2013 AUDI Q7 hood release

(!) Memory buttons (driver's seat)
@ Door handle
@ Power locking switch .... .. .. .
© Side assist button .......... .
® Adjuster control for outside m ir-
rors .... ... ............... .
@ Air outlets ................ .
(J) Light switch ........... .... .
@ Turn signal and high beam . .. .
® Multifunction steering wheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ............ .
- Audio/video, telephone, navi-
gation and vo ice recognition
buttons
- Shift buttons ........ .. .. .
- Button for steering wheel heating ............. .... .
@ Instrument cluster ...... .. .. .
@ Switches for:
- Windshield wiper/washer . .. .
- Trip computer ........ .. .. .
@ Ignition lock ........... .... .
@ Buttons for:
- Parking system
- Resetting the trip odometer ..
- !CHECK lbutton ... ' ... .... .
- Instrument lighting ....... .
'3 Adjustable steer ing wheel, de­
pending on equipment:
- mechanical .......... .... .
- electrical ............ .... .
@ Control lever for: 73
44
129
68
96
57
60
188
141
101
10
63
24
105
144
12
12
13
103
103
- Cru ise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
- Adaptive cruise control . . . . . 113
@ Data Link Connector for On
Board Diagnostics (OBD II) . . . . 27
@ Pedal for operating parking
brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
@ Engin e hood release . . . . . . . . . . 264
@ Handle for releasing parking
brake. ..... .... .... ... .. .. . 109
@ Switch for unlock ing the trunk
lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Instruments and controls 9
@ Power window switches ...... .
@ MMI Display (see separate man­
ual)
@ Buttons/Indicator light for:
- PASS ENG ER AIR BAG OFF
- Emergency flashers ........ .
- Electronic Stabilization Con-
trol (ESC) ...... . ......... .
@ Buttons for:
- Switching MMI display on/off
- Valet key function ......... .
- Unlocking glove compartment
@ Glove compartment ......... .
@ Front passenger's airbag ..... .
@ Audi multimed ia (see separate
manua l)
@ Climate controls . .. .. .. ..... .
@) Sh ift lever for automatic trans -
mission ....... .. .......... .
@ 12-volt outlets ... . .. .. ..... .
@ MMI control console (see sepa­
rate manual)
@ Storage compartment
@ IS TART I- / IS T OPI button
(D Tips
51
60
225
41
88
88
188
92
137
87
107
Some of the equipment or features shown
in the general illustration may be standard
equipment on your vehicle or may be op­
tional equipment depend ing on your mod­
el. Always ask your authorized Audi dealer
i f you have a question about your vehicle .

28 Driver information d isplay
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 22 Locat ion of Data Link Connector (DLC)
On-Board Diagnostics monitors the compo­
nents of your emission control system. Each
monitored component in your engine system
has been assigned a code . In case of a mal­
function, the component will be ident ified
and the fault stored as a code in the control
module memory .
The MIL light may also illuminate if there is a
leak in the on-board fue l vapor recovery sys­
tem.
If the light illuminates after a refuelling ,
stop the veh icle and make sure the fuel filler
cap is proper ly closed (on ly vehicles with gaso­
line engine)
c::>page 259.
In o rder to make an accurate d iagnosis, the
stored data can only be displayed using spe­
cial diagnostic equipment (generic scan tool
for OBD).
I n o rder to connect the special diagnostic
equipment, push the plug into the Data Link
Connector (DLC) . The DLC is located to the
right of the hood release
c::> fig . 22.
Your author ized Audi dealer or qualified work­
shop can interpret the code and perform the
necessary repair.
A WARNING
Do not use the diagnostic connector for
personal use. Incorrect usage can cause
ma lfunctions, which can increase the risk
of a collis ion!
Electronic speed
limiter
Your vehicle may be factory equipped w ith
t ir es that are rated for a maximum speed of
130 mph (210 km/h) . This is less than the
maximum speed of your vehicle . To reduce the
risk of sudden tire fa ilure a nd loss of contro l if
the vehicle is operated at excessive speeds,
your vehicle also has an elec tronic speed limit­
er . The e lectronic speed limiter prevents your
vehicle from going faster than the tire speed
rating . For more information
c::> page 291.
