2019 AUDI Q5 tow

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Foreword
Thankyouforchoosingan Audi-wevalueyourtrustinus.
YournewAudiwillallowyoutoexperiencethebestingroundbreakingtechnologyandpremiumquality
equipmentthatavehiclehastooffer.WerecommendthatyoureadyourOwner'sManualthoroughly
sothatyouquicklybecomeacquaintedwithyourAudiandmakeuseofallofitsfeatures.
Inadditiontoexplaininghowthedifferentfeatureswork,weprovidemanyuseful tips andinformation
concerningyoursafety,howtocareforyourvehicle,andhowtomaintainyourvehicle'svalue.Wealso
giveyouusefultipsandinformationonhowtodriveyourvehiclemoreefficientlyandinanenviron-
mentally-friendlymanner.
Wehopeyouenjoydrivingyour Audiandwewishyousafeandpleasantmotoring.
AUDIAG

AWARNING

Operating,servicingandmaintainingapassengervehicleor
off-highwaymotorvehiclecanexpose youtochemicalsinclud-
ingengineexhaust,carbonmonoxide,phthalates,andlead,
whichareknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerand
birthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.Tominimizeexpo-
sure,avoidbreathingexhaust,donotidletheengineexceptas
necessary,serviceyourvehicleinawell-ventilatedareaand
wearglovesorwashyourhandsfrequentlywhenservicing
yourvehicle.Formoreinformationgotowww.P65Warnings.
ca.gov/passenger-vehicle.

Tableofcontents

AboutthisOwner'sManual......
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Displayandoperation............
Instrumentcluster...............
Instrumentclusteroverview...........
Coolanttemperatureindicator.........
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Multifunctionsteeringwheel..........
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Startinganddriving.............
Openingandclosing.............
Centrallocking..................000-
Luggagecompartmentlid.............
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Roofrack...eeeeee67
WarrantGoudie:¢swss 0wennoeve69
Climatecontrolsystem...............69
3zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol.70
Steeringwheelheating...............72
Driving......6.eee73
Generalinformation................. 73
SHORINGcessto=snennieewoanaes= 6erties4wom74
Startingandstoppingtheengine.......75
Start/Stopsystem...........--.0000-77
Electromechanicalparkingbrake.......78
Starting todrive.....02...eeeeee80
Offroaddriving«ease «news« «cowsaawow81
Tiltsangle:display«ciseooec&vemoe82
Automatictransmission..............83
Trailertowing.................0..90
Drivingwithatrailer.................90
Driverassistance.................93
Assistsystems...................gS
Speedwarningsystem.............---93
Cruise controlsystem..............--93
Camera-basedtrafficsignrecognition...95
Laptimer............0..00eeeeeee97
Predictiveefficiencyassist.............98
Audi adaptivecruisecontrol...........101
Audipresense..............00--000ia
Audiactivelaneassist...........0.4.116
Audisideassisticn:+sccmwowanesvwaware¥«120
Audidriveselect..............0..0000.125
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Generalinformation.................129
Rearparkingsystem................130
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RearviewCame?woesossieeoeenewace132
Peripheralcameras...........---0005134
ParkaSSISUsx ¢casess &xaos+Remy¥ 8ROS137
Adjustingtheparkingaid.............142
ErrormessageS.............0e0eeeee142
IntelligentTechnology...........144
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)....144
Brakes«xwswe2wana xgee2Ymaese te146

