2014 AUDI Q7 suspension

Loosening
• Install the wheel bolt wrench over the
whee l bolt and push it down as far as it wi ll
go.
• Take tight hold of th e
end of the wrench
handle and turn the whee l bolts
counter­
clockwise
abou t one single turn in the di rec·
tion of arrow
c::> fig. 262 .
Tightening
• Install the wheel bolt wrench over the
wheel bolt and push it down as far as it will
go .
• Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench
handle and turn each wheel bolt
clockwise
until it is seated .
& WARNING
-Do not use force or hurry when changi ng
a whee l· you can cause the vehicle to slip
off the jac k and cause serious personal
injuries .
-Do not loosen the wheel bolts more than
one turn
before you raise the veh icle with
the jack. -You risk an injury.
(j) Tips
If a wheel bolt is very tight, you may find it
easie r to loosen by carefully pushing down
on the end of the wheel bolt wrench with
one foot only. As you do so, hold on to the
car to keep yo ur balance and take care not
to slip.
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be lifted with th e jack first
before the wheel can be removed .
Fig. 263 Sill pane ls: m arkin gs
What do I do now? 299
Fig. 264 Sill: p ositioning the jack
• Activate the vehicle jack mode* (only
veh icles with Adaptive Air Suspension)
c::> page 159 .
• Engage the parking brake to prevent your
vehicle from rolling unintentionally
• Move the
selector lever to position P .
• Find the marking (imprint) on the sill that is
nea rest the whee l that will be changed
c::>fig. 263. Behind the marking, there is a
lifting point on the sill for the jack.
• Turn the
jack located under the lifting point
on the sill to raise the jack until its arm@
c::> fig. 264 is located under the designated
plastic mount
c::> .&. c::> Q) .
• Align the jack so that its arm@ c::> fig. 264
engages in the designated lifting point in
the door s ill and the movable base® lies
flat on the ground. The base@ must be
ver­
tical
under the lifting point@.
• Wind the jack up further until the flat tire
comes off the ground
c::> .,& .
Position the jack only under the designated
lifting points on the sill
c::> fig. 263. There is
exactly
one locat ion for each whe el. The jack
must not be positioned at any other location
c::> .&. c::> Q).
An unstable surface under the jack ca n cause
the vehicle to slip off the jack. Always provide
a firm base for the jack on the ground . If nec ­
essary place a sturdy board or similar support
under the jack . On
hard, slippery surfaces
(such as tiles) use a rubber mat or similar to
prevent the jack from slipping
c::> ,&.. .,,.

