2019 AUDI Q7 hitch

Instrumentcluster

authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
<'>Trailerturnsignals
Appliesto:vehicleswithtrailerhitch
Theturnsignalsareactivatedintrailermodeif
theBSindicatorlightblinks.
If aturnsignalonthetraileroronthevehicle
failswhileintrailermode,theindicatorlightwill
notblinktwiceasfast toindicatethis.
26

4M0012721BG
Driving

Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
arearadea)
Itmaynotbepossibletostarttheengineunder
certaincircumstances,forexample,ifthebat-
teryinthevehiclekeyisdrained,ifinterferenceis
affectingthekey,orifthereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.

Fig.83Centerconsole/vehiclekey:Startingtheengine
whenthereisamalfunction
Requirement:ThemessageRemotecontrolkey:
holdbackofkeyagainstthedesignatedarea.
Seeowner'smanualmustappearandtheQJin-
dicatorlightmustbeon.
> Placethevehiclekeyonthelocationshownin
theillustrationP)©fig.83.
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button.The
enginewill start.
>DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
@Tips
Youcanviewthemessageagainbypressing
the[STARTENGINESTOP]button.






Start/Stopsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswith Start/Stopsystem
TheStart/Stopsystemcanhelpincreasefuel
economyandreduceCO2emissions.
InStart/Stopmode,theengineshutsoffauto-
maticallywhenstopped,forexampleatatraffic

D_Incertaincountries.

light.Theignitionandimportantassistsystems
suchaspowersteeringandthebrakeboosterwill
remainavailableduringthe"stop"phase.Theen-
ginewillrestartautomaticallywhenneeded.
TheStart/Stopsystemisautomaticallyactivated
oncetheignitionisswitchedon.
Basicrequirements
—Thedriver'sdoorandhoodmustbeclosed.
—"p","N",or"D"mustbeengaged.
—Thesteeringwheelmustnotbeturnedfarinei-
therdirection.
—Thevehiclemusthavedrivenfasterthan2mph
(3km/h)sincethelasttimeitstopped.
—Atrailermustnot behitchedtothevehicle.
@)Note
AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystemoffwhen
drivingthroughwater>page80.
G)Tips
—Dependingonthedrivingsituation,theen-
ginemayalreadystopwhencoastingbefore
thevehiclehascometoacompletestop)).
—Ifyouselectthe"D"positionaftershifting
intoreverse,thevehiclemustbedrivenfast-
erthan6mph(10km/h)inorderforthe
Start/Stopsystemtobeactiveagain.This
makesitpossibletomaneuverwithout
stoppingtheengine.
Stopping/starting theengine
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
>Pressandholdthebrakepedaluntilthevehicle
hasstopped.The@indicatorlightappearsin
theinstrumentclusteroncetheenginestops
automatically.
>Theenginestartsagainwhenyouremoveyour
footfromthebrakepedal.Theindicatorlight
turnsoff.
iG)Tips
—PressthebrakepedalduringaStopphase
tokeepthevehiclefromrolling.
79

Trailertowing

Trailertowing
Drivingwithatrailer
eTreeeleurltela}
Yourvehicleisprimarilyintendedfortransport-
ingpeopleandluggage.However,ifyoudrive
withatrailer,followthetechnicalrequirements,
the operationanddrivingtips,andthelegalreg-
ulations.
Drivingwithatraileraffectsthevehicle'sfuel
consumption,performanceandwear.Italsore-
quireshigherconcentrationfromthedriver.

ZAWARNING
Donottransportanypeopleinatrailerdueto
theriskoffatalinjury.
Technicalrequirements
Certainrequirementsmustbemetwhentowing
atrailer.

