2018 AUDI Q7 side mirror

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:E ' Interior lighting
Applies to: vehicles with inter ior lighting
.. Se lec t in the Info tainmen t system: !M ENUI but­
ton
> Vehi cle> left contro l button > Vehicle
s ettings > Int erior lighting.
The interior lighting turns on when you switch
the head ligh ts on whi le the igni tion is on .
T he storage compartment in the doo r is i llum i­
nated when yo u reach your hand in to the storage
compartment .
Version 1
To adjust the b rightness of individua l zones, se­
l ect
Front brightness *, Door br ightness or Foot ­
well brightness .
Turn the control knob to the left
or to the r ight . Press the co ntro l knob to conf irm
the br ightness .
Version 2
Select and confirm one of the displayed profiles
by pressing the con trol knob.
Individual : you can customize the br ightness and
colo r of individual zones. Press the right control
button. P ress the cont rol knob again to confirm
the settings.
Audi drive select: the interior and contour light­
ing color changes depending on the driving mode
selected in drive select*¢ page 128.
{!) Tips
The setting is a utomat ica lly stored and as ­
signed to the remote contro l key that is be ing
used.
Lights and V ision
Instrument illumination
T he brightness of the illumination for the instru­
ments, display and head-up display* can be ad­
justed .
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Fig. 39 Instrume nt illumin ation
.. Press the knob to release it .
.. Tur n the knob toward" -" or" +" to reduce or in­
crease the br ightness.
.. Press the knob again to return it to its or iginal
position .
(D Tips
Depending on vehicle equipment, the instru­
ment illumination (needles and gauges ) may
turn on w hen t he lig hts are off and the igni­
tion is swi tched on. The illuminat ion fo r the
gaug es reduc es au toma tically and eventua lly
t urns off as br igh tness ou tside in crea se s. Th is
f u ncti on re mind s the dr iver t o turn the low
beams on at the appropriate ti me.
Vision
Adjusting exterior mirrors
Fig. 4 0 Driver 's doo r: knob fo r the exter io r mir rors
Turn the knob to the des ired position:
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Lights and Vi sion
0 -all adjustment functions are deactivated .
Q/P -adjusting the left/right exter io r mir ror.
Move the knob in the desired direction .
4iil -Heats * the m irror glass depending on the
outside temperature .
8 - Folds the exterior mirrors*. To fold the mir­
rors out, turn the knob to one of the other posi­
tions . In the Infotainment system, you can select
if the mirrors fold in automat ica lly when you lock
the vehicle
~ page 34.
F ront pas senger 's e xterior mirror tilt
function*
To help you see the curb when back ing into a
pa rking space, t he surface of the mir ror tilts
slightly . Fo r thi s to happen, t he knob must be in
t he pos it io n for the front passenger's exterior
mirror.
You can adjust the t ilted m irror surface by turn­
i n g the knob in the des ired direction. Whe n you
move ou t of reverse and in to anothe r gear, the
new mirror position is stored and assigned to the
key yo u are using.
The mir ror goes back into its o rig inal posi tion
once yo u drive forward faster than 9 mph
(15 km/h) or tu rn the ignition
off .
A WARNING
Curved mir ror surfaces (for examp le convex)
enlarge t he f ie ld of vision . Howeve r, they
make objects i n the mirror appear sma ller
and farther away. You may est imate inco r­
rectly when you use these mirrors to ga uge
your distance from the vehicles behind you
when c hanging lanes, wh ic h increases the r is k
of an a ccident.
@ Note
- Applies to vehicles with power folding exte­
rior m irrors : if the mirror housing was
moved by outside forces (such as an impact
whe n m aneuver ing), you m ust use the pow­
e r fold ing func tion to fo ld the m irror all t he
way o ut. The m irro rs will make a loud no ise
when they latch into p lace . The mirror hous ­
ing must not be moved back i nto place by
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hand because this would impair the func­
tion of the mirror mechanism.
- Applies to vehicles wi thou t power folding
exterior mirrors : if the mirror housing was
moved by outside forces (such as a n impact
when maneuvering), you must move it back
in place by hand.
