2019 AUDI Q7 fuel fill door release

4M0012721BG
CheckingandFilling

Thecorrectfueltypeforyourvehiclecanbe
foundonalabellocatedontheinsideofthefuel
fillerdoor.Foradditionalinformationonfuel,see
=>page309.
Forthetankcapacityinyourvehicle,refertothe
TechnicalData>page375.
Toreducetheriskoffuelleakingoutorvapors
escaping,makesurethatthefueltankisclosed
correctly.OtherwisetheEyindicatorlightwill
turnon.
Ifthecentral lockingsystemmalfunctions,there
isafuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
=>page312.


Z\WARNING
Improperfuelingproceduresandimproper
handlingoffuelcanlead toexplosions,fires,
severeburns,andotherinjuries.
—Donotsmoke.Keepawayfrom openflames.
—Theignitionmustbeswitchedoffwhenre-
fueling.
—Mobiledevices,radiodevices,andotherra-
dioequipmentshouldalways be switched
offwhenrefueling.Electromagneticrays
couldcausesparksandstartafire.
—Ifyoudonotinsertthefuelpumpnozzleall
thewayintothefillertube,thenfuelcan
leakout.Spilledfuelcanigniteandstarta
fire.
—Nevergetintothevehiclewhenrefueling.If
thereisanexceptionalsituationwhereyou
mustenterthevehicle,closethedoorand
touchametalsurfacebeforetouching the
fuelpumpnozzleagain.Thiswillreducethe
riskofelectrostaticdischargethatcancause
flyingsparks.Sparks canstarta firewhen
refueling.

—Ifyoumusttransportfuelinafuelcontain-
er,notethefollowing:
—Alwaysplacethefuelcontaineronthe
groundbeforefilling.Neverfillthefuel
containerwithfuelwhileitisinsideoron
thevehicle.Electrostaticdischargecanoc-
curwhilerefuelingandthefuelvapors
couldignite.
—Whenusingfuelcontainersmadeofmet-
al,thefuelpumpnozzlemustalwaysre-
mainincontactwiththecontainertore-
ducetheriskofstaticcharge.
—Insertthefuelpumpnozzleasfaraspos-
sibleintothefilleropeningwhilerefuel-
ing.
—Followtheapplicablelegalregulationsin
thecountrywhereyouaredrivingwhen
using,storingandtransportingfuelcon-
tainers.
—Makesurethatthefuelcontainermeets
theindustrystandards,forexampleANSI
orASTMF852-86.


Z\WARNING
Transportingfuelcontainersinsidethevehicle
isnotrecommended.Fuelcouldleakoutof
thecontainerandignite,especiallyduringan
accident.Thiscan causeexplosions,fires,and

injuries.


)Dependingontheengine
()Note
—Removefuelthathasoverflowedontoany
vehiclecomponentsimmediatelytoreduce
theriskofdamagetothevehicle.
—Neverdriveuntilthefueltankiscompletely
empty.Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatre-
sultsfromthatcan causeenginemisfires.
Uncombustedfuelmayentertheexhaust
systemandincreasetheriskofdamageto
thecatalyticconverter.
(@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Donotoverfillthefueltank,orfuelcouldleak
outwhenthevehicleiswarmingup.
@)Tips
Thefuelfillerdoor onyourvehicledoesnot
lockifyoulockthevehiclefromtheinsideus-
ing
thecentral lockingswitch.
311

CheckingandFilling

Fuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
Ifthecentrallockingsystemmalfunctions,the
fuelfillerdoorcanbe unlockedmanually.

Fig.257Luggagecompartment:removingthelightcover

LeeeeeerNTT
Fig.258Luggagecompartment:fuelfillerdooremergency
release
Theemergencyreleasemechanismislocatedbe-
hindtherightlightcoverintheluggagecompart-
ment.
>Useascrewdrivertoremovethelightcover
>fig.257.
>Tounlockthefuelfillerdoor,loosen theloop
fromtheretainerandthenpullontheloop
carefully>fig.258>@.
>Pressontheleftsideofthefuelfillerdoorto
openit>page310,fig.255.
©Note
Onlypullontheloopuntilyoufeelresistance.
Youwillnot hearitrelease.Ifyoucontinueto
pull,youcoulddamagetheemergencyre-
leasemechanism.
312

Catalyticconverter
Thevehiclemayonlybedrivenwithunleaded
gasoline,orthecatalyticconverterwillbede-
stroyed.
Neverdriveuntilthetankiscompletelyempty.
Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatresultsfromthat
cancauseenginemisfires.Uncombustedfuel
couldentertheexhaustsystem,whichcould
causeoverheatinganddamagetothecatalytic
converter.
ZAWARNING
Thetemperatureoftheexhaustsystemis
high,bothwhendrivingandafterstopping
theengine.
—Nevertouchtheexhausttailpipesoncethey
havebecomehot.Thiscouldresultinburns.
—Donotparkyourvehicleoverflammable
materialssuchasgrassor leavesbecause
thehightemperatureoftheemissionssys-
temcouldstartafire.
—Donotapplyunderbodyprotectantinthe
exhaustsystemarea,becausethisincreases
theriskoffire.


