2012 AUDI Q7 heater

Rear air distribution ~
Applies to vehicles: with four-zone automatic comfort air
conditioning
The automatically controlled air distribution
con be changed manually.
.. Press the Gil button.
.. Rotate the regu lator to the desired setting .
You can adj ust the air circulation so that air
flows from specific vents .
- In position
:J, all air flows from the vents in
the center console and the outlets to the
door pilla rs.
- In position
:0, air flows from the outlets in
the door p illars.
- In position
!,8, air flows from the outlets un-
der the front seats.
There are additional combinations available to
adjust air d istr ibut io n as needed.
To regulate air distribution automatically,
sw itch to
IAU TO I.
Basic settings
General
The basic climate control settings con be ad­
justed in the MMI.
.,. Select: Funct io n button ICAR I > Control but­
ton
AC . Or
.,. Se lect: Funct ion button
ICAR I > Control but-
ton
Car sy stem s* > AC.
The follow ing funct ions can be selected :
- Auto recirculation
c> page 99
- Synchronization c> page 99
-Supplementary heater * ¢page 100
-Rear opera tion* c> poge 100
Warm and c old 99
Automatic recirculation mode
An air quality sensor detects increased con­
centrations of pollutants in the outside air
and automatically switches to recirculation
mode .
We recommend that you always keep auto ­
matic a ir recirculation ON to p revent polluted
outside air from enteri ng the veh icle inter ior.
If the
a ir qu ality sensor l ocated in the air con­
ditioning system detects polluted outs ide a ir,
the sensor dec ides whether the air pollut ion
can be reduced by the facto ry-installed pollu­
ta nt fi lter or whethe r it is necessary to switc h
to air recirc ulation. With heavy conce ntra ti ons
of pollu tants, the a ir condit ion ing system is
switched automatica lly to recirc ulation mode
and the supp ly of outside air is blocked . As
soon as the concentration of pollutants in the
outside air drops, fresh air is supplied to the
vehicle interior aga in.
In the event that the windows fog up during
automat ic air rec irculat ion, you must press
the® button immediately.
Under certa in ope rating cond itions, a utomatic
air recirculation is switched off automatica lly.
With outside temperatures be low about 50 °F
(+10 °C), automatic air rec irculat ion is limited
to 30 seconds. W it h outside temperatures be­
low about 30 °F ( -1 °C) a nd with the air condi­
tione r switched off, the a utomatic air recircu­
l ation is limited to 15 seconds.
Synchronization
One climate control setting for the driver and
front passenger seats .
With synchro nization active, the driver's set­
tings a re adopted for the passenger o r vice
versa . All the othe r setti ngs that were made
are t ransferred to t he other seat . This in­
cl udes all the cl ima te co ntro l settings, excep t
for the se at heating/ven tilat ion* .
If a different setting is selected at a
"synchron ized seat ", synchronization is can­
c e lled.

100 Warm and cold
Synchronization
Applies to vehicles: with four -zone automat ic comfort a ir
co ndit io ning
One climate control setting for all seats .
With synchronizat ion active, the driver's set­
tings are adopted for the front passenger and
the rear left and right seats. A ll the other set­
tings that were made are transferred to the
other seats. This includes all the climate con­
trol settings, except for the seat heat ing/ven­
tilation* .
If a different setting is se lected at a
"synchroni zed seat", synchron iz ation is can­
celled.
Supplementary heater
App lies to vehicles: with d iesel eng ine
" Select : Funct ion button ICARI > Control but­
ton
AC > SuppL heater. Or
" Select : Funct ion button
~IC_A_R~I > Control but-
ton
Car systems* > AC > SuppL heater.
Vehicles with diesel engines are equipped
with a supp lementary heater to warm the in­
ter ior of the vehicle more quickly. The supp le ­
men tary heater switches itself on and off au­
tomatically when the outside temperature is
be low SO °F (10 °C) and the engine is running,
depending on the coolant temperature, interi­
or temperature and the se lected temperature.
