2017 AUDI Q7 warning

Ass is tance sy stems
fall below the se lected distance, the distance
bars become red from the bottom upward.
A WARNING
--:-- ~~ If you press the ISETI button when driving at
speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), the vehicle
accelerates automat ica lly up to 20 mph (30
km/h), which is the m inimum speed that can
be set.
(D Tips
- If you switch the ignition or the adapt ive
cruise control system off, the set speed is
erased for safety reasons.
- The electronic stabilization control (ESC)
and the anti-slip-regulation (ASR) are auto­
matically sw itched on when the adaptive
cruise control is switched on .
Changing the speed
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
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F ig. 106 Operat ing lever: c hanging th e speed
"To increase/decrease the speed in 1 mph (1
km/ h) increments, br iefly
tap the lever toward
0 10 ¢ fig . 106 to the first level.
• To increase/decrease the speed in S mph
(5 km/h or 10 km/h) increments, briefly
tap
the leve r toward 0 10 to the second level.
" To increase or decrease the speed quickly, hold
the lever towards
0 10 up to the first or sec ­
ond level until the red LED@ reaches the de ­
sired speed
¢ page 109, fig. 105.
You can a lso prese lect the speed when adaptive
cruise control is not active by moving the lever in
l) Th is is not ava ilab le in some countries.
110
the desired direction G) !Q . Activate the previ ­
ously selected speed by pulling the lever into po­
s ition (I)¢
page 109, fig. 104 .
After each change, the new stored speed appears
briefly in the status line ¢
page 109, fig. 105 @.
When adaptive cruise control is active, the B in­
dicator light turns on and when adapt ive cruise
contro l is not active, the
ii ind icator light turns
on. In the Aud i virtual cockp it*, the
II indicator
light turns on instead .
Driving in stop-and-go traffic
Applies to: vehicles with A udi adapt ive cr uise control
F ig. 107 Instrument cl uster: safe start monitor
The adaptive cru ise control system also assists
you in stop-and-go traffic. If a vehicle driving
ahead stops, yo ur vehicle will brake and stay at a
stop within the limits of the system.
" To resume driving with adaptive cruise contro l,
tap the accelerator pedal or
• Pull the lever toward yo u into position @
¢page 111, fig. 108.
Starting to dr ive with adaptive cruise
control
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As long as the message A CC: aut omati c go dis­
plays and the veh icle dr iv ing ahead starts to
move, your vehicle will start driving¢& . You can
activate
ACC: automatic go again for a short
time by pulling the lever to position @.
Fo r safety reasons, your vehicle w ill only start to
drive automatically if:
- the drive r's safety belt is fastened
- all doors and the hood are closed

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- your vehicle is not stationary for mo re than
three minutes
Safe start monitor
If an obstacle is detected when you start driving,
you will be alerted to the danger by the. indi­
cator light and the image in the instrument clus­
ter disp lay<=>
fig. 107 <=> & .An audio signal will
also sound . Your vehicle will drive more s lowly
when starting. This may also happen in some sit­
uations when there is no apparent obstacle.
- Press the brake pedal to slow your vehicle
down.
.&_ WARNING
If the message ACC: automatic go1> appears,
your vehicle will start driving even if there is an obstacle between your vehicle and the ve­
hicle driv ing ahead . This increases the risk of
an acc ident.
@ Tips
If adaptive cruise control is active and your
veh icle does not start driving even though the
message
ACC: automatic go1
) appears, you
can start driving by tapping the accelerator
pedal.
Interrupting cruise control
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 108 Selec to r leve r
Requirement: adaptive cruise control must be
switched on .
~ ll This is no t ava ila ble in so m e co untries.
Assistance systems
Overriding cruise control
.,. To accelerate manually, pull the lever toward
you into position @and hold it there or press
the acce le rator pedal. The message
ACC: over­
ride
appears .
.,. To resume cruise control, release the lever or
take your foot off the accelerator pedal.
Canceling cruise control while driving
.,. Move the lever into position @. Th e message
ACC: standby appears . Or
.,. Press the brake pedal.
.,. To resume the stored speed, move the lever in­
to position @ .
Canceling cruise control when stopped
.,. Push the lever away from you into position@.
The message
ACC: standby appears.
.,. To resume cruise contro l, press the brake pedal
and pull the lever toward you into posit ion @.
.&_ WARNING
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It is dangerous to activate cruise control and
resume the stored speed when the current
road, traffic o r weather conditions do not per­
mit this . This increases the risk of an accident.
