2018 AUDI Q7 ignition

Drivin g
Start /Stop syst em *
See the informat io n in q page 79 , Start/Stop
syst em .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of poisoning, never allow
the engine to run in confined spaces .
(LlJ) Note
Avoid high eng ine speed, full throttle, a nd
heavy engine load if the engine has not
reached operating temperature yet. You could
damage the engine .
@ For the sake of the environment
Do not let the engine run while parked to
warm up . Begin driving immediately. This re­
duces unnecessary emissions .
(D Tips
-Some noise after s tarting the engine is nor ­
mal and is no ca use fo r concern .
- If yo u leave the vehicle with t he ignit ion
switched on, the ignition will switc h off af ­
ter a certain amo unt of time. Make s ure that
e lectr ica l equipment s uch as the exterior
li ghts are switched off.
Starting the engine
"' Bring the vehicle to a fu ll stop .
"' Press the I STAR T
EN GI NE ST OPI button
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Emergency off function*
-
If it is abso lutely necessary, the engine can also
be turned off while driv ing at speeds starting at
4 mph ( 7 km/h) . To switch the eng ine off , press
the lSTART
E NGINE STOPlbutto n tw ice in a row
briefly o r press and hold fo r lo nger than two sec­
onds.
A WARNING
- Never turn off the engine befo re the ve hicle
has come to a comp lete stop . The full func ­
tion of the brake booster and the powe r
steering is not guaranteed. Yo u must use
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more force to turn or brake . Because you
cannot steer and brake as you usually
wou ld, this could lead to accidents and seri­
ous injuries .
- If you leave the vehicle, sw itch the ignition
off and take the ve hicle key with you. Other­
wise, the eng ine could be started or electr i­
cal equipment such as the powe r windows
could be ope rated . This can lead to se rious
lnJ Ury.
- For safety reasons, always park the vehicle
w it h the sele ctor lever in the "P " pos it io n.
Othe rw ise, there is the risk that t he veh icle
co uld r oll uninte ntionally .
(0} Note
If the engine has been unde r heavy load for
an extended pe riod of time, heat builds up in
the eng ine com partmen t afte r th e e ng ine is
swi tched o ff and the re is a ris k of damag ing
the eng ine. For t his reason, let the engine run
for at id le for approximate ly two min utes be ­
fo re shutting it off .
(D Tips
For up to 10 minutes a fter stopping the en ­
gine, t he radiator fan may turn on again auto ­
matically or it may continue to r un (even if
the ign it ion is switched off) fo r the following
reasons :
- The coo lant temperature is increas ing due
to trapped heat.
- If the eng ine is wa rm and the eng ine com ­
partment a lso heats up from strong sun­
light.
- Applies to: vehicles with particulate filter:
The emissions control system is heated
throug h the regeneration process, even if
the engine has not reached its operat ing
tempe ra ture yet .
Messages
Engine running . Warning! Turn off ignition be -
fore leaving vehicle
II>-

a co ...... N r--. N ...... 0
0
:E ' This message appears and a warning tone sounds
if you open the d river's doo r when the engine is
running .
Please press the brake pedal
This message appea rs if you do no t press the
b ra ke pedal whe n star tin g the eng ine.
Ill Remote control key : key not detected. Is the
key still in the vehicle?
This indicato r light turns on and t his message ap­
pears if the ignit ion key was removed from the
ve hicle when the e ngine was ru nning. If the ign i­
tion key is no longe r in the ve hicle, yo u ca nn ot
sw itch on t he ign it ion or s tart the e ngine once
you s top i t. You also canno t lock the vehicle from
the outs id e.
Shift to P, otherwise vehicle can roll away.
Doors do not lock if gearshift is not in P
This message appea rs for safety reasons if the
selecto r lever is in the "N" pos ition w hen you
sw itch the ign ition off. Move the selector leve r to
the "P " pos it io n. Otherwise the vehicle is no t pro­
tec ted fro m rol ling an d it ca nnot be lo cke d.
II Remote control key : hold back of key
against the designated area . See owner's man­
ual
If t he indicator lig ht turns on and th is message
appears , th ere is a mal function
c:> page 79 .
Shift to P before leaving vehicle , otherwise vehi­
cle can roll away
This message appears if the driver's door is
opened while t he ignitio n is switched on and t he
transmission has not been shifted to the "P" pos i­
tion. Sh ift the transmiss ion i nto the "P" position
and turn off the ignition if you are leav ing t he ve­
h icle. Otherwise t he ve hicle could ro ll. Also see
c:> page 80 .
