2018 AUDI Q7 audio

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::r ' (D side assist displays, warn ing abo ut
exiting the vehicle ..... ... .. .. .
@ Door handle
@ Cen tral locking swit ch ....... .. .
@ Memory buttons ........... .. .
® Vent
@ Thumbwhee l for vent and button
for wide vent, depending on eq uip -
ment ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
- T urn signals and high beams . . .
- High beam assistant .... .. .. .
- Active lane assist ........... .
- T raffic jam assist ........... .
@ Mul tifunct ion steer ing whee l with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag . ..... ... .. .. .
- Driver in formation sys tem con -
trols .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone, nav iga ­
tion and voice recognition con -
trols .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
- III/ steering wheel heat ing b utton
- Sh ift paddles .......... .. .. .
® Instrument cluster ......... .. .
@ Reset t rip odometer .......... .
@ W indshie ld was her system lever
@ !S TAR T ENGIN E ST OPI button .. .
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment, de-
pending on equipmen t
- Mechan ica l .............. .. .
- Power ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
~ Lever for:
- Cru ise cont rol sys tem ... .. .. .
- Adaptive c ruise cont rol .. .. .. .
@ Data link connector for On -Board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) . ... .
@) H ood release ............... . .
@ Ins trumen t il lum ina tion ... .. .. .
@ Button for switch ing the head-up
d isplay on/off, adjust ing the
h eight .. .. ................ . .
@ Sw itch for lugg age compar tment
lid . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
120
33
59
66
4 4
44
1 17
109
273 12
1 5
1 5
89
10
12
50
77
76 76
95
102
3 18
320
4 7
17
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Coc kpit o ver view
@ Head light control switc h
@ Buttons for:
- All-weathe r lights
- Night vis ion ass ist .......... .
- Rear fog lights ............. .
@ Power exte rior m irro r adjustment
@) Power windows .............. .
@ In fota inment system display
@ Lockable glove compa rtment . .. .
@ Front passenger's airbag ...... .
@ D rives for CD, DVD, S IM cards .. .
@ Switch for cooled glove compa rt-
ment .. .. .. .. .............. .
@ Depend ing o n equ ipment, butto ns
for:
- drive select .... ... .. ..... .. .
- Start/Stop system . .. ..... .. .
- Ele ct ronic S tabiliz ation Con trol
( E SC) . .. .. .. .............. .
- E me rgency flashers ......... .
- Park ing system ............. .
- Hi ll hold ass ist ............. .
- Infotainment system display ..
@ Climate cont ro l system ........ .
@ Storage compartment and outlet
@ Cup holder and mount for vehicle
key ..... ... .. .. ............ .
@) Infotainment system on/off
button ... .... .. ... .. ..... .. .
(§ Cen ter armrest w ith storage com­
partment . Depending on vehicle
equipment , it may have:
- Aud i m usic interface . ..... .. .
@ Start ing t he engine if there is a
malfunction ... .. ............ .
@ Electromechanical parki ng b rake
@ Automatic transmission se lector
lever ... .. .. .. .. ............ .
@ In fota inment system un it
(D Tips
43
43
125
43
4 7
38
150
62
273
2 26
61
128 79
143
45
132
144
150
66
62 ,60
61
149
232
79
81
85
149
Some the equipment listed here is only insta l­
l ed in certa in models or is available as a n op­
t ion.
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Other function buttons
Fig . 11 R ig ht s ide of t he mul tifun ctio n stee ring wheel
(D [a Button
-Accepting a call : press the [a button when
the re is an incoming cal l.
-Ending a call : press the [a button during a
phone ca ll to end the cal l.
-Opening the call list: if no phone ca ll is in p rog ­
ress and there are no incoming calls, press the
[a button.
@ 51 Button
-Switching the voice recogn ition system on :
briefly press the 51 butto n. Say t he des ired
command afte r the
Beep .
- Switching the voice recognition system off :
press and hold the 51 button. Or: say t he com­
mand
Cancel.
