2019 AUDI Q5 tow

Wheels


includingtheweightofatrail-
erhitchandthetongue
weightofaloadedtrailer-
doesnotmakethevehicle
heavierthanthevehicle’s
GrossVehicleWeightRating.
Determiningcorrectload
limit
Usetheexamplebelowtocalcu-
latethetotalweightofthepas-
sengersandluggageorother
thingsthatyouplantotransport
sothatyoucanmakesurethat
yourvehiclewillnotbeoverload-
ed.


StepsforDeterminingCorrect
LoadLimit
1.Locatethestatement“THE
COMBINEDWEIGHTOFOCCU-
PANTSANDCARGOSHOULD
NEVEREXCEEDXXXKGORXXX
LBS”onyourvehicle’splacard
(tireinflationpressurelabel)
=>page334,fig.267.
2.Determinethecombined
weightofthedriverandpas-
sengersthatwillberidingin
yourvehicle.
3.Subtractthecombinedweight
ofthedriverandpassengers
from“XXX”kilogramsor“XXX”
338
poundsshownonthestick-
er>page334,fig.267.
.Theresultingfigureequalsthe
availableamountofcargoand
luggageloadcapacity.Forex-
ample,ifthe“XXX”amount
equals1400lbs.andtherewill
befive150lbs.passengersin
yourvehicle,theamountof
availablecargoandluggage
loadcapacityis650lbs.
(1400-750(5x150)=650
lbs.)
.Determinethecombined
weightofluggageandcargo
beingloadedonthevehicle.
Thatweightmaynotsafelyex-
ceedtheavailablecargoand
luggageloadcapacitycalculat-
edinStep4.
.Ifyourvehiclewillbetowinga
trailer,loadfromyourtrailer
willbetransferredtoyourvehi-
cle.Consultthismanualtode-
terminehowthisreducesthe
availablecargoandluggage
loadcapacityofyourvehicle.
>Checkthetiresidewall
(=page325,fig.264)todeter-
minethedesignatedloadrating
foraspecifictire.

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Emergencyassistance

>Removethevalvecapfromthefaultytire.
>Installthefillerhose@)onthevalve(7)
>fig.271.
>Connecttheplug@)©fig.270toanoutletin
thevehicle.
>Switchtheignitionon.
Inflatingatire
> Movetheswitch(8)>fig.271onthecompres-
sorintopositionI.
>Inflatethetiretobetween29psi(200kPA)
and36psi(250kPA)andreadthepressureon
thegauge.
>Ifthistirepressureisnotreached,removethe
fillerhose.Driveslowlyapproximately33feet
(10m)forwardorinreverse sothatthesealant
canbedistributedinthetire.Inflatethetire
again>A\.
ZAWARNING
—Readandfollowthemanufacturer'ssafety
precautionsonthecompressorandinthein-
structionsonthebottleofsealant.
—Ifatirepressureof29psi(200kPA)cannot
reachedafterinflatingfor6minutes,then
thetireistooseverelydamaged.Donotcon-
tinuedriving.
—Ifthetirecannotberepairedwiththetire
sealant,seeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
@Tips
Donotoperatethecompressorformorethan
sixminutescontinuously,oritcanoverheat.
Oncethecompressorhascooled,youcancon-
tinuetouseit.
feyeats]
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit



> Affixthestickerthatsays"max.50mph(max.
80km/h)"thatisprovidedwiththetiremobili-
tykitwithinthedriver'sfieldofvision.
>Stopthevehicleafterdrivingforabout10mi-
nutesandcheckthetirepressure.
>Ifthetirepressureislowerthan19psi(130
kPA),thenthetireistooseverelydamaged.Do
notcontinuedriving.

ZAWARNING
Payattentiontothefollowingafterrepairing
thetire:
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h).
—Avoidhardacceleration orbrakinganddriv-
ingfastaroundcurves.
— Thevehiclemaybecomemoredifficultto
control.
—Ifthetireistooseverelydamaged,seean
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.


(*)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youcangivetheusedtiresealantbottletoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityfor disposal.
@)Tips
Remembertoobtainanewbottleofsealant
fromanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityafterrepairingatire.
Changingatire
Youmustcompletethepreparationbefore
changingatire.
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page349.
>»Set theparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Whentowingatrailer:disconnectthetrailer
fromyourvehicle.
>Switchonwheel changemode*intheInfotain-
mentsystem:[MENU]button>Vehicle> left
controlbutton>Service&checks>Airsuspen-
sion:wheelchange.
>Switchtheignitionoff.


