flat tire AUDI Q7 2017 Owner´s Manual

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:E See an authorized Audi dea ler or aut hori zed Audi
Service Facility for assistance in these situations.
A WARNING
- Please note that the tire mob ility kit cannot
be used in all situations, and that it may on­
ly be used temporarily.
- The tire sealant must not come in contact
with sk in, eyes, or clothes.
- If tire sealant gets in your eyes or on your
sk in, thoroughly rinse the affected area im­
med iately w ith clean water.
- Do not inhale the fumes.
- If you swallow any of the t i re sealant, thor-
o ughly rinse yo ur mouth immediately and
drink a lot of water. Do not induce vomiting .
Seek medical attention immediately.
- Change your clothes immed iate ly if they get
t ire sealant on them.
- If an allergic reaction occurs , seek immedi ­
ate medical attention.
- Keep the tire sea lant away from children .
@ Tips
-If sealant lea ks, allow it to dry in pl ace. Yo u
ca n the n pee l it off like a sticker.
- Note the e xpiration date on the sealant bot­
t le . Repl ace the tire sea lant a t an author­
i zed Audi dealer or author ized Audi Se rvice
Facility .
- Radio reception can be interrupted when
operating the compressor.
- Obey all laws.
Repairing tires
Fig . 278 Co mponents of t he t ire mobility k it
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
Fig. 279 Tire mobil ity k it connect ion
Requirement: the tire mobility kit must be laid
out and ready fo r use ¢
page 360 .
Installing the tire mobility k it
.,. Open the cover @ on the compressor
¢fig . 2 78 .
.,. Remove the connector © and pressure hose ®
w ith pressure gauge from the housing.
.,. Insta ll the compressor press ure hose ® onto
t he flange @ on the t ire sealan t bot tle (!) .
.,. Insert the sea lant bottle with the flange at the
bottom into the opening ® on t he compressor
cover .
.. Remove the valve cap from the faulty t ire.
.. Install the filler hose@on the valve
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¢fig. 279.
.,. Connect the plug©¢
fig. 2 78 to a n outlet in
the vehicle.
.,. Switch the ignit ion on .
Inflating a tire
.. Move the switch@¢ fig. 2 79 on the compres­
sor into position
I.
.,. Inflate the tires to between 29 psi (200 k PA)
and 36 ps i (250 kPA) and read the pressure on
the gauge .
.,. If th is tire press ure is not re ached, remove the
fi ller hose. Drive slowly appro ximately 33 feet
( 1 0 m) forward or in reverse so that the sea lant
can be distr ibuted in the tire. Pump up the tire
aga in ¢ ,& .
A WARNING
--Read and follow the manufacturer's safety
precautions on the compressor and in the instr uctions on the bottle of sealant .
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Emergency assistance
-If a tire pressure of 29 psi (200 kPA) cannot
reached after inflating for 6 minutes, then
the tire is too severely damaged. Do not
continue driving.
- If the tire cannot be repaired with the tire
sealant, see an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility for ass istance.
(D} Tips
Do not operate the compressor for more than
six minutes continuously, or it can overheat.
Once the compressor has cooled, you can con­
tinue to use it .
Completing
"' Adhere the sticke r that says "max . SO mph
(max. 80 km/h)" that is provided w ith the tir e
mobility kit within the driver's fie ld of vision.
"'S top the vehicle after driving for about 10 mi­
nutes and check the tire pressure .
"' If the tire pressure is lower than 19 psi (130
kPA), then the tire is too severely damaged. Do
not continue driving.
A WARNING
Pay attention to the following after repairing
the tire :
- Do not drive faster than SO mph (80 km/h).
- Avoid hard acceleration, braking sharply, and fast cornering.
- The vehicle may become more difficult to
control.
- If the tire is too severely damaged, see an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Aud i
Service Facility for assistance .
@ For the sake of the environment
You can give the used tire sealant bottle to an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility for disposal.
