2018 AUDI Q7 Airbag

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::r ' Installing th e te th er str ap
.,. Release o r deploy the tether st rap on the child
restraint according to the child restraint manu­
facturer's instructions .
.,. Guide the upper tether strap
under the rear
head restraint and into the rear cargo area
(raise the head restraint if necessary). For chi ld
restra ints w ith V-tether straps, always make
sure that the head restraint guide rods do not
interfere with any part of the top tether strap.
.,. Slide the tether st rap hook over the anchor
bracket.
.,. Pull on t he tether strap hook so t hat the spr ing
catch of t he hook engages.
.,. Tighten the tether strap firmly fo llowing the
child restraint man ufacturer's instructions .
Releasing the tether strap
.,. Loosen the tens ion following the ch ild rest raint
manufacturer's instructions .
.,. Depress the spring catch on the hook and re ­
l ease it from the anchorage.
@ Note
If you leave the ch ild restrain t with t he tether
strap firm ly installed for severa l days, this
cou ld leave a mark on the upholstery on the
seat cush ion and backrest in the area where
the tet her strap was installed. The upholstery
wou ld also be permanently stretched around
the tether strap. This applies especially to
leather seats.
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Current ly, few rear -facing chi ld restraint systems
come with a tether. Please read and heed the
chi ld restraint system manufacturer's instruc­
tions carefully to determine how to properly in­
stall the tether.
A WARNING
A child in a rearward-faci ng chi ld safety sea t
installed o n the fro nt passenge r seat w ill be
ser ious ly injured and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates -even wi th an Advanced Air­
bag System.
Ch ild saf ety
- The inflating airbag will hit the c hild safety
seat or infant carr ier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
aga inst the backrest, center armrest, or
door .
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light does not
come on and stay on, immedia tely insta ll
t he re ar-facing child safety se at in a rear
seating posi tion and have t he a irbag system
inspected by your Audi dea ler .
Additional information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
T he re a re a numbe r of sources of additional in ­
format ion abou t chi ld rest raint selection, instal ­
lation and use:
N HT SA advises that the best ch ild safety seat is
t h e one that fits yo ur child and fits in your veh i­
cl e, and that you w ill u se cor rec tly and cons is ­
tent ly.
T ry befo re yo u buy!
U.S. Na tional Highw ay T raffi c Safety Admin is­
tra tion
Tel.: 1-888-327-4236 ( TTY : 1-800-424-9153)
http:/ /www.nhtsa.gov
http://www. saferca r. gov
N ational SAFE KID S Camp aign
Tel.: (202) 662-0600
http:/ /www.safekids.org
Safet y Belt Saf e U.S.A .
Tel.: (800) 745-SAFE (English)
Tel.: (800) 747-SANO (Spanish)
http:/ /www.ca rseat.o rg
T ransport Canad a Information Centr e
Tel.: 1-800-333-0371 or call 1-613-998-8616 if
you are in the Ottawa area
http://www.tc.gc.ca/ eng/ roadsafety/men u. h tm
Audi Cu stom er Relations
Tel.: (800) 822-2834
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Fuses and bulbs
Fuse panel@ (brown) Fuse panel© (black)
No. Equipment
2
Mass airflow sensor, camshaft adjust-
ment, charge air cooler pump
10
Windshie ld washer system/headlight
washer system
11 L eft rea r door control module
3 Exhaust doors, fuel injectors, radiator inlet
4 Vacuum pump, hot water p ump, particu-
late sensor, biodiesel sensor
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No. Equipment
5 Brake light sensor
6 Engine valves, camshaft adjustment Seat ventilation, seat heating, rearview
1 mirror, climate control system, rear cli-
mate control system controls
7
Heated oxygen sensor, mass airflow sen-2 Gateway, climate control system
sor
8
Water pump, high pressure pump, high
pressure regulator va lve
9 Hot water pump
10
Oil pressure sensor, oil temperature sen-
sor
3 Sound actuator/exhaust sound tuning
4 Transmission heat ing valve
5 Engin e start
8 Night vision assist, HomeLink
9 Adaptive c ruise control
11 Clutch pedal position sensor 11 Video camera
12 Engine valves 12 Matrix LED headlight/right LED headlight
13 Radiator fan 13 Matrix LED headlight/left LED headlight
14 Fuel injectors 14 Rear window wipe r
15 Ignition coils Fuse panel © (red)
16 Fuel pump No. Equipment
Fuse panel @ (red)
1 Ant i-theft alarm system
No. Equipment 2 Engine control modu le
1 Ignition coils 3 Lumbar support
2 Engine va lves
5 En gine mount
7 Instrument panel
8 Climate control system (blower) Automatic transmission se
lector mecha-
4
nism
5 H orn
6 Electromechanical parking brake
7 Gateway control module
Fuse panel © (black) 8 Interior headliner lights
No. Equipment 10 Airbag control module
1 Front seat heating 11 Electronic Stab ilizat ion Control (ESC)
2 Windshield wipers 12 Diagnostic connector , light/rain sensor
3 Left headlight electronics 13 Climate control system
4 Panorama glass roof 14 Right front door control module
5 Left front door control module 15 A/C compressor
6 Sockets
7 Right rear door contro l modu le
9 Right headl ight electronics
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::r ' @ For the sake of the environment
-Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission leve ls. Th is is detrimental to
the env ironment and increases fuel con ­
sumption.