F or mo re inform ation ab out the vo ice re cog nitio n
system, see
¢ page 167, Voice recognition sys­
tem
or ¢ page 245.
@ Right thumbwheel
You can adju st the v olum e of a n audio s our ce o r a
sys tem mess age (fo r ex amp le, from the vo ice
r e co g ni tion system) when t he sound is play ing .
-Increasing or decreasing the volume : turn t he
r ig ht t hu m bwhee l up or down.
-Muting or pausing : turn t he right th umbwheel
down.
Or : press the right th umbwhee l.
-Unmuting or resuming : turn the r ight thumb-
whee l up.
Or : pre ss the rig ht t hum bwheel.
~ © 11<1<1 ! / l1>1>1 I Button
...... N ~ -Selecting the previous /next track or station :
g press the l1<1<1 I or l1>1>1I b utton.
:E ' Cockpit overview
- Fast forwarding/rewinding audio files : press
and hold the
1 1<1<1 ! or l1>1>1 I button u nti l the desired
locat ion in the file is reac hed.
® lil button / steering wheel heating~
-Steering wheel heating*: yo u can find addi tion ­
al infor mation in
¢page 72 .
-Programmable steering wheel button · open­
ing a function :
press the III butt on o n the mu l­
t ifunc tion stee ring wheel.
- Programmable steering wheel button -re­
questing a function :
press and hold the III but ­
ton .
-Programmable steering wheel button · chang­
ing a function :
press and hold t he III but ton .
Select and confirm an ent ry.
Or
- Sele ct in the In fotai nmen t sys tem: I MENU ! but­
t on
> Vehicle > le ft con trol b utton > Vehicle
settings
> Steering wheel button assignment.
@ 1~···1 Button
- Repeating the last navigation prompt : press
t he
1~ .. ,1 bu tton w hen route g uidance is active .
-Changing the voice guidance volume : when
rou te guid ance is a ctive, tur n t he ri ght thumb­
w heel upward or downwa rd dur ing a nav ig at ion
promp t.
Vehicle functions
Overview
T he t rip computer is displayed in the first tab of
the driver info rmation system . Additional vehicle
f un ctions c an be ac cessed depend ing on the vehi­
cl e equ ipment .
• Press the le ft con trol b utton .
- On-board computer
¢ page 16
- Layout ¢ page 14
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:E ' ""Remove the cap from the opening q fig. 23 .
... Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it all
the way to the right (right door) or left (left
door).
A WARNING
Read and following all WARNINGS¢.& in De­
scription on page 29.
Anti-theft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a veh icle
break-in, audio and visua l warning signals are
triggered. The anti-theft alarm system is sw itch­
ed on or off when locking/unlocking yo ur vehicle .
If the alarm is triggered, it will shut off automat­
ically after a certain amount of time .
Switching the alarm off manually
""To switch the alarm off, press the crl button on
the remote control key or switch the ignition
on.
Break-in security feature
The alarm will sound if there is a break-in at the
doors, hood, and/or luggage compartment lid.
Luggage compartment
Lid
Automatic luggage compartment lid
The luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed electrically.
Fig. 24 Driver's door; opening th e luggage compartment
lid
Opening and closing
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' c:::s lil
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Fig. 25 Luggage compartment lid: @clos ing button, @
t ock button (vehicles with convenience key•)
Opening the luggage compartment lid
"" Press and hold the .c:::5 button on the remote
control key for at least one second. Or
"" Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid. Or
"" Move the selector lever to the "P" position and
pull the
.c:::5 button* in the driver's door.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
... When the ignition is switched on, pull the c::;;
switch in the driver's door until the luggage
compartment lid is closed ¢ &_ . Or
"" Press the
c::;; button in the luggage compart­
ment lid¢
fig. 25. The luggage compartment
lid will automat ica lly lower and close¢&_. Or
"" Applies to: vehicles with convenience key: Press
the
.c:::5 button on the remote control key until
the luggage compartment lid closes¢&_.
