2019 AUDI Q5 catalytic converter

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Instrumentcluster

Fuellevel
Thedisplay>page13,fig.3orpage13,
fig.4onlyfunctionswhentheignitionisswitch-
edon.Whenthedisplayhasreached thereserve
mark,aredLEDturnsonandthe EN}indicator
lightturnson>page24.
Forthetankcapacityinyourvehicle,refertothe
TechnicalData>page372.
(@)Note
Neverdriveuntilthetankiscompletelyemp-
ty.Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatresults
fromthatcancauseenginemisfires.Uncom-
bustedfuelwillthenentertheexhaustsys-
tem.Thiscancauseoverheatinganddamage
tothecatalyticconverter.
Odometer

Fig.5Instrumentcluster: odometerandresetbutton
Tripodometerandodometer
Thetripodometershowsthedistancedriven
sinceitwaslastreset.Itcanbeusedtomeasure
shortdistances.
Thetripodometercanberesettozerobypress-
ingthe|]resetbutton.


Theodometershowsthetotaldistancethatthe
vehiclehasbeendriven.
Malfunctionindicator
Ifthereisamalfunctionintheinstrumentclus-
ter,DEFwillappearinthetripodometerdisplay.
Havethemalfunctioncorrectedassoonaspossi-
ble.
@Tips
Distancesaredisplayedinmi(miles)orkm
(kilometers).
Multifunctionsteering
wheelplus
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionsteeringwheelplus


Fig.7Leftsideofmultifunctionsteeringwheel
Requirement:theignitionmustbeswitchedon.
Thedriverinformationsystemcontains multiple
tabs@°fig.6thatdisplayvariousinformation
©.
Thefollowingtabsmaybeavailable,depending
onvehicleequipment:




FirsttabVehiclefunctions>page19
SecondMessages
tab?)
ThirdtabRadio>page163
Media>page 163>
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CheckingandFilling

CheckingandFilling
Fuel
ahemelt)
Thecorrectgasolinegradeisstatedontheinside
ofthefuelfillerdoor.
Thevehicleisequippedwithacatalyticconverter
andmustonlybedrivenwithunleadedgasoline.
AudirecommendsusingTOPTIERDetergentGas-
oline.ForadditionalinformationonTOPTIERDe-
tergentGasoline,visitwww.toptiergas.com.
Theindividualgasolinegradesaredifferentiated
byoctaneratings.Thisvalueisgivenwith(R
+M)/2equatingtoAKIorinRON.
Theheadingsbelowmatchthestickerinthefuel
fillerdoor.
UNLEADEDFUELONLYMIN.(R+M)/287
Regular/MIN.RON91Regular
Useregulargasolinewithminimum87AKI/
91RON>©.
Themaximumenginepowerisonlyreachedif
premiumgasoline91AKI/95RONisused.
UNLEADEDFUELONLYPREMIUMMIN.(R
+M)/291/SUPERMIN.RON95
Usingpremiumgasolinewithminimum91AKI/
95RONisrecommended.
Ifpremiumgasolineisnotavailable,youcanalso
useregulargasoline87AKI/91RON.However
thisdoesreduce theenginepowerslightly.
@)Note
—Fillingthetankjustonetimewithleaded
fuel orothermetallicadditiveswillcause
permanentdeteriorationtothecatalytic
converterfunction.
—Whengasolinewithanoctaneratingthatis
toolowisused,highspeedsorheavyengine
loadcanleadtoenginedamage.
@Tips
Thevehiclemaybefilledwithfuelthathasa
higheroctaneratingthanwhatisrequiredby
theengine.
Gasolinemixture
GasolinewithalcoholorMTBE(Methyl-Tert-
Butyl-Ether)
Youcan useunleadedgasolinemixedwithalco-
holorMTBE(generallylabeledasoxygenated
compounds)aslongasthefuelmeetsthefollow-
ingconditions:
Gasolinewithmethanolcontent(methylalco-
holormethanol)
—Anti-KnockIndexisatleast87AKI
—Nomorethan3%methanol
—Morethan2%solvent
Gasolinewithethanolcontent(ethylalcoholor
ethanol)
—Anti-KnockIndexisatleast87AKI
—Nomorethan15%ethanol
GasolinewithMTBEcontent
—Anti-KnockIndexisatleast87AKI
—Nomorethan15%MTBE
Gasolineadaptedtotheseason
Manygasolinefuelsareadaptedtotheseasons.
Whentheseasonchanges,werecommendrefu-
elingathigh-trafficgasstations.Itismorelikely
thatthegasolinewillbesuitablefortheseason
there.
()Note
—Gasolinewithmethanolcontentthatdoes
notmeetthespecifiedconditionsmaycause
corrosiondamageanddamagetoplasticor
rubbercomponentsinthefuelsystem.
—Donotusegasoline thatdoesnotmeetthe
specifications.
—Ifyouareunabletofindoutifaspecificgas-
olinemixturemeetsthespecifications,ask
the gasstationoperatorortheirfuelsuppli-
er.
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Thecorrectfueltypeforyourvehiclecanbe
foundonalabellocatedontheinsideofthefuel
fillerdoor.Foradditionalinformationonfuel,see
=>page307.
Forthetankcapacityinyourvehicle,refertothe
TechnicalData>page372.
Toreducetheriskoffuelleakingoutorvapors
escaping,makesurethatthefueltankisclosed
correctly.OtherwisetheEyindicatorlightwill
turnon.
Ifthecentral lockingsystemmalfunctions,there
isafuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
=>page310.


