2010 AUDI Q7 low beam

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AIR
BAG
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USA models:
Airbag system
Canada model s:
Airbag system
L eft turn signal
Trailer turn signa l assemb ly*
M alfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
Adapt ive Air Suspens ion*
ci::) Adaptive Air Suspension*
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¢ Right turn sig na l
i Sa fety belt
D H igh beam
Tire pressure monitoring system
CRUISE
USA models:
C rui se contro l a ct ivate d
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PARK
BRAKE
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Canada models :
Cruise control activated
USA models:
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) defective
Canada models :
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) defective
USA models:
Park ing brake
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Instruments and warning /indicator lights
(® ) Canada models:
Parking br ake
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BRAKE USA model s:
Brake ma lf u nct ion
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Brake malfunction
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Vehicles with the Adaptive Cru ise Control* have the following addi­
ti onal check lamp s:
Open road
~ 1111 ~ Driving in traffic
~ 1111 ~ Request for dr iver to
assume con trol
& WARNING
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• Failure to heed warning lights and other important vehicle
information may result in serious personal injury or vehicle
damage.
• Whenever stalled or stopped for repair, move the vehicle a safe
distan ce off the road, st op the engine, and turn on the emergency
flasher =:>
page 68.
• The engine compartment of any motor vehicle i s a potentially
hazardous area . Before you check anyth ing in the engine compart­
ment, stop the engine and let it cool down. Always exercise
extreme caution when working under the hood=:>
page 286,
"Engine compartment".
Vehicle care Technical data

Clear vision
Lights
Switching the headlights on and off -'t!-
In the "AUTO" position, a light sensor* automatically
swit ches the head- and tai llights on and off in response
to light condition s.
F ig . 5 3 Inst rum ent
pan el: li ght swit ch
The light switch must not be overturned past the stops in
either direction.
Switching on automatic headlight control
-Turn the light swi tch to AUTO ::::, fig. 53.
Switching on the side marker lights
-Tur n the light sw itch to 300~.
Switching on the headlights and high beam
- Turn the light swi tch to ~D.
- Push the high beam lever forward towards the instrume nt
panel=>
page 69.
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OP-eration
Switching off the lights
-Turn the lig ht swit ch to 0.
Clear vision
The headligh ts only work when the ignition is switched on. Whi le
sta rting the engine or when switchi ng off the ignition, the headlights
will go off and o nly the s ide marker lights will be on.
After start ing th e engine, the headlights are automatically adjusted*
to the load and a ng le of the vehicle (fo r example, during acceleration,
braking) . This prevents oncoming traffic from experiencing unneces­
sary head light glare from your head lig hts.
If the system is not operati ng p roperly, a warning symbol in t he Auto­
Check Control is displayed =>
page 34.
With the side marker lights o r headlights switched on, the symbol
next to the light switch illuminates
coo:.
Daytime running lights
• USA models: The daytime running lights w ill come on automati­
ca lly when the ign ition is turned on and the light switch => fig. 53 is
in the
O position or the AUTO position (only in daylight conditions).
Th e
Daytime running light s function can be tu rned on and off in the
MMI menu
Exterior lighting=> page 66.
• Canada model s: The d ay time r unning ligh ts w ill come on a uto­
matically when the ig nitio n is turned on and the light switch=> fig. 53
is in the
O pos itio n or the AUTO position (on ly in daylight conditions)
=> & .
Automatic headlight control *
In the switch pos ition AUTO t h e automatic headlight control is
tu rned on. The low beams and tail lights a re turned on au tomatically
throug h a light sensor as soon as ambient br ightness (e .g . when
driving into a tunnel) falls below a va lue preset at the factory . When
amb ient b rightness increases again, the low beams are turned off
again automatically =>& . ..,_
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Clear vision
In the AUTO positio n the low beams are switched off automatically
w hen the ign it ion is turned o ff.
