2014 AUDI Q7 air conditioning

Vehicle care and cleaning 247
Component Situation Solution
Te xtile s,
Stains adhering to Vacuum cleaner
Vinyl, the surface
Alcantara Water-based stains Absorbent cloth and mild soap
solutional
such as coffee, tea, blood, etc.
Oil-based stains Apply a mild soap solutiona l, blot away the d issolved oil
such as oil, make- or dye, treat afterward w ith water, if necessary
up, etc.
Special stains such Special stain remover, b lot with absorbent material,
as ballpoint pen, treat afterward with mild soap solutiona l, if necessary
na il polish, latex
pa int, shoe polish,
etc.
Natural leather Fresh stains Cotton cloth with a mild soap solutiona l
Water-based stains Fresh sta ins: absorbent cloth
such as coffee, tea, Dried stains: stain remover suitable for leather
blood , etc .
Oil-based stains Fresh stains: absorbent cloth and stain remover suitable
such as oil, make- for leather
up , etc . dried sta ins: Oil cleaning spray
Special stains such Sta in remover suitable for leather
as ballpo int pen,
nai l polish, latex
paint, shoe polish,
etc.
Care Regularly apply conditioning cream that protects from
light and penetrates
into the material. Use specially-col-
ored conditioning cream, if necessary.
Carbon parts Dirty Clean the same way as plastic parts
al Mil d soap so lution: m axim um two ta bles poo ns neu tral soa p in a lite r of water
& WARNING
The windshie ld may not be treated with
water-repelling windshie ld coating agents .
Unfavorab le conditions such as wetness,
darkness, or low sun can result in in­
creased glare. W iper blade chatter is also
possible.
- Headlights/tail lights
- Never clean headlights or tail lights
w ith a dry cloth or sponge. -
Do not use any cleaning product that
contains alcohol, because they could
cause cracks to form.
-Wheels
-Never use any paint polish or other
abrasive mater ials.
- Damage to the protective layer on the
rims such as stone chips or scratches
must be repaired immediately .
-Sensors/camera lenses
- Never use warm or hot water to re-
move snow or ice from the camera
len s. This could cause the lens to crack .
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304 Fuses and bulbs
Right cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 269 Right cockpit: fuse pane l w ith plastic clip
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Consumer Amps
No. Consumer Amps 6
Automatic transmission
5/20
1 Heated rear seats
20
2 Telephone, cell phone package 5
7
Electronic Stabilization Control
5
(ESC)
3 Front seat
hating/seat ventila-
30/15
tion (right) 8
Shift gate automatic transmis-
s sion
4 Electronic
Stabil iz at ion Control
20
(ESC) 9 Parking system s
10 A
irbag 5
5 Door control module (right side
15
of vehicle) 11
Heat ed rear seats 5
12 A ir-conditioning
5
6 Rear electrical outlets 25
7
Lumbar support passenger's
10
seat
Fuse panel © (red)
No. Consumer Amps
9
Front electrica l outlets
25 1
Instrument cluster 10
10 A/C controls 10 2
Rearvi ew camera 5
11 Coo
ler
15 3 CD player, DVD drive
5
12 Inte
lligent powe r module pas-
15
4 MMI Display 5
senge r 5 Automatic t ransmission 15
Fuse panel@ (brown ) 7 Panoramic
sliding sunroof seg-
ment 1 20
No.
Consumer Amps
1 Headlight e
lectronic system
10
(right side of veh icle)
2 Ride height adjustment 5
8
Panoramic sliding sunroof seg-
20
ment 2
9 Panoramic
sliding sunroof sun-
20
blind
3 Telephone package 5
4 Audi side assist
5 11
W
indow regulators (right side
35
of vehicle)
s
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) 5 12
Rear air-conditioning controls 10

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Accessories
Adaptive A ir Suspension . .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Cargo mode in the MMI .. .. .. .. .. .. . 318
155
160
Controls ... ............. .. .. .. .. . 155
Description .............. .... .. ... 155
H igh level . ................. ... ... 155
Highway level ..................... 155
Instrument cluster display . . . . . . . . . . 158
Jacking mode when changing a flat tire 159
Low level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Normal level ............. .... .. ... 155
Segment display .............. .... 157
Sett ing the driving modes .. .. .. .. .. . 157
Trailer towing mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Using switch for cargo mode .. .. .. .. . 160
Warning/indicator lights . .. .. .. .. .. .. 17
Adaptive cruise control ............. .. 113
Changing speed ..... ..... .. .. .. .. . 117
C leaning the sensor ....... .. .. .. .. . 245
Driver information ........ .. .. .. .. . 120
Driver intervention prompt . .. .. .. .. .
