2010 AUDI Q7 buttons

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 ......................... ... .
Controls and equip ­
ment Safety first
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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 ................ .
Vehicle care
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Technical data

Instruments and warning /indicator lights
- Press the"+" button to increase the brightness during the
hours of darkness.
- Press the"-" button to decrease the brightness during the
hours of dark ness.
A light sensor in the instrument cluster contro ls the illumination for
the instrument cluster, the center console and the displays. In a
br ight env ironment, using the buttons to change the br ightness has
no effect .
[ i ] Tips
The illumination for the instrument cluster lights up whenever you
switch on the ig nition with the vehicle head lights off. As the daylight
fades, the instrument cluster illum inat ion likewise d ims automati­
cally and w ill go out completely when the outside light is very low.
Th is feature is meant to remind you to sw itch on the headlights when
outside light conditions become poor. •
Warning/indicator lights
Overview
The warning/indicator lights indicate different functions
or a possible malfunction .
Fig . 7 Instr um ent cluste r w ith warn in g/ indicato r lig hts
Your vehicle is equipped with several important warning and ind i­
ca tor lights to he lp you moni to r the continued re liable operat ion of
your vehicle ~& .
Electronic power cont rol (a lternative
~ page 16
to )
Glow plug system (alternative to ) ~ page 16
Elect ronic Stabili zation Prog ram ( ESP) ~ page 16
-

Open ing and closing
(I) Tip s
• If the rear lid is open or not properly closed when the ignition is
turned on, the door and rear lid warning ~
page 24 appears in the
instrument cluster display.
• Should you not be able to open the rear lid as described, make sure
the valet key function is not activated
~ page 43. •
App lies to veh icles: with automatic rear lid /trunk lid ope rat ion
Automatic rear lid/trunk lid operation
The trunk lid can be opened and closed automatically.
F ig. 35 Drive r's door:
Unlocking the re ar lid
F ig. 36 Lock ing sw itch
i n t he rear lid
Op ening rear lid
- Press the middle button e:> on the remote key for at least
one second, or
- Press the unlock button
e:> in the driver's door=> fig . 35,
or
- Press the hand le on the rear lid =>
page 49, fig. 34.
- The opening process
is stopped immediate ly if the middle
button
e:> on the remote key is pressed again for at least
one second or the unlock button
e:> in the driver's door is
pressed again or the handle in the rear lid is pressed again .
-Middle button in the remote key and unlock button in the
driver's door:
The opening process is continued by
pressing one of the buttons again .
Handle in the rear lid: the rear lid is closed again by
pressing the hand le again =>& .
Closing rear lid /trunk lid
Press the close button in the open rear lid=> fig . 36. The
trunk lid moves to the closed position by itself and soft
close locks it automatically =>& .
- The closing process
i s stopped immediately if the close
button in the rear lid is pressed again.
- By pushing the button again, the rear lid is opened again.
Saving the opening angle of the rear lid
- Bring the rear lid manually or automatically to the desired
opening position and leave it in this position. ..,_

Open ing and closing
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.
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 . •
Vehicle care Technical data

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:
Vehicle care Technical data

Seat memory
Applies to veh icles: with seat memory
Driver's seat memory
The seat adjustment settings for two drivers can be
stored using the memory buttons in the driver's door.
Fig . 76 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.
Storing and re calli ng setting s
Using the memory buttons 1 and 2, you can store and recall the
settings for two different drivers => fig . 76 .
T he current settings are also automatically stored on the remote
control key being used when the vehicle is locked. When the vehicle is
unlocked, the settings stored on the remote contro l key being used
a re automatically recalled. This function has to be activated in the
MMI
=> page 88, "Activat ing remote control key memory ".
T urning se at m em ory on and off
If the [ ON/OFF] switch is depressed , the seat memory is inoperative .
The word
OFF next to the [ ON/OFF] switch illuminates.
All the stored settings are retained. We recommend using the
[ ON/OFF ] switch and deact ivat ing the seat memory if the vehicle is
Con tro ls a nd e quip ­
m en t Vehicle
OP-eration
Seats and storage
only going to be used temporarily by a driver whose settings are not
going to be stored .•
App lies to vehi cles : w it h seat memo ry
Storing and recalling a seat position
Before you can store or recall your seat position, the
(ON/OFF) button must be engaged (down) .
Storing settings
-Adjust the driver 's seat => page 84.
- Adjust the steering column*=> page 123.
Adjust both outside mirrors=> page 79. In the tilt -down
position, the passenger mirror can be adjusted to the
preferred position and saved in the seat memory.
- Press the
(SET) 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.
Rec alling settings
- Driver's door open -press the desired memory button.
- Driver's door closed -press the corresponding memory
button until the stored position is reached .
Successful storage is confirmed audib ly and by the light in the [ SET]
button illuminating.
When the vehicle is
loc ked , the current settings are stored and
assigned to the remote control key. But the settings stored on
memory buttons 1 and 2 are not deleted. They can be recalled at any
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Vehicle care Do-it-yourselt service iTechnical data

Seats and storage
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 ..,.