Door AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual
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Warmandcold
Vents
Youcanopenorclosethecenterandrearventsin
thecockpitandtheventsintherearcenter con-
soleanddoorpillarsusingtheridgedthumb-
wheels.Theleversadjustthedirectionoftheair-
flowfromthevents.
Residualheat
Youcanactivatetheresidualheatfunctionwhen
theignitionisswitchedoffbypressingtheknob
@(leftside).Theresidualheatfromthecoolant
isusedtoheatthevehicleinterior.Theresidual
heatfunctionswitchesoffautomaticallyafter
about15minutes.
ZAWARNING
—Youshouldnotuse therecirculationmode
foranextendedperiodoftime,becauseno
freshairisdrawninandthewindowscan
fogwhencoolingmodeisswitchedoff.This
increasestheriskofanaccident.
—Individualswithreducedsensitivityto pain
ortemperaturecoulddevelopburnswhen
usingtheseatheatingfunction.To reduce
theriskofinjury,theseindividualsshould
not use
seatheating.
@)Note
Toavoiddamagetotheheatingelementsin
theseats,donotkneelontheseatsorplace
heavyloadsonasmallareaoftheseat.
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Appliesto:vehicleswith3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimate
control
Theclimatecontrolsystembasicsettingsareac-
cessedintheInfotainmentsystem.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Aircondi-
tioning
Seatheating/seatventilation*
Youcanadjusttheseatheating/ventilationbal-
anceforthedriverandfrontpassenger.
Automaticauxiliaryheater*
Theauxiliaryheaterhelpstowarmthevehiclein-
teriormorequickly.
G)Tips
When
theauxiliaryheaterisoperating,water
vapormaybuildupneartheenginecompart-
mentwhenoutsidetemperaturesarelow.
Thisdoesnotindicateaproblem.
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SYNCSynchronization
Usetherockerswitch(@)toselectthefunction.
Whensynchronizationisswitchedon,theset-
tingsforthedriver'ssideareappliedtothefront
passenger'ssideandtherear(exceptforseat
heating/ventilation*).Whenthesettingsonthe
frontpassenger'ssideorinthereararechanged,
thesynchronizationisautomaticallyswitchedoff
and4-zoneappearsinthedisplay.
SETREARfunction
Usetherockerswitch(@toselectthefunction.
Whenthefunctionisswitchedon,youcanadjust
allsettingsfortherearusingtheclimatecontrol
systemcontrolsinthecockpit.Therearclimate
controlsystemcontrolscannot beoperatedat
thesametime.Thisfunctionswitchesoffauto-
maticallyafteracertainperiodoftimeorafter
leavingthemenu.
Vents
Youcanopenorclosethecenterandrearventsin
thecockpitandtheventsintherearcenter con-
soleanddoorpillarsusingtheridgedthumb-
wheels.Theleversadjustthedirectionoftheair-
flowfromthevents.Thewideventisopenedand
closedusingthe=button©page8,fig.2©.
Residualheat
Youcanactivatetheresidualheatfunctionwhen
theignitionisswitchedoffbypressingtheknob
@(leftside).Theresidualheatfromthecoolant
isusedtoheatthevehicleinterior.Theresidual
heatfunctionswitchesoffautomaticallyafter
about15minutes.
ZAWARNING
—Youshouldnotuse therecirculationmode
foranextendedperiodoftime,becauseno
freshairisdrawninandthewindowscan
fogwhencoolingmodeisswitchedoff.This
increasestheriskofanaccident.
—Individualswithreducedsensitivityto pain
ortemperaturecoulddevelopburnswhen
usingtheseatheatingfunction.To reduce
theriskofinjury,theseindividualsshould
not useseatheating.
C@)Note
Toavoiddamagetotheheatingelementsin
theseats,donotkneelontheseatsorplace
heavyloadsonasmallareaoftheseat.
@)Tips
Itisnotpossibletooperatetherearclimate
controlsystemcontrolswhenthepowerchild
safetylockisswitchedon.WiththeSETREAR
function,youcanapplyallsettings totherear
usingtheclimatecontrolsystemcontrolsin
thecockpit>page37.
