2017 AUDI Q7 instrument cluster

Table of contents
About this Owner's Manual ... .. .
Cockpit ... .. ............... .... .. .
Cockpit overview ................ .
Controls at a glance ... .......... .. .. .
Instrument cluster .. .......... .. .. .. .
Multifunction steering wheel ... .. .. .. .
Driver information system ............ .
H ead-up display .... .. ..... ... .. .... .
On -Board Diagnostic System (OBD) .. .. .
Indicato r lights . ................ ... .
Starting and driving ......... ... .
6
8
8
8
10
12
15
20
21
22
34
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Central lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . 46
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Dig ital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
M emory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Sto rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Warm and cold .. .......... .. .. .. . 71
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
3 zone deluxe automatic climate control . 72
4-zone deluxe automatic climate control . 7 5
Steer ing wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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Driving ..... .. .. .. .. ... .......... . .
General information . ... ........... . .
Steering .......... .. .. . .......... . .
Start ing and stopping the eng ine ..... . .
Start/Stop system .. .. ............. . .
E le ctromechanical parking brake ...... .
Start ing to drive .. .. .. ........ ..... . .
Offroad driving ... ... ...... ....... .. .
T ilt angle display . .. .. ... .......... . .
Automat ic transmission
Trailer towing ... .. ............. . .
Driving with a trail er .. .. ........... . .
T railer towing information
79
79
81
82
84
87
88
89
90
91
98
98
100
Driver assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Camera-based traffic sign recognit ion . . . 104
Pred ictive efficiency assist. . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Audi adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Pred ictive control (eff ic ie ncy assist) . . . . . 113
Traffic jam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Distance indicat or and distance warnin g 116
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Audi pre sense basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Audi pre sense front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Audi pre sense rea r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Audi pre sense city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Settings in the Infotainment system . . . . 122
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Audi s ide assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Night vision assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Parking systems 138
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Parking aid plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Periphera l cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Adjusting the parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

u co ...... N r-... N ...... 0
0
:E: ' (!) side assist displays, warning abo ut
exiting the vehicle ..... ... .. .. .
@ Door handle
@ Cent ral locking switch ....... .. .
@ Memory buttons ........... .. .
® Vent
® Thumbwhee l for vent and button
for wide vent, depending on equip-
ment ... .. .... .. .... ... ... . .
0 Lever for:
- T urn s ignals and high beams . . .
- High beam assistant .... .. .. .
- Active lane assist ........... .
- T raffic jam assist ........... .
@ Mu lt if unction steer ing whee l with:
- Horn
- Drive r's airbag . ..... ... .. .. .
- Drive r informat ion system con -
trols . ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone, nav iga­
tion and voice recognition con -
t rols .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
- Button @/steering wheel heating
- Sh if t paddles .......... .. .. .
® Instrument cluster ........... .
@ Reset t rip odometer ...... .. .. .
@ W indshield washe r system lever
@ I STAR T ENGINE ST OPI button .. .
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment, de -
pending on equipmen t
- Mechan ica l .............. .. .
- Power .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .
@ Leverfo r:
- C ruise cont rol sys tem
- Adaptive cruise cont rol ...... .
@ Data link connector for On-board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) . ... .
@ H ood release .... . .... .... ... .
@ Ins trumen t illum ination ... .. .. .
@ Button for switch ing the head-up
d isplay on/off, adjust ing the
height .. .. ........ ..... .. .. .
@ Sw itch for lugg age compa rtment
lid . ... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .
@ H eadlight control sw itch .... .. .
126
38
64
7 1
49
49
123
114
27 7
1 2
14
1 4
94
10
12
55
82
81
8 1
10 2
107
2 1
323
52
20
4 0
48
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
@ Buttons fo r:
- All-weather lights
- Night vision assist .......... .
- Rea r fog lights ..... . ..... .. .
@ Power exte rior m irror adjustment
@ Power windows .............. .
@ Infotainment system display
@ Lockable glove compa rtme nt
@) Front passenger 's airbag .... .. .
@ Drives for CD, DVD, SI M cards .. .
@ Swi tch for cooled glove compa rt-
me nt ...... ................ .
@ Depend ing on equ ipment, buttons
for :
- drive select ................ .
- Sta rt/Stop system ... ..... .. .
- Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) . .. .. .. .. ... ....... .. -
- Emergency flashers ......... .
- Parking system ............. .
- Hill hold ass ist .. .. .. ..... .. .
- Extend ing/retracting the Info-
tainment system disp lay ... .. .
@ Climate contro l system .... ... . .
