2018 AUDI Q5 fuel door

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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.
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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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Audi connect vehicle control
-Pay attention to upper-and lower -case let ­
ters when entering the vehicle code.
-If you do not have the 10-digit vehicl e code,
contact an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility .
Additional options
Applies to vehicles with Audi co nnect vehicle control
License subscription
The validity and expirat ion date of you r subscrip­
tions are displayed. When
Warning before sub­
scription expires
is activated, a message wi ll be
disp layed warning you that your license is about
to expire.
Select :
!MENU ! button> Audi connect > Display
available functions >
right control button> Li­
cense subscription.
Resetting the primary user
F or examp le, you ca n reset the key user when
selling your vehicle in order to deactivate these
services .
Requirement: the ignition must be switched o n.
Select :
!M ENU ! button> Audi connect > right
control button
> Audi connect user management
> Key user > Reset key user .
Warning levels
Requirement: the primary user must have set one
or more warning levels. Secondary users can only
see if a warning level is active or not .
Select:
! MENU ! button> Audi connect > right
control button
> Alerts.
Remote locking and
unlocking
Applies to veh icles with Audi connect vehicle control
You can lock and unlock your veh icle using this
service .
Requirement
-This requires the 4-dig it PIN that you specified
during the verification on www.audiusa.com/
myaud i.
-The vehicle must be stationary.
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-The ignition must be switched off.
Vehicle status report
Applies to vehicles w ith Aud i connect ve hicle control
The Dr iver Informat ion System collects data un­
der certain conditions and sends it to a server.
When data is sto red, you can access va lues such
as these using the service :
-Remaining range,
-Fuel tank level,
-Oil level,
-If the vehicle doors are open/closed or locked/
un locked,
-mi leage,
-Next oil change
-Next service,
-Warning messages,
-If the parking lights are on/off .
A WARNING
Do not ignore messages and warning or ind i­
cator lights that turn on in the vehicle be­
cause of the info rmation in the status report.
This could lead to break downs in on the road ,
accidents and serious injuries.
Parking location
Applies to vehicles w it h Aud i connect ve hicle co ntrol
The vehicle collects data unde r ce rta in cond it ions
and sends it to a server .
When data is stored, you can access values such
as these using the service :
-Vehicle location display
-Display of one's own location
-Route to your vehicle
If your mob ile dev ice also has a navigation func­
tion, you can nav igate to your last known parking
l ocation.
Deactivating and activating parking position
-Select: ! MENU!> Audi connect> Car Finder
parking position .
If you do not set./, no location information will
be sent to the server.

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.
(D Note
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
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"'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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Check ing and F illing
fi ller door . For additional information on fuel,
see
r=> poge 310.
For the tank capac ity in yo ur vehicle , refer to the
Technical Data
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To reduce the r isk of fuel leak ing out or vapors
escap ing , make sure that the fuel tank is closed
correct ly. Otherwise
thP ¢'4 i ndicato r light will
t ur n on.
I f the central lock ing system malfunct ions, the
fue l filler door may emergency release
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_& WARNING
An improper f ueli ng p rocedure and improper
hand ling of fue l can lead to exp losions, fires,
severe b urns and other injuries .
- Do not smoke and keep away from open
flames .
- T he ign it ion m ust be switched off when re ­
f ueling .
- Cell p hones, radio devices and other radio
equipment s hou ld always be switched off
when refueling . Electromagnetic rays cou ld
cause sparks and start a fire .
- If you do not insert the fue l pump nozzle a ll
the way into the filler tube, then fue l can
l eak out . Spi lled fue l can ignite and start a
fire.
- Never get into the vehicle when refueling. If
there is an exceptional situation where the
vehicle must be entered, close the door and
touch a metal surface before touching the
fuel pump nozzle again . This will reduce the
risk of electrostat ic discharge that can cause
flying sparks . Sparks can start a fire when
r efuel ing .
_& WARNING
We recommend that you do not t ransport any
fue l conta iners in t he ve hicle. Fue l cou ld leak
out of the container and ignite, espec ially dur ­
ing an accident. This can cause exp losions,
fires and injuries .
- If you must transport fuel in a fuel contain ­
er, please note the following:
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- Always place a fue l container on the
ground before fill ing . Never fill the fuel
container with fuel while it is in or on the
vehicle . Electrostatic charge can occur
while refueling and the fuel vapors could i gnite .
- For fuel containers made of metal, the fuel pump nozzle must always maintai n
contact with the conta iner to reduce the
r isk of s tat ic charge.
- Insert the fuel pump nozz le as far as pos­
s ible into the fi lle r opening w hile refuel­
ing .
-Fo llow lega l requ irements when using,
stor ing and t ransporti ng f uel con ta iners.
- Make su re that the fuel containe r meets
t h e i nd ust ry standa rds, fo r example ANS I
o r ASTM F852 -86.
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- Remove fuel that has overflowed onto any
vehicle components immediately to reduce
the risk of damage to the vehicle.
- Never dr ive unt il the fuel tank is completely
empty . T he irregula r supply of fue l that re­
s u lts from that can cause eng ine misfi res.
Uncombus ted fuel will ente r th e exhaus t
system and increase the risk of damage to
the cata lytic converter .
@ For the sake of the environment
Do not overfill the fuel t ank, o therwise f uel
can leak o ut w hen the veh icle is warming up.
(D Tips
The fuel fille r doo r on your veh icle does not
l ock if you lock t he ve hicle from t he i nside us­
i ng the centra l locking switc h.

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Fuel filler door emergency release
If the central locking system is faulty, the fuel filler door can be unlocked manually.
Fig . 255 Right side trim j)anel in the luggage compart­
ment: opening the trim panel
Fig. 256 Luggage compartment: fuel filler door emergency
release
The emergency opening mechanism is located
behind the right side trim panel in the luggage
compartme nt.
.,. Open the cover in the side pane l¢ fig. 255.
.,. Loosen the loop from the retainer and then pull
on the loop
carefully¢ fig . 256 ¢ Q) . The filler
door is released .
.,. Press on the left side of the fuel filler door to
open it
¢page 311, fig. 253.
(D Note
On ly pull on the loop until you feel resistance.
You will not hear it release. Otherwise you could damage the emergency release mecha­
nism.
Chec king and Filling
Emissions control
system
Cat alytic con verter
The vehicle may only be driven with unleaded
gasoline, otherwise the catalytic converter will be
destroyed.
Never drive until the tank is completely empty .
The irregu lar supply of fuel that results from that
can cause engine misfires. Uncombusted fuel will
enter the exhaust system, which can cause over­
heating and damage to the catalytic converter .
A WARNING
The temperature of the exhaust system is
hi gh, both when driv ing and after stopping
the eng ine.
-
- Never touch the exhaust tail pipes once they
have be come hot. This cou ld resu lt in burns.
- Do not park your veh icle over flammable
mate ria ls such as grass or leaves because
the high temperature of the emissions con­
trol system could start a fire.
- Do not app ly unde rbody protectant in the
exhaust sys tem area, beca use this increases
the risk of f ire.
On Board Diagnostic
System (OBD)
The On-Board Diagnostic System monitors the
engine and transmission components that influ­
ence emissions .
Fig. 257 Footwell on left s ide of th e veh icle: conn ect io n
port fo r the O n-Board D iagnost ic System (08D)
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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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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