driver seat adjustment AUDI Q7 2010 Owner´s Manual

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Airbag system
Important things to know
Importance of wearing safety belts and
sitting properly
Airbags are only supplemental restraints. For airbags to
do their job, occupants must always properly wear their
safety belts and be in a proper seating position.
For your safety and the safety of your passengers, before
driving off, always:
- Adjust the driver's seat and steering wheel properly
=> page 190,
-Adjust the front passenger's seat properly=> page 84,
-Wear safety belts properly=> page 202,
-Always properly use the proper child restraint to protect
children=>
page 231.
In a collision, airbags must inflate within the blink of an eye and with
considerable force. The supplemental airbags can cause injuries if the
driver or the front seat passenger is not seated properly. Therefore in
order to help the airbag to do its job, it is important, both as a driver
and as a passenger to sit properly at all times.
By keeping room between your body and the steering wheel and the
front of the passenger compartment, the airbag can inflate fully and
completely and provide supplemental protection in certain frontal
collisions =:,
page 190, "Proper occupant seating positions" . For
details on the operation of the seat adjustment controls=>
page 84.
It's especially important that children are properly restrained
=:,
page 231.
Controls and equip­ ment Safety first Vehicle operation
There
is a lot that the driver and the passengers can and must do to
help the individual safety features installed in your Audi work
together as a system .
Proper seating position is important so that the front airbag on the
driver side can do its job. If you have a physical impairment or condi­
tion that prevents you from sitting properly on the driver seat with
the safety belt properly fastened and reaching the pedals, or if you
have concerns with regard to the function or operation of the
Advanced Airbag System, please contact your authorized Audi dealer
or qualified workshop, or call Audi Customer CARE at 1-800-822-
2834 for possible modifications to your vehicle.
When the airbag system deploys, a gas generator will fill the airbags,
break open the padded covers, and inflate between the steering
wheel and the driver and between the instrument panel and the front
passenger . The airbags will deflate immediately after deployment so
that the front occupants can see through the windshield again
without interruption.
All of this takes place in the blink of an eye, so fast that many people don't even realize that the airbags have deployed . The airbags also
inflate with a great deal of force and nothing should be in their way
when they deploy . Front airbags in combination with properly worn
safety belts slow down and limit the occupant's forward movement .
Together they help to prevent the driver and front seat passenger
from hitting parts of the inside of the vehicle while reducing the
forces acting on the occupant during the crash. In this way they help to reduce the risk of injury to the head and upper body in the crash .
Airbags do not protect the arms or the lower parts of the body.
Both front airbags will not inflate in all frontal collisions . The trig­
gering of the airbag system depends on the vehicle deceleration rate
caused by the collision and registered by the electronic control unit.
If this rate is below the reference value programmed into the control
unit, the airbags will not be triggered, even though the car may be
badly damaged as a result of the collision . Vehicle damage, repair
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Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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& WARNING (conti nued)
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay on,
immediately ins tall the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer .
& WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must install a forward-facing
child restraint on the front passenger 's seat:
• Always make sure the forward-facing seat has been designed
and certified by its manufacturer for use on a front seat with a
passenger front and side airbag.
• Never put the forward-facing child restraint up against or very
near the instrument panel.
• Always move the passenger seat into its rearmost position in
the seat 's fore and aft adjustment range, as far away from the
airbag as possible, before installing the forward-facing child
restraint. The backrest must be adjusted to an upright position.
• Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light come s on
and stays on all the time whenever the ignit ion is switched on .•
Advanced Airbag System components
T he front passenger seat in your veh icle has a lot of very important
parts o f the Advanced A irba g System in it. These parts incl ude t he
we igh t-sens ing ma t, sensors, wiring, brackets, and more. The func­
t ion o f th e sys tem in the fron t passenger sea t is chec ked by the elec ­
tron ic control unit w hen the ignit ion is on . The contro l u ni t mo nitors
the Advanced Airbag System and tu rns the airbag indicator light on
w hen a malfunct ion in t he system components is de tected. The func­
tion of the a irbag indicator light is descr ibed in greater detail below.
Be cau se the fr ont p assenge r se at con tain s im po rt an t p arts of th e
Advanced Airbag System, you m ust take care to prevent it from being damaged. Damage to the seat may prevent the Advanced A
irbag for
t he fro nt passenge r se at from do ing its job in a cr ash.
The front Advanced Airbag System consists of the
following:
• Cras h sensors in the front of t he veh icle that measure vehicle
a cc ele ra tion/de ce le ra tion to prov ide i nform ation to the Adv ance d
Airbag System about the severity of the crash .
• An e lec tron ic contro l uni t, w it h in tegr ate d cr ash sensor s fo r fron t
and side impacts. T he control unit "dec ides" w het her to fire the front
a irbags based on the info rm at ion rece ive d fr om t he c rash se nso rs.
The contro l unit also "decides" whether the safety be lt prete nsione rs
shoul d be activa ted .
• An Advanced Airbag with gas generator for the driver inside the
s t eeri ng wheel hub.