Light Sensor Malfunction*
In the event of a light senso r m alfun ction, the driver is not ified in the
instrument cluster display:
~ Automatic headlight s/ automatic wipers defective
For safety reasons the low beams a re turned on permane ntly with the
switch in
AUTO . However, you can contin ue to turn the lights on and
off using the light sw itch. Have the light sensor checked as soon as
possible at an autho rized Audi dealer or q ua lified workshop.
& WARNING
• Never u se daytime running lights to see where you are going .
They are not bright enough and w ill not let you see far enough
ahead for safety, especially at dusk o r when it i s dark . Always
s witch on the low beams at du sk or when it i s dark.
• Automati c headlights* are only intended to a ssist the driver .
They do n ot relieve the driver of h is re spon sibility to check the
headlights and to turn them on manually according to the current
light and visibility condition s. For example, fog and rain cannot be
detected by the light sensors. So alw ays sw it c h on the headl ights
under the se weather condition s and when driving in th e dark
io.
• Crashes can happen when you cannot see the road ahead and
when you cannot be seen by other motori sts.
- Always tu rn on the headlights so that you can see ahead and
so that others can se e your car from the back.
(I) Tips
• With the swit ch in AUTO front fog lig hts a nd rea r fog l ights ca nnot
be t urned on in addition. •
The lig ht sensor* for headlight contro l is located in the rear view
mi rror moun t. D o no t apply any stickers to the w indshield in this area
to prevent malfunctions or failures .
• If you remove the ign ition from t he ignit ion lock wh ile the head ­
lights are still on, a buzzer wi ll sound as long as the driver's door is
open to remind you to t urn off the lights.
• Always observe the spec ific local regulations for your area as to
when to use your lig hts .•
Adjusting exterior lighting
T he functions are set in the f\1f\1J.
- Select: Function button [CAR ]> Systems *> Exterior
lighting .
Coming home
The Corning hom e function ensures tha t a fter turning off the igni­
tion and open ing the driver 's door
the veh icle per iphery is illum i­
nated in the dark. I n addition, the front fog lights, the ta il lights an d
the license plate l ight are turned on . On-time can be set for a period
from O (o ff) to 60 seconds .
Leaving home
The Leaving home function ens ures tha t when unlocking the vehicle
periphery is illuminated in the dark. In add ition, the front fog lights,
the tai l lights and the license p late light are turned on . This funct ion
can be turned on and off .
Daytime running ligh ts
USA models : The daytime running lights can be turned on or off using
this funct ion .
Canada model s: The function cannot be t urned off. It is activated
automatically each time the ignition is t urned on. This men u item is
shown "greyed out". •

(]] Tips
You shou ld turn on t he emergency flashers when :
• you are the last vehicle stand ing in a traffic jam so that any other
vehicles com ing can see you , or w hen
• your vehicle has broken down o r yo u are in an eme rgency s itua ­
tion, or when
• your vehicle is be ing towed by a tow tr uck o r if you are tow ing
another vehicle behind you .•
Turn signal ¢¢ and high beam ~D Lever
The lever on the le~ side of the s teering column is used to
operate the turn signals and the high beam as well a s the
headlight flasher .
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Fig. 5 8 Tu rn sig nal
and hi gh bea m l ever
The tu rn s ignal and high beam lever has the follow ing func­
tions:
Turn signals ¢ ¢
- Lift the lever up all the way~ fig. 58 (D to use the right
turn signals, or push the lever down all the way@ to use
the left turn signals.
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OP-eration
Clear vision
Auto -blink
- Move the lever (up or down) just to the point of resistance
to use the turn signa ls for as long as you need them, for
examp le when chang ing lanes.
- M ove the lever (up or down) just to the poi nt of res istance
and t hen re lease it right away to make the turn signa ls
blink
three times . You can use this feature for examp le
w hen changing lanes on highways.
High beam ~D
- Push the lever forward @ to switch on the high beam .
- Pull the lever back towa rds you to switc h off the high
beam .
Headlight flasher ~D
Pull the lever toward the steering wheel© to use the
head light flasher .
