Audi Q7 2018 User manual

Owner's Manual
2018 07
Audi Vorsprung durch Technik

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Foreword
Thank you for choosing an Audi - we value your trust in us.
Your new Audi wi ll allow you to experience the best in groundbreaking techno lo-
gy and premium quality equipment a vehicle has to offer . We recommend that
you read your Owner's Manual thoroug hly so that you quickly become acquaint-
ed with your Audi and make use of all of its features.
In addition to explaining how the different f eat ures work, we provide many use-
f ul tips and information concerning your safety, how to care for your vehicle and
how to maintai n your vehicle's value. We also give you useful tips and informa-
tion on how to drive your veh icle more efficiently and in an environmentally
friendly manner.
We hope you enjoy driving your Audi and we wish you safe and pleasant motor -
ing.
AUDIAG

Tabl e of contents
About this Owner's Manual. . . . . . 6
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cockpit overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Controls at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Multif unction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . 12
Vehicle functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Head-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Starting and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chil d safety loc k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power w indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . 4 1
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Exterio r li ghting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
V1s1on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Digita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Seats and storage ......... . ... . . .
General information .......... . ... . . .
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Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Memory fu nction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cigaret t e lighte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
3 zone deluxe automatic clim ate control . 67
4-zone deluxe automatic climate control . 70
Steer ing whee l heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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Driving . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . .
General information . . . . . . . . .... . . . . .
Steering . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . .
Start ing and stopping the eng ine ..... . .
Start/Stop system . . . . . ............ . .
Electromechanical parking brake ...... .
Start ing to drive . . . . . . .............. .
Offroad driving . . . . . . . .............. .
Tilt angle display . . . . . . ............ . .
Automat ic t ransmission
Trailer towing . . . . . . ............ . .
Drivi ng with a t railer
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Driver assi stance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9S
Assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cruise cont rol syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Camera-based traffic sign recognition . . . 97
Lap timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Predictive eff iciency assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Audi adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Night vision assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Parking systems 132
General infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Parking syst em plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Periphera l cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Adjusting the parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 142
Elect ronic stabili zation cont rol (ESC) . . . . 142
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Electromechanical steering, all-whee l
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
All -wheel drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Energy managemen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle contro l
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

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Infotainment sy st e m . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 9
Traffic safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
MMI On/Off knob w ith joyst ick function . . 149
Infotainment system display . . . . . . . . . . 150
MMI operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Contro l knob with joystick funct ion . . . . . 155
Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Lette r/number speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Free text search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Menus and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Multifunction steering wheel . . . 16 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . 167
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Command overview information . . . . . . . . 167
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
External voice operat ion 172
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Using the te lephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Listening to voicemai l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Addit ional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 187
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Configuration through myAudi . . . . . . . . . 187
Opening Audi connect (I nfotainment) . . . 188
Audi connect Infotainment services . . . . . 188
W i-Fi hot spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Configur ing the data connect ion . . . . . . . . 194
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Audi connect (In f ota inment) general
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Troub leshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Audi connect vehicle control . . . . 19 7
Introduction . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 197
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Additional options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Remote locking and un locking . . . . . . . . . 198
Vehicle status report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Parking locat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Geofencing Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Speed Ale rt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Valet Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Stolen Vehicle Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Online Audi service request . .... . . . . . . . 199
Emergency call . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 20 1
Introd uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Online roads ide assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Opening navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Entering a destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Personal route assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Alternative routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Additional settings . ................ . 210
Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 213
Satellite map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 15
Map update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 16
Traffic information . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 21 7
Troub leshooting .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 219
Radio . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 220