Thevehiclejackmode*switchesoffautomatically
atspeedsabove6mph(10km/h).

ZAWARNING
Whenusingthevehiclejack*onaroadwitha
steephillorwhenoffroad,youmusttakeex-
traprecautionstopreventthevehiclefrom>


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Fusesandbulbs

correctlytakenapartandthenproperlyputback
togethertohelppreventbreakageof partsand
longtermdamagefromwaterthatcanenter
housingsthathavenotbeenproperlyresealed.
Foryoursafety,werecommendthatyouhave
yourauthorizedAudidealerreplaceanybulbsfor
you,sinceyourdealerhas thepropertools,the
correctbulbsandtheexpertise.
Gasdischargelamps(Xenonlights):
Duetothehighelectricalvoltage,havethebulbs
replacedbyaqualifiedtechnician.Headlights
withXenonlightareidentifiedbythehighvolt-
agesticker.
LEDheadlights*
LEDheadlightsrequirenomaintenance.Please
contactyourauthorizedAudidealerifabulb
needstobereplaced.

ZAWARNING
ChangingXenonlampswithoutthenecessary
equipmentcancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
—Bulbsarepressurizedandcanexplodewhen
beingchanged.Potentialriskofinjury!
—Onvehiclesequippedwithgasdischarge
bulbs(Xenonlight)life-threateninginjuries
canresultfromimproperhandlingofthe
high-voltageportionsofsuch lamps!
—Only yourauthorizedAudidealerorquali-
fied
workshopshouldchangethebulbsin
gasdischargelamps.Thereare partswith
sharpedgesontheopeningsandonthe
bulbholdersthatcancauseseriouscuts.If
youareuncertainaboutwhattodo,havethe
workperformedbyanauthorizedAudideal-
erorqualifiedworkshop.Seriouspersonal
injurymayresultfromimproperlyper-
formedwork.

@Tips
—Ifyoustillprefertoreplacethelightbulbs
yourself,beawarethattheenginecompart-
mentisahazardousareatoworkin>A\in
Generalinformationonpage311.
—ItisbesttoaskyourauthorizedAudidealer
wheneveryouwanttochangeabulb.
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Emergencysituations

Emergencysituations
General
Thischapterisintendedfortrainedemergency
crewsandworkingpersonnelwhohavethenec-
essarytoolsandequipmenttoperformthese
operations.
Startingbypushingor
towing
@)Note
Vehicleswithanautomatictransmission
cannotbestartedbypushingortowing.
Startingwithjumper
cables
Ifnecessary,theenginecanbestartedbycon-
nectingittothebatteryofanothervehicle.
Iftheengineshouldfailtostartbecauseofadis-
chargedorweakbattery,thebatterycanbecon-
nectedtothebatteryofanothervehicle,usinga
pairofjumpercablestostarttheengine.
Jumpercables
Useonlyjumpercablesofsufficientlylargecross
sectiontocarrythestartercurrentsafely.Refer
tothemanufacturer'sspecifications.
Useonlyjumpercableswithinsulatedterminal
clampswhicharedistinctlymarked:
plus(+)cableinmostcasescoloredred
minus(-)cableinmostcasescoloredblack.


creasestheriskofanexplosionandchemi-
calburns.Afterjumpstartingthevehicle,
drivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethevehiclebatterychecked.
—Donotallowbatteryacidtocontacteyesor
skin.Flushanycontactedareawithwater
immediately.
—Improperuseofaboosterbatterytostarta
vehiclemaycause anexplosion.
—Vehiclebatteriesgenerateexplosivegases.
Keepsparks,flameandlightedcigarettes
awayfrombatteries.
—Donottrytojumpstartanyvehiclewitha
lowacidlevelinthebattery.
— Thevoltageoftheboosterbatterymustalso
havea12-Voltrating.Thecapacity(Ah)of
the boosterbatteryshouldnotbelower
thanthatofthedischargedbattery.Useof
batteriesofdifferentvoltageorsubstantial-
lydifferent“Ah”ratingmaycause anexplo-
sionandpersonalinjury.
—Neverchargeafrozenbattery.Gastrapped
intheicemaycause anexplosion.
—Neverchargeoruseabatterythathasbeen
frozen.Thebatterycasemayhave beweak-
ened.
—Useofbatteriesofdifferentvoltageorsub-
stantiallydifferentcapacity(Ah)ratingmay
causeanexplosionandinjury.Thecapacity
(Ah)oftheboosterbatteryshouldnot be
lowerthanthatofthedischargedbattery.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS&page311.


