2018 AUDI Q7 ignition

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::r ' button > Settings > left control button > MMI
settings
> Connection manager¢ page 246.
~ Se lect and confirm the desired cell phone from
the list of disp layed Bluetooth devices.
~ The MMI generates a PIN for the connect ion
setup
¢fig . 172.
~ Select and confirm Yes.
~ Enter the PIN for connecting on your ce ll
phone.
Or : whe n the PIN is displayed on your
cell phone, confirm the PIN on your cell phone
and in the MMI. The time allowed for entering
the PIN is limited to approximately 30 seconds.
~ Pay attention to any additiona l system prompts
displayed on your cell phone, for example if the
system should connect automatically in the fu­
ture . Depend ing on the cell phone, you may
have to confirm downloading the directory sep­
arately .
After connecting successfully
After connecting successfully, information about
the connected profiles will appear. You can a lso
change the profiles later. Select:
!MENUI button>
Settings > left control button > MMI settings >
Connection manager¢ page 246 .
In addition, the cell phone contacts are automat­
ically loaded in the MMI directory. T his process
can take several minutes, depend ing on the num ­
ber of contacts .
You can a lso make your connected cell phone the
default phone by select ing
Set as default tele­
phone
in the Connection manager¢ page 248 .
@ Note
Always follow the information found in¢@) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
(D Tips
- Making phone calls through the MMI is only
possible using the
Handsfree Bluetooth pro­
file.
- You can apply additional settings to con­
nected mobile devices using the
Connection
manager ¢ page 246 .
-You can also search for the MMI in your ce ll
phone using the Bluetooth device search.
Telephone
-You only have to pair your device one time.
B lu etooth devices that are already paired
automatically connect to the MMI when the
Bluetooth funct ion is switched on, they are
w ith in range and the ignition is switched on.
The last connected cell phone is given first
pr iority.
- Authorizing the MMI connection in your cell
phone w ill make automatic connection pos­
sible .
- Pay attention to any system prompts dis­
played on your cell phone, for example if
the system should connect automatically in
the future. Depending on the cell phone,
yo u may also need to download the directo­
ry and confirm access to your text messages
separately.
- When leaving the vehicle, the Bluetooth
connection to the cell phon e will automati­
cally disconnect. Depending on your cell
phone, phone calls in progress may be auto­
matically redirected from the MMI to your
cell phone and you can continue the ca ll on
your phone.
- You can obtain more information from your
cell phone service provider or from your cell
phone user gu ide. For information on using
the telephone, vis it www.aud iusa .com/
bluetooth or contact an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility.
- Applies to: veh icles without secondary
phone: Several cell p ho nes can be paired to
th e MM I, but only one cell phon e can be ac­
tively connected to the MMI.
- App lies to: veh icles without seconda ry
phone: If a Bluetooth device is already con­
nected to the MMI , it will be disconnected
when another device connects to the MMI.
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::r ' Licen se subs cription
The validity and expirat io n date of yo ur licenses
are displayed. When the function is switched on
10, the message Warning befo re sub scription
e x pire s
will display to warn you that your license
is about to expire.
R efr es h
The content of the selected A udi connect Info ­
tainment service o r the entire A udi connect (Info ­
tainment) list is updated .
Data privacy
Requirement: the ign it ion must be switched on.
Location and personal data are transmitted when
using Aud i connect services . If you do not want
this information to be transm itted, act ivate data
privacy .
-Acti vate pri vacy: the data conn ection is limit ed
or deactivated. Some Audi connect services will
not be available. In veh icles w ith Audi connect
emergency call and service¢
page 201, loca­
t ion and veh icle data will be transmitted via the
emergency call in cases of eme rgency . For on­
line roadside assistance*, only the voice call is
made a nd no data is transmitted.
- Deacti vate data priv acy : if the data connect ion
is limited or deactivated, you ca n sw itch on the
data connection for the use of all Aud i connect
services . Se lect and confirm
A ctiv ate dat a con­
nection .
