tow AUDI Q5 2013 Owners Manual

Trailer hitch . ..... .... ... .. .. .. . .
Error messages
Homelink ® ... .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
Universal remote control ... .. .. .. . . 134
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135
S afet y fir st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Dri ving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Gene ral notes ..... .... ... .. .. .. . .
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . .
Pedal area .. .. ............. .. .. . .
Stowing luggage ................ .
Report ing Safety Defects .......... .
Safety belts .................. .
General notes ................... .
Why safety belts? ............... .
Safety belts ..... .. ... ... .. .. .. . .
Safety bel t pretens ioners ......... .
Airbag sy stem .......... ...... .
Important things to know ......... .
Fr ont airbags ............ .... .. . .
M on itoring the A dvanced Airbag
System .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . .
Side airbags . ... ...... ... .. .. .. . .
Side curtain airbags .... ... .. .. .. . .
Child Safety .. .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
Important things to know . ... .. .. . .
Ch ild safety seats ................ .
Instal ling a child safety seat .. .. .. . .
LATC H Lower anchorages and tethers
for chi ldren .... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. . .
Addit ional Information 139
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149 149
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Vehicle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . 197
Not ice about data recorded by vehi cle
con trol mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
E lect ronic S tabiliz ation Control ( ESC) . 19 7
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Elect romechanical power assist,
Dynamic stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Driving w ith your quattro ® . . . . . . . . . 202
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Table of contents 3
Driving and environment . . . . .
205
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwa rds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 206
Operate your vehicle economically and
min imize pollut ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Driving off road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Drivi ng in difficult road conditions and
offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
D riving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
T rai le rtow ingtips ... .. .. ..... .... 214
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Cleaning and protection . . . . . . 216
General infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Care of ex ter ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Care of interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
228
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
F uel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Windsh ield/headlight washer
containe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
T ire pressu re mo nitoring system 266
Do-it-your self service . . . . . . . . . 269
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Jack , tools and inflatab le sp are tire . . 269
T ire repa ir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Changing a wheel ... . .. .. ..... ... . 274
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4 Table of contents
Fuses and bulbs ....... .. .. ... .
Elect rical fuses . ....... ... .. .. ... .
Bulbs .. .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. ... .
Emergency situations ... .. ... .
General .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Starting by push ing or tow ing . .. .. . .
Starting with jumper cables .. .. .. . .
Use of jumper cab les .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Eme rgency towing with commercial
tow truck .. ................ ... . .
Lift ing vehicle . ........... .... ... .
Technical data ............. .. . .
General information .. .. .. .. . .
Explana tion of te chnical data . .. ... .
Vehicle iden tifica tion .... ...... .. . .
Weights ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Dimensions .... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Data .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
2 11 hp, 4 -cylinder engine, quattro .. .
2 11 hp, 4-cylinder engine, hybrid
quattro ...... ............. ..... .
272 hp, 6-cylinder engine, quattro . . .
Consumer Information ..... . .
Warranty coverages ....... .. .. ... .
Operating your vehicle outside the
U .S .A . or Canada .......... ... .. . .
Aud i Service Repair Man uals and 280
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295 295
295
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
M ain tenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Addi tional accesso ries , modifications
and parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
D eclaration o f Compliance,
Te lecommunications and E lectronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

16 Instrum ent s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
blink, then there is a ma lfunction somewhere
in the system.
If the light does not illuminate
when you switch the ignition on, this also
means there is a malfunction.
A WARNING
If you have a malfunction in the safety sys­
tems, contact your author ized Audi dealer
immediately. Otherw ise the safety sys­
tems may not work properly in an acci­
dent.
U) Tire pressure monitoring system -
telltale indicator lamp
Appl ies to vehicles: with tire pressure monitoring system
The warning/indicator light appears in the
event of a significant loss of tire pressure or if there is a malfunction.
The indicator light IE illuminates to check
the function when you switch on the ignition.
If the
IE symbol remains on or blinks after
you switch on the ignition, the re is a loss of
tire pressure or a system malfunction.
If there
is a system malfunction, see your authorized
Aud i dealer as soon as possible.
Detai led information on the tire pressure
mon itoring system can be fou nd in
¢page 266.
¢ Q Turn signals
The indicator light blinks when you use either
turn signal.
