catalytic converter AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

Tableofcontents

Additionalsettings..................238
Supportedmediaandfileformats......241
Troubleshootingwoz:« &seesseorsssee243
Audismartphoneinterface......245
S@tUp=twa¢ 2ean:Haws3 xNewSFXReneG245
Operating).«viewvswinewearsem«>mee¥ o246
TrOUBLESHOOEIAGvcsivessverminoesuenetnrewwven246
SYSTEMSECtINGS:.««casiswes sce247
Settingthedateandtime.............247
MMIsettings...............00eee eee247
Connectionmanager.................248
System:updater+ «areneseeermeseonewes251
Soundsettings.............-.-000005251
NVOLUMESEELINGSwienx sgame< ¢cams5aoe252
RestartingtheMMI..................253
Softwarelicenseinformation..........253
SafetyFIrst).«sscessssic42sree26ower254
Drivingsafety....................254
BaSiCS):5 s4acaa& 2Gaieu©maeF&HaTaEe254
Correctpassengerseatingpositions.....25S
Pedalarea.......00...cee eeeeeeeee 258
SATStYDELS«e652spenssewes« 2eee260
Generalinformation.................260
Whyusesafetybelts?................261
Safetybelts;cows«=sewssyseusayepee263
Beltstemsionens«sciseosa «evasarea 0ncaners& aoan266
Airbagsystem....................268
Importantinformation...............268

Frontairbags
MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem.280
Sidevairbagssvesssscesosows=oarenes3&ore284
Sidecurtainairbags..............00..287
GCHUESSPSCYois«eves5eenoeeRai290
Importantinformation...............290
Childsafetyseats.............002000296
Securingchildsafetyseats............301
LATCHsystem(loweranchoragesand
tethersforchildren)..............20.304
Additionalinformation...............308
MaintenanceandCare...........309
CheckingandFilling.............309
FUGlisves:2 2wom< 2somesvfwea&5aueoea 2oe309
Reftielingcrosseeccsnesewanesxeawisoneeere310
Catalyticconverter...............0005312
OnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)......312
Enginecompartment..............00%313
Engineoil........2...eeeeeeeee315
CoolingSYStEM. < =seesscteesdeeeeswe319
BrakePluidiic.«+aessovworvaeoucoteooawe320
Electricalsystem.............0..000.321
Bateenysa« 5nasissoSRSA5Am GKBasezc322
Windshieldwashersystem............324
Serviceintervaldisplay...............324
Whe6US «sescseeeeoseeeeseee2a326
WheelsiandTires¢sccusiassccmaueeoanemone© 0326
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......343
RUfi=flattIreSs:= =ses= 2caer Careandcleaning................346
Generalinformation.................346
Garwashesis«meusomannamamwwoma2346
Cleaningandcareinformation.........347
Takingyourvehicleoutofservice.......351
DoTtVOUnSeUEwes.5cpesice5save6sore352
Emergencyassistance...........352
Generalinformation..............0..352
Equipmentwiccaocvcccaswo+women% 6wine3wo352
Tiremobilitykit.................000.352
Changing’atire’:=eesx =eensseeeeeee354
Fusesandbulbs..................359
FUSESses¢ »comes 2OSsyFESeyRGEe359
BulbStecaasiz9cowerovsoos6amenwu@eo363
Emergencysituations............364
Genial«sews:ooaconoomcm2 aseamocee 364
Startingbypushingortowing..........364
Startingwithjumpercables...........364
Usingthejumpstartcable............365
Towingwithatowtruck...............366
Raisingthevehicle................0-5368

Instrumentcluster

Fuellevel
Thedisplay@>page14,fig.3or>page14,
fig.4onlyfunctionswhentheignitionisswitch-
edon.Whenthedisplayhas reached thereserve
mark,aredLEDturnsonandtheAyindicator
lightturnson>page24.
Forthetankcapacityinyourvehicle,refertothe
TechnicalData>page375.
@)Note
Neverdriveuntilthetankiscompletelyemp-
ty.Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatresults
fromthatcancauseenginemisfires.Uncom-
bustedfuelwillthenentertheexhaustsys-
tem.Thiscancauseoverheatinganddamage
tothecatalyticconverter.
Odometer
B4M-0225

Fig.5Instrumentcluster: odometerandresetbutton
Tripodometerandodometer
Thetripodometershowsthedistancedriven
sinceitwaslastreset.Itcanbeusedtomeasure
shortdistances.
Thetripodometercanberesettozerobypress-
ingthe[®]resetbutton.


