2012 AUDI Q7 Owner´s Manual

Fuses and bulbs
Electrical fuses
Replacing fuses
Fuses that have blown will have metal strips
that have burned through.
Fig. 255 Left cockpit: fuse panel cove r
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Fig. 256 Right lu ggage compa rtment: side tr im
The fuses are located at the front left and
right of the cockpit and behind the trim on
the right side of the luggage compartment.
.. Turn off the ignit ion and the affected elec-
trical consumers.
11 You can dis pose of the pla st ic d ip afte r remov ing it.
Fuses and bulbs 303
.. Check the following table to see which fuse
be longs to the consumer.
.. Remove the appropr iate cover .
.. To remove the purp le plastic clip if necessa­
ry
1> , hold onto it at the small side and pull
it out of the fuse panel
9 page 304,
fig.
257 .
.. Remove the clamp from the rear side of the
fuse cover
9fig . 255 .
.. Remove the f use using the clamp and re­
place the b lown fuse with an ident ica l new
one.
A WARNING
--
Do not repair fuses and never replace a
blown fuse with one that has a higher amp
rating. This can cause damage to the elec­
tr ica l system and a fire.
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again after short ly
have you have installed it, have the electri­
cal system checked by your authorized Au­
di dealer .
{!) Tips
-The following table does not list fuse lo­
cat ions that are not used.
- Some of the equipment items listed are
opt ional or only available on certain
mode l configurations .

304 Fuses and bulb s
.
Left cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 257 Left cockpi t: fu se pa nel w ith plas tic cl ip
Fu se pa nel @ (red )
1
3 MMI
6
7
8
9 Lumbar support driver's seat
Window regulators (left side of
vehicle) Door control module (left side
of vehicle)
Tire pressure monitoring sys­
tem Electronic ignition lock,
10 power steering column adjust-
I ment
11 Switch module steering co lumn
Intelligent power module con­
venience
F u se pa nel @ (b ro wn)
3
6 Horn
5
7,5
35
15
5
30
10
5
5
25
No .
7
8
9
Consumer
Intelligent power module driver
I ntell igent power mod ule driver
(lights left side of vehicle)
Intelligent power module driver (lights right side of vehicle)
10 Instrument cluster
11 Headlight washer system
12 Diagnostic connector
Fuse pane l c (black )
1 Headlight electron
ic system
(left side of vehicle)
Adaptive cruise control
Terminal 15 (interior)
Diagnostic connector
9 Automatic dipping interior mir-
ror
10 Homelink
11 Control module Gateway
12 Headlight range adjustment
-Amps
30
25
25
10
30
10
10
5
5
5 5
5
5

Fuse s and bulb s 305
Right cockpit fuse assignment
Fig . 258 Right cockp it: f use pane l w ith plastic clip
No. Con sumer Amps No. Consumer Amps
Fu se pa nel@ (bla ck )
6 Automatic transmission
5/20
1 Heated rear seats
7
E lectronic Stability Control
5
2 Telephone, cell phone package (ESC)
--Shift gate automatic transmis-
Front seat hating/seat ventila-
8 5
3 30/15
tion (right) sion
Electron ic Stab ility Control 9 Parking system
5
4 (ESC) 20
10 Airbag
5
5 Door control module (right side
15 11
Heated rear seats
5
of vehicle) 12 Air-conditioning 5
6 Rear electrical outlets 25 Fuse panel© (red )
7
Lumbar support passenger's
10 1 Instrument cluster
seat 2 Rearview camera
8 Ciga
rette lighter front 20
3 CD player, DVD drive 5
9 Front electrical outlets
25 4 MMI Display 5
10 A/C controls 10
5 Automatic transmission
11 Cooler
15 Panoramic sliding sunroof seg-
7 20
12 Inte
lligent power module pas-
15 ment 1
senger Panoramic sliding sunroof seg-
Fuse panel B (brown ) 8 ment2 20
1 Headlight e
lectronic system
10 Panoramic sliding sunroof sun-
9 20
(right side of veh icle)
blind
Ride height adjustment 5
Window regulators (right side
Telephone package 5 11
of vehicle) 35
4 12 Rear air-condi
tioning contro ls 10
5 Electronic
Stability Cont rol
5
(ESC)

