box AUDI Q5 2013 Owners Manual

76 Seats and storage
The 12-volt sockets can be used for electrical
accessories. The power input must not exceed
120 watts.
There is an additional 12-volt socket in the
center console. Before you purchase any accessories, always
read and follow the information in
~ page 29 7, Additional accessories and parts
replacement.
A WARNING
The power outlets and therefore the elec­
trical accessories connected to them oper­ ate only with the ignition on. Improper use
of the outlets or of electrical accessories
can lead to serious injuries or cause a fire.
For this reason, children should never be
left unattended in the vehicle -they could
be injured!
(D Note
To avoid damaging the socket, only use
plugs that fit properly .
{D) Tips
When the engine is off and accessories are
still plugged in and are on, the vehicle bat ­
tery can still be drained .
Storage
General overview
There are numerous places to store items in
your vehicle.
Glove compartment 9 page 76
Cooling box in glove compart-
9 page 77
ment
Storage compartment in the
roof
Multi-use attachment
Coat hooks
Storage in the door panels
Storage net in footwell
9page 77
9page 77
9page 78
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Storage net in the front seat­
backs
Storage net in luggage com­
partment
A WARNING
--
- Always remove objects from the instru­
ment panel. Any items not put away
could slide around inside the vehicle
while driving or when accelerating or
when applying the brakes or when driv­ ing around a corner.
- When you are driving make sure that
anything you may have placed in the cen­
ter console or other storage locations
cannot fall out into the footwells. In case
of sudden braking you would not be able
to brake or accelerate.
- Any pieces of clothing that you have
hung up must not interfere with the driv­
er's view. The coat hooks are designed
only for lightweight clothing. Never hang
any clothing with hard, pointed or heavy
objects in the pockets on the coat hooks .
During sudden braking or in an accident -
especially if the airbag is deployed -
these objects could injure any passen­
gers inside the vehicle.
Glove compartment
The glove compartment is illuminated and
can be locked .
Fig. 90 Glov e co mpartm ent
To open glove compartment
.,. Pull the handle in the direction of the arrow
9 fig. 90 and swing the cover down to open . ..,.

To close glove compartment
• Push the glove compartment lid upward un-
ti l the lock engages.
There are holders for a pen and a pad of paper in the glove compartment lid.
On the right side in the glove compartment is
a holder with the key body into which the
emergency key must be cl ipped to be able to
start the vehicle .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of personal injury in an
accident or sudden stop, a lways keep the
glove compartment closed whi le driving.
Cooling box in glove compartment
The cooling box works only when the air-con­
ditioning is in cooling mode.
Fig. 91 Glove box w ith cool ing box open and switc hed
on
" Open the glove compartment c::> page 76,
fig. 90.
" Turn the rotary switch @counter-clockwise
to switch the coo ling on. The symbols on the
rotary switch must be displayed
c::> fig. 91 ac­
cordingly .
• Turn the rotary sw itch @clockwise to
switch the cooling off .
T he cooling box works only in the cooling
mode. If the climate contro l is in the heating
mode, we recommend switching the cooling
box off .
Seats and storage 77
Storage compartment in the roof
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Fig. 92 Storage pocket in the roof
" To open the lid you have to touch the bar
c> fig . 92 (Arrow). The lid opens automati­
cally .
" To close the lid, push it up until it engages .
A WARNING
Always keep the lid closed while driv ing to
reduce the ris k of injury dur ing a sudden
braking maneuver or in the event of an ac­
cident .
Multi-use attachment
Light objects can be secured on the multi-use
attachment.
Fig. 93 Passenger footwell: mult i-use attachment
Unfold the hook in the direction of the arrow
¢ fig . 93.
A WARNING
Maximum load on the multi-use attach­
ment: 22 lbs (10 kg) . Heavier objects are
not adequately secured . There is risk of
personal injury .

2 70 What do I do now ?
& WARNING
-The ch ock cannot fulfil its function and
may lose its stab ility if t he "tabs" on the
s u pport plate are not inserted cor rectly
in to the elongat ed ho les i n th e b ase
pla te. If th is happens, the veh icle may
sta rt to move wh ile a wheel is being
change d.
