service AUDI Q7 2017 Owner´s Manual

Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Trai ler hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 148
Elect ronic stabilization control (ESC) . . . . 14 8
Brakes ... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 150
Electromechanica l steer ing, a ll-wheel
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
All-wheel drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Energy ma nagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Not ice about data reco rded by the Event
D ata Reco rde r and vehicle control
mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Traffic safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
I n troduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 6
M MI On/Off knob with joystic k function . . 156
Infotainment system display . . . . . . . . . . 157
M MI operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
MMI touc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Contro l knob with joystick f unction . . . . . 162
Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
L etter/numbe r speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Fr ee tex t sea rch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
M enus and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . 169
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Command overview inform ation . . . . . . . . 169
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
External vo ice operat ion 174
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
I ntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Using the te lephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Listening to voicema il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
D irectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Addit ional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Tr oubleshoo ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
~ Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 189 ......
~ Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 N
8 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 0 :E: ' Table of contents
Configuration thro ugh myAudi . . . . . . . . . 189
Opening A udi connect (Infotainment) . . . 190
A udi connect Infotainment services . . . . . 190
Wi-Fi hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Configuring the data connection . . . . . . . . 196
Audi connect (Infotainment) general
i nformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
T roub leshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Audi connect vehicle control . . . . 199
I n trod uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Additional o ptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Remote locking and un lo cki ng . . . . . . . . . 20 0
Vehicle sta tus report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Parking location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Geofencing Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Speed Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Valet Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Stolen Vehicle Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Online Aud i serv ice reques t . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Eme rgency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
I n trod uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
E mergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Online roads ide ass ista nce . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
N avigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Open ing navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
E nte ring a des tina tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Persona l rou te ass ist ance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Alte rnative rou tes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 12
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Map. ... .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 215
Online map d isp lay ................ .. 217
Map update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Traffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Radio ............................. 223
Open ing the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Radio funct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Radio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Addition al settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
T roub leshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
3

Table of contents Media ... . ... ... .. .......... .. .. ...
228
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Notes ... .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. .. . 228
Media drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Wi -F i aud io player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Online media and Internet radio . . . . . . . . 233
Multimedia connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Pla ying media. .. ............. .... .. . 237
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Supported media and file formats . . . . . . 243
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . 247
Setup ... .. .... ... .......... .. .. ... 247
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Troubleshoot ing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
MMI settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Connection manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
System update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Volume settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Restarting the MMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Software license i nformat ion 254
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Bas ics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 257
D river's and front passenger's footwell . . 260
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Mo nito ring the Advanced Airbag System . 285
4
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
LATCH system (lower anchorages and
tethers for c hildren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Maintenance and Care ........... 314
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Refueling ..... .. .. .. .. ........... .. 316
Selective catalytic reduction (AdBlue/
DEF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Emissions control systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Engine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Service interva l display 332
Wheels ........ ... ...... ....... ... 333
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
T ire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 351
Run-flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Care and cleaning .... .......... .. 354
General informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . . . . 355
P lac ing your vehicle out of service . . . . . . 359
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Eq uip ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Tire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Replacing a whee l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

u co ...... N r-... N ...... 0
0
:E: ' Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
F uses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... . 367
Bulbs .. .. .. .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. .. .. . 37 1
Emergency situations... .. .. .... . 372
G ene ral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
St art ing by pu shing o r tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 372
S tar ting w it h jumpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Using the jump st art cable . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Towingw ithatowtr uck ..... ... ... .. . 374
Ra is ing the veh icle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Accessories and Technical Data . 37 8
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Ve hicl e specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
N otes about tec hnica l data . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
We igh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Di mensions ... .. ... . .... ... .. .. .... . 379
Capac it ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Gasoline engin es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Diese l eng ines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 381
War ranty cove rages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Oper ating your veh icle outs ide the U .S.A.
o r Can ada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Aud i Service Repair Ma nuals and
Lit erature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
M ain tenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 1
Accesso ries and te chnical changes . . . . . . 383
D eclarat ion of Compli ance,
T elecommun ications and Electronic
Syst ems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Index ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .... . 385
Table of contents
5

& WARNING
Do not assume the roads are free of ice based
on the outside temperature display. Be aware
that there may be ice on roads even when the
outs ide temperature is around 41 °F ( +S °C)
and that ice can increase the risk of accidents .
