2017 AUDI Q7 instrument cluster

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:E Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
Fig . 32 Inner luggage co mpartme nt lid : access to the
emerge ncy re le ase
• Remove the mechanica l key ~ page 36 .
• Pry o ut the cover us ing the mechanical key
¢ fig . 32 .
• Press the lever in the direct io n of the arrow to
release the luggage compartment lid .
Child safety lock
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated .
Fig. 33 Sect io n of dr ive r's door : chil d sa fety lock b utto ns
• To activate/deactivate the inner door handle
and the power w indow switch for the respective
rear door , press the left/right
t button in the
driver 's door ¢
fig. 33 . The ind icator light in the
bu tton turns on/b links .
• To activate/d eact ivate the child safety lock on
bot h sides, yo u must press the
t buttons one
a fter the othe r.
It is not possible to operate the rear climate con­
tro l system* w hen the child safe ty lock is switch­
e d on. The
SET REAR fu nction allows y ou to app ly
Open ing and closing
all sett ing s to the rear using the cl imate control
system controls in the cockpit ¢
page 77.
Message in the instrument cluster display
[81 Childproof catch : malfun ction! Please con·
tact Service
The re is a ma lfunction in the ch ild safety lock .
Press the
t button aga in .
If the message stays on, dr ive immediately to an
authorized Aud i dealer o r a uthorized Aud i Serv ice
Facility to have the ma lf u nction repaired .
A WARNING
=
-Always take the ve hicl e key with yo u when
leav ing the vehicle, even for a s hort pe riod
o f ti me. This applie s pa rtic ula rly w hen chil­
dren remain in t he vehi cle. O therwise chil ­
d ren cou ld sta rt the en gine or operate elec ­
trica l equipment (such as power windows),
which increases the risk of an acc ident.
- A ma lf u nction in the ch ild safety loc k could
allow the rear doors to be opened from t he
inside, which increases the risk of an acci­
dent.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
F ig . 34 Dr iver 's doo r: pow er w indow co ntro ls
All power win dow switc hes are equipped wit h a
two-stage fu nction :
Opening and closing the windows
-
CX) ~ M 0
::'> CX) (D
• To open o r close the window comp letely, press
t he swi tch down or pull the swi tch up briefly to
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:E Turn signal and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher .
Fig. 39 Turn signal and high beam lever
Turn signals ¢¢
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The turn signals activate when you move the lev­
e r i nto a turn s ignal position when the ign ition is
switched on.
(D -Right turn signa l
@-Left turn signal
The turn s ignal blinks three times if you just tap
the lever.
High beams and headlight flasher ~D
Move the lever to the corresponding position:
@ -high beams on (vehicles w ith high beam as­
sistant* ¢
page 49)
© -High beams off or headlight flasher
The
II ind icator light in the instrument cluster
turns on.
A WARNING
H igh beams can cause glare for other drivers,
which increases the risk of an acc ident. For
this reason, only use the h igh beams or the
head light flasher when they w ill not create
glare for other drivers.
Lights and V ision
High beam assistant
App lies to : vehicles wi th high beam assistant
The high beam assistant automatically turns the
high beams on or off depending on the surround­
ing conditions .
A camera on the rearview mirror mount can de­
tect light sources from other road users . The high
beams sw itch on or off automatically depending
on the posit io n of vehicles driving ahead and on­
coming vehicles, the vehicle speed and other en­
vironmental and traffic conditions.
Activating high beam assistant
Requirement: the light sw itch must be set to the
AUTO posit ion and the high beam ass istant must
be switched on in the Infota inment system
¢p age 50.
.,. To act ivate the high beam ass istant, tap the
lever forward @¢
page 49, fig . 39 . The lj!a in­
d icator light appears in the instrument cluster
disp lay and the high beams a re switched on/off
automatically. If the high beams were com­
p letely or partially switched on, the
II indica­
to r light turns on.
Switching the high beams on/off manually
If the high beams did not switch on/off automat­
ically as expected, yo u may swi tch them on or off
man ua lly ins tead:
.,. To switch the h igh beams on manua lly, tap the
lever forwa rd @ ¢
page 49, fig. 39. The II in­
dicator light turns on.
.,. To switch the high beams off manually, pull the
lever back@¢
page 49, fig. 39. The high beam
assistant is deactivated .
Operating the headlight flasher
.,. To operate the headlight flasher when the high
beam ass istant is activated and high beams are
sw itched off, pull the lever back©¢
page 49,
fig. 39.
The high beam assistant remains ac­
tive .
Messages in the instrument cluster display
ml Audi adaptive light: malfun ction! See own-
er's manual ..,.
