2019 AUDI Q7 warning

Accessoriesandtechnicalmodifications

ServiceFacility,whowillperformtheworkac-
cordingtoAudifactoryspecifications.Only
AudiGenuinePartsareusedwhenAudiex-
pertsperformrepairorserviceprocedures.
Failuretouse AudiGenuinePartsorAudiGen-
uineAccessoriesorperformingrepairsincor-
rectlymayresultinseverevehicledamage,
suchascorrosion.
Accessoriesandparts
ConsultwithanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitybeforepurchasingac-
cessoriesorreplacementparts.Werecommend
thatyouhaveyourvehicleservicedby anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyandthatAudiGenuinePartsandAudiGenuine
Accessoriesareused.
Audidoesnotendorsetheuseofproductsand
accessoriesthatithas notevaluated,evenifthe
productisapprovedbyacertifiedtestingagency
orgovernmentagency.

ZXWARNING
—Installingunapprovedaccessoriesorincor-
rectreplacementpartscan causevehicle
damageandcanincreasetheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Neverattachaccessories,suchastelephone
holdersorcupholders,totheairbagcovers
orwithintheairbagdeploymentzone,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofinjuryifthe
airbagdeploys.
—Donotusealicenseplatebracketonthe
frontbumperthatisdifferentfromthe
bracketinstalledatthefactory,and donot
attachanyadditionalbrackets.

©)Note
Acorrectly-installedexteriorantennaisre-
quiredforoperatingradioequipmentinthe
vehicle.Otherwise,theincreasedelectromag-
neticwavescancausemalfunctionsintheve-
hicle.Observetheregulationsinthecountry
wherethevehicleisbeingoperatedandthe
instructionsfromtheradioequipmentmanu-
facturer.
372
ReportingSafetyDefects
ApplicabletoU.S.A.
Ifyoubelievethatyourvehicle
hasadefectwhichcouldcausea
crashorcouldcauseinjuryor
death,youshouldimmediatelyin-
formtheNationalHighwayTraffic
SafetyAdministration(NHTSA)in
additiontonotifying
AudiofAmerica,Inc.
2200FerdinandPorscheDrive
Herndon,VA20171
IfNHTSAreceivessimilarcom-
plaints,itmayopenaninvestiga-
tion,andifitfindsthatasafety
defectexistsinagroupofvehi-
cles,itmayorderarecalland
remedycampaign.However,
NHTSAcannotbecomeinvolvedin
individualproblemsbetweenyou,
yourdealer,orAudiofAmerica,
Inc.
TocontactNHTSA,youmaycall
theVehicleSafetyHotlinetoll-
freeat1-888-327-4236(TTY:1-
800-424-9153);gotohttp://
www.safercar.gov;

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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

Index

AudiSide:assistcscs= 2ceceoeceeoeteeos119
Rearcross-trafficassist..............0.123
Audi smartphoneinterface..........245,250
Audivirtualcockpit
refertoInstrumentcluster..............14
AUTO
Automaticheadlights..................42
AutoLock(centrallockingsystem).........28
Automaticbeltretractor................263
Automaticclimatecontrol............000567
Operations:«ewes:< 2was5¢es3eee68,71
Automaticclimatecontrolsystem
Audidriveselectssci¢ 2causs=waaroowe127
SOCUP6cessesowssennine&erreneuea 6seesaw§stemnne70,73
Automaticluggagecompartmentlid....34,36
Automatictransmission..................85
Emergencyprogram.................5-89
Hilldescentcontrolicsss ¢avessseesssees88
Kickedownieec«2wc saseravoowenowee889
Manualshifting..................0000-88
Parkinglockemergencyrelease..........90
Selectorleverpositions.............000.85
Automaticwipe/washsystem.............49
AUTO(button)
Automaticclimatecontrol...........69,72
Auxiliaryheater(automaticclimatecon-
trol)...eeeeee70,73
AUXTMPUEcessesooconensa &sears¢eamoweesa233
Averageconsumption.«veccoseseoeacim19
Averagespeed...cececcceeeeeenceeee19
B
BACKBUtton=sais= eewessees2Heeseae153
Balance(sound)secs=:seus2 tpees:eee251
Band
refertoFrequencyband...............222
Bass(sound)
Batt@rysans= 3veue¢seemsyoeesFeeeets
Caringsew«+wae+ %were8 &enue0 ©memes
378

