air condition AUDI Q7 2018 Owner´s Manual

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-How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the
acce lerator and/or brake pedal; and,
- How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can he lp prov ide a better understand­
ing of the circumstances in which crashes and in­
juries occur. NOTE : EDR data are reco rded by your
vehicle only if a non-trivia l crash situation occurs;
no data are recorded by the EDR under norma l
driving conditions and no personal data (e.g.,
name, gender, age, and crash location) are re­
corded. However, other parties, such as law en­
forcement, could combine the EDR data w ith the
type of personally identifying data routinely ac­
qu ired dur ing a crash invest igat ion.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equip­ ment is required, and access to the veh icle or the
EDR is needed . In add it ion to the vehicle manu­
facturer, other parties, such as law enforcement,
that have the specia l equipment, ca n read the in­
formation if th ey have access to the vehicle or the
EDR .
Some state laws restr ict the retrieval or down­
loading of data stored
by ED Rs installed in a vehi­
cle for the express purpose of retrieving data af ­
t er an accident or crash event witho ut the own ­
er 's consent.
Aud i w ill not access th e ED R and/o r similar data
or give it to othe rs -
- unless the vehicle owner (or lessee if the vehi­
cle has been leased) agrees; or
- upon the official request by the police; or
- upon the order of a court of law or a govern-
ment agency; or
- for the defense of a lawsu it through the judicial
discovery process.
- Audi may also use the data for research about
vehicle operation and safety performance or
provide the data to a third party for research
purposes without identifying the specific vehi­
cle or information about the identity of its own­
er or lessee and on ly after the recorded vehicle
data has been accessed.
Vehicle control modules
Your veh icle is also equipped with a number of
electronic control modules for var ious veh icle
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systems, such as engine management, emission
contro l, airbags, and safety be lts.
These electronic control modules record d ata
during normal vehicle operation that may be
needed by trained technicians for diagnostic and
repair purposes. The recording capabi lity of these
modules is lim ited to data (no sound is record ­
ed). Only a small amount of data is actually re­
corded over a very limited period of time, or stor­
ed when a system fault is detected by a control
module . Some of the data stored may relate to
vehicle speed, direction, or braking, as well as re­
straint system use and performance in the event
of a crash. Stored data can also only be read and
down loaded w ith specia l equipment that is di­
rectly connected to the vehicle .
(D Tips
Your vehicle may be equipp ed w ith Audi con­
nect. Your use of certain Audi connect fea­
tures requires wireless services that are pro­
vided by a third party wireless telecomm uni­
cations provider . For details regarding how in ­
formation obtained through Aud i connect is
collected, processed, transmitted, used, and
shared, please see your contract with the
wireless telecommunications provider.

Tele phone
Telephone
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
To make phone coils in your vehicle using the
/11/111, connect your cell phone to the /11/111 via
Bluetooth.
Hand sfree
After you have connected your ce ll phone to the
MMI via Bluetooth, you can use the handsfree
system and operate telephone functions through
your MMI. You can make calls using the antenna
on your cell phone.
A WARNING
- Medical experts warn that cell phones can
interfere w ith the funct ion of pacemakers .
Always mainta in a m inimum d istance of
about 8 inches (20 cm) between the ce ll
phone antenna and the pacemaker.
- Do not carry the cell phone in a pocket di ­
rectly over the pacemaker when the phone
is switched on.
- Sw itch the cell phone off immediately if
you suspect it may be interfering w ith the
pacemaker.
- Do not use the vo ice recognit ion system*
<=) page 167 in emergencies because your
vo ice may change in stressful situations. It
may take longer to dial the number or the
system may not be able to dia l it at all. Dial
the emergency n umbe r manua lly.
- Switch your cell phone off in areas where
there is a ris k of an exp losion . These loca­
tions are not always clearly mar ked. This
may include gas stations, fuel and chemical
storage facilities or transport vehicles, o r lo ­
cations where fue l vapors (such as propane
or gaso line vapor in vehicles or bui ldings),
chemicals or large quantities of dust parti ­
cles (such as flour, sawdust or metal) may
be present in the air . This also applies to all
other locations where you would normally
turn your vehicle engine off .
- The demands of traffic requ ire your full at­
tent io n. Always read the chapter
Q page 149, Traffic safety information.
