2019 AUDI Q7 engine

Emergencyassistance

Raisingthevehicle

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Fig.278Sill:positioningthevehiclejack
> Placethevehiclejack*fromthevehicletoolkit
onafirmsurface.Useaflat,stablesupportif
necessary.Onaslipperysurfacesuchastile,
youshoulduseanon-slippadsuchasarubber
mat>/\.
> Findthemarkingonthesillthatisclosestto
thetirethatwillbechanged>fig.277.Behind
themarking,thereisaliftingpointontheside
sillforthevehiclejack*.
>Usingthe hexsocketwrench(3)fromthevehi-
cletoolkit,turnthevehiclejack*undertheLift-
ingpointonthesidesilluntilitishighenough
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natedplasticmount.
>Alignthevehiclejack*sothearm@engagesin
thedesignatedliftingpointinthedoorsilland
the base@)liesflatontheground.Thebase(2)
mustbedirectlyunderthemountingpoint(@).
>Toliftthevehicle,positiontheratchet@)from
thevehicletoolkitwiththecorrectsideonthe
hexsocketwrench@).
> Movetheratchet(@)clockwisebackandforth
untilthewheelliftsupslightlyfromthe
ground.
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ANWARNING
—Makesurethevehiclejack*isstable.There
isariskofinjurywhenthegroundisslippery
orsoft,becausethevehiclejack*couldslide
orsink.
—Onlyraiseyourvehiclewiththevehiclejack*
providedbythefactory.Ifyouuseavehicle
jackdesignedforanothervehicle,yourvehi-
clecouldslipandcauseinjury.
—Positionthevehiclejack*onlyatthedesig-
natedmountingpointsonthesidesilland
alignthejack.Otherwise,thevehiclejack*
couldslipandcauseaninjuryifitdoesnot
have
sufficientholdonthevehicle.
—Vehicleswithairsuspension”:changesin
temperatureorloadcanaffecttheheightof
thestoppedvehicle.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,neverstart
theenginewhenthevehicleisraised.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,supportthevehi-
clesecurelywithsuitablestandsifworkisto
beperformedunderneaththevehicle.


ZXWARNING
Tohelppreventinjurytoyourselfandyour
passengers:
—Donotraisethevehicleuntilyouaresure
thejack*issecurelyengaged.
—Passengersmustnotremaininthevehicle
whenitisjackedup.
—Makesurethatpassengerswaitinasafe
place
awayfromthevehicleandwellaway
fromtheroadandtraffic.
—Makesurejackpositioniscorrect,adjustas
necessaryandthencontinuetoraisethe
jack*.
—Ifworkhastobedoneunderthevehicle,en-
surethatitissafelysupportedonsuitable
stands-riskofinjury!
—Neverstarttheenginewhenthevehicleis
onthejack*-riskofaccident!

@)Note
Donotliftthevehiclebythesill.Positionthe
vehiclejack*onlyatthedesignatedmounting
pointsonthesidesill.Otherwise,yourvehicle
couldbedamaged.

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Fusepanel(4)(brown)Fusepanel©(black)
No.|Equipment10Windshieldwashersystem/headlight
2Massairflowsensor,camshaftadjustment,washersystem
chargeaircoolerpump11|Left reardoorcontrolmodule
3|Fuelinjectors,crankshafthousingheaterFusepanel@)(brawn
Vacuumpump,hotwaterpump,exhausta
4No.
|
Equipment
doors,ozonesensor
5|BrakelightsensorSeatventilation,seatheating,rearview
91|mirror,climatecontrolsystem,rearcli-
6|Engine valves,camshaftadjustmentmatecontrolsystemcontrols
7_|Heatedoxygensensors2|Gateway,climatecontrolsystem
8|Waterpump4|Transmissionheatingvalve
9|Hotwaterpump5|Enginestart
10|Oilpressuresensor,oiltemperaturesensor8|Nightvisionassist,garage dooropener
11|Clutchpedalpositionsensor,enginestart9|Adaptivecruisecontrol
12|Enginevalves11|Videocamera
13|Radiatorfan12|MatrixLEDheadlight/rightLEDheadlight
14|Fuelinjectors13|MatrixLEDheadlight/leftLEDheadlight
15|Ignitioncoils,heatedoxygensensors14|Rearwindowwiper
16|Fuelpump16|Rear SeatEntertainmentpreparation
Fusepanel@)(red)Fusepanel(£)(red)
No.|EquipmentNo.|Equipment
1[Ignitioncoils1|Anti-theftalarmsystem
2_|Enginevalves2.|Enginecontrolmodule
5_|Enginemount3|Lumbarsupport
6|Emergencycallsystem4.[Automatictransmissionselectormecha-
7|Instrumentpanelnism
8|Climatecontrolsystem(blower)5S|Horn
10
|
Dynamicsteering6|Electromechanicalparkingbrake
Fusepanel©(black)7|Gatewaycontrolmodule
78|Interiorheadlinerlights
No.|Equipment
1|Frontseatheating10|Airbagcontrolmodule
2.|Windshieldwipers11|ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
3.|Leftheadlightelectronics12|Diagnosticconnector,light/rainsensor
:13|Climatecontrolsystem
4|Panoramicglassroof
&|Letetrontdeorcontrolmodule14|Rightfrontdoorcontrolmodule
6|Sockets15|A/Ccompressor
7|Rightreardoorcontrolmodule
9|Rightheadlightelectronics

