2014 AUDI Q7 light

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Check engine oi l level
¢ page36
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Engine oil sensor malfunc-
tion
¢page 36
111
Engine speed limitation*
¢page36
Ill
Diesel particu late filter*
clogged
.
¢page36
Ill
Adapt ive light* defective
¢page37
m
I gnition lock malfunction
¢page 37
m
Windshield wiper defective
¢page37
[I]
Tire pressure monitoring
system
L oss of air pressure
¢ page292
mm
Tire pressure monitoring
system
System not avai lab le
¢ page292
I!
Battery in remote contro l
key
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Automatic transmission malfunction
¢ page 141
2e Key not in vehicle
Applies to vehicles: with Convenience key
!I Key not in ve hicle
This reminder appears a long with the !I sym­
bo l if the master key is removed from the ve­
hi cle with the engine running.
It is intended
to remind you (e.g. when changing drivers) not to continue the journey w ithout the mas­
ter key.
If the master key is no longer in the vehicle,
you cannot sw itch
off the ignition after stop-
Dri ver information di spla y 35
ping the engine and you also cannot start the
engine again. What is more, you cannot lock
the ve hicle from the outs ide .
liP Light/rain sensor defective
£I Automatic headlights / automatic w ipers
d efe ctiv e
If the symbol i lluminates, the light sensor has
failed. For safety reasons the low beams are
turned on permanently with the switch in
AU­
T O . However, you can cont inue to turn the
l ights on and
off using the l ight sw itch. In the
case of a defect in the rain sensor, the wind­
shield wipe r lever functions a re still availab le.
Have the light/ rain senso r chec ked as soon as
poss ib le by an au thorized A udi dealer .
.-v ~,
O Windshield washer fluid level too low
II Plea se refill wa she r fluid
If the symbol illum ina tes, add w indshie ld
washe r fl ui d to the washer sys tem and also to
the headlight washer system¢
page 272.
fj)
Fuel supply too low
II) Ple ase refuel
When this symbol II) illuminates for the first
t ime, the fue l reserve in yo ur vehicle is s till
between 2.6 and 3.2 ga llons (10- 12 liters).
Ref uel as soon as possible¢
page 251.
If the symbol lights up, even when there is
amp le fue l in the tank, and the text
Tank sy s­
tem malfuncti on! Contact work shop
appears
in the disp lay, there is a fa ult in the system.
Contact a qualified workshop to have the fault
rect ified.
0 Battery voltage
If the battery's state of charge is not in the
optimal range, the(•] symbol is shown in the
display and the driver message
Low battery
charge : batt ery will be char ged whil e driving
appea rs. .,.

36 Driver in formation d isplay
While this driver notification is displayed, yo u
have to be prepared for limited starting capa­
b ili ty.
Driv er m essage appears and goes out
a ga in
If t his driver message appears after the igni ­
tion is turned on or while driving and it goes
out again after a while, the battery has been
adequately recharged.
Driv er m essage app ear s and do es not g o
out ag ain
If th is driver notification appears after the ig­
n ition is turned on or while driv ing and does
not go out again, the battery's state of charge
is not in the opt imal range . Starting capability
is restricted . Have the battery checked by an
author ized Audi dealer as soon as poss ible.
(0) Worn brake pads
EiJ Brak e pa ds !
If the war ning l ight illum inates, immediately
contact your authorized Audi dealer or quali­
fied workshop to have all brake pads inspect­
ed. On USA models the wa rning light
EiJ
comes on togethe r wi th the warn ing light
1111 . Both sets of brake pads on an axle
must always be replaced at the same time .
.&_ WARNING
Driv ing with bad brakes can cause a colli­
sion and serious personal injury .
-If the warning light EiJ and the warning
light
11111 ) with the message Brake
pads !
comes on in the instrument cluster
display, immediately contact your au­
tho rized Aud i dealer o r qualified work­
shop to have a ll brake pads chec ked or
replaced if necessary.
i.(D Headlight range control
II H eadli ght range c ontrol def ective !
l ) - : USA mod els only
-
If the symbol i lluminates, the dynamic head ­
li ght range control is no lo nger working prop­
erly. Have the system checked and repaired at
your authori zed Aud i dea ler.
