2010 AUDI Q7 ESP

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For examp le, if the interval DISTANCE 3 is set, a veh icle in front is
followe d at a
time in terval of 1. 8 seconds .
For a speed of
50 mph (80 km /h ) this would be equivalent to a
distance of
131 feet (40 meters ) to the vehicle in front.
Symbol Dynam ics
Distance at 25 mph (40 km/h)
Di stan ce at 50 mph (80 km/h )
Distance at 75 mph (120 km /h)
DISTANCE 1
c:::, _c:::, _ _ _
1 second
Sporting
36 Feet ( 11 Meters)
72 F eet ( 22 Mete rs)
108 F eet (33 Meters)
How your ve hicle responds w hen accelerating and fo llow ing other
vehicles with ACC opera ting can be adapte d to your pe rsonal wi shes
through different driving programs. Depending on wh ic h driving
prog ram and which d istance yo u choose, you r veh icle w ill respond
Settings
Symbol for time interval Support for :
Response in "dynamic " driving program
Response in "standard " driving program
Response in "comfort " driving program DISTANCE 1
c:::,_c:::, ___
Bu
m pe r-t o-b umper
tra ffic, brisk driving
1
2
3
(dynamic) 1 -----2 ----- 3 ----- 4 ----- 5 (comfortable)
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The distances g
iven here are nom inal values. The vehicle speed may
excee d or f all shor t of these target speeds, depending o n the driving
situat ion and the dr iving style of the veh icle ahead .
DISTANCE 2
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1.3 s eco nds
Standard
95 F eet ( 29 Mete rs)
14 4 Fee t (44 Meters)
DISTANCE 3
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1.8 second s
Standa rd
6 6 Feet (20 Meters)
13 1 Feet (4 0 Meters)
197 Feet (60 Meters)
DISTANCE 4
c:::, ____ c:::,
2.3 seconds
Comfo rtable
82 Feet (25 Meters)
16 7 F eet (51 Meters)
249 F eet (76 Meters)
more dynamically or more comfortably when accelerating and
bra king . The setting is se lec ted throug h the MM I menu
Adaptive
Cruise Control =>
page 147, "MMI settings".
DISTANCE 2 DISTANCE 3 DISTANCE 4
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Bumper-to-bump er Bum per-to-b umper Secondary roads, tra iler
traff ic, " keeping pace" traff ic, "keeping pace" operat ion
comfortab ly comfortably
2 2 3
3
3 4
4 4 5
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App lies to vehicl es: wi th Adaptive Cru ise Con trol
System status indicator
The text messages and symbols shown in this area of the
displ ay are not displayed permanently .
Time intervals (such as e::::, ____ e::::,)
Fig. 139 Sy stem
st atu s indicator
The d ifferent symbols for the time interva ls (distance) appear if you
change the settings~ fig . 139.
Thr ee wh ite dots .. . ap pear if a set ting c annot be made w ith the o pe r­
ating lever . The following are possible reasons
• If you pull the control lever towa rds you to resume speed but no
requested speed was set .
• If you push the lever up to increase (or down to re d uce) speed
when no speed has been set previo usly .
• If yo u push the lever up to increase (o r down to red uce) spee d and
this speed is outside the 20 to 95 mph (30 to 150 km/h) speed ra nge .
ACC not available
The text message ACC not ava ilable appears, for examp le, if the
t empe ra tu re o f the brakes is excessive. Adap tive Cru ise Con trol is
temporar ily not avai lab le. A warning tone sounds as a reminder .
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ACC not available !
Th
e text message ACC not available! appears in the event o f a
ma lfunction . Adaptive Cru ise Contro l is tur ned off .
A warn in g tone
so unds as a reminder. Have the system inspected by a q ualified dea l­
ersh ip .
ACC sensor blocked !
The text message ACC sensor blocked ! appears w hen the ACC System
can no longer acc urately detect vehi cles movi ng up ahead in your lane
o f travel. Adaptive C ruise Cont rol is tu rned off. A wa rning tone a lso
so unds as a reminder .
T o decide w hethe r it is ne cess ary to switch off the ACC (ACC senso r
blocked
!) or if it is only a temporary condition (ACC Functionally
limited), the sys tem w ill also takes into considera tion the outside
temperature and/or the w indshield wiper operation .
T he ACC sensor is d irty or b locked (e .g . leaves, snow).
Th e ACC senso r is lo ca ted be hind t he a rea to the right o f th e front
license plate.
If the ACC sensor is dirty or blocked, clean the area to
restore sy stem o per ation.
