ESP AUDI Q5 2018 Owners Manual

About this Owner's Manual
This Owne r's Manual applies to a ll versions of
this mode l.
It contains important information,
tips, suggestions and warn ings for using your ve ­
h icle.
Keep this manual in yo ur vehicle at all times . This
is especially important if you loan your vehicle to
others or sell it.
This owner's manua l descr ibes the
equipment
range
specified for this mode l at the time of
printing. Individua l equipment options described
may on ly be availab le at a later date or may on ly
be offered in certain countries .
Some sections in this manua l do not apply to all
ve hicl es. When this is the case, the beginning of
the sect ion ind icates the
validity, for example
"Applies to vehicles : with cruise contro l system".
Optional or vehicle-specific equipment is also
ident ified with an asterisk"*" .
The
illustrations in this manual are a guide .
Some of the detai ls in your vehicle may differ
from the illustration .
A ll
directions , such as "left", "right", "front" and
"rear", are based on the vehicle's direction of
travel.
* Optiona
l or vehicle -specific equipment
.., The section continues on the next page.
~ & Cross reference to a "WARNING" with in a
section . If a page number is indicated , the
WARNING is located o utsid e of the section.
_& WARNING
Text with this symbol contains informat ion
about safety and how to reduce the risk of se­
rious personal injury or death.
(LlJ) Note
Text with this symbol contains informat ion
about reducing the risk of damage to your ve­
hicle.
@ For the sake of the environment
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Text with this symbol contains informat ion on
protecting the environment .
-
(D Tips
Text with this symbo l contains additional use­
f ul info rmation.

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Fourth tab Telephone* c:>page 161
Fifth ta b Navigation* c:> page 162
Map* c:>page 163
a) This ta b is onl y visible when t here is at least one ind ica to r
l igh t or mess ag e di splaye d.
@ ~ Button
-Switching tabs : press the~ button repeated­
ly until the des ired tab is shown (for example,
Radio) .
@IVIE W ! button
Sw itch ing v iews or reducing the display
c:> page 14.
@ [2] Button
Return to funct io ns at higher leve ls.
Control buttons
Applies to: ve hicles with multifunction steering wheel plus
Fig . 8 Se lect ion men u a nd opt io ns m enu v iew
Left control button
- Opening /closing the selection menu :
press the
respective lef t control button on the steer ing
wh eel
c:> fig . 8. You can select and co nfirm a
func tion in the sele ct ion me nu using the left
t hu mbwheel (fo r ex ample , se le cting a fre quen­
cy b and).
Right control button
- Opening /closing the options menu :
press the
re spectiv e righ t control b utton o n the ste ering
Cockpit overview
@ Ill and [g control buttons
Open/ close the se le ction me nu or op tions menu
c:> page 13.
0 Left thumbwheel
- Selecting a function in a menu /list :
tur n the
left th umbwheel to the des ired function (fo r
e xamp le, select ing a freque ncy).
- Confirming a selection: press the lef t thumb­
w heel
(?) c:> fig. 7.
- Zooming in /out on the map : when a map is
disp layed , turn the lef t thumbw heel to zoom i n
and ou t on t he map.
wheel
c:> fig . 8. You ca n change a ny con text-de­
pe nden t fu nctions and se tt ings using the left
t humbwhee l (for examp le, add ition al stat ion
info rm ation).
© Tips
The availab ility of a s ele ct ion menu or options
me nu depe nds on the funct io n th at is selec t­
ed.
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Cockpit overv ie w
(D Operating the driv er inform ation s yst em
The drive r informat ion system conta ins mult ip le
tabs
(D c::> page 12, fig. 6 that display various in ­
formation @c::>
page 12, fig. 6.
The fo llow ing tabs are ava ilable, depend ing on
ve hicle equ ipment :
First tab On-board computer
c::> page 16
Seco nd Messages
taba l
Third tab Rad io c::> page 160
Media c::> page 160
Fourth tab Telephone c::> page 161
al T
h is t ab is onl y v is ibl e w hen there is at lea st one ind ic a to r
light or mess age dis playe d.
-Sw itching t abs: press the !MODE ! button
c::> fig. 12 on the mult ifunction steer ing wheel
repeatedly until the des ired tab is d isp layed .
-Selec ting a fun ction in the m enu /li st: turn the
left thumbwheel on the multifunct ion steer ing
whee l to the desired f unct ion.
-Confirming a selection : press the left thumb­
wheel on the mu ltifunction steering whee l to
confi rm your select ion.