@ Tips
-Depending on vehicle equipment, the in­
strument illumination (needles and gauges)
may turn on when the lights are off and the
i gnition is sw itched on . The illumination for
the gauges reduces automat ically and even ­
tually turns off as brightness outside in­
creases . This funct ion reminds the driver to
turn the low beams on at the app ropr iate
time .
- You can se lect the u nits used for tempe ra­
tu re , speed and othe r measureme nts in the
Infotainment system¢
page 249.
-If your vehicle is stationary or if yo u are driv­
i ng at very low speeds, the temperat ure dis­
played may be s ligh tly higher than the ac­
tua l tempe ra ture outside due to the heat ra ­
diating from the engine.
- At temperatures below 41 °F (+S °C), a
snowflake symbol appears in front of the
temperature display¢.&. .
Coolant temperature indicator
The coolant tempe rature display (D ¢ page 10,
fig . 3
or ¢ page 10, fig. 4 only funct ions when
the ignition is switched on . To prevent engine
damage, please observe the follow ing notes
about t he temperature ranges.
Cold r ange
If only the L EDs at the bottom of the gauge turn
on, the engine has not reached operating tem­
perature yet . Avo id h igh engine speeds, full ac ­
celerat ion and heavy engine loads .
Normal range
~ The engine has reached its operating temper a-,.....
~ ture once the L EDs up to the center of the gauge
8 turn on . If the . indicator light in the instru-o :E: ' Coc kpit o ve rv iew
ment cluster d isp lay turns on, the coo lant tem ­
peratur e is too high
¢ page 26.
(D Note
-Aux iliary headlights and ot her a ccesso ries in
front o f the coo ling -air intake impa ir the
cooling effect of the coolant . This increases
the risk of the engine overheating dur ing
high outside temperat ures and heavy en­
gine load.
- The front spoiler a lso helps to distribute
cooling air correctly while driving. If the
spoiler is damaged, the cooling effect will
be impaired and the r isk of the eng ine over ­
heating will increase . See an authorized
Audi dealer or author ized Audi Service Fa­
cility for assistance .
@ Tips
Diesel engines: due to the h igh efficiency of
these engines, the engine may not a lways
r each operat ing temperatu re in cold outside
temperat ures . This is norm al and no t a cause
f or concern.
Tachometer
The ta chometer displays the engine speed in rev­
olutions per minute (RPM).
T he beg inning of t he red zone in the tachometer
indica tes the maxim um permissible engi ne speed
f o r all gea rs once the engi ne h as bee n broken in.
Be fore reach ing t his zone, you shou ld shift into
the next h ighest gear, select the D/S se lector lev­
er posit io n, or remove yo ur foot from the acc eler­
ator pedal.
(D Note
The need le in the tachometer @¢ page 10,
fig . 3
or ¢ page 10, fig . 4 may on ly be in t he
r ed area of the gauge for a sho rt time or there
i s a risk of engine damage . The location where
the red zone begins varies depending on the
engine.
IJII,,
11

u (0 ...... N r--. N ...... 0
0
:E @ Tips
-The media drives do not play files that are
prot ected by ORM and that are identified
with the symbol~-
- Please note that within a media source in
the driver information system, only playlists
that were selected through the MMI control
panel can be played¢
page 238.
- Pay attention to the Infotainment system
display if necessary. Depending on these­
lected function, it may be necessary to use
the MMI control panel.
Telephone
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with tele phone
Fig. 14 Example: telephone functior-is in the driver in for­
mation system
Requirement : a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI ¢
page 176 and the telephone tab
must be displayed.
~ Press the left control button on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel.
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
functions may be available in the driver informa­
tion system.
-Accessing a contact : select and confirm Call
list/ Favorites/ Directory .
Select and confirm
a contact.
