phone AUDI Q7 2017 Owner´s Manual

Audi smartphone interface
Opening a menu item
Select and confirm a menu i tem using the MM I
con trol panel.
Troubleshooting
App lies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Problem Solution
Audi smartphone
Check the cha rge level of your sma rtphone battery.
interface cannot be Check t
he USB cab le and use a d ifferent one if necessary .
opened. Check if Andro id Auto or Apple CarPlay is ava ilable in your co untry .
Android Auto : check if the An droid Au to app is ins ta lled on yo ur smart phone .
Connecting the Check if yo u are us ing the correct USB adapter and if the USB adapter is connect-
smartphone to the ed correctly to yo ur smartphone and the Aud i m us ic interface ¢
page 234.
MMI failed . Apple CarPlay : che ck if App le Ca rPlay is act ivated on your sm artphone .
Android Auto: check in the And roid Auto app if And roid Auto permits new
veh icles .
T he sma rtphone is Check if yo
u are us ing the co rre ct USB adapter and if the USB adapter is connect-
not automatically ed co
rrectly to yo ur smartp hone and the Aud i m usic interface ¢
page 234.
detected. Check if the requirements needed to connect a smartphone have been met.
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System settings
wait for the signal tone (beep) to say a new
command.
Volume: yo u can adjust the volume of the
p rompts by turning the control knob.
Individual speech training (only when the vehi­
cle is stat ionary): you can adapt the voice recog­
n it ion system to your voice or pronunciation in
order to improve the system's ability to recognize
your speech . Individua l training is comprised of
20 speech entries that consist of commands and
sequences of numbers. You can delete the pro ­
grammed voice tra ining w ith the
Reset individu­
al speech training
function.
Display brightness
You can adjust the brightness of the Infotain­
m ent system disp lay by turning the contro l knob.
Factory settings
The following functions can be reset to the facto­
ry default settings :
-Sound settings
- Radio
- Media settings
- Jukebox *
- Directory
-Telephone
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi*
- Navigation settings*
- Navigation and online memory *
- Voice recognition system*
- Shortcut keys
- Message settings*
-Apps*
-Tool tips
- Audi connect *
- Audi smartphone interface*
You can se lect the desired functions individually
or all at once with the option
Select all entries .
Select and confirm Restore factory settings .
(D Tips
Make sure that not only the settings were de­
leted but also the stored data, if applicable .
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Connection manager
' Introduction
The connection manager gives you an overview
of your connected devices and their network sta ­
tus.
Settings Conne·ction manager I
====- .. · ~•_P_n_m_•~~-h~o_n~e_: ________ _____ M_ y ~ Phone ~
, MyPhone
• Secondary phone:
• Data connection :
• MMI connect App:
" Audi smartphone:
Fig. 221 Connect io n manager
@
Not connected
Not connected
Not connected
Not connected
"Select : !M ENUI button> Settings > left control
button >
MMI settings> Connection manager .
"Select and confirm a menu item.
If a mobile device was already connected and you
select and confirm the corresponding menu item,
the dev ice name and co nnect ion mode are dis­
played under the menu item
c:!;> fig. 221.
You can individually Connect(~ or Disconnect
(0) a paired device .
' Primary phone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
- Connect new device: search for and connect a
cell phone.
- List of devices already paired : select you r cell
phone from the list of all the devices that are
already paired.
Secondary phone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
-Connect new device: search for and connect a
cell phone .
-list of devices already paired : select yo ur cell
phone from the list of all the devices that are
already paired.

Data connection
Applies to vehicles w ith A ud i con nect (Infota inme nt)
- T he data connect ion is made using the embed­
ded SIM card
l) ¢page 189. You do not need to
adjust any addit ional se ttings.
(D Note
Always follow the info rmat ion found in ~CD in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
MMI connect app
A pp lies to vehicles w it h Aud i connect (Infota inme nt)
Req uirement: the Audi MMI connec t app must
be installed and open on your mobile device .
-Co nne ct n ew d ev ic e: search for and connec t a
mobile device (such as a smartphone).
- List of d evice s alr ead y paired : select your mo­
bile device from the l ist of a ll the devices that
are already paired.
Audio player
Ap plies to vehicles w ith B luetoot h or Wi -Fi aud io playe r
Bluetooth play er*
Requirement: the Bluetooth funct ion and vis ibili ­
ty must be switched on in the MM I
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and on the ce ll phone.
