
Check ing and F illing
CJ) Note
Driving with an insufficient oil level is likely to
cause severe damage to the engine .
@ Tips
-The oil pre ssure warn ing display. i s not
an ind icato r of the oil l evel. Do not rel y on
it. In stead , che ck th e oil le vel in your e n
gi ne a t regul ar int ervals, prefe rably e ach
t ime you re fuel , and al ways befo re go ing
on a long trip .
-If you have the impression your engine con
sumes excessive amounts of oil, we recom
mend that you consult an authorized Aud i
dealer to have the cause of your concern properly d iagnosed . Keep in mind that the
accurate measurement of oil consumpt ion
r equi res great ca re and may take some
time. An authorized Audi dealer has instruc
tions about how to measure oil consump
tion accurately.
Checking the engine oil level and adding
engine oil
The engine oil level can be checked in the Info
t ainmen t sys tem
F ig . 268 Engin e co mpartme nt: e ngine o il fille r ope ning
c ove r
Checking th e engine oil l evel
-Park t he vehicle on a leve l surface .
- Sh ut the engine off when it is warm.
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-N
>< (X) IX)
- Switc h only the ignition back on. Wa it approxi-
mately two minutes so that the engine oil can
flow back into the oil pan.
326
- Select in the Infotainment system: the !MENUI
button > V ehicle > l eft control button > Se rvice
& ch ec ks > Oil level.
- Check the oil level in the Infotainment system
disp lay . Add engine oi l if the bar in the oil level
indicator is just before "min".
Adding engine oil
Fo llow the safety precautions ~ .&. in Working in
the engine compartment on page 322.
- Stop the engine and open the hood
~ page 323.
-Unscrew the cap 9=;,1 on the engine oi l filling
open ing ~
fig. 268, ~ page 324.
-Carefully add 0.5 quart (0.5 liter) of the correct
oil ~
page 324 .
-Close the eng ine oil filler opening cap.
- Close the hood, restart the ignit ion after two
m inutes and read the current o il level in the In
fotainment system.
&_ WARNING
- When adding oil, do not let oil dr ip onto hot
engine components. This inc reases the risk
of afire.
- You must secure the cap on the oil fi ller
open ing correctly so that oil does not leak
ou t onto the ho t engine and exhaust system
when the engine is running, beca use this is
a fire hazard .
- Always clean skin thoroughly if it comes into
contact with engine oil.
(D Note
-The engine o il level must not be under the
" min" marking, because this incre ases the
risk of engine damage.
- If the message
II Plea se redu ce oil lev el
appears, there is too much oil in the eng ine
and there is a risk of damaging the cata lytic
converter and engine. Do not start the en
gine . Contact an authorized A udi dealer or
authorized Audi Service Fac ility to have ex
cess engine o il extracted if necessary .
- Do not mix any addit iona l lubricants into
the engine oil. Damage caused by such add i
t ives is not covered by the warranty.
...

Wheels
Bead
means the part of the tire that is
made of steel wires, wrapped or
reinforced by ply cords and that is
shaped to fit the rim .
Bead separation
means a breakdown of the bond
between components in the bead.
Cord
means the strands forming the
plies in the tire.
Cold tire inflation pressure
means the tire pressure recom
mended by the vehic le manufac
turer for a tire of a des ignated
size that has not been driven for more than a couple of miles (kilo
meters) at low speeds in the
three hour period before the tire pressure is measured or adj usted.
Curb weight
means the weight of a motor ve
hicle w ith standard equipment in
cluding the maximum capacity of
fuel, oil, and coolant, air condi
tioning and additiona l weight of
op tional equipment.
E x tra load tire
means a tire des igned to operate
at higher loads and at h igher in -
336
flation pressures than t he corre
spond ing standa rd tire. Extra load
tires may be identified as "XL",
"xl" , "EXTRA LOAD" , or "RF" on
the sidewall.
Gross A xle Weight Rating
("GAWR ")
means the load-carrying capacity
of a single axle system , measured
at the ti re-gro und interfaces.
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
("GVWR")
means the max imum total loaded
weight of the vehicle .
Groove
means the space between two ad
jacent tread ribs .
Load rating (code)
means the maximum load tha t a
tire is rated to carry for a given in
flation pressure. You may not find
this informat ion on all ti res be
cause it is not required by law .
Maximum load rating
means the load rating for a tire at
the maximum permissible infla
tion p ressure for that ti re .
Maximum loaded vehicle
weight
means the sum of:

