2014 AUDI Q7 service

Red symbols
Refuelling 31
252
Gasoline inhibitor flap .............. 252
Release lever for hood ............... 257
Remote control
Homelink .. ... .. ....... ... .. .. ...
161
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Unlock ing and locking ............... 43
Remote rear lid release ............... 45
R . l epa1r manua s .... ..... ... ... ... ... 316
Repa irs
A irbag system ....................
197
Replacing a fuse .................... 302
Replacing light bulbs .... ... .. .. .. .. . 305
Replacing tires and wheels ....... .. .. . 285
Reporting Safety Defects .. .. .. .. 171,172
Reset b utton . ............. .. .. .. .... 12
Residual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Retractor .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 178
Rims
Cleaning ... ... .......... .. .. .. .. .
246
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Loading , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Mounting locations ........... .. .. .. 85
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Rule of behavio r offroad .............. 23 7
s
Safe driving hab its ................ .. 164
Safety belt he ight adjustment .. .. .. .. . 180
Safety belt posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Safety belt he ight ad justment . ... ... 180
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . 179
Safety belt pretens ioner .............. 181
Service and disposal .............. .
Safety belts .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .
C leaning 18 1
178
246
Danger to passengers who do not wea r a
safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
176
Fasten ing .. ............. .... .. .. . 178
Imp roperly worn .................. 181
Not wo rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 177
Secur ing child safety seats ... .. .. .. . 214
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Spec ia l considerations for pregnant
women ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... ..
179
U nfastening ... .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 180
Warning/ind icator light ............. 174
WhyYOUMUSTwearthem .......... 174
Worn properly .... ............... . 176
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . 18, 17 4
Safety compliance sticker ........ .. .. 313
Safety equipme nt .. .. ........... .... 164
Safety featu res for occ upant rest rain t and
protection . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... ..
164
Safety gu idelines
Seat adjustmen t .. .. . .......... .....
72
Safety instructions
E n gine compartment ...............
257
for side cu rtain airbags ..... ...... .. 203
fo r us ing ch ild safety seats .......... 207
for using safe ty belts ............... 177
Moni to ring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem . ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... ..
196
Safety lock
Ig nition key, automatic t ransm ission ..
105
Safety systems
Warning/ind icator lights .......... .. . 16
Seat adjustment
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
Driver 's seat memory . .. ..... ... .. .. . 74
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 167
Power ....... ... .. ................ 73
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Seat covers Cleaning
Seating capac ity
Seat ing position
247
174
Driver ........................... 165
Front passenger .. ............. .... 166
How to adjust the front seats ...... .. 166
Incor rect seat position .............. 168
Occupants ........................ 165
Rea r passengers .. .... ......... .. .. 16 7
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Seats Number of seats
Seat ventilation
1 74
101
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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

Synchronization
Climat e controls ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 100
Four -zone automatic comfort a ir cond i-
t ioning .. .. ............. .... .. ... 101
Synchron izing clima te con trol .. .. .. .. .. 93
T
Tac home ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ta il lights
C leaning . ................ ...... .. 245
Tank flap Unlocking the fue l filler flap by hand .. 254
TO I clea n diese l
refer to Ad Blue ........... .... .. .. . 254
T echnica l data ................ ... ... 313
Technica l modifications .. ... .. .. .. .. . 3 19
Temperature Clima te con trols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
F ou r-zone au toma tic comfo rt air cond i-
tioning .... .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. .... 99
Setting for the d river 's and front pas-
senger 's side . ........... .. .. .. .... 95
Tethe r anchors ............ .... .. .. . 22 1
T ethe r strap . .... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 221
Textiles Cleaning ... .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 247
The first 1,000 mi les (1 ,500 km) and after-
wards . .... .. ................. .. ... 23 2
T ie -down r ings ............. ... ... ... 81
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
