warning AUDI Q7 2018 Owner´s Manual

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Check carefu lly to make sure the hoo k-up is
secure befo re moving the car up the f latbe d
truck ramp.
Raising the vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The vehicle may only be li~ed at the lifting
point s illus tra ted .
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Fig . 294 F ro nt lift ing poin t
Fig . 295 Re ar lift ing poin t
.,. Read and heed WARNING c::> &_ .
.,. Locate lift ing po ints c:> fig . 294 and c:> fig . 295 .
.,. Adjust lifting arms of wo rkshop ho ist or floo r
jac k to matc h ve hicle lifting points .
.,. In se rt a r ubber pa d be tween t he floor jack/
wor kshop hois t and the li fting poin ts.
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack to
work underneath , be sure the vehicle is safely
supported on stands intended for thi s purpose .
Front lifting point
The lift ing po int is located on the floor pan re in­
forcement about at the same level as the jack
Emergency situations
mounting point c::> fig . 294 . Do not lift the vehi­
cle at the vertical sill reinforcement .
Rear lifting point
The lifting poi nt is lo cate d on the ve rtic al rein­
f orceme nt of the lowe r si ll for the on board j ack
c:> fig. 295 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to c::> page 360.
_&, WARNING
-- T o reduc e th e ris k of se rious injury and veh i­
cle da mage.
- Al ways lift the vehicle on ly a t the special
workshop hoist and f loor jack lift points i l­
lustrated
c::> fig . 294 and c::> fig. 295.
-Failure to lift the ve hicle at these points
could cause the veh icle to t ilt or fall from
a lift if t he re is a cha nge in vehicle we ight
dist ribution and balance . This might hap ­
pen, fo r exampl e, when he avy compo­
nen ts such as the engin e block o r trans­
mission a re removed .
- Wh en remov ing h eavy components like
t he se, ancho r ve hicle to hoist or add co rre­
spon ding weig hts to m aint ain t he cen ter o f
g ra vity. Ot he rw ise, the vehicle mig ht tilt or
sli p off the hoist, c ausing se rio us pe rson al
in jur y.
Ci) Note
- B e aware of the follow ing poi nt s bef or e lift ­
ing the vehicle:
-The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil pan, the transmission housing, the front
or rear axle or the body side members .
This could lead to serious damage.
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chassis frame, a rubber pad must be in­
serted between the floor jack and the lift
points .
- Before driving over a workshop hoist,
check that the vehicle weight does not
exceed the permissible lifting capacity of
the hoist. ..,.
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Consum er Info rmation
today's automobi les, have steadi ly red uced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by veh icle owners.
Al so , sa fet y and
en vironmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en­
g ine and transmission parts w hich an owner can
perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
qu ire special tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work ­
shop personnel in order to assure proper per­
forma nce, re liab ility and safety of the ve hicle and
its many systems .
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliab il ity of your
ve hicle and eve n void your vehicle warra nty .
Therefo re, proof of se rvicing in accordance w ith
the m aintenance schedule may be a condition fo r
up hold ing a possible wa rranty claim made wi thin
the warranty pe riod.
Above all, ope rational safety can be adversely af­
fected, c re ating unnecessa ry risks fo r you and
your passengers.
I f in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other prope rly
eq uipped and qualified workshop . We strongly
urge yo u to g ive your author ized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform a ll scheduled mainte ­
nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, origina l parts and tra ined specialists to
keep your veh icle running properly.
Performing limit ed maint enanc e yourself
The fo llowing pages describe a limited number of
procedures whic h can be performed on your ve hi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
tra ined personnel be unava ilable. Before per ­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
ough ly read all of the app licab le text and carefu l­
ly follow the instructions g iven . Always rigorously
observe the
W ARNINGS prov ided .
Befo re yo u check an ything in the engine com ­
partment , alway s read and h eed all WARNINGS
c> .&. and c> .&. in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 319 .
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A WARNING
-Ser ious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments or repairs .
- Always be extreme ly careful when work ing
on the vehicle . Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­ mon sense. Never r is k personal in jury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fu lly fam il iar with these
or other procedu res with respect to the ve­
hicle, or are uncertain how to proceed.
- Do not do any work wi thout the prope r tools
and eq uipmen t. H ave the necessary wo rk
done by your authorized Audi dealer or an ­
other properly equipped and qualified work­
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi ­
cle is a potentially hazardous area . Never
reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
gine is off and the ignition key has been re­
moved. The rad iator fan switches on auto­
mat ically when the coolant reaches a certain
temperature and will con tinue to run until
the coolant temperat ure drops.
