2015 AUDI A7 warning

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for another vehicle or a transponder is
l ocated on the key ring.
- For Decla ration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions
¢ page 297.
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
You can lock and un lock the vehicle centrally.
You have the following choices:
- Remote master key¢
page 34,
-Door handles with convenience key*
¢page 35 ,
-Lock cylinder at the driver's door
¢ page 36, or
- Power locking switch inside¢
page 36.
Selective unlocking
When you lock the vehicle, the power locking
system w ill lock the doors and the rear lid.
When unlocking, you can set in the M MI
whether only the driver 's doo r or the entire
vehicle should be unlocked
¢ page 34.
Automatic locking
The automat ic locking feature locks all the ve­
hicle doors and the rear lid when you drive
faster than 9 mph ( 1S km/h).
T he car is unlocked again, when the opening
function in the power lock ing system sw itch
or at one of the door levers is actuated . Th e
Auto Lock function can be turned on and off in
the MMI
¢page 34.
Anti-theft alarm warning system
If the anti-theft alarm warning system de­
tects a break- in into the vehicle, acoustic and
visua l warning signals are triggered.
The anti-theft warning system is activated au­
tomatically when you lock the vehicle . It is de ­
activated when u nlocking using the remote
key, with the mechanical key, and when you
switch the ignition o n.
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The alarm also turns off when the a larm cycle
has expired.
Turn signals
When you unlock the veh icle, the turn s ignals
flash twice. When you lock the veh icle the
tu rn s ignals flash once. If they do not flash,
one of the doors, the rear lid or the hood is
not locked.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
In the follow ing cases there safeguards to
prevent yo u lock ing your remote master key in
the vehicle:
- The vehicle does not lock w ith the central
locking switch¢
page 36 if the driver's
door is open.
- On veh icles with convenience key*, if the
most recently used maste r key is in the lug­
gage compartment, the rear lid is a utomat i­
cally un locked again after it is closed.
Do not lock your veh icle w ith the
remote mas­
ter key or convenience key*
unti l all doors
and the rear lid are closed . In this way you
avoid locking yoursel f out accidentally .
Power side door closer*
The vehicle doors are equipped w ith a power
s ide door closer . When closing a door, you on­
ly have to let it fall light ly into the latch. The
door will then automatically close by itself
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A WARNING
-When you lock your vehicle from outside,
nobody -especia lly children -shou ld 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 take
the ignition key w ith you . Th is w ill pre­
vent passengers (children, for example)
from accidentally being locked in the ve­
hicle should they accidentally press the
power locking sw itch in the doors. .,.

34 Openin g and clo sing
- Do not leave children inside the veh icle
unsupervised. In an emergency it would
be impossible to open the doors from
the outside without the key.
- Applies to vehicles with power side door
closer*:
- When closing a doo r, make sure noth­
i ng can interfere w ith the door. This
could cause ser ious personal injury .
- You c an stop the door from closing at
any time by pulling on the inside or
outside door handle.
(DJ Tips
- In the event of a c rash with airbag de­
ployment al l locked doors will be auto­
matically un locked to g ive access to t he
vehicle occupants from t he outside.
- If the power lock ing system should ma l­
function, you can lock the driver's door
u sing the mechanical key ¢
page 3 7.
- If the power loc king system should fail,
you can st ill open the fue l tank flap in an
emergency ¢
page 221.
-You are well advised no t to keep valua­
bles inside an unattended vehicle, visib le
or not. Even a properly locked vehicle
cannot provide the security of a safe.
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driv ­
er's door panel comes on for abo ut
30
seconds afte r the vehicle is locked, the re
i s a malfunction in the power locking or
the anti-theft warning system . Have the
malfunction corrected by an author ized
Audi dealersh ip or qua lified repai r fac ili­
ty.
Setting power locking
The driver can determine the functions for
power locking in the MMI.
.. Select : I CARI funct io n button> (Car )* sy s­
tem s
control button > V ehicle settings >
( Central lo ck ing) *.
Lo ck when dr iving -
If you se lec t On , the vehi­
cle locks automatically when d riving. All of
the doors and rear lid lock .
Central locking
Unlock door s -
You can dec ide if All doors or
o nly the
Driv er shou ld unlock . The rear lid al ­
so unlocks when
All is selected . If you select
Driver in a vehicle with a convenience key*,
only the door whose hand le you pu ll will un ­
lock.
If you se lect
Driver , all the doors and rear lid
will unlock if you press them button on the re ­
mote control master key twice .
Lo ck exterior trunk handle -If you select On ,
the rear lid handle is locked . In this case the
rear lid can be opened with the b utton
c:s on
the master key or with the
c:s button in the
driver' s door . In veh icles with a convenience
key* , you can still open the rear lid using the
handle if an authorized master key is near the
proxim ity sensor .
Fold mirrors * -If yo u select On , the exterior
rearview mirrors fold in automatically when
you press the
{f) button on the remote control
master key or touch the sensor* in the handle.
Tone when lock ing -When you select On, a
confirmat io n tone sounds when you lock the
vehicle .
Locking and unlocking the vehicle with
, the remote control
Fi g. 20 Re mote co ntro l: fu nct io n buttons
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E ither the driver's door only or the entire vehi­
cle w ill unlock when the unlock button
0 ( @ )
is p ressed once, depending on the settings in
the MMI
¢ page 34 .
.. Press butto n 0 (@ ) to un lock the veh icle
¢fig. 20 .

