2019 AUDI Q7 service indicator

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Instrumentcluster

Certaininstrumentclustercontentcanalsobe
displayedinthehead-updisplay*>page27.

ZAWARNING
Donotassumetheroadsarefreeoficebased
ontheoutsidetemperaturedisplay.Beaware
thattheremaybeiceonroadsevenwhenthe
outsidetemperatureisaround41°F(+5°C)
andthaticecanincreasetheriskofaccidents.

@Tips
— Dependingonvehicleequipment,thein-
strumentillumination(needlesandgauges)
mayturnonwhenthe lightsareoffandthe
ignitionisswitchedon.Theilluminationfor
thegaugesreducesautomaticallyandeven-
tuallyturnsoffasbrightnessoutsidein-
creases.Thisfunctionremindsthedriverto
turnthelowbeamsonattheappropriate
time.
—Youcanselecttheunitsusedfortempera-
ture,speed,andothermeasurementsinthe
Infotainmentsystem>page247.
—Ifyourvehicleisstationaryorifyouaredriv-
ingatverylowspeeds,thetemperaturedis-
playedmaybeslightlyhigherthantheac-
tualtemperatureoutsideduetotheheatra-
diatingfromtheengine.
—Attemperaturesbelow41°F(+5°C),a
snowflakesymbolappearsinfront ofthe
temperaturedisplay>A\.
Coolanttemperature
indicator
Thecoolanttemperaturedisplay@>page14,
fig.3or>page14,fig.4onlyfunctionswhen
theignitionisswitchedon.Toreducetheriskof
enginedamage,pleaseobservethefollowing
notesaboutthetemperatureranges.
Coldrange
IfonlytheLEDsatthebottomofthegaugeturn
on,theenginehasnot reachedoperatingtem-
peratureyet.Avoidhighenginespeeds,fullaccel-
eration,andheavyengineloads.
Normalrange
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtempera-
tureoncetheLEDsuptothecenterofthegauge
turnon.Ifthegindicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplayturnson,thecoolanttem-
peratureistoohigh>page21.
@)Note
—Auxiliaryheadlightsandotheraccessoriesin
front oftheairintakeimpairthecoolingef-
fectofthecoolant.Thisincreasestheriskof
theengineoverheatingduringhighoutside
temperatures andheavyengineload.
—Thefrontspoileralsohelpstodistribute
coolingaircorrectlywhiledriving.Ifthe
spoilerisdamaged,thecoolingeffectwill
beimpairedandtheriskoftheengineover-
heatingwillincrease.SeeanauthorizedAu-
didealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
forassistance.
Tachometer
Thetachometerdisplaystheenginespeedinrev-
olutionsperminute(RPM).
Thebeginningoftheredzoneinthetachometer
indicatesthemaximumpermissibleenginespeed
forallgearsoncetheenginehasbeenbrokenin.
Beforereachingthiszone,youshouldshiftinto
thenexthighestgear,selectthe"D/S"selector
leverposition,orremoveyourfootfromtheac-
celeratorpedal.
@)Note
Theneedleinthetachometer@)>page14,
fig.3or>page14,fig.4mayonlybeinthe
redareaofthegaugeforashorttimeorthere
isariskofenginedamage.Thelocationwhere
theredzonebeginsvariesdependingonthe
engine.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Upshiftingearlyhelpsyoutosavefuelandre-
ducesoperatingnoise.
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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-
ed.

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@Brakesoverheating.PleaseshifttoD
Therewasaheavyloadonthebrakes.Placethe
selectorleverinthe"D/S"positioninordertouse
theenginebrakingeffectandreduce theloadon
thebrakes.
Brakebooster:limitedfunctionality.Youcan
continuedriving.PleasecontactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthebrakebooster.The
brakeboosterisavailable,butitseffectivenessis
reduced.Brakingbehaviormaybedifferentfrom
howitnormallyfunctionsandthebrake pedal
mayvibrate.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.