(D Tips
Applies to: vehicles with emergency call function
In vehicles with Audi connect emergency ca ll
and service, a data connection is requi red. It
cannot be deact ivated. Location data is only
transmitted together with vehicle data when
emergency calls are made .
Audi connect (Inf otainment )
Wi-Fi hotspot
Applies to: veh icles w ith Wi-Fi hotspot
You can us e the fvlfv/I as a W i-Fi hotspot to con­
nec t up to eigh t Wi-Fi devices to the Interne t.
While driving, res tricted use of unsecured , ligh t,
small wireless devices is only possible from the
rear of the vehicle .
Requirement: the ignition must be sw itched on .
.. Select:
IMENU I button> Telephone > right con-
trol button >
Wi-Fi setting s.
The following sett ings can be selected:
Wi -Fi
The MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated at the fac­
tory. Sw itch the W i- Fi hotspot to
Hots pot before
establ ish ing a con nection between your ve hicle
and yo ur Wi-Fi device.
-On: the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is act ive and v is ible
to other dev ices. You can connect your W i- Fi
dev ice to the MMI and use the Inte rnet co nnec­
t ion if necess ary.
- Off : the M MI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated. An
I nte rnet co nnect ion for W i-Fi devices is not
possible .
A WARNING
= -
- To reduce the risk o f an accident, use t he
Audi connect Infotainment services with a
W i-Fi hotspot only in the rear seat when the
veh icle is in mot ion, or only when the vehi­
cle is stat ionary.
- It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­ bile dev ices and other simi lar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a c rash and cause
ser io us inj uries . Store these types of dev ices
secure ly while drivi ng.
- D o not use any wireless dev ices on the front
seats within ra nge of the airbags whi le dr iv­
i n g. A lso read the warnings in t he chapte r
¢ page 2 73, Front airbags .
-As the d river, do not allow usage of the W i­
F i ho tspot to d is tra ct yo u from dr iv ing, as
this cou ld increase the r isk o f an accident .
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::r ' Audi connect vehicle control
Introduction
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
With the Audi connect vehicle control services l) ,
you can access various information or use individ­
ual functions in the
Audi MMI connect app or in
myAudi .
Audi connect vehicle control includes the follow­
ing services:
- Remote locking and unlocking ¢
page 198.
-Vehicle status report¢ page 198.
-Parking location ¢ page 198 .
-Geofencing Alert ¢ page 199.
-Speed Alert ¢ page 199.
-Valet Alert ¢ page 199.
- Stolen Vehicle Locator ¢ page 199.
-Online Audi service request ¢page 199.
(D Tips
-Accessing specific data or controlling func­
tions remote ly depends on the charge leve l
of the vehicle battery. Therefore, these
functions only have limited availability after
switching off the ignit ion.
- The services are provided through a SIM
card installed in the vehicle. The cost of the
call and data connections is included in the
price for the services. Services are provided
assuming that the cell phone network re­
quired for the installed S IM card is function­
in g and ready to operate. The available serv­
ic es set by Audi AG are only available within
the cell phone network coverage area for
the cell phone service provider selected by
Audi AG .
- You can also find more information on Audi
connect on line at www.audiusa.com.
l) In pre parat io n at t he time of p rinting. T he a vailab ilit y o f
the services o ffered depends o n the co untry and may
c hang e over tim e.
Audi connect vehicle control
Setup
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
To use Audi connect vehicle control services 1>,
please note the fo llowing :
Creating and verifying a user account
"'Create an account at www.aud iusa.com/myaudi
and verify it.
Setting a key user in the vehicle
Requirements: the ignition must be switched on .
Another key user must not be set in the veh icle .
If necessary, reset the key user ¢
page 198.
.. Select in the Infotainment system: I M ENU ! but­
ton
> Audi connect > if necessary, Display
available functions >
right control button >
Audi connect user management > Key user >
Set key user .
