battery replacement AUDI Q5 2015 Owners Manual

from transmitters in the v icinity of the vehi ­
cle working in the same frequency range
(e.g . a cell phone, rad io equipment).
- If you open the driver's door with the key
l eft in the ign ition lock, a chime will sound .
This is your reminder to remove the key and
l ock the door.
- For security reasons, replacement keys are
on ly available from Audi dea lers.
- For Declarat ion of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
¢page 284.
Check light and battery in the master key
F ig . 26 Remote master key
Check light in the maste r key
The check light @¢ fig. 26 in the master key
provides informat ion about different conditions.
.,. The check light comes on b riefly once when a
button is pressed, and dur ing an "inqui ry" by
the conven ience key system.
.,. If the check light does not come on, the battery
is dead and has to be replaced. In addition,
when the battery is dead the
!I symbo l ap­
pears in the instrument cluster display as well
as the message:
Please change k ey battery .
Ma ster key b attery repl ace ment
.,. Pull the mechan ica l key out of the master key
¢ page 37 .
.,. Press the release button ®¢ fig. 26 on the
battery holder and at the same time pull the
battery holder out of the master key i n the di-
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~ .,. Install the new battery CR 2032 with the"+"
; s ign fa cing down.
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Open ing and clo sing
.,. Push the battery holder carefully into the mas­
ter key .
.,. Insta ll the mechanical key .
@ For the sake of the en vironment
D ispose of dead batter ies prope rly so as not
to po llute the environment .
@ Tips
The replacement battery must be the same
specification as the origina l.
Removing the mechanical key
Fig . 27 Remote master key: Re mov ing the mechanical key
.,. Press the release b utton @¢ fig. 2 7.
.,. Pull the mechanical key ® out of the master
key.
U sing the mec hanical key, you can:
- lock and unlock the glove compartment
¢page 78.
- lock and unlock the vehicle manually
¢ page 41 if this should not be possible with
th e mast er key.
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.. Remove the cigarette lighter when it pops out.
The c igarette lighter should only be used as a
power source for the compressor from the i nflat­
able spare tire/tire repair kit* when absolutely
necessary.
A WARNING
The cigarette lighter only works when the ig ­
nition is switched on. Incorrect usage can lead
to serious injuries or burns. For this reason,
children should never be left unattended in
the vehicle because this increases the risk of
injury .
12-volt sockets
Electrical accessories can be connected to every
12-volt socket.
Fig . 91 Sect io n of the trim panel of t he luggage com part·
ment : 12-vo lt socket
Fig. 92 Ce nter console: 12-volt socket
.. Open the socket cover¢ fig. 91 or¢ fig. 92.
9 a: a, ID
.. Insert the plug of the electrical device into the
socket.
The 12-volt sockets can be used for electrical ac­
cessories . The power input must not exceed 120
watts .
Seats and storage
There is an additional 12 -volt socket in the center
console .
Before you purchase any accessories, always read
and follow the information in¢
page 283, Addi­
tional accessories and parts replacement.
A WARNING
The power outlets and therefore the electrical
accessories connected to them operate only
with the ignition on . Improper use of the out­
lets or of electrical accessories can lead to se­
rious injuries or cause a fire . For this reason,
children should never be left unattended in
the veh icle -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 battery
can still be drained .
Storing
General overview
There are numerous places to store items in your
vehicle .
Glove compartment ¢page 78
Cooling box in glove compart-¢page 78
ment
Storage compartment in the roof
¢page 79
Coat hooks ¢page 79
Storage in the door panels
Storage net in footwell
Storage net in the front seat- backs
Storage net in luggage com part- ment
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If the weight-sensing mat in the front passen­
ger seat detects an empty seat, the front air­
bag on the passenger side will be turned off,
and
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF will stay on.
Repair, care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the airbag system are installed at many
different places on your Audi. Installing, remov­ ing , servicing or repairing a part in an area of the
vehicle can damage a part of an airbag system and prevent that system from working properly in a collision.
There are some important things you have to know to make sure that the effectiveness of the
system will not be impaired and that discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
environment.
A WARNING
-
Improper care, servicing and repair proce­
dures can increase the risk of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de­
ploying when needed or deploying an airbag
unexpectedly:
- Never cover, obstruct, or change the steer­
ing wheel horn pad or airbag cover or the in­
strument panel or modify them in any way .
- Never attach any objects such as cup holders
or telephone mountings to the surfaces cov­
ering the airbag units .
- For cleaning the horn pad or instrument panel, use only a soft, dry cloth or one mois­
tened with plain water. Solvents or cleaners could damage the airbag cover or change
the stiffness or strength of the material so
that the airbag cannot deploy and protect
properly.
- Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of
the airbag system.
- All work on the steering wheel, instrument
panel, front seats or electrical system (in­
cluding the installation of audio equipment,
cellular telephones and CB radios, etc.)
must be performed by a qualified technician
Airbag system
who has the training and special equipment
necessary.