- Always remove the igni tion key before any­
one gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack* s upplied w ith the vehi­
cle is no t ad equate for th is pu rpose and
could collapse causing se rious personal in ­
jury .
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels a re always sec urely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic t ransm iss ion) is in P (Park
position) and the park b rake is applied .

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-Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission leve ls. Th is is detrimental to
the env ironment and increases fuel con ­
sumption.
- A lways observe environmenta l 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 handl ing may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca .gov/hazardouswaste/perch lo­
r ate. When the vehicle or pa rts of t he re­
stra int system includi ng a irbag mod ules
s af ety be lts with pretens ioners a re scrap ­
ped, a ll applicab le laws and regulations
must be observed. Your a uthorized Audi
dealer is fam iliar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your dea l­
er perform this service for you.
Accessories and
technical changes
Additional accessories and parts replacement
Always consult on authorized Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Audi ve hicles that are constructed with advanced
materials like Steel/Aluminum (Hybrid construc­
tion), Aluminum (Aud i Space Frame), and/or Alu­
minum/Carbon Fiber (Ultra Advanced Light
We ight Materials) are as unique as the ir dr ivers .
Therefo re, the ava ilability of certain parts needed
for repa ir , restorat ion, or reconstruction w ill be
rest ricted , or pa rts will be unava ilable, if the ve ­
hicl e is not repa ired at an a uthorized Aud i co lli­
sion repair facility . This includes but is not limi t­
ed to structura l parts which require specia lized
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.
Con sum er In form ation
This safety could be compromised by non -ap ­
proved changes to the vehicle. For t his reason, if
parts have to be rep laced, p lease 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 a lso have t he necessa ry fa cilit ies,
tools and trained specialists to install the pa rts
and accessories proper ly .
A WARNING
--
Using the wrong spare parts or using non -ap­
p roved 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 p late brac kets in the
front area that are d ifferent 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 a re tr iggered in an accident!
- Before you check anyth ing in the eng ine
compa rtment, always read and heed all
WARN INGS
~page 319.
@ Note
-If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repa ir work is not per­
form ed according to specified methods, th is
c an result in seve re damage to you r vehi­
cle's eng ine and body (s uch as cor rosion)
and adve rsely affec t your ve hicle's warranty.
- If emergency repa irs m ust be pe rformed
elsew here, have the vehicle ex am ined by an
authorized A udi dealer as soon as possib le .
- Th e manufac ture r ca nnot be he ld liable fo r
damage wh ic h occur s d ue to fail ure to com ­
ply with these stipulations.
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Consum er Info rmation
Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when tech­
nical modifications are made .
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer before
starting work on any modificat ions.
This will he lp ensure that vehicle function, per ­
formance and safety are not impaired
c> &. .
Attempting to work on e lectronic components
and the software used with them can cause mal­
functions. Because of the way electronic compo ­
nents are interconnected with each other, such
malfunct ions can also have an adverse effect on
other systems that are not directly involved. This
means that you risk both a substantial reduction
in the operational safety of your veh icle and an
i n creased wea r of ve hicle parts
c> ,&. .
Author ized Audi dealers w ill perform this work in
a profess io nal and competent manner or, in spe ­
cial cases, refer you to a p rofessional company
that spec ializes in such modificat ions.
.&_ WARNING
Improper repa irs and modificat ions can
c hange the way veh icle systems work and
c ause damage to the veh icle and ser ious per ­
sonal injury.
(UJ) Note
I f emergency rep air s mus t be pe rformed else ­
where, have the vehicle ex am ined by an a u­
thorized A udi dealer as soon as possib le .
Declaration of
compliance for telecom­ munications equipment
and electronic systems
The manufacturer is not liable fo r rad io m alfu nc ­
tions that are caused by unauthori zed changes to
the equipment.
Equipment
The fo llow ing equipment comp lies w it h F CC sec­
tion 15 and RSS -Gen:
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- Audi adaptive cru ise control *
- Aud i side assist*
- Remote cont rol key
- Garage door opener (Homel ink)*
- Cell phone package*
FCC Part 15 .19
This device complies with part 1 S of the FCC
Rules . Operation is subject to the fo llowing two
cond it ions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
i nterference, and (2) this device must accept any
i nterference rece ived, includ ing interference that
may cause undesired operat ion.
FCC Part 15 .21
Changes or modifications not express ly approved
by the party responsible for compliance could
vo id the user's authority to operate the equ ip­
ment .
RSS-Gen
This device complies with Ind ustry Canada's li­
cense-exempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the
fo llow ing two conditions:
(1) This device may not ca use interference; and
(2) This dev ice m ust accept any interference, i n­
clud ing inte rfe rence that may cause undes ired
operation of the device.
