2013 AUDI S7 key

@ Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex­
tended period, please note the follow ing:
- The proximity sensors are deactivated af-
ter a few days to save power. You then
have to pull on the door handle once to
unlock the vehicle and a second time to
open the veh icle.
- To prevent the battery from being dis­
charged and to preserve your veh icle's
ability to start for as long as possible,
the energy management system gradu­
ally switches off unnecessary conven­ i ence funct ions. It is possible that you
will not be able to unlock your vehicle us­
i ng these conven ien ce f unctions.
- Fo r De clarat ion of Compliance to United
Sta tes FCC and Indus try Canada regula­
tions
¢page 292.
Operating locks with the key
In the event of a failure of the power locking
system, the driver's door can be locked and unlocked at the lock cylinder.
Fig. 2 2 Key turns for opening and clos ing .
"' Remove the mechanical key¢ page 33 .
"' Turn the mechanical key to position @
q fig. 22 to unlock the driver's door .
"' Turn the key to position ® to lock the dr iv­
er's door¢ &,.
,& WARNING
Read and follow a ll WARNINGS ¢ & in
General description on page 34.
Op enin g an d clos ing
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig . 23 Drive r's door: power locking switch
Fi g. 2 4 Rear power locking switch
"' Press the button l@J to lock the vehicle¢&, .
"' Press the button
@:I to unlock the veh icle .
If you lock the vehicle using the power locking
switch, p lease note the following:
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from the
outside ( increased security, for ex­
ample when you are stopped at a red light).
- The d iodes in the power locking switches il-
luminate when all the doors are closed and
locked.
- Front doors: you can unlock and open the
doors from the inside by pulling on the door
handle.
- Rear doors: pull the door handle
once to re­
lease the lock. Pull the handle
again to open
the door.
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activat­
ed the doors automatically unlock .
,
A WARNING
-The power lock ing switch works with the
ig nit ion off and automat ica lly locks the
enti re veh icle when it is actuated.
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38 Openin g and clo sing
- On a vehicle locked from the outside the
power locking system switch is inopera­
tive.
- locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehi­
cle, which puts lives at risk. Do not leave
anyone beh ind in the vehicle, especially
children.
(D Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a
speed of 9 mph (15 km/h)
c> page 34. You
can unlock the vehicle again us ing the
open ing function in the power lock ing sys­
t e m sw itch .
Emergency locking
Each door must be locked separately if the
power locking system fails.
Fi g. 2 5 Door: E merge ncy lock ing
"' 0 0 0 .., (D
An emergency loc k is located on the front end
of the passenger's doo r and the rear doors
(on ly visible when door is open) .
• Remove the me chanical key i=>page 33.
• Pull t he cove r cap out of the opening
i=> fig. 25.
.,. Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it
all the way to the right (right door) or left
(left door).
Once the door has been closed, it can no lon­
ger be opened from the outside . The door can
be opened from the ins ide by pu lling the doo r
handle. If the ch ild safety lock in a rear door i s
activated, you must first pull the door hand le
on the inside . Then you can open the door
from the outs ide .
Rear lid
Power opening/closing rear lid
The rear lid can be opened and closed auto­
matically .
Fig. 26 Dr ive r's doo r: Unlock ing th e rea r lid
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Fi g. 27 Lock ing sw itc h in t he rear lid
Opening the rear lid
• To open the rea r lid, p ress and hold the lal
button on the remote control mas ter key for
at least o ne se cond. Or
• Pull the but to n
l=I in the driver's door
i=> fig. 26 br ie fly . Or
• Press t he handle in the rea r lid.
Closing the rear lid
"" Press t he l=I button in the rear lid ~ fig. 2 7.
The rear lid m oves to t he closed p osition by
itself and soft close locks i t automat ic a lly
¢ A .or
.,. Switch t he ignit ion on and pull and ho ld the
button
l a l in the driver's door unt il the rear
lid is closed
¢ A .
Setting the rear lid open position
• Br ing the rea r lid into t he des ired open posi­
tion
¢ Q). The pos ition can be stored at o nly
one specific height . .,.

