2013 AUDI Q7 odometer

(!) 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 .

10 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Instruments and warning/indicator Lights
Instruments
Instrument cluster and controls
The instrument cluster is your central source of information.
Fig. 3 Ove rv iew of t he inst ru m ent cluster
CD Coolant temperature gauge . . . 10
@ Ta ch ome ter w ith time an d date
d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 11
® Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . 14
© Driver info rmation system .. .. . 21
® Speedometer with odometer . . 12
® Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
(i) Ins trumen t clus ter ill umination 13
@ Reset button for t rip odometer . 12
® Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
@ ICHECK I button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
@ Tips
The ill umi nat ion fo r th e i nstru me nt cl uster
lights up whe never yo u switch on the i gni ­
tion with t he
vehicle headlights off . As
the daylight fades, the instrument cluster illumi nat ion likewise dims automatically
a n d w ill go out completely when t he out­
side light is very low. This feat ure is meant
to remind you to switch on the headlights
w hen o utside lig ht con dit io ns become
poor.
Engine coolant temperature gauge
The eng ine coolant gauge q page 10, fig. 3 CD
only works when the ignition is on. To p revent
damage to you r engine, please note the fol­
lowing impor tant po ints:
Engine cold
As long as the needle remains at or close to
the bottom of the gauge, the engi ne still has
not reached its operat ing temperature . Avoid
high eng ine speeds, heavy eng ine loads and
heavy th rottle a pplicat io ns.
Normal temperature
When the engine has reached its operat ing
temperature, the needle w ill move into the
midd le of the gauge and rema in the re. If th e
engine is worki ng ha rd at high outside tem­
peratures, the needle may rise up. This is no
need to worry as long as the. warning light
i n the i nstr ument cluster does not ill uminate.
Warning light in the instrument cluster
When the. warn ing light in the inst rument
cluster s tarts to flash, th is can mean one of
two things : eithe r the coo lant
temperature is .,..

Instrument s and warning /indicator lights 11
too high, or the coolant level is too low
¢ page 32.
If the needle is well in the upper area of the
ga uge , the coolant temperature is too high.
Stop the vehicle , switch the eng ine off and
allow the engine to cool.
If the warning light
comes on again after driving a short distance,
contact an authorized dealer.
A WARNING
-Always observe the warning in
¢ page 255, Engine compartment, be ­
fore opening the hood and checking the
engine coolant level.
- Never open the engine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dripping from the engine compartment.
You could burn yo urself. Let the engine
cool off first un til you can no longer see
or hear steam or coo lant escaping .
(D Note
- Mounting additional lights or accessories
i n front of the air inlets reduces the cool­
in g effect of the rad iato r. At high outside
temperatures or high engine load, the
engine could overheat.
- The front spoi ler has been designed to
properly distribute the cooling air when
the vehicle is moving. If the spoiler is
damaged, this cou ld red uce the cooling
effect and the engine could then over­
heat. Ask your authorized Aud i dealer for
assistance .
Tachometer (engine rev counter)
The tachometer indicates the engine RPM
(revolutions per minutes) .
The tachometer @¢ page 10, fig. 3 is the left
of the two large clock-type displays.
The engine turns at a speed
1,000 times the
single digit in the display, e.g . if the needle is
pointing at the "2" the engine is turning at
2,000 RPM. If
eng ine RPM drops below 1,500, you should
downshift to the next lower gear. The red area
at the end of the scale indicates maximum
permissible engine RPM after the break -in pe­
riod. Before reaching this area, move these­
lector lever to position "D (Drive)" or ease
your foot off the accelerator pedal.
Q) Note
The tachometer needle should not move
i nto the red range. If it does, then only for
a very short per iod of t i me. You could
damage your engine by driving at high
RPM .
@ For the sake of the environment
Upsh ifting early saves fuel and reduces en­
gine noise .
Digital clock with date display
Fig. 4 In st rum en t cluster : time and date
The date, time of day, and time and date for­
mat can be set in the MMI. You can learn more
about this in the MMI manual.
{!) Tips
- When open the driver door, the time,
date and odometer are displayed for an
add itional 30 seconds.
- You can also call up the display with the
!CHECK I button c:> page 12 while the ig­
nition is sw itched off.

