2019 AUDI Q5 tow

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Stowingandusing

Roofrack
Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrack

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Fig.81Roofrail:installingaroofrack
Ifluggageorcargoistobecarriedontheroof,
youmustobservethefollowing:
—Onlyapprovedroofracksmaybeusedonyour
vehicle.Theseroofracksarethebasisfora
completeroofracksystem.Additionalattach-
mentsorcarriersystemsare neededtotrans-
portluggageandsportsequipment.Roofracks
andattachmentsfromtheAudiGenuineAcces-
soriesprogramarerecommended.
—Wheninstallingtheroofrack,makesurethatit
ismountedonlyatthedesignatedpointson
theroof>fig.80.
—Notethepermittedaxleload,permittedtotal
weight,andpermittedroofloadofyourvehicle
=page373.Theroofloadisthetotalofthe
weightoftheroofrack,theattachmentsand
thecargoyouarecarrying.However,youmust
alsonote thepermittedloadofthecarriersys-
tembeingused.
Installingtheroofrack
Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrackssupplied bythefactory
Theroofracksetconsistsofafrontandrearroof
rack,thecoverprofileandasocketwrench.On
theinnersideoftheroofrail,therearetwoholes
fortherearroofrack.Topreventconfusingthe
frontandrearroofrack,therearethree holeson
theleftinnersideandtwoholesontherightin-
nerside>fig.80.
—Beforemountingtheroofrack,openthecap@)
upward.
—Usethesocketwrench(@)toloosentheleftand
rightscrewinthedirectionof@)untilresist-
anceisfelt.Makesurethearrowonthesocket
wrench andthearrowonthescrewlineupex-
actly.
—Cleanthe rubberwashers(4)andtheroofrail
aroundthemountingpoints.
—Carefullyplacetheroofrackovertheholesin
theroofrail.Makesurethestickerisontheleft
sideofthevehicleandtheimprintedarrow
pointsinthedirectionoftravel.
—Placethepins@)intotheholes.Theclawfas-
tenerG)mustengageintotheedgeoftheroof
rail.Makesurethe rubberwashers(4)lieflaton
theroofrail.
—Tightenthescrewinthedirectionof@)using
the socketwrench.Makesurethearrowonthe
socketwrenchandthearrowonthescrewline
upexactly.Therequiredtighteningspecifica-
tionis4ftlbs(6Nm).
—Repeatthesestepsfortheothermounting
pointsfortheroofrack.
Installingtheattachments
Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrackssupplied bythefactory
—Removethe cap©)tomountattachmentson
theroofrack.
—SlidetheattachmentintotheT-groove(7).
—Tightentheattachmentaccordingtotheroof
rackinstallationinstructions.
—Closethecap©).
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Installingthecoverprofile
Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrackssupplied by thefactory
—Afteryouhavemountedtheattachments,seal
theopeningsintheT-groove(%)withthecover
profile@).
—Ifyoudonotwanttouse theattachment,seal
thewholeT-groove()withthecoverprofile@).
—Ifnecessary,cutthecoverprofiletotheneces-
sarylength.

ZA\WARNING
—Followtheinstallationinstructionsprovided
withtheroofracksystem.Ifyoudonotse-
curetheroofracksystemandobjectsonthe
roofcorrectly,theycouldcomeloosefrom
thevehicleandcauseanaccident.
—Theriskofanaccidentincreases whenusing
aroofracksystem,becauseitchangesthe
drivingcharacteristicsbyshiftingthecenter
ofgravityand/ortheincreasingthesurface
areaexposedtowind.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.Werecommendthatyou
donotdrivefasterthan80mph(130
km/h).
—Distributethecargoevenlyontheroofrack
anddonotexceedthemaximumwidthor
themaximumtotalroofloadweight.
—Beforeeverytrip,allboltsandconnections
ontheroofrackmustbechecked.Tighten
themifnecessaryandrecheckthemregular-
ly.Ifyoudonotdothis,thereisahigherrisk
oftheroofrackortheattachmentsloosen-
ingorfallingoff.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrackssupplied
bythefactory:Wheninstallingafactory-
suppliedroofracksystemontheroofrail,
theESCwillusesensorstoadaptitselfto
thedifferentcenterofgravityif itchanges
becauseofcarryingaload.Thisdoesnotoc-
cur whenusingotherroofracksystems,so
theriskofanaccidentwillincrease.

