2017 AUDI Q7 ESP

Booster seats and safety belts
Properly used booster seats can help protect
children weighing between about 40 lbs. and
80 lbs. (18 kg and 36 kg) who are less than 4
ft.
9 in. (57 inches/1.45 meters) tall.
Fig. 250 Rear se at; chi ld proper ly restrained in a booster
sea t
The vehicle's safety belts alone will not fit most
children until they are at least 4
ft. 9 in. (57 in­
ches/1.45 meters) tall and weigh about 80 lbs.
(36 kg). Booster seats raise these children up so
that the safety belt will pass properly over the
stronger parts of their bodies and the safety belt
can help protect them in a crash.
.,. Do not use the convertible locking retractor
when using the vehicle's safety belt to restrain
a chi ld on a booster seat .
.. The shoulder belt must lie as close to the cen­
ter of the child's collar bone as possible and must lie fla t and snug on the upper body.
It
must never lie across the throat or neck. The
lap belt must lie across the pelvis and never
across the stomach or abdomen. Make sure the
belt lies flat and snug. Pull on the belt to tight­
en if necessary .
.,. If you must transport an older child in a boos­
ter seat on the front passenger seat , you can
use the safety belt height adjustment to help
adjust the shoulder portion properly .
.. Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
r:=>page 301.
Children up to at least 8 years old (over 40 lbs. or
18 kg) are best protected in child safety seats de-
u ~ signed for their age and we ight. Experts say that
N ~ the skeletal structure , part icularly the pelvis , of
g these children is not fully developed, and they
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must not use the vehicle safety belts without a
suitable child restraint .
It is usually best to put these children in appro­
priate booster seats. Be su re the booster seat
meets all applicab le safety standards .
Booster seats raise the seating position of the
child and reposition both the lap and shoulder
parts of the safety belt so that they pass across
the child's body in the right places. The routing of
the belt over the chi ld's body is very important
for the ch ild's protection, whether or not a boos­
ter seat is used. Children age 12 and under must
always ride in the rear seat.
Ch ildr en who are at least 4
ft. 9 in. (57 inches/
1.45 meters) tall can generally use the vehicle 's
three point lap and shoulder belts . Never use the
lap belt portion of the vehicle 's safety belt alone
to restrain any ch ild, regard less of how big the
ch ild is. Always remember that childr en do not
have the pronounced pelvic structure required for
the proper function of lap belt portion of the ve­
hicle's three point lap and shoulder belts . T he
child's safety absolutely requires that a lap belt
portion of the safety belt be fastened snugly and
as low as possible around the pe lvis. Never let
the lap belt portion of the safety belt pass over
the child 's stomach or abdomen .
In a crash, airbags must inflate within a blink of
an eye and with considerab le force. In order to do
its job, the airbag needs room to inflate so that it
will be there to protect the occupant as the occu­
pan t moves forward into the airbag .
A vehicle occ upant who is out of position and too
close to the a irbag gets in the way of an inflating
airbag. When an occupant is too close , he or she
will be struck violently and will receive serious or possibly even fata l injury .
In order for the airbag to offer protection, it is
important that all vehicle occupants, especially
any children, who must be in the front seat be­
cause of exceptiona l circumstances, be properly
restrained and as far away from the airbag as
poss ible. By keeping room between the child 's ..,.
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Child safety
body and the front of the passenger compart­
ment, the airbag can inflate completely and pro­
vide supplemental protection in certain frontal
collisions.
.,&. WARNING
Not using a booster seat, using the booster
seat improperly, incorrectly installing a boos­
ter seat or using the vehicle safety belt im­
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death in a collision or other emer­
gency situation. To help reduce the risk of se­
rious personal injury and/or death:
- The shoulder belt must lie as close to the
center of the child's collar bone as possible
and must lie flat and snug on the upper
body.
It must never lie across the throat or
neck. The lap belt must lie across the pelvis
and never across the stomach or abdomen .
Make sure the belt lies flat and snug. Pull on
the belt to tighten if necessary .
- Failure to properly route safety belts over a
child's body will cause severe injuries in an
accident or other emergency situation
¢ page 265.
- The rear side of the child safety seat should
be positioned as close as possible to the
backrest on the vehicle seat . Adjust or re­
move the rear seat head restraint if it is dif­
ficult to install the child seat with the head
restraint in place
¢page 63. Install the
head restraint again immediately once the
child seat is removed. Driving without head
restraints or with head restraints that are
not properly adjusted increases the risk of
serious or fatal neck injury dramatically.
