2015 AUDI Q7 engine

34 Driver in formation d isplay
An additional driver message can also be dis ­
p layed by pressing the
! CHECK I button:
Ignit ion lo ck d efec tive. C ontact w ork sh op !
.. Do
not turn the eng ine off .
.. Drive immed iate ly to an authorized Audi
dealer to have the ma lfunction co rrected .
If there is a malfunction in the electronic igni­
tion lock, the ign ition cannot be turned off .
Drive immediately to an authorized Audi dea l­
e r to have the cause of the ma lfunction co r­
rected.
On vehicles w ith Convenience key*, the engine
should not be sw itched off using the
! STOP !
button because the eng ine cannot be started
aga in after the ignition is switched off.
Yellow symbols
Fig. 26 Disp lay: low fuel level warning (p riority 2)
When a yel low warning symbol appears, one
warn ing tone sounds . A dr iver message ap­
pea rs as well to explain the malfunc tion in
mo re deta il. The driver warning goes o ut after
about 5 seconds, but it can be brought up
again at any time by pressing the
I CHECK I but ­
ton .
Chec k the displayed funct ion as soon as poss i­
b le . If
more than one pr iority 2 malfunction is
detected, all symbo ls wi ll appea r one after
the other for about 2 seconds.
Yellow symbols mean: Convenience key*
Key not in vehicle
¢
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USA models: Defect ive
brake light
¢ page 23
Canada model s: Defective
brake light
¢ page 23
Defect ive light bulb
¢ page 23
Light/ra in sensor defective
¢ page35
Windsh ield washer fluid lev­
el low
¢ page35
Low fue l level
¢page 35
Refill Ad Blue *
¢page 252
AdBlue malfunct ion*
¢ page252
Battery vo ltage
¢ page35
Worn brake pads
¢page36
Dynamic headlight range
control defective
¢ page36
Check engine o il level
¢ page 36
Engine o il sensor malf unc­
tion
¢ page 36
Engine speed limitation*
¢page36
Diesel particulate f ilter*
clogged
¢ page36
Adaptive light * defective
¢ poge37
Ign ition lock ma lfunction
¢ page 37

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Windshield wiper defective
¢ page37
Tire pressure monitoring
system
Loss of air pressure
¢ page302
Tire pressure monitoring
system
System not avai lab le
¢page302
Battery in remote contro l
key
¢ page39
Automatic transmission
malfunct io n
¢ page 143
-7e Key not in vehicle
Applies to vehicles: with Convenie nce key
!I Key not in vehicle
This remi nder appea rs along with the !!I sym­
bo l if the maste r 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 without the mas­
ter key .
I f the master key is no longer in the vehicle,
you cannot switch off the ignition after stop­ p ing the engine and yo u also cannot start the
engine again. What is more, you cannot lock
the vehicle from the outside.
~ o Light/rain sensor defective
II Automatic headlights / autom atic w ipers
d efect iv e
If the symbo l illuminates, the light sensor has
fa iled. For safety reasons the low beams are
turned o n permanently with the switch in
AU­
TO . Howeve~youcancontinuetoturnthe
lights on and off us ing the light switch . In the
case of a defe ct in the ra in senso r, the w ind­
sh ie ld w iper lever f unctions are st ill available .
H ave the light/ra in sensor checked as soon as
possible by an autho rized Audi dea le r.
Dri ver information di spla y 35
O Windshield washer fluid level too low
lffl Please refill w asher fluid
If the symbol illuminates, add w indshie ld
washe r flu id to the washer system and also to
the headlight washer system¢
page 270.
Bu Fuel supply too low
D Please refuel
When this symbol llD illuminates for t he first
time, the fuel reserve in your vehicle is still
betwee n
2.6 and 3 .2 ga llons (1 0- 12 liters).
Ref uel as soo n as poss ib le
¢ page 250.
If the symbol lights up, even when there is
amp le fue l in the tank, and the text
Tank sys­
tem malfun ction
! Contact work shop appears
in the disp lay, there is a fa ult in the system .
