2018 AUDI Q7 lights

If the head-up display* is switched on and the
night vision assist content is activated, . or.
will appear in the head-up display*.
Marking light*
To direct the driver's attention to a pedestrian,
the headlights can flash on the pedestrian three
times in a row when there is a pedestrian warn­ ing.
This occurs at speeds above approximately
35 mph (60 km/h) if you are outside of illuminat­
ed areas and no detected vehicles are shown. The
high beam assistant* controls the marking
light* <=>
page 44.
The marking light is not used for wild animals.
General information
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith nigh t visio n ass ist
Fig. 124 Front of the ve hicle: night vision ass ist camera
The following situations may affect the function
of the night vision assist system:
- Poor visibility such as snow, rain, fog or heavy spray
- Dirty lens on the night vision assist camera
Make sure the night vision camera <=>
fig. 124 is
not covered by stickers, deposits or any other ob­
structions because this can impair the night vi­
sion assist function . For information on cleaning,
see<=>
page 351 .
The pedestrian and wild animal recognition de­
pends on the temperature difference between
the person/wild animal and the background . Peo -
~ ple/wild animals may not be detected if the dif-,.....
~ ference is too small. The pedestrian/wild animal N
8 marking and the marking light* deactivate at 0 :E ' Assistance systems
temperatures above approximately 77 °F (25 °C)
and during daylight. If the night vision assist im­
age is selected in the instrument cluster display,
then the
II symbol appears at the top on the
right side.
A WARNING
-Pay attention to traffic and the area around
your vehicle when night vision assist is switch­
ed on. The driver is always responsible for as­
sessing the traffic situation.
- Night vision assist can only warn about peo­
ple and wild animals located within the visu­
al range of the infrared camera. The visual
range corresponds to the image in the in­
strument cluster display.
- Night vision assist may not detect people or
wild animals and mark them if
- they are not in an upright position, for ex­
ample if they are sitting or lying down
and/or
- the silhouette in the display appears in­
complete or interrupted, for example be­
cause the person is partially covered by a
parked vehicle or an animal is covered by
tall grass. This could increase the risk of
an accident.
- Never try to swerve around animals if doing
so will endanger you or other road users, be­
cause this increases the risk of an accident.
@ Tips
- Even though the system evaluates the
shape and heat given off by all detected ob­
jects, there are limits to the system . There
may be false warnings.
- For technical reasons, the image pauses in
split second intervals.
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Ass is tance sy stem s
Switching on/off
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
F ig. 125 Are a aro und th e light sw itc h: night vis ion assist
butto n
Requiremen t: sw itch the ignition on and turn the
light switch to the
AUTO position.
.. Press the~ button ~
fig. 125 . The heat image
from the nig ht vision camera appears in the in­
str ument cluster d isplay.
.. Press the~ button again to switch the night
vision assist off .
If condit ions are b right enough, night vision as­
sis t can be sw itched on withou t mov ing the light
switch to the
AUTO position. Pedestrian and wild
an imal highlighting and warnings are only active
when it is dark outside and the headlights are
sw itched on .
Adjusting the contrast
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
.. Select in the Infotainment system: IM ENU I but­
ton
> Vehicl e > left control button > Driver a s­
si stance
> Nig ht vis ion as sist contra st .
When the night vision assist is switched on and
the image is visible in the instrument cluster d is ­
p lay , you can adjust the contrast in the image
from
Min to Ma x.
Messages
App lies to: vehicles with night vision assist
• Night vi sion a ssist : malfunction! Plea se con ­
tact Ser vic e
The system cannot guarantee correct function
and is switched off. See a n author ized Audi deal-
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er or authori zed Aud i Service Facility fo r assis ­
tance .
a Night vi sio n assi st: c urrently unav ail able .
See owner's manual
The system cannot guarantee correct funct ion at
th is time and is switched off .
a Night vision ass ist: currently un av ailabl e.
Plea se turn on the lights
Night vision assist only works when it is dark out­
side and the headlights are on.
a Night vision ass ist: pedestr ian h ighlighting
curr ent ly unavailable. See owne r's manual
The pedestrian and wi ld animal marki ng was
switched off by the system .
