rear door AUDI Q7 2012 Owner´s Manual

unattended in the vehicle -they could be
injured!
- Exercise caution when adjusting the seat
height. Unsupervised or careless seat ad­
justment can pinch fingers or hands
causing injur ies.
- While the vehicle is moving, the seat­
backs of the front seats must not be in­
clined too far to the rear because the ef­
fectiveness of the safety belts and the
airbag system is severely compromised -
there is a risk of injury.
- To reduce the r isk of injury in the case of
sudden braking or accident, front pas­
sengers must never ride in a moving ve­
hicle wi th the seatback reclined. Safety
belts and the airbag system only offer
maximum protection when the seatback
is upright and the safety be lts are prop­
erly positioned on the body. The more
the seatback is reclined, the greater the
risk of personal injury from an incorrect
seating pos ition and improperly posi­
t ioned safety belts.
Seat memory
Driver's seat memory
Ap plies to vehicles: with seat memo ry
The seat adjustment settings for two drivers
can be stored using the memory buttons in
the driver's door.
F ig. 75 Driver's door : Seat memory
In addition to the setting for the driver's seat,
the settings for the steering column* and
both exterior mirrors can be stored .
Seats and storage 73
Storing and recalling settings
Using the memory buttons 1 and 2, you can
store and recall the settings for two different drivers ¢
fig. 75.
The current settings are also automatical ly as­
s ig ned to the remote control key being used
when the vehicle is locked. When the vehicle
is un locked, the settings assigned to the re­
mote control key being used are automatically
recalled. This function has to be activated in
the M MI ¢
page 7 4, Activating remote con­
trol key memory.
Turning seat memory on and off
If the I ON/O FF I switch is depressed, the seat
memory is inoperative. The word
OFF next to
the
ION/O FF I switch illuminates.
All the stored settings are retained. We rec­
ommend using the
ION/OF F I switch and deac­
tivating the seat memory if the vehicle is only
going to be used
temporarily by a driver
whose settings are not going to be stored.
Storing and recalling a seat position
App lies to vehicles: wit h seat memory
Before you can store or recall your seat pos i­
tion, the
ION /OFF! button must be engaged
(down) .
Storing settings
.,. Adjust the driver's seat¢ page 72 .
.,. Adjust the steer ing column* ,=;, page 103 .
.,. Adjust both outs ide mirro rs ¢ page 68 . In
the tilt-down position, the passenger mirror
can be adjusted to the preferred posit ion
and saved in the seat memory .
.,. Press the
ISETI button and hold it down . At
the same time, press one of the memory
buttons for at least one second .
... Release the buttons. The settings are now
stored under the corresponding memory
button.
Recalling settings
.,. Driver's door open -press the desired mem-
ory b utton.
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7 4 Seats and stor age
• Driver's door closed -press the correspond ­
ing memory button unti l the stored position
is reached.
Successf ul s torage is conf irmed a ud ibly and
by the l ight i n the
!SET ! button illuminating .
When the ve hicle is
locked , the cur rent set­
tings are stored and ass igned to the remo te
control key. Bu t th e set tings stored on memo ­
ry buttons 1 and 2 are not deleted. They can
be reca lled at any time . When the vehicle is
unlocked , the settings assigned to the remote
control key are restored.
If you r vehicle is driven by other persons using
your remote control key, you should save yo ur
individua l seat position on one of the memory
buttons. You can reca ll your settings aga in
simply and conve niently by pressing the corre­
spond ing memory butto n. When the vehicle is
l oc ked, these setti ngs are automatically re-as­
signed to t he remote control key and stored.
.&_ WARNING
- F or safe ty re ason s, the sea t sett in g can
only be rec alled w hen the veh icle is st a­
t ionary -othe rwise you r isk having an ac ­
cident.
- In an emergency, the recall operation
can be stoppe d by pressin g the
!ON/OFF I
button or by br iefly p ress ing any given
memory button.
Activating remote control key memory
App lies to vehicles: with seat memo ry
To assign the driver's seat settings to the re­
mote contro l key when locking the vehicle, the
function must be activated in the MMI.
• Se lect: Funct ion button
ICARI > Cont ro l but ­
ton
Systems * > Seat adjustment > Driver 's
seat > Key mem. p rofile > On .
Or
• Se lect: Funct io n button
ICA RI > Cont ro l but­
ton
Car system s* > Vehicle settings > Seats
> Driver's seat > Remote control key > On .
