2019 AUDI Q7 Windshield

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Windshieldwipers
Switchingthewiperson

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Fig.45Rearwindowwiperoperation
Movethewindshieldwiperlevertothecorre-
spondingposition:
©-Windshieldwipersoff
@-Rainsensormode.Thewindshieldwipers
switchon oncethevehiclespeedexceedsapprox-
imately2mph(4km/h)anditisraining.The
higherthesensitivityoftherainsensorthatisset
(switch@)totheright),theearlierthewind-
shieldwipersreacttomoistureonthewind-
shield.Youcandeactivatetherainsensormode
intheInfotainmentsystem,whichswitchesthe
intermittentmodeon.Todothis,select:[MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Rainsensor.Inintermittentmode,
youcanadjusttheintervaltimeusingtheswitch
®.
@-Slowwiping
@-Fastwiping
@-Singlewipe.Ifyouholdtheleverinthisposi-
tionlonger,the wipersswitchfromslowwiping
tofastwiping.


©)-Cleanthewindshield.Thewiperswipeone
timeafterseveralsecondsofdrivingtoremove
waterdroplets.Youcanswitchthisfunctionoff
bymovingthelevertoposition©)within10sec-
ondsoftheafterwipe.Theafterwipefunctionis
reactivatedthenexttimeyouswitchtheignition
on.
Cleantheheadlights*.Theheadlightwashersys-
tem*operatesonlywhenthelowbeamhead-
lightsare on.Ifyoumovethelevertoposition
©,theheadlightsandthenightvisionassist
camera*arecleanedatintervals.
©-Wipetherearwindow.Thenumberofwipes
dependsonthewindshieldwipermovement.
Therearwiperautomaticallyswitchesonwhen
thereversegearisselectedandthefrontwind-
shieldwipersareonandrunning.
@-Cleantherearwindow.Thenumberofwipes
dependsonhowlongtheleverisheldinposition
©.
ZAWARNING
—Therainsensorisonlyintendedtoassistthe
driver.Thedrivermaystillberesponsiblefor
manuallyswitchingthe wipersonbasedon
visibilityconditions.
— Thewindshieldmustnot betreatedwith
water-repellingwindshieldcoatingagents.
Unfavorableconditions,suchaswetness,
darknessorlowsun,canresultinincreased
glare,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.Wiperbladechatterisalsopossible.
—Properlyfunctioningwindshieldwiper
bladesarerequiredforaclearviewandsafe
driving>page50,Replacingwiperblades.
@)Note
—Ifthereisfrost,makesurethewindshield
wiperbladesarenotfrozentothewind-
shield.Switchingonthewindshieldwipers
whenthebladesarefrozentothewind-
shieldcandamagethewiperblades.
—Thewindshieldwipersystemmustbe
switchedoff(leverinposition0)beforeus-
ing
acarwash.Thispreventsthewipers
fromswitchingonunintentionallyand


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causingdamagetothewindshieldwiper
system.
@)Tips
— Thewindshieldwipersswitchoffwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.Youcanactivatethe
windshieldwipersaftertheignitionis
switchedonagainbymovingthewindshield
wiperlevertoanyposition.
—Wornordirtywindshieldwiperbladesresult
instreaking.Thiscanaffecttherainsensor
function.Checkyourwindshieldwiper
bladesregularly.
— Thewasherfluidnozzlesforthewindshield
washersystemareheatedwhentheignition
isoniftheoutsidetemperatureislow.
—Whenstoppingtemporarily,suchasata
trafficlight,thespeedofthewindshield
wipersautomaticallyreducesbyonelevel.
Cleaningthewiperblades
Cleanthewiperbladeswhenyouseewiper
streaks.Useasoftclothandaglasscleaner.
Windshieldwiper
> Placethewindshieldwiperarmsintheservice
position>page50.
> Foldthewindshieldwiperarmsawayfromthe
windshield.
Rearwindowwiper
> Foldthewiperarmawayfromtherearwindow.

