trailer AUDI Q7 2015 Owner´s Manual

282 Tires and wheels
all of the occupants and lug­
gage or other cargo that the ve­
hicle can carry. For the location
of the tire pressure label
¢fig. 250.
A WARNING
Overloading a vehicle can
cause loss of vehicle control,
a crash or other accident, se­
rious personal injury, and
even death.
-Carrying more weight than your vehicle was designed
to carry will prevent the ve­
hicle from handling properly
and increase the risk of a loss of vehicle control.
-The brakes on a vehicle that has been overloaded may
not be able to stop the vehi­
cle within a safe distance.
-Tires on a vehicle that has
been overloaded can fail
suddenly causing loss of
control and a crash.
-Always make sure that the
total load being transported
- including the weight of a
trailer hitch and the tongue
weight of a loaded trailer -
does not make the vehicle heavier than the vehicle's Gross Vehicle Weight Rat­
ing.
A WARNING -
-Incorrect tire pressures
and/or underinflation can
lead to a ser ious or fatal ac­
cident .
-Incorrect tire pressures and/or underinflation cause increased tire wear and can
affect the handling of the
vehicle.
-Incorrect tire pressures and/or underinflation can
also lead to sudden tire fail­
ure, including a blowout
and sudden deflation, caus­ ing loss of vehicle control.
Checking tire pressure
The correct tire pressure for the
tires originally installed on
your vehicle is listed on the tire
pressure label located on driv­
er's side 8-pillar.
The recommended tire pres­
sures are on the tire pressure
label and in the table
c;, page 2 78, Cold tire inflation
pressure.This
means that the
pressure must be checked and
adjusted when the tire has not .,.

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you tow a trailer, the weight of the total weight of whatever is •
the trailer hitch and the tongue being carried in the vehicle (in-• '
weight of the loaded trailer eluding the weight of a trailer must be included as part of the hitch and the tongue weight of
vehicle load. the loaded trailer) is limited.
The
Gross Axle Weight Rating The more passengers in the ve- hicle or passengers who are
("GAWR") is the maximum load
that can be applied at each of heavier than the standard
weights assumed mean that
the vehicle's two axles.
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rat- less weight can be carried as
luggage
.
ing and the Gross Axle Weight
The tire pressure label on your
Rating are listed on the safety
Audi also lists the maximum
compliance sticker label locat-
ed on the driver's side B-pillar. combined weight of all of the
Your Audi has 5 seating posi- occupants and luggage or other
cargo that the vehicle can carry.
tions, 2 in the front and 3 in the
rear for total seating capacity For the location of the label
¢
page 278, fig. 250. of 5. On vehicles with six
seats* , your vehicle has two
A WARNING
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front seats, two seats in the
Overloading a vehicle can
second row seating and two cause loss of vehicle control,
seats in the third row seating. a crash or other accident, se-
On vehicles with seven seats*, rious personal injury, and
your vehicle has two front even death.
seats, three seats in the second -Carrying more weight than
row seating and two seats in your vehicle was designed
the third row seating . Each
to carry will prevent the ve-
seating position has a seat belt hicle from handling properly
¢ page 173, Safety belts . and increase the risk of the
The fact that there is an upper loss of vehicle control.
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288 Tires and whee ls
- The brakes on a vehicle that
has been overloaded may
not be able to stop the vehi­
cle within a safe distance.
-Tires on a vehicle that has been overloaded can fail
suddenly, including a blow­
out and sudden deflation,
causing loss of control and a
crash.
-Always make sure that the total load being transported
- including the weight of a
trailer hitch and the tongue
weight of a loaded trailer -
does not make the vehicle
heavier than the vehicle's
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat­
ing.
Determining correct load
limit
Use the example below to cal­
culate the total weight of the
passengers and luggage or oth­
er things that you plan to trans­
port so that you can make sure
that your vehicle will not be
overloaded.
Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
1 . Locate the statement "THE
COMBINED WEIGH T OF OC­
CUPANTS AND CARGO
SHOULD NEVER EXCEED XXX KG OR XXX LBS"on your vehi­
cle's placard (tire inflation
pressure label)
~ page 2 78,
fig . 250 .
2. Determine the combined
weight of the driver and pas­
sengers that will be riding in
your vehicle .
3 . Subtract the combined
weight of the driver and pas­
sengers from
"XXX" kilo­
grams or
"XXX" pounds
shown on the sticker
~ page 278, fig. 250.