- Conn ect new d ev ice : press the contro l knob.
Se lect
Bluet ooth a udio pla ye r. Search for and
connect a mobile device.
- List of devi ce s alrea dy pai red : select a Bl ue­
too th device from the list of a ll the devices that
are already paired .
Wi-Fi audio pla yer *
Requirement: the W i-Fi hotspot on the M MI
~ page 195 and on you r ce ll phone must be
sw itched on.
- Conn ect new de vice: press the control knob .
Search for and connect a Wi-Fi capable device .
-Di sconn ect Wi-Fi audio pla yer : deactivate the
Wi-Fi on your W i-Fi capab le device. The dev ice
u ~ will be automatically removed from the l ist.
N r-... N ..... 0
0
~ l) S IM card in stalle d in t he vehicle at th e factory.
Sys te m set ting s
(D Note
Always fo llow the information found in ~ 0 in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
Directory
Applies to : veh icles w it h te lepho ne
Display contacts from a cell phone (or an addi­
tional cell phone).
Requirement: no cell phones can be connec ted to
the MMI using the
Handsfr ee prof ile .
- Connect new d evice : search fo r and connect a
new ce ll phone .
-List o f device s alr eady pai red: select your ce ll
pho ne from the list of all the cell phones that
are a lready pai red .
Audi smartphone
Applies to : veh icles w ith Audi s m artp hone interface
- Connect your ce ll phone to the Audi music in ­
terface ~
page 235 using a USB adapter
¢ page 234, fig . 213 .
- Select your cell phone from the list of cell
phones that have a lready been connected.
Additional options
Depending on the selected function, you can use
the right control button to access the availab le
additional options in the connection manager.
Delete Bluetooth de vic e*
The selected cell phone/mobile device is discon­
nected from the MMI and is removed from the
list of all devices that are already paired.
Show Bluetooth profiles *
You can Connect or Disconne ct the H and sfr ee,
Me ssage s*, Director y/conta ct s
and Bluet ooth
aud io pl ayer
profiles separate ly.
Bluetooth settings *
- Bluetooth :
select and confi rm a setting for the
Bl uetooth connection visib ility . Se lect
Vi sible ...,
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System settings
for the MMI to be visib le to other devices . Se ­
lect
Invisible for the MMI to not be visible to
other devices. However, it is still possib le to es­
tab lish a Bluetooth connection with paired de ­
vices when the v is ibility is switched off. Select
Off to turn visibility off . Then a Bluetooth con­
nect ion is not possible .
-Bluetooth audio player : when this function is
switched on~. the Bluetooth aud io player is
available as a sou rce in the
Media menu .
-Bluetooth name : the MMI Bluetooth name (for
example .,AUDI MMI 2016") is displayed and
can be changed .
Online settings*
- Data usage counter :
the amount of data pack­
ets that are sent and received through the MMI
is d isplayed . You can reset the data usage infor ­
mation to zero using the
Reset data counter
option.
-Network status: the mobile network p rovider
for data service as well as the network status
are displayed.
Wi-Fi settings*
See c> page 195, Wi-Fi hotspot.
Storing as a default telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Requirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI
c> page 176 .
As soon as the cell phone is in range and the
Bluetooth function on the ce ll phone and in the
MMI is switched on, this cell phone is given prior­
ity over the other Bluetooth devices and is con ­
nected directly to the MMI. The connected cell
phone is displayed first in the device list.
Network settings*
- Login :
you can chose an automatic login to
your ce ll phone service provider's network, or
yo u can choose a
manual login from the list of
available networks.
- Network selection: available networ ks in the
present location can be selected under network
selection. This function is only available for the
Manual login setting.
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Apple CarPlay sound settings/ Android Auto
sound settings
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
See ¢ page 253.
About Apple CarPlay/ About Android Auto
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Here you w ill find lega l informa tion regarding
the use of Apple CarPlay or Andro id Auto and in­
formation about device-specific data exchange.
Delete CarPlay device/Delete Android Auto
device
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Requirement: yo ur cell phone must not be con­
nected to the Aud i m usic interface with a USB
adapter .
Select:
Audi smartphone > a device from the list
> r igh t control button.
To remove your cell phone from the list, select
and confirm
Delete CarPlay device or Delete An­
droid Auto device .
