OBD AUDI Q7 2015 Owner´s Manual

2 Table of content s
Vehicle lite ratu re .. .. .. .. .. ... .
About thi s Owner' s Manual ...
C ontr ols and equi pm ent .. ... .
Ins truments and controls .. . .
General illustration ...... ... .. ... .
Instruments and warning /
indicator lights ............... .
Instruments ............ ... .. ... .
Warning/indicator lights .. ... ... .. .
Driver information d isplay .. . .
Introduction .............. ... ... .
Trip computer ........... ... .. ... .
Efficiency program ............... .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
Electronic speed limiter ......... .. .
Speed warn ing system .......... .. .
Auto Check Control ............ .. .
Opening and closing ...... .. . .
Keys ........................ .. .
Power locking system ............ .
Rear lid .. .. .......... ..... .. .. . .
Child safety lock ................. .
Convenience key .. ......... ... ... .
Anti-theft alarm system ........ .. .
Power windows ........... ... ... .
Panoramic sliding sunroof ......... .
Garage door opener (HomeLink) .... .
Clear vision ................... .
Lights ... .. .................... .
Interior lights . ............... ... .
V1s1on ... .. ... .... ...... ...... . .
W iper and washer system ...... .. . .
Mirrors ........................ .
Dig ita l compass ................. .
Seats and storage ......... .. . .
General recommendat ions ........ .
Power front seat adjustment ....... .
Seat memo ry ............. ... ... .
Rear seats . ................. .... .
Head restraints .. ......... ... ... .
Armrest . ... ............ .. .. .. . .
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Long center console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
(upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Rear ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Rear Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Basic sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Ignit ion lock and ignition sw itch . . . . . 107
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . 108
Starting and stopping the engine with
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
109
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Starting on hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . 115
Speed and distance control system . . 115
Driver information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
System limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Audi braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lane Change Assistant............. 131
Notes ...... .. .. .... ........ .... 137
Automatic transmission ..... .
tipt ron ic ....................... .
Parking systems
General information ............. .
Rear park assist ................. .
Audi parking system plus with
rearview camera . ................ .
Audi parking system plus with front-
and rearview camera ............ . .
Adjusting the display and warning
tones .......................... .
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(!) Memory buttons (driver's seat)
@ Door handle
@ Power locking switch .... .. .. .
© Side assist button .......... .
® Adjuster control for outside m ir-
rors .... ... ............... .
@ Air outlets ................ .
(J) Light switch ........... .... .
@ Turn signal and high beam . .. .
® Multifunction steering wheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ............ .
- Audio/video, telephone, navi-
gation and vo ice recognition
buttons
- Shift paddles ......... .. .. .
- Button for steering wheel heating ............. .... .
@ Instrument cluster ...... .. .. .
@ Switches for:
- Windshield wiper/washer . .. .
- Trip computer ........ .. .. .
@ Ignition lock ........... .... .
@ Buttons for:
- Parking system
- Resetting the trip odometer ..
- !CHECK lbutton ... ' ... .... .
- Instrument lighting ....... .
'3 Adjustable steer ing wheel, de­
pending on equipment:
- mechanical .......... .... .
- electrical ............ .... .
@ Control lever for:
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- Cru ise control ........... .. 113
- Adaptive cruise control . . . . . 115
@ Data Link Connector for On
Board Diagnostics (OBD II) . . . . 27
@ Pedal for operating parking
brake .. .. ............. .... . 111
@ Engin e hood release . . . . . . . . . . 256
~ @ Handle for releasing parking
0 ;;f_ brake. ..... .... .... ... .. .. . 111
; @ Switch for unlock ing the trunk
~ lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 ,....,
Instruments and controls 9
@ Power window switches ...... .
@ MMI Display (see separate man­
ual)
@ Buttons/Indicator light for:
- PASS ENG ER AIR BAG OFF
- Emergency flashers ........ .
- Electronic Stabilization Con-
trol (ESC) ...... . ......... .
@ Buttons for:
- Switching MMI display on/off
- Valet key function ......... .
- Unlocking glove compartment
@ Glove compartment ......... .
@ Front passenger's airbag ..... .
@ Audi multimed ia (see separate
manua l)
@ Climate controls . .. .. .. ..... .
@) Sh ift lever for automatic trans -
mission ....... .. .......... .
@ 12-volt outlets ... . .. .. ..... .
