AUDI Q5 2019 Repair Manual

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Powersources
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,youmaybe
abletouse theelectricpowersourcesforexter-
naldevices,dependingonthevehicleequipment.
12voltsockets
Youcanconnectelectricalaccessoriestothe12
voltsockets.Thepowerusagemustnotexceed
120watts.
The12voltsocketsarelabeledwiththe12V
symbol.Theyarelocatedinthefrontcentercon-
sole*,intherear*andonthesidetrimpanelin
theluggagecompartment”.
USBports
Appliesto:VehicleswithUSBport
Youcan chargemobiledevicesusingtheUSB
ports.TheUSBportsarelabeledwiththe*or
[4symbolorCHARGEONLY.

Z\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskoffatalinjury,storeall
connecteddevicessecurelywhendrivingso
that
theydonotmovearoundinsidetheve-
hiclewhenbrakingorinthe eventofanacci-
dent.
—Incorrectusagecanleadtoseriousinjuries
orburns.Toreducetheriskofinjuries,never
leavechildrenunattendedinthevehicle
withthevehiclekey.

@)Note
—Readtheoperatingmanualsforthecon-
necteddevices.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothevehicle
electricalsystem,neverattempttocharge
thevehiclebatterybyconnectingaccesso-
riesthatprovidepowertothepowersour-
ces.
—Donotconnectanydevicewhosenetwork
class(voltage)doesnotmatchthenetwork
classdesignedforthesocket.
—Disconnect theconnectorsfromthepower
sourcescarefullytoreducetheriskofdam-
agingthem.
Storage
Cupholders

Fig.63Rearcenterarmrest:Cupholders*(example)
Yourvehiclehascupholdersinthefrontcenter
consoleandinthecenterrearseat”.
Cupholdersintherearcenterarmrest*
>Folddownthecenterarmrestbypressingon
thereleaselever(@)>page63,fig.70.
>Pressthebuttontoopenthecupholder
>fig.63.
>Setyourbeverageintheholder.
>Toclosethecupholder,foldthecoverbackun-
tilitclicksintoplace.

ZAWARNING
—Donot putanyhotbeveragesinthecup
holderwhilethevehicleismoving.Hotbev-
eragescouldspill,whichincreasestherisk
ofinjury.
—Donotuseanybreakablebeveragecontain-
ers(forexample,madeoutofglassorpor-
celain).Youcouldbeinjuredbytheminthe
event
ofanaccident.
@)Note
Beveragecontainersinthecupholdersshould
always
havealid.Otherwise,theliquidinside
couldspillandcausedamagetovehicle
equipment.

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Climatizedcupholder
Appliesto:vehicleswithclimatizedcupholders
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Fig.64Centerconsole:climatizedcupholder
Pressthebuttontokeepyourbeveragecold.The
LEDturnsblue@).
Pressthe buttonagaintokeepyourbeverage
warm.TheLEDturnsred(@).
Toturnoffthecooling/heatingfunction,press
thebuttonrepeatedlyuntiltheLED@and@
turnsoff.
Whencooling,thetemperaturewillreachap-
proximately38°F(3°C).Whenheating,thetem-
peraturewillreachapproximately128°F(53°C).
Whenthetemperaturereaches104°F(40°C),
theheatindicator(@)alsoturnsontoremind you
nottotouchtheplatewhenitistoohot.Thedis-
playturnsoffifthetemperaturefallsbelowthis
value.

ZXWARNING
—Toreducetheriskofburns,nevertouchthe
beverageholderplatewhentheheatindica-
torison.
—Donotuseanybreakablebeveragecontain-
ers(forexample,madeoutofglassorpor-
celain).Youcouldbeinjuredbytheminthe
eventofanaccident.


®Note
Onlyplacesealedbeveragecontainersinthe
cupholderstoreducetheriskofdamageto
vehicleequipment.
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G)Tips
Donotcoverthesideventgrille>fig.64;or
thefunctionofthecupholdermaybeim-
Paired.
Cooledglovecompartment
Appliesto:vehicleswithcooledglovecompartment
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Fig.65Glovecompartment:Coolingmodeknob
>Toswitchtherefrigerationfunctionon,turnthe
knobcounterclockwiseuntilthesymbolsindi-
catethatrefrigerationisswitchedon@).
>Toswitchtherefrigerationfunctionoff,turn
theknobclockwiseuntilthesymbolsindicate
thatrefrigerationisswitchedoff(2).
@)Tips
Theglovecompartmentcoolingmodeonly
functionswhenthevehicleA/Csystemis
switchedon.
Additi

nalstoragecompartts

Youwillfindavarietyofstoragecompartments
andholdersatvariouslocationsinthevehicle.
—Glovecompartment:Theglovecompartment
can belocked*usingthemechanicalkey
>page29.
—Inthedoortrimpanels
—Storagecompartmentunderthefrontcenter
armrest
— Garmenthooks abovethereardoors*
—Nets*ontheleft/rightluggagecompartment
trimpanel
—Tie-downs*ontheleftluggagecompartment
trimpanel
—Baghooks*intheluggagecompartment