(D Tips
If you do not want anothe r driver's set­
tings to be assigned to the remote control key, switch off the memory function using
the MMI or the
I ON/OF F! button
c> page 73.
Rear seats
General information
Safe transportation of passengers on the rear
seats requires proper safety pre cautions.
All passengers on the rear seats mus t be seat­
ed in comp lian ce with the safety guide lines
exp lained in c>
page 170 and c> page 179 .
The co rrec t seating pos ition is cr it ic al f or the
sa fe ty of front
and rear seat passenge rs a like
c> page 163 .
A WARNING
--Occupants in the f ront and rear seats
m ust always be proper ly restrained.
- Do not let anyone ride in the ve hicle
witho ut the head restraints prov ided.
Head restraints help to reduce injuries .
- Loose items inside the passenge r com­
pa rtment, can fly forward in a crash or
sudden maneuve r and injure occupants.
Always store a rticles i n the luggage com­
pa rtment an d use the fastening eyes, es­
pecially w he n the rea r seatbac ks hav e
been fo lded down.
- Read and heed all WARNI NGS
c> pag e 163, Prop er s eating positions
for passengers in rear sea ts.

86 Seats and storage
can also cause an accident and personal
injury .
- Use only soft cups in the cupholde r. Hard
c u ps and g lasses can ca use inj ury in an
acc ident.
CD Note
On ly drink containers with lids should be
carried in the cupho lder. Liqu id could sp ill
out and damage your veh icle's e lectronic
equipment or stain the upholstery, etc.
Beverage holders in the door pockets
There is o beverage holder in oll four doors .
Fig. 98 Sect io n of doo r panel: Beve rage holde r
The beverage holders in the door pockets are
suitab le for 1 to 1.5-liter bottles .
A WARNING
Spilled hot liquid can cause an accident
and personal i njur y.
-
-Never carry any beve rage containers with
hot liquids, such as hot coffee or hot tea,
in t he veh icle w hile it is moving. I n case
of an accident, s udden bra king or other
vehicle movement, hot liqu id could spill,
causing sca lding burns. Spi lled hot liq uid
can also ca use an accident and personal
injury .
- Use only soft cups in the cupholde r. Hard
c u ps and g lasses can ca use in jury in an
acc ident.
CD Note
On ly drink containers with lids should be
carried in the cupho lder. Liqu id could sp ill out and damage your vehicle
's elect ron ic
equipment or stain the upho lstery, etc.
Rear ashtray
F ig . 99 Rea r as htray
To open ashtra y
.,. Touch the lid to open the asht ray.
Removing a shtray insert
.,. Press the front of the open lid downward in
the direction of the arrow
c:::> fig . 99 -the
ashtray insert pops out slightly .
.,. Lift the ashtray insert up and out.
Reinstalling asht ray inse rt
.,. Open the lid on the ashtray insert and press
the insert into the housing as far it can go .
A WARNING
Never put waste paper in the ashtray. Hot
ashes or other hot objects in the ashtray
could set waste paper on f ire.

Outlet
An electrical accessory can be connected to
the 12-volt power outlet.
Fig. 100 Section from center console: 12 -volt outlets
Fig. 101 Sect ion from right side of luggage compart·
ment: 12-volt ou tlet
.. Remove the cover from the outlet
c::>fig. 100.
.. Lift up the cover for the outlet c::> fig. 101.
.. Plug in appliance to be used.
The outlet may be used for 12-vo lt appliances
with maximum consumption of up to 100
watts, such as a flash light, small vacuum
cleaner, etc.
There may be just one out let at the front of
the center conso le depending on your model.
There are two additional 12-volt outlets in the
rear center console.
Before you purchase any accessories, always
read and follow the information in
c:;, page 321, Additional accessories and parts
replacement.
A WARN ING
The outlet plus any appliances plugged in­
to it remain functional even if the ignition
is switched off or the ignition key is re-
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moved. Never leave chi ldren inside the ve­
hicle without supervision.
(D Note
To avoid damaging the socket, only use plugs that fit properly.
@ Tips
When the engine is off and accessories are
still plugged in and are on, the vehicle bat­
tery can still be drained.
Storage
General overview
There are numerous places to store items in
your vehicle .
Glove compartment c::>page88
Cooling box in glove compart-c:;.page 88
ment
Storage compartment in roof
c::>page89
Coat hooks <=:>page 89
Storage in the door panels c::>page 89
Storage net in footwell <=:>page 89
Storage net in the front seat-c::> page 90
backs
Storage net in luggage com-
c::>poge90
partment
Storage compartment beneath
c::> page 82
cargo floor
A WARNING
- Always remove objects from the instru-
ment panel. Any items not stored co uld
slide around inside the vehicle while dr iv-
ing or when acce lerating or when app ly-
ing the brakes or when dr iving around a
corner.
