engine AUDI Q5 2019 User Guide

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maybehigherifthereisheavyengineloadand
hightemperaturesoutside.Thisisnotacausefor
concernaslongasthe|=>page314or=
=page315indicatorlightsdonotturnon.
Boostindicator
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudivirtualcockpit
Theboostindicatorisonlydisplayedinthesport
view>page17.
Thecurrentengineload(meaningthecurrent
boostpressure)isindicatedbyabar.
Messages
BRAKE/@)/‘C:/®Brakesystem
Ifthisindicatorlightturnson,thereisamalfunc-
tioninthebrakesystem.
HiT)Brakes:stopvehicleandcheckbrake
fluid level
Stopthevehicleandcheckthebrakefluidlevel.
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
GGit@Brakes:malfunction!Stopvehicle
safely
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunctioninthebrakesys-
tem.
1fBES/GJandBialsoturnon,thereisamal-
functionintheABS,ESC,andbrakingdistribu-
tion.
Donotcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance>A\.
EG/@Parkingbrake:malfunction!Safely
stopvehicle.Seeowner'smanual
—Iftheindicatorlightandthemessageappear
whenthevehicleisstationary orafterswitch-
ingtheignitionon,checkifyoucanreleasethe
parkingbrake.Ifyoucannotreleasetheparking
brake,seeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacility.Ifyoucanreleasethe
parkingbrakeandthemessagestillappears,
seeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe mal-
functioncorrected.
—Iftheindicatorlightandmessageappearwhile
driving,thehillstartassistoremergencybrak-
ingfunctionmaybemalfunctioning.Itmaynot
bepossibletosettheparkingbrakeorrelease
itonceithasbeenset.Donotparkyourvehicle
onhills.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
fieifeBrakepads:wearlimitreached.You
cancontinuedriving.PleasecontactService
Thebrakepadsareworn.Drivetoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityas
soonas possible tohavethemalfunctioncorrect-
ed.
©Brakesoverheating.PleaseshifttoD
Therewasaheavyloadonthebrakes.Placethe
selectorleverinthe"D/S"positioninordertouse
theenginebrakingeffectandreducetheloadon
thebrakes.
Brakebooster:limitedfunctionality.Youcan
continuedriving.PleasecontactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthebrakebooster.The
brakeboosterisavailable,butitseffectivenessis
reduced.Brakingbehaviormaybedifferentfrom
howitnormallyfunctionsandthebrakepedal
mayvibrate.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.

ZAWARNING
—Readandfollowthewarningsin
=>page311,Generalinformationbefore
openingthehoodandcheckingthebrake
fluidlevel.
—Ifthebrakesystemindicatorlightdoesnot
turnofforitturnsonwhiledriving,the
brakefluidlevelinthereservoiristoolow,
andthisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
Stopthevehicleanddonotcontinuedriv-
ing.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
—Ifthebrakesystemindicatorlightturnson
togetherwiththeABSandESCindicator
lights,theABS/ESCregulatingfunctionmay


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bemalfunctioning.Functionsthatstabilize
thevehiclearenolongeravailable.This
couldcausethevehicletoswerve,whichin-
creasestheriskthatthevehiclewillslide.
Donotcontinuedriving.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyforassistance.
PARK/(@)/$@)Electromechanicalparking
brake
IftheZiii©indicatorlightturnson,the
parkingbrakewasset.
IftheZii©indicatorlightflashes,thebrak-
ingforcehasnotbuiltupenoughorithasde-
creased. Select
the"P"selectorleverpositionto
helpsecure thevehicle.Makesuretheindicator
lightisoffbeforeyoustartdriving.

weParkingbrake:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheparkingbrake.Drive
toanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.Donotparkthevehicleonhills,
becauseitcouldroll.
a/{Q)Parkingbrake:warning!Vehicleparked
toosteep
Thereisnotenoughbrakingforce toholdtheve-
hicleinplace.Thebrakeshaveoverheated.The
vehiclecouldrollaway,evenonasmallincline.
fa/Parkingbrake:applied
Ifthismessageappears,pressthebrakepedal
firstandthenreleasetheparkingbrakeifneces-
sary.
&/Parkingbrake:emergencybraking
Theemergencybrakingfunctionwastriggered.
@)Tips
Foradditionalinformationontheparking
brake,see>page78.
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makeree
|_|Turnoffengineandcheckcoolantlevel.See
owner'smanual
Thecoolantlevelistoolow.
Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
coolantlevel>page318.
—Ifthecoolantlevelistoolow,addcoolant
=>page318.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
||Coolanttemperature:toohigh.Letengine
runwhilevehicleisstationary
Lettheenginerunatidleforafewminutesto
cooloff,untiltheindicatorlightturnsoff.
—Iftheindicatorlightdoesnotturnoff,donot
continuedrivingthevehicle.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
forassistance.

