2012 AUDI Q7 homelink

Adaptive Air Suspension .. .. . .
Air suspension and damping 150
150
Homelink ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Universal remote control . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Safet y fir st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Gene ral notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . . 161
Ped al area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Report ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Safety bel t pretens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 177
Airbag system .......... ... ... .
Important things to know .. .. .. .. . .
Fr ont airbags ............ .... .. . .
M on itoring the A dvanced Airbag
System .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . .
Side airbags . ... ...... ... .. .. .. . .
Side curtain airbags .... ... .. .. .. . .
Child Safety .. .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
Important th ings to know . ... .. .. . .
Ch ild safety seats ......... .... .. . .
Instal ling a child safety seat .. .. .. . .
LATC H Lower ancho rages and tethers
for chi ldren .... .. .. ...... .. .. .. . .
Addit ional Information
Vehicle operation ..... .. .. .. . .
Intelligent technology .. .. . .. .
179
179
183
190
194
197
200
200
205
209
212
218
219
219
Not ice about data recorded by vehi cle
con trol mod u Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 19
E lect ronic S tabili ty Control ( ES C) . . . . 219
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Servotronic ® -advanced power
steering system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Driving w ith your quattro ® . . . . . . . . . 225
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Table of contents 3
Driving and environment . . . . .
228
The first 1,000 miles (1,SOO km) and
afterwa rds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Catalytic co nverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 230
Operate your vehicle eco nomically and
min imize poll ution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Driving off road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Driving in d ifficult road conditions and
offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
D riving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
T rai le r tow ing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Cleaning and protection . . . . . . 239
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Care of ex terior . ... .. .. .. .... ... .
Care of inte rior ... .. . .. .. ..... ... .
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .
Fuel supply ...... .. . .. .. ..... ... .
Diesel f uel .. .. .. .. .. ... ..... ... .
Fuel tank .. .. .. .. .... ........... .
Se lective cata lytic reduction ..... .. .
Checking and filling .......... .
Engine hood ... .. ............... .
E n gine oi l ... .... ... .. .... ...... .
Engine cooling system .. .. ... ..... .
B rake fluid ....... ...... ........ .
B attery ... .. .. .. .. . ............ .
Windsh ie ld/headl ight washer
conta iner . .. .. .. .. ............. . 239
244
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250
251
252
255
258
258
260
265
268
2 69
2 73
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
T ire pressure monitoring system 292
Do -it -yourself service . . . . . . . . . 295
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Jack , tools and inflatab le spare tire . . 295
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
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156 Hom eli nk®
Homelink ®
Universal remote
control
General information
Applies to vehicles: with Home link® universal remote
control
The Homelink ® feature can learn up to three
radio frequency codes for most current trans­
mitters used for operating garage doors, es­ tate gates, home or outdoor lighting sys­
tems, and other devices.
You must first program the Homelink ® trans­
mitter before you can use the system
~ page 157, Programming the Homelink ®
transmitter.
In order to program the Home link ® transmit­
ter for devices utilizing rolling code, a second
person on a ladder who can safe ly reach the
garage door opener motor is recommended. I t is also necessary to locate the "learn" but­
ton on your garage door opener motor . Refer
to the operating instructions for the opener,
as the location and color of this button may
vary by manufacturer.
You can still use the origina l remote control
for the device at any time .
.&_ WARNING
-
- Never use the Homelink ® transmitter
with any garage door opener that does
have not the safety stop and reverse fea­
ture as requ ired by federa l safety stand­
ards. Th is includes any garage door open­
er model manufactured before April 1,
1982.
- A garage door opener which cannot de­
tect an object, signa ling the door to stop
and reverse does not mee t current feder ­
al safety s tandards. Using a garage doo r
opener without these features increases
risk of serious inj ury or death.
- F or sa fety reasons never release the
parking brake or start the engine w hile
anyone is stand ing in front of the vehicle . -
A garage door or an estate gate may
sometimes be set in mot ion when the
Homelink ® remote control is being pro­
grammed. If the device is repeatedly ac­
tivated, this can overstrain motor and
damage its e lectr ical components -an
overheated moto r is a fire hazard!
- To avo id possible injuries or property
damage, please always make abso lutely
certain that no persons o r objects are lo­
cated in the range of motion o f any
equ ipment being ope rated .
(D Tips
-If you would like more information on
Homel ink ®, where to purchase the
Homel ink ® compatib le produc ts, or
would like to purchase the Homelink ®
Home Lighting Package, please call to ll­
free: 1-800-355-3515 .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC and Ind ustry Canada reg ula­
tions~
page 322.

