2019 AUDI Q5 Owners Manual

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Theemergencyflashersalsoworkwhentheigni-
tionisturnedoff.
@)Tips
Youshouldswitchtheemergencyflasherson
if:
—youarethelastcarinatrafficjamso that
allothervehiclesapproachingfrombehind
can seeyourvehicle
—yourvehiclehasbrokendownoryouare
havinganemergency
—yourvehicleisbeingtowedorifyouaretow-
inganothervehicle
Interiorlighting
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Fig.40Headliner:frontinteriorlighting
Pressthecorrespondingbutton>fig.40:
4-Doorcontactswitchon/off.Theinteriorlight-
ingiscontrolledautomatically.
“xs-Interiorlightingon/off
Toturnareadinglightonoroff,touchthesur-
face(@)briefly.Toactivatethemanualdimming
function,touchthesurface(@)whenthelightis
switchedoffandkeeptouchingituntilthede-
siredbrightnessisreached.

Rearinteriorlighting
=
8 2 3
Fig.41Headliner:readinglights,version1
me
Fig.42Headliner:readinglights,version2

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>Version1:toturnareadinglightonoroff,
presstheSXbutton.
>Toactivatethemanualdimmingfunction*,
touchthesurfacewhenthelightisswitchedoff
“®andkeeptouchingituntilthedesired
brightnessisreached.
>Version2(touch-sensitivereadinglightswith
manualdimmingfunction*):Toturnareading
lightonoroff,touchthesurface(@)briefly
>fig.42.
>Toactivatethemanualdimmingfunction,
touchthesurface@)whenthelightisswitched
offandkeeptouchingituntilthedesired
brightnessisreached.
TicaColmCeliadare)
Appliesto:vehicleswithinteriorlighting

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Interiorlighting.

Theinteriorlightingturnsonwhenyouswitch
theheadlightsonwhiletheignitionison.
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Version1
Toadjustthebrightnessofindividualzones,se-
lectFrontbrightness*,DoorbrightnessorFoot-
wellbrightness.Turn thecontrolknobtotheleft
or totheright.Pressthecontrolknobtoconfirm
thebrightness.
Version2
Selectandconfirmoneofthedisplayedprofiles
bypressingthecontrolknob.
Individual:youcancustomizethebrightnessand
colorofindividualzones.Presstherightcontrol
button.Pressthecontrolknobagaintoconfirm
thesettings.
Audidriveselect:theinteriorandcontourlight-
ingcolorchangesdependingonthedrivingmode
selectedindriveselect*>page125.
G)Tips
Thesettingisautomaticallystoredandas-
signedtotheremotecontrolkeythatisbeing
used.
Maidainattapeeearaeya)

Fig.43Instrumentillumination
Thebrightnessoftheilluminationfortheinstru-
ments,displayandhead-updisplay*canbead-
justed.
>Presstheknobtoreleaseit.
>Turn theknobtoward"-"or"+"toreduceorin-
creasethebrightness.
>»Presstheknobagaintoreturnittoitsoriginal
position.
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G)Tips
Dependingonvehicleequipment,theinstru-
mentillumination(needlesandgauges)may
turnonwhenthelightsareoffandtheigni-
tionisswitchedon.Theilluminationforthe
gaugesreducesautomaticallyandeventually
turnsoffasbrightnessoutsideincreases.This
functionremindsthedrivertoturnthelow
beamsonattheappropriatetime.
Vision
Adjustingexteriormirrors

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Fig.44Driver'sdoor:knobfortheexteriormirrors
Turntheknobtothedesiredposition:
0-Alladjustmentfunctionsaredeactivated.
C)/®-Adjuststheleft/rightexteriormirror.
Movetheknobinthedesireddirection.
GA-Heats*themirrorglassdependingonthe
outsidetemperature.
=)-Foldstheexteriormirrors*.Tofoldthemir-
rorsout,turntheknobtooneoftheotherposi-
tions.IntheInfotainmentsystem,youcanselect
ifthemirrorsfoldinautomaticallywhenyoulock
thevehicle>page33.
Frontpassenger'sexteriormirrortilt
function*
Tohelpyouseethecurbwhenbackingintoa
parkingspace,thesurfaceofthemirrortilts
slightly.Forthistohappen,theknobmustbein
thepositionforthefrontpassenger'sexterior
mirror.
Youcanadjustthetiltedmirrorsurfacebyturn-
ingtheknobinthedesireddirection.Whenyou>

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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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thisliquidasquicklyaspossible,forexample
withawetsponge.

—Ifthelightreachingtherearviewmirroris
obstructed,theautomaticdimmingmirror
willnotfunctioncorrectly,
—Theautomaticdimmingmirrorsdonotdim
whentheinteriorlightingisturnedonor
thereversegearisselected.



Fig.45Sunvisor
Sunvisor
Thesunvisorsforthedriverandfrontpassenger
canbereleasedfromtheirmountsandturnedto-
wardthedoors>fig.45@).
Theycanalsobemovedbackandforthlength-
wiseinthisposition.
Vanitymirror
Themirrorlightswitchesonwhenthecoverover
thevanitymirror@)opens.
Appliesto:vehicleswithsunshade
<=
2 6 2
=7ao

Fig.46Reardoor:sunshade
sO
Reardoorsunshade
>Pullthesunshadeoutandattachittothere-
tainerontheupperdoorframe>fig.46.
Windshieldwipers
SeremeaROUeel

B4M-0018


B4M-0019


Fig.48Rearwindowwiperoperation
MovethewindshieldwiperleverS7tothecorre-
spondingposition:
@-Windshieldwipersoff
@-Rainsensormode.Thewindshieldwipers
switchononcethevehiclespeedexceedsapprox-
imately2mph(4km/h)anditisraining.The
higherthesensitivityoftherainsensorthatisset
(switch@)totheright),theearlierthewind-
shieldwipersreacttomoistureonthewind-
shield.Youcandeactivatetherainsensormode
intheInfotainmentsystem,whichswitchesthe
intermittentmodeon.Todothis,select:[MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Rainsensor.Inintermittentmode,
youcanadjusttheintervaltimeusingtheswitch
®.
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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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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.

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>Toturnthe compassonoroff,pressthebutton
@untilthe compassinthemirrorappearsor

Forsafetyreasons,thewindshieldwiper

disappears.
bladesshouldbereplacedonceortwiceeach
year.Thedigitalcompassonlyworkswhentheignition
isturnedon.Thedirectionsareindicatedwithab-
Digitalcompassbreviations:N(north),NE(northeast),E(east),
SE(southeast),S(south),SW(southwest),W
(west),NW(northwest).
Topreventinaccuratecompassreadings,do
notbringanyremotecontrols,electricaldevi-
cesor metallicobjectsnear themirror.


[!EEOLUCLL
Appliesto:vehicleswithdigitalcompass

B42-0405

Fig.52Magneticzonemap>
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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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