2011 AUDI Q7 ECU

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Roof rack mounting locations
Roof racks must be installed only at the locations marked
on the roof rails .
Fig. 99 Roof ra ils :
fr ont and rear
m ounting l ocations
Mount the front and rear cross bars betwee n the punched markings
on the inside of the roof railings :::> fig. 99 . The marki ngs are lo cate d
on t he inside of the railings .•
Loading the roof rack
Always dist ribu te loads evenly . Make sure anything on
the roof rack is securely tied down.
- A lways distr ibu te the loads o n the roof rack even ly.
- A lways attach items to the roof rack secure ly before you
drive o ff.
The maximum permiss ible roof weight is 220 lb (100 kg ). The roof
we ight is made up o f the weight of the roof rack system and the
we ight of the object being transported .
When using a roof rack system which has a lower load carry ing
capacity, you must not use up th e total max imum permiss ible load
carrying capac ity specified above. Instead, you should load the roof
Con tro ls a nd e quip ­
m en t Vehicle
OP-eration
rack system only to the max imum capacity specified by the manufac­
tur er of the roof ra ck system.
& WARNING
Weak, damaged or improper straps u sed to secure item s to the
roof rack can fail during hard braking or in a collision and cause
s e riou s personal injury .
• Make sure the roof rack is i nstalled e xactly as spe cified abo ve
~ page 103 .
• Always u se suitable mounting strap s fo r se curing items to the
roof rack to help pre vent items from shifting or fl ying forward .
• Item s on the roof rack mu st alwa ys be secu rel y mounted.
• The use of a roof rac k can negati vely affect the way a vehicle
handle s. Cargo that i s large , he avy , bulky, long or flat will have a
greater negative influence on the vehicle 's a erodynami cs, center
of gr avit y and overall h andling . Alway s drive slowl y, avoid sudden
braking and maneuvers when tran sporting cargo on the roof of
your veh icle .
• Never e xceed the maximum permi ssible load carr ying capacity
of the r oof of your vehicle , the permi ssible a xle weight s and the
permissible tot al weight of your v ehicl e=>
page 363 , "W eights ".
• Alway s drive slowly , avoid sudden braking and maneuver s
when t ran sport ing cargo on th e ro of of y our veh icle.
0 Note
Make sure that the opened rear lid does not come in contact with the
cargo on the roof .
c£> For the sake of the environment
Sometimes it may be easier to leave a roof rack installed even tho ugh
you a re not using i t. Due to the inc reased air res istance your vehicle
will unnecessarily use more fuel. Remove the roof rack if you are not
going to use it. •
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& WARNING
To reduce the risk of personal injury in an accident or sudden stop,
always keep the glove compartment closed while driving.
(I] Tips
Should you not be able to open the glove compartment as described,
make sure the valet key function is not activated~
page 45. •
Cooling box in glove compartment
The cooling box works only when the air-conditioning is in
cooling mode.
Fig. 108 Glove box
with cooling box open
and switched on
- Open the glove compartment=> fig. 107.
- Turn the rotary switch © counter-clockwise to switch the
cooling on. The symbols on the rotary switch must be
displayed=> fig. 108 accordingly.
- Turn the rotary switch © clockwise to switch the cooling
off.
The cooling box works only in the cooling mode. If the climate control
is in the heating mode, we recommend switching the cooling box
off.•
Emergency unlocking of glove
compartment
The glove compartment can be unlocked in an emer­
gency.
Fig. 109 Instrument
panel right: pry off
security cover
- Remove the cover with the aid of a screwdriver => fig. 109.
- Now press the locking pin inward with the screwdriver .•

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force when steering or braking. Since you cannot stee r and stop
normally, thi s can le ad to accident s and serious injuries .
• For safety rea sons , you should always park your vehicle with
the selector lever in P . Otherwise, the vehicle could inad vertently
roll away.
• After the engine has been switched off, the radiator fan can
continue to run fo r up to 10 minutes · even with the ignition
switched off . It can also switch on again after some time if the
coolant temperature r ises as the result of a heat buildup or if the
engine i s hot and the engine compartment is additionally heated
by the sun 's rays .
0 Note
If the engine has bee n under heavy load for an exte nded period, hea t
builds up in the engine comp art me nt aft e r t he eng ine is swit ched off
- there is a r isk of damaging the eng ine . Allow the engine to run at id le
for about 2 m inutes befo re switching it off. •
Appli es to ve hicles : w ith Con venience key
Driver messages in the instrument cluster
display
If a f unc tio n is no t pr ese nt, a driver mess age ap pea rs .
