2018 AUDI Q5 Owners Manual

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You can open up the Driver assistance disp lay for
the active lane assist using the m ultifunction
steer ing whee l buttons
¢ page 12 .
An addit ional ind ic a tor appears in the head- up
d isp lay* .
Multi-Color Display
See ¢fig . 116.
Driver assistance Meaning on the corre-
display in the in- sponding side
strument cluster
G ree n line(s)
Active lane assist is acti-
(left or r ight)
vated and ready to pro -
v ide warnings.
Red line Active lane assist warns
(left or r ight) you before leav ing a la ne .
In add ition, the steer ing
whee l vibrates lightly.
Gray line(s) Active lane assist is acti-
(left or right) vated, but is not ready to give warning
Monochrome display
See c>fig. 117.
Driver assistance Meaning on the corre-
display in the in- sponding side
strument cluster
Light gray line(s) Active lane assist is acti-
(left or r ight) vated and ready to pro-
vide warnings .
B linking Li ne(s)
Active lane assist warns
(left or right) you before leaving a lane .
In addition, the steering
whee l vibrates lightly.
Dar k gray line(s)
Active lane assist is acti -
(le ft or righ t)
vated, but is not ready to
give warning
Messages in the instrument cluster display
I f t he active lane ass ist swit ches off automat ic al­
l y, t he indicator lig ht in the display turns off and
one of the following messages appea rs :
rl! Audi a ctiv e lan e assi st : malfunction! See
owner 's manu al
A ss istance systems
Drive to an authori zed A udi dealer or authori zed
Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
rl! Audi active lane as sist: currently unavaila­
ble . Camera view rest ricted due to surround­
ings . See owne r's manual
T his message appears if the c amera is unab le to
de te ct the lines. This could happen if:
- The camera fie ld of view
c> page 118, fig . 115 is
d irty or covered i n ice . Clean t his area on the
w indshie ld
c> page 344.
- The camera fie ld of view is fogged over. Wait
until the fog has clea red befo re switching the
a cti ve lane ass ist o n again.
- The system has bee n unab le to detect the la nes
for an extended per io d of time due to roa d con ­
ditions . Switc h ac tive lane ass ist back on w hen
the lines are more visib le .
rl! Audi active lane assist: currently unavaila­
bl e. See owner's manual
T here is a temporary malfunct ion that may pre­
vent the act ive lane assis t from sw itchi ng on . Try
switching t he active lane assist on again late r.
rl! Audi active lane a ssist : Pl ease take over
steering!
This message appears if you are not steering by
yourself . Active lane assist is activated, but is not
ready to g ive war ning
A WARNING
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No te that messages may be de layed or not
d isp layed o n ve hicl es w ith accesso ries moun t­
ed on the stee ring w heel, such as a steer ing
whee l spinne r knob. Alw ays keep yo ur han ds
on the s tee ring wheel.
Adjusting the steering time and vibration
warning
Applies to: veh icles w it h Aud i act ive lane ass ist
You can adjus t individual active lane assist set ­
tings in the Infotainment system.
.,. Select in the Infotai nment system: I MENU ! but­
t on >
Vehicle > le ft con trol b utton > Driver as-
sistance
> Audi active lane a ssis t. ..,.
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Ass is tance sy stem s
Stee ring time
Earl y: in th is sett ing, the correct ive steering hap­
pens continuously to help keep the vehicle in the
center of the lane.
La te : in this setting, the system provides correc­
tive steering just before a w heel goes over a de­
tected lane marker line .
Vibration warning
You can switch the additional vibration warning
i n the stee ring wheel on or off .
,&. WARNING
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With the vibration warning switched off,
t here will also be no visual warn ing in the in­
strument cluster display when crossing a lane
marker line.
© Tips
I n certain mar kets: you r settings are stored
automatically and ass igned to the remote
control key in use .
Audi side assist
Description
App lies to: ve hicles w it h Aud i side ass ist
F ig . 11 8 Sensor detect ion ra n ge
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Fig. 119 D isp lay on the exterior mirror
S ide ass ist ( lane change ass ist) helps you mon itor
you r bl ind spot and traff ic beh ind yo ur vehicle.
Within the limits of the system, it warns you about vehicles that are coming closer or that are
traveling with you within sensor range
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¢ fig. 118 . If a lane change is class ified as cr iti­
ca l, the display @in the exterior mirror turns on
¢fig. 119.
