2019 AUDI Q7 change wheel

Parkingaid

system.Forinformationoncleaning,see
=>page346.
Whenparkingspacesaresmall,theparkingsys-
temsignalsacontinuoustonewhenanobstacle
islessthanapproximately0.7feet(0.20m)
away.Donotcontinuedrivingfarther.

ZAWARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>A\inGeneralinformationon
page131.
—Pleasenotethat parkassistonlycontrols
thesteering.Thedriverisalwaysresponsi-
bleforbrakingandaccelerating.
— Thedrivermustdecideiftheparkingspace
displayedissuitableforthevehicle.
—Thevehiclewillchangepositionwhenpark-
ing.Makesureyoudonotendangeranyoth-
erdrivers.
—Whenusingparkassisttodriveintoorout
ofaparkingspace,thesteeringwheelturns
quicklyonitsown.Reachingintothesteer-
ing
wheelspokeswhilethisishappeningcan
resultininjury.

—Youcannotparkwith parkassistwhenyou
aretowingatrailerorhavetheconnectorin-
sertedinthetrailersocket.
Sleemela
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkassist

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@)Note
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inGeneralinformationon
page131.
—Parkassistguidesthevehicleeitheraway
fromcurbsorontothemifothervehicles
areparkedonthecurb.Makesurethatyour
vehicle'stiresandrimsarenotdamaged.
Takeoversteeringattherighttime.
—Certainconditionsaroundtheparkingspace
mayresultinthevehiclenotbeingparked
asexpected.
—Objectssuchaspillarsorposts.
—Groundcoveringsuchasgravel,snowor
ice
G)Tips
— TheElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
mustnotbe switchedoffduringtheparking
process>page147.
—Parkingintightcurveswith parkassistis
notpossible.
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Fig.147Centerconsole:Parkassistbutton

Fig.148Infotainment:Searchingforparkingspaces
>Toswitchtheparkassiston,pressthePebut-
ton>fig.147.The LEDinthebuttonwillturn
onandthedisplayforfindingaparkingspace
willappearintheInfotainmentsystem
>fig.148.
>Toswitchparkassistoff,pressthePebutton.
TheLEDinthebuttonturnsoff.
G)Tips
Thesystempreselectsaspacefromtheavail-
ableparkingoptionsassoonasaspaceisde-
tected.Youcanchangethesuggestedloca-
tion.

Multifunctionsteeringwheel

Mapviewwithrouteguidancestarted
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystemandmapview
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,youcanal-
sohavetheactiverouteguidancedisplayinthe
mapview*inthedriverinformationsystem.


Fig.174Diagram:mapwhenrouteguidancehasstarted
(analoginstrumentcluster)
Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=page205,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.

Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
@Distancetothedestinationorstopover
@Distancetothenextmaneuver
@Display oftheroadthatiscurrentlybeingtrav-
eled ortheroad thatyouwillturnontoduring
the
nextmaneuver
@Mapcontentsuchaspointsofinterestortraf-
ficinformation
Zoomingin/outonthemap(Zoom):whena
mapisdisplayed,turntheleftthumbwheel
down/uptozoomin/outonthemap.

Streetviewwithrouteguidancestarted
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystemandstreetview
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theactiverouteguidancewillbedisplayedinthestreetview*in
thedriverinformationsystem.


RAH-9078
280m|A

Fig.175Example:displayofaturninthestreetview(analoginstrumentcluster)
Requirement:adestinationmustbe entered
=page205,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthedriverinforma-
tionsystem>fig.175:
168
@Distancetothedestinationorstopover
@®Displayinganexpressway,highwayormain
roadaspreparationforanupcomingchange
indirection
Lanerecommendation
Calculatedarrivaltime©®

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Multifunctionsteeringwheel

Distancetothenextmaneuver
Displayoftheexpressway,highwayormain
roadontowhichyouwillbeturning
Directionarrowfortheupcomingmaneuver
©8
©
Abargraphappearswhenadirectionarrowis
displayed.Thefewerthebarsthatareshown,
theshorterthedistanceisuntiltheturn.
Currentvehicleposition@
@Additionalinformation(on-boardcomputer)
Thefollowingfunctionsarealsoavailablewhen
routeguidanceisactive:
—Adjustingthevoiceguidancevolume:turnthe
rightthumbwheelupordownwhileavoice
guidancemessageisplaying.