4. The resulting figure equals
the available amount of car­go and luggage load capaci­
ty. For example, if the
"XXX"
amount equals 1400 lbs .
and there will be five 150 lbs. passengers in your vehi­
cle, the amount of available
cargo and luggage load ca­ pacity is 650 lbs. (1400 -750
(5
X 150) = 650 lbs.)
5. Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo .,..

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being loaded on the vehicle.
That weight may not safely
exceed the available cargo and luggage load capacity
calculated in Step 4.
6. If your vehicle will be towing
a trailer, load from your trail­
er will be transferred to your
vehicle. Consult this manual
to determine how this re­
duces the available cargo
and luggage load capacity of
your vehicle.
.,.Check the tire sidewall
(¢ page 291, fig. 254) to de­
termine the designated load rating for a specific tire.
Tire service life
The service life of tires depends
on a lot of different things in ­
cluding proper installation and
balancing, correct tire pressure and driving style .
Fig. 252 Tire tread: tread wear indi­
cators (TWI)
Tires and wheels 289
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Fig. 253 Rotating tires for more even
wear
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI)
The original tires on your vehi­
cle have
1/16 inch (1.6 mm)
high "wear indicators"
¢ fig. 252 running across the
tread. Depending on the make,
there will be six to eight of
them evenly placed around the
tire. Marks on the tire sidewall (for example "TWI" or other
symbols) indicate the positions
of the tread wear indicators.
Worn tires must be replaced.
Different figures may apply in
other countries
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Tire pressure
Incorrect tire pressure causes
premature wear and can cause
sudden tire blow-out. For this
reason, tire pressure must be
checked at least once a month
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Fuses and bulbs 315
Right luggage compartment fuse assignment
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Fig . 271 Right luggage compartment: fuse panel with plastic clip
Fuse panel @ (black )
No. Consumer Amps
1 Rear Seat Entertainment
15
2 AdBlue heater 30
3 Fuel filler door detection 5
5 Parking system 5
Inte lligent power module con-
6 venience 2
15
(right side of vehicle)
Intelligent power module con-
7 venience 2 15
(left side of veh icle)
9
Luggage compartm ent electri-
20
cal outlet
Intelligent power module con-
10 venience 1
20
(right s ide of veh icle)
11 Convenience
control modu le
15
Intelligent power module con-
12 venience 1 30
(left s ide of ve hicle)
Fuse panel © (red)
No. Consumer
Amps
1 Radio
7,5/3
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3 Digital Signal Processing (DSP)/
30
BOSE amplifier
No . Consumer Amps
4 Bang & Olufsen amplifier
30
5 Ride height adjustment 15
6 Soft close 20
7 Power rear lid 30
8 Power rear lid
30
9 Trailer hitch 15
10 Trailer
hitch (left side of vehicle) 20
11 Trailer hitch (right side of vehi-
20
cle)
Bulbs
Replacing light bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace burned
out bulbs for you.
It is becoming increasingly more and more
difficult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in
many cases, other parts of the car must first
be removed before you are able to get to the
bulb. This applies especially to the light bulbs
in the front of your car which you can only
reach through the engine compartment.
Sheet metal and bulb holders can have sharp
edges that can cause serious cuts, and parts
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324 Technical Dat a
designated seating position) and luggage
weight¢ .&,.
Gross Axle W eight Rating
The Gross Axle Weight Rating is the maximum
l oad that can be applied at each axle of the
vehicle ¢Lr!, .
Vehicle capacit y weight
The vehicle capac ity we ight (max. load) is list­
ed on the driver's side B-p illar.
A WARNING
- T he Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing for your
vehicle, fo und on the safety compliance
label on the driver's side B -pillar, must
never be exceeded under any circumstan­
ces. Exceeding the Gross Vehicle We ight
Rating of your vehicle is likely to damage
your vehicle, and such damage will not
be covered by your Lim ited New Vehicle
Warranty. Exceeding the Gross Vehicle
We ight Rating will also change the per­
formance and handling cha racte rist ics of
yo ur vehicle, which cou ld cause a crash
result ing in se rious in jury or death.
- T he Gross Veh icle Weight Rat ing fo r yo ur
vehicle would be exceeded if yo ur vehicle
is simultaneo us ly equipped with Panor­
amic sliding sunroo f; th ird-row seating;
Dimensions
Length
Width
Width (across mirrors) Height (unloaded) al trailer towing
equipment (factory or
dea le r-installed), and running boards
(dealer-installed). UNDER NO CIRCUM­
STANCES MAY ALL SUCH ITEMS BE IN­
STA LLED ON THE SAME VE HICLE .
