2018 AUDI Q7 cruise control

Assistance systems
-When approaching stationary obstacles
such as stopped traffic, adaptive cruise con­
trol will respond with limited function.
- Adaptive cruise control does not respond to
people, animals, or cross ing or oncoming
objects.
- The function of the radar sensors can be af­
fected by reflective objects such as guard
rails, the entrance to a tunnel, heavy rain or
ice.
(D Note
The sensors can be displaced by impacts or
damage to the bumper, wheel housing and
underbody . Th is can impair the adaptive
cruise control. Have an authorized Audi dealer
or authorized Audi Service Facility check their
function.
@ Tips
For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
¢page 380.
In curves
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith Audi adaptive cruise co ntrol
Fig . 96 Exam ple: driving into a curve
When driving into a curve ¢ fig. 96 and out of a
curve, the adaptive cruise control may react to a
vehicle in the neighboring lane and apply the
brakes. You can prevent that by pressing the ac­
celerator pedal briefly.
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Stationary vehicles
App lies to : vehicles wit h Audi adap tive cruise control
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Fig . 97 Exa mple : ve hicl e ch an gi ng la nes a nd statio nary ve ­
hicle
Within the limits of the system, adaptive cruise control can react to stationary vehicles ¢
fig. 97,
as long as you are driving slower than 30 mph
(SO km/h) and the system classifies the possible
passing maneuver as low. For example, if a vehi­
cle that was already detected
(D turns or changes
lane s, the adaptive cruise control reacts to the
stationary vehicle ahead of it@ .
Switching on/off
App lies to: vehicles wit h Audi ada ptive c ru ise contro l
Fig. 98 Operating lever: switching on and off
Fig. 99 In strumen t cluster: adapt ive cru ise control

You can set any speed between 20 mph and 95 mph (30 km/h and 150 km/h).
I ndicato r lights and messages in t he i nstr ument
cluste r display inform you abou t the cur ren t sit ­
uation and setting.
An addit ional ind icator appears in the head- up
d isp lay* .
Switching adaptive cruise control on
"' Pull the lever toward you into position@
¢fig . 98 .
Storing the speed and acti vating regulation
"' To store the c urrent speed, press the !SE TI but­
ton ¢
fig. 98 . The stored speed is shown in the
speedometer in the LED line@ and appears
briefly i n the status line@¢
fig . 99.
"'T o activate the regu lation wh ile stat ionary, also
press the b rake peda l.
Switching adapti ve cruise control off
"' Push the lever away from you into position @
unt il i t clicks i nto place . The message
ACC: off
appears .
® Indicator light s
II-adaptive cruise control is switched on. No
ve hicles are detected ahead. The stored speed is
maintained.
•- a vehicle driving ahead was detected . The
adaptiv e cruis e control system regulates the
speed and distance to the vehicle dr iv ing ahead
and accelerates/brakes automatically.
•- adaptive cruise control is switched on. Ave ­
h icle was detect ed ahead. You r vehicle is station ­
ary and will not start driving automatically.
ti)-adaptive cru ise con trol is switched on. No
ve hicles were detected ahead. Yo ur vehicle is sta ­
tionary and will not start driving automatically .
• -the automat ic brak ing is not eno ugh to
main tain a sufficient distance to a veh icle dr iving
ahead. You must intervene
c:!;> page 108, Driver
~ intervention request .
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© Instrument cluster display
If the Driver a ssistance displ ay is not shown in
the instr ument cluster d isp lay, you can open it
u sing the m ultif unction steering whee l buttons
¢ page 12.
Based on the gr aphic disp lay, you c an dete rm ine
i f th e system is maintain ing a d istance to the ve ­
hicle driving a head and what t hat distance is .
No vehicle -no vehicle was detec ted dr iv ing
ahe ad.
Silver vehicle -a vehicle was detected driving
ahead.
Red v ehicle -reques t for driver interve ntion
¢ page 108 .
The five distance bars on the gauge© represent
the set distance (refer to
c:!;> page 107for infor­
ma tion o n how to change t he d istance). If you
fall below the selected d ista nce, the distance
bars become red from the bottom upwa rd .
A WARNING
If yo u press the !SET I butto n w hen dr iv ing at
speed s below 20 mph (30 km/h), t he ve hicle
a ccelera tes au tom atic ally u p to 2 0 mph (30
k m/h), w hich is the minim um speed tha t can
b e set.
(D Tips
- If you swi tch t he ig nit io n o r th e adaptive
cr uise cont ro l sys tem o ff, t he set s peed is
erased fo r safe ty reasons .
- Th e elec tron ic st abili za tion con trol ( ESC)
and the an ti- slip -regul ation (ASR) are auto ­
matically swi tched o n when the adap tive
c ruise cont ro l is switched on .
