How is your Q7 doing in the polar vortex?
01-31-2019, 09:00 PM
#1
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How is your Q7 doing in the polar vortex?
I'm curious if your Qs are doing anything weird or unexpected in the uber cold weather. Seat warmers warm enough? 
01-31-2019, 09:10 PM
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Started like a champ at 6 degrees yesterday, drove just fine as if it was a normal day. No complaints other than wishing steering wheel could get a bit warmer.
Seat warmers get so hot I find myself turning them down to 1 or 2 after about 15 minutes of driving at stage 3.
Seat warmers get so hot I find myself turning them down to 1 or 2 after about 15 minutes of driving at stage 3.
02-01-2019, 05:32 AM
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02-01-2019, 05:55 AM
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Mine is in the garage, but doing ok otherwise. I'm more concerned about my 12 yr old ML that sits outside. She starts right up and still drives like a champ!
02-01-2019, 07:50 AM
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Havent heard of cars just shutting down, but I'm sure many have dead batteries etc. But I cant imagine Qs, given how new they are, to have many issues
02-01-2019, 07:54 AM
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Funny that you ask. My nearly new Q7 (6,000 miles) actually decided it was TOO COLD here in North Dakota on Tuesday and the air suspension refused to work. The car is normally garaged, but I had to run around town that day. The -35F degree actual temperature (much colder wind chill) caught the air suspension in the fully down position and it refused to operate, with error messages displayed. Luckily, my Acura MDX worked fine to get things done*.
* Not that I'm comparing the two, since the Q7 is otherwise wonderful!
* Not that I'm comparing the two, since the Q7 is otherwise wonderful!
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02-01-2019, 08:27 AM
#8
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Air suspension always have a small amount of moisture that gets in the system from the air compressor. It's not surprising that in these extreme temperatures even a small about of water collected in the wrong spot will block off air flow and cause a fault. An hour in a heated garage probably solves most of these cold-related issues. My sister lives in Central Alaska, so their vehicles experience these "polar vortex" temps every day. It's tough on cars. Often see camouflaged cars up there in cold-weather testing.
02-01-2019, 11:55 AM
#9
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Air suspension always have a small amount of moisture that gets in the system from the air compressor. It's not surprising that in these extreme temperatures even a small about of water collected in the wrong spot will block off air flow and cause a fault. An hour in a heated garage probably solves most of these cold-related issues. My sister lives in Central Alaska, so their vehicles experience these "polar vortex" temps every day. It's tough on cars. Often see camouflaged cars up there in cold-weather testing.
02-01-2019, 09:39 PM
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Funny that you ask. My nearly new Q7 (6,000 miles) actually decided it was TOO COLD here in North Dakota on Tuesday and the air suspension refused to work. The car is normally garaged, but I had to run around town that day. The -35F degree actual temperature (much colder wind chill) caught the air suspension in the fully down position and it refused to operate, with error messages displayed. Luckily, my Acura MDX worked fine to get things done*.