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-
@ Note
Always fo llow the information found in Q @ in
Wi -Fi hotspot on page 194.
(D Tips
- Th e Bluetooth connect ion range is limited
to inside the vehicle. It can also be affected by local conditions and interference with
other devices .
- To learn which Bluetooth connections and
wh ich of the funct ions in your ce ll phone are
supported, check with your cell phone serv­
ice provider or the database for mob ile devi­
ces at www .aud iusa .com/bluetooth.
Setup
Connecting a cell phone using Bluetooth
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Fig . 172 D isp layin g the PIN for enter ing in t he cell phone
R equi rem ent
The vehicle must be stationary and the ignition
must be switched on.
The Bl uetooth settings m ust be open on your cell
phone during the connection setup.
The Bluetooth funct io n and v is ib il ity of the MMI
Q page 248 and cell phone must be sw itched on.
The cell phone to be connected must not be con­ nected to any other Bluetooth device .
The MMI must not be connected to a cell phone.
Conn ecting a c ell phon e
.. Select: IMENU I button> Telephone > Connect
mobile de vice > Find new de vic es > Next.
The
avai lab le Bluetooth devices are shown in the In-
fotainment system display.
Or select: ! MENUI 1111-

Audi conn ect (Infotainment)
@ Note
- Under some conditions, certain mobile devi ­
ces and operat ing systems may a utomati­
cally switch from your vehicle's Wi-Fi hot ­
spot to the device's mobile data connection.
In that event, standard text and data usage
rates would apply while t he dev ice's mob ile
data connection is in use . P lease refer to
documentat ion p rovided by yo ur mobi le de ­
v ice 's man ufac tur e and yo ur d ata ca rr ie r for
d eta ils, re lated terms and privacy state ­
ment.
- You are responsible fo r all p re caut io ns tak­
en fo r data p rotection, an ti- v irus pro tec tion
and protection against loss of data on mo ­
bile devices that are used to access the In ­
ternet thro ugh the W i-F i hotspot.
(D Tips
- In vehicles without Audi connect ( Infotain ­
ment)*, the use of the Wi -Fi hotspot is only
possib le for the Wi-Fi audio p layer*. A data
connection to the Internet cannot be estab­
li shed.
- For additional informat ion about the Aud i
connect Infotai nment services, visit
www .audiusa .com/myaud i.
Configuring the data
connection
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
The data connection for Audi connect Infotain­
ment servic es is pr e-configured at the factory.
However, if o configuration should be n ecessary,
you con adjust the following settings .
"Se lect: I M ENUI button> right control b utton>
Connection manager.
" Se lect : rig ht contro l button > Online settings >
Data connection settings .
Using the Data connection settings menu, you
can set when an Internet connection shou ld be
made. The Int ernet conn ection disconnects auto ­
mat ica lly once the requested Audi connect Info­
tainment service no longer requires any d ata.
The fo llowing settings can be selected:
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Audi connect (MMI)
With the Audi conne ct (MMI) func tion, you can
Allow or Den y the use of Audi connect Info tain­
ment services if the connection is set to
No re­
que st or With request.
Wi-Fi devices*
U sing the Wi -Fi d evice s function, yo u can Allow
or Deny a co n ne cti on t o the Inte rnet .
& WARNING
- As t he driver, do not a llow usage o f the Wi ­
F i hotspot to distract yo u from driving, as
this could increase the r is k of an accide nt.
- It is on ly safe to use tablets, laptops, mo ­
bi le devices and other simi lar devices when
the vehicle is stat ionary because, like a ll
loose objects, they co uld be thrown around
the inside of the ve hicle in a crash and cause
serious injuries . Store these types of devices
securely wh ile d riving .
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while dr iv­
ing . Also read the warnings in t he chapter
r:!) page 2 73, Front airbags .
@ Note
Always fo llow the information found in ¢ (!) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194 .
Audi connect
(Infotainment) general
information
Audi connect Infotainment services
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
(D Tips
-Yo u ca n only use serv ices suppo rte d b y Aud i
connect (In fotainment) if yo u have the op ­
tional MMI Navigation plus eq uipment with
M MI touch* and A udi connect (Infotain ­
ment).
- Use of the L TE* mobile network standard is
not ava ilab le in every country. Contact an
authorized Audi dealer o r autho rized Aud i

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:E ' Emergency call
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with emergency call fu nction
Depending on the country and the vehicle equip ­
ment, the following functions may be available.
