AUDI Q7 2013 Owner´s Manual

Convenience closing ......... .. .. .. .. 55
Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
sliding open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
tilt ing ... .. ................. .. .... 54
P ark ing ..... .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 110
Automatic transmission ... .. .. .. .. . 137
Caution when parking near a parking bar- rier or curb . ............. .... .. ... 110
Low bumper cover, spoi lers and suspen-
sion ..... ... ...... ............. .. 110
Parking brake . .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 109
Parking .... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 110
Warn ing/ indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. .. 19
P ar king on a decline (downhill) . .. .. .. . 110
Park ing on an incline (uphill) ..... . ... . 110
Parking systems . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 143
Ad justing the disp lay/warning tone .. . 153
Aud i parking system plus with front- and
rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Aud i pa rking system plus with rearv iew
camera . ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 144
C lean ing senso rs/camera .. .. .. .. .. . 247
M alfunc tion ................ ... .. . 153
Rear p ark assist .......... .... .. .. . 14 4
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 5
T railer hitch . ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... 153
P art icle filter
refer to Diesel particula te filter . . . . . . . 3 7
Parts rep lacement ......... .. .. .. .. . 327
P ASSENGER AIR BAG O FF light ... .. .. . 195
P assenge r's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Passive safety system ....... .. .. .. .. . 165
P ed als .... .. ................. ..... 170
Perimeter light ing ...... .... ... ... ... 59
Physica l princ iples of a frontal coll is ion . 176
P olishing .. .. ............. .... .. ... 2 48
Pollen filter Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
P owe r locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
P owe r locking system ....... ... .. .... . 41
Conve nien ce close/open feat ure . .. .... 53
L o cki ng and unlocking the vehicle from
ins ide ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 4 4
Opening and clos ing the windows . ... .. 53
Rear lid/trunk lid . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 45
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Inde x 339
Selective unlock feature ..... ... .. .. . 44
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
U nlocking and locking vehicle . ... .. .. . 43
Power out lets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Power seat Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Power steering .. ................... 230
Power w indow switches .......... .... . 51
In the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
In the front passenger's door . . . . . . . . . 53
Reactivating the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Pregnan t women
Spe cial consider ations w hen wear ing a
sa fe ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Programming the HomeL ink® u niversa l re-
mote control ...... .. . .. ... .... .. ... 161
Proper occupant seating positions ... .. 166
P roper safety belt posi tion ............ 18 0
Proper seating position Front passenger .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. 167
Occupants . .. .. .. .... ........... .. 166
Rea r passenger s ................... 168
Protective tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
Q
quattro ®
refer to All-wheel drive
231
Ques tion
What happens to unbelted occupants? 177
Why safety be lts? . .. .. .. ..... ... .. 175
R
Radiator fan . ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 274
Rain senso r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rain sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Re ading ligh ts
F ron t ....... .. .. .................. 61
Rear ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 61
Rea r asht ray .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 86
Rear fog lights .. ................... . 59
Re ar li d
Au tomat ic operation . .. ..... ... .. .. . 46
Emergency unlocking . .. ..... ... .. .. . 48
Opening and closing . .. ..... ... .. .. . 45
Valet key funct ion ................. . 41
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34 0 Index
Rear light
Defective .. ... . ...... ... ... ..... .. 23
Rear operation Four-zone automatic comfort a ir condi -
tioning .. .... ............ ... .... . 100
Rear seats
Adjusting seat ............... .. .... 75
E ntry ass ist ............ .. .. .. .. .. .. 75
F old ing seatback up and down .. .... .. 76
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Rear view mirro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Rear w indow defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Red symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Refue lling ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 259
Gasoline inhibitor flap ... .. .. .... .. . 259
Release lever for hood ............... 264
Remote control garage door opener
( H omelink ®) .............. .. .. .. .. . 161
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Unloc king and locking ... .. .. ... ... .. 43
Remote rear lid release ..... .. .. .... .. 45
Repair manua ls .............. .. .... . 325
Repai rs
Airbag system . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 198
Replacing a fus e ............ ... .. .. . 309
Replacing light bulbs ................ 312
Replacing tires and whee ls ... .. .. .... . 292
Report ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . 172, 173
Reset b utton .... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 1 2
R esidua l heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Rims Cast alloy ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 250
