2019 AUDI Q5 warning light

LightsandVision

Highbeamassistant:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.Youcanstillswitchthe
highbeamsonoroffmanually.
Headlightassistant:currentlyunavailable.
Cameraviewrestrictedduetosurroundings.
Seeowner'smanual
Thecameraviewisblocked,forexamplebya
stickerordebris.
Thesensorislocatedbetweentheinteriorrear-
viewmirrorandthewindshield.Donotplaceany
stickersinthisareaonthewindshield.

ZA\WARNING
Highbeamassistantisonlyintendedtoassist
thedriver.Thedriverisstillresponsiblefor
controllingtheheadlightsandmayneedto
switchthemonandoffmanuallydepending
onlightandvisibilityconditions.Itmaybe
necessarytooperatethemmanuallyinsitua-
tionssuchas:
—Inadverseweatherconditionssuchasfog,
heavyrain,blowingsnoworsprayingwater.
—Onroadswhereoncomingtrafficmaybe
partiallyobscured,suchasexpressways.
—Whenthereareroadusersthatdonot have
sufficientlighting,suchasbicyclersorvehi-
cleswithdirtytaillamps.
—Intightcurvesandonsteephills.
—Inpoorlylitareas.
—Withstrongreflectors,suchassigns.
—Iftheareaofthewindshieldnearthesensor
isfoggedover,dirty,icyorcoveredwitha
sticker.

Adjustingtheexterior lighting
ThefunctionsareadjustedintheInfotainment
system.

> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Exteriorlighting.
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Automaticheadlights
YoucanadjustthefollowingsettingsintheAuto-
matic
headlightsmenu:
Activationtime-youcanadjustiftheautomatic
headlights switchonEarly,MediumorLateac-
cordingtothesensitivityofthelightsensor.
Headlightassistant*-youcanswitchthehigh
beamassistant*onandoff.
Entry/exitlighting
Whenitisdark,theEntry/exitlightingillumi-
natestheareaaroundthevehiclewhenunlocking
the
vehicleandafterswitchingofftheignition
andopeningthedriver'sdoor.
TheEntry/exitlightingonlyworkswhenitisdark
andthelightswitchisintheAUTOposition.
Daytimerunninglights
USAmodels:thedaytimerunninglightscanbe
switchedon/off.SelectOnorOff.
Canadamodels:thisfunctioncannotbe switched
off.Theyactivateautomaticallyeachtimetheig-
nitionisswitchedon.
Emergencyflashers

Fig.39Centerconsole:emergencyflasherbutton
The
emergencyflashersmakesotherdrivers
awareofyourvehicleindangeroussituations.
>PresstheAbuttontoswitchtheemergency
flashersonoroff.
Youcanindicatealanechangeoraturnwhenthe
emergencyflashersareswitchedonbyusingthe
turnsignallever.Theemergencyflashersstop
temporarily.

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LightsandVision

moveoutof reverseandintoanothergear,the
newmirrorpositionisstoredandassignedtothe
keyyouareusing.
Themirrorgoesbackintoitsoriginalposition
onceyoudriveforwardfasterthan9mph
(15km/h)orturntheignitionoff.

ZAWARNING
Curvedmirrorsurfaces(forexampleconvex)
enlargethefieldofvision.However,they
makeobjectsinthemirrorappearsmallerand
fartheraway.Youmayestimateincorrectly
whenyouusethesemirrorstogaugeyourdis-
tancefromthevehiclesbehindyouwhen
changinglanes,whichincreasestheriskofan
accident.

