2019 AUDI Q5 suspension

Wheels


control,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.

©)Note
—Snowchainscandamagetherimsand
wheelcovers*ifthechainscomeintodirect
contactwiththem.Removethewheelcov-
ers*first.Usecoatedsnowchains.
—Donotinstallandusesnowchainsifthereis
amalfunctionintheairsuspension*,be-
causethevehicleheightwillbeverylow.If
youdrivewithsnowchainsanyway,the
wheelhousingsandothervehiclecompo-
nentscanbeseverelydamaged.
@)Tips
Whenusingsnowchains,itmaybeadvisable
tolimittheESC>page145.
Low-profiletires
Appliesto:vehicleswithlow-profiletires
Comparedtoothertire/rimcombinations,low-
profiletiresofferawidertreadsurfaceanda
largerrimdiameterwithshortertiresidewalls.
Thisresultsinanagiledrivingstyle.However,it
mayreducethelevelofcomfortandincrease
roadnoise whendrivingonroadsinpoorcondi-
tion.
Low-profiletirescanbecomedamagedmore
quicklythanstandardtireswhendrivingover
largebumps,potholes,manholecovers,and
curbs.Therefore,itisparticularlyimportantto
maintainthecorrecttirepressure>page334.
Toreducetheriskofdamagetothetiresand
rims,driveverycarefullyonpoorroads.
Checkyourwheelsregularlyevery2,000mi
(3,000km)fordamage.Forexample,checkfor
bulges/cracksonthetiresordeformations/cracks
ontherims.
Afteraheavyimpactordamage,havethetires
andrimsinspectedorreplacedimmediatelyby
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
Low-profiletirescanwearoutfasterthanstand-
ardtires.
340
Uniformtirequalitygrading
—Treadwear
—TractionAAABC
—TemperatureABC
Qualitygradescanbefoundwhereapplicableon
thetiresidewallbetweentreadshoulderand
maximumsectionwidth>page325,fig.264.
Forexample:Treadwear200,TractionAA,Tem-
peratureA.
AllpassengercartiresmustconformtoFederal
SafetyRequirementsinadditiontothesegrades.
Treadwear
Thetreadweargradeisacomparativerating
basedonthewearrateofthetirewhentested
undercontrolledconditionsonaspecifiedgov-
ernmenttestcourse.
Forexample,atiregraded150wouldwearone
andonehalf(11/2)timesaswellonthegovern-
mentcourseasa tiregraded100.
Therelativeperformanceoftiresdependsupon
theactualconditionsoftheiruse,however,and
maydepartsignificantlyfromthenormdueto
variationsindrivinghabits,servicepracticesand
differencesinroadcharacteristicsandclimate.
Traction
Thetractiongrades,fromhighesttolowest, are
AA,A,BandC.Thosegradesrepresentthetire's
abilitytostoponwetpavementasmeasuredun-
dercontrolledconditionsonspecifiedgovern-
menttestsurfacesofasphaltandconcrete.Atire
markedCmayhavepoortractionperformance
>A.
Temperature
ThetemperaturegradesareA(thehighest),B,
andC,representingthetire'sresistancetothe
generationofheatanditsabilitytodissipate
heatwhentestedundercontrolledconditionson
aspecifiedindoorlaboratorytestwheel.
Sustainedhightemperaturecancausethemate-
rialofthetiretodegenerateandreducetirelife,
andexcessivetemperaturecanleadtosudden
tirefailure>A\.

Emergencyassistance


rolling.Usesuitableobjects toblockthefront
andbackofthewheelthatisdiagonalfrom
thewheelwiththeflattire.

Z\WARNING
Youoryourpassengerscouldbeinjuredwhile
changingawheelifyoudonotfollowthese
safetyprecautions:
—Ifyouhaveaflattire,moveasafedistance
offtheroad.Turnofftheengine,turnthe
emergency
flashersonanduseotherwarn-
ingdevicestoalertothermotorists.
—Makesurethatpassengerswaitinasafe
placeawayfromthevehicleandwellaway
fromtheroadandtraffic.
—Tohelppreventthevehiclefrommoving
suddenlyandpossiblyslippingoffthejack*,
alwaysfullysettheparkingbrakeandblock
thefrontandbackofthewheeldiagonally
oppositethewheelbeingchanged.When
onefrontwheelisliftedofftheground,
placingtheAutomaticTransmissioninP
(Park)willnotpreventthevehiclefrommov-
ing.
—Beforeyouchangeawheel, besurethe
groundislevelandfirm.Ifnecessary,usea
sturdyboardunderthejack*.
—Alwaysstorethevehicletoolkit,thejack*
andthereplacedtireintheluggagecom-
partment>page61.

@Tips
—Obeyalllaws.
—Beforechangingthewheel,youmustacti-
vatethejackingmode*,sothattheauto-
maticcontrolsfortheairsuspension*do
notmakeitmoredifficulttoliftthevehicle
withthejack*>page353.
352
Removingthecaps

B4L-1337

Fig.272Wheel:wheelboltswithcaps
>Slidetheplasticclipfromthevehicletoolkit
ontothe capuntilitengages>fig.272.
>Removethecapwiththeplasticclip.
Looseningthewheelbolts
B8K-1481
fh
Fig.273Wheel:looseningthewheelbolt
>Slidethewheelwrenchfromthevehicletoolkit
allthewayontothewheelbolt.
>Turn thewheelboltapproximatelyoneturnto
theleft.Toachievetherequiredtorque,hold
theendofthewheelwrench.Ifthewheelbolt
willnotloosen,presscarefullyonthewheel
wrenchwithyourfoot.Holdontothevehiclese-
curelywhiledoingthisandmakesureyourfoot-
ingisstable.