- A lways observe environmenta l 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 handl ing may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca .gov/hazardouswaste/perch lo­
r ate. When the vehicle or pa rts of t he re­
stra int system includi ng a irbag mod ules
s af ety be lts with pretens ioners a re scrap ­
ped, a ll applicab le laws and regulations
must be observed. Your a uthorized Audi
dealer is fam iliar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your dea l­
er perform this service for you.
Accessories and
technical changes
Additional accessories and parts replacement
Always consult on authorized Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Audi ve hicles that are constructed with advanced
materials like Steel/Aluminum (Hybrid construc­
tion), Aluminum (Aud i Space Frame), and/or Alu­
minum/Carbon Fiber (Ultra Advanced Light
We ight Materials) are as unique as the ir dr ivers .
Therefo re, the ava ilability of certain parts needed
for repa ir , restorat ion, or reconstruction w ill be
rest ricted , or pa rts will be unava ilable, if the ve ­
hicl e is not repa ired at an a uthorized Aud i co lli­
sion repair facility . This includes but is not limi t­
ed to structura l parts which require specia lized
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.
Con sum er In form ation
This safety could be compromised by non -ap ­
proved changes to the vehicle. For t his reason, if
parts have to be rep laced, p lease 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 a lso have t he necessa ry fa cilit ies,
tools and trained specialists to install the pa rts
and accessories proper ly .
A WARNING
--
Using the wrong spare parts or using non -ap­
p roved 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 p late brac kets in the
front area that are d ifferent 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 a re tr iggered in an accident!
- Before you check anyth ing in the eng ine
compa rtment, always read and heed all
WARN INGS
~page 319.
@ Note
-If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repa ir work is not per­
form ed according to specified methods, th is
c an result in seve re damage to you r vehi­
cle's eng ine and body (s uch as cor rosion)
and adve rsely affec t your ve hicle's warranty.
- If emergency repa irs m ust be pe rformed
elsew here, have the vehicle ex am ined by an
authorized A udi dealer as soon as possib le .
- Th e manufac ture r ca nnot be he ld liable fo r
damage wh ic h occur s d ue to fail ure to com ­
ply with these stipulations.
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A/C MAX (button) .................. .
A/C (button)
. .. ................ ... .
67, 71
67, 70
ABS
.. .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 142
Accessories 60,379
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
also refer to Audi active lane assist . . . . . 117
Adaptive air suspension
refer to Air suspension ........ .. .. .. .
Adaptive cruise control ................ .
C leaning the sensor ................. .
Messages .... ................ ..... .
Predictive control
............. .. .. .. .
Ad Blue .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 128
102
352 110
100
314
Messages .... ................ ..... . 314
Additional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 79
Adjusting air distribution (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 71
Adjusting the additional display . . . . . . . . . . 14
Adjusting the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Adjusting the temperature (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 71
,
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269, 287
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 276
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Children · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ...... .. .. .. . 293
Ch ild restraints
............ .. .. .. .. .
Components (front airbags) ...... .. .. .
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat ................ .
Disposal ..... ................ ..... .
Front airbags ................ .. .. .. .
