2018 AUDI Q5 wiper blades

Lights and Vision
@-Fast wiping
©-Single wipe. If you hold the lever in this posi­
tion longer, the wipers switch from slow wiping
to fast wiping .
®-Clean the windshield . The wipers wipe one
time after several seconds of driving to remove
water droplets . You can switch this function off
by moving the lever to position ® within
10 sec­
onds of the afterwipe. The afterwipe function is
r e activated the next time you switch the ignition
on.
Clean the headlights*. The headlight washer sys­
tem* operates only when the low beam head­
lights are on. If you move the lever into position
@, the headlights will be cleaned at fixed inter­
vals .
@-Wipe the rear window. The number of wipes
depends on the windshield wiper movement.
The rear wiper automatically switches on when
the reverse gear is selected and the front wind­
shield wipers are on and running.
(j) -Clean the rear window. The number of wipes
depends on how long the lever is held in position
(z). This may also clean the rearview camera, de­
pending on the vehicle equipment.
A WARNING
- The rain sensor is only intended to assist the
driver. The driver may still be responsible
for manually switching the wipers on based on visibility conditions.
- The windshield may not be treated with wa­ ter-repelling windshield coating agents . Un­
favorable conditions, such as wetness, dark­
ness or low sun, can result in increased
glare, which increases the risk of an acci­
dent. Wiper blade chatter is also possible.
- Properly functioning windshield wiper
blades are required for a clear view and safe
driving ~ page 53, Replacing wiper
blades .
«1j) Note
-If there is frost, make sure the windshield
wiper blades are not frozen to the wind-
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shield. Switching on the windshield wipers
when the blades are frozen to the wind­ shield can damage the wiper blades.
- The windshield wiper system must be
switched off (lever in position 0) before us­
ing a car wash. This prevents the wipers
from switching on unintentionally and caus­ ing damage to the windshield wiper system.
(D Tips
- The windshield wipers switch off when the
ignition is switched off. You can activate the
windshield wipers after the ignition is
switched back on by moving the windshield
wiper lever to any position .
- Worn or dirty windshield wiper blades result
in streaking. This can affect the rain sensor
function . Check your windshield wiper
blades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozzles for the windshield
washer system are heated at low tempera­
tures when the ignition is on.
- When stopping temporarily, such as at a
traffic light, the speed of the windshield
wipers automatically reduces by one level.
Cleaning the wiper blades
Clean the wiper blades when you see wiper
streaks. Use a soft cloth and a glass cleaner.
Windshield wiper
.,. Place the windshield wiper arms in the service
position
~ page 53.
.,. Fold the windshield wiper arms away from the
windshield.
Rear window wiper
.,. Fold the wiper arm away from the rear window.
A WARNING
Dirty windshield wiper blades can impair vi­
sion, which increases the risk of an accident.
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Replacing wiper blades
Fig. 49 Remov ing w indshi el d w iper blades
Windshield wiper serv ice po sition /blade
replacement position
"' To bring the windshield wipers into the service
pos ition, turn the ignition off and move the
windshield wiper lever into position @
¢ page 51, fig. 47.
"'T o bring the windshield wipers back to the nor­
mal pos ition, switch the ignition on and hold
the windshie ld wiper lever in posit ion @ until
the windshie ld wipers go back to the normal
pos ition, or d rive faster than 8 mph (12 km/h) .
You can a lso tu rn the service position on or off in
the Infotainment system :
"'Switch the windshield wipers off (position @
¢page 51 , fig. 47) .
"'Select : the I MENU ! button> Vehicle> left con­
trol button >
Service & checks > Wiper change
position .
Removing the wiper blade
"'Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the
windshield .
"' Press the locking knob (D ¢ fig. 49 on the wiper
blade . Hold the wiper blade firmly .
"'Remove the wiper blade in the direct ion of the
arrow .
Installing the wiper blade
"'Insert the new wiper blade into the mount on
the wiper arm
@ until it clicks into place.