()Note
—Appliesto:vehicleswithpowerfoldingexte-
riormirrors:ifthemirrorhousingwas
movedbyoutsideforces(suchasanimpact
whenmaneuvering),youmustuse thepow-
erfoldingfunctiontofoldthemirrorallthe
wayout.Themirrorswillmakealoudnoise
when
theylatchintoplace.Themirrorhous-
ingmustnot bemovedbackintoplaceby
handbecausethiscouldimpairthefunction
ofthemirrormechanism.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithoutpowerfolding
exterior mirrors:Ifthemirrorhousingwas
movedbyoutsideforces(suchasanimpact
whenmaneuvering),youmustmoveitback
inplacebyhand.
—Ifyouwashthevehicleinanautomaticcar
wash,youmustfoldtheexteriormirrorsin
toreducetheriskofdamagetothemirrors.
Neverfoldpowerfoldingexteriormirrors*
byhand.Onlyfoldtheminandoutusing
thepowercontrols.
G)Tips
—Ifthepoweradjustingfunctionmalfunc-
tions,theglassinbothmirrorscanbead-
justedbypressingontheedgeof itbyhand.
— Theexteriormirrorsettings arestoredwith
thememoryfunction*>page58.
Dimmingthemirrors
Yourvehicleisequippedwithamanualorauto-
matic*dimmingrearviewmirror.
Manualdimmingrearviewmirror
> Pulltheleveronthebottomofthemirrorback.
Automaticdimmingrearviewmirror*
>Theinteriorandexteriormirrorsdimautomati-
callywhenlightshinesonthem,forexample
fromheadlightsonavehiclebehindyou.

Z\WARNING
Iftheglassonanautomaticdimmingmirror
breaks,electrolytecanleakout.Thisliquid
canirritatetheskin,eyesandrespiratorysys-
tem.Ifthereiscontactwiththefluid,flush
immediatelywithplentyof water.Consulta
physicianifnecessary.
—Repeatedorlong-termexposuretoelectro-
lytefluidcanleadtoirritationoftheair-
ways,especiallyinpeoplewithasthmaor
otherrespiratory conditions.Takedeep
breathsimmediatelyafterleavingthevehi-
cleor,ifthisisnotpossible,openallofthe
doorsandwindowsaswideaspossible.
—Ifelectrolytefluidenterstheeyes,flush
themthoroughlywithalargeamountof
cleanwaterforatleast15minutesandthen
seekmedicalattention.
—Ifelectrolytefluidcomesintocontactwith
theskin,flushtheaffectedareawithclean
waterforatleast15minutesandthenclean
withsoapandwaterandseekmedicalatten-
tion.Cleanaffectedclothingandshoesthor-
oughlybeforewearingagain.
—Ifthefluidwasswallowedandthepersonis
conscious,flushthemouthwithwaterforat
least15minutes.Donotinducevomiting
unlessthisisrecommendedbymedicalpro-
fessionals.Seekmedicalattentionimmedi-
ately.


@)Note
Iftheglassonanautomaticdimmingmirror
breaks,electrolytecanleakout.Thisliquid
damagesplasticsurfacesandpaint.Clean
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@-Fastwiping
@-Singlewipe.Ifyouholdtheleverinthisposi-
tionlonger,thewipersswitchfromslowwiping
tofastwiping.
©-Cleanthewindshield&.Thewiperswipeone
timeafterseveralsecondsofdrivingtoremove
waterdroplets.Youcanswitchthisfunctionoff
bymovingthelevertopositionG)within10sec-
ondsoftheafterwipe.Theafterwipefunctionis
reactivatedthenexttimeyouswitchtheignition
on.
Cleantheheadlights*.Theheadlightwashersys-
tem*operatesonlywhenthelowbeamhead-
lightsare on.Ifyoumovetheleverintoposition
©,theheadlightswillbecleanedatfixedinter-
vals.
©-WipetherearwindowSJ.Thenumberof
wipesdependsonthewindshieldwipermove-
ment.
Therearwiperautomaticallyswitchesonwhen
thereversegearisselectedandthefrontwind-
shieldwipersareonandrunning.
@-Cleantherearwindow&.Thenumberof
wipesdependsonhowlongtheleverisheldin
position(2).Thismayalsocleantherearview
camera,dependingonthevehicleequipment.

ZAWARNING
—Therainsensorisonlyintendedtoassistthe
driver.Thedrivermaystill beresponsiblefor
manuallyswitchingthe wipersonbasedon
visibilityconditions.
— Thewindshieldmustnotbetreatedwith
water-repellingwindshieldcoatingagents.
Unfavorableconditions,suchaswetness,
darknessorlowsun,canresultinincreased
glare,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.Wiperbladechatterisalsopossible.
—Properlyfunctioningwindshieldwiper
bladesarerequiredforaclearviewandsafe
driving>page52,Replacingwiperblades.