Make sure there is enough distance between
you and the luggage compartment lid. There
should be a maximum 9 feet (3 m) of distance.
Or
"" Applies to: vehicles with convenience key : press
the~ button in the luggage compartment lid
¢
fig . 25. The remote control key must not be
more than approx imately 4 feet (1.5 m) away
from the luggage compartment and it must not
be inside the vehicle . The luggage compar t­
ment lid wi ll automatically lower and close. The
vehicle locks¢&_ . Or
... Lightly pull the luggage compartment lid at the
inner grip. The luggage compartment lid will
automatically lower and close
c> &_ . Or
"" Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid . The luggage compartment lid will automat-
ically lower and close
c> &_. .,.
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Opening and clo sing
Storin g th e luggag e comp artm ent lid
o pening posit ion
~ Bring the luggage compartment lid into the de­
sired open position. The position must be at a
certain height or higher to store.
~ Press and hold the C> button in the luggage
compartment lid for at least four seconds to
store the new open position . A visual and audio
s ignal will follow .
~ To set a h igher open position, wait at least five
seconds and then caref ully press the luggage
compartment lid upward .
~ Press and hold the C> button again for at least
four seconds to store the desired opening posi ­
tion.
The opening/closing process wi ll stop immedi­
ately if :
- Yo u pull/release the
C> switch in the driver's
door, or
- Applies to: vehicles with convenience key:
press/release the
C> button on the remote
contro l key, or
- Applies to: vehicles with conveniern;e key: press
the
C> button or the {n but ton in the luggage
compartment lid, or
- Yo u push the hand le in the luggage compart ­
ment lid, or
- When something b locks the luggage compa rt­
ment lid or makes it difficu lt fo r the lid to
move .
I f you press the hand le or one of the
C> or {n but­
tons (veh icles w it h conven ience key*) now, the
luggage compartment lid w ill either open or
close, depending on its angle .
A WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make s ure that it is latched. Otherwise, the
l uggage compartment lid could open sud­
denly when driving, which increases the risk
of an accident .
- Pay careful attention when closing the lug­
gage compartment lid. Otherw ise, you could
cause serious injury to yourself or others de ­
spite the pinch protection .
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-To reduce the risk of pinching injuries, a l­
ways make sure that no one is in the operat­ ing area of the luggage compartment lid, in­
cluding the hinge areas and the upper and
lower edge of the luggage compartment lid .
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous gases
can enter the vehicle inte rior and create the
risk of asphyx iat ion.
- If there is a luggage rack (such as a bicycle rack) on the luggage compartment lid, the
luggage compartment lid may not ope n
comp letely under cert ain ci rcumstan ces or it
co uld close by itself if open due to t he extra
weight. There fore, the open luggage com ­
partment lid must be given additional sup­
port or the cargo must fi rst be removed
from the luggage rack.
@ Note
The l uggage compa rtment lid can bump into
objects s uch as the garage ceiling when open­
i ng and become damaged .
(D Tips
- The settings in the Infotainment system de ­
termine if t he luggage compartment lid can
be opened using the hand le
~ page 34.
- Th ere are audible signals when closing the
luggage compartment lid with the remote
contro l key (vehicles with conven ience key*)
or with the
C> button in the driver's door.
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked sepa rately
by pressing the
C> button on the remote
control key . The luggage compartme nt lid
locks automat ically when it is closed again.
- Applies to: vehicles with convenience key:
The luggage compartment lid can be closed
with the conven ience from a distance up to
approximate ly 9 ft (3 m).
- T he luggage compartment lid can be oper­
ated manua lly if the veh icle battery is low .
It is necessa ry to use mo re force when do ing
this. Move the lid s low ly to redu ce the
amou nt o f fo rce needed. ..,.

Assistance systems
Changing the speed
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
0
f
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0
F ig. 100 Oper ating lever : c han ging th e speed
~ To increase/decrease the speed in 1 mph (1
km/h) increments, br iefly
tap the lever toward
010 ¢ fig . 100 to the first level.
