2013 AUDI Q7 service

Seat belts
re fer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Seating capacity
Seating position
175
Driver . .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. . 166
Front passenger . ............. ... .. 167
How to adjust the front seats . .. . ... . 167
Incorrect seat position ..... .. .. .. .. . 169
Occupants .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 166
Rear passengers .......... .. .. .. .. . 168
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Seats
Number of seats ......... .. .. .. .. .
175
Seat ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Selective catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue ... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 261
Selective unlock feature ........ ... .. .. 44
Selector lever ............. .... .. .. . 138
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . .
182
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service position
Windshield wipers ........ .. .. .. .. ..
66
Servotronic
Power steering ............ ... ... ..
230
Shift buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Side airbags
Description .............. .... .. .. .
199
How they work .............. ... ... 201
Side assist
Activating and deactivating . .. .. .. .. .
129
C leaning sensors ......... .. .. .. .. . 247
Description .............. .... .. .. . 129
Informational and alert stage signals . 131
Messages in instrument cluster display 135
MMI settings .................. ... 134
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Safety tips . ............. .... .. ... 136
Sensor detection area ..... .. .. .. .. . 130
Side curtain airbags
Description ................. ... ...
202
How they work ........... .... .. .. . 203
Safety instructions ........ .. .. .. .. . 204
Side curtain airbags) ................. 202
Side marker lights ............ .... ... 57
Ski sack ............................ 82
Snow chains . ............. .... .. ... 296
Index 341
Sockets ..... ..... .................. 87
Sound system display
Driver information display ........... .
21
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use . .... .... ... .. ..
224
Speed control system
refer to Adaptive cruise control ....... 113
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rating letter code .............. 292
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Starting on hills
Hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
110
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, 106
What should I do if the engine does not
start? ....... ... .. ..... ..........
106
Steering ..... ..... .. ............... 103
Easy entry feature ................. 104
Electrically adjusting the steering
wheel .... .. .. .. ... ............ ..
103
Locking the steering ............... 105
Malfunction ... .... .. .. ...... ...... 33
Manually adjusting the steering wheel . 103
Steering wheel column
Adjusting electrically ............... 103
Adjusting manually ................
103
Steering wheel heating .............. 101
Steps for determining correct load limit . 288
Stopping the engine .. ........... .... 106
Storage .......... .................. 87
(upholder ......................... 85
(upholder door pockets ............ .. 86
(upholder in the rear center console .. . 78
(upholder rear center armrest ....... . 85
Glove compartment . ... ..... ... .. .. . 88
Storage compartment
Expanding . ... .... ................
79
Storage net
Footwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Luggage compartment ............ .. 90
Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Sunroof
refer to Panoramic sliding sunroof .. .. . 54
Sun shade .. .. .. .. .. ............... . 63
Sunshade
Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . .
56
Sun visors .... .. ...... ........... .. . 62
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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

344 Index
Glossary of tire and loading termino lo-
gy . ... .... ... ............ .. .... . 281
New tires and wheels ...... .. .. .... . 291
Tires and vehicle load limits .. .. ..... 288
When mus t a safety belt be rep laced? . . 178
When must the airbag system be inspect-
ed? .... ... .. ................ ... ... 195
When shou ld I adjust the tire pressures? 28 7
When shou ld I check the tire pressures? . 287
Where are lower anchorage s located? ... 219
Where can I find the tire pressures for my
car? . ... .. .. ............... .. .... . 286
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 , 176
Windows Cleaning . .. ................ ... .. . 249
Conven ience close/open feature . .. .... 53
Defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Rapid defros ting/defogg ing .. .. .... .. 96
Windshield washer fluid Low level ............. ........ ... .. 35
W indshield w ipers
Changing the rear wipe r blade . . . . . . . . 67
Faulty . .. .......... ....... .. .. .. ..
37
Intermittent wiping ........... .. .... 63
One-tap w iping .... .... ..... .. .. .. .. 63
Ra in sensor . ..... ..... .... ... .. .. .. 63
Rear window w iper . ....... .. .. .. .. .. 65
Service pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Washer reservoir .......... ... .... . 279
W inter operation
Battery .. .. ................ ... ... 275
Coolant system ..... ..... .... .. .. . 271
H eated front seats . ....... .. .. .. .. . 100
H eated rear seats .......... ... .... . 101
Steering whee l heating ..... .... ... . 101
Tires . ................... ... .... . 231
W indows .. .... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... 249
W inter tires .. ... ..... ..... .. .. .. .. . 295
A ll-wheel drive ............ ... .... . 295
W iper blades
I nstalling new w iper blades ...... .... 66
also refer to Windshie ld wipers . . . 66, 67
X
Xenon-Lights . ................ ... .. . 312
y
Yellow symbo ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34