power steering AUDI Q7 2018 Owner´s Manual

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:E ' Air suspension *
The air suspension* is an electronically-control­
l ed air suspension and damping sys tem . The ad ­
justment depends on the driving mode selected, steering movements, the driver's braking and ac­
celerat ion, and as the road surface, vehicle speed
and load. The veh icle ground clearance depends
on the mode selected and the speed.
The ground clearance increases s ignificantly
when the vehicle is in the
All road mode . At
speeds from approximate ly 50 mph (80 km/h) to
75 mph (120 km/h), the ground clearance re­
duces in stages . When the speed decreases, the
g round clea rance increases again a utomat ically.
The ground clearance is the lowest in
Dynamic
mode.
Steering
The power steering adapts. Ind irect steer ing that
moves easily as in
Comfort mode is especia lly
suited to long drives on highways. The
Dynam ic
mode provides sporty, direct steering.
All-wheel steer ing*
All-wheel steer ing increases dr iving comfort by
providing add it ional steering ability at the rear
axle. Steer ing in the opposite d irection at low
speeds dec reases the turning rad ius. Steering in
the same d irect io n a t high speeds imp roves the
r e sponse t ime whi le increas ing dr iv ing stab ility at
the same time .
Sport differential*
As a componen t of the all wheel d rive system
(quattro)
~ page 146, the sport diffe rential dis­
tr ib utes the dr iv ing power to the rear ax le de­
pending on the situa tion. The dis tribution of
power var ies dependi ng on the selected mode
from moderate
(Comfort ) to sporty (Dynamic ).
The goa l is a high level of agility and ability to ac ­
celerate on curves . The veh icle is very responsive
to steer ing.
Adaptive cruise control (ACC)*
The behavior when accelerating can be adjusted
from comfortab le to sporty, depending on the
drive select mode . Adaptive cru ise control a lso
A ssi st a nce systems
responds to the driv ing behavior of the vehicle
ahead in a more conservative or sporty manner.
Engine sound*
T he eng ine sound adap ts to the c urren t mode
and can be subtle to sporty .
(D Note
Applies to: vehicles with air suspensio n
-Make sure there is enough clearance above
and below the vehicle when pa rk ing. The
height of the ve hicle (gro und clea rance) can
change once it is par ked due to temperature
fluctuations, changes to the load conditions
and changes to the dr iving modes.
- When transporting the vehicle on a car car ­
r ier, train, ship or by other means, o nly tie
the vehicle down at the runn ing s urface of
the ti res, which is the outer c ircumference.
Sec uring the vehicle at the axle compo­
ne nts , sus pension str uts o r towing eyes is
no t pe rm itted because the pres sure in the
air suspens ion s truts ca n change d uring
tr anspo rt . The ve hicle may not be secu red
sufficiently if this ha ppens.
(D Tips
The "S" se lector lever posi tion automatic ally
engages w hen the
Dynamic mode is selected.
Selecting the driving mode
Applies to: vehicles wi th Aud i drive select
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Fig. 1 26 Ce nter console: co ntro ls for d rive select
.,,. Press the le ft or righ t arrow key~ fig. 126 unt il
t he desired mode appe ars in the ins trumen t
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:E ' Peripheral cameras
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with peripheral cameras
With this equipment, the park ing system p lus*
¢
page 133 is supplemented w ith various pe riph­
e ral cameras. The four cameras give you the fol­
l owing views: area around the vehicle, front cor­
ner view and rear corner view, view in front of the
vehicle and behind the vehicle .
General information
Applies to: vehicles with peripheral cameras
Fig. 137 Location of periphera l cameras
The four peripheral cameras are located in the ra­
diator grille, in the luggage compartment lid and
on both exterior mirrors
¢ fig. 137. Make sure
that the lenses are not covered by deposits or any
other obstructions as this may impair the system. For information on cleaning, see¢
page 351.
Black corners are shown in the vehicle si lhouette
when in
S u rro und ing s mode. Objects in these
areas are outside of the camera's field of view
and are not detected.