W ith the
emergency call, you can call for he lp in
dangerous situat ions as quickly as possible. Use
this function when help is needed
q page 201.
W ith online roadside assistance, you can request
assistance if there is a breakdown or a minor acci­
dent
q page 202 .
(D Tips
-The serv ices are provided through a SIM
card installed in the vehicle . The cost of the
call and data connections is included in the
price for the services. Services are provided
assuming that the cell phone network re­
quired for the installed SIM card is function­ ing and ready to operate . The available serv­
ices set by Audi AG are only available within
the cell phone network coverage area for
the cell phone service provider selected by
Audi AG .
- You can find what data will be transferred at www .audiusa .com.
- These services cannot be deactivated using
the settings in the Infotainment system .
Emergency call
Description
Applies to: vehicles with emergency call function
An emergency call is a combination of data trans­
mission and a phone call. The data transmission
from your vehicle forwards important informa­ tion, such as the vehicle and position data, to the
emergency call center .
Emergency call
Making an emergency call
Applies to: vehicles with emergency call function
The emergency call can be made two different
ways.
Fig. 183 Front headli ner : cover for the e mergency call but­
ton
Requirement: the L ED @ must be green.
Manual emergency call
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
.,. Tap the cover(!) to open it.
.,. Press and hold the emergency call button until
the LED @blinks green. The emergency call is
made.
.,. If the emergency call button is pressed by mis­
take, then press it again immediately until the
LED stays green. The emergency call is can­
celed .
Automatic emergency call
The vehicle electrical system initiates an auto­
matic emergency call under certain circumstan ­
ces, for example if an airbag deploys. The LED in
the emergency call button @blinks green . The
emergency call is made . This cannot be canceled.
Note the following LED conditions :
-Green -the emergency call function is availa­
ble.
- Red -there is an e rror in the emergency call
function. Contact an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility. No emergency
call can be made.
- Off-the emergency call function is not availa-
ble, perhaps because no network is available. .,..
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Drivin g saf ety
Driving safety
Basics
Safe driving habits
Please remember -safety first!
The individua l safety features of your vehicle can
work together as a system to help protect you
and your passengers in a wide range of accidents.
These features cannot work as a system if they
are not always correctly adjusted and correctly
used .
This chapter contains important informat ion,
tips, instruct ions and warn ings that you need to
read and observe for your own safety, the safety
of you r passengers and others . We have summar­
ized here w hat you need to know about safety
be lts, a irbags, child restra ints as well as child
safety. Yo ur safety is for us priority number 1. Al­
ways observe the information and warnings in
this section -for your own safety as we ll as that
of your passengers.
The information in this section applies to all
model versions of your vehicle . Some of the fea­
tures described in this sections may be standard
equipment on some models, or may be optional
equ ipment on others. If you are not sure, ask
your author ized Audi dealer.
A WARNING
- Always make sure that you follow the in­
structions and heed the WARNINGS in th is
manual.
It is in your inte rest and in the in­
te rest of your passengers .
-
-Always keep all of the Owner's L iterature
manuals in yo ur Audi when you lend o r sell
yo ur vehicle so that this import ant informa­
t ion w ill alw ays be availab le to the dr iver
and passengers.
- Always keep the Owner 's Lite ra ture han dy
so that you can find it easi ly if yo u have
questions .
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Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody's job! Vehicle and occupant
safety always depends on the informed and care­
ful driver.
For your safety and the safety of your passen­
gers,
bef ore dri ving alw ays:
.. Make sure that a ll lights and signals are operat­
ing correctly .
.. Make sure that the tire pressure is correct.
.. Make sure that all windows are clean and afford
good vis ibility to the outs ide .
.. Sec ure all luggage and othe r items ca refully
¢ page
257 .
.. Make sure tha t noth ing ca n interfere wi th the
peda ls .
.. Adjust front seat, head restraint and mirrors
correctly for your height.
.. Instruct passengers to adjust the head re­
straints according to their he ight.
.. Make sure to use the right child restraint cor­
rectly to protect children¢ page 291, Child
safety .
• Sit proper ly in yo ur seat a nd make sure t hat
your passenge rs do the same ¢ page 54, Front
seats .