ZA\WARNING
—Neveropenthehoodifyoucanseeorhear
steamorcoolantescapingfromtheengine
compartment.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.Whenyounolongerseeorhear
steamorcoolantescaping,youmayopen
theenginecompartmentwithcaution.
— Theenginecompartmentinanyvehiclecan
beadangerousarea.Stoptheengineandal-
lowitto coolbeforeworkingintheengine
compartment.Alwaysfollowtheinforma-
tionfoundin>page311,Generalinforma-
tion.
@)Note
Donotcontinuedrivingifthe|indicator
lightturnsonasthisincreasestheriskofen-
ginedamage.
BFstNES
The2]indicatorlightmonitorsthesafetysys-
tems.

Ifthe2]indicatorlightturnsonorblinks,there
isamalfunctioninasafetysystem.

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DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.

Z\WARNING
Havethesafetysystemsinspectedimmedi-
ately.Otherwise,thereisariskthatthesys-
temsmaynotactivateduringacollision,
whichincreasestheriskofseriousinjuryor
death.
oRavatlhe
The|Aindicatorlightstaysonuntilthedriver's
andfrontpassenger'ssafetybeltsarefastened.
Aboveacertainspeed,therewillalsobeawarn-
ingtone.
@)Tips
Foradditionalinformationonsafetybelts,
see>page258.
@-eSteeringlock
|e—e|Steering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle

Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.Youcannotturntheignitionon.
Donottowyourvehiclebecauseitcannotbe
steered.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
2]Steeringlock:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunction
repaired.

Z\WARNING
Donottowyourvehicleifthereisamalfunc-
tionintheelectronicsteeringlockbecause
thisincreasestheriskofanaccident.

-~©Enginestartsystem
EEnginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService
Donotswitchtheignitionoffbecauseyoumay
notbeabletoswitchitonagain.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
3Enginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thereisamalfunctionintheenginestartingsys-
tem.
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.
IftheBindicatorlightturnson,thehoodlock
isnotlatchedcorrectly.
Stopimmediatelyandclosethehood
=>page312.
53/2ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
IftheBBindicatorlightblinkswhiledriving,the
ESCorASR(Anti-SlipRegulation)isactivelyregu-
lating.
IftheBAindicatorlightturnson,thesystemhas
switched theESCoff.Inthiscase,youcanswitch
theignitionoffandthen ontoswitchtheESCon
again.Theindicatorlightturnsoffwhenthesys-
temisfullyfunctional.
Ifthe B&Bindicatorlightturnson,ESCwas
switchedoffusingthe2%]button>page145.


Stabilizationcontrol(ESC/ABS):malfunction!
Seeowner'smanual
IftheBBindicatorlampandthefs/©)ABSin-
dicatorlampturnonandthismessageappears,
theABSorelectronicdifferentiallockismalfunc-
tioning.Thisalsocauses theESCtomalfunction.
Thebrakesstillfunctionwiththeirnormalpower,
butABSisnotactive.
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Instrumentcluster

DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
@®Tips
ForadditionalinformationonESCandABS,
see>page144.
BDrivesystem:malfunction!Safelystopvehi-
cle
Thereisamalfunctioninthedrivesystem.The
brakeboosterandthepowersteeringmaystop
working.
Stopthevehicleimmediatelyor assoon
aspossibleand donotcontinuedriving.Havethe
problemcorrectedby anauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.
BDrivesystem:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctioninthedrivesystem.Drive
slowlytoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilitytohave the malfunctioncor-
rected.

