2017 AUDI Q7 Owner´s Manual

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Closing Audi connect Infotainment services
Regardless of the function selected, you can
close an Audi connect Infotainment service at any
time and return to the home screen
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fig. 184.
Parking information
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on parking locations and fees in the
selected search area (for example
Nearby ).
~ Select and confirm Parking information .
You can use the right control button to sort the
parking locations
By distance or By availability.
Travel information
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on attractions in the selected search
area.
~ Select and confirm Travel information .
~ Select and confirm an attraction to display the
details .
Fuel prices
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on gas stations with the lowest fuel
prices for your vehicle in the selected search area.
~ Select and confirm Fuel prices.
You can use the right control button to sort the
fuel prices
By price or By distance .
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Audi connect (Infotainment)
Traffic light information
Applies to vehicles w ith Audi connect (Infota inment)
Fig. 185 Examp le : display of a speed recommendat ion
Fig . 186 Example: display of an estimated wa it time
The traffic light information ll gives you a speed
recommendation, at which to drive through the
next green traffic light
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you of the wait time at the next red light @. The
traffic light information can be displayed in the
driver information system, in the status line of
the Audi virt ual cockpit* or in the head -up dis­
play*.
General information
The traffic light information is subject to certain
system limitat ions and may be unavailable or on­
ly partially available in the following situations:
- when the perm itted speed lim it is exceeded
- if the next traffic light is less than 100
ft (30
m) away
- if the estimated wait t ime at a red light is less
than four seconds
- if there is no traffic light data available
- if the data connection was interrupted
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-when the camera-based traffic sign recogn i­
tion* is malfunctioning
¢ page 104
-when there a re warnings from the camera-
based traffic sign recognition*
Sw itch ing traffic light information on and
off
- Se lect: I MENU I button > Au di conne ct > Traffi c
ligh t info rm ati on >
On (~) or Off (0 ).
A WARNING
-When traffic light information is shown, a l­
so always pay attention to the traffic situa­
t ion, the distance to other vehicles and the
area around the vehicle. The driver is always
responsible for assessing the traff ic situa ­
t ion .
- Always adapt your speed to the current
weather, road and traff ic conditions. The
displayed information must never cause you
to ignore lega l traffic regulations and pose a
safety risk.
- Regardless of the traffic light informat ion,
you should always monitor your speed using
the speedometer and make sure you are ad­ hering to the legal speed limit .
- The traffic light information does not adjust
yo ur vehicle's speed to the speed recom­
mendation shown in the display.
{D) Tips
- Traffic light information is not yet ava ilable
i n a ll cities and is not nationwide .
- Un its of measurement and language set­
tings are displayed based on how they were
set in the MMI system settings
¢page 249 .
-Always read the chap ter¢ page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion .
Weather
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on current weather conditions as
well as weather forecasts for the selected search area .
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.. Select and confirm Weath er.
You can also display the current weather condi­
tions on the map , fo r example.
.. Select: lef t control button >
on entry .
Flight information
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on flights and current arrival/depar­
ture times in the selected search area .
.. Select and confirm
Flight inf orm ation .
City events
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on events in various categories in
the desired search area.
.. Sele ct
Ci ty Ev ent s > left co ntro l button > cate­
gory.
Online news
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
You can check the current headlines of your fa­
vorite publications in the MMI.
Requirement: yo ur myAud i acco unt must be sub­
scribed to newsfeeds and your vehicle must be
connected to myAudi
~ page 189.
.. Sele ct: !ME NUI button> Aud i conn ect> Online
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desired new sfeed > a headline .
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If you have not s ubs cribed to any pe rsonal
newsfeeds in your myAudi account, pre-con­
figured newsfeeds will be displayed.
'Twitter
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
You can access the most important functions in
your Twitter accoun t through your MMI.
Requirement:
You must have connected your myAudi account
with Tw itter. You can f ind additional information
fo r this on line at
www .audiu sa .c om /m yaudi.

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r=> page 189.
.,. Se lect: I MENU I button> Audi connect > Twitter
> left contro l button > desired function (for ex­
amp le,
Trends ).
The follow ing categories can be selected in the
Twitter menu:
- My tweets : News Feed and the Tweets you have
posted are listed.
- Home: the Tweets for everyone you follow are
displayed.
- Trends : topics on Twitter that are currently
popular w ith in a country .
Different functions are available depending on
the Twitter category you have selected:
- New tweet : you can post a new tweet using
pre-made templates or using myAudi tem­
plates that you have created yourself.
