2018 AUDI Q5 light

Table of contents
About this Owner's Manual. . . . . .
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Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cockpit overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Controls at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 0
M ultif unction steering wheel pl us . . . . . . 12
Mu ltifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . 15
Ve hicle functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
H ead-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Starting and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cent ral lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Luggage com part ment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
C hil d safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Powe r windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Panorama g lass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . 43
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Exterio r lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Dig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rea r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
M emory fu nction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
P ower so urces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
L uggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
3 zone del uxe automatic climate control .
70
Steering whee l heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Driving .... .. .. ............. .... .. . 73
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Starting and stopping the engi ne . . . . . . . 76
2
Start/Stop system .... ... .. ..... ... . .
E lectromechanical parking brake .. ... . .
Start ing to drive . ..... ... .. ..... ... . .
0ffroad driving . .. .. .. ............. . .
Tilt angle d isplay . .. .. ............. . .
Automat ic transmission
Trailer towing ... .. ............. . .
Driving with a tra iler .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Driver assistance .. ............. . .
Assistance systems ............. .
Speed warning system ............... .
78
80
82
82 84
84
92
92
95
95
95
Cru ise cont rol system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Came ra-based t raff ic sign recogn it io n . . . 97
Lap time r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
P red ictive eff ic iency assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Audi adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . .
102
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Audi s ide ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Parking system plus ... ............... 131
Rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Per iphera l came ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Adjus ting the pa rking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Er ror messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
T raile r hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 140
El ectron ic Stab iliza tion Contro l (ESC) . . . . 140
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
E lectromechanical steering, Dynamic
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
144
A ll-wheel drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and veh icle co ntrol
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
145
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Multi Media Interface............ 147
Traffic safety info rmat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Intro duction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(D side assist displays, warn ing abo ut
exiting the vehicle ..... ... .. .. .
@ Door handle
@ Cen tral locking swit ch ....... .. .
@ Memory buttons ........... .. .
® Thumbwheel for vent
@ Vent
(J) Leverfor:
- T urn s ignals and high beams
- High beam assistant ........ .
- Active lane assist ........... .
- Traffic jam assist ......... .. .
@ Mul tifunct ion steer ing wheel with:
- Horn
- Drive r's airbag . ..... ... .. .. .
- Drive r informa tion system con -
t rols .. .. ............... .. .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone, nav iga­
t io n and voice recogn ition con -
t rols .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
- ~/ stee ring wheel heat ing b utton
- Sh ift paddles ............. . .
® Instrument cluster .... ... .. .. .
@) W indshield washer system lever
@ Reset trip odometer ...... .. .. .
@ Emergency flashe rs .... ... .. .. .
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment, de-
pending on equipment
- Mechanica l .... ..... ... .. .. .
- Power . .. ............... .. .
@ Lever for:
- Cru ise cont rol system
- Adaptive cruise control ...... .
@ Bu tton for sw itch ing the hea d-up
d isp lay on/o ff, adjust ing t he
h eight .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
@) Data link connector for On -Board
D iagnostic System (OBD II) .... .
@ H oo d release .. .. ..... ... .. .. .
@ Instrument illum ination
@) H eadlight cont rol sw itch
@ Buttons for :
- All -weather lights
120
34
S9
4 6
46
117
109
273
12 , 15
1 4, 15
1 4
88
1 0
51
12
47
75
75
95
102
18
3 14
3 15
49
45
45
Coc kpit o ver view
- Rear fog lights .... .. ..... .. .
@ Switch for luggage compartment
lid ...... ... .. .. ............ .
@ Power exte rior m irro r adjustment
@) Power windows .............. .
@ Child safety lock ............. .
@ Infotainment system display . .. .
@ Lockable glove compartment ... .
@ D rives for CD, DVD, S IM cards .. .
@ Front passenger's airbag .... .. .
@ Switch for cooled glove compart -
me nt ... ... .. .. ............ .
@ Climate contro l system . ..... .. .
@ Depend ing o n equ ipment, buttons
for:
- drive select .. .............. .
- Sta rt/Stop system .......... .
- Electronic Stabilization Cont rol
( E SC) ..... .. .. ............ .
- Park ing system ............. .
- Hi ll hold ass ist . ............ .
- Infotainment system display ..
@ Audi music inte rface .......... .
@ Socket ... .... .. ... .. ..... .. .
@ Infotai nment system on/off
button ..... .. .. ............ .
@ Cen ter armrest w it h sto ra ge com ­
p artmen t. Depending on vehicle
equipment, it may have:
- Cup holder .. .. ... .. ..... .. .
- Aud i m usic interface ........ .
@ Start ing t he e ngine if the re is a
m alfu nction . .. .. ............ .