C ont act a qua lified wor kshop to have the fault
re ct ified.
0 Battery voltage
If the batte ry's state of charge is not in the
optimal range, the(•) symbol is shown in the
display and the driver message
Low battery
charge: battery will be charged while driving
appears .
While th is driver notification is disp layed, you
have to be prepared for limited starting capa­
bility.
Driver message appear s and goes out
ag ain
If this driver message appears after the ign i­
tion is turned on or while dr iv ing and it goes
out again after a while, the battery has been
adequately recharged .
Driver message appears and d oes not go
out again
If this driver notification appears after the ig­
nition is t urned on o r whi le dr iving and does
not go out again, the batte ry's state of charge
is not in the op tima l range. S tarting capab il ity
is restr icted. Have the ba ttery checked by an
authorized Aud i dea ler as soon as possible.

36 Driver in formation d isplay
(0 ) Worn brake pads
rlJ Br ake pa ds !
If the warn ing light 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
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comes on together wi th the warn ing ligh t
1111 -Both sets of b rake pads on an axle
must always be replaced at the same time .
A WARNING
Driving with bad brakes can cause a colli­
sion and serious personal injury .
- If the warning light
rlJ and the warning
light
11111 ) with the message B rake
pads !
comes on in the instr ument cluster
display, immediately contact your au­
thorized Aud i dealer or qualified work­
shop to have all brake pads checked or
replaced if necessary .
~(]) Headlight range control
El Head light rang e control d efe ctiv e !
-
If the symbol illuminates, the dynamic head­
light range control is no longer working prop ­
erly . Have the system checked and repaired at
your author ized Audi dealer.
'I=?; , Engine oil level
Ill Pleas e che ck oil l evel
When the symbol illuminates, check the en­
gine o il level as soon as poss ible
¢ page 260 .
Top off the oil at you r earliest oppo rtunity
~ page 261.
't'.:r .., Engine oil sensor defective
• Oil l evel ! Sensor d efe ctive
If the symbol illuminates, contact your au­
thor ized A udi dealer and have the o il sensor
i nspected. Un til you have th is done, check the
l ) - : USA mod els onl y
oil level each time you refue l just to be on the
safe side ¢
page 260.
!?' Engine speed limitation
Applies to vehicles: wit h engine speed li mitatio n
(Pl Do not e xceed ma x. engine speed of
XXXX rpm
The (Pl symbol illuminates when there is an
engine contro l malfunction. The indicator
li ght
GB in the instrument cluster also illumi­
nates. The engine speed is limited to the
speed displayed in the driver informa tion sys­
tem . Keep in mind that the engine speed w ill
not exceed the value d isplayed in the dr iver in­
format ion system, for example when down­
shifting.
Please go to an author ized Audi dealer or oth ­
er qualified workshop to have the malfunct ion
repaired.
~ Diesel particulate filter clogged
Applies to vehicles: wi th diese l eng ine a nd diese l par ticu ­
late filter
II Particulate filt er See o wner' s manua l
When the II symbol illuminates, you can a l­
ter your driving style to ass ist the filter sel f­
cleaning process . Drive for approximately 15
minutes with the selector lever in the S posi ­
t ion at a m inimum speed of 37 mph (60 km/
h) and an eng ine speed of approximately
2,000 RP M. T he temperat ure increase that
will res ult from this can burn off the soo t in
the fi lter . The symbol will switch off when the
cleaning is successful. After a successful
cleaning, there is no need to bring the car to
an authori zed dea ler or qualified workshop
because th is is part of normal vehicle opera­
t ion .
If the symbol
II does not switch off, see your
authori zed dea ler or other qualified workshop
to have the problem corrected.
For more information on the diesel particu­
l ate fi lter, refer to ¢
page 231.

38 Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
Fig. 27 Key set
@ Master key with remote control
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle
and start the engine with the master key with
remote control.
