2018 AUDI Q7 Owner´s Manual

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:E ' Automatic: the map display adapts to the light­
ing conditions (for example, changing from
Day
to Night when driving through a tunne l) .
Map display
Standard :
see ¢page 213, fig. 193 .
Satellite map1>: refer to<:::;> page 215, fig. 194 .
Map orientation
Destination:
the map indicates the dest ination
and is oriented to the north.
2D heading up map /2D north up map : the cur­
rent vehicle position is disp layed . The map is ori­
ented in the direction of travel or to the north.
3D map* : the current vehicle pos it ion is s hown
on a th ree -dimensional map and is aligned to the
direction of trave l. At a scale of 62 mi (100 km)
and larger, the map or ientation is to the north.
O verview map: the entire route from the vehicle
position to the destination or the next stopover is
disp layed on the map . The map sca le depends on
the length of the route and adapts automatically.
The map is oriented to the north.
Route information
The display of route information, such as the cur­
rent street being driven on or points of interest
a long the current route
<:::;> page 213, fig. 192, can
be switched on/off or can be minimized on the
display of upcoming maneuvers.
Automatic zoom
On :
the map scale is adapted automat ica lly de­
pending on the type of road being trave led (ex­
pressway, highway, other roads) so that you al­
ways have an optimal overview of the road ahead .
The sca le is also automatically adapted when
there are upcoming maneuvers to provide a bet­
ter deta iled view .
Intersection : when route guidance is active, the
map temporarily zooms in to a detailed scale
1> AU DI AG provi des acce ss to se rvices fro m thir d par ty pro ­
vi de rs. Pe rman ent ava ilab ility can no t be g uaranteed , be·
c aus e that depends on th e th ird party provid er.
2
> P ro vider at tim e of pr intin g.
Navigation
when there are upcoming maneuvers so that you
can see the street or turn better.
Off : the map scale you have chosen is ma in­
tained .
MMI map contents
You can switch the d isplay of additional informa­
t ion on the map in the Infotainment system dis­
play on or off.
The weather forecast is displayed on a 3 m i (5
km) scale on the map.
Instrument cluster map contents
You can also set which map content disp lays in
the instrument cluster¢
page 164.
Satellite map
Applies to: vehicles wit h a navigat ion system and Audi co n·
nect (Infotainment)
You can display the navigation map with satel ­
lite images.
Fig. 194 Exampl e: satelli te map
Requirement: the requirements for Audi connect
services must be met <:::;>
page 187.
.. Press the !NAV /MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed.
.. Select: right control button
> Map settings >
Map display > Google Earth2>1>.
T he map display is based on data received from
the Internet in the form of sate llite images,
which are then combined with the roadways from
the
Standard map view. There are two gigabytes ..,_
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Nav igatio n
of memory space in the MMI memory that can be
used to temporarily store the map or navigation
data that was received. Th is is roughly the
amount required for the m ap/navigation data for
a 2,48S mile (4,000 km) route . As long as the
satellite images loaded for route guidance are
stored, you can use them w ithout having an ac­
tive data connection .
(D Tips
-The stored satellite map1> data can be de­
leted in
Fac tor y se tting s > Navig ati on and
o nline m em ory
c::> page 246 .
- The satellite map1> is updated regularly
whenever the funct ion is opened . The proc­
ess may take severa l seconds.
- When the satellite map display is switched
on
l) with the 30 pos it ion map type, the
MM I display automatically switches to the
20 map type when driving through tunnels.
- Also read the information in the chapter
c:> page 194, Audi connect (Info tainment)
general information .
-Fo r additional informat ion, visit
www.audiusa.com .
Map update
Introduction
Applies to: veh icles with navigat ion system
There are mult iple options available for upda ting
your map material:
- Map updates through the
on line map u pdate *
c:>page 216.
- Import map updates from the SD car d* to your
MMI. You can find additional information on ­
line at www.aud iusa.com/myaudi .
