2019 AUDI Q7 service indicator

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LightsandVision
doesnotaffecttheservicelifeofthelight-Beheeels
ing.Appliesto:vehicleswithhighbeamassistant

Thehighbeamassistantautomaticallyturnsthe
Turnsignalandhighbeamleverhighbeamsonoroffdepending onthesurround-
Theleveroperatestheturnsignals,thehighingconditions.
bearsandtheheadlightflasher.Acameraontherearview mirrormountcande-
tectlightsourcesfromotherroadusers.Thehigh
beamsswitchonoroffautomaticallydepending
onthepositionofvehiclesdrivingaheadandon-
comingvehicles,thevehiclespeed,andotheren-
vironmentalandtrafficconditions.

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&
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Activatinghighbeamassistant
Requirement:thelightswitchmustbesettothe
AUTOpositionandthehighbeamassistantmust
be switchedonintheInfotainmentsystem


Fig.34Turnsignalandhighbeamlever
=>page44.
Turnsignals5>Toactivatethehighbeamassistant,tapthe
Theturnsignalsactivatewhenyoumovethelev-leverforward@)>page43,fig.34.Thefgin-
erintoaturnsignalpositionwhentheignitionisdicatorlightappearsintheinstrumentcluster
switchedon.displayandthehighbeamsareswitchedon/off
automatically.Ifthehighbeamswerecom-
pletelyorpartiallyswitchedon,theEaindica-
@- Leftturnsignaltorlightwillturnon.
@-Rightturnsignal
TheturnsignalwillblinkthreetimesifyoujustSwitchingthe high beamsonoroffmanually
helever.
‘epeeIfthehighbeamsdidnotswitchonoroffauto-
Highbeamsandheadlightflasher2Dmaticallyasexpected,youmayswitchthemonor
ffllyinstead:
Movethelevertothecorrespondingposition:SULINSREe)WIBRES
>Toswitchthehighbeamsonmanually, tap the
leverforward(8)>page43,fig.34.TheEJin-
dicatorlightturnson.
@-Highbeamsofforheadlightflasher>Toswitchthehighbeamsoffmanually,pullthe
leverback@)>page43,fig.34.Thehighbeam
assistantisdeactivated.
@-Highbeamson(vehicleswith highbeamas-
sistant*>page43)
The=0}indicatorlightintheinstrumentcluster
willturnon.
Operatingtheheadlightflasher
ZAWARNING
Highbeamscancauseglareforotherdrivers,
whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.For
this reason,onlyuse thehighbeamsorthe
headlight
flasher whentheywillnotcreate
glareforotherdrivers.
>To operatethe headlightflasher whenthehigh
beamassistantisactivatedandhighbeamsare
switchedoff,pulltheleverback@)>page43,
fig.34.Thehighbeamassistantremainsac-
tive.

Messagesintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
ByAudiadaptivelight:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual>
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Driving

Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
arearadea)
Itmaynotbepossibletostarttheengineunder
certaincircumstances,forexample,ifthebat-
teryinthevehiclekeyisdrained,ifinterferenceis
affectingthekey,orifthereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.

Fig.83Centerconsole/vehiclekey:Startingtheengine
whenthereisamalfunction
Requirement:ThemessageRemotecontrolkey:
holdbackofkeyagainstthedesignatedarea.
Seeowner'smanualmustappearandtheQJin-
dicatorlightmustbeon.
> Placethevehiclekeyonthelocationshownin
theillustrationP)©fig.83.
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button.The
enginewill start.
>DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
@Tips
Youcanviewthemessageagainbypressing
the[STARTENGINESTOP]button.






Start/Stopsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswith Start/Stopsystem
TheStart/Stopsystemcanhelpincreasefuel
economyandreduceCO2emissions.
InStart/Stopmode,theengineshutsoffauto-
maticallywhenstopped,forexampleatatraffic

D_Incertaincountries.