Z\WARNING
Theroutecalculatedbythenavigationsystem
isarecommendationforreachingyourdesti-
nation.Obeytrafficlights,stoppingrestric-
tions,one-waystreets,lanechangerestric-
tions,etc.

G)Tips
—Alsosee thechapter>page8,Cockpitover-
view.
—Anexclamationpoint“!”infront ofthe
streetnameindicatesthattheinformation
aboutthisstreetorthissectionoftheroute
isnotcompleteinthenavigationdatacon-
tainedintheMMI.Obeytrafficlawsinone-
waystreetsandpedestrianzones.
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Voicerecognitionsystem

Voicerecognitionsystem
Operating
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
YoucanoperatemanyInfotainmentfunctions
convenientlybyspeaking.
Requirement:theignitionandtheMMImustbe
switched
on>page153.Asystemlanguagesup-
portedbythevoicerecognitionsystemmustbe
set.Theremustbenophonecallsinprogressand
theparkingaidmustnotbeactive.

>Switchingon:brieflypressthe[2]button@)
=>page18,fig.11onthemultifunctionsteer-
ing
wheelandsaythedesiredcommandafter
theBeep.
>Switchingoff:pressandholdthe|]button.
Or:pressthe|S]button.
>Pausing:saythecommandPause.Toresume,
pressthe|]button.
>Correcting:saythecommandCorrection.Or:
simplysayanewcommandduringanan-
nouncement>page248.






Inputassistance
Thesystemguidesyouthroughtheinputwith
visualandaudiofeedback.
—Visualinputassistance:afterswitchingon
voicerecognition,adisplaywithaselectionof
possiblecommandsappears.Thiscommand
displaycanbe switchedonoroff.Select:
MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrolbutton
>MMIsettings>Speechdialogsystem.
—Audioinputassistance: tohavethepossible
commandsread,turnthevoicerecognitionsys-
temonandsayHelp.


Forthesystemtounderstandyou:
Speakclearlyanddistinctly atanormalvolume.
Speaklouderwhendrivingfaster.
Emphasizethewordsinthecommandsevenly
anddonotleavelongpauses.
Closethedoors,thewindows,andthesunroof*
toreducebackgroundnoise.Makesurethatpas-
sengersarenotspeakingwhenyouaregivinga
voicecommand.
Donotdirecttheventstowardthehands-freemi-
crophone,whichisintheroofheadlinernearthe
frontinteriorlights.
Onlyusethesystemfromthedriver'sseatbe-
causethehands-freemicrophoneisdirectedto-
wardthatseat.
Additionalsettings
See>page248,Speechdialogsystem.

ZAWARNING
—Directyourfullattentiontodriving.Asthe
driver,youhavecompleteresponsibilityfor
safetyintraffic.Only usethefunctionsin
suchawaythatyoualwaysmaintaincom-
pletecontroloveryourvehicleinalltraffic
situations.
—Donotuse thevoicerecognitionsystemin
emergenciesbecauseyourvoicemaychange
instressfulsituations.Thesystemmaytake
longertodialthenumberormaynot be
abletodialitatall.Dialtheemergency
numbermanually.
G)Tips
—Thedialogpauseswhenthereisanincom-
ingphonecallandwillcontinueifyouig-
norethecall.Thedialogendsifyouanswer
thecall.
—Youcanselectan iteminthelistusingei-
therthevoicerecognitionsystemorthe
controlknob.

Commandoverview
information
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Thefollowingoverviewsdescribethecommands
thatcan beusedtooperatetheMMIusingthe
voicerecognitionsystem.
Alternativecommandsareseparatedusinga“/”,
forexamplesay:Telephone/(or)Navigation/
(or)Radio.
Sequencesofcommandsusedtoperformanac-
tionareidentifiedwitha“>”,forexamplesay:
Enteraddress>(then)Entercountry/state.
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Airbagsystem


—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
ontherearseat.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearward-facingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightdoesnot
comeonandstay on,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourauthorizedAudidealer.