Z\WARNING
Batteriescontainelectricity,acid,andgas.
Anyofthese cancauseveryseriousorfatalin-
jury.Followtheinstructionsbelowforsafe
handlingofyourvehicle’sbattery.
—Alwaysshieldyoureyesandavoidleaning
overthebatterywheneverpossible.
—Adeadbatterycanfreezeattemperatures
around
32°F(0°C).Ifthevehiclebatteryis
frozen,youmustthawitbeforeconnecting
thejumpstartcables.Ifyoudonot,thisin-

362
C)Note
—Applyingahighervoltageboosterbattery
willcauseexpensivedamagetosensitive
electroniccomponents,suchascontrol
units,relays,radio,etc.
—Theremustbe noelectricalcontactbetween
thevehiclesasotherwisecurrentcouldal-
readystarttoflowassoonasthepositive
(+)terminalsareconnected.

Emergencysituations


—Jumpercables mustbelongenoughsothat
thevehiclesdonottouch.
—Whenconnectingjumpercables,makesure
thattheycannotgetcaughtinanymoving
partsintheenginecompartment.
—Donotbendoverthebatteries-dangerof
chemicalburns!
—Thebatterycelllockingscrewsmustbe
tightenedsecurely.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS>page311.
@Note
Improperhook-upofjumpercablescanruin
thegenerator.
—AlwaysconnectPOSITIVE(+)toPOSITIVE
(+),andNEGATIVE(-)toNEGATIVE(-)
groundpostofthebatterymanagercontrol
unit.
—Checkthatallscrewplugsonthebattery
cellsarescrewedinfirmly.Ifnot,tighten
plugspriortoconnectingclamponnegative
batteryterminal.
—Pleasenotethattheprocedureforconnect-
ingajumpercableasdescribedaboveap-
pliesspecificallytothecaseofyourvehicle
beingjumpstarted.Whenyouaregivinga
jumpstarttoanothervehicle,donotcon-
nect
thenegative(-)cabletothenegative
(-)terminalonthedischargedbattery@)
>fig.285.Instead,securelyconnectthe
negative(-)cabletoeitherasolidmetal
componentthatisfirmlyboltedtotheen-
gineblockortotheengineblockitself.If
thebatterythatisbeingchargeddoesnot
vent
totheoutside,escapingbatterygas
couldigniteandexplode!

Towingwithatowtruck
Generalhints
YourAudirequires specialhandlingfortowing.
Thefollowinginformationistobeusedbycom-
mercialtowtruckoperatorswhoknowhowtoop-
eratetheirequipmentsafely.
364

—NevertowyourAudi,towingwillcausedam-
agetotheengineandtransmission.
—Neverwrapthesafetychainsorwinchcables
aroundthebrakelines.
—Topreventunnecessarydamage,yourAudi
mustbetransportedwithaflatbedtruck.
—Toloadthevehicleontotheflatbed,use the
towingloopfoundinthevehicletoolsandat-
tachtothefrontorrearanchorage>page364
and>page365.

ZXWARNING
Avehiclebeingtowedisnotsafeforpassen-
gers.Neverallowanyonetorideinavehicle
beingtowed,foranyreason.
Fronttowingloop

o 2
oSSalaoO
Fig.286Frontbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightsideofthefrontbumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page349.
> Pullsharplyonthetriminthedirectionofthe
arrowtoremove>fig.286.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.

Z\WARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnottighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.>

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@)Note
Thetrimisattachedtothebumperwithsev-
eralhooks.Toreducetheriskofdamage,do
notuseanyforcewhenremovingandinstal-
ling.
Reartowingloop

!
B4M-0244


Fig.287Rearbumper:installingthetowingloop
Vehicleswithatowingloop
Onvehicleswithoutafactory-installedtrailer
hitch*,thetowingloopthreadsarelocatedon
therightrear sideofthebumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page349.
>Pressthecapinwardwithbrief,strong pressure
>fig.287.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>»Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.
Vehicleswithatrailerhitch*
>Attachthetowbarorthetowingcabletothe
trailerhitch.
Vehicleswithafactory-installedtrailerhitch*are
notequippedwithtowingloopthreadsatthe
rear.

ZAWARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnot tighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult

inanaccident.


