2018 AUDI Q5 hood open

Ass is tance sy stem s
and follow the warni ngs on c::, &. in General
information on page 103.
N ever use traffic
jam assist in the following situat ions or you
w ill increase the risk of an accident .
- Drivi ng offroad or on unpaved roads . Traffic
jam assist is only designed for use on paved
roads .
- In city driving or in construction zones.
- On curving stretches of road.
- In narrow lanes .
- In unclear traffic situations s uch as a t inter-
sections or toll stations.
(D Tips
You are not necessarily gu ided to the cente r
of yo ur lane .
Distance display and distance warning
App lies to: ve hicles w ith Audi adaptive cruise co ntrol
This function measures the time between the ve­
hicle driving ahead and shows this in the instru­
ment cluster display.
F ig . 11 2 Instru m ent clust er : di stance indic ato r/warn ing
Description
At speeds above approximately 40 mph (65 km/
h), this f unction meas ures the d istance to the ve­
h icle ahead as time.
.,. Switch the adaptive cruise control d isplay on in
the instr ume nt cluster d isp lay
c::, page 12 .
The. indicator light turns on if you fall be low
the set distance.
Setting the warn ing threshold
You can set, c hange or delete the warning
thresho ld in the Infotainment system.
110
.,. In the In fotainment system, select : I MENU I
button > Vehicle > left control button > Dri ver
a ssi stan ce
> Di stan ce warning .
A WARNING
-Read and follow the warnings on c::, &. in
General information on page 103.
- The driver is always responsible for adhering
to the regulat ions applicab le in that coun­
try .
(D Tips
You may fa ll below he warning threshold
brief ly when passing or when qu ickly ap­
proaching a slow vehicle. There is no warn ing
i n this scenar io . A warning is g iven o nly if you
fall be low the warning thresho ld for a n ex­
tended per iod of t ime .
Messages
App lies to: vehicles wi th Audi adap tive cru ise control
ii ACC with traffic jam assi st : unavailable . Se e
owner's manual
The system cannot gua rantee that it will detect
vehicles correc tly and it has sw itched off. The ra­
dar sensors have shifted or are fa ulty . D rive to an
authorized Aud i dea le r o r a uthorized Aud i Serv ice
Facility immediate ly to have the ma lfunction co r­
rected.
ii ACC with traffic jam assi st : c urrently un ­
available . See owner's manual
This message appears if the adap tive c ruise con­
t rol canno t be activated, for example if the hood
1 s open.
ii ACC w . traffi c jam assist: currently unav aila­
ble. Sensor vision re stricted du e to surround­
ings. See owner's manual
T his message appears if the radar sensor v iew is
obstructed, for examp le by leaves, snow, heavy
spray or dirt . Clean the sensors
c::, page 103,
fig. 100 .
Rm ACC with traffic jam ass ist: currently un­
available. Grade too steep

Check ing and F illing
On -Board Diagnostic S yst em
Eng ine data can be read out at the On-Board D i­
agnostic System connection po rt using a special
testing device
¢ fig. 257 .
Indicator light
Ift hP ¢..ifi indicato r light b lin ks o r tu rns o n, there
is a malfunction that is caus ing poor emiss ions
qua lity and that could damage the catalytic con ­
verter.
Dr ive s low ly to an author ized Audi dealer or au­
thor ized Audi Se rvice Fac il ity to have the ma l­
f u nction co rrected.
The indicator l ight can also turn on if the fuel fi ll­
er cap is not closed correct ly
9 page 311.
_& WARNING
Incorrect use of the connection po rt fo r th e
On-Board Diagnostic Sys tem can ca use mal ­
functions, which can then result in accidents
and serious injuries.
- Only allow an authorized Audi dealer or au ­
thorized Audi Service Facility to read out the
engine data .
