2014 AUDI Q7 torque

Automatic
transmission
tiptronic
Introduction
The automatic transmission is controlled elec­
tronically. The transmission upshifts or down­
shifts automatically depend ing on which drive
program is selected. The power is transferred
by a torque converter .
When a
mode rate d riv in g s ty le is used, the
transmission selects the most econom ica l
driving mode. It w ill then change up early and
delay the downshifts to g ive better fuel econ­
omy.
T he transmission switches to a sporty mode
after a k ick-down or when the driver uses a
spo rty driving sty le characterized by quick ac­
celerator pedal movements, heavy accelera­
tion, frequent changes in speed and traveling
at the maximum speed.
If desired, the driver can a lso select the gears
manually ( tiptronic mode ) c:> page 140.
Selector lever positions
Fig. 157 D isp lay in t he i nst ru m en t cluster: selecto r
l ever in pos it ion P
The selector lever position engaged appears
next to the selecto r lever as well as in the in­
strument clus ter disp lay.
P- P ark
In th is selector lever pos ition the transmis­
sion is mechan ically locked . Engage P only
when the vehicle is
completely stopped c:> 11::..
Automa tic tran sm iss ion 13 7
in Driving the automatic transmission on
page 139.
T o shift in or out of posit io n P , yo u m ust first
press and ho ld the brake pedal and then press
the re lease button in the selector leve r handle
whi le moving the selector lever to or from P.
You can shift out of th is position only with the
ignition on.
R -Reverse
Se lect R on ly when the vehicle is at a
full stop
and the engine is running at idle speed c:> 11::.. in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 139.
Before you move the se lector lever to R, press
both the button in the hand le o f the selector
lever
and the brake pedal at the same t ime.
When the ignition is on, the backup lights illu­
minate when the selecto r lever is moved into
R .
N -Neutral
T he t ransm iss ion is in neut ral in this pos ition.
S hi ft to t his position fo r standing with the
brakes appl ied
c:> 11::.. in Driving the automatic
transmission on page 139 .
The vehicle can
also roll when the engine is stopped .
When the vehicle is stat iona ry or at speeds
below 1 mph (2 km/h), yo u m ust always apply
the footbrake before and whi le mov ing the
lever o ut of
N .
D - Normal position for driving forward
In the no rma l mode D, the t ransmission auto­
matically selects the s uitable gear ratio.
It de­
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and driv ­
i ng sty le.
S -Sport posit ion
Se lect the sport mode S for spo rty dr iv ing .
T he vehicle makes fu ll use of the eng ine's
power. Shift ing may become noticeable when
acce lerat ing.
When the vehicle is stat ionary or at speeds
below 1 mph (2 km/h), you must always app ly ...,

224 Intelligent technology
Intelligent technology
Notice about data
recorded by vehicle
control modules
Your vehicle is not equipped with an Event Da­
ta Recorder (EDR), installed by some manu­
facturers fo r the express purpose of capturing
data for retrieval after an accident or crash
event . EDRs are sometimes ca lled "crash re­
corders".
Some state laws restrict the retr ieval or down­
loading of data stored by EDRs that were in­
stalled in a vehicle for the express purpose of
retrieving data after an accident or crash
event without the owner's consent.
A lthough your vehicle is not equipped with an
EDR, it is equipped with a number of electron­
ic control modules for various vehicle systems
such as, for examp le, engine function, emis­
sion control, as well as for the airbags and
safety belts .
These electronic contro l modules also record
vehicle-related data during normal vehicle op­
eration for diagnostic and repair purposes.
The recording capacity of the electronic con­
trol modules is limited to data (no sound is re­
corded) and only a small amount of data is ac­
tually recorded over a very limited period of
time and stored when a system fault or other
condition is sensed by a control unit. Some of
the data then stored may relate to vehicle
speed, direction, braking as we ll as restraint
system use and performance in the event of a
crash or other condition. Stored data can only
be read and downloaded with special equip­
ment.
Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC)
Description
The Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) rein­
forces driver safety. It reduces the risk of slip ­
p ing and improves driving stability. ESC de­
tects cr itical s ituations such as the vehicle oversteering and
understeering or the wheels
spinning . The vehicle is stabilized by applying
the brakes or reducing engine torque . Once
the ESC is active, the indicator light
G1 blinks
in the instrument cluster.
ESC includes the anti-lock brake system (ABS),
brake assist system, anti-slip regulation
(ASR), electronic differential lock (EDL) and
hill descent control.
Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
ABS prevents the whee ls from locking up
when braking. The vehicle can still be steered
even during hard braking. App ly steady pres­
sure to the brake pedal. Do not pump the ped­ al. A pulsing in the brake pedal indicates that
the system is helping you to brake the vehicle .
Brake assist system
The brake assist system can decrease braking
distance. It increases braking power when the
driver presses the brake pedal quickly in emer­
gency situations. You must press and hold the
brake pedal until the situation is over . In
vehicles with adaptive cruise control*, the
brake assist system is more sensitive if the
distance detected to the vehicle ahead is too
small.
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
ASR reduces engine power when the drive
wheels begin to spin and adapts the force to
the road conditions. This makes it easier to
sta rt, accelerate and drive up hills.
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
The EDL brakes wheels that are spinning and
transfers the drive power to the other wheels .
This function is available up to about 60 mph
(100 km/h) .
In extreme cases, EDL automatically switches
off to help keep the brake on the braked wheel
from overheat ing. EDL will switch on again au­
tomat ically when conditions have returned to
normal.

