2013 AUDI Q7 four wheel drive

All-wheel drive ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... 231
Winter tires . ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 295
Alloy whee ls . ............. .... .. ... 2 50
Alternator Malfunct io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Ambience lighting Lighting p rof iles ... .... ... .. .. .. .... 62
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coo la nt system .. .. .. . 27 1
Anti -lock brake system
H ow the ABS system wo rks . .. .. .. .. . 229
War ning/ indicato r lights ...... .... ... 18
Anti-Slip Regulation System (ASR) How the system works ..... .. .. .. .. . 227
Anti -theft systems
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Elect ronic immobilizer .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 40
Approa ch/departu re angle ... .. .. .. .. . 238
Ash tray . .. .. ................. .. .. .. 86
ASR How t he Anti -Slip Regulation System
works ... .. .. ............. .. .. ... 22 7
Aster is k
What does it mean when someth ing is
marked with an asterisk? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Aud i b rak ing guard ............ .. .... 127
E rro r messages .......... .... .. .. . 128
Sett ings . .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 128
S tat us messages ......... .. .. .. .. . 128
Switching on and
off ...... .. .. .. .. . 128
Aud i Service Repa ir Manuals and Lite ra-
ture .. .. .. .. .... ............. .. .. . 325
Auto-Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Automatic belt retrac to r . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Automatic ca r wash
refer to Wash ing ............ .. .... 246
Aut omatic mode
Four- zone automatic comfort a ir cond i-
tioning .. ..... ........... ... ... ... 98
Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . ... .. .. .. . 139
Automatic t ransmission ..... .. .. .. .. . 137
Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . .. .. .. .. . 139
D riving .. .. ............. .... .. .. . 13 7
D ynamic shift program . ... .. .. .. .. . 1 40
Emergency mode . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 14 1
Emergency release for selector lever . . 142
Ignition key safety lock .... .. .. .. .. . 105
Inde x 331
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 0
Manua l shift program ... .... ... .. .. 140
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Sh ift buttons .. .. ................. 141
Steering wheel with tiptronic ®
A UTO mode
141
AC climate contro ls .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 94
Auto Safety Hot lin e ............. .. .. 172
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle .... ... .. .. 236
B
Bass box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Battery ...... .. .. .... ............. 275
Battery location .................. . 276
Charg ing .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 277
Impo rtant warnings when working on
the battery .. .. .. .. . .............. 276
Jump star ting .. .. .... ........... .. 31 4
L ow . ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 231
Rep lacing the battery .. ..... ... .. .. 279
State of charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Voltage ... .. .. .. ................. . 36
Winter operation . ................. 275
Working on the battery ...... ... .. .. 276
Befo re driving ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 165
B lended gasoline .................. . 256
Body cavity sealing . ................. 250
Boos ter sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
B rake assistant .. .. .. ............... 230
Brake booster ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 229
B ra ke fluid
Changi ng the bra ke fluid ........ .. .. 275
Checking the brake fluid level . ... .. .. 274
Rese rvoir ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 274
What is the correct brake fluid level? . . 274
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
ing light comes on? ............ .. .. 274
Brake light De fective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
B rake system .. .. .... .......... ..... 274
Ant i- lock b rake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Br ake fluid .. .. .. .... ............. 27 4
Br ake fluid specifica tions fo r refill and re-
placement . ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 275
B rake pads . ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 234
General information ........... .. .. 228
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342 Index
Supplementary heater
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Suspension
refer to Adaptive Air Suspension . lSS , 157
Switches
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Symbo ls
Red . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... .
31
Yellow . .. .. ..... ..... ..... .. .... .. 34
Synchronization
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99
Four- zone automatic comfort air condi-
tioning .. .... ........... .. .. .. .. .
100
Synchron izing climate control . ... .. .. . . 92
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tank flap
Unlock ing the fuel filler flap by hand ..
261
TOI clean diese l
refer to Ad Blue ........... .. .. .. .. . 261
Tec hnical mod ifications ... .. .. .. .. .. . 328
Temperature
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
94
Four-zone automatic comfort a ir condi-
tioning .. ............... .. .. .... ..
98
Setting for the driver's and front pas­
senger's side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
94
Tether anchors ................ .. ... 222
Tether strap .. .... ..... ... .. .. .... . 222
The first 1,000 miles (1 ,500 km) a nd after-
wards . .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. .. .. .
234
Tie-down rings .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 80
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Tips fo r the environment
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Using the air conditioner only when nee-
essary ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . .
t. t . ® 1p
rornc ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .. .
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . .. .. .. .. .
D riving .. .... ............. .. .... .
Dynamic shift program ............ .
E mergency mode .... ... .. .. .. .... .
Kick -down . .... . ...... ... ... ..... .
97
137
139
137
140
141
140
Manua l shift program .. ... ... ... . .. 140
Se lector lever .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 138
T ire pressu re .... .. ............. .... 286
Tire pressure monitoring system ....... 298
Loss of air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 299
Malfunction . .. .................. . 299
Resetting tire pressures ............. 300
Tires .............................. 280
Service life .. .. .. ............. .. .. 290
speed rating letter code ........ .. .. 292
Tire manufacturing date ............ 292
Tire specifications ................. 292
Tread depth . .. .. ... ...... .... .... 290
Uniform tire quality grading ... .. .. .. 294
Winter tires ... .. ............. .... 295
Tires/Wheels
Low aspect ratio tires ...............
297
Tire p ressure monitoring system . 18, 298
Tires and veh icle load limits ........... 288
Tires and wheels
Checking tire pressure .. ... ... .. .. ..
286
Co ld tire inflation pressure . ... ... . .. 284
Dimensions .. .. .. ............. .. .. 291
General notes .. .. ... ...... .... .... 280
Glossary of tire and loading term inolo-
gy .......... ....................
281
New t ires and wheels . .. ....... ... .. 291
Replac ing ........................ 292
Snow cha ins ... .. ............. .... 296
T ires and veh icle load limits ......... 288
Wheel bolts ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 297
Winter tires ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 295
T ire service life .. .. ................ . 290
Tools ............................. 301
T orn o r frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Touch -up paint .. .. ................ . 249
Towing
Front eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
317
Rear eyelet .. .. .. ... ...... .... .... 317
Tow truck procedures ............... 316
TPMS
Tire pressure monitoring system ... ..
299
Tra ile r tow ing . .. .. ... ...... .... .... 241
Operating instr uctions ........ .. .. .. 242
Parking systems . ... .... .... ... .. .. 153
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . 241, 243