2018 AUDI Q7 warning

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:E ' General information
Applies to: ve hicles with Audi side assist
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Fig . 11 4 Driving situatio ns
Fi g. 11 5 Rear of the vehicle: position of the sensors
Side assis t fun ctions at speeds above app roxi­
mate ly 9 mph ( 15 km/h) .
® Vehicles that are approaching
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In certain cases, a vehicle will be classified as
cr itica l for a lane change even if it is still some­
what far away. The faste r a ve hicle app roaches,
the soo ner the display in the exterio r mirror w ill
turn on.
@ Vehicles traveling with you
Ve hicles traveli ng w ith you are ind icated i n the
exte rior m irro r if they are classified as critical for
a lane change. All vehi cles detec ted by side assist
A ssi st a nce systems
are indicated by the time they enter your "blind
spot", at the latest.
© Vehicles you are passing
If you s low ly pass a vehi cle that s ide assist has
de tected (the difference in speed between t he
vehicle and you r vehicle is less than app roximate­
ly 9 mph ( 15 km/h)), the disp lay in the exterior
mirror turns on as soon as the vehicle enters you r
blind spot.
T he disp lay w ill not turn on if you quickly pass a
vehicle that side assist has detected (the differ­ ence in speed is greater than approximate ly 9
mph (15 km/h)) .
Functional limitat ions
T he radar sensors are des igned to de tec t t he lef t
and right adjacent lanes when the road lanes are
the normal width . In some situations, the display
in the exte rior mirror may turn on even though
there is no veh icle located in the area that is criti­
ca l for a lane change. For example :
- If the lanes are narrow or if you are dr iving on
the edge of your lane. If t his is the case, the
system may have detected a vehicle in another
lane that is
not adjacent to your current lane .
- If you are d riving through a curve . Side assist
may react to a vehicle that is in the same lane
or one lane over from the adjacent lane .
- If side assist reacts to other objects (such as
roads ide str uctures like guard rails).
- In poor weather conditions. The side assist
functions are limited.
Do not cover the radar sensors
c;, fig. 115 wit h
stickers, deposits, bicycle wheels or other ob ­
jects, because t his w ill impair the funct io n. Do
not use s ide ass ist when towing a trai ler. For in­
format ion on cleaning, see
c;, page 351 .
A WARNING
--Always pay attention to traffic and to the
area around your vehicle. S ide assist cannot
replace a driver's atte ntion. The driver alone
i s always re spon sible for lane changes and
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sim ila r dr iv ing mane uve rs. ~
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Ass is tanc e system s
-In some situations, the system may not
function or its funct ion may be limited. For
example:
- I f vehicles a re approac hing o r be ing left
beh ind very quickly. The display may not
turn on in time .
- I n poor weather conditions s uch as heavy
rain, s now o r heavy mis t.
- On very wide lanes, in tight curves, o r if
there is a rise in the road s urface. Vehicles
in the adjacent lane may not be detec ted
because they are outside of the sensor
range.
(Ud) Note
The se nso rs can be displaced by impacts o r
damage to the bumper, whee l housing and
underbody. This can impair the system . Have
an authorized A udi dealer or authorized A udi
Serv ice Facility check their function.
(D Tips
- If the window g lass in the driver's door or
front passenger's door has been tinted, the
display in the exterior mirror may be incor­
rect.
- For an explanation on conformity with t he
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regu lations, see
c:> page380.
Switching on/off
Applies to: ve hicles w ith Audi side assist
The system can be switched on/off in the Info ­
tainment system.
.. Se lect in the Infotainment system: IMENU I but­
ton
> V ehicle > left contro l button > Driver a s·
sistance
> Audi side ass ist . O ff switches the
system off.
If the system is activated, the displays in the ex ­
ter ior mirrors will turn on briefly when the ign i­
tion is sw itched on.
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(D Tips
When yo u switch side assist on or off, the exit
warn ing system activates o r deact ivates
c:> page 123.
Setting the display brightness
App lies to : vehicles wit h Audi side ass ist
The display brightness can be adjusted in the In ­
fotainment system.
