2015 AUDI Q7 Latch

218 Child S afe ty
A ll child restraints manufactured after Sep­
tember 1, 2002, must have lower anchorage
attachments for the
LATCH system.
Remember that the lower anchorage points
are on ly intended for installation and attach­
ment of child restraints specifically certified
for use w ith
LATCH l ower anchorages . Child
restra ints that are not equipped with the tow­
er anchorage attachments can still be instal­ led in compliance with the ch ild restra int
manufacturer's instruct ions on using vehicle
safety belts.
A WARNING
Improper use of LATCH lower anchorages
can ca use serio us pe rsonal injury in an ac­
cident.
- Always carefully follow the ch ild re­
strain ts manufac turer's instruct io ns for
proper installation of the child restraint
and proper use of the lower anchorages
or safety belts in your vehicle .
- Never secure o r attach any l uggage or
ot her items to the
LATCH lower ancho­
rages.
- Always read and heed the important in­
formation about child restraints in this
chapter and WARNINGS
¢ page 203,
Child Safety.
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages
Applies to vehicles: with third row seating
Special guidance fixtures increase the conven­
ience of the lower anchorages and are availa­
ble from your authorized Audi dealer.
F ig . 224 T hir d row of seats: install ing the gu idance fix ·
tures
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Fig. 225 Close-up: fitting the guidance fixture over the
l ower anchorage bracket
T he lower ancho rage attachment points are
located on the third row of seats between the
seatback and the seat cushion. Special guid­
ance fixtures increase the conven ience of the
lower anchorages and help protect the seat
mater ial from possib le damage when instal­
ling ch ild restra ints .
Installing the guid anc e fixture s
.,. Push down on the seat cushion so that the
tower anchorages are v is ible.
.,. Hold the guidance fixture with the part
number facing downward and push it in the
d irection of the arrow onto the anchorage
¢fig. 225.
.,. Ma ke sure that each of the two guidance fix­
t ures per sea t snaps into place.
Removing the guidance fixtures
.,. Remove the ch ild restra int according the
child restraint manufacture r's instructions .
.,. Push dow n on the seat cushion so that the
lowe r ancho rages are v is ible.
.,. Pull off the gu idance fixtures from the lower
anchorages.
.,. Always remove the guidance f ixt ures and
keep them in a safe p lace when not in use .
You may find it easier to install chi ld re­
straints equipped with hooks attached to
straps witho ut the g uidance fixtures in place.
If this is the case, remove the guidance fix­
tures by pulling them off the anchorages. However, the guidance fixtures can help you
to locate the
LATCH anchorages . ..,.

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_& WARNING
Improper use of tether anchorages or low­
er anchorages can cause serious personal
injury in a crash.
- Always ca refully follow the child re­
straint manufacturer's instruct ions for
proper installation and use of child re­
st raint systems.
- Never use the
LATCH or tether anchorag­
es to attach safety belts or othe r kinds of
occupant restraints.
- Child restraint tether attachments a nd
lower attachments are only des igned to
se cur e a child res tra int t hat has been
equipped to use these anchorages.
- T ether anc horages and lower an chorages
are desig ned to withstand o nly those
loads imposed by corre ctly fi tted ch ild
res traints . Under no circumstances can
they be used safe ly for adu lt or child
safety belts or harnesses.
- Never mount more than one chi ld re ­
st raint to a sing le tether or to a lower an­
chorage point. Attac hing two child re­
straints to a single anchorage point can cause the anchorage to fail and cause se­
rious persona l injury in a crash.
(D Note
- Remove the guidance fixtures before
fo ld ing the rear seatback to prevent
damag ing the seat c ushion.
- If you leave the guidance fixtures instal­
l ed for several days, they could leave a
mark on the upho lstery on the seat cush­
i on and backrest in the area that the
guidance fixtures wer e insta lled. The up­
ho ls tery would a lso be permanently
stretched around the guid ance fixtures.
This applies especially to leat her seats.
Child S afety 219
Installing a child restra int with LATCH
lower anchorages
Whenever you install a child restraint always
f o llo w t he child res traint manufa cturer's i n­
structions.
F ig . 2 2 6 Lower an cho rages: proper mount ing
Mounting
.. Make s ure the seatback of the rear seat
bench is in the upright pos ition and securely
latched in p lace.
.. Attach both hook-on connectors with the
spring catch release on the child safety seat
onto the LATCH lower anchorage so that the
connecto rs lock into place ¢
fig. 226.
