2009 AUDI Q7 cruise control

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Applies to vehic les: w it h Ad aptive Crui se Co nt rol
System status indicator
The text messages and symbols shown in this area of the
display are not displayed permanently.
T ime in ter va ls (s uch a s c::;, __ __ c::;, }
Fig . 170 System
sta tus in dicator
The different symbols for the time intervals (distance) appear if you
change the settings:::;, fig. 170 .
Three white dots .. . appear if a setting canno t be made with the
operating lever . The following are possible reasons
• If you pull the control lever towards you to resume speed but no
requested speed was set.
• I f you push the lever up to increase (or down to reduce) speed
when no speed has been set previously.
• If you push the lever up to increase (or dow n to reduce) speed
and this speed is outside the 20 to 95 mph (30 to 150 km/h) speed
range .
A CC no t ava ila bl e
The text message ACC not av aila ble appears, for examp le, if the
temperature of the brakes is excessive. Adaptive Cruise Control is
t emporarily not available . A warning tone sounds as a reminder.
Controls and equip ­
ment A
CC not ava ilable!
The text message ACC not availabl e! appears in the event of a
malfunction. Adaptive Cruise Control is turned off. A warning tone
sounds as a reminder . Have the system inspected by a qua lified
dea lership.
ACC s ensor bl ocked
!
The text message ACC se nsor blo cke d ! appears when the ACC
System can no longer accurately detect vehicles moving up ahead
in your lane of
travel. Adaptive Cruise Control is turned off. A
warning tone a lso sounds as a reminder.
To decide whether it is necessary to switch off the ACC (ACC sensor b locked
!) or if it is only a temporary condition (ACC Functionally
limited), the system wi ll also takes into consideration the ou tside
temperature and/or the windshield wiper operation.
The ACC sensor is dirty or b locked (e .g . leaves, snow).
The ACC sensor is located behind the area to the right of the front license p late. If the ACC sensor is dirty or b locked, c lean the area to
restore system operat ion.
ESP activ at ion
The text message ES P activ ation appears i f the E lectronic Stabiliza­
tion Program (ESP} has intervened. In this case the Adaptive Cruise
Control is automatically turned off . This is accompanied by a
warning tone.
S peed
The set speed in mph (Canada km/h) always appears when saving or
changing the speed in Adaptive Cru ise Control :::;, page 156, "How is
the speed stored?" and:::;, page 156, "Changing stored speed".
A CC function alit y limited
The message ACC functionalit y lim ited appears when the ACC
System does not detect any moving vehicles up ahead in your lane
of trave l for a longer period of time. During this time, the distance
t o moving vehicles in your lane of trave l up ahead is not be ing main -~
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tained. The ACC system is not switched off, and increased attention
to the traffic situation is absolutely necessary. The following may be
reasons why the message
ACC functionality limited appears:
• The ACC sensor is dirty . The ACC system is not reacting, or is not
reacting correctly, to moving vehicles up ahead in your lane of
travel.
• There may be very light traffic on and there is nothing that marks
the side of the road (for example, guard rails, traffic signs, trees). As
soon as a moving vehicle up ahead is detected again, ACC becomes
active again and the message disappears .
The ACC sensor is located behind the area to the right of the front
license pla te . If the ACC sensor is dirty or blocked, clean the area to
restore system operation.
Parking brake !
The text message Parking brake ! appears, when the parking brake
is applied. ACC is turned off. A warning tone sounds as a reminder.
Stationary object ahead
The text messag e Stationary object ahead appears, when you want
to activate the system and there is a stationary vehicle or an object
immediately in front of you.
Gradient too steep
The text message Gradient too steep appears when the maximum
gradient for proper ACC operation has been exceeded. Adaptive
Cruise Control is turned off. A warning tone also sounds as a
reminder.
ACC off: manual control!
The text message ACC off: manual control! appears after the vehicle
has been brought to a standstill by the Adaptive Cruise Control. In
this case you must depress the brake pedal to prevent the vehicle
from rolling. A warning tone sounds as a reminder .
Selector lever position!
The text message Selector lever position! appears when the
selector lever is moved to position
N. In this position, Adaptive
Cruise Control is not available. •
Applies to vehi cles : wi th Ad aptive Cr uise Co ntro l
Driver intervention prompt
The driver intervention prompt calls on the driver to take
over the situation.
Fig. 171 Instrument
cluster: Driver inter­
vention prompt
In certain situations , the braking power of the Adaptive Cruise
Control is not enough to maintain an adequate distance to the
vehicle up ahead. In these situations, the Adaptive Cruise Control
calls the driver to take action .
The
driver intervention prompt alerts you visually and audibly to
take over .
• A red vehicle is shown in the instrument cluster display
::::::,fig.171.
• The text DISTANCE! appears in the status line .
• The indicator light
.:=:,1,, ,.:=:> in the speedometer blinks red.
• A warning tone sounds.