Setting the distance
Applies to: vehicles wit h Audi adaptive cruise control
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Fig. 109 Operat ing leve r: sett ing t he dist ance
.,. Tap the switch to display the current set d is­
tance
<=> fig . 109.
.,. To increase or reduce the d istance in incre­
ments, tap the switch upward/downward
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Ass is tance sy stems
again. The distance between the two vehicles
will change in the instrument cluster disp lay.
When approach ing a veh icle driving ahead, the
adaptive cr uise control system brakes to match
that vehicle's speed and then adjusts to the set distance.
If the vehicle driving ahead accelerates,
then the adaptive cruise control will also acceler­
ate up to the speed that you have set.
The higher the speed, the greater the distance
c::> ,&. . The Distan ce 3 setting is recommended .
That is equal to the general recommendation of
"half the speed shown on the speedometer".
The distances provided are specified values . De­
pending on the driving situation and how the ve­ hicle ahead is driving, the actual distance may be
more or less than these target distances.
I f you change the time gaps, the new ly set value
appears briefly in the instrument cluster display
I ii for Di st a nc e 3. This only occurs if the Driver
ass ista nce
display is not currently shown in the
disp lay
c::> page 109, fig. 105 .
Distance 1 : this setting corresponds to a d istance
of 92 feet (28 meters) when traveling at 62 mph
(100 km/h), or a time distance of 1 second.
Di stance 2 : this setting corresponds to a d istance
of 118 feet (36 meters) when traveling at 62
mph (100 km/h), or a time distance of 1.3 sec­
onds.
Di stance 3 : this setting corresponds to a d istance
of 164 feet (SO meters) when traveling at 62
mph (100 km/h), or a time distance of 1.8 sec­
onds.
Di stance 4 : this setting corresponds to a d istance
of 219 feet (67 meters) when traveling at 62
mph (100 km/h), or a time distance of 2.4 sec­
onds.
Di stance 5 : this setting corresponds to a d istance
of 328 feet (100 meters) when traveling at 62
mph (100 km/h), or a time distance of 3.6 sec­
onds.
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A WARNING
When setting the distance, the driver is re­
sponsible for adheri ng to any applicable legal
regulations.
@ Tips
- Depending on the selected driving mode in
dr ive se lect* and the set distance, the driv­
ing behav ior will vary from dynamic to com­
fortab le when accelerating
c::, page 135.
- Distan ce 3 is set automatically each time
you switch the ignition on. If you would like
to set anothe r distance as the default set­
t ing, you can have the
adaptive crui se con ­
trol menu enabled by an autho rized Aud i
deale r or author ized Audi Service Fa cility.
- Your settings are a utomat ica lly stored and
assigned to the remote con trol key be ing
used .
Driver intervention request
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig . 110 Instr ument cluster: req uest for driver interven ­
t ion
The request for driver intervention instructs you
to take over if the adaptive cruise control brak ing
funct ion is not ab le to ma in tain a suff ic ient d is­
tance to the vehicle dr iv ing ahead
c::,fig. 110.

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:E Predictive control
(efficiency assist)
Description
App lies to: ve hicles with Audi adaptive cruise co ntro l an d pr e·
di ctive efficiency assist
Fig. 111 Instrument cluster: pred ictive control
General information
The predictive control 1l uses the map informa­
tion from the navigation system in order to react
proact ively when driv ing. Information from the
camera-based traffic sign recognition* is also ap­ plied to recognize traffic signs
<:!)page 104.
When coming up to areas with speed limits or
changes in the course of the road (such as curves,
intersections or traffic circles), the system brakes
automatically and then accelerates back up to
the set speed .
When adaptive cruise control is switched off, the
system only provides notifications without con­
trolled interventions ¢
page 105.
The driver can override the predictive control at
any time by pressing the accelerator or brake
pedal. If the system changes the vehicle speed to
adapt to speed limits, you can change the speed
using the lever
¢ page 110, fig. 106 .
Always switch off the predictive control in
the following situations:
- When increased attention is needed from the
driver .
- In poor weather conditions such as snow or
heavy rain.
- When driving on roads in poor condition .
ll This is not ava ila ble in some co untrie s.
Assistance systems
Indicator in the instrument cluster display
When switching on the adaptive cruise contro l
for the first time, the message
ACC: 11D + B ac­
tive
in the instrument cluster indicates the avail·
ability of the predictive control.
