2018 AUDI Q5 bulb

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 overv ie w
Drive to an authorized Audi dea le r or a uth orized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected .
·:q'): · Bulb failure indicator
If the II indicator light turns on, a bu lb has
fa iled. The message ind icates the location of the
bulb. Replace the bulb immediately .
Vehicle lights: malfunction! Plea se cont act
Service
There is a malfunction in the head lights or the
lig ht switch. Drive to an autho rized A udi dealer or
author ized Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to
have the ma lfunction corrected.
A WARNING
- light bu lbs are under pressure and can ex­
plode when bulbs are replaced, which in­
c reases the risk of injury.
- With HID headlights (xenon headlights), the high-voltage componen t must be handled
correctly. Othe rw ise, there is a risk of fata l
lnJUry.
i,(D Dynamic headlight range control
II Headlight rang e control : malfun ction! See
owner 's manual
There is a malfunc tion in the headl ight range
cont rol system, wh ich may ca use g la re fo r othe r
d rivers.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or aut horized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct io n corrected.
~O Audi adaptive light
App lies to: ve hicles w ith Audi adaptive light
Ill Audi adaptive light : malfunction! See own­
er' s manual
-
Adapt ive light is not work ing . The headlights st ill
f un ction.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or a uthorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct io n corrected.
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@. D Light/rain sensor
II Automa tic h eadlight s: malfun ction! See
owner' s manual
l;I Automat ic wipers: malfunction ! See owner's
manual
The light/rain sensor is malfunctioning.
The low beams remain switched on at all times
for safety reasons when the light switch is in the
AUTO position. However, yo u can cont inue to
turn the lig hts on and
off using the light switch.
You can sti ll contro l all functions that are inde ­
pendent of t he rain senso r thr ough the wind­
shield wipe r leve r.
D rive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Fac ility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
g Suspension control
Applies to : vehicles wit h suspension control
R Suspension : malfunction! You may continue
driving
There is a suspension control malfunction.
Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
~: All wheel drive/sport differential
App lies to: vehicles wit h all w hee l drive/s port diffe re n tial
Ill All-wheel drive : malfunction! You may con­
tinue driv ing. Please contact Service
Ill Sport d ifferential: malfunct ion! Please con­
tact Service
There is a ma lf u nction.
D rive to an au thor ized A udi d ealer or au thori ze d
Audi Se rvice Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
Ill All -wheel driv e overheating . Please adapt
driving style . See owner's manual
Ill Sport differential: temperature too high .
Pl ease adapt driving style

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The transmission temperature has increased s ig ­
nificant ly due to the sporty driving manner. Drive
in a less sporty manner until the temperature re ­
turns to the normal range and the indicator light
switches of .
A WARNING
Contact an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Aud i Serv ice Facility if the all whee l dr ive/
sport diffe rential is fa ulty o r malfunctioning .
The repair must be performed by trained per­
sonnel using the correct oil in or der to ensure
safety .
¢¢Turn signals
If the B or II indicator light b links, a t urn sig ­
na l is turned on. If both indicator lig hts are blink ­
ing, the eme rgency flashe rs a re on .
I f an indica to r li ght bli nks twice as fast as usu al,
a tu rn signa l bulb has failed . Caref ully drive to an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility immediately to have t he mal function cor ­
rected.
¢19 Trailer turn signals
Appl ies to : ve hicl es w ith traile r hitch
The turn s ignals are activated in tra iler mode if
the . in d icator lig ht blinks .
I f a turn signal on the trailer or on the veh icle
fa ils w hile in tra ile r mode, the indicator light w ill
not blink twice as fast to indicate this .
Cockpit o ver view
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Monitoring the
Advanced Airbag System
Airbag monitoring indicator light
Two separate indicators monitor the function of
the Advanced Airbag System : the
El light and
the
PAS SENGE R AIR BAG OFF ~; ON @ light.
The Advanced Airbag System as we ll as the side
a ir bags and side curtain airbags with eject ion
m it igation feat ures ( including the e lectron ic con ­
trol unit, sensors and system wiring) are a ll
monitored continuously to make sure that they
a re funct ioning properly whenever the ignition is
on. Every time you turn on the ignition, the air ­
bag system ind icator
light E,lwill come on for a
few seconds (function check).