Notes on these features
• The turn signals only work with the ignition t urned on. The indi­
cato r lights ¢ or¢ in the instrument cluster=>
page 14 a lso blink.
• After you have t urned a co rner, the tu rn signal switches off auto ­
matically .
• Th e
high beam works only when the hea dlights are o n. Th e ind i­
ca tor light
aD in the instrument cluster illuminates when the high
beams are on.
• The
headligh t flasher works only as long as you ho ld the lever -
even if there are no l igh ts turned o n. Th e indic ator lig ht
aD in the
instrument clus ter illuminates when you use the headlight flasher. .,,_
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Clear vision
0 Note
Do no t use the hig h beam or hea dlight fl asher if you know that these
cou ld blind oncoming traffic.•
Interior lights
Front interior Lights
The interior lights include reading lights for both the
driver and the f ront passenger .
Fig . 5 9 Headlin er:
Fr ont inte ri or/ rea ding
lights
The rocker switch©=> fig . 59 for operating the interior
lighti ng has the followi ng functions :
Door contact switch
-Place the switc h© in the middle position.
Interior light switched on
-Place the switch © in position I.
Interior light switched off
- Place the switch © in position 0 .
Reading lights ~
- Press one of the switches ® to turn the right or left
reading light on or off.
In the door contact sw itch position (switch @in the middle position),
the interior lights turn on as soon as you un lock the vehicle or open
the doors . The inter io r lights are also t urned on when the ign it ion key
is removed . The light goes out about 30 seconds after the doors are
closed. W hen the vehicle is locked or when the ignit ion is t urned on,
the interior lights are turned off.
When a door is ope n, the interior lights a re turned o ff afte r about 10
m inutes to prevent dra in ing the battery.
T he brightness o f the lights is controlled automatica lly by a dimmer
when they are sw itched on and off. •
Rear interior Lights
The re are reading lights in the rear for the passengers.
Fi g. 6 0 He adli ner:
Rear re a din g ligh ts

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Reserve ..... .... ........ .... ... . 12
Tank capacity . .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. 363
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand 292
Fuse arrangement ... ............... 346
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Garage door opener (Homelink®) ...... 183
Gas d ischarge lamps ........ .. .... .. 350
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . ... .... 10
Fuel gauge . .... .. .... .. .. .. .. .... 12
Speedometer ... .. .. ........ .. . ... 12
T achometer ...................... 11
Tr ip odometer ............. .... .. . 12
General illustration Instruments and controls ............ 9
General rules and driving tips ......... 266
Before driving offroad ........ .... 266
Driving offroad .................. 266
Glossa ry of tire and loading terminology 315
Glove compartment ........ ......... 105
Cooling box ..... ........ .... .. .. 106
Valet key function ......... ... .. .. . 43
Glove compartment -emergency unlocking ..
106
Glow plug system
Indicator light ............. .... .. . 16
Gradient angle .................. ... 266
Gross Vehicle We ight Rating (GVWR) ... 361
Ground clearance .. .. ............ ... 266
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Head restraints ............... .... .. 193
Adjusting .. .. .... .. .... .. .. .. ... 193
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Rear seats .. .. ........... ..... 91, 92
Headlight washer reservoir ........... 312
Headlights ............ ... .. .. ... ... 65
Adaptive Light ............. .... .. . 68
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Front fog lights ............ ... .. .. 67
Headlight range control . ........... 34
Switching
off ......... .. .. .. .. .. .. 65
Switching on ......... .... .. ...... 65
Washer system . ..... ... . ... .. .. .. 75
Xenon headlights .... ............. 65
Heated outside mirrors
79
Heated seats Front ................... .. .... . 119
Rear ............... ..... .. .. .. . 120
Rear (four-zone automatic comfort air
conditioning) ..... ...... .. .. .. . 120
Heated steering wheel ... ..... ....... 121
Heated washer jets
Wiper and washer system .... .. .. .. 72
Heating Climate controls ............... .. 109
Heavy clothing and safety belts ....... 202
H igh beam ......... .... .... .. .. . 65 , 69
Warning/indicator lights ..... .. .. .. 19
High voltage warning label .... .... ... 360
Hi ll descent control ..... ............ 252 Hill hold
Starting on hills 131
Homelink ® universal remote control ... 183
Hood Opening ............ .... .... .. .. 296
Release lever ... .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. 296
Horn .................. .... ... ... ... 9
How are child restraint system anchors related to child safety .... ....... ... .. .. 244
How many airbags does my vehicle have? ...
