fuel AUDI Q5 2018 Owner's Guide

Care and cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Exhaust tail pipes
Road salt Water, cleaning solution suitab le for stainless steel, if nee-
essary
Decorative parts/ Deposits Mild
soap solution al, a cleaning solution suitab le for stain-
trim less stee l, if necessary
Paint Paint damage Refer to t he paint number on the vehicle data label, repair
with touch up
paint ~ page 369
Spilled fuel Rinse
with water immediately
Surface rust Rust remover, then protect with hard wax; for questions,
consult an author ized Audi dealer or authorized Aud i Serv-
i ce Facility.
Corros ion Have it removed by an authori zed Aud i dea ler or author-
ized Audi Service Fac ility.
Water no longer Pr
otect with hard wax (at least twice per year)
beads on the surface
of clean paint
No shine even though Treat wit h suitable polish; then apply paint protectant if
pa int has been pro- the polish that was used does not contain any protectant
tected/paint looks
poor
Deposits such as in- Dampen w ith water immediately and remove with a micro-
sects, bird dropp ings, f iber cloth
tree sap and road salt
Grease -based con- Remove immediately with a mild soap solution
al and a
taminants such as soft cloth
cosmetics or sunb lock
Carbon parts Deposi ts clean the same way as painted parts ~ page 344
Decorative decals Deposits Soft sponge with a mild soap solutiona l
•> Mi ld soap so lution: maxim um two tablespoo ns o f neu tra l s oap in 1 quart (1 lite r) of water
Interior cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Window glass
Deposits Glass cleaner, then wipe dry
Decorative parts/ Deposits Mild soap so lution al
trim
Plastic parts
Deposits Damp clo1th
Heavier deposits Mild soap solution
al, detergent-free p lastic clean ing solu-
tion, if necessary
Display s/instru-Deposi ts Soft cloth with LCD cleaner; dust in the lower area of the
ment cluster instrument cluster can be removed using a soft brush.
Controls Deposits Soft brush, then a soft cloth with a m ild soap solutional
Safety belts Deposits Mild
soap so lution a l, allow to dry before letting them re -
tract
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Fuses and bulb s
Fuse panel@ (brown ) Fuse panel© (blac k)
N o. E quip ment No. Equipmen t
2
Mass airflow sensor, camshaft adjust-
ment, charge air cooler pump 1 Fr ont seat heating
2 Windshie ld wipers
3 Exhaust doors, fuel injectors, radiator inlet 3 Left head light elect ronics
4 Vacuum pump , hot water p ump, particu-
late sensor, biodiesel sensor 4 Panorama glass roof
s L eft front doo r contro l modu le
5 Brake light sensor 6 Sockets
6 Engine valves, camshaft adjustment 7 Right rear door cont rol mod ule
7
Heated oxygen sensor, mass airflow sen-8 All wheel drive
sor
8
Water pump, high pressure pump, high
pressure regulator va lve
9 Hot water pump
9 R ight headlight electronics
10
Windshield washer system/headlight
washer system
1 1 Left rear door contro l module
10
Oil pressure sensor, oil temperature sen-
sor
Fu se p anel @ (blac k)
11 Clutch pedal position sensor No. Equipment
12 Engine valves
Seat ventilation, rearv iew mirror, cl imate
13 Radiator fan 1 control system, rear cl imate control sys-
14 Fuel injectors tern controls
, windsh ie ld defogger
15 Ignition coils 2 Gateway, climate control system
16 Fuel pump 3 Sound act uator/exhaust sound tuning
Fuse panel @ (red )
4 Clutch pedal posit ion sensor
5 Engine start
N o. Equipment 7 Rear USB charging port
1 Anti-theft a larm system 8 Homelink
2 Engine control module 9 Adaptive cruise control
3 Lumbar support 11 Video camera
4 Automatic transm ission selector mecha-
nism 12 Matrix LED headlight/right LED headlight
5 Horn
13 Matrix LED headlight/ left LED headlight
6 Electromechan ica l park ing brake
14 Rear window wiper
7 Gateway control module Fu se panel © (red )
8 Interior headliner lights No . Equipmen t
10 Airbag control module 1 Ignition coils
11 Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) 5 E ng ine mount
12 Diagnostic connector, light/rain sensor 6 Automatic transmiss ion
13 Climate control system 7 I nstrument panel
1 4 Right front door control module 8 C limate control system (blower)
lS A/C compressor
10 Dynamic stee ring
11 Eng ine start
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Technical data
Vehicle specifications
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Fig. 293 Vehicl e ident ifica tion labe l
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN )
The VIN n umber is located in the following pla­
ces :
0
0
~ :x: -Se lect : the I MENU ! button >Vehi cle > left con­
t rol button
> Servi ce & check s > Vehicle infor·
mati on.