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[ i ] Tip s
• Adaptive Cruise Contro l is switched off after pressing the foot­
brake . The speed saved up this point can be resumed.
• To resume the saved speed, release the brake pedal and press
the control lever=>
page 157, "Turning Adaptive Cruise Control off
temporarily".
• If you use the accelerator to go faster than the speed of the
vehicle ahead of you , the
dr iver i nterve ntion pr ompt will not be
accompanied by a warning signal.
• If the speed you previously set is exceeded , the indica tor light in
the speedometer wi ll switch off. •
Applies to v ehi cles: with Ad aptive Crui se Co nt rol
MMI settings
Individual settings for Adaptive Cruise Control can be
selected in the MM/ .
Fig. 172 M MI Display:
A dapti ve C ruise
Co ntrol
Settings for the driving program can be adjusted indiv idu ­
ally to the particular user and saved in the MMI. This can
only be done with the eng ine running.
- Press the
I CAR] funct ion button.
Controls and equip ­
ment
Select Sy stem s* in the CAR menu.
- Select
Adaptive Crui se Control . The Adaptive C ruise
Control
menu appears.
Select
driving program .
Select the desired driv ing program .
Sett in g t he d riving p rogram
In the driving progr am menu you can adjust the characteristics of
Adaptive Cruise Contro l to your own preferences using
d yn ami c,
s ta nd ard
or comfort .
Sav ing sett ing s
Your individua l settings are automatical ly saved and assigned to the
remote control key being used (remote key storage). If the key is
given to another person, the saved settings remain as they are. •
System limitations
Applies to veh ic les : w ith Ada ptiv e Crui se Cont ro l
General information
The radar sensor has limits that the driver must know to
be able to use ACC properly.
The Adaptive Cruise Control works within limits that ar e also related
to radar sensor range and sight distance . In some situations ACC
may react unusually or late from the driver's point of view . There ­
fore, always be attentive to what is happening around you and always be ready to intervene, if necessary :
• when driving around curves=>
page 166
• when vehicles up front are not in line with your vehicle
=>
page 166
• when other vehic le s are changing lanes=> page 167
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• when other vehicles are difficu lt to dete ct~ page 167
• when vehicles up ahead are not moving or obs tacles are in your
trave l lane ~ page
167
& WARNING
The radar sensor's fun ction and range can be redu ced by rain ,
s now and hea vy spray. Mo ving vehicle s up ahead may not be
promptl y dete cted or m ay not be detected at all.
• Alway s pay careful attention to the traffic situ atio n and be
ready to inter vene and be ready to take compl ete control wh en­
ever ne ce ssa ry . •
App lies to vehicles : wi th Ada ptive Cruise Contro l
When driving around curves
Fig . 17 3 Ve hicle
e nt erin g a curv e
Entering a cur ve
Fig . 174 Vehicle
l eav ing a curve
When entering a curve, the Adaptive Cruise Control may react to a
vehicle in the next lane and apply the brakes in your vehicle
~ fig. 173. The braking action can be overridden by depressing the
accelerator pedal.
Leaving a curve
At the end of very long curves, ACC's predictive lane reading can
cause ACC to react to another vehicle in the next lane and apply the
brakes on your vehicle~ fig. 174. The braking action can be over­
ridden by depressing the accelerator pedal. •
Applie s to vehic les : w ith Ad aptiv e Crui se Cont rol
Vehicles offset to one side
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Fig. 175 V ehicle trav ­
e lin g ahe ad o uts ide th e
de tec tion rang e of th e
r ad ar sen sor ..

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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
ment
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

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Audi braking guard
App lies to vehicles: with Adaptive Cruise Contro l
Description
Audi braking guard warns you of a possible collision with
a moving vehicle up ahead.
F ig. 180 Disp lay in t he
i nstrumen t cluster
The Audi braking guard is active from a speed of approx. 20 mph
(30 km/h) and works within the system limits=>
page 165 even when
the Adaptive Cruise Control is deactivated.
A radar sensor is built into the front of the vehicle=>
page 154,
fig. 160. The system is intended to measure the distance to reflec ­
tive surfaces. If a measurement is not possible, the system does not respond.
When the measurement has been taken, the system can recognize a possib ly hazardous s ituation, for example, when a vehicle up
ahead in your lane of travel sudden ly brakes or when your own
vehic le is mov ing at high speed towards a much s lower vehic le up
ahead. As soon as the system senses that a possible collision with
t he vehicle up ahead can only be avoided by immediate full brake
application or by an avoidance maneuver, a warning appears.
The system has a default response time to be able to signal before a co llision occurs. This system response time is automatica lly
reduced if you acce lerate actively, for example to join a highway. Braking, transverse acceleration and the steering angle can lead to
a reduced system response time. The warning is deact
ivated if you
begin to overtake with full acceleration.
The system can make you aware of two different hazardous situa ­
t ions:
Distan ce
The distance warning is g iven if the system calculates that there is
not enough distance to the vehic le up ahead a period of more than
5 seconds . If the distance is less than 30 feet (9 meters) at 50 mph
(80 km/h), for example, an optical display comes on in the instru ­
ment cluster=> fig. 180.
If the vehicle ahead brakes sharply, Audi braking guard cannot help
you to avoid a co llision, even in the case of an immed iate response .
T ake immediate action to avoid the collision and increase the
distance to the vehicle up ahead .
Speed
If there is a much slower vehicle moving up ahead in your lane, or if
the vehic le ahead brakes sharply, the Aud i braking guard calculates
t he point from which a co llision can only be avoided by full braking
or by an avoidance maneuver. If a warning does sound, a possible
collision with the vehicle in front can only be avoided through an
evasive maneuver or by braking.
The warning is given in two stages :
• Pre-warning: A visual disp lay appears in the instrument cl uster
and a warning tone sounds.
• Acut e warning : If you do not respond to the pre -warning, the
second stage warning is given . A quick brake application helps to
direct your attention to the road and traffic situation .
Under heavy braking, the brake assistant::::>
page 154also he lps you
benefit from maximum braking efficiency. _..