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Audismartphoneinterface......243
Setup...eeececeeeeee243
OPeratintg’s+wasns xmownwsweeBowGe244
Troubleshootingwwe«swwaneeveureaewate244
Systemsettings..................245
Settingthedateandtime.............245
MMISOttIMGSs.«sintess0 »enenaie« anstanni 5oxen245
Connectionmanager................-246
Systemupdatesiass «eenssowenssecores249
Soundsettings...........00eee eee249
Volumesettings...............00000.250
RestartingtheMMI...............4..251
Softwarelicenseinformation..........2511,
252 252 252
Correctpassengerseatingpositions.....253
Pedaliareassssoevaneoweaoeweesees256
SAfGtyBELES«ccascceca¢ 5cows3 iHes258
Generalinformation.................258
Whyusesafetybelts?................259
Safetybelts...............02000000:261
BeltensiOners«cscss 2mean2newss 9exe264
Airbagsystem....................266
Importantinformation...............266
Front:airbagss.«sveisissosvi+6wrevive© ¥eres270
MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem.278
Side@airbags:+ «ves< Sidecurtainairbags..................285
GRibeSafety)«:«se cess iseesgsseams2288
Importantinformation...............288
Childsafetyseats.............00000..294
Securingchildsafetyseats............299
LATCHsystem(loweranchoragesand
tethersfor.children),.....ewesnecesnae302
Additionalinformation...............306
MaintenanceandCare...........307
CheckingandFilling.............307
FUG@less =sees=ser¥7HewSev wasoeee307
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Emissionscontrolsystem.............310
Enginecompartment.¢oe.6 6eeeeseves311
EngineObi.»crisessvcsceneeeomensvwaseconeve314
Coolingsystem.............0ceee318
Brake’flidies« +sees« 2ews2 2eewm4 2eee319
Electrical:systemwiexooesoooweaoon320
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Windshieldwashersystem...........-323
Serviceintervaldisplay...............323
Wheels...............00:ceee eee 324
WheelsandTires...........02000324
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......341
Careandcleaning................343
Generalinformation............0.00.343
Carwashes...............-020.0.eee343
Cleaningandcareinformation.........344
Takingyourvehicleoutofservice.......348
DoItYourselfccs< :ecc55 :goesstee349
Emergencyassistance...........349
Generalinformation.................349
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Tiremobilitykittswis. 2wea2xwereeoos349
Changimgatine’.«sess««somed4 ©sues00une351
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FusessandDULDS:.«occ.6 6cic6icin357
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BUILDSses:«+gaussseme=¥Beesgeoeee360
Emergencysituations............362
Geneéfal«sees¢vqowe¢ ememe= aees»eee362
Startingbypushingortowing..........362
Startingwithjumpercables...........362
Usingthejumpstartcable............363
Towingwithatowtruck.............0.364
Raisingthevehicle..............200..366
Customerinformation...........367
Accessoriesandtechnical
Changes........6...ceceeee367
Wallanty’:« ¢sees= =en5¢eeeFoeee¢367
AudiLiterature:Shopis« «sssia«0exes6«ane367
Drivinginothercountries.............367
Maintenance,repairs,andtechnical
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Accessoriesandparts................369

Instrumentcluster

—Timeanddate>page245
—Digitalspeedometer*
—Averageconsumption
—Remainingrange*
—Short-termmemoryoverview
—Long-termmemoryoverview
—Energyconsumers*=page20
—Driverassistance*>page101
—Trafficsignrecognition*>page95
Theshort-termmemorycollectsdrivinginforma-
tionfromthetimetheignitionisswitchedonun-
tilitisswitchedoff.Ifyoucontinuedrivingwithin
twohoursafterswitchingtheignitionoff,the
newvaluesareincludedwhencalculatingthecur-
renttripinformation.
Unliketheshort-termmemory,thelong-term
memoryisnoterasedautomatically.Youcanse-
lectthetimeperiodforevaluatingtripinforma-
tionyourself.
Fuelconsumption
Thecurrentfuelconsumptioncan beshownusing
abargraph&fig.14.Theaverageconsumption
storedintheshort-termmemoryisalsodis-
played.Ifthebarsaregreenorthegraytone on
thebarschanges(dependingontheequipment),
yourvehicleissavingfuelbythefollowingfunc-
tion:
—Recuperation:electricalenergycanbestoredin
thebatterywhenthevehicleiscoastingordriv-
ingdownhill.Thebarwillmovetoward(7/4.
@)Tips
Thedate,timeofday,andtimeanddatefor-
matcanbesetintheInfotainmentsystem
=>page245.
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Energyconsumers
Appliesto:vehicleswithenergyconsumers
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Energyconsumers
taeri
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Airconditioning
Auxiliaryheating
Rearwindowheating

Fig.15Instrumentcluster:energyconsumers
IntheEnergyconsumersview,theotherequip-
mentthatiscurrentlyaffectingfuelconsumption
islistedinthefirsttab(on-boardcomputer).The
displayshowsuptothreeenergyconsumers
>fig.15.Theequipmentusingthemostpoweris
listedfirst.Ifmorethanthreeitemsusingpower
areswitchedon,theequipmentthatiscurrently
usingthemostpowerisdisplayed.
Agauge(@)alsoshowsthecurrenttotalcon-
sumptionofallotherconsumers.
Engineoiltemperaturedisplayandboost
atelte-hels
Appliesto:vehicleswithengineoiltemperaturedisplay/boost
indicator
Appliesto:vehicleswithanaloginstrumentcluster
Theengineoiltemperatureandboostindicator
areonlyshowninthelaptimerdisplay
=>page97.
Engineoiltemperatureindicator=
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audivirtualcockpit
Theengineoiltemperatureisonlyshowninthe
enhancedvieworinthesportview>page17.
Whenengineoiltemperaturesarelow,thedis-
play---°F(---°C)appearsintheinstrumentclus-
ter.
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtempera-
turewhentheengineoiltemperatureisbetween
176°F(80°C)and248°F(120°C)undernormal
drivingconditions.Theengineoiltemperature>

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Instrumentcluster

DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.

