Secret MMI screen for '17 Q7
 

Anybody know how to get to the secret green/red screen in the '17 version of MMI? I've seen lots of examples in the 2G and 3Gen, but nothing so far for the new version.

Not sure if this is the one you mean. Someone posted on another forum. Not much interesting in there though.

"While the engine is running, push up the NAV/MAP button while pressing down the Media button - the after 5-10 seconds the red engineering menu will appear. I have found no usage of the menu, but it is kind of nice..."

I just got the Carista device for my 2012 Q7 & A5. You have to Enable the hidden green menu via Carista (or Ross-Tech). After doing that, you hold down the menu/car buttons to activate the green menu.

Not sure if that enabling step is needed on the 2017. I emailed Carista and they asked to send a debug report so they can work on the new model. I'll be doing so in a couple months when I finally get my Q7 Mk2.

Well, I'm in the engineering menu - not much to see, as JMB7 said.

Now...how do I get OUT of the engineering menu?

And I still haven't heard anything back from Carista. I'll ping them tomorrow to see if they have an tips/advice/plans.

This is what I got:


https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.aud...d18ecca797.png

Settings' sub menu does not have anything interesting either.

I was hoping to find that Sweeping Needle thing. :)

The "Hidden" menu is different from this one and it is used to make specific changes to the MMI. If the 2017 Q7 is supported, it can be accessed using VCDS cable and Vag-Com software. (Not sure about the Carista app and its bluetooth OBDII). The needle sweep (and many other mods) cannot be activated from the hidden menu, only the aforementioned products.

Just so you know, the HEX-NET is compatible with the newest Q7, not the HEX-USB+CAN. In other words, the VCDS cable will NOT work with the newest Q7.

Thanks. In previous versions of MMI, you could access many different settings via this green screen and red screen. I understand one of these screens you need in order to disable the video lock on the Nav monitor so your passengers can watch videos from the pop up screen. You could do this just by pressing a certain sequence of the MMI buttons.

Well, that's unfortunate. Makes all of those VCDS cables purchased for other Audis useless for the new Q7. I'm guessing this will also be true for the next gen versions of other new models. I suppose you could sell it and use the money toward the mobile VCDS. Or Ross-Tech could update the firmware so the cable works.