2018 AUDI Q7 navigation

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 .

Audi conn ect (Infotainment)
@ 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

Audi connect vehicle control
-Pay attention to upper-and lower -case let ­
ters when entering the vehicle code.
- If you do not have the 10-digit vehicl e code,
contact an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility .
Additional options
Applies to vehicles with Audi co nnect vehicle control
License subscription
The validity and expirat ion date of you r subscrip­
tions are displayed. When
Warning before sub­
scription expires
is activated, a message wi ll be
disp layed warning you that your license is about
to expire.
Select :
!MENU ! button> Audi connect > Display
available functions >
right control button> Li­
cense subscription.
Resetting the primary user
F or examp le, you ca n reset the key user when
selling your vehicle in order to deactivate these
services .
Requirement: the ignition must be switched o n.
Select :
!M ENU ! button> Audi connect > right
control button
> Audi connect user management
> Key user > Reset key user .
Warning levels
Requirement: the primary user must have set one
or more warning levels. Secondary users can only
see if a warning level is active or not .
Select:
! MENU ! button> Audi connect > right
control button
> Alerts.
Remote locking and
unlocking
Applies to veh icles with Audi connect vehicle control
You can lock and unlock your veh icle using this
service .
Requirement
-This requires the 4-dig it PIN that you specified
during the verification on www.audiusa.com/
myaud i.
- The vehicle must be stationary.
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-The ignition must be switched off.
Vehicle status report
Applies to vehicles w ith Aud i connect ve hicle control
The Dr iver Informat ion System collects data un­
der certain conditions and sends it to a server.
When data is sto red, you can access va lues such
as these using the service :
- Remaining range,
- Fue l tank level,
- Oil level,
- If the vehicle doors are open/closed or locked/
un locked,
- mi leage,
- Next oil change
- Next service,
- Warning messages,
- If the parking lights are on/off .
A WARNING
Do not ignore messages and warning or ind i­
cator lights that turn on in the vehicle be­
cause of the info rmation in the status report.
This could lead to break downs in on the road ,
accidents and serious injuries.
Parking location
Applies to vehicles w it h Aud i connect ve hicle co ntrol
The vehicle collects data unde r ce rta in cond it ions
and sends it to a server .
When data is stored, you can access values such
as these using the service :
- Vehicle location display,
- Display of one's own location,
- Route to your vehicle .
If your mob ile dev ice also has a navigation func­
tion, you can nav igate to your last known parking
l ocation.
Deactivating and activating parking position
- Select: !MENU!> Audi connect> Car Finder
parking position .
If you do not set./, no location information will
be sent to the server.

Navigation
Opening navigation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
The navigation system directs you to your desti­
nation, around traffic incidents and on alterna­
tive routes, if desired .
Fig. 185 Diagram: Ente r dest ination menu
.. Press the I NAV/MAPI button.
The
Ente r des tinatio n menu is displayed after
opening navigation. The following information
can be displayed in the Infotainment system dis­
play:
(D I nput field for free text search 204
@ Home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
@ Last dest inatio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
@ Stored favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
As soon as yo u select an entry from the list (de­
pending on the ve hicle equipment), the corre­
spond ing destination displays as a map preview*
@ r:::>fig .185.
If you have connec ted a cell phone to the MM I,
your di rectory contacts will also be listed if they
have navigation data assigned to them.
The
Fav orites @r::> fig. 185 menu item as we ll as
the directory contacts are only shown in the
E n­
t e r d estination
menu if you have entered one or
more characters using the input field.
Swi tching betw een d estination entr y and th e
map :
-Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the map is d isplayed .
Or: select the left contro l
a ~ button > Switch to map .
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A WARNING
-The demands of traffic require your full at­
tention. Always read the chapter
r:::> page 149, Traffic safety information.
-Obey all traff ic laws when driving.
- The route calculated by the navigation sys-
tem is a recommendation for reaching your
destination. Obey traffic lights, stopp ing re­
strictions, one-way streets, lane change re­
strictions, etc.
