2018 AUDI Q5 fuel additives

Checking and Filling
Checking and Filling Fuel
Gasoline grade
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith gasoline engines
The correct gasoline grade is stated on the inside
of the fuel filler door .
The vehicle is equipped with a catalytic converter
and must only be driven with
unleaded gasoline .
Audi recommends using TOP TIER Detergent Gas­
oline. Additional information on TOP TIER Deter­
gent Gasoline can be found on the official web­
site (www .toptiergas.com).
The individual gasoline grades are differentiated
by
octane ratings. This value is given with (R +M)/
2 equating to AKI or in RON.
The following headings match the corresponding
sticker in the fuel filler door .
UNLEADED FUEL ONLY MIN. (R+M)/2 87
Regular/ MIN. RON 91 Regular
Use regular gasoline with minimum 87 AKI/
91 RON
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The max imum eng ine power is only reached if
p rem ium gasol ine 91 AKI/ 95 RON is used.
UNLEADED FUEL ONLY PREMIUM MIN. (R
+M)/2 91 / SUPER MIN. RON 95
Using premium gaso line with minimum 91 AKI/
95 RON is recommended.
If premium gasoline is not available, you can also use regular gasoline 87 AKI/ 91 RON . However
this does reduce th e engine powe r slight ly.
0 Note
- Fillin g the tank just one time with leaded
fuel or other metallic additives will cause
permanent deter iorat ion to the catalytic
converter function.
- When gasoline with an octane rat ing that is
too low is used , h igh speeds or heavy engine
load can lead to engine damage.
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The vehicle may be filled with fuel that has a
h igher octane rating than what is required by
the eng ine.
Blended gasoline
App lies to : vehicles wi th gaso line e ngi ne
Use of gasoline containing alcohol or MTBE
(methyl tertiary butyl ether)
You may use unleaded gasoline blended with al ­
cohol or MTBE (commonly referred to as oxygen­
ates) if the blended mixture meets the following
criteria:
Blend of gasoline methanol (wood alcohol or
methyl alcohol)
- Anti-knock index must be 87 AKI or h igher.
- Blend must contain no more than
3% metha-
nol.
- Blend must contain more than
2% co-solvents.
Blend of gasoline and ethanol (grain alcohol or
ethyl alcohol)
-Anti-knock index must be 87 AK I or h igher.
- Blend must not conta in more than 15% etha-
nol.
Blend of gasoline and MTBE
- Anti -knock index must be 87 AKI or higher.
- Blend must not contain more than 15% MTBE.
Seasonally adjusted gasoline
Many gasoline grades are blended to perform es­
pecially well for winter or summer dr iv ing . Dur­
i ng seasonal change-over, we suggest that you
fill up at busy gas stat ions where the seasonal
adjustment is more lik ely to be made in t ime.
@ Note
- Methanol fuels which do not meet these re­
quirements may cause corrosion and dam­
age to plastic and rubber components in the
fuel system.
- Do not u se fue ls that fail to meet the speci-
fied criteria in this chapter.
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-If you are unable to determine whether or
not a particular fuel blend meets the speci­
fications, ask your service station or its fuel
supplier.
- Do not use fuel for which the contents can­
not be identified.
- Fuel system damage and performance prob­
lems resulting from the use of fuels differ­
ent from those specified are not the respon­
sibility of Audi and are not covered under
the New Vehicle or the Emission Control
System Warranties .
- If you experience a loss of fuel economy or
driveability and performance problems due
to the use of one of these fuel blends, we
recommend that you switch to unblended
fuel.
Gasoline additives
A major concern among many auto manufactur­
ers is carbon deposit build-up caused by the type
of gasoline you use.
Although gasoline grades differ from one manu ­
facturer to another, they have certain things in
common. All gasoline grades contain substances
that can cause deposits to collect on vital engine
parts, such as fuel injectors and intake valves.
Al­
though most gasoline brands include additives to keep engine and fuel systems clean, they are not
equally effective .
Audi recommends using TOP TIER Detergent Gas­
oline. For more information on TOP TIER Deter­
gent Gasoline, please go to the official website
(www.toptiergas .com) .
After an extended period of using inadequate
fuels, carbon deposit build-ups can rob your
en­
gine of peak performance.
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Damage or malfunction due to poor fuel qual­
ity is not covered by the Audi New Vehicle
Limited Warranty.
Checking and Filling
Refueling
Fueling procedure
Fig. 253 Right rear s ide o f th e ve hicle : ope ning the fuel
filler door
Fig. 254 Fuel filler door with attached fue l cap
The fuel filler door is unlocked or locked by the
central locking system.
"' Press on the left side of the fuel filler door to
open
r::::>fig. 253.