Rear operation
Applies to vehicles: with four -zone automat ic comfo rt a ir
co nd it io nin g
The air conditioning in the rear of the vehicle
con be controlled from the cockpit .
" Se lect: Funct ion button ICARI > Contro l but­
ton
AC > Rear operation . Or
" Select : Funct ion button
ICARI > Control but­
ton
Car systems*> AC> Rear cabin set­
tings.
The driver or front passenger can control the
air conditioning in the rear of the vehicle us­
ing
his/her own controls.
Heated Seats
Heated front seats~
Applies to veh icles: w it h electrically heated fro nt seats
The sea t cushion and the seotbock of the
front seats con be heated electrically.
" Press the Ill button.
" Rotate the regulator to the des ired setting.
In position O the heating for the seats is
turned off. The range of adjustment is be­
tween 1 and 6 .
The heater for the front seats can be turned on when the weight of the particular seat's oc­
cupant is detected. However, the front seats
can be pre-heated for about 10 m inutes using
the activated seat heater. After th is time has
elapsed, the seat heater automatically turns
off if it does not detect an occupant's we ight
for the particular seat.
_&. WARNING
Individuals with reduced sensitiv ity to pain
or temperature could develop burns when
using the seat heating function . To reduce
the r isk of injury , these ind ividuals should
not use seat heating .
(D Note
To avoid damage to the heating elements
i n the seats, do not kneel on the seats or
place heavy loads on a small area of the
seat.
(D Tips
Please note that the weight of objects
placed on the seat wi ll also be detected.
This weight may be enough to cause the
seat heater to turn on.
Front seat ventilation ~
Applies to veh icles: w it h front seat ve ntil at ion
The seat cushion and the seatback on the
front seats con be ventilated .
" Press the~ button.
" Rotate the regulator to the desired setting .
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When the regulator is in the O position, the
seat ventilation is switched off. The range of
adjustment is between 1 and 6.
Heated rear seats~
Applies to vehicles: with heated rear seats
The seat cushions and seatbacks of the two
outer rear seats can be heated electrically.
F ig. 114 Ce nter console rea r: Heated sea ts
i
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F ig. 1 15 Ce nter console rear : Se at heat ing with four­
zone automat ic comfort a ir cond it ion ing•
Rear seat he ating
• Rotate the thumb wheel ~fig. 114 @to
turn on and adjust the heating for the left
rear seat .
• Rotate the thumb wheel @ to turn on and
adjust the heating for the right rear seat.
Rear seat heating w ith four-zone
automatic comfo rt air conditioning *
• Press the Q] button . ~ fig. 115.
• Rotate the regu lator to the desired setting .
I n pos ition O the heating for the seats is
turned off . T he range of ad justment is be­
tween 1 and 6 .
The heater for the outer rear seats can be
turned on when the weight of the parti cular
seat's occ upant is detected. Howeve r, the rea r
Warm and cold 101
seats can be pre-heated for about 10 minutes
using the activated seat heater. After this
time has e lapsed, the seat heater automati­
ca lly turns off if it does not detect an occu­
pant's weight for the particular seat.
A WARNING
Individuals wit h reduced se ns itiv ity to pa in
or temperature could develop burns when
usi ng the seat heat ing funct ion . To reduce
the r isk of injury, these ind ividuals shou ld
not use se at hea ting.
(D Note
To avoid damage to the heat ing e lements
i n the seats, do not kneel on the seats or
place heavy loads o n a sma ll a rea of the
seat.
© Tips
P lease not e that the weight of objects
placed on the seat wi ll also be detected .
This weight may be enough to cause the
seat heater to turn on .
Steering wheel heating~
Applies to vehicles: with steering wheel heating
The steering wheel can be heated electrically.
F ig . 1 16 Steer ing wheel: button for steering whee l
heat ing
• Press the [j] button to turn the steer ing
whe el heat ing on and
off <=>fig . 116. The
message
Steering wheel h eating on! or
Steering wheel heating off! appears in the
instrument cluster disp lay. ..,.

