AUDI Q7 2010 Owner´s Manual

Opening and closing
Exceptions
If the ignition has been switched on using the master key, you can
st ill open the glove compartment and the rear lid.
As long as the ignit ion is switched off, you can still open the rear lid
using the rear lid button on the
master key c:5 . The same holds true
for using the rear lid release handle in conjunction with the Conve­
nience key* .
For this reason, be sure to only hand over the
valet key to the person
who wi ll take charge of your vehicle.
[ i J Tips
Be sure to activate the function before handing over the valet key to
someone else . The valet key only fits the lock in the driver 's door and
the ignition lock. •
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all doors and
the rear lid simultaneously .
The power locking system in your vehicle incorporates the following
functions :
• Central locking function
• Selective unlock feature=>
page 47
• Remote contro l feature => page 41
• Convenience key*=> page 53
• Anti -theft alarm system=> page 55
All the doors and the rear lid are locked by the central locking system
when you lock the vehicle. You can set whether generally only the
dr iver's door or all doors and the rear lid should be unlocked when yo u open the vehicle in
the MMI menu
Central locking to suit your indi­
vidual desires =>
page 47.
Unlocking the vehicle
You can unlo ck the vehicle from outside e ither by using the remote
control
or by insert ing and turning the key in the driver 's door lock.
When you
unlock yo ur vehicle:
• The anti-theft alarm system is deactivated briefly.
• Th e vehicle inter ior lights illuminate for approximately 30
seconds.
• All turn signal lights will flash twice when the car is unlocked .
• After unlocking the vehicle, you have 60 seconds to open a door or
the rear lid. Afte r 60 seconds , the ve hicle automatically locks and the
anti-theft alarm system activates again.
Th e rear lid can be locked or unlocked eithe r by using the remote
control
or by insert ing and turning the key in the driver's door lock.
Unlocking the vehicle with the remote control will on ly
unlock the
rear lid, to
open it, the lid hand le needs to be pressed.
Locking the vehicle
You can lock the vehicle from outside e ither by using the remote
control
or by inserting and turning the key in the drivers's door lock.
When you
lock the veh icle:
• All doors and the rear lid are locked.
• All turn signal lights will flash once when the car is locked.
• The anti-theft alarm system is activated . The horn of the anti­
theft alarm system w ill sound and the anti -theft alarm system readi­
ness light, located in the upper part of the driver's door panel, will
start to blink .
• The vehicle interior lights turn off .
Unlocking and lock ing with Convenience key*
On vehicles which are equipped with the Convenience key* authoriza­
tion system, the doors are unlocked
without a key by means of a prox-
im ity sensor in the door handle. The doors are similarly locked ....

without a key using the lock ing button. Eac h door has a prox imity
senso r and a lock ing b utton.
Automatic locking
Th e a utomat ic lo ck ing feature locks a ll the veh icle doors and the rear
lid when you drive faster than 9 mph (15 km/h). This function can be
tu rne d on and off in the MMI
Central locking Men u~ page 47.
You can unlock the vehicle from the ins ide by:
• removing the key from the ign ition switch (the vehicle w ill auto ­
matically un lock itself) o r
• press ing the unlock part of the powe r lock switch
63 or
• pulling the door handle (tw ice to open the rear doors).
& WARNING
• When you lock y our veh icle from outs ide, nobody -especiall y
c hildren· should remain in side th e vehicle . Remember , when you
lock the vehicle from the outside the window s cannot be opened
from the inside .
• When you leave the vehicle, alwa ys remove the ignit ion key
and take it with y ou. This will prevent pa ssenger s (children, for
e x ample ) from accidentally be ing locked in the veh icle should
they ac cidentally pre ss the power lo cking swit ch in the front
door s.
• Do not leave children inside the vehicle unsup ervi sed . In an
emergency it would be impossible to op en the doors from the
out side without the ke y.
[ i ] Tips
• In the event of a cras h w ith airbag deployment all loc ked doors
will be a utomatically unlocked to give access to the veh icle occupants
from t he outside.
• If the power locking system should malfunction, you can lock each
door ind ividually using the ve hicle key ~
page 48.
Con tro ls a nd e quip ­
m en t Vehicle
OP-eration
Opening and closing
• If the power lock ing system should fail, you can still open the fuel
tank flap in a n emergency ~
page 292.
• You are well advised not to keep valuables inside an unattended
vehicle , visib le or no t. Even a properly locked veh icle c annot p rovide
the security of a safe .•
Unlocking and locking the vehicle with the
remote control
How the remote control works .
Fig. 28 Rem ote
con trol: functi on
button s
Eit he r the driver's door only or the entir e vehicle wi ll unlock
when the unlock button© is pressed once, de pend ing on the
settings in the MMI
Central locking menu ~ page 47.
To unlock the vehicle CD
- Press button @.
- P ress button @
two times with in two seconds to unlock
all doors and the rear lid .
To lock the vehicle ffi
-Press button @~ & in "General d escrip tion" on
page 44 .
Vehicle care Do-it-yourselt service iTechnical data

