ESP AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

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LightsandVision

Windshieldwipers
Switchingthewiperson

B4M-0018

B4M-0019


Fig.45Rearwindowwiperoperation
Movethewindshieldwiperlevertothecorre-
spondingposition:
©-Windshieldwipersoff
@-Rainsensormode.Thewindshieldwipers
switchon oncethevehiclespeedexceedsapprox-
imately2mph(4km/h)anditisraining.The
higherthesensitivityoftherainsensorthatisset
(switch@)totheright),theearlierthewind-
shieldwipersreacttomoistureonthewind-
shield.Youcandeactivatetherainsensormode
intheInfotainmentsystem,whichswitchesthe
intermittentmodeon.Todothis,select:[MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Rainsensor.Inintermittentmode,
youcanadjusttheintervaltimeusingtheswitch
®.
@-Slowwiping
@-Fastwiping
@-Singlewipe.Ifyouholdtheleverinthisposi-
tionlonger,the wipersswitchfromslowwiping
tofastwiping.


©)-Cleanthewindshield.Thewiperswipeone
timeafterseveralsecondsofdrivingtoremove
waterdroplets.Youcanswitchthisfunctionoff
bymovingthelevertoposition©)within10sec-
ondsoftheafterwipe.Theafterwipefunctionis
reactivatedthenexttimeyouswitchtheignition
on.
Cleantheheadlights*.Theheadlightwashersys-
tem*operatesonlywhenthelowbeamhead-
lightsare on.Ifyoumovethelevertoposition
©,theheadlightsandthenightvisionassist
camera*arecleanedatintervals.
©-Wipetherearwindow.Thenumberofwipes
dependsonthewindshieldwipermovement.
Therearwiperautomaticallyswitchesonwhen
thereversegearisselectedandthefrontwind-
shieldwipersareonandrunning.
@-Cleantherearwindow.Thenumberofwipes
dependsonhowlongtheleverisheldinposition
©.
ZAWARNING
—Therainsensorisonlyintendedtoassistthe
driver.Thedrivermaystillberesponsiblefor
manuallyswitchingthe wipersonbasedon
visibilityconditions.
— Thewindshieldmustnot betreatedwith
water-repellingwindshieldcoatingagents.
Unfavorableconditions,suchaswetness,
darknessorlowsun,canresultinincreased
glare,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.Wiperbladechatterisalsopossible.
—Properlyfunctioningwindshieldwiper
bladesarerequiredforaclearviewandsafe
driving>page50,Replacingwiperblades.
@)Note
—Ifthereisfrost,makesurethewindshield
wiperbladesarenotfrozentothewind-
shield.Switchingonthewindshieldwipers
whenthebladesarefrozentothewind-
shieldcandamagethewiperblades.
—Thewindshieldwipersystemmustbe
switchedoff(leverinposition0)beforeus-
ing
acarwash.Thispreventsthewipers
fromswitchingonunintentionallyand


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causingdamagetothewindshieldwiper
system.
@)Tips
— Thewindshieldwipersswitchoffwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.Youcanactivatethe
windshieldwipersaftertheignitionis
switchedonagainbymovingthewindshield
wiperlevertoanyposition.
—Wornordirtywindshieldwiperbladesresult
instreaking.Thiscanaffecttherainsensor
function.Checkyourwindshieldwiper
bladesregularly.
— Thewasherfluidnozzlesforthewindshield
washersystemareheatedwhentheignition
isoniftheoutsidetemperatureislow.
—Whenstoppingtemporarily,suchasata
trafficlight,thespeedofthewindshield
wipersautomaticallyreducesbyonelevel.
Cleaningthewiperblades
Cleanthewiperbladeswhenyouseewiper
streaks.Useasoftclothandaglasscleaner.
Windshieldwiper
> Placethewindshieldwiperarmsintheservice
position>page50.
> Foldthewindshieldwiperarmsawayfromthe
windshield.
Rearwindowwiper
> Foldthewiperarmawayfromtherearwindow.

ZA\WARNING
Dirtywindshieldwiperbladescanimpairvi-
sion,whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.

sO
Replacingwiperblades

B8R-0379
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Fig.46Removingwindshieldwiperblades
Windshieldwiperserviceposition/blade
replacementposition
>Switchofftheignitionandholdthewindshield
wiperleverinposition@)>page49,fig.44un-
tilthewindshieldwipermovesintotheservice
position.
>Tobringthewindshieldwipersbacktothenor-
malposition,switchtheignitiononandhold
thewindshieldwiperleverinposition@)until
thewindshieldwipersgobacktothenormal
position,ordrivefasterthan8mph(12km/h).
Youcanalsoturntheservicepositiononoroffin
theInfotainmentsystem:
>Switchthewindshieldwipersoff(position@
=>page49,fig.44).
>Select:the[MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcon-
trolbutton>Service&checks>Wiperchange
position.