@) Storage compartment and outlet
@ Cup holder and mount for vehicle
key .... .... .. .. ............ .
@ Infotai nment system on/off
button . .. .. . ............... .
@ Center armrest w ith sto rage com ­
partment. Depending on vehicle
equipment, it may have:
- Aud i m usic interface ........ .
@ Starting the engine if the re is a
malfunction ... .. ... .. ..... .. .
@ E lectromechanical parking brake
@ Automa tic tr ansmission se lector
lever ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. .
@ Infotainment system unit
(D Tips
48
131
48
52
43
157
67
27 7
229
6 7
134 84
149
so
138
150
1S7
71
6 7,66
66
156
2 35
84
87
91
156
Some the equipment listed here is only instal­
l ed in certa in models or is available as an op­
tion.
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Cockpit overview
Instrument cluster
Instrument cluster overview
The instrument cluster is the central information center for the driver.
Fig. 3 Instrument cluster overv iew (analog)
F ig . 4 Instrument cluster overv iew (Audi v irtual cockpit)
(D Engine coolant temperature gauge
@ Tachometer ................. .
-with
OFF status ind icator .... .
- with
READY status indicator .. .
@ Tab area .... ... ... ....... ... .
@ Central area with
- Driver informat io n system .... .
- Indicator lights ...... ...... .
® Status line (displayed on one or two
lines)
@ Speedometer/convenience display
0 Fuel level
10
11
11
82
82,84
12
15
22
12
@ Speedometer
® Left additional display (divided in
two sections in the expanded view)
There may be additional indicator lights in the
tachometer @, the speedometer @, the status
line ® and, depending on the instrument clus­
ter, above or below the central area@.
The following pages will primarily show illustra­
tions of the ana log instrument cluster. The ap­
pearance or the location of the items shown may
differ in the Audi virtual cockpit*. ...,

Cockpit overview
Right control button
- Opening/closing the options menu :
press the
respective right control button on the steering
whee l~
fig. 8 . You can change any context-de­
pendent functions and settings using the left
thumbwheel (for example, additional station information).
(D Tips
The availability of a se lection menu or options
menu depends on the function that is select­
ed.
Switching views
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
F ig. 9 Expanded v iew
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
Fig. 10 Classic view
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
- Switching views : press the IVIEW ! button @)
~ page 12, fig. 7 to sw itch from the classic
view ~
fig. 10 to the expanded view~ fig. 9. To
return to the classic view, press the IVIEW I but ­
ton again .
Applies to: vehicles with analog instrument cluster
-Reducing the display : press the IVIEW I button
to switch from the classic to reduced d isplay .
To return to the class ic view, press the !VIEWI
button aga in.
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Other function buttons
Fig. 11 Right side of the multifunction steering wheel
(D 0Button
- Accepting a call:
press the 0 button when
there is an incoming call.
-Ending a call: press the 0 button during an ac­
tive phone call.
- Opening the call list: if no phone call is in prog­
ress and there are no incoming calls, press the
0 button.
@ ~ Button
- Switching the voice recognition system on:
briefly press the E:9 button. Say the desired
command after the
Beep.
- Switching the voice recognition system off:
press and hold the [:9 button. Or: say the com­
mand
Cancel.
For more information about the voice recognition
system, see
~ page 169, Voice recognition sys­
tem
or Q page 249.
@ Right thumbwheel
You can adjust the volume of an audio source or a
system message (f or example, from the voice
recognition system) when the sound is playing.
-Increasing or decreasing the volume: turn the
r ig ht thumbwheel up or down.
-Muting/pausing : press the right thumbwheel.
Or: turn the right thumbwheel down.
-Unmuting or resuming : turn the right thumb­
wheel up.
Or: press the right thumbwheel.
© !1441 / l t>t>I! Button
- Selecting the previous/next track or station :
press the l1<1 <1I or lt>t> II button . .,,.

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0
:E: ' -Fast forwarding /rewinding audio files : press
and hold the
l 11> 1! button until the desired
l ocation in the fi le is reached.
®0 button I steering wheel heating ~
- Steering wheel heating (analog instrument
cluster) :
for additional information, see
¢page 77.
-Programmable steering wheel button -open­
ing a function :
press them button on the mul ­
tifunction steering whee l.
-Programmable steering wheel button -re­
questing a function :
press and hold the m but ­
ton .
-Programmable steering wheel button -chang·
ing a function :
press and hold the m button.
Se lect and confirm an entry.
Or
- Se lect in the Infotainment system: !MENUI but­
ton >
Vehicle > left contro l button > Vehicle
settings
> Steering wheel button assignment .
