2018 AUDI Q5 display

Drivin g
(D Tips
If you leave t he vehicle with the "D/S" or "R"
selector lever pos ition engaged, the parking
brake is automatically set.
Manually switching the Start/Stop system
off/on
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith Sta rt/Stop system
The (A_) oFF button is located in the center conso le .
.. Press (A_) OfF to switch on or off. The LED in the
button turns on when the funct ion is switched
off.
@ Tips
If you switch the system off dur ing a stop
phase, the engine w ill start again automati­
cally .
Messages
App lies to: ve hicles w ith Sta rt/Stop system
Start /stop system: deactivated . Please start
engin e manually
This message appea rs when specific conditions
are not met during a stop phase. The Sta rt/Stop
system wi ll not be ab le to restart the engine . The
engine must be started wit h the
I S TAR T ENGINE STOP I button.
Start /stop sy stem: malfunction! Function
una vailable . Please cont act Se rvice
There is a malfunction in the Start/Stop system .
Drive the vehicle to an authorized Audi dealer or
author ized Service Facility as soon as poss ible to
have the malfunction corrected.
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Electromechanical
parking brake
F ig . 88 Center console: parking brake
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1 m
Your vehicle is equipped with an electromechani ­
ca l parking
brake (!)¢ fig . 88 . The parking brake
is designed to prevent the vehicle from ro lling
unintentionally and replaces the hand brake.
Setting /manuall y re leasing the parking
br ake
.. Pull the®> switch to set the parking brake. The
LED in the switch turns on. The
-(USA mod­
els)/ . (Canada models) indicator light also
turns on in the instrument cluster display .
.. To release the parking brake manually, press
the brake or accelerator peda l w hile the ign i­
tion is switched on and press
the®) sw itc h at
the same t ime. The LED in the button and the
indicator light in t he disp lay turn off .
Releasing the parking brake automatically
Requirement: the doors m ust be closed and the
drive r's safety belt must be fastened.
.. To start driving and release the parking brake
automatically, press the accelerator pedal as
usual.
In add ition to releasing the parking brake auto­
matically, other convenience and safety functions
are available when you start
driving¢ page 82,
Starting to drive .
Preventing the automatic parking br ake
release
The vehicle could beg in rolling un intentionally,
depend ing on the hill or if towi ng a tra iler.
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Driving
Drive quick ly through sandy or marshy off-road
sections and do not stop , if at all poss ibl e.
Driving through water
Also read the information found in ¢ page 73.
Driving on a slope
If you a re ever unable to dr ive up a hill , do not try
to turn around . Drive back down in
re verse in ­
stead. Otherwise you r un the r isk o f tipping over .
If the vehicle threatens to tip over when dr iving
across a slope , you mu st immediately stee r
downhill in the direction of the slope.
Do not park your vehicle on steep hills.
To reduce the r isk of t ipping over, dr ive on hills in
the direction of the downward s lope (fa ll line)
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never crosswise .
Tilt angle display
Description
Applies to: vehicles with a ti lt angle display
F ig. 89 I nfo ta in me nt syste m: tilt ang le d ispla y
You c an see the vehicle pos ition in re lation to a
leve l plane us ing the tilt angle display in the In­
fotainment system . Bot h the sideways angle @
and the lengthwise angle @ of the vehicle are
disp layed. The accuracy depends on the driving
situation and is normally a round 1
°. The side­
ways angle of your vehicle should no t exceed the
ye llow range in the gauge . If it reaches the red
range, there is a risk that the ve hicle m ight tip
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Displaying the tilt angle display
~ Select in the Infotainment system : IME NUI but­
ton
> Vehicle > Lift / Offroad or Allroad *.
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Showing the additional display
To ch ange the con ten ts shown in the r igh t ar ea of
t h e screen, se lect in the In fo ta inment system :
r ight contro l button
> Additional display.
Angle :
this displays t he cur rent stee ring wheel
angle and t he max imum ang le th at was re ached
dur ing a drive . These values are reset when the
i gnition is switche d off .
Position : displays the he ig ht, di re ct io n a nd geo ­
coor din at es of the cur rent veh icle posit io n.
Off : only the air suspe nsio n disp lay remains on .
A WARNING
- Do not excee d the yellow range in the
g au ge. Your ve hicle can t ip, whi ch in cre as es
t he risk of an accident.
