lights AUDI Q7 2009 Owner´s Manual

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Seats
Number of seats . .... ....... .... . 231
Securing attachments . .... ... .. .... . 110
Se lective unlock feature ............... 55
Selector lever ..... ... .... ..... .. .... 185
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner ...... .... . 240
Service interval display .. ....... .... .. 28
Service position Windshield wipers ................. 84
Servotron ic
Power steering ..... ........ ... .. . 293
Shift buttons ....................... 189
Side airbags Description ...................... 257
How they work ................... 258
Side assist Activating and deactivating ...... .. 174
Description . ..... .... .... ...... .. 174
I nformational and alert stage signals 176
Messages in instrument cluster display . 181
MMI settings .. ..... .. ...... .... . 180
Operation ... .... .... .... ..... .. . 176
Safety tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Sensor detection area .. ........ .. . 176
Side curtain airbags Description ...................... 260
How they work ... .... .... ... ... .. 261
Safety instructions . ... ... ... .... . 262
Side curtain airbags) ................ 260
Side marker lights . ...... .... .... .... . 73
Sk i sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Snow chains
....... ... ... ... .. . ... . 364 Cupholder rear center armrest .. .. . . 115
Sockets ..... .... .... .... .... ... 1 17, 118 G
love compartment .. .. .. .... .... . 119
Sound system display Storage compa
rtment
Dr iver information display .......... 26 Expanding ..
...... .... ...... .... . 104
Speed control system Storage net
See Adaptive Cruise Control
..... .. . 152 Footwell
...... .... .... ... .... .... 122
Speed rating letter code ...... .... .... 360 Luggage compartment ..
...... .... 122
Speed warning system .... .... .... ... . 38 Seatbacks .
...... .... .... .... ... . 122
Speedometer ........................ 15 Sun shade
.......................... 80
Starting on hills Sun visors
... .... .... .... ... .... ..... 80
Hi ll hold assist . ... .... .... .... ... 148 Sunroof
Starting the engine ... .... .... ... 142, 143
S ee Panoramic s liding sunroof ..... .. 67
What should I do if the engine does not Sunshade
start? . ...... .... .... .... .... ... 143 Panoramic s
liding sunroof .......... 69
Steerin g ... .... ... .. .... .... .... ... 140 Suspension
Easy entry feature .... .... .... .... 142
See Adaptive Air Suspension ....... 206
Electrically adjusting the steering whee l Switches
141 Emergency flashers . ...... .... ... .. 76
L ocking the steering .............. 142
Rear window def ogger .. ...... .... 129
Malfunction .. .... ...... ... .. .... . 34
Symbols
Manually ad justing the steering wheel ..
Red ....... ... .... .... ... ........ . 31
1 4 0
Yellow ..... .. .... .... ... .... ..... 35
Steering wheel colum n
Synchronization
Adjusting e lectrica lly .. .... .... .... 141
Climate controls ............. ... .. 135
Adj ust ing manual ly ...... .... .... . 140
Four-zone automatic comfort air
Steering wheel heating ......... ..... 138
conditioning ... .... ..... .... .... 135
Steps for determining correct load limit 356
Synchronizing climate contro l .. .. .... . 125
Stoppi ng the engine .. ... .... .... .... 144
Storage . ..... ... ...... .... ... .. ... . 119
T
Cupholder ....................... 114
Cupholder door pockets ........... 115 Tachometer .
