2011 AUDI Q7 ESP

Sound system display
Fig. 9 Di sp lay : sound
s ystem
If prior ity 1 or priority 2 fau lts a re not show n by the A uto Ch eck
Con trol, the name of the ra dio s tat ion you are tuned to or the
frequency and the recept io n range are s hown in the upper area of the
display.
When the C D is in use, the title of t he track be ing p layed is shown. The
number of the CD (CDl to CD6) cu rrent ly being played is also
shown. •
Outside temperature display
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Fig . 10 D ispl ay :
o uts id e tempera ture
Vehicle OP-eration
Driver information display
At temperatures be low 41 °F ( +S °C) a s nowflake symbol appears
a he ad of t he temperature displ ay . It is in tended to remi nd t he driver
to pay special attention to
ice on the road .
If the vehicle is stationary, or if yo u are driving at a very low speed, the
tempe ra ture shown in the d isp lay m igh t be sligh tly higher than the
actua l outside temperat ure. This is cause d by the heat being radiated
fr om the e ng ine.
If you have selected the °C (degrees Ce lsius) un it for temperature in
the MMI, the outs ide tempe rature display a lso appears automatically
in°(.
& WARNING
• Never rely exclusi vely on the outs ide temperature display to
determine if a road surface is icy or not . Keep in mind that road
surfaces, especially br idges and overpasses , could be ice covered
and slippery even at an outside temperature above 41 °F (+S °C ).
• Always remember , even if the "snowflake " symbol (ice
warning ) does not appear in the di splay, black ice could be on the
road .
• Alway s reduce your speed and drive with special care in cold
weather cond itions when the chance of encountering icy road
surfaces increa se s.•
Vehicle care Do-it-yourselt service iTechnical data

& WARNING (co ntinued )
• Wo rk with due care when handling the high-volt age section of
gas di scharge (xenon) lights. Failure to do so could result in death
or ser ious injury.
[ i ] Tips
Have the bulb replaced or the connection repaired by your autho rized
Audi Se rvice departmen t.•
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when your next
service is due.
Fig . 14 D ispl ay :
Service inte rval disp la y
Th e schedu le for the next oil change or inspection is c alc ul ated auto­
matically and displayed accord ingly. The display works in two stages:
Service reminder
30 days before the next serv ice is due, a serv ice reminder a ppears in
the display when yo u turn on t he ign it ion=> fig. 14 .
After about 5 seconds the d isp lay switches back to normal. The
dis tan ce and time rema ining are updated each t ime t he ig nition is
turned on unti l the date due for service is reac hed .
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ment Safety first
Driver information display
Service due
W
hen the due da te for service is rea ched, t he message Service due !
appea rs in the inst rument cluste r immediately afte r yo u tur n on the
ignition. Additiona lly, a wa rning tone sounds. After about 5 secon ds
the d isp lay sw itches back to no rma l.
Calling up the service schedules
If or when an oil change or inspection is due, can be shown in the MMI
display by se lecting the se rvice interval display in the car menu. Se lect
fu nction button
I CAR ]> Systems *> Service interval display.
Resetting the service interval display
Your authorized Aud i dea ler will reset the correspond ing se rvice
schedule after performing the a ppropriate service on yo ur vehicle .
You a lso have the possibility to reset t he oil c hange sched ule afte r
having performed an o il change acco rding to A udi specifications.
Se lect f unct io n butto n
I CAR j >Systems *> Service interval display >
Reset oil change interval.
0 Note
If you d isconnect the batte ry termina ls, no ca lculations can be made
for the se rvice in terva l display d uring this time and no serv ice
reminder will appear . Remember that observing the proper service
in terv als is vi tally import ant to ex te ndi ng the life of your vehi cle,
particularly the engine, and maintaining its value . Even if the mileage
dr iven is low, the max imum per io d of one year from one serv ice to the
next must not be exceeded.
[I] Tips
• Do not reset the display between oi l changes, otherw ise the
display will be incor rec t.
• The info rmation in the Service Reminder rema ins stored even
when the vehicle ba tte ry is disconnec ted. •
Vehicle care Technical data

