2018 AUDI Q7 Owner´s Manual

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:E ' The rearview camera helps you to park or maneu­
ver using the orientation lines .
General information
Applies to: vehicles with rearview camera
Fig. 132 Area covered (!) and area no t covered @ by the
r earview c amera.
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Fig. 133 Luggage co mpar tment lid : lo ca ti on of the rear­
view ca mera
The rearview camera is located above the rear li­
cense plate bracket. Make sure that the lens for
the rearview camera .=;,
fig. 133 is not covered by
deposits or any other obstructions because this
can impair the function of the rearview camera .
For information on cleaning , see .=;,
page 351.
The rearview camera coverage area includes (D
.=;, fig. 132 . Only this area is shown in the Info­
ta inment display . Objects that are in area @,
which is no t covered, are not displayed .
A WARNING
- Always read and follow the applicable warn­
ings
.=;, A in General information on
page 132.
- If the position and the installation angle of
the rearview camera was changed , for ex­
ample after a collision, do not continue to use the system for safety reasons. Have it
Parking systems
checked by an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility.
- Only use the rearview camera to assist you if
it shows a good, clear picture. For example,
the image may be affected by the sun shin­ ing into the lens, dirt on the lens, or if there
is a malfunction .
- Use the rearview camera only if the luggage
compartment lid is completely closed . Make
sure any objects you may have mounted on
the luggage compartment lid do not block
the rearview camera.
- The camera lens enlarges and distorts the
field of vision . The object appears both al­
tered and inaccurate on the screen.
- In certain situations, people or objects in
the display appear closer or farther away:
- For objects that do not touch the ground,
such as the bumper of a parked vehicle, a trailer hitch or the rear of a truck . Do not
use the orientation lines in this case.
- If driven from a level surface onto an in ­
cline, or a downward slope.
- If driven toward protruding objects.
- If the vehicle is carrying too much load in the rear.
- Applies to: vehicles with air suspension: the
accuracy of the orientation lines and blue
surfaces decreases when the vehicle is raised/lowered
.=;, page 128.
(D Note
- Always read and follow the applicable warn­
i ngs
i=;, (D in General information on
page 132.
- The orange-colored orientation lines in the
Infotainment display show the vehicle path
based on the steering wheel angle. The
front of the vehicle swings out more than
the rear of the vehicle. Maintain plenty of
distance so that an exterior mirror or a cor­
ner of the vehicle does not collide with any
obstacles .
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Parking systems
Switching on/off
Applies to: vehicles with rearview camera
Switching on/off
• Press the P,11.A button in the center console
¢ page 134, fig . 129. A short confirmat ion
tone sounds and the LED in the button turns
on.
Switching on automatically
The system switches on automat ically when re­
verse gear is engaged while the engine is run­
n ing. A brief confirmation tone will sound.
Switching off automatically
The system switches off automatically when driv­
ing forward faster than 6 mph (10 km/h) .
Perpendicular parking
Applies to: vehicles with rearview camera
This view may be used when parking in a garage
or in a parking space .
Fig. 134 In fotainme nt system : aimin g at a parking space
Fig. 135 Infotainment system: alig ning the vehicle
• Turn the Infota inment system on and shift into
reverse gear.
• The orange orientation lines
(D show the vehi­
cle's direction of travel. Turn the steering wheel
until the orange orientation lines appear in the
parking space¢
fig. 134. Use the markings @
to help you estimate the distance to an obsta-
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cle. Each marking represents approximately 3
ft (1 m). The blue area represents an extension
of the vehicle's outline by approximately
16 ft
(5 meters) to the rear.
• While driving in reverse gear, adjust the steer­
ing wheel angle to fit the park ing space using
the orange or ientat io n lines for assistance
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in General information on page 135 .@ repre­
sents the rear bumper. At the very latest, stop
the vehicle when the red or ientation line@
borders an object.
Trailer view
Applies to: vehicles with rearv iew camera/peripheral cameras
and trailer hitch
This view assists you in positioning the vehicle in
front of a trailer.
Fig. 136 Infota inment system: trailer view
Requirement: Tra iler view must be selected
¢ page 140.
• Now you can position your vehicle in front of
the trailer
¢ .&, in General information on
page 137 ,
¢(\[) in General information on
page 13
7. The orange orientation line indi­
cates the expected path toward the trailer
hitch . Use the blue lines to help you estimate
the distance to the trailer hitch.

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:E ' Peripheral cameras
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with peripheral cameras
With this equipment, the park ing system p lus*
¢
page 133 is supplemented w ith various pe riph­
e ral cameras. The four cameras give you the fol­
l owing views: area around the vehicle, front cor­
ner view and rear corner view, view in front of the
vehicle and behind the vehicle .
