2019 AUDI Q7 steering

Parkingaid

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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Parkingaid

Theparkingprocesswasnotcompletedwithin
approximatelysixminutesofactivatingparkas-
sist.Tocontinueparking, pressthePebutton
again.
Parkassist:canceled.Speedtoohigh.Please
take oversteering!
Thevehiclespeedwhileenteringtheparking
spaceistoohigh.Driveatspeedsnohigherthan
4mph(7km/h).
Parkassist:canceled.Stabilizationcontrol
(ESC)input.Pleasetakeoversteering!
The ESCtookactiontostabilizethevehicle.Take
overthesteering.Completeparkingwithoutus-
ingparkassistordriveoutoftheparkingspace.
roe"Parkassist:currentlyunavailable.Stabiliza-
tioncontrol(ESC)off
The ESCwasswitchedoff.The ESCmustbe
switched
ontouseparkassist.
pomParkassist:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Parkassist:malfunction!Takeoversteering!
PleasecontactService.
Contact anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacility.Youcannotparkwithpark
assistifthereisasystemmalfunction.
Parkassist:currentlyunavailable
Parkassist:currentlyunavailable.Please
takeoversteering!
Parkingwithparkassistisnotpossible.Trypark-
ingagainorswitchtheignitionoffandbackon
againifnecessary.
Parkassist:ended.Pleasetakeoversteering
andcontinuedriving.
Theprocessofexitingtheparkingspacewith
park
assisthasended.Pleasetakeoversteering.
Parkassist:canceled.Parkingspacetoo
small.Pleasetake oversteering!
Parkinginthisspacewithparkassistisnotpossi-
ble.Parkwithoutusingparkassistorfindalarger
parkingspace.
ro"Parkassist:canceled.Obstacledetected.
Please
takeoversteering!
Parkingwith parkassistwasstopped becausethe
vehiclecouldcollidewithanobstacle.
Parkassist:ended
iParkassist:ended.Pleasetakeoversteer-
ing!
Parkingwith parkassisthasended.
Parkassist:unavailableincurrentAudidrive
selectmode
Parkassist:canceled.Unavailableincurrent
Audidriveselectmode.Pleasetakeoversteer-
ing!
ParkassistisnotavailableinLift/Offroad*or
Allroad*mode.Selectadifferentmodeindrive
select>page127.
Parkassist:stabilizationcontrol(ESC)input
Thedisplayedparkingspacewasrejectedbecause
theESCtookactiontostabilizethevehicle.
Parkassist:currently unavailable.Towing
mode
Youcannotparkwith parkassistwhenyouare
towingatrailer.
Parkassist:notstoppedlongenough
Afterengagingthereversegear,parkassistmust
stopbrieflyinordertoactivatethesteering.Fol-
lowtheinstructionsinthedisplay.
Parkassist:canceled.Unabletoleave park-
ingspaceautomatically.Parkingspacetoo
small
Theparkingspaceistoosmallforthevehicleto
automaticallyleavethespace.Leavetheparking
spacewithoutusingparkassist.
rao"|Parkassist:canceled.Pleasetakeoversteer-
ing!
Parkingwithparkassistwasstopped.
Parkassist:notavailablewhenusingarear
carrier
Youcannotparkwith parkassistwhenyouare
towingatrailerorwhenarearcarrierisattached.
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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

IntelligentTechnology


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
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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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Multifunctionsteeringwheel

Multifunctionsteering
wheel
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheel
Inthedriverinformationsystemdisplay,youcan
controlnumerousInfotainmentsystemfunctions
usingthemultifunctionsteeringwheel*
=>page16.
Youcancontrol additionalInfotainmentfunc-
tionsusingtheMMIcontrolpanel>page153in
theInfotainmentsystemdisplay.

Z\WARNING
Directyourfullattentiontodriving.Asthe
driver,youhavecompleteresponsibilityfor
safetyintraffic.Only usethefunctionsinsuch
awaythatyoualwaysmaintaincompletecon-
troloveryourvehicleinalltrafficsituations.


Radio
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheelandra-
dio


>Pressthe[<>]buttononthemultifunction
steeringwheelrepeatedlyuntiltheRadio/
Mediatabisdisplayed.
>Presstheleftcontrolbutton>page17.

Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functions
maybeavailableinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
—Selectingthefrequencyband:selectandcon-
firmafrequencyband.
—Selectingastationfromthestationlist:select
andconfirmaradiostation.
—Selectingastationfromthepresetslist:select
andconfirmPresetsandthenaradiostation.
—Openingamediasource:selectandconfirmTo
media.
Additionalsettings
—Select:rightcontrolbutton>desiredentry.
See>page225.
@Tips
PayattentiontotheInfotainmentsystemdis-
playifnecessary.Dependingontheselected
function,itmaybenecessarytouse theMMI
controlpanel.
Media
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionsteeringwheeland
media
Requirement:amediadrivemustcontainaudio/
videofiles>page228andtheradio/mediatab
mustbedisplayed.
>Presstheleftcontrolbuttononthemultifunc-
tionsteeringwheel>page17.
Depending onvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functionsmaybeavailableinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
—Selectingamediasource:selectandconfirma
sourcesuchastheSDcard.
—Switchingtotheradio:selectandconfirm
Switchtoradio.
—Playinganaudio/videofile:selectandconfirm
afile.
—Pausing/resumingplayback:presstheright
thumbwheel@)>page18,fig.11.Toresume
playback,presstherightthumbwheelagain.
—Openingadditionaltrackinformation:select:
rightcontrolbutton>Show"NowPlaying"
screen.
Foradditionalinformation,see>page239.
@Tips
—Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin
>page227.
—Pleasenotethatwithinamediasourcein
thedriverinformationsystem,onlyplaylists
thatwereselectedthroughtheMMIcontrol
panelcanbeplayed=page236.
—PayattentiontotheInfotainmentsystem
displayifnecessary.Dependingonthese-
lectedfunction,itmaybenecessarytouse
the
MMIcontrolpanel.
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Multifunctionsteeringwheel

