tires AUDI Q5 2016 Owner's Guide

Emerg ency assis ta nce
_& WARNING
- Never use the spare tire if it is damaged or if
it is worn down to the tread wear indicators .
- If the inflatable spare tire is more than 6
years old, use it only in an emergency and
with extreme caut ion and careful driving.
- The inflatable spare tire is intended only for
temporary and short-term use . It should be
replaced as soon as poss ible with the nor­
mal wheel and tire.
- The tire pressure value for the inflatable
spare tire is located on the driver's s ide B­
pillar
~ page 244, fig. 207.
- Max imum permissible speed is SO mph
(80 km/h).
- Avoid full-throttle accelerat ion, heavy brak­
ing, and fast cornering.
- When the air is let out of the inflatable
spare wheel, it does not ass ume its folded
shape for several hours . Until then, it can­
not be placed back in the spare wheel well
and stowed sec urely .
- Never dr ive with more than one inflatable
spare tire.
- For technical reasons, the use of tire chains
on the inflatab le spare tire is not perm itted.
If it is necessa ry to drive w ith tire chains,
the in flatable spare wheel m ust be mounted
on the front ax le in the event of a flat in a
rear tire. The newly avai lab le front wheel
must then be installed in place of the rear
wheel w ith the flat tire. Installing the tire
chain before mounting the wheel and tire is
recommended .
- Loose items in the passenger compartment
can cause ser ious personal injury during
hard braking or in an accident . Never store
the inflatable spare t ire or jac k* and tools in
the passenger compartment.
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- The inflatable spare tire has been developed
spec ifically for this vehicle model. It must
not be exchanged or used for other vehicle
models. Similarly, inflatable tires from oth­
er vehicle models mus t no t be used.
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- Norma l summer or winte r tires must not be
installed on the inflatable tire rim .
Inflating inflatable spare tire
Applies to vehicles: with inflatable spare tire
F ig . 213 Luggage compart men t left s ide : comp ressor
.,. Remove the left tr im pane l in the luggage com­
partment.
.. Open the Velcro strap and remove the compres­
sor
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.. Unscrew the valve stem from the spare tire.
.,. Screw the tire filler hose from the compressor
firmly onto the valve of the spare t ire.
.,. Insert the plug from the comp ressor into a
socket of the veh icle
~ page 77 .
.,. Switch the comp ressor on.
.,. Let the compressor run unt il the value spec ified
on the tire p ressure label is reached
r=:> page 244, fig. 207. Switch the compressor
off after r unning for 12 minutes at the most -
danger of overheating!
A WARNING
The compressor and the tire filler hose can become extremely hot whi le they are running
- danger of burns!
(D Note
Switch the compressor off after running for
12 minutes at the most - danger of overheat­
i ng! Allow the compressor to cool down for a
few minutes before you use it aga in .
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Tire mobility kit
General information and safety precautions
Appl ies to vehicles: with tire repair kit
The tire repair is only meant for temporary use.
Fig. 214 T ire damage, for which the ti re repair kit is not
su itable
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Your veh icle is equipped with a tire repair kit (Tire
Mobility System) .
In the event of a flat tire, the tire repair kit is
found in the luggage compartment behind the right side trim panel, and is made up of tire seal­
ant and a compressor¢
page 104 , fig. 115.
Only tire damage caused by foreign objects up to
approx imately 0.16 in
( 4 mm ) in diameter can be
safely sealed with the tire repair kit.
The foreign object can stay in the tire .
The tire sealant may not be used :
-If the t i re has cuts or punctures that are larger
than 0.16 in (4 mm)
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-If the rim is damaged @.
- If you drove with very low t ire pressure or with-
out air in the tire@.
Tire repair kit usage is described in
Performing
t he repai r
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with the sealant bottle .
The tire repair kit is able to be used at tempera­
tures as low as -4
°F ( -20 °().
A WARNING
Pay attent ion to the following after repairing
the tire:
- Do not drive faster than SO mph (80 km/h) .
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
-Avoid hard acce leration, braking sharply,
and fast cornering .
- The vehicle may become more difficult to
control.
- Tires sealed with the tire repair kit are only
meant to be used
t e mpo raril y. Damaged
tires must be replaced.
- The tire repa ir k it may
NO T be used
- If the t ire has cuts or punctures that are
larger than 0.16 in (4 mm) .
