rims AUDI Q5 2021 Owner´s Manual
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Care and cleaning
A WARNING height and width of the inside of the car
wash.
—To reduce the risk of accidents, only wash
the vehicle when the ignition is off and fol-
low the instructions from the car wash oper-
ator.
—To reduce the risk of cuts, protect yourself
from sharp metal components when wash-
ing the underbody or the inside of the wheel
housings.
— After washing the vehicle, the braking effect
may be delayed due to moisture on the
brake rotors or ice in the winter. This in-
creases the risk of an accident. The brakes
must be dried with a few careful brake appli-
cations.
—To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
wash the vehicle in direct sunlight.
—To reduce the risk of damage, do not wash
decorative decals* with a pressure washer.
—To reduce the risk of damage to the surface,
do not use insect removing sponges, kitchen
sponges, or similar items.
— When washing matte finish painted vehicle
components:
— To reduce the risk of damage to the sur-
face, do not use polishing agents or hard
wax.
— Never use protective wax. It can destroy
the matte finish effect.
@) Note — Do not place any stickers or magnetic
signs on vehicle components painted with
matte finish paint. The paint could be
damaged when the stickers or magnets
are removed.
— If you wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash, you must fold the exterior mirrors in
to reduce the risk of damage to the mirrors.
Power folding exterior mirrors* must only
be folded in and out using the power folding (@) For the sake of the environment
pee Only wash the vehicle in facilities specially de-
signed for that purpose. This will reduce the
risk of dirty water contaminated with oil from
entering the sewer system.
—To reduce the risk of damage to the rims
and tires, compare the width between the
wheels on your vehicle with the distance be-
tween the guide rails in the car wash.
—To reduce the risk of damage, compare the
height and width of your vehicle with the
Cleaning and care information
When cleaning and caring for individual vehicle are not listed, consult an authorized Audi dealer
components, refer to the following tables. The or authorized Audi Service Facility. Also follow
information contained there is simply recommen- __ the information found in > A.
dations. For questions or for components that
Exterior cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Windshield wiper | Deposits Soft cloth with glass cleaner, > page 59
blades
Headlights/ Deposits Soft sponge with a mild soap solution?)
tail lights
Sensors/ Deposits Sensors: soft cloth with a solvent-free cleaning product
camera lenses Camera lenses: soft cloth with an alcohol-free cleaning sol-
ution
Snow/ice Hand brush/solvent-free de-icing spray >
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Care and cleaning
ZA\ WARNING
— Never immerse the Audi e-tron charging sys-
tem and connectors in water.
— The Audi e-tron charging system must only
be cleaned when the control unit is com-
pletely disconnected from the power supply
and from the vehicle.
@) Note
— Headlights and tail lights
— Never clean the headlights or tail lights
with a dry cloth or sponge because the
lights could be damaged.
— Do not use any cleaning products that con-
tain alcohol, because they could cause
cracks to form.
— Wheels
— Never use any paint polish or other abra-
sive materials.
— Damage to the protective layer on the
rims, such as stone chips or scratches,
must be repaired immediately.
— Camera lenses
— Never use warm or hot water to remove
snow or ice from the camera lens. This
could cause the lens to crack.
— Never use abrasive cleaning materials or
alcohol to clean the camera lens. This
could cause scratches and cracks.
— Door windows
— Remove snow and ice on windows and ex-
terior mirrors with a plastic scraper. To re-
duce the risk of scratches, move the scra-
per only in one direction and not back and
forth.
— Never remove snow or ice from door win-
dows and mirrors using warm or hot water
because this could cause cracks to form.
—To reduce the risk of damage to the rear
window defogger, do not apply any stick-
ers on the heating wires on the inside of
the window.
— Decorative parts and trim
— Never use chrome care or cleaning prod-
ucts.
— Paint
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— To reduce the risk of scratches, the vehicle
must be free of dirt and dust before pol-
ishing or waxing.
—To prevent paint damage, do not polish or
wax the vehicle in direct sunlight.
—To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
polish away rust spots.
— Remove cosmetics and sunscreen immedi-
ately because they could damage the
paint.
— Decorative decals
—To reduce the risk of damage, do not use
any rough powder or abrasive cleaning
products.
—To reduce the risk of damage, do not pol-
ish decorative decals that have a matte or
printed finish.
— Due to the risk of damage, do not use an
ice scraper to remove snow and ice on win-
dows with decorative decals on them.
— Displays and instrument cluster
— Make sure that the display and instrument
cluster are switched off and have cooled
down before cleaning. To switch off the
center display, select on the MMI home
screen: SETTINGS > Display & brightness
> MMI > Screen cleaning.
— Displays, the instrument cluster, and the
trim surrounding it must not be cleaned
with dry cleaning methods because they
could become scratched.