light.Theignitionandimportantassistsystems
suchaspowersteeringandthebrakeboosterwill
remainavailableduringthe"stop"phase.Theen-
ginewillrestartautomaticallywhenneeded.
TheStart/Stopsystemisautomaticallyactivated
oncetheignitionisswitchedon.
Basicrequirements
—Thedriver'sdoorandhoodmustbeclosed.
—"p","N",or"D"mustbeengaged.
—Thesteeringwheelmustnotbeturnedfarinei-
therdirection.
—Thevehiclemusthavedrivenfasterthan2mph
(3km/h)sincethelasttimeitstopped.
—Atrailermustnot behitchedtothevehicle.
@)Note
AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystemoffwhen
drivingthroughwater>page80.
G)Tips
—Dependingonthedrivingsituation,theen-
ginemayalreadystopwhencoastingbefore
thevehiclehascometoacompletestop)).
—Ifyouselectthe"D"positionaftershifting
intoreverse,thevehiclemustbedrivenfast-
erthan6mph(10km/h)inorderforthe
Start/Stopsystemtobeactiveagain.This
makesitpossibletomaneuverwithout
stoppingtheengine.
Stopping/starting theengine
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
>Pressandholdthebrakepedaluntilthevehicle
hasstopped.The@indicatorlightappearsin
theinstrumentclusteroncetheenginestops
automatically.
>Theenginestartsagainwhenyouremoveyour
footfromthebrakepedal.Theindicatorlight
turnsoff.
iG)Tips
—PressthebrakepedalduringaStopphase
tokeepthevehiclefromrolling.
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Driving

Start/stopsystem:malfunction!Function
unavailable.PleasecontactService
ThereisamalfunctionintheStart/Stopsystem.
DrivethevehicletoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedServiceFacilityassoonaspossibleto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.
Electromechanical
parkingbrake
nR
& = & a

Fig.84Centerconsole:parkingbrake
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanelectromechani-
calparkingbrake@©fig.84.Theparkingbrake
isdesignedtopreventthevehiclefromrolling
unintentionallyandreplacesthehandbrake.
Setting/manuallyreleasingtheparking
brake
>Pullthe©switchto settheparkingbrake.The
LEDintheswitchturnson.TheZin(USAmod-
els)/[@(Canadamodels)indicatorlightalso
turnsonintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
>Toreleasetheparkingbrakemanually,press
thebrakeoracceleratorpedalwhiletheigni-
tionisswitchedonandpressthe©)switchat
thesametime.TheLEDinthebuttonandthe
indicatorlightinthedisplayturnoff.
Releasingtheparking brake automatically
Requirement:
thedoorsmustbeclosedandthe
driver'ssafetybeltmustbefastened.
>Tostartdrivingandreleasetheparkingbrake
automatically,presstheacceleratorpedalas
usual.
Inadditiontoreleasingtheparkingbrakeauto-
matically,otherconvenienceandsafetyfunctions

are availablewhenyoustartdriving>page82,
Startingtodrive.
Preventingtheautomaticparkingbrake
release
Thevehiclecouldbeginrollingunintentionally
whentheparkingbrakeisreleasedifthevehicle
isonahillortowingatrailer.
>Topreventtheparkingbrakefromreleasingau-
tomatically,pullandholdthe©)switchand
presstheacceleratorpedal.Theparkingbrake
remainssetandpreventsthevehiclefromroll-
ingbackward.
>Youcanreleasethe©)switchagainonceyou
aresurethatyouaregivingenoughdriving
force tothewheelsbypressingtheaccelerator
pedal.
Emergencybrakingfunction
Youcan usetheemergencybrakingfunctioninan
emergency
situation,orifthestandardbrakes
aremalfunctioningorthepedalisobstructed.
> Pullandholdthe©)switch.
>»Assoonasyoureleasethe©)switchoracceler-
ate,thebrakingstops.
Pullingandholdingthe©)switchwhiledriving
thevehicleactivatestheemergencybrakingfunc-
tion.Thehydraulicbrakesystemwillbrakeall
fourwheels.Thebrakingeffectissimilartoheavy
braking>A\.
Toreducetheriskofactivatingtheemergency
brakingby mistake,awarningtone(buzzer)
soundswhenthe©)switchispulled.Emergency
brakingstopsassoonasthe©)switchisreleased
ortheacceleratorpedalispressed.
Parking
>Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle.
> Pullthe©)switchto settheparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Turn theengineoff>/\.
>Turnthesteeringwheelwhenparkingonin-
clinesso thatthewheelswillrollintothecurb
ifthevehiclestartsmoving.
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Driving

Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantly.Driveverycautiouslyortakeabreak
fromdrivinguntilthetemperaturereturnstothe
normalrangeandtheindicatorlightturnsoff.
fs}Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Youmaycontinuedriving.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitysoontohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
fs}Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivinginDuntilengineisoff
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Ifyouturntheengineoff,youwillnotbe
abletoselectanyotherselectorleverpositions
afterstartingtheengineagain.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
is}Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
fs}Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Noreverse
gear
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
Youcannotengagethereversegear.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
fs}Dangerofrollingaway!Pnotpossible.
Pleaseapplyparkingbrake
90
—Theparkinglockwasreleasedusingtheemer-
gencyrelease>page90.Or
—Theparkinglockcannolongerbeengaged.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
Moveselectorlevertoautomaticposition
Thereisamalfunctioninthetiptronicmode.End
tiptronicmodebypushingtheselectorleverto
theleftintothe"D/S"position.
Parkinglockemergencyrelease
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Fig.89Driver'ssidefootwell:releasingtheparkinglock
usingtheemergencyrelease
Theemergencyreleaseislocatedunderthefloor
matonthedriver'sside.Readandfollowtheim-
portantinstructionsabouttowing>page366.
Releasingthe parkinglockusingthe
emergencyrelease
>Topreventyourvehiclefromrollingaway,set
theparkingbrake©)>page81.
>Prythecoveroffatoneoftheopeningsusing
thescrewdriverfromthevehicletoolkit.
>Insertthe socketwrenchfromthevehicletool
kitintotheopening>fig.89.
»Turn thesocketwrenchclockwise(4)untilit
stopsandpressitdownward()untilitlocksin-
toplace.
>Leavethesocketwrenchinserted.
Resettingtheparkinglock
>Graspthe socketwrenchwithbothhandsand
carefullypullitupwardtoremove.
>Installthecover.

Assistsystems

Operating
Appliesto:vehicleswith camera-basedtrafficsignrecognition

REO
Fig.93Instrumentcluster:additionaldisplay
Accessingtrafficsignrecognition
>Select:thefirsttab>Trafficsigns.
Settingaspeedwarning
Youcansetawarningthresholddownto10mph
(15km/h).Thetrafficsignforthecurrentdetect-
edspeedlimitwillblinkinthedisplayifyouex-
ceed thesetthreshold.

> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Speedwarning>Trafficsignbased
warning.

Additionaldisplay
If aviewotherthanthetrafficsignrecognitionis
selectedintheinstrumentclusterdisplay,the
speedlimitwillbeshowninanotherdisplay
=>fig.93.Thecurrentapplicablespeedlimitwill
beshownthere,ifpossiblewithinthelimitsof
thesystem.
G)Tips
—Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-
updisplay*.
—Yourspeedwarningsettingsarestoredau-
tomaticallyandassignedtothevehiclekey
inuse.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswith camera-basedtrafficsignrecognition
Trafficsignrecognition:currentlyunavaila-
ble.Cameraviewlimitedduetosurroundings
98

Functioncurrentlyunavailable.Cameraviewre-
strictedduetosurroundings
Thismessageappearsifthecamera'svisualfield
iscovered>page97,fig.92.Thesystemwill
switchitselfoff.
Trafficsign recognition:currentlylimited.
Seeowner'smanual
Thismessageappearsifthereisamalfunctionin
thenavigationsystem,forexample.Thespeed
limitdisplayislimited,whichincreasestheriskof
anincorrectdisplay.
Trafficsignbased speedwarning:currently
unavailable.Seeowner'smanual
Therewillbenowarningwhenthesetthreshold
isexceeded.
Notrafficsigninformationavailable
Thereisnovalidnavigationdataandnospeed
limitsweredetected.Orthereisarecommended
speedbutthereisnotaspeedlimit(forexample
drivingonandoffthe expressway).
Malfunction!Seeowner'smanual
Thesystemmaynotfunctioncorrectlysoithas
beenswitchedoff.SeeanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
Functionnotavailableinthiscountry
Thevehicleisinacountrywherethefunctionis
notavailable.
Predictiveefficiency
assist
Introduction
Thepredictiveefficiencyassisthelpsthedriverto
drivewithanticipationandthereforehelpsto
savefuel.Thesystemaccessespredictivetripda-
ta(includingspeedlimits,hills,andtheangleof
curves)fromthenavigationsystem*.Informa-
tionfromthe camera-basedtrafficsignrecogni-
tion*isalsoappliedtorecognizetrafficsigns
=>page97.