Trailerhitch
Onlyuseatrailerhitchwitharemovableball
hitchmountandballhitch.Thetrailerhitchmust
bepermittedforthevehicle,thetrailerandthe
permittedtotalweightofthetrailerbeing
pulled.Aboveall,itmustbesecurelyandsafely
attachedtothevehicletrailer.
Nevermountatrailerhitchonthebumper.The
trailerhitchmustbemountedinawaythatdoes
notimpair thefunctionofthebumper.Donot
makeanychangestotheexhaustsystemandthe
brakesystem.
Checkregularlyifthetrailerhitchissecurely
mounted.Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsgivenby
thetrailerhitchmanufacturer.
Trailerbrakes
Ifthetrailerhasitsownbrakesystem,thenfol-
lowthemanufacturerspecifications.However,
thebrakesystemonthetrailermustneverbe
connectedtothevehiclebrakesystem.
92
Enginecoolingsystem
Drivingwithatrailermeansahigherloadonthe
engineandthecoolingsystem.Thecoolingsys-
temmustbedesignedforadditionalloadand
containenoughcoolant>©.

ZAWARNING
—Nevermounta"weight-distributing"or
"load-balancing"trailercouplerasthetrailer
hitch.Thevehiclewasnotdesignedfor
thesetypesoftrailerhitches.Thetrailer
hitchcanmalfunctionandthetrailercan
breakofffromthevehicle.
—Ifthetrailerisequippedwithelectronic
brakes,thesebrakescannotbeactivatedby
afactory-installedcontrolsystem,whichin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,alwaysremove
theballhitchmountifnotrailerismount-
ed
@)Note
Longerinclinescannotbedrivenwithouta
suitablecoolingsystem,especiallyiftheout-
sidetemperaturesarehigh.Otherwise,this
increasestheriskofenginedamage.
Operatinginstructions
Severalthingsmustbe notedwhentowinga
trailer.

Towingcapacity
Thepermittedtowingcapacitymustnot beex-
ceededunderanycircumstances>page376.
Youcandriveuplargerinclinesifyouarenotus-
ingthemaximumtowingcapacity.
Thetowingcapacitiesgivenonlyapplytoeleva-
tionsupto3,200ft(1,000m)abovesealevel.As
theelevationincreases,theenginepowerde-
creasesduetothedecreasingairpressure.This
reducesthehillclimbingabilityandtowingca-
pacity.Foreveryadditional3,200ft(1,000m),
themaximumpermittedtowingweightmustbe
reducedbyapproximately10%.Thepermitted
towingweightisthecombinedweightofthe
(loaded)vehicleandthe(loaded)trailer.

4M0012721BG
Trailertowing

Tongueweight
Themaximumpermittedtongueweightofthe
trailerdrawbaronthetrailerhitchballheadmust
notbeexceeded.
Havingthetongueweighttoolowaffectstheve-
hicle'shandling.Fordrivingsafety,alwaysusing
themaximumpermittedtongueweightisrecom-
mended,butnotexceedit.Distributingthecargo
inthetrailercorrectlywillhelptoachievethis
weight.
Youcandeterminethetongueweightusinga
bathroomscaleorapublicweighstation,forex-
ample.
Thepermittedtongueweightofyourvehiclecan
befoundinthevehicledocumentationorin
=>page376.
Loaddistribution
Poorcargoloadanddistributioncannegatively
impactvehiclehandling.Loadthetrailerbased
onthefollowingcriteriaasmuchaspossible:
—Storeobjectsinthevehicleluggagecompart-
ment,ifpossible.Thevehicleshould always
carrytheheaviestpossibleloadandthetrailer
shouldhavethelightestpossibleload.
—Distributetheloadinthetrailersothatthe
heavyobjectsareasclosetotheaxleaspossi-
ble.
—Secureobjectssothattheydonotslide.
—Utilizethemaximumpermittedtongueweight
ifpossible.
Tires
Set thetirepressureonyourvehiclefora“full
load”;seethetirepressuresticker>page336.If
necessary,alsoadjustthetirepressureonthe
traileraccordingtothemanufacturer'sspecifica-
tions.
Thetirepressuremustbeincreasedanadditional
3PSI(0.2bar)fortowingloadsover6,600lbs
(3,000kg).
Thetrailerandthevehicleshould beequipped
withwintertireswhendrivinginwintertempera-
tures.
Outsidemirrors
Ifyoucannotseethetrafficbehindthetrailer
withthestandardexterior mirrors,thenyou
mustattachadditionalexterior mirrors.Adjust
themsoyouhavea sufficientvisibilitybehind
you.
Exterior lighting
Followthelegalregulationsregardingthelight-
ingequipmentonyourtrailer.Contact anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyformoreinformation.
Beforeyoustartdriving,checkalllightingequip-
mentonthetrailerwhileitishitchedtothevehi-
cle.
Theheadlightrangecontrolautomaticallyad-
juststhelightrangeoftheheadlights.
Safety chains
Makesurethesafetychainsarecorrectlyapplied
whenpullingatrailer.Thechainsshouldhang
enoughsothatthetrailercandrivearound
curves.However,theymustnottouchthe
ground.
Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
The
airsuspensionmustbeatthestandardvehi-
cleheightbeforeyouadjustthetongueweight
onthetrailerandhitchthetrailer>,
=>page129,Liftingandloweringthevehicle.
Forvehicleswithafactory-installedtrailerhitch,
theairsuspensiontrailermodewillautomatically
switchonifyouconnectthetrailercabletothe
socket.
Forvehicleswitharetrofittedtrailerhitch,you
mustswitchontheairsuspensiontrailermode
manually.SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:
MENU}button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>
Vehiclesettings>Airsuspension:trailer.Switch
itoffagainwhenyouarenolongertowingatrail-
er.