(D Note
- If the driving directions conflict with traffic
laws, obey the traffic laws .
- To reduce the risk of an accident, adjust the
volume of the nav igation system so that sig­
nals from outs ide the veh icle, such as police
and f ire s irens, can be heard easily at all
times.
Ci) Tips
- Snow and obstruct ions on the GPS antenna
or interference caused by t rees and large
buildings can impair satell ite recept ion and
affect the system's ability to dete rm ine the
veh icle pos it ion. Several deactivated or mal­
functioning satell ites can also interrupt G PS
recept ion and affect the system's ability to
determine the vehicle position.
- Because street names sometimes change, the names stored in the MMI may in rare
cases d iffer from the actual street name.
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field.
- Ent ering a d estination u sin g th e Ci ty/ ZIP
c o de :
select and confirm Cit y/ZIP. Enter a city
or a ZIP code .
Or: select and confirm a city from
the list.
- Se lect and confirm additional detai ls about the
destination such as
Street , House number or
Dow nto wn.
- Destination ent ry using a st reet inter se ction* :
Requirement: you must enter a street. Se lect
and confirm
Inte rsection . Select and confirm a
street d irectly from the list.
Or : search for a
street using the input field .
- Se lect and confirm
Start ro ut e guidance .
Setting a destination from the map
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
A point on the map can be used as the destina­
tion.
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the map is disp layed.
- Adju sting the scale : tu rn the control knob to
the left or right .
-Activating cross hair s: press the cont rol knob.
T he crosshai rs are shown on the map .
-Movin g the cro sshair s: move the crosshairs to
the destination using the MM I touch contro l
pad*
¢ page 154.
- Hiding the cro sshair s: press the I BACKI bu tton.
- Setting a s de stination : press the control knob
when the c rosshairs are s hown . If necessary,
select and confirm
Add as stopover and then
Start route guidance.
Additional information about th e loc ation of
the cro sshair s:
whe n you select map content us ­
i ng the crosshairs, a display o f ava ilable informa ­
tion appears (such as street name, address or points of interest) @r::>page
213, fig. 192 .
Navigation
Setting a home address/favorite as the
destination
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can quickly and easily start route guidance
to your home address using the home address
function. Favorites allow easier ac cess to fre­
quently used destinations.
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly u nti l
t he
En ter d estination men u is displayed
¢page 203, fig.185 .
Setting a home address as the destination
Requirement: a home address must be stored
r::> page 210.
Your Home address is shown directly in the Ente r
d estination
menu @¢page 203, fig . 185 .
-Select: Home address > Sta rt route g uidance .
Setting a favorit e as the destination
Requirement: a favo rite mus t be s tored as a des ­
tination
¢ page 211.
-Enter at least the fi rst three letters of the de­
sired favo rite in the free text sea rch inpu t field.
The favo rites fo und a re shown in the Infotain ­
ment system display @ ¢
page 203, fig. 185 .
-Select and co nfirm the des ired entry.
- Select and confirm
St art route guidance.
(D Tips
- Add itiona l settings for the home address
can be fo und
under ¢page210 .
-Add itiona l setti ngs for the favorites can be
found unde r
¢page 211.
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Navigat ion
Transferring a destination from the
directory
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith naviga tion system
You can navigat e directly to d estinations in th e
directory.
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,;== Jo;i hn Smith
~ :- Audi Beverly Hills
~ ,. Hawthorn Ave, Los Angeles, CA
&=9 t<;'l, Wilshire B lvd, Beverly Hills, CA
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Fig . 186 Possible directory/contacts
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Requirement: an address with navigat ion data o r
a nav igat io n destination must a lready be as ­
signed to a conta ct
¢ page 211.
i. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
t h e
Enter de stination menu is displayed
¢ page 203, fig . 185.
i. Se lect: left con trol button > Director y > a con-
tact.
