2012 AUDI Q7 turn signal

134 Audi side assist
but is not considered notable in the event of a
l ane change, because it is dropping back so
qu ickly. The s ignal on the outside m irror does
not light up¢.&.
in Safe ty tips on page 136.
@ Signal on outs ide mirror does not light
up
If you activate your turn signal in driving sit­
uation @, the signa l st ill does not light up on
the outside mirror¢.&.
in Safe ty tips on
page 136 .
MMI settings
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
The basic brightness se tting of the signal on
t he ou tside mirror can be adjusted via the
MMI .
.. Select : Function button ICARI > Contro l but­
ton
Systems* > Audi side assist . Or
.. Select : Function button
ICARI > Control but­
ton
Car systems* > Driver assist > Audi side
assist.
The brightne ss of the signal light for both the
in format ional and alert stages is automatical ­
ly adjusted to amb ient light conditions. In ad­
d ition, you can adjust the
basic brightness
sepa rately, via the brigh tness function.
Wh ile making the adjustment, the new
brightness setting is displayed briefly . The
brightness displayed is that of the informa­
tional stage signal. The alert stage signal
brightness is linked to the informational stage
signal brightness.
The informational stage signal br ightness
should be adjusted so that you not ice the sig­
nal illuminat ion when yo u loo k in the outside
mirror, but not when you look forward
through the windshield.
I n very dark or l ight surroundings , the auto­
mat ic brightness setting adjusts signal light
brightness to maximum or minimum intensi ­
ty, as needed. In circumstances such as these,
you may not notice any change in the bright­
ness on the outside mirror when ad justing the
basic brightness .
You may not notice the change until lighting
conditions are normal again.
(D Tips
-Side ass ist is not active when the basic
brightness is adjusted . The s ignal light
comes on briefly to help you make the
adjustment .
- Yo ur settings are automatically stored
and assigned to the remote contro l key
being used.
· General information '
App lies to vehicles : wit h side assist
Side assist has limits and canno t detect vehi­
cles under all road and weather condit ions .
Please remember system limitations and nev­
er rely on the system , especially when :
- driving through curves¢
page 134,
-lanes are of different widths¢ page 135.
' When driving through curves
Applies to vehicles: wit h side assist
Side assist cannot detect vehicles in curves
with a turning rad ius of less than 328 feet
(100 m).
When driving through a curve, it is poss ible
that side assi st m ay reg ister a veh icle two
lanes over, and the signal on the outside mir­
ror will light up.

148 Parking system
The following steps app ly only when there is
no obstacle such as a wall near the parking
spot. Otherwise, please read the informat ion
prov ided in the "Parking Next to Obstacles"
section.
.. Activate the turn signal.
.. Position your vehicle parallel to the edge of
the street, approximately 3 ft (1 meter)
from a parked vehicle.
.. Switch the MM I on and se lect reverse gear .
The parking aid turns o n and parking mode
1 appears on the disp lay .
.. Press the cont ro l butto n
(D c:> fig. 172 on
t h e M MI con trol conso le. Par kin g mode 2
appears .
.. Back up and align yo ur vehicle so the b lue
area @ borders on the rear end of the vehi­
cle or on the parking spot line. The bl ue area
represents an extension of the veh icle's out­
li ne by approximate ly 16 ft (5 meters) to the
rear . The long side of the blue area should
be o n the cu rb. The entire blue area must fit
into the parking spot .
.. Wi th the veh icle stopped, turn the s teer ing
wheel to the right as far as it w ill go.
.. Back into the park ing spot until the blue
c ur ve to uches the curb
i::> fig. 173. Stop the
vehicle.
.. With the veh icle stopped, turn the steer ing
wheel to the left as far as it will go.
.. Co nti nue to back in to the parking spot until
the veh icle is parked para llel to the curb .@
marks the rear bumper . Stop the vehicle
when the red orientation line@ borders an
obje ct
i::> & -Keep an eye on the front of
yo ur vehicle while doing this
i::> 0 .