No key identified
This message appears w hen the ISTART I butt on is presse d if there is
no maste r key ins ide the vehicle o r if the system does not recog nize
it . F or examp le, the master key can not be recognized if it is covere d
by an ob ject (e .g . a luminum brief case) which
scr eens the ra dio
signal. Electron ic devices such
as cell p hones can a lso interfere w it h
the rad io s ignal.
Controls and equip ­
ment Safety first Press brake pedal to start engine
Thi
s message appea rs i f yo u press the I ST ART I button to start the
eng ine a nd do no t dep ress t he b rake pedal. The engine can o nly be
sta rted if t he b rake pedal is dep ressed.
Engage Nor P to start engine
Thi s message appea rs w hen the engine is started i f the selec to r lever
for the automatic transmission is not in the P o r N pos it ion . T he
engine can only be starte d wit h the selector i n these pos itio ns.
Key not in veh icle
Thi s mess age appea rs along w it h t he sym bol if th e mas te r k ey is
removed from the vehicle with t he eng ine runn ing. It is intended to
remind yo u (e .g . when cha nging drive rs) not to cont inue the journey
without the maste r key .
If the master key is no longer in the vehicle, yo u cannot switch off the
ignition after stop ping the engi ne and you also ca n no t sta rt th e
eng ine again . Moreover, you cannot lock the veh icle from the outs ide
with the key.
Shift to P otherwise vehicle can roll away. Doors do not lock if you
are not in P.
Th is message appears for safety reasons along with a warning buzze r
if the se lec tor lever f or the au toma tic tran smis sio n is no t in t he P
position when the ignition is switched off with t he
!STOP] butto n and
t he d river's door is opened. Move the sele ctor lever to the P posit io n,
otherwise the vehicle is not secured aga ins t rolling away . You also
cannot loc k the vehi cle using the locking button on the doo r handle
or us ing t he remote key .
To engage steering lock, press and hold STOP button
Th is message appea rs fo r safety reasons if the eng ine and the ign ition
h ave been swi tched o ff by pres sing t he
IS T OP I butt on once, a nd th en
t he d river's door is ope ned. In t his instance, the s teer ing is no t
locke d. The steer in g is locke d:
• If you press the
I ST O P] but ton again for mo re t han 1 second. .,,
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preparation. Th is function does not p erfo rm any e mergency braki ng
man eu ver s by its elf; th e dr iver m ust alway s app ly the b ra kes .
& WARNING
If ACC initiates a braking maneuver, the brake pedal will be
retracted . Interference with the brake pedal can prevent ACC from
slowing the vehicle down and cause a crash and serious personal
injury .
• Never put anything in the driver's footwell or let anything fall
into it. An object in the driver 's footwell can interfere with the
pedals and prevent the accelerator from being used to override
ACC or prevent ACC from being switched off when the brake pedal
is depressed and also prevent the vehicle from being slowed down
or stopped.
• Only use floor mats that keep the area around the pedals free
and that can be securely fastened to the footwell.
• Never drive with your foot underneath the brake pedal.
• Always read and heed the information and WARNINGS~
& in
" Description " on
page 136.
& WARNING
• Never rely on the distance control feature of ACC alone to
prevent rear-end collisions. Always be prepared to brake and take
evasive action to avoid collisions and other accident situations.
• Never allow the closing speed between you and other vehicles
to be so high that the Adaptive Cruise Control may not be able to slow your vehicle safely. If closing speed is too high , you must
apply the brakes yourself to reduce the risk of a rear-end crash.
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Please note tha t the amount of accelerat ion the Adaptive Cr uise
Control uses depends on t he D istance sett ing se lected. DIS TA NCE 1
give s yo u acc eler ation th at is dy namic and sport y. DI STANC E 4, on th e
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ther hand , gives more moderate acce lera tion . For more info rmation
a b out t he tim e inte rvals ~
page 142 , "Ho w is the di stanc e (tim e
interval) se t?".
• P lease no te th at if the A dapt ive Cruis e Con trol has b egun braking
t he vehicle a nd the dr ive r ch oos es to brake the vehicle addit io nally,
th e bra kes m ay feel "h ard". Thi s is s imply due to th e p res sur e buil d­
up of th e initia l braking.
• Adaptive Cr uise C ontr ol is sw itche d off aft e r p ressing the foot­
bra ke. T he speed saved up this poin t can be resumed . To resume the
s aved s peed, rele ase the b rake ped al and pull th e control lever
t oward you~
page 141, "Turning Adaptive Cr uise Contro l off
tempora rily" .•
A pp lies to ve hicle s: with Ad apti ve Cru ise Con tro l
Switching the system on and off
Switching the system on
- P ull th e lever t o posit ion © => fig . 133 .