@ Tips
Remember to obtain a new bottle of sealant
from an authorized Audi dea ler or authorized
Audi Service Facility after repairing a tire.
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Replacing a wheel
' Preparation
You must complete the preparation before
changing a tire .
"'Read and follow the important safety precau-
tions¢
page 360.
"' Set the park ing brake.
"' Select the P selector lever posit ion.
"' When towing a trailer: disconnect the trailer
from your vehicle.
"' Lay out the vehicle tool kit¢
page 360 and the
spare tire.
"' Switch on wheel change mode* in the Infotain­
ment system:
! MENUI button> Vehicle> left
control button >
Service & checks > Air suspen­
sion: wheel change.
"'Switch the ignition off.
The vehicle jack mode* switches off automatical­ ly at speeds above 6 mph (10 km/h).
A WARNING
When using the ve hicle jack* on a road with a
steep hill or offroad, you must take extra pre­
cautions to prevent the vehicle from rolling. Use suitable objects to block the front and
back of the wheel that is diagonal from the
wheel with the flat tire.
A WARNING
You or your passengers could be injured while
changing a whee l if you do not follow these
safety precautions:
- If you have a flat tire, move a safe distance
off the road. Turn off the engine, turn the
emergency f lashers on and use other warn­
ing devices to alert other motorists.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traffic.
- To help prevent the vehicle from moving
suddenly and possibly slipping off the jack*,
always fully set the parking brake and block
the front and back of the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel being changed. When
one front wheel is lifted off the ground,
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:E placing the Automatic Transm ission in P
(Park) will
not prevent the vehicle from
moving.
- Before you change a wheel , be sure the
ground is level and firm. If necessary, use a
sturdy board under the jack*.
-Always store the veh icle tool kit, the jack*
and the replaced tire in the luggage com­
partment
c::> page 261 .
(D Tips
-Obey all laws .
- Before changing the wheel, you must acti- vate the jacking mode*, so that the a uto ­
matic controls for the air suspension * do
not make it more diff icu lt to lift the vehicle
with the jack*
c::> page 363 .
Removing the caps
Fig . 280 Whee l: whee l bo lts w it h c aps
"'Slide the plastic clip (from the vehicle tool kit)
onto the cap until it engages
c::> fig. 280 .
"'Remove the cap with the plastic clip .
Loosening the wheel bolts
Fig . 28 1 Whee l: loose ning the w hee l bo lt
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
"' Slide the wheel wrench (from the vehicle tool
kit) a ll the way onto the wheel bolt.
"' Turn the whee l bolt approximately one turn to
the left -arrow- . To reach the required to rque,
hold the end of the wheel wrench . If the wheel
bolt will not loosen, press carefully on the
wheel wrench with your foot . H old onto the ve­
hicle secu rely whi le during th is and make sure
your stance is stable .
_& WARNING
To reduce the risk of an a cciden t, only loosen
the wheel bolts gently (one t urn) before rais ­
ing the vehicle with the vehicle jack* .
Raising the vehicle
Fig. 282 S ill panels : ma rki ngs
F ig. 283 Sill : po siti onin g t he ve hi cle jack
"' Place the veh icle jack* (vehicle tool kit) on a
firm surface. Use a flat, stab le support if neces­
sary . On a slipp ery surface such as ti le, you
should use a non -slip pad (such as a rubber
mat)
¢ ,& .
"' Find the marking on the sill that is closest to
the tire that w ill be changed
c::> fig. 282 . Behind
the mark ing, there is a lifting point o n the side
sill for the veh icle jack* . .,.
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Emergency assistance
After you change a t ire:
- Check the tire pressure on the replacement
tire immediately after installation.
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as po s­
sible by your authorized Audi dealer or quali ­
fied workshop.
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are correctly tightened at a torque of
120 ft lbs (160 Nm ).
- If you notice that the wheel bolt s are corroded
and difficult to turn while changing a tire,
they should be replaced before you check the
tightening torque.