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ZA\WARNING
—Looseobjectscanbethrownaroundtheve-
hicleinteriorduringsuddendrivingorbrak-
ingmaneuvers,whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Storeobjectssecurelywhile
driving.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,makesureall
storagecompartmentsarealwaysclosed
whiledriving.
—Only use thestoragecompartmentsinthe
doortrimpanelstostoresmallobjectsthat
willnotstickoutofthecompartmentand
impairthefunctionofthesideairbags.
—Duetostrengthreasons,onlysecureobjects
upto11lbs(5kg)withthetie-downs*.
Heavierobjectsarenotadequatelysecured.
Thereisriskofpersonalinjury.
—Makesureyour viewtowardtherearisnot
blocked,forexamplebyhangingclothing or
objects
inthevehicle.
—Onlylightweightclothingshould behung
fromthegarmenthooksinthevehicle.The
pocketsoftheclothingmustnotcontainany
heavy,breakable,orsharp-edgedobjects.
Suchobjectsendangervehicleoccupants
andincreasetheriskofinjuryduringsudden
drivingorbrakingmaneuversorinanacci-
dent,especiallyiftheairbagsdeploy.
—Donotusecoathangerstohanggarments
becausethiscouldreducetheeffectiveness

ofthesidecurtainairbags*.

Luggagecompartment
Generalinformation
Allpieces ofluggageor objects mustbesecurely
fastenedintheluggagecompartment.Notethe
followingtomaintaingoodvehiclehandling:
>Distributetheloadevenlyintheluggagecom-
partment.
>Stowheavyluggageasfarforwardinthelug-
gagecompartmentaspossible.
»Usenon-elasticcordsattachedtothetie-downs
tosecureobjects.

ZAWARNING
— Theluggagecompartmentcoverisnota
surfaceforstoringobjects.Objectsplaced
onthecoverincreasetheriskofinjurytoall
vehicleoccupantsduringsuddendrivingor
brakingmaneuversorintheeventofanac-
cident.
—Looseobjectscanbethrownaroundtheve-
hicleinteriorduringsuddendrivingorbrak-
ingmaneuvers,whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Alwaysstowobjectssecurelyin
theluggagecompartmentandsecurethem
atthetie-downs.Usestrapssuitablefor
heavyobjects.
—Ifpieces ofluggageor objects aresecured
tothetie-downswithunsuitableordam-
agedstraps,thiscanincreasetheriskofin-
juryduringbrakingmaneuversoraccidents.
—Whentransportingheavyobjects,thevehi-
clecharacteristicswillchangeduetothe
shiftinthe centerofgravity,whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.
— Thecargonetisonlystrongenoughtose-
curelightobjects.Heavyobjectsarenotade-
quatelysecured.Attemptingtosecureheavy
objectsincreasestheriskofinjury.
—Neverexceedthepermittedaxleandload
andvehicleweight>page373.
—Neversecurea childsafetyseattothetie-
downs.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattended,espe-
ciallyiftheluggagecompartmentlidis
open.Childrencouldentertheluggagecom-
partmentandclosetheluggagecompart-
mentlidfromtheinside.Thiscreatesthe
riskoffatalinjury,sincethechildrenwould
belockedinandmaynotbeabletoescape
bythemselves.
—Donotallowchildrentoplayinorontheve-
hicle.Closeandlocktheluggagecompart-
mentlidaswellasallotherdoorswhenyou
leavethevehicle.

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—Nevertransportpassengersintheluggage
compartment.Everypassengermustbecor-
rectlysecuredwiththesafetybeltsinthe
vehicle>page258.
—Becarefulwhenreleasingthebackrestand
foldingitforward.Toreducetheriskofbe-
ingpinched,payattentionandcheckwhen
foldingbackrestsforward.
—Thebackrestmustbesecurelylatchedso
objects
cannotslideforwardoutofthelug-
gagecompartmentduringsuddenbraking.
— Thebackrestmustbelatchedsecurelyto en-
surethatthesafetybeltisprotectingthe
centerseatingposition.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifitiscorrectlylockedin
place.

