2019 AUDI Q7 ABS

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ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)¥
=>page23
ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)
=>page147
Brakesystem
=>page20
USAmodels:
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)¥
=>page23
Canadamodels:
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)¥
=>page23
SafetysystemsY
=>page22
Canadamodels:
Brakepads
=>page20
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page21
Tirepressure
=>page344
Tirepressure
=>page344
Drivesystem
=>page23
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)
v
=>page312
Enginespeedlimitation
=>page23
Engineoillevel(MIN)
=>page316
Engineoillevel(MAX)
=>page316
Engineoilsensor
=>page316
Enginewarm-uprequest
=>page316
Electricalsystem
>page321

Tanksystem
=>page24
Washerfluidlevel
=>page24
Windshieldwipers
=>page24
Keys
=>page77
Driver'sdoor
>page24
Batteryinvehiclekey
=>page30
Bulbfailureindicator
=>page24
Headlightrangecontrolsystem
=>page25
Adaptivelight
=>page25
Light/rainsensor
=>page25
Active laneassist
=>page117
Audisideassist
=>page124
Audipresense
=>page115
Nightvisionassist
=>page127
Parkingaid
=>page144
Transmission
=>page89
Steeringlock
=>page22
Enginestartsystem
=>page 22
Electromechanicalpowersteering,
all-wheelsteering
=>page150
Airsuspension
=>page23
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Instrumentcluster

Fuellevel
Thedisplay@>page14,fig.3or>page14,
fig.4onlyfunctionswhentheignitionisswitch-
edon.Whenthedisplayhas reached thereserve
mark,aredLEDturnsonandtheAyindicator
lightturnson>page24.
Forthetankcapacityinyourvehicle,refertothe
TechnicalData>page375.
@)Note
Neverdriveuntilthetankiscompletelyemp-
ty.Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatresults
fromthatcancauseenginemisfires.Uncom-
bustedfuelwillthenentertheexhaustsys-
tem.Thiscancauseoverheatinganddamage
tothecatalyticconverter.
Odometer
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Fig.5Instrumentcluster: odometerandresetbutton
Tripodometerandodometer
Thetripodometershowsthedistancedriven
sinceitwaslastreset.Itcanbeusedtomeasure
shortdistances.
Thetripodometercanberesettozerobypress-
ingthe[®]resetbutton.


Theodometershowsthetotaldistancethatthe
vehiclehasbeendriven.
Malfunctionindicator
Ifthereisamalfunctionintheinstrumentclus-
ter,DEFwillappearinthetripodometerdisplay.
Havethemalfunctioncorrectedassoonas possi-
ble.
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G)Tips
Theunitsofmeasurementcanbesetinthe
Infotainmentsystem>page247.
Multifunctionsteering
wheel


Fig.7Leftsideofmultifunctionsteeringwheel
Requirement:theignitionmustbeswitchedon.
Thedriverinformationsystemcontainsmultiple
[email protected]
©.
Thefollowingtabsmaybeavailable,depending
onvehicleequipment:



FirsttabVehiclefunctions>page19
SecondMessages
tab2
Thirdtab»)|Nightvisionassist*>page124
Fourthtab|Radio>page165
Media>page165

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Instrumentcluster


FifthtabTelephone*>page178

SixthtabNavigation*>page205
Map*

a)Thistabisonlyvisiblewhenthereisat leastoneindicator
lightormessagedisplayed.
5)ThistabisonlyvisibleifNightvisionassist*hasbeenacti-
vated.
@|s2]Button

—Switchingtabs:pressthe|<>]buttonrepeated-
lyuntilthedesiredtabisshown(forexample,
Radio).
@[VIEW]button
Switchingviewsorreducingthedisplay
>page18.



©|=]Button
Returntofunctionsathigherlevels.
©DJand[c|controlbuttons
Open/closetheselectionmenuoroptionsmenu
=>page17.
@Leftthumbwheel
—Selectingafunctioninamenu/list:turnthe
leftthumbwheeltothedesiredfunction(forex-
ample,selectingafrequency).
—Confirmingaselection:presstheleftthumb-
wheel@%)°fig.7.
—Zoomingin/outonthemap:whenamapis
displayed,turntheleftthumbwheeltozoomin
andoutonthemap.
Controlbuttons






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Teeneetaneeto)
Peacenas


Fig.8Selectionmenuandoptionsmenuview
Leftcontrolbutton
—Openingandclosingtheselectionmenu:press
therespectiveleftcontrolbuttononthesteer-
ingwheel>fig.8.Youcanselectandconfirma
functionintheselectionmenuusingtheleft
thumbwheel(forexample,selectingafrequen-
cyband).
Rightcontrolbutton
—Opening/closingtheoptionsmenu:pressthe
respectiverightcontrolbuttononthesteering
wheel>fig.8.Youcanchangeanycontext-de-
pendentfunctionsandsettingsusingtheleft
thumbwheel(forexample,additionalstation
information).
G)Tips
Theavailabilityofaselectionmenuoroptions
menudependsonthefunctionthatisselect-
ed.
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Instrumentcluster