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Sea ts and stor age
Folding the backrest down/up (third row
seats)
Applies to veh icles with third row seats
Fig. 62 T hir d row seats: fold ing the headrest
F ig . 63 Thir d row seats: fold ing the backrest
Folding the backre st down /up
The buttons are located in the rear area @and in
the luggage compartment @¢
fig. 63.
.,. Press the button CD or @ until the backrest is
completely folded down or up.
You can fo ld the backrests up or down at the
same time using the button
CD and @.
I f the backrests are not in their locked position,
thr
9 indicator light and the message P lea se
mo ve third seat r ow to it s end po sition . S ee
owner 's manual
appear in the instrument cluster
disp lay. A warning tone will a lso sound.
Unfold ing th e head re st ra int s
The head restraint is automatically folded in
when the backrest is folded down . You must
manually unfo ld the head restraint after unfold­
ing the backrest .
.,. Unfold the head restraint by tilting it upward
until you feel it click into p lace.
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Meaning of the LED in the button
- If the LED blink s, the backrest is still not in its
end position.
- If the LED turn s on, the backrest is in its end
posi tion.
_& WARNING
- Be carefu l when fo lding and unfolding the
backrests. Not paying attention and not
checking when fo ld ing/unfolding the backr­
ests can lead to pinch ing injuries.
- Always pull forward on the backrest to make
sure it is check if it is correctly locked in
place.
- Do not drive if the indicator light in the but­
ton is blinking
¢ fig. 63. Th is situation in­
creases the risk of an accident, since the
backrest is not locked in place and it is not
in its e nd position .
- To reduce the r isk of an accident, never drive
w ith persons in the third row-seat if the
seats a re not folded comp letely upright .
(D Note
-To reduce the risk of damage, make sure the
second-row seat backrest is upr ight before
folding the th ird-row seat backrest up or
down .
- Do not place any objects on the third row
seat backrest if it is not completely folded
down.
(I} Tips
- Very low temperatures can cause malfunc ­
t ions when folding and unfolding the backr­
ests . If this is the case, moving the vehicle
to a warmer a rea (such as a garage) will
help.
- T he backrest cannot be fo lded down or up if
the vehicle door on the side to be adjusted is closed .

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
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.,. 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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Applies to: vehicles wit h Start/Stop system
Automatic start /stop deacti vated: Please
restart engine manually
This message appears whe n specific condi tions
are not met dur ing a stop phase. The Star t/Stop
system wi ll not be ab le to restart the engine . The
engine must be started with the
I STAR T ENGINE STOPI button.
Automatic st art /stop system: malfunct ion!
Function unavailable. Pl ease contact Service
There is a malfunction in the Start/Stop system .
Drive the ve hicle to an author ized A udi dealer or
author iz ed Service Facility as soon as poss ible to
have the ma lfunction corrected.
Electromechanical
parking brake
F ig . 90 Cen ter co nso le: park ing brake
Your veh icle is equipped with an electromechani­
cal parki ng brake
(D ¢ fig. 90. The parking brake
is designed to prevent the vehicle from rolling
u ni ntent io nally and replaces the hand brake.
Setting /manually releasing the parking
brake
"' Pull the(®) switch to set the pa rking brake . The
L ED in t he switch turns on. The -(USA mod­
els) . (Canada mode ls) indicato r light a lso
tu rns o n in the inst rument cl uste r display .
"'T o release the parking b rake manu ally, press
the b rake o r acce lera to r pedal whi le the igni­
t ion is switched on and press th e® ) switch at
the same time. The LED in the b utton and the
indicator light in the display t urn of f.
D riving
Releasing the parking brake automatically
Requirement: the d rive r's doo r mus t be closed.
"' To start d rivi ng and release the parking brake
automatically, p ress the accelerator pedal as
usual.
In add it ion to releas ing the parking brake auto ­
matically, other convenie nce a nd safety functions
are avai lab le when you start driving ¢
page 88,
S tarting to drive .
Preventing the automatic parking brake
release
The veh icle cou ld beg in rol ling u nintentionally,
depe nding on the hill or if tow ing a traile r.
"' To prevent the park ing brake from releasi ng au ­
t omatically, pu ll and hold the®) switch and
p ress the accele rator peda l. The parking brake
remain s se t a nd p revents the vehi cle from roll­
ing b ackwa rd.
"' You can release the®) switch again once you
are sure that yo u are giving enoug h driving
force to the wheels by pressing the accelerator
peda l.
Emergency braking function
You ca n use the emergency b raking function in an
eme rgency sit uation, or if the standard brake op ­
eration ma lfunctions o r is disab led .
"' Pull and ho ld the(®) switch .