Fuses and bul bs 11111 ________________________________ ..:....:,:_=-.::..:....:.;.:_.:..:..,_,;__,;____,J
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No.
1
-
2
3
4
5
6
Eq uipm ent
Headlight electronic system (left side of vehi -
cle)
Adaptive Cruise Control
Not used
Audi lane assis t
Not used
Terminal 15 (interior)
Oil level sensor
8 Diagnostic connector
9 Automatic dipping interior mirror
10 Homelink
1 1 Control module Gateway
12 Headlight range adjustment
Amps
10
5
10
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Fuse Location , Instrument Panel right
Fi g. 310 F use pane l
l ayo ut
Some of the equipment items listed are optional or only avai lable on
certain model configurations .
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Note that th e fo llo wi ng ta ble is acc urate a t the time of goi ng to
pre ss and is subject to change. In th e event of di screpan cies, t he
l a b el on the ins ide o f th e cover a lw ays ta ke s prec eden ce.
The power seats are protected by circ uit breakers , which automati ­
ca lly reset af ter a few seconds after the overload has been reme ­
died .
No. Equipm ent
Fu se holder (bla ck )
1 Heated rear seats
2 Automatic transmission
3 Heated front seats
4 E lectronic Stability Program (ESP)
5 Door control module (right side of vehicle)
6 Rear electrical out
lets
7 Lumbar support passenger's seat
8 Cigarette lighter front
9 Front electrical outlets
10 A/C controls
1 1 Electronic Stabilization Prog ram (ESP),
Brake light switch
12 Inte lligent power modu le passenger
Fuse holder (brown )
1
2
3
Headlight electronic system (right side of vehi­
cle)
Ride height adjustment
Telephone package
4 Audi side assist 5 E lectronic Stab ilizat ion Program (ESP)
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service
Amps
20
5/10
30 20
15
25
10
20
25
10
5
15
1 0
5
5
5
5
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& WARNING (con tinued)
men t zo nes. Doin g s o w ill in cre ase the r isk of injury if airb ags are
t rigg ered in an accid en t!
• Before you che ck anything i n the e ngine co m partment , always
re ad and heed all WARN IN GS
~ page 32 4.
0 Note
• If items other than genuine Audi spare par ts, add-on equipment
and accessory items are used or if repair work is not performed
according to specified methods, this can resu lt in severe damage to
your vehicle 's engine and body (such as corrosion) and adverse ly
affect your vehicle's warranty .
• If emergency repairs must be performed elsewhere, have the
vehic le examined by an authorized Audi dealer as soon as possible.
• The manufacturer cannot be held liable for damage which occurs
due to fai lure to comply w ith these stipu lations. •
Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be c omplied with when technical
modifi cations are made.
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer before starting work on
any modifications.
This will he lp ensure that vehicle function, performance and safety
are not impaired ~
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Attempting to work on e lectronic components and the software
used with them can cause malfunctions. Because of the way e lec­
tronic components are interconnected with each other, such
malfunctions can also have an adverse affect on other systems that
are not directly involved . This means that you risk both a substantial
reduction in the operational safety of your vehicle and an increased
wear of vehicle parts~
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Authori zed Audi dealers will perform this work in a professiona l and
competent manner o r, in special cases, refer you to a professiona l
company that specializes in such modifications .
& WARNING
Improper r epair s and m odifica tion s can ch ange th e way veh ic le
syst ems w ork and cau se seri ous per sonal inju ry .
0 Note
If emergency repairs must be performed elsewhere, have the
vehicle examined by an authorized Audi dea ler as soon as
possible. •
Declaration of Compliance,
Telecommunications and Electronic
Systems
Radio Frequency Devices and Radiocommunication
Equipment User Manual Notice.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference
caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment.
D ev ices
The fol lowing devices each comply with FCC Part 15.19, FCC Part
15.21 and RSS -Gen Issue 1:
• Adaptive Cruise Contro l
• Convenience key
• Audi side assist
• Cell phone package
• Electronic immobilizer
• Homelink® universal remote control