.. Pull on the con nector atta chme nts to ma ke
sure they are properly a ttac hed to the LA T CH
lower ancho rage .
.. Pull straps tight fo llowing the child restraint
manufact ure r's instruct ions .
Releasing
.. loose n the tension on the straps following
t he ch ild restraint manufac turer's instruc­
tions .
.. Depress the spring catches to release the
anchorage hooks from t he lower anchorag­
es.
Remember: Use te ther s traps to help keep the
chi ld restraint f irmly in place .
A WARNING '-
Imp roper use of the LATCH system can in-
crease the risk of serious personal injury
and death in an accident.

220 Child Safe ty
- These anchors were developed only for
child safety seats us ing the ''LATCH" sys­
tem.
- Never attach other child safety seats,
belts or other objects to these anchors.
- Always make sure that you hear a click
when latching the seat in place. If you do
not hear a click the seat is not secure and
cou ld fly forward and hit the interior of
the vehicle, or be ejected from the vehi­ cle.
A WARNING
Improper insta llation of chi ld restraints
w ill increase the risk of injury in an acc i­
dent.
- Always fo llow the child restraint system
ma nufacturer's instructions for proper
installation of the child restraint system
and proper use of tether straps as we ll as
the lower anchorages or safety belts in
yo ur vehicle.
- Always read and heed the important in ­
format ion and WARNINGS about child
safety and the installation of child re­
straint systems ¢
page 203, Child Safe­
ty.
Tether anchors and tether straps
Fig. 227 Tether anchors for second row of seats: at­
t ac hm ent hook locatio ns
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Fig. 228 Tet her anchors fo r thir d row of seats: attach­
men t hook loca tions
The tether anchors for the three rear seating
positions in the second row of seats are locat­
ed underneath the seats in the back
c> fig. 22 7. For vehicles with third row seat­
ing*, the tether anchors for the two seating
pos itions in the third row of seats are stored
u nderneath a p lastic cover cap in the floor
¢ fig . 228 .
A tether is a stra ight or V-shaped strap that
attaches the top part of a ch ild restra int to
special anchorage po ints in the vehicle .
The purpose of the tether is to reduce the for­
ward movement of the child restraint in a
crash, in order to help reduce the risk of head
injury that could be caused by striking t he ve­
hicle inte rior .
Forward facing child restraints manufactured
after September 1, 1999, are required by U.S .
federa l regu lations to comply with new child
head movement perfo rmance requ irements .
T hese new perfo rma nce req uirements make a
tether nece ssary on most new child safety
seats .
,&_ WARNING
-= -Improper installation of child restraints
will increase the risk of injury and death i n
a crash.
- Always follow the instructions provided
by the manufacturer of the child re-
straint you intend to install in your Audi. ..,_

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-Improper use of child restra int anchors
(incl uding tether anchors) can lead to in­
jury in a co llision. The anchors are de­
signed to withstand only those loads im­
posed by correctly fitted ch ild restraints .
- Never mount two child restraint systems
on one LATCH lower anchor po int.
- Never attach two child restraint systems
to one tether strap or tether anchorage.
- Never attach a tether strap to a tie-down
hook in the luggage compartment.
- Never use ch ild restra int tether ancho­
rages to secure safety belts or other
kinds of occupant restra ints.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or
other items to t he LATCH lower ancho­
rages or to the tether anchors.
- If a tether or other strap is used to at­
tac h a child restraint to the fro nt passen­
ger seat, make sure that it is not so
t ight, that it causes the we ight-sensing
mat to measu re mo re weight than is ac­
t ual ly on the seat.
- T he heav ier we ight reg iste red can make
the Advanced Airbag System wo rk as
though an adult were on the seat and de­ ploy the Adva nced Ai rbag when it must
be s uppressed causing serious or even
fatal injury to the child.
- If you must install a rearward facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptional circ umstan ­
ces and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and stay on, im­
med iately install the rear-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating posi tion and
have the a irbag system inspected by you r
Audi dealer.
Child S afety 221
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
Fig . 229 Tet her st rap: prope r rout ing a nd mounti ng
Fi g. 23 0 Tet her st rap fo r seco nd row sea ts: prope r
rou ting and moun tin g
Installing the tether strap
... Release or deploy the tet her strap on the
child res traint accord ing to the child re ­
st raint manufacture r's ins tructions .
... Guide the upper tether strap
unde r the rear
head restraint and into the rear ca rgo area
(raise the head restraint if necessary).