Whenever you use the left B or the right II
turn signal, the ind icator light blinks. When
you use the emergency flashers, both indica­ tor lights flas h.
If one of the turn s ignal light bulbs burn out,
the turn signa l wi ll blink tw ice as fast as nor­
mal.
This does not apply, however, in towing mode.
The indicator light does no t flash if a turn s ig­
nal is out on the trailer or the tow ing vehicle.
Addit ional info rmation on the turn sig nals
¢page 52.
~,1 ¢ Trailer turn signal assembly
Applies to vehicles: with towing hitch
The indicator light also blinks if the turn sig­
nal is operated when towing a trailer.
The ind icator light. bli nks when the turn
s ignal is used, if a trailer has been properly
con nected to the vehicle .
If one of the turn signa l bulbs on the trailer is
burned out or defective, the ind icator light
will not blink when you use the turn signals.
(D Tips
For vehicles with a factory installed towing
hitch or a trailer hitch that was installed
l ater according to factory spec ificat ions,
the trailer turn signal assembly is actuat­
ed.
,(t Safety belts
This warning/indicator light reminds you to
put on your safety belt.
The . warn ing/ indicator light illum inates
when the ignition is switched on to remind
the driver and (o n USA models only) any front
passenger to put on the safety be lt . Addit ion­
ally, an audib le warn ing tone w ill also sound .
For more Informat ion
¢ page 149, Safety
belt warning light.
o Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL )
The Ma lfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) is part
of the On-Board Diagnos tic (OBD II) sys tem.
T he symbo l
(4 lights up when the ignition is
tu rned on and will turn off after the eng ine
has started and has settled at a constant idle
speed. This indicates that the MIL is working
properly.
The warning light ill uminates when the re is a
malfunction in the engine electronic system.
Contact your a uthorized Audi dea ler and have
the malfunction corrected. .,..

-The yellow oil level warning indication
II requires oil refill or workshop serv­
ice without delay. Do not wait until the
red oil pressure warning. starts to
flash before you respond to the low oil
level warning
11-By then, your engine
may already have suffered serious dam­
age .
~ . Fill engine oil now
WARNING: Please add oil immediately
If the . symbol lights up, then the o il has to
be re plenished r ight now ~
page 238 .
~- Steering malfunction
If there is a malfunction in the electronic
steering column lock, the steering cannot b e
unloc ked .
If the . symbol i n the display blinks , th ere
i s a malfunction in the electronic steer ing col­
u m n lock . A driver message a ppears as well to
e xplain t he malfu nction in m ore deta il. The
d river war ning goes ou t a fter abou t
5 se c­
on ds, but it can be brough t up at an y time by
p ress ing t he
ISE TI but ton again.
Steering defective! Do not drive vehicle!
.,. Co ntact your nearest authorized Audi deal ­
er .
.,. Do
not tow yo ur vehicle .
A WARNING
Your vehicle must not b e towe d in th e
eve nt of a m alfu nction in the ele ctronic
s t eerin g colum n lo ck bec ause i t ca n not be
steered due to the l ocked steering . If it is
towed with the stee ring loc ked, t here is
the risk of an accident.
© -Ignition lock malfunction
A mal function in the ignition lock mus t be re ­
paired immediately .
If th e. symbol in the d isp lay blink s, there
i s a ma lfunc tion in the elec troni c ignition lo ck.
Driver information display 31
A dr iver message appea rs as we ll to ex plain
t h e malfunction i n mo re deta il. The dr iver
warning goes out after a bout 5 seconds, b ut it
can be b roug ht up at any time by pressing the
ISE TI b utt on again.
Ignition lock defective. Contact dealer!
.,. Do not tu rn th e e ngine o ff.
.,. Drive imme diate ly to an a uthor ized A udi
dea le r to have t he mal funct io n corrected .
If there is a mal fun ctio n in t he ele ct ro nic igni­
tio n loc k, the igni tion can not b e turne d off.
Drive immediate ly to an au tho riz e d se rvice fa­
c ili ty to have t he cause of t he malfunct ion cor­
r ected .
On vehicle s wi th Conven ien ce key* , the eng ine
s h ould not b e swi tc h ed off usin g th e S tart/
Stop button because t he engine cannot be
started again afte r th e ignit io n has been
switc hed off.