- Never let a child put the shoulder belt under
the arm or behind the back, because it could
cause severe injuries in a crash.
- Children on the front seat of any car, even
with Advanced Airbags, can be seriously in­
jured or even killed when an airbag inflates .
- Never let a child stand or kneel on any seat,
for example the front seat.
- Never let a child ride in the cargo area of
your vehicle.
- Always remember that a child leaning for­
ward, sitting sideways or out of position in
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any way during an accident can be struck by
a deploying airbag. This will result in serious
personal injury or death .
- If you must install a booster seat on the
front passenger seat because of exceptional
circumstances the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
fj,;; light must come on and stay on,
whenever the ignition is switched on.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF fj,;; light
does not come on and stay on, perform the
checks described ¢
page 285, Monitoring
the Advanced Airbag System.
- Take the child restraint off the front passen­
ger seat and install it properly at one of the rear seat positions if the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF~;
light does not stay on whenever
the ignition is switched on.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used¢
page 265, Safety belts,
¢ page 273, Airbag system and
¢ page 295, Important information.
Securing child safety
seats
Securing a child safety seat using a safety
belt
Safety belts for the rear seats and the front pas­
senger can be locked with the convertible locking
retractor to properly secure child safety seats.
The safety belts for the rear seats and for the
front passenger's seat have a convertible locking
retractor for child safety seats. The safety belt
must be locked so that belt webbing cannot un­
reel. The retractor can be activated to lock the
safety belt and prevent the safety belt webbing
from loosening up during normal driving . A child
safety seat can only be properly installed when
the safety belt is locked so that the child and
child safety seat will stay in place.
Always remember : Even though your vehicle is
equipped with an Advanced Airbag system, all children, especially those 12 years and younger,
should always ride in the back seat properly re-
strained for their age and size.
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-Never put the forward-facing child restraint
up, against or very near the instrument pan­
el.
- Always move the front passenger seat to
the highest position in the up and down ad­
justment range and move it back to the
rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as far away from the air­
bag as possible, before installing the for­
ward-facing child restraint.
- Always make sure that the safety belt upper
anchorage is behind the child restraint and
not next to or in front of the child restraint
so that the safety belt will be properly posi­
tioned.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF~ ;
light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched on.
A WARNING
Rearward-facing child restraints:
- A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates -even with an Ad­
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof .
- Always be especially careful if you must in­
stall a rearward facing child safety seat on
the front passenger seat in exceptional cir­
cumstances .
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF~;
light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched on.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light
does not come on and stay on, immediately
install the rear-facing child safety seat in a
rear seating position and have the airbag
system inspected by your Audi dealer .
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· Activating the convertible locking retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to secure a
child restraint.
Always heed the child safety seat manufacturer 's
instructions when installing a child restrain t in
your vehicle . To activate the convertible locking
retractor:
.. Place the child restraint on a seat, preferably
on the rear seat .
.. Slowly pull the belt
all the way out .
.. Route it around or through the child restraint
belt path
~ ,&. .
.. Push the child safety seat down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really tight.
.. Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for that
seating position.
.. Guide the safety belt back into the retractor un­
til the belt lies flat and snug on the child safety
seat.
.. You should hear a "clicking" noise as the belt
winds back into the inertia reel. Test the con ­
vertible locking retractor by pulling on the belt.
You should no longer be able to putt the belt
out of the retractor. The convertible locking re­
tractor is now activated .
.. Make sure that the red release button is facing
away from the child restraint so that it can be
unbuckled quickly.
.. Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt is
properly tight and fastened so that the seat
cannot move forward or sideways more than
one inch (2 .5 cm) .
A WARNING
Using the wrong child restraint or an improp­
erly installed child restraint can cause serious
personal injury or death in a crash.
- Always make sure that the safety belt re­
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt retrac­
tor cannot hold the child safety seat in place
during normal driving or in a crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around during
a sudden stop or in a crash.

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:E: ' Insta ll ing th e te th er str ap
"' Release or deploy the tether st rap on the child
restraint acco rding to the child restraint manu­
facturer's instructions .
"' Guide the upper tether strap under the rear
head restraint and into the rear cargo area
(raise the head restraint if necessary). For child
restra ints w ith V-tether straps, always make
sure that the head restraint guide rods do not
interfere with any part of the top tether strap .
"' Slide the tether st rap hook over the anchor
bracket.
"' Pull on the te ther strap hook so tha t the spring
catch of the hook engages.
"' Tighten the tether strap firmly fo llowing the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions .
Relea sing the te th er s trap
"' Loosen the tens ion following the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions .
"' Depress the spring catch on the hook and re ­
lease it from the anchorage.
@ Note
If you leave the chi ld restraint wi th the tether
strap firmly installed fo r several days, this
could leave a mark on the upholstery on the
seat cushion and backrest in the area where
the tether strap was installed. The upholstery
would also be permanently stretched around the tether strap . This applies especially to
leather seats .
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Current ly, few rear-facing chi ld restraint systems
come with a tether. Please read and heed the
child restraint system manufacturer's instruc­
tions carefully to determine how to properly in­ stall the tether.
A WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing chi ld safety seat
installed on the front passenge r seat w ill be
ser iously injured and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates -even with an Advanced Air­
bag System . Ch
ild
safety
- The inflating airbag will hit the chi ld safety
seat or infant carr ier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child aga inst the backrest, center armrest, or
door.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF ',,;; light does not
come on and stay on, immedia tely insta ll
the rea r-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the a irbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer .
Additional information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
T he re are a number of sources of additional in ­
format ion about ch ild rest raint selection, instal ­
lation and use :
N HT SA advises that the best ch ild safety seat is
the one that fits yo ur child and fits in your veh i­
cle, and tha t you w ill u se correct ly and consis ­
tent ly.
T ry befo re yo u buy!
U.S Na tional H ighway Traffic Safety Admini stra ­
tion
Tel.: 1-888-327-4236 (TTY : 1-800-424-91S3)
http:/ /www.nhtsa.gov
http:/ /www.saferca r.gov
National SAFE KID S Camp aign
Tel.: (202) 662-0600
http://www.safekids.org
Safet y Belt Saf e U .S.A
Tel.: (800) 7 45 -SAFE (English)
Tel.: (800) 747-SANO (Spanish)
http://www.carseat.o rg
T rans port Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1-800-333-0371 or call 1 -613 -998 -8616 if
you are in the Ottawa area
http://www.tc.gc.ca/ eng/ roadsafety/menu. htm
Audi Cu stom er Re lations
Tel.: (800) 822 -2834
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:E: ' fill up at busy gas stations where the seasonal
adjustment is more likely to be made in time .
(D Note
-Methanol f uels which do not mee t these re­
quirements may ca use corrosion and dam­
age to plastic and rubber components in the
fuel system.
- Do not use fuels that fai l to meet the speci­
fied criteria in this chapter.
- If you are unable to determine whether or not a particular fuel blend meets the speci­
fications, ask your service station or its fuel
supplier.
- Do not use fuel for which the contents can­
not be identif ied.
- Fuel system damage and performance prob­
lems resulting from the use of fue ls differ­
ent from those specified are not the respon­
s ibility of Audi and are not covered under
the New Veh icle or the Emiss ion Control
System Wa rrant ies.
- If you experience a loss of fue l economy or
driveability and performance problems due
to the use of one of these fuel b lends, we
recommend that you switch to unblended
fuel.
Gasoline additives
Applies to: vehicles with gasol ine engine
A majo r concern among many auto manufactur ­
ers is carbon deposit build-up caused by the type
of gasoline you use.
A lthough gasoline grades d iffer from one manu­
facturer to another, they have cer tain things in
common . A ll gasoline grades contain substances
that can cause deposits to collect on vita l engine
parts, such as fue l injectors and intake valves . Al ­
though most gasoline brands include additives to keep engine and fuel systems clean, they are not
equally effective.
Audi recommends using TOP TIER Detergent Gas­
oline. For more informat ion on TOP TIER Deter­
gent Gasoline, please go to the official website (www.toptiergas .com) .
Check ing and Filling
After an extended period o f using inadeq uate
fuels, bui lt-up ca rbon deposits can rob your en­
gine of peak performance.
(D Note
- Damage or malfunction d ue to poor f uel
quality is no t covered by the Audi New Veh i­
cle Lim ited Warranty .
- Do not add af termarket fuel addi tive prod­
u cts to your fue l tank.
Diesel fuel
Applies to: vehicles with diesel engine
Always use U LSD (Ult ra Low Sulfur Diesel) No. 2.
T he ULSD No. 2 meets the AS TM 0975.
D iesel fuel w ith concentrations of b iod iesel h igh­
er than 5
% such as Bl 1, B20 or B100 are st rict ly
prohib ited.
Service station fuel pumps are labeled with the
cor rect fuel i nformation for easy recogn ition by
the user. If the d iesel fue l pump is not labeled
as k t he station operator wha t fuel is being dis­
pensed before fill ing up your vehi cle.