Opening the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Radio functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Radio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Media .... . . . . . . . ................ . . 225
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Media drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Wi-Fi audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
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Onli ne media and I nt ernet radio . . . . . . . . 230
Multim edia connections .... . . . . . . . . .. 23 1
Playing media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Addit ional set t ings ........... . ... . . . 237
Supported media and fi le formats . . . . . . 240
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . 243
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . 243
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Sett ing t he date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
MMI sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Connection manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Syst em update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Sound setti ngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 9
Volume settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Restarting the MMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Software license information 251
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 253
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Report ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 1
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 1
W hy use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 2
Safety belt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Belt tensione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
I mpo rtant info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 28 1
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 1
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
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LATCHsyst em (lower anchorages and
tethers for child ren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Additional inf ormat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Fuel...... . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . . 310
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Selective catalytic reduction (AdBlue/
DEF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Emissions control systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
On Board Diagnost ic System (OBD) . . . . . 318
Engine compartment . . . ............ . . 319
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 1
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Service interva l display 328
Wheels .. . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . . 330
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Tire pressure monitor ing system . . . . . . . 347
Run-flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Carwashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Cleaning and care info rmation . . . . . . . . . 352
Placing you r vehicle out of service 356
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 357
General info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Tire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Replacing a whee l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Fuses.. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 364
Bulbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Start ing by pushing or tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 369
Start ing with ju mper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Usingthejumpstartcable . . . .... . . . . . 370

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Towing with a tow tr uck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 1
Raising the vehicle .......... . . . . . ... . 373
Accessories and Technical Data . 375
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Vehicle specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Notes about technica l data ..... . . . . . . . 375
Dimensions. . . . .............. . . . . . . . 375
Capacit ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 377
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Operating your veh icle outs ide the U.S.A.
or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Maintenance. . . . . .......... . . . . . ... . 377
Accessories and technical changes . . . . . . 379
Declaration of compliance for
telecommunicat ions equipment and
electronic systems 380
Index . . . . . . . . .............. . . . . . . . 381
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About this Owner 's Manual
This Owne r's Manual applies to a ll versions of
this mode l. It contains important information,
tips, suggestions and warn ings for using your ve-
hicle.
Keep this manua l in yo ur vehicle at all times . This
is especially important if you loan your vehicle to
others or sell it.
This owner's manua l descr ibes the equipment
range specified for this mode l at the time of
printing. Individua l equipment options described
may on ly be availab le at a later date or may on ly
be offered in certain countries .
Some sections in this manua l do not apply to all
vehicles. When this is the case, the beginning of
the sect ion ind icates the validity, for example
"Applies to vehicles : with cruise contro l system".
Optional or vehicle-specific equipment is also
ident ified with an asterisk"*" .
The illustrations in this manual are a guide .
Some of the detai ls in your vehicle may differ
from the illustration .
All directions, suc h as "left", "right", "front" and
"rear", are based on the vehicle's direction of
travel.
* Optiona l or vehicle -specific equipment
.., The section continues on the next page.
~ & Cross refe rence to a "WARNING" w it hin a
section . If a page number is indicated , the
WARNING is located out side of th e section.
_& WARNING
Text with this symbol contains info rmat ion
about safety and how t o reduce the risk of se-
rious personal injury or death.
(LlJ)Note
Text with this symbol contains info rmat ion
about reducing the risk of damage to your ve-
hicle.
@ For the sake of the environment
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Text with this symbol contains info rmat ion on
protecting th e enviro nm ent .
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Text with this symbo l contains additional use-
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Cockpit overview
Cockpit overview
Controls at a glance
Fig. 1 Cockpit : left section
Fig. 2 Cockpit: right sect ion
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(D side assist d isplays, warn ing abo ut
exiting the vehicle . .... . . . . . . . .
@ Door handle
@ Centr al locking swit ch ....... . . .
@ Memory buttons ........... . . .
® Vent
@ Thumbwhee l for vent and button
for wide vent, depending on eq uip-
ment ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . .
<J) Lever for:
- Turn signals and high beams . . .
- High beam assistant .... . . . . .
- Active lane assist .......... . .
- Traffic jam assist .......... . .
@ Multif unct ion steer ing whee l with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag . . .... . . . . . . . .
- Driver information sys t em con -
trols .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone, nav iga -
tion and voice recognition con -
trols .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . .
- III/ steering wheel heat ing button
- Sh ift paddles .......... . . . . .
® Instrument cluster ......... . . .
@ Reset t rip odometer ......... . .
@ Windshie ld was her system lever
@ !STAR T ENGIN E ST OPI button . . .