Driving
Starting the engine when there is a malfunction
It may not be possibl e to sta rt the e ngine under
ce rta in circ um stance s, for exam ple if the bat te ry
in the vehicle key is dr ained, if in terfere nce is af ­
fected the key or if there is a system malfunc ­
tion.
Fig . 82 Ce nter console/ re m ote contro l key: starting the
e n g in e if there is a ma lfunction
R eq uirement: the message Remote control key :
hold back of key against the designated area .
See owner's manual
must display and the II i n ­
dicator light m ust t urn on.
.. Place t he remote contro l key on the loc ation
show n in the illustrat ion
y >l) c:> fig . 82.
.. Press the bra ke pe dal.
.. Press the
!S TART ENGINE STOP ! button. T he
eng ine will start.
.,. Dr ive to an a uth orized Audi dea ler or a uthor­
ized Aud i Serv ice Fac ility immediately to have
t he ma lfu nction corrected.
(D Tips
You can view the message aga in by pr essing
th e
I S TA RT ENGI NE ST OP I button.
Start/Stop system
Description
Applies to: vehicles wi th Start/Stop syste m
The Start/Stop system can help increase fue l
economy and reduce CO
2 emissions.
In Sta rt/S to p mode, the eng ine shuts o ff au to ­
matically when stop ped, fo r example at a t raff ic
li ght . The ignition and importa nt assist systems
s uch as power steering and the brake booste r will
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remain avai lable during the "stop" phase . The en ­
gine will restart automatica lly when needed.
The Start/Stop system is automatically activated
as soon as the ignit ion is switched on .
Basic requirements
- The driver's door and hood must be closed .
- The "P", "N" or "D" selector lever posit ion must
be engaged .
- The steering wheel must not be sharp ly turned.
- The vehicle must have driven faster than 2 mph
(3 km/h) s ince the last time it stopped.
- A trailer must not be hitched to the vehicle .
@ Note
Always switch the Start/Stop system off when
driving throug h water ~
page 81.
(D Tips
-Depend ing on the driv ing s ituation, t he e n­
gine may already stop when
coa sting before
the ve hicle has come to a comp lete stop
ll.
- If yo u se lec t the " D" sele ctor lever pos ition
a fter shifting into reverse, the vehicle mus t
be driven faster than 6 mph ( 10 km/h) in or ­
der for the Start/Stop system to be active
again.
Stopping/starting the engine
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith S ta rt/S top system
"' Apply the brakes and keep your foot on the
brake pedal until the veh icle has stopped . The
[I] ind icator light appears in the instrument
cluster once t he e ngine stops automatically.
"'T he eng ine starts aga in when yo u take yo ur
f oot off t he b rake pedal. The ind ica tor light
turns off .
(D Tips
- The ign ition w ill tu rn off if you press the
I START ENGINE STOP! button dur ing a stop
phase.
- You can determ ine for yo urself if the engine
will stop or not by reducing or increasing
1 ) Ma rket -spe cific
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the amount of force you use to press the
brake pedal. For examp le, if yo u on ly lightly
press on the b rake peda l in stop -and -go
t raffic or when turning, the engine w ill not
switch off when the vehicle is stat ionary. As
soo n as yo u press the brake down harder,
the engine w ill switch off .
- Press the brake peda l during a Stop phase
to keep the vehicle from rolling .
Starting/stopping the engine automat­
ically
App lies to: vehicles wi th Start/ Stop sys te m
The sys tem chec ks if cer tain condit ions a re me t
before and d uring the "stop" p hase, and dete r­
mines if and how long the engine is stopped de ­
pending on the situation. For example, if power
u sage is high, the eng ine will not be stopped.
Along with other conditions, the following fac­
tors influence the automatic engine start or stop:
- Environmental conditions (slopes, inclines, ele-
vation, temperat ure)
- Battery (cha rge status, temperature, powe r us -
age)
- Engine temperature
- Assistance systems
- Dr iv ing behav ior
If the
rjj ind icator light appears in the instru­
ment cluster d isplay, the engi ne w ill not be stop­
ped .
Switching the ignition off automatically
App lies to: vehicles wi th Start/ Stop sys te m
If you leave the veh icle dur ing a "stop" phase, the
engine can be res tarted w ithin approximate ly 30
seconds if the doors are closed, the driver's safe­
ty be lt is fastened and the brake pedal is pressed.
If you leave the veh icle longer than 30 seconds,
t h e ign it io n will sw itch o ff automa tica lly to pre ­
vent the vehicle battery from draining. If t his is
the case, the message
Start /stop system: igni­
tion will be switched off in 30s
w ill appear in the
i nstrument cluster and, if the low beam
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Cl a:, ...... N
" N ...... 0
0
::r ' headlights are switched on, the park ing lights
will switch on instead . The par king lig hts wi ll
sw itch
off after app rox imately 30 minutes or
when yo u lock the vehicle.