Theodometershowsthetotaldistancethatthe
vehiclehasbeendriven.
Malfunctionindicator
Ifthereisamalfunctionintheinstrumentclus-
ter,DEFwillappearinthetripodometerdisplay.
Havethemalfunctioncorrectedassoonas possi-
ble.
16

G)Tips
Theunitsofmeasurementcanbesetinthe
Infotainmentsystem>page247.
Multifunctionsteering
wheel


Fig.7Leftsideofmultifunctionsteeringwheel
Requirement:theignitionmustbeswitchedon.
Thedriverinformationsystemcontainsmultiple
[email protected]
©.
Thefollowingtabsmaybeavailable,depending
onvehicleequipment:



FirsttabVehiclefunctions>page19
SecondMessages
tab2
Thirdtab»)|Nightvisionassist*>page124
Fourthtab|Radio>page165
Media>page165

4M0012721BG
CheckingandFilling

CheckingandFilling
Fuel
ahemelt)
Thecorrectgasolinegradeisstatedontheinside
ofthefuelfillerdoor.
Thevehicleisequippedwithacatalyticconverter
andmustonlybedrivenwithunleadedgasoline.
AudirecommendsusingTOPTIERDetergentGas-
oline.ForadditionalinformationonTOPTIERDe-
tergentGasoline,visitwww.toptiergas.com.
Theindividualgasolinegradesaredifferentiated
byoctaneratings.Thisvalueisgivenwith(R
+M)/2equatingtoAKIorinRON.
Theheadingsbelowmatchthestickerinthefuel
fillerdoor.
UNLEADEDFUELONLYMIN.(R+M)/287
Regular/MIN.RON91Regular
Useregulargasolinewithminimum87AKI/
91RON>©.
Themaximumenginepowerisonlyreachedif
premiumgasoline91AKI/95RONisused.
UNLEADEDFUELONLYPREMIUMMIN.(R
+M)/291/SUPERMIN.RON95
Usingpremiumgasolinewithminimum91AKI/
95RONisrecommended.
Ifpremiumgasolineisnotavailable,youcanalso
useregulargasoline87AKI/91RON.However
thisdoesreduce theenginepowerslightly.
@)Note
—Fillingthetankjustonetimewithleaded
fuel orothermetallicadditiveswillcause
permanentdeteriorationtothecatalytic
converterfunction.
—Whengasolinewithanoctaneratingthatis
toolowisused,highspeedsorheavyengine
loadcanleadtoenginedamage.
@Tips
Thevehiclemaybefilledwithfuelthathasa
higheroctaneratingthanwhatisrequiredby
theengine.
Gasolinemixture
GasolinewithalcoholorMTBE(Methyl-Tert-
Butyl-Ether)
Youcan useunleadedgasolinemixedwithalco-
holorMTBE(generallylabeledasoxygenated
compounds)aslongasthefuelmeetsthefollow-
ingconditions:
Gasolinewithmethanolcontent(methylalco-
holormethanol)
—Anti-KnockIndexisatleast87AKI
—Nomorethan3%methanol
—Morethan2%solvent
Gasolinewithethanolcontent(ethylalcoholor
ethanol)
—Anti-KnockIndexisatleast87AKI
—Nomorethan15%ethanol
GasolinewithMTBEcontent
—Anti-KnockIndexisatleast87AKI
—Nomorethan15%MTBE
Gasolineadaptedtotheseason
Manygasolinefuelsareadaptedtotheseasons.
Whentheseasonchanges,werecommendrefu-
elingathigh-trafficgasstations.Itismorelikely
thatthegasolinewillbesuitablefortheseason
there.
()Note
—Gasolinewithmethanolcontentthatdoes
notmeetthespecifiedconditionsmaycause
corrosiondamageanddamagetoplasticor
rubbercomponentsinthefuelsystem.
—Donotusegasoline thatdoesnotmeetthe
specifications.
—Ifyouareunabletofindoutifaspecificgas-
olinemixturemeetsthespecifications,ask
the gasstationoperatorortheirfuelsuppli-
er.
309
>

4M0012721BG
CheckingandFilling

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.
311

CheckingandFilling

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.
312

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)

CheckingandFilling

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.

