window AUDI Q7 2010 Owner´s Manual

Instruments and controls
General illustration
(D Door handle
@ Memory buttons (driver's seat) .................. .
@ Power locking sw itch ........................... .
© Side assist button ... .. ... ... ... .. .. .. ... . .. ... .
® Power window sw itches ... .... .. .. .. .. .. ... ... . .
© Adjuster con trol for outs ide mir rors .............. .
0 Air outlets .......... .... .. .... ............... .
@ Light switch ...... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... ... .. .. ... .
® Turn s ignal and high beam ...................... .
@ Control lever for:
- Cru ise control . .... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .
- Adaptive Cruise Control .. .. ................ .. .
@ Mu ltifunction steering wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag .............................. .
- O pera ti ng butto ns for the audio system
- Shift buttons . ... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. ...... . .
- Button for steer ing whee l heating ..... ... ...... .
@ Instrument cluster ............................ .
@ Switches for:
- Windshield wiper/washer ... ...... .. ..... .... . .
- Trip computer .............................. .
@ Ignition lock ................................. .
@ Buttons for:
- Par king sys tem advance d .... ..... .. .. ... .. .. . .
- Resetting the trip odometer ................... .
- ICHECK ]button ......................... ... .
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Instruments and controls
- Instrument lighting ......................... .
@ MMI Disp lay (see separate ma nual)
@ Buttons/Indicator light for:
- Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP) .......... .
- Emergency flashers ...... .. ................. .
- PASS ENGER A IR BAG O FF
@ B uttons for:
- Switching MMI d isplay on/off
- Valet key function .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. .
- Unlocking g love compartment ................. .
@ Glove compartment ........................... .
@ Front passenger's airbag ...... ..... .. ..... .. .. . .
@ Audi mu ltime dia (see separate man ual)
@ Climate cont rols .............................. .
@ Shift leve r for automatic transmission ............ .
@ 12-volt outlets ............................... .
@ MMI contro l console (see separate manua l)
@ Storage compartment/CD changer
@ ISTART]-/ISTOP] button ....................... .
@ Adjustable stee ring whee l, depending on eq uipme nt:
- mecha nical .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... .... ..... . .
- electrical ..... . ... .. .. .. .... .... .. .. .. ... .. .
@ Da ta Lin k Connecto r for On Boa rd Diagnos tics (OBD II)
@ Peda l for operating pa rking brake ................ .
@ Engine hood release ............. ... .. ......... .
@ Handle for releasing parking brake ............... .
@ Switch for unlocking the trunk lid ................ .
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Technical data

Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
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Fig. 23 Key set
© Ma ster key with remote control
You can centrally lock and u nlock your vehicle and start the eng ine
with the master key with remote cont ro l.
@ Valet key
The v alet key only fi ts the loc k in t he d river's doo r and the ignition
lock. If you have to leave the key with somebody else, you are well­
advised to tur n over the vale t key only .
Be aware tha t the rear lid a nd g love compa rtment ca n be opened
from inside the vehicle using the release b uttons . It is therefore best
t o activ ate t he va let key fu nction to preven t unauth oriz e d ac cess to
the glove compartment and the luggage compartment when
someone else has charge of your vehicle=>
page 4 3.
© Emergency key
Th e emergency key is only for tempo rary use if the vehicle key should
be lost or misp laced =>
&.
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Aud i dealer immediately to
h ave the
lost key disab le d . B e sure to bri ng all you r keys wi th yo u.
Registered keys
You can check to find out how many keys have been reg iste red to your
vehicle. Therefore, when b uying a used veh icle, make sure to get all
of the remote keys be long to it.
Calling up the registered keys=>
page 13.
Data in the master key
Wh ile you are driv ing, service and maintenance relevant data are
be in g con tinuously s tored on yo ur mast er key. Your Aud i serv ice
adviser can read out these data and tell you about work that is needed
on yo ur vehi cle. T hi s also app lies to vehi cles w it h Conve nience key* .
& WARNING
• Do not leave your vehicle unattended with the key in the igni ­
tion lock. Entry by unauthor ized persons could endanger you or
result in theft or damage the vehicle. Alway s lock all doors and
take the key.
• Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, especially with
access to vehicle keys. Unguarded access to the keys prov ides chil­
dren the opportunity to start the engine and /or a ctivate vehicle
systems such as the power windows etc. Unsupervised operation
of any vehicle system by children can result in serious injury .
