AUDI Q5 2014 Owners Manual

Technical modifications ..... .. .. .. .. . 296
Tether anchors ............... ... ... 194
T ether strap . ............. .... .. .. . 194
Textiles Cleaning ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 220
The first 1,000 m iles (1,500 km) and after-
wards ..... ... ............. ...... .. 205
Tie-down r ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 146
tiptronic Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . 124
Dnvrng .... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 125
Emergency mode . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 128
Hill descent control ....... .. .. .. .. . 126
Kick-dow n .. ............. .... .. ... 127
Manual sh ift program ........ .... .. 127
Selecto r leve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
tiptronic (automatic transmission) . ... . 123
Tire Mobility Sy stem . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 27 1
Tire pressure . ............. .... .. .. . 253
Tire pressure monitoring system . ... .. . 265
Loss of air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 266
Malfunct ion .. ........... .. .. .. ... 266
Resett ing tire pressures .... .. .. .. .. . 267
Tires . ... .. .. .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. .. . 2 47
Repai r kit .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 271
Repair set . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 104
Service life . ............. .... .. .. . 257
Speed rating letter code ... .. .. .. .. . 259
Tire manufacturing date ... .. .. .. .. . 259
T ire specifications ........... .... .. 259
Tread depth ..... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 257
Uniform tire quality grading .. .. . ... . 26 1
W inte r tir es ............. .. .. .. .. . 26 2
Tires and vehicle load limits .. .. .. .. .. . 255
Tires and whee ls
Checking tire pressure .. ... .. .. .. .. . 253
Cold ti re inflat ion pressure ... ...... . 251
Dimensions . ............. .... .. ... 258
General notes ............ .... .. .. . 247
Glossary of t ire and load ing term ino lo -
gy ...... ... ...... ............. .. 24 8
L ow aspect rat io t ires ... ...... .... .. 264
New tires and w heels ...... .. .. .. .. . 258
Replacing .. ............. .... .. .. . 259
Snow chains .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... . 263
Tire pressure monitoring system . 16, 265
Tires and vehicle load limits . ... .. .. . 255
Inde x 309
Whee l bolts
Winter tires 264
262
T oo l kit ...... .. .. ................. 268
Too ls ...... .. .. .. ................. 104
T orn or frayed safety belts
152
Towing Front eye let . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Rea r eyelet .. .. .. ................. 286
T ow t ruc k procedu res ........... .. .. 285
Towing a trailer Pa rking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system . .. .. 266
T ra iler tow ing . .. .. .. . .............. 213
Operating instr uctions .. ..... ... .. .. 21 4
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . 213, 214
Tongue load ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 214
Trai ler towing tips ............. .. .. 215
T rai le r turn s ignal assembly
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. . 17
Transmission .. .. .. .. ... ....... ..... 123
Malfunction ( indicato r light) ..... .. .. 128
Transport Canada .. ................. 147
T rave l mode . ... .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. . 51
T read Wear Ind icator (TWI) .......... . 257
T rip comp uter
Fuel consumpt ion ................. . 23
Mileage . .. .. .. .. .. ............... . 23
S ingle-trip memory ..... ......... .. . 23
T ota l-trip memory ................ .. 23
Tr ip odometer ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 13
T runk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Turn signals ....... .. ..... ........... 52
Warning/ind icator lights .. .. ... ... .. . 16
u
Un fastening safety belts
Un idirectional tires ... . .. .. ..... ... . .
Uni form tire quality g radi ng ......... .
U nlocking 154
247
261
Power locking switch ............... . 42
Rea r lid/tru nk lid ... . .. .. .. ... ... .. . 43
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
U si ng the mechanical key .......... .. 41
U se of jumper cab les ............ .... 284
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Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4
Vehicle Ca re/clea ning . ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 217
T ranspor t .. ............. .... .. .. . 106
Vehicle ident ificat ion labe l ....... .. .. . 289
Vehicle Identification N umber (VI N) .... 289
Vehicle jack .. .. .. .. ...... .... . 268,275
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle shut-down ......... .. .. .... . 207
Vehicle too l kit . .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. . 104
Venti lation . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 79
V in yl
C le a ning . .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. . 220
w
War ning/ indica to r li ghts ...... .. .. .. .. 10
A irbag sys te m ........... .. .. .... .. 16
Ant i-lo ck brak e system (A BS) . .. .. .. . . 17
B rake system .. ... .... ... .. .. .... .. 18
C ruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
Elect romechan ica l park ing brake . ... . . 1 8
Elect ronic power contro l ... .... ...... 15
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) ... 15
Glow plug system ........ .. .. .. .. . . 15
H igh beam .... .... ...... ... ... .. .. 17
Malfunct io n Indicato r Lamp (MIL) . . . . . 17
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Ti re pres sure monitor ing syste m .. .. . . 16
T ra iler tur n sig na l a ssemb ly .. .. .. .... 17
Tu rn signa ls . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 16
War ning ligh ts . .......... ... .. .. .. .. 14
Warranty coverages ... ... .. .. .. .... . 293
Wa sher rese rvoir .......... .... .... . 246
Wear ind icator ....... ..... .. .. ..... 257
Weights ..... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 289
What happens if you wear yo ur saf ety belt
too loose? ................ .... ..... 1 53
What happens to unbelted occupants? .. 150
What impairs dr iving sa fety? ... .. .. .. . 1 40
What should I do after chang ing a
wheel? .. .. ................. .. .. .. . 25 4
What should I do after rep lacing wheels? 254
Wheel bo lts
Torq ue ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 264 Whee
ls . ... .... .. ... .. .. ..... .. . .. 24 7
Checking tire press ure .. ..... ... .. .. 253
Cleaning . ... .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. 219
Co ld tire inflation pressure ...... .... 251
General notes ................. .... 247
G lossary of tire and loading term inolo -
gy . .. ... ... .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. 248
New t ires and wh ee ls ........ ... .. .. 25 8
T ires and veh icle load limits ... .. .. .. 255
When must a safety be lt be replaced? .. 152
When m ust the a irbag sys tem be inspect -
ed? . ... .. .. .... .. .. .... . ..... ... .. 168
When should I adjust the t ire pressures? 254
When should I check the tire press ures? . 254
W here are lower ancho rages loca ted? ... 192
Where can I find the t ire p ress ures fo r my
ca r? . ...... ... ... .. .......... ... .. 253
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 150
Window reg ulators
Malfunctions .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 47
Power locks ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 47
Windows Cleaning/ removing ice .............. 219
D efros ting .. .. .. ............. .... . 81
Windsh ie ld
Defrost ing .. .. .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. . 81
Windsh ie ld washer fluid
Low leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Windsh ie ld wipers .................. . 54
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Faulty . ... .... .. .. .... . ..... ... .. . 35
Fo lding up ........................ 55
Replac ing the rear wiper b lade ... .... . 56
Replac ing winds hield wiper b lades .... . 55
Washer reservo ir .... .. ..... ... .. .. 246
Winter operation Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Car washes ................... .... 217
Coolant system .. ............. .... 238
Defrost ing windows .... .. ... ..... .. . 81
Removing ice from windows . .. .. .. .. 219
Seat heating . .. .. ... ....... ... .. .. . 81
T ires ..... .. .. .. .. ... ........ .... 202
Winter tires . ....................... 262
All-wheel drive ... ... .. .. ... ..... .. 262
Wiper b la d es
refer to W indshield wipers . ... .. .. .. . 56

Index 311
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Xenon -Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1, 28 2 •
y
Yellow symbol s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1

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