.. Select in the Infotainment system : IMENU! but­
ton
> Vehicle > l eft control button > Dri ver as­
sistance
> Audi side a ssist.
The disp lay br igh tness adjusts automatically to
the brightness of the surroundings, both in the
information and in the warning stage. I n very
dark or very bright surround ings, the automatic
adjustment will set the display to the minimum or max imum level. In such cases, you may notice
no change when ad justing the br ightness, or the
change may only be noticeable once the sur­
r ound ings change.
Adjust the br ightness to a leve l where the display
i n the information stage will not disrupt your
v iew ahead. If you change the br ightness, the dis­
play in the exterio r mirror w ill br iefly show the
br ightness leve l in t he i nfo rmat ion stage . The
br ightness of the warn ing st age is linked to the
brightness in the information stage and is adjust ­
ed a long with the information stage .
(D Tips
- The side assis t fu nct ions are no t active dur ­
ing the adjus tment process.
- Th e exit war ning indica to rs turn o n du ring
the adjustment process.
- Yo ur sett ings a re a utomat ic all y stored and
assigned to the remo te con trol key be ing
used .

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:E ' Exit warning
Applies to: ve hicles with exit warning system
Fig . 116 Example dis play
Fig. 117 Door: warning str ip
When the vehicle is stationary, the exit warning
system warns the passengers of a possible colli ­
sion when opening the door . Within the limits of
the system, the system monitors the areas be­
hind and next to the vehicle using the radar sen­
sors
c::¢> page 121, fig. 115 . Moving objects that
are approaching from behind, such as cars, are
detected
c::¢> fig. 116.
When you open the door, the warning str ip on
the affected door blinks ¢
fig. 117 if another
r oad user is detected and the situation is classi­
f ied as critical. The display in the exterior mirror
on the affected side flashes at the same time . If
the door is already open and another road user is
detected and the situation is classified as critical,
then the corresponding displays turn on .
A WARNING
-Always pay attention to traffic and to the
area around your vehicle. The exit warning
system does not replace the attention of the
passengers. The vehicle passengers are al-
Assistance systems
ways responsible for opening the doors and
exiting the vehic le.
- The exit warning system can be available for
up to approximately three minutes after un­
locking the vehicle and opening the door as
well as after switching off the ignition . Then
the system switches off with a brief flashing
of the displays.
- The exit warning system cannot notify you
of every approaching object or person, such
as joggers or pedestrians .
A WARNING
The exit warning system is subject to limita­
tions and cannot warn you before every im­
pending coll is ion:
- If the veh icle is too wide for the parking
space and covered by the neighboring
veh icles.
- Approaching objects or peop le such as cy­
clists or skateboarders may not be detected
under certain circumstances.
- The system does not react to stat ionary ob­
jects.
- The view of the radar sensors may be im­
paired by leaves, snow, heavy spray or dirt .
Clean the area in front of the sensors
c::¢> page 121, fig. 115.
(D Note
Also read the information in c::¢,(D in General
information on page 122 .
(D Tips
-The exit warning system is switched on and
off through the side ass ist
c::¢> page 122. The
ex it warning indicators turn on dur ing the
adjustment process.
- The display brightness for the exit warning
system cannot be adjusted.
- T he system is not availab le when tow ing a
trailer.
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Ass is tance sy stem s
Rear cross-traffic assist
Applies to: ve hicles w ith rear cross -traff ic ass ist
F ig. 118 Example display
Fig . 119 Infotainment system: rear cross-traffic assist dis­
play
Acti vating re ar c ro ss -tr affic assist
The rear cross-traffic assist is act ivated automat i­
cally if you turn on the parking aid
Qpage 132 or
shift into reverse gear .
The rear cross-traffic assist can warn of a poten­
tial collision with approaching cross-traffic when
driving in reverse at speeds up to approximately
9 mph (15 km/h) . Within its limits, the system
monitors the areas behind and next to the vehicle
using the radar sensors when leav ing a parking
space
Qpage 121, fig. 115. Moving objects tha t
are appro ach ing, such as ca rs, a re detected
Q fig . 118.