- Refresh : the selected Twitter function is re­
freshed.
- Favorite: mark a Tweet as favorite to show you
liked it.
- Retweet: you can quote a Tweet to share it with
others.
@ Tips
- Other settings such as account, language,
Tweet security and location settings
cannot
be changed in the MMI. These changes must
be made on the Twitter website.
- You can only connect
one Twitter account
with your myAudi account.
- Audi connect (Infotainment) makes it possi­
ble to access Twitter . Permanent avai lability
cannot be guaranteed, because that de­ pends on Twitter.
Travel (travel guide)
A pplies to vehicles with Aud i connect (Infotainment)
You can use the Audi MMI connect opp to store
points of interest on your mobile device (such as
a smartphone) and then use them for route
guidance in the MMI.
Requirement:
Audi connect (Infotainment)
The Audi MMI connect app must be installed and
open on your mobile device .
You must be logged into your myAudi account in
the
Audi MMI connect app and you must have se­
lected your vehicle.
T he Wi-Fi function on your mob ile device and on
the MMI must be switched on.
The MMI must be connected to the network.
... Press:
!MENU ! button> Audi connect > left con-
trol button >
Information category> Travel.
After opening the trave l guide, trave l tips in your
area wi ll be displayed including current ratings as
well as the corresponding category. ... Press the left control button to change the cat­
egory (such as bars nearby).
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-It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bi le dev ices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, lik e all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious inj uries. Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while driv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
r::> page 277, Front airbags.
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Always follow the information found in r=>(i) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
(D Tips
Units of measurement, language setting s and
time are shown in the Infotainment system
display based on how they were set in the
MMI system settings
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Audi connect (Infotainment) in navigation
Applies to : vehicles wit h a navigat ion syste m and Audi co n·
nec t (I nfota inment)
... Select: !MENUI button> Audi connect > left
control button >
Navigation .
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The fo llow ing A udi connect In fota inment serv ices
are curre ntly availab le:
- Naviga tio n wi th
online map view a nd Street
View ¢
page 217.
-Point of Interest (POI) online search with
voice recognition
( such as res taur ant s): plan
r ou te g uida nce using t he M MI con trol panel
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page 209 and the voice recognition system
¢ page 169.
- Set up dest ina tions in you r M MI using yo ur
myAudi account or onl ine map view
¢ page 217.
-Online traffic information : receive up-to-the ­
minute t raffic info rmation about accidents,
r oad construction and other incidents
¢ page 221.
-Map update : import navigat ion map updates
directly to yo ur vehicle using a n SD ca rd o r as
an on line update¢
page 219.
@ Tips
-Fo r the map update Au di c onnect Infotain­
ment se rvice via SD car d, check the current
software vers ion in your vehicle and then
check
www.audiusa.com/myaudi to see if a
newe r ve rsion is ava ilable. You can a lso have
th e ne w naviga tion da ta insta lled by an A ud i
d eale r, w hich can be done for an addition al
c har ge.
- Y ou can a lso fin d ad dit io na l informat ion
a bout th e
map update onlin e at
www.audiusa.com /myaudi .
Audi connect (Infotainment) on the phone
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Se lect: I M ENU I but ton > Audi connect > left
contro l button >
Communication .
The fo llow ing A udi con nect Info tainment services
a re curre ntly availab le:
- Stor ing contacts on yo ur compute r us ing yo ur
myAudi A ccount and loadi ng the contacts into
t he MM I direct ory
¢ page 186.
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Audi connect (Infotainment) in Media
menu
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Sele ct: !ME NUI button> Audi connect > righ t
control button >
Entertainment.
- Online media and Internet radio :
offers access
t o di fferen t on line me dia services as well as In ­
ternet radio and ope ration th ro u gh t he M MI us ­
ing the
Audi MMI connect app ¢ page 233 .
Applies to: vehicles with Wi·Fi audio player
-Wi-F i audio player : you can access the med ia
center throug h a Wi-Fi connecte d media player
(su ch as a s martphone)
¢ page 232.
.8, WARNING
It is only s afe to u se ta ble ts, l ap to p s, mo bile
d evi ces and other simi la r devices whe n the ve­
hicl e is sta tionary beca use , like a ll loose ob ­
jects, they co uld be thrown a roun d the inside
of the vehicle in a cras h and cause serious in­
ju ries. Store these types of devices sec urely
while driv ing.
