2015 AUDI Q7 key

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- If the vehicle battery charge drops below
a certain level, you can still open or close
the rear lid manua lly, howeve r, you will
need to app ly more force to close it .
- As soon as the electrical connection to
the trailer socket is comp leted on
vehicles with a factory installed towing
hitch, or a trailer hitch that was installed
l ater accord ing to factory spec ificat ions,
the automatic rear lid function can only be ope rated 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 . 41 Sectio n of the lu ggag e compar tment: A cce ss to
e m erge ncy re lease
Fig . 4 2 Sect io n of th e lugg age compa rtme nt: Em er­
g en cy re le ase
~ T ilt the sea tback fo rwa rd.
~ Move into the trunk .
~ Take the screwdr iver from the veh icle too l
k it. As an a lternative, you can a lso use the
v eh icle key.
~ Put the flat side of the screw driver into the
reces s and pry the cover up
i=> fig . 41 -Arrow -.
~ Press the lever in the direction of the arrow
i=> 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. 4 3 Section fro m drive r's door: con tro ls
The rear doors are eq uipped w ith a power
chi ld safety lock.
It is operated with the two
safety buttons
III in the dr iver 's door c> fig. 43 .
~ Press th e left and/or right safety b utton to
disab le the rear power w indow(s) and pre­
vent the respect ive rear door from being
opened from the i nside. The LED in the but­
ton will light up when the child safety lock is
turned
on .
~ Press the illum ina ted button again to turn
the chil d safety featu res
off .
When the c hild safety lock is activated, the in ­
te rior door opening lever is inoperat ive; the
doo r ca n only b e opened from th e outside . In
addition, the window reg ulator for that doo r
is a lso inoperative when the child s afety lock
is activa ted.
If the ch ild safety loc k has been ac tivated on
o ne 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
t ro ls are locked on veh icles with rear a ir-condi­
tio ning *. Dashes " ••• " are show n in t he dis­
plays for the rear climate contro ls , and the
rear ai r-conditioning can on ly be operated
from the climate controls in the cabin
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-In order to activate the child safety lock
on the left and the right side, you have to press the two safety buttons in succes­
sion.
- Make certain that the check light comes
on in the corresponding safety switch
when the child safety lock is activated.
Convenience key
Description
A pp lies to vehicles: with Convenie nce key
Access and vehicle operation based on: Mas­
ter key remains in driver 's pocket .
The Convenience key vehicle authorization
system allows
keyless unlocking , locking and
starting of the vehicle . You only have to carry
the master key on your person.
It makes no difference whether the master
key is in your jacket pocket or in your brief
case . As soon as you approach your vehicle,
the Convenience key recognizes the request
for access, checks for authorization and ena­
bles the following functions:
- Unlocking the vehicle~
page 49.
-Locking the vehicle~ page 50.
-Switching on ignition and starting the en -
gine by pressing the
I START! button; the
master key does not have to be in the igni­
tion switch
~page 109.
_& WARNING
- When you lock your vehicle from outside,
nobody- especially 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 vehicle, 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-
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dentally press the power locking switch
in the front doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle
unsupervised. In an emergency it would
be impossible to open the doors from
the outside without the key.
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- In order for the Convenience key to func­
tion, you must always carry the master
key with you .
- In order to be able to unlock or lock the
vehicle, the authorized master key must
be within a range of about S feet (l.S
meters) from the door or the rear lid.
- Of course, you can still unlock and lock
your vehicle using the buttons on the
master key . The selector lever must be in
the P position .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions ~
page 329 .
Unlocking the vehicle
Applies to vehicles : wit h Co nve nience key
The doors and the rear lid can be unlocked
without operating the master key .
Fig. 44 Convenien ce key: unlocking vehicle door
.,. Take hold of the door handle. The door is un-
locked automatically.
.,. Pull the handle to open the door.
A door is unlocked as soon as you approach
the door handle and the system recognizes an
authorized master key. The vehicle can be un­
locked at any door. The authorized master key
only has to be within a range of about 5 feet (l.S meters) from the respective door.
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When a door is unlocked, the driver 's door is
a lways unlocked as we ll.
It depends on the
settings in the central locking menu in the
MMI whether the entire vehicle is unlocked or
only certain doors ¢
page 44.
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If your vehicle has been stand ing 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 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
a lly switches off unnecessary co nven­
i ence f unct io ns.
It is possible that you
will not be able to unlock your vehicle us­
ing these convenience f unctions.
Locking the vehicle
A ppl ies to vehicles: with Conve nie nce key
The vehicle can be locked without operating
the master key.
Fig . 45 Conve nience key: Lock ing th e ve hicle
.. Move the se lector lever to the P position .
.. Press the locking button in the door handle
to lock the vehicle¢,&.. Do not reach inside
the door handle .
