2018 AUDI Q7 display

Multi Media Interface
Opening the selection/options menu with
the control knob
A pplies to: ve hicles w ith joystick function
F ig . 163 Op ening the se le ctio n/op tion s m enu with the
c ontrol knob
Requirement: the selection menu symbol:§) must
be disp layed in the Infota inment system display
¢fig . 163 .
Opening /closing the selection menu : push the
control knob to the left¢
fig. 163 to open the se ­
lection menu . Then you can select and conf irm a
function us ing the control knob.
Press the
! BACKI button (J) ¢ page 149, fig. 148
to return to the function one level up.
Requirement: the options menu symbol
B must
be disp layed in the Infotainment system display
¢fig. 163.
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Opening/closing the options menu : push the
contro l knob to the right¢
fig. 163 to open the
options menu . Then you can select and confirm a
funct ion using the control knob.
Press the
I BACK ! button (J) ¢ page 149, fig. 148
to return to the function one leve l up.
Shortcut keys
Frequently used radio stations can b e stor ed on
the shortcut keys .
The shortcut keys are on the MMI control panel
®¢page 149, fig . 148 or ¢ page 149, fig. 149.
Storing radio stations: turn the control knob to
the desired radio s tation i n a list (for examp le, a
radio station in the FM station list). Press and
hold the desired shortcut key for severa l seconds .
The active radio station will be stored on the
shortcut key.
Accessing a radio station : press the shortcut key.
Displaying a radio station: swipe you r finger over
the shortcut keys.
Deleting a stored radio station: reset the Short­
cut keys
to the factory default sett ing
¢ page 246.
(D Tips
It is not possible to enter numbers using the
shortcut keys. Use the number speller
¢
page 157 or MMI touch*¢ page 153 to en­
ter numbers.

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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:E ' It is often enough just to enter the first letters of
the search term in order for it to display in the re­
sults list. For example, in the
Telephone* menu,
write the initials of the contact being searched,
separated by a space.
Selecting the input suggestion to complete
the entry
Requirement: an input suggestion to complete
the entry" ® o
fig. 165 must be displayed.
.,. MMI touch input* : press the control knob . Or:
press on the MMI touch control pad*.
Menus and Symbols
Fig. 166 Diagram: men us and symbols
Symbol /Description Description
© Selected text Selected function
Multi Media Inte
rface
.,. Speller input : push the control knob up.
Selecting an entry from the results list
Requirement: at least one entry must be dis­
played in the results list @ofig.
165.
.,. MMI touch input*: turn the control knob to the
r ight. Select and confirm an entry from the list .
.,. Speller input : select and confirm I LIST !©
o page 157, fig. 164. Or : push the control knob
down. Select and confirm an entry from the
list .
@ TMC Receiving TMC/online traffic information
o
page 217
Displays information about the media source that is currently se-
Entertainment sliding lected or a situat
ion (such as an incom ing ca ll) . Depend ing on veh i-
® cle equipment, operation might a
lso be possible using the open en-
menu tertainment sliding menu (such as selecting a radio station or ac-
cepting a call)
Q page 155.
@
Jukebox* import ing proc-
Importing audio/video files to the Jukebox o page 22 7
ess
® Repeat track The track currently playing is repeated o page 238
® Shuffle All files on the playlist are played in random order
o page 238,
Shuffle
0 Arrow Access information by pressing the control knob when the selected
text is active
®
Telephone signa l
Telephone signal strength
strength bars
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::r ' Multifunction steering
wheel
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel
In the driver information system display, you can
control numerous Infotainment system functions
using the multifunction steering wheel*
<=:> page 12 .
You can control additional Infotainment func­
tions using the MMI control panel<=:>
page 149 in
the Infota inment system display .
A WARNING
Direct your full attention to driv ing . As the
driver, you have complete responsibility for
safety in traffic. Only use the func tions in
-
such a way that yo u always main tain com­
plete control over yo ur vehicle in a ll traffic sit -
uations .
Radio
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel and ra­
dio
.,. Press the l<1 1>I butto n on the mult if u nct io n
stee ring wheel repeated ly until the Rad io/Me ­
dia t ab is displaye d .
