2017 AUDI Q7 light

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_&. WARNING
You should only switch offroad mode on or
switch ESC/ ASR off if your driving abilities
and the traff ic conditions perm it. There is a
r isk of slid ing.
- The stabilization function is limited when
offroad mode is switched on. The driving
wheels co uld spin and the vehicle could
swerve , especially on slick or slippery road
surfaces.
- T here is no vehicle stab ilizat ion when ESC/
ASR are switched off .
Hill descent assist
Hill descent assist makes it possible to drive
down a hill at a constant speed.
Fig. 155 Center console: hill descent ass ist button
.. To switch hill descent assist on, press the 1-

button. The LED in the button turns on.
.. Press the button again to switch it off. The LED
in the button turns off.
Hill descent assist brakes all four wheels auto­
matically in order to limit speed when driving ei­
ther forward or reverse on hills with a grade from approximately 6 to 60%. The wheels w ill not lock
up because the ABS remains activated.
When hill descent assist is on, the speed your ve­
hicle was traveling when it entered the hill is maintained. The assist begins shortly after you
start driv ing and continues up to approximately
19 mph (30 km/h). The driver can increase or de­
crease the vehicle speed w ith in these limits by
pressing the accelerato r or brake pedal.
H owever, there must be enough traction. Hill de­
scent assist
cannot function as expected, if for
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example the hill is icy or if the surface is loose
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Active regulat ion of a speed up to approximately
19 mph (30 km/h) is signaled in the instrument
cluster by an indicator light •. T he indicator
light turns on when in the ready mode.
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The system does not work at speeds above ap­
proximately 19 mph (30 km/h). The system is
then in ready-mode . This is indicated by the LED
in the button turning on.
Hill descent assist is automatically activated un­
der the following conditions:
- the LED in the button turns on
- the vehicle speed is lower than 19 mph (30 km/
h)
-the hill angle is at least approximately 6%
_&. WARNING
-
- Always adapt your speed to the weather,
road and traffic conditions. Do not let the
increased safety provided tempt you into
taking risks, because this increases the risk
of an accident.
- The hill descent assist system cannot over­
come the laws of phys ics. Your driving style
must always be adapted to the current road
and traffic cond itions .
- Hill descent assist may not be able to hold
your vehicle at a constant speed under all
conditions while driving on a hill (for exam­
ple if ground under the vehicle is loose).
Brakes
New brake pads
New brake pads do not achieve their full braking
effect during the first 250 mi (400 km). They
must be "broken in" first. However, you can com­
pensate for the slightly reduced braking force by
pressing f irmly on the brake pedal. Avo id heavy
braking during the break-in period.
Wear
Brake pad wear depends largely on the way the
vehicle is driven and on operating conditions .
This is especially true if you are driv ing frequent ly
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style.
Operating noise
Noises may occur when bra king depend ing o n the
speed, b raking force and ou ts ide cond itions su ch
as tempe rature and humidity.
W et conditions or road salt
In ce rtain s ituat ions, for example after dr iving
through water, in heavy ra in or afte r washing
your car, the bra king effect may be reduced due
to moisture or ice on t he b rake ro to rs and br ake
pads . The br akes mus t be "dried" f irs t with a few
careful brake applications .
At highe r speeds and with the windsh ie ld w ipers
turned o n, the br ake p ads press against the br ake
r otors for a short amoun t of time . This action,
which is not felt by the driver, happens at regular intervals and ens ures a better reaction time for
the brakes in wet weather.
The braking effe ct can also be reduced if you are
d riving on salted roads and you do not apply t he
brakes for long periods of time . The layer of salt
on the bra ke rotors and pads must be worn off
f irst when the brakes are app lied.
Cor rosion
L eaving the vehicle par ked for long pe riods of
time, low mi leage and avoiding heavy braking
can cont ribute to corrosion on the brake rotors
and to dirty brake pads.
If you usually avo id heavy b raking or if there is
corrosion present, occasional heavy braking at h igh speeds is recommended to clean the brake
rotors and pads¢
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Brake system malfunct ion
If yo u no tic e th at the brake peda l travel has sud­
denly
increased, then a brake c ircuit in the dual­
circuit brake system may have malfunctioned. Drive to an aut ho rized Aud i dea le r or a uth orized
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have the
problem corrected. On the way there, drive with
reduced speed and keep in mi nd that you w ill
need a longer dista nce to stop and you w ill need
to p ress the b rake pedal harde r.