The d irectory/contacts a re shown in alphabetical
order and are marked w it h symbo ls to ind ic a te
the storage location:
(D Business address
@ Private address
@ Business dest ination
© Pr ivate dest inat io n
- Select and confirm a n address or a destination.
When you have se lected a dest inat ion, the
r oute g uidance can be started d irect ly.
- Check the address input aga in whe n select ing
an address.
- The n select and confirm
Start rout e guid ance .
Addit iona l directory functions in the navigation
system can be found under¢
page 211.
(D Tips
-Addresses that have been imported from
your cell phone into the MMI can a lso be
used as a dest ination.
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- If a contact is g rayed out in the directory,
this contact has neither a destination nor an address assigned to them.
Point of interest search
App lies to : vehicles wit h navigat ion syste m
i. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter des tinat ion me nu is displayed
¢page 203, fig . 185 .
.. Select: left control button > Points of intere st.
- Changing the search area :
select and confirm
Search area > a search area from the list .
The following search categor ies are available:
Nearby : poin ts of in teres t can be se lec ted from
diffe rent categories. The points of interest are
li sted starting from the immediate vicinity of the
vehicle up to a radius of approximately 124
miles (200 km).
Along the route : points o f interest a long the
route can only be se lected during active route
guidance. The points of interest are located di­
rectly a long or in the immediate vicin ity of the
ca lculated route. The points of interest can like­
wise be selected from various categories . For ex­
ample, you can searc h for a hotel or parking lot
at the dest inat ion .
Near destination /Near stopo ver : points of inter­
est near a destination or a stopover can only be
selected dur ing act ive route guidance. The po ints
of i nterest can likewise be selected from var ious
catego ries. Fo r example, you can sea rch fo r a ho­
te l o r par king lo t a t the dest inat io n .
In new city: select a cou ntry/state or sea rch in a
new city . Enter the name of the des ired city .
Po ints o f inte rest ca n be selected from va rio us
c a tego ries. This funct ion a llows yo u to se arch fo r
po ints of in terest in any city rega rd less of the a c­
tive ro ute guidance or the vehicle position.
- Search for a point of intere st name in the se­
l ec ted search ar ea :
ente r the name of the poin t
o f in terest.
- Searching for a point of interest in a specific
category :
select Sel ect category . Select and
confirm a category such as
Re staurant s. .,.

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-Distances to points of interest are displayed
as a straight -line distance from your current
l ocation. The actua l distance from your cur­
rent location to the point of interest is up­
dated automat ica lly . The list of found
po ints of interest is not resorted when th is
happens .
- There may be entries in the list that cannot be displayed completely due to the ir length .
Se lect the co rresponding e ntry from the
li st . Se lect : righ t co ntro l butto n
> Show des­
t in ati on detai ls . Det ailed informat ion for
t h e selec ted en try in t he list is then dis­
p layed.
Online point of interest search (online
search)
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con­
nect (Infotainment)
You con sear ch for points of interest on the In ­
tern et.
Req uirement: the requirements fo r Audi co nnect
(Info tainment) m ust be met
r=> poge 187.
.,. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Ent er destination menu is displayed
r=> poge 203, fig . 185.
.,. Se lect : left cont rol b utton > Online search . The
search area last set is d isplayed in the inp ut
field.
- Changing the search ar ea : select: right control
bu tton
> Sel ect search area .
- Sear ching for online de stination s in the se ­
lec ted search are a:
enter a new city/state if
necessary. Ente r a sea rch term, such as "Ho tel ",
and press the contro l knob. Select and confirm
an on lin e destination from th e list.
- Sear ching fo r online destination s in a specific
categor y:
select and confirm Select category .
Select and confirm a category such as Restau­
rants .
Find which search areas a re available under
¢ page 206, Point of interest search.
You can sea rch fo r onl ine dest inat io n s using the
voice recognition system ¢
table on page 170.
Navigation
(D Tips
Always read the chapter r=> page 194, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general information.
