2019 AUDI Q5 Owners Manual

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increasethetirepressuretothe
maximumspecifiedpressure>/A\.
Checkingandcorrectingtire
pressure
>Checkthetirepressureatleast
oncepermonthandalsocheckit
beforeeverylongdrive.
>Alwayscheckthetirepressure
when
thetiresarecold.Donot
reducethepressureifitincreas-
eswhenthetiresarewarm.
>Checkthelabel>fig.267for
thecorrecttirepressurebased
onvehicleload.
>Correctthetirepressureifnec-
essary.
>Storethenewtirepressurein
theInfotainmentsystem
>page342.

Z\WARNING
Alwaysadaptthetirepressure
toyourdrivingstyleandtheve-
hicleload.
—Overloadingcanleadtolossof
vehiclecontrolandincrease

theriskofanaccident.Read

andfollowtheimportantsafe-
typrecautionsin>page336,
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits.
—Thetiremustflexmoreifthe
tirepressureistooloworif
thevehiclespeedorloadare
toohigh.Thisheatsthetireup
toomuch.Thisincreasesthe
riskofanaccidentbecauseit
cancausethetiretoburstand
resultinlossofvehiclecon-
trol.
—Incorrecttirepressureincreas-
estirewearandhasanegative
effectondrivingandbraking
behavior,whichincreasesthe


riskofanaccident.
@Note
Replacelostvalvecapstore-
ducetheriskofdamagetothe
tirevalves.

(*)Forthesakeoftheenvi-
ronment
Tire pressurethatistoolowin-
creasesfuelconsumption.
Ncweyecm]1c
Pleasenotethattheinformation
containedinthefollowingtable
wascorrectatthetimeofprint-
ing,andtheinformationissub-
jecttochange.Ifthereareany
differences,youshould always
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followthetirepressurestickerThefollowingtablelistsrecom-
>page334,fig.266.mendedtirepressuresincold
tiresaccordingtotheloadand
Makesurethatthetiredesigna-
thesizeofthetiresinstalled.
tiononyourtirematchesthedes-
ignationonthetirepressurelabel
andthetirepressuretable.










Model/TiredesignationTirepressure
EngineNormalloadMaximumload
(upto3people)®)
FrontRearFrontRear
Pst|kPA|PSI|kPA|PSI|kPA|PSI|kPA
Q5:235/60R18103H|29|200|29|200|35|24038|260
2.0L235/55R19101H|29|200|29|200|33|230]36|250
4-cylinder255/45R20101H|29|200|29|200|33|230|36|250
Gasolineen-
alii255/45R20101W|29|200|29|200|32|220]35|240
255/40R21102Y|32|220|32|220|32|220]35|240
SQ5:255/45R20101H|33|230|30|210|36|250)36|250
3.0L255/45R20101W|36|250|33|230|41|280]44|300
S-cylinder255/40R21102Y|33|230|33|230|36|250|39|270
gasolineen-
gine


a)Twopeopleinthefront,onepersonintherear

Overloadingcannotonlyleadto
lossofvehiclecontrol,butcanal-
sodamageimportantpartsofthe
vehicleandcanleadtosudden
tirefailure,includingablowout
andsuddendeflationthatcan
thhicleth.
Tiresandvehicleloadlimitsee
Yoursafetyandthatofyourpas-
sengersalsodependsonmaking
surethatloadlimitsarenotex-
ceeded.Vehicleloadincludesev-
erybodyandeverythinginand on
thevehicle.Theseloadlimitsare >
Z\WARNING
Pleasenotetheimportantsafe-
typrecautionsregardingtire
pressure>page334andload
limits>page336.

Therearelimitstotheamountof
loadorweightthatanyvehicle
andanytirecancarry.Avehicle
thatisoverloadedwillnothandle
wellandismoredifficulttostop.
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technicallyreferredtoasthevehi-
cle’sGrossVehicleWeightRating
(“GVWR”).
The“GVWR”includestheweight
ofthebasicvehicle,allfactoryin-
stalledaccessories,afulltankof
fuel,oil,coolantandotherfluids
plusmaximumload.Themaxi-
mumloadincludesthenumberof
passengersthatthevehicleisin-
tendedtocarry(“seatingcapaci-
ty”)withanassumedweightof
150lbs.(68kg)foreachpassen-
geratadesignatedseatingposi-
tionandthetotalweightofany
luggageinthevehicle.Ifyoutow
atrailer,theweightofthetrailer
hitchandthetongueweightof
the loadedtrailermustbeinclud-
edaspartofthevehicleload.
TheGrossAxleWeightRating
(“GAWR”)isthemaximumload
thatcanbeappliedateachofthe
vehicle’stwoaxles.
Thefactthatthereisanupper
limittoyourvehicle’sGrossVehi-
cleWeightRatingmeansthatthe
totalweightofwhateverisbeing
carriedinthevehicle (including
theweightofatrailerhitchand
thetongueweightofthe loaded
trailer)islimited.Themorepas-
sengersinthevehicle orpassen-
gerswhoareheavierthanthe
standardweightsassumedmean
thatlessweightcanbecarriedas
luggage.
TheGrossVehicleWeightRating
andtheGrossAxleWeightRating
arelistedonthesafetycompli-
ancestickerlabellocatedonthe
driver’ssideB-pillar.

