steering AUDI Q7 2018 Owner´s Manual

Table of contents
About this Owner's Manual. . . . . .
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Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cockpit overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Controls at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
M ultif unction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . 12
Veh icle functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
H ead-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Indicator l ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Starting and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Cent ral lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
C hil d safety loc k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
P owe r w indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
P ano rama g lass roo f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . 41
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
E xterio r lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Dig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Seats and storage ............. .. .
General information .......... .... .. . 54
54
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rea r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
M emory fu nction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Ciga ret te lighte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
P ower so urces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
3 zone deluxe automatic clim ate control . 67
4-zone deluxe automatic climate control . 70
Steer ing whee l heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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Driving ... .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Genera l information . .... .. ..... ... . .
Steering . ... .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Start ing and stopping the eng ine ..... . .
Start/Stop system .. .. ............. . .
E lectromechanical parking brake ...... .
Start ing to drive .. .. .. .............. .
Offroad d riving ... .. .. .............. .
T ilt angle d isp lay . .. .. ............. . .
A utomat ic tra nsmission
Trailer towing ... .. ............. . .
D rivi ng with a tra ile r 74
74
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6
77
79
81
83
83
85
85
9 2
92
Driver assi stance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9S
Assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cruise cont ro l sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Camera -based traffic sign recognition . . . 97
Lap timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Pred ictive eff ic iency assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Audi adaptive c ruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Audi s ide ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
N ight vision assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 25
A udi drive selec t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Parking systems 132
Genera l infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Rear p arking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Parking sys tem plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Periphera l cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Adjusting the parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 142
E lec tronic stabili zation con trol (ESC) . . . . 142
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
E lectromechanical steering, all-whee l
stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
A ll-wheel d rive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
E ne rgy managemen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Notice abo ut data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle contro l
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Cl a:, ...... N
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0
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Infotainment syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 9
Traffic safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
MMI On/Off knob w ith joyst ick function . . 149
Infotainment system display . . . . . . . . . . 150
MMI operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Contro l knob with joystick funct ion . . . . . 155
Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
L ette r/number speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
F ree text search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Menus and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Multifunction steering wheel . . . 16 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . 167
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Command overv iew information . . . . . . . . 167
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
E xternal vo ice operat ion 172
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
I ntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Using the te lephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
F avorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Listening to voicemai l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Addit ional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 187
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Conf iguration through myAudi . . . . . . . . . 187
Opening Aud i connect ( Infotainment) . . . 188
Aud i connect Infotainment se rvices . . . . . 188
W i-Fi hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Conf igur ing the data connect ion . . . . . . . . 194
Table of content s
Audi connect (Infota inment) gene ral
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Troub les hooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Audi connect vehicle control . . . . 19 7
Introduction ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 197
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Additional options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Remote locking and un lock ing . . . . . . . . . 198
Vehicle status report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Parking locat io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Geofencing Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 99
Speed Ale rt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Valet Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Stolen Vehicle Lo cator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Online Audi service request ..... ... .. .. 199
Emergency call .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 20 1
Introd uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Online roads ide assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 03
Open ing navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Entering a destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Persona l route ass istance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Alternative routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Additional settings ................. . 210
Map .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 213
Sate llite map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Map upd ate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
T raffic information .... .. ..... ... .. .. 21 7
T roub leshooting .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 219
Radio .. .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 220
Opening the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 20
Radio functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Radio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Media ...... .. .. ................. .. 225
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Med ia drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
B luetooth aud io p laye r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Wi-Fi a udio p laye r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
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Cl a:, ...... N
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0
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(D side assist displays, warn ing abo ut
exiting the vehicle ..... ... .. .. .
@ Door handle
@ Cen tral locking swit ch ....... .. .
@ Memory buttons ........... .. .
® Vent
@ Thumbwhee l for vent and button
for wide vent, depending on eq uip -
ment ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
<J) Lever for:
- T urn signals and high beams . . .
- High beam assistant .... .. .. .
- Active lane assist ........... .
- T raffic jam assist ........... .
@ Mul tifunct ion steer ing whee l with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag . ..... ... .. .. .
- Driver in formation sys tem con -
trols .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone, nav iga ­
tion and voice recognition con -
trols .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
- III/ steering wheel heat ing b utton
- Sh ift paddles .......... .. .. .
® Instrument cluster ......... .. .
@ Reset t rip odometer .......... .
@ W indshie ld was her system lever
@ !S TAR T ENGIN E ST OPI button .. .
