turned on
permanent ly with the switc h in
AU TO . However,
you can continue to turn the lights on and off us­
i ng t he lig ht switch . Have the light sensor
c h ec ked as soo n as poss ible at an au thorized Aud i
dealer or other qualified workshop .
A WARNING
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-Automatic headlights * are on ly inten ded to
a ss is t t he dr iver. They do no t relieve t he
d river of his respon sib ilit y t o ch eck t he
he adli ghts a nd to turn t hem o n manu ally
accordi ng to t he current l ight and visi bili ty
conditi ons. Fo r exam ple, fo g cannot be de­
tected by the light senso rs. S o always switch
on the headlights gD u nder these weather
conditions and whe n driving in the dark .
- Crashes can happen w hen you cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be
se en by other moto rists . A lways turn on the
hea dligh ts so t hat yo u ca n see ahea d an d so
that oth ers ca n see your ca r from th e back.
- Please obey all laws w hen us in g t he lighti ng
sys tems described here.
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- The lig ht sensor for hea dlight control is lo­
cated in the rea r view m irro r mount. You
should the refore not apply any sticke rs to
the win dsh ield in this area in or der to pre­
v ent malfu nctions o r fail ures .
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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 .,.

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The mirror returns to its initial position as soon
as reverse gear is dis e ngaged and vehicle speed is
above about 9 mph (15 km/h) . T he mirror also
returns to its ini tial posit ion if the switch is
moved to the driver's exter ior mirror © or the ig­
n ition is switched off .
If the position of the m irror surface is changed
on a ti lted mirror , this new position will be auto­
matically assigned to the remote key when the
vehicle is taken out of reverse gear .
(D Note
- Curved mirror surfaces (convex or spheri­
cal") increase your field of v iew . Remember
that vehicles or other objects will appear
smaller and farther away than when seen in
a flat mirror . If you use th is m irror to esti­
ma te distances of following vehicles when
changing lanes, yo u could estimate incor­
rectly and cause an a ccident.
- If the mir ror housing is moved unin tention­
ally (for example, wh ile pa rking yo ur vehi­
cle), then you must first fold the m irror
electrica lly. Do not read just the mirror
hous ing manua lly. You could damage the
motor which contro ls the mirror.
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash, yo u m ust fold the exterior m irrors in
to reduce the risk of damage to the mirrors. Never fold power folding exterior m irrors*
by hand . Only fold them in and out using
the power contro ls .
@ Tips
If there should be a ma lfunction in the e lec­
trical system, you can still adjust the exterior m irro rs by p ressing the edge of the m irror .
Lights and V ision
Dimming the mirrors
Fig. 60 Auto ma tic dimmin g rearvi ew m irror*
Manu al anti-glare adjustment
.. Move the small lever ( located on the bottom
edge of the mirror) to the rear .
Automat ically dimm ing mirro rs*
.. To dim the rearview mir ror and both exterior
m irrors *, press the@ button. The diode @
turns on . The rearv iew and exterior mirrors*
dim automatically when light shines on them ,
for example from headlights on a veh icle to the
rear .
_&. WARNING
-Electrolyte flu id can leak from automatic d im­
ming m irrors if the glass is broken. Ele ctro­
l yte fluid can i rr itate sk in, eyes and respirato­
ry system .
- Repeated or p rolonged exposure to electro­
ly te ca n cause irri tat ion to the resp iratory
system, especially among people with asth ­
ma or other respiratory conditions. Get
fresh air immediately by leaving the vehicle
or, if that is not possible, open windows and
doors all the way.
- If electro lyte gets into the eyes, flush them
thorough ly w ith large amounts of clean wa ­
ter for at least 15 m inutes; medical atten­
tion is recomme nded .
- If electrolyte contacts skin, flush affected
area with clean water for at least 15 mi­
nutes and then wash affected area with
soap and water; medical attention is recom­ mended. Thoroughly wash affected cloth ing
and shoes before reuse .
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Seat s and sto rage
Seats and storage
General information
Why is your seat adjustment so important?
The safety belts and the airbag system can only
provide maximum protection if the front seats are correctly adjusted .
There are various ways of adjusting the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for the dr iver and the front passenger . Adjust
your seat properly so that:
- you can easily and quickly reach all the switches
and controls in the instrument panel
- your body is properly supported thus reducing
physical stress and fatigue
- the safety belts and a irbag system can offer
maximum protection ¢
page 148.
In the following sections, you will see exact ly
how you can best adjust your seats.
There are spec ial regulat ions and instr uctions for
installing a c hild safety seat on the front pas­
senger 's seat . Always fo llow the information re­
garding child safety provided in ¢
page 168,
Child safety.
A WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and all
other passengers can result in serious person­
al injury.
- Always keep your feet on the floor when the
vehicle is in motion - never put your feet on
top o f the instrument pane l, o ut of the win­
dow o r on top of the sea t cushion. This ap­
plies espe cially to the passenge rs.
If your
seat ing pos ition is inco rre ct, you increase
the risk of injury in the case of sudden b rak­
ing or an accident . If the airbag inf lates and
the seating position is incor rect, this could
result in personal injury or even death.
- It is important for both the driver and front
passenge r to keep a d istance o f at least
10 inches (25 cm) between themselves and
the steering wheel and/or instrument pan­ el. If you're s itting any closer than this, the
airbag system cannot pro tect you properly.
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In addition, the front seats and head re­
straints must be adjusted to your body
he ight so that they can give you maximum
protection .
- Always try to keep as much distance as pos­
sible between yourself and the steer ing
wheel or instrument panel.
- Do not adjust the driver's or front passeng­
er's seat while the veh icle is moving. Yo ur
seat may move unexpectedly, causing sud­
den loss of vehicle contro l and personal in­
jury. If you ad just yo ur seat while the veh icle
is moving, you a re o ut of pos ition.