Fuelconsumption
Thecurrentfuelconsumptioncan beshownusing
abargraph>fig.12.Theaverageconsumption
storedintheshort-termmemoryisalsodis-
played.Ifthebarisgreen,yourvehicleissaving
fuelusingthefollowingmethods:
—Recuperation:electricalenergycanbestoredin
thevehiclebatterywhenthevehicleiscoasting
ordrivingdownhill.Thebarwillmovetoward
I
@Tips
Thedate,timeofday,andtimeanddatefor-
matcanbesetintheInfotainmentsystem
=>page247.
geSaleLey
Appliesto:vehicleswithenergyconsumers
eeee
Energyconsumers
a»PE
0)v7)
Airconditioning
Auxiliaryheating
CTRiale(onMalLeLare]
Fig.13Instrumentcluster:energyconsumers
IntheEnergyconsumersview,theotherequip-
mentthatiscurrentlyaffectingfuelconsumption
islistedinthefirsttab (on-boardcomputer).The
displayshowsuptothreeenergyconsumers
>fig.13.Theequipmentusingthemostpoweris
listedfirst.Ifmorethanthreeitemsusingpower
areswitchedon,theequipmentthatiscurrently
usingthemostpowerisdisplayed.
Agauge(@)alsoshowsthecurrenttotalcon-
sumptionofallotherconsumers.
Messages
TO

(O/@)Brakesystem
Ifthisindicatorlightturnson,thereisamalfunc-
tioninthebrakesystem.
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GRE(usamodels)/J(Canada models)
Brakes:stopvehicleandcheckbrakefluidlevel
Stopthevehicleandcheckthebrakefluidlevel.
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
BRING(usamodels)/MJ(Canada models)
Brakes:malfunction!Stopvehiclesafely
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunctioninthebrake brake
system.
ri(USAmodels)/©andBalsoturnon,
thentheABS,ESC,andbrakingdistributionhave
failed.
Donotcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance>A\.
GRENG(USAmodels)/J(Canada models)Park-
ingbrake:malfunction!Safelystopvehicle.See
owner'smanual
—Iftheindicatorlightandthemessageappear
whenthevehicleisstationary orafterswitch-
ingtheignitionon,checkifyoucanreleasethe
parkingbrake.Ifyoucannotreleasetheparking
brake,seeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacility.Ifyoucanreleasethe
parkingbrakeandthemessagestillappears,
seeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe mal-
functioncorrected.
—Iftheindicatorlightandmessageappearwhile
driving,thehillstartassistoremergencybrak-
ingfunctionmaybemalfunctioning.Itmaynot
bepossibletosettheparkingbrakeorrelease
itonceithasbeenset.Donotparkyourvehicle
onhills.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
BRING(usamodels)or[6(Canada models)
Brakepads:wearlimitreached.Youcancontin-
uedriving.PleasecontactService
Thebrakepadsareworn.Drivetoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityas
soonaspossibletohavethemalfunctioncorrect-
ed.

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Instrumentcluster

@Brakesoverheating.PleaseshifttoD
Therewasaheavyloadonthebrakes.Placethe
selectorleverinthe"D/S"positioninordertouse
theenginebrakingeffectandreduce theloadon
thebrakes.
Brakebooster:limitedfunctionality.Youcan
continuedriving.PleasecontactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthebrakebooster.The
brakeboosterisavailable,butitseffectivenessis
reduced.Brakingbehaviormaybedifferentfrom
howitnormallyfunctionsandthebrake pedal
mayvibrate.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.

ZAWARNING
—Readandfollowthewarningsin
=>page313,Workingintheenginecom-
partmentbeforeopeningthehood and
checkingthebrakefluidlevel.
—Ifthebrakesystemindicatorlightdoesnot
turnofforitturnsonwhiledriving,the
brakefluidlevelinthereservoiristoolow,
andthisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
Stopthevehicleand donotcontinuedriv-
ing.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
—Ifthebrakesystemindicatorlightturnson
togetherwiththeABSandESCindicator
lights,theABS/ESCregulatingfunctionmay
bemalfunctioning.Functionsthatstabilize
thevehiclearenolongeravailable.This
couldcausethevehicletoswerve,whichin-
creasestheriskthatthevehiclewillslide.
Donotcontinuedriving.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-

tyforassistance.
PARK/(@)/$@)Electromechanicalparking
brake
Ifthe[JNM(USAmodels)/JJ(Canadamodels)
indicatorlightturnson,theparkingbrakewas
set.
IftheZi(USAmodels)/[@(Canadamodels)in-
dicatorlightisblinking,thebrakingforcehasnot
builtupenoughorithasdecreased.Selectthe