"'Place the wiper arm back on the windshield .
"'Turn the serv ice position off.
Lights and Vision
A WARNING
For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice each
year .
(D Note
- Only fold the windshield wipers away when
they are in the service pos ition. Otherwise,
you risk damaging the paint on the hood or
the windshield wiper motor .
- You should not move your veh icle or operate
the windsh ield wiper lever when the wiper
arms are folded away from the windshield .
Th e windshield wipers would move back in­
to their or iginal pos ition and could damage
the hood and windshield.
- T o red uce the risk of damage to the wiper
system, always loosen blades wh ich are fro­
zen to the windshield before operating the
w ipers.
- To reduce the risk of damage to the wiper
blades, do not use gasoline, kerosene, paint
thinner, or other solvents on or near the
wiper blades.
- To reduce the risk of damage to the wiper
arms or other components, do not attempt
to move the wipers by hand.
(D Tips
- You can also use the service position, for ex­
ample, if you want to protect the windshield
from icing by using a cover .
- You cannot activate the service posit ion
when the hood is open .
Replacing rear wiper blade
Fig . SO Rear w indow wiper : installing the w ip er blade
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Lights and Vision
Removing the wiper blade
• Fo ld the wiper arm away from the rear window .
• Remove the wiper blade from its holder.
Installing the wiper blade
• Press the wiper b lade mount into the retainer.
• Fo ld the window wipe r arm bac k onto the rear
window.
WARNING
F or safety reasons, the windshie ld wiper
blades sho uld be replaced once or twice each
year .
Digital compass
Switching the compass on and off
App lies to: ve hicles w ith digital compass
F ig . 51 Re arview m irror : dig it al co mpass is sw itc hed o n
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• To turn the compass on or o ff, press the button
@ unti l the compass in the mi rror appears or
disappears.
The dig ita l compass o nly works when the ignit ion
i s turned on . T he directions a re indicated with ab­
breviations:
N (north), NE (northeast), E (east),
SE (so utheast), S (so uth), SW (southwest), W
(west), NW (northwest) .
(D Tips
To prevent inaccurate compass readings, do
not br ing any remote contro ls, electrical devi­
ces or metallic objects near the mirror.

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wash operator to reduce the risk of acci­
dents.
- To reduce the risk of cuts, protect yourself
from sharp metal components when wash­ ing the underbody or the inside of the wheel
housings.
- After washing the vehicle, the braking effect may be delayed due to moisture on the
brake rotors or ice in the winter . This in­
creases the risk of an accident. The brakes
must be dried first with a few careful brake
applications.
@ Note
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash, you must fold the exterior mirrors in
to reduce the risk of damage to the mirrors.
Power folding exterior mirrors* must only
be folded in and out using the power folding
function.
- To reduce the risk of damage to the rims
and tires, compare the width between the
wheels on your vehicle with the distance be­
tween the guide rails in the car wash.
- To reduce the risk of damage, compare the
height and width of your vehicle with the
Care and cleaning
height and width of the inside of the car
wash .
- T o reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
wash the vehicle in direct sunlight .
- To reduce the risk of damage to the surface,
do not use insect removing sponges, kitchen
sponges or similar items .
- Matte finish painted vehicle components:
- To reduce the risk of damage to the sur-
face, do not use polishing agents or hard
wax.
- Never use protective wax. It can destroy
the matte finish effect .
- Do not place any stickers or magnetic
signs on vehicle parts painted with matte
finish paint. The paint could be damaged
when the stickers or magnets are re­
moved.
@ For the sake of the environment
Only wash the vehicle in facilities specially de­
signed for that purpose. This will reduce the
risk of dirty water contaminated with oil from
entering the sewer system.
Cleaning and care information
When cleaning and caring for individual vehicle
components, refer to the following tables. The
information contained there is simply recom­
mendations. For questions or for components that
are not listed, consult an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility. Also
follow the information found
in ¢.&. .