The display in the left exterior mirror provides as ­
sistance when making a lane c hange to the left,
while the display in the r ight exterior m irror pro­
vides assistance when making a lane change to
the right.
Information stage
As long as you do not activate the turn signal,
s ide assist
informs yo u about vehicles that are
detected and classified as critical. The display in
the mirror turns on, but is dim .
The disp lay remains dim in the information stage
so that your view toward the front is not distur­
bed.
Warning stage
If t he display in a m irro r blinks brightly whe n you
activate a turn s ignal, side assist is
warning you
about detected vehicles that it has classified as
critica l. If this happens, check traff ic by glancing
in the exterior m irrors and over your shoulder
¢ A in General information on page 122 .
Applies to: vehicles with active lane assist: the
display in the m irror can also b link if you have not
activated a turn signal : if you are approaching a
detected lane marker line and it appears you will
be leaving the lane, side assist will warn you
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about detected vehicles that it has classified as
critical.
@ Tips
You c an ad just t he brig htness on of the dis­
play on the rearview
mirror ~ page 122.
General information
Applies to: vehicles with Audi side assist
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F ig . 12 0 Dr ivi ng s it u at ions
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Fig . 121 Rea r of the ve hicle: pos it io n of the sensors
Side assist functions at speeds above app roxi­
mately 9 mph (15 km/h) .
@Vehicles that are app roaching
u ~ I n certain cases, a vehicle will be classified as
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~ what far away . The faste r a veh icle approaches,
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A ssi st a nce systems
the sooner the display in the exterior m irror will
turn on .
@ Vehicles traveling with you
Vehicles traveling with yo u are indicated in the
exter io r mirror if they a re classified as cr itical for
a la ne change. A ll vehicles dete cted by s ide assist
are indicated by the time they ente r your "blind
spot", at the latest.
© Vehicles you are passing
If
you s lowly pass a vehicle that s ide assist has
de tected ( the differe nce in speed between the
vehicle and your vehicle is less than app roximate­
ly 9 mph (15 km/h)), the disp lay in the exterior
mirror turns on as soon as the vehicle enters your
blind spot.
T he display w ill not tur n on if you quickly pass a
vehicle that side assist has detected (the differ­ ence in speed is greater than approximate ly 9
mph (15 km/h)) .
Functional limitations
The radar sensors are des igned to detect the left
and right adjacent lanes when the road lanes are
the norma l width . In some situations, the display
in the exte rior mirror may turn on even though
there is no vehicle located in the area that is criti­ cal for a lane change. For example :
-If the lanes are narrow or if you are driving on
the edge of your lane. If t his is the case, the
system may have detected a vehicle in another lane that is
not adjacent to your current lane .
- If you are driving through a curve. Side assist
may react to a vehicle that is in the same lane
or one lane over from the adjacent lane .
- If s ide assist reacts to other objects (such as
roads ide structures like guard rails).
- In poor weather conditions . The side assist
functions are limited.
Do not cover the radar sensors
Q fig. 121 with
stickers, deposits, bicycle wheels or other ob ­
jects, because this w ill impair the funct ion. Do
not use s ide ass ist when towing a trai ler. For in-
format io n on cleaning, see ¢
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Ass is tanc e system s
A WARNING
-Always pay attention to traffic and to the
area around your vehicle . Side assist cannot
replace a dr iver's attention . The dr iver alone
is a lways responsible for lane changes and
s imi lar d riving maneuvers.
- In some situat ions, the system may not
funct ion or its f unct io n may be lim ited. For
example :
- If vehicles are approaching or being left
behind very quickly. The display may not
turn on in time .
- In poor weather conditions such as heavy
rain, snow or heavy mist.
- On very wide lanes, in tight curves, or if
there is a rise in the road surface. Vehicles
in the adjacent lane may not be detected
because they are outs ide of the sensor
range .
@ Note
The sensors can be displaced by impacts or
damage to the bumper, whee l housing and
underbody . Th is can impa ir the system . Have
an author ized Audi dealer or authorized Aud i
Serv ice Facility check their function .
@ Tips
-If the window glass in the driver's door or
front passenger 's door has been tinted, the
display in the exterior mirror may be incor­
r ect.
- For an explanation on conformity with the
F CC regu lations in the United States and the
Industry Ca nada regu lations, see
¢ page 374.
Switching on/off
Applies to: veh icles w ith Audi side assis t
The system can be switched on/off in the Info­
tainment system .