@ E lectromechanical par king brake
@ Automa tic transmission selector
lever ....... .. .. ............ .
@ Infotainment system unit ... .. .
@ I START E N GINE STOP I button
(D Tips
45
36
49
40
40
148
61
2 26
273
61
69
1 2 5
78
141
130
142
148
232 60
148
60
232
78
80
84
14 7
76
Some the equipment listed he re is only insta l­
l ed in certa in models or is available as an op ­
tion.
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Cockpit overview
Instrument cluster
Instrument cluster overview
The instrument cluster is the central information center for the driver.
Fig. 3 Instrument cl uster overv iew (analog)
F ig . 4 Instrument cluster overv iew (Audi virtual cockpit )
(D Engine coolant temperature gauge
@ Tachometer ................. .
- with
OFF status indicator .... .
- with
READY status indicator .. .
@ Tab area .... ... ... ....... ... .
@ Central area with
- Driver informat ion system .. .. .
- Indicator lights ........... . .
® Status line (displayed on one or two
lines)
@ Speedometer/convenience display
0 Fuel level
10
11
11
76
76, 78
12
12 , 15
19
12
@ Speedometer
® Left additional display (divided in
two sections in the enhanced view)
There may be additional indicator lights in the
tachometer @, the speedometer @, the status
line ® and, depending on the instrument clus­
ter, above or below the central
area @.
The following pages will primarily show illustra­
tions of the multi-color analog instrument clus ­
ter*. The display and/or position of the element
shown may vary in monochrome instrument clus-
ters or in the Audi virtual cockpit* .
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Certain instrument cluster content can also be
displayed in the head-up display*
¢ page 18.
A WARNING
Do not assume the roads are free of ice based
on the outside temperature display . Be aware
that there may be ice on roads even when the
outside temperature is around 41 °F (+5 °C)
and that ice can increase the risk of accidents .
(D Tips
-Depending on vehicle equipment, the in­
strument illumination (needles and gauges) may turn on when the lights are off and the
ignition is switched on . The illumination for
the gauges reduces automatically and even­
tually turns off as brightness outside in­
creases. This function reminds the driver to
turn the low beams on at the appropriate
time.
- You can select the units used for tempera­
ture, speed and other measurements in the
Infotainment
system ¢ page 245.
-If your vehicle is stationary or if you are driv­
ing at very low speeds, the temperature dis­
played may be slightly higher than the ac­
tual temperature outside due to the heat ra­
diating from the engine.
- At temperatures below 41 °F (+5 °C), a
snowflake symbol appears in front of the
temperature
display ¢,&. .
Coolant temperature indicator
The coolant temperature display @¢ page 10,
fig . 3
or ¢ page 10, fig . 4 only functions when
the ignition is switched on. To prevent engine
damage, please observe the following notes
about the temperature ranges.
Cold range
If only the LEDs at the bottom of the gauge turn
on, the engine has not reached operating tem­ perature yet . Avoid high engine speeds, full ac­
celeration and heavy engine loads.
Cockpit overview
Normal range
The engine has reached its operating tempera­
ture once the LEDs up to the center of the gauge
turn on. If
the. indicator light in the instru­
ment cluster display turns on, the coolant tem­
perature is too
high ¢ page 23.
@ Note
-Auxiliary headlights and other accessories in
front of the cooling-air intake impair the
cooling effect of the coolant. This increases
the risk of the engine overheating during
high outside temperatures and heavy en­
gine load .
- The front spoiler also helps to distribute
cooling air correctly while driving. If the
spoiler is damaged, the cooling effect will
be impaired and the risk of the engine over­
heating will increase. See an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Fa­
cility for assistance.
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev­
olutions per minute (RPM).
The beginning of the red zone in the tachometer
indicates the maximum permissible engine speed
for all gears once the engine has been broken in
and when it is warmed up to operating tempera­
ture. Before reaching this zone, you should shift
into the next highest gear, select the "D/S" selec­
tor lever position, or remove your foot from the
acce lerato r pedal.
@ Note
The needle in the tachometer @¢ page 10,
fig. 3
or ¢ page 10, fig. 4 may only be in the
red area of the gauge for a short time or there
is a risk of engine damage . The location where
the red zone begins varies depending on the
engine.
@) For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early helps you to save fuel and re­
duces operating noise.
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Cockpit overv iew
Fuel level
The dis play (j) ¢ page 1 0, fig. 3 or ¢ page 10,
fig . 4 only f unctions when the ign ition is swi tc h ­
ed on. When the display has reached the reserve
mark, a red L ED turns on and the
H indicator
light turns on¢
page 27. The red LED wi ll blink
when the f uel leve l is very low.