@)Note
—Ifyouuseotherroofluggageracksystems
ordonotinstalltheroofracksasspecified,
thenanydamagetothevehicleisnotcov-
ered bythewarranty.Carefullyfollowthe
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assemblyandinstallationinstructionsin-
cludedwiththeroofrackcarriersystem.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,youmustre-
movetheroofrackand attachmentbefore
takingyourvehiclethroughanautomatic
carwash.
—Makesurethattheluggagecompartment
lidandthepanoramicglassroof*donot
comeintocontactwithobjectsontheroof
whentheyareopen.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Energyusagewillincreasebecauseofthein-
creasedwindresistance.Removetheroofrack
whenyouarenolongerusingit.

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Driving

Yourvehicleisequippedwithanelectromechani-
[email protected]
isdesignedtopreventthevehiclefromrolling
unintentionallyandreplacesthehandbrake.
Setting/manuallyreleasingthe parking
brake
>Pullthe©)switchto settheparkingbrake.The
LEDintheswitchturnson.TheZin/oindi-
catorlightalsoturnson.
>Toreleasetheparkingbrakemanually,press
thebrakeoracceleratorpedalwhiletheigni-
tionisswitchedon,andpressthe©)switchat
thesametime.The LEDinthebuttonandthe
indicatorlightwillturnoff.
Releasingtheparking brake automatically
Requirement:
thedoorsmustbeclosedandthe
driver'ssafetybeltmustbefastened.
>Tostartdrivingandreleasetheparkingbrake
automatically,presstheacceleratorpedalas
usual.
Inadditiontoreleasingtheparkingbrakeauto-
matically,otherconvenienceandsafetyfunctions
are availablewhenyoustartdriving>page80,
Startingtodrive.
Preventingtheautomaticparkingbrake
release
Thevehiclecould beginrollingunintentionally
whentheparkingbrakeisreleasedifthevehicle
isonahillortowingatrailer.
>Topreventtheparkingbrakefromreleasingau-
tomatically,pullandholdthe©switchand
presstheacceleratorpedal.Theparkingbrake
remainssetandpreventsthevehiclefromroll-
ingbackward.
>Youcanreleasethe@)switchagainonceyou
aresurethatyouaregivingenoughdriving
forcetothewheelsbypressingtheaccelerator
pedal.
Emergencybrakingfunction
Youcanuse theemergencybrakingfunctioninan
emergency
situation,orifthestandardbrakes
aremalfunctioningorthepedalisobstructed.
> Pullandholdthe©)switch.
>As soonasyoureleasethe©)switchoracceler-
ate,thebrakingstops.
Pullingandholdingthe©)switchwhiledriving
thevehicleactivatestheemergencybrakingfunc-
tion.Thehydraulicbrakesystemwillbrakeall
fourwheels.Thebrakingeffectissimilartoheavy
braking>A\.
Toreducetheriskofactivatingtheemergency
brakingby mistake,awarningtone(buzzer)
soundswhenthe©)switchispulled.Emergency
brakingstopsassoonasthe©)switchisreleased
ortheacceleratorpedalispressed.
Parking
>Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle.
> Pullthe@®)switchto settheparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Turn theengineoff>A\.
>Turn thesteeringwheelwhenparkingonin-
clinesso thatthewheelswillrollintothecurb
ifthevehiclestartsmoving.

