2019 AUDI Q7 steering

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AboutthisOwner'sManual......
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Cockpitoverview.............-0000-5
Indicatorlightsoverview...........0..
Displayandoperation............
Instrumentcluster...............
Instrumentclusteroverview...........
Coolanttemperatureindicator.........
Tachometer.........0.0 eeeeeeee
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Multifunctionsteeringwheel..........
Vehiclefunctions.............00eeeee
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Head-updisplay..................
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Startinganddriving.............
Openingandclosing.............
Centrallocking..............--.0000-
Luggagecompartmentlid.............
Childsafetylocksas< Powerwindows..........000seee eee
Panoramicglassroof..............--.
Garagedooropener..........---.00-5
LightsandVision.................
Exteriorlightingsss< Interiorlightingien6ssn«+wees6 veenss
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Windshieldwipers................555
Digital.compass:.«siiesevenesowescee
Rearseats...
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Luggagecompartment...............
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Warmandcold...................
Climatecontrolsystem.........-.000
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4-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol.
Steeringwheelheating...............
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Generalinformation.................
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Startingandstoppingtheengine.......
Start/Stopsystem...........--00000-
Electromechanicalparkingbrake.......
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Offroaddriving........-......0--00ee
Tiltangledisplay«evaisssesasseensewe
Automatictransmission..............
Trailertowing....................
Drivingwithatrailer.................
Driverassistance.................
Assistsystems...................
Speedwarningsystem...........0000-
Cruise controlsystem............00-5
Camera-basedtrafficsignrecognition...
Predictiveefficiencyassist.............
Audiadaptivecruisecontrol...........
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Audiactivelaneassist................
Audisideassist..........-...00--000-
Nightvisionassist..............-.0..
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Generalinformation.................
Rearparkingsystem..............05.
Parkingsystemplus.............-.04.
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Peripheralcameras............--0005
Parkassist...2.2.0.0...ceeeeeeee
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Adjusting theparkingaid.............
ErrormesSageS........00esseseee eee
IntelligentTechnology...........
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)....
Electromechanicalsteering,all-wheel
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Allwheeldrive(quattro)..............
Energymanagement................-
Noticeaboutdata recordedbytheEvent
DataRecorderandvehiclecontrol
Infotainmentsystem............
MultiMediaInterface............
Trafficsafetyinformation.............
Introduction................2.000005
MMIOn/Offknobwithjoystickfunction..
Infotainmentsystemdisplay..........
MMIoperation...............0-.0005
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Controlknobwithjoystickfunction.....
Shortcutkeys.........-..0ceeeeee
Letter/numberspeller................
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MenusandSymbols...............--.
Multifunctionsteeringwheel....
Introduction................0eeeeee
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Navigation..................0..000.
Voicerecognitionsystem........
Operating............0.ceceeeeeee
Commandoverviewinformation........
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Externalvoiceoperation..............
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Introduction................002aee
Usingthe Audiphonebox.............
Usingthetelephone..............000%
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Listeningtovoicemail................188
Directory...2...ceceeeeeeeeee188
Additionalsettings...............005190
Troubleshootingwicsc.ssweanoevsiene=emere191
AudiCONNECE:sce:¢ ee605+feesss os193
Introductions««seesowearsoecon3»oe193)
AudiconnectInfotainment............198
AudiconnectInfotainmentservices.....194
Audiconnectvehiclecontrolservices....197
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Troubleshooting..................2..201
DataPrivacyesa=¢cowsnewsesteeseeee202
Emergencycall...................203
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Emergencycall«sci2ves:ooeweeoemcee203
Onlineroadsideassistance............204
Navigation.....................00.205
Openingnavigation..................205
Enteringadestination................205
Personalrouteassistance.............21.
Alternativeroutes.............0.000.212
Additionalsettings................0.212
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Satellitemap...............022.00217
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Trafficinformation................005219
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Openingtheradio...................222
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Additionalsettings...............005225
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Media...............0.ceceeeeeee227
Introduction.............eeeeeeeeee227
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Mediadrives............0.00eeeeee228
Bluetoothaudioplayer...............230
Wi-Fiaudioplayer...................231
OnlinemediaandInternetradio........232
Multimediaconnections..............233
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sideassistdisplays,warningabout
exitingthevehicle..............
Doorhandle
Centrallockingswitch...........
Memorybuttons...............
Vent
Thumbwheelforventandbutton
forwidevent,dependingonequip-
ment2.2...eeeeee
Leverfor:
—Turnsignalsandhighbeams....
—Highbeamassistant..........
—Active laneassist.............
—Trafficjamassist.............
Multifunctionsteeringwheelwith:
—Hornbes
—Driver'sairbag...............
—Driverinformationsystemcon-
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—Audio/video,telephone,naviga-
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—Shiftpaddles................
Instrumentcluster.............
Resettripodometer............
Windshieldwashersystemlever. .
STARTENGINESTOP]button....


