tires 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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:E: ' vehicle tool kit) c:> fig. 284 and place it on a
clean surface .
.,. Install the alignment pin (from the vehicle tool
kit) by hand into the empty hole
c:> fig . 285.
.,. Remove the rest of the wheel bol ts.
"" Remove the wheel
c:>(D . The alignment pin re -
mains in the hole while do ing this .
Install a whee l
Read the directions on c:> page 365 when instal­
ling unidirectional tires .
.,. Slide the wheel on over the alignment pin
c:> (D.
.,. Install the wh eel bo lts and tighten gent ly using
the hex socket.
.,. Remove the alignment pin and also tighten the
remaining wheel bolt .
.,. Carefully lower the vehicle using the vehicle
jack* .
.,. Tighten the wheel bolts in a diagona l pattern
us ing t he wheel wrench .
The wheel bolts must be clean and loosen/tight­ e n easi ly. Check the contact surfaces for the
wheel and hub . Contaminants on these surfaces
must be removed before installing the wheel.
& WARNING
Never use the hex socket in the screwdr iver
handle or the hex socket wrench with the
ratchet to loosen or tighten the whee l bolts.
You will not attain the req uired tightening
specification, which w ill increase the risk of an
accident .
When removing or installing the whee l, the
r im could hit the brake rotor and damage the
rotor. Work carefu lly and have a second per­
son help you.
(D} Tips
- When mounting tires w ith u nidi re ctional
t read desig n
make sure the tread pattern is
po inted the r ight way
c:> page 365.
- The wheel bolts should be clean and easy to
turn . Check for d irt and corrosion on the
mating surfaces of both the wheel and the
-
Em ergenc y ass is tanc e
hub. Remove all dirt from these s urfaces be ­
fore remounting the whee l.
Unidirectional tires
A unidirectional tire profi le is identified by a rrows
that point in the running direct ion on the tire
s idewall. You must always adhere to the spec i­
fied ru nning direction . Th is is necessary ensure
the tire 's opt imum performance in regard to ad­
hesion , running no ise, frict ion and hyd roplaning.
To benefit fully from the advantages of the uni­ directional t ire design, you should replace faulty
t ir es as soon as possible and restore the cor rect
run ning direction on a ll of the t ires .
Finishing
.,. Rei nstall the caps on the wheel bo lts if neces­
sary .
.,. Store the ve hicle too l kit in its designated
place.
.,. Store the replaced tire securely in the luggage
compartment
i=> page 261.
.,. Check the tire pressure on the installed wheel
as soon as possible .
.,. Correct the t ire pressure and store it in the In­
fotainment system
i=> page 352 .
.,. The whee l bolt tigh tening specification must be
120
ft l bs ( 160 Nm) . Check it as soon as possi­
b le with a torque wren ch. Drive carefu lly unti l
then.
.,. Have the fau lty whee l replaced as quickly as
possible .
(D Tips
-If you notice that the wheel bo lts are cor­
roded and d ifficult to turn while changing a
tire, they shou ld be replaced before you
check the tightening torque.
- Dr ive at reduced speed unti l you have the
tightening torques checked.
Notes on wheel changing
Please read the information c:> page 340 if you
are going to use a replacemen t tire which is d if-
ferent from the tires on your vehicle. .,,.
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:E: ' -Before driving over a workshop hoist, en­
sure that there is sufficient clearance be­
tween the hoist and low parts of the ve­
hicle.
Vehicle transport
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with a ir susp en sio n
The following contains information you should
know about transporting your vehicle.
Wh en transporting the vehicle on a ca r ca rri­
er, tra in, sh ip or by ot her means , only t ie the
ve hicle down at t he r unnin g surface of the
tires, w hich i s t he outer circumference. Secur­
ing the vehicle at the axle components, sus­
p ens io n struts or tow ing eyes is no t per mitted
b ecause the pressure in the air suspens io n
str uts ca n cha nge dur in g tra ns port. Th e vehi­
cle may no t be se cu red su ffici entl y if this ha p­
pe ns.