ZA\WARNING
Toreducetheriskofanaccident,onlyloosen
thewheelboltsgentlyoneturnbeforeraising

thevehiclewiththevehiclejack*.

80A012721BG
Emergencyassistance

Raisingthevehicle
Appliesto:vehicleswithvehiclejack

BFY-0032



Fig.275Sill:positioningthevehiclejack
> Placethevehiclejackfromthevehicletoolkit
onafirmsurface.Useaflat,stablesupportif
necessary.Onaslipperysurfacesuchastile,
youshoulduseanon-slippadsuchasarubber
mat>A\.
> Findthemarkingonthesillthatisclosestto
thetirethatwillbechanged>fig.274.Behind
themarking,thereisaliftingpointontheside
sillforthevehiclejack.
>Turn thehandwheeltoraisethevehiclejackun-
dertheliftingpointonthesidesilluntilthe
bracketonthejack@)completelycoversthe
notch
onthevehicle.
>
Alignthevehiclejacksothebracket@)covers
the notchandthebase(2)isflatontheground.
Thebase(@)mustbedirectlyunderthemount-
ingpoint@.
>Installtherodonthevehiclejack:Insertthe
rodintotheopeningonthehandwheel.Turn
the
cranktotheleftorrighttosecureit.
>Continueraisingthevehiclejackwiththecrank
untilthewheelliftsoffthegroundslightly.

ZAWARNING
— Makesurethevehiclejackisstable.Thereis
ariskofinjurywhenthegroundisslippery
orsoft,becausethevehiclejackcouldslide
orsink.
—Onlyraiseyourvehiclewiththevehiclejack
providedbythefactory.Ifyouuseavehicle
jackdesignedforanothervehicle,yourvehi-
clecouldslipandcauseinjury.
—Positionthevehiclejackonlyatthedesig-
natedmountingpointsonthesidesilland
alignthejack.Otherwise,thevehiclejack
couldslipandcauseaninjuryifitdoesnot
have
sufficientholdonthevehicle.
—Vehicleswithairsuspension”:changesin
temperatureorloadcanaffectthe heightof
thestoppedvehicle.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,neverstart
theenginewhenthevehicleisraised.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,supportthevehi-
clesecurelywithsuitablestandsifworkisto
beperformedunderneaththevehicle.


Z\WARNING
Tohelppreventinjurytoyourselfandyour
passengers:
—Donotraisethevehicleuntilyouaresure
thejackissecurelyengaged.
—Passengersmustnotremaininthevehicle
whenitisjackedup.
—Makesurethatpassengerswaitinasafe
place
awayfromthevehicleandwellaway
fromtheroadandtraffic.
—Makesurejackpositioniscorrect,adjustas
necessaryandthencontinuetoraisethe
jack.
—Ifworkhastobedoneunderthevehicle,en-
surethatit issafelysupportedonsuitable
stands-riskofinjury!
—Neverstarttheenginewhenthevehicleis
onthejack-riskofaccident!
CG)Note
DonotLiftthevehiclebythesill.Positionthe
vehiclejackonlyatthedesignatedmounting
pointsonthesidesill.Otherwise,yourvehicle
couldbedamaged.>
353

Fusesandbulbs


FusepanelFusepanel(8)(red)

11|Lightswitch,switchpanelNo.|Equipment

12|SteeringcolumnelectronicsNotassigned

14|Infotainmentsystem

15|Steeringcolumnadjustment


16|Steeringwheelheating
Fuseassignment-Leftsideoftheluggage
compartment


Fig.283Leftside oftheluggagecompartment:fusepanel
withplasticclip

Fusepanel@)(black)
No.|Equipment
Windshielddefroster
Windshielddefroster
Airsuspension/suspensioncontrol




Automatictransmission

Rearwindowdefogger

Rearseatheating
Lefttaillights
10|Leftsafetybelttensioner

WO}lAINI
AD)
MW)
nN


11|Centrallockingsystem

12|Luggagecompartmentlid

360

Fusepanel©(brown)
z°.|Equipment

Telephone

Lumbarsupport

Audisideassist

Rear SeatEntertainmentpreparation
Vehicleopening/start(NFC)
Smartmodule(tank)


WOl/oOlIN|M|ALWINClimatizedcupholder

bBRAuxiliarybatterycontrolmodule

BRNGaragedooropener

BWwRearviewcamera,peripheralcameras
Righttaillights
Rightsafetybelttensioner

Bfy

Bba

Fusepanel()(red)
No.|Equipment

Sound-amplifier
Trailerhitch(rightlight)
Trailerhitch
Trailerhitch(leftlight)
Trailerhitch(socket)
10|Sportdifferential



WOl/OIN|
MIN


Bulbs
Replacinglightbulbs
Foryoursafety,werecommendthatyouhave
yourauthorizedAudidealerreplaceanybulbsfor
you.
Itisbecomingincreasinglymoreandmorediffi-
culttoreplacevehiclelightbulbssinceinmany
cases,otherpartsofthecarmustfirstbere-
movedbeforeyouareabletogettothebulb.
This appliesespeciallytothelightbulbsinthe
frontofyourcarwhichyoucanonlyreach
throughtheenginecompartment.
Sheetmetalandbulbholderscanhavesharp
edgesthatcan causeseriouscuts,partsmustbe>

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