2018 AUDI Q5 ECU

Table of contents
Supported media and fi le forma ts 2
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T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . 243
Setup ... ...... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 243
Op erating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
System settings ... ..... ... .. .. ... 24 5
Sett ing the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
MMI sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Con nection manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
System update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Sound setti ngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Volume sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
R estart ing the M MI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Softw are license i nfo rm atio n 250
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 2
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 52
B asics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 253
Peda l area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Report ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 1
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
W hy use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
F ront a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
M on itor ing t he Advanced Airbag System . 28 1
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Side curtain air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 1
I mpo rtant inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 1
Ch ild safety sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Securing c hild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
L A TCH system (lower anchorages and
tethers for chi ldren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Addit ional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
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Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 3 10
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Fuel... ... .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. 310
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Emissions control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
On Board D iagnost ic System (OBD) . . . . . 313
E ngine compartment .. ............... 314
Engine o il .... ... .. .. ............... 317
Cooli ng sys tem. .. .. .. ............. .. 319
B rake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 1
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 21
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 23
Service interva l display 324
Wheels
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Whee ls and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Tire p ressure mo nitoring system 342
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 44
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Cleaning and care i nfo rmation . . . . . . . . . 345
Plac ing your vehicle out of serv ice . . . . . . 349
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 350
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Eq uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
T ire mobility ki t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Repla cing a whee l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Co llapsibl e sp are t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 58
F u ses ..... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 358
B ul bs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 62
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 63
Gener al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Start ing by p ushi ng o r tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 3 63
Starting with jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 363
U sing the jump start cable . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Towing with a tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Accessories and Technical Data . 369
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Vehicle specificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Notes about technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

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increases the risk that the vehicle will slide.
Do not continue driving. See an a uthorized
Audi dealer or author ized Audi Service Fac ili­
ty for assistance .
PARK/{®)/ ~ Electromechanical parking
brake
I f t he -(USA models) / . (Canada models)
in dic ator light turns on , the pa rk ing br ake was
set.
I f the
-(USA models)/ . (Canada models) in­
d icator light blinks, the bra king fo rce is no t buil d­
in g up enough or no t bui lding up at all. Selec t the
"P" selec to r l eve r posit ion to he lp secure the vehi ­
cle. Make s ure t he indicato r light is off before yo u
start driving.
@ Parking brake : malfunction! Plea se contact
Service
There is a malfunction in the park ing brake . Dr ive
to an author ized Audi dealer or author ized A udi
Serv ice Fac ility immedia tely to have t he malfunc ­
tion
co rrected.
II (USA models )/ ffc,) (Canada model s) Parking
brake : warning! Vehicle parked too steep
There is not enoug h braking force to hold the ve ­
hi cle in place . The brakes have overhea ted . The
ve hicle could ro ll away even on a small incli ne .
II (USA models )/ l(C,)J (Canada models ) Parking
brake: applied
If t his message appears, press the brake pedal
fi rst and the n release the parking brake if neces­
sary.
II ( USA models)/ ¢c,) (Canada model s) Parking
brake: emergency braking
The eme rgency bra king funct ion was tr iggere d.
Please release parking brake
Release the park ing bra ke if this message ap­
pears .
Please press the brake pedal to release the park­
ing brake
Coc kpit o ver view
To release the parking brake, press t he brake
peda l and press
the ~ button at the same time,
o r start driving w ith hill start assist ¢
page 82,
Starting to drive .
(D Tips
Fo r additional informat io n on the parking
b ra ke,
see ¢ page 80 .
-L Cooling system
• Turn off engine and check coolant level. See
owner's manual
T he coo lant level is too low.
D o no t con tinue dr iv ing and switch t he e ngine
off. Chec k the coolant leve l¢
page 319.
- I f the coo lant level is too low, add coolant
¢
page 320 . Only continue dr iving on ce the in­
d icator ligh t turns off.
• Coolant temperature: too high . Let engine
run with vehicle stationary
Let the engine ru n at idle for a few mi nutes to
cool off , until the indicator light turns off .
-If the ind icator light does not t urn off, do not
cont inue driv ing the ve hicle. See an authori zed
Aud i dea ler or aut horized Audi Service Facility
for assistance .
A WARNING
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-Never open the hood if you can see or hea r
s tea m or coo la nt escaping from t he e ngine
com partment. This increases t he r isk of
bu rns. Wait until yo u no lo nger see o r hear
s team or coo lant es caping .
