2018 AUDI Q5 belt

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
.. .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. 3 25
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

Cockpit overview
~ Safety belt
The. indicator light stays on unt il the driver's
and front passenger's safety belts a re fastened.
Above a certain speed, there will also be a warn ­
ing tone.
(D Tips
For additional information on safety belts,
see
"* page 261.
0 Generator/vehicle battery
If the . or(•) indicator light turns on, there is a
malfunction in the generator or the vehicle elec­
tr ica l system .
• Electrical system: malfunction! Safely stop
vehicle
Do not continue driving and switch the engine
off. See an authorized Audi dea le r or aut horized
Audi Service Facility for assistance .
(•) Electrical system: malfunction! Restart not
possible. Please contact Service
The vehicle battery was disconnected from the
veh icle elect rical system and will no longer
charge . Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility immediately.
Do not stop the engine, or you will not be able to
start it aga in . If you can no longer start the en­
g in e, see an authorized Aud i dealer or autho rized
Aud i Service Facility for assistanc e.
(•) F.lectrical system: malfunction! Please con­
tact Service
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately . Because the ve­
h icle battery is d ischarg ing, turn off all unneces­
sary electr ical equipment such as the radio. See
an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility if the battery charge level is too
low.
(•) Electrical system: low battery charge. Bat­
tery will be charged while driving
The start ing ability may be impaired.
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If this message turns off after a little whi le, the
vehicle battery charged enoug h while driving.
If the message does not turn off and stay off
whe n driving, have an authorized Aud i dealer or
authorized Audi Service Facility repair the mal­
function .
~ Engine oil pressure
• Turn off engine. Oil pressure too low
Stop the engine and do not continue driving.
Check the engine oi l level
~ page 317.
- If the eng ine oil level is too low, add engi ne oil
¢ page 317 . Only continue driving once the in­
dicator light turns off .
- I f the engine oil level is correct and the indica­
tor light still turns on, turn the engine off and
do not continue driving. See an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility for as­
sistance.
(D Tips
T he oil pressure warn ing is not an oil leve l in ­
dicator. Always check the oil leve l regularly.
't'.:7;, Engine oil level (MIN)
Appl ies to: vehicles with o il level warning
• Please add oil immediately.
Add engi ne oil immediately ¢page 317.
Ill Please add max. x qt (l) oil. You can contin­
ue driving
Add the maximum amount of oi l indicated in the
display as soon as possible
¢ page 317 .
~-Steering lock
• Steering: malfunction! Please stop vehicle
There is a ma lfunction in the e lectron ic steering
lock. You cannot tur n the ignition on.
Do
not tow your vehicle because it cannot be
steered. See an a uthorized Audi dea ler or author­
i z ed Audi Service Facility for assistance.
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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
¢ _& .
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 .
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-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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(D Tips
-Depending on the driving situation, the en­
gine may already stop when
coasting before
the vehicle has come to a complete stop
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- If you select the "D" selector lever position
after shifting into reverse, the vehicle must be driven faster than 6 mph (10 km/h) in or­
der for the Start/Stop system to be active
again.
Stopping/starting the engine
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
"'Apply the brakes and keep your foot on the
brake pedal until the vehicle has stopped. The
rl1 indicator light appears in the instrument
cluster once the engine stops automatically .
"'The engine starts again when you take your
foot off the brake pedal. The indicator light
turns off.
(D Tips
-The ignition will turn off if you press the
I START ENGINE STOP I button during a stop
phase .
- You can determine for yourself if the engine
will stop or not by reducing or increasing
the amount of force you use to press the brake pedal. For example, if you only lightly
press on the brake pedal in stop-and-go
traffic or when turning, the engine will not
switch off when the vehicle is stationary. As
soon as you press the brake down harder,
the engine will switch off.
- Press the brake pedal during a Stop phase
to keep the vehicle from rolling.
Starting/stopping the engine automat­
ically
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
The system checks if certain conditions are met
before and during the "stop" phase, and deter­
mines if and how long the engine is stopped de­
pending on the situation. For example, if power
usage is high, the engine will not be stopped .
ll Market-specific
Driving
Along with other conditions, the following fac­
tors influence the automatic engine start or stop:
- Environmenta l conditions (slopes, inclines, ele-
vation, temperature)
- Battery (charge status, temperature, power us-
age)
- Engine temperature
- Assistance systems
- Driving behavior
If the
rid indicator light appears in the instru­
ment cluster display, the engine will not be stop­
ped.