Driver information display
& WARNING (continued)
• Never open the hood if you see or hear steam or coolant
escaping from the engine compartment -you risk being scalded.
Wait until you can no longer see or hear steam or coolant
escaping.
• The engine compartment of any vehicle is a dangerous area.
Before you perform any work in the engine compartment, turn of
the engine and allow it to cool. Follow the warning stickers
=> page 290, "Engine compartment".
0 Note
Do not continue driving if the_¥_ symbol illuminates. There is a
malfunction in the engine cooling system -you could damage your
engine. •
Engine oil pressure malfunction 't:::f:
The red engine oil pressure warning symbol requires
immediate service or repair. Driving with a low-oil-pres­
sure indication is likely to inflict severe damage to the
engine.
If the ~ symbol appears in the display and blinks, the oil
pressure is too low. An additional driver message can also be
displayed by pressing the
[CHECK] button :
Switch off engine! Oil pressure too low
Immediate actions
- Pull off the road.
- Stop the vehicle.
- Turn off the engine .
-Check the engine oil level with the dipstick => page 305.
Dipstick readings checks too low
- Top off oil to the proper level=> page 306 .
Make sure that the oil pressure warning symbol~
appears no longer in the display before you start driving
again.
Dipstick reading checks OK
- If the oil pressure warning symbol ~ starts flashing
again even though the engine oil level checks OK on the
dipstick,
do not continue driving and do not let the
engine run in idle.
Instead, contact your authorized Audi
dealer for assistance.
[I) Tips
• The engine oil pressure symbol~ is not an indicator for a low
engine oil level. Do not rely on it. Instead, check the oil level in your
engine at regular intervals, preferably each time you refuel, and
always before going on a long trip.
• The yellow oil level warning indication
~ requires oil refill or
workshop service without delay. Do not wait until the red oil pres­
sure warning ~ starts to flash before you respond to the low oil
level warning
..'!' . By then, your engine may already have suffered
serious damage. •
Steering malfunction i
If there is a malfunction in the electronic steering column
lock, the steering cannot be unlocked.
If the i symbol in the display blinks, there is a malfunction
in the electronic steering column lock. An additional driver
~

Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
C !
Fig. 26 Key set
© Master key with remote control
You can centra lly lock and u nlock your vehicle and sta rt the eng ine
w ith the mas ter key w ith remote cont ro l.
@ Valet key
The vale t k ey o nly fi ts the l ock in the d river' s door and t he ignition
lock . If you have to leave t he key with somebody else, you are well­
advise d to tur n over the vale t key only =>
page 45.
© Emergency key
T he e mergen cy key is only for te mpora ry use if t he vehicle key sho uld
be lost or misplaced=> &.
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your autho rize d Audi dea ler immediately to
h ave the
lo st key d is abl ed. Be sure to bring a ll your keys wi th you.
Registered keys
You can check to find o ut how many keys have b een reg iste red to your
veh icle . T here fore, w hen buying a used ve hicle, make su re to get all
of the remote keys be long to it .
C alling up the re giste red keys =>
pag e 13 .
Data in the master key
W hile you a re driv in g, se rv ic e and maintenance relev ant da ta ar e
b ein g continuously s to red on yo ur mas ter key . Your Aud i serv ice
a dvise r ca n re ad out th ese d ata and tell you a bout work th at is neede d
on yo ur vehicle. T his also a pplies to vehicles w it h Conv enience key *.
& WARNING
• Do not leave your vehicle unattended with the key in the igni­
tion lo ck. Entry by unauthorized persons could endanger you or
result in theft or damage the vehicle. Always lock alt doors and
take the key.
• Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, especially with
access to vehicle key s. Unguarded access to the keys provides chil­
dren the opportunity to start the engine and/or activate vehicle
systems such as the power windows etc. Unsupervised operation
of any vehicle system by children can result in serious injury .
(I] Tips
• If you o pen the dr iver 's doo r wi th the key left in the ig niti on loc k,
a c hime will sound . T hi s is your remin der to remove t he key and loc k
t he doo r.
• For security reasons, rep lacement keys a re o nly ava ilab le from
Audi dealers .•

You can unlock the vehicle from the inside by :
• removing the key from the ignition switch (the vehicle will auto­
matically unlock itself) or
• pressing the unlock part of the power lock switch@ or
• pulling the door handle (twice to open the rear doors).
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehicle from outside , nobody -especially
children -should remain inside 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 passengers (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 inside the vehicle unsupervised . In an
emergency it would be impossible to open the doors from the
out side without the key.
(I) Tips
• In the event of a crash w ith airbag deployment all locked doors
will be automatically unlocked to give access to the vehicle occupants
from the outside.
• If the power locking system should malfunction, you can lock each
door ind ividually us ing the veh icle key =>
page SO.
• If the power locking system should fail, you can still open the fuel
t ank flap in an emergency=>
page 296.
• You are well advised not to keep valuables inside an unattended
vehicle, visible or not. Even a proper ly locked veh icle cannot provide
the security of a safe. •
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OP-eration
Opening and closing
Unlocking and Locking the vehicle with the
remote control
How the remote control works.
Fig. 31 Remote
con trol: function
buttons
Either the driver's door only or the entire vehicle will unlock
when the unlock button @is pressed once, depending on the
settings in the MMI Central locking menu
=> page 49.
To unlock the vehicle CD
- Press button @.
- Press button @
two times within two seconds to unlock
all doors and the rear lid.
To lock the vehicle i'.D
- Press button ®=> & in "General description" on
page 46.
- Watch that all turn signal lights flash once.
To unlock rear lid only <::::::5
-Press button @for approximately one second.
Vehicle care Do-it-yourselt service Technical data