Parking n ext to obstacles
When t here is an obstacle (such as a wall)
next to the pa rk ing spot, choose a spot w ith
mo re space on t he sides. Pos ition the long
side of the blue area so that there is sufficie nt
sp ace from the curb. The area m ust no t be on
the c urb. Yo u will also need to start turning
the steering wheel much earlier. There should
be a suffic ient amo unt of space between the
curb and the b lue curve, and the blue c urve
i:> fig. 173 mus t not touch the curb.
A WARNING
-The rearview camera does not show the
entire area behind the vehicle
i:> page 144, fig . 166 . Watch out espe­
cially fo r small ch ild ren and anima ls . T he
rea rv iew came ra cannot a lways detec t
them, posing ris k of an acciden t!
- P lease note that objects not touching the
g round can appear to be further away
t han they really are (for examp le, the
bumper of a par ked vehicle, a trai ler
hitch, or the rea r of a truck) . In this case,
you shou ld not use the help lines to help
with parking, wh ic h poses danger of an
accident!
(D Note
In the MMI display, the direction of travel
of the vehicle rear is represented depend­
i ng on the steering wheel angle . The vehi­
cle front swings out more than the vehicle rear . Maintain plenty of dista nce so that
your outside mi rror or a corner of you r ve ­
hicle does not col lide with any obstacles.
This can damage to your ve hicle .
(D Tips
The left o r right orie ntation lines and su r­
faces will be disp layed, depending on t he
tu rn s ignal being used .
Adjusting the display
and warning tones
Applies to vehicles: wi th rear park ass ist/A ud i parking sys­
tem plus with rearview camera
The display* and warning tones can be ad­
justed in the MMI.
.. Select: Function b utton I CAR !> Control but­
t on
Sy stems * > Parking sy stem . Or
.. Sele ct: Func tion button
I CA R!> Con trol but ­
t on
Car sy stems * > Driver as sist > Parking
aid.
Display*
-Off -when the par king system is switched
off, only a udible s ignals a re g iven .

332 Index
Light Exterior lighting in the mirror housing ..
59
leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
also refer to Ambience lighting . . . . . . . 62
Lighting
refer to Ambience lighting ........... 62
Lighting in the mirror housing . . . . . . . . . .
59
Lights .. ...... ................... .. 57
Coming home ............ .. .. .. .. .. 58
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Exterior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Headlights ............ .. .. .. .. .. ..
57
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 60
High beam warning/indicator light ... .. 18
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
Side marker lights ........ .... .... .. 57
Turn signals ............. .. .. .. .. .. 60
Xenon headlights ..... .... .. .. .. .. .. 57
Light sensor defective ......... ... .. ..
35
Loading the luggage compartment .. ... 166
Loading the roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Locking
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Rear lid/trunk lid ............ ..... .. 45
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lower universal anchorage bars (Canada) 212
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 212
Luggage Stowing . ................... .... . 166
luggage compartment Tie-down rings ............ ... .... .. 80
Luggage compartment ....... ..... .. .. 79
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Expanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Retractable cover ........... .. .. .. .. 81
Ski sack . ... ................ ..... .. 82
also refer to Loading the luggage com-
partment . ................. ..... . 166
M
Maintenance ................. ..... . 319
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . 17, 27 Master key .
..... .. ................ .. 38
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,
40
Check light . ... .. ................ .. 39
Mileage Average ... .... ................... . 24
Instantaneous ... ................ .. 24
Mirrors Activating the dig ital compass ..... .. .
69
Adjust ing the exterior mirrors .... .... . 68
dimming .. .. ................. .. .. .
