2019 AUDI Q7 ground clearance

Instrumentcluster

authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediately.Do
notdrivefasterthanthespeedgiveninthemes-
sage.
BAirsuspension:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingslowly.Speedlimitedtomax.XX
mi/h(km/h)
Thereisamalfunction.Drivingstabilitymaybe
limited.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediately.The
maximumspeedhasbeenlimited.
BAirsuspension:malfunction.Safelystopve-
hicle.Steeringandgroundclearancelimited
Thereisamalfunction.Donotcontinuedriving.
Stopthevehiclesafely.Avoidturningthesteer-
ing
wheel,becausethevehiclegroundclearance
maybesolowthatturningthesteeringwheel
couldresultindamagetothewheelsandwheel
housings.
BBAirsuspension:vehicletoolow.Limited
groundclearance
Thevehiclegroundclearanceisverylow.Waitun-
tiltheairsuspensionsystemhasrestorednormal
groundclearance.HaveanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityrepairthe mal-
functionimmediatelyiftheindicatorlightdoes
notturnoffafterasignificantperiodoftime.
EBAirsuspension:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunction.Thedrivingstabilitymay
belimitedandthegroundclearancemaybelow.
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
fiTanksystem
wyPleaserefuel
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonforthefirsttime
andthemessageappears,thereareabout2.6
gallons(10liters)offuelleftinthetank.
fwPleaserefuelimmediately
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thefueltankisalmostempty.Refuel
thevehicleimmediately.
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AN}Tanksystem:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctioninthefueltanksystem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
()Tips
Formoreinformationonfueling,see
=>page310.
®Washerfluidlevel
IftheESindicatorlightturnson,thewasherflu-
idisalmostout.Fillthewasherfluidforthe
windshieldwashersystemandtheheadlight
washersystem*whentheignitionisswitchedoff
=>page324.
©!Windshieldwipers
Ifthe&indicatorlightturnson,thenthereisa
windshieldwipermalfunction.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave the malfunctioncor-
rected.
<3Driver'sdoor
EBDriver'sdoor:malfunction!ShifttoPbefore
leavingvehicle.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisamalfunctioninthedriver'sdoor.Select
the"P"selectorleverpositiontosecurethevehi-
cle.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
Bulbfailureindicator

Ifthekaindicatorlightturnson,abulbhas
failed.Themessageindicatesthelocationofthe
bulb.Replace thebulbimmediately.
Vehiclelights:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheheadlightsorthe
lightswitch.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror>

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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.
75

Driving

@Tips
Onlydrivewhereitispermittedandalways
stayontheprovidedroadsandpaths.
Explanationoftechnicalterms
Thefollowingdataisbasedonidealconditions.
Thevaluesmaydifferdependingonthevehicle
load,roadcharacteristics,andthearea.Thedriv-
eristhereforeresponsiblefordecidingwhethera
vehiclecanhandlea specificsituation>A\.
Inclineangle
Arisingdifferenceinaltitude(incline)ona109
yard(100m)stretchisgiveninpercentageorde-
grees.Specificationofhowsteepofagradethe
vehiclecandriveupusingitsownpower(de-
pendsontheroadsurfaceandtheenginepower,
amongotherthings).Maximumpermittedincline
angle:31°
Groundclearance
Thedistancebetweentheroadsurfaceandthe
lowestpointofthevehicleunderbody.
—Vehicleswithsteelsuspension:groundclear-
ance:8.3in(210mm)
—Vehicleswithairsuspension*:maximum
groundclearance:9.7in(245mm)

Z\WARNING
Exceedingthemaximumspecifiedvaluescan
leadtoseriousinjuriesorvehicledamage.
—Allspecificationsweredeterminedbasedon
alevel,firm,andnon-slipperyroadsurface
indryweatherconditions.
—Theidealconditionsdonotapplyinoffroad
driving.Donotalwaysgoallthewayupto
themaximumvalues.Stayslightlybelow
themforsafety.
Messages
Thereisonlyonemottowhendrivingindifficult
conditionsandoffroad:driveslowlyandwith
caution!

