navigation system AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

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orientedtothedirectionoftravel.Atascaleof
62mi(100km)andlarger,themaporientation
istothenorth.
Overviewmap:theentireroutefromthevehicle
positiontothedestinationorthenextstopoveris
displayedonthemap.Themapscaledependson
the lengthoftherouteandadaptsautomatically.
Themapisorientedtothenorth.
Routeinformation
Thedisplayofrouteinformation,suchasthecur-
rentstreetbeingdrivenonorpointsofinterest
alongthecurrentroute>page214,fig.196,can
be switchedon/offorcanbeminimizedonthe
displayofupcomingmaneuvers.
Automaticzoom
On:themapscaleisadaptedautomaticallyde-
pendingonthetypeof roadbeingtraveled(ex-
pressway,highway,otherroads)sothatyoual-
wayshaveanoptimaloverviewoftheroadahead.
Thescalewillalsobeautomaticallyadapted
whenthereareupcomingmaneuverstoprovidea
betterdetailedview.
Intersection:whenrouteguidanceisactive,the
maptemporarilyzoomsintoadetailedscale
whenthereareupcomingmaneuverssothatyou
can seethestreetorturnbetter.
Off:themapscaleyouhavechosenismain-
tained.
MMImapcontents
Youcanswitchthedisplayofadditionalinforma-
tiononthemapintheInfotainmentsystemdis-
playonoroff.
Theweatherforecastisdisplayedona3mi(5
km)scaleonthemap.
Instrumentclustermapcontents
Youcanalsosetwhichmapcontentdisplaysin
theinstrumentcluster>page168.

))AUDIAGprovidesaccesstoservicesfromthirdpartypro-
viders.Permanentavailabilitycannotbeguaranteed,be-
causethatdependsonthethirdpartyprovider.
Satellitemap
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem andAudiconnect
Infotainment
You candisplaythenavigationmapwithsatel-
liteimages.
SFigueroaSt
Fig.198Example:satellitemap
WWashingtonBlvd
LosAngeles

Requirement:therequirementsforAudiconnect
servicesmustbemet>page193.

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Mapsettings>
Mapdisplay>Satellitemap).

Themapdisplayisbasedondatareceivedfrom
theInternetintheformofsatelliteimages,
whicharethencombinedwiththeroadwaysfrom
theStandardmapview.Therearetwogigabytes
ofmemoryspaceintheMMImemorythatcanbe
usedtotemporarilystorethemapornavigation
datathatwasreceived.Thisisroughlythe
amountrequiredforthemap/navigationdatafor
a2,485mile(4,000km)route.Aslongasthe
satelliteimagesloadedforrouteguidanceare
stored,youcan usethemwithouthavinganac-
tivedataconnection.
GTips
—Thestoredsatellitemap”datacanbede-
letedinFactorysettings>Navigationand
onlinememory>page248.
~Thesatellitemap!)isupdatedregularly
wheneverthefunctionisopened.Theproc-
essmaytakeseveralseconds.
—Whenthesatellitemapdisplayisswitched
on)withthe3Dpositionmaptype,the
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MMIdisplayautomaticallyswitchestothe
2Dmaptypewhendrivingthroughtunnels.
—Also readtheinformationinthechapter
=page193,Audiconnect.
—Foradditionalinformation,visitwww.
audiusa.com.
Mapupdate
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Therearemultipleoptionsavailableforupdating
yourmapmaterial:
—Mapupdatesthroughthe onlinemapupdate*
>page218.
—ImportmapupdatesfromtheSDcard*toyour
MMI.Youcanfindadditionalinformationon-
lineatwww.audiusa.com/myaudi.
—MapupdateatanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.Thiscanresultin
additionalcosts.
Onlinemapupdate
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystemandAudiconnect
Infotainment
Usingtheonlinemapupdate,youcanupdate
themapmaterialinyournavigationsystemdi-
rectlyfromyourvehicle.
Recommendedregions->Confirmation
[RAH-8624]LOTRolRUTae Neenrteetneas)
Cannelel
BTCCelTe)
Fig.199Example:displayofanewonlinemapupdate
OMGriceetcare)
GecmaeuteCRiees
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Fy)iecf
ereReteeleERI)
Allregions
Fig.200Example:selectionofacountrypackage
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Requirement:therequirementsforAudiconnect
Infotainmentservicesmustbemet>page193.
YoumusthaveamyAudiaccountandhaveas-
signedyourvehicletoit.
Usingyourvehicleposition,theMMIidentifies
regionswhichyouarefrequentlyin.Basedon
this,theMMIsuggestsupdatepackagesfor
theseregions,iftheyareavailable.
»Selectandconfirm@Startdownload
=>fig.199ifthemessageforanewmapupdate
appearsintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay.Or:
>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>Systemmaintenance>Systemup-
date>Onlineupdate.