- If the rim is damaged.
- If you drove with very low tire pressure or
without air in the tire.
- Obta in qualified help if it is not possible to
perform the repair with the tire sealant.
- The tire sealant must not come in contact
with skin, eyes, or clothes.
- If tire sealant gets in you r eyes or on your
skin, thoroughly rinse the affected area im­ mediately with clean water .
- Change yo ur clothes immediately if they get
tire sealant on them.
- Do not inha le the fumes .
- If the tire sea la nt is swallowed, thoro ughly
rinse out your mouth and drink lots of wa­
ter .
- Do not induce vomiting . Seek medical atten ­
tion immediately.
- If an a llergic reaction occurs, seek immedi­
ate med ica l attent ion .
- Keep the t ire sealant away from child ren.
@ For the sake of the environment
Used sealant bottles may be returned to yo ur
a uthorized Audi dea le r fo r disposal.
@ Tips
- If sealant has spilled out, let it d ry and then
you ca n remove it by pee ling it away like a
foil.
- Note the expiration date on the sealant bot­
tle. Rep lace the ti re sealant at an a utho r­
ized Aud i dea le rship.
- Radio reception may be impaired when the
compressor is in use.
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,...., ~ Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver
handle to screw in and tighten all whee l bolts
slightly .
~ Remove the alignment pin and insert and tight­
en the remaining wheel bolt slightly like the
rest .
~ Turn the jack handle* counter-clockwise to low­
er the vehicle until the jack* is fully released .
~ Use the wheel bolt wrench to tighten all wheel
bolts firmly
Q page 260. Tighten them cross­
wise,
from one bolt to the (approximately) op­
posite one, to keep the wheel centered .
Q) Note
When removing or installing the whee l, the
rim could hit the brake rotor and damage the
rotor. Work carefu lly and have a second per­
son help you.
(D Tips
Never use the hexagonal socket in the handle
of the screwdriver to loosen or tighten the
wheel bolts.
- Pull the reversible blade from the screwdriv ­
er before you use the hexagonal socket in
the handle to turn the wheel bolts.
- When mounting tires w ith
unidirectional
tread design
make sure the tread pattern is
pointed the right way
Q page 263.
- The wheel bolts should be clean and easy to
turn. Check for d irt and corrosion on the
mating surfaces of both the wheel and the
hub. Remove all dirt from these surfaces be­
fore remount ing the wheel.
Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread design must be
mounted with their tread pattern pointed in the
right direction .
Using a spare tire with a tread pattern
intended for use in a specific direction
When using a spare t ire with a tread pattern in­
tended for use in a specific direction, please note
the following:
- The direct ion of rotat ion is marked by an arrow
on the side of the tire.
Emergency assistance
- If the spare tire has to be installed in the incor­
rect direction, use the spare tire on ly tempora­
r il y since the tire will not be able to ac hieve its
optimum performance characterist ics with re­
gard to aquap lan ing, no ise and wear.
- We recommend that you pay part icu lar atten­
tion to th is fact during wet weather and that
you adjust your speed to match road cond i­
tions.
- Rep lace the flat tire w ith a new one and have it
installed on your veh icle as soon as possible to
restore the handling advantages of a un id irec­
tional tire .
Notes on wheel changing
Please read the information Q page 241, New
tires or wheels
if you are going to use a spare tire
which is different from the tir es on your veh icle.
After you change a tire:
- Check the tire pressure on the spare immedi­
ately after installation.
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as pos­
sible by your authorized Audi dealer or a
qualified workshop.
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are correctly tightened at a torque of
105
ft lb (140 Nm).
- If you notice that the wheel bolts are corroded
and difficult to turn while changing a tire,
they should be replaced before you check the
tightening torque.
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and have
it installed on your vehicle as soon as possi­
ble. Remount the wheel cover.
Until then, drive with extra care and at reduced
speeds.
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- If you are going to equip your vehicle with
tires or rims which differ from those which
were fac tory installed, then be sure to read
the information
Q page 241, New tires or
wheels.
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Consumer inf orm ation
@ For the sake of the env ironment
- Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission levels. Th is is detrimental to
the environment and increases fuel con­
sumption.