Exterior cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Windshield wiper
Deposits soft cloth with glass cleaner, ¢ page 52
blades
Headlights/
Deposits Soft sponge with a mild soap solution3>
Tail lights
Sensors/
Deposits Sensors: soft cloth with a solvent-free cleaning solution
camera lenses Camera lenses: soft cloth with an alcohol-free cleaning
solution
Snow/ice Hand brush/solvent-free de-icing spray
Wheels Road salt Water
Brake dust Acid-free special cleaning solution
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Index
Rear lid
refer to Luggage compartment lid . . . . 36, 37
Rea r lower ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Rear Seat Entertainment preparation
refer to Audi Entertainment mobile . . . . . 234
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems .... ... .. . 131,133
Rea r window defogge r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Rear window washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
R EAR (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Recirculat ion mode (automatic climate con-
trol system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ref ueling. ....... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 311
Remote control
refer to Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remote con trol ope ra tion
Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . 43
Remote lock ing and unlocking
Aud i connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Removing the caps (wheel bolts) . . . . . . . . . 353
Repair man uals ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 371
Repa irs
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Rep lacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Rep lac ing
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Replac ing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Reset
refer to Restart ( MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
Res id ual heat (automa tic climate cont rol) . . 7 2
Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
R etractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Reve rse gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Rewinding (a udio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
R igh t cont rol b utton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rims ....... .. .. ................ ... . 340
Clea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Road car rier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
384 Roaming
refer to Data connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Roof load ... .. .. .. .. .. ............ 67, 370
Roof rack ... .. .. .. .. .. ............. ... 67
also refer to Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Ro ute criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Ro ute guidance
refer to Navigation .. .. ............. . .
Running direct io n (tires)
s
Safe driving habits
S afety 2
03
355
252
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 69
Be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Correct seat ing pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Telephone . .... .. .. .. ............. .. 174
Safety be lt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Safety be lt heig ht adjustme nt . . . . . . . . . 266
S afety be lts wor n by pregnant women . . . 266
Safety be lt pretensioner
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261, 264
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Imprope rly wo rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Not wor n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
S afety be lt pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
S afety i nstr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Securing child sa fety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Specia l considerations for pregnant wom -
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Warn ing/ indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Safety be lt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Safety i nstr uctions
fo r side c urtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
fo r us ing ch ild safety se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
f or using sa fe ty be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 283

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Saving fuel
Energy consumers .................... 17
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Scan (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Screen
refer to Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 15
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
SD card reader
(MMI)
SDS 226
refer to Speech dialog system
. . . . . . . . . . 166
Search area (point of interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Search function
refer to Free text search
Sea t adjus tment
Head restraints
Seat belts 1S7
,236
255
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Seat heating/ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 254
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Adjusting the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Secondary phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176, 247
Selecting a source (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Selection menu ................ 13, 150, 154
Selective wheel torque contro l . . . . . . . . . . 140
Selector lever Selector lever posit ion s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Self-learning navigation
refer to Personal route assistance . . . . . . 209
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Service position
refer to Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 53
SET REAR (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Index
Settings
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Map............................... 214
Media 237
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
System (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Vo ice recognit ion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Shade Rear window/rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Sh ift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Ship carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Shortcut keys ..... .. ............. 147, 155
Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Sid e airbags . ..... .. ................ .
How they work ... .. ............... . .
Side assist Cleaning the sensors ................ .
also refer to Audi side assist .......... .
Side curtain airbags .. ... .. ..... ... .. . .
D .. escript1on .. .. .. .. ............... . .
How they work ... .. ............... . . 285
287
345 120
288
288
289
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
SiriusXM alert notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Snow chains
Socket 340
refer to Power
sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Software update
refer to Map update. ................ . 191
refer to System update (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . 248
Software (MMI) Licensing agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Speech dialog system
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Speed dependent volume control
Speed limit info 249
refer to T
raffic sign recognition . . . . . . . . . 97
Speed limits
refer to Traffic sign recognition . . . . . . . . . 97
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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