-Scrolling within the li sts: turn the left thumb­
whee l on t he multifunct ion steer ing whee l
quic kly to scroll within the lists.
@ ~ Button
-Switching th e voi ce recognition sy stem on :
briefly press the 51 button c::> fig. 13 . Say the
desired command after the
B eep .
-Switching th e voice r ecogn ition sy st e m off :
press and hold the 51 button . Or: say the com­
mand
Canc el.
Fo r more information about the vo ice recog nition
system, see
c::> page 16 7, Voice recognition sys ­
tem
or c::> page 245 .
@ Right thumbwheel
The volume of an audio source o r a system mes­
sage ( such as traffic announcements) can be di­
rect ly adjusted dur ing the aud io output.
-In creas ing or dec reasing the volume : turn the
right thumbwhee l
c::>fig. 13 up o r down.
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-Muting o r pausing: turn the right thumbwhee l
down .
Or: press the right thumbwhe el.
-Unmuting o r re suming : turn the right thumb­
wheel upward.
Or : press the right thumbwheel.
Vehicle functions
Overview
The t rip computer is displayed in the first tab of
t h e d river i nfo rmat ion system . Additional vehicle
funct ions can be accessed depend ing on the vehi­
cle equ ipment .
.,. Press the left cont rol button .
-On-board computer c::>page 16
-Lap times c::> page 98
-Statistics c:> page 99
-Layo ut c::> page 14
Trip computer
F ig. 1 4 In str umen t cl uste r: fue l co nsu m pt io n disp lay
Resetting values to zero
Requirement: the Fuel con sumption , Short -term
memor y or Long -t e rm memor y
disp lay must be
selected.
.,. To reset the values in the respective memory to
zero, press and ho ld the left thumbwheel on
the mult ifunct ion stee ring w heel for one sec­
ond. Or
.,. On the multifunction steering w heel, selec t:
the rig ht contro l button
> Re set value s*.
In the t rip compu ter, yo u can call up the fo llow ­
i ng displays one afte r the other by t urning the
l eft thumbwhee l on t he multif unction steering
whee l.
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Opening and clo sing
Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and un lock the veh icle centrally . You
have the following options:
-Remote control key <=> page 33
-Sensors in the door hand les" <=> page 33
-Lock cylinder on the dr iver 's door <=> page 35,
or
-Interior central locking switch <=> page 34
Turn signals
The turn s ignals flas h twice when you un loc k the
ve hicl e and flash on ce when you lock the veh icle.
If th ey do not flash, then one of the doo rs, the
luggage compartment lid or the hood is not
closed complete ly.
Automatic locking (Auto Lock )
The Auto Lock f unct io n loc ks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid on ce the speed has ex ­
ceeded approximately 9 mph (15 km/ h).
The vehicle ca n be unlo cked if the openi ng func­
t ion in the centra l loc kin g sys tem sw itch is used
or one of the door handles is pulled.
I n t he event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doo rs will a lso au tomat ica lly unloc k to allow
access to t he ve hicle.
Selective door unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid w ill lock
when they close . You can set in the Infotainment
system whether
only the dr iver's door or the en­
tire ve hicle should be unlocked w hen unlocking
<=> page 35.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
Only lock your vehicle when a ll of the doors and
the luggage compa rtme nt l id a re closed and the
remote control key is not i n the vehicle. This
he lps to p revent yo u from locking yourse lf out
accide nta lly .
The follow ing cond itions prevent you from lock­
i n g your remote contro l key in the vehicle:
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-If the driver's door is open, the vehi cle cannot
be loc ked by pressing the
!'.TI button on the re ­
mote contro l key or by touching the locking
sensor* on a doo r.
-If the most recently used convenience key* is
detected in the luggage compartment, the lug­
gage compartment lid automat ica lly unlocks
aga in after closing it.
-If the convenience key* that was last used is de­
tected ins ide the veh icle, then the vehicle can­
not be locked from the outside .
A WARNING
-If you leave the vehicle, sw itch the ignition
off and take the veh icle key wi th you. Th is
appl ies pa rtic ular ly when children remain in
the vehicle. Otherwise, chi ld ren cou ld start
the engine or operate e lectr ica l equipment
(such as power windows), which increases
the risk of an accident.
-No one, especially ch ild ren, should stay in
the vehicle when it is locked from the out­
side, because the windows can no longer be
opened from the inside <=>
page 36. Locked
doors make it more difficu lt for emergency
wo rkers to get into the vehicle, which puts
lives at ris k.