Observethefollowingwhendrivingonunpaved
roads:
84
>Onlydriveinterrainthatissuitablefortheve-
hicleandyourdrivingability.Nevertakeanyun-
necessaryrisks!
>Driveslowlyandcarefully.
>Payattentiontothegroundclearanceofyour
vehicle.
> Activatetheoffroadmodeasneeded
=>page147.
>»Usethehilldescentassistwhendrivingdown
steephills>page148.
Difficultterrainandoff-road
Whendrivinginunfamiliar areasandoffroad,
driveslowlyandkeeponthewatchforunexpect-
edobstacles(suchaspotholes,rocks,tree
stumps,etc.).
Topreventthevehiclefrombottomingoutandto
reducetheriskofunderbodydamage,youshould
driveacrossuneven groundononlyonesideof
thevehiclesothat onlytwoofyourwheelscross
theunevenarea,insteadofdrivingacrossthe
centeroftheunevenareawithallfourwheels.
Drivequicklythroughsandyor marshyoff-road
sectionsanddonotstop,ifatallpossible.
Drivingthroughwater
Also readtheinformationfoundin>page75.
Drivingonaslope
Ifyouareeverunabletodriveupahill,donottry
toturnaround.Drivebackdowninreversein-
stead.Otherwise youruntheriskoftippingover.
Ifthevehiclethreatenstotipoverwhendriving
acrossa slope,youmustimmediatelysteer
downhillinthedirectionoftheslope.
Donotparkyourvehicleonsteephills.
Toreducetheriskoftippingover,driveonhillsin
thedirectionofthedownwardslope(fallline)-
nevercrosswise.

Assistsystems

Onopenroadswithnotraffic,itfunctionslikea
cruisecontrolsystem.Thestoredspeedismain-
tained.Whenapproachingavehicledriving
ahead,theadaptivecruisecontrolsystemauto-
maticallybrakestomatchthatvehicle'sspeed
andthenmaintainsthesetdistance.Assoonas
thesystemdoesnotdetectavehicledriving
ahead,adaptivecruisecontrolacceleratesupto
thestoredspeed.
Instop-and-gotraffic,adaptivecruisecontrolcan
brakeuntilthevehicleisstationaryandthencan
alsostartdrivingagainautomaticallyundercer-
tainconditions>page106.
Intrafficjamsorstop-and-gotraffic,trafficjam
assistcanassistthedriver>page107.
Whichfunctionscanbecontrolled?
Whenyouswitchadaptivecruisecontrolon,you
cansetthecurrentspeedasthe“controlspeed”
=>page103,Switchingonandoff.
Whendriving,youcanstopcruisecontrol
=page106orchangethespeed>page105at
anytime.
Youcanalsosetthedistancetothevehicledriv-
ingaheadandsetthedrivingmodeoftheadap-
tivecruisecontrol>page105.
eTreeeeuelela)
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol

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Fig.96Frontofthevehicle:sensorsandvideocamera
Theareaswiththeradarandultrasonicsensors
andthevideocamera>fig.96mustnot becov-
ered bystickers,depositsoranyotherobjects,
becausethiscaninterferewiththeadaptive
cruisecontrolfunction.Forinformationonclean-
102
ing,see>page346.Thesameappliesforany
modificationsmadeinthefrontarea.
Insomedrivingsituations,theadaptivecruise
controlfunctionisrestricted:
—Vehiclescanonlybedetectedwhentheyare
withinthesensordetectionzones>page101,
fig295:
—Thesystemhasalimitedabilitytodetectvehi-
clesthatareashortdistanceahead,offtothe
sideofyourvehicleormovingintoyourlane.
—Objectsthataredifficulttodetectsuchasmo-
torcycles,vehicleswithhighgroundclearance
oranoverhangingloadaredetectedlateornot
detectedatall.
—Whendrivingthroughcurves>page103.
—Whenthevehicleisstationary>page103.

