2019 AUDI Q7 tow

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.
366
—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.


B4M-0196


B4M-0197


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

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>Pressthecapinwardwithbrief,strong pressure
>fig.289.Thecapwillloosenfromthe
bumper.
> Or:pullsharplyonthetriminthedirectionof
thearrowtoremove>fig.290.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
> Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.

ZAWARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnot tighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.

@)Note
Thetrimisattachedtothebumperwithsev-
eralhooks.Toreducetheriskofdamage,do
notuseanyforcewhenremovingandinstal-
ling.
Reartowingloop
2
is gz
==oa

Fig.291Rearbumper:installingthetowingloop
Vehicleswithatowingloop
Onvehicleswithoutafactory-installedtrailer
hitch*,thetowingloopthreadsarelocatedon
therightrear sideofthebumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page352.
>Pressthecapinwardwithbrief,strong pressure
>fig.291.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.
Vehicleswithatrailerhitch*
>Attachthetowbarorthetowingcabletothe
trailerhitch.
Vehicleswithafactory-installedtrailerhitch*are
notequippedwithtowingloopthreadsatthe
rear.

ZAWARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnottighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.

Z\WARNING
Appliesto:vehicleswithtrailerhitch
—Onlyuseaspecialtowingbartoprevent
damagingtheballhitch.Thesetowingbars
havebeenspeciallydesignedfortrailertow-
inghitches.
—Onlyusespecialtowingcables.
CelleAMRe-Miciaeltemaata4


B4M-0244


Fig.292Vehicleonflatbedtruck
Fronthookup
>Alignthevehiclewiththecenterlineofthecar
carrierramp.
>Attachthewinchhooktothefronttowlineeye
previouslyinstalled.>
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Emergencysituations

Rearhookup
>Alignthevehiclewiththecenterlineofthecar
carrierramp.
>»Attachthewinchhooktothereartowlineeye
previouslyinstalled.
@)Tips
Checkcarefullytomakesurethehook-upis
securebeforemovingthecaruptheflatbed
truckramp.
Raisingthevehicle
Liftingwithworkshophoistandwithfloor
jack
Thevehiclemayonlybeliftedatthelifting
pointsillustrated.
2 & q 2
==a


B4M-0211


Fig.294Rearliftingpoint
>ReadandheedWARNING&A\.
>Locateliftingpoints>fig.293and>fig.294.
>Adjustliftingarmsofworkshophoistorfloor
jack tomatchvehicleliftingpoints.
> Insertarubberpadbetweenthefloorjack/
workshophoistandtheLiftingpoints.
368
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.

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—Toavoiddamagetotheunderbodyor
chassisframe,arubberpadmustbein-
sertedbetweenthefloorjackandthelift
points.
—Beforedrivingoveraworkshophoist,
checkthatthevehicleweightdoesnot
exceedthepermissibleliftingcapacity of
thehoist.
—Beforedrivingoveraworkshophoist,en-
surethatthereissufficientclearancebe-
tweenthehoistandlowpartsoftheve-
hicle.
Vehicletransport
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
Thissectioncontainsinformationyoushould
knowabouttransportingyourvehicle.
@)Note
Whentransportingthevehicleonacarcarri-
er,train,ship,orbyothermeans,onlysecure
thevehicleattheoutercircumferenceofthe
tires(thetreadsurface).Securingthevehicle
attheaxlecomponents,suspensionstruts,or
towingeyesisnotpermittedbecausethe
pressureintheairsuspensionstrutscan
changeduringtransport.Thevehiclemight
notbesecuredsufficientlyifthishappens.
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Index

A
A/CMAX(button).................00.68,72
A/C(button)............0.0ceeeeee68,71
ABSiacesrenoneooavenme= aomtrineoscemneysfeotaan146
AAGGOSSONIESosss2sceases©swaneeea¥60,370,372
Activelaneassist
Cleaningthecameraarea..............347
alsorefertoAudiactivelaneassist......115
Adaptiveairsuspension
refertoAirsuspension................127
Adaptivecruisecontrol...............-.101
Cleaningthesensor...............0005347
MessageS....0...ceceeeeeee eeeee109
PREGiCtiVECONtrOls:« «wean«ames2smeee=99
Adjustingairdistribution(automaticclimate
COMUOD)cee2even2 sgemGsBEBEaeROEREaE69,72
Adjustingtheadditionaldisplay...........18
Adjustingtherearseats..................54