-On t he vehicle identificat io n labe l
Dimensions
Technical data
-At the front behind the windshield *
-in the engine comp artme nt on the r igh t side
Vehicle identification label
The vehicle identification label¢ fig. 293 is locat ­
ed in the luggage compartment under the cargo
floor cover.
The vehicle identification label informat ion can
also be found in the Warranty a nd Maintenance
booklet .
The sticker contains the fo llow ing vehicle data:
© Vehicle Identif ication Number (VIN)
@ Vehicle type, engine output, transm ission
@ Engine and transmiss ion codes
© Paint and interior codes
® Optional equipment numbers
Notes about technical
data
T he values may vary base d on special eq uipment
as well as m arket -specific equipment and meas­
u ring methods .
Please note that the specifications listed in the
vehicle documen tat ion a lways take prece dence.
(D Tips
Missing technical data was not ava ilable at
the time of pr int ing.
Length (in (mm )) Width (in (mm ))
Width across the Height at curb
mirrors (in (mm )) weight (in (mm))
Q5 183.6 (4,663) 74 .5 (1 ,893) 84.3 (2,140) 65.3 (1 ,659)
SQ5 183.9 (4,671) 74.5 (1,893) 84 .3 (2,140) 65.3 (1,659)
Capacities
Approximate capaci·
ties
Fuel tank 1
8.5 gal (70 L)
Windsh ield and headlight washer system* 5.3qt(5L)
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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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@ For the sake of the environment
-Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission leve ls. Th is is detrimental to
the env ironment and increases fuel con ­
sumption.
- A lways observe environmenta l regu lations
when disposing of old engine o il, used brake
flu id, d irty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension­
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Mate­
rial -spec ial handl ing may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca .gov/hazardouswaste/perch lo­
r ate. When the vehicle or pa rts of t he re­
stra int system includi ng a irbag mod ules
s af ety be lts with pretens ioners a re scrap ­
ped, a ll applicab le laws and regulations
must be observed. Your a uthorized Audi
dealer is fam iliar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your dea l­
er perform this service for you.
Accessories and
technical changes
Additional accessories and parts
replacement
Always consult on authorized Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Audi ve hicles that are constructed with advanced
materials like Steel/Aluminum (Hybrid construc­
tion), Aluminum (Aud i Space Frame), and/or Alu­
minum/Carbon Fiber (Ultra Advanced Light
We ight Materials) are as unique as the ir dr ivers .
Therefo re, the ava ilability of certain parts needed
for repa ir , restorat ion, or reconstruction w ill be
rest ricted , or pa rts will be unava ilable, if the ve ­
hicl e is not repa ired at an a uthorized Aud i co lli­
sion repair facility . This includes but is not limi t­
ed to structura l parts which require specia lized
training and equipment to restore their crash ­
worthiness back to the original NHTSA and IIHS performance.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design
features ensuring a high standard of active and passive safety.
Con sum er In form ation
This safety could be compromised by non -ap ­
proved changes to the vehicle. For t his reason, if
parts have to be rep laced, p lease observe the fol ­
lowing points when install ing additional accesso­
ries:
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are avai lab le from authorized Aud i dea lers.
T hese dea le rs a lso have t he necessa ry fa cilit ies,
tools and trained specialists to install the pa rts
and accessories proper ly .
A WARNING
--
Using the wrong spare parts or using non -ap­
p roved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury.
- Use on ly 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.
- Do not use license p late brac kets in the
front area that are d ifferent from the one
installed at the factory, or add additional
li­
cense plate brackets.
- 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 a re tr iggered in an accident!
- Before you check anyth ing in the eng ine
compa rtment, always read and heed all
WARN INGS
~page 314.
@ Note
- If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repa ir work is not per­
form ed according to specified methods, th is
c an result in seve re damage to you r vehi­
cle's eng ine and body (s uch as cor rosion)
and adve rsely affec t your ve hicle's warranty.
- If emergency repa irs m ust be pe rformed
elsew here, have the vehicle ex am ined by an
authorized A udi dealer as soon as possib le .
