warning AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

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Seats


ANWARNING
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,theseat
canonlybeadjustedwhenthevehicleissta-
tionary.
—Becarefulwhenadjustingtheseat.Adjust-
ingtheseatwithoutpayingattentioncan
pinchfingersorlimbs,whichincreasesthe
riskofinjury.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifit iscorrectlylockedin
place.

aAeeeaa1)
Appliesto:vehicleswithentryassistance
Entry/exitassistancecreateseasieraccesstothe
third-rowseating”.

Fig.56Second-rowseating:foldingtheseatupright
To beabletoenterandexit,youmustfoldthe
backrestonthesecondrowseatdown,andthen
foldtheseatupward.
Foldingthesecondrowseatbackrestdown
>Pulltheleverupward>page54,fig.53.Or
>Fromthethirdrowseat*,pullthereleasestrap
ontheseatinfront-arrow->fig.55.
>Thebackrestfoldsdownbyitself.
Foldingthesecondrowseatupward
> Pulltheseatupby thelever@untilitisfolded
upward©fig.56.
Ifthesecondrowseatsarenotfoldeddownand
lockedintothefloorwhenyoubegintodrive,
thenthe1S}indicatorlightturnsonintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplayaswellasthemessageSec-
ondrowseatunlocked.Riskofinjuryforrear
passengers.Awarningtonewillalsosound.

AWARNING
—Whenthesecondrowseatsarefolded
down,theymustnot beusedasafootrest
orhaveobjectsplacedonthemasthisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neveral-
lowpeopletorideinthethirdrow*ifthe
secondrowseatsarefoldedupward.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,neverdrive
withobjectsonthefoldedthirdrow*backr-
estsifthesecondrowseatsarefoldedup-
right.
—Bemindfulofpersonsinthethirdrow*
whenfoldingdownthesecondrowseats.
Notpayingattentionwhenfoldingdown
seatscancausepinchinginjuries.
—Ifyouareunlocking thesecondrowseat
backrest
fromthethirdrowseat*>fig.55,
becarefulofanypassengersinthesecond
rowseatsorwithinthebackrest'srangeof
motion.Notpayingattentionwhenfolding
downseatscancauseinjuries.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifitiscorrectlylockedin
place.

C@)Note
To reducetheriskofdamage,movetherear
headrestraintsdownbeforefoldingtherear
backrestsforward>page57.
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Seats

Foldingthebackrestdown/up(thirdrow
seats)
Appliestovehicleswiththirdrowseats




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Fig.58Thirdrowseats:foldingthebackrest
Foldingthebackrestdown/up
Thebuttonsarelocatedinthereararea(A)andin
theluggagecompartment@)©fig.58.
>Pressthebutton@or@)untilthebackrestis
completelyfoldeddownorup.
Youcanfoldthebackrestsupordownatthe
sametimeusingthebutton@andQ).
Ifthebackrestsarenotintheirlockedposition,
theEaindicatorlightandthemessagePlease
movethirdrowseattoitslockedposition.See
owner'smanualwillappearintheinstrument
clusterdisplay.Awarningtonewillalsosound.
Unfoldingtheheadrestraints
Theheadrestraintisautomaticallyfoldedin
whenthebackrestisfoldeddown.Youmust
manuallyunfoldtheheadrestraintafterunfold-
ingthebackrest.
>Unfoldtheheadrestraintbytiltingitupward
untilyoufeelitclickintoplace.
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MeaningoftheLEDinthebutton
—IftheLEDblinks,thebackrestisstillnotin its
endposition.
—IftheLEDturnson,thebackrestisin itsend
position.

ZAWARNING
—Becarefulwhenfoldingandunfoldingthe
backrests.Notpayingattentionandnot
checkingwhenfolding/unfoldingthebackr-
estscanleadtopinchinginjuries.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifitiscorrectlylockedin
place.
—Donotdriveiftheindicatorlightinthebut-
tonisblinking>fig.58.Thissituationin-
creasestheriskofanaccident,sincethe
backrestisnotlockedinplaceanditisnotin
itsendposition.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neverdrive
withpersonsinthethirdrow-seatifthe
seatsarenotfoldedcompletelyupright.

