2018 AUDI Q7 warning

Tele phone
Telephone
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
To make phone coils in your vehicle using the
/11/111, connect your cell phone to the /11/111 via
Bluetooth.
Hand sfree
After you have connected your ce ll phone to the
MMI via Bluetooth, you can use the handsfree
system and operate telephone functions through
your MMI. You can make calls using the antenna
on your cell phone.
A WARNING
- Medical experts warn that cell phones can
interfere w ith the funct ion of pacemakers .
Always mainta in a m inimum d istance of
about 8 inches (20 cm) between the ce ll
phone antenna and the pacemaker.
- Do not carry the cell phone in a pocket di ­
rectly over the pacemaker when the phone
is switched on.
- Sw itch the cell phone off immediately if
you suspect it may be interfering w ith the
pacemaker.
- Do not use the vo ice recognit ion system*
<=) page 167 in emergencies because your
vo ice may change in stressful situations. It
may take longer to dial the number or the
system may not be able to dia l it at all. Dial
the emergency n umbe r manua lly.
- Switch your cell phone off in areas where
there is a ris k of an exp losion . These loca­
tions are not always clearly mar ked. This
may include gas stations, fuel and chemical
storage facilities or transport vehicles, o r lo ­
cations where fue l vapors (such as propane
or gaso line vapor in vehicles or bui ldings),
chemicals or large quantities of dust parti ­
cles (such as flour, sawdust or metal) may
be present in the air . This also applies to all
other locations where you would normally
turn your vehicle engine off .
- The demands of traffic requ ire your full at­
tent io n. Always read the chapter
Q page 149, Traffic safety information.
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@ Note
Always fo llow the information found in Q @ in
Wi -Fi hotspot on page 194.
(D Tips
- Th e Bluetooth connect ion range is limited
to inside the vehicle. It can also be affected by local conditions and interference with
other devices .
- To learn which Bluetooth connections and
wh ich of the funct ions in your ce ll phone are
supported, check with your cell phone serv­
ice provider or the database for mob ile devi­
ces at www .aud iusa .com/bluetooth.
Setup
Connecting a cell phone using Bluetooth
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Fig . 172 D isp layin g the PIN for enter ing in t he cell phone
R equi rem ent
The vehicle must be stationary and the ignition
must be switched on.
The Bl uetooth settings m ust be open on your cell
phone during the connection setup.
The Bluetooth funct io n and v is ib il ity of the MMI
Q page 248 and cell phone must be sw itched on.
The cell phone to be connected must not be con­ nected to any other Bluetooth device .
The MMI must not be connected to a cell phone.
Conn ecting a c ell phon e
.. Select: IMENU I button> Telephone > Connect
mobile de vice > Find new de vic es > Next.
The
avai lab le Bluetooth devices are shown in the In-
fotainment system display.
Or select: ! MENUI 1111-

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::r ' -Muting the incoming call: select and confirm
Mut e.
- Additi onal ca ll:
se lect: F in d co ntac t > Call li st/
Di rect ory/ Fa vo rite s
> an entry from the list .
Mute: if you select and co nfirm th is function, the
other pe rson on the phone cannot hea r yo u. You
can hear the other person . To turn the micro­
phone back on, se lect and confirm
Unmute.
Hold c all/Re sum e held call :
you can p lace the ex ­
i sting call on hold and resume it again. To re­
sume the call, select and confirm the ca ll you
wo uld like to resume.
Tran sfe r call to mobile d evice* : select and con­
fi rm
Tr ansfe r call t o m obile d evic e to tra nsfer
the existing call from the MM I to you r ce ll phone.
Swi tch to hand s-fr ee mod e*: Requirement: you
must have a phone call in prog ress o n your cell
phone. Select and confi rm
S wit ch t o hand s-free
mode
to t ransfer the call from your ce ll phone
back to the MM I.
Swap call : alternate betwee n two phone ca lls
while one of the c alls is on hold. Select ing
End
ca ll
will end the active phone ca ll. A p hone call on
h o ld can be resumed using the right control but ­
ton >
Resume.
C onne ction manag er:
see ~ page 246.
Telephone settings : see~ page 184 .
(D Tips
-To be notified of an incoming call during a
phone call, the
call waiting function in your
cell phone must be switched on when us ing
the
Hands free profile .
- You can obta in more information from your
ce ll phone serv ice prov ider or from your cell
phone use r guide.
