fuel AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

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Thecorrectfueltypeforyourvehiclecanbe
foundonalabellocatedontheinsideofthefuel
fillerdoor.Foradditionalinformationonfuel,see
=>page309.
Forthetankcapacityinyourvehicle,refertothe
TechnicalData>page375.
Toreducetheriskoffuelleakingoutorvapors
escaping,makesurethatthefueltankisclosed
correctly.OtherwisetheEyindicatorlightwill
turnon.
Ifthecentral lockingsystemmalfunctions,there
isafuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
=>page312.


Z\WARNING
Improperfuelingproceduresandimproper
handlingoffuelcanlead toexplosions,fires,
severeburns,andotherinjuries.
—Donotsmoke.Keepawayfrom openflames.
—Theignitionmustbeswitchedoffwhenre-
fueling.
—Mobiledevices,radiodevices,andotherra-
dioequipmentshouldalways be switched
offwhenrefueling.Electromagneticrays
couldcausesparksandstartafire.
—Ifyoudonotinsertthefuelpumpnozzleall
thewayintothefillertube,thenfuelcan
leakout.Spilledfuelcanigniteandstarta
fire.
—Nevergetintothevehiclewhenrefueling.If
thereisanexceptionalsituationwhereyou
mustenterthevehicle,closethedoorand
touchametalsurfacebeforetouching the
fuelpumpnozzleagain.Thiswillreducethe
riskofelectrostaticdischargethatcancause
flyingsparks.Sparks canstarta firewhen
refueling.

—Ifyoumusttransportfuelinafuelcontain-
er,notethefollowing:
—Alwaysplacethefuelcontaineronthe
groundbeforefilling.Neverfillthefuel
containerwithfuelwhileitisinsideoron
thevehicle.Electrostaticdischargecanoc-
curwhilerefuelingandthefuelvapors
couldignite.
—Whenusingfuelcontainersmadeofmet-
al,thefuelpumpnozzlemustalwaysre-
mainincontactwiththecontainertore-
ducetheriskofstaticcharge.
—Insertthefuelpumpnozzleasfaraspos-
sibleintothefilleropeningwhilerefuel-
ing.
—Followtheapplicablelegalregulationsin
thecountrywhereyouaredrivingwhen
using,storingandtransportingfuelcon-
tainers.
—Makesurethatthefuelcontainermeets
theindustrystandards,forexampleANSI
orASTMF852-86.


Z\WARNING
Transportingfuelcontainersinsidethevehicle
isnotrecommended.Fuelcouldleakoutof
thecontainerandignite,especiallyduringan
accident.Thiscan causeexplosions,fires,and

injuries.


)Dependingontheengine
()Note
—Removefuelthathasoverflowedontoany
vehiclecomponentsimmediatelytoreduce
theriskofdamagetothevehicle.
—Neverdriveuntilthefueltankiscompletely
empty.Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatre-
sultsfromthatcan causeenginemisfires.
Uncombustedfuelmayentertheexhaust
systemandincreasetheriskofdamageto
thecatalyticconverter.
(@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Donotoverfillthefueltank,orfuelcouldleak
outwhenthevehicleiswarmingup.
@)Tips
Thefuelfillerdoor onyourvehicledoesnot
lockifyoulockthevehiclefromtheinsideus-
ing
thecentral lockingswitch.
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Fuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
Ifthecentrallockingsystemmalfunctions,the
fuelfillerdoorcanbe unlockedmanually.

