2010 AUDI Q7 sensor

Instruments and warning /indicator lights
- Press the"+" button to increase the brightness during the
hours of darkness.
- Press the"-" button to decrease the brightness during the
hours of dark ness.
A light sensor in the instrument cluster contro ls the illumination for
the instrument cluster, the center console and the displays. In a
br ight env ironment, using the buttons to change the br ightness has
no effect .
[ i ] Tips
The illumination for the instrument cluster lights up whenever you
switch on the ig nition with the vehicle head lights off. As the daylight
fades, the instrument cluster illum inat ion likewise d ims automati­
cally and w ill go out completely when the outside light is very low.
Th is feature is meant to remind you to sw itch on the headlights when
outside light conditions become poor. •
Warning/indicator lights
Overview
The warning/indicator lights indicate different functions
or a possible malfunction .
Fig . 7 Instr um ent cluste r w ith warn in g/ indicato r lig hts
Your vehicle is equipped with several important warning and ind i­
ca tor lights to he lp you moni to r the continued re liable operat ion of
your vehicle ~& .
Electronic power cont rol (a lternative
~ page 16
to )
Glow plug system (alternative to ) ~ page 16
Elect ronic Stabili zation Prog ram ( ESP) ~ page 16
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Instruments and warning /indicator lights
(I] Tip s
Many fun ct ions a re mon itored by the Auto-Check system=> page 2 7.
Malfunctions or faults will be identified either with a red symbol
(pr iority
1-Dange r!) or w ith a ye llow symbo l (prio rity 2 -Warn ing). •
Applies to veh icles: w it h gasoline eng ine
Electronic power control ~
This warning/indicator light monitors the electronic
power control.
T he warning/indicator light (El ectronic Power Control) illumi-
nates when you turn o n the ignition as a function chec k.
[ i ] Tips
If this warning/indicato r light ill uminates while you are driving, then
there is a malfunct ion in the engine e lectron ics . Have the malfunct ion
co rrected as soon as possib le by yo ur autho rized Audi dealer or qua l­
ified workshop .•
A pp lies to ve hicles : w ith d iese l en gi ne
Glow plug system
The control light illuminates when the glow plug system
is active.
If the indicato r ligh t illum inates, the g low p lug system is active .
You should start the eng ine immed iate ly after the ind icator light
switches off. The ind icator ligh t only illumina tes for approximately 1
second if the engine is warm or if the outside temperature is above 46
2F (8 2C).
(I] Tips
• If the glow plug indicator light illuminates while driving, there is
an engine control malfunction. The engine should be checked imme­
diately .
• If the indicator light does not ill uminate at all when switching the
ign ition on, the re may be a ma lfunction in the glow plug system. The
engine should be checked .•
Electronic stabilization program (ESP) ;
This warning/indicator light monitors the electronic
stabilization program .
The warn ing/indicator light has the fo llowing funct ions:
• It blinks while you are driv ing when the ES P is wo rking.
• It illuminates when you switch on the ignition for approximate ly 2
seconds as a funct ion check .
• It ill uminates when there is a malfunction in the ESP .
• It illuminates when ESP or ASR (Ant i-Slip Regulation) is deacti­
va ted .
• It illuminates if there is a malfunction in the ABS, s ince the ESP is
part of the ABS system.
If the battery terminals were disconnec ted and re-connected, the
vehicle was jump started or t he battery is very weak, the ESP sensor
system goes through a learning process for the fi rst few yards. The
warning/indicator light illuminates. The warning/indicator light goes
out as soon as the learning process is comp lete .
If the ESP warning/indicator light illuminates and stays on after you
have sta rted the e ngine, t his may mean that the control system has
temporarily switched off the ESP . If this is case, you ca n react ivate
t he ESP by turning the igni tion off and t hen on aga in . The
warning/indicator light should go out to show that the system is fully
functional again. _,,,

Driver information displ ay
If there is a malfunction in the electronic ignition lock, the ign ition
cannot be turned off. Drive immediately to an authorized Aud i dealer
to have the cause of the malfunction corrected.
On vehicles with Convenience key*, the engine should not be switched
off using the
I STOP] button because the eng ine can not be started
again after the ignition is switched off. •
Yellow symbols
Ayellow symbol means WARNING.
Fig. 18 Display: low
f ue l leve l warn ing
(pr iority 2)
Yellow symbols indicate a priority 2 malfunction - Warning!
When a ye llow warning symbol appears,
one warning tone sounds. A
dr iver message appears as well to explain the ma lfunction in more
detail. The driver warning goes out after about 5 seconds, but it can
be brought up again at any time by pressing the
I CHECK] button .
Check the displayed function as soon as possible. If
more than one
priority 2 malfunction is detected, all symbo ls will appear one after
the other for about 2 seconds.
Yellow symbols mean: Convenience key*
=>page
129
Key not in vehicle
USA models : =>page24
Defective brake light
Can ada mod els: => page24
Defect ive b rake light
Defective light bulb
=>poge24
Light/rain sensor defective* =>page33
Windshield washer fluid =>page33
level low
L ow fue l level
=>page33
Refill Ad Blue* =>page292
Battery voltage =>page33
Worn brake pads =>page34
Dynamic headlight range = page34
contro l defective
II Check engine oil level
=>poge34
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Engine o il sensor malfunction =>page 34
II Engine speed limitation* =page34
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Diesel part icu late filter* =>page35
clogged
-Adaptive Light* defective => poge35 ..