29 0 T ire s and wheel s
driving a few yards and correct if neces­
sary. Follow the instructions from the
snow cha in manufacturer when doing so .
- If the Adaptive Air Suspension* should
malfunction, do not mount or use snow
chains because the vehicle will be ex­
tremely low. If you do dr ive with snow
chains on while the vehicle is at this lev­
el, the snow chains might severely dam­
age the wheelhouse and other parts of
the veh icle.
(!) Tips
Where snow cha ins are mandatory oncer­
tain roads, this normally also applies to
veh icles with all-whee l dr ive.
Wheel bolts
Wheel bolts must always be tightened to the
correct torque .
The design of wheel bolts is matched to the
factory installed r ims. If different rims are fit ­
ted, the correct wheel bolts with the r ight
l ength and correctly shaped bolt heads must
be used. This ensures t hat wheels a re fitted
secure ly and that the brake system f unctions
correctly .
I n ce rtain circumstances, you may not use
wheel bolts from a different vehicle -even if it
is the same mode l
<=?page 318.
.&_ WARNING
Improperly tightened o r maintained wheel
bolts can become loose ca using loss of
contro l, a co llision and serious persona l in­
jury.
- Always keep the wheel bolts and the
threads in the wheel hubs clean so the
wheel bolts can turn easily and be prop­
erly t ightened.
- Never grease or oil the wheel bo lts and
the threads in the wheel hubs. They can
become loose w hile driving if greased or
oiled, even if tightened to the specified
torque. -
On ly use wheel bolts that be long to the
rim being installed .
- Never use different wheels bolts on yo ur
veh icle.
- Always maintain the correct tightening
torque for the whee l bolts to reduce the
risk of a whee l loss. If the tightening tor ­
que of the wheel bolts is too low, they
can loosen and come out when the vehi­
cle is mov ing. If the tightening torque is
too high, the wheel bolts a nd threads
can be damaged and the whee l can be­
come loose.
(D Note
The specified torque for the wheel bolts is 120 ft lb ( 160 Nm) with a to le rance of
± 7,4 ft lb( ± 10 Nm) . T orque wheel bolts
diagonally. After changi ng a wheel, the
torque m ust be che cked as soon as possi­
ble with a to rque wrenc h - preferab ly by an
a uthorized Audi dea le r or q ualified work­
shop.
Low aspect ratio tires
Your Audi is factory-equipped w ith low aspect
ratio tires. These tires have been tho roughly
tested and been se lected specifically for your
model for their superb performance, road fee l
and hand ling under a variety of d riving condi­
tions . As k your au thor ized A udi dealer for
more de tails .
T he low aspect ratio of these t ires is ind icated
by a numera l of
55 or l ess in the tire's s ize
designation. The n umeral rep resen ts the ratio
of the tire's s idewa ll height in relation to its
tread width exp ressed in percentage . Conven ­
t iona l tires have a he ight/width ratio of 60 or
more.
The performan ce of l ow-a spect-r atio tire s is
particularl y sen sitive to imp roper inflation
pre ssure. It is therefo re important that low
a spect ratio tires are inflated to the specified
pressure and th at the inflation pressure is
regularly checked and mainta ined. Tire pres -
s u res should be checked at least onc e a ..,.

2 98 What do I do now ?
After changing a wheel
A wheel change is no t complete without do­
ing the following .
"'Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack
and the replaced ti re i n the luggage com­
partment
¢ page 170.
"'As soon as possible, have the tightening
torques
on a ll wheel bo lts ch ecked with a
tor que wrench. The correct tigh ten ing tor­
que is 120
ft lb (160 N m).
"' Have the flat tire
replaced as soon as poss i­
b le.
@ Tips
- I f yo u notice t hat the wheel bolts are
corroded and difficult to turn w hile
changing a t ire, they should be re p laced
b ef ore yo u check the tighten ing torque.
- Drive at red uced s peed unti l y o u have the
t ig htening torq ues chec ked.
Decorative wheel covers
App lies to vehicles: with decorative wheel covers
The decorative wheel covers must be removed
first to access the wheel bolts.
Fig . 260 C han ging a w hee l: R em ovin g the whee l cove r
Removing
"'Insert the hook provided with the ve hicle
tool kit in the hole in t he hub.
"' Pull off the
decorat ive wheel cover
c:> fig . 260 .
' Wheels with wheel bolt caps
Applies to vehicles: with wheel bolts with caps
The caps must be removed first from the
wheel bolts before the bolts can be un­
s crewed .
Fig. 261 Chang ing a w heel: re m ov ing th e w hee l b o lt
caps
Removing
"' Push t he plastic clip provided with the ve hi­
cle tool kit over the w heel bo lt cap until it
engages .
"' Pull on th e
plastic clip to remove t he cap
c:> fig. 261 .
Refitting
"' Place t he caps over the whee l b olts and
push them back o n.
The caps are to protect and keep the wh eel
bolts clean.
Loosening and tightening the wheel
bolts
The wheel bolts mus t be loosened before rais­
ing the v ehicle .
Fig. 26 2 Cha ng ing a w hee l: loosening th e w hee l bo lts II--

