2019 AUDI Q7 load capacity

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Stowingandusing


—Openallairoutletsintheinstrumentpan-
el,
—Switchofftheairrecirculation,
—Set thefreshairfantothehighestspeed.



ZXWARNING
Alwaysmakesure thatthedoors,allwindows,
thesunroof*andtherearlidaresecurely
closedandlockedtoreducetheriskofinjury
whenthevehicleisnotbeingused.
—Afterclosingtherearlid,alwaysmakesure
thatitisproperlyclosedandlocked.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedespe-
ciallywiththerearlidleftopen.Achild
couldcrawlintothevehiclethroughthelug-
gage compartmentandclosetherearlidbe-
comingtrappedandunabletogetout.Be-
ingtrappedinavehiclecanlead to serious
personalinjury.
—Neverletchildrenplayinoraroundthevehi-
cle.
—Neverletpassengersrideintheluggage
compartment.Vehicleoccupantsmustal-
waysbeproperlyrestrainedinoneoftheve-
hicle’sseatingpositions.

@®Note
Ifyouaretransportinglargeitemswiththe
backrestfoldeddown”,youshouldremove
the Rear SeatEntertainment(RSE)*andits
holder*toavoiddamage.
@Tips
—Aircirculationhelpstoreducewindowfog-
ging.Staleairescapestotheoutside
throughventsinthetrimpanel.Besureto
keeptheseslotsfreeandopen.
—Thetirepressuremustcorrespondtothe
load.Thetirepressurelabelliststherecom-
mendedcoldtireinflationpressuresforthe
vehicleatitsmaximumcapacityweightand
thetiresthatwere onyourvehicleatthe
timeitwasmanufactured.Forrecommend-
edtirepressuresfornormalloadconditions,
pleaseseechapter>page337.
Luggagecompartmentcover

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Fig.69Luggagecompartment:removingandinstalling
theluggagecompartmentcover
Attaching
> Pullthecoveroutandattachitinthemounting
eyeletsinthesidetrimpanel>fig.68.
Removing
> Pulltheleverinthedirectionofthearrow
=>fig.69andremovethecoverupward.
Installing
>Placetheleftandrightsidesofthecoverinto
the mountsonthesidetrimpanel.
>Pushthecoverdownwarduntilitclicksinto
place.

ZAWARNING
Theluggagecompartmentcoverisnota sur-
faceforstoringobjects.Objectsplacedonthe
cover couldendangerallvehicleoccupants
duringsuddenbrakingmaneuversorina
crash.>

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Trailertowing

Trailertowing
Drivingwithatrailer
eTreeeleurltela}
Yourvehicleisprimarilyintendedfortransport-
ingpeopleandluggage.However,ifyoudrive
withatrailer,followthetechnicalrequirements,
the operationanddrivingtips,andthelegalreg-
ulations.
Drivingwithatraileraffectsthevehicle'sfuel
consumption,performanceandwear.Italsore-
quireshigherconcentrationfromthedriver.

ZAWARNING
Donottransportanypeopleinatrailerdueto
theriskoffatalinjury.
Technicalrequirements
Certainrequirementsmustbemetwhentowing
atrailer.

Trailerhitch
Onlyuseatrailerhitchwitharemovableball
hitchmountandballhitch.Thetrailerhitchmust
bepermittedforthevehicle,thetrailerandthe
permittedtotalweightofthetrailerbeing
pulled.Aboveall,itmustbesecurelyandsafely
attachedtothevehicletrailer.
Nevermountatrailerhitchonthebumper.The
trailerhitchmustbemountedinawaythatdoes
notimpair thefunctionofthebumper.Donot
makeanychangestotheexhaustsystemandthe
brakesystem.
Checkregularlyifthetrailerhitchissecurely
mounted.Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsgivenby
thetrailerhitchmanufacturer.
Trailerbrakes
Ifthetrailerhasitsownbrakesystem,thenfol-
lowthemanufacturerspecifications.However,
thebrakesystemonthetrailermustneverbe
connectedtothevehiclebrakesystem.
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Enginecoolingsystem
Drivingwithatrailermeansahigherloadonthe
engineandthecoolingsystem.Thecoolingsys-
temmustbedesignedforadditionalloadand
containenoughcoolant>©.

ZAWARNING
—Nevermounta"weight-distributing"or
"load-balancing"trailercouplerasthetrailer
hitch.Thevehiclewasnotdesignedfor
thesetypesoftrailerhitches.Thetrailer
hitchcanmalfunctionandthetrailercan
breakofffromthevehicle.
—Ifthetrailerisequippedwithelectronic
brakes,thesebrakescannotbeactivatedby
afactory-installedcontrolsystem,whichin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,alwaysremove
theballhitchmountifnotrailerismount-
ed
@)Note
Longerinclinescannotbedrivenwithouta
suitablecoolingsystem,especiallyiftheout-
sidetemperaturesarehigh.Otherwise,this
increasestheriskofenginedamage.
Operatinginstructions
Severalthingsmustbe notedwhentowinga
trailer.