- If you wash the vehicle in a n automatic ca r
wash, you must fold the exter ior mirrors in
to reduce the r isk of damage to the m irrors.
Never fold power fo ld ing exterior mirrors*
by hand. On ly fold them in and out using
the power cont rols.
(D Tips
- If the power adjust ing function malfunc­
t ions, the glass in both mir rors can be ad­
justed by p ressing on t he edge of it by hand .
- The exterior m irror settings are sto red w ith
the memory fu nct io n* ~
page 59.
Dimming the mirrors
Your vehicle is equipped with a manual or auto­
matic* dimming rearview mirror .
Manual dimming rear view mirror
.,. Pull the lever on the bottom of the m irror back.
Automatic dimming rearvi ew mirror*
.,. The inte rior and exte rior m irrors d im a utomat i­
cally when ligh t shi nes on them, for examp le
from headlig hts on a vehicle behind you.
A WARNING
If th e g lass on an a utomatic dimming m irror
b reaks, e lectrolyte can lea k out. T his liquid
can irritate the skin, eyes and respiratory sys­
tem . If there is contact w it h the fluid, flush
i mmediately with p lenty of water. Consult a
phys ic ian if necessa ry .
- Repeated or long-term exposure to e lectro­
ly te fl uid ca n lead to ir ritation of the air­
ways, espec ia lly in people with ast hma o r
o ther resp iratory condi tions. Take deep
b re at hs immedia tely afte r leav ing t he veh i­
cle or, if this is no t possib le, open all of the
doors and windows as wide as possib le .

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::r ' Tongue weight
The maximum permitt ed tongue weight of the
trailer drawbar on the trailer hitch ball head may
not be exceeded .
If the tongue we ight is too low, this affects the
trailer's handling . For driv in g safety, we recom­
mend to always utilize the maximum permitted
tongue weight, but not exceed it. You can reach
it, for example , by distributing the cargo in the
trailer correctly.
You can determine the tongue weight, for exam­
ple, with a bathroom scale or a public weigh sta ­
tion .
The permitted tongue weight of your veh icle can
be found in the vehicle documentation or in
¢page 376.
Load distribution
Poor cargo load and distribution can negatively
i mpact ve hicle handl ing.
- Store objects preferably in the vehicle luggage
compartment . The vehicle shou ld always carry
the heaviest possible load and the trailer
shou ld have the lightest possible load.
- Distribute the load in the tra iler so that the
heavy objects are as close to the axle as possi­
ble.
- Secure objects from slid ing out of p lace.
- Utilize the maximum permitted tongue weight
if possible .
Tires
Set the tire pressure on your vehicle for a "full
load"; see the t ire pressure sticker¢
page 340.
If necessary, also adjust the tire pressure on the
trailer according to the manufacturer's recom­
mendation .
The tire pressure must be increased an addi tional
3 PS I (0 .2 bar) for towing loads over 6,600 lbs
(3,000 kg) .
W inter tires shou ld be mounted on the vehicle
and on the trailer during winter temperatures .
Trailer towing
Outside mirrors
If you cannot see the traffic behind the trailer
with the standard exterior mirrors, then you
must attach additional exterior mirrors. Adjust
them so you have a sufficient visibility behind
you.
Exterior lighting
Follow the legal regu lations rega rding the light ­
ing equipment on your trailer. Contact an author­
ized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi Service Facili­
ty for more information.
Before starting to drive , check all lighting eq uip­
ment on the hitched trailer.
T he headl ight range cont rol adj usts automat ica l­
ly to the light range of the headlights .
Safety chains
Make sure the safety chains are correctly applied
when pulling a trailer . The cha ins should hang
enough so that the trailer can drive around
curves . Howeve r, they must not touch the
ground.
Air suspension
Applies to: vehicles with air suspension
The air suspens ion must be at the standard vehi ­
cle he ight before you set the tongue weight on
the tra iler and hitch the trailer¢@ ,
¢page 130,
Raising/lowering the vehicle.