.,. Press t he left cont ro l button
¢ page 13.
D epending on vehicle equipment, the following
f u nctions may be avai lab le in the d rive r informa­
tion system.
- Selecting th e frequency band : select and con­
firm a frequency band.
- Selecting a station from th e station list : select
and co nfirm a radio station .
-Selecting a station from the pr esets li st : se lect
and co nfirm
Presets and then a rad io sta tion .
-Opening a med ia source : select and confirm
Switch to media .
Additional settings
- Se lect : right contro l button > desired entry.
See <=:>page 223.
Multifunction ste ering wheel
(D Tips
Pay attention to the Infotainment system dis­
play if necessary. Depending on the se lected
funct ion, it may be necessary to use the MMI
control panel.
Media
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel and media
Requirement: a media drive must contain audio/
video files¢
page 226 and the radio/media tab
must be disp layed .
.,. Press the left con trol button on the m ultifu nc-
tion steering w heel
¢ page 13.
Depend ing on veh icle equ ipment, t he followi ng
funct ions may be ava ilable in the dr iver informa ­
t ion sys tem.
- Select ing a media source : select and confirm a
so urce such as the S D card.
-Switching to the radio : select and confirm
Switch to radio.
- Play ing an aud io /v id eo file :
select and confirm
a file .
-Pausing /resuming playback : press the right
t humbwheel @<=:>
page 15, fig . 11 . To resume
p layback, press the rig ht thumbwhee l again.
- Opening additional track information : selec t:
r ight control button
> " Now Playing" s creen.
For additional information, see <=:> page 23 7.
(D Tips
- Always follow the info rmation found in
<=:>page 225.
- Please note that wi thin a media source in
the driver information system, only play lists
that were selected th rough the MMI control
pane l can be played
<=:> page 235.
- Pay attention to the Infota inment system
display if necessary. Depending on the se­
lected f unction, it may be necessa ry to use
the MMI control panel.
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Multifunction steering wheel
Telephone
Applies to: vehicles w ith multifunct ion steering wheel and
telephone
Fig. 167 Example : telepho ne functions in the driver info r­
mat ion system
Requirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI
¢ page 174 and the telephone tab
must be displayed.
• Press the left control button on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel.
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
functions may be available in the driver informa ­
tion system.
-Accessing a contact: select and confirm Call
list/ Favorites/ Directory .
Select and confirm
a contact.
Directory contacts : the driver information sys­
tem only displays directory contacts that have a
phone number stored.
If several phone numbers
are stored with a contact, the list of stored num­
bers is displayed first when the entry is selected .
For more information about the displayed sym­
bols , refer to
¢page 183.
Recent calls : the recent calls list contains all in­
coming, outgoing and missed calls.
Caller information: the name, phone number or
Unknown appears in the driver information sys­
tem display depending on if the caller has been
stored in the directory and if the phone number
has been transmitted.
Functions during an incoming call
- Answering a call :
press the left thumbwheel
when there is an incoming call .
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-Declining a call: select and confirm Decline
when there is an incoming call.
-Ending a phone call : select and confirm End
call.
Functions during a phone call :
- Making an additional call :
select and confirm
Hold call. Press the left control button > Direc­
tory
or Call list > an entry.
- Answering a call while in a call and while
there is another call on hold:
select and con­
firm
Answer . The active call is replaced with the
incoming call .
Additional functions include:
Mute : if you select and confirm this function, the
other person on the phone cannot hear you. You
can hear the other person.
Holding/resuming a call : you can place the exist­
ing call on hold and resume it again .
Swap call: you can alternate between two phone
calls at the same time. One of the calls will be on
hold. Selecting
End call will end the active phone
ca ll. A call that was placed on hold stays on hold
and can be taken off hold with
Resume.
Conference call:
a call on hold and up to five ac­
tive parties (depending on the cell phone service
provider) can be added to a conference call. To
make an additional call, put all participants in
the current conference call on hold using
Hold
call .
By pressing the left control button, you can
make additional calls from the directory or the
call list.
Resume takes all parties off hold .
(D Tips
-The telephone functions can only be con ­
trolled with the multifunction steering
wheel if the telephone equipment was in­
stalled
at the factory .