Towingcapacity
Thepermittedtowingcapacitymustnot beex-
ceededunderanycircumstances>page376.
Youcandriveuplargerinclinesifyouarenotus-
ingthemaximumtowingcapacity.
Thetowingcapacitiesgivenonlyapplytoeleva-
tionsupto3,200ft(1,000m)abovesealevel.As
theelevationincreases,theenginepowerde-
creasesduetothedecreasingairpressure.This
reducesthehillclimbingabilityandtowingca-
pacity.Foreveryadditional3,200ft(1,000m),
themaximumpermittedtowingweightmustbe
reducedbyapproximately10%.Thepermitted
towingweightisthecombinedweightofthe
(loaded)vehicleandthe(loaded)trailer.

Telephone

cellphone.Audirecommendseditingcell
phonecontactsdirectlyinthecellphone.
—OnlythecontactsinthelocalMMImemory
canbeeditedordeleted.
Importingandexportingcontacts
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
ContactsinvCardformat(.vcf)canbeimported
intothedirectoryorexported.
Requirement:anSDcard mustbeinsertedinone
oftheSDcardreaders*>page228oraUSBstor-
agedevicemustbeconnectedtotheAudimusic
interface*>page233ortherequirementsfor
AudiconnectInfotainmentservices*mustbe
met>page193.

MENU >Select:button>Telephone>leftcon-
trolbutton>Directory.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Contactsettings.

—Importingcontactsfromastoragedevice:se-
lectandconfirmImportcontacts>SDcard
1/SDcard2orUSBdevice1/USBdevice2>
desiredcontacts>Startimport.
—Exportingcontactstoastoragedevice:select
andconfirmExportcontacts>SDcard1/SD
card2orUSBdevice1/USBdevice2>desired
contacts>Startexport.
—Selectingallcontactsatoncetoimport/
export:selectandconfirmImportcontacts/Ex-
portcontacts>SDcard1/SDcard2orUSBde-
vice1/USBdevice2>All>Startimport/Start
export.
@Tips
—Alwaysreadthechapter>page193,Audi
connect.
—ForadditionalinformationonthemyAudi
account,visitwww.audiusa.com/myaudi.
— Theimportedcontactsarestoredinthelo-
calmemoryofthedirectory.
—Amaximumof1,000contactscanbeim-
ported.Youcancheckthedirectorymemory
capacityatanytime>page191.

1)Dependsontheconnectedcellphone.
190
—Neversaveimportantdataonmemorycards
orUSBstoragedevices.Audiisnotresponsi-
blefordamagedorlostfilesandmedia.
—Contactsthatweredownloadedfromamo-
biledevicecannotbeexported.
—Thereshouldbenootherfilesor folderson
thestoragemediumcontainingthecontacts
tobeimported.
Additionalsettings
Ny)atoadie
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone

MENU >Select:button>Telephone>rightcon-
trolbutton>Telephonesettings.

Calloptions*
Callforwarding:youcanswitchtheforwarding
ofincomingcallstoyourvoicemailortoanother
phonenumberonandoff.Youcan checkifthe
functionisactivatedordeactivatedwithCheck
status.
Callwaiting:youare alerted toanincomingcall
duringaphonecallwhenthefunctionisswitched
on[M.Youcancheckifthefunctionisactivated or
deactivatedwithCheckstatus.
Sendowntelephonenumber:sendingyour
phonenumberwithanoutgoingcallcanbeacti-
vatedanddeactivated.WiththeNetwork-de-
pendentsetting,thesettinglistedinthecon-
tractwiththecellphoneserviceproviderisused.
ThesettingsonlyapplytotheTelephonemenuin
theMMI.Pleasenotethatthesettingsonyour
mobiledevicewillapplyafterdisconnectingthe
Bluetoothconnection.Youcancheckifthefunc-
tionisactivatedordeactivatedwithChecksta-
tus.
Ringtoneandvolumesettings”)
UsingtheMutetelephonefunction,youcan
switchtheringtoneplaybackthroughtheMMI
speakeronandoff.Youcanplaytheringtonesus-
ingtheRingtonefunction.Selectandconfirm an
entryfromthelist.FortheRingtonevolume/
Messagevolumesettings,see>page252.The>

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Telephone

Microphoneinputlevelcan beadjustedduringa
phonecallusingthecontrolknob.
i)Tips
—Severalmobiledevicescan bepairedwith
theMMI,butonlytwo*mobiledevicescan
be
activelyconnected.
—TodeleteallpairedBluetoothdevices,the
Bluetoothfunctioncanberesettothefac-
torydefaultsettings>page248.
Additionaloptions
>Select:[MENU]button>Telephone>rightcon-
trolbutton.


