wheel AUDI Q7 2009 Owner´s Manual

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Ap plies to v ehi cles : wi th ele ctr ic ally a djuste d steer in g wh eel
Electrically adjusted steering vvheel
The he ight and re ach of the stee ring whe el can b e electr i­
cally adj uste d to s uit t he d river .
First, adjust the d river's seat co rrect ly.
Height adjustment
Fig . 151 Switch for
steering wheel adjust ·
ment
- Push the switch@ up or dow n=> fig. 1 51. T he steer ing
w heel he ight cha nges for a s long as you pre ss th e swi tc h.
Reach adjustment
- Push the s witch @ forw ard o r backwar d => fig . 151. Th e
s teer ing whe el reach ch an ges for as lon g as you pr ess
t h e s wit c h.
Ther e must b e at least 1 O in ches ( 25 cml betw een your chest and the
cen te r of th e st eer ing w hee l. If you cannot sit mo re than 1 0 in che s
(2 5 cm) from the stee rin g wh eel, se e if adaptive equ ipm ent is ava il­
able to help you reach the pedals and increase the distance from the
st eeri ng whe el.
F or detailed info rmation on how to ad just the drive r's seat, see
~ pa ge 93 .
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
T he steering whe el can be adj ust ed even when the ignition is turn ed
O ff . F or vehi cle s with seat memory , the i ndividu al p osi tions fo r the
st eer in g w he el can be sto red a lon g w ith th e seat position.
& WARNING
Improper use of steering wheel adjustment and improper seating
position can cause serious personal injury.
• Adjust the steering wheel column only when the vehicle is not
moving to prevent loss of vehicle control .
• Adjust the driver's seat or steering wheel so that there is a
minimum of 10 inches (25 cm ) between your chest and the
steering wheel
~ page 222, fig . 235 . If you cannot maintain this
minimum distance , the airbag system cannot protect you prop ­
erly .
• If physical limitations prevent you from sitting 1 O inches (25
cml or more from the steering wheel , check with your authorized
Audi dealer to see if adaptive equipment is available.
• If the steering wheel is aligned with your face, the supple­
mental driver's airbag cannot provide as much protection in an
accident . Always make sure that the steering wheel is aligned with
your chest .
• Always hold the steering wheel with your hands at the 9 o'clock
and 3 o'clock positions to reduce the risk of personal injury if the
driver's airbag deploys .
• Never hold the steering wheel at the 12 o'clock position or with
your hands inside the steering wheel rim or on the steer ing wheel
hub . Holding the steering wheel the wrong way can cause serious
injuries to the hands, arms and head if the driver's airbag
deploys. •
Vehicle care I I Technical data

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Easy entry feature
The easy entry feature makes it easier to enter and exit the
vehicle by automatically adjusting the steering wheel.
Press the button @~ page 141, fig. 151 to turn the easy
entry feature on or off.
When the easy entry feature is turned on (button depressed), the
steering wheel moves up to the parked position when the ignition is
turned off. After you enter the vehicle, the steering wheel moves to
the stored position as soon as you turn on the ignition .
Easy entry feature on vehicles with memory seat*
For the stored steering wheel position to be recalled, the driver's
seat memory must be switched on
(I ON OFF I switch in depressed
position).
If the easy entry feature is switched off, the steering wheel moves to
the stored position as soon as you press the seat memory button. •
Ignition lock and ignition switch
Ignition key positions
The engine can be started or turned off with the ignition
key.
Position @
Fig. 152 Ignition
switch positions
The ignition key can be inserted into the ignition switch in this posi ­
tion. This automatically unlocks the steering column lock. When the
ignition key is removed, the steering column lock is automatically
locked
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Ignition on 0
Turn the ignition key to this position and release it .
Starting the engine 0
The engine starts with the key in this position. Major electrical loads
are temporarily turned off.
Ignition off @
Turn the ignition key to this position and release it.

