2015 AUDI Q7 ignition

268 Check ing and filling
could leak out of the venti lation
open ings.
- If you get battery acid in your eyes or
on your skin, immediately rinse with
cold water for several m inutes and get
medical attention.
- If you should ingest any battery acid,
see k medical attention immediately.
- Do not expose the battery to an open
flame, electric sparks or an open light.
- Do not smoke.
- Do not interchange the positive and neg-
ative cab les .
- When wo rking on the battery, be sure
not to short-circuit the terminals with
tools or other metal objects. This would
cause the battery to heat up very quickly,
which could lead to damage or explosion
and personal injury.
- When a battery is charged, it produces
hydrogen gas which is explosive and
could cause personal injury.
- Always keep the battery well out of the
reach of children .
- Before work is done on the electrical sys­
tem, disconnect the negative ground ca­
ble .
- Before perform ing any work on the elec­
trical system, sw itch off the engine and
ignition as well as any electrical equip­
ment. The negative cable on the battery
must be disconnected. If you are just go­
ing to rep lace a ligh t bu lb, then it is
enough to sw itch off the lights.
- Before dis connect ing the battery, switc h
off the anti-theft alarm system! Other­
wise you will set off the alarm.
- Whe n disconnecting the batte ry, first
disconnec t the negative cable and then
the positive cable.
- Before reconnect ing the battery, make
s u re al l electrical consumers are switch­
ed off. Reconnect the positive cable first
and then the negative cable . Never inter­
change the cables -this co uld start a fire!
- Never charge a frozen or a thawed-out
battery . It co uld explode! If a battery has
frozen, then it must be replaced. A dis- charged batte
ry can freeze over at 32 °F
(0 oc).
-Make sure the vent hose is a lways attach­
ed to the opening on the side of the bat ­
tery .
- Never use batteries wh ich are damaged .
There is the danger of an explosion! Al­
ways replace a damaged battery.
A WARNING
-
Ca lifornia Proposition 65 Warning:
- Battery posts, terminals and related ac­
cessories conta in lead and lead com­
pounds, chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cance r and reproduc­
tive problems. Wash hands after han­
dling.
(D Note
- Do not disco nnect the vehicle battery
when the ignit ion is switched on or when
the engine is runn ing, otherwise, you will
damage electron ic components in the
electrical system.
- If your vehicle is going to stand for a
long period of ti me without be ing driven,
pro te ct the ba ttery from "freezing", o th­
erw ise it will be damaged and will then
have to be replaced .
Battery charging
Starting the engine requires a well charged
battery .
Fig. 24 8 Eng ine compart men t: Co nnectors for ch arger
and jumper cables
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302 Tire s and whee ls
Tire pressure indicator appears
The tire pressure indicator in the instrument
cluster informs you if the tire pressure is too
low or if there is a system malfunction.
F ig . 255 D isp lay: underinflation warn ing
Using the ABS sensors, the tire pressure moni­
toring system compares the tire tread circum­
ference and vibration characteristics of the in­
d iv idual tires. If the pressure decreases in one
or more tires, this is indicated in the instru­ ment cluster with a
RE warning symbol and a
message ¢
fig. 255 . The dr iver message in the
d isplay goes out after 5 seconds . The dr iver
message can be displayed again by pressing
the
! CHECK I button. If only one tire is affect­
ed, the display will indica te its pos ition.
The tire pressure monitoring must be reset via MMI each time the pressures are adjusted (e.
g. when switch ing between partial and full
l oad pressure) or after changing or replac ing a
tire on your vehicle¢
page 303. The TPMS in­
dicator only monitors the tire pressure that
you have previously stored. You can find the
recommended tire pressures for your vehicle
on the label on dr iver's side 8-pillar
¢page 278.
Tire tread circumference and vibration charac­
teristics can change and cause a tire pressure
warn ing if:
- the tire pressure in one or more tires is too
l ow,
- the tire has st ructural damage,
- the tire pressure was changed, whee ls rotat-
ed o r replaced but the TPMS was not reset
¢ page 303,
-the sp are tire* is mounted.
Warn ing symbo ls
RE Loss of pressure in at least one tire¢,&..
Check the tire or tires and rep lace or repa ir if
necessary . The
RE indicator light in the instru ­
ment cluster also illuminates
¢ page 14.
Check/correct the pressures of all four tires
and reset TPMS via MMI.
[m'El (T ire Pressure Monitoring System) Tire
pre ssure: System m alfunction!. If [m'El ap­
pears after switching the ignition on or while
driving and the
RE i ndicator light in the in­
strument cluster bli nks for approx imately one
minute and then stays on, there is a system
malfunction . Attempt to store the correct tire
pressure
¢ page 303. If the indicator light
does not tu rn off or if it t urn s on sho rtly
thereafte r, immediately d rive yo ur vehicle to
an a uthorized Audi dea ler or a uthorized repair
facility to have the malfunction corrected.
A WARNING ......_
- If the tire pressure ind icator appears in
the instrument cluster display, one or
more of your t ires is sign ificant ly under­
inflated . Reduce your speed immediately
and avoid any hard steer ing or b raking
maneuvers. Stop as soon as possib le and
check the tires and their pressu res. In ­
flate the ti re p ressu re to the proper pres ­
sure as indicated on the vehicle's tire
pressure labe l
r=:>page 278. Driving on a
sign ificantly under-inflated tire causes
the t ire to overheat and can lead to tire
fa ilure. Under-inflation also is likely to
impair the vehicle's handl ing and stop­
p ing ability .
- The driver is responsible for maintaining
the correct tire pressures. You must
check the tire pressures regu larly.
- Under certain conditions (such as a spor­
ty driv ing style, winter conditions or un­
paved roads), the pressure monitor indi­
cator may be delayed .
-Ask you r aut horized Aud i dea ler if run­
flat t ires may be used on you r vehicle.