The vehicle can be locked at any door. The au­
thor ized master key on ly has to be within a
range of about 5 feet (1.5 meters) from the
pa rticular door . T
he selec tor lever must be in the P position,
otherwise the ve hicle cannot be locked .
A WARNING
--When you lock yo ur vehicle from o utside,
nobody - espec ia lly children - shou ld re­
main inside the vehicle. Remember,
when you lock the vehicle from the out­
side the wi ndows cannot be opened from
the inside.
- When you leave the veh icle, always re­
move the ign ition key and take it with
you. This will prevent passengers (chil­
d ren, fo r ex ample) from acci dentally be­
i n g lo cked in the vehicle shou ld they acci­
denta lly press the power locking switch
in the front doors.
- Do not leave ch ildren inside the vehicle
unsupervised. In an emergency it would
be impossible to open the doors from
the o utside witho ut the key.
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It i s no t possible to re -open the doo r fo r a
brief pe riod directly after closing it. This
allows you to ensure that the doo rs are
properly locked.
Anti-theft alarm system
The anti-theft alarm triggers an alarm if any­
one attempts to break into the vehicle.
The anti-theft alarm system triggers an audi­
ble ala rm and turns on the emergency flashe r
if an unautho rized interfe rence with the veh i­
cl e is sensed by the sys tem.
How is the anti-theft alarm system
switched on?
T he anti-theft alarm system is switched on
whe n you lock the ve hicle. The system is ac ti­
vated approximate ly 30 seconds after the ve­
hicle is locked. The indicato r ligh t on top o f
the door trim start flashing rapid ly for 30 sec -
onds and then blink slowly. ..,.

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How is the anti-theft alarm system
switched off?
The anti -theft a la rm system is switched off
on ly when you unlock yo ur vehicle. If yo u do
not open a door w ith in 60 seconds after you
have unlocked with the remote control , the
ve hicle w ill lock itse lf again a utomat ically .
When will the anti-theft alarm sy stem be
triggered?
W hen the ve hicle is locked , the alarm system
mon itors and p rotects the following parts of
the vehicle:
- engi ne compartment
- lu ggage compartment
- doo rs
- i gnition
When the system is activated, the alarm will
be tr iggered if on e of the doo rs, the eng ine
h ood or t he rear lid a re opened, o r if the ig ni­
tion is turned on. The an ti-t heft alarm sys tem
will also go off when t he battery is discon ­
nected .
You can a lso tr igge r the alarm by p re ssing t he
P ANIC button o n your remote con trol. T his
will alert o ther peop le in case of emergency.
Press the
PANIC b utton again to t urn off the
a larm .
How is the anti-theft alarm switched off
when triggered?
The a larm system is switc hed off when you
u nl ock the vehicle o r whe n the ignition is
sw itched on. The alarm will also switch itself
off when it comes to the end of its cycle.
Emergency flasher and horn
The emergency flas her wi ll blink brief ly and
the hor n sounds when the doors, engine hood
a nd rear lid are proper ly closed .
If th e emergen cy fl ashe rs do no t blink , or the
horn does no t soun d, check the doors, engine
h ood an d rear lid to make sure they are prop­
erly closed.
If you close a door, t he hood o r
the rear lid w ith the anti-theft alarm sw itched
on, the emergency flashers will b link and the
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horn wi ll sou nd on ly afte r you have closed the
door or li d.
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For the anti-the ft a la rm sys te m to fu n c­
tion properly, make sure all ve hicle doors
and win dows are closed before leavi ng t he
v ehicle .
Power windows
Controls
Fig. 4 6 Drive r's doo r: power w indow sw itches
Switches for front door windows
@ o p erates the w indow in the d river's door.
® opera tes the w indow in the front passe ng-
er's door .
Switches for rear windows
© operates the left rear window.
@ operates the r ight rea r wi ndow.
Safety switch
® Safety switch for rear window operat ion.
A WARNING
- Do not lea ve c hildren unattended in t he
ve hicle, especially wi th access to veh icle
keys. Unsupervi sed us e of the keys can
resu lt in start ing of the engi ne and use
o f vehicle system s such as po wer w in­
dows, etc. w hich co uld res ult in se riou s
in jur y.
- R eme mber -you can s till ope n or close
the powe r win dows for about ten mi ­
n utes after the ign ition is switc hed off .
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opened are the power windows switched
off.
- Be careful when closing the windows .
Check to see that no one is in the way, or
serious injury could result!
- Always remove the ignition key whenever
you leave your vehicle.
- If you lock your vehicle from the outside,
no one, especia lly children, sho uld re­
main in the vehicle .
- Do not stick anything on the windows or
the windshield that may interfere with
the driver's fie ld of vision.