Luggagecompartmentcover
Appliesto:vehicleswithluggagecompartmentcover


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Fig.66Luggagecompartment:coverattached



oeNote
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,movetherear
headrestraintsdown>page57beforefold-
ingtherearbackrestsforward.
—Whenfoldingthebackrestforward,make
suretheoutersafetybeltsareinthebelt
guiderecessso thattheydonotgetpinched
inthebackrestlockanddamaged.Otherob-
jectsshould beremovedfromtherear
benchseattoprotectthebackrestfrom
damage.
—Ifyoumovethefrontseatbackwhenthe
rearseatbackrestisfoldedforward,you
coulddamagetheheadrestraintsonthe
rearseat.
—Makesurethattheheatinggridstripsfor
therearwindowdefoggerarenotdamaged
byabrasiveobjects.
—Lettheluggagecompartmentcoverrollup
slowlytoreducetheriskofdamage.
@)Tips
—Thetirepressuremustbeadaptedtothe
load>page334.
—Youcanpurchasestrapsatspecialtystores.
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Fig.67Luggagecompartment:removingandinstalling
theluggagecompartmentcover
Followthesafetyprecautions>page61.
Attaching
>Pullthecoveroutandattachitinthemounting
eyeletsinthesidetrimpanel>fig.66.
Removing
>Pullbothleversinthedirectionofthearrow
=>fig.67andremovethecoverupward.
Installing
> Placetheleftandrightsidesofthecoverinto
themountsonthesidetrimpanel.
>Pushthecoverdownwarduntilitclicksinto
place.

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Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension

Fig.68Leftsideoftheluggagecompartment:rearlower-
ingbutton
Therearofthevehiclecanbeloweredtomake
loadingandunloadingeasier.Requirement:all
vehicledoorsmustbeclosed.Thetrailermode
forairsuspensionisswitchedoff.
>Opentheluggagecompartmentlid.
>Pressthelowersectionofthebutton@).The
rearofthevehiclelowers.
>
Presstheuppersectionofthe button(2).The
rearofthevehiclewillLift.
TheLEDinthebuttonwillturnonwhilethevehi-
cleislowering.Whentheloadinglevelhasbeen
reached,theLEDwillstayonaslongastherear
ofthevehicleisintheloweredposition.TheLED
turnsoffwhenthevehiclereturnstotheoriginal
level.
Therearofthevehiclewillautomaticallylift
whenyouselectanothermodeorwhenthevehi-
clespeedexceedsapproximately2mph
(2km/h).
—Donotparkthevehicleinaloweredloading
level.
—Beforetherearloweringends,makesure
thereisenoughclearanceabovethevehicle
andtheluggagecompartmentLid,ifit is
open.
—Thevehiclewillnot lowerwhentheignition
isswitchedoffifthecompressedairreser- voir
isempty.ThebuttonLEDblinksthree
times.
—Ifthecompressedairreservoirisempty,itis
refilledwhiledrivingatspeedsabove
25mph(40km/h).
Meeeeb4lmaRMaes
Appliesto:vehicleswithfoldingbackrests
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(example)
Therearseatbackrestscan befoldedforwardei-
therseparately*ortogether.
Follow thesafetyprecautions>page61.
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Foldingtheouterrearbackrestsforwardand
backward
>Pullthereleaselever(@)inthedirectionofthe
arroworpullthelever*>page56,fig.57up-
ward.Thebackrestwillswingforward.Allowit
tolockintothelowestposition.
> Foldthebackrestbackupagainuntilitlocksin-
toplaceandtheredmarking(@)isnolonger
visible.
Foldingthecenterrearbackrestforwardand
backward
>Pullontheupperreleaselever(2)andfoldthe
backrestforward(2),or
>Pressthereleasebutton*@)downward.The
redmarkingwillbecomevisible.Foldtheback-
restforward.
> Foldthebackrestbackupagainuntilitlocksin-
toplaceandtheredmarking@)isnolonger
visible.
Increasingthesizeoftheluggage
compartment
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Fig.71Luggagecompartment:releaselever(example)
Therearseatbackrestscanbefoldedforwardei-
therseparately*ortogether.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page61.
Foldingthebackrestforward
>Pullthereleaselever>fig.71inthedirection
ofthearrowtofoldthebackrestforward.
Foldingthebackrestbackintothe upright
position
> Foldthebackrestbackupagainuntilitlocksin-
toplaceandtheredmarking(8)>page63,
fig.69isnolongervisible.
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Partitionnet
Appliesto:vehicleswithpartitionnet

