Audi Q5: Installing a roof rack
Fig. 82 Roof railing: positioning the roof rack
Fig. 83 Roof railing: installing a roof rack
The roof rack set consists of a front and rear roof
rack, the cover profile and a socket wrench.
- Open the cap 1 > fig. 83.
- Before mounting the roof rack, use the socket
wrench 2 and loosen the left and right screw
in the direction of A.
- Clean the attachment points on the roof railing
as well as the roof rack rubber washers 4.
- Carefully place the roof rack over the holes in
the roof railing > fig. 82.
- Place the pins 3 into the holes. The claw 5
must engage into the edge of the roof railing.
- Make sure the rubber washer 4 lays flat on the
roof railing.
- Tighten the left and right screws using the
socket wrench 2 in direction B.
- To reach the 4 ft lb (6 Nm) tightening specification
needed, both arrows on the socket
wrench must align.
- Repeat this procedure on the second roof rack.
WARNING
Check all the roof rack connections each time
before each trip and re-tighten or re-adjust if
necessary. If you are going to be driving or
rough terrain, you will have to check the attachments
more often. If you do not do this,
the risk of your luggage coming loose and
falling off is greater.
Note
The pins and the roof rack claws must engage
securely into the holes and into the edge of
the roof railing when you tighten the screws!
Tips
You can adjust the width of the roof rack by
using a hexagon wrench and turning the
screws on the top. Let your authorized Audi
dealer help you with this.
Installing the attachments
Fig. 84 Roof railing: installing cover profile into the roof
rack
Installing the attachments
- Remove the cap 6 > fig. 84.
- Slide the attachment into the T-groove 7.
- Tighten the attachment according to the roof
rack installation instructions.
- Close the cap.
Installing the cover profile
- Seal the openings in the T-groove 7 with the
cover profile 8 after having installing the attachments.
- If you not want to use the attachment, seal the
whole T-groove 7 with the cover profile 8.
- Cut the cover profile to the length needed, if
necessary.
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The cargo on the roof must be securely attached.
Handling characteristics change when cargo is
transported.
The permissible roof load for your vehicle is
165 lbs (75 kg). The roof load is the total o
Fig. 85 Center console: Front cupholders
Fig. 86 Beverage storage in the rear armrest
Front cupholders
You can accommodate two beverages in this
storage > fig. 85.
Opening rear beverage holde
Applies to vehicles: with climatized beverage holders
The driver side beverage holder can keep your
beverage warm or cold.
Fig. 87 Center console: climatized cupholder
Press button B > fig. 87 t
SEE MORE:
Component Location Overview - Airbag Crash Sensors
1 - Passenger Side Front Airbag Crash Sensor -G284-
Installation location: on the headlamp housing bracket
Removing and installing. Refer to
→ Chapter "Driver Front Airbag Crash Sensor -G283-, Removing and
Installing".
2 
Removing
- Versions with insert: Remove the center console insert.
Refer to
→ Chapter "Center Console Insert, Removing and Installing".
- Versions with multimedia system control head: Multimedia
System Control Head -E380- removing Refer to
→ Communication; Rep. Gr.91;