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment, de-
pending on equipmen t
- Mechan ica l .............. . . .
- Power . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . .
~ Lever for:
- Cruise cont rol sys t em ... . . . . .
- Adaptive cruise cont rol .. . . . . .
@ Data link connector for On-Board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) . . . . .
@) Hood release ............... . .
@ Ins t rumen t illum ina t ion . . . . . . . .
@ Button for switch ing the head-up
d isplay on/off, adjust ing the
height . . . . ................ . .
@ Switch for lugg age compar t ment
lid . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . .
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Coc k pit o v er v iew
@ Head light control switc h
@ Buttons for :
- All-weathe r lig hts
- Night vision ass ist .......... .
- Rear fog lights . ............ .
@ Power exte rior m irro r adjustment
@) Power windows . ............. .
@ Infota inment system display
@ Lockable glove compa rtment . . . .
@ Front passenger's airbag ...... .
@ Drives for CD, DVD, SIM ca rds .. .
@ Switch for cooled glove compa rt-
ment .. . . . . . . . ............. .
@ Depend ing o n equ ipment, butto ns
for:
- drive select .. . . . . . . . . .... . . .
- St art/Stop system . . . . .... . . .
- Elect ronic St abiliz ation Con tr ol
(ESC) . . . . . . . . ............. .
- Eme rgency flashers ......... .
- Park ing system . ............ .
- Hill hold ass ist . ............ .
- Infotainment system display ..
@ Climate cont rol system ........ .
@ Storage compartment and outlet
@ Cup holder and mount for vehicle
key ..... . . . . . . . ............ .
@) Infotai nment system on/off
button . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . .
(§ Cent er armrest w ith storage com-
partment . Depending on vehicle
equipment , it may have:
- Aud i m usic interface . . .... . . .
@ Start ing t he engine if there is a
malfunction . . . . . ............ .
@ Electromechanical parki ng brake
@ Automatic transmission se lector
lever ... . . . . . . . . . ........... .
@ Infota inment system unit
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43
43
125
43
4 7
38
150
62
273
226
61
128
79
143
45
132
144
150
66
62, 60
61
149
232
79
81
85
149
Some the equipment listed here is only insta l-
led in certa in models or is available as a n op-
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Instrument cluster
Instrument cluster overview
The instrument cluster is the central information center for the driver.
Fig. 3 Instrument cluster overview (analog)
Fig. 4 Instrument cluster overview (Audi virtual cockpit )
(D Engine coolant temperature gauge
@ Tachometer . ................ .
- with OFF status indicator .. . . .
- with READYstatus indicator . . .
@ Tab area . . . . ... ... .. ..... . . . .
@ Central area with
- Driver informat ion system .. . . .
- Indicator lights ....... . ... . .
® Status line (displayed on one or two
lines)
@ Speedometer/convenience display
0 Fuel level
10
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11
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77, 79
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12
18
12
@ Speedometer
® Left additional display (divided in
two sections in the enhanced view)
There may be additional indicator lights in the
tachometer @ , the speedometer @ , the status
line ® and, depending on the instrument clus-
ter, above or below the central area @ .
The following pages will primarily show illustra-
tions of the analog instrument cluster. The ap-
pearance or the location of the items shown may
differ in the Audi virtual cockpit*. ...,

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Certain instrument cluster content can also be
displayed in the head-up display* ¢ page 17.
A WARNING
Do not assume the roads are free of ice based
on the outside temperature display . Be aware
that there may be ice on roads even when the
outside temperature is around 41 °F (+5 °C)
and that ice can increase the risk of accidents .
(D Tips
- Depending on vehicle equipment, the in-
strument illumination (needles and gauges)
may turn on when the lights are off and the
ignition is switched on . The illumination for
the gauges reduces automatically and even-
tually turns off as brightness outside in-
creases. This function reminds the driver to
turn the low beams on at the appropriate
time.
- You can select the units used for tempera-
ture, speed and other measurements in the
Infotainment system ¢ page 245.
- If your vehicle is stationary or if you are driv-
ing at very low speeds, the temperature dis-
played may be slightly higher than the ac-
tual temperature outside due to the heat ra-
diating from the engine.