- Map update at an authori zed Audi dealer or au­
thori zed Audi Serv ice Facility. This can result in
addi tional costs.
l ) AU DI AG provides access to s ervice s fro m third party pro ­
v ider s. Perma nent availa bility c annot be guaran teed, be­
c a use that depen ds on th e th ird party prov ide r.
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Online map update
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con­
nect (Infotainment)
Using th e online mop update, you con update
the mop material in your navigation system di­
rec tly from your vehicle.
Fig . 195 Example: d is pl ay of a new on li ne map update
Fig. 196 Example: se lect ion of a coun try package
Requirement: the requi rements for Audi connect
Infotainment se rvices must be met
c::> page 187 .
You must have a myAudi acco unt and have as­
s igned your vehicle to it.
Using your vehicle position, the MM I identifies
reg ions which you are frequently in . Based on
th is, the MMI suggests update packages for
these regions, if they are available .
"' Select and confirm
(D St art download
¢ fig . 195 if the message for a new map update
appears in the Infotainment system display .
Or:
"'Sele ct !M EN UI button> Settin gs > left control
but ton
> Sy stem maint enance > Sy stem up­
date
> Online update.

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:E ' A selection with the available update packages
appears in the Infota inment system disp lay
¢ fig . 196.
Selecting th e onlin e map upda te
- Se lect an update package from the list(~)@
<=>fig. 196.
-Confirm you r se lection with the I BACK I button
and go back to the selection.
- The number and amount of data fo r th e select­
ed update package are now disp layed in the I n­
fotainment system .
Starting the download
-Se lect and confirm Start downlo ad .
- Confirm the secur ity prompt by selecting S tart
download
again .
T he update pack ages begin to down load and the
status of the download progres s is shown in the
Infotainment system display .
Install ation of onlin e map update s
The downloaded map mater ia l installs after you
stop your vehicl e. T he new update packages in­
stall only after you switch off the ignition . After
restarting the MMI , the Infota inment system dis­
play ind icates if the updates installed successful­
ly .
- Confirm the successful update with
OK .
The new map materia l can now be used for navi­
gation.
(D Tips
- Always read the chap ter ~ page 18 7 .
- The amou nt of available on line map up-
dates in the vehicle is lim ited. To update
more regions, use the map update via SD
card at www .audiusa.com/myaudi.
- Always read the chap ter ¢
page 194, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa ­
tion . Na
viga tion
Traffic information
Introduction
Applies to: veh icles w ith navigation system
Fig . 1 97 Example: traffic info rm ation overv iew
.,. Press the INAV /MAPI button repea tedly u nti l
the map is displayed
~ page 213, fig. 192.
.,. Select: left control button > Traffic mes sage s.
Depending on veh icle equipment, the following
i nforma tion may be shown in the traffic informa ­
tion overview ¢
fig. 197:
CD A message CD ¢ fig. 197wi ll appea r if the
MM I ca lculates a better route for the cu rrent
rou te g uidance. More information can be
f o und under
¢ page 218.
@ When route guidance is active, traffic inci­
dents on your route are displayed in the up ­
per section of the list and are sorted by dis­
tance.
@ T he traffic messages are sorted by street
name . If there are mu ltip le traffic messages
for the same street, an arrow is displayed in
front of the st reet name (~ ). Select and con­
firm the corresponding line to disp lay
all of
t h e traffic information .
@ The cur rent se lected traffi c message is also
shown as a map preview* i n the Infotainment
system display .
® The status line in t he Infotainment d isplay
also always ind icates the reception of traffic
information (IT MC !orlO NLIN EI).
Show ing tra ffic messages on the map : select:
one traffic message > right control button >
Show on map .
Di splaying the ne xt t raffi c message o n the map :
press the control knob. ..,.
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Navigation
Traffic information display on the map /Map
pre view*
Color -co ded mark ings a long the route indicate
the t raff ic flow:
Green : traffic is flow ing free ly .
Yellow: stop-and-go traffic.
Red : congest io n.