Aselectionwiththeavailableupdatepackages
appearsintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
>fig.200.
Selectingtheonlinemapupdate
—Selectanupdatepackagefromthelist%)@
>fig.200.
—Confirmyourselectionwiththe[BACK]button
and gobacktotheselection.
—Thenumberandamountofdatafortheselect-
edupdatepackagearenowdisplayedintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.


Startingthedownload
—SelectandconfirmStartdownload.
—ConfirmthesecuritypromptbyselectingStart
downloadagain.
Theupdatepackagesbegintodownloadandthe
statusofthedownloadprogressisshowninthe
Infotainmentsystemdisplay.
Installationofonlinemapupdates
Thedownloadedmapmaterialinstallsafteryou
stopyourvehicle.Thenewupdatepackagesin-
stallonlyafteryouswitchofftheignition.After
restartingtheMMI,theInfotainmentsystemdis-
playindicatesiftheupdatesinstalledsuccessful-
ly.
—ConfirmthesuccessfulupdatewithOK.
Thenewmapmaterialcannowbeusedfornavi-
gation.

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@Tips
—Alwaysreadthechapter>page193.
— Theamountofavailableonlinemapupdates
inthevehicleislimited.Toupdatemorere-
gions,usethemapupdateviaSDcardat
www.audiusa.com/myaudi.
—Alwaysreadthechapter>page193,Audi
connect.
Trafficinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Coeenaes@
®Westbound#>Eastbound
@)Northbound
©>-@serthvoun
Fig.201Example:trafficinformationoverview


>Pressthe LNAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed>page214,fig. 196.
>Select:leftcontrolbutton>Trafficmessages.

Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthetrafficinforma-
tionoverview>fig.201:
@Amessage(@)>fig.201willappearifthe
MMIcalculatesabetterrouteforthecurrent
routeguidance.Moreinformationcanbe
foundunder>page220.
@Whenrouteguidanceisactive,trafficinci-
dents along yourroutearedisplayedinthe
uppersectionofthelistandaresortedby
distance.
@®Thetrafficmessagesaresorted bystreet
name.Iftherearemultipletrafficmessages
forthesamestreet,anarrowisdisplayedin
frontofthestreetname()).Selectandcon-
firmthecorrespondinglinetodisplayallof
thetrafficinformation.
@Thecurrentselectedtrafficmessageisalso
shownasamappreview”intheInfotainment
systemdisplay.
©)ThestatuslineintheInfotainmentdisplay
alsoalwaysindicatesthereceptionoftraffic
informationTMC]orLONLINE}),


Showingtrafficmessagesonthemap:select:
onetrafficmessage>rightcontrolbutton>
Showonmap.
Displayingthe nexttrafficmessageonthemap:
pressthecontrolknob.
Trafficinformationdisplayonthemapor
mappreview*
Color-codedmarkingsalongtherouteindicate
thetrafficflow:
Green:trafficisflowingfreely.
Yellow:stop-and-gotraffic.
Red:congestion.
Shadedmarkingsindicatethelength ofthearea
withcongestion.
Coloredwarningsymbols:animpendingtraffic
incidentdirectlyaheadonyourroute.
Alltrafficincidentswilldisplayincolorwhen
routeguidanceisinactive.
Grayedoutwarningsymbols:trafficincidents
thatarenotonyourroute.
Warningsymbolswith*:avoidedtrafficinci-
dents.
Thedisplay ofcoloredmarkings,warningsym-
bols,etc.canbesetintheMapcontentmenu
=>page217.
G@)Tips
Particularlycriticaltrafficinformation,such
aswarningsaboutwrong-waydrivers,isauto-
maticallydisplayed.Tohidethetrafficinfor-
mation,pressthe[BACK]buttonorthecontrol
knob.
Trafficinformation(TMC)
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem


ReceivingtrafficinformationthroughTMCis
switchedonatthefactory.
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>Pressthe LNAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.
>Select:leftcontrolbutton>Trafficmessages.