A WARNING
-Always read and follow the applicable warn­ ings
¢.&. in General information on
page 132.
- If the position or the installation angle of a
came ra was changed, for example after a
co llision, do not continue to use the system
for safety reasons. Have it checked by an au­
thorized Audi dea le r or authorized Audi
Service Facility .
Parking systems
- Keep in mind that the image in the display is
incorrect if the exterior mirror housing has
been moved out of p lace.
- Use the
Re ar mode and the Co rner view
(r ea r)
mode only when the luggage com­
partment lid is completely closed. Other­
wise the image in the display will be incor­
rect.
- The area around the vehicle is shown using
the camera images. The vehicle image is
shown by the system . Objects and obstacles
above the camera a re not disp layed.
- Camera lenses enlarge and distort the field
of vision. The objects appear both a ltered
and ina ccurate on the screen.
- Applies to: vehicles with air suspension: the
accuracy of the or ientat ion lines and blue
surfaces dec reases whe n the veh icle is
raised/ lowered¢
page 128.
(D Note
- Always read and fo llow the applicable wa rn­
ings ¢Ci)
in General information on
page 132.
- The Infotainment d isplay shows the direc­
tion in which the rear of the veh icle is travel­
ing based on the steering wheel ang le. The
front of the vehicle swings out more than
the rear of the vehicle. Maintain plenty of distance so that an exterior mirror or a cor­
ner of the vehicle does not collide with any
obstacles.
(l) Tips
If the 8/~/c::; symbol appears in the dis­
play and the respective disp lay area is grayed
out, then the power exterior mirrors were
fo lded in or the dr iver's door/front passeng­
er's door/luggage compartment lid was
opened .
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Intelligent Technology
Intelligent Technology Electronic stabilization
control (ESC)
Description
Elect ronic stabili zation control ( ESC) suppo rts
driver safety. It red uces the risk of slipping and
improves dr iving stabi lity. ESC detects crit ica l sit­
uations such as when the vehicle is overstee ring
and understeer ing or the wheels a re spinning.
The vehicle is stabilized by applying the brakes or
reducing eng ine torq ue. When t he ESC engages,
the
D.1 ind icator lig ht blinks in the ins trument
cluste r.
The fo llow ing systems are in tegrated in the ESC:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
ABS p reve nts the whee ls from lock ing whe n brak ­
ing. The vehicle can st ill be steered even d uring
hard brak ing. Apply steady press ure to the bra ke
pedal. Do not pump the pedal. A puls ing in t he
b rake pedal indicates that the system is act ing to
s tabili ze the vehicle .
Brake assist system
The brake assist system can decrease brak ing dis­
tance. It inc reases brak ing power when the d river
presses the brake pedal q uick ly in eme rgency sit­
uations . You must press and hold t he b rake pedal
until the dangerous si tuatio n is ove r. In veh icles
w ith adapt ive c ruise con trol*, the bra ke assist
sys te m is more sensitive if t he di stan ce detec ted
t o the veh icle dr iv ing a head is too small.
O n ve hicl es w ith ac tiva ted and funct io ni ng night
vision assist*, the b rake ass ist system ca n re­
spon d mo re sens it ively if there is a w arn ing.
Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR)
ASR red uces eng ine power when the drive wheels
beg in sp inning a nd adap ts the force to the road
conditions . This makes it easie r to start, acceler­
ate and dr ive u p hill s.
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
EDL applies the brakes to a wheel that sta rts
sp inning and transfers the drive power to t he
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othe r driving whee ls. This func tion is no t ava ila ­
ble at higher s peeds .
I n extre me cases , EDL au tomat ic al ly swi tches off
to keep t he b rake o n the br aked whee l from ove r­
h eating. The ve hicle is still wo rking co rrect ly. EDL
will switc h on agai n automatically when condi ­
tions have returned to normal.
Power steering
The ES C ca n also support veh icle st ability
t hr ough stee ring .