-The telephone functions depend on the cell
phone and whether they are supported by
your cell phone service provider or not.
- The
Call waiting function must be activated
in your cell phone and in the MMI in order to
be alerted when there is an incoming call .,.

during an active ca ll. The call options de ­
pend on the cell phone and se rvice provide r.
You can obta in more information from your
ce ll phone service prov ider.
Navigation
Operation in the driver information system
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel and
navigat ion system
Requirement: a destination must be entered
c::> pag e 204, rou te g uidance must be starte d and
the navigat ion tab mus t be d is pl ayed.
.,. Press t he left cont rol button on the mult ifunc -
t io n st eer ing whee l
c::>page 13.
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
functions may be availab le in the driver in forma­
tion syste m.
-Displaying nav igat ion during active route
guidance :
select and c onfirm Map or Street
view *
(analog instrument cluster).
- Showing the map when route guidance is not
active :
select and co nfirm Map .
- Access ing last destinations :
select and confirm
Last destinations > the desired destination .
-Access ing favorites : select and confirm Favor­
ites >
the desired destination.
-Starting route guidance to the stored home
address :
select and confi rm Cancel route guid ·
ance
if necessary and then Home address .
If yo u have not starte d ro ute gui dance, a com­
pass (in the analo g instr ument cluster) or a map
(Aud i virt ua l coc kp it)* will be disp layed.
- Canceling active route guidance : on the m ulti ­
function steering wheel, select: r ight control
button
> Cancel route guidance.
Additional settings
- Se lec t: rig ht c ontro l bu tton > desired entry .
Depending on t he f unction selected, the follow ­
in g addi tional sett ings may be poss ible:
a -Map display c::> page 214 co
~ -Map co lors c::> page 214 r--.
~ - Map orie ntation c::> page 21 4 0
~ -Au tom atic z oom c::> page 215
' Multifunction steering wheel
Nav igation view with route guidance
started
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and Audi virtual
cockpit
Fig. 168 Sta nda rd m ap whe n route gu idance is active (Audi
v ir tual coc kp it)
Requirement: a dest inat ion must be entered
c::> poge 204, route guidance must be sta rted and
the navigation tab m ust be displayed .
Depend ing on the vehicle equipment and these­
l ected view
c::> page 14, the following information
will be d isplayed in the driver information sys­
tem:
(D Map content (such as po ints of interest)
@ Current vehicle pos it ion
@ Abar g raph appears when ther e is an upcom­
i ng tur n. T he fewer b ars a re s how n, th e shor te r
t h e di sta nce is until t he t urn.
If there is no t an
upc oming turn, the dis ta nce to the des tin ation/
stopover and the calc ulate d arriva l t ime is dis ­
played in t he right s peedometer .
@ Name of the street where you are curren tly
driv ing
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Multifunction steering wheel
Map view with route guidance started
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and map view
Depending on the vehicle equipment , you con al­
so hove the active route guidance display in the mop view* in the driver information system .
W 1 St
Ill
Fig. 169 Diagram : map when route gu idan ce has start ed
( a na log i nst rum ent cluste r)
Requirement: a destination must be entered
~ page 204, route guidance must be started and
the navigation tab must be displayed.
Street view with route guidance started
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and street view
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
information may be shown in the driver informa­
tion system .
CD Distance to the destination or stopover
@ Distance to the next maneuver
@ Display of the road that is currently being
traveled or the road that you will turn onto dur­
i ng the next maneuver
@ Map content such as points of interest or traf­
fic information
Zooming in/out on the map (Zoom): when a
map is displayed, turn the left thumbwheel
down/up to zoom in/out on the map.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the active route guidance will be displayed in the street view* in
the driver information system .
@
Fig. 170 Example : d isplay of a t urn in the stre et view (a nalog instr um en t cl uster )
Requirement: a destination must be entered
~ page 204, route guidance must be started and
the navigation tab must be displayed.
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
information may be shown in the driver informa­
tion system
~ fig. 170:
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CD Distance to the destination or stopover
@ Displaying an expressway, highway or main
road as preparation for an upcoming change
in direction
@ Lane recommendation
@ Calculated arrival time

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@ 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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