2017 AUDI A7 warning

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@ Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the orig inal battery in the re­
mote control key.
Unlocking/locking by remote control
F ig . 18 Rem ote contro l key : bu tton prog ra mmin g
• To unlock the vehicle, press the~ button
¢fig. 18.
• To lock the vehicle, press the lil button one
tim e¢ ,& .
• To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the
1£1 button br iefly .
• To trigger the alarm, press the
I PANIC I button.
T he vehicle horn and emergency flashers are
activated.
• To turn the alarm off , press the red
I PANIC I
button again .
If the vehicle is unlocked and none of the doors,
the rear lid or hood are opened within 60 se c­
onds, the veh icle locks again automatically. This
feature prevents the vehicle from being acciden ­
tally left unlocked over a long p eriod of t ime.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­ mine if the entire veh icle or only the driver 's door
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
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A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS¢.& in Descrip­
tion on page 2
7 .
@ Tips
- Only use the remote control key when you
are within view of the vehicle.
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- The vehicle can only be locked when the se ­
lector lever is in the P position.
- Do not use the remote control when you are
inside the vehicle. Otherwise, you could un­
intentionally lock the vehicle. If you then
tried to start the engine or open a door, the alarm would be tr iggered. If this happens,
press the@ unlock button.
- Only use the pan ic function in an emergen­
cy.
Locking and unlocking with the
convenience key
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key
T he doors and luggage compartment lid can be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con­
trol key.
F ig . 19 Door han d le : locking t he vehicle
Unlocking the vehicl e
• Grip the door hand le . T he door un locks auto-
matically.
• Pull on the door handle to open the doo r.
Locking the vehicle
• Place the selec to r l eve r in the P position (auto­
matic t ransmiss ions), or else the veh icle wi ll
not be ab le to lock .
• To lock the vehi cle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
once ¢ fig . 19,
¢ ,& . Do not hold the door handle while doing
this.
You can unlock/lock the ve hicle at every door .
T he remote control key cannot be more than ap­
proximately 4 ft (1.5 m) away from the door han­
dle. It makes no difference whether the master ..,.

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key is in your jacket pocket or in your briefcase,
for example .
The door ca nnot be opened for a br ief period di­
rect ly after loc king it. This way you have the op ­
portunity to check if the doors locked correctly.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­ mine if the entire vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢page 32.
WARNING .1!!!!!!!!!. !!..-
Read and heed a ll WARNINGS ~.& in Descrip­
tion on page
2 7.
@ Tips
If your vehicle is left stand ing for a long peri­
od of time, note the following:
- The proximity senso r switches off after a
few days to save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open it .
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to maintain the vehicle 's abi lity to start
for as long as possible. You may not be able to unlock your vehicle using the convenience
key.
- For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
¢page 267.
Central locking switch
Fig. 20 Drive r's door: central loc king switch
Open ing and closing
Fig. 21 Rear doo r: ce ntra l locking sw it c h
"' To lock the vehicle, press the~ button ~,&. .
"' To unlock the vehicle, p ress the @l button .
When locking the vehicle with the central locking
switch, the following app lies:
- Opening the door and the luggage compart­
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security reasons, such as when stopped at a
light) .
- The L ED in the central locking switch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked.
-Applies to: front doors: you can open the doors
ind ividually from the inside by pulling the door
handle .
- Rear doors: to unlock the doors, pull on the
door ha ndle
one time . To open the doors, pull
on the door handle
again .
- In the event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doors unlock automat ically to allow access
to the vehicle.
A WARNING
-The central locking switch also works when
the ignition is switched off and automatical­
ly locks the entire vehicle when the~ but­
ton is pressed.
- The central locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outside.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially c hildren .
@ Tips
Your vehicle locks automatically when it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
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.. Remove the integrated mechanical key
¢
page 29 or use the separate mechan ical key .
.. Pull the cap out of the opening
¢ fig. 23 .
.. Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it all
the way to the right (right door) or left (left
door).
A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS¢ A in Descrip­
tion on page
27.
Anti-theft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehicle
b reak-in, audio and visual warning signals are
triggered. The anti-theft alarm system is activat­
ed when the vehicle is locked as usual. It
switches
off when the vehicle is unlocked.