Switching the system off
Fig . 133 Control
lever: Switch ing on
an d off
- P ress t he lever to posit io n @ (latc hed). •
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Before you move the selector lever from t he P position, yo u must
a lw ays app ly the b rake ped al befo re and while dep ress ing the bu tton
in the handle of the selector lever.
& WARNING
• Unintended vehicle movement can cause serious injury.
- When the selector lever is in a driving position, the vehicle
may creep, even at idle speed. Therefore do not release the
parking brake o r foot brake until you are ready to move ,
because power is transmitted to the wheel s as soon as a driving
position i s engaged.
- Do not accelerate while selecting a driving position. At this
time the engine must be at idle speed so that undue stre ss is
not placed on the clutches in the tran smission.
- Remember: -even when stopped briefly with the automatic
tran smission in "D ", "S" or "R ", engine power is being trans­
mitted to the wheels. Your vehicle could "creep" forward or
backward. When stopped, keep the brake pedal fully
depressed and use the parking brake if necessary to keep the
vehicle from rolling .
• If the selector lever is unintentionally moved into N while you
are driving, take your foot off the acc elerator pedal and wait for
the eng ine to return to idle speed before selecting a driv ing posi­
tion .
• Never shift into "R " or "P" when the vehicle is in motion.
• Never get out of th e driver's seat when the engine is running .
• If you must get out of the vehicle, move the selector lever
securely into the P pos ition and apply the parking brake firmly.
• If the engine must remain running, never have any driving
position engaged when checking under the hood . Ma ke sure the
s elector lever ha s securely engaged and is locked in "P" with the
parking brake firmly set=> page
290, "Engi ne compartment".
Otherwise, any increa se in engine speed may set the vehicle in
motion, even with the parking brake applied. •
Selector lever positions
This s ectio n de scri bes the selector leve r posi tio ns and
driving ranges.
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Fig. 16 3 Displ ay in
the i nstrument cluster :
s electo r le v e r in posi ­
ti on P
The instrument cluster display shows the current se lector lever posi­
t ion.
P -Park
In th is sele ctor lever posi tion t he transmi ssion is mecha nica lly
locked. Engage
P only when the vehicle is completely stopped=> &
in "Driving t he automa tic tr ansm ission" o n page 163 .
To shift in or out of pos ition P , yo u must first press and hold the bra ke
peda l
and then press t he release button in t he selecto r leve r handle
w hile moving the selecto r lever to or from
P. You ca n shi ft o ut of this
position on ly w ith the ignition o n.
R -Reverse
Th e transm ission will automatica lly select the lowest gea r ratio when
you sh ift i nto reve rse .
Select
R only when the veh icle is at a full stop and the engine is
r un ning a t id le speed=>
& in "D riving the a utomat ic tr ansm issio n"
on
page 163.
B efore yo u move the se lector lever to R , press both the but ton in the
hand le of the se lector lever
and t he brake peda l at the same t ime. ~

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Adaptive Air Suspension
Air suspension and damping
Applies to veh icles : w ith Adap tive Air Suspens ion
Description
Air suspension and damping can be adjus ted separately.
Adaptive Air Suspens ion is an e lectron ically controlled springing and
damping sys tem. This chass is sys tem makes it eas ie r on the d river by
adapting to the particular si tuation through imperceptible control
processes.
T he
Adaptive Air Su spen sion component regu lates ground clea rance
depending on vehicle speed and driver input . It funct ions indepen ­
dently from the load cond it io n. Ac ce le rating to a speed above a
predetermined limit will make the vehicle lower itse lf. On the other
hand, dr iv ing more slowly res ults in the vehicle r aising again at
specific speeds.
T he
damping component provides individua l control of the damping
forces . For example , w ith damping characte rist ics set to p rovide
greater comfort, damping is set somewhat harder for a brief period
only as req uir ed, for example, whe n going a ro und a curve or when
brak ing.
Sett ings
Adaptive Air Suspension provides the driver with the opportun ity to
set the chass is characte rist ics also to their individual p refe rence.
With the driving modes
Comfort, Automatic and Dynamic the dr iver
has three chass is sett ings available, ranging from comfort to spo rty.
The
Offroad mode ca n be selected for dr iv ing on poor quality
s tr etc hes of road. In addition,
Li~ provides a fif th mode, w hich can be
selected when exceptiona lly high g round clearance is needed
==> page 179, "C hass is controls ".
T he modes are set in MMI
==> page 180 .
& WARNING
The height of th e parked vehicle can change du e to temperature
fluctuations or changes in load.