[ i ] Tips
• If you open t he dr iver's doo r wi th t he key left in the igni tion lock ,
a ch ime will sound. Thi s is your reminder to remove the key and lock
the doo r. _.,,

• For security reasons, replacement keys are only available from
Audi dealers. •
Master key with remote control
The remote control allows you to lock or unlock the
vehicle electronically .
Fig. 24 Fold-up
master key with
remote control
- To fold the key out and back in place, press the release
button~ fig. 24.
The transmitter and battery are located in the head of the remote
control. The receiver is located inside the vehicle. The maximum
effective range depends on several things . Remember, if the battery
is weak, the effective range decreases.
If you need to replace the remote control, or if you need to have it
repaired, you must see your authorized Audi dealer. Only then can you
use the key again.
Personalizing the master key
When the ignition is turned off or when the vehicle is locked, various
convenience settings are stored automatically and assigned to the
key that was used. The settings that are assigned to the master key
are reca lled automatically when the vehicle is unlocked, when the
door is opened or when the ignition is switched on.
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Settings are saved for the follow ing systems:
• Climate control
• Central locking
• Windows
• Ambience lighting*
• Seat memory*
• Stee ring wheel heating*
• Adaptive Cruise Control*
• Audi side assist*
• Parking system*
Th e
Remote control key function must be activated in the MMI
~ page 88, so that the settings for the driver's seat (including the
settings for the steering column and exterior mirrors) are saved on
the master key through the seat memory when the vehicle is locked,
and are set automatically when the vehicle is unlocked.
[ i ] Tips
• If the ignition is switched on, the remote control system is deacti·
vated .
• The remote control system can be affected by other systems oper·
ating in the same frequency range close to the vehicle, such as mobile
telephones, television broadcasting stations, etc.
• For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC and Industry
Canada regulations~
page 369. •
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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.
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• 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 .
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- 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. •

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Rear lid emergency unlocking
If the rear lid cannot be opened, an emergency release is
provided.
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- Tilt the seatback forward.
- Move into the trunk.
Fig. 37 Sect ion of the
luggage compartment:
Access to eme rgency
release
Fig. 38 Section of the
luggage compartment :
Emergency re lease
- Take the screwdriver from the vehicle tool kit. As an alter-
native, you can also use the vehicle key.
- Put the flat side of the screw driver into the recess and pry
the cover up=> fig. 37 -Arrow-.
- Press the lever in the direction of the arrow~ fig. 38 to
unlock the rear lid .•
Child safety lock
Power child safety lock for the rear doors t
The power child safety lock prevents the rear doors from
being opened from the inside .
Fig. 39 Sect ion from
drive r's door: controls
The rear doors are equipped with a power child safety lock . It
is operated with the two safety buttons(!) in the driver's door
~ fig. 39.
- Press the left and/or r ight safety button to d isable the
rear power window(s) and prevent the respective rear door
from being opened from the inside . The LED in the button
will light up when the child safety lock is turned
on.
Press the illuminated button again to turn the child safety
features
off.
When the child safety lock is activated, the interior door open ing
lever is inoperative; the door can only be opened from the outside. In
add ition, the window regulator fo r that door is also inoperative when
the child safety lock is activated.
If the child safety lock has been activated on one or both sides, the
buttons in the rear for the Pa noramic slid ing sunroof* are disabled. .,

If the child safety lock has been activated on the left and on the right
side, t he rear cont rols are locke d on veh icles wi th re ar a ir-c ondi­
tioning* . Dashes" ---" are shown in the displays for the rear climate
controls, and t he rear ai r-conditioning can only be operate d from the
cl imate contro ls in the cabin ::::;, page 116 .
[I) Tips
• In order to activate t he child safety lock on the left and the r ight
side, yo u have to press the two safety b uttons in success ion.
• Make certain that the c heck light comes on in t he correspondi ng
safety switch when the c hild safety loc k is activated. •
Convenience key
App lies to vehicl es: w ith Conven ience key
Description
A ccess and vehicl e opera tion based on: Mas ter key
remains in driver 's pocket.
Th e Conve nience key vehicle a uth o rization syste m allows keyless
unlocking, lock ing and start ing of the vehicle. You only have to car ry
th e master key on your perso n.