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.,. Select in the Infotainment system: IM ENU I but­
ton
> V ehicle > left contro l button > Dri ver a s­
s is ta nce
> Audi sid e ass ist . Off sw itches the
system off.
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If the system is activated , the disp lays in the ex­
terior mirrors wi ll turn on briefly when th e igni­
tion is switched on .
(D Tips
When you switch side assist on o r off, the exit
warning system activates or deactivates
¢ page 123 .
Setting the display brightness
Applies to : vehicles wit h Aud i side ass ist
The display brightness can be adjusted in the In ­
fotainment system.
.,. Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but­
ton
> V ehicle > left control button > Dri ver a s­
s is tanc e
> Audi side a ssist.
The disp lay br ightness adjusts automatically to
t h e brightness of the sur roundings, both in the
information and in the warning stage. In very
dark or very bright surroundings , the automatic
adjustment will set the display to the minimum
or max imum level. In such cases, you may notice
no change when adjusting the br ightness, or the
change may only be noticeable once the sur ­
round ings change .
Adjust the br ightness to a leve l where the display
i n the in formation stage will not disrupt your
v iew ahead . If you change the br ightness, the dis­
play in the exterior mirror w ill br iefly show the
br ightness leve l in t he info rmat ion stage . The
br ightness of the warn ing stage is linked to the
br ightness in the information stage and is adjust ­
ed along with the information stage .
© Tips
- The side assist f unct ions are not active dur­
ing the adjustment process.
- Th e exit war ning indicato rs turn o n du ring
the adjustment process.
- Your sett ings are automat ica lly stored and
assigned to the remote control key be ing
used .

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Exit warning
Applies to: ve hicles with exit warning system
Fig. 122 Example dis play
Fig. 123 Door: warning lig h t
When the vehicle is stationary, the exit warning
system warns the passengers of a possible colli ­
sion when opening the door . Within the limits of
the system, the system monitors the areas be­
hind and next to the vehicle using the radar sen­
sors
¢ page 121, fig. 121 . Moving objects that
are approaching from behind, such as cars, are
detected ¢ fig. 122.
If you open the door and a critical situation is de­
tected, the door handle frame on the affected door will
blink ¢ fig. 123 and the display in the
outside mirror on the same side also appears. If
the door is already open and another road user is
detected and the situation is classified as critical
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then the corresponding displays turn on.
A WARNING
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- Always pay attention to traffic and to the
area around your vehicle . The exit warning
system does not replace the attention of the
passengers. The vehicle passengers are al­
ways responsible for opening the doors and
exiting the vehicle .
Assistance systems
-The exit warning system can be available for
up to approximately three minutes after un­
locking the vehicle and opening the door as
well as after switching off the ignition . Then
the system switches off with a brief flashing
of the displays.
- The exit warning system does not respond to people and cannot warn you about every
type of approaching objects, such as cy­ clists. Always monitor the traffic as well as
the vehicle's surroundings with direct eye contact.
A WARNING
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The exit warning system is subject to limita-
tions and cannot warn you before every im­
pending collision:
- If the vehicle is too wide for the parking
space and covered by the neighboring
vehicles.
- Approaching objects or people such as cy­
clists or skateboarders may not be detected
under certain circumstances.
- The system does not react to stationary ob­
jects.
- The view of the radar sensors may be im­
paired by leaves, snow, heavy spray or dirt.
Clean the area in front of the sensors
¢page 121, fig. 121 .
(D Note
Also read the information in ¢(i) in General
information on page 122.
(D Tips
- The exit warning system is switched on and
off through the side
assist¢ page 122. The
exit warning indicators turn on during the
adjustment process.
- The display brightness for the exit warning
system cannot be adjusted.
- The system is not available when towing a
trailer.
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Ass is tance sy stem s
Rear cross-traffic assist
Applies to: ve hicles w ith rear cross -traff ic ass ist
F ig. 124 Example display
Fig . 125 Infotainment system: rear cross-traffic assist dis­
play
Acti vating re ar c ro ss -tr affic assist
The rear cross-traffic assist is act ivated automat i­
cally if you turn on the parking aid
Qpage 130 or
shift into reverse gear .
The rear cross-traffic assist can warn of a poten­
tial collision with approaching cross-traffic when
driving in reverse at speeds up to approximately
9 mph (15 km/h) . Within its limits, the system
monitors the areas behind and next to the vehicle
using the radar sensors when leav ing a parking
space
Qpage 121, fig. 121. Mov ing objects tha t
are appro ach ing, such as ca rs, a re detected
Q fig . 124.