(0 Tips
-Do not leave va luables unattended in the ve­
hicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
-The LED in the dr iver's door rail blin ks when
you lock the vehicle. If the LED lights up for approximate ly 30 seconds after locking,
there is a malfunction in the centra l locking
system . Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or aut ho rized Aud i
Service Facili ty.

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(D Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the original battery in the re­
mote control key .
Unlocking/locking by remote control
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Fig. 21 Remote control key: button programming
.,. To unlock the vehicle, press the ffi button
¢fig. 21.
.,. To lock the vehicle, press the ('f) button one
time¢_& .
.,. To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the
e:5 button briefly .
.,. To open the luggage compa rtment lid, press
and hold the
e:5 button for at least one second .
.,. To trigger the alarm, press the red I PANIC I but ­
ton. The vehicle horn and emergency flashers
will activate .
.,. To switch off the alarm, press the red I PANIC I
button again.
If you unlock the vehicle and do not open any of
the doors, the hood, o r the luggage compart­
ment lid within 45 seconds, the vehicle automati­
cally locks again. This feature prevents the vehi­
cle from being accidentally left unlocked over a
long period of time.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­
mine if the entire vehicle or only the driver's door
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢ page 35.
A WARNING
No one, especially ch ildren, should stay in the
vehicle when it is locked from the outside, be­
cause the windows can no longer be opened
Opening and closing
from the inside ¢page 36. Locked doors
make it more difficult for emergency workers
to get into the vehicle, wh ich puts lives at
risk .
@ Tips
-Only use the remote control key when you
are within view of the vehicle.
- The vehicle can only be locked when these ­
lector lever is in the "P" position .
- Do not use the remote control when you are
inside the vehicle. Otherwise, you could un­
intentionally lock the vehicle . If you then try
to open a door, the anti-theft alarm will
trigger . If this happens, press the unlock
button
@ .
- Only use the pan ic function in an emergen­
cy .
Unlocking /locking with the convenience
key
App lies to: vehicles wi th convenience key
The doors and luggage compartment lid can be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con­
trol key.
Fig. 22 Door handle: locking t he veh icle
Unlocking the vehicle
.,. Grip the door hand le. The door un locks auto-
matica lly.
.,. Pull on the door handle to open the door.
Locking the vehicle
.,. Select the "P" position. The veh icle cannot be
locked if "P" is not selected .
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Opening and clo sin g
,.. To lock the vehicle, close the door a nd touch
the se nsor in the doo r hand le
on ce r=> fig. 22. Do
not hold the door handle while do ing th is .
You ca n unl ock/ lock the vehicle at every door.
The remote control key cannot be more than ap­
proximately 4 feet (1.5 m) away from the door
handle. It makes no difference whether the mas­
ter key is in your jacket pocket or in your brief­ case, for example .
If you hold the door handle while locking, this
can impair the locking function.
T h e door cannot be opened for a brief period di­
rectly after locking it. This way you have the op­
portunity to check if the doors locked correctly .
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­
mine if the entire vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
r=> page 35 .
A WARNING
Read and following all WARNINGS r=> .&. in De­
scription on page 30.
@ Tips
If your vehicle is left standing fo r a long peri­
od of time, note the following:
- The energy management system grad ually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to mainta in the vehicle's ab ility to start
for as long as possib le. You may not be able
to unlock your vehicle usi ng the convenience
key.
(D Tips
Unlocking with the convenience key (keyless
access) can be deactivated in the Infotain-
ment sys tem
r=> page 35 .
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Central locking switch
Fig. 23 D river's door: central lock ing switch
,.. To lock the vehicle, press the {TI button r=> ,&. .
,.. To unlock the vehicle, p ress the a3 button.
When locking the vehicle with the central locking
switch, the following applies:
- Opening the doors and the luggage compart­
ment lid from the outs ide is not possib le for se­
curity reasons, such as when stopped at a light.
- The LED in the centra l locking switch t urns on
when a ll doors are closed and locked .
- You ca n open the doors individua lly from the
inside by pulling the door handle.
- In the event o f a crash with a irbag dep loyment,
the doo rs un lock automatica lly to allow access
to the vehicle .
A WARNING
-The central lock ing switch a lso works when
the ignition is switched off and automatical­ ly locks the entire vehicle when
t h e m but­
ton is pressed.
- The central lock ing switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outs ide.
- Locked doors make it more difficu lt for
emergency wo rkers to get into the vehicle,
which p uts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyone
be hind in the veh icle, especially c hildren.