ZAWARNING
—Ifagearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Pressingtheacceleratorpedalwillcausethe
vehicletomove, andthiscouldresultinan
accident.
—Emergencybrakingshouldonlybeusedin
anemergency,whenthewhenthestandard
brakepedalismalfunctioningorobstructed.
Duringemergencybraking,yourvehiclewill
brakesimilartoheavybraking.ESC andthe
associatedcomponents(ABS,ASR,EDL)can-
notovercomethelawsofphysics.Afull
brakeapplicationwhiledrivingthrough
curvesorinpoorroadorweatherconditions
cancausethevehicletoslideortherearof
thevehicletoswerve,whichincreasesthe
riskofanaccident.
—Ifthepowersupplyfails,youcannotsetthe
parkingbrakeonceitisreleased.Inthis
case,parkthevehicleonlevelgroundand
secureitbyplacingtheselectorleverinthe
"P"position.SeeanauthorizedAudidealer

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Driving


ZA\WARNING
Exceedingthemaximumspecifiedvaluescan
leadtoseriousinjuriesorvehicledamage.
—Allspecificationsweredeterminedbasedon
alevel,firm,andnon-slipperyroadsurface
indryweatherconditions.
—Theidealconditionsdonotapplyinoffroad
driving.Donotalwaysgoallthewayupto
themaximumvalues.Stayslightlybelow
themforsafety.
Messages
Thereisonlyonemottowhendrivingindifficult
conditionsandoffroad:driveslowlyandwith
caution!


Observethefollowingwhendrivingonunpaved
roads:
>Onlydriveinterrainthatissuitablefortheve-
hicleandyourdrivingability.Nevertakeanyun-
necessaryrisks!
>Driveslowlyandcarefully.
>Payattentiontothegroundclearanceofyour
vehicle.
>Activatetheoffroadmodeasneeded
=>page145.
>Usethehilldescentassistwhendrivingdown
steephills>page146.
Difficultterrainandoff-road
Whendrivinginunfamiliarareasandoffroad,
driveslowlyandkeeponthewatchforunexpect-
edobstacles(suchaspotholes,rocks,tree
stumps,etc.).
Topreventthevehiclefrombottomingoutandto
reducetheriskofunderbodydamage,youshould
driveacrossuneven groundononlyonesideof
thevehiclesothatonlytwoofyourwheelscross
theunevenarea,insteadofdrivingacrossthe
center oftheunevenareawithallfourwheels.
Drivequicklythroughsandyor marshyoff-road
sectionsanddonotstop,ifatallpossible.
Drivingthroughwater
Alsoreadtheinformationfoundin>page73.
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Drivingonaslope
Ifyouareeverunabletodriveupahill,donottry
toturnaround.Drivebackdowninreversein-
stead.Otherwise youruntheriskof tippingover.
Ifthevehiclethreatenstotipoverwhendriving
acrossa slope,youmustimmediatelysteer
downhillinthedirectionoftheslope.
Donotparkyourvehicleonsteephills.
Toreducetheriskoftippingover,driveonhillsin
thedirectionofthedownwardslope(fallline)-
nevercrosswise.
Tiltangledisplay
Appliesto:vehicleswithatiltangledisplay
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Fig.89Infotainmentsystem:tiltangledisplay
Youcanseethevehiclepositioninrelationtoa
levelplaneusingthetiltangledisplayintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.Boththesidewaysangle(A)
andthelengthwise angle(8)ofthevehicleare
displayed.Theaccuracydependsonthedriving
situationandisnormallyaround1°.Theside-
waysangleofyourvehicleshouldnotexceedthe
yellowrangeinthegauge.Ifitreachesthered
range,thereisa riskthatthevehiclemighttip
of.
Displayingthetiltangledisplay

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> Lift/Offroador Allroad*.

Showingtheadditionaldisplay
Tochangethecontentsshownintherightareaof
thescreen,selectintheInfotainmentsystem:
rightcontrolbutton>Additionaldisplay.
Angle:thisdisplaysthecurrentsteeringwheel
angleandthemaximumanglethatwasreached>

