2019 AUDI Q5 check engine

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Fuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
Ifthecentrallockingsystemmalfunctions,the
fuelfillerdoorcanbe unlockedmanually.
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Fig.253Rightsidetrimpanelintheluggagecompart-
ment:openingthetrimpanel


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Fig.254Luggagecompartment:fuelfillerdooremergency
release
Theemergencyopeningmechanismislocated
behindtherightsidetrimpanelintheluggage
compartment.
>Openthecoverinthesidepanel>fig.253.
>Tounlockthefuelfillerdoor,loosen theloop
fromtheretainerandthenpullontheloop
carefully>fig.254>@.
>Pressontheleftsideofthefuelfillerdoorto
openit>page308,fig.251.
®Note
Onlypullontheloopuntilyoufeelresistance.
Youwillnothearitrelease.Ifyoucontinueto
pull,youcoulddamagetheemergencyre-
leasemechanism.
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Generalinformation
AWARNING
Thetemperatureoftheexhaustsystemis
high,bothwhendrivingandafterstopping
the
engine.
—Nevertouchtheexhausttailpipesoncethey
have
becomehot. Thiscouldresultinburns.
—Donotparkyourvehicleoverflammable
materialssuchasgrassorleavesbecause
thehightemperatureofthe emissionssys-
temcouldstartafire.
—Donotapplyunderbodyprotectantinthe
exhaustsystemarea,becausethisincreases
theriskoffire.
Catalyticconverter
Followthesafetyprecautions>page310,Gener-
alinformation.


Thevehiclemayonlybedrivenwithunleaded
gasoline,orthecatalyticconverterwillbede-
stroyed.
Neverdriveuntilthetankiscompletelyempty.
Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatresultsfromthat
cancauseenginemisfires.Uncombustedfuel
couldentertheexhaustsystem,whichcould
causeoverheatinganddamagetothecatalytic
converter.

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OnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)
TheOnBoardDiagnosticSystemmonitorsthe
engineandtransmissioncomponentsthatinflu-
enceemissions.
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Fig.255Footwellonleftsideofthevehicle:connection
portfortheOnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)
OnBoardDiagnosticSystem
EnginedatacanbereadoutattheOnBoardDi-
agnosticSystemconnectionportusingaspecial
testingdevice>fig.255.
Indicatorlight
IftheSindicatorlightblinksorturnson,there
isamalfunctionthatiscausingpooremissions
qualityandthatcoulddamagethecatalyticcon-
verter.DriveslowlytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohave the
malfunctioncorrected.
Theindicatorlightcanalsoturnonifthefuelfill-
ercapisnotclosedcorrectly>page3081).

ZA\WARNING
Incorrectuseofthe connectionportforthe
OnBoardDiagnosticSystemcancausemal-
functions,whichcanthenresultinaccidents
andseriousinjuries.
—OnlyallowanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitytoreadoutthe
enginedata.


))Dependingontheengineandcountry
Enginecompartment
Generalinformation
Specialcareisrequiredifyouareworkinginthe
enginecompartment
Forworkintheenginecompartment,suchas
checkingandfillingfluids,thereisariskofin-
jury,scalding,accidents,andburns.Forthis
reason,followallthewarningsandgeneral
safetyprecautionsprovidedinthefollowingin-
formation.Theenginecompartmentisadan-
gerousarea.>/\.

Z\WARNING
—Turntheengineoff.
—Switchtheignitionoff.
—Settheparkingbrake.
—Selectthe“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Allowtheenginetocool.
—Keepchildrenawayfromtheenginecom-
partment.
—Neverspillfluidsonahotengine.Theseflu-
ids(suchastheanti-freezingagentcon-
tainedinthecoolant)canignite.
—Avoidshortcircuitsintheelectricalsystem.
—Neverreachintotheradiatorfan.Thefanis
temperature-controlledandcanturnon
suddenly,evenwhentheignitionisswitched
off.
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.
—Neveropenthecaponthecoolantexpan-
siontankwhentheengineiswarm.The
coolingsystemisunderpressure.
—Toprotectyourface,hands,andarmsfrom
hotsteamorcoolant,coverthecapwitha
thick clothwhenopening.
—Donotremovetheenginecoverunderany
circumstances.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.

