2013 AUDI Q7 center console

Instrument s and warning /indicator lights 13
Switching on the clock and odometer
W ith the ignition turned off, the o dometer
reading and the digital clo ck w it h date display
can be sw itched on for abo ut 30 seconds by
pressing the
I CH ECK i button ¢ fig. 6 .
Starting the Auto-Check sequence
The Auto-Check system ¢ page 30 constan t­
l y m oni tors ce rtai n in dividual f unct io ns and
components o f the vehicle when the ignition
is t urned on and w hen the veh icle is moving.
W ith the igni tion tu rned on , you can st art the
"Au to-C hec k seque nce" by pre ssing the
ICHECK I button. You can pe rform an A uto ­
Check sequence when the ve hicle is stationary
and the ign ition is turned on or when the vehi­
cle is moving not faster than
3 mph (5 km/h).
The numbe r of keys programmed to the veh i­
cle is a lso d isplayed. The d isp lay
3 \3 indicates
that three keys have be en programmed . This
allows yo u to make sure you have rece ived a ll
of the keys when you purchase a used vehicle.
F or exam ple, if you on ly receive two keys, you
should take those keys to your authorized
Audi dealer to have the missing key deactivat­
ed so it cannot be used. You sho uld also re­
port the m issi ng key to you r insurance compa­
ny .
Call ing up the driver information
A yellow or red symbol appears in the instru­
ment cluster display, usually w ith a dr iver
message . The driver message display disap­
pears after about 5 seconds . The driver mes ­
sage can be displayed aga in by briefly press­
ing the
! CHECK I button .
Setting the speed warning
By pressing the I CH ECK i button briefly, yo u
can set thres hold 1 of the speed warning whi
le you a re drivi ng
¢ page 29. By main ­
ta ining pressure on the
I CH ECK i button, you
delete the wa rn ing thres ho ld .
Instrument cluster illumination
The basic brightness of the illumination for
the instruments, the center console and the
display can be adjusted.
Fi g. 7 Instru me nt cluste r illu min atio n
~ Press the"+" but ton to inc rease the bright ­
ness dur ing the hours of dar kness .
~ Press t he"- " butto n to de crease the b right-
ness dur ing the hours of dar kness.
A lig ht sensor in the instrument cl uster con­
tro ls the illum inat ion fo r the instrument clu s­
t e r, the cen ter conso le a nd t he displays. I n a
br ig ht env iron ment, using t he bu tt ons to
change the brig htness h as no effe ct .
(D Tips
T he ill umin ation for the ins trument cl uste r
light s up w he never y ou swi tch on the igni­
tion with the vehicle headlights off. As the
d aylight fa des , the inst rument cluster illu­
mination likewise dims automat ica lly and
will go out completely when the o utside
li g ht is very l ow . This feature is meant to
r emi nd you to switch o n the head lig hts
whe n outs ide light conditions become
p oor .

78 Seats and storage
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.
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- 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.

Outlet
An electrical accessory can be connected to
the 12-volt power outlet.
Fig. 100 Section from center console: 12 -volt outlets
Fig. 101 Sect ion from right side of luggage compart·
ment: 12-volt ou tlet
.. Remove the cover from the outlet
c::>fig. 100.
.. Lift up the cover for the outlet c::> fig. 101.
.. Plug in appliance to be used.
The 12-volt outlets can be used for electrical
accessories. The power input must not exceed
120 watts.
There may be just one out let at the front of
the center conso le depending on your model.
There are two additional 12-volt outlets in the
rear center console.
Before you purchase any accessories, always
read and follow the information in
c::> page 32 7, Additional accessories and ports
replacement.
A WARNING
The outlet plus any appliances plugged in­
to it remain functional even if the ignition
is switched off or the ignition key is re-
S ea ts a nd s to rage 87
moved. Never leave chi ldren inside the ve­
h icle without supervision.
(D Note
To avoid damaging the outlet, only use plugs that fit properly.
@ Tips
When the engine is off and accessories are
still plugged in and are on, the vehicle bat­
tery can still be drained.
Storage
General overview
There ore numerous places to store items in
your vehicle .