312 Fuses and bulbs
Fuses and bulbs
Electrical fuses
Replacing fuses
Fuses that have blown will have metal strips
that have burned through .
Fig. 267 Left cockpit: fuse pa nel cover
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Fig. 268 Right luggage compart men t: sid e trim
The fuses are located at the front left and
right of the cockpit and behind the trim on
the right side of the luggage compartment.
.,. Turn off the ignition and the affected electri­
cal consumers.
ll You can dispose of t he pla stic clip aft er re m ov ing it.
.,. Check the following table to see which fuse
belongs to the consumer.
... Remove the appropriate cover .
... To remove the purp le plastic clip if necessa­
ry
1) , hold onto it at the small side and pull
it out of the fuse panel
c:> page 313,
fig .
269 .
... Remove the clamp from the rear side of the
fuse cover
c:> fig. 267 .
... Remove the fuse using the clamp and re­
place the blown fuse with an identical new
one.
A WARNING
--
Do not repair fuses and never replace a
blown fuse with one that has a higher amp
rating. This can cause damage to the elec­
trical system and a fire .
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again after shortly
have you have installed it, have the electri­
cal system checked by your authorized
Audi dealer .
{!) Tips
-The following table does not list fuse lo­
cations that are not used.
- Some of the equipment items listed are
optional or only available on certain
model configurations .

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Left cockpit fuse assignment
Fig . 269 Left cockp it: fuse panel with plast ic clip
Fuse panel @ (red)
No. Consumer Amps
1 DC/DC converter
5
3
MMI 7,5
6 L u mbar support driver's seat
10
7 Window
regula tors (left side of
35
vehicle)
8
Doo r control module (left side
15
of vehicle)
9
Tir e pr essu re monitoring sys -
tern 5
E lectronic ignition lock,
10 power steering column adjust- 30
ment
11 Switch module
steering column
10
12 Intellig
ent power module con-
5
venience
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No. Consumer Amps
3 Seat ventilation (left)
15
4 Wiper system
30
5 Rain sensor 5
6 Horn
25
7 Inte
lligent power module driver
30
Fuses and bulbs 313
No . Consumer Amps
8
Intelligent power module driver
25
(lights left side of vehicle)
9
I ntelligent power modu le driver
25
(lights right side of vehicle)
10 Instrument cluster 10
1 1 Headlight washer
system
30
12 Diagnost ic connector 10
Fuse panel © (black)
No. Consumer Amps
1 Head
light electron ic system
10
(left side of vehicle)
2 Adaptive
cruise control
5
5 Rea r Seat Enterta inmen t
5
6 Term inal 15 (interior)
5
7 Oil level sensor
5
8 Diagnostic connector
5
9
Automatic dipping interior m ir-
5
ror
10 Home link
5
11 Control module Gat eway
5
12 He
adlig ht range ad justmen t
5