69
Recalling position of outside mirrors . .. 73
Storing position of outside mirrors . ... . 73
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 190
N
Natural leather .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 246
New tires and wheels
NHTSA 285
Contacting ...... ... .......... .... 167
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to Ad Blue ... ....... ...... .... 255
Number of seats .................... 170
0
Occupant seating positions ........... 161
Octane rating ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 250
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Offroad mode . .. .. ... .......... .... 219
Oil
refer to Engine oil ....... ...... .... 260
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Data Link Connector (DLC) ........... . 28
Electronic speed limiter ............. . 28
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) .. .. . 27
Open door or rear lid warning .......... 22
open sky system
refer to Panoramic sliding sunroof .... . 54
Operate your vehicle economically and
minimize pollution . ... ....... ... .. .. 230
Optional equipment Marked with an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment (efficiency program) .. . 27
Outlets .. .. .. .. .. ....... ...... .... . 87

Towing Front eyelet
311
Rear eye let ..... ........ ... .. .. .. . 3 11
Tow truck procedures ...... .. .. .. .. . 310
Tow ing a tra iler
Parking system . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 149
TPMS Tire pressure monitor ing system .. .. . 293
Trailer towing ............. .... .. .. . 235
Operating instructions ..... .. .. .. .. . 236
Technical requirements .. ..... . 235,237
Tongue load ................ .... .. 236
T railer towing tips ........ .. .. .. .. . 23 7
Trailer turn signal assembly War ning/ indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. .. 16
Transm ission
. t . ® 137
tip ronic .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .
Transm ission ma lf u n ct ion (ind icator
l ight) . .. .. .. .... ........... .. .. ... 14 1
T ransport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) . ... .. .. .. . 284
Trip computer Fue l consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
M ileage .. .. ............. .... .. .. .. 24
Sing le-tr ip memory .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 25
Total -trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Trip odometer ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 12
What does it mean whe n dEF appears in
the trip odometer d isplay? . .. .. .. .. .. 12
T runk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 46
T urning rear air conditioning on/off
Four- zone automatic comfort a ir cond i-
tioning .... .. ........... .. .. .. .... 98
Turn signa ls .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 60
War ning/indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. .. 16
u
Unde rcoat ing .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... . 244
Unfasten ing safety belts ......... .... 176
Unidirectiona l tires . ..... ... .. .. .. ... 274
Uniform t ire quali ty g rading . .. .. .. .. . 288
Unlock ing
Power locking sw itch ....... ... ... ... 44
Rear lid/t runk lid .......... ... ... ... 45
Inde x 337
Remote contro l key .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 43
Using the key .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 43
V
Vale t key funct ion
Activating and deactivating ... ... .. .. . 41
Vanity mirro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Vehicle-care products ............ .. .. 239
Vehicle Ident ificat io n Num ber (V IN) .. .. 314
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295, 300
Vehicle literature .. .. . ... ...... ... .. .. 5
Ventilation Cl imate controls .. .... ......... .. .. . 91
w
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adaptive Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adaptive cruise contro l ......... .. .. 1 21
Airbag system ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 16
Anti -lock b rake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 18
B rake system ....... .. .. ..... ... .. . 19
Cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E lectronic power control ........ .. .. . 15
E lectronic Stability Control (ESC) ... .. . 16
G low p lug system .. ..... ........... 15
Hig h beam .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 18
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) .. .. . 17
Pa rking bra ke .. .. .... ............. . 19
S afety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
T ire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . 18
T rai ler turn s ignal assembly .. ... .. .. . 16
Turn signals ........ .. .. ..... ... .. . 16
Wa rning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Warranty coverages .. ............... 319
Washer reservoir ..... .. .. ..... ... .. 273
Wash ing ... .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .... 239
Automat ic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
by hand ... .. .. .. .. . .............. 240
General informa tion ........... .. .. 239
with a power washer . .. ..... ... .. .. 241
Waxing . ... .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .... 241
Wear indicator .. ...... ............. 284
We ights .. .. .. .. .. .. ............... 31 4
What happens if you wear your safety belt
too loose? ........ .. ............... 175
What happens to unbe lted occupants? . . 172
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