~ .. Engine oil level
II Please check o il leve l
When the symbol i lluminates, check the en­
gine oi l leve l as soon as possible
<=> page 262.
Top off the oil at your earliest opportun ity
<=> page 263.
~ .... , Engine oil sensor defective
Ill Oil level ! Sensor d efe ct ive
If the symbol illuminates, contact your au­
thorized Audi dea ler and have the oil sensor
inspected . Until you have this done, check the
o il level each time you refue l just to be on the
safe side <=>
page 262.
! ?)
Engine speed limitation
Applies to vehicles: with engine speed limitation
Iii Do not exc eed ma x. engine speed of
XXXX rpm
T he Iii symbol illum inates when there is an
engi ne cont rol malf unct ion. The indicator
l igh t~ in the instr ument cluster a lso illumi­
nates. The engine speed is limited to the
speed displayed in the driver in format ion sys ­
tem. Keep in mind that the engine speed wi ll
not exceed the val ue d isplayed in the driver in ­
format ion system, for example when down­
shifting.
Please go to an authorized A udi dealer or oth ­
er qualified workshop to have the malfunct ion
repaired.
e, Diesel particulate filter clogged
Applies to vehicles: with diesel eng ine and diese l particu­
late filter
El Particulate filter See owner's manual

When the 1111 symbol illuminates, you can al­
ter your driving style to assist the fi lter self­
cleaning process. Drive for approx imately 15
minutes with the selector lever in the S pos i­
tion at a minimum speed of 37 mph (60 km/ h) and an engine speed of approx imately
2,000 RPM . The temperature i ncrease that
will result from th is can burn off the soot in
the filter. The symbol w ill switch off when the
cleaning is successf ul. After a successful
cleaning, there is no need to br ing the car to
an authorized dealer or qualified workshop beca use this is part of normal vehicle opera­
tion .
I f the symbol
II does not switch off, see
your authorized dealer or other qualified
workshop to have the prob lem corrected .
F or mo re informat io n on the d iesel pa rticu­
l ate filter, refer to~
page 233 .
& WARNING ,..__
Always adapt yo ur speed to the current
weather, road and traffic condit ions. You
should never disobey traffic laws in order
to follow driv ing recommendations.
~O Adaptive light defective
Appl ies to vehicles: with adapt ive light
111 adapti ve l ight defe cti ve
When this symbo l Ill illuminates, it means
that adaptive light is defective . Go to an au­
thor ized dealersh ip to have the headlights or
the control unit for the adapt ive lig ht re­
pa ired .
~ Ignition lock malfunction
If the l!)J symbol in the display comes on,
there is a malfunction in the elect ronic igni­
tion lock. An addit ional d river message can be
d isp layed by press ing the
! CHECK I b utton:
Ignitio n lock d efective
.. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or quali­
fied workshop at your earliest convenience
to have the malfunction corrected.
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'1> Windshield wipers faulty
£~$ Windshield wip er de fecti ve
When this symbol £11 illuminates, it means
t h at the electronics for the winds hield wipers
are defective . Please go to an author ized A udi
dealer or qualified wo rkshop to have t he
winds hield wiper system repaired.

The transmitter and battery a re located in the
head of the remote control. The receiver is lo­
cated inside the vehicle. The maxim um effec ­
tive range depends on several things. Remem­
ber, if the battery is weak, the effective range
decrease s.
If you need to replace the remote contro l, or if
you need to have it repaired, you must see
your author ized Audi dealer. Only then can
you use the key again .
Personalizing the ma ster key
When t he ignit ion is t urned off or when the
veh icle is locked, vari ous conven ience settings
are stored automatically and assigned to the
key that was used . The settings that are as­
signed to the maste r key are recalled auto ­
ma ticall y when the veh icle is unlocked, when
the door is opened o r when th e ignition is
sw itched on .
