2014 AUDI Q7 lock

Valet key function
The valet key function prevents unauthorized
persons from opening the glove compart­
ment.
Fig. 31 Center conso le: button for va let key funct ion
Activating and deactivating the function
.,. Inse rt the master key into the ignition lock
and switch on the ignition .
.,. Press the
!VALET I button c:> fig. 31 to acti­
vate
I deactivate the function as desired .
The indicator light in the button i lluminates
when the function is active.
.,. Remove the master key from the ignition
lock .
.,. Hand over only the valet key
c:> page 38,
fig . 27 to the person who will take charge of
the vehicle.
When the function is switched on, the buttons for opening the rear lid and glove compart­
ment have no function. The vehicle can be
d riven and locked and unloc ked w ith the mas­
ter key.
(j) Tips
Be sure to activate the funct ion befo re
handing over the valet key to someone
else . The va let key only fits the lock in the
driver's door and the ignition lock.
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
The power locking system in your vehicle in­
corporates the fo llowing functions:
Opening and closing 41
- Central locking function
- Select ive un lock feature
c:> page 44
- Remote control feature
c:> page 38
- Convenience key*
c:> page 49
- Anti-theft alarm system
c:> page 50
All the doors and the rear lid are locked by the
central locking system when you lock the vehi­
cle. You can set whether generally only the
driver 's door or all doors and the rear lid
should be unlocked when you open the vehicle
in the MMI menu
Central locking to suit your
individual desires
c:> page 44.
Unlocking the vehicle
You can unlock the vehicle from outside either
by using the remote control
or by inserting
and turning the key in the driver's door lock .
When you
unlock your vehicle :
- The anti-theft alarm system is deactivated
briefly .
- The vehicle interior lights illuminate for ap­
proximately 30 seconds .
- All turn signal lights will flash twice when
the car is unlocked .
- After un locking the vehicle, you have 60 sec­
onds to open a door or the rear lid. After 60
seconds, the vehicle automatically locks and
the anti-theft alarm system activates aga in .
The rear lid can be locked or unlocked either
by using the remote control
or by inserting
and turning the key in the driver's door lock.
Unlocking the vehicle with the remote control
will only unlock the rear lid, to open it, the lid
handle needs to be pressed .
Locking the vehicle
You can lock the vehicle from outside either by
using the remote control
or by inserting and
turning the key in the drivers 's door lock .
When you
lock the veh icle:
- All doors and the rear lid are locked.
- All turn signal lights will flash once when
the car is locked.
- The ant i-theft alarm system is activated.
The horn of the anti-theft alarm system wi ll
sound and the anti-theft alarm system ..,.

42 Openin g and clo sing
readiness light, located in the upper part of
the driver's door panel, will start to blink.
- T he vehicle interior lights turn off.
Unlocking and l ocking with Conven ience
k ey*
On vehicles which a re equipped w ith the C o n­
ve nience k ey*
authorization system, the
doors are unlocked without a key by means of
a proximity sensor in the door handle. The
doors are simi larly locked without a key using
the locking button. Each door has a proximity
sensor and a locking button .
Automatic l ock ing
The automatic locking feature locks all the ve­
hicle doors and the rear lid when you drive
faster than 9 mph (15 km/h). This function can be turned on and off in the MMI
C entr al
lo cking
Menu c:> page 44.
You can un lock the vehicle from the inside by :
- removing the key from the ign it ion sw itch
(the vehicle will automat ica lly unlock itself)
or
- pressing the unlock part of the power lock
switch @or
- pull ing the door handle (twice to open the
rear doors).
Unintent ionall y locking yourself out
In the following cases there safeguards to
prevent you locking your remote master key in
the vehicle :
- The veh icle does not lock with the power
locking sw itch
c:> page 44 if the driver's
door is open.
- On vehicles with Convenience key* , if the
most recently used master key is in the lug­
gage compartment, the rear lid is automati­
cal ly unloc ked aga in after it is closed.
Do not lock your vehicle with the
r e mot e m as ­
t e r k ey or Convenienc e key*
until all doors
and the rea r lid are closed. In t his way you
avoid locking yourse lf out accidenta lly.
A WARNING
- When you lock your vehicle from outside,
nobody- espec ially children -should re ­
main inside the vehicle . Remember,
when you lock the vehicle from the out­
side the windows cannot be opened from
the inside.
- When you leave the veh icle, always re­
move the ignition key and take it with
you . This will prevent passengers (chil­
dren, for example) from accidentally be ­
ing locked in the vehicle should they acci­
dentally press the power locking switch
in the front doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle
unsupervised. In an emergency it would
be imposs ible to open the doors from
the outside without the key.
(D Tips
- In the event of a crash with airbag de­
ployment all locked doors will be auto­
matically unlocked to give access to the
vehicle occupants from the outside.
- If the power locking system sho uld mal­
function, you can lock each door individ­
ually using the vehicle key
c:> page 45 .
-If the power locking system shou ld fa il,
you can still open the fuel tank flap in an
emergency
c:> page 254 .
-You are well advised not to keep va lua­
bles inside an unattended vehicle, v is ible
or not. Even a properly locked vehicle
cannot p rov ide the secur ity of a safe .