Anoverviewofallthetrafficmessagesisdis-
playedintheInfotainmentsystem.
—Openingadetailedviewoftrafficinformation:
selectandconfirmthetrafficinformationfrom
thelist.
G)Tips
—TMCtrafficreportsarenotavailableinCan-
ada.Formoreinformation,pleasecontact
SiriusCanada.
—Criticaltrafficinformation,suchaswarnings
aboutwrong-waydrivers,isautomatically
displayed.Tohidethetrafficinformation,
pressthe[BACK] buttonorthecontrolknob.
1X1tacoA)
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem andbetterroute


ByreceivingtrafficinformationthroughTMC,
yourMMIcalculatesabetterrouteifavailable
andthepossibletimesavedcomparedtothe
currentroute.Youcandecidewhichrouteyou
wouldliketouse.

>Pressthe LNAV/MAP|buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.

Requirement:routeguidancemustbeactive.
IfyourMMIhascalculatedabetterroutethan
thecurrentrouteguidance,themessageAbetter
routeisavailable.appearsforseveralseconds
alongwiththetimethatmaybesaved.Abetter
routeisindicatedinthemapviewbythesymbol
"©page214,fig.197.
Amessagewillalsoappearinthetrafficinforma-
tionoverview@)>page219,fig.201.
Applybetterroute
—Presstherightcontrolbutton.

2)AUDIAGprovidesaccesstoservicesfromthirdpartypro-
viders.Permanentavailabilitycannotbeguaranteed,be-
causethatdependsonthethirdpartyprovider.
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—Selectandconfirmthebetterroute.Or:Select
andconfirmDetails todisplaydetailsaboutthe
betterroute.Youcanzoominoroutonthe
mapusingtheMMItouchcontrolpad.Require-
ment:theremustbemorethanoneoptimized
routecalculated.Pressthecontrolknobto
switchtothenextrouteinthedetailedview.
Closingthedetailedview:pressthe[BACK
button.
—Afteryouhaveselectedabetterroute,the
routewillberecalculated.
OnlinetraTeemulcd)
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem andAudiconnect
Infotainment


TheMMIcanreceivereal-timeonlinetrafficin-
formationaboutcongestion,accidents,road
construction,andotherincidents.
Requirement:TherequirementsforAudiconnect
Infotainmentmustbemet>page193.
>Switchingonlinetrafficinformationonand
off:select[NAV/MAP]button>rightcontrol
button>Onlinetrafficdataon()oroff(
>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.
>Select:leftcontrolbutton>Trafficmessages.





Theonlinetrafficinformationwillalsobedis-
playedonthesatellitemap)>page217oron
thestandardmap>page214,fig. 196.

If[ONLINE]trafficinformationcannotbere-
ceived,thentrafficinformationwillautomatically
bereceivedthrough[TMC]>page219.
@Tips
—Onlinetrafficinformationisnotavailablein
Canada.
—Alwaysreadthechapter>page193,Audi
connect.
—HavingtheOnlinetrafficdatafunction
switchedonprovidesthemostaccuratere-
portsoftrafficsituationsaswellastraffic
forecasting.Yourvehicletransmitsand

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processesitsanonymous,encryptedposi-—Theonlinetrafficinformationnetworkis
tioninformationatregularintervalstothecurrentlynotavailableinallcountries,and
trafficdataprovider.Ifyoudonotwanttothecoverageisnotnationwide.Foraddi-
usethis,youcanswitchofftheonlinetraf-tionalinformation,visitwww.audiusa.com.
ficinformationfunctionatanytime.
Troubleshooting
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

ProblemSolution

Freetextsearch:thedesireddes-
tinationcannotbefound.

