2012 AUDI Q7 Owner´s Manual

Seats and storage
General recommen­
dations
Why is your seat adjustment so important?
The safety belts and the airbag system can
only provide maximum protection if the front
seats are correctly adjusted.
There are various ways of adjusting the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for the driver and the front passenger. Adjust
your seat properly so that :
- you can easily and quick ly reach all the
switches and controls in the instrument
panel
- your body is properly supported thus reduc­ ing physical stress and fatigue
- the safety belts and airbag system can offe r
maximum protection
¢ page 179.
In the following sections, you will see exactly
how you can best adjust your seats .
There are special regulations and instructions
for installing a child safety seat on the front passenger's seat. Always follow the informa­
tion regard ing child safety provided in
¢ page 200, Child Safety.
A WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and
all other passengers can result in serious
personal injury.
- Always keep your feet on the f loor when
the vehicle is in motion -never p ut your
feet on top of the instrument panel, out
of the w indow or on top of the seat cush­
ion. Th is applies especially to the passen­
gers . If your seating position is incorrect,
you increase the r isk of injury in the case
of sudden braking or an acc ident. If the
airbag inflates and the seating position
is incorrect, this could result in persona l
injury or even death.
- It is important for bo th the driver and
front passenger to keep a distance of a t
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least 10 inches (25 cm) between them­
selves and the steering wheel and/or in­
strument panel. If you're s itting any
closer than th is, the airbag system can­
not protect you properly. In addition, the
front seats and head restraints must be
adjusted to your body height so that t hey
can give you maximum protect ion.
- Always try to keep as much distance as
possible between yourself and the s teer­
ing wheel o r instrument pane l.
- Do not adjust the driver's or front pas­
senger's seat whi le the vehicle is moving.
Your sea t may move unexpected ly, caus­
ing sudden loss of vehicle cont rol and
personal injury . If you adjust yo ur seat
while the veh icle is moving, yo u are out
of posit ion.
Driver's seat
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend that you adjus t the dr iver's
seat in the fo llowing manner:
.,. Adjust t he seat in fore and aft direction so
that you can easily push the peda ls to the
floor wh ile keeping your knees s lightly bent
i:::> A in Why is your seat adjustment so im­
portant? on page 71.
.,. Adjust the seatback so that when you sit
w ith your back against the seatback, you can
still grasp the top of the steering wheel.
.,. Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge
is as even as possible with the top of your head . If that is not poss ible , try to adjust
the head res traint so that it is as close to
this pos ition as possib le
i:::> page 76.
A WARNING
Never place any objects in the dr iver's foot­
well. An object could get into the pedal
area and interfere with pedal funct ion . In
case of sudden braking or an acc ident, you
wo uld not be able to brake or accelerate.

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Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into
the rearmost position .
To avoid contact with the airbag while it is de­
ploying, do not sit any closer to the instru­
ment panel than necessa ry and always wear
the three-point safety belt provided adjusted correctly . We recommend that you adjust the
passenger's seat i n the fol low ing ma nner:
• Move the front passenger seat into the rea r­
most position of the fore and aft adjustment
r ange
¢ A in Why is your seat adjustment
so important? on page 71.
• Bring the backrest up to an ( almost) uprigh t
pos it ion .
Do not ride w it h the seat reclined .
• Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge
is as even as possible with the top of your
head . If that is not possible, try to adjust
the head restraint so that it is as close to
t h is position as possible
c:> page 76 .
• Place your feet on the floor in front of the
passenger's seat .
Power front seat
adjustment
Seat adjustment controls
The operating logic for the switches corre­
sponds to the construction and function of
the seat.
"' "' ~ ..,
,.._..---, 1,--~--,4 ;g
F ig . 74 Fron t seat : Co ntr ols for seat a djustment
The swi tches to adjust the sea t cushion and
the sea tback cor respond to the layou t, the de­
sig n and the function of the seat. The seats
a re ad justed by movi ng the sw itches following
this logic .
Controls
@ Seat adjustmen t
® Seatback adjustment
© Lumbar suppo rt
Adjusting the seat
Position, angle and shape of the seat can be
adjusted electrically to ensure safe and
com­
fortable seating .
Read and follow the warning notices c:> A be­
fore you adjust yo ur seat.
Fore-and-aft adjustment
• Push the switch @forward or backward
c:> page 72 , fig. 74.
Adjusting seat height
• Pull or p ush the switch @up o r down .
Front seat cushion up/ down
• Press t he switch @at the front up or down .
Rear seat cu shion up / down
• Press the switch @at the rear up or down.
Adjusting seatback angle
• Push the switc h @ forward or backwa rd.
Ad justing the curvature of the lumbar
support
• Push the switc h plate © forward or bac k­
ward to increase o r reduce t he curvature.
Adjusting the height of the lumbar
support
• Push the switc h plate © up or down to po­
si tion the curva ture higher or lower.
WARNING
-Ad just the driver's seat only when the ve ­
h icle is stationary. Yo u risk an accident
otherwise.
- The power a djustment for the front seats
also works with the ignit ion sw itched off
or w ith the ignition key removed. For th is
reason, children should never be left ..,.