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment, de-
pending on equipmen t
- Mechan ica l .............. .. .
- Power ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
~ Lever for:
- Cru ise cont rol sys tem ... .. .. .
- Adaptive c ruise cont rol .. .. .. .
@ Data link connector for On -Board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) . ... .
@) H ood release ............... . .
@ Ins trumen t il lum ina tion ... .. .. .
@ Button for switch ing the head-up
d isplay on/off, adjust ing the
h eight .. .. ................ . .
@ Sw itch for lugg age compar tment
lid . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
120
33
59
66
4 4
44
1 17
109
273 12
1 5
1 5
89
10
12
50
77
76 76
95
102
3 18
320
4 7
17
35
Coc kpit o ver view
@ Head light control switc h
@ Buttons for:
- All-weathe r lights
- Night vis ion ass ist .......... .
- Rear fog lights ............. .
@ Power exte rior m irro r adjustment
@) Power windows .............. .
@ In fota inment system display
@ Lockable glove compa rtment . .. .
@ Front passenger's airbag ...... .
@ D rives for CD, DVD, S IM cards .. .
@ Switch for cooled glove compa rt-
ment .. .. .. .. .............. .
@ Depend ing o n equ ipment, butto ns
for:
- drive select .... ... .. ..... .. .
- Start/Stop system . .. ..... .. .
- Ele ct ronic S tabiliz ation Con trol
( E SC) . .. .. .. .............. .
- E me rgency flashers ......... .
- Park ing system ............. .
- Hi ll hold ass ist ............. .
- Infotainment system display ..
@ Climate cont ro l system ........ .
@ Storage compartment and outlet
@ Cup holder and mount for vehicle
key ..... ... .. .. ............ .
@) Infotainment system on/off
button ... .... .. ... .. ..... .. .
(§ Cen ter armrest w ith storage com­
partment . Depending on vehicle
equipment , it may have:
- Aud i m usic interface . ..... .. .
@ Start ing t he engine if there is a
malfunction ... .. ............ .
@ Electromechanical parki ng b rake
@ Automatic transmission se lector
lever ... .. .. .. .. ............ .
@ In fota inment system un it
(D Tips
43
43
125
43
4 7
38
150
62
273
2 26
61
128 79
143
45
132
144
150
66
62 ,60
61
149
232
79
81
85
149
Some the equipment listed here is only insta l­
l ed in certa in models or is available as a n op­
t ion.
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Cockpit overv iew
the red zone beg ins varies depending on the
engine.
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early helps you to save fuel and re­
duces operating noise.
© Tips
Depending on t he e ngine : the engine speed
may be lim ited when the engine is cold -the
full engine ou tput wi ll not be avai lable . When
the engine is at operating temperat ure, the
red area in the tachomete r moves to a h igher
RPM range.
Fuel level
The display (J) ¢ page 10 , fig. 3 or ¢ page 10,
fig . 4 only functions when the ign ition is switch ­
ed on . When the display has reached the reserve
mark, a red L ED t urns on a nd the
tD in dicator
light turns on ¢
page 27. The red L ED w ill blink
when the f uel leve l is very low.
For the tank capac ity in you r vehicle, refer to the
Technical Data
r=v page 375.
(D Note
Never d rive until the tank is completely emp­
ty . The irregular supp ly of f uel that results
from that can ca use engine misfi res . Uncom­
busted fuel will the n ente r the exhaust sys­
t em. This can ca use overheating and damage
t o the cata lytic conver ter.
Odometer
F ig . 5 In st ru m ent cluster: odometer a nd re se t bu tton
12
Tr ip odometer and odometer
The trip odometer shows the dis tan ce driven
s ince it was last reset. It can be used to measure
short d istances.
The trip odometer ca n be reset to zero by press­
i ng th e ~ reset but ton.
The odometer shows the total distance that the
vehicle has been drive n.
Malfunction indicator
If there is a malfunction in the instrument clus­
ter,
DEF will appear in the trip odometer display.
Have the malfu nction corrected as soon as possi ­
ble .
(D Tips
The units of measu rement can be set in the
Infotainment system~
page 245.
Multifunction steering
wheel
Operating
Fi g. 6 D river informa tion sys te m disp lay
Fi g. 7 L eft sid e of m ultifun ction steer ing wh eel
Requirement: th e ignition must be switched on. .,.

Cockpit overv iew
Right control button
- Opening /cl osi ng the options menu :
press the
respective right control button on the steering
whee l¢
fig. 8 . You can change any context-de­
pendent functions and settings using the left
thumbwheel (for example, additional station information).
