2015 AUDI Q7 flat tire

310 What do I do now?
& WARNING
-You or your passengers could be injured
while changing a wheel if you do not
follow these safety precautions:
- Position the jack only at the designated
lifting points and align the jack. Other­
wise, the jack could slip and cause an injury if it does not have sufficient hold
on the vehicle.
- A soft or unstable surface under the
jack may cause the vehicle to slip off the jack. Always provide a firm base for
the jack on the ground . If necessary,
use a sturdy board under the jack.
- On hard, slippery surface (such as tiles)
use a rubber mat or similar to prevent
the jack from slipping.
- To help prevent injury to yourself and
your passengers:
- Do not raise the vehicle until you are
sure the jack is securely engaged.
- Passengers must not remain in the ve­
hicle when it is jacked up.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a
safe place away from the vehicle and
well away from the road and traffic.
- Make sure jack position is correct, ad­
just as necessary and then continue to
raise the jack.
(D Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the sill. Position
the jack only at the designated lifting
points on the sill. Otherwise , your vehicle
will be damaged.
Taking the wheel off /installing the
inflatable spare tire
Follow these instructions step-by-step for
changing the wheel
Fig. 266 Changing a wheel: alignment pin inside the
top hole
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and raised the vehicle off the ground, remove and
replace the wheel as follows:
Removing the wheel
.,. Remove the topmost wheel bolt completely
and set it aside on a
clean surface.
.,. Screw the threaded end of the
alignment
pin
from the tool kit hand-tight into the
empty bolt hole
¢ fig . 266.
.,. Then remove the other wheel bolts as de­
scribed above.
.,._Takeoff the wheel leaving the alignment pin
in the bolt hole ¢(D.
Putting on the inflatable spare tire
.,. Inflate the inflatable spare tire ¢ page 306
and push the wheel over the alignment pin.
"Screw in and tighten all wheel bolts
slightly.
.,. Remove the alignment pin and insert and
tighten the remaining wheel bolt slightly
like the rest .
.,. Turn the jack handle counter-clockwise to
lower the vehicle until the jack is fully re­
leased .
" Use the wheel bolt wrench to tighten all
wheel bolts firmly ¢
page 308 . Tighten
them
crosswise, from one bolt to the (ap­
proximately) opposite one, to keep the
wheel centered.

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(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 311.
-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 tire 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 291, 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
checked 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 2 91,
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.
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A
Accessories 328
Adapt ive A ir Suspension ........... .. . 157
Cargo mode in the MMI ....... ... .. . 162
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7
Descr ipt ion . ............. .... .. ... 157
H igh level . ...... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 157
Highway leve l .. ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 157
Instrument cluster display .. ... .. .. . 160
Jacking mode when changing a flat tire 161
Low level . .. ............. .... .. ... 157
Normal level ............. .... .. ... 157
Segment display .................. 159
Sett ing the driving modes .. .. .. .. .. . 159
Trailer towing mode ................ 161
Using sw itch for cargo mode .. .. .. .. . 162
War ning/ indicator lights . .. .. .. .. .. .. 17
Adaptive cruise control ............. .. 115
Changing speed . ........ ... .. .. .. . 119
C leaning the sensor ......... .. .. .. . 243
D river info rmation ........ .. .. .. .. . 122
Driver intervention prompt ... .. .. .. .
D riving in t raffic .. ....... ... .. .. .. .
Driving program .. ..... ... ... ... .. .
Error messages ... .... ... .. .. .. .. .
Open road .. ............. .... .. .. .
