2019 AUDI Q7 ECU

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Assistsystems

@)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

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Fig.110Turnsignallever:buttonforactivelaneassist

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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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Assistsystems

Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
The
airsuspensionisanelectronically-controlled
suspensionandlevelingsystem.Thefirmnessof
thesuspensionwilladapttothedrivingcondi-
tionsandthedrivingsituation.Thesystembalan-
cesoutchangesinload.Thevehiclelevelwillalso
adaptgraduallytothevehiclespeedinorderto
reduce thewindresistanceathighspeedsandin-
creasethegroundclearanceatlowspeeds.The
settingsdependontheselectedAudidrivese-
lect*mode.
Steering
Thepowersteeringadapts.Indirectsteeringthat
moveseasilyasinComfortmodeisespecially
suitedtolongdrivesonhighways.TheDynamic
modeprovidessporty,directsteering.
All-wheelsteering*
All-wheelsteeringincreasesdrivingcomfortby
providingadditionalsteeringabilityattherear
axle.Steeringintheoppositedirectionatlow
speedsdecreasestheturningradius.Steeringin
thesamedirectionathighspeeds improvesthe
responsetimewhileincreasingdrivingstabilityat
thesametime.
Sportdifferential*
Asacomponentoftheallwheeldrivesystem
(quattro)>page151,thesportdifferentialdis-
tributesthedrivingpowertotherearaxlede-
pendingonthesituation.Thedistributionof
powervariesdependingontheselectedmode
frommoderate(Comfort)tosporty(Dynamic).
Thegoalisahighlevelofagilityandabilitytoac-
celerateoncurves.Thevehicleisveryresponsive
tosteering.
Adaptivecruisecontrol(ACC)*
Thebehaviorwhenacceleratingcanbeadjusted
fromcomfortabletosporty,dependingonthe
driveselectmode.Adaptivecruisecontrolalso
respondstothedrivingbehaviorofthevehicle
aheadinamoreconservativeorsportymanner.
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Enginesound*
Theenginesoundadaptstothecurrentmode
andcan besubtletosporty.
C@)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
—
Makesurethereisenoughclearanceabove
andbelowthevehiclewhenparking.The
heightofthevehicle(groundclearance)can
changeonceitisparkedduetotemperature
fluctuations,changestotheload condi-
tions,andchangestothedrivingmodes.
—
Whentransportingthevehicleonacarcar-
rier,train,ship,orbyothermeans,onlyse-
curethevehicleattheoutercircumference
ofthetires(thetreadsurface).Securingthe
vehicleattheaxlecomponents,suspension
struts,ortowingeyesisnotpermittedbe-
causethepressureintheairsuspension
strutscanchangeduringtransport.Theve-
hiclemightnot besecuredsufficientlyifthis
happens.
@Tips
The"S"selectorleverpositionautomatically
engageswhentheDynamicmodeisselected.
Selectingthedrivingmode
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect

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Fig.127Centerconsole:controlsfordriveselect
>Presstheleftorrightarrowkey>fig.127until
thedesiredmodeappearsintheinstrument
cluster/Infotainmentsystemdisplay.Or
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>Audidriveselect.
>Selectandconfirmthedesiredsetting.

Assistsystems

@Tips
—Thefilled-inboxesintheInfotainmentsys-
temrepresentthecurrentvehiclelevel.If
theboxiswhiteortheboxesareblinking,
thevehicleisliftingorlowering.Ifonlythe
bottomboxisfilledin,thevehicleisatthe
lowestlevel(leastamountofgroundclear-
ance).Ifallthesegmentsarefilledin,then
thevehicleisatthehighestlevel(highest
groundclearance).
—Thetargetlevelishighlightedwithared
framewhilethevehicleisliftingorlower-
ing.Theframeisthenhiddenwhentheve-
hiclereachesthetargetlevel.
—Thevehicleliftsuptothehighestlevelwhen
youselectLift/Offroad.Selectanother
modetolowerthevehicleagain.
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Parkingaid