Programming the Homelink®
transmitter
A pplies to vehicles: with Home link® universa l remote
co ntrol
The transmitter is programmed in two phas·
es. For rolling code transmitters, a third
phase is also necessary .
.- :-::::: . ... ........ -. ----· . ...... ........ .l
-·-·-· -·-· -·..: ··-· ---- -·- ·· ..._~ -- · ····
111111
-
Fi g. 1 79 Overhead console: Homelink ® keypad
Fig. 1 80 Front bumper, d rive r side: loca tion of tra ns­
mitter un it
Pha se 1:
programming the o verhead keypad
l. Make sure your vehicle is wit hin ope rating
range of the remote controlled garage
door ope ner .
2 . Set the pa rking brake
c:> .& in General in­
formation on page 156.
3 . Turn the ignition o n. D o not sta rt the en­
g ine!
4. Press and hold the two outs ide Home­
Link ® buttons
(D and ® for approxi­
mately 20 seconds until indicator light @
c:> fig. 179 begins to flash. Then release
both buttons. Do not hold the buttons for
l onger than 30 seconds .
~ This procedure only needs to be perfo rmed
on ce .
It erases the factory-set default codes
and does not have to be repeated to p ro­
gram ad dit io na l remote contro ls .
Homelink ® 15 7
5. Press and ho ld the Homelink ® button (D ,
0 or ® until the indicator light@
starts flash ing
slowly . Release the button.
~ The system will remain in programming
mode for 5 minutes.
Go to the front of the
vehicle and proceed with phase 2 .
Phase 2 :
programming the bumper mounted trans
mitter
6 . Hold the
original remote control at a d is­
tance between
0 -6 in. (0 -15 cm) from the
bumper below the appropr iate headligh t
f or yo ur vehicle
c:> fig. 180 (u se the short­
est distance possible) .
7 . Aim the remote control just below the
driver s ide headlight.
8. Press and ho ld the activation button on
the remote control.
~ May be different in Canada. If so, press and
re-press (cycle) the activation button on your
remote cont ro l every two seconds .
9. The emergency flashers w ill flash
three
time s
(a fter about 15 -60 seconds) when
the programming is successful. Re lease
t h e button on the remote contro l.
~ To program more devices, repeat steps 4 to
9.
10. Press and hold the trained Homelink ®
button and observe the indicator light @
c:>fig . 179 .
~ If the indicator light is solid/contin uous,
programm ing is comp lete and your device
should a ctivate when you press and release
t he t rained Homelink ® bu tton.
~ If the ind icator light blinks rapidly for 2 sec­
onds and is then a solid/continuous light,
proceed w ith phase 3 to program a rolling
code device.
Phase
3: rolling code programming
~ A se con d person o n a ladde r who c an safe ly
reach the garage door opener motor is rec ­
ommended .
11. Locate the "learn" button on the garage
door opener motor (refer to the operating
instruct ions for the opener, as the loca·
t ion of t his button may vary by manufac-
turer) . .,.