(D Tips
The availability of a se lection menu or options
menu depends on the function that is select­
ed.
Switching views
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
Fig . 9 Default v iew: cl ass ic/sport*
Applies to: vehicles with Audi vi rtual cockpit
Fig . 10 Enhanced v iew
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Change view
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
.,. Press the IVIEW I button @¢ page 12, fig. 7 to
sw itch from the defau lt view ¢
fig. 9 to the en ­
hanced view ¢
fig. 10. To return to the default
view, press the !VIEWI button again.
Setting the default view
Applies to: vehicles with sport view
Depend ing on the vehicle equipment, you can
choose between the class ic and the spor t view .
.,. Open the first veh icle functions tab using the
l <11> ! button on the m ultifunction steeri ng
wheel.
.,. Select on the multif unction steeri ng wheel: left
control button
> La yout > Sp ort l ayout or Cla s­
s ic la yout.
Reducing th e display
Applies to: vehicles with analog instru ment cluster
.,. Press the !VIEW ! button to sw itch from the
class ic to the red uced d isplay. To return to the
class ic view, p ress the !VIEW ! but ton again .
Adjusting the additional display
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the add i­
tiona l disp lays that can be selected may va ry .
.,. Open the first vehicle functions tab using the
~ button on the multifunction steering
wheel.
.,. On the multifunction steering wheel, select the
r ight con trol button
> Additional display .
.,. Sele ct the desired additional d isp lay.
(D Tips
Applies to: vehicles with sport view
Always set the desired default view before
driving, beca use the display functions will not
be available for several seconds .

Other function buttons
Fig . 11 R ig ht s ide of t he mul tifun ctio n stee ring wheel
(D [a Button
-Accepting a call : press the [a button when
the re is an incoming cal l.
-Ending a call : press the [a button during a
phone ca ll to end the cal l.
-Opening the call list: if no phone ca ll is in p rog ­
ress and there are no incoming calls, press the
[a button.
@ 51 Button
-Switching the voice recogn ition system on :
briefly press the 51 butto n. Say t he des ired
command afte r the
Beep .
- Switching the voice recognition system off :
press and hold the 51 button. Or: say t he com­
mand
Cancel.
F or mo re inform ation ab out the vo ice re cog nitio n
system, see
¢ page 167, Voice recognition sys­
tem
or ¢ page 245.
@ Right thumbwheel
You can adju st the v olum e of a n audio s our ce o r a
sys tem mess age (fo r ex amp le, from the vo ice
r e co g ni tion system) when t he sound is play ing .
-Increasing or decreasing the volume : turn t he
r ig ht t hu m bwhee l up or down.
-Muting or pausing : turn t he right th umbwheel
down.
Or : press the right th umbwhee l.
-Unmuting or resuming : turn the r ight thumb-
whee l up.
Or : pre ss the rig ht t hum bwheel.
~ © 11<1<1 ! / l1>1>1 I Button
...... N ~ -Selecting the previous /next track or station :
g press the l1<1<1 I or l1>1>1I b utton.
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Cockpit overview
- Fast forwarding/rewinding audio files : press
and hold the
1 1<1<1 ! or l1>1>1 I button u nti l the desired
locat ion in the file is reac hed.
® lil button / steering wheel heating~
-Steering wheel heating*: yo u can find addi tion ­
al infor mation in
¢page 72 .
-Programmable steering wheel button · open­
ing a function :
press the III butt on o n the mu l­
t ifunc tion stee ring wheel.
- Programmable steering wheel button -re­
questing a function :
press and hold the III but ­
ton .
-Programmable steering wheel button · chang­
ing a function :
press and hold t he III but ton .
Select and confirm an ent ry.
Or
- Sele ct in the In fotai nmen t sys tem: I MENU ! but­
t on
> Vehicle > le ft con trol b utton > Vehicle
settings
> Steering wheel button assignment.
@ 1~···1 Button
- Repeating the last navigation prompt : press
t he
1~ .. ,1 bu tton w hen route g uidance is active .
-Changing the voice guidance volume : when
rou te guid ance is a ctive, tur n t he ri ght thumb­
w heel upward or downwa rd dur ing a nav ig at ion
promp t.
Vehicle functions
Overview
T he t rip computer is displayed in the first tab of
the driver info rmation system . Additional vehicle
f un ctions c an be ac cessed depend ing on the vehi­
cl e equ ipment .
• Press the le ft con trol b utton .
