remove seats AUDI Q7 2013 Owner´s Manual

7 2 Seats and storage
Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into
the rearmost position .
To avoid contact with the airbag while it is de­
ploying, do not sit any closer to the instru­
ment panel than necessa ry and always wear
the three-point safety belt provided adjusted correctly . We recommend that you adjust the
passenger's seat i n the fol low ing ma nner:
• Move the front passenger seat into the rea r­
most position of the fore and aft adjustment
r ange
¢ A in Why is your seat adjustment
so important? on page 71.
• Bring the backrest up to an ( almost) uprigh t
pos it ion .
Do not ride w it h the seat reclined .
• Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge
is as even as possible with the top of your
head . If that is not possible, try to adjust
the head restraint so that it is as close to
t h is position as possible
c:> page 76 .
• Place your feet on the floor in front of the
passenger's seat .
Power front seat
adjustment
Seat adjustment controls
The operating logic for the switches corre­
sponds to the construction and function of
the seat.
"' "' ~ ..,
,.._..---, 1,--~--,4 ;g
F ig . 74 Fron t seat : Co ntr ols for seat a djustment
The swi tches to adjust the sea t cushion and
the sea tback cor respond to the layou t, the de­
sig n and the function of the seat. The seats
a re ad justed by movi ng the sw itches following
this logic .
Controls
@ Seat adjustmen t
® Seatback adjustment
© Lumbar suppo rt
Adjusting the seat
Position, angle and shape of the seat can be
adjusted electrically to ensure safe and
com­
fortable seating .
Read and follow the warning notices c:> A be­
fore you adjust yo ur seat.
Fore-and-aft adjustment
• Push the switch @forward or backward
c:> page 72 , fig. 74.
Adjusting seat height
• Pull or p ush the switch @up o r down .
Front seat cushion up/ down
• Press t he switch @at the front up or down .
Rear seat cu shion up / down
• Press the switch @at the rear up or down.
Adjusting seatback angle
• Push the switc h @ forward or backwa rd.
Ad justing the curvature of the lumbar
support
• Push the switc h plate © forward or bac k­
ward to increase o r reduce t he curvature.
Adjusting the height of the lumbar
support
• Push the switc h plate © up or down to po­
si tion the curva ture higher or lower.
WARNING
-Ad just the driver's seat only when the ve ­
h icle is stationary. Yo u risk an accident
otherwise.
- The power a djustment for the front seats
also works with the ignit ion sw itched off
or w ith the ignition key removed. For th is
reason, children should never be left ..,.

@ Tips
Correctly adjusted head restraints and
safety belts are an extremely effective
com bi nation of safety features.
Rear head restraints
F ig . 82 Rear seat: outer head restraint
Fig. 83 Rear seat; ce nte r head restraint
If there are passengers in the rear seat, fold
the head restraints up on the occupied seats
or slide the ce nter head restraint upward at
least to the next notch ¢ &, .
Adjusting the outer head restraints
• To fold the head restraint out, pull on the
tab
¢fig. 82.
• To fold the head restraint up, til t it upward
until you feel it click into place.
Adjusting the center head restraint
• To move the head restrai nt up, hold it at the
s ides with both hands and slide it upward
u ntil you feel it click into p lace
~ fig. 83.
• To move the head restraint down, press the
button -arrow- and slide the head restraint
downward.
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Removing the center head restraint
• Move the head restraint upward as far as it
can go.
• Press the b utton -arrow- and pull the head
restraint out of the backrest¢&,.
Installing the center head restraint
• Slide the posts on the head restraint down
into the guides until you fee l the posts click
into place.
• Press the button -arrow- and sl ide the head
restraint all the way down . You should not
be able to pull the head restraint out of the
backrest.
A WARNING
- Only remove the rear seat head restraint when necessary in order to install a child
seat. Install the head restraint again im­ mediately once the child seat is removed .
Driving without head restraints or with
head restraints that are not properly ad­
justed increases the risk of serious or fa­
tal neck injury dramatica lly .
- The head restraints for the outer seats in
the second row must be folded up when
persons are being carried in the third row
seating* -danger of injury!
