2018 AUDI Q7 display

Ass is tanc e system s
not cause the adaptive cruise control to
switc h off .
- After switching on t he ignit ion, the system
initially adj usts to a speed of 80 mph
(130 km/h) when driving onto highways
without a speed limit. Then the system ad­
justs to the last speed stored by the driver.
- There is no adaptation to speed limits when
driving thro ugh h ighway interchanges and
when driving on or off the expressway.
- There is no pred ictive control at speed limits
under 20 mph (30 km/h).
- If a speed limit is only detected by the cam ­
era and the actua l speed is significantly
higher, then the speed limit will blink in the
display u ntil you have reached the requ ired
speed
Q page 98.
- Incorrect values from the camera-based
traffic s ign recogn ition* or outdated naviga­
tion system map data can lead to incorrect
or implausible co ntro l.
- When route guidance is switched on, the system adapts to the route provided by the
navigation system. Driving w ithout route
g ui dance o r leaving a route can res ult in im ­
p lau sib le con trol.
- The system switches off when o utside of a
r oad system th at is re co rded in the navig a­
tion system map data.
Settings in the Infotainment system
Applies to: vehicles with predictive efficiency assist
Predict ive messages*
~ In the Infotainment system, se lect: IMENU !
button > Vehicle > left contro l button > Dri ver
a ss istance > Eff iciency assist .
Predic tive messages are shown when this f unc­
tion is sw itched on.
Setting predictive control
~ Select in the Infota inment system: IMENU I but­
ton
> Vehi cle > left contro l button > Dri ver a s­
si stan ce > Audi adaptiv e cruise con trol > Pre­
dictive control.
Set spe ed limit -
when this function is sw itched
on, t he system ad justs to the speed limits. This
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can a lso be done with at to lerance, if desired . In
this scenario, you may fall be low or exceed the
set speed in favor of increased efficiency.
Adaptation to route ahead -when this funct ion
i s sw itched on, the system adapts to the route
ahead, such as reducing the speed when driving
around curves.
(D Tips
N o predictive messages are shown on vehicles
without a navigation system.
Audi adaptive cruise control
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 94 Detect ion ra nge
The adaptive cru ise cont rol system is a comb ina­
t ion of speed and dis tance regu lation .
It assists
t h e d river by bo th regu lating the speed and
maintain ing a d istance to the vehicle driv ing
ahead, within the limits of the system.
If the sys­
tem detects a vehicle d riving ahead, the adaptive
cruise contro l can brake and accelerate your vehi ­
cle. T his makes driving more comfortable both
o n long stretches of highway and in stop -and-go
traffic.
What can adapti ve cruise control do?
The adaptive cru ise control system uses video, ra­
dar, ultrasound and navigation data . Vehicles
driv ing ahead can be recognized up to 650 ft
(200 m) away .
Pred ictive functions offer the driver additional
comfort and contr ibute to the reduct ion in fuel
consumption and
CO2 em issions Q page 100. IJIJ,

You can set any speed between 20 mph and 95 mph (30 km/h and 150 km/h).
I ndicato r lights and messages in t he i nstr ument
cluste r display inform you abou t the cur ren t sit ­
uation and setting.
An addit ional ind icator appears in the head- up
d isp lay* .
Switching adaptive cruise control on
"' Pull the lever toward you into position@
¢fig . 98 .
Storing the speed and acti vating regulation
"' To store the c urrent speed, press the !SE TI but­
ton ¢
fig. 98 . The stored speed is shown in the
speedometer in the LED line@ and appears
briefly i n the status line@¢
fig . 99.
"'T o activate the regu lation wh ile stat ionary, also
press the b rake peda l.
Switching adapti ve cruise control off
"' Push the lever away from you into position @
unt il i t clicks i nto place . The message
ACC: off
appears .
® Indicator light s
II-adaptive cruise control is switched on. No
ve hicles are detected ahead. The stored speed is
maintained.
•- a vehicle driving ahead was detected . The
adaptiv e cruis e control system regulates the
speed and distance to the vehicle dr iv ing ahead
and accelerates/brakes automatically.