Thedestinationmightnotbeenteredinthenavigationdatabase.
Or:checkthespellingofthetermthatwassearched.Checkifthe
desiredcountry/statewasselectedforthefreetextsearchusing
theCountry/stateselection>page206orthe optionAllcoun-
tries/states.

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Systemsettings

Switchoffpop-up:thisfunctionisswitchedonat
thefactory.WhenthefunctionisswitchedonM,
themessagesintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
regardingthechargingstatusofyourcellphone
intheAudiphonebox*arehidden.Thereminder
nottoforgetyourcellphonewhenleavingthe
vehicleisalsoswitchedoff.
Tooltips
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon4,yourMMI
showsyoutipsforinput.Thefrequencyofhow
oftenitdisplaysdecreaseswithtime.
Speechdialogsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functions
maybeavailable:
Commanddisplay:whenthisfunctionisswitch-
edon,theMMIwillshowyouthepossible
commandsforvoiceinputintherespective
menu.
Shortdialog:whenthisfunctionisswitchedon
(Y,ashorterformofthepromptsisused.
Commandduringvoiceoutput*:thisfunctionis
switchedonatthefactory.Whenthisfunctionis
switchedon(MW,youcansaynewcommandsdur-
ingannouncements.Youdonotneedtowaitfor
thesignaltone(beep)duringanannouncement.
WhenthefunctionisswitchedoffLJ,youneedto
waitforthesignaltone(beep)tosayanewcom-
mand.


Volume:youcanadjustthevolumeofthe
promptsbyturningthecontrolknob.
Individualspeechtraining(onlywhenthevehi-
cleisstationary):youcanadaptthevoicerecog-
nitionsystemtoyourvoiceorpronunciationinor-
dertoimprovethesystem'sabilitytorecognize
yourspeech.Individualspeechtrainingiscom-
prisedof20speechentriesthatconsistofcom-
mandsand sequencesofnumbers.Youcande-
letetheprogrammedvoicetrainingwiththeRe-
setindividualspeechtrainingfunction.
Displaybrightness
YoucanadjustthebrightnessoftheInfotain-
mentsystemdisplaybyturningthecontrolknob.
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Factorysettings
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thefollow-
ingfunctionscanberesettofactorysettings:
—Soundsettings
—Radio
—Mediasettings
—Jukebox*
—Directory
—Telephone
—BluetoothandWi-Fi*
—Navigationsettings*
—Navigationandonlinememory*
—Voicerecognitionsystem*
—Shortcutkeys
—Messagesettings*
—Apps*
—Tooltips
—Audiconnect*
—Audismartphoneinterface*
Youcanselectthedesiredfunctionsindividually
orallatoncewiththeoptionSelectallentries.
Selectandconfirm Restorefactorysettings.
G)Tips
Makesurethatnotonlythesettingswerede-
letedbutalsothestoreddata,ifnecessary.
Connectionmanager
Introduction
Theconnectionmanagerprovidesanoverviewof
yourconnecteddevicesandtheirnetworkstatus.
SerreenUsOTs
M7inetpensWie
icfSiac
»Secondaryphone:Notconnected
LaerieReonasotNotconnected
Peeit.)Notconnected
eelrast)Peertasienats
Fig.218Connectionmanager

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings>Connectionmanager.
>Selectandconfirmamenuitem.

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Systemsettings

AboutAppleCarPlay/AboutAndroidAuto
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface
Hereyouwillfindlegalinformationregardingthe
useofAppleCarPlayorAndroidAutoandinfor-
mationaboutdevice-specificdataexchange.
DeleteAppleCarPlaydevice/DeleteAndroid
Autodevice
Applies
to:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface
Requirement:yourcellphonemustnot becon-
nectedtotheAudimusicinterfacewithaUSB
adapter.
Select:Audismartphone>adevicefromthelist
>rightcontrolbutton.
Toremoveyourcellphonefromthelist,select
andconfirm DeleteAppleCarPlaydeviceorDe-
leteAndroidAutodevice.
Systemupdate