-Apply the parking brake.
- Move selector lever to "P" (Park).
- Always let the engine cool down. Hot
components will burn skin on contact.
- To reduce the risk of being burned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam
or coolant escaping from the engine
compartment. Wa it until no steam or
coolant can be seen or heard before care­
fully opening the hood.
- Keep children away from the engine com­
partment .
- Never spill fluids on hot engine compo­
nents. They can cause a fire.
- Never touch the radiator fan. The auxili­
ary electric fan is temperature controlled
and can switch on suddenly.
- Never open the coolant reservoir cap
when the engine is still warm. The cool­
ant system is pressurized and hot cool­
ant could spray out .
- Protect your face, hands and arm from
steam or hot engine coolant by placing a
thick rag over the cap when you open the
coolant reservoir .
- If work on the fuel system or the electri­
cal system is necessary:
- Always disconnect the battery.
- Never smoke or work near heaters or
open flames. Fluids in the engine com­
partment could start a fire.
- Keep an approved fire extinguisher im­
mediately available.
- To avoid electrical shock and personal in­
jury while the engine is running or being
started, never touch:
- Ignition cables
- Other components of the high voltage
electronic ignition system.
-If you must perform a check or repair
with the engine running:
- First, fully apply the parking brake,
move selector lever to "P" (Park).
Checking and filling 259
-Always use extreme caution to prevent
clothing, jewelry, or long hair from get­
ting caught in the radiator fan, V-belts
or other moving parts, or from contact­ ing hot parts . Tie back hair before
starting, and do not wear clothing that
will hang or droop into the engine.
- Minimize exposure to emission and
chemical hazards
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&_ WARNING
California Proposition 65 Warning:
- Engine exhaust, some of its constituents,
and certain vehicle components contain
or emit chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer and birth de­
fects and reproductive harm. In addition,
certain fluids contained in vehicles and
certain products of component wear con­
tain or emit chemicals known to the
State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
- Battery posts, terminals and related ac­
cessories contain lead and lead com­
pounds, chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer and reproduc ­
tive harms. Wash hands after handling .
(D Note
When adding fluids, always make sure that
they are poured into the proper container
or filler opening, otherwise serious dam­
age to vehicle systems will occur.
@ For the sake of the environment
To detect leaks in time, inspect the vehicle
floor pan from underneath regularly. If
you see spots from oil or other vehicle flu­
ids, have your vehicle inspected by an au­
thorized Audi dealer. •
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-Never mount used tires on yo ur vehicle if
you are not sure of their "previous histo­
ry." Old used tires may have been dam­
aged even though the damage cannot be
seen that can lead to sudden tire failure
and loss of vehicle control.
Glossary of tire and loading terminology
Accessory weight
means the comb ined weight (in excess of
those standard items wh ich may be rep laced)
of automa tic tra nsmission, power steering,
power br akes, power w indows, power sea ts,
radio, and heater, to the ex tent that these
items are avai lab le as factory -installed equip ­
ment (whether installed or not).
Aspect ratio
means the rat io of the height to the w idt h of
the tire in percent. Numbers of 55 or lower in ­
d icate a low sidewall fo r improved s teer ing re ­
sponse and better overall handling on dry
pavement.
Bead
means the pa rt of the t ire t hat is made o f
s teel wires, wrapped o r rein force d by ply cor ds
and that is shaped to fit the r im.
Bead separation
means a b reakdown of the bond between
components in the bead.
Cord
means the strands forming the plies in the
tire.
Cold tire infl ation pressure
means t he tire pressure recommended by the
vehicle manufacturer for a t ire of a designated
size that has not been dr iven for more than a
couple of miles (kilometers) at low speeds in
the three hour period before the tire pressure
i s measu red or adjusted.
Tire s an d wheel s 275
-If you notice un usua l vibration or if the
veh icle pulls to one side when driv ing, a l­
ways stop as soon as it is safe to do so and check the wheels and tires for dam­
age.