Appliesto:vehicleswith4-zonedeluxeautomaticclimate
control
Theclimatecontrolsystembasicsettingsareac-
cessedintheInfotainmentsystem.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Aircondi-
tioning
Seatheating/seatventilation*
Youcanadjusttheseatheating/ventilationbal-
anceforthedriver,frontpassengerandrearpas-
sengers.
Footwelltemperature
Youcanadjustthefootwelltemperatureso that
itiscoolerorwarmer.
Autorecirculation
Whenswitchedon,automaticrecirculationcon-
trolstherecirculationmodeautomatically.You
mustpressthe@MAXbuttoniffogformson
thewindows.
Automaticauxiliaryheater*
Theauxiliaryheaterhelpstowarmthevehiclein-
teriormorequickly.
@)Tips
When
theauxiliaryheaterisoperating,water
vapormaybuildupneartheenginecompart-
mentwhenoutsidetemperaturesarelow.
Thisdoesnotindicateaproblem.
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Emergencyofffunction*
Ifitisabsolutelynecessary,theenginecanalso
beturnedoffwhiledrivingatspeedsstartingat
4mph(7km/h).Toswitchtheengineoff,press
the [STARTENGINESTOP]buttontwiceinarow
brief AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual Driving
Emergencyofffunction*
Ifitisabsolutelynecessary,theenginecanalso
beturnedoffwhiledrivingatspeedsstartingat
4mph(7km/h).Toswitchtheengineoff,press
the [STARTENGINESTOP]buttontwiceinarow
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Driving
Emergencyofffunction*
Ifitisabsolutelynecessary,theenginecanalso
beturnedoffwhiledrivingatspeedsstartingat
4mph(7km/h).Toswitchtheengineoff,press
the [STARTENGINESTOP]buttontwiceinarow
brieflyorpressandholdthebuttonforlonger
thanonesecond.
Z\WARNING
—Neverturnofftheenginebeforethevehicle
hascometoacompletestop.Switchingit
offbeforethevehiclehasstoppedmayim-
pairthefunctionofthebrakeboosterand
powersteering.Youwouldthenneedtouse
moreforceto steerandbrakethevehicle.
Thefactthatyoucannotsteerandbrakeas
usualmayincreasetheriskofaccidentsand
seriousinjuries.
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.Ifyou
donotdothis,theenginecouldbestarted
andelectricalequipmentsuchasthepower
windowscouldbeactivated.Thiscanleadto
seriousinjuries.
—For safetyreasons,alwaysparkthevehicle
withtheselectorleverinthe"P"position.
Otherwise,thereistheriskthatthevehicle
couldrollunintentionally.
@)Note
Iftheenginehasbeenunderheavyloadfor
anextendedperiodoftime,heatbuildsupin
theenginecompartmentaftertheengineis
switchedoffandthereisariskofdamaging
theengine.Forthisreason,lettheenginerun
atidleforapproximatelytwominutesbefore
shuttingitoff.
G)Tips
Forupto10minutesafterstoppingtheen-
gine,theradiatorfanmayturnonagainauto-
maticallyoritmaycontinuetorun,evenifthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.
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Messages
Enginerunning.Warning!Turnoffignitionbe-
foreleavingvehicle
Thismessageappearsandawarningtonesounds
ifyouopenthedriver'sdoorwhentheengineis
running.
Pleasepressthebrake pedal
Thismessageappearsifyoudonotpressthe
brakepedalwhenstartingtheengine.
BRemotecontrolkey:key notdetected.Isthe
keystillinthevehicle?
Thisindicatorlightturnsonandthismessageap-
pearsifthevehiclekeyisremovedfromthevehi-
clewhentheengineisrunning.Ifthevehiclekey
isnoLongerinthevehicle,youcannotswitchthe
ignitiononorstarttheengineonceyoustopit.
Youalsocannotlockthevehiclefromtheoutside.
ShifttoP,otherwisevehiclecanrollaway.
DoorsdonotlockifgearshiftisnotinP
The
ignitionhasbeenswitchedoffandthetrans-
missionisinthe“N”position.Select“P”,other-
wisethevehiclemayrollanditcannotbelocked.
Remotecontrolkey:holdbackofkey
againstthedesignatedarea.Seeowner'sman-
ual
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunction>page79.
Shift to
Pbeforeleavingvehicle,otherwisevehi-
clecanrollaway
Thedriver'sdoorisopenand“P”isengaged.Se-
lect
“P”beforeleavingthevehicle,otherwisethe
vehiclecanrollaway=page80.
