2018 AUDI Q7 transmission

Drivin g
~ To prevent the vehicle from rolling when you
start driving, set the parking brake when stop ­
ping on steep hills¢
/A.
~ The parking brake will release automatically
and your vehicle will begin to move when the
doors are closed, the driver's safety belt is fas ­
tened, and you accelerate as usual.
Stopp ing /p a rki ng
If the selector lever is not in the "P" position
when you open the dr iver's door, the veh icle
could roll.
~ Press and hold the brake pedal¢ /A.
~ Set the parking brake.
~ To select the "P" selector lever pos it ion, press
the "P" button @on the selector lever
¢ page 86, fig . 85 .
Under certain condit ions, such as driving in the
mounta ins or when towing a trailer, it may be
helpful to switch to manual mode temporarily
and sh ift
manually to adapt to the driving condi­
tions
¢ page 89.
On hills, set the parking brake first and then s hift
into the "P" position¢
page 81. This prevents too
much stress from being placed on the locking
mechanism .
.8, WARNING
- The veh icle can roll eve n when the engine is
swit ched off.
- Unintended ve hicle movement can lead to
serious injur ies.
- T o reduce the risk of an acc ident, do not
press the acce le rato r pedal whe n cha ng ing
the se lecto r lever posit ion while the ve hicle
is s ta tionary and the eng ine is ru nning.
- T o reduce the risk of an ac cident, never se ­
lect the "R" or "P" positions while dr iv ing .
- Do not inadvertent ly press the acce le rato r
peda l w hen the veh icle is sta tionary. Othe r­
wise the risk of an acc ident in cr eases be ­
ca use the vehicle will start to move immed i­
ate ly, even if the parking brake is set .
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Hill descent control
The hill descent control system assists the driver
when driving down hills .
Hill descent control activates when the transm is­
s ion is in the "D" or "S" pos ition and you press the
brake pedal. The transmission automat ically se ­
lects a gear that is suitable for the hill. Hill de­
sce nt cont rol tr ies to maintain the speed ach­
i eved at the t ime of braking, w it hi n phys ical and
tec hnical lim itations . If may still be necessary to
adjust the speed wit h the brake peda l.
Hill descent cont rol sw itches off once the h ill lev­
els out or you press the accelerator pedal.
When operating the cru ise control system*
¢
page 95 , hill descent control is also activated
whe n the speed is set.
.8, WARNING
Hill desce nt co ntro l cannot ove rcome physical
lim itat ions, so it may not be ab le to m ainta in
a constant speed under all conditions. A lways
be ready to app ly the brakes.

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:E ' Shifting manually (tiptronic mode)
The tiptronic mode allows the driver to shift the
gears manually .
Fig. 86 Center console : sh ifti ng manually with the selector
l ever
Fig. 87 Steeri ng wheel: shifti ng manual ly
Shifting with th e selector leve r
You can shift into tiptronic mode while stationary
and while driv ing.
• To shift into tiptronic mode, push the selector
lever from the "D/S" position to the right . As
soon as the transmission switches over, the "M"
transm iss ion sett ing will appear i n the instru­
ment cluster d isplay.
• To sh ift up a gear, tap the se lector lever for­
ward
0 ~ fig. 86.
• To shift down a gear, tap the selector lever back
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• To switch tiptron ic mode off, push the selector
lever back into the "D/S" pos ition.
Shifting with th e s hift paddle s
You can operate the shift padd les in the "D/S" or
" M " se lector lever positions.
• To s hift up a gear, tap the sh ift paddle
0
~ fig. 87 .
• To s hift down a gear, tap the 0 shift paddle.
D rivi ng
• To engage the lowest gear, hold the 0 shift
paddle.
• If you do not press a shift button within a short
time while in the "D/S" position, the transmis­
sion will return to automatic mode. To keep
shifting using the shift paddles, move these ­
lector lever to the right out of the "D/S" posi­
tion .
• When you want to shift out of tiptronic mode ,
press and hold the
0 shift padd le for a longer
period of time or move the selector lever back
and release it.