Curb weight
mea ns the we ight of a motor ve hicle w it h
standard equipment in cl ud ing t he maximum
capa city of fuel, o il, and coolant, ai r cond i­
tion ing a nd addi tional weig ht o f optiona l
equipment .
Extra load tire
means a t ire design to operate at h igher loads
and at higher inflation pressures than the cor­
respondi ng s tanda rd tire. Extra load tires may
be identified as "X L", "xl", "EXTRA LOA D", or
"R F" on the sidewall .
Gross Axle Weight Rating ("GAWR ")
mea ns the load-carry ing capac ity of a s ingle
axle system, measured at the tire-ground in­
te rfaces.
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating ( "GVWR ")
means the maximum total loaded we ight of
t h e ve hicle.
Groove
means the space between two adjacent tread
ribs.
Load rating (code )
means the maximum load tha t a t ire is rated
to carry for a given inflation pressure. Yo u
may not find this information on all tires be­
ca use it is not required by law.
Maximum load rating
me ans the loa d ra ti ng f or a t ire at the maxi­
mum pe rm issi ble inflat ion pressure for that
ti re .
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LA T CH sys tem ....... ..... .. .. .. ... 215
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 203
C hi ld seats
L ower ancho rages ........ .. .. .. .. . 213
C lea ning
A lcantara (synthet ic suede) ..... ... .. 247
Eng ine compartment ........... .... 248
E xhaust tail p ipes ......... .. .. .. .. . 244
F ab rics and fabr ic coverings .. .. .. .. . 245
I ns trumen t panel ......... .. .. .. .. . 24 5
I nterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4
L eather .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 247
MMI contro l conso le ... ... .. .. .. .. . 244
MMI display ............. .... .. .. . 244
P lastic and v inyl .......... .. .. .. ... 242
P lastic parts
Safety belts 245
248
tr im str ips . ................ ... ... 242
Trim str ips . ............. .... .. .. . 242
Cleaning and protection ..... .. .. .. .. . 239
Climate con trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Synchronizing .... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 92
Warm and cold . ....... ... .. .. .. .... 91
Clima te con trols
A ir cond itione r o n/off ..... .. .. .. .. .. 93
A ir dist ribution . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .... 94
A ir outlets ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 96
Air outlets (rear) . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 96
A ir rec irculation .......... .. .. .. .... 95
AUTO (standard setting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Controls ................... ... ... . 92
D efrosting/defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
D escr ipt io n ... ........... .. .. .. .... 9 1
E ne rgy management ...... .. .. .. .. .. 9 1
F a n ... .. .. .... ............. .. .. .. 94
Fr ont seat vent ilation .. ... .. .. .. .. . 100
Heated seats, front .... ... .. .. .. .. . 100
Key coded setting . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 91
Recirculation mode (automatic) . . . . . . . 99
Recommended sett ings .... .. .. .. .. .. 91
Residua l heat ............. ... ... ... 93
Sett ing t he temperature ........ .... . 94
Supp lementary heater ..... .. .. .. .. . 100
Synchron izat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
T u rn ing o n and off ........ .. .. .. .. .. 93
Using climate cont rol economically . . . . 9 7
Clock ..... ... ...... ............. ... 11
Inde x 327
Closing
Pano ramic s liding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Coat hoo ks . .. .. .. ................. . 89
Cold t ire inflation pressure ........ .. .. 278
Compass mir ro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Compliance . .. .. .... ... ....... ..... 322
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 167,319
Contacting NHTSA . ............. .. .. 16 7
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
D river messages .. .. .. .. ...... .... . 108
Locking vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
START butto n .. .. .... ........... .. 10 7
Star ting engi ne ................... 107
STOP butt on ... .. .. . .............. 108
S wi tching engine off . .. ..... ... .. .. 108
Switching on ignition . .. ..... ... .. .. 107
U nlocking vehicle .... .. ..... ... .. .. . 49
Co nve rtib le child safety se ats ..... .. .. 206
Convertib le locking retractor
Activating ....... .. ............... 211
Deact ivating . .. .... .. .. ...... ..... 212
U sing to secure a child safety seat 2.09, 211
Coolant system .. .. ................. 265
Cooling box in glove compa rtment ... .. . 88
Cooling System Expansion tank ... .. ............... 266
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
C ruise cont ro l
Changi ng speed ..... .. ..... ... .. .. 112
Presett ing your speed .. ..... ... .. .. 112
Switching off . ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. 112
Switching on ... .. ................. 111
Warning/ind icator lights .......... .. . 18
also refer to Adaptive c ruise control . .. 113
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78, 85, 86
D
Damp ing
refer to Adapt ive A ir Suspens ion . 150, 152
Data ......... .. .. .... ............. 316
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Date d is p lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Daytime running lights. .. ..... ... . 57, 58
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336 Index
Storage compartment Expanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Storage net
Footwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Luggage compartmen t .... .. .. .... .. 90
Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Sunroof
refer to Panoram ic sliding sunroof . .... 54
Sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Sunshade
Panoramic sliding sunroof ... ..... .. ..