@ Valet key
The valet key only fits the lock in the driver's
door and the ignition lock . If you have to leave
the key with somebody else, you are well-ad­
vised to turn over the valet key only
¢ page 41.
© Emergency key
The emergency key is only for temporary use if
the vehicle key should be lost or misplaced
¢ .&. .
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Audi
dealer immediately to have the
lost key disa­
b led . Be sure to bring all your keys with you.
Registered keys
You can check to find out how many keys have
been registered to your vehicle. Therefore,
when buying a used vehicle, make sure to get
all of the remote keys be long to it .
Ca lling up the registered keys¢
page 12.
Data in the master key
While you are driving, serv ice and mainte­
nance relevant data are being continuously stored on your master key. Your Audi
Service
Advisor can read out these data and tell you
about work that is needed on your vehicle .
This also app lies to vehicles w ith Convenience
key*.
A WARNING
--
- Do not leave your vehicle unattended
with the key in the ignition lock. Entry by
unauthorized persons could endanger
you or result in theft or damage the vehi­
cle. A lways lock all doors and take the
key.
- Do not leave children unattended in the
veh icle, especially with access to vehicle
keys . Unguarded access to the keys pro­
vides children the opportun ity to start
the engine and/or activate vehicle sys­
tems such as the power windows etc. Un­
supervised operation of any vehicle sys­
tem by children can result in serious in­
Jury .
(D Tips
- If you open the driver's door with the key
left in the ignition lock, a chime w ill
sound. T his is your reminder to remove
the key and lock the door.
- For security reasons, replacement keys
are only ava ilable from Audi dealers.
Master key with remote control
The remote control allows you to lock or un­
lock the vehicle electronically .
Fig. 28 Fold-up maste r key with remo te control
., To fold the key out and back in place, press
t he release button ¢
fig. 28. .,.

40 Opening and clo sing
@ Tips
Please note that the current state of the
veh icle door locks can only be recalled with
the master key that was last used to lock
the vehicle . It is possible that a different
state is shown for the door locks on the
other master key wh ich is not the same as
that of the vehicle .
Master key battery replacement
Each master key contains a battery housed
under the cover .
Fig. 30 Master ke y: opening the cove r
.. Pry apart the base q fig. 30@ and the cover
@ carefully with a coin.
.. Remove the cover (arrow) .
.. Remove the dead battery from the cover.
.. Install the new battery. Please make certain
that the" +" sign on the battery faces down
in the cover . Correct polarity is shown on the
cover .
.. Place the cover with the new battery on the
key base and press both parts together.
@ For the sake of the environment
Dispose of dead batteries properly so as
not to po llute the environment.
@ Tips
The replacement battery must be the
same specification as the or iginal.
Electronic immobilizer
T he immobilizer helps to prevent unauthor­
ized use of your vehicle .
A computer chip in side your key automatically
deac tivate s the elec tronic immob ilizer when
you insert the key in the ignition lock , or on
vehicles with Convenience key*, when the key
is ins ide the veh icle. When you remove the key
from the ignition lock, or on vehicles with
Convenience key, when you remove the key
from the vehicle, the electronic immobilizer is
automatica lly activated once again.
WARNING
Always take the key with you when you
l eave the vehicle. The key can disarm the
electronic engine immobilizer and permit
an unauthorized person to start the engine
and enable operation of the vehicle sys­
tems such as power w indow or Panoramic
slid ing sunroof* leading to serious person­
al injury.
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-The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used . The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another vehicle or a transponder is
located on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions
q page 329.

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How is the anti-theft alarm system
switched off?
The anti -theft a la rm system is switched off
on ly when you unlock yo ur vehicle. If yo u do
not open a door w ith in 60 seconds after you
have unlocked with the remote control , the
ve hicle w ill lock itse lf again a utomat ically .
When will the anti-theft alarm sy stem be
triggered?