System update
.,,. Select : !ME NUI button> Settings > left control
button >
System maintenance.
- System update:
slide the storage device with
the update data into the appropriate drive
¢ page 229. Select and confi rm the drive>
Start update. The length of the process de­
pends on the size of the update.
- Reset driver installation: the selected media
driver package is reset to the settings at the
time of delivery.
-Version information : info rmation on the MMI
sof tware version and the navigation database*
so ftware version is disp layed. The
Software in­
formation
function also prov ides information
on the software contained in the MMI and the
licensing agreement.

System settings
@ Tips
Volumes that are too high or too low are au­
tomatically ad justed to a set level when the
MMI is switched on.
Adjusting the system volume
.,. Select: I MENU I button> Sound> left contro l
button.
Telephone
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith telep hone
Mute telephone : messages and ringtones are set
to mute.
Ringtone : see¢ page 186, Ringtone and volume
settings .
Ringtone volume:
you can adjust the volume of
the selected ringtone by turning the control
knob.
Message volume: you can adjust the volume of
the notification for an incoming text message by
turning the control knob.
Microphone input level : you can adjust the call
volume during a phone call by turning the control
knob.
Navigation
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith naviga tion system
Voice guidance: see ¢ page 214.
Voice guidance during phone call: see
c:>page214.
Voice guidance volume: you can adjust the voice
guidance vo lume by turning the control knob.
Or:
you can adjust the voice guidance volume during
active route guidance by turning the On/Off
knob.
Entertainment fader : the volume of audio play ­
back can be temporarily lowered w hen the park­
ing system or voice guidance is active.
Voice recognition system
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recogni tion sys te m
Command display: see c;, page 249 .
Short dialog : see c;, page 249.
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Volume: see ¢ page 249.
Individual speech training: see ¢ page 249.
Parking aid*
You can adjust the volume of the signal tone by
turning the control knob.
-Adjusting the Front volume : select and con­
firm
High , Medium or Low .
- Adjusting
the Rear volume : select and confirm
High , Medium or Low .
MMI touch volume*
You can adjust the volume of the pro mpts fo r the
MMI touch* by turning the control knob.
Restarting the MMI
Fig. 223 Button combination to res tart the system
.,. Briefly press the control knob and both buttons
at the same time to immediate ly open t he
menu upward
c:> fig. 223.
Software license
information
Information on the software contained in the
MMI and the license agreement.
-Sele ct: !MENUI button> Settings > left control
but ton >
System maintenance > Version infor­
mation.
- Or :
online at www .audiusa.com/softwareinfo .
Information on the software contained in the
head-up display and the license agreement.
- Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary.
- Press the control knob to close the information.
Or: start driving.

Driving sa fe ty
Driving safety
Basics
Safe driving habits
Please remember -safe ty first!
The individua l safety features of your vehicle can
work together as a system to help protect you
and your passengers in a wide range of accidents.
These features cannot work as a system if they
are not always correctly adjusted and correctly
used .
This chapter contains important informat ion,
tips, instruct ions and warn ings that you need to
read and observe for your own safety, the safety
of your passengers and others . We have summar­
ized here what you need to know about safety
be lts , a ir bags, child restra ints as well as child
safety. Yo ur sa fe ty is for us
priority number 1 . Al­
ways observe the information and wa rnings in
this section - for your own safety as well as that
of your passengers.
The informa tion in this section applies to all
model ve rsions of your vehicle . Some of the fea­
tures described in th is sections may be standard
equipment on some models, or may be optional
equ ipment on others. If you are not sure, ask
your author ized Audi dealer.
A WARNING
- Always make sure that you follow the in­
structio ns and heed the WARNINGS in th is
manual. It is in your inte rest and i n the in­
te res t of your passengers .
- Always keep all of the Owner 's L ite rature
ma nuals in yo ur Audi when you lend o r sell
yo ur vehicle so tha t t his importa nt info rm a­
t ion w ill always be avail able to the dr iver
and passenge rs.
- Alw ays keep t he Owner 's Lite ratu re hand y
so that you can find i t easi ly if yo u have
questions .
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· Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody 's job! Vehicle and occupant
safety always depends on the informed and care­
ful driver .
For your safety and the safety of your passen­
gers,
before d riv ing always:
.. Make sure that a ll lights and signals are operat­
ing correctly .
.. Make sure tha t the tire pressure is correct .