Steeringwheeladjustment,de-
pendingonequipment
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Leverfor:
—Cruisecontrolsystem.........
—Adaptivecruisecontrol........
DatalinkconnectorforOn-Board
DiagnosticSystem(OBDII)......
Hoodrelease................-.
Instrumentillumination.........
Buttonforswitchingthehead-up
displayon/off,adjustingthe height.
Switchforluggagecompartment
FheacasasewsemisaemaMO
Headlightcontrolswitch........
Buttonsfor:
—|*\/steeringwheelheatingbutton.
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—All-weatherlights............
—Nightvision assist............
—Rearfoglights...............
Powerexteriormirroradjustment.
Powerwindows..............-.
Infotainmentsystemdisplay.....
Lockableglovecompartment.....
Frontpassenger'sairbag........
DrivesforCD,DVD,SIMcards....
Switchforcooledglovecompart-
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Dependingonequipment,buttons
for:
—driveselect2...0.0.0.eeeeeeen
—Start/Stopsystem............
—ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)2.0...eeeee eee eeeeee
—Emergencyflashers...........
—Park'assist«sswows3 4exes3 veee
—Parkingsystem...............
—Hillholdassist............0..
—Infotainmentsystemdisplay....
Climatecontrolsystem..........
Storagecompartmentandoutlet.
Cupholderandmountforvehicle
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Centerarmrestwithstoragecom-
partment.Dependingonvehicle
equipment,itmayhave:
—Audimusicinterface..........
—Audiphonebox...............
@5)Startingtheengineifthereisa
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68Electromechanicalparkingbrake..
@}Automatictransmissionselector
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Infotainmentsystemon/offbutton.
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Sometheequipmentlistedhereisonlyinstal-
ledincertainmodelsorisavailableasanop-
tion.

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Canadamodels:
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page21
Indicatorlightsoverview
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentcluster
blinkorturnon.Theyindicatefunctionsormal-
functions.
Coolingsystem
=>page 21
Engineoilpressure
=>page316
Engineoillevel(MIN)
=>page316
Messagesmayappearwithsomeindicatorlights.
Awarningsignalwillsoundatthesametime.
Theindicatorlightsandmessagesmaybecov-
ered byotherdisplays.Toshow themagain,se-
lectthesecondtabformessageswiththemulti-
functionsteeringwheel>page16.
Electricalsystem
>page321
Safetybelt
Someindicatorlightsinthedisplaycandisplayinpage22
severalcolors.--
Electromechanicalpowersteering,
all-wheelsteeringY
=>page150A\Centralindicatorlight

IftheAorNindicatorlightturnson,check
themessageintheinstrumentcluster.
leaTn]
Someindicatorlightsturnonbrieflyasafunction
checkwhenyouswitchtheignitionon.Thesesys-
temsaremarkedwithaVinthefollowingtables.
Ifoneoftheseindicatorlightsdoesnotturnon,
thereisamalfunctioninthatsystem.
Steeringlock
=>page22
Enginestartsystem
=>page 22
Transmission
=>page89
Hood
=>page 23
Adaptivecruisecontrol¥
Thefollowingindicatorlightsmaybeavailable,=>page103
dependingonthevehicleequipment:Trafficjamassist
=>page107
Redindicatorlights