Fig.257Luggagecompartment:removingthelightcover

LeeeeeerNTT
Fig.258Luggagecompartment:fuelfillerdooremergency
release
Theemergencyreleasemechanismislocatedbe-
hindtherightlightcoverintheluggagecompart-
ment.
>Useascrewdrivertoremovethelightcover
>fig.257.
>Tounlockthefuelfillerdoor,loosen theloop
fromtheretainerandthenpullontheloop
carefully>fig.258>@.
>Pressontheleftsideofthefuelfillerdoorto
openit>page310,fig.255.
©Note
Onlypullontheloopuntilyoufeelresistance.
Youwillnot hearitrelease.Ifyoucontinueto
pull,youcoulddamagetheemergencyre-
leasemechanism.
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Catalyticconverter
Thevehiclemayonlybedrivenwithunleaded
gasoline,orthecatalyticconverterwillbede-
stroyed.
Neverdriveuntilthetankiscompletelyempty.
Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatresultsfromthat
cancauseenginemisfires.Uncombustedfuel
couldentertheexhaustsystem,whichcould
causeoverheatinganddamagetothecatalytic
converter.
ZAWARNING
Thetemperatureoftheexhaustsystemis
high,bothwhendrivingandafterstopping
theengine.
—Nevertouchtheexhausttailpipesoncethey
havebecomehot.Thiscouldresultinburns.
—Donotparkyourvehicleoverflammable
materialssuchasgrassor leavesbecause
thehightemperatureoftheemissionssys-
temcouldstartafire.
—Donotapplyunderbodyprotectantinthe
exhaustsystemarea,becausethisincreases
theriskoffire.


OnBoardDiagnostic
System(OBD)
TheOn-BoardDiagnosticSystemmonitorsthe
engineandtransmissioncomponentsthatinflu-
enceemissions.
a 88 3 = a
=
Fig.259Footwellonleftsideofthevehicle:connection
portfortheOn-BoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)

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On-BoardDiagnosticSystem
EnginedatacanbereadoutattheOn-BoardDi-
agnosticSystemconnectionportusingaspecial
testingdevice>fig.259.
Indicatorlight
IftheSindicatorlightblinksorturnson,there
isamalfunctionthatiscausingpooremissions
qualityandthatcoulddamagethecatalyticcon-
verter.DriveslowlytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohave the
malfunction
corrected.
Theindicatorlightcanalsoturnonifthefuelfill-
ercapisnotclosedcorrectly>page310”).

Z\WARNING
Incorrectuseofthe connectionportforthe
On-BoardDiagnosticSystemcancausemal-
functions,whichcanthenresultinaccidents
andseriousinjuries.
—OnlyallowanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitytoreadout the
enginedata.

Enginecompartment
MelatimimsaCeMtalemeen)Seen1n
Specialcareisrequiredifyouareworkinginthe
enginecompartment
Forworkintheenginecompartment,suchas
checkingandfillingfluids,thereisariskofin-
jury,scalding,accidents,andburns.Forthis
reason,followallthewarningsandgeneral
safetyprecautionsprovidedinthe followingin-
formation.Theenginecompartmentisadan-
gerousarea.>/\.

Z\WARNING
—Turntheengineoff.
—Switchtheignitionoff.
—Settheparkingbrake.
—Selectthe“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Allowtheenginetocool.


)Dependingontheengine


—Keepchildrenawayfromtheenginecom-
partment.
—Neverspillfluidsonahotengine.Theseflu-
ids(suchastheanti-freezingagentcon-
tainedinthecoolant)canignite.
—Avoidshortcircuitsintheelectricalsystem.
—Neverreachintotheradiatorfan.Thefanis
temperature-controlledandcanturnon
suddenly,evenwhentheignitionisswitched
off.
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.
—Neveropenthecaponthecoolantexpan-
siontankwhentheengineiswarm.The
coolingsystemisunderpressure.
—Toprotectyourface,hands,andarmsfrom
hotsteamorcoolant,coverthecapwitha
thick clothwhenopening.
—Donotremovetheenginecoverunderany
circumstances.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.
—Duetotheriskofelectricshock,nevertouch
theignitioncableorothercomponentsin
theelectronichigh-voltageignitionsystem
whentheengineisrunningorisstarting.
—Ifagearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Pressingtheacceleratorpedalwillcausethe
vehicletomove, andthiscouldresultinan
accident.
—Ifinspectionsorrepairsmustbeperformed
whiletheengineisrunning,movingcompo-
nents(suchastheribbedbelt,generator,
andradiatorfan)poseanadditionalrisk.
—Set theparkingbrakefirstandselectthe
“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnopartsofthe
body,jewelry,ties,looseclothing,and
longhaircanbecaughtinmovingengine
components.Beforeanywork,alwaysre-
moveanyjewelryandties,tiebacklong