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When you park your vehicle on hills , do the
following
- Sto p th e vehicle usi ng the brake pe dal.
- App ly the parkin g brake firml y.
- If you ar e park ing head ed
downhill , turn the fr ont w heels
t o wa rd the curb.
- I f yo u are parkin g hea ded
uphill , turn the fro nt wh ee ls
a way fro m t he c urb.
M ove t he selecto r leve r into the
P p osition .
- Swi tch off the e ngine a nd re move th e igni tio n k ey fro m
t he ignition loc k.
& WARNING
This is how you can reduce the risk of injury when leaving your
vehicle.
• Never park the vehicle where it can come in contact with dry
grass, spilled fuel or any other flammable materials.
• When parking on hills , always turn the wheels so that the front
wheels will first roll into the curb, if the vehicle should start to roll .
• Never allow anyone -especially small children -to remain in the
vehicle when it is locked. Locked doors make it more difficult for
rescuers to access the passenger compartment in the event of an
emergency. Danger to life!
• Never leave children unsupervised in the vehicle. Children
could release the parking brake or move the gearsh ift lever out of
gear . The vehicle could start to roll away and cause an acc ident.
• No matter what the season is, the temperature in a parked
vehicle can reach dangerous levels .
0 Note
• Please e xercise care whe n you pa rk your ve hicle i n par king areas
with parking barrie rs or curbs . Parking barriers and curbs vary in
hei ght a nd could damage you r bum per a nd rela ted componen ts as
the front of your vehicle moves over a barrier or curb that is too
high , as you park o r as y ou bac k out o f a par king s pot. In o rde r to b e
sure that no such damage can occur, you may wish to stop short of
h av ing the fr ont tir es of you r car touch th e parkin g bar rier or cu rb.
• Pl ease a lso exercise exceptional care when you drive up o r down
s tee p ra mp s or drive over curbs o r other ob stacl es, for wh ich th e
vehic le is not designed, because com ponents of the vehicle c lose to
th e gr oun d, suc h as bump er cove rs, s poile rs and suspens io n an d
e x haust syst em compon ents, may become damaged. •
Starting on hills
Hill hold assist ma kes it eas ier to start on hil ls.
T he system is activated when the b ra ke peda l is depressed
for a few
seconds .
Fo r thi s, the veh icle must be stand ing in uphill d riv in g
di rection.
A ft er r elea sin g the bra ke ped al, t he br ake po wer i s held f or a
brief
moment to prevent the vehicle from rolling back when startin g. At
t hi s t ime, yo u ca n ea sily begi n to move yo ur vehicle.
& WARNING
• If you did not begin moving immediately after relea sing the
brake pedal , under certain c ircumstances , the vehicle would begin
to roll backward . Depress the brake pedal immediately or engage
the parking brake .
• Should the engine stall , depress the brake pedal immediately
or engage the parking brake . .,_

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Vehicles moving up ahead but offset in the lane cannot be detected
by ACC until they are in sensor range. •
Applies to vehicles: with Adaptive Cruise Control
Lane changes by other vehicles
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F ig . 176 A ve hic le
c h anges la n es
Vehicles that cut into your lane a short distance in front of you
cannot be detected by ACC until they are in sensor range.•
Applies to vehicles: with Adaptive Cruise Control
Vehicles that are difficult to detect
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Contro ls and eq uip­
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Fig . 177 T wo-wheel ed
ve hicle drivi ng a he ad
Some vehic les moving up ahead in your lane of travel are difficult to
detect, for example two -wheeled vehicles, vehicles with high
ground clearance, loads sticking out the back. Vehicles like this are
often detected late or in some si tuations not at all. •
Applies to veh ic les: with Adaptive Cruise Contro l
Stationary vehicles
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Fig. 178 Turnin g and
sta tio na ry ve hic le
F ig. 179 S hee ring out
a nd stat ionary v ehicle
If a vehicle that has been detected by ACC exits the highway or
sheers out into the neighboring travel lane, and there is a stationary
vehic le ahead of that vehicle, ACC will not detect or react to that
stationary vehicle~ fig. 178 and~ fig. 179. •
Vehicle care I I irechnical data

Audi lane ass is t -
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Audi lane assist
Lane assist
Applies to veh icles : with lane assist
Description
Lane a ssist helps you keep y our vehicle in your lane .
Lane assist uses a camera to detect lane boundary lines. If the
system detects that your vehicle is about to leave a lane boundary
line, the steering wheel
vibrates to alert the driver. If lane assist
detects boundary lines on both sides of the vehicle's lane, the
system enters active standby mode, which is indicated by the green
indica tor light /: on the instrument cluster .
I f the system is in active standby mode and the turn signal is acti­
vated before driving ov er the boundary line, the warning does not
occur since the sys tem allows for intenti onal lane changes.
The system is designed for driving on freeways and expanded high ­
ways and t hus works on ly at speeds of 40 mph (65 km/h) or mo re .
& WARNING
• Lane ass ist will not k eep your vehicle in your lane. The sy stem
only warns the d riv er w hen t he vehicle i s le av ing the lan e. The
driv er is alway s re spon sible for keeping the vehicle in the lane.
• The camera is not able to d ete ct all lane boundary lines and in
s o me cases might al so dete ct lane str ucture s or objects as
boundary lines . This c an le ad to in corre ct wa rning s or warnings
that fa il to go off at all .
• The camer a's visibili ty ca n be i mpaired by vehi cle s ahe ad of
you , for instan ce, or by rain , snow , h eavy spray or li ght shining into
th e cam era lens . Thi s can ca use lane as sis t to f ail to d ete ct
boundary line s. •
Con tro ls and eq uip­
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Ap plies to vehi cles : wi th la ne assi st
Activating and deactivating
Fig . 1 82 Turn signal
l ev er: La ne assis t
butt on
F ig . 1 83 Win dshie ld:
L ane assist ca mera
v iewing win dow
Press the :::> fig. 182 button to activa te or deactivate the
syst em . T he/ : in dica tor ligh t on t he i nstrument c luster
will illuminate or go out.
Instrument c lu ster indi ca tor light
/: Ready:
The green indicator light shows that the system is ready
to use . A warning a lerts the drive r when the veh icle drives over
dete cted lane boundary l ines. .,.
Vehicle care I I irechnical data