unattended in the vehicle -they could be
injured!
- Exercise caution when adjusting the seat
height. Unsupervised or careless seat ad­
justment can pinch fingers or hands
causing injur ies.
- While the vehicle is moving, the seat­
backs of the front seats must not be in­
clined too far to the rear because the ef­
fectiveness of the safety belts and the
airbag system is severely compromised -
there is a risk of injury.
- To reduce the r isk of injury in the case of
sudden braking or accident, front pas­
sengers must never ride in a moving ve­
hicle wi th the seatback reclined. Safety
belts and the airbag system only offer
maximum protection when the seatback
is upright and the safety be lts are prop­
erly positioned on the body. The more
the seatback is reclined, the greater the
risk of personal injury from an incorrect
seating pos ition and improperly posi­
t ioned safety belts.
Seat memory
Driver's seat memory
Ap plies to vehicles: with seat memo ry
The seat adjustment settings for two drivers
can be stored using the memory buttons in
the driver's door.
F ig. 75 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 .
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Storing and recalling settings
Using the memory buttons 1 and 2, you can
store and recall the settings for two different drivers ¢
fig. 75.
The current settings are also automatical ly as­
s ig ned to the remote control key being used
when the vehicle is locked. When the vehicle
is un locked, the settings assigned to the re­
mote control key being used are automatically
recalled. This function has to be activated in
the M MI ¢
page 7 4, Activating remote con­
trol key memory.
Turning seat memory on and off
If the I ON/O FF I switch is depressed, the seat
memory is inoperative. The word
OFF next to
the
ION/O FF I switch illuminates.
All the stored settings are retained. We rec­
ommend using the
ION/OF F I switch and deac­
tivating the seat memory if the vehicle is only
going to be used
temporarily by a driver
whose settings are not going to be stored.
Storing and recalling a seat position
App lies to vehicles: wit h seat memory
Before you can store or recall your seat pos i­
tion, the
ION /OFF! button must be engaged
(down) .
Storing settings
.,. Adjust the driver's seat¢ page 72 .
.,. Adjust the steer ing column* ,=;, page 103 .
.,. Adjust both outs ide mirro rs ¢ page 68 . In
the tilt-down position, the passenger mirror
can be adjusted to the preferred posit ion
and saved in the seat memory .
.,. Press the
ISETI 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.
Recalling settings
.,. Driver's door open -press the desired mem-
ory b utton.
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• Driver's door closed -press the correspond ­
ing memory button unti l the stored position
is reached.
Successf ul s torage is conf irmed a ud ibly and
by the l ight i n the
!SET ! button illuminating .
When the ve hicle is
locked , the cur rent set­
tings are stored and ass igned to the remo te
control key. Bu t th e set tings stored on memo ­
ry buttons 1 and 2 are not deleted. They can
be reca lled at any time . When the vehicle is
unlocked , the settings assigned to the remote
control key are restored.
If you r vehicle is driven by other persons using
your remote control key, you should save yo ur
individua l seat position on one of the memory
buttons. You can reca ll your settings aga in
simply and conve niently by pressing the corre­
spond ing memory butto n. When the vehicle is
l oc ked, these setti ngs are automatically re-as­
signed to t he remote control key and stored.
.&_ WARNING
- F or safe ty re ason s, the sea t sett in g can
only be rec alled w hen the veh icle is st a­
t ionary -othe rwise you r isk having an ac ­
cident.
- In an emergency, the recall operation
can be stoppe d by pressin g the
!ON/OFF I
button or by br iefly p ress ing any given
memory button.
Activating remote control key memory
App lies to vehicles: with seat memo ry
To assign the driver's seat settings to the re­
mote contro l key when locking the vehicle, the
function must be activated in the MMI.
• Se lect: Funct ion button
ICARI > Cont ro l but ­
ton
Systems * > Seat adjustment > Driver 's
seat > Key mem. p rofile > On .
Or
• Se lect: Funct io n button
ICA RI > Cont ro l but­
ton
Car system s* > Vehicle settings > Seats
> Driver's seat > Remote control key > On .
(D Tips
If you do not want anothe r driver's set­
tings to be assigned to the remote control key, switch off the memory function using
the MMI or the
I ON/OF F! button
c> page 73.
Rear seats
General information
Safe transportation of passengers on the rear
seats requires proper safety pre cautions.
All passengers on the rear seats mus t be seat­
ed in comp lian ce with the safety guide lines
exp lained in c>
page 170 and c> page 179 .
The co rrec t seating pos ition is cr it ic al f or the
sa fe ty of front
and rear seat passenge rs a like
c> page 163 .
A WARNING
--Occupants in the f ront and rear seats
m ust always be proper ly restrained.
- Do not let anyone ride in the ve hicle
witho ut the head restraints prov ided.
Head restraints help to reduce injuries .
- Loose items inside the passenge r com­
pa rtment, can fly forward in a crash or
sudden maneuve r and injure occupants.
Always store a rticles i n the luggage com­
pa rtment an d use the fastening eyes, es­
pecially w he n the rea r seatbac ks hav e
been fo lded down.
- Read and heed all WARNI NGS
c> pag e 163, Prop er s eating positions
for passengers in rear sea ts.