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hair,andmakesureallclothingfitsclose
tothebodytotoreducetheriskofany-
thingbecomingcaughtinenginecompo-
nents.
—Payattentiontothefollowingwarnings
whenworkonthefuelsystemisrequired:
— Donotsmoke.
—Neverworknearopenflames.
—Alwayshaveaworkingfireextinguisher
nearby.
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlyby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Limityour exposuretoexhaustandchemi-
calsto asshortatimeaspossible.

ZA\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainor
emitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsand
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainflu-
idscontainedinvehiclesandcertainprod-
ucts ofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
to
causecancerandreproductiveharms.
Washhandsafterhandling.

()Note
Whenfillingfluids,besurenottoaddanyflu-
idstothewrongreservoirs.Otherwisesevere
malfunctionsandenginedamagewilloccur.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youshouldregularlycheckthegroundunder
yourvehicleinordertodetectleaksquickly.If
therearevisiblespotsfromoilorotherfluids,
bringyourvehicletoanauthorizedAudideal-
314
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytobe
checked.
Openingandclosingthehood
Thehoodisreleasedfrominsidethevehicle.

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Fig.261Unlockedhood:lever
Makesurethewiperarmsarenotraisedupfrom
thewindshield.Otherwisethepaintcouldbe
damaged.
Openingthehood
>Withthedriver'sdooropen,pulltheleverbe-
lowtheinstrumentpanelinthedirectionofthe
arrow>fig.260.
>Raisethehoodslightly>A\.
>Pressthelever>fig.261inthedirectionofthe
arrow.Thisreleasesthehooks.
>Openthehood.
Closingthehood
>Pushthehooddownuntilyouoverridethe
forceofthestruts.
> Letthehoodfalllightlyintothelatch.Donot
pressitin.>JX.>

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frontoftheenginecompartment>page315,
fig.262.
Iftherecommendedengineoilisnotavailable,in
anemergencyyoumayaddamaximumof1
quart(1liter)ofACEAC3orAPISNengineoil
onetimeuntilthenextoilchange.
Formoreinformationonthecorrectengineoil
foryourvehicle,contactanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Havetheoil
changedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedServiceFacility.

Audirecommends
Stastrol)(ZIDIEGEProrzssional
AudirecommendsusingtheLongLifehigh-per-
formanceengineoilfromAudiGenuineParts.
Messages
Engineoilpressure


2Turnoffengine.Oilpressuretoolow
Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
engineoillevel>page317.
—Iftheengineoillevelistoolow,addengineoil
=>page317.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
—Iftheengineoilleveliscorrectandtheindica-
torlightstillturnson,turntheengineoffand
do
notcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
Engineoillevel
Appliesto:vehicleswithoillevelwarning
2Pleaseaddoilimmediately.
Stoptheengineand donotcontinuedriving.
Checktheengineoillevel>page317andadd
engineoilimmediately>page317.
&Pleaseaddmax.xqt(xJ)oil.Youcancon-
tinuedriving
Addtheamountofoilshownimmediately
=>page317.
Reducingtheoillevel
EAPleasereduceoillevel.
316
Thereistoomuchoilintheengineandthereisa
risk
ofdamagingthecatalyticconverteroren-
gine.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
engineoilextractedifnecessary.Avoidhighen-
ginespeeds,fullacceleration,andheavyengine
loads.
Engineoilsensor
2Oillevelsensor:oilchangenecessary.Please
contactService
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil.Thiswillcause
theengineoilleveltoriseslowlyandtheengine
oilqualitytodecrease.Donotextractengineoil
toreducethelevel,becausethiswillincreasethe
riskofenginedamage.DrivetoanauthorizedAu-
didealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohaveengineoilextracted.
|=.)Oillevelsystem:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoillevelhas
malfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediately
tohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
BBOilpressuresensor:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoilpressure
hasmalfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmedi-
atelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
Enginewarm-uprequest
[flPleasedrivetowarmupengine
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil,eitherduetolow
outsidetemperaturesorfrequentshortdrives.
Driveuntiltheengineiswarmso thatthefuelin
theengineoilwillevaporate.Avoidhighengine
speeds,fullaccelerating,andheavyengineloads
whendoing this.
@Tips
Theoilpressurewarning=isnotanoillevel
indicator.
Alwayschecktheoillevelregularly.

