2018 AUDI Q7 navigation system

Navigation
~ Better route~ : if a better route is availab le
for the current route guidance, it wi ll be indi­
cated on the map includ ing the time that
wou ld be saved. More information can be
found under
¢page 218.
Map functions
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
.,. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed
¢pag e 213, fig. 192.
.,. Press the left control button.
The follow ing map functions can be selected:
Switch to destination input
The free text search in the Enter destination
menu is displayed ¢page 203, fig. 185.
Traffic messages
Curre nt traffic information is displayed in the In­
fotainment system disp lay. You can a lso find ad­
ditiona l information under
¢page 217.
Route list
The route list ca n only be displayed when route
gu ida nce is active and contains information re­
ga rding the route, the names of the st reets and
the length of the route sections. When traveling
on highways, possib le parking lots and rest areas
are shown, which you can select as a stopover.
POis along the route
Requirement: route guidance must be active .
Search ing for points of interest along your cur­
rent route For addit iona l information, see
¢page 206.
Additional options on the map
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
.,. Press the I NAV /MAP I button repeatedly until
the map is displayed
¢page 213, fig. 192 .
.. Press the right contro l button .
Depending on the function selected, the follow­
ing op tions can also be selected under the
Map
menu:
Cancel route guidance : see¢ page 208.
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Map settings : see¢ page 214.
Route criteria: see ¢page 212.
Voice guidance : see¢ page 212.
Navigation settings : see ¢ page 211.
Show alternative routes : see¢ page 210.
Parking along the route* : parking options near
t h e ve hicle are displayed .
Save current position: you can save your current
vehicle position as a favor ite¢
page 211 or save
i t as a contact in the directory
¢page 211.
Audi connect at this location *: allows you to
search for
Travel information at the entered lo­
cation (events, weather at the destinat ion, etc.) .
Online traffic data* : you can switch the online
traffic data on or off(~).
Country information : see¢ page 208.
Avoid route*: when route guidance is active, the
calculated route will avoid the area you have
specified (maximum: 12 mi (20 km)), if possible.
The navigation system ca lcu lates an alternative
rout e. The route to be avoided that you have en ­
tered applies only to the current route and must
be set again, if needed. The areas you have se­
lected to avoid w ill appear with red and white
shading on the map.
Move route *: move your finger over the MMI
touch contro l pad* or use the contro l knob to ad­
just the route on the overview map.
Map settings
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
.. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed .
.,. Sele ct: r ight control button>
Map settings.
Depend ing on the selected function, the follow­
i ng settings can be selected :
Map colors
Day/Night :
the map is displayed with a light/
dark background.

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:E ' Automatic: the map display adapts to the light­
ing conditions (for example, changing from
Day
to Night when driving through a tunne l) .
Map display
Standard :
see ¢page 213, fig. 193 .
Satellite map1>: refer to<:::;> page 215, fig. 194 .
Map orientation
Destination:
the map indicates the dest ination
and is oriented to the north.
2D heading up map /2D north up map : the cur­
rent vehicle position is disp layed . The map is ori­
ented in the direction of travel or to the north.
3D map* : the current vehicle pos it ion is s hown
on a th ree -dimensional map and is aligned to the
direction of trave l. At a scale of 62 mi (100 km)
and larger, the map or ientation is to the north.
O verview map: the entire route from the vehicle
position to the destination or the next stopover is
disp layed on the map . The map sca le depends on
the length of the route and adapts automatically.
The map is oriented to the north.
Route information
The display of route information, such as the cur­
rent street being driven on or points of interest
a long the current route
<:::;> page 213, fig. 192, can
be switched on/off or can be minimized on the
display of upcoming maneuvers.
Automatic zoom
On :
the map scale is adapted automat ica lly de­
pending on the type of road being trave led (ex­
pressway, highway, other roads) so that you al­
ways have an optimal overview of the road ahead .
The sca le is also automatically adapted when
there are upcoming maneuvers to provide a bet­
ter deta iled view .