ZAWARNING
—Readandfollowthewarningsin
=>page313,Workingintheenginecom-
partmentbeforeopeningthehood and
checkingthebrakefluidlevel.
—Ifthebrakesystemindicatorlightdoesnot
turnofforitturnsonwhiledriving,the
brakefluidlevelinthereservoiristoolow,
andthisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
Stopthevehicleand donotcontinuedriv-
ing.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
—Ifthebrakesystemindicatorlightturnson
togetherwiththeABSandESCindicator
lights,theABS/ESCregulatingfunctionmay
bemalfunctioning.Functionsthatstabilize
thevehiclearenolongeravailable.This
couldcausethevehicletoswerve,whichin-
creasestheriskthatthevehiclewillslide.
Donotcontinuedriving.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-

tyforassistance.
PARK/(@)/$@)Electromechanicalparking
brake
Ifthe[JNM(USAmodels)/JJ(Canadamodels)
indicatorlightturnson,theparkingbrakewas
set.
IftheZi(USAmodels)/[@(Canadamodels)in-
dicatorlightisblinking,thebrakingforcehasnot
builtupenoughorithasdecreased.Selectthe

"P"selectorleverpositiontosecurethevehicle.
Makesuretheindicatorlightisoffbeforeyou
startdriving.
wwParkingbrake:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheparkingbrake.Drive
toanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.Donotparkthevehicleonhills,
becauseitcouldroll.
|(USAmodels)/{@](Canadamodels)Parking
brake:warning!Vehicleparkedtoosteep
Thereisnotenoughbrakingforce toholdtheve-
hicleinplace.Thebrakeshaveoverheated.The
vehiclecouldrollaway,evenonasmallincline.
Ea(USAmodels)/{@](Canadamodels)Parking
brake:applied
Ifthismessageappears,pressthebrakepedal
firstandthenreleasetheparkingbrakeifneces-
sary.
Fa(USAmodels)/[@)(Canadamodels)Parking
brake:emergencybraking
Theemergencybrakingfunctionwastriggered.
G)Tips
Foradditionalinformationontheparking
brake,see>page81.
meRET
_E|Turnoffengineandcheckcoolantlevel.See
owner'smanual
Thecoolantlevelistoolow.
Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
coolantlevel>page319.
—Ifthecoolantlevelistoolow,addcoolant
=page320.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
||Coolanttemperature:toohigh.Letengine
runwhilevehicleisstationary
Lettheenginerunatidleforafewminutesto
cooloff,untiltheindicatorlightturnsoff.
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Instrumentcluster

—Iftheindicatorlightdoesnotturnoff,donot
continuedrivingthevehicle.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
forassistance.

ZA\WARNING
—Neveropenthehoodifyoucan seeorhear
steamorcoolantescapingfromtheengine
compartment.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.Whenyounolongerseeorhear
steamorcoolantescaping,youmayopen
theenginecompartmentwithcaution.
— Theenginecompartmentinanyvehiclecan
beadangerousarea.Stoptheengineandal-
lowitto coolbeforeworkingintheengine
compartment.Alwaysfollowtheinforma-
tionfoundin=page313,Workinginthe

enginecompartment.

@)Note
Donotcontinuedrivingifthe|indicator
lightturnsonasthisincreasestheriskofen-
ginedamage.
BMF
Thekaindicatorlightmonitorsthesafetysys-
tems.
IftheEaindicatorlightturnsonorblinks,there
isamalfunctioninasafetysystem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.

AWARNING
Havethesafetysystemsinspectedimmedi-
ately.Otherwise,thereisariskthatthesys-
temsmaynotactivateduringacollision,
whichincreasestheriskofseriousinjuryor
death.
oPitavaoYhg
TheBaindicatorlightstaysonuntilthedriver's
andfrontpassenger'ssafetybeltsarefastened.
Aboveacertainspeed,therewillalsobeawarn-
ingtone.

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G)Tips
Foradditionalinformationonsafetybelts,
see>page260.
@-Steeringlock
lieSteering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle
Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.Youcannotturntheignitionon.
Donottowyourvehiclebecauseitcannotbe
steered.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
|@—c|Steeringlock:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.

ZAWARNING
Donottowyourvehicleifthereisamalfunc-
tionintheelectronicsteeringlockbecause
thisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
=~Enginestartsystem
EEnginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService

Donotswitchtheignitionoffbecauseyoumay
notbeabletoswitchitonagain.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
=Enginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thereisamalfunctionintheenginestartingsys-
tem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.

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IftheBindicatorlightturnson,thehoodlock
isnotlatchedcorrectly.
Stopimmediatelyandclosethehood
>page314.
3/33ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
IftheBindicatorlightblinkswhiledriving,the
ESCorASR(Anti-SlipRegulation)isactivelyregu-
lating.
IftheBindicatorlightturnson,thesystemhas
switchedtheESCoff.Inthiscase,youcanswitch
theignitionoffandthen ontoswitchtheESCon
again.Theindicatorlightturnsoffwhenthesys-
temisfullyfunctional.
IftheBindicatorlightturnson,ESCwas
switchedoffusingthe|£%]button>page147.