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Fusepanel©(brown)

No.|Equipment

Telephone

Lumbarsupport

Audisideassist

Rear SeatEntertainmentpreparation

Vehicleopening/start(NFC)

Smartmodule(tank)

WO}lOlIN|/
MA]
WIN
CD/DVDplayer

12|Garagedooropener

13|Rearviewcamera,peripheralcameras

14|Righttaillights
16|Rightsafetybelttensioner


Fusepanel(0)(red)
No.|Equipment


Noassignment

Bulbs
Replacinglightbulbs
Foryoursafety,werecommendthatyouhave
yourauthorizedAudidealerreplaceanybulbsfor
you.
Itisbecomingincreasinglymoreandmorediffi-
culttoreplacevehiclelightbulbssinceinmany
cases,otherpartsofthecarmustfirstbere-
movedbeforeyouareabletogettothebulb.
This appliesespeciallytothelightbulbsinthe
frontofyourcarwhichyoucanonlyreach
throughtheenginecompartment.
Sheetmetalandbulbholderscanhave sharp
edgesthatcan causeseriouscuts,partsmustbe
correctlytakenapartandthenproperlyputback
togethertohelppreventbreakageofpartsand
longtermdamagefromwaterthatcanenter
housingsthathavenotbeenproperlyresealed.
Foryoursafety,werecommendthatyouhave
yourauthorizedAudidealerreplaceanybulbsfor
you,sinceyourdealerhas thepropertools,the
correctbulbsandtheexpertise.
Gasdischargelamps(Xenonlights):
Duetothehighelectricalvoltage,havethebulbs
replacedbyaqualifiedtechnician.Headlights
withXenonlightareidentifiedbythehighvolt-
agesticker.
LEDheadlights*
LEDheadlightsrequirenomaintenance.Please
contactyourauthorizedAudidealerifabulb
needstobereplaced.

Z\WARNING
ChangingXenonlampswithoutthenecessary
equipmentcancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
—Bulbsarepressurizedandcanexplodewhen
beingchanged.Potentialriskofinjury!
—Onvehiclesequippedwithgasdischarge
bulbs(Xenonlight)life-threateninginjuries
canresultfromimproperhandlingofthe
high-voltageportionsofsuchlamps!
—OnlyyourauthorizedAudidealerorquali-
fiedworkshopshouldchangethebulbsin
gasdischargelamps.Thereare partswith
sharpedgesontheopeningsandonthe
bulbholdersthatcancauseseriouscuts.If
youareuncertainaboutwhattodo,havethe
workperformedbyanauthorizedAudideal-
er orqualifiedworkshop.Seriouspersonal
injurymayresultfromimproperlyper-
formedwork.

@Tips
—Ifyoustillpreferto replacethelightbulbs
yourself,beawarethattheenginecompart-
mentisahazardousareatoworkin>Ain
Workingintheenginecompartmenton
page313.
—ItisbesttoaskyourauthorizedAudidealer
wheneveryouwanttochangeabulb.
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Emergencysituations

Emergencysituations
General
Thischapterisintendedfortrainedemergency
crewsandworkingpersonnelwhohavethenec-
essarytoolsandequipmenttoperformthese
operations.
Startingbypushingor
towing
@)Note
Vehicleswithanautomatictransmission
cannotbestartedbypushingortowing.
Startingwithjumper
cables
Ifnecessary,theenginecanbestartedbycon-
nectingittothebatteryofanothervehicle.
Iftheengineshouldfailtostartbecauseofadis-
chargedorweakbattery,thebatterycanbecon-
nectedtothebatteryofanothervehicle,usinga
pairofjumpercablestostarttheengine.
Jumpercables
Useonlyjumpercablesofsufficientlylargecross
sectiontocarrythestartercurrentsafely.Refer
tothemanufacturer'sspecifications.
Useonlyjumpercableswithinsulatedterminal
clampswhicharedistinctlymarked:
plus(+)cableinmostcasescoloredred
minus(-)cableinmostcasescoloredblack.


