2013 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: I CARI funct ion button > AC control
button . Or
.,. Se lect:
I CARI funct io n button > Car sys-
tem s*
control bu tton > A C.
The follow ing funct ions can be selected :
- Auto recirculation
c> page 99
- Synchronization c> page 99
-Supplementary heater * ¢page 100
-Rear oper ation* c> page 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
°(), 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 : ICARI function button > AC control
button
> Suppl.heater . Or
" Select :
I C ARI funct ion button > Car sys-
tems*
contro l button > AC > Suppl. heater .
Vehicles with d iesel eng ines are equipped
with a supp lementary heater to warm the in­
ter io r 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: I CAR I funct ion button > AC control
button
> Rear operation. Or
" Select :
I C ARI funct ion button > Car sys­
tems *
control button > AC > Rear cabin set­
tings.
The drive r or front passenger can control the
air conditioning in the rea r 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 seat 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
cup ant 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 [it)
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.
Fig . 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 .
- Do not remove the engine cover under
any circumstances . This increases the
risk of burns.
- 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:
Checking and filling 265
- First, fully apply the parking brake,
move selector lever to "P" (Park) .
- 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~&. .
A 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.
Q) 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 bee n 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 automati c transmission, power steering,
power br akes, power wi ndows, 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 ratio 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 that is made of
s teel wires, wrapped or re inforced 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 t ir e infl ation pr essure
means the 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 281
-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 weight of a motor ve hicle w ith
standard equipment includ 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 tire design to operate at higher 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 LOAD", o r
"R F" on the sidewall .
Gross Axle Weight Rating ( "GAWR ")
mea ns the load-carrying capacity of a single
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.
Groo ve
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 load r ating for a tire at the maxi­
mum pe rm issi ble inflat ion pressure for that
ti re .
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312 Fuses and bulb s
Right luggage compartment fuse assignment
0
Fig. 272 Rig ht luggage compartment: fuse panel with plastic clip
Fus e pa nel @ (bl ac k)
1 15
2 AdBlue heater 30
3 Fuel filler door detection
5 Parking system
Intelligent power module con-
6 venience 2
15
(right side of vehicle)
Inte lligent power module con-
7 venience 2 15
(left side of vehicle)
1 9
Luggage compartment electri-
20
cal outlet
Inte lligent power module con-
10 venience 1 20
(right side of vehicle)
11 Convenience control module 15 Intelligent power module con-
12 venience 1
30
(left side of vehicle)
Fuse pa nel © (red )
1 Radio
7,5/3
0
3 Digital Signal Processing (DSP)/
30
BOSE amplifier
4 Bang & O lufsen amplifier 30
5 Ride height adjustment
15
No. Consumer
6 Soft close
7 Power rear lid
8 Power rear lid
9 Trailer hitch
10 Trailer hitch (left side of vehicle)
-
11 Trailer hitch (right side of vehi-
20
cle)
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Bulbs
Replacing light bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace burned out bulbs for you .
It is becoming increasingly more and more
difficult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in
many cases, other parts of the car must first
be removed befo re you are able to get to the
bulb. This applies especially to the light bulbs
in the front of your car which yo u can only
reach through the engine compartment.
Sheet metal and bu lb holders can have sharp
edges that can cause se rious cuts, and pa rts
must be correctly taken apart and then prop­
erly put back together to help prevent break­
age of parts and long term damage from wa­
ter that can enter housings that have not been
properly re sea led.
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Cleaning
A lcantara (synthetic suede) ... .. .. .. . 254
Eng ine compartment ... ... .. .. .. .. . 255
Exhaust tail p ipes ......... .. .. .. .. . 250
Fabrics and fabr ic coverings .. .. .. .. . 251
Instrument panel .............. .... 252
Inter ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 1
L eather .. ............ ...... .... .. 253
M MI con tro l conso le ...... .. .. .. .. . 251
M MI d isp lay ............. .... .. ... 2 51
Pl asti c and v inyl ....... ... .. .. .. ... 248
P lastic parts . ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... 252
Safety belts . ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 254
tr im strips . .. ........... .. .. .. ... 248
Trim str ips . ............. .... .. ... 248
C lean ing and pro tect ion .. ... .. .. .. .. . 2 45
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Synchron izing ............... ... ... . 92
Warm and cold ........... .... .. .. .. 9 1
Climate controls Air cond itioner o n/off ..... .. .. .. .. .. 93
A ir distribution .............. .... ... 94
A ir outlets ................. .... ... 96
A ir outlets (rear) ......... .. .. .. .. .. 96
A ir r eci rcula tion .......... .... .. .. .. 95
AUTO (st and ard setti ng) ... .. .. .. .. .. 94
B asic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Defrosting/defogging .. ... .. .. .... .. 94
Descr ipt ion . ............. .... .. .... 91
Energy management ...... .. .. .. .. .. 91
Fa n ... .. .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... .. 94
Front seat vent ilation ........ .... .. 100
H eated seats, front .............. .. 100
K ey coded sett ing ......... .. .. .. .. .. 9 1
Recirculation mode (autom atic) . . . . . . . 99
Recommended se tt ings . ... .. .. .... .. 91
Residua l heat ... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 93
Sett ing t he temperature ... .. .. .. .. .. 94
Supp lementary heater ..... .. .. .. .. . 100
Synchroni zat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Turn ing on and off ........ .. .. .. .. .. 93
Using climate control economically . . . . 97
C lock ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 11
Closing Panor ami c slid ing su nroof .. .. .. .. .. .. S5
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Cold tire inflat ion pressure ... .. .. .. .. . 284 Compass mir
ro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Compliance ....... .. ............... 328
Consume r Information . . . . . . . . . . 172, 325
Contacting N HTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Convenience key ... .. ................ 49
D river messages .. .. .......... .... . 108
Locking vehicl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
START bu tton .. .. ................. 10 7
Star ting engi ne .. ............. .. .. 10 7
S TOP b utton ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 108
Switching engine off . .. ..... ... .. .. 108
Switching on ignition . .. ..... ... .. .. 107
Un locking vehicle . ................. . 49
Co nvertib le child sa fety se ats 212
Convertib le locking retractor
Act ivati ng ... .. .. .. . .. ... ... .. .. .. 217
Deact ivat ing . .. .. .. ............... 218
U si ng to secure a child safety seat 2.15, 217
Coolant system .. .. ................. 271
Cooling box in glove compa rtment ... .. . 88
Cooling System Expansion tank . .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 272
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cruise cont ro l
Changing speed .. .. . ... .... ... .. .. 112
Presetting your spe ed .. ..... ... .. .. 112
Switching off .. .. .. ............... 112
Switching on . .. .. .... .... ....... .. 111
Warning/ind ica tor lights .......... .. . 18
also refer to Adaptive cruise control ... 113
C ruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 , 85 , 86
D
Damp ing
r e fer to Adapt ive A ir Suspension . 155, 157
Data ......... .. .. .. . ... ....... .... 322
Dat a recorder . .. .. .. .. .... .... ..... 225
Date d isp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Daytime running lights. .. ..... ... . 57 , 58
De clara ti on of compliance
Adaptive cruise cont rol .. ....... .. .. 32 8
Audi s ide ass ist .... . .. ..... ... .. .. 328
Ce ll phone package .. ... .... ... .. .. 328
Convenience key .... . .. ..... ... .. .. 328
E lectronic immob ilizer ... .. ......... 328
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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