Audi drive select
Introduction
App lies to: vehicles with Aud i drive se lect
Drive select makes it possible to exper ience dif­
ferent types of vehicle sett ings in one veh icle .
You can select the d riving modes
Offroad * or
Lift / Offroad *, Allroad *, Comfort , Auto and Dy ­
namic
in the Infota inment system, for example
to switch from a sporty to a comfo rtable driving
mode. In the
I ndividual mode, the settings can
be adjusted to your personal preferences. This
makes it possible to combine sett ings such as a
sporty engine setting with light steer ing .
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Audi drive select
The following systems, among other th ings, are
i nfluenced by dr ive se lec t:
Engine and automatic tran smis sion
Depend ing on the mode, the engine and auto ­
matic transmission respond more quickly or in a
more balanced manner to accelerator pedal
movements . In the sporty
Dynam ic mode, the
transm iss ion shifts at higher speed ranges .

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0
:E ' -Press the accelerator pedal carefully when
accelerating on smooth, slippery surfaces
such as ice and snow. The drive wheels can
spin even when these control systems are
installed and this can affect driving stability
and increase the risk of a collision .
(D Tips
-The ABS and ASR only function correctly
when all four wheels have a similar wear
Switching on and off
Intelligent Technology
condition. Different tire sizes can lead to a
reduction in engine power.
- You may hear noises when the systems de­
scribed are working .
- When installing roof rack systems on the
roof rail, the ESC uses sensors to adapt it­
self to a different center of grav ity.
ESC turns on automa tically when you s tar t t he engine .
Fig. 146 Cen ter console w it h the "'°" butto n
The following examples are unusual situations
where it may mak e sense to switch offroad mod e
on to allow the wheels to spin:
- Rocking the vehicle to free it when it is stuck
- Dr iving in deep snow or on loose ground
- Dr iving with snow chains
- Dr iving on rough terrain when much of the car's
weight is lifted off the wheels (axle articula­
tion)
- Dr iving downhill wh ile braking on loose ground
The ESC is designed to function in levels. Depend­
ing on the level selected , the ESC stabilization
function is limited or switched off. The amount of
stabilization control will differ depending on the
level. For your safety, switch the offroad mode off in
advance.
ESC
levels
Offroad mode on ESC/ASRoff Offroad mode off or
ESC /ASRon
Behavior
The ESC and ASR stabiliza- The stabilization function is The full stabilization func-
tion functions are limited not available
¢ &. ESC and
tion of the ESC and ASR is
q _& . ASR a re switched off. avai lable again .
Operating Press the !-P- ,., 1 button brief-
Press and hold the !-P- "' I but- Press the IE m l button again.
Ly .
ton longer than three sec-
onds .
Indicator II turns on . II and !:f.'iit•)H turn on. II turns off or II and
lights !:f.'iit•Ui turn off.
Messages Stabilization control
(ESC): Stabilization control (ESC): Stabilization control (ESC):
offroad. Warning! Reduced off. Warning!
Restricted
on
stability stability
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Intellig ent T echn olo gy
{QJ Note
- Never let the brakes "rub" by pressing the
pedal light ly when braking is not actually
necessary. This causes the brakes to over­
heat and increases braking d istance and
causes wear .
- Before driv ing downhill a long distance on a
steep hill, decrease your speed and select a
lower gear. This makes use of the engine
braking effect and rel ieves the brakes. If
you need to b rake additionally, b rake in in­
te rvals a nd not conti nuously.
@ Tips
-If the brake booster is not wo rking, you
must press the brake pedal with much more
fo rce than no rma l.
- If you ret rofit your vehicle with a front spoil­
e r, whee l cove rs o r similar items, ma ke sure
th at the a ir flow to the front whee ls is not
i nterr upted. Ot herw ise the bra ke sys tem
can become too hot.
Electromechanical
steering, all-wheel
steering
The electromechanical steering supports the
driver's steering movements.
Power steering adapts electronically based on
the vehicle speed.
