2019 AUDI Q7 audio

CheckingandFilling

>Turn theengineoff.
>Openthehood>page314.
>Unscrewthecap%~fortheengineoilfiller
opening>fig.263.
>Carefullyadd0.5quart(0.5liter)ofthecorrect
oil>page315.
>Closetheengineoilfilleropeningcap.
>Closethehood>page314.
>Restarttheignitionaftertwominutesandread
thecurrentoillevelintheInfotainmentsystem
=page317,Checkingtheengineoillevel.
>Addmoreoilifnecessary.

Z\WARNING
—Whenaddingoil,donotletoildripontohot
enginecomponents.Thisincreasestherisk
ofafire.
—Youmustsealthecapontheoilfilleropen-
ingcorrectlyso thatoildoesnotleakouton-
tothe hotengineandexhaustsystemwhen
theengineisrunning,becausethisisa fire
hazard.
—Alwayscleanskinthoroughlyifitcomesinto
contactwithengineoil.
—Engineoilispoisonousandmustbekeptout
ofreachofchildren.
—Storetheengineoilsecurelyintheoriginal
container.

@)Note
— TheNewVehicleLimitedWarrantydoesnot
coverdamageormalfunctionsiftherecom-
mendedintendeduseofthevehicleand
maintenancemeasureslistedinthe Audi
Owner'sManualandtheWarranty&Main-
tenanceBookletwerenotfollowed.
—Onlyusehigh-gradeengineoilthatexplicit-
lymeetstheAudioilqualitystandardfor
yourvehicle.Usinganotheroilmaycause
severevehicledamage.
—Donotmixanyadditionallubricantsinto
theengineoil.Damagecausedbysuchaddi-
tivesisnotcoveredby thewarranty.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Oilshouldneverenterthesewersystemor
come
intocontactwiththeground.
318
—Followthelegalregulationsinthecountry
whereyouarelocatedwhendisposingof
emptyoilcontainers.
Changingengineoil
We
recommendhavingtheoilchangedatanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facility.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page313,Work-
ingintheenginecompartment.
Theengineoilmustbechangedattheintervals
specifiedintheWarranty&MaintenanceBook-
let.Thisisveryimportantbecausethelubrication
functionoftheoilgraduallydeclinesduringregu-
larvehicleoperation.
Theengineoilshouldbechangedmorefrequent-
lyundercertaincircumstances.Havetheoil
changedmorefrequentlyifyouoftendriveshort
distances,yourvehicleispredominantlyinstop-
and-gotrafficsituations,isinverydustyenviron-
ments,orisoperatedforlongperiodsoftimein
temperaturesbelowzero.
Cleansingadditivesintheoilmakefreshoilap-
peardarkeraftertheenginehasrunbriefly.This
isnormalandnoreasontochangetheengineoil
morefrequentlythanrecommended.
Becausecorrectlydisposingofengineoilisdiffi-
cultandspecialtoolsandtechnicalknowledge
are neededforanoilchange,havingyourengine
oilchangedby anauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityisrecommendedto
haveyourengineoilchangedbyanauthorized.
Ifyouchangetheengineoilyourself,pleasenote
thefollowingimportantinformation:

Z\WARNING
Ifyouchangetheengineoilonthevehicle
yourself,thefollowingprecautionsmustbe
followed:
—Wearprotectiveeyewear.
—Duetotheriskofscalding,allowtheengine
tocool downsufficiently.
—Maintainenoughdistancewhenyouarere-
movingtheoildrainplug.Whiledoingthis,

Wheels

@USDOTnumber(TIN)and
manufacturedate
Themanufacturedateislistedon
thetiresidewall(itmayonlyap-
pearontheinnersideofthetire):
DOT...2218...
means,forexample,thatthetire
wasproducedinthe22ndweekof
theyear2018.
@)AudiOriginalTires
AudiOriginalequipmenttires
withthedesignation“AO”have
beenspeciallymatchedtoyour
Audi.Whenusedcorrectly,these
tiresmeetthehigheststandards
forsafetyandhandling.Anau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitywillbe
abletoprovideyouwithmorein-
formation.
@)Mudandsnowcapability
“M/S”or“M+S”indicatesthetire
haspropertiesmakingitsuitable
todriveinmudorsnow.4indi-
catesawintertire.
Compositionofthetirecord
andmaterials
Thenumberofpliesindicatesthe
numberofrubberizedfabriclay-
ersinthetire.Ingeneral:the
morelayers,themoreweighta
328
tirecancarry.Tiremanufacturers
mustalsospecifythematerials
usedinthetire.Theseinclude
steel,nylon,polyesterandother
materials.
@Maximumpermittedload
Thisnumber indicatesthemaxi-
mumloadinkilogramsand
poundsthatthetirecancarry.
@Uniformtirequalitygrade
standardsfortreadwear,
tractionandtemperature
resistance
Treadwear,tractionand tempera-
tureranges>page342.
@Runningdirection
Thearrowsindicatetherunning
directionofunidirectionaltires.
Youmustalwaysfollowthespeci-
fiedrunningdirection
>page357.
Maximumpermitted
inflationpressure
Thisnumber indicatesthemaxi-
mumpressuretowhichatirecan
beinflatedundernormaloperat-
ingconditions.