Override 126
116
126
124
116
116
Request for driver to assume control .. 116
Save speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Sett ing distance ......... ... .. .. .. . 120
Sett ings . .. ............. .... .. .. . 126
Sett ing t ime interval ............... 120
Specia l dr iv ing s ituations .. .. .. .. .. . 12 7
Status messages . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 124
Switching on and
off ...... .. .. .. .. . 118
System limits ... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 127
Temporarily turning
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
warn ing/ indicator lights . .. .. .. .. .. . 123
Adaptive light . .... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 62
defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
AdBlue .. .. .. ................. .. ... 25 2
Fil ling 254
M essages in the instrumen t cluster dis-
p lay ... .. .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. ... 253
Inde x 331
Adding
E . l ngine coo ant ..... . ... ...... ... .. 264
Engine oi l ... .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 261
Windsh ie ld washer fluid ............ 270
Additional accessor ies
Additives Engine o il
Adjusting 328
261
Instrument cluster illuminat ion ....... 13
Steering co lumn electrically ......... 105
Steering column manua lly .......... 105
Adjusting front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 4
Airbag
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 16
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182, 198
Advanced Airbag System ....... ... .. 186
Advanced Airbag System components . 189
Care ............................. 196
Children .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. 204
Child restraints ... .. . .. ... .... ... .. 205
Components (front airbags) .. ... .. .. 189
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat ........ .. .. 184
Disposa l ......................... 196
Front a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186, 187
How do the front airbags work? ...... 191
How many a irbags does my vehicle
have? ....... ... .. ............... 189
How the Advanced Airbag System com-
ponen ts work togethe r ............. 190
Important th ings to know .... ... .. .. 182
Indicator lig ht ..... . ... ...... ... .. 193
Monito ring . ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 193
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light ... .. .. 193
Repairs ... .. .. .. .... ........... .. 196
Safety instructions ................. 195
S ide a irbags ...................... 197
S ide curtain airbags .. .. .. ..... ... .. 200
Weight-sensing mat ............... 204
When must the system be inspected? . 193
Air conditioning
refer to Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Air distribution Climate controls .. ................. . 97
Four- zone automatic comfort air condi-
tion ing . .. .. .. .. .. ............... 102
Air poll utants filte r
Climate controls .... . .. ..... ... .. .. . 94
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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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336 Index
Engine oil level ................ .... .. 36 Fan
Engine oil pressure
M alfunct ion .. ........... .... .... .. 33
Eng ine oil sensor defective .. .. .. .... .. 36
E ngine speed limitation ..... .. ... ... .. 36
Entry assist
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Environment Break- in period ........... .... .... . 230
Cata lytic converter ............ .. ... 231
D iesel particulate filter . ... .. .. .. .. . 231
Disposing of your vehicle battery .. .. . 270
Dr iving at high speeds ... .. .. .. .. .. . 232
Dr iving to minim ize pollution and noise 232
Fu el ... .. .. .. . .. ........ .. .. .... . 250
Fu el economy .. ........ .. .. .. .... . 232
Leaks under your vehicle ... .. ... ... . 256
Lett ing the vehicle stand and warm up . 233
Proper disposal of dra ined brake fluid . 266
Proper disposal of dra ined engine coo l-
ant ..... .. ................ ... ... 264
Proper disposal of dra ined engine oil .. 261
Recycling used engine oil ... .. .. .. .. . 261
Unleaded fuel ................ ..... 248
What should I do with an old battery? 270
EPC
refer to Electron ic power control .. .. . . 1 5
E SC
refer to E lectronic Stab ilizat ion Control
(ESC) .. .. ................. .. .... .. 16
E vent Data Recorder (EDR) ... .. ... ... . 223
Exhaust tail pipes Cleaning ................ .. .. .... . 244
Expansion tank ............ .. .. .... . 263
E xplanation of some technical terms ... 235
Exterior lighting in the mirror housing 62
Exterior m irrors
Ad justing ............... .... .... .. 70
Dimming . .. ............. .. .. .. ... . 71
H eating .. .. ... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 70
Eyeg lasses compartment .......... .. . . 92
F
Fal l lin e ... ... ............ .... .. .. . 235 Four-zone
automatic comfort air condi-
t ion ing ... .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. 101
Radiator .. .... .. ............. .... 265
Fastening Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Convertible child safety seats ...... .. 210
Infant seats ..... ... .......... .. .. 209
Flat tire
Changing . .. .. . .. ............ .. .. 307