"P"selectorleverpositiontosecurethevehicle.
Makesuretheindicatorlightisoffbeforeyou
startdriving.
wwParkingbrake:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheparkingbrake.Drive
toanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.Donotparkthevehicleonhills,
becauseitcouldroll.
|(USAmodels)/{@](Canadamodels)Parking
brake:warning!Vehicleparkedtoosteep
Thereisnotenoughbrakingforce toholdtheve-
hicleinplace.Thebrakeshaveoverheated.The
vehiclecouldrollaway,evenonasmallincline.
Ea(USAmodels)/{@](Canadamodels)Parking
brake:applied
Ifthismessageappears,pressthebrakepedal
firstandthenreleasetheparkingbrakeifneces-
sary.
Fa(USAmodels)/[@)(Canadamodels)Parking
brake:emergencybraking
Theemergencybrakingfunctionwastriggered.
G)Tips
Foradditionalinformationontheparking
brake,see>page81.
meRET
_E|Turnoffengineandcheckcoolantlevel.See
owner'smanual
Thecoolantlevelistoolow.
Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
coolantlevel>page319.
—Ifthecoolantlevelistoolow,addcoolant
=page320.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
||Coolanttemperature:toohigh.Letengine
runwhilevehicleisstationary
Lettheenginerunatidleforafewminutesto
cooloff,untiltheindicatorlightturnsoff.
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Instrumentcluster

IftheBindicatorlightturnson,thehoodlock
isnotlatchedcorrectly.
Stopimmediatelyandclosethehood
>page314.
3/33ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
IftheBindicatorlightblinkswhiledriving,the
ESCorASR(Anti-SlipRegulation)isactivelyregu-
lating.
IftheBindicatorlightturnson,thesystemhas
switchedtheESCoff.Inthiscase,youcanswitch
theignitionoffandthen ontoswitchtheESCon
again.Theindicatorlightturnsoffwhenthesys-
temisfullyfunctional.
IftheBindicatorlightturnson,ESCwas
switchedoffusingthe|£%]button>page147.


Stabilizationcontrol(ESC/ABS):malfunction!
Seeowner'smanual
IftheBindicatorlightandthefs(USAmod-
els){@)(Canadamodels)ABSindicatorlightturn
onandthemessageappears,thereisamalfunc-
tionintheABSortheelectronicdifferentiallock.
ThisalsocausestheESCtomalfunction.The
brakesstillfunctionwiththeirnormalpower,but
ABSisnotactive.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
@)Tips
ForadditionalinformationonESCandABS,
see>page146.
BDrivesystem:malfunction!Safelystopvehi-
cle
Thereisamalfunctioninthedrivesystem.The
brakeboosterandthepowersteeringmaystop
working.
Stopthevehicleimmediatelyorassoon
aspossibleanddonotcontinuedriving.Havethe
problemcorrectedby anauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.
BDrivesystem:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctioninthedrivesystem.Drive
slowlytoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilitytohavethemalfunctioncor-
rected.
!”Enginespeedlimitation

IftheAindicatorlightturnson,theenginewill
beautomaticallylimitedtotheRPMdisplayedin
theinstrumentcluster.Thisprotectstheengine
fromoverheating.
Theenginespeedlimitationdeactivatesoncethe
engineisnolongerinthecriticaltemperature
rangeandyouhavereleasedtheacceleratorped-
alonce.
Iftheenginespeedlimitationwasactivatedby
anenginecontrolmalfunction,theByindicator
lightalsoturnson.Makesuretheenginespeed
doesnotgoabovethespeeddisplayed,forexam-
plewhendownshifting.Drivetoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
G)Tips
Dependingontheengine:theenginespeed
maybelimitedwhentheengineiscold-the
fullengineoutputwillnotbeavailable.When
theengineisatoperatingtemperature,the
redareainthetachometermovestoahigher
RPMrange.
<>Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
BAirsuspension:servicemode.Vehiclecanbe
movedbuthandlingmaybeimpaired
Servicemodeisactivated.Carefullydrivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavetheservicemodede-
activated.
BAirsuspension:malfunction!Youmaycon-
tinuedrivingslowlyatmax.XXkm/h
Thereisamalfunction.Drivingstabilitymaybe
limited.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
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>

Stowingandusing


—Onlyuse thestoragecompartmentsinthe
doortrimpanelstostoresmallobjectsthat
willnotstickoutofthecompartmentand
impair thefunction ofthesideairbags.
—Makesurethattheviewtotherearisnot
obstructedbyhanginggarments.
—Hangonlylightweightclothingandbesure
that
therearenoheavyorsharp-edgedob-
jectsinthepockets.
—Donotusecoathangerstohanggarments
becausethiscouldreducetheeffectiveness
ofthesidecurtainairbags*.