Glove compartment c::>page88
Cooling box in glove compart-c::>poge88
ment
Storage compartment in roof
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Coat hooks c::>poge 89
Storage in the door panels c::>poge 89
Storage net in footwell <=:>page 89
Storage net in the front seat-c::> page 90
backs
Storage net in luggage com-
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partment
Storage compartment beneath
c::> page 82
cargo floor
A WARNING
- Always remove objects from the instru-
ment panel. Any items not stored co uld
slide around inside the vehicle while dr iv-
ing or when acce lerat ing or when app ly-
ing the brakes or when dr iving around a
corner.
- When you are dr iving make sure that
anything you may have placed in the cen-
ter conso le or other storage locations
cannot fall out into the footwells. In case
of sudden braking you would not be able
to b rake or accelerate.
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Rear air distribution ~
Applies to vehicles: with four-zone automatic comfort air
conditioning
The automatically controlled air distribution
con be changed manually.
.. Press the Gil button.
.. Rotate the regu lator to the desired setting .
You can adj ust the air circulation so that air
flows from specific vents .
- In position
:J, all air flows from the vents in
the center console and the outlets to the
door pilla rs.
- In position
:0, air flows from the outlets in
the door p illars.
- In position
!,8, air flows from the outlets un-
der the front seats.
There are additional combinations available to
adjust air d istr ibut io n as needed.
To regulate air distribution automatically,
sw itch to
IAU TO I.
Basic settings
General
The basic climate control settings con be ad­
justed in the MMI.
.,. Select: I CARI funct ion button > AC control
button . Or
.,. Se lect:
I CARI funct io n button > Car sys-
tem s*
control bu tton > A C.
The follow ing funct ions can be selected :
- Auto recirculation
c> page 99
- Synchronization c> page 99
-Supplementary heater * ¢page 100
-Rear oper ation* c> page 100
Warm and c old 99
Automatic recirculation mode
An air quality sensor detects increased con­
centrations of pollutants in the outside air
and automatically switches to recirculation
mode .
We recommend that you always keep auto ­
matic a ir recirculation ON to p revent polluted
outside air from enteri ng the veh icle inter ior.
If the
a ir qu ality sensor l ocated in the air con­
ditioning system detects polluted outs ide a ir,
the sensor dec ides whether the air pollut ion
can be reduced by the facto ry-installed pollu­
ta nt fi lter or whethe r it is necessary to switc h
to air recirc ulation. With heavy conce ntra ti ons
of pollu tants, the a ir condit ion ing system is
switched automatica lly to recirc ulation mode
and the supp ly of outside air is blocked . As
soon as the concentration of pollutants in the
outside air drops, fresh air is supplied to the
vehicle interior aga in.
In the event that the windows fog up during
automat ic air rec irculat ion, you must press
the® button immediately.
Under certa in ope rating cond itions, a utomatic
air recirculation is switched off automatica lly.
With outside temperatures be low about 50 °F
(+10
°(), automatic air rec irculat ion is limited
to 30 seconds. W it h outside temperatures be­
low about 30 °F ( -1 °C) a nd with the air condi­
tione r switched off, the a utomatic air recircu­
l ation is limited to 15 seconds.
Synchronization
One climate control setting for the driver and
front passenger seats .
With synchro nization active, the driver's set­
tings a re adopted for the passenger o r vice
versa . All the othe r setti ngs that were made
are t ransferred to t he other seat . This in­
cl udes all the cl ima te co ntro l settings, excep t
for the se at heating/ven tilat ion* .
If a different setting is selected at a
"synchron ized seat ", synchronization is can­
c e lled.

Automatic transmission
tiptronic ®
General information
Your vehicle is equipped with an electronically
controlled automatic transmission. Upshifting
and downshifting takes p lace
automatically.
The transmission is also equipped with tip­
tronic ®. It allows the driver to shift gears
manually if desired ¢ page 140.
Driving the automatic transmission
Fig. 157 Shift gate o n the center console : se lector lev ­
er with release button
Starting the engine
.. The selector lever must be in Nor P.
Starting off
.. Press and hold the brake pedal.