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>Systemmaintenance.
—Systemupdate:insertthestoragedevicewith
theupdatedataintotheappropriatedrive
=>page228.Selectandconfirmthedrive>
Startupdate.Thelengthoftheprocessde-
pendsonthesizeoftheupdate.
—Resetdriverinstallation:theselectedmedia
driverpackageisresettothesettingsatthe
timeofdelivery.
—Versioninformation:informationontheMMI
softwareversionandthenavigationdatabase*
softwareversionisdisplayed.TheSoftwarein-
formationfunctionalsoprovidesinformation
onthesoftwarecontainedintheMMIandthe
licensingagreement.
Soundsettings
ThesounddistributionandvolumeoftheMMI
canbeadjustedindividually.Thesettingsdepend
onthevehicleequipment.

Fig.219Adjustingthebalance/fader

>Select:[MENU]button>Sound>leftcontrol
button>Entertainment.

Treble/Bass
YoucanadjusttheTrebleandBasssettingsby
turningthecontrolknob.Thechangedsettings
onlyapplyfortheaudiosourcethatisactiveat
thetime.Thisallowsyoutoadjustthesoundset-
tingsforeachaudiosourceseparately.
Balance/fader(Soundfocus)
—Adjustingthesounddistributiontotheleftor
right:pressthecontrolknob.Turnthecontrol
knobtotheleftorrighttothedesiredposition.
—Adjustingthesounddistributiontothefront
orrear:pressthecontrolknobagain.Turnthe
controlknobtotheleftorrighttothedesired
position.
—Adjustingthesounddistributionusingthe
MMItouch*:moveyourfingerontheMMI
touchcontrolpanelinthedesireddirection.
Soundeffects
SelectandconfirmaFocussetting:
—All:allspeakersinthevehicleareactive(sym-
metricalsounddistribution).
—Front:onlythespeakersinthefrontoftheve-
hicleareactive.
—Rear*:onlythespeakersintherearofthevehi-
cleareactive.
—Movie*:thespeakersinthe centerofthevehi-
cleareactive.
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Selectandconfirma3Deffect*setting(surround
sound):
—Off:the3Deffectisswitchedoff.
—Low:the3Deffectisoptimized,forexample
foraudiobooks.
—Medium:the3Deffectisoptimizedforallsour-
ces.
—High:the3Deffectisatthemaximum.
Subwoofer*
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjustthesubwoofer.
Speeddependentvolumecontrol
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjusttheplaybackvol-
umetothenoiseinsidethevehicle.
AudioPilot*
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon %,theplay-
backvolumeisautomaticallyadjustedtothelev-
elofnoiseinsidethevehicle(dynamicroadnoise
compensation).
Volumesettings
Adjustingthevolume
Thevolumeofanaudiosourceorasystemmes-
sage(forexample,fromthevoicerecognition
system*)canbeadjusteddirectlywhilethe
soundisplayingusingtheOn/Offknob.
—Increasingordecreasingthevolume:turnthe
On/Offknob@)>page153,fig.155tothe
rightorleft.
—Mutingorpausing:presstheOn/Offknob
briefly.Or:turntheOn/Offknobtotheleftun-
tilthesymbol@>page163appears.Anactive
audio/videosourceisstopped.
—Unmutingorresuming:presstheOn/Offknob
briefly.Or:turntheOn/Offknobtotheright.

ZAWARNING
To reducetheriskofanaccident,adjustthe
volumeoftheaudiosystemsothataudible
signalsfromoutsidethevehicle,suchas po-
liceandfiresirens,canbeheardeasilyatall
times.

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G)Tips
Volumethatistoohighortoolowisautomat-
icallyadjustedtoasetlevelwhentheMMIis
switchedon.
Adjustingthesystemvolume
>Select:[MENU]button>Sound>leftcontrol
button.


