2010 AUDI Q7 fuses

Safety belts ................... 199
General notes ................. 199
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Safe ty be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Safety belt pretensioners . . . . . . . 207
Airbag system ................ 209
I mpor tant things to know . . . . . . 209
Front airbags ............ ..... 213
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
System ................... ... 220
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Child Safety ................... 231
Important things to know ...... 231
Child safety sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Installing a child safety sea t . . . . 241
LATCH Lower anchorages and
t ethers for children . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Additional Information ......... 251
Vehicle operation ...... 2s2
Intelligent technology ........ 252
Notice about data recorded by
vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . 252
Electronic Stabilization Program
( E SP) ........................ 252
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Servotronic® -advanced power
steering system ............... 257
Dr iving with your quattro® . . . . . . 258
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Driving and environment ...... 261
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km)
and afterwards ........... .... 261
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Diesel pa rt ic u late filter . . . . . . . . . 263
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Avoid damaging
the veh icle 263
Ope rate your vehicle economically
and m inimize pollution . . . . . . . . 263
Driving off road ............... 266
Dr iving in difficult road cond itions
and offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Trailer towing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Vehicle care .............. 274
Cleaning and protection ...... 274
General informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Care of ex terior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Care of interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Fuel supply and filling your fuel
tank ..........................
287
Fuel supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Diesel fuel
Fuel tank ............. ....... .
TOI clean diesel .... ....... ... . 288
289
292
Checking and filling . . . . . . . .
. . . 296
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . 304
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
W indshield/headl igh t washer
container .................... 312
Tires and wheels ......... ..... 314
T ires
Tire pressure monitoring system 314
333
Table of contents
Do-it-yourself service
What do I do now? ..........
.
Jack, tools and infla table spare
tire ........................ .
Changing a wheel .... ........ .
Fuses and bulbs ............. .
Fuses ...................... .
Bulbs ......... .......... ... .
Emergency situations ....... .
General ..................... .
Starting by pushing or towing ..
Starting with jumper cables ... .
Use of jumper cables ......... .
Emergency towing with
commercial tow truck ........ .
Lifting vehicle ............... .
Technical data
General information
Explana tion of technical data .. .
Vehicle iden tification ......... .
We ights .................... .
Dimensions ................. .
Data ........... ........ .... .. .
280 hp, 6-cylinder engine, with all
whee l dr ive ................. .
350 hp, a-cylinder engine, with all
whee l dr ive ................. .
225 hp, 6-cylinder engine, with all
wheel dr ive .............. ... .
Consumer Information ...... .
War ranty cove rages ......... . .
Operating your vehicle ou ts ide the
U.S .A. or Canada ......... .... .
Aud i Service Repair Ma nuals and
Li terature . .................. . 336
336
336
339
346
346
350
352
352
352
352
353
355
357
360
360
360
360
361
362
363
363
364
365
366
366
366
366
Ma intenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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Fuses and bulbs
Fuses
Replacing a fuse
A problem in the electrical system may be caused by a
blown fuse.
F ig . 2 57 Ins trum ent
pane l left: Face c over
Fig . 258 Instrument
p anel left : Content
Fac e co ver
- Locate the fuse which belongs to the component which
failed.
- Switch off the ignit ion and the electrical component
affected . - Carefu
lly pry the face cover off the instrument panel using
the ignit ion key or a screwdriver==> fig. 25 7.
- Re move the plast ic cl ip © from i ts re taine r in the face
cover=> fig. 2 58, place i t over t he ques tiona ble fuse and
remove t he f use .
- Rep lace a blown fuse (re cog niz able by the m elte d m etal
s tri p inside) wit h a fuse of the
same amp erag e.
T he ind ividu al c ircui ts are protec ted by fuses. The f use panels wi th
the fuses are located on the left and right front faces of the instru­
ment pane l beh ind a cover and in t he righ t storage area in t he
luggage compartment .
Th ere is a plastic clip@ in the cover on the left side of the instrument
pane l, which ca n be used to remove the fuses . The crank @ is used for
eme rgency operat io n of the Pano ramic sliding s unroof *. You wi ll a lso
find a label o n both covers in the instrument panel w ith the fuse
layout © for the corresponding fuse panel.
& WARNING
Never replace a fuse with one that has a higher amperage rating.
• A fuse with a too high amperage could damage the electr ical
part and cau se a fire.
(D Note
• O n no account s houl d fuses be repaired (e .g. patched up with tin
foil o r wire) as th is may cause se rious damage elsewhe re in t he elec­
trical circ uit or cause fire .
• If a fuse blows repeatedly, do not keep replacing i t. Instead, have
t he ca use o f the repeated short c ircu it or over load lo cate d an d fixed . .,_