•- adaptive cruise control is switched on. Ave ­
h icle was detect ed ahead. You r vehicle is station ­
ary and will not start driving automatically.
ti)-adaptive cru ise con trol is switched on. No
ve hicles were detected ahead. Yo ur vehicle is sta ­
tionary and will not start driving automatically .
• -the automat ic brak ing is not eno ugh to
main tain a sufficient distance to a veh icle dr iving
ahead. You must intervene
c:!;> page 108, Driver
~ intervention request .
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© Instrument cluster display
If the Driver a ssistance displ ay is not shown in
the instr ument cluster d isp lay, you can open it
u sing the m ultif unction steering whee l buttons
¢ page 12.
Based on the gr aphic disp lay, you c an dete rm ine
i f th e system is maintain ing a d istance to the ve ­
hicle driving a head and what t hat distance is .
No vehicle -no vehicle was detec ted dr iv ing
ahe ad.
Silver vehicle -a vehicle was detected driving
ahead.
Red v ehicle -reques t for driver interve ntion
¢ page 108 .
The five distance bars on the gauge© represent
the set distance (refer to
c:!;> page 107for infor­
ma tion o n how to change t he d istance). If you
fall below the selected d ista nce, the distance
bars become red from the bottom upwa rd .
A WARNING
If yo u press the !SET I butto n w hen dr iv ing at
speed s below 20 mph (30 km/h), t he ve hicle
a ccelera tes au tom atic ally u p to 2 0 mph (30
k m/h), w hich is the minim um speed tha t can
b e set.
(D Tips
- If you swi tch t he ig nit io n o r th e adaptive
cr uise cont ro l sys tem o ff, t he set s peed is
erased fo r safe ty reasons .
- Th e elec tron ic st abili za tion con trol ( ESC)
and the an ti- slip -regul ation (ASR) are auto ­
matically swi tched o n when the adap tive
c ruise cont ro l is switched on .
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Assistance systems
Changing the speed
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
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F ig. 100 Oper ating lever : c han ging th e speed
~ To increase/decrease the speed in 1 mph (1
km/h) increments, br iefly
tap the lever toward
010 ¢ fig . 100 to the first level.
~ To increase/decrease the speed in 5 mph
(5 km/h or 10 km/h) increments, briefly
tap
the leve r toward 0 10 to the second level.
~ To increase or decrease the speed quickly, hold
the lever towards 010 up to the first or sec­
ond level until the red LED@ reaches the de­
s ir ed speed
¢ page 104 , fig. 99.
You can also preselect the speed when adaptive
cruise control is not active by moving the lev er in
the desi red direction
010 . Activate the previ­
ously selected speed by pulling the lever into po­
si tion
(D ¢ page 104, fig. 98.
After each change, the new stored speed appears
briefly in the status line¢
page 104, fig. 99 @.
When adaptive cruise control is active, the
B in­
dicator light turns on and when adaptive cruise
control is not active, the
ll'J indicator light turns
on . In the Audi virtual cockpit*, the
II indicator
light turns on instead.
ll Thi s is no t a vail able in som e coun tries.
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Driving in stop-and-go traffic
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 101 In st rumen t cl uster: safe start mo nitor
The adaptive cruise con trol system also assists
you in stop-and-go traffic.
If a vehicle driving
ahead stops, your vehicle will brake and stay at a
stop within the limits of the system.
Starting to drive with adaptive cruise
controt
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As long as the message ACC: automatic go is dis­
played, your vehicle will begin driving when the
vehicle driving ahead starts to move
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If you are stopped for several seconds, your vehi­
cle will no lon ger drive autonomously for safety
reasons, and the message will turn off.
~ To reactivate ACC: automatic go temporari ly,
pull the lever to posit ion@¢
page 107,
fig. 102.
~ To resume manual control of the vehicle, tap
the accele rator pedal.
Safe start monitor
If
an obstacle is detected when you start driv in g,
yo u w ill be alerted to the danger by the. indi­
cator light and the image in the instrument clus­
te r display
c::> fig. 101 c::> &. . An audio sig na l w ill
also sound. Your vehicle will driv e more slowly
when starting. This may also happen in some sit ­
uations when there is no apparent obstacle .