Airsuspension
Centralindicatorlight
=>page23
=>page10,
Audipresense
=>page111
USAmodels:
Brakesystem4
=>page20
Nightvision assist
=>page125
Nightvisionassist
=>page125
Drivesystem
Canadamodels:>page23
Brakesystem¥
=>page20
USAmodels:
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page21


Yellowindicatorlights
Centralindicatorlight
=>page10
ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)
=>page23




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ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)¥
=>page23
ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)
=>page147
Brakesystem
=>page20
USAmodels:
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)¥
=>page23
Canadamodels:
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)¥
=>page23
SafetysystemsY
=>page22
Canadamodels:
Brakepads
=>page20
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page21
Tirepressure
=>page344
Tirepressure
=>page344
Drivesystem
=>page23
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)
v
=>page312
Enginespeedlimitation
=>page23
Engineoillevel(MIN)
=>page316
Engineoillevel(MAX)
=>page316
Engineoilsensor
=>page316
Enginewarm-uprequest
=>page316
Electricalsystem
>page321

Tanksystem
=>page24
Washerfluidlevel
=>page24
Windshieldwipers
=>page24
Keys
=>page77
Driver'sdoor
>page24
Batteryinvehiclekey
=>page30
Bulbfailureindicator
=>page24
Headlightrangecontrolsystem
=>page25
Adaptivelight
=>page25
Light/rainsensor
=>page25
Active laneassist
=>page117
Audisideassist
=>page124
Audipresense
=>page115
Nightvisionassist
=>page127
Parkingaid
=>page144
Transmission
=>page89
Steeringlock
=>page22
Enginestartsystem
=>page 22
Electromechanicalpowersteering,
all-wheelsteering
=>page150
Airsuspension
=>page23
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Instrumentcluster

Fuellevel
Thedisplay@>page14,fig.3or>page14,
fig.4onlyfunctionswhentheignitionisswitch-
edon.Whenthedisplayhas reached thereserve
mark,aredLEDturnsonandtheAyindicator
lightturnson>page24.
Forthetankcapacityinyourvehicle,refertothe
TechnicalData>page375.
@)Note
Neverdriveuntilthetankiscompletelyemp-
ty.Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatresults
fromthatcancauseenginemisfires.Uncom-
bustedfuelwillthenentertheexhaustsys-
tem.Thiscancauseoverheatinganddamage
tothecatalyticconverter.
Odometer
B4M-0225

Fig.5Instrumentcluster: odometerandresetbutton
Tripodometerandodometer
Thetripodometershowsthedistancedriven
sinceitwaslastreset.Itcanbeusedtomeasure
shortdistances.
Thetripodometercanberesettozerobypress-
ingthe[®]resetbutton.


Theodometershowsthetotaldistancethatthe
vehiclehasbeendriven.
Malfunctionindicator
Ifthereisamalfunctionintheinstrumentclus-
ter,DEFwillappearinthetripodometerdisplay.
Havethemalfunctioncorrectedassoonas possi-
ble.
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G)Tips
Theunitsofmeasurementcanbesetinthe
Infotainmentsystem>page247.
Multifunctionsteering
wheel


Fig.7Leftsideofmultifunctionsteeringwheel
Requirement:theignitionmustbeswitchedon.
Thedriverinformationsystemcontainsmultiple
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Thefollowingtabsmaybeavailable,depending
onvehicleequipment:



FirsttabVehiclefunctions>page19
SecondMessages
tab2
Thirdtab»)|Nightvisionassist*>page124
Fourthtab|Radio>page165
Media>page165

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FifthtabTelephone*>page178

SixthtabNavigation*>page205
Map*

a)Thistabisonlyvisiblewhenthereisat leastoneindicator
lightormessagedisplayed.
5)ThistabisonlyvisibleifNightvisionassist*hasbeenacti-
vated.
@|s2]Button

—Switchingtabs:pressthe|<>]buttonrepeated-
lyuntilthedesiredtabisshown(forexample,
Radio).
@[VIEW]button
Switchingviewsorreducingthedisplay
>page18.



