2017 AUDI Q5 radio

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Unlocking and locking the vehicle with the
remote control
Fig. 28 Remote cont ro l: func tion butto ns
Either the dr iver's door only or the entire vehicle
will unlock when the unlock button @is pressed
once, depending on the sett ings in the radio or
MMI*
Central locking menu ¢ page 36.
.. Press button CD(@) to un lock the vehicle
9 fig . 28.
.. Press button ~ (@ ) to lock the vehicle ¢ /1::i. in
General description on page 36 .
.. Press the button <::::::5 (@ ) for at least one sec­
ond to open the rear lid .
.. Push the red
I PANIC I button( @) to activate the
panic function. The horn sounds and the turn
signals flash. Push the red
I PANIC I button again
to deactivate the panic function .
If the vehicle is unlocked and no door, the rear lid
or the hood is opened within 60 seconds, the ve­
h icle locks itself aga in automatically . This feature
prevents the vehicle from being accidentally left
un locked over a long period of time.
It depends on the settings in the rad io or in the
MMI* whether the entire vehicle is unlocked or
only certain doors ¢
page 36.
On vehicles with Convenience key*, the selector
lever must be in the P position, otherwise the ve­
h icle cannot be locked .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢.&. in Gener­
al description on page 36.
Open ing and closing
(D Tips
-In order to make sure the locking function is
working, you should a lways keep your eye
on the vehicle to make sure it is proper ly
locked.
- Do not use the remote control if you are in­
side the car, otherwise you may uninten­
tionally lock the vehicle, and then you would set off the anti -theft alarm when you try to
start the eng ine or open a door . In case this
happens anyhow, push the unlock button@.
- Use the pan ic function only if you are in an
emergency situation .
Locking and unlocking with Convenience
key
Applies to: vehicles with Convenience key
The doors and the rear lid con be unlocked and
locked without operating the master key.
Fig. 29 Door handle: Locking the vehicle
Unlocking vehicle
.. Take hold of the door handle . The door is un-
locked automatically .
.. Pull the handle to open the door.
Locking vehicle
.. Move the selector lever to the P pos ition (auto­
matic transmission), otherwise the vehicle can­
not be locked.
.. Touch the sensor at the door handle ¢
fig. 29
to lock the vehicle ¢ .&. in General description
on page 36.
Do not reach inside the door han­
dle .
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked at any
door . It depends on the settings in the radio or in
the MMI* whethe r the entire vehicle is unlocked ..,_
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Lights and Vision
-Some exterior lighting functions can be ad ­
justed
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-When yo u remove your key from the igni ­
tion whi le the vehicle's lights are t urned on,
a buzzer sounds as long as the driver's door
i s open.
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of the
headlights, turn s ignals and tail lights can
fog over due to the temperature d ifference
between the inside and outs ide. They will
clear short ly after sw itch ing them on. This
does not affect the serv ice life of the light­
i ng.
- In the event of a light se nsor mal funct ion,
the driver is not ified in the instr ument clus ­
te r d is p lay
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Fog lights
Fig . 4 6 Fog lig ht switch
• To turn on the fog lights }D, press button @
c:>fig. 46 .
• To turn on the rea r fog lights 0$, press button
@ .
Fog lights
The s ide marker lights or low beams must be
sw itched on. Whe n the fog lights are sw itched
on, the g reen check light at the edge of the
sw itch comes o n.
If automat ic driving light control AUTO is activat­
ed, the low beams are sw itched on when the fog
lights are turned on.
Rear fog lights
Low beams or side marker lights with fog lights
must be turned on.
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When the rear fog lights are turned on, the yel ­
l ow check light at t he edge of the switch comes
on .
(D Note
The re ar fog lig hts should on ly be t urned on in
accor dance with traffic reg ulation, as the
li ghts are bright for following t raff ic .
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions ore selected in the radio or in the
MMI".
• Sele ct: I CAR I func tion b utton > Exterior light­
ing . Or
• Select:
-1 c- A~ R~! function b utton > Car systems *
control button > Vehicle settings > E xterior
lighting .