.. Fasten your sa fety belt and wear it p roperly . Al ­
so instruct your passengers to fasten their safe­
ty be lts properly ¢ page 261 .
What impairs driving safety?
Safe driving is directly related to the condition of
the vehicle, the driver as well as the driver's abili­
ty to concentrate on the rood without being dis­
tracted.
The driver is responsib le for the safety of the ve ­
hicle and a ll of its occupants. If your ability to
drive is impa ired, safety risks for everybody in the
vehicle increase and you a lso become a hazard to
everyone else on the road ¢
_&.. Therefore:
.. Do not let yourse lf be distracted by passenge rs
or by using a cellular telephone .
.. NEVER drive when your driving ability is im­
paired (by med ications, alcohol, drugs, etc .) .
.. Observe all traffic laws, rules of the road and
speed lim its and plain common sense . .,.

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:E ' ~ ALWAYS adjust your speed to road, traffic and
weather conditions.
~ Take frequent breaks on long trips. Do not drive
for more than two hours at a stretch.
~ Do NOT drive when you are tired, under pres­
sure or when you are stressed .
A WARNING
Impaired driv ing safety increases the risk of
ser ious personal inju ry and death whenever a
vehicle is being used .
Correct passenger
seating positions
Proper seating position for the driver
The proper driver seating position is important
for safe, relaxed driving .
Fig. 219 Correc t seating pos ition
F or your own s afety and to reduce the risk of in­
jury in the event of an accident, we recommend
that you adjust the driver 's seat to the following
position:
~ Adjust the dr iver's seat so tha t you can easily
push the pedals all the way to the f loor wh ile
keeping your knee(s) s light ly bent
c::> _& .
~ Adjust the ang le of the seatback so that it is in
an upright position so that your back comes in
full contact w ith it when you drive.
~ Adjust the steering wheel so that there is a dis­
tance of at least 10 inches (25 cm) between the
stee ring wheel and you r breast bone
c::> fig. 219.
If no t possib le, see you r autho riz ed Aud i dea le r
abo ut adapt ive eq uipment.
Dri ving safety
~ Adjust the steering wheel so that the steering
wheel and airbag
cover points at your chest and
not at yo ur face.
~ Grasp the top of the steering wheel with your
elbow(s) slightly bent.
~ Adjust the head restra int so the upper edge is
as
even as possible w ith the top of your head . If
that is not possib le, t ry to adjust the head re­
straint so that it is as close to this posit ion as
possible .
~ Fasten and wear safety belts correctly
c::>page 264.
~ Always keep both feet in the footwell so that
you are in contro l of the ve hicle at a ll times.
F or detailed information on how to adj ust the
drive r's seat, see
c::> page 54 .
A WARNING
-
Drivers who are unbelted, out of position or
too close to the airbag can be seriously in­
jured by an airbag as it unfolds. To help re­ d uce the risk of serious personal injury:
- Always ad just the driver's seat and the
steer ing whee l so that there are at least
10 inc hes (25 cm) between you r breastbone
and the steering wheel.
- Always hold the steering wheel on the out­
side of the steering wheel r im with your
hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o' clock posi­
tions to help reduce the risk of personal in­
ju ry if the driver's airbag inflates.
- Never hold the stee ring wheel at the
12 o' clock position o r with you r hands at
o ther posi tions ins ide the s teer ing whee l
rim or on the steering wheel hub. Holding
the steering wheel the wrong way can cause
serio us injuries to the hands, arms and head
if the dr iver's airbag dep loys.
- Pointing the steering wheel toward your
face decreases the ability of the supplemen­ tal driver's airbag to protect you in a coll i­
sion.
- Always sit in an upright position and never
lean aga inst or place any part of your body
too close to the area where the airbags are located .
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::r ' Airbag system Important information
Importance of wearing safety belts and
sitting properly
Airbags are only supplemental restraints. For
airbags to do their job, occupants must always
properly wear their safety belts and be in a prop­ er seating position.
For your safety and the safety of your passen­
gers, before driving off, always :
.,. Adjust the driver's seat and steering wheel
properly ~
page 253,
.,. Adjust the front passenger's seat properly
~page 254,
.,. Wear safety belts properly~ page 264,
.. Always properly use the proper child restraint
to protect children ¢
page 291.