Fig.72Backrestfoldedforward:partitionnet

Fig.73Luggagecompartment:partitionnet
Thepartitionnetpreventsobjectsfromsliding
intothepassengercompartment.Youcanattach
thepartitionnetbehindthefrontorrearseats.
Usethemountingeyelets@or@)forthis.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page61.
> Foldthebackrestforward,ifnecessary
=>page63.
>Toattachthepartitionnet,secureitintheup-
per
mountingeyeletsfirst,andtheninthelow-
ermountingeyelets.
>Tightenandsecurethestraps(3).
>Slidethelowersectionofthepartitionnetto
thedesiredlevel@).
>Toreleasethepartitionnet,loosenthestraps.

—Thestrapsmustfacetowardtherearwhen
attachingthepartitionnet.
—Thepartitionnetcanalsobeattachedtothe
adjustabletie-downs*>page65.
—Youmustdisengagethepartitionnet before
foldingthebackrestbackintotheupright
position.

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Tie-downsandluggagecompartmentnet


Fig.74Luggagecompartment:movabletie-downs(exam-
ple)


(example)
Followthesafetyprecautions>page61.
Tie-downs
Therearetie-downsintheluggagecompartment
tosecurepiecesofluggageandobjects.
>»Usethetie-downstosecure thecargo.
Movabletie-downs
Appliesto:vehicleswithmovabletie-downs
>Toinstallthetie-downs,pressbothbuttonsat
thesides@andremovethetie-downfromthe
rail.
>Toslidethetie-downs,pressbothoftheside
buttonsandslidethetie-downstothedesired
position.Thetie-downsmustlockinplace.
>Toremovethetie-downs,pressbothbuttonsat
thesidesandremovethetie-downfromthe
rail.
Cargonet
Appliesto:vehiclewithcargonet
Usethecargonet(2)tosecurelighterobjectsin
theluggagecompartment
>Foldtheclipforthetie-downsupward.
>Attachthehooksforthecargonettothetie-
downs.
Appliesto:vehicleswithafixtureset

Fig.76Luggagecompartment:securingattachments
Thetelescopingrod@)andthe securingstrap(2)
helptopreventobjectsfromslidingaroundinthe
luggagecompartment.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page61.
>Insertthemovabletie-downs>page65.
>Pressthebutton()ontheretainersandplace
themonthetie-downs.Makesurethebrackets
arelockedintoplace.
>Slidethetie-downsintothedesiredposition.
>Pressthebuttontotightenthesecuringstrap.
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Fig.77Luggagecompartment:cargomatspreadout
lengthwise
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Fig.78Luggagecompartment:@crosswisecargomat/
@lengthwisecargomat
Thecargomatprotectstheluggagecompart-
mentand bumperfromdirtandscratches.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page61.
Thecargomatcanbefoldedandthatmakesit
possibletopartitiontheloadingsurfacesinto
separatesections>fig.78.
Youcanextendthecargomatlengthwisewhen
thebackrestisfoldedupordown9fig.77.Ifyou
extenditcrosswise,youcanalsoprotecttheside
trimpanels.
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Thecargomatcanbeusedonbothsides.After
loadingorunloading,foldupthecargomatand
closetheluggagecompartmentlid. Onlystore
thecargomatifitisdry.
Youcansaveroombystoringthecargomatat
thesidesoftheluggagecompartment.


Fig.79Luggagecompartment:installingthecargofloor
Removingandinstallingthecargofloor
>Toremovethecargofloor,pulltheentirecargo
floortowardthebackofthevehicle.
>Toinsertthecargofloor,slideittowardthe
backrestsuntilitaudiblyengagesintothetabs
>fig.79.