ZAWARNING
Appliesto:vehicleswithtrailerhitch
—Onlyuseaspecialtowingbartoprevent
damagingtheballhitch.Thesetowingbars
havebeenspeciallydesignedfortrailertow-
inghitches.
—Onlyusespecialtowingcables.
Loadingthevehicleontoaflatbedtruck







Fig.288Vehicleonflatbedtruck
Fronthookup
>Alignthevehiclewiththecenterlineofthecar
carrierramp.
»Attachthewinchhooktothefronttowlineeye
previouslyinstalled.
Rearhookup
>Alignthevehiclewiththecenterlineofthecar
carrierramp.
>Attachthewinchhooktothereartowlineeye
previouslyinstalled.
@)Tips
Checkcarefullytomakesurethehook-upis
securebeforemovingthecaruptheflatbed
truckramp.
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Index

Numbersand
Symbols
3-zoneautomaticclimatecontrol..........70
A
A/C.coolingMOde.« «wiccwesoareciee6varieve ow70
oe144
ACCESSOTIES«wess =weens ¢HeueE6 xeonss59,369
Activelaneassist
Cleaningthecameraarea..............344
alsorefertoAudiactivelaneassist......116
Adaptiveairsuspension
refertoAirsuspension..........+e000e125
Adaptivecruisecontrol.................101
Cleaningthesensors..............0-0-344
MeSSAQESsnesess= osnecius© 0craven& wcoer©veonens109
Predictivecontrol..................000599
Adaptivedampers.............000eeee125
Adjustingairdistribution(automaticclimate
control)0...eeeeee71
Adjustingtheadditionaldisplay...........17
Adjustingthesound.................00-249
Adjustingthetemperature(automaticclimate
control)...2...eeeeeeeeeZl,
Adjustingthevolume.............0..200517
Advancedkey
refertoConveniencekey.............00575
Airbag...ieeeeeeeee266
Airbagsystem.................00.266,283
AdvancedAirbagSystemcomponents....273
GARGcrass«sworewocoorwooemwarmersowom281
Children.....ccceee290
ChildFEStRaintS§:=we« =reuse¢ =seemse2H290
Components(frontairbags)............273
Dangeroffittingachildsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat...............0..267
Disposal«sassooaeiesownaswewaayews281
Frontairbags.......0...eeeeeeeee271
Howdothefrontairbagswork?.........276
Howmanyairbagsdoesmyvehiclehave?.273
HowtheAdvancedAirbagSystemcompo-
nentsworktogether................-.275
Indicatorlight«sss<2eaex+eeesspeewa278
MONIEONING©sinus+ 2wasn3 8seamen©onenesso ©ate278
PASSENGERAIRBAGlight.............278
374
REpalitSivesvcwscensssamesenooamevseersoH281
Safetyinstructions...............0eee280
Whenmustthesystembeinspected?....278
Airsuspension..............00000-125,126
Alarmsystem
refertoAnti-theftalarmsystem..........34
Alignmentpin(changingthewheel).......349
All-weatherlights.................00000544
Allseasontires..........00200202 eee eee339
Allwheeldrive
Indicatorlight®:»ss« + 2een= >eeeseepees=26
alsorefertoquattro.............-000.148
AMI
refertoAudimusicinterface...........231
AndroidAuto
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......243
Anti-freeze
Windshieldwashersystem.............323
Anti-LockBrakingSystem
refertO.ABS=:sssewssosaws¢ 2cernteaes144
Anti-SlipRegulation
HEPEPLOASRion.soswtsoaversoweacewewweee144
Anti-theftalarmsystem..............0---34
AppleCarPlay
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......243
ARPOWVIEWS:«2cswoex 2onesovwan© 0and167
ASRwuse2 2mesasowowssemene5 2eena 8oe144
Audiactivelaneassist...............00,116
Messages«sissies&ineversvoaaiers6ermine@ 6soe118
Audiadaptivecruisecontrol
Distancedisplay,distancewarning.......109
Trafficjamassistwesssaswssoeeesvewes108
Audiconnect
refertoconnect........sceeseees192,193
AudiconnectInfotainment
Servicesioverviewexesi +cme0 0cen36cums193
Audidriveselectesc. AudiEntertainmentmobile..............233
Audimusicinterface...............000-231
Audimusicstream
refertoWitPisc22ecw29ewe3 2wee2 0oe229
AudioTilessacs< Audioplayer
Bluetoothaudioplayer................228
Wi-Fiaudioplayer..............000005229
Audiotrack.....0.0...ccceeeeee237

