2019 AUDI Q7 radiator

Driving

Emergencyofffunction*
Ifitisabsolutelynecessary,theenginecanalso
beturnedoffwhiledrivingatspeedsstartingat
4mph(7km/h).Toswitchtheengineoff,press
the [STARTENGINESTOP]buttontwiceinarow
brieflyorpressandholdthebuttonforlonger
thanonesecond.



Z\WARNING
—Neverturnofftheenginebeforethevehicle
hascometoacompletestop.Switchingit
offbeforethevehiclehasstoppedmayim-
pairthefunctionofthebrakeboosterand
powersteering.Youwouldthenneedtouse
moreforceto steerandbrakethevehicle.
Thefactthatyoucannotsteerandbrakeas
usualmayincreasetheriskofaccidentsand
seriousinjuries.
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.Ifyou
donotdothis,theenginecouldbestarted
andelectricalequipmentsuchasthepower
windowscouldbeactivated.Thiscanleadto
seriousinjuries.
—For safetyreasons,alwaysparkthevehicle
withtheselectorleverinthe"P"position.
Otherwise,thereistheriskthatthevehicle
couldrollunintentionally.

@)Note
Iftheenginehasbeenunderheavyloadfor
anextendedperiodoftime,heatbuildsupin
theenginecompartmentaftertheengineis
switchedoffandthereisariskofdamaging
theengine.Forthisreason,lettheenginerun
atidleforapproximatelytwominutesbefore
shuttingitoff.
G)Tips
Forupto10minutesafterstoppingtheen-
gine,theradiatorfanmayturnonagainauto-
maticallyoritmaycontinuetorun,evenifthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.
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Messages
Enginerunning.Warning!Turnoffignitionbe-
foreleavingvehicle
Thismessageappearsandawarningtonesounds
ifyouopenthedriver'sdoorwhentheengineis
running.
Pleasepressthebrake pedal
Thismessageappearsifyoudonotpressthe
brakepedalwhenstartingtheengine.
BRemotecontrolkey:key notdetected.Isthe
keystillinthevehicle?
Thisindicatorlightturnsonandthismessageap-
pearsifthevehiclekeyisremovedfromthevehi-
clewhentheengineisrunning.Ifthevehiclekey
isnoLongerinthevehicle,youcannotswitchthe
ignitiononorstarttheengineonceyoustopit.
Youalsocannotlockthevehiclefromtheoutside.
ShifttoP,otherwisevehiclecanrollaway.
DoorsdonotlockifgearshiftisnotinP
The
ignitionhasbeenswitchedoffandthetrans-
missionisinthe“N”position.Select“P”,other-
wisethevehiclemayrollanditcannotbelocked.
Remotecontrolkey:holdbackofkey
againstthedesignatedarea.Seeowner'sman-
ual
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunction>page79.
Shift to
Pbeforeleavingvehicle,otherwisevehi-
clecanrollaway
Thedriver'sdoorisopenand“P”isengaged.Se-
lect
“P”beforeleavingthevehicle,otherwisethe
vehiclecanrollaway=page80.

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Driving

Requirement:thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed
andtheenginemustberunning.
>Toactivatehillholdassist,pressandholdthe
brakepedalforseveralseconds.Thevehicle
mustbefacinguphill.
Afterreleasingthebrakepedal,thebrakingpow-
erismaintainedbriefly>A\topreventthevehi-
clefromrollingbackwhenstarting.Thisallows
youtobegindrivingmoreeasily.

Z\WARNING
—Ifyoudonotbegindrivingimmediatelyor
theenginestallsafterreleasingthebrake
pedal,yourvehiclemaybegintorollback-
ward.Pressthebrakepedalorsetthepark-
ingbrakeimmediately.
— Theintelligenttechnologyofhillholdassist
cannotovercomethelimitationsimposedby
naturalphysicallaws.Theincreasedcomfort
offeredbyhillholdassistshouldnotcause
youtotakesafetyrisks.
—Hillholdassistcannotholdthevehiclein
placeonallhills(forexample,iftheground
isslipperyoricy).
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,always
makesurethevehicleissituatedsafely
whilestationary.