- On-board computer
¢ page 16
- Layout ¢ page 14
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Cockpit overview
On-board computer
F ig. 12 Instrument cluste r: fuel cons umptio n display
Resetting values to zero
Requirement: the Fuel consumption , Short-term
memory or Long-term memory
display must be
selected .
.. To reset the values in the respect ive memory to
z ero, press and hold the left thumbwheel on
the multifunction steering wheel for one sec­
ond . Or
.. On the multifunction steer ing whee l, select :
the right control button
> Reset values.
In the tr ip computer, you can call up the follow­
ing d isplays one after the other by turning the
left thumbwheel on the multifunction steering
wheel.
- Time and date¢
page 245
- Digital speedometer*
-Average consumption
-AdBl ue range*
¢ page 314
-Short-term memory overview
- Long-term memo ry ove rview
- Energy consumers*
¢page 16
-Driver assistance* c::> page 102
- Traffic s ign recognition* ¢ page 97
The short -term memory collects driving informa­
tion from the t ime the ignition is sw itched on un­
til it is switched off . If you continue driving with­
in two hours after switching the ignition off, the
new values are included when calculating the cur­
rent tr ip informat io n.
Unlike the short-t erm memory, the long -term
memory is not erased automat ica lly . You can se­
lect the time period for evaluating trip informa­
tion you rself .
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Fuel consumption
The current fuel consumption can be shown us­
i ng a bar graph ¢
fig. 12. The average consump ­
tion stored in the short-term memory is also dis­
played. If the bar is green, your vehicle is saving
fuel through the following function:
- Recuperation : electrical energy can be stored i n
the vehicle battery when the vehicle is coasting
or driving down hill. The bar will move toward
0.
@ Tips
The date, time of day and time and date for­
mat can be set in the Infota inment system
¢page 245.
Energy consumers
App lies to : vehicles wit h energy co nsum ers
Fig. 13 Ins trumen t cluster: en ergy cons umers
In the Energy consumers view, the other equip­
ment that is current ly affecting fue l consumption
i s listed in the first tab (on-board computer). The
display shows up to three energy consumers @
¢ fig. 13. The equipment using the most power is
li sted first . If mo re than three items using power
are switched on, the equipment that is currently
u sin g the most power is displayed.
A gauge @ also shows the current total con­
sumption of all othe r consumers .

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{QJ Note
To prevent scratches on the g lass covering the
head -up d isp lay, do not place any ob jects in
the projection opening.
(D Tips
- Sung lasses with polarization fi lters and un ­
favorab le lighting conditions can have a
negative effect on the display.
- An optimum display depends on t he seat
position and the height adjustment of the
head-up display.
- A specia l windshield is needed for the head ­
u p d isp lay f unction.
- For information on cleaning, see¢
table In ­
terior cleaning on page 353.
Indicator lights
Description
The indicato r lights in the inst rument cl uste r
blink or t urn on. They indica te funct ions or ma l­
f u nctions.
M essages may appea r with some indicator lights.
A wa rni ng sig nal w ill sound at the same t ime.
The indicato r lights and messages in the ins tru ­
ment cluster display can be covered by other d is ­
p lays. To show them again, select the second tab
with the mu ltifunction stee ring wheel
¢ page 12.
If there are several malfunctions, you can d isplay
them one at a time using the thumbwheel.
Some indicator lights in the disp lay can display in
several colors.
& Central indicator light
If the . or Q indicator light turns on, check
the message in the instrument cluster .
Overview
Some indicator lights turn on briefly as a function
check when you switch the ign ition on . These sys­
tems are marked wit h a./ in the following tables.
I f one of these indica to r ligh ts does not tur n on,
there is a ma lfu nction in t hat system.