Shaded mar kin gs in dicate the le ngth of the area
with congestion .
Colored warning symbols: an impendi ng tr affic
i n cident d irect ly ahead on your route .
All t raff ic incide nts will display in colo r whe n
ro ute guid ance is in active .
Grayed out warning symbols: traffic inc iden ts
t ha t are not on yo ur route .
Warning symbols with~: avoided traffic inc i­
dents .
The display of colored markings, warning sym ­
bols, etc . can be set in the
Map content menu
,=;,page 215.
(D Tips
Particu larly cr it ica l traff ic information, s uc h
as warnings about wrong-way drivers , is auto­
mat ically displayed. To hide the traffic infor­
mat ion , press the
I BACK I button o r the con­
t rol k nob .
Traffic information (TMC)
App lies to: ve hicles w ith navigat ion system
Rece iv ing t raff ic informa tion th rough TMC is
sw itche d on a t the fac to ry .
.,. Press t he
I N AV/MAP I button repeated ly un til
t h e map is d is pl ayed .
.,. Se lect : left con trol button
> Traffic messages .
An overv iew of a ll the traffic messages is dis ­
p layed in the I nfota inme nt system .
-Opening a detailed view of traffic information :
select and confirm the traffic info rmat ion from
the list .
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(D Tips
-TMC traffic reports are not available in Can­
ada . For more informat io n, please contact
S ir ius Cana da.
- Cr itica l t raff ic information, s uch as wa rn ­
ings about wrong-way drivers, is au tomati­
cally d isp layed. To h ide the t raffic info rma­
t io n, p ress th e
I BACK I button o r th e control
knob.
Better route
App lies to: vehicles wit h navigat ion syste m and better ro ute
By receiving traffic information through TMC,
your MMI calculates a better route -if available -
and the possible tim e saved for the curr ent rout e
guidance . You can decide yourself which route
you would like to use.
.. Press the I NAV/M API bu tton re peatedly unti l
t he map is displayed .
Requirement: route g uidance must be active.
If your MMI has ca lculated a better ro ute than
t h e cur rent route g uidance, t he message
A better
route is available.
appears for severa l seconds
alo ng with the time that may be saved. A better
r ou te is ind icated in the map view by the symbol
tS ,=;,page 213, fig . 193 .
A message also appea rs in the traffic in fo rmat ion
ove rview (i)c;,page217,
fig.197.
Apply better route
-Press the right con trol but ton .
- S elect a nd c onfir m th e bett er ro ute.
Or : sele ct
an d con firm
Details to d is pla y det ails about the
optimized ro ute . You can zoom in or out on t he
ma p usin g the M MI touch cont rol pa d. Requ ir e ­
ment : there must be more than one opt imized
route calcu lated. Press the contro l knob to
sw itch to the next rou te in the detailed view .
Closing the detailed view : press the I BACK I
button .
- After you have selected a better route, t he
route w ill be recalc ulated .

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::r ' Online traffic information
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con­
nect (Infotainment)
The MMI con receive real-time online traffic in­
formation about congestion, accidents, road
construction and other incidents.
R equirement: the requirements for Audi connect
(Infotainment) m ust be met ¢
page 187.
~ Switching online traffic information on and
off:
select I NAV /MAP I button > rig ht control
button
> Online traffic data on(@°) or off ( 0 ).
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the map is displayed .
~ Select: left control button > Traffic messages .
The on line traffic information will also be dis­
p layed on the sate llite map
l) ¢ page 215 or on
the standard map
¢ page 213, fig. 192.
IflON LINEl traffic information cannot be re­
ceived, then traffic information wi ll automatica l­
ly be received through ITMCI
¢ page 218.
Troubleshooting
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Problem Solution Navigation
(D Tips
-
Online traffic information is not available in
Canada .
- Always read the chapter¢
page 194, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa ­
tion.
- Having the Online traffic data function
switched on provides the most accurate re­
ports of traffic situations as well as traffic
forecasting. Your vehicle transmits and processes its anonymo us, encrypted posi­
tion inform ation at regular intervals to the
traffic data provider. If you do not want to
use this, you can switch off the
online traf­
fic information
function at any time .
