2013 AUDI Q7 belt

Adaptive Air Suspension .. .. . .
Air suspension and damping
Homelink ® ... .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
Universal remote control ... .. .. .. . .
S afet y fir st ... ...... ... .. .. .. . .
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Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Gene ral notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . . 166
Ped al area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Report ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Safety bel t pretens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 182
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 things to know . ... .. .. . .
Ch ild safety seats ................ .
Instal ling a child safety seat .. .. .. . .
LATC H Lower anchorages and tethers
for chi ldren .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. . .
Addit ional Information
Vehicle operation ....... .. .. . .
Intelligent technology .... ... .
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225
225
Not ice about data recorded by vehi cle
con trol mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
E lect ronic S tabiliz ation Control ( ESC) . 225
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Servotronic ® -advanced power
steering system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Driving w ith your quattro ® . . . . . . . . . 231
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Table of contents 3
Driving and environment . . . . .
234
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwa rds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Catalytic co nverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 236
Operate your vehicle eco nomically and
min imize poll ution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Driving off road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Driving in d ifficult road conditions and
offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
D riving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
T rai le r tow ing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Cleaning and protection . . . . . . 245
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Care of exterior . ... .. .. .. .... ... .
Care of inte rior ... .. . .. .. ..... ... .
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .
Fuel supply ...... .. . .. .. ..... ... .
Diesel f uel .. .. .. .. .. ... ..... ... .
Fuel tank ....................... .
Se lective catalytic 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 . .. .. .. .. ............. . 2
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Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
T ire pressure monitoring system 298
Do -it -yourself service . . . . . . . . . 301
What do I do now? ...... ... .. . 301
Jack , tools and inflatable spare tire . . 301
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
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14 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Warning/indicator lights
Overview
The warning/indicator lights indicate different functions or a possible malfunction .
Fig. 8 Instrument d uster w ith wa rning/indicator lig hts
Your veh icle is equipped with several impor·
tant warning and indicator lights to help you
monitor the continued reliable operation of
your vehicle¢ _& .
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II
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Electronic power control
(alternative to
II)
¢page 15
Glow plug system
(alternative to
[3B)
¢page 15
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
¢page 16
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
¢page 16
USA models: Safety systems
¢page 16
Canada models : Safety systems
¢page 16
Left turn signa l
¢page 16
Trailer turn signal assembly*
<=:>page 16
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Malfunction Indicator Lamp
(MIL)
¢ page 17
Adaptive Air Suspension*
<=:>page 17
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- Adaptive Air Suspension*
11111 ¢page17
II
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Right turn signal
¢page 16
Safety belt
<=:>page 18
High beam
<=:>page 18
Tire pressure monitoring system
<=:> page 18
USA models: Cruise control acti·
vated
<=:> page 18
Can ada models: Cruise control
activated
<=:> page 18
USA models: Anti-lock brake
system (ABS) defective
<=:>page 18

18 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
because low-lying vehicle parts can bot­
tom out as you drive over uneven ground
and be damaged as a result.
~ Safety belts
This warning/indicator light reminds you to
put on your safety belt.
The . warning/indicator light ill uminates
when the ignition is switched on to remind
the driver and (on USA models only) any front passenger to put on the safety belt . Add ition­
ally, an acoustic warning (gong) wi ll also
sound.
F or more Information
~ page 175, Safety
belt warning light.
~D High beam
The ii warning/indicator light illuminates
when the high beams are on or when you use
the head light flasher . For more informat ion
about using the high beams, see
~page 60.
(J) Tire pressure monitoring system -
telltale ind icator lamp
The warning/indicator light appears in the
event of a significant loss of tire pressure or if
there is a malfunction .
The indicator light IE illuminates to check
the function when you switch on the ignition.
If the
IE symbol remains on or blinks after
you switch on the ignition, there is a loss of
tire pressure or a system malfunction. If there
is a system malfunction, see your authorized
Aud i dealer as soon as possible.
Detailed information on the tire pressure
monitoring system can be found in
~page 298.
CRUISE/'(-) Cruise control
The (ij;\1)~1~ (USA models) /. (Canada mod­
e ls) warn ing/indicator light illuminates when
the cruise contro l is activated.
ABS /(8) Anti -lock brake system (ABS)
This warning/indicator light monitors the ABS
and the electronic differential lock (EDL) .
The E (USA models) ;fl] (Canada mode ls)
warning/indicator light will come on for a few
seconds when the ignition is sw itched on . T he
l ight will go out after an automatic check se­
quence is comp leted.
There is a malfunction in the ABS when:
-The warning/indicator light does not illumi­
nate when you switch on the ignition.