®Note
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,makesurethe
second-rowseatbackrestisuprightbefore
foldingthethird-rowseatbackrestupor
down.
—Donotplaceanyobjectsonthethirdrow
seatbackrestifitisnotcompletelyfolded
down.
G)Tips
—Verylow temperaturescancausemalfunc-
tionswhenfoldingandunfoldingthebackr-
ests.Ifthisisthecase,movingthevehicle
toawarmerarea(such asagarage)will
help.
—Thebackrestcannotbefoldeddownorupif
thevehicledooronthesidetobeadjusted
isclosed.

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Seats

Headrestraints
Frontheadrestraints
Appliesto:vehicleswithadjustableheadrestraints

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Fig.59Frontseat:adjustingtheheadrestraint
Adjusttheheadrestraintssotheupperedgeisas
evenaspossiblewiththe topofyourhead.Ifthat
isnotpossible,trytoadjustasclosetothisposi-
tionaspossible.
Adjustingtheheadrestraints
>Tomovea headrestraint*upwardorforward,
holditatthesideswithbothhandsandslideit
upwardorforwarduntilyoufeelitclickinto
place.
>Tomovetheheadrestraint*downwardorback-
ward,pressthesidebuttonandslidethehead
restraintdownwardorbackward.Releasethe
buttonandslidetheheadrestraintfartheruntil
itlocksintoplace.

Z\WARNING
Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page257, Properadjustmentofhead
restraints.

mateMery
Appliesto:vehicleswithadjustableheadrestraints


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Fig.61Rearseat:removingtheheadrestraint
Ifpassengerswillbesittingintherearseats,
movetheheadrestraintsinthesecondrowall
thewayuporfolduptheheadrestraintsonthe
occupiedthirdrowseats>/\.
Movingtheheadrestraints
>Tomovetheheadrestraintupward,holditat
thesideswithbothhandsandslideitupward
untilitclicksintoplace>fig.60.
>Tomovetheheadrestraintdown,pressthe
button-arrow->fig.60andslidetheheadre-
straintdownward.
Foldingtheheadrestraintsforthethirdrow
seats*downandup
>Foldtheheadrestraintdownbypullingonthe
tab
>page56,fig.57.
>Unfoldtheheadrestraintbytiltingitupward
untilyoufeelitclickintoplace.
Removingtheheadrestraints
>Movetheheadrestraintupwardasfarasitcan
go.>
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Seats

>Pressthereleasepoint>fig.61usingtheme-
chanicalkey>page29,Keysetandpressthe
button-arrow->fig.60.Pulltheheadrestraint
outofthebackrestatthesametime>A\.
Installingtheheadrestraints
>Slidethepostsontheheadrestraintdowninto
theguidesuntilthepostsclickintoplace.
>Pressthebutton-arrow->fig.60andslidethe
headrestraintallthewaydown.Youshould not
be
abletoremovetheheadrestraintfromthe
backrestwithoutpressingthebutton.

ZXWARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page257,Properadjustmentof
headrestraints.
—Onlyremovetheheadrestraintsforthesec-
ond rowseatswhenitisnecessaryforinstal-
linga childsafetyseat>page290,Child
safety.Installtheheadrestraintagainim-
mediatelyoncethechildsafetyseatisre-
moved.Drivingwiththeheadrestraintsre-
movedornotintheuprightpositionincreas-
estheriskofseriousinjury.