- Th e manufac ture r ca nnot be he ld liable fo r
damage wh ic h occur s d ue to fail ure to com ­
ply with these stipulations.
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Index
Audio player Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Wi-Fi audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Aud io track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Aud i pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 371
Aud i side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear cross-traffic assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . . . . 243, 247
Audi virtua l cockpit
refer to Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AUTO Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Auto Lock (central locking system) . . . . . . . . 30
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Automatic climate control system Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
La unch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Manual shiftin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Parking lock emergency re lease . . . . . . . . . 90
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
AUTO (button) Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 71
Auxiliary heater (automatic climate control) 72
AUX input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
B
BACK button 147
Balance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Bass (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Battery Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
also refer to Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 321
376 Before
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Blower (automat ic climate control system) . 71
Bluetooth Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Connecting a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Boost...... .. .. .. .. .. ............. ... 17
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Boost pressure indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brake fluid Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 321
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 80
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Break-in security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Breaking in
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Browser
refer to Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Buttons Control panel (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 12, 15
Switching the Infotainment system display
on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
C
Cable (USB adapter/ AUX connector cable) 231
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 315
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Capacities Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Cargo area
refer to Loading the luggage compart-
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Cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Ca rgo mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Cata lytic converter ............. .. .. .. . 313
C D dr ive ( medi a dr ives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Cel l phone
refer to Te lephone ............. ... .. . 174
Cente r arm rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Cent ral lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
M echanically lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sett ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Cent ral lock ing swi tch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Cert ificat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 4
C hanging engine oi l ....... ... .. .. .... . 3 19
C hanging the sca le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
C harging
refer to Power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
C ha rging the battery (mobi le devices) 232, 233
C hi ld rest raints
D anger of using c hild r estraints in the front
se at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Where can I get additional in forma tion
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 309
C hi ld rest raint system ancho rs . . . . . . . . . . 305
C hi ld safety .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 291
Important safety instructions for using chi ld
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Install ing a chi ld restra int usi ng the LA TC H
sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
M ount ing and releasing the anchorage
h ook .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 307
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 8
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
C hi ld safety lock
P ower w indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rea r doo rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
C hi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
B ooster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 1
Conve rtible c hild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
D anger of using c hild rest raints in the fron t
se at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
H ow do I proper ly install a child safety seat
. h . l 7 295 in my ve ,c e . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 7
LA TCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Index
Safety instr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9S
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
U nused safety be lts on the rea r seat 297
Child seats Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Class ic view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 7
Cleaning art ific ial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346, 34 7
Cleaning cont rols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 346
Cleaning exhaust tail p ipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Cl imate contro l system
refer to Automatic clima te con trol . . . . . . . 69
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 24S
Closing Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Coc kp it (ove rview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Co llaps ible spare t ire
Inflating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Co llapsib le tire
refer to Collapsib le spare tire . . . . . . . . . . 356
Command (vo ice recog nition system) . . . . . 16 7
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Connect ion manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Connect ions
refer to M edia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 23 4
Connect (ve hicle cont rol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Cons umer Info rmation ............. 259, 371
Cons umption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Additional directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Importing/export ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Memory capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Stor ing as destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Control buttons (operating the MMI) . . . . . 150
Cont rol knob w ith joyst ick function ( MMI op­
eration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
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Emergency call function
Audi connect emergency ca ll and service .
201
Emergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Emergency operat ion
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
313
Emergency starting
E m issions control system ........... .. .
Energy management ........... .. .. .. .
Engine Coolant
.... .. ... .......... .. .. .... .
Start/Stop system ............ .. .... . .
Starting/stopping ............ .. .... . .
Starting w ith jumper cables .... .. .. .. .
En gin e compartment
Opening/closing the hood ............ .
Overview
... .. ... .......... .. .. .... .
Safety preca utions .......... .. .. .... .
En gin e oil
Adding .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. .
Changing .... ... .......... .. .. .... .
Checking oil level . .......... .. .. .... .
Consumption .... .......... .. .. .... .
363
3 13
145
3 19
78
76
363
3 15
3 16
3 14
317 3 19
3 17
3 17
Temperature disp lay .......... .. .. .. . . 17
Engin e sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Eng ine Start/Stop mode
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . 78, 80
Eng ine stop
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . 78, 80
En hanced v iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Enter ing characters/numbers (speller) . . . . 155
Entering letters (speller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Enterta inment sl iding menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
En try/ex it lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Environment
Proper disposal of drained engine oi l ... .