- The warning/indicator light does not go out
after a few seconds.
- The warning/indicator light illuminates
while driving.
The brake system will still respond even
without the assistance of the ABS system.
See your authorized Audi dealer as soon as
possible to restore full braking performance.
For more information regarding the ABS
~page 229.
The ABS warning light and the brake warn­
ing light come on together. The ABS will not
work and you will notice a change in braking
response and performance.
Malfunction in the brake system
If the brake warning light ~ page 19 and
the ABS warning ill uminate
together there
may be a malfunction in the ABS, and there
may also be a malfunction in the brake system
i tself ~
A.
In the event of a malfunction in the brake
system
the warning/indicator light 11111
(USA models)/ . (Canada models) in the in­
strument cluster flashes. By press ing the
jCHECKI button, you can b ring up a driver
message which explains the malfunction in
more detail. Please note
~ page 32.
Malfunction in the electronic differential
lock (EDL)
The EDL works together with the ABS. The
ABS wa rning lig ht will come on if there is a
malfu nction in the EDL system
q page 227.

~ Contact your authorized Audi dea ler fo r as -
sistance if necessary.
If the engine coolant level is co rrect, then the
radiato r fan may be the cause of the malfunc­
tion.
If the . warning symbol (alternator ma l­
f u nction) a lso l ights up on the instr ument
panel ¢
page 31, then the fan belt may be
damaged .
A WARNING
- If your vehicle should break down for
mechanica l or other reasons, park at a
safe distance from moving traffic, turn off the engine and turn on the hazard
warning lights¢
page 60, Emergency
flasher.
-
- Never open the hood if you see or hear
steam o r coolant escap ing from the en­
gine compartment - you risk being scald­
ed. Wait until you can no longe r see or
hear steam or coo lant escaping.
- The e ngine compartment of any veh icle
is a da ngerous a rea. Before you perfo rm
any wor k in the engine compar tment,
t ur n o f the eng ine and allow it to cool.
Follow the warning stickers¢
page 255,
Engine compartment .
(D Note
Do not cont in ue d riving if the . symbol
illuminates. There is a ma lf u nct ion in the
engine cooling system -you co uld damage
your eng ine.
9=:7-Engine oil pressure malfunction
The red engine oil pressure warning symbol
requires immediate service or repair. Driving
with a low-oil -pressure indication is likely to
inflict severe damage to the engine.
If the . symbol appears in the display and
b links, the oil press ure is too low . An addition ­
a l dr iver message can also be disp layed by
press ing the
I CH ECKi button:
Switch off engine! Oil p ressure too low
Dri ver information di spla y 33
Immediate act ions
~ Pull off the road.
~ Stop the vehicle.
~ T ur n off the engine .
~ Check the engine oil level with the dipstick
¢ page
269 .
Dipstick readings check s too low
~ Top off oil to the prope r level ¢ page 2 70 .
~ Make sure that the oil pressure wa rning
symbo l. appears no longer in the d isp lay
before you sta rt driving again.
Dipstick read ing checks OK
~ If the oil p ress ure warning symbol.
s t arts flashing aga in even though the en­
gine oil level checks OK on t he dipstick,
do
not continue d riving and do not let the en­
gine run in idle .
Instead, contact your au­
thorized A udi dealer for assistance.
(D Tips
- The engine oil pressure symbol. is
not an indi cator for a low eng ine o il lev­
el. Do not rely on it . Instead, check the
oil level in your engine at regula r inter­
vals, preferably each time you refuel,
and always before going on a long trip .
- The yellow oil lev el warn ing indication
II requires oil r efill or work shop serv­
i ce without delay . Do not wait until th e
red oil pressure warning. start s to
flash bef ore you re spond to th e low oil
le vel warning
l!I . By then , your engine
ma y already have suffe red serious dam­
age.
i Steering malfunction
If there is a malfunction in the electronic
steering column lock, the steering cannot be
unlocked .
If the . symbo l in the display b links, there is
a malfunction in the electro nic steering col­
u mn lock. An additional driver message can
also be displayed by pressing the
ICHECK I but-
ton:
~

Seats and storage
General recommen­
dations
Why is your seat adjustment so important?
The safety belts and the airbag system can
only provide maximum protection if the front
seats are correctly adjusted.
There are various ways of adjusting the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for the driver and the front passenger. Adjust
your seat properly so that :
- you can easily and quick ly reach all the
switches and controls in the instrument
panel
- your body is properly supported thus reduc­ ing physical stress and fatigue
- the safety belts and airbag system can offe r
maximum protection
¢ page 184.