@)Note
—Ifthereisfrost,makesurethewindshield
wiperbladesarenotfrozentothewind-
shield.Switchingonthewindshieldwipers
whenthebladesarefrozentothewind-
shieldcandamagethewiperblades.
—Thewindshieldwipersystemmustbe
switchedoff(leverinposition0)beforeus-
ing
acarwash.Thispreventsthewipers
fromswitchingonunintentionallyandcaus-
ingdamagetothewindshieldwipersystem.
Gi)Tips
—Thewindshieldwipersswitchoffwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.Youcanactivatethe
windshieldwipersaftertheignitionis
switchedonagainbymovingthewindshield
wiperlevertoanyposition.
—Wornordirtywindshieldwiperbladesresult
instreaking.Thiscanaffecttherainsensor
function.Checkyourwindshieldwiper
bladesregularly.
—Thewasherfluidnozzlesforthewindshield
washersystemareheatedwhentheignition
isoniftheoutsidetemperatureislow.
—Whenstoppingtemporarily,suchasata
trafficlight,thespeedofthewindshield
wipersautomaticallyreducesbyonelevel.
Cleaningthewiperblades
Cleanthewiperbladeswhenyouseewiper
streaks.Useasoftclothandaglasscleaner.
Windshieldwiper
>Placethewindshieldwiperarmsintheservice
position>page52.
>Foldthewindshieldwiperarmsawayfromthe
windshield.
Rearwindowwiper
>Foldthewiperarmawayfromtherearwindow.

Z\WARNING
Dirtywindshieldwiperbladescanimpairvi-
sion,whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.

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LightsandVision

Replacingwiperblades

B8R-0379
a)

Fig.49Removingwindshieldwiperblades
Windshieldwiperserviceposition/blade
replacementposition
>Switchofftheignitionandholdthewindshield
wiperleverinposition@)>page50,fig.47un-
tilthewindshieldwipermovesintotheservice
position.
>Tobringthewindshieldwipersbacktothenor-
malposition,switchtheignitiononandhold
thewindshieldwiperleverinposition@)until
thewindshieldwipersgobacktothenormal
position,ordrivefasterthan8mph(12km/h).
Youcanalsoturntheservicepositiononoroffin
theInfotainmentsystem:
>Switchthewindshieldwipersoff(position@
=>page50,fig.47).
>Select:[MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcontrol
button>Service&checks>Wiperchangepo-
sition.


Removingthewiperblade
> Foldthewindshieldwiperarmawayfromthe
windshield.
>Pressthelockingknob@©fig.49onthewiper
blade.Holdthewiperbladefirmly.
>Removethewiperbladeinthedirectionofthe
arrow.
Installingthewiperblade
> Insertthenewwiperbladeintothemounton
thewiperarm(2)untilitclicksintoplace.
> Placethewiperarmbackonthewindshield.
>Exittheserviceposition.
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ZAWARNING
Forsafetyreasons,thewindshieldwiper
bladesshouldbereplacedonceortwiceeach
year.
@)Note
—Onlyfoldthewindshieldwipersawaywhen
theyareintheserviceposition.Otherwise,
youriskdamagingthepaintonthehoodor
thewindshieldwipermotor.
—Youshouldnotmoveyourvehicleoroperate
thewindshieldwiperleverwhenthewiper
armsarefoldedawayfromthewindshield.
Thewindshieldwiperswouldmovebackin-
totheiroriginalpositionandcoulddamage
thehood andwindshield.
G)Tips
—Youcanalsousetheserviceposition,forex-
ample,ifyouwanttoprotectthewindshield
fromicingbyusingacover.

—Youcannotactivatetheserviceposition
whenthehoodisopen.
Replacingrearwiperblade

B4G-0314

Fig.50Rearwindowwiper:installingthewiperblade
Removingthewiperblade
>Foldthewiperarmawayfromtherearwindow.
>Removethewiperbladefromitsholder.
Installingthewiperblade
>Pressthewiperblademountintotheretainer.
> Foldthewindowwiperarmbackontotherear
window.

LightsandVision

Themagnetic zonemustbeadjustedcorrectlyfor
thecompasstoreadaccurately.
>Pressandholdthebutton(@)>page53,fig.51
untilthenumberoftheselectedmagnetic zone
appearsintherearviewmirror.
>Pressthebutton@)repeatedlytoselectthe
correctmagneticzone.Theselectionmode
turnsoffafterafewseconds.
Calibratingthecompass
Appliesto:vehicleswithdigitalcompass
Ifthedisplayisincorrectorinaccurate,thecom-
passmustberecalibrated.
>Pressandholdthe button(@)untilaCappears
intherearviewmirror.
>Driveinacircleatabout6mph(10km/h)until
adirectionisdisplayedintheinteriorrearview
mirror.

