2017 AUDI Q7 wheel bolts

Wheels
be five 1 SO lb s. pa ssengers in
y our vehicle, th e amou nt of
av ail abl e c arg o and lu gga ge
lo ad ca pac ity is 650 lb s.
(1400- 750 (5 X 150) = 650
lb s.)
5 . De termin e the combined
w eight of lu gg ag e and cargo
bein g loade d on the vehi cle .
Th at w eight may not sa fel y ex ­
c e ed t he a vail able car go and
lugg age l oa d ca paci ty ca lc ulat­
ed in St ep 4 .
6 . If yo ur ve hicle will b e towing a
tr aile r, lo ad from your tr aile r
will b e tran sfe rr ed to your v e­
hi cle. C onsul t t his manual t o
dete rmin e how this re du ces
th e av ail ab le c argo and lug­
g age load capa cit y of y our vehi­
cl e.
~ c hec k th e tire sidewall
(¢ pa ge 333, fig. 2 73) to de ter­
min e the de sign ated load rating
for a specific tire.
Wheel bolts and rims
Wheel bolts
Wheel bolts must be clean and loosen/t ighten
easi ly .
Rims
Rims with a bolted rim ring* or w ith bolted whee l
covers* consist of mu ltiple pieces . These compo­
nents we re bolted together using special bolts
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and a spec ia l proced ure. Yo u must no t repair or
disassemb le them
c:::> .&. .
A WARNING
Wheel bo lts that are tightened or repaired in­
correct ly can become loose and resu lt in loss
of vehicle contro l, wh ich increases the risk of
an accident. For the correct tighten ing spec ifi ­
cation, see
c:::> page 365, Finishing.
- Always keep the wheel bolts and the
threads in the wheel h ub clean and free of
grease .
- Only use wheel bolts that fit the rim.
- Always have damaged rims repaired by an
author ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Serv ice Facility . Never repa ir or disassemb le
rims yourself, because this increases the risk
of an accident.
Winter tires
Winter tires significant ly improve the vehicle's
hand ling when dr iv ing in winter conditions. Be­
cause of their construct ion (w idth, compound,
tread pattern), summer tires provide less t rac ­
tion on ice and snow .
.,. Use win ter tires on all four wheels.
.,. On ly use winter tires that a re approved for your
veh icle.
.,. Please note that the maximum permitted
speed may be lower with winter tires
c::> &_ . An
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Serv­
ice Facility can inform you about the maximum
permitted speed for your tires .
.,. Check the tire p ressure after installing wheels
c::> page 343 .
The effectiveness of winter tires is reduced great­
ly when the tread is worn down to a depth of
0 .16 in (4 mm). The cha racteristics of winte r
t ir es a lso decrease g reatly as the t ire ages , re­
gard less of the rema ining t read.
.&_ WARNING
-
- Never d rive fas ter than the max imum pe r­
mitted speed for your tires . This could cause
the tires to heat up too much . This increases
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:E placing the Automatic Transm ission in P
(Park) will
not prevent the vehicle from
moving.
- Before you change a wheel , be sure the
ground is level and firm. If necessary, use a
sturdy board under the jack*.
-Always store the veh icle tool kit, the jack*
and the replaced tire in the luggage com­
partment
c::> page 261 .
(D Tips
-Obey all laws .
- Before changing the wheel, you must acti- vate the jacking mode*, so that the a uto ­
matic controls for the air suspension * do
not make it more diff icu lt to lift the vehicle
with the jack*
c::> page 363 .
Removing the caps
Fig . 280 Whee l: whee l bo lts w it h c aps
"'Slide the plastic clip (from the vehicle tool kit)
onto the cap until it engages
c::> fig. 280 .
"'Remove the cap with the plastic clip .
Loosening the wheel bolts
Fig . 28 1 Whee l: loose ning the w hee l bo lt
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
"' Slide the wheel wrench (from the vehicle tool
kit) a ll the way onto the wheel bolt.