- The
online traffic information network is
curr ently not available in all countries, and
the coverage is not nationwide. For addi­
tional information, visit www.a ud iusa.com .
Free text search : the desired des- The dest ination might not be entered in the navigation database.
ti nation cannot be found .
Or: check the spelling of the term that was searched . Check if the
desired country/state was selected for the free text search using
the
Country/state selection ¢ page 204 or the option All coun-
tries/states .
l) A U DI AG prov ides access to se rv ices from thi rd pa rty pro ­
v id ers. Perm anent ava ilabil ity can not be g uaranteed , be­
c ause that depends on the th ird party prov ider.
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Radio
Radio
Opening the radio
The radio supports the FM, AM and SiriusXM*
(satellite radio) bonds. Using the HO Radio re­
ceiver also allows you to receive radio stations
on the FM and AM bonds in digital format.
F ig. 19 8 FM stat ion list (HD Radio technology FM)
R,1d10 : 5ir ius.XM
~ 000 Rad,olD e NoS19n,1l
''JI 001 Preview NoS,gnal
J 002 H its 1
~
6 003 20 on 20 ·
NoS19nal
004 40s on 4 NoS19nal
Fig. 1 99 Sir iu sXM stat ion list
..., Press t he I RADIO I bu tton .
After opening the radio, t he last opened station
list is displayed.
.
I
Selecting a station : select and conf irm a stat ion
from the station list . FM/AM stations that can be
received by digital radio are ma rked with the HD
Rad io technology symbol~® ¢
fig. 198. If re­
ception quality de clin es, the r ad io automatically
sw itches to the analog FM/ AM station depending
on availab ility. D igital HD Rad io sta tions * may
contain multiple additional stations *. The ava ila­
b le add itiona l stations* are listed under the radio
station. If yo u lose reception, the add itiona l sta­
tions* are muted since they can no longer be re­ ceived .
Setting the frequency band : press the I RADIO I
button repeated ly until the desired frequency
band is set.
The fo llow ing information is displayed in the sta­
tion list
¢ fig. 198/ ¢fig . 199:
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(D Presets
The stat ion is stored as a preset. The symbo l
shows the s to red loc ation in the p rese ts list (fo r
example, 21).
@ Radio te xt (shortened di spla y)
If availab le, program information about the set
station is d isplayed in al l of the stat io n lists .
® Frequency
@ Stati on name
® Stat ion w ith HD Radio technolog y available
1-W
@ Channel number
If there is a loss of radio signal (Sir iusXM*), the
fo llow ing system information is displayed in the
station list:
NoSignal : the tuner is cu rrent ly not receiving a
sate llite s ignal
(J) .
The system informa tion turns off when the radio
stations are received again.
(I} Tips
- Con tact the SiriusXM" provide r if you would
like to receive satel lite prog ramming .
- Bui ldings, tu nnels, bridges, open areas, oth­
er veh icles o r obje cts on the veh icle roof can
affect reception.
- Sate llite r ad io is not av aila ble in Alaska and
Hawaii.

Radio functions
Free text search
App lies to: ve hicles with free text search
Using the free text search, you can select the or­
der that the search terms are entered in the in­
put field . Search in all frequency bands for a sta­
tion name or program type, such as
News .
Fig. 200 Input field and results l ist for free text search
- Opening the free text search: when in a stat ion
list, keep turning the control knob to the left
until the
free text search input fie ld is dis ­
played.
- Using the free text search: see¢ page 158,
Free text search.
You can also search for frequencies .
Stations from the presets ® are disp layed in the
results list
(D ¢ fig. 200. The symbol @ indicates
which station list you switched to based on the
stat ion selection .
Additional options
"'Se lect: I RADIO ! button > right control button.
The following options are ava ilable depending on
the frequency band:
- Sound settings: see ¢page 249.