Index

Cellphonecompartment
refertoAudiphonebox...............180
Centerarmrest...............0.00.0000.
Centrallocking.............eeeeeeeeeee
Conveniencekey
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........40
Luggagecompartmentlid...............35
Mechanicallyunlockingandlocking.......33
Remotecontrolkey:« ¢sawsx somy5 ecows«31
SOCEING+ &soinssaexonsoosusnae& +oxouemea 6eeauene33)
Vehiclekey...2...eee eeeeeeeee31
Centrallockingswitch................-0.32
GentificatiOMe..swans© xsmixoanctme6 2eens370
Changingthescale...............2.-000-16
Charging
refertoPowersourceS.........2-eeeeee59
Chargingthebattery(mobiledevi-
oS)180,231,233
Childrestraints
Dangerofusingchildrestraintsinthefront
BAB.« vwise« vmeee@ vsomesvowaR ow He267
WherecanIgetadditionalinformation
aboutchildrestraintsandtheiruse?.....306
Childrestraintsystemanchors...........302
Childsafety..........0.0.0.0.00000000288
Importantsafetyinstructionsforusingchild
SafetySeats.«wie2wienvmeree5ete2292
Installinga childrestraintusingtheLATCH
SYStEM«acu&«seey& xsemeBeNEESEgeee304
Mountingandreleasingtheanchorage
HOOK...eeeeeeeeeee304
Tetheranchorsissszeensseoresvveespos305
Tetheristraps«sso.sssensameresvoovers«305
Childsafetylock
PowerwitOwsSteneoosunsncew «temne« 6seamsoo339
Reardoors....6.ceceeee eee ees39
Childsafetyseats.........00.00eee eee 294
Boost€rS@atsiuc< =coun< esows+eesevwe297:
Convertiblechildseats.............0..296
Dangerofusingchildrestraintsinthefront
SGatiss2 xseascseeegoeeeceeeeGsBem267
HowdoIproperlyinstallachildsafetyseat
inmyvehicle?..............0022-00292
InfantSeatsics« aeaxinameg2mewnaEcen 294
LATGHisySterntis= 3ssvoses2 3comeeswaiomensns@oiwee304
Safetyinstructions...............200.292
376

SOCUIINGfis6esse& %csswmoosmeoaee3sonsoo299
Unusedsafetybeltsontherearseat.....294
Childseats
Loweranchorages..........-..0000005303
ClassicViOW..6.cececece17
Cleaning.........0...eee eee eee eee eee343
CleaningAlcantara.........cee eee eee eee346
Cleaningartificialleather...............346
Cleaningcarboncomponents........345,346
Cleaningcontrols’.=scvs<2seeneoweanoo oe345
Cleaningdecorativeparts/trim...........345
Cleaningexhausttailpipes..............345
Cleaningplasticparts..................345
Cleaningtextiles................00000.346
Climatecontrolsystem
refertoAutomaticclimatecontrol........69
Clock...0.2...eeeeeeeeeeee19,245
Closing
Automaticluggagecompartmentlid......36
Convenienceclosing..........0seeeeeee40
Hood..1...eeeee312
Luggagecompartmentlid.............0.35
Luggagecompartmentlidwith footmotion.37
Panoramicglassroof.................-541
SUMSHACEsmonn= vaesvseemEs Ne eecE41
WINdOWS!:& &scecesesvacesoveenooeee&we40
Cockpit(Overview)iossc=occonineoosowevmwwosu8
Collapsiblesparetire
Tinflatingies+ asaverssoccevene@ oonwia© 9orarers355
Collapsibletire
refertoCollapsiblesparetire...........355
COlOMMUMB!Pin» «scaresn aseesawwassure« ooowen372
Command (voice
recognitionsystem)......170
COMPAPEMENESrises« smies2oweresomeno2me59
CompassiinitheMiMOPss &wows= ¥cowsx &eae53
Compliance.< =esiss =avis< ¢eae COMNMECE«cng=xem«2poress 2ReeeeESEe192
Dataplansis« =esas «waaoeeweeoraceo199
DataPrivacy.................0000000.199
Emergencycall...........eeeeeeeeee201
INFOTAINMENicc:voesosaosammeowomeva193
Infotainmentservices.............0005193
Online roadsideassistance.............202
Vehiclecontrolservices..............6-195
ConnectionManager's«sawsxocaw« &gaax246