.. Press and hold the release button in these­
lector lever handle and move the selector
lever from
P or N to D and release the but­
ton ¢.&,. .
.. Wait briefly until the transmission has shift­
ed (you will feet a slight movement).
.. Remove your foot from the brake pedal and
accelerate.
Rocking back and forth to become
unstuck
.. Shift only between D and R when the vehi­
cle is at a full stop and the engine is running
at id le speed.
Autom atic transm ission 13 7
Stopping
.. Press and hold the brake pedal until the ve­
hicle has come to a complete stop.
.. Keep the brake pedal depressed so that the
vehicle cannot roll forward or backward
while it is idling
c> .&,. .
.. Once stopped,
do not depress the accelera­
tor pedal to rev up the engine
c> .&, .
Parking
.. Press and hold the brake peda l until the ve­
hicle has come to a comp lete stop.
.. Set the parking brake firmly
¢page 110,
Parking .
.. Press and hold the release button in these­
lector lever handle, move the selector lever
into
P and then let go of the release button
¢ .&,.
The selector lever must be in Nor P. If one of
the driving positions is engaged a safety
switch will p revent the eng ine from being
started . See also
<=>page 106.
Before you move the selector lever from the P
position, you must always apply the brake
pedal before and while depressing the button
in the handle of the selector lever.
A WARNING
-Unintended vehicle movement can cause
serious injury .
- When the se lector lever is in a driving
pos ition, the vehicle may creep, even at
i dle speed . Therefore do not release
the parking brake o r foot brake until
you are ready to move, because power
i s transmitted to the wheels as soon as
a driving position is engaged .
- Do not accelerate while selecting a
driving position. At this time the en­
gine must be at idle speed so that un­
due stress is not placed on the clutches
in the transmission .
- Remember: -even when stopped brief-
l y with the automatic transmission in
"D", "S" or "R", engine power is being
transmitted to the wheels. Your vehicle
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146 Parking systems
-The camera lens en larges and disto rts
the field of vision. The object appears
both altered and inaccurate on the
screen.
- In certain situations, people or objects in
the display appear closer or further
away:
- objects that do not touch the ground,
such as the bumper of a parked vehicle,
a trailer hitch or the rear of a truck. Do
not use the help lines in this case.
- If driven from a leve l surface onto an
incline, or a downward slope.
- If driven toward protruding objects.
- If the vehicle is carrying too much load
in the rear.
(D Note
-Always read and follow the applicable
warnings
¢ (D in General information on
page 143 .
-The orange colored orientation lines in
the MMI display show the vehicle path
depending on the steering wheel angle .
The front of the vehicle front swings out more than the rear of the vehicle. Main­
tain plenty of distance so that your out­
side mirror or a corner of your vehicle does not collide with any obstacles.
Switching on and off
Applies to vehicles: with Audi parking system p lus w ith
rearview camera
Fig. 168 Center co nsole: P"A button
Fig. 169 MMI display: Visual distance display
Switching on
.. Switch the MMI on .
.,. Shift into reverse, or
.,. Press t he[!;] button in the center console
¢ fig. 168. A short confirmation tone
sounds and the LED in the button lights up .
Switching between the rearview camera
and visual display
.,. Press the Graphic control button
¢ page 147, fig. 170 ® to see the visual
display.
.,. Press the
Rear view control button to see
the rearview camera image
c> fig. 169.
Switching off
.,. Drive faster than 6 mph (10 km/h), or
.,. Press the [!;] button, or
.,. Switch off the ignition.
Visual display
The red segments in front of and behind the
vehicle
c> fig. 169 help you to determine the
distance between you and an obstacle . As
your vehicle comes closer to the obstacle , the
segments move closer to the vehicle. The col­
lision area has been reached when the next to
last segment is displayed . Do not continue
driving farther forward or in reverse
c> .&. in
General information on page 143,
c> @ in
General information on page 143.
(D Tips
-The visual display in the left part of the
display should help you detect the criti­
cal vehicle areas .

-If the position or the installation angle
of a camera was changed, after a colli­
sion for example, do not continue to use
the system for safety reasons . Have it
checked by your authorized Audi dealer­
ship .