T he transmission automatically shifts up or down
before cr itica l engine speed is reached .
T he transmission on ly allows manua l shifting
when the eng ine speed is w ith in the perm itted
range.
(D Tips
- If you shift to the next lowest gear, the
transmission will only shif t if the engine will
not be over-revved.
- With kick-down, the transmission shifts to a
lower gear, depending on vehicle speed and
eng ine speed .
- tiptronic does not work if the transmission
is runn ing in emergency mode .
Kick-down
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration .
When you press the accelerator pedal down be­
yond the resista nce point, the automatic trans­
mission downsh ifts into a lower gear and the en­
gine ut il iz es its full power, depending on vehicle
speed and eng ine RPM.
It sh ifts up into the next
highe r gear once the maximum specified eng ine
RPM is reached .
A WARNING ~
Please note that the whee ls cou ld spin on
slick or slippery roads when kick-down is ac­
tive.
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Driving Transmission malfunction
• Transmi ssion: malfunction! Please stop ve­
hicle and shift to P
Do not cont inue d rivi ng. Selec t the "P" selector
lever position and co ntact an authorized Au di
de aler or auth o riz e d Aud i Serv ice Facili ty fo r as­
si st ance.
[O] Selector lever: malfunction! You can contin­
ue driving . Please contact Service
There is a system malfunct io n in the t ransm is­
sion . Drive to an author ized A udi dealer or au­
thor ized A udi Se rvice Fac il ity immed iate ly to have
t he ma lfunction co rrecte d.
[O] P button: malfunction! Auto P when engine
off . Please contact Service
There is a malfunction in the "P " button on t he
selecto r leve r. The transmission a utomat ically
e ngages "P" when you switch off the eng ine.
Dr ive to an a utho rized Aud i dea le r or a uthorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immedia tely to have t he
malfunc tion corrected.
[O] Selector lever: malfunction! Gear change on­
ly possible using both paddle levers. Please con­
tact Service
There is a system malfunct io n in the t ransm is­
sion. You can conti nue d riving w ith rest ricted
f un ction . The selecto r leve r is not working . Gears
can only be se lec ted by tapping bo th sh ift pad­
d les a t the sam e time w hen t he v ehicl e is station ­
a ry ~
page 8 9, fig . 87. Pa y a tten tio n t o th ese­
lec ted t rans mi ssion positio n in t he ins tru ment
cluste r display. The par king lock eng ages au to ­
mat ica lly w hen you t urn off the engine . Drive to
an author ized A udi dealer or authorized A udi
Serv ice Facility immediately to have the mal func­
tion cor rected.
[O] Transmission: Please press brake pedal and
select gear again
Pr es s t he bra ke peda l and se lec t the des ired se ­
lec to r l eve r pos it io n ag ain. Y ou ca n then con tinue
d riving .
[O] Transmis sion: too hot. Please adapt driving
style
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T he transmission tem peratu re has inc reased sig ­
nificantly . Drive very cautio usly o r ta ke a break
from driving until the temperature ret urns to t he
no rma l range and t he indicato r light turns off.
[O] Transmission: malfunction! You can contin­
ue driving. See owner's manual
T he re is a s ystem malfunc tion in the tran smi s­
s io n. You m ay con tinu e dr ivin g. Drive to an au­
t h ori ze d Aud i dea le r o r a uthorized Audi Se rvice
Fac ility soon to have the malf unct io n correcte d.
[il Transmission : malfunction! You can contin­
ue driving in D until engine is off
There is a syst em malfunc tion in th e transmis­
s io n. The trans missio n is swi tching to eme rge ncy
mo de.
If yo u tu rn th e e ngine off, you w ill not be
a ble to se le ct any o the r se le ct or lever posi tio ns
a ft er sta rting t he engine aga in . D rive to an a u­
t h orized Audi dea le r or a uthorized Audi Se rvice
Facility immed iate ly to have the ma lfunction cor ­
r ected .