ESP activation
T he text message ESP activation appears if the Electro nic St abil iz a­
tion Program (ESP) has intervened. In this case the Adaptive Cruise
Con trol is au tomat ica lly tu rned off. This is accompan ied by a warn ing
tone.
Speed
The set speed in mph (Canada km/h) always appears when saving or
c hangi ng the speed in Ad aptive C ruise Cont rol~
page 138, "How is
the speed stored?" and~
page 138, "Changing stored speed" .
ACC functionality Limited
The message ACC functionality limited appears when the ACC
System does no t detec t any moving vehicles up a head in your lane of
trave l for a longer period of time. Dur ing t his time, the d istance to
movi ng ve hicles in you r lan e of tra ve l up ahead i s not being m ain-
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The Audi braking guard is active from a speed of approx. 20 mph
(30 km/h) and works within the system limits=>
page 147 even when
the Adaptive Cruise Control is deactivated.
A radar sensor is built into the front of the vehicle=>
page 136,
fig. 129. The system is intended to measure the distance to reflective
surfaces. If a measurement is not possible, the system does not
respond.
When the measurement has been taken, the system can recognize a
possibly hazardous situation, for example, when a vehicle up ahead in
your lane of travel suddenly brakes or when your own vehicle is moving at high speed towards a much s lower vehicle up ahead . As
soon as the system senses that a possible collision w ith the 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
collision occurs. This system response time is automatically reduced
if you accelerate actively, for example to join a highway . Braking,
transverse acceleration and the steering ang le can lead to a reduced
system response time . The warning is deactivated if you begin to
overtake with full acceleration.
Th e system can make you aware of two different hazardous situa­
tions:
Distance
T he distance warning is given if the system calculates that there is not
enough distance to the vehicle 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) , fo r example, an optical disp lay comes on in the inst rument
cluster=> fig. 148.
If the vehicle ahead brakes sharply, Audi braking guard cannot he lp
you to avoid a coll is ion, 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 s lower vehicle moving up ahead in your lane, or if
the vehicle a head brakes sharply, the Audi braking guard calculates
the point from which a collision can only be avo ided by full braking or
by an avo idance maneuver. If a warn ing does sound, a possible colli­
sion with the vehicle in front can only be avoided through an evasive
maneuver or by braking.
The warn ing is given in two stages:
• Pre-warning : A visual display appears in the instrument cluste r
and a warning tone sounds .
• Acute warning: If you do not respond to the pre-warning, the
second stage warni ng is given . A quick brake application helps to
direct your attention to the road and traffic situation .
Under heavy braking, the brake assistant=>
page 136 also helps you
benefit from maximum braking effic iency.
& WARNING
Inattention can cause collisions, other accidents and serious
personal injuries.
• Always pay close attention to the traffic , even when the Audi
braking guard is switched on. The Audi braking guard provides a
warning but does not brake the car for you. You must apply the
brakes yourself!
• Always keep the safe and legal distance between your vehicle
and vehicles up ahead.
• Audi braking guard works within limits and will not respond
outside the system limits, for example when approaching a
stopped vehicle or stationary obstacle (end of a traffic jam or
vehicle that has broken down in traffic).
• Always remember that the radar sensor for the Audi braking
guard works within defined detection and range limits that may
prevent the proper detection of other vehicles. _,.,

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& WARNING (continued)
• The r adar sen sor's function and range can be reduced b y rain ,
s now and heavy spray . Moving vehicl es up ahead may not b e
p romptl y detected or may not be detected at all .
• Always pay careful attention to th e traffic situation and be
ready to intervene and be ready to take complete control when­
ever necessary.
• Refle cti ve surfaces including cr ash barriers or tunnel ent rances
may impair the function of the radar sensor .•
Applies to vehicle s: wit h A dap tiv e Cru is e Contro l
Settings in the MMI
The settings of the Audi braking guard are performed in
the MMI.
- Selec t: Funct io n button I CA R]> Systems *> Audi braking
guard .
• System -the Audi braking guard system can be switched On and
Off .
• Early warning -
the acoustic warn ing and the messages can be
s witched
On and Off .
(I] Tips
When handing ove r th e keys to another per son, the p revious settings
are adopted if the Audi braking guard is activated~ page
45. •
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pp lies to vehicles : w ith Ad apt ive Cr uise Cont rol
Driver's information in the instrument
cluster display
braking guard brake jolt
Th is message appears when the Audi braking guard applies the
bra kes dur ing a second st age ( acu te) warn ing.
brak ing guard off
Thi s message appea rs when t he system has bee n deactivated v ia the
MMI. This message a lso appears briefly at each beginn ing of a t rip if
t he system is swit ched off.