.... .... .... ...... .... .. 14
Cupholder in the rear center console 103 Tank flap
Unlocking the fue l filler flap by hand 329
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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Technical modifications
Temperature
Climate controls
Four -zone automatic comfort air 404
127
cond it ioning .... .... .... ... .... 133
Set ting for the driver's and front passen­
g er's side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Tether strap .... ...... ... .... .. . .... 283
Securing the upper tether strap .... 284
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and afterwards .. .... .... .... ... .... 297
Tie -down rings ... .... .... ... .... ... 105
Tie -down rings (adjustable) . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Tips for the environmen t
Saving fuel .... .... .... ... .... ... 113
Using the air conditioner only when necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1
ti ptron ic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Automa tic Shift Lock (ASU . . . . . . . . 186
Driving ... ... .... .... .... ... .... 184
Dynamic shift program . ....... ... 187
Fail -safe mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Kick -down ... .... .... .... ...... . 187
Manual shif t program .. .... ... .... 188
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Tire pressure ..... .... .... ... .. .. ... 353
Tire pressure monitoring system ...... . 43
Changing wheels . .... .... .... .... 46
Learning process ..... .... .. .. .... 45
Loss of air pressure . ... ... ..... 20, 44
Ma lfunctions ...... ... .... .... .... 46
Sens ors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Sto
ring tire pressures .... ... .. .... . 45
Tires and wheels ... .... ...... ... . 361
Valves ... ... ....... ........ .... . 361
Tire service life . ..... .... .... .... ... 357 T
ouch-up pain t
Towing Front eyelet 3
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390
Rear eyelet .... .... .... ... .... .. . 391
Tires . ... .. .. .... ..... .. .... .... ... 347 Tow t ruck procedur es .. .... .... ... 390
Replacing ..... ... .. .. .... .... ... 361 Towing hitch
Service life . ... .. .. .... .... .... .. 357 Audi parking system ... .... .... .. . 201
speed rating letter code . ... .... ... 360 Trailer towing ...... ....... ...... ... 305
Tire manufacturing date .. ...... ... 360
Tire specifications ... .. .... .... ... 360
Tread depth . .... .. .... .... .... .. 357
Uniform tir e quality grad ing ... .... 363
W inter tir es ... ..... .. .... .. .. ... 363
Tires and vehicle load limits
Tires and wheels 355
Checking tire pressure . ......... .. 353
Co ld t ire inflat ion pressure .... .... 351
Dimensio ns ... ... .... .... .... ... 359
General notes ... .. .... .... .... .. 347
G lossa ry of tire and loading term inology .
348
New tires and wheels .. ... ... .. ... 359
Rep lacing . .... ... .... .... .... ... 359
Snow chains ... .. .. .. ..... .. .... 364
Tire pressure monitoring sy ste m . .. 361
Tires and vehicle load limits . ... ... 355
Whee l bo lts ... ... .. .. .... .... ... 365
Winter tires . ....... .. .... .... ... 363
Tires/Whee ls
Low aspect ratio tires .. .... .... ... 366
Tire pressure monitoring system . 20, 43
T ools ..... .. .... ...... .... ... .. ... 371
Torn or frayed safety be lts . ...... .... 234 Operating
inst ruct ions .... .... .... 306
Technical requirements . .... .. 305, 307
Tong ue load ...... .... .... .... ... 306
Trailer towing tips ...... .. . .... .. . 308
T railer turn signal assembly
Wa rning /indicato r lights ......... ... 20
T ransm ission
tiptronic® ...... .... ... .. .. .... . .
Transport Canada .. ... .... ... .... .. .
