lane assist AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

Assistsystems

aboutdetectedvehiclesthatithasclassifiedas
critical.
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Youcanadjustthebrightnessonofthedis-
playontherearviewmirror>page121.

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Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist


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Fig.116Rearofthevehicle:positionofthesensors
Sideassistfunctionsatspeedsaboveapproxi-
mately9mph(15km/h).
@)Vehiclesthatareapproaching
Incertaincases,avehiclewillbeclassifiedas
criticalforalanechangeevenifitisstillsome-
whatfaraway.Thefasteravehicleapproaches,
120
thesoonerthedisplayintheoutsidemirrorwill
turnon.
Vehiclestravelingwithyou
Vehiclestravelingwithyouareindicatedinthe
exteriormirroriftheyareclassifiedascriticalfor
alane change.Allvehiclesdetectedbysideassist
areindicatedbythetimetheyenteryour“blind
spot”,atthelatest.
©Vehiclesyouarepassing
Ifyouslowlypassavehiclethatsideassisthas
detected(thedifferenceinspeedbetweentheve-
hicleandyourvehicleislessthanapproximately
9mph(15km/h)),thedisplayintheexteriormir-
rorturnsonassoonasthevehicleentersyour
blindspot.
Thedisplaywillnotturnonifyouquicklypassa
vehiclethatsideassisthasdetected(thediffer-
enceinspeedisgreaterthanapproximately9
mph(15km/h)).
Functionallimitations
Theradarsensorsaredesignedtodetecttheleft
andrightadjacentlaneswhentheroadlanesare
thenormalwidth.Insomesituations,thedisplay
intheexteriormirrormayturnoneventhough
thereisnovehiclelocatedintheareathatiscriti-
calforalanechange.Forexample:
—Ifthelanesarenarroworifyouaredrivingon
theedgeofyourlane.Ifthisisthecase,the
systemmayhavedetectedavehicleinanother
lanethatisnotadjacenttoyourcurrentlane.
—Ifyouaredrivingthroughacurve.Sideassist
mayreacttoavehiclethatisinthesamelane
oronelaneoverfromtheadjacentlane.
—Ifsideassistreactstootherobjects(such as
roadsidestructureslikeguardrails).
—Inpoorweatherconditions.Thesideassist
functionsarelimited.
Donotcovertheradarsensors>fig.116with
stickers,deposits,bicyclewheelsorotherob-
jects,becausethiswillimpairthefunction.For
informationoncleaning,see>page346.>

Assistsystems



AWARNINGSwitchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.SideassistcannotThesystemcanbe switchedon/offintheInfo-
replaceadriver'sattention.Thedriveralonetainmentsystem.
isalwaysresponsibleforlanechangesand
similardrivingmaneuvers.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audisideassist.Offswitchesthe

—Insomesituations,thesystemmaynot
functionoritsfunctionmaybelimited.Forsystemoff.
example:
—IfvehiclesareapproachingorbeingleftIfthesystemisactivated,thedisplaysintheex-
behindveryquickly.Thedisplaymaynotteriormirrorswillturnonbrieflywhentheigni-
turnonintime.tionisswitchedon.
—Inpoorweatherconditionssuchasheavy)
rain,snoworheavymist.@Tips
—Onverywidelanes,intightcurves,orifWhenyouswitchsideassistonoroff,theexit
thereisariseintheroadsurface.Vehicleswarningsystemactivatesordeactivates
intheadjacentlanemaynot be detected=>page122.
becausetheyareoutsideofthesensor
range.Settingthedisplaybrightness
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Appliesto:vehicleswith Audisideassist
@)Note
ThedisplaybrightnesscanbeadjustedintheIn-


Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsorfotainmentsystem.
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Thiscanimpair thesystem.Have»SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAuditon>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
ServiceFacilitychecktheirfunction.sistance>Audisideassist.
@)TipsThedisplaybrightnessadjustsautomaticallyto
thebrightness ofthesurroundings,bothinthe
informationandinthewarningstage.Invery
darkorverybrightsurroundings,theautomatic
adjustmentwillsetthedisplay totheminimum
ormaximumlevel.Insuchcases,youmaynotice
nochangewhenadjustingthebrightness, orthe
changemayonlybenoticeableoncethesur-
roundingschange.
—Thesesystemsarenotavailableintrailer
towingmode.Thereisnoguaranteethesys-
temswillswitchoffwhenusingaretrofitted
trailerhitch.Donot use thesefunctions
whentowingatrailer.
—Ifthewindowglassinthedriver'sdooror
front
passenger'sdoorhasbeentinted,the
displayintheexteriormirrormaybeincor-
aes.Adjustthebrightnesstoalevelwherethedisplay
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththeintheinformationstagewillnotdisruptyour
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandtheviewahead.Ifyouchangethebrightness,thedis-
IndustryCanadaregulations,seeplayintheexteriormirrorwillbrieflyshowthe
>page373.brightnesslevelintheinformationstage.The
brightnessofthewarningstageislinkedtothe
brightnessintheinformationstageandisadjust-
edalongwiththeinformationstage.>
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Parkingaid

Parkingspacesearch
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkassist

Fig.150Infotainment:indicatortocontinuedrivinginre-
verse
Parallelparkingisdescribedhere.Theprocessis
thesameforperpendicularparking.
Searchingforparkingspaces
>Driveforwardtotherowofparkingspacesata
lowspeed.Forthebestparkingresults,theve-
hicleshould beapproximately3feet(1m)from
therowofparkingspaces.
>Theparkingspacesearchisfirstdoneonone
sideofthelane.Toswitchthesideforthepark-
ingspacesearch,activatetheturnsignalfor
thatside.
Selectingtheparkingspace
>Ifthesystemfindsaparkingspacethatcould
besuitableforthevehiclelengthandwidth,it
willbedisplayed>fig.149.Thesystemauto-
maticallysuggestsaparkingoption.
>Makesurethattheparkingspaceissuitablefor
yourvehicle.
>Toswitchbetweenparallel(@),forwardperpen-
dicular()or reverseperpendicular©parking,
turnthecontrolknobtothedesiredmode.Only
theparkingoptionsthatarecurrentlypossible
aresuggested.
>Driveforwarduntiltheinstructionsforauto-
maticparkingappearintheInfotainmentsys-
temdisplay>fig.150>A\inDescriptionon
page140,>@)inDescriptiononpage140.As
soonasthevehiclehas reachedthecorrectpo-
sition,aPappearsinthedisplayoverthese-
lectedparkingspace.
>Ifyouwouldliketoparkusingthesystem,fol-
lowtheinstructionsintheInfotainmentsys-
temdisplay.Oncetheparkingprocesshas
started,payattentiontothedisplaysinthein-
strumentclusteraswell.
Parkassistonlydisplaysparkingspacesthatare
suitableforthelengthandwidthofthevehicle.
@)Note
—Parkingspacesclassifiedassuitablebythe
systemmayhavebeendetectedincorrectly.
Thedrivermustdecideiftheparkingspace
displayedissuitableforthevehicle.
—Certainconditionsnear theparkingspace
maycausetheparkingprocesstofail, such
asiftheparkingspaceisneartreesorposts,
orifthegroundiscovered,forexample,
withgravel,snow,orice.
@)Tips
—Youcanselectaspacefromallofthepark-
ingoptionsfound.Thepossibleparking
spacewillbedisplayeduntilyouaretoofar
awayfromit.
—Youwillachievethebestresultswhenpark-
ingifyoukeepyourvehicleasparallelas
possibletotheotherparkedvehiclesorthe
edgeoftheroad.
—Ifyoudidnotdrivepastasuitableparking
space tooquickly,thesystemcanalsobeac-
tivatedafterwardsbypressingthePebutton
andactivatingtheturnsignal.
—Ifsuitableparkingspacesareavailableon
bothsidesoftheroadatthesametime
(such asonaone-waystreet),thedirection
oftheturnsignalcanalsobechangedinor-
dertouseparkassist.
—Parkassistwillswitchoffifyourspeedex-
ceedsapproximately30mph(50km/h).
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IntelligentTechnology