Coming home (Lights when leaving car),
Leaving home (Light s when unlock ing ca r)
The coming home function ill uminates the area
outside the vehicle when you turn the ignit ion
off
and open the driver's door . Depending on vehicle
equipment, the function ca n be sw itched on and
off or the length of time the lights remain o n*
can be adj usted.
The leaving home illum inates the area outside
the ve hicle when you unlock the vehicle. This
funct ion can be switched on and off .
The Coming home and Leaving home functions
on ly operate when it is dark and the light switc h
i s in the
AUTO pos ition.
Auto headlights
When the light sw itch is in the AUTO c:> page 49
pos ition, the switch-on point of the lights can be
c hanged in the automat ic driving light function.
Daytime running lights
USA models: You can switch the daytime runn ing
li ghts
On and Off .
Canada model s:
The function canno t be tur ned
off.
It i s a ct ivate d automatically ea ch time the ig-
nit ion is switched on.
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switched back on by moving the windshield
wiper lever to any position .
- Worn or dirty windshield wiper blades result
i n streaking. This can affect the rain sensor
funct ion . Check yo ur windshield wiper
blades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozzles of the windshield
washer system are heated at low tempera­
tures when the ignition is on.
- When stopping temporarily, e .g . at a traffic
light, the set speed of the windsh ield wipers
i s automatically reduced by one speed.
Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Clean the windshield wiper blades when they be­
g in to leave streaks . Use a soft cloth a nd glass
cleane r to clean the w indshield wiper blades .
Front w ipe r
.. Place the windshield wiper arms in the service
pos ition. Refer to
9 page 55 .
.. Lift the wiper arm away from the front window .
Rear wiper
.. Lift the wiper arm away from the rear window.
A WARNING
Dirty windshield wiper blades can impair your
view. This can lead to accidents.
Replacing windshield wiper blades
F ig. 57 Remov ing the w ipe r blade
Wiper s ervice position /blade replac em ent
posit ion
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.. Switch the ign ition off and move the windsh ield
wiper lever to position @
9 page 54, fig. 55.
Lights and Vision
The windshield wipers move into the service po­
sition .
.. To br ing the wipers back into the orig ina l posi­
tion, switch the ignition on and press the wind­ shie ld w iper lever.
You can also turn the service position on or off in
the radio or MMI*: .. Switch the windshie ld wipers
off (posit ion @
9page 54, fig. 55).
.. Select: !CAR ! function button > Wind shield
wiper s
> Servic e po sition > On /Off . Or
.. Select:
!CAR ! function button> Car syst em s*
cont rol button > Servicing & c heck s> Wiper
s ervi ce po sition
> On /Off .
Removing the wiper blade
.,. Lift the w indshield wiper arm up from the
w indshield .
.,. Press the locking knob
(D 9 fig. 57 on the wiper
b lade. Hold the wipe r blade firmly .
.. Remove the w iper blade in the direction of the
ar row .
Attaching the wiper blade
.. Insert t he new wipe r blade into the mount on
the wipe r arm @until you hear it latch into
p lace.
.. Place t he w iper arm back on the windshield.
.. Turn the se rvice pos ition off.
A WARNING ~ -
F or your safety, you should replace the wiper
b lades once or twice a year . See your author­
i zed Audi dealer for replacement blades.
(D Note
- T he windshie ld wiper blades must on ly be
replaced when in the service position! Oth­
erwise, you r isk damaging the paint on the
hood or the w indshield wiper motor .
- You should not move your vehicle or press
the windsh ield wiper lever when the wiper
arms a re folded away from the windshie ld.
The windshield wipers would move back in­
t o their or iginal pos ition and could damage
the hood and w indshie ld .
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Warm and cold
Operation
We recommend pressing the IAUTOI button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C) .
Fig . 96 3-zo ne de luxe automat ic cl imate co ntrol: con tro ls
Press the buttons to turn the functions on or off .
Use the dials to adjust the temperature, the
b lowe r speed and the air distrib ution . The LED in
a bu tton w ill light up when the funct ion is
sw itched on. The sett ings a re displayed for a few
seconds in the radio or MMI* display .
The driver and front passenger side can be ad­
jus ted separate ly. Th e settings are also d isplayed
in the clima te control system d isplay.