-Audi lane
assist --------------------
I Not ready: The yellow indicator light shows that the system is
turned on but unable to send a warn ing. This can be due to the
following:
• There are no boundary lines, or there is on ly one boundary line
present .
• The boundary lines are not detected (e.g. due to snow, dirt, wet
conditions or light shining into the camera lens).
• More than two boundary lines (such as at construction sites) are
located in the vehicle's lane.
• The vehicle's speed is below the speed needed to activate it,
which is about 40 mph (65 km/h).
• The lane is narrower than about 8 ft . (2.5 ml, or wider than about
16 ft. (5 ml.
• The curve is too sharp.
Notes on the instrument cluster display
When the lane assist turns off automatically, the instrument cluster
indicator goes out and one of the following messages appears on
the display:
Audi lane assist not available: Currently no sensor vision
This message appears when the camera can no longer function
because it cannot detect the boundary lines. This may be due to the
following :
• The exterior s ide of the camera viewing window=>
page 171,
fig. 183 is covered with dirt or ice. Clean this part of the windshield.
• The camera v iewing window is fogged up on the inside. In this
case, wait until the fog disappears before turning lane assist on
again.
• The system was unable to detect boundary lines over an
extended period of time due to road conditions (such as snow­
covered lanes). Do not turn lane assist on again until the lines can
be more easily detected.
Audi lane assist not available
A temporary malfunction is preventing lane assist from operating .
Try turning on lane assist again a t a later time.
Audi lane assist: system fault
The system should be checked by an authorized Audi dealer or other
qualified workshop .
[ i ] Tips
• Make sure that the camera viewing window:::> page 171, fig. 183
is not covered by stickers or similar objects .
• Always keep the camera viewing window clean. This can usually
be done by operating the windshield wipers. •
Applies to vehicles: with lane assist
MMI settings
You can use the MM/ to adjust the warning time and
steering wheel vibration.
Setting the warning time
Press the I CAR] function button.
- Select
Systems * in the CAR menu .
- Select
Audi lane assist.
Fig. 184 MMI Display :
Setting the warning
time and stee ring
wheel vibration