Directory contacts : the driver information sys­
tem only displays directory contacts that have a phone number stored. If several phone numbers
are stored with a contact, the list of stored num­
bers is displayed first when the entry is selected .
For more information about the displayed sym­
bols , refer to¢
page 184.
Cockpit overview
Recent calls: the recent calls list contains all in­
coming, outgoing and missed calls.
Caller information: the name, phone number or
Unknown appears in the driver information sys­
tem display depending on if the caller has been
stored in the directory and if the phone number
has been transmitted.
Functions during an incoming call
-Answering a call:
press the left thumbwheel
when there is an incoming call.
-Declining a call: select and confirm Decline
when there is an incoming call.
-Ending a phone call: select and confirm End
call .
Functions during a phone call :
- Making an additional call :
select and confirm
Hold call. Press the left control button > Direc­
tory or Call list
> an entry.
-Answering a call while in a call and while
there is another call on hold :
select and con­
firm
Answer . The active call is replaced with the
incom ing call.
Additional functions include:
Mute : if you select and confirm this function, the
other person on the phone cannot hear you. You
can hear the other person.
Holding/resuming a call : you can put a current
call on hold and resume a call.
Swap call: you can alternate between two phone
calls at the same time. One of the calls will be on
hold.
End call ends the active phone call. A call
that was placed on hold stays on hold and can be
taken off hold with
Resume.
Conference call:
a call on hold and up to five ac­
tive parties (depending on the cell phone service
provider) can be added to a conference call. To
make an additional call, put all participants in
the current conference call on hold using
Hold.
By pressing the left control button, you can make
additional calls from the directory or the call list.
Resume takes all parties off hold . .,.
17

Cockpit overv iew
@ Tips
-The telephone functions can only be con­
tro lled with the multifunction steering
whee l if the telephone equipment was in­
stalled
at the factory.
- The telephone functions depend on the cell
phone and whether they are supported by
your cell phone service provider or not.
- The
Call w ait ing function must be activated
i n your cell phone and in the MMI to be
alerted when there is an incoming call dur­
i ng an active call. The call options depe nd
o n the cell phone and serv ice provider. You
can obtain more informat ion from yo ur cell
phone se rvice provider.
Navigation
App lies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
Requirement: a destination must be entered
r::!> page 206, route g uidance must be started and
the navigation tab must be disp layed.
"' Press the left control button on the mult ifunc-
tion s teering wheel
r:!>page 13.
Depending on vehicle eq uipment, the following
fu nctions may be available in the d river informa­
tion system .
-Di splaying nav igation dur ing acti ve route
guidance :
select and confirm Map or Str eet
view *
(analog instrument clus ter).
- Showing the map when route guidanc e is not
active :
select and co nfirm Map .
- Acce ssin g last destinations :
select and confirm
La st de stination s > the desired destination .
-Ac ce ss ing f avorite s: select and confirm Favor­
it es>
the desired destination.
- Starting route guidance to the stored home
addre ss :
se lect and confi rm C ancel route guid­
anc e
if necessary and then Home addre ss.
If you have not started route guidance, a com­
pass (in the analog instr ument cluster) or a map
(Aud i virtua l cockp it)* will be disp layed.
- Can celing active route guidance : on the multi­
funct ion steer ing wheel, select: right control
button
> Cancel route guidance .
18
Additional settings
-Select: righ t con trol b utton> desired entry.
Depend ing on the function selected, the follow­
i ng addi tional settings may be possible :
- Map display
r::!> page 216
- Day/night map r::!>page 216
-Map or ientat ion r::!> page 216
-Automatic zoom r::!> page 217
Navigation view with route guidance
started
Appl ies to: vehicles with navigat ion syste m and A ud i vi rt u a l
cockp it
Fig . 15 Sta ndard map w hen route guidance is active (A ud i
virtual cockpit)
Requireme nt: a dest inat ion must be entered
r::!> page 206, route guidance m ust be sta rted and
t h e nav iga tion tab must be displayed.