Open ing and closing
- Watch that all turn signal lights flash once .
To unlock rear lid only ~
-Press button © for approximately one second.
PANIC Button
Push the red button @to activate the panic function . The
horn sounds and the turn signals flash.
Push the button @ again to deactivate the panic function.
On vehicles with Convenience key*, the selector lever must be in the P
position, otherwise the vehicle cannot be locked.
& WARNING
R ead and f ollo w all W ARNING S~ & in "G eneral de scription " on
page 44 .
(I] Tips
• In order to make sure the locking function is work ing, you should
always keep your eye on the vehicle to make sure it is properly locked.
• Do not use the remote control if you are ins ide the car, otherwise
you may uninten tionally lock the vehicle, and then you wo uld se t off
the ant i- theft alarm when you try to start the eng ine or open a door .
In case this happens anyhow, push the unlock button@.
• Use the panic function only if you are in an emergency situation .•
Operating tocks with the key
To lock and unlock the vehicle from the outside, turn the
key in the lock of the driver's door .
To unlock the vehicle
Fig. 2 9 K ey turn s fo r
openi ng an d closi ng .
- Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door.
- Turn the key one
time to position @to unlock the driver's
door .
- Turn the key
two times to posit ion @ => fig. 29 to unlock
al l doors and the rear lid.
To lock the vehicle
- Close all windows and doors properly.
- Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door to the lock
position @=>
& in "General description" on page 44.
& WARNING
Read and foll ow all WARNING S~ & in "General de sc ription " on
pag e 44. •

Settings in the MMI
Selective unlock feature -the driver can determine in the
M MI which doors are unloc ked through the central
locking system.
- Select: Funct ion button !CAR ]> Systems *> Central
locking .
In the Central lock ing menu you can determine w hich doors should
be unlocked w hen you unlock the vehicle with t he remote control. For
example, if you switch the item passenger 's door
Off , th e passenger's
door is no longer in cl ud ed i n the centra l locking system, and w ill not
be un locked by p ressing the unlock button on the master key remote
control.
T here is a lso a
side sele ctive unlo cking option av ailable that can be
set to fit your needs. You can continue to unlock all the doors and the
rea r lid a s befo re. P ress the opening but ton o n the mas ter key tw ice.
Auto lo cking can also be switc hed On and Off .
[ i J Tips
When lock ing t he veh icle, all doors and the tr unk lid are locked
automatically . •
Con tro ls a nd e quip ­
m en t Vehicle
OP-eration
Opening and closing
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
The vehicle can be locked or unlocked from th e insid e
using the power loc king switch es.
F ig . 3 0 F ront do ors:
pow er l ock in g sw it c h
F ig. 31 Rear doo rs:
p owe r locki ng switch
How to Lock all doors and the rear lid
simultaneously
- Press the upper pa rt of the power locking switch@=> &-
How to unlock all doors and the rear lid
simultaneously
- Press the lowe r part of the switc h@ .
Vehicle care Do-it-yourselt service iTechnical data

Opening and closing How to unlock each door separately using the
door handle (front doors)
-Pull the handle to op en the door.
How to unlock each door separately using the
door handle (rear doors)
- Pull the door handle once to release the lock .
- Pull the handle
twice to open t he door .
You will find a power locking sw itch in eac h door. You can lo ck and
unlock the vehicle using the switches in the dr iver's or passenger's
door =>
page 47, fig. 30. Yo u can only lo ck the vehicle usi ng the
switches in the rear doors=>
page 47, fig . 31. If you lock the vehicle
using the
power l ocking switch , please note the following :
• You can not open the doo rs or the rea r lid from the
outside
(increased security, for example when you are stopped at a red light).
• The d iodes in the power locking switch illuminate when all the
doors and the rear lid are closed and locked .
• All d iodes turn dark as soon as one of the doors has been
unlocked .
• You can unlock and open the doors from the inside by pu lling on
t he doo r handle .
• If the driver's door is opened (after yo u have locked the vehicle
from the inside usi ng the power locking sw itch), the door will rem ain
unlocked to prevent you from locking yourse lf out of your vehicle .
After you close t he doo r, you have to lock the driver's door aga in.
• If you have a cras h and the airbag is act ivated, the doors automat­
ically unlo ck.
& WARNING
• If you use the power locking switch with the doors closed ,
remember th at all the vehicle doors w ill lock .
& WARNING (contin u ed )
• Locking doors from the inside can help prevent inad vertent
d oor opening during an a ccident and can also prevent unwanted
entry from the outside . Lo cked doors can , howe ver , delay assis­
tance to vehicle occupants and hold up rescue efforts from the outside in an accident or other emergen cy.•
Emergency Locking
If the centra l locking system fails (power supply), each
door has to be locked separately.
Fi g. 3 2 Eme rgen cy
lo cking of th e fr ont
p ass enger's doo r
An em ergency lock ing mechan ism is inte grated i n th e edge of
the passe nger's doo r and in the rear doors (only v isib le wh en
the door is op en) .
- Ope n the door .
- Pull t he protective cover out of the hole => fig. 32 .
- Inse rt the key into the inner slot an d tu rn it to the right
(right-side doors) or the left (left-side door) as far as it can
go .
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