- Unde r some ci rcumstan ce s, the vehicle can
t ip ove r or til t sid eways eve n if the s ideways
angle is low. The angle display does not re ­
p lace the driver's attent io n. To re duce the
risk of an accident, make sure the vehicle
does not tip, especially when yo u are driving
at high speeds.
Automatic transmission
Introduction
The au tom atic transmission is con trolled ele c­
tronically. The transmission shifts up or down au­
tomat ica lly depending on which dr ive p rogram is
selected .
When a
moderate driving style i s used, t he
transm iss ion selec ts the most economica l driv ing
mode. The transmission upshifts at a lower RPM
and downshifts at a higher RPM to improve fue l
e fficiency.
The tra nsmission switches to a sporty mode after
a kick-down or when the driver uses a
sporty
driving style
characterized by quick accelerator
pedal movements, heavy acceleration, frequent
changes in speed and t raveling at the max imum
speed .
If desired, th e driver can also select the gears
manually (tiptronic mode ) ¢ page 88.

S tronic transmission
The S tronic is a dual-clutch transmiss ion. Power
is transferred using two clutches that work inde­
pendently from one another. They replace the
torque converter used in conventional automatic
transmissions and allow the vehicle to accelerate
without a noticeable interruption in traction.
tiptron ic transmission
In the tiptronic transmission, power is transfer ­
red by a torque converter.
Selecting a selector lever position
Fig. 90 Center co nso le: selector lever
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0
1 a,
The current selector lever position is shown next
to the selector
l ever ¢ fig. 90. The current selec­
tor lever position is also shown in the instrument
cluster display .
... You may need to release the selector lever lock
depending on which selector lever position is
selected and which one you would like to se­
l ect.
... To do this, press the locking button © on the
selector
lever¢ fig. 90.
... To engage the nearest selector lever position,
move the selector lever forward/back until you
feel the first pressure point . The selector lever
will return to its original posit ion.
.., To skip over one selector lever position, move
the selec tor lever past the pressure point into
the desired position . The selector lever will re­
turn to its original position.
F or example, you can skip over the "N" position if
u ~ you would like to go directly from "D" into "R".
N ...... N ......
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Driving
Selector lever lock
The selector lever lock prevents you from select­
ing a position unintentionally, causing the vehicle
to roll. When engaging some selector lever posi­
tions, you must press the locking
button © on
the selector lever and/or press the brake pedal
¢ fig . 90.
You must press the brake pedal to engage a se­
lector lever position when the engine is running
and the vehicle is stationary.
You do not have to p ress the brake pedal if you
shift from "D" to "R" within one second. This
al­
lows you to "rock" the vehicle to free it when it is
stuck.
P - Park
This selector lever position prevents the vehicle
from ro lling . On ly shift into pa rk when the vehi ­
cle is
stationary ¢.&. . To select the "P" selector
lever position, press the "P" button @ on these­
lector
lever¢ fig. 90. P appears next to the selec­
tor lever.
Applies to vehicles with S t ronic transm ission:
the parking lock can only be re leased when the
ignition is switched on and the brake pedal is
pressed. To release the parking lock, press the
brake pedal, press the locking
button @ on the
selector lever and select the desired posit ion
¢ fig . 90. The engine must also be started in or­
der to engage the "D" or "R" selector leve r pos i­
tion.
Applies to vehicles with tiptronic transmission:
the parking lock can only be re leased when the
engi ne is ru nning and the brake pedal is pressed .
To release the parking lock, press the brake ped­
al, press the locking
button @ on the selector
lever and select the desired position
¢ fig. 90.
"P " engages automatically if you switch the en­
gine off whi le the selector lever is in "D", "E", "S",
" R" or manua l mode.
If you switch the eng ine off when the "N" selector
lever position is selected, the transmission re­
mai ns in "N" for approximately 30 m inutes and
then "P" is engaged. The vehicle is not secured
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Launch control program
App lies to: ve hicles with S tro nic tra nsm issio n
The launch control program provides the best
possible acceleration when starting from a stop.
Requirement: the eng ine must be at operating
temperature and the steer ing whee l must not be
turned .
~ Deactivate the Start/Stop system* c:> page 80.
The LED in the 10~ ·1 button turns on.