Unlocking and locking the vehicle with
the remote control
How the remote control works.
Fig. 32 Remot e contr ol: fun ctio n but ton s
Either the driver 's door only or the entire vehi­
cle will unlock when the unlock button @ is
pressed once, depending on the settings in
the MMI
Central locking menu ¢ page 44 .
To unlock the vehicle CD
.. Press button @.
.. Press button @two
times within two sec ­
onds
to unlock all doors and the rear lid .
To lock the vehicle 5'.l
.. Press button @¢A in General description
on page 42 .
.. Watch that all turn signal lights flash once .
To unlock rear lid only ,c::::j
.. Press button © for approximately one sec­
ond .
PANIC Button
.. Push the red button @to activate the panic
function. The horn sounds and the turn sig­ nals flash .
.. Push the button @again to deactivate the
panic function.
On vehicles w ith Convenience key*, the selec­
tor lever must be in the P posit ion, otherwise
the vehicle cannot be locked.
_& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢&. in
General description on page 42.
-
Opening and closing 43
@ Tips
-In order to make sure the locking func­
tion is working, you should a lways keep
your eye on the vehicle to make s ure it is
properly locked.
- Do not use the remote control if you are
inside the car, otherwise you may unin­
tentionally lock the vehicle, and then you
would set off the anti-theft alarm when
you try to start the eng ine or open a
door . In case this happens anyhow, push
the unlock button@.
- Use the pan ic function on ly if you are in
an emergency s ituation.
Operating locks with the key
To lock and unlock the vehicle from the out­
side, turn the key in the lock of the driver's door .
Fig. 33 Key turns fo r open in g and closing .
To unlock the vehicle
.. Insert the key into the lock of the dr iver's
door .
.. Turn the key
one time to position @to un­
lock the driver's door.
.. Turn the key
two times to position @
N N N :;
~
¢ fig. 33 to unlock all doors and the rear lid .
To lock the vehicle
.. Close a ll windows and doors properly.
.. Turn the key in the lock of the driver 's door
to the lock position
@ ¢ A in General de-
scription on page 42. ..,.

44 Opening and clo sing
& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS c> .&. in
General description on page 42.
Settings in the MMI
The driver can determine the functions for
power locking in the MMI.
• Se lect: ICAR ! function button > Sy stem s*
control button > Central locking . Or
• Se lect : ICAR !funct io n button>
Ca r systems*
control button > Vehicle sett ings > (Cent ral
locking )*.
Passenger 's door *, Left rea r door *, Right re ar
door *, Trunk lid /tailgate *
-You can specify
which doors should unlock when you unlock
the vehicle .
- If you se lect
On and then press the [@) but­
ton on the remote control key, the corre­
sponding door w ill unlock .
- If you select
Off and then press the[@] but­
ton on the remote control key, the corre­
sponding door will not unlock. If you press
the
Im button twice, all doors and the lug­
gage compartment will unlock . When lock­
ing the vehicle, all of the doors and t he lug­
gage compar tme nt lock a utoma tica lly.
Unlock doors * -You can spec ify if all doors o r
only the d river's doo r shou ld un lock wh en un­
l oc king t he ve hicle.
- If you select All and press the
l@J button on
the remote control key, a ll of the doors and
the luggag e compartment will un lock .
- If you select
Driver and then press the Im
button on the remote control key, only the
dr ive r's door w ill unlock. If you press the
l@J
button twice, all doors and the luggage
compar tment will u nlock. When lo cking the
vehicle, a ll of the doors and the luggage
compartment lock a utomatically. In vehicles
with a convenience key*, only t he door
whose hand le you pu ll w ill unlock.
Auto l ocking /Lo ck when d riv in g -If you se­
lect
On , the doors and the luggage compart ­
ment will lock automatically .
(D Tips
The central locking settings are stored in
the remote control key .
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
The vehicle can be locked or unlocked from
the inside using the power locking switches .
Fig. 34 Front doors: power lock ing switc h
Fig. 35 Rear doors : powe r locking switch
• Press the button@ to unlock the veh icle.
• Press the b utton @to loc k the veh icle
c> ,&. .
You w ill find a power locking switch in eac h
doo r. You can
lock and unlock the vehicle us­
i ng the switches in the drive r's or passenger's
doo r
c> fig. 3 4. You can o nly lock the vehicle
u sing the switches in the rear doors
<=>fig . 35.
If you lock the veh icle using the power locking
switch, p lease note the following:
- Yo u cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from the
outside ( in cr eased se curity, for ex­
ample when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the powe r locking switches il-
lum inate when all the doors and the rear lid
are closed and locked .

