2019 AUDI Q7 steering wheel

Parkingaid

>Turn theInfotainmentsystemonandshiftinto
reversegear.
>Theorangeorientationlines@showthevehi-
cle'sdirectionoftravel.Turn thesteeringwheel
untiltheorangeorientationlinesalignwiththe
parkingspace>fig.134.Usethemarkings@)
tohelpyouestimatethedistancetoanobsta-
cle.Eachmarkingrepresentsapproximately3ft
(1m).Thebluearearepresentsanextensionof
thevehicle'soutlinebyapproximately16ft(5
meters)totherear.
>Whiledrivinginreversegear,adjustthesteer-
ingwheelangletofittheparkingspaceusing
theorangeorientationlinesforassistance>A\
inGeneralinformationonpage134,>@)in
Generalinformationonpage135.Area@)rep-
resentstherearbumper.Attheverylatest,
stopthevehiclewhentheredorientationline
@bordersanobject.
NirliCimUCW
Appliesto:vehicleswith rearviewcamera/peripheralcameras
andtrailerhitch
Thisviewassistsyouinpositioningthevehiclein
frontofatrailer.

Fig.136Infotainmentsystem:trailerview
Requirement:Trailerviewmustbeselected
=>page144.
>Nowyoucanpositionyourvehicleinfrontof
thetrailer>/\inGeneralinformationon
page136,>@)inGeneralinformationon
page137.Theorangeorientationlineindicates
theexpectedpathtowardthetrailerhitch.Use
thebluelinestohelpyouestimatethedistance
tothetrailerhitch.
136
Peripheralcameras
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithperipheralcameras
Withthisequipment,theparkingsystemplus*
=page132ortheparkassist*issupplemented
withvariousperipheralcameras.Thefourcam-
erasgiveyouthefollowingviews:areaaround
thevehicle,frontcornerviewandrearcorner
view,viewinfrontofthevehicleandbehindthe
vehicle.
Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswithperipheralcameras

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Fig.137Locationofperipheralcameras
Thefourperipheralcamerasarelocatedinthera-
diatorgrille,intheluggagecompartmentlidand
onbothexteriormirrors>fig.137.Makesure
thatthelensesarenotcoveredbydepositsorany
otherobstructionsasthismayimpairthesystem.
Forinformationoncleaning,see>page346.
Blackcornersareshowninthevehiclesilhouette
wheninSurroundingsmode.Objectsinthese
areasareoutsideofthecamera'sfieldofview
andarenotdetected.

Z\WARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>A\inGeneralinformationon
page131.
—Ifthepositionortheinstallationangleofa
camerawaschanged,forexampleaftera
collision,donotcontinuetouse thesystem
forsafety reasons.Haveitcheckedby anau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi

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—Keepinmindthattheimageinthedisplayis
incorrectiftheexteriormirrorhousinghas
beenmovedoutofplace.
—Onlyuse theimagesprovidedby thecamera
ontherearofthevehiclewhentheluggage
compartmentlidiscompletelyclosed.Make
sureanyobjectsyoumayhavemountedon
theluggagecompartmentliddonotblock
therearviewcamera.
— Theareaaroundthevehicleisshownusing
thecameraimages.Thevehicleimageis
shownbythesystem.Objectsandobstacles
abovethecameraarenotdisplayed.
—Cameralensesenlargeanddistortthefield
ofvision.Theobjectsappearbothaltered
andinaccurateonthescreen.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension:the
accuracyoftheorientationlinesandblue
surfacesdecreaseswhenthevehicleis
raised/lowered>page127.

