2019 AUDI Q7 snow chains

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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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itsintegratedsystemscannotalwayspre-
ventcollisions-thereisstillariskofacci-
dents!
—Presstheacceleratorpedalcarefullywhen
acceleratingonsmooth,slipperysurfaces
suchasiceandsnow.Thedrivewheelscan
spinevenwhenthesecontrolsystemsarein-
stalledandthiscanaffectdrivingstability
andincreasetheriskofacollision.

@Tips
— TheABSandASRonlyfunctioncorrectly
whenallfourwheelshaveasimilarwear
condition.Differenttiresizescanleadtoa
reductioninenginepower.
—Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystemsde-
scribedareworking.
—Wheninstallingroofracksystemsonthe
roofrail,theESCusessensorstoadaptit-
selftoadifferentcenterofgravity.
Switchingonandoff
ESCturnsonautomaticallywhenyoustarttheengine.
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Fig.151Centerconsolewiththe#0button
The ESCisdesignedtofunctioninlevels.Depend-
ingonthelevelselected,theESCstabilization
functionislimitedorswitchedoff.Theamountof
stabilizationcontrolwilldifferdependingonthe
level.
Thefollowingexamplesareunusualsituations
whereitmaymakesensetoswitchoffroadmode
ontoallowthewheelstospin:
—Rocking thevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
—Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
—Drivingwithsnowchains
—Drivingonroughterrainwhenmuchofthecar's
weightisliftedoffthewheels(axlearticula-
tion)
—Drivingdownhillwhilebrakingonlooseground
Foryoursafety,switchtheoffroadmodeoffin
advance.
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availablecargoandluggage
load capacityofyourvehicle.
>Checkthetiresidewall
(=page327,fig.268)todeter-
minethedesignatedloadrating
foraspecifictire.
Wheelboltsandrims
Wheelbolts
Wheelboltsmustbecleanandloosen/tighten
easily.
Rims
Rimswithaboltedrimring*orwithboltedwheel
covers*consistofmultiplepieces.Thesecompo-
nentswereboltedtogetherusingspecialbolts
andaspecialprocedure.Youmustnotrepairor
disassemblethem>A\.

ZA\WARNING
Wheelboltsthataretightenedorrepairedin-
correctlycanbecomelooseandresultinloss
ofvehiclecontrol,whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Forthecorrecttighteningspecifi-
cation,see>page358,Finishing.
—Alwayskeepthewheelboltsandthethreads
inthewheelhubcleanandfreeofgrease.
—Onlyusewheelboltsthatfittherim.
—Alwayshavedamagedrimsrepairedby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.Neverrepairordisassemble
rimsyourself,becausethisincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
Wintertiressignificantlyimprovethevehicle's
handlingwhendrivinginwinterconditions.Be-
causeoftheirconstruction(width,compound,
treadpattern),summertiresprovidelesstraction
oniceandsnow.

>Usewintertiresonallfourwheels.
>Onlyusewintertiresthatareapprovedforyour
vehicle.
>Pleasenotethatthemaximumpermitted
speedmaybelowerwithwintertires> A\in
Generalinformationonpage326.Anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilitycaninformyouaboutthemaximumper-
mittedspeedforyourtires.
>Checkthetirepressureafterinstallingwheels
=>page336.
Theeffectivenessofwintertiresisreducedgreat-
lywhenthetreadisworndowntoadepthof
0.16in(4mm).Thecharacteristicsofwintertires
alsodecreasegreatlyasthetireages,regardless
oftheremainingtread.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Reinstallsummertiresattheappropriate
time,becausetheyprovidebetterhandling
whenroadsarefreeofsnowandice.Summer
tirescauselessroadnoise,tirewear,andfuel
consumption.
@Tips
Youcanalsouseallseasontiresinsteadof
wintertires.Pleasenotethatinsomecoun-
trieswherewintertiresarerequired,onlywin-
tertireswiththe44symbolmaybepermit-
ted.
Snowchainsimprovebothdrivingandbrakingin
winterroadconditions.
>Onlyinstallsnowchainsonthefrontwheels.
>Checkandcorrecttheseatingofthesnow
chainsafterdrivingafewfeet,ifnecessary.Fol-
lowtheinstructionsfromthemanufacturer.
>Notethemaximumspeedof30mph
(50km/h).Observethelocalregulations.
Useofsnowchainsisonlypermittedwithcertain
rim/tirecombinationsduetotechnicalreasons.
CheckwithanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitytoseeifyoumayuse
snowchains.
Usefine-meshsnowchains.Theymustnotadd
morethan 0.53in(13.5mm)inheight,including
thechainlock.
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>

Wheels

Youmustremovethesnowchainsonroadswith-
outsnow.Otherwise,youcouldimpairdriving
abilityanddamagethetires.