(D Note
When removing or installing the wheel,
the rim could hit the bra ke rotor and dam­
age the rotor . Wor k carefully and have a
second person help you.
- W hen mounting tires with
unidirectional
tread design
ma ke s ure the tread pat­
tern is pointed the r ight way
<=> page 301.
-The wheel bolts should be clea n and easy
to tu rn . Check for d irt and corrosio n on
t h e mat ing su rfaces of both the whee l
and the hub. Remove a ll dirt from these
su rfaces before remo untin g t he wheel.
Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread design must be
mounted with their tr ead pattern point ed in
the right dire ction.
Using a spare tire with a tread pattern
intended for use in a specific direction
W hen using a spa re tire w ith a t read patte rn
in te nded fo r use in a specific direction, p lease
n ot e t he followi ng:
- The direction of rotation is marked by an ar­
row on the side of the tire .
- If the spare t ire has to be installed in the in ­
correct di rection, use the spa re tire only
tem porarily si nce th e tir e will not be able to
a ch ieve i ts op timum pe rfo rm ance chara cter­
is tics with reg ard to aq uaplani ng, noise and
wea r.
- W e recommend that you p ay pa rticular at­
tent io n t o this fact du ring wet weathe r and
t h at you adjus t your spee d to matc h roa d
con dit ions .
- Re place the fla t tire w ith a new one and
have it installed on your vehicle as soon as
poss ible to restore the hand ling advantages
of a unid irect iona l tire.
What do I do now?
Notes on wheel changing
P lease read t he i nfo rmat ion c:> page 284, New
t ires and replacing tires and wheels
if y ou a r e
go ing to use a sp are tire w hich is different
from the ti res on yo ur vehicle.
After yo u cha nge a tire:
- Check the tire pressure on the spare imme­
diately after installation .
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
che cked with a torque wrench as soon as
possible by your authorized Audi dealer or
a qualified workshop.
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are correctly tightened at a torque of 120 ft lb (160 Nm) .
- If you notice that the wheel bolts are cor­
roded and difficult to turn while changing
a tire, they should be replaced before you
check the tightening torque.
- Repla ce the flat tire with a new one and
have it installed on your vehicle as s oon as
possible. Remount the wheel cover.
Until then, drive with extra care and at re­
duced speeds .
&_ WARNING
-
- If yo u are goi ng to e quip yo u r ve hicl e
wit h tires o r rims whi ch di ffer from those
which were fac to ry installed, t hen be
sure to rea d the information
c:> page 284,
New tires and replacing tires and
wheels.
- Always make s ure the damaged wheel o r
even a flat tire and the jack and t ool kit
are prope rly secured in the luggage com ­
pa rtme nt and are not loose in the pas ­
senge r compartment .
- In an accident or sudden maneuver they
could fly forwa rd, inj uri ng a nyo ne in the
veh icle.
- Always sto re damaged wheel , jack a nd
too ls sec urely in the luggage compa rt ­
men t. Othe rwise, in a n accide nt o r sud­
de n m aneuver they could fly forwa rd,
c a u sing i nju ry to passenger s in th e ve hi­
cle.
301
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Technical Dat a 315
Capacities
•
Fuel tank: tota l capacity gal (liters) approx. 26.4 (100) •
Windshield and headlight* washer fluid container quarts (liters) approx. 4.8 (4.5)
Gasoline engines
Q7 3.0, 6 cylinder (280 hp)
Maximum output SAE net hp@ rpm 280 @ 4900 - 6500
Maximum torque SAE net lb-ft@ rpm 295@ 2150 - 4900
Displacement CID (cm
3
) 182 .8 (2995)
Engine oil with f ilter change q
uarts ( lite rs) 7.2 (6 .8)
Fuel
Pr emium unlea ded (91 AKI), Q page 249, Fuel supply
Q7 3.0, 6 cylinder (333 hp)
Maximum output SAE net hp@ rpm
333 @ 5500 -6500
Maximum torque SAE net l
b -ft@ rpm 325@ 2900 -5300
Displacement CID (cm
3
) 182 .8 (2995)
Engine oil with filter change q
uarts (liters) 7.2 (6 .8)
Fuel Pr emium unlead ed (9 1 AKI) , Q page 249, Fuel supply
Diesel engine
Q7 3.0 TOI, 6 cylinder
Maximum outpu t SA E net hp@rpm 240@ 3500 - 4000
Maximum torque SAE net lb-ft@ rpm 406@ 1750 -2250
Displa cement CID (cm
3
) 181. 1 (2967)
Engine oil with filter change quarts (liters) 8.1 (7.7)
F uel
ULSD-Die sel No. 2 , ~ page 250, Diesel fuel

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