Offroaddriving
TheElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)func-
tionsareenhancedfordrivingoffroad.Offroad
modecanbeactivated whendrivinginsituations
where
slippageoradifferentiallockfunctionis
necessary>page147.Thehilldescentassistis
alsoavailable,whichautomaticallybrakestheve-
hicletomaintainaconstantspeed>page148.
Inaddition,yourAudiprovidescontinuousall
wheeldrive.
However,yourAudiisnotapurelyoffroadvehi-
cle.Yourvehiclewasnotdesignedtodriveunder
extremeoperatingconditionssuchasdrivingin
anexpeditionstyle.
Onlydriveinterrainthatissuitableforthevehi-
cleandyourdrivingability.Nevertakeanyun-
necessaryrisks!
Beforedrivingoffroad
—Checktheengineoillevel,thetirepressure,the
coolantlevelandthefluidlevelinthewasher
fluidreservoir.
—Storepiecesofluggageandotherobjectsinthe
luggagecompartmentandsecurethemfrom
slidingoutofplace.
Afterdrivingoffroad
—Afterdrivingoffroad,removebranchesandoth-
erdebrisfromtheradiatorgrille,underbody,
andwheels.Lookespeciallyforforeignobjects
(suchasstones)thatmaybestuckinthetire
tread.
—Cleanthevehiclebody andunderbodyandin-
spectthevehicleforpossibledamage.
—Cleanthe windows,headlights,taillightsand
thelicenseplateiftheyaredirty.
—Performabraketest(especiallyafterdriving
throughwater).

ZAWARNING
—Beespeciallycautiousandawarewhendriv-
ingunderdifficultconditionsandwhenoff-
road.Vehicledamageandinjuriesmayoccur
whendrivingatexcessivelyhighspeedsor
withincorrectdrivingmaneuvers.
—Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyle
totheroads,terrain,trafficandweather
conditions.Driveespeciallyslowlyifthereis
lowvisibilitywhenoffroad.
—Pleasenotethatthewheelscanspinmore
andthevehiclecanswervewheninoffroad
mode,especiallywhentheroadisslippery
orhasloosesurfacematerial.
—Drivingstabilityisreducedwheninoffroad
mode.


(@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Avoidharmingtheenvironmentandshow
considerationfornature.
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Parkingaid

Parkingaid
Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswitharearparkingsystem/parkingsys-
templus/rearviewcamera/peripheralcameras/parkassist.
Dependingonyourvehicle'sequipment,various
parkingaidswillhelpyouwhenparkingandma-
neuvering.
Therearparkingsystemisanaudible parkingaid
thatwarnsyouofobstaclesbehindthevehicle
=>page132.
Theparkingsystemplusassistsyouwhilepark-
ingusingaudioandvisualsignalstowarnyou
aboutobjectsdetectedinfrontof,behind,andat
thesides*ofthevehicle>page132.
Therearviewcamerashowstheareabehindthe
vehicleintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay.The
linesintherearviewcameraimagehelpyouto
parkormaneuver>page134.
Theperipheralcamerasgivevariousviewsto
helpyouwhenparkingormaneuvering
=page136.Theparkingsystemplusfunctions
arealsoavailable>page132.
Parkassisthelpsyoutolocatesuitableparking
spaceswhenparallelorperpendicularparking,
andalsohelpswhenleavingaparallelparking
space>page139.


ingsystemmaybe impairedasaresult.
HaveanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.


