2011 AUDI Q7 Owner´s Manual

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of the braking effect of the engine without the need to shift down
manually .•
Manual shift program
Using the manual shift program you con manually select
gears.
Fig. 165 Center
console: shifting the
tiptroni c® manually
Fig. 166 Display:
manual shift program,
selec ted gear
Switching to manual shift program
-Push the selector lever to the right from D. As soon as the
transmission has switched over , the selected gear appears
in the display => fig. 166.
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To upshift
-Push the selector lever forward to the plus position 0
=> fig. 165.
To downshift
- Push the lever to the minus position Q.
When accelerating, the transmission will a utomatica lly shift into the
next gear before the engine reaches its maximum RPM .
I f you apply a light throttle when accelerating, tiptronic ® will auto ­
matically shift from 1st to 2nd gea r to save fuel. If you apply a heavy
throttle, the transmission will stay in 1st gear until near maximum
RPM is reached, or until the driver sh ifts into 2nd gear.
I f you take your foot off the accelerator pedal when driv ing down a
st eep incline, tiptronic ® will downshift from the selected gear into
the next lower gear until it reaches 1st gear, based on road speed and
e ngine RPM . Automatic downsh ifting is interrupted as soon as you
apply the throttle again.
[ i ] Tips
• When you shift into the next lower gear, the transmission will
downshift on ly when there is no possibility of over-rewing the
engine.
• When the kick -down comes on, the transmission will shift down to
a lower gear, depending on vehicle and engine speeds.
• tiptronic ® is inoperative when the transmission is in the fail-safe
mode. •
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Steering wheel with tiptronic ®
The shift buttons on the steering wheel allow the driver to
shift gears manually.
Fig. 167 Steering
wheel: Shift buttons
- To downshift, touch the button on the left Q.
- To upshift, touch the button on the right G).
The shift buttons a re activated when the selector lever is in D, Sor in
the manual shift program (t iptronic).
Of course, you can continue to use the manual shift program with the
selector lever on the center console. •
Automatic transmission malfunction I
In the event of a system malfunction, the automat ic transmission
switches to emergency operation mode .
., Gearbox malfunction: you can continue driving
You can continue to drive the vehicle. See an authorized Audi dealer
or other qualified workshop at the next opportunity .
Gearbox malfunction: you can continue driving (limited
functionality )
There is a serious system malfunction:
• The program shifts only into certain gears.
• The engine may stall.
• It is not poss ible to restart the engine if it has been switched off.
• Continuing to drive could result in subsequent damage .
0 Note
If the transmission switches to fail-safe mode, you should take the
vehicle to an authorized Audi dealership as soon as poss ible to have
the condition corrected. •
Emergency release for selector lever
If the vehicle's power supply fails, the selector lever can
be released in an emergency.
Fig. 168 Emergency
release for selector
lever
The emergency release is located under a rubber mat.
- Carefully lift the rubber mat with a screwdriver or some­
thing similar=> fig. 168.
- You now have access to a rocker switch . Using a screw­
dr iver or similar object, press the rocker switch down and
hold it down. ._

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-Now press the inter lock an d mov e the sel ector lever to the
N pos ition.
Th e se lecto r leve r ca n only be moved from the P position if the ign i­
tion key is in the lock and the ign it ion is turned on. If the vehicle has
t o be pushed or towed if the power supp ly fai ls (e .g. battery is
discharged), the selector lever must be moved to the
N position using
t he emergency lock ing devi ce. •
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Parking system
Applies to vehicles: w it h rear park ass ist/parking system advanced
General information
T here are two different park assist systems ava ilab le depending on
your veh icle's equipment leve l.
The
r ear park ass ist is an acoust ic park assist system that will give you
a sou nd warn ing to let you know the re is something
behind t h e
veh icle=>
page 170.
T he parking system advanced audibly and visually te lls you there is
something
in front of a nd behind the vehicle. A rearv iew camera also
shows you what is behind the vehicle. This image helps you when
para lle l par king or reverse parking=>
page 171.
[I) Tips
The senso rs must be ke pt cl ean and free of snow and ice fo r the park
assist to operate.•
Rear park assist
Applies to vehicles: with rear park assist
Description
The rear park assist is an audible system.
