2009 AUDI Q7 air conditioning

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Basic settings (SETUP]
General
The basic settings for the climate control are performed in
the!SETUP] menu.
Fig . 142 MM I D isp lay:
Set up c li m ate control
T he basic settings for the air cond itioning can only be made
with MM I turned on .
- Press the (SETUP) button in the controls to access the menu.
- Selec t the des ired fu nction using t he co ntrol knob (dr iver
or passenger) in t he air conditioning contro ls.
The fol lowing functions can be selected :
• ECON~
page 134
• Auto recirc. ~ page 134
• Synchron. ~ page 135 or~ page 135
• Rear operation*~ page 135
G)ECON
When the EC ON function is on~ page 134, this symbol appears in
the status line.
0 Synch ron.
When the Synchron. function is on~ page 135 or~ page 135, this
symbo l appears in the status line .
© Auto recirc.
When the Auto rec irc. function is on~ page 134, this symbol
appears in the status line. •
ECON
The ECON mode helps to save fuel .
The air conditioning is turned off in ECON mode. "ECON" means
"Economy" . By switching off the air conditioning (compressor) , you
save fuel.
P lease note that vehic le interior temperature cannot be lower than
the outside temperature in the ECON mode. The air is not cooled or
dehum id ified.
If the vehic le interior becomes too hot or if the windows fog up,
ECON mode should be turned off . As soon as the [AUTO ] button in
the air conditioning controls is pressed , the system automatically
leaves the ECO N mode, and the air conditioning compressor is
turned on again .•
Automatic recirculation mode
An air q uality sensor detects increased concentrations of
pollu tants in the outside air and automatically switches
t o recirculation mode.
We recommend that you always keep automatic air recirculation ON
to prevent polluted outside air from entering the vehicle interior.
If the
air quality sensor located in the air conditioning system
detects po lluted outside air, the sensor decides whether the air
po llution can be reduced by the factory -installed pollutant filter or
whether it is necessary to switch to air recirculation. With heavy ...

Warm and cold -
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concentrations of pollutants, the air conditioning system is
switched automatically to recirculation mode and the supply of
outside air is blocked. As soon as the concentration of pollutants in
the outside air drops , fresh air is supplied to the vehicle interior
again.
In the event that the windows fog up during automatic air recircula­
tion, you must press the® button immediately.
Under certain operating conditions, automatic air recirculation is
switched off automatically . With outside temperatures below about
+10 °C, automatic air recirculation is limited to 30 seconds . With
outside temperatures below about -1 °C and in the ECON mode,
automatic air recirculation is limited to 15 seconds. •
Synchronization
One climate control setting for the driver and front
passenger seats.
With synchronization active, the driver's settings are adopted for
the passenger or vice versa. All the other settings that were made are transferred to the other seat. This includes all the clima te control
settings, except for the Seat heating *.
If a different setting is selected at a "synchronized seat", synchroni­
z ation is cancelled. •
Applies to vehicles: with four-zone automatic comfort ai r cond itioning
Synchronization
One climate control setting for all seats.
With synchronization active, the driver's settings are adopted for
the front passenger and the rear left and right seats . All the other
settings that were made are transferred to the other seats. This
includes all the climate control settings, except for the Seat
heating*.
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
If a different setting is selected at a "synchronized seat", synchroni­
zation is cancelled. •
Applies to vehicles : wit h fo ur-zone autom atic comfort air co ndi tioning
Rear operation
Using the "Rear operation" function, settings can be made
in the center console control element for the rear left and
right sides of the vehicle.
Fig. 143 MMI Display:
Rear operation
Fig . 144 MMI Display:
Temperature setting
for rear left side
Press the [SETUP) button in the controls to access the
menu.
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Vehicle care I I Technical data

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-Selec t the R ear opera tion => page 135, fig. 143 fu nction
us ing the (driver or front passenger) cont ro l knob on the
air conditioning contro l eleme nt in the ce nter console
=> page 125 , fig. 135 to adjust the rear a ir condit ion ing .
