warning AUDI Q7 2014 Owner´s Manual

328 Index
Imp roperly worn safety be lts ... .. .... . 181
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
A irbag system ........... .... .... . 194
PASSENG ER A IR BAG OFF .. .. .. .. .. . 194
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
I nflatable spare tire ..... ... .. .. .... . 295
Inflating ... ... . ...... ... ... ..... . 296
I ns tal ling ch ild safety seats
Safety belts ........... .. .. .. .. .. . 214
Installing the upper tether strap on the
ancho rage ... ... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. . 222
Instrument cluster ill umination . ... .. . . 13
I ns truments and controls ... .. .. .... .. 10
General illustra tion ..... .. .. .. .. .. ... 8
Inter ior lights
Front .. .. .. ..... ........... ... .. .. 61
Rear .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 61
Intermittent w iping
Ra in sensor .............. .. .. .. .. .. 63
l
Jack .. .. .. .. ................. .... . 294
J ump-s tart ing .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 307
Jumper cables ................ ... .. . 308
K
Key . .. .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 38
Ba ttery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Coded sett ings .............. ... .. .. 92
Conven ience opening and closing of w in-
dows .... ... .. .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 53
E mergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Key coded sett ings
C lima te controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2
Keyless entry remote control . .. .. .. .. . . 38
Kick -down
tiptronic ... .. . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 14 1
L
LA T C H
D escription .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
Guidance fixt ures fo r lower anchorages 21
7
218
219 Installing a child restra
int .. ... ... . .. 220
Location . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 218
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . .... .... .. ............. .... 220
Latera l ang le .... .. ............. .... 237
Leather cleaning/protect ion ....... ... 24 7
Level adj ustment
refer to Adaptive Air Suspension . 155, 157
Lifting jack . .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. 299
Lifting vehicle ..... ................ . 311
Light Exterior lighting in the mirror housing .. 59
leav ing home .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 59
also refer to Amb ience light ing .. .. .. . 62
Lighting
refer to Ambience lighting . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Light ing in the m irror housing ..... .. .. . 59
Lights . .. .. .... .. ............. ..... 57
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Daytime runn ing lights ............ .. 58
Emergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Exterior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Headl ights .. .. .. ... .......... .... . 57
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 60
High beam warning/indicator light . ... . 18
Leaving home .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 58
Rear fog lights ... ............... .. . 59
S ide marker lights ............. ..... 57
Turn signals . ... . ... ... .... ... .. .. . 60
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Light sensor defective . .. ..... ... .. .. . 35
Load ing the luggage compartmen t ..... 170
Load ing the roof rack ............ .... . 85
Locking Power locking switc h ... ..... ... .. .. . 44
Rear lid/trunk lid ... .... .... ... .. .. . 45
Remote control key ............ .... . 43
U sing the key .. .. ............. .. .. . 43
Lower universal anchorage bars (Canada) 217
Lower unive rsal ancho rages (Canada) 217
Luggage Stow ing .. .... .. ... .......... .... 170
l uggage compa rtment
Tie-down rings ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 81

330 Index
Parking systems ..... ...... .. .. .... . 143
Adjusting the disp lay/warning tone . .. 153
Audi parking system plus with front- and
rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Audi parking system plus with rearv iew
camera .. .. ................ ... ... 144
C lean ing sensors/camera lenses ... .. . 245
M alfunct io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Rear pa rk ass ist ........ .. .. .. .. .. . 144
Safety prec autions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Trailer hitch . ... ...... ... .. .. .... . 153
Part icle fi lter
refer to Diesel part iculate filte r ... .... 36
Parts replacement .................. 318
PASSENG ER AIR BAG O FF ligh t ... .... . 194
Passenger's seat ............... .. .... 73
Passive safety system .. ... .. .. ... ... . 164
Pedals .. .. .... ........... .... .... . 169
Perimeter light ing ................... 59
P hys ica l pr inciples of a frontal coll is ion 175
Plastic parts Cleaning . .. ..... ........... ... .. . 246
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
P ollen filte r
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Powe r locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power locking system ................. 41
Conven ience close/open feature ... .... 53
Lock ing and unlocking the vehicle from
ins ide ... ................. ...... .. 44
Opening and clos ing the w indows ...... 53
Rear lid/t runk lid ................... 45
Remote cont rol key ................ . 38
Selec tive unlock fea ture ... .. .. .... .. 44
Settings ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 44
Unlock ing and locking veh icle ..... .. . . 43
Powe r outlets 88
Power seat
Con trols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Power steering .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 228
Powe r window swi tc h es ..... .. .. .. .. . . 5 1
I n the d river 's door ................. 52
I n t he front passenger's door . . . . . . . . . 53
Reactivating the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Proper o ccu pan t se ating positions . .. .. 165
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Proper seating position Front passenger .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 166
Occ upants . .... .. ............. .... 165
Rear passengers .. ............. .. .. 167
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 6
Protective tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Q
quattro
refer to All -whee l drive
Question What happens to unbelted occupants?
Why safety belts? ... .......... .. . .