@)Note
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inGeneralinformationon
page131.
— TheInfotainmentdisplayshowsthedirec-
tioninwhichtherearofthevehicleistravel-
ingbasedonthesteeringwheelangle.The
frontofthevehicleswings outmorethan
therearofthevehicle.Maintainplentyof
distanceso thatanexteriormirrororacor-
nerofthevehicledoesnotcollidewithany
obstacles.
G)Tips
—Ifthe2/&8/ playandtherespectivedisplayareais
grayedout,thenthepowerexteriormirrors
werefoldedinorthedriver'sdoor/front
passenger'sdoor/luggagecompartmentlid
wasopened.
—Thereisnodistancewarningfortherear
andthesides*whentrailertowingmodeis
detected.Thefrontsensorsremainactivat-
ed.Thevisualdisplayswitchestotrailer
mode.Therearviewcameraimagewillnot
showtheorientationlinesandthebluesur-
faces.Thereisnoguaranteethefunctions
willswitchoffwhenusingaretrofittedtrail-
erhitch.
ice
Appliesto:vehicleswithperipheralcameras

Fig.138Infotainmentsystem:selectthemode
Switchingonandoff
Requirement:thevehiclespeedmustbeunder
approximately6mph(10km/h).
>PressthePsbuttoninthecenterconsole
=>page133,fig.130.Ashortconfirmation
tonesoundsandtheLEDinthebuttonturns
on.
Switchingonautomatically
Thesystemswitchesonautomaticallywhenre-
versegearisengagedwhiletheengineisrun-
ning.Abrieftonewillsound.
Switchingoffautomatically
Thesystemswitchesoffautomaticallywhendriv-
ingforwardfasterthan6mph(10km/h).
Selectingthemode
>Turn thecontrolknobtothesymbolforthede-
siredmode(A)through©)>fig.138andpress
thecontrolknob.
Youmayselectfromthefollowingmodes:
@-Cornerview(front)>page138
-Front>page138
©-Area>page138
@©-Rear>page138
@®-Cornerview(rear)>page138
Youcanalsoswitchtotrailerview>page136.
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Appliesto:vehicleswithperipheralcameras
Thisviewmaybe usedwhenparkinginagarage
orinaparkingspace.

Fig.145Infotainmentsystem:aligningthevehicle
>Turn theInfotainmentsystem onandshiftinto
reversegear.
>Theorangeorientationlines@showthevehi-
cle'sdirectionoftravel.Turn thesteeringwheel
untiltheorangeorientationlinesalignwiththe
parkingspace>fig.144.Usethemarkings@)
tohelpyouestimatethedistancetoanobsta-
cle.Eachmarkingrepresentsapproximately3ft
(1m).Thebluearearepresentsanextensionof
thevehicle'soutlinebyapproximately16ft(5
meters)totherear.
>Whiledrivinginreversegear,adjustthesteer-
ing
wheelangletofittheparkingspaceusing
theorangeorientationlinesforassistance>A\
inGeneralinformationonpage136,>@)in
Generalinformationonpage137.Area@)rep-
resentstherearbumper.Youshouldstopre-
versingatthelatestwhentheredorientation
line@bordersanobject>A\inGeneralinfor-
mationonpage134.
Parkassist



Fig.146Illustration:streetparking options
Parkassisthelpsyoutolocatesuitableparking
spacesandtoparkinthem.Youcanbackinto
parallel@)andperpendicular(2)parkingspaces
andalsodriveforwardoutofparallelparking
spaces.Youcanalsodriveforwardintoperpen-
dicularparkingspacesifyouhavealreadystarted
drivingandthefrontofthevehicleisinthespace
@,orifyouhavealreadydrivenpastit@).Insit-
uation@),thevehiclewillbackup,moveintothe
correctposition,andthenstarttodriveforward
intotheparkingspace.
Theparkingspacecanbebetweentwovehiclesor
behindavehicle.Thedriverparksasusualwith
park
assistcontrollingthesteering.
Theparkingsystemplusfunctions>page132
thatassistyouwhenparkingareacomponentof
theparkassist.
Theparkassistsensorsareonthesidesofthe
frontandrearbumper.Makesurethesensorsare
notcoveredbystickers,depositsoranyotherob-
structionsasitmayimpairthefunctionofthe
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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-
tion.