"' Enter the user name for your ve rified account
and enter the IO-digit vehicle code. You can rub
the key tag for your remote control key to re­
veal the vehicle code ¢
page 30.
.. Select and confirm Log in.
You can now use the vehicle control services
through the
Audi MMI connect app or through
www .audiusa.com/myaudi.
Using vehicle control services in the Audi
MMI connect app
Requirement: your mobile devices must be com­
patible.
.. Install and start the
Audi MMI connect app on
your mobi le device .
.. Log in to the
Audi MMI connect app using your
user name and password and se lect your vehi­
cle.
(D Tips
- Store the vehicle code in a secure place . It
may be necessary to re-enter the vehicle
code.
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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.

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::r ' (D Tips
- The new parking location cannot be deter­
mined with this service if the vehicle is
moved after shutt ing the vehicle off and
without sw itching the ign ition on and off
again, for example when being towed or if
the veh icle is stolen .
- If the vehicle is moved and shut off again
us ing the second key, for example, the new
parking locat ion is transm itted to the server
afte r switching the ignition off.
Geofencing Alert
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
You can set approved and forbidden zones for
your veh icle using this service . If your vehicle
l eaves an approved zone or ente rs a forbidden
zone, you will be notified by a push not ificat ion
and/or an e -mai l. You can set up to five zones
and a lso assign time limits .
Requirement
-You must be ver ified as the pr imary use r of your
vehicle on myAudi.
0) Tips
You can set o n myAudi if you would like to be
notified via push not ificat io ns a nd/or e-ma il.
Speed Alert
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
You can set up to two speed limits for your veh i­
cle us ing th is serv ice. If your vehicle exceeds a set
speed limit, you will be notified by a push not ifi­
cation and/or e -mail.
Requirement
- You must be ver ified as the pr imary user of your
vehicle on myAudi .
(D Tips
You ca n set o n myAudi if you would like to be
notified via push not ificat ions and/or e-ma il.
Audi c onn ect ve hicl e co ntr ol
Valet Alert
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
If you give your vehicle over to a parking service,
you can s et a zone and a sp eed limit using the
Audi MMI conne ct app . If the vehicle leaves the
z one or the exceeds the speed lim it, you will be
noti fied by a push notification and/or e-mail.
Requirem ent
- You must be verified as the primary user of your
vehicle on myAudi.
(D Tips
You can set on myAud i if you would like to be
notified via pus h notifications and/or e -mail.
Stolen Vehicle Locator
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
This serv ice helps yo u to track yo ur veh icle if it is
stolen.
Proceed as fo llows if there is a theft:
"" Contact the police . You receive a Case ID .
"" Call the service hotline and give your Case ID .
The serv ice hotline will forward the estab lished
data to the police .
{!) Tips
You rece ive the Audi Service hot line number
when you purchase your vehicle .
Online Audi service
request
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
Requirement: to be able to use on l ine Aud i serv­
ice request , you must activate the service at
www .aud iusa.com/myaud i and se lect an aut hor­
ized Audi dea ler or author ized Audi serv ice facili­
ty .
Online Audi serv ice request transmits service- re l­
evant data to your se lected autho rized Aud i dea l­
er or autho rized Aud i service fac il ity. They w ill
contact you before your next service appoint ­
ment .
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:E ' Emergency call
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with emergency call fu nction
Depending on the country and the vehicle equip ­
ment, the following functions may be available.
W ith the
emergency call, you can call for he lp in
dangerous situat ions as quickly as possible. Use
this function when help is needed
q page 201.
W ith online roadside assistance, you can request
assistance if there is a breakdown or a minor acci­
dent
q page 202 .
(D Tips
-The serv ices are provided through a SIM
card installed in the vehicle . The cost of the
call and data connections is included in the
price for the services. Services are provided
assuming that the cell phone network re­
quired for the installed SIM card is function­ ing and ready to operate . The available serv­
ices set by Audi AG are only available within
the cell phone network coverage area for
the cell phone service provider selected by
Audi AG .