-Store as favorite : see ¢ page 223, Presets .
-Manage SiriusXM alerts: see¢ page 222, Sir-
iusXM alerts.
- Receive SiriusXM alerts for artist /Receive Sir­
iusXM alert for track :
see¢ page 222, Sir­
iusXM alerts.
~ - Manual tuning: the frequency bars are dis-
~ played. Select and confirm the desired frequen-
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-Seek : the radio tunes to the previous or next re­
ceivab le station .
-Scan : all stations are played for severa l seconds
each.
- Radio settings: see ¢page 223.
Radio text
"' Select: I RADIO I button > left control button > a
frequency band (such as
FM ) > a station.
"' Select: right control button
> Radio text .
Information that accompanies the program (such
as artist, composer, track) is disp layed .
Browsing through radio text entries: turn the
control knob to the left o r right.
Requirement: a radio text entry must be dis­
played and the station must be broadcast ing a
phone number, a navigation destination or a text
message number as Radio Text Plus informat ion.
If a location, a phone number or a text message
numbe r is incl uded with a radio text entry, the
radio text will be shown with a colo red border .
You have the following options:
Call* /Start route guidance* /Write text mes­
sage*:
- Select a radio text entry with Radio Text Plus in­
formation and press the control knob.
- Select and confirm
Call*/Start route guid­
ance*/Write text message* . Or :
press the
I BACK ! button to cancel.
(D Tips
The availability of radio text and Radio Text
P lu s depends on the radio station.
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Radio
SiriusXM alerts
Applies to: ve hicles w ith S iriusXM
You can display an overview of your favorite ar­
tists or tracks that are currently being played on
a SiriusXM channel.
Y.MMMiiiA
Fig . 201 SiriusXM ale rt not ificat io n
~ Se lect : I RADIO I button > left control button >
SiriusXM.
After you have stored a SiriusXM alert for your fa­
vor ite tracks or artists, you can display an over­
view of your favorite tracks or artists currently
be ing re ceived i n the
SiriusXM alerts menu and
p la y them immed iately. You can also receive a
SiriusXM alert notifi cation @ for these tracks or
artists in the entertainment sliding menu
¢fig . 201.
Storing a SiriusXM alert
Requirement: your favorite track or artist must
be play ing on a SiriusXM channel.
- Se lect : right contro l button >
Receive SiriusXM
alert for track
or Receive SiriusXM alerts for
artist .
Switching SiriusXM alert notifications on
and off
- Select : right contro l button > SiriusXM alert
notifications .
When the function is switched on~, a SiriusXM
Alert notification @¢ fig . 201
is displayed for
several seconds in the entertainment sliding
menu for the
Radio and Navigation menus.
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Playing tracks/artists from Sirius XM alerts
Requireme nt: a SiriusXM alert must be stored for
a track/artis t and it must be currently playing on
a SiriusXM channe l.
- Select: left control button
> SiriusXM alerts >
an entry from the list . The selected track/artist
is played .
Playing tracks/artists from the
entertainment sliding menu
Requirement: the SiriusXM alert notifications
functio n must be switched on. You must be in the
Radio and Navigation men u. A SiriusXM alert no­
tification
is displayed in the enterta inment slid­
i ng menu
(D ¢fig. 201.
- Push the control knob down.
- Select and confirm the desired track/artist .
Managing SiriusXM alerts
-Select: r ight control button> Manage SiriusXM
alerts .
- Switching SiriusXM alerts on/off :
when the
function is sw itched on~, you are notified
when this track or artist is being p layed on a
SiriusXM channel.
- Deleting Sirius XM alerts : select an entry from
the list>
right control button > Delete from
alerts
> Delete this entry or Delete all entries.
View: additional station information
Fig. 202 Rad io v iew: add it io nal stati on informa tion
Requirement: you must be tuned to a radio sta­
tion . The
Show "Now Playing " screen option
must be switched on
q page 224.
Symbols in the "Now Playing" screen¢ fig. 202:
(D Radio text availability