Connectionmanager
See>page248.
Bluetoothsettings*
See>page250.
Onlinesettings*
See>page250.
Wi-Fisettings*
See>page200,Wi-Fisettings.
Directorysettings
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone

>Select:[MENU]button>Telephone>leftcon-
trolbutton>Directory>rightcontrolbutton>
Contactsettings.

Memorycapacity
ShowstheMemorycapacityforthedirectory.
Youcanmanageupto17,000contactswiththe
directory.Youcanloadupto4,000contactsfrom
yourcellphoneintoeachdirectory.Youcanalso
importupto1,000contactsfromastoragede-
vice.
Sortorder
Youcansortthecontactsinyourdirectoryalpha-
beticallyaccordingtoLastnameorFirstname.
Importcontacts/Exportcontacts
See>page190.
Downloaddirectory
ToupdatethecontactsintheMMI,youcanman-
uallydownloadyourmobiledevicecontacts.De-
pendingonthemobiledevice,youmayneedto
disconnectandreconnecttheBluetooth connec-
tiontoupdatethecontacts.
Hidecontactswithoutphonenumber
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon,grayed-out
contactsthathavenophonenumbersstoredfor
themwillbehiddeninthedirectory.

Troubleshooting
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
ProblemSolution
PairingthecellphonetotheMMI|Checkiftherequirementsforconnectingamobiledevicearemet
failed.=>page178.
=>page178.
Or:checkifyouaccidentallydeclinedthe connection setupPINon
yourmobiledevice.Ifnecessary,repeat thepairingprocess

Afterpairing,notallcontactsor
theMMI.

Avoidusingspecialcharactersinnames.
nocontactshavebeenloadedinto|Avoidusingcontactgroups onyourmobiledevice.

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Media

Bluetoothsettings
See>page250.
Wi-Fisettings*
See>page200,Wi-Fisettings.
Connectionmanager
See>page248.
Show"NowPlaying"screen
Withthefunctionswitchedon¥andaplaylist
open,variousinformationaboutthecurrenttrack
(suchasartist,albumandalbumcover*)aswell
astheplayingtimeandtheremainingplaying
timearedisplayed.
Jukeboxmemorycapacity*
InformationontheJukeboxmemorycapacityand
thenumberofstoredtracksintheJukeboxisdis-
played.
Rewind/Fastforward
Turnthecontrolknobtotheleftorright.Or:
moveyourfingerontheMMItouchcontrolpad*
fromthelefttotheright.
Shuffle)
Withthefunctionswitchedon,allfilesinthe
playlistareplayedandshowninrandomorder.
Repeattrack!)
Whenthefunctionisswitchedon M,thecurrent
trackrepeats.
Repeat*
Requirement:aniPod/iPhone*mustbeselected
asthemediasourceintheAudimusicinterface
=>page235,Accessingmedia.
—Track:thecurrenttrackwillberepeated.
—Folder:thetracksinthecurrentfolderare
playedcontinuouslyinaloop.
—Off:thefunctionisswitchedoff.

)Thefunctionautomaticallyswitchesoffwhenthesourceis
changed.
2)Thisfunctionisnotavailableforallcellphones.
Backto'Playback'
Theoptionsmenuisclosed.Thetrackcurrently
playingappearsintheplaylist.
Playsimilarmusic*
Thetrackcurrentlyplayingisquicklyanalyzedfor
featuressuchasartist,genres,mood,andbeat,
andasmartplaylistwithsimilartrackswillbe
shown.
Playmore...
Asmartplaylistisshownbasedonthetrackcur-
rentlyplaying.Youcanselectbetweenaplaylist
withmoretracksbythisartist,fromthisalbum
orofthisgenre.
Copytojukebox*
See>page229,AddingfilestotheJukebox.
Setasringtone*2)
Requirement:amobiledevicemustbeconnected
totheMMI.Thetrackcurrentlyplayingmustbe
intheJukebox*>page229.
Theselectedtrackwillbeusedastheringtone
forincomingcalls.
Gracenoteonlinedatabase*
Requirement:theMMImustbeconnectedtothe
Internet.
Dependingonavailability,variousinformation
willloadaboutthetrackcurrentlyplayingwhen
thisfunctionisswitchedon.
Favorites
See>page238.
Additionaloptions
Requirement:thevehiclemustbestationaryand
avideofile*oraDVD*mustbeplaying.
Parentalcontrol*
PlaybackofvideoDVDscanberestrictedusing
parentalcontrol.
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Wheels