Parkingaid
Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswitharearparkingsystem/parkingsys-
templus/rearviewcamera/peripheralcameras/parkassist.
Dependingonyourvehicle'sequipment,various
parkingaidswillhelpyouwhenparkingandma-
neuvering.
Therearparkingsystemisanaudible parkingaid
thatwarnsyouofobstaclesbehindthevehicle
=>page132.
Theparkingsystemplusassistsyouwhilepark-
ingusingaudioandvisualsignalstowarnyou
aboutobjectsdetectedinfrontof,behind,andat
thesides*ofthevehicle>page132.
Therearviewcamerashowstheareabehindthe
vehicleintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay.The
linesintherearviewcameraimagehelpyouto
parkormaneuver>page134.
Theperipheralcamerasgivevariousviewsto
helpyouwhenparkingormaneuvering
=page136.Theparkingsystemplusfunctions
arealsoavailable>page132.
Parkassisthelpsyoutolocatesuitableparking
spaceswhenparallelorperpendicularparking,
andalsohelpswhenleavingaparallelparking
space>page139.


ingsystemmaybe impairedasaresult.
HaveanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.


ZA\WARNING
—Alwayslookfortrafficandcheckthearea
aroundyourvehiclebylookingatitdirectly
aswell.Theparkingsystemcannotreplace
thedriver'sattention.Thedriverisalways
responsiblewhenenteringorexitingapark-
ingspaceandduringsimilarmaneuvers.
—Pleasenotethatsomesurfaces,suchas
clothing,arenotdetectedbythesystem.
—Sensorsandcamerashaveblindspotsin
whichpeopleandobjectscannotbedetect-
ed.Beespeciallycautiousofsmallchildren
andanimals.
—Alwayskeepyoureyesonthevehicle'ssur-
roundings,usingtherearviewmirroraswell.
— Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetotheradiatorgrille,bumper,
wheelhousingandtheunderbody.Thepark-

@)Note
—Someobjectsarenotdetectedordisplayed
bythesystemundercertaincircumstances:
—objectssuchasbarrierchains,trailerdraw
bars,verticalpolesorfences
—objectsabovethesensorssuchaswallex-
tensions
—objectswithcertainsurfacesorstructures
suchaschainlinkfencesorpowdersnow
—Ifyoucontinuedrivingclosertoalowob-
ject,itmaydisappearfromthe sensor
range.NotethatyouwillnoLongerbe
warnedaboutthisobstacle.
—Maintainenoughdistancefromthecurbto
reducetheriskofdamagetotherims.
@)Tips
—Thesystemmayprovideawarningeven
thoughtherearenoobstaclesinthecover-
ageareainsomesituations,suchas:
—certainroadsurfacesor whenthereistall
grass
—externalultrasonicsourcessuchasfrom
cleaningvehicles
—inheavyrain,snow,orthickvehicleex-
haust
—Werecommendthatyoupracticeparkingin
atraffic-freelocationorparkinglottobe-
comefamiliarwiththesystem.Practice
parkingingoodlightand weathercondi-
tions.
—Youcanchangethevolumeofthesignals
andthedisplay>page144.
—Whatappearsintheinfotainmentdisplayis
somewhattime-delayed.
—Thesensorsmustbekeptcleanandfreeof
snowandicefortheparkingaidtooperate.
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Parkingaid

system.Forinformationoncleaning,see
=>page346.
Whenparkingspacesaresmall,theparkingsys-
temsignalsacontinuoustonewhenanobstacle
islessthanapproximately0.7feet(0.20m)
away.Donotcontinuedrivingfarther.

ZAWARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>A\inGeneralinformationon
page131.
—Pleasenotethat parkassistonlycontrols
thesteering.Thedriverisalwaysresponsi-
bleforbrakingandaccelerating.
— Thedrivermustdecideiftheparkingspace
displayedissuitableforthevehicle.
—Thevehiclewillchangepositionwhenpark-
ing.Makesureyoudonotendangeranyoth-
erdrivers.
—Whenusingparkassisttodriveintoorout
ofaparkingspace,thesteeringwheelturns
quicklyonitsown.Reachingintothesteer-
ing
wheelspokeswhilethisishappeningcan
resultininjury.