- A lways observe environmental regu lations
when disposing of old engine o il, used brake
fl ui d, d irty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension­
ers mig ht be classified as Perchlorate Mate­
rial -special handl ing may apply, see
www.dtsc .ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo­
r ate. When the vehicle or parts of the re­
straint system including airbag modu les
safety be lts wi th pretensioners are scrap­
ped, all applicab le laws and regulations
must be observed. Your authorized Audi
dealer is familiar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your deal­ er perform this service for you.
Accessories and technical changes
Additional accessories and parts replacement
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design
features ensuring a high standard of active and passive safety.
This safety could be comp romised by non-ap­
proved changes to the vehicle . For this reason, if
parts have to be replaced, please observe the fo l­
lowing points when insta lling addit ional accesso­
ries:
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are available from author ized Audi dealers.
These dealers also have the necessary facilities,
too ls and trained specialists to install the parts
and accessories properly.
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A WARNING
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Using the wrong spare parts or using non-ap-
proved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury.
- Use only accessories expressly approved by
Aud i and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessor ies have been spe­
cially designed to be used on your vehicle.
- Never install accessor ies such as telephone
cradles or beverage holders on airbag covers
or w ith in the airbag deployment zones. Do­
ing so will increase the risk of injury if a ir­
bags are triggered in an accident!
- Before you check anything in the eng ine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARN INGS
Qpage 220.
(D Note
-If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair wor k is not per­
formed a ccording to specified methods, this
c an resul t in severe damage to you r vehi­
cle's eng ine and body (such as corrosion)
and adve rsely af fect your vehicle's war ranty.
- I f emergency repai rs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle exam ined by an
authorized A udi dealer as soon as possib le .
- T he manuf acture r ca nnot be held liable for
damage which occurs d ue to failure to com ­
ply with these stipulations.
Technical Modifications '
Our guidelines must be complied with when tech ­
nical modifications are made .
Always consult an a uthorized Audi de aler bef ore
sta rt ing work on any modifica tions.
This will help ensure that vehicle fu nction, per­
fo rmance and safety are not impaired
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Attempting to work on electronic components
and the software used with them can cause mal­
funct io ns. Because of the way elect ronic compo­
nen ts a re interconnected with each othe r, such
malfunc tions c an also have an adverse affect on
othe r systems that are not d irectl y involved. This ..,.

Index
A
A/C (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Adapt ive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Requestfordriverintervention ........ . 111
Setting the distance............... ... 110
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Adaptive dampers..................... 119
Adapt ive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
AdBlue .... .. .. .... ........... ....... 217
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Opening the tank door ... ...... .. .. .. . 218
Refilling . .. .. .... ........... .... ... 218
Adding Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Engine oil .. .. .. .. ... ........... ... .
Windshield washer fluid . ...... .. .. .. .
Additional accessories
Addit ives
Engine oil .... .. .. .............. ... .
Adjusting 224
233
282
224
Air distribution (climate control) . . . . . . . . 81
I nstrument illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Steering column manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Temperature (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 81
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 157
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 156
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 159
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 157
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
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Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 161
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
When must the system be inspected? . . . 161
Air transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
All-wheel drive .. .... .. ............... 194
Se lective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . 190
All season tires
Alternator 249
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Anti-freeze
refer to E ngine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 226
Anti-lock brake system
Warning/indicator lights ............ 15, 17
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Anti-slip regulation
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Anti-theft alarm warning system . . . . . . . . . 38
Electronic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Approach/departure angle ............ .. 201
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Audi braking guard
refer to Braking guard 112
Audi drive select Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
also refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Audi parking system plus with rearview cam-
era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Rearview camera -parking mode 1 . . . . . . 131
Rearview camera -parking mode 2 . . . . . . 132
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 280
Auto -Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Auto locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

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,...., Automatic driving light control . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Driving .. ... ................... ... . 124
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Removal lock (ignition key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Shift padd les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
AUTO (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
B
Bass box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Battery location inside the luggage compart-
ment .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 230
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Charging ... .. .................. 104,231
Ene rgy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Important warnings when working on the
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
W inter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Work ing on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Bio-ethanol (Fuel) .............. .. .. .. . 213
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Blow er (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Boo ster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Checking the brake flu id level . . . . . . . . . . 228
B rake system
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Index
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
E le ctromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 89
Fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Braking guard ... .. .. ............. 106, 112
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Switching on and
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Break-in period Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Brea king in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Breakover angle ... .. .... ...... ... .. .. 201
Bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 221
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
AdBlue ............................ 217
Eng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cargo area
refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment..... .... .. .. ............... .. 139
Cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Center armrest Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
C en tral locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Changing Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Ch ecking
Engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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Index
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Home link (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 48
Hood Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Rele ase lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
How many a irbags doe s my vehicle have? . . 157
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 149
Hybrid drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
12 volt batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Consumption display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Efficient drive mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Energy flow display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
EV mode ..... .. ................ .... 100
High voltag e battery .............. 97, 104
High voltage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
I
Ignition
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Ignition k ey
Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
I gnition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 34
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Important things to do before driving . . . . 134
I mproperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 99
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 76
I nflatable spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Inflating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Insta lling the upper tether strap on the an­
chor age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
I nstrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Messag es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
I nstrument illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
290
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Instruments and controls Genera l illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lights Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Interval wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
J
Jump-starting 270
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Jump s ta rt ing 104
K
Key..........