~ Press and hold the button !o::s I for at least
four seconds to store the new open position.
A visual and audio signal will follow.
The settings in the MMI determine if the rear lid can be opened using the handle ¢
page 35.
Opening will be stopped immediately when:
- You press the button
la l on the remote con-
trol master key, or
- You press the button
la l in the rear lid, or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You pull the button
l.:::s ! in the driver's door,
or
- When something blocks the rear lid or
makes it difficult for the lid to move.
If you press one of the buttons ~now, the
rear lid will either open or close, depending on
its angle .
Closing will be stopped immediately when:
- You press the button
la l in the rear lid, or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You release the button
!a l on the driver's
door, or
- When something blocks the rear lid or
makes it difficult for the lid to move.
If you press one of the buttons ~now, the
rear lid will either close or open, depending on
its angle .
You can manually stop the automatic open­ ing/closing of the rear lid. The automatic clos­
ing process begins if you push down on the
rear lid.
A WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, always pull up
on it to make sure that it is properly
closed. Otherwise it could open suddenly
when the vehicle is moving .
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv­
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug­
gage area, because then the rear lid can­
not be fully closed.
Opening and closing 39
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­
pecially with the rear lid left open. A
child could crawl into the car through the luggage compartment and pull the lid
shut, becoming trapped and unable to
get out . To reduce the risk of personal in­
jury, never let children play in or around
your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not
in use.
- Never close the rear lid inattentively or
without checking first. Although the
closing force of the rear lid is Limited,
you can still seriously injure yourself or
others .
- Always ensure that no one is within
range of the rear lid when it is moving, in
particular close to the hinges and the up­
per and lower edges - fingers or hands
can be pinched .
- Never try to interfere with the rear lid or
help it when it is being opened or closed
automatically .
(D Note
The rear lid can bump into objects such as
the garage ceiling when opening and be­
come damaged.
(D Tips
-Audio signals are given when you close
the rear lid using the
l a! button in the
driver's door.
- If there is a mechanical problem with au­
tomatic closing for the rear lid or there is
an obstruction, it opens again immedi­
ately . Check to see why the rear lid could
not be closed before attempting to close
it again .
- The following applies to vehicles equip­
ped with the Convenience key* feature: if
the remote control key is left in the lug­
gage compartment, luggage compart­
ment will automatically unlock itself af­
ter you lock the vehicle. This prevents
you from unintentionally locking your
key in the luggage compartment. .,.

40 Opening and clo sing
- When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid
can be un locked separate ly by pressing
the button ~ on the master key. W hen
the rear lid is closed aga in, it locks auto­
matically.
Rear lid emergency release
The rear lid con be released in on emergency
from the inside.
F ig . 28 Rear l id inter ior
., Remove the mechanical key ~page 33 .
., Remove the cover w ith the mechan ica l key
from the rear lid
~ fig . 28 .
!:l 0 9 C)
"' a,
., Press the lever in the direc tion of the arrow
u ntil the rear lid releases.
Child safety lock for
the rear doors
The power child safety lock locks the rear win­
dows and prevent the rear doors from being
opened from the inside .
Fig. 29 Section from driver's door : child safety lock
b u tto ns
., To activate the child safety lock for the left/
right rear door, press the left/right button
[I
in the driver's doo r Q fig. 29. The light in the
button w ill tu rn on. .,
To deact ivate the child safe ty lock for the
left/right rear door, press the left/right but­
ton
[I in the dr iver's door . The light in the
button turns off.
T he following features are switched off:
- The inte rior door hand les in the rear doors,
- The power w indows in the rear doo rs,
- The inte rior lighting buttons .
In order to activate the ch ild safety lock on
the left and the r ight side , press the two safe­
ty buttons
[I in succession.
Power windows
Controls
The driver con control all power windows .
Fig. 3 0 Sect ion o f the d river ·s doo r: Con trols
All power window switches a re p rovided with
a two-position function :
Opening the windows
., Press t he swi tch to the first stop and ho ld it
until the w indow reaches the desired posi­
tion .
., Press t he switch briefly to the
se cond stop
to automatically open the window .
Closing the windows
., Pull the switch to the firs t stop and hold it
until the window re aches the desired posi­
t ion.
., Pull the switch briefly to the
se cond stop to
automatically close the w indow .
Power window switches
@ Driver's door

@ Passenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rea r doo r
_& WARNING
-When you leave your veh icle -even if on­
ly briefly -always take the ignition key
with you . This applies partic ularly when
children remain in the vehicle . Otherwise
the ch ildren could start the engine or op­
erate electrical equ ipment (e.g. power
windows). The power windows are func­
t ional until the driver's door or passeng ­
er's door has been opened .
- Be careful when closing the wi ndows .
Check to see that no one is in the way, or
serious injury could result!
- When locking the veh icle from outs ide,
the vehicle must be unoccu pied s ince the
windows ca n no longer be opened i n an
eme rgency .
(0 Tips
- When you ope n the doors, the w indows
a utomat ica lly low er about 10 mm .
- When the window in the dr iver's or pas­
senger's door is completely open, it will
r aise approximate ly 25 mm when the
door is opened. The w indow will lower
again w hen you close the doo r.
- After the ignition has been switched off,
t h e windows can still be opened o r
closed for abou t 10 minu tes. The powe r
windows are not swi tched off un til the
drive r's door or passenge r's door has
been opened .
What to do after a malfunction
The one-touch open and close function must
be reactivated if the battery hos been discon ­
nected.
.. Pull and hold the power w indow switch un ­
t il the window is fully closed .
.. Re lease the switch and then p ull it again for
at least one second .
Opening and clo sin g 41
Valet parking
The valet parking feature protects the lug­
gage compor tment from unauthori zed access
from the outside.
Fig . 3 1 Luggage compa rt m en t: va let pa rk in g b utto n
With "valet parking " act ivated, the rear lid
cannot be opened from the ou tside.
.. Remove the mechan ical key ¢
page 33 .
.,. Open the glove compartment and activate
¢
fig. 31 the "valet parking " feature by
press ing the
lVALE TI button . The indi cat o r
light in the sw itch ill umi nates .
.. Close the glove compartment and lock it
with the mechanica l key.
.. Leave the master key with the se rvice per­
sonne l for park ing and keep the mechanica l
key with you.
When the "va let parking" feature is activated:
- t he unlocki ng but ton fo r th e rear lid
~ in
t he driver's door is inact ive
- t he button
~ on the mas ter key is inac tive
- the opening handle in the rear lid is inact ive .
The vehicle can be driven and locked and un­ l ocked with t he master key . Access to the lug ­
gage compar tment is b locked from the out­
s ide .
When the valet park ing function is switched
o n, the message
Valet parking activated ap­
pears in the inst rument cluste r display wh en
you sw itch the ignition on .

42 Opening and clo sing
Sliding/tilting sunroof
Operation
Fig . 32 Sectio n of th e he adliner: Slid ing/t iltin g sunroo f
b u tto n
@ Tiltin g and sliding
.,. To tilt the sunroof completely, press the
switch briefly to the second leve l briefly .
.,. To close the sunroof complete ly, pull the
switch briefly to the second leve l
c::> &,..
.,. To select an intermed iate position, press/
pull the switch to the first leve l until the de ­
sired position is reached.
® Opening /sliding (version 1 )
.,. To move the roof into the reduced wind
no ise position, press the button bac k briefly
to the second level. The roof w ill open all
the way if you press the button back to the
second leve l again .
.,. To close the sunroof completely, press the
switch forward briefly to the second level
r::> &,. .
.,. To select an i ntermed iate position, press/
pull the switch forward/back to the fi rst lev­
el unti l the des ired pos it ion is reached .
@ Opening/sliding (version 2)
.,. To open the sunroof completely, press the
switch back to just before the second level.
.,. To close the sunroof completely, press the
switch fo rward br iefly to the second level
c::> .,&. .
.,. To selec t an intermed iate position, press/
pull the switch forward/back to the f irst lev­
el u ntil the des ired pos ition is reached.
The sun shade can be opened an d closed by
h a nd when the s unroo f is closed . The solar protection opens automat
ica lly when the sun ­
roof opens.
You can still close or open the sunroof for up
to ten minutes a fter you have swi tched the ig­
nition off . The sw itch is deactivated once the
driver 's or front passenger's door is opened.
A WARNING
-
Pay careful attention when closing the
sliding/tilting sunroof - otherwise serious in jury c ould result! Always take t he key
with you w hen leav ing the ve hicle.
(D Note
-
Always close your sliding/tilting sunroof
when leaving your veh icle. S udden rain can
cause damage to the interior equ ipment of
your vehicle, pa rticularly the e lectronic
equipment .
(D Tips
The sliding/t ilting sunroof will on ly open
at tempe ratu res above -4°F (-20°().
Emergency closing of the sliding/tilting
sunroof
If the s unroof detects an object in its path
when it is clos ing, it w ill open again automati­
ca lly. I n this case, you can close the roof with
t h e power emergency closing function.
.,. Within five seconds after the sunroo f opens
automatically, p ull the switc h until the roof
closes.