—Youcannotparkwith parkassistwhenyou
aretowingatrailerorhavetheconnectorin-
sertedinthetrailersocket.
Sleemela
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkassist

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@)Note
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inGeneralinformationon
page131.
—Parkassistguidesthevehicleeitheraway
fromcurbsorontothemifothervehicles
areparkedonthecurb.Makesurethatyour
vehicle'stiresandrimsarenotdamaged.
Takeoversteeringattherighttime.
—Certainconditionsaroundtheparkingspace
mayresultinthevehiclenotbeingparked
asexpected.
—Objectssuchaspillarsorposts.
—Groundcoveringsuchasgravel,snowor
ice
G)Tips
— TheElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
mustnotbe switchedoffduringtheparking
process>page147.
—Parkingintightcurveswith parkassistis
notpossible.
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Fig.147Centerconsole:Parkassistbutton

Fig.148Infotainment:Searchingforparkingspaces
>Toswitchtheparkassiston,pressthePebut-
ton>fig.147.The LEDinthebuttonwillturn
onandthedisplayforfindingaparkingspace
willappearintheInfotainmentsystem
>fig.148.
>Toswitchparkassistoff,pressthePebutton.
TheLEDinthebuttonturnsoff.
G)Tips
Thesystempreselectsaspacefromtheavail-
ableparkingoptionsassoonasaspaceisde-
tected.Youcanchangethesuggestedloca-
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Parkingaid

Parkingspacesearch
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkassist

Fig.150Infotainment:indicatortocontinuedrivinginre-
verse
Parallelparkingisdescribedhere.Theprocessis
thesameforperpendicularparking.
Searchingforparkingspaces
>Driveforwardtotherowofparkingspacesata
lowspeed.Forthebestparkingresults,theve-
hicleshould beapproximately3feet(1m)from
therowofparkingspaces.
>Theparkingspacesearchisfirstdoneonone
sideofthelane.Toswitchthesideforthepark-
ingspacesearch,activatetheturnsignalfor
thatside.
Selectingtheparkingspace
>Ifthesystemfindsaparkingspacethatcould
besuitableforthevehiclelengthandwidth,it
willbedisplayed>fig.149.Thesystemauto-
maticallysuggestsaparkingoption.
>Makesurethattheparkingspaceissuitablefor
yourvehicle.
>Toswitchbetweenparallel(@),forwardperpen-
dicular()or reverseperpendicular©parking,
turnthecontrolknobtothedesiredmode.Only
theparkingoptionsthatarecurrentlypossible
aresuggested.
>Driveforwarduntiltheinstructionsforauto-
maticparkingappearintheInfotainmentsys-
temdisplay>fig.150>A\inDescriptionon
page140,>@)inDescriptiononpage140.As
soonasthevehiclehas reachedthecorrectpo-
sition,aPappearsinthedisplayoverthese-
lectedparkingspace.
>Ifyouwouldliketoparkusingthesystem,fol-
lowtheinstructionsintheInfotainmentsys-
temdisplay.Oncetheparkingprocesshas
started,payattentiontothedisplaysinthein-
strumentclusteraswell.
Parkassistonlydisplaysparkingspacesthatare
suitableforthelengthandwidthofthevehicle.
@)Note
—Parkingspacesclassifiedassuitablebythe
systemmayhavebeendetectedincorrectly.
Thedrivermustdecideiftheparkingspace
displayedissuitableforthevehicle.
—Certainconditionsnear theparkingspace
maycausetheparkingprocesstofail, such
asiftheparkingspaceisneartreesorposts,
orifthegroundiscovered,forexample,
withgravel,snow,orice.
@)Tips
—Youcanselectaspacefromallofthepark-
ingoptionsfound.Thepossibleparking
spacewillbedisplayeduntilyouaretoofar
awayfromit.
—Youwillachievethebestresultswhenpark-
ingifyoukeepyourvehicleasparallelas
possibletotheotherparkedvehiclesorthe
edgeoftheroad.
—Ifyoudidnotdrivepastasuitableparking
space tooquickly,thesystemcanalsobeac-
tivatedafterwardsbypressingthePebutton
andactivatingtheturnsignal.
—Ifsuitableparkingspacesareavailableon
bothsidesoftheroadatthesametime
(such asonaone-waystreet),thedirection
oftheturnsignalcanalsobechangedinor-
dertouseparkassist.
—Parkassistwillswitchoffifyourspeedex-
ceedsapproximately30mph(50km/h).
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IntelligentTechnology

