2019 AUDI Q7 mirror

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LightsandVision


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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Fig.49Magneticzonemap
>Pressandholdthebutton(@)>page51,fig.48
untilthenumberoftheselectedmagneticzone
appearsintherearviewmirror.
>Pressthebutton@)repeatedlytoselectthe
correctmagneticzone.Theselectionmode
turnsoffafterafewseconds.
ratingthecompass
Appliesto:vehicleswithdigitalcompass

Ifthedisplayisincorrectorinaccurate,thecom-
passmustberecalibrated.
>»Pressandholdthebutton(4)untilaCappears
intherearviewmirror.
>Driveinacircleatabout6mph(10km/h)until
a
directionisdisplayedintheinteriorrearview
mirror.
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Toreducetherisktoyourselfandotherdriv-
ers,calibratethecompassinanareawhere
_thereisnotraffic.

Seats

>Pressthereleasepoint>fig.61usingtheme-
chanicalkey>page29,Keysetandpressthe
button-arrow->fig.60.Pulltheheadrestraint
outofthebackrestatthesametime>A\.
Installingtheheadrestraints
>Slidethepostsontheheadrestraintdowninto
theguidesuntilthepostsclickintoplace.
>Pressthebutton-arrow->fig.60andslidethe
headrestraintallthewaydown.Youshould not
be
abletoremovetheheadrestraintfromthe
backrestwithoutpressingthebutton.

ZXWARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page257,Properadjustmentof
headrestraints.
—Onlyremovetheheadrestraintsforthesec-
ond rowseatswhenitisnecessaryforinstal-
linga childsafetyseat>page290,Child
safety.Installtheheadrestraintagainim-
mediatelyoncethechildsafetyseatisre-
moved.Drivingwiththeheadrestraintsre-
movedornotintheuprightpositionincreas-
estheriskofseriousinjury.

Memoryfunction
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
Withthememoryfunction,youcansaveandre-
call
seatprofilesusingthememorybuttonsin
thedoortrimpanelandwiththevehiclekey.
Thedriver'sseatprofileisstoredagainandas-
signedtothevehiclekeyeachtimethevehicleis
locked.Whenyouopenthedoor,theseatprofile
isautomaticallyrecalled.Iftwopeopleuseone
vehicle,itisrecommendedthateachpersonal-
waysuses“hisorherown”vehiclekey.
Dependingontheequipment,itmaybepossible
tostorethefollowingsettings:
—Driver'sseat:seat,steeringwheel*,exterior
mirrors*
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Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
Thedriver'sseatprofilecanbeassignedtothe
vehiclekeywhenthevehicleislocked.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Seats>Driver'sseat>Storeset-
tingson remotecontrolkey.
@Tips
Ifyoudonotwishtohavetheseatprofilefor
anotherdriverassignedtothevehiclekey,
switchthememoryfunctionoffintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.
atleast
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction

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Fig.62Driver'sdoor:memoryfunctionbuttons
Storingaseatprofile

SET. >Pressthebutton.TheLEDinthebutton
willturnon.
>Pressmemorybutton[1]or[2].



Asignaltonewillsoundwhenitissuccessfully
stored.
Recallingaseatprofile
>Ifthedriver'sdoorisopenandtheignitionis
switchedoff,pressthememorybutton.
>Ifthedriver'sdoorisclosedortheignitionis
switchedon, pressandholdthememorybut-
tonuntiltheseat adjustmentiscomplete.>

