climate control AUDI Q7 2014 Owner´s Manual

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Fuel gauge .... ... ...... ... .. .. .... 12
Gasoline ... ................ ... ... 249
Gasoline additives ....... .... ... .. . 250
Low fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 35
Octane rating ............ .... .. ... 249
Recommendation .............. .... 249
Refuelling .. ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 252
Reserve .. ............ ...... .... ... 12
Tank capacity ............ .. .. .. .. . 315
Un loc kin g the fue l filler flap by hand . . 254
Fue l economy messages (efficiency pro-
gram) . .. .. .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... .. 27
Fuse arrangement ............ ... .. . 302
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Garage door opener (Homelink) . ... .. . 16 1
Gas discharge lamps ........... .... .. 305
Gauges Engine coolant temperature .. .. .. .. .. 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speedometer . .............. ... ... . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
General illustration Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General rules and driving tips .... .. .. . 237
Before driving off road ........ ... .. . 23 7
Driving offroad ........... .. .. .. .. . 237
Glossary of t ire and loading te rmino logy 274
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Cooling box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Va let key function ............... ... 41
Glove compartment - emergency unlock-
ing ... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. 89
Glow plug system Indicator light .............. ... .. .. 15
Gradient angle ... ......... .... .. .. . 237
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) .. . 313
Ground clearance 237
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Headlights .. .... ......... .... .. .. .. 57
Adapt ive light ............ .. .. .. .. .. 59
C leaning ... .. .............. ... ... 245
Defective .. .. .............. ... .... 23
Fr ont fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Headlight range control
............. 36
Switching off .. .. .. .............. .. 57
Switching on ... .. .. ................ 57
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Headlight washer reservoir ......... .. 272
Head restraints .. ... ............... . 167
Adjust ing . .. .. .. ... .. .......... .. 16 7
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Rear seats . .. .. .. .. . ... ........... . 78
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Front seats .. .. .. .. .. .... ....... .. 101
Rear seats . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 102
Rear seats (four-zone automat ic comfort
air conditioning) .. .. .............. . 102
Steering wheel ..... .............. . 102
Washer je ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Heating Climate controls .. .... ......... .. .. . 92
Heavy clothing and safety belts ........ 177
High beam... ..... .............. 57 , 60
Warning/ind icator lights . ....... .. .. . 18
High voltage warning label ....... .. .. 313
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . 140, 225
Hill ho ld
Starting on hills .... .............. . 110
Homelink (remote control)
Hood Opening 161
25 7
Release lever .. .. .. . .. ... ... ...... 257
Horn ........ .. .. .... ............. .. 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
lated to child safety .... ...... ....... 217
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? 190
How often should I ch eck my tire pres-
sures? 280
How safety belt pretens ioners work .. .. 181
Hydroplaning ....... .......... ..... 284
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Ignition key . .. .. .. ... ..... ....... .. 105
Ignition lock . ....... ............... 105
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 37
Ign it ion lock posit ions .......... .... . 105
Important things to do before driving .. 164
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330 Index
Parking systems ..... ...... .. .. .... . 143
Adjusting the disp lay/warning tone . .. 153
Audi parking system plus with front- and
rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Audi parking system plus with rearv iew
camera .. .. ................ ... ... 144
C lean ing sensors/camera lenses ... .. . 245
M alfunct io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Rear pa rk ass ist ........ .. .. .. .. .. . 144
Safety prec autions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Trailer hitch . ... ...... ... .. .. .... . 153
Part icle fi lter
refer to Diesel part iculate filte r ... .... 36
Parts replacement .................. 318
PASSENG ER AIR BAG O FF ligh t ... .... . 194
Passenger's seat ............... .. .... 73
Passive safety system .. ... .. .. ... ... . 164
Pedals .. .. .... ........... .... .... . 169
Perimeter light ing ................... 59
P hys ica l pr inciples of a frontal coll is ion 175
Plastic parts Cleaning . .. ..... ........... ... .. . 246
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
P ollen filte r
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Powe r locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power locking system ................. 41
Conven ience close/open feature ... .... 53
Lock ing and unlocking the vehicle from
ins ide ... ................. ...... .. 44
Opening and clos ing the w indows ...... 53
Rear lid/t runk lid ................... 45
Remote cont rol key ................ . 38
Selec tive unlock fea ture ... .. .. .... .. 44
Settings ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 44
Unlock ing and locking veh icle ..... .. . . 43
Powe r outlets 88
Power seat
Con trols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Power steering .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 228
Powe r window swi tc h es ..... .. .. .. .. . . 5 1
I n the d river 's door ................. 52
I n t he front passenger's door . . . . . . . . . 53
Reactivating the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Proper o ccu pan t se ating positions . .. .. 165
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Proper seating position Front passenger .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 166
Occ upants . .... .. ............. .... 165
Rear passengers .. ............. .. .. 167
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 6
Protective tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Q
quattro
refer to All -whee l drive
Question What happens to unbelted occupants?
