AUDI Q7 2011 Owner´s Manual

2011 Audi Q7
Owner's Manual
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Introduction
Thank you for choosing an Audi Q7 -we value your trust in us.
Your new Audi Q7 incorporates the newest technology as well as numerous features designed for
your comfort, convenience and safety. We recommend you read your Owner's Manual thoroughly so
that you can quickly become acquainted with your Audi.
In addition to explaining how the different features work, we also give you many useful tips and
information concerning your safety and that of your passengers , how to care for your vehicle and
maintain your vehicle's value .
We hope you enjoy driving your Audi Q7 and we wish you safe and pleasant motoring.
AUDIAG

Table of contents
Table of contents
Vehicle literature ..... .
About this Owner's Manual .......... ....... .. .
Controls and
equipment .............. .
Instruments and controls ... .
General illustration ........... .
Instruments and
warning/indicator Lights ..... .
Instruments ... ... .......... .
Warning/indicator ligh ts ..... . .
Driver information display ... .
Introduction ...... ......... . .
T rip comput er . .... .......... .
E fficiency program ........... .
On-Board D iagnostic system
(OBD) .. .... ..... ............ .
Elec tronic speed limiter ....... .
Speed warning system ........ .
Auto Check Control ........... .
Opening and closing ......... .
Keys ....... ..... ............ .
Powe r locking sys tem ....... . .
Rear lid .... ................. .
Child safe ty lock ............. .
Conve nience key . ............ .
Anti -theft alarm system .. .... .
P o w er wind ow s ......... ..... .
Panoram ic sliding sunroof . .... .
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Clear vision . .... ... .......... .
Lights ... ................... .
Int erior ligh ts ......... ...... .
V ision .. ..... ............... .
W iper and washer sys tem .... .
Mirrors ... ..... ... .......... .
D igital compass ............. .
Seats and storage ........... .
General recommendations .... .
Pow er fron t seat adju stm ent .. .
Adjusting fron t passenger's sea t
manually ........ .... ....... .
S eat m emory . ............... .
Rear seats ........ .......... .
Head res train ts .............. .
Armrest ...... .............. .
L ong cente r con so le ... .. ..... .
L uggage compar tment ....... .
Roof rack ................... .
Cupholder .................. .
Rear ash tray ......... ....... .
Outl et ..... ................. .
Storage ..... ............... .
Warm and cold .... ....... ... .
Climate con tro l .............. .
Rear Air Condition ing ...... ... .
Basic settings ............... .
Hea ted Sea ts ... ... ...... .... .
On the road ... .... .......... .
Steering .. ...... ..... ....... .
Ignition lock and igni tion switch
S tar ting and s topp ing the engin e
Start ing and stopping the engine
with Conv eni ence key ... ...... .
Parking brake ............... . 67
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tar ting on hill s ............... 133
Cruise control ........... ..... . 134
Adaptive Cruise Control ....... 136
Sp eed and di stan ce con trol
system ....... ...... ...... .... 136
Driv er information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Sys tem limi tations ............ 149
A udi braking guard ............ lSl
Audi side assist ............... 1S4
L ane Change Assistant ......... 154
Notes ..... ................... 161
Automatic transmission
tiptronic ® 163
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Parking system .............
.. 170
General informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Rear park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 0
Parking system advanced .... ... 171
Adjusting th e di splay and warning
tones ................ ..... .. . 176
T rail er hi tch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
E rror messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 77
Adaptive Air Suspension 178
Air su sp en sio n and dam ping . . . . 178
Homelink ® ............. .... .. 185
Univ ersal remote control 18S
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Driving Safely ................. 190
G eneral not es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Proper occupant seating
p os itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Pedal area ................. ... 196

Stowing Luggage ........... ... 197
Repo rting Safe ty Defects ....... 199
Safety be lts ................... 201
General no tes ........ ......... 201
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Safety belt pretensioners . . . . . . . 209
Airbag system ................ 211
Important th ings to know ...... 211
Front airbags ................. 215
Mon ito ring the Advanced A irbag
System ...................... 222
Side airbags .................. 227
Side curtain a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Child Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Impor tant th ings to know . . . . . . 233
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Installing a child safety seat . . . . 243
LATCH Lowe r ancho rages and
tethers for children . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Addit ional Information 254
Vehicle operation ...... 2s6
Intelligent techno logy ........ 256
Notice abou t data recorded by
vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . 256
E lectronic S tab ili z ati on Program
(ESP) ........................ 256
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Se rvo tron ic ® -advanced power
steer ing system ....... ........ 261
Dr iving wi th your qua ttro ® . . . . . . 262
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Driving and environment . ..... 265
The firs t 1,000 miles (1,500 km)
and af terwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Ca talytic conve rte r . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Diesel pa
rticulate filter . . . . . . . . 267
Avoid damaging the veh icle 267
Operate your vehicle economically
and minimize pollution . . . . . . . . 267
Driving of f road ....... ........ 270
Dr ivi ng in diffic ult road cond itions
and offroad ................. .
Trailer towing
Driving with a trailer .......... .
Trailer tow ing t ips ......... ... . 270
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Vehicle care
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Clean ing and protection ...... 278
General informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Care of exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Care of interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Fuel supply and filling your fuel
tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Fuel supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
F u el tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
T DI clean diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . 308
Brake fluid ................... 311
Bat tery ......... .... ......... 312
W indshie ld/head ligh t washer
containe r ....... .... ......... 316
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Tires 318
Ti re pressure monitor ing system 337
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Do-it-yourself service
What do I do now? .......... .
Jack, tools and infla table spare
tire ........................ .
Changing a wheel .... ........ .
Fuses and bulbs ............. .
Electrical fuses .............. .
Bulbs ......... ............ . .
Emergency situations ....... .
General ..................... .
S tarting by pushing or towing ..
Starting with jumper cables ... .
Use of jumper cables ......... .
Emergency towing with
commercial tow truck ........ .
Lifting vehicle ............... .
Technical data
General information
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Explana tion of technical da ta . . . 362
Veh icle iden tification ......... .
We ig hts .................... .
Dimensions ................. .
Data .... ....... ........ ...... .
272 hp, 6 -cylinder engine, with all
whee l d rive ................. .
333 hp, 6-cylinder engine, with all
whee l dr ive ................. .
225 hp, 6 -cylinder engine, with all
wheel dr ive ................. .
Consumer Information ...... .
Warranty cove rages ......... . .
Ope rating your vehicle o utside the
U.S .A. or Canada ......... .... .
Aud i Se rvice Repair Ma nuals and
Li terature . .................. . 362
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Ma intenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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Add iti onal acce ssor ies,
mod if ications and parts
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 70
Dec larat ion of Comp liance,
T elecommunicat ions and
El ec tron ic Syste ms . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Alphabetical index . . . . 37 4