F or the tank capacity in you r vehicle, refer to the
Technical Data
¢ page 369.
(gJ) Note
Never d rive until the tank is comple tely emp­
ty. The irregular supp ly of fuel that resul ts
from that can ca use engine misfires. Uncom ­
busted fuel will then ente r the exhaust sys­
tem. Th is can cause overheating and damage
to the cata lytic converter.
Odometer
Fig. 5 Ins tru me nt cluster: odometer and reset button
Trip odometer and odometer
The trip odome ter shows the dist ance driven
since it was last reset. It can be used to measure
short distances.
The trip odome ter can be rese t to zero by press­
ing
the ~ reset button.
The odometer shows the total d istance that the
ve hicl e has been dr iven .
Malfunction indicator
If there is a malfunct io n in the instrument clus­
ter,
DEF w ill appea r in the trip odometer display .
H ave the malfunct ion corrected as soon as possi­
b le.
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@ Tips
The units of meas urement can be set in the
Infotainment system ¢
page 245.
Multifunction steering
wheel plus
Operating
Applies to: vehicles with mult ifunct ion steeri ng w heel plus
Fi g. 6 Dr ive r in fo rm atio n system dis p lay
Fig. 7 Left side of m ultifunctio n stee ring wheel
Requireme nt: the igni tion must be switched on.
The dr iver information system contains multiple
tabs (!)¢ fig. 6 that disp lay var ious information
@ .
The following tabs are available, depending on
vehicle eq uipment :
F ir st tab Vehicle
fu nctions ~ page 16
Second Messages
taba)
Third tab Radio ~ page 160
Media ~page 160

Cockpit overv ie w
(D Operating the driv er inform ation s yst em
The drive r informat ion system conta ins mult ip le
tabs
(D c::> page 12, fig. 6 that display various in ­
formation @c::>
page 12, fig. 6.
The fo llow ing tabs are ava ilable, depend ing on
ve hicle equ ipment :
First tab On-board computer
c::> page 16
Seco nd Messages
taba l
Third tab Rad io c::> page 160
Media c::> page 160
Fourth tab Telephone c::> page 161
al T
h is t ab is onl y v is ibl e w hen there is at lea st one ind ic a to r
light or mess age dis playe d.
-Sw itching t abs: press the !MODE ! button
c::> fig. 12 on the mult ifunction steer ing wheel
repeatedly until the des ired tab is d isp layed .
-Selec ting a fun ction in the m enu /li st: turn the
left thumbwheel on the multifunct ion steer ing
whee l to the desired f unct ion.
-Confirming a selection : press the left thumb­
wheel on the mu ltifunction steering whee l to
confi rm your select ion.
-Scrolling within the li sts: turn the left thumb­
whee l on t he multifunct ion steer ing whee l
quic kly to scroll within the lists.
@ ~ Button
-Switching th e voi ce recognition sy stem on :
briefly press the 51 button c::> fig. 13 . Say the
desired command after the
B eep .
-Switching th e voice r ecogn ition sy st e m off :
press and hold the 51 button . Or: say the com­
mand
Canc el.
Fo r more information about the vo ice recog nition
system, see
c::> page 16 7, Voice recognition sys ­
tem
or c::> page 245 .
@ Right thumbwheel
The volume of an audio source o r a system mes­
sage ( such as traffic announcements) can be di­
rect ly adjusted dur ing the aud io output.
-In creas ing or dec reasing the volume : turn the
right thumbwhee l
c::>fig. 13 up o r down.
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-Muting o r pausing: turn the right thumbwhee l
down .
Or: press the right thumbwhe el.
-Unmuting o r re suming : turn the right thumb­
wheel upward.
Or : press the right thumbwheel.
Vehicle functions
Overview
The t rip computer is displayed in the first tab of
t h e d river i nfo rmat ion system . Additional vehicle
funct ions can be accessed depend ing on the vehi­
cle equ ipment .
.,. Press the left cont rol button .
-On-board computer c::>page 16
-Lap times c::> page 98
-Statistics c:> page 99
-Layo ut c::> page 14
Trip computer
F ig. 1 4 In str umen t cl uste r: fue l co nsu m pt io n disp lay
Resetting values to zero
Requirement: the Fuel con sumption , Short -term
memor y or Long -t e rm memor y
disp lay must be
selected.
.,. To reset the values in the respective memory to
zero, press and ho ld the left thumbwheel on
the mult ifunct ion stee ring w heel for one sec­
ond. Or
.,. On the multifunction steering w heel, selec t:
the rig ht contro l button
> Re set value s*.
In the t rip compu ter, yo u can call up the fo llow ­
i ng displays one afte r the other by t urning the
l eft thumbwhee l on t he multif unction steering
whee l.
