towing AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

Emergencysituations

Emergencysituations
General
Thischapterisintendedfortrainedemergency
crewsandworkingpersonnelwhohavethenec-
essarytoolsandequipmenttoperformthese
operations.
Startingbypushingor
towing
@)Note
Vehicleswithanautomatictransmission
cannotbestartedbypushingortowing.
Startingwithjumper
cables
Ifnecessary,theenginecanbestartedbycon-
nectingittothebatteryofanothervehicle.
Iftheengineshouldfailtostartbecauseofadis-
chargedorweakbattery,thebatterycanbecon-
nectedtothebatteryofanothervehicle,usinga
pairofjumpercablestostarttheengine.
Jumpercables
Useonlyjumpercablesofsufficientlylargecross
sectiontocarrythestartercurrentsafely.Refer
tothemanufacturer'sspecifications.
Useonlyjumpercableswithinsulatedterminal
clampswhicharedistinctlymarked:
plus(+)cableinmostcasescoloredred
minus(-)cableinmostcasescoloredblack.


creasestheriskofanexplosionandchemi-
calburns.Afterjumpstartingthevehicle,
drivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethevehiclebatterychecked.
—Donotallowbatteryacidtocontacteyesor
skin.Flushanycontactedareawithwater
immediately.
—Improperuseofaboosterbatterytostarta
vehiclemaycause anexplosion.
—Vehiclebatteriesgenerateexplosivegases.
Keepsparks,flameandlightedcigarettes
awayfrombatteries.
—Donottrytojumpstartanyvehiclewitha
lowacidlevelinthebattery.
— Thevoltageoftheboosterbatterymustalso
havea12-Voltrating.Thecapacity(Ah)of
the boosterbatteryshouldnotbelower
thanthatofthedischargedbattery.Useof
batteriesofdifferentvoltageorsubstantial-
lydifferent“Ah”ratingmaycause anexplo-
sionandpersonalinjury.
—Neverchargeafrozenbattery.Gastrapped
intheicemaycause anexplosion.
—Neverchargeoruseabatterythathasbeen
frozen.Thebatterycasemayhave beweak-
ened.
—Useofbatteriesofdifferentvoltageorsub-
stantiallydifferentcapacity(Ah)ratingmay
causeanexplosionandinjury.Thecapacity
(Ah)oftheboosterbatteryshouldnot be
lowerthanthatofthedischargedbattery.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS&page313.


Z\WARNING
Batteriescontainelectricity,acid,andgas.
Anyofthese cancauseveryseriousorfatalin-
jury.Followtheinstructionsbelowforsafe
handlingofyourvehicle’sbattery.
—Alwaysshieldyoureyesandavoidleaning
overthebatterywheneverpossible.
—Adeadbatterycanfreezeattemperatures
around
32°F(0°C).Ifthevehiclebatteryis
frozen,youmustthawitbeforeconnecting
thejumpstartcables.Ifyoudonot,thisin-

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C)Note
—Applyingahighervoltageboosterbattery
willcauseexpensivedamagetosensitive
electroniccomponents,suchascontrol
units,relays,radio,etc.
—Theremustbe noelectricalcontactbetween
thevehiclesasotherwisecurrentcouldal-
readystarttoflowassoonasthepositive
(+)terminalsareconnected.

Emergencysituations


—Jumpercables mustbelongenoughsothat
thevehiclesdonottouch.
—Whenconnectingjumpercables,makesure
thattheycannotgetcaughtinanymoving
partsintheenginecompartment.
—Donotbendoverthebatteries-dangerof
chemicalburns!
—Thebatterycelllockingscrewsmustbe
tightenedsecurely.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS>page313.
@Note
Improperhook-upofjumpercablescanruin
thegenerator.
—AlwaysconnectPOSITIVE(+)toPOSITIVE
(+),andNEGATIVE(-)toNEGATIVE(-)
groundpostofthebatterymanagercontrol
unit.
—Checkthatallscrewplugsonthebattery
cellsarescrewedinfirmly.Ifnot,tighten
plugspriortoconnectingclamponnegative
batteryterminal.
—Pleasenotethattheprocedureforconnect-
ingajumpercableasdescribedaboveap-
pliesspecificallytothecaseofyourvehicle
beingjumpstarted.Whenyouaregivinga
jumpstarttoanothervehicle,donotcon-
nect
thenegative(-)cabletothenegative
(-)terminalonthedischargedbattery@)
>fig.288.Instead,securelyconnectthe
negative(-)cabletoeitherasolidmetal
componentthatisfirmlyboltedtotheen-
gineblockortotheengineblockitself.If
thebatterythatisbeingchargeddoesnot
vent
totheoutside,escapingbatterygas
couldigniteandexplode!