Selective wheel torque control
Selective w heel to rque con trol is used when d riv­
i ng on curves. Bra king is targeted towa rd t he
whee ls on the ins ide of the cu rve as needed . T his
a llows mo re pre cise dr iv ing in curves .
Automatic post -collision braking system
The "automat ic post -coll is io n braking system"
can hel p t o reduce the risk of sl iding and of addi­
tiona l co llisions after an acc iden t. If th e a irbag
c ontro l modu le de tects a collision, t he ve hicle is
bra ked by th e ESC.
The veh icle does not brake automatically if :
- the drive r presses t he acce lerator pedal, or
- the ESC, the brake system or the ve hicle elect ri-
cal system are not functioning.
A WARNING
- The ESC and its integ rated systems can not
overcom e the lim its impos ed by natura l
p hys ica l laws . Thi s is es pec ially impo rtan t
on s lippery or w et roa ds. If th e sys tems be­
g in a cting to s tabili ze y our v ehicle, you
s hould immedi ately alter your speed to
mat ch the ro ad and traffic condition s. D o
not let the i ncreased safety provide d tem pt
you into taking risks . This could increase
your r is k of a coll is io n.
- Please note the r is k of a col lision increases
w hen dr iv in g fast, especia lly t hrough c urves
a nd on s lippery or wet roa ds, an d when dr iv­
ing too close to objects ahead. The ESC and
its integrated sys tems ca nnot always pre­
v en t co llisions -there is st ill a risk of acc i­
dents!

Intellig ent T echn olo gy
{QJ Note
- Never let the brakes "rub" by pressing the
pedal light ly when braking is not actually
necessary. This causes the brakes to over­
heat and increases braking d istance and
causes wear .
- Before driv ing downhill a long distance on a
steep hill, decrease your speed and select a
lower gear. This makes use of the engine
braking effect and rel ieves the brakes. If
you need to b rake additionally, b rake in in­
te rvals a nd not conti nuously.
@ Tips
-If the brake booster is not wo rking, you
must press the brake pedal with much more
fo rce than no rma l.
- If you ret rofit your vehicle with a front spoil­
e r, whee l cove rs o r similar items, ma ke sure
th at the a ir flow to the front whee ls is not
i nterr upted. Ot herw ise the bra ke sys tem
can become too hot.
Electromechanical
steering, all-wheel
steering
The electromechanical steering supports the
driver's steering movements.
Power steering adapts electronically based on
the vehicle speed.
Indicator lights and me ssa ges
• Steering: malfuncti on! Plea se st o p vehicle
If this indicator light turns on and stays on and
this message appears, the power steering may
have failed.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon as pos ­
sib le. Do
not continue driving. See an authorized
Audi dea ler or authorized Audi Service Facility for
assistance .
• Stee ring: malfunction! Plea se stop vehicle.
Pa y attention t o di sta nce at sid e
If t his ind icator light tu rns o n and stays o n and
this message appears, t he a ll-wheel steer ing*
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may have fai led . The side of the vehicle may need
more space on the road .
Reduce you r speed and stop the vehicle in a safe
l oca tion with eno ugh space on the s ides as soon
as possible. Do
n ot continue driving. See an au­
thorized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi Service
Facility for assistance.
'I-ij S te e ring : m alfun cti on! You can c ontinue
dri ving
If the indicato r light turns on and the message
appears, the steeri ng wheel may be more d iffi­
cu lt to move or more sensitive than usu al. The
steering wheel may a lso be at an ang le when
driving straight.
D rive slowly to an a uth orized Audi dea ler or au ­
t h orized Aud i Serv ice Facili ty to have t he mal ­
f unction corrected .
l:r-ij Stee ring : malfun ction! Adapt driving sty le .
Lar ger turnin g radiu s
If the indicator l ight turns on and this message
appears, the all-whee l stee ring* may have fa iled .
Please note that the vehicle has a larger t urning
r ad ius and the st abil ity w hen turning a corner is
lik e tha t of a vehicle wi thout a ll -wheel s teer ing.
The steering whee l may also be at an angle when
driving straight.