W hen the ve hicle is locked , the alarm system
mon itors and p rotects the following parts of
the vehicle:
- engi ne compartment
- lu ggage compartment
- doo rs
- i gnition
When the system is activated, the alarm will
be tr iggered if on e of the doo rs, the eng ine
h ood or t he rear lid a re opened, o r if the ig ni­
tion is turned on. The an ti-t heft alarm sys tem
will also go off when t he battery is discon ­
nected .
You can a lso tr igge r the alarm by p re ssing t he
P ANIC button o n your remote con trol. T his
will alert o ther peop le in case of emergency.
Press the
PANIC b utton again to t urn off the
a larm .
How is the anti-theft alarm switched off
when triggered?
The a larm system is switc hed off when you
u nl ock the vehicle o r whe n the ignition is
sw itched on. The alarm will also switch itself
off when it comes to the end of its cycle.
Emergency flasher and horn
The emergency flas her wi ll blink brief ly and
the hor n sounds when the doors, engine hood
a nd rear lid are proper ly closed .
If th e emergen cy fl ashe rs do no t blink , or the
horn does no t soun d, check the doors, engine
h ood an d rear lid to make sure they are prop­
erly closed.
If you close a door, t he hood o r
the rear lid w ith the anti-theft alarm sw itched
on, the emergency flashers will b link and the
Opening and clo sin g 51
horn wi ll sou nd on ly afte r you have closed the
door or li d.
(D Tips
For the anti-the ft a la rm sys te m to fu n c­
tion properly, make sure all ve hicle doors
and win dows are closed before leavi ng t he
v ehicle .
Power windows
Controls
Fig. 4 6 Drive r's doo r: power w indow sw itches
Switches for front door windows
@ o p erates the w indow in the d river's door.
® opera tes the w indow in the front passe ng-
er's door .
Switches for rear windows
© operates the left rear window.
@ operates the r ight rea r wi ndow.
Safety switch
® Safety switch for rear window operat ion.
A WARNING
- Do not lea ve c hildren unattended in t he
ve hicle, especially wi th access to veh icle
keys. Unsupervi sed us e of the keys can
resu lt in start ing of the engi ne and use
o f vehicle system s such as po wer w in­
dows, etc. w hich co uld res ult in se riou s
in jur y.
- R eme mber -you can s till ope n or close
the powe r win dows for about ten mi ­
n utes after the ign ition is switc hed off .
O nl y w hen eit her of t he fro nt doors are

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Opening front r oof segment to comf ort
se ttin g
"Turn the rotary switch ¢ fig. 49@ to posi­
tion ©, you will feel the switch engage . The
roof segment is slid open only to a comfort
position w ith low wind noise. This is the rec­
ommended standard sett ing for normal
driv ing cond itions .
Sliding front roof segment full y open
" Rotate and hold the switch @ in position @
unt il the roof segment has reached the de­
s ired pos it ion. There may be increased wind
noise in this pos it ion.
(D Tips
- In posit ion @, the switch jumps back to
pos ition © again as soon as the switch is
released .
- When dr iv ing with the Panoramic slid ing
sunroof open, open the front roof seg ­
ment to the comfort setting to m inim ize
wind noise .
Closing Panoramic sliding sunroof
Applies to vehicles: with Panoram ic sliding sunroof
Clos ing tilted front roof segm ent
" Pull the switch¢ page 54, fig . 49 @ and
ho ld it until the roof segment has reached
the des ired pos ition.
" Pull the switch
brie fly to close the roo f seg­
ment automatica lly. By activating the switch
briefly again, the roof segment can be stop­
ped in any position ¢
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Clos ing front r oof s egment wh en slid
o p en
" Rotate switch ¢ page 54, fig. 49@ to posi­
t ion @ to close the roof segment
c::> .&_. To
move to an intermediate posit ion, rotate the
switch to the corresponding click-stop .
Clos ing tilt ed r ear roof segm ent
" Tap the rocker switch ¢ page 54, fig. 49 ®
or
c::> page 54, fig. 50 © in the front area Q
br iefl y to close the roof segment completely
c::> .&_.
