2019 AUDI Q7 lock

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CheckingandFilling

Thecorrectfueltypeforyourvehiclecanbe
foundonalabellocatedontheinsideofthefuel
fillerdoor.Foradditionalinformationonfuel,see
=>page309.
Forthetankcapacityinyourvehicle,refertothe
TechnicalData>page375.
Toreducetheriskoffuelleakingoutorvapors
escaping,makesurethatthefueltankisclosed
correctly.OtherwisetheEyindicatorlightwill
turnon.
Ifthecentral lockingsystemmalfunctions,there
isafuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
=>page312.


Z\WARNING
Improperfuelingproceduresandimproper
handlingoffuelcanlead toexplosions,fires,
severeburns,andotherinjuries.
—Donotsmoke.Keepawayfrom openflames.
—Theignitionmustbeswitchedoffwhenre-
fueling.
—Mobiledevices,radiodevices,andotherra-
dioequipmentshouldalways be switched
offwhenrefueling.Electromagneticrays
couldcausesparksandstartafire.
—Ifyoudonotinsertthefuelpumpnozzleall
thewayintothefillertube,thenfuelcan
leakout.Spilledfuelcanigniteandstarta
fire.
—Nevergetintothevehiclewhenrefueling.If
thereisanexceptionalsituationwhereyou
mustenterthevehicle,closethedoorand
touchametalsurfacebeforetouching the
fuelpumpnozzleagain.Thiswillreducethe
riskofelectrostaticdischargethatcancause
flyingsparks.Sparks canstarta firewhen
refueling.

—Ifyoumusttransportfuelinafuelcontain-
er,notethefollowing:
—Alwaysplacethefuelcontaineronthe
groundbeforefilling.Neverfillthefuel
containerwithfuelwhileitisinsideoron
thevehicle.Electrostaticdischargecanoc-
curwhilerefuelingandthefuelvapors
couldignite.
—Whenusingfuelcontainersmadeofmet-
al,thefuelpumpnozzlemustalwaysre-
mainincontactwiththecontainertore-
ducetheriskofstaticcharge.
—Insertthefuelpumpnozzleasfaraspos-
sibleintothefilleropeningwhilerefuel-
ing.
—Followtheapplicablelegalregulationsin
thecountrywhereyouaredrivingwhen
using,storingandtransportingfuelcon-
tainers.
—Makesurethatthefuelcontainermeets
theindustrystandards,forexampleANSI
orASTMF852-86.


Z\WARNING
Transportingfuelcontainersinsidethevehicle
isnotrecommended.Fuelcouldleakoutof
thecontainerandignite,especiallyduringan
accident.Thiscan causeexplosions,fires,and

injuries.


)Dependingontheengine
()Note
—Removefuelthathasoverflowedontoany
vehiclecomponentsimmediatelytoreduce
theriskofdamagetothevehicle.
—Neverdriveuntilthefueltankiscompletely
empty.Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatre-
sultsfromthatcan causeenginemisfires.
Uncombustedfuelmayentertheexhaust
systemandincreasetheriskofdamageto
thecatalyticconverter.
(@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Donotoverfillthefueltank,orfuelcouldleak
outwhenthevehicleiswarmingup.
@)Tips
Thefuelfillerdoor onyourvehicledoesnot
lockifyoulockthevehiclefromtheinsideus-
ing
thecentral lockingswitch.
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CheckingandFilling

Fuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
Ifthecentrallockingsystemmalfunctions,the
fuelfillerdoorcanbe unlockedmanually.

Fig.257Luggagecompartment:removingthelightcover

LeeeeeerNTT
Fig.258Luggagecompartment:fuelfillerdooremergency
release
Theemergencyreleasemechanismislocatedbe-
hindtherightlightcoverintheluggagecompart-
ment.
>Useascrewdrivertoremovethelightcover
>fig.257.
>Tounlockthefuelfillerdoor,loosen theloop
fromtheretainerandthenpullontheloop
carefully>fig.258>@.
>Pressontheleftsideofthefuelfillerdoorto
openit>page310,fig.255.
©Note
Onlypullontheloopuntilyoufeelresistance.
Youwillnot hearitrelease.Ifyoucontinueto
pull,youcoulddamagetheemergencyre-
leasemechanism.
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Catalyticconverter
Thevehiclemayonlybedrivenwithunleaded
gasoline,orthecatalyticconverterwillbede-
stroyed.
Neverdriveuntilthetankiscompletelyempty.
Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatresultsfromthat
cancauseenginemisfires.Uncombustedfuel
couldentertheexhaustsystem,whichcould
causeoverheatinganddamagetothecatalytic
converter.
ZAWARNING
Thetemperatureoftheexhaustsystemis
high,bothwhendrivingandafterstopping
theengine.
—Nevertouchtheexhausttailpipesoncethey
havebecomehot.Thiscouldresultinburns.
—Donotparkyourvehicleoverflammable
materialssuchasgrassor leavesbecause
thehightemperatureoftheemissionssys-
temcouldstartafire.
—Donotapplyunderbodyprotectantinthe
exhaustsystemarea,becausethisincreases
theriskoffire.


