2018 AUDI Q7 bulb

Table of contents
On line media and In ternet radio . . . . . . . . 230
Mul timedia connections .... ... .. .. ... 231
P lay ing media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Addit ional se ttings ........... .... .. . 237
Supported media and fi le formats . . . . . . 240
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . 243
Setup . .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. . 243
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
T roubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Sett ing t he date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
M MI sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Con nection ma nager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Sys tem update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
So und setti ngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 9
Volume settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Restarting the M MI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Software license information 251
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 253
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Storing cargo co rrectly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Repo rt ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 1
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 1
W hy use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
B el t tensione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
I mpo rtant info rm ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
M onitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 28 1
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 1
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Secur ing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
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LATCH sys tem (lower anchorages and
tethers for c hild ren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Additional in format ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Fuel...... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 310
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Se lective catalytic reduction (AdBlue/
DEF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Emiss ions control systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
On Boa rd D iagnost ic System (OBD) . . . . . 318
En gine compartment .. ............. .. 319
En gine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 1
Cooli ng system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 24
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Service interva l display
328
Wheels .... .. .. .. .. ............. .. 330
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Tire pressure mo nitor ing system . . . . . . . 347
Run -flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Cleaning and care info rmation . . . . . . . . . 352
P lac ing you r vehicle ou t of serv ice 356
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 3 57
Gener al info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Eq uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 57
T ire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 57
Replacing a whee l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 64
Fuses.. ... .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. 364
Bu lbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 69
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Start ing by push ing or tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 369
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Usingthejumpstartcable . ...... ... .. 370

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::r ' Air suspension*
c> page24
Night vision ass ist*
c> page 126
Night vision ass ist*
c> page 126
Ad Blue*
c> page 314
Ad Blue*
c>page 314
Yellow indicator lights
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Central indicator light
c>page 18
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
c>page25
Ele ctr onic Stabi lization Cont rol
( E SC) ,/
c>page 25
Electronic Stabilization Control
(E SC)
c> page 143
Brake system
c>page26
USA models :
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)./
c>page25
Canada models :
Anti-loc k bra king system (ABS) ,/
c>page 25
Safety systems,/
c>page25
USA models :
Brake pads
c>page26
Canada models :
Brake pads
c>page26
Elect romecha nical pa rk ing bra ke
c>page22
T ire press ure
c>page348
Coc kpit o ver view
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Tire p ressure
_ c>page348
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Engine contro l
c>page 26
Engine contro l (diese l engine)
c> page 26
Malfunc tion Ind icator Lamp (M IL)
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c> page 318
Diesel pa rtic ulate fi lter*
c> page 317
En gine speed limitation
c> page26
En gine o il level (MIN) *
c>page 24
Engine o il level (MAX)
c> page 322
Engine o il sensor
c> page 26
Engine wa rm-up request
c> page 27
Battery cha rge
c> page 23
Tan k system
c> page 27
Washer flu id leve l
c>page 27
Windsh ield w ipers
c> page27
Remote control key
c>page 77
Driver 's door
c> page 27
Battery in remote control key
c>page 31
Bulb fai lu re indicator
c> page 27
He ad light range cont ro l sys tem
c> page 27
Ad aptive ligh t*
c> page28
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Audi Service Faci lity immediately to have the
malfunction corrected.
f Engine warm-up request
n Plea se drive to warm up eng in e
Fu el has en tered the eng ine oi l, ei ther from low
outside temperat ures or freq uent short drives.
Drive unti l the engine is warm so that t he fue l in
the eng ine oi l will evaporate. Avoid high engine
speeds, fu ll acce lerating and heavy eng ine loads
when doing this.
Bu Tank system
11D Plea se r efuel
If the indicator lig ht turns on for the first time
and the message appea rs, there are about 2.6
gallons (10 liters) of fue l left in the tank .
liJl Please refuel immediately
If t he in dicator lig ht tu rns on the message ap ­
pears, t he f ue l tank is almost empty. Re fuel t he
veh icle immediate ly.
11D Tank sy ste m : malfun ction! Please conta ct
Service
There is a malfunction in the fue l tank system .
Drive to an authori zed Aud i de aler or aut hori zed
Aud i Service Faci lity immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected .
(D Tips
For more information on fueling, see
¢page 312.