Set ting the temperature
If you turn the contro l knob on the middle console driver side
control element ~
page 125, fig. 135 to the left, the temperature in
t he rear on the left side is decreased . If you turn the control knob to
the right, the temperature in the rear on the left side is increased
~ page 135, fig . 144.
If you turn the control knob on the midd le console front passenger
side control e lement to the left, the temperature in the rear on the
right side is decreased. If you turn the control knob to the right, the
temperature in the rear on the right s ide is inc reased.
Air di str ibu tion (!)
If you press the Dis tribution (fl control button and then turn the
control knob on the driver or front passenger side, you can set the
desired air distribution for the rear left or right side .
Blowe r [8e ]
If you press the Bl ow er [8e ] control button and then turn the control
knob on the driver or front passenger side, you can set the desired
fan speed for the rear left or right side .
Seat heating Q)
If you press the Seat heat. (i) control button and then turn the
control knob on the driver or front passenger side, you can set the
des ired temperature for the rear left or righ t side ~
page 137. •
Heated Seats
A pplies to veh icles : with e lect ric a lly heate d s eats
Heated front seats Q)
The seat cushion and the seat back of the front seats can
be heated electrically.
Fi g. 14 5 MMI Di spl ay:
Se at h eatin g
Press the Seat h eat . GD butto n.
Adjust t he desired temperature with the climate con trol
knob => fig . 145.
In pos ition O the heating for the seats is turned off . The range of
adjustment is between 1 and 6 .
The heater for the front seats can be turned on when the weight of the par ticular seat's occupant is detec ted. How eve r, the front s eats
can be pre -heated for about 10 minutes using the activated seat
hea ter . After this time has elapsed , the seat hea ter automatically
t urns off if i t does not detec t an occupant's weight for the particular
sea t.
0 Note
To avoid damage to the heating elements in the seats, do not kneel
on the seats or place heavy loads on a small area of the seat . _..

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Fig. 14 8 Center
conso le in fron t:
T urni ng on hea te d rea r
sea ts
Adju sting h eat ed sea t settin gs on rear control
e le m ent
- Press the
Seat heat . Ii_] button on the rear control
element ~
page 137, fig. 147.
Adjust the desired temperature with the control knob .
Adjustin g he ated seat settings on center
console control element
Press the
I SETUP] button on the air conditioning control
element to access the menu.
- Select
Rear operation ~ page 135, fig. 143 to adjus t the
rear a ir condit io ning settings usi ng the center console
control element.
- Press the
Sea t he at. [i_] co ntrol button on the center
console control element~ fig.
148.
Adjust t he desired temperature with the control knob.
In position O the heating for the seats is turned off . The range of
adjustment is between 1 and 6 .
The heater for the outer rear seats can be turned on when the
weight of the particu lar seat's occupant is detected. However, the
rear seats can be pre-heated for about 10 minutes using the acti- vated seat heater. After this time has elapsed, the seat heater auto­
matically turns off if it does not detect an occupant's weight for the
particular seat.
0 Note
T o avoid damage to the heating elements in the seats, do not kneel
on the seats or place heavy loads on a small area of the seat.
[ i ] Tips
Please note that the weight of objects placed on the seat will also
be detected. This weight may be enough to cause the seat heater to
turn on. •
Applies t o vehicles: with steering whee l heating
Steering wheel heating (j)
The s teering wheel can be heated electrically.
F ig . 149 Mult ifun ction
ste ering wheel : Bu tto n
for stee ring w hee l
h ea ting
- Press the[~] button to turn t he steering whee l heating on
and off~ fig .
149. The message
Steering wh eel h eating on ! or
Ste ering wheel hea ting off I appears in the instrument
cluster display.