D rive slowly to an a uth o rized Audi dea ler or au ­
t h orized Aud i Serv ice Facili ty to have t he mal ­
function corrected .
(D Tips
-If the . or l;rfl indi cato r light only stays on
for a sho rt time, you may cont inue driv ing.
- For add itiona l information o n all-wheel
steeri ng*, see
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ALL-wheel drive (quattro)
General information
In all whee l dr ive, the dr iv ing power is distr ibut­
ed between all fou r whee ls when needed. This
happe ns automatically depend ing on your dr iving
behav ior as we ll as the curren t road cond it ions.
A lso see
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::r ' Online servic es
re fer to Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 187
Opening. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. .. 29
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
H ood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Opening/closing
refer to Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Operating Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Options menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 156
Other consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Outside temperature displ ay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Overview (Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
p
Pai nt damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Paint number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Panorama glass roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Parental control
DVD... .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 237
Parking aid Cleaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Parking brake
refer to Electromechanical parking brake . 81
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Parking location Audi connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Parking system
Index
Physical princip les of a fronta l co llision . . . 262
Picture format (video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Pl ayback (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Playl ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Point of interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Point of int erest search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
also r efer to Point of interest . . . . . . . . . . 206
Polish ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Pollutant filter (automatic A/C system) . . . . 66
Power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 232
Predictive efficiency assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a s afe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
pre sense
r e fe r to Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Presets (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Pressure Tire pressure mon itoring system . . . . . . . 348
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Program guide Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Programming buttons (multifunction steering
wheel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 253
Proper safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
refer to Parking sys tems . . . . . . . . . . 133, 134
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Q
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Particulate filter (diesel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
PASSENGER AIR BAG light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Pause (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Pedestrian detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Personal route assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Phonebook
refer to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 quattro
146
Selective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . 142
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 262
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Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Additional station information . . . . . . . . . 222
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Radio text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Station list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
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Index
So ftware (MMI)
Licensing agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 1
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
So urces of informat ion abou t chil d rest rain ts
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
309
Speech dialog system
Mul tifunction stee rin g wheel . . . . . . . . . . .
1 5
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
Speed dependent volume contro l
Speed limit info 249
refer to T raffic sign recognition . . . . . . . . . 97
Speed lim its
refer to T raff ic s ign recognition . . . . . . . . . 9 7
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Speller .... .. .. .. ............. .... .. . 157
Sport diffe rential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sport view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
Stabilization program
refer to E SC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 143
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Sw itchi ng off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1
ST ART ENGINE STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
S tarting to d rive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
83
Starting (eng ine) . ............. .. 77, 78, 80
Steering
All -whee l steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
146
E lectromechanica l steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
also refer to Electromechanical steer ing . 146
Steer ing whee l
E asy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
M anual adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Power adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Shift padd les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Steer ing whee l heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
also refer to Multifunction
steer ing wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 2, 15
Steps fo r determining correct load limit . . . 344
Stopove r (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Stopping (eng ine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Storage compa rtments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
St reaming
refer to Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
392
Subtitles ( DV D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 7
Subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
249
Sunshade
Rear w indow/rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Su n visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Swap call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Switc hing tabs
refer to Mu ltifunction steering wheel. . 12, 15
Swi tc hi ng t he ignit ion on/o ff. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
159
Nav igat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
T raffic .... .. .. .. .. .. ........... 2 17,218
also refer to In dic ator lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Sync hronization (cl imate control system) . . . 68
SYNC (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
System sett ings (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
System update (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
System volume 2 50
T
Tachomete r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 , 11
Tail lights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
TOI clean diese l
refer to Ad Blue ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. 314
Techn ica l da ta. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 375
Technica l modif ications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Connecting .. .................. .....
174
Dialing a n umber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 7
Options d uring a phone call . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Playing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Temperature display
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Outs ide temperat ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Te ther ancho rs .. .. .. .. ............. .. 3 08
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
also refer to Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 258
Tighten ing spec ification
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
362
Tighten ing spec ification (wheel bo lts) . . . . 362
Til t angle d isp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85