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Checkingtheengineoillevel
TheengineoillevelcanbecheckedintheInfo-
tainmentsystem
Observethesafetyprecautions>/A\inWorking
intheenginecompartmentonpage313.
>Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>Shuttheengineoffwhenitiswarm.
>Switchonlytheignitionbackon.
>Waitapproximatelytwominutes.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:the[MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Service
&checks>Oillevel.
>Readtheoillevelinthedisplay.Addengineoil
ifthe barintheoillevelindicatorisjustbelow
“min”>page317.
C)Note
Iftheengineoillevelistoolowortoohigh,
thereisariskofenginedamage.
@Tips
Theoillevelindicatorinthedisplayisonlyan
informationaldisplay.Iftheoillevelistoo
low,aminimumoilwarningappearsinthein-
strumentcluster.Addoilandclosethehood.
ThecurrentoillevelisdisplayedintheInfo-
tainmentsystemthenexttimetheignitionis
switchedon.
G@)Tips
Theengineoilconsumptionmaybeupto
0.5quart/600miles(0.5liter/1,000km),de-
pendingondrivingstyleandoperatingcondi-
tions.Consumptionmaybehigherduring the
first3,000miles(5,000km).Theengineoil
levelmustbecheckedregularly.Itisbestto
checkeachtimeyourefuelyourvehicleand
before longdrives.
—Becauseofthelubricationandcoolingof
theengine,combustionenginesconsume
oil.Theoilconsumptionvariesdepending
ontheengineandmaychangeduringthe
servicelifeoftheengine.Enginesgenerally
consumemoreoilatthebeginningduring
thebreak-inperiod.Thenoilconsumption
stabilizesafterthebreak-inperiod.


—Undernormalconditions,oilconsumption
dependsonthequalityandviscosityofthe
oil,theengineRPM,theclimateconditions,
andtheroadconditions.Thedilutionofoil
fromcondensationorfuelresidueaswellas
theageoftheoilalso playarole.Because
enginewearincreaseswithmileage,oilcon-
sumptionwillincreaseagainovertimeuntil
itmaybenecessarytoreplaceworncompo-
nents.
—Becauseallthesevariablesplayarole,itis
notpossibletodefineanoilconsumption
standard.Therefore,theoillevelmustbe
checkedregularly.
—Ifyoubelievethatyourenginehasin-
creaseditsoilconsumption,contactanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitytodeterminethecause.
Pleasenotethatanexactoilconsumption
measurementmustbedonewiththeneces-
sary careandaccuracyandmaytaketime.
AnauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacilityistrainedinaccurately
measuringtheoilconsumption.
—Youcanfindinformationonengineoiland
engineoilcapacitiesfortheUSAatwww.
audiusa.com/help/maintenance,orforCan-
adaatwww.audi.ca/ca/web/en/
customer-area/care-and-maintenance/
audi-service-schedules.html,orcall
800-822-2834.
Addingengineoil