CNR-Gen
Le present appare il est conforme aux CNR d'I n­
dust rie Canada app licables aux appare ils radio
exemp ts de licence. L'explo itation est autor isee
a ux deux condi tions su ivantes :
1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de b rouillage;
2) l'appareil do it accepter tout brouillage radioe­
l ectr ique subi, meme si le brouillage est suscept i­
ble d'en compromettre le fonct ionnement.

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A/C MAX (button) .................. .
A/C (button)
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67, 71
67, 70
ABS
.. .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 142
Accessories 60,379
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
also refer to Audi active lane assist . . . . . 117
Adaptive air suspension
refer to Air suspension ........ .. .. .. .
Adaptive cruise control ................ .
C leaning the sensor ................. .
Messages .... ................ ..... .
Predictive control
............. .. .. .. .
Ad Blue .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 128
102
352 110
100
314
Messages .... ................ ..... . 314
Additional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 79
Adjusting air distribution (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 71
Adjusting the additional display . . . . . . . . . . 14
Adjusting the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Adjusting the temperature (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 71
,
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269, 287
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 276
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Children · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ...... .. .. .. . 293
Ch ild restraints
............ .. .. .. .. .
Components (front airbags) ...... .. .. .
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat ................ .
Disposal ..... ................ ..... .
Front airbags ................ .. .. .. .
How do the front airbags work? . .. .. .. .
How many airbags does my vehicle have?
How the Advanced Airbag System compo -
nents work together ........... ... .. .
Indicator light ............... .. .. .. .
Monitoring . .. ............. .. .. .. .. .
PASSENGER AIR BAG light ....... .. .. .
Repairs .... .. ................ ..... . 293
276
270
284
274
279
276
278
281
281
281
284
Index
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
When must the system be inspected? . . . 281
Air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Alarm system
refer to Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . 35
Alignment pin (changing the wheel) . . . . . . 357
All-weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
All-wheel steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 146
All season tires
All wheel drive
refer to quattro
AM I 34S
146
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 231, 232
Android Auto
refer to Audi smartphone interface
Anti-freeze 243
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Anti-lock braking system
refer to ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Anti-Slip Regulation
refer to ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Apple CarPlay
refer to Audi smartphone interface . . . . . 243
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
ASR · · ... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 142
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Messages
119
Audi adaptive cruise control
Distance display, distance warning . . . . . . 110
Traffic jam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Audi connect emergency call and service . . 201
Online roadside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Audi connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Parking location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Remote locking and unlock ing . . . . . . . . . 198
Vehicle status report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Audi connect (Infotainment) ........ 187, 194
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Services overview
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Start ing .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. . .
Audi drive select .
.. .. ............... ..
Audi Entertainment mobile 188
188
128
233
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Audi music stream
refer to Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
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Index
Audio fi les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Aud io player
B luetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
W i-Fi aud io player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Aud io track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Audi p re sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Aud i Serv ice Repair Ma nuals and Lite rature 37 7
Aud i side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rea r cross-traffic ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Aud i smartphone interface . . . . . . . . . 243, 247
Aud i vi rt u a l co ckpit
refer t o In str ume nt cl uster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AUTO Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3
Auto Lock (centra l loc king system) . . . . . . . . 29
Autom atic belt ret ractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 70
Automatic climate control system Aud i drive select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 72
Automatic transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Emergency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
H ill descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Manual s hift ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Park ing lock emergency re lease . . . . . . . . . 91
Selector leve r pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
AUTO (button) Automatic cl imate control ........... 68, 71
Auxiliary heater (a utomatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 72
AUX inp ut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Average cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
B
BACK b utton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 9
Balance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Bass (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
382
Battery
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
also refer to Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Befo re dr iv ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Be lt tens ioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
B lended gaso line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
B lowe r (automat ic cl imate contro l) . . . . . 68, 71
B luetoot h
Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Connect ing a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Booste r sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Boos t pressure ind icator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
B rake fl uid
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 326
B rakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
B rake ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
B rake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 26
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 81
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
New bra ke pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
B reak -in secu rity feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Breaking in New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
New t ires . .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 33 7
Browser
refer to Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Buttons Cont rol p anel (M MI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Mult ifunct io n steer ing whee l . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Switc hing the Infotainment system disp lay
o n/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
C
Cable ( USB adap ter/ AUX connector cab le) 231
Californ ia Propos ition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 319
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 26
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

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Securing chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
266
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Safety instructions
for side curta in airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
290
for using chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
for using safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 283
Saving fuel
Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Scan (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Screen
refer to Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
sos
refer to Speech dialog system . . . . . . . . . . 166
Search area (point of interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Search function
refer to Free text search
Seat adjustment 158 ,236
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Seat heating/ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 71
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Seating position
Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
253
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 254
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
Adjusting the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Secondary phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176, 247
Selecting a source (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Index
Selection menu ...... .......... 13, 152, 156
Selective catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue. .. .. ............... .. 314
Selective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . . 142
Selector lever
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
Self-learning navigation
refer to Personal route assistance . . . . . . 209
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
268
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Service pos ition
refer to Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 51
SET REAR (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Settings
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
185
Map...... .. .. .. .. ............... .. 214
Media 237
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
System (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Vo ice recognit ion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Shade Rear window/rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Sh ift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Ship carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Shortcut keys ..... .. ............. 149, 156
Shuffle ........ .. .. ................ . 237
Side airbags 285
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Side assist
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
352
also refer to
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . 120
S id e curta in airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
SiriusXM alert notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Snow chains
Socket 346
refer to
Power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Software update
refer to Map update. ................ . 191
refer to
System update (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . 248
391

Index
So ftware (MMI)
Licensing agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 1
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
So urces of informat ion abou t chil d rest rain ts
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
309
Speech dialog system
Mul tifunction stee rin g wheel . . . . . . . . . . .