Driving

Youmustpressthebrakepedaltoengagease-
lectorleverpositionwhentheengineisrunning
andthevehicleisstationary.
Youdonothavetopressthebrakepedalifyou
shiftfrom"D"to"R"withinonesecond.Thisal-
lowsyouto “rock”thevehicleto freeitwhenitis
stuck.
P-Park
Thisselectorleverpositionpreventsthevehicle
fromrolling.Onlyshiftintoparkwhenthevehicle
isstationary>A\.Toselectthe"P"selectorlever
position,pressthe"P"button()ontheselector
lever
>fig.90.Pappearsnexttotheselectorlev-
er.
Appliesto:vehicleswithStronictransmission:
theparkinglockcanonlybereleasedwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedonandthebrakepedalis
pressed.Toreleasetheparkinglock,pressthe
brakepedal,pressthereleasebutton(@)onthe
selectorlever,andselectthedesiredposition
=>fig.90.Theenginemust alsobestartedinor-
dertoengagethe"D" or"R"selectorleverposi-
tion.
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiptronictransmission:
theparkinglockcanonlybereleasedwhenthe
engineisrunningandthebrakepedalispressed.
Toreleasetheparkinglock,pressthebrakeped-
al,pressthereleasebutton@ontheselector
lever,andselectthedesiredposition>fig.90.
“P"engagesautomaticallyifyouswitchtheen-
gineoffwhiletheselectorleverisin"D","E", "S",
"R",ormanualmode.
Ifyouswitchtheengineoffwhenthe"N"selector
leverpositionisselected,thetransmissionre-
mainsin"N"forapproximately30minutesand
then"P"isengaged.Thevehicleisnotsecured
fromrollinginthe"N"selectorleverposition,so
youneedtosettheparkingbrake©>page78.
Youmustusetheparkinglockemergencyrelease
beforetowingthevehicle>page89.
R-Reverse
Thereversegearisengagedinthisposition.Only
selectreversegearwhenthevehicleisstationary
andtheengineisrunningatidlespeed>A\.To
84
engagethe"R"selectorleverposition,pressthe
brakepedal,pressthereleasebutton(@onthe
selectorlever,andselectthe"R"position
>fig.90.
Atonewillsoundwhenthereversegearisengag-
ed.
N-Neutral(idle)
Thetransmissionisinidleinthisposition.Toen-
gagethe"N"selectorleverposition,pressthere-
leasebutton@ontheselectorleverandshiftin-
tothe"N"position>fig.90.
Ifyouswitchtheengineoffwhenthe"N"selector
leverpositionisselected,thetransmissionre-
mainsin"N"forapproximately30minutesand
then"P"isengaged.
Youcannotselectthe"N"positionwhentheigni-
tionisswitchedoff.Whendrivingthroughanau-
tomaticcarwash,firstselectthe"N"positionand
thenturntheengineoff.
For safetyreasons,thevehiclecannotbelocked
whenthetransmissionisinthe"N"position.
D/S-Drivingforward
Whenthetransmissionisinthe"D/S"position,it
canbeoperatedeitherinthenormal"D"modeor
inthe"S"sportmode.Movetheselectorlever
backtoengagethe"S"sportmode.Youcanonly
selectthe"S"selectorleverpositionwhenthe"D"
or"E"positionisselected.Toselectthe"D"or"E"
positionagainwhen"S"isengaged,movethese-
lectorleverback>A\.Toshiftfrom"N"to"D"
when
travelingatspeedsbelow1mph(2km/h),
pressthebrakepedalandshiftintothe"D"posi-
tion>A.
Inthenormalmode"D",thetransmissionauto-
maticallyselectsthecorrectgear.Itdependson
engineload,vehiclespeedanddrivingstyle.
Selectthesportmode"S"forsportydriving.The
vehiclemakesfulluseoftheengine'spower.
Shiftingmaybecomenoticeablewhenaccelerat-
ing.
The"S"selectorleverpositionengagesautomati-
callywhenyouselectthedynamic*modeindrive
select.

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Driving

—Theparkinglockwasreleasedusingtheemer-
gencyrelease>page89.Or
—Theparkinglockcannolongerbeengaged.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
Moveselectorlevertoautomaticposition
Thereisamalfunctioninthetiptronicmode.End
tiptronicmodebypushingtheselectorleverto
theleftintothe"D/S"position.
Parkinglockemergencyrelease
>Keepthebrakepedalpressedandengagethe
followingselectorleverpositionsoneafterthe
other:"N","D"andbackto"N".
>Turn theengineoffagain.
>Graspthe socketwrenchwithbothhandsand
carefullypullitupwardtoremove.
>Installthecover.
Iftheparkinglockisreleasedwiththeemergen-
cyrelease,thefs]indicatorlightturnsoninthe
instrumentclusterand“N”isengaged.The mes-
sageDangerofrollingaway!Pnotpossible.
Pleaseapplyparkingbrakealsoappears.