.. .. .. .. ............... . 36
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Ignit ion/engine on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Master key with remote control . . . . . . . . . 36
Mechan ical key. .. .. .. ............. .. . 37
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Kick -down
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
L
Lane Change Assistant
refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Descr iption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Installing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Lateral angle .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 201
Leather care/cleaning .. ... .......... .. 210
L eft hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Light Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Dayt ime running l ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Driving light control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Index
Panoramic sliding sunroof Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Parking aid
Clean ing sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
also refer to Electromechanical
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Parking system
refer to Audi parking system plus with rear­
view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Particle filter
refer to Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . 34
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 161
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 144
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter (climate control) . . 80
Pollutant filter (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 80
Power Windows . ..... ................ ..... 46
Power locking system
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
L ocking and unlocking the vehicle from in-
side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear lid/trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Switch... .. .. ... ... .... ..... .... .. .. 42
Unlocking and locking vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power locks Windows open and closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power meter (hybrid drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Power steering
refer to Electromechanical power assist . . 194
Power window regulators
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Pregnant women
Special cons iderations when wear ing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
292
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Protective tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Q
quattro
refer to All-wheel drive
Question What happens to unbelted occupants?
R
194
144
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear lid Automatic operation
Opening and closing
Rear light .
. ................ 44
43
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rear seats Adjusting seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Rearv iew camera
Parking mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Parking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Recirculation mode (climate control) . . . . . . 81
Red symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Refill engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Refilling AdBlue With bottle ...... ... ...... ....... ... 218
With can ister .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 219
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Gasoline inhibitor flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Release lever for hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Remote control Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . 48

,....,
N
co
er::
co
,...., Tire Mobility System (tire repair set) . . . . . . 257
Tire pressure monitoring system
L f . oss o a,r pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tires.. .. .. .... ............. .. .. ..... 234
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 257
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
r ,re pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Tire pressure monitoring system .. . 251,252
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Tread wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Unidirectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Uniform tire quality grading .... .. .. .. . 251
Tires and wheels Glossary of tire and loading termino logy . 236
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . 16
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Torn or frayed safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Towing Front eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 72
Rear eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Towing a trailer Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
T PMS (tire pressure monitoring system) . . . 252
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Trailer towing Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 203 , 204
Tongue load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
T railer turn signal assembly
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
T ransmission
Malfunction (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4
Trip computer Fue l consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Single-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Total-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Index
Trunk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
T . l urn s1gna s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
u
ULSD No . 2 (Diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Unfastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Unlocking Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear lid/trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using the mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
V
V ·t . ani y mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . 276
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254, 261
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
w
Warning/ indicator l ights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti- lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 18
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lS
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . . . . . lS
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 17
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . 16
Trailer turn signa l assemb ly . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
295

Index
Warning/Indicator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
161
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Weights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
147
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 144
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
248
Wheels ... .. .. .... ........... .... ... 234
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 236
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . .
246
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 145
When must the airbag system be inspected?
l.61
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . . 184
W indow regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Windows
Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
Windshield
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
Windshield washer fluid
L ow level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
F aulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34
Folding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Replacing the rear wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . 59
Replacing windshield wiper b lades . . . . . . . 58
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
233
W inter driv ing
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
249
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Winter operation
Batt ery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
229
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
W inter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
296
Winter use
Car washes
Removing ice from windows
Wiper blades
207
209
refer to Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
X
Xenon-Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 268
y
Yellow symbols .. .. .. .. .... ........ .... 31