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No. Equipment Amps
6 Automatic transmission
5/20
7 Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP) 5
8 Shift gate automatic transmission
5
9 Advanced Parking System 5
10 Airbag 5
1 1 Heated rear seats 5
12 Air-conditioning
5
Fuse holder (red)
1 Not used
2 Not used
3 Not used
4 MMI Display 5
5 Telephone, telematics, cell phone package
5
6 MMI, antenna amplifier
15
front light unit 5/7,5
7 Panoramic sliding sunroof segment 1 20
8 Panoramic sliding sunroof segment 2 20
9 Panoramic sliding sunroof sunblind 20
10 CD player, DVD drive
5
11 Window regulators (right side of vehicle) 35
12 Rear air-conditioning controls 10
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Fuse Location, Luggage Compartment right
No. Equipment
Fig. 311 Fuse panel
layout
Amps
Fuse holder (black)
1 Not used
2 Not used
3 Ride height adjustment
15
4 Not used
5 Advanced Parking System 5
6 Intelligent power module convenience 2
15
(right side of vehicle)
7 Intelligent power module convenience 2
15
(left side of vehicle)
8 Not used
9 Luggage compartment electrical outlet 20
10 Intelligent
power module convenience 1
20
(right side of vehicle)
11 Convenience control module 15
12 Intelligent power module convenience 1
30
(left side of vehicle)

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Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Adaptive Air Suspension .... ... .. .... 206
Cargo mode in the MMI ....... .... 212
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Description ... ...... ............ 206
High level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Highway level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Instrument cluster display .. .... ... 209
Jacking mode when changing a flat tire . 210
Low level ... ... ... .... ..... .. ... 207
Normal level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Segment display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Setting the driving modes ......... 208
Trailer towing mode ... .... .... ... 211
Using sw itch for cargo mode .. .... 212
Warning/indicator lights . .......... 21
Adaptive Cruise Control .. .... ..... ... 152
Changing speed ................. 156
Driver information ............... 160
Driver intervention prompt ........ 164
Driving in traffic 154
Driving program .. .... .... .... ... 165
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Open road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Request for driver to assume control 154
Save speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Setting distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Setting time interval .............. 158
Settings ........................ 165
Specia l driving situations ......... 165 Status
messages . ....... ... .. ... . 163
Switching on and off .. ........... 155
System limits .. .................. 165
Temporarily turning off ......... .. 157
warn ing/indicator lights ........... 161
Adaptive Light .... ...... ...... ... ... . 76
defective ......................... 37
Adding Engine coolant ... ....... .... .... . 339
Engine oil ... .. .. . ... ....... .... . 336
Windshield washer fluid ...... .... . 346
Additiona l accessories .......... .... . 403
Additives Engine oil ....................... 336
Adjusting Instrument cluster i llumination . .... . 17
Steering column electrically ....... 141
Steering column manually ......... 140
Adjusting front seats .... .... .... . ... . 92
Advanced Parking System with rear view
camera
Adjusting the chimes -option 1 . ... 201
Adjusting the chimes -option 2 .... 202
front and back with visual display and
rear -view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
General information ......... ..... 191
Notes on distance information ... .. 200
Parking next to obstac les . . . . . . . . . . 199
Rear-view camera -parking mode 1 196
Rear -view camera -parking mode 2 . 198
Rear -view camera (Rear View) ... ... 194
Rear -view camera coverage area . . . . 195
Rear -view camera tips ............ 204 Special parking
situations ... .. .. .. 199
Switching the rear-view camera on and
off .... . ... .... .... ... .. .... ... 203
switching the visua l display on and off ..
203
System error message ............ 204
Towing hitch ...... .... ...... .... 201
Air conditioning
See Climate controls 123
Air distribution Climate controls ... ....... .... ... 127
Four -zone automatic comfort air
conditioning ................... 133
Air pol lutants fi lter
Climate controls ................. 123
Airbag Warning/indicator lights . ...... .... . 19
Airbag system .... .... .... ... ... 241, 258
Advanced Airbag System ...... .... 245
Advanced Airbag System components . ..
