light AUDI Q7 2012 Owner´s Manual

334 Index
Rain sensor defective ....... .. .. .... .. 35
Read ing lights
Fr ont .. .. .... ........... .... .... .. 61
Rear .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 6 1
Rear ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear lid Automatic opera tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
E mergency unloc king .... .. .. .. .. .. . . 48
Opening and closing . ... .. .. .. .... . . 45
Valet key function ..... ... .. .. .... .. 41
R ear light
D efective .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 23
Rear operation Four-zone automatic comfort a ir condi-
tioning .. .. ... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. . 100
Rear park assist .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 143
Ad justing the disp lay ...... .. .. .. .. . 148
Ad justing the wa rning tones .. .. ..... 148
Trailer hitch .............. ... .. .. . 149
Rear seats Adjusting seat . ....... ... .. .. .... .. 75
Entry ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Folding seatba ck up and down .. .. .... 76
Rearview camera Park ing mode 1
Park ing mode 2 147
147
Rear v iew mir ro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Red symbols .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 31
Refue lling . .. ................ ... .. . 253
Gasoline inh ib itor flap ... .. .. .. .. .. . 253
Release lever for hood ...... .. .. .... . 258
Remote control garage door opene r
(Homelink ®) .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 156
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Unlo cking and locking ..... .... .... .. 43
Remote rear lid release ....... .. .... .. 45
Repai r manua ls .. . ...... ... .. .. .... . 319
Repa irs
A irbag system ........... .. .. .... . 193
Replacing a fuse ........... .. .. .... . 303
Replacing light bul bs .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 306
Replacing tires and wheels . ........ .. . 286
Report ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . 167, 168
R eset b utton ... ......... .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Resid
ual heat ..... ... .. ..... .... . .. . 92
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Rims Cast alloy . .... .. ............. .... 243
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Load ing ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 84
Mounting locations .... ..... ... .. .. . 84
Roof weigh t ..... .. ............. .... . 84
Rule of behavior offroad .......... .... 232
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Safe driving habits . ............. .... 160
Safety be lt height adjus tment ... .. .. .. 176
Safety be lt pos ition ..... ........... . 175
Safety be lt height adjustment ....... 176
Safety be lts wo rn by pregnant women . 175
Safety be lt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Service and disposa l ........... .. .. 177
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
cleaning . ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 248
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Fastening . ... ... ................ . 174
Improperly wo rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Not wor n .... ... ................ . 172
Safety belt pos it ion .... ........... . 175
Safety instructions ............. .... 173
Secu ring child safe ty seats .... .. .... 209
Spe cial considerations for pregnan t
women ... .... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. 17S
U nfastening ..... .. .... .... ... .. .. 176
Warning/ind icator light . ..... ... .. .. 170
Why YOU MUST wear them . . . . . . . . . . 170
Worn properly . .. ............. .... 172
Safety be lt warning light . . . . . . . . . 18, 170
Safety compliance sticker .. ... ..... .. 314
Safety eq uipment .. ............. .... 160
S afe ty featu res for occ upant rest ra in t and
protection .. .. .. .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 160
Safety gu idelines
Seat adjustment .. ..... ....... .... .. 71
Safety instr uctions
Engine compartment ........... .... 258
for side curtain airbags ............ . 199
for us ing child safety seats .......... 203

for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3
Mo nitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem ... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. .. .. . 192
Safety lock Ignition key, au tomatic transmission . . 105
Safety systems
Warn ing/ indicato r lights ............. 16
Seat adjustment
Driver 's seat ............. .... .. .. .. 71