... Fo r the second row o f seats: Pull the floor­
ing back, in order to reach the anchor brack­
et
c:::> fig. 230 .
... For the third row of seats:* Remove the
plastic cover cap with a screw drive r, in orde r
to reach the anchor bracket
c:::> page 220,
fig . 228.
.,. Slide the tether strap hook over the anchor
bracket .
... Pull on the tether strap hook so that the
spring catch of the hook engages .
.,. Tighten the tether strap firmly follow ing the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions .
.,. For the se cond r ow of seat s: Push the floor-
ing forward into place again .
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256 Checking and filling
Checking and filling
Engine hood
Releasing the engine hood
The engine hood is released from inside the
vehicle.
F ig . 2 40 Dr iver's side footwell: eng ine hood re lease
lever
.. With the driver's door open, pull the lever
under the instrument panel in the direction
of the arrow¢
fig. 240.
The hood pops up slight ly under spring pres­
sure.
Opening the engine hood
F ig. 241 Re lease lever under the eng ine hood
Before o pening the engine hood, make s ure
that the windsh ie ld w ipers are flat against the
windshie ld . Otherwise, they could damage the
pa int on the hood .
.. Lift the hood sli ght ly¢ &_.
.. Pull up on the release unde r the hood
¢
fig . 241 . This releases the catch.
.. Open the hood all the way.
A WARNING
-Hot eng ine co olant can burn you.
- To reduce the risk of being b urned, never
o pen the hood if you see or hear steam
or coo la nt escaping from the eng ine
compa rtment . W ait unt il no steam or
coo lant can b e seen o r heard before care­
fu lly openi ng the ho od.
Closing the engine hood
.. Pull the hood down un til the pressure from
t he stru ts is reduced .
.. Le t t he hood
drop down and latch in p lace .
Do not try to push it shut; it may fail to en­
gage ¢&_ .
A WARNING
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A hood that is not completely latched
could fly up an d block your vi ew while dr iv­
i ng.
- W hen you close the engine hood, c heck it
to make sure the safety catch has p roper­
ly engaged . The hood sho uld be flush
wit h the surrou nding vehicle body parts.
- If you notice while dr iv ing t hat t he hood
is not s ecured properly, stop at once and
close it .
Working in the engine compartment
Be especially careful whenever you work in
the engine compartment .
Whenever you must perform any wo rk in the
engine compartment, for example checking
and filling different fluids, th ere is a risk of
injury, burns and accidents. To pr event per­
sonal injury alway s observe the following
WARNINGS. The engine compartm ent of any
vehicle is a hazardous area
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A WARNING
To he lp avoid injury, before yo u check any­
thi ng under the hoo d:
- Tu rn off the eng ine.
- Remove the igni tion key.

Braking guard
re fer to Audi braking gua rd ... .. .. .. . 129
Break- in pe riod ............ .... .. ... 230
Brake pads . ............. .. .. .. ... 230
T ires .... .. .. ............. .. .. ... 230
Breakover ang le ............ ... ... .. 235
Bulbs ..... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 315
B umper cove r
C au tion when parking near a parking ba r-
rier or c urb ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 112
C
Ca lifo rnia Proposit io n 65 Wa rning .. .. . 257
B att ery specific .......... .. .. .. .. . 268
Capac it ies ..... .............. ... ... 325
Car - Systems Ambience lighting ........ .. .. .. .. .. 65
Lighting prof iles .......... .. .. .. .. .. 65
Ca rbon parts
C lean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244, 245
Care ...... ... ...... ............. .. 24 2
Cargo area
refer to Load ing the luggage compart-
ment .. .. .. .... ... .. ... ... .. .. .. . 169
Cargo floor . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 85
Ca rgo net ...... .............. ... ... . 83
Cata lytic converter ......... .. .. .. .. . 231
Center armrest Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Cente r console in rear ....... .. .. .. .. .. 8 1
Centra l locking
Emergency locking ........ .. .. .. .. .. 45
Panoramic slid ing su nroof ...... . ... .. 55
Certification ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 329
C hanging a flat tire ......... .. .. .. .. . 307
Changing a w heel .......... .. .. .. .. . 307
Changing engine o il ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 26 1
Chass is
refer to Adaptive Air Suspe nsion. 157, 159
CHECK button ............. .... .. .... 12
C hec king
~ Eng ine coolant leve l .... ... .. .. .. .. . 263
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;;f_ Checking tire pressure ......... .... .. 282 ,...., \!) l/'I ,...., l/'I ,....,
Inde x 333
Child rest raints
Danger of using child restraints in the
f ront seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Where can I get additional informat ion
about child restraints and the ir use? .. 222
Child rest rain t system anchors . ... .. .. 216
Child safety ....... .. ............... 203
Co nve rtib le loc kin g retractor ..... .. .. 213
G ui dance fixtures for lower ancho rages 218