Switching the ignition off automatically
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
If you leave the vehicle during a "stop" phase, the
engine can be restarted within approximately 30
seconds if the doors are closed, the driver's safe­
ty belt is fastened and the brake pedal is pressed.
If you leave the vehicle longer than 30 seconds,
the ignition will switch off automatically to pre­
vent the vehicle battery from draining. If this is
the case, the message
Start/stop system: igni­
tion will be switched off in 30s
will appear in the
instrument cluster and, if the low beam head­
lights are switched on, the parking lights will
switch on instead. The parking lights will switch
off after approximately 30 minutes or when you
lock the vehicle.
The ignition also switches off when you lock the
vehicle from the outside during a stop phase.
If the Start/Stop system has not turned off the
engine or if you have switched the Start/Stop sys­
tem off manually, the ignition will not be auto­ matically switched off and the engine will contin­
ue to run.
A WARNING
-To reduce the risk of poisoning, never allow
the engine to run in confined spaces.
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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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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
-The parking brake goes through a se lf -test
cycle at regular intervals when the vehicle is
stopped . Any noises associated w ith this are
normal.
- If there is a power failure , the parking brake
will not set if it is re leased, and it will not
release if it is
set¢,&. See an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Fa­
cility for ass istance .
Starting to drive
Various convenience and safety functions may be
ava ilable when the vehicle begins driving , de ­
pending on vehicle equipment.
Starting on hills with the parking brake set
Requirement: the doors must be closed and the
driver's safety belt must be fastened .
~ To start driving comfortably when on a hill, set
the parking brake and begin driving as usual.
The braking force of the parking brake does not
release automatically until the wheels build up
enough dr iv ing force .
Starting on hills with hill hold assist
Hill hold assist makes it easier to start on hills .
Requirement: the driver's door must be closed
and the engine must be running.
~ To activate hill hold assist, press and hold the
brake peda l for several seconds. The veh icle
must be in an uph ill direction of travel.
After releasing the brake pedal, the brak ing pow ­
er is ma intained for a brief
moment ¢.& to pre­
ve nt the vehicle from rolling back when starting.
During this time, you can easily beg in to move
your ve hicle.
A WARNING
-If you do not begin driving immediately or
the engine stalls after releasing the brake
pedal, your vehicle may begin to roll back­
ward . Press the brake pedal or set the park­
ing brake immed iate ly.
- The intelligent techno logy of hill hold assist
cannot overcome the limitations imposed by
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natural physica l laws. The increased comfort
offered by hill hold assist should not cause
you to take safety risks .
- Hill hold assist cannot hold the vehicle in
place on all hills (for examp le, if the ground
is s lippery or icy).
- To reduce the r isk of an accident, always
make sure the veh icle is situated safely
while stationary .
Off road driving
General information
The Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) func­
tions were enhanced for driving offroad. Offroad
mode can be activated when driving in situations
where slippage or a differential lock function is
necessary ¢ page 141. The hill descent assist is
also available, wh ich automatically brakes the ve­
hicle to maintain a constant speed
¢ page 142 .
In add it ion, your Audi provides cont inuous all
whee l drive .
However, your Audi is not a purely offroad vehi­
cle . Your vehicle was not designed to dr ive under
extreme operating conditions such as driving in
an expedition style.
Only drive on terrain that is suitable for the ve­
hicle and your driving ability. Never take any
unnecessary risks!
Before driving offroad
- Check the engine oil level, the tire pressure, the coo lant level and the fluid level in the washer
fluid reservoir.
- Store pieces of luggage and other objects in the
luggage compartment and secure them from
sliding out of place .
After driving offroad
-After driving offroad, remove branches and
other debris from the radiator grille, under­
body, and wheels. Look especially for foreign
objects (such as s tones) that may be stuck in
the t ire tread .
- Clean the vehicle body and underbody and in-
spect the vehicle for possible damage .
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~ Release the brake pedal and press the acce lera-
tor pedal
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Various conven ien ce fun ctions are ava ilable for
s tarting on hills
~page 82.
Stopping temporarily
~ Press the brake pedal to stop the vehicle, for
example at a t raff ic light . Do not press the ac­
ce le rato r peda l w hen do ing th is.
~ T o p revent the vehicle from rolling when yo u
sta rt d riving, se t the pa rk ing brake when stop ­
ping on steep
hi lls¢ ,&..
~ The parking bra ke wi ll re lease automatically
and yo ur vehicle will begin to move when the
doors a re closed, the driver's safety belt is fas­
tened, and you accelerate as usual.