ZA\WARNING
Dirtywindshieldwiperbladescanimpairvi-
sion,whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.

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Replacingwiperblades

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Fig.46Removingwindshieldwiperblades
Windshieldwiperserviceposition/blade
replacementposition
>Switchofftheignitionandholdthewindshield
wiperleverinposition@)>page49,fig.44un-
tilthewindshieldwipermovesintotheservice
position.
>Tobringthewindshieldwipersbacktothenor-
malposition,switchtheignitiononandhold
thewindshieldwiperleverinposition@)until
thewindshieldwipersgobacktothenormal
position,ordrivefasterthan8mph(12km/h).
Youcanalsoturntheservicepositiononoroffin
theInfotainmentsystem:
>Switchthewindshieldwipersoff(position@
=>page49,fig.44).
>Select:the[MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcon-
trolbutton>Service&checks>Wiperchange
position.


Removingthewiperblade
>Foldthewindshieldwiperarmawayfromthe
windshield.
>Pressthelockingknob@)°fig.46onthewiper
blade.Holdthewiperbladefirmly.
>Removethewiperbladeinthedirectionofthe
arrow.
Installingthewiperblade
>Insertthenewwiperbladeintothemounton
thewiperarm(2)untilitclicksintoplace.
>Placethewiperarmbackonthewindshield.
>Exittheserviceposition.

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ZA\WARNING
Forsafetyreasons,thewindshieldwiper
bladesshouldbereplacedonceortwiceeach
year.

®Note
—Onlyfoldthewindshieldwipersawaywhen
theyareintheserviceposition.Otherwise,
youriskdamagingthepaintonthehoodor
thewindshieldwipermotor.
—Youshouldnotmoveyourvehicleoroperate
thewindshieldwiperleverwhenthewiper
armsarefoldedawayfromthewindshield.
Thewindshieldwiperswouldmovebackin-
totheiroriginalpositionandcoulddamage
thehoodandwindshield.
@)Tips
—Youcanalsousetheserviceposition,forex-
ample,ifyouwanttoprotectthewindshield
fromicingbyusingacover.
—Youcannotactivatetheserviceposition
whenthehoodisopen.
Replacingrearwiperblade

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Fig.47Rearwindowwiper:installingthewiperblade
Removingthewiperblade
>Foldthewiperarmawayfromtherearwindow.
>Removethewiperbladefromitsholder.

Installingthewiperblade
>Pressthewiperblademountintotheretainer.
>Foldthewindowwiperarmbackontotherear
window.

Z\WARNING
Forsafetyreasons,thewindshieldwiper
bladesshouldbereplacedonceortwiceeach
year.

Digitalcompass
Switchingthecompassonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswithdigitalcompass

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Fig.48Rearviewmirror:digitalcompassisswitchedon
>Toturnthe compassonoroff,pressthe button
@untilthecompassinthemirrorappearsor
disappears.
Thedigitalcompassonlyworkswhentheignition
isturnedon.Thedirectionsareindicatedwithab-
breviations:N(north),NE(northeast),E(east),
SE(southeast),S(south),SW(southwest),W
(west),NW(northwest).
@)Tips
Topreventinaccuratecompassreadings,do
notbringanyremotecontrols,electricaldevi-
cesormetallic objectsnearthemirror.
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Warmandcold
Climatecontrolsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswith3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimate
controlor4-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol
Theclimatecontrolsystemwarms,coolsandre-
moveshumidityfromtheairinthevehicleinteri-
or.Itismosteffectivewhenthewindowsand
sunroof*areclosed.Ifthereisabuild-upofheat
insidethevehicle,ventilationcanhelptospeed
upthecoolingprocess.
Inallheatingmodefunctionsexceptfordefrost,
thebloweronlyswitchestoahigherspeedonce
theenginecoolanthasreachedasufficienttem-
perature.
Pollutantfilter
The
pollutantfilterremovespollutantssuchas
dustandpollenfromtheair.
Keyrecognition
Theclimatecontrolsettings areautomatically
storedandassignedtothevehiclekeythatisin
use.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Ifyouwouldliketoreducefuelconsump-
tion,switchtheairconditioningoff.This
willalsoreduceemissions.
—Invehicleswithadieselengine,youcan
switchtheauxiliaryheateroffintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.
@)Tips
—Topreventinterferencewiththeheating
andcoolingoutputandtopreventthewin-
dowsfromfoggingover,theairintakein
frontofthewindshieldmustbefreeofice,
snow,orleaves.
—Condensationfromthecoolingsystemcan
dripandformapuddleofwater underthe
vehicle.Thisisnormalanddoesnotmean
thereisaleak.
—Theenergymanagementsystemmaytem-
porarilyswitchoffcertainfunctions,suchas
theseatheating*orrearwindowdefogger.
Thesesystemsareavailableagainassoonas
theenergysupplyhasbeenrestored.
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windows.Coolingmodeswitchesoffautomati-
callywhentheoutsidetemperatureisbelow
zero.Whenthecoolingmodeisswitchedon,M&
thevehicleinterioriscooledanddehumidifiedas
quicklyaspossible.
<=Recirculationmode
Inrecirculationmode,theairinsidethevehicleis
circulatedandfiltered.Thispreventstheunfil-
teredairoutsidethevehiclefromenteringthe
vehicleinterior.Switchingrecirculationmodeon
whendrivingthroughatunnelorwhensittingin
trafficisrecommended>A.
Usingthebutton,recirculationmodeisswitched
onandoffusingthe<>button.Youcanalso
switchofftherecirculationmodebypressingthe
knob@(leftside)ortheoffusingthe§&button.
AUTOAutomaticmode
Automaticmodemaintainsaconstanttempera-
tureinsidethevehicle.Airtemperature,airflow
andairdistributionarecontrolledautomatically.
Youcanswitchautomaticmodeonoroffby
pressingtheknob(2)(leftside).
Temperature
Youcanadjustthetemperaturebetween60°F
(+16°C)and84°F(+28°C)byturningtheknob
©.Ifoutsideofthisrange,LOorHIwillappear
intheclimatecontrolsystemdisplay.Atbothof
thesesettings,theclimatecontrolsystemruns
continuously
atmaximumcoolingorheating
power.Thereisnotemperatureregulation.
§Blower
Youcanmanuallyadjustthevolumeofairgener-
ated
by theblowertoyourpreferencebyturning
theknob@).Theblowershouldalwaysrunata
lowsettingtopreventthewindowsfromfogging
andtoensureacontinuousexchangeofairinside
thevehicle.To havetheblowerregulatedauto-
matically,presstheknob(2)(leftside).
Airdistribution
Youcanuse thebuttonstoselecttheventswhere
theairwillflow.Tohavetheairdistributionregu-
latedautomatically,presstheknob(2)(leftside).
af£JSeatheating/ventilation*
Pressingthe«/“J buttonswitchestheseat
heating/ventilationonatthehighestsetting(lev-
el 3).TheLEDsindicatethetemperaturelevel.To
reducethetemperature,pressthebuttonagain.
Toswitchtheseatheating/ventilationoff,press
the buttonrepeatedlyuntiltheLEDturnsoff.
Defogging
Thewindshieldandsidewindowsaredefrosted
orclearedofcondensationasquicklyaspossible.
Themaximumamountofairflowsmainlyfrom
theventsbelowthewindshield.Recirculation
modeswitchesoff. Thetemperatureshould be
setat+72°F(+22°C)orhigher.Thetemperature