It makes no d ifference whether the master key is i n your jacke t pocke t
or in your br ief case . As soon as you approach yo ur vehicle, the Conve ­
nie nce key recog nizes the reques t fo r access, checks for author izat io n
and enab les the fo llow ing functions:
• Unlo cking the vehicle ::::;, page 54.
• Locking the vehicle ::::;, page 54.
• Switching on ignition and start ing the eng ine by press ing the
[ S T ART ] button; the master key does not have to be in t he ign it ion
switch::::;, page 12 7.
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& WARNING
•
When you lock your vehicle from outside, nobody -especially
children - should remain in side the vehicle . Remember, when you
lock the vehicle from the outside the windows cannot be opened
from the inside .
• When you leave the vehicle, always remove the ignition key
and take it with you. This will prevent pa ssenger s (children, for
example ) from accidentally being locked in the vehicle should
they accidentally press the power locking switch in the front
doors .
• Do not leave children in side the vehicle unsupervised. In an
emergency it would be impossible to open the doors from the
outside w ithout the key .
[ i ] Tips
• In order for the Convenience key to function , you must a lways
carry the master key with yo u.
• In order to be able to unloc k or loc k the vehicle, the a utho rized
master key must be within a range of about S feet (1.5 meters) from
the door o r the rear lid.
• Of course, you can still unlock and lock your veh icle using the
buttons on the master key . T he se lecto r lever must be in the P posi ­
tion .
• F or Declar ation o f Compliance to Uni ted St ates FCC a nd I ndu stry
Canada regulations::::;, page 369 . •
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& WARNING
• Wh en you lock your vehicle from outs ide , nobody - especially
c hildren - should remain in side the vehicle . Remember , when you
lo ck the vehicle from the outside the windows cannot b e opened
from the inside .
• When you lea ve the vehicle, always remove the ignit ion key
and take it with you. This will prevent pa ssenger s (c hildren, for
e xample ) from a ccidentally be ing locked in the vehicle should
they accidentally pres s the power locking switch in the front
doors .
• Do not leave children inside the vehicle unsuperv ised . In an
e mergency it would be impossible to open the door s from the
outside without the key.
[I] Tips
It is not possible to re -open the door fo r a b rief period directly after
clos ing it . This a llows you to ensure that the doors are p roper ly
loc ked .•
Anti-theft alarm system
The an ti-theft alarm triggers an al arm if any one
attempts to break into the vehicle .
The a nti-theft alarm system trigge rs an a udible a larm and t urns o n
th e emergen cy flas her if an unau thori zed inte rfe rence wi th t he
vehicle is sensed by the system.
How is the anti-theft alarm system sw itched on?
T he anti-theft alarm system is switched on when you lock the vehicle.
Th e system is activa ted app rox ima tely 30 seconds after the vehicle is
locked. The indicator light on top o f the doo r trim start flashing
r a pidly fo r 30 seconds and then blink s low ly .
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How is the anti-theft alarm system switched off?
Th
e an ti- the ft alarm system is switche d off on ly when yo u unlock your
veh icle . If you do not o pen a door wit hin 60 seconds after you have
unlocked wit h the remote control , the vehicle will lock itself again
automa tically .
When will the anti-theft alarm system be
triggered?
When the vehicle is locked, the a larm system monitors and protects
the following parts of the veh icle:
• engine compartment
• lu ggage compa rtment
• doors
• ignition
Whe n the system is activated, the alarm will be triggered if one of the
doors, the engine hood or the rear lid are opened, or if the ignition is
t ur ne d on . The anti-t heft a la rm system will a lso go off when the
ba ttery is d isco nnected.
You can also trigger the alarm by pressing the PANIC button on your remote con trol. This will alert o ther peop le in case of eme rge ncy.
Press the
PANIC butto n aga in to turn off the a larm .
How is the anti-theft alarm switched off when
triggered?
Th e alarm sys tem is swi tched off whe n yo u un lo ck the veh icle o r whe n
the ignit ion is sw itched on . The a larm will also switch itself off when
i t comes to the end o f its cy cl e.
Emergency flasher and horn
Th e emerge ncy fl ashe r will blink briefly and the hor n sounds whe n
the doo rs, engine hood and rear lid a re prope rly closed.
If the eme rgency flashers do not blink, o r th e horn does no t soun d,
check the doo rs, eng ine hood and rear lid to make s ure they a re prop­
er ly closed.