Wheels
-The tire must flex more if the tire pressure is too low or if
the vehicle speed or load are
too high . This heats the tire up
too much. This increases the
risk of an accident because it
can cause the tire to burst and
result in loss of vehicle con
trol.
-Incorrect tire pressure in creases tire wear and has a
negative effect on driving and
braking behavior, which in
creases the risk of an accident.
(D Note
Replace lost valve caps to re
duce the risk of damage to the
tire valves.
Tire pressure table
Please note that the information
contained in the following table
was correct at the time of print
ing, and the information is sub
ject to change. If there are differ
ences between this information
and the tire pressures specified
on the label on the driver's side 8-pillar, always follow the specifica
tion on the 8-pillar label
¢ page 343, fig. 275.
344
(i} For the sake of the environment
-Tire pressure that is too low
increases fuel consumption.
-Fuel consumption may also in
crease when driving with the
comfort tire pressure is se
lected .
(D Tips
Audi recommends using the
tire pressure specified for a
normal load
¢ table on
page 345
or for a full load
when the vehicle is partially loaded.
Make sure that the tire designa
tion on your tire matches the des ignation on the tire pressure label
and the tire pressure table.
The following table lists recom mended tire pressures in cold
tires according to the load and
the size of the tires installed.

Wheels
&_ WARNING
Please note the important safe
ty precautions regarding tire
pressure¢
page 343 and load
limits¢
page 346.
Tires and vehicle load limits
There are limits to the amount of load or weight that any vehicle
and any tire can carry . A vehicle
that is overloaded will not handle
well and is more difficult to stop .
Overloading can not only lead to loss of vehicle control, but can al
so damage important parts of the
vehicle and can lead to sudden
tire failure, including a blowout
and sudden deflat ion that can
cause the vehicle to crash.
Your safety and that of your pas
sengers also depends on making
sure that load limits are not ex
ceeded. Vehicle load includes ev
erybody and everything in and on
the vehicle . These load limits a re
technically referred to as the vehi
cle's
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat
ing
("GVWR") .
The "GVWR" includes the weight of the basic vehicle, all factory in
stalled accessories, a full tan k of
fuel, oil, coolant and other fluids
3 4 6
plus maximum load. The maxi
mum load includes the number of
passengers that the veh icle is in
tended to carry ("seating capaci
ty") with an assumed weight o f
150 lbs (68 kg) for each passen
ger at a designated seat ing pos i
tion and the total weight of any luggage in the veh icle. If you tow
a trailer, the weight of the trailer
hitch and the tongue we ight of
the loaded trailer must be includ ed as part of the vehicle load.
The
Gross Axle Weight Rating
("GAWR") is the maximum load
that can be applied at each of the
vehicle's two axles .
The fact that there is an upper
limit to your vehicle's Gross Vehi
cle Weight Rating means that the
total weight of whatever is being
carried in the vehicle (inc luding
the weight of a trailer h itch and
the tongue weight of the loaded
trailer) is limited . The more pas
sengers in the vehicle or passen
gers who are heavier than the
standard weights assumed mean
that less weight can be carried as luggage .
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and the Gross Axle Weight Rat ing .,.

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Gross Vehi cle We ight Rating
The G ross Veh icle Weight Rating (GVWR) , and
the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) for front
and rear ar e listed on a sticker on the driver's side
B-pillar.
The G ross Veh icle Weight Rating includes the
weight of the basic vehicle p lus full fuel tank, oi l
and coolant, p lus maximum load, which includes
passeng er w eight (150 lbs/68 kg p er designated
seating position) and luggage we ight
c:> A .
Gross Axle Weight Rating
The Gross Axle We ight Rating is the max imum
l oad that can be applied at each axle of the vehi
cle
c:> &, .
Vehicle capacity weight
The vehicle capac ity we ight (max . load) is listed
on the drive r's side 8-p illar.
& WARNING
-
- T he act ual Gross Ax le Weight Rating at the
front and rear axles sho uld not exceed the
permissible weights, and their combination
must not exceed the Gross Vehicle We ight
Rating.
- Exceedi ng perm iss ible weight ratings can
result in vehicle damage, acc idents and per
sonal injury .
Dimensions
Technical data
(D Note
- The vehicle capacity weig ht figures apply
when the load is d istributed evenly in the
vehicle (passengers and luggage) . When
transport ing a heavy load in the luggage
compartment, carry the load as near to the
rear axle as possible so that the vehicle's
hand ling is no t impa ired .
- Do not exceed the maximum perm iss ible
ax le loads or the maximum g ross ve hicle
we igh t. A lways remember that the vehi cle's
hand ling will be affected by the extra load.
T he refore, adjust your speed acco rd ingly.
- Always observe lo cal regulations.
Length (in (mm)) Width (in (mm ))
Width across the Height at curb
mirrors (in (mm )) weight (in (mm))
Q7 199
.6 (5069) 7 7.5 (1968) 8 7.1 ( 2212) 68.5 (1740)
Capacities
Approximate capaci-
ties
Fuel tank 2
2.5 gal (85 L)
Windsh ield and headlight washer system* 7.4 qt (7 L)
379