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Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
arearadea)
Itmaynotbepossibletostarttheengineunder
certaincircumstances,forexample,ifthebat-
teryinthevehiclekeyisdrained,ifinterferenceis
affectingthekey,orifthereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.
Fig.83Centerconsole/vehiclekey:Startingtheengine
whenthereisamalfunction
Requirement:ThemessageRemotecontrolkey:
holdbackofkeyagainstthedesignatedarea.
Seeowner'smanualmustappearandtheQJin-
dicatorlightmustbeon.
> Placethevehiclekeyonthelocationshownin
theillustrationP)©fig.83.
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button.The
enginewill start.
>DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
@Tips
Youcanviewthemessageagainbypressing
the[STARTENGINESTOP]button.
Start/Stopsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswith Start/Stopsystem
TheStart/Stopsystemcanhelpincreasefuel
economyandreduceCO2emissions.
InStart/Stopmode,theengineshutsoffauto-
maticallywhenstopped,forexampleatatraffic
D_Incertaincountries.
light.Theignitionandimportantassistsystems
suchaspowersteeringandthebrakeboosterwill
remainavailableduringthe"stop"phase.Theen-
ginewillrestartautomaticallywhenneeded.
TheStart/Stopsystemisautomaticallyactivated
oncetheignitionisswitchedon.
Basicrequirements
—Thedriver'sdoorandhoodmustbeclosed.
—"p","N",or"D"mustbeengaged.
—Thesteeringwheelmustnotbeturnedfarinei-
therdirection.
—Thevehiclemusthavedrivenfasterthan2mph
(3km/h)sincethelasttimeitstopped.
—Atrailermustnot behitchedtothevehicle.
@)Note
AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystemoffwhen
drivingthroughwater>page80.
G)Tips
—Dependingonthedrivingsituation,theen-
ginemayalreadystopwhencoastingbefore
thevehiclehascometoacompletestop)).
—Ifyouselectthe"D"positionaftershifting
intoreverse,thevehiclemustbedrivenfast-
erthan6mph(10km/h)inorderforthe
Start/Stopsystemtobeactiveagain.This
makesitpossibletomaneuverwithout
stoppingtheengine.
Stopping/starting theengine
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
>Pressandholdthebrakepedaluntilthevehicle
hasstopped.The@indicatorlightappearsin
theinstrumentclusteroncetheenginestops
automatically.
>Theenginestartsagainwhenyouremoveyour
footfromthebrakepedal.Theindicatorlight
turnsoff.
iG)Tips
—PressthebrakepedalduringaStopphase
tokeepthevehiclefromrolling.
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—Theignitionwillturnoffifyoupressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttonduringastop
phase.
—Youcancontroliftheenginewillstopornot
byreducingorincreasingtheamountof
forceyouusetopressthebrakeped AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual Driving
—Theignitionwillturnoffifyoupressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttonduringastop
phase.
—Youcancontroliftheenginewillstopornot
byreducingorincreasingtheamountof
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Driving
—Theignitionwillturnoffifyoupressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttonduringastop
phase.
—Youcancontroliftheenginewillstopornot
byreducingorincreasingtheamountof
forceyouusetopressthebrakepedal.For
example,ifyouonlylightlypressonthe
brakepedalinstop-and-gotrafficorwhen
turning,theenginewillnotswitchoffwhen
thevehicleisstationary.Ifyoupressthe
brakepedalharder,theenginewillswitch
off.
Startingandstoppingtheengineautomat-
relay
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
Thesystemchecksifcertainconditionsaremet
beforeandduringthe"stop"phase,anddeter-
minesiftheenginestopsandhowlongitre-
mainsstopped.Forexample,ifpowerusageis
high,theenginewillnotbestopped.Alongwith
otherconditions,thefollowingfactors influence
theautomaticenginestartorstop:
—Environmentalconditions(slopes,inclines,ele-
vation,temperature)
—Battery(chargestatus,temperature,powerus-
age)
—Enginetemperature
—Assistsystems
—Drivingbehavior
Dependingontheengine,theGyindicatorlight
mayappeariftheengineisnotstopped.
