2017 AUDI Q5 ABS

Emerg ency assis ta nce
Emergency assistance
Vehicle jack, vehicle tool kit and collapsible spare
tire
Onboard tool kit and vehicle jack
The vehicle tools and vehicle jock* ore stored in
the luggage comportment under the floor cover.
Fig. 207 Luggage compartment: on board tool kit and vehi­
cle jack
The vehicle jack* is stored under the onboard tool
kit ¢ fig. 207.
Hybr id d rive*: the storage location of the on­
board tool kit varies
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The onboard tool k it includes:
- Hook for removing wheel covers*
- Plastic hook to remove wheel bolt covers*
- Alignment pin for changing wheels
- Wheel bolt wrench
- Folding chocks
- Screwdriver with revers ible blade
- Socket (removable Torx socket)*
- 10 x 13 open ended wrench (for disconnecting
the battery cables)
- Towing eye
A WARNING
Improper use of the vehicle jack* can cause
ser ious personal injuries.
- Never use the jack* supplied with your Aud i
on another vehicle, particularly on a heavier
one. The jack* is only su itable for use on the
vehicle it came w ith.
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- Using a bumper jack to raise the vehicle will
damage the bumper system. The jack may
slip, caus ing injury.
- Never support your vehicle on cinder blocks,
bricks or other objects. These may not be
able to support the load and could cause in­
jury when they fail.
- Never start or run the engine while the vehi­
cle is supported by the jack* .
- If you must work under the vehicle, always
use safety stands specifically designed for
this purpose.
- Never use the hexagonal socket in the han­
dle of the screwdr iver to loosen or tighten
the wheel bolts .
- Always make sure the inflatab le spare tire*
and even a flat tire are secured in place and
not loose, otherwise they could fly forward,
causing personal inj ury to passenge rs in the
vehi cle in an a cc ident or sudden maneuve r.
@ Tips
The vehicle jack in your vehicle is mainte­
nance-free.
Folding chocks
The folding chocks ore port of the on board tool
kit .
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Fig . 208 Open ing fo lding chocks
To use the chocks, you fi rst have to raise the sup­
port plate
¢ fig. 208 (D and then insert the lock­
ing plate with the two "tabs" into the elongated
holes in the base plate
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_& WARNING
-The chock cannot fulfil its function and may
lose its stability if the "tabs" on the support
plate a re not inserted correctly into the
elongated holes in the base plate. If th is
happens, the vehicle may sta rt to move
wh ile a wheel is being changed.
- Never use the fold ing chocks if they are
damaged or if they have not been assem­
bled co rrectly.
Removing bass box
Appl ies to: vehicles wit h bass box
Before the inflatable spare tire* can be token
out, the bass box must be removed.
Fig . 20 9 Spare w heel well: Bass box
Removing ba ss box
"Lift up the cargo floor using the hand le .
" Squeeze the locking tabs¢
fig. 209 © of the
connector.
" Disconnect the connector @and place the lead
to one s ide.
"T urn the large screw counter -clockwise .
" Carefully remove t he bass box .
Installing bas s bo x
"Carefully place the bass box in the whee l. The
inscription "FRONT" on the bass box must face
forward.
" Reconnect the co nnector that was removed.
" Secu re the bass box w ith the la rge screw .
" Fold the cargo floo r bac k down.
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
Inflatable spare tire
Applies to: vehicles w ith inflatable spare tire
The inflatable spare tire expands to its full diam­
eter when it is inflated .
Fig. 210 In flatable spare tire wit h comp ressor
Removing inflatabl e spare tire
"Lift up the cargo floo r us ing the handle.
" Remove the dirt tr ay .
" Turn the large sc rew ¢ fig .
210 counter -clock-
w ise .
" Remove the bass box as required¢
page 251.
"Take out the inflatab le spare tire.
" Always store the vehicle too l kit, the jack* and
the replaced tire in the luggage compartment
¢ page 136.
Stowing the inflatable spare tire
.. Release the air by unscrewing the valve stem.
" Screw the valve stem back in afterwards.
" Wa it a few hours before plac ing the wheel in
the spare wheel well¢,& .
" Insta ll the bass box as requ ired ¢
page 251 .
" Secure the whee l w ith the la rge sc rew.
" Place t he d irt tray back in .
" Fold t he c argo floor back down .
After using the inflatable spare wheel
The inflatable spare tire can be re-used as long as
it is not damaged and is not worn down to the
tread wea r indicators ¢.&, .
When you let the a ir out of the inf latab le spare
t ir e, it does not assume its folded shape again for
severa l hours . Unt il then, it cannot be placed
back i n the spare wheel well and stowed securely.
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Fuses and bulbs
Left cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 222 Left side of the cockp it: fuse panel with p lastic
clip
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Equipment
1 Dynamic steering
2 ESC control module
A/C system pressure sensor, electrome-
3 chanical parking
brake, Homelink, auto-
matic dimming interior rearview mirror,
air quality/outside air sensor, ESC button
s Sound actuator/exhaust sound tuning
6 Headlight range control/corner ing light
7 Headlight (cornering light)
Control modules (electromechanical park-
8 ing brake, shock absorber, quattro Sport,
trailer hitch), DCDC converter
9
Adaptive cruise control or high voltage
battery (hybrid dr ive)
11 Side assist
12 Headlight range control, parking system
13 Airbag
14 Rear wiper
15 Auxiliary
fuse (instrument panel)
16 Auxiliary fuse te rm inal 15 (engine area)
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Fuse panel ® (brown)
No. Equipment
1 Electric exhaust door
2 Brake
light sensor or brake pedal move-
ment sensor (hybrid drive)
3 Fuel pump
4 Ad
Blue pumps or brake booster power
supply (hybrid dr ive)
s
Left seat heating with/without seat venti-
lation
6 ESC
7 Horn
8
Left front doo r (window regulator, central
locking, mirror, switch, lighting)
9 Wiper motor
10 ESC
11 L
eft rear doo r (window regulator, switch,
li ght ing)
12 Rain and light sensor
Fuse panel
© (red)
No. Equipment
3 Lumbar support
4 Dynamic steering
5 Climatized cup holder
6 Windshie
ld washer system, headlamp
washer system
7 Vehicle electrical system control module 1
8 Vehicle electrical system control module 1
9 Panorama roof
10 Vehicle electrical system control module 1
11 Sun shade (panorama sunroof)
12 Anti-theft alarm system