Accessing destinations from myAudi
account
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con­ nect (Infotainment)
Import individual destinations from your myAudi
account into the MMI.
Requirement:
T he requirements for Audi connect (Infota in­
ment) must be met
¢ page 187.
You must have a reg iste red myAud i account a t
www .audiusa .com/myaudi . You must have ave ­
hicle assigned to your myAud i account and you
must have stored one or more destinations .
.. Press the
INAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter dest ination menu is displayed
r=> page 203, fig . 185 .
.. Select: left control button > myAudi contac ts.
.,. If necessa ry, enter yo ur myA ud i use r data or
your myA udi PI N
¢page 187. The con tacts
stored in myAud i a re displayed .
- Select and confirm a contact.
- Select and confirm a p rivate or business dest i-
nation .
- Select and confirm
Start route guidance.
(D Tips
- You on ly need to enter the myAudi user data
one time .
- You can rece ive your myAudi PIN if yo u have
set up a myAud i account.
- For add itiona l information, v is it
www.aud iusa.com.
Entering a destination using geo
coordinates
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
.,. Press the INAV/MAPI button repeatedly unti l
the
En ter des tination men u is disp layed
¢ page 203, fig. 185 .
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Navigation
.,. Se lect: left control button > Geographical coor­
dinates .
-Select Latitude /Longitude.
- Press the control knob to set t he in dividua l val-
u es.
- T urn the cont rol knob to the left/r ight to
c h ange the selected value .
- Select and confirm
Start route guidance .
Adding a stopover
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can enter an additional destination when
route guidance is active .
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jl1 Bear Va lley Rd 79 9 m;
' HC'spcria. CA, 92345 1:22 AM
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.JI' Elias Thomas Snack Bar
' 111 N Hill St, Los Angeles, CA
Delete stopover ====~lfJ
250yd
6:05 AM
Fig . 187 Example: active route g uida nce w ith stopover
Requirement: route guidance must already be ac ­
tive .
.,. Press the
I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
¢ page 203, fig . 185 .
Entering a destination as a stopover
-Enter a destination in the input line
¢page 204.
-Se lect and confirm a destination from the re -
s ul ts list .
- Select and confirm
Add as stopover.
Deleting a stopover
- Push the cont rol knob up . Free text search and
active route guidance are displayed.
Or: turn
the control knob to the left until the active
route guidance is shown.
- Select and confirm
Delete stopover @
¢fig. 187.
- The stopove r is deleted.
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Cancel route guidance
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Requirement: route guidance must be active.
.,. Press the
I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
¢ page 203, fig. 185 .
.,. Turn the control knob to the left until the active
route guidance is shown¢
page 208, fig. 187 .
.,. Select and confirm Cancel route guidance (D
¢ page 208, fig. 187. The destination is de let ­
ed.
Or : select the right contro l button > Cancel
route guidance .
Additional options when entering a
destination
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
.,. Press the right control button .
Depend ing on the selected function, the follow­
i ng opt ions may be avai lable when entering a
dest ination:
Cancel route guidance: Requirement: route guid­
ance must be active. Route guidance is canceled.
For additional information, see¢ page 208 .
Country information : you can display the app li­
cab le urban and rural speed limits for any coun ­
try/state. If this function is activated, the infor­
mation will be automatically shown to you in the
route informat ion
(J) ¢ page 213, fig . 192 when
the speed limit is exceeded
¢page 215.
Country/state selection: see¢ page 204, Nar­
rowing the search area .
Route criteria: see¢ page 212, Route criteria .
Show location on map: Requirement: you m ust
have selected a destination from the results list.
The destination entered is displayed on the map .
Parking at this location*: Requirement: you
must have se lected a destination from the re­
su lts list . A ll parking options near the selected
l ocation are displayed in the Infotainment sys ­
tem.
Delete: t he selected entry is deleted. You can de­
l ete individual entries or a ll entries (for examp le,
favorites or last destinations) .
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