Engine compartment
Working in the engine compartment
Special care is required if you are working in the
engine compartment
-
Fo r w ork in th e engi ne comp artm ent su ch as
c heck ing and filli ng flu id s, the re is a risk of in ­
jur y, scalding , ac cident s, and b urns . Fo r this
r easo n, follow all th e warning s and g enera l
sa fe ty preca ution s pro vided in the foll owin g in­
f o rm ation . Th e e ng ine comp artmen t is a d an­
ger ous ar ea .
9 &, .
_& WARNING
- T urn the eng ine off.
- Switch the ig nition off.
- Set the parking brake .
- Select the "P" selector lever pos it io n.
- let the engine coo l down.
314
- Never open the hood when there is steam or
coo lant escaping from the engine compart­
ment, because there is a risk that you could
be burned . Wait unt il no steam or coolant is
escaping.
- Keep children away from the eng ine com­
partment .
- Never sp ill fluids on a hot engine . These flu­
ids (such as the anti-freezing agent con­
tained in the coolant) can ignite .
- Avoid short c ircuits in the electrical system.
- When working in the engine compartment, remember that the radiator fan can switch
on even if the ignition is switched off, wh ich
increases the r isk of injury .
- Never open the cap on the coolant expan­
sion tank when the engine is warm . The
cool ing system is under pressure .
- To protect your face, hands, and arms from
hot steam or coolant, cover the cap w ith a
large cloth when open ing.
- Do not remove the engine cover under any
circumstances . This increases the risk of
burns .
- If tests need to be performed with the en­
gine runni ng, there is add itiona l danger due
to mov ing components (such as the r ibbed
be lt, alte rnato r and rad iato r fan) and from
the hig h-voltage ignition system.
- Do not unde r any ci rcumstances activate the
throttle inadvertent ly (for example, by hand
from the engine compartment) if the veh i­
cle is stationary but the engine is running
and a gear is engaged. Otherwise, the vehi ­
cle will start to move immediate ly and this
could result in an acc ident.
- Pay attention to the following warnings
when work on the fue l system is required:
- Do not smoke.
- Never work near open flames .
- Always have a working fire extinguisher
nearby.
- All work on the battery or electrical system in your vehicle can result in injuries, chemi­
cal burns, acc idents or burns . Because of
this, all work must be performed
only by an
author ized Audi dealer or author ized Audi
Serv ice Faci lity.

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-To reduce the risk of electric shock and in­
jury, never touch the following components
when the engine is running or is being start­
ed :
- Ignition cable
- Other components in the electronic high-
voltage ignition system
- If you must check or perform work on the
engine while it is running:
- Set the parking brake first and then select
the
"P" selector lever position .
- Always proceed with extreme caution so
that clothing, jewelry or long hair do not
become caught in the radiator fan, fan
belt or other moving components or do
not come into contact with hot compo­ nents. Tie back long hair before beginning
work and do not wear cloth ing that can
hang down into the engine.
- Limit your exposure to exhaust and chemi­
cals to as short a time as possible
c::> & .
..&, WARNING
California Proposition 65 Warning:
- Engine exhaust, some of its constituents,
and certain vehicle components contain or
emit chemicals known to the State of Cali­
fornia to cause cancer and birth defects and
reproductive harm. In addition, certain flu­
ids contained in vehicles and certain prod­
ucts of component wear contain or emit
chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm.
- Battery posts, terminals and related acces­
sories contain lead and lead compounds, chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and reproductive harms.
Wash hands after handling.
(D Note
When filling fluids, be sure not to mix the flu­
ids up . Otherwise severe malfunctions and en­
gine damage will occur.
Checking and Filling
@) For the sake of the environment
You should regularly check the ground under
your vehicle in order to detect leaks quickly.
If
there are visible spots from oil or other fluids,
bring your vehicle to an authorized Audi deal­
er or authorized Audi Service Facility to be
checked .
Opening/closing the hood
The hood is released from inside the vehicle .
Fig. 258 Driver footwell : relea se lever
Fig. 259 Unlocked hood: lever
Make sure the wiper arms are not raised up from
the windshield . Otherwise the paint could be
damaged.