306 Fuses and bulbs
Right luggage compartment fuse assignment
0
Fig. 259 Rig ht luggage compartment: fuse panel with plastic clip
Fu se pa nel @ (bla ck )
2
3 Fuel filler door detection
5 Parking system Inte lligent power module con-
6 venience 2
(right side of vehicle)
~
Intelligent power module con-
7 venience 2
(left side of vehicle)
9
L uggage compa rtment electri-
cal outlet
I Intelligent power module con-
10 venience 1 (right side of vehicle)
1 1 Convenience contro l mod ule
In telligent power module con-
12
venience 1
(left side of vehicle)
-Fuse panel © (red)
1 Radio
3 Digital Signal Processing (DSP)/
BOSE amplifier
4 Bang & Olufsen amplifier
s Ride height ad justment
6 Soft close 30
5
15
15
20
20 1 5
30
7,5/3 0
30
30 1 5
20
No . Consumer
7 Power rear lid
8 Power rear lid
9 Trailer hitch
15
10 Trailer hitch (left side of vehicle)
1 1 T
railer hitch (right side of veh i-
20
de)
Bulbs
Replacing light bulbs
For your safe ty, we recommend that you hove
your authorized Audi dealer replace burned
out bulbs for you.
It i s becom ing increasing ly more and mo re
diffic ult to replace vehicle ligh t bu lbs since in
many cases, other parts of the car must fir st
be removed befo re you are able to get to the
bulb. This applies especially to the light bulbs
in the front of your car which you can only
r each th rough the engine compartment .
Sheet meta l and bu lb holders can have sharp
edges that can cause serious cuts, and parts
must be correctly taken apart and then prop­
erly put back together to help prevent break ­
age of pa rts and long term damage from wa­
te r that can enter housings that have not been
properly re sea led. ..,.

For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bulbs for you, s ince your dealer has the proper tools,
the correct bu lbs and the expertise.
G as discharg e lamps (Xenon li ght s)*:
Due to the high elect rical voltage, have the
bu lbs rep laced by a qualified technician.
H eadlights with Xenon light can be identified
by the high voltage sticker .
~ WARNING
Contact with high-voltage components of
the electrical system and improper re­
placement of gas discharge (Xenon) head­
light bulbs can cause serious personal in­
jury and death .
- Xenon bulbs are pressurized and can ex­
plode when be ing changed.
- Chang ing Xenon lamps requires the spe­
c ial train ing, instructions and equip­
ment.
- Only an authorized Aud i dea ler or other
qualified workshop should change the
bulbs in gas discharge lamps.
A WARNING
There are parts with sharp edges on the
openings and on the bulb holde rs that can
cause se rious cuts.
- If you are uncertain about what to do,
have the work performed by an author­
ized Audi dea le r or other qua lified work­
shop. Serious persona l injury m ay result
from improperly performed work .
@ Tips
-If you must rep lace the light bu lbs your­
se lf, always remembe r that the engine
compartmen t of any vehicle is a hazard­
ous area to work in . Always read and
heed all WARNINGS
~ page 248, Engine
comportment ¢.& .
-It is best to ask your authorized A udi
dealer whenever you need to change a
bulb.
Fu ses and bulb s 307
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308 Emergency situations
Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emer­
gency crews and working personnel who
have the necessary tools and equipment to perform these operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
Q;) Note
Your vehicle is equipped with an automatic
transmission. Consequently, the engine
cannot be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by
connecting it to the battery of another vehi­
cle.
If the engine should fail to start because of a
discharged or weak battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery of
another vehicle,
using a
pair of jumper cables to start the en­
gine .
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently large
cross section to carry the starter current safe­
ly. Refer to the manufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated termi­
nal clamps which are distinctly marked:
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minus(-) cable
in most cases colored black .
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal
injury. Follow the instructions below for
safe handling of your vehicle's battery.
- Always shield your eyes and avoid lean­
ing over the battery whenever possible. -
A discharged battery can freeze at tem­
peratures just below 32 °F (0 °C). Before
connecting a jumper cable, you must
thaw the frozen battery completely, oth­
erwise it could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes
or skin . Flush any contacted area with
water immediately .
- Improper use of a booster battery to
start a vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gas­
es . Keep sparks, flame and lighted ciga­
rettes away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with
a low acid level in the battery .
- The voltage of the booster battery must
also have a 12-Volt rating. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged bat­
tery . Use of batteries of different voltage
or substantially different "Ah" rating
may cause an explosion and personal in­
jury.
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trap­
ped in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has
been frozen. The battery case may have
be weakened.
- Use of batteries of different voltage or
substantially different capacity (Ah) rat­
ing may cause an explosion and injury.
The capacity (Ah) of the booster battery
should not be lower than that of the dis­
charged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS¢
page 248, Engine com­
partment.
@ Note
- Applying a higher voltage booster bat­
tery will cause expensive damage to sen­
sitive electronic components, such as
control units, relays, radio, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact be­
tween the vehicles as otherwise current
could already start to flow as soon as the
positive(+) terminals are connected. ..,.