46 Clear vis ion
instrument cluste r illuminates when the
high beams are on.
- T he
headlight flash er works only as long as
yo u hold the lever - even if there are no
l ights turned on. The indicator light
II in
the instrument cluster il luminates when you
use the headlight flasher.
A WARNING
Do not use the high beam or headlight
flasher if you know that these could blind
oncoming traffic.
Interior lights
Front and rear interior lighting
Fi g. 36 Headliner: Front interior ligh ts
Fig . 37 Re ar headli ne r: Readi ng light
Press the appropriate button q fig . 36:
El-Interior lighting on/off
I]]-Door contac t sw itch . The inter ior lighting
turns on automatica lly when you unlock the
vehicle, open a door or switch the ignition off.
The interior lighting turns off several seconds
after you close the doors, when you lock the
vehicle or when you sw itch the ignition on.
When a door is open, the light t urns off afte r
a few minutes.
L:!l -Read ing lights on/off
~ - Switching the rear read ing lights on/off
from the cockpi t.
I" REARI * - Switching the rear reading lights
o n/off from the cockpit.
Ambience lighting
Applies to vehicles: with ambience lighting
You can adjust the br ightness for the ambi­
ence ligh tin g.
.. Select in the MMI: ICARlfunction butto n>
(Car )* sys tem s control button > Vehicle set­
ting s
> Interi or lighting > Brightne ss.
.. To increase or reduce the b rightness , turn
t he knob and press it .
T he ambience light ing tu rns on when you turn
t h e headlights on wh ile the ig nition is swi tc h ­
ed on.
(D Tips
The setti ng is automati cally sto red and as­
s igned to the remo te contr ol key t hat i s in
u se .
Instrument illumination
You can adjust the brightness of the instru­
men t and di splay illumination a s well as the
Head-up Display*.
Fi g. 38 Instrume nt illumina tion
... Press the knob to re lease it.
.. Turn the knob toward"-" or"+" to reduce or
increase the br ightness .
.. Press the knob aga in to return it to its origi-
na l posit ion . ...

50 Clear vis ion
Tilt function for the pass enger' s mirror
To help y ou see the curb when backi ng into a
parking space , the surface of the m irro r tilts
slightly. The knob must be in the P position
for this to happ en .
You can adj ust the ti lted mirror s urface by
turning the knob in the desired direction .
When you move out of reverse and into anoth­
er gear, the new mirror position is stored and
assigned to the key you are using.
The mirror goes back into its origina l positio n
once yo u drive forward faster than 9 mph (15
km/h) or sw itch the ignition off .
A WARNING
- Curved (i.e . convex) mirror s urfaces in­
crease your field of view. Remember that
vehicles or other objects will appear
smaller and fa rther away than when seen
in a flat mi rror .
If you use this mirror to
est imate distances of following vehicles
when ch anging lanes , you cou ld es tim ate
incorrectly and cause an acc ident .
(D Note
-If the mirror hous ing is moved uninten­
tiona lly (for example, whi le par king you r
vehicle), then you must first fo ld the mi r­
r or electr ically. Do not readjust the mir ­
ror housing manua lly. You could damage
t h e motor which controls the mirror.
- If you wash t he vehi cle in an au tomatic
car wash, yo u m ust fold the exterior m ir­
ro rs in to reduce the risk of damage to
the mirrors. Never fold power fo lding ex­
terior mirrors* by hand. Only fold them
i n and out us ing the power contro ls.
(D Tips
- The exterior mirror settings are stored
with the memory funct ion*
c> page 56.
- If there is a malfunct ion in the electrical
system, you can still ad just the exter ior
mir rors by press ing the edge of the mir­
r or.
Dimming the mirrors
F ig . 44 A uto ma tic d immin g rearview mirro r*
Manu al anti-glare adjustment
.,. Move the small leve r (located on the bot­
tom edge of the mirror) to the rear.
Automatically dimming mirrors*
.,. To dim the rearview m irror and both exteri­
or m irrors, press the@ button . The diode
@ turns on . The rearview and exterior mir­
rors dim automatically when light shines on
them, for examp le from headlights on ave­
hicle to the rear .
A WARNING
-Electrolyte fluid can lea k from automatic
d imm ing mirro rs if the g lass is broken .
E lectro lyte fluid can irr itate sk in, eyes a nd
r espira to ry system .
- Repeated or prolonged exposu re to e lec­
trolyte can ca u se irritation to the respira­
t ory sys tem, especially among people
wit h asthma or other resp iratory condi­
tions . Get fresh air immediately by leav ­
ing the vehicle or, if that is not possib le,
open w indows and doors all the way .
- If electrolyte gets into the eyes, fl ush
them thorough ly with large amou nts of
clean water for at least 15 minutes; medical attention is recommended.
- If electrolyte contacts skin, fl ush affect­
ed area with clean water for at least 15 minutes a nd then wash affected area
with soap and water; medical atte ntion
is recommended. Thoroughly wash af­
fect ed clothing and shoes before re use .