Adjustingthesound.251
Adjustingthetemperature(automaticclimate
COMMODice«wowx2yeeaeRNReeBemGE69,72
Adjustingthevolume..............2.-00518
Advancedkey
refertoConveniencekey.............---77
AIRBAGsss2 =eueas2 2eee7 eoeeEteeee2Eee268
Airbagsystem.........0.2eeeeee268,285
AdvancedAirbagSystemcomponents....275
CARE,acon»vvinta+ «stirsnHessonei «Scenema 0oe283
Children...1.0.0.0eeeeeeeeeeee292
Childrestraints:s«cows+mewsooces¥we292
Components(frontairbags)............275
Dangeroffittinga childsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat..............005.269
Disposalcxcmesw aamas+sarmenaoomnesooonoxest283
Frontairbags......0.0...ceceeeeeee273
Howdothefrontairbagswork?.........278
Howmanyairbagsdoesmyvehiclehave?.275
HowtheAdvancedAirbagSystemcompo-
Metitsworktogethersavasgeeavesaeaweav277
Indicatorlightcssvcsv=somes+ 2ceceo 2meee«280
Monitoring..........6.06eeeeeee eee280
PASSENGERAIRBAGlight.............-280
Repairs:«seussoocevussooeensvvoremoomere283
Safetyinstructions...............0005282
Whenmustthesystembeinspected?....280
Airsuspension..................0.127,128
Alarmsystem
refertoAnti-theftalarmsystem..........34
Alignmentpin(changingthewheel).......352
All-weatherlights................000000.42
All-wheelsteering.................127,150
AlliseasontiteSiisvs«6swessmewn2weenowe341
Allwheeldrive
HEFEPTOMQUATENO,sesame= 4srorce6soresae©sera151
AMI
refertoAudimusicinterface...........233
AndroidAuto
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......245
Anti-freeze
Windshieldwashersystem.............324
Anti-LockBrakingSystem
referitOiABS’,« Anti-SlipRegulation
refertoASR......ceeeeeeeeeee146
Anti-theftalarmsystem..............000-34
AppleCarPlay
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......245
Ashtray...2...eeeeee60
ASRsvases3 0aecwens©weavesoscucaetaecatosoeaoe146
Audiactivelaneassist............0.0005115
Messages...0.0...ceececeeeeeee eee118
Audiadaptivecruisecontrol
Distancedisplay,distancewarning.......109
Trafficjamassist........0.....022.00.107
AudiconnectInfotainment
DatacPrivacyseis&«were3wesw&eacemw ©wane202
Servicesoverview..........--.000000-194
AUdidrive;selettc«seesa amaniaa 0avetinaeae127
AudiEntertainmentmobile..............235
Audimusicintertaceseis66siensoiecane233
Audimusicstream
refertoWi-Fi...........00.00eeeeee231
AUMIOFILSscsocscinesoavyneousvoaxtewneWowsecu235
Audioplayer
Bluetoothaudioplayer................230
Wi-Fiaudioplayer................0005231
Audiotrack...6...ceceeee eee eeeeeeee238
Audiphonebox.............00eeeeee181
Audipresense..........0.00.eeeeeeee111
MOSSAGESacsan& &Sicie§ 5RoEEooSFS115
SOttINGSsecon+ 2see2eeeoo eesoee115
377