Depend ing o n the vehicle equipment and these­
l ected view
r::!> page 14, t he following informa tion
will be displayed in the d river information sys­
tem :
@ Current vehicle position
@ A bar graph appears when there is an upcom­
ing turn. The fewer bars are shown, the shorter
the d istance is unt il the turn . If there is not an
upcoming turn, the distance to the destination/
stopover and the calcu lated arriva l t ime is dis­
played in the right speedometer.
@ Name of the street where you are currently
driving

u (0 ...... N r--. N ...... 0
0
:E @ Tips
-Sunglasses w ith polarization fi lters and un ­
favorable lighting conditions can have a negative effect on the display.
- An optimum display depends on the seat
position and the height adjustment of the
head-up display.
- A specia l windshield is needed for the head­
up display function.
- For information on cleaning, see ¢
table In­
terior cleaning on page
356.
On-Board Diagnostic
System (OBD)
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)
The malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) ¢'4 in the
instrument cluster is part of the On-Board Diag­
nostic System (OBD II).
The indicator light turns on when the ignition is
switched on and turns off once the engine is
started and is running in idle at a stable speed.
This indicates that the MIL is functioning correct­
ly .
If the light does not turn off after starting the
engine
or turns on while driving, this may indi­
cate there is a malfunction in the engine. If the indicator turns on, the catalytic converter may be
damaged .
Drive
with reduced engine performance (avoid
high speeds for extended periods of time and/or
fast acceleration) and have the malfunction cor­
rected. See an authorized Audi dealer or author ­
ized Audi Service Fac ility .
The electronic speed limiter may be faulty if the
indicator light turns on . For additional informa­
tion, see¢
page 102, Electronic speed limiter .
The MIL indicator light may also turn on if the
fuel filler cap is not closed correctly
c> page 316.
Cockpit overview
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 19 Locatio n of Data Li nk Connector (DLC)
On-Board Diagnostics monitors the components
of your emission control system. Each monitored
component in your engine system has been as­
s igned a code. In case of a malfunction , the com­
ponent will be identified and the fault stored as a
code in the control module memory.
The MIL light may also illuminate if there is a
leak in the on-board fuel vapor recovery system.
If the light illuminates after a refueling, stop the
vehicle and make sure the fuel filler cap is prop­
erly closed (only vehicles with gasoline engine)
<=>page 316 .
In order to make an accurate diagnosis, the stor­
ed data can only be displayed using special diag­
nostic equipment (generic scan tool for OBD).
In order to connect the special diagnostic equip­
ment, push the plug into the Data Lin k Connector
(DLC). The DLC is located to the right of the hood
release
¢ fig . 19 .
Your authorized Aud i dealer or qualified work­
shop can interpret the code and perform the nec­
essary repair.
_& WARNING ~ ~ ·
Do not use the diagnostic connector for per-
sonal use. Incorrect usage can cause malfunc­
tions, which can increase the risk of a colli­
sion!
21

u co ...... N r-... N ...... 0
0
:E: ' '
D
AUTO
Canada models:
E lect romechanical pa rking bra ke
¢page 26
H ill descent assist
c::;,page 150
Child safety lock
c::;,page43
U SA models :
Speed warning system*
c::;,page 102
C anada model s:
Speed warning system *
¢page 102
Active lane ass ist*
¢page 124
Audi side assist*
c::;, page 131
Camera-based traffic sign recogni­
tion*
c::;, page 105
Night vision assist*
c::;, page 134
H igh beam assistant*
c::;, page 49
High beams
c::;, page 49,
High beam assistant*
c::;, page 49
BRAKE /(©) Brake system
If th is ind icator lig ht turns on, there is a malfunc­
tion in the brake system.
1111 (USA models ) /. (Canada models )
B ra ke s: stop vehicle a nd check bra ke fluid le vel
Stop the vehicle and check the brake fluid leve l.
See an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility for assistance if necessary .
1111 (USA mod els ) /. (Canada mod els)
Brak es: malfuncti on! Stop vehicle safel y
If the indicator light turns on and th is message
appears, there is a malfunction in the brake
boos ter.