If the sys tem detects cr itical cross traffic when
backing ou t of a par king space, i t will react as fol­
lows:
- Vi sua l indicator : an indicator appea rs in the In­
fota inment system display with a red arrow
symbol. The ar row points in the direction from
which the object is approach ing
Q fig. 125.
- Audib le warning signal : a continuous tone may
sound as an additional indicator when driving i n
reve rse .
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Automat ic brake act ivation :
a brief activation
of the brakes may also warn you of a potentia l
co llision w ith an approaching object .
The audib le warn ing signal and the automatic
brake activation occ ur only when driving in re ­
verse.
A WARNING
- The rear cross-traffic assist is an assist sys­
tem and cannot prevent a collision by itself.
The driver must always intervene. The driver
is always respo nsible for braking at the cor­
rect t ime.
- Please note that the rear cross-traff ic assist
may activate the brakes unexpectedly. Se­
cure a ny cargo that you are transpo rting to
reduce the r is k of damage or inju ry.
- Automatic braking cannot be triggered
aga in within 20 seconds afte r an a utomat ic
brake activation.
- If the re is a n acoust ic warning signal from
the rea r cross-traffic assist, then the park­
ing system may no t w arn you of detected
obstacles under ce rtain c ircumstances.
- The v iew of the radar sensors may be im­
pa ired by leaves, snow, heavy spray or dirt.
Clea n the area i n front of t he sensors
Qpage 121, fig . 121.
,&. WARNING
- The rear cross-traffic assist will no t provide
a lerts if yo ur vehicle is pulled too far into
the parking space so that it is hidden by ad­
jacent vehicles.
- The rear cross-traffic assist will not provide
alerts about people and cannot warn you
about every type of approaching objects,
such as cyclists. Always monitor the traffic as well as the vehicle's surroundings w ith di­
rect eye contact.
- The rear cross-traffic assist will not provide
alerts if the vehicle is in a parallel parking
space or an angled park ing space .
(D Note
Also read the information in Q (j) in General
information on page 122.
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(D Tips
-You can cancel the automatic brake activa­
tion w ith increasing braking fo rce if you ap­
ply the brakes yourse lf or accelerate cons id­
erab ly.
- In some situations, rea r cross-traffic assist
may warn you even if there is no cross traffic
i n a cr itical area , for examp le when back ing
i nto a parking space or maneuver ing .
- The rea r cross-traffic ass ist also switches off
when you switch off the ESC.
- The system is not available when towing a
trailer.
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with Audi side assist
A message appears in the inst rumen t cluste r dis­
p lay if the s ide ass ist swi tches off automatically .
@t Audi side assist: malfunction! Please contact
Service
@j Audi side assist and exit warning: malfunc­
tion! Please contact Service
The system cannot guarantee that it w ill detec t
ve hicles co rrectly a nd it has sw itched off. The
sensors have been mov ed o r are faulty. Have t he
system checked by an a uthori zed Audi dea ler or
author ized Audi Se rvice Facility soon.
@j Audi side assi st: cur rently unavailable. Sen­
sor vision restricted due to surroundings . See
owner 's manual
e, Audi side as sis t and e xit warning: currently
unavailable. Sensor vision restricted due to sur­
roundings
The rad ar senso r vis io n i s impa ire d. The area in
fron t of the senso rs must no t be covered by b ike
rac ks, st ic kers, leaves, snow or any othe r ob jects.
C lea n the area i n front of th e sensors, if necessa ­
ry¢ page 121, fig. 121.
e, Audi side as sis t: currentl y unavailable. See
owner 's manual
et Audi side a ssist and exit warning : currently
unavailable. See owner 's manual
A ss istance systems
S id e ass ist cannot be switched on at this time be­
ca use there is a ma lfunction (for example, the
batte ry c harge leve l may be too low).
et Audi side assist : unavailable in towing mode
e, Audi side assist and exit warning: currently
unavailable . Towing mode
S ide ass ist switches off automatically when the
electrica l connec to r i n t he factory-installed t rail­
er hitch is connec ted . There is no guarantee the
syste m will sw itch o ff when us ing a ret rofitted
t railer h itch . Do no t use side a ssist an d the ex it
war nin g when tow ing a tra ile r.