~ Washer fluid level
1:2 Plea se add washer fluid
F ill the washer f luid for the w indshield washer
system and the headlight washer system* when
the ign ition is switched off¢
page 328 .
,s;::>, Windshield wipers
~ f·-P Windshield wipers: malfunc tion! Please con -,.....
g tact Service
::r ' Cockpit o ver view
The re is a ma lfunction w ith the windshield wip­
ers.
Dr ive to an author ized A udi dealer or au tho riz ed
A udi Se rvice Faci lity immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
d Driver 's door
II Dri ver 's door : malfunction! Shift to P before
leaving vehicle. See owner's manual
T he re is a ma lfunction in the driver 's doo r. Se lect
the "P " selector lever pos ition to secure the vehi ­
cle.
Drive to an au thor ized A udi dealer or au tho riz ed
A udi Service Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
· ;<;X · Bulb failure indicator
If the II ind icator light turns on, a bulb has
failed. The message indicates the location of the
bulb. Replace the bulb immediately .
Vehicle lights: malfunction! Please contact
Service
The re is a m alfu nct ion in the headlights o r the
li ght sw itch . Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or
a uthorized Audi Service Facility immediately to
have the malfunction corrected.
A WARNING "---
- Light bulbs a re under p ressure and can ex­
p lode when bulbs are replaced, wh ich in­
creases the risk of injury .
- W ith HID headlights (xenon headlights), the
h igh-vo ltage component must be handled
correct ly . Otherwise, there is a risk of fatal
in ju ry .
§.0 Dynamic headlight range control
II Headlight range control : malfunction! S ee
owner' s manual
There is a ma lfunction in the headlight range
contro l system, which may cause glare for other
drive rs . .,.
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:E ' Monitoring the
Advanced Airbag System
Airbag monitoring indicator light
Two separate indicators monitor the function of
the Advanced Airbag System: the
El light and
the
PAS SENGE R AIR BAG OFF ~; ON @ light.
The Advanced Airbag System as we ll as the side
a ir bags and side curtain airbags with eject ion
m it igation feat ures ( including the e lectron ic con­
trol unit, sensors and system wiring) are a ll
monitored continuously to make sure that they
a re funct ioning properly whenever the ignition is
on. Every time you turn on the ignition, the air­
bag system ind icator
light E,lwill come on for a
few seconds (function check).
Th e sys tem mu st be in spect ed wh en the
indicato r light
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- does not come on when the ignit ion is switched
on
- does not go out a few seconds after you have
switched on the ign ition, or
- comes on while driving
If an airbag system malfunction is detected, the
indicator light wi ll come on to serve as a constant
reminder to have the system inspected immedi­
ately .
If a malfunction occurs that turns the front air ­
bag on the passenger side
off, the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF~.
light wi ll come on and stay on
whenever the ignition is on.
A WARNING
An airbag system that is not funct ioning prop­
erly cannot provide supplemental protection
in a frontal crash .
- If the airbag indicator light¢
page 25
comes when the vehicle is be ing used, have
the system inspected immed iate ly by your
au thorized Aud i dealer.
It is possible that
the a irbag will inflate when it is not s up­
posed to, or will not inflate when it shou ld.
Airbag system
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF '1; ON @ light
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F ig. 236 Sectio n from t he headliner: PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF~ ; ON
@ light
T he PAS SEN GER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON @ light is
located in the headliner¢
fig. 236.
T he PASS ENG ER AIR BAG OFF~; light will come
o n and stay on to tell you when the fron t Ad­
vanced Airbag o n the passenger s ide has been
turned
off by the e lectronic control unit. If the
bulb for the
PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON @
light burns out, the airbag ind icator light El will
come on to signal a malfunction in the Advanced
Airbag System. Although the burned-out bu lb
will not change the way the front passenger's
frontal a irbag works, it will no longer be possible
to use the
PAS SENGER A IR BAG OFF~; ON @
light to make sure that the airbag on/off status is
correct fo r the occ upan t on the front passenge r
seat. Have the airbag system inspected immedi­
ately by your authorized Audi dealer.
Th e PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON @ light
will blink for about 5 second s wh en :
- the capacit ive passenger detection system,
which switches the front seat passenger's fron­ tal Advanced Airbag o n and off, detects a
change in the status of the front passenger
seat.