Opening the hood
.,. With the driver 's door open, pull the lever be­
low the instrument panel in the direction of the
arrow
c::, fig. 258.
.,. Raise the hood slightly c::> &.-
.. Press the lever c::, fig. 259 in the direction of the
arrow. This releases the hooks .
.,. Open the hood. ..,.
315

Checking and Filling
Cl osing the ho od
~ Push the hood down until you overr ide the
force of t he struts .
~ Let the hood fall light ly into the latch. Do not
press it in.
c::> &_ .
A WARNING
-Never open the hood when there is steam or
coolant escaping from the engine compart­
ment, because there is a risk that you could
be burned. Wait until no steam or coolant is
escaping.
Engine compartment overview
The most important check points .
-For safety reasons, the hood must always be
latched securely while dr iving. Because of
this, always check the hood after closing it
to make sure it is latched correctly . The
hood is latched if the front corners cannot
be lifted .
-If you notice that the hood is not latched
while you are driving, stop immed iate ly and
close it, because d riving when the hood is
not latched increases the r is k of an accident.
-If the hood is not latched comp letely, it
could f ly up wh ile you are driving and ob­
s t ruc t your vis ion.
F ig . 260 Typical location of the rese rvoir and the engine o il fil le r open ing
@ Washer fluid rese rvoir (W) c::> page 323
@ J ump start po int(+) under a cover,(-) w ith
hex head screw
c::> page 323 c::> page 363
® Eng ine oi l filler openi ng (9:=r.) c::> page 317
@ Eng ine oi l label * w ith VW st andard
c;, page 317
® Coolant expans ion tank (-L) c::> page 320
316
@ B rake fl uid reservo ir (Oi) c::>pag e 321
The location of the eng ine o il filling open ing ®
and the coolant expansion tank ®
c::> fig. 260
may differ depending on the eng ine version .
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Checking and Filling
-With all these variables coming into play,
no standard rate of o il consumption can be
established or specified. There is no alterna­
tive to checking the oil level regularly and
frequently.
- If you have the impression your engine con­
sumes excessive amounts of oil, we recom­
mend that you consult an authorized Audi
dealer to have the cause of your concern properly diagnosed . Keep in mind that the
accurate measurement of oil consumption
requires great care and may take some
time. An authorized Audi dealer has instruc­
tions about how to measure oil consump­
tion accurately.
- You can find information on engine oil and
engine oil capacities for the USA at
www.audiusa.com/help/maintenance, or
for Canada at www.audi.ca/ca/web/en/
customer-area/ care-a nd-maintena nee/ aud
i­
service-schedules. html , or call
800 -822-2834.
Adding engine oil
Fig. 261 Engine co mpartment : en gin e oil fille r opening
c ove r
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Observe the safety precautions c::, &. in Working
in the engine compartment on page 314.
"Turn the engine off.
" Open the hood c::, page 315.
" Unscrew the cap 't=?1 for the engine oil filler
opening
c::, fig. 261.
,.. Carefully add O.S quart (0 .5 liter) of the correct
oil
c::, page 317.
,.. Close the engine oil filler opening cap.
,.. Close the hood.
318
,.. Restart the ignition after two minutes and read
the current oil level in the Infota inment system
c::, page 317, Checking the engine oil level.
"Add more oil if necessary.
A WARNING
- When adding oil, do not let oil drip onto hot
engine components . This increases the risk
of afire.
- You must seal the cap on the oil filler open­
ing correctly so that oil does not leak out
onto the hot engine and exhaust system
when the engine is running, because this is
a fire hazard.
-Always clean skin thoroughly if it comes into
contact with engine oil.
- Engine oil is poisonous and must be kept
out of reach of children.
- Store the engine oil securely in the original
container.
(D Note
- If the message II Please reduce oil level
appears, there is too much oil in the engine
and there is a risk of catalytic converter and
engine damage. Do not start the engine.