OnBoardDiagnostic
System(OBD)
TheOn-BoardDiagnosticSystemmonitorsthe
engineandtransmissioncomponentsthatinflu-
enceemissions.
a 88 3 = a
=
Fig.259Footwellonleftsideofthevehicle:connection
portfortheOn-BoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)

CheckingandFilling


hair,andmakesureallclothingfitsclose
tothebodytotoreducetheriskofany-
thingbecomingcaughtinenginecompo-
nents.
—Payattentiontothefollowingwarnings
whenworkonthefuelsystemisrequired:
— Donotsmoke.
—Neverworknearopenflames.
—Alwayshaveaworkingfireextinguisher
nearby.
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlyby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Limityour exposuretoexhaustandchemi-
calsto asshortatimeaspossible.

ZA\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainor
emitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsand
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainflu-
idscontainedinvehiclesandcertainprod-
ucts ofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
to
causecancerandreproductiveharms.
Washhandsafterhandling.

()Note
Whenfillingfluids,besurenottoaddanyflu-
idstothewrongreservoirs.Otherwisesevere
malfunctionsandenginedamagewilloccur.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youshouldregularlycheckthegroundunder
yourvehicleinordertodetectleaksquickly.If
therearevisiblespotsfromoilorotherfluids,
bringyourvehicletoanauthorizedAudideal-
314
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytobe
checked.
Openingandclosingthehood
Thehoodisreleasedfrominsidethevehicle.

B4M-0130


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Fig.261Unlockedhood:lever
Makesurethewiperarmsarenotraisedupfrom
thewindshield.Otherwisethepaintcouldbe
damaged.
Openingthehood
>Withthedriver'sdooropen,pulltheleverbe-
lowtheinstrumentpanelinthedirectionofthe
arrow>fig.260.
>Raisethehoodslightly>A\.
>Pressthelever>fig.261inthedirectionofthe
arrow.Thisreleasesthehooks.
>Openthehood.
Closingthehood
>Pushthehooddownuntilyouoverridethe
forceofthestruts.
> Letthehoodfalllightlyintothelatch.Donot
pressitin.>JX.>

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Index

ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
refertoESC...ceceeeeeee eee eee146,147
EmbeddedSIMcard.................00.193
Emergencyassistance................0.352
Emergencybrakingfunction..............81
Emergency’calls.2 =soreveaweoosoneoore203
Emergencyflashers.............essence44
Emergencyoperation
DOONSssvcses2 2samsoneaev 2onovwONOOo33
Fuelfillerdoor.....2...0c.ceceeeeee312
Luggagecompartmentlid...............37
PanoramicglasstroOfiie:.3seve.a 6snwoneic2arene40
Emergencyreleaseparkinglock...........90
Emergenicy'starting;«ccsssmeeeseweess364
Emissionscontrolsystems............-.312
Energymanagement...................151
Engine
Breakingin2aswysnem5 =mete3&gOmE&Re75
COOLAMBusesavaecnsesvoaeswaasesowewwacento319
Start/StopsysteM.........cee eeeeeeee79
Starting/Stopping««sere¢ ¢weenxeowesge77
Startingwithjumpercables............364
Enginecompartment
Opening andclosingthehood..........314
Overview...2...eeeeeeeee315
Safetyprecautions:+asexsevaw.+evena 6 ¢313
Engineoil
AGINGessere ecescsx xrosiea osconsaeannuaa315
Changing...................0.eeeee318
Checkingoillevel...6...:ceceeeeeens315
CONMSUMPELOMEs+sawews+ancinewveeeaacomes315
Indicatorlight..........0.000.eeeeee316
Replacementinterval.................324
Enginesound................0eeeeeee127)
EngineStart/Stopmode
refertoStart/Stopsystem...........79,80
Enginestop
refertoStart/Stopsystem...........79,80
EnhancedViewcars+ 2meme2 »qe2eeuwe18
Enteringcharacters/numbers(speller).....161
Enteringletters(speller)................161
Entertainmentslidingmenu.............159
Entry/exitlighting...............2-.000-44
Entryassistance
[email protected]
Environment
Unleadedgasoline.................00,309
ESC.eeeeee146
Hilldescentassist.................00.148
OffroadModes«sow2waesowowseseee147
eSIM
refertoEmbeddedSIMcard............193
Evasivesteeringsupport................112
EventDataRecorder(EDR)..............151
Exteriorlighting’:« =aes«sewss2ewsgeowe42
EXUGiOrIMUIMORSexc:« «sme:¢ ¢ewesgeeeege:46
Foldingisettingstavess6meas@swamoawer6s33
Externalvoiceoperation................176
F
Factory defaultsettings
MultiMediaInterface.................248
Fader(SOUN)vise Fastening
Boosterseats...0.0.0...ceeeeeeee299
Convertiblechildsafetyseats...........298
InfantSeatsicsy «cewe+ ygenuseaee >wees296
Fastforwardingandrewinding(audio/video
FIL)scsee2 xseesneeuvesesaceoscuneeuswvenone¥ =aeaTe235.
Fastforwarding(audio/videofile).........235
FaStTOUtE+secsx =casesx 2see5 2samen¥ee212
Favorites
Medias:« 4sce2 2ancesooaenuesoomnaun2 2aves238
Navigation.....0... ceceeee eeeeeeee207
Telephonewes< =sees¢ =gwen¢ eseessgee185
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC).373
Fileformats(mediadrives)..............241
Floormats.......0...seeeeeeeee259
Foldingthebackrestdown/up...........0+56
Footspedalss.« ocncrsa asess© 2omens© ¥oneoain@ o258
Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Disposingofengineoil................318
FUCLING(:= =saws¢ ¢wae:xsceegoeeso310
ES)Ceeeeee314
Warminguptheengine.................77
Freetextsearch..0.2.0...eeeeeeee162
Media........2.ceeeeeeeeee eee237
Navigatiotiss+ RAGOsis©xcanes» 2snscame3 oxecowms3 2omenswo»223
Telephone...........0...ceceeeeee189
381