A
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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324 Index
Controls .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 93
Defrosting/defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Descr ipt ion .. .. ... .... ... .. .. .... .. 92
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Fan . .. .. .... ........... ........ .. 95
Front seat ventilation ...... ... .. ... 101
H eated seats, front ....... .. .. .. .. . 10 1
Key coded sett ing .............. ..... 92
Recircu lation mode (automatic) ... ... 100
Recommended se ttings .............. 92
Residua l heat ... ...... ... .. .. .... .. 94
Setting the temperature ... .. .. .... . . 95
Supp lementary heater ... .. .. ... ... . 101
Synchron izat ion ............ .. .... . 100
Turn ing on and off ........ .. .. .... .. 94
Using climate control economically . . . . 98
C lock ... .... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 11
C losing
P anoramic slid ing su nroof .. .. .. .. .. . . 55
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Cold ti re inflat ion p ressure ... .. .. .... . 27 7
Compass m irror ..... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 70
Comp liance .. ............. .. .. .. ... 319
Consumer Info rmation . . . . . . . . . . 1 71, 3 16
Contact ing NHTSA ...... .... ... .... . 171
Controls Cleaning ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 246
Conve nience key ..................... 49
Dr iver messages ........ .. .. .. .. .. . 108
L ock ing vehicle ... ..... ... .. .. .... .. 50
START button .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 10 7
Starting engine ....... ... .. .. .... . 107
STOP button ...................... 108
Sw itching engine off ............... 108
Sw itching on ignition .. ..... ..... .. . 107
Unlock ing vehicle .......... ... .. .... 49
Convertible c hil d safety seats . ... .. .. . 211
Conve rtible locking retracto r
Activating ........................ 216
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Using to secure a chi ld safety seat 21 4, 2 16
Coolant system ................. .... 264
Cooling box in g love compartment .. .... 89
Cooling System Expansion tank . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 265
Corner ing light .. .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 59 Cruise cont
ro l
Changing speed .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 111
Presett ing your speed .. ..... ... .. .. 112
Switching off ..................... 112
Switching on ..... ............. .... 111
Warning/ind icator lights ........... .. 18
also refer to Adaptive cruise control ... 113
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 , 86, 8 7
D
Damp ing
refer to Adapt ive A ir Suspension . 155, 15 7
Data recorder ... .. ............. .. .. 224
Date d is p lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Daytime run ning l ights... ....... .. 57, 58
Declarat ion of compliance
Adaptive cruise control ............. 319
Audi side ass ist ................... 319
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Convenience key .. .. ... ....... ... .. 319
E lectronic i mmob i Lizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Homel in k universal remo te control ... 319
Remote contro l key ............ .... 319
Decorative parts/tr im
Cleaning ...... .................. . 246
def What does this mean when it appears in
the tr ip odometer display? ........... 12
De fective light bu lb warning . ... .. .. .. . 23
Defrost ing/defogg ing the w indows ... .. . 95
Defrost ing/defogging windows ......... 97
De term ining co rrect load limit ........ 282
Diesel fuel .. .. .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. 250
Diesel pa rticulate f ilter . . . . . . . . . . 36, 233
Digital cloc k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dime nsio ns .. ... ................... 314
Dimming the rearview mirror ... .. .. .. . 69
D ipst ick
Reading the d ipst ic k properly ........ 262
Displays Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Distance control system
refer to Adapt ive cruise control ..... .. 113

328 Index
Imp roperly worn safety be lts ... .. .... . 181
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
A irbag system ........... .... .... . 194
PASSENG ER A IR BAG OFF .. .. .. .. .. . 194
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
I nflatable spare tire ..... ... .. .. .... . 295
Inflating ... ... . ...... ... ... ..... . 296
I ns tal ling ch ild safety seats
Safety belts ........... .. .. .. .. .. . 214
Installing the upper tether strap on the
ancho rage ... ... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. . 222
Instrument cluster ill umination . ... .. . . 13
I ns truments and controls ... .. .. .... .. 10
General illustra tion ..... .. .. .. .. .. ... 8
Inter ior lights
Front .. .. .. ..... ........... ... .. .. 61
Rear .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 61
Intermittent w iping
Ra in sensor .............. .. .. .. .. .. 63
l
Jack .. .. .. .. ................. .... . 294
J ump-s tart ing .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 307
Jumper cables ................ ... .. . 308
K
Key . .. .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 38
Ba ttery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Coded sett ings .............. ... .. .. 92
Conven ience opening and closing of w in-
dows .... ... .. .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 53
E mergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Key coded sett ings
C lima te controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2
Keyless entry remote control . .. .. .. .. . . 38
Kick -down
tiptronic ... .. . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 14 1
L
LA T C H
D escription .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
Guidance fixt ures fo r lower anchorages 21
7
218
219 Installing a child restra
int .. ... ... . .. 220
Location . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 218
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . .... .... .. ............. .... 220
Latera l ang le .... .. ............. .... 237
Leather cleaning/protect ion ....... ... 24 7
Level adj ustment
refer to Adaptive Air Suspension . 155, 157
Lifting jack . .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. 299
Lifting vehicle ..... ................ . 311
Light Exterior lighting in the mirror housing .. 59
leav ing home .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 59
also refer to Amb ience light ing .. .. .. . 62
Lighting
refer to Ambience lighting . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Light ing in the m irror housing ..... .. .. . 59
Lights . .. .. .... .. ............. ..... 57
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Daytime runn ing lights ............ .. 58
Emergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Exterior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Headl ights .. .. .. ... .......... .... . 57
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 60
High beam warning/indicator light . ... . 18
Leaving home .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 58
Rear fog lights ... ............... .. . 59
S ide marker lights ............. ..... 57
Turn signals . ... . ... ... .... ... .. .. . 60
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Light sensor defective . .. ..... ... .. .. . 35
Load ing the luggage compartmen t ..... 170
Load ing the roof rack ............ .... . 85
Locking Power locking switc h ... ..... ... .. .. . 44
Rear lid/trunk lid ... .... .... ... .. .. . 45
Remote control key ............ .... . 43
U sing the key .. .. ............. .. .. . 43
Lower universal anchorage bars (Canada) 217
Lower unive rsal ancho rages (Canada) 217
Luggage Stow ing .. .... .. ... .......... .... 170
l uggage compa rtment
Tie-down rings ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 81