Index

AudiSide:assistcscs= 2ceceoeceeoeteeos119
Rearcross-trafficassist..............0.123
Audi smartphoneinterface..........245,250
Audivirtualcockpit
refertoInstrumentcluster..............14
AUTO
Automaticheadlights..................42
AutoLock(centrallockingsystem).........28
Automaticbeltretractor................263
Automaticclimatecontrol............000567
Operations:«ewes:< 2was5¢es3eee68,71
Automaticclimatecontrolsystem
Audidriveselectssci¢ 2causs=waaroowe127
SOCUP6cessesowssennine&erreneuea 6seesaw§stemnne70,73
Automaticluggagecompartmentlid....34,36
Automatictransmission..................85
Emergencyprogram.................5-89
Hilldescentcontrolicsss ¢avessseesssees88
Kickedownieec«2wc saseravoowenowee889
Manualshifting..................0000-88
Parkinglockemergencyrelease..........90
Selectorleverpositions.............000.85
Automaticwipe/washsystem.............49
AUTO(button)
Automaticclimatecontrol...........69,72
Auxiliaryheater(automaticclimatecon-
trol)...eeeeee70,73
AUXTMPUEcessesooconensa &sears¢eamoweesa233
Averageconsumption.«veccoseseoeacim19
Averagespeed...cececcceeeeeenceeee19
B
BACKBUtton=sais= eewessees2Heeseae153
Balance(sound)secs=:seus2 tpees:eee251
Band
refertoFrequencyband...............222
Bass(sound)
Batt@rysans= 3veue¢seemsyoeesFeeeets
Caringsew«+wae+ %were8 &enue0 ©memes
378

Bluetooth
Audioplayer........ccceeeeeeeee230
Connectingacellphone...............178
SOEINGSwee.sxmusesvvarones@ 1oeaacoumees250
Booster'seats::««smisoowenooeenooowen299
Brakefluid
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel...........320
Brakesenses« @ewesovewanoomeme8wwe©we149
Brakeassist...0...ceeeeeeee146
Braké@fluidic:=ssews= 2eeesgceeseeee320
Electromechanicalparkingbrake.........81
Emergencybrakingfunction.............81
N@WBrakeDads«sansxagus8 xGeeu5 iees149
Break-insecurityfeature.................34
Breakingin
Newbrakepads..............---0eee149
NCWINESic5 owsuns2torneooenaeeenon333
Browser
refertoMediacenter...............04.236
BulDStesisninorswscrouoweoserouaticevanaesatawinsa 6363
Buttons
Controlpanel(MMI)................-.153
Multifunctionsteeringwheel............16
SwitchingtheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
On/Off...keeeeeee154
Cable(USBadapter/AUXconnectorcable)..233
CaliforniaProposition65Warning........314
Batteryspecific...............0--.00.322
Calllist..0.0...ceeeeeee183
Calloptions..................00000008190
Capacities
Fueltank.....2...ceceeeeeee eee375
Washerfluidreservoir.........00000005375
Cargoarea
refertoLoadingtheluggagecompartment.62
CargoflOOFwc=2exye= +sarge©Hews3sHes65
GatKOYsez=ees¢ =seeny ©nesscegeesEgee29
CamWashis¢ ssuewi5 5satesx §Sac&&So48aS346
Catalyticconverter............0...eeeee312
CD
drive(mediadrives)...............--228
Cellphone
refertoTelephone.................05-178
Cellphonecompartment
refertoAudiphonebox.............4. 181