Z\WARNING
Improperfuelingproceduresandimproper
handlingoffuelcanlead toexplosions,fires,
severeburns,andotherinjuries.
—Donotsmoke.Keepawayfrom openflames.
—Theignitionmustbeswitchedoffwhenre-
fueling.
—Mobiledevices,radiodevices,andotherra-
dioequipmentshouldalways be switched
offwhenrefueling.Electromagneticrays
couldcausesparksandstartafire.
—Ifyoudonotinsertthefuelpumpnozzleall
thewayintothefillertube,thenfuelcan
leakout.Spilledfuelcanigniteandstarta
fire.
—Nevergetintothevehiclewhenrefueling.If
thereisanexceptionalsituationwhereyou
mustenterthevehicle,closethedoorand
touchametalsurfacebeforetouching the
fuelpumpnozzleagain.Thiswillreducethe
riskofelectrostaticdischargethatcancause
flyingsparks.Sparks canstarta firewhen
refueling.

—Ifyoumusttransportfuelinafuelcontain-
er,notethefollowing:
—Alwaysplacethefuelcontaineronthe
groundbeforefilling.Neverfillthefuel
containerwithfuelwhileitisinsideoron
thevehicle.Electrostaticdischargecanoc-
curwhilerefuelingandthefuelvapors
couldignite.
—Whenusingfuelcontainersmadeofmet-
al,thefuelpumpnozzlemustalwaysre-
mainincontactwiththecontainertore-
ducetheriskofstaticcharge.
—Insertthefuelpumpnozzleasfaraspos-
sibleintothefilleropeningwhilerefuel-
ing.
—Followtheapplicablelegalregulationsin
thecountrywhereyouaredrivingwhen
using,storingandtransportingfuelcon-
tainers.
—Makesurethatthefuelcontainermeets
theindustrystandards,forexampleANSI
orASTMF852-86.


Z\WARNING
Transportingfuelcontainersinsidethevehicle
isnotrecommended.Fuelcouldleakoutof
thecontainerandignite,especiallyduringan
accident.Thiscan causeexplosions,fires,and

injuries.


))Dependingontheengineandcountry
()Note
—Removefuelthathasoverflowedontoany
vehiclecomponentsimmediatelytoreduce
theriskofdamagetothevehicle.
—Neverdriveuntilthefueltankiscompletely
empty.Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatre-
sultsfromthatcan causeenginemisfires.
Uncombustedfuelmayentertheexhaust
systemandincreasetheriskofdamageto
thecatalyticconverter.
(@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Donotoverfillthefueltank,orfuelcouldleak
outwhenthevehicleiswarmingup.
@)Tips
Thefuelfillerdoor onyourvehicledoesnot
lockifyoulockthevehiclefromtheinsideus-
ing
thecentral lockingswitch.
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CheckingandFilling

Fuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
Ifthecentrallockingsystemmalfunctions,the
fuelfillerdoorcanbe unlockedmanually.
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Fig.253Rightsidetrimpanelintheluggagecompart-
ment:openingthetrimpanel