12 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Speedometer with odometer
The speedometer shows you the vehicle
speed, and the odometer shows you how many miles (kilometers) you have driven.
Fig. 5 Instrument cluster Odometer and reset button
The odometer and trip odometer are located
inside the speedometer.
- USA mode ls - Miles
- Canada models -Kilometers
You can switch the display from miles to kilo­ meters and vice versa via the MMI. You can
find out more in the MMI manual.
Lower odometer
The lower odometer shows the total number
of mi les (kilometers) driven.
Upper odometer (trip odometer)
The upper odometer shows the tota l number
of mi les (kilometers) driven since you last re­
set the odometer to zero. You can use this od­
ometer when you want to keep track of how many miles (k ilometers) you have driven for a
single trip or errand. The last digit indicates
1/10 of a mile (100 meters).
You can reset the trip odometer to zero by
pressing the Reset button
~o.
Malfunction message
If there is a malfunction somewhere in the in­
strument cluster,
dEF will appear in the trip
odometer and will stay on. Contact your au ­
thorized Audi dealer to have the problem cor­
rected.
(D Tips
- When you open t he driver door, the time,
date and odometer are disp layed for an
add itiona l 30 seconds.
- You can also call up the display with the
I CHECK I button c> page 12 while the ig­
nition is switched off.
Fuel gauge
The fue l gauge only works when the ignition is
on .
When the needle reaches the reserve mark,
the
c> page 35 00] symbol appears in the in­
strument cluster d isplay as well as the mes ­
sage
Please refuel. This message is meant to
remind you to
refuel.
The total tank capacity of your vehicle is listed
in
.:> page 322 .
@ Note
Never run the tank completely dry. An ir­
regular supply of fuel can cause engine
misfiring and fuel could enter the exhaust
system. The catalytic converter could then
overheat and be damaged.
~ button
You can perform different functions with this
button .
Fig. 6 CHECK button in th e ins trument cluster
The !CHECK I button performs the following
functions:

Instrument s and warning /indicator lights 13
Switching on the clock and odometer
W ith the ignition turned off, the o dometer
reading and the digital clo ck w it h date display
can be sw itched on for abo ut 30 seconds by
pressing the
I CH ECK i button ¢ fig. 6 .
Starting the Auto-Check sequence
The Auto-Check system ¢ page 30 constan t­
l y m oni tors ce rtai n in dividual f unct io ns and
components o f the vehicle when the ignition
is t urned on and w hen the veh icle is moving.
W ith the igni tion tu rned on , you can st art the
"Au to-C hec k seque nce" by pre ssing the
ICHECK I button. You can pe rform an A uto ­
Check sequence when the ve hicle is stationary
and the ign ition is turned on or when the vehi­
cle is moving not faster than
3 mph (5 km/h).
The numbe r of keys programmed to the veh i­
cle is a lso d isplayed. The d isp lay
3 \3 indicates
that three keys have be en programmed . This
allows yo u to make sure you have rece ived a ll
of the keys when you purchase a used vehicle.
F or exam ple, if you on ly receive two keys, you
should take those keys to your authorized
Audi dealer to have the missing key deactivat­
ed so it cannot be used. You sho uld also re­
port the m issi ng key to you r insurance compa­
ny .
Call ing up the driver information
A yellow or red symbol appears in the instru­
ment cluster display, usually w ith a dr iver
message . The driver message display disap­
pears after about 5 seconds . The driver mes ­
sage can be displayed aga in by briefly press­
ing the
! CHECK I button .
Setting the speed warning
By pressing the I CH ECK i button briefly, yo u
can set thres hold 1 of the speed warning whi
le you a re drivi ng
¢ page 29. By main ­
ta ining pressure on the
I CH ECK i button, you
delete the wa rn ing thres ho ld .
Instrument cluster illumination
The basic brightness of the illumination for
the instruments, the center console and the
display can be adjusted.
Fi g. 7 Instru me nt cluste r illu min atio n
~ Press the"+" but ton to inc rease the bright ­
ness dur ing the hours of dar kness .
~ Press t he"- " butto n to de crease the b right-
ness dur ing the hours of dar kness.
A lig ht sensor in the instrument cl uster con­
tro ls the illum inat ion fo r the instrument clu s­
t e r, the cen ter conso le a nd t he displays. I n a
br ig ht env iron ment, using t he bu tt ons to
change the brig htness h as no effe ct .
(D Tips
T he ill umin ation for the ins trument cl uste r
light s up w he never y ou swi tch on the igni­
tion with the vehicle headlights off. As the
d aylight fa des , the inst rument cluster illu­
mination likewise dims automat ica lly and
will go out completely when the o utside
li g ht is very l ow . This feature is meant to
r emi nd you to switch o n the head lig hts
whe n outs ide light conditions become
p oor .