ZA\WARNING
Usingincorrectsnowchainsorinstallingsnow
chainsincorrectlycanresultinlossofvehicle
control,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
@)Note
—Snowchainscandamagetherimsand
wheelcovers*ifthechainscomeintodirect
contactwiththem.Removethewheelcov-
ers*first.Usecoatedsnowchains.

—Donotinstallandusesnowchainsifthereis
amalfunctionintheairsuspension”,be-
causethevehicleheightwillbeverylow.If
youdrivewithsnowchainsanyway,the
wheelhousingsandothervehiclecompo-
nentscanbeseverelydamaged.
G)Tips
Whenusingsnowchains,itmaybeadvisable
tolimittheESC>page147.
Low-profiletires
Appliesto:vehicleswithlow-profiletires
Comparedtoothertire/rimcombinations,low-
profiletiresofferawidertreadsurfaceanda
largerrimdiameterwithshortertiresidewalls.
Thisresultsinanagiledrivingstyle.However,it
mayreducethelevelofcomfortandincrease
roadnoise whendrivingonroadsinpoorcondi-
tion.
Low-profiletirescanbecomedamagedmore
quicklythanstandardtireswhendrivingover
largebumps,potholes,manholecovers,and
curbs.Therefore,itisparticularlyimportantto
maintainthecorrecttirepressure>page336.
Toreducetheriskofdamagetothetiresand
rims,driveverycarefullyonpoorroads.
Checkyourwheelsregularlyevery2,000mi
(3,000km)fordamage.Forexample,checkfor
bulges/cracksonthetiresordeformations/cracks
ontherims.
342
Afteraheavyimpactordamage,havethetires
andrimsinspectedorreplacedimmediatelyby
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
Low-profiletirescanwearoutfasterthanstand-
ardtires.
Uniformtirequalitygrading
—Treadwear
—TractionAAABC
—TemperatureABC
Qualitygradescanbefoundwhereapplicableon
thetiresidewallbetweentreadshoulderand
maximumsectionwidth>page327,fig.268.
Forexample:Treadwear200,TractionAA,Tem-
peratureA.
AllpassengercartiresmustconformtoFederal
SafetyRequirementsinadditiontothesegrades.
Treadwear
Thetreadweargradeisacomparativerating
basedonthewearrateofthetirewhentested
undercontrolledconditionsonaspecifiedgov-
ernmenttestcourse.
Forexample,atiregraded150wouldwearone
andonehalf(11/2)timesaswellonthegovern-
mentcourseasa tiregraded100.
Therelativeperformanceoftiresdependsupon
theactualconditionsoftheiruse,however,and
maydepartsignificantlyfromthenormdueto
variationsindrivinghabits,servicepracticesand
differencesinroadcharacteristicsandclimate.
Traction
Thetractiongrades,fromhighesttolowest, are
AA,A,BandC.Thosegradesrepresentthetire's
abilitytostoponwetpavementasmeasuredun-
dercontrolledconditionsonspecifiedgovern-
menttestsurfacesofasphaltandconcrete.Atire
markedCmayhavepoortractionperformance
SA.
Temperature
ThetemperaturegradesareA(thehighest),B,
andC,representingthetire'sresistancetothe>