Luggagecompartment
ereieleuriela)
Allluggageandotherobjectsmustbeproperly
stowedandsecuredintheluggagecompart-
ment.

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Fig.67Safeloadpositioning:placeheavyobjectsaslow
andasfarforwardaspossible.
Looseitemsintheluggagecompartmentcan
shiftsuddenly,changingvehiclehandlingcharac-
teristics.Looseitems canalsoincreasetheriskof
seriouspersonalinjuryinasuddenvehiclema-
neuverorinacollision.
>Distributetheloadevenlyintheluggagecom-
partment.
>Alwaysplaceandproperlysecureheavyitemsin
theluggagecompartmentaslowandasfarfor-
ward
aspossible>fig.67.
>Secureluggageusingthetie-downsprovided
=>page65.
>Makesurethattherearseatbackissecurely
latchedinplace.
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ANWARNING
Improperlystoredluggageorotheritemscan
flythroughthevehiclecausingseriousper-
sonalinjuryinthe eventofhardbrakingoran
accident.Tohelpreducetheriskofserious
personalinjury:
—Alwaysputobjects,forexample,luggageor
otherheavyitemsintheluggagecompart-
ment.
—Alwayssecureobjectsintheluggagecom-
partmentusingthetie-downeyeletsand
suitablestraps.

Z\WARNING
Heavyloadswillinfluencethewayyourvehi-
clehandles.TohelpreducetheriskofaLossof
controlleadingto seriouspersonalinjury:
—Alwayskeepinmindwhentransporting
heavyobjects,thatachangeinthecenter of
gravitycanalsocausechangesinvehicle
handling:
—Alwaysdistributetheload asevenlyas
possible.
—Placeheavyobjects asfarforwardinthe
luggagecompartmentaspossible.
—Neverexceedthe GrossAxleWeightRating
ortheGrossVehicleWeightRatingspecified
onthesafetycompliancestickeronthedriv-
er'ssideB-pillar.Exceedingpermissible
weightstandardscancausethevehicleto
slideandhandledifferently.
—Pleaseobserveinformationonsafedriving
=>page254.


ZNWARNING
Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgasfrom
beingdrawnintothevehicle,alwayskeepthe
rearlidclosedwhiledriving.
—Nevertransportobjectslargerthanthose
fittingcompletelyintotheluggageareabe-
causetherearlidcannotbefullyclosed.
—Ifyouabsolutelymustdrivewiththerearlid
open,observethefollowingnotestoreduce
the
riskofpoisoning:
—Closeallwindows,
—Closethesunroof*,

Stowingandusing

>Toinstallthecargofloor,insertthetabsat
bothsidesintotheopeningsandslidethecar-
gofloorallthewayintowardthebackrest
fig.74.
Roofrack



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Fig.75Roof:mountingpointsfortheroofrack
>Toopentheflapabovetheattachmentpoints,
presstheflapdownwardinthefrontarea.
Ifluggageorcargoistobecarriedontheroof,
youmustobservethefollowing:
—Onlyapprovedroofracksmaybeusedonyour
vehicle.Theseroofracksarethebasisfora
completeroofracksystem.Additionalattach-
mentsorcarriersystemsare neededtotrans-
portluggageandsportsequipment.Roofracks
andattachmentsfromtheAudiGenuineAcces-
soriesprogramarerecommended.
—Wheninstallingtheroofrack,makesurethatit
ismountedonlyatthedesignatedpointson
theroof>fig.75.
—Notethepermittedaxleload,permittedtotal
weight,andpermittedroof loadofyourvehicle
=>page376.Theroofloadisthetotalofthe
weightoftheroofrack,theattachmentsand
thecargoyouarecarrying.However,youmust
alsonote thepermittedload ofthecarrier sys-
tembeingused.
—Theriskofanaccidentincreaseswhenusing
aroofracksystem,becauseitchangesthe
drivingcharacteristicsbyshiftingthecenter
ofgravityand/ortheincreasingthesurface
areaexposedtowind.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.



Z\WARNING
—Followtheinstallationinstructionsprovided
withtheroofracksystem.Ifyoudonotse-
curetheroofracksystemandobjectsonthe
roofcorrectly,theycouldcomeloosefrom
thevehicleandcauseanaccident.

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()Note
Makesurethattheluggagecompartmentlid
andthepanoramicglassroof*donotcomein-
tocontactwithobjectsontheroofwhenthey
areopen.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Fuelconsumptionwillincreasebecauseofthe
increasedwindresistance.Removetheroof
rackwhenyouarenolongerusingit.
G)Tips
Appliesto:Vehicleswithroofrackssupplied
bythefactoryWheninstallingroofracksys-
temsontheroofrail,theESCusessensorsto
adaptitselftoadifferentcenterofgravity.