creasestheriskofanexplosionandchemi-
calburns.Afterjumpstartingthevehicle,
drivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethevehiclebatterychecked.
—Donotallowbatteryacidtocontacteyesor
skin.Flushanycontactedareawithwater
immediately.
—Improperuseofaboosterbatterytostarta
vehiclemaycause anexplosion.
—Vehiclebatteriesgenerateexplosivegases.
Keepsparks,flameandlightedcigarettes
awayfrombatteries.
—Donottrytojumpstartanyvehiclewitha
lowacidlevelinthebattery.
— Thevoltageoftheboosterbatterymustalso
havea12-Voltrating.Thecapacity(Ah)of
the boosterbatteryshouldnotbelower
thanthatofthedischargedbattery.Useof
batteriesofdifferentvoltageorsubstantial-
lydifferent“Ah”ratingmaycause anexplo-
sionandpersonalinjury.
—Neverchargeafrozenbattery.Gastrapped
intheicemaycause anexplosion.
—Neverchargeoruseabatterythathasbeen
frozen.Thebatterycasemayhave beweak-
ened.
—Useofbatteriesofdifferentvoltageorsub-
stantiallydifferentcapacity(Ah)ratingmay
causeanexplosionandinjury.Thecapacity
(Ah)oftheboosterbatteryshouldnot be
lowerthanthatofthedischargedbattery.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS&page313.


Z\WARNING
Batteriescontainelectricity,acid,andgas.
Anyofthese cancauseveryseriousorfatalin-
jury.Followtheinstructionsbelowforsafe
handlingofyourvehicle’sbattery.
—Alwaysshieldyoureyesandavoidleaning
overthebatterywheneverpossible.
—Adeadbatterycanfreezeattemperatures
around
32°F(0°C).Ifthevehiclebatteryis
frozen,youmustthawitbeforeconnecting
thejumpstartcables.Ifyoudonot,thisin-

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C)Note
—Applyingahighervoltageboosterbattery
willcauseexpensivedamagetosensitive
electroniccomponents,suchascontrol
units,relays,radio,etc.
—Theremustbe noelectricalcontactbetween
thevehiclesasotherwisecurrentcouldal-
readystarttoflowassoonasthepositive
(+)terminalsareconnected.

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@Tips
Thedischargedbatterymustbeproperlycon-
nectedtothevehicle'selectricalsystem.
Whenjumpstartingorchargingthebattery,
neverconnectthenegativegroundcableto
thebatterynegativepostbecausethebattery
managersystemmustbeabletodetect the
battery'sstateofcharge.Alwaysconnectthe
negativegroundcabletothenegativeground
postofthebatterymanagercontrolunit.
Usingthejumpstart
cable
Bothjumpstartcablesmustbeconnectedinthe
correctorder.

Fig.287Enginecompartment:connectorsforjumpstart
cablesandacharger

Fig.288Jumpstartingusingabatteryinanothervehicle:
@-providingcurrent,@)-drained
Pleasenotethattheconnectingprocessforthe
jumpstartcablesdescribedbelowisintendedfor
whenyourvehicleisbeingjumpstarted.
Vehiclewithdrainedvehiclebattery
>Set theparkingbrakeandselectthe“P”(Park)
selectorleverposition.

>Switchtheignitionandallelectricalequipment
off.
Connectingthepositivecable(red)tothe
positiveterminal
>Opentheredcoveronthepositiveterminal
>fig.287.
1.Secureoneendofthepositivecable(red)to
thejumpstartpin>fig.288@(pinunder
theredcover=“positive”)onthevehiclethat
needstobestarted@).
2.Securetheotherendofthepositivecable
(red)tothepositiveterminal@)onthebat-
teryprovidingthecurrent@).
Connectingthenegativecable(black)tothe
negativeterminal
3.Secureoneendofthenegativecable(black)
tothenegativeterminal@)onthebattery
thatisprovidingthecurrent@).
4.Securetheotherendofthenegativecable
(black)tothejumpstartpin@(hexheadpin
=“negative”)onthevehiclethatneedstobe
started ®).
Startingtheengine
»Starttheengineinthevehicleprovidingthe
jumpstart@andletitrunatidle.
>Nowstarttheengineonthevehiclewiththe
drainedbattery@).
>Iftheenginedoesnotstart,stopthestarting
procedureafter10secondsandthenrepeatit
afterapproximately30seconds.
»Oncetheenginewiththedrainedvehiclebat-
teryhasbeenstarted,removethecablesinthe
reverseorderfromthewaytheywereinstalled.
>Closetheredcoveronthepositiveterminal.
Thebatteryisventedtotheoutsidetoprevent
gasesfromenteringthevehicleinterior.Make
surethatthejumperclampsarewellconnected
withtheirmetalpartsin fullcontactwiththe
batteryterminals.