- Use the
Rear mode and the Corner view
(rear)
mode only when the rear lid is
completely closed, otherwise the image
in the display will be inaccurate.
- Objects and obstacles
above the camera
are not displayed.
- Camera lenses enlarge and distort the
field of vision. The objects appear both
altered and inaccurate on the screen.
(0 Note
- Always read and follow the applicable
warnings
o0 in General information on
page 143 .
-The MMI display shows the direction in
which the rear of the vehicle is traveling
based on the steering wheel angle. The
vehicle front swings out more than the
vehicle rear. Maintain plenty of distance
so that your outside mirror or a corner of
your vehicle does not collide with any ob­
stacles .
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If the rear lid is open, the image in the
rearview camera is displayed without ori­
entation lines and without blue surfac es.
Switching on or off
Applies to vehicles: with Audi parking system plus w ith
fro nt- and rearv iew ca mera
Fig. 175 Center console : P,•A but ton
Parking systems 149
Fig. 176 MMI display: Select mode
Switching on
.,. Switch the MMI on.
.,. Shift into reverse, or
.,. Press the~ button in the center console
o fig. 175. A short confirmation tone
sounds and the LED in the button lights up.
Selecting the mode
.,. Turn the control knob to the symbol for the
desired mode @through
® o fig. 176.
Switching off
.,. Drive faster than 6 mph (10 km/h), or
.,. Press the
IP>11 button, or
.,. Switch off the ignition.
You may select from the following modes:
@ Topview opage150
@ Corner view (front) ¢ page 150
© Front¢ page 150
@ Rear o page 150
® Corner view (rear) o page 150
(D Tips
The visual display in the left part of the
display should help you detect the critical
vehicle areas.

Intelligent technology Notice about data
recorded by vehicle
control modules
Your vehicle is not equipped with an Event Da­
ta Recorder (EDR), installed by some manu­
facturers for the express purpose of capturing
data for retrieval after an accident or crash
event. EDRs are sometimes called "crash re­
corders".
Some state laws restrict the retr ieval or down­
loading of data stored by EDRs that were in­
stalled in a vehicle for the express purpose of
retrieving data after an accident or crash
event without the owner's consent.
Although your vehicle is not equipped with an
EDR, it is equipped with a number of electron­
ic control modules for various vehicle systems
such as, for example, engine function, emis­
sion control, as well as for the airbags and
safety belts.
These electronic control modules also record
vehicle-related data during norma l vehicle op­
eration for diagnostic and repair purposes.
The recording capacity of the electronic con­
trol modules is limited to data (no sound is re­
corded) and only a small amount of data is ac­
tually recorded over a very limited period of
time and stored when a system fault or other
condition is sensed by a control unit. Some of
the data then stored may relate to vehicle
speed, direction, braking as we ll as restraint
system use and performance in the event of a
crash or other condition. Stored data can only be read and downloaded with special equip­
ment.
Intelligent technology 225
Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC)
General information
The ESC improves the vehicle stability.
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Fig. 232 Center console with ESC sw itch
ESC is designed to help you maintain vehicle
control in situations where the car approaches
the limits of "grip", especially when accelerat­
ing and cornering. ESC reduces the risk of
skidding and improves stability under all road
condit ions .
The system operates across the entire speed range in combination with the ABS system. If
the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) malfunc­
tions, the ESC will also shut down.
How the system works
The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS), Electronic
Differential Lock (EDL) and the Anti-Slip Regu­
lation System (ASR) are integrated in the Elec­
tronic Stabilization Control. In addition to the
data prov ided by these functions, the ESC con­
trol unit requires additional measurement da­
ta provided by high performance sensors. The
rotational speed of the vehicle about its verti­
cal axis, vehicle acceleration in the fore-and­
aft and lateral directions, the brake pressure and the steering angle are all measured.
T he direction in wh ich the driver wishes to
travel is determined with the aid of the steer­
ing angle and vehicle speed and is continually
compared with the actual behavior of the ve­
hicle. If the two do not match, for example,
when the vehicle starts hydroplaning on a wet
road, ESC will automatically brake the appro-
priate wheel to correct the problem. ..,_
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