Telephone
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheeland
telephone
Calllist
re
eMysetey
Fig.172Example:telephonefunctionsinthedriverinfor-
mationsystem
Requirement:acellphonemustbeconnectedto
theMMI>page178andthetelephonetabmust
bedisplayed.
>Presstheleftcontrolbuttononthemultifunc-
tionsteeringwheel.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functionsmaybeavailableinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
—Accessingacontact:selectandconfirmCall
list/Favorites/Directory.Selectandconfirma
contact.
Directorycontacts:thedriverinformationsys-
temonlydisplaysdirectorycontactsthathavea
phonenumberstored.Ifseveralphonenumbers
arestoredwitha contact,thelistofstorednum-
bersisdisplayedfirstwhentheentryisselected.
Formoreinformationaboutthedisplayedsym-
bols,referto>page188.
Recentcalls:therecentcallslistcontainsallin-
coming,outgoingandmissedcalls.
Callerinformation:thename, phonenumberor
Unknownappearsinthedriverinformationsys-
temdisplaydependingonifthecallerhasbeen
storedinthedirectoryandifthephonenumber
hasbeentransmitted.
Functionsduringan incomingcall
—Answeringacall:presstheleftthumbwheel
whenthereisanincomingcall.
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—Decliningacall:selectandconfirmDecline
whenthereisanincomingcall.
—Endinga phonecall:selectandconfirmEnd
call.
Functionsduringa phonecall:
—Makinganadditionalcall:selectandconfirm
Holdcall.Presstheleftcontrolbutton>Direc-
toryorCalllist>anentry.
—Answeringacallwhileinacallandwhile
thereisanothercall onhold:selectandcon-
firmAnswer.Theactivecallisreplacedwiththe
incomingcall.
Additionalfunctionsinclude:
Mute:ifyouselectandconfirmthisfunction,the
otherpersononthephonecannothearyou.You
willstillbeabletoheartheotherperson.
Holding/resumingacall:youcanplacetheexist-
ingcallonholdandresumeitagain.
Swapcall:youcanalternatebetweentwophone
callsatthesametime.Oneofthecallswillbeon
hold.SelectingEndcallwillendtheactivephone
call.Acallthatwasplacedonholdstaysonhold
andcan betakenoffholdwithResumeheldcall.
Conferencecall:acallonholdanduptofiveac-
tiveparties(dependingonthecellphoneservice
provider)canbeaddedtoaconferencecall.To
makeanadditionalcall,putallparticipantsin
thecurrentconferencecallonholdusingHold
conference.Bypressingtheleftcontrolbutton,
youcanmakeadditionalcallsfromthedirectory
orthecalllist.Resumeconferencetakesallpar-
ticipantsoffhold.
G)Tips
— Thephonefunctionscanonlybecontrolled
withthemultifunctionsteeringwheelifthe
phoneequipmentwasinstalledatthefac-
tory.
—Thetelephonefunctionsdependonthecell
phoneandwhethertheyaresupportedby
yourcellphoneserviceproviderornot.
— TheCallwaitingfunctionmustbeactivated
inyourcellphoneandintheMMIinorderto
bealerted whenthereisanincomingcall
duringanactivecall.Thecalloptions

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Multifunctionsteeringwheel

dependonthecellphoneandservicepro-
vider.Youcanobtainmoreinformationfrom
yourcellphoneserviceprovider.
Navigation
(oyetaeMMMelmceleaarteetT)
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheeland
navigationsystem
Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=page205,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
>Presstheleftcontrolbuttononthemultifunc-
tionsteeringwheel>page17.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functionsmaybeavailableinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
—Displayingnavigationduringactiveroute
guidance:selectandconfirmMaporStreet
view*(analoginstrumentcluster).
— Showingthemapwhenrouteguidanceisnot
active:selectandconfirmMap.
—Accessinglastdestinations:selectandconfirm
Lastdestinations>thedesireddestination.
—Accessingfavorites:selectandconfirmFavor-
ites>thedesireddestination.
—Startingrouteguidancetothestoredhome
address:selectandconfirmCancelrouteguid-
anceifnecessaryandthenHomeaddress.
Ifyouhave notstartedrouteguidance,acom-
pass(intheanaloginstrumentcluster)oramap
(Audivirtualcockpit)*willbedisplayed.
—Cancelingactiverouteguidance:onthemulti-
functionsteeringwheel,select:rightcontrol
button>Cancelrouteguidance.
Additionalsettings
—Select:rightcontrolbutton>desiredentry.
Dependingonthefunctionselected,thefollow-
ingadditionalsettingsmaybepossible:
—Mapdisplay>page216
—Mapcolors>page216
—Maporientation>page216
—Automaticzoom>page217
Navigationviewwithrouteguidance
started
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem andAudivirtual
cockpit

Fig.173Standardmapwhenrouteguidanceisactive(Audi
virtualcockpit)
Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=page205,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
Depending onthevehicleequipmentandthese-
lectedview>page18,thefollowinginformation
willbedisplayedinthedriverinformationsys-
tem:
@Mapcontent(suchaspointsofinterest)
@Currentvehicleposition
@Abargraphappearswhenthereisanupcom-
ingturn.Thefewerthebarsthatareshown,the
shorterthedistanceisuntiltheturn.Ifthereis
notanupcomingturn,thedistancetothedesti-
nation/stopoverandthecalculatedarrivaltimeis
displayedintherightspeedometer.
@Nameofthestreetwhereyouarecurrently
driving
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