I O FF j Switching the climate control system
on /off
The IOFFI button swi tches the climate contro l
sys tem on or off. It also switches on when you
press the knob . Ai rf low from o utside is blocked
when the climate con trol system is switched off.
IAIC ! Switching cooling mode on /off
The air is not cooled and humidity is not removed
when cooling mode is switched off . T h is can
cause fog on the windows . The cooling mode
sw itches off au toma tic ally when there are cold
outside temperat ures.
la, I Switching recirculation mode on /off
In recirculation mode, the a ir inside the vehicle is
circu lated and filtered . This prevents the unfil­
tered a ir o utside the vehicle from e ntering the
veh icle interior . We recommend switching recir-
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culation mode on when driving through a tunnel
or when sitt ing in traffic
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The !AUTO I button or I l1ii> FRONT ! button switches
reci rculation mode off .
I AUTO I Switching automatic mode on
Automatic mode main tains a constan t tempera­
ture inside the vehicle . Air temperature , airflow
and air distribution are controlled automatically.
Adjusting the temp erature
Temperatures between 60 ° F (+ 16 °C) and 84 ° F
( + 28 °C) can be set . O utside of th is range,
l ow or
high will appear in the radio or MMI* display . At
both of these settings, the climate control sys­
tem runs continuously at maximum cooling or
heating power. There is no temperature regula­
tion.
~ Adju sting th e airfl ow
You can adjust the airflow manua lly to suit your
needs . To have the airflow reg ulated automati­
cally, press the
IAUTO I button.
~ Adjusting the air distribution
Yo u can manual ly select the vents where the air
will flow. To have the air distribut ion regulated
automat ica lly, press the
IAUTO I button. ""

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[i] Adjusting seat heating*
Pressing the button switches the seat heating on
at the highest setting (level 3) . The LEDs indicate
the temperature level. To reduce the tempera­
ture, press the button again. To switch the seat heating off, press the button repeatedly until the
LED turns off.
After 10 minutes, the seat heating automatically
switches from level 3 to level 2.
lil Adjusting seat ventilation*
Pressing the button switches the seat ventilation
on at the highest sett ing (level 3). The LEDs indi­
cate the venti lation level. To reduce the ventila ­
tion level, press the button again. To switch the
seat v entilation off, press the button repeatedly
until the LED turns off.
I ..., FRONT I Switch the defroster on/off
The windshield and side windows are defrosted
or cleared of condensation as quickly as possib le.
The maximum amount of air flows mainly from
the vents below the windshield. Recirculation
mode switches off. The temperature should be
set to 72 °F (22 °() or higher. The temperature is
controlled automatically .
T he
IAUTOI button switches the defroster off.
llliil REARI Switching rear window heater on/
off
The rear window heater on ly operates when the
engine is running. It switches off automatica lly
after a few minutes, depending on the outs ide
temperature.
To prevent the rear window heater from switch­ing off automatically, press and hold the
!llil> REAR I
button for more than 2 seconds . This remains
s tored until the ignition is switched off .
Air vents
You can open and close the center and rear air
vents using the thumbwheels . The levers adjust
the direction of the airflow from the vents.
You can adjust the air temperature in the rear by
turning the thumbwheel toward the red side to
Warm and cold
make it warmer or toward the blue s ide to make
it coo ler.
A WARNING
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- Do not use the recirculation for extended
periods of time. The windows could fog up
since no fresh air can enter the vehicle . If
the windows fog up, press the air rec ircula ­
tion button again immed iately to switch off
the air rec irculat ion function or select de­
frost.
- Individuals with reduced sensit ivity to pain
or temperature could develop burns when
using the seat heating* function. To reduce
the risk of injury, these individua ls should
not use seat heating.
(D Note
To avoid damage to the heating elements* in
the seats, do not kneel on the seats or place heavy loads on a small area of the seat.
Setup
The basic climate control settings can be adjust­
ed in the radio or MMI*.
"'Select: !CAR I function button> A/C control but­
ton. Or
"' Select:
!CAR ! function button> Car systems*
control button >
A/C.