Impo rtant sa fe ty inst ructions for using
c hi ld safety seats ... . .. ..... ... .. .. 206
Impo rtant t hings to know when driving
with children . ...... .. .. ..... ... .. 203
Installing a ch ild restra int using the
LATCH system .. .. ................. 219
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . ...... .. .... .......... ..... 219
T ether anchors .... ............... . 220
T ether st raps .. .. .... ........... .. 220
Child safety lock rear doors (power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Child safety seats .... . .. ..... ... .. .. 209
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Convertib le child seats ............. 210
Co nvertib le locking retractor ....... .. 213
Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my veh icle? ............. .... 206
Infan t seats . .. .. .... ............. 209
Installing . .. .. .. ............... .. 213
L ATCH system . ...... .. .. ..... ... .. 219
Safety instr uctions . .. .. ..... ... .. .. 206
Un used safety be lts on the rear seat 208
Child sea ts
L owe r anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Cleaning ......... .. ..... .......... 242
Climate control . ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 94
Synchroni zing .. ...... ............. . 95
Warm and co ld . .. ............. .. .. . 94
Climate controls Air conditioner on/off ... .... ... .. .. . 96
Air distrib ution ..... . .. ..... ... .. .. . 97
Air out lets .. .. .. ................. . 99
Air out lets (rear) . ................. . 99
Air recircu lation .. .. ........... .... . 98
AUTO (standard sett ing) .. .. ... ... .. . 97
Bas ic sett ings .. .. .. ..... .......... 102
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338 Index
Improperly worn safety belts ..... .... . 180
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Airbag system ........... .... .. .. . 193
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF .. .. .. .. .. . 193
Infant seats ....................... 209
In flatable spare tir e ............ .... . 305
Inflating .................. .. .... . 306
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage ... ... .. ..... ......... .. . 221
Instrument cluster illumination ..... ... 13
Instruments and controls ... .. .. .... .. 10
General illustration .................. 8
Interior lights Front ........... ............. ... .. 64
Rear .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 64
Intermittent wiping Rain sensor .............. .. .. .. .. .. 66
l
Jack .. .. .. .. ................. .... . 304
Jump -starting .............. ........ 317
Jumper cables .................. ... . 318
K
Key ... .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 38
Ba ttery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Coded settings ................ ... .. 94
Convenience opening and closing of win-
dows .... ..... .... ..... ... .. .. .. .. 53
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Key coded settings Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Keyless entry remote control ... .. .. .. . . 38
Kick-down tiptronic ................... ...... 143
L
LATCH 216
D escription ................. ..... . 217
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages 218 Installing a child restraint .......
.. .. 219
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . .... .... .. ............. .... 219
Lateral angle .... .. ............. .... 235
Leather cleaning/protection ......... . 245
Level adjustment
refer to Adaptive Air Suspension. 157, 159
Lifting jack . .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. 309
Lifting vehicle ..... ................ . 321
Light
refer to Ambience lighting . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lighting
refer to Ambience lighting . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lighting in the mirror housing . .. ....... 62
Lights ......... .. ................ .. 60
Coming home ...................... 61
Daytime running lights ....... .. .... . 61
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Exterior lighting in the mirror housing . . 62
Exterior lights ........ ........... .. 61
Front fog lights .. .......... ...... .. 61
Headlights .... .. ............. .... . 60
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 63
High beam warning/indicator light .. .. . 18
Interior/reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Leaving home .... ................ .. 61
Rear fog lights ... ............... .. . 62
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Turn signals . ... . ... ... .... ... .. .. . 63
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Light sensor defective .............. .. 35
Loading the luggage compartment . .... 169
Loading the roof rack ............ .... . 87
Locking Power locking switch .............. .. 44
Rear lid/trunk lid ................ .. . 45
Remote control key ............ .... . 43
Using the key .. .. ............. .. .. . 43
Low er universal anchorage bars (Canada) 216
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 216
Luggage Stowing ......................... 169
luggage compartment
Tie-down rings ... ................ .. 83