@ MMI control console (see sepa­
rate manual)
@ Storage compartment
@ IS TART I- / IS T OPI button
(D Tips
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Some of the equipment or features shown
in the general illustration may be standard
equipment on yo ur vehicle or may be op­
tional equipment depend ing on your mod­
el. Always ask your authorized Audi dealer
i f you have a question about your vehicle .

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Instrument s and warnin g/indic ator ligh ts 17
¢1.~ Trailer turn signal assembly
Appl ies to vehicles: with towing hitch
The indicator light also blinks if the turn sig­
nal is operated when towing a trailer .
The indicator light. blinks when the turn
signal is used, if a trailer has been properly
connected to the vehicle.
If one of the turn signal bulbs on the trai ler is
burned out or defective, the indicator light
will not blink when you use the turn signals.
{!) Tips
For vehicles with a factory installed towing
hitch or a trailer h itch that was installed
later according to factory specifications,
the trailer tu rn signal assembly is actuat­
ed.
o Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (M IL) is part
of the On-Boa rd D iagnostic (OBD II) system.
The symbol
¢111ij li gh ts up when the igni tion is
turned on and will turn off after the engine has started and has sett led at a constant idle
speed. This ind icates that the MIL is working
properly .
The warning light i lluminates when there is a
malfunction in the engine e lectronic system .
Contact your authorized Audi dealer and have
the malfunction corrected.
An imp roperly clo sed fuel filler cap m ay al so
c au se the MIL light to illuminate (onl y
v ehicles with ga soline eng ine)
c:> page 250.
F or more in format ion c:> page 2 7 .
Ci:> Adaptive Air Suspension
A ppl ies to vehicles: with Ada ptive Ai r Susp en sio n
This II warning/indicator light has the fol­
l owing f unctions:
- It illuminates for a few seco nds after the ig­
nition is t urned on as f unct ion check and
then goes out . -
If the warning/indicator light illuminates or
blinks contin uously, there is a system fault
in the Adaptive Air Suspension. A system
fau lt can result in lim ited ride comfort and
lo w ground clea rance . Drive safely to the
nearest authorized Audi dealer or qualified
wo rkshop, and have the fault corrected.
- If the warning/indicator light flashes, you
should not dr ive the veh icle . The flashing
warning/indicator light points to an extreme H igh level. A very
pronounced lifting of the
veh icle (ext reme H igh leve l) can result, for
examp le, when a heavy load is removed
from the vehicle. As soon as the level has re ­
t u rned to norma l, the wa rning/indicator
light stops flashing, and you can drive away.
- If the warning/indicator lig ht flashes in con ­
junction with the. warning/indicator
light, you should not dr ive off immediately
in order to prevent damage to the under­
body. The two warn ing/ indicator lights
flashing together points to an extreme Low level. A ve ry
pronounced lowering of the ve­
hicle (extreme Low leve l) can result, for ex­
ample, from a heavy load. As soon as the
level has retu rned to normal, the warn ing/
ind icator lights stop flashing, and you can
drive away.
(D Note
If the w arning/ indic ator l igh t flas hes in
conjunction with the. warning/ind icator
li ght, you shou ld not d rive the vehicle be ­
cause low-lying vehicle parts can bottom
out as you drive over uneven ground and be damaged as a result.
~ Adaptive Air Suspension
App lies to vehicles: wit h Adaptive A ir Suspensio n
This. warn ing/indicator light has the fo l­
low ing functions:
- It illuminates for a few seconds after the ig­ nition is turned on as function check and
then goes out .
- It comes on for approximately 15 seconds
as a warning of
reduced ground clearance , if .,,.

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Other equipment
Applies to vehicles: with efficiency program
Fig. 20 D isplay : ot her equipment
• In the efficiency program, press the function
s elec tion switch
q page 25 , fig. 18@ re­
peatedly until the other equipment appears
in the d isplay .
Other equipment that i s cu rrently affecting
f uel consumption is lis ted in the eff iciency
program . The display shows up to three other
items of equipment @. The equipment using
the most fuel is l isted first. If more than three
items using fue l are switched on, the equ ip­
ment that is currently using the mos t fu el is
d isp layed .
A scale @also shows the current total con­
sumpt io n of all other equ ipment .