334 Index
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Homelink® universal remote control .. 328
Remote control key ................ 328
def What does this mean when it appea rs in
the trip odometer display? ... .. .... .. 12
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Defrosting/defogging the windows . . . . . . 94
Defrosting/defogging windows . .. ...... 96
Determining correct load limit . .. .... . 288
Diesel fuel ... ................ ..... . 257
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . 37,235
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Digital compass ......... .. .. .. .. .. .. 69
Digital speedometer ............ .. ... . 22
Dimensions ................ ... .... . 321
Dimming the rearview mirror .. .. ...... 69
Dipstick Reading the dipstick properly . .. .. .. . 269
Distance control system
refer to Adaptive cruise contro l .... ... 113
Doors Power child safety lock .... .. .. .. .. . . 48
Driver information system . .. .. .. .. .. .. 21
Dig ital speedometer ...... .. .. .. .. . . 22
Driver information messages . . . . . . . . . 30
Open door or rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . 22
Outside temperature display .. .. ...... 22
Sound system display ....... .. .... .. 21
Driver seat
refer to Seat ing pos ition ....... .. ... 166
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Driver's seat memory ....... .. .. .. .. . . 73
Activating remote control key ..... .. .. 74
Recalling a seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Storing a seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Driving messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Driving mode
refer to Adaptive Air Suspension . lSS, 157
Driving offroad
Driving through water ..... .... .... . 239
Driving tips .............. .. .. .. .. . 238
Rules of behavior ........... .. .... . 238
Sand and mud .. ...... .... ... .. .. . 239
Snow-covered ground ...... ..... .. . 239
Unpaved roads ............... .. ... 239
Driving safely ............. .... .... . 165 Driving
through water ........... .. .. 239
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Duplicate key . .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 38
Dust filter
Climate controls . ................. .. 91
E
Easy entry feature .. .. ........... .. .. 104
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Memory levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Other equipment ..... .... ..... .. .. . 27
Electric seat adjustment
refer to Power seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
How the system works .............. 227
Warning/indicator lights ........ .. .. . 18
Electronic immob ilizer ........... .... . 40
Electronic power control (EPC) warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . 15
E lectronic speed limiter ............... 28
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
Hill descent control . ........... .. .. 225
How the system works .............. 225
Offroad mode .... ............. .... 225
Warning/indicator lights ............. 16
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .... . 16
Emergency locking of doors ....... .. .. . 45
Emergency operation Rear lid ....... .. .. .............. .. 48
Emergency starting ................. 314
Emergency towing ... .... .... ... .. .. 316
Energy management ................ 231
Battery power ... ............. .... 233
Driver notification ............. .. .. 233
Engine Compartment .... ................ . 266
Coolant ....... .. .. .............. . 271
Hood ......... .. .. .............. . 264
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, 106
Starting with jumper cables ..... .... 314
Stopping .. .... .. ................. 106
Engine compartment
Safety instructions ................ . 264
Working the eng ine compartment .... 264