U LSD No . 2 may not be ava ilable outside the USA
and Canada. Be su re to check befo re t raveling to
othe r countr ies.
ULSD No . 2 can become thicker in very cold tem­
peratures, and th is can impa ir the engine's start­
ing and runn ing . Depend ing o n the season, gas
stations provide ULS D No. 2 that flows be tte r in
cold te mpe ra tures so that you can conti nue ope r­
at ing your vehicle as usual.
(D Note
- Yo ur vehicle's diese l eng ine w as designed
so ley for use w ith ULS D No. 2. Therefo re,
never use gasoline, heating oil, other fuels
or flow improvers. These contain s ubstances
that will severely damage the fuel system
and the engine. Such damage will not be
covered by your New Vehicle Limited War­
ranty.
- If you put any amount of incorrect fuel in
the fuel tank, do not start the engine under ..,_
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:E This message appears when there is only enough
Ad Blue left to drive the distance indicated in the
i nstr ument cluster . Fill the Ad Blue .
• Refill with at least x qt (l) AdBlue. No en·
gine start in
x mi (km ). See owner 's manual
This message appears when there is only eno ugh
Ad Blue lef t to d rive the distance indicated in the
i nstr ument cluster. Fill the Ad B lue. O therwise
the engine will not start again if you stop it once
the distance indicated has been driven .
• Refill with at least x qt (l) AdBlue . Engine
start n ot possibl e. See owner 's manual
This message appea rs when the Ad Blue tank is
empty. Fill the AdB lue. Otherwise you will not be
ab le to s tart the engine aga in once yo u stop it.
The AdBlue must be refilled when the amount in
the tank has reached the minimum level
¢ page 319, Preparation.
Incorrect filling /system ma lfunction
A message appears if the Ad Blue tank was filled
with a fluid other than AdBlue and the system
has detected that the tank was f illed incor rectly,
or if there is a system malfunction .
II Ad Blue: malfunct ion ! No engine start in
x mi (km ). Se e owner's manual
This message appears when it is only possible to
drive the d istance ind icated in the instrument
cluster . Drive to the nearest author ized Audi
dealer o r authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility to have
the malfunction corrected . Otherwise the engine
w ill not start again if you stop it once the d is­
tance indicated has been dr iven .
• Ad Blu e: malfunction! No engine start poss i­
ble . See owner' s manual
This message appears if the system has detected
that the tank was filled incorrectly or that there
is a malfunction. Drive immediately to the near ­
est autho rized Aud i dea ler or authorized Aud i
Service Facility to have the malfunction correct­
ed. Othe rwise you will not be able to start the en­
g ine again once you stop i t.
Checking and Filling
Preparation
Applies to: vehicles with selective cata lytic reduction
Fig. 263 Right rear s ide o f the ve hicle: removing t he Ad Bl­
u e cap
The Ad Blue tank ope ning is located near the d ie­
se l tank opening. Add at least the amount of
AdB lue shown in the instrument cluster display.
This is the minimum amount required to ensure
the system detects the refilling and to start the
engine. You can add a maximum of 6.3 gallons
(24 L).
Requirement: the request to add Ad Bl ue must
appear in the instrument cluster display.
.. Switch t he ignit ion off .
.. Open the tank filler door¢
page 316 .
.. Turn the ta nk filler neck cap to the left to re­
move
¢fig . 263 .
.. Ref ill Ad Blue us ing a pump nozzle ¢ page 320,
a canister ¢ page 320 or a bott le ¢ page 320 .
A WARNING ,~ -Ad B lue can irritate the s kin, eyes and respira­
tory sys tem.
If th ere is contact with t he flu id,
flus h immed iate ly w ith plenty of wa ter. Con­
su lt a phys icia n if necessary .
(D Note
- Only use Ad Blue that conforms to the
standard ISO 22241-1. Do not m ix any addi­
tives with the Ad Blue and do not dilu te it
w ith wate r.
- Do not add AdBl ue to the diesel tank or add
diese l fuel to t he A d Bl ue tank. Do not s tart
t he engine un de r any c ircumst ances if th e
wrong fuel is filled in the tan k. There is a
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areas, into open streams or down sewage
drains.
- Recycle used engine oil by taking it to a used
engine oil collection facility in your area, or
contact a service station .
Cooling system
Coolant
The engine cooling system is filled with a mixture
of pur ified water and coolant addit ive at the fa c­
tory. This coolant must not be not changed.
The coolant leve l is monitored through the. in­
d icator light~
page 26. Howeve r, we do recom­
mend occasionally check ing the coo lant level
manually.