1 5
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
Speed dependent volume contro l
Speed limit info 249
refer to T raffic sign recognition . . . . . . . . . 97
Speed lim its
refer to T raff ic s ign recognition . . . . . . . . . 9 7
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Speller .... .. .. .. ............. .... .. . 157
Sport diffe rential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sport view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
Stabilization program
refer to E SC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 143
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Sw itchi ng off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1
ST ART ENGINE STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
S tarting to d rive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
83
Starting (eng ine) . ............. .. 77, 78, 80
Steering
All -whee l steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
146
E lectromechanica l steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
also refer to Electromechanical steer ing . 146
Steer ing whee l
E asy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
M anual adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Power adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Shift padd les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Steer ing whee l heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
also refer to Multifunction
steer ing wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 2, 15
Steps fo r determining correct load limit . . . 344
Stopove r (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Stopping (eng ine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Storage compa rtments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
St reaming
refer to Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
392
Subtitles ( DV D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 7
Subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
249
Sunshade
Rear w indow/rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Su n visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Swap call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Switc hing tabs
refer to Mu ltifunction steering wheel. . 12, 15
Swi tc hi ng t he ignit ion on/o ff. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
159
Nav igat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
T raffic .... .. .. .. .. .. ........... 2 17,218
also refer to In dic ator lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Sync hronization (cl imate control system) . . . 68
SYNC (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
System sett ings (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
System update (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
System volume 2 50
T
Tachomete r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 , 11
Tail lights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
TOI clean diese l
refer to Ad Blue ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. 314
Techn ica l da ta. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 375
Technica l modif ications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Connecting .. .................. .....
174
Dialing a n umber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 7
Options d uring a phone call . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Playing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Temperature display
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Outs ide temperat ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Te ther ancho rs .. .. .. .. ............. .. 3 08
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
also refer to Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 258
Tighten ing spec ification
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
362
Tighten ing spec ification (wheel bo lts) . . . . 362
Til t angle d isp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Index
Voice guidance
refer to Multifunction steering wheel . . 12, 15
Voicema il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Volume ... .. .. .. ............. .... .. . 249
w
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 7
Was hing matte f inish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 1
Web radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
We igh ts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
265
W hat happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 262
W hat impairs dr iv ing safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 2
Wheel bo lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Wheels ... ...... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 330
C lean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Glossary of tire and load ing terminology . 333
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 348
Tires and veh icle load lim its . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Whe el wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
W hen must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 264
When must the airbag system be inspected? 281
Where are lower anchorages located?
30 6
Wi-F i
Aud i mus ic st ream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
229
Aud io player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
On line media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
also refer to Wi -Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
W ild an imal recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
W indows
C hi ld safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Clean ing/remov ing ice ............ ... . 353
Defrost ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 7 1
Powe r w indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
394
Windshie ld
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68, 71
also refer to Windshie ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Windsh ie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . .
5 0 , 3 28
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Windsh ield w ipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Winter operat ion
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
351
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Defrosting the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 71
Removing ice from windows . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 , 71
S now cha ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Stee ring w heel heat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 7
Windshie ld washer syst em . . . . . . . . . . . .
328
Winter t ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
X
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
z
Zooming on the map
Mult ifunct ion steer ing wheel . . . . . . . . . . .
13
Zoom (map) . ... .... .. ... .. ..... . 205,213