In the following sections, you will see exactly
how you can best adjust your seats .
There are special regulations and instructions
for installing a child safety seat on the front passenger's seat. Always follow the informa­
tion regard ing child safety provided in
¢ page 205, Child Safety.
A WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and
all other passengers can result in serious
personal injury.
- Always keep your feet on the f loor when
the vehicle is in motion -never p ut your
feet on top of the instrument panel, out
of the w indow or on top of the seat cush­
ion. Th is applies especially to the passen­
gers . If your seating position is incorrect,
you increase the r isk of injury in the case
of sudden braking or an acc ident. If the
airbag inflates and the seating position
is incorrect, this could result in persona l
injury or even death.
- It is important for bo th the driver and
front passenger to keep a distance of a t
Seat s an d sto rage 71
least 10 inches (25 cm) between them­
selves and the steering wheel and/or in­
strument panel. If you're s itting any
closer than th is, the airbag system can­
not protect you properly. In addition, the
front seats and head restraints must be
adjusted to your body height so that t hey
can give you maximum protect ion.
- Always try to keep as much distance as
possible between yourself and the s teer­
ing wheel o r instrument pane l.
- Do not adjust the driver's or front pas­
senger's seat whi le the vehicle is moving.
Your sea t may move unexpected ly, caus­
ing sudden loss of vehicle cont rol and
personal injury . If you adjust yo ur seat
while the veh icle is moving, yo u are out
of posit ion.
Driver's seat
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend that you adjus t the dr iver's
seat in the fo llowing manner:
.,. Adjust t he seat in fore and aft direction so
that you can easily push the peda ls to the
floor wh ile keeping your knees s lightly bent
i:::> A in Why is your seat adjustment so im­
portant? on page 71.
.,. Adjust the seatback so that when you sit
w ith your back against the seatback, you can
still grasp the top of the steering wheel.
.,. Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge
is as even as possible with the top of your head . If that is not poss ible , try to adjust
the head res traint so that it is as close to
this pos ition as possib le
i:::> page 76.
A WARNING
Never place any objects in the dr iver's foot­
well. An object could get into the pedal
area and interfere with pedal funct ion . In
case of sudden braking or an acc ident, you
wo uld not be able to brake or accelerate.

7 2 Seats and storage
Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into
the rearmost position .
To avoid contact with the airbag while it is de­
ploying, do not sit any closer to the instru­
ment panel than necessa ry and always wear
the three-point safety belt provided adjusted correctly . We recommend that you adjust the
passenger's seat i n the fol low ing ma nner:
• Move the front passenger seat into the rea r­
most position of the fore and aft adjustment
r ange
¢ A in Why is your seat adjustment
so important? on page 71.
• Bring the backrest up to an ( almost) uprigh t
pos it ion .
Do not ride w it h the seat reclined .
• Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge
is as even as possible with the top of your
head . If that is not possible, try to adjust
the head restraint so that it is as close to
t h is position as possible
c:> page 76 .
• Place your feet on the floor in front of the
passenger's seat .
Power front seat
adjustment
Seat adjustment controls
The operating logic for the switches corre­
sponds to the construction and function of
the seat.
"' "' ~ ..,
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F ig . 74 Fron t seat : Co ntr ols for seat a djustment
The swi tches to adjust the sea t cushion and
the sea tback cor respond to the layou t, the de­
sig n and the function of the seat. The seats
a re ad justed by movi ng the sw itches following
this logic .
Controls
@ Seat adjustmen t
® Seatback adjustment
© Lumbar suppo rt
Adjusting the seat
Position, angle and shape of the seat can be
adjusted electrically to ensure safe and
com­
fortable seating .
Read and follow the warning notices c:> A be­
fore you adjust yo ur seat.
Fore-and-aft adjustment
• Push the switch @forward or backward
c:> page 72 , fig. 74.
Adjusting seat height
• Pull or p ush the switch @up o r down .
Front seat cushion up/ down
• Press t he switch @at the front up or down .
Rear seat cu shion up / down
• Press the switch @at the rear up or down.
Adjusting seatback angle
• Push the switc h @ forward or backwa rd.
Ad justing the curvature of the lumbar
support
• Push the switc h plate © forward or bac k­
ward to increase o r reduce t he curvature.
Adjusting the height of the lumbar
support
• Push the switc h plate © up or down to po­
si tion the curva ture higher or lower.
WARNING
-Ad just the driver's seat only when the ve ­
h icle is stationary. Yo u risk an accident
otherwise.
- The power a djustment for the front seats
also works with the ignit ion sw itched off
or w ith the ignition key removed. For th is
reason, children should never be left ..,.