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Fig.93Driver'ssidefootwell:releasingtheparkinglock
usingtheemergencyrelease
Theemergencyreleaseislocatedunderthefloor
matonthedriver'sside.Readandfollowtheim-
portantinstructionsabouttowing>page364.
Releasingtheparkinglockusingthe
emergencyrelease
>Set theparkingbraketosecureyourvehicle
fromrollingaway.Ifthisisnotpossible,secure
yourvehiclefromrollingusinganothermeth-
od.
>Prythecoveroffatoneoftheopeningsusing
thescrewdriverfromthevehicletoolkit.
>Insertthe socketwrenchfromthevehicletool
kitintotheopening>fig.93.
>Turn thesocketwrenchclockwise(4)untilit
stopsandpressitdownward(2)untilitlocksin-
toplace.
>Leavethe socketwrenchinserted.
Resettingtheparkinglock
>»Pressthebrake pedalandstarttheengine.
ZA\WARNING
—Theparkinglockmustbereleasedusingthe
emergencyreleasebeforetowingthevehi-
cley
— Theparkinglockmayonlybereleasedusing
the emergencyreleaseiftheparkingbrake
isset.Ifit isnotworking,securethevehicle
fromrollingusingthebrakepedalorother
suitablemeans,suchasblockingafrontand
arearwheel.Anunsecuredvehiclemayroll
away,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Onlyactivatetheemergencyreleasewhile
onalevelsurfaceoraslightslope.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,youmust
notdrivewhentheemergencyreleaseisac-
tivated.

©Note
Duetotheriskofdamage,carefullyremove
the socketwrenchwhenyouresettheparking
lock.
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Trailertowing

Trailertowing
Drivingwithatrailer
eTreeeleurltela}
Yourvehicleisprimarilyintendedfortransport-
ingpeopleandluggage.However,ifyoudrive
withatrailer,followthetechnicalrequirements,
the operationanddrivingtips,andthelegalreg-
ulations.
Drivingwithatraileraffectsthevehicle'sfuel
consumption,performanceandwear.Italsore-
quireshigherconcentrationfromthedriver.

ZAWARNING
Donottransportanypeopleinatrailerdueto
theriskoffatalinjury.
Technicalrequirements
Certainrequirementsmustbemetwhentowing
atrailer.

Trailerhitch
Onlyuseatrailerhitchwitharemovableball
hitchmountandballhitch.Thetrailerhitchmust
bepermittedforthevehicle,thetrailerandthe
permittedtotalweightofthetrailerbeing
pulled.Aboveall,itmustbesecurelyandsafely
attachedtothevehicletrailer.
Nevermountatrailerhitchonthebumper.The
trailerhitchmustbemountedinawaythatdoes
notimpair thefunctionofthebumper.Donot
makeanychangestotheexhaustsystemandthe
brakesystem.
Checkregularlyifthetrailerhitchissecurely
mounted.Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsgivenby
thetrailerhitchmanufacturer.
Trailerbrakes
Ifthetrailerhasitsownbrakesystem,thenfol-
lowthemanufacturerspecifications.However,
thebrakesystemonthetrailermustneverbe
connectedtothevehiclebrakesystem.
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Enginecoolingsystem
Drivingwithatrailermeansahigherloadonthe
engineandthecoolingsystem.Thecoolingsys-
temmustbedesignedforadditionalloadand
containenoughcoolant>©.

ZAWARNING
—Nevermounta"weight-distributing"or
"load-balancing"trailercouplerasthetrailer
hitch.Thevehiclewasnotdesignedfor
thesetypesoftrailerhitches.Thetrailer
hitchcanmalfunctionandthetrailercan
breakofffromthevehicle.
—Ifthetrailerisequippedwithelectronic
brakes,thesebrakescannotbeactivatedby
afactory-installedcontrolsystem,whichin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,alwaysremove
theballhitchmountifnotrailerismount-
ed
@)Note
Longerinclinescannotbedrivenwithouta
suitablecoolingsystem,especiallyiftheout-
sidetemperaturesarehigh.Otherwise,this
increasestheriskofenginedamage.
Operatinginstructions
Towingcapacity