Emergency situations
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:E: ' @ For the sake of the environment
-Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission leve ls. Th is is detrimental to
the env ironment and increases fuel con­
sumption.
- Always observe environmental regu lations
when disposing of old engine o il, used brake
flu id, d irty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires .
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension­
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Mate­
rial -spec ial handling may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo­
rat e. When the vehicle or pa rts of the re­
straint system including airbag modules
safety be lts with pretens ioners are scrap­
ped, a ll applicab le laws and regulations
must be observed. Your a uthorized Audi
dealer is familiar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your deal­ er perform this service for you.
Accessories and
technical changes
Additional accessories and parts replacement
Always consult on authori zed Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Audi vehicles that are constructed w ith advanced
materials like Steel/Aluminum (Hybrid construc­
tion), Aluminum (Audi Space Frame), and/or Alu­ minum/Carbon Fiber (Ultra Advanced Light
We ight Materials) are as unique as the ir drivers .
Therefore, the ava ilability of certain parts needed
for repair , restoration , or reconstruction wi ll be
restricted , or parts will be unava ilable, if the ve­
hicle is not repaired at an a uthorized Audi colli­
sion repair facility. This includes but is not limit­
ed to structura l parts which require specialized
training and equipment to restore their crash ­
worthiness back to the original NHTSA and IIHS performance.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design
features ensuring a high standard of active and passive safety.
Consumer Inf ormation
This safety could be compromised by non-ap ­
proved changes to the vehicle. For this reason, if
parts have to be rep laced, please observe the fol­
lowing points when install ing additional accesso­
ries:
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are avai lab le from authorized Aud i dea lers.
T hese dea le rs also have the necessa ry facilities,
tools and trained specialists to install the parts
and accessories properly .
A WARNING
-Using the wrong spare parts or using non-ap-
proved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury.
- Use on ly accessories expressly approved by
Aud i and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessor ies have been spe­
cially designed to be used on your vehicle.
- Do not use license plate brackets in the
front area that are different from the one
installed at the factory, or add additional
li­
cense plate brackets.
- Never install accessor ies such as telephone
cradles or beverage holders on airbag covers
or w ith in the airbag deployment zones. Do­
ing so will increase the risk of injury if a ir­
bags are triggered in an accident!
- Before you check anyth ing in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
9poge 322.
(D Note
-If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add -on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair work is not per­
formed according to specified methods, this
can result in seve re damage to your vehi­
cle's engine and body (such as corrosion)
and adversely affect your vehicle's warranty.
- If emergency repa irs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle exam ined by an
authorized Audi dealer as soon as possib le .
- The manufacturer cannot be held liable for
damage which occurs due to failure to com­
ply with these stipulations .
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A/C MAX (button)
A/C (button) ... ........ ..... ... ... . 72, 76
72, 75
ABS .. .. ... . .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 14 8
Accesso ries 66 ,383
Active lane ass ist
C leaning the camera area ......... ... .
also refer to Aud i active lane ass ist .. .. .
Adapt ive a ir suspension
refer to Air suspension ...... .. .. .... .
Adapt ive cr uise control ..... ... .. .. .... .
C leaning the sensor . ..... ... .. .. .... .
Distance indicator and distance warning .
Messages .. .. ............. .. .. .... .
Predictive contro l
............... .....
Traff ic jam ass ist ............. .. .... .
Ad B lue
. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .
355
123
134
10 7
355 1 16
116 113
114
3 18
Messages . ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 318
Add it io nal accesso ries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Ad justing a ir distribution (automat ic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73, 76
Ad justing the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Ad justing the so und . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Ad justing the tempe rature (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73, 76
Ad justing the vol ume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Advanced key
refer to Conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Ai rbag system . .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 2 73,29 1
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 280
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Chi ldren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Chi ld restraints 297
Components (front a irbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Da nger of fitt ing a child safety seat on t he
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7 4
D . l 1sposa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Fron t air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
H ow do the fro nt airbags work? . . . . . . . . 283
How many airbags does my vehi cle have? 280
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
282
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Mon itoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
PASSENGER AIR BAG light . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Index
Repairs
Safety instr uctions . ..... . ..... ... .. . .
When m ust t he system be inspected? .. . 288
287
285
Air pressu re
T ires
..... .... .. .. ............... .. 343
Air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
T ra iler mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Alignment pin (changing the wheel) . . . . . . 360
All -wheel stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 152
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
All weat her lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
All wheel d rive
refer to q uattro
AMI 152
refer to Aud i music interface . . . . . . . 234, 235
Android Auto
refer to Audi smartphone interface 247
An ti-free ze
Windsh ield washer sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . .
331
An ti-lock b raking system
refer to A BS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Anti-Slip Regu lation
refer to ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Apple Car Play
refer to Audi smartphone interface . . . . . 247
Asht ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
ASR · · · · · · · .... .. .. ............... .. 148
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 23
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Audi con nect eme rgency call a nd service . . 203
Online roads ide ass istance . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 04
Audi connect vehicle contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Parki ng locat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Remote locking and unlock ing . . . . . . . . . 200
Vehicle status report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . . . . . 189, 196
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Se rvices ove rview . .. .... ...... ... .. ..
Start ing ..... ... .. ................ .
Audi drive select
. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. ..
Audi Ente rtainment mob ile ........... ..
Audi music interface . . ............... ..
Audi music stream
refer to W i-F i . ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. . .
190
190
134
2 36
234
232
Audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
385

Index
Audio player
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
W i-Fi aud io player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Aud io track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 0
Aud i pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Aud i Serv ice Repair Man uals and Literature 381
Aud i side assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Aud i smartphone interface ......... 247, 251
Audi virtua l cockpit
refer to Instr ument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AUTO Autom atic headlig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Auto Lock (central locki ng system) . . . . . . . . 34
Automatic belt ret ractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
O per ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 75
Automatic climate control system Aud i drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 77
Automatic transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Eme rgency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
H ill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
M anual sh ift ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
P a rking lock emergency re lease . . . . . . . . . 96
Selecto r leve r pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
AUTO (button) Autom atic clima te control. . . . . . . . . . . 73, 76
Auxiliary heater (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4, 77
AUX inp ut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Ave rage cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
B
BAC K button 156
B alance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Bass (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Battery Ju mp starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
also refer to Veh icle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Before driving 256
386
Be lt tens ioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
B lended gasol ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
B lower (automat ic climate contro l) . . . . . 73, 76
Bl uetoot h
Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Connect ing a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Boos te r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Brake flu id
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 329
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
B rake ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Brake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 87
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Wo rn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Breaking in New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Browser
refer to Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Buttons Cont rol panel (M MI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Mult ifunct ion s teer ing whee l 12
C
Cable (USB adapter/AUX connector cable) 234
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 322
Battery specif ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Capacities AdBl ue ... .. .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... .. 318
Fuel tank...... .. .. .. ............. .. 379
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Cargo area
refer to L oading the l uggage compa rt-
ment ..... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 261
Cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cata lytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
CD d rive (med ia d rives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

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

Index
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 351
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Wheel wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 268
When must the airbag system be inspected? 285
Where are lower anchorages located?
310
Wi-F i
Audi music stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
232
Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
also refer to Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Wild animal recognition......... .. .. ... 131
W indows
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 76
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
W indshield
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73, 76
also refer to Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
W indshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . 55, 331
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Winter operation Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
354
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Defrosting the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 76
Removing ice from windows . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 76
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
330
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
X
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
z
Zooming on the map
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . .
13
Zooming (map) ... ................ 207,215
398