T he symbol appears when the system
is regulating the speed to match a speed limit . If
this is the case, the system is reg ulating a speed
of 50 mph (80 km/h). The speed is then taken
over by the adaptive cruise control. The speed in
the speedometer LED ring adjusts to the speed to
be maintained
¢ page 109, fig . 105. The ..
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fig . 111 symbo l appears when there is an adap ­
tation to the route ahead .
If you are in the Driver assistance display in the
instrument cluster, then the following symbols
will indicate which occurrence the system is cur­
rently responding to:
Symbol Meaning
MPH USA
models:
Speed limit
km/h
Canada models:
Speed limit
Ir
Curve
_l!L
1i1
Intersection
~ ): Traffic c ircle
A WARNING
- Read the warnings on ¢.&. in General infor­
mation on page 108
and on¢ .&. in Descrip­
tion on page 104 .
- Pay attention to traffic and the area around
your veh icle when predictive control is
switched on. The driver is always responsi­
ble for assessing the traffic situation.
- There is an increase in the risk of an acci­
dent, because the system does not consider
"right of way" rules and also does not re-
spond to traffic lights. ._.
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:E: ' In a speed range under 40 mph (65 km/h), traffic
jam assist can help to keep the vehicle within a lane calculated by the system. W ith in the lim its
of the system, the system controls the steering
automatically when adapt ive cruise control is
switched on . Since traffic jam assist is only an as­
sist system, the driver must always keep his or
her hands on the steer ing whee l and be ready to
steer. The d rive r ca n override the control at any
time by actively steering.
The system is designed for driv ing on express­
ways and highways.
Switching traffic jam ass ist on and off
... Press the button to switch the system on and
off<=> fig. 112.
... To turn the system off completely, select in the
Infotainment system:
I MENU ! button> Vehicle
> left contro l button > Driver as sistance > Traf­
fic jam a ssist .
If traff ic jam assist was deactivated through the
Infotainment system, you can cont inue operating
the act ive lane assist using the<=>
fig. 112 button
<=> page 124. The traffic jam ass ist functions are
no longer available.
Requirements for using traffic jam assist:
-Traffic jam assist must be switched on in the
Infota inment system .
- Adaptive cruise control must be switched on
and act ive
c;, page 109 .
Always switch off traffic jam assist in the
following situations:
-When increased attention is needed from the
driver .
- In poor weather conditions such as snow or
heavy rain .
- When driving on roads in poor condition .
- In construction zones.
- In city driving .
Traffic jam assist availability:
When you are in the Driver assistance view in the
in str ument cluster disp lay, the indicator light
turns on¥ and the message
Traffic jam assist
available
appears if a traffic jam situation was
detected. You can open the
Driver assistance dis -
Assistance systems
play using the mu ltifunction steering wheel but­
tons
c;, page 12. To activate traffic jam assist, you
must press the
<=> fig. 112 button and switch on
the adaptive cruise control
c;, page 109.
Indicator lights
Ill and II-traff ic jam assist is on. Vehicles driv­
ing ahead were detected. Your vehicle adapts
whi le driving
c;, fig. 113.
•- traffic jam assist sw itches off if the driver
does not take over steer ing after multiple driver
intervention requests . The system brakes the ve ­
hicle until it is stationary.
A WARNING
-A lways keep your hands on the steering wheel
so you can be ready to steer at any t ime. The
driver is always responsible for staying in a lane and for assessing traffic s ituations . Read
and follow the warnings
on<=>.& in General
information on page
108. Never use traffic
jam ass ist in the following situations or you
will increase the risk of an accid ent.
- Driving offroad or on unpaved roads. Traffic
jam assist is only designed for use on paved
roads.
- In city driv ing o r in construction zones.
- On curv ing stretches of road.
- In narrow lanes.
- In unclear traffic situat ions such as at inter-
sections or toll stat ions.
@ Tips
You are not necessarily guided to the center
of your lane.
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Assistance systems
Distance indicator and
distance warning
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i adapt ive cruise control
F ig. 114 In stru ment cl uste r: dis tance indica tor/wa rning
At speeds above 40 mph (65 km/h), this funct ion
measures the time betwee n the vehicle driv ing
ahead and s hows th is in the instrument cl uster
d isp lay¢
fig. 114 .
You can set a warning t hreshold between 0 .6 and
3.0 seconds . The . indicator light t urns on if
you fall be low the set d istance.
Switching the distance indicator/warning on
and off
.. In the Infotainment system, selec t: I MENU !
button > Vehicle > left contro l button > Driver
assistance > Distance warning.
A WARNING
- Read an d follow th e war nings on ¢.&. in
Gen eral in for ma tion on page 1 08.