In a collision, airbags must inflate within the
blink of an eye and with considerable force. The
supplemental airbags can cause injuries if the
driver or the front seat passenger is not seated
properly. Therefore in order to help the airbag to
do its job, it is important, both as a driver and as
a passenger to sit properly at all times .
By keeping room between your body and the
steering wheel and the front of the passenger
compartment, the airbag can inflate fully and
completely and provide supplemental protection in certain frontal collisions¢
page 253, Correct
passenger seating positions .
For details on the
operation of the seat adjustment controls
¢page 54.
It's especially important that children are proper­
ly restrained ¢
page 291.
There is a lot that the driver and the passengers
can and must do to help the individual safety fea­
tures installed in your Audi work together as a
system .
Proper seating position is important so that the
front airbag on the driver side can do its job. If
you have a physical impairment or condition that prevents you from sitting properly on the driver
seat with the safety belt properly fastened and
Airbag system
reaching the pedals, or if you have concerns with
regard to the function or operation of the Ad­
vanced Airbag System, please contact your au­
thori zed Audi dealer or qualified workshop, or
call Audi Customer Relations at 1-800-822-2834
for possible modifications to your vehicle.
When the airbag system deploys, a gas generator
will fill the airbags, break open the padded cov­ ers, and inflate between the steering wheel and
the driver and between the instrument panel and
the front passenger. The airbags will deflate im­
mediately after deployment so that the front oc­
cupants can see through the windshield again
without interruption.
All of this takes place in the blink of an eye, so
fast that many people don't even realize that the
airbags have deployed. The airbags also inflate
with a great deal of force and nothing should be
in their way when they deploy. Front airbags in
combination with properly worn safety belts slow
down and limit the occupant's forward move­
ment . Together they help to prevent the driver
and front seat passenger from hitting parts of
the inside of the vehicle while reducing the forces acting on the occupant during the crash . In this
way they help to reduce the risk of injury to the
head and upper body in the crash. Airbags do not
protect the arms or the lower parts of the body.
Both front airbags will not inflate in all frontal
collisions . The triggering of the airbag system de­
pends on the vehicle deceleration rate caused by
the collision and registered by the electronic con­
trol unit . If this rate is below the reference value
programmed into the control unit, the airbags
will not be triggered, even though the car may be badly damaged as a result of the collision. Vehi­
cle damage, repair costs or even the lack of vehi­
cle damage is not necessarily an indication of
whether an airbag should inflate or not .
Since the circumstances will vary considerably between one collision and another, it is not possi­
ble to define a range of vehicle speeds that will
cover every possible kind and angle of impact
that will always trigger the airbags . Important
factors include, for example, the nature (hard or
soft) of the object which the car hits, the angle of
impact, vehicle speed , etc. The front airbags will .,.
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::r ' about children and Advanced Airbags
¢page 291.
Even though yo ur vehicle is equ ipped with an Ad­
vanced Airbag System, make certain that a ll chil­
dren, especially those 12 years and younger, al ­
ways ride in the back seat proper ly restrained for
their age and size. The airbag on the passenger
side makes the front seat a potentially dangerous place for a child to ride. The front seat is not the
safest place for a child in a forward-facing child
safety seat . It can be a very dange rous place for
a n in fant or a child in a rearward-fac ing seat.
The Advanced Airbag System i n your veh icle has
been certified to comply with the requirements
of United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standa rd (FMVSS) 208, as well as Canada Motor
Ve hicle Safety Standa rd (CMVSS) 208 as applica ­
b le at the time your veh icle was man ufactu red.
According to requirements, the front Advanced
Airbag System on the passenger side has been
certified for "suppression" for infants of about 12 month old and younger and for "low risk de­
p loyment" for children aged 3 to 6 years o ld (as
defined in the standard) .
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~ ; light in the
headliner tells you when the front Advanced Air­
bag on the passenger side has been turned off by
the electronic control unit.
Each time yo u turn on the ignition, the
PAS SEN ­
GER AIR BAG OFF
for a few seconds and:
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; will come on if
the front passenger seat is not occupied
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF the e lectrica l capacitance measured by the ca­
pacitive passenger detection system for the
front passenger seat equals the comb ined ca­
pacitance of an infant up to about one year of
age and one of the rearward-facing or forward ­
facing child restra ints listed in Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208 with
wh ich the Advanced Airbag System in your ve hi­
cle was certified. Fo r a listing of the child re ­
straints that were used to ce rtify you r vehicle 's
compliance with the Safety Standard
¢ page 293.