332 Index
Selective catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue . ....... ... .. .. .... . 254
Selective unlock feature ..... .. .. .... .. 44
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Emergency release ................. 141
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretensioner ... .. ... ... . 18 1
Service interval d isp lay ................ 23
Service pos ition
W indshield wipers ............ .. .... 66
Servotronic Power steering .. ...... ... .. .. .... . 228
Shift buttons ... ........... .. .. .... . 140
Shutting down vehicle ............... 234
Side airbags Description .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 198
How they work .................... 200
Side assist Activating and deactivating ... .. .. .. . 129
C leaning the sensors .. .. .. .. .. .... . 245
Description .... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 129
Informational and alert stage signals . 131
Messages in instrument cluster d isplay 135
MMI settings .............. .. .... . 134
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Safety t ips .... ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 136
Sensor detection area .............. 130
Side curta in airbags
Descr ip tion ................ .. .... . 201
H ow they work ................ .... 202
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 203
Side curtain airbags) ........ .. .. .... . 201
Side ma rke r lights ................... 57
Ski sack ... ... ... ...... ..... .. .. .. .. 83
Snow chains .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 289
Sockets ... .. ................ ... .... 88
Sound system display
Driver information display ...... .... .. 21
Sources of in fo rmat ion about ch ild re-
straints and their use ..... .. .. .. .. .. . 223
Speed control system
refer to Adaptive cruise cont ro l .. .... . 113
Speedometer .............. ..... .. .. 12
Speed rating letter code ... .. .. ... ... . 285
Speed warn ing system .......... .. .... 28 Starting on h
ills
Hill ho ld .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 110
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, 106
What shou ld I do if t he engine does not
sta rt? .... .... .. ............. .... 106
Steering ........... ............... . 103
Easy entry feature ................. 104
El ectr ica lly adjust ing the stee ring
whee l ... ..... .. ............. .... 103
Locking the stee ring ........... .. .. 105
Malfunc tion ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 33
Manua lly adjusting the steering wheel . 103
Stee ring wheel column
Adjusting ele ctrically ........... .. .. 103
Adjus ting ma nually ............ .... 103
Steering wheel heat ing ............. . 102
Steps for determining correct load limit . 282
Stopp ing the eng ine ............. .... 106
Storage .... .... .. ............. .... . 88
(upholder ........ ............... .. 86
(upholder door pockets ............ .. 87
(upholder in the rear center conso le .. . 79
( upholder rea r cente r a rm rest . .. .. .. . 86
G love comp art me nt ............ .. .. . 89
Storage compartment
Expand ing .. .. .................... 80
Storage net Footwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Luggage compartment ............. . 91
Seatbacks ... ... . .. .... .... ... .. .. . 91
Su nroof
refer to Panoramic sliding sunroof . ... . 54
Su n shade .. .... .. ............. .... . 63
Sunshade Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Sun v isors .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 62
Suppleme nta ry heater
Climate controls .. ............. .... 101
Suspension
refer to Adapt ive A ir Suspension . 155, 157
Switches Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear window defogger .......... ..... 96
Symbols Red . ... .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 31
Ye llow . ... .... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. . 34

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
w
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