Automatic recirculation
When switched on, automat ic rec irculat ion con­
trols the recirculation mode automatically. If the
windows fog up, press the
I@ F RON T I button.
Synchronization
When synchronization is switched on, the same
settings are appl ied to both the driver and front
passenger , except for the seat heating/ventila­
t ion* . Synchronization switches off when you ad­
just the settings on the front passenger's sid e.
You can also sw itch synchronizat ion on by press-
i ng and holding the knob on the driver's side. ..,.
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electrical equipment s uch as exterior lights
will switch off as well when that happens.
Switching engine off
A pp lies to: ve hicles with Conve nien ce key
~ Bring your vehicle to a complete stop.
~ Move the selector lever to the P or N position.
~ Press the I STAR T ENGINE ST OPI button
¢ page 84, fig. 101.
Ste ering lock
The steering locks when you turn the engine off
using the
! S TART ENGINE STOPI button and
open the dr iver's door. The locked steering helps
prevent vehicle theft.
Emer gency off
If necessary, the engine can be switched off with
the selector lever in the R or D/S position. The
engine stops if you press and ho ld the
I START ENGINE STOPI button at speeds below
6 mph (10 km/h) and press the brake pedal.
A WARNING
- Never turn off the engine before the veh icle
has come to a comp lete stop. The fu ll func­
t ion of the brake booster and the power
steering is no t gua ranteed. You must use
more fo rce to turn or brake i f necessary. Be­
cause you cannot steer and b rake as you
usually wou ld, this could lead to crashes
and ser ious injuries.
- For safety reasons, you should a lways park
your vehicle with the selector lever in P .
Otherwise, the vehicle could inadvertently
roll away.
- The radiator fan can continue to run for up
to 10 m inutes even after you have turned
off the engine and removed the ignition key.
The radiator fan can also turn on again if the engine coolant heats up because of intense
sunlight or heat bui ld-up in the engine com­
partment.
- Always take the key with you whenever you
leave you r vehicle. Othe rw ise, the engine
c ou ld be started o r electrical equ ipme nt
D riv ing
such as the power windows could be operat­
ed. This can lead to ser ious injury.
- Never leave chi ldren or persons requiring as­
sistance unattended in the vehicle. The
doors can be locked using the remote trans­ mitter, preventing people from escaping
from the vehicle on their own in the event of
a n emergency. Depending on the time of
year, people ins ide the veh icle can be ex­
posed to very high o r very low tempera­
tures.
0 Note
If the engine has been under heavy load for
an extended pe riod, heat bu ilds up in the en­
g ine compartment afte r the engine is switch­
ed off -there is a ris k of damaging the engine.
A llow the engine to run at id le for about two
minutes before switching it off.
Driver messages
Ignition i s on
This message appears and a warning tone sounds
if you open the drive r's door when the ig nition is
swi tched on.
No k ey id ent ified
This message appears when the
I START ENGINE STOP !* button is pressed if there
is no master key inside the vehicle or if the sys­
tem does not recognize it. For example, the mas­
ter key cannot be recognized if it is covered by an
obje ct (e.g. al uminum brief case) which
screens
the radio s ignal. Elec tronic devices such as ce ll
phones can a lso interfere with the radio signal.
Pre ss brake p edal to start en g ine
This message appears if you do not press the
brake pedal to start the engine.
S hift to N or P to start en gine
This message appears when attempting to start
the engine if the se lector lever for the automatic
transm ission is not in the P or N position. The en­
gine can on ly be started with the se lector in
these positions.
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Driving
Speed warning 1: setting a speed limit
Warning threshold 1 is set by the I SET I button .
Fig. 1 06 SET button in t he ins trume nt cluster
Storing the maximum spe ed
• Drive at the desired maximum speed.
• Press the
!SE TI but ton in the ins trumen t panel
display ~fig.106for 1 second.
Resetting the maximum speed
• Drive the vehicle at a speed of at least 3 mph
(5 km/h)
• Press the
~IS-E T~I button for more than 2 seconds .
The speed warning symbol. (USA models)/ .
(Canada models) will appear briefly in the disp lay
when you release the
!SE TI butto n to indicate
that the maxim um speed has been sto red suc­
cessfully.
