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Audi Q5/Q7: How to Jump Start Car

Jumping your Audi Q5 or Q7 allows you to get back on the road in a matter of minutes. Read on to learn how to quickly you can jump your dead battery.

By Bassem Girgis - April 7, 2016

This article applies to the Audi Q5/Q7 (2009-present).

Every driver is most likely to experience a dead battery in their driving lives. Knowing how to use jumper cables can be the difference between waiting for a tow truck on the side of the road, and driving home. As a modern vehicle, the Audi Q5 or Q7 has a lot of electrical components. Sometimes people forget to turn some of these components off, such as the dome light, and they end up draining their batteries. This guide will show you how you can get your Audi to start again, then drive it back home while charging the battery. Read on to learn how to jump start your car.

Audi Q5/Q7: How to Jump Start Car

Materials Needed

  • Jumper cables
  • Another car with a good battery

Step 1 – Park cars close together

Park the working car close to the dead one. You want your jumper cables to be able to reach from one engine compartment to the other. Then open both hoods on the working car and the dead one.

Opening hood on Audi
Figure 1. Open the hood.

Step 2 – Connect positive terminal

With both cars off, connect your positive cable (red) to the positive battery terminal on the dead car, then connect the other positive side to the working car. In the Q5 or Q7, you will want to connect the cable to a piece of metal dedicated for this specific reason, you can find it under the red cover with the positive sign.

Audi Q5 and Q7 connecting positive terminal
Figure 2. Connect the red cable to positive terminal.

Step 3 – Connect negative terminal

Connect the negative cable to the negative terminal on the donor vehicle, then connect the other side to the negative terminal on your Audi.

Negative terminal on Audi Q5 and Q7
Figure 3. Negative terminal on the right.

Step 4 – Start the car

Start the donor car, then wait five to 10 minutes for the battery to charge. Start the dead car, then remove the negative terminal from the dead car, then remove the negative one from the donor car, and remove the positive from the donor car, then remove it from the dead car. Make sure you drive your car for 30 minutes to allow the battery to charge before you turn it off again.

Removing jumper cables
Figure 4. Remove jumper cables from both cars.

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