I f you must add coolant, use a m ixt ure of water
a nd coolant addit ive. M ixing the coolant additive
with d istilled water is recommended .
Coolant additive
The coolant addit ive is made of anti-freez ing and
corros ion protection agents. Only use the fo llow­
ing coolant add it ives. These additives may be
mixed w ith each other.
Coolant additive Specification
G13
TL 774)
G12++ TL
774 G
The amount of coo lant additive that needs to be
mixed with water depends on the climate where
the vehicle will be operated. If the coolant addi­
tive percentage is too low, the coolant can freeze
and damage the eng ine.
Coolant Freeze protec-
additive tion
Warm min .40% m in. -13 °F
reg ions max. 45% (-25 °()
Cold min. 50% max. -40 °F
reg ions max. 55% (-40 °C)
- Befo re the start of winter, have an author­
i zed Audi dealer or authorized A udi Se rvice
Fac ility check if the coolant additive in your
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vehicle matches the per cen tage appropriate
for the climate . This is especially important
when driving in colder climates.
- If the appro priate coo la nt additive is not
availab le in an eme rgency, do not add any
ot her additive. You could damage the en­
gine. If this happens, only use water and re­
store the correct mixture ratio with the
specified coolant add itive as soo n as poss i­
ble.
- Only ref ill w ith new coolant.
- Radiator sealant must not be mixed with
the coolant.
Adding coolant
Fi g. 2 69 Engine compartment: re lease button on coolant
expansion tank
Observe the safety precautions ~.&, in Working
in the engine comportmen t on page 322.
Checking the engine coolant level
.. Park the vehicle on a level sur face .
.,. Switch the ignit io n off.
.,. Read the coolant level on the coolant expansion
tank
~ fig. 269.
.,. Th e coolan t level must be between the MIN and
MAX marki ngs when the engine in co ld. When
the engi ne is warm it can be sligh tly above the
MAX marking .
Adding coolant
Requirement: there must be a residua l amount of
coolan t in the expansion t ank
~CD -
.. Let the engi ne cool down .
.,. Place a clot h
over the coolant expansion tank
cap .

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Fig. 271 Engine compartment : connec tor s for a charg er
and jump s ta rt cables
Requirement : only use chargers with a maximum
charging voltage of 30 amps/14.8 Volts.
The
vehicle battery cables remain connected .
.,. Read the warn ings ¢
& in General warnings
about batteries on page 330
and ¢ ,& .
.,. Switch off the ignition and all electrical equip­
ment .
.,. Open the hood ¢
page 32 3 .
.,. Open the red cover on the positive terminal
¢ fig . 271 .
.,. Clamp the charger terminal clamps to the jump
start pins
according to the instructions . (pin
under the red cover = "positive", pin with hex­
agonal head= "negative ") .
.,. Insert the power cable for the charging device
into the socket and switch the device on .
.,. At the end of the charging process, sw itch the
charger off and pull the power cable out of the
socket .
.,. Remove the charger terminal clamps.
.,. Close the red cover on the pos itive terminal.
.,. Close the hood ¢
page 323.
A WARNING
-A highly explosive mixture of gases can form
when charging batteries. Only charge the
vehicle battery in well-vent ilated areas.
-A drained vehicle battery can freeze at tem­
peratures around 32 QF (0 QC). A frozen or
thawed vehicle battery must not be charged
and must not be used anymore. The battery
housing can crack and battery acid can leak
out if ice forms, which increases the risk of
an explosion and chemical burns. Contact an
Checking and Filling
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility for more information.
- Do not connect or disconnect the charging
cable while charging because this increases
the risk of an explosion.
@ Tips
- Only charge the vehicle battery through the
connections in the engine compartment.
- Read all of the manufacturer's instructions
for the charger before charging the vehicle
battery.
Windshield washer system
Fig. 272 E ngine compar tm ent: was her fluid re serv oir cap
The windshi eld washer fluid reservoir O contains
th e cleaning solution for the windshield and the
he adlight washer system*¢
page 324, fig. 26 7 .
The reservoir capacity can be found in
¢page 379.
To reduce th e risk of lime scal e deposits on the
spray no zzles, use clean water with low amounts
o f calcium. Alway s add window cleane r to the wa­
ter . When the outside temperatures are cold, an
anti -freezing agent should be added to the water
so that it does not freeze.
(D Note
-The concentration of ant i-freezing agent
must be adjusted to the vehicle operating
conditions in the respective climate . A con­
centration that is too high can lead to vehi-
cle damage.
- Never add radiator anti-freeze or other addi-
tives to the washer fluid. .,..
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