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Cockpit overv iew
may be higher if there is heavy eng ine load and
high temperatures outside . This is not a cause for
concern as long as
the .¢ page 24 or II
¢ page 24 indicator lights do not turn on.
Boost ind icator
Applies to: ve hicles w ith Audi virtual cockpit
The boost indicator is only displayed in the sport
view ¢ page 14 .
The current eng ine load (meaning the current
boost pressure) is indicated by a bar .
Head-up display
Appl ies to: ve hicles with hea d-up d isp lay
F ig. 16 Instrument pane l: knob for the head -up disp lay
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The head-up display projects certa in warnings or
selected information from the assist systems * or
nav igation* on the windshield. The d isp lay ap­
pears within the driver's field of vision.
Switching on /off
.. To switc h the head-up disp lay on, press the~
knob .
.. To switch the head-up disp lay off, press the~
knob.
Adju sting the height
The height of the display can be adjusted to t he
individual driver.
.. Make sure yo u are seated correct ly
¢page 253 .
.. Turn the knob~ to adjust the display.
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Settings in the Infotainment system
.. Select in the Infot ainment system: IMENU ! but­
ton
> Vehicle > l eft control b utton > Driver as­
sistance > Head-up di splay .
Display content
In the Infotainment system, you can spec ify
which information sho uld be disp layed: For ex ­
ample, this can include navigation information*,
adaptive cruise contro l* or camera -based tra ffic
s ign recognition *.
The display of ce rtain informa tion and some of
the red indica tor ligh ts cannot be h idden in the
Infotainment system .
Brightness
You can adjust the display br ightness in the Info­
ta inme nt sys tem. The display br igh tness dec reas ­
es autom atically as the amount of lig ht decreas­
es . The bac kg round br ightness is adjusted w ith
the instr ument
illumination ¢ page 49.
Picture rotation
You can rotate the picture in the Infotainment
system cloc kwise or counter clockwise .
(D Note
To prevent sc ra tches on the glass covering the
head-up display, do not p lac e any objects in
the project ion opening.
(D Tips
- Sunglasses with po larization filte rs and un­
favor able light ing cond itions can have a
negative effect on the disp lay.
- An opt imum d isp lay depends on the sea t
posit io n and the height ad justment of the
head -up disp lay.
- A spec ial windshie ld is needed for the head­
up display funct ion.
- For information on cleani ng,
see¢ table In­
terior cleaning on page 346.

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Indicator lights
Description
The indicato r lights in the inst rument cluste r
b link or turn on. They ind icate funct ions or mal ­
f u nctions.
Messages may appear with some indicator l ights .
A wa rni ng sig nal w ill so und at the same t ime.
The indicato r lights a nd messages in the instr u­
men t cluster display can be covered by o ther d is ­
p lays. To show t hem again, select the second tab
with the m ultifunction steering wheel
¢ page 12 .
If th ere are seve ral malfunctions, you can display
them one at a time using the thumbwheel.
Some ind icator lights in the disp lay can display in
several colors .
& Central indicator light
If the. or u indicator light turns on, check
the message in the instrument cluster.
Overview
Some ind icator lights turn on briefly as a function
check whe n you switch the ig nition on . These sys­
tems are marked with a
./ i n t he following tables .
I f o ne of these indicato r lights does not turn on,
the re is a ma lf un ction in t hat system.
Your ve hicle has either a monochrome display or
a mu lticolored display, depend ing o n ve hicle
eq uipment. Some indicato r lights appear wh ite
on a monochrome d isp lay.
The . or II cen tral
in dic ator light turns on at the same t ime to indi ­
cate the priority of these indicator lights.
Red indicator lights
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Cent ral indicato r light
¢page 19,
Aud i pre sense *
¢page 112
USA models:
brake system ./
¢ page22
Coc kpit o ver view
Canada mod els:
bra ke system ./
¢page 2 2
USA models:
electromechanica l parking b rake
¢ page 23
Canada models :
electromechan ic al pa rki ng b rake
¢page 23
Cooling system
¢ page 23
Engine o il pressure
¢ page 24
Engine o il level (MIN)*
¢ page 24
Alternato r
¢page 24
Safety be lt
¢ page 24
Elec trome chanic al steering ./
¢ pag e 144
Stee ring lock
¢ page 24
Engine sta rt system
¢ page 25
Transmission
¢page 89
Hood
¢page 25
Adaptive cruise contro l* ./
¢ page 104
Traffic jam assist*
¢ page 109
Air s uspension*
¢ page 25
Yellow ind icator lights
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Centra l indicator light
¢ page 19
Elec tron ic St abiliz ati on Contro l
(ESC)
¢ page26
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