Ignition loc k malfunction ~page35
liWindshield wiper d efective ~page35
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T ire pressure monitoring sys-~ page334
tern
Loss of a ir pressure
Tire pressure monitoring sys-
~page334
tern System not available
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Battery in remote contro l key ~page42
Automatic transmission mal-~page 166
function
Applies to vehicles: w ith Con venience key
Key not in vehicle
Key not in veh icle
Th is reminder appears along with the symbo l if the master key is
removed from the veh icle with the e ng ine runni ng . It is intended to
remind you (e.g. when changing drivers) not to continue the journey
without the master key.
If the master key is no longer in the ve hicle, you cannot sw itch off the
ignition after stopping the engine and you also cannot s tart the
eng ine aga in . What is more, you cannot lock the veh icle from the
outside. •
Applies to vehicles: with light and rain sens or
Light/rain sensor defective '
Automatic headlight s/ aut omatic wipers defective
Controls and equip ­
ment Safety first
•
Dri
ver information display
If the symbol illuminates, the light sensor has failed . For safety
reasons t he low be ams are tu rned o n permanent ly with the switch i n
AUTO . H owever, you can cont inue to turn the lights on and off using
the light switch. In the case of a defect in the rai n sensor, the wind­
shield wiper lever functions are still ava ilable. Have the light/rain
sensor checked as soon as possib le by an authorized Audi dealer .•
Windshield washer fluid level too low
Plea se refill washer fluid
If the symbo l il luminates, add wi ndshield was he r fluid to the washer
system and a lso to the headlight washer system~
page 312. •
Fuel supply too low
BJ Please refuel
Whe n th is symbo l ,. illum inates fo r the first time, the fue l rese rve in
your vehicle is still between 2 .6 and 3 .2 gallons (10-12 liters) . Refuel
as soon as possible~
page 289 .
If the symbol lights up, even when there is ample fuel in the tank, and
the text Tank system m alfunction ! Contact wo rkshop appears in the
display, the re is a fa ult in the system. Contact a q ualified wor kshop to
have the fault rectified. •
Battery voltage n
If the battery's state of charge is not in the optima l range, the.::)
symbol is show n in the display and the dr ive r message Low battery
cha rge: battery will be charged while dr iving appears.
Wh ile this dr ive r not ifica tion is displayed, you have to be prepared fo r
limited starting capability . ..,_
Vehicle care Technical data

Driver information display
Driver message appears and goes out again
If this dr iver message appears af ter the ignition is t urned on or w hile
dr iving and it goes out aga in afte r a while , the battery has been
adeq uate ly recharged.
Driver message appears and does not go out again
If t his dr iver no tifica tion appears after the ignition is turned on or
w hile dr iv in g and does not go out again , the battery's state of charge
is not in t he optima l range. Starting ca pability is restricte d. Have the
ba ttery checked by a n author ized A udi deale r as soon as possible .•
Worn brake pads U
J Brake pads !
If the warn ing light illum inates, immediate ly contact your a uthorized
Aud i dealer or qualified workshop to have all b rake pads inspe cted.
On USA mode ls the warn ing light
.:l comes on together w ith the
w ar ning light
BRAKE . Both sets of b rake pad s on an ax le mus t alway s
be rep laced at the same time.
& WARNING
Driving with bad brakes can c ause a collision and serious personal
injury.
• If the warning light and the warning light BRAKE1> with the
mes sage Brak e pads! comes on in the instrument cluster di splay,
immediately contact your authorized Audi dealer or qualified
workshop to have all brake pads checked or replaced if necessary. •
ll BRAKE: USA mo dels only
Headlight range control ~[)
, Headlight range control defective !
If the sym bo l i llum inat es , the dyn ami c he adlig ht range co nt rol is no
longer wo rking properly . H ave t he system ch ecked and repaired at
your aut horize d Au di dea ler. •
Engine oil level Please che ck oil level
W hen th e symbo l illuminates, check th e eng ine o il level as soo n as
possible =>
page 301. Top off the oil at yo ur earliest o pportunity
=>page 3 02. •
Engine oil sensor defective
Oil level ! Sensor defective
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If the symbo l illuminates, contact your author ized Audi dealer and
h ave the o il sensor inspec ted . Unti l y ou have this d one, check t he oil
level each time you refue l just to be on the safe side=>
page 301 . •
A pplie s to v eh icl es: w ith eng in e s peed l imitat io n
Engine speed limitation .?i
!'"') Do not exceed max . engine speed of XXXX rpm
T he ; symbol illuminates when there is an engine con trol malfunc ­
tion. The indicator light • in t he instrument cl uster also illuminates.
T he eng ine speed is limi ted to the speed displaye d in the d river info r­
mation system . Keep in m ind that t he engine s peed will not exceed
th e v alu e disp laye d in th e d river infor mati on sy ste m, for examp le
w hen downshift ing. .,_