Z\WARNING
Overloadingavehiclecancause
lossofvehiclecontrol,acrash
orotheraccident,seriousper-
sonalinjury,andevendeath.
—Carryingmoreweightthan
yourvehiclewasdesignedto
carrywillpreventthevehicle
fromhandlingproperlyandin-
creasetheriskofthelossof
vehiclecontrol.
—Thebrakesonavehiclethat
hasbeenoverloadedmaynot
beabletostopthevehicle
withinasafedistance.
—Tiresonavehiclethathas
beenoverloadedcanfailsud-
denly,includingablowoutand
suddendeflation,causingloss
ofcontrolandacrash.
—Alwaysmakesurethattheto-
talloadbeingtransported-

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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”
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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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Wheelboltsandrims
Wheelbolts
Wheelboltsmustbecleanandloosen/tighten
easily.
Rims
Rimswithaboltedrimring*orwithboltedwheel
covers*consistofmultiplepieces.Thesecompo-
nentswereboltedtogetherusingspecialbolts
andaspecialprocedure.Youmustnotrepairor
disassemblethem>A.

Z\WARNING
Wheelboltsthataretightenedorrepairedin-
correctlycanbecomelooseandresultinloss
ofvehiclecontrol,whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Forthecorrecttighteningspecifi-
cation,see>page355,Finishing.
—Alwayskeepthewheelboltsandthethreads
inthewheelhubcleanandfreeofgrease.
—Onlyusewheelboltsthatfittherim.
—Alwayshavedamagedrimsrepairedby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.Neverrepairordisassemble
rimsyourself,becausethisincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
Wintertiressignificantlyimprovethevehicle's
handlingwhendrivinginwinterconditions.Be-
causeoftheirconstruction(width,compound,
treadpattern),summertiresprovidelesstraction
oniceandsnow.

>Usewintertiresonallfourwheels.
>Onlyusewintertiresthatareapprovedforyour
vehicle.
>Pleasenotethatthemaximumpermitted
speedmaybelowerwithwintertires>A\in
Generalinformationonpage324.Anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilitycan informyouaboutthemaximumper-
mittedspeedforyourtires.
»Checkthetirepressureafterinstallingwheels
=>page334.
Theeffectiveness ofwintertiresisreducedgreat-
lywhenthetreadisworndowntoadepthof
0.16in(4mm).Thecharacteristicsofwintertires
alsodecreasegreatlyasthetireages,regardless
oftheremainingtread.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Reinstallsummertiresattheappropriate
time,becausetheyprovidebetterhandling
whenroadsarefreeofsnowandice.Summer
tirescauselessroadnoise,tirewear,andfuel
consumption.
@)Tips
Youcanalsouseallseasontiresinsteadof
wintertires.Pleasenotethatinsomecoun-
trieswherewintertiresarerequired,onlywin-
tertireswiththe4symbolmaybepermit-
ted.
Snowchainsimprovebothdrivingandbrakingin
winterroadconditions.
>Onlyinstallsnowchainsontherearwheels.
>Checkandcorrecttheseatingofthesnow
chainsafterdrivingafewfeet,ifnecessary.Fol-
lowtheinstructionsfromthemanufacturer.
>Notethemaximumspeedof30mph
(50km/h).Observethelocalregulations.
Useofsnowchainsisonlypermittedwithcertain
rim/tirecombinationsduetotechnicalreasons.
CheckwithanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitytoseeifyoumayuse
snowchains.
Usefine-meshsnowchains.Theymustnotadd
morethan 0.53in(13.5mm)inheight,including
thechainlock.
Youmustremovethesnowchainsonroadswith-
outsnow.Otherwise,youcouldimpairdriving
abilityanddamagethetires.

Z\WARNING
Usingincorrectsnowchainsorinstallingsnow

chainsincorrectlycanresultinlossofvehicle|>

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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.
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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\.

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ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelofperform-
ance
whichallpassengercartiresmustmeetun-
dertheFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard
No.109.GradesBandArepresenthigher levels
ofperformanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthan
theminimumrequiredbylaw.

Z\WARNING
Thetractiongradeassignedtothistireis
basedonstraight-aheadbrakingtraction
tests,anddoesnotincludeacceleration,cor-
nering,hydroplaningorpeaktractioncharac-
teristics.


ZAWARNING
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestab-
lishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedand
notoverloaded.Excessivespeed,underinfla-
tion,orexcessiveloading,eitherseparatelyor
incombination,can cause heatbuildupand
possibletirefailure.

Z\WARNING
Temperaturegradesapplytotiresthatare
properlyinflatedandnotoverorunderinflat-
ed.