® I q .. vl Button
- Repeating the last navigation prompt :
press
the
l a,w l button when route guidance is act ive .
-Changing the voice guidance volume: when
route guidance is active, tur n the right t humb ­
whee l upward or downward during a navigation
prompt.
Driver information
system
On-board computer
Fig. 12 Instrument cluster: fuel consumption disp lay
Cockpit overview
Resetting values to zero
Requirement: the Fuel consumption , Short-term
memory or Long-term memory
display must be
selected.
"' To reset the val ue for the respect ive memory to
zero, press and hold the left thumbwheel
0
¢ page 12, fig. 7 on the multi function steering
wheel for one second. Or
"' On the multifunction steering wheel, select:
the right control button>
Reset values .
Adjusting additional displays (Audi virtual
cockpit)*
"' On the multifunction steering wheel, select the
right control button >
Additional display .
"'Select the desired additional display.
In the first tab (on -board comp uter), you can ca ll
u p the following disp lays one after the other by
turning the left thumbwheel on the mult ifunc­
tion steer ing wheel.
- Time and date¢
page 249
-Digita l speedomete r*
- Average consum ption
- AdBlue range*
¢page 318
-Short-term memory overview
- Long-term memory overview
- Energy consumers ¢
page 16
-Driver assistance * ¢page 107
-Tra ffic sign recognition* ¢page 104
The short-te rm memory collects driv ing informa­
tion from the time the ignition is switched on un­
til it is switched off.
If you continue driving with­
in two hours after switching the ignition
off, the
new values are included when ca lculating the cur­
rent trip information.
Unlike the short-term memory, the long-term
memo ry is not erased automatically. You can se­
lect the time period for evaluating trip informa-
t ion yourse lf . ..,.
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Cockpit overv iew
@ Tips
-The telephone functions can only be con­
tro lled with the multifunction steering
whee l if the telephone equipment was in­
stalled
at the factory.
- The telephone functions depend on the cell
phone and whether they are supported by
your cell phone service provider or not.
- The
Call w ait ing function must be activated
i n your cell phone and in the MMI to be
alerted when there is an incoming call dur­
i ng an active call. The call options depe nd
o n the cell phone and serv ice provider. You
can obtain more informat ion from yo ur cell
phone se rvice provider.
Navigation
App lies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
Requirement: a destination must be entered
r::!> page 206, route g uidance must be started and
the navigation tab must be disp layed.
"' Press the left control button on the mult ifunc-
tion s teering wheel
r:!>page 13.
Depending on vehicle eq uipment, the following
fu nctions may be available in the d river informa­
tion system .
-Di splaying nav igation dur ing acti ve route
guidance :
select and confirm Map or Str eet
view *
(analog instrument clus ter).
- Showing the map when route guidanc e is not
active :
select and co nfirm Map .
- Acce ssin g last destinations :
select and confirm
La st de stination s > the desired destination .
-Ac ce ss ing f avorite s: select and confirm Favor­
it es>
the desired destination.
- Starting route guidance to the stored home
addre ss :
se lect and confi rm C ancel route guid­
anc e
if necessary and then Home addre ss.
If you have not started route guidance, a com­
pass (in the analog instr ument cluster) or a map
(Aud i virtua l cockp it)* will be disp layed.
- Can celing active route guidance : on the multi­
funct ion steer ing wheel, select: right control
button
> Cancel route guidance .
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Additional settings
-Select: righ t con trol b utton> desired entry.
Depend ing on the function selected, the follow­
i ng addi tional settings may be possible :
- Map display
r::!> page 216
- Day/night map r::!>page 216
-Map or ientat ion r::!> page 216
-Automatic zoom r::!> page 217
Navigation view with route guidance
started
Appl ies to: vehicles with navigat ion syste m and A ud i vi rt u a l
cockp it
Fig . 15 Sta ndard map w hen route guidance is active (A ud i
virtual cockpit)
Requireme nt: a dest inat ion must be entered
r::!> page 206, route guidance m ust be sta rted and
t h e nav iga tion tab must be displayed.
Depend ing o n the vehicle equipment and these­
l ected view
r::!> page 14, t he following informa tion
will be displayed in the d river information sys­
tem :
@ Current vehicle position
@ A bar graph appears when there is an upcom­
ing turn. The fewer bars are shown, the shorter
the d istance is unt il the turn . If there is not an
upcoming turn, the distance to the destination/
stopover and the calcu lated arriva l t ime is dis­
played in the right speedometer.
