2017 AUDI Q5 warning lights

Automatic rear lid/trunk lid operation
Applies to: vehicle s with automatic rear lid/tru nk lid opera ­
tion
The trunk lid con be opened and closed automat­
ically.
Fi g. 35 Driver's door: U nlock ing the rear lid
Fig. 36 Loc king switch in t he rea r lid
Opening the luggage compartment lid
• Press the b utton C:5 on the mas te r key for at
least one second, or
• Pull the re le ase bu tton
cs in the d river's doo r
c:>fig. 35, or
• Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid
c:> page 40 , fig. 34.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
• Press t he b utton in the luggage compartment
lid
c:>fig. 36. T he li d w ill automa tically close
and lock
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Setting the luggage compartment lid open
position
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• Br ing the l uggage compartment lid into t he de -
a:, sired open position . The pos ition can on ly be a,
~ stored when the lid is above a certain height. r-­N ...... 0 0
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Open ing and closing
• Press and hold the c:> fig. 36 but ton fo r at least
four seconds until the lights blink to store the
desired open pos it ion .
• To set a higher open posit ion, wa it at least five
seconds and then carefully press the luggage
compartment lid upward .
• Press a nd hold the
c:> fig. 36 button again for at
least fou r seconds and this will store the new
open posi tion.
Opening will be stopped immediately when:
- You press the
C:5 button on the remote key for
at least of one second, or
- press the unlock button
C:5 in the driver door,
or
- press the loc k button the in the luggage com ­
partment lid, or
- push the hand le in th e luggage compartment
lid, or
-when something blocks the rear lid or makes it
diffic ult for the lid to move.
B y pre ssing one of the bu tton
cs repe ated ly, yo u
can stop or continue the o pening process. The
pressing the lock button or the hand le repeated ­
ly, you ca n ope n/stop the lid
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Closing will be stopped immed iate ly when :
- press the lock bu tton the in the luggage com­
pa rtment lid, or
- push the handle in the luggage compartment
lid , or
- when something blocks t he rear lid or makes it
d iffic ult for the lid to move .
The pressing the lock button or the hand le re­
peatedly, you can open/stop the lid
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You can man ua lly stop the automatic opening/
closing of t he luggage compartment lid. In this
s ituation, the lid can be manua lly opened. Press
down on the lid and the automatic clos ing will re­
s u me once again .
_&. WARNING
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-Never close the rear lid inattent ively or w ith-
out ch ecking fi rst. Altho ugh t he closing
for ce of the re a r lid is limi ted, you can sti ll
ser io usl y inju re you rsel f or others .
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The rear doors are equipped with child safety locks. The lock is only visible wh en the door is
open . T ake the mechanical key out of the master
key
q page 34 .
Switching the child safety locks on
• Turn the key in the direction of the arrow
¢fig. 38.
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 ha ndles 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. 39 Sect io n of the drive r's d oor: Cont ro ls
All power window switches are provided with a
two-position function :
Opening the windows
• Press the switch to the first stop and hold it un­
til the window reaches the desired position.
• Press the switch briefly to the
second stop to
automatically open the window .
Closing the windows
• Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it until
the window reaches the desired position.
• Pull the switch briefly to the
second stop to au­
tomatically close the window .
Open ing and closing
Power window switches
(D Driver's door
@ Passenger's door
@ Left rear door
@ Right rear door
® Safety button
Child safety locks
When the safety button ® is pressed, the ~
symbol in the button lights up. The power win ­
dow switches in the rear doors are switched off.
A WARNING
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- When you leave your vehicle -even if only
briefly -always remove the ignition key. This
appl ies particularly when children remain in
the vehicle . Otherwise the children could
start the engine or operate elect rical equip­
ment (e.g. power windows). The power win­
dows are functional until the driver's door or
passenger's door has been opened.
- Pay close attention when closing the win­
dows to prevent pinching of hands or limbs .
- When locking the vehicle from outside, the
veh icle must be unoccup ied since the win­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer ­
gency .
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After the ignition has been switched off, the
windows can st ill be opened or closed for
about 10 minutes . The power windows are
not switched off until the dr iver's door or pas­
senger's door has been opened.
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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
~ are automat ically switched off . r-­N ...... 0 0
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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.
@ Tips
- 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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Lights and Vision
-yo ur vehicle is being towed by a tow truck or
if you are towing another vehicle behind
you.