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(]] Tips
You a re well adv ised to keep a supply of spare fuses in your veh icle .
Fuses with the proper ampere ratings are available at your authorized
Audi dealer. •
Fuse Location, Instrument Panel left
Fig. 2 59 Fuse pa nel
layou t
Some of the eq uipment items listed a re opt io na l o r only availab le on
certain model configurations.
Note that the following table i s accurate at the time of going to
pre ss and is subject to change . In the event of di scr epancie s, th e
label on the in side of the cover always takes precedence.
Th e power seats are p rotected by circuit breaker s, which a utomat i­
cally reset after a few seconds after the overload has been remedied.
No. Equipment
Fuse holder (red)
1
2
Not used
Not used
N ot used
4 T ire pressure monitor ing system
Amps
5
Vehicle OP-eration
No ... Equipment
5 Not used
6 L umbar supp ort dr iver's sea t
7 Window regulators (left side of veh icle)
8 Door control module (left side of vehicle)
9 Not used
1 0 E
lect ronic igni tion lock,
power steering col umn adjustment
1 1 Switch module stee ring column
12 Intell igen t power modu le convenience
Fuse holder (brown)
1 N ot used
2 Not used
3 Seat ventilatio n (left)
4 Wi per system
5 Ra in sensor
6 Horn
7 I ntell igen t po wer mo du le dr ive r
9
10 Intell
igent power module driver
(lights left side of vehicle)
I ntel ligen t power modu le dr iver
(lig hts rig ht side of vehicle)
Instrument cluster
11 Headlight washer system
12 Diagnostic connector
Fu se holder (black)
1 Headlight electronic syst em (left sid e of vehicle)
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service
Amps
10
35
15
30
10
5
15
30
5
25
30
25
2 5
10
30
10
10
iTechnical data

-Fuses and bulbs ..._ __________________________________________ _
No.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
1 2
Equipment
Adaptive Cruise Control
N ot used
N ot used
Not used
T erminal
15 (interior)
O il level sensor
D iagnostic connector
Automatic dipping interior mirror H omelink
Control module Gateway
H eadlight range adj ustment
Amps
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Fuse Location, Instrument Panel right
Fig . 260 Fuse pa nel
la yo ut
Some of the equipment i tems listed a re optiona l or only avai lab le on
certain model configu rations .
Note that the following table i s accurate at the time of going to
pre ss and is subject to change . In the ev ent of di screpancie s, the
label on the inside of the co ver always takes preceden ce.
•
The power seats are protected by circuit break ers , which automat i­
cally reset aft e r a few seconds af ter the overload has been remed ied.
No . Equipment
Fuse holder (black)
1 Heated rear seats
2 Automat ic transm issio n
3 Front seat hating/seat ventilation (right)
4 Elect ronic Stability Program (ESP)
5 Door con trol module (right side of vehicle)
6 Rear electrical outlets
7 Lumbar support passenger's seat
8 C igarette ligh ter front
9 Front e lectrical outlets
Amps
20
2 0
1 5
25
10
20
25 __________ .__
10 A/C contro ls
11 Not used
12 Intelligent power module passenger
Fuse holder (brown )
1
2
Headlig ht ele ctronic s ystem (r ight side of vehi­
cle)
Ride height adjustment
3 Telephone package
4 Audi side assist
5 Elect ronic Stabilization Prog ram (ES P)
6 Automatic transmission
7 Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP)
8 Shift gate automatic transmission
9 Pa rk ing system
10
15
1 0
5
5
5
5
5/20
5
5
5

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No. I I Equipment Amps
10
Airbag
5
11 Heated rear seats
5
12 Air-conditioning
5
Fuse ho lder (re d)
1 Not used
Not used
Not used
4 MMI Display 5
5 Telephone, telematics, cell phone package
5
6 MMI, antenna amplifier 15
front light unit
7,5
7
Panoramic sliding sunroof segment 1 20
8 Panoramic sliding sunroof segment 2
20
Panoramic sliding sunroof sunblind 20
10 CD player, DVD drive
5
11 Window regulators (right side of vehicle)
35
12 Rear ai r-conditioning cont rols 10
•
Vehicle OP-eration
Fuse Location , Luggage Compartment
right
Fig. 261 Fuse panel
l ayo ut
Read numbers of the fuses in the luggage compartment starting
from right=> fig. 261.
No. Equipment
Fuse ho lder (black)
1 Not used
2 AdBlue heater
3 Ride height adjustment
4
6
Rear v iew camera
Parking system
Intelligent power module convenience 2 (right side of veh icle)
7
Jr Intelligent power module convenience 2 (left side of vehicle)
8
9
10 Not used
Luggage compartment electrical outlet
Intelligent power modu le convenience 1
(right side of veh icle)
Amps
30
15
5
5
15
15
20
20
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Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service iTechnical data

Fuses and bulbs -________________ lfWII
& WARNING (co ntinued )
shop. Serious pe rsonal injury may result from improperly
performed work.
rn Tips
• If you mus t rep lace t he lig ht bulbs yo urself, a lways reme mber
that the eng ine compartment of any vehicle is a hazardous area to
work in. Alw ays re ad and heed all WAR NING S~
page 286, "E ng ine
compartment"~
& -
• It is bes t to ask yo ur author ized Audi de aler w hen ever you need to
change a bulb. •
Safety first Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data