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
¢page 168
Armrest
The armrest contains a storage compartment
and two cup holders.
Fig. 84 Armrest betwee n dri ver's and passe nger's seat
• Push on the release lever ¢ fig. 84 to open
the storage compartment.

82 Seats and st o rage
- So that stale a ir can escape from the ve­
hicle be sure not to cover the ventilation
s lot between the rear lid and the lug­
gage compartment cover.
Protective liner
Dirty or wet objects con be tronsported under
the cargo floor in a protective tray.
Fig. 92 Cargo floor: folded upright
Fig. 93 Remov ing t he cargo floor
Setting up the ca rg o flo or
• Open the rear lid.
• Set up cargo floor with the help of the han­
dle @¢
fig. 92 and adjust the outs ide
edges in the recesses @.
• Lay the items in the protect ive tray.
Folding the cargo floor up
• Open the rear lid.
• Fold the cargo floor up to the seatback with
the help of the handle @.
Rem oving the c arg o floor , in sta ll ing
• Open the rear lid.
• Fo ld the cargo floor up to the seatback with
the help of the handle @.
• To remove, pull the enti re cargo floor out of
the gu ides -arrow-
Q fig . 93 in the direction
of the rear of the vehicle. •
To insta ll the ca rgo floor, set the front of it
into the guides and pus h it in the direction
of the seatback until it engages.
You can also store sma ll items
und er the car­
go floor.
T he sto rage room in the pro te ct ive tray can be
enlarged by folding the cargo floor forward or
removing it .
T he protect ive tray can be removed upward by
the grip.
On vehicles with
6 or 7 sea ts* the cargo floor
cannot be folded up, only raised. If the ca rgo
floor is removed, the hooks must be pushed
into the guides under the third row seating
whe n the cargo floor is re-installed.
& WARNING
When the cargo floor is folded upright, the
items being transported must not exceed
the maximum cargo height, 2/3 of the car­
go floor space with the floor folded for­
ward, or a weight of about 33 lb. (15 kg).
@ Tips
We recommend that you use a tie-down
strap to secure objects to the tie-down
eyelets on the right and left sides of the
vehicle.
· Ski sack
Applies to vehicles: with ski sack
The ski sack allows a maximum of 4 pairs of
skis or 2 snowboards to be carried inside the
vehicle.
F ig. 9 4 Securing the ski sack at the center rear seat
be lt buckle

Lo adin g
"' Fo ld the center seatback forward
r=> page 79.
"' Remove the sack from the luggage com ­
partment and unfold it.
"' Place the empty sack over the lowered seat­
back so that the end wi th the z ip fastener is
i n the luggage compartment.
"' Load objects from the luggage compart ­
ment into the sk i sack
r=> &, .
Securin g
"' Insert the ski sack strap @ r=> fig. 94 into
the center seat belt buckle @.
"' Pull the securing strap t ight by the free end
of the belt @.
"' Vehicles with 6 seats* : The ski sack has two
straps with hooks on the unders ide . Hang
the hooks into the luggage compartment by
the rear fastening eyes and pull the secur ing
strap tight by the free end @.
Storage
"' Re lease the securing strap for the sack .
"' Pull the sack to the rear over the folded
down seatback.
"' Raise the seatback unti l it is securely latch­
ed .
"' Fo ld up the empty sack.
"' Stow the ski sack in the luggage compart­
ment so that it cannot slide around.
_&. WARNING
-
- The ski sack is intended only for the
transportation of skis, snowboards and
other light objects. To reduce the risk of
serious persona l injury never transport
heavy or po inted ob jects in the ski sack .
- When bra king rapidly o r during an acci­
dent the load cou ld be displaced and
ca use inj ury to occupants.
- Sharp edges on the load must be cove red
for protect ion. Always fas ten the belt
t igh tly around the sack and its contents
r=> fig. 94. S
eat s an d sto rage 8 3
(D Tips
Never stow the ski sack away if it's wet or
damp (for examp le, snow me lting from
skis). Let it dry complete ly before you stow
i t away.