In addition to t he switches in the drive r's
door there is a separate switch in each
door for the power window in that door
¢ page 53, fig. 47.
Switches in the driver's door
T he driver can operate all windows.
I f the respective switch is pushed or pulled
the w indow will open or close. The power win­
dow switches have a
two -positi on fun ction :
Opening the windows
.. Push the sw itch to the fir st stop and hold i t
there unt il the wi ndow has lowered to the
desired position.
.. Push the switch briefly to the
second stop:
the window wi ll automatically open all the
way.
Closing the windows
.. Pull the switch up to the fir st stop and ho ld
it there until the window has risen to the de ­
sired position .
.. Pull the switch quick ly to the
second po si­
tion :
the w indow w ill automatically close all
t he way ¢
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Activating /deactivating the r ear windows
.. Press the left[!] switch ¢ page 51, fig. 46 to
deactivate only the window regulator in the
left door . The indicator light in the switch i l­
luminates.
.. Press the right[!] switch ¢ page 51, fig. 46
to
d eactiv ate only the window reg ulator in
the
right door. The ind icator light in the
sw itch illuminates .
.. Press the
1±1 sw itch aga in to reactivate the
w indow regu lator . The indicato r light in the
sw itch goes out .
If you press both
1±1 switches ® in succession,
the following funct ions are switched off in the
rear of the vehicle:
- The window regulator switches in the rear
doors .
- The buttons for the Panoramic slid ing su n­
roof* .
- On veh icles with rear climate control*, oper­
ation from the rear is blocked . Dashes" ---"
are show n in the displays for the rear cli­
mate cont ro ls, and the rear air-cond ition ing
can only be operated from the climate con­
trols in the cabin ¢page 100.
- I f
only th e left 1±1 sw itch was pressed, the
w indow regu lator in the
left rear do or and
t he buttons in t he rear for the Panoramic
sliding sunroof* are deactivated . In addi­
t ion , the door is locked .
- If
o nly the right[!] switch was pressed, the
w indow regu lator in the
right re ar door and
the buttons in the rear for the Panoramic
sliding sunroof* are deactivated . In addi ­
tion, the door is locked.
T his feature has been provided for the safety
of small children riding in the rear of the ve hi­
cle .
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- T he windows can sti ll be opened and
closed for about ten minutes after the
ignition has been t urned off . The powe r
w indows are not shut off unt il one of the
front doors is opened.
- In order to act ivate the child safety lock
on the left and the right side, you have to
press the two safety switches in succes­
sion . Make certa in that the check light
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switch when the chi ld safety lock is acti ­
vated .
Switch in the front passenger 's door and
on the rear doors
F ig. 4 7 Swit ch loca tion front pass engers door
The power window sw itch has a two-po sit ion
function :
Opening the windows
.. Pre ss the sw itch to the fir st position and
hol d it unt il you have opened t he window as
f ar as yo u wan t.
.. Press the sw itch quick ly to the
second po si­
tion
and the window w ill automatically open
all the way .
Closing the windows
.. Pull the swi tch to t he first po sition and hold
i t u ntil you have closed the window as far as
yo u want .
.. Pull the switch q uickly to the
second posi ­
tion
and the window wi ll automatically close
all the way.
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The windows can st ill be opened and
closed for abo ut ten minutes after the ig ­
nition has been t urned off . The powe r win­
dows are not sh ut off until o ne of t he front
doors is opened .
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Convenience close/open feature with the
lock in the dr iver 's door
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You can close or open the windows from out­
side when you lock or unlock your car wi th the
key in the driver's door lo ck .
Fig. 48 Key turns for opening and closing
Closing windows
.. Insert the key into the lock of the dr iver's
door .
.. Make s ure that the windows are not blocked
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.. Tu rn and hold the key in the lock posit ion @
¢ fig. 48 unt il the windows and the Panor­
amic sliding sunroof * with the power s un
blin d are comp letely closed.
Opening windows
.. Insert the key into the lock of the driver 's
door .
.. Tur n and hold the key in the open pos it io n
@ .
The automatic close/open f unction w ill cease
if the key is returned to its orig inal pos ition .
A WARNING
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- Be careful wh en clos ing the w indows .
Che ck to see t hat no one is in the way, o r
ser ious injury could result!
- Always rea d an d h eed WARN ING
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Opening front r oof segment to comf ort
se ttin g
"Turn the rotary switch ¢ fig. 49@ to posi­
tion ©, you will feel the switch engage . The
roof segment is slid open only to a comfort
position w ith low wind noise. This is the rec­
ommended standard sett ing for normal
driv ing cond itions .
Sliding front roof segment full y open
" Rotate and hold the switch @ in position @
unt il the roof segment has reached the de­
s ired pos it ion. There may be increased wind
noise in this pos it ion.