~ To increase/decrease the speed in 5 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 010 up to the first or sec­
ond level until the red LED@ reaches the de­
s ir ed speed
¢ page 104 , fig. 99.
You can also preselect the speed when adaptive
cruise control is not active by moving the lev er in
the desi red direction
010 . Activate the previ­
ously selected speed by pulling the lever into po­
si tion
(D ¢ page 104, fig. 98.
After each change, the new stored speed appears
briefly in the status line¢
page 104, fig. 99 @.
When adaptive cruise control is active, the
B in­
dicator light turns on and when adaptive cruise
control is not active, the
ll'J indicator light turns
on . In the Audi virtual cockpit*, the
II indicator
light turns on instead.
ll Thi s is no t a vail able in som e coun tries.
106
Driving in stop-and-go traffic
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 101 In st rumen t cl uster: safe start mo nitor
The adaptive cruise con trol system also assists
you in stop-and-go traffic.
If a vehicle driving
ahead stops, your vehicle will brake and stay at a
stop within the limits of the system.
Starting to drive with adaptive cruise
controt
1>
As long as the message ACC: automatic go is dis­
played, your vehicle will begin driving when the
vehicle driving ahead starts to move
c::> A_.
If you are stopped for several seconds, your vehi­
cle will no lon ger drive autonomously for safety
reasons, and the message will turn off.
~ To reactivate ACC: automatic go temporari ly,
pull the lever to posit ion@¢
page 107,
fig. 102.
~ To resume manual control of the vehicle, tap
the accele rator pedal.
Safe start monitor
If
an obstacle is detected when you start driv in g,
yo u w ill be alerted to the danger by the. indi­
cator light and the image in the instrument clus­
te r display
c::> fig. 101 c::> &. . An audio sig na l w ill
also sound. Your vehicle will driv e more slowly
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 .

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:E ' Rear parking system
Description
A pplies to: ve hicles with rear park ing aid
The rear parking system is an audible parking
aid .
Desc ripti on
There is a sensor in the rear bumper cover. If
these detect an obstacle, audible signals warn
you .
Make sure the sensors are not covered by stick­
ers, deposits or any other obstructions as it may
impair the function of the system . For informa­
tion on cleaning, see
c::;, page 351 .
The range at which the sensors begin to measure
is approximately:
side 3 ft (0.90 m)
rear
center 5.2 ft (1.60 m)
The closer you get to the obstacle, the shorter
the interval between the audible signals . A con­
tinuous tone sounds when the obstacle is less
than approximately 1 foot (0.30 meters) away.
Do not cont inue back ing up
c::;, &. in General infor­
mation on page 132,
c::;, (D in General information
on page 132!
If the distance to an obstacle remains constant,
the volume of the distance warning gradually
lowers after a few seconds until it is muted (this
is not apply in the continuous tone range). If the
obstacle becomes closer than it was before the
sound was m uted, the tone will sound again . If
the obs ta cl e is fa ther away tha n it was before the
sound was m uted, no tone w ill so und . Pay atten­
tion to the vehicle's surroundings when you start
to drive.
Switching on automatically
The system switches on automatica lly w hen re­
ve rse gear is engaged while the engine is run ­
ni ng. A brief co nfirma tion tone wi ll sound.
Parking sy stems
Parking system plus
Description
Applies to: vehicles wit h parking system pl us
Parking system plus provides audio and visual
signals when parking.
Fig . 1 28 Illust ration:
Sensors are located in the front and rear b ump­
ers. If these detect an obstacle, audib le and visu­
al signals warn you .
Make s ure the sensors a re not cove red by st ic k­
ers, deposi ts or any other obstruct ions as it may
impa ir th e function of the system. For informa ­
tion on cleaning, see
c::;, page 351 .