How do the front airbags work? . .. .. .. .
How many airbags does my vehicle have?
How the Advanced Airbag System compo -
nents work together ........... ... .. .
Indicator light ............... .. .. .. .
Monitoring . .. ............. .. .. .. .. .
PASSENGER AIR BAG light ....... .. .. .
Repairs .... .. ................ ..... . 293
276
270
284
274
279
276
278
281
281
281
284
Index
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
When must the system be inspected? . . . 281
Air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Alarm system
refer to Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . 35
Alignment pin (changing the wheel) . . . . . . 357
All-weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
All-wheel steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 146
All season tires
All wheel drive
refer to quattro
AM I 34S
146
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 231, 232
Android Auto
refer to Audi smartphone interface
Anti-freeze 243
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Anti-lock braking system
refer to ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Anti-Slip Regulation
refer to ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Apple CarPlay
refer to Audi smartphone interface . . . . . 243
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
ASR · · ... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 142
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Messages
119
Audi adaptive cruise control
Distance display, distance warning . . . . . . 110
Traffic jam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Audi connect emergency call and service . . 201
Online roadside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Audi connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Parking location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Remote locking and unlock ing . . . . . . . . . 198
Vehicle status report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Audi connect (Infotainment) ........ 187, 194
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Services overview
. .. ... .. ..... ... .. ..
Start ing .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. . .
Audi drive select .
.. .. ............... ..
Audi Entertainment mobile 188
188
128
233
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Audi music stream
refer to Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
381

Index
F ront airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
273
How they work ..... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 279
Frontal co llisions and the laws of p hys ics . . 262
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
254
C hi ld rest raints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 270
also refer to
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fue l .. .... .. .. .. ............. .... .. . 310
Addit ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Current cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 12
Fue l tank capa city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Gasoline . .. .. .. ............. .... .. . 3 10
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 11
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4, 128
Fue ling
F ue l fi ller door emergency release . . . . . .
3 14
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
F ue l tank capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 12
Fuses
Assig nment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
365
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
G
Garage doo r opener
refer to Home link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Gasoline 3 10
Octane rat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 10
Recommendat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 10
GAWR
refer to Gross Axle We ight Rat ing (GAWR) 3.76
Glossary of tire and loading termino logy .. 333
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2
Gross Axle Weig ht Rating (GAWR) . . . . . . . 376
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 37 6
Ground clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
GVWR
refer to Gross Ve hicle We ight
Rating (GVWR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
376
386
H
Handsfree . ... .. ...... ... .. ..... ... .. 174
Head-up d isp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Head light range contro l system . . . . . . . . . . 43
Hea dlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 52
Head light range cont ro l system . . . . . . . . . 43
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Head rest raints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58, 255
Adjus ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 55
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Heavy clothing and safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . 264
Hig h beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Ass ista nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Hill ho ld assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
also refer to
Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Home address ... .. .. .. ........... 205,210
Homelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Hor n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are chi ld restraint system anchors relat -
ed to c hil d safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . .
2 76
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 267
I
Imbalance (wheels) 339
I mmobilize r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Impo rtant th ings to do before dr iv ing . . . . 252
Importing and exporting (contacts) . . . . . . 184
Imprope rly wo rn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 2 67
Incline ang le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
PASS ENGER AIR BAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Infan t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9 7
Inp ut
U sin g the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
153
U sing the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Inspection in terv al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 28
Installing the upper tether strap on the an -
cho rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
308

Index
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 31
Mechanically locking the front passenger's
door.. .... .. .. .. ............. .... .. ..
34
Media · · · · · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 234
Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Media center ..................... .... 235
Memory buttons
refer to Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 156
Memory capacity
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
184
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Memory card
SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
226
Supported types/formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
MENU button .. .. ............. .... .. .
Menu language
refer to Setting the language ... .... .. .
Menu paths (Owner's Manua l) ....... ... .
Menus/symbols
Messages
Mirrors
149
245 152
159
180
Adjusting exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Compass ....... ................ ..... 52
D . . 1mming ....... ................ ..... 48
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
MMI
refer to Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . 149
MMI search
refer to Free text search . . . . . . . . . . 158 , 236
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 281
MP3
refer to Jukebox 227
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Button · · · · · · .. ............. .... .. .. 15
Map zoom .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. 13
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speech dialog system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching tabs .. ............. .... .. . .