Th e sys tem mu st be in spect ed wh en the
indicato r light
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- does not come on when the ignit ion is switched
on
- does not go out a few seconds after you have
switched on the ign ition, or
- comes on while driving
If an airbag system malfunction is detected, the
indicator light wi ll come on to serve as a constant
reminder to have the system inspected immedi­
ately .
If a malfunction occurs that turns the front air ­
bag on the passenger side
off, the PASSENGER
AIR BAG
OFF ~. light wi ll come on and stay on
whenever the ignition is on.
A WARNING
An airbag system that is not funct ioning prop­
erly cannot provide supplemental protection
in a frontal crash .
- If the airbag indicator
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comes when the vehicle is be ing used, have
the system inspected immed iate ly by your
au thorized Aud i dealer.
It is possible that
the a irbag will inflate when it is not s up­
posed to, or will not inflate when it shou ld.
Airbag system
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF '1; ON @ light
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F ig. 236 Sectio n fro m th e headliner : PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF~ ; ON @ lig ht
T he PAS SEN GER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON @ light is
located in the
headliner ¢ fig. 236.
T he PASS ENG ER AIR BAG OFF ~; light will come
o n and stay on to tell you when the fron t Ad­
vanced Airbag o n the passenger s ide has been
turned
off by the e lectronic control unit . If the
bulb for the
PA SSENGER AIR BAG O FF ~; ON @
light burns out, the airbag ind icator light El will
come on to signal a malfunction in the Advanced
Airbag System. Although the burned-out bu lb
will not change the way the front passenger's
frontal a irbag works , it will no longer be possible
to use the
PAS SENGER A IR BAG OFF ~; ON@
light to make sure that the airbag on/off status is
correct fo r the occ upan t on the front passenge r
seat. Have the airbag system inspected immedi­
ately by your authorized Audi dealer.
Th e PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON @ light
will blink for about 5 second s wh en :
- the capacit ive passenger detection system,
which switches the front seat passenger's fron­ tal Advanced Airbag o n and off, detects a
change in the status of the front passenger
seat.
As soon as the
PASSEN GER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON
@ light stops blinking, a lways make sure that the
airbag status (on or off) as shown by the ligh t is
proper fo r the age, size and e lectrical capacitance
of the person occ upying the front passenger
seat . Always make sure that the safety belt for
the front passenger seat is properly fastened .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~/ PASSEN GER
AIR BAG ON
@ ligh t will show th e sta tu s o f the .,..
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Fuses and bulbs
Fuses and bulbs
Fuses
Replacing fuses
A fuse that has blown will have metal strips that
have burned through.
Fig . 280 @ Dr iver footwell (left-hand drive vehicle): foot­
rest, @ Front passenger footwe ll (right-hand drive veh icle):
cover
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F ig. 281 © Drive r's side of the cockp it (left -hand drive ve­
h icle/r igh t- h and drive ve hicle): cover, @ Left s ide of l ug­
gage compartment: cover
The fuses are located in the footwell under the
foot rest ( left-hand drive vehicle) @
¢fig . 280 o r
behind the cove r (right-hand drive vehicle) @.
Additional fuses are located on the front side of
the cockpit (driver's side) ©¢
fig. 281 and under
the left cover in the luggage compartment @.
.,. Switch the ignit io n and a ll electrical eq uipment
off .
.,. Check the following tab le to see wh ich fuse be·
longs to the eq uipment .
.,. Remove the screwdr iver and the revers ible To rx
bit from the vehicle tool kit ¢
page 350 .
.,. Remove the foot res t or the co rrespo nding cov­
er.
.,. Remove the co lored plast ic cli p from the f use
pa ne l, if necessary ¢
page 359, fig . 282. Yo u
can dispose of the plastic clip .
.,. Remove the cl ip from the rear side of the cover
© -
... Remove the fuse us ing the clip .
.,. Rep lace the blown fuse on ly w ith an identical
new one .
.,. Reattach the footrest o r the cover.

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Fuse color identification
Color Current rating
in amps
Black 1
Purple 3
Light brown 5
Brown 7.5
Red 10
Blue 15
Yellow 20
White or transparent 25
Green 30
Orange 40
A WARNING
Do not repair fuses and never replace a blown
fuse with one that has a higher amp rating.