Removingthewiperblade
>Foldthewindshieldwiperarmawayfromthe
windshield.
>Pressthelockingknob@)°fig.46onthewiper
blade.Holdthewiperbladefirmly.
>Removethewiperbladeinthedirectionofthe
arrow.
Installingthewiperblade
>Insertthenewwiperbladeintothemounton
thewiperarm(2)untilitclicksintoplace.
>Placethewiperarmbackonthewindshield.
>Exittheserviceposition.

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Seats

Seats
Generalinformation

ZAWARNING
See>page254,Drivingsafetyforimportant
information,tips,suggestionsandwarnings
thatyoushouldreadandfollowforyourown
safetyandthesafetyofyourpassengers.

Frontseats
Powerseatadjustment
+ S 2
= c
oO

Fig.50Frontseat:adjustingtheseat(versionB)
@)-Movingtheseatforward/back:pressthebut-
tonforward/back.
@-Movingtheseatup/down:pressthe button
up/down.Toadjustthefrontseatcushion,press
thefrontbuttonup/down.Toadjusttherearseat
cushion,presstherearbuttonup/down.
-Adjustingthebackrestangle:pressthebut-
tonforward/back.
©-Switchingthemassagefunction*on/off
>fig.50.Selectthetypeofmassagewiththe
multifunctionbutton*>page53.
@-Lumbarsupport*ormultifunctionbutton*
=page53.Toadjustthelumbarsupport,press
thebuttonintheapplicablelocation.

ZAWARNING
— Thepowerfrontseatscanalsobeadjusted
whentheignitionisswitchedoff.To reduce
theriskofinjury,childrenshouldneverbe
leftunattendedinthevehicleforthisrea-
son.

—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,onlyadjust
thedriver'sseatwhenthevehicleisstation-
ary.
—Exercisecautionwhenadjustingtheseat
height.Unsupervisedorcarelessseatadjust-
mentcouldcausepartsofthebodytoget
pinched,whichincreasestheriskofinjury.
— Thefrontseatbackrestsmustnotbere-
clinedtoofarbackwhendriving,because
thisimpairstheeffectivenessofthesafety
beltsandairbagsystem,whichincreasesthe
riskofinjury.


Utrateoleae)
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionbutton

Youcanadjustvariousseatsettingswiththe
multifunctionsteeringwheel.
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Fig.51Infotainmentsystem:seatsettings
Operating
>Ifyouturnthemultifunctionbutton@
=>page53,fig.50totheleftortotheright,
thepossibleseatsettings@)areshowninthe
Infotainmentsystem>fig.51.
>Toselectaseatsetting,turnthemultifunction
button@)inthecorrespondingdirectionuntil
thedesiredseatsettingisoutlinedinred.
>Thearrows(8)representthepossibleadjust-
ments.Forexample,tolower thelumbarsup-
port,pressthemultifunctionbutton@down.
Thecorrespondingarrow©lightsup.
Thefollowingseatsettings()arepossible:
Massagefunction*-selecttheWave,Pulse,
Stretch,Lumbar,ShouldermassagetypeorOff.
Youcanadjusttheintensityofeachmassage
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Stowingandusing


—Openallairoutletsintheinstrumentpan-
el,
—Switchofftheairrecirculation,
—Set thefreshairfantothehighestspeed.



ZXWARNING
Alwaysmakesure thatthedoors,allwindows,
thesunroof*andtherearlidaresecurely
closedandlockedtoreducetheriskofinjury
whenthevehicleisnotbeingused.
—Afterclosingtherearlid,alwaysmakesure
thatitisproperlyclosedandlocked.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedespe-
ciallywiththerearlidleftopen.Achild
couldcrawlintothevehiclethroughthelug-
gage compartmentandclosetherearlidbe-
comingtrappedandunabletogetout.Be-
ingtrappedinavehiclecanlead to serious
personalinjury.
—Neverletchildrenplayinoraroundthevehi-
cle.
—Neverletpassengersrideintheluggage
compartment.Vehicleoccupantsmustal-
waysbeproperlyrestrainedinoneoftheve-
hicle’sseatingpositions.