Floor mats ...... .. .......... ...... . 168
Fog lights . ..... .. .. ........... .. .. . 61
Folding chocks .. . .. ............ .. .. 304
Folding master key with remote control .. 38
F oot pedals ..... .. .. ........... .. .. 168
For the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and the env ironment .. 250
Letting your eng ine warm up .... .. .. 108
Reducing engine noise by early upshift-
ing ............................... 10
Refueling ..... .. ... .......... .. .. 250
Sav ing f uel by early ups hifting ... .. .. . 10
Using the rear window defogger ...... . 98
Four -zon e automatic comfort air condi-
tioning ... .. .... .. ... .. .......... .. 100
Automatic mode in rear ............. 101
Heated rear seats ... ........... .. .. 104
Rear air distrib ution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Rear controls .. .. ............. .... 100
Rear fan .... ... . ... ... .... ... .. .. 101
Rear operation . .. ................ . 103
Rear temperature ...... ........... . 101
Synchronization ............... .... 103
T urning on/off . .. ............. .... 101
Front a irbags
Description ...... ................ . 186
How they work ... ... ... .... ..... .. 191
Frontal coll is ions and the laws of phys ics 17 4
F ron t fog lights .. .. ............. .. .. . 61
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Adjusting ..... .. .......... ...... . 165
Child restraints in the front seat ...... 184
Fuel Additives ...... .. ............. .... 248
B len ded gaso line ...... .. ... ..... .. 248
Consumption .. .. ................ .. 24
Filler neck ..... .. ..... ........... . 250

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Trip computer
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mi leage . ... ... ... .... ... .. .. .... .. 24
Sing le-tr ip memory ....... .. .. .... .. 25
Total-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Trip odomete r ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 12
What does it mean when dEF appears in
the trip odometer disp lay? ... .. .. .. . . 12
T runk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 46
Turn ing rear air conditioning on/off
Four-zone automatic comfort a ir condi-
tioning .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... . 10 1
Turn signals .... ........... .. .. .... .. 63
War ning/ indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. . . 16
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ULSD No. 2 (Diese l fuel) ..... .. .. .. .. . 249
Unfasten ing sa fe ty belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Unid irect iona l tires .......... ... .. .. . 272
Uniform tire quality grading ... .... .. . 297
Un lo ck ing
Powe r locking sw itch .... .. .. .. .. .. . . 44
Rear lid/trunk l id ......... .... .... .. 45
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
V
Va let key function
Activating and deactivating ... ... ... .. 41
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Vehicle Care/clean ing ............ .. .. .... . 242
Vehicle ident ificat ion labe l ... .. .. .. .. . 323
Vehicle Identification N umber (VIN) ... . 323
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304, 309
Vehi cle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle shut-down .......... ... .. .. . 232
Vent ilation
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
V in yl
C le a ning ... ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 24 5
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Warning/ind icator lights . ..... .... . .. . 10
Adaptive Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adaptive cruise control . ..... ... .. .. 123
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
Parking brake .... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 19
Safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . 18
Tra iler turn s ignal assembly ... .. .... . 17
Turn signals ... .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. . 16
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Wa rranty coverages .... ... ...... .. .. 326
Washer reservo ir .... ........... .. .. 270
Wea r indica to r .. .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 289
We ights ....... ... ................ . 323
What happens if yo u wear your safety belt
too loose? .. .... .. ............. .... 178
What happens to unbelted o ccupants? .. 175
What impai rs driving safety? ....... ... 164
What shou ld I do after changing a
whee l? . .... .... .. ................. 285
Wh at shou ld I do after repla cing whee ls? 285
Wheel bolts Torque ....... ... ................ . 299
Wheels . ... .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 271
Checking t ire pressure .......... .. .. 282
Cleaning .. .... .. ... .......... .... 244
Co ld tire inflation pressure .. ... ... .. 278
General notes .. .. .......... ...... . 271
G lossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy ... .. .. .. .. .. ............... .. 273
New t ires and whee ls ........... .... 291
T ires and veh icle loa d limits ..... .... 286
When must a safety be lt be replaced? .. 176
When must the airbag system be inspect -
ed? .... .... .... .. ................. 193
When should I adjus t the tire pressures? 285
When should I check the tire press ures? . 285