56
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Supplementary heater
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Suspension
refer to Adaptive Air Suspension . 150, 152
Switches
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Symbols
Red . .. .... .. .. ...... .... ... .. .. ..
31
Yellow . .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 34
Synchronization
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Four-zone automatic comfort air condi -
tioning .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .
100
Synchronizing climate control .. .. .. .... 92
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tank flap
Unlock ing the fuel filler flap by hand ..
255
TOI clean diesel
refer to Ad Blue ... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. . 255
Tec hnical modifications ........... .. . 322
Temperature
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
94
Four-zone automatic comfort air condi-
tioning .... ................ ..... ..
98
Setting for the driver's and front pas­
senger's side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
94
Tether anchors . ........... .... .... . 216
Tether strap ................ .. .... . 216
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards ..... .. ................ ..... .
228
Tie-down rings ............ .... ...... 80
T ie-downs . ..... .. ............. .... 167
Tips for the environment
Sav ing fuel .... ............... .....
84
Using the air conditioner on ly when nee-
essary .... .... .. ................. .
t .
t .
® 1p ronic ...... .. ..... ..... ... .. . .
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) ......... .
Driving ... .. .. .. ... .......... .. . .
Dynamic shift prog ram ....... .. ... .
Emergency mode .............. .. . .
Kick-down ..... .. ................ .
97
137
139
137
140
141
140
Manua l shift program .............. 140
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
T ire pressu re .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. 280
Tire pressure monitoring system ... .... 292
Loss of air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 293
Malfunction . .. .. ..... ..... ... .. .. 293
Resetting tire pressures ..... .. .. .. .. 294
Tires ....... .... ................... 274
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
speed rating letter code ............ 286
Tire manufacturing date .... .. .. .. .. 286
Tire specif ications ...... ....... .. .. 286
T read depth .................... .. 284
Uniform tire quality grading ..... .. .. 288
Winter tires ..... ................ . 289
Tires/Wheels
Low aspect ratio tires ............ ...
291
T ire pressure monitoring system . 18, 292
Tires and vehicle load limits ........... 282
Tires and wheels
Checking tire pressure ..............
280
Cold tire inflation pressure ....... ... 278
Dimensions .... ............... .... 285
General notes .. .. ............. .. .. 274
Glossary of tire and loading terminolo -
gy ...... ... .. .. .. .......... ... ..
275
New tires and wheels ........... .. .. 285
Replac ing . .. .. .. ... .......... .... 286
Snow cha ins . .. .. ............. .. .. 290
T ires and vehicle load limits ......... 282
Wheel bolts ..... ................ . 291
Winter tires ..... ................ . 289
Tire service life
Tools 284
295
Torn or frayed safety belts ............ 173
T h . ouc -up pamt .. .. ..... ..... ... .. .. 242