Allwheeldrive(quattro)
Theall-wheeldrivesystemdistributesthedriving
powervariablytothefrontandrearaxletoim-
provethedrivingcharacteristics.Itworkstogeth-
erwithselectivewheeltorquecontrol,whichcan
activatewhendrivingthroughcurves
=>page146.
Theallwheeldriveconceptisdesignedforhigh
enginepower.Yourvehicleisexceptionallypow-
erfulandhasexcellentdrivingcharacteristics
bothundernormaldrivingconditionsandon
snowandice.Alwaysreadandfollowsafetypre-
cautions>A\.

Z\WARNING
—Eveninvehicleswithallwheeldrive,you
shouldadaptyourdrivingstyletothecur-
rentroadandtrafficconditionstoreduce
theriskofanaccident.
— Thebrakingabilityofyourvehicleislimited
tothetractionofthewheels.In thisway,it
isnotdifferentfromatwowheeldrivevehi-
cle.Donotdrivetoofastbecausethisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Notethatonwetstreets,thefrontwheels
can“hydroplane’”ifdrivingatspeedsthat
aretoohigh.Unlikefrontwheeldrivevehi-
cles,theengineRPMdoesnotincreasesud-
denlywhenthevehiclebeginshydroplaning.
Adaptyourspeedtotheroadconditionsto
reducetheriskofanaccident.
Sykemetals
Appliesto:Vehicleswith sportdifferential

Thesportdifferentialdistributesthedrivepower
totherearaxlebasedonthesituation.Thegoal
isahighlevelofagilityandabilitytoaccelerate
oncurves.Thevehicleisvery responsivetosteer-
ing.ThesettingsdependontheselectedAudi
driveselect*mode.
Energymanagement
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanintelligentener-
gymanagementsystemfordistributingelectrici-
ty.Thissignificantlyimprovesthestartingability
andincreasesthevehiclebatterylife.
@)Tips
—Ifyoudriveshortdistancesfrequently,the
vehiclebatterymaynotchargeenough
whiledriving.Asaresult,conveniencefunc-
tionsforelectricalequipmentmaybetem-
porarilyunavailable.
—Thevehiclebatterywillgraduallydrainif
thevehicleisnotdrivenforlongperiodsof
time,orifelectricalequipmentisused
whentheengineisnotrunning.Toensure
thatthevehiclecanstillbestarted,the
electricalequipmentwillbelimitedor
switchedoff.
Noticeaboutdata
recordedbytheEvent
DataRecorderand
vehiclecontrolmodules
EventDataRecorder
Thisvehicleisequippedwithan Event DataRe-
corder(EDR).ThemainpurposeofanEDRisto
record,incertaincrashornearcrash-likesitua-
tions,
suchasanairbagdeploymentorhittinga
roadobstacle,datathatwillassistinunderstand-
inghowavehicle'ssystemsperformed.TheEDR
isdesignedto recorddatarelatedtovehicledy-
namics andsafetysystemsforashortperiodof
time,typically30secondsorless.TheEDRinthis
vehicleisdesignedtorecordsuchdataas:
—Howvarioussystemsinyourvehiclewereoper-
ating;
—Whetherornot thedriverandpassengersafety
beltswerebuckled/fastened;
—Howfar(ifatall)thedriverwasdepressingthe
acceleratorand/orbrakepedal;and,
—Howfastthevehiclewastraveling.
Thesedatacanhelpprovideabetterunderstand-
ingofthecircumstancesinwhichcrashesandin-
juriesoccur.NOTE:EDRdataarerecordedbyyour
vehicleonlyifanon-trivialcrashsituationoccurs;
nodataarerecordedbytheEDRundernormal
drivingconditionsandnopersonaldata(e.g.,
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Index