-Front doors: you can un lock and open the
doors from the inside by pulling on the door
handle.
- Rear doors: pu ll the door handle
once to re­
lease the lock. Pull the hand le
again to open
the doo r.
- If the driver's door is opened (after you have
locked the vehicle from the inside using the
power locking switch), the door will remain
unlocked to prevent you from locking your­
self out of your vehicle . After you close the
door, you have to lock the driver 's door
again .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is act ivat­
ed, the doors automatically unlock.
A WARNING
- If you use the powe r locking switch with
the doors closed, remember that all the
vehicle doors will lock.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehi ­
cle, which puts lives at risk. Do not leave
anyone behind in the vehicle, especially
children.
Emergency locking
If the central locking system fails (power sup­
ply), each door has to be locked separately.
Fig. 36 Em ergency lockin g o f the front passe nger's
doo r
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~
An emergency locking mechanism is integrat­
ed in the edge of the passenger's door and in
the rear doors (only visible when the doo r is
open) .
~ Open the door.
Opening and closing 45
~ Pull the protective cover out of the hole
qfig. 36.
~ Insert the key into the inner s lot and turn it
to the right (right-s ide doors) or the left
(left-s ide door) as far as it can go.
After yo u close the door, you will no longer be
able to open it from the outside.
T he door can be opened from the inside by
pulling once respectively twice (rear doors) on
the door handle . If the chi ld safety lock is en­
gaged in one of the rear doors, the door has to
be opened from the outside after pulling on
the handle once from the inside.
Rear lid
Opening and closing rear lid
You can open the rear lid from inside the vehi­
cle using a switch in the driver's door.
Fig. 37 Driver 's doo r: remote rear lid release
Fig. 38 Posit io n of ha ndle in t he re ar lid
Opening the rear lid
~ Press the middle button c:, on the remote
cont rol master key, or
~ Press the unlock button c:, in the driver's
door
q fig . 37, or
~ Press the handle on the rear lid qfig. 38.
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46 Opening and clo sing
• The rear lid un locks automatically and opens
slightly .
• Lift the rear lid.
Clos ing th e re ar lid
• Pull the rear lid dow n and a llow it to drop
gently. The lid is then closed automat ica lly
Q A .
A WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, always pull up
on it to make sure that it is properly
closed. Otherw ise it could open suddenly
when the vehicle is moving.
- To help prevent po isonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle , al­
ways keep the rear lid closed while dr iv­
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.
- Never leave you r vehicle unattended es­
peci ally wi th the re ar lid left open. A
child could c rawl into the ca r through the
l u ggage compartment and pull the lid
shut, becom ing trapped and unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of persona l in­
jury, never let children play in or around
yo ur vehicle . Always keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not
in use.
- Always ensure that no one is w ith in
range of the rear lid when it is mov ing, in
part icula r close to the h inges -fingers o r
hands can be pinched.
@ Tips
- If the rear lid is open or not properly
closed w hen the ign ition is turned on,
the door and rea r lid war ning
Q page 22
appears in the ins trument clus ter dis­
play.
- Should you not be able to open the rear
li d as described, make sure the valet key
function is not activa ted
~ page 41.
Automatic rear lid/trunk lid operation
Applies to vehicles: with automatic rear lid/trunk lid oper­
ation
The trunk lid can be opened and closed auto­
matically.
Fig. 39 Drive r's door: Unlock ing t he rea r lid
Fi g. 40 Locking sw itc h in th e rear lid
Opening rear lid
• Press the middle button cs on the remote
key for at least one second, or
• Press the unlock button
c::; in the driver's
door~
fig. 39, o r
• Press the handle on the rear lid
~ page 45,
fig. 38.
• The opening process is stopped immediate ­
ly if the middle button cs on the remote
key is pressed again for at least one second
or the unlock button
cs in the driver's door
is pressed again or the hand le in the rear lid
is pressed again.
• Middle button in the remote key and unlock
button in the driver's door:
The open ing
process is cont inued by pressing on e of the
buttons aga in .
• Handle in the rear lid: the rear lid is closed
ag ain by p ress ing the handle again
Q A . ..,.