Why safety belts? ... .......... .. . .
R
228
176
174
Radiator fan .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 267
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rain sensor defective .............. .. . 35
Reading ligh ts
Front ... .. .... .. .. .... . ..... ... .. . 61
Rea r . .. .. .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 61
Rea r asht ray ...... ............... .. . 87
Rear fog lights ...................... 59
Rea r lid
Automatic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Emergency unlocking ........... .... . 48
Open ing and closing ........... .. .. . 45
Valet key function ............. .... . 41
Rea r light
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rea r ope ration
Fo ur-z one automatic comfort air condi-
t io ni ng ..... .. .. .. ........... .... 101
Rea r seats
Adjust ing seat ... .. ... ....... ... .. . 76
E nt ry assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Folding seatba ck up and down ..... .. . 77
Rearv iew camera
refer to Park ing systems ............ 144
Rea r view m irror ... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 69
Rea r window de fogger ........... .. .. . 96

332 Index
Selective catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue . ....... ... .. .. .... . 254
Selective unlock feature ..... .. .. .... .. 44
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Emergency release ................. 141
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretensioner ... .. ... ... . 18 1
Service interval d isp lay ................ 23
Service pos ition
W indshield wipers ............ .. .... 66
Servotronic Power steering .. ...... ... .. .. .... . 228
Shift buttons ... ........... .. .. .... . 140
Shutting down vehicle ............... 234
Side airbags Description .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 198
How they work .................... 200
Side assist Activating and deactivating ... .. .. .. . 129
C leaning the sensors .. .. .. .. .. .... . 245
Description .... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 129
Informational and alert stage signals . 131
Messages in instrument cluster d isplay 135
MMI settings .............. .. .... . 134
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Safety t ips .... ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 136
Sensor detection area .............. 130
Side curta in airbags
Descr ip tion ................ .. .... . 201
H ow they work ................ .... 202
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 203
Side curtain airbags) ........ .. .. .... . 201
Side ma rke r lights ................... 57
Ski sack ... ... ... ...... ..... .. .. .. .. 83
Snow chains .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 289
Sockets ... .. ................ ... .... 88
Sound system display
Driver information display ...... .... .. 21
Sources of in fo rmat ion about ch ild re-
straints and their use ..... .. .. .. .. .. . 223
Speed control system
refer to Adaptive cruise cont ro l .. .... . 113
Speedometer .............. ..... .. .. 12
Speed rating letter code ... .. .. ... ... . 285
Speed warn ing system .......... .. .... 28 Starting on h
ills
Hill ho ld .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 110
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, 106
What shou ld I do if t he engine does not
sta rt? .... .... .. ............. .... 106
Steering ........... ............... . 103
Easy entry feature ................. 104
El ectr ica lly adjust ing the stee ring
whee l ... ..... .. ............. .... 103
Locking the stee ring ........... .. .. 105
Malfunc tion ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 33
Manua lly adjusting the steering wheel . 103
Stee ring wheel column
Adjusting ele ctrically ........... .. .. 103
Adjus ting ma nually ............ .... 103
Steering wheel heat ing ............. . 102
Steps for determining correct load limit . 282
Stopp ing the eng ine ............. .... 106
Storage .... .... .. ............. .... . 88
(upholder ........ ............... .. 86
(upholder door pockets ............ .. 87
(upholder in the rear center conso le .. . 79
( upholder rea r cente r a rm rest . .. .. .. . 86
G love comp art me nt ............ .. .. . 89
Storage compartment
Expand ing .. .. .................... 80
Storage net Footwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Luggage compartment ............. . 91
Seatbacks ... ... . .. .... .... ... .. .. . 91
Su nroof
refer to Panoramic sliding sunroof . ... . 54