For vehicles with a factory-installed trailer hitch,
the a ir suspension trailer mode w ill automatically
switch on if you connect the trailer cable to the
socket.
For vehicles with a retrofitted trailer hitch, you
must sw itch on the a ir suspension trailer mode
manua lly . Select in the Infotainment system:
IMENU I button> Vehicle > left control button>
Vehicle settings > Air suspension: trailer. Switch
it off again after towing a trailer.
You can also sw itch off trailer mode manually
wh ile dr iving, for example, whe n using a bicycle
rack system. ..,.
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Assistance systems
Late: in this setting, the system provides correc­
tive steering just before a wheel goes over a de­
tected lane marker line.
Vibration warning
You can switch the additional vibration warning
in the steering wheel on or off.
&_ WARNING
With the vibration warning switched off,
there will also be no visual warning in the in­
strument cluster display when crossing a lane
marker line.
(D Tips
In certain markets: you r settings are stored
automatically and assigned to the remote
control key in use.
Audi side assist
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i side ass ist
Fig . 112 Senso r de tection range
Fig. 113 D isplay on the exte rior mirror
Side assist (lane change assist) helps you monitor
your blind spot and traffic behind your vehicle.
Within the limits of the system, it warns you
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about vehicles that are coming closer or that are
traveling with you within sensor range
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¢ fig. 112 . If a lane change is classif ied as cr iti­
ca l, the display @in the exterior mirror turns on
¢fig. 113.
The display in the left exterior mirror provides as­
s istance when making a lane change to the left,
while the display in the right exterior m irror pro­
vides assistance when making a lane change to
the right.
Information stage
As long as you do not activate the turn signal,
s ide assist
informs you about vehicles that are
detected and classified as critical. The display in
the mirror turns on, but is dim.
The display remains dim in the information stage
so that your view toward the front is not distur­
bed.
Warning stage
If the display in a mirror blinks brightly when you
activate a turn signal, side assist is
warning you
about detected vehicles that it has classified as
critica l. If this happens, check traffic by glancing
in the exterior m irrors and over your shoulder
¢ .& in General information on page 121 .
Applies to: vehicles with active lane assist: the
display in the m irror can a lso b link if you have not
activated a turn signal: if you are approaching a
detected lane marker line and it appears you will be leaving the lane, side assist will warn you
about detected vehicles that it has classified as
critical.
@ Tips
You can adjust the brightness on of the dis­
play on the rearview mirror¢
page 122.

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:E ' General information
Applies to: ve hicles with Audi side assist
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Fig . 11 4 Driving situatio ns
Fi g. 11 5 Rear of the vehicle: position of the sensors
Side assis t fun ctions at speeds above app roxi­
mate ly 9 mph ( 15 km/h) .
® Vehicles that are approaching
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In certain cases, a vehicle will be classified as
cr itica l for a lane change even if it is still some­
what far away. The faste r a ve hicle app roaches,
the soo ner the display in the exterio r mirror w ill
turn on.
@ Vehicles traveling with you
Ve hicles traveli ng w ith you are ind icated i n the
exte rior m irro r if they are classified as critical for
a lane change. All vehi cles detec ted by side assist
A ssi st a nce systems
are indicated by the time they enter your "blind
spot", at the latest.
© Vehicles you are passing
If you s low ly pass a vehi cle that s ide assist has
de tected (the difference in speed between t he
vehicle and you r vehicle is less than app roximate­
ly 9 mph ( 15 km/h)), the disp lay in the exterior
mirror turns on as soon as the vehicle enters you r
blind spot.
T he disp lay w ill not turn on if you quickly pass a
vehicle that side assist has detected (the differ­ ence in speed is greater than approximate ly 9
mph (15 km/h)) .
Functional limitat ions
T he radar sensors are des igned to de tec t t he lef t
and right adjacent lanes when the road lanes are
the normal width . In some situations, the display
in the exte rior mirror may turn on even though
there is no veh icle located in the area that is criti­
ca l for a lane change. For example :
- If the lanes are narrow or if you are dr iving on
the edge of your lane. If t his is the case, the
system may have detected a vehicle in another
lane that is
not adjacent to your current lane .
