2019 AUDI Q7 Red

Assistsystems

Audipresensecity
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresensecity
Description
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,presensecity
canwarnyouofimpendingcollisionswithvehi-
clesandpedestriansandinitiatetheapplicable
brakingmaneuverifneeded.Presensecityisac-
tiveatspeedsofapproximately6mph(10km/h)
andhigher.
Apedestrianwarningcanoccuratspeeds upto
50mph(85km/h),andvehiclewarningscanoc-
curatspeedsupto155mph(250km/h).Apre
sensecitybrakingmaneuverispossibleatspeeds
upto50mph(85km/h).
Warnings
Thesystemrecognizesvariousdangeroussitua-
tions.Theearlywarningoccursif:
—Avehicledrivingaheadbrakessuddenly
—Yourownvehicleapproachesavehicleinfront
ofyouthatistravelingatasignificantlyslower
speedorthatisstationary
—Apedestrianisstandinginthelaneorismov-
ingintothelane
Whenthiswarningoccurs,itmayonlybepossi-
bleto avoidacollisionbyswervingorbraking
strongly.ThemessageAudipresensewa
=>page112,fig.109andawarningtonewill
warnyouaboutthedanger.
Thebrakesmayalsobeappliedasanacutewarn-
ing whenthereisanimpendingcollision.Ifyou
donotreacttotheacutewarning,presensecity
canbraketothepointofcompletedeceleration
withinthelimitsofthesystem.Thisreducesthe
vehiclespeedintheeventofacollision.Themes-
sageAudipresensewaalsoappears.
Thefollowingfunctionsaretriggeredinconjunc-
tionwithpresensebasic/rear:
—Reversibletensioningofthefront safetybelts
—Closingthewindowsandsunroof*
—Inflatingthesidebolsters*intheseatbackrest
andseatsurface
Audidriveselect*:thefunctionisnotactivede-
pendingonthemodeselected.
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ZAWARNING
—Presensecitycannotovercomethelawsof
physics.Itisasystemdesignedtoassistand
itcannotpreventacollisionineverycircum-
stance.Thedrivermustalwaysintervene.
Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforbraking
atthecorrecttime.Donotlettheincreased
safetyprovidedtemptyouintotakingrisks.
Thiscouldincreaseyourriskofacollision.
— The systemcandeployincorrectlydueto
system-specificlimits.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,please
notethatthecameradoesnotalwaysdetect
everyobject.
—Presensecitydoesnotreacttoanimals,
crossing oroncomingvehicles,objectssuch
asbars,railingsorrailcars,andobjectsthat
aredifficulttodetect>A\inGeneralinfor-
mationonpage102.
—Intrailermode,thebrakingbehaviorofthe
trailercanbedifferentthanusualduringau-
tomaticbraking.


ZA\WARNING
Presensecitymayberestrictedorunavailable
inthefollowingtypesofsituations:
—Inheavyfog,rain,spray,orsnow
—Whentherearevisualobstructions,suchas
glare,reflectionsorvariationsinlight
—Whenitisdark
—Ifthecamerawindoworthewindshieldis
dirty,iced over,damagedorcovered
—Whendrivingonsnow,iceorlooseground
—Incurves
—IftheESCwasrestrictedorswitchedoff
—Whentowingatrailer
—Whenthedriver'sseatbeltisunfastened
—Uptotensecondsafterswitchingontheig-
nition

(1)Note
Impactsordamagetothecameramounton
thewindshieldcandisplacethesensor.Pre
sensecitycanbeimpairedbythis.Haveanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServ-
iceFacilitychecktheirfunction.

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@)Tips
—Youcancancelthesystembrakinginterven-
tionifyouaccelerateconsiderablyorswerve
away.
— Keepinmindthatpresensecitycanbrake
unexpectedly.Alwayssecureanycargoor
objects
thatyouaretransportingtoreduce
theriskofdamageorinjury.
—Specificpresensecityfunctionsswitchoff
whentheESCislimitedorswitchedoff
=page147orthehilldescentassistis
switchedon>page148.
—Whenthereisamalfunctioninthecamera,
thepresensecityfunctionsalsoswitchoff.
SettingsintheInfotainmentsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresense

MENU >SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audipre sense.