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Trailertowing

Tongueweight
Themaximumpermittedtongueweightofthe
trailerdrawbaronthetrailerhitchballheadmust
notbeexceeded.
Havingthetongueweighttoolowaffectstheve-
hicle'shandling.Fordrivingsafety,alwaysusing
themaximumpermittedtongueweightisrecom-
mended,butnotexceedit.Distributingthecargo
inthetrailercorrectlywillhelptoachievethis
weight.
Youcandeterminethetongueweightusinga
bathroomscaleorapublicweighstation,forex-
ample.
Thepermittedtongueweightofyourvehiclecan
befoundinthevehicledocumentationorin
=>page376.
Loaddistribution
Poorcargoloadanddistributioncannegatively
impactvehiclehandling.Loadthetrailerbased
onthefollowingcriteriaasmuchaspossible:
—Storeobjectsinthevehicleluggagecompart-
ment,ifpossible.Thevehicleshould always
carrytheheaviestpossibleloadandthetrailer
shouldhavethelightestpossibleload.
—Distributetheloadinthetrailersothatthe
heavyobjectsareasclosetotheaxleaspossi-
ble.
—Secureobjectssothattheydonotslide.
—Utilizethemaximumpermittedtongueweight
ifpossible.
Tires
Set thetirepressureonyourvehiclefora“full
load”;seethetirepressuresticker>page336.If
necessary,alsoadjustthetirepressureonthe
traileraccordingtothemanufacturer'sspecifica-
tions.
Thetirepressuremustbeincreasedanadditional
3PSI(0.2bar)fortowingloadsover6,600lbs
(3,000kg).
Thetrailerandthevehicleshould beequipped
withwintertireswhendrivinginwintertempera-
tures.
Outsidemirrors
Ifyoucannotseethetrafficbehindthetrailer
withthestandardexterior mirrors,thenyou
mustattachadditionalexterior mirrors.Adjust
themsoyouhavea sufficientvisibilitybehind
you.
Exterior lighting
Followthelegalregulationsregardingthelight-
ingequipmentonyourtrailer.Contact anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyformoreinformation.
Beforeyoustartdriving,checkalllightingequip-
mentonthetrailerwhileitishitchedtothevehi-
cle.
Theheadlightrangecontrolautomaticallyad-
juststhelightrangeoftheheadlights.
Safety chains
Makesurethesafetychainsarecorrectlyapplied
whenpullingatrailer.Thechainsshouldhang
enoughsothatthetrailercandrivearound
curves.However,theymustnottouchthe
ground.
Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
The
airsuspensionmustbeatthestandardvehi-
cleheightbeforeyouadjustthetongueweight
onthetrailerandhitchthetrailer>,
=>page129,Liftingandloweringthevehicle.
Forvehicleswithafactory-installedtrailerhitch,
theairsuspensiontrailermodewillautomatically
switchonifyouconnectthetrailercabletothe
socket.
Forvehicleswitharetrofittedtrailerhitch,you
mustswitchontheairsuspensiontrailermode
manually.SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:
MENU}button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>
Vehiclesettings>Airsuspension:trailer.Switch
itoffagainwhenyouarenolongertowingatrail-
er.


Youcanalsoswitchofftrailermodemanually
whiledriving,forexample,whenusingabicycle
racksystem.>
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Assistsystems

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

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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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Assistsystems

aboutdetectedvehiclesthatithasclassifiedas
critical.
iG)Tips
Youcanadjustthebrightnessonofthedis-
playontherearviewmirror>page121.

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Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist


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Fig.116Rearofthevehicle:positionofthesensors
Sideassistfunctionsatspeedsaboveapproxi-
mately9mph(15km/h).
@)Vehiclesthatareapproaching
Incertaincases,avehiclewillbeclassifiedas
criticalforalanechangeevenifitisstillsome-
whatfaraway.Thefasteravehicleapproaches,
120
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.>

Assistsystems



AWARNINGSwitchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.SideassistcannotThesystemcanbe switchedon/offintheInfo-
replaceadriver'sattention.Thedriveralonetainmentsystem.
isalwaysresponsibleforlanechangesand
similardrivingmaneuvers.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audisideassist.Offswitchesthe

—Insomesituations,thesystemmaynot
functionoritsfunctionmaybelimited.Forsystemoff.
example:
—IfvehiclesareapproachingorbeingleftIfthesystemisactivated,thedisplaysintheex-
behindveryquickly.Thedisplaymaynotteriormirrorswillturnonbrieflywhentheigni-
turnonintime.tionisswitchedon.
—Inpoorweatherconditionssuchasheavy)
rain,snoworheavymist.@Tips
—Onverywidelanes,intightcurves,orifWhenyouswitchsideassistonoroff,theexit
thereisariseintheroadsurface.Vehicleswarningsystemactivatesordeactivates
intheadjacentlanemaynot be detected=>page122.
becausetheyareoutsideofthesensor
range.Settingthedisplaybrightness
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Appliesto:vehicleswith Audisideassist
@)Note
ThedisplaybrightnesscanbeadjustedintheIn-


Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsorfotainmentsystem.
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Thiscanimpair thesystem.Have»SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAuditon>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
ServiceFacilitychecktheirfunction.sistance>Audisideassist.
@)TipsThedisplaybrightnessadjustsautomaticallyto
thebrightness ofthesurroundings,bothinthe
informationandinthewarningstage.Invery
darkorverybrightsurroundings,theautomatic
adjustmentwillsetthedisplay totheminimum
ormaximumlevel.Insuchcases,youmaynotice
nochangewhenadjustingthebrightness, orthe
changemayonlybenoticeableoncethesur-
roundingschange.
—Thesesystemsarenotavailableintrailer
towingmode.Thereisnoguaranteethesys-
temswillswitchoffwhenusingaretrofitted
trailerhitch.Donot use thesefunctions
whentowingatrailer.
—Ifthewindowglassinthedriver'sdooror
front
passenger'sdoorhasbeentinted,the
displayintheexteriormirrormaybeincor-
aes.Adjustthebrightnesstoalevelwherethedisplay
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththeintheinformationstagewillnotdisruptyour
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandtheviewahead.Ifyouchangethebrightness,thedis-
IndustryCanadaregulations,seeplayintheexteriormirrorwillbrieflyshowthe
>page373.brightnesslevelintheinformationstage.The
brightnessofthewarningstageislinkedtothe
brightnessintheinformationstageandisadjust-
edalongwiththeinformationstage.>
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Assistsystems

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


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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