IntelligentTechnology
ElectronicStabilization
Control(ESC)
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)supports
driversafety.Itreducestheriskofslippingand
improvesdrivingstability.ESCdetectscriticalsit-
uations,suchasifthevehicleisoversteeringor
understeering,orifthewheelsare spinning.The
brakesareappliedortheenginetorqueisre-
ducedinordertostabilizethevehicle.Whenthe
ESCengages,theBindicatorlightblinksinthe
instrumentcluster.
ThefollowingsystemsareintegratedintheESC:
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingwhenbrak-
ing.Thevehiclecanstillbesteeredevenduring
hardbraking.Applysteadypressuretothebrake
pedal.Donotpumpthepedal.Apulsinginthe
brakepedalindicatesthatthesystemisacting to
stabilizethevehicle.
Brakeassistsystem
Thebrakeassistsystemcandecreasebrakingdis-
tance.Itincreasesbrakingpowerwhenthe driver
pressesthebrakepedalquicklyinemergencysit-
uations.Youmustpressandholdthebrakepedal
untilthedangeroussituationisover.Invehicles
withadaptivecruisecontrol*,thebrakeassist
systemismoresensitiveifthedistancedetected
tothevehicledrivingaheadistoosmall.
Onvehicleswithactivatedandfunctioningnight
visionassist*,thebrakeassistsystemcanre-
spondmoresensitivelyifthereisawarning.
Anti-SlipRegulation(ASR)
ASRreducesenginepowerwhenthedrivewheels
beginspinningandadaptstheforcetotheroad
conditions.Thismakesiteasiertostart,acceler-
ateanddriveuphills.
ElectronicDifferentialLock(EDL)
TheEDLappliesthebrakestowheelsthatare
slippingandtransfersthedrivepowertotheoth-
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erwheels.Thisfunctionisnotavailableathigher
speeds.
Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitchesoff
tokeepthebrakeonthebrakedwheelfromover-
heating.Thevehicleisstillfunctioningcorrectly.
EDLwillswitchonagainautomaticallywhencon-
ditionshavereturnedtonormal.
Powersteering
The ESCcanalsosupportvehiclestability
throughsteering.
Selectivewheeltorquecontrol
Selectivewheeltorquecontrolisusedwhendriv-
ingoncurves.Brakingistargetedtowardthe
wheelsontheinsideofthecurveasneeded.This
allowsmoreprecisedrivingincurves.
Automaticpost-collisionbrakingsystem
The“automaticpost-collisionbrakingsystem”
canhelptoreducetheriskofslidingandofaddi-
tionalcollisionsafteranaccident.Iftheairbag
controlmoduledetectsacollision,thevehicleis
brakedbytheESC.
Thevehicledoesnotbrakeautomaticallyifoneof
thefollowingoccurs:
—Thedriverpressestheacceleratorpedal,
—TheESC,thebrakesystem,orthevehicleelec-
tricalsystemisnotfunctioning

ZAWARNING
— The ESCanditsintegratedsystemscannot
overcomethe limitsimposedbynatural
physicallaws.Thisisespeciallyimportanton
slipperyorwetroads.Ifthesystemsbegin
actingtostabilizeyourvehicle,youshould
immediatelyalteryourspeedtomatchthe
roadandtrafficconditions.Donotletthein-
creasedsafetyprovidedtemptyouintotak-
ingrisks.Thiscouldincreaseyourriskofa
collision.
—Pleasenotetheriskofacollisionincreases
when
drivingfast,especiallythroughcurves
andonslipperyorwetroads,andwhendriv-
ingtooclosetoobjectsahead.The ESC and