Sett ings are saved for the following systems :
- Climate control
- Central lock ing
-W indows
- Am bien ce light ing*
- Seat memory*
- Steering w heel heat ing*
- Adaptive cruise control*
- Audi side ass ist*
- Pa rking system*
The
Remote control key f unc tion mus t be ac­
t iv at ed in t he MMI ¢
page 75, so that the
set tings for the driver 's seat (i ncluding the
settings for the steering co lumn and exter ior
mirrors) are saved on the master key through
the seat memory when the vehicle is locked,
and a re set automatically when the ve hicle is
u nl ocked.
(D Tips
- If
the ignition is sw itched on, t he remote
contr ol system is deact ivated.
- The remote control system can be affec t­
ed by other systems operating in the
same frequency range close to the vehi-
Opening and clo sin g 39
cle, such as mo bile telep hones, televi ­
sion broadcast ing stations, etc .
- F or Declara tion of Com pliance to United
States FCC and In du stry Canada re gula­
ti ons¢
page 319.
Check light in the master key
The che ck light in the m aster key provides in­
formation about different conditions .
Fig. 29 Ch eck l ig ht in t he m aster key
Check lig ht functions in the master key :
Vehicle within range of the key
If
the vehicle is w it hi n range of the key, the
c heck light comes on br iefly once when a b ut­
ton is pressed .
Vehicle outside the range of the key
If
t he vehicle is ou ts id e the r ange of the key,
the check light comes on brie fly once and
then shows the status of the vehicle door l ocks:
- If the ligh t is fla shin g qu ickl y, the vehicle is
no t locke d.
- If the ligh t is f lash ing slow ly, the vehicle is
loc ked .
State of master key battery
If
t h e ch ec k light does not come on, the bat­
te ry is d ead and has to b e re pla ced . In ad di­
tio n, w hen the b attery is dea d
the m symbo l
appe ars in t he instrumen t clu ster displ ay a s
well as the mess age:
Please change key battery
Battery replacement ¢ page 40.

Valet key function
The valet key function prevents unauthorized
persons from opening the glove compart­
ment.
Fig. 31 Center conso le: button for va let key funct ion
Activating and deactivating the function
.,. Inse rt the master key into the ignition lock
and switch on the ignition .
.,. Press the
!VALET I button c:> fig. 31 to acti­
vate
I deactivate the function as desired .
The indicator light in the button i lluminates
when the function is active.
.,. Remove the master key from the ignition
lock .
.,. Hand over only the valet key
c:> page 38,
fig . 27 to the person who will take charge of
the vehicle.
When the function is switched on, the buttons for opening the rear lid and glove compart­
ment have no function. The vehicle can be
d riven and locked and unloc ked w ith the mas­
ter key.
(j) Tips
Be sure to activate the funct ion befo re
handing over the valet key to someone
else . The va let key only fits the lock in the
driver's door and the ignition lock.
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
The power locking system in your vehicle in­
corporates the fo llowing functions:
Opening and closing 41
- Central locking function
- Select ive un lock feature
c:> page 44
- Remote control feature
c:> page 38
- Convenience key*
c:> page 49
- Anti-theft alarm system
c:> page 50
All the doors and the rear lid are locked by the
central locking system when you lock the vehi­
cle. You can set whether generally only the
driver 's door or all doors and the rear lid
should be unlocked when you open the vehicle
in the MMI menu
Central locking to suit your
individual desires
c:> page 44.
Unlocking the vehicle
You can unlock the vehicle from outside either
by using the remote control
or by inserting
and turning the key in the driver's door lock .
When you
unlock your vehicle :
- The anti-theft alarm system is deactivated
briefly .
- The vehicle interior lights illuminate for ap­
proximately 30 seconds .
- All turn signal lights will flash twice when
the car is unlocked .