- N ever u se the f old ing chocks if they are
damaged o r if th ey have no t been assem ­
bled correc tly .
Removing bass box
Appl ies to vehicles: wit h bass box
Before the inflatable spare tire" can be taken
out, the bass box mus t be removed.
Fig . 211 Spare w hee l well : Bas s box
Removing bass box
., Lift up the cargo floor using the hand le .
., Sq ueeze the locking ta bs
c:::> fig . 211 © of
the connector .
., Disconnect the connector @and place the
l ead to one side.
., Turn the large screw counter -cloc kwise .
., Carefully remove the bass box .
Installing bass box
., Carefully place the bass box in the wheel.
The inscr ipt io n "FRO NT" on the bass box
must face forward .
., Reconnect the connector that was removed .
., Secure the bass box wi th the large sc rew.
., Fold the cargo floor back down.
Inflatable spare tire
Applies to vehicles: w ith inflatable spare t ire
The inflatable spare tire expands to its full di­
ameter when it is inflated .
Fig . 2 12 In flatable spa re t ire wi th compresso r
Removing inflatable spare tire
., Lift up t he cargo floo r using the handle .
., Remove the dirt t ray .
., Tur n the large screw
c:::>fig. 212 co u nte r­
clockw ise .
., Remove the bass box as required
¢ page 270 .
., Take out the inflatable spa re tire .
., Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack*
and the rep laced tire in the luggage com ­
pa rtment
¢ page 145.
Stow ing the inflatable spare tire
., Release the air by unscrewing the va lve
stem .
., Screw the valve stem back in afterwards .
., Wait a few hours before p lacing the wheel
in the spare wheel well¢
A-
., Inst all the bass box as required¢ page 270.
., Se cure t he wheel with t he large screw .
., Place the d irt tr ay b ack in .
., Fold t he cargo floor back down.
After using the inflatable spare wheel
T he inflatab le spare tire can be re-used as
lo ng as it is not damaged a nd is not wo rn
down to the t read wear indi ca tors ¢
_A .
When you let the a ir out of the inf latab le
spar e tir e, it does not ass ume its folded shape
again for severa l hours . U nti l then, it cannot
be pla ced ba ck in the spare whee l we ll and
stowed secu re ly.

Index 301
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Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . ... .. .. .. . 124
Automatic transmission .......... .... 123
Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . .. .. .. .. . 124
Driving .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... 125
E mergency mode ......... .. .. .. .. . 128
E me rgency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Hill descent control .... ... .. .. .. .. . 126
Kick -down . ..... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 127
Manual sh ift program ..... .. .. .. .. . 127
Removal lock (ignition key) . .. .. .. .. .. 83
Selector lever ......... ...... .... .. 123
Shift buttons .... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 127
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . 54
Auto Safety Hotline ........ .. .. .. .. . 146
AUTO (climate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Avoid damag ing the vehicle ...... . ... . 206
B
Bass box .. ............ ...... .... .. 270
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Battery locat ion inside the luggage com-
partment .. ............. .... .. .. . 244
C harging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 , 245
Important war nings when working on
the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Jump starting ............... ... ... 284
L ow . .. .. .. ................. .. .. . 203
Replacing the batte ry ..... .. .. .. .. . 246
State of charge . .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 203
Voltage .... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 34
Winter operation . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 243
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
B efore driving ............. .... .. .. . 139
Bio-ethanol (Fuel) .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 229
Blended gasoline ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 228
B lower (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Body cav ity sealing ......... .. .. .. .. . 222
B ooster seats .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... . 186
Brake flu id
Changing the brake flu id .... ... ... .. 243
C hec kin g the bra ke fluid level . .. .. .. . 242
Reservoir .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 24 2
Wha t is the cor rect brake flu id leve l? . . 24 2
What should I do if the brake flu id warn -
ing light comes on? .... ... .. .. .. .. . 242 Brake system .