216
How often should I check my tire pressures? . 321
How safety belt pretensioners work .... 207
Hydroplaning ......... ............. 325
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Ignition key ................ ..... .. 124
Ignition lock .. .. ............. .. .. .. 124
Ma lfunct ion .... .. .. .... ....... 31, 35
Ignition lock positions ... .. .. .. .... .. 124
Important things to do before driving .. 189
Improperly worn safety belts ... .. .. .. 207
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Airbag system ....... .. .. .. .. 220,221
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF .... .... .. 221
Infant seats ................ ... .. .. 236
Inflatable spare tire .. .. .. .. .. .... ... 338
Inflating ........... .. .... .... .. 339
Inside rear view mirror .. ........... 77, 78
Installing child safety seats Safety belts ............... .. .. .. 241

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Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage .....................
250
Instrument cluster illumination ........ 13
Instruments and controls .............. 10
General illustration . ........... .. ... 9
Interior lights Front .............. ...... .. .. .. .. 70
Rear .................. .... ...... 70
Intermittent wiping Rain sensor . ............. .. .. .. ..
72
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Jack .............................. 336
Jumper cables ...................... 353
Jump-starting ...................... 352
K
Key ...... ...... .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. 40
Battery replacement .. .. .... ....... 42
Coded settings ............ ...... . 109
Convenience opening and closing of
windows ......... .. ... ... ... ... 58
Emergency key ................ .. ..
40
Key replacement .................. 40
Master key ......... .. .. .. .. .... .. 40
Valet key .................... .... 40
Key coded settings
Climate controls .................
109
Keyless entry remote contro l ... .. .... .. 41
Kick-down
tip tronic ® ... ................... .
164
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LATCH
............ ... ... .......... 244
Description ......................
245
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages . .
246
Installing a child restraint ......... 248
Location ...................... .. 245
Mounting and relea 1sing the anchorage
hook ........................ .. 248
Lateral angle ........... .... ........ 266
Leather ...... .. .. ...... .. ... ...... 283
Cleaning ..... ........... ........ 284
Level adjustment
See Adaptive Air Suspension ........ 176
Lifting jack .. .................. ... .. 342
Lift ing vehicle ...................... 357
Light
Exterior lighting in the mirror housing . 68
leaving home .................. .. . 68
See also Ambience lighting ......... . 71
Light sensor defective ................ 33
Lighting
See Ambience lighting ............. 71
Lighting in the mirror housing .......... 68
L ights .......................... ... . 65
Coming home ........ ...... ... ...
66
Daytime running lights ... .. ... ..... 66
Emergency flashers ............. .. . 68
Exterior lights ....................
66
Front fog lights . ...... ............ 67
Headlights ....... ................ 65
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 69 High beam warning/indicator
light ...
19
Leaving home ..................... 66
Rear fog lights ........... ... ...... 67
Side marker lights .......... .. ... .. 65
Turn signals .............. .... .. .. 69
Xenon headlights . .. .......... ..... 65
Loading the lugg age compartment .....
195
Loading the roof rack ................ 101
Locking
Power locking switch ........... .. ..
47
Rear lid/trunk lid ... .. .. ........... 49
Remote control key .... .... .. .. .. .. 45
Using the key ..................... 46
Lower universal anchorage bars (Canada) .. .
244
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) .. . 244
Luggage Stowing ........................
195
Luggage compartment ................ 94
Cargo net ........................ 96
Expanding .. ...... ...............
94
Retractable cover .. .. .. ........... 96
Ski sack .................. ...... .. 99
See also Loading the luggage
compartment ..................
