2010 AUDI Q7 technical data

- Press the button in the rear lid => page 50, fig. 36 for at
least fo ur seconds in o rder to save the desired opening
pos it ion . T he posi tio n ca n on ly be saved s tarting at a
certai n level.
& WARNING
• Never clo se the rear lid inattentively or without che cking fi rst.
Although the closing forc e of the r ear lid is limited, you can still
seriously injure you rself or others .
• Always ensure that no one i s within range of the rear l id when
it i s moving, in particular clo se to the hinge s and the upper and
lower edge s -finger s or hands can be pinched .
• To help prevent poisonous exhaust ga s from being drawn into
the vehicl e, always keep the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than tho se which fit completely into the
luggage ar ea, b eca use then the rear lid cannot be fully clo sed.
• Never leave your vehicle unattended e specially with the rear lid
l e ft open . A child could crawl into the car through the luggage
c ompartment and pull the lid shut , be coming trapped and unable
to get out. To reduce the r isk of per sonal injury, never let children
play in o r around your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as well a s
the v ehicle doors closed when not in u se.
• If there i s a luggage rack or bicycle rack mounted on the rear
lid, it may not be able to open completely or an opened rear lid
may close by itself because of the added weight. So the open rear
lid must be supported or the we ight must be removed from the
luggage rack fir st.
[I) Tips
• If the rea r lid is open or not properly loc ked when the ig nit ion is
tur ned on, t he doo r and rear lid warning=>
page 24 appears in t he
instrument cluster display.
Controls and equip ­
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
•
The a utomat ic rear lid ope ning/closing process can be stopped by
holdi ng the re ar l id w it h your h and. The lid can the n be f urther
opened/closed by hand.
• If the re is a mech anic al prob lem wi th the au tomatic re ar lid
opening process or there is a n obstruction, the process is stopped
immedia tely.
• If there is a mechanical problem with
automati c closing for the
re ar lid or there is an o bst ru ct io n, i t opens ag ain slightly righ t aw ay .
Check to see why the rea r lid could not be closed before attempting
t o close it again .
• If the rea r lid on a locked vehicle is unlocked w ith the midd le
bu tton .::::so n the remo te key, the rear l id is au tom atically loc ke d
again immediately after closing. T his is indicated by the tur n signa ls
blinking.
• The following app lies to veh icles equipped with the Convenience
key * fea ture: if t he re mote cont rol key is left in the l ugg age compart­
me nt, luggage compartment will automatically un lock itself after
you lock the vehicle. This prevents yo u from unin tentionally lock ing
your key in the luggage compartment .
• If the veh icle ba tte ry c ha rge drops be low a cer tain level, you c an
st ill open or close the rear lid manually, however, you will need to
apply more fo rce to close it.
• As soon as the elect rical connec tion to the t railer socket is
c omple ted o n veh icles with a fa cto ry ins talled towing hi tch , or a
trai ler hitch that was installed later accord ing to factory spec ifica ­
ti ons, the a utoma tic rear li d fu nct io n can only be opera ted v ia the
hand le in the rear lid .•
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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.
Controls and equip ­
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
& 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 .
Controls and equip ­
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
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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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 .
Controls and equip ­
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
•
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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& WARNING
• Be careful when closing the windows . Check to see that no one
is in the way , or seriou s injury could re sult!
• Always read and heed WARNING~
& in "General description "
on
page 44. •
Reactivating the system after battery
disconnection
If the vehicle batt ery is disco nnec ted and then reconnec ted,
the automat ic closing and open ing f unction will not wor k
unt il it is react ivated . To reactivate th is feature , perform the
fo llow ing steps :
Reactivating close/open feature
-Pu ll an d ho ld t he power window switc h until t he window is
com pletely clo sed .
- Release the swi tch.
- Pull t he switch again for one second . The a utomat ic
closi ng/opening is now reactivated .•
Panoramic sliding sunroof
Ap plies to ve hicle s: w ith Panor am ic s lidin g sunr oof
Description
The Pano ram ic sli ding sunroof of two individual glas s roof segments,
w hich can be adjusted e lec trically independen tly of each ot he r.
T he front segmen t can be tilted and s lid open . The rear segmen t ca n
be tilted, but it cannot be slid open .
Contro ls a nd e quip ­
m en t Vehicle
OP-eration
Opening and closing
The Panoramic slid ing sunroof is operated by the driver or pa ssen ger
w hen the ig nitio n is o n with a rot ary switch ( for the fro nt roof
segment) and a rocker switch (rear roof segment) .
After the ignition has b een switch ed off , the Panoramic slid ing
s u nroof can still be ope ned o r closed for abo ut 10 minu tes. Howeve r,
as soon as the d rive r's o r pa ssenger's door is opened, the sw itches for
t he Panoram ic sliding s unroof are i noperative .
0 Note
You should always close the Pa n oramic slid ing su nroo f whe n you
leave your vehicle. Sudden ra in can drench the in terior equ ipmen t and
damage the electronic conven ience feat ures in your vehicle .
[ i ] Tips
If you park your ve hicle in the s un, we recommen d that you clo se both
s u n blinds ~
page 61. •
App lies to v ehicl es: w ith P anoramic sl id in g sun roof
Tilting/sliding open Panoramic sliding
sunroof
Vehicle care
F ig . 45 Se ction of
fr ont headliner : Switch
for Pa no ram ic sl id ing
sunroof ...