Memoryfunction
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
Withthememoryfunction,youcansaveandre-
call
seatprofilesusingthememorybuttonsin
thedoortrimpanelandwiththevehiclekey.
Thedriver'sseatprofileisstoredagainandas-
signedtothevehiclekeyeachtimethevehicleis
locked.Whenyouopenthedoor,theseatprofile
isautomaticallyrecalled.Iftwopeopleuseone
vehicle,itisrecommendedthateachpersonal-
waysuses“hisorherown”vehiclekey.
Dependingontheequipment,itmaybepossible
tostorethefollowingsettings:
—Driver'sseat:seat,steeringwheel*,exterior
mirrors*
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AaaCoy]
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
Thedriver'sseatprofilecanbeassignedtothe
vehiclekeywhenthevehicleislocked.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Seats>Driver'sseat>Storeset-
tingson remotecontrolkey.
@Tips
Ifyoudonotwishtohavetheseatprofilefor
anotherdriverassignedtothevehiclekey,
switchthememoryfunctionoffintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.
atleast
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction

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3
2
=zta


Fig.62Driver'sdoor:memoryfunctionbuttons
Storingaseatprofile

SET. >Pressthebutton.TheLEDinthebutton
willturnon.
>Pressmemorybutton[1]or[2].



Asignaltonewillsoundwhenitissuccessfully
stored.
Recallingaseatprofile
>Ifthedriver'sdoorisopenandtheignitionis
switchedoff,pressthememorybutton.
>Ifthedriver'sdoorisclosedortheignitionis
switchedon, pressandholdthememorybut-
tonuntiltheseat adjustmentiscomplete.>

Stowingandusing

Stowingandusing
Ashtray
Appliesto:vehicleswithashtray
= + 3 s
=zao

Fig.63Front centerconsole:ashtray
Openingandclosing
>Toopentheashtray,slidethecoverup.
>Toclosetheashtray,pressdownonthecover.
Emptying
>Toemptytheashtray,pullitupwardandout.

ofinjuries,neverleavechildrenunattendedin

thevehiclewiththevehiclekey.


ZAWARNING
Neverusetheashtraytoholdpaper,because
thisincreasestheriskofafire.

Cigarettelighter
Appliesto:vehicleswithacigarettelighter


Fig.64Frontcenterconsole:cigarettelighter
>
Pressthecigarettelighterin.
>Removethecigarettelighterwhenitpopsout.

ZA\WARNING
Thecigarettelighteronlyworkswhentheig-
nitionisswitchedon.Incorrectusagecanlead
to serious
injuriesorburns.To reducetherisk

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Powersources
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,youmaybe
abletouse theelectricpowersourcesforexter-
naldevices,dependingonthevehicleequipment.
12voltsockets
Youcanconnectelectricalaccessoriestothe12
voltsockets.Thepowerusagemustnotexceed
120watts.
The12voltsocketsarelabeledwiththe&or
12Vsymbol.Theyarelocatedinthefrontcenter
console*,intherear*andonthesidetrimpanel
intheluggagecompartment*.
USBports
Appliesto:VehicleswithUSBport
Youcan chargemobiledevicesusingtheUSB
ports.TheUSBportsarelabeledwiththe+or
[4symbolorCHARGEONLY.


ZA\WARNING
Incorrectusagecanleadtoseriousinjuriesor
burns.Toreducetheriskofinjuries,never
leavechildrenunattendedinthevehiclewith
thevehiclekey.

@)Note
—Disconnecttheconnectorsfromthepower
sourcescarefullytoreduce theriskofdam-
agingthem.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothevehicle
electricalsystem,neverattempttocharge
the
vehiclebatterybyconnectingaccesso-
riesthatprovidepower,suchassolarpanels
orbatterychargers, tothepowersources.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothepower
sources,onlyuseplugsandconnectorsthat
fitcorrectly.