Multi Media Interface
........... .... .. .
Music collection
12
149
refer to Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
also refer to Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
388
Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 249
myAudi .......... .. .. ........... 187,207
Logg ing in in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
PIN · · · ... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 187
N
Natural leather care/cleaning .......... .
NAV /MAP button
. . .. .. ............. ..
354
203
Nav igating (instrument cluster) . . . . . 163, 164
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Better route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
also refer to Map ... .. ............. .. 213
Navigation (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . 163
Net · · · · ............................. 62
Network connection (Wi-Fi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
NHTSA
Contacting
259
Night vision assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Cleaning the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to Ad Blue. .. .. .. ............. .. 314
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
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Occupant protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Octane rating (gasoline) ................ 310
Odometer · · · ·........................ 12
Offroad driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
OFF (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 70
Oil
refer to Engine oil 321
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . . . 318
On/Off knob (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Online destinations
refer to Point of interest search . . . . . . . . 207
Online map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Online map update ... .. ............... 216
Online media ... ..... .. ............... 230
Online roadside assistance
Audi connect emergency call and service .
202

Index
Radio Standards Specification (RSS) 380
Rail carrier ... .. .. ................ ... . 374
Rain/light sensor
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Interval mode (w ipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Raising the ve hicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Random
refer to Sh uffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rea r axle steering
refer to All-wheel stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear lid
refer to Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . 35
Rea r lower ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1
Rear Seat Entertainment preparation
refer to Audi Entertainment mobile
Rearview camera 233
refer to
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . 133, 134
Rea r window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 7 1
Rear window washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
R EAR (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Recirculation mode (automatic climate con-
trol) ..... ... .. .. ................ ..
68, 7 1
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ref ueling .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 312
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote con trol ope ra tion
Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . .
4 1
Remote lock ing and unlocking
Aud i connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . .
198
Removing the caps (wheel bolts) . . . . . . . . . 360
Repa ir m anuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 7
Repairs
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
284
Rep lacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Replac ing
L ight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
368
Replac ing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1, 52
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Reset
refer to Restart ( MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
390
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Res idual heat (automatic climate control) 69, 72
Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Ret rac to r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Reverse gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Rewinding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
R ight contro l button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rims ...... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 345
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Road carrie r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Road no ise compensat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Roaming
refer to Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Roof load ......... .. .. ............ 64, 376
Roof rack ... .. .. .. .. .. ............. ... 64
also refer to
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Ro ute criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Route guidance
refer to Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Run-flat (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
R unning d irect io n (t ires)
s
Safe d riving habits
Safety
3 62
252
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Co rrect seat ing pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Pedal a rea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 56
Telep hone . .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 174
Safety be lt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Safety be lt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 267
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women . . . 266
Safety be lt pretensioner
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
268
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261, 264
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 53
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
262
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Cl a:, ...... N
" N ...... 0
0
::r ' Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Securing chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
266
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Safety instructions
for side curta in airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
290
for using chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
for using safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 283
Saving fuel
Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Scan (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Screen
refer to Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
sos
refer to Speech dialog system . . . . . . . . . . 166
Search area (point of interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Search function
refer to Free text search
Seat adjustment 158 ,236
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Seat heating/ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 71
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Seating position
Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
253
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 254
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
Adjusting the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Secondary phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176, 247
Selecting a source (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Index
Selection menu ...... .......... 13, 152, 156
Selective catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue. .. .. ............... .. 314
Selective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . . 142
Selector lever
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
Self-learning navigation
refer to Personal route assistance . . . . . . 209
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
268
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Service pos ition
refer to Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 51
SET REAR (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Settings
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
185
Map...... .. .. .. .. ............... .. 214
Media 237
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
System (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Vo ice recognit ion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Shade Rear window/rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Sh ift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Ship carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Shortcut keys ..... .. ............. 149, 156
Shuffle ........ .. .. ................ . 237
Side airbags 285
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Side assist
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
352
also refer to
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . 120
S id e curta in airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
SiriusXM alert notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Snow chains
Socket 346
refer to
Power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Software update
refer to Map update. ................ . 191
refer to
System update (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . 248
391