2010 AUDI Q7 warning

Seats and storage
Adjusting front passenger's seat manually
Applies to vehicl es: with manua lly adjustab le passenger seat
Adjustment controls
Various controls on the manual front passenger's seat
provide a wide range for individual adjustments.
(D Adjusting the seatback angle
@ Adjusting the seat height
® Moving the seat forward or backward •
Applies to veh icles : w ith manually adjustable passenger seat
Fig . 75 Adjustment
controls: locations on
front passenger's seat
Adjusting the manual front passenger's
seat
Position, angle and shape of the manual front
passenger's seat can be adjusted to provide safe and
comfortable seating.
Reed and heed all WARNINGS :::;, & before you adjust your
seat.
Adjusting the seatback angle
- Lean forward to take your weight off the seatback.
- Turn the hand wheel(D:::;, fig . 75 in the direction you want
the seatback to tilt .
Adjusting the seat height
-Pull the lever @up and pump it to raise the seat.
-Push the lever down and pump it to lower the seat.
Moving the seat forward or backward
- Lift the lever® and slide the seat to the desired position.
- Release the lever and then move the seat further until you
feel and hear it engage.
& WARNING
• Never adjust the front passenger's seat while the vehicle is
moving. If you do this while the vehicle is moving, you will be out
of position. Always adjust the front passenger's seat when the
vehicle is not moving.
• Be careful when adjusting the seat height. Check to see that no
one is in the way, or serious injury could result!
• To reduce the risk of injury in the case of sudden braking or
accident, front passengers must never ride in a moving vehicle
with the seatback reclined. Safety belts and the airbag system
only offer maximum protection when the seatback is upright and
the safety belts are properly positioned on the body. The more the
seatback is reclined, the greater the risk of personal injury from an
incorrect seating position and improperly positioned safety
belts! •

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time. When the vehicle is unlocked , the settings stored on the
remote con trol key are res to red .
If your veh icle is d riven by other persons using yo ur remote cont rol
key, you should save your individua l seat position on one of the
memo ry buttons. Yo u can rec all you r settings ag ain sim ply and
conveniently by press ing the corresponding memory button. When
t he vehi cle i s loc ked , the se se ttings a re a utomat ic a lly re-assig ned to
the remote control key and stored .
& WARNING
• For safety reasons , the seat setting can only be recalled when
the vehicle is stationary -otherwi se you risk having an accident .
• In an emergency , the recall operation can be stopped by
pressing the [
ON/OFF] button or by briefly pre ssing any given
memory button. •
Applie s to v ehicle s: w it h sea t m em ory
Activating remote control key memory
To be able to re ca ll the store d settings with the rem ote
c ontrol key, the func tion has to be activat ed in th e MMI.
- S elect : Fu nct ion button I C AR] > Systems*> Seat
adjustment
> Driver's seat > Key mem. profile > On. •
Rear seats
General information
Safe tran sportatio n of p asse nge rs on the re ar sea ts
r e q uir es pr op er safe ty pre caution s.
All passengers on the rear seats must be seated in compliance with
t he s afety gui deli nes e xplained in=>
page 199 and => page 209. The correct seating position is crit
ica l for the safety of front
and rear seat
p assenge rs alik e=>
page 192.
& WARNING
• Occupants in the front and rear seat s must always be properly
restrained .
• Do not let anyone ride in the vehicle without the head
restraints provided . Head rest raints help to reduce injuries .
• Loose items inside the passenger compartment, can fly
fo rwa rd in a crash or sudden maneuver and injure occupants.
Always store articles in the luggage compartment and use the
fastening eyes, especially when the rear seat backs have been
folded down.
• Read and heed all WARNINGS =>
page 192, "Proper seating
positions for passengers in rear seats ".•
Adjusting seat (second row seating)
Th e fo re-and-aft adjustment * of the seat cushion and the
sea t ba ck an gle can be adjusted .
Fig. 77 Adju sting seat
back ang le ..,.