If the engine control unit receives faulty vehi­
cle roadspeed signals, the Malfunction Indica ­
tor Lamp (MIL)
II will illuminate. If this oc­
curs, contact the nearest authorized Audi
dealer for assistance.
A WARNING
-
Always observe the posted speed limits
and adjust your speed to suit prevailing
road, traffic and weather cond itions . Never
drive your vehicle faster than the maxi­
mum speed rating of the tires installed.
-
Speed warning system
Overview
The speed warning system helps you to keep
your driving speed below a set speed limit.
T he speed warning system warns the driver if
he exceeds a previo usly stored maximum
speed . A warning tone wi ll so und as soon as
the vehicle speed exceeds the set speed by about 3 mph (3 km/h). At the same time, a
warning symbol appears in the display.
The speed warning system has
two warning
thresholds
that function independently of
each other and that have somewhat different
purposes:
Speed warning 1
You can use speed warning 1 to set the maxi­
mum speed while you are driving. This setting "'

264 Checking and filling
Checking and filling
Engine hood
Releasing the engine hood
The engine hood is released from inside the
vehicle.
F ig . 2 41 Driver's side footwell: engine hood re lease
lever
.. Open the driver's door.
.. Pull the release lever on the left under the
inst rument panel
c> fig. 241 in the d irect ion
of the ar row .
The hood pops up s light ly under spring pres­
sure.
Opening the engine hood
Fig. 242 Re lease lever under the eng ine hood
Before opening the engine hood, make s ure
that the windshie ld wipers are flat against the
windshie ld. Otherwise, they co uld damage the
pa int on the hood.
.. Lift the hood s light ly
c> _& .
.. Pull up on the release under the hood
¢ fig. 242. This releases the catch.
.. Open the hood all the way.
A WARNING
-Hot eng ine co olant can burn you.
- To reduce the risk of being b urned, never
o pen the hood if you see or hear steam
or coo la nt escaping from the eng ine
compa rtment. Wait unt il no steam or
coo lant can b e seen o r heard before care­
fu lly openi ng the ho od.
Closing the engine hood
.. Pull the hood down un til the pressure from
t he stru ts is reduced .
.. Let the hood
drop down and la tch in p lace.
Do not try to push it shut; it may fail to en­
gage
c> _& .
A WARNING
--
A ho od t hat is not completely latched
could fly up an d block your vi ew while dr iv­
i ng.
- W hen you close the engine hood, c heck it
to make sure the safety catch has p roper­
ly engaged . The hood sho uld be flush
wit h the surrou nding vehicle body parts.
- If you notice while dr iv ing t hat t he hood
is not s ecured properly, stop at once and
close it.
Working in the engine compartment
Be especially careful whenever you work in
the engine compartment .
Whenever you must perform any wo rk in the
engine compartment, for example checking
and filling different fluids, th ere is a risk of
injury, burns and accidents. To pr event per­
sonal injury alway s observe the following
WARNINGS. The engine compartm ent of any
vehicle is a hazardous area
c> &, .
A WARNING
To he lp avo id i njury, before yo u check any­
thi ng under the hoo d:
- Tu rn off the eng ine .
- Remove the igni tion key.

