2018 AUDI Q7 change time

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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) .
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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 ' Air suspension *
The air suspension* is an electronically-control­
l ed air suspension and damping sys tem . The ad ­
justment depends on the driving mode selected, steering movements, the driver's braking and ac­
celerat ion, and as the road surface, vehicle speed
and load. The veh icle ground clearance depends
on the mode selected and the speed.
The ground clearance increases s ignificantly
when the vehicle is in the
All road mode . At
speeds from approximate ly 50 mph (80 km/h) to
75 mph (120 km/h), the ground clearance re­
duces in stages . When the speed decreases, the
g round clea rance increases again a utomat ically.
The ground clearance is the lowest in
Dynamic
mode.
Steering
The power steering adapts. Ind irect steer ing that
moves easily as in
Comfort mode is especia lly
suited to long drives on highways. The
Dynam ic
mode provides sporty, direct steering.
All-wheel steer ing*
All-wheel steer ing increases dr iving comfort by
providing add it ional steering ability at the rear
axle. Steer ing in the opposite d irection at low
speeds dec reases the turning rad ius. Steering in
the same d irect io n a t high speeds imp roves the
r e sponse t ime whi le increas ing dr iv ing stab ility at
the same time .
Sport differential*
As a componen t of the all wheel d rive system
(quattro)
~ page 146, the sport diffe rential dis­
tr ib utes the dr iv ing power to the rear ax le de­
pending on the situa tion. The dis tribution of
power var ies dependi ng on the selected mode
from moderate
(Comfort ) to sporty (Dynamic ).
The goa l is a high level of agility and ability to ac ­
celerate on curves . The veh icle is very responsive
to steer ing.
Adaptive cruise control (ACC)*
The behavior when accelerating can be adjusted
from comfortab le to sporty, depending on the
drive select mode . Adaptive cru ise control a lso
A ssi st a nce systems
responds to the driv ing behavior of the vehicle
ahead in a more conservative or sporty manner.
Engine sound*
T he eng ine sound adap ts to the c urren t mode
and can be subtle to sporty .
(D Note
Applies to: vehicles with air suspensio n
-Make sure there is enough clearance above
and below the vehicle when pa rk ing. The
height of the ve hicle (gro und clea rance) can
change once it is par ked due to temperature
fluctuations, changes to the load conditions
and changes to the dr iving modes.
- When transporting the vehicle on a car car ­
r ier, train, ship or by other means, o nly tie
the vehicle down at the runn ing s urface of
the ti res, which is the outer c ircumference.
Sec uring the vehicle at the axle compo­
ne nts , sus pension str uts o r towing eyes is
no t pe rm itted because the pres sure in the
air suspens ion s truts ca n change d uring
tr anspo rt . The ve hicle may not be secu red
sufficiently if this ha ppens.
(D Tips
The "S" se lector lever posi tion automatic ally
engages w hen the
Dynamic mode is selected.
Selecting the driving mode
Applies to: vehicles wi th Aud i drive select
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Fig. 1 26 Ce nter console: co ntro ls for d rive select
.,,. Press the le ft or righ t arrow key~ fig. 126 unt il
t he desired mode appe ars in the ins trumen t
cluste r/ Infotainmen t system disp lay. O r ..,,.
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Parking syste m s
Parking systems
General information
A pplies to: ve hicles w ith a rea r parking sys te m /parking sys­
tem p lus/rearv iew camera/peripheral cameras
Depending on your vehicle 's equipment , various
parking aids will help you when parking and ma­
ne uvering.
The
rea r pa rki ng sys te m is an aud ible parking a id
that warns you of obstacles
behind the vehicle
¢ page 133.
The parki ng sys te m plu s assists you when park ­
ing by aud ibly and visually indicating objects de­
tected
in front of and behind the veh icle
¢ page 133.
The rea rv iew ca mera shows the area behind the
veh icle in the Infotainment system d isplay . The
lines in the rearv iew camera image he lp you to
pa rk or maneuve r
¢page 134.
The pe riph eral ca meras give various views to
help you when parking or maneuvering
¢ page 137 . The parking system plus functions
are also available ¢
page 133.
_& WARNING
-Always look for t raff ic and check the area
around your vehicle by looking at it direct ly
as well. The parking system cannot replace
the driver's attention . The driver is always
responsib le when entering or leaving a park­
ing space and during similar maneuvers.
- Please note that some surfaces, such as
clothing, are not detected by the system.
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-Sensors and cameras have blind spots in
which people and objects cannot be detect­
ed . Be especially caut ious of small children
and animals.
- Always keep your eyes on the vehicle 's sur­
round ings, using the rearview mirror as
well.
- The sensors can be displaced by impacts or
damage to the radiator gr ille, bumper,
wheel housing and the underbody . The park ­
ing system may be impa ired as a result .
Have a n author ized Audi dealer or author-
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ized Audi Service Facility check their func ­
tion .