Intersection : when route guidance is active, the
map temporarily zooms in to a detailed scale
1> AU DI AG provi des acce ss to se rvices fro m thir d par ty pro ­
vi de rs. Pe rman ent ava ilab ility can no t be g uaranteed , be·
c aus e that depends on th e th ird party provid er.
2
> P ro vider at tim e of pr intin g.
Navigation
when there are upcoming maneuvers so that you
can see the street or turn better.
Off : the map scale you have chosen is ma in­
tained .
MMI map contents
You can switch the d isplay of additional informa­
t ion on the map in the Infotainment system dis­
play on or off.
The weather forecast is displayed on a 3 m i (5
km) scale on the map.
Instrument cluster map contents
You can also set which map content disp lays in
the instrument cluster¢
page 164.
Satellite map
Applies to: vehicles wit h a navigat ion system and Audi co n·
nect (Infotainment)
You can display the navigation map with satel ­
lite images.
Fig. 194 Exampl e: satelli te map
Requirement: the requirements for Audi connect
services must be met <:::;>
page 187.
.. Press the !NAV /MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed.
.. Select: right control button
> Map settings >
Map display > Google Earth2>1>.
T he map display is based on data received from
the Internet in the form of sate llite images,
which are then combined with the roadways from
the
Standard map view. There are two gigabytes ..,_
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Nav igatio n
of memory space in the MMI memory that can be
used to temporarily store the map or navigation
data that was received. Th is is roughly the
amount required for the m ap/navigation data for
a 2,48S mile (4,000 km) route . As long as the
satellite images loaded for route guidance are
stored, you can use them w ithout having an ac­
tive data connection .
(D Tips
-The stored satellite map1> data can be de­
leted in
Fac tor y se tting s > Navig ati on and
o nline m em ory
c::> page 246 .
- The satellite map1> is updated regularly
whenever the funct ion is opened . The proc­
ess may take severa l seconds.
- When the satellite map display is switched
on
l) with the 30 pos it ion map type, the
MM I display automatically switches to the
20 map type when driving through tunnels.
- Also read the information in the chapter
c:> page 194, Audi connect (Info tainment)
general information .
-Fo r additional informat ion, visit
www.audiusa.com .
Map update
Introduction
Applies to: veh icles with navigat ion system
There are mult iple options available for upda ting
your map material:
- Map updates through the
on line map u pdate *
c:>page 216.
- Import map updates from the SD car d* to your
MMI. You can find additional information on ­
line at www.aud iusa.com/myaudi .
- Map update at an authori zed Audi dealer or au­
thori zed Audi Serv ice Facility. This can result in
addi tional costs.
l ) AU DI AG provides access to s ervice s fro m third party pro ­
v ider s. Perma nent availa bility c annot be guaran teed, be­
c a use that depen ds on th e th ird party prov ide r.
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Online map update
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con­
nect (Infotainment)
Using th e online mop update, you con update
the mop material in your navigation system di­
rec tly from your vehicle.
Fig . 195 Example: d is pl ay of a new on li ne map update
Fig. 196 Example: se lect ion of a coun try package
Requirement: the requi rements for Audi connect
Infotainment se rvices must be met
c::> page 187 .
You must have a myAudi acco unt and have as­
s igned your vehicle to it.
Using your vehicle position, the MM I identifies
reg ions which you are frequently in . Based on
th is, the MMI suggests update packages for
these regions, if they are available .
"' Select and confirm
(D St art download
¢ fig . 195 if the message for a new map update
appears in the Infotainment system display .
Or:
"'Sele ct !M EN UI button> Settin gs > left control
but ton
> Sy stem maint enance > Sy stem up­
date
> Online update.

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:E ' A selection with the available update packages
appears in the Infota inment system disp lay
¢ fig . 196.
Selecting th e onlin e map upda te
- Se lect an update package from the list(~)@
<=>fig. 196.
-Confirm you r se lection with the I BACK I button
and go back to the selection.
- The number and amount of data fo r th e select­
ed update package are now disp layed in the I n­
fotainment system .
Starting the download
-Se lect and confirm Start downlo ad .
- Confirm the secur ity prompt by selecting S tart
download
again .