Roof rack
First things first
A roof rack can be fitted to carry additional
luggage on the roof.
"' Always read and follow the instructions pro ­
vided by the roof rack manufacturer when installing the roof rack system.
If you are transporting luggage or other ob­
jects on the roof, p lease note the following:
- Your vehicle has spec ially designed aerody-
namic roof rails. Only install a roof rack spe­
cifically designed for your model. Contact
the nearest authorized Aud i dealer fo r infor­
mation on approved modu lar roof racks for
your vehicle.
- These approved roof racks are the bas is for a
complete roof rack system. Additional at­
t achments for the basic roof rack a re neces­
sary to safely transpo rt luggage, bicycles,
surf boards, skis or sma ll boats. All necessa­
ry hardware for these systems is available at
your authorized Audi dealer.
- We recommend that you keep the installa­
tion instructions for your roof rack system
together with your Owner's literature in the
veh icle.
When sh ould the roof rac k be remov ed?
- Before going through an automatic car wash
(it is best to ask the car wash operator for
advice) .
- When not in use, to reduce fuel cons ump ­
tion, wind noise and to guard against theft.
_&. WARNING
- Use of an unapproved roof rack or incor­
rect mounting of an approved roof rack

maneuvers when transporting cargo on
the roof of your vehicle.
- Never exceed the maximum permissible
load carrying capacity of the roof of your
vehicle, the permissible axle weights and
the permissible total weight of your vehi­ cle
¢ page 320, Weights.
CD Note
Make sure that the opened rear lid does
not come in contact with the cargo on the
roof.
@ For the sake of the environment
As a resu lt of the increased wind resist­
ance created by a roof rack, your vehicle is
using fuel unnecessarily. So remove the
roof rack after using it.
Cupholder
Front cupholders
The cupholders are located in the center arm­
rest.
Fig. 96 Center armrest: Beverage holder
.. Open the cover at the recess on the side
¢fig. 96.
A maximum of two beverages can be accom­
modated in the center armrest. The second
beverage holder is located under a cover.
A WARNING
Spilled hot liquid can cause an accident
and personal injury.
- Never carry any beverage containers with
hot liquids, such as hot coffee or hot tea,
Seats and storage 85
in the vehicle while it is moving . In case
of an acc ident, sudden braking or other
vehicle movement, hot liquid could spill,
causing scalding burns. Spilled hot liquid
can also cause an accident and personal injury.
- Use only soft cups in the cupholder. Hard cups and glasses can cause injury in an
accident.
CD Note
Only drink containers with lids should be
carried in the cupholder. liquid could spill
out and damage your vehicle's electron ic
equipment or stain the upholstery, etc.
(upholder in the rear center armrest
The cupholder is located in the center con­
sole.
Fig. 97 Rear center armrest: cupholder extended
.. To open the cupholder, press on the symbo l
'i ¢fig. 97 .
.. To close the cupholder, press the corrugat-
ed area @ and fold the cover down.
T he holder @ adjusts to the beverage holder .
The cupholder is designed to hold no more
than two cups or cans.
A WARNING
-
Spi lled hot liquid can cause an accident
and personal injury.
-
- Never carry any beverage containers with
hot liquids, such as hot coffee or hot tea,
in the vehicle while it is moving. In case
of an acc ident, sudden braking or other
veh icle movement, hot liquid could spill,

88 Seats and storage
-Any articles of clothing that you have
hung up must not interfere with the driv­
er's view. The coat hooks are designed
only for lightweight clothing. Never hang any clothing with hard, pointed or heavy
objects in the pockets on the coat hooks .
Dur ing sudden braking or in an a ccident -
especi ally if the airbag is deployed -
these objects could injure a ny passe n­
gers inside the vehicle.
Glove compartment
F ig . 102 U nlocki ng button for glove compa rtment
To open glove compartment
• Press the button :::!l.....-¢ fig . 102 (arrow) -the
lid opens automatically .
To close glove compartment
• Push the glove compartment lid up until
the lock engages.
In the g love compartment lid you wi ll find a
p lace to store a pen and a pad of paper .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of personal injury in an
accident or sudden stop, a lways keep the
glove compartment closed wh ile driving.