"' Unscrew the tank cap counterclockwise.
"'Place the cap from above on the open fuel filler
door
r::::> fig. 254.
"'Insert the fuel pump nozzle all the way into the
fuel filler neck.
.,. Begin fueling. Once the fuel pump nozzle turns
off the first time, the fuel tank is full. Do not
continue fueling, or else the expansion space in
the tank will be filled with fuel.
"'After the fuel pump has switched off, wait five
seconds before removing it to allow the rest of
the fuel to finish dripping into the fuel tank.
"'Turn the fuel cap clockwise until you hear it
lock.
"' Close the fuel filler door and then press on the
left side until it latches .
The correct fuel type for your vehicle can be
found on a label located on the inside of the fuel
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Emergency call function
Audi connect emergency ca ll and service .
201
Emergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Emergency operat ion
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
313
Emergency starting
E m issions control system ........... .. .
Energy management ........... .. .. .. .
Engine Coolant
.... .. ... .......... .. .. .... .
Start/Stop system ............ .. .... . .
Starting/stopping ............ .. .... . .
Starting w ith jumper cables .... .. .. .. .
En gin e compartment
Opening/closing the hood ............ .
Overview
... .. ... .......... .. .. .... .
Safety preca utions .......... .. .. .... .
En gin e oil
Adding .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. .
Changing .... ... .......... .. .. .... .
Checking oil level . .......... .. .. .... .
Consumption .... .......... .. .. .... .
363
3 13
145
3 19
78
76
363
3 15
3 16
3 14
317 3 19
3 17
3 17
Temperature disp lay .......... .. .. .. . . 17
Engin e sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Eng ine Start/Stop mode
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . 78, 80
Eng ine stop
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . 78, 80
En hanced v iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Enter ing characters/numbers (speller) . . . . 155
Entering letters (speller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Enterta inment sl iding menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
En try/ex it lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Environment
Proper disposal of drained engine oi l ... .
Unleaded gasoline ............ .. .. .. .
ESC
.. .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. .
H ill descent assist .......... .. .. .. .. .
Offroad mode .... .......... .. .. .... .
Evasive steering support ......... ... .. .
E vent Dat a Recorder (EDR) ...... .. .. .. .
3 19
310
140
142 141
1 13
145
Ext erio r ligh ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
External voice operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Index
F
Factory default settings
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
246
Fader (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fastening
Booster seats
.. .. ................. .. 301
Convertib le child safety seats ......... . 299
Infant seats ... .. .. ................ . 297
Fast forwarding/rewind ing (a udio/video
file) ....... .. .. .. ................. .
. 234
Fast forwarding (audio/v ideo file) . . . . . . . . 234
Fast route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Favorites
Media
Navigation .. .. .. ................. . .
Telephone . .. .. .. ................. . .
237
205 179
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 374
File formats (media drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Fixture set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Foot peda ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
For th e sake of t he envi ronment
Environmentally-friend ly driving . . . . . . . . 73
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
311
Leaks..... .. .. .. ................. .. 315
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Free text search ..... ... .......... .. ..
Media .... .. .. .. ................. ..
Navigation .. .. .. ................. . .
Radio
.... .. .. .. ................. ..
Telephone ..... .. .. ................ .
Freeze protection Coo lant ... .. .. .. ................. . .
157
236
204
221 183
319
Frequency band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220, 223
Front a irbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
273
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 262
Front seats
Adjus ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
254
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 270
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Fuel 310
Additives.. .. .. .. ................. .. 3 10
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 10
379

Index
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
F ue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 12
,
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 , 125
F ueling
Fuel filler door emergency rel eas e . . . . . . 313
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
F uses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
G
Garage door opener
refer to Homelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Garment hooks ... ............. .. .. .. . .
Gas discharge lamps .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Gasoline Octane rating ................... ... .
Recommendation ............. .... .. .
GAWR 61
362
310
310
310
refer to Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) 3.70
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 328
Glov e compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) . . . . . . . 370
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 370
Ground clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
GVWR
refer to Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating (GVWR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
H
Handsfree .......... .... ...... ....... 174
Head-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
H eadlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 45
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
H eadlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 45
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 255
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
H eavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 263
380
High beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Home address ..... .. .. ........... 205,210
Homelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
How are child restraint system anchors relat -
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 276
How safety belt pretensioners work 267
I
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Important things to do before driving . . . . 252
Importing and exporting (contacts) . . . . . . 184
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
PASSENGER AIR BAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Infant seats
Input 297
Using the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Using the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Installing the upper tether strap on the an­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Internet
refer to Aud i connect ( Infotainment) . . . . 187
Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Interval mode (wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
iPhone
refer to Audi music interface ....... 231, 232