- When you are driving make sure that
anything you may have placed in the cen­
ter conso le or other storage locations
cannot fall out into the footwells. In case
of sudden braking you would not be able
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to brake or accelerate. Ill>-

Storage compartment in roof
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F ig. 105 S torage co mpar tm en t in roof
.. To open the lid you have to touch the bar
¢ fig . 105 (Arrow) . The lid opens automati­
cally .
.. To close the lid, push it up unt il it engages .
A WARNING
Always keep the lid closed while driving to
reduce the risk of injury during a sudden
braking maneuve r or in the event of an ac­
cident.
Coat hooks
Fig. 106 Coat hooks at rear doors
A WARNING
- Hang clothes in such a way that they do
not impair the driver's vision .
- The coat hooks must only be used for
lightwe ight cloth ing. Do not leave any
heavy or sharp edged objects in the pock ­
ets which may interfere with the side cur­
tain airbag deployment and can cause
persona l injury in a crash.
- Do not use coat hangers for hanging
clothing on the coat hooks as this can in-
;::: N ~ -" "' ID
Seats and storage 89
terfere with proper deployment of the
side curtain a irbags in an acc ident.
- Do not hang heavy objects on the coat
hooks, as they could cause personal in­
jury in a sudden stop.
Storage in the door panels
There is a storage comportment in the interi­
or door panel.
Fig. 107 Door pa nel w it h sto rage co mpartment.
A WARNING
Use the storage compartments in the door
panels only for holding sma ll objects,
which do not protrude from the compart­
ment, so t hat the effective range of the
side airbags is not compromised.
Storage net in the footwell
There is a storage net in the passenger's foot ­
well.
Fig. 108 Storage net in passenge r's footwell
(D Tips
Do not keep any sharp or pointed objects
in the storage net - dange r of injury!

~ Press the~ button again, or press the
IAUTOI button to turn it off.
Temperature is controlled automatically. The
maximum amount of air flows main ly from
the vents below the windshield.
To defog the rear side windows, the air ve nts
i n the door pillars shou ld be open and d irect­
ed at the windows.
Manual air recirculation ~
Air recirculation prevents exhaust fumes or
other pollution from entering the vehicle.
Tu rning on air r ecircul ation
~ Press the 1.,..,1 button ~ .&
Tu rning off air recircul ation
~ Press the~ button again, or
~ press the IAUTO I button, or
~ press the~ button.
In the air recirculation mode, the air in the
passenger compartment is recirculated and
filtered to prevent exhaust fumes and other
pollution from entering the vehicle . We rec­
ommend that you use the manual air recircu­ lation under the following conditions:
- when driving through tunnels
- in a traffic jam.
A WARNING
Do not use the air recirculation mode for
extended per iods of t ime. The windows
could fog up since no fresh a ir can enter
the vehicle.
If the windows fog up, press
the air recirculation button again immed i-
,
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ately to switch off the air recirculation
f u nction or select defrost.
Rear window defogger~
The rear window defogger clears the rear win­
dow of condensation .
~ Press the QW button to turn the rear window
defogger on and
off.
T he rear window defogger wo rks only when
the engine is runn ing. The light in the sw itch
will i lluminate when the defogger is on.
T he rear window defogger w ill sw itch
off au­
tomat ica lly after a short t ime. The t ime the
rear w indow defogger remains on w ill vary de­
pending on the outside temperature.
At very low outs ide temperatures, the rear
window defogger can be sw itched on continu­
o usly by pushing the
QW button for more than
2 seconds . This remains stored until the igni­
tion is switched
off.
A rea r w indow defogger that was switched on
also remains stored for 15 m inu tes after the
ignition is switched
off . If the engine is re­
started within these 15 min utes, the rear win­
dow defogger is a lso activated, depending on
outside temperature. With a vehicle that is
parked for a short time, the rear window de­
fogger does not need to be manually activat­ ed again.
@ For the sake of the environment
Turn the defogger off when the rear win­
dow is clear. When you save electric ity, you
save fuel.

96 Warm and cold
Air outlets
Air distribution determines the air flow to the individual vents .
Fig. 112 Instrument panel: a ir outlet locat ions and airf low d irections
Air outlets @and @
" Rotate the horizontal thumb wheel located
below the particular outlet to increase, re­
duce, or shut down the a irflow from that
out let .