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Low brake fluid level
When the br ake fluid level is low, malfu nctions in
the brake system may occur . The brake fluid level
is electronically monitored .
Brake booster
The brake booster ampl ifies t he p ress ure you ap­
ply to the brake pedal.
A WARNING
- Onl y ap ply the bra kes for the purpose o f
cleaning the brake sys tem when road and
traffic conditions permit. You must not en­
danger other roa d users . This increases the
risk of an accident.
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- Never let the ve hicle roll while the engine is
stopped because this increases the risk of an
accident.
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- Never let the brakes "rub" by pressing the
peda l lightly when braking is not actually
necessary. This causes the b rakes to over­
heat and increases braking distance and
causes wear.
- Before driving downhill a long distance on a
steep hill, decrease your speed and select a
lower gear . This makes use of the engi ne
bra king effec t and relieves the brakes. If
you need to bra ke ad ditio na lly, bra ke in in­
t erva ls and not continuously.
(D Tips
- If the brake boos ter is not work ing , you
must press t he b rake peda l w ith much more
force than normal.
- If you retrofit your vehicle with a front s po il­
er, wheel covers or sim ila r i tems, make su re
t ha t the air flow to the fro nt wheels is n ot
i nt errup ted. Otherwise t he b rake system
c an become too hot .
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Electromechanical
steering, all-wheel
steering
The electromechanical steering supports the
driver's steering movements .
Power steering adapts electronically based on
the vehicle speed.
Indicator lights and messages
• Stee ring: malfunction! Please stop vehi cle
If th is ind icator light turns on and stays on and
this message appears, the power steer ing may
have fa iled.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon as pos­
sib le. Do
not continue driving. See an author iz ed
Aud i dealer or authori zed Aud i Serv ice Facility for
assistance.
• Steering: malfunction! Please stop vehicle.
Pay attention to distan ce at side
If th is ind icator light turns o n and stays o n and
this message appears, the a ll-wheel steering*
may have failed . The side of the vehicle may need
more space on the road.
Red uce your speed and stop the veh icle in a safe
locat ion wit h enough space on the sides as soon
as possible. Do
not continue d riving . See an au­
thor ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility for assistance.
'T@ Steering : malfunction! You may continue
dri ving
If t he indicator lig ht t urns on and the message
appears, the steering wheel may be more diff i­
cult to move or mo re sensitive tha n usua l. The
steering whee l may a lso be at an angle when
driving straight.
D rive s low ly to an authorized A udi dealer or au­
thor ized Audi Se rvice Facility to have the ma l­
function corrected.
'T@ Ste ering : ma lfunction! Adapt driving style .
Larger turning radius
I f the indicator lig ht tu rns on and th is message
appears, the a ll-wheel steering* may have failed .
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Please note that the vehicle has a larger t urning
radi us and the stabi lity w hen turning a corner is
lik e that of a vehicle without all-whee l steer ing.
The steering wheel may also be at an angle when driv ing straight.
Drive slowly to an a uthorized Audi dea ler or au ­
thorized Audi Serv ice Facility to have t he mal­
funct ion corrected.
(D Tips
- If the . or 'T-ij indicato r light only stays on
for a sho rt time, you may cont inue driving .
- For add itiona l information on all-wheel
steering *, see ¢
page 134 .
All-wheel drive (quattro)
General informat ion
I n all whee l drive, the dr iv ing power is dis trib ut­
ed between all four whee ls when needed . This
happens automatically depending on your driving
behavior as we ll as the c urrent road cond it ions.
Also see ¢
page 148, Electronic stabili zation
control (ESC).
The all-whee l drive system distributes the driving
power va riably to the front and rear axle. It works
together with selective wheel torq ue control,
which act ivates when dr iv ing through curves
¢ page 148. With the sport d ifferent ial*, power
dist ribution to the rear wheels is variable and can
be adjusted using the drive se lect
¢ page 134.
The all wheel drive concept is designed for high
engine power . Your vehicle is except iona lly pow ­
erfu l and has excellent driving charac teristics
bot h unde r normal d riving conditions and o n
snow and i ce. Always read and follow safety pre ­
c au tions
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Winter tires
By using all wheel dr ive, your ve hicle has good
forward motion w ith standard tires in win ter con­
dit ions. However, using w in ter or all season t ires
o n
all four wheels in the w inte r is re comme nded,
be cau se th is w ill imp rove t he
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If there are snow cha in laws, snow chains must
a lso be used on vehicles with a ll wheel drive
¢ page 349, Snow chains .