~ With the engine runn ing, press the ~
l fl - O~FF =I but­
ton briefly
c> page 141 . The Ill indicator light
tu rns o n and the message
Stabil ization control
( ESC ): offroad . Warning! Reduc ed stabilit y
ap­
pears in the inst rumen t cluste r display.
~ Pull the selector lever back o ut of t he "D/S" po­
s it ion briefly to select the "S " position or se lect
the
D ynamic driving mode in drive se -
lect* ¢ page 12 7.
~ Press the brake pedal firmly with your left foot
and hold it all the way down for at least one
second.
~ At the same t ime, press the gas pedal all the
way dow n with your right foot unt il the engi ne
reaches and stays at a h igh RPM level.
~ Remove yo ur foot from t he b rake pedal within
five seconds
c:> ,&. .
A WARNING
-Always adapt yo ur driving to the traffic flow.
- O nly use the La unch contro l prog ram when
road and traffic conditions allow it and ot h­
er drivers wi ll not be endangered or both ­
ered by your driving and the vehicle's accel ­
eration.
- Please note that the drive whee ls can spin
and the vehicle can break away when off­
road mode is switched on, espec ia lly when
the road is slippery.
- Once the vehicle has started moving, press the
I~ OF F! button briefly to turn the offroad
mode off .
(D Tips
-The transmiss ion temperature may increase
s ignificantly after using the launc h control
program. If that happens, the program may
Driving
not be ava ilab le for a few minutes. It will be
avai lab le agai n after a coo l-down period.
- Whe n accelerati ng usi ng the launch cont ro l
program, all vehicle parts are s ubject to
heavy loads. This can lead to increased
wear.
Transmission malfunction
• Tran smiss ion: too hot. Please stop vehicle
Do not continue driving. Se lect the "P" selector
l ever posit ion and contact an authorized A udi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Fac ility for as­
s istance.
• Tran smiss ion: malfunction! Plea se stop ve­
hicle and shift to P
Do not continue dr iv ing . Se lect t he "P" selec to r
l ever posit ion and contact an authori zed A udi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility for as­
s istance.
[O] Selector lever : malfunction ! You can con tin­
ue d riving. Please contact Se rvice
The re is a system malfu nction in t he transmis­
s io n. Dr ive to an a uth orized Aud i de aler o r au­
tho rized Aud i Serv ice Facili ty immedia tely to have
the mal function corrected.
[i'J P button : malfun ction! Auto P when engine
off . Pl ea se conta ct Servi ce
T here is a malfunct ion in the "P" button on the
selector lever . The transm ission automatically
engages "P " when you sw itch off t he engine.
D rive to an author ized A udi dealer or autho riz ed
Audi Se rvice Faci lity immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
[i'J Select or lever : malfun ction! Gear change on ­
l y pos sibl e using both paddl e le ver s. Plea se con ­
ta ct Service
T here is a system malfunction in the transmis­
s io n. You can con tinue dr iv ing with restr icted
funct ion. The se lector lever is not wo rk ing . Gea rs
can on ly be selected by tapping bo th shift pad­
dles at the same time when the vehicle is station ­
ary
c> page 88 , fig . 92 . Pay attention to these-
l ected transmission position in the instrument
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Driving
cluster display. The parking lock engages auto ­
matica lly when you turn off the engine. Drive to
an author ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Serv ice Facility immediately to have the malfunc­
tion corrected .
[O] Transmission : Please p ress brake pedal and
select gear ag ain
Press the bra ke pedal and se lect the des ired se­
lector lever position again. You can then continue
driving.
[il Tran smi ssion: too h ot. Please adapt driving
s tyle
The transm ission tempe rature has increased s ig­
n ificant ly. Dr ive ve ry ca utiously or take a b reak
from dr iv ing unt il the tempera ture returns to the
normal range and the ind icator light turns off .
[O] Transmis sion : malfunction ! You can contin­
ue driving . See owner' s manual
There is a system malfunct ion in the transm is­
sion . You may continue dr iv ing . Drive to an au­
thor ized A udi dealer or authorized Audi Service
F acility soon to have the malfunction co rrected.
[il T ransmission : malfunct ion! You can contin­
ue dri ving in D until engine is off
There is a system malfunct ion in the transmis­
sion . The transmission is switching to emergency
mode . If you tur n the engine off, you will not be
able to select any other selector lever pos it ions
after start ing the eng ine again . Drive to a n au­
thor ized Audi dealer or author ized A udi Service
F a cility immediately to have the malfunc tion cor­
rected.