Driving in traffic ................ .. .
Driving program ................ .. .
Error messages .................. .
Open road .. ............. .... .. .. .
Override 124
114
124
122 114
114
Request for driver to assume control . . 114
Save speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Sett ing distance ..... ..... .. .. .. .. . 118
Settings . .. ............. .... .. .. . 124
Sett ing t ime interval ...... .. .. .. .. . 118
Specia l dr iv ing s ituations .. .. .. .. .. . 125
Status messages ................. . 122
Switching on and
off ......... ... .. . 116
System limits ................ .... . 125
Temporarily turning
off .... .. .. .. .. . 118
warning/indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. . 121
Adaptive light ................ ... .... 59
defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
AdBlue .. .. .. ................. .. ... 254
Filling 255
Messages in the instrument cluster dis-
p lay ... .. .. .. ................ .... 254
Index 321
Adding
E . l ngine coo ant ..... ............... 266
Engine oil ..... .. .. ............... 263
Windshie ld washer fluid .......... .. 272
Additional accessor ies
Additives Engine oil
Adjusting 318
263
Instrument cluster illumination .. .. .. . 13
Steering column electrically ..... .. .. 103
Steering column manually .......... 103
Adjusting front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Airbag Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 16
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 200
Advanced Airbag System .. ... ... .. .. 187
Advanced Airbag System components . 190
Care ........ .. .. ................. 197
Children .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. 205
Child restraints ... .. ............... 206
Components (front airbags) ......... 190
Danger of fitting a chi ld safety seat on
the front passenger seat ........ .. .. 185
Disposal .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. 197
Front airbags .. .. ............ 187,188
How do the front airbags work? ...... 192
How many airbags does my vehicle
have? ....... ... .. ............... 190
How the Advanced Airbag System com-
ponents work together ......... .... 191
Important things to know .......... . 183
Indicator light ..... ............... 194
Monitor ing . ..... ................. 194
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light ... .. .. 194
Repairs ... .. .. .. .... ........... .. 197
Safety instructions ................. 196
Side airbags ..... .. ..... .......... 198
Side curtain airbags .. .. .. ... ... .... 201
Weight-sensing mat .. ... ... ... .. .. 205
When must the system be inspected? . 194
Air conditioning
refer to Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Air distribution Climate controls .. ................. . 95
Four- zone automatic comfort air condi-
tioning . .. .. .. .. .. ............... 100
Air pollutants filter Climate controls .... .............. .. 92
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_______________________________ ___:I~n ~d ~e:.::x 327
Fuel gauge .... ... ...... ... .. .. .... 12
Gasoline ... ................ ... ... 249
Gasoline additives ....... .... ... .. . 250
Low fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 35
Octane rating ............ .... .. ... 249
Recommendation .............. .... 249
Refuelling .. ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 252
Reserve .. ............ ...... .... ... 12
Tank capacity ............ .. .. .. .. . 315
Un loc kin g the fue l filler flap by hand . . 254
Fue l economy messages (efficiency pro-
gram) . .. .. .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... .. 27
Fuse arrangement ............ ... .. . 302
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . ... .. . 16 1
Gas discharge lamps ........... .... .. 305
Gauges Engine coolant temperature .. .. .. .. .. 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speedometer . .............. ... ... . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
General illustration Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General rules and driving tips .... .. .. . 237
Before driving off road ........ ... .. . 23 7
Driving offroad ........... .. .. .. .. . 237
Glossary of t ire and loading te rmino logy 274
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Cooling box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Va let key function ............... ... 41
Glove compartment - emergency unlock-
ing ... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. 89
Glow plug system Indicator light .............. ... .. .. 15
Gradient angle ... ......... .... .. .. . 237
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) .. . 313
Ground clearance 237
H
Headlights .. .... ......... .... .. .. .. 57
Adapt ive light ............ .. .. .. .. .. 59
C leaning ... .. .............. ... ... 245
Defective .. .. .............. ... .... 23
Fr ont fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Headlight range control
............. 36
Switching off .. .. .. .............. .. 57
Switching on ... .. .. ................ 57
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Headlight washer reservoir ......... .. 272
Head restraints .. ... ............... . 167
Adjust ing . .. .. .. ... .. .......... .. 16 7
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Rear seats . .. .. .. .. . ... ........... . 78
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Front seats .. .. .. .. .. .... ....... .. 101
