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 -
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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:
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N r-... N ,....,
0
0
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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
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0
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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
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