- Press the brake pedal to slow your vehicle
down .

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If the message ACC: autom atic go1
) appears,
your veh icle will start driving even if there is
an obstacle between your vehicle and the ve­
hicle driv ing ahead . This increases the risk of
an ac cident.
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- For safety reasons, your veh icle w ill only
start to drive automatical ly if:
- t he driver's safety belt is fastened
- all doors and the hood a re cl osed
- your vehicle is not stopped for a long per i-
od.
Interrupting cruise control
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
Fig . 102 Selecto r lever
Requirement: adaptive cruise contro l must be
sw itched on .
Overriding crui se control
"' To accelerate manually, pull the lever toward
you into position @and hold it there or press
the accelerator pedal. The message
ACC: over­
ride
appears .
... To resume cr uise cont rol, release the leve r or
ta ke your foot off the acce le rato r peda l.
Canceling cruise control while driving
"'Move the lever into position @. The message
ACC: standby appears . Or
"' Press the brake peda l.
l) This is no t available in some countries.
Assi st a nce systems
"' To resume the stored speed, move the lever to ­
ward you into position @.
Canceling cruise control when stopped
"' Push the lever away from you into position @.
The message
ACC: standby appears .
"' To resume c ruise contro l, press the brake peda l
and pull the lever toward you i nto position @.
A WARNING
It is dangerous to activate cruise contro l an d
resume the stored speed when the current
road, traffic or weather conditions do not per­
mit this . This increases the risk of an accident .
Setting the distance
Applies to: vehicles with A udi ada ptive c ruise control
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Fig. 1 03 Opera tin g lever: setting the distance
... Tap the switch to display the current set dis­
tance
¢ fig. 103.
"'To increase or reduce the distance in incre­
ments, tap the switch upward/downward
aga in . The distance between the two veh icles
w ill change in the inst rument cluste r display .
When approaching a vehicle driving ahead, the
adaptive cruise control system brakes to match
that vehicle's speed a nd then adj usts to the set
distance. If the veh icle d riving ahead accelerates,
t h en the adapt ive cr uise con trol will also acce ler­
ate up to the speed th at you h ave set.
T he higher the speed, t he g reater the distance
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Distance 3 sett ing is recommended .
T hat is eq ual to the ge ne ral recommendation of
" ha lf the speed shown on t he speedometer ". ..,.
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Assistance systems
The distances provided are specified values . De ­
pending on the driving situation and how the ve­
h icle ahead is dr iv ing, the actual d istance may be
more or less than these target d istances.
If you change the time gaps, the newly set value
appears briefly in the instrument cluster disp lay
II for Distance 3. T his only occurs if the Driver
assistance
display is not currently shown in the
d isplay
c::;, page 104, fig. 99.
Distance 1: this setting corresponds to a distance
of 92 ft (28 m) when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a time d istance of 1 second.
Distance 2 : this setting corresponds to a distance
of 118 ft (36 m) when traveling at 62 mph (100
km/h), or a time d istance of 1.3 seconds .
Distance 3: this setting corresponds to a distance
of 164 ft (SO m) when traveling at 62 mph (100
km/h), or a time distance of 1.8 seconds .
Distance 4: this setting corresponds to a distance
of 219 ft (67 m) when traveling at 62 mph (100
km/h), or a time dista nce o f 2.4 seconds .
Distance 5 : this setting corresponds to a distance
of 328 ft (100 m) when traveling at 62 mph (100
km/h), o r a time distance of 3.6 seco nds.
A WARNING
When setting the distance, the driver is re­
sponsible for adhering to any applicab le lega l
regulations.
(D Tips
Depending on the selected driving mode in
drive se lect* and the set distance, the driving
behavior will vary from dynamic to comforta­
ble when accelerating
c::;, page 129.
Setting Audi adaptive cruise control
App lies to: ve hicles w ith Aud i adapt ive cruise co ntro l
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.. Se lect in the Infotainment system: I MENU I but­
ton
> Vehicle > left control button > Driver as­
sistance
> Audi adaptive cruise control.