· Yellow symbols
A yellow symbol me ans WA RNING .
Fig. 24 Display: Yellow wa rning symbo l
N ..,
I
Yellow symbo ls ind icate a prior ity 2 malfunc­
tion -Wa rning!
When a yellow warn ing symbol appears,
one
warning to ne sounds . A d river message ap­
p ears as well to exp lai n the ma lfu nction in
m ore d etail. T he d rive r war ning goes out aft er
abo ut 5 seconds, but it ca n be broug ht up a t
any ti me by press ing t he
ISE TI button again .
Check the function displayed as s oon as possi­
ble. The yellow symbol will not go out again
u nti l th e re ason fo r the mal func tion has bee n
cor rected.

-Always ensure that no one is with in
range of the rear lid when it is mov ing, in
particular close to the h inges and the up­
per and lower edges - fingers or hands
can be p inched.
- To help prevent po isonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed while dr iv­
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit comp letely into the lug­
gage are a, because then the rear lid can­
not be fully closed.
- Never leave you r vehicle unattended es­
pecially wi th the rear lid left open. A
child could crawl into the car through the
luggage compartment and pull the lid
shut, becom ing trapped and unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of persona l in­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
your vehicle . A lways keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
- If there is a luggage rack or bicycle rack mounted on the rear lid, it may not be
able to open completely or an opened
rear lid may close by itself because of the
added weight . So t he open rear lid must
be s upported or the weight must be re­
moved from the luggage rack first .
(1) Tips
-As soon as the electrical connection to
the trailer socket is completed on
vehicles with a factory installed tow ing
hitch, or a trailer hitch that was installed
l ater according to factory spec ifications,
the automatic rear lid function can only be operated via the handle in the rear lid.
- If the vehicle battery charge drops below
a certain level, you can still open or close
the rear lid manually, however, you will
need to apply more force to close it .
- If the rear lid on a locked vehicle is un­
locked with the m iddle button
c::; on the
remote key, the rear lid is automatically
l ocked again immediately after clos ing .
This is in dicated by the tu rn signals
bl inking .
Openin g an d clos ing 45
- The following applies to vehicles equip ­
ped with the Convenience key* feature: if
the remote control key is left in the lug­
gage compartment, luggage compart­
ment w ill automatically unlock itself af­
ter you lock the vehicle . Th is prevents
you from unintentionally lock ing you r
key in the luggage compartment.
Emergency unlocking
of the luggage
compartment lid
The luggage compartment lid can be released
in an emergency from the inside .
Fig. 38 Luggage compartment lid interior
The luggage compa rtmen t lid can be released
i n an emergency from ins ide the luggage com­
partment.
~ Remove the cover from the luggage com­
partment lid .
~ Press the lever in the d irection of the arrow
until the luggage compartment lid releases.

52 Clear vision
(40 km/h) when a certain steering wheel an­
gle is reached or when a turn signal is activat­
ed. The area to the side of the vehicle is illu­
minated better when turning .
Emergency flashers
The emergency flashers makes other moto­
rists aware that you or your vehicle are in an
emergency situation.
Fig . 4 7 Emer gency flasher switc h
"" Press the switch &-, ¢ fig. 47 to turn the
emergency flashers on or off.
~
9 a: (X) a:,
When the emergency flashers are on, all four
turn signals blink at the same time. The turn signal indicator lights
BB in the instrument
cluster, as well as the light in the emergency
flasher switch &-, blink likewise . The emergen­
cy flashers also work when the ignition is
turned off.
The emergency flashers will turn on automati­
cally if you are in an accident where the airbag
has deployed.
@ Tips
You should turn on the emergency flashers
when :
-you are the last vehicle standing in a traf­
fic jam so that any other vehicles coming
can see you, or when
-your vehicle has broken down or you are
in an emergency situation, or when
-your vehicle is being towed by a tow
truck or if you are towing another vehicle
behind you. Turn signal and high beam lever
The
lever on the left side of the steering col­
umn is used to operate the turn signals and
the high beam as well as the headlight flash­
er.
Fig. 48 Turn signal and high beam lever
The turn signal and high beam lever has the
following functions:
Turn signals¢ ¢
s
"" '? X co a,
"" Lift the lever up all the way c:> fig. 48 (!) to
use the right turn signals, or push the lever
down all the way@ to use the left turn sig­
n a ls.