@®Note
Ifyouaretransportinglargeitemswiththe
backrestfoldeddown”,youshouldremove
the Rear SeatEntertainment(RSE)*andits
holder*toavoiddamage.
@Tips
—Aircirculationhelpstoreducewindowfog-
ging.Staleairescapestotheoutside
throughventsinthetrimpanel.Besureto
keeptheseslotsfreeandopen.
—Thetirepressuremustcorrespondtothe
load.Thetirepressurelabelliststherecom-
mendedcoldtireinflationpressuresforthe
vehicleatitsmaximumcapacityweightand
thetiresthatwere onyourvehicleatthe
timeitwasmanufactured.Forrecommend-
edtirepressuresfornormalloadconditions,
pleaseseechapter>page337.
Luggagecompartmentcover

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B4L-1256

Fig.69Luggagecompartment:removingandinstalling
theluggagecompartmentcover
Attaching
> Pullthecoveroutandattachitinthemounting
eyeletsinthesidetrimpanel>fig.68.
Removing
> Pulltheleverinthedirectionofthearrow
=>fig.69andremovethecoverupward.
Installing
>Placetheleftandrightsidesofthecoverinto
the mountsonthesidetrimpanel.
>Pushthecoverdownwarduntilitclicksinto
place.

ZAWARNING
Theluggagecompartmentcoverisnota sur-
faceforstoringobjects.Objectsplacedonthe
cover couldendangerallvehicleoccupants
duringsuddenbrakingmaneuversorina
crash.>

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Stowingandusing


—Lettheluggagecompartmentcoverrollup
slowlytoreducetheriskofdamage.
—Also readandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inFoldingthebackrestdown/up
(thirdrowseats)onpage56.
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension

Fig.70Leftsideofluggagecompartment:rearlowering
button(example)
Therearofthevehiclecanbeloweredtomake
loadingandunloadingeasier.Requirement:all
vehicledoorsmustbeclosed.
>Opentheluggagecompartmentlid.
>Pressthelowersectionofthebutton@).The
rearofthevehiclelowers.
>Presstheuppersectionofthe button(2).The
rearofthevehiclewilllift.
TheLEDinthebuttonwillturnonwhilethevehi-
cleislowering.Whentheloadinglevelhasbeen
reached,theLEDwillstayonaslongastherear
ofthevehicleisintheloweredposition.The LED
turnsoffwhenthevehiclereturnstotheoriginal
level.
Therearofthevehiclewillautomaticallylift
whenyouselectanothermodeor whenthevehi-
clespeedexceedsapproximately2mph
(2km/h).

—Donotparkthevehicleinaloweredloading
level.
—Beforetherearloweringends,makesure
thereisenoughclearanceabovethevehicle
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andtheluggagecompartmentlid,ifitis
open.
Gi)Tips
—Thevehiclewillnot lowerwhentheignition
isswitchedoffifthecompressedairreser-
voirisempty.ThebuttonLEDblinksthree
times.
—Ifthecompressedairreservoirisempty,itis
refilledwhiledrivingatspeedsabove
25mph(40km/h).
Increasingthesizeoftheluggage
(tolaayorladit
Thebackrestscanbefoldeddownindividually*
ortogether.

Fig.71Secondrowseats:releasestraponthecenterback-
rest


Fig.72Luggagecompartment:foldingdownthesecond
rowseats
Foldingthebackrestdown
>Pulltheleverupward>page54,fig.53.The
backrestwillswingforward.Or
>Pullthereleasestrapattherear sideofthe
seat>fig.72.
> Let
thebackrestlatchintothelowestposition.>

Stowingandusing

>Toinstallthecargofloor,insertthetabsat
bothsidesintotheopeningsandslidethecar-
gofloorallthewayintowardthebackrest
fig.74.
Roofrack



