2018 AUDI Q7 ECU

Ass is tanc e system s
-when it is dark
- if the camera window or the windshie ld is
dirty, iced over, damaged or covered
- when driving on snow, ice or loose gro und
- i n cu rves
- if t he ESC was restr icted o r switched off
- when tow ing a tra ile r
- when the driver's seat belt is unfastened
- up to ten seconds after sw itching on the ig-
nition
@ Note
Impacts or damage to the camera mount on
the windshield can disp lace the sensor . Pre
sense city can be impa ired by this. Have an au­
thorized Audi dealer or authorized Aud i Serv­
ice Facility check the ir funct ion.
(D Tips
- You can cancel the system braking interven ­
tion if you accelerate considerably or swerve
away .
- Keep in m ind that pre sense city can brake
unexpected ly. Always secure any cargo or
objects that you are transport ing to reduce
the r isk of damage or injur y.
- Specific pre sense city funct ions sw itch off
when the ESC is limited o r switched off
~ page 143 or the hill desce nt assist is
switched on
~ page 144 .
-When there is a malfunct ion in the camera,
the pre sense city funct ions also sw itc h off.
Settings in the Infotainment system
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i pre sense
.,. Se lect in the Infota inment system: IMENU I but­
t on
> Vehicle > left contro l bu tton > Driv er a s­
si stance
> Audi pre s ense .
Turn on/ off Audi pre s ense -
the pre sense fu nc­
tions c an be t urned o n and off.
If t he system is switched off, it switches o n aga in
automatically once the ignition is sw itched on
again.
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Prewarning -the early warning can be sw itched
off or the pre sense city/front warning point can
be set
( Early /Medium /Late) .
Set the warn ing t ime for the early wa rning to
Earl y at first . If this causes undesi red ear ly warn­
ings to appear, then set the warning time to
Me­
dium .
The Late warning time should on ly be set
i n spec ial circumstances, for examp le, when driv­
i ng with a very dynamic style.
(D Tips
Your settings are automatically stored and as ­
signed to the remote contro l key being used.
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with Audi pre sense
IIJ Audi pre se n se: mal function! Pl ease con tac t
Service
This message appears when the pre sense func­
tion is affected . For example, th is cou ld be
caused by a faulty sensor. Drive to an authorized
Audi dealer or author ized Audi Service Fac il ity im ­
med iate ly to have the ma lfu nction corrected .
II] Audi pre sense: currently limited . Sensor
v iew lim ited due to surroundings. See owner 's
manual
This message appears if the radar sensor and camera view is obstructed, for example by leaves,
snow, heavy spray or dirt . If necessary, clean the
sensors and the area around the camera
~ page 103, fig . 95 or ~page 121, fig . 115 .
II] Audi pre sense: currently limited . Trailer
towing mod e
For vehicles with a trai ler hitch installed at the
factory, the pre sense rear functions switc h off
when the electrical connector at the socket is
plugged in . There is no guarantee the functions
will switc h off when us ing a retrofitted trailer
hitc h.
II] Audi pre sense: currently restricted
This message appears if the ESC is restricted or
switched off, for example. .,,.

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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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Multi Media Interfac e
Opening the selection menu/options menu
with the control buttons
F ig . 155 Contro l buttons for MMI control panel with MMI
touch
Se lection menu : through the se lection menu,
you can open additional functions wit hin a menu
i tem (such as
R ad io ).
Requirement: the se lection menu symbol must
be displayed in the Infotainment system disp lay
<9 fig. 155 .
Opening /clo sing the selection m enu : press the
l eft control b utton¢
fig. 155. Then you can se­
lect and confirm a function using the control
knob .
Options menu : using the options menu, yo u can
select and confirm context-dependent funct ions
as well as settings within a menu item (such as
Radio).
Requirement: the options menu symbo l G must
be displayed in the Info tainment sys tem display
¢ fig. 155 .
Opening/clo sing th e opti ons menu : press the
r ight control but ton
¢fig. 155. Then you can se­
l ect and confirm a function using the control
knob .
Information about menu paths
This guide shows you at a glance the paths for
opening a desired menu and its settings and
functions.
E xample of a path
11> Select: I RADIO I button > left control b utton >
FM .
Following the path
" Press the I RADIO I button.
" Press the left control button .
" Turn the control knob to the
FM menu item to
select it.
" Press the contro l knob to confirm the selected
FM menu item.
" The selected and confirmed func tion is execut -
ed. In this example, the
FM frequency band is
Applies to: MMI control pane l with separate control but-set .
tons on the MMI control panel
Fig. 156 Control buttons on the MMI control panel
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::r ' You must have connected your vehicle with myAudi
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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Audi conn ect (Infotainment)
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
= -
- 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

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Introduction
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
With the Audi connect vehicle control services l) ,
you can access various information or use individ­
ual functions in the
Audi MMI connect app or in
myAudi .
Audi connect vehicle control includes the follow­
ing services:
- Remote locking and unlocking ¢
page 198.
-Vehicle status report¢ page 198.
-Parking location ¢ page 198 .
-Geofencing Alert ¢ page 199.
-Speed Alert ¢ page 199.
-Valet Alert ¢ page 199.
- Stolen Vehicle Locator ¢ page 199.
-Online Audi service request ¢page 199.
(D Tips
-Accessing specific data or controlling func­
tions remote ly depends on the charge leve l
of the vehicle battery. Therefore, these
functions only have limited availability after
switching off the ignit ion.
- The services are provided through a SIM
card installed in the vehicle. The cost of the
call and data connections is included in the
price for the services. Services are provided
assuming that the cell phone network re­
quired for the installed S IM card is function­
in g and ready to operate. The available serv­
ic es set by Audi AG are only available within
the cell phone network coverage area for
the cell phone service provider selected by
Audi AG .
- You can also find more information on Audi
connect on line at www.audiusa.com.
l) In pre parat io n at t he time of p rinting. T he a vailab ilit y o f
the services o ffered depends o n the co untry and may
c hang e over tim e.
Audi connect vehicle control
Setup
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
To use Audi connect vehicle control services 1>,
please note the fo llowing :
Creating and verifying a user account
"'Create an account at www.aud iusa.com/myaudi
and verify it.
Setting a key user in the vehicle
Requirements: the ignition must be switched on .
Another key user must not be set in the veh icle .
If necessary, reset the key user ¢
page 198.
.. Select in the Infotainment system: I M ENU ! but­
ton
> Audi connect > if necessary, Display
available functions >
right control button >
Audi connect user management > Key user >
Set key user .
"' Enter the user name for your ve rified account
and enter the IO-digit vehicle code. You can rub
the key tag for your remote control key to re­
veal the vehicle code ¢
page 30.
.. Select and confirm Log in.
You can now use the vehicle control services
through the
Audi MMI connect app or through
www .audiusa.com/myaudi.
Using vehicle control services in the Audi
MMI connect app
Requirement: your mobile devices must be com­
patible.
.. Install and start the
Audi MMI connect app on
your mobi le device .
.. Log in to the
Audi MMI connect app using your
user name and password and se lect your vehi­
cle.
(D Tips
- Store the vehicle code in a secure place . It
may be necessary to re-enter the vehicle
code.
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