@ Tips
Should you not be ab le to open the glove
compartment as described, make sure the
valet key function is not activated
¢page 41.
Cooling box in glove compartment
The cooling box works only when the air-con­
ditioning is in cooling mode.
F ig . 1 03 Glove box with coo ling box open and sw itched
on
• Open the glove compartment¢ page 88,
fig. 102.
• Turn the rotary switch @counter-clockwise
to sw itch the cooling on. The symbo ls on the
rotary switch must be displayed
¢ fig . 103
according ly.
• Tur n the rotary swi tch@ clockw ise to
switch the cooling off.
T he cooling box wor ks only in the coo ling
mode. If the cl imate control is in the hea ting
mode, we recommend switching the cooling
box off.
Emergency unlocking of glove
compartment
The glove compartment can be unlocked in an
emergency.
F ig. 10 4 In strument panel right: pry off secur it y cover
• Remove the cover with the aid of a screw­
driver~
fig . 104 .
• Now press the lo cking p in inwa rd with the
screwdrive r.

.. Inse rt the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat until you hear it latch securely
c:> page 179, fig. 204 .
.. Pu ll on the be lt to make sure that it is se­
curely latched in the buckle .
A WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can
cause serious personal injury in an acci­
de nt.
- Expectant mothers must a lways wear the
lap po rtion of the safety belt as low as
poss ible acros s the pe lv is and be low the
ro unding of the abdomen.
- Always read and heed all WARN INGS and
other impor tant info rmation
c:> .&. in Fas­
tening safe ty belts on page 179.
Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only after the vehicle has stopped.
F ig. 20 7 Releas ing the to ngue from t he buck le
.. Push the red re lease button on the b uck le
c:> fig . 207 . The belt tongue wi ll spring out
of the buckle
c:> _& .
.. Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
guide the belt to ngue to its stowed posit ion.
On vehicles with
third row seat* : an unfas­
tened safety belt can be sec ured in the retain­
ing clip in t he luggage compartment s ide
tr im . In this way, the luggage compartment
cover can be removed without obst ruct io n. Al­
so, the belt tongue height can be adjusted so
t hat luggage compartment can be loade d
without obst ruction wit h the backres t fo lded
forward.
Safety belts 181
A WARNING
Never unfasten safety be lt whi le the vehi­
cle is mov ing . Do ing so will increase you r
risk of being inj ured o r killed.
Adjusting safety belt height
With the aid of the safety belt height adjust­
ment, the three point safety belt strap rout­
ing can be fitted to the shoulder area, accord ­
ing to body size .
Fig. 208 Safety bel t heig ht adj ustment - loop-around
fittings
The shoulder belt should lie as close to the
center of the co llar bone as possible and
should fit well on the body
c:> .&. in Safety belt
position on page 180 .
.. Push
the loop-around fitt ings up c:>fig. 208
@, or
.. squeeze together the (D button, and push
the loop-around fittings down @.
.. Pull the bel t to make sure tha t the upper at­
t achme nt is properly engaged .
A WARNING
-
A lways read and heed all WARNINGS and
other importa nt information
c::> page 178 .
(0 Tips
With the front seats, the he igh t adju st­
men t of the sea t can also be used to ad just
the position of the sa fety belts .

192 Airbag system
-Improper repair or disassembly of the
front passenger and driver seat will pre­
vent the Advanced Airbag System from
functioning properly.
- Repairs to the front passenger seat must
be performed by qualified and properly
trained workshop personnel.
- Never remove the front passenger or
driver seat from the vehicle .
- Never remove the upholstery from the
front passenger seat.
- Never disassemble or remove parts from the seat or disconnect wires from it.
- Never carry sharp objects in your pockets
or place them on the seat. If the weight­
sensing mat in the passenger seat is punctured it cannot work properly.
- Never carry things on your lap or carry
objects on the passenger seat. Such
items can increase the weight registered
by the weight-sensing mat and send the
wrong information to the airbag control
unit.
