tires AUDI Q5 2017 Owner's Guide

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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 256. 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 259.
- 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 Qpage 237, 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.
.&_ WARNING
- 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 237, 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
-
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 217.
(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
Q ,& .
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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Adaptive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . 114
Setting the distance............... ... 113
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Adaptive light .. .. ............. .... .. .. 51
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
AdBlue .... .. .. .... ........... ....... 214
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Opening the tank door ............... . 215
Refilling . .. .. .... ........... .... ... 215
Adding Engine oil .......................... 221
Windshield washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Additional accessories
Additives 278
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Adjusting Air distribution (climate control) . . . . . . . . 78
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Steering column manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Temperature (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 78
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 154
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 153
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 156
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 154
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
280
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 159
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
When must the system be inspected? . . . 158
Air transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
All-wheel drive ....................... 192
Selective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . 186
All season tires
Alternator 245
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Anti-lock brake system Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Anti-slip regulation Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Anti-theft alarm warning system . . . . . . . . . 35
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Approach/departure angle....... ..... .. 198
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Audi braking guard
refer to Braking guard 115
Audi drive select Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
also refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Audi parking system plus with rearview cam-
era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rearview camera -parking mode 1 . . . . . . 128
Rearview camera -parking mode 2 . . . . . . 129
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 276
Auto-Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Auto locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Automatic driving light control . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
H ill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Removal lock (ignit ion key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
AUTO (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
B
Bass box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Battery location inside the luggage compart­
ment .. .. .. .. ...... ......... .. .. .. . 225
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Charging . .. .. ............... .. . 107,227
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Impor tant warnings when working on the
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Bio-ethanol (Fuel)....... ..... ... ... .. . 210
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Blower (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
B ra ke fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Checking the brake fluid l evel . . . . . . . . . . 224
Brake system
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
~ Brak e booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 ....
~ Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
8 Brake fluid specifications for refill and re-
~ placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 00
Index
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 86
Fluid reservo ir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Braking guard . .. . ... ............. 109, 115
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Break -in per iod
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Ti res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Breakover angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
C
Californ ia Proposition 65 Warning 218
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
AdBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Engine oil ....... .. ................. 219
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Cargo area
refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment...... ... . ... ................. 136
Cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Cente r armrest
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Changing Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Child restraints
Danger of using child restra ints in the front
seat...... .... .. .. ............... .. 149
System anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 185
281

Index
How safety belt pretensioners work ..... .
Hybrid drive .. .. .. ................ ... .
12 volt batteries .. ........... .... .. . 146
100
107
Consumption display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Efficient drive mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Energy flow display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
EV mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
High voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100, 107
High voltage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Transport 108
I
Ignition
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Ignition key Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
I gnition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Malfunction .... ................ .. 27, 31
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Important things to do before driving . . . . 131
I mproperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 102
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
I nflatable spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
I nflating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Installing the upper tether strap on the an­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
I nstrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
I nstrument illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
I nstruments and controls
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
I nterior lights
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Interval wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
286
J
Jump-starting 266
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Jump starting 107
K
Key...........
... .. .. ................ 33
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
lg n ition/ engine on/ off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Master key with remote control . . . . . . . . . 33
Mechanica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Kick-down tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
L
Lane Change Assistant
refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Installing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Lateral angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Lefthand drive .. .. .. .. ............. ... 51
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Light Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Dayt ime runn ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Driving light control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
High beam warning/indicator light. . . . . . . 14
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Sensor .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .... ... .. . 49
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Index
Parking system
refer to Audi parking system plus with rear­
view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Particle filter
refer to Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . 31
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 159
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 141
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter (climate control) . . 77
Pollutant filter (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 77
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power locking system
E mergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
L ocking and unlocking the vehicle from in-
side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear lid/trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Unlocking and locking vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power locks Windows open and closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power meter (hybrid drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Power steering
refer to Electromechanical power assist .. 191
Power window regulators
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Malfunct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Protective tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
288
Q
quattro
refer to All-wheel drive
Question What happens to unbelted occupants?
R
192
141
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4
Defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Rear lid Automatic operation
Opening and closing
Rear light .
. ............. ... 41
40
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rear seats Adjusting seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rearview camera Parking mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Parking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rear w indow heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Recirculation mode (climate control) . . . . . . 78
Red symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Refill engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
Refilling AdBlue With bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
With canister . ... .. .. ........ ..... .. 216
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Gasoline inhibitor flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Release lever for hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Remote control key Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Remote control operation Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 45
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Repairs Airbag system 161
Replacing Light bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 139

Index
Side airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Side assist Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Sound system display Driver information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Start-Stop-System Engine does not switched off . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Engine starts automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Starting/stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Sw itching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
START ENGINE STOP button (Convenience key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 85
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Starting off with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 84
Starting (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Steering Electromechanical power assist ..... . 191, 0
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Locking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1
Malfunction .. .. ................ .. 27, 3 1
Manually adjusting the steering wheel . . . . 81
also refer to Electromechanical power as-
sist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Steering wheel column Adjusting manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 244
290
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 8S
Stopping (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
(upholder door pockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Supplementary (climate control) 80
Switches Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Symbols Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Yellow.... .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 28
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tail lights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
TOI clean diesel
refer to Ad Blue ... .. .. ............... 214
Technica l data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Tie-down rings . ... .. .. ............ 67, 137
tiptronic Automat ic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
tiptronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 94
Tire Mobility System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tire Mobility System (tire repair set) . . . . . . 253
Tire pressure mon itoring system
Loss of air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tires .... ... .. .. .. .. .. ........ ..... .. 230
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 253
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Tire pressure monitoring system ... 247, 248
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

CD
CD
.... N ,-... N ..... 0 0 C<'. 00
Treadwear indicato rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Unidirectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Uniform tire quality grad ing . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Tires and wheels Glossary of tire and load ing terminology . 232
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . 13
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
To rn or frayed safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Towing Front eye let . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Rear eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Towing a trailer
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
TPM5 (tire pressure monitoring system) . . . 248
Trailer tow ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
I nformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 200, 201
Tongue load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Trailer turn signal assembly
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
T ransmission
Malfunction (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
T ransport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Trip computer
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Single -trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Total-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
T rip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Trunk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
u
ULSD No. 2 (D iesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Unfastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Uniform tire quality grading
Unlocking 247
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear lid/trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Index
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Using the mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . 272
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250, 257
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
w
Warning/indicator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
E le ctromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 15
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
E lectron ic Stabilization Contro l (ESC) . . . . . 13
Glow p lug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 14
Safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . 13
Trailer turn signal assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Warning/Ind icator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Washing matte finish pa int . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
l oose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 141
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
291

Index
Wheels 230
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Glossa ry of tire and load ing termino logy . 232
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 242
When must a sa fety belt be replaced? . . . . 14 2
When must the airbag system be inspected? 1.58
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . . 182
W indow reg ulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
M alfunct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
P ower locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
W indows
C lea ning/ remov ing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
D efrost ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
W indshield
Defrost ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Windshield washe r fluid
Low level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
W indshield wipe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
C lean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
F au lty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
F olding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Replac ing the rear w iper blade . . . . . . . . . . 56
Replac ing windsh ield wiper b lades . . . . . . . 55
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Winter driving Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
W inte r o per ation
Ba ttery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
W inte r ti res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 5
W inter use
Ca r washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
R emoving i ce from w indows
W iper blades
refer to Windsh ield wipers
X
206
.. ... .. .. .. .. 56
Xenon-Lights . .. ............... .... 51, 264
y
Yellow symbo ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
292