Bigdave1230

Press the bottom left button just to the left of the mmi knob. It’s 10mm away from the main scroll knob

Your pressing the settings button/option and going to far into it. All you have to do is say for example you have pressed the radio button on the centre console it will have a red light next to that button and the mmi display on the centre console will display the radio stations. Press the car button once on the centre console to the left of the gear selector. The mmi display above the centre console should now show you a big picture of a q7. To the left of that q7 it will have 5 blocks. Some of those blocks will be solid orange. That’s what height the suspension is at that moment. To the right of the picture you will have 5 options in a semi circle (dynamic, automatic, comfort, off-road and lift which are equal to the blocks on the other side. Don’t press any other buttons on the centre console. You change it’s height by turning the mmi knob on the centre console. You should see a small arrow next to the picture of the q7 move when you turn this knob. When the arrow is pointing to the height you want press the same mmi knob down that you used to move the arrow. The car should then start to raise/lower to what you selected. If all your options ie off-road, comfort etc are grey in colour when the engine is running and the doors are closed then you have a fault on the suspension but this would put a orange or green warning light on the dash board that you would of noticed.

The icon in the middle of speedo and rev counter is just for info. Press the button on the underside of the right hand stalk to change to range, mpg, speed etc. Press car on the centre console then on the big mmi screen you should see a picture of your car with an arrow highlighting which ride setting it’s on. Scroll using the mmi knob to which height you want then press the knob to select. Please note the car should be running and the door closed otherwise it will grey the icons out so you can’t select. Lift can’t be accessed if your moving at faster than walking pace and off-road will lower itself to comfort when you are going fast.

On amazon type - windscreen wiper repair clip and when the results page pops up it’s the third one down by a company called X8R. It’s £7.99 now. There are others available but that’s the one I bought and worked. Made from stainless so very durable. Hope this helps!

Cable ties just snap as the linkage moves too much and the ball part of the linkage is Hardened and very difficult to drill on the car. I looked at this as I was very reluctant to buy the full linkage. I will find the part on amazon now and list. Mine hasn’t missed a beat since putting it on. Works like brand new. I can’t post a pic on this due to an upload limit but you should be able to fathom it quite easily.

It sounds like you have changed quite a few bits already (starter, relays) so it’s narrowed down a bit but even so you could be changing parts until the cows come home without hitting the nail on the head and meanwhile the Q7 has turned into the 6 million dollar car! Audi dealers do a diagnostic only service for about £60 which I’d be tempted to do before changing anymore parts.

If it won’t turn over at all then if you take the key out and put back in then it will then I don’t think it’s going to be battery related. It sounds more immobiliser related. There’s a start/access authorisation module on the steering column that the key reader talks to when the key is put in that would cause it to not turn over if it thought it was the wrong key etc. I’m guessing you’ve had a diagnostic check to see if it’s thrown any codes up. If you have a spare key I’d try using that to eliminate a key transponder issue.

🤔 Roughly how long after you turn the car off is it before it won’t start again

When you say you’ve done the earths do you mean you’ve cleaned them or tried a separate earth from the engine direct to the body. Have you checked the battery voltage with a multimeter. When the engine is running it should be just over 14v. Does everything electrical work on the car (ie you don’t have a electric window that doesn’t work or something like that?

Sorry heading Is “Slow Start”

Mine was similar. Drive to a petrol station and the car would turn over like the battery was flat. Turn the ignition off and try again and maybe 2 or three time later it would fire up like normal. It was a corroded earth. I put an earth between the earth point where you jump start the car and the engine manifold and it’s been fine ever since. Audi said it’s quite common but people think it’s the starter so when Audi replace the starter they clean the earths at the same time it’s in the to do list issued by Audi uk. There’s a thread on the next page with the heading “poor start”. Have a look lower down. This site won’t let me post pictures because of a upload limit unfortunately so can’t show you mine

When it won’t start does it turn over fast but not fire or slow like the battery is flat?

😂 sorry it’s S Cars in Oldham

I have the same wheels on my q7. Audi only did these wheels in a 21” wheel on Q7’s so are definitely replicas. The place I got my Q7 from ordered these wheels from a place In Bradford when I bought it. I can ring them tomorrow and ask the name of the place and number if you like, or if you want to ring them I’m sure they will be helpful and let you know. If you check out their website most of there Q7’s have them on. They ordered mine in because it had anthracite colured ones on and I didn’t like them so wanted silver. Let me know if you want me to ring them

The level indicator will just show its full all the time if there’s still enough power in the battery to start it. Good luck

If it’s all the time and not noticeably worse in a morning then I’m more inclined to think it’s an earth or starter problem. Try a jump lead from the earth point on the passenger bulk head onto the engine somewhere and see if that cures it. If it does it’s a bad earth.

Try connecting a wire from the earth point under the bonnet on the passenger side used for jump starting the car to the engine manifold and see if it starts better. The earth on the starter motor corrodes over time and makes the battery appear flat. Is it slow to start in the morning after being left over night or all the time i.e like if you drive to a petrol station and turn the car off for a few minutes

You can enable the green menu on any version of software. Mine was on 4420 when I enabled it. I bought the update discs and upgraded mine to 5570 because the Bluetooth would take a long time to connect to my phone and there was a fix for this in the upgrade. But to be fair the battery level indicator isn’t that accurate and I only enabled it to help diagnose a slow start problem

http://mr-fix.info/mmi-2g-software-update-version-5570/ explianation of what the update fixes

The update doesn’t put the battery level onto the mmi. To do this you need to enable the hidden green screen menu on the mmi using vcds/vagcom then you enable it in there. Depending how old the car is it might of been enabled by a previous owner, try pressing and holding the bottom 2 buttons on the left hand side of the centre console for about 5 seconds (car and setup) and see if the green screen comes on. What fault is yours doing that your hoping to fix? What

My car is due a service but aren’t taking it to Audi as it’s at an age and mileage now where I’m not that bothered about a full Audi service history so will take it to an independent. But I’m not sure what oil they will put in it quality wise so was thinking of buying my own. Mobil one esp 5w-30 is coming up as available for my car but has anybody had any experience with oil for Q7’s or recommend any?

Earlier last week the drivers side wiper stopped working. Traced it down to the wiper linkage becoming disattached. Popped it back together but after a few wipes it came back off again. It’s a ball and cup socket just under the plastic flap on the drivers side under the bonnet. Spoke to Audi who don’t sell the plastic cup socket or the arm separately wanted £354+vat for an entire linkage 😳. Found on amazon some spring repair clips for £5.99 that that didn’t list that they fitted an Audi but thought I could fudge them to do the job. Turns out they fitted without any modification but did need persuading with a pair of grips and work perfectly again. Hope this helps if anybody has a this problem as the Audi guy says it’s common that’s why they keep the linkage in stock. Forgot to mention I messaged every place breaking a Q7 on eBay etc with no luck but as a temp fix you can wrap a layer of pvc insulation tape around the metal ball of the wiper arm and squeeze back together. Works for a day or two