R
228
176
174
Radiator fan .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 267
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rain sensor defective .............. .. . 35
Reading ligh ts
Front ... .. .... .. .. .... . ..... ... .. . 61
Rea r . .. .. .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 61
Rea r asht ray ...... ............... .. . 87
Rear fog lights ...................... 59
Rea r lid
Automatic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Emergency unlocking ........... .... . 48
Open ing and closing ........... .. .. . 45
Valet key function ............. .... . 41
Rea r light
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rea r ope ration
Fo ur-z one automatic comfort air condi-
t io ni ng ..... .. .. .. ........... .... 101
Rea r seats
Adjust ing seat ... .. ... ....... ... .. . 76
E nt ry assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Folding seatba ck up and down ..... .. . 77
Rearv iew camera
refer to Park ing systems ............ 144
Rea r view m irror ... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 69
Rea r window de fogger ........... .. .. . 96

Red symbols
Refuelling 31
252
Gasoline inhibitor flap .............. 252
Release lever for hood ............... 257
Remote control
Homelink .. ... .. ....... ... .. .. ...
161
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Unlock ing and locking ............... 43
Remote rear lid release ............... 45
R . l epa1r manua s .... ..... ... ... ... ... 316
Repa irs
A irbag system ....................
197
Replacing a fuse .................... 302
Replacing light bulbs .... ... .. .. .. .. . 305
Replacing tires and wheels ....... .. .. . 285
Reporting Safety Defects .. .. .. .. 171,172
Reset b utton . ............. .. .. .. .... 12
Residual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Retractor .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 178
Rims
Cleaning ... ... .......... .. .. .. .. .
246
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Loading , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Mounting locations ........... .. .. .. 85
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Rule of behavio r offroad .............. 23 7
s
Safe driving hab its ................ .. 164
Safety belt he ight adjustment .. .. .. .. . 180
Safety belt posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Safety belt he ight ad justment . ... ... 180
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . 179
Safety belt pretens ioner .............. 181
Service and disposal .............. .
Safety belts .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .
C leaning 18 1
178
246
Danger to passengers who do not wea r a
safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
176
Fasten ing .. ............. .... .. .. . 178
Imp roperly worn .................. 181
Not wo rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 177
Secur ing child safety seats ... .. .. .. . 214
Inde x 331
Spec ia l considerations for pregnant
women ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... ..
179
U nfastening ... .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 180
Warning/ind icator light ............. 174
WhyYOUMUSTwearthem .......... 174
Worn properly .... ............... . 176
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . 18, 17 4
Safety compliance sticker ........ .. .. 313
Safety equipme nt .. .. ........... .... 164
Safety featu res for occ upant rest rain t and
protection . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... ..
164
Safety gu idelines
Seat adjustmen t .. .. . .......... .....
72
Safety instructions
E n gine compartment ...............
257
for side cu rtain airbags ..... ...... .. 203
fo r us ing ch ild safety seats .......... 207
for using safe ty belts ............... 177
Moni to ring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem . ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... ..
196
Safety lock
Ig nition key, automatic t ransm ission ..
105
Safety systems
Warning/ind icator lights .......... .. . 16
Seat adjustment
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
Driver 's seat memory . .. ..... ... .. .. . 74
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 167
Power ....... ... .. ................ 73
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Seat covers Cleaning
Seating capac ity
Seat ing position
247
174
Driver ........................... 165
Front passenger .. ............. .... 166
How to adjust the front seats ...... .. 166
Incor rect seat position .............. 168
Occupants ........................ 165
Rea r passengers .. .... ......... .. .. 16 7
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Seats Number of seats
Seat ventilation
1 74
101
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Synchronization
Climat e controls ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 100
Four -zone automatic comfort a ir cond i-
t ioning .. .. ............. .... .. ... 101
Synchron izing clima te con trol .. .. .. .. .. 93
T
Tac home ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ta il lights
C leaning . ................ ...... .. 245
Tank flap Unlocking the fue l filler flap by hand .. 254
TO I clea n diese l
refer to Ad Blue ........... .... .. .. . 254
T echnica l data ................ ... ... 313
Technica l modifications .. ... .. .. .. .. . 3 19
Temperature Clima te con trols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
F ou r-zone au toma tic comfo rt air cond i-
tioning .... .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. .... 99
Setting for the d river 's and front pas-
senger 's side . ........... .. .. .. .... 95
Tethe r anchors ............ .... .. .. . 22 1
T ethe r strap . .... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 221
Textiles Cleaning ... .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 247
The first 1,000 mi les (1 ,500 km) and after-
wards . .... .. ................. .. ... 23 2
T ie -down r ings ............. ... ... ... 81
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
T ips fo r the env ironme nt
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Using the air condi tioner only when nec-
essary ..... .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 98
tiptronic Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . .. .. .. .. . 138
D riving .... ................. .. ... 139
E mergency mode ......... .... .. .. . 141
H ill descent control .... ... .. .. .. .. . 140
Kick-down .. .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 141
M anual shift program .. ... .. .. .. .. . 1 40