Replacing tires
For vehicles w ith all wheel dr ive, only whee ls w ith
the same ro lling circumference shou ld be used .
Avoid using tires w ith different tread depths
¢ page 340, New tires or wheels .
.&_ WARNING
-Also, in vehicles with all wheel drive, adapt
yo ur dr iv ing style to the current road and
traff ic conditions. Do not let the increased
safety provided tempt you into tak ing risks,
because th is increases the r isk of an acci­
dent .
- The braking ability of your veh icle is limited
to the tract ion of the wheels . In this way, it
is not diffe rent from a two wheel dr ive vehi­
cl e. Do not be tempted to accelerate to a
high speed when the road is slippe ry, be­
ca use this increases the risk of an accident.
- Note that on wet streets, the front wheels
can "hyd roplane" if d riving at speeds that
are too high . Unlike front whee l drive
vehicles, the engine does not rev higher su d­
denly when the vehicle begins hyd roplaning .
For this reason, adapt your speed to the
road conditions to reduce the risk of an acc i­
dent .
Energy management
The starting ability is optimized
The energy management system manages the
electrical energy distribution and optimizes the
availability of electrical energy for starting the
engine.
W hen a ve hicle w ith a convent ional energy sys­
tem is not driven for a long tim e, the vehicle bat ­
t ery is dra ined by equipment (fo r example, the
i mmobilizer). In certain circumstances, there
could may not be enoug h energy to start the en­
gine .
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Your vehicle is equipped with an intell igent ener­
gy management system for dist ributing electrici ­
ty . Th is sign ificantly improves the start ing ability
and increases the vehicle battery life.
T he ene rgy management system Is made up of
battery diagnosi s, idling cu rrent management ,
and dynamic energy management .
Battery diagnosis
T he battery diagnos is determines the vehicle ba t­
te ry charge level. The sensors determine the bat­
te ry vo ltage, the batte ry cu rrent, and the battery
temperat ure. The cur rent charge level and the
performa nee of the vehicle battery a re deter ­
mined based on this.
Idling current management
T he idling cur rent management decreases the
energy used while parked . With the engine
switched off, it ma nages the energy distribution
to the d ifferent e lectr ica l components . Data from
the battery d iagnosis is taken into account for
th is.
Depending on the vehicle battery charge level,
electrical equ ipment is switched off one item af­
ter the other to prevent the vehicle battery from
dra ining and to ma intain the starting ab ility .
Dynamic energy manag ement
While driving, dynamic energy management dis ­
t ributes the appropr iate amo unt of energy to the
electrical eq uipment. It contro ls the battery
charge level so that the amount of energy is not
greater than the amount being generated in or­
der to maintain an optimal vehicle battery charge
level.
(0 Tips
- Energy management cannot overcome the
laws of physics . Note that the charge level
and length of the veh icle bat tery life are
limited.
- Whe n the sta rting ability is endangered, the
i•) in dicator light t urns on r=v page 27.
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What you should know
Maintaining the starting ability is the highest
priority .
A lot of stress is placed on the vehicle battery
when dr iv ing short d istances, dur ing c ity dr iving,
and at cold times of the year . A lot of energy is
used but little is gene rated .
It is also critical
when the engine is not ru nning but e lectr ica l
eq uipment is swi tched o n. In this case , energy is
used bu t none is generated.
In s ituations like this, energy management will
actively regu late the d istribution of ene rgy.
Long pe riods without use
If you do not drive your vehicle for several days or
weeks, e lectrical equipment is gradually scaled
back or switched off . This reduces energy use and
ensu res t he veh icle w ill be able to sta rt afte r long
pe riods of time. Some convenience functions ,
such as inte rior lighting or powe r seat adjust­
men t, may not be available under ce rta in ci rc u m­
s tances. These convenience functions will be
ava ilable aga in once you switch the ign ition on
and start the engine .
With the engine switched off
The vehicle battery will d rain if yo u use I nfota in ­
ment functions such as listening to the rad io
while the engine is switched
off .