- After un locking the vehicle, you have 60 sec­
onds to open a door or the rear lid. After 60
seconds, the vehicle automatically locks and
the anti-theft alarm system activates aga in .
The rear lid can be locked or unlocked either
by using the remote control
or by inserting
and turning the key in the driver's door lock.
Unlocking the vehicle with the remote control
will only unlock the rear lid, to open it, the lid
handle needs to be pressed .
Locking the vehicle
You can lock the vehicle from outside either by
using the remote control
or by inserting and
turning the key in the drivers 's door lock .
When you
lock the veh icle:
- All doors and the rear lid are locked.
- All turn signal lights will flash once when
the car is locked.
- The ant i-theft alarm system is activated.
The horn of the anti-theft alarm system wi ll
sound and the anti-theft alarm system ..,.

42 Openin g and clo sing
readiness light, located in the upper part of
the driver's door panel, will start to blink.
- T he vehicle interior lights turn off.
Unlocking and l ocking with Conven ience
k ey*
On vehicles which a re equipped w ith the C o n­
ve nience k ey*
authorization system, the
doors are unlocked without a key by means of
a proximity sensor in the door handle. The
doors are simi larly locked without a key using
the locking button. Each door has a proximity
sensor and a locking button .
Automatic l ock ing
The automatic locking feature locks all the ve­
hicle doors and the rear lid when you drive
faster than 9 mph (15 km/h). This function can be turned on and off in the MMI
C entr al
lo cking
Menu c:> page 44.
You can un lock the vehicle from the inside by :
- removing the key from the ign it ion sw itch
(the vehicle will automat ica lly unlock itself)
or
- pressing the unlock part of the power lock
switch @or
- pull ing the door handle (twice to open the
rear doors).
Unintent ionall y locking yourself out
In the following cases there safeguards to
prevent you locking your remote master key in
the vehicle :
- The veh icle does not lock with the power
locking sw itch
c:> page 44 if the driver's
door is open.
- On vehicles with Convenience key* , if the
most recently used master key is in the lug­
gage compartment, the rear lid is automati­
cal ly unloc ked aga in after it is closed.
Do not lock your vehicle with the
r e mot e m as ­
t e r k ey or Convenienc e key*
until all doors
and the rea r lid are closed. In t his way you
avoid locking yourse lf out accidenta lly.
A WARNING
- When you lock your vehicle from outside,
nobody- espec ially children -should re ­
main inside the vehicle . Remember,
when you lock the vehicle from the out­
side the windows cannot be opened from
the inside.
- When you leave the veh icle, always re­
move the ignition key and take it with
you . This will prevent passengers (chil­
dren, for example) from accidentally be ­
ing locked in the vehicle should they acci­
dentally press the power locking switch
in the front doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle
unsupervised. In an emergency it would
be imposs ible to open the doors from
the outside without the key.
(D Tips
- In the event of a crash with airbag de­
ployment all locked doors will be auto­
matically unlocked to give access to the
vehicle occupants from the outside.
- If the power locking system sho uld mal­
function, you can lock each door individ­
ually using the vehicle key
c:> page 45 .
-If the power locking system shou ld fa il,
you can still open the fuel tank flap in an
emergency
c:> page 254 .
-You are well advised not to keep va lua­
bles inside an unattended vehicle, v is ible
or not. Even a properly locked vehicle
cannot p rov ide the secur ity of a safe .

Unlocking and locking the vehicle with
the remote control
How the remote control works.
Fig. 32 Remot e contr ol: fun ctio n but ton s
Either the driver 's door only or the entire vehi­
cle will unlock when the unlock button @ is
pressed once, depending on the settings in
the MMI
Central locking menu ¢ page 44 .
To unlock the vehicle CD
.. Press button @.
.. Press button @two
times within two sec ­
onds
to unlock all doors and the rear lid .
To lock the vehicle 5'.l
.. Press button @¢A in General description
on page 42 .
.. Watch that all turn signal lights flash once .
To unlock rear lid only ,c::::j
.. Press button © for approximately one sec­
ond .