- T he e ngine comp artment in a ny ve hicle c an
be a dange rous area . Stop the engine an d
a llow i t to cool be fore wor king in the eng ine
compartment. Always follow the informa ­
tion fo und in
c;, page 314, Working in the
engine compartment.
@ Note
D o not con tinue dr iv ing if the . indica to r
li ght tur ns on as this increases t he risk of en ­
g ine damage.
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range and you have released the accelerator ped ­
a l once .
I f t he engine speed lim itation was act ivated by
an eng ine contro l m alfu nction, the
II ind icator
light also turns on. Make su re the engine speed
does not go above the speed displayed, for exam ­
p le when downshifting. Drive to an autho rized
Aud i dealer or authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility im ­
mediately to have the malfunction corrected.
--... Engine oil sensor
II Oil l evel sy stem: malfunction! Pleas e con­
tact Service
The sensor to check the engine oil level has
fa iled. Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or au­
thor ized Audi Service Fac ility immed iate ly to have
the malfunct ion co rrected.
• O il le vel sensor : o il change necessary. Please
c ontact Service
F ue l has entered the engine oi l as a resu lt of fre­
q uent short dr ives. Avoid high engine speeds, full
acceleration and heavy engine loads. Dr ive to an
author ized Audi dealer or author ized Audi Service
Fac il ity immediately to have the oil changed .
• Oil pressure senso r: malfunction! Plea se
contact Service
There is a malfunction in the oil pressure sensor .
Drive to an authorized Audi dea ler or a uthorized
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected.
f Engine warm-up request
0 Plea se driv e to warm up eng ine
F ue l has entered the eng ine oi l, either from low
outside temperatures o r frequent short drives.
Drive unt il the engine is warm so that the fue l in
the eng ine oi l wi ll evaporate. Avoid high engine
speeds, full accelerating and heavy eng ine loads
when doing this.
Bil Tank system
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Coc kpit o ver view
If the indicato r light turns on for the first time
and the message appears, there are about 2 .1
gallons (8 liters) of fuel left in the tank .
fiD Please refuel immediately
If the indicato r light turns on the message ap­
pears, the fuel ta nk is a lmost empty. Refue l the
vehicle immedia tely.
1111 Tank system: malfunction! Plea se contact
Service
There is a ma lfunction in the fuel tank system.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
(D Tips
F o r more information on f ueli ng, see
r=;, page 311 .
~ Washer fluid level
m Please add washer fluid
Fill the was her fluid for the windshie ld washer
system and the headlight washer system* when
the ignit ion is switched
off ¢ page 323 .
! Windshield wipers
$ vVindshield wipers: malfunction! Please con­
tact Service
The re is a ma lfunction w ith the windshield wip­
ers.
Drive to an authori zed A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
~ Driver's door
II D riv er 's door : malfunction! Shift to P befo re
lea ving veh icle. Se e owner's manual
There is a ma lfunction in the driver's door. Se lect
the "P" selector lever posit ion to secure the vehi-
c le.
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Opening and clo sin g
~ WARNING
Read and following all WARNINGS c:> .&. in De ­
scription on page 30.
Anti-theft alarm system
Applies to: vehicles w ith anti-t heft alarm system
If the anti -theft alarm system detects a vehicle
break-in, audio and v isual warning signals are
triggered. The anti-theft alarm system is switch­
ed on or off when locking/unlocking your vehicle.
If the alarm is tr iggered, it w ill shut off automat ­
ically after a ce rta in amount of time .
Sw itching the alarm off manually
• To switch the alarm off, press the rrl button on
the remote control key or switch the ignition
on.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the anti ­
theft alarm system may have the following fea­
tures:
Break -in security feature
The alarm w ill sound if the re is a break- in at the
doors, hood, and/or luggage compartment lid.
Interior /towing protection monitoring
button*
The alarm wi ll be triggered if there are move­
ments detected in the vehicle interior or if there
is a change in the veh icle ang le .
If you leave persons/an imals in the vehicle o r
have the vehicle t ransported, sw itch off the inte ­
rior/towing protection monitoring alarm to pre ­
vent the alarm from being triggered:
• Press the ffi button on the remote cont ro l key a
seco nd time
within 2 seconds. Or
• Applies to vehicles with convenience key: touch
the sensor on the door handle a second t ime
with in 2 se conds . Or
• Turn the mechanical key in the door lock to the
close pos it ion a second time
w ithin 2 second s.
• If you lock the veh icle now, then the interior/
towing protect ion monitor will stay off until
the next time the vehicle is u nlocked.
