Emergency Release from P, Q5: Releasing

WARNING: There is a risk of an accident from the vehicle starting to roll

Pull the parking brake button to activate the electro-mechanical parking brake.

Remove the driver side floor mat.

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Remove the cover -1- for the emergency release in direction of -arrows-.

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Remove the release tool -1- from the vehicle tool kit.
Insert the release tool in the mount -2- for the emergency release as shown.
Turn the release tool 90° in direction of -arrow B-, at the same time push downward in direction of -arrow A- until it engages.

The parking lock is released.

NOTE:

When the parking lock is emergency released, the "N" mode is displayed in the instrument cluster.
Additionally, the following message is displayed in the instru- ment cluster: "Vehicle may roll! P not possible. Please activate parking brake".