T read Wear Ind icator (TWll
Trip co mputer 184
230
357
Fuel consumption ..... .... .... .... 4 0
Mi leage . ...... .... .... ... .... .. .. 40
Single -trip memory ..... ... .... .. . . 41
T otal -trip memory . .... .... .... ... . 41
Trip odo meter ..... .... ... .. .. .... .. . 1 5
What does it mean when dEF appears in the trip odome te r disp lay? ........ 15
Trunk
Se e Rea r lid ... .... .... ... .... . 57 , 58
Turn signals ...... .... .... ... .... .... 77
Warning /indicator l ights ... .. ...... . 20
T urning rea r air conditioning on/off
Four -z one au tomatic comfor t air
conditioning ..... .... ... .... .. . 132

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Undercoating .... ... ........ .... ... . 318
Unfastening safety belts ... .... ...... 238
Unidirectiona l tires ...... .... ........ 347
Uniform tire quality grading .. ... .... . 363
Unlocking Power locking switch .... .... .... .. 55
Rear lid/trunk lid ........ ......... . 57
Remote control key .......... .... .. 53
Using the key .... .... .... ..... .. .. 54
V
Valet key function
Activating and deactivating .... .... . 51
Vanity mirror .. ... ... ... .... ...... ... 80
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) .... 396
Vehic le jack .................... 370, 376
Veh ic le literature .... .... .... ... .... ... 5
Vehicle-care products ..... .... .... ... 312
Venti lation
Climate controls ...... ....... .... . 123
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Warning lights ...... .... .... .... ..... 17
Warning/indicator lights .... .... .... .. 13
Adaptive Air Suspension ......... .. 21
Adaptive Cruise Control .. ...... ... 161
Airbag system . ....... ......... ... 19
Anti -lo ck brake system (ABS) . ...... . 22
Brake system .. ...... .... .... .... . 23
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Cruise contro
l .... .. . .. .. .... ... .. . 22
Electronic power con trol .. .... .... .. 19
Electronic stabilization program (ESP) 19
High beam ... ... .... .... .... .... . 22
Malfunction Indica tor Lamp (MIU .... 20
Parking brake .. ....... .. .... .... .. 23
Safety belt .......... .............. 21
Tire pressure monitoring system .... . 20
Trailer turn signal assembly .. ..... .. 20
Turn signals ....... ....... ... .... . 20
Warranty coverages ...... ... .... .... 401
Washer reservoir .... .... ... .... .... . 346
Washing .. ......................... 312
Automatic car wash ....... ........ 313
by hand ......................... 313
General information .............. 312
with a power washer ... .... ... .... 314
Waxing ................ ............ 315
Wear indicator ...... ........ .... ... . 357
Weatherstrips ...... .... ......... ... 317
Weights .... .... .... .... .... .... ... 397
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? ...... .... .... ........... 236
What happens to unbelted occupants? . 233
What impairs driving safety? ...... .... 221
What should I do after changing a wheel? ..
354
What should I do after replacing wheels?
354
Wheel bolts
Torque .. .... ... .. .... .... .... ... 365 Wheels
...... .... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. 347
Cast alloy ... .. .... .... .... .... ... 318
Checking tire pressure . .... .... ... 353
Co ld tire inflat ion pressure ... ..... . 351
General notes ...... ... .... ..... .. 347
Glossary of tire and loading terminology
348
New tires and whee ls .. .... ... ... . 359
Tires and vehicle load limits . ...... . 355
When must a safety belt be replaced? .. 234
When must the airbag system be inspected?
252
When should I adjust the tire pressures? ...
354
When should I check the tire pressures? 354
Where can I find the tire pressures for my
car? . ............... .... ... .. .. 353
Why safety belts? ......... ..... .. 231,232
Windows Cleaning ......... ... .... ........ 317
Convenience close/open feature ..... 66
Defogging .... .... .... ... .... .... 127
Defrosting ..... .... ... .... .... ... 127
Rapid defrosting/defogg ing ........ 130
Windshield washer fluid Low level . ....... ... .. ...... .... .. 36
Windshield wipers Chang ing the rear wiper blade ..... .. 86
Faulty ... .. ........... ........ .... 38
Intermittent wiping .... .... ...... .. 81
One -tap wiping .... .... ... .... ... .. 81
Rain sensor .. .. ... .... ... .... .... . 81
Rear window wiper .... ............ 83
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Service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Winter operation
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Coolant system .................. 337
Heated rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Heated rear seats (four-zone automatic comfort air conditioning) .. ...... 137
Steering wheel heating ........... 138
Tires .... ... .. .... .... ......... . 294
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
All-wheel drive ................. .. 363
Wiper blades Installing new wiper blades ... .. ... . 84
See
also Windshield wipers .... .. 84, 86
X
Xenon-Lights ...... .. .... .... ...... . 385
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Yellow symbols ...................... 35