Rear seats . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 102
Rear seats (four-zone automat ic comfort
air conditioning) .. .. .............. . 102
Steering wheel ..... .............. . 102
Washer je ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Heating Climate controls .. .... ......... .. .. . 92
Heavy clothing and safety belts ........ 177
High beam... ..... .............. 57 , 60
Warning/ind icator lights . ....... .. .. . 18
High voltage warning label ....... .. .. 313
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . 140, 225
Hill ho ld
Starting on hills .... .............. . 110
Homelink (remote control)
Hood Opening 161
25 7
Release lever .. .. .. . .. ... ... ...... 257
Horn ........ .. .. .... ............. .. 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
lated to child safety .... ...... ....... 217
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? 190
How often should I ch eck my tire pres-
sures? 280
How safety belt pretens ioners work .. .. 181
Hydroplaning ....... .......... ..... 284
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Ignition key . .. .. .. ... ..... ....... .. 105
Ignition lock . ....... ............... 105
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 37
Ign it ion lock posit ions .......... .... . 105
Important things to do before driving .. 164
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334 Index
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) . ... .. .... . 283
Trip computer Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
M ileage .... ............. .. .. .. .. .. 24
Sing le -tr ip memory ....... .. .. .... .. 25
Total -t rip memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Trip odometer .............. ... .. ... . 12
What does it mean whe n dEF appears in
the t rip odomete r d isplay? . .. .. .... .. 12
Trunk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 46
T u rn ing rear air conditioning on/off
Four -z one automatic comfort a ir condi-
tioning ...... ........... .. .. .... .. 99
T u rn signa ls . ... . .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 60
Warning/indicator lights ... .. .. .... . . 16
u
Unfasten ing sa fe ty be lts
Unid irect iona l tires .......... ... .. .. .
Uniform ti re quality g rading ... .... .. .
Un lo ck ing 180
273
287
P owe r locking sw itch .... .. .. .. .. .. . . 44
Rear lid/trunk l id ......... .... .... .. 45
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3
Using the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
V
Va let key function
Activa ting and deactivating ... ... ... .. 41
Vanity m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Vehicle Care/clean ing ............ .. .. .... . 244
Vehicle ident ificat ion labe l ... .. .. .. .. . 3 13
Vehicle Identification N umber (VIN) ... . 313
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294, 299
Vehi cle liter ature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle shut-down .......... ... .. .. . 234
Vent ilation
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
V in yl
C le a ning ... ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 247
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Warning/ind ica tor lights . ..... .... . .. . 10
Adaptive Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adaptive cruise control . ..... ... .. .. 121
Airbag system .................... . 16
Anti- lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake system ...... .... .... ... .. .. . 19
Cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E lectronic power cont rol ... ...... ... . 15
El ectronic Stab ilization Contro l (ESC) .. . 16
G low p lug sys tem ............. .... . 15
Hig h beam .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 18
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) .. .. . 17
Pa rking brake .... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 19
Safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . 18
Trail er turn s ignal assembly ... .. .... . 17
Turn signals ... .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. . 16
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Wa rranty coverages .... ... ...... .. .. 316
Washer reservo ir .... ........... .. .. 272
Wea r indica to r .. .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 28 3
We ights ....... ... ................ . 313
What happens if yo u wear your safety belt
too loose? .. .... .. ............. .... 179
Wh at happens to unbelted o ccupants? .. 176
What impai rs driving safety? ....... ... 16S
What shou ld I do after changing a
whee l? . .... .... .. ................. 280
Wh at shou ld I do afte r repla cing whee ls? 280
Wheel bolts Torque ....... ... ................ . 290
Wheels . ... .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 273
Checking t ire pressure .......... .. .. 279
Cleaning .. .... .. ... .......... .... 246
Co ld tire inflation pressure .. ... ... .. 277
General notes .. .. .......... ...... . 273
G lossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy ... .. .. .. .. .. ............... .. 274
New t ires and whee ls ........... .... 28 4
T ires and veh icle loa d limits ..... .... 281
When must a safety be lt be replaced? .. 177
When m ust the airbag system be inspect -
ed? .... .... .... .. ................. 194
When should I adjus t the tire pressures? 280
When should I check the tire press ures? . 280