Opening and clo sin g 55
"To set an intermediate position manually,
press the rocker switch in the front area~
until the roof segment has reached the de­
sired tilt posit ion
c::> .&_ .
A WARNING
Improper use of the Panoram ic sliding
sunroof can cause serious personal injury.
- Be careful when closing the Panoramic
-
sliding sunroof . Not paying attention
could cause you or others to be trapped
and injured as the Panoram ic sliding sun­
roof closes.
- Always take the key w ith you when you
leave the vehicle to prevent injur ies
caused by the Panoramic slid ing sunroof
clos ing
- Never leave children or persons requiring
assistance alone in the vehicle, especially
when they could access the vehicle keys .
Unsupervised use of the keys can result
in the engine being started or use of ve­
hicle systems such as the power win­
dows, etc. wh ich could result in serious
injury. The doors could be locked with
the remote key, de laying help in an
emergency.
- The Panoramic slid ing sunroof will con­
tinue to operate until the ign ition key
has been removed and one of the front
doors has been opened.
Convenience closing feature
Applies to vehicles: wit h Pa noramic slid ing sunroof
The Panoramic sliding sunroof can be closed
from outside with the key in the driver's door lock .
" Insert the key into the dr iver's door lock.
" Turn and hold the key in the lock pos it ion ®
c::> page 43, fig . 33 until the Panoramic slid­
ing sunroof is complete ly closed
c::> A in
Closing Panoramic sliding sunroof on
page 55.
T he power s un blind is a lso closed . .,..

60 Clear vision
Clear vision
Lights
Switching the headlights on and off
In the "AUTO" position, a light sensor auto­
matically switches the head -and taillights on
and off in response to light conditions .
Fig. 56 Instrument pane l: lig ht sw it ch
The light switch must not be overturned past
the stops in
either direction.
Switching on automatic headlight control
.,. Turn the light switch to AUTO ¢ fig. 56.
Switching on the side marker lights
... Turn the light switch to :o o:.
Switching on the headlights and high
beam
... Turn the light switch to tD .
... Push the high beam lever forward towards
the instrument panel¢
page 63 .
Switching off the lights
... Turn the light switch to 0.
The headlights only work when the ignition is
switched on. While starting the engine or
when switching off the ignition, the head­
lights will go off and on ly the side marker
lights will be on.
After starting the engine, the headlights are
automatically adjusted* to the load and angle
of the vehicle (for example, during accelera­
tion, braking). This prevents oncoming traff ic
from experiencing unnecessary headlight
glare from your headlights. If the
system is not ope rating properly, a
warn ing symbol in the Auto-Check Control is
displayed
¢ page 36.
With the side marker lights or headlights
switched on, the symbol next to the light
switch i lluminates
:oo :.
Daytime running lights
- USA models :
The daytime running lights
w ill come on automatically when the igni­
tion is turned on and the light switch
¢ fig. 56 is in the O position or the AUTO po­
sition (only in daylight conditions). The
Day­
time running lights
function can be turned
on and off in the MMI menu
Exterior light­
ing
c> page 61.
- Canada models: The daytime running lights
w ill come on automatically when the igni­
tion is turned on and the light switch
¢ fig. 56 is in the O position or the AUTO po ­
sition (only in daylight condit ions) ¢
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Automatic headlight control
In the switch position AUTO the automatic
headlight control
is turned on. The low
beams and tail lights are turned on automati­
cally through
a light sensor as soon as ambi­
ent brightness (e .g . when driving into
a tun­
nel) falls below
a value preset at the factory .
When ambient brightness increases again,
the low beams are turned off again automati­
cally ¢
A.
In the AUTO position the low beams are
switched off automatically when the ignition
is turned off.
Light Sensor Malfunction
In the event of a light sensor malfunction , the
driver is notified in the instrument cluster dis­
play:
£I Automatic headlights / automatic wipers
defective
For safety reasons the low beams are turned
on permanently with the sw itch in
AUTO.
However, you can conti nue to turn the lights
on and off using the light switch . Have the ..,.