Driver's seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Front seats ..................... ... 71
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 163
Powe r ... .. .... ............. .. .. .. 72
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Seating capacity
Seating position 170
Driver . .. .. .... ........... .. .. ... 16 1
Fr ont passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
How to adjus t the front seats ... .. .. . 162
Incorrect seat position .. ... .. .. .. .. . 164
Occupants .. ............. .... .. .. . 161
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Seat memo ry ............. .... .. .... 73
Seats Number of seats ................ .. 170
Seat ventilat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Select ive cataly tic red uct ion
refer to Ad Blue . .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 255
Select ive unlock feature ....... .. .. .. .. 44
Selector lever .. ........... .. .. .. ... 138
Service and disposal Safety belt pre tens ioner ... .. .. .. .. . 177
Service interval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service position W indshield wipers ........ .. .. .. .. .. 66
Servotronic Power steering . .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 224
Shift buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1
Side airbags Descr ipt ion . ............. .... .. ... 194
H ow they work .................... 196
Side assist Activating and deactivating ... .. .. .. . 129
Description ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 129
Informational and alert stage signals . 131
Inde x 335
Messages in instrument cluster display 135
MMI settings .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 134
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Safety tips .. .. .. ................. 136
Sensor detection area .............. 130
Side curta in airbags
Description . ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 197
How they wor k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Safety instructions ............. .. .. 199
S ide cur tain a irbags) .. . .......... .... 197
S ide marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Ski sack . ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 82
Snow cha ins .. .. .. .. . .............. 290
Sockets ............................ 87
Sound sys tem disp lay
Driver informatio n disp lay .... ... .. .. . 21
Sources of information abo utch ild re-
stra ints and their use . ........... .. .. 218
Speed control system
refer to Adaptive cruise control ....... 113
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rat ing letter code .............. 286
Speed warning system ........... .... . 28
Starting on h ills
Hill ho ld . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 110
Start ing the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, 106
What shou ld I do if the engine does not
st art ? ........................... 106
Steering .......... .. ............... 103
Easy entry feature .. . .. .. ... ..... .. 104
El ectr ica lly adjust ing the steering
whee l ........................... 103
L ocking the steering ........... .. .. 1 05
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Manually adjusting the steering wheel . 103
Stee ring wheel column
Adjus ting electrically ............... 103
Adjus ting man ua lly ............ .... 103
Steering wheel heat ing ......... .... . 101
Steps for determining correct load limit . 282
Stoppi ng the eng ine ............. .... 106
Storage ............................ 87
(upholder . .. .. .. .. ................ 85
(upholder door pockets .............. 86
(upholder in the rear center conso le .. . 78
( u pholder rea r cente r arm rest ... .. .. . 85
G love compa rtme nt ............ .... . 88
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Towing Front eyelet
311
Rear eye let ..... ........ ... .. .. .. . 3 11
Tow truck procedures ...... .. .. .. .. . 310
Tow ing a tra iler
Parking system . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 149
TPMS Tire pressure monitor ing system .. .. . 293
Trailer towing ............. .... .. .. . 235
Operating instructions ..... .. .. .. .. . 236
Technical requirements .. ..... . 235,237
Tongue load ................ .... .. 236
T railer towing tips ........ .. .. .. .. . 23 7
Trailer turn signal assembly War ning/ indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. .. 16
Transm ission
. t . ® 137
tip ronic .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .
Transm ission ma lf u n ct ion (ind icator
l ight) . .. .. .. .... ........... .. .. ... 14 1
T ransport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) . ... .. .. .. . 284
Trip computer Fue l consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
M ileage .. .. ............. .... .. .. .. 24
Sing le-tr ip memory .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 25
Total -trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Trip odometer ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 12
What does it mean whe n dEF appears in
the trip odometer d isplay? . .. .. .. .. .. 12
T runk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 46
T urning rear air conditioning on/off
Four- zone automatic comfort a ir cond i-
tioning .... .. ........... .. .. .. .... 98
Turn signa ls .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 60
War ning/indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. .. 16
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Unde rcoat ing .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... . 244
Unfasten ing safety belts ......... .... 176
Unidirectiona l tires . ..... ... .. .. .. ... 274
Uniform t ire quali ty g rading . .. .. .. .. . 288
Unlock ing
Power locking sw itch ....... ... ... ... 44
Rear lid/t runk lid .......... ... ... ... 45
Inde x 337
Remote contro l key .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 43
Using the key .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 43
V
Vale t key funct ion
Activating and deactivating ... ... .. .. . 41
Vanity mirro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Vehicle-care products ............ .. .. 239
Vehicle Ident ificat io n Num ber (V IN) .. .. 314
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295, 300
Vehicle literature .. .. . ... ...... ... .. .. 5
Ventilation Cl imate controls .. .... ......... .. .. . 91
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Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adaptive Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adaptive cruise contro l ......... .. .. 1 21
Airbag system ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 16
Anti -lock b rake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 18
B rake system ....... .. .. ..... ... .. . 19
Cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E lectronic power control ........ .. .. . 15
E lectronic Stability Control (ESC) ... .. . 16
G low p lug system .. ..... ........... 15
Hig h beam .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 18
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) .. .. . 17
Pa rking bra ke .. .. .... ............. . 19
S afety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
T ire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . 18
T rai ler turn s ignal assembly .. ... .. .. . 16
Turn signals ........ .. .. ..... ... .. . 16
Wa rning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Warranty coverages .. ............... 319
Washer reservoir ..... .. .. ..... ... .. 273
Wash ing ... .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .... 239
Automat ic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
by hand ... .. .. .. .. . .............. 240
General informa tion ........... .. .. 239
with a power washer . .. ..... ... .. .. 241
Waxing . ... .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .... 241
Wear indicator .. ...... ............. 284
We ights .. .. .. .. .. .. ............... 31 4
What happens if you wear your safety belt
too loose? ........ .. ............... 175
What happens to unbe lted occupants? . . 172
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338 Index
What impairs driving safety? ... .. .... . 161
What should I do after chang ing a
wheel? .. .. .... .............. ...... 281
What should I do after replacing wheels? 281
Wheel bolts Torque ..... .............. ... .... . 291
Wheels ..... .................. ... . 274
Cast alloy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Check ing tire pressu re .............. 280
Cold tire inflation pressure .. ... .... . 278
General notes ............. ... .... . 274
Glossary of tire and loading termino lo-
gy .... .. .. .... ................. . 275
New tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Tires and vehicle load limits .. .. ..... 282
When must a safety belt be replaced? .. 173
When must the airbag system be inspect-
ed? ............................... 190
When should I adjust the tire pressures? 281
When should I check the tire pressures? . 281
Where are lower anchorages located? ... 213
Where can I find the tire pressures for my
car? .. .. .. ............... .. .. .... . 280
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 171
W indows
C leaning . .. ................ ... ... 243
Conve nience close/open featu re . ...... 53
Defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Rapid defrosting/defogging . ..... .... 96
W indshield washer fluid
L ow level ... ..... ........ .. .. .. .. .. 35
Windshield wipers Changing the rear wiper blade . . . . . . . . 67
Faulty ... .. ................ ... .... 37
Intermittent w iping ........ .... ..... 63
One-tap wiping ..................... 63
Ra in sensor ............ .. .. .. .. .. .. 63
Rear window wiper ........ .. .. .. .. .. 65
Service pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Washer reservoir .......... ... .... . 273
W inter operation
Battery .. .. ............. ........ . 269
Coolant system ................... 265
H eated front seats ......... ... .... . 100
Heated rear seats .......... ... .... . 101
Steering wheel heating ......... ... . 101 T
ires ......... .. .......... ... ... . 225
Windows ..... .. .. .............. . 243
Winter tires . .... .. ............. .... 289
All-wheel drive . .. ............. .... 289
Wiper blades Installing new wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . 66
also refer to Windsh ield w ipers 66, 67
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Xenon-Lights .. .. .................. . 306
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Yellow symbols .. .. .......... ..... .. . 34