..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 242
Anti- lock b rake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brake assist system .. .. ..... ... .. .. 197
Brake booster .. .. ................. 200
Brake fluid .. .. .. .... ............. 242
B rake fluid specifications fo r refill and re ­
placeme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
B ra ke light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
B ra ke pads .. .. .. .. . .............. 205
El ec tromechan ical par king br ake . .. .. . 88
General informa tion . ... .... ... .. .. 2 00
How does moist ure or road salt affect the
brakes? ... .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 200
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Warning/ind icator lights ............ . 18
Wor n brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 113
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Settings .. .. .. .. .. ............... 114
Switching on and off ........... .. .. 114
B reak-in per iod .. .. .. . .............. 205
B rake pads .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 205
Tires ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 205
B reakove rangle . .. .... ........... .. 209
Bu lbs ........ .. ...... ............. 283
C
Californ ia Proposition 65 Warning ... .. 234
Battery spec ific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
C ap aci ties .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. 292
Car care .......... .. ..... .......... 216
E xterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Inte rio r ... .. .. .. .. ............... 223
Plast ic and vinyl .. .... ............. 220
Cargo a rea
refer to Loading the l uggage compart -
ment . ...... .. .... .......... ..... 145
Cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cata lytic converter . .... ......... .... 2 06
Center armrest Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Storage compa rtment .. .. .. ... ... .. . 66
Certification .. .. .. .. ............... 298
Changi ng
A flat t ire ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 274
A whee l ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 274
Engine oi l ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 239
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302 Index
Chassis Undercoating
Chec king
222
Eng ine coolant leve l ................ 240
Tire pressure ...................... 254
Child restra ints
Danger of us ing ch ild restra ints in the
front seat ... ............ .. .. .. .. .
158
System anchors .......... .. .. .... . 191
Where can I get add it ional information
about child restraints and their use? ..
196
Ch ild safety .................... ... . 178
Conve rtible locking retracto r .. .. .. .. . 188
Important safety instructions for using
chi ld safety seats ..................
181
Important things to know when driving
with chi ldren .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
178
Installing a child restraint using the
LATCH system .. ............ .. .... .
193
Mount ing and releasing the anchorage
hook .. .. .... ........ ...... .... ..
193
Tether anchors ................ .... 194
Tether straps ................. .... 194
Chi ld safety locks
Rear doors ... ........... .. .. .... ..
46
Child safety seats .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 184
Booster seats .... ..... ... .. .. .... . 186
Convertible c hild seats .. .. .. ... ... . 185
Convertible locking retractor .. .. ..... 188
Danger of us ing child restra ints in the
front seat ................. .. .... .
158
How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
18 1
Infant seats ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 184
Install ing .. ............. .. .. .... . 188
LA T CH system ..................... 193
Lower anchorages ..... ... .. .. .... . 192
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .... . 181
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . 183
C igare tte lighte r ............. .. .... .. 75
Cleaning
Eng ine compartment ........... ....
226
Exhaust tail p ipes .......... .... .... 223
Fabrics and fabr ic coverings ......... 223
Ins trument panel .................. 224
In ter ior .. .. ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 223
Leather .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 225
Matte finish paint ..... ... .. .. .... . 219
MMI control console . .. ..... .... . .. 223
MMI display ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 223
Plastic and vinyl . .... ....... ... .. .. 220
Plastic parts ... .. ............. .... 224
Radio display ..................... 223
Safety belts ..... ................ . 226
Trim strips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220,221
Climate control .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 79
Air vents .......................... 81
Automatic recirculation ........... .. . 81
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Setup ...... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. . 81
Supplementary .. ................ .. 82
Sync hronizing ...................... 81
Cli matized cupholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Clock . ... .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .
12
Closing
Panoramic sliding sunroof ........ .... 4 7
Coat hooks ..... .. ............. .... .
78
Cold tire inflation pressure ..... ... .. .. 252
Compass mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Compliance ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 298
Consumer Informa tion . . . . . . . . . . 146, 295
Contac ting NHTSA . ............. .... 146
Convenience
Closing ... .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. .
47
Opening .. .. .. .. ............. ..... 47
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Indicator lights ... .............. .. . 88
Locking and unlock ing vehicle .. .. .. .. . 40
Starting engine (START ENGINE STOP
button) ...........................