PANIC Button
.. Push the red button @to activate the panic
function. The horn sounds and the turn sig­ nals flash .
.. Push the button @again to deactivate the
panic function.
On vehicles w ith Convenience key*, the selec­
tor lever must be in the P posit ion, otherwise
the vehicle cannot be locked.
_& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢&. in
General description on page 42.
-
Opening and closing 43
@ Tips
-In order to make sure the locking func­
tion is working, you should a lways keep
your eye on the vehicle to make s ure it is
properly locked.
- Do not use the remote control if you are
inside the car, otherwise you may unin­
tentionally lock the vehicle, and then you
would set off the anti-theft alarm when
you try to start the eng ine or open a
door . In case this happens anyhow, push
the unlock button@.
- Use the pan ic function on ly if you are in
an emergency s ituation.
Operating locks with the key
To lock and unlock the vehicle from the out­
side, turn the key in the lock of the driver's door .
Fig. 33 Key turns fo r open in g and closing .
To unlock the vehicle
.. Insert the key into the lock of the dr iver's
door .
.. Turn the key
one time to position @to un­
lock the driver's door.
.. Turn the key
two times to position @
N N N :;
~
¢ fig. 33 to unlock all doors and the rear lid .
To lock the vehicle
.. Close a ll windows and doors properly.
.. Turn the key in the lock of the driver 's door
to the lock position
@ ¢ A in General de-
scription on page 42. ..,.

44 Opening and clo sing
& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS c> .&. in
General description on page 42.
Settings in the MMI
The driver can determine the functions for
power locking in the MMI.
• Se lect: ICAR ! function button > Sy stem s*
control button > Central locking . Or
• Se lect : ICAR !funct io n button>
Ca r systems*
control button > Vehicle sett ings > (Cent ral
locking )*.
Passenger 's door *, Left rea r door *, Right re ar
door *, Trunk lid /tailgate *
-You can specify
which doors should unlock when you unlock
the vehicle .
- If you se lect
On and then press the [@) but­
ton on the remote control key, the corre­
sponding door w ill unlock .
- If you select
Off and then press the[@] but­
ton on the remote control key, the corre­
sponding door will not unlock. If you press
the
Im button twice, all doors and the lug­
gage compartment will unlock . When lock­
ing the vehicle, all of the doors and t he lug­
gage compar tme nt lock a utoma tica lly.
Unlock doors * -You can spec ify if all doors o r
only the d river's doo r shou ld un lock wh en un­
l oc king t he ve hicle.
- If you select All and press the
l@J button on
the remote control key, a ll of the doors and
the luggag e compartment will un lock .
- If you select
Driver and then press the Im
button on the remote control key, only the
dr ive r's door w ill unlock. If you press the
l@J
button twice, all doors and the luggage
compar tment will u nlock. When lo cking the
vehicle, a ll of the doors and the luggage
compartment lock a utomatically. In vehicles
with a convenience key*, only t he door
whose hand le you pu ll w ill unlock.
Auto l ocking /Lo ck when d riv in g -If you se­
lect
On , the doors and the luggage compart ­
ment will lock automatically .
(D Tips
The central locking settings are stored in
the remote control key .
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
The vehicle can be locked or unlocked from
the inside using the power locking switches .
Fig. 34 Front doors: power lock ing switc h
Fig. 35 Rear doors : powe r locking switch
• Press the button@ to unlock the veh icle.
• Press the b utton @to loc k the veh icle
c> ,&. .
You w ill find a power locking switch in eac h
doo r. You can
lock and unlock the vehicle us­
i ng the switches in the drive r's or passenger's
doo r
c> fig. 3 4. You can o nly lock the vehicle
u sing the switches in the rear doors
<=>fig . 35.
If you lock the veh icle using the power locking
switch, p lease note the following:
- Yo u cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from the
outside ( in cr eased se curity, for ex­
ample when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the powe r locking switches il-
lum inate when all the doors and the rear lid
are closed and locked .