2017 AUDI Q7 battery

Driving
Ple ase pre ss brake pedal
This message appears if you do not press the
brake pedal whe n starting the eng ine.
Ill Rem ote control key : key not recognized . Is
the key still in th e ve hicle ?
This indicator light turns on and th is message ap­
pears if the ignit ion key was removed from the
ve hicle when the engine was running . If the igni­
tion key is no longe r in the veh icle, you cannot
sw itch on the ignit ion or sta rt the engine once
you stop it. You also cannot loc k the vehicle from
the o uts ide.
Shift to P, otherwi se vehicl e can roll awa y.
D oor s do not lo ck if gea rshift i s not in P
This message appears for safety reasons if the
selecto r lever is in the N position whe n you
sw itch the ignition off . Move the selector lever to
the P pos ition. Otherwise the vehicle is not pro­
tected from rolling and it cannot be locked.
II Rem ote control key : hold b ack of k ey
again st th e designat ed are a. S ee owner' s m an ­
ual
If the indicator light turns on and th is message
appears, there is a malfunction
c::> page 84.
S hift to P before le aving ca r, otherw ise vehicle
can r oll away
This message appears if the driver's door is
opened while the ignition is switched on and the
transmission has not been shifted to the P posi­
tion . Shift the transmission into the P position
and turn off the ignition if you are leav ing the ve­
h icle. Otherwise the veh icle could roll. Also see
c::> page 86 .
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Starting the engine when there is a
malfunction
It may not be possible to start the engine under
certain cir cumstances, for example if the battery
in the vehicle key is drained, if interference is af ­
fected the key or if there is a system malfunc­
tion.
F ig. 87 Ce nte r conso le/ remote control key: start ing t he
eng ine if there is a ma lfunct ion
Requireme nt: the message Remote control ke y:
hold back of ke y aga in st the des ignated area.
S ee own er's manual
must display and the II in­
dicator light must turn on.
.,. Place the remo te control key on the loca tion
shown in the illustration
y >l} c::> fig . 87.
.,. Press the brake pedal.
... Press the
!START ENGINE STOP ! button. The
engine will start.
.,. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have
the ma lfunction corrected .
@ Tips
You can view the message aga in by press ing
the
I S TAR T ENGI NE STOP I button.
Start/Stop system
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
The Start/Stop system can help increase fue l
economy and reduce CO2 emissions.
In Sta rt/Stop mode, the eng ine s huts off auto­
matically when the vehicle is stopped, such as at
a traffic light . The ignition remains switched on .,.

Driving
[jj indicator light appears in the instrument clus­
ter disp lay, the engine will not be stopped, for
examp le in the follow ing s ituations:
- T he eng ine has not reached the minimum re­
quired temperature for Start/Stop mode .
- The inter io r temperature selected by the cli-
mate contro l system has not been reached.
- The outs ide temperature is ext remely high/low.
- The w indshield is being defrosted .
- The vehicle battery charge level is too low .
- The steering wheel is turned at a sharp angle or
is mov ing.
- After engaging the reverse gear .
- On sharp inclines.
-At high a ltitudes.
Engine automaticall y restarts
The standard Start/Stop mode will be cance led
during a stop phase in the fo llow ing s ituations.
The engine resta rts wit hout any action by the
d river.
- The vehicle rolls, for examp le while on a s lope.
- The inter ior temperature differs from the tem-
perature se lected in the A/C system.
- The w indshield is being defrosted.
- The brake pedal is pressed several times in a
row.
- The vehicle battery charge level is too low.
- Power consumption is high.
The engine can tu rn off again when the condi­
tions for Start/Stop mode are met .
Ignition is switched off automatically
To prevent the veh icle bat tery from d rain ing, the
ign it ion wi ll switch off a utomat ica lly under the
following conditions:
- The Sta rt/Stop system has stopped the eng ine .
- The vehicle is stationary.
- You left the vehicle and the eng ine was not re-
started within approximate ly 30 seconds.
I f this happens, you wi ll see the message
Igni­
tion turn s off automaticall y in the instrument
cluster and the activated low beams are replaced
by the parking lig ht. The parking lights will
sw itch off after approx imately 30 minutes or
when you lock the vehicle.
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The ignition also sw itches o ff when you lock the
vehicle from the outside during a stop phase.
If t he Start/Stop system has not tu rned off the
engine or if yo u have switched the S tart/Stop sys ­
tem off manually, the ignition wi ll not be auto ­
matically switched off and the engine will contin­
u e to run
Q .&. .
_& WARNING
To reduce the risk of poisoning, never allow
the engine to run in confined spaces.
(D Tips
- If you leave the ve hicle with the D/S or R se­
lector lever position engaged, the parking
brake is automatically set.
- If you select the D or N selector lever posi­
t ion after sh ifting into reverse, the vehicle
must be driven faster than 6 mph (10 km/h)
in order fo r the engine to switch off again .
Manually switching the Start/Stop system
off /on
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
If you do not wish to use the system, you can
switch it off manually.