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@ Tips
The interior/towing protection monitoring *
on ly functions correctly when the windows
and the roof* are closed.
Luggage compartment
lid
Opening/closing the luggage compartment
lid
F ig . 26 D river 's doo r: ope ning th e luggage compartmen t
l id
Opening the luggage compartment lid
• Press and hold the c::J button on the remote
control key for at least one second . The luggage
compa rtment l id u nlocks and opens slightly . Or
• Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid . Or
• Move the se lector lever to the "P" posit io n and
pull the
c::J button* in the dr iver's door .
Closing the luggage compartment lid
• Use the inside grip to pull the luggage com­
pa rtment lid down and allow it to close using a
gentle push
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&_ WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make sure that it is latched . Otherw ise, the
luggage compartment lid cou ld open sud­
denly when driv ing, which increases the risk
of an accident.
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisono us gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyx iat ion.
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All power window switches are equipped with a
two-stage function *:
Opening and clo sing the windows
.,. T o open or close the w indow completely, p ress
the sw itc h down or p ull the sw itc h up br iefly to
the second level. The operation wi ll stop if the
switch is pressed/pu lled again.
.. To se lect a position in between opened and
closed, press/pull the switch to the first leve l
until the desired window position is reached.
Po wer window switch es
(D Left front door
@ R ight front door
@ L eft rea r door*
© Right rear door*
A WARNING
- If you leave the veh icle, switch the ignition
off and take the vehicle key with you. This
applies particularly when children remain in
the vehicle . Otherw ise children could start
the engine or operate elect rical equipment
(such as powe r windows), which inc reases
the risk of an acc ident. The power windows
c ontin ue to f unct ion until the driver's door
or front passenge r's door has been opened .
- Pay ca reful attent ion when closing the win­
dows. Pin ching co uld cause serious injur ies.
- When loc king the veh icle from outside, the
vehicle mus t be unoccupied since the win­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency.
(D Tips
You can still open and close the w indows for
app roxima tely 10 minutes after tu rning the
ign it ion off. The power windows do no t switch
off until the driver's door or front passenger's
door has been opene d.
Opening and cl osing
Convenience opening/closing
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key
All of the windows and the roof* con be opened/
closed at the some time .
Convenience opening f eature
.. Press and hold the @ button on the remote con ­
trol key until a ll of the windows reach the de ­
sired position and the roof* is ti lted open .
Convenience closing feature
.. Press the t'fl button on the remote control key
until the roof* is closed
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.. Touch the sensor * on the door handle unti l all
of the windows and the roof* are closed. Do not place your hand in the door handle when doing
this .
Sett ing con ven ience opening in the
Infotainment system
.. Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but­
ton
> V ehicle > left control button > V ehicle
s etting s
> Central locking > Long press to
open windows .
A WARNING
-Never close the w indows o r the roof* ca re­
lessly or in an uncon trolled manner, be­
cause this increases the risk o f injury .
- For secur ity reasons, the win dows and the
roof* c an only be opened and closed with
the remote control key at a maxim um dis­
tance of approximately 6.S feet (2 m) away
from the vehicle. Always pay attention when using the
t'fl button to close the windows
and the roof * so that no one is pinched. The
clos ing process will stop immediately when
the
t'fl button is released.
(D Tips
Applies to: vehicles with panorama glass roof:
the power sunshade also opens/closes when
opening/closing the roof .
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Garage door opener (Homelink)
Description
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 35 Garage door o pene r: examp les of usage fo r diffe r·
ent syste ms
With the garag e door opener (Hom elink), you
can activate systems such as the garage doors,
security systems or house lights from inside your
vehicle. Three buttons are integrated in the head·
liner that can be programmed to up to three re­
mote controls .
To be able to oper ate systems using the garage
door opener, the buttons in the headliner must
first be programmed .
A WARNING
When operating or programming the garage
door opener, make sure that no people or ob·
jects are in the area immediately surround ing
the equipment. People can be injured or prop­
erty can be damaged if struck when closing.
- For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed buttons before
selling the vehicle .
- For additional informat ion about Homelink,
visit www.homelink.com.
- Fo r an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
¢page 374 .
Opening and closing
Operating
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Home link)
Requirements : the button in the headl iner must
be programmed
<>page 43 and the veh icle
must be within range of the system, such as the
garage door .
., Press the button to open the garage door. The
LED @<>
page 43, fig. 36 blinks or turns on .
.. Press the button again to open the garage
door.