Fuel economy messages
Applies to vehicles: with efficiency program
Fig. 2 1 Dis pl ay: fuel e co n omy messa ge
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Fuel economy messages are displayed when
fuel consumption is inc reased by certain con­
d itions . If you follow these fuel economy mes­
sages, you can reduce your vehicle's consump­
tion of fuel. The messages appear automati ­
cally and are o nly displayed in the eff ic iency
Dri ver inform ation di spl ay 2 7
program . The fue l economy messages t urn off
automatica lly after a certain period of time .
• To tu rn a f uel economy message off immedi­
ately after it appears, press the
I RESE TI but­
ton ¢
page 25 , fig. 18 @, or
• Press the function selection switch
r::!) page 2 5, fig . 18 @ .
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-Once you have turned a fuel economy
message off, it will o nly appear again af­
ter yo u turn the ign ition on again.
- Th e fuel economy messages are not dis­
played in
every i nstance, but rather in in ­
tervals
over a period of time.
On-Board Diagnostic
system (OBD)
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (M IL) ¢..ij in
the instrument cluster¢
page 14, fig. 8 is
part of the On-Board Diagnos tic (OBD
II) sys­
tem .
The warning/ind icator light ill um inates when
the ignition is switched on and goes out after
the engine star ts and the id le has stabilized.
This indicates that the M IL is working prope r­
ly .
If the light does not go out after the engine
is started , or illuminates while you are dr iv­
ing, a malfunction may exist in the engine sys ­
tem . If the light illuminates, the catalytic con­
verter could be damaged .
Con tinue driving
with reduced powe r (avoid­
ing sustained high speeds and/or rapid accel ­
erations) and have the cond ition co rrected .
Contact your a uthorized Aud i dea ler.
If the light illum inates, the elec tronic speed
limiter may also be malfunctioning . For more
information ¢
page 28, Electronic speed
limiter.
An improperl y closed fuel filler cap may also
cau se th e MIL light to illum inat e (onl y
ve hicl es with gas oline engi ne) ¢
page 250 .

28 Driver information d isplay
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 22 Locat ion of Data Link Connector (DLC)
On-Board Diagnostics monitors the compo­
nents of your emission control system. Each
monitored component in your engine system
has been assigned a code . In case of a mal­
function, the component will be ident ified
and the fault stored as a code in the control
module memory .
The MIL light may also illuminate if there is a
leak in the on-board fue l vapor recovery sys­
tem.
If the light illuminates after a refuelling ,
stop the veh icle and make sure the fuel filler
cap is proper ly closed (on ly vehicles with gaso­
line engine)
c::>page 250.
In o rder to make an accurate d iagnosis, the
stored data can only be displayed using spe­
cial diagnostic equipment (generic scan tool
for OBD).
I n o rder to connect the special diagnostic
equipment, push the plug into the Data Link
Connector (DLC) . The DLC is located to the
right of the hood release
c::> fig . 22.
Your author ized Audi dealer or qualified work­
shop can interpret the code and perform the
necessary repair.
A WARNING
Do not use the diagnostic connector for
personal use. Incorrect usage can cause
ma lfunctions, which can increase the risk
of a collis ion!
Electronic speed
limiter
Your vehicle may be factory equipped w ith
t ir es that are rated for a maximum speed of
130 mph (210 km/h) . This is less than the
maximum speed of your vehicle . To reduce the
risk of sudden tire fa ilure a nd loss of contro l if
the vehicle is operated at excessive speeds,
your vehicle also has an elec tronic speed limit­
er . The e lectronic speed limiter prevents your
vehicle from going faster than the tire speed
rating . For more information
c::> page 291.
If the engine control unit receives faulty vehi­
cle roadspeed signals, the Malfunction Indica ­
tor Lamp (MIL)
¢4 will illuminate . If this oc­
curs, contact the nearest authorized Audi
dealer for assistance.
A WARNING
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Always observe the posted speed limits
and adjust your speed to suit prevailing
road, traffic and weather cond itions . Never
drive your vehicle faster than the maxi­
mum speed rating of the tires installed.
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Speed warning system
Overview
The speed warning system helps you to keep
your driving speed below a set speed limit.
T he speed warning system warns the driver if
he exceeds a previo usly stored maximum
speed . A warning tone wi ll so und as soon as
the vehicle speed exceeds the set speed by about 3 mph (3 km/h). At the same time, a
warning symbol appears in the display.
The speed warning system has
two warning
thresholds
that function independently of
each other and that have somewhat different
purposes:
Speed warning 1
You can use speed warning 1 to set the maxi­
mum speed while you are driving. This setting "'