Youcanalsoswitchofftrailermodemanually
whiledriving,forexample,whenusingabicycle
racksystem.>
93

Trailertowing

Ifyouhavetodrivethroughdifficultroadcondi-
tions,youcanraisethevehicleagainafterhitch-
ingthetrailerorafteradjustingthetongue
weight.
@)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
—Changesintemperatureorloadcanaffect
the heightofthevehicle.
—Ifthestandardvehicleheightisnotused,
thetongueweightspecificationisnolonger
applicable.
@)Note
Attachmentsretrofittedonthevehiclemay
causedamage,especiallyonthetrailerhitch
ballhead.Incasesofdamage,havethefunc-
tioncheckedby anauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.
G)Tips
—Blockthewheelswithchockswhenparking
oninclinesifthetrailerisloaded.
—Havingthevehicleinspectedbetweenthe
inspectionintervalsisrecommendedifyou
towatrailerfrequently.
—Avoiddrivingwithatrailerduringthevehi-
clebreak-inperiod.
Drivingwithatrailer
Drivingwithatrailerrequiresextracaution.
Speed
Adheretothelegalspeedlimits.Followthelegal
regulationsspecifictothecountry.
Asthespeedincreases,thedrivingstabilityof
thetrailerdecreases.Thereforeyoushouldnot
exceedthemaximumlegalspeedlimitwhen
thereareunfavorableroad,weather,and/orwind
conditions.Thisespeciallyapplieswhendriving
downhill.
Hill
Whenyoustartdrivinguphillordownhill,trailers
maytiltorswaysoonerthanwhendrivingona
levelsurface.Ifsmallswayingmovementshave
alreadyoccurred,youcanstabilizethetrailerby
94
firmlybrakingimmediately.Nevertryto
“straightenout”thetrailerbyaccelerating.
Downshiftbeforedrivingonhillstoutilizetheen-
ginebrakingeffect>A\.
Brakes
Whenusingatrailerwithoverrunbrakes,first
brakegentlythenquickly.Thisreducestheriskof
jerkingwhilebrakingifthetrailerwheelslockup.
Enginecoolanttemperature
Payattentionspecificallytothecoolanttempera-
ture displaywhentherearehighoutsidetemper-
atures,andwhendrivingonlonginclines
=>page15.Shifttoahighergearinatimelyman-
ner.

Z\WARNING
Constantbrakingcausesthebrakestoover-
heatandcansubstantiallyreducebrakingper-
formance,increasebrakingdistance,orcause
completefailureofthebrakesystem.

4M0012721BG
Assistsystems

@)Tips
—Youcancancelthesystembrakinginterven-
tionifyouaccelerateconsiderablyorswerve
away.
— Keepinmindthatpresensecitycanbrake
unexpectedly.Alwayssecureanycargoor
objects
thatyouaretransportingtoreduce
theriskofdamageorinjury.
—Specificpresensecityfunctionsswitchoff
whentheESCislimitedorswitchedoff
=page147orthehilldescentassistis
switchedon>page148.
—Whenthereisamalfunctioninthecamera,
thepresensecityfunctionsalsoswitchoff.
SettingsintheInfotainmentsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresense

MENU >SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audipre sense.