ZA\WARNING
—Alwayslookfortrafficandcheckthearea
aroundyourvehiclebylookingatitdirectly
aswell.Theparkingsystemcannotreplace
thedriver'sattention.Thedriverisalways
responsiblewhenenteringorexitingapark-
ingspaceandduringsimilarmaneuvers.
—Pleasenotethatsomesurfaces,suchas
clothing,arenotdetectedbythesystem.
—Sensorsandcamerashaveblindspotsin
whichpeopleandobjectscannotbedetect-
ed.Beespeciallycautiousofsmallchildren
andanimals.
—Alwayskeepyoureyesonthevehicle'ssur-
roundings,usingtherearviewmirroraswell.
— Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetotheradiatorgrille,bumper,
wheelhousingandtheunderbody.Thepark-

@)Note
—Someobjectsarenotdetectedordisplayed
bythesystemundercertaincircumstances:
—objectssuchasbarrierchains,trailerdraw
bars,verticalpolesorfences
—objectsabovethesensorssuchaswallex-
tensions
—objectswithcertainsurfacesorstructures
suchaschainlinkfencesorpowdersnow
—Ifyoucontinuedrivingclosertoalowob-
ject,itmaydisappearfromthe sensor
range.NotethatyouwillnoLongerbe
warnedaboutthisobstacle.
—Maintainenoughdistancefromthecurbto
reducetheriskofdamagetotherims.
@)Tips
—Thesystemmayprovideawarningeven
thoughtherearenoobstaclesinthecover-
ageareainsomesituations,suchas:
—certainroadsurfacesor whenthereistall
grass
—externalultrasonicsourcessuchasfrom
cleaningvehicles
—inheavyrain,snow,orthickvehicleex-
haust
—Werecommendthatyoupracticeparkingin
atraffic-freelocationorparkinglottobe-
comefamiliarwiththesystem.Practice
parkingingoodlightand weathercondi-
tions.
—Youcanchangethevolumeofthesignals
andthedisplay>page144.
—Whatappearsintheinfotainmentdisplayis
somewhattime-delayed.
—Thesensorsmustbekeptcleanandfreeof
snowandicefortheparkingaidtooperate.
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On-BoardDiagnosticSystem
EnginedatacanbereadoutattheOn-BoardDi-
agnosticSystemconnectionportusingaspecial
testingdevice>fig.259.
Indicatorlight
IftheSindicatorlightblinksorturnson,there
isamalfunctionthatiscausingpooremissions
qualityandthatcoulddamagethecatalyticcon-
verter.DriveslowlytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohave the
malfunction
corrected.
Theindicatorlightcanalsoturnonifthefuelfill-
ercapisnotclosedcorrectly>page310”).

Z\WARNING
Incorrectuseofthe connectionportforthe
On-BoardDiagnosticSystemcancausemal-
functions,whichcanthenresultinaccidents
andseriousinjuries.
—OnlyallowanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitytoreadout the
enginedata.

Enginecompartment
MelatimimsaCeMtalemeen)Seen1n
Specialcareisrequiredifyouareworkinginthe
enginecompartment
Forworkintheenginecompartment,suchas
checkingandfillingfluids,thereisariskofin-
jury,scalding,accidents,andburns.Forthis
reason,followallthewarningsandgeneral
safetyprecautionsprovidedinthe followingin-
formation.Theenginecompartmentisadan-
gerousarea.>/\.

Z\WARNING
—Turntheengineoff.
—Switchtheignitionoff.
—Settheparkingbrake.
—Selectthe“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Allowtheenginetocool.