(D Note
A lways fo llow the information fo und in ¢ 0 in
Wi -Fi hotspot on page 195.
@ Tips
- Also see t he cha pter¢ page 196, Audi con ­
nect (Infotainment) general information .
- For more in fo rmat ion on t he Wi-Fi a udi o
player and su pported devices, contact an
authorized A udi dealer or aut ho rize d Au di
Service Facility.
Additional options
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Select: ! ME NUI button> Aud i connect > right
cont rol button.
The following options are available in the Aud i
connect In fota inment serv ices overview :
Log in*
See c:::> page 189, Logging into myAudi in the vehi -
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See ¢ page 250.
Licen se sub scr ipt ion
The val idity and expirat ion date of your licenses
are displayed . When the function is switched on
~, the message
Warning befor e subscription
e xpire s
will display to warn you that your license
is about to expire.
Refre sh
The content of the selected Audi connect Info­
tainment service o r the entire Audi connect (Info­
tainment) list is updated.
Wi-Fi hotspot
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Wi -F i h otspot
You can use the MMI as a Wi-Fi hotspot to con­
nect up to eight Wi-Fi devices to the Internet.
While driving, restricted use of unsecured, light,
small wireless devices is only possible from the
rear of the vehicle.
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
.,. Se lect :
I MENU I button >Telep ho ne> right con-
trol button
> Wi -Fi settin gs.
The follow ing settings can be selected:
Wi-F i
The MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated at the fac­
tory. Switch the Wi-Fi hotspot to
Hot spo t before
establishing a connection between your vehicle
and your Wi -F i dev ice.
- On: the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is active and visib le
to other devices . You can connect your Wi-Fi
device to the MMI and use the Internet connec­
tion if necessary .
-Off: the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated. An
Internet connection for Wi-Fi devices is not
poss ible.
A WARNING
- To reduce the risk of an accident, use the
Audi connect Infotainment serv ices w ith a
Wi -Fi hotspot on ly in the rea r seat when the
-
Audi c onn ect ( Inf ota inm ent )
vehicle is in motion, or only when the vehi­
cle is stat ionary.
- It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serio us injuries . Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
- Do not use any wireless dev ices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while dr iv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapte r
¢ page 2 77, Front airbags.
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the W i­
F i hotspot to distract you from driv ing, as
this cou ld increase the r isk of an accident.
(D Note
- Under some conditions, certain mobile devi­
ces and ope rating systems may automati­
cally sw itch from your vehicle's Wi-Fi hot­
spot to the device's mobi le da ta connection.
In that event, standard text and data usage
rates would apply whi le the device's mobile
data connection is in use . Please refer to
documentation provided by your mobile de­
vice's manufacture and your data carrier for
details , related terms and privacy state­
ment.
- You are responsib le for all precautions tak­
en for data protect ion, anti-virus protection
and protection against loss of data on mo­
bile devices that are used to access the In­
ternet through the Wi-Fi hotspot.
(D Tips
- In vehicles w ithout Audi connect (Infota in­
ment)*, the use of the Wi-Fi hotspot is only
possible fo r the W i- Fi aud io player*. A data
c onnect io n to the Inte rnet cannot be es tab­
lished.
- For add itiona l information about the Audi
connect Info tainment services, visit
www .audiusa.com /myaudi .
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Configuring the data
connection
Applies to veh icles with Audi co nnect (Infotainment)
The data connection for Audi connect Infotain­
ment services is pre-configured at the factory .
However, if a configuration should be necessary,
you can adjust the following settings.
.,. Select : I MENU I button> right control button>
Connection manager.
.,. Select : right control button > Online settings>
Data connection settings.
Using the Data connection settings menu, you
can set when an Internet connection should be
made . T he Internet connection disconnects auto­
matica lly once the requested Audi connect Info­
tainment service no longer requires any data.
The follow ing settings can be selected:
Audi connect (MMI)
With the Audi connect (MMI) func tion, you can
Allow or Deny the use of Audi connect Infotain ­
ment services if the connection is set to No re­
quest or With request.
Wi-Fi devices*
Using the Wi-Fi devices function, you can Allow
or Deny a connection to the Internet.
A WARNING
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi ­
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident .
-It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
the ins ide of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injuries . Store these types of devices
securely whi le driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while driv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
<=> page 2 77, Front airbags.