- You can find what data will be transferred at www .audiusa .com.
- These services cannot be deactivated using
the settings in the Infotainment system .
Emergency call
Description
Applies to: vehicles with emergency call function
An emergency call is a combination of data trans­
mission and a phone call. The data transmission
from your vehicle forwards important informa­ tion, such as the vehicle and position data, to the
emergency call center .
Emergency call
Making an emergency call
Applies to: vehicles with emergency call function
The emergency call can be made two different
ways.
Fig. 183 Front headli ner : cover for the e mergency call but­
ton
Requirement: the L ED @ must be green.
Manual emergency call
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
.,. Tap the cover(!) to open it.
.,. Press and hold the emergency call button until
the LED @blinks green. The emergency call is
made.
.,. If the emergency call button is pressed by mis­
take, then press it again immediately until the
LED stays green. The emergency call is can­
celed .
Automatic emergency call
The vehicle electrical system initiates an auto­
matic emergency call under certain circumstan ­
ces, for example if an airbag deploys. The LED in
the emergency call button @blinks green . The
emergency call is made . This cannot be canceled.
Note the following LED conditions :
-Green -the emergency call function is availa­
ble.
- Red -there is an e rror in the emergency call
function. Contact an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility. No emergency
call can be made.
- Off-the emergency call function is not availa-
ble, perhaps because no network is available. .,..
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Navigation
As soon as you switch off personal route assis­
tance, the symbol in the status line turns
off and
your trips are no longer recorded. Trips that were
already stored remain stored.
Deleting personal routes:
-Select the desired personal route in the Enter
destination
menu ¢ fig. 188.
-Select : right control button > Delete destina·
tion.
Deleting all personal routes :
-Se lect : I MENU I button >Settings > left control
button
> MMI settings> Factory settings.
-Se lect : Navigation and on line memory > Re·
store factory settings
r:> page 246 .
@ Tips
-Personal routes are learned based on the ve­
hicle position. The route is prioritized ac­
cording to how frequently you drive to a
destination.
- A maximum of three personal routes are
displayed in the
Enter destination menu.
Based on the current vehicle pos ition, the
traffic situation for the route that is most likely to be driven out of the three routes
will a lways be monitored .
- Please note that personal routes that have
a lre ady been stored w ill remain stored after
the ignition is switched off and they must
be deleted manually.
Alternative routes
Applies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
Fig. 190 D iag ram: d is pl ay of alt ern ative rou tes in t he over ­
view map
Requirement: a destination mus t be entered and
the rou te guidance must be started.
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.,. Press the I NAV/MAP I button repeatedly unti l
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
¢ page 203, fig. 185.
.,. Select: r ight control button> Nav igation set-
tings > Show alternative routes.
Three routes are displayed in the overview map
after you enter a destination.
Up to three route suggestions and their proper­
ties are displayed on the overview map when the
funct ion is switched on~¢
fig. 190.
If available, the following information will ap­
pear on the ro ute suggestions :
- Route type (fast
(D , fast alternative @, eco­
nom ic route @)
- Distance to the destination and the calculated
arriva l time
- Traffic congestion along the route includ ing
time delays
The route that was calculated accord ing to the
route criteria you selected is shown on the over ­
view map . The specia l prope rties of the route are
also displayed @¢
fig. 190 and given as a spo­
ken message.
Using the control knob, you can select the possi ­
ble rout ing for the alternat ive routes and show
them on map Se lect and confirm the desired
route that you would like to use for route gu id­
ance.
Additional settings
Home address
App lies to : vehicles wit h navigation syste m
.,. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
¢page 203, fig . 185 .
Storing a home address
- Select and confirm Home address @
¢ page 203, fig. 185. After opening the home
address for the first time, you will be asked to
create a home address .
- Select and confirm
Create now.
-Enter a dest ination or select a destination from
the list.
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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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