• An Advanced Airbag with gas generator inside the inst rument
p an el f or the front p assenge r.
• A weight-sensin g mat under the upho lstery padd ing of the front
passe nge r seat c ushion t hat measu res the tota l we ight on the sea t.
T he informat io n registered is sent cont inuously to the elect ronic
con trol uni t to reg ula te deploymen t of t he fr ont Adv anced A irbag o n
the passenger side.
• An airbag mo nitoring syste m and indi cator light in the inst ru m ent
cl uster ~
page 220.
• Th e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light com es on an d stays on in t he
center of the instr ument pane l=>
page 221, fig . 201 a nd tells you
w hen the fron t Advan ced A irbag on t he passe nger side has been
turned off.
• A senso r below t he saf ety belt la tc h for the front s eat p ass enge r
to meas ure the tens ion on the safety be lt . The tension on the safety
be lt a nd the we igh t regis tere d by the weig ht-sensing mat help t he
cont rol un it "dec ide" w hethe r th e front airbag fo r th e front
p assenge r seat should be turned o ff or not~
page 2 11, "Ch ild
restraints on the front seat -some important th ings to know" . ._

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(]] Tips
You a re well adv ised to keep a supply of spare fuses in your veh icle .
Fuses with the proper ampere ratings are available at your authorized
Audi dealer. •
Fuse Location, Instrument Panel left
Fig. 2 59 Fuse pa nel
layou t
Some of the eq uipment items listed a re opt io na l o r only availab le on
certain model configurations.
Note that the following table i s accurate at the time of going to
pre ss and is subject to change . In the event of di scr epancie s, th e
label on the in side of the cover always takes precedence.
Th e power seats are p rotected by circuit breaker s, which a utomat i­
cally reset after a few seconds after the overload has been remedied.
No. Equipment
Fuse holder (red)
1
2
Not used
Not used
N ot used
4 T ire pressure monitor ing system
Amps
5
Vehicle OP-eration
No ... Equipment
5 Not used
6 L umbar supp ort dr iver's sea t
7 Window regulators (left side of veh icle)
8 Door control module (left side of vehicle)
9 Not used
1 0 E
lect ronic igni tion lock,
power steering col umn adjustment
1 1 Switch module stee ring column
12 Intell igen t power modu le convenience
Fuse holder (brown)
1 N ot used
2 Not used
3 Seat ventilatio n (left)
4 Wi per system
5 Ra in sensor
6 Horn
7 I ntell igen t po wer mo du le dr ive r
9
10 Intell
igent power module driver
(lights left side of vehicle)
I ntel ligen t power modu le dr iver
(lig hts rig ht side of vehicle)
Instrument cluster
11 Headlight washer system
12 Diagnostic connector
Fu se holder (black)
1 Headlight electronic syst em (left sid e of vehicle)
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service
Amps
10
35
15
30
10
5
15
30
5
25
30
25
2 5
10
30
10
10
iTechnical data

-Alphabetical inde x _ ___,_ ______ .::..:....=.:..:..__ __________________________ _
Dimensions ... ............ ....... .. 362
Dipstick
Reading the dipstick properly ......
301
Distance control system
See Adaptive Cruise Control ...... .. 134
Doors
Power child safety lock .............
52
Driver information system ......... .... 22
Digital speedometer ............... 24
Driver information messages ........ 27
Open door or rear lid warning ....... 24
Outside tempera ture display ..... ... 23
Sound system display .. .. ..... ..... 23
Drive r seat
See Seating position .............. 190
D. , river s seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driver's seat memory .............. ... 87
Activating remote control key .... ...
88
Recalling a seat position ............ 87
Storing a seat position ... .... .. .... 87
Driving messages .................... 27
Driving mode
See Adaptive Air Suspens ion . .... .. 178
Driving offroad
Driving through water .... .. ... ...
267
Dr iving tips .. ............ .... ... 266
Rules of behavior ........ .... .... 266
Sand and mud ................. .. 267
Snow -covered g round .. .. .... ..... 267
Unpaved roads . .. .. .. .. .... ..... 267
Driving safely . .. ..... ... ........... 188
Driving through water ... .. .. .. .... .. 267
D. . t· riving 1me .... .... ...... .......... 37
Duplicate key .. .. .. ..... ..... ... .. .. 40
Dust filter
Climate controls .................
109
E
Easy entry feature 124
Electric seat adjustment
See Power seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
How the system works . ......... ..
254
Warning/indicator l ights ... ... ... .. 19
Electronic immobilizer ................ 43
Electronic power control
(EPC) warn ing/indicato r light ...... ..
16
Electronic speed limiter ... ..... ..... .. 26
Electronic stabilization program (ESP)
Hill descent control ........ ... .. . 252
How the system works .......... .. 252
Offroad mode ............ .. ..... 252
Warning/indicator l ights . .. .. .. .. .. 16
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Wa rning/indicator l ights ... .. .... .. 17
Emergency locking of doors ... .. .. .. .. 48
Emergency operation
Panoramic sliding sunroof .. ..