Roof rac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
L oading .... ... .......... .. .. .. .. .. 84
M ount ing loca tions ................. 84
Roof weight .................... ... .. 84
Rule of behavior offroad ... .. .. .. .. ... 238
s
Safe driving hab its . ..... ... .. .. .... . 165
Safety belt he ight ad justmen t .. .. .. .. . 18 1 Safety be
lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Safety be lt height adjustment ... .. .. 181
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women . 180
Safety be lt p re tensioner .......... .. .. 182
Se rv ice and d isposa l ............... 182
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
clean ing ..... ... ................ . 254
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
sa fe ty belt ................... .... 17 7
F asten ing . .. ................. .. .. 179
Improperly wo rn ... ... ..... ... .. .. 182
Not worn ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 177
Safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Safety instr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Securing child safety seats .......... 215
Spec ial considerations for pregnant
women .......... ............... . 180
U nfastening ..... ................ . 181
Wa rning/ind icator light ............. 17S
Why YOU MUST wear them .......... 175
Worn p roperly ................ .. .. 177
Safety be lt warning light . . . . . . . . . 18, 175
Safety compliance sticker ..... ... .. .. 320
Safety eq uipme nt .. ................ . 165
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection ...... ............ ....... 165
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment .................... 71
Sa fe ty i nstr uctions
E ngine compar tment ........... .... 264
f o r side cu rtain airbags . ..... ... .. .. 204
for using child safety seats . ... .. .. .. 208
for using safety belts . ... .... ... .. .. 178
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem ............................. 197
Sa fety lock
Ignition key, a utomatic transmission .. 105
Safety systems Warning/ind icator lights .......... .. . 16
Seat adjustment Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
D rive r's seat memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Fron t seats ................... ..... 71
He ad restrai nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 168
Power . ... .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 72

Seat belts
re fer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Seating capacity
Seating position
175
Driver . .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. . 166
Front passenger . ............. ... .. 167
How to adjust the front seats . .. . ... . 167
Incorrect seat position ..... .. .. .. .. . 169
Occupants .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 166
Rear passengers .......... .. .. .. .. . 168
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Seats
Number of seats ......... .. .. .. .. .
175
Seat ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Selective catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue ... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 261
Selective unlock feature ........ ... .. .. 44
Selector lever ............. .... .. .. . 138
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . .
182
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service position
Windshield wipers ........ .. .. .. .. ..
66
Servotronic
Power steering ............ ... ... ..
230
Shift buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Side airbags
Description .............. .... .. .. .
199
How they work .............. ... ... 201
Side assist
Activating and deactivating . .. .. .. .. .
129
C leaning sensors ......... .. .. .. .. . 247
Description .............. .... .. .. . 129
Informational and alert stage signals . 131
Messages in instrument cluster display 135
MMI settings .................. ... 134
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Safety tips . ............. .... .. ... 136
Sensor detection area ..... .. .. .. .. . 130
Side curtain airbags
Description ................. ... ...
202
How they work ........... .... .. .. . 203
Safety instructions ........ .. .. .. .. . 204
Side curtain airbags) ................. 202
Side marker lights ............ .... ... 57
Ski sack ............................ 82
Snow chains . ............. .... .. ... 296
Index 341
Sockets ..... ..... .................. 87
Sound system display
Driver information display ........... .
21
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use . .... .... ... .. ..
224
Speed control system
refer to Adaptive cruise control ....... 113
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rating letter code .............. 292
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Starting on hills
Hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
110
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, 106
What should I do if the engine does not
start? ....... ... .. ..... ..........
106
Steering ..... ..... .. ............... 103
Easy entry feature ................. 104
Electrically adjusting the steering
wheel .... .. .. .. ... ............ ..
103
Locking the steering ............... 105
Malfunction ... .... .. .. ...... ...... 33
Manually adjusting the steering wheel . 103
Steering wheel column
Adjusting electrically ............... 103
Adjusting manually ................
103
Steering wheel heating .............. 101
Steps for determining correct load limit . 288
Stopping the engine .. ........... .... 106
Storage .......... .................. 87
(upholder ......................... 85
(upholder door pockets ............ .. 86
(upholder in the rear center console .. . 78
(upholder rear center armrest ....... . 85
Glove compartment . ... ..... ... .. .. . 88
Storage compartment
Expanding . ... .... ................