Indicator lights and me ssa ges
• Steering: malfuncti on! Plea se st o p vehicle
If this indicator light turns on and stays on and
this message appears, the power steering may
have failed.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon as pos ­
sib le. Do
not continue driving. See an authorized
Audi dea ler or authorized Audi Service Facility for
assistance .
• Stee ring: malfunction! Plea se stop vehicle.
Pa y attention t o di sta nce at sid e
If t his ind icator light tu rns o n and stays o n and
this message appears, t he a ll-wheel steer ing*
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may have fai led . The side of the vehicle may need
more space on the road .
Reduce you r speed and stop the vehicle in a safe
l oca tion with eno ugh space on the s ides as soon
as possible. Do
n ot continue driving. See an au­
thorized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi Service
Facility for assistance.
'I-ij S te e ring : m alfun cti on! You can c ontinue
dri ving
If the indicato r light turns on and the message
appears, the steeri ng wheel may be more d iffi­
cu lt to move or more sensitive than usu al. The
steering wheel may a lso be at an ang le when
driving straight.
D rive slowly to an a uth orized Audi dea ler or au ­
t h orized Aud i Serv ice Facili ty to have t he mal ­
f unction corrected .
l:r-ij Stee ring : malfun ction! Adapt driving sty le .
Lar ger turnin g radiu s
If the indicator l ight turns on and this message
appears, the all-whee l stee ring* may have fa iled .
Please note that the vehicle has a larger t urning
r ad ius and the st abil ity w hen turning a corner is
lik e tha t of a vehicle wi thout a ll -wheel s teer ing.
The steering whee l may also be at an angle when
driving straight.
D rive slowly to an a uth o rized Audi dea ler or au ­
t h orized Aud i Serv ice Facili ty to have t he mal ­
function corrected .
(D Tips
-If the . or l;rfl indi cato r light only stays on
for a sho rt time, you may cont inue driv ing.
- For add itiona l information o n all-wheel
steeri ng*, see
r=.>page 128.
ALL-wheel drive (quattro)
General information
In all whee l dr ive, the dr iv ing power is distr ibut­
ed between all fou r whee ls when needed. This
happe ns automatically depend ing on your dr iving
behav ior as we ll as the curren t road cond it ions.
A lso see
r=.> page 142, Electronic stabilization
control (ESC). ..,.

Multi Media Int erface
Symbol /Description Description
CD IL IST lorB Switches to the results list.
@ Input field Disp
lays the cur re nt input .
® Resul
ts lis t Displays a
list with suggestions based on the letters already en-
tered.
@
+
Sw itches from lowe r case to upper case let ters o r from upper case
to lowe r case le tters.
® E
Open additional speller options, for example C lose spell er and C le ar
input field
® 11 & 71 Character sets and specia
l characters
0 laoul
Disp lays accented cha racters (suc h as a,<;, ri, o) .
Switches from letter to number inp ut or from n umber to letter in -
® I1231/IABCI
put .
® Adds a space in the input field . ..........
@ Character selection Highlights t he se lected c haracter.
@ ..
Inserts the suggested word* when you p ush the contro l knob up .
@ <&] D eletes t he cha racter to the left o f the cursor .
(D Tips
Opening free text search
Accented c haracters are not available fo r ev­
ery let ter. .,.
Select: IME NUI button> desired menu item
(such as Telephone ).
.,. Keep tu rn ing the cont rol knob to the left until
t he
free text sear ch inp ut fie ld CD ¢ fig. 165
appears . Or: push the con trol knob up to open
the input field
CD .
Free text search
Applies to: vehicles with free text search
Using the free text search, you can select the or ­
der that the search terms are entered in the in ­
put field .
Fig. 165 Example : free text search on telep hone
Free text sea rch is avai lab le in the Vehicle *, Ra­
dio *, Media* , Telephone *, Navigation *
and Audi
conne ct*
menus .
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The handwr it ing recogni tion fo r th e M MI to uch
con tro l pad* is automatically activated. S imply
st ar t w rit ing.
Free text search for an entry
.,. Enter one or more searc h terms in any order in­
to the input field . The ind iv idual sea rch te rms
m ust be separated by spaces whe n ente ring.