This can cause damage to the electrical sys­
tem and increases the risk of fire.
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again shortly after you
have installed it, have the electrical system
checked as soon as possible by an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili­ ty.
(D Tips
- The following table does not list fuse loca­
tions that are not used.
- Some of the equipment listed in the follow­
ing tables applies only to certain model ver­
sions or certain optional equipment.
Fuses and bulbs
Fuse assignment - driver's/front
passenger's footwell
Fig. 282 Drive r's footwell (left -hand dr ive vehicle): fuse
panel with plastic clip
Fig. 283 Front passenger's footwell (right -hand drive vehi -
cle): fuse panel wit h plastic clip
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Fuses and bulb s
Fuse panel@ (brown ) Fuse panel© (blac k)
N o. E quip ment No. Equipmen t
2
Mass airflow sensor, camshaft adjust-
ment, charge air cooler pump 1 Fr ont seat heating
2 Windshie ld wipers
3 Exhaust doors, fuel injectors, radiator inlet 3 Left head light elect ronics
4 Vacuum pump , hot water p ump, particu-
late sensor, biodiesel sensor 4 Panorama glass roof
s L eft front doo r contro l modu le
5 Brake light sensor 6 Sockets
6 Engine valves, camshaft adjustment 7 Right rear door cont rol mod ule
7
Heated oxygen sensor, mass airflow sen-8 All wheel drive
sor
8
Water pump, high pressure pump, high
pressure regulator va lve
9 Hot water pump
9 R ight headlight electronics
10
Windshield washer system/headlight
washer system
1 1 Left rear door contro l module
10
Oil pressure sensor, oil temperature sen-
sor
Fu se p anel @ (blac k)
11 Clutch pedal position sensor No. Equipment
12 Engine valves
Seat ventilation, rearv iew mirror, cl imate
13 Radiator fan 1 control system, rear cl imate control sys-
14 Fuel injectors tern controls
, windsh ie ld defogger
15 Ignition coils 2 Gateway, climate control system
16 Fuel pump 3 Sound act uator/exhaust sound tuning
Fuse panel @ (red )
4 Clutch pedal posit ion sensor
5 Engine start
N o. Equipment 7 Rear USB charging port
1 Anti-theft a larm system 8 Homelink
2 Engine control module 9 Adaptive cruise control
3 Lumbar support 11 Video camera
4 Automatic transm ission selector mecha-
nism 12 Matrix LED headlight/right LED headlight
5 Horn
13 Matrix LED headlight/ left LED headlight
6 Electromechan ica l park ing brake
14 Rear window wiper
7 Gateway control module Fu se panel © (red )
8 Interior headliner lights No . Equipmen t
10 Airbag control module 1 Ignition coils
11 Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) 5 E ng ine mount
12 Diagnostic connector, light/rain sensor 6 Automatic transmiss ion
13 Climate control system 7 I nstrument panel
1 4 Right front door control module 8 C limate control system (blower)
lS A/C compressor
10 Dynamic stee ring
11 Eng ine start
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Fuse assignment - Driver's side of the
cockpit
Fig. 284 Driver s ide cockpit: fuse panel wit h plastic bracket
Fuse panel
No . Equipment
2 Telephone
4 Head-up display
5 Audi music interface, USB charging port
6 Front climate control system controls
7 Steering column lock
8 Infotainment system display
9 Instrument cluster
10 Infotainment unit
11 Light switch
12 Steering column electronics
14 Infotainment system
15 Power steering column adjustment
16 Steering wheel heating
Fuses and bulbs
Fuse assignment - Left side of the luggage
compartment
Fig. 285 Left side of the l uggage compartment: fuse panel
wi th plastic cl ip
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Equipment
2 Windshield defroster
3 Windshield defroster
5 Air su spension/s uspension control
6 Automatic transmission
7 Rear window defogge r
8 Rear seat h eating
9 Tail lights
10 Left safety belt tensioner
11 Central locking system
12 Electr ic luggage compartment lid
Fuse panel@ (red)
No. Equipment
Not assigned
Fuse panel © (brown)
No. Equipment
2 Telephone
3 Lumbar support
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