As soon as the
PASSEN GER AIR BAG OFF~; ON
@ light stops blinking, a lways make sure that the
airbag status (on or off) as shown by the ligh t is
proper fo r the age, size and e lectrical capacitance
of the person occ upying the front passenger
seat . Always make sure that the safety belt for
the front passenger seat is properly fastened .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~/ PASSEN GER
AIR BAG ON @ ligh t will show th e sta tu s o f the .,..
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Fuses and bulbs
Fuses and bulbs
Fuses
Replacing fuses
A fuse that has blown will have metal strips that
have burned through.
Fig . 282 @ Dr iver footwell (left-hand drive vehicle): foot­
rest, @ Front passenger footwe ll (right-hand drive veh icle):
cover
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F ig. 283 © Drive r's side of the cockp it (left -hand drive ve­
h icle/r igh t- h and drive ve hicle): cover, @ Left s ide of l ug­
gage compartment: cover
The fuses are located in the footwell under the
foot rest ( left-hand drive vehicle) @
¢fig . 282 o r
behind the cove r (right-hand d rive vehicle) @.
Additional fuses are located on the front side of
the cockpit (driver's side) ©¢
fig. 283 and under
the left cover in the luggage compartment @.
.,. Switch the ignit io n and a ll electrical eq uipment
off .
.,. Check the following tab le to see wh ich fuse be·
longs to the equipment .
.,. Remove the screwdr iver and the revers ible To rx
bit from the vehicle tool kit ¢
page 357 .
.,. Remove the foot rest or the co rrespo nding cov­
er.
.,. Remove the co lored plast ic cli p from the f use
pa ne l, if necessary ¢
page 365, fig . 284. Yo u
can dispose of the plastic clip .
.,. Remove the clamp from the rear side of the
cover @ .
.,. Remove the fuse us ing the clamp .
.,. Rep lace the blown fuse on ly w ith an identical
new one .
.,. Reat tach the footrest o r the cover.

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:E ' Fuse color identification
Color Current rating
in amps
Black 1
Purple 3
Light brown 5
Brown 7.5
Red 10
Blue 15
Yellow 20
White or transparent 25
Green 30
Orange 40
A WARNING
Do not repair fuses and never replace a blown
fuse with one that has a higher amp rating.
This can cause damage to the electrical sys­
tem and increases the risk of fire.
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again shortly after you
have installed it, have the electrical system
checked as soon as possible by an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili­ ty.
(D Tips
- The following table does not list fuse loca­
tions that are not used.
- Some of the equipment listed in the follow­
ing tables applies only to certain model ver­
sions or certain optional equipment.
Fuses and bulbs
Fuse assignment - driver's/front
passenger's footwell
Fig. 284 Drive r's footwell (left -hand dr ive vehicle): fuse
panel with plastic clip
Fig. 285 Front passenger's footwell (right -hand drive vehi -
cle): fuse panel wit h plastic clip
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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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:E ' Fuse assignment - Driver's side of the
cockpit
Fig . 28 6 Driver s ide cockp it : fuse panel wit h plastic bracket
Fuse panel
No . Equipment
2 Telephone
4 Head- up display
5 Aud i m usic interface, USB charging port
6 Front climate co ntro l system contro ls
7 Steer ing column lock
8 Infotainment sys tem display
9 Instrument cluste r
10 Infotainment unit
1 1 Light switch
12 Steerin g column electronics
14 Infotainmen t sys tem
1 5 Powe r steering co lumn adjustment
16 Steeri ng whee l heating
Fuses and bulbs
Fuse assignment - Left side of the luggage
compartment
F ig. 28 7 Le ft s ide of the l uggage co mpart ment : fuse pa nel
wi th plastic cl ip
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Equipment
s Air s usp ension
6 A utomat ic t ransmiss io n
8 Rear seat heat ing
9 T ail ligh ts
10 Left safety belt tensioner
11 C en tral locki ng sys tem
12 Electric luggage compartment lid
Fuse panel @ (red)
No. Equipment
1 Rear blower control
2 Sound -amplifier
3 Ad Blue heat ing
4 Rear cl imate co ntro l system contro l pane l
s Traile r hitc h (right lig ht)
7 Tra ile r hi tc h
8 Tra ile r hitc h (left light)
9 Tra ile r hitc h (soc ket)
10 Sport different ia l
367
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