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
If the ABS ind icator light 9 (USA models) I
liJ (Canada models), the ESC indicator light Bl
and the brake system indicator light 1111 (USA
models)
I . (Canada models) all turn on and
t hi s message appears, then the ABS, ESC and
braking d istribution are malfunctioning
c::;, &. .
Do not continue dr iving. See an author ized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Fac ility for as­
s istance
c::;, &. .
1111 (USA model s) /. (Canada model s) Park­
ing brake : malfunction! Safe ly stop vehicle. See
owne r's manual
- If the indicator light and the message appear
when the vehicle i s stationar y or after switch­
ing the ignition on ,
check if you can release the
parking brake. If you cannot release the park­
ing brake, see an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facil ity. If you can release
the parking brake and the message st ill ap­
pea rs, see an author ized Audi dealer or author­
i zed Aud i Service Faci lity immediately to have
t he ma lfu nction corrected.
- If the ind icator light and message appear
wh ile
driv ing ,
the hill start ass ist or emergency brak­
ing function may be ma lf u nctioning. It may not
be possible to set the par king b rake o r re lease
it once it has been set. Do not park you r vehicle
on hills . See an authorized Audi dea le r or au ­
thorized A udi Service Facility for assistance.
Brake boo ster : res tricted . Yo u can continu e d riv­
ing . Pl eas e conta ct Service
T here is a ma lf u nction in the brake booster. The
brake booste r is ava ilable, but its effectiveness is
red uced. Br aking behavior may be d ifferent from
how it normally f un ct ions and the brake pedal
may vibrate .
D rive to an authori zed A udi dealer or autho rized
A udi Se rvice Fac ility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
A WARNING
- Read and fo llow the warnings in
c::;, page 322, Working in the engine com­
partment
before opening the hood and
checking the brake fluid level.
25

Cockpit over view
- If the brake system indicator light does not
turn off or it turns on while driv ing, the
brake fluid level in the reservoir is too low,
and this increases the risk of an acc ident .
Stop the vehicle and do not continue dr iv­
ing . See an author ized Audi dealer or au­
tho rized Aud i Serv ice Facility fo r ass istance.
- If the bra ke system indicator light turns on
together with the ABS and ESC ind icator
l igh ts, the ABS/ ESC regula ting func tion may
be malfunctioning. Fun ctions that stabili ze
the vehicle are no longer ava ilable . This
could cause the vehicle to swerve, which in­
c reases the risk that the ve hicle w ill slide.
Do not continue driving. See an author ized
Audi dealer or author ized Audi Service Facili­
ty for assistance.
PARK/( ®)/ !® Electromechanical parking
brake
If t h e - (USA models) I. (Canada models)
i nd ic ator lig ht t urns on , the par king brake was
se t.
I f t he - (USA models)/ . (Canada mode ls) in­
d ica tor light is blin king , the bra king fo rce has not
bu ilt up e nou gh o r it has decre ased. Select the P
selec to r l eve r posit ion to secure the veh icle .
Make sure the indicator light is off befo re yo u
start driving.
Ill Parking brake: malfunction! Plea se contact
Service
There is a malfunc tion in the park ing brake . Dr ive
to a n author ized Audi dealer or author ized A udi
Serv ice Fa cil ity immedi ately to h ave t he m alfunc­
t ion cor rec ted .
II (USA models )/ (Ci1) (Canada model s) Parking
brake: caution! Vehicle parked too steep
There is not enoug h braking force to hold the ve­
h icle in place. The brakes have over heated. The
ve hicle co uld ro ll away eve n on a small i ncline.
Ill (USA models )/ ¢Cil)J (Canada models ) Parking
brake : applied
26
If this message appears, press the brake pedal
first and then release the parking brake if neces­ sa ry.
Ill (USA model s)/ ¢Ci1) (Canada models) Parking
brake: emergency braking
The eme rgency brak ing func tion was tr iggered .
Please re lease parking brake
Release the parking brake if this message ap­
pears.
Please press brake pedal to relea se parking
brake
To release t he pa rking brake , press the brake
pedal and press the ~ button at t he same time,
o r start driving with hill start assis t
q page 88,
Starting to drive.