Contact an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility to have excess
engine oil extracted if necessary.
- Your Limited New Vehicle Warranty does
not cover damage or malfunctions due to
failure to follow recommended mainte­
nance and use requirements as set forth in
the Audi Owner's Manual and Warranty &
Maintenance booklet.
- Use only a high quality engine oil that ex­
pressly complies with the Audi oil quality
standard specified for your vehicle's engine. Using any other oil can cause serious engine
damage .
- Do not mix any additional lubricants into
the engine oil. Damage caused by such addi­
tives is not covered by the warranty .
@ For the sake of the environment
-Oil should never enter the sewer system or
come into contact with the ground .

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Charging the vehicle battery
Fig. 264 Engine co mpartment : connec tor s fo r a charg er
and jump s ta rt cab les
Req uirement: on ly use charge rs with a maximum
c harging voltage of 30 amp s/14 .8 Volt s.
T he
vehicle battery cables remain connected .
.,. Read the warnings ¢ & in General warnings
about batteries on page 322
and ¢ ,& .
.,. Switch off the ignition and all e lectrical equip­
ment .
.,. Open the hood ¢ page 315 .
.,. Open the red cover on the positive term inal
¢ fig . 264 .
.,. Clamp the charger term inal clamps to the jump
s tart pins
according to the instruct ions . (pin
under the red cover = "positive", p in with hex­
agonal head= "negative ") .
.,. In se rt the powe r cable for the charging device
in to the socket and swi tch the device on .
.,. At the end of the charging process, switch the
charger off and pull the power cab le out of the
socket.
.,. Remove the charger terminal clamps .
.,. Close the red cover on the positive term inal.
.,. Close the hood ¢ page 315 .
A WARNING
-A highly explosive mixtu re of gases can form
whe n cha rging batter ies. O nly charge the
vehicle ba tte ry in well-ven tilated are as.
- A dra ined vehicle battery can freeze at tem­
peratu res a round 3 2
QF (0 QC). A frozen or
t hawed veh icle bat tery m ust not be charged
and must not be used anymore. If ice forms,
the battery housing can crack and battery electrolyte can leak out, which increases the
risk of an explosion and chemical b urns .
Chec king and Filling
Contact an author ized Audi dealer or au ­
thorized Audi Service Facility for more infor­
mat ion.
- Do not connect or disconnect the charging
cable wh ile charging because this increases
the risk of an explos ion.
(D Tips
- Only charge the veh icle battery through the
connect ions in the engine compartment .
- Read all of the manufacturer's instructions
for the charger before charging the vehicle battery.
Windshield washer system
F ig. 265 Engine compar tmen t: was her fluid reservo ir ca p
T he windshield washer fluid reservoir O contains
the clean ing solut ion for the w indshield and the
headlight washer system*
¢page 316, fig. 260 .
The reservoir capacity can be found in
¢page 369 .
To reduce the risk of lime scale deposits on the
spray no zzles, use clean water with low amounts
of calcium . Always add w indow cleaner to the wa­
ter . When the outside tempe ratures are cold, an
anti-freez ing agent sho uld be added to t he water
so that it does not free ze.
@ Note
- The concentration of ant i-freez ing agent
must be adjusted to the ve hicle operat ing
conditio ns in the respective cl imate . A con­
c en tration that is too high can lead to vehi­
cle d am age .
323

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Emergency call function
Audi connect emergency ca ll and service .
201
Emergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Emergency operat ion
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
313
Emergency starting
E m issions control system ........... .. .
Energy management ........... .. .. .. .
Engine Coolant
.... .. ... .......... .. .. .... .
Start/Stop system ............ .. .... . .
Starting/stopping ............ .. .... . .
Starting w ith jumper cables .... .. .. .. .
En gin e compartment
Opening/closing the hood ............ .
Overview
... .. ... .......... .. .. .... .