@ Tips
When opening or closing the garage door, do
not press and hold the button longer ten sec ­
onds or the garage door opener wi ll switch to
programming mode.
Programming buttons
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Home Link)
, 1 111 111
Fig . 36 H eadlin er: controls
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You can program both fixed code and rolling code
systems using this procedure.
Programming/reprogramming buttons
Requirement: the vehicle must be in range of the
system , such as the garage door, that you would
lik e to program.
., Switch the ignit ion on .
., Press and hold the button in the headliner that
you would like to program fo r at least two sec·
ends .Or
.. Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but­
ton
> Vehicle > left control button > Vehicle
settings
> Garage door opener > Program ga­
rage door opener
> Program button I/Program ll>
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Seats and stor age
-In the doo r trim pane ls
-Stor age compartment under t he front cente r
armrest
-Garment hooks above the rear doo rs
-Nets* on the left/right luggage compartment
trim pane l
-Tie-downs* on the left/right luggage compart­
ment t rim pa nel
-Bag hooks* in the luggage compartment
A WARNING
-
- Always keep t he g love compartment lid
cl osed while driving to reduce the r is k of in­
Jury.
-Only use the storage compartments in the
doo r trim pa ne ls to s to re small objects that
will not st ick o ut of t he compa rtment and
impa ir the range of t he side a irbags.
-Due to strength reasons, only secure objec ts
up to 11 lbs (5 kg) with the tie-downs* .
Heav ier objects are not adequately sec ured .
There is risk of persona l injury.
-Make s ure that the view to the rear is not
obstructed by hanging garments.
-Hang on ly lightwe ight cloth ing and be su re
t h at there a re no heavy or sha rp -edged ob ­
jects in the pockets.
-Do n ot use coat hangers to h ang the cloth­
ing because t his could impair the effective­
ness of the side cu rtain airbags .
Luggage compartment
General information
A WARNING
Read and follow t he important safety p recau­
tions in
q poge 257 , Storing cargo correctly.
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Luggage compartment cover
Applies to: vehicles with luggage compartment cover
Fig. 67 Lugga ge compar tme nt: c ove r attac hed
Fi g. 68 Lu gga ge compartme nt: remov ing and ins tall ing
t he lu ggage com part ment c ove r
Attaching
.,. Pull the cover o ut and attach it in the mo unt ing
eyelets in the side trim panel
q fig. 67.
Removing
... Pull both levers in the direction of the arrow
q fig . 68 and remove the cover upward.
Installing
... Place the left and right sides of the cover into
the moun ts on the s ide trim panel.
... Push the cover downward until it clicks into
place .
A WARNING
The luggage compar tment cover is not a sur­
fa ce for sto rin g objec ts. O bjects pl aced on the
cover could endange r a ll veh icle occup ants
d ur ing sudden braking maneuvers or in a
crash .
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CD Note
Let the luggage compartment cover roll up
slowly to reduce the risk of damage.
Increasing the size of the vehicle interior
Applies to: ve hicles with fold ing backrests
The rear seat backrests con be folded forward ei­
ther separately* or together.
Fig . 69 Outer back rest: release lever and secu ring knob
Fig. 70 Center back rest: re lease leve r and release button •
Folding the outer rear backrests forward and
backward
"Pu ll the release lever @¢ fig. 69 in the direc­
tion of the arrow or pull the lever*
¢page 57,
fig. 57
upward. The backrest will swing for­
ward . Allow it to lock into the lowest position.
Seats and storage
"Fold the backrest back up again until it latches
or the red marking @ is no longer visible
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Folding the center rear backrest forward and
backward
" Pull the upper release lever (D and fold the
backrest
forward @¢ fig. 70 or press the re­
lease button* @¢
fig. 70 and the red marking
on the release button* will become visib le. Fold
the backrest forward.
" Fold the backrest back up again until it locks in­
to place and the red marking is no longer visi­
b le ¢ _& .
_& WARNING
-The backrest must be securely latched to
ensure the safety belt is protecting the rear
seat positions.
- The backrest must be securely latched so
objects cannot slide forward out of the lug­
gage compartment during sudden braking.
- Be careful when releasing the backrest and
folding it forward . To reduce the risk of be­
ing pinched, pay attention and check when
folding backrests forward .
CD Note
-If you move the front seat back when the
rear seat backrest is folded forward, you
cou ld damage the head restraints on the
rear seat .
- To reduce the risk of damage, move the rear
head restraints down before folding the
rear backrests
forward ~ page 58.
-Make sure the outer safety be lts are not
pinched or damaged when folding the seat
back.
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