unattended in the vehicle -they could be
injured!
- Exercise caution when adjusting the seat
height. Unsupervised or careless seat ad­
justment can pinch fingers or hands
causing injur ies.
- While the vehicle is moving, the seat­
backs of the front seats must not be in­
clined too far to the rear because the ef­
fectiveness of the safety belts and the
airbag system is severely compromised -
there is a risk of injury.
- To reduce the r isk of injury in the case of
sudden braking or accident, front pas­
sengers must never ride in a moving ve­
hicle wi th the seatback reclined. Safety
belts and the airbag system only offer
maximum protection when the seatback
is upright and the safety be lts are prop­
erly positioned on the body. The more
the seatback is reclined, the greater the
risk of personal injury from an incorrect
seating pos ition and improperly posi­
t ioned safety belts.
Seat memory
Driver's seat memory
Ap plies to vehicles: with seat memo ry
The seat adjustment settings for two drivers
can be stored using the memory buttons in
the driver's door.
F ig. 75 Driver's door : Seat memory
In addition to the setting for the driver's seat,
the settings for the steering column* and
both exterior mirrors can be stored .
Seats and storage 73
Storing and recalling settings
Using the memory buttons 1 and 2, you can
store and recall the settings for two different drivers ¢
fig. 75.
The current settings are also automatical ly as­
s ig ned to the remote control key being used
when the vehicle is locked. When the vehicle
is un locked, the settings assigned to the re­
mote control key being used are automatically
recalled. This function has to be activated in
the M MI ¢
page 7 4, Activating remote con­
trol key memory.
Turning seat memory on and off
If the I ON/O FF I switch is depressed, the seat
memory is inoperative. The word
OFF next to
the
ION/O FF I switch illuminates.
All the stored settings are retained. We rec­
ommend using the
ION/OF F I switch and deac­
tivating the seat memory if the vehicle is only
going to be used
temporarily by a driver
whose settings are not going to be stored.
Storing and recalling a seat position
App lies to vehicles: wit h seat memory
Before you can store or recall your seat pos i­
tion, the
ION /OFF! button must be engaged
(down) .
Storing settings
.,. Adjust the driver's seat¢ page 72 .
.,. Adjust the steer ing column* ,=;, page 103 .
.,. Adjust both outs ide mirro rs ¢ page 68 . In
the tilt-down position, the passenger mirror
can be adjusted to the preferred posit ion
and saved in the seat memory .
.,. Press the
ISETI button and hold it down . At
the same time, press one of the memory
buttons for at least one second .
... Release the buttons. The settings are now
stored under the corresponding memory
button.
Recalling settings
.,. Driver's door open -press the desired mem-
ory b utton.
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@ Tips
Correctly adjusted head restraints and
safety belts are an extremely effective
com bi nation of safety features.
Rear head restraints
F ig . 82 Rear seat: outer head restraint
Fig. 83 Rear seat; ce nte r head restraint
If there are passengers in the rear seat, fold
the head restraints up on the occupied seats
or slide the ce nter head restraint upward at
least to the next notch ¢ &, .
Adjusting the outer head restraints
• To fold the head restraint out, pull on the
tab
¢fig. 82.
• To fold the head restraint up, til t it upward
until you feel it click into place.
Adjusting the center head restraint
• To move the head restrai nt up, hold it at the
s ides with both hands and slide it upward
u ntil you feel it click into p lace
~ fig. 83.
• To move the head restraint down, press the
button -arrow- and slide the head restraint
downward.
Seats and storage 77
Removing the center head restraint
• Move the head restraint upward as far as it
can go.
• Press the b utton -arrow- and pull the head
restraint out of the backrest¢&,.
Installing the center head restraint
• Slide the posts on the head restraint down
into the guides until you fee l the posts click
into place.
• Press the button -arrow- and sl ide the head
restraint all the way down . You should not
be able to pull the head restraint out of the
backrest.
A WARNING
- Only remove the rear seat head restraint when necessary in order to install a child
seat. Install the head restraint again im­ mediately once the child seat is removed .
Driving without head restraints or with
head restraints that are not properly ad­
justed increases the risk of serious or fa­
tal neck injury dramatica lly .
- The head restraints for the outer seats in
the second row must be folded up when
persons are being carried in the third row
seating* -danger of injury!
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
¢page 168
Armrest
The armrest contains a storage compartment
and two cup holders.
Fig. 84 Armrest betwee n dri ver's and passe nger's seat
• Push on the release lever ¢ fig. 84 to open
the storage compartment.