Vehicle literature
In addit io n to this Owner 's Manua l, your Aud i comes w ith the
• MMI Operat ing Instructions
• Warra nty
& Ma intenance booklet .
If yo u are m issing one of these pub lications, or if you believe that the
i n fo rm ation is not complete, co ntact your a uth o rized A udi de aler fo r
assistance.
MMI Operating Instructions
contain detailed desc ription of the A udi Mu lti Media Interface (MMI)
including the nav igat ion system, the sound system and the handheld
phone.
The Warranty & Maintenance booklet
exp la ins how you ca n keep your A udi in top d riving condition by having
it serviced regularly and conta ins deta iled informat io n about the
warran ties covering your Audi. Always have the booklet with you
when you take your veh icle to an author ized Aud i deale r for serv ice.
Your Audi Service Adviser will record each scheduled serv ice and can
answe r any questions yo u may have reg arding how to m ainta in your
vehicle.
In Canada,
the vehicle literature is also ava ilab le in French. To obtain a copy,
contact yo ur dealer or wri te to :
Au Canada, on peut se procurer un exemplaire en frani;:ais de ce docu­
ment aupres du concessionna ire o u de:
Volkswagen Canada, Inc. Client Assistance
Assistance a la Clie ntele
7 77 Bayly St reet, West,
Ajax, Ontario LlS 7G7
Controls and equip­ ment Safety first Vehicle operation
Vehicle Literature
If you sell your Audi
all literature should be left in the vehicle to make the Warranty terms
as well as all operating, safety and maintenance information avail­
able to the next owner.
If you change your address or if you bought
this Audi used
be sure to se nd in a "Notice of Address C hange "/ "Notice of Used Car
Purchase" post card. This card can be found in the Warranty
& Ma in­
t enance boo klet o r obta ined from your authorized Audi dealer.
It is in your own int ere st that we are able to contact you should the
need ari se .•
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

About this Owner's Manual
About this Owner's Manual
This owner's manual contains important information, tips, sugges­
tions, and warnings for the use of your vehicle.
Make sure that this owner's manual is always located in the veh icle.
This is especia lly important if you allow other people to drive the
vehicle, or if you sell it.
This owner's manual describes the
equipment range specified for
this model at the editorial deadline date. Some of the equipment
described here will only be available at a later date, or only in specific
markets.
Some sections in this owner's manual do not apply to all vehicles. In
that case, the
range of applicability is given at the beginning of the
section, e.g. "Applies to veh icles : w ith parking system advanced". In
addition, optional equ ipment is indicated by an asterisk"*".
Th e detai ls in the
illustrations may be different from those in your
vehicle, and are intended to be viewed as a basic gu ide.
You will find a
table of contents at the beginning of this book, which
displays all topics described in this manua l in order of appearance.
You will find an alphabetical
index at the end of this book.
All
directions , such as "left", "right", "front", "back", are relative to
the direction of travel.
* optional equipment
.,. This section continues on the next page.
a Indicates the end of a section.
® Registered trademarks are identified with a®. If this symbol is
missing, it is no guarantee that the terms can be used freely.
=> &. Cross-reference to a "WARNING!" within a sect ion. For indica­
tion with a page number, the corresponding "WARN ING!" can be
found outs ide of the section .
& WARNING
Text with this symbol contains important information on safety
and how to reduce the risk of personal injury or death .
0 Note
Text with this symbol draws your attention to potential sources of
damage to your vehicle.
W For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbol contains information about the environment
and how you can help protect it.
[I) Tips
Text with this symbol contains special tips and other information
about getting the most out of your vehicle and its features. •

Controls and equip­ment Safety first Vehicle operation
Vehicle care About this Owner's Manual
Do-it-yourself service Technical data

Instruments and controls
Fig. 1 Some of the equipment or features shown in the general illustration may be standard equipment on your vehicle or may be optional equipment depending on your
model. Always ask your authorized Audi dealer if you have a question about your vehicle.