)Dependingontheengine


—Keepchildrenawayfromtheenginecom-
partment.
—Neverspillfluidsonahotengine.Theseflu-
ids(suchastheanti-freezingagentcon-
tainedinthecoolant)canignite.
—Avoidshortcircuitsintheelectricalsystem.
—Neverreachintotheradiatorfan.Thefanis
temperature-controlledandcanturnon
suddenly,evenwhentheignitionisswitched
off.
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.
—Neveropenthecaponthecoolantexpan-
siontankwhentheengineiswarm.The
coolingsystemisunderpressure.
—Toprotectyourface,hands,andarmsfrom
hotsteamorcoolant,coverthecapwitha
thick clothwhenopening.
—Donotremovetheenginecoverunderany
circumstances.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.
—Duetotheriskofelectricshock,nevertouch
theignitioncableorothercomponentsin
theelectronichigh-voltageignitionsystem
whentheengineisrunningorisstarting.
—Ifagearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Pressingtheacceleratorpedalwillcausethe
vehicletomove, andthiscouldresultinan
accident.
—Ifinspectionsorrepairsmustbeperformed
whiletheengineisrunning,movingcompo-
nents(suchastheribbedbelt,generator,
andradiatorfan)poseanadditionalrisk.
—Set theparkingbrakefirstandselectthe
“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnopartsofthe
body,jewelry,ties,looseclothing,and
longhaircanbecaughtinmovingengine
components.Beforeanywork,alwaysre-
moveanyjewelryandties,tiebacklong

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keep yourforearmparalleltothegroundto
reducetheriskofhotoildrippingdownyour
arm.
—Draintheoilintoacontainerdesignedfor
thispurposethatislargeenoughtoholdthe
fullamountofoilinyourengine.
—Engineoilispoisonous.Alwaysstoreoutof
reachofchildren.
—
Prolongedcontactofusedengineoilwith
theskinmaycauseskindamage.Always
washoiloffimmediatelywithsoapandwa-
tertoprotectyourskin.
@)Note
Donotmixanyadditiveswiththeengineoil.
Additivesmaycauseengine damagethatis
notcoveredbyyourNewVehicleLimitedWar-
ranty.

@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Beforechangingtheengineoil,makesure
youcandisposeoftheusedengineoilcor-
rectly.
—Engineoilmustalways bedisposedofcor-
rectly.Donot dumpitintheyard,inthefor-
est,orinopenwater,riverchannels,orsew-
ers.
—Haveyour usedengineoilrecycledbybring-
ingittoausedoilcollectionsiteorcontact
agasstation.
Coolingsystem
Theenginecoolingsystemisfilledwithamixture
ofpurifiedwaterandcoolantadditiveatthefac-
tory.Thiscoolantmustnotbe notchanged.
ThecoolantlevelismonitoredthroughtheBin-
dicatorlight>page21.However,occasionally
checkingthecoolantlevelmanuallyisrecom-
mended.
Ifyoumustaddcoolant,useamixtureofwater
andcoolantadditive.Mixing thecoolantadditive
withdistilledwaterisrecommended.
Coolantadditive
Thecoolantadditiveismadeofanti-freezingand
corrosionprotectionagents.Onlyuse thefollow-
ingcoolantadditives.Theseadditivesmaybe
mixedwitheachother.

CoolantadditiveSpecification

G12++TL774G

G13TL774]


Theamountofcoolantadditivethatneedstobe
mixedwithwaterdependsontheclimatewhere
thevehiclewillbeoperated.Ifthecoolantaddi-
tivepercentageistoolow,thecoolantcanfreeze
anddamagetheengine.





CoolantFreezeprotec-
additivetion
Warmmin.40%min.-13°F
regionsmax.45%(-25°C)
Cold min.50%max.-40°F
regionsmax.55%(-40°C)

C@)Note
—Beforethestartofwinter,haveanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitycheckifthecoolantadditiveinyour
vehiclematchesthepercentageappropriate
fortheclimate.Thisisespeciallyimportant
whendrivingincolderclimates.
—Iftheappropriatecoolantadditiveisnot
availableinanemergency,donotadd any
otheradditive.Youcoulddamagetheen-
gine.Ifthishappens,onlyusewaterandre-
storethecorrectmixtureratiowiththe
specifiedcoolantadditiveassoonaspossi-
ble.
—Onlyrefillwithnewcoolant.
—Radiatorsealantmustnotbemixedwith
thecoolant.
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Addingcoolant