- For any work on the airbag system, we
strongly recommend that you see your au­
thorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
- Never modify the front bumper or parts of
the vehicle body.
- Always make sure that the side airbag can
inflate without interference:
- Never install seat covers or replacement
upholstery over the front seatbacks that
have not been specifically approved by
Audi .
- Never use additional seat cushions that
cover the areas where the side airbags in­
flate.
- Damage to the original seat covers or to
the seam in the area of the side airbag
module must always be repaired immedi­
ately by an authorized Audi dealer.
- The airbag system can be activated only
once. After an airbag has inflated, it must
be replaced by an authorized Audi dealer or
qualified technician who has the technical
information, training and special equipment
necessary.
- The airbag system can be deployed only
once . After an airbag has been deployed, it
must be replaced with new replacement
parts designed and approved especially for
your Audi model version. Replacement of complete airbag systems or airbag compo­nents must be performed by qualified work­
shops only. Make sure that any airbag serv­
ice action is entered in your Audi Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet under AIRBAG RE­
PLACEMENT RECORD.
- In accidents when an airbag is deployed, the
vehicle battery separates the alternator and
the starter from the vehicle electrical sys­ tem for safety reasons with a pyrotechnic
circuit interrupter .
- Work on the pyrotechnic circuit interrupt­
er must only be performed by a qualified
dealer -risk of an accident!
- If the vehicle or the circuit interrupter is
scrapped, all applicable safety precautions
must be followed.
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~ Connect the charger connectors according to
the instructions to the
j u mp st a rt b olt s. (Bo lts
under the cover= "posit ive", Bo lts with hex
head = "negat ive").
~ Only now plug the mains lead for the charging
equipment into the wall outlet and turn it on
c::> &_ .
~ Ma ke sur e th e chargin g rat e is not o ver
30 amp s/14 .8 Volt .
~ When the batte ry is f ully charged: Tu rn the
charging equ ipment
off and remove the mains
lead from the wall outlet .
~ Now remove the clamps for the charging equip­
ment.
~ Close the cover@on the positive term inal and
re-install the
cover (D .
~ Close the hood c::> page 221 .
A discharged battery can freeze at temperatures
of only 32 °F (0 °C). Allow a frozen battery to
thaw completely before attempting to charge it
c::> ,& . However, we recommend not using a
thawed battery again because the battery casing
can be cracked due to ice formation and ca n leak
battery acid.
B attery ch arging (Maximum charging rate of
30 amps /14.8 Volt )
When charging at
Low voltages (e.g. w ith a tri ckl e
c har ger ),
the bat tery cables do not have to be
d isconnected first. The ba ttery caps shou ld
not
be opened when charg ing a battery .
I t is not necessary to
remove the batte ry from
t he luggage compa rtment.
F a st charging the b attery (charging rate
above 14.8 Volts )
F or technica l reasons do not use a battery charg­
e r that uses voltage greater than 14.8 Vol ts to
charge your veh icle's batte ry.
A WARNING
Charging a batte ry can be dangerous.
- Always fo llow the oper ating instructions
provided by the battery charge r manufactur­
er when charging your battery.
Checking and Fillin g
-Never charge a frozen battery. It may ex­
plode because of gas trapped in the ice . Al­
low a frozen battery to thaw out first.
- Do not reuse batteries wh ich were frozen.
The battery housing may have cracked and
weakened whe n the battery froze.
- Charge the battery in a well ventilated area. Keep away from open flame or electrical
spark. Do not smoke. Hydrogen gas generat­
ed by the batte ry is explosive .
- To reduce the danger of explosion, never
connect or d isconnect charger cab les wh ile
the charger is operating.
- Fast charging a battery is dangerous and
should only be attempted by a competent
technician w ith the proper eq uipment.
- Battery acid that may sp ill dur ing cha rging
should be washed
off with a solut ion of
warm water and baking soda to neutralize the acid .
@ Note
Never use a fast charger as a booster to start
the eng ine . T his w ill ser iously damage sensi­
tive elec tronic components, s uch as control
units, relays, radio, etc., as we ll as the battery
cha rger.
Battery replacement
The new battery must have the same specifica­
tions and dimensions as the original equipmen t
battery.
Intelligent energy management in your vehicle is
r esponsible for distributi ng the elect rical energy
t h ro ugh out your vehicle
c::> page 196. T he intelli­
gen t energy management system w ill keep the
engi ne battery charged better then vehicles with ­
out this system . To make s ure the additiona l elec­
trical energy is avai lab le once again after you
have changed the battery, we recommend that
you install batteries of the same type and manu­
facture on ly (the same as those installed at the
t ime you r vehicle was del ivered) . Specificat ions
are listed on the battery hous ing . Your autho r-
ized dea ler must code the battery in the ene rgy ..,.