- When leaving the vehicle, the Bl uetooth
connection to the ce ll phone w ill automat i­
ca lly disconnect. Depending on you r ce ll
phone, phone calls in prog ress may be auto­
matically redirected from t he M MI to your
ce ll phone and you can continue t he call on
your phone .
- The display of an incoming phone call in the Infotainment system disp lay may still be
T ele ph on e
visible for a few seconds a fte r a ca ll is an ­
swered/ignored depending on the ce ll
phone in use.
Making an emergency call
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
.,. Select: !MENUI button> Telephone > left con­
trol button >
Enter n umber > Enter emergency
call number (for example, 911) >
OK.
A WARNING
-
- Because yo ur phone works w ith rad io sig­
na ls, a connection canno t be gua ranteed un ­
de r all circumsta nces. Do not rely o n only
your p hone when i t comes to essential com ­
m unication (such as a medical emergency) .
- Always follow the inst ructions given by the
emergency pe rsonne l dur ing an emergency
call and on ly end the ca ll w hen they instruct
you to do so .
(D Tips
Emergen cy nu mbe rs a re not the s ame every ­
where. Find out w hich emergency n umber is
u sed in your current location.
Favorites
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Up to 50 contacts, in addition to the voicemail
number, can be stored in any order in the favor­
ites list.
.,. Select: !MENUI button> T elephone > left con-
trol button .
Storing an e xis ting phone number as a
fa vorite :
-Select and confirm Call li st/ Director y.
- Select a contact or phone n umbe r from the list.
- Select: r ight cont rol b utton >
S to re as favorit e.
-Enter a name for the favor ite or select a sug-
gestion .
- Select and confirm
Sav e.
Renaming stored fa vorite s
-Select: Fav orite s > a favorite from the list.
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Introduction
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
With Audi connect Infotainment services, on line information is transmit ted directly to the vehicle
and then integrated .
A WARNING
To reduce the r isk of an accident, only use
Aud i connect Infotainment serv ices when
road a nd traffic cond it ions permit. A lways
read and fo llow the notes in
~ page 149,
Traffic safety information.
Setup
Requirements for Audi connect (Infotainment)
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
-
The data connection fo r Audi connect Infota in­
ment services is made th ro ugh an embedded SIM
card (eS IM card) that is equipped in the ve hicle.
The follow ing requ irements must be met to use
the embedded SIM card :
- You have already reg istered at
www .aud iusa .com/myaudi and ass igned a vehi­
cle .
- You have also already logged in to your myAudi
account under Audi connect pl an for the em­
bedded SIM card and accepted the terms of use
given there. For add it io nal information, co ntact
an a utho rized Aud i dea le r o r auth orized Aud i
Service Facility .
Then your Audi connect Infota inment serv ices are
activated and can be used in your veh icle.
(D Tips
- After the free subscr iption has ended or the
data volume has been used up, data packets
ca n be pu rchased for the use of Audi co n­
nect Infota inme nt serv ices. Yo u ca n find ad ­
dit iona l information about fees and p ur­
chasing at www .a udiusa.com/myaudi.
Audi conn ect (Inf otainment )
-Read this chapter before operating
~ page 194, Audi connect (Infotainment)
general information .
Configuration through
myAudi
Audi connect (Infotainment) configuration
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Some Audi connect Infotainment services must
be configured through your personal myAudi ac­
count before using them for the first time.
- If you do not have a persona l myAudi account
yet, you can register on line at
www.audiusa.com/myaudi.
- Add your vehicle to your myAudi account.
- Act iva te/config ure the A udi connect (Infotain -
ment) services you would like for your ve hicle in
your myAudi account.
- For some Audi connect Infotainment services,
you may also have to enter your myAudi user
data or your myAudi PIN when accessing serv­ ices in the MMI to connect you r vehicle to
myAudi.
For detailed information on configuration, visit
www .audiusa .com/myaudi.
Logging into myAudi in the vehicle
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
To use some Audi connect Infotainment services
(such as Twitter*), you must first connect your
v e hicl e to myAudi to transfer your personal s et­
tings from your myAudi account.
F ig . 17 9 Logg ing in to m yAud i
.,. Sel ect: !MENU I button> Audi conne ct > right
control button > Log in.