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bythetiremanufacturer.Thisin-
formationisusedtocontactcon-
sumers
ifatiredefectrequiresa
recall.
Vehiclecapacityweight
meanstheratedcargoandlug-
gageloadplus150lbs.(68kilo-
grams)timesthevehicle'sdesig-
natedseatingcapacity.
Vehiclemaximumloadonthe
tire
meansthatloadonanindividual
tirethatisdeterminedbydistrib-
utingtoeachaxleitsshareofthe
maximumloadedvehicleweight
anddividingbytwo.
Vehiclenormalloadonthetire
meansthatloadonanindividual
tirethatisdeterminedbydistrib-
utingtoeachaxleitsshareofthe
curbweight,accessoryweight,
andnormaloccupantweight(dis-
tributedinaccordancewith>ta-
bleonpage338)anddividingby
two.
Occupantloadinganddistri-
butionforvehiclenormalload
forvariousdesignatedseating
capacities
Refertothetireinflationpressure
label>page336,fig.271forthe
numberofseatingpositions.Re-
fertothetable>tableon
page338forthenumberofpeo-
plethatcorrespondtothevehicle
normalload.
Newtiresorwheels
Audirecommendshavingallwork
ontiresorwheelsperformedby
anauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.
Thesefacilitieshavethe proper
knowledgeandareequippedwith
therequiredtoolsandreplace-
mentparts.
>Newtiresdonotyethavethe
optimumgrippingproperties.
Drivecarefullyandatmoderate
speedsforthefirst350miles
(500km)withnewtires.
>Onlyusetireswiththesamede-
sign,size(rollingcircumfer-
ence),andas close tothesame
treadpatternas possibleonall
fourwheels.
>Donotreplacetiresindividually.
Atleastreplacebothtiresonthe
sameaxleatthesametime.
>Audirecommendsthatyouuse
AudiOriginalTires.Ifyouwould
liketousedifferenttires,please
notethatthetiresmayperform>
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Ifthetirepressuremonitoringindicator
appears
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Thetirepressureindicatorintheinstrument
clusterinformsyouifthetirepressureistoolow
orifthereisasystemmalfunction.
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremonitor-
ingsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircumference
andvibrationcharacteristicsoftheindividual
tires.Ifthepressurechangesinoneormore
tires,thisisindicatedintheinstrumentcluster
displaywithanindicatorlight(Jandamessage.
Ifonlyonetireisaffected,thelocationof that
tirewillbeindicated.
ThetirepressuresmustbestoredintheInfotain-
mentsystemagaineachtimethepressures
change(switchingbetweenpartialandfullload
pressure)orafterchangingorreplacinga tireon
yourvehicle>page344.Thetirepressuremoni-
toringsystemonlymonitorsthetirepressureyou
havestored.Refertothetirepressurelabelfor
therecommendedtirepressureforyourvehicle
=>page336,fig.271.
Tiretreadcircumferenceandvibrationcharacter-
isticscanchangeandcauseatirepressurewarn-
ingif:
—Thetirepressureinoneormoretiresistoolow
—Thetireshavestructuraldamage
—Thetire wasreplacedorthetirepressurewas
changedanditwasnotstored>page344
—Tiresthatareonlypartiallyusedarereplaced
withnewtires
Indicatorlights
@-lossofpressureinatleastonetire>A\.
Checkthetiresandreplaceor repairifnecessary.
Check/correctthepressuresofallfourtiresand
storethepressureagainintheInfotainmentsys-
tem>page344.
iis(TirePressureMonitoringSystem)Tirepres-
sure:malfunction!Seeowner'smanual.Ifi
appearsafterswitchingtheignitiononorwhile
drivingandthe@indicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclusterblinksforapproximatelyone minute
andthenstayson,thereissystemmalfunction.
344
Trytostorethecorrecttirepressures
=>page344.Insomecases,youmustdrivefor
severalminutesafterstoringthepressuresuntil
theindicatorlightturnsoff.Iftheindicatorlight
doesturnofforturnsonagainafterashortperi-
odoftime,drivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.