Telephone
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
Mutetelephone:messagesandringtonesareset
tomute.
Ringtone:see=page190,Ringtoneandvolume
settings.
Ringtonevolume:youcanadjustthevolumeof
theselectedringtonebyturningthecontrol
knob.
Messagevolume:youcanadjustthevolumeof
thenotificationforanincomingtextmessageby
turningthecontrolknob.
Microphoneinputlevel:youcanadjustthecall
volumeduringaphonecallbyturningthecontrol
knob.
Navigation
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Voiceguidance:see>page214.
Voiceguidanceduringphonecall:see
=>page214.
Voiceguidancevolume:youcanadjustthevoice
guidancevolumebyturningthecontrolknob.Or:
youcanadjustthevoiceguidancevolumeduring
activerouteguidancebyturningtheOn/Offknob.
Entertainmentfader:thevolumeofaudioplay-
backcanbetemporarilyloweredwhenthepark-
ingsystemorvoiceguidanceisactive.
Voicerecognitionsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Commanddisplay:see>page248.
Shortdialog:see>page248.
Speechdialogsystemvolume:See>page248.>

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Airbagsystem


—Neverholdthesteeringwheelatthe12
o'clockpositionorwithyourhandsany-
whereinsidethesteeringwheeloronthe
steeringwheelhub.Holding thesteering
wheelthewrongwayincreasestheriskof
severeinjurytothearms,hands,andheadif
thedriverairbagdeploys.


Z\WARNING
Objectsbetweenyouandtheairbagwillin-
creasetheriskofinjuryinacrashbyinterfer-
ingwiththewaytheairbagunfoldsand/orby
beingpushedintoyouastheairbaginflates.
—Alwaysmakesurenothingisinthefrontair-
bagdeploymentzonethatcouldbestruck
bytheairbagwhenitinflates.
—Objectsinthezoneofadeployingairbagcan
becomeprojectileswhentheairbagdeploys
andcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
—Neverholdthingsinyourhandsoronyour
lapwhenthevehicleisinuse.
—Neverplaceaccessoriesorotherobjects
(suchascupholders,telephonebrackets,
notepads,navigationsystems,orthings
thatarelarge,heavy,orbulky)onthedoors;
neverattachthemtothedoorsorthewind-
shield;neverplacethemoverornearorat-
tachthemtotheareamarked,,AIRBAG“on
thesteeringwheel,instrumentpanelorthe
seatbackrests;neverplacethembetween
theseareasandyouoranyotherpersonin
thevehicle.
—Neverattachobjectstothewindshield
abovethepassengerfrontairbag,suchas
accessoryGPSnavigationunitsormusic
players.Suchobjectscouldcauseseriousin-
juryinacollision,especiallywhentheair-
bagsinflate.
—Neverreclinethefrontpassengerseatto
transport
objects.Itemscanalsomoveinto
thedeploymentareaofthesideairbagsor
thefrontairbagduringbreakingorinasud-
denmaneuver.Objectsneartheairbagscan
flydangerouslythroughthepassengercom-
partmentandcauseinjury,particularly
whentheseatisreclinedandtheairbagsin-
flate.

ZAWARNING
Apersononthefrontpassengerseat,espe-
ciallyinfantsandsmallchildren,willreceive
seriousinjuriesandcanevenbekilledbybe-
ingtooclosetotheairbagwhenitinflates.
—AlthoughtheAdvancedAirbagSystemin
yourvehicleisdesignedtoturnoffthefront
passengerairbagifaninfantorasmallchild
isonthefrontpassengerseat,nobodycan
absolutelyguaranteethatdeploymentun-
derthesespecialconditionsisimpossiblein
allconceivablesituationsthatmayhappen
duringtheusefullife ofyourvehicle.
— TheAdvancedAirbagSystemcandeployin
accordancewiththe,,lowrisk“optionfor3-
and6-year-oldchildrenundertheU.S.Fed-
eralStandardifachildwithelectricalcapac-
itancegreaterthanthecombinedcapaci-
tanceofatypicalone-yearoldinfantre-
strainedinoneoftheforwardfacing orrear-
ward-facingchildseatswithwhichyourve-
hiclewascertifiedisonthefrontpassenger
seatandtheotherconditionsforairbagde-
ploymentaremet.
—Accidentstatisticshaveshownthatchildren
aregenerallysaferintherearseatareathan
inthefrontseatingposition.
—Fortheirownsafety,allchildren,especially
12yearsandyounger,shouldalwaysridein
the backproperlyrestrainedfortheirage
andsize.
Advancedfrontairbagsystem
YourvehicleisequippedwithafrontAdvanced
AirbagSystemincompliancewithUnitedStates
FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)
208,aswellasCanadaMotorVehicleSafety
Standard(CMVSS)208asapplicableatthetime
yourvehiclewasmanufactured.


