Audi Q5: Charging the batteries

Applies to vehicles: with hybrid drive

The vehicle is equipped with two 12 volt batteries and a high voltage battery.

If the 12 volt batteries are dead, they may be charged with a charger or the vehicle may be jump started with assistance from another vehicle in the same way as a conventional vehicle.

The same applies to the high voltage battery if it is discharged. However, in this case, the charging process is accompanied with messages in the instrument cluster display. The ignition must be switched on and all unnecessary electric components must be turned off.

The connections in the engine compartment are used for both charging and jump starting.

Vehicle not ready to start. See owner's manual

This message appears if the high voltage battery charge level is too low. The vehicle can no longer be started with its own power. The high voltage battery must be charged with a charger or the vehicle must be jump started with the aid of another vehicle.

After the connecting the charger or jumper cables, the ignition must be turned off for approximately two minutes and then turned on again.

After no more than one minute, one of the following indicator lights turns on in the instrument cluster display.

Charging battery. Please wait...

If the indicator light turns on and this message appears, the high voltage battery is charging or the vehicle is being jump started with assistance from another vehicle.

If the 12 volt batteries are dead, the indicator light turns on. The charging procedure takes longer in this case because the 12 volt batteries are charged first. The procedure goes faster with the ignition switched off.

Vehicle ready to start.

This message appears if the charging procedure was successful. The vehicle may be started again.

Battery could not be charged enough to start vehicle.

This message appears if the charging procedure was not successful or it was interrupted. This may happen if the charger or the battery in the vehicle that is assisting is too weak. If the vehicle cannot be started, see an authorized repair facility for assistance.

Tips

• The charger should deliver a current of at least 30 A. Otherwise charging the high voltage battery will take considerably longer. A current between 50 A and 70 A is ideal.
• The vehicle that is assisting should be somewhat within the same vehicle class when jump starting a vehicle. A smaller vehicle's battery may be drained.
• After approximately 30 minutes, the charging procedure ends because the ignition is automatically turned off. If you would tike to continue to charge the battery, turn the ignition on again.

Vehicle transport

Applies to vehicles: with hybrid drive

The following contains information you should know about transporting your vehicle.

The lithium ion battery (SANYO 72 UF 121 285) installed in your vehicle has passed test 38.3 in accordance with UN handbook tests and criteria.

The vehicle may be transported with the battery installed as conventional class 9 hazardous materials without additional official consent for air and sea transportation (current law ICAO-TI and IMDG-Code 01.01.2012).

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