AUDI Q7 2018 Owner´s Manual

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::r ' @ For the sake of the environment
-Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission leve ls. Th is is detrimental to
the env ironment and increases fuel con ­
sumption.
- 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 .
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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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314
Fueltank ..... ................ ..... . 375
Washer fluid reservoir ......... .. .. .. . 375
Cargo area
refer
to Loading the luggage compart-
ment. ..... .. ................ ..... .
257
Cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Catalytic converter ............. .. .. .. .
317
CD drive (media drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Cell phone
refer to Telephone ............. ... .. . 174
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cent ral locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mechanically locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Ceramic brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Changing engine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Changing the scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Charging
refer to Power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Charging the battery (mob ile dev ices) . . . . 232
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat ..... .. .. ................ ... .. .
270
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . .
309
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 305
Child safety .... ................ ..... . 291
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
295
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. .
307
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
307
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Child safety lock
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Ind ex
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
270
How do I properly install a child safety seat
. h. l 7 295 in my ve 1c e ..... .. ................ .
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
297
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Unused safety belts on the rear seat 297
Child seats
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
306
Cigarette ligh ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Classic view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Cleaning art ific ial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353, 354
Cleaning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 353
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . . . . . 353
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Cl imate control system
refer to Automatic climate control . . . . . . . 66
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16, 245
Closing
Hood ..... .. .. .. .. ............... ..
320
Closing a id (doors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Cockpit (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Command (voice recognition system) . . . . .
167
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Connection manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Connections
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 234
Connect (vehicle control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259, 377
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
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Index
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Additional directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Importing/exporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Memory capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Storing as destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Control buttons (operating the MMI) . . . . . 152
Control knob with joystick function (MMI op­
eration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Convenience key Switching the ignition on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Convertible locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 304
Cooled glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cooling mode (automatic climate
control) ........................ 67, 70, 71
Cooling system Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Coolant level checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Coolant temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . 11
Crosshairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Current consumption 16
D
Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 245
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Declaration of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
DEF
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 71
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Demo mode
refer to Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1
Destination on the map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Determining correct load limit 344
384
Diesel
Diesel particulate filter
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) 317
refertoAdBlue ... .. .. ............. .. 314
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Digital Rights Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Dimming the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Directory
refer to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Infotainment system display . . . . . . 150, 246
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Versions (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Doors Closing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Mechanically locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Driver information system
Changing views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
V iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Driver seat
refer to Seating position 253
Drives
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 234
Drive select
refer to Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Driving offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Driving on hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
DVD drive (media drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Dynamic volume
refer to System volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
E
E-mail
181

Cl a:, ...... N
" N ...... 0
0
::r ' Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Economical route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
E DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 81
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
E lectronic stab ilization control
refer to ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 , 143
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Emergency call function
Aud i connect emergency cal l and serv ice . 201
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Emergency operation
Fu el fi ller door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
E mergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Emissions control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting/stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Starting with jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Engine compartment
Opening/closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Overview. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 321
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Engine oil Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Checking oi l level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Engine Start/Stop mode
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . 79, 81
E ng ine stop
refer to Sta rt/Stop system 79,81
Enhanced view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Entering characters/numbers (speller) . . . . 157
E nter ing letters (speller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Entertainment sliding menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Entry/exit lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Entry assistance
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Index
Environment
Proper disposa l of drained engine oil 323
Unleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Hi ll descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Evasive steering support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Event Data Recorder ( EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
Externa l voice operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
F
Factory default settings
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Fader (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fastening Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 299
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Fast forwarding/rewinding (audio/video
file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Fast forwarding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . 234
Fast route 210
Favorites Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Telephone. .. .. .. ................. .. 179
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 380
File formats (media drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Folding the backrest down/up . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
For the sake of the environment Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . . 74
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Leaks. .... .. .. .. ................. .. 320
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Free text search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Freeze protection Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Frequency band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220, 223
385