Fig.264Enginecompartment:releasebuttononcoolant
expansiontank
Observethesafetyprecautions>page313,
Workingintheenginecompartment.
Checkingtheenginecoolantlevel
>Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>Switchtheignitionoff.
>Readthecoolantlevelonthecoolantexpansion
tank>fig.264.
>ThecoolantlevelmustbebetweentheMINand
MAXmarkingswhentheengineincold.When
theengineiswarm,thecoolantlevelcan be
slightlyabovetheMAXmarking.
Addingcoolant
Requirement:
theremustbearesidualamountof
coolantintheexpansiontank>@).
>Allowtheenginetocool.
> Placealarge,thicktowelonthecoolantexpan-
siontankcover.
>Pushthereleasebutton>fig.264andcareful-
lyunscrewthecaptotheleftuntilyoufeelre-
sistance>A\.
>Pushthereleasebuttonagainandremovethe
capcompletely.
»Addcoolantmixedinthecorrectratio
=>page319uptotheMAXmarking.
>Makesurethatthefluidlevelremainsstable.
Add morecoolantifnecessary.
>
Turn thecaptotherighttotightenituntilyou
feelresistanceasecondtime.
Coolantlossusuallyindicatesthatthereisaleak.
Immediatelydriveyourvehicletoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
andhavethecoolingsysteminspected.Ifthe
320
coolingsystemisnotleaking,coolantlosscanre-
sultfromthecoolantboilingdueoverheating
andthenbeingforcedoutofthecoolingsystem.

Z\WARNING
— Theenginecompartmentinanyvehiclecan
beadangerousarea.Stoptheengineandal-
lowittocoolbeforeworkingintheengine
compartment.Alwaysfollowtheinforma-
tionfoundin>page313,Workinginthe
enginecompartment.
—Neveropenthehoodifyoucan seeorhear
steamorcoolantescapingfromtheengine
compartment.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.
Thecoolingsystemisunderpressure.
Whenyounolongerseeorhearsteamor
coolantescaping,youmayopentheengine
compartmentwithcaution.
—Whenworkingintheenginecompartment,
rememberthattheradiatorfancanswitch
oneveniftheignitionisswitchedoff,which
increasestheriskofinjury.
—Coolantadditiveandcoolantcan bedanger-
oustoyourhealth.Forthisreason, storethe
coolantintheoriginalcontainerandaway
fromchildren.Thereisariskofpoisoning.
@)Note
Donotaddcoolantiftheexpansiontankis
empty.Theremaybe airinthecoolingsys-
tem,whichincreasestheriskofenginedam-
age.Ifthisisthecase,donotcontinuedriv-
ing.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.

Brakefluid
B8K-2122

Fig.265Enginecompartment:caponbrakefluidreservoir>

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ZA\WARNING
—Neverconnectthechargingcabledirectlyto
yourvehiclebattery.Onlyuse the connec-
tionsintheenginecompartment
=>page323.
—Ahighlyexplosivemixtureofgasescanform
whenchargingbatteries.Onlychargethe
batteryinwell-ventilatedareas.
—Adrainedbatterycanfreezeattempera-
turesaround329F(02C).Donotchargeor
useafrozenorthawedbattery.If iceforms,
thebatteryhousingcancrackandbattery
electrolytecanleakout,whichincreasesthe
riskofanexplosionandchemicalburns.
Contact anauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityformoreinforma-
tion.
—Donotconnectordisconnectthecharging
cablewhilechargingbecausethisincreases
theriskofanexplosion.