Z\WARNING
Toavoidseriouspersonalinjuryanddamage
tothevehicle,heedallwarningsandinstruc-
tionsofthejumpercablemanufacturer.Ifin
doubt,callforroadservice.>

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Emergencysituations


—Jumpercables mustbelongenoughsothat
thevehiclesdonottouch.
—Whenconnectingjumpercables,makesure
thattheycannotgetcaughtinanymoving
partsintheenginecompartment.
—Donotbendoverthebatteries-dangerof
chemicalburns!
—Thebatterycelllockingscrewsmustbe
tightenedsecurely.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS>page313.
@Note
Improperhook-upofjumpercablescanruin
thegenerator.
—AlwaysconnectPOSITIVE(+)toPOSITIVE
(+),andNEGATIVE(-)toNEGATIVE(-)
groundpostofthebatterymanagercontrol
unit.
—Checkthatallscrewplugsonthebattery
cellsarescrewedinfirmly.Ifnot,tighten
plugspriortoconnectingclamponnegative
batteryterminal.
—Pleasenotethattheprocedureforconnect-
ingajumpercableasdescribedaboveap-
pliesspecificallytothecaseofyourvehicle
beingjumpstarted.Whenyouaregivinga
jumpstarttoanothervehicle,donotcon-
nect
thenegative(-)cabletothenegative
(-)terminalonthedischargedbattery@)
>fig.288.Instead,securelyconnectthe
negative(-)cabletoeitherasolidmetal
componentthatisfirmlyboltedtotheen-
gineblockortotheengineblockitself.If
thebatterythatisbeingchargeddoesnot
vent
totheoutside,escapingbatterygas
couldigniteandexplode!


Towingwithatowtruck
YourAudirequires specialhandlingfortowing.
Thefollowinginformationistobeusedbycom-
mercialtowtruckoperatorswhoknowhowtoop-
eratetheirequipmentsafely.
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—NevertowyourAudi,towingwillcausedam-
agetotheengineandtransmission.
—Neverwrapthesafetychainsorwinchcables
aroundthebrakelines.
—Topreventunnecessarydamage,yourAudi
mustbetransportedwithaflatbedtruck.
—Toloadthevehicleontotheflatbed,use the
towingloopfoundinthevehicletoolsandat-
tachtothefrontorrearanchorage>page366
and>page367.

Z\WARNING
Avehiclebeingtowedisnotsafeforpassen-
gers.Neverallowanyonetorideinavehicle
beingtowed,foranyreason.
Fronttowingloop
Onlyinstallthefronttowingloopwhenitis
needed.


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Fig.290Frontbumper(trim):installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightsideofthefrontbumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page352.

Emergencysituations

Rearhookup
>Alignthevehiclewiththecenterlineofthecar
carrierramp.
>»Attachthewinchhooktothereartowlineeye
previouslyinstalled.
@)Tips
Checkcarefullytomakesurethehook-upis
securebeforemovingthecaruptheflatbed
truckramp.
Raisingthevehicle
Liftingwithworkshophoistandwithfloor
jack
Thevehiclemayonlybeliftedatthelifting
pointsillustrated.
2 & q 2
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Fig.294Rearliftingpoint
>ReadandheedWARNING&A\.
>Locateliftingpoints>fig.293and>fig.294.
>Adjustliftingarmsofworkshophoistorfloor
jack tomatchvehicleliftingpoints.
> Insertarubberpadbetweenthefloorjack/
workshophoistandtheLiftingpoints.
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Ifyoumustliftyourvehiclewithafloorjackto
workunderneath,besurethevehicleissafely
supportedonstandsintendedforthispurpose.
Frontliftingpoint
Theliftingpointislocatedonthefloorpanrein-
forcementaboutatthesamelevelasthejack
mountingpoint>fig.293.Donotliftthevehi-
cleattheverticalsillreinforcement.
Rearliftingpoint
Theliftingpointislocatedontheverticalrein-
forcementofthelowersillfortheonboardjack
>fig.294.
Liftingwithvehiclejack
Referto>page356.