ANWARNING
To reducetherisktoyourselfandotherdriv-
ers,calibratethecompassinanareawhere
thereisnotraffic.

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Seats

>Toselectaseatsetting,turnthemultifunction
button@)inthecorrespondingdirectionuntil
thedesiredseatsettingisoutlinedinred.
>Thearrows(B)representthepossibleadjust-
ments.Forexample,tolowerthelumbarsup-
port,pressthemultifunctionbutton@down.
Thecorrespondingarrow©lightsup.
Thefollowingseatsettings@arepossible:
Massagefunction*-selectthemassagetype
Wave,Stretch,KneadorOff.Youcanadjustthe
intensityofeachmassagefrom1to3.Youcan
switchtheselectedmassageon/offusingthe
button@)>fig.55.
Lumbarsupport-youcanadjustthelumbarsup-
portup/downandtobestronger/weaker.
@Tips
Themassagefunctionswitchesoffautomati-
callyafterapproximately10minutes.
(enereei
Appliesto:vehicleswithacomfortfrontcenterarmrest

Thereisastoragecompartmentunderthearm-
rest.
2 S ¢
S z
a

Fig.56Comfortcenterarmrestbetweenthedriver'sseat
andfrontpassenger'sseat
>Toadjusttheangle,raisethearmrestfromthe
startingpositionnotchbynotch.
>Tobringthearmrestbackintothestartingpo-
sition,raiseitoutofthetop notchandfoldit
backdown.
Thearmrestcanslideforwardandback.
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Rearseats
ONCTreatest)

SS)
B8R-0388
Fig.58Adjustingforwardandbackward*
Adjustingtheangleofthebackrest*
> Pulltheleverupwardandpushthebackrest
backtothedesiredposition>fig.57.Release
theleverandpressthebackrestfartherback
untilitlocksinplace.
>Pullthehandleupwardso thatthebackrestwill
tiltforward.Releasetheleverandpushthe
backrestbacktoputthebackrestinitsbasic
position.
Adjustingforwardandbackward*
>Pullthehandleupandslidetheseatforward/
back>fig.58.
»Releasethehandleandcontinueslidingthe
seatuntilitlocksinplace.

ZXWARNING
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,theseat
canonlybeadjustedwhenthevehicleissta-
tionary.
—Adjusting theseatwithoutpayingattention
canpinchfingersorlimbs,whichincreases
theriskofinjury.>

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ZA\WARNING
—Looseobjectscanbethrownaroundtheve-
hicleinteriorduringsuddendrivingorbrak-
ingmaneuvers,whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Storeobjectssecurelywhile
driving.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,makesureall
storagecompartmentsarealwaysclosed
whiledriving.
—Only use thestoragecompartmentsinthe
doortrimpanelstostoresmallobjectsthat
willnotstickoutofthecompartmentand
impairthefunctionofthesideairbags.
—Duetostrengthreasons,onlysecureobjects
upto11lbs(5kg)withthetie-downs*.
Heavierobjectsarenotadequatelysecured.
Thereisriskofpersonalinjury.
—Makesureyour viewtowardtherearisnot
blocked,forexamplebyhangingclothing or
objects
inthevehicle.
—Onlylightweightclothingshould behung
fromthegarmenthooksinthevehicle.The
pocketsoftheclothingmustnotcontainany
heavy,breakable,orsharp-edgedobjects.
Suchobjectsendangervehicleoccupants
andincreasetheriskofinjuryduringsudden
drivingorbrakingmaneuversorinanacci-
dent,especiallyiftheairbagsdeploy.
—Donotusecoathangerstohanggarments
becausethiscouldreducetheeffectiveness

ofthesidecurtainairbags*.

Luggagecompartment
Generalinformation
Allpieces ofluggageor objects mustbesecurely
fastenedintheluggagecompartment.Notethe
followingtomaintaingoodvehiclehandling:
>Distributetheloadevenlyintheluggagecom-
partment.
>Stowheavyluggageasfarforwardinthelug-
gagecompartmentaspossible.
»Usenon-elasticcordsattachedtothetie-downs
tosecureobjects.