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Fig . 89 Ce nter console: Start/Sto p system button
-
.,. To switch the Start/Stop system off/on man­
ually, press t he
l(:.l) .. I button . The LED in the but­
ton turns on when the system is switched off.
@ Tips
If you switch the system off du ring a stop
phase, the engine will start aga in automati­
cally.

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:E: ' Snow chains
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 .
Intellig ent Technology
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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Intelligent Technology
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 . ..,.

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:E -Sw itching off manuall y: press and hold the
On/Off knob
CD ¢ fig. 158 until the MMI
switches off. If the MMI has been sw itched off
manually, it does
not switch on again automati­
ca lly the next time the ignition is switched on .
Addition al functions :
- Ad ju sting th e volum e:
turn the On/Off knob CD
<=>fig . 158 .
-Muting : press the On/Off knob CD c> fig. 158
briefly .
-Select ing the pre viou s/nex t fun ct ion ( for ex­
amp le , a radi o stat ion /tra ck ):
press the On/Off
knob
CD <=> fig . 158 brief ly toward the left l rig ht
t>r>I .
-Fast forwardi ng/rew inding (for example
so ng s):
press and hold the On/Off knob CD
¢ fig. 158 toward the left lr>I .
.,& WARNING
Adjust the volume of the audio system so that
signa ls from outside the vehicle, such as po­
lice and fire sirens, can be heard eas ily at all
times.
@ Tips
The MM I switches off au tomatically if the en­
gi ne is not r unning and the vehicle battery is
low.
Infotainment system
display
E xtending /retrac ting
The Infotainment system d isplay automatically
extends and retracts when you switch the MMI
on and off.
- Manuall y extending /retracting : press the C:I
button @ c> page 8, fig. 2.
When the MMI is switched on and the display is retracted, you can use certa in functio ns with the
On/Off knob and the MMI joystick funct ion
¢ page 156.
Multi M edia I nterfac e
(D Tips
-If the vehicle has a cell phone prep*, the In­
fotainment system display will automat ica l­
ly extend whenever there is an incoming
phone call.
- There may be delays when extending or re ­
tracting the display.
Information on display images
T he display version depends on v ehicle equip­
ment.
87 6 MHz
88.7 MHz
J
900 MHz
90.5 MHz
91 5 MHz
96 6 MHz
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F ig . 1 59 Display ve rs io n A
Fi g. 160 Disp la y ve rs ion B
f
Additional content (such as album cover and map
ma ter ial) is shown on display ve rsion B, if appli ­
cable
CD <=> fig . 160. Because the other conten t
shown on the disp lays is nearly identical between
the two versions, this manua l will primari ly de ­
scribe display version A .
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:E: ' Audi connect vehicle control
Introduction
A ppl ies to veh icles with A ud i co nn ect vehicle cont rol
With the Audi connect vehicle control services l) ,
you can access various information or use individ­
ual functions in the
Audi MMI connect app or in
myAudi .
Audi connect vehicle control includes the follow­
ing services:
- Remote locking and unlocking ¢
page 200.
-Vehicle status report¢ page 200.
-Parking location ¢ page 200.
-Geofencing Alert ¢ page 201.
-Speed Alert ¢ page 201.
-Valet Alert¢ page 201 .
- Stolen Vehicle Locator ¢ page 201.
-Online Audi service request ¢ page 201.
(D Tips
-Accessing specific data or controlling func­
tions remote ly depends on the charge level
of the vehicle battery. Therefore, these
functions only have limited availability after
switching off the ignition.
- The services are provided through a SIM
card installed in the vehicle . The cost of the
call and data connections is included in the
price for the services. Services are provided
assuming that the cell phone network re­
quired for the installed S IM card is funct ion­
i ng and ready to operate. The available serv­
ic es set by Audi AG are only available within
the cell phone network coverage area for
the cell phone service provider selected by
Audi AG .
- You can also find more information on Audi
connect on line at www.audiusa.com.
l) In pre parat io n at the time of pri nting. T he ava ilab ilit y of
the services offe red depends on th e co untry an d may
c hang e over tim e.
Audi connect vehicle control
Setup
Applies to vehicles w it h Au di connec t ve hicle co ntr o l
To use Audi connect vehicle control services 1l,
please note the following:
Creating and verifying a user account
"'Create an account at www.audiusa.com/myaudi
and verify it.
Setting a key user in the vehicle
Requirements: the ignition must be switched on .
Another key user must not be set in the vehicle .
If necessary, reset the key user¢
page 200.
"'Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but-
ton >
Audi connect > if necessary, Display
available functions >
right control button>
Audi connect user management > Key user >
Set key u ser.
"' Enter the user name for your ve rified account
and enter the 10-digit vehicle code. You can rub
the key tag for your remote control key to re­
veal the vehicle code ¢
page 35.
"'Select and confirm Log in.
You can now use the vehicle control services
through the
Audi MMI connect app or thro ugh
www.audiusa.com/myaudi.
Using vehicle control services in the Audi
MMI connect app
Requirement: your mobile devices must be com­
patible.
"' Install and start the
Audi MMI connect app on
your mobi le device .