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—Duetotheriskofelectricshock,nevertouch
theignitioncableorothercomponentsin
theelectronichigh-voltageignitionsystem
whentheengineisrunningorisstarting.
—Ifagearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Pressingtheacceleratorpedalwillcausethe
vehicletomove,andthiscouldresultinan
accident.
—Ifinspectionsorrepairsmustbeperformed
whiletheengineisrunning,movingcompo-
nents(suchastheribbedbelt,generator,
andradiatorfan)poseanadditionalrisk.
—Set theparkingbrakefirstandselectthe
“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnopartsofthe
body,jewelry,ties,looseclothing,and
longhaircanbecaughtinmovingengine
components.Beforeanywork,alwaysre-
moveanyjewelryandties,tiebacklong
hair,andmakesureallclothingfitsclose
tothebodytotoreducetheriskofany-
thingbecomingcaughtinenginecompo-
nents.
—Payattentiontothefollowingwarnings
whenworkonthefuelsystemisrequired:
— Donotsmoke.
—Neverworknearopenflames.
—Alwayshaveaworkingfireextinguisher
nearby.
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlyby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Limityour exposuretoexhaustandchemi-
calsto asshortatimeaspossible.

ZXWARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainor
emitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsand
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainflu-

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idscontainedinvehiclesandcertainprod-
uctsofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharms.
Washhandsafterhandling.
C)Note
Whenfillingfluids,besurenottoadd anyflu-
idstothewrongreservoirs.Otherwisesevere
malfunctionsandenginedamagewilloccur.


@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youshouldregularlycheckthegroundunder
yourvehicleinordertodetectleaksquickly.If
therearevisiblespotsfromoilorotherfluids,
bringyourvehicletoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytobe
checked.
Openingandclosingthehood
Thehoodisreleasedfrominsidethevehicle.



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Fig.257Unlockedhood:lever

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Makesurethewiperarmsarenotraisedupfrom
thewindshield.Otherwisethepaintcouldbe
damaged.
Openingthehood
>Withthedooropen,pullthelever<>below
theinstrumentpanelinthedirectionofthear-
row>fig.256.
>Raisethehoodslightly>A\.
>Pressthelever>fig.257inthedirectionofthe
arrow.Thisreleasesthehooks.
>Openthehood.
Closingthehood
>Pushthehooddownuntilyouoverridethe
forceofthestruts.
>Letthehoodfalllightlyintothelatch.Donot
pressitin.>A\.


ZXWARNING
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.
—Forsafetyreasons,thehoodmustalways be
latchedsecurelywhiledriving.Becauseof
this,alwayscheckthehoodafterclosingit
tomakesureitislatchedcorrectly.Thehood
islatchedifthefrontcornerscannotbelift-
ed.
—Ifyounoticethatthehoodisnotlatched
whileyouaredriving,stopimmediatelyand
closeit,becausedrivingwhenthehoodis
notlatchedincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Ifthehoodisnotlatchedcompletely,it
couldflyupwhileyouaredrivingandob-
structyourvision.


D)The&>symbolontheleverwasstill beingdesignedat
thetimethismanualwasprinted.
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Fig.258Typicallocationofthereservoirandtheengineoilfilleropening
Followthesafetyprecautions>page311.
Washerfluidreservoir(S)>page323
Jumpstartpoints:(+)underacover,(-)with
hexheadscrew>page322>page362

Engineoilfilleropening(427)>page315
Engineoillabel*withVWstandard
=>page314
Coolantexpansiontank(=f)>page318
Brakefluidreservoir(O))>page319

Thecoolantexpansiontankandtheengineoil
fillingopeningmaybelocatedindifferentplaces
withintheenginecompartment,dependingon
theengineversion.
Engineoil

Iftheengineoillevelistoolow


Ifyouneedtoaddengineoil,useanoilthatis
listedonthesticker.Thestickerislocatedatthe
314
frontoftheenginecompartment>page314,
fig.258.
Iftherecommendedengineoilisnotavailable,in
anemergencyyoumayaddamaximumof1
quart(1liter)ofACEAC3orAPISNengineoil
onetimeuntilthenextoilchange.
Formoreinformationonthecorrectengineoil
foryourvehicle,contactanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Havetheoil
changedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedServiceFacility.