158 Homelin k®
12. Press and release the learn button on the
garage door opener motor.
• Note: once the button is pressed, there are
30 seconds in which to initiate the next
step.
13 . On the Homelink ® keypad inside the vehi ­
cle, firmly p ress a nd hold the Homelink ®
button previously p rogramm ed in phases
1 and 2 for two seconds and release. Re ­
pea t this sequence
twi ce .
• Some vehi cles may require the p ress/hold/
release sequence up to t hree times to com ­
plete the training p rocess.
• HomeLink ® should now activate your rolling
code equipped device.
If t h e 5 minute time limit is exceeded, the
emergen cy flashers will flash one time to in­
d icate that the process has been terminated.
In th is case, repeat steps 4 through 9.
If t he emergency flashers do not flas h
three
times (after about 15-60 seconds), program­
ming was not successful. In this case, repeat
steps 4 through 9.
Remote control units for ga rage doo r openers
in Canada are set to stop transmitting radio
frequency signals after two seconds. This time
may not be sufficient for the Homelink ® sys­
tem to learn the radio frequency s ignal. Per­
form all other steps as described above .
Operating the Homelink® transmitter
App lies to vehicles: with Home link® universa l remote
co ntrol
The HomeLink ® transmitter works in the
some manner as the original hondheld re­ mote control that come with the system.
- ·­······-··
········-·· •••••• . -.-.----·-·..: ··-·-·-·-·-··
··-·-·-·-·-·· .. -.... - - - ~-. -
fillTI ffUll
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Fi g. 18 1 Overhead co nsole: Homelink ® keypad
• Press the appropr iate programmed b utton
(D , ® or@ to activate the desired remote
cont ro l function
~ A in General informa­
tion on page 156.
Reprogramming a single button
Applies to vehicles: wit h Ho meli nk® uni versal remote
contro l
A HomeLink ® button can be reprogrammed
individually wi thou t affe cting the o ther but­
ton allocations .
Programming the overhead keypad
.. Press the appropr iate Homelink ® button
until the i ndicator light begi ns flashi ng
slowly .
Programming the bumper mounted trans
mitter
1. Hold the original remote control at a dis­
tance between 0-6 i n. (0 -15 cm) from the
bum pe r below the appropr iate headlight
f or yo ur vehicle (use the shor test dis tance
possible).
2. Aim the remote control just below the
driver s ide headlight .
3. Press and ho ld the act ivation button on
the remote control.
4 . The emergency flashers w ill flash
three
tim es
(after about 15 -60 seconds) when
the p rog ramming is successful. Now re­
l ease the button on the remo te control.
.. If the dev ice utilizes a rolling code, p lease
follow phase 3 of¢
page 157, Program­
ming the Home Link ® transmitter
for ro lling
code programming.
This procedure will cause the existing pro­
gramming on the Homelink ® button to be
erased !

Erasing the programming of the
Homelink® transmitter
Applies to vehicles: with Homelink® unive rsal remote
control
When you erase the programming, the pro­
gramming on all three of the transmitter channels with be lost!
.,. Perform steps 1 to 4 as described on
¢page 157, Phase 1: program­
ming the overhead keypad .
When completed, the Homelink ® system will
be in the programming mode and is then
ready to learn the codes for remote controlled
devices .
@ Tips
-Programmed buttons cannot be erased
individually.
- For security reasons you are advised to
erase the programming of the Home­ Link ® system before yo u sell your vehicle. Homelink
® 159