Turn signal and high beam lever
The lever on the le~ side of the steering column
is us ed to operat e the turn signals and th e high
beam as well as the headlight flasher.
F ig . 4 9 Tu rn s ig na l a n d h ig h beam leve r
The turn signal and high beam leve r has the fol­
low ing f unctions :
Turn signals ¢¢
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• Lift the lever up al l the way c> fig . 49 (D to use
the right turn s ignals, or push the lever down
all the way@to use the left turn signals .
Auto-blink
• Move the lever (up or down) just to t he point of
resistance to use the turn signals for as long as
yo u need them, for example when chang ing
lanes .
• Move the lever (up or down) just to the point of
resistance and then release it right away to
make the turn signals b li nk
three times. You
can use this fea ture for example when ch anging
lanes on hig hways.
High beam ~D
• Push the l ever forward @ to sw itch on the h igh
beam.
• Pull t he lever back towa rds you to sw itch off
t he hig h beam.
Headlight flasher ~D
• Pu ll the lever toward the steering wheel © to
u se the head light f lashe r.
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Notes on these features
- Th e turn signals on ly work w it h the ignition
t urned on. The indi cator lights
B or B in the
instrument cluster¢
page 11 also blink .
- After you have turned a co rner, the turn signa l
sw itches o ff automat ica lly.
- Th e
high beam works only when the head ligh ts
are on. The indicator light
Bl in the instrumen t
cl uster illuminates when the high beams are
on.
- The
headlight flasher works o nly as long as yo u
hold t he lever - even if there are no lights
turned on. T he indicator light
Bl in the inst ru ­
ment cluster illuminates when you use the
headlight flas her .
A WARNING
Do not use the h igh beam or head light flasher
if you know that these could blind oncoming
tra ffic.
Interior lighting
Front/rear interior lights
Fig. SO Fro nt headl iner: interio r li gh tin g cont ro ls
Fig. 51 Rear h eadli ner: rea r read ing ligh ts
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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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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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Lights and Vision
-To help prevent damage to the wiper sys­
tem, a lways loosen blades which are frozen
to the windshie ld before operating w ipers .
- To help prevent damage to wiper blades, do
not use gasoline, kerose ne, paint thinner, or
other solvents on or near the wiper blades.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper arms
or other components, do not attempt to
move the wipers by hand.
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- Comme rcial hot waxes applied by a utomat ic
car washes affect the how eas ily the glass
surface can be cleaned.
- You can also use the service position, fo r ex ­
ample, if you want to protect the windsh ield
from icing by using a cover.
Replacing the rear wiper blade
F ig. 58 Rea r wiper: Remov ing the w iper b lade
Removing the wiper blade
.. Fo ld the wi ndshield wipe r arm away from the
windshield.
.. Pu ll the wiper blade and holder out of t he
mount.
Attaching the wiper blade
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.. Press t he wiper b la d e holde r in the arrow dire c­
tion
c:> fig. 58 into the mount.
.. Fo ld the windshield wiper arm bac k onto the
windshield.
A WARNING
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For safety reasons, the windshield w iper
blades sho uld be replaced once or twice each
year .
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Mirror
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 59 Forwa rd sect ion of dr ive r's armrest : power mirror
cont rols
Adjusting exterior mirrors
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• Ro tate the knob to the© pos it io n (dr iver's ex­
t erior mirro r) o r to t he ® posi tion (passe nger's
exterior m irror)
c:> fig. 59.
.. Rotate the knob and the mirro r so that you
have a clear view to the rea r.
Heated mirrors
.,. Ro tate the knob to pos ition @.
Folding both exterior mirrors*
.,. Turn the knob to position @.
Depend ing o n the outside temperature, the mi r­
ror surfaces are heated unt il the ignition is
switched
off -even if the knob is no longer in po­
s it ion @.
You are well-adv ised to fold the exte rior m irrors
in when maneuvering in tight spaces or when
leaving the car parked close to other vehicles .
Memory for e xterior mirrors*
On vehicles with memory for the driver's seat, the
current sett ing fo r the exterior mirrors is auto ­
matically stored along with the seat posit ion
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Tilt function for the passenger 's mirror*
When the reverse gear is engaged, the mirror
s u rface t ilts downwar d slightly if the setting is
for t he passenger's mirror (knob in position ®
c:> fig. 59). This allows you to see the curb during
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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 .
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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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