After you close the door, you will no longer be able to open it from the
ou tside .
The door can be opened from the inside by pulling once respective ly
twice (rear doors) on the door handle. If the chi ld safety lock is
engaged in one of the rea r doors, the doo r has to be opened from the
outs ide after pulling on the handle once from the inside. •
Rear Lid
Opening and closing rear lid
Yo u can open the rear lid from inside the vehicle using a
switch in the driver's door.
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Fig . 36 Drive r's doo r:
r em ote re ar lid r elea se
F ig . 37 Posi tion of
h an dle in t he re ar lid
Vehicle OP-eration
Opening and closing
Opening the rear lid
- Press the middle button cC:5 on the remote contro l master
key,or
- Press the unlock button
cC:5 in the driver's door:::;, fig . 36,
or
- Press the handle on the rear lid :::;, fig. 3 7 .
- The rea r lid unlocks automatically and opens slightly .
- Lift the rear lid.
Closing the rear lid
-Pull the rear lid down and allow itto drop gently . The lid is
then closed automatically~ &.
& WARNING
• Afte r cl osing the re ar lid , alw ay s pull up on it to make sure that
it i s properly closed . Otherwise it c ould open suddenl y when the
veh icle is moving .
• To help preven t poisonous exhaust gas from being d raw n into
the vehicle , alwa ys keep the rear lid clo sed whil e driv in g. N ever
tran sport object s larger than tho se w hich fit c ompl etel y into th e
luggage area , bec au se then the rea r lid can not be fully closed .
• Never leav e your vehi cle unatt end ed es pecially with th e re ar lid
left open. A child could c rawl into th e ca r th rough the luggage
c om partment and pull the lid shut , bec omin g trapped and un able
to get out. To reduc e the risk o f pers onal inju ry, never let children
p la y in or around your v ehicle . Alway s ke ep the rear lid as w ell as
the veh icle doors clo sed whe n no t in u se.
• Alway s en sure that no one i s with in ran ge of th e rea r lid when
it i s m ov in g , in p articular clo se to the hinge s -fingers or hand s can
be pinch ed . .,
Vehicle care Do-it-yourselt service iTechnical data

- Press the button in the rear lid => page 52, fig. 3 9 for at
leas t fo ur secon ds in o rder to save th e desi red opening
pos it io n. The posi tio n ca n o nly be save d st art ing at a
certai n level.
& WARNING
• Never clo se the rear lid inattentively or without che cking fi rst.
Although the closing force of the rear lid is limited, you can still
seriously injure you rself or others .
• Always ensure that no one i s within range of the rear lid when
it i s moving, in particular close to the hinge s and the upper and
lower edges -finger s or hands can be pinched .
• To help prevent poisonous exhaust ga s from being drawn into
the vehicle, always keep the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit completely into the
luggage ar ea, b eca use then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
• Never leave your vehicle unattended especially with the rear lid
left open . A child could crawl into the car through the luggage
c ompartment and pull the lid shut , becoming 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 vehicle 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 i s open or not properly loc ked when the ig nition is
tur ned on, t he doo r and rear lid warning =>
page 24 appea rs 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 . Th e lid can the n be f urth er
opened/closed by hand.
• If the re is a mech anic al prob lem wi th the au tom atic 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 u nlock itself after
you lock the vehicle. This p revents yo u from unin tentionally lock ing
your key in the l uggage compartment .
• If the veh icle ba tte ry c ha rge drops be low a cer tain level, you can
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 te d via the
hand le in the rear lid .•
Vehicle care Technical data

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. 40 Sect ion of the
luggage compartment:
Access to eme rgency
release
Fig. 41 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. 40 -Arrow-.
- Press the lever in the direction of the arrow~ fig. 41 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. 42 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. 42.
- 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. .,