[O] Tran smis sion: malfunction! You can contin­
ue driving with limited function . Pl ea se conta ct
Service
There is a system malfunct ion i n the transm is­
sion . The transmission is switching to emergency
mode. This mode only shifts into certa in gea rs o r
w ill no longer shift at all. The engine may stall.
Dr ive to an a utho rized Aud i dea ler or a uthorized
Audi Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected .
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[il Transmis sion: malfunction! You can contin­
ue dri ving with limited fun ction. No reve rse
gear
There is a system malfunction in the tra nsmis­
s ion . The transmission is switch ing to emergency
mode. This mode only s hifts into certain gears or
will no longer shift at a ll. The eng ine may sta ll.
You cannot engage the reverse gear. Drive to an
authori zed Audi dealer or authori zed Audi Service
Facility immediately to have the ma lfunction cor ­
rected .
[il Danger of rolling away! P not poss ible.
Plea se apply park ing bra ke
- The parking lock was re leased using the emer ­
gency re lease
c::> page 90 . Or
- The parking lock can no longer be engaged .
Dr ive to an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Aud i Service Facility immed iately to have
the malfunction corrected.
[il Mo ve selector le ver to automatic position
There is a ma lf u nction in the tiptron ic mode. End
tiptroni c mode by pus hing the se lec tor lever to
the left into the "D/S " position .
Parking lock emergency release
The parking lock must be released with the
emergency release when driving through moun ­
tains/maneuvering .
Fig. 93 Drive r's s ide footwell : relea sin g the parkin g lock
us ing the e mergency release
The emergen cy release is located under the f loor
mat on the dr iver's side .
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Trail er to wing
- Set the a ir suspension to the standard vehi ­
cle height, otherwise the applicab le tongue
weight no longer applies to your vehicle.
(D Tips
- Use chocks when parking on incl ines if the
trailer is loaded .
- We recommend also having the vehicle in­
spected between the inspection intervals if
you are towing a trai ler frequent ly .
- Avo id driving with a trailer d uring the vehi ­
cle break-in period .
Driving with a trailer
Driving with a trailer requires extra caution .
Speed
Adhere to the legal speed limits. Follow the legal
regulat ions spec ific to the country.
As the speed increases, the driving stability of
the trailer decreases . Therefore you should not
exceed the maximum legal speed l imit whe n
there a re unfavorabl e road, weathe r and/or wind
conditions. This especially appl ies when dr iv ing
downhill.
You must always reduce you r speed as soon as
you not ice even the s lightest sw inging motion of
the t railer. Neve r try to "straighte n ou t" the t rail­
e r by accelera ting.
The weight distribution is very poor if t he veh icle
is empty and the t railer is loaded . H oweve r if you
m ust dr ive under these c ircumstances, t hen d rive
espec ially slowly.
Brakes
Brake in a t imely manner . Downshift before driv­
i n g downhill so that the engine can assist w ith
b raking
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When us ing a tra iler with overrun brakes, first
brake gently then qu ickly . This reduces the risk of
je rk ing w hile brak ing if the tra ile r w heels lock up .
Engine coolant temperature
Pay attention specif ica lly to the coolant tempera­
ture display when there are h igh outside tempe r­
atures, and when dr iv ing o n long inclines
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¢ page 11. Shift to a higher gear in a timely man­
ner .
A WARNING
Constant braking causes the brakes to over­
heat and substantially reduces braking per­
formance, increases braking distance or caus­
es complete failure of the brake system.
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Assistance systems Speed warning system
Description
App lies to: vehicles with speed warning system
The speed warning system helps you to stay be­
low a specified maximum speed that can be set,
changed or deleted in the Infotainment system .
The speed warning system warns you if you are
exceeding the maximum speed that you have set .
A warning tone will sound as soon as your speed
exceeds the stored value slightly. The
(Ol (USA
models)/
(01 (Canada models) indicato r light
and a message appear i n the ins trumen t cluster
d isplay at the same time. The
(Sl / (Ol indicator
light and the message turn
off if the speed falls
back below the stored maximum speed .
Sett ing a threshold is recommended if you would
like to be reminded when yo u reach a certa in
maximum speed . Situations where you may want
to do so include driving in a country with a gener ­
al speed limit or if there is a specified maximum
speed for winter tires.