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

322 Consumer Information
Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when
technical modifications are made .
Always consult an authori zed Audi dealer be ­
fo re starting work on any modifications .
This will he lp ensure that vehicle function,
performance and safety are not impaired
¢ &. .
Attempting to work on electronic components
and the software used with them can cause
malfunctions. Because of the way electronic
componen ts are interconnected with each
other, such malfunctions can also have an ad­
verse affect on other systems that are not di ­
rectly involved . Th is means that you risk both
a substantial reduction in the operational
safety of your vehicle and an inc reased wea r of
ve hicle parts ¢
A:,..
Author ized Audi dealers will perform th is
wo rk in a p rofessiona l and competent manner
or, in special cases , refer you to a professional
company that specializes in such mod ifica­
tions .
A WARNING
Improper repairs and modifications can
change the way vehicle systems work and
cause damage to the veh icle and serious
personal injury.
-
If emergency repairs must be performed
elsewhere, have the ve hicle examined by
an authorized Audi dealer as soon as possi­
ble.
Declaration of
Compliance, Telecom­
munications and
Electronic Systems
Radio Frequency Devices and Radio Communi­
cation Equipment User Manual Notice .
The manufacturer is not responsib le for any
radio or TV interference caused by unauthor­
i z ed modifications to this equipment.
D ev ices
The following dev ices each comply with FCC
Part 15.19, FCC Part 15.2 1 and RSS -Gen Iss ue
1:
- Adapt ive cru ise control
- Conven ience key
- Aud i side assist
- Cell phone package
- Electron ic immobili zer
- Homelink ® universal remote contro l
- Remote control key
FCC Part 15.19
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Ru les . Operation is subject to the fo llow ing
two conditions :
(1) This device may not cause harmful inter ­
ference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation .
FCC Part 15 .21
CAUTION:
Changes or mod ificat ions not expressly ap­
proved by the party responsible for compli­
ance could void the user 's authority to operate
the equipment .
RSS-Gen Issu e 1
Operation is subject to the fo llow ing two con­
ditions:
(1) this device may not cause inte rfe rence ,
and

330 Index
For the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and the environment .. 253
Lett ing your engine warm up ... .. .. . 106
Reducing engine noise by early upshift-
ing .. .. .. .... ............. .. .... .. 10
Refueling .. ................ ... ... 253
Saving fuel by early upshift ing .. .. .. . . 10
Using the rear window defogger . . . . . . . 95
Four- zone automatic comfort air cond i-
tioning .. .. .. ............... .. .... .. 97
Automatic mode in rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
H eated rear seats .. ....... .. .. .. .. . 10 1
Rear a ir distribution ........... .. .... 99
Rear controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rear fan . .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 98
Rear operat ion . ... ...... ... .. .... . 100
Rear temperature . ..... ... .. .. .... .. 98
Synchronization .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 100
Turn ing on/off ..................... 98
F ront airbags
Descr ipt ion ............ .. .. .. .. .. . 183
How they work . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 188
Fronta l co llisions and the laws of physics 17 1
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Ad justing . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 162
Child restraints in the front seat ..... . 181
Fue l
Addit ives . .... ........... .... .... . 250
Blended gasoline .................. 250
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
F ill er neck . .... . ...... ... ... ..... . 252
F ue l gauge .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 12
Gasoline . .. ............. .. .. .. ... 250
Gasoline additives .......... .. .... . 251
Low fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 35
Octane rating ................. .... 250
Recommendation ... ...... .. .. .. .. . 250
Refue lling ..... ......... ... .. .. .. . 253
Reserve .. .... ........... .... .... .. 12
Tank capacity ............ .. .. .... . 316
Un locking the fuel f iller flap by hand .. 255
Fuel economy messages (eff iciency pro-
gram) . .. .. ... ....... ........ ..... .. 27
Fuse arrangement ......... .... .... . 303 G
Garage doo r opener ( Homelink ®) . . . . . . 156
Gas discha rge lamps ..... ....... ... .. 306
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speedometer .. .................... 12
T achometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
T rip odometer . .. ................ .. 12
General illustration Instruments and controls ............. 8
General rules and driving tips ... .. .. .. 232
Before driving offroad .. ..... ... .. .. 232
Driving offroad ... .. .... .... ... .. .. 232
G lossary of tire and loading terminology 275
G love compartment .................. 88
Cooling box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Valet key funct ion ..... ....... ... .. . 41
G love compartment -emergency unlock-
ing ................................ 88
G low p lug system
Ind icator light ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 15
Gradient angle ..................... 232
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 314
G ro u nd clearance 232
H
Headlights . .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 57
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Defec tive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
F ront fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Headlight range control ... ... ... . .. . 36
Switching off .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 57
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Xenon headlights ................. .. 57
Head light washer reservoir .. ... .. .. .. 273
Head restra ints .. .. ............. .... 163
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Front se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Fron t seats .. .. .. ... .......... .... 100
Rear seats . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 101