Towingwithatowtruck
YourAudirequires specialhandlingfortowing.
Thefollowinginformationistobeusedbycom-
mercialtowtruckoperatorswhoknowhowtoop-
eratetheirequipmentsafely.
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—NevertowyourAudi,towingwillcausedam-
agetotheengineandtransmission.
—Neverwrapthesafetychainsorwinchcables
aroundthebrakelines.
—Topreventunnecessarydamage,yourAudi
mustbetransportedwithaflatbedtruck.
—Toloadthevehicleontotheflatbed,use the
towingloopfoundinthevehicletoolsandat-
tachtothefrontorrearanchorage>page366
and>page367.

Z\WARNING
Avehiclebeingtowedisnotsafeforpassen-
gers.Neverallowanyonetorideinavehicle
beingtowed,foranyreason.
Fronttowingloop
Onlyinstallthefronttowingloopwhenitis
needed.


B4M-0196


B4M-0197


Fig.290Frontbumper(trim):installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightsideofthefrontbumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page352.

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Emergencysituations

>Pressthecapinwardwithbrief,strong pressure
>fig.289.Thecapwillloosenfromthe
bumper.
> Or:pullsharplyonthetriminthedirectionof
thearrowtoremove>fig.290.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
> Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.

ZAWARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnot tighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.

@)Note
Thetrimisattachedtothebumperwithsev-
eralhooks.Toreducetheriskofdamage,do
notuseanyforcewhenremovingandinstal-
ling.
Reartowingloop
2
is gz
==oa

Fig.291Rearbumper:installingthetowingloop
Vehicleswithatowingloop
Onvehicleswithoutafactory-installedtrailer
hitch*,thetowingloopthreadsarelocatedon
therightrear sideofthebumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page352.
>Pressthecapinwardwithbrief,strong pressure
>fig.291.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.
Vehicleswithatrailerhitch*
>Attachthetowbarorthetowingcabletothe
trailerhitch.
Vehicleswithafactory-installedtrailerhitch*are
notequippedwithtowingloopthreadsatthe
rear.

ZAWARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnottighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.

Z\WARNING
Appliesto:vehicleswithtrailerhitch
—Onlyuseaspecialtowingbartoprevent
damagingtheballhitch.Thesetowingbars
havebeenspeciallydesignedfortrailertow-
inghitches.
—Onlyusespecialtowingcables.
CelleAMRe-Miciaeltemaata4


B4M-0244


Fig.292Vehicleonflatbedtruck
Fronthookup
>Alignthevehiclewiththecenterlineofthecar
carrierramp.
>Attachthewinchhooktothefronttowlineeye
previouslyinstalled.>
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—Toavoiddamagetotheunderbodyor
chassisframe,arubberpadmustbein-
sertedbetweenthefloorjackandthelift
points.
—Beforedrivingoveraworkshophoist,
checkthatthevehicleweightdoesnot
exceedthepermissibleliftingcapacity of
thehoist.
—Beforedrivingoveraworkshophoist,en-
surethatthereissufficientclearancebe-
tweenthehoistandlowpartsoftheve-
hicle.
Vehicletransport
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
Thissectioncontainsinformationyoushould
knowabouttransportingyourvehicle.
@)Note
Whentransportingthevehicleonacarcarri-
er,train,ship,orbyothermeans,onlysecure
thevehicleattheoutercircumferenceofthe
tires(thetreadsurface).Securingthevehicle
attheaxlecomponents,suspensionstruts,or
towingeyesisnotpermittedbecausethe
pressureintheairsuspensionstrutscan
changeduringtransport.Thevehiclemight
notbesecuredsufficientlyifthishappens.
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Index