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Assistance systems
Changing the speed
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
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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.
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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
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As long as the message ACC: automatic go is dis­
played, your vehicle will begin driving when the
vehicle driving ahead starts to move
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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 ' A WARNING
If the message ACC: autom atic go1
) appears,
your veh icle will start driving even if there is
an obstacle between your vehicle and the ve­
hicle driv ing ahead . This increases the risk of
an ac cident.
@ Tips
- For safety reasons, your veh icle w ill only
start to drive automatical ly if:
- t he driver's safety belt is fastened
- all doors and the hood a re cl osed
- your vehicle is not stopped for a long per i-
od.
Interrupting cruise control
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
Fig . 102 Selecto r lever
Requirement: adaptive cruise contro l must be
sw itched on .
Overriding crui se control
"' To accelerate manually, pull the lever toward
you into position @and hold it there or press
the accelerator pedal. The message
ACC: over­
ride
appears .
... To resume cr uise cont rol, release the leve r or
ta ke your foot off the acce le rato r peda l.
Canceling cruise control while driving
"'Move the lever into position @. The message
ACC: standby appears . Or
"' Press the brake peda l.
l) This is no t available in some countries.
Assi st a nce systems
"' To resume the stored speed, move the lever to ­
ward you into position @.
Canceling cruise control when stopped
"' Push the lever away from you into position @.
The message
ACC: standby appears .
"' To resume c ruise contro l, press the brake peda l
and pull the lever toward you i nto position @.
A WARNING
It is dangerous to activate cruise contro l an d
resume the stored speed when the current
road, traffic or weather conditions do not per­
mit this . This increases the risk of an accident .
Setting the distance
Applies to: vehicles with A udi ada ptive c ruise control
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0
Fig. 1 03 Opera tin g lever: setting the distance
... Tap the switch to display the current set dis­
tance
¢ fig. 103.
"'To increase or reduce the distance in incre­
ments, tap the switch upward/downward
aga in . The distance between the two veh icles
w ill change in the inst rument cluste r display .
When approaching a vehicle driving ahead, the
adaptive cruise control system brakes to match
that vehicle's speed a nd then adj usts to the set
distance. If the veh icle d riving ahead accelerates,
t h en the adapt ive cr uise con trol will also acce ler­
ate up to the speed th at you h ave set.
T he higher the speed, t he g reater the distance
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Distance 3 sett ing is recommended .
T hat is eq ual to the ge ne ral recommendation of
" ha lf the speed shown on t he speedometer ". ..,.
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Assistance systems
The distances provided are specified values . De ­
pending on the driving situation and how the ve­
h icle ahead is dr iv ing, the actual d istance may be
more or less than these target d istances.
If you change the time gaps, the newly set value
appears briefly in the instrument cluster disp lay
II for Distance 3. T his only occurs if the Driver
assistance
display is not currently shown in the
d isplay
c::;, page 104, fig. 99.
Distance 1: this setting corresponds to a distance
of 92 ft (28 m) when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a time d istance of 1 second.
Distance 2 : this setting corresponds to a distance
of 118 ft (36 m) when traveling at 62 mph (100
km/h), or a time d istance of 1.3 seconds .
Distance 3: this setting corresponds to a distance
of 164 ft (SO m) when traveling at 62 mph (100
km/h), or a time distance of 1.8 seconds .
Distance 4: this setting corresponds to a distance
of 219 ft (67 m) when traveling at 62 mph (100
km/h), or a time dista nce o f 2.4 seconds .
Distance 5 : this setting corresponds to a distance
of 328 ft (100 m) when traveling at 62 mph (100
km/h), o r a time distance of 3.6 seco nds.
A WARNING
When setting the distance, the driver is re­
sponsible for adhering to any applicab le lega l
regulations.
(D Tips
Depending on the selected driving mode in
drive se lect* and the set distance, the driving
behavior will vary from dynamic to comforta­
ble when accelerating
c::;, page 129.
Setting Audi adaptive cruise control
App lies to: ve hicles w ith Aud i adapt ive cruise co ntro l
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.. Se lect in the Infotainment system: I MENU I but­
ton
> Vehicle > left control button > Driver as­
sistance
> Audi adaptive cruise control.
1) In prepa ra tio n at the t ime of print ing. T his funct ion is not
ava ilable in every vehicle .
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Storing the last distance1
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The last distance that was set will be stored after
the ignition is switched off. If the distance is not
stored,
Distance 3 is a utomatica lly set eve ry time
the ignit ion is switched on.
(D Tips
Your settings are automatically stored and as­
signed to the remote control key being used.