Turnon/offAudipresense-thepresensefunc-
tionscanbe turnedonandoff.
Ifthesystemisswitchedoff,itswitchesonagain
automaticallyoncetheignitionisswitchedon
again.
Prewarning-theearlywarningcan be switched
offorthepresensecity/frontwarningpointcan
beset(Early/Medium/Late).
Setthewarningtimefortheearlywarningto
Earlyatfirst.Ifthiscausesundesiredearlywarn-
ingstoappear,thensetthewarningtimetoMe-
dium. TheLatewarningtimeshouldonlybeset
inspecialcircumstances.
@)Tips
Yoursettings areautomaticallystoredandas-
signedtothevehiclekeybeingused.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresense
Biaudipresense:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thismessageappearswhenthepresensefunc-
tionisaffected.Forexample,thiscouldbe


causedbyafaultysensor.Drivetoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Sensor
viewlimitedduetosurroundings.Seeowner's
manual
Thismessageappearsiftheradarsensorand
cameraviewisobstructed,forexamplebyleaves,
snow,heavysprayordirt.Ifnecessary, cleanthe
sensorsandtheareaaroundthecamera
=page102,fig.96or>page120,fig.116.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Trailer
towingmode
Forvehicleswithatrailerhitchinstalledatthe
factory,thepresenserearfunctionsswitchoff
whentheelectricalconnectoratthesocketis
pluggedin.Thereisnoguaranteethefunctions
willswitchoffwhenusingaretrofittedtrailer
hitch.
Audipresense:currentlyrestricted
ThismessageappearsiftheESCisrestrictedor
switchedoff,forexample.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Seeown-
er'smanual
Thismessageappearswhenthereisatemporary
failureinasubsystem,suchastheESC.Ifthis
messageappearsrepeatedly,drivetoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tytohave themalfunctioncorrected.
Audipresense:emergencybrakingsystem
off
Thismessageappearsifthepresensefunctions
areswitchedoffthroughtheInfotainmentsys-
temorifthesystemisnotready.
Audiactivelaneassist
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Activelaneassist(lanedeparturewarning)de-
tectslane markerlineswithinthelimitsofthe
systemusingacamerainthewindshield.Ifyou
areapproachingadetectedlanemarkerlineand
itappearslikelythatyouwillleavethelane,the
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Switchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist

B8V-0692


Fig.110Turnsignallever:buttonforactivelaneassist

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B4M-0090


Fig.111Windshield:camerawindowforactivelaneassist
>Pressthebuttontoswitchthesystemonand
off=fig.110.Theindicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclusterturnsonoroff.

DIncertaincountries


Analoginstru-|AudivirtualMeaningon
mentcluster|cockpit/head-|thecorre-
updisplay*spondingside
Greenline(s)|Greenline(s)|Activelaneas-
(left/right) (left/right)sistisactivat-
7\oyedandready
toprovide
warnings.
-RedlineActivelaneas-
(left/right)sistwillwarn
if8youbeforethe
vehicleleaves
a lane.The
steeringwheel
willalsovi-
bratelightly.

Yellowline(s)
(left/right)
7%

Grayline(s)
(left/right)
1%

Activelaneas-
sistisactivat-
ed,butisnot
readytopro-
videwarnings.

Ifthesystemisswitchedonbutisnotreadyto
providewarnings,oneofthefollowingcouldbe
thecause:
—Thereisnolane markerline
—Therelevantlanemarkerlinesarenotdetected
(forexample,markingsinaconstructionzone
orbecausetheyareobstructedbysnow,dirt,
waterorlighting)
—Thevehiclespeedisbelowtheactivationspeed
ofapproximately40mph(65km/h)
—Thelaneistoonarrowortoowide
—Thecurveistoonarrow
—Thedriver'shandsarenotonthesteering
wheel
@)Tips
— Makesurethecamerawindow°&fig.111is
notcoveredbystickersorotherobjects.For
informationoncleaning,see>page346.
—Ifthesystemisreadyforoperation,itwill
remainreadyeachtimeitisswitchedon)).
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Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Pee
wmaq 9
=+a
Fig.112Instrumentcluster:activelaneassistisswitched
onandreadytoprovidewarnings
YoucanopenuptheDriverassistancedisplayfor
theactivelaneassistusingthemultifunction
steeringwheelbuttons>page16.
Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-up
display”.