Wheels

Ifthetirepressuremonitoringindicator
appears
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Thetirepressureindicatorintheinstrument
clusterinformsyouifthetirepressureistoolow
orifthereisasystemmalfunction.
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremonitor-
ingsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircumference
andvibrationcharacteristicsoftheindividual
tires.Ifthepressurechangesinoneormore
tires,thisisindicatedintheinstrumentcluster
displaywithanindicatorlight(Jandamessage.
Ifonlyonetireisaffected,thelocationof that
tirewillbeindicated.
ThetirepressuresmustbestoredintheInfotain-
mentsystemagaineachtimethepressures
change(switchingbetweenpartialandfullload
pressure)orafterchangingorreplacinga tireon
yourvehicle>page344.Thetirepressuremoni-
toringsystemonlymonitorsthetirepressureyou
havestored.Refertothetirepressurelabelfor
therecommendedtirepressureforyourvehicle
=>page336,fig.271.
Tiretreadcircumferenceandvibrationcharacter-
isticscanchangeandcauseatirepressurewarn-
ingif:
—Thetirepressureinoneormoretiresistoolow
—Thetireshavestructuraldamage
—Thetire wasreplacedorthetirepressurewas
changedanditwasnotstored>page344
—Tiresthatareonlypartiallyusedarereplaced
withnewtires
Indicatorlights
@-lossofpressureinatleastonetire>A\.
Checkthetiresandreplaceor repairifnecessary.
Check/correctthepressuresofallfourtiresand
storethepressureagainintheInfotainmentsys-
tem>page344.
iis(TirePressureMonitoringSystem)Tirepres-
sure:malfunction!Seeowner'smanual.Ifi
appearsafterswitchingtheignitiononorwhile
drivingandthe@indicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclusterblinksforapproximatelyone minute
andthenstayson,thereissystemmalfunction.
344
Trytostorethecorrecttirepressures
=>page344.Insomecases,youmustdrivefor
severalminutesafterstoringthepressuresuntil
theindicatorlightturnsoff.Iftheindicatorlight
doesturnofforturnsonagainafterashortperi-
odoftime,drivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.

ZAWARNING
tiresandtheirpressure.
tirepressureregularly.
indicatormaybedelayed.

—Ifthetirepressureindicatorappearsinthe
display,reduceyourspeedimmediatelyand
avoidanyhardsteeringorbrakingmaneu-
vers.Stopassoonaspossibleandcheckthe
—Thedriverisresponsibleformaintainingthe
correcttirepressure.Youmustcheckthe
—Undercertainconditions(suchasasporty
drivingstyle,winterconditions,orunpaved
roads),thetirepressuremonitoringsystem

(i)Tips
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemcanal-
sostopworkingwhenthereisanESCmal-
function.
—Usingsnowchainsmayresultinasystem
malfunction.
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsysteminyour
Audiwascalibratedwith“AudiOriginal
Tires”>page333.Using thesetiresisrec-
ommended.
Storingtirepressures
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Ifthetirepressurechangesoratireisreplaced,
itmustbeconfirmedinthe Infotainmentsys-
tem.
>Beforestoringthetirepressures,makesurethe
tirepressuresinallfourtiresmeetthespeci-
fiedvaluesandareadaptedtotheload
=>page336.
>Switchtheignitionon.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:

MENU but-
ton>Vehicle>Service&checks>Tirepressure>

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monitoring>Storetirepressure>Yes,store
now.
@Tips
Donotstorethetirepressuresifsnowchains
areinstalled.
Run-flattires
Appliesto:vehicleswithrun-flattires
Run-flattirescanallowyoutoremaindriving
whenthereisalossofpressure.
Run-flattireshavereinforcedsidewallsthatpro-
tectthetireifthereisa lossofpressure.
Ifthetirepressuremonitoringsystemindicatesa
lossofpressureinoneorseveraltires,youcan
continuedrivingonrun-flattiresforatleast20
miles(30km).DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havetheproblemcorrected.
Continuingtodriveonrun-flattiresisno
longerpossibleif:
—Thereisvisibledamagetothetires,suchas
cracksinthesidewalls
—Strongvibrationsarefeltwhiledriving,orthe
tirebeginstosmokeduetoastrongbuild-upof
heat
—Thetirehasbeenheavilydamaged,forexample
inanaccident.Thereisariskthatparts ofthe
tiretreadwilldetachanddamageimportant
vehiclecomponents.
—TheElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)isnot
workingoriscontinuouslyrunning
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemisnot
working
Ifitisnolongerpossible tocontinuedrivingde-
spitehavingrun-flattires,seeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.