Th is message also appears when the system is not available because
o f a mal function or i f ESP is switched to the Offroad
mode ~ page
252 . The system can no longer warn of an impending
co llision. •
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-Audi side assist .n,..__ ______________ _
Audi side assist
Lane Change Assistant
Applies to vehicles : w ith s ide ass ist
Description
The side assist helps you when changing lanes.
AUDr Q7
Fig . 149 Rear
bumper: Position of
radar sensors (not
visible on outside)
Fig . 150 Signal light
on the outside mirror -
driver's side
Side ass ist uses radar sensors (not visible on outside)=> fig. 149 to
help the driver check blind spots, and see what is happening in traffic
behind the vehicle=>
page 154, fig. 152.
Signal lights are built into both outside mirrors=> fig. 150. The s ignal
light on the left outside mirror assists when moving ove r into the left lane and
the signal light on the r ight outside mirror assists when
moving over into the right lane.
Th e sig nal light comes on to tell you that side assist has detected a
vehicle on that side and that the position of this other vehicle should
be taken into account if you were to change lanes. Thi s is called the
informational stage signal =>
page 154. The informationa l stage
signal is designed so that you not ice it only when you are looking in
the outside m irror.
When you activate the turn s ignal and side assist detects a vehicle in
a notable location, the correspo nding signal on the outside mirror
flashes briefly and brightly several times. This is the alert stage
signal =>
page 154. •
Applies to veh icles: w ith side ass ist
Activating and deactivating
Activating
Fig . 151 Driver's
door: Side assist
button
- Press the=> fig. 151 button. The indicator on the button
lights up. ..,

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Deactivating
-Pre ss th e b utton again . Th e ind icator light on the button
goes o ut.
The system works at speeds faster than 19 mph (30 km/h) .
& WARNING
• Improper reliance on the side assist system can cause collisions
and seriou s per sonal injury:
- Never rely only on side assist when changing lanes.
- Alway s check rear view mirrors to make sure that it is safe to
change lanes.
• Side assist cannot detect all vehicles under all condition s­
danger of accident!
• Side a ssist cannot detect vehicle s in time to alert you when
they approach from behind at very high speed , or fall drop bac;k
very quickly .
• The radar sensor's
vision can be reduced o r entirely blocked by
rain, snow, and heavy spray . Thi s can result in side a ssist not
adequately detecting vehicles o r, in some cases , not detecting
them at all. Always keep an eye on the direction you are traveling
and the relevant area around the vehicle.
• Plea se note that side assi st indi cates there are approaching
veh icles, or vehicles in your blind spot, only after your vehicle has
reached a driving speed of at lea st 19 mph (30 km/h).
• Side assist signal does not work around tight corners (turning
radius le ss than 328 feet, or 100 m ).
• Side assist is no replacement for the driver's full attention. The
driver alone is respon sible for lane changes and similar driving
maneuvers. Always keep an eye on the direction you are traveling
and the relevant area around the vehicle .
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0 Note
• T
o ens ure t hat you do not adve rsely affec t side assist, do not blo ck
the area on the rear bumper where the radar sensors are located with
foreign obje cts (s uch as stickers or bicy cle ra cks).
• Make s ure that the s ignal light on the outside mirror is not
blo cked by st ickers or o ther ite ms.
W Tips
• Side assist a utoma tically deact iva tes if it de tects that the rada r
sensors are blocked=>
page 159. The indicator light on the button
goe s out.
• Th e area on the bumpe r w here the ra dar sensors are located must
c o nsistent ly remain free of snow, i ce, a nd heavy soiling so tha t side
assist can funct ion p roper ly. Follow the add itiona l notes on
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page 160 .
• F or vehicles with a factory installed towing hitc h* or a tra ile r
hi tc h* that was i nstalled late r according to f actory specifications,
side ass ist is automat ically deact ivated as soon as the electrical
c o nne ct io n to the tra ile r electr ical socket is made=>
page 15 9.
• For vehicles with a trai le r h itch that was not installed accor ding to
fac tory spe cifica tions, sw itch off the s ide ass ist whe n tow ing a tra iler.
• Additiona l t int ing on the front si de windows can make it ha rder to
se e and co rrectly unde rs tand t he signa l light o n the outs ide m irro r.