Su n shade .. .... .. ............. .... . 63
Sunshade Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Sun v isors .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 62
Suppleme nta ry heater
Climate controls .. ............. .... 101
Suspension
refer to Adapt ive A ir Suspension . 155, 157
Switches Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear window defogger .......... ..... 96
Symbols Red . ... .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 31
Ye llow . ... .... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. . 34

334 Index
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) . ... .. .... . 283
Trip computer Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
M ileage .... ............. .. .. .. .. .. 24
Sing le -tr ip memory ....... .. .. .... .. 25
Total -t rip memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Trip odometer .............. ... .. ... . 12
What does it mean whe n dEF appears in
the t rip odomete r d isplay? . .. .. .... .. 12
Trunk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 46
T u rn ing rear air conditioning on/off
Four -z one automatic comfort a ir condi-
tioning ...... ........... .. .. .... .. 99
T u rn signa ls . ... . .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 60
Warning/indicator lights ... .. .. .... . . 16
u
Unfasten ing sa fe ty be lts
Unid irect iona l tires .......... ... .. .. .
Uniform ti re quality g rading ... .... .. .
Un lo ck ing 180
273
287
P owe r locking sw itch .... .. .. .. .. .. . . 44
Rear lid/trunk l id ......... .... .... .. 45
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3
Using the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
V
Va let key function
Activa ting and deactivating ... ... ... .. 41
Vanity m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Vehicle Care/clean ing ............ .. .. .... . 244
Vehicle ident ificat ion labe l ... .. .. .. .. . 3 13
Vehicle Identification N umber (VIN) ... . 313
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294, 299
Vehi cle liter ature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle shut-down .......... ... .. .. . 234
Vent ilation
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
V in yl
C le a ning ... ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 247
w
Warning/ind ica tor lights . ..... .... . .. . 10
Adaptive Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adaptive cruise control . ..... ... .. .. 121
Airbag system .................... . 16
Anti- lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake system ...... .... .... ... .. .. . 19
Cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E lectronic power cont rol ... ...... ... . 15
El ectronic Stab ilization Contro l (ESC) .. . 16
G low p lug sys tem ............. .... . 15
Hig h beam .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 18
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) .. .. . 17
Pa rking brake .... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 19
Safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . 18
Trail er turn s ignal assembly ... .. .... . 17
Turn signals ... .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. . 16
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Wa rranty coverages .... ... ...... .. .. 316
Washer reservo ir .... ........... .. .. 272
Wea r indica to r .. .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 28 3
We ights ....... ... ................ . 313
What happens if yo u wear your safety belt
too loose? .. .... .. ............. .... 179
Wh at happens to unbelted o ccupants? .. 176
What impai rs driving safety? ....... ... 16S
What shou ld I do after changing a
whee l? . .... .... .. ................. 280
Wh at shou ld I do afte r repla cing whee ls? 280
Wheel bolts Torque ....... ... ................ . 290
Wheels . ... .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 273
Checking t ire pressure .......... .. .. 279
Cleaning .. .... .. ... .......... .... 246
Co ld tire inflation pressure .. ... ... .. 277
General notes .. .. .......... ...... . 273
G lossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy ... .. .. .. .. .. ............... .. 274
New t ires and whee ls ........... .... 28 4
T ires and veh icle loa d limits ..... .... 281
When must a safety be lt be replaced? .. 177
When m ust the airbag system be inspect -
ed? .... .... .... .. ................. 194
When should I adjus t the tire pressures? 280
When should I check the tire press ures? . 280