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Front towing loop
Do not install the front towing loop until it is
needed.

Fig. 227 Fro nt bumper: remov ing the cover cap

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Fig. 228 F ro nt bumper : sc rewing in the towing loop
The towing loop fits into the threaded hole locat­
ed on the right side of the front bumper and cov­
ered by a cover when not in use .
.,. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool­
kit ¢
page 250 .
.,. Carefully remove the cover ¢fig . 227 .
.,. Screw the towing loop tightly into the threaded
hole as far as it will go ¢
fig. 228.
When it is no longer needed, unscrew the towing
loop and put it back into the vehicle toolkit . Be
sure to have the towing loop stored in the vehicle
at all times.
When re-installing the cover be sure to first in­
sert the tabs on the cover into the retainers near
the radiator grille . Then install the other side of
the cover and push it into the reta iners
¢ fig. 227 .
The appearance of the cover varies from the illus­
tration for some model versions.
Emergency situations
A WARNING
-If the towing loop is not screwed in as far as it
will go, the thread can pull out when the vehi­
cle is towed -potential risk of an accident.
(D Note
The cover is attached to the bumper with sev­
eral hooks. Do not use excessive force when
removing the cover to avoid damaging it .
Rear towing loop
On vehicles without a factory-installed trailer
hit ch*, the threaded hole for the towing loop is
on the right side of the rear bumper .
Fig. 229 Rear bumper: Cove r
Fig. 230 Rear bumper: Sc rewing in towing loop
Vehicles with a towing loop
.,. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool­
kit
¢ page 250.
.,. Press the cover in by applying short strong
pressure to release it from the bumper
¢ fig. 229 .
.,. Screw the towing loop tightly into the threaded
hole as far as it will go¢
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Treadwear indicato rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Unidirectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Uniform tire quality grad ing . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Tires and wheels Glossary of tire and load ing terminology . 232
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . 13
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
To rn or frayed safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Towing Front eye let . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Rear eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Towing a trailer
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
TPM5 (tire pressure monitoring system) . . . 248
Trailer tow ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
I nformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 200, 201
Tongue load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Trailer turn signal assembly
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
T ransmission
Malfunction (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
T ransport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Trip computer
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Single -trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Total-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
T rip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Trunk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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ULSD No. 2 (D iesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Unfastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Uniform tire quality grading
Unlocking 247
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear lid/trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Index
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Using the mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
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Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . 272
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250, 257
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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Warning/indicator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
E le ctromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 15
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
E lectron ic Stabilization Contro l (ESC) . . . . . 13
Glow p lug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 14
Safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . 13
Trailer turn signal assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Warning/Ind icator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Washing matte finish pa int . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
l oose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 141
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
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