adding oil AUDI Q7 2017 Owner´s Manual

Check ing and F illing
CJ) Note
Driving with an insufficient oil level is likely to
cause severe damage to the engine .
@ Tips
-The oil pre ssure warn ing display. i s not
an ind icato r of the oil l evel. Do not rel y on
it. In stead , che ck th e oil le vel in your e n­
gi ne a t regul ar int ervals, prefe rably e ach
t ime you re fuel , and al ways befo re go ing
on a long trip .
-If you have the impression your engine con­
sumes excessive amounts of oil, we recom­
mend that you consult an authorized Aud i
dealer to have the cause of your concern properly d iagnosed . Keep in mind that the
accurate measurement of oil consumpt ion
r equi res great ca re and may take some
time. An authorized Audi dealer has instruc­
tions about how to measure oil consump­
tion accurately.
Checking the engine oil level and adding
engine oil
The engine oil level can be checked in the Info­
t ainmen t sys tem
F ig . 268 Engin e co mpartme nt: e ngine o il fille r ope ning
c ove r
Checking th e engine oil l evel
-Park t he vehicle on a leve l surface .
- Sh ut the engine off when it is warm.
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- Switc h only the ignition back on. Wa it approxi-
mately two minutes so that the engine oil can
flow back into the oil pan.
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- Select in the Infotainment system: the !MENUI
button > V ehicle > l eft control button > Se rvice
& ch ec ks > Oil level.
- Check the oil level in the Infotainment system
disp lay . Add engine oi l if the bar in the oil level
indicator is just before "min".
Adding engine oil
Fo llow the safety precautions ~ .&. in Working in
the engine compartment on page 322.
- Stop the engine and open the hood
~ page 323.
-Unscrew the cap 9=;,1 on the engine oi l filling
open ing ~
fig. 268, ~ page 324.
-Carefully add 0.5 quart (0.5 liter) of the correct
oil ~
page 324 .
-Close the eng ine oil filler opening cap.
- Close the hood, restart the ignit ion after two
m inutes and read the current o il level in the In ­
fotainment system.
&_ WARNING
- When adding oil, do not let oil dr ip onto hot
engine components. This inc reases the risk
of afire.
- You must secure the cap on the oil fi ller
open ing correctly so that oil does not leak
ou t onto the ho t engine and exhaust system
when the engine is running, beca use this is
a fire hazard .
- Always clean skin thoroughly if it comes into
contact with engine oil.
(D Note
-The engine o il level must not be under the
" min" marking, because this incre ases the
risk of engine damage.
- If the message
II Plea se redu ce oil lev el
appears, there is too much oil in the eng ine
and there is a risk of damaging the cata lytic
converter and engine. Do not start the en­
gine . Contact an authorized A udi dealer or
authorized Audi Service Fac ility to have ex­
cess engine o il extracted if necessary .
- Do not mix any addit iona l lubricants into
the engine oil. Damage caused by such add i­
t ives is not covered by the warranty.
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Checking and Filling
areas, into open streams or down sewage
drains.
- Recycle used engine oil by taking it to a used
engine oil collection facility in your area, or
contact a service station .
Cooling system
Coolant
The engine cooling system is filled with a mixture
of pur ified water and coolant addit ive at the fa c­
tory. This coolant must not be not changed.
The coolant leve l is monitored through the. in­
d icator light~
page 26. Howeve r, we do recom­
mend occasionally check ing the coo lant level
manually.
I f you must add coolant, use a m ixt ure of water
a nd coolant addit ive. M ixing the coolant additive
with d istilled water is recommended .
Coolant additive
The coolant addit ive is made of anti-freez ing and
corros ion protection agents. Only use the fo llow­
ing coolant add it ives. These additives may be
mixed w ith each other.
Coolant additive Specification
G13
TL 774)
G12++ TL
774 G
The amount of coo lant additive that needs to be
mixed with water depends on the climate where
the vehicle will be operated. If the coolant addi­
tive percentage is too low, the coolant can freeze
and damage the eng ine.
Coolant Freeze protec-
additive tion
Warm min .40% m in. -13 °F
reg ions max. 45% (-25 °()
Cold min. 50% max. -40 °F
reg ions max. 55% (-40 °C)
- Befo re the start of winter, have an author­
i zed Audi dealer or authorized A udi Se rvice
Fac ility check if the coolant additive in your
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vehicle matches the per cen tage appropriate
for the climate . This is especially important
when driving in colder climates.
- If the appro priate coo la nt additive is not
availab le in an eme rgency, do not add any
ot her additive. You could damage the en­
gine. If this happens, only use water and re­
store the correct mixture ratio with the
specified coolant add itive as soo n as poss i­
ble.
- Only ref ill w ith new coolant.
- Radiator sealant must not be mixed with
the coolant.
Adding coolant
Fi g. 2 69 Engine compartment: re lease button on coolant
expansion tank
Observe the safety precautions ~.&, in Working
in the engine comportmen t on page 322.
Checking the engine coolant level
.. Park the vehicle on a level sur face .
.,. Switch the ignit io n off.
.,. Read the coolant level on the coolant expansion
tank
~ fig. 269.
.,. Th e coolan t level must be between the MIN and
MAX marki ngs when the engine in co ld. When
the engi ne is warm it can be sligh tly above the
MAX marking .
Adding coolant
Requirement: there must be a residua l amount of
coolan t in the expansion t ank
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.. Let the engi ne cool down .
.,. Place a clot h
over the coolant expansion tank
cap .

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:E: ' Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Emissions control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
E nergy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Starting/stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Starting with jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 3 72
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Opening and closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . 323
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Oi l consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
E ngine Start/Stop mode
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Entering characters/numbers (speller) . . . . 164
Entering letters (speller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Entertainment sliding menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
E ntry/ex it lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Entry assistance Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Environment Proper disposal of drained engine oil . . . . 327
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
E vasive steering support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Expanded view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
E xternal voice operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
F
Factory default settings
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Index
Fader (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Fastening Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Convertib le child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 303
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Fast forwarding/rewinding (audio/video
file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Fast forwarding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . 237
Fast route 212
Favorites Media ...... .. .. .. ....... ...... .. .. 240
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
T elephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
File formats (media drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Folding the backrest down/up . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
For the sake of the env ironment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . . 79
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Leaks...... ... .. .. ................. 323
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Free text search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Freeze protection
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Frequency band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 226
Front airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 266
Front passenger's door emergency locking . . 39
Front seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 274
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Fuel Additives... ... .. .. ................ . 314
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 12
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
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