[O] Transmission: malfunction! You can contin­
ue driving with limited function. Please contact
Service
T he re is a sys tem m alf unc tion in the tran smis ­
s io n. The transmission is switc hing to eme rgency
mode. This mode only s hifts into ce rtain gears or
will no longer shift at a ll. The eng ine may sta ll.
D rive to an author ized A udi dealer or autho rized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
[O] Transmission: malfunction! You can contin­
ue driving w ith limited function. No reverse
gear
There is a system malfunction in the tra nsmis ­
s io n. The transmission is switc hing to eme rge ncy
mode. Th is mode only s hifts int o ce rtain gears or
will no longer sh ift at a ll. The eng ine may sta ll.
Yo u cannot engage the reve rse gear. Dr ive to a n
a uth orize d Aud i dea le r o r auth orized Aud i Serv ice
Fac il ity i mmed iat ely to hav e the ma lfunction cor­
r ec ted .
[O] Danger of rolling away! P not possible.
Please apply parking brake

Ass is tance sy stem s
Switching on/off
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
F ig. 125 Are a aro und th e light sw itc h: night vis ion assist
butto n
Requiremen t: sw itch the ignition on and turn the
light switch to the
AUTO position.
.. Press the~ button ~
fig. 125 . The heat image
from the nig ht vision camera appears in the in­
str ument cluster d isplay.
.. Press the~ button again to switch the night
vision assist off .
If condit ions are b right enough, night vision as­
sis t can be sw itched on withou t mov ing the light
switch to the
AUTO position. Pedestrian and wild
an imal highlighting and warnings are only active
when it is dark outside and the headlights are
sw itched on .
Adjusting the contrast
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
.. Select in the Infotainment system: IM ENU I but­
ton
> Vehicl e > left control button > Driver a s­
si stance
> Nig ht vis ion as sist contra st .
When the night vision assist is switched on and
the image is visible in the instrument cluster d is ­
p lay , you can adjust the contrast in the image
from
Min to Ma x.
Messages
App lies to: vehicles with night vision assist
• Night vi sion a ssist : malfunction! Plea se con ­
tact Ser vic e
The system cannot guarantee correct function
and is switched off. See a n author ized Audi deal-
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er or authori zed Aud i Service Facility fo r assis ­
tance .
a Night vi sio n assi st: c urrently unav ail able .
See owner's manual
The system cannot guarantee correct funct ion at
th is time and is switched off .
a Night vision ass ist: currently un av ailabl e.
Plea se turn on the lights
Night vision assist only works when it is dark out­
side and the headlights are on.
a Night vision ass ist: pedestr ian h ighlighting
curr ent ly unavailable. See owne r's manual
The pedestrian and wi ld animal marki ng was
switched off by the system .
Audi drive select
Introduction
App lies to: vehicles with Aud i drive se lect
Drive select makes it possible to exper ience dif­
ferent types of vehicle sett ings in one veh icle .
You can select the d riving modes
Offroad * or
Lift / Offroad *, Allroad *, Comfort , Auto and Dy ­
namic
in the Infota inment system, for example
to switch from a sporty to a comfo rtable driving
mode. In the
I ndividual mode, the settings can
be adjusted to your personal preferences. This
makes it possible to combine sett ings such as a
sporty engine setting with light steer ing .
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Audi drive select
The following systems, among other th ings, are
i nfluenced by dr ive se lec t:
Engine and automatic tran smis sion
Depend ing on the mode, the engine and auto ­
matic transmission respond more quickly or in a
more balanced manner to accelerator pedal
movements . In the sporty
Dynam ic mode, the
transm iss ion shifts at higher speed ranges .

Assistance systems
~ Select in the Infotainment system: IMENUI but-
ton
> Vehicle > Audi drive select.
~ Select and confirm the desired setting .
You can change the driving mode when the vehi­
cle is stationary or whi le driving. If traffic per­
mits, after changing modes, briefly take your
foot off the accelerator pedal so that the recent ly
selected mode is a lso activated for the engine.