@ Name of the street where you are currently
driving

u (0 ...... N r--. N ...... 0
0
:E @ Tips
-Sunglasses w ith polarization fi lters and un ­
favorable lighting conditions can have a negative effect on the display.
- An optimum display depends on the seat
position and the height adjustment of the
head-up display.
- A specia l windshield is needed for the head­
up display function.
- For information on cleaning, see ¢
table In­
terior cleaning on page
356.
On-Board Diagnostic
System (OBD)
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)
The malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) ¢'4 in the
instrument cluster is part of the On-Board Diag­
nostic System (OBD II).
The indicator light turns on when the ignition is
switched on and turns off once the engine is
started and is running in idle at a stable speed.
This indicates that the MIL is functioning correct­
ly .
If the light does not turn off after starting the
engine
or turns on while driving, this may indi­
cate there is a malfunction in the engine. If the indicator turns on, the catalytic converter may be
damaged .
Drive
with reduced engine performance (avoid
high speeds for extended periods of time and/or
fast acceleration) and have the malfunction cor­
rected. See an authorized Audi dealer or author ­
ized Audi Service Fac ility .
The electronic speed limiter may be faulty if the
indicator light turns on . For additional informa­
tion, see¢
page 102, Electronic speed limiter .
The MIL indicator light may also turn on if the
fuel filler cap is not closed correctly
c> page 316.
Cockpit overview
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 19 Locatio n of Data Li nk Connector (DLC)
On-Board Diagnostics monitors the components
of your emission control system. Each monitored
component in your engine system has been as­
s igned a code. In case of a malfunction , the com­
ponent will be identified and the fault stored as a
code in the control module memory.
The MIL light may also illuminate if there is a
leak in the on-board fuel vapor recovery system.
If the light illuminates after a refueling, stop the
vehicle and make sure the fuel filler cap is prop­
erly closed (only vehicles with gasoline engine)
<=>page 316 .
In order to make an accurate diagnosis, the stor­
ed data can only be displayed using special diag­
nostic equipment (generic scan tool for OBD).
In order to connect the special diagnostic equip­
ment, push the plug into the Data Lin k Connector
(DLC). The DLC is located to the right of the hood
release
¢ fig . 19 .
Your authorized Aud i dealer or qualified work­
shop can interpret the code and perform the nec­
essary repair.
_& WARNING ~ ~ ·
Do not use the diagnostic connector for per-
sonal use. Incorrect usage can cause malfunc­
tions, which can increase the risk of a colli­
sion!
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Cockpit over view
Indicator lights
Description
The indicato r lights in the inst rument cluste r
b link or t urn on. They indicate funct ions or ma l­
functions .
Messages may appear with some indicator lights .
A wa rni ng signal w ill sound at the same time.
The indica to r lights and messages in the instru­
ment cluster display can be covered by other d is­
p lays. To show them again, select the second tab
with the mu ltifunction steering wheel
¢ page 12 .
If there are several malfunctions, you can display
them one at a time using the thumbwheel.
Some ind icator lights in the disp lay can display in
several colors .
& Central indicator light
If the . or Q indicator light turns on, check
the message in the instrument cluster .
Overview
Some indicator lights turn on briefly as a function
check when you switch the ign ition on . These sys­
tems are marked with a./ in the following tables .
I f one of these indicato r lights does not turn on,
there is a malfunction in that system .
Red indicator lights
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Central indicator light
r=;, page 2 2,
Aud i pre sense*
r=;, page 117
USA models :
Brake system ,/
r=;, page 25
Canada models:
Brake system .I
r=;, page 25
USA models :
Electromechanica l parking brake
r=;, page 26
C anada models:
Ele ct romecha nical park ing brake
r=;, page 26
Cooling system
r=;, page 26
Engine o il pressure
r=;, page 27
Engine oil level
¢ page 27
Alterna tor
¢ page 27
Safety be lt
¢ page 27
El ectromechanical power steer ing,
a ll-wheel steering* ,/
¢page 152
Steering lock
¢page 28
Engine start system
r=;, page 28
Transmission
¢ page 95
Hood
¢page 28
Adaptive cruise contro l* ,/
r=;, page 109
Traffic jam ass ist*
¢ page 114
Air suspension*
r=;, page 28
Night vision assist*
r=;, page 132
Night vision assist*
r=;, page 132
Ad B lue*
r=;, page 318
Ad Bl ue*
¢ page 318
Yellow indicator lights
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Centra l indicator light
r=;, page 22
Electronic Stabilization Contro l
(ESC)
¢ page 29