Turnon/offAudipresense-thepresensefunc-
tionscanbe turnedonandoff.
Ifthesystemisswitchedoff,itswitchesonagain
automaticallyoncetheignitionisswitchedon
again.
Prewarning-theearlywarningcan be switched
offorthepresensecity/frontwarningpointcan
beset(Early/Medium/Late).
Setthewarningtimefortheearlywarningto
Earlyatfirst.Ifthiscausesundesiredearlywarn-
ingstoappear,thensetthewarningtimetoMe-
dium. TheLatewarningtimeshouldonlybeset
inspecialcircumstances.
@)Tips
Yoursettings areautomaticallystoredandas-
signedtothevehiclekeybeingused.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresense
Biaudipresense:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thismessageappearswhenthepresensefunc-
tionisaffected.Forexample,thiscouldbe


causedbyafaultysensor.Drivetoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Sensor
viewlimitedduetosurroundings.Seeowner's
manual
Thismessageappearsiftheradarsensorand
cameraviewisobstructed,forexamplebyleaves,
snow,heavysprayordirt.Ifnecessary, cleanthe
sensorsandtheareaaroundthecamera
=page102,fig.96or>page120,fig.116.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Trailer
towingmode
Forvehicleswithatrailerhitchinstalledatthe
factory,thepresenserearfunctionsswitchoff
whentheelectricalconnectoratthesocketis
pluggedin.Thereisnoguaranteethefunctions
willswitchoffwhenusingaretrofittedtrailer
hitch.
Audipresense:currentlyrestricted
ThismessageappearsiftheESCisrestrictedor
switchedoff,forexample.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Seeown-
er'smanual
Thismessageappearswhenthereisatemporary
failureinasubsystem,suchastheESC.Ifthis
messageappearsrepeatedly,drivetoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tytohave themalfunctioncorrected.
Audipresense:emergencybrakingsystem
off
Thismessageappearsifthepresensefunctions
areswitchedoffthroughtheInfotainmentsys-
temorifthesystemisnotready.
Audiactivelaneassist
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Activelaneassist(lanedeparturewarning)de-
tectslane markerlineswithinthelimitsofthe
systemusingacamerainthewindshield.Ifyou
areapproachingadetectedlanemarkerlineand
itappearslikelythatyouwillleavethelane,the
115
>

Assistsystems



AWARNINGSwitchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.SideassistcannotThesystemcanbe switchedon/offintheInfo-
replaceadriver'sattention.Thedriveralonetainmentsystem.
isalwaysresponsibleforlanechangesand
similardrivingmaneuvers.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audisideassist.Offswitchesthe

—Insomesituations,thesystemmaynot
functionoritsfunctionmaybelimited.Forsystemoff.
example:
—IfvehiclesareapproachingorbeingleftIfthesystemisactivated,thedisplaysintheex-
behindveryquickly.Thedisplaymaynotteriormirrorswillturnonbrieflywhentheigni-
turnonintime.tionisswitchedon.
—Inpoorweatherconditionssuchasheavy)
rain,snoworheavymist.@Tips
—Onverywidelanes,intightcurves,orifWhenyouswitchsideassistonoroff,theexit
thereisariseintheroadsurface.Vehicleswarningsystemactivatesordeactivates
intheadjacentlanemaynot be detected=>page122.
becausetheyareoutsideofthesensor
range.Settingthedisplaybrightness
4M0012721BG
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audisideassist
@)Note
ThedisplaybrightnesscanbeadjustedintheIn-


Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsorfotainmentsystem.
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Thiscanimpair thesystem.Have»SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAuditon>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
ServiceFacilitychecktheirfunction.sistance>Audisideassist.
@)TipsThedisplaybrightnessadjustsautomaticallyto
thebrightness ofthesurroundings,bothinthe
informationandinthewarningstage.Invery
darkorverybrightsurroundings,theautomatic
adjustmentwillsetthedisplay totheminimum
ormaximumlevel.Insuchcases,youmaynotice
nochangewhenadjustingthebrightness, orthe
changemayonlybenoticeableoncethesur-
roundingschange.
—Thesesystemsarenotavailableintrailer
towingmode.Thereisnoguaranteethesys-
temswillswitchoffwhenusingaretrofitted
trailerhitch.Donot use thesefunctions
whentowingatrailer.
—Ifthewindowglassinthedriver'sdooror
front
passenger'sdoorhasbeentinted,the
displayintheexteriormirrormaybeincor-
aes.Adjustthebrightnesstoalevelwherethedisplay
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththeintheinformationstagewillnotdisruptyour
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandtheviewahead.Ifyouchangethebrightness,thedis-
IndustryCanadaregulations,seeplayintheexteriormirrorwillbrieflyshowthe
>page373.brightnesslevelintheinformationstage.The
brightnessofthewarningstageislinkedtothe
brightnessintheinformationstageandisadjust-
edalongwiththeinformationstage.>
121

Assistsystems


parkedorifyourvehicleispulledtoofarin-
totheparkingspacesothatitishiddenby
adjacentvehicles.

G@)Note
Alsoreadtheinformationin>@©inGeneral
informationonpage121.
@)Tips
—Youcancanceltheautomaticbrakeactiva-
tionwithincreasingbrakingforceifyouap-
plythe brakesyourselforaccelerateconsid-
erably.
—Insomesituations,rearcross-trafficassist
maywarnyouevenifthereisnocrosstraffic
ina criticalarea,forexamplewhenbacking
intoaparkingspaceormaneuvering.
—Therearcross-trafficassistalsoswitchesoff
whenyouswitchofftheESC.
— Thesystemisnotavailablewhentowinga
trailer.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsinthe UnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page373.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Amessageappearsintheinstrumentclusterdis-
playifthesideassistswitchesoffautomatically.
B]Audisideassist:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
eB]Audisideassistandexitwarning: malfunc-
tion!PleasecontactService
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.The
sensorshavebeenmovedorarefaulty.Havethe
systemcheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilitysoon.
geAudisideassist:currentlyunavailable.Sen-
sorvisionrestrictedduetosurroundings.See
owner'smanual
Audisideassistandexitwarning:currently
unavailable.Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosur-
roundings
124
Theradarsensorvisionisimpaired.Theareain
frontofthesensorsmustnotbecoveredbybike
racks,stickers,leaves,snoworanyotherobjects.
Cleantheareacoveringthesensors,ifnecessary
=page120,fig.116.
Audi sideassist:currently unavailable.See
owner'smanual
Audisideassistandexitwarning:currently
unavailable.Seeowner'smanual
Sideassistcannotbe switchedonatthistimebe-
causethereisamalfunction(forexample,the
batterychargelevelmaybetoolow).
&Audisideassist:unavailableintowingmode
Audisideassistandexitwarning:currently
unavailable.Towingmode
Sideassistswitchesoffautomaticallywhenthe
electricalconnectorinthefactory-installedtrail-
erhitchisconnected.Thereisnoguaranteethe
systemwillswitchoffwhenusingaretrofitted
trailerhitch.Donotusesideassistandtheexit
warningwhentowingatrailer.
Rearparkingaid:obstacledetectionrestrict-
ed
Therearcross-trafficassistisnotavailable.Ei-
thertheESCisswitchedoff,ortheradarsensors
maybecoveredbyabikerack,stickers,leaves,
snoworotherobjects.SwitchtheESCon,or
cleantheareainfront ofthesensorsifnecessary
=>page120,fig. 116.Ifthismessagecontinues
tobedisplayed,driveimmediatelytoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tytohave themalfunctionrepaired.
Nightvisionassist
Appliesto:vehicleswithnightvision assist
Thenightvisionassistcandetect,highlightand,
ifnecessary,warnaboutpedestriansandlarge
wildanimals.
Nightvision assisthelpsyouwhenitisdark by
usinganinfraredcamerato monitortheareain
front ofyourvehicle,withinthelimitsofthesys-
tem.Itcandisplayobjectsuptoadistanceof>