Bluetooth
Audioplayer........ccceeeeeeeee230
Connectingacellphone...............178
SOEINGSwee.sxmusesvvarones@ 1oeaacoumees250
Booster'seats::««smisoowenooeenooowen299
Brakefluid
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel...........320
Brakesenses« @ewesovewanoomeme8wwe©we149
Brakeassist...0...ceeeeeeee146
Braké@fluidic:=ssews= 2eeesgceeseeee320
Electromechanicalparkingbrake.........81
Emergencybrakingfunction.............81
N@WBrakeDads«sansxagus8 xGeeu5 iees149
Break-insecurityfeature.................34
Breakingin
Newbrakepads..............---0eee149
NCWINESic5 owsuns2torneooenaeeenon333
Browser
refertoMediacenter...............04.236
BulDStesisninorswscrouoweoserouaticevanaesatawinsa 6363
Buttons
Controlpanel(MMI)................-.153
Multifunctionsteeringwheel............16
SwitchingtheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
On/Off...keeeeeee154
Cable(USBadapter/AUXconnectorcable)..233
CaliforniaProposition65Warning........314
Batteryspecific...............0--.00.322
Calllist..0.0...ceeeeeee183
Calloptions..................00000008190
Capacities
Fueltank.....2...ceceeeeeee eee375
Washerfluidreservoir.........00000005375
Cargoarea
refertoLoadingtheluggagecompartment.62
CargoflOOFwc=2exye= +sarge©Hews3sHes65
GatKOYsez=ees¢ =seeny ©nesscegeesEgee29
CamWashis¢ ssuewi5 5satesx §Sac&&So48aS346
Catalyticconverter............0...eeeee312
CD
drive(mediadrives)...............--228
Cellphone
refertoTelephone.................05-178
Cellphonecompartment
refertoAudiphonebox.............4. 181

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Index

Safetybeltpretensioner
Serviceanddisposal..............0005267
Safetybelts..............02..0000. 260,263
ClESNING< =scan¢ =cesae¢ ¥HGS7deeszB349
Dangertopassengerswhodonotweara
safetybelt................0.00ceee261
Fastening...............0--0eee eae263
ImproperlyWOrnss:ssnecssesas+ameos266
NOEWORM«sscciesooeerieooeconooenonewoave261
Safetybeltposition................0..264
Safetyinstructions...............000-263
Securingchildsafetyseats.............301
Specialconsiderationsforpregnantwom-
Glews2Sows& oMOEggSmeeFeSeleFsee265
Unfasteningsess+ «sesiuas «amine6 ¥narra© &ore265
Warning/indicatorlight...............260
Wornproperlyswissssgearsoeeeegswee262
Safetybeltwarninglight................260
Safetyinstructions
forsidecurtainairbags................289
forusingchildsafetyseats.............294
forusingsafetybelts.................263
MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem...282
Savingfuel
EMergyCOMSUMerSriin«issi+ween@ &waren20
Recuperation................0.00.000.19)
Scami(adiOy).« «saucexenemas«oxenwoaweeo223
Screen
refertoDisplay...............02--005.16
Screwdriver............0000ececeeeeee352
SD
cardreader(MMI)...2...eeeee228
Searcharea(pointofinterest)............208
Searchfunction
refertoFreetextsearch...........162,237
Seatadjustment
Headrestraints...2.0.0...ceceeee eee257
Seatbelts
refertoSafetybelts..................260
Seatheating/ventilation..............69,72
Seatingcapacity..........0...ceeeee260
Seatingposition
DIivel’:sees¢ =qos= Front/passengeirs« &sowsass«amavenovanewos256
Howtoadjustthefrontseats...........256
Incorrectseatposition................258
OCCUPANESsisi.2&semainesooases+oHEI6seUH255
Rearpassengers...........-..00e000e256
Seats
Adjusting...0...00.ceeeeee53
Adjustingtherearseats..............0.54
Cleaning’:x acesseseoenemasx xwremuinwoenewenewt349
Correctseatingposition...............255
Numberofseats).«wou2omenxomeasgo260
Secondaryphone..................180,249
Selectingasource(media)..............235
Selectionmenu.............00517,156,160
Selectivedoorunlocking.............0.5.28
Selectivewheeltorquecontrol...........146
Selectorlever
Selectorleverpositions.................85
Self-learningnavigation
refertoPersonalrouteassistance.......211
Serviceanddisposal
Safetybeltpretensioner...............267
Serviceintervaldisplay.................324
Serviceposition
refertoReplacingwiperblades..........50
SETREARABUGtON),cosy«woxsna2wavesx ¢ware@7
Settings
DIRG@CtORY'sseusx 3seme2 2oases2 osxewes@ees191
1)on216
Media.........0...238
NaVigatiOnlie¢«seamavmewnosmewn¢ween213
RADIOesis«xsenses4cmenesasmemeeswo oteuewmee© a 5225
System(MMI).........0002.00.00200s247
Telephonecassvecesa sgemooewe2bees190
Voicerecognitionsystem..............248
Settingthelanguage...................247
Shade
Rearwindow/reardoors..............-.48
Shiftpaddles...0...0...eeeceeeeeeee88
SHIPCARKIORssoswenoosocom«oawewenewwHem«Hee369
Shortcutkeys'.«weveoeerwsovwees2os153,160
SHUPTLOxece< 3noes2eenus¢oeReR& sHeme& &Be238
alsorefertoShuffle......0.0.0.0eeeee238
Sidevairbagss+iiaowinsoomecemaomami6v0284
Howtheywork.........0.00.00eeee eee285
Sideassist
Cleaningthesensors...............0..347
alsorefertoAudisideassist............119
Sidecurtainairbags-siesssewsieeeeaseee287
DeSGFIPTOMin5assen3wescoowoemneoFseeee287
Howtheywork..............25202see288
Safetyinstructions.................0--289