.. Make sure that all windows are clean and afford
good vis ibility to the outs ide .
.. Sec ure all luggage and othe r items ca refully
¢ page 261.
.. Mak e sure tha t noth ing ca n interfere with the
pedals .
.. Adjust front seat, head restraint and mirrors
correctly for your height.
.. Instruct passengers to adjust the head re­
st raints according to their he ight.
.. Make sure to use the right child restraint cor­
rectly to protect children
~ page 295 , Child
safety .
.. Sit proper ly i n yo ur seat a nd make sure t hat
your passengers do the same¢
page 59, Front
seats .
.. Fasten yo ur sa fety belt and wear i t properly . Al ­
so instruct yo ur passenge rs to fasten their safe­
ty be lts prope rly ¢
page 265 .
What impairs driving safety?
Safe driving is directly related to the condition of
the vehicle, the driver as well as the driver's abili­
ty to concentrate on the road without being dis­
tracted.
The driver is responsible for the safety of the ve­hicle and a ll of its occupants. If your ability to
drive is impa ired, safety risks for everybody in the
vehicle increase and you a lso become a hazard to
everyone else on the road ¢
,&.. Therefore:
.. Do not let yourse lf be distracted by passenge rs
or by using a cellular telephone .
.. NEVER drive when your driving ability is im­
pa ired (by med ications, alcohol, drugs, etc .) .
.. Observe all traffic laws, r ules of the road and
speed lim its and plain common sense . .,.

Airbag system
-Never hold the steering wheel at the 12
o'clock position or with your hands any­
where inside the steering wheel or on the
steering wheel hub. Holding the steering
wheel the wrong way increases the risk of
severe injury to the arms, hands, and head if
the driver airbag deploys.
,& WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will in­
crease the risk of injury in a crash by interfer­
ing with the way the airbag unfolds and/or by
being pushed into you as the airbag inflates.
- Always make sure nothing is in the front air-
bag deployment zone that could be struck
by the airbag when it inflates.
-
- Objects in the zone of a deploying airbag
can become projectiles when the airbag de­
ploys and cause serious personal injury.
- Never hold things in your hands or on your
lap when the vehicle is in use.
- Never place accessories or other objects
(such as cup holders, telephone brackets,
note pads, navigation systems, or things
that are large, heavy, or bulky) on the doors;
never attach then to the doors or the wind­
shield; never place them over or near or at­
tach them to the area marked ,,AIRBAG" on
the steering wheel, instrument panel or the
seat backrests; never place them between
these areas and you or any other person in
the vehicle.
- Never attach objects to the windshield
above the passenger front airbag, such as
accessory GPS navigation units or music
players. Such objects could cause serious in­
jury in a collision, especially when the air­ bags inflate.
- Never recline the front passenger seat to transport objects. Items can also move into
the deployment area of the side airbags or
the front airbag during breaking or in a sud­
den maneuver. Objects near the airbags can
fly dangerously through the passenger com­ partment and cause injury, particularly
when the seat is reclined and the airbags in­
flate.
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,& WARNING
, -
A person on the front passenger seat, espe­
cially infants and small children, will receive
serious injuries and can even be killed by be­ ing too close to the airbag when it inflates .
- Although the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle is designed to turn off the front passenger airbag if an infant or a small child
is on the front passenger seat, nobody can
absolutely guarantee that deployment un­
der these special conditions is impossible in
all conceivable situations that may happen
during the useful life of your vehicle.
- The Advanced Airbag System can deploy in accordance with the ,.low risk" option for 3-
and 6-year-old children under the U.S. Fed­
eral Standard if a child with electrical capac­
itance greater than the combined capaci­
tance of a typical one-year old infant re­
strained in one of the forward facing or rear­
ward-facing child seats with which your ve­ hicle was certified is on the front passenger
seat and the other conditions for airbag de­
ployment are met.
- Accident statistics have shown that children
are generally safer in the rear seat area than
in the front seating position.
- For their own safety, all children, especially
12 years and younger, should always ride in
the back properly restrained for their age
and size.
Advanced front airbag system
Your vehicle is equipped with a front Advanced
Airbag System in compliance with United States
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
208, as well as Canada Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (CMVSS) 208 as applicable at the time
your vehicle was manufactured .