• For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC an d Industry
Canada regulations=>
page 369 . •
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Applie s to veh icle s: w ith si de assist
Sensor detection area
Fig . 1 52 Sc hem ati c
i ll us tra tion: Se nsor
d ete cti on area
Th e detection => fig. 152 of the ra dar sensor de tection area is made
up of:
• the approach area (light green area)
(D, abo ut 230 feet (70 m)
beh ind the veh icle, and
• the "blind spot" (dark green area) @.
T he rada r sensors cove r the ad jace nt left a nd right la nes. O the r lanes
are
not covered by the radar sensors.
[I) Tips
S ide assist does not measure actua l lane width. The system assumes
a fixe d lane w idt h. Detect ion in the le ft and right lanes is based on
this assumed lane width. When driving on narrow roads or whe n
dr iving to the left o r right o f the center of a travel lane, it is possi ble
tha t vehicles will be detected that are
not in the lane next to the lane
you a re us ing =>
page 159 . •
A pplie s to ve hicl es: wi th si de assist
Operation
Side assis t comp ares the di stance and differen ce i n s peed of dete cted
vehicles with the speed of your vehicle. Whenever the difference in
speed and dis tance is registe red as not able if you were to c hange
lanes, a signa l light appears on the respect ive m irror .
Th e signa l can light up if you are passed by a vehicle or if you are
passing ano ther veh icle.
If you pass anot her vehicle slow ly (difference in speed less than 9
m ph, or 15 km/h), the signal ligh t w ill c ome o n as soo n as the other
vehicle is in your blind spot and is detected by side ass ist . When the
difference i n spee d is greater, the signal light w ill not come on .•
A ppli es to ve h icles : w it h sid e ass ist
Informational and alert stage signals
Side ass ist has two signa l stages:
• the informational stage signa l, and
• the alert stage signal.
Side assist helps you by using the appropr iate signa l stage,
depending on w het her o r no t you have activated the turn signal, and
thus have indicated that you are or are not changing lanes.
Informational stage signal
As long as you have not activated the turn signa l, s ide assist informs
you of detected vehicles that a re reg istered as be ing in a no table loca­
tion if you we re to change lanes. Whenever the detected vehicle's
differen ce i n spee d and dis tance is registe red by s ide ass ist as
notable, the signal light on the respective mir ror produces muted
ill umin ation.
T he br ightness of the i nfo rmat iona l stage sig na l is desig ned not to be
as intense, so t hat it does not inte rfe re with yo ur v iew of the road
w hen you are d rivi ng and have no intention of chang ing lanes . When .,,,

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@ Signal on outside mirror does not light up
If you activate your turn signa l in driving situation @, the signal still
does not light up on the outside mirror~
& in "Safety tips" on
page 160. •
Applies to vehicles : w ith side assist
MMI settings
The basic brightness setting of the signal on the outside
mirror can be adjusted via the MMI.
-Select: Function button ( CAR j > Systems * > Audi side
assist .
The brightness of the signal l ight for both the info rmationa l and alert
stages is automatically adjusted to ambient light conditions . In addi­
tion , you can adjust the
basic brightness separate ly, via the bright­
ness function.
Whi le mak ing the adjustment, the new brightness setting is
displayed briefly . The br ightness d isplayed is that of the informa­
tional stage signal. The alert stage signal br ightness is linked to the
info rmational stage signal brightness.
The informational stage signal brightness should be adjusted so that
you notice the signal illumination when you look in the outside
mirror, but not when you look forward through the windshield.
In very dark or light surroundings, the automatic brightness setting
adjusts signal light brightness to maximum or minimum intensity, as
needed. In circumstances such as these, you may not notice any
change in the brightness on the outside mirror when adjusting the
basic brightness.
You may not notice the change until lighting conditions are normal
again.
W Tips
• Side assist is not active when the basic br ightness is adjusted. The
signal light comes on brief ly to help you make the adjustment.
• Your settings are automatically stored and ass igned to the remote
control key being used. •
Appli es to vehicles: w it h si de assis t
General information
Side ass ist has limits and cannot detect vehicles under all road and
weather conditions . Please remember system limitations and never
rely on the system, especially when:
• driving through curves~
page 158,
• lanes a re of different width s~ page 159 . •
Ap plies to vehicles: w ith side ass ist
When driving through curves
Side assist cannot detect vehicles in curves with a turning radius of
less than 328 feet (100 m).
When driving through a curve, it is poss ible that side assist may
registe r a vehicle two lanes over, and the signal on the outside mir ror
will light up.•