- The actual Gross Ax le Weig ht Rating at
the front and rear ax les should not ex­
ceed the permissible weights, and the ir
comb inat io n must not exceed the Gross
Vehi cle Weight Rating.
- Exceeding permiss ible weight ratings can
result i n ve hicl e damage, a ccidents and
personal inj ury.
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CD Note
- The vehicle capacity weight figu res apply
when the load is d istr ibuted evenly in the
vehicle (passenge rs and luggage). When
t ransport ing a heavy load in the lugg age
compar tment, carry the load as near to
t he rear ax le as possible so that the vehi ­
cle's handling is not impaired.
- Do not exceed the maximum permissib le
ax le loads or the maximum gross vehicle
we ight . A lways remember that the vehi ­
cle's handling w ill be affected by the ex­
tra load. Therefore, ad just your speed ac­
cordingly.
- Always observe local regulat ions.
in (mm)
200 .3 (5089)
in (mm) 78.1 (1983)
in (mm) 85 .7 (2 177)
in (mm) 68.4 (1737)
al The he ight of the veh icle depen ds on the tires and th e su spension.
When driv ing up steep ramps, on rough roads,
over curbs, etc . it is important to remember
that some parts of your vehicle, such as spoil-ers
or exha ust system components, may be
close to the ground. Be carefu l not to damage
them.
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326 Consumer Information
Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
You r Audi i s covered by the following war­
ranties:
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfo-
ration
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding your warran­
ties can be found in your
Warranty & Mainte­
nance booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regu lations in the United States
and Canada require that automobiles meet
specific emission regulations and safety
standards. Therefore, veh icles built for the
U.S.A . and Canada differ from vehicles sold in
other countries .
If you p lan to take your vehicle outside the
continental limits of the United States or Can­
ada, there is the possibility that:
- unleaded fuels for vehicles with cata lytic
converter may not be available;
- fuel may have a considerably lowe r octane
rating. Improper fuel may cause engine
damage ;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of
proper service facilities, tools or testing
equipment ;
- replacement pa rts may not be readily availa­
ble.
- Navigation systems for vehicles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada will not necessar ily work
in Europe, and may not work in other coun­
tries outside North America .
(D Note
Audi cannot be responsible for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, service or parts availability.
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature
Audi Official Factory Service Manuals and Lit ­
erature are published as soon as possible after
model introduction. Service Manuals and liter­
ature are available to order from the Audi
T echnical Literature Ordering Center at:
www.audi.techliterature.com
Maintenance
General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a minimum.
However, a certain amount of regular mainte­
nance is still necessary to assure your vehicle's
s afety, economy and rel iability. For detailed
vehicle maintenance consult your Warranty &
Maintenance booklet.
Under difficult operating conditions, for ex­
ample at extremely low outside temperatures,
i n very dusty regions , when towing a trailer
very frequently, etc., some service work
should be performed between the intervals
specified. This applies particularly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the air filter .
(® For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you
help make sure that emission standards
are maintained, thus minimizing adverse
effects on the environment.
Important considerations for you and
your vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophisticat­
ed fuel injection and emission contro l sys-
tems, and the genera lly increasing technical
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Accessories 328
Adapt ive A ir Suspension ........... .. . 157
Cargo mode in the MMI ....... ... .. . 162
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7
Descr ipt ion . ............. .... .. ... 157
H igh level . ...... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 157
Highway leve l .. ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 157
Instrument cluster display .. ... .. .. . 160
Jacking mode when changing a flat tire 161
Low level . .. ............. .... .. ... 157
Normal level ............. .... .. ... 157
Segment display .................. 159
Sett ing the driving modes .. .. .. .. .. . 159
Trailer towing mode ................ 161
Using sw itch for cargo mode .. .. .. .. . 162
War ning/ indicator lights . .. .. .. .. .. .. 17
Adaptive cruise control ............. .. 115
Changing speed . ........ ... .. .. .. . 119
C leaning the sensor ......... .. .. .. . 243
D river info rmation ........ .. .. .. .. . 122
Driver intervention prompt ... .. .. .. .
D riving in t raffic .. ....... ... .. .. .. .
Driving program .. ..... ... ... ... .. .
Error messages ... .... ... .. .. .. .. .
Open road .. ............. .... .. .. .
