Audi Q7 2014 Owner's Manual page 13

In s trument s an d warning / indicator lights 11
too high, or the coolant level is too low
¢ page 32 .
If the needle is well in the upper area of the
ga uge , the coolant temperature is too high.
Stop the vehicle, switch the engine off and
allow the engine to cool. If the warning light
comes on again after driving a short distance,
contact an authorized dealer.
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WARNING
- Always observe the warning in
¢ page 257, before opening the hood
and checking the engine coolant level.
- Never open the engine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dr ipping from the engine compartment.
You could bu rn yourself. Let the engine
cool off first until you can no longer see
or hear steam or coolant es caping.
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Note
- Mount ing additional lights or accessories
in front of the a ir inlets reduces the cool-
ing effect of the rad iator. At h igh outside
temperatures or high eng ine load , t he
engine could overheat.
- The front spo iler has been designed to
properly distribute the cooling air when
the veh icle is moving. If the spoiler is
damaged, this cou ld reduce the cooling
effect and the engine could then over-
heat. Ask your authorized Audi dealer for
ass istance.
Tachometer (engine rev counter)
The tachometer indicates the engine RPM
(revolutions per minutes).
The tachometer @ ¢ page 10, fig. 3 is the left
of the two large clock-type displays.
The engine turns at a speed 1,000 times the
single digit in the display, e.g . if the needle is
pointing at the "2" the engine is turning at
2,000 RPM.
If engine RPM drops be low 1,500, you should
downshift to the next lower gear. The red area
at the end of the scale indicates maximum
permissible engine RPM after the break-in pe-
riod. Before reaching this area , move these-
lector lever to position D (Drive) or ease your
foot off the accelerator pedal.
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Note
The tachometer needle should not move
into the red range. If it does, then only for
a very short per iod of t i me. You could
damage your engine by driving at high
RPM.
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For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early saves fuel and reduces en-
gine noise .
Digital clock with date display
Fig. 4 Inst rument cluster : time and date
The date, time of day, and time and date for -
mat can be set in the MMI. You can learn more
about this in the MMI manual.
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Tips
- When open the driver door, the time,
date and odometer are disp layed for an
add itional 30 seconds.
- You can also call up the display with the
!CHECK
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button
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page 12 while the ig-
nition is switched off.