- If you are d riving through a curve . Side assist
may react to a vehicle that is in the same lane
or one lane over from the adjacent lane .
- If side assist reacts to other objects (such as
roads ide str uctures like guard rails).
- In poor weather conditions. The side assist
functions are limited.
Do not cover the radar sensors
c;, fig. 115 wit h
stickers, deposits, bicycle wheels or other ob ­
jects, because t his w ill impair the funct io n. Do
not use s ide ass ist when towing a trai ler. For in­
format ion on cleaning, see
c;, page 351 .
A WARNING
--Always pay attention to traffic and to the
area around your vehicle. S ide assist cannot
replace a driver's atte ntion. The driver alone
i s always re spon sible for lane changes and
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Ass is tanc e system s
-In some situations, the system may not
function or its funct ion may be limited. For
example:
- I f vehicles a re approac hing o r be ing left
beh ind very quickly. The display may not
turn on in time .
- I n poor weather conditions s uch as heavy
rain, s now o r heavy mis t.
- On very wide lanes, in tight curves, o r if
there is a rise in the road s urface. Vehicles
in the adjacent lane may not be detec ted
because they are outside of the sensor
range.
(Ud) Note
The se nso rs can be displaced by impacts o r
damage to the bumper, whee l housing and
underbody. This can impair the system . Have
an authorized A udi dealer or authorized A udi
Serv ice Facility check their function.
(D Tips
- If the window g lass in the driver's door or
front passenger's door has been tinted, the
display in the exterior mirror may be incor­
rect.
- For an explanation on conformity with t he
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regu lations, see
c:> page380.
Switching on/off
Applies to: ve hicles w ith Audi side assist
The system can be switched on/off in the Info ­
tainment system.
.. Se lect in the Infotainment system: IMENU I but­
ton
> V ehicle > left contro l button > Driver a s·
sistance
> Audi side ass ist . O ff switches the
system off.
If the system is activated, the displays in the ex ­
ter ior mirrors will turn on briefly when the ign i­
tion is sw itched on.
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(D Tips
When yo u switch side assist on or off, the exit
warn ing system activates o r deact ivates
c:> page 123.
Setting the display brightness
App lies to : vehicles wit h Audi side ass ist
The display brightness can be adjusted in the In ­
fotainment system.
.. Select in the Infotainment system : IMENU! but­
ton
> Vehicle > l eft control button > Dri ver as­
sistance
> Audi side a ssist.
The disp lay br igh tness adjusts automatically to
the brightness of the surroundings, both in the
information and in the warning stage. I n very
dark or very bright surround ings, the automatic
adjustment will set the display to the minimum or max imum level. In such cases, you may notice
no change when ad justing the br ightness, or the
change may only be noticeable once the sur­
r ound ings change.
Adjust the br ightness to a leve l where the display
i n the information stage will not disrupt your
v iew ahead. If you change the br ightness, the dis­
play in the exterio r mirror w ill br iefly show the
br ightness leve l in t he i nfo rmat ion stage . The
br ightness of the warn ing st age is linked to the
brightness in the information stage and is adjust ­
ed a long with the information stage .
(D Tips
- The side assis t fu nct ions are no t active dur ­
ing the adjus tment process.
- Th e exit war ning indica to rs turn o n du ring
the adjustment process.
- Yo ur sett ings a re a utomat ic all y stored and
assigned to the remo te con trol key be ing
used .

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:E ' Exit warning
Applies to: ve hicles with exit warning system
Fig . 116 Example dis play
Fig. 117 Door: warning str ip
When the vehicle is stationary, the exit warning
system warns the passengers of a possible colli ­
sion when opening the door . Within the limits of
the system, the system monitors the areas be­
hind and next to the vehicle using the radar sen­
sors
c::¢> page 121, fig. 115 . Moving objects that
are approaching from behind, such as cars, are
detected
c::¢> fig. 116.