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Adjusting seat back angle
Fig . 78 Fore -and -af t
adju stme nt
- Pull the lever up an d push the seat bac k toward t he rear to
t h e desi red position ==>
page 88, fig. 77. Release the lever.
- Pull t he lever up so that the seat back pivots forward.
Release t he lever and pus h the seat back to the rear to
retu rn t he sea t bac k to the norma l position.
Fore-and-aft adjustment*
- Pull t he ha ndle up and push the seat forward or back
==> fig. 78.
- Releas e the handle a nd cont inue to p ush th e seat u ntil the
sea t latc h engages.
& WARNING
• For safety rea son s, the seat mu st only be adjusted when the
vehicle is stationary · danger of accident!
• Exerci se caution when adjusting the seat . Adju sting the seat
without checking or paying attention c an pinch finge rs or limbs·
danger of injury! •
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Applies to ve hicles : with e ntry assist
Entry assist (second row seating)
The entry assist makes it easier for occupants to reach
the third row seating*.
Fig. 79 Seat back
s e co nd r ow sea ting :
S eat back lat ch
Pushing second row of seats forward
- Lift the lever==> fig . 79.
- Tilt the s eatback forwa rd .
- Pu sh the seat forward.
Pushing second row of seats back
-Push the seat back.
- Fo ld the seat back u p un til it latches.
T o make en try to and ex it from the rear of the vehi cle eas ie r, the seat
backs for th e se cond row seating can be folded fo rwa rd. At the sam e
time, the seats ca n be pushed forwa rd and to the rear. •
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Seats and storage
Applies to veh icles : w ith third row seat ing
Folding seat back up and down (th ird row
seating)
The third row seating is suitable for persons up to 1. 6
meters (5 ft 3 in) in height.
•
Raising seat back
Fig . 80 Third row of
seats: Folding seat
back up
Fig . 81 Third row of
seats: Folding seat
back down
-Lift the Lever -Arrow- ~ fig. 80 and raise the seat back
until it Locks.
- Raise the head restraint until it locks.
Folding seat back down
-Lift the Lever -Arrow- ~ fig. 81 and fold the seat back
down completely until it locks .
- The head restraint is automatically tipped down.
& WARNING
• Only persons up to a height of 5 feet 3 inches (1.6 m) may be
carried on the seats in the third row.
• Exercise caution when folding the seat backs up and down .
Inattentiveness or carelessness when folding the seat back up and
down can pinch fingers or hands.
• Always check whether the latch is fully engaged by pulling the
seat back forward. •
Head restraints
Front head restraints
The head restraints must be adjusted properly to provide
protection .
Fig. 82 Front seats
head restraints:
adjusting the height .,_

The head restraints on the front seats can be adjusted to
provide safe support to head and neck at the optimum
height. When optimally adjusted, the top of the restraint
should be level with the top of the head~
page 193, "Proper
adjustment of head restraints".
Raising head restraint
- Grasp the side of the head restraint with both hands.
- Adjust the head restraints so that the top of the head
restraint is
at least level with your eyes or higher
~ page 90, fig. 82.
Lowering head restraint
-Grasp the sides of the head restraint with both hands.
Press the button~
page 90, fig. 82 and adjust the head
restraint.
- Adjust the head restraints so that the top of the head
restraint is
at least level with your eyes or higher
~ page 90, fig. 82.
Refer to::::;, page 193, ''Proper adjustment of head restraints" for
guidelines on how to adjust the height of the front head restraints to
suit the occupant's body size.
& WARNING
• Driving without head restraints or with head restraints that are
not properly adjusted increases the risk of serious or fatal neck
injury dramatically.
• Read and heed all WARNINGS:::::>
page 193.
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Correctly adjusted head restraints and safety belts are an extremely
effective combination of safety features.•
Outer rear head restraints
Passengers may only be carried in the outer rear seats
when the head restraint is raised.
Fig . 83 Outer rear
seats: Head restraint
If the outer rear seat is not occupied, you can lower the head
restraint to obtain better vision to the rear.
- Pull on the loop to fold the head restraint down~ fig. 83.
- Push the head restraint up again until it latches with an
audible click.
& WARNING
• The head restraints for the outer seats in the second row must
be folded up when persons are being carried in the third row
seating*· danger of injury!
• Read and heed all WARNINGS:::::>
page 193 •
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Seats and storage Center rear head restraints
Passengers may only be carried in the center rear seat if the head restraint has been raised to its uppermost posi­
tion.
Fig. 84 Center rear
seat position: Head
restraint
When the rear seats are not occupied, you can lower the head
restraints (park position) and obtain better rearward vision.
Moving the head restraints to the "in-use
position"
- Grasp the sides of the head restraint w ith both hands.
- Move the head restraint to the uppermost position
=> fig. 84 until it latches (in-use position).
Moving the head restraints to the "park
position"
-Press the button -Arrow- and at the same time push the
head restraint down until it is lying against the rear seat
back (park position).
& WARNING
• Driving without head restraints or with head restraints that are
not properly adjusted dramatically increases the risk of serious or
fatal neck injury.
• Read and heed all WARNINGS=>
page 193. •
Applies to veh icles : w ith conven ien ce cen ter arm rest
Armrest
The armrest contains a storage compartment and two
cup holders.
Fig. 85 Armrest
between driver's and
passenger's seat
- Push on the release lever::::> fig. 85 to open the storage
compartment.
A maximum of two beverages can be accommodated in the armrest.
T he second cup holder is lo cated under a cover.
& WARNING
Spilled hot liquid can cause an accident and personal injury.
• Never carry any beverage containers with hot liquids, such as
hot coffee or hot tea, in the vehicle while it is moving. In case of ..