Offroad * or Lift/ Offroad* -activates offroad
functions to support driving on rough terrain .
The engine, transmission and steering adjust and
the Start/Stop system* switches off. Applies to
air suspension*: the vehicle also lifts for passing
over obstacles to maintain maximum ground
clearance.
Adjusting the Individual mode
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith Audi drive select
Allroad * -on ly for air suspension*: the vehicle
li fts to maintain higher ground clearance for dif­
ficult stretches of road .
Comfort -provides a comfort-oriented vehicle
setup and is suited fo r long drives on highways.
Auto -provides an overa ll comfortable yet dy­
namic driv in g feel and is suited for everyday use.
Dynamic -gives the driver a sporty driving feel
and is suited to a spo rty driving style.
Individual -c::;,page 130.
A WARNING
Pay attention to traffic when operating the
drive select to reduce the risk of an accident .
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You can adjust the vehicle settings to your personal preferences.
~ Select in the Infotainment system: IMENU I but­
ton
> Vehicle > Audi drive select > Individual >
right control button.
Afte r you have closed the settings, you will auto ­
matica lly drive in the
Individual mode .
Systems comfort
Engine/transmission
ba lanced
Air suspension * comfortable
Steering comfortable
All-wheel steering* comfortable
Sport differential * Off
Engine sound * subtle
ACC* comfortable
a l Sub tle in t he se lecto r lever posit ion "D" and sporty in "S".
(D Tips
Your settings are automatica lly saved in Indi­
vidual
mode.
Raising/lowering the vehicle
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith air susp en sion
~ Press the left or right arrow key c> page 129 ,
fig . 126
until the desired mode appears in the
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The equipment in your vehicle will determine
which settings you can adjust . The fo llowing ta­
ble gives an overview of the characteristics.
auto dynamic
ba
lanced sporty
balanced sporty
ba lanced sporty
ba la nced sporty
ba lanced sporty
subtle/sportyal sporty
ba lanced sporty
instrument cluster/Infotainment system dis­
play. Or
~ Select in the Infotainment system: IMENU ! but­
ton
> Vehicle > Audi drive select.
~ Select and confirm the desired setting .

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:E ' Emergency call
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with emergency call fu nction
Depending on the country and the vehicle equip ­
ment, the following functions may be available.
W ith the
emergency call, you can call for he lp in
dangerous situat ions as quickly as possible. Use
this function when help is needed
q page 201.
W ith online roadside assistance, you can request
assistance if there is a breakdown or a minor acci­
dent
q page 202 .
(D Tips
-The serv ices are provided through a SIM
card installed in the vehicle . The cost of the
call and data connections is included in the
price for the services. Services are provided
assuming that the cell phone network re­
quired for the installed SIM card is function­ ing and ready to operate . The available serv­
ices set by Audi AG are only available within
the cell phone network coverage area for
the cell phone service provider selected by
Audi AG .
- You can find what data will be transferred at www .audiusa .com.
- These services cannot be deactivated using
the settings in the Infotainment system .
Emergency call
Description
Applies to: vehicles with emergency call function
An emergency call is a combination of data trans­
mission and a phone call. The data transmission
from your vehicle forwards important informa­ tion, such as the vehicle and position data, to the
emergency call center .
Emergency call
Making an emergency call
Applies to: vehicles with emergency call function
The emergency call can be made two different
ways.
Fig. 183 Front headli ner : cover for the e mergency call but­
ton
Requirement: the L ED @ must be green.
Manual emergency call
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
.,. Tap the cover(!) to open it.
.,. Press and hold the emergency call button until
the LED @blinks green. The emergency call is
made.
.,. If the emergency call button is pressed by mis­
take, then press it again immediately until the
LED stays green. The emergency call is can­
celed .
Automatic emergency call
The vehicle electrical system initiates an auto­
matic emergency call under certain circumstan ­
ces, for example if an airbag deploys. The LED in
the emergency call button @blinks green . The
emergency call is made . This cannot be canceled.