Tiltangledisplay’. THIMG&ssiewes&&concenoeomeraomene4woeow247
TireMobilitySystem(tirerepairset).......352
TGSesasa &aes< §Ree CHANGING’:=sees© =cainewoaeerereweaveswe354
Low-profiletires..............000000.342
RepairSetsswen= 2aren=Hees& eReeEFxHe352
Runeflatioc+ xieeeoocanes+wanaavowenawe345
Servicelife...20...0.00...ceeeeee335
Tifepressures:< sanes: sseenybeens:eee336
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem....343,344
Tirepressuretable.................0..337
Tirepressure(trailertowing)............92
TreadWearindicatorsscc:& ssenseswoainsi6axe335
Unidirectional................002.328,357
Uniformtirequalitygrading............342
Tiresandwheels
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology..329
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits............338
TMC
refertoTrafficinformation.............219
Tone(sound)
refertoAdjustingthesound............251
TOOL.eeeecteee352
Tornorfrayedsafetybelts...............263
Touch
refertoMMItouch..............0205-157
Towing
TOWthUcks:«seme2 sseesweeeseeEYES366
TOWINGLOOPsicss< ¢cams¢ 5dame2ote366,367
TPMS
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........344
Trafficinformation«ce.s=sec.«see219,220
Trafficjamassist........2.-..00--0000-107
TrafficmessageS...........0-00eeeeeee215
Trafficsignrecognition...............00.97
Tirailerloadbec«+sumivine« «cessioncimnane6 9axanene«376
Trailermode(navigation)...............213
Trailertowing©asees3 xiano9 8womens@wane92
Trailerload...2...eeeeeeeee92
TUFSigtialS:«as« »wowagewesaeewe26
Treble(sound).............000cceceeee251
Tripcomputer...........00.0.0000000019)
Turnassist...2.0...eeeeeeeeeeee112
Turnsignal.......20.0...cee eee eeeeee43
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Unfasteningsafetybelts................265
Uniformtirequalitygrading.............342
Unlockingandlocking.................--28
Byremotecontrol................0000531
Usingthelockcylinder.................33
Withthecentrallockingswitch..........32
Withtheconveniencekey...............31
Withthevehiclekey..............-.04.31
Updatingstations(radio)................222
USB
chargingport..................60,233
USBstick
refertoAudimusicinterface...........233
V
VanityiOFasssvsome«eae§ xneeceSe48
Vehicle
Gare/cleaningsae+2wea2wowsgoweesey346
DIMENSIONSscorersvovcorevowoieonve8 wwniesees8os375
Identificationdata...................375
QUCORSENVICEecmex xcen¢ xeeex 2onea351
RAISING’.«wen«commsmucmanere8 @ome&xmere356
Transporting.....0...cee eeeeee369
Vehiclebattery
Chargelevélaes¢ 2eess¢ «peepeewesoo151
Wehicl@Cat@cas«scasa= 5neaisxseeeSsBee346
Vehicleidentificationnumber............375
Vehiclejack...6...eeeeeeeeeeee352
Liftitigpoints:¢ 2eeessecowseseeecveee356
Tirechange:mode«sss«6mewn4 6wows9ws354
Vehiclekeys« »sassx «saws¢ ¢easosewes28,29
Convenienceopening/closing............38
LED...ees30
Mechanicalkey......cccseseecseeeweees30
Personalconveniencesettings...........29
Replacing thebattery..................30
Unlockingandlocking................--31
‘Vehicle:tOOLKit:»ews« saya: sswe3xees352
Ventilation...............-....2.000000-67
Versioninformation..............000005251
VIEWbutton...2.6.6...ceceeeeeee16
Voiceguidance
refertoMultifunctionsteeringwheel..16,18
Voicemail...2.0.2...eeeeeeeee188
389