"' As soon as you release the ®> switch or acceler -
ate, t he b raking stops .
Pu lling and ho ld ing the®) switch w hile driving
t h e ve hicl e ac tiva tes the eme rge ncy brak ing func ­
tion. The ve hicl e is brak ed a t all four wheels by
activating the hydraulic b rake system . The brak ­
ing effect is simi lar to heavy braking ¢
A_.
To reduce the risk of ac tivat ing the emergency
b raki ng by mist ake, a war ning tone (b uzzer)
sounds when the®) switch is p ulled . Emergency
braking stops as soon as the(®) switch is released
o r the accelerator pedal is pressed .
Parking
"'Press the bra ke pedal to stop the veh icle .
"' Pull the®) switch to set the par king brake.
"' Select the P se lec tor lever position .
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:E and the lengthwise angle @ of the veh icle are
disp layed. The accuracy depends on the driv ing
situation and is normally around 1
°. T he side­
ways angle of your vehicle should not exceed the
yellow range in the gauge. If it reaches the red range, there is a risk that the vehicle might tip
c::, A .
Dis playing the til t angle di splay
.. Select in the Infotainment system: IMENUI but-
ton
>V ehicle > Lift / Offro ad or Allro ad *.
Showing the additional display
To change the contents shown in the rig ht area of
the screen, select in the Infota inment system:
right control button
> Additiona l d isplay.
Angle :
this displays the c urren t steering wheel
angle and the maxim um angle that was reached
during a drive . These values are reset when the
ignition is switched off .
Posit ion : disp lays the height, direction and geo­
coordinates of the current vehicle pos ition.
Off : only the air suspension display remains o n.
& WARNING
- Do no t exceed the yellow range in the
gauge . Your vehicle can tip, which i ncreases
the risk of an acc ident.
- Under some circumsta nces, the vehicle can
tip over or til t sideways even if the sideways
angle is low . The angle display does not re­
place the driver's attention. To reduce the
risk of an accident, make sure the vehicle
does not t ip , especia lly when you are driving
at h igh speeds.
Automatic transmission
Introduction
The automat ic transmission is controlle d elec­
tronica lly . Power is transfe rred using a torque
converte r.
When a
m oderate driving styl e is used , the
transmission selects the most economical driving mode. The t ransmission upshifts at a lower RPM
D rivi ng
and downs hifts at a higher RPM to improve fue l
efficiency.
T he tra nsmission switches to a sporty mode after
a kick-down or when the driver uses a
s porty
dri ving style
characterized by quick acce lerator
peda l movements, heavy acceleration, frequent
changes in speed and t raveling at the maximum
speed .
If desired, the driver can also se lect the gears
manually ( tiptronic mode ) c::, page 94.
Selecting a selector lever position
Fig . 92 Cen te r conso le: se lecto r lever
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~ a, m
T he curren t se lector lever posi tion is show n next
to the se lector lever
c::, fig. 92. The curren t se lec­
tor lever position is a lso shown in t he instrument
cluster disp lay.
.. You may need to release the selector lever lock
depending on wh ich selecto r lever pos it ion is
selected and which one you wou ld like to se ­
lect .
.. To do th is, press the locking button(!) on the
selector lever
<=> fig . 92.
.. To engage the nearest selector lever position,
move the selector lever forward/back until you
fee l the first pressure po int. The selec to r lever
w ill return to its orig inal position .
.. To skip over one selec tor lever posit io n, move
the selector lever past the pressure point into
the desired position. The selector lever will re­
turn to its origina l position .
F or ex ample , you can s kip over the N position if
yo u wou ld like to go d irectly from D into R . ..,.
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Ass is tance sy stems
Assistance systems
Electronic speed Limiter
Your v ehicle may be factory equipped with tires
that are rated for a maximum speed of 130 mph (210 km/h). This is less than the maximum sp eed
of your vehicle . To reduce the risk of sudden tire
failure and loss of control if the vehicle is operat­ ed at excessive speeds, your vehicle also has an
electronic speed limiter . The electronic speed
lim iter prevents your vehicle from going faster
than the t ire speed rating. For mo re information
<=> page 333.
If the engine control unit receives faulty vehicle
road speed s ignals , the Malfunction Indicator
L amp (MIL)
¢..ffi will illumina te . If this occurs,
con tact the nearest au thorized A ud i dealer for
assistance.
_& WARNING
Always observe the posted speed limits and
adjust you r speed to suit prevailing road, traf­
fic and weather conditions. Never drive your
vehicle faster than the maximum speed rating
of the tires installed .
Speed warning system
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with speed warning system
The speed warning system helps you to stay be­
low a specified maximum speed that can be set,
changed or deleted in the Infotainment system.