- At temperatures below 41 °F (+5 °C), a
snowflake symbol appears in front of the
temperature display ¢ ,&..
Coolant temperature indicator
The coolant temperature display @ ¢ page 10,
fig . 3 or ¢ page 10, fig . 4 only functions when
the ignition is switched on. To prevent engine
damage, please observe the following notes
about the temperature ranges.
Cold range
If only the LEDsat the bottom of the gauge turn
on, the engine has not reached operating tem-
perature yet . Avoid high engine speeds, full ac-
celeration and heavy engine loads.
Cockpit overview
Normal range
The engine has reached its operating tempera-
ture once the LEDsup to the center of the gauge
turn on. If the. indicator light in the instru-
ment cluster display turns on, the coolant tem-
perature is too high ¢ page 22.
@ Note
- Auxiliary headlights and other accessories in
front of the cooling-air intake impair the
cooling effect of the coolant. This increases
the risk of the engine overheating during
high outside temperatures and heavy en-
gine load .
- The front spoiler also helps to distribute
cooling air correctly while driving. If the
spoiler is damaged, the cooling effect will
be impaired and the risk of the engine over-
heating will increase. See an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Fa-
cility for assistance.
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Appliesto: vehicleswith dieselengines
Due to the high efficiency of these engines,
the engine may not always reach operating
temperature in cold outside temperatures.
This is normal and not a cause for concern.
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev-
olutions per minute (RPM).
The beginning of the red zone in the tachometer
indicates the maximum permissible engine speed
for all gears once the engine has been broken in.
Before reaching this zone, you should shift into
the next highest gear, select the "D/S" selector
lever position, or remove your foot from the ac-
celerator pedal.
@ Note
The needle in the tachometer @ ¢ page 10,
fig. 3 or ¢ page 10, fig. 4 may only be in the
red area of the gauge for a short time or there
is a risk of engine damage . The location where .,.
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the red zone beg ins varies depending on the
engine.
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early helps you to save fuel a nd re-
duces operating noise.
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Depending on t he e ngine : the engine speed
may be lim ited when the engine is cold - the
full engine outp ut will not be avai lable . When
the engine is at operating temperat ure, the
red area in the tachomete r moves to a higher
RPM range.
Fuel level
The display (J) ¢ page 10, fig. 3 or ¢ page 10,
fig . 4 only functions when the ign ition is switch -
ed on . When the display has reached the reserve
mark, a red LEDt urns on a nd the tDindicator
light tur ns on ¢ page 2 7. The red LEDwill blink
when the fuel leve l is very low.
For the tank capac ity in you r vehicle, refer to the
Technical Data r=vpage 375.
(D Note
Never drive until the tank is completely emp-
ty . The irregular supp ly of fuel that results
from that can ca use engine misfi res . Uncom-
busted fuel will the n ente r the exhaust sys-
t em. This can ca use overheating and damage
t o the cata lytic conver t er.
Odometer
Fig. 5 Inst rum ent cluster: odometer and reset bu tt on
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Trip odometer and odometer
The t rip odometer shows the dist an ce driven
s ince it was last reset. It can be used to measure
short d istances.
The t rip odometer ca n be reset t o zero by press-
ing t he ~ reset but t on.
The odometer shows the total distance that the
vehicle has been driven.
Malfunction indicator
If there is a malfunction in the instrument clus-
ter, DEF will appear in the trip odometer display.
Have the malfu nction corrected as soon as possi -
ble .
(D Tips
The units of measu rement can be set in the
Infotainment system ~ page 245 .
Multifunction steering
wheel
Operating
Fig. 6 Driver informa tion system display
Fig. 7 Left sid e of m ultifun ction steer ing wh eel
Requirement: th e ignition must be switched on. .,.

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The driver information system contains multiple
tabs (D c::>fig. 6 that display various information
@.