79
Storage net
Footwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Luggage compartment ............ .. 90
Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Sunroof
refer to Panoramic sliding sunroof .. .. . 54
Sun shade .. .. .. .. .. ............... . 63
Sunshade
Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . .
56
Sun visors .... .. ...... ........... .. . 62
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342 Index
Supplementary heater
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Suspension
refer to Adaptive Air Suspension . lSS , 157
Switches
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Symbo ls
Red . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... .
31
Yellow . .. .. ..... ..... ..... .. .... .. 34
Synchronization
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99
Four- zone automatic comfort air condi-
tioning .. .... ........... .. .. .. .. .
100
Synchron izing climate control . ... .. .. . . 92
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tank flap
Unlock ing the fuel filler flap by hand ..
261
TOI clean diese l
refer to Ad Blue ........... .. .. .. .. . 261
Tec hnical mod ifications ... .. .. .. .. .. . 328
Temperature
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
94
Four-zone automatic comfort a ir condi-
tioning .. ............... .. .. .... ..
98
Setting for the driver's and front pas­
senger's side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
94
Tether anchors ................ .. ... 222
Tether strap .. .... ..... ... .. .. .... . 222
The first 1,000 miles (1 ,500 km) a nd after-
wards . .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. .. .. .
234
Tie-down rings .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 80
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Tips fo r the environment
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Using the air conditioner only when nee-
essary ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . .
t. t . ® 1p
rornc ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .. .
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . .. .. .. .. .
D riving .. .... ............. .. .... .
Dynamic shift program ............ .
E mergency mode .... ... .. .. .. .... .
Kick -down . .... . ...... ... ... ..... .
97
137
139
137
140
141
140
Manua l shift program .. ... ... ... . .. 140
Se lector lever .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 138
T ire pressu re .... .. ............. .... 286
Tire pressure monitoring system ....... 298
Loss of air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 299
Malfunction . .. .................. . 299
Resetting tire pressures ............. 300
Tires .............................. 280
Service life .. .. .. ............. .. .. 290
speed rating letter code ........ .. .. 292
Tire manufacturing date ............ 292
Tire specifications ................. 292
Tread depth . .. .. ... ...... .... .... 290
Uniform tire quality grading ... .. .. .. 294
Winter tires ... .. ............. .... 295
Tires/Wheels
Low aspect ratio tires ...............
297
Tire p ressure monitoring system . 18, 298
Tires and veh icle load limits ........... 288
Tires and wheels
Checking tire pressure .. ... ... .. .. ..
286
Co ld tire inflation pressure . ... ... . .. 284
Dimensions .. .. .. ............. .. .. 291
General notes .. .. ... ...... .... .... 280
Glossary of tire and loading term inolo-
gy .......... ....................
281
New t ires and wheels . .. ....... ... .. 291
Replac ing ........................ 292
Snow cha ins ... .. ............. .... 296
T ires and veh icle load limits ......... 288
Wheel bolts ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 297
Winter tires ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 295
T ire service life .. .. ................ . 290
Tools ............................. 301
T orn o r frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Touch -up paint .. .. ................ . 249
Towing
Front eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
317
Rear eyelet .. .. .. ... ...... .... .... 317
Tow truck procedures ............... 316
TPMS
Tire pressure monitoring system ... ..
299
Tra ile r tow ing . .. .. ... ...... .... .... 241
Operating instr uctions ........ .. .. .. 242
Parking systems . ... .... .... ... .. .. 153
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . 241, 243

Tongue load . ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... 242
Trailer towing tips ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 243
Trailer turn signa l assembly
War ning/ indica tor lights ... .. .. .. .. ..
16
Transm ission
t . . ® 137 1ptronic
................ ... ... . .
Transm ission ma lf u nction (indicator
light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
141
Transport Canada .......... .... .. .. . 173
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) ...... . ... . 290
Trip computer
Fue l cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
M ileage .. .. ............. .... .. .... 24
Single-tr ip memory ....... .. .. .. .. ..
25
Total-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Trip odometer . .... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 12
What does it mean when dEF appears in
the trip odometer d isp lay? . .. .. .. .. ..
12
Trunk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 46
Turn ing rear air conditioning on/off
F our-zone automatic comfort a ir cond i-
tioning .... .. ........... .. .. .. ....