General information
Applies to: vehicles with peripheral cameras
Fig. 137 Location of periphera l cameras
The four peripheral cameras are located in the ra­
diator grille, in the luggage compartment lid and
on both exterior mirrors
¢ fig. 137. Make sure
that the lenses are not covered by deposits or any
other obstructions as this may impair the system. For information on cleaning, see¢
page 351.
Black corners are shown in the vehicle si lhouette
when in
S u rro und ing s mode. Objects in these
areas are outside of the camera's field of view
and are not detected.
A WARNING
-Always read and follow the applicable warn­ ings
¢.&. in General information on
page 132.
- If the position or the installation angle of a
came ra was changed, for example after a
co llision, do not continue to use the system
for safety reasons. Have it checked by an au­
thorized Audi dea le r or authorized Audi
Service Facility .
Parking systems
- Keep in mind that the image in the display is
incorrect if the exterior mirror housing has
been moved out of p lace.
- Use the
Re ar mode and the Co rner view
(r ea r)
mode only when the luggage com­
partment lid is completely closed. Other­
wise the image in the display will be incor­
rect.
- The area around the vehicle is shown using
the camera images. The vehicle image is
shown by the system . Objects and obstacles
above the camera a re not disp layed.
- Camera lenses enlarge and distort the field
of vision. The objects appear both a ltered
and ina ccurate on the screen.
- Applies to: vehicles with air suspension: the
accuracy of the or ientat ion lines and blue
surfaces dec reases whe n the veh icle is
raised/ lowered¢
page 128.
(D Note
- Always read and fo llow the applicable wa rn­
ings ¢Ci)
in General information on
page 132.
- The Infotainment d isplay shows the direc­
tion in which the rear of the veh icle is travel­
ing based on the steering wheel ang le. The
front of the vehicle swings out more than
the rear of the vehicle. Maintain plenty of distance so that an exterior mirror or a cor­
ner of the vehicle does not collide with any
obstacles.
(l) Tips
If the 8/~/c::; symbol appears in the dis­
play and the respective disp lay area is grayed
out, then the power exterior mirrors were
fo lded in or the dr iver's door/front passeng­
er's door/luggage compartment lid was
opened .
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Parking systems
Switching on/off
Applies to: ve hicles w ith per ip heral cameras
Fig. 138 Infotainment system: se lect the mode
Switching on/off
"' Press the p,qA button in the center console
¢ page 134, fig. 129. A short confirmation
tone sounds and the LED in the button turns
on .
Switching on automatically
The system switches on a utomatica lly when re­
ve rse gear is engaged while the engine is run­
n ing. A brief confirmation tone will sound.
Switching off automatically
The system switches off automatically when dr iv­
ing forward faster than 6 mph (10 km/h) .
Selecting the mode
"'Turn the control knob to the symbol for the de­
sired mode @through ©¢fig. 138 and press
the control knob .
You may select from the following modes:
@ -Corner view (front)¢ page 138
@ -Front¢ page 138
© -Area ¢ page 139
@ ·Rear ¢ page 139
© -Corner view (rear) ¢ page 138
You can also switch to trailer view¢ page 136.
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Corner view (front)/corner view (rear)
Applies to : vehicles with peripheral cameras
Fig. 139 Infota inment system: Corner view (front)
Fig. 140 Infota inmen t system : Corner view (rear)
This view can assist you for example, when you
are exiting from an area with poor visibi lity. The
area at the front and rear sides of the veh icles is
displayed.
"' To show the side view toward the front, select
the symbol @¢
fig. 139 with the control knob
and press the control knob .
"' To show the side v iew toward the rear, se lect
the symbol ©¢ fig. 140 with the con trol knob
and press the control knob.
Front
Applies to: vehicles wi th peripheral ca meras
Fig. 1 41 Infota inment system: front mode
This view assists you for example, in using the
full maneuvering range in front of the vehicle.
The area in front of the vehicle is displayed. The
vehicle surround ings are shown in the right area
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:E ' of the display. You can switch between the opti­
cal display and camera image¢
page 140.
"'Se lect the symbol @ with the control knob. The
o range-colored orientation lines denote the
projected direction of travel. Stop the vehicle
when the red orientation line* borders an ob­
ject¢ &.
in General information on page 137.
Surroundings
Applies to: vehicles with peripheral cameras
Fig. 142 Infotainment system: Surroundings mode
This view is ideal for maneuvering. The area
around the vehicle is shown using the camera im­
ages . The vehicle image is shown by the system.
"' Select the symbol © with the control knob and
press the control knob.