- Read and fo llow ing a ll WARNINGS
r=> .&. in
Description on page 30.
(D Tips
Your vehicle locks automatically when it reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
Lock)
r=> page 30. You can unlock the vehicle

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- Never leave your vehicle unattended when
the luggage compartment lid is open. A
child could climb into the vehicle through
the luggage compartment. If the luggage
compartment lid was then closed, the child
would be trapped in the vehicle and unable
to escape. To reduce the risk of injury, do
not allow children to play in or around the
vehicle. Always keep the luggage compart­
ment lid and the doors closed when the ve­
hicle is not in use.
- Always make sure no one is in the luggage
compartment lid's range of motion when it
is closing, especially near the hinges. Fin­
gers or hands could be pinched.
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- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing the
c:s button on the remote
control key. The luggage compartment lid
locks automatically when it is closed again.
- The settings in the Infota inment system de­
termine if the luggage compartment lid can
be opened us ing the
handle¢ page 35.
Automatic luggage compartment lid
Applies to: veh icles with automatic luggage compartme nt lid
The luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed electrically.
F ig. 27 Driver's door: opening the luggage compartment
l id
Opening and closing
Fig. 28 Luggage compa rtment lid: @clos ing button, @
l ock button (vehicles with convenience key•)
Opening the luggage compartment lid
... Press and hold the c:s button on the remote
control key for at least one second . Or
... Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid. Or
... Move the selector lever to the "P" posit ion and
pull the
c:s button* in the dr iver's door.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
... When the ignition is switched on, pull the c:s
switch in the driver's door until the luggage
compartment lid is closed
¢ &_ . Or
... Press the c:s button in the luggage compart­
ment
lid ¢ fig. 28 . The luggage compartment
lid will automat ica lly lower and
close ¢&_ . Or
.,. Applies to: vehicles with convenience key: Press
the
c:s button on the remote control key until
the lu ggage compartment lid
closes¢&. ­
Make sure there is enough distance between
you and the luggage compartment lid. There
should be a maximum 9 feet (3 m) of distance.
Or
... Applies to: vehicles with convenience key: press
the~ button in the luggage compartment lid
¢ fig. 28 . The remote control key must not be
more than approx imately 4 feet (1.5 m) away
from the luggage compartment a nd it must not
be inside the vehicle . The l uggage compart­
men t lid wi ll automatically lower and close. The
vehicle
locks ¢&_ . Or
... Lightly pull the luggage compartment lid at the
inner gr ip . The luggage compartment lid will
automatically lower and close
¢ &.-Or
... Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid . The luggage compartment lid will automat-
ically lower and close
¢ &_. .,.
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Opening and closing
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
Fig. 30 Inne r luggage compartment lid : access to the
emergency release
.. Remove the screwdriver from the vehicle tool
kit.
.. Use the screwdriver to pry the cover off
<=>fig. 30.
.. Press the lever in the direct ion of the arrow to
release the luggage compartment lid .
Child safety lock
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated.
F ig. 31 Sect ion of drive r's door: contro ls
Fig . 32 Re ar doo r: child safety lock
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.. To deactivate/activate the power window
switch in the rear doors, press
the@ button in
the driver's
door ¢ fig. 31. The indicator light in
the button turns on/blinks .
.. To also deactivate/activate the inner door han­
dle, open the respect ive rear door and turn the
key switch with the mechanical key in the direc­
tion of the arrow or oppos ite the direction of
the arrow
¢fig. 32.
Message in the instrument cluster display
(81 Childproof catch: malfunction! Please con­
tact Service
There is a ma lfunction in the chi ld safety lock .
Press
the @ button again .
If the message stays on, drive immediate ly to an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility to have the malfunction repaired .
A WARNING
-- If you leave the vehicle, sw itch the ignition
off and take the veh icle key with you. This
applies particularly when children remain in
the vehicle. Otherwise ch ildren could start
the engine or operate electrical equipment
(such as power windows), which increases
the ris k of an accident.
- A malfunction in the child safety lock could
allow the rear doors to be opened from the
inside, which increases the risk of an acci­
dent.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 33 Driver's doo r: power window cont rols
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Lights and Vision
Exterior Lighting
Switching the lights on and off
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Fig. 37 Instrument p anel: l ig ht switc h with buttons
Light switch ·'!:! ·
Turn the light sw itch to the corresponding posi­
tion when the ignition is switched on.
:oo: and the
selected pos ition turn on (except pos ition 0).