Driver intervention request
Applies to : vehicles wi th Aud i adap tive c ru ise con trol
Fig. 104 Instrument cluster: request for driver interve n­
t ion
The reques t for driver in tervention inst ructs you
to take over if the adaptive cruise control braking
function is not able to maintain a suffic ient dis­
tance to the vehicle driving ahead
r:!> fig. 104.

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:E - Traffic jam assist
Applies to: ve hicles with traff ic jam ass ist
Traffic jam assist supports the driver when driv­
ing in traffic jams or in heavy traffic.
Fig. 10 5 Turn signal leve r: traffic ja m ass ist button
F ig. 106 Inst rument duster: traffic jam ass ist
In a speed range under 40 mph (65 km/h), traffic
jam ass ist can help to keep the vehicle within a
l ane calc ulated by the system. W ith in the lim its
of the system, the system contro ls the steering
automatically whe n adapt ive cr uise con trol is
sw itched on. S in ce traffic jam assist is only an as­
sist system, the dr iver must a lways keep his or
he r hands on the steer ing whee l and be ready to
steer . The driver can override the contro l at any
time by actively steering.
The system is designed for driv ing on express ­
ways and highways .
Switching traffic jam assist on and off
~ Press the b utton to switch the system on and
off¢fig. 105.
~ To tu rn t he sys tem off comple tely, selec t in the
Infotai nment system:
I MENU ! button > Vehicle
> left contro l button > Driver a ssistance > Traf­
fic jam assist.
A ssi st a nce systems
If traffic jam ass ist was deactivated through the
Infotainment system, you can continue operating
the active lane assist using the
¢ fig . 105 button
¢
page 118. The traffic jam assist functions are
no longer available.
Requirements for using t raffic jam assi st :
- Traffic jam assist must be switched on in the
Infotainment system.
- Adapt ive cr uise con trol must be sw itched on
and active
r:::;,page 104 .
Always switch off traffic jam assist in the
following situations:
-W hen in cr eased attent ion is needed from the
driver .
- I n poor wea ther condi tions such as snow o r
heavy rain.
- When d riving on roads in poo r condit ion.
- I n construction zones.
- In city driv ing .
Traffic jam as sis t availabil ity :
When you are in the Driver ass istan ce v iew in the
instrument cluster display, the indicator light
turns on
I! and the message Traffic jam assist
available
appears if a traffic jam situation was
detected. You can open the
Drive r assi stance dis­
play using the mu ltifunction steering wheel but­
tons
r:::;,page 12. To a ctivate t raff ic jam assis t, you
mus t press the
r:::;, fig. 105 button and sw itch on
the adaptive cruise control¢
page 10 4.
Indicator lights
II and •-T raffic jam assist is switched on.
Vehicles d riving ahead were detected. Yo ur vehi­
cl e adapts w hile driving
r:::;, fig. 106.
• -Traffic jam ass ist switches off if the dr iver
does not take over steer ing after multiple driver
i n terve ntion requests. The system b rakes the ve­
hicle u nti l it is st ationary.
_& WARNING
A lways keep y our hands on the stee ring whee l
so yo u can be rea dy to steer at any t ime. The
driver is always respons ible fo r staying in a
lane and for assessi ng traffic s ituations. Read ..,.
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Ass is tance sy stem s
and follow the warni ngs on c::, &. in General
information on page 103.
N ever use traffic
jam assist in the following situat ions or you
w ill increase the risk of an accident .
- Drivi ng offroad or on unpaved roads . Traffic
jam assist is only designed for use on paved
roads .
- In city driving or in construction zones.
- On curving stretches of road.
- In narrow lanes .
- In unclear traffic situations s uch as a t inter-
sections or toll stations.
(D Tips
You are not necessarily gu ided to the cente r
of yo ur lane .
Distance display and distance warning
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
This function measures the time between the ve­
hicle driving ahead and shows this in the instru­
ment cluster display.
F ig . 10 7 Instru m ent clust er : di stance indic ato r/warn in g
Description
At speeds above approximately 40 mph (65 km/
h), this f unction meas ures the d istance to the ve­
h icle ahead as time.
.,. Switch the adaptive cruise control d isplay on in
the instr ume nt cluster d isp lay
c::, page 12 .
The. indicator light turns on if you fall be low
the set distance.
Setting the warn ing threshold
You can set, c hange or delete the warning
thresho ld in the Infotainment system.
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.,. In the In fotainment system, select : I MENU I
button > Vehicle > left control button > Dri ver
a ssi stan ce
> Di stan ce warning .
A WARNING
-Read and follow the warnings on c::, &. in
General information on page 103.
- The driver is always responsible for adhering
to the regulat ions applicab le in that coun­
try .