The follow ing tabs are available, depending on
vehicle equ ipment:
First tab Vehicle functions c::>page 15
Second Messages
tab a)
Third tab b) Night vision assist* c::>page 125
Fourth tab Radio c::>page 161
Media c::>page 161
Fifth tab Telephone* c::>page 174
Sixth tab Navigation* c::>page 203
Map*
a} This t ab is only visible when t here is at least one indi cat or
ligh t or message displayed.
bl This tab is only visible if Night vision assist* has been acti-
vat ed.
@ l<11>IButton
-Switching tabs : p ress the !<11>!button repeated-
ly until the desired tab is shown (for example,
Radio).
Control buttons
Fig. 8 Selection menu and opt ions menu view
Left control button
-Opening/closing the selection menu: press the
respective left control button on the steer ing
wheel c::>fig. 8 . You can select and confirm a
function in the selection menu using the left
Cockpit overview
@ IVIEWIbutton
Switching views or reduc ing the display
c::>page 14.
@ ~ Button
Return to functions at higher levels
@ Illand [g control buttons
Open/close the selection menu or options menu
r:=>page 13.
0 Left thumbwheel
-Selecting a function in a menu/list :
turn the
left thumbwheel to the des ired function (for
example, selecting a frequency).
-Confirming a selection: press the left thumb-
wheel (J) c::>fig. 7.
-Zooming in/out on the map:when a map is
disp layed, turn the left thumbwheel to zoom in
and out on the map.
thumbwhee l (for examp le, select ing a frequen-
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Right control button
-Opening/ closi ng the options menu : press the
respective right control button on the steering
whee l ¢ fig. 8 . You can change any context-de-
pendent functions and settings using the left
thumbwheel (for example, additional station
information).
(D Tips
The availability of a se lection menu or options
menu depends on the function that is select-
ed.
Switching views
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
Fig. 9 Default view: classic/sport*
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
Fig. 10 Enhanced view
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Change view
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
.,.Press the IVIEWIbutton @ ¢ page 12, fig. 7 to
sw itch from the defau lt view ¢ fig . 9 to the en -
hanced view ¢ fig. 10. To return to the default
view, press the !VIEWI button again.
Setting the default view
Applies to: vehicles with sport view
Depend ing on the vehicle equipment, you can
choose between the class ic and t he spor t view.
.,.Open the first veh icle functions tab using the
l<11>!button on the m ultifunction steeri ng
wheel.
.,.Select on the multif unction steeri ng wheel: left
control button > Layout > Sport layout or Clas-
sic layout.
Reducing th e display
Applies to: vehicles with analog instru ment cluster
.,.Press the !VIEW !button to switch from the
class ic to the red uced d isplay. To return to the
class ic view, press the !VIEW !but t on again .
Adjusting the additional display
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
Depend ing on the vehicle equipment, the add i-
tiona l disp lays that can be selected may vary.
.,.Open the first vehicle functions tab using the
~ button on the multifunction steering
wheel.
.,.On the multifunction steering wheel, select the
right con t rol button > Additional display .
.,.Sele ct the desired additional d isp lay.
(D Tips
Applies to: vehicles with sport view
Always set the desired default view before
driving, beca use the display functions will not
be available for several seconds .

Other function buttons
Fig . 11 Right side of the mul tifun ction stee ring wheel
(D [a Button
-Accepting a call: press the [a button when
the re is an incoming cal l.
-Ending a call: press the [a button d uring a
phone call to end the cal l.
-Opening the call list: if no phone call is in prog -
ress and there are no incoming calls, press the
[a button.
@ 51 Button
-Switching the voice recognition system on:
briefly press the 51butto n. Say t he des ired
command afte r the Beep.
-Switching the voice recognition system off :
press and hold the 51button . Or: say t he com-
mand Cancel.
For mo re inform at ion a bout t he voice re cog nit io n
system, see ¢ page 167, Voice recognition sys-
tem or ¢ page 245.
@ Right thumbwheel
You can adjust t he volum e of a n aud io source o r a
sys t em mess ag e (fo r examp le, fr om t he voice
re cog nition system) when t he sound is playing .
-Increasing or decreasing the volume : tu rn t he
right t hum bwhee l up or down.
-Muting or pausing: tu rn t he right th umbwheel
down. Or: press t he right t humbwhee l.
-Unmuting or resuming : tur n the right t humb-
whee l up. Or: press th e right t hum bwheel.