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- when the camera-based traffic sign recogni ­
tion* is malfunctioning ¢
page 97
- when the re are warnings from t he camera-
based traffic sign recognition*
Switching traffic light information on and
o ff
- Se lect: I MENU I button > Audi connect > Tra ffi c
li g ht info rmati 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 ve hicle. The driver is always
respons ible 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 info rmat ion,
yo u should always monitor yo ur speed using
the speedometer and make su re yo u are ad ­
her ing to the legal speed lim it .
- T he traffic light information does not adjust
yo ur vehicle 's speed to the speed recom ­
mendat ion shown in the display.
(D Tips
- Traffic light information is not yet ava ilable
i n all cit ies and is not nationw ide .
- Un its of measurement and language set­
ti ngs a re d isplayed based on how they were
set in the MMI sys tem set tings
¢ page 245 .
-Always read the chap ter¢ page 194, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa ­
tion .
Weather
Applies to: vehicles with weather information
Information on current weather cond itions as
well as weathe r fo recasts for the selected sea rch
area .
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.. Select and confirm Weather .
You can also disp lay the current weat her condi­
t ions on the map , fo r example.
.,. Select: left control button
> on entry .
Flight information
Applies to: vehicles with flight information
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 City events
Information on events in various categories in
the desired search area.
.,. Select
Cit y Event s > left co ntro l button > cate­
gory.
Online news
Applies to: vehicles with on line news
You can check the c urrent headlines of your fa ­
vorite publications in the MMI.
Requirement: yo ur myAud i acco un t must be s ub­
scribed to news feeds and your vehicle must be
connected to myAudi
¢ page 187 .
.,. Sele ct: Online n ew s > desired newsfeed > a
headline.
The entire news a rticle w ill be dis ­
played .
© Tips
If yo u ha ve not s ubs cribe d to a ny pe rsonal
n ewsfeeds in your myA udi account, pre -con ­
figured newsfeeds will be disp layed .
Twitter
Applies to: vehicles with Twitter
You can access the most important fun ctions in
your Twitter account through your
MMI.
Requirement:
You must have co nnected your myAudi account
with Tw itter. You can f ind additional information
fo r th is on line at www .audiusa .com/myaud i. .,.

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r=> page 187 .
.,. Se lect Twi tter > left co ntrol button > desired
function
(for example, T rend s).
The fo llow ing categories can be selected in the
Twitt er menu:
- My tw eets: News Feed and the Tweets you have
posted are l isted.
- Home: the Tweets for everyone you follow are
displayed .
-Trend s: topics on Twitter that are currently
popular w ith in a country .
Different functions are availab le 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 yourse lf.
- Refre sh : the selected Twitter function is re­
freshed.
- Fa vo rite : mark a Tweet as favorite to show you
liked it.
- Retwee t: you can quote a Tweet to share it with
others.
(D Tips
- Other se tt in gs such as accoun t, la ng uage,
Tweet security and location settings
cannot
be changed in the MMI. These c hanges must
be made on the Twitter website .
- You can on ly connect
one Twitter account
with your myAudi acco unt .
- Audi con nect (Infotainment) makes i t possi ­
b le to access Twitter . Permanent avai lability
ca nnot be guaranteed, because t hat de ­
pends on Twitter.
Travel (travel guide)
Applies to: vehicles with Travel (travel guide)
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 (Inf otainment )
The Audi MMI connect app must be insta lled and
open on your mobi le device .
Yo u m ust be logged into your myA udi account in
the
Audi MMI conne ct app and you must have se ­
l ected your vehicle.
T he Wi-Fi function on your mob ile dev ice and on
t h e M MI m ust be switched on.
T he MMI must be connected to the network .
.,. Select:
!MENUI button> Audi connect > left
control button >
Information category> Tra v­
el.
After opening the trave l guide, trave l tips in your
area w ill 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) .
A WARNING
-
-It is o nly safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
b ile dev ices and other sim ila r devi ces when
t he vehicle is s ta ti onary bec ause, li ke a ll
loose objec ts, they co uld be thrown around
the inside of the ve hicle in a crash and cause
serio us 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 whi le dr iv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapte r
r::> page 2 73, Front airbags.
@ Note
Always fo llow the information fo und in ¢ @ in
Wi -Fi hotspot on page 194.
(D Tips
Units o f measurement, language settings and
time are shown in the Infotainment system
display based on how they were set in the
M MI system sett ings
r::> page 245.
Audi connect (Infotainment) in navigation
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con­
nec t (Infotainment)
.,. Select: !MENUI button> Audi connect > left
control button >
Na vigation .