Audirecommends
GUBDGBEPrarzssional
AudirecommendsusingtheLongLifehigh-per-
formanceengineoilfromAudiGenuineParts.


ages
Engineoilpressure
Turnoffengine.Oilpressuretoolow

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Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
engineoillevel>page315.
—Iftheengineoillevelistoolow,addengineoil
=page316.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
—Iftheengineoilleveliscorrectandtheindica-
torlightstillturnson,turntheengineoffand
donotcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
Engineoillevel
Appliesto:vehicleswithoillevelwarning
&Pleaseaddoilimmediately.
Stoptheengineanddonotcontinuedriving.
Checktheengineoillevel>page315andadd
engineoilimmediately>page316.
3Pleaseaddmax.xqt(xJ)oil.Youcancon-
tinuedriving
Addtheamountofoilshownimmediately
=>page316.
Reducingtheoillevel
&Pleasereduceoillevel.
Thereistoomuchoilintheengineandthereisa
risk
ofdamagingthecatalyticconverteror en-
gine.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
engineoilextractedifnecessary.Avoidhighen-
ginespeeds,fullacceleration,andheavyengine
loads.
Engineoilsensor
3Oillevelsensor:oilchangenecessary.Please
contactService
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil.Thiswillcause
theengineoilleveltoriseslowlyandtheengine
oilqualitytodecrease.Donotextractengineoil
toreducethelevel,becausethiswillincreasethe
riskofenginedamage.DrivetoanauthorizedAu-
didealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohaveengineoilextracted.
BsOillevelsystem:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoillevelhas
malfunctioned.Driveimmediatelytoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tytohave themalfunctionrepaired.
&Oilpressuresensor:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoilpressure
hasmalfunctioned.Driveimmediatelytoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitytohavethemalfunctionrepaired.
Enginewarm-uprequest
iPleasedrivetowarmupengine
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil,eitherduetolow
outsidetemperaturesorfrequentshortdrives.
Driveuntiltheengineiswarmso thatthefuelin
theengineoilwillevaporate.Avoidhighengine
speeds,fullaccelerating,andheavyengineloads
whendoingthis.
@Tips
TheoilpressurewarningEBisnot anoillevel
indicator.Alwayschecktheoillevelregularly.
Checkingtheengineoillevel
TheengineoillevelcanbecheckedintheInfo-
tainmentsystem
Observethesafetyprecautions>/A\inGeneral
informationonpage311.
>Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>»Shuttheengineoffwhenitiswarm.
>Switchonlytheignitionbackon.
>Waitapproximatelytwominutes.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:the[MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Service
&checks>Oillevel.
>Readtheoillevelinthedisplay.Addengineoil
ifthe barintheoillevelindicatorisjustbelow
“min”>page316.
@)Note
Iftheengineoillevelistoolowortoohigh,
thereisariskofenginedamage.


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@Tips
Theoillevelindicatorinthedisplayisonlyan
informationaldisplay.Iftheoillevelistoo
low,aminimumoilwarningappearsinthein-
strumentcluster.Addoilandclosethehood.
ThecurrentoillevelisdisplayedintheInfo-
tainmentsystemthenexttimetheignitionis
switchedon.
G@)Tips
Theengineoilconsumptionmaybeupto
0.5quart/600miles(0.5liter/1,000km),de-
pendingondrivingstyleandoperatingcondi-
tions.Consumptionmaybehigherduring the
first3,000miles(5,000km).Theengineoil
levelmustbecheckedregularly.Itisbestto
checkeachtimeyourefuelyourvehicleand
before longdrives.
—BecauseoftheLubricationandcoolingof
theengine,combustionenginesconsume
oil.Theoilconsumptionvariesdepending
ontheengineandmaychangeduringthe
servicelifeoftheengine.Enginesgenerally
consumemoreoilatthebeginningduring
the
break-inperiod.Thenoilconsumption
stabilizesafterthebreak-inperiod.
—Undernormalconditions,oilconsumption
dependsonthequalityandviscosityofthe
oil,theengineRPM,theclimateconditions,
andtheroadconditions.Thedilutionofoil
fromcondensationorfuelresidueaswellas
theageoftheoilalsoplayarole.Because
enginewearincreaseswithmileage,oilcon-
sumptionwillincreaseagainovertimeuntil
itmaybenecessaryto replaceworncompo-
nents.
—Becauseallthesevariablesplayarole,itis
notpossibletodefineanoilconsumption
standard.Therefore,theoillevelmustbe
checkedregularly.
—Ifyoubelievethatyourenginehasin-
creaseditsoilconsumption,contactanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitytodeterminethecause.
Pleasenotethatanexactoilconsumption
measurementmustbedonewiththeneces-
sary careandaccuracyandmaytaketime.
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AnauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacilityistrainedinaccurately
measuringtheoilconsumption.
—Youcanfindinformationonengineoiland
engineoilcapacitiesfortheUSAatwww.
audiusa.com/help/maintenance,orforCan-
adaatwww.audi.ca/ca/web/en/
customer-area/care-and-maintenance/
audi-service-schedules.html,orcall
800-822-2834.
Addingengineoil