©|=]Button
Returntofunctionsathigherlevels.
©DJand[c|controlbuttons
Open/closetheselectionmenuoroptionsmenu
=>page17.
@Leftthumbwheel
—Selectingafunctioninamenu/list:turnthe
leftthumbwheeltothedesiredfunction(forex-
ample,selectingafrequency).
—Confirmingaselection:presstheleftthumb-
wheel@%)°fig.7.
—Zoomingin/outonthemap:whenamapis
displayed,turntheleftthumbwheeltozoomin
andoutonthemap.
Controlbuttons






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Fig.8Selectionmenuandoptionsmenuview
Leftcontrolbutton
—Openingandclosingtheselectionmenu:press
therespectiveleftcontrolbuttononthesteer-
ingwheel>fig.8.Youcanselectandconfirma
functionintheselectionmenuusingtheleft
thumbwheel(forexample,selectingafrequen-
cyband).
Rightcontrolbutton
—Opening/closingtheoptionsmenu:pressthe
respectiverightcontrolbuttononthesteering
wheel>fig.8.Youcanchangeanycontext-de-
pendentfunctionsandsettingsusingtheleft
thumbwheel(forexample,additionalstation
information).
G)Tips
Theavailabilityofaselectionmenuoroptions
menudependsonthefunctionthatisselect-
ed.
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Instrumentcluster

Changingtheview

Appliesto:
Fig.9C-VehicleswithAudivirtualcockpit-Defaultview
JRAH-8995
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Appliesto:vehicleswithAudivirtualcockpit
Fig.10Enhancedview
Changeview
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudivirtualcockpit
>Pressthe[VIEW]button@)>page16,fig.7to
switchfromthedefaultview>fig.9totheen-
hancedview>fig.10.Toreturntothedefault
view,pressthe[VIEW]buttonagain.




Reducingthedisplay
Appliesto:vehicleswithanaloginstrumentcluster

>Pressthe[VIEW|buttontoswitchfromthe
classictothereduceddisplay.Toreturntothe
classicview,pressthe[VIEW|buttonagain.



Adjustingtheadditionaldisplay
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudivirtualcockpit
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theaddi-
tionaldisplaysthatcanbeselectedmayvary.
>Openthefirstvehiclefunctionstabusingthe
[<>]buttononthemultifunctionsteering
wheel.
> Selectonthemultifunctionsteeringwheel:
rightcontrolbutton>Additionaldisplay.
> Selectthedesiredadditionaldisplay.

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Otherfunctionbuttons

Fig.11Rightsideofthemultifunctionsteeringwheel

@|e]Button

—Acceptingacall:pressthe|@]buttonwhen
thereisanincomingcall.
—Endingacall:pressthe|¢]buttonduringa
phonecalltoendthecall.
—Openingthecalllist:ifnophonecallisinprog-
ressandtherearenoincomingcalls,pressthe
€|button.






@[|]Button
—Switchingthevoicerecognitionsystemon:
brieflypressthe[2]button.Saythedesired
commandaftertheBeep.
—Switchingthevoicerecognitionsystemoff:
pressandholdthe[2]button.Or:saythecom-
mandCancel.



Formoreinformationaboutthevoicerecognition
system,see>page171,Voicerecognitionsys-
temor>page248.
@Rightthumbwheel
Youcanadjustthevolumeofan audiosourceora
systemmessage(forexample,fromthevoice
recognitionsystem)whenthesoundisplaying.
—Increasingordecreasing the volume:turnthe
rightthumbwheelupordown.
—Mutingorpausing:turntherightthumbwheel
down.Or:presstherightthumbwheel.
—Unmutingorresuming:turntherightthumb-
wheelup.Or:presstherightthumbwheel.

@[ks]/[b>]Button
—Selectingtheprevious/nexttrackorstation:
pressthebutton.

Ki<]or[b>