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Index

Panoramicglassroof...................39
Sunshade........eeeeeeeeeeeeee39
WITTKKOWS2coumx :canes§ &oemooee82ee38
Opening andclosing
refertoUnlockingandlocking........28,31
Operating
Head=upidisplayss« «cess« «anew©svetew ©areas27
Multifunctionsteeringwheel............16
MultiMediaInterface.................155
Voicerecognitionsystem..............LVI,
Optionalequipmentnumber.............375
OpPtiOnSiMENYsaex =ewesx=emeen7 aow156,160
OtherConsuMers'ss+ =newsxsceaxvcawas oe20
Outsidetemperaturedisplay..............14
Overview(cockpit)..............cesseeeee8
P
Paintdamage............2.-ceeeeeeee348
Paintnumber...........0.ceceeeeeens375
Panic:Buttomsec1saseseeovavennnsovexonane+ &anaseve31
Panoramiciglass. roofs«ssi.«sein+ 0ccaeeroo39
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........38
Emergencyclosings«ges< SUMSMADCivicsocscsens«xsomninew xasewane1 waeewsie39
Parentalcontrol
DVD0...eeeeee238
BarksaSsiStisen2»mus2 xmonew©tienesim3secure«139
Leavingparkingspace.................142
Parkingaid......eeeeececeeee eee131
Cleaningsensors/camera.............-347
ParktaSsistt.accoa2omena ©eamoeomea 2139
Parkingbrake
refertoElectromechanicalparkingbrake..81
ParkinglightStain« aciewe©scamowena@>wroeema42
Parkingsystem
Peripheralcameras...........---000-5136
Rearviewcamera...........00eeeeee134
SQttiNGSseis55seversoaeons5waevaaNeEBS144
PASSENGERAIRBAGlight...............280
Pause(audio/videofile).................235
P@dalSiss: «scues 5Rese+ 5HeeAREsRE258
Pedestriandetection................00.124
Perchlorate....0.2.0.0...ceceeeeeee370
Personalconveniencesettings............29
Personalrouteassistance...............ZL.
Phonebook
refertoContactS.......0...cee eeeeee188
Physicalprinciplesofafrontalcollision....261
Pictureformat(VIdO0)osx6cncnxwaren«46238
Playback(media)i.2.ssswscocwnsw 6sonews¥ & 3235
Playlistscccsi=cosa2weanseeeewwae¥eo238
Pointofinterest’:«esa«xmews» xcaysx 2care208
Pointiofinterestsearch2.0...owescoases208
alsorefertoPoint ofinterest...........208
PolishinGiicvs<3wwen=3eenvowee=eseo348
Pollutantfilter(automaticA/Csystem).....67
PowerSOUrCeS::sgessseexeseoe60,181,233
POWEFWINKOWS's5siensmeenssmeaua aeeea38
MalfOTietiOnce:2 3secon2sweru6ransaoare&39
Predictiveefficiencyassist................99
Pregnantwomen
Specialconsiderationswhenwearingasafe-
tybelt.....2...eeeeeeeeee265
presense
refertoAudipresense................ 111
Presentationmode.....................214
Presets(radio)................00000eee225
Pressure
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........344
Tin@S's« ¢eons© ¢emma© 2eoeweFe ees Te eR336
Programguide
RaGiOtowsxoarcminwocommiemacaeracose8ew223
Programmingbuttons(multifunctionsteering
wheel)...2.0.0...ceeeeeeee eeeee18
Properoccupantseatingpositions........255
Propersafetybeltposition..............264
Properseatingposition
Frontpassenger...........0eeeeeeeee256
Occupants.............0..0.0020000255
RearpaSS@ngenswaves« 2sevenseeau9&cow256
PROUECEINGia:» ¢sews5 2meme& oeexFae5348
Pyrotechnicelements............-00eee370
Q
quattro...2...2.eeeeeeeee151
Selectivewheeltorquecontrol..........146
Question
Whathappenstounbeltedoccupants?...261
385

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Index

Tiltangledisplay’. THIMG&ssiewes&&concenoeomeraomene4woeow247
TireMobilitySystem(tirerepairset).......352
TGSesasa &aes< §Ree CHANGING’:=sees© =cainewoaeerereweaveswe354
Low-profiletires..............000000.342
RepairSetsswen= 2aren=Hees& eReeEFxHe352
Runeflatioc+ xieeeoocanes+wanaavowenawe345
Servicelife...20...0.00...ceeeeee335
Tifepressures:< sanes: sseenybeens:eee336
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem....343,344
Tirepressuretable.................0..337
Tirepressure(trailertowing)............92
TreadWearindicatorsscc:& ssenseswoainsi6axe335
Unidirectional................002.328,357
Uniformtirequalitygrading............342
Tiresandwheels
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology..329
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits............338
TMC
refertoTrafficinformation.............219
Tone(sound)
refertoAdjustingthesound............251
TOOL.eeeecteee352
Tornorfrayedsafetybelts...............263
Touch
refertoMMItouch..............0205-157
Towing
TOWthUcks:«seme2 sseesweeeseeEYES366
TOWINGLOOPsicss< ¢cams¢ 5dame2ote366,367
TPMS
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........344
Trafficinformation«ce.s=sec.«see219,220
Trafficjamassist........2.-..00--0000-107
TrafficmessageS...........0-00eeeeeee215
Trafficsignrecognition...............00.97
Tirailerloadbec«+sumivine« «cessioncimnane6 9axanene«376
Trailermode(navigation)...............213
Trailertowing©asees3 xiano9 8womens@wane92
Trailerload...2...eeeeeeeee92
TUFSigtialS:«as« »wowagewesaeewe26
Treble(sound).............000cceceeee251
Tripcomputer...........00.0.0000000019)
Turnassist...2.0...eeeeeeeeeeee112
Turnsignal.......20.0...cee eee eeeeee43
U
Unfasteningsafetybelts................265
Uniformtirequalitygrading.............342
Unlockingandlocking.................--28
Byremotecontrol................0000531
Usingthelockcylinder.................33
Withthecentrallockingswitch..........32
Withtheconveniencekey...............31
Withthevehiclekey..............-.04.31
Updatingstations(radio)................222
USB
chargingport..................60,233
USBstick
refertoAudimusicinterface...........233
V
VanityiOFasssvsome«eae§ xneeceSe48
Vehicle
Gare/cleaningsae+2wea2wowsgoweesey346
DIMENSIONSscorersvovcorevowoieonve8 wwniesees8os375
Identificationdata...................375
QUCORSENVICEecmex xcen¢ xeeex 2onea351
RAISING’.«wen«commsmucmanere8 @ome&xmere356
Transporting.....0...cee eeeeee369
Vehiclebattery
Chargelevélaes¢ 2eess¢ «peepeewesoo151
Wehicl@Cat@cas«scasa= 5neaisxseeeSsBee346
Vehicleidentificationnumber............375
Vehiclejack...6...eeeeeeeeeeee352
Liftitigpoints:¢ 2eeessecowseseeecveee356
Tirechange:mode«sss«6mewn4 6wows9ws354
Vehiclekeys« »sassx «saws¢ ¢easosewes28,29
Convenienceopening/closing............38
LED...ees30
Mechanicalkey......cccseseecseeeweees30
Personalconveniencesettings...........29
Replacing thebattery..................30
Unlockingandlocking................--31
‘Vehicle:tOOLKit:»ews« saya: sswe3xees352
Ventilation...............-....2.000000-67
Versioninformation..............000005251
VIEWbutton...2.6.6...ceceeeeeee16
Voiceguidance
refertoMultifunctionsteeringwheel..16,18
Voicemail...2.0.2...eeeeeeeee188
389