Driverassistance
displayinthein-
strumentcluster
Meaningonthecorre-
spondingside

Greenline(s)Activelaneassistisacti-

(leftorright)vatedandreadytopro-
videwarnings.
RedlineActivelaneassistwill
(leftorright)warnyoubeforethevehi-
cleleavesa lane.The
steeringwheelwillalso
vibratelightly.

Activelaneassistisacti-
vated,butisnotreadyto
providewarnings.
Grayline(s)
(leftorright)


Audiactivelaneassist:currentlyunavaila-
ble.Cameraviewrestrictedduetosurround-
ings.Seeowner'smanual
Thismessageappearsifthecameraisunableto
detectthelines.Thiscouldhappenif:
—Thecamerafieldofview>page117,fig.111is
dirtyorcoveredinice.Cleanthisareaonthe
windshield>page346.
—Thecamerafieldofviewisfoggedover.Wait
untilthe foghasclearedbeforeswitchingthe
activelaneassistonagain.
—Thesystemhasbeenunabletodetectthelanes
foranextendedperiodoftimeduetoroad con-
ditions.Switchactivelaneassistbackonwhen
thelinesaremorevisible.
Audiactivelaneassist:currentlyunavaila-
ble.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisatemporarymalfunctionthatmaypre-
vent theactivelaneassistfromswitchingon. Try
switchingtheactivelaneassistonagainlater.
Audiactivelaneassist:Pleasetake over
steering!
Thismessageappearsifyouarenotsteeringby
yourself.Activelaneassistisactivated,butisnot
readytoprovidewarnings.

ZAWARNING
Notethatmessagesmaybedelayedornot
displayedonvehicleswithaccessoriesmount-
edonthesteeringwheel,suchasasteering
wheelspinnerknob.Alwayskeep yourhands
onthesteeringwheel.

Messagesintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
Iftheactivelaneassistswitchesoffautomatical-
ly,theindicatorlightinthedisplayturnsoffand
oneofthefollowingmessagesappears:
7\|Audiactivelaneassist:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
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Adjustingthesteeringtimeandvibration

warning
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Youcanadjustindividualactivelaneassistset-
tingsintheInfotainmentsystem.

MENU]but- >SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audiactivelaneassist.

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Steeringtime
Early:inthissetting,thecorrectivesteeringhap-
penscontinuouslytohelpkeepthevehicleinthe
centerofthelane.
Late:inthissetting,thesystemprovidescorrec-
tivesteeringjustbeforeawheelgoesoverade-
tectedlanemarkerline.
Vibrationwarning
Youcanswitchtheadditionalvibrationwarning
inthesteeringwheelonoroff.

Z\WARNING
Withthevibrationwarningswitchedoff,there
willalsobenovisualwarningintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplaywhencrossingalane
markerline.
@Tips
Market-specific:Certainsettingsareautomat-
icallystoredandassignedtothevehiclekey
beingused.

Audisideassist
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audisideassist

B4M-0099]

Fig.113Sensordetectionrange
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Fig.114Displayontheexteriormirror
Sideassist(lanechangeassist)helpsyoumonitor
yourblindspotandtrafficbehindyourvehicle.
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,itwarnsyou
aboutvehiclesthatarecomingcloserorthatare
traveling
withyouwithinsensorrange@)
>fig.113.If alanechangeisclassifiedascriti-
cal,thedisplay@)intheexteriormirrorturnson
>fig.114.
Thedisplayintheleftexteriormirrorprovidesas-
sistancewhenmakingalanechangetotheleft,
whilethedisplayintherightexteriormirrorpro-
videsassistancewhenmakingalanechangeto
theright.
Informationstage
Aslongasyoudonotactivatetheturnsignal,
sideassistinformsyouaboutvehiclesthatare
detectedandclassifiedascritical.Thedisplayin
themirrorturnson,butisdim.
Thedisplayremainsdimintheinformationstage
sothatyour viewtowardthefrontisnotdistur-
bed.
Warningstage
Ifthedisplayinamirrorblinksbrightlywhenyou
activateaturnsignal,sideassistiswarningyou
aboutdetectedvehiclesthatithasclassifiedas
critical.Ifthishappens,checktrafficby glancing
intheexteriormirrorsandoveryourshoulder
=>AinGeneralinformationonpage121.
Appliesto:vehicleswithactivelaneassist:the
displayinthemirrorcanalsoblinkifyouhavenot
activatedaturnsignal:ifyouareapproachinga
detectedlanemarkerlineanditappearsyouwill
beleavingthelane,sideassistwillwarnyou
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aboutdetectedvehiclesthatithasclassifiedas
critical.
iG)Tips
Youcanadjustthebrightnessonofthedis-
playontherearviewmirror>page121.