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- In posit ion @, the switch jumps back to
pos ition © again as soon as the switch is
released .
- When dr iv ing with the Panoramic slid ing
sunroof open, open the front roof seg ­
ment to the comfort setting to m inim ize
wind noise .
Closing Panoramic sliding sunroof
Applies to vehicles: with Panoram ic sliding sunroof
Clos ing tilted front roof segm ent
" Pull the switch¢ page 54, fig . 49 @ and
ho ld it until the roof segment has reached
the des ired pos ition.
" Pull the switch
brie fly to close the roo f seg­
ment automatica lly. By activating the switch
briefly again, the roof segment can be stop­
ped in any position ¢
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Clos ing front r oof s egment wh en slid
o p en
" Rotate switch ¢ page 54, fig. 49@ to posi­
t ion @ to close the roof segment
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move to an intermediate posit ion, rotate the
switch to the corresponding click-stop .
Clos ing tilt ed r ear roof segm ent
" Tap the rocker switch ¢ page 54, fig. 49 ®
or
c::> page 54, fig. 50 © in the front area Q
br iefl y to close the roof segment completely
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"To set an intermediate position manually,
press the rocker switch in the front area~
until the roof segment has reached the de­
sired tilt posit ion
c::> .&_ .
A WARNING
Improper use of the Panoram ic sliding
sunroof can cause serious personal injury.
- Be careful when closing the Panoramic
-
sliding sunroof . Not paying attention
could cause you or others to be trapped
and injured as the Panoram ic sliding sun­
roof closes.
- Always take the key w ith you when you
leave the vehicle to prevent injur ies
caused by the Panoramic slid ing sunroof
clos ing
- Never leave children or persons requiring
assistance alone in the vehicle, especially
when they could access the vehicle keys .
Unsupervised use of the keys can result
in the engine being started or use of ve­
hicle systems such as the power win­
dows, etc. wh ich could result in serious
injury. The doors could be locked with
the remote key, de laying help in an
emergency.
- The Panoramic slid ing sunroof will con­
tinue to operate until the ign ition key
has been removed and one of the front
doors has been opened.
Convenience closing feature
Applies to vehicles: wit h Pa noramic slid ing sunroof
The Panoramic sliding sunroof can be closed
from outside with the key in the driver's door lock .
" Insert the key into the dr iver's door lock.
" Turn and hold the key in the lock pos it ion ®
c::> page 43, fig . 33 until the Panoramic slid­
ing sunroof is complete ly closed
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Closing Panoramic sliding sunroof on
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light sensor checked as soon as possible at an
authorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
A WARNING
- Daytime running lights and automatic
headlights are only intended to assist
the driver. They do not relieve the driver
of his responsibility to check the head­
lights and to turn them on manually ac­
cording to the current light and visibility
conditions. For example, fog cannot be
detected by the light sensors*. So always
switch on the headlights
~D under these
weather conditions and when driving in
the dark.
- Crashes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be
seen by other motorists. Always turn on
the headlights so that you can see ahead
and so that others can see your car from
the back.
- Please obey all laws when using the
lighting systems described here.
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-With the switch in AUTO front fog lights
and rear fog lights cannot be turned on in addition.
- The light sensor for headlight control is
located in the rear view mirror mount.
You should therefore not apply any stick­
ers to the windshield in this area in order
to prevent malfunctions or failures.
- Some exterior lighting functions can be
adjusted ¢
page 61.
-When you remove your key from the igni­
tion while the vehicle's lights are turned
on, a buzzer sounds as long as the driv­
er's door is open.
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of
the headlights, turn signals and tail
lights can fog over due to the tempera­
ture difference between the inside and
outside. They will clear shortly after
M "' switching them on. This does not affect 0
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-In the event of a light sensor malfunc­
tion, the driver is notified in the instru­
ment cluster display¢
page 35.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions are set in the MMI.
.,. Select: !CAR ! function button > Systems*
control button > Exterior lighting. Or
.,. Select:
I CAR I function button > Car systems*
control button > Vehicle settings > Exterior
light ing.
Coming home (Lights when leaving car),
Leaving home (Lights when unlocking car)
The coming home function illuminates the
area outside the vehicle when you turn the ig­
nition off and open the driver's door. Depend­
ing on vehicle equipment, the function can be
switched on and off or the length of ti me the lights remain on* can be adjusted .
The leaving home illuminates the area outside
the vehicle when you unlock the vehicle . This
function can be switched on and off .
The Coming home and Leaving home func­
tions only operate when it is dark and the light switch is in the
AUTO position.
Daytime running lights
USA models: The daytime running lights can
be turned on or off using this function.
Canada models: The function cannot be
turned
off. It is activated automatically each
time the ignition is turned on. This menu item is shown "greyed out" .
Front fog lights
Fig. 57 Instrument panel: light switch