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~ Press button t'fJ (@ ) to lock the vehicle q .&.
in General description on page 33.
~ Press button c:s <© ) briefly to un lock the
rear lid.
~ Push the red IPANICI button( @) to activate
the panic function. The horn sounds and the
turn signals flash. Push the red
I PANIC ! but­
ton aga in to deactivate the panic function.
If the vehicle is unlocked and no door, the rear
lid or the hood is opened within 60 seconds,
the vehicle locks itself agai n automatically .
This feature p revents t he ve hicl e from be ing
accidenta lly left unlocked over a long period
of t ime.
It depends o n the settings i n the MMI wheth­
e r the entire veh icle is unlocked or on ly cer­
tain doors ¢
page 34.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢ &. in
General description on page 33.
(D Tips
- In o rder to make sure the locking func­
tion is working, you s hou ld always keep
you r eye on the vehicle to make sure it is
proper ly locked.
-
- Do not use t he remo te control if you are
i nside the car, otherwise you may unin­
tentiona lly lock the ve hicle, and then yo u
would set
off the anti-theft alarm w hen
you try to start the engine or open a
door. In case this happens anyhow, push
the unlock button
0.
- The vehicle can only be locked when the
se lector lever is in the P posit ion.
- Use the panic function only i f you are in
an emergency situation.
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Locking and unlocking with convenience
key
Applies to veh icles: w ith conven ience key
Th e doors and th e rear lid can be unlocked
and locked without operating the master key.
Fi g. 2 1 Convenience key: Lock ing the vehicle
Unlocking vehicle
~ Take ho ld of the door handle. The door is un -
locked automatically .
~ Pull the handle to open the door.
Locking vehicle
~ Select the P se lec to r lever posit ion. Othe r­
w ise the vehicle canno t be loc ked.
~ To lock the veh icle, close the doo r and touch
the senso r in t he door handle
once ¢ fig . 21 .
Do not reach inside the door handle.
T he vehicle can be locked and un locked at any
door . The master key must be within a range
of about 1.5 m from the appropriate door or
the rear lid. It makes no difference whether
the master key is in your jacket pocket or in
your brief case.
It is not possib le to re-open the door for a
brief period directly after closing it. This al­
lows you to ensure that the doors are proper ly
locked.
It depends on t he settings in the MMI wheth­
er the ent ire vehicle is unlocked or one of the
doors ¢
page 34.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢&. in
General description on page 33.
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36 Opening and clo sing
@ Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex­
tended period, please note the following:
- 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 vehicle.
- To prevent the battery from being dis­
charged and to preserve your vehicle's
ability to start for as long as possible,
the ene rgy management system gradu­
ally switches off unnecessary conven­ i ence functions.
It i s possible that you
will not be able to unlock your vehicle us­
i ng these conven ience f unctions .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions
¢ page 297.
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. 22 Key turns for ope ning and closing .
.. Remove the mechanical key¢ page 32 .
.. Turn the mechanical key to position @
¢
fig . 22 to unlock the driver's door .
.. Turn the key to position @ to lock the driv­
er's door ¢.&, .
_& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢ & in
General description on page 33.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 23 Drive r's door; power locking sw itch
Fig. 24 Rear powe r lock ing switch
.. Press the button~ to lock the vehicle¢.&, .
.. Press the button@] to unlock the veh icle .
If you lock the vehicle using the power locking
switch, please 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 diodes in the power locking switches i l-
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
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-The power lock ing switch works with the
ignition off and automatica lly locks the
entire veh icle when it is actuated .

