2018 AUDI Q5 warning lights

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Care and cleaning
Component Situation Solution
T ex tile s,
Deposits adhering to Vacuum cleaner
art ifi ci al l eat her, the surface
A lcan tara Water-based deposits Absorbent cloth and mild soap solutiona>
such
as coffee, tea,
b lood, etc.
O il-based deposits Apply a m ild soap solution
al, blot away the dissolved o il or
such as oil, make-up, dye, treat afterward with water, if necessary
etc.
Special deposits such
Special stain remover, blot with absorbent material, treat
as ink, nail polish, la-afterward with mild soap solution, if necessary
a)
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Natu ral leathe r Fresh stains Cotton cloth with a mi
ld soap so lution a>
Water-based deposits Fresh stains : absorbent cloth
such as coffee, tea, Dried stains: stain remover suitable for leather
b lood , etc.
Oi l-based deposits Fresh stains: absorbent cloth and stain remover suitable
such as oil, make-up, for leather
etc . Dried stains: oil clean ing spray
Special deposits such Spot
remove r suitable for leather
as ink, nai l polish, la-
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Care Regula rly apply cond it ion ing cream that p rotects from
lig ht and penet rates into the mater ia l. Use specia l co lored
conditioning cream, if necessary.
Carbon p art s Deposits clean the same way as plast ic parts
a) Mi ld soap solution: maximum two tablespoons of neutral soap in 1 quar t (1 liter) of water
.8, WARNING
The windsh ie ld may not be trea ted with wa ­
ter-repelling windshield coating agents. Un ­
favorable conditions such as wetness, dark ­
ness, or low sun can result in increased glare .
Wiper blade chatter is also possible.
@ Note
- Headlights /tail light s
-Never clean headlights or tail lights with a
dry clot h or sponge.
- Do not use any cleaning product that con­
tains alcohol, because they could cause
cracks to form .
-Wheels
-
- Never use any pa int polish or other abra­
sive materials .
- Damage to the protect ive layer o n the
rims such as stone ch ips or scratches must
be repaired immediately .
-Cam era lenses
- Neve r use warm or hot wa ter to remove
snow or ice from the camera lens . This
could ca use the lens to crack .
- Neve r use ab rasive cleaning m ate rials or
a lcohol to clean the camera lens . This
could ca use scratches and cracks .
-Door window s
-Remove snow and ice on windows and ex-
terior mirrors w ith a plast ic scraper . To
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Fuses and bulb s
Fuse panel © (brown )
4 Audi side assist
8 Smart module (tank)
9 Climatized cup holder
11 12 Volt battery
12 Homelink
13 Rea rview camera, per ipheral cameras
14 Right tail lights
16 Right safety belt tensioner
Fu se panel ® (red )
No . Equipm ent
2 Sound-amplifier
3 AdBlue heating
s Trailer h itch (right light)
7 Trailer hitch
8 Trailer h itch (left lig ht)
9 Trailer hitch (socket)
1 0 Sport differential
11 AdBlue heating
Bulbs
Replacing light bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bulbs for
you.
It is becoming increasingly more and more diff i­
cult to replace vehicle light bulbs s ince in many
cases, other parts of the ca r must fi rst be re­
moved before you a re able to get to the bu lb.
This applies espec ially to the light bu lbs in the
front of your car which you can only reach
through the engine compartment .
Sheet metal and bulb ho lde rs can have sha rp
edges that can cause ser ious cuts, parts must be
correct ly taken apart and then properly put back
together to he lp prevent breakage of parts and
long term damage from water that can enter
housings that have not been properly resea led.
F or your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bu lbs for
3 6 2
you, since your dealer has the proper tools, the
correct bu lbs and the expertise.
Ga s di sc harg e lamp s (Xeno n ligh ts):
Due to the high electr ical voltage, have the bulbs
rep laced by a qualified technician . Headlights
with Xenon light a re identified by the hig h volt­
age sticker.
L ED he adligh ts*
LED headlights requ ire no maintenance. Please
contact your author ized Audi dealer if a bulb
needs to be replaced .
A WARNING
Changing Xenon lamps without the necessary
equ ipment can cause serious personal injury.