Tirepressuremonitoring
system
(1)Generalnotes
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),
should becheckedmonthlywhencoldandinflat-
edtotheinflationpressurerecommendedbythe
vehiclemanufactureronthevehicleplacardor
tireinflationpressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehas
tiresofadifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedon
thevehicleplacardortireinflation pressurela-
bel,youshoulddeterminethepropertireinfla-
tionpressureforthosetires).
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeen
equippedwithatirepressuremonitoringsystem
(TPMS)thatilluminatesaLowtirepressuretell-
talewhenoneormoreofyourtiresissignificant-
lyunder-inflated.Accordingly,whenthelowtire
pressuretelltaleilluminates,youshouldstopand
checkyourtiresassoonaspossible,andinflate
themtotheproperpressure.Drivingonasignifi-
cantlyunder-inflatedtirecausesthetiretoover-
heatandcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflation
alsoreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,
andmayaffectthevehicle'shandlingandstop-
pingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMSisnotasubstitutefor
propertiremaintenance,anditisthedriver'sre-
sponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttirepressure,
evenifunder-inflationhasnotreachedthelevel
totriggerillumination oftheTPMSlowtirepres-
suretelltale.
YourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwithaTPMS
malfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthesys-
temisnotoperatingproperly.TheTPMSmal-
functionindicatoriscombinedwiththelowtire
pressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsa
malfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproxi-
matelyone minuteandthenremaincontinuously
illuminated.Thissequencewillcontinueupon
subsequentvehiclestart-upsaslongasthe mal-
functionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminated,
thesystemmaynotbeabletodetectorsignal
lowtirepressureasintended.TPMSmalfunctions
mayoccurforavarietyofreasons,includingthe
installationofreplacementoralternatetiresor
wheelsonthevehiclethatpreventtheTPMS
fromfunctioningproperly.Alwayscheck the
TPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafterreplacingoneor
moretiresorwheelsonyourvehicletoensure
thatthereplacementoralternatetiresand
wheelsallowtheTPMStocontinuetofunction
properly.
Meeemermelee
appears
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Thetirepressureindicatorintheinstrument
clusterinformsyouifthetirepressureistoolow
orifthereisasystemmalfunction.
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremonitor-
ingsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircumference
andvibrationcharacteristicsoftheindividual>
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tires.Ifthepressurechangesinoneormore
tires,thisisindicatedintheinstrumentcluster
displaywithanindicatorlight(Jandamessage.
Ifonlyonetireisaffected,thelocationof that
tirewillbeindicated.
ThetirepressuresmustbestoredintheInfotain-
mentsystemagaineachtimethepressures
change(switchingbetweenpartialandfullload
pressure)orafterchangingorreplacinga tireon
yourvehicle>page342.Thetirepressuremoni-
toringsystemonlymonitorsthetirepressureyou
havestored.Refertothetirepressurelabelfor
therecommendedtirepressureforyourvehicle
=>page334,fig.267.
Tiretreadcircumferenceandvibrationcharacter-
isticscanchangeandcauseatirepressurewarn-
ingif:
—Thetirepressureinoneormoretiresistoolow
—Thetireshavestructuraldamage
—Thetire wasreplacedorthetirepressurewas
changedanditwasnotstored>page342
—Tiresthatareonlypartiallyusedarereplaced
withnewtires
Indicatorlights
®-Lossofpressureinatleastonetire>A\.
Checkthetiresandreplaceorrepairifnecessary.
Check/correctthepressuresofallfourtiresand
storethepressureagainintheInfotainmentsys-
tem>page342.
ia(TirePressureMonitoringSystem)Tirepres-
sure:malfunction!Seeowner'smanual.ri
appearsafterswitchingtheignitiononorwhile
drivingandthe@indicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclusterblinksforapproximatelyone minute
andthenstayson,thereissystemmalfunction.
Trytostorethecorrecttirepressures
=>page342.Insomecases,youmustdrivefor
severalminutesafterstoringthepressuresuntil
theindicatorlightturnsoff.Iftheindicatorlight
doesturnofforturnsonagainafterashortperi-
odoftime,drivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethe malfunctioncorrected.
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ZAWARNING
—Ifthetirepressureindicatorappearsinthe
display,reduceyourspeedimmediatelyand
avoidanyhardsteeringorbrakingmaneu-
vers.Stopassoonaspossibleandcheckthe
tiresandtheirpressure.
—Thedriverisresponsibleformaintainingthe
correcttirepressure.Youmustcheckthe
tirepressureregularly.
—Undercertainconditions(suchasasporty
drivingstyle,winterconditions,orunpaved
roads),thetirepressuremonitoringsystem
indicatormaybedelayed.
@Tips
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemcanal-
sostopworkingwhenthereisanESCmal-
function.

—Usingsnowchainsmayresultinasystem
malfunction.
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsysteminyour
Audiwascalibratedwith“AudiOriginal
Tires”>page331.Usingthesetiresisrec-
ommended.
Storingtirepressures
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Ifthetirepressurechangesoratireisreplaced,
itmustbeconfirmedintheInfotainmentsys-
tem.
>Beforestoringthetirepressures,makesurethe
tirepressuresinallfourtiresmeetthespeci-
fiedvaluesandareadaptedtotheload
=>page334.
>Switchtheignitionon.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>Service&checks>Tirepressure
monitoring>Storetirepressure>Yes,store
now.
G@)Tips
Donotstorethetirepressuresifsnowchains
areinstalled.