When you open the door, the warning str ip on
the affected door blinks ¢
fig. 117 if another
r oad user is detected and the situation is classi­
f ied as critical. The display in the exterior mirror
on the affected side flashes at the same time . If
the door is already open and another road user is
detected and the situation is classified as critical,
then the corresponding displays turn on .
A WARNING
-Always pay attention to traffic and to the
area around your vehicle. The exit warning
system does not replace the attention of the
passengers. The vehicle passengers are al-
Assistance systems
ways responsible for opening the doors and
exiting the vehic le.
- The exit warning system can be available for
up to approximately three minutes after un­
locking the vehicle and opening the door as
well as after switching off the ignition . Then
the system switches off with a brief flashing
of the displays.
- The exit warning system cannot notify you
of every approaching object or person, such
as joggers or pedestrians .
A WARNING
The exit warning system is subject to limita­
tions and cannot warn you before every im­
pending coll is ion:
- If the veh icle is too wide for the parking
space and covered by the neighboring
veh icles.
- Approaching objects or peop le such as cy­
clists or skateboarders may not be detected
under certain circumstances.
- The system does not react to stat ionary ob­
jects.
- The view of the radar sensors may be im­
paired by leaves, snow, heavy spray or dirt .
Clean the area in front of the sensors
c::¢> page 121, fig. 115.
(D Note
Also read the information in c::¢,(D in General
information on page 122 .
(D Tips
-The exit warning system is switched on and
off through the side ass ist
c::¢> page 122. The
ex it warning indicators turn on dur ing the
adjustment process.
- The display brightness for the exit warning
system cannot be adjusted.
- T he system is not availab le when tow ing a
trailer.
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:E ' Peripheral cameras
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with peripheral cameras
With this equipment, the park ing system p lus*
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page 133 is supplemented w ith various pe riph­
e ral cameras. The four cameras give you the fol­
l owing views: area around the vehicle, front cor­
ner view and rear corner view, view in front of the
vehicle and behind the vehicle .
General information
Applies to: vehicles with peripheral cameras
Fig. 137 Location of periphera l cameras
The four peripheral cameras are located in the ra­
diator grille, in the luggage compartment lid and
on both exterior mirrors
¢ fig. 137. Make sure
that the lenses are not covered by deposits or any
other obstructions as this may impair the system. For information on cleaning, see¢
page 351.
Black corners are shown in the vehicle si lhouette
when in
S u rro und ing s mode. Objects in these
areas are outside of the camera's field of view
and are not detected.
A WARNING
-Always read and follow the applicable warn­ ings
¢.&. in General information on
page 132.
- If the position or the installation angle of a
came ra was changed, for example after a
co llision, do not continue to use the system
for safety reasons. Have it checked by an au­
thorized Audi dea le r or authorized Audi
Service Facility .
Parking systems
- Keep in mind that the image in the display is
incorrect if the exterior mirror housing has
been moved out of p lace.
- Use the
Re ar mode and the Co rner view
(r ea r)
mode only when the luggage com­
partment lid is completely closed. Other­
wise the image in the display will be incor­
rect.
- The area around the vehicle is shown using
the camera images. The vehicle image is
shown by the system . Objects and obstacles
above the camera a re not disp layed.
- Camera lenses enlarge and distort the field
of vision. The objects appear both a ltered
and ina ccurate on the screen.
- Applies to: vehicles with air suspension: the
accuracy of the or ientat ion lines and blue
surfaces dec reases whe n the veh icle is
raised/ lowered¢
page 128.
(D Note
- Always read and fo llow the applicable wa rn­
ings ¢Ci)
in General information on
page 132.
- The Infotainment d isplay shows the direc­
tion in which the rear of the veh icle is travel­
ing based on the steering wheel ang le. The
front of the vehicle swings out more than
the rear of the vehicle. Maintain plenty of distance so that an exterior mirror or a cor­
ner of the vehicle does not collide with any
obstacles.
(l) Tips
If the 8/~/c::; symbol appears in the dis­
play and the respective disp lay area is grayed
out, then the power exterior mirrors were
fo lded in or the dr iver's door/front passeng­
er's door/luggage compartment lid was
opened .
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