Sensors are located in the rear bumpers. If these detect an obstacle,
audib le signa ls warn you . The ra nge at wh ic h the sensors begin to
measure is approximate ly:
rear side
cen
ter
2 ft (0 .60 m)
5.2 ft (1.60 m)
The close r you get to the obstacle, t he shorte r the interval between
the audible s ignals. A continuous tone sounds when the obstacle is
less than approximate ly 1 foot (0.30 meters) away. Do not continue
dr iving farther .
If the dis tance to an obstacle remains constant, the volume of the
distance warning gradually drops after about four seconds (this does
no t app ly in the co ntin uous tone range).
Th e pa rk assist is act ivated automat ically when reve rse gear is
engaged. A short confirmation tone sounds.
& WARNING
• The pa rking system cannot repla ce the dri ve r's attention . The
driver alone i s re sponsible for parking and similar driv ing man eu­
v ers.
• Sen sor s have blind spots in which objects cannot be detected .
Pay special attention to small children and animal s becau se the
s ensors cannot alwa ys detect them .
• Always keep your eyes on the vehicle' s surrounding s, using the
rear view mirror as w ell.
0 Note
Low obstacles a lready s ignaled by a warning can disappea r from the
system's detection range as they are approached and will not
cont inue to be s ignaled . Objects such as bar rier chai ns, trai ler draw
bars, thin pa inted vertical po les or fences may not be detected by the
system , posing risk of damage .
[I) Tips
• Please follow the ins truc tion s fo r towing a trailer=> page 177.
• You can change the volume and pitch of the signals => page 176. •

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Parking system advanced
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Fig . 169 Par king
m odel: Backi ng into a
p arki ng spac e
F ig . 1 70 Parkin g
m ode 2: parall el
p ark in g
Vehicles with the parking system advanced are eq uipped with a rear
vi ew camera
in ad dit ion to the acoust ic and vis ual pa rking system.
You can chooses between parki ng modes to help you whe n park ing
your vehicle. Use "parking mode
1 " when parking in a park ing space
or garage~ fig. 169 .
If you are going to be parallel parking, use
"parking mode
2" ~ fig. 170. •
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General Information
Sensors in the bumper
F ig . 171 Area cov ere d
@ and ar ea no t
cov ered @
by the re ar
v ie w cam era .
Fig. 17 2 R ear lid:
Loca tion of th e r ea r
vi ew came ra
Sensors are located in the fro nt an d rea r bumpers . If these detect a n
obstacle, audible and visual signals wa rn you. The range at which the
sensors begin to meas ure is app rox ima tely:
front
rear side
center
side
center
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3 ft (0
.90 m)
4 ft (1.20 m)
2 ft (0 .6 0 m)
5.2 ft (1.60 m)
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The closer you get to the obstacle, the shorter the interval between
t he audible s ignals. A contin uous tone sounds whe n the obstacle is
less than approximately 1 foot (0 .30 meters) away . Do not co ntin ue
driving farther.
If the distance to an obstacle remains constant, the volume of the
distance warning gradually drops after about four seconds (this does
no t a pply in the co nti nuous to ne range).
Rear view camer a coverage area
The MMI display shows the area covered by the rear v iew camera
=.> page 171, fig . 171 (D . Objects that are not in the area covered@
are not shown on the M MI display.
We recommend that you practice parking with the rear v iew camera
in a traff ic -free location o r parki ng lo t to become fam iliar wi th t he
system, the orientation lines, and the ir funct ion . When do ing th is,
there should be good lig ht and weather cond itions.
In the MM I disp lay, objects o r vehicles appea r closer or fu rther away
if:
• you are dr iv ing in r everse gea r from a level surface onto an incline,
or a downwa rd slope,
• you a re driving i n reve rse gear toward p rot ruding objec ts,
• the vehicle is carry ing too much load in the rear.
T he accur acy of the or ien tat io n lines and blue su rf a ces dimin ishes if:
• the Adaptive Air Suspens ion* is faulty or the dynamic, offroad or
lift mode is on,
• the rear view camera does not prov ide a reliable image, for
example, in poor visib ility conditions or if the lens is dirty,
• the image on the screen is not visible due to sun g lare and ref lec­
ti on .
Caring for the rear view camera lens
The rear view came ra is lo cated above the rea r license plate bracke t.
For the parking system to ope rate, the lens=>
page 171, fig. 172
must be kept clean: •
Dampen the lens with a househo ld alcoho l-based glass cleaner,
and then wipe the lens clean with a dry cloth =>
CD.
• Remove snow with a hand brush and ice preferably with a de-ic ing
spray =>
CD.