STMyeand«axcoinsx aaocawienvwawcsunswoanavinsewaeaweee193
SiriusXMalertnotifications..............224
SNOWChainNS'sx«sewn= 2geen2garycnom8341
Socket
refertoPowersourceS..........--00000-60
Softwareupdate
refertoSystemupdate(MMI)..........251
Software(MMI)
Licensingagreements..............0--253
Update«sss2seen ¢qewe& xsewsepeee251
NOrSIOMs««:cswscax xavewinswvnamanaaninanew aone251
Sourcesofinformationaboutchildrestraints
andtheiruse.........2.000000eeeeee308
Speeddependentvolumecontrol.........252
Speedlimitinformation
refertoTrafficsignrecognition..........97
Speedlimits
refertoTrafficsignrecognition..........97
Speedometer.........00...ceceeeeee14
SpeedwarningsysteM..........00eeeeee95
Speller...2...2.eee eeeeee161
Sportdifferential..................127,151
Indicatorlight.....0...ceceeeeeee eee25
Stabilizationprogram
refertoESC=sewszewendeeenee146,147
Start/Stopsyste.« «sccscsceekgeeeesoe79
MESSAGESseinsooonsoem ooeeeooee80
Switchingoffandon..............00eee80
STARTENGINESTOPbutton..............77
StartingTOMRiveds« &ssnwscme6»seemswoon82
Starting(ENngine)'s« ¢csiessssewssscows77,79
Steering
All-wheelsteering.........00seceeeee150
Electromechanicalsteering............150
alsorefertoElectromechanicalsteering..150
Steeringwheel
EasyS@atientryessesoncesoerm¥osmoo77
Manual
adjustment.................00.76
Poweradjustment...............2.-00.76
Shifepaddlescows» »ween= xxemxoawe&¢88
Steeringwheelheating...............-.74
alsorefertoMultifunction
steeringwheel..........00eeceeeuee16,18
Stepsfordeterminingcorrectloadlimit...340
Stopover(navigation)...............4..209
Stopping(engine).............-..0eeeee79
388
Storagecompartments............0.0000561
Streaming
refertoOnlinemedia.................232
Subtitles(DVD)« ococsscswseox3snesa6ome238
SubWoOfeR.«asccanewoseems2osswaweneotawewens¥wee252
Sunshade
Rearwindow/reardoors..........--.0548
SUIMMISONS«ccowwaresa@wearers© «eommane© 0ome48
SwapGallicsci«xwaceea awanecea oanne«¥or184
Switchingtabs
refertoMultifunctionsteeringwheel..16,18
Switchingtheignitionon/off..............7h
Symbolswweses«acosmvscoconansvvonowsaminoo163
Navigation.........0.0.0eeeeeeeee214
TraffiCiccs=ueme: 5eauus¢ 2veeEeeeego219
alsorefertoIndicatorlights.............10
Synchronization(climate controlsystem)....69
SYNG(BUEEOR)hes« Systemsettings(MMI)..............005247
Systemupdate(MMI)............-..0--251
Systemvolume...........00.ceee eee eee252
T
Tachometer.............00ceeeeeeee14,15
Taillights
Cleaning.........cee eeeeeeeee347
Technicaldata.....................00.375
Technicalmodifications.................370
Telephone.........0.cceceeeeeee178
Audiphonebox.........-.....--000005181
Connecting:< Dialinganmumber..............-..000-183
Optionsduringaphonecall............184
PlayingMUSi¢;sess< SOEEHIGScranes6 ocmouene1casters6tannins% ©sevens190
Temperaturedisplay
Coolant...0...eeeeeeececeeee14
Outsidetemperature................00514
Tetheranchors................000eeeee307
Tetherstrap...2. ee eeeeeeee307
TextmessageS...........0002.2eee eee185
alsorefertoTextmessages............185
Tie-dOWNS2...eeeeee65
Tighteningspecification
Weelboltsioun+senx 2mamm2 ¢mame2oe358
Tighteningspecification(wheelbolts).....358

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
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Zoomingonthemap
Multifunctionsteeringwheel............17
ZOOM(Map)...1...eee eeeeeeeee207,214