Rear
Applies to: vehicles with peripheral cameras
F ig . 143 Infotainment system: rear mode
This view assists you for example, in using the
fu ll mane uvering range beh ind t he vehi cle. The
a rea behind the vehicle is d isplayed. The vehicle
surroundings are shown in the right area of the
disp lay . You can switch between the optical dis­
play and camera image <=>
page 140.
"'Se lect the symbol @) with the control knob .
Parking systems
Perpendicular parking
Applies to: vehicles with peripheral cameras
This view may be used when parking in a garage
or in a parking space.
Fig . 144 Infotainment system: a im ing at a park ing space
Fig . 14 5 Infotainment system: aligning the vehicle
"'Turn the Infotainmen t system on and shift into
reverse gea r.
"' The orange orientation lines(!) show the vehi­
cle's direction
of travel. Turn the steering wheel
until the orange orientation lines appear in the
parking space
c:> fig . 144 . Use the markings @
to help you estimate the distance to an obsta­
cle. Each mark ing rep resents approximately 3
ft
(1 m). The b lue area represen ts an extension
of t he vehi cle's outline by app roximate ly
1 6 ft
(S me ters) to the rear.
"' Whi le driving in reverse gear, adj ust the steer ­
ing wheel angle to fit the parking space using
the o range or ientat ion lines for assistance
c:> &. in General information on page 137, ¢ (D
in General information on page 137.@ repre­
sents the rear bumper. You should stop revers­
ing at the lates t when the red orientation line
@ bo rders a n object c:> .& in General informa­
tion on page 135.
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Parking syste m s
Adjusting the parking aid
Applies to: vehicles with a rear parking system/parking sys­
tem plus/rearview camera/peripheral cameras
The functions are adjusted in the Infotainment
system .
.,. Se lect in the Infota inment system: IM ENU I but­
ton
> Vehi cle > left contro l bu tton > Driv er a s­
s is ta nce > Par kin g aid .
Or
.,. When the parking aid is active, se lect in the In -
fotainment system : rig ht contro l button *.
End sy stem * -stop t he parking aid
Acti vate automaticall y* -switch automatic acti­
vation on/off
Front volume * -volume for the front area
Rear volume -volume for th e re ar ar ea
Entertainm ent f ader -the vol ume of t he aud io/
video source is lowered when t he parking system
is turned on.
The new value is g iven b riefly du ring the adjus t­
ment.
Vie w* -switch between an optical d isplay
( Graphic ) and camera image ( Cam era ) in the
r ight section of the display.
Tr ail er view * -show trailer view
*Auto. front /rear came ra change * -the view be­
h ind the veh icle
( Rear mode) is displayed auto­
mat ically when you shift into reverse gear. The
v iew in front of the vehicle
( Front mode) is d is ­
played automatically when you shift into the for­
ward gea rs. When first activat ing in a forward
gea r with the
P,, 1~ button, the front s ide v iew is
d isp layed
( Corn er view (fr ont ) mode).
If you do not set the./, the view behind the vehi­
cle
( Rear mode) is a lways d isplayed and it does
not swi tch to the
Front mode whe n a forward
gea r is selec ted .
(0 Tips
-Seve ral menus can be accessed w ith the
r ight contro l button only when the park ing
a id is ac tive.
- The settings for volume and automatic act i­
vation* are au toma tically s to red and as-
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signed to the remote control key be ing
used .
Error messages
Applies to: vehicles with a rear parking system/parking sys­
tem plus/rearview camera/peripheral cameras
Ill Rear parking aid : malfunction! Obstacles
cannot b e dete cted
Ill Front par king aid: m alfunction! Obstacles
cannot b e detected
Ill Pa rking aid : malfunct ion ! Obstacles cannot
b e detected
When one of these messages appears, there is a
system malfunction. The L ED in the
Pw, button al­
so blinks when sw itching it on. The relevant mes­
sage on ly appears again when you manually acti­
vate the park ing aid with the button .
[ii Rear parking aid: obstacle detection re stri ct­
ed
The rear cross -traffic assist* ¢ page 124, Rear
cross-traffic assist
is not available. Either the ESC
i s sw itched off, or the radar sensors may be cov ­
ered by a bike rack, stickers, leaves, snow or oth­
er objects. Swi tch the ESC on , or clean the area in
front of the sensors if necessary¢
page 121,
fig . 115 .
If this message cont inues to be d is­
played, drive immed iate ly to an authori zed Audi
dealer or author ized A udi Service Fac il ity to have
t h e mal funct ion repaired .
Parking system plus *
If a sensor or speaker is faulty, the IM symbol
will appear in front of/behind the vehicle in the
Infotai nment system d isplay. If a rear sensor is
faulty, only obs tacles that are in areas @ and @
are show n
¢page 133, fig. 128 . If a front senso r
i s fa ulty, only obstacles that are in areas © and
@ are s hown.