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Fig.263Enginecompartment:engineoilfilleropening
cover
Observethesafetyprecautions>A\inWorking
intheenginecompartmentonpage313.
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Wheels

Wheels Wheels
andTires
Generalinformation
>Checkyourtiresregularlyfor
damage,suchaspunctures,
cuts,cracks,andbulges.Remove
foreignobjectsfromthetire
tread.
>Ifdrivingovercurbsorsimilar
obstacles,driveslowlyandap-
proachthecurbatanangle.
>Havefaultytiresorrimsre-
placedimmediately.
>Protectyourtiresfromoil,
grease,andfuel.
>Marktiresbeforeremoving
themsothatthesamerunning
directioncanbemaintainedif
theyarereinstalled.
>Laytiresflatwhenstoringand
storetheminacool,drylocation
withaslittleexposuretolightas
possible.

AWARNING
—Neverdrivefasterthanthe
maximumpermittedspeedfor
yourtires.Thiscouldcausethe
tirestoheatuptoomuch.This
increasestheriskofanacci-
dentbecauseitcancausethe
tiretoburst.

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—Alwaysadaptyourdrivingto
theroadandtrafficcondi-
tions.Drivecarefullyandre-
duceyourspeedonicyorslip-
peryroads.Evenwintertires
canlosetractiononblackice.

()Note
—Pleasenotethatsummerand
wintertiresaredesignedfor
theconditionsthataretypical
inthoseseasons.Audirecom-
mendsusingwintertiresdur-
ingthe wintermonths.Low
temperaturessignificantlyde-
creasetheelasticityofsumm-
ertires,whichaffectstraction
andbrakingability.Ifsummer
tiresareusedinverycoldtem-
peratures,crackscanformon
thetreadbars,resultingin
permanenttiredamagethat
cancauselouddrivingnoise
andunbalancedtires.
—Burnished,polishedor
chromedrimsmustnotbe
usedinwinterdrivingcondi-
tions.Thesurfaceoftherims
doesnothavesufficientcorro-
sionprotectionforthisand
couldbepermanentlydam-
agedbyroadsaltorsimilar
substances.

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Glossaryoftireandloading
terminology
Accessoryweight
meansthecombinedweight(in
excessofthosestandarditems
whichmaybereplaced)ofauto-
matictransmission,powersteer-
ing,powerbrakes,powerwin-
dows,powerseats,radio,and
heater,totheextentthatthese
itemsareavailableasfactory-in-
stalledequipment(whetherin-
stalledornot).
Aspectratio
meanstheratioofthe heightto
thewidthofthetireinpercent.
Numbersof55orlowerindicatea
lowsidewallforimprovedsteer-
ingresponseandbetteroverall
handlingondrypavement.
Bead
meansthepartofthetirethatis
madeofsteelwires,wrappedor
reinforcedbyplycordsandthatis
shapedtofittherim.
Beadseparation
meansabreakdownofthebond
betweencomponentsinthebead.
Cord
meansthestrandsformingthe
pliesinthetire.
Coldtireinflationpressure
meansthetirepressurerecom-
mendedbythevehiclemanufac-
turerforatireofadesignated
sizethathasnotbeendrivenfor
morethanacoupleofmiles(kilo-
meters)atlowspeedsinthethree
hourperiodbeforethetirepres-
sureismeasuredoradjusted.
Curbweight
meanstheweightofamotorve-
hiclewithstandardequipmentin-
cludingthemaximumcapacityof
fuel,oil,andcoolant,aircondi-
tioningandadditionalweightof
optionalequipment.
Extraloadtire
meansatiredesignedtooperate
athigherloadsandathigherin-
flationpressuresthanthecorre-
spondingstandardtire.Extraload
tiresmaybeidentifiedas“XL”,
“xL’,“EXTRALOAD”,or“RF”on
thesidewall.
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increasethetirepressuretothe
maximumspecifiedpressure>/A\.
Checkingandcorrectingtire
pressure
>Checkthetirepressureatleast
oncepermonthandalsocheckit
beforeeverylongdrive.
>Alwayscheckthetirepressure
when
thetiresarecold.Donot
reducethepressureifitincreas-
eswhenthetiresarewarm.
>Checkthelabel>fig.271for
thecorrecttirepressurebased
onvehicleload.
>Correctthetirepressureifnec-
essary.
>Storethenewtirepressurein
theInfotainmentsystem
>page344.