Z\WARNING
Havethesafetysystemsinspectedimmedi-
ately.Otherwise,thereisariskthatthesys-
temsmaynotactivateduringacollision,
whichincreasestheriskofseriousinjuryor
death.
oRavatlhe
The|Aindicatorlightstaysonuntilthedriver's
andfrontpassenger'ssafetybeltsarefastened.
Aboveacertainspeed,therewillalsobeawarn-
ingtone.
@)Tips
Foradditionalinformationonsafetybelts,
see>page258.
@-eSteeringlock
|e—e|Steering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle

Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.Youcannotturntheignitionon.
Donottowyourvehiclebecauseitcannotbe
steered.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
2]Steeringlock:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunction
repaired.

Z\WARNING
Donottowyourvehicleifthereisamalfunc-
tionintheelectronicsteeringlockbecause
thisincreasestheriskofanaccident.

-~©Enginestartsystem
EEnginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService
Donotswitchtheignitionoffbecauseyoumay
notbeabletoswitchitonagain.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
3Enginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thereisamalfunctionintheenginestartingsys-
tem.
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.
IftheBindicatorlightturnson,thehoodlock
isnotlatchedcorrectly.
Stopimmediatelyandclosethehood
=>page312.
53/2ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
IftheBBindicatorlightblinkswhiledriving,the
ESCorASR(Anti-SlipRegulation)isactivelyregu-
lating.
IftheBAindicatorlightturnson,thesystemhas
switched theESCoff.Inthiscase,youcanswitch
theignitionoffandthen ontoswitchtheESCon
again.Theindicatorlightturnsoffwhenthesys-
temisfullyfunctional.
Ifthe B&Bindicatorlightturnson,ESCwas
switchedoffusingthe2%]button>page145.


Stabilizationcontrol(ESC/ABS):malfunction!
Seeowner'smanual
IftheBBindicatorlampandthefs/©)ABSin-
dicatorlampturnonandthismessageappears,
theABSorelectronicdifferentiallockismalfunc-
tioning.Thisalsocauses theESCtomalfunction.
Thebrakesstillfunctionwiththeirnormalpower,
butABSisnotactive.
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>

Openingandclosing

>Tolockthedriver'sdoor,selectthe"P"position
andturnthekeyoncetotheclosingposition
>.
Lockingthefrontpassenger'sdoororrear
doorswiththemechanicalkey
Themechanicallockislocatedontheedgeofthe
frontpassenger'sdoorandthereardoors.Itis
onlyvisiblewhenthedoorisopen.
>Removethemechanicalkey>page30.
>Removethecapfromtheopening>fig.25.
> Insertthekeyintheinsideslotandturnitall
thewaytotheright(rightdoor)orleft(left
door).

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ReadandfollowingallWARNINGS>A\inDe-
scriptiononpage28.
aea]
Appliesto:vehicleswithanti-theftalarmsystem

Iftheanti-theftalarmsystemdetectsavehicle
break-in,audioandvisualwarningsignalsare
triggered.Theanti-theftalarmsystemisswitch-
edonoroffwhenlockingorunlockingyourvehi-
cle.Ifthealarmistriggered,itwillshutoffauto-
maticallyafteracertainamountoftime.
Switchingthealarmoffmanually
>Toswitchthealarmoff,pressthe@buttonon
thevehiclekeyorswitchtheignitionon.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theanti-
theftalarmsystemmayhavethefollowingfea-
tures:
Break-insecurityfeature
Thealarmwillsoundifthereisabreak-inatthe
doors,hood,and/orluggagecompartmentlid.
Interior/towingprotectionmonitoring
button*
Thealarmwillbetriggerediftherearemove-
mentsdetectedinthevehicleinterior(forexam-
ple,byanimals)orifthereisachangeinthevehi-
cleangle(forexample,whenthevehicleisbeing
towed).
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Youcanpreventthealarmfrombeingtriggered
bydeactivatingtheinterior/towingprotection
monitor.
Deactivatingtheinterior/towing protection
monitor
Therearethefollowingoptionsfordeactivating
theinterior/towingprotectionmonitor:
>Pressthe@buttononthevehiclekeyasecond
timewithintwoseconds.Or
>Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:
Touchthesensoronthedoorhandleasecond
time
withintwoseconds.Or
>Turn themechanicalkeyinthedoorlocktothe
closepositionasecondtimewithin2seconds.
Ifyoulockthevehicle,thentheinterior/towing
protectionmonitorwillstayoffuntilthenext
timethevehicleisunlocked.

Z\WARNING
Noone,especiallychildren,shouldstayinthe
vehiclewhenitislockedfromtheoutside,be-
causethewindowscannolongerbeopened
fromtheinside.Lockeddoorsmakeitmore
difficultforemergencyworkerstoenterthe
vehicle,whichputslivesatrisk.

G)Tips
Theinterior/towingprotectionmonitoring*
onlyfunctionscorrectlywhenthewindows
andtheroof*areclosed.

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LightsandVision

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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LightsandVision

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>