Opening and closing
Exceptions
If the ignition has been switched on using the master key, you can
st ill open the glove compartment and the rear lid.
As long as the ignit ion is switched off, you can still open the rear lid
using the rear lid button on the
master key c:5 . The same holds true
for using the rear lid release handle in conjunction with the Conve­
nience key* .
For this reason, be sure to only hand over the
valet key to the person
who wi ll take charge of your vehicle.
[ i J Tips
Be sure to activate the function before handing over the valet key to
someone else . The valet key only fits the lock in the driver 's door and
the ignition lock. •
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all doors and
the rear lid simultaneously .
The power locking system in your vehicle incorporates the following
functions :
• Central locking function
• Selective unlock feature=>
page 47
• Remote contro l feature => page 41
• Convenience key*=> page 53
• Anti -theft alarm system=> page 55
All the doors and the rear lid are locked by the central locking system
when you lock the vehicle. You can set whether generally only the
dr iver's door or all doors and the rear lid should be unlocked when yo u open the vehicle in
the MMI menu
Central locking to suit your indi­
vidual desires =>
page 47.
Unlocking the vehicle
You can unlo ck the vehicle from outside e ither by using the remote
control
or by insert ing and turning the key in the driver 's door lock.
When you
unlock yo ur vehicle:
• The anti-theft alarm system is deactivated briefly.
• Th e vehicle inter ior lights illuminate for approximately 30
seconds.
• All turn signal lights will flash twice when the car is unlocked .
• After unlocking the vehicle, you have 60 seconds to open a door or
the rear lid. Afte r 60 seconds , the ve hicle automatically locks and the
anti-theft alarm system activates again.
Th e rear lid can be locked or unlocked eithe r by using the remote
control
or by insert ing and turning the key in the driver's door lock.
Unlocking the vehicle with the remote control will on ly
unlock the
rear lid, to
open it, the lid hand le needs to be pressed.
Locking the vehicle
You can lock the vehicle from outside e ither by using the remote
control
or by inserting and turning the key in the drivers's door lock.
When you
lock the veh icle:
• All doors and the rear lid are locked.
• All turn signal lights will flash once when the car is locked.
• The anti-theft alarm system is activated . The horn of the anti­
theft alarm system w ill sound and the anti -theft alarm system readi­
ness light, located in the upper part of the driver's door panel, will
start to blink .
• The vehicle interior lights turn off .
Unlocking and lock ing with Convenience key*
On vehicles which are equipped with the Convenience key* authoriza­
tion system, the doors are unlocked
without a key by means of a prox-
im ity sensor in the door handle. The doors are similarly locked ....

Opening and closing
Applie s to veh icl es : wi th Conv enie nce key
Unlocking the vehicle
The doors and the rear lid can be unlocked without oper­
ating the master key.
Fig. 40 Convenience
key: unlocking vehicle
door
- Take hold of the door handle . The door is unlocked auto-
matically.
- Pull the handle to open the door.
A door is unlocked as soon as you approach the door handle and the
system recognizes an authorized master key . The vehicle can be
unlocked at any door. The authorized master key only has to be within
a range of about 5 feet (1.5 meters) from the respective door.
When a door is unlocked, the driver's door is always unlocked as well.
It depends on the settings in the central locking menu in the MMI
whether the entire vehicle is unlocked or only certain doors
~ page 47.
[I] Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an extended period, please note
the following : •
The proximity sensors are deactivated after a few days to save
power . You then have to pull on the door handle once to unlock the
vehicle and a second t ime to open the vehicle.
• To prevent the battery from being discharged and to preserve your
vehicle 's ability to start for as long as possible, the energy manage­
ment system gradually switches off unnecessary convenience func­
tions . It is possible that you will not be able to unlock your veh icle
using these convenience functions. •
Appli es to vehicles : wit h Con venie nce key
Locking the vehicle
The vehicle can be locked without operating the master
key.
Fig . 41 Convenience
k ey: Locking the
vehicle
- Move the selector lever to the P position .
- Press the locking button in the door handle to lock the
vehicle =>& .
The vehicle can be locked at any door . The authorized master key only
has to be within a range of about 5 feet (1.5 meters) from the parti c­
ular door.
T he selector lever must be in the P position, otherwise the vehicle
cannot be locked.

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.
Con tro ls a nd e quip ­
m en t Vehicle
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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