A
A/CMAX(button).................00.68,72
A/C(button)............0.0ceeeeee68,71
ABSiacesrenoneooavenme= aomtrineoscemneysfeotaan146
AAGGOSSONIESosss2sceases©swaneeea¥60,370,372
Activelaneassist
Cleaningthecameraarea..............347
alsorefertoAudiactivelaneassist......115
Adaptiveairsuspension
refertoAirsuspension................127
Adaptivecruisecontrol...............-.101
Cleaningthesensor...............0005347
MessageS....0...ceceeeeeee eeeee109
PREGiCtiVECONtrOls:« «wean«ames2smeee=99
Adjustingairdistribution(automaticclimate
COMUOD)cee2even2 sgemGsBEBEaeROEREaE69,72
Adjustingtheadditionaldisplay...........18
Adjustingtherearseats..................54

Adjustingthesound.251
Adjustingthetemperature(automaticclimate
COMMODice«wowx2yeeaeRNReeBemGE69,72
Adjustingthevolume..............2.-00518
Advancedkey
refertoConveniencekey.............---77
AIRBAGsss2 =eueas2 2eee7 eoeeEteeee2Eee268
Airbagsystem.........0.2eeeeee268,285
AdvancedAirbagSystemcomponents....275
CARE,acon»vvinta+ «stirsnHessonei «Scenema 0oe283
Children...1.0.0.0eeeeeeeeeeee292
Childrestraints:s«cows+mewsooces¥we292
Components(frontairbags)............275
Dangeroffittinga childsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat..............005.269
Disposalcxcmesw aamas+sarmenaoomnesooonoxest283
Frontairbags......0.0...ceceeeeeee273
Howdothefrontairbagswork?.........278
Howmanyairbagsdoesmyvehiclehave?.275
HowtheAdvancedAirbagSystemcompo-
Metitsworktogethersavasgeeavesaeaweav277
Indicatorlightcssvcsv=somes+ 2ceceo 2meee«280
Monitoring..........6.06eeeeeee eee280
PASSENGERAIRBAGlight.............-280
Repairs:«seussoocevussooeensvvoremoomere283
Safetyinstructions...............0005282
Whenmustthesystembeinspected?....280
Airsuspension..................0.127,128
Alarmsystem
refertoAnti-theftalarmsystem..........34
Alignmentpin(changingthewheel).......352
All-weatherlights................000000.42
All-wheelsteering.................127,150
AlliseasontiteSiisvs«6swessmewn2weenowe341
Allwheeldrive
HEFEPTOMQUATENO,sesame= 4srorce6soresae©sera151
AMI
refertoAudimusicinterface...........233
AndroidAuto
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......245
Anti-freeze
Windshieldwashersystem.............324
Anti-LockBrakingSystem
referitOiABS’,« Anti-SlipRegulation
refertoASR......ceeeeeeeeeee146
Anti-theftalarmsystem..............000-34
AppleCarPlay
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......245
Ashtray...2...eeeeee60
ASRsvases3 0aecwens©weavesoscucaetaecatosoeaoe146
Audiactivelaneassist............0.0005115
Messages...0.0...ceececeeeeeee eee118
Audiadaptivecruisecontrol
Distancedisplay,distancewarning.......109
Trafficjamassist........0.....022.00.107
AudiconnectInfotainment
DatacPrivacyseis&«were3wesw&eacemw ©wane202
Servicesoverview..........--.000000-194
AUdidrive;selettc«seesa amaniaa 0avetinaeae127
AudiEntertainmentmobile..............235
Audimusicintertaceseis66siensoiecane233
Audimusicstream
refertoWi-Fi...........00.00eeeeee231
AUMIOFILSscsocscinesoavyneousvoaxtewneWowsecu235
Audioplayer
Bluetoothaudioplayer................230
Wi-Fiaudioplayer................0005231
Audiotrack...6...ceceeee eee eeeeeeee238
Audiphonebox.............00eeeeee181
Audipresense..........0.00.eeeeeeee111
MOSSAGESacsan& &Sicie§ 5RoEEooSFS115
SOttINGSsecon+ 2see2eeeoo eesoee115
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Input
UsingtheMMItouch..............-04.157:
Usingthe'spellers:.sscas+ aeeessexes161
Inputlevel(Media)...0.0...ceceeeeas238
Inspectioninterval..........0ceceeens324
Installingtheuppertetherstraponthean-
ChOraGGicmy« »sews= 2seesxSES4 ¥DOE8 2ne307
Instrumentcluster.............0ceee14
GLEANING« «wove:oosewn:oasmeewsme=oore348
MessageS...0.6...ceeeeeeeeeeeee20
Serviceintervaldisplay...............-324
Instrumentillumination.................46
Interiorlighting...............-.000-45,46
Internet
refertoconnect.........eececeeeeeee193
Internetradio......0.2...eeeeeee232
Intervalmode(wipers)..................49
iPhone
refertoAudimusicinterface...........233
J
Jukebox...eee229
Jump-starting....................0208-364
Jumpstartcable................000000,365
K
Rey,scicaneteatanavissastcansa aaeematiswoeamaUIEww28,29
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........38
Keynotrecognizedss< =cessssseasssvows79
Keyreplacement..viesee ne6cainesce29
Mechanicalkey.............0--000.29,30
Replacingthebattery...............00530
Unlockingandlocking).«csc.2eeeeeeens31
Vehiclecode...22...eee eee eee eeeee29
Kick-down(automatictransmission)........89
L
Laneassist
refertoAudiactivelaneassist..........115
LATCH...0...eeeeee304
DESCHIPULON's= 2sesssweeeesReeE2 xKeeF305
Installinga childrestraint.............306
Location............0.00.02.eee eeeee305
Mountingandreleasingtheanchorage
ROOK:« xween6 ¥esse66mameoveee& 6eaume306