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(D Note
A lways follow the information found in¢(!) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
Audi connect (Infotainment) general
information
Audi connect Infotainment services
Applies to vehicles w it h Aud i connect (I nfotainment)
(D Tips
- You can only use services supported by Aud i
connect (Infotainment) if you have the op­
tional MMI Navigation plus equipment with
MMI touch* and Audi connect (Infotain­
ment).
- Use of the L TE* mobile network standard is
not available in every country. Contact an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility or your cell phone service
provider for additiona l information.
- Usage of Audi connect Infotainment serv­
ices depends on the avai lability of services
through third party providers.
- Audi connect Infotainment services are only
available within the cell phone network cov­
erage from your cell phone service provider.
- Audi connect Infotainment services are
available in the USA . Audi connect Infotain­
ment services are currently not availab le in
Canada or in Mexico.
- Also read the information in the chapter
q page 176, Telephone.
-Availability, scope, providers, screen display
and costs of services may vary depending on
the country, model, model year, end device
and rates . For additional information, v is it
www.audiusa.com .
-An initial registration/activation on the
myAudi platform at
www.audiusa.com/
myaudi
is required to use individual serv­
ices. You can contact an authorized Audi
dealer or Aud i connect (Infotainment) cus­
tomer service at (877) SOS-AUDI (2834) to

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ing your usage and any costs that may re­
su lt.
- The Audi connect Infotainment services are
a Wi-Fi/Internet-based system. If the sys­
tem does not function correctly even
though all of the requirements are met,
please try again later or contact Audi con­
nect customer serv ice at 877-505-AUDI
(2834).
- For detailed information on Audi connect
(Infotainment) and the Terms of Use, refer
to
www. audiusa.co m .
Data protection
Appl ies to vehicles w it h A ud i con nect (Infota inme nt)
@ Tips
- You can find add itiona l information in your
MM I in the options menu for the selected
Audi connect Infotainment service and also
on line at
w ww. aud iu sa. com .
- Your privacy is important to us.
= AUDI AG collects, processes, shares and
transmits your persona l information in ac­
cordance with legal regulations in order to
ensure proper function and availability of
the individual Audi connect Infotainment
services. You can view the complete, current
and valid Audi connect data protection poli­
cy in your MMI. The myAudi platform is
available for to you to activate additional
Audi connect Infotainment services and to
transfer data to your veh icle, among other
se rvices. A one-time registration is required
to establish a connection to your vehicle .
For this purpose, AUDI AG collects, process­
es, transmits and uses your required per­
sona l information as required for you to use
the services provided by AUDI AG. Your in­
formation is not distributed to third parties. Using your cell phone with your myAudi
Audi c onn ect ( Inf ota inm ent )
platform allows you to transmit data for
your Audi connect Infotainment services
functions to your vehicle and you can allow specific vehicle data to be transmitted from
your vehicle.
- By activating special information services that are part of your Aud i connect portfol io,
you can use these functions directly in your
vehicle by entering data to confirm your
identity (to use social networks, for exam­
ple). To do this, the identification informa­
tion you provided is forwarded with the re­
quest to the respect ive se rvice provide r.
Then you can access your persona l content
using a secure connection . This content is
displayed in the vehicle for your use . Your
personal content is not stored w ith in Audi
AG. The necessary connection information is processed and used for prov iding serv ices
and the proper funct ion of the services in
accordance w ith applicab le legal guidelines.
- You can find additional information in your MMI in the options menu for the selected
Audi connect Infotainment service and a lso
online at
www .audiu sa. co m.
-By p roviding Aud i connect Infotainment
serv ices, Audi of America is authorized to
co llect, p rocess, transmi t and transfer info r­
mation about you and your vehicle. Addi­
tional information can also be found in yo ur
MMI in the options menu for the selected
Audi connect Infotainment service .
- Informat ion on o ur data protection meas ­
ures in conjunction with the mobile Audi
connect (Infotainment) app lication can be
found in the applicat ion 's privacy policy. For
add itiona l information about the
www .audiusa .com /myau di website or oth­
er applications, websites o r on l ine services
connected to Audi, v is it
www .a udiu sa .com /
privacy .
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Troubleshooting
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infota inment)
Problem Solution
Audi connect Infotainment serv·
Some Audi conn,ect Infotainment services must be activated/con-
ices: individual Audi connect Info- figured through your personal myAudi account before using
tainment services are grayed out or them for the first time. You can find detailed information on line
not available. at
www.audiusa.com/myaudi.
Wi-Fi hotspot:
it is not possible to Delete all existing Wi-Fi connections on your mobi le device and
connect through Wi-Fi. restart it.
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