An input suggestion to comp lete the entry* ®
¢fig . 165 is shown depe nding on the input . Ad­
dit ional entries that co nta in the entered sea rch
te rms are lis ted In the resul ts list @¢
fig. 165.
If the desired term is still not displayed, enter
additional letters until it is d isplayed .

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0
::r ' ® Distance to the next maneuver
@ Display of the expressway, highway or main
road onto which you will be turn ing
(J) D irect io n arrow for the upcoming maneuver
@ A bar graph appears when a direction arrow
is displayed. The fewer bars are shown, the
shorter the d istance is unt il the turn .
® Cur rent veh icle posit io n
@ Addit ional information (on -board computer)
The fo llow ing funct ions are a lso available when
ro ute guidance is active:
- Changing th e voic e guidan ce volum e: turn the
r ig ht thumbwhee l up o r down dur ing vo ice
guidance.
A WARNING
The route calculated by the navigation system
is a recommendation for reaching your desti­
nation . Obey traff ic lights, stopping restric­
tions, one-way streets, lane change restr ic­
tions, etc.
(D Tips
- Also see the chapter~ page 8, Controls at a
glance.
- An exclamation point''!'' in front
of the
street name indicates that the information
about this street or this section of the route i s not complete in the navigation data con­
tained in the MMI. Obey traffic laws in one­
way streets and pedestrian zones .
Multifunction ste ering wheel
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Audi conn ect (Infotainment)
- when the camera-based traffic sign recogni ­
tion* is malfunctioning ¢
page 97
- when the re are warnings from t he camera-
based traffic sign recognition*
Switching traffic light information on and
o ff
- Se lect: I MENU I button > Audi connect > Tra ffi c
li g ht info rmati on >
On (~ ) or Off (0 ).
A WARNING
-When traffic light information is shown, a l­
so always pay attention to the traffic situa ­
t ion, the distance to other vehicles and the
area around the ve hicle. The driver is always
respons ible for assessing the traff ic situa­
t ion .
- Always adapt your speed to the current
weather, road and traff ic conditions. The
displayed information must never cause you
to ignore lega l traffic regulations and pose a
safety risk.
- Regardless of the traffic light info rmat ion,
yo u should always monitor yo ur speed using
the speedometer and make su re yo u are ad ­
her ing to the legal speed lim it .
- T he traffic light information does not adjust
yo ur vehicle 's speed to the speed recom ­
mendat ion shown in the display.
(D Tips
- Traffic light information is not yet ava ilable
i n all cit ies and is not nationw ide .
- Un its of measurement and language set­
ti ngs a re d isplayed based on how they were
set in the MMI sys tem set tings
¢ page 245 .
-Always read the chap ter¢ page 194, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa ­
tion .
Weather
Applies to: vehicles with weather information
Information on current weather cond itions as
well as weathe r fo recasts for the selected sea rch
area .
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-
.. Select and confirm Weather .
You can also disp lay the current weat her condi­
t ions on the map , fo r example.
.,. Select: left control button
> on entry .
Flight information
Applies to: vehicles with flight information
Information on flights and current arrival/depar ­
ture times in the selected search area .
.,. Select and confirm
Flight inf orm ation .
City events
Applies to: vehicles with City events
Information on events in various categories in
the desired search area.
.,. Select
Cit y Event s > left co ntro l button > cate­
gory.
Online news
Applies to: vehicles with on line news
You can check the c urrent headlines of your fa ­
vorite publications in the MMI.
Requirement: yo ur myAud i acco un t must be s ub­
scribed to news feeds and your vehicle must be
connected to myAudi
¢ page 187 .
.,. Sele ct: Online n ew s > desired newsfeed > a
headline.
The entire news a rticle w ill be dis ­
played .
© Tips
If yo u ha ve not s ubs cribe d to a ny pe rsonal
n ewsfeeds in your myA udi account, pre -con ­
figured newsfeeds will be disp layed .
Twitter
Applies to: vehicles with Twitter
You can access the most important fun ctions in
your Twitter account through your
MMI.
Requirement:
You must have co nnected your myAudi account
with Tw itter. You can f ind additional information
fo r th is on line at www .audiusa .com/myaud 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.