2018 AUDI Q5 page 4

Parking aid
Adjusting the parking aid
Applies to: vehicles with a rear parking system/parking sys­
tem plus/rearview camera/peripheral cameras
The functions are adjusted in the Infotainment
system .
.,. Select in the Infota in m ent system: IMENU I but­
t on
> Vehicle > left co ntro l bu tton > Driver a s­
sistance > Parking aid .
Or
.,. When the par kin g aid is active, se lect in the In -
fotainment system : rig ht contro l butto n*.
End sy stem * -stop t he pa rking aid
Activate automatically * -switch automatic acti­
vation on/off
Front volume * -volume for the front area
Rear volume -vo lume for t he rear area
Entertainment fader -the vol ume o f th e aud io/
video so urce is lowered when t he parking system
is turned on.
T he new value is g iven b riefly du ring the a djus t­
men t.
View * -sw itch betwee n an optical d isplay
( Graphic ) and camera image ( Camera ) in the
r ight section of the disp lay.
Trail er view * -show trailer view
*Auto. front /rear came ra change* -the view be­
h ind the veh icle
( Rear mode) is displayed auto­
mat ica lly w hen you shift into reverse gear. The
v iew in front of the vehicle
( Front mode) is d is ­
p layed automat ically whe n you sh ift into the for­
ward gea rs. When first activat ing in a forward
gea r with t he
P,,1~ bu tto n, the front s ide v iew is
d isp layed
(Corner view (front) mode).
If you do not set
the./, t h e view behind the vehi­
cle
( Rear mode) is a lways d isp layed and it does
no t swi tch to the
Front mode whe n a forwar d
ge ar is se lec ted .
(0 Tips
-Seve ral menus can be accessed w ith the
r ight contr ol butt on o nly w hen the p ark ing
a id is active.
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- The set tings for vo lume and automa tic ac ti­
vation * are stored automatically and as­
signe d to the remote control key in use.
Error messages
Applies to: vehicles with a rear parking system/parking sys­
tem plus/rearview camera/peripheral cameras
Ill Rear parking aid: malfunction! Ob stacl es
cannot be detected
Ill Front parking aid: malfunction! Obstacles
cannot be detect ed
Ill Parking aid : malfunct ion! Obstacles cannot
be detected
When one of these messages appears, there is a
system malfunction. The LED in t he
Pw, button al­
so blinks whe n sw itchi ng it on. The releva nt mes­
sage o nly appears again w hen you manually acti ­
vate the par king a id wi th t he b utton .
[ii Rear parking aid : obstacle detection restrict­
ed
The rea r cross-traffic ass ist* c:!;> page 124, Rear
cross-traffic assist is no t ava ilable. Either the ESC
is sw itched off, or the radar sensors may be cov­
ered by a bike rack, stickers, leaves, snow or oth­
er objects . Switch t he ESC on , or clean the area in
front of the sensors if necessary
c:!;> page 121,
fig. 121 .
If this message cont inues to be d is­
played, drive immed iate ly to an author ized A udi
de aler or au thor ized A udi Servi ce Facili ty to h ave
t h e mal funct ion repai red .
Parking system plus*
If a senso r or speaker is faulty, the.!¼ symbo l
will appear i n fro nt of/behind the vehicle in the
I nfotai nment syste m disp lay. If a rear sensor is
f aulty, only obs tacles th at are in areas @ and @
a re show n
<:!;>page 131, fig . 128 . If a front senso r
i s fa ulty, o nly obstacles that a re in a reas © and
@ are s hown.
Peripheral cameras*
There is a system malfunction if t he % symbo l
appe ars and the co rresponding area of the dis ­
play is shown in black . The camera is not wo rking
i n th is area.
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Intelligent Technology
(D Tips
-If the brake booster is not working, you
must press the brake pedal with much more
force than normal.
- If you retrofit your vehicle with a front spoil­
er, whee l covers or similar items, make sure
that the a ir flow to the front wheels is not
in terrupted. Otherw ise the brake system
can become too hot .
Electromechanical
steering, Dynamic
steering
The electromechanical steering supports the
driver's steering movements.
Power steering adapts electronically based on
the vehicle speed.
Indicator lights and messages
• Steering: malfunction! Please stop vehicle
If th is ind icator light turns on and stays on and
this message appears, the power steering may
have fa iled.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon as pos ­
sible . Do
not continue driving . See an author ized
Aud i deale r or authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility fo r
assistance .
,~n Steering: malfunction! You can continue
driving
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears, the steering wheel may be more diffi­
cult to move or more sensit ive than usual. The
steer ing wheel may also be at an angle when
driving st raight.