If the sys tem detects cr itical cross traffic when
backing ou t of a par king space, i t will react as fol­
lows:
- Vi sua l indicator : an indicator appea rs in the In­
fota inment system display with a red arrow
symbol. The ar row points in the direction from
which the object is approach ing
Q fig. 119.
- Audib le warning signal :
a continuous tone may
sound as an additional indicator when driving i n
reve rse .
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Automat ic brake act ivation :
a brief activation
of the brakes may also warn you of a potentia l
co llision w ith an approaching object .
The audib le warn ing signal and the automatic
brake activation occ ur only when driving in re ­
verse.
A WARNING
- The rear cross-traffic assist is an assist sys­
tem and cannot prevent a collision by itself.
The driver must always intervene. The driver
is always responsible for braking at the cor­ rect t ime.
- Please note that the rear cross-traff ic assist
may activate the brakes unexpectedly. Se­
cure a ny cargo that you are transpo rting to
reduce the r is k of damage or inju ry.
- Automatic braking cannot be triggered
aga in within 20 seconds afte r an a utomat ic
brake activation.
- If the re is a n acoust ic warning signal from
the rea r cross-traffic assist, then the park­
ing system may no t w arn you of detected
obstacles under ce rtain c ircumstances.
- The v iew of the radar sensors may be im­
pa ired by leaves, snow, heavy spray or dirt.
Clea n the area i n front of t he sensors
Qpage 121, fig . 115.
,&. WARNING
The rear cross-traffic assist is subject to limi ­
tations and cannot warn you befo re every im­
pending collision:
- If the vehicle is too wide for the parking
space and covered by the neighboring
veh icles.
- People, s uch as cyclists, joggers, inline skat­
ers and pedestrians, may not be detected
under certain circumstances.
- If you are in a paralle l parking space or diag­
onal parking space.
(D Note
A lso read the information in Q (D in General
information on page 122.
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(D Tips
-You can cance l the automatic brake activa ­
t ion w ith increas ing bra king fo rce if you ap ­
p ly the brakes yourse lf or accelerate cons id­
erab ly.
- In some situations, rear cross-traffic assist may warn you even if there is no cross traffic
in a cr itical area, for examp le when back ing
i nto a parking space or maneuver ing .
- The rea r cross-traffic ass ist also switches off
when you switch off the ESC.
- The system is not available when towing a
trailer.
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with Audi side assist
A message appears in the inst rument cluste r dis­
p lay if the s ide ass ist switches off automatically .
@j Audi side assist: malfunction! Please contact
Service
@j Audi side assi st and e xit warning: malfunc ­
tion! Please contact Service
The system cannot guarantee that it will detec t
ve hicles correctly and it has switched off. The
sensors have been mov ed or a re faulty. Have t he
system checked by an a uthori zed Audi dea ler or
author ized Audi Service Facility soon.
@j Audi side assi st: cu rrently unavailable. Sen­
sor vision restricted due to surroundings . See
owner 's manual
($j Audi side as sist and e xit warning: currently
unavailable. Sensor vision restricted due to su r­
roundings
The rad ar senso r vis io n i s impa ired. The area in
fron t of the senso rs must no t be covered by b ike
rac ks, stic kers, leaves, snow or any other ob jects.
C lea n the area in f ront of th e sensors, if necessa ­
ry ¢
page 121, fig. 115.
($j Audi side as sist: currentl y unavailable. See
owner 's manual
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::r ' A ss istance systems
S ide assist cannot be switched on at this time be ­
ca use there is a ma lfunction (for example, the
batte ry c harge leve l may be too low).
($1 Audi side assi st: unavailable in t owing mode
($j Audi side assist and ex it warning: currently
unavailable . Towing mode
S ide ass ist switches off automatically when the
electrical connecto r in t he factory-installed trail­
er hitch is connected . There is no guarantee the
system will sw itch off w hen us ing a ret rofitted
t railer h itch . Do no t use side assist and the ex it
warning when tow ing a tra ile r.