-The driv er is always r espons ib le for a dhering
to the regulations applicable in th at co un­
t ry .
{!) Tips
You may fall b elow he warn ing t hreshold
briefly whe n pass ing or when quickly ap­
proac hing a s low veh icle . T h er e is no wa rni ng
in this scen ario . A warn ing is gi ven only if you
f al l b elow the war ning thr eshold f or an ex ­
t en ded pe rio d o f tim e.
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Messages
Appl ies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
ii ACC with traffic jam assist: unavailable . See
owner's manual
The sy stem cannot gu aran tee t hat i t will dete ct
vehicle s cor re ctl y an d it h as sw itched
off . The ra ­
dar sensors have shifted or are fau lty . D rive to an
aut ho rize d Audi dea le r o r a uth orized Audi Service
Facility immed iate ly to have the malfunct ion cor ­
r ected .
ii ACC with traffic jam assist: currently un­
available. See owner's manual
This mes sage ap pears if the ada ptive cruise con ­
t ro l canno t be activ ated, for example i f th e hood
is ope n.
fl ACC with traffic jam assist : currently un­
available. Sensor vision restricted due to sur­ roundings. See owner 's manual
This message ap pears if the radar se nsor v iew is
obstr ucted, for e xamp le by leaves, snow, heavy
s p ra y or dir t. Cle an the senso rs ¢
pa ge 107 ,
fi g. 101.
ill ACC with traffic jam assist: currently un­
available. Grade too steep
T he road exceeds the maxim um poss ible g rade
for saf e operation . The systems cannot be sw itch ­
ed o n.
ill ACC with traffic jam assist: only available in
D, Sor M
Se lect t he D/S or M se lector lever position.
flJ ACC with traffic jam assist: currently un·
available. Parking brake applied
The sys tems swi tch off i f you set the parking
bra ke. Th e sys tems are av ailab le ag ai n afte r yo u
rele ase the parkin g bra ke .
ill ACC with traffic jam assist: currently un­
available. Stabilization control (ESC ) input
This message appears if the e lectron ic stabiliza­
t ion cont rol ( ESC) is tak ing act ion to stabiliz e the
vehicle . The systems switch
off in this scena rio .
ill ACC with traffic jam ass ist: manual control! .,.

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:E: ' This message appears if the veh icle rolls back
when starting on a slight incline , even though the
systems are active . Press the b rake peda l to pre ­
vent the vehicle from rolling or sta rting to move.
II ACC with traffic jam a ssist: currently un­
available. Downhill assist activated
You cannot ac tiva te the system w he n hill hold as­
sis t is ac tive.
Gf:-$ ACC w ith traffic jam assist: manual control!
This message appea rs if the driver does not take
over steering after m ultiple dr iver intervent io n
reques ts a nd the sys tem switches off . The vehicle
b rakes unt il it is stat io na ry .
II Traffic jam assist: unavailable. See owner's
manual
The system can no longer ensure that t he ve hicle
will stay in the lane and switches off. Have yo ur
ve hicle checked by an authorized Audi dea ler or
author ized Audi Service Facility if the ma lfu nc­
tion is continuous .
II Traffic jam assist: Please take over stee ring!
This message appears as soon as the system
stops detecting steer ing activity when the system
limits are reached. Always keep yo ur hands on
the steer ing wheel so you can be ready to stee r at
anytime.
itf Traffic jam assist : currently unavailable.
Please fasten seat belt
The sys tem swi tc hes off w hen the d river 's s afety
be lt is unfastened .
II ACC: efficiency assist not available in this
country
The adaptation to s peed limits and ro utes ahead
i s no t ava ilable i n this country.
m'J ACC: predictive control currently unavaila­
ble. See owner's manual
The adaptation to speed limits and routes ahead
sw itches off at speed limits under 20 mph
(30 km/h).
The message can also ap pea r if t he a daptat ion to
speed limits and ro utes ahead has a tempora ry
fa ilur e. Have your vehicle checked by an author-
Assistance systems
ized Audi dea ler or author ized Audi Se rvice Facili ­
ty if the malfunction is continuous .
Distance warning: malfunction! Please contact
Service
The system canno t gua rantee t hat it will detect
vehicles cor rec tly and i t has switc hed off. T he ra ­
dar sens ors h ave shifted or are f aulty. Dr ive to a n
a uth oriz e d Au di dealer or au th ori zed Aud i Serv ice
F acility immed iate ly to have the ma lfunction co r­
rected.