38 Opening and closing
• Press and hold the button~ for at least
four seconds to store the new open position.
A visual and audio signal will follow.
• To set a higher open position, wait at least
five seconds and then carefully press the
rear lid upward .
• Press and hold the button~ again for at
least four seconds to store the new open po­
sition.
The settings in the MMI determine if the rear
lid can be opened using the handle
~ page 34 .
Opening will be stopped immediately when :
- You press the button
l"" I on the remote con-
trol master key , or
- You press the button
l"" I in the rear lid, or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You pull the button
I""! 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
l"" I in the rear lid, or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You release the button
lal 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.
- 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.
@ 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
las! 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. ...

40 Opening and clo sing
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. 30 Section from driver's door: child safety lock
buttons
• To activate the child safety lock for the left/
right rear door, press the left/right button[!]
i n the d river's door
q fig. 30. The light in the
button w ill turn on.
• To deactivate the ch ild safety lock for the
l eft/right rear door, press the left/right b ut­
ton
III in the driver's door. The light in the
button turns off.
The following features are switched off:
- The interior door handles in the rear doors,
- The power windows in the rear doors .
In order to activate the child safety lock on
the left and the right side, press the two safe­
ty buttons[!] in succession.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig . 31 Section of the driver's door: Controls
All power window switches are provided with
a two-po sition function :
Opening the windows
• Press the switc h to the fir st sto p and hold it
until the window re aches the desired posi­
tion.
• Press the switch briefly to the
second stop
to automatically open the window .
Closing the windows
• Pull the sw itch to the fir st stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi­
tion .
.. Pull the switch br iefly to the
s e cond stop to
automatically close the window.
Power window switches
@ Drive r's door
® Passenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rear door
& WARNING
- When you leave you r vehicle -even if on ­
ly briefly -always take the ignition key
wit h you . This applies particularly when
children remain in the vehicle. Otherwise
the children could start the engine or op­
erate electrical equipment (e.g. power
windows). The power windows are func­
tional unt il the drive r's door or passeng­
er 's doo r ha s been opened.
- Be careful when clos ing the w indows .
Chec k to see that no o ne is in the way, or
serio us inju ry co uld resu lt!
- When lock ing the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle mu st be u noccupied since the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency .
{1) Tips
-When you open the doors, the windows
au tomati cally lower abo ut 10 mm .
- When the window in the driver's or pas­
senge r's door is complete ly open, it will
raise app rox ima tely 25 mm when t he

42 Opening and clo sing
• To select an intermediate position, press/
pull the switch forward/back to the first lev­
el unti l the des ired pos it ion is reached .
@ Opening/sliding (v ers ion 2 )
• To open the s unroof complete ly, press the
swit ch back to jus t before the second level.
• To close the sunroof completely, press the
switch forward briefly to the second level
cc> & .
• To select an intermediate position, press/
pull the switch forward/back to the first lev­
el until the desired pos it ion is reached.
The sun shade can be opened and closed by hand when the sunroof is closed. The solar
protection opens automatically when the sun­
roof opens .
You can still close or open the sunroof for up
to ten m inutes after you have sw itched the ig­
n ition off . The switch is deactivated once the
driver's or front passenger's door is opened.
A WARNING
Pay careful attention when clos ing the
sliding/ tilting sunroof- otherw ise ser ious
injury cou ld result! A lway s take the key
w ith you when leaving the vehicle.
(D Note
-
Always close your sliding/tilting sunroof
when leaving yo ur vehicle. Sudden rain can
cause damage to the inte rior equipment of
your veh icle, part icu larly the elec tronic
equipment.
@ Tips
The slid ing/tilt ing s unroof will only open
at temperatures above -4°F ( -20°().
Emergency closing of the sliding/tilting
sunroof
If the sunroof detects an object in its path
when it is closing, it will open again automati­
cally. In this case, you can close the roof with
the power eme rgency closing function . •
Within five seconds after the sunroo f opens
automatically, pu ll the switc h until the roof
closes.
Garage door opener (Homelink)
Description
Appl ies to vehicles: with garage door opener (HomeLink)
F ig. 3 4 Garage door opener: examples of us ing w it h
d ifferent systems
You can activate various systems such as ga­
rage doors, secur ity systems and home light­
ing from inside your veh icle using the garage
door opener (Home link). There are three but­
tons for this in the vehicle headliner that can
be in used in place of up to three hand-held
transmitters .
To operate systems us ing t he garage door
opener, the three buttons in the roof headlin­
er must be programmed first.
A WARNING
-M ake sure no people or objects a re in the
i mmedia te v icin ity of the eq uipment w hen
using or p rog ramming the garage door
opener. People can be injured and objects
can be damaged if they are ca ught in the
equipment .
(D Tips
- For se curity re ason s, we recommend th at
you clear the programmed buttons be ­
fore selling the ve hicle .
- For add it iona l information about Home-
L ink, visit www .homelink .com. .,.