Drive slowly to an au thorized Audi dealer or au­
thor ized Audi Service Fac il ity to have the mal­
function corrected .
I@ Dynamic steering: correcting steering wheel
position
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, the dynamic steering* is reinitializing.
The steering wheel will be easy to move after
starting the engine. Re initialization might be
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necessary if the steering wheel was moved while
the engine was switched
off. T he disp lay turns
off if the initialization was successfu l.
(D Tips
-If the . or Erfl indicator light only stays on
for a short time, you may continue driving.
- T he dynamic steering stability systems
¢page 140 are not avai lab le in the event of
a system malfunction .
- For additional information on dynamic
steering, see
¢ page 125.
All-wheel drive (quattro)
General information
In all wheel drive, the driv in g power is distribut­
ed between all four whee ls when needed. This
happens automatically depending on your driving
behavior as well as the current road conditions.
Also see
c> page 140 , Electronic Stabilization
Con trol (ESC).
The all-whee l drive system distributes the driving
power variably to the front and rear axle. It works
together with selective wheel torque control,
which activates when driving through curves
c> page 140. With the sport differential*, power
distribution to the rear wheels is variable and can
be adjusted using the drive select
c>poge 125 .
The all wheel drive concept is designed for high
engine power . Your vehicle is excep tionally pow­
erful and has excellent driving characteristics
both under normal driving conditions and on
snow and ice. Always read and follow safety pre­
cautions ¢.&. .
Winter tires
By using all wheel dr ive, your veh icle has good
forward motion w ith standard tires in winter con ­
ditions. However, using winter or all season t ires
o n oil four wheels in the winter is recommended,
because this w ill imp rove the braking effect.
Snow chains
If there are snow chain laws, snow chains must
also be used on veh icles with all wheel drive
c> page 340, Snow chains . .,.

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Replacing tires
F or vehicles w it h all whee l dr ive, only wheels w ith
the same ro lling circumference should be used .
Avoid using tires with different tread depths
~ page 332, New tires or wheels.
A WARNING
- Also, in vehicles with all wheel drive, adapt your dr iv ing style to the current road and
traff ic conditions. Do not let the increased
safety provided tempt you into tak ing risks,
because th is increases the r isk of an acci­
dent .
- The braking ability of your veh icle is limited
to the tract ion of the wheels. In this way, it
is not diffe rent from a two wheel dr ive vehi­
cle. Do not be tempted to accelerate to a
high speed when the road is slippery, be­
cause this increases the risk of an accident.
- Note that on wet streets, the front wheels
can "hydroplane" if driving at speeds that
are too high . Unlike front whee l drive
vehicles, the engine does not rev higher sud­
denly when the vehicle begins hydroplaning.
For this reason, adapt your speed to the
road conditions to reduce the risk of an acc i­
dent .
Energy management
Your vehicle is equipped with an intelligent ener­
gy management system for distributing electrici­
ty . This s ignificantly improves the starting ab ility
and increases the vehicle battery life .
(D Tips
- If you drive short distances frequently, the
vehicle battery may not charge enough
while dr iving . As a resu lt, convenience func­
tions for elect rical equipment may be tem­
porarily unavailable.
- The vehicle battery will gradua lly drain if
the vehicle is not driven fo r long pe riods of
time, or if electrical equipment is used
when the engine is not running . To ensure
that the vehicle can still be started, the electrica l equipment will be reduced or
switched off.
Intelligent Technology
Notice about data
recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and
vehicle control modules
Event Data Recorder
T his vehicle is equipped with an Event Data Re­
corder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa­
tions, such as an airbag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understand­
ing how a vehicle's systems performed. The EDR
is designed to record data related to vehicle dy ­
nam ics and safety systems for a short per iod of
t ime, typ ically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this
vehicle is designed to record such data as:
- How various systems in your vehicle were oper­
ating;
- Whether or not the driver and passenger safety
belts were buckled/fastened;
- How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal; and,
- How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better understand­
ing of the circumstances in which crashes and in ­
juries occur. NO TE: EDR data are recorded by your
vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs;
no data are recorded by the EDR under normal
driv ing cond itions and no personal data (e.g .,
name, gender, age, and crash location) are re­
corded. However, othe r parties, such as law en­
forcement, could comb ine t he EDR data with the
type of personally identifying data routinely ac­
quired during a crash investigation.
T o read data recorded by an EDR, special equip­
ment is required, and access to the vehicle or the
EDR is needed. In addition to th e ve hicle manu­
facturer, other parties, such as law en forcement,
that have the special equipment, can read the in ­
formation if they have access to the vehicle or the
EDR.
Some state laws restrict the retrieval or down­
l oading of data stored by ED Rs installed in a vehi ­
cle for the express purpose of retrieving data af­
ter an accident or crash event without the own- er 's consent .