195
luggage compartment
Tie-down rings . .................. .
95
M
Maintenance ....................... 366
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ...
17 , 26
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Alphabetical index -___________________________________ ____._ _______ _
Ventilatio n Weights .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .... .. ... 361
Climate controls ................. 109 What happens if you wear your safety be lt too
w
Warning lights ............. .... .... . 14
Warning/indicator lights ... ... ... ... .. 10
Adaptive Air Suspension . .. . .... .. .. 18
Adaptive C ru ise Contro l ............ 143
Airbag system .................... 17
An ti-lock brake system (ABS) ........ 19
Brake system ............ ... ...... 20
Cru ise control ............ .... .... . 19
E lectronic power cont rol ... .. .. ... .. 16
E lectro nic stabil ization p rogram ( ESP) . 16
Glow pl ug sys tem ................. 16
H igh beam ....................... 19
Mal fu nction Indicator Lamp ( MIL) .... 17
Park ing brake ..... ....... ... . ... .. 20
Safety belt . ....... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 18
T ir e pressure monito ring system ... .. 19
Trailer turn signa l assembly ......... 17
Turn signals ............ .. .. .. .. .. 17
Wa rran ty cover ages . ......... .... .. . 3 66
Washer reservo ir ............ ........ 312
Washing . ....... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 274
Automatic car wash ............... 275
by hand ...... ...... .. .. .. ... ... . 275
General informat ion .............. 274
w ith a power washer .............. 276
Waxing .... ..... ... .. .. .... .. .. .. . 27 7
Wea r indicator . .. .... ...... .... ... . 324
Weatherstrips ...................... 279 loose?
....................... . 204
What happe ns to unbelted occupants? . . 201
W hat impairs driv ing safety? . ........ . 189
What should I do after changing a wheel? ..
32 1
What should I do after replac ing whee ls? ...
32 1
Wheel bolts To rque .... .. ..... ...... ...... .. 332
W heels .. .. .. .. ... ................ 314
Cast alloy ...... .... .... ......... 280
Checking tire pressure ............. 320
Cold tire infla tion pressure ......... 318
General notes ............ .... ... 314
Glossa ry of tire and loading terminology .
315
New tires and whee ls ........... .. 326
Ti res and vehicle load limits ........ 322
W hen m ust a safe ty be lt be rep laced? . . 202
When m ust the a irbag system be inspected?
220
When should I adjus t th e tire press ures? 321
When should I check t he t ire pressures? . 321
Where are lower anchorages loca ted? .. . 24 5
Where can I find the tire pressures for my car? 320
W hy safety belts? ........... .. . 199, 200
Windows Clean ing .... ...... ....... .... .. . 279
Convenience close/open feature . ..... 58
Defogging ......... ... .......... 113 Defrost
ing ... .... ... .... ... ... .. 113
Rapid defrosting/defogg ing ........ 114
Win dshield washer fluid
Low level ... .. .. .. ..... ....... ... 33
W indshield wipers
Changi ng the rear w ipe r blade ....... 77
F aul ty ........................... 3S
I nte rm ittent wi ping .. .. ... .. . ... .. 72
One -tap wip ing . ... .. .. ... .. ... ... 72
Rain sensor ... .. .. ... ... ..... .... 72
Rear window wiper ...... ..... ... .. 74
Service position .. .. ............... 75
Washer reservo ir . .. ............. . 312
Winter ope ration
Battery ... .. ... .... . ..... .. .. .. . 308
Coolant system ...... .. ... .. .. .. . 30 4
Heated rear seats .......... ... .. . 120
Steering wheel heating .. .......... 121
Tires . ......................... . 258
Windows ... .. .................. 279
Winter ti res .... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 33 0
All-whee l drive ....... ... ...... .. . 330
W iper blades
I nsta lling new wiper b lades ....... .. 76
See also Windsh ie ld wipers . . . . . 76 , 7 7
X
Xeno n-Lig hts . .. ...... ...... ....... . 3 50
y
Yellow symbols . .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. 32
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