G)Tips
Readallofthemanufacturer'sinstructions
forthechargerbeforechargingthebattery.
Windshieldwasher
system

B4M-0135,


Fig.267Enginecompartment:washerfluidreservoircap
Thewindshieldwasherfluidreservoir&contains
thecleaningsolutionforthewindshieldandthe
headlight
washersystem*>page315,fig.262.
Thereservoircapacitycan befoundin
=>page375.
Toreducetheriskof limescaledepositsonthe
spraynozzles,usecleanwaterwithlowamounts
ofcalcium.Alwaysaddwindowcleanertothewa-
324
ter.Whentheoutsidetemperaturesarecold,an
anti-freezingagentshould beaddedtothewater
sothatitdoesnotfreeze.
C)Note
— Theconcentrationofanti-freezingagent
mustbeadjustedtothevehicleoperating
conditionsandtheclimate.Aconcentration
thatistoohighcanleadtovehicledamage.
—Neveraddradiatoranti-freezeorotheraddi-
tivestothewasherfluid.
—Donotuseaglasscleanerthat contains
paintsolvents,becausethiscoulddamage
thepaint.
Serviceintervaldisplay
Theserviceintervaldisplaydetectswhenyourve-
hicleisdueforservice.
Checkingserviceintervals
Youcan checktheremainingdistanceortimeun-
tilthenextoilchangeornextinspectioninthe
Infotainmentsystem.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:the[MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Service
&checks>Serviceintervals.

Resettingtheindicator
AnauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitywillresettheserviceintervaldis-
playafterperformingservice.
Ifyouhavechangedtheoilyourself,youmustre-
settheoilchangeinterval.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:the|MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Service
&checks>Serviceintervals>Resetoilchange
interval.

Ifanoilchangeorinspectionisdue,youcanac-
cessitintheInfotainmentsystem.Thedisplay
worksintwostages:
—Servicereminder:afteracertaindistanceis
driven,amessageappearsintheinstrument
clusterdisplayeverytimetheignitionisswitch-
edon.Theremainingdistanceandtimeisdis-
playedbriefly.

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Fusepanel(4)(brown)Fusepanel©(black)
No.|Equipment10Windshieldwashersystem/headlight
2Massairflowsensor,camshaftadjustment,washersystem
chargeaircoolerpump11|Left reardoorcontrolmodule
3|Fuelinjectors,crankshafthousingheaterFusepanel@)(brawn
Vacuumpump,hotwaterpump,exhausta
4No.
|
Equipment
doors,ozonesensor
5|BrakelightsensorSeatventilation,seatheating,rearview
91|mirror,climatecontrolsystem,rearcli-
6|Engine valves,camshaftadjustmentmatecontrolsystemcontrols
7_|Heatedoxygensensors2|Gateway,climatecontrolsystem
8|Waterpump4|Transmissionheatingvalve
9|Hotwaterpump5|Enginestart
10|Oilpressuresensor,oiltemperaturesensor8|Nightvisionassist,garage dooropener
11|Clutchpedalpositionsensor,enginestart9|Adaptivecruisecontrol
12|Enginevalves11|Videocamera
13|Radiatorfan12|MatrixLEDheadlight/rightLEDheadlight
14|Fuelinjectors13|MatrixLEDheadlight/leftLEDheadlight
15|Ignitioncoils,heatedoxygensensors14|Rearwindowwiper
16|Fuelpump16|Rear SeatEntertainmentpreparation
Fusepanel@)(red)Fusepanel(£)(red)
No.|EquipmentNo.|Equipment
1[Ignitioncoils1|Anti-theftalarmsystem
2_|Enginevalves2.|Enginecontrolmodule
5_|Enginemount3|Lumbarsupport
6|Emergencycallsystem4.[Automatictransmissionselectormecha-
7|Instrumentpanelnism
8|Climatecontrolsystem(blower)5S|Horn
10
|
Dynamicsteering6|Electromechanicalparkingbrake
Fusepanel©(black)7|Gatewaycontrolmodule
78|Interiorheadlinerlights
No.|Equipment
1|Frontseatheating10|Airbagcontrolmodule
2.|Windshieldwipers11|ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
3.|Leftheadlightelectronics12|Diagnosticconnector,light/rainsensor
:13|Climatecontrolsystem
4|Panoramicglassroof
&|Letetrontdeorcontrolmodule14|Rightfrontdoorcontrolmodule
6|Sockets15|A/Ccompressor
7|Rightreardoorcontrolmodule
9|Rightheadlightelectronics

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