"' Turn the whee l bolt approximately one turn to
the left -arrow- . To reach the required to rque,
hold the end of the wheel wrench . If the wheel
bolt will not loosen, press carefully on the
wheel wrench with your foot . H old onto the ve­
hicle secu rely whi le during th is and make sure
your stance is stable .
_& WARNING
To reduce the risk of an a cciden t, only loosen
the wheel bolts gently (one t urn) before rais ­
ing the vehicle with the vehicle jack* .
Raising the vehicle
Fig. 282 S ill panels : ma rki ngs
F ig. 283 Sill : po siti onin g t he ve hi cle jack
"' Place the veh icle jack* (vehicle tool kit) on a
firm surface. Use a flat, stab le support if neces­
sary . On a slipp ery surface such as ti le, you
should use a non -slip pad (such as a rubber
mat)
¢ ,& .
"' Find the marking on the sill that is closest to
the tire that w ill be changed
c::> fig. 282 . Behind
the mark ing, there is a lifting point o n the side
sill for the veh icle jack* . .,.
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:E: ' vehicle tool kit) c:> fig. 284 and place it on a
clean surface .
.,. Install the alignment pin (from the vehicle tool
kit) by hand into the empty hole
c:> fig . 285.
.,. Remove the rest of the wheel bol ts.
"" Remove the wheel
c:>(D . The alignment pin re -
mains in the hole while do ing this .
Install a whee l
Read the directions on c:> page 365 when instal­
ling unidirectional tires .
.,. Slide the wheel on over the alignment pin
c:> (D.
.,. Install the wh eel bo lts and tighten gent ly using
the hex socket.
.,. Remove the alignment pin and also tighten the
remaining wheel bolt .
.,. Carefully lower the vehicle using the vehicle
jack* .
.,. Tighten the wheel bolts in a diagona l pattern
us ing t he wheel wrench .
The wheel bolts must be clean and loosen/tight­ e n easi ly. Check the contact surfaces for the
wheel and hub . Contaminants on these surfaces
must be removed before installing the wheel.
& WARNING
Never use the hex socket in the screwdr iver
handle or the hex socket wrench with the
ratchet to loosen or tighten the whee l bolts.
You will not attain the req uired tightening
specification, which w ill increase the risk of an
accident .
When removing or installing the whee l, the
r im could hit the brake rotor and damage the
rotor. Work carefu lly and have a second per­
son help you.
(D} Tips
- When mounting tires w ith u nidi re ctional
t read desig n
make sure the tread pattern is
po inted the r ight way
c:> page 365.
- The wheel bolts should be clean and easy to
turn . Check for d irt and corrosion on the
mating surfaces of both the wheel and the
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Em ergenc y ass is tanc e
hub. Remove all dirt from these s urfaces be ­
fore remounting the whee l.
Unidirectional tires
A unidirectional tire profi le is identified by a rrows
that point in the running direct ion on the tire
s idewall. You must always adhere to the spec i­
fied ru nning direction . Th is is necessary ensure
the tire 's opt imum performance in regard to ad­
hesion , running no ise, frict ion and hyd roplaning.
To benefit fully from the advantages of the uni­ directional t ire design, you should replace faulty
t ir es as soon as possible and restore the cor rect
run ning direction on a ll of the t ires .
Finishing
.,. Rei nstall the caps on the wheel bo lts if neces­
sary .
.,. Store the ve hicle too l kit in its designated
place.
.,. Store the replaced tire securely in the luggage
compartment
i=> page 261.
.,. Check the tire pressure on the installed wheel
as soon as possible .
.,. Correct the t ire pressure and store it in the In­
fotainment system
i=> page 352 .
.,. The whee l bolt tigh tening specification must be
120
ft l bs ( 160 Nm) . Check it as soon as possi­
b le with a torque wren ch. Drive carefu lly unti l
then.
.,. Have the fau lty whee l replaced as quickly as
possible .