Tiredesignations

B8K-2316


Fig.268Tiredesignationsontheside-
wall
@Tiresforpassengervehicles
(ifapplicable)
"P"indicatesatireforapassenger
vehicle."T"indicatesatiredesig-
natedfortemporaryuse.
@Nominalwidth
Nominalwidthofthetirebe-
tweenthesidewallsinmillime-
ters.Ingeneral:thelargerthe
number,thewiderthetire.
@)Aspectratio
Height/widthratioexpressedasa
percentage.
@Tireconstruction
"R"indicatesaradialtire.
©)Rimdiameter
Sizeoftherimdiameterininches.
©Loadindexandspeedrating
Theloadindexindicatesthetire's
load-carryingcapacity.
Thespeedratingindicatesthe
maximumpermittedspeed.Also
see>AinGeneralinformationon
page326.
“EXTRALOAD”,“xl”or“RF”indi-
catesthatthetireisreinforcedor
isanExtraLoadtire.






Speedrat-/Maximumpermittedspeed
ing
Pupto93mph(150km/h)
Qupto99mph(160km/h)
Rupto106mph(170km/h)
Supto110mph(180km/h)
Tupto118mph(190km/h)
Uupto124mph(200km/h)
Hupto130mph(210km/h)
Vvupto149mph(240km/h)?
Zzabove149mph(240km/h)?
wupto168mph(270km/h)?
Yupto186mph(300km/h)?

@)Fortiresabove149mph(240km/h),
tiremanufacturerssometimesusethe
code“ZR”.
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Wheels

Glossaryoftireandloading
terminology
Accessoryweight
meansthecombinedweight(in
excessofthosestandarditems
whichmaybereplaced)ofauto-
matictransmission,powersteer-
ing,powerbrakes,powerwin-
dows,powerseats,radio,and
heater,totheextentthatthese
itemsareavailableasfactory-in-
stalledequipment(whetherin-
stalledornot).
Aspectratio
meanstheratioofthe heightto
thewidthofthetireinpercent.
Numbersof55orlowerindicatea
lowsidewallforimprovedsteer-
ingresponseandbetteroverall
handlingondrypavement.
Bead
meansthepartofthetirethatis
madeofsteelwires,wrappedor
reinforcedbyplycordsandthatis
shapedtofittherim.
Beadseparation
meansabreakdownofthebond
betweencomponentsinthebead.
Cord
meansthestrandsformingthe
pliesinthetire.
Coldtireinflationpressure
meansthetirepressurerecom-
mendedbythevehiclemanufac-
turerforatireofadesignated
sizethathasnotbeendrivenfor
morethanacoupleofmiles(kilo-
meters)atlowspeedsinthethree
hourperiodbeforethetirepres-
sureismeasuredoradjusted.
Curbweight
meanstheweightofamotorve-
hiclewithstandardequipmentin-
cludingthemaximumcapacityof
fuel,oil,andcoolant,aircondi-
tioningandadditionalweightof
optionalequipment.
Extraloadtire
meansatiredesignedtooperate
athigherloadsandathigherin-
flationpressuresthanthecorre-
spondingstandardtire.Extraload
tiresmaybeidentifiedas“XL”,
“xL’,“EXTRALOAD”,or“RF”on
thesidewall.
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Wheels

GrossAxleWeightRating
(“GAWR”)
meanstheload-carryingcapacity
ofasingleaxlesystem,measured
atthetire-groundinterfaces.
GrossVehicleWeightRating
(“GVWR”)
meansthemaximumtotalloaded
weightofthevehicle.
Groove
meansthespacebetweentwoad-
jacenttreadribs.
Loadrating(code)
meansthemaximumloadthata
tireisratedtocarryforagivenin-
flationpressure.Youmaynotfind
thisinformationonalltiresbe-
causeitisnotrequiredbylaw.
Maximumloadrating
meanstheloadratingforatireat
themaximumpermissibleinfla-
tionpressureforthattire.
Maximumloadedvehicle
weight
meansthesumof:
(a)Curbweight
(b)Accessoryweight
(c)Vehiclecapacityweight,and
(d)Productionoptionsweight
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Maximum(permissible)
inflationpressure
meansthemaximumcoldinfla-
tionpressuretowhichatiremay
beinflated.Alsocalled“maxi-
muminflationpressure.”
Normaloccupantweight
means150lbs.(68kilograms)
timesthenumberofoccupants
seatedinthevehicleuptotheto-
talseatingcapacity ofyourvehi-
cle.
Occupantdistribution
meansdistributionofoccupants
inavehicle.
Outerdiameter
meanstheoveralldiameterofan
inflatednewtire.
Overallwidth
meansthelineardistancebe-
tweentheexteriorsoftheside-
wallsofaninflatedtire,including
elevationsduetolabeling,deco-
rations,orprotectivebandsor
ribs.
Ply
meansalayerofrubber-coated
parallelcords.