- Never store items under the front pas·
senger seat. Parts of the Advanced Air­
bag System under the passenger seat
could be damaged, preventing them and
the airbag system from working proper­
ly.
- Never place seat covers or replacement
upholstery that have not been specifical­
ly approved by Audi on the front seats.
- Seat covers can prevent the Advanced Airbag System from recognizing child re­
straints or occupants on the front pas­
senger seat and prevent the side airbag in the seat backrest from deploying prop­
erly.
- Never use cushions, pillows, blankets or
similar items on the front passenger
seat. The additional padding will prevent
the weight-sensing mat in the seat from
accurately registering the child restraint
or person on the seat and prevent the
Advanced Airbag System from function­
ing properly.
- If you must use a child restraint on the
front passenger seat and the child re- straint manufacturer's instructions
re­
quire the use of a towel, foam cushion or
something else to properly position the
child restraint, make certain that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes
on and stays on whenever the child re·
straint is installed on the front passen­
ger seat.
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, immedi­
ately install child restraint in a rear seat­
ing position and have the airbag system
inspected by your authorized Audi dealer.
How the Advanced Airbag System
components work together
The front Advanced Airbag System and the
side airbags supplement the protection of­
fered by the front three-point safety belts
with pretensioners and load limiters and the
adjustable head restraints to help reduce the
risk of injury in a wide range of accident and
crash situations. Be sure to read the impor­
tant information about safety and heed the
WARNINGS in this chapter.
Deployment of the Adv a need Airbag System
and the activation of the safety belt preten­
sioners depend on the deceleration measured
by the crash sensors and registered by the
electronic control unit. Crash severity depends
on speed and deceleration as well as the mass
and stiffness of the vehicle or object involved
in the crash .
When the electronic control unit registers a low severity crash and the safety belt is being
used, the airbag will not deploy. If the safety
belt is not being used, the first stage deploys,
followed by the second stage after a much lat· er time in the crash sequence.
If the electronic control unit registers a crash
of medium severity, the first stage of the air ·
bag deploys followed by the second stage at a
much later time in the crash sequence· re·
gardless of whether the safety belt is being
used or not . In higher severity crashes as reg­
istered by the electronic control unit, both the ..,.

-the safety belt is being p roperly worn and
that there is not a lot of slack in the safety
belt webbing,
- accessory seat covers or c ushions or other
things that may cause an incorrect reading
or impression on the weight-sensing mat under the upholstery of the seat have been
removed from the front passenger seat,
- a safety be lt extender has not been left in
the safety belt latch for the front passenger
seat .
In addition to the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light in the center of the instrument panel,
the message
PASSENGER AIR BA G OFF or
PA SS ENGER AIR BA G ON will briefly appear
i n the instrument cluste r display . Th is is to in­
form the driver of the current front passenger
ai rbag status .
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
A WARNING
An airbag system that is not funct ioning
prope rly cannot provide supplemental p ro­
tection in a frontal crash.
- If the airbag indicato r light comes on, it
means that the re may be someth ing
wrong with the Advanced Ai rbag System .
It is possible that the airbag will inflate
when it is not s upposed to, or w ill not in­
flate when it should.
- Have the airbag system inspected imme­
diately by your author ized Audi dealer .
A WARNING
If the front airbag inflates, a ch ild without
a child restraint, or in a rearward-fac ing
child safety seat, o r in a forward-facing
child restraint that has not been properly
installed will be serio usly injured and can
be killed.
- Even though your veh icle is equipped
with an Advanced Airbag System, make
certain that a ll children, especially 12
years and younge r, a lways ride on the
A irbag sys tem 197
back seat properly rest rained for their
age and size.
- Always install forward or rear-facing
child safety seats on the rear seat -even
with an Advanced A irbag System.
- If you must install a rearwa rd-facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptional c ircumstan­
ces and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not appear and stay on, imme­
diate ly install the rear-facing child safety
seat in a rea r seat ing pos ition and have
the air bag sys tem inspected by y our au­
thori zed A udi dealer.