(D Tips
-If you notice that the wheel bo lts are cor­
roded and d ifficult to turn while changing a
tire, they shou ld be replaced before you
check the tightening torque.
- Dr ive at reduced speed unti l you have the
tightening torques checked.
Notes on wheel changing
Please read the information c:> page 340 if you
are going to use a replacemen t tire which is d if-
ferent from the tires on your vehicle. .,,.
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Emergency assistance
After you change a t ire:
- Check the tire pressure on the replacement
tire immediately after installation.
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as po s­
sible by your authorized Audi dealer or quali ­
fied workshop.
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are correctly tightened at a torque of
120 ft lbs (160 Nm ).
- If you notice that the wheel bolt s are corroded
and difficult to turn while changing a tire,
they should be replaced before you check the
tightening torque.
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and have
it installed on your vehicle as soon as possi­
ble . Remount the wheel cover.
Until then , drive with extra care and at reduced
speeds .
A WARNING
-If you are going to equ ip your ve hicle w ith
t ir es o r rims w hich d iffer from those which
were factory installed, then be s ure to read
the informat ion¢
page 340.
- Always make sure the damaged whee l or
even a flat tire and the jack* and tool k it are
prope rly secured in the luggage compart­
m ent and are not loose in the passenge r
compartmen t.
- In an accident o r sudden mane uver they
could fly forward , injuring anyone in the ve­
hicle .
- Always store damaged wheel, jack* and tools securely i n the l uggage compa rtme nt.
Otherwi se, in an accident or sudd en man eu­
ver they c ould fly fo rward, causing injury to
p assenge rs in the vehicle .
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Index
Recirculation mode (automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 76
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Refueling .. .. .. ................... ... 316
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 318
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote control operation Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . 46
Remote locking and unlocking
Audi connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Removing the caps (wheel bolts) . . . . . . . . . 363
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 57
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 263, 264
Reset
refer to Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Residual heat (automatic climate control) 74, 77
Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Reverse gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Rewinding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Right control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Road carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Road noise compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Roaming
refer to Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
also refer to Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Route criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Route guidance
refer to Navigation ............ ...... .
Run-flat (tires) . .. ................... .
Running direction (tires)
394
205
352
365
s
Safe driving habits
Safety 256
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Telephone.... ... .. .. ............... 176
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 271
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 270
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265, 268
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Spec ial considerat ions for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Safety belt warning light Safety instructions 265
for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 287
Saving fuel Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Scan (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Screen
refer to Disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
SDS
refer to Voice recognition system . . . . . . . 168
Search area (point of interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 208

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:E: ' touch
refer to MMI touch
Towing 160
Tow trucks . .. .. ........... .. .. .... . 374
T owing loop ..... .. .. .... ... .. .. . 374,375
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system . ..... . 351
Traffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 , 221
Traffic messages ............... .. .... . 216
Traffic sign recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Trailer mode (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
T railer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Trailer mode (air suspension) . . . . . . . . . . 100
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Travel guide
refer to Travel (travel guide) . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Travel (travel guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Treb le (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Turnassist . .. .. ............... .. .... . 119
T urn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
u
ULSD No. 2 (Diesel fuel) ....... .. .. .... . 315
Unfastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Uniform tire quality grad ing . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S0
Unlocking/locking By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 38
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
With the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Updating stations (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
USB stick
refer to Audi music interface ...... . 234, 23S
V
Vanity m irror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S4
D. ' 1mens1ons .
.. ................ .... . . 379
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S9
Raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Index
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 78
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 77
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Lifting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Wheel change mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Vehicle status report Audi connect vehicle contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Version information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
VI EW button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
VIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Voice guidance
refer to Multifunction steering wheel . . 12, 14
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Vo ice recognit ion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Volume 253
w
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Web radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Weights.... .... .. ................. .. 379
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 266
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Wheel rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Glossary of t ire and loading terminology . 335
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
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