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The fo llowing A udi connect Infotainment services
are current ly availab le:
- Nav igat ion with
s atellit e map1> ¢ page 215.
-Po int of Int eres t (POI) online search with
v o ic e re cogni tion
(such as restaurants) : plan
r oute g uidance using t he M MI con trol panel
¢ pag e 207 and the voice recognition system
¢ page 167.
- Set up dest ina tions in your MMI using yo ur
myAudi account or the satellite map vie w l)
¢ page 215.
-Onlin e traffic inform ation : receive up-to -the ­
minute traffic information about accidents,
road construction and other incidents
¢ page 219.
-Map updat e: import navigation map updates
directly to your v ehicl e using an SD card or as
an on line update¢ page 216.
(D Tips
-For the map update Audi connect Infotain ­
ment service via SD card, check the current
software vers ion in your vehicle and then
check www.aud iusa.com/myaudi to see if a
newer version is ava ilable. You can a lso have
the new navigation data installed by an Audi
dealer, wh ich can be done for an additional
ch arge.
- You can find add itiona l information abo ut
the
map updat e on line at
www.audiusa.com/myaud i.
Audi connect (Infotainment) in Media
menu
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Select : IMENUI button> Audi conne ct > right
cont rol button >
Ente rt a inment .
- Online m edia and Internet radio :
offers access
to different online media servic es as we ll as In­
ternet radio and operation through the MM I us ­
ing the
Audi MMI connect app ¢page 230.
ll AUDI AG pr ovide s access to services fro m third party pro ­
v ider s. Pe rma ne nt ava ilabil ity c anno t be guara nteed, be­
c a use that depen ds on th e th ird party provider.
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Applies to: vehicles with Wi-Fi audio player
-Wi -F i audio pla yer: you can access the med ia
center through a Wi-Fi connected media player (such as a smartphone)
¢ page 229.
& WARNING
It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mobile
devices and other simi lar devices when the ve­
hicle is stationary beca use, like a ll loose ob ­
jects, they could be thrown around the inside
of the vehicle in a crash and cause serious in­
juries . Store these types of devices securely
while driv ing .
@ Note
Always fo llow the information fo und in ¢ \@ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
(D Tips
- Also see the chapter¢ page 194, Audi con­
nect (Infotainment) general information.
- For more information on t he Wi -Fi audio
player and supported devices, contact an
authori zed Aud i dealer or autho riz ed Aud i
Service Facility.
Additional options
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Select: ! M ENUI button> Audi conn ect > right
cont rol button .
The following options are available in the Aud i
connect In fota inment services overview :
About Audi connect
Here you wi ll find lega l information for Audi con­
nect (Infotainment) usage.
L o g in *
See ¢page 187, Logging into myAudi in the vehi ­
cle.
Connection manager
See ¢ page 246 .

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::r ' Licen se subs cription
The validity and expirat io n date of yo ur licenses
are displayed. When the function is switched on
10, the message Warning befo re sub scription
e x pire s
will display to warn you that your license
is about to expire.
R efr es h
The content of the selected A udi connect Info ­
tainment service o r the entire A udi connect (Info ­
tainment) list is updated .
Data privacy
Requirement: the ign it ion must be switched on.
Location and personal data are transmitted when
using Aud i connect services . If you do not want
this information to be transm itted, act ivate data
privacy .
-Acti vate pri vacy: the data conn ection is limit ed
or deactivated. Some Audi connect services will
not be available. In veh icles w ith Audi connect
emergency call and service¢
page 201, loca­
t ion and veh icle data will be transmitted via the
emergency call in cases of eme rgency . For on­
line roadside assistance*, only the voice call is
made a nd no data is transmitted.
- Deacti vate data priv acy : if the data connect ion
is limited or deactivated, you ca n sw itch on the
data connection for the use of all Aud i connect
services . Se lect and confirm
A ctiv ate dat a con­
nection .
(D Tips
Applies to: vehicles with emergency call function
In vehicles with Audi connect emergency ca ll
and service, a data connection is requi red. It
cannot be deact ivated. Location data is only
transmitted together with vehicle data when
emergency calls are made .
Audi connect (Inf otainment )
Wi-Fi hotspot
Applies to: veh icles w ith Wi-Fi hotspot
You can us e the fvlfv/I as a W i-Fi hotspot to con­
nec t up to eigh t Wi-Fi devices to the Interne t.
While driving, res tricted use of unsecured , ligh t,
small wireless devices is only possible from the
rear of the vehicle .