SearsMUMMLMLluiace]00
Appliesto:vehicleswith Start/Stopsystem
Ifyouleavethevehicleduringa"stop"phase,the
enginecanberestartedwithinapproximately30
secondsifthedoorsareclosed,thedriver'ssafe-
tybeltisfastened,andthebrakepedalispress-
ed.
Ifyouleavethevehiclelongerthan30seconds,
theignitionwillswitchoffautomaticallytopre-
vent thevehiclebatteryfromdraining.Ifthisis
thecase,themessageStart/stopsystem:igni-
tionwillbeswitchedoffin30swillappearinthe
instrumentclusterand,ifthelowbeamhead-
80
lightsareswitchedon,theparkinglightswill
switchoninstead.Theparkinglightswillswitch
offafterapproximately30minutesorwhenyou
lockthevehicle.
Theignitionalsoswitchesoffwhenyoulockthe
vehiclefromtheoutsideduringastop phase.
IftheStart/Stopsystemhasnot turnedoffthe
engineorifyouhave switchedtheStart/Stopsys-
temoffmanually, theenginewillcontinuetorun
andtheignitionwillnotswitchoffautomatically.
ZXWARNING
To reducetheriskofasphyxiation,never allow
theenginetoruninconfinedspaces.
G)Tips
Ifyouleavethevehiclewiththe"D/S"or"R"
selectorleverpositionengaged,theparking
brakeisautomaticallyset.
ManuallyswitchingtheStart/Stopsystem
amiemela)
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
The@)o*buttonislocatedabovetheselectorlev-
erinthecenterconsole.
>Press(A)toswitchonoroff.TheLEDinthe
buttonturnsonwhenthefunctionisswitched
off.
@)Tips
Ifyouswitchthesystemoffduringastop
phase, theenginewillstartagainautomati-
cally.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
Start/stopsystem:deactivated.Pleasestart
enginemanually
Thismessageappearswhenspecificconditions
arenotmetduringastopphase.TheStart/Stop
systemwillnot beabletorestarttheengine.The
enginemustbestartedwiththe
STARTENGINESTOP]button.
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Start/stopsystem:malfunction!Function
unavailable.PleasecontactService
ThereisamalfunctionintheStart/Stopsystem.
DrivethevehicletoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedServiceFacilityassoonaspossibleto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.
Electromechanical
parkingbrake
nR
& = & a
Fig.84Centerconsole:parkingbrake
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanelectromechani-
calparkingbrake@©fig.84.Theparkingbrake
isdesignedtopreventthevehiclefromrolling
unintentionallyandreplacesthehandbrake.
Setting/manuallyreleasingtheparking
brake
>Pullthe©switchto settheparkingbrake.The
LEDintheswitchturnson.TheZin(USAmod-
els)/[@(Canadamodels)indicatorlightalso
turnsonintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
>Toreleasetheparkingbrakemanually,press
thebrakeoracceleratorpedalwhiletheigni-
tionisswitchedonandpressthe©)switchat
thesametime.TheLEDinthebuttonandthe
indicatorlightinthedisplayturnoff.
Releasingtheparking brake automatically
Requirement:
thedoorsmustbeclosedandthe
driver'ssafetybeltmustbefastened.
>Tostartdrivingandreleasetheparkingbrake
automatically,presstheacceleratorpedalas
usual.
Inadditiontoreleasingtheparkingbrakeauto-
matically,otherconvenienceandsafetyfunctions
are availablewhenyoustartdriving>page82,
Startingtodrive.
Preventingtheautomaticparkingbrake
release
Thevehiclecouldbeginrollingunintentionally
whentheparkingbrakeisreleasedifthevehicle
isonahillortowingatrailer.
>Topreventtheparkingbrakefromreleasingau-
tomatically,pullandholdthe©)switchand
presstheacceleratorpedal.Theparkingbrake
remainssetandpreventsthevehiclefromroll-
ingbackward.
>Youcanreleasethe©)switchagainonceyou
aresurethatyouaregivingenoughdriving
force tothewheelsbypressingtheaccelerator
pedal.
Emergencybrakingfunction
Youcan usetheemergencybrakingfunctioninan
emergency
situation,orifthestandardbrakes
aremalfunctioningorthepedalisobstructed.
> Pullandholdthe©)switch.