62, 63, 64
Rear lid ....... .. .... .. .. .. .... .. 52
Emergency start ing ........... ... .. . 352
Emergency towing .... ..... .... .. .. . 355
Energy management ........... .... . 259
Battery power .. .. .. .. .. .... ..... 260
Driver notification ............... . 260
Engine
Compartment ............... .. ..
298
Coolant ................. ... ... . 304
Hood . .. .. ..... .......... .. .. .. 296
Starting .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .... 124, 125
Starting with jumper cables .. .... .. 352
Stopping ........... ...... .... .. 126
Engine compartment
Safety instructions ...............
297
Working the engine compartment .. 297
Engine coolant system ............... 304
Adding coolant ............ .. .. .. 306
Checking coolant level ............ 305
Checking the engine coolant level . .. 305
Malfunction .. .. .. .. .... ... ..... .. 30
Radiator fan . .. .. ............... 307
Engine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge .. .... .. .. .. .. . 10
Engine data ................. .. .. .. 363
Engine hood
Closing ........ ... ... ... .. .. ....
297
How to release the hood .......... 296
Engine oil ............. ...... .... .. 299
Adding ............. .. .... .... .. 302
Additives .. ............ .... ... .. 302
Changing .. ..... ...... ... ... .. .. 303
Checking the engine oil level .... . .. 301
Consumption .. .. .... .. ...... .. .. 300
Indicat ions and conditions requiring extra
checking . .. .. .. .. .............
301
Oil grades . .. .. .... ............. 299
Recommended oil check intervals ... 301
Specifica tion and viscosity ..... .. .. 299

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Retractor ... .. .. ....... ... ... ... . .. 203
Rims
Cast alloy .......................
280
Roof rack . .. .................... ... 100
Loading ..... ................. .. 101
Mounting locations . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Roof weight ....... ... ............ . 101
101
266
Rule of behavior offroad
s
Safe driving habits ... .. .. .. ......... 188
Safety belt height adjustment .. .. ..... 206
Safety belt position .. .. .... ......... 204
Safety belt height adjustment ...... 206
Safety belts worn by pregnant women ...
205
Safety belt pretensioner ............. 207
Service and disposal ........ .... .. 208
Safety belt warning light .... .. .. .. 18, 199
Safety belts ... ................... .. 203
cleaning ...................... .. 285
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt ............ ... ... ...
201
Fastening ......... .............. 203
Improperly worn .. .... .. ......... 207
Not worn .... ................. .. 201
Safety belt position ....... .. .. .. .. 204
Safety instructions ............ ... 202
Securing child sa fety seats ......... 241
Special considerations for pregnant Why YOU MUST wear them .
.. .. .. .
199 Seating capacity . ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. 199
Worn properly ............... ... . 202 Seating position
Safety compliance sticker ............
360 Driver ... ....................... 190
Safety equipment ................... 188 Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Safety features for occupant restraint and How to adjust the
front seats ...... 191
protection . .. .. ........ ....... . 188 Incorrect seat position ... ......... 193
Safety guidelines Occupants .
.. .. .... ............. 190
Seat adjustment ................ .. 83 Rear passengers 192
Safety instructions Seats
Engine compartme nrt ...... .. .. .. .
297 Number of seats . ... ............ . 199
for side curtain airbags ........... . 230 Selective unlock feature .. .. ..... .. ... 47
for using child safety seats .. .. .... . 234 Selector lever ... .... .. ........... .. 162
for using safety bel ts ... .. ... .. .. . 202 Service and disposal
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System Safety belt pretensioner .......... .
208
222
Safety lock
Ignition key, automatic transmission
125
Seat adjustment
Adjusting the seat height manually ...
86
Adjusting the seatback manually . .. .. 86
Driver's seat .............. ....... 83
Driver 's seat memory ............ .. 87
Front passenger's seat .. .. .. ..... .. 84
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Head restraints ......... .. .. .. 90, 193
Manual controls . ................. 86
Moving the seat forward or backward
manually ............ ........ ...
86
Power .. .. .. ... .... ...... .. ... ... 84
Seat be lts
See Safety be lts ................ . 199
Service interval display . ........... .. . 25
Service position
Windshield wipers .. .... .......... 75
Servotron ic
Power steering ....... ... .. .... ..
257
Shift buttons ..................... . 166
Side airbags
Description ........ .............
225
How they work ............ .... .. 226
Side ass ist
Activating and deactivating ........
152
Description . ... ................. 152
Informational and alert stage signals 154
Messages in instrument cluster display ..
159
MMI settings ........ .. .... .... .. 158
women .. ..... ........ ...... .. 205 Seat memory ................ ..... . . 87
Operation ..... ................ . 154
Safety tips ..... ... ............. . 160
Unfastening · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 206 Seat vent ilation .. ..... ........ .. .. . 119
Warning/ind icator light .. ......... 199 Sensor detection area ............ . 154