1) In prepa ra tio n at the t ime of print ing. T his funct ion is not
ava ilable in every vehicle .
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Storing the last distance1
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The last distance that was set will be stored after
the ignition is switched off. If the distance is not
stored,
Distance 3 is a utomatica lly set eve ry time
the ignit ion is switched on.
(D Tips
Your settings are automatically stored and as­
signed to the remote control key being used.
Driver intervention request
Applies to : vehicles wi th Aud i adap tive c ru ise con trol
Fig. 104 Instrument cluster: request for driver interve n­
t ion
The reques t for driver in tervention inst ructs you
to take over if the adaptive cruise control braking
function is not able to maintain a suffic ient dis­
tance to the vehicle driving ahead
r:!> fig. 104.

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

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::r ' -Closi ng the w indows and sunroof* .
- Activ ati ng the eme rgency fl ashe rs
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The message Audi pre sen se. ¢ page 113,
fig . 108 will warn you about the dange r.
Aud i drive select*: the trigger t imes are adjusted
depend ing on the mode selected .
Audi pre sense front
Applies to: vehicles with Audi pre sense front
Fig . 108 In strumen t clu ste r: approac h warn ing
Descr iption
Within the limits of the system, pre sense front
can warn yo u of impending coll is ions and in itiate
the corresponding brak ing maneuvers or the sup­
port ing measures when avoiding a co llision .
If detected in time, the system can rank the dan ­
gerous situation as cr itica l if a vehicle driving
ahead brakes sudden ly, if you r own vehicle is ap­
proaching a s ignificantly s lower vehicle at h igh
speed or when there is an oncom ing vehicle dur­
i ng a tur ning maneuve r.
If detection is not poss ible, then pre sense front
does not react.
Warnings
The system recognizes various dange rous situa ­
tions. The
early warning occurs if:
- a vehicle d riving ahe ad brakes s udden ly,
- yo ur own vehicle approaches a s ignificant ly
s lower veh icle o r st ation ary veh icle in the dire c­
t ion of t ravel.
ll This is not availa ble in so m e co untrie s.
A ss istance systems
When this warning occurs, it may on ly be possi ­
ble to avoid a co llision by swerving o r braking
strongly . The message
Audi pre sense.
¢ fig . 108 and a wa rning tone will warn you
about the danger .
If you do not react enough or not at all to a dan­
gerous sit uat ion that was detected by the sys ­
tem, p re sense front provides assistance by ap­
ply ing the b rakes .
If a collision is imminent, the system will first
provide a n
acute warning by braking sharply . You
will a lso warned by an indicato r in the instr ument
cluster display¢
fig. 108 . If you do not react to
the acute warning, pre sense front can brake w ith
i ncreas ing fo rce wi thin the limits of the
system
1> . Thi s reduces the veh icle speed in the
even t of a co llision . At low vehicle speeds, p re
sense fron t can ini tia te a complete dece le ra tion
shor tly be fore a collision wi th a ve hicle dr iving
ahead
l)_ If pre sense front determi nes that you
are not braking strong ly enough when a co llision
is imminent, it can increase t he b raking force.
T he following fu nctions t rigge r in conjunction
with pre sense basic/rea r at co rresponding vehi ­
cle speeds:
- Reve rsible tens ion ing of the front safety bel ts.
- Clos ing the windows and sun roof* .
- Infla ting the s ide bo lsters* in the sea t backrest
and seat s urface .
Audi drive select*: the revers ible belt tensioner,
the clos ing of the w indows and s unroof * as we ll
as the inflating of the s ide bols ters* on the seat
back res t and seat surface are not act ive depen d­
i ng on the mode selected .
Evasive steering support
Evasive s teer ing s upport helps you to steer the
vehicle a round an obstacle in a cr it ica l sit uat io n.
If you avo id an obs tacle afte r th e acute warning,
t h en the evasive steer ing s uppo rt ass ists you by
applying slight stee ring adjust men t t o correct ..,
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