Index

Freezeprotection
Coolant......eee eeeeeeeee319
Frequencyband.................4.222,225
alsorefertoFrequencyband...........222
Frontairbags
Descriptions:« ¢was« »ewes2 ¢oewe+ ¢ote272
Howsthey:wWorktbens«2wnus2 2arscnis+ocowunine@ 6 «278
Frontalcollisionsandthelawsofphysics...261
Frontseats
Adjusting...0.0.0.00cece ceceeeeee256
Childrestraintsinthefrontseat.........269
alsorefertoSeatS........00.eeeeee eee53
EWSl:s=waccn= ©gan££aus=RaUEESyREGSEBBe309
AGGIES2.3ceavee=cvavessoowesweocrmuoonaone310
Currentconsumption...............005.19
FuelGaug@ic: ¢cee:seoresseweseee14,16
Fueltankscapacity':«cisco6vievemvswen6375
Gasoline...1.0...eeeeeeeee309
Savitigfuel vemxs xseg2eeesseeesoe127
Savingfuelconsumption................75
Fueling
Fuelfillerdooremergencyrelease.......312
Fuelgauge..........6...eeeee eee eeeee16
Fueltankcapacity.................00-.375
Openingthefuelfillerdoor............310
Fuses
Assignment.......0.000ceeeeee eeeee360
Replacitig=sss G
GALA
refertoSpeeddependentvolumecontrol.251
GanmenthOOkssess««casex =yews2xeeeae61
Gasdischargelamps............--...--363
Gasoline...2.62...ceceeeeeeeeee309
ACGItIVES:»snow»goas2woes& 5HeeRa 2we310
Gasolinemixture...........0cceeee eee309
GAWR
refertoGrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR).376
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology...329
Glovecompartment..............-00000-61
GrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR)........376
GrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR)......376
Groundiclearance«gaussycowu+eumospen484
382
GVWR
refertoGrossVehicleWeight
Rating(GVWR)« «seessx 2emeu@©awe44ee376
H
HandStreG’:« ©waa5acaws2ees2eSge178
Head-updisplay..................0.000-27
AGjUStINGsas¢scanegemsasbeenaeeee27
OPenatings,« «vss+ 6winceacommie2ememenWH027
Headlight rangecontrolsystem...........42
Headlights««scan22mscvoreeowmen=Bs42
CLEAGensoo:swenennowumemnce»ctesemsio¥nieton347
Headlightrangecontrolsystem..........42
Washersystents« =aces« 2meen» 2worms© 2ae49
HeadPeStrainits AGJUSTING)sccesvs«5cwannieosaneaooresooieee257
Heatingscionvosanevweranvomawvwen&6we67
Heavyclothingandsafetybelts..........263
HighDESINSsues« =gee2 ¢amuxBENSsREEF43
ASSISTANE:«iscazirs¢isaasan2wanie oasanen9 ¥ae43
Hilldescentiassists:«ivessoonsenoocarave148
Hilldescentcontrols« +sass« xceax2opena a88
Hill,Woldassist’«ase=news=newssvcesse82
alsorefertoHillholdassist.............82
Home.addresss.« =sssx2awswex2meow5207,212
HOiss ¢saws= aaw+daresa ¢weesootoe&x8
HOUSDOLS:»asa=warena ¢meee&&ReUeS&Bess200
Howarechildrestraintsystemanchorsrelat-
edto'childsafetywiv.2sewsoeeenseowny304
Howmanyairbagsdoesmyvehiclehave?..275
Howsafetybeltpretensionerswork.......266
I
Imbalance(wheels).............0.00008335
Immobilizer
refertoElectronicimmobilizer...........29
Importantthingstodobeforedriving.....254
Importingandexporting(contacts).......190
Improperlywornsafetybelts............266
Inclineangle.........ceceeeeeee84
Indicatorlights...................22200.10
Airbagsystem..........ccsececeeeeee280
PASSENGERSAIRBAGsows:sossioswesoommevn280
Infants@atss::sews+ oqeeesswowsiSawseo296