& WARNING (cont inued )
an accident, sudden braking or other vehicle movement , hot liquid
c ould spill, cau sing scalding burn s. Spilled hot liquid can also
cause an accident and personal injury .
• Use only soft cups in the cupholder. Hard cups and glasses can
cause inju ry in an accident.
0 Note
Only drink conta iners with lids should be carr ied in the c upholder.
L iquid could spill ou t a nd d amage your vehicle 's e lec tron ic eq uipment
or sta in the upho lstery, etc. •
Applie s to veh icle s: w ith lo ng cent er conso le
Long center console
Fig. 86 Long rea r
ce nte r con sole
There are two cupholders an d a storage bin i n the long rear
cen ter conso le. The ar mrest is also height a djustable.
Beverage holder
- Tap the cover==> fig. 8 6 -Arrow- for it to open a utom ati­
cally .
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-Push the cover down to clo se th e b in.
Storage compartment
- Lift the cover by t he front to open the com partment .
- Push the cover down to close the bin .
Adjusting the armrest
-Press t he re lease but ton. The armrest moves u p au toma t­
ica lly .
- Release the b utto n w hen t he desi re d heigh t is reac hed .
- Press the re lease butto n aga in and at t he sa me tim e push
the armrest down to lower it .
& WARNING
Spilled hot liquid can cause an accident and personal injury.
• Never carry any beverage containers with hot liquids, such as
hot coffee or hot tea, in the vehicle while it is moving . In case of
an accident, sudden braking or other vehicle movement, hot liquid
could spill, causing scalding burn s. Spilled hot liquid can al so
cause an accident and personal injury.
• Use only soft cups in the cupholder . H ard cups and glasses can
cause injury in an accident .
0 Note
Only drink conta iners with l ids should be ca rr ied in t he c upholder .
L iq uid could spill out and damage your vehicle 's e le ctron ic equipment
or sta in the upholstery, etc. •
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Luggage compartment
Expanding Luggage compartment
To expand the luggage compartment, the seat backs can
be folded forward separately or together.
Folding the seatback forward
Fig. 87 R elease lever
f or o uter sea t back
Fig. 88 Rele ase lever
f or cent er sea t bac k
- Pull the lever up=> fig . 87. The seat back pivots fo rward .
- Allow the seat back to latch in the lowermost position .
Raising the seatback
- Pull the lever up=> fig. 87 and raise the seat back unt il i t
is sec urely latched =>& .
Folding center seat back down
-Press the release button=> fig. 88 . The red mar k on the
release lever is v isible.
- Tilt t he seatback forward.
Raising center seat back
- Raise the seatback until it is secure ly latched =>& . It is
securely latched when the red mark on the release button
is no longer v isible .
The center seat back can be folded forward separately. Us ing th is
loading option , long objects (e.g. skis) can be carried in the interior .
& WARNING
• The ba ckre st mu st alway s be securely latched so that the safety
belt of the center seating pos ition can work proper ly to help
prote ct the o ccupant .
• The back rest must be secu rely latched in position so that no
item s contained in the luggage compartment can slide forward
upon sudden bra king.
• Alway s check whether the latch i s fully engaged by pulling the
se at ba ck forwar d.
• On vehicl es with th ird row seating *, the center s eat ba ck must
be in the upright position and se curely latched when perso ns are
being carried in the third row seat s· danger injury!
• Ne ver allow safety belts to become d am aged by being caught
i n door or seat hardware.
• Torn or fra yed safety belts can tear and damaged belt hardware
can break in a crash. Inspect the belt s periodically . B elts showing •