2018 AUDI Q5 Owners Manual

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Wear
Brake pad wear depends largely on the way the
vehicle is driven and on operating conditions.
This is especially true if you are driving frequently in the city and on curves or with a sporty driving
style.
Operating noise
Noises may occur when braking depending on the
speed, braking force and outside conditions such
as temperature and humidity.
Wet conditions or road salt
In certain situations, for example after driving
through water, in heavy rain or after washing
your car, the braking effect may be reduced due
to moisture or ice on the brake rotors and brake
pads. The brakes must be "dried" first with a few
careful brake applications.
At higher speeds and with the windshield wipers
turned on, the brake pads press against the brake
rotors for a short amount of time. This action,
which is not felt by the driver, happens at regular
intervals and ensures a better reaction time for
the brakes in wet weather.
The braking effect can also be reduced if you are
driving on salted roads and you do not apply the brakes for long periods of time. The layer of salt
on the brake rotors and pads must be worn off
first when the brakes are applied.
Corrosion
Leaving the vehicle parked for long periods of
time, low mileage and avoiding heavy braking
can contribute to corrosion on the brake rotors
and to dirty brake pads.
If you usually avoid heavy braking or if there is
corrosion present, occasional heavy braking at high speeds is recommended to clean the brake
rotors and
pads¢ ,&..
Brake system malfunction
If you notice that the brake pedal travel has sud­
denly increased, then a brake circuit in the dual­
circuit brake system may have malfunctioned. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
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problem corrected. On the way there, drive with
reduced speed and keep in mind that you will
need a longer distance to stop and you will need
to press the brake pedal harder.
Low brake fluid level
When the brake fluid level is low, malfunctions in
the brake system may occur. The brake fluid level
is electronically monitored.
Brake booster
The brake booster amplifies the pressure you ap­
ply to the brake pedal.
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- Only apply the brakes for the purpose of
cleaning the brake system when road and
traffic conditions permit. You must not en­
danger other road users. This increases the
risk of an accident.
- Never let the vehicle roll while the engine is
stopped because this increases the risk of an
accident.
- Never place objects in the driver's footwell.
An object could end up in the area around
the pedals and prevent you from using
them. You would not be able to use the ped­
als if sudden driving or braking maneuvers
were needed, which increases the risk of an
accident.
- Only use floor mats that do not obstruct the
area around the pedals and that can be se­
curely fastened in the footwells.
- To reduce the risk of injury, do not place
your foot under the brake pedal.
@ Note
- Never let the brakes "rub" by pressing the
pedal lightly when braking is not actually
necessary. This causes the brakes to over­
heat and increases braking distance and
causes wear.
- Before driving downhill a long distance on a
steep hill, decrease your speed and select a
lower gear. This makes use of the engine
braking effect and relieves the brakes. If
you need to brake additionally, brake in in- tervals and not continuously.
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-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.
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-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 .
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- 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.
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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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Audi will not access the EDR and/or similar data
or give it to others -
- unless the vehicle owner (or lessee if the vehi­
cle has been leased) agrees; or
- upon the official request by the police; or
- upon the order of a court of law or a govern-
ment agency; o r
- for the defense of a lawsu it through the judicial
discovery process .
- Audi may also use the data for research about
vehicle operation and safety performance or provide the data to a third party for resea rch
purposes without identifying the specific vehi­
cle or information about the identity of its own­
er or lessee and on ly after the recorded vehicle
data has been accessed.
Vehicle control modules
Your veh icle is also equipped with a num ber of
e lectronic control modules for various veh icle
systems, s uch as engine management, emission
control, airbags, and safety belts.
These electro nic cont rol modules record data
du ring normal vehicle operation that may be
needed by trained technicians for diagnostic and
repair purposes. The recording capability of these
modules is limited to data (no sound is record­
ed). Only a small amount of data is actually re­
corded over a very limited period of time, or stor­
ed when a system fault is detected by a control module . Some of the data stored may relate to
veh icle speed, direct ion, or brak ing, as well as re­
stra int system use and performance in the event
of a crash . Stored data can also only be read and
downloaded with special equipment that is di­
rectly connected to the vehicle.
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Your vehicle may be equipped with Audi con­
nect. Your use of certain Audi connect fea­
tures requires wireless services that are pro­
vided by a third party wire less te lecommuni­
cations provider . For detai ls regarding how in­
formation obtained through Audi connect is collected, processed, transmitted, used, and
shared, please see your contract with the
w ireless telecommunications provider.
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Multi Media Interface
Traffic safety information
Audi recommend s performing certain Infotain­
ment system fun ctions, such as entering a desti­
nation, only when the vehicle is stationary . Al ­
ways be prepared to stop operating the Infotain­ ment system in the interest of your safety and
the safety of other road users.
_& WARNING
Only use the Infotainment system when traf­
fic conditions permit and always in a way that
allows you to maintain complete control over
your vehicle.
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Certain functions are not available while driv­
ing .
Multi Media Inte rface
Introduction
The Multi Media Interface, or MMI for short,
combines various sys tems for communication,
navigation* and en tertainment in your Audi. You
can operate the
MMI using the MM I control pan­
el, the multifunction steering wheel or the voice
recognition system* .
Fig. 148 MMI co ntrol p an els · integ rated s hortcu t keys
T op : w it ho ut MM I tou ch Bottom : w ith MM I touch
MM I control panel overview
© Control knob with joystick function 149, 153
@ MM I touch control pad* . . . . . . . . 151
@ Left control button . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
© Right control button . . . . . . . . . . . 150
® Buttons for opening menus
directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
@ IMENUI button . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . . 149
0 IBACKI button . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 149
@ Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
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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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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 .
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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
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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.
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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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Opening the selection menu/options menu
with the control buttons
Applies to: MMI control panel with integrated control but­
tons on the MMI to uch control pad
F ig. 154 Control buttons o n the MMI co ntrol panel
Applies to: MMI control pane l with separate control but­
tons on the MMI control panel
Fig . 155 Contro l but tons o n the MMI co ntrol pan el
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Se lection menu : through the se lection menu,
you can open additional functions wit hin a menu
i tem (such as
R ad io ).
Requirement: the se lection menu symbol must
be displayed in the Infotainment system disp lay
<9 fig. 155 .
Opening /clo sing the selection m enu : press the
l eft control b utton ¢
fig. 155. Then you can se­
lect and confirm a function using the control
knob .
Options menu : using the options menu, yo u can
select and confirm context-dependent funct ions
as well as settings within a menu item (such as
Rad io).
Requirement: the options menu symbo l G must
be displayed in the Info tainment sys tem display
¢ fig. 155 .
Opening/clo sing th e opti ons menu : press the
r ight control but ton
¢ fig. 155. Then you can se­
l ect and confirm a function using the control
knob .
Information about menu paths
This guide shows you at a glance the paths for
opening a desired menu and its settings and
functions.
E xample of a path
11> Select: I RADIO I button > left control b utton >
FM .
Following the path
" Press the I RADIO I button.
" Press the left control button .
"Turn the control knob to the FM menu item to
select it .
"Press the contro l knob to confirm the selected
FM menu item .
"The se lected and confirmed func tion is execut ­
ed. In this example , the
FM frequency band is
set .