T he update pack ages begin to down load and the
status of the download progres s is shown in the
Infotainment system display .
Install ation of onlin e map update s
The downloaded map mater ia l installs after you
stop your vehicl e. T he new update packages in­
stall only after you switch off the ignition . After
restarting the MMI , the Infota inment system dis­
play ind icates if the updates installed successful­
ly .
- Confirm the successful update with
OK .
The new map materia l can now be used for navi­
gation.
(D Tips
- Always read the chap ter ~ page 18 7 .
- The amou nt of available on line map up-
dates in the vehicle is lim ited. To update
more regions, use the map update via SD
card at www .audiusa.com/myaudi.
- Always read the chap ter ¢
page 194, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa ­
tion . Na
viga tion
Traffic information
Introduction
Applies to: veh icles w ith navigation system
Fig . 1 97 Example: traffic info rm ation overv iew
.,. Press the INAV /MAPI button repea tedly u nti l
the map is displayed
~ page 213, fig. 192.
.,. Select: left control button > Traffic mes sage s.
Depending on veh icle equipment, the following
i nforma tion may be shown in the traffic informa ­
tion overview ¢
fig. 197:
CD A message CD ¢ fig. 197wi ll appea r if the
MM I ca lculates a better route for the cu rrent
rou te g uidance. More information can be
f o und under
¢ page 218.
@ When route guidance is active, traffic inci­
dents on your route are displayed in the up ­
per section of the list and are sorted by dis­
tance.
@ T he traffic messages are sorted by street
name . If there are mu ltip le traffic messages
for the same street, an arrow is displayed in
front of the st reet name (~ ). Select and con­
firm the corresponding line to disp lay
all of
t h e traffic information .
@ The cur rent se lected traffi c message is also
shown as a map preview* i n the Infotainment
system display .
® The status line in t he Infotainment d isplay
also always ind icates the reception of traffic
information (IT MC !orlO NLIN EI).
Show ing tra ffic messages on the map : select:
one traffic message > right control button >
Show on map .
Di splaying the ne xt t raffi c message o n the map :
press the control knob. ..,.
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Navigation
Traffic information display on the map /Map
pre view*
Color -co ded mark ings a long the route indicate
the t raff ic flow:
Green : traffic is flow ing free ly .
Yellow: stop-and-go traffic.
Red : congest io n.
Shaded mar kin gs in dicate the le ngth of the area
with congestion .
Colored warning symbols: an impendi ng tr affic
i n cident d irect ly ahead on your route .
All t raff ic incide nts will display in colo r whe n
ro ute guid ance is in active .
Grayed out warning symbols: traffic inc iden ts
t ha t are not on yo ur route .
Warning symbols with~: avoided traffic inc i­
dents .
The display of colored markings, warning sym ­
bols, etc . can be set in the
Map content menu
,=;,page 215.
(D Tips
Particu larly cr it ica l traff ic information, s uc h
as warnings about wrong-way drivers , is auto­
mat ically displayed. To hide the traffic infor­
mat ion , press the
I BACK I button o r the con­
t rol k nob .
Traffic information (TMC)
App lies to: ve hicles w ith navigat ion system
Rece iv ing t raff ic informa tion th rough TMC is
sw itche d on a t the fac to ry .
.,. Press t he
I N AV/MAP I button repeated ly un til
t h e map is d is pl ayed .
.,. Se lect : left con trol button
> Traffic messages .
An overv iew of a ll the traffic messages is dis ­
p layed in the I nfota inme nt system .
-Opening a detailed view of traffic information :
select and confirm the traffic info rmat ion from
the list .
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(D Tips
-TMC traffic reports are not available in Can­
ada . For more informat io n, please contact
S ir ius Cana da.
- Cr itica l t raff ic information, s uch as wa rn ­
ings about wrong-way drivers, is au tomati­
cally d isp layed. To h ide the t raffic info rma­
t io n, p ress th e
I BACK I button o r th e control
knob.
Better route
App lies to: vehicles wit h navigat ion syste m and better ro ute
By receiving traffic information through TMC,
your MMI calculates a better route -if available -
and the possible tim e saved for the curr ent rout e
guidance . You can decide yourself which route
you would like to use.