" To ad just the direc tion of the a irf low from
the outle t, move the tab in the center o f the
outlet in the desired d irect ion . The direction
of the air de livered from the vents can be
adjusted horizontally and vertically .
(D Air flows to windshield and to drive r and
front passenger side windows
@ Air flows to driver/front passenger or to
the driver and front passenger s ide win­
dows
@ Air flows to driver/front passenger
© Air flows to footwell
The air out lets are actuated either automati ­
cally or manually depending on the operating
mode selected .
@ Tips
When climate control is working, coo led
air will f low primarily from outlets @and
@ . To assure adequate cooling, outlets @
and @ should never be completely closed.
Air outlets in the rear
Outlet s in the center con sol e
.. Rotate the thumbwheel located next to the
outlet to open or close it.
" To adjust the direction of the airflow from
the outlet, move the tab in the center of the
outlet in the desired direction . The d irection
of the a ir deliv ered from the vents can be
adj usted hor izontal ly and vert ica lly.
Outlets in the door pill ars
" Rotate the horizontal thumb wheel located
be low the outlet to open o r close it .
.. To adjust the direction of the airflow from
t he outlet, move the tab in the center of the
outlet in the desired direction . Th e d irect ion
of t he ai r delivered from the vents can be
adjusted horizonta lly and vert ica lly.
T he air ou tle ts are act uated e ither automati­
c a lly or man ua lly depending on the operating
mode selected . Heated o r unheated fresh air,
or cooled air flows from the vents.
T he air ou tle ts to heat the rear footwell a re lo-
cated under the front seats.
1J11>

@ Tips
If the climate control system is operating
in cooling mode, a ir flows primarily from
the outlets in the center conso le and in the
door pillars. To achieve adequate cooling,
you should never close the outlets com­
pletely .
Using climate control economically
Using the climate controls prudently can help
save fuel.
When you use the air conditioner, engine pow­
er is reduced and fuel consumption increases.
To save fuel, you should use the air condition ­
e r only when necessary. Also please note the
following points :
.,. To save fuel, turn off cooling mode by press­
ing the
I AC ! button (indicator light goes
out) .
.,. In add ition, if you open the window or the
Panoramic sliding sunroof* while driving,
turn off cooling mode by p ress ing the
IACI
button (indicator light goes out).
.,. If the vehicle is extremely hot due to the
heat of the sun, briefly open doors and win­
dows.
@ For the sake of the environment
By reducing the amount of fue l you use,
you also reduce the amount of poll utants
emitted into the air. W
arm and cold 9 7
Rear Air Conditioning
Rear air conditioning - controls
Applies to vehicles: with four-zone automatic comfort air
conditio nin g
This overview is to assist you in familiarizing
yourself with the rear air conditioning con­
trols.
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Fig . 113 Rea r air conditioning controls
The left display indicates the temperature se­
lected for the rear left passenger, the right
display indicates the temperature selected for
the rear right passenger . If the settings for
seat heating *, air distribution or the air condi­
tioning fan are changed, the relevant indica­
tor will appear br iefly on the display .
Funct io ns are set by ro tating the control or
are switched on and off by tapping the but­
tons. The indicator light in the button illumi­
nates when the function is active.
Button (s) Function
ION/OFFI Climate control on/off
¢ page98
-
IAUTOI Automatic mode
¢page98
Regulatoral El Temperature selection
¢page98
Qi Seat heating *
¢page 101
~
Fan
¢page98
~
Air distribution
¢page99
a) The regu lator is also u sed to set the fan sp ee d, air dis-
tribut ion and seat heating .
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Rear air distribution ~
Applies to vehicles: with four-zone automatic comfort air
conditioning
The automatically controlled air distribution
con be changed manually.
.. Press the Gil button.
.. Rotate the regu lator to the desired setting .
You can adj ust the air circulation so that air
flows from specific vents .
- In position
:J, all air flows from the vents in
the center console and the outlets to the
door pilla rs.
- In position
:0, air flows from the outlets in
the door p illars.
- In position
!,8, air flows from the outlets un-
der the front seats.
There are additional combinations available to
adjust air d istr ibut io n as needed.
To regulate air distribution automatically,
sw itch to
IAU TO I.
Basic settings
General
The basic climate control settings con be ad­
justed in the MMI.
.,. Select: Funct io n button ICAR I > Control but­
ton
AC . Or
.,. Se lect: Funct ion button
ICAR I > Control but-
ton
Car sy stem s* > AC.