1/__84M-0170

Fig.75Roof:mountingpointsfortheroofrack
>Toopentheflapabovetheattachmentpoints,
presstheflapdownwardinthefrontarea.
Ifluggageorcargoistobecarriedontheroof,
youmustobservethefollowing:
—Onlyapprovedroofracksmaybeusedonyour
vehicle.Theseroofracksarethebasisfora
completeroofracksystem.Additionalattach-
mentsorcarriersystemsare neededtotrans-
portluggageandsportsequipment.Roofracks
andattachmentsfromtheAudiGenuineAcces-
soriesprogramarerecommended.
—Wheninstallingtheroofrack,makesurethatit
ismountedonlyatthedesignatedpointson
theroof>fig.75.
—Notethepermittedaxleload,permittedtotal
weight,andpermittedroof loadofyourvehicle
=>page376.Theroofloadisthetotalofthe
weightoftheroofrack,theattachmentsand
thecargoyouarecarrying.However,youmust
alsonote thepermittedload ofthecarrier sys-
tembeingused.
—Theriskofanaccidentincreaseswhenusing
aroofracksystem,becauseitchangesthe
drivingcharacteristicsbyshiftingthecenter
ofgravityand/ortheincreasingthesurface
areaexposedtowind.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.



Z\WARNING
—Followtheinstallationinstructionsprovided
withtheroofracksystem.Ifyoudonotse-
curetheroofracksystemandobjectsonthe
roofcorrectly,theycouldcomeloosefrom
thevehicleandcauseanaccident.

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()Note
Makesurethattheluggagecompartmentlid
andthepanoramicglassroof*donotcomein-
tocontactwithobjectsontheroofwhenthey
areopen.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Fuelconsumptionwillincreasebecauseofthe
increasedwindresistance.Removetheroof
rackwhenyouarenolongerusingit.
G)Tips
Appliesto:Vehicleswithroofrackssupplied
bythefactoryWheninstallingroofracksys-
temsontheroofrail,theESCusessensorsto
adaptitselftoadifferentcenterofgravity.

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Warmandcold

Warmandcold
Climatecontrolsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswith3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimate
controlor4-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol
Theclimatecontrolsystemwarms,coolsandre-
moveshumidityfromtheairinthevehicleinteri-
or.Itismosteffectivewhenthewindowsand
sunroof*areclosed.Ifthereisabuild-upofheat
insidethevehicle,ventilationcanhelptospeed
upthecoolingprocess.
Inallheatingmodefunctionsexceptfordefrost,
thebloweronlyswitchestoahigherspeedonce
theenginecoolanthasreachedasufficienttem-
perature.
Pollutantfilter
The
pollutantfilterremovespollutantssuchas
dustandpollenfromtheair.
Keyrecognition
Theclimatecontrolsettings areautomatically
storedandassignedtothevehiclekeythatisin
use.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Ifyouwouldliketoreducefuelconsump-
tion,switchtheairconditioningoff.This
willalsoreduceemissions.
—Invehicleswithadieselengine,youcan
switchtheauxiliaryheateroffintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.
@)Tips
—Topreventinterferencewiththeheating
andcoolingoutputandtopreventthewin-
dowsfromfoggingover,theairintakein
frontofthewindshieldmustbefreeofice,
snow,orleaves.
—Condensationfromthecoolingsystemcan
dripandformapuddleofwater underthe
vehicle.Thisisnormalanddoesnotmean
thereisaleak.
—Theenergymanagementsystemmaytem-
porarilyswitchoffcertainfunctions,suchas
theseatheating*orrearwindowdefogger.
Thesesystemsareavailableagainassoonas
theenergysupplyhasbeenrestored.
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3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol
Appliesto:vehicleswith3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol


a 3q
cd
= +a

Fig.763-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol:controls



B8W-0138

Fig.773-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrolsystem:rearcontrols
Presstheswitchesandknobstoturnthefunc-
tionsonoroff.Whenthefunctionisswitchedon,
theLEDintherespectivebuttonorknobturns
on.Thedriverandfrontpassengersettingscan
beadjustedseparately.
OFFclimatecontrolsystem
Youcanswitchtheclimatecontrolsystemonand
offusingtheOFFbutton.Italsoswitcheson
whenyoupressanotherbuttonoraknob.Airflow
fromoutsideisblockedwhentheclimatecontrol
systemisswitchedoff.
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A/CCoolingmode
Presstheknob(2)toturncoolingmodeonoroff.
Theairisnotcooledandhumidityisnotremoved
whencoolingmodeisswitchedoff.Thiscan
cause
fogonthewindows.Coolingmode
switchesoffautomaticallywhentheoutsidetem-
peratureisbelowzero.
MSCoolingmode
Themaximumcoolingmodecanbe switchedon
andoffusingthe44button.Theairisnot cooled
andhumidityisnotremovedwhencoolingmode
isswitchedoff.Thiscancausefogonthe