.. Press the I NAV/M API bu tton re peatedly unti l
t he map is displayed .
Requirement: route g uidance must be active.
If your MMI has ca lculated a better ro ute than
t h e cur rent route g uidance, t he message
A better
route is available.
appears for severa l seconds
alo ng with the time that may be saved. A better
r ou te is ind icated in the map view by the symbol
tS ,=;,page 213, fig . 193 .
A message also appea rs in the traffic in fo rmat ion
ove rview (i)c;,page217,
fig.197.
Apply better route
-Press the right con trol but ton .
- S elect a nd c onfir m th e bett er ro ute.
Or : sele ct
an d con firm
Details to d is pla y det ails about the
optimized ro ute . You can zoom in or out on t he
ma p usin g the M MI touch cont rol pa d. Requ ir e ­
ment : there must be more than one opt imized
route calcu lated. Press the contro l knob to
sw itch to the next rou te in the detailed view .
Closing the detailed view : press the I BACK I
button .
- After you have selected a better route, t he
route w ill be recalc ulated .

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::r ' Online traffic information
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con­
nect (Infotainment)
The MMI con receive real-time online traffic in­
formation about congestion, accidents, road
construction and other incidents.
R equirement: the requirements for Audi connect
(Infotainment) m ust be met ¢
page 187.
~ Switching online traffic information on and
off:
select I NAV /MAP I button > rig ht control
button
> Online traffic data on(@°) or off ( 0 ).
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the map is displayed .
~ Select: left control button > Traffic messages .
The on line traffic information will also be dis­
p layed on the sate llite map
l) ¢ page 215 or on
the standard map
¢ page 213, fig. 192.
IflON LINEl traffic information cannot be re­
ceived, then traffic information wi ll automatica l­
ly be received through ITMCI
¢ page 218.
Troubleshooting
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Problem Solution Navigation
(D Tips
-
Online traffic information is not available in
Canada .
- Always read the chapter¢
page 194, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa ­
tion.
- Having the Online traffic data function
switched on provides the most accurate re­
ports of traffic situations as well as traffic
forecasting. Your vehicle transmits and processes its anonymo us, encrypted posi­
tion inform ation at regular intervals to the
traffic data provider. If you do not want to
use this, you can switch off the
online traf­
fic information
function at any time .
- The
online traffic information network is
curr ently not available in all countries, and
the coverage is not nationwide. For addi­
tional information, visit www.a ud iusa.com .
Free text search : the desired des- The dest ination might not be entered in the navigation database.
ti nation cannot be found .
Or: check the spelling of the term that was searched . Check if the
desired country/state was selected for the free text search using
the
Country/state selection ¢ page 204 or the option All coun-
tries/states .
l) A U DI AG prov ides access to se rv ices from thi rd pa rty pro ­
v id ers. Perm anent ava ilabil ity can not be g uaranteed , be­
c ause that depends on the th ird party prov ider.
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System settings
wait for the sig nal t one (bee p) to say a new
command.
Volume : you can a djust th e vol ume of th e
p romp ts by turning the con tro l k no b.
Individual speech training (on ly when the v ehi­
cle is s ta ti onary): yo u ca n ad apt the vo ice recog­
ni tion sy ste m to your voic e or pro nunciati on in
or der to im prove the sys tem's a bili ty to re co gni ze
your speec h. Indivi dua l speech train ing is com ­
p rised of 20 s peech ent ries t hat consist o f com ­
mands and sequences of numbers . You can de­
lete the p rogrammed voice t rain ing with the
Re­
set individual speech training
function.
Display brightness
You can a djust the brigh tness o f the Info tain ­
ment system disp lay by t urning the cont ro l knob.
Factory settings
D epe ndi ng on t he ve hicle eq uipme nt, th e fo llow­
i ng fu nctio ns ca n b e rese t to factory se ttings :
-Sound settings
- Radio
- Media settings
- Jukebox *
- Directory
-Telephone
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi*
- Navigation settings*
- Navigation and online memory *
- Voice recognition system*
- Shortcut keys
- Message settings *
-Apps *
- Tool tips
- Audi connect *
- Audi smartphone interface *
You can select the desi red functio ns i nd ividua lly
or all at once with the option
Select all entries .