Audi lane a ssist -
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-Sele ct Warning early , adaptive or late ~ page 172,
fig. 184 .
Setting th e st eering wheel vibration
- Press the
I CAR I function button.
- Selec t
Systems ·* in t he CAR me nu.
- Selec t
Audi lane a ssis t.
- Selec t Steering vibrat ion weak , medium or strong.
Setting th e warning tim e
Earl y:
This setting warns the driver before a wheel touches the
detected lane boundary line. The warning depends on the vehicle's
angle as it approaches the boundary line . If you approach a
boundary l ine gradua lly, the warning will occur ear lier. If you
approach the boundary line at a very sharp angle, the warning wi ll
occur just before a whee l touches the line.
Adapti ve : In this setting, the warning time adjusts to the character ­
istics of the road and the vehicle speed. The warning occurs later for
curves and occurs earlier for straight stretches of road. The warning
occurs later on narrow roads than on wide roads.
Late: This setting warns the driver when a whee l drives over the
detected lane boundary line.
Se ttin g th e steering wheel vibration
When adjusting the steering wheel vibration, the steering wheel
vibrates so that you can check the intensity you have set.
[ i ] Tips
• When making the adjustment, lane assist is not activated . The
steering whee l vibrates briefly only to assist you in changing the
setting .
• Your settings are automatically stored and assigned to the
remote contro l key being used. •
Controls and equip ­
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T he selector lever must be in Nor P. If one of the driving positions
is engaged a safety switch w ill preven t the eng ine from being
started. See also=>
page 143.
Before you move the selector lever from the P position, you must
a lways apply the brake pedal before and while depressing the
button in the hand le of the se lector lever .
_& WARNING
• Unintended v ehicle movement c an cause serious injury .
- When the selector lever i s in a driving po sition , the vehicle
ma y creep, even at idle speed . Therefore do not release the
parking brake or foot brake until you are ready to move ,
be cau se power is tran smitted to the wheel s as soon as a
driving po sition i s engaged.
- Do not accelerate while selecting a driving pos ition . At this
time the engine must be at idle speed so that undue stress is
not placed on the clut che s in the t ransmi ssion .
-Remember : - even when stopped briefly with the automatic
transmi ssion in "D ", "S " or "R ", eng ine power is being trans­
mitted to the wheels. Your vehicle could "creep " forward or
b ac kwa rd . When stopped , keep the brake pedal fully depre ssed
and u se the parking brake if nece ssary to keep the veh icle from
rolling .
• If the selector lever i s unintentionally moved into N while you
are dr iving , take your foot off the ac cele rator pedal and wait for
the engine to return to idle speed before selecting a driving posi ­
tion .
• Never shift into "R " or "P " when the vehicle i s in motion .
• Never get out of the driver 's seat when the engine is running .
• If you mu st get out of the vehi cle , move the selector le ver
s ecurel y into the P po sition and apply the park ing brake firmly.
• If the engine must rem ain runn ing , neve r have any dr iving p osi­
tion engaged when che cking under the hood . M ake sure the
s elector le ver ha s securel y engaged and i s loc ked in "P " with the
Controls and equip ­
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& W ARNING (continued )
park ing brake firmly set=> page 324 , "Engine compartment ".
Otherwi se , any increa se in engine speed may set the vehi cle in
motion , even with the parking b rake appl ied . •
Selector lever positions
T his secti on describes t he select or lever positions an d
driving ranges.
F ig . 198 D ispla y in th e
instrument clu ste r:
sele ctor lev er in pos i­
ti on D
The instrument cluster display shows the current selector lever
position and current gear .
P -Park
In this selector lever pos it ion the transmission is mechanica lly
locked . Engage
P on ly when the vehicle is completely stopped=> &
in "Driving the automatic transm ission" on page 184 .
To shift in or out of position P, you must first press and hold the
brake peda l
and then press the re lease bu tton in t he se lecto r leve r
handle while moving the selector lever to or from
P . You can shift
out of this position only with the ignit ion on.
R -Re ver se
The transmission wi ll au tomatically select the lowest gear ratio
when you shift into reverse .
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Ap plies to vehi cles : wi th tip troni c-st eerin g wh eel
Steering wheel with tiptronic ®
The shift buttons on the steering wheel allow the driver to
shift gears manually.
Fig . 202 Steering
wheel: Shift buttons
- To downshift, touch the button on the left Q.
- To upshift , touch the button on the right G) .
The shift buttons are activated when the selector lever is in D, Sor
in the manual shift program (tip tronic) .
Of course, you can continue to use the manual shift program with
the selector lever on the center console .•
Automatic transmission malfunction ~
In the event of a system malfunction, the automatic transmission
switches to emergency operation mode.
Gearbox malfunction: You can continue driving
You can continue to drive the vehicle. See an authorized Audi dealer or other qualified workshop at the next opportunity.
Gearbox malfunction: You can continue driving but functions
are restricted
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
There is a serious system malfunction:
• The program shifts only into certain gears.
• The engine may stall.
• It is not possible to restart the engine if it has been switched off .
• Continuing to drive could result in subsequent damage .
0 Note
If the transmission switches to fail -safe mode , you should take the
vehicle to an authorized Audi dealership as soon as possible to have
the condition corrected .•
Emergency release for selector lever
If the vehicle's power supply fails, the selector lever can
be released in an emergency.
Fig . 203 Remove the
ashtray insert
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Fig. 211 Side view:
Covered area
G) and
uncovered area
0 of
the rear -view camera
The rear-view camera section appearing in th e MMI Display is
approximately the same as the coverage area represented in
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page 195, fig. 210 or G) in=> fig. 211 . Objects located in the rear­
view camera's uncovered area®=> fig. 211 or in the close vicinity
of the bumper are not recognized.
& WARNING
Please note that objects not touching the ground can appear to be
further away than they really are (for example, the bumper of a
parked vehicle, a trailer hitch, or the rear of a truck). In this case,
you should not use the guide help lines to measure distance -
danger of accident!•
App lies to vehic les: with Advanced Par king System with rea r view camera
Parking mode 1
"Parking mode 1" can aid when parking in a garage or
parking space, for example .
Fig. 212 MMI Display :
Aiming at the parking
spot by adjusting the
steering wheel angle
Fig . 213 MMI Display:
Orienting the vehicle
with aid of the blue
surface
- Before parking, sw itch on the Adaptive Air Suspension *
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page 21 comfort or automatic mode .
Activate the Audi parking system==>
page 191. "Parking
mode 1"
==> fig. 212 is displayed by default. Dynam ic
orange orientation lines
0 and a blue static surface G)
are projected into the rear -view camera picture. _..