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Red indicator lights
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Centra l indicator light
¢ page 18,
Audi pre sense*
¢page 112
USA models:
Brake system ./
¢page 21
Canada mod els:
B rake system ./
¢page 21
USA models:
Electromechanical parking brake
¢ page22
Ca nada model s:
E lectromechanical parking brake
¢ page 22
Cooling sys tem
¢page 22
Eng ine o il p ress ure
¢page 23
Engine o il level (MI N)*
¢ page24
Alternator
¢page 23
Safety be lt
¢ page 23
Electromechanical power steering,
all-wheel steering* ./
¢page 146
Steering lock
¢ page24
Eng ine sta rt system
¢page24
Transmission
¢page 90
Hood
¢page24
Adaptive cruise contro l*./
¢ page 104
Traffic jam assist*
¢page 109

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Light/ rain sensor
¢ page 28
Active lane assist*
¢ page 118
Audi side assist*
¢page 125
Audi pre sense*
¢page 116
Night vision assist*
¢page 128
Parking aid*
¢page 140
Transmiss ion
¢ page90
Steer ing lock
¢ page24
Eng ine start system
¢ page24
Electromechan ical power steering,
all-wheel steer ing*
¢ page 146
Air suspension*
¢page24
Air suspension *
¢page24
Sport differentia l*
¢ page28
Back res t*
¢page56
E me rgency call fu nction*
¢page202
Ad Blue *
¢page314
Ad B lue*
¢ page314
Other indicator lights
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Turn signals
¢page28
Trai ler turn signals*
¢page28
US A mod els:
Cruise cont rol system*
¢page 95
Canada model s:
Cruise contro l system*
¢ page 95
Adaptive c ruise contro l*
¢page 104
Adaptive c ruise contro l*
¢ page 104
Adaptive cruise control*
¢page 104
Adaptive cruise contro l*
¢ page 104
Adaptive cruise contro l*
¢ page 106, ¢page 101
Adaptive cruise contro l*
¢ page 101
Traffic jam assist*
¢page 109
Active lane assis t*
~ page 118
Pred ictive eff ic iency assist*
¢ page 100
Pred ictive eff ic iency assist*
¢ page 100
Canad a models:
Pred ictive efficiency assist*
¢page 100
Predictive efficiency assist*
¢page 100
Pred ictive eff iciency assist*
¢ page 100
Pred ictive eff ic iency assist*
¢ page 100
Hill descent assist
¢page 144
Start/Stop system*
¢page 79
Start/Stop system*
¢page 79

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Stop the engine and do not continue driving.
Check the engine oil leve l¢
page 322.
- If the engi ne oil leve l is too low, add engine o il
r:!> page 322. On ly cont inue driv ing once the in ­
dicator light turns
off.
- If the engi ne oil level is cor rect and t he i nd ica­
tor lig ht st ill tur ns on, tur n the eng ine
off a nd
do no t continue driving. See an authorized Audi
dealer or authori zed A udi Se rvice Fac ility for as­
sistance .
(D Tips
The oil pressu re warning is not an o il level in ­
dicator. Always check the o il level reg ularly .
'1'.::r,. Engine oil level (MIN)
Applies to: vehicles with oil level warning
• Please add oil immediately .
Add engine oil immed iate ly r:!> page 322.
Ill Plea se add ma x. x qt (l) oil. You can contin­
u e dri ving
Add the maximum amoun t of oil indicated in the
d isplay as soon as possible ¢
page 322 .
@-Steering lock
• Steering: malfunction! Please stop vehicle
There is a malfunction in the electronic steering
lock . You cannot turn the ignition on .
Do
not tow your vehicle because it cannot be
steered. See an authorized Audi dealer or author ­
ized Audi Service Fac ility for assistance.
!\II Steering lock: malfunct ion! Please contact
Service
There is a malfunc tion in the elec tronic stee ring
loc k.
Dr ive to an a uth o rized Aud i dea le r or a uth o rized
Aud i Serv ice Fac ility immediately to have the
malfun ct io n corre cte d.
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A WARNING
Do not tow your vehicle when there is a mal­
function in the electron ic steer ing lock -thi s
i ncreases the risk of an acc ident.
-e Engine start system
• Engin e start sy st e m: malfunction! Plea se
contact Service
Do not sw itch the ignition off because you may
not be able to switch it on again .
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
=:3 Engine start system: malfunct ion! Please
conta ct Ser vice
-
There is a ma lf u nction in the engine star ting sys ­
tem.
D rive to an author ized A udi dealer or au tho riz ed
A udi Se rvice Fac ility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction correc ted.
~ Hood
• Warning! Hood i s not locked . Stop vehicle
and che ck the lock
If the indicato r light turns on and the message
appears, the hood locking mechanism is not en ­
gaged correctly .
Stop immediately and close t he hood
¢ page 32 0.
0 /Q Air suspension
Applies to: vehicles with air suspension
• Air suspension: malfunction. Safel y stop ve­
hicle. Steering and ground clearance limited
D ue to a sys tem m alfu nct ion, yo ur vehicle's
ground clearance is very low at the front or rear
axle* (in vehicles with all-wheel steering) . Be ­
ca use of this, the w heels no long er have enoug h
clearance to steer correctly.
See an author ized Audi dealer or au thori zed A udi
Service Facility for assistance.
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