-Bulbs are pressurized and can explode when
be ing changed. Potent ial r isk of injury!
-O n veh icles equipped with gas discharge
bulbs (Xenon light) l ife-threaten ing injuries
can resu lt from improper handling of the
h igh-vo ltage portions of such lamps!
-O nly your author ized Audi dealer or quali­
fied wo rkshop shou ld change the bulbs in
gas discharge lamps. The re a re parts w ith
sha rp edges on the open ings and on the
bu lb holders that can cause serious cuts. If
you are uncertain about what to do, have the work performed by an authorized Audi
dea ler or qualified workshop. Serious per­
sonal injury may result from improperly per­
formed work.
(D Tips
-If you still prefer to replace the light bulbs
yourself, be aware that the engine compart­ ment is a hazardous area to work
i n c:> .&. in
Working in the engine compartment on
page 314.
-It is best to ask your authorized Audi dealer
whenever you want to change a bulb .

Emergency situations
@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly con­
nected to the vehicle's electrical system .
When jump starting or charging the battery,
never connect the negative ground cable to
the battery negative post because the battery
manager system must be able to detect the
battery's state of charge. Always connect the
negat ive g round cable to the negative ground
post of the battery manager control unit.
Using the jump start
cable
Both jump start cables must be connected in the
correct order!
Fig. 286 E ngin e compartme nt: co nn ectors for jump start
cables and a charger
Fig. 287 Jump starting with a battery in another vehicle:
@-pro vidi ng current, @-dra ined
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump start
for your vehicle.
Vehicle with discharged battery
... Turn off lights and accessories, move automatic
transm ission lever to "N" (Neutral) or "P" (Pa rk)
and set parking bra ke.
364
Connecting the positive cable (red) to the
positive terminal
... Open the red cover on the positive terminal
c:::>fig. 286.
1. Secure one end of the pos itive cable (red) to
the jump start pin
c:::> fig. 287 (J) (pin under
the red cover = "pos itive") on the veh icle that
needs to be started @.
2. Secure the other end of the positive cable
(red) to the posit ive terminal @on the bat­
tery provid ing the cur rent @.
Connecting the negative cable (black) to the
negative terminal
3. Secure one end of the negative cable (black)
to the negative terminal @ on the battery
that is providing the current @.
4. Secure the other end of the negative cable
(black) to the jump start
pin @ (hex head pin
= "negative") on the vehicle that needs to be
started @.
Starting the engine
... Sta rt the eng ine on the vehicle providing the
jump start @and let it run at idle .
... Now start the engine on the vehicle with the
drained battery @.
... If the engine does not start, stop the starting
procedure after 10 seconds and then repeat it
after approx imately 30 seconds.
"' Once the engine w it h the drained vehicle bat­
tery has been started, remove the cables in the
reverse order from the way they were install ed.
"' Close the red cover on the positive terminal.
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from enter ing the vehicle inter ior. Make
sure th at the j umper clamps are well connected
with their
metal ports in full contact with the
battery terminals .
A WARNING
-To avoid serious personal injury and damage
to the vehicle, heed all warnings and instruc­
tions of the jumper cable manufacturer. If in
doubt, call for road service .
-Jumper cables must be long enough so that
the vehicles do not touch.
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A
A/C MAX (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
A/C (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 70
ABS .. .. .. .. .. ..
· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 140
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 , 373
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area .......... ..
.
also refer to Audi active lane assist .. .. .
Adaptive air suspension
refer to Air suspension ........ .. .. .. .
Adaptive cruise control ................ .
C leaning the sensors ................ .
Messages .... ................ ..... .
Predictive control ............. .. .. .. .
Adapt ive dampers ............ .. .. .. .. .
Additional accessories .............. ..
.
Adjusting air distribution (automatic climate 345
117
125
102
345
110
100
125
373
control) ..... .. ................ ..... . · 71
Adjusting the additional display . . . . . . . . . . 14
Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Adjusting the temperature (automatic climate
control) ..... .. ................ ..... . · 71
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 , 287
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 276
Care .. .. .. .. ..... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
Children ..... ................ .....
.
Child restraints .................... .
Components (front airbags) .......... .
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat .......... .. .. .. .