Tech nical data
Gasoline engines
Q7 2.0, 6 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net
M ax im um torq ue SAE net
Displacement
Engine oil with filter change
1>
Fuel
Q7 3.0, 6 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net
Maximum torque SAE net
Displacement
Engine oil with fi lter change
1
)
Fuel
Diesel engines
Q7 3 .0 TOI, 6 cylinder
Maximum output SA E net
Maximum torq ue SAE net
Displacement
Engine oil with filter change
1
)
Fuel
l ) For specific engine oil capac ities, please see
the mos t cur rent informa tion fo r the USA at
http ://www. audi usa.com/he lp/ma in tenance o r
for Canada a t ht tp://www.aud i.ca/ca/brand/ en/
your _aud i/ aud i_ services _a nd/Ca re _and _M a i nte
na nce/ schedule.htm l or call 800-822 -2834.
380
hp@ rpm 252 @ 5000 -6000
lb-ft@ rpm 272@
1600 - 4500
CID (cm
3
) 121 (1984)
¢ page 314, Gasoline
hp@ rpm 333@ 5500 -6500
lb -ft@ rpm 325@ 2900 - 5300
CID (cm
3 ) 183 (2995)
¢ page 314, Gasoline
hp@ rpm 258@ 3250 -4250
lb -ft@ rpm 443@ 1500 -3000
C ID (cm
3
) 181.1 ( 296 7)
ULSD No . 2 ¢ page 315, Diesel fuel

Index
Audio player
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
W i-Fi aud io player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Aud io track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 0
Aud i pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Aud i Serv ice Repair Man uals and Literature 381
Aud i side assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Aud i smartphone interface ......... 247, 251
Audi virtua l cockpit
refer to Instr ument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AUTO Autom atic headlig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Auto Lock (central locki ng system) . . . . . . . . 34
Automatic belt ret ractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
O per ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 75
Automatic climate control system Aud i drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 77
Automatic transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Eme rgency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
H ill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
M anual sh ift ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
P a rking lock emergency re lease . . . . . . . . . 96
Selecto r leve r pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
AUTO (button) Autom atic clima te control. . . . . . . . . . . 73, 76
Auxiliary heater (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4, 77
AUX inp ut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Ave rage cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
B
BAC K button 156
B alance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Bass (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Battery Ju mp starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
also refer to Veh icle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Before driving 256
386
Be lt tens ioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
B lended gasol ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
B lower (automat ic climate contro l) . . . . . 73, 76
Bl uetoot h
Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Connect ing a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Boos te r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Brake flu id
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 329
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
B rake ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Brake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 87
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Wo rn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Breaking in New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Browser
refer to Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Buttons Cont rol panel (M MI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Mult ifunct ion s teer ing whee l 12
C
Cable (USB adapter/AUX connector cable) 234
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 322
Battery specif ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Capacities AdBl ue ... .. .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... .. 318
Fuel tank...... .. .. .. ............. .. 379
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Cargo area
refer to L oading the l uggage compa rt-
ment ..... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 261
Cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cata lytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
CD d rive (med ia d rives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Cell phone
refer to Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Convenience key. ................ ... .. 37
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Certificat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Changing engine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Changing the scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Ch arging the ba ttery (mobile devices) . . . . 235
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat.. ..... .. ............... .. .... .
274
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their u se? . . . .
313
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 309
Chi ld safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Important safety instructions for using chi ld
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
299
Install ing a child restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
311
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . ... .. .. ................ ..... .
311
Tether ancho rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Te ther straps . .. ......... .. .. .. .. .. . 312
Child safety lock
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat ... .. .. .. ................. .... .
274
How do I prope rly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
299
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
LA TCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Unused safety belts on the rear seat 301
~ Child seats ...... N ~ Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
......
g C lassic view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Cleaning a rtificial leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 7
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356, 357
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 356
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . . . . . 356
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Climate control system
refer to Automatic climate control . . . . . . . 71
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 249
Closing aid (doors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Cockp it (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Command (voice recognition syst em) . . . . .
169
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Connect ion manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Connections
refer to Med ia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228, 237
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263, 381
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
263
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Additional directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Importing/exporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Memory capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Storing as destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Control buttons (operating the MMI) . . . . . 159
Control knob wi th joys tick funct ion (MMI op
eration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
162
Conv enience key
Switching the ignition on . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
Unlocking/lo cking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Conv ertib le locking r etractor
A ctivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
308
Deac tivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 308
Coo led g love compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Cooling mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72 , 75 , 76
387