Peripheral cameras*
There is a system malfunction if the% symbol
appea rs and the co rresponding area of the dis ­
play is shown in black . The camera is no t wo rking
in this area.

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Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected.
Trailer hitch
Applies to: vehicles with a rear parking system/parking sys­
tem plus/ rearv iew camera/peripheral cameras and trailer
hitc h
When the tra iler socket is in use, the parking sys­
tem rear sensors are not activated when you shift into reverse gear or when you press the
Pw~ but­
ton. This results in the following restrictions.
Rear parking system*
There is no distance warning.
Parking system plus*
There is no distance warning for the rear. The
front sensors remain activated . The visual display
switches to trai ler mode.
Rearview camera* /peripheral cameras*
There is no distance warning for the rear. The
front sensors remain activated. The visual display
switches to trai ler mode. The rearview camera
image will not show the orientation lines and the
b lue surfaces.
@ Tips
Trailer hitches that are not installed at the
factory may cause the parking system to ma l­
function or they may restrict its function.
Parking systems
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Intelligent Technology
Intelligent Technology Electronic stabilization
control (ESC)
Description
Elect ronic stabili zation control ( ESC) suppo rts
driver safety. It red uces the risk of slipping and
improves dr iving stabi lity. ESC detects crit ica l sit­
uations such as when the vehicle is overstee ring
and understeer ing or the wheels a re spinning.
The vehicle is stabilized by applying the brakes or
reducing eng ine torq ue. When t he ESC engages,
the
D.1 ind icator lig ht blinks in the ins trument
cluste r.
The fo llow ing systems are in tegrated in the ESC:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
ABS p reve nts the whee ls from lock ing whe n brak ­
ing. The vehicle can st ill be steered even d uring
hard brak ing. Apply steady press ure to the bra ke
pedal. Do not pump the pedal. A puls ing in t he
b rake pedal indicates that the system is act ing to
s tabili ze the vehicle .
Brake assist system
The brake assist system can decrease brak ing dis­
tance. It inc reases brak ing power when the d river
presses the brake pedal q uick ly in eme rgency sit­
uations . You must press and hold t he b rake pedal
until the dangerous si tuatio n is ove r. In veh icles
w ith adapt ive c ruise con trol*, the bra ke assist
sys te m is more sensitive if t he di stan ce detec ted
t o the veh icle dr iv ing a head is too small.
O n ve hicl es w ith ac tiva ted and funct io ni ng night
vision assist*, the b rake ass ist system ca n re­
spon d mo re sens it ively if there is a w arn ing.
Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR)
ASR red uces eng ine power when the drive wheels
beg in sp inning a nd adap ts the force to the road
conditions . This makes it easie r to start, acceler­
ate and dr ive u p hill s.
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
EDL applies the brakes to a wheel that sta rts
sp inning and transfers the drive power to t he
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othe r driving whee ls. This func tion is no t ava ila ­
ble at higher s peeds .
I n extre me cases , EDL au tomat ic al ly swi tches off
to keep t he b rake o n the br aked whee l from ove r­
h eating. The ve hicle is still wo rking co rrect ly. EDL
will switc h on agai n automatically when condi ­
tions have returned to normal.
Power steering
The ES C ca n also support veh icle st ability
t hr ough stee ring .
Selective wheel torque control
Selective w heel to rque con trol is used when d riv­
i ng on curves. Bra king is targeted towa rd t he
whee ls on the ins ide of the cu rve as needed . T his
a llows mo re pre cise dr iv ing in curves .
Automatic post -collision braking system
The "automat ic post -coll is io n braking system"
can hel p t o reduce the risk of sl iding and of addi­
tiona l co llisions after an acc iden t. If th e a irbag
c ontro l modu le de tects a collision, t he ve hicle is
bra ked by th e ESC.
The veh icle does not brake automatically if :
- the drive r presses t he acce lerator pedal, or
- the ESC, the brake system or the ve hicle elect ri-
cal system are not functioning.
A WARNING
- The ESC and its integ rated systems can not
overcom e the lim its impos ed by natura l
p hys ica l laws . Thi s is es pec ially impo rtan t
on s lippery or w et roa ds. If th e sys tems be­
g in a cting to s tabili ze y our v ehicle, you
s hould immedi ately alter your speed to
mat ch the ro ad and traffic condition s. D o
not let the i ncreased safety provide d tem pt
you into taking risks . This could increase
your r is k of a coll is io n.
- Please note the r is k of a col lision increases
w hen dr iv in g fast, especia lly t hrough c urves
a nd on s lippery or wet roa ds, an d when dr iv­
ing too close to objects ahead. The ESC and
its integrated sys tems ca nnot always pre­
v en t co llisions -there is st ill a risk of acc i­
dents!