Z\WARNING
Alwayspayattentiontothetrafficaround you
whenadaptivecruisecontrolisswitchedon.
Asthedriver,youarestillresponsibleforyour
ownspeedandthedistancetoothervehicles.
Theadaptivecruisecontrolisusedtoassist
you.Thedrivermustalwaystakeactionto
avoidacollision.Thedriverisalwaysresponsi-
bleforbrakingatthecorrecttime.
—Forsafetyreasons,donotuseadaptive
cruisecontrolwhentheroadsurfaceisin
poorconditionand/orinbadweathercondi-
tions(suchasice,fog,gravel,heavyrainand
hydroplaning).Usingthesystemunder
theseconditionsincreasestheriskofanac-
cident.
—Switchadaptivecruisecontrolofftemporari-
lywhendrivinginturninglanes,onexpress-
wayexits(exceptifpredictivecontrolis
switchedon)orinconstructionzones.This
preventsthevehiclefromaccelerating to
thestoredspeedwheninthesesituations.
— Theadaptivecruisecontrolsystemwillnot
brakebyitselfifyouputyourfootontheac-
celeratorpedal.Doingsocanoverridethe
speedanddistanceregulation.
—Whenapproachingstationaryobstacles
suchasstoppedtraffic,adaptivecruisecon-
trol willrespondwithlimitedfunction.

Assistsystems

Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
The
airsuspensionisanelectronically-controlled
suspensionandlevelingsystem.Thefirmnessof
thesuspensionwilladapttothedrivingcondi-
tionsandthedrivingsituation.Thesystembalan-
cesoutchangesinload.Thevehiclelevelwillalso
adaptgraduallytothevehiclespeedinorderto
reduce thewindresistanceathighspeedsandin-
creasethegroundclearanceatlowspeeds.The
settingsdependontheselectedAudidrivese-
lect*mode.
Steering
Thepowersteeringadapts.Indirectsteeringthat
moveseasilyasinComfortmodeisespecially
suitedtolongdrivesonhighways.TheDynamic
modeprovidessporty,directsteering.
All-wheelsteering*
All-wheelsteeringincreasesdrivingcomfortby
providingadditionalsteeringabilityattherear
axle.Steeringintheoppositedirectionatlow
speedsdecreasestheturningradius.Steeringin
thesamedirectionathighspeeds improvesthe
responsetimewhileincreasingdrivingstabilityat
thesametime.
Sportdifferential*
Asacomponentoftheallwheeldrivesystem
(quattro)>page151,thesportdifferentialdis-
tributesthedrivingpowertotherearaxlede-
pendingonthesituation.Thedistributionof
powervariesdependingontheselectedmode
frommoderate(Comfort)tosporty(Dynamic).
Thegoalisahighlevelofagilityandabilitytoac-
celerateoncurves.Thevehicleisveryresponsive
tosteering.
Adaptivecruisecontrol(ACC)*
Thebehaviorwhenacceleratingcanbeadjusted
fromcomfortabletosporty,dependingonthe
driveselectmode.Adaptivecruisecontrolalso
respondstothedrivingbehaviorofthevehicle
aheadinamoreconservativeorsportymanner.
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Enginesound*
Theenginesoundadaptstothecurrentmode
andcan besubtletosporty.
C@)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
—
Makesurethereisenoughclearanceabove
andbelowthevehiclewhenparking.The
heightofthevehicle(groundclearance)can
changeonceitisparkedduetotemperature
fluctuations,changestotheload condi-
tions,andchangestothedrivingmodes.
—
Whentransportingthevehicleonacarcar-
rier,train,ship,orbyothermeans,onlyse-
curethevehicleattheoutercircumference
ofthetires(thetreadsurface).Securingthe
vehicleattheaxlecomponents,suspension
struts,ortowingeyesisnotpermittedbe-
causethepressureintheairsuspension
strutscanchangeduringtransport.Theve-
hiclemightnot besecuredsufficientlyifthis
happens.
@Tips
The"S"selectorleverpositionautomatically
engageswhentheDynamicmodeisselected.
Selectingthedrivingmode
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect

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Fig.127Centerconsole:controlsfordriveselect
>Presstheleftorrightarrowkey>fig.127until
thedesiredmodeappearsintheinstrument
cluster/Infotainmentsystemdisplay.Or
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>Audidriveselect.
>Selectandconfirmthedesiredsetting.