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Multi Media Interface
MMI On/Off knob with
joystick function
Operating
Fig.149 MMI On/Off knob wi th joystick functio n
Switching the MMI on/off: the MMI can be
switched on/off manually .
-Switching on manually : press the On/Off knob
@briefly c:> fig. 149. Or: press the IMENUI but­
ton @ c:> page 147, fig. 148 or one of the but ­
tons to open the menus directly ®·
-Switching off manually: press and hold the
On/Off knob
(D c:> fig. 149 until the MMI
switches off. If the MMI has been switched off
manually, it does
not switch on again automati­
ca lly the next time the ignit ion is switched on.
Additional functions:
- Adju sting the volume :
turn the On/Off knob (D
c:>fig. 149.
-Muting : press the On/Off knob (D c:> fig. 149
briefly.
- Selecting the previous /next function (for ex­
ample, a radio station/track):
press the On/Off
knob
(D c:> fig . 149 briefly toward the left l rig ht
t>l>I .
-Fast forwarding/rewinding (for example
songs): press and hold the On/Off knob (D
c:> fig. 149 toward the left ll>I .
.&_ WARNING
Adjust the volume of the audio system so that
signals from outside the vehicle, such as po ­
lice and fire sirens, can be heard easily at all
times.
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@ Tips
The MMI switches off automatically if the en­
gine is not running and the vehicle battery is
low.
Infotainment system
display
Switching on/off
.. Press the~ button to switch the Infotainment
system on and off.
When the MMI is switched on and the display is
switched off, you can operate certain functions using the On/Off knob with the MMI joystick
funct ion
c:> page 148 .
{!) Tips
There may be delays when switching on the
display.
Information on display images
The display version depends on vehicle equip­
ment.
_ 8_ 7_ 6
_ M_H _z ____________ ____ f. ;
88 7 MHz
J
900 MHz
90.5 MHz
91 5 MHz
96 6 MHz - -------------
Fig. 150 D isp lay vers ion A
Fig. 151 D isp lay vers ion B
Additional content (such as album cover and map
mater ial) is shown on display version B, if appli-
cable
(D c:> fig . 151. Because the other content Ill-

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shown on the displays is nearly identical between
the two versions, this manual will primarily de­
scr ibe display version A .
MMI operation
Selecting and confirming a function
Fig. 152 Operating the contro l knob
Selecting and confirming a function in a
menu /list
"'Selecting a function : turn the control knob (D
¢fig. 152 to the desired function (such as se­
lecting a frequency) .
"'Confirming a selection: press the control knob
@¢fig, 152.
Returning to functions at higher levels
"'Press the I BACK I button 0 ¢ page 147,
fig. 148.
Multi Media Inte rface
Opening the main menu/menu
Fig. 153 Diag ram: main menu
Opening the main menu
"'Press the lMENUI button @ ¢page 147,
fig . 148. The MMI menus (such as Radio) are
disp layed
¢ fig. 153. Then you can select and
confirm a function using the contro l knob.
Opening a menu directly
"' Press the applicable button to d irectly open the
menus ®
¢page 147, fig. 148 in the direct ion
of the desired menu (such as
I RADIO b. Then
you can select and confirm a function using the
control knob.
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MMI touch
MMI touch control pad
Applies to: vehicles with MMI touch
You can enter data using handwriting recogni­
tion on the MMI touch control pad.
F ig . 1 56 Examp le : enter ing a nav igation dest ination us in g
t h e MMI touc h
The MMI touch control pad is loca ted be twee n
the cont ro l
buttons¢ fig. 156 .
Entering numbers, letters, and symbols
Applies to: veh icles with MMI touch
The MMI touch allo ws you to enter data on the
MMI touch con trol pad using handwriting rec og ­
ni tion .
Fig . 15 7 Disp lay w hen MMI touc h is act ive
Multi Media Inte rface
Requirement: it must be poss ible to enter text or
numbers and the
symbol (!) q fig. 157 must ap­
pear in the Infotainment system d isplay .
-Initial entry : write an ind iv idual upper case or
lower case letter or n umbe r/symbol on the
MMI touch cont rol pad using your finger . A
symbo l that is recogn ized clearly by the system
is displayed in the Infotainment system disp lay
(D q page 151 , fig. 156, confirmed w ith an au­
dib le sig na l if necessary, and transferred to the
input field.
- Enter ing spaces : move your finger across the
M MI touch control pad from left to right .
-Delet ing characters : move your finger across
the MMI touch contro l pad from right to left .
-Select ing the input suggestion : press the con­
trol k nob.