@ Tips
-The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys­
tem. When jump start ing or charging the
battery, never connect the negative
ground cable to the battery negative
post because the battery manager sys­
tem must be able to detect the battery's
state of cha rge. A lways connect the neg­
ative g round cab le to the negative
gro und post o f the battery manage r con­
trol uni t.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper coble
clomps in exactly the order described below!
F ig. 260 Engine co mpa rtment: Con nectors fo r ju mpe r
cables and charger
Fi g. 2 61 Ju mp start ing w ith the battery of a not her ve ­
h icle :
A-booster battery, B -discha rged ve hicle batte ry
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump
start for your veh icle .
Vehicle with discharged batter y:
.. Turn off lights and accessories, move lever
of automatic transmission to
N (Neutral) or
P (Park) and set parking brake.
Emergenc y situ ation s 309
Connect POSI TIVE(+ ) to POSITIVE (+ )
(red )
.. Open the red cover on the positive pole
¢fig. 260 .
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable
on the
jump sta rt bolt ¢ fig. 261 (D
(Bolts under red cover = "posit ive") of the
vehicle to be started ®·
2. Co nnect th e other end to the pos itive ter-
mina l@ of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE(-)
( black )
3. Connect one end of the black negative ca­
ble to the negat ive termina l@ of the
booster b attery @.
4 . Connect the othe r end of the black nega­
tive cab le to the
jump start bolt@ (Bolts
with hex head= "negative") of the vehicle
to be started @.
Sta rting the engine
.,. Sta rt the e ngine of the veh icle with the
booster ba tte ry @ . Ru n the engine at a
moderate speed .
.. Start engine with discharged vehicle battery
® in the usual manner .
.. If the eng ine fails to start: do not keep the
starter crank ing fo r longer than 10 seconds.
Wa it for about 30 seco nds a nd the n try
again .
.,. With engine runni ng, remove jumper cab les
from both vehicles in the exa ct
reverse or­
de r .
.. Close the red cover on the posi tive po le .
T he battery is vented to the outside to p reven t
gases from en ter ing the veh icle inter ior. Make
s ur e that the jumper clamps a re well connect­
ed with their
metal ports in full contact with
the battery term inals.
.&_ WARNING
-To avoid serious personal injury and dam­
age to the ve hicle, heed all warnings and
i n structions of the jumper cable manufac-
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turer . If in doubt, call for road service . IIJ>

310 Emergency sit uat ions
-Jumper cables mus t be long enough so
that the vehicles do not touch.
- W hen connecting jumper ca bles, make
sure that they cannot get caught in any moving parts in the eng ine compart­
ment.
- Before you check anything in the engine compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
c> page 248, Engine com­
partment.
({D Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can r u­
in the generator.
- Always connect POSITIVE( +) to POSI­
TIVE(+), and NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE
( - ) ground post of the battery manager
control unit.
- Check that all screw plugs on the battery
ce lls are screwed in firmly. If not, tighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on nega­
tive battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for con­
nec:t i ng a jumper cable as described
above applies spec ifically to the case of
you r vehicle being jump started. When
you are giving a jump st art t o anothe r ve­
hicle, do
not connect the negat ive (-) ca­
ble to the negat ive (-) terminal on the
discharged battery ©
c> fig. 261. In­
stead, securely connect the negative(-)
cable to e ither a solid metal component
that is firmly bolted to the engine block
or to t he engine block itse lf. If the bat­
te ry that is being charged does not vent
to t he outside, es caping batte ry gas
could ignite and explode!
Emergency towing
with commercial tow
truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for tow­
ing.
T he following information is to be used by
commercial tow truck operators who know
how to operate their equipment safely.
- Ne ver tow your Audi , towing will cau se
damage to the engine and tr an smi ssion .
- Ne ver wrap th e safet y chain s or winch ca­
ble s around the brak e lines.
- To prevent unne ces sary damage, your Audi
must be tr an sp o rt ed with a flat bed tru ck.
- To load th e vehi cle on to the fl at bed, use
the towing l oop found in the ve hicle to ols
and att ach to th e front or rea r anchorage
i=> page 311 and i=>page 311 .
& WARNING
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A vehicle being towed is not safe for pas-
sengers. Never allow anyone to ride in a
vehicle be ing towed, for any reason.
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