Stopping /parking
If the se lector lever is not in the "P" position
when yo u ope n the driver's door, the ve hicle
could rol l.
~ Press and hold the b rake pedal ¢,&. .
~ Set the parking brake.
~ To se lect the "P" selector leve r position, press
the "P" button
@ on the selector lever
¢page 85, fig. 90.
Under certain conditions, such as driving in the
mo unta ins or when towing a trailer, it may be
he lpful to switch to manual mode temporarily
and sh ift
manually to adapt to the driving condi­
tions
¢ page 88.
On hills, set the parking brake first and then s hift
into the "P" position
¢ page 80. This prevents too
much stress from being placed on the locking
mechanism .
A WARNING
- The veh icle can roll even when the engine is
switched off .
- Unintended veh icle movement can lead to
serious injur ies .
- To reduce the risk of an accident, do not
press the acce lera to r pedal when changing
the se lector lever posi tion while the vehi cle
is sta tionary an d the engine is running.
Driving
- To reduce the r is k of an accident, neve r se­
lect the "R" or "P" pos itions wh ile d riving.
- Do not inadvertently press the accelerator
pedal when the vehicle is stationa ry. Other­
wise the r is k of an accident increases be­
cause the vehicle will start to move immedi­
ately, even if the parking brake is set .
Hill descent control
The hill descent control system assists the driver
when driving down hills.
Hi ll d escent cont rol activates when the t ransmis ­
s ion is in the "D" or "S" pos ition and you press the
brake pedal. The transmission automatica lly se­
lects a gear that is s uitable for the hill. Hill de­
scent cont rol tr ies to maintain the speed ach ­
ieved a t the t ime of b raking, w it hi n physical a nd
tec hnical lim itations . If may still be necessary to
adjus t the speed w it h t he bra ke pedal.
Hill descent con trol switches off once the hill lev ­
els out or you press the accelerator pedal.
When operat ing the cru ise cont rol system*
¢ page 95, hill descent contro l is a lso activated
whe n the speed is set .
A WARNING
-
Hill descent cont rol cannot ove rcome physical
li mitat ions, so it may not be able to ma intain
a consta nt s pee d un der all conditions. A lways
b e ready to app ly the bra kes.
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A WARNING
If the message ACC: autom atic go1
) appears,
your veh icle will start driving even if there is
an obstacle between your vehicle and the ve­
hicle driv ing ahead . This increases the risk of
an ac cident.
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- For safety reasons, your veh icle w ill only
start to drive automatical ly if:
- t he driver's safety belt is fastened
- all doors and the hood a re cl osed
- your vehicle is not stopped for a long per i-
od.
Interrupting cruise control
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
Fig . 107 Selecto r lever
Requirement: adaptive cruise contro l must be
sw itched on .
Overriding crui se control
"' To accelerate manually, pull the lever toward
you into position
@ and hold it there or press
the accelerator pedal. The message
ACC: over­
ride
appears .
... To resume cr uise cont rol, release the leve r or
ta ke your foot off the acce le rato r peda l.
Canceling cruise control while driving
"'Move the lever into position @. The message
ACC: standby appears, Or
"'Press the b rake peda l.
l) This is no t available in some countries.
Assi st a nce systems
"' To resume the stored speed, move the lever to ­
ward you into position @.
Canceling cruise control when stopped
"' Push the lever away from you into position @.
The message
ACC: standby appears,
"' To resume c ruise contro l, press the brake peda l
and pull the lever toward you i nto position @.
A WARNING
It is dangerous to activate cruise contro l an d
resume the stored speed when the current
road, traffic or weather conditions do not per­
mit this . This increases the risk of an accident .
Setting the distance
Applies to: vehicles with A udi ada ptive c ruise control
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Fig. 1 08 Opera tin g lever: setting the distance
... Tap the switch to display the current set dis­
tance
¢ fig. 108.
"'To increase or reduce the distance in incre­
ments, tap the switch upward/downward
aga in . The distance between the two veh icles
w ill change in the inst rument cluste r display .
When approaching a vehicle driving ahead, the
adaptive cruise control system brakes to match
that vehicle's speed a nd then adj usts to the set
distance. If the veh icle d riving ahead accelerates,
t h en the adapt ive cr uise con trol will also acce ler­
ate up to the speed th at you h ave set.
T he higher the speed, t he g reater the distance
¢ .&, .The Distance 3 sett ing is recommended .
T hat is eq ual to the ge ne ral recommendation of
" ha lf the speed shown on t he speedometer ".
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