Index
F ront airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
273
How they work ..... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 279
Frontal co llisions and the laws of p hys ics . . 262
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
254
C hi ld rest raints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 270
also refer to
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fue l .. .... .. .. .. ............. .... .. . 310
Addit ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Current cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 12
Fue l tank capa city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Gasoline . .. .. .. ............. .... .. . 3 10
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 11
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4, 128
Fue ling
F ue l fi ller door emergency release . . . . . .
3 14
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
F ue l tank capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 12
Fuses
Assig nment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
365
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
G
Garage doo r opener
refer to Home link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Gasoline 3 10
Octane rat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 10
Recommendat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 10
GAWR
refer to Gross Axle We ight Rat ing (GAWR) 3.76
Glossary of tire and loading termino logy .. 333
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2
Gross Axle Weig ht Rating (GAWR) . . . . . . . 376
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 37 6
Ground clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
GVWR
refer to Gross Ve hicle We ight
Rating (GVWR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
376
386
H
Handsfree . ... .. ...... ... .. ..... ... .. 174
Head-up d isp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Head light range contro l system . . . . . . . . . . 43
Hea dlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 52
Head light range cont ro l system . . . . . . . . . 43
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Head rest raints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58, 255
Adjus ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 55
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Heavy clothing and safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . 264
Hig h beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Ass ista nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Hill ho ld assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
also refer to
Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Home address ... .. .. .. ........... 205,210
Homelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Hor n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are chi ld restraint system anchors relat -
ed to c hil d safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . .
2 76
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 267
I
Imbalance (wheels) 339
I mmobilize r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Impo rtant th ings to do before dr iv ing . . . . 252
Importing and exporting (contacts) . . . . . . 184
Imprope rly wo rn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 2 67
Incline ang le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
PASS ENGER AIR BAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Infan t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9 7
Inp ut
U sin g the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
153
U sing the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Inspection in terv al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 28
Installing the upper tether strap on the an -
cho rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
308

Cl a:, ...... N
" N ...... 0
0
::r ' Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
C leaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Inst rument illum inat io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Inter ior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 47
Internet
refer to Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 187
In ter net radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Interva l mode (w ipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
iPhone
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 23 1, 232
J
Jukebox 227
369
370
J ump-starting .. ................ ... .. .
Jump start cab le . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
K
Key ... .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ...... 30
Key not recogni zed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Key rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 31
Replac ing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Unlock ing/ locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 34
Veh icle code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Kick -down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . 89
L
Lane assist
refer to Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . 117
Lap t ime r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Evaluating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
S tarting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Descr ipt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Install ing a chi ld restra int . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Lo cat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
M ounti ng and releasing the anchorage
h ook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
307
Leather care/clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Left contro l button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Licensing ag reemen ts (M MI) . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 1
Lifting points (vehicle jack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Ind ex
Light/rain sensor
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Interval mode (wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
L ight fu nctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
High beam assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
In str ument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Light ing
E xterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Inte rior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights
Headl ight range cont rol system . . . . . . . . .
43
Listening to music
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 234
Load.. ... .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 3 76
Load ing the luggage compartment ....... 257
Locking/unlocking
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
With the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Low beam headlig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lowering the rear of the veh icle . . . . . . . . . 131
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Cover (ma nual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Stor ing cargo cor rectly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
T ie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
also refer to Load ing t he luggage compart-
ment... .. .. .. .. ............... .. ..
2 57
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Maintenance i ntervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Making an emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Malfunction Ind ic a tor Lamp (M IL) . . . . . . . 3 18
Map
Chang ing t he scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
205
D isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 18
Operat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 13
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 14
Setting the destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
U pdate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Map update . .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 216
387

Index
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 31
Mechanically locking the front passenger's
door.. .... .. .. .. ............. .... .. ..
34
Media · · · · · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 234
Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Media center ..................... .... 235
Memory buttons
refer to Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 156
Memory capacity
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
184
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Memory card
SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
226
Supported types/formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
MENU button .. .. ............. .... .. .
Menu language
refer to Setting the language ... .... .. .
Menu paths (Owner's Manua l) ....... ... .
Menus/symbols
Messages
Mirrors
149
245 152
159
180
Adjusting exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Compass ....... ................ ..... 52
D . . 1mming ....... ................ ..... 48
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
MMI
refer to Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . 149
MMI search
refer to Free text search . . . . . . . . . . 158 , 236
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 281
MP3
refer to Jukebox 227
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Button · · · · · · .. ............. .... .. .. 15
Map zoom .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. 13
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speech dialog system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching tabs .. ............. .... .. . .
Multi Media Interface
........... .... .. .
Music collection
12
149
refer to Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
also refer to Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
388
Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 249
myAudi .......... .. .. ........... 187,207
Logg ing in in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
PIN · · · ... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 187
N
Natural leather care/cleaning .......... .
NAV /MAP button
. . .. .. ............. ..
354
203
Nav igating (instrument cluster) . . . . . 163, 164
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Better route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
also refer to Map ... .. ............. .. 213
Navigation (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . 163
Net · · · · ............................. 62
Network connection (Wi-Fi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
NHTSA
Contacting
259
Night vision assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Cleaning the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to Ad Blue. .. .. .. ............. .. 314
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
0
Occupant protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Octane rating (gasoline) ................ 310
Odometer · · · ·........................ 12
Offroad driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
OFF (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 70
Oil
refer to Engine oil 321
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . . . 318
On/Off knob (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Online destinations
refer to Point of interest search . . . . . . . . 207
Online map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Online map update ... .. ............... 216
Online media ... ..... .. ............... 230
Online roadside assistance
Audi connect emergency call and service .
202