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Fuse panel© (brown)
No. Equipment
1 Luggage compartment lid control module
2 12 V socket, c igarette lighter
3
DCDC converter path 1 or high vo ltage bat-
tery blower (hybrid drive)
4 DCDC converter path 2, DSP amplifier, ra-
dio
7 Electromechanical parking brake
9
Right front doo r (window reg ulator, cen-
tral locking, mirror, switch, lighting)
11 Rear r
ight door (window regulator, switch,
lighting)
12 Cell phone
preparation
Fuse panel ® (black)
No. Equipment
1 Right front seat heating
2 Automatic dimming rearview mirror
3 Instrument panel terminal 30
4 MMI
5 Radio
6 Rearview came
ra
7 Rear window defogger
8 Rear Seat Entertainment
11 AdBlue heating
12 Ad
Blue supply or high voltage battery (hy-
brid drive)
Bulbs
Replacing light bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace burned out bulbs for you.
It is becoming increasingly more and more diffi­
cult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in many
cases, other parts of the car must first be re­
moved before you are ab le to get to the bulb.
This applies espec ially to the light bulbs in the
front of you r car which you can only reach
through the engine compartment.
Fuses and bulbs
Sheet metal and bulb holders can have sharp
edges that can cause serious cuts, and parts
must be correctly taken apart and then properly
put back together to help prevent breakage of
parts and long term damage from water that can
enter housings that have not been proper ly re­
sealed .
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Aud i dealer replace any bulbs for
you, since your dealer has the proper too ls, the
correct bulbs and the expertise .
Gas discharge lamps (Xenon lights )*:
Due to the high e lectrica l voltage, have the bulbs
replaced by a qualified technician. Headlights
with Xenon light can be identif ied by the high
vo ltage sticker.
A WARNING
Contact with high-voltage components of the
electr ical system and improper replacement
of gas discharge (Xenon) headlight bulbs can
cause ser ious personal injury and death.
- Xenon bulbs are pressur ized and can ex-
plode when being changed.
- Changing Xenon lamps requ ires the special
train ing, instructions and equipment.
- Only an authorized Audi dealer or other
qualified workshop should change the bulbs
in gas discharge lamps.
A WARNING "'--
There are parts with sharp edges on the open-
in gs and on the bulb holders that can cause
serious cuts.
- If you are uncertain about what to do, have
the wor k performed by an authorized Aud i
dealer or other qualified workshop. Serious
personal injury may resu lt from improperly
performed work .
(D Tips
-If you must replace the light bulbs yourself,
always remember that the engine compart­
ment of any vehicle is a hazardous area to
work in . Always read and heed all WARN­
INGS¢ page 221 ¢ .&,.
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Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 48
Hood Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
H ow are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to chi ld safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 158
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 150
H ybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
12 volt batter ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Consumption display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Efficient drive mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Energy flow display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
EV mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
High voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 105
High voltage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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Ignition
Sw itch ing on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Ignition key Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
I gnition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 34
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Important things to do before driving . . . . 135
I mp roperly worn safety be lts. . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 100
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Inflatable spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Inflating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Install ing the upper tether strap on the an­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
I nstrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
I nstrument illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Index
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Instruments and controls General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lights
Front. .. .. .. .. .. .... .... .... ... .. .. . 55
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Interval wiping .... ................ ... . 57
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
J
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Jump starting 105
K
Key.............. .. ................ .. 36
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Ignition/eng ine on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Master key with remote control . . . . . . . . . 36
Mechan ical key.................. .. . .. 37
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Kick-down tiptron ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
L
Lane Change Assistant
refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
LATCH ......... .. .. .............. ... 184
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Installing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Latera l ang le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Leather care/cleaning................ .. 211
Left hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Light Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Driving light contro l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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Index
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
High beam warn ing/ indicator light. . . . . . . 17
Interior/reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sensor ....... .. ................ ... .. 52
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Lighting
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . 140
Locking
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42
Rear lid/trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using the mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Luggage compartment
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
Cover...... ......................... 71
Expanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 70
Storage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Storing cargo correct ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
also refer to Loading the luggage compart -
ment .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. ... 140
L uggage compartment lid
Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
Master key 17,26
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37
Memory for driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Recall ing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Storing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
292
Mileage
Average...... ... .. .. ................ 22
Instantaneous ... .. .. .............. .. 22
Mirrors Activating the digital compass . . . . . . . . . .
61
Adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 59
dimming ... ..... .. .. .............. .. 60
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 162
N
Natural leather care/cleaning
NHTSA 211
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
N itrogen oxide (NOx) catalyt ic converter
refer to Ad Blue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
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Occupant seating posi tions 136
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
OFF (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Oil
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 225
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 26
Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Open door or rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Opening..... ..... .. .................. 36
Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Other equipment (efficiency program) . . . . . 25
Outside mirrors
refer to Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Owner's Literature 5
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Paint damage 210
Paint No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
277