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
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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)
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Consumer Info rmation
today's a utomo biles, have steadily reduced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by veh icle owners.
Also , sa fet y and
en vironmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustmen ts to en
g ine and transmission parts wh ich an owner can
perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re
qu ire special tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work
shop personnel in order to assure proper per
forma nce, re liability and safety of the veh icle and
its many systems .
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliab ility of your
ve hicle and eve n void your vehicle warranty .
Therefo re, proof of se rvicing in a ccordance w ith
the m aintenance sched ule may be a condition for
up ho ld ing a possible wa rranty claim made within
the wa rranty pe riod.
Above all , ope rational safety can be adversely af
fected, cre ating unne cessa ry risks fo r you and
your passengers.
I f in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other properly
eq uipped and qualified workshop . We strongly
urge you to g ive your author ized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform a ll scheduled mainte
nance and necessa ry repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, origina l parts and tra ined specialists to
keep your veh icle runn ing prope rly.
Performing limited maintenance yourself
The fo llow ing pages describe a limited number of
procedures whic h can be performed on your vehi
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
tra ined personnel be unava ilable. Before per
forming any of these procedures, always thor
ough ly read all of the app licab le text and carefu l
ly follow the instructions g iven . A lways rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS prov ided .
Befo re yo u check anything in the engine com
partment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
c::> & and c::> & in Working in the engine compart
ment on page 322 .
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A WARNING
-
-Ser ious personal in jury may occur as a result
of imp roperly performed maintenance, ad
justments or repairs .
- Always be extreme ly careful when work ing
on the vehicle . Always follow commonly ac
cepted safety practices and general com mon sense. Never r is k personal in jury.
- Do not attempt any of the mainte nance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are no t fu lly fam iliar with these
or other proce dures with respect to the ve
hicle, o r are uncert ain how to p ro ceed.
- Do not do any work wi thout the prope r tools
a nd equi pmen t. H ave the necess ary wo rk
done by your authorized Au di dealer or an
other properly equipped and qualified work
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor veh i
cle is a potentially hazardous area . Never
reach into the a rea around or touch the radi
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en
gine is off and the ignition key has been re
moved. The rad iator fan switches on auto
mat ica lly when the coolant reaches a certain
temperature and will con tinue to ru n until
the coolant temperat ure drops.
- Always remove the igni tion key before any
one gets u nder the vehicle.
- Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The ja ck* s upplied w ith the vehi
cle is no t ad equate fo r thi s pu rpose and
could collapse causing se rious personal in
jury .
- If you must wor k underne ath the vehicle
with the wheels on t he ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels a re always sec urely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic t ransm iss ion) is in P (Park
position) and the park b rake is applied.
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-Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission leve ls. Th is is detrimental to
the env ironment and increases fuel con
sumption.
- Always observe environmental regu lations
when disposing of old engine o il, used brake
flu id, d irty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires .
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Mate
rial -spec ial handling may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo
rat e. When the vehicle or pa rts of the re
straint system including airbag modules
safety be lts with pretens ioners are scrap
ped, a ll applicab le laws and regulations
must be observed. Your a uthorized Audi
dealer is familiar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your deal er perform this service for you.
Accessories and
technical changes
Additional accessories and parts replacement
Always consult on authori zed Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Audi vehicles that are constructed w ith advanced
materials like Steel/Aluminum (Hybrid construc
tion), Aluminum (Audi Space Frame), and/or Alu minum/Carbon Fiber (Ultra Advanced Light
We ight Materials) are as unique as the ir drivers .
Therefore, the ava ilability of certain parts needed
for repair , restoration , or reconstruction wi ll be
restricted , or parts will be unava ilable, if the ve
hicle is not repaired at an a uthorized Audi colli
sion repair facility. This includes but is not limit
ed to structura l parts which require specialized
training and equipment to restore their crash
worthiness back to the original NHTSA and IIHS performance.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design
features ensuring a high standard of active and passive safety.