Auto-blink .,. Move the lever (up or down) just to the
point of resistance to use the turn signals
for as long as you need them, for example
when changing lanes .
.,. Move the lever (up or down) just to the
point of resistance and then release it right
away to make the turn signals blink
three
times.
You can use this feature for example
when changing lanes on highways .
High beam
[D
"" Push the lever forward ® to switch on the
high beam .
.,. Pull the lever back towards you to switch off
the high beam.
Headlight flasher
[D
.. Pull the lever toward the steering wheel@
to use the headlight flasher.
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54 Clear vision
Vision
Sun visors
Using the sun visors makes driving safer.
Fig. 51 Sun visor
The sun visors for the driver and passenger
can be pulled out of their brackets in the cen­
ter of the vehicle and turned towards the
doors
i::> fig. 51 (D. After the sun visor has
been turned to the door, it can be extended*
lengthwise.
Vanity mirror
The vanity mirrors on the sun visors are cov­
ered. When the lid is opened @, the m irror
light in the headliner turns on automatically .
It turns off when the lid is closed and the visor
is folded up again.
Sun shade
App lies to vehicles: with s un shade
Fig. 52 Sun shade pulled up on
a rear window
.. Pull the shade out and hang it in the brack ­
et on the upper door frame
~fig. 52.
Wiper and washer
system
Switching the windshield wipers on
+ ®
Fig . 53 Windshield w iper lever
Fig.
54 Rear w iper actuat io n
Move the windshield w iper lever to the corre­
sponding position:
@ -Windshield wiper off
(D-Interval mode. The windshield wiper au­
tomatically activates when you drive 2 mph (4
km/h). The higher the sensitivity of the rain
sensor is set (sw itch @to the right), the ear li­
er the windsh ield wipers react to moisture on
the windshield . In some models, you can
switch rain sensor mode
off and sw itch inter­
mittent mode on in the MMI*. Select:
ICAR!
function button > Car systems* control but­
ton
> Driver assist > Rain sensor. In interm it­
tent mode, you can adjust the interval time
using the@switch.
@ -Slow wipin g
@-Fast wip ing
@ -Single wipe
®-Clean the win dshie ld. To eliminate water
droplets, the windsh ield wiper performs one
afterwipe operation after severa l seconds
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70 Seats and storage
Double cargo floor
You can store dirty or wet objects under the
cargo floor .
Fig. 75 Luggage compartment: cargo floor folded to·
get he r wit h protective tray
Folding the cargo floor together
.. Lift the cargo floor by the hand le
c> fig. 75 (D and fold it up .
.. Place your item in the protective tray.
Removing the cargo floor, installing
.. To remove, lift the cargo floor folded to ­
gether and pu ll it toward the rear lid.
.. To install, place the folded cargo floor into
both retainers and unfold it.
Grab the protective tray on the hand les and
pull it out. You can also install a divider to di­
vide @the storage area. Depending on the
vehicle equ ipment level, the protective tray
can have different sizes and shapes.
Cargo net and storage hooks
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Fig. 76 Luggage compartment:
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Fig. 77 Luggage compartment: Storage hooks
Storage net
The storage net on the right side trim can be
moved lower on the side guides, if needed
c>fig . 76.
Storage hooks
The storage hooks can be used to secure shop·
ping bags from falling over
c> fig. 77.
_& WARNING
-
Do not use the storage hooks to secure
h eavy objects. Heav ier objects are not ade­
quately secured. There is risk of personal
injury .
Roof rack
Description
Additional cargo can be carried with a roof
luggage rack.
If luggage or cargo is to be carried on the
roof, you must observe the follow ing:
- Only a specially designed roof rack may be
used on your vehicle roof. This is provided
with your vehicle.
- These roof racks are the basis for a complete
roof rack system. Additional attachments
are necessary if you want to transport lug­
gage, b icycles, surf boards and skis . All
these components are available at your au­
thorized Audi dealer .