Note the following LED conditions :
-Green -the emergency call function is availa­
ble.
- Red -there is an e rror in the emergency call
function. Contact an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility. No emergency
call can be made.
- Off-the emergency call function is not availa-
ble, perhaps because no network is available. .,..
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Checking and Filling
If the indicator light does not turn off, drive im­
mediately to an authorized Audi dea ler or author­
ized Audi Service Fac ility to have the malfunction
corrected.
A WARNING
The temperature of the exhaust system is
high, both whe n driving and after stopping
the engine .
- Never touch the exhaust ta il pipes once they
have become hot. This could result in burns .
- Do not park you r vehicle over flammable
materials such as g rass or leaves because
the h igh temperat ure of the emiss ions con­
t rol sys tem cou ld start a f ire.
- Do not apply underbody p rotectant in the
exha ust system a rea, because this increases
the risk of fire.
- Applies to: vehicles wi th diesel particulate
filte r: always adjus t your speed to the
weathe r, road, te rra in and traffic con ditio ns
dur ing diesel partic ulate fi lter regene ration.
Yo u should never disobey tra ffic laws in or­
der to fo llow dr iv ing recommendations.
(D Tips
Applies to: ve hicles with diesel particulate filter
- Due to the high temperatures that occur
d uring diesel pa rticu late filter regenerat ion,
the radiator fan may continue runn ing after
the engine stops, even if the engine did not reach its operat ing temperatu re.
- Noises, odors and increased speeds may oc­
cur d uring the regeneration.
- Always use the co rrect engine oil and fuel to
ens ure that the serv ice life of the d iesel par­
ticulate filter is not reduced.
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On Board Diagnostic
System (OBD)
The On-Board Diagnostic System monitors the
engine and transmission components that influ­
ence emissions.
Fig. 260 Footwe ll on left s ide of t he ve hicle : con necti on
port fo r the O n-Boa rd D iagnostic Sys tem (OBD)
On -Board Diagnostic System
Engine data can be read out a t the On-Board Di­
agnost ic System connection port using a specia l
testing device
c::> fig. 260 .
Indicator light
If thP ¢'4 ind icator light blink s or turns on , the re
i s a ma lfunction that is causing poor emissions
quality a nd that cou ld damage the catalytic con­
verter .
D rive slowly to an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Serv ice Facility to have the mal­
funct ion corrected .
The ind icator light can a lso turn on if the fuel fill­
er cap is not closed correctly
c::> page 312 .
A WARNING
Incorrect use of the co nnect ion port for the
On-Board D iagnost ic System can cause mal­
f u nct ions, wh ich can t hen resul t in accidents
and se rious inj uries.
- Only allow an a utho rized Aud i dea le r or au­
thorized A udi Se rvice Fa cility to read out the
e ngine da ta.
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Glossary of tire and loading
terminology
Accessory weight
means the combined weight (in
excess of those standard items
which may be replaced) of auto­ matic transmission, power steer ­
ing, power brakes, power win­
dows, power seats, radio, and
heater, to the extent that these
items a re available as factory- in­
stalled equipment (whether i n­
stalled or not) .
Aspect ratio
means the ratio of the height to
the width of the tire in percent .
Numbers of 55 or lower indicate a
low s idewall for improved steer­
ing response and better overall
handling on dry pavement.
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 .
Wheel s
Cord
means the strands forming the
plies in the tire .
Cold tire inflation pressure
means the tire pressure recom­
mended by the vehicle manufac ­
turer for a tire of a designated
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 adjusted .
Curb weight
means the weight of a motor ve­
hicle with standard equipment in­
cluding the maximum capacity of
fuel, oil , and coolant, air condi­
tioning and additional weight of
optional eq uipment .
Extra load tire
means a tire designed to operate
at higher loads and at highe r in­
flation pressures than the corre­
sponding standard tire . Extra load
tires may be identified as "X L",
"xl", "EXTRA LOAD", or "RF" on
the sidewall. .,.
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