Z\WARNING
Alwaysadaptthetirepressure
toyourdrivingstyleandtheve-
hicleload.
—Overloadingcanleadtolossof
vehiclecontrolandincrease

theriskofanaccident.Read

andfollowtheimportantsafe-
typrecautionsin>page338,
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits.
—Thetiremustflexmoreifthe
tirepressureistooloworif
thevehiclespeedorloadare
toohigh.Thisheatsthetireup
toomuch.Thisincreasesthe
riskofanaccidentbecauseit
cancausethetiretoburstand
resultinlossofvehiclecon-
trol.
—Incorrecttirepressureincreas-
estirewearandhasanegative
effectondrivingandbraking
behavior,whichincreasesthe


riskofanaccident.
@Note
Replacelostvalvecapstore-
ducetheriskofdamagetothe
tirevalves.

(*)Forthesakeoftheenvi-
ronment
Tire pressurethatistoolowin-
creasesfuelconsumption.
Ncweyecm]1c
Pleasenotethattheinformation
containedinthefollowingtable
wascorrectatthetimeofprint-
ing,andtheinformationissub-
jecttochange.Ifthereareany
differences,youshould always
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Yoursafetyandthat ofyourpas-
sengersalsodependsonmaking
surethatloadlimitsarenotex-
ceeded.Vehicleload includesev-
erybodyandeverythinginandon
thevehicle.Theseloadlimitsare
technicallyreferredto asthevehi-
cle’sGrossVehicleWeightRating
(“GVWR”).
The“GVWR”includestheweight
ofthebasicvehicle,allfactoryin-
stalledaccessories,afulltankof
fuel,oil,coolantandotherfluids
plusmaximumload.Themaxi-
mumloadincludesthenumberof
passengersthatthevehicleisin-
tendedtocarry(“seatingcapaci-
ty”)withanassumedweightof
150lbs.(68kg)foreachpassen-
geratadesignatedseatingposi-
tionandthetotalweightofany
luggageinthevehicle.Ifyoutow
atrailer,theweightofthetrailer
hitchandthetongueweightof
the loadedtrailermustbeinclud-
edaspartofthevehicleload.
TheGrossAxleWeightRating
(“GAWR’”)isthemaximumload
thatcanbeappliedateachofthe
vehicle’stwoaxles.
Thefactthatthereisanupper
limittoyourvehicle’sGrossVehi-
cleWeightRatingmeansthatthe
totalweightofwhateverisbeing
carriedinthevehicle(including
theweightofatrailerhitchand
thetongueweightoftheloaded
trailer)islimited.Themorepas-
sengersinthevehicle orpassen-
gerswhoareheavierthanthe
standardweightsassumedmean
thatlessweightcanbecarriedas
luggage.
TheGrossVehicleWeightRating
andtheGrossAxleWeightRating
arelistedonthesafetycompli-
ancestickerlabellocatedonthe
driver’ssideB-pillar.

Z\WARNING
Overloadingavehiclecancause
lossofvehiclecontrol,acrash
orotheraccident,seriousper-
sonalinjury,andevendeath.
—Carryingmoreweightthan
yourvehiclewasdesignedto
carrywillpreventthevehicle
fromhandlingproperlyandin-
creasetheriskofthelossof
vehiclecontrol.
—Thebrakesonavehiclethat
hasbeenoverloadedmaynot
beabletostopthevehicle
withinasafedistance.

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