If you close a door, the hood o r the rear lid with the anti -
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theft alarm switched on, the emergency flashers will blink and the ....
horn will so und only after you have closed the doo r o r li d.
[ i ] Tips
For the anti -t h eft a larm system to function p rope rly, ma ke sure all
vehicle doors a nd windows are closed before leaving the vehicle .•
Power windows
Controls
Switches for front door windows
@ operates the window in the driver's door.
Fig. 42 Drive r's doo r:
power wind ow
switche s
® operates the window in the front passenger 's door .
Switches for rear w indows
© operates the left rear window .
® operates the right rear window .
Safety switch
© Safety switch for rear w indow operat io n.
& WARNING
• Do not leav e children unatt ended in the vehicle , especially with
a cces s to vehicle key s. Un supervi sed use of the keys can re sult in
starting of the engine and use of vehicle sy stems such as power
window s, etc . which could result in seriou s injury .
• Remember -you can still open or close the power windows for
about ten minutes after the ignition is switched off . Only when
e ith er of the front doors are opened are the power windows
s witched off.
• Be careful when clos ing th e window s. Check to see that no one
is in the way, or serious injury could re sult !
• Always remo ve the ign ition key whenever you leave your
vehicle.
• If you lock your vehicle f rom the outside, no one, especially
children, should remain in the vehicle.
• Do not st ick anything on the windows o r the windshield that
may interfere with the driver 's field of vi sion .
[I] Tips
In a ddit ion to the sw itches in t he driver's doo r there is a separate
switch in each door for the power window in that door =>
page 57,
fig. 4 3. a
Switches in the driver 's door
The driver can operate all windows.
If the respective sw itch is pus hed or pu lled the w indow will
open or close . T he power window switches have a
two-posi-
tion function : ..,

Opening the windows
-Push the s witch to the first stop and hold it t here u ntil t he
win dow has lowered to the desired posi tio n.
- Push t he switch briefly to the
second stop : the window
w ill automa tically o pen all t he way .
Closing the windows
-Pull t he swi tch up to the first stop and h old it th ere until
the wi ndow has risen to th e desired pos it ion .
- P ull the swit ch quickly to the
second position: the window
wi ll auto matically c lose all th e way ~
& in "Co ntrols" .
Activating/deactivating the rear windows
- P ress the left (!) switch ~ page 56, fig . 42 to deactivate
on ly the window regulator in the left door. The indicator
light in t he switch illu minates .
-Press t he r ight ff) switch~ page 56, fig . 42 to deactivate
only t he window reg ulator in the right door. The ind icator
li ght in the switch illuminates.
- Press the
ff) sw itch again to reac tivate t he win dow reg u-
lator. The indicator lig ht in the switch goes ou t.
If you press both(!) switches ® in succession, the fo llowing func ­
t ions are switc hed off in the rea r of the ve hicle:
• The window reg ulator sw itches in the rear doors.
• The buttons fo r th e Pano ram ic s liding su nroof *.
• On vehicles with rear climate cont rol *, ope ration from the rear is
blocked . Dashes" ---" are shown in the displays fo r the rear climate
controls, a nd the rear air -conditioning can only be operate d from the
cl ima te contro ls in th e cabin:::::,
page 116 .
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If only the left (!)switc h was pressed, t he window regulator in the
left rear door an d t he buttons in the re ar for the Panoramic sli ding
sunroof* are deactivated. In addition, the door is locked.
• If
only the right(!) switch wa s presse d, the win dow regu lator in
the
right rear door and the buttons in the rear for the Pa noramic
sliding s unroof * are dea ctiva ted. In addi tion, the door is locked .
T hi s fea ture has been provided for the safety of sma ll chi ldren r iding
in the rear of the vehicle .
[ i ] Tips
• T he windows can st ill be opened and closed for about ten minutes
after the ign ition has been tu rned off. The power w indows are no t
shut off unt il one of the front doors is opened.
• In order to ac tivate the child safe ty lock on the left and the rig ht
side, you have to p ress the two safety switches in succession. Make
c ertain that t he check light comes on the co rrespond ing safe ty sw itch
when the child safety lock is activated. •
Switch in the front passenger's door and on
the rear doors
Fig. 43 Swit ch loc a­
t ion fr ont pa ssenge rs
door
The pow er window switc h has a two-position function:
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