336 Index
Rear air distribution .... ... .. .. .... .. 99
Rear controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rear fan ... ... ... .... ... .. .. .... .. 98
Rear operat ion ........... .... ..... 100
Rear temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Synchron izat ion ........... ... .. ... 100
Turn ing o n/off ..... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 98
Front airbags Descr ipt ion ... ........... .. .. .... . 188
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fr onta l co llisions and the laws of physics 17 6
F ront fog l ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Front seats .. ..................... .. 71
Ad justing ........................ 167
C hi ld restra ints in the front seat . ..... 186
Fu el
Additives ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 256
Blended gasoline .................. 256
Consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
F ill er neck ............... ........ . 258
Fue l gauge . .............. ... .. .... 12
Gasoline ... ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 256
Gasoline additives . ........ ... .. .. . 257
L ow fue l level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 35
Octane r ating . ......... .. .. .. .. .. . 256
Recommendation . ..... ... .. .. .... . 25 6
Refue lling . .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 259
Reserve .... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 12
Tank capacity .............. .. .... . 322
Unlock ing the fuel filler flap by hand .. 261
Fu el economy messages (eff iciency pro -
gram) ... .... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 27
Fuse ar rangement .......... ... .. ... 309
G
Garage door opener (HomeL ink ®) 161
Gas discharge lamps ... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 3 12
Gauges Eng ine coolan t temperature .. .. ...... 10
Fu el gauge .............. .. .. .. .. .. 12
Speedometer .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 12
Tac hometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Trip odometer ........... .. .. .... .. 12
Ge ne ral illus tra tion
I ns trumen ts an d con trols . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 G
eneral rules and dr iv ing t ips ... ... . .. 238
Befo re dr iving offroad .. ..... ... .. .. 238
Driving offroad ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 238
G lossary of tire and loading term inology 281
G love compartment .................. 88
Cooling box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Valet key funct io n ................ .. 41
G love compartment -emergency unlock-
i ng ................................ 88
G low p lug system
Indicator light ... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 15
G radient angle .. ............ ....... 238
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . .. 320
G ro u nd cle arance 238
H
Head lights . .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 57
Ad aptive ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
D efec tive . .. ................. .. .. . 23
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Hea dlight range control ..... ... .. .. . 36
Switching off ...................... 57
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Head light washer reservoir .. ... .. .. .. 279
Head restrai nts ..................... 168
Adjus ting . .. .. .. ................. 168
F ron t se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Heated Exte rior m irrors ............... .. ... 68
F ron t seats ....................... 100
Rea r sea ts . .. .. .. ... .......... .... 101
Rea r seats (four -zone a utomat ic comfort
air conditioning) .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 101
Steering w heel ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 101
Washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
He ating
C limate controls . .... .. ..... ... .. .. . 91
Heavy clothi ng a nd safety be lts ....... . 178
Highbeam .. ................... . 57,60
Warning/ind icator lights ........ ..... 18
Hig h voltage warning label ........... 320
Hill descent con trol ................ . 225

338 Index
High beam warning/indicator light ... .. 18
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Side marker lights ........ .. .. ...... 57
Turn signals .. ........... .... .... .. 60
Xenon headlights .......... ... .. ... . 57
Light sensor defective ....... ... .... . . 35
L oading the luggage compartment ..... 171
Loading the roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
L ocking
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear lid/trunk lid .......... ... .... .. 45
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using the key . ........... .... .... .. 43
L ower universal anchorage bars (Canada) 218
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 218
Luggage Stowing . ............... .. .. .. .. . 171
l uggage compartment
Tie-down rings ............ ... .... .. 80
Luggage compartment ....... ..... .. .. 79
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
E xpanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Retractable cover ......... .. .. .. .. .. 81
Ski sack .................... ..... .. 82
also refer to Loading the luggage com-
partment .. ................ ..... . 171
M
Maintenance ................. ..... . 325
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . 17, 27
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 40
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Mileage Average .... ................ ..... .. 24
Instantaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mirrors Activating the digital compass . ..... .. 69
Adjusting the exterior mirrors .... ... .. 68
dimming ... ................ ..... .. 69
Recalling position of outside mirrors ... 73
Storing position of outside mirrors . . . . . 73
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 195
N
Natural leather .... ............. .... 252
New tires and wheels ...... ...... .. .. 291
NHTSA Contacting .... .. ... .......... .. .. 172
N itrogen oxide (NOx) catalyt ic converter
refer to Ad Blue ... ................ . 261
Number of seats . .. .......... ... .. .. 175
0
Occupant seating positions 166
Octane rating ..... ................ . 256
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Offroad mode ... .. ... .......... .... 225
Oil
refer to Engine oil ................ . 266
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) ....... .. .. . 28
Electronic speed limiter ....... .. .. .. . 28
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . ... . 27
Open door or rear lid warning .......... 22
open sky system
refer to Panoramic sliding sunroof .... . 54
Operate your vehicle economically and
minimize pollution ................. . 236
Optional equipment Marked with an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment (efficiency program) .. . 27
Outlets .... .. .. .. ... .......... .... . 87
Outs ide air pollution
How to prevent from entering the vehi-
cle ..... .. .. .. .. ............... ... 95
Outside mirrors
refer to Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Owner's manual How the Owner's Manual is organ ized . .. 6
p
Pa int
Touch-up .. ....................... 249
Paint No .. .. ....................... 320
Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
closing ........................... 54
Closing ....... .. ............. ..... 55