>»Assoonasyoureleasethe©)switchoracceler-
ate,thebrakingstops.
Pullingandholdingthe©)switchwhiledriving
thevehicleactivatestheemergencybrakingfunc-
tion.Thehydraulicbrakesystemwillbrakeall
fourwheels.Thebrakingeffectissimilartoheavy
braking>A\.
Toreducetheriskofactivatingtheemergency
brakingby mistake,awarningtone(buzzer)
soundswhenthe©)switchispulled.Emergency
brakingstopsassoonasthe©)switchisreleased
ortheacceleratorpedalispressed.
Parking
>Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle.
> Pullthe©)switchto settheparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Turn theengineoff>/\.
>Turnthesteeringwheelwhenparkingonin-
clinesso thatthewheelswillrollintothecurb
ifthevehiclestartsmoving.
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ZA\WARNING
—Ifagearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Pressingtheacceleratorpedalwillcause the
vehicletomove,andthiscouldresultinan
accident.
Emergencybrakingshouldonlybeusedin
anemergency,whenthewhenthestandard
brakepedalismalfunctioningorobstructed.
Duringemergencybraking,yourvehiclewill
brakesimilartoheavybraking.ESC andthe
associatedcomponents(ABS,ASR,EDL)can-
notovercomethelawsofphysics.Afull
brakeapplicationwhiledrivingthrough
curvesorinpoorroadorweatherconditions
cancausethevehicletoslideortherearof
thevehicletoswerve,whichincreasesthe
riskofanaccident.
Ifthepowersupplyfails,youcannotsetthe
parkingbrakeonceitisreleased.Inthis
case,parkthevehicleonlevelgroundand
secureitbyplacingtheselectorleverinthe
"P"position.SeeanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassis-
tance.
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenleaving
yourvehicle,evenifforashortperiodof
time.Iftheparkingbrakeisnotset,theve-
hiclecouldrollaway,increasingtheriskof
anaccident.
Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwise,childrencouldstart
theengine,releasetheparkingbrake,orop-
erateelectricalequipmentsuchaspower
windows,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
Noone,especiallychildren,shouldremainin
thevehiclewhenitislocked.Lockeddoors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencywork-
erstoenterthevehicle,whichputslivesat
risk.
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@)Note
Donotleaveyourvehicleunattendedwhile
theengineisrunning,becausethisincreases
theriskofanaccident.
G)Tips
Whenstoppingatatrafficsignalorstopping
incitytraffic,youcansettheparkingbrake
manually.Thevehicledoesnot havetobe
heldwiththebrakepedal.Theparkingbrake
eliminatesthetendencytocreepwhenase-
lectorleverpositionisengaged.Assoonas
youpresstheacceleratorpedal,theparking
brakereleasesautomaticallyandthevehicle
startstomove>page82.
G)Tips
—Occasionalnoiseswhentheparkingbrakeis
setandreleasedarenormalandarenota
causeforconcern.
— Theparkingbrakegoesthroughaself-test
cycleatregularintervalswhenthevehicleis
stopped.Anynoisesassociatedwiththisare
normal.
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theparkingbrake
willnotsetifit isreleased,anditwillnot
releaseifit isset>A\.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilityforassistance.
Startingtodrive
Variousconvenienceandsafetyfunctionsmaybe
availablewhenthevehiclebeginsdriving,de-
pendingonvehicleequipment.
Startingonhillswiththeparkingbrakeset
Requirement:thedoorsmustbeclosedandthe
driver'ssafetybeltmustbefastened.
>Tostartdrivingcomfortablywhenonahill,set
theparkingbrakeandbegindrivingasusual.
Thebrakingforce oftheparkingbrakedoesnot
releaseautomaticallyuntilthewheelsbuildup
enoughdrivingforce.
Startingonhillswithhillholdassist
Hillholdassistmakesiteasiertostartonhills.>
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Requirement:thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed
andtheenginemustberunning.
>Toactivatehillholdassist,pressandholdthe
brakepedalforseveralseconds.Thevehicle
mustbefacinguphill.
Afterreleasingthebrakepedal,thebrakingpow-
erismaintainedbriefly>A\topreventthevehi-
clefromrollingbackwhenstarting.Thisallows
youtobegindrivingmoreeasily.