@ Note
-Some objects are not detected or disp layed
by the system under certain circumstances:
- objects such as barrier chains, trailer draw
bars, vertical poles or fences
- objects above the sensors such as wall ex­
tensions
- objects with certain surfaces or structures
such as cha in link fences or powder snow
- If you continue driving closer to a low ob­
ject, it may disappear from the sensor range . Note that you will no longer be
warned about th is obstacle .
- Keep enough distance from the curb to re­
duce the risk of damage to the rims .
(D Tips
-The system may provide a warning even
though there are no obstacles in the cover­
age area in some situations, such as :
- certa in road s urfaces or whe n the re is tall
grass
- externa l ult rasonic sources such as from
cleaning vehicles
- in heavy rain, snow, or th ick vehicle ex­
ha ust
- We recommend that you practice par king in
a traffic -free location o r parking lot to be­
come familiar with the system . When doing
this, there shou ld be good light and weath­
er conditions.
- You can change the vo lume of the signa ls
and the display ¢
page 140.
-Please refer to the instructions for towing a
trai ler located in
¢ page 141.
-What appea rs in the infotainment d isplay is
somewhat time -de layed.
- T he sensors m ust be kept clean and free of
snow and ice for the parking aid to operate .

Multifunction steering wheel
Map view with route guidance started
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and map view
Depending on the vehicle equipment , you con al­
so hove the active route guidance display in the mop view* in the driver information system .
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Ill
Fig. 169 Diagram : map when route gu idan ce has start ed
( a na log i nst rum ent cluste r)
Requirement: a destination must be entered
~ page 204, route guidance must be started and
the navigation tab must be displayed.
Street view with route guidance started
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and street view
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
information may be shown in the driver informa­
tion system .
CD Distance to the destination or stopover
@ Distance to the next maneuver
@ Display of the road that is currently being
traveled or the road that you will turn onto dur­
i ng the next maneuver
@ Map content such as points of interest or traf­
fic information
Zooming in/out on the map (Zoom): when a
map is displayed, turn the left thumbwheel
down/up to zoom in/out on the map.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the active route guidance will be displayed in the street view* in
the driver information system .
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Fig. 170 Example : d isplay of a t urn in the stre et view (a nalog instr um en t cl uster )
Requirement: a destination must be entered
~ page 204, route guidance must be started and
the navigation tab must be displayed.
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
information may be shown in the driver informa­
tion system
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CD Distance to the destination or stopover
@ Displaying an expressway, highway or main
road as preparation for an upcoming change
in direction
@ Lane recommendation
@ Calculated arrival time

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Function
Say:
Start ing route g uidance with an ad- Navigate/ Navigate to p riv ate addre ss/ Navig ate to business
dress card open address
E nte ring a new desti nat ion/stop -Enter addr ess
> enter the desired address when prompted>
over w hen ro ut e gu idance is ac tive confirm the new destination/stopover if prompted
Start ing route guidance after enter- Start route guidance
ing a dest ination
Canceling current ro ute g uidance Cancel route guidance
Calc ulat ing a lternat ive routes Calculate alternative route s
Ente ring a point of interest by se -Point of intere
st
> Change sea rch a rea > category or subcote-
lecting a search area with guidance gory when prompted, for example "restaurant"
from the system
Dest ina tion input ca tegor ies Audi Service / Train station /Airport / Hot el / Ho spital / Park-
ing / Re st area / Restaurant / Gas station
etc.
Search areas for entering points of Nearby/ Along the route / Near destination / Near stopover /
interest In a new
city/ In a new stat e/country
Entering an online destination* Online dest
ination (XV), for examp le "Online de stination
" Lakeview Hotel" "
Correct ing data input No I meant (XV)
Clos ing the full -screen command
Close
list
Requirement: you must be in the Navigation or
Map menu. Depending on the veh icle equipment
and the selected menu item, you can say t he fol- l
owing commands for additional settings in navi ­
gation:
Function Say:
Genera l map options Map/ Day map / Night map / Automat ically change map color
Map type 2D heading up map/ 2D north up map / 3D map / De stination
map / Overview map / Standard map */ Google Earth map*albl
Showing the route list Route list
Showing the remaini ng d istance/ Destination information
time w hen route guidance is active
Speed limit prompt How fast can I drive here?
Setting voice guidance for active Voice guidance on
I Voice guidance off I Voice guidance short-
route guidance ened
I Voice guidance complete I Voi ce guidance traffic
B locking a ce rtain sect ion on t he Block route for (XV) meter s/kilometers /yards /miles / Block
rou te next route / Avoid n ext se ction of route
a ) Pro vid er at tim e of pr inting .
bl AU DI AG provi des acc ess to s ervi ce s fro m thir d par ty prov id ers. P ermane nt a vailabi lity canno t be guarant eed, beca use tha t
de pen ds on the th ird party p ro vid er.
(D Tips
- Destinations may have to be spelled when
entered, depending on which region you are in and wh
ich menu language you have se ­
lected .
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settings
> Connection manager¢ page 246.
~ Se lect and confirm the desired cell phone from
the list of disp layed Bluetooth devices.
~ The MMI generates a PIN for the connect ion
setup
¢fig . 172.
~ Select and confirm Yes.
~ Enter the PIN for connecting on your ce ll
phone.