-
The front Advanced Airbag System supplements
the safety belts to provide additional protection
for the driver's and front passenger's heads and upper bodies in frontal crashes. The airbags in­
flate only in frontal impacts when the vehicle de-
celeration is high enough.
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Airbag system
airbag inflates -even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof .
- Always install rear-facing child safety seats
on the rear seat .
- If you must install a rearward-facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system inspected by your authorized Audi dealer.
A WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will in­
crease the risk of injury in a crash by interfer­
ing with the way the airbag unfolds or by be­
ing pushed into you as the airbag inflates.
- Never hold things in your hands or on your
lap when the vehicle is in use.
- Never transport items on or in the area of
the front passenger seat. Objects could move into the area of the front airbags dur­
ing braking or other sudden maneuvers and
become dangerous projectiles that can
cause serious personal injury if the airbags
inflate .
- Never place or attach accessories or other
objects (such as cupholders, telephone
brackets, large, heavy or bulky objects) on
the doors, over or near the area marked "AIRBAG'' on the steering wheel, instru­
ment panel, seat backrests or between
those areas and yourself. These objects could cause injury in a crash, especially
when the airbags inflate.
- Never recline the front passenger's seat to
transport objects. Items can also move into
the area of the side airbag or the front air­ bag during braking or in a sudden maneu­
ver. Objects near the airbags can become
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projectiles and cause injury, particularly
when the seat is reclined .
- Never place or transport objects on the
front passenger seat. Objects on the front passenger seat could cause the capacitive
sensor in the seat to signal to airbag system
that the seat is occupied by a person when it
in fact is not, or that the person on the seat
is heavier than he or she actually is. The
change in electric capacitance because of
such objects can cause the passenger front
airbag to be turned on when it should be
off, or can cause the airbag to work in a way
that is different from the way it would have
worked without objects on the seat.
- Always make sure that there is nothing on
the front passenger seat that will cause the
capacitive passenger detection system in
the seat to signal to the Airbag System that
the seat is occupied by a person when it is not , or to signal that it is occupied by some­
one who is heavier than the person actually
sitting on the seat. The presence of an ob­
ject could cause the passenger front airbag
to be turned on when it should be off, or
could cause the airbag to work in a way that
is different from the way it would have
worked without the object on the seat.
A WARNING
The fine dust created when airbags deploy can cause breathing problems for people with a history of asthma or other breathing condi­
tions .
- To reduce the risk of breathing problems,
those with asthma or other respiratory con­
ditions should get fresh air right away by
getting out of the vehicle or opening win­
dows or doors.
- If you are in a collision in which airbags de­
ploy, wash your hands and face with mild
soap and water before eating.
- Be careful not to get the dust into your eyes,
or into any cuts or scratches.
- If the residue should get into your eyes,
flush them with water .

Airbag syste m
Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
11;; li ght comes on and stays on all t he
t ime whenever the ignition is switched on.
A WARNING
- If the PA SSEN GER AIR BAG OFF 11;; light
does not go out when an adult is si tting on
the front passe nger seat a fter ta king the
steps described above, make sure the adult is p roperly seated and restrained at one of
the rear seating positions.
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Aud i dealer before transporting
anyone on the front passenger seat.
@ Tips
If the capacitive passenger detection system
determines that the front passenger seat is
empty, the frontal airbag on the passenge r
side w ill be tu rned off, and the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
11;; light will stay on.
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Repair , care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the a irbag system are installed at many
different places on your Audi. Installing, remov­ ing, servic ing or repa iring a part in an area of the
ve hicle can damage a part of an airbag system
and prevent that system from working properly
i n a collision .
There are some important things you have to
know to make sure that the effectiveness of the
system w ill not be impaired and that discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
env ironment.
A WARNING
Improper care, serv icing and repai r proce­
dures can increase the r is k of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de­
ploying when needed or dep loying an airbag
unexpectedly:
-
- Never cover, obstruct, or change the stee r­
ing wheel horn pad or airbag cover or the in­
strument pane l or modify them in any way.
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- Never attach any objects s uch as c upholders
or telephone mountings to the surfaces cov­
ering the a irbag un its.
- For cleaning the horn pad or instrument
panel, use only a soft, dry cloth or one mois­
tened w ith plain water. Solvents or cleaners
could damage the airbag cover or change
the st iffness or strength of the material so
that the airbag canno t deploy and p rotect
properly.
- Never repair, adjust , or change any parts of
the airbag system.