ZAWARNING
— Theluggagecompartmentcoverisnota
surfaceforstoringobjects.Objectsplaced
onthecoverincreasetheriskofinjurytoall
vehicleoccupantsduringsuddendrivingor
brakingmaneuversorintheeventofanac-
cident.
—Looseobjectscanbethrownaroundtheve-
hicleinteriorduringsuddendrivingorbrak-
ingmaneuvers,whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Alwaysstowobjectssecurelyin
theluggagecompartmentandsecurethem
atthetie-downs.Usestrapssuitablefor
heavyobjects.
—Ifpieces ofluggageor objects aresecured
tothetie-downswithunsuitableordam-
agedstraps,thiscanincreasetheriskofin-
juryduringbrakingmaneuversoraccidents.
—Whentransportingheavyobjects,thevehi-
clecharacteristicswillchangeduetothe
shiftinthe centerofgravity,whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.
— Thecargonetisonlystrongenoughtose-
curelightobjects.Heavyobjectsarenotade-
quatelysecured.Attemptingtosecureheavy
objectsincreasestheriskofinjury.
—Neverexceedthepermittedaxleandload
andvehicleweight>page373.
—Neversecurea childsafetyseattothetie-
downs.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattended,espe-
ciallyiftheluggagecompartmentlidis
open.Childrencouldentertheluggagecom-
partmentandclosetheluggagecompart-
mentlidfromtheinside.Thiscreatesthe
riskoffatalinjury,sincethechildrenwould
belockedinandmaynotbeabletoescape
bythemselves.
—Donotallowchildrentoplayinorontheve-
hicle.Closeandlocktheluggagecompart-
mentlidaswellasallotherdoorswhenyou
leavethevehicle.

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Driving

Invehicleswithmemoryfunction*,thesteering
columnsettingsarestoredtogetherwiththe
seatposition.
VA
Appliesto:vehicleswithpowersteeringwheeladjustment
Easyseatentrymakesiteasiertoenterandexit
thevehiclebyadjustingthesteeringcolumnau-
tomatically.


> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Seats>Driver'sseat>Easyentry
function.

Wheneasyseatentryisswitchedon,thesteering
columngoesbackupintotheparkpositionwhen
theignitionisswitchedoff.Afterenteringtheve-
hicle,thesteeringcolumnreturnstothestored
positiononcetheignitionisswitchedon.
Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine

The[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonswitchesthe
ignitiononandstartstheengine.


= a 3S
poycoO

Fig.86Centerconsole:STARTENGINESTOPbutton
Requirement:Thekeymustbeinthevehicle.
Startingtheengine
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe|STARTENGINESTOP]button
>fig.86.Theenginewillstart.


Switching theignitiononoroff
Ifyouwouldliketoswitchtheignitiononwith-
outstartingtheengine,followthesesteps:

>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonwithout
pressingthebrakepedal.Vehicleswithoutthe
Start/Stopsystem*:theneedleinthetachome-
termovesintotheREADYposition.
>Toswitchtheignitionoff,pressthe button
again.Theneedleinthetachometermovesinto
theOFFposition.


Equipmentthatusesalotofelectricityisswitch-
edofftemporarilywhenyoustarttheengine.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartimmediately,the
startingprocedurestopsautomaticallyaftera
shorttime.Ifthisisthecase,repeatthestarting
procedureafterapproximately30seconds.
Start/Stopsystem*
Seetheinformationin>page77,Start/Stop
system.

Z\WARNING
To reducetheriskofasphyxiation,never allow
theenginetoruninconfinedspaces.
CG)Note
Avoidhighenginespeed,fullthrottle,and
heavyengineloadiftheenginehasnot
reached
operatingtemperatureyet.Youcould
damagetheengine.


@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Donotlettheenginerunwhileparkedto
warmup.Begindrivingimmediately.Thisre-
ducesunnecessaryemissions.
Gi)Tips
—Somenoiseafterstartingtheengineisnor-
malandisnocauseforconcern.
—Ifyouleavethevehiclewiththeignition
switchedon,theignitionwillswitchoffaf-
teracertainamountoftime.Makesurethat
electricalequipmentsuchastheexterior
lightsareswitchedoff.
Startingtheengine
>Bringthevehicletoafullstop.
>Pressthe|STARTENGINESTOP]button
=>page75,fig.86.



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