98
Turn signa ls .. ............. .... .. .... 60
War ning/ indicator lights ...... .. .... .
16
u
Undercoat ing 250
Unfasten ing safety be lts . ... .. .. .. .. . 18 1
Unid irect iona l tires .......... ... ... .. 280
Uniform t ire quality grading ... ...... . 294
Unlo cking
Powe r locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear lid/trunk lid . ..... ... .. .. .. .. ..
4 5
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using the key ..... .... ... .. .. .. ....
43
V
Va let key function
Activating and deactivating ... .. .. .. ..
4 1
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2
Vehicle-care products ....... .. .. .. .. . 245
Vehicle Identification N umber (VIN) ... .
320
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301, 306
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Inde x 343
Ventilation
Climate controls . ... . ... ...... ... .. .
91
w
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adaptive Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adaptive cruise contro l .. .... ... .. .. 121
Airbag system . .. ................. . 16
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake system .. .. .... ............. . 19
Cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
El ectronic power control .. .. ... ... .. . 15
El ectronic Stab ilizat ion Contro l (ESC) .. . 16
G low p lug sys tem .. . .............. . 15
High beam .. .. .. .... ........... .. . 18
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) . ... . 17
Pa rking bra ke .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 19
Safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tire pressure monitor ing system . . . . . . 18
Trai ler turn s ignal assembly ....... .. . 16
Turn signals . .. .. .... ............. . 16
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Warranty coverages .. ............... 325
Washer reservo ir .. ................. 279
W ash ing ... .. .. .. ... ............ ..
245
A utoma tic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
by hand ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 246
General information 245
with a power washer ............... 247
W axing .... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 248
Wear indicator .. ... ...... .......... 290
Weights . ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 320
Wha t happens if yo u wear your safety belt
too loose? .. .. .. .. .. ...............
180
What happens to unbe lted occupants? .. 177
What impairs driving safety? ... ... .. .. 166
What s hou ld I do afte r changing a
whee l? ..... .. .. .. .... .............
28 7
What shou ld I do after replac ing whee ls? 287
Whee l bolts
Torque . ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... ..
297
Whee ls .... .. .. .. ................. 2 80
Cas t alloy . .. .. .. .... ............. 2 50
Check ing tire p ress ure .......... .. .. 2 86
Co ld tire infla tion pressure ... ... .. .. 284
General notes ...... . .. .. ..... ... ..
280
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344 Index
Glossary of tire and loading termino lo-
gy . ... .... ... ............ .. .... . 281
New tires and wheels ...... .. .. .... . 291
Tires and vehicle load limits .. .. ..... 288
When mus t a safety belt be rep laced? . . 178
When must the airbag system be inspect-
ed? .... ... .. ................ ... ... 195
When shou ld I adjust the tire pressures? 28 7
When shou ld I check the tire pressures? . 287
Where are lower anchorage s located? ... 219
Where can I find the tire pressures for my
car? . ... .. .. ............... .. .... . 286
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 , 176
Windows Cleaning . .. ................ ... .. . 249
Conven ience close/open feature . .. .... 53
Defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Rapid defros ting/defogg ing .. .. .... .. 96
Windshield washer fluid Low level ............. ........ ... .. 35
W indshield w ipers
Changing the rear wipe r blade . . . . . . . . 67
Faulty . .. .......... ....... .. .. .. ..
37
Intermittent wiping ........... .. .... 63
One-tap w iping .... .... ..... .. .. .. .. 63
Ra in sensor . ..... ..... .... ... .. .. .. 63
Rear window w iper . ....... .. .. .. .. .. 65
Service pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Washer reservoir .......... ... .... . 279
W inter operation
Battery .. .. ................ ... ... 275
Coolant system ..... ..... .... .. .. . 271
H eated front seats . ....... .. .. .. .. . 100
H eated rear seats .......... ... .... . 101
Steering whee l heating ..... .... ... . 101
Tires . ................... ... .... . 231
W indows .. .... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... 249
W inter tires .. ... ..... ..... .. .. .. .. . 295
A ll-wheel drive ............ ... .... . 295
W iper blades
I nstalling new w iper blades ...... .... 66
also refer to Windshie ld wipers . . . 66, 67
X
Xenon-Lights . ................ ... .. . 312
y
Yellow symbo ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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