ZAWARNING
Objectsbetweenyouandtheairbagwillin-
creasetheriskofinjuryinacrashbyinterfer-
ingwiththewaytheairbagunfoldsorbybe-
ingpushedintoyouastheairbaginflates.
—Neverholdthingsinyourhandsoronyour
lapwhenthevehicleisinuse.
—Nevertransportitemsonorintheareaof
thefrontpassengerseat.Objectscould
moveintotheareaofthefrontairbagsdur-
ingbrakingorothersuddenmaneuversand
becomedangerousprojectilesthatcan
causeseriouspersonalinjuryiftheairbags
inflate.
—Neverplaceorattachaccessoriesorother
objects(suchascupholders,telephone
brackets,large,heavyorbulkyobjects)on
thedoors,overornear theareamarked
“AIRBAG”onthesteeringwheel,instrument
panel,seatbackrestsorbetweenthose
areasandyourself.Theseobjectscould
causeinjuryinacrash,especiallywhenthe
airbagsinflate.
—Neverreclinethefrontpassenger'sseatto
transportobjects.Itemscanalsomoveinto
theareaofthesideairbagorthefrontair-
bagduringbrakingorinasuddenmaneuver.
Objectsnear theairbagscanbecomeprojec-
tilesandcauseinjury,particularlywhenthe
seatisreclined.
—Neverplaceortransportobjectsonthefront
passengerseat.Objectsonthefrontpassen-
gerseatcouldcausethecapacitivesensorin
theseattosignaltoairbagsystemthatthe
seatisoccupiedbyapersonwhenitinfactis
not,orthatthepersonontheseatisheavier
thanheorsheactuallyis.Thechangein
electriccapacitancebecauseofsuchobjects
cancausethepassengerfrontairbagtobe
turnedonwhenitshouldbeoff,orcan
causetheairbagtoworkinawaythatisdif-
ferentfromthewayitwouldhaveworked
withoutobjectsontheseat.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthereisnothingon
thefrontpassengerseatthatwillcausethe
capacitivepassengerdetectionsystemin
theseattosignaltotheAirbagSystemthat
theseatisoccupiedbyapersonwhenitis
not,ortosignalthatitisoccupiedbysome-
onewhoisheavierthanthepersonactually
sittingontheseat.Thepresenceofanob-
jectcouldcausethepassengerfrontairbag
tobeturnedonwhenitshouldbeoff,or
couldcausetheairbagtoworkinawaythat
isdifferentfromthewayitwouldhave
workedwithouttheobjectontheseat.


Z\WARNING
Thefinedustcreatedwhenairbagsdeploycan
causebreathingproblemsforpeoplewitha
historyofasthmaorotherbreathingcondi-
tions.
—Toreducetheriskofbreathingproblems,
thosewithasthmaorotherrespiratorycon-
ditionsshouldgetfreshairrightawayby
gettingoutofthevehicleoropeningwin-
dowsordoors.
—Ifyouareinacollisioninwhichairbagsde-
ploy,washyourhandsandfacewithmild
soapandwaterbeforeeating.
—Becarefulnottoget thedustintoyoureyes,
orintoanycuts orscratches.
—Iftheresidueshould getintoyoureyes,
flushthemwithwater.


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Airbagsystem


OFF3%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.

ZAWARNING
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotgooutwhenanadultissittingon
thefrontpassengerseataftertakingthe
stepsdescribed above,makesuretheadult
isproperlyseatedandrestrainedatoneof
therearseatingpositions.
—Havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
authorizedAudidealer before transporting
anyoneonthefrontpassengerseat.
@®Tips
Ifthecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem
determinesthatthefrontpassengerseatis
empty,thefrontalairbagonthepassenger
sidewillbeturnedoff,andthePASSENGER
AIRBAGOFF%;lightwillstayon.
Repair,careanddisposaloftheairbags
Partsoftheairbagsystemareinstalledatmany
differentplacesonyourAudi.Installing,remov-
ing,servicingorrepairingapartinanareaofthe
vehiclecandamageapartofanairbagsystem
andpreventthatsystemfromworkingproperly
inacollision.

