Audi Q5: Engine compartment
Engine compartment
These are the most important items that you can check.
Fig. 197 Typical layout for containers and engine oil filler cap
- Jump start point (+) under a cover
- Brake fluid reservoir
- Engine oil filler cap
- Coolant expansion tank
- Jump start point (-) with hex head
screw
- Windshield/headlight washer container
The position of the engine oil filling hole
> fig. 197 (item 3) can differ depending on the
engine design.
WARNING
Before you check anything in the engine compartment,
always read and heed all WARNINGS.
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Engine oil specifications
The engine oil used must conform to exact specifications.
The service interval display in the instrument
cluster of your vehicle will inform you when it is
time for an oil ch
The engine in your vehicle depends on an adequate amount of oil to
lubricate and cool alt of its moving parts.
In order to provide effective lubrication and cooling of internal engine
components, al
Fig. 198 Display: Oil level indicator
Read oil level
Park your vehicle so that it is horizontally Level.
Shut the engine off when it is at operating temperature.
Switch only the ignition back on.
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Switching the windshield wipers on
Fig. 56 Windshield wiper lever
Fig. 57 Rear wiper actuation
Move the windshield wiper lever to the corresponding
position:
0 - Windshield wiper off
1 - Interval mode. The windshield wiper automatically
activates when you drive 2 mph (4 km/h). The higher the sensi
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque Wrench 1331 5-50Nm -VAG1331-
Piston Resetting Tool -T10145-
Brake 1LB/1LC with Shims. Refer to → Chapter "Brake Pads, Removing and
Installing, Brake 1LB/1LC with Shims"
If old brake pads are being replaced with new ones, then it is ne