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-To set an intermediate position manually, press the rocker
switch in the front area
e:> until the roof segment has
reached the desired tilt position==>& .
& WARNING
Improper use of the Panoramic sliding sunroof can cause serious
personal injury.
• Be careful when closing the Panoramic sliding sunroof. Not
paying attention could cause you or others to be trapped and
injured as the Panoramic sliding sunroof closes.
• Always take the key with you when you leave the vehicle to
prevent injuries caused by the Panoramic sliding sunroof closing
• Never leave children or persons requiring assistance alone in
the vehicle, especially when they could access the vehicle keys.
Unsupervised use of the keys can result in the engine being started
or use of vehicle systems such as the power windows, etc. which
could result in serious injury. The doors could be locked with the
remote key, delaying help in an emergency.
• The Panoramic sliding sunroof will continue to operate until
the ignition key has been removed a nd one of the front doors has
been opened. •
Applies to vehicles : w ith Panoram ic sliding sunroof
Convenience closing feature
The Panoramic sliding sunroof can be closed from outside
with the key in the driver's door lock .
-Insert the key into the driver's door lock.
- Turn and hold the key in the lock position ®==>
page 46,
fig. 29 until the Panoramic sliding sunroof is completely
closed ==> & in "Closing Panoramic sliding sunroof" on
page 60. The power sun blind is also closed.
Con tro ls a nd e quip ­
m en t Vehicle
OP-eration
Opening and closing
& WARNING
Be careful when closing the Panoramic sliding sunroof. Not paying
attention could cause you or others to be trapped and injured as
the Panoramic sliding sunroof closes. •
Applies to v ehicl es: w ith Panoramic slid in g sunroof
Opening and closing sunshade
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Fig. 47 Section of
front headliner: Switch
for sunshade
Fig. 48 Section of
headliner in rear:
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The two segments of the Panoramic sliding sunroof are each
equipped with a sunshade for protection against the sun's
rays. The front shade is power operated, the rear shade is
opened and closed manually . To prevent the vehicle interior _.,
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& WARNING (continued)
• The Panoramic sliding sunroof will continue to operate until
the ignition key has been removed and one of the front doors has
been opened .•
A pp lies to vehicles : w ith Panoram ic sl iding sunroof
Mechanical emergency closing for front
roof segment (Step 1)
The Panoramic sliding sunroof can be closed manually in
an emergency.
Fig. 49 Section of
front headliner: Removing cover
Fig. 50 Section of
front headliner:
Removing the cover for
the light unit
Removal of the light unit requires some dexterity.
Contro ls a nd e quip ­
m en t Vehicle
OP-eration
Opening and closing
-Open the compartment.
- Pull the chrome strip down carefully, along with the
center cover~ fig. 49 -Arrow-.
- Pull the cover for the light unit down carefully~ fig. 50
-Arrows-. •
Applies to v ehicles: w ith Pano ramic slid ing sun roof
Mechanical emergency closing for front
roof segment (Step 2)
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Fig. 51 Section of
front headliner:
Removing light unit
Fig. 52 Section of
front headliner: Crank
for emergency opera­
tion
- Take the screwdriver from the vehicle tool kit~ page 336 . .,_
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Clear vision
Lights
Switching the headlights on and off -'t!-
In the "AUTO" position, a light sensor* automatically
swit ches the head- and tai llights on and off in response
to light condition s.
F ig . 5 3 Inst rum ent
pan el: li ght swit ch
The light switch must not be overturned past the stops in
either direction.
Switching on automatic headlight control
-Turn the light swi tch to AUTO ::::, fig. 53.
Switching on the side marker lights
-Tur n the light sw itch to 300~.
Switching on the headlights and high beam
- Turn the light swi tch to ~D.
- Push the high beam lever forward towards the instrume nt
panel=>
page 69.
Con tro ls a nd e quip ­
m en t Vehicle
OP-eration
Switching off the lights
-Turn the lig ht swit ch to 0.
Clear vision
The headligh ts only work when the ignition is switched on. Whi le
sta rting the engine or when switchi ng off the ignition, the headlights
will go off and o nly the s ide marker lights will be on.
After start ing th e engine, the headlights are automatically adjusted*
to the load and a ng le of the vehicle (fo r example, during acceleration,
braking) . This prevents oncoming traffic from experiencing unneces­
sary head light glare from your head lig hts.
If the system is not operati ng p roperly, a warning symbol in t he Auto­
Check Control is displayed =>
page 34.
With the side marker lights o r headlights switched on, the symbol
next to the light switch illuminates
coo:.
Daytime running lights
• USA models: The daytime running lights w ill come on automati­
ca lly when the ign ition is turned on and the light switch => fig. 53 is
in the
O position or the AUTO position (only in daylight conditions).
Th e
Daytime running light s function can be tu rned on and off in the
MMI menu
Exterior lighting=> page 66.
• Canada model s: The d ay time r unning ligh ts w ill come on a uto­
matically when the ig nitio n is turned on and the light switch=> fig. 53
is in the
O pos itio n or the AUTO position (on ly in daylight conditions)
=> & .
Automatic headlight control *
In the switch pos ition AUTO t h e automatic headlight control is
tu rned on. The low beams and tail lights a re turned on au tomatically
throug h a light sensor as soon as ambient br ightness (e .g . when
driving into a tunnel) falls below a va lue preset at the factory . When
amb ient b rightness increases again, the low beams are turned off
again automatically =>& . ..,_
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