Airbag syste m
- PASSEN GER AIR BAG OFF~; will come on if
there is a small chi ld or child restraint on the
front passenger seat
- PASSENGER AIR BAG ON@ will come on if the
front passenger seat is occupied by an adu lt as
registered by the capacitive passenger detec­
tion system ¢
page 281, Monitoring the Ad­
vanced Airbag System.
The PAS SEN GER AIR BAG OFF~; light comes on
when e lectrica l capacitance registered on the
front passenger seat is equal to or less than the
combined capacitance of a typical
1 year-old in­
fant and one of the rearward-facing or forward­
facing child restra ints listed in Federal Motor Ve­
hicle Safety Standard (F MVSS) 208 with wh ich
t h e Advanced Airbag System in you r vehicle was
ce rtified.
If the total electr ical capacitance reg istered on
t h e front passenger seat is mo re than that of a
typ ica l 1 yea r-old ch ild but less than the weight
of a sm all adul t, the front airbag on the passen ­
ger side can deploy (the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light does
not come on, the fro nt airbag on the passenge r
side has not been t urned off by the e lectronic
contro l unit and can deploy if the contro l unit
senses an impact that meets the conditions stor ­
ed in its memory.
For example , th e ai rb ag ma y deplo y if:
- a small c hild that is heav ier than a typ ica l 1
year -o ld child is on the front passenger seat
(regard less of whethe r the child is in one of t he
child sa fe ty seats listed¢
page 293), or
- a child who has outgrown c hild rest raints is on
the front passenger seat .
If the front passenge r a irbag is tu rned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light comes on in
t h e headliner a nd stays o n.
If the front passenger a irbag deploys, the Feder­
al Standard requ ires t he a irbag to meet the " low
r isk" deployment cr ite ria to redu ce the r isk of in­
j u ry throug h interact ion w it h t he airbag. "Low
risk" deployment occurs in t hose crashes that
take place at lower decelerations as defined in ..,.
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Airbag syste m
-Never hold the steering whee l at the 12
o'clock pos it ion or w ith your han ds any­
where inside the steering wheel or on the steering wheel hub. Holding t he steering
wheel the wrong way increases the risk of severe injury to the arms, hands, and head if
the d river a irbag deploys.
A WARNING
Objects between you and the a irbag w il l in­
crease the risk of inj ury in a crash by interfer­
ing w ith the way the airbag unfo lds and/or by
being pushed into you as the airbag inflates .
- Always make sure nothing is in the front air-
bag deployment zone that could be str uck
by the airbag when it inflates.
-
- Objects in the zone of a deploying airbag
can become projectiles when the airbag de ­
ploys and cause serious persona l injury .
- Never hold th ings in your hands or on your
lap when the vehicle is in use.
- Never place accessor ies or other objec ts
(s uch as c up ho lders, telephone brackets,
note pads, navigation systems, or things
that are large, heavy, o r bulky) on the doors;
never attach then to the doors or the wind­
shield; never place them over or near or at­
tach them to the area marked ,,AIRBAG" on
the steering wheel, instrument panel or the seat backrests; never p lace them between
these a reas and yo u or any other person in
the vehicle.
- Never attach objects to the w indshield
above the passenger front airbag, s uch as
accessory GPS navigation uni ts or mus ic
players . S uch objects could ca use serio us in ­
jury in a collision, especially when the air­ bags inflate.
- Never recline the front passenger seat to transport objects . Items can also move into
the deployment area of the side a irbags or
the front a irbag during breaking o r in a sud­
den maneuver. Objects near the airbags can
fly dangerous ly through the passenger com­
partment and cause injury, particularly
when the seat is reclined and the airbags in­
flate.
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A WARNING
A person on the front passenger seat, espe­
cially infants and small ch ildren, wi ll receive
serious in juries and can even be k illed by be­
ing too close to the airbag when it inflates .
- Although the Advanced Airbag System in your veh icle is designed to turn off the front
passenger airbag if an infant o r a small child
is on the fron t passenger sea t, nobody can
absolu tely guarantee tha t deployment un­
de r these specia l condi tions is impossible in
all conceivable situations that may happen
during the useful life of yo ur vehicle.