0 Note
• Whenever you park yo ur vehicle, always make sure there is
ade qua te clearance above and below t he ve hicle. The height of the
parked vehicle can change as the result of temperature fluctuations,
c hanges in loa d condition and changes in the dr iv ing mode (ground
cleara nce).
• If the veh icle is be ing transported (e .g . by tow truck, tra in , sh ip,
etc.), mount the tie-down cha ins/cables over the running su rface
(circumference) of the tires. Never se cure the vehi cle by the ax le, the
suspension struts or the front or rear tow line eye. For technical
reaso ns, the p ressure in the suspension st ru ts may change dur ing the
t ransport, whic h could result in the vehicle no longer being secured
pro perly.
• If you are goi ng to tow a trailer w ith a tra iler h itch that was
not
ins talled accor ding to f actory s pecifi cations, you mus t activa te t he
t rai ler operation mode manually:::::,
page 182.
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• Before you ca n raise your vehicle using the vehicle jack (for
example, when c hangi ng a flat tire) or a vehicle lift, you must activate
t he jac kin g mode :::::,
page 182.
• On some mode ls, the vehicle can reach its maximum speed on ly in
t he
Automatic and Dynamic modes .•

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-Press th e ap pro priate programmed button G) , @ or@
to activate the desired remote control function ::::>
& in
"Genera l informat io n" on
page 185. •
Applies to ve hicles : w ith Hom eli nk® univer sa l rem ote c ont rol
Reprogramming a single button
A Homelink ® button can be reprogrammed individually
without affecting the other button allocations.
Programming the ov erh ead keypad
- Press the appropriate Homelink ® button until the indi-
cator light begins flashing slowly .
Programming the bumper mounted transmit
ter
1. Hold the original remote control at a distance between 0 -
6
in . (0 -15 cm) from the bumper below the appropriate
headlight for your vehicle (use the shortest distance
possible).
2. Aim the remote control just below the
driver side head ­
light .
3 . Press and hold the ac tivation button on the remote
control.
4 . The emergency flashers will flash
three times (after about
15 -60 seconds) when the programm ing is successful.
N ow release the b utton on the remote control.
- If the device utilizes a rolling code , please follow phase 3
of =>
page 186 , "Programming the Homelink ® trans­
mitter" for rolling code programming.
This pro cedur e will caus e th e ex is ting pr ogramming on th e
Homelink ® button to be era sed !•
Ap plies to veh icles: w ith Ho meli nk® un ive rsa l rem ote c ont rol
Erasing the programming of the
Homelink ® tr ansmitter
When you erase the programming, the programming on
all three of the transmitter channels with be lost!
- Perform steps 1 to 4 as described on ::::> page 186, "Phase
1 : programming the overhead keypad".
When completed , the Homel ink ® system will be in the programm ing
mode and is then ready to learn the codes for remote controlled
devices .
[I) Tips
• Programmed buttons cannot be erased individually.
• For security reasons you are advised to erase the programming of
the Homelink ® system before you sell your veh icle .•

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Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody's job! Vehicle and occupant safety always depends on the informed and careful driver.
For your safety and the safety of your passengers, before
driving always:
- Make sure that all lights and signals are operating
correctly.
- Make sure that the tire pressure is correct.
- Make sure that all windows are clean and afford good visi-
bility to the outside.
- Secure all luggage and other items carefully::::>
page 107.
-Make sure that nothing can interfere with the pedals.
- Adjust front seat, head restraint and mirrors correctly for your height .
- Instruct passengers to adjust the head restraints according to their height.
- Make sure to use the right child restraint correctly to
protect children ::::,
page 233, "Child Safety".
- Sit properly in your seat and make sure that your passen­ gers do the same::::,
page 85, "General recommenda­
tions".
- Fasten your safety belt and wear it properly. Also instruct
your passengers to fasten their safety belts properly
=:> page 201. •
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first Vehicle operation
What impairs driving safety?
Safe driving is directly related to the condition of the
vehicle, the driver as well as the driver's ability to concen­
trate on the road without being distracted .
The driver is responsible for the safety of the vehicle and all
of its occupants. If your ability to drive is impaired, safety
risks for everybody in the vehicle increase and you also
become a hazard to everyone else on the road::::,,& . There­
fore:
Do not let yourself be distracted by passengers or by using
a cellular telephone.
NEVER drive when your driving ability is impaired (by
medications, alcohol, drugs, etc.).
- Observe all traffic laws, rules of the road and speed limits
and plain common sense .
- ALWAYS adjust your speed to road, traffic and weather
conditions.
- Take frequent breaks on long trips. Do not drive for more than two hours at a stretch.
- Do NOT drive when you are tired, under pressure or when
you are stressed .
& WARNING
Impaired driving safety increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death whenever a vehicle is being used.•
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