The max imum speed remains stored until it is
changed by pressing the
I SETI button again brief­
ly or unt il it is deleted by a lengthy p ush on the
button.
Speed warning 2: setting a speed limit
The MMI* or the radio control unit is used to set,
change or delete warning threshold 2 .
• Se lect : !CARI funct ion button> Ins trum ent
clu st e r > S peed warning .
Or
• Select : !CARI function button> C ar sys te m s*
contro l button > Dri ver ass ist > S peed w arnin g.
Wa rning threshold 2 can be set in the speed
range star ting from 20 mph to 150 mph (30 km/
h to 240 km/h) . Set tings can each be ad justed in
intervals of 5 mph (10 km/h).
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Cruise control system
Switching on
The cruise control system makes it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at
20 mph (30
km/h) .
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Fig. 10 7 Control leve r wit h pu sh-but ton
Fig . 108 Disp lay: Selected speed
• Pull the lever to position (D <=> fig . 10 7 to
switch the system on.
• Drive at the speed to be controlled.
• Press button @to set that speed .
The stored speed and the indicator light
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Iij;\1)~14 (US model) !lll (Canadian mode l) appear
in the instrument cluster display
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display may vary, depending on the type of dis­
play in your vehicle .
The speed is kept constant by modifying engine power or through an active brake intervention.
A WARNING
- Always pay attention to the traffic around
you when the cruise control is in operation .
You are always respons ible for your speed
and the distance between your veh icle and
other veh icles .
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
c:::::, ___ c:::::,_ Distance 3 : This setting corresponds
to a distance of 164 feet/SO mete rs when trave l­
ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a time interval of 1.8 seconds .
c:::::, ____ c:::::, Distance 4 : This setting corresponds
to a distance of 210 feet/64 meters when trave l­
ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a time interval of
2 .3 seconds .
_&. WARNING
Following ot her vehicles too closely increases
the risk of collisions and ser ious personal in­
jury.
- Setting short distances to the traffic ahead
reduces the t ime and distance ava ilable to
br ing your vehicle to a safe sto p an d makes
i t eve n mo re necessary to pay close atten­
t ion t o traffic.
- Always obey applicable traffic laws, use
g ood ju dgment, and select a safe f ollow ing
di st ance f or th e tra ffic, road and we athe r
c ondition s.
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- Distance 3
is set au tomati cally e ach time
yo u sw itch th e ig nit io n o n.
- Y our sta ndard setti ngs a re a uto mat ica lly
stor ed and as signed to th e re m ote contro l
k ey be ing used ¢
page 33 .
Setting the dr iving program
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith Audi adaptive cruise co ntro l
Depending on t he se lec ted dr iv ing program and
d istance, dr iv ing behavior whe n accelerating wi ll
vary from dynamic to comfo rtable.
Setting the driving program for vehicles
without Audi drive select*
~ In the radio/ MM!*, selec t: !CARI function but ­
ton
> adaptive cruise control > Driving pro­
gram
> Comfort , Standard or Dynamic. Or
~ Se lect : I CARI funct ion button > Car systems*
contro l button > Driver assist > Adaptive cruise
control
> Driving program > Comfort, Stand­
ard
o r Dynamic .
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Setting the driving mode for vehicles with
Audi drive select*
Refer to ¢page 123 .
(D Tips
Your set tings are automatic ally store d and as ­
signed to t he remote contro l key being used
¢ page 33 .
Request for driver intervention
App lies to: vehicles wi th Audi ada ptive c ru ise control
Fig. 131 I n str um ent cl uste r: re quest for driver interve n­
t io n
In certain situations, the system will prompt yo u
to take ac tion . This could happen, for example, if
braki ng by the adaptive cruise cont rol sys tem is
not en ough to ma in tain enough dis tance to t he
vehicle a he ad .
The ins trument cluster w ill warn you about the
dange r¢
fig . 131 :
-A red veh icle is pictured in the d isp lay.
- The te xt
DISTANCE! appears in the status bar .
- The red indicator light . blinks .
- In ad dition, a wa rni ng tone so unds .