2019 AUDI Q7 air suspension

Wheels

Youmustremovethesnowchainsonroadswith-
outsnow.Otherwise,youcouldimpairdriving
abilityanddamagethetires.

ZA\WARNING
Usingincorrectsnowchainsorinstallingsnow
chainsincorrectlycanresultinlossofvehicle
control,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
@)Note
—Snowchainscandamagetherimsand
wheelcovers*ifthechainscomeintodirect
contactwiththem.Removethewheelcov-
ers*first.Usecoatedsnowchains.

—Donotinstallandusesnowchainsifthereis
amalfunctionintheairsuspension”,be-
causethevehicleheightwillbeverylow.If
youdrivewithsnowchainsanyway,the
wheelhousingsandothervehiclecompo-
nentscanbeseverelydamaged.
G)Tips
Whenusingsnowchains,itmaybeadvisable
tolimittheESC>page147.
Low-profiletires
Appliesto:vehicleswithlow-profiletires
Comparedtoothertire/rimcombinations,low-
profiletiresofferawidertreadsurfaceanda
largerrimdiameterwithshortertiresidewalls.
Thisresultsinanagiledrivingstyle.However,it
mayreducethelevelofcomfortandincrease
roadnoise whendrivingonroadsinpoorcondi-
tion.
Low-profiletirescanbecomedamagedmore
quicklythanstandardtireswhendrivingover
largebumps,potholes,manholecovers,and
curbs.Therefore,itisparticularlyimportantto
maintainthecorrecttirepressure>page336.
Toreducetheriskofdamagetothetiresand
rims,driveverycarefullyonpoorroads.
Checkyourwheelsregularlyevery2,000mi
(3,000km)fordamage.Forexample,checkfor
bulges/cracksonthetiresordeformations/cracks
ontherims.
342
Afteraheavyimpactordamage,havethetires
andrimsinspectedorreplacedimmediatelyby
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
Low-profiletirescanwearoutfasterthanstand-
ardtires.
Uniformtirequalitygrading
—Treadwear
—TractionAAABC
—TemperatureABC
Qualitygradescanbefoundwhereapplicableon
thetiresidewallbetweentreadshoulderand
maximumsectionwidth>page327,fig.268.
Forexample:Treadwear200,TractionAA,Tem-
peratureA.
AllpassengercartiresmustconformtoFederal
SafetyRequirementsinadditiontothesegrades.
Treadwear
Thetreadweargradeisacomparativerating
basedonthewearrateofthetirewhentested
undercontrolledconditionsonaspecifiedgov-
ernmenttestcourse.
Forexample,atiregraded150wouldwearone
andonehalf(11/2)timesaswellonthegovern-
mentcourseasa tiregraded100.
Therelativeperformanceoftiresdependsupon
theactualconditionsoftheiruse,however,and
maydepartsignificantlyfromthenormdueto
variationsindrivinghabits,servicepracticesand
differencesinroadcharacteristicsandclimate.
Traction
Thetractiongrades,fromhighesttolowest, are
AA,A,BandC.Thosegradesrepresentthetire's
abilitytostoponwetpavementasmeasuredun-
dercontrolledconditionsonspecifiedgovern-
menttestsurfacesofasphaltandconcrete.Atire
markedCmayhavepoortractionperformance
SA.
Temperature
ThetemperaturegradesareA(thehighest),B,
andC,representingthetire'sresistancetothe>

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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

B4L-1337

>Slidetheplasticclipfromthevehicletoolkit
ontothe capuntilitengages>fig.275.
>Removethecapwiththeplasticclip.
Looseningthewheelbolts
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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.

Fusesandbulbs
Fuseassignment-Driver'ssideoftheFuseassignment-Leftsideoftheluggage
(hole4)9(oTnaleats

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Fig.285Driversidecockpit:fusepanelwithplasticbracket














Fusepanel
No.|Equipment
2|Telephone
4|Head-updisplayO4444:4449858
5|Audimusicinterface,USBchargingport=
6|Frontclimatecontrolsystemcontrols|
7|Steeringcolumnlock
; .Fig.286Leftsideof theluggagecompartment:fusepanel
8
|
InfotainmentsystemdisplayCanney
9|Instrumentcluster
10
|
InfotainmentunitFusepanel(A)(black)
11
|
Lightswitch,switchpanelNo.|Equipment
12
|
Steeringcolumnelectronics5
|
Airsuspension
14
|
Infotainmentsystem6
|
Automatictransmission
15
|
Steeringcolumnadjustment8
|
Rearseatheating
16
|
Steeringwheelheating9
|
Lefttaillights
10|Leftsafetybelttensioner
11|Centrallockingsystem


12|Luggagecompartmentlid

Fusepanel(8)(red)
No.|Equipment

Rearblowercontrol

Sound-amplifier

Rearclimatecontrolsystemcontrolpanel
Trailerhitch(rightlight)
Trailerhitch(leftlight)
Trailerhitch(socket)
10|Sportdifferential
12|Thirdrowseats

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Emergencysituations

—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
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