248
Care ........................ .... 255
Child restraints .................. 265
Children ... .... .... ... ...... ... . 264
Components (front airbags) . ....... 248
Danger of fitting a chi ld safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Disposal ............. ....... .... 255
Front airbags .. ........ ...... 245, 246
How do the front airbags work? . ... 250
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 248
How the Advanced Airbag System compo -
nents work together . ........ .... 249

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Important things to know . ... .. .... 241
Indi cator light ...... .. .... ... ..... 252
Monitoring ... .... .... ..... .. .... 252
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ... .. 253
Repairs .. .... .... .... ... .... .... 255
Safety instructions ... .... ..... .. . 254
Side airbags ... .. .... .... ...... .. 257
Side curtain airbags ... .. .... .... . 260
Weight -sensing mat .... ........ .. 264
When must the system be inspected? ..
252
All Wheel Drive .. .... ....... ...... .. 294
Alloy wheels ... .. .... .... ..... .. .... 318
All-whee l drive
Winter tires .... .. .... ...... ... .. . 363
Alternator Malfunction . .... .... ........ ..... 32
Anti-freeze
See Engine coo lant system .. ...... . 337
Anti-glare inside day-night mirror .... 86, 87
Anti -lock brake system
How the ABS system works . .... ... 292
Warning/indicator lights .. .... .... .. 22
Anti-Slip Regulation System (ASR)
How the system works ........ .... 290
Anti-theft systems
Anti-theft alarm system ... ......... 63
Elec tronic immobilizer .. ... .... .... 51
Approach/departure angle ............ 302
Ashtray Front .. .... ... .. .... .... ...... .. 116
R ear .... ... .. .... .... ........... 116
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
ASR
How the Anti-Slip Regulation System
works ...... ............. ...... 290
Asterisk What does it mean when something is
marked with an asterisk? .. ....... .. 6
Audi braking guard ....... .... ... .... 168
Error messages ....... .... ... .... 170
Settings ........... ... .... .... ... 169
Status messages .......... .... ... 170
Switching on and off .. .... .... .... 169
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature
401
AUTO mode AC climate contro ls ..... ...... .... 126
Auto Safety Hotline ..... ... ... .. .... . 229
Auto -Check Control ...... ..... ... .... . 30
Automatic belt retractor ... .. .... .... . 235
Automatic car wash
See Washing ............... .... .. 313
Au tomatic mode
Four -zone automatic comfort air
conditioning .... ...... ...... ... 132
Automatic Shif t Lock (ASU ...... ... ... 186
Automatic transmission
6 -speed automatic transmission .... 184
Automatic Shift Lock (ASU ...... .. . 186
Driving ...... ....... ...... .... ... 1 84
Dynamic shift program .... ........ 187
Emergency release for selector lever 189
F ail-safe mode ...... ... .. .... ... . 189
Ignition key safety lock ..... .. .... . 143 Manua
l sh ift program .. .. ....... .. 188
Selector lever .................... 185
Shift buttons ...... .... .... ...... . 189
Steering wheel with tiptronic® ..... 189
Average speed ....................... 40
Avo id damaging the vehicle ... .... .... 299
B
Background lighting
Lighting profiles . ......... ......... 79
Bass box ........... ... .. .... ...... . 371
Battery ...... .... ... .... .... .... ... 342
Battery location .......... .... .... 343
Charging ........................ 344
Important warnings when working on the
battery ...... ....... .... ...... . 343
Jump starting ................ .... 387
Low ...... ........... ....... .. .. 295
Replacing the battery ............ . 346
State of charge ................... 295
Voltage ........... ...... .... .... . 36
Winter operation ............ ... .. 342
Working on the battery ... ....... .. 343
Before driving ... .... .... ...... .... . 221
Blended gasoline .................... 325
Body cavity sealing .. .... .... .... ... . 318
Booster seats ...... ... .. .... .... .... 271
How do I properly insta ll a booster seat in
my vehic le? . .... .... .... ... .... 271
Safety instructions .... .......... .. 271