Setting the warning threshold
Select in the I nfotai nment system: IMENU I but­
ton
> Ve hicle > le ft control button > Dri ver a ssis ­
tan ce
> Speed warning > Manual.
@ Tips
Regard less of the speed warning system, you
should always monitor your speed using the
speedometer and make sure you are following
the legal speed limit.
A ssi st a nce systems
Cruise control system
Switching on
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
The cruise control system makes it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at 15 mph
(20 km/h).
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f
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0
Fig . 94 Operat ing leve r: cru ise control system
.,. To switch t he system on, pull the lever into po-
sition
(D ¢ fig. 94.
.,. Drive at the speed to be maintained.
.,. To store the speed, press the button @.
T he stored speed and the
@jltJ~i, (USA models) /
l'I (Canada models) ind icator lig ht appear in the
instrument cluster display. An additional indica­
tor appears in the head-up display*.
T he speed is mainta ined by modifyi ng engine
power or through an active brake intervention.
A WARNING
-Always pay attention to the traffic around
you when the cruise control system is in op­
eration. You are always responsible for you r
speed and the distance between your vehi­
cle and othe r vehicles .
- For safety reasons, cru ise control should not
be used in the city, in stop -and-go t raff ic, on
winding roads a nd when road conditions a re
poor (such as ice, fog, g rave l, heavy ra in and
hy droplani ng), bec ause this in cr eases the
risk of an acciden t.
- S witch the cr uise con trol
off tempor arily
when dr iv ing in turning lanes, highway exits
or in construction zones.
- P lease no te th at unconsc iously
"rest ing"
your foot on the accelerator ped al prevents
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Camera-based traffic
sign recognition
Description
Applies to: vehicles with camera-based traffic sign recogni­
tion
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F ig. 95 Instrument cluste r: tr aff ic sign reco gnit ion
F ig. 96 W indsh ie ld: ca mera w indow for t raffic s ig n recog­
n ition
Traffic sign recognit io n assis ts you when driving
by d isp lay ing detected speed limits or signs pro ­
h ibit ing passing in the instrument cluster d isp lay
c::> fig . 95. Within the limits of the system, the le­
gal speed lim its in school zones are detected and
d isp layed.
General info rmation
Traffic sign recognit ion can detect standa rd
speed limit sig ns that are within the camera's vis­
ua l field. With assistance from navigation data,
detected speed lim its are evaluated and shown in
the disp lay . The traffic sign for the current de­
tected speed l imit will bli nk in the display if you
exceed the war ning th reshold set in the Infotain­
ment system
c::> page 98 .
~ The traffic sign recogn ition is subject to certain .....
~ system limitations and may be unavailab le or on -
~ Ly partia lly available in the followi ng situations:
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A ssi st a nce systems
- when visibility is poor, s uch as in snow, rain,
fog or heavy spray
- when there is glare, for example from oncom­
ing traffic or the sun
- at high speeds
- if the camera 's visual field
c::> fig. 96 is cove red,
for examp le by dirt or st icke rs For informat ion
on cleaning, see
c::> page 344 .
- if the traff ic signs are comp letely or partially
covere d, for examp le by trees, snow, dirt or
other vehicles
- if speed traffic signs do not conform to the
stand ards
- if traffic signs are damage d or ben t
- if traff ic sig ns are d isplayed o n sig n holders
w ith elec tronic s igns
- if the traffic signs o r the configu ration of the
road have changed (navigation data is no lon­
ge r up-to-da te)
_&. WARNING
P ay atten tion to traffic and the area around
your vehicle when traffic sign recogn ition is
turned on . The traffic signs insta lled on the
road a lways ta ke precedence over the display.
The dr iver is a lways responsible for assessing
the traffic situation.
- Under some circ umstances, traffic s ign rec­
ognition may not detect traff ic signs cor­
rectly or detect them at a ll. As a resu lt, the
system may not dis play the correct speed lim it or any speed limit .
- Traffic sign recognit ion does not adapt your
veh icle's speed to match the speed limit!
- The display in the instrument cluster is
based on the units of measurement used for
speed in that country . As a result, the dis­
p lay
50 i n t he inst rument cl uste r can mean
eithe r km/h or mph, depend ing o n the cou n­
try.
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