Engine coolant system ............... 271
Adding coolant .............. ... ... 273
Checking coolant level ........ ... .. . 272
Checking the engine coolant level .. .. . 272
Malfunction ............. .... .. .... 32
Radiator fan ................ ... ... 274
Engine coolant temperature Temperature gauge .......... ... .. .. 10
Engine data .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 322
Engine hood Closing .. ............ ...... .... .. 264
How to release the hood ...... .... .. 264
Engine oil . .. ............. .... .. ... 266
Adding .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 270
Additives . .. ............. .... .. .. . 270
Changing .. ................ ... ... 270
Checking the engine oil level .. .. ... .. 269
Consumption . .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. . 268
Indications and conditions requiring ex-
tra checking ............. .... .. .. . 269
Oil grades . ................. ... ... 266
Recommended oil check intervals . ... . 269
Specification and viscosity ... ... .. .. . 266
Engine oil level .................. .... 36
Engine oil pressure Malfunction ................ .... ... 33
Engine oil sensor defective ... ... .. .... 36
Engine speed limitation ....... .. .. .. .. 36
Entry assist Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Environment Break-in period .............. ... ... 234
Catalytic converter ........ .. .. .. .. . 235
Diesel particulate filter .... .. .. .. .. . 235
Disposing of your vehicle battery .. .. . 279
Driving at high speeds .......... .... 236
Driving to minimize pollution and no ise 236
Fuel ... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 259
Fuel economy ............ .... .. ... 236
L eaks under your vehicle ... .. .. .. .. . 264
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up. 236
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . 275
Proper disposal of drained engine cool-
ant . .... .. .. ............. .. .. ... 273
Proper disposal of drained engine oil . . 270
Recycling used engine oil ....... ... .. 270
Unleaded fuel ............... ... ... 256
What should I do with an old battery? . 279
Index 335
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . 15
ESC
refer to Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ..... .. .. .. ................. . 16
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . .......... . 225
Exhaust tail pipes Cleaning .. .. .. .. .... ............. 250
Expansion tank .. .. .... ........... .. 272
Explanation of some technical terms ... 238
Exterior lighting in the mirror housing 59
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Dimming .. .... .. .. . ............... 69
Heating ..... .... .. ................ 68
Eyeglasses compartment .............. 89
F
Fall line
Fan
Four-zone automatic comfort air condi- 238
tioning ... .... .. .. . ............... 98
Radiator .... .. .... ............... 274
Fastening Booster seats .................... . 213
Convertible child safety seats ....... . 212
Infant seats 211
Flat tire
Changing ........................ 304
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Fog lights ... ... .. .. ................ 58
Folding chocks .. .. .... ......... .... 301
Folding master key with remote control . . 38
Foot pedals ......... ............... 170
For the sake of the environment Gasoline fumes and the environment .. 259
Letting your engine warm up ...... .. 106
Reducing engine noise by early upshift-
ing ........ ..... .. . ............... 10
Refueling ........................ 259
Saving fuel by early upshifting ..... .. . 10
Using the rear window defogger .. .. .. . 95
Four-zone automatic comfort air condi-
tioning ....... .. .... ................ 97
Automatic mode in rear ............ .. 98
Heated rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
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Index 337
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Hill hold
Starting on hills 110
H omelink ® universal remote contro l 161
Hood Opening 264
Release lever ............. ... ... .. 264
H orn ..... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... . 8
H ow are c hild restra int system anchors re -
la ted to child sa fe ty ........ .. .. .. .. . 218
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? 191
H ow often sho uld I check my tire pres-
sures? . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. ... 287
H ow sa fe ty belt pre tensione rs wo rk . .. . 18 2
H ydroplani ng ............. .... .. ... 291
I
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
I gnition lock . .... ......... .... .. .. . 10 5
M alfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 3 7
Ignition lock pos itio ns ...... .. .. .. .. . 105
Important things to do before driving . . 165
I mp ro perly wor n safety be lts . .. .. .. .. . 18 2
Indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
A irbag system .............. .... .. 195
P ASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ...... ... .. 195
Infant seats . ............. .... .. ... 211
I nfl atable spare t ire ........ .. .. .. .. . 30 2
I nflating ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 30 3
Install ing ch ild safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Instal ling the upper tet her strap on the
anchorage . .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 223
I nstrument cluste r ill umination . ... .. .. 13
Instrumen ts and cont rols . ...... ... ... 10
Gene ral i llus tra tion ....... .. .. .. .. ... 8
Inter ior lights
Front .. .. .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. .. .. 61
Rear .. ... ... ................ .... . 61
Intermittent w iping
Ra in sensor . .... ......... .... .. .. .. 63
J
Jac k 301
J ump-start ing .... ...... ... .... .. ... 3 14
J umper cables ............. .... .. ... 315
K
Key ... ... .. .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 38