iscontrolledautomatically.
Defrostisswitchedonandoffswitchedonand
offusingthe§%button.Youcanswitchthefunc-
tionoffbypressingtheknob(2)(leftside).
Appliestovehicleswithwindshielddefogger:the
windshielddefoggerswitchesonautomatically
whenoutsidetemperaturesarelow.Ifyouwould
liketoswitchthewindshielddefrosteronman-
ually,pressthe§button.TheLEDinthebutton
blinks.
®Rearwindowdefogger
Pressthebutton28toswitchtherearwindowde-
foggeron.Itonlyoperateswhentheengineis
running.Itswitchesoffautomaticallyafter10to
20minutes,dependingontheoutsidetempera-
ture.
Topreventtherearwindowdefoggerfrom
switchingoffautomatically,pressandholdthe
buttonformorethanthreeseconds.Thisisstor-
eduntiltheignitionisswitchedoff.
Synchronization
Thefunctionisactivatedbypressingandholding
theknob@)(Leftside).Thetemperaturedisplays
willblinkbriefly.Whensynchronizationisswitch-
edon,thesettingsforthedriver'ssideare ap-
pliedtothefrontpassenger'ssideandtherear
(exceptforseatheating/ventilation*).Synchroni-
zationswitchesoffifthesettingsarechangedon
thefrontpassenger'ssideorintherear.
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MSCoolingmode*
Themaximumcoolingmodecanbe switchedon
andoffusingthe4button.Theairisnot cooled
andhumidityisnotremovedwhencoolingmode
isswitchedoff.Thiscancausefogonthewin-
dows.Coolingmodeswitchesoffautomatically
whentheoutsidetemperatureisbelowzero.
Whenthecoolingmodeisswitchedon,M&the
vehicleinterioriscooledanddehumidifiedas
quicklyaspossible.
<>Recirculationmode
Inrecirculationmode,theairinsidethevehicleis
circulatedandfiltered.Thispreventstheunfil-
teredairoutsidethevehiclefromenteringthe
vehicleinterior.Switchingrecirculationmodeon
whendrivingthroughatunnelorwhensittingin
trafficisrecommended>A\.
Usingthebutton,recirculationmodeisswitched
onandoffusingthe<>button.Youcanalso
switchtherecirculationmodeoffbypressingthe
knob@ortheoffusingthe§&button.
AUTOAutomaticmode
Automaticmodemaintainsaconstanttempera-
tureinsidethevehicle.Airtemperature,airflow
andairdistributionarecontrolledautomatically.
Youcanswitchautomaticmodeonoroffby
pressingtheknob(@).
Temperature
Youcanadjustthetemperaturebetween60°F
(+16°C)and84°F(+28°C)byturningtheknob
@.Ifoutsideofthisrange,LOorHIwillappear
intheclimatecontrolsystemdisplay.Atbothof
thesesettings,theclimatecontrolsystemruns
continuously
atmaximumcoolingorheating
power.Thereisnotemperatureregulation.
%=Blower
Youcanadjustthevolumeofairgeneratedby the
blowertoyourpreferenceusingtherocker
switches(@).Theblowershouldalwaysrunata
lowsettingtopreventthewindowsfromfogging
andtoensureacontinuousexchangeofairinside
thevehicle.To havetheblowerregulatedauto-
matically,presstheknob@).
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Airdistribution
Youcanusetherockerswitches(2)toadjustthe
ventswheretheairwillflowoutof.Pressthe
rockerswitches(2)repeatedlyuntilthedesired
airdistributionsettingisdisplayedintheclimate
controlsystemcontrols.To havetheairdistribu-
tionregulatedautomatically,presstheknob@).
af£JSeatheating/ventilation*
Pressingthe«/“J buttonswitchestheseat
heating/ventilationonatthehighestsetting(lev-
el 3).TheLEDsindicatethetemperaturelevel.To
reducethetemperature,pressthebuttonagain.
Toswitchtheseatheating/ventilationoff,press
thebuttonrepeatedlyuntiltheLEDturnsoff.
@WMAXDefogging
Thewindshieldandsidewindowsaredefrosted
orclearedofcondensationasquicklyaspossible.
Themaximumamountofairflowsmainlyfrom
theventsbelowthewindshield.Recirculation
modeswitchesoff. Thetemperatureshouldbe
setat+72°F(+22°C)orhigher.Thetemperature
iscontrolledautomatically.
Defrostisswitchedonandoff#MAXbutton.
Youcanalsoswitchthefunctionoffbypressing
theknob@).
Appliestovehicleswithwindshielddefogger:the
windshielddefoggerswitchesonautomatically
whenoutsidetemperaturesarelow.Ifyouwould
liketoswitchthewindshielddefrosteronman-
ually,pressthe&button.TheLEDinthebutton
blinks.
GDREARRearwindowdefogger
Pressthebutton&toswitchtherearwindowde-
foggeron.Itonlyoperateswhentheengineis
running.Itswitchesoffautomaticallyafter10to
20minutes,dependingontheoutsidetempera-
ture.
Topreventtherearwindowdefoggerfrom
switchingoffautomatically,pressandholdthe
GPREARbuttonformorethanthreeseconds.
Thisisstoreduntiltheignitionisswitchedoff.>