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g press the l1<1<1Ior l1>1>1I button.
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-Fast forwarding/rewinding audio files : press
and hold the 11<1<1!or l1>1>1I button unti l the desired
locat ion in the file is reac hed.
® lilbutton / steering wheel heating ~
-Steering wheel heating*: you can find addi t ion-
al infor mat ion in ¢ page 72 .
-Programmable steering wheel button · open-
ing a function : pres s th e IIIbutt on o n t he mu l-
t ifunc t ion stee ring wheel.
-Programmable steering wheel button -re-
questing a function : press and hold the IIIbut -
ton .
-Programmable steering wheel button · chang-
ing a function : press an d hold t he IIIbut t on .
Select and confirm an ent ry. Or
- Sele ct in t he Infotai nmen t sys t em: IMENU ! but -
t on > Vehicle > left contr ol button >Vehicle
settings > Steering wheel button assignment.
@ 1~···1Button
-Repeating the last navigation prompt : press
t he 1~..,1bu tton when route g uidance is active .
-Changing the voice guidance volume : when
rou t e guid a nce is active, t ur n t he righ t t humb-
wheel upwa rd or downwa rd dur ing a navigat ion
promp t .
Vehicle functions
Overview
The t rip computer is displayed in t he first tab of
the dr iver info rmation system . Additional vehicle
fun cti ons can be accessed depend ing on th e vehi-
cle equ ipment .
• Press the left con t rol button .
- On-board computer ¢ page 16
- Layout ¢ page 14
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Cockpit overview
On-board computer
Fig. 12 Instrument cluste r: fuel cons um pt ion display
Resetting values to zero
Requirement: the Fuel consumption , Short-term
memory or Long-term memory display must be
selected .
.. To reset the values in the respect ive memory to
zero, press and hold the left thumbwheel on
the multifunction steering wheel for one sec-
ond . Or
.. On the multifunction steer ing whee l, select :
the right control button > Reset values.
In the tr ip computer, you can call up the follow-
ing displays one after the other by turning the
left thumbwheel on the multifunction steering
wheel.
- Time and date ¢ page 245
- Digital speedometer*
- Average consumption
-AdBl ue range* ¢ page 314
- Short-term memory overview
- Long-term memo ry ove rview
- Energy consumers* ¢ page 16
- Driver assistance* c::>page 102
- Traffic s ign recognition* ¢ page 97
The short -term memory collects driving informa-
tion from the t ime the ignition is sw itched on un-
til it is switched off . If you continue driving with-
in two hours after switching the ignition off, the
new values are included when calculating the cur-
rent tr ip informat io n.
Unlike the short-t erm memory, the long -term
memory is not erased automat ically. You can se-
lect the time period for evaluating trip informa-
tion you rself .
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Fuel consumption
The current fuel consumption can be shown us-
ing a bar graph ¢ fig. 12. The average consump -
tion stored in the short-term memory is also dis-
played. If the bar is green, your vehicle is saving
fuel through the following function:
-Recuperation : electrical energy can be stored in
the vehicle battery when the vehicle is coasting
or driving down hill. The ba r will move toward
0 .
@ Tips
The date, time of day and time and date for-
mat can be set in the Infota inm ent system
¢ page 245.
Energy consumers
Applies to : vehicles wit h energy consum ers
Fig. 13 Ins tr umen t cluster: energy cons um ers
In the Energy consumers view, the other equip-
ment that is current ly affecting fue l consumption
is listed in the first tab (on-board computer). The
display shows up to three energy consumers @
¢ fig. 13. The equipment using the most power is
listed first . If mo re than three items using power
are switched on, the equipment that is currently
us ing the most power is displayed.
A gauge @ also shows the current total con-
sumption of all othe r consumers .

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Engine oil temperature display and boost
indicator
Applies to: vehicles with engine oil temperature display/boost
indicator
Applies to: vehicles with analog inst rument cluster
The engine oil temperature and boost indicator
are only show n in the lap timer disp lay
~ page 98 .
Engine oil temperature indicator
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
The engine oil temperatu re is only shown in t he
enhanced view or in the sport view ~ page 14 .