!~Enginespeedlimitation
IftheBAindicatorlightturnson,theenginewill
beautomaticallylimitedtotheRPMdisplayedin
theinstrumentcluster.Thisprotectstheengine
fromoverheating.
Theenginespeedlimitationdeactivatesoncethe
engineisnolongerinthecriticaltemperature
rangeandyouhavereleasedtheacceleratorped-
alonce.
Iftheenginespeedlimitationwasactivatedby
anenginecontrolmalfunction,theBindicator
lightalsoturnson.Makesuretheenginespeed
doesnotgoabovethespeeddisplayed,forexam-
plewhendownshifting.Drivetoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
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<>Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
EBAirsuspension:servicemode.Vehiclecanbe
movedbuthandlingmaybe impaired
Servicemodeisactivated.Carefullydrivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave theservicemodede-
activated.
BAirsuspension:malfunction!Youmaycon-
tinuedrivingslowlyatmax.XXmph(km/h)
Thereisamalfunction.Drivingstabilitymaybe
limited.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediately.Donot
drivefasterthanthespeedgiveninthemessage.
BAirsuspension:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingslowly.Speedlimitedtomax.XX
mi/h(km/h)
Thereisamalfunction.Drivingstabilitymaybe
limited.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediately.The
maximumspeedhasbeenlimited.
EBAirsuspension:vehicletoolow.Limited
groundclearance
Thevehiclegroundclearanceisverylow.Waitun-
tiltheairsuspensionsystemhasrestorednormal
groundclearance.HaveanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityrepairthe mal-
functionimmediatelyiftheindicatorlightdoes
notturnoffafterasignificantperiodoftime.
BBAirsuspension:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunction.Thedrivingstabilitymay
belimitedandthegroundclearancemaybelow.
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
fFTanksystem
laPleaserefuel
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonforthefirsttime
andthemessageappears,thereareabout2.1
gallons(8liters)offuelleftinthetank.
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Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thefueltankisalmostempty.Refuel
thevehicleimmediately.
|Tanksystem:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctioninthefueltanksystem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
@Tips
Formoreinformationonfueling,see
=>page308.
@)Tips
Appliesto:vehicleswithplug-inhybriddrive
Iftheengineturnedoffbecausethefuellevel
wastoolow,thenyoumayneedtorefuelwith
upto3.9gallons(15liters)offuelinorder
forthevehicletodetect thenewfuellevel.
Otherwise,theenginemaynotrestart.
®Washerfluidlevel
Ifthe3indicatorlightturnson,thewasherflu-
idisalmostout.Fillthewasherfluidforthe
windshieldwashersystemandtheheadlight
washersystem*whentheignitionisswitchedoff
=>page323.
eeuMalte)
Ifthe&Sindicatorlightturnson,thenthereisa
windshieldwipermalfunction.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
MAK:(ole)g
2BDriver'sdoor:malfunction!ShifttoPbefore
leavingvehicle.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisamalfunctioninthedriver'sdoor.Select
the"P"selectorleverpositiontosecurethevehi-
cle.
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.
OSTNRMelie
Ifthe2]indicatorlightturnson,abulbhas
failed.Themessageindicatesthelocationofthe
bulb.Replace thebulbimmediately.
Vehiclelights:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheheadlightsorthe
lightswitch.Driveimmediatelytoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityto
havethemalfunctionrepaired.

ZA\WARNING
—Lightbulbsarepressurizedandcanexplode
whentheyarereplaced,whichincreasesthe
riskofinjury.
—WithHIDheadlights(xenonheadlights),the
high-voltagecomponentmustbehandled
correctly.Otherwise,thereisariskoffatal
injury.

2©Dynamicheadlightrangecontrol

ByHeadlightrangecontrol:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
Thereisamalfunctioninthe headlightrange
controlsystem,whichmaycauseglareforother
drivers.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
ZOAudiadaptivelight
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivelight
ByAudiadaptivelight:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
Adaptivelightisnotworking.Theheadlightsstill
function.
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.
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Openingandclosing