Adjusting seat (second row seating)
The fore-and-aft adjustment* of the seat
cushion and the seatback angle can be ad­
justed .
Fig. 76 Adjust ing seatbac k an gl e
Fi g. 77 Fore -a nd -aft ad just ment
Adjusting seatback angle
,. Pull the leve r up and push the seatback to­
ward the rear to the desi red pos ition
¢
fig. 76. Release the lever.
... Pull t he leve r up so tha t the sea tback p ivots
forward . Release the lever and p ush the
seatback to the rear to return the seatback
to the norma l posit ion.
Fore-and -aft adjustment*
... Pull the hand le up and push the seat for ­
war d or back ¢
fig. 77 .
... Re lease the hand le and continue to push
t h e seat until the seat latch engages .
A WARNING
-For safety reasons, th e seat must only be
adjusted when the vehicle is stationary -
dange r of accident!
- Exercise caut ion when adjusting the seat.
Adjusting t he sea t w ithout chec kin g or
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paying attention can p inch fingers or
limbs - danger of in jury!
Entry assist (second row seating)
Applies to veh icles: w it h entry assist
The entry assist makes it easier for occupants
to reach the third row seating*.
Fig . 78 Seatback seco nd row seat ing: Seatback latch
Pushing second row of seats forward
"' Lift the lever c> fig. 78 .
... Tilt the seatback forward .
... Push the seat forward.
Pushing second row of seats back
... Push the seatback .
... Fold the seatback up unti l it latches.
T o make entry to and exit from the rear o f th e
vehicle easier, the seatbacks for t he second
row seat ing can be folded forwa rd. At the
same t ime, the seats can be p ushed forward
and to the rear .

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Folding seatback up and down (third
row seating)
Applies to vehicles: with third row seating
The third row s eating i s suitable for p ersons
up to 1.6 meters (5
~ 3 in) in height.
F ig. 79 Thi rd row of seats : F old ing seatba ck up
F ig. 80 T hi rd row of seats: Fold ing seatback dow n
Raising seatback
• Lift the lever -Arrow- ¢ fig. 79 and r aise the
seatback until it loc ks.
• Raise t he head restra int until it locks.
Folding seatback down
• Lift the lever -Arrow- ¢ fig. 80 and fold the
seatba ck down comp lete ly un til it lock s.
• The hea d restra int is a utoma tica lly ti pped
down .
A WARNING
-Only persons up to a height of 5 feet 3
inches (1.6 m) may be carried on the
seats i n the t hird row.
- Exercise caut ion when folding the seat­
backs up and down. Inattentiveness o r
carelessness when folding the seatback
up and down can pinch finge rs or hands . -
Always check whether the latc h is fully
engaged by pull ing the seatback for­
ward.
Head restraints
Front head restraints
Fi g. 81 Front seats head rest rain ts: a djusting the
h eig ht
T he he ad restr aints on the fr ont sea ts can be
adjus ted to provide safe s upport to he ad and
neck at the optim um height . When optimally
adjusted, the top of the rest raint shou ld be
l evel with the top of the head . If that is not
poss ible, try to adjust the head restraint so
that it is as close to t his position as possible
¢ page 163, Proper adjustment of head re ­
s traints .
• To move the head restraint up , hold it at the
sides with both hands and s lide it upward .
• To m ove t he head restra int down, press the
button and slide th e head restraint down­
wa rd ¢
fig . 81.
Refer to ¢ page 163, Proper adjustment of
head restraints
fo r gu idelines on how to ad­
just th e height of the front head r estraints to
s ui t the occupa nt's b ody siz e.
A WARNING
- D riving w ithou t head re str ain ts or wit h
hea d restr aints th at are not pro perly ad ­
justed increases t he risk of ser ious or fa­
tal neck inju ry dramatica lly.
- Read and hee d all W ARNINGS
¢pa ge 163.
-