- A t ight tether or other strap on a rea r­
ward-facing child rest raint attached to
the front passenger seat can p ut too
m uch p ressu re on the weight-sensing
mat in the seat and register more weight
than is actually on the seat. The heavier
weight registered can make the system
work as though an adult were on the seat and deploy the Advanced Airbag when it
must be suppressed causing ser ious or
even fata l injury to the ch ild.
- If, in exceptiona l circumstances, you
m ust install a forward-fac ing ch ild re­
straint on the front passenger seat, al­
ways move the sea t into its rearmos t po­
sition in the seat's fore and aft adjust­
ment range, as far away from the a irbag
as poss ible . The backrest must be ad just­
ed to an upright pos ition. Make sure that
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
comes on and stays on all the time when­
eve r the ignit ion is switched on.
A WARNING
-
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not go out when an ad ult is sitting
on the front passenger sea t after taking
the steps described above, make su re the
a du lt is properly seate d and restra ined at
one o f the rea r seat ing pos itions.
- Have the airbag sy stem inspe cted by
your author ized Audi dealer befo re trans­
port ing anyone on the front passenger
seat.
•
•

to the backrest on the vehicle seat. Ad­
just or remove the rear seat head restraint if it is diff icult to install the
child seat w ith the head restraint in place
¢ page 77. Install the head restraint
again immed iate ly once the child seat is
removed. Driving without head rest raints
o r with he ad restraints that are not prop­
erly adjusted increases the risk of serious
or fatal neck injury dramatically.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child rest rained in ave ­
hicle is being used
¢page 175, Safety
belts,¢ page 184, Airbag system
and
¢ page 205, Important things to know.
A WARNING
If except ional circumstances requ ire the
use of a forward-facing child restra int on
the front passenger's seat, the ch ild's safe­
ty and well-being require that the follow­
ing special precautions be taken:
- Make sure the forward-fac ing seat has
been designed and certified by its manu­
factur er for use on a front seat with a
passenge r fron t and side airbag.
- Always follow the manufacturer's in­
st ruct ions provided with the child sa fety
sea t or infan t carrier.
- Always mov e the front passenge r seat in­
to the rearmost posit ion of the passen­
ger seat's fore and aft ad justment r ange,
and as far away from the airbag as possi­
ble before instal ling the child restraint.
- Always m ake sure that noth ing prevents
the front passenger's seat from bei ng
moved to the rearmost position in its
fore and aft adjustment range .
- Always make sure the backrest is in an upright position.
- Make su re that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched
on.
- If the light does not stay on, perform the
checks¢
page 195, Monitoring the Ad­
vanced Airbag System.
-
Child S afety 213
-Take the chi ld restraint off the front pas­
senger seat and install it properly at one
of the rear seat positions if the
PASSEN­
GER AIR BA G OF F
light does not stay on
whenever the ignit ion is switched on.
Booster seats and safety belts
Properly used booster seats con help protect
children weighing between about 40 lbs. and
80 lbs . (18 kg and 36 kg) who are less than 4
ft. 9 in . (57 inches/1 .45 meters) tall.
In .... N 0 ±
~
Fig . 221 Rear seat: ch ild properly res trained in a boos­
ter seat
The vehicle's safety belts alone will not fit most children until they are at least 4
ft. 9 in .
(57 inches/1.45 me ters) tall and weigh about
80 lbs . (36 kg) . Booster seats raise these chi l­
dren up so tha t the safety belt w ill pass p rop­
erly over the stronger parts of the ir bodies
and the safety be lt can he lp protect them in a
crash.
.,. Do not use the conver tible locking ret ra ctor
when using the ve hicl e's s afety be lt to re­
s train a ch ild on a booster seat.
... The shoulder belt must lie as close to the
center of the ch ild's collar bone as possible
and must lie flat and snug on the upper
body. It must never lie across the throat or
neck . The lap belt must lie across the pelvis
and never across the stomach or abdomen .
Make s ure the belt lies flat and snug. Pull on
th e belt to tighten if necessary.
.,. If you must transport an o lder ch ild in a
booster seat on the front passenger sea t,
you can use the safety be lt height adjust ­
ment to he lp ad just the shou lder portion
properly.