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The speed warning system warns you if you are
exceeding the maximum speed that you have set .
A wa rning tone will sound as soon as you r speed
ex ceeds the s tored v alue s light ly. Th e indicato r
light also turns on in the instrument cluster dis ­
p lay
ct] (USA models)/ [SJ (Canada models) and
a message . The indicator light
(CJ / [SJ and the
message turn off if the speed falls back be low
the stored maximum speed.
Se tting a threshold is recommended if you would
like to be reminded when yo u reach a certain
maximum speed. Situations where you may want
to do so include driving in a country with a gene r-
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al speed limit or if there is a spec ified maximum
speed for winter tires.
Setting the warning threshold
Se lect in the Infotainment system: I M EN U I but­
ton
> Vehicle > left co ntro l bu tton > Driver as sis­
tance
> Speed warning > Manu al.
(D Tips
Regardless of the speed warning sys tem, you
shou ld alw ays mo nitor your speed using the
speedometer and make sure yo u are fo llow ing
the lega l speed limit.
Cruise control system
Switching on
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
The cruise control sys tem makes it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at
15 mph
(20kmlh) .
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Fig. 9 6 Operat ing lever : cru ise co ntro l sys te m
.,. To switch the system on , pu ll the lever into po -
sition
(D <=> fig. 96 .
.. Drive at the speed to be mai ntained.
.. To store the speed, press the button @.
The stored speed and the
ftji(l)~14 (USA models) I
l'I (Cana da models) indicator light appear in the
instrument cluster display. An additional indica­
tor appears in the head-up display *.
The speed is maintained by modifying engine power or through an active brake intervention.
A WARNING
- Always pay attention to the traffic around
you when the cruise control system is in
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your speed and the distance between your
vehicle and other vehicles.
- For safety reasons, cruise control should not
be used in the city, in stop-and-go traffic, on
winding roads and when road conditions are poor (such as ice, fog, gravel, heavy rain and
hydroplaning), because th is increases the
risk of an accident.
- Switch the cruise control off temporar ily
when driving in turn ing lanes, h ighway exits
o r in construction zones.
- Please note that unconsciously "resting"
your foot on the accelerator pedal prevents the cruise control from b raking. This is be­
ca use p ressing the acce le ra to r peda l ove r­
rides the cruise contro l system.
- If a brake system ma lf u nction such as over­
heating occurs when the c ruise contro l sys­
tem is switched on, the braking function in
the system may be switched off . The rest of
the cruise control system functions remain act ive as long as the
@;\l)Mj (USA models) /
Bl (Canada models) indicator light is on.
Before driving downhill a long distance on a
steep hill, decrease your speed and select a
lower gear. Th is makes use of the eng ine
braking effect and relieves the brakes.
(D} Tips
The brake lights turn on when the brakes are app lied a utomat ically.
Changing the speed
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
.,. To increase/decrease the speed in 1 mph (1
km/h) increments, br iefly
tap the lever toward
0 10 ¢ page 102, fig. 96 to the first level.
.,. To inc rease/decrease the speed in 5 mph (10
km/h) i ncrements, br iefly
tap the lever toward
0 10 to t he second level.
.,. To increase or decrease the speed quickly,
hold
the lever toward 0 10 to the first or second
level until the desired speed is reached .
Ass ista nce sys te m s
Overriding the speed
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
You can press the acce le rato r pedal to increase
you r speed, for ex ample if you want to pass
someone . The speed you set ear lier will resume
as soon as you release the acce lerator pedal.
However, if you are exceeding the stored speed
by a considerable amount fo r a long time, the
c ruise contro l system will tempora rily switch off.
The
1Q;jl )~ij (USA mode ls) 1111 (Canada mode ls) in­
dicator light in the instrument cluster turns
off
and the stored speed is maintained.
Preselecting a speed
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
You can pre-select your desired speed when the
vehicle is stationary.
.,. Switch the ignit ion on.
.,. Pull the lever into position
(D ¢ page 102,
fig.
96.
.,. To increase or decrease the speed, tap the lever
toward
0 10 .
This function makes it possible, fo r example, to
save the speed you want before driving on the
highway. Once you are on the expressway, acti­
vate the cruise control system by pulling the lev­ er into position
(D .
Switching off
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
Deact ivating temporarily
.,. Press the brake pedal, or
.,. Press the lever toward @(not locked into
p lace)
¢ page 102, fig . 96.
Switching off completely
.,. Press the lever into position @(clicked into
place), or
.,. Switch the ignit ion off .
The speed you stored will be maintained if the cruise contro l has been switched off temporarily .
To resume the stored speed, release the brake pedal and pull the lever to position
(D . .,.
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