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Startingthe parkingprocess
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkassist
Theresponsibilityiswiththedriverwhenpark-
ing.
Requirement:asuitableparkingspacemustbe
foundandselected>page141.Thevehiclemust
initiallybestationary.
> Selectthereversegearafterstoppingbriefly.
>Removeyourhandsfromthesteeringwheel.
>Payattentiontothepathofthevehicle.When
thetrafficsituationallows,presstheaccelera-
torpedalaccordingly>A\inDescriptionon
page140,2@)inDescriptiononpage140.
>FollowthevisualinstructionsintheInfotain-
mentsystemdisplayandinstrumentcluster
alongwiththewarningtonesuntiltheparking
processhasended.Thearrowsonthevehicle
indicatethenecessarydirectionoftravel.
Parkassistautomaticallysteersthevehicleinto
theparkingspacewhilethedriverpressesthe
pedals.Themaximumparkingspeedis4mph
(7km/h).
Interruptingtheparkassist
Ifthespeedistoohighand youtakeoversteer-
ing,parkassistswitchesoff.Tocontinueparking,
[email protected]
willappearagainontheInfotainmentsystem
displayandtheinstrumentcluster.
G)Tips
Youcanalsocancelthedirectionoftravel
specifiedbythesystembyswitchingbetween
forwardandreversegears.Basedontheposi-
tionofthevehicle,thesystemthencalculates
theadditionalsteeringanddrivingdirections
formaneuvering.
Leavingaparallelparkingspace
Appliesto:vehicleswith parkassist
Theresponsibilityiswiththedriverwhenleaving
aparkingspace.
Ifyouparkedthevehicleinaparallelparking
space,parkassistcanhelpyoudriveoutofit.
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>Starttheengine.
>PressthePebutton>page140,fig. 147.
>Waituntilamessageappearsthatrequeststhe
directiontotravelinforexitingtheparking
space.
>Activatetheappropriateturnsignal.Themes-
sageStartautomaticunparkingprocedureap-
pears.
>Removeyourhandsfromthesteeringwheel.
>Pressthecontrolknobtostarttheprocedure
forexitingtheparkingspace.
>Payattentiontothepathofthevehicle.When
thetrafficsituationallows,presstheaccelera-
torpedalaccordingly> A\inDescriptionon
page140,>@)inDescriptiononpage140.
>Followthevisualinstructions>page142and
thewarningtoneuntilthevehiclehasfinished
exitingtheparkingspace.
>Driveinthedirectionindicatedbythearrowson
thevehicle.
>Theprocedurehasendedwhenadditionalcor-
rectivemovementsarenolongernecessary.
Takeoverthesteering.
Parkassistautomaticallysteersthevehicleoutof
theparkingspacewhilethedriverpressesthe
pedals.Themaximumspeedforexitingaparking
spaceis3mph(5km/h).
Interruptingthe parkassist
Ifthespeedistoohighand youtakeoversteer-
ing,parkassistswitchesoff.Tocontinueexiting
theparkingspace,switchtheengineoffandon.
ThenpressthePebuttonagain.Otherwise,leave
theparkingspacewithoutusingparkassist.
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkassist
roo"Parkassist:canceled.Steeringinputbydriv-
er.Pleasetakeoversteering!
Parkassistwascanceledbecausethedrivertook
oversteering.Tocontinueparking, pressthePe
buttonagain.
Parkassist:timelimitexceeded
aor]Parkassist:canceled.Timelimitexceeded.
Pleasetakeoversteering!

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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

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ServiceFacilityworkonthebrakesystem.
Incorrectrepairscouldimpair thefunction.
—Neverletthevehiclerollwhiletheengineis
stoppedbecausethisincreasestheriskofan
accident.