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and have
it installed on your vehicle as soon as possi­
ble . Remount the wheel cover.
Until then , drive with extra care and at reduced
speeds .
A WARNING
-If you are going to equ ip your ve hicle w ith
t ir es o r rims w hich d iffer from those which
were factory installed, then be s ure to read
the informat ion¢
page 340.
- Always make sure the damaged whee l or
even a flat tire and the jack* and tool k it are
prope rly secured in the luggage compart­
m ent and are not loose in the passenge r
compartmen t.
- In an accident o r sudden mane uver they
could fly forward , injuring anyone in the ve­
hicle .
- Always store damaged wheel, jack* and tools securely i n the l uggage compa rtme nt.
Otherwi se, in an accident or sudd en man eu­
ver they c ould fly fo rward, causing injury to
p assenge rs in the vehicle .
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Index
Recirculation mode (automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 76
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Refueling .. .. .. ................... ... 316
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 318
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote control operation Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . 46
Remote locking and unlocking
Audi connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Removing the caps (wheel bolts) . . . . . . . . . 363
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 57
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 263, 264
Reset
refer to Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Residual heat (automatic climate control) 74, 77
Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Reverse gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Rewinding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Right control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Road carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Road noise compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Roaming
refer to Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
also refer to Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Route criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Route guidance
refer to Navigation ............ ...... .
Run-flat (tires) . .. ................... .
Running direction (tires)
394
205
352
365
s
Safe driving habits
Safety 256
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Telephone.... ... .. .. ............... 176
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 271
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 270
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265, 268
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Spec ial considerat ions for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Safety belt warning light Safety instructions 265
for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 287
Saving fuel Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Scan (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Screen
refer to Disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
SDS
refer to Voice recognition system . . . . . . . 168
Search area (point of interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Index
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Sw itching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
S T ART ENGIN E ST OP bu tton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Starting to drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Starting (eng ine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 83, 85
Steer ing
All-wheel steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2
E lect romech anic al s teer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
also refer to Elect romech anical s teer ing . 152
Steer ing whee l
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
M anual adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1
P owe r adjus tment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2
Shift pad dles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Steer ing whee l heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
also refer to Multifunction
steer ing whee l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 14
S teps fo r de termining co rre ct load lim it . . . 347
Stopover (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Stopping (eng ine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
S to rage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Streaming
refer to Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Street View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Subtitles (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Sunsh ade
Rear window/rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Sun viso rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Swap call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Sw itchi ng tabs
refer to Mul tifunc tion steering w heel. . 12, 14
Sw itchi ng the ign ition on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Symbo ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
also refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Synchronization (climate control system) . . . 73
SYNC (b utton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
System settings (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
System upd ate (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 52
System vo lume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11
396
Tail lights
Cleaning
TOI clean diese l 35S
refer to Ad
Blue. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 318
Techn ical data . .. .. .... .. .. .. .... ... .. 378
Technica l modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Connect ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 6
Dialing a numbe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
O ptions du ring a phone call . . . . . . . . . . . 180
P laying music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Temperature d isplay
Coo la nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Outs ide temperat ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tether a nchors .. .. .. .. ........ ..... .. 312
Tether strap . ... .... .. .. . .. ..... ... .. 312
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 263
Tig htening specification
Whee l bo lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Tig hten ing spe cifica tion (wheel bo lts) . . . . 365
Tilt angle d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Time ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. 2 49
Tire Mobi lity System (tire repa ir set) . . . . . . 360
Tires....... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 333
Low-p rofile t ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Run-flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
T ire p ressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
T ire p ressure mo nitor ing system . . . . . . . 351
T ire p ressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Tire pressure (tra iler towing mode) . . . . . . 99
Un idirectiona l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335, 365
U niform tire q ua lity grading . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Tires and wheels
G lossary of t ire and loading terminology . 335
T ires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 346
TMC
refer to Tr aff ic info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tone (sound)
refer to Adjusti ng the sound . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Tor n or frayed safe ty belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268