Ill Rear parking aid: obstacle detect ion restrict­
ed
The rear cross-traffic ass ist is not available . E i­
ther the ESC is sw itched off, or the rada r senso rs
may be cove red by a b ike rac k, st ic ke rs , leaves,
snow o r othe r objects . Swit ch the ESC on, o r
cl ea n the area in fron t of the senso rs if necess ary
¢page 12 1, fig . 12 1. If thi s message con tinues
to be displayed, dr ive imme dia tely to an author ­
ized Audi dea ler or author ized Audi Service Facili ­
ty to have the ma lf u nction repaired.
Audi drive select
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with Audi drive select
Dr ive sele ct m akes i t possible to exper ien ce d if­
f erent types of vehi cle se ttings in one veh icle.
Yo u can select the driv in g modes
Offroad* or
Lift / Offroad *, Allroad* , Comfort , Auto and Dy­
namic
i n the Infota inme nt system, fo r example
to switch from a spo rty to a comfo rtable d riving
mode. In the
Individual mode, the settings can
be adjusted to you r persona l preferences. This
makes it possible to combine sett ings such as a
spo rty engine setting wi th light steer ing .
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Audi drive select
The following systems, among ot her th ings, a re
in fluenced by dr ive se lect:
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Assistance systems
Engine and automatic transmission
Depending on the mode , the engine and auto­
matic transmission respond more quickly or in a
more balanced manner to accelerator peda l
movements. In the sporty
Dynamic mode, the
transmission shifts at higher speed ranges.
Air suspension*
The air suspension* is an electronically-control ­
led air suspension and damping system. The
ad­
justment depends on the driving mode selected,
steering movements, the driver's braking and
ac­
celeration, and as the road surface, vehicle speed
and load. The veh icle ground clearance depends
on the mode selected and the speed .
The ground clearance increases significantly
when the vehicle is in the
Allroad mode . At
speeds from approximate ly SO mph (80 km/h) to
75 mph (120 km/h), the ground clearance
re­
duces in stages . When the speed decreases, the
ground clearance increases aga in automat ically .
The ground clearance is the lowest in
Dynamic
mode.
Suspension control*
The suspension control* uses sensors to record
information regard ing steering movements,
braking and acceleration operations by the driv­
er, road surface, dr iv in g speed, and load. This
makes it possible to adapt damping to the driv­
ing situation near ly in rea l time. With drive
se ­
lect, you can adjust the suspension contro l to be
sporty
( Dynamic ), comfortab le (C omfort ) or bal­
anced
(A uto ).
Steering
The power steering adapts. Ind irect steer ing that
moves easi ly as in
Comfort mode is especia lly
suited to long drives on highways. The
Dynamic
mode provides sporty, direct steering.
The following applies to vehicles with dynamic
steering* : the steering ratio changes based on
vehicle speed in order to maintain optimum
steering effort for the driver at all times . This
sets the steering to be less sensitive at higher
speeds in order to prov ide improved vehicle con­
trol. At reduced speeds, steering is more direct in
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order to keep the steering effort as minima l as
possible when the driver is maneuvering the ve hi­
cle. At low and average speeds, dynamic steer ­
i ng* addit iona lly prov ides more respons ive steer­
i ng performance.
Sport differential*
As a component of the all whee l drive system
(quattro)
r=!> page 144, the sport differentia l dis ­
tributes the driving power to the rear axle
de­
pending on the s ituation. The distr ibut ion of
power varies depending on the selected mode
from moderate
(C omfort ) to sporty (Dynamic ).
The goal is a high level of ag ility and ability to ac­
celer ate on curves. The vehicle is very respons ive
to stee ring.
Adaptive cruise control (ACC)*
The behavior whe n accelerating can be adjusted
from comfortable to sporty, depending on the drive select mode . Adaptive cruise control also
r esponds to the driv in g behavior of the vehicle
ahead in a more conservative or sporty manner.
Engine sound*
The engine sound adapts to the current mode
and can be subtle to sporty .
@ Note
Applies to: vehicles with a ir suspension
- Make sure there is enough clearance above
and below the vehicle when pa rking. Th e
height of the vehicle (ground clearance) can
change once it is parked due to temperature
fluctuations, changes to the load conditions
and changes to the driving modes.
- When transporting the vehicle on a car
car­
rier, train, ship or by other means, only tie
the vehicle down at the running sur face of
the tires, which is the outer c ircumference.
Securing the vehicle at the axle compo­
nents, suspension struts or tow ing eyes is
not perm itted because the pressure in the
air suspens ion struts can change during
transport. The vehicle may not be secured
sufficiently if this happens .