Index

Voicerecognitionsystem................171
Commands.........0ceeeeeeeeeeee172
ExXt@tiidlioces+seemx xwaea 2semesemee176
Multifunctionsteeringwheel............18
Operating.........0...eee eeeeee eee171
SGttinGSwus« :ase© ¢Rowe&BeesbyEE248
NOLUMCrores&caavavea 8oeaiame6aomaaae18,252
VOLUMIGsswas« ¢eume3 @eeenEs ¥eevee2ea252
Warninglights
refertoIndicatorlights..............04510
Washingmattefinishpaint..............346
Waveband
refertoFrequencyband...............222
Webiradioss«acm2asane«ewanaosrisemni0ssa232
WeIQhts:.« &scienwoemiswwnesevwamare©oe376
Whathappensifyouwearyoursafetybelttoo
LOOSE?=cicsinswo2awenems<2cwenon5momen=otagra264
Whathappenstounbeltedoccupants?....261
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?............254
Wheel:bolts«seasssosevesaeaseceesws341
Changingatire..................004.354
Wheels«ceisicsvvaccuseovcxesoue0 wanmanwe¥ aastra326
Cleaning............0.0ceceeeeeeee347
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology..329
Replacingsius6siuess8«aveaxaceon& 9vest354
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........344
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits............338
Wheelwrench.....................00.352
Whenmustasafetybeltbereplaced?.....263
Whenmusttheairbagsystembeinspected?.280
Whereareloweranchorageslocated?.....305
Wi-Fi
Audimusicstream....................231
‘Audioplayer«esis<2ceexeteasepancee231
HOtSPOts.2sownosonsenovacumxvemos©os200
Onlinemedia.................0.0000.232
alsorefertoWi-Fi..2.2.2.0.6000000005231
Wildanimalrecognition................124
Windows
Childisatetylockmes<«seegsoeenssoeeegs37
Cleaningandremovingice.............348
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........38
DGTOStIAG« «ewsyeeeex 2cueeseee69,72
390
Openingandclosing.................-.38
PowerWindowWS..........-seeeeeeeeeee38
Windshield
CLEANINGsa¢ 5wees¢ 5BedeseeGEHeeGe49
Defrosting:s««ses«2eensvsewesooce69,72
alsorefertoWindshield.............0049
Windshieldwashersystem...........49,324
Reservoircapacity....................37S
Windshieldwipers...............000eee49
Winteroperation
Battery.........0.0.2...eee322
GarWashes:«wows+ 2meanx xawa¢gwenaea346
CoolingsysteM........-..00.-0eee eee319
Defrostingthewindows.............69,72
Removingicefromwindows............348
SeatWeatingy« «sissocassie© wose¥wo69,72
Snowchains

THRCStins6 oosnens6 ocovuenawocwsianeao6excouorn6 8aware
Windshieldwashersystem.............324
Wintertires.........0..0..00.0.00000.341
Xenonheadlights..........0.000.eeee363
Zz
Zoomingonthemap
Multifunctionsteeringwheel............17
ZOOM(Map)...1...eee eeeeeeeee207,214