Select and confirm Restore factory settings .
(D Tips
Make sure that not o nly the sett ings were de­
leted but a lso the sto red data, if ap plicable.
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Connection manager
Introduction
The connection manager gives you an overview
of your conn ected devic es and th eir network sta ­
tus .
Settings Conne-ction manager I
-====- ,.· • Prima hone: MyPhone .,.
c MyPhone
• Second ary phone :
• Data conn ection :
• MM I
connect App :
• Audi smartpho ne:
Fig. 216 Co nnec tion man ag er
Ii'!
Not connected
Not conn.,ct.,d
Not connected
Not conn..cted
"'Select : !ME NUI bu tton> Settings > left con trol
bu tton >
MMI settings > Connection manager .
"'Sele ct and confirm a menu item.
If a mobile device was already connected and you
select and co nfirm the co rresponding menu item,
t h e dev ice name and co nnect ion mode a re dis­
p layed under the menu i tem
r:!;> fig. 216.
Yo u can indiv id ually Connect (~ ) or Disconnect
(0) a pa ired device .
Requirement:
- The ve hicl e m ust be statio na ry and the ignit io n
m ust be switc hed on .
- Th e Bluetooth sett ings will open on yo ur mo ­
bi le device dur ing the connection setup .
- T he Blue tooth func tion and v is ibili ty of the MMI
c:!;> page 24 8 and mobile device must be switc h­
ed on.
- T he mo bile device to be con nected m ust not be
connected to any othe r Bluetoot h dev ice .
Primary phone
App lies to: vehicles wit h telepho ne
- Connect new device: search for and connect a
cell p hone.
- List of devices already paired : select yo ur cell
phone from the list of all the dev ices that a re
already paired.

System settin gs
& WARNING
To reduce the risk of an accident, adjust the
volume of the aud io system so that aud ible
signals from outside the vehicle, such as po­
lice and fire sirens, can be heard easily at all
times .
(D Tips
Volumes that are too h igh or too low are a u­
tomatically adjusted to a set leve l w hen the
MMI is switched on .
Adjusting the system volume
.,. Se lect : I MENU I button> Sound > left contro l
button.
Telephone
App lies to: veh icles with telephone
.
Mute telephone : messages and ringtones are set
to mute .
Ringtone : see c:> page 185, Ringtone and volum e
s etting s.
Rington e volume :
you can adjust the volume of
the selected ringtone by turning the cont ro l
knob .
Messag e v olume: you ca n ad just the volume of
the notification for an incoming text m essage by
turning the control knob.
Microphone input level : you can adjust the call
volume during a phone ca ll by turning the contro l
knob.
Navigation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Voice guidance : see c:>page 212.
Voice guidance dur ing phon e call : see
c:> page 212 .
Voice guidance volume : you can ad just the vo ice
gu idance volume by tur ning the control knob.
O r:
you can adjust the vo ice guidance volume during
active route guidance by turning the On/Off knob.
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Entert ainme nt fader : the volume o f audio p lay ­
back can be temporarily lowered when the park­
i ng system or voice guidance is active .
Voice recognition sy stem
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Command di splay : see c:> page 245.
Short dia log : see c:> page 245.
Volume : see c:>page 245.
Indi vidual speech t ra inin g: see ¢ page 245.
Parking aid*
You can adjust the vol ume of the signal tone by
turning the contro l knob .
-Adjusting the Front volum e: select and con­
firm
High , Medium or Low .
- Adjus ting
the Rear volume : select and confirm
H igh , Medium or Low .
MMI touch*
Turn the control knob to adjust the volume of the
spoken prompts from the MM I touch*.
Restarting the MMI
Fig. 218 Bu tton co m bin at ion to re sta rt t he s yst em
.,. Briefly p ress the cont rol knob and both b uttons
at the same time to immediate ly open the
menu upward
¢ fig. 218 .