Disposal ... .. ................ ... ..
.
Front airbags ................. ... .. .
How do the front airbags work? ..... .. .
How many airbags does my vehicle have?
H ow the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together .......... .. .. .. .
Indicator light ................ .....
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284
293 293
276
270 284
274
279
276
278
281
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
PASSENGER AIR BAG light . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Repairs .. .. .. ............... .. .. ..
.
Safety instructions ............ .. .. .. .
When must the system be inspected? .. . 284
283 281
Index
Air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Alarm system
refer to Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . 36
Alignment pin (changing the wheel) . . . . . . 350
All-weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 45
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 340
All wheel drive
Indicator light
. .. .. ............... .. . 28
also refer to quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
AM I
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 231, 232
Andro id Auto
refer to Aud i smartphone interface ... .. 243
Anti-freeze Windshield washer system ...........
. 323
Anti-Lock Braking System
refer to ABS ... .. .. ............... . . 140
Anti-Slip Regulation
refer to ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 36
Apple CarPlay
refer to Audi smartphone interface . . . . . 243
Arrow view . .. .. .. .. ............... .
.
ASR ........ ... .. .. ................ ·
Audi active lane assist ................ .
Messages . .. .. .. .. .............. · · ·
Audi adaptive cruise control
Distance display, distance warning ..... .
T raffic jam assist ... ................
.
Audi connect emergency call and service ..
Online roadside assistance .......... . .
Audi connect vehicle control .......... . .
Parking location .. .. ................
.
Remote locking and unlocking ........ .
164
140
117
118
110
109
201
202
197
198
198
Vehicle status report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 198
Audi connect (Infotainment) ........ 187, 194 Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19S
Services overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 188
Starting ...... .. .. ................ . 188
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 12S
Audi Entertainment mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Audi music stream
refer to Wi-Fi . ..... ................ .
229
Audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
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Index
Audio player Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Wi-Fi audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Aud io track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Aud i pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 371
Aud i side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear cross-traffic assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . . . . 243, 247
Audi virtua l cockpit
refer to Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AUTO Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Auto Lock (central locking system) . . . . . . . . 30
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Automatic climate control system Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
La unch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Manual shiftin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Parking lock emergency re lease . . . . . . . . . 90
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
AUTO (button) Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 71
Auxiliary heater (automatic climate control) 72
AUX input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
B
BACK button 147
Balance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Bass (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Battery Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
also refer to Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 321
376 Before
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Blower (automat ic climate control system) . 71
Bluetooth Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Connecting a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Boost...... .. .. .. .. .. ............. ... 17
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Boost pressure indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brake fluid Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 321
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 80
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Break-in security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Breaking in
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Browser
refer to Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Buttons Control panel (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 12, 15
Switching the Infotainment system display
on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
C
Cable (USB adapter/ AUX connector cable) 231
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 315
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Capacities Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Cargo area
refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment..... .... .. .. .. ............. .. 257

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TMC
refer to Traffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Tone (sound)
refer to Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Too l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Torn or frayed safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Touch
refer to MMI touch 151
Towing Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Towing loop ... ................ .. 365,366
Towing protection monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 342
Traffic information ............ 217,218,219
Traffic jam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Traffic messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Traffic sign recognit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Trailer load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Trailer mode (navigation) ......... ..... . 211
Trailer tow ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Trailer load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Trave l guide
refer to Travel (travel guide) . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Trave l (travel guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Treble (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Turnassist . .... ............... .... ... 113
T urn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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Unfastening safety be lts
Uniform tire quality grad ing
Unlocking/locking 266
341
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
W it h the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 34
W ith the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
W ith the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5
Updating stations (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
USB charging port ............. 60 , 232, 233
U5B stick
refer to Audi music interface ....... 231, 232
Index
V
Vanity mirror. ..... .. ................ .. 51
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Out of serv ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Transport ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Lifting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Whee l change mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Vehicle status report Audi connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Version information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
VIEW button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
VIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Voice guidance
refer to Multifunction
steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 14, 15
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
External ........................... 172
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Vo lume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Vo lume ..... ... .. .. ................ . 249
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Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Washing matte finish pa int . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Web radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Weights..... ..... .. ................ . 370
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