Override 126
116
126
124
116
116
Request for driver to assume control .. 116
Save speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Sett ing distance ......... ... .. .. .. . 120
Sett ings . .. ............. .... .. .. . 126
Sett ing t ime interval ............... 120
Specia l dr iv ing s ituations .. .. .. .. .. . 12 7
Status messages . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 124
Switching on and
off ...... .. .. .. .. . 118
System limits ... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 127
Temporarily turning
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
warn ing/ indicator lights . .. .. .. .. .. . 123
Adaptive light . .... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 62
defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
AdBlue .. .. .. ................. .. ... 25 2
Fil ling 254
M essages in the instrumen t cluster dis-
p lay ... .. .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. ... 253
Inde x 331
Adding
E . l ngine coo ant ..... . ... ...... ... .. 264
Engine oi l ... .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 261
Windsh ie ld washer fluid ............ 270
Additional accessor ies
Additives Engine o il
Adjusting 328
261
Instrument cluster illuminat ion ....... 13
Steering co lumn electrically ......... 105
Steering column manua lly .......... 105
Adjusting front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 4
Airbag
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 16
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182, 198
Advanced Airbag System ....... ... .. 186
Advanced Airbag System components . 189
Care ............................. 196
Children .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. 204
Child restraints ... .. . .. ... .... ... .. 205
Components (front airbags) .. ... .. .. 189
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat ........ .. .. 184
Disposa l ......................... 196
Front a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186, 187
How do the front airbags work? ...... 191
How many a irbags does my vehicle
have? ....... ... .. ............... 189
How the Advanced Airbag System com-
ponen ts work togethe r ............. 190
Important th ings to know .... ... .. .. 182
Indicator lig ht ..... . ... ...... ... .. 193
Monito ring . ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 193
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light ... .. .. 193
Repairs ... .. .. .. .... ........... .. 196
Safety instructions ................. 195
S ide a irbags ...................... 197
S ide curtain airbags .. .. .. ..... ... .. 200
Weight-sensing mat ............... 204
When must the system be inspected? . 193
Air conditioning
refer to Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Air distribution Climate controls .. ................. . 97
Four- zone automatic comfort air condi-
tion ing . .. .. .. .. .. ............... 102
Air poll utants filte r
Climate controls .... . .. ..... ... .. .. . 94
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Parking systems ........ ... .. .. .... . 145
Adjusting the disp lay/warning tone . .. 155
Audi parking system plus with front- and
rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Audi parking system plus with rearv iew
camera .. .. ................ ... ... 146
Cleaning sensors/camera lenses ... .. . 243
Malfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Rear pa rk ass ist ........ .. .. .. .. .. . 146
Safety precautions ........ .. .. .... . 147
Trailer hitch . ... ...... ... .. .. .... . 155
Part icle fi lter
refer to Diesel part iculate filter . .. .... 36
Parts replacement .................. 328
PASSENG ER AIR BAG OFF l ight . .. .... . 193
Passenger's seat ............... .. .... 75
Passive safety system .. ... .. .. ... ... . 163
Pedals .. .. .... ........... .... .... . 168
Perimeter light ing ................... 62
Physica l pr inciples of a frontal collision 174
Plastic parts Cleaning . .. ..... ........... ... .. . 244
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
P ollen filte r
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Power 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 90
Power seat
Con trols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Seat adjustment .............. .. .... 75
Power steering .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 226
Powe r window swi tches ..... .. .. .. .. . . 5 1
I n the driver '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 .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 178
Proper occ upan t seating positions . .. .. 164
Proper safety belt position ............ 178
Proper seating position Front passenger .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 165
Occ upants . .... .. ............. .... 164
Rear passengers .. ............. .. .. 166
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4
Protective tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Q
quattro
refer to All -wheel drive
Question What happens to unbelted occupants?
Why safety belts? ... .......... .. . .
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227
175
173
Radiator fan .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 265
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Rain sensor defective .............. .. . 35
Reading lights Front ... .. .... .. .. .... . ..... ... .. . 64
Rea r . .. .. .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 64
Rea r asht ray .... ... .............. .. . 89
Rear fog lights ...................... 62
Rea r lid
Automatic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Emergency un locking ........... .... . 48
Open ing and closing ........... .. .. . 45
Valet key function ............. .... . 41
Rea r light
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rea r operation
Fo ur-z one automatic comfort air condi-
t io ni ng ..... .. .. .. ........... .... 103
Rea r seats
Adjust ing seat ... .. ... ....... ... .. . 78
E nt ry assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Folding seatba ck up and down ..... .. . 79
Rearv iew camera
refer to Park ing systems ............ 146
Rea r view m irror ... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 71
Rea r window de fogger ........... .. .. . 98