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4-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol
Appliesto:vehicleswith4-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol

B4M-0199



Fig.784-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol:cockpitcontrols



3 $
= a
Fig.794-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrolsystem:rearcontrols
Presstheknobs,buttonsorrockerswitchestoOFFbuttonintherearonlyswitchestheA/Csys-
turnthefunctionsonoroff.Whenthefunctionistemon/offintherearofthevehicle.Airflowfrom
switchedon,theLEDintherespectivebuttonoroutsideisblockedwhentheclimatecontrolsys-
knobturnson.Therockerswitchesaretouch-sen-temisswitchedoff.
sitive.Thedriverandfrontpassengersettings.
:A/CCoolingmode
canbeadjustedseparately.
Coolingmodeisswitchedonandoffbypressing
theA/Con/off.Theairisnotcooledandhumidity
isnotremovedwhencoolingmodeisswitched
OFFclimatecontrolsystemoff.Thiscancausefogonthewindows.Cooling
modeswitchesoffautomaticallywhentheout-
sidetemperatureisbelowzero.>
Youcanadjustthesettingsfortherearoftheve-
hicleusingthecontrolsintherear>fig.79.
Youcanswitchtheclimatecontrolsystemonand
offusingtheOFFbutton.Italsoswitcheson
whenyoupressanotherbuttonoraknob.The
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Driving

Driving
Generalinformation
Anewvehiclemustbebrokeninwithinthefirst
1,000miles(1,500km)sothatallmovingparts
worksmoothlytogether,whichhelpsto increase
theservicelifeoftheengine.
Donotdrivehigherthantwo-thirds ofthemaxi-
mumpermittedengineRPMduringthefirst600
miles(1,000km)and donotusefullaccelera-
tion.TheenginecanbeincreasedRPMgradually
duringthenext300miles(500km).
Reducingtheriskof vehicledamage
@Note
Whendrivingonpoorroads,overcurbs,and
onsteepramps,makesurethatcomponents
thathang belowthevehicle,suchasthespoil-
erandexhaustsystem,arenotstruckbecause
theycouldbedamaged.Thisespeciallyap-
pliestovehicleswithlowgroundclearance
andvehiclesthatareheavilyloaded.
Drivingthroughwateronroads
Notethefollowingtoreducetheriskofvehicle
damagewhendrivingthroughwater,forexample
onfloodedroads:
—Thewatermustnotbeanyhigherthanthebot-
tomofthevehiclebody.
—Donotdrivefasterthanwalkingspeed.

Z\WARNING
Afterdrivingthroughwaterormud,theeffec-
tivenessofthebrakesmaybereduceddueto
moistureonthebrakerotorsandbrakepads.
Afewcarefulbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff
thebrakesandrestorethefullbrakingeffect.


@)Note
—Vehiclecomponentssuchastheengine,
transmission,suspension,orelectricalsys-
tem,canbeseverelydamagedbydriving
throughwater.
—AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystem*off
whendrivingthroughwater>page79.
@)Tips
—Determinethedepthbeforedrivingthrough
water.
—Donotstopthevehicle,driveinreverse,or
switchtheengineoffwhendrivingthrough
water.
—Keepinmindthatoncomingvehiclesmay
createwavesthatraisethewaterleveland
makeittoodeepforyourvehicletodrive
throughsafely.
—Avoiddrivingthroughsaltwater,because
thiscancausecorrosion.
aieeReerietele)

driving
Theamountoffuelconsumption,theenviron-
mentalimpact,andtheweartotheengine,
brakes,andtiresdependsmostlyonyourdriving
style.Notethefollowinginformationforefficient
andenvironmentally-consciousdriving:
— Donotlettheenginerunwhilethevehicle
parked.
—UsetheStart/Stopsystem>page79.
—Turnoffelectricalequipmentthatisnotneed-
ed, forexampleseatheating*.
—Anticipateupcomingtrafficsituationswhile
drivingto avoidunnecessaryaccelerationand
braking.
—Utilizetheenginebrakingeffect.
—Avoiddrivingshortdistancesorathighspeeds
whenpossible.
—Avoidaddingextraweighttothevehicleifpos-
sible,forexamplebynotleavingroofracksor
bikeracksinstalledwhentheyarenotneeded.
—Have maintenanceperformedregularlyonthe
vehicle.
— Donotdrivewithwintertiresduring thesumm-
er.
—Makesurethetirepressureiscorrect
=>page336.
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