Brake assistant .......... .... .... ... 293
K ick -down .... .... ...... ...... ... 187 Brake booster ....................... 292
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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Starting with jumper cables ... .... . 387
Stopp ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Engine compartment Safety instructions . ...... ..... .. . 331
Working the engine compartment .. 331
Engine coolant system ...... .... .... . 337
Adding coolant ....... .... .... ... 339
Checking coolant level .. .... .. .... 338
Checking the engine coolant level . .. 338
Malfunction ..... .... .... ......... 33
Radiator fan ........ ............ . 340
Engine coolant temperature Temperature gauge ...... .... ...... 13
Engine data ............... ......... 399
Engine hood
Closing ..................... .... 331
How to rel ease the hood .... .... ... 330
Engine oil . ... .. ..... ........... .... 333
Adding .............. .... .... ... 336
Additives ... .. .... .... .... .... ... 336
Changing .... .... .... ........... 336
Checking the engine oil level ... .... 335
Indications and condit ions r equiring ext ra
checking .... .... .... ... .... .... 335
Oil consumption . .... ... .... ..... 334
Oil grades .. ...... .... ........... 333
Recommended oil check intervals .. . 335
Specification and viscosity .. ....... 333
Engine oil level .. .... .... .... .... .... 37
Engine oi l pressur e
Mal func tion ....... ..... .... ... ... 33
Engine oil sensor defective . .......... . 37
Engine speed limitation ............ ... 37
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Entry assist
Rear seats .... ...... ........ ... .. . 99
Environment Break -in period ...... ...... .... ... 297
Catalytic conv erter .... .... .... .... 298
Disposing o f your v ehicle battery ... 346
Driving a t high speeds ............ 299
Driving to minimi ze pollution and noise .
299
Fuel . .... ........ .... .... ... .... 327
Fuel economy .... ..... .. .... .... . 299
L e aks under your v ehicle .. ........ 331
L etting th e ve hicle stand and warm up ..
300
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid
341
P roper disposal of drained engine
coolant .. ...... .. .. .... .... .... 339
Proper disposal of drained engine o il 336
Recycl ing us ed engine o il .... ...... 336
Unl eaded fuel ... .. ...... ..... ... . 325
What should I do with an old battery? 346
EPC
See Electronic power control .. .. .... 19
ESP
S ee Electronic stabilization program
(ESP) .. .... ... .................. 19
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ... ....... .. 288
Expansion tank ........... ...... .... 338
Explanation of some technical terms .. . 302
Ext erior lighting in the mirror hous ing . .. 76
Eyeglasses compartment ............. 121
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Fall line ... .. .... .... ...... .... ... .. 302
Fan Four -zone automatic comfort a ir
conditioning ... .. .... ........... 133
Radiator ..... .. ... ....... ... ..... 340
Flat tire Changing . .... .... .... .... ...... . 373
Floor mats . ... ...... .... ........ ... 226
Fog lights ........... ... .... .... ..... 75
Fo lding chocks .. ... ... .. .... .... .... 370
Fo ldin g master key with remote control .. 48
Foot pedals . ...... .. .... .... .... .... 226
For the sake of the environment Gasoline fumes and th e environment 327
L et ting your eng ine warm up ... ....
143
Reducing engine noise by early
upshifting . ...... ....... .... .. . .. 13
Refueling ..... .... .... .. .. ... .. .. 327
Saving fuel by early upshifting .... . .. 13
Using the rear window defogg er ... . 129
Fording depth ........... .. . ........ 302
Four -zone automa tic comfort a ir
conditioning ... .. .... ........... 131
Automatic mode in rear . ........ .. 132
Heated rear seats ...... .... ....... 137
Rear air distribution ... .... .... .... 133
Rear con trols .... .... .... .... ... . 131
Rear fan . .... ... .... ... .. .... .... 133
Rear operation .... ...... .... .... . 135
Rear temperatu re ............ ... .. 133
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data