Ill Rear parking aid: obstacle detect ion restrict­
ed
The rear cross-traffic ass ist is not available . E i­
ther the ESC is sw itched off, or the rada r senso rs
may be cove red by a b ike rack, st icke rs , leaves,
snow o r othe r objects . Switc h the ESC on, o r
cl ea n the area in fron t of the senso rs if necess ary
¢page 12 1, fig . 115. If thi s message con tinues
to be displayed, drive imme dia tely to an author ­
ized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi Service Facili ­
ty to have the ma lf u nction repaired.
Night vision assist
Description
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
The night vision assist can detect, highlight and,
if necessary, warn about pedestrians and large
wild animals.
N ight vision assist he lps yo u when it is dark by
u sing an infra red camera to mon itor the area in
front of your ve hicle, w ith in the limits of the sys­
tem . It ca n disp lay objects up to a distance of ap­
prox ima tely 1 000 feet (300 m). The thermal im ­
age de te cte d by t he came ra is show n in t he in ­
str ument cluster disp lay . Wa rm areas appear
li ghter and co ld areas a ppear da rker.
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Ass is tance sy stem s
Highlighting detected pedestrians and wild
animals
A pplies to: ve hicles w ith nigh t vision ass ist
F ig. 120 Instrument cluster: yellow highlighted pedes ­
trians
F ig. 121 Instrument cluster: symbol when the infrared im­
age is not vi sible
With in the limits of the system, the night vision
assist ca n detect pedestria ns and w ild an imals
that are between approximately 32 feet (10 m)
and 295 feet (90 m) in front of the vehicle and
within the detection zone. Within the limits of
the system
¢page 127, a pedestrian or wild ani­
mal detected when the low beams are switched
on is highlighted in yellow
c> fig. 120. Animal rec ­
ognition is not active within highly developed
areas . The system only detects large wild animals
such as deer .
(D Tips
If another display (such as navigation) repla­
ces the image from the night vision ass ist, the
symbol appears in a
tab ~;\: =~ fig. 121 . You can
access n ight vision assist using the multifunc­
tion steering wheel buttons¢
page 12.
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Pedestrian and wild animal warning
Applies to : vehicles wit h night vision assis t
Fig. 122 In str ument cluster: @pedestrian warning, @
wild anim al wa rnin g
Fig . 123 Instru ment clus ter: @pedestria n warning/ @
w ild animal warning, when the nigh t vision ass ist im age is
not selected in the instru ment cluster display
Image in the instrument cluster /head-up
di spl ay *
If there are pedestrians or wild an imals in an
area in front of your vehicle that is classified as
critical, the system will direct your attention to
th is:
- Pedestrians or wild anima ls are highlighted in
red in the instrument cluster and the corre­
sponding symbol. or. turns on
c::> fig. 122 .
-There is also an audible signal.
The area classified as critical is based on the veh i­
cle speed and the steeri ng wheel angle . Pedes­
trian and wi ld animal warning enco urages you to
pay more attention .
If the night vision assist image is rep laced by an­
othe r display (such as the on-board compute r),
the red. or. in dicator light
c::> fig. 123 will
appear if there is a pedestr ian or wild anima l
warning.

If the head-up display* is switched on and the
night vision assist content is activated, . or.
will appear in the head-up display*.
Marking light*
To direct the driver's attention to a pedestrian,
the headlights can flash on the pedestrian three
times in a row when there is a pedestrian warn­ ing.
This occurs at speeds above approximately
35 mph (60 km/h) if you are outside of illuminat­
ed areas and no detected vehicles are shown. The
high beam assistant* controls the marking
light* <=>
page 44.
The marking light is not used for wild animals.
General information
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith nigh t visio n ass ist
Fig. 124 Front of the ve hicle: night vision ass ist camera
The following situations may affect the function
of the night vision assist system:
- Poor visibility such as snow, rain, fog or heavy spray
- Dirty lens on the night vision assist camera
Make sure the night vision camera <=>
fig. 124 is
not covered by stickers, deposits or any other ob­
structions because this can impair the night vi­
sion assist function . For information on cleaning,
see<=>
page 351 .