- All work on the steering wheel, inst rument
panel, front seats or e lectr ica l system ( in­
cluding the installation of a udio eq uipment,
cellular telephones and C B radios, etc.)
m ust be perfo rmed by a qualified techn ician
who has the training and specia l equipment
necessary.
- For any work on the airbag system, we strong ly recommend that you see your au­
thorized A udi dealer or qualified workshop.
- Never modify the front b umper or parts of
the vehicle body.
- Always make sure that the side a irbag can
inflate w ithout interference:
- Never install seat covers or replacement
upholstery over the front seatbacks that
have not been specifically approved by
A udi.
- Never use additional seat c ushions that
cover the areas where the side airbags in­
flate.
- Damage to the orig inal seat cove rs or to
the seam in the area of the s ide airbag
module mus t always be repaired immedi­
ate ly by an autho riz ed Au di dealer.
- The a irbag system can deploy on ly once. Af­
ter an airbag h as been deployed, i t m ust be
repla ced with new replacement parts de­
signed and approved espec ia lly for your
Audi model version . Replacement of com­
plete airbag systems or airbag components
must be perfo rmed by qua lified workshops
only. Make su re that any airbag service ac­
tion is entered in your A udi Warranty
&
Ma intenance boo klet under AIRBAG RE-
PLAC EM EN T RECORD.
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Airbag syste m
by being pushed into you as the airbag in­
flates.
- Never p lace or attach accessories or other
objects (such as cupho lders, te lephone
brackets, or even large, bulky objects) on
the doors, over or near the area marked
"AIRBAG" on the seat backrests.
- Such objects and accessories can become
dangerous projectiles and cause in ju ry
when the supplemental side airbag de­ ploys.
- Never carry any objects or pets in the de­ ployment space between them and the
airbags or allow children or other passen­
gers to travel in this posit ion.
- Always use the built-in coat hooks* only for
lightweight clothing. Never leave any heavy
or sharp-edged objects in the pockets that
may interfere w it h side airbag deployment
and can cause personal i njury in an accident.
- Always prevent the side airbags from being
damaged by heavy objects knocking against
or hitting the sides of the seatbacks.
- The airbag system can only be triggered
once. If the airbag has been triggered, the
system must be replaced by an author ized
Audi dealership.
- Damage (cracks, deep scratches etc.) to the
orig inal seat covers or to the seam in the
area of the side a irbag mod ule m ust always
be repa ired immed iate ly by an authorized
Audi dealer .
-If children are sea ted improperly, their r is k
of injury increases in the ca se of an ac ciden t
¢ page 295, Child safety .
-Never attempt to modify any components of
the a irbag sys tem in any way.
- In a side collision, side a irbags w il l not fu nc­
t ion properly if sensors cannot correct ly
measure increasi ng air pressure ins ide the
doo rs when air escapes through larger, un­
closed openings in the door panel.
- Never drive w ith inter io r door tr im panels
removed .
- Never drive when parts have been re­
moved from the inside doo r panel and the
open ings they leave have not been proper­
ly closed.
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- Never drive when loudspeakers in the
doors have been removed unless the
speaker holes have been properly closed.
- Always make certain that openings are
covered or filled if additional speakers or
other equipment is installed i n the inside
door panels.
- Always have work on the doors done by an
authorized Aud i dealer or q ualified work­
shop.
Side curtain airbags
Description of side curtain airbags
The side curtain airbags can provide supplemen­
tal protection to properly restrained oc cupants.
Fig. 244 S id e curta in airbags, driver 's side : locatio n
The side curtain airbags are located on both sides
of the interior above the front and rear side win­
dows
¢ fig. 244.
The side curtain airbags contain features that
provide ejection mitigation to help prevent vehi­
cle occupants or parts of their bodies from be ing
completely or part ially ejected from the vehicle
i nterior i n certa in side impacts and vehicle roll­
ove rs .
The side curtain airbag system supplements the
safety belts and can help to reduce the risk of in­
jury for occupants' heads and upper torso in a
side collision . The s ide curtain a irbag inflates in
s ide impacts and on ly when the veh icle ac celera­
tion registered by the control unit is high
eno ugh . If this ra te is be low the refere nce va lue
programmed into the contro l unit, the side cur ­
tain airbag will not be triggered, even though the
car may be badly damaged as a result of the ..,_