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Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist


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B4M-0102


Fig.116Rearofthevehicle:positionofthesensors
Sideassistfunctionsatspeedsaboveapproxi-
mately9mph(15km/h).
@)Vehiclesthatareapproaching
Incertaincases,avehiclewillbeclassifiedas
criticalforalanechangeevenifitisstillsome-
whatfaraway.Thefasteravehicleapproaches,
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thesoonerthedisplayintheoutsidemirrorwill
turnon.
Vehiclestravelingwithyou
Vehiclestravelingwithyouareindicatedinthe
exteriormirroriftheyareclassifiedascriticalfor
alane change.Allvehiclesdetectedbysideassist
areindicatedbythetimetheyenteryour“blind
spot”,atthelatest.
©Vehiclesyouarepassing
Ifyouslowlypassavehiclethatsideassisthas
detected(thedifferenceinspeedbetweentheve-
hicleandyourvehicleislessthanapproximately
9mph(15km/h)),thedisplayintheexteriormir-
rorturnsonassoonasthevehicleentersyour
blindspot.
Thedisplaywillnotturnonifyouquicklypassa
vehiclethatsideassisthasdetected(thediffer-
enceinspeedisgreaterthanapproximately9
mph(15km/h)).
Functionallimitations
Theradarsensorsaredesignedtodetecttheleft
andrightadjacentlaneswhentheroadlanesare
thenormalwidth.Insomesituations,thedisplay
intheexteriormirrormayturnoneventhough
thereisnovehiclelocatedintheareathatiscriti-
calforalanechange.Forexample:
—Ifthelanesarenarroworifyouaredrivingon
theedgeofyourlane.Ifthisisthecase,the
systemmayhavedetectedavehicleinanother
lanethatisnotadjacenttoyourcurrentlane.
—Ifyouaredrivingthroughacurve.Sideassist
mayreacttoavehiclethatisinthesamelane
oronelaneoverfromtheadjacentlane.
—Ifsideassistreactstootherobjects(such as
roadsidestructureslikeguardrails).
—Inpoorweatherconditions.Thesideassist
functionsarelimited.
Donotcovertheradarsensors>fig.116with
stickers,deposits,bicyclewheelsorotherob-
jects,becausethiswillimpairthefunction.For
informationoncleaning,see>page346.>

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@®Tips
—Thesideassistfunctionsarenotactivedur-
ingtheadjustmentprocess.
— Theexitwarningindicatorsturnonduring
theadjustmentprocess.
—Yoursettingsareautomaticallystoredand
assignedtothevehiclekeybeingused.
Appliesto:vehicleswithexitwarningsystem


B4M-0104
Fig.118Door:warningstrip
Whenthevehicleisstationary,theexitwarning
systemwarnsthepassengersofapossiblecolli-
sionwhenopeningthedoor.Withinthelimitsof
thesystem,thesystemmonitorstheareasbe-
hindandnexttothevehicleusingtheradarsen-
sors>page120,fig.116.Movingobjectsthat
areapproachingfrombehind,suchascars,are
detected>fig.117.
Whenyouopenthedoor,thewarningstripon
theaffecteddoorblinks>fig.118ifanother
roaduserisdetectedandthesituationisclassi-
fiedascritical.Thedisplayintheexteriormirror
ontheaffectedsideflashes atthesametime.If
thedoorisalreadyopen andanotherroaduseris
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detectedandthesituationisclassifiedascritical,
thenthecorrespondingdisplaysturnon.

ZXWARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.Theexitwarning
systemdoesnotreplacetheattentionofthe
vehicleoccupants.Thevehicleoccupantsare
alwaysresponsibleforopeningthedoors
andexitingthevehicle.
—Theexitwarningsystemcanbeavailablefor
uptoapproximatelythreeminutesafterun-
lockingthevehicleandopeningthedooras
wellasafterswitchingofftheignition.Then
thedisplaysflashbrieflyandthesystem
switchesoff.
— The
exitwarningsystemdoesnotrespond
topeopleandcannotwarnyouaboutevery
typeofapproachingobjects,suchascyclists.
Alwaysmonitorthetrafficaswellastheve-
hicle'ssurroundingswithdirecteyecontact.

ZAWARNING
Theexitwarningsystemissubjecttolimita-
tionsandcannotwarnyoubeforeeveryim-
pendingcollision:
—Ifthevehicleistoowidefortheparking
spaceandcoveredby the neighboringvehi-
cles.
—Approachingobjectsorpeoplesuchascy-
clistsorskateboardersmaynot be detected
undercertaincircumstances.
— The systemdoesnotreacttostationaryob-
jects.
— Theviewoftheradarsensorsmaybeim-
pairedbyleaves,snow,heavysprayordirt.
Cleantheareainfrontofthesensors
>page120,fig.116.

@®)Note
Alsoreadtheinformationin>@inGeneral
informationonpage121.
@)Tips
—Theexitwarningsystemisswitchedonand
offthroughthesideassist>page121.The

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exitwarningindicatorsturnonduringthe
adjustmentprocess.
— Thedisplaybrightnessfortheexitwarning
systemcannotbeadjusted.
— Thesystemisnotavailablewhentowinga
trailer.
TearLaieh
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearcross-trafficassist
rm
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Fig.120Infotainmentsystem:rearcross-trafficassistdis-
play
Activatingrearcross-trafficassist
Therearcross-trafficassistisactivatedautomati-
callyifyouturnontheparkingaid>page131or
shiftintoreversegear.
Therearcross-trafficassistcanwarnofapoten-
tialcollisionwithapproachingcross-trafficwhen
drivinginreverseatspeedsuptoapproximately
9mph(15km/h).Withinitslimits,thesystem
monitorstheareasbehindandnexttothevehicle
usingtheradarsensorswhenleavingaparking
space>page120,fig. 116.Movingobjectsthat
areapproaching,suchascars,aredetected
>fig.119.
Ifthesystemdetectscriticalcrosstrafficwhen
backingoutofaparkingspace,itwillreactasfol-
lows:
—Visualindicator: anindicatorappearsintheIn-
fotainmentsystemdisplaywitharedarrow
symbol.Thearrowpointsinthedirectionfrom
whichtheobjectisapproaching>fig.120.
—Audiblewarningsignal:acontinuoustonemay
soundasanadditionalindicatorwhendrivingin
reverse.
—Automaticbrakeactivation:abriefactivation
ofthe brakesmayalsowarnyouofapotential
collisionwithanapproachingobject.
Theaudiblewarningsignalandtheautomatic
brakeactivationoccuronlywhendrivinginre-
verse.
ZXWARNING
—Therearcross-trafficassistisanassistsys-
temandcannotpreventacollisionbyitself.
Thedrivermustalwaysintervene.Thedriver
isalwaysresponsibleforbrakingatthecor-
rect
time.
—Pleasenotethattherearcross-trafficassist
mayactivatethebrakesunexpectedly.Se-
cureanycargothatyouaretransportingto
reducetheriskofdamageorinjury.
—Automaticbrakingcannotbetriggered
againwithin20secondsafteranautomatic
brakeactivation.

—Ifthereisanacousticwarningsignalfrom
therearcross-trafficassist,thentheparking
systemmaynotwarnyouofdetectedobsta-
clesundercertaincircumstances.
— Theviewoftheradarsensorsmaybeim-
pairedbyleaves,snow,heavysprayordirt.
Clean
theareainfrontofthesensors
=>page120,fig.116.


ZXWARNING
—Therearcross-trafficassistwillnotprovide
alertsaboutpeopleandcannotwarnyou
abouteverytypeofapproachingobjects,
suchascyclists.Alwaysmonitorthe traffic
aswellasthevehicle'ssurroundingswithdi-
recteyecontact.
—Therearcross-trafficassistwillnotprovide

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