- The Advanced Airbag System can dep loy in
accordance with the ,.low risk" option for 3-
and 6-year-old children under the U.S. Fed­
eral Standard if a child w ith electrical capac­
itance greater than the combined capac i­
tance of a typical one-year o ld infant re­
strained in one of the forward facing or rea r­
ward-facing chi ld seats with which yo ur ve­
hicle was certified is on the front passenger
seat and the o ther conditions for airbag de-
ployment are me t.
- Accident s tatisti cs have shown th at children
are generally safer in the rear seat are a than
in the front seat ing pos ition.
- For their own s afety, all ch ildren, especi ally
12 years and younger, should alw ays ride in
the back proper ly restrained for their age
and size .
Advanced front airbag system
Your vehicle is equipped with a front Advanced
Airbag System in compliance with United States
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
208, as well as Canada Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (CMVSS) 208 as applicable at the t ime
you r vehicle was manufactured .
-
The front Advanced Airbag System supplements
the safety belts to provide add itiona l protect ion
for the driver 's and front passenger's heads and
upper bod ies in fronta l crashes. The a irbags in­
flate only in frontal impacts when the vehicle de-
ce le ra tion is high e no ugh.
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::r ' be five 150 lb s. pa ssenge rs in
y o ur vehi cle, th e am ount of
ava ilable cargo a nd lu ggage
l oa d cap acity is 650 lb s.
(1400-750 (5
X 150) = 650
lb s.)
5 . Determine th e combined
w eight of lu gga ge and cargo
bein g load ed on the vehicle .
Th at w eight m ay not sa fel y
ex ­
ceed th e av ail able car go and
lu ggage l oad capa city ca lc ul at­
e d in St ep 4 .
6 . If your vehicle will b e to wing a
tr ail e r, load from your tr ailer
will b e tran sferr ed to your
v e­
hi cle . C on sul t thi s manual t o
dete rmin e how this re du ces
th e av ailabl e c argo and lug­
ga ge load cap acity o f your vehi­
c le.
.,. Che ck th e tir e s idewall
(c:::> p ag e 33 1, fig. 269) to det er­
min e the de signated load r ating
for a specific tire.
Wheel bolts and rims
Wheel bolts
Wheel bolts must be clean and loosen/t ighten
eas ily .
Rims
Rims w ith a bolted rim ring* o r with bolted wheel
cove rs* consis t of multip le pieces. These compo­
nents were bolted together using specia l bolts
Wheels
and a spec ia l proced ure. Yo u must not repair or
disass emb le them <::>
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A WARNING
--
Wheel bo lts that are tightened or repaired in­
correct ly can become loose and resu lt in loss
of vehicle contro l, wh ich increases the risk of
an accident . For the cor rect tighten ing specifi­
cation, see <::>
page 362, Finishing .
-Always keep the wheel bolts and the
threads in the wheel h ub clean and free of
g rease .
- Only use wheel bolts that fit the rim .
- Always have damaged rims repaired by an
author ized Audi dealer or author ized Audi
Serv ice Facility . Never repair or disassemb le
rims yo urself, because th is increases the r isk
of an acc ident.
Winter tires
Winter tires sign ifican tly imp rove the vehi cle's
handling when dr iv ing in winter conditions . B e­
ca use of their const ruct ion (w idth, compou nd,
tread pattern), summer tires provide less trac ­
tion on ice and snow .
.,. Use winter tires on all four wheels.
.,. On ly use winter tires that a re app roved fo r yo ur
ve hicle.
.,. Please not e that th e maximum permitted
speed may be lower with winter ti res
c:> &. in
General information on page 330 .
An author­
ized Aud i dealer or authori zed Aud i Serv ice Fa­
cility can inform you about t he maximum per ­
m itted speed for your tires .
.,. Check the tire p ressure afte r insta lling wheels
<::> page 340 .
The effectiveness of w inter tires is reduced great­
ly when t he tread is wo rn down to a depth of
0.16 in (4 mm). The cha racter istics of w inte r
t ir es also decrease g reatly as the t ire ages, re ­
gard less o f th e rem aining t read.
@ For the sake of the environment
Reinstall summer tires at the app ropr iate
time , beca use they prov ide bette r handling
when roa ds are free o f snow and ice. Summer ..,.
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