OnBoardDiagnostic
System(OBD)
TheOn-BoardDiagnosticSystemmonitorsthe
engineandtransmissioncomponentsthatinflu-
enceemissions.
a 88 3 = a
=
Fig.259Footwellonleftsideofthevehicle:connection
portfortheOn-BoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)

CheckingandFilling


hair,andmakesureallclothingfitsclose
tothebodytotoreducetheriskofany-
thingbecomingcaughtinenginecompo-
nents.
—Payattentiontothefollowingwarnings
whenworkonthefuelsystemisrequired:
— Donotsmoke.
—Neverworknearopenflames.
—Alwayshaveaworkingfireextinguisher
nearby.
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlyby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Limityour exposuretoexhaustandchemi-
calsto asshortatimeaspossible.

ZA\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainor
emitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsand
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainflu-
idscontainedinvehiclesandcertainprod-
ucts ofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
to
causecancerandreproductiveharms.
Washhandsafterhandling.

()Note
Whenfillingfluids,besurenottoaddanyflu-
idstothewrongreservoirs.Otherwisesevere
malfunctionsandenginedamagewilloccur.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youshouldregularlycheckthegroundunder
yourvehicleinordertodetectleaksquickly.If
therearevisiblespotsfromoilorotherfluids,
bringyourvehicletoanauthorizedAudideal-
314
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytobe
checked.
Openingandclosingthehood
Thehoodisreleasedfrominsidethevehicle.

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Fig.261Unlockedhood:lever
Makesurethewiperarmsarenotraisedupfrom
thewindshield.Otherwisethepaintcouldbe
damaged.
Openingthehood
>Withthedriver'sdooropen,pulltheleverbe-
lowtheinstrumentpanelinthedirectionofthe
arrow>fig.260.
>Raisethehoodslightly>A\.
>Pressthelever>fig.261inthedirectionofthe
arrow.Thisreleasesthehooks.
>Openthehood.
Closingthehood
>Pushthehooddownuntilyouoverridethe
forceofthestruts.
> Letthehoodfalllightlyintothelatch.Donot
pressitin.>JX.>

4M0012721BG
Wheels

availablecargoandluggage
load capacityofyourvehicle.
>Checkthetiresidewall
(=page327,fig.268)todeter-
minethedesignatedloadrating
foraspecifictire.
Wheelboltsandrims
Wheelbolts
Wheelboltsmustbecleanandloosen/tighten
easily.
Rims
Rimswithaboltedrimring*orwithboltedwheel
covers*consistofmultiplepieces.Thesecompo-
nentswereboltedtogetherusingspecialbolts
andaspecialprocedure.Youmustnotrepairor
disassemblethem>A\.

ZA\WARNING
Wheelboltsthataretightenedorrepairedin-
correctlycanbecomelooseandresultinloss
ofvehiclecontrol,whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Forthecorrecttighteningspecifi-
cation,see>page358,Finishing.
—Alwayskeepthewheelboltsandthethreads
inthewheelhubcleanandfreeofgrease.
—Onlyusewheelboltsthatfittherim.
—Alwayshavedamagedrimsrepairedby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.Neverrepairordisassemble
rimsyourself,becausethisincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
Wintertiressignificantlyimprovethevehicle's
handlingwhendrivinginwinterconditions.Be-
causeoftheirconstruction(width,compound,
treadpattern),summertiresprovidelesstraction
oniceandsnow.