Z\WARNING
—Ifyoudonotbegindrivingimmediatelyor
theenginestallsafterreleasingthebrake
pedal,yourvehiclemaybegintorollback-
ward.Pressthebrakepedalorsetthepark-
ingbrakeimmediately.
— Theintelligenttechnologyofhillholdassist
cannotovercomethelimitationsimposedby
naturalphysicallaws.Theincreasedcomfort
offeredbyhillholdassistshouldnotcause
youtotakesafetyrisks.
—Hillholdassistcannotholdthevehiclein
placeonallhills(forexample,iftheground
isslipperyoricy).
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,always
makesurethevehicleissituatedsafely
whilestationary.
Offroaddriving
TheElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)func-
tionsareenhancedfordrivingoffroad.Offroad
modecanbeactivated whendrivinginsituations
where
slippageoradifferentiallockfunctionis
necessary>page147.Thehilldescentassistis
alsoavailable,whichautomaticallybrakestheve-
hicletomaintainaconstantspeed>page148.
Inaddition,yourAudiprovidescontinuousall
wheeldrive.
However,yourAudiisnotapurelyoffroadvehi-
cle.Yourvehiclewasnotdesignedtodriveunder
extremeoperatingconditionssuchasdrivingin
anexpeditionstyle.
Onlydriveinterrainthatissuitableforthevehi-
cleandyourdrivingability.Nevertakeanyun-
necessaryrisks!
Beforedrivingoffroad
—Checktheengineoillevel,thetirepressure,the
coolantlevelandthefluidlevelinthewasher
fluidreservoir.
—Storepiecesofluggageandotherobjectsinthe
luggagecompartmentandsecurethemfrom
slidingoutofplace.
Afterdrivingoffroad
—Afterdrivingoffroad,removebranchesandoth-
erdebrisfromtheradiatorgrille,underbody,
andwheels.Lookespeciallyforforeignobjects
(suchasstones)thatmaybestuckinthetire
tread.
—Cleanthevehiclebody andunderbodyandin-
spectthevehicleforpossibledamage.
—Cleanthe windows,headlights,taillightsand
thelicenseplateiftheyaredirty.
—Performabraketest(especiallyafterdriving
throughwater).
ZAWARNING
—Beespeciallycautiousandawarewhendriv-
ingunderdifficultconditionsandwhenoff-
road.Vehicledamageandinjuriesmayoccur
whendrivingatexcessivelyhighspeedsor
withincorrectdrivingmaneuvers.
—Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyle
totheroads,terrain,trafficandweather
conditions.Driveespeciallyslowlyifthereis
lowvisibilitywhenoffroad.
—Pleasenotethatthewheelscanspinmore
andthevehiclecanswervewheninoffroad
mode,especiallywhentheroadisslippery
orhasloosesurfacematerial.
—Drivingstabilityisreducedwheninoffroad
mode.
(@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Avoidharmingtheenvironmentandshow
considerationfornature.
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Inthenormalmode"D",thetransmissionauto-
maticallyselectsthecorrectgear.Itdependson
engineload,vehiclespeedanddrivingstyle.
Selectthesportmode"S"forsportydriving.The
vehiclemakesfulluseoftheengine'spower.
Shiftingmaybecomenoticeablewhenaccelerat-
ing.
The"S"selectorleverpositionengagesautomati-
callywhenyouselectDynamicmodeindrivese-
lect*.
ANWARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.
—Beforestartingtodrive,checkifthedesired
selectorleverpositionisdisplayednextto
theselectorlever.
—Thevehiclecanrolleveniftheignitionis
switchedoff.
—Powerisstilltransmittedtothewheels
whentheengineisrunningatidle.Topre-
vent thevehiclefrom“creeping”,youmust
keepyourfootonthebrakeinallselector
leverpositions(except"P"and"N")when
theengineisrunning.
—Beforeopeningthehood,selectthe"P"se-
lector
leverpositionandsettheparking
brake.Thisreducestheriskofanaccident.
Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page313,Workingintheengine
compartment.
@Tips
Ifyouaccidentallyselect"N"whiledriving,
takeyourfootofftheacceleratorpedaland
waitfortheenginetoslowdowntoidlebe-
fore
selecting"D"or"S".
Taaremalyy
Startingtheengine
>The"P"or"N"positionmustbeselected.
Startingfromastop
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal.