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Roofrack
Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrack

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Fig.81Roofrail:installingaroofrack
Ifluggageorcargoistobecarriedontheroof,
youmustobservethefollowing:
—Onlyapprovedroofracksmaybeusedonyour
vehicle.Theseroofracksarethebasisfora
completeroofracksystem.Additionalattach-
mentsorcarriersystemsare neededtotrans-
portluggageandsportsequipment.Roofracks
andattachmentsfromtheAudiGenuineAcces-
soriesprogramarerecommended.
—Wheninstallingtheroofrack,makesurethatit
ismountedonlyatthedesignatedpointson
theroof>fig.80.
—Notethepermittedaxleload,permittedtotal
weight,andpermittedroofloadofyourvehicle
=page373.Theroofloadisthetotalofthe
weightoftheroofrack,theattachmentsand
thecargoyouarecarrying.However,youmust
alsonote thepermittedloadofthecarriersys-
tembeingused.
Installingtheroofrack
Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrackssupplied bythefactory
Theroofracksetconsistsofafrontandrearroof
rack,thecoverprofileandasocketwrench.On
theinnersideoftheroofrail,therearetwoholes
fortherearroofrack.Topreventconfusingthe
frontandrearroofrack,therearethree holeson
theleftinnersideandtwoholesontherightin-
nerside>fig.80.
—Beforemountingtheroofrack,openthecap@)
upward.
—Usethesocketwrench(@)toloosentheleftand
rightscrewinthedirectionof@)untilresist-
anceisfelt.Makesurethearrowonthesocket
wrench andthearrowonthescrewlineupex-
actly.
—Cleanthe rubberwashers(4)andtheroofrail
aroundthemountingpoints.
—Carefullyplacetheroofrackovertheholesin
theroofrail.Makesurethestickerisontheleft
sideofthevehicleandtheimprintedarrow
pointsinthedirectionoftravel.
—Placethepins@)intotheholes.Theclawfas-
tenerG)mustengageintotheedgeoftheroof
rail.Makesurethe rubberwashers(4)lieflaton
theroofrail.
—Tightenthescrewinthedirectionof@)using
the socketwrench.Makesurethearrowonthe
socketwrenchandthearrowonthescrewline
upexactly.Therequiredtighteningspecifica-
tionis4ftlbs(6Nm).
—Repeatthesestepsfortheothermounting
pointsfortheroofrack.
Installingtheattachments
Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrackssupplied bythefactory
—Removethe cap©)tomountattachmentson
theroofrack.
—SlidetheattachmentintotheT-groove(7).
—Tightentheattachmentaccordingtotheroof
rackinstallationinstructions.
—Closethecap©).
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Installingthecoverprofile
Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrackssupplied by thefactory
—Afteryouhavemountedtheattachments,seal
theopeningsintheT-groove(%)withthecover
profile@).
—Ifyoudonotwanttouse theattachment,seal
thewholeT-groove()withthecoverprofile@).
—Ifnecessary,cutthecoverprofiletotheneces-
sarylength.

ZA\WARNING
—Followtheinstallationinstructionsprovided
withtheroofracksystem.Ifyoudonotse-
curetheroofracksystemandobjectsonthe
roofcorrectly,theycouldcomeloosefrom
thevehicleandcauseanaccident.
—Theriskofanaccidentincreases whenusing
aroofracksystem,becauseitchangesthe
drivingcharacteristicsbyshiftingthecenter
ofgravityand/ortheincreasingthesurface
areaexposedtowind.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.Werecommendthatyou
donotdrivefasterthan80mph(130
km/h).
—Distributethecargoevenlyontheroofrack
anddonotexceedthemaximumwidthor
themaximumtotalroofloadweight.
—Beforeeverytrip,allboltsandconnections
ontheroofrackmustbechecked.Tighten
themifnecessaryandrecheckthemregular-
ly.Ifyoudonotdothis,thereisahigherrisk
oftheroofrackortheattachmentsloosen-
ingorfallingoff.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrackssupplied
bythefactory:Wheninstallingafactory-
suppliedroofracksystemontheroofrail,
theESCwillusesensorstoadaptitselfto
thedifferentcenterofgravityif itchanges
becauseofcarryingaload.Thisdoesnotoc-
cur whenusingotherroofracksystems,so
theriskofanaccidentwillincrease.

@)Note
—Ifyouuseotherroofluggageracksystems
ordonotinstalltheroofracksasspecified,
thenanydamagetothevehicleisnotcov-
ered bythewarranty.Carefullyfollowthe
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assemblyandinstallationinstructionsin-
cludedwiththeroofrackcarriersystem.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,youmustre-
movetheroofrackand attachmentbefore
takingyourvehiclethroughanautomatic
carwash.
—Makesurethattheluggagecompartment
lidandthepanoramicglassroof*donot
comeintocontactwithobjectsontheroof
whentheyareopen.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Energyusagewillincreasebecauseofthein-
creasedwindresistance.Removetheroofrack
whenyouarenolongerusingit.