Thepermittedtowingcapacitymustnot beex-
ceededunderanycircumstances>page373.
Youcandriveuplargerinclinesifyouarenotus-
ingthemaximumtowingcapacity.
Thetowingcapacitiesgivenonlyapplytoeleva-
tionsupto3,200ft(1,000m)abovesealevel.As
theelevationincreases,theenginepowerde-
creasesduetothedecreasingairpressure.This
reducesthehillclimbingabilityandtowingca-
pacity.Foreveryadditional3,200ft(1,000m),
themaximumpermittedtowingweightmustbe
reducedbyapproximately10%.Thepermitted
towingweightisthecombinedweightofthe
(loaded)vehicleandthe(loaded)trailer.

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Trailertowing

Tongueweight
Themaximumpermittedtongueweightofthe
trailerdrawbaronthetrailerhitchballheadmust
notbeexceeded.
Havingthetongueweighttoolowaffectstheve-
hicle'shandling.Fordrivingsafety,alwaysusing
themaximumpermittedtongueweightisrecom-
mended,butnotexceedit.Distributingthecargo
inthetrailercorrectlywillhelptoachievethis
weight.
Youcandeterminethetongueweightusinga
tongueweightscale,abathroomscale,orapub-
licweighstation,forexample.
Thepermittedtongueweightofyourvehiclecan
befoundinthevehicledocumentationorin
=>page373.
Loaddistribution
Poorcargoloadanddistributioncannegatively
impactvehiclehandling.Loadthetrailerbased
onthefollowingcriteriaasmuchaspossible:
—Storeobjectsinthevehicleluggagecompart-
ment,ifpossible.Thevehicleshould always
carrytheheaviestpossibleloadandthetrailer
shouldhavethelightestpossibleload.
—Distributetheloadinthetrailersothatthe
heavyobjectsareasclosetotheaxleaspossi-
ble.
—Secureobjectssothattheydonotslide.
—Utilizethemaximumpermittedtongueweight
ifpossible.
Tires
Set thetirepressureonyourvehiclefora“full
load”;seethetirepressuresticker>page334.If
necessary,alsoadjustthetirepressureonthe
traileraccordingtothemanufacturer'sspecifica-
tions.
Thetrailerandthevehicleshould beequipped
withwintertireswhendrivinginwintertempera-
tures.
Outsidemirrors
Ifyoucannotseethetrafficbehindthetrailer
withthestandardexterior mirrors,thenyou
mustattachadditionalexterior mirrors.Adjust
themsoyouhaveasufficientvisibilitybehind
you.
Exterior lighting
Followthelegalregulationsregardingthelight-
ingequipmentonyourtrailer.Contact anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyformoreinformation.
Beforeyoustartdriving,checkalllightingequip-
mentonthetrailerwhileitishitchedtothevehi-
cle.
Theheadlightrangecontrolautomaticallyad-
juststhelightrangeoftheheadlights.
Safety chains
Makesurethesafetychainsarecorrectlyapplied
whenpullingatrailer.Thechainsshouldhang
enoughsothatthetrailercandrivearound
curves.However,theymustnottouchthe
ground.
Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
The
airsuspensionmustbeatthestandardvehi-
cleheight beforeyouadjustthetongueweight
onthetrailerandhitchthetrailer9,
=>page128,Liftingandloweringthevehicle.
Forvehicleswithafactory-installedtrailerhitch,
theairsuspensiontrailermodewillautomatically
switchonifyouconnectthetrailercabletothe
socket.
Forvehicleswitharetrofittedtrailerhitch,you
mustswitchontheairsuspensiontrailermode
manually.SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:
MENU}button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>
Vehiclesettings>Airsuspension:trailer.Switch
itoffagainwhenyouarenolongertowingatrail-
er.


Youcanalsoswitchofftrailermodemanually
whiledriving,forexample,whenusingabicycle
racksystem.
Ifyouhavetodrivethroughdifficultroadcondi-
tions,youcanraisethevehicleagainafterhitch-
ingthetrailerorafteradjustingthetongue
weight.
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