>Starttheengine>page77.
>Pressthelockingbutton@ontheselectorlev-
erandselectthe"D","E","S"or"R"position
=page85.
>Waitamomentuntilthetransmissionshifts.
Youwillnoticeaslightmovementwhenthe
gear
engages.
>Releasethebrake pedalandpresstheaccelera-
torpedal>A\.
Variousconveniencefunctionsareavailablefor
startingonhills>page82.
Stoppingtemporarily
>Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle,for
exampleatatrafficlight.Donotpresstheac-
celeratorpedalwhendoingthis.
>Topreventthevehiclefromrollingwhenyou
startdriving,settheparkingbrakewhenstop-
pingonsteephills>/\.
>Theparkingbrakewillreleaseautomatically
andyourvehiclewillbegintomove whenthe
doorsareclosed,thedriver'ssafetybeltisfas-
tened,andyouaccelerateasusual.
Stoppingorparking
Iftheselectorleverisnotinthe"P"position
whenyouopenthedriver’sdoor,thevehicle
couldroll.
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal>A\.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Toselectthe"P"selectorleverposition,press
the"P"button@)ontheselectorlever
=>page85,fig.86.
Undercertainconditions,suchasdrivinginthe
mountains,itmaybehelpful toswitchtomanual
modetemporarilytoadapttothedrivingcondi-
tionsmanually>page88.
Onhills,settheparkingbrakefirstandthenshift
intothe"P"position>page81.Thispreventstoo
muchstressfrombeingplacedonthelocking
mechanism.
ZAWARNING
— Thevehiclecanrollevenwhentheengineis
switchedoff.
—Unintendedvehiclemovementcanlead to
seriousinjuries.>
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Assistsystems
@Tips
Dependingontheselecteddrivingmodein
driveselect*andthesetdistance,thedriving
behaviorwillvaryfromdynamictocomforta-
blewhenaccelerating>page128.
Drivinginstop-and-gotraffic
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol
Fig.103Instrumentcluster:safestartmonitor
Theadaptivecruisecontrolsystemalsoassists
youinstop-and-gotraffic.If avehicledriving
aheadstops,yourvehiclewillbrakeandstayata
stopwithinthelimitsofthesystem.
Startingtodrivewithadaptivecruise
control!)
AslongasthemessageACC:automaticgoisdis-
played,yourvehiclewillbegindrivingwhenthe
vehicledrivingaheadstartstomove>A\.
Ifyouarestoppedforseveralseconds,yourvehi-
clewillnolongerdriveautonomouslyforsafety
reasons,andthemessagewillturnoff.
>ToreactivateACC: automaticgotemporarily,
pullthelevertoposition(2)>page106,
fig.104.
>Toresumemanualcontrolofthevehicle,tap
theacceleratorpedal.
Safestartmonitor
Ifanobstacleisdetectedwhenyoustartdriving,
youwillbealerted tothedangerbytheAindi-
catorlightandtheimageintheinstrumentclus-
terdisplay>fig.103>A\.Anaudiosignalwill
alsosound.Yourvehiclewilldrivemoreslowly
D_Thisisnotavailableinsomecountries.
106
whenstarting.Thismayalsooccurinsomesitua-
tionswhenthereisnoapparentobstacle.
—Pressthebrakepedaltoslowyourvehicle
down.
AWARNING
IfthemessageACC: automaticgoappears,
yourvehiclewillstartdrivingevenifthereis
anobstaclebetweenyourvehicleandtheve-
hicledrivingahead.Thisincreasestheriskof
anaccident.
@)Tips
—Forsafetyreasons,yourvehiclewillonly
starttodriveautomaticallyif:
—Thedriver'ssafetybeltisfastened
—Alldoorsandthehoodareclosed
—Yourvehicleisnotstoppedforalongperi-
odoftime
Interruptingcruisecontrol
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudi adaptivecruisecontrol
B4M-0233
Fig.104Selectorlever
Requirement:adaptivecruisecontrolmustbe
switched
on.
Overridingcruisecontrol
>Toacceleratemanually,pullthelevertoward
youintoposition@)andholditthereorpress
theacceleratorpedal.ThemessageACC:over-
rideappears.
>Toresumecruisecontrol,releasetheleveror
takeyourfootofftheacceleratorpedal.>