@ Tips
Correctly adjusted head restraints and
safety belts are an extremely effective
com bi nation of safety features.
Rear head restraints
F ig . 82 Rear seat: outer head restraint
Fig. 83 Rear seat; ce nte r head restraint
If there are passengers in the rear seat, fold
the head restraints up on the occupied seats
or slide the ce nter head restraint upward at
least to the next notch ¢ &, .
Adjusting the outer head restraints
• To fold the head restraint out, pull on the
tab
¢fig. 82.
• To fold the head restraint up, til t it upward
until you feel it click into place.
Adjusting the center head restraint
• To move the head restrai nt up, hold it at the
s ides with both hands and slide it upward
u ntil you feel it click into p lace
~ fig. 83.
• To move the head restraint down, press the
button -arrow- and slide the head restraint
downward.
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Removing the center head restraint
• Move the head restraint upward as far as it
can go.
• Press the b utton -arrow- and pull the head
restraint out of the backrest¢&,.
Installing the center head restraint
• Slide the posts on the head restraint down
into the guides until you fee l the posts click
into place.
• Press the button -arrow- and sl ide the head
restraint all the way down . You should not
be able to pull the head restraint out of the
backrest.
A WARNING
- Only remove the rear seat head restraint when necessary in order to install a child
seat. Install the head restraint again im­ mediately once the child seat is removed .
Driving without head restraints or with
head restraints that are not properly ad­
justed increases the risk of serious or fa­
tal neck injury dramatica lly .
- 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 163
Armrest
The armrest contains a storage compartment
and two cup holders.
Fig. 84 Armrest betwee n dri ver's and passe nger's seat
• Push on the release lever ¢ fig. 84 to open
the storage compartment.

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A maximum of two beverages can be accom­modated in the armrest. The second c up ho ld­
er is located 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 t he vehicle while it is moving. In case
of an accident, sudden brak ing or other
vehicle movement, hot liqu id could spill,
caus ing sca ld ing bur ns. Sp illed hot liqu id
c an also ca use an accident and perso nal
injury.
- Use only soft cups in the cupholde r. H ard
c u ps and g lasses can ca use in jury in an
acc ident.
CD Note
On ly drink containe rs wi th lids should be
car ried in the cupho lder. Liq uid could spi ll
ou t and damage your veh icle's e lectronic
equ ipment o r sta in the upholstery, etc.
Long center console
App lies to vehicles: with long center console
Fig. 85 Long rear ce nter co nsole
There are two cupho lders and a storage bin in
the
long rear center console. The armrest is
also height adjustable .
Bever age holder
.,. Tap the cover ¢ fig. 85 -Arrow-for it to
open automat ica lly .
.,. Push the cover down to close the bin.
Storage compartment
.,. Lift the cover by the front to open the com-
pa rtment .
.,. Push the cover down to close the bin .
Adjusting the armrest
.,. Press the release button. The a rmrest
moves up automatically.
.,. Release the but ton when the desired height
is reached.
.,. Press the release button again and at the
same time push the armrest down to lower
it .
.&_ WARNING
Spi lled hot liqu id can cause an accident
and personal injury .
- Never carry any beverage conta iners with
hot liquids, such as hot coffee o r hot tea,
in the vehicle while it is moving. In case
of an acc ident, sudden braking o r other
ve hicl e movement, hot l iquid could spill,
causing s calding burns. Spilled hot liquid
can also cause an a ccident a nd personal
inj ury .
- Use on ly soft c ups in the c upholder. Ha rd
cups and glasses can cause injury in an
accident.
CD Note
Only drink conta iners with lids should be
ca rried in the c upholder. Liquid cou ld spill
out and damage you r vehicle's electronic
equipment or stain the upho lstery, etc.