Consumer Inf ormation
This safety could be compromised by non-ap
proved changes to the vehicle. For this reason, if
parts have to be rep laced, please observe the fol
lowing points when install ing additional accesso
ries:
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are avai lab le from authorized Aud i dea lers.
T hese dea le rs also have the necessa ry facilities,
tools and trained specialists to install the parts
and accessories properly .
A WARNING
-Using the wrong spare parts or using non-ap-
proved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury.
- Use on ly accessories expressly approved by
Aud i and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessor ies have been spe
cially designed to be used on your vehicle.
- Do not use license plate brackets in the
front area that are different from the one
installed at the factory, or add additional
li
cense plate brackets.
- Never install accessor ies such as telephone
cradles or beverage holders on airbag covers
or w ith in the airbag deployment zones. Do
ing so will increase the risk of injury if a ir
bags are triggered in an accident!
- Before you check anyth ing in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
9poge 322.
(D Note
-If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add -on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair work is not per
formed according to specified methods, this
can result in seve re damage to your vehi
cle's engine and body (such as corrosion)
and adversely affect your vehicle's warranty.
- If emergency repa irs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle exam ined by an
authorized Audi dealer as soon as possib le .
- The manufacturer cannot be held liable for
damage which occurs due to failure to com
ply with these stipulations .
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Index
Cooling system Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Coolant temperature indicato r . . . . . . . . . . 11
C ross ha irs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Curre nt cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
D
Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 96
Data protectio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197, 228
D ata recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 249
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 9
Daytime runni ng lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Declarat ion of compliance
Aud i adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Aud i side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Ce ll phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
E lect ronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Garage doo r opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . 384
R em ote con trol key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
D EF
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 18
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 76
DEF (inst rument cluste r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Demo mode
refer to Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Destination on the map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
D etermin ing correc t load l imit
Diese l 3
4 7
Diese l part icu late filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Prewa rm ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Diese l Exhaust Fl uid (DEF)
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
D iese l fuel . .. .. ... ............ .... .. . 315
Dig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Digita l Rights Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
D imen sions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Dimming the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Dimming the rearview mir ror . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Directory
refer to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
388
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Infotainment system d isp lay ..... . 157,250
Mult ifunct ion steer ing whee l . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Versions (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
D istance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Doors Clos ing a id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
E mergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Driver informat ion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Changi ng views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Ene rgy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Outs ide temperat ure display. . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Se rvice in terv al displ ay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
V iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
D river seat
refer to Seating posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 7
D rives
refer to Media . .. .. .. ........... 228, 237
Drive select
refer to Audi d rive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
D rivi ng econom ica lly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Driving offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Driving on hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
D rivi ng safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
D rivi ng time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
DVD drive (med ia drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Dynamic vol ume
refer to System vo lume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
E
E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Easy seat ent ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
E conom ica l route .. .. .. .. ........... .. 212
ED S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 87
E lectromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
El ectronic immobil izer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
E lectronic stabili zation control
refer to ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 149
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Emergency b raking fu nction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Emergency call funct ion
Audi connect emergency call and service . 203
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Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Emissions control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
E nergy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Starting/stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Starting with jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 3 72
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Opening and closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . 323
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Oi l consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
E ngine Start/Stop mode
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Entering characters/numbers (speller) . . . . 164
Entering letters (speller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Entertainment sliding menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
E ntry/ex it lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Entry assistance Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Environment Proper disposal of drained engine oil . . . . 327
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
E vasive steering support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Expanded view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
E xternal voice operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
F
Factory default settings
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Index
Fader (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Fastening Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Convertib le child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 303
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Fast forwarding/rewinding (audio/video
file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Fast forwarding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . 237
Fast route 212
Favorites Media ...... .. .. .. ....... ...... .. .. 240
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
T elephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
File formats (media drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Folding the backrest down/up . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
For the sake of the env ironment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . . 79
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Leaks...... ... .. .. ................. 323
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Free text search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Freeze protection
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Frequency band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 226
Front airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 266
Front passenger's door emergency locking . . 39
Front seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 274
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Fuel Additives... ... .. .. ................ . 314
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 12
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
389