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Stowingandusing

Storage
(etyiedtel-1e

Fig.65Rearcenterarmrest:cupholders
Yourvehiclehascupholdersinthefrontcenter
console,inthedoorpockets,inthecenterarm-
restinthesecondrowseatandontheleftand
rightsideinthethirdrowseat*.
Cupholderinthecenterarmrestinthe
secondrowseat
> Foldthe centerarmrestdownwardbypressing
thebuttoninthesecondrowmiddleseat.
>Pressthebuttontoopenthecupholder
>fig.65.
>
Setyourbeverageintheholder.
>Toclosethecupholder,foldthecoverbackun-
tilitclicksintoplace.

ZA\WARNING
—Donot putanyhotbeveragesinthecup
holderwhilethevehicleismoving.Hotbev-
eragescouldspill,whichincreasestherisk
ofinjury.
—Donotuseanybreakablebeveragecontain-
ers(forexample,madeoutofglass orpor-
celain).Youcouldbeinjuredbytheminthe

eventofanaccident.

@)Note
Beveragecontainersinthecupholdersshould
alwayshavealid.Otherwise,theliquidinside
couldspillandcausedamagetovehicle
equipment.

Cooledglovecompartment
Appliesto:vehicleswithcooledglovecompartment

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Fig.66Glovecompartment:switchingcoolingmode
on/off
>Turn theknob@)counter-clockwisetoswitch
thecoolingon.
>Turn theknob@)clockwisetoswitchthecool-
ingoff.Thesymbolsontheknobmustappear
astheydoin>fig.66.
Theglovecompartmentcoolingmodeonlyfunc-
tionswhenthevehicleA/Csystemisswitchedon.
Iftheheatingisswitchedon,switchingtheglove
compartmentcoolingmodeoffisrecommended.
Additionalstoragecompartments
Youwillfindavarietyofstoragecompartments
andholdersatvariouslocationsinthevehicle.
—Glovecompartment:theglovecompartment
can belocked*usingthemechanicalkey
=>page29,Keyset.
—Inthedoortrimpanels
—Safetyvestcompartmentinthedoortrimpan-
elsonthedriver'ssideandfrontpassenger's
side
—Storagecompartment”inthecenterconsole
—Storagecompartmentunderthefrontcenter
armrest
—Garmenthooks abovethereardoors*
—Netsonthebackrestsofthefrontseats
—Netontheleftluggagecompartmenttrimpan-
el

ZXWARNING
—Alwayskeeptheglovecompartmentlid
closedwhiledrivingtoreducetheriskofin-
jury.>

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Stowingandusing


—Onlyuse thestoragecompartmentsinthe
doortrimpanelstostoresmallobjectsthat
willnotstickoutofthecompartmentand
impair thefunction ofthesideairbags.
—Makesurethattheviewtotherearisnot
obstructedbyhanginggarments.
—Hangonlylightweightclothingandbesure
that
therearenoheavyorsharp-edgedob-
jectsinthepockets.
—Donotusecoathangerstohanggarments
becausethiscouldreducetheeffectiveness
ofthesidecurtainairbags*.

Luggagecompartment
ereieleuriela)
Allluggageandotherobjectsmustbeproperly
stowedandsecuredintheluggagecompart-
ment.

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Fig.67Safeloadpositioning:placeheavyobjectsaslow
andasfarforwardaspossible.
Looseitemsintheluggagecompartmentcan
shiftsuddenly,changingvehiclehandlingcharac-
teristics.Looseitems canalsoincreasetheriskof
seriouspersonalinjuryinasuddenvehiclema-
neuverorinacollision.
>Distributetheloadevenlyintheluggagecom-
partment.
>Alwaysplaceandproperlysecureheavyitemsin
theluggagecompartmentaslowandasfarfor-
ward
aspossible>fig.67.
>Secureluggageusingthetie-downsprovided
=>page65.
>Makesurethattherearseatbackissecurely
latchedinplace.
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ANWARNING
Improperlystoredluggageorotheritemscan
flythroughthevehiclecausingseriousper-
sonalinjuryinthe eventofhardbrakingoran
accident.Tohelpreducetheriskofserious
personalinjury:
—Alwaysputobjects,forexample,luggageor
otherheavyitemsintheluggagecompart-
ment.
—Alwayssecureobjectsintheluggagecom-
partmentusingthetie-downeyeletsand
suitablestraps.