W hen engine oil temperatures are low, the dis-
play --- °F (--- 0() appears in the inst rumen t clus -
ter .
The engine has reached its operating tempera-
ture when the engine oil temperature is between
176 °F (80 °() and 248 °F (120 °() under normal
driving conditions . The engine oil temperatu re
may be higher if there is heavy engine load and
high temperat ures outside. This is not a cause for
concern as long as t he . ~ page 23 or II
~ page 24 ind icator lights do not tu rn on.
Boost indicator
Applies to : vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
The boost indicat or is only displayed in t he sport
view ~ page 14.
The current engine load (meaning the current
boost pressure) is indicated by a bar.
Head-up display
Applies to: vehicles with head -up display
Fig. 14 I nst rum e nt pa ne l: knob for t he hea d-up display
Cockpit overview
The head-up display proj ects certain wa rnings or
selected information from the assist systems* or
navigation* on the windsh ield . The display ap-
pears w ith in the driver's field of vision .
Switching on/ off
""To switch t he head-up display on, press t he~
knob.
.. To switch t he head-up display off, press the~
knob .
Adjusting the height
The height of t he display can be adjust ed to t he
individ ual driver.
"" Make sure you are seated correctly
~ page 253.
""Turn the knob~ to adjust the display.
Settings in the Infotainment system
""Select in t he Infotainment system: IMENU ! but -
ton >Vehicle > left control button > Driver as-
sistance > Head-up display .
Display content
In the Infotai nment system, you can specify
which information should be displayed: For ex-
amp le, this can include navigatio n information *,
adaptive cruise contro l* or camera-based traffic
sign recognition*.
The display of certain information and some of
the red indicator l igh t s cannot be hidden in the
Infota inment system.
Brightness
You can adjust the disp lay br ightness in the Info-
ta inment system . The display br ightness decreas-
es automatically as the amount of light decreas-
es. The background br ightness is adju sted w ith
the instr ument illumination ~ page 47 .
Picture rotation
You can rotate the picture in the Infotainment
system clockwise or counterclockwise.
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{QJNote
To prevent scratches on the glass covering the
head -up display, do not place any objects in
the projection opening.
(D Tips
- Sung lasses with polarization filters and un-
favorab le lighting conditions can have a
negative effect on the display.
- An optimum display depends on t he seat
position and the height adjustment of the
head-up display.
- Aspecia l windshield is needed for the head -
up disp lay function.
- For information on cleaning, see ¢ table In -
terior cleaning on page 353.
Indicator lights
Description
The indicato r lights in the inst rument cluste r
blink or t urn on. They indicate funct ions or mal-
functions.
Messages may appea r with some indicator lights.
Awarning signal will sound at the same time.
The indicato r lights and messages in the instru-
ment cluster display can be covered by other dis-
plays. To show them again, select the second tab
with the mu ltifunction stee ring wheel ¢ page 12 .
If there are several malfunctions, you can display
them one at a time using the thumbwheel.
Some indicator lights in the disp lay can display in
several colors.
& Central indicator light
If the . or Q indicator light turns on, check
the message in the instrument cluster .
Overview
Some indicator lights turn on briefly as a function
check when you switch the ignition on. These sys-
tems are marked with a./ in the following tables.
If one of these indicator light s does not turn on,
there is a ma lfunction in t hat system.
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Centra l indicator light
¢ page 18,
Audi pre sense*
¢ page 112
USA models:
Brake system ./
¢ page 21
Canada models:
Brake system ./
¢page 21
USA models:
Electromechanical parking brake
¢ page22
Canada model s:
Electromechanical parking brake
¢ page 22
Cooling system
¢page 22
Engine oil press ure
¢page 23
Engine oil level (MIN)*
¢ page24
Alternator
¢ page 23
Safety belt
¢ page 23
Electromechanical power steer ing,
all-wheel steering* ./
¢ page 146
Stee ring lock
¢ page24
Engine sta rt system
¢page24
Transmission
¢ page 90
Hood
¢ page24
Adaptive cruise contro l*./
¢ page 104
Trafficjam assist*
¢ page 109