0 -The daytime r unning lights automat ica lly t urn
on. In vehicles for certain markets, you can
switch the automatic daytime running lights on
and off in the Infotainment system*.
AUTO
-T he headlights automatically adapt to the
surrounding brightness.
: oo : -Parking lights
io -Low beam headlights
Buttons
When you turn the light switch to the AUTO or
low beam headlight pos ition
io, you can activate
the following functions:
~ o -A ll-weather lights. The headlights automati ­
cally adjust so that there wi ll be less glare, for
examp le when the road surface is wet.
O t -Rear fog lights
Automatic headlight range control system
Your veh icle is equipped with an automatic head ­
l ight range contro l system that re duces g lare fo r
oncoming traffic i f the vehicle load c hanges. The
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Lights and V ision
Audi adaptive light
Appl ies to: vehicles wit h adaptive light
Adaptive ligh t provides better visibili ty whe n it i s
dark by adapting the lights to the road conditions
based on speed , such as on e xpressways, rura l
roads, at intersections, and in c urves. The adap­
t ive light only functions when the light sw itch is
i n the AUTO position .
A WARNING
--Automatic headlights* are on ly intended to
assist the driver. They do not relieve the
driver of responsibil ity to check the head­
lights and to t urn t hem on manua lly based
on t he curren t ligh t and v is ibility condition s.
For examp le, fog canno t be detec ted by the
light sensors. So always switch on the low
beams under these weather co nditions and
when driv ing in the da rk
io .
- To prevent glare for traffic behind yo ur vehi ­
cle, the rear fog lights should only be turned
on in accordance with traff ic regulat ions.
- Always observe legal regulations when
us­
ing the lighting systems desc ribed .
(D Tips
- The lig ht sensor for the automat ic he ad ­
lights * is in the rearview mir ror mount. Do
not p lace any st ickers in this area on the
windshield.
- A warning tone will sound if you open the door when the exte rior lights a re switched
on .
- Only t he front headlights turn on when t he
daytime running lights are switched on *. In
vehicles in certain markets, the tail lights
w ill also turn on .
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of the
head lights, turn signa ls and tail lights can
fog over due to the temperature diffe rence
between the inside and outside . They will
clear shortly afte r swi tching them on . This
does not aff ect the service life of the light­
mg.
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Lights and Vision
Turn signal and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher .
Fig. 38 Turn sig nal and high beam lever
Turn signals¢ Q
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> u.. a,
The turn signals activate when you move the lev­
er into a turn signal position when the ignition is
switched on.
@ -Right turn signal
@-Left turn signal
The turn signal blinks three times if you just tap
the lever.
High beams and headlight flasher ~D
Move the lever to the corresponding position:
@ -High beams on (vehicles with high beam as­
sistant*¢ page 46)
©-High beams off or headlight flasher
The
II indicator light in the instrument cluster
turns on .
A WARNING
High beams can cause glare for other drivers,
wh ich increases the risk of an accident. For
this reason, only use the high beams or the
headlight flasher when they will not create
glare for other drivers.
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High beam assistant
App lies to : vehicles with high beam ass istant
The high beam assistant automatically turns the
high beams on or off depending on the surround­
ing conditions .
A camera on the rearview mirror mount can de­
tect light sources from other road users. The high
beams switch on or off automatically depending
on the posit ion of vehicles driving ahead and on­
coming vehicles, the vehicle speed and other en­
vironmen tal and traffic conditions.
Activating high beam assistant
Requirement: the light sw itch must be set to the
AUTO posit ion and the high beam assistant must
be switched on in the Infotainment system
¢page 47 .
• To act ivate the high beam ass istant, tap the
lever
forward @~ page 46, fig . 38. The Ii] in­
dicator light appears in the instrument cluster
display and the high beams are switched on/off
automatically. If the high beams were com­
pletely or partially switched on, the
SI indica­
tor light turns on .
Switching the high beams on/off manually
If the high beams did not switch on/off automat­
icall y as expected, you may switch them on or off
manua lly instead :
• To switch the h igh beams on manually, tap the
lever
forward @~ page 46, fig. 38. The II in­
dicator light turns on.
• To switch the high beams off manually, pull the
lever back ©¢
page 46, fig. 38. The high beam
assistant is deactivated.
Operating the headlight flasher
• To operate the headlight flasher when the high
beam assistant is activated and high beams are
switched off, pull the lever back ©¢
page 46,
fig. 38.
The high beam assistant remains ac­
tive.
Messages in the instrument cluster display
EIJ Audi adaptive light: malfunction! See own­
er's manual