Therearesomeimportantthingsyouhaveto
knowtomakesurethattheeffectivenessofthe
systemwillnot beimpairedandthatdiscarded
componentsdonotcauseinjuryorpollutethe
environment.

ZAWARNING
Impropercare,servicingandrepairproce-
durescanincreasetheriskofpersonalinjury
anddeathbypreventinganairbagfromde-
ployingwhenneededordeployinganairbag
unexpectedly:
—Nevercover,obstruct,orchangethesteer-
ingwheelhornpadorairbagcoverorthein-
strumentpanelormodifytheminanyway.
—Neverattachanyobjectssuchascupholders
ortelephonemountingstothesurfacescov-
eringtheairbagunits.


—Forcleaningthehornpadorinstrument
panel,useonlyasoft,dryclothoronemois-
tenedwithplainwater.Solventsorcleaners
coulddamagetheairbagcoverorchange
thestiffnessorstrengthofthematerial so
that
theairbagcannotdeployandprotect
properly.
—Neverrepair,adjust,orchangeanypartsof
theairbagsystem.
—Allworkonthesteeringwheel,instrument
panel,frontseatsorelectricalsystem(in-
cludingtheinstallationofaudioequipment,
cellulartelephonesandCBradios,etc.)
mustbeperformedbyaqualifiedtechnician
whohasthetrainingandspecialequipment
necessary.
—Foranyworkontheairbagsystem,we
stronglyrecommendthatyouseeyourau-
thorizedAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop.
—Nevermodifythefrontbumperorpartsof
thevehiclebody.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesideairbagcan
inflatewithoutinterference:
—Neverinstallseatcoversorreplacement
upholsteryoverthefrontseatbacksthat
havenotbeenspecificallyapprovedbyAu-
di.
—Neveruseadditionalseatcushionsthat
covertheareaswherethesideairbagsin-
flate.
—Damagetotheoriginalseatcoversor to
theseamintheareaofthesideairbag
modulemustalwaysberepairedimmedi-
atelyby anauthorizedAudidealer.
— Theairbagsystemcandeployonlyonce.Af-
teranairbaghasbeendeployed,it mustbe
replacedwithnewreplacementpartsde-
signedandapprovedespeciallyforyourAudi
model
version.Replacementofcomplete
airbagsystemsorairbagcomponentsmust
beperformedbyqualifiedworkshopsonly.
Makesurethatanyairbagserviceactionis
enteredinyourAudiWarranty&Mainte-
nancebookletunderAIRBAGREPLACEMENT
RECORD.
—Forsafetyreasonsinsevereaccidents,the
alternatorandstarterareseparatedfrom

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Childsafety


onallthetimewhenevertheignitionis
switchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediate-
lyinstalltheforward-facingchildseatina
rearseatingpositionandhavetheairbag
systeminspectedbyyourauthorizedAudi
dealer.
—Alwaysbucklethechildseatfirmlyinplace
evenifa childisnotsittinginit.Aloose
childseatcanflyaroundduringasudden
stoporinacollision.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGS
wheneverusinga childrestraintinavehi-
cle>page260,Safetybelts,>page268,
Airbag
systemand>page290,Important
information.
@)Tips
Alwaysreplacechildrestraintsthatwerein-
stalledinavehicleduringacrash.Damageto
a childrestraintthatisnotvisiblecouldcause
ittofail inanothercollisionsituation.
ONETeeReameeMaalCele)
Yourvehicleisequippedwithan“AdvancedAir-
bagSystem”incompliancewithUnitedStates
FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)
208,aswellasCanadaMotorVehicleSafety
Standard(CMVSS)208asapplicableatthetime
yourvehiclewasmanufactured.