& WARNING
• The parking sy stem cannot replace the dri ver's attention . The
d river alone i s respo nsible for p arking and sim ila r dri ving maneu­
ver s.
• Sensor s hav e blind spots in which objects cannot be detected.
Pa y s peci al att ention to small children and animal s beca u se the
sen so rs cannot al ways detect them.
• Alway s keep your e yes on the v ehicle's surr ound ing s, u sing the
r ear view mirror as well.
• Do not all ow your self to be distract ed from traffic by the r ear
v iew camera pictu res .
• If the position and the installation angle of th e camera has
changed , for e xample, after a rear end colli sion, do not continu e
to use th e system for safety r ea son s. Hav e it check ed by a qualified
deale rship.
0 Note
• Low obstacles a lready signaled by a warning can disappear from
the system's detection range as they are approached and will not
continue to be signaled . Objects such as barrier chains, trai ler draw
bars, th in pa inted vertical po les or fences may not be detec ted by the
system, posing risk of damage.
• Never use warm or hot water to remove snow or ice from the rear
view camera lens -this co uld cause the lens to crack!
• When cleaning the lens , never use products that are abrasive .•

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Switching on and off
Th e rear view camera switches on automatically together
with the acoustic and visual park assist when you put the
vehicle in reverse.
Switching on
F ig. 173 Cente r
c on sole: Pa rki ng
sys tem swi tch
Fig . 174 MMI display:
v is ual d istance disp la y
- Switch the MMI on and select reverse gear.
- Switch on the Adaptive Air Suspension * comfort or auto-
matic mode .
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-To use the front parking system , press the switch P11.1A in the
center console ~ fig . 173 . A short confirmat ion tone
sou nds an d the indicator light in the sw itch lights up.
Switching between the rear view camera and
visual display
- Press the Graphic control button~ page 174, fig. 175 @
to see the visual dis pla y.
- P ress the
Rear view control button to see the rear view
camera image~ fig . 174.
Switching off
Drive faster than 6 mph ( 10 km/h), or
- press th e swi tch
P111 A or
- switch off the ignition .
Segments in the visual display
The red segments i n front of and behind the vehicle=> fig . 174 help
you to determine the distan ce between you and an obstacle . As your
vehicle comes closer to the obstacle, the segm ents move closer to the
veh icle . The co llision area has been reached when t he next to last
segmen t is displayed . Do not cont inue dr iv ing farthe r=>
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page 171 !
& WARNING
• The MMI display cannot show , or cannot adequately show ,
c ertain objects (such a s small posts or grating ), reces ses in the
ground and protruding parts on another car.
• Onl y use the rear view camera to a ssist you if it show s a good ,
clear picture. For e xample, the image may be affected by the sun
shining into the lens , dirt on the len s or if there is a defect. .,_
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& WARNING (continued)
• Use the rear view camera only with the rear lid completely
closed. Make sure any objects you may have mounted on the rear
lid do not block the rear view camera.
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• The sensors must be kept clean and free of snow and ice for the
park assist to operate.
• The visual display is shown in the illustration of the rear view
camera . This display shows where the sensors have detected an
obstacle.
• You can change the volume and pitch of the signals as well as the
display =>
page 176.
• Please follow the instructions for towing a trailer=> page 177 .
• What appears in the display is time-delayed. •
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Reverse Parking
Parking mode 1 can be used when parking in a garage or
into a parking space.
Fig.175 MMidisplay:
aiming at a parking
spot Fig. 176
MMI display:
aligning the vehicle
-Switch the MMI on and select reverse gear.
- Turn the steering wheel until the orange orientation lines
(D appear in the parking spot=> fig. 175. Use the mark­
ings @to help you estimate the distance from an
obstacle. Each marking represents 3
ft (1 meter) . The blue
area represents an extension of the vehicle's outline by
approximately 16 ft (5 meters) to the rear.
- While driving in reverse gear, adjust the steering wheel
angle to fit the parking space with the aid of the orange
orientation lines=>
0. ® marks the rear bumper. Stop
the vehicle when the red orientation line© borders an
object=> &.
& WARNING
• The rear view camera does not show the entire area behind the
vehicle =>
page 171, fig. 171. Watch out especially for small chil·
dren and animals . The rear view camera cannot always detect
them, posing risk of an accident!
• Please note that objects not touching the ground can appear to
be further away than they really are (for example, the bumper of
a parked vehicle, a trailer hitch, or the rear of a truck). In this case, .,