The ignition also switches
off when you lock the
ve hicle from the outside during a stop phase.
I f t he St art/Stop system has not turned
off th e
e n gine o r if you have sw itched the St art/Stop sys ­
tem
off man ually, the ignition wi ll not be au to ­
matica lly switched
off and the engine wi ll contin ­
ue to r un.
A WARNING
To red uce the risk of poisoning, never allow
the engine to run in confined spaces .
(D Tips
If you leave the vehicle with the "D/S" or "R "
selecto r lever pos it ion engaged, the parking
brake is automatically set.
Manually switching the Start/Stop system
off/on
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
The (A_) Ofr button is located in the center conso le.
.. Press
(A_) Ofr to switch on or off. The LED in the
button turns on when the funct ion is switched
off .
(D Tips
If you switch the system off dur ing a stop
phase, the engine will s tart again au tomati­
cally.
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
Start/stop system: deactivated . Please start
engine manually
-
This message appea rs when specific condi tions
are not met dur ing a stop phase. The Sta rt/Stop
system wi ll not be ab le to restart the engine . The
engine must be started with the
I S TAR T ENGINE STOPI button.
Driving
Start /stop system: malfunction! Function
unavailable. Pl eas e co ntact S erv ice
T here is a ma lfunction in the Start/Stop system.
Drive the vehicle to an a uthorized Audi dea ler or
authorized Serv ice Facility as soon as possible to
have the malfunction corrected.
Electromechanical
parking brake
Fig . 83 Cente r console : par king brake
Your vehicle is equipped with an electromechan i­
ca l park ing brake
(D ¢ fig. 83. The parking brake
is des igned to prevent the veh icle from roll ing
u nintentionally and replaces the hand brake .
Setting/m anually releasing the p arking
brake
'" Pull the(®) switch to set the parking brake . The
LED in the switch turns on . T he - (USA mod­
els)/ . (Canada models) ind icator light also
t u rn s on in the instr ument cluster disp lay.
'" To release the par king b rake m anually, press
the bra ke or acceler ator peda l while the ign i­
tion is switched on and press the<® switch at
the same time. The LED in the button and the
ind icator light in the d isp lay turn
off.
Releasing the parking brake automatically
Requirement: the doors m ust be closed and the
driver's safety bel t must be fastened .
'" To sta rt d rivin g and release the pa rking brake
automatically, p ress the ac celerator peda l as
usu al.
In add ition to releas ing the parking brake a uto­
matically, other convenience a nd safety functions .,.
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are available when you start driving r=:> poge 83,
Starting to drive .
Preventing th e automatic parking brake
r e leas e
The vehicle could begin rolling unintentiona lly,
depending on the hill or if towing a trailer .
.,. To preve nt the parking b rake from releasing au­
tomat ica lly, pull and hold the© switch and
press the acce lerator pedal. The parking brake
remains set and prevents the vehicle from ro ll­
ing backward.
.,. You can release the(®) switch again once you
are sure that you are g iv ing enough dr iv ing
force to the wheels by pressing the accelerator
pedal.
Emer gency br aking fun ction
You can use the emergency braking function in an
emergency situation, or if the standard brake op­
eration malfunctions or is disabled.
.,. Pu ll and hold the(®) switch.
.,. As soon as you release the © switch or acceler -
ate, the braking stops .
Pulling and holding the<®> switch while driving
the vehicle activates the emergency braking func ­
tion . The vehicle is braked at all four wheels by
activating the hydraulic brake system. The brak­ ing effect is s imilar to heavy braking
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To reduce the risk of activating the emergency
braking by mistake, a warning tone (buzzer)
sounds when the(®) switch is pulled. Emergency
braking stops as soon as the(®) switch is released
or the accelerator pedal is pressed .
Parking
.,. Press the brake peda l to stop the vehicle.
.,. Pu ll the(®) switch to set the parking brake.
.,. Se lect the "P" selector lever pos it ion.
.,. Turn the eng ine off
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.,. Turn the steering wheel when parking on in ­
clines so that the wheels will roll into the curb
i f the veh icle sta rts mov ing .
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A WARNING
-Do not press the accelerator pedal inadver­
tently if a gear is selected when the vehicle
is stationary and the eng ine is runni ng . Oth­
erwise, the vehicle will start to move imme­
d iate ly and this could result in an accident.