Z\WARNING
Heavyloadswillinfluencethewayyourvehi-
clehandles.TohelpreducetheriskofaLossof
controlleadingto seriouspersonalinjury:
—Alwayskeepinmindwhentransporting
heavyobjects,thatachangeinthecenter of
gravitycanalsocausechangesinvehicle
handling:
—Alwaysdistributetheload asevenlyas
possible.
—Placeheavyobjects asfarforwardinthe
luggagecompartmentaspossible.
—Neverexceedthe GrossAxleWeightRating
ortheGrossVehicleWeightRatingspecified
onthesafetycompliancestickeronthedriv-
er'ssideB-pillar.Exceedingpermissible
weightstandardscancausethevehicleto
slideandhandledifferently.
—Pleaseobserveinformationonsafedriving
=>page254.


ZNWARNING
Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgasfrom
beingdrawnintothevehicle,alwayskeepthe
rearlidclosedwhiledriving.
—Nevertransportobjectslargerthanthose
fittingcompletelyintotheluggageareabe-
causetherearlidcannotbefullyclosed.
—Ifyouabsolutelymustdrivewiththerearlid
open,observethefollowingnotestoreduce
the
riskofpoisoning:
—Closeallwindows,
—Closethesunroof*,

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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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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

Foldingthebackrestupright
>Pulltheleverup>page54,fig.53andfoldthe
backrestuprightuntilitlocksintoplace>A\.
Foldingthecenterbackrestdown*
>Toreleasethebackrest,pullthereleasestrap
atthefrontorrearsideoftheseat>fig.71or
>fig.72.
> Foldthebackrestforward.
Foldingthecenterbackrest upright*
>Foldthebackrestupwarduntilitlocksinto
place>A\.
Thecenter backrestmaybefoldeddownsepa-
rately*.Thisallowsyoutotransportlongobjects
(suchasskis)insidethevehicle.

ZAWARNING
—Becarefulwhenreleasingthebackrestand
foldingitforward.Toreducetheriskofbe-
ingpinched,payattentionandcheckwhen
foldingbackrestsforward.
— Thebackrestmustbelatchedsecurelyto en-
surethatthesafetybeltisprotectingthe
centerseatingposition.
— Thebackrestmustbesecurelylatchedso
objectscannotslideforwardoutofthelug-
gagecompartmentduringsuddenbraking.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifit iscorrectlylockedin
place.
—Toreducetheriskofinjuryinvehicleswith
thirdrowseats*,the centerbackrestmust
beintheuprightpositionandlockedinto
placeiftherearepassengersridinginthe

thirdrow*.

@)Note
Makesuretheoutersafetybeltsarenot
pinchedordamagedwhenfoldingtheseat
back.
—Readandfollowthewarnings>A\inEntry/
exitassistance(secondrowseats)on
page55and>@inFoldingthebackrest
down/up(thirdrowseats)onpage56.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,movetherear
headrestraintsdownbeforefoldingtherear
backrestsforward>page57.
Luggagecompartmentnet
Appliesto:vehicleswithluggagecompartmentnet
Thecargonetpreventssmallobjectsfromslid-
ing.


»Attachthehooksfortheluggagecompartment
netinthetie-downs>fig.73.

AWARNING
—Neversecurea childsafetyseattothetie-
downs.
— Theluggagecompartmentnetisonlystrong
enoughtosecurelightobjects.Heavyob-
jectsarenotadequatelysecured.Attempt-
ingtosecureheavyobjectsincreasestherisk
ofinjury.
Cargofloor




Fig.74Luggagecompartment:installingthecargofloor
Removingandinstallingthecargofloor
>Toremovethecargofloor,pulltheentirecargo
floortowardthebackofthevehicle.>
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Stowingandusing

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



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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.