Or : whe n the PIN is displayed on your
cell phone, confirm the PIN on your cell phone
and in the MMI. The time allowed for entering
the PIN is limited to approximately 30 seconds.
~ Pay attention to any additiona l system prompts
displayed on your cell phone, for example if the
system should connect automatically in the fu­
ture . Depend ing on the cell phone, you may
have to confirm downloading the directory sep­
arately .
After connecting successfully
After connecting successfully, information about
the connected profiles will appear. You can a lso
change the profiles later. Select:
!MENUI button>
Settings > left control button > MMI settings >
Connection manager¢ page 246 .
In addition, the cell phone contacts are automat­
ically loaded in the MMI directory. T his process
can take several minutes, depend ing on the num ­
ber of contacts .
You can a lso make your connected cell phone the
default phone by select ing
Set as default tele­
phone
in the Connection manager¢ page 248 .
@ Note
Always follow the information found in¢@) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
(D Tips
- Making phone calls through the MMI is only
possible using the
Handsfree Bluetooth pro­
file.
- You can apply additional settings to con­
nected mobile devices using the
Connection
manager ¢ page 246 .
-You can also search for the MMI in your ce ll
phone using the Bluetooth device search.
Telephone
-You only have to pair your device one time.
B lu etooth devices that are already paired
automatically connect to the MMI when the
Bluetooth funct ion is switched on, they are
w ith in range and the ignition is switched on.
The last connected cell phone is given first
pr iority.
- Authorizing the MMI connection in your cell
phone w ill make automatic connection pos­
sible .
- Pay attention to any system prompts dis­
played on your cell phone, for example if
the system should connect automatically in
the future. Depending on the cell phone,
yo u may also need to download the directo­
ry and confirm access to your text messages
separately.
- When leaving the vehicle, the Bluetooth
connection to the cell phon e will automati­
cally disconnect. Depending on your cell
phone, phone calls in progress may be auto­
matically redirected from the MMI to your
cell phone and you can continue the ca ll on
your phone.
- You can obtain more information from your
cell phone service provider or from your cell
phone user gu ide. For information on using
the telephone, vis it www.aud iusa .com/
bluetooth or contact an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility.
- Applies to: veh icles without secondary
phone: Several cell p ho nes can be paired to
th e MM I, but only one cell phon e can be ac­
tively connected to the MMI.
- App lies to: veh icles without seconda ry
phone: If a Bluetooth device is already con­
nected to the MMI , it will be disconnected
when another device connects to the MMI.
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Audi connect (Infotainment)
,.. Enter your myAudi user data. Or : enter your
eight-digit myAudi PIN .
,.. Confirm your entry with
OK .
Then yo u can open yo ur persona l se tt ings from
your myAudi account in you r vehicle .
(D Tips
You can re ceive you r myAudi P IN if you have
se t up a myAud i account. For addi tional infor ­
mation, see www.audi usa .com/mya udi.
Opening Audi connect
(Infotainment)
A pp lies to ve hicles with A udi co nnect (Infotainment)
Fig . 180 Aud i co nn ect (I n fota inment) ho m e p age
,.. Se lect : the IMENU ! button> Audi connect .
,.. If necessary, confi rm the note disp layed wit h
Accept.
A list of all of the ava ilable Audi connect Infotain­
ment services is shown in the Infotai nment sys­
tem disp lay ¢
fig. 180 .
You can a lso filte r the Aud i connect Infotainment
services by category:
,.. Se lect :
I MENU I button> Audi connect > left
contro l button> for example,
Navigation for
the Aud i connect Infotainment se rvices in the
navigation me nu
¢page 191.
Audi connect
Infotainment services
Basic functions
A pp lies to veh icles with A udi co nnect (Infota inment)
If available, funct ions specific to certain services
a re in the selec tion menu of that particular Aud i
ll Not availa ble in a ll la n guage s.
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connect In fota inme nt service ¢ page 152. The
basic functions are in the correspon ding options
menu:
,.. Sele ct:
!ME NUI butt on> Audi connect > desired
Audi connect Infotainment servi ce>
right con ­
trol b utton .
Depend ing o n the Audi connect In fota inme nt
se rvice selected, the follow ing basic f unc tions are
available :
Save as preview*
You can also see a preview of the selected Aud i
con nect In fo tai nment services on the Aud i con­
nect In fo ta inment home page@¢
page 188,
fig . 180.
Show on map
You can show selected con ten ts on the map and
u se them fo r route gu idan ce .
Log in
See¢ page 187, Logging into myAudi in the vehi­
cle .
Read out
1>
You can a llow the M MI to read out the selected
contents .
Call*
If a p hone num ber w as assigne d to an e ntry, you
can call the number, for e xamp le to reserve tick­
ets.
Start route guidance
If a city was ad ded to an e ntry, suc h as fo r City
Events ,
you ca n use it as a navig ation dest ina­
t ion. Rou te g uidance st art s immediate ly.
Change search area
The se t sea rch area can be changed at any time.
Additional informat io n on search areas can be
fo und under ¢
page 206 .