Safety preca utions .......... .. .. .... .
En gin e oil
Adding .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. .
Changing .... ... .......... .. .. .... .
Checking oil level . .......... .. .. .... .
Consumption .... .......... .. .. .... .
363
3 13
145
3 19
78
76
363
3 15
3 16
3 14
317 3 19
3 17
3 17
Temperature disp lay .......... .. .. .. . . 17
Engin e sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Eng ine Start/Stop mode
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . 78, 80
Eng ine stop
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . 78, 80
En hanced v iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Enter ing characters/numbers (speller) . . . . 155
Entering letters (speller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Enterta inment sl iding menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
En try/ex it lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Environment
Proper disposal of drained engine oi l ... .
Unleaded gasoline ............ .. .. .. .
ESC
.. .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. .
H ill descent assist .......... .. .. .. .. .
Offroad mode .... .......... .. .. .... .
Evasive steering support ......... ... .. .
E vent Dat a Recorder (EDR) ...... .. .. .. .
3 19
310
140
142 141
1 13
145
Ext erio r ligh ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
External voice operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Index
F
Factory default settings
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
246
Fader (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fastening
Booster seats
.. .. ................. .. 301
Convertib le child safety seats ......... . 299
Infant seats ... .. .. ................ . 297
Fast forwarding/rewind ing (a udio/video
file) ....... .. .. .. ................. .
. 234
Fast forwarding (audio/v ideo file) . . . . . . . . 234
Fast route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Favorites
Media
Navigation .. .. .. ................. . .
Telephone . .. .. .. ................. . .
237
205 179
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 374
File formats (media drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Fixture set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Foot peda ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
For th e sake of t he envi ronment
Environmentally-friend ly driving . . . . . . . . 73
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
311
Leaks..... .. .. .. ................. .. 315
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Free text search ..... ... .......... .. ..
Media .... .. .. .. ................. ..
Navigation .. .. .. ................. . .
Radio
.... .. .. .. ................. ..
Telephone ..... .. .. ................ .
Freeze protection Coo lant ... .. .. .. ................. . .
157
236
204
221 183
319
Frequency band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220, 223
Front a irbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
273
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 262
Front seats
Adjus ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
254
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 270
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Fuel 310
Additives.. .. .. .. ................. .. 3 10
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 10
379

Index
Memory card
SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Supported types/formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S9
MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Menu language
refer to Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . 24S
M enu paths (Owner 's Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Menus/symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Mirrors Adjusting exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
D immi ng ... .. .. ................. .. .. 50
Van ity m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
MMI
refer to Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . 147
MMI search
refer to Free text search ....... ... 157, 236
MMI touch....... ... .......... .. .. ... 151
MODE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 281
MP3
refer to Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
B utton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
M ap zoom .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. 13
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 15
Speech dialog system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Switching tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 15
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Music collection
refer to Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Mu te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
olso refer to Mu ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 249
myAudi ... .. .. ............... ... 187,207
Logging in in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
N
Natural leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 347
NAV/MAP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Navigating (in str ume nt cluster) . . . . . . . . . 163
382
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Better ro ute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Driver informat ion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
also refer to Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Navigation (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . 162
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Network connection (Wi-Fi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
NHTSA Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
0
Occupant protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Octane rating (gasoline) ................ 310
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Offroad driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
OFF (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Oil
refer to Engin e oil .. .. ............. .. 317
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . . . 313
On/Off knob ( MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Online des tinations
refer to Point of interest search . . . . . . . . 207
Online map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Online map update..... ... .......... .. 216
Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Online roadside assistance Audi connect emergency call and service 202
Online services
refer to Audi connect ( Infotainment) . . . . 187
Opening .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 30
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Hood ....... .. .. .. .. ............. .. 315
Opening/closing
refer to Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Operat ing
Multifunction steering whee l . . . . . . . . 12, 15
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Vo ice recog nition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Options menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150, 154
Other consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Outs ide temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10