ThefrontAdvancedAirbagSystemsupplements
thesafetybeltstoprovideadditional protection
forthedriver'sandfrontpassenger'sheadsand
upperbodiesinfrontalcrashes.Theairbagsin-
flateonlyinfrontalimpactswhenthevehiclede-
celerationishighenough.>
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Accessoriesandtechnicalmodifications

Accessoriesand
technicalmodifications
Warranty
Yourvehicleiscoveredbyvariouswarranties:
—NewVehicleLimitedWarranty
—LimitedWarrantyAgainstCorrosionPerforation
—EmissionsControlSystemWarranties:Federal
EmissionsControlSystemDefectWarranty,
FederalEmissionsPerformanceWarranty
—Appliesto:USAmodels:KansasSafetyBelt
LimitedWarranty
—Appliesto:USAmodels:CaliforniaEmissions
ControlWarranties:Short-termEmissionsDe-
fectsWarranty,Long-termEmissionsDefects
Warranty,TZEVmodelsEmissionsDefects
Warranty,CaliforniaEmissionsPerformance
Warranty
YoucanfinddetailedinformationinyourWarran-
ty&MaintenanceBookletandintheCalifornia
EmissionsBooklet*.
AudiLiteratureShop
Serviceinformationisavailableassoonaspossi-
bleafteramodelisintroducedandcanbeor-
deredintheAudiLiteratureShop:http://
literature.audiusa.com
Drivinginother
countries
GovernmentregulationsintheUnitedStatesand
Canadarequiremotorvehiclestocomplywith
emissionsregulationsandsafetystandards.
Therefore,vehiclesthatwereproducedforthe
U.S.andCanadianmarketsaredifferentfromve-
hiclesproducedforothercountries.
Ifyouplantouseyourvehicleoutsideofthe
UnitedStatesorCanada,itispossiblethat:
—Fuelmayhaveasignificantlyloweroctanerat-
ing.Unsuitablefuelscancauseenginedamage.
—Propermaintenanceandrepairworkmaynot
bepossiblebecausespecialserviceequipment,
tools,ormeasuringdevicesneededforyourve-
hiclemaynotbeavailable.
370
—Replacementpartsmaynotalwaysbeavaila-
ble.
—Navigationsystemsforvehiclesbuiltforthe
U.S.A.andCanadawillnotnecessarilyworkin
Europe,andmaynotworkinothercountries.
()Note
Audiisnotliablefordamagetothevehiclere-
sultingfromthesecountry-specificdifferen-
ces.
Maintenance,repairs,
andtechnicalmodifi-
cations
Notethesafetyprecautions>page313,Work-
ingintheenginecompartmentand©page356,
Raisingthevehicle.
Generalinformation
Duetotheincreasingcomplexityoftechnologyin
thesevehicles,aswellasthesafetyandenviron-
mentalstandardsthatapply,youcanonlyper-
formaverylimitedamountofrepairsandmodifi-
cationstothevehicleyourself.
Proofofmaintenanceworkmayberequiredto
submitaclaimwithinthewarrantyperiod.
Werecommendthatyouhaveyourvehicleserv-
icedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityandthatAudiGenuineParts
andAudiGenuineAccessoriesareused.This
helpstoensurethatyourvehicle'sfunctionality,
performance,andsafety arenotimpaired.
Maintenanceandrepairs
Yourvehiclewasdesignedtohelpkeepmainte-
nancerequirementstoaminimum.Someregular
maintenanceisrequiredtohelpensurethatyour
vehiclerunsina safe,economical,andreliable
manner.PleaserefertoyourWarranty&Mainte-
nanceBookletformoredetailedinformation
aboutvehiclemaintenance.
Whenoperatingthevehicleundermoreextreme
operatingconditions,forexamplewhenoutside
temperaturesareveryloworinverydustyenvi-
ronments,certainmaintenanceshouldbeper-
formedbetweenthespecifiedintervals.