Openingandclosing
Centrallocking
Youcanlockandunlockthevehiclecentrally.You
havethefollowingoptions:
—Vehiclekey>page31
—Sensorsinthedoorhandles*>page31
—Lockcylinderonthedriver'sdoor>page33,
or
—Interiorcentral lockingswitch>page32
Vehiclekey
Theterm“vehiclekey”referstotheremotecon-
trolkeyorconveniencekey*.Theconvenience
key*isaremotecontrolkeywithspecialfunc-
tions>page31and>page75.
Turnsignals
Theturnsignalsflashtwicewhenyouunlock the
vehicleandflashoncewhenyoulockthevehicle.
Iftheydonotflash,thenoneofthedoors,the
luggagecompartmentlidorthehoodisnot
closedcompletely.
Automaticlocking(AutoLock)
TheAutoLockfunctionlocksalldoorsandthe
luggagecompartmentlidoncethespeedhasex-
ceededapproximately9mph(15km/h).
Thevehiclecan beunlockediftheopeningfunc-
tioninthecentral lockingsystemswitchisused
oroneofthedoorhandlesispulled.
Inthe eventofacrashwithairbagdeployment,
thedoorswillalsoautomaticallyunlocktoallow
accesstothevehicle.
Selectivedoorunlocking
Thedoorsandluggagecompartmentlidwilllock
whentheyclose.YoucansetintheInfotainment
systemwhetheronlythedriver'sdoorortheen-
tirevehicleshould beunlockedwhenunlocking
=>page33.
Unintentionallylockingyourselfout
Onlylockyourvehiclewhenallofthedoorsand
theluggagecompartmentlidareclosedandthe
238
vehiclekeyisnotinthevehicle.Thisreducesthe
riskoflockingyourselfoutaccidentally.
Thefollowingfeatureshelptoreducetheriskof
lockingyourvehiclekeyinthevehicle:
—Ifthedriver's doorisopen,thevehiclecannot
belockedbypressingthe@buttononthevehi-
clekeyorbytouchingthelockingsensor*ona
door.
—Ifthemostrecentlyusedconveniencekey*is
insidetheluggagecompartment,theluggage
compartmentlidwillautomaticallyopenagain
afterclosingit.
—Ifthelastconveniencekey*thatwasusedisde-
tectedinsidethevehicle,thevehiclecannotbe
lockedfromtheoutsideforabrieftime>©.

ZAWARNING
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwise,childrencouldstart
theengineoroperateelectricalequipment
(suchaspowerwindows),whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.
—Noone,especiallychildren,shouldstayin
thevehiclewhenitislockedfromtheout-
side,becausethewindowscannolongerbe
openedfromtheinside>page34.Locked
doorsmakeitmoredifficultforemergency
workerstoenterthevehicle,whichputs
livesatrisk.

()Note
Appliesto:Vehicleswithconveniencekey
—Iftheconveniencekeythatwaslastusedis
detectedinthepassengercompartment,
thenthevehiclecannotbelockedfromthe
outside.Theturnsignalswillflashseveral
timestoindicatethis.Ifyoudonotopen
thevehiclewithinashorttimetoremove
thevehiclekey,thenthevehiclewilllockau-
tomatically.Thispreventsthevehiclefrom
beingleftunlockedforlongperiodsoftime.
Thekeywillthenbelockedinsidethevehi-
cle.
—Iftheconveniencekey*thatwasusedlastis
detectedinsidetheluggagecompartment,>

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Openingandclosing

Childsafetylock
Thechildsafetylockpreventsthereardoors
frombeingopenedfromtheinsideandtherear
powerwindowsfrombeingoperated.
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Fig.32Applies@@:)vehicleswithmanualchildsafetylocks:
Reardoor:manualchildsafetylock
Vehicleswithbutton#
Appliesto:vehicleswithpowerchildsafetylocks
>Toactivateanddeactivatethechildsafetylock
(doorhandleandpowerwindowswitch)forthe
areardoor,presstheleftorright#buttonin
thedriver'sdoor(@)thatcorrespondstothat
reardoor>fig.31.Theindicatorlightinthe
buttonturnson/blinks.
>Makesurethechildsafetylockisworkingby
checkingthefunctionontherearpowerwin-
dowswitchanddoorhandle.
Vehicleswithbutton
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualchildsafetylocks
>Toactivateordeactivatethechildsafetylock
forthepowerwindowswitchinthereardoors,
pressthe&buttoninthedriver's door(2)
>fig.31.Theindicatorlightinthe buttonturns
on/blinks.
>Toactivateordeactivatethemanualchildsafe-
tylockforthereardoorhandle,openthere-
spectivereardoorandturnthekeyswitchwith
themechanicalkeyinthedirectionofthearrow
oroppositethedirectionofthearrow>fig.32.
Thiswilldisablethefunctionofthereardoor
handle.
>Makesurethechildsafetylockisworkingby
checkingthefunctionontherearpowerwin-
dowswitchanddoorhandle.
Itisnotpossibletooperatetherearclimatecon-
trolsystem*whenthechildsafetylockisswitch-
edon.TheSETREARfunctionallowsyoutoapply
allsettingstotherearusingtheclimatecontrol
systemcontrolsinthecockpit>page71.
Messageintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
Childproofcatch:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthechildsafetylock.
Pressthe#/Gbuttonagain.
Ifthemessagestayson,driveimmediatelytoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitytohavethemalfunctionrepaired.

ZXWARNING
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwisechildrencouldstart
theengineoroperateelectricalequipment
(suchaspowerwindows),whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.
—Amalfunctioninthechildsafetylockcould
allow
thereardoorstobeopenedfromthe
inside,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.


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Openingandclosing

Powerwindows
Thedrivercancontrolallpowerwindows.
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Fig.33Driver'sdoor:powerwindowcontrols
Allpowerwindowswitchesareequippedwitha
two-stagefunction*:
Openingandclosingthewindows
>Toopenorclosethewindowcompletely,press
theswitchdownorpulltheswitchupbrieflyto
thesecondlevel.Theoperationwillstopifthe
switchispressedor pulledagain.
>Toselectapositioninbetweenopenedand
closed,pressorpulltheswitchtothefirstlevel
until
thedesiredwindowpositionisreached.
Powerwindowswitches
@Leftfrontdoor
@Rightfrontdoor
@®Leftreardoor*
@Rightreardoor*

ZAWARNING
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwisechildrencouldstart
theengineoroperateelectricalequipment
(suchaspowerwindows),whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.Thepowerwindows
continuetofunctionuntilthedriver'sdoor
orfrontpassenger'sdoorhasbeenopened.
—Paycarefulattentionwhenclosingthewin-
dows.Pinchingcouldcauseseriousinjuries.
—Whenlockingthevehiclefromoutside,the


vehiclemustbeunoccupiedsincethewin-

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dowscannolongerbeopenedinanemer-
gency.
@Tips
Youcanstillopenandclosethewindowsfor
approximately10minutesafterturningthe
ignitionoff.Thepowerwindowsdonotswitch
offuntilthedriver'sdooror frontpassenger's
doorhasbeenopened.
Convenienceopeningandclosing
Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey

Allofthewindowsandtheroof*canbeopened/
closedatthesametime.
Convenienceopeningfeature
>Pressandholdthef@buttononthevehiclekey
untilallofthewindowsreachthedesiredposi-
tionandtheroof*istiltedopen.
Convenienceclosingfeature
>Pressthe&buttononthevehiclekeyuntilall
windowsand theroof*areclosedoA,or
>Touchthesensor*onthedoorhandleuntilall
ofthewindowsandtheroof*areclosed.Donot
placeyourhandinthedoorhandlewhendoing
this.
Whenallofthewindowsandtheroof*are
closed,theturnsignalswillflashonce.
Settingconvenienceopeninginthe
Infotainmentsystem
Thefunctioncanbeswitchedon/offintheInfo-
tainmentsystem>page33.

Z\WARNING
—Neverclosethewindowsortheroof*care-
lesslyorinanuncontrolledmanner,because
thisincreasestheriskofinjury.
—Forsecurityreasons,thewindowsandthe
roof*canonlybeopenedandclosedwith
thevehiclekeyatamaximumdistanceof
approximately6.5feet(2m)awayfromthe
vehicle.Alwayspayattentionwhenusing
the&buttontoclosethewindowsandthe
roof*so thatnooneispinched.Theclosing[>