Requirement: the ignition must be sw itched on .
.. Select:
IMENU I button> Telephone > right con-
trol button >
Wi-Fi setting s.
The following sett ings can be selected:
Wi -Fi
The MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated at the fac­
tory. Sw itch the W i- Fi hotspot to
Hots pot before
establ ish ing a con nection between your ve hicle
and yo ur Wi-Fi device.
-On: the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is act ive and v is ible
to other dev ices. You can connect your W i- Fi
dev ice to the MMI and use the Inte rnet co nnec­
t ion if necess ary.
- Off : the M MI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated. An
I nte rnet co nnect ion for W i-Fi devices is not
possible .
A WARNING
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- To reduce the risk o f an accident, use t he
Audi connect Infotainment services with a
W i-Fi hotspot only in the rear seat when the
veh icle is in mot ion, or only when the vehi­
cle is stat ionary.
- It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­ bile dev ices and other simi lar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a c rash and cause
ser io us inj uries . Store these types of dev ices
secure ly while drivi ng.
- D o not use any wireless dev ices on the front
seats within ra nge of the airbags whi le dr iv­
i n g. A lso read the warnings in t he chapte r
¢ page 2 73, Front airbags .
-As the d river, do not allow usage of the W i­
F i ho tspot to d is tra ct yo u from dr iv ing, as
this cou ld increase the r isk o f an accident .
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@ Note
- Under some conditions, certain mobile devi ­
ces and operat ing systems may a utomati­
cally switch from your vehicle's Wi-Fi hot ­
spot to the device's mobile data connection.
In that event, standard text and data usage
rates would apply while t he dev ice's mob ile
data connection is in use . P lease refer to
documentat ion p rovided by yo ur mobi le de ­
v ice 's man ufac tur e and yo ur d ata ca rr ie r for
d eta ils, re lated terms and privacy state ­
ment.
- You are responsible fo r all p re caut io ns tak­
en fo r data p rotection, an ti- v irus pro tec tion
and protection against loss of data on mo ­
bile devices that are used to access the In ­
ternet thro ugh the W i-F i hotspot.
(D Tips
- In vehicles without Audi connect ( Infotain ­
ment)*, the use of the Wi -Fi hotspot is only
possib le for the Wi-Fi audio p layer*. A data
connection to the Internet cannot be estab­
li shed.
- For additional informat ion about the Aud i
connect Infotai nment services, visit
www .audiusa .com/myaud i.
Configuring the data
connection
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
The data connection for Audi connect Infotain­
ment servic es is pr e-configured at the factory.
However, if o configuration should be n ecessary,
you con adjust the following settings .
"Se lect: I M ENUI button> right control b utton>
Connection manager.
" Se lect : rig ht contro l button > Online settings >
Data connection settings .
Using the Data connection settings menu, you
can set when an Internet connection shou ld be
made. The Int ernet conn ection disconnects auto ­
mat ica lly once the requested Audi connect Info­
tainment service no longer requires any d ata.
The fo llowing settings can be selected:
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Audi connect (MMI)
With the Audi conne ct (MMI) func tion, you can
Allow or Den y the use of Audi connect Info tain­
ment services if the connection is set to
No re­
que st or With request.
Wi-Fi devices*
U sing the Wi -Fi d evice s function, yo u can Allow
or Deny a co n ne cti on t o the Inte rnet .
& WARNING
- As t he driver, do not a llow usage o f the Wi ­
F i hotspot to distract yo u from driving, as
this could increase the r is k of an accide nt.
- It is on ly safe to use tablets, laptops, mo ­
bi le devices and other simi lar devices when
the vehicle is stat ionary because, like a ll
loose objects, they co uld be thrown around
the inside of the ve hicle in a crash and cause
serious injuries . Store these types of devices
securely wh ile d riving .
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while dr iv­
ing . Also read the warnings in t he chapter
r:!) page 2 73, Front airbags .
@ Note
Always fo llow the information found in ¢ (!) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194 .
Audi connect
(Infotainment) general
information
Audi connect Infotainment services
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
(D Tips
-Yo u ca n only use serv ices suppo rte d b y Aud i
connect (In fotainment) if yo u have the op ­
tional MMI Navigation plus eq uipment with
M MI touch* and A udi connect (Infotain ­
ment).
- Use of the L TE* mobile network standard is
not ava ilab le in every country. Contact an
authorized Audi dealer o r autho rized Aud i