"' Log in to the
Audi MMI connect app using your
user name and Audi online password and select
your vehicle.
(D Tips
- Store the vehicle code in a secure place. It
may be necessary to re-enter the vehicle
code.
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:E: ' When importing, the audio files are automatical­
ly sorted into the media center categories based
on the stored additional information
c:>
page 238. The copied video files are stored in
the media center under the
Videos category.
Playing the Jukebox
Requirement: the Jukebox must contain audio/
video files c:>
page 230, Adding files to the Juke­
box.
The Jukebox is accessed and operated through
the MMI (Dc:>page237,
fig. 215.
Displaying Jukebox memory capacity
Select: right control button > Jukebox memory
capacity.
Information about the Jukebox memory
capacity and the number of stored tracks is dis­
played.
Deleting tracks from the Jukebox1 )
Requirement: the Jukebox must contain audio/
video files.
- Deleting an entry : select an entry from the
Jukebox media center. Select: right control but­
ton
> Delete from jukebox> This entry or En­
tire list .
- The status of the deleting process is shown in
the MMI. Jukebox playback stops during the de­
leting process and starts again automatically
once the deletion is complete.
(D Note
Do not import audio/video files when the en­
gine is turned off because this will drain the
vehicle battery.
(D Tips
- Tracks from audio CDs cannot be imported
to the Jukebox for legal reasons .
- Files that have already been imported are
automatically recognized and cannot be
copied to the Jukebox again.
-It is not possible to play audio/video* files
in the CD/DVD* drive while importing them.
l) Not in the Playback view.
Media
- The Jukebox does not provide an export
function due to legal reasons.
- Files or tracks without additional stored in­
formation are listed as
Unknown. Audi rec­
ommends adding additional information
(such as ID3 tags) to audio files.
- Reset the
Jukebox to the factory default
settings when selling your vehicle
<=:>page 250.
Bluetooth audio player
Applies to: vehicles with Bluetooth audio player
With the Bluetooth audio player, you con ploy
music wirelessly from your Bluetooth-capoble
device (such as a cell phone) through the MMI.
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and
the Bluetooth function on your Bluetooth device
and the
Bluetooth audio player c:> page 251 in
the MMI must both be switched on.
-Connecting a Bluetooth device: press the
!MEDIAi button. Press the left control button
until the sources overview is displayed. Select
and confirm Bluetooth audio player ®
<=:>page 237, fig. 216 .
-If necessary, select and confirm, Not connected
> Connect Bluetooth audio player . The Blue­
tooth device search starts. Follow the instruc­
tions in the MMI.
- Select and confirm the desired Bluetooth de­
vice from the list. The MMI generates a PIN for
the connection.
- Select and confirm
Yes.
- Enter the PIN for connecting on your Bluetooth
device.
Or: if the PIN is already displayed on
your Bluetooth device, confirm it in the Blue­
tooth device and in the MMI. The time allowed
for entering the PIN is limited to approximately
30 seconds.
The media is started and operated through the
mobile device or the MMI, depending on the de-
vice being used. ..,.
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Media
-Do not u se any wireless devices on the fro nt
seats within range of the airba gs w hile driv­
ing. Also read and follow the warnings in
c:> page 2 77, Fro nt airbags.
CD Note
- Always follow the information found in c> 0
in Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195 .
- Please note that there ge nerally are add i­
tiona l costs when using an online media
service account, especially when it is used i nternationally.
{!) Tips
- Depending on the Internet connection and
network traff ic, a connection loss can occur
during p layback of on line media serv ices.
- Online media and Internet radio usage de­
pends on the serv ice avai lability of the third
party provider.
- Audi AG simply makes the access to on line
media serv ices possible t hrough the MMI
and does not take any respons ibility for the
contents of the onli ne med ia serv ices .
- Always read the chapter
c:> page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion.
- Depending on the mobile device used, the re
may be interr uptions du ring media playback
and when using the
Audi MMI connect app.
T o avoi d inter ruption s when usi ng a mob ile
device, do no t loc k t he s creen on you r mo­
bi le dev ice a nd keep the
Audi MMI connect
app in the foreground .
- Co ntact an a utho rized Audi dea le r or a u­
thorized Audi Service Facili ty for additional
informat ion about on line media .
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Multimedia connections
USB adapter for Audi music interface
You can connect your mobile devices (such as a
smartphone or MP3 player) to the Audi music in­
terface and charge them using a special USB
adapter .
®-
Fig. 213 A udi USB adapters
You can purchase the USB adapter c>fig . 213
from an author ized Audi dealer or at spec ia lty
stores:
Q) USB adapter for devices with a micro USB con­
nect ion
@ USB adapter for devices with an Apple Light­
ning connect ion
@ USB adapte r for devices with an Apple Dock
connector
You can conne ct your mob ile dev ices throug h the
Audi music interface to the MM I using the USB
adapter and charge the battery at the same time.
Applies to: vehicles wit h Aud i music interface
- Audi musi c interface : see c> page 235.
CD Note
Handle the USB adapter carefully. Do not al­
l ow it to be pinched .