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Warmandcold

Warmandcold
Climatecontrolsystem
Yourvehiclehasadeluxeautomaticclimatecon-
trolsystemwith3zoneswherethetemperature,
airdistribution,andairsupply can besetsepa-
ratelyontheleftfrontside,therightfrontside,
andintherear.
Theclimatecontrolsystemwarms,coolsandre-
moveshumidityfromtheairinthevehicleinteri-
or.Itisthemosteffectivewhenthewindowsand
panoramicglassroof*areclosed.Ifthereisa
build-upofheatinsidethevehicle,ventilation
canhelptospeedupthecoolingprocess.
Inallheatingmodefunctions,exceptfordefrost,
thebloweronlyswitchestoahigherspeedonce
theenginecoolanthasreachedasufficienttem-
perature.
Pollutantfilter
Thepollutantfilterremovespollutantssuchas
dustandpollenfromtheair.
Keyrecognition
Theclimatecontrolsettingsareautomatically
storedandassignedtothevehiclekeythatisin
use.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Ifyouwouldliketoreduceenergyusage,
switchtheairconditioningoff.
@Tips
—Topreventinterferencewiththeheating
andcoolingoutput andtopreventthewin-
dowsfromfoggingover,theairintakein
front ofthewindshieldmustbefreeofice,
snow,orleaves.
—Condensationfromthecoolingsystemcan
dripandformapuddleofwater underthe
vehicle.Thisisnormalanddoesnotmean
thereisaleak.
—Theenergymanagementsystemmaytem-
porarilyswitchoffcertainfunctions,suchas
theseatheating*orrearwindowdefogger.
Thesesystemsareavailableagainassoonas
theenergysupplyhasbeenrestored.
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Warmandcold

&Defrosting
Thewindshieldandsidewindowsaredefrosted
orcleared ofcondensationasquicklyaspossible.
Themaximumamountofairflowsmainlyfrom
theventsbelowthewindshield.Recirculation
modeswitchesoff. Thetemperatureshouldbe
setat+72°F(+22°C)orhigher.Thetemperature
iscontrolledautomatically.
Youcanswitchthedefrosteronoroffusingthe
®button.Youcanswitchthefunctionoffby
pressingaknob(4).
@Rearwindowdefogger
Youcanswitchtherearwindowdefoggeronby
pressingthe&button.Itonlyoperateswhenthe
engineisrunning.Itswitchesoffautomatically
after10to20minutes,dependingontheoutside
temperature.
Topreventtherearwindowdefoggerfrom
switchingoffautomatically,pressandholdthe
®buttonformorethanthreeseconds.Thisis
storeduntiltheignitionisswitchedoff.
Vents
Youcanopenorclosethecenterandrearventsin
thecockpitandtheventsintherearcenter con-
soleusingtheridgedthumbwheels.Thelevers
adjustthedirectionoftheairflowfromthevents.
Residualheat
Youcanactivatetheresidualheatfunctionwhen
theignitionisswitchedoffbypressingtheknob
©.Theresidualheatfromthecoolantisusedto
heatthevehicleinterior.Theresidualheatfunc-
tionswitchesoffautomaticallyafterabout15
minutes.

Z\WARNING
—Youshouldnotuse therecirculationmode
foranextendedperiodoftime,becauseno
freshairisdrawninandthewindowscan
fogwhencoolingmodeisswitchedoff.This
increasestheriskofanaccident.
—Individualswithreducedsensitivityto pain
ortemperaturecoulddevelopburnswhen
usingtheseatheating*function.To reduce

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theriskofinjury,theseindividualsshould
notuseseatheating*.
()Note
To reducetheriskofdamagetotheseatheat-
ing*elements,donotkneelontheseatsor
placeheavypressureononeareaoftheseat.
Basicsettings
Appliesto:Vehicleswith3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimate
control

>Toadjustbasicsettingsfortheclimatecontrol
system,selectintheInfotainmentsystem:
MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>
Airconditioning


Autorecirculation
Whenswitchedon,automaticrecirculationcon-
trolstherecirculationmodeautomatically.You
mustpressthe§&buttoniffogformsonthewin-
dows.
Steeringwheelheating
Appliesto:vehicleswithsteeringwheelheating
>Pressthe@>page17,fig.11buttononthe
multifunctionsteeringwheeltoswitchthe
steeringwheelheatingonandoff.Themessage
Steeringwheelheating:on/Steeringwheel
heating:offappearsintheinstrumentcluster
display.
Thesteeringwheelheatingsettings arestored
automaticallyandassignedtothevehiclekey
thatisinuse.