— Make sure no fluids enter the spaces be-
tween the instrument cluster and the
trim, because that could cause damage.
— Controls
— Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
trols, because this could cause damage.
— Safety belts
— Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
— Never clean safety belts or their compo-
nents with chemicals or with corrosive flu-
ids or solvents and never allow sharp ob-
jects to come into contact with the safety
belts. This could cause damage to the belt
webbing.
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Index
Q
quattro... 2... eee 118
Selective wheel torque control.......... 119
QUICK CHANGING « seas sy sews & 2 weaG § yD 9 123
R
Radio... eee eee eee 217
Radiostexthss « s ase ¢ s caus a 2 meme a 9 eee 220
SEATON St rcvias » o cccmeme 2 = seman as simtene wo sen 217
Radio communications equipment........ 310
Radio equipment .............0 ee eee eee 310
Radio Standards Specification (RSS) ....... 311
Raibearrien: auwn xs warm 2 2 mown 8 2 meee + 8 ae 116
Rain/light sensor
Automatic headlights .................. 50
Intermittent mode (windshield wipers) .... 57
Random
refer to Shuffle...............0000005 229
Range monitor............ 0. cece ee eee 106
Range potential. ........ 2... eee eee eee 106
Range: (fuel-level)s. « « ccsseus « a esense © sveruene © wna 17
Reading lightst.s < csus as wean 2 2 ween o si 53:
Rear cross-traffic assist .............004. 180
Rear fog lights ss: = : sexs sy wees ev eee gs 50
Rear lid
refer to Luggage compartment lid........ 42
Rear lOWEriNGtes « = wos « ¢ waren & s rene & § Haun 85
Rear seatS..........-.-0-0 20 ee ee 65, 86, 87
Rearview Camera « = sss < : sees sy ean se os 176
Rear window defogger............-+-.05- 94
Rear wiper blades
ChanginGins « asm 5 s news 3 x deme s a ame a ae 59
Cleanings + « serve v 2 swawes + a evewere ¥ ot seevene ¥ eee 59
Recirculation Mode sass ss sissies soese 6 6 wee 93
Recuperation ses ¢ sway a 2 ose a 2 ewes = 17, 104
REfriGEFatit Olli x = wave xo eas @ x ewe Eas 314
RETUGLING « < cews sa wows se ees Fe ema a ee 242
Remote access authorization (key user)..... 32
Remote control
Garage door opener. .......se.ceee veces 47
Remote control key.........:eeeeee eres 38
Convenience opening and closing......... 46
Key replacement.............02-.00 eee 38
LED... ees 40
Replacing’ the battery sie. ss css vs sees aes 40
324
Unlocking and locking................-. 39
also refer to Vehicle key...........00005 38
Removing the caps (wheel bolts)......... 291
REPaitS « sincus » « uence mo ommens 5 # omnes Fa meENE 308
Repeatins + suse oo wee oo amuses 3 v ne oo ame 229
Replacement key..............--00 ee eee 38
Replacement parts.............eee eee 310
Replacing BULBS ssw s + sea « & eee ee weed 303
Reporting Safety Defects................ 310
Reverse gear
referto Gears : secs ss ween ss ees 2 v Hewes 99
RIMS’
& < wmeye & F Wem oP Gee & 2 Se oe ee 276
Cle AMIM irs « swawne vx smonsrs ¥ cvameme 2 a seamen eo 284
Road Canriel’. wcrc « 2 cmos s 2 osm oa avon es 116
RONG :cz = + sey = & oeoes 5 & Hews 5 Eee FE ee 98
Rolling ability
Electromechanical parking brake........ Lit
Transmission idle..................005 100
Roof
refer to Panoramic glass roof............ 46
Roof load... 2.22... ... 0.222 eee eee eee 314
Roof rack... 22.0... e eee eee eee ee 88
also refer to Roof rack..........-0000005 88
Route guidance
StOPPlng s sw x & wares ¢ & ees xo wR ee 209
also refer to Navigation............... 205
Runneflate (tires) 2 a sos < wanes ws voaniss 6% aman 280
Running direction (tires)..............-. 293
S
Safety belts cso < ccs s + gene & ¥ een x Hew a 67
Cleaning......... 00... cece eee eee 285
LOCKING... occ eee eee ee eee 79
Securing child safety seats.............. 79
Satellite: map « cess s » sens s ees ev BeeR es 212
Saving fuel
Energy: COnSuMe!S sieves oo crea se eee ao oes LZ:
RECUPERATION). . wicca © scceneas @ : primase «6 sno Ll?
Screen
refer to Touch display................-. 18
Screwdriver... 2.2.0... .. 000 e cece eee eee 288
Search function
refer to Free text search............... 230
Seat heating............. 0... c eee eee 93