ZAWARNING
tiresandtheirpressure.
tirepressureregularly.
indicatormaybedelayed.

—Ifthetirepressureindicatorappearsinthe
display,reduceyourspeedimmediatelyand
avoidanyhardsteeringorbrakingmaneu-
vers.Stopassoonaspossibleandcheckthe
—Thedriverisresponsibleformaintainingthe
correcttirepressure.Youmustcheckthe
—Undercertainconditions(suchasasporty
drivingstyle,winterconditions,orunpaved
roads),thetirepressuremonitoringsystem

(i)Tips
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemcanal-
sostopworkingwhenthereisanESCmal-
function.
—Usingsnowchainsmayresultinasystem
malfunction.
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsysteminyour
Audiwascalibratedwith“AudiOriginal
Tires”>page333.Using thesetiresisrec-
ommended.
Storingtirepressures
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Ifthetirepressurechangesoratireisreplaced,
itmustbeconfirmedinthe Infotainmentsys-
tem.
>Beforestoringthetirepressures,makesurethe
tirepressuresinallfourtiresmeetthespeci-
fiedvaluesandareadaptedtotheload
=>page336.
>Switchtheignitionon.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:

MENU but-
ton>Vehicle>Service&checks>Tirepressure>

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monitoring>Storetirepressure>Yes,store
now.
@Tips
Donotstorethetirepressuresifsnowchains
areinstalled.
Run-flattires
Appliesto:vehicleswithrun-flattires
Run-flattirescanallowyoutoremaindriving
whenthereisalossofpressure.
Run-flattireshavereinforcedsidewallsthatpro-
tectthetireifthereisa lossofpressure.
Ifthetirepressuremonitoringsystemindicatesa
lossofpressureinoneorseveraltires,youcan
continuedrivingonrun-flattiresforatleast20
miles(30km).DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havetheproblemcorrected.
Continuingtodriveonrun-flattiresisno
longerpossibleif:
—Thereisvisibledamagetothetires,suchas
cracksinthesidewalls
—Strongvibrationsarefeltwhiledriving,orthe
tirebeginstosmokeduetoastrongbuild-upof
heat
—Thetirehasbeenheavilydamaged,forexample
inanaccident.Thereisariskthatparts ofthe
tiretreadwilldetachanddamageimportant
vehiclecomponents.
—TheElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)isnot
workingoriscontinuouslyrunning
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemisnot
working
Ifitisnolongerpossible tocontinuedrivingde-
spitehavingrun-flattires,seeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.


—Incorrectuseofrun-flattirescanleadtove-
hicledamageoraccidents.Contact anau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitytolearnifrun-flattiresmay
beusedonyourvehicleandifso,which
ones.
—Ifrun-flattiresareused,theymustbein-
stalledonallfourwheels.Mixingtiretypes
isnotpermitted.
—Ifyouhavetodrivewhenthetirepressureis
tooloworthereisnotirepressure,note the
following:
— Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h)
becausethisincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.Observeanylawsspecifictothe
country
whereyouaredriving.
—Avoidfull-throttleacceleration,heavy
braking,andfastcornering,becausethis
increasestheriskofanaccident.
—Thevehiclemaybecomemoredifficultto
control.
—SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityforassistanceif
thetireistooheavilydamaged.
— Havethefaultytiresreplacedandtherims
checkedfordamagebyanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.
—Thedriverisresponsibleforthevehicle,for
correctingthetirepressure,andforreplac-
ingfaultyparts.Therefore,alwaysadjust
yourdrivingtothecurrentsituation.


ZAWARNING
Run-flattiresmayonlybeusedonvehicles
thatwereequippedwiththematthefactory.
— Thevehiclemusthavesuspensiondesigned
forrun-flattiresandafactory-installedtire
pressuremonitoringsystem.

@)Tips
—AudiOriginalrun-flattirescanbeidentified
bythe“AOE”labelingonthetiresidewall.
—Youcanusethetiremobilitykit*onrun-flat
tires>page352.
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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