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Assistsystems

Distancedisplayanddistancewarning
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol
Thisfunctionmeasuresthetimebetweentheve-
hicle
drivingaheadandshowsthisintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplay.


Fig.108Instrumentcluster:distanceindicator/warning
Description
Atspeedsaboveapproximately40mph(65
km/h),thisfunctionmeasuresthedistancetothe
vehicleaheadastime.
>Switchtheadaptivecruisecontroldisplayonin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay>page16.
TheBaindicatorlightturnsonifyoufallbelow
thesetdistance.
Settingthewarningthreshold
Youcanset,changeordeletethewarningthresh-
oldintheInfotainmentsystem.

MENU >IntheInfotainmentsystem,select:
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driver
assistance>Distancewarning.


ZA\WARNING
—Readandfollowthewarningson>Ain
Generalinformationonpage102.
—Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforadhering
totheregulationsapplicableinthe country
wherethevehicleisbeingoperated.
@)Tips
Youmayfallbelowhewarningthreshold
brieflywhenpassingorwhenquicklyap-
proachingaslowvehicle.Thereisnowarning
inthisscenario.Awarningisgivenonlyifyou

fallbelowthewarningthresholdforanex-
tendedperiodoftime.
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audiadaptivecruisecontrol
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:unavailable.See
owner'smanual
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.Thera-
darsensorshaveshiftedor arefaulty.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave themalfunctioncor-
rected.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Seeowner'smanual
Thismessageappearsiftheadaptivecruisecon-
trolcannotbeactivated,forexampleifthehood
isopen.
ACCw.trafficjamassist:currentlyunavaila-
ble.Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosurround-
ings.Seeowner'smanual
Thismessageappearsiftheradarsensorviewis
obstructed,forexamplebyleaves,snow,heavy
sprayordirt.Cleanthesensors>page102,
fig.96.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Gradetoosteep
Theroadexceedsthemaximumpossiblegrade
forsafeoperation.Thesystemscannotbeswitch-
edon.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:onlyavailablein
D,SorM
Selectthe"D/S"or"M" selectorleverposition.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Parkingbrakeapplied
Thesystemsswitchoffifyousettheparking
brake.Thesystemsareavailableagainafteryou
releasetheparkingbrake.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Stabilizationcontrol(ESC)input
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>

Assistsystems

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.

Parkingaid
Switchingoffautomatically
Thedistanceindicatorfortheparkingsystem
plusswitchesoffautomaticallywhendrivingfor-
wardfasterthan6mph(10km/h).
G)Tips
IfyoupresstheP“buttontoswitchthepark-
ingaidoff,itcanonlybereactivatedautomat-
icallywhenoneofthefollowingconditionsis
met:
— Thevehiclespeedexceeds6mph(10km/h)
—Theignitionisswitchedoffandbackon
again
— Theparkingbrakeissetandthenreleased
—The"P"selectorleverpositionisengaged
andreleasedagain
Rearviewcamera
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswith rearviewcamera

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Fig.131Diagram:linestoaidinparking
Therearviewcamerahelpsyoutoparkormaneu-
verusingtheorientationlines.
134
eTelaLely
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearviewcamera


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g
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Fig.132Areacovered@)andareanotcovered()bythe
rearviewcamera.

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Fig.133Luggagecompartmentlid:locationoftherear-
viewcamera
Therearviewcameraislocatedabovetherearli-
censeplatebracket.Makesurethatthelensfor
therearviewcamera>fig.133isnotcoveredby
depositsoranyotherobstructionsbecausethis
can impairthefunctionoftherearviewcamera.
Forinformationoncleaning,see>page346.
Therearviewcameracoverageareaincludes()
=>fig.132. OnlythisareaisshownintheInfo-
tainmentdisplay.Objectsthatareinarea@),
whichisnotcovered,arenotdisplayed.

ZA\WARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollow theapplicablewarn-
ings>A\inGeneralinformationon
page131.
—Ifthepositionandtheinstallation angleof
therearviewcamerawaschanged,forexam-
pleafteracollision,donotcontinuetouse
the
systemforsafetyreasons.Haveit
checkedby anauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.>