Stabilizationcontrol(ESC/ABS):malfunction!
Seeowner'smanual
IftheBindicatorlightandthefs(USAmod-
els){@)(Canadamodels)ABSindicatorlightturn
onandthemessageappears,thereisamalfunc-
tionintheABSortheelectronicdifferentiallock.
ThisalsocausestheESCtomalfunction.The
brakesstillfunctionwiththeirnormalpower,but
ABSisnotactive.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
@)Tips
ForadditionalinformationonESCandABS,
see>page146.
BDrivesystem:malfunction!Safelystopvehi-
cle
Thereisamalfunctioninthedrivesystem.The
brakeboosterandthepowersteeringmaystop
working.
Stopthevehicleimmediatelyorassoon
aspossibleanddonotcontinuedriving.Havethe
problemcorrectedby anauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.
BDrivesystem:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctioninthedrivesystem.Drive
slowlytoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilitytohavethemalfunctioncor-
rected.
!”Enginespeedlimitation

IftheAindicatorlightturnson,theenginewill
beautomaticallylimitedtotheRPMdisplayedin
theinstrumentcluster.Thisprotectstheengine
fromoverheating.
Theenginespeedlimitationdeactivatesoncethe
engineisnolongerinthecriticaltemperature
rangeandyouhavereleasedtheacceleratorped-
alonce.
Iftheenginespeedlimitationwasactivatedby
anenginecontrolmalfunction,theByindicator
lightalsoturnson.Makesuretheenginespeed
doesnotgoabovethespeeddisplayed,forexam-
plewhendownshifting.Drivetoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
G)Tips
Dependingontheengine:theenginespeed
maybelimitedwhentheengineiscold-the
fullengineoutputwillnotbeavailable.When
theengineisatoperatingtemperature,the
redareainthetachometermovestoahigher
RPMrange.
<>Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
BAirsuspension:servicemode.Vehiclecanbe
movedbuthandlingmaybeimpaired
Servicemodeisactivated.Carefullydrivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavetheservicemodede-
activated.
BAirsuspension:malfunction!Youmaycon-
tinuedrivingslowlyatmax.XXkm/h
Thereisamalfunction.Drivingstabilitymaybe
limited.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
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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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authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.

ZA\WARNING
—Lightbulbsareunderpressureandcanex-
plodewhenbulbsarereplaced,whichin-
creasestheriskofinjury.
—WithHIDheadlights(xenonheadlights),the
high-voltagecomponentmustbehandled
correctly.Otherwise,thereisariskoffatal
injury.


PEMLesLaaeLie[Rene
BaHeadlightrangecontrol:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
Thereisamalfunctionintheheadlightrange
controlsystem,whichmaycauseglareforother
drivers.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
ZOAudiadaptivelight
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivelight
BB)Audiadaptivelight:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
Adaptivelightisnotworking.Theheadlightsstill
function.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
oeAeeels
BSAutomaticheadlights:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
aAutomaticwipers:malfunction!Seeowner's
manual
Thelight/rainsensorismalfunctioning.
Thelowbeamsremainswitchedonatalltimes
forsafetyreasonswhenthelightswitchisinthe
AUTOposition.However,youcancontinueto
turnthelightsonandoffusingthelightswitch.
Youcanstillcontrolallfunctionsthatareinde-
pendentoftherainsensorthroughthewind-
shieldwiperlever.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
§Suspensioncontrol
Appliesto:vehicleswithsuspensioncontrol
iSuspension:malfunction!Youmaycontinue
driving
Thereisamalfunction.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
HSportdifferential
Appliesto:vehicleswithsportdifferential
it}Sportdifferential:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
t3}Sportdifferential:temperaturetoohigh.
Pleaseadaptdrivingstyle
Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantlyduetothesportydrivingmanner.Drive
inalesssportymanneruntilthetemperaturere-
turnstothenormalrangeandtheindicatorlight
switchesof.

Z\WARNING
ContactanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityifthesportdifferen-
tialisfaultyormalfunctioning.Therepair
mustbeperformedbytrainedpersonnelus-
ingthecorrectoilinordertoensuresafety.
Ifthe|<]orByindicatorlightblinks,aturnsig-
nalisturnedon.Ifbothindicatorlightsareblink-
ing,theemergencyflashersare on.

Ifanindicatorlightblinkstwiceasfast as usual,
aturnsignalbulbhasfailed.Carefullydrivetoan>
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authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
<'>Trailerturnsignals
Appliesto:vehicleswithtrailerhitch
Theturnsignalsareactivatedintrailermodeif
theBSindicatorlightblinks.
If aturnsignalonthetraileroronthevehicle
failswhileintrailermode,theindicatorlightwill
notblinktwiceasfast toindicatethis.
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