(D Tips
You may fa ll below he warning threshold
brief ly when passing or when qu ickly ap­
proaching a slow vehicle. There is no warn ing
i n this scenar io . A warning is g iven o nly if you
fall be low the warning thresho ld for a n ex­
tended per iod of t ime .
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
ii ACC with traffic jam assi st : unavailable . Se e
owner's manual
The system cannot gua rantee that it will detect
vehicles correc tly and it has sw itched off. The ra­
dar sensors have shifted or are fa ulty . D rive to an
authorized Aud i dea le r o r a uthorized Aud i Serv ice
Facility immediate ly to have the ma lfunction co r­
rected.
ii ACC with traffic jam assi st : c urrently un ­
available . See owner's manual
This message appears if the adap tive c ruise con­
t rol canno t be activated, for example if the hood
1 s open.
ii ACC w . traffi c jam assist: currently unav aila­
ble. Sensor vision re stricted du e to surround­
ings. See owner's manual
T his message appears if the radar sensor v iew is
obstructed, for examp le by leaves, snow, heavy
spray or dirt . Clean the sensors
c::, page 103,
fig. 95.
RI) ACC with traffic jam ass ist: currently un­
available. Grade too steep

Ass is tanc e system s
ACC: Please fa sten seat belt
The system is not comp letely available if t he d riv­
er 's seat be lt is unfas tened .
Station ary obje ct ahead
This message appears if you would like to switch
the system on and there is a stationary object di­
rectly in front of your veh icle .
Doo r open
The system is not ava ilable when the door is
open .
Audi pre sense
Introduction
Applies to: ve hicles w ith Audi p re se nse
W ith in the limits of the system, the pre sense
functions can in it iate measures in particularly
dangerous s ituat ions to protect the ve hicle pas ­
sengers and ot her r oad users.
- Due to the interl ink ing of various vehicle sys­
tems , crit ica l dr iv ing s ituat ions can be detected
by
pr e s ense basic and measu res fo r preventa­
t ive occ upan t protect ion are can be initiated.
- T he
pre sen se front system uses the data from
t h e adapt ive cr uise control* radar sensors and
t h e camera to calc ulate the probab ility of a col ­
lision . Within the limits of the system, an im ­
pending collision with vehicles can be detected
in both urban and rural speed ranges. In this
case, the system warns the driver visually,
acoustically and with a jerk on the brakes if nec­
essary . If needed, it can initiate a partial or fu ll
deceleration to reduce the collision speed or to
avo id the co llision unde r ce rtain c ircumstances .
In conjunct ion with p re sense basi c/rear, the
front safety belts are also revers ibly tensioned
whe n needed. The pre sense front is also act ive
when adaptive cruise control* is switched o ff.
- Pr e se nse rear con tains pre sense basic func ­
tions. It uses the data from the side assist* ra­
dar sensors and calc ulates within the limits of
the system the probability of a rear end colli ­
sion with the vehicle behind you . Pre sense rear
is also active when s ide assist* is switched off .
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-Within the limits of the system, pre sen se cit y
uses the camera data and can detect an im ­
pending collision with vehicles and pedestrians .
In this case, the system warns the driver visual­ ly, acoustical ly and w it h a jerk on the brakes if
necessary . If needed, it ca n initiate a full dece l­
erat ion to reduce t he coll is ion speed or to avoid
the collision under certa in circumstances . In
conjunction with p re sense basi c/rear, the front
safety belts are a lso reve rsibly te nsioned whe n
needed.
& WARNING
Read the genera l information inc::>.&. in Gen ­
eral information on page 103,
~ .&. in Gener ­
al information on page 121.
(D Tips
- C erta in p re sense funct io ns sw itch off when
driving in reve rse.
- Th e pre sense f unct io ns m ay no t be ava ila ­
ble i f th ere is a ma lfunct ion in the ESC sys ­
tem or t he airbag control module .
-Note that the reve rsib le belt tens ione r o n
the front passenger 's side deactivates when
the front passenger's airbag is deactivated.
- Switch the pre sense off when yo u are not
using public streets or when loading the ve ­
hicle onto a vehicle carrier, train, ship or
other type of transportat ion. This can pre­
vent an undesired intervention from the pre
sense system.
Audi pre sense basic
App lies to: vehicles wit h Audi pre sense basic
The pre se nse bas ic functions are activated at a
speed of approx imately 20 mp h (30 km/h) o r
highe r.
The following functions ca n be triggered u nder
certain co nd it io ns w it hi n the lim its of the sys­
tem:
- Tensioning of the safety belts (for examp le,
during heavy brak ing) : the front safety belts
have reversible belt te nsioners . If a collision
does not occur , the safety belts loosen slig htly
and are ready to tr igger aga in.
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