Clos ing re ar lid /trunk lid
"' Press the close button in the open rear lid
~ fig. 40. The trunk lid moves to the closed
posit ion by itself and soft close locks it auto­
matically~ &_.
"' The closing process
is stopp ed immediately
if the close button in the rear lid is pressed
again.
"' By push ing the button again, the rear lid is
opened again .
Sa ving the open ing a ngle of the rear lid
"' Bring the rear lid manua lly or automatically
to the desired opening position and leave it i n th is position.
"' Press the button in the rear lid~
fig. 40 for
at least four seconds in order to save the de­
s ired opening position. The position ca n only
be saved start ing at a certain level.
A WARNING
- Never close the rear lid inattentively or
without checking fi rst . Altho ugh the
closing force of the rear lid is lim ited,
yo u can st ill ser iously injure yourself or
others.
- Always ensure that no one is w ith in
range of the rear lid when it is moving, in
part icu lar close to the hinges and the up­
per and lower edges -fingers or hands
can be p inched.
- To help prevent po isonous exhaust gas
from being d rawn 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.
- Never leave you r vehicle unattended es­
pecially with the rea r lid left open . A
child could crawl into the car th rough the
l u ggage compa rtment and pull the lid
shut, becom ing trapped and unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of persona l in­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
your vehicle. A lways keep the rear lid as
-
Opening and clo sin g 47
well as the vehicle doors closed when not
in use.
- If there is a l uggage rack or bicycle rack
mounted on the rear lid, it may not be
ab le 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 weight must be re­
moved from the luggage rac k first.
@ Tips
- If the rear lid is open or not properly
locked when the ign ition is turned on,
the door and rear lid warning~
page 22
appears in the instrument cluster dis-
play.
- T he automatic rear lid opening/clos ing
process can be stopped by ho ld in g the
re ar lid w ith your hand. The lid can then
be further opened/closed by h and.
- I f there is a mechan ica l problem wit h the
automatic rear lid
opening proces s or
t here is an obstruction, the process is
stop ped immediately.
- I f there is a mechan ica l problem wit h au­
tomatic closing fo r the rea r lid or there
is an obstr uction, it opens again slightly
r ight away . Chec k to see why the rear lid
cou ld not be closed before attempting to
close it again.
- If the rear lid on a locked vehicle is un­
locked with the midd le button~ on the
remote key, the rear lid is automat ically
locked again immed iate ly after closing.
T his is indicated by the turn signals
blinking.
- The followi ng applies to vehicles equ ip­
ped w ith the Convenience key* feature: if
the remote control key is left in the lug­
gage compa rtment, l uggage comp art­
ment w ill autom atic ally unlo ck itsel f af­
ter yo u lock the vehicle. This preven ts
you from unintentionally locking you r
key in the luggage compartment.
- If the vehicle battery charge drops be low
a certain level, yo u can sti ll open o r close
the rear lid manually, however, you w ill
need to apply more force to close it. ..,.

48 Openin g and clo sing
- As soon as the electrical connec tion to
the trailer socket is completed on
vehicles with a factory installed towing
hitch, or a trailer hitch that was installed
later according to factory specifications,
the automatic rear lid function can only
be operated v ia the handle in the rear lid.
Rear lid emergency unlocking
If the rear lid cannot be opened, an emergen­
cy release is provided .
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Fig . 4 1 Section of the luggage compar tment : Access to
emerge ncy re lease
Fig . 42 Sect ion of the luggage compartment: Emer­
gency release
,.. Tilt the seatback forward.
,.. Move into the t runk.
,.. Take the s crewdriver from the veh icle tool
kit. As an alternat ive, you can a lso use the
vehicle key.
• Put the flat side of the screw driver into the
recess and pry the cover up
o fig. 41 -Arrow-.
• Press the lever in the direction of the arrow
o fig . 42 to unlock the rear lid .
Child safety lock
Power child safety lock for the rear
doors
The power child safety lock t prevents the
rear doors from being opened from the in ­
side .
Fig . 43 Sect ion fro m driver's door: controls
The rear doors are equipped with a power
child safety lock.
It is operated with the two
safety buttons
III in the dr iver's door o fig. 43.
• Press the left and/or right safety button to
disab le the rear power window(s) and pre­
vent the respective rear door from being
opened from the inside. The LED in the but­
ton will light up when the child safety lock is
turned
on .
,.. Press the illum inated button again to turn
the child safety featu res
off .
When the c hild safety lock is activated, the in­
te rior door opening lever is inoperative; the
doo r can only be opened from th e outside. In
addition, the window reg ulator for that doo r
is also inoperative when the child safety lock
is activa ted.
If the child safety lock has been ac tivated on
one or both sides, the butto ns in the rear for
the Panoramic slid ing su nroof* are disabled .
If the child safety lock has been act ivated on
the left
and on the right side, the rear con­
tro ls are locked on veh icles with rear a ir-condi­
tion ing *. Dashes" ••• " are show n in t he dis­
plays for the rear climate contro ls, and the
rear air-conditioning can on ly be operated
from the climate controls in the cabin
opage 98.