334 Index
Controls .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 95
Defrosting/defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Descr ipt ion .. .. ... .... ... .. .. .... .. 94
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Fan . .. .. .... ........... ........ .. 97
Front seat ventilation ...... ... .. ... 103
H eated seats, front ....... .. .. .. .. . 103
Key coded sett ing .............. ..... 94
Recircu lation mode (automatic) . .. ... 102
Recommended se ttings .............. 94
Residua l heat ... ...... ... .. .. .... .. 96
Setting the temperature ... .. .. .... . .
9 7
Supp lementary heater ... .. .. ... ... . 103
Synchron izat ion ............ .. .... . 102
Turn ing on and off ........ .. .. .... .. 96
Using climate control economically .. .
100
Clock ... .... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 1 1
C losing
P anoramic slid ing su nroof .. .. .. .. .. . .
55
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Cold ti re inflat ion p ressure ... .. .. .... . 278
Compass m irror ..... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 72
Comp liance .. ............. .. .. .. ... 329
Consumer Info rmation . . . . . . . . . . 1 70, 326
Contact ing NHTSA ...... .... ... .... .
170
Controls
Cleaning ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
245
Conve nience key ........... .. .. .... .. 49
Dr iver messages ........ .. .. .. .. .. . 1 10
Lock ing vehicle . .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 50
START button .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 109
Starting engine ....... ... .. .. .... . 109
STOP button ............... .. .... . 110
Switching engine off ............... 110
Switching on ignition .. ..... ..... .. . 109
Unlock ing vehicle .......... ... .. .... 49
Convertible c hil d safety seats . ... .. .. . 210
Conve rtible locking retracto r
Activating ........................
215
Deactivating . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 216
Using to secure a chi ld safety seat
213, 2 15
Coolant system ................. .... 262
Cooling box in g love compartment .. ....
91
Cooling System
Expansion tank . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 263
Corner ing light .. .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 62 Cruise cont
ro l
Changing speed .. .. ... ..... ... .. ..
113
Presett ing your speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Switching off ..................... 114
Switching on ..... ............. .... 113
Warning/ind icator lights ........... .. 18
also refer to Adaptive cruise control ... 115
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(u pholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 88, 89
D
Damp ing
refer to Adapt ive A ir Suspension . 157, 159
Data recorder ... .. ............. .. .. 223
Date d is p lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Daytime run ning l ights. . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 61
Declarat ion of compliance
Adaptive cruise control .............
329
Audi side ass ist ................... 329
Cell phone package ................ 329
Convenience key .. .. ... ....... ... .. 329
E lectronic immob ilizer ............. . 329
Homelin k universal remo te control ... 3 29
Remote con tro l key ............ .... 3 29
Decorative parts/tr im
Cleaning ...... .................. .
244
def
What does this mean when it appears in
the tr ip odometer display? ...........
12
Defective light bu lb warning . ... .. .. .. . 23
Defrost ing/defogg ing the w indows ... .. . 97
Defrost ing/defogging windows ......... 99
De term ining co rrect load limit ........
288
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Diesel pa rticulate f ilter . . . . . . . . . . 36, 231
Digital cloc k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dime nsio ns .. ... ...................
324
D imming the rearview mirror ... .. .. .. . 71
D ip st ick
Reading the d ipst ic k properly ........ 260
Displays Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
245
Distance control system
refer to Adapt ive cruise control ..... .. 115

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Fuel gauge ................. ... .... 12
Gasoline ... ................ ... ... 248
Gasoline additives ................. 249
Low fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 35
Octane rating ............ .... .. ... 248
Recommendation .............. .... 248
Refuelling .. ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 250
Reserve .. ............ ...... .... ... 12
Tank capacity ............ .. .. .. .. . 325
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . 252
Fuel economy messages (efficiency pro-
gram) . .. .. .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... .. 27
Fuse arrangement ............ ... .. . 312
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Garage door opener (Homelink) . ... .. .. 57
Gas discharge lamps ........... .... .. 315
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 . ... .. .. . 235
Before driving offroad ........ ... .. . 235
Driving offroad ........... .. .. .. .. . 235
Glossary of tire and loading termino logy 273
Glove compartment .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 91
Cooling box ................. .... ... 91
Valet key function ............... ... 41
Glove compartment - emergency unlock-
ing ... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. 91
Glow plug system Indicator light .............. ... .. .. 15
Grad ient angle ... ......... .... .. .. . 235
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) .. . 323
Ground clearance 235
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Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Adapt ive light ............ .. .. .. .. .. 62
Cleaning ... .. .............. ... ... 243
Defective .. .. .............. ... .... 23
Front fog lights ................ .. .. 61 Headlight range control
............. 36
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Headlight washer reservoir ......... .. 270
Head restraints .. ... ............... . 166
Adjust ing . .. .. .. ... .. .......... .. 166
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Rear seats . .. .. .. .. . ... ........... . 80
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Front seats .. .. .. .. .. .... ....... .. 103
Rear seats . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 104
Rear seats (four-zone automat ic comfort
air conditioning) .. .. .............. . 104
Steering wheel ..... .............. . 104
Washer je ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Heating Climate controls .. .... ......... .. .. . 94
Heavy clothing and safety belts ........ 17 6
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 , 63
Warning/indicator lights . ....... .... . 18
High voltage warning label ....... .. .. 323
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 224
Hill hold Starting on hills .... .............. . 112
Homelink (garage door opener) ... .. .. . 57
Hood Opening 256
Release lever .. .. .. . .. ... ... ...... 256
Horn ...... .. .. .. .... ............. .. 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
lated to child safety .... ...... ....... 216
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 189
How often should I ch eck my tire pres-
sures? 284
How safety belt pretensioners work .. .. 180
Hydroplaning ....... .......... ..... 291
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Ignition key . .. .. .. ... ..... ....... .. 107
Ignition lock . ....... ............... 107
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 37
Ignition lock positions .............. . 107
Important things to do before driving .. 163
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