maintenance AUDI Q5 2018 User Guide

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Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi i s co vered by the following warran­
tie s:
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfora-
tion
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding your warranties
can be found in your
Warranty & Maintenance
booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulati ons in the United States and
Canada require that automobiles meet specific
emission regulations and safety standards.
Therefore, vehicles built for the U.S.A. and Cana­
da differ from vehicles sold in other countries.
If you p lan to take you r vehicle outside the conti­
nenta l limits of the United States or Canada,
there is the possibility that:
- un leaded fue ls for vehicles with catalytic con­
verter may not be available;
- fuel may have a conside rably lower octane rat­
ing . Improper fuel may cause engine damage;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of proper
service facilities, tools or testing eq uipment;
- r eplacement parts may not be readily available.
- Navigation systems for veh icles built for the
U.S .A . and Canada w ill not necessarily work in
Eur ope, and may not wo rk in other countries
outside of North America.
Consumer Information
@ Note
Audi cannot be responsib le for mechanical
damage that could resu lt from inadequate
fuel, service or parts ava ilability.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Official Factory Service Manuals and Litera ­
ture are published as soon as poss ible after mod­
el introduction. Se rvice Ma nuals and literature
are available to order from the Audi Tec hni cal Lit ­
erature Orde ring Center at :
www.audi.techliterature.com
Maintenance
General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a minimum. How­
ever, a certain amount of regular maintenance is
still necessary to assure your vehicle's safety,
economy and reliab ility . For detailed vehicle
maintenance consult your Warranty & Mainte­
nance booklet .
Under difficult operating conditions, for exam­
ple at extremely low outside temperatures, in
very dusty regions, when tow ing a trailer very fre­
quently, etc., some service wo rk shou ld be per­
formed between the intervals specified. This ap­
plies particularly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replac ing the a ir filter .
® For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintain ing your vehicle, you
help make sure that emiss io n standards are
maintained, thus min imiz ing adverse effects
on the environment .
Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophisticated
fuel injection and emission control systems, and
the genera lly increasing technica l complexity of
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Consum er Info rmation
today's automobi les, have steadi ly red uced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by veh icle owners.
Al so , sa fet y and
en vironmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en­
g ine and transmission parts w hich an owner can
perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
qu ire special tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work ­
shop personnel in order to assure proper per­
forma nce, re liab ility and safety of the ve hicle and
its many systems .
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliab il ity of your
ve hicle and eve n void your vehicle warra nty .
Therefo re, proof of se rvicing in accordance w ith
the m aintenance schedule may be a condition fo r
up hold ing a possible wa rranty claim made wi thin
the warranty pe riod.
Above all, ope rational safety can be adversely af­
fected, c re ating unnecessa ry risks fo r you and
your passengers.
I f in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other prope rly
eq uipped and qualified workshop . We strongly
urge yo u to g ive your author ized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform a ll scheduled mainte ­
nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, origina l parts and tra ined specialists to
keep your veh icle running properly.
Performing limit ed maint enanc e yourself
The fo llowing pages describe a limited number of
procedures whic h can be performed on your ve hi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
tra ined personnel be unava ilable. Before per ­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
ough ly read all of the app licab le text and carefu l­
ly follow the instructions g iven . Always rigorously
observe the
W ARNINGS prov ided .
Befo re yo u check an ything in the engine com ­
partment , alway s read and h eed all WARNINGS
c> .&. and c> .&. in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 314 .
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A WARNING
-Ser ious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments or repairs .
- Always be extreme ly careful when work ing
on the vehicle . Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­ mon sense. Never r is k personal in jury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fu lly fam il iar with these
or other procedu res with respect to the ve­
hicle, or are uncertain how to proceed.
- Do not do any work wi thout the prope r tools
and eq uipmen t. H ave the necessary wo rk
done by your authorized Audi dealer or an ­
other properly equipped and qualified work­
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi ­
cle is a potentially hazardous area . Never
reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
gine is off and the ignition key has been re­
moved. The rad iator fan switches on auto­
mat ically when the coolant reaches a certain
temperature and will con tinue to run until
the coolant temperat ure drops.
- Always remove the igni tion key before any­
one gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack* s upplied w ith the vehi­
cle is no t ad equate for th is pu rpose and
could collapse causing se rious personal in ­
jury .
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels a re always sec urely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic t ransm iss ion) is in P (Park
position) and the park b rake is applied .

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J
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Jump start cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
K
Key.................................. 31
Key not recogni zed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mechanical key ............... .. .. . 31, 32
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 35
Vehicle code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Kick-down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . 88
L
Lane assist
refer to Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . 117
La p timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Evaluating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
L ATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Installing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
L ocat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .. .... .. ................ ..... . 307
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
L eft control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Licensing agreements (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Lifting points (vehicle jack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
L ight/rain sensor
H eadlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Interval mode (wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
L ight functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
High beam assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
I nter ior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lights Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 45
Index
Listening to music
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 234
Load....... .. .. .. .. ............... .. 370
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . 257
Locking/unlocking By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
With the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Low beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Lowering the rear of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 128
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Cover (manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
also refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Making an emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 313
Map Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Map update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Mechan ical key .. .. .. ............... 31, 32
Mechanically locking the front passenger's
door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 234
Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Memory buttons
refer to Shortcut keys ............ 147, 155
Memory capacity Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
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