ZA\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofseriousinjuryandvehi-
cledamage.
—Alwayslift thevehicleonlyatthespecial
workshophoistandfloorjackliftpointsil-
lustrated>fig.293and>fig.294.
—Failuretoliftthevehicleatthesepoints
couldcausethevehicletotiltorfallfroma
liftifthereisachangeinvehicleweight
distributionandbalance.Thismighthap-
pen,forexample,whenheavycomponents
suchastheengineblockortransmission
areremoved.
—Whenremovingheavycomponentslike
these,anchorvehicletohoistoraddcorre-
spondingweightstomaintainthe centerof
gravity.Otherwise,thevehiclemighttiltor
slipoffthehoist,causingseriouspersonal
injury.

@)Note
—BeawareofthefollowingpointsbeforeLift-
ingthevehicle:
—Thevehicleshouldneverbeliftedor
jackedup fromunderneaththeengineoil
pan,the transmissionhousing,thefront
orrearaxleorthebodysidemembers.
Thiscouldleadtoseriousdamage.

Accessoriesandtechnicalmodifications

Accessoriesand
technicalmodifications
Warranty
Yourvehicleiscoveredbyvariouswarranties:
—NewVehicleLimitedWarranty
—LimitedWarrantyAgainstCorrosionPerforation
—EmissionsControlSystemWarranties:Federal
EmissionsControlSystemDefectWarranty,
FederalEmissionsPerformanceWarranty
—Appliesto:USAmodels:KansasSafetyBelt
LimitedWarranty
—Appliesto:USAmodels:CaliforniaEmissions
ControlWarranties:Short-termEmissionsDe-
fectsWarranty,Long-termEmissionsDefects
Warranty,TZEVmodelsEmissionsDefects
Warranty,CaliforniaEmissionsPerformance
Warranty
YoucanfinddetailedinformationinyourWarran-
ty&MaintenanceBookletandintheCalifornia
EmissionsBooklet*.
AudiLiteratureShop
Serviceinformationisavailableassoonaspossi-
bleafteramodelisintroducedandcanbeor-
deredintheAudiLiteratureShop:http://
literature.audiusa.com
Drivinginother
countries
GovernmentregulationsintheUnitedStatesand
Canadarequiremotorvehiclestocomplywith
emissionsregulationsandsafetystandards.
Therefore,vehiclesthatwereproducedforthe
U.S.andCanadianmarketsaredifferentfromve-
hiclesproducedforothercountries.
Ifyouplantouseyourvehicleoutsideofthe
UnitedStatesorCanada,itispossiblethat:
—Fuelmayhaveasignificantlyloweroctanerat-
ing.Unsuitablefuelscancauseenginedamage.
—Propermaintenanceandrepairworkmaynot
bepossiblebecausespecialserviceequipment,
tools,ormeasuringdevicesneededforyourve-
hiclemaynotbeavailable.
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—Replacementpartsmaynotalwaysbeavaila-
ble.
—Navigationsystemsforvehiclesbuiltforthe
U.S.A.andCanadawillnotnecessarilyworkin
Europe,andmaynotworkinothercountries.
()Note
Audiisnotliablefordamagetothevehiclere-
sultingfromthesecountry-specificdifferen-
ces.
Maintenance,repairs,
andtechnicalmodifi-
cations
Notethesafetyprecautions>page313,Work-
ingintheenginecompartmentand©page356,
Raisingthevehicle.
Generalinformation
Duetotheincreasingcomplexityoftechnologyin
thesevehicles,aswellasthesafetyandenviron-
mentalstandardsthatapply,youcanonlyper-
formaverylimitedamountofrepairsandmodifi-
cationstothevehicleyourself.
Proofofmaintenanceworkmayberequiredto
submitaclaimwithinthewarrantyperiod.
Werecommendthatyouhaveyourvehicleserv-
icedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityandthatAudiGenuineParts
andAudiGenuineAccessoriesareused.This
helpstoensurethatyourvehicle'sfunctionality,
performance,andsafety arenotimpaired.
Maintenanceandrepairs
Yourvehiclewasdesignedtohelpkeepmainte-
nancerequirementstoaminimum.Someregular
maintenanceisrequiredtohelpensurethatyour
vehiclerunsina safe,economical,andreliable
manner.PleaserefertoyourWarranty&Mainte-
nanceBookletformoredetailedinformation
aboutvehiclemaintenance.
Whenoperatingthevehicleundermoreextreme
operatingconditions,forexamplewhenoutside
temperaturesareveryloworinverydustyenvi-
ronments,certainmaintenanceshouldbeper-
formedbetweenthespecifiedintervals.