>Usewintertiresonallfourwheels.
>Onlyusewintertiresthatareapprovedforyour
vehicle.
>Pleasenotethatthemaximumpermitted
speedmaybelowerwithwintertires> A\in
Generalinformationonpage326.Anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilitycaninformyouaboutthemaximumper-
mittedspeedforyourtires.
>Checkthetirepressureafterinstallingwheels
=>page336.
Theeffectivenessofwintertiresisreducedgreat-
lywhenthetreadisworndowntoadepthof
0.16in(4mm).Thecharacteristicsofwintertires
alsodecreasegreatlyasthetireages,regardless
oftheremainingtread.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Reinstallsummertiresattheappropriate
time,becausetheyprovidebetterhandling
whenroadsarefreeofsnowandice.Summer
tirescauselessroadnoise,tirewear,andfuel
consumption.
@Tips
Youcanalsouseallseasontiresinsteadof
wintertires.Pleasenotethatinsomecoun-
trieswherewintertiresarerequired,onlywin-
tertireswiththe44symbolmaybepermit-
ted.
Snowchainsimprovebothdrivingandbrakingin
winterroadconditions.
>Onlyinstallsnowchainsonthefrontwheels.
>Checkandcorrecttheseatingofthesnow
chainsafterdrivingafewfeet,ifnecessary.Fol-
lowtheinstructionsfromthemanufacturer.
>Notethemaximumspeedof30mph
(50km/h).Observethelocalregulations.
Useofsnowchainsisonlypermittedwithcertain
rim/tirecombinationsduetotechnicalreasons.
CheckwithanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitytoseeifyoumayuse
snowchains.
Usefine-meshsnowchains.Theymustnotadd
morethan 0.53in(13.5mm)inheight,including
thechainlock.
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Careandcleaning



ComponentSituationSolution
Exhausttailpipes|RoadsaltWater,cleaningsolutionsuitableforstainlesssteel,ifnec-
essary
Decorativeparts/|DepositsMildsoapsolution®),acleaningsolutionsuitableforstain-
trimlesssteel,ifnecessary

PaintPaintdamageRefertothepaintnumberonthevehicledatalabel,repair
withtouchuppaint>page375.

SpilledfuelRinsewithwaterimmediately

SurfacerustRustremover,thenprotectwith hardwax;forquestions,
consultanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServ-
iceFacility.

CorrosionHaveitremovedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacility.

Waternolonger
beadsonthesurface
ofclean paint
Protectwithhardwax(atleasttwiceperyear)

Noshineeventhough
painthasbeenpro-
tected/paintlooks
poor
Treatwithsuitablepolish;thenapplypaintprotectantif
thepolishthatwasuseddoesnotcontainanyprotectant

Depositssuchasin-
sects,birddroppings,
treesap,androad
salt
Dampenwithwaterimmediatelyandremovewithamicro-
fibercloth

Grease-basedcon-
taminantssuchas
cosmeticsorsunblock
Removeimmediatelywithamildsoapsolution®)anda
softcloth


Carboncompo-Depositscleanthesamewayaspaintedparts>page346
nents
Decorativedecals|DepositsSoftspongewithamildsoapsolution®

a)Mildsoapsolution:maximumtwotablespoonsof
Interiorcleaning
neutralsoapin1quart(1liter)ofwater




ComponentSituationSolution
WindowglassDepositsGlasscleaner,thenwipedry
Decorativeparts/|DepositsMildsoapsolution®
Trim
PlasticpartsDepositsDampcloth

HeavierdepositsMildsoapsolution@),detergent-freeplasticcleaningsolu-
tion,ifnecessary



Displays/instru-|DepositsSoftclothwithLCDcleaner;dustinthelowerareaofthe
mentclusterinstrumentclustercanberemovedusingasoftbrush.
ControlsDepositsSoftbrush,thenasoftclothwithamildsoapsolution®

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Emergencyassistance

Inflatingatire
>Movetheswitch(8)>fig.274onthecompres-
sorintopositionI.
>Inflatethetiretobetween29psi(200kPA)
and36psi(250kPA)andreadthepressureon
thegauge.
>Ifthistirepressureisnotreached,removethe
fillerhose.Driveslowlyapproximately33feet
(10m)forwardorinreversesothatthesealant
canbedistributedinthetire.Inflatethetire
again>A\.
Z\WARNING
—Readandfollowthemanufacturer'ssafety
precautionsonthecompressorandinthein-
structionsonthebottleofsealant.
—Ifatirepressureof29psi(200kPA)cannot
reachedafterinflatingfor6minutes,then
thetireistooseverelydamaged.Donotcon-
tinuedriving.
—Ifthetirecannotberepairedwiththetire
sealant,seeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
G)Tips
Donotoperatethecompressorformorethan
sixminutescontinuously,oritcanoverheat.
Oncethecompressorhascooled,youcancon-
tinuetouseit.
Completing
>Affixthestickerthatsays"max.50mph(max.
80km/h)"thatisprovidedwiththetiremobili-
tykitwithinthedriver'sfieldofvision.
>Stopthevehicleafterdrivingforabout10mi-
nutesandcheckthetirepressure.
>
Ifthetirepressureislowerthan19psi(130
kPA),thenthetireistooseverelydamaged.Do
notcontinuedriving.