(D Note
If you use other roof luggage rack systems
or do not install the racks as intended, any
damage to the vehicle is not covered by ..,_

[i] Adjusting seat heating*
Pressing the button switches the seat heating
on at the highest setting ( leve l 3) . The LEDs
indicate the temperature level. To reduce the
temperature, press the button again. To
switch the seat heating off, press the button
repeatedly until the LED turns off .
After 10 minutes, the seat heating automati­
cally switches from leve l 3 to leve l 2.
lil Adjusting seat ventilation*
Pr ess ing the button switches the seat venti la­
tion on at the highest setting (level 3). The
LE Ds indicate the ventilation leve l. To reduce
the ventilation leve l, press the button again.
To switch the seat ventilat ion off, press the
button repeatedly until the LED turns off.
I.., FRONT I Switch the defroster on/off
The windshield and side windows are defrost­
ed or cleared of condensation as quickly as possib le. The maximum amo unt of air flows
mainly from the vents below the windshield.
Recirculation mode switches off . The tempera­
ture is controlled automat ically.
The
IAU TOI button switches the defroster off.
IClil REAR I Switching rear window heater
on/off
The rear window heater only operates when
the engine is running.
It switches off auto­
matica lly after a few minutes, depend ing on
the outside temperature.
To prevent the rear window heater from
switching off automatically, press and hold
the
lllii) REAR I button for more than 2 seconds.
This remains stored unt il the ignition is
switched off.
Air vents
You can open and close the center and rear air
vents using the thumbwheels . The levers ad­
just the direction of the airflow from the vents.
You can adjust the air temperature in the rear by turning the thumbwheel toward the red
Warm and cold 81
side to make it warmer or toward the blue
side to make it cooler .
A WARNING
-Do not use the recircu lation for extended
periods of time. The windows could fog
up since no fresh a ir can enter the vehi­
cle . If the windows fog up, press the air
recirculation button aga in immed iately
to switch off the air recirculation func­
tion or select defrost.
- Individuals with reduced sensitivity to
pa in or temperature could develop burns
when using the seat heating* funct ion.
To reduce the risk of injury, these individ­
uals shou ld not use seat heating.
(D Note
To avoid damage to the heating elements*
in the seats, do not kneel on the seats or
place heavy loads on a small area of the
seat.
(D Tips
The seat heating* only works when the
seat detects body weight on it. Placing ob­
jects on the seat could create enough
weight to switch seat heating on .
Setup
The basic climate control settings can be ad­
justed in the radio or MMI*.
.,. Select: I CAR I function button> A/C control
but ton. Or
.,. Select:
I CAR I function button > Car sys-
tems*
control button > AC.
Automatic recirculation
When switched on, automatic recirculation
controls the recirculation mode automatically.
If the windows fog up, press the lqj> FRON T I
button.
Synchronization
When synchronization is switched on, the
same settings are applied to both the driver
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96 On the road
will resume as soon as you let off o f the
accelerator peda l.
I f , however, yo u exceed you r saved speed by
5 mph (10 km/h) for longer than 5 min utes,
the cruise cont ro l will be turned off tempo ra­
rily. The green symbol in the display turns
white, the saved speed is retained.
Pre-selecting speed
You con pre-select your desired speed while
the vehicle is not moving .
.,. Turn on the ignition .
... Pull lever into position
(D c> page 95,
fig . 106 .
... Press the lever in the 0 or 0 direction to
increase or decrease your speed .
... Let go of the lever to save that speed.
This function makes it possible, for example, to save the speed yo u want before driving on
the hig hway . Once on the highway, activate
the cruise contro l by pulling the lever towa rd
(D .
Switching off
Temporary deactivation
... Step on the brake pedal, or
... Press the lever into pos ition @ (not clicked
i nto place)
r:::;, page 95, fig. 106, or
... Drive for longer tha n 5 minutes at more
t h an 5 mph (10 km/h) above the s to red
speed.
Switching off completely
... Press leve r into position @(clicked into
pla ce), o r
... Swi tch the ignition off.
The speed yo u saved w ill be re tained if the
cru ise control has bee n sw itched off tempora ­
r ily. To resume t he saved speed, le t up on the
b rake an d pull the lever to pos ition
(D .
The saved speed will be e rased after turn ing
the ign ition off.
A WARNING
You shou ld only resume the saved speed if
i t is not too high for ex isting traffic cond i­
tions. Othe rwise you r isk an acc ident .