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Assistsystems

Youcanchangethedrivingmodewhenthevehi-
cleisstationaryorwhiledriving.Iftrafficper-
mits, afterchangingmodes, brieflyremoveyour
footfromtheacceleratorpedalsothatthere-
centlyselectedmodeisalsoactivatedfortheen-
gine.
Offroad*orLift/Offroad*-activatesoffroad
functionstosupportdrivingonroughterrain.The
engine,transmissionandsteeringadjustandthe
Start/Stopsystem*switchesoff.Appliestoair
suspension*:thevehiclealsoliftsforpassing
overobstaclestomaintainmaximumground
clearance.
Allroad*-onlyforairsuspension*:thevehicle
liftstomaintainhighergroundclearancefordif-
ficultstretchesofroad.
Comfort-providesacomfort-orientedvehicle
setupandissuitedforlongdrivesonhighways.
Auto-providesanoverallcomfortableyetdy-
namicdrivingfeelandissuitedforeverydayuse.
Dynamic-givesthedriverasportydrivingfeel
andissuited toasportydrivingstyle.
Individual->page129.
AdjustingtheIndividualmode
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Youcanadjustthevehiclesettingstoyourpersonalpreferences.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>Audidrive select>Individual>
rightcontrolbutton.

Afteryouhaveclosedthesettings,youwillauto-
maticallydriveintheIndividualmode.
Theequipmentinyourvehiclewilldetermine
whichsettingsyoucanadjust.Thefollowingta-
blegivesanoverviewofthecharacteristics.





Systemscomfortautodynamic
Engine/transmissionbalancedbalancedsporty
Airsuspension*comfortablebalancedsporty
Steeringcomfortablebalancedsporty
All-wheelsteering*comfortablebalancedsporty
Sportdifferential*Offbalancedsporty
Enginesound*subtlesubtle/sporty®sporty
ACC*comfortablebalancedsporty

)Subtleintheselectorleverposition"D"andsportyin"S".
@Tips
Yoursettings areautomaticallysavedinIndi-
vidualmode.
Liftingandloweringthevehicle
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
>Presstheleftorrightarrowkey>page128,
fig.127untilthedesiredmodeappearsinthe
instrumentcluster/Infotainmentsystemdis-
play.Or

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>Audidriveselect.
>
Selectandconfirmthedesiredsetting.
C)Note
TheLift/OffroadmodeswitchestoAllroad
modewhendrivingaboveapproximately
20mph(30km/h)andthevehicleautomati-
callylowersagain.Thesemodesmayonlybe
usedonatemporarybasisandarenotintend-
edforcontinuousdriving.

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Assistsystems

@Tips
—Thefilled-inboxesintheInfotainmentsys-
temrepresentthecurrentvehiclelevel.If
theboxiswhiteortheboxesareblinking,
thevehicleisliftingorlowering.Ifonlythe
bottomboxisfilledin,thevehicleisatthe
lowestlevel(leastamountofgroundclear-
ance).Ifallthesegmentsarefilledin,then
thevehicleisatthehighestlevel(highest
groundclearance).
—Thetargetlevelishighlightedwithared
framewhilethevehicleisliftingorlower-
ing.Theframeisthenhiddenwhentheve-
hiclereachesthetargetlevel.
—Thevehicleliftsuptothehighestlevelwhen
youselectLift/Offroad.Selectanother
modetolowerthevehicleagain.
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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