(D Tips
For addi tiona l informat ion on the parking
brake, see~
page 8 7.
-L Cooling system
• Turn off engine and check coolant level. See
owner 's manual
The coo lant level is too low.
Do not con tinue dr iv ing and switch the e ng ine
off. Che ck the coolant leve l
q page 328 .
- If the coo lant level is too low, add coolant
q page 328 . Only continue driving once the in­
dicato r ligh t turns off.
• Coolant temperature: too high . Let engine
run with vehicle stationary
Let the engine run at idle fo r a few min utes to
cool off, until the indicator lig ht turns off .
- If the indicator light does not tu rn off, do no t
continue driving the vehicle. See an authorized
Audi dea le r or a uthori zed Audi Service Facility
for assistance.
A WARNING
- Never open the hood if you can see or hear
steam or coolant escaping from the engine

u co ...... N r-... N ...... 0
0
:E: ' compartment. This increases the risk of
burns. Wait until you no longer see or hear
steam or coolant escaping .
- The engine compartment in any vehicle can
be a dangerous area. Stop the eng ine and
allow it to cool before working in the engine
compartment. A lways follow the informa ­
t io n found in
¢ page 322, Working in the
engine compartment.
(I) Note
Do not continue driving if the. indicator
light turns on as this increases the risk of en ­
gine damage.
~ Safety belt
The . indicator light stays on unt il the drive r's
and front passenger's safety be lts are fastened.
Above a certain speed, there will also be a wa rn ­
ing tone .
@ Tips
For addit iona l information on safety be lts ,
see
¢ page 265.
t3 Generator/vehicle battery
I f the . or(•) indicator light turns on, there is a
malfunct ion in the generato r o r the veh icle elec­
tr ica l system .
• Electrical system: malfunction! Safel y stop
v ehicle
Do no t cont inue d riving and switc h the eng ine
off. See an a utho rized Aud i de aler or aut hor ized
Aud i Service Facility for assistance .
(•) Electrical system: malfunction! R estart not
po ssible . Plea se conta ct Service
The vehicle battery was disconnected from the
ve hicle electrical system and will no longer
charge . Drive to an author ized A udi dealer or au­
thor ized Audi Se rvice Fa cility immed iate ly.
Do not stop the engine, or you will not be able to
start it aga in . If you can no longer sta rt the en­
g ine , see an authori zed Audi dealer or authorized
Aud i Service Fac ility for assistance.
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
(•) F.lectrical sy stem: malfunction! Please con­
tact Se rvice
Drive to an authori zed A udi dealer or autho riz ed
A udi Service Facility immed iate ly. Because the ve­
hicle battery is discharging, turn o ff all unneces­
sary el ectrical equipment such as the radio . S ee
an a utho rized Aud i dea ler or authorized Audi
Service Facility if the battery charge level is too low.
(•) Electrical sy stem: low battery charge. Bat­
tery will be charged while d riv ing
T he s tarting ability may be impa ired.
If this message tu rns off after a little whi le, the
vehicle battery cha rged e nough while driving.
If the message does not turn off and stay off
whe n driving, have an author ized Audi dealer or
autho rized Aud i Serv ice Facility repa ir the mal­
funct ion.
't:::?: Engine oil pressure
• Turn off engine . Oil pres sure t oo low
Stop the engine and do not cont in u e d rivi ng.
Check the eng ine oi l level
¢ page 326.
-If the eng ine o il level is too low, add engine oil
¢ page 326 . Only continue driving once the in­
d icator light turns off .
- If the engine o il level is correct and the indica­
tor light still turns on, turn t he e ngine off and
do not cont inue driving . See an authorized Aud i
deale r or a uthorized Aud i Service Facility fo r as­
sis tance .
(D Tips
The oil pressure warni ng is not an oil level in­
dicator. Always check the oil level regularly .
~ Engine oil level (MIN)
• Pleas e add oil immediatel y.
Add engine oil immediately ¢ page 326.
El Please add max. x qt (l) oil. You can contin·
ue d riv ing
Ill-
27