TheAdvancedAirbagsysteminyourvehiclehas
beencertifiedtomeetthe“low-risk”require-
mentsfor3-and6-yearoldchildrenonthepas-
sengersideandsmalladultsonthedriverside.
Thelowriskdeploymentcriteriaareintendedto
reducetheriskofinjurythroughinteractionwith
theairbagthatcanoccur,forexample,bybeing
tooclosetothesteeringwheelandinstrument
panelwhentheairbaginflates.Inaddition,the
systemhasbeencertifiedtocomplywiththe
“suppression”requirementsoftheSafetyStand-
ard,toturnoffthefrontairbagforinfantsupto
12monthswhoarerestrainedonthefrontpas-
sengerseatinchildrestraintsthatarelistedin
theStandard.
292
EventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwithanAd-
vancedAirbagsystem,allchildren,especially
those12yearsandyounger,shouldalwaysridein
thebackseatproperlyrestrainedfortheirage
and
size.Theairbagonthepassengersidemakes
thefrontseatapotentiallydangerousplacefora
childtoride.Thefrontseatisnot thesafestplace
forachildinaforward-facingchildsafetyseat.It
canbeaverydangerousplaceforaninfantora
largerchildinarearward-facingseat.
Thevehicle'sAdvancedAirbagSystemhasaca-
pacitivepassengerdetectionsysteminthefront
passengerseatcushionthatcandetectthepres-
enceofababyorachildinachildrestraintsys-
temonthisseat.
Thecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemregis-
tersthechangesthatresultinanelectricalfield
when achild,achildrestraint,andababyblanket
areonthefrontpassengerseat.Thechangein
themeasuredcapacitanceduetothepresenceof
achild,a childrestraint,andababyblanketon
thefrontpassengerseatisrelatedtothechildre-
straintsystemrestingontheseat.Themeasured
capacitanceofachildrestraintsystemvariesde-
pendingonthetypeofsystemandspecificmake
andmodel.
Theelectricalcapacitanceofthevarioustypes,
makes,andmodelsofchildrestraintsspecified
bytheU.S.NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAd-
ministration(NHTSA)intherelevant safety
standardarestoredintheAdvancedAirbagSys-
temcontrolunittogetherwiththecapacitances
typicalofinfantsanda1-yearoldchild.Whena
child
restraintisusedonthefrontpassengerseat
withatypical1year-oldinfant,theAdvancedAir-
bagSystemcomparesthecapacitancemeasured
bythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem
withthedatastoredintheelectroniccontrol
unit.
CeaeReiteceaWahiteWayled
Regardlessofthechildrestraintthatyouuse,
makesurethatithasbeencertifiedtomeetSafe-
tyStandardsandhasbeencertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforusewithanairbag.Alwaysbesure
thatthechildrestraintisproperlyinstalledat>

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Wheels

Productionoptionsweight
meansthecombinedweightof
thoseinstalledregularproduction
optionsweighingover5lbs.
(2.3kg)inexcessofthosestand-
arditemswhichtheyreplace,not
previouslyconsideredincurb
weightoraccessoryweight,in-
cludingheavy dutybrakes,ride
levelers,roofrack,heavyduty
battery,andspecialtrim.
Radialplytire
meansapneumatictireinwhich
theplycordsthatextendtothe
beadsarelaidatsubstantially
90degreestothecenterlineof
thetread.
Recommendedinflation
pressure
see>page329,Coldtireinfla-
tionpressure.
Reinforcedtire
meansatiredesignedtooperate
athigherloadsandathigherin-
flationpressuresthanthecorre-
spondingstandardtire.Rein-
forcedtiresmaybeidentifiedas
“XL”,“xl”,“EXTRALOAD”,or“RF”
onthesidewall.
Rim
meansametalsupportforatire
oratireandtubeassemblyupon
whichthetirebeadsareseated.
Rimdiameter
meansnominaldiameterofthe
beadseat.Ifyouchangeyour
wheelsize,youwillhavetopur-
chasenewtirestomatchthenew
rimdiameter.
Rimsizedesignation
meansrimdiameterandwidth.
Rimwidth
meansnominaldistancebetween
rimflanges.
Sidewall
meansthatportionofatirebe-
tweenthetreadandbead.
Speedrating(lettercode)
meansthespeedatwhichatireis
designedtobedrivenforextend-
edperiodsoftime.Theratings
rangefrom93mph(150km/h)
to186mph(298km/h)>table
onpage327.Youmaynotfind
thisinformationonalltiresbe-
causeitisnotrequiredbylaw.
Thespeedratinglettercode,
whereapplicable,ismoldedon
thetiresidewallandindicatesthe>
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