Selecto r lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
t iptronic (au tomati c transmission) .. .. . 13 7
T ire pressure ............... ... ... .. 279
Tire pressure monitoring system . ... .. . 29 1
Loss of air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 292
Inde x 333
Malfunction ........ .. .. ..... ... .. 292
Resetting tire pressures . ..... ... .. .. 293
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Tires ....... .. .. .. ................. 273 •
Se rv ice life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
speed r ating lette r code ........ .... 28 5
T ire manu fac turing date ..... ... .. .. 28 5
Tire specifications . .. .. ..... ... .. .. 285
Tread depth ... .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. 283
U niform tire quality grading ..... .. .. 287
Winter tires . .. .. ................. 288
T ires/Wheels
Low aspect ratio tires . .. ..... ... .. .. 290
Tire pressure monitoring system . 18, 291
T ires and veh icle load lim its ....... .. .. 281
Tires and wheels Checking t ire pressure ............. . 279
Cold t ir e i nflation pressure ......... . 27 7
D imens ions .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 284
General notes .. .. ................. 273
G lossary of tire and loading term inolo-
gy · · · .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 2 74
New ti res and wheels . .. ..... ... .. .. 284
Rep lacing ....... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 285
Snow cha ins . .. .. ................. 289
Tires and veh icle load limits ....... .. 281
Wheel bo lts . .. .. ... ... ...... ..... 290
Winter tires ...... ................ 288
T ire service life .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 283
T oo ls ...... .. .. .. .... ............. 294
Torn or frayed safety belts ........ .... 177
T owing
Front eye let ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 310
Rea r eyelet . ... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. 310
Tow truck procedures ............... 309
T PM S
T ire pressure monitoring system ... .. 292
T ra iler tow ing ... .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 240
Operati ng instructions .......... .. .. 241
P a rking system s .. ................. 153
T echnical requiremen ts . . . . . . . . 24 0, 242
T ongue load ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. 241
Trai ler towing tips . .. .. ..... ... .. .. 242
T ra iler turn signal assembly
Warning/ind icator lights ............ . 17
Transmission .. .. .. ................. 137
Malfunction ( indicator light) ........ .
141
Tran sport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

334 Index
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) . ... .. .... . 283
Trip computer Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
M ileage .... ............. .. .. .. .. .. 24
Sing le -tr ip memory ....... .. .. .... .. 25
Total -t rip memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Trip odometer .............. ... .. ... . 12
What does it mean whe n dEF appears in
the t rip odomete r d isplay? . .. .. .... .. 12
Trunk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 46
T u rn ing rear air conditioning on/off
Four -z one automatic comfort a ir condi-
tioning ...... ........... .. .. .... .. 99
T u rn signa ls . ... . .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 60
Warning/indicator lights ... .. .. .... . . 16
u
Unfasten ing sa fe ty be lts
Unid irect iona l tires .......... ... .. .. .
Uniform ti re quality g rading ... .... .. .
Un lo ck ing 180
273
287
P owe r locking sw itch .... .. .. .. .. .. . . 44
Rear lid/trunk l id ......... .... .... .. 45
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3
Using the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
V
Va let key function
Activa ting and deactivating ... ... ... .. 41
Vanity m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Vehicle Care/clean ing ............ .. .. .... . 244
Vehicle ident ificat ion labe l ... .. .. .. .. . 3 13
Vehicle Identification N umber (VIN) ... . 313
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294, 299
Vehi cle liter ature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle shut-down .......... ... .. .. . 234
Vent ilation
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
V in yl
C le a ning ... ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 247
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Warning/ind ica tor lights . ..... .... . .. . 10
Adaptive Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adaptive cruise control . ..... ... .. .. 121
Airbag system .................... . 16
Anti- lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake system ...... .... .... ... .. .. . 19
Cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E lectronic power cont rol ... ...... ... . 15
El ectronic Stab ilization Contro l (ESC) .. . 16
G low p lug sys tem ............. .... . 15
Hig h beam .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 18
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) .. .. . 17
Pa rking brake .... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 19
Safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . 18
Trail er turn s ignal assembly ... .. .... . 17
Turn signals ... .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. . 16
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Wa rranty coverages .... ... ...... .. .. 316
Washer reservo ir .... ........... .. .. 272
Wea r indica to r .. .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 28 3
We ights ....... ... ................ . 313
What happens if yo u wear your safety belt
too loose? .. .... .. ............. .... 179
Wh at happens to unbelted o ccupants? .. 176
What impai rs driving safety? ....... ... 16S
What shou ld I do after changing a
whee l? . .... .... .. ................. 280
Wh at shou ld I do afte r repla cing whee ls? 280
Wheel bolts Torque ....... ... ................ . 290
Wheels . ... .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 273
Checking t ire pressure .......... .. .. 279
Cleaning .. .... .. ... .......... .... 246
Co ld tire inflation pressure .. ... ... .. 277
General notes .. .. .......... ...... . 273
G lossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy ... .. .. .. .. .. ............... .. 274
New t ires and whee ls ........... .... 28 4
T ires and veh icle loa d limits ..... .... 281
When must a safety be lt be replaced? .. 177
When m ust the airbag system be inspect -
ed? .... .... .... .. ................. 194
When should I adjus t the tire pressures? 280
When should I check the tire press ures? . 280