, Driver's seat
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving .
We recommend that you adjust the dr iver's seat
i n the following manner:
.. Adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so that
you can easi ly push the pedals to the floor
while keep ing your knees slightly bent¢
A. in
Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
page 60 .
.. Adjust the seatback so that when yo u sit with
your back agains t the seatback, you can still
gras p the top of the steering wheel.
.. Adjust the head res traint so the uppe r edge is
as even as possib le w ith the top of you r head. If
that is not possible, try to adjust the head re ­
straint so that it is as close to this pos it ion as
possible ¢
page 64.
A WARNING
Neve r place any objects in the dr iver's foo t­
well. An object could get into the pedal area and inte rfere with pedal function. In case of
sud den bra king or an ac cident, you w ould no t
be ab le to b rake o r accelerate.
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Front passenger's seat
Always move the front pas senger seat into the
rearmost position .
To avoid contact with the airbag while it is de­
ploying, do not sit any closer to the instrument
panel than necessary and always wear the three ­
point safety belt provided adjusted correctly . We
recommend that you adjust the passenger's seat
in the following manner:
.. Move the front passenger seat into the rear ­
most position of the fore and aft adjustment
range
c;> .&. in Why is your seat adjustment so
important? on page 60.
• Bring the backrest up to an (almost) upright
position.
Do not ride with the seat reclined .
.. Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge is
as even as possible with the top of your head. If
that is not possible, try to adjust the head re­
straint so that it is as close to this position as
possible
c;> page 64 .
.. Place your feet on the floor in front of the pas ­
senger's seat .
Front seats
Power seat adjustment
Fig. 63 Fro nt seat: Contro ls fo r seat adjus tme nt
Controls
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@ -Adjusting the lumbar support: press the but­
ton in the corresponding position¢
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@ -Moving the seat up/down : press the button
up/down . To adjust the front seat cushion, press
the front button up/down. To adjust the rear seat
cushion, press the rear button up/down¢
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Seats and storage
@-Moving the seat forward/back: press the but­
ton forward/back
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©-Adjusting the backrest angle: press the but­
ton forward/back
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@ -Lengthening/shortening the upper thigh
support*: lift the handle
c;> Le,. .
_&. WARNING
- Never adjust the driver's or front passeng­
er 's seat while the vehicle is moving.
If you
do this while the vehicle is moving, you will
be out of position . Always adjust the driver's
or front passenger's seat when the vehicle is
not moving.
- Be careful when adjusting the seat height.
Check to see that no one is in the way, or se­
rious injury could result!
- Because the seats can be electrically adjust­
ed with the ignition off or with the ignition
key removed, never leave children unattend­
ed in the vehicle . Unsupervised use of the
electric seat adjustments may cause serious injury .
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden braking or accident, front passen­
gers must never ride in a moving veh icle
with the backrest reclined. Safety belts and
the airbag system only offer maximum pro­
tection when the backrest is upright and the
safety belts are properly positioned on the
body. The more the backrest is reclined, the
greater the risk of personal injury from an
incorrect seating position and improperly
positioned safety belts.
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Sea ts and stor age
Memory function
Memory for driver's seat
Applies to: vehicles with seat memory
The seat adjustment settings for two drivers can
be stored using the memory buttons in the driv ­
e r's door.
F ig . 64 Dr ive r's doo r: Sea t memory
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In addition to the setting for the drive r's seat,
the exterior rear view mirror setting can be stor­ ed and recalled through seat memory if the vehi­
cle is properly equipped .
Storing and re calling s ettings
With the help of the memory buttons 1 and 2
c> fig . 64 the settings for two different drivers
can be stored and recalled
¢ page 62.
The cu rrent se ttings are also automatically as ­
signed to the remote contro l key being used
when the vehicle is locked . When the vehicle is
un locked , the settings assigned to the remote
control key being used are automatically recal­
led.
Tu rnin g se at memo ry on and off
If the IO FFI switch is depressed, the seat memory
is inoperative. When the Memory function is off,
the LED in the button lights up.
All t he s tored se tt ings are retai ned. We recom­
mend using the
I O FF I sw itch and deactivating the
seat memory if the vehicle is on ly going to be
used
temporarily by a driver whose settings are
not going to be stored.
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Stor ing and recalling settings
Applies to: vehicles with seat memory
Storing settings
.,. Adjust the driver's seat .
.,. Adjust the two exterior mirrors.
.,. Press the
ISETI button . The light in the button
w ill come o n.
.,. Now press a memory button
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storing procedu re is correct, a confirmation
tone will sound.
Recalling settings
"' If the driver's door is open and the ignition is
sw itched off, tap the corresponding memory
button briefly .
.,. If the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
switched on, press the appropriate memory
button until the stored position is reached .
Successful storage is confirmed audib ly and by
the light in the
ISE TI button illuminating
c> page 62, fig. 64 .
When the vehicle is locked , the current settings
are stored and assigned to the remote control
key . But the settings stored on memory buttons
1 to 2 are not de leted. They can be recalled at
any time . When the vehicle is
unlocked , the set­
tings assigned to the remote control key a re re­
stored .
If your vehicle is driven by other persons using
your remote control key, you should save your in­ dividual seat position on one of the memory but­
tons . You can recall your settings again simply
and conveniently by p ressing the correspond ing
memory button. When the vehicle is locked,
these settings are automatically re-ass igned to
the remo te contro l key and stored.
A WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat sett ing can only
be reca lled when the vehicle is stationary­
otherwise yo u ris k having an accident.
- In an emergency the reca ll proced ure can be
cancelled by pressing the
! OF F! switch or by
tapping of the memory buttons.