86
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE
STOP button) ......................
87
Switching on ignition ................ 86
Convertib le child safety seats ... .. .. .. 185
Convertib le loc king ret ractor
A t· t· c 1va mg ... .. .. .... ......... .... 190
D t' . eac 1vatmg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
U sing to secure a child sa fety seat lB8, 190
Coolant system . ... .. ... ....... ... .. 240
Cooled cupholder .. ... .......... ..... 7 4
Cooling box in glove compartment . .. .. . 77
Cooling mode (climate control) ...... .. .
80
Cooling System
Expansion tank ... .. ... ..... ...... .
240
Cornering l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Exterior mirrors
Adj usting .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 57
Dimming ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 58
Heating .. .. ............. .... .. .... 57
E yeg lasses compartment .... .. .. .. .. .. 7 7
F
Fall line
Fan 209
Radiator . ......... ... .... ... ... .. 242
F astening
Booste r seats ... .. .... ... .. .. .. .. . 186
Convertible child safety seats . .. .. .. . 185
Infant seats .... ......... .... .. .. . 184
Fl at t ire
C hanging . ... ... .. ... ... .. .. .. ... 274
Fl exibl e fuel . .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 229
F loor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
F og lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Foldi ng chocks ......... ...... .... .. 269
F olding the rear seat forward . . . . . . 67, 68
F oo t pedals .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 14 4
For the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and the environment . . 231
L ett ing t he engine wa rm up . . . . . . 83, 86
Reducing e ng ine noise by ea rly ups hift-
in g .... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. 11
Refue ling .. ............. .... .. ... 23 1
Saving fue l by ea rly upshift ing . ... .. .. 11
Front airbags Descr ipt io n ... .............. ... ... 161
H ow t hey wo rk ........... .. .. .. .. . 166
Fronta l co llisions and t he laws of physics 150
Fr ont ash tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
F ro nt seats .. .. ........ ... .. .. .. .. .. 61
Ad justi ng .. .. .. ......... .. .. .. ... 1 41
C hil d restra ints in the fron t seat . .. .. . 158
Fue l
Addit ives . ......... ......... .... .. 228
Blended gasoline ... ...... .. .. .. .. . 228
Consu mpt io n ............ .. .. .. .. .. 23
Fill er ne ck .. .... ......... .. .. .. .. . 230
Fu el g auge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 228
Gasoline additives ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 230
Octane rating ..... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 228
Inde x 305
Recommendation ... . .. .. ..... ... .. 228
Ref uelling ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 231
Rese rve ... .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. . 12
Tank capac ity .. .. ................. 292
Unlocking the fuel fi ller flap by hand .. 232
Fuel economy messages (efficiency p ro -
gram) . ... .. .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 25
Fuel fi lle r flap
Unl ocking the fuel fi lle r flap by hand .. 232
Fuel supply too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fuse a rrangeme nt ... . .. .. ..... ... .. 280
G
Ga rage door opener ( HomeLink) ... .. .. 135
Gas d ischarge lamps .. ............... 283
Ga uges
Engine coolant temperature ..... .. .. . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General i llustration
Instruments and controls .... ... .. .. .. 8
General rules and dr iv ing t ips ..... .. .. 209
B efo re driv ing offro ad .......... .. .. 209
D riv ing o ffroad . .. .... ............. 209
G lossary of tire and loading terminology 249
G love compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Cooling box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
GPS cont rolled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gradient angle .. .. .. ... ....... ..... 209
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 290
G round clearance 209
H
Head lights
Adaptive light .. .. .. ... ....... ...... 51
F og lights . .. .. .. ................. . 50
Head light range con trol de fec tive .. .. . 34
L eft hand dr ive, r igh t h and dr ive .. .. .. . 51
Rear fog lights ...... .. .. ..... ... .. . 50
Trave l mode ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 51
Washer reservo ir . .... ........... .. 247
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Hea d restraints .. .. .... ........... .. 142
Adjus ting ....... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 142
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rea r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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