The pedestrian and wild animal recognition de­
pends on the temperature difference between
the person/wild animal and the background . Peo -
~ ple/wild animals may not be detected if the dif-,.....
~ ference is too small. The pedestrian/wild animal N
8 marking and the marking light* deactivate at 0 :E ' Assistance systems
temperatures above approximately 77 °F (25 °C)
and during daylight. If the night vision assist im­
age is selected in the instrument cluster display,
then the
II symbol appears at the top on the
right side.
A WARNING
-Pay attention to traffic and the area around
your vehicle when night vision assist is switch­
ed on. The driver is always responsible for as­
sessing the traffic situation.
- Night vision assist can only warn about peo­
ple and wild animals located within the visu­
al range of the infrared camera. The visual
range corresponds to the image in the in­
strument cluster display.
- Night vision assist may not detect people or
wild animals and mark them if
- they are not in an upright position, for ex­
ample if they are sitting or lying down
and/or
- the silhouette in the display appears in­
complete or interrupted, for example be­
cause the person is partially covered by a
parked vehicle or an animal is covered by
tall grass. This could increase the risk of
an accident.
- Never try to swerve around animals if doing
so will endanger you or other road users, be­
cause this increases the risk of an accident.
@ Tips
- Even though the system evaluates the
shape and heat given off by all detected ob­
jects, there are limits to the system . There
may be false warnings.
- For technical reasons, the image pauses in
split second intervals.
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Ass is tance sy stem s
Switching on/off
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
F ig. 125 Are a aro und th e light sw itc h: night vis ion assist
butto n
Requiremen t: sw itch the ignition on and turn the
light switch to the
AUTO position.
.. Press the~ button ~
fig. 125 . The heat image
from the nig ht vision camera appears in the in­
str ument cluster d isplay.
.. Press the~ button again to switch the night
vision assist off .
If condit ions are b right enough, night vision as­
sis t can be sw itched on withou t mov ing the light
switch to the
AUTO position. Pedestrian and wild
an imal highlighting and warnings are only active
when it is dark outside and the headlights are
sw itched on .
Adjusting the contrast
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
.. Select in the Infotainment system: IM ENU I but­
ton
> Vehicl e > left control button > Driver a s­
si stance
> Nig ht vis ion as sist contra st .
When the night vision assist is switched on and
the image is visible in the instrument cluster d is ­
p lay , you can adjust the contrast in the image
from
Min to Ma x.
Messages
App lies to: vehicles with night vision assist
• Night vi sion a ssist : malfunction! Plea se con ­
tact Ser vic e
The system cannot guarantee correct function
and is switched off. See a n author ized Audi deal-
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er or authori zed Aud i Service Facility fo r assis ­
tance .
a Night vi sio n assi st: c urrently unav ail able .
See owner's manual
The system cannot guarantee correct funct ion at
th is time and is switched off .
a Night vision ass ist: currently un av ailabl e.
Plea se turn on the lights
Night vision assist only works when it is dark out­
side and the headlights are on.
a Night vision ass ist: pedestr ian h ighlighting
curr ent ly unavailable. See owne r's manual
The pedestrian and wi ld animal marki ng was
switched off by the system .
Audi drive select
Introduction
App lies to: vehicles with Aud i drive se lect
Drive select makes it possible to exper ience dif­
ferent types of vehicle sett ings in one veh icle .
You can select the d riving modes
Offroad * or
Lift / Offroad *, Allroad *, Comfort , Auto and Dy ­
namic
in the Infota inment system, for example
to switch from a sporty to a comfo rtable driving
mode. In the
I ndividual mode, the settings can
be adjusted to your personal preferences. This
makes it possible to combine sett ings such as a
sporty engine setting with light steer ing .
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Audi drive select
The following systems, among other th ings, are
i nfluenced by dr ive se lec t:
Engine and automatic tran smis sion
Depend ing on the mode, the engine and auto ­
matic transmission respond more quickly or in a
more balanced manner to accelerator pedal
movements . In the sporty
Dynam ic mode, the
transm iss ion shifts at higher speed ranges .