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Fig.254Luggagecompartment:fuelfillerdooremergency
release
Theemergencyopeningmechanismislocated
behindtherightsidetrimpanelintheluggage
compartment.
>Openthecoverinthesidepanel>fig.253.
>Tounlockthefuelfillerdoor,loosen theloop
fromtheretainerandthenpullontheloop
carefully>fig.254>@.
>Pressontheleftsideofthefuelfillerdoorto
openit>page308,fig.251.
®Note
Onlypullontheloopuntilyoufeelresistance.
Youwillnothearitrelease.Ifyoucontinueto
pull,youcoulddamagetheemergencyre-
leasemechanism.
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Generalinformation
AWARNING
Thetemperatureoftheexhaustsystemis
high,bothwhendrivingandafterstopping
the
engine.
—Nevertouchtheexhausttailpipesoncethey
have
becomehot. Thiscouldresultinburns.
—Donotparkyourvehicleoverflammable
materialssuchasgrassorleavesbecause
thehightemperatureofthe emissionssys-
temcouldstartafire.
—Donotapplyunderbodyprotectantinthe
exhaustsystemarea,becausethisincreases
theriskoffire.
Catalyticconverter
Followthesafetyprecautions>page310,Gener-
alinformation.


Thevehiclemayonlybedrivenwithunleaded
gasoline,orthecatalyticconverterwillbede-
stroyed.
Neverdriveuntilthetankiscompletelyempty.
Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatresultsfromthat
cancauseenginemisfires.Uncombustedfuel
couldentertheexhaustsystem,whichcould
causeoverheatinganddamagetothecatalytic
converter.

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Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
engineoillevel>page315.
—Iftheengineoillevelistoolow,addengineoil
=page316.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
—Iftheengineoilleveliscorrectandtheindica-
torlightstillturnson,turntheengineoffand
donotcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
Engineoillevel
Appliesto:vehicleswithoillevelwarning
&Pleaseaddoilimmediately.
Stoptheengineanddonotcontinuedriving.
Checktheengineoillevel>page315andadd
engineoilimmediately>page316.
3Pleaseaddmax.xqt(xJ)oil.Youcancon-
tinuedriving
Addtheamountofoilshownimmediately
=>page316.
Reducingtheoillevel
&Pleasereduceoillevel.
Thereistoomuchoilintheengineandthereisa
risk
ofdamagingthecatalyticconverteror en-
gine.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
engineoilextractedifnecessary.Avoidhighen-
ginespeeds,fullacceleration,andheavyengine
loads.
Engineoilsensor
3Oillevelsensor:oilchangenecessary.Please
contactService
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil.Thiswillcause
theengineoilleveltoriseslowlyandtheengine
oilqualitytodecrease.Donotextractengineoil
toreducethelevel,becausethiswillincreasethe
riskofenginedamage.DrivetoanauthorizedAu-
didealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohaveengineoilextracted.
BsOillevelsystem:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoillevelhas
malfunctioned.Driveimmediatelytoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tytohave themalfunctionrepaired.
&Oilpressuresensor:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoilpressure
hasmalfunctioned.Driveimmediatelytoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitytohavethemalfunctionrepaired.
Enginewarm-uprequest
iPleasedrivetowarmupengine
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil,eitherduetolow
outsidetemperaturesorfrequentshortdrives.
Driveuntiltheengineiswarmso thatthefuelin
theengineoilwillevaporate.Avoidhighengine
speeds,fullaccelerating,andheavyengineloads
whendoingthis.
@Tips
TheoilpressurewarningEBisnot anoillevel
indicator.Alwayschecktheoillevelregularly.
Checkingtheengineoillevel
TheengineoillevelcanbecheckedintheInfo-
tainmentsystem
Observethesafetyprecautions>/A\inGeneral
informationonpage311.
>Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>»Shuttheengineoffwhenitiswarm.
>Switchonlytheignitionbackon.
>Waitapproximatelytwominutes.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:the[MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Service
&checks>Oillevel.
>Readtheoillevelinthedisplay.Addengineoil
ifthe barintheoillevelindicatorisjustbelow
“min”>page316.
@)Note
Iftheengineoillevelistoolowortoohigh,
thereisariskofenginedamage.


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Audi smartphoneinterface..........243,
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Automaticheadlights..................
Auto
Lock(centrallockingsystem).........
Automaticbeltretractor..............0.
Automaticclimatecontrol................
Automaticclimatecontrolsystem
Audidriveselect...............000008
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luggagecompartmentlid....36
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Brakefluid
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Electromechanicalparkingbrake.........78
Emergencybrakingfunction.............79
Newbrakepads..............-..00005147
Break-insecurityfeature............0000.34
Breakingin
Newbrakepads............-.02+0000147
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Buttons
Control:panel(MMI),ceivesosavinsososvewas152
Multifunctionsteeringwheel.........15,18
SwitchingtheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
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Cable(USBadapter/AUXconnectorcable)..231
CaliforniaProposition65Warning........312
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