If t he ve hicle's ability to s tart may be impaired by
the energy use, a message will appear in the In ­
fotainmen t system disp lay . T he message indi­
ca tes that the system wi ll switch off automatica l­
ly soon. If you would like to continue using the
functions, yo u m ust start the eng ine.
With the engine running
A lthough elect rical energy is generated whi le
d riving, the vehicle battery can d rain. This can
happen if little energy is generated but much is
used, and the charge level of the veh icle battery
is not optima l.
To restore the balance of energy, components
that require large amounts of energy are tempo­ rarily sca led back or switched
off . Heating sys­
tems in part icu lar require a great deal of energy .
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If you notice, for example, that the seat heating*
or rear window defogger is not working, then it has been temporarily reduced or switched
off.
These systems are availab le again as soon as the
energy supply has been restored.
In addition, you may notice that the idle speed
has slight ly increased . That is normal and no
cause for concern. By increasing the idling speed,
the addit ional required energy will be generated
and the vehicle battery w ill be charged .
Notice about data
recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and
vehicle control modules
E v ent Data Recorder
This vehicle is equ ipped with an Event Data Re­
corder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa­
tions, such as an airbag deployment or hitt ing a
r oad obstacle, data that will ass ist in understand­
i ng how a vehi cle's systems pe rformed. The EDR
i s des igned to record data related to vehicle dy­
nam ics and safe ty systems for a short per iod of
time, typica lly 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this
vehicle is designed to record such data as:
- How va rious systems in yo ur vehicle were ope r­
a ting;
- Whethe r or not the d rive r and passenger safety
belts were buckled/fastened;
- How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the
acceler ator and/or bra ke pedal; a nd,
- How fast the vehicle was traveling .
These data can help provide a better understand­ i ng of the c ircumstances in wh ich crashes a nd in­
juries occur . NOTE : EDR data are recorded by your
vehicle on ly if a non-tr iv ial crash situation occurs;
no data are re co rded by the E DR unde r no rma l
driv ing cond itions and no persona l da ta (e.g.,
name, gender, age, and crash location) are re­
corded. However, other parties, such as law en­
forcement, could combine the EDR data with the
type of persona lly identifying data rout inely ac-
quired during a crash investigation . ..,.

Voice recognition system
• Telephone
• Audi connect •
Favorites
• Call (XV)
• Navigation
• Directory
• Radio
• Media
• Sound •
Enter number
• Redial
• Read new text message
• Navigate to
(XY)
• Enter address/destination
• Help • Online destinations
• Help Speech dialog system
• Help Telephone •
Cancel route guidance
• Map
• Help Audi connect •
Line
(XV)
• Help Navigation
• Help
Map
• Help Radio •
Next page/ previous page
• Cancel
• No. I meant (XV)
• He lp Media • Correction
TE ,EPflON ~
• Enter number • Call list
• Delete number/ correction • Redial
• Directory
• Call
(XV)
• Call mailbox
• Telephone favorites
· business/ private/ land tine
I mobile
• Nav igate to
(XV)
• Start I cancel route guidance
• Directory
• Last destinations •
Block route for (XV) miles
I Block
the next section
• Route list
• Calculate alternative routes
• Nav igation favorites
• Drive home
• Enter address •
Online destinations
• Special destination
• Enter country
I town I street/ state
• Exclude route/ Exclude route for
(XV) km/ m
• Map
• Day map/ Night map
• 2D driving position map/ 20 north position map/ 3D map/ Destination map/ Overview map
~UJDI CONNECT
• Audi connect
• Travel Information/ Parking Information
• Fuel prices
• Weather
RADIO
• Radio presets
• FM
• FM /AM/ SIRIUS XM
• Station (XY) / Frequency (XV)
• Traffic announcement on
I off
Fig. 175 Comm and overv iew
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•
• Flight Information
• City events
• Online news
• Twitter
MEDIA
• Jukebox
• CD
I DVD
• SD card l / SD card 2
• Audi music Interface/ I Pod/ USB / Bluetooth /
WI -Fl/ Med ium (XV)
• Media favorites / Artists / Albums / Genres /
Tracks/ Playllsts / Videos
• Folder up
• Random playback on/ off

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Appl ies to: veh icles wit h vo ice recog nitio n system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking .
Requirements: the ign ition and the MM I must be
switched on
~ page 156, there must not be any
phone call in progress and the park ing system
must not be active .
~ Switching on: briefly press the~ button @
~page 14, fig. 11 on the m ultifunction steer­
ing whee l and say the desired command after
the
Beep .
