2019 AUDI Q7 brake pads

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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

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
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Energyconsumers
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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-
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Driving

Driving
Generalinformation
Anewvehiclemustbebrokeninwithinthefirst
1,000miles(1,500km)sothatallmovingparts
worksmoothlytogether,whichhelpsto increase
theservicelifeoftheengine.
Donotdrivehigherthantwo-thirds ofthemaxi-
mumpermittedengineRPMduringthefirst600
miles(1,000km)and donotusefullaccelera-
tion.TheenginecanbeincreasedRPMgradually
duringthenext300miles(500km).
Reducingtheriskof vehicledamage
@Note
Whendrivingonpoorroads,overcurbs,and
onsteepramps,makesurethatcomponents
thathang belowthevehicle,suchasthespoil-
erandexhaustsystem,arenotstruckbecause
theycouldbedamaged.Thisespeciallyap-
pliestovehicleswithlowgroundclearance
andvehiclesthatareheavilyloaded.
Drivingthroughwateronroads
Notethefollowingtoreducetheriskofvehicle
damagewhendrivingthroughwater,forexample
onfloodedroads:
—Thewatermustnotbeanyhigherthanthebot-
tomofthevehiclebody.
—Donotdrivefasterthanwalkingspeed.

Z\WARNING
Afterdrivingthroughwaterormud,theeffec-
tivenessofthebrakesmaybereduceddueto
moistureonthebrakerotorsandbrakepads.
Afewcarefulbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff
thebrakesandrestorethefullbrakingeffect.


@)Note
—Vehiclecomponentssuchastheengine,
transmission,suspension,orelectricalsys-
tem,canbeseverelydamagedbydriving
throughwater.
—AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystem*off
whendrivingthroughwater>page79.
@)Tips
—Determinethedepthbeforedrivingthrough
water.
—Donotstopthevehicle,driveinreverse,or
switchtheengineoffwhendrivingthrough
water.
—Keepinmindthatoncomingvehiclesmay
createwavesthatraisethewaterleveland
makeittoodeepforyourvehicletodrive
throughsafely.
—Avoiddrivingthroughsaltwater,because
thiscancausecorrosion.
aieeReerietele)

driving
Theamountoffuelconsumption,theenviron-
mentalimpact,andtheweartotheengine,
brakes,andtiresdependsmostlyonyourdriving
style.Notethefollowinginformationforefficient
andenvironmentally-consciousdriving:
— Donotlettheenginerunwhilethevehicle
parked.
—UsetheStart/Stopsystem>page79.
—Turnoffelectricalequipmentthatisnotneed-
ed, forexampleseatheating*.
—Anticipateupcomingtrafficsituationswhile
drivingto avoidunnecessaryaccelerationand
braking.
—Utilizetheenginebrakingeffect.
—Avoiddrivingshortdistancesorathighspeeds
whenpossible.
—Avoidaddingextraweighttothevehicleifpos-
sible,forexamplebynotleavingroofracksor
bikeracksinstalledwhentheyarenotneeded.
—Have maintenanceperformedregularlyonthe
vehicle.
— Donotdrivewithwintertiresduring thesumm-
er.
—Makesurethetirepressureiscorrect
=>page336.
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IntelligentTechnology

—thevehiclespeedislowerthan19mph(30
km/h)
—thehillangleisatleastapproximately6%

Z\WARNING
—Bereadytoapply thebrakesatalltimes
whenusingthehillholdassist.
—Alwaysadjustthespeedtothevisibility,
weather,road,andtrafficconditions.The
systemcannotreplacethedriver'satten-
tion.
— Thesystemcannotmaintainaconstantvehi-
clespeedinallsituations,forexamplewhen
onsmoothorslipperyground.Thiscanin-
creasetheriskofanaccident.

Brakes
Newbrakepads
Newbrakepadsdonotachievetheirfullbraking
effectduringthefirst250mi(400km).They
mustbe“brokenin”first.However,youcancom-
pensatefortheslightlyreducedbrakingforceby
pressingfirmlyonthebrakepedal.Avoidheavy
brakingduringthebreak-inperiod.
Brakepadweardependslargelyonthewaythe
vehicleisdrivenandonoperatingconditions.
Brakepadwearincreaseswhendrivingfrequently
inthecityorshortdistancesorwhenusingavery
sportydrivingstyle.
Operatingnoise
Noisesmayoccurwhenbrakingdependingonthe
speed,brakingforce,andoutsideconditionssuch
astemperatureandhumidity.
Wetconditionsorroadsalt
Incertainsituations,forexampleafterdriving
throughwater,inheavyrain,orafterwashing
yourcar,thebrakingeffectmaybereduceddue
tomoistureoriceonthebrakerotorsandbrake
pads.Thebrakesmustbe“dried”firstwithafew
carefulbrakeapplications.
Whendrivingathigherspeedswhilethewind-
shieldwipersareswitchedon,thebrakepadsare
brieflypressedagainstthebrakerotors.Thisac-
tion,whichisnotfeltby thedriver,happensat
regularintervalsandensuresabetterreaction
timeforthe brakesinwetweather.
Thebrakingeffectcanalsobereducedifyouare
drivingonsaltedroadsandyoudonotapplythe
brakesforlongperiodsoftime.Thelayerofsalt
onthebrakerotorsandpadsmustbewornoff
firstwhenthebrakesareapplied.
Corrosion
Leavingthevehicleparkedforlongperiodsof
time,lowmileageonthevehicle,andavoiding
heavybrakingcancontributetocorrosiononthe
brakerotorsandtodirtybrakepads.
Ifyouusuallyavoidheavybrakingorifthereis
corrosionpresent,occasionalheavybrakingat
highspeedsisrecommendedtocleanthebrake
rotorsandpads>A.
Brakesystemmalfunction
Ifyounoticethatthebrakepedalsuddenlygoes
downfarthertowardthefloorwhenyoupressit,
thenabrakecircuitinthedual-circuitbrakesys-
temmayhavemalfunctioned.Drivetoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyimmediatelytohavetheproblemcorrected.
Onthewaythere,drivewithreducedspeedand
keepinmindthatyouwillneedalongerdistance
tostopandyouwillneedtopressthebrake pedal
harder.
Lowbrakefluidlevel
Whenthebrakefluidlevelislow,malfunctionsin
thebrakesystemmayoccur.Thebrakefluidlevel
iselectronicallymonitored.
Brakebooster
Thebrakeboosteramplifiesthepressureyouap-
plytothebrakepedal.

Z\WARNING
—Onlyapplythe brakesforthepurposeof
cleaningthebrakesystemwhenroadand
trafficconditionspermit.Youmustnoten-
dangerotherroadusersandincreasethe
riskofanaccident.
—Duetotheriskofinjury,onlyhaveanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi

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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