The displ ay field beg ins approx imately at:
® 4 ft (1.20 m)
® 3 ft (0.90 m)
© 5.2 ft (1.60 m)
@ 3 ft (0.90 m)
T he close r you get to the obstacle, the shorter
t h e i nte rval be twee n the audible signa ls . A con­
t inu ous tone sounds when the obs tacle is less
t h an appro ximately 1 foot (0.30 meters) away.
Do not continue dr iving forward or in reverse
c::;, &. in General information on page 132, c::;, (D in
General information on page 132!
If the distance to an obstacle remains cons tant,
the volume of the distance warn ing gradua lly
l owers after a few seconds until it is m uted (this
is not apply in the cont inuous tone range).
If the
obstacle becomes closer than it was before the
sound was muted , the tone will sound aga in. If
the obstacle is father away than it was before the .,.
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Multi Media Interface
-Switching off manually : press and hold the
On/Off knob@¢
fig. 150 until the MMI
switches off . If the M MI has been sw itched off
manually, it does
not switch on again automati­
ca lly the next time the ignition is switched on.
Additional functions:
- Adjusting the volume:
turn the On/Off knob (D
¢fig . 150 .
-Muting : press the On/Off knob (D ¢ fig. 150
briefly.
-Selecting the previous/next function (for ex­
ample, a radio station/track):
press the On/Off
knob
(D ¢ fig . 150 briefly toward the left l rightl>t>f .
-Fast forwarding/rewinding (for example
songs) :
press and hold the On/Off knob (D
¢ fig. 150 toward the left lt>f .
.8. WARNING
Adjust the volume of the audio system so that
signals from outside the vehicle, such as po­
lice and fire sirens, can be heard easily at all
times.
(D Tips
The MMI switch es off automatically if the en­
gine is not r unning and the vehicle battery is
low.
Infotainment system
display
Switching on/off
" Press the to l button to switch the Info tainment
system on and off.
When the MMI is switched on and the display is
switched off, you can operate ce rtain funct ions
using the On/Off knob with the MMI joystick
function
¢ page 149.
(D Tips
There may be delays when switching on the
display.
150
Information on display images
The display version depends on vehicle equip­
ment.
Fig. 151 Disp lay ve rs ion A
Fig. 15 2 Disp lay ve rs ion B
Additional content (such as album cover and map
material) is shown on display version B, if appli­
cable
(D ¢ fig. 152. Because the other content
shown on the displays is nearly identical between
the two vers ions, this manual will primarily de­
scribe display version A.

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:E ' It is often enough just to enter the first letters of
the search term in order for it to display in the re­
sults list. For example, in the
Telephone* menu,
write the initials of the contact being searched,
separated by a space.
Selecting the input suggestion to complete
the entry
Requirement: an input suggestion to complete
the entry" ® o
fig. 165 must be displayed.
.,. MMI touch input* : press the control knob . Or:
press on the MMI touch control pad*.
Menus and Symbols
Fig. 166 Diagram: men us and symbols
Symbol /Description Description
© Selected text Selected function
Multi Media Inte
rface
.,. Speller input : push the control knob up.
Selecting an entry from the results list
Requirement: at least one entry must be dis­
played in the results list @ofig.
165.
.,. MMI touch input*: turn the control knob to the
r ight. Select and confirm an entry from the list .
.,. Speller input : select and confirm I LIST !©
o page 157, fig. 164. Or : push the control knob
down. Select and confirm an entry from the
list .
@ TMC Receiving TMC/online traffic information
o
page 217
Displays information about the media source that is currently se-
Entertainment sliding lected or a situat
ion (such as an incom ing ca ll) . Depend ing on veh i-
® cle equipment, operation might a
lso be possible using the open en-
menu tertainment sliding menu (such as selecting a radio station or ac-
cepting a call)
Q page 155.
@
Jukebox* import ing proc-
Importing audio/video files to the Jukebox o page 22 7
ess
® Repeat track The track currently playing is repeated o page 238
® Shuffle All files on the playlist are played in random order
o page 238,
Shuffle
0 Arrow Access information by pressing the control knob when the selected
text is active
®
Telephone signa l
Telephone signal strength
strength bars
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