Unleaded gasoline ............ .. .. .. .
ESC
.. .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. .
H ill descent assist .......... .. .. .. .. .
Offroad mode .... .......... .. .. .... .
Evasive steering support ......... ... .. .
E vent Dat a Recorder (EDR) ...... .. .. .. .
3 19
310
140
142 141
1 13
145
Ext erio r ligh ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
External voice operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Index
F
Factory default settings
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
246
Fader (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fastening
Booster seats
.. .. ................. .. 301
Convertib le child safety seats ......... . 299
Infant seats ... .. .. ................ . 297
Fast forwarding/rewind ing (a udio/video
file) ....... .. .. .. ................. .
. 234
Fast forwarding (audio/v ideo file) . . . . . . . . 234
Fast route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Favorites
Media
Navigation .. .. .. ................. . .
Telephone . .. .. .. ................. . .
237
205 179
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 374
File formats (media drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Fixture set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Foot peda ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
For th e sake of t he envi ronment
Environmentally-friend ly driving . . . . . . . . 73
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
311
Leaks..... .. .. .. ................. .. 315
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Free text search ..... ... .......... .. ..
Media .... .. .. .. ................. ..
Navigation .. .. .. ................. . .
Radio
.... .. .. .. ................. ..
Telephone ..... .. .. ................ .
Freeze protection Coo lant ... .. .. .. ................. . .
157
236
204
221 183
319
Frequency band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220, 223
Front a irbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
273
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 262
Front seats
Adjus ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
254
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 270
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Fuel 310
Additives.. .. .. .. ................. .. 3 10
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 10
379

Index
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
F ue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 12
,
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 , 125
F ueling
Fuel filler door emergency rel eas e . . . . . . 313
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
F uses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
G
Garage door opener
refer to Homelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Garment hooks ... ............. .. .. .. . .
Gas discharge lamps .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Gasoline Octane rating ................... ... .
Recommendation ............. .... .. .
GAWR 61
362
310
310
310
refer to Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) 3.70
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 328
Glov e compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) . . . . . . . 370
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 370
Ground clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
GVWR
refer to Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating (GVWR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
H
Handsfree .......... .... ...... ....... 174
Head-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
H eadlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 45
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
H eadlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 45
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 255
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
H eavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 263
380
High beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Home address ..... .. .. ........... 205,210
Homelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
How are child restraint system anchors relat -
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 276
How safety belt pretensioners work 267
I
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Important things to do before driving . . . . 252
Importing and exporting (contacts) . . . . . . 184
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
PASSENGER AIR BAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Infant seats
Input 297
Using the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Using the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Installing the upper tether strap on the an­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Internet
refer to Aud i connect ( Infotainment) . . . . 187
Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Interval mode (wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
iPhone
refer to Audi music interface ....... 231, 232

Index
Memory card
SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Supported types/formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S9
MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Menu language
refer to Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . 24S
M enu paths (Owner 's Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Menus/symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Mirrors Adjusting exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
D immi ng ... .. .. ................. .. .. 50
Van ity m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
MMI
refer to Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . 147
MMI search
refer to Free text search ....... ... 157, 236
MMI touch....... ... .......... .. .. ... 151
MODE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 281
MP3
refer to Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
B utton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
M ap zoom .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. 13
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 15
Speech dialog system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Switching tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 15
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Music collection
refer to Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Mu te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
olso refer to Mu ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 249
myAudi ... .. .. ............... ... 187,207
Logging in in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
N
Natural leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 347
NAV/MAP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Navigating (in str ume nt cluster) . . . . . . . . . 163
382
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Better ro ute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Driver informat ion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
also refer to Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Navigation (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . 162
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Network connection (Wi-Fi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
NHTSA Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
0
Occupant protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Octane rating (gasoline) ................ 310
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Offroad driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
OFF (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Oil
refer to Engin e oil .. .. ............. .. 317
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . . . 313
On/Off knob ( MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Online des tinations
refer to Point of interest search . . . . . . . . 207
Online map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Online map update..... ... .......... .. 216
Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Online roadside assistance Audi connect emergency call and service 202
Online services
refer to Audi connect ( Infotainment) . . . . 187
Opening .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 30
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Hood ....... .. .. .. .. ............. .. 315
Opening/closing
refer to Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Operat ing
Multifunction steering whee l . . . . . . . . 12, 15
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Vo ice recog nition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Options menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150, 154
Other consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Outs ide temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10