- Eme rgency brak ing shou ld only be used in
a n emergency, when the no rma l bra ke pedal
h as fa iled or the bra ke peda l is obstr ucted.
Dur ing eme rgency brak ing, you r vehicle w ill
brake s imilar to heavy b raking. ESC and the
associated components (ABS, ASR, EDL)
cannot overcome the laws of physics.
Around curves and when road or weather
conditions are bad, a full brake applicat ion
can cause the veh icle to skid or the rear end
to swerve, wh ich increases the risk of an ac­
cident .
- If the power supply fails, you cannot set the parking brake if it is released . In this case,
pa rk the veh icle on leve l ground and secure
it by p lac ing the sele ctor l eve r in the "P " po­
si tion. See an au thor ized A udi dealer o r au ­
thorized A udi Se rvice Fac ility for assis tance.
- Always set the pa rking brake when leaving
your veh icle, even if for a sho rt period of
time . Otherwise the vehicle could roll away,
increasing the risk of an accident.
- If you leave the vehi cle, sw itch the ignition
off and take the ve hicle key with you . This
applies partic ularly when children remain in
the vehicle. Otherwise, chi ldren co uld start
the engine, release the parking brake or op­
erate e lectr ica l equipment such as power
w indows, wh ich increases the r isk of an acci­
dent.
- No one, especially ch ildren, should remain
in the vehicle when it is locked . Locked
doors make it more diff icu lt for eme rgency
wo rkers to get into the vehicle, which puts
lives at r is k .
0) Tips
When stopp ing at a traff ic signa l or stopp ing
i n city traffic, you can set the park ing brake
manua lly . The veh icle does not have to be
h eld wi th the b rake pedal. The par king b rake

Difficult terrain and off-road
When driving in unfamiliar areas and offroad,
drive slowly and keep on the watch for unexpect­
ed obstacles (such as potholes, rocks, tree
stumps, etc.).
To prevent the vehicle from bottoming out and to
reduce the risk of underbody damage, you should
drive across uneven ground on only one side of
the vehicle so that only two of your wheels cross
the uneven area, instead of driving across the
center of the uneven area with all four wheels.
Drive quickly through sandy or marshy off-road
sections and do not stop , if at all possible.
Driving through water
Also read the information found in r=;, page 74.
Driving on a slope
If you are ever unable to drive up a hill, do not try
to turn around . Drive back down in
reverse in­
stead . Otherwise you run the risk of t ipping over.
If the vehicle threatens to tip over when driving
across a slope, you must immediately steer
downhill in the direction of the slope.
Do not park your vehicle on steep hills .
To reduce the r isk of tipping over, drive on hills in
the direction of the downward slope (fa ll line) -
never crosswise.
Tilt angle display
Description
Applies to: vehicles wit h a tilt ang le display
110 · I l 1ft / offrnortr1 ( ~ ....
All road
!r
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Q
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Comfort 4 ~
J
ll" 11• Auto O" •
Dynamic

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Individual 11• I/"
~t-;s
Fig. 84 Infotainment system : tilt angle d isplay
a
~ You can see the vehicle position in relation to a N
~ leve l plane using the tilt angle display in the In-~
g fotainment system . Both the sideways angle @
:E ' Driving
and the lengthwise ang le @ of the vehicle are
displayed. The accuracy depends on the driving
s ituation and is norma lly around 1
°. The side­
ways angle of your vehicle should not exceed the
yellow range in the gauge. If it reaches the red
range, there is a risk that the vehicle might tip
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Displaying the tilt angle display
.. Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but-
ton>
Vehicle > Lift/ Offroad or Allroad*.
Showing the additional display
To change the contents shown in the right area of
the screen, se lect in the Infotainment system:
right control button>
Additional display.
Angle :
this disp lays the current steering wheel
angle and the maximum angle that was reached
during a drive . These values are reset when the
ignition is switched off .
Position: displays the height, direct ion and geo­
coordinates of the current vehicle posit ion.
Off : only the air suspension display remains on .
.&_ WARNING
- Do not exceed the yellow range in the
gauge. Your vehicle can tip, which increases
the risk of an accident.
- Under some circumstances , the vehicle can
tip over or tilt sideways even if the sideways
angle is low. The angle display does not re­
p lace the driver's attention . To reduce the
risk of an accident, make sure the vehicle
does not tip, especially when you are driv ing
at high speeds.
Automatic transmission
Introduction
T he automatic transmission is controlled elec­
tronically . Power is transferred using a torque
converter.
When a
moderate driving style is used, the
transmission selects the most economical driving
mode. The transmission upshifts at a lower RPM .,.
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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
-
.. 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
)
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.

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. .,,.