Battery replacement . .. ..... ... .. .. . 40
Coded settings ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 91
Convenience opening and closing of win -
dows ....... .. ...... ............. . 53
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Key rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Key coded settings Climate controls .. .... ............. . 91
Keyless ent ry remote cont ro l ... ... .. .. . 38
K ick-down
t ipt ron ic® . .. .. .. .... ........... .. 140
L
LATC H 218
Desc ription .. .. .. .. . ...... ...... .. 219
G ui dance fixtures for lower anc ho rages 220
Installing a ch ild restr aint ....... .. .. 22 1
L oca tion . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 219
Mo unting and releasing the anchorage
hoo k ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 221
Late ra l ang le .. .. .. .... ........... .. 238
Leather ...... .. .. .... ............. 252
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 253
Leve l adj ustment
refer to Adapt ive A ir Suspension . 155, 157
L ift ing jack . .. .. .. .... ............. 306
Lifting vehicle . .. .. .. . ....... ..... .. 318
Light Exte rior lig hting i n the mirror housing . . 59
l eav ing home .. .. ................. . 59
also refer to Amb ience lighting .... .. . 62
Ligh ting
refer to Ambience lighting . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Light ing in the m irror housing . ... ... .. . 59
Lights ... .. .. .. .. .. ............... . 57
Coming h ome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Daytime runn ing lights ............ .. 58
E mergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
E xterior lig hts ... .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 58
F ron t fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
H ead ligh ts .. .. .. .... ............. . 57
Hig h beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 , 60
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34 0 Index
Rear light
Defective .. ... . ...... ... ... ..... .. 23
Rear operation Four-zone automatic comfort a ir condi -
tioning .. .... ............ ... .... . 100
Rear seats
Adjusting seat ............... .. .... 75
E ntry ass ist ............ .. .. .. .. .. .. 75
F old ing seatback up and down .. .... .. 76
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Rear view mirro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Rear w indow defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Red symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Refue lling ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 259
Gasoline inhibitor flap ... .. .. .... .. . 259
Release lever for hood ............... 264
Remote control garage door opener
( H omelink ®) .............. .. .. .. .. . 161
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Unloc king and locking ... .. .. ... ... .. 43
Remote rear lid release ..... .. .. .... .. 45
Repair manua ls .............. .. .... . 325
Repai rs
Airbag system . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 198
Replacing a fus e ............ ... .. .. . 309
Replacing light bulbs ................ 312
Replacing tires and whee ls ... .. .. .... . 292
Report ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . 172, 173
Reset b utton .... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 1 2
R esidua l heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Rims Cast alloy ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 250
Roof rac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
L oading .... ... .......... .. .. .. .. .. 84
M ount ing loca tions ................. 84
Roof weight .................... ... .. 84
Rule of behavior offroad ... .. .. .. .. ... 238
s
Safe driving hab its . ..... ... .. .. .... . 165
Safety belt he ight ad justmen t .. .. .. .. . 18 1 Safety be
lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Safety be lt height adjustment ... .. .. 181
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women . 180
Safety be lt p re tensioner .......... .. .. 182
Se rv ice and d isposa l ............... 182
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
clean ing ..... ... ................ . 254
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
sa fe ty belt ................... .... 17 7
F asten ing . .. ................. .. .. 179
Improperly wo rn ... ... ..... ... .. .. 182
Not worn ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 177
Safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Safety instr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Securing child safety seats .......... 215
Spec ial considerations for pregnant
women .......... ............... . 180
U nfastening ..... ................ . 181
Wa rning/ind icator light ............. 17S
Why YOU MUST wear them .......... 175
Worn p roperly ................ .. .. 177
Safety be lt warning light . . . . . . . . . 18, 175
Safety compliance sticker ..... ... .. .. 320
Safety eq uipme nt .. ................ . 165
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection ...... ............ ....... 165
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment .................... 71
Sa fe ty i nstr uctions
E ngine compar tment ........... .... 264
f o r side cu rtain airbags . ..... ... .. .. 204
for using child safety seats . ... .. .. .. 208
for using safety belts . ... .... ... .. .. 178
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem ............................. 197
Sa fety lock
Ignition key, a utomatic transmission .. 105
Safety systems Warning/ind icator lights .......... .. . 16
Seat adjustment Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
D rive r's seat memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Fron t seats ................... ..... 71
He ad restrai nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 168
Power . ... .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 72