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Fig.259Enginecompartment:engineoilfilleropening
cover
Observethesafetyprecautions> A\inGeneral
informationonpage311.
>Turn theengineoff.
>Openthehood>page312.
>Unscrewthecap%~fortheengineoilfiller
opening>fig.259.
>Carefullyadd0.5quart(0.5liter)ofthecorrect
oil>page314.
>Closetheengineoilfilleropeningcap.
>Closethehood>page312.
>Restarttheignitionaftertwominutesandread
thecurrentoillevelintheInfotainmentsystem
=page315,Checkingtheengineoillevel.
>Addmoreoilifnecessary.

ZAWARNING
—Whenaddingoil,donotletoildripontohot
enginecomponents.Thisincreasestherisk
ofafire.
—Youmustsealthe capontheoilfilleropen-
ingcorrectlyso thatoildoesnotleakouton-

tothehotengineandexhaustsystemwhen|P>

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theengineisrunning,becausethisisa fire
hazard.
—Alwayscleanskinthoroughlyifitcomesinto
contactwithengineoil.
—Engineoilispoisonousandmustbekeptout
ofreachofchildren.
—Storetheengineoilsecurelyintheoriginal
container.
@)Note
— TheNewVehicleLimitedWarrantydoesnot
coverdamageormalfunctionsiftherecom-
mendedintendeduseofthevehicleand
maintenancemeasureslistedinthe Audi
Owner'sManualandtheWarranty&Main-
tenanceBookletwerenotfollowed.
—Onlyusehigh-gradeengineoilthatexplicit-
lymeetstheAudioilqualitystandardfor
yourvehicle.Usinganotheroilmaycause
severevehicledamage.
—Donotmixanyadditionallubricantsinto
theengineoil.Damagecausedbysuchaddi-
tivesisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Oilshouldneverenterthesewersystemor
come
intocontactwiththeground.
—Followthelegalregulationsinthecountry
whereyouarelocatedwhendisposingof
emptyoilcontainers.
Changingengineoil
Werecommendhavingtheoilchangedatanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facility.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page311,Gener-
alinformation.
Theengineoilmustbechangedattheintervals
specifiedintheWarranty&MaintenanceBook-
let.ThisisveryimportantbecausetheLubrication
functionoftheoilgraduallydeclinesduringregu-
larvehicleoperation.
Theengineoilshould bechangedmorefrequent-
lyundercertaincircumstances.Havetheoil
changedmorefrequentlyifyouoftendriveshort
distances,yourvehicleispredominantlyinstop-
and-gotrafficsituations,isinverydustyenviron-
ments,orisoperatedforlongperiodsoftimein
temperaturesbelowzero.
Cleansingadditivesintheoilmakefreshoilap-
peardarkeraftertheenginehasrunbriefly.This
isnormalandnoreasontochangetheengineoil
morefrequentlythanrecommended.
Becausecorrectlydisposingofengineoilisdiffi-
cultandspecialtoolsandtechnicalknowledge
areneededforanoilchange,havingyourengine
oilchangedby anauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityisrecommended.
Ifyouchangetheengineoilyourself,pleasenote
thefollowingimportantinformation:

Z\WARNING
Ifyouchangetheengineoilonthevehicle
yourself,thefollowingprecautionsmustbe
followed:
—Wearprotectiveeyewear.
—Duetotheriskofscalding,allowtheengine
to cooldownsufficiently.
—Maintainenoughdistancewhenyouarere-
movingtheoildrainplug.Whiledoingthis,
keep yourforearmparalleltothegroundto
reducetheriskofhotoildrippingdownyour
arm.
—Draintheoilintoacontainerdesignedfor
thispurposethatislargeenoughtoholdthe
fullamountofoilinyourengine.
—Engineoilispoisonous.Alwaysstoreoutof
reachofchildren.
—Prolongedcontactofusedengineoilwith
theskinmaycauseskindamage.Always
washoiloffimmediatelywithsoapand wa-
tertoprotectyourskin.

CG)Note
Donotmixanyadditiveswiththeengineoil.
Additivesmaycauseengine damagethatis
notcoveredbyyourNewVehicleLimitedWar-
ranty.
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