44 Clear vis ion
Clear vision
Lights
Switching the headlights on and off
Fig . 36 Instr ument pane l: lig ht sw itc h w it h all -weath­
er lig hts
The headlights only wo rk when the ignition is
sw itched on. Wh ile start ing the eng ine or
when switching off the ig nition, the head­
lights will go off and on ly the s ide marker
lights w ill be on .
I f the sys tem is not operating properly, a
warn ing symbol in the dr iver inform ation dis­
p lay is dis played
<=> page 22 .
Light switch -~ -
Turn the switch <=> fig. 36 to the co rrespond ing
position . When the lights a re switched o n, the
:o o: symbo l turns on .
0 -The lights are off or the dayt ime run ning
lights are on:
- USA models: The daytime running lig hts
will come on automatically when the igni­
t ion is on and the light switch<=>
fig. 36 is in
the
O pos it ion or the AUTO position (only in
daylight cond itions) . T he
Daytime running
lights function can be tu rned on and off in
the MMI
<=> page 45, <=> .& .
-Canada model s: T he daytime running lig hts
will come on au tom atically when t he igni ­
t ion is on and the light switch<=>
fig. 36 is in
the
O posit io n, the :oo~ position or the AUTO
posit ion (on ly in daylight conditions)<=>.& .
AUTO -Automatic headlights swi tch on an d
off depend ing o n brightness , fo r example in
tw ilight, during rain or in tunnels<=>.& .
:oo~ -Side marker lights
io -Low beam head lights
~ -All-weather lig hts
@!l -Rear fog lights *. When the rear fog lights
are on , the symbol
0$ on the sw itch will i llu­
minate .
All-weather light s
In vehicles with all -weather lights, the front
lights are ad justed automatically so that you
are less like ly to see glare from your own
headlig hts, for example when driving on a wet
road .
Automatic headlight range cont rol*
T he headlights do not blind oncoming traffic
if the veh icle load changes . The head light
range also ad justs automatica lly when brak ­
ing and accelerating .
Light functions
The following light funct ions are availab le de­
pending on vehicle equipment and o nly func ­
tion when the lig ht switch is i n the AUTO posi ­
t ion. You can deactivate these functions in the
MMI under
Audi adapt ive light *<=> page 45.
Vehicles w ith St atic corneri ng light* : the cor­
nering light switches on a utomatica lly when
the steering whee l is turned at a ce rta in angle
at speeds up to app rox imately 44 mph
(70 km/h) and when the tur n signal is activa t­
ed at speeds up to app rox imately 25 mph
(40 km/h) . Th e ar ea to the side of th e vehicle
is illum inated better when turn ing .
Vehicles with
Dynamic cu rve light* : the curve
light only functions at speeds betwee n ap ­
proximate ly 6 mph (10 km/h) and 68 mph
(110 km/ h) and adapts itse lf to the cu rves in
the road.
A WARNING
- Automatic headlights are o nly inte nded
t o assist the driver. They do not relieve
the dr iver of his respons ibility to check
the head lights and to turn them on ma n-
ually accord ing to the current light and ,..