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Ifitistoohigh,youcanincreasetheriskofan
accident.

Camera-basedtraffic
signrecognition
Appliesto:vehicleswith camera-basedtrafficsignrecognition
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Fig.91Instrumentcluster:trafficsignrecognition

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Fig.92Windshield:camerawindowfortrafficsignrecog-
nition
Trafficsignrecognitionassistsyouwhendriving
bydisplayingdetectedspeedlimitsorsignspro-
hibitingpassingintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
=>fig.91.Withinthelimitsofthesystem,thele-
galspeedlimitsinschoolzonesaredetectedand
displayed.
Generalinformation
Trafficsignrecognitioncandetectstandard
speedlimitsignsthatarewithinthecamera'svis-
ualfield.Withassistancefromnavigationdata,
detectedspeedlimitsareevaluatedandshownin
thedisplay.Thetrafficsignforthecurrentde-
tectedspeedlimitwillblinkinthedisplayifyou
exceedthewarningthresholdsetintheInfotain-
mentsystem>page98.
Thetrafficsignrecognitionissubjecttocertain
systemlimitationsandmaybeunavailableoron-
lypartiallyavailableinthefollowingsituations:
—Whenvisibilityispoor,suchasinsnow,rain,
fogorheavyspray
—Whenthereisglare,forexamplefromoncom-
ingtrafficorthesun
—Athighspeeds
—Ifthecamera'svisualfield>fig.92iscovered,
forexamplebydirtorstickers.Forinformation
oncleaning,see>page346.
—Ifthetrafficsigns arecompletelyorpartially
covered,forexamplebytrees,snow,dirtor
othervehicles
—ifspeedtrafficsignsdonotconformtothe
standards
—Iftrafficsigns aredamagedorbent
—Iftrafficsigns aredisplayedonsignholders
withelectronicsigns
—ifthetrafficsignsortheconfigurationofthe
roadhavechanged(navigationdataisnolonger
up-to-date)

ZA\WARNING
Payattentiontotrafficandtheareaaround
yourvehiclewhentrafficsignrecognitionis
turnedon.Thetrafficsignsinstalledonthe
roadalwaystakeprecedenceoverthedisplay.
Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforassessing
thetrafficsituation.
— Undersomecircumstances,trafficsignrec-
ognitionmaynotdetecttrafficsignscorrect-
lyordetectthematall.Asaresult,thesys-
temmaynotdisplaythecorrectspeedlimit
oranyspeedlimit.
—Trafficsignrecognitiondoesnotadaptyour
vehicle'sspeedtomatchthespeedlimit!
—
Thedisplayintheinstrumentclusteris
basedontheunitsofmeasurementusedfor
speedinthecountrywherethevehicleisbe-
ingoperated.Asaresult,thedisplay50in
theinstrumentclustercanmeaneither
km/hormph,dependingonthecountry.

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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.