Leathercareandcleaning...............349
Lefticontrol:buttons«imssscomeamameoo17
Licenseplatebracket..............0000-372
Licensingagreements(MMI).............253
Liftingpoints(vehiclejack)..............356
Light/rainsensor
Headlights:ccs+ ¢came+scene+vassees42
Intervalmode(Wipers)...............4549
Light:FUnctionSics.«sevexcumsoecarena 2oe42
Highbeamassistant............000000-43
Instrumentillumination................46
EnterionLightings+soso« ©mscemw 6seonveevs45
Lighting
EXTORIOR.5cessa 0meresaeen&enemasaseevee42
Interior...2.keeeeeee45
Lights
Headlightrangecontrolsystem..........42
Listeningtomusic
refertoMediates.. Goad»sees2 xmew=4mame+Senseossee2ge376
Loadingtheluggagecompartment.........62
Lowbeamheadlights....................42
Loweringtherearofthevehicle...........64
Luggagecompartment................-.62
Cover'(tianiial)s «sues POWErSOUREESscore65einen©wanaoeeewo60
Tie-downs
alsorefertoLoadingtheluggagecompart-
MEMBs&scenes6wevewo ae6neuenwwami62
Luggagecompartmentlid................34
Closingbutton.................000000.
Emergencyreleasing
Openingandclosingwithfootmotion.....36
Poweropeningandclosing..............34
Lumbar’supPorts.vcecsewsvveaevawna53
M
Maintenance:«seis«soma2sawwoswowsos370
Maintenanceintervals...............005324
Makinganemergencycall...............185
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)........312
Map
Changingthescale................0-.207
Displayscicwssx +erasesw +enmuene© ¥sesines© #cxecens219
Operating................0..0.00000-214
S@tuiINGSeens+ ¢cesspeessoHeesoHews216