- Switching directly to the results list : turn the
control knob to the rig ht
- Opening the speller : select the right control
button>
Open speller . Text or numbers are en­
tered using the
speller¢ page 155.
- MMI touch volume : press the right control b ut­
ton. See
¢ page 250 .
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Multi Media Interface
Moving the crosshairs
Applies to: vehicles with MMI touch
s nou•••• St I
l ..
Applies to: vehicles with automatic transmission and MMI
touch
Fig. 158 m ov ing the cross ha irs
Req uirement: a map must be d isp layed
<=> page 213.
- Showing/hiding the crosshairs : press t he con ­
tro l knob to show t he crossha irs @ <=>
fig. 158.
Or : press on the MM I touch cont ro l pa d. Press
the I B A CK I button
(J) <=> page 147 , fig. 148 to
hide the crosshairs again.
- Moving the crosshairs on a map : move the
c rosshairs shown in the desired d irect ion using
your finger on the
MMI touch contro l pad
<=> fig . 158 .
-Moving the crosshairs quickly : when the cross­
hairs are
vis ib le @ <=> fig. 158, slide yo ur finge r
quic kly across the
MM I touch con trol pad in the
desired d irec tion
<=> fig . 158 . The crossha irs will
come to a stop af te r severa l seco nds.
l) AU DI A G provi des access to se rvice s fr om third party pro ­
v ider s. Perman ent av aila bili ty c ann ot be guaran teed , be­
c a use that depen ds on th e thir d party prov ide r.
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Moving the map
Applies to: vehicles with MMI touch
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Applies to: ve hicles w ith automatic transmission and MM[
touch
Fig. 159 moving t he m ap
Requirement: a map must be di splayed
<=>page 213.
- Showing/hiding the crosshairs: press the c on­
trol knob to show the c rosshairs
(!) c> fig . 159 .
Or: press on t he MM I touch control pad. P ress
the I B ACK I b utton
(J) <=> page 147, fig. 148 to
hi de the crosshairs aga in.
- Moving the standa rd map/satellite map1l:
move the c ross hairs show n in the desire d direc­
tion using two fingers on the
M MI touch con­
trol
pad <=> fig. 159.
-Moving the map quickly : when the c rosshairs
are v is ible, pull two f ingers across the
M MI
to uch control pad q uick ly in t he des ired d irec­
tion . The map w ill come to a stop after several
seconds .

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Zooming in/out on the map
Applies to: vehicles with automatic transmission and MMI
touch
Fig. 16 0 zooming in/out on the map
Requirement: a map must be disp layed
¢page 213.
- Zooming in/out on the map : press the control
knob to show the crosshairs. Touch the MMI
touch contro l pad w it h two finge rs and pull
your finge rs apart o r
together¢ fig. 160.
Press the !BACKI button (J) to hide the crossha irs
¢ page 147 , fig. 148.
Adjusting the sound focus
App lies to: veh icles with MMI touch
Requirement: the Balance/fader fu nction must
b e selected
¢ pag e 24 9.
- Mo ving the crosshairs for sound focus : move
your finge r in the desired direction on the M MI
touch co ntro l pad.
- Storing the crosshairs location : press the con­
trol knob twice.
Or : press the I BACK ! button (J)
¢ page 147, fig. 148.
Using the DVD main menu
Applies to: vehicles with MMI touch
R equi remen t: a D VD mus t be pl ay ing
¢ page 234. T he DVD m ain menu is show n.
- Selecting a menu item : move yo ur finger up/
down or le ft/right on th e MM I touch contro l
p ad.
Multi Media Inte rface
(D Tips
The vol ume of the voice guidance prompts for
the M MI to uch * can be a djusted sepa rately
¢ page 250.
Control knob with
joystick function
Operation
Applies to: vehicles with joystick function
Applies to: vehicles w ith the joystick function
Fi g. 16 1 operat ional concept for control kno b w ith joystick
function
Yo u can push the control kno b up or dow n (D
¢ fig. 161 or to the rig ht or left@.
Opening the entertainment sliding menu
Applies to: vehicles with MMI touch
Opening the ente rtainment sliding menu : push
the control knob down to open the enterta in­
ment sli ding me nu®
¢page 158, fig . 165.
The n you can se lect and con firm a func tion.
Closing the entertainment sliding menu : push
t h e control knob up to close the entertainment
s lid ing me nu.
Or : press the IBACK I button (J)
¢ page 147, fig . 148.
Additional functions
Applies to: vehicles with joystick function
Displaying the input field/switching to
speller input
P ush the con trol knob up¢ page 153, fig. 16 1 to
r e ach the begin ning of a list in the cent ral area or
t h e inpu t field. If the in put fie ld is a lready open,
switch d irectly to the speller in the input field by
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