C)Note
—Neverletthebrakes“rub”bypressingthe
pedallightlywhenbrakingisnotactually
necessary.Thiscausesthebrakestoover-
heatandincreasesbrakingdistanceand
causeswear.
—Beforedrivingdownhillalongdistanceona
steephill, decreaseyourspeedandselecta
lowergear.Thismakesuseoftheengine
brakingeffectandreducestheloadplaced
onthebrakes.Ifyouneedtobrakeaddition-
ally,brakeinintervalsandnotcontinuously.
G)Tips
—Ifthebrakeboosterisnotworking,you
mustpressthebrake pedalwithmuchmore
forcethannormal.
—Ifyouretrofityourvehiclewithafrontspoil-
er,wheelcoversorsimilaritems,makesure
thattheairflowtothefrontwheelsisnot
obstructed.Otherwisethebrakesystemcan
overheat.
Electromechanical
steering,all-wheel
steering
Theelectromechanicalsteeringsupportsthe
driver'ssteeringmovements.
Powersteeringadaptselectronicallybasedon
thevehiclespeed.
Indicatorlightsandmessages
aSteering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle
Ifthisindicatorlightturnsonandstaysonand
thismessageappears,thepowersteeringmay
havefailed.
Stopthevehicleinasafelocationassoonaspos-
sible.Donotcontinuedriving.Seeanauthorized
150
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityfor
assistance.
aSteering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle.
Payattentiontodistanceatside
Ifthisindicatorlightturnson andstaysonand
thismessageappears,theall-wheel steering*
mayhavefailed.Morespaceontheroadmaybe
neededatthesideofthevehicle.
Reduceyourspeedandstopthevehicleinasafe
locationwithenoughspaceonthesidesassoon
aspossible.Donotcontinuedriving.Seeanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityforassistance.
aSteering:malfunction!Youcancontinue
driving
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thesteeringwheelmaybemoredifficult
tomoveormoresensitivethanusual.Thesteer-
ingwheelmayalsobeturnedtothesidewhen
drivingstraight.
DriveslowlytoanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe mal-
functioncorrected.
aSteering:malfunction!Adaptdrivingstyle.
Largerturningradius
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,theall-wheelsteering*mayhavefailed.
Pleasenotethatthevehiclewillhavealarger
turningradiusandthestabilitywhenturninga
cornerwillbelikethat ofavehiclewithoutall-
wheelsteering.Thesteeringwheelmayalsobe
turnedtothesidewhendrivingstraight.
DriveslowlytoanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe mal-
functioncorrected.
G)Tips
—IftheaorElindicatorlightonlystayson
forashorttime,youmaycontinuedriving.
—Foradditionalinformationonall-wheel
steering*,see>page127.

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MultiMediaInterface

MultiMediaInterface
Trafficsafety
information
AudirecommendsperformingcertainInfotain-
mentsystemfunctions,suchasenteringa desti-
nation,onlywhenthevehicleisstationary.Al-
waysbepreparedtostopoperating theInfotain-
mentsystemintheinterestofyoursafetyand
thesafety ofotherroadusers.

Z\WARNING
Onlyuse theInfotainmentsystemwhentraf-
ficconditionspermitandalwaysinawaythat
allows
youtomaintaincompletecontrolover
yourvehicle.

G)Tips
Certainfunctionsarenotavailablewhiledriv-
ing.
Introduction
TheMultiMediaInterface,orMMIforshort,
combinesvarioussystemsforcommunication,
navigation*andentertainmentinyourAudi.You
canoperatetheMMIusingtheMMIcontrolpan-
el,themultifunctionsteeringwheelorthevoice
recognitionsystem*.

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Fig.153MMIcontrolpanelwithMMItouch

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Fig.154MMIcontrolpanelwithoutMMItouch
MMIcontrolpaneloverview




@®Controlknobwithjoystickfunction*
S008FBAROSEFMOG¥EERFCSORaE155;159
@Controlknob.............0000-155
@®Leftcontrolbutton.............156
@®Rightcontrolbutton............156
©Buttonsforopeningmenusdirectly.155
©MENUBUttONsaccce2 xencase= oanaes2 ¥L55
@)[BACK]buttonos:+causssmewsvas155
Shortcutkeys.........2000000160
@®MMItouchcontrolpad*.........157
MMIOn/Offknobwith
joystickfunction
Operating


Fig.155MMIOn/Offknobwithjoystickfunction
SwitchingtheMMIon/off:theMMIcanbe
switched
on/offmanually.
—Switchingonmanually:presstheOn/Offknob
@briefly>fig.155.Or:pressthe[MENU]but-
ton©©page153,fig.153or>page153,
fig.154,oroneofthebuttonstoopentheme-
nusdirectlyG).


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