~ Switching off : press and hold the~ button.
Or: press the [2] butto n.
~ Pau se : say the command Pause . To resume,
press the~ button.
~ Correcting : say the command Corre ction . Or :
simply say a new command during an an ­
nouncement
c::> page 249.
Input assistance
The system gu ides you throug h the input with
v isua l and audio feedbac k.
- Vi sua l input as sistan ce: after switching on
vo ice recogn it io n, a display w ith a selection of
poss ible commands appears. This command
display can be sw itched on o r off . Se lect:
IMENU I button> Setting s> left cont rol button
> MMI setting s > Speech dialog system .
- Audio input a ssis tance :
to have the poss ible
commands read, tu rn the voice recognition sys ­
tem on and say
Help.
For the s yst em to understand you:
Speak clearly and dist inctly at a normal vo lume .
Speak louder when d riving faste r.
Emphasize the words in the commands evenly
and do not leave long pauses .
C lose the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to
reduce background noise . Make sure that passen­
gers are not speaking when you are giving a voice
command .
Voice recognition system
Do not direct the air vents toward the hands-free
microphone, which is on the roof headliner near
t h e front inte rior lights .
Only use the system from the dr iver's seat be­
ca use the hands -free microphone is directed to­
ward that seat .
Additional settings
See c::> page 249, Speech dialog system .
A WARNING
-Dire ct your full attention to dr iv ing. As the
driver, you have complete responsibility for
safety in traffic . Only use the functions in
such a way that you a lways maintain com­
p lete contro l over your vehicle in all traffic
situations.
- Do not use the voice recognition system in
emergencies beca use your voice may change
in stressful situations. It may take longer to
d ial the number or the system may not be
able to dial it at all. Dial the emergency number manually.
@ Tips
- The d ialog pauses when there is an incom­
ing phone call and will continue if you ig­
nore the call. The d ialog ends if you answer
the ca ll.
- You can select an item in the list using ei­
ther the vo ice recognit ion system or the
cont rol knob.
Command overview
information
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recognit ion system
T he following overv iews des cribe the comma nds
t h at can be used to operate the MMI using the
voice recognition system.
Alte rnative commands a re separate d using a"/ ",
for example say:
Telephone / (or) Navigation /
(or) Radio.
Sequences of commands used to perfo rm an ac­
t ion are iden tified w it h a"> ", fo r ex ample say:
Ente r addre ss > (t hen) Enter country /state . ..,.
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Function
Calling the last number dialed
Dialing a phone numbe r
Correcting the phone number that
was entered
Showing contact information
L isten ing to messages
Entering the PIN (SIM)
Corre cting the P IN entry
Correcting data input
Clos ing the full-sc reen command
list
@ Tips
Voice recognition system
Say :
Redial
Enter number
> After being prompted, say the telephone num-
ber in groups of individual numbers,
fo r example. 888 555
1212 > Dial
Corr ection
I Delete numb er
Directory
> After being prompted, say the desired contact,
such as John Smith
Call voicemail
Ente r PIN
> when prompted, say the PIN in individual numbers
> Store
C o rr ection / Delete PIN
No I meant ( XV)
Close
- Please note that comm ands can only be giv­
en for the primary phone*~
page 176 .
-Contacts in the directory can sele cted us ing
the fu ll name ("first name last name" and
"last name, first name") as well as with only
the f irst or last name. This applies to cell
phones that transmit names separated into
first and last names. -
For more informat ion on s upported cell
phones, visi t
www.audiusa .com /bluetooth
or contact an a uthorized Audi dea ler or au ­
thorized Audi Service Facility.
Audi connect (Infotainment)
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with vo ice recognition system and Audi co nnect (Infotainment)
Requirement: the requirements for Audi connect
(Infotainment) m ust be met
¢ page 189.
Function Say:
Accessing Audi connect Infotain -Audi connect > follow the system prompts
ment serv ices
Audi connect Infotainment services
Weather / Online new s/ Fuel pr ices/ Parking information /
T rav el info rmation / Twitte r/ Onl ine t raffic info rmation / City
e v ents / Flight informat ion
Search areas for Aud i connect Info-Near de stin ation / Nearb y/ In a new city
tainment serv ices
Correcting data input
No I meant (XV)
(D Tips
~ Always read the chapter ¢ page 196, Audi
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