ZA\WARNING
Payattentiontothefollowingafterrepairing
thetire:
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h).
—Avoidhardacceleration,heavybraking,and
fastcornering.

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— Thevehiclemaybecomemoredifficultto
control.
—Ifthetireistooseverelydamaged,seean
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.

@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youcangivetheusedtiresealantbottletoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityfor disposal.
G)Tips
Remembertoobtainanewbottleofsealant
fromanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityafterrepairingatire.
Changingatire
Youmustcompletethepreparationbefore
changingatire.
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page352.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Whentowingatrailer:disconnectthetrailer
fromyourvehicle.
>Layout thevehicletoolkit>page352andthe
sparetire.
>Switchonwheelchangemode*intheInfotain-
mentsystem:[MENU]button>Vehicle> left
controlbutton>Service&checks>Airsuspen-
sion:wheelchange.
>Switchtheignitionoff.


Thevehiclejackmode*switchesoffautomatically
atspeedsabove6mph(10km/h).

ZA\WARNING
Whenusingthevehiclejack*onaroadwitha
steephillorwhenoffroad,youmusttakeex-
tra
precautionstopreventthevehiclefrom
rolling.Usesuitableobjectstoblockthefront
andbackofthewheelthatisdiagonalfrom
thewheelwiththeflattire.>

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Emergencyassistance



ZA\WARNING
Youoryourpassengerscouldbeinjuredwhile
changingawheelifyoudonotfollowthese
safetyprecautions:
—Ifyouhaveaflattire,moveasafedistance
offtheroad.Turnofftheengine,turnthe
emergencyflashersonanduseotherwarn-
ingdevicestoalertothermotorists.
—Makesurethatpassengerswaitinasafe
place
awayfromthevehicleandwellaway
fromtheroadandtraffic.
—Tohelppreventthevehiclefrommoving
suddenlyandpossiblyslippingoffthejack*,
alwaysfullysettheparkingbrakeandblock
thefrontandbackofthewheeldiagonally
oppositethewheelbeingchanged.When
onefrontwheelisliftedofftheground,
placingtheAutomaticTransmissioninP
(Park)willnotpreventthevehiclefrom mov-
ing.
—Beforeyouchangeawheel, besurethe
groundislevelandfirm.Ifnecessary,usea
sturdyboardunderthejack*.
—Alwaysstorethevehicletoolkit,thejack*
andthereplacedtireintheluggagecom-
partment>page62.

G)Tips
—Obeyalllaws.
—Beforechangingthewheel,youmustacti-
vatethejackingmode*,sothattheauto-
maticcontrolsfortheairsuspension*do
notmakeitmoredifficulttoliftthevehicle
withthejack*>page356.
Removingthecaps
NF
—o~~
a
Fig.275Wheel:wheelboltswith caps

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>Slidetheplasticclipfromthevehicletoolkit
ontothe capuntilitengages>fig.275.
>Removethecapwiththeplasticclip.
Looseningthewheelbolts
|
=
xo.a
iN
Fig.276Wheel:looseningthewheelbolt

>Slidethewheelwrenchfromthevehicletoolkit
allthewayontothewheelbolt.
>Turn thewheelboltapproximatelyoneturnto
theleft-arrow-.Toachievetherequiredtorque,
holdtheendofthewheelwrench.Ifthewheel
boltwillnotloosen,presscarefullyonthe
wheelwrenchwithyourfoot.Hold ontotheve-
hiclesecurelywhiledoingthisandmakesure
yourfootingisstable.

Z\WARNING
Toreducetheriskofanaccident,onlyloosen
thewheelboltsgentlyoneturnbeforeraising

thevehiclewiththevehiclejack*.

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Emergencyassistance

Raisingthevehicle

B4M-0178


RAZ-0258


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.