The follow ing funct ions can be selected :
- Auto recirculation
c> page 99
- Synchronization c> page 99
-Supplementary heater * ¢page 100
-Rear opera tion* c> poge 100
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Automatic recirculation mode
An air quality sensor detects increased con­
centrations of pollutants in the outside air
and automatically switches to recirculation
mode .
We recommend that you always keep auto ­
matic a ir recirculation ON to p revent polluted
outside air from enteri ng the veh icle inter ior.
If the
a ir qu ality sensor l ocated in the air con­
ditioning system detects polluted outs ide a ir,
the sensor dec ides whether the air pollut ion
can be reduced by the facto ry-installed pollu­
ta nt fi lter or whethe r it is necessary to switc h
to air recirc ulation. With heavy conce ntra ti ons
of pollu tants, the a ir condit ion ing system is
switched automatica lly to recirc ulation mode
and the supp ly of outside air is blocked . As
soon as the concentration of pollutants in the
outside air drops, fresh air is supplied to the
vehicle interior aga in.
In the event that the windows fog up during
automat ic air rec irculat ion, you must press
the® button immediately.
Under certa in ope rating cond itions, a utomatic
air recirculation is switched off automatica lly.
With outside temperatures be low about 50 °F
(+10 °C), automatic air rec irculat ion is limited
to 30 seconds. W it h outside temperatures be­
low about 30 °F ( -1 °C) a nd with the air condi­
tione r switched off, the a utomatic air recircu­
l ation is limited to 15 seconds.
Synchronization
One climate control setting for the driver and
front passenger seats .
With synchro nization active, the driver's set­
tings a re adopted for the passenger o r vice
versa . All the othe r setti ngs that were made
are t ransferred to t he other seat . This in­
cl udes all the cl ima te co ntro l settings, excep t
for the se at heating/ven tilat ion* .
If a different setting is selected at a
"synchron ized seat ", synchronization is can­
c e lled.

it. For example, the master key cannot be rec­
ognized if it is covered by an object (e.g. alu­
minum brief case) which
screens the radio s ig­
nal. Electronic devices such as cell phones can
also interfere with the radio signal.
Press brake pedal to start engine
This message appears if you press the I START !
button to start the engine and do not depress
the brake pedal. The engine can only be start­
ed if the brake pedal is depressed .
Engage Nor P to start engine
This message appears when the engine is
started if the selector lever for the automatic
transmission is not in the P or N position. The
engine can only be started with the selector in
these posit ions.
!I Key not in vehicle
This message appears along with the !! sym­
bol if the master key is removed from the ve­
hicle w ith the engine running .
It is intended
to remind you (e.g. when changing drivers) not to continue the journey without the mas­
ter key .
If the master key is no longer in the vehicle,
you cannot switch off the ignition after stop­ ping the engine and you also cannot start the
engine again. Moreover, you cannot lock the
veh icle from the outside with the key.
Shift to P otherwise vehicle can roll away.
Doors do not lock if you are not in P.
This message appears for safety reasons
along w ith a warning buzzer if the selector
lever for the automatic transmission is not in
the P pos ition when the ignit ion is switched
off with the
ISTOPI button and the dr iver's
door is opened. Move the se lector lever to the
P position, otherwise the vehicle is not se ­
cured against rolling away. You a lso cannot
lock the vehicle using the lock ing button on
the door hand le or using the remote key.
On the road 109
To engage steering lock, press and hold
STOP button
This message appears for safety reasons if the
engine and the ignition have been switched
off by pressing the
I STOPI button once, and
then the driver's door is opened. In this in­
stance, the steering is not locked . The steer ­
ing is locked:
- If you press the
IS TOPI button again for
more than 1 second.
- If you close the driver's door and lock your
veh icle from the outside.
Parking brake
Operation
The parking brake replaces the handbrake .
Fig. 123 Section of inst rument clust er: Pa rking brake
Applying parking brake
.,. Press the pedal down forcefully~ fig. 123
@ in the direction of the arrow.
Releasing parking brake
.,. Pull the hand le to the rear @ in the direc-
tion of the arrow
~ _&. .
If you should drive off with the parking brake
still set, a warning tone will sound and the
fo llow ing will appear in the instrument clus­
te r to remind you to release the parking
brake:
Parking brake is applied
The park ing brake warning comes on only af­
ter you have dr iven for longer than 3 seconds
and faster than 5 mph (5 km/h) . .,._