T ips fo r the env ironme nt
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Using the air condi tioner only when nec-
essary ..... .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 98
tiptronic Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . .. .. .. .. . 138
D riving .... ................. .. ... 139
E mergency mode ......... .... .. .. . 141
H ill descent control .... ... .. .. .. .. . 140
Kick-down .. .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 141
M anual shift program .. ... .. .. .. .. . 1 40
Selecto r lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
t iptronic (au tomati c transmission) .. .. . 13 7
T ire pressure ............... ... ... .. 279
Tire pressure monitoring system . ... .. . 29 1
Loss of air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 292
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Malfunction ........ .. .. ..... ... .. 292
Resetting tire pressures . ..... ... .. .. 293
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Tires ....... .. .. .. ................. 273 •
Se rv ice life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
speed r ating lette r code ........ .... 28 5
T ire manu fac turing date ..... ... .. .. 28 5
Tire specifications . .. .. ..... ... .. .. 285
Tread depth ... .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. 283
U niform tire quality grading ..... .. .. 287
Winter tires . .. .. ................. 288
T ires/Wheels
Low aspect ratio tires . .. ..... ... .. .. 290
Tire pressure monitoring system . 18, 291
T ires and veh icle load lim its ....... .. .. 281
Tires and wheels Checking t ire pressure ............. . 279
Cold t ir e i nflation pressure ......... . 27 7
D imens ions .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 284
General notes .. .. ................. 273
G lossary of tire and loading term inolo-
gy · · · .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 2 74
New ti res and wheels . .. ..... ... .. .. 284
Rep lacing ....... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 285
Snow cha ins . .. .. ................. 289
Tires and veh icle load limits ....... .. 281
Wheel bo lts . .. .. ... ... ...... ..... 290
Winter tires ...... ................ 288
T ire service life .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 283
T oo ls ...... .. .. .. .... ............. 294
Torn or frayed safety belts ........ .... 177
T owing
Front eye let ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 310
Rea r eyelet . ... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. 310
Tow truck procedures ............... 309
T PM S
T ire pressure monitoring system ... .. 292
T ra iler tow ing ... .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 240
Operati ng instructions .......... .. .. 241
P a rking system s .. ................. 153
T echnical requiremen ts . . . . . . . . 24 0, 242
T ongue load ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. 241
Trai ler towing tips . .. .. ..... ... .. .. 242
T ra iler turn signal assembly
Warning/ind icator lights ............ . 17
Transmission .. .. .. ................. 137
Malfunction ( indicator light) ........ .
141
Tran sport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Where are lower anchorages located? ... 218
Where can I find the tire pressu res for my
car? ...... ................... .. ... 279
W hy safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174, 175
W indows
C leaning/remov ing ice .. ... .. .. .. .. . 246
Conve nience close/open feat ure ... .. .. 53
Defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Defrosting . ............. .... .. .. .. 95
Rapid defrosting/defogg ing .. .. .. .. .. 97
Windshield was her fluid
L ow level ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 35
W indshield w ipe rs
C hanging the rear w iper b lade . . . . . . . . 6 8
C leaning ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 66
F au lty ... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 37
Intermittent wiping .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 63
One -tap wiping ........... .. .. .. .... 63
Ra in sensor . ............. .... .. .... 63
Rear window w iper ........ .. .. .. .. .. 65
Service pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Washer rese rvoir .... ..... .. .. .. .. . 272
W inter operation
Battery .. .. ............. .... .. ... 268
Car washes . ............. .... .. ... 244
Coolant system ............. .... .. 264
H eated front seats . ....... .. .. .. .. . 10 1
H eated rear seats ............ .. .... 102
R emov ing ice from w indows .. .. .. .. . 24 6
S teer ing whee l he ating .... .. .. .. .. . 102
Tires . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 228
W inte r tires ..... ....... .... ... ... .. 288
A ll-wheel drive .............. ... ... 288
W iper blades
Instal ling new wiper blades .. .. .. .. .. 67
also refer to W indshield wipers . . . 67, 68
X
Xenon-Lights . ............. .... .. ... 305
y
Yellow symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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