Distance warning: currently unavailable. Sensor
view restricted due to surroundings . See own­
er's manual
T h is m essage appears if the rada r se nso r view is
o b st ruct ed , for e xamp le by le ave s, s now, heavy
s pr ay or dirt. Clean the sensors ~
page 107 ,
fig . 101.
Distance warning: currently unavailable. See
owner's manual
T h is message appears if the system has a tempo­
r a ry fa il ur e.
If this occurs m ultip le times, dr ive to
an a uthoriz e d Au di dealer o r autho rize d Audi
Se rvice Facility immed iately to h ave the m alfu nc­
t io n co rre cted .
ACC : Please fasten seat belt
The system is not completely ava ilable if the dr iv­
er 's seat belt is unfastened .
Stationary object ahead
Th is m ess age app ears if yo u wo uld like t o swi tch
t h e sys tem on and there is a s ta tionary objec t di­
rectly in front of yo ur vehicle.
Door open
The system is not available whe n the doo r is
o p en .
Audi pre sense
Introduction
Applies to : vehicles wi th Aud i pre sense
Within the limits of the system, the pre sense
funct ions can initiate measures i n pa rtic ularly
dangerous situations to protect the vehicle pas-
sengers a nd other road use rs. ..,.
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Ass is tan ce sys tems
-Due to the interlinking of various vehicle sys­
tems, critica l driving situations can be detected
by
pr e se nse basic and measures for preventa­
tive occupant protection are can be initiated.
- The
pre sen se fro nt system uses the data from
the adapt ive cruise control* radar sensors and
the camera to calculate the probability of a col­ lis ion. Within the limits of the system, an im­
pending collision with vehicles can be detected
i n both urban and rural speed ranges. In this
case, the system warns the dr iver visually,
acoustically and with a jerk on the brakes if nec­
essary.
If needed, it can initiate a pa rtial or fu ll
deceleration to reduce the co llision speed or to
avoid the collision under certain circumstances .
In conjunction with pre sense basic/rear, the
front safety belts are also reversibly tensioned
when needed. The pre sense front is also active
when adapt ive cruise control* is switched off.
- Pre se nse re ar contains pre sense basic func­
tions. It uses the data from the side assist" ra­
dar sensors and calculates within the limits of
the system the probab ility of a rear end coll i­
s ion with the vehicle behind you . Pre sense rear
is also active when s ide assist* is swit ched off.
- Within the limits of the system,
pre sense city
uses the camera data and ca n detect a n im­
pending coll ision with veh icles and pedest rians.
In this case, the system warns the driver vis ual­
ly, acoustically and with a jerk on the brakes if
necessary. If needed, it can initiate a fu ll decel­
eration to reduce the co llision speed or to avoid
the coll is ion under certain circumstances. In
conjunction w ith pre sense bas ic/rear, the front
safety belts are also revers ibly tensioned when
needed .
.8. WARNING
Read the general informat ion in~ .& in Gen­
eral information on page 108, ~.& in Gener­
al information on page 127.
- Certain pre sense functions switch off when
driving in reverse.
1> Th is is not availab le in some co untr ies.
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- The p re sense f unct ions may not be availa ­
ble if there is a malfunction in the ESC sys­
tem o r the a irbag control module .
- Note that the reversible belt tensioner on
the front passenger's side deactivates when
the front passenger's airbag is deactivated.
- Switch the pre sense off when you are not
using public streets or when load ing the ve­
hicle onto a vehicle carrier, tra in, sh ip or
other type of transportat ion. This can pre­
vent an undesired intervention from the pre
sense system.
Audi pre sense basic
Description
App lies to : vehicles wi th Aud i pr e se nse basic
The pre sense basic functions are activated at a
speed of approximately 20 mph (30 km/h) or
higher.
The following functions can be triggered under
certain conditions within the limits of the sys­
tem:
- Tensioning of the safety belts (for examp le,
during heavy braking): the front safety belts
have reversib le be lt tensioners . If a collision
does not occur, the safety belts loosen slightly
and are ready to trigger aga in.
- Closing the windows and sunroof*.
-Activating the emergency flashers
1> .
The message A udi pre sen se. ~ page 119,
fig. 115
will warn you abou t the danger.
Audi drive select*: the tr igger times are adjusted
depending on the mode selected .
Audi pre sense front
Description
Applies to: vehicles wi th Audi ada ptive c ruise con trol
Within the limits of the system, pre sense front
can warn you of impend ing collisions and init iate
the corresponding braking maneuvers or the sup- porting measures when avoid ing a coll is ion. .,.