—Incorrectuseofrun-flattirescanleadtove-
hicledamageoraccidents.Contact anau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitytolearnifrun-flattiresmay
beusedonyourvehicleandifso,which
ones.
—Ifrun-flattiresareused,theymustbein-
stalledonallfourwheels.Mixingtiretypes
isnotpermitted.
—Ifyouhavetodrivewhenthetirepressureis
tooloworthereisnotirepressure,note the
following:
— Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h)
becausethisincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.Observeanylawsspecifictothe
country
whereyouaredriving.
—Avoidfull-throttleacceleration,heavy
braking,andfastcornering,becausethis
increasestheriskofanaccident.
—Thevehiclemaybecomemoredifficultto
control.
—SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityforassistanceif
thetireistooheavilydamaged.
— Havethefaultytiresreplacedandtherims
checkedfordamagebyanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.
—Thedriverisresponsibleforthevehicle,for
correctingthetirepressure,andforreplac-
ingfaultyparts.Therefore,alwaysadjust
yourdrivingtothecurrentsituation.


ZAWARNING
Run-flattiresmayonlybeusedonvehicles
thatwereequippedwiththematthefactory.
— Thevehiclemusthavesuspensiondesigned
forrun-flattiresandafactory-installedtire
pressuremonitoringsystem.

@)Tips
—AudiOriginalrun-flattirescanbeidentified
bythe“AOE”labelingonthetiresidewall.
—Youcanusethetiremobilitykit*onrun-flat
tires>page352.
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Index

Voicerecognitionsystem................171
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Multifunctionsteeringwheel............18
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Warninglights
refertoIndicatorlights..............04510
Washingmattefinishpaint..............346
Waveband
refertoFrequencyband...............222
Webiradioss«acm2asane«ewanaosrisemni0ssa232
WeIQhts:.« &scienwoemiswwnesevwamare©oe376
Whathappensifyouwearyoursafetybelttoo
LOOSE?=cicsinswo2awenems<2cwenon5momen=otagra264
Whathappenstounbeltedoccupants?....261
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?............254
Wheel:bolts«seasssosevesaeaseceesws341
Changingatire..................004.354
Wheels«ceisicsvvaccuseovcxesoue0 wanmanwe¥ aastra326
Cleaning............0.0ceceeeeeeee347
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology..329
Replacingsius6siuess8«aveaxaceon& 9vest354
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........344
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits............338
Wheelwrench.....................00.352
Whenmustasafetybeltbereplaced?.....263
Whenmusttheairbagsystembeinspected?.280
Whereareloweranchorageslocated?.....305
Wi-Fi
Audimusicstream....................231
‘Audioplayer«esis<2ceexeteasepancee231
HOtSPOts.2sownosonsenovacumxvemos©os200
Onlinemedia.................0.0000.232
alsorefertoWi-Fi..2.2.2.0.6000000005231
Wildanimalrecognition................124
Windows
Childisatetylockmes<«seegsoeenssoeeegs37
Cleaningandremovingice.............348
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........38
DGTOStIAG« «ewsyeeeex 2cueeseee69,72
390
Openingandclosing.................-.38
PowerWindowWS..........-seeeeeeeeeee38
Windshield
CLEANINGsa¢ 5wees¢ 5BedeseeGEHeeGe49
Defrosting:s««ses«2eensvsewesooce69,72
alsorefertoWindshield.............0049
Windshieldwashersystem...........49,324
Reservoircapacity....................37S
Windshieldwipers...............000eee49
Winteroperation
Battery.........0.0.2...eee322
GarWashes:«wows+ 2meanx xawa¢gwenaea346
CoolingsysteM........-..00.-0eee eee319
Defrostingthewindows.............69,72
Removingicefromwindows............348
SeatWeatingy« «sissocassie© wose¥wo69,72
Snowchains

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Windshieldwashersystem.............324
Wintertires.........0..0..00.0.00000.341
Xenonheadlights..........0.000.eeee363
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Multifunctionsteeringwheel............17
ZOOM(Map)...1...eee eeeeeeeee207,214