If the alarm is triggered, it w ill shut off automat­
ically after a ce rtain amount of time. Switch the
ignition on or press the~ button on the remote
control key to turn
off the alarm.
Luggage compartment
Lid
Automatic luggage compartment lid
Applies to: vehicles with automat ic luggage compartment lid
The luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed electrically.
Fig. 24 Drive r's door : opening the luggage compartment
lid
Open ing and closing
Fig. 25 Luggage compa rt me nt lid: @clos ing butto n,@
l ock button (vehicles w ith conve nie nce key• )
Opening the luggage compartment lid
.. Press and hold the lal button on the remote
control key for at least one second. Or
.. Pull the~ button in the driver's door briefly
¢fig. 24 . Or
" Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid .
Closing the luggage compartment lid
.. Pull the button lal in the driver's door until the
luggage compartment lid is closed¢,&. . Or
.. Press the
la l button in the luggage compart­
ment lid¢
fig. 25 . The luggage compartment
lid will go down automatically and close¢,&. .
Or
" Press and hold the button
la l on the remote
control key until the luggage compartment lid
is closed (vehicles with convenience key*) ¢ ,&. .
Make sure there is enough distance between
you and the luggage compartment lid. There
should be a maximum 9 feet (3 m) of distance.
Or
" Press the~ button ¢
fig. 25 in the luggage
compartment lid (vehicles with convenience
key*) . The remote control key must not be
more than approx imately 4 ft (1.5 m) away
from the luggage compartment and it must not
be inside the vehicle . The luggage compart­
ment lid w ill automatically close and lock. The
vehicle locks¢,&. . Or
.. Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid. The luggage compartment lid will go down
automatically and close¢,&. .
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Opening and closin g
Setting th e lugg age c ompartm ent lid open
p os itio n
~ Bring the luggage compartment lid into the de­
sired open position
c::> (D . The position must be
at a certain height or higher to store.
~ Press and hold the~ button for at least four
seconds to store the new open position . A visu ­
al and aud io signal w ill follow.
~ To set a higher open position, wait at least five
seconds and then carefully press the luggage
compartment lid upward.
~ Press and hold the~ button again for at least
four seconds to store the new open position .
The opening/closing p rocess w ill stop immedi­
ately if:
- You pull/release the
la! button in the driver 's
doo r, or
- You press/release the~ button on the remote
contro l key (vehicles wit h convenience key*) , or
- You press the
!a l or [®] button (vehicles with
convenience key*) in the luggage compartment
li d, or
- You push the handle in the luggage compart­
ment lid , or
- You press against the luggage compartment l id
against the d irect ion it is mov ing, or
- When something blocks the luggage compart ­
ment l id or makes it diff icult for the lid to
move .
If you press the handle or one of the~ or[®] but­
tons (vehicles with convenience key*) now , the
luggage compartment lid will either open or
close, depending on what ang le it is at .
.&_ WARNING
-Read and follow all WARNINGS c::> &. in De­
scription on page 2
7.
- After closing the luggage compartment lid,
always pull up on it to make sure that it is
properly closed . Otherwise it co uld open
suddenly when the vehicle is moving.
- T o help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the veh icle, always keep
the luggage compartment lid closed while
driv ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the luggage
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area, because then the luggage compart­
ment lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially with the luggage compartment lid left
open. A child could craw l 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 veh icle. Always keep t he luggage com­
pa rtment lid as well as the veh icle doors
closed when not in use.
- Never close the luggage compartment lid
inattentive ly or without checking first. Al­
though the closing force of the luggage compartment lid is limited, you can still se­
rious ly injure yourself or others .
- Always ensu re that no one is within range of
the luggage compartment lid when it is moving, in particular close to the hinges and
the upper and lower edges -fingers or
hands can be pinched.
- Never try to interfere with the luggage com­
partment lid or help it when it is be ing
opened or closed automat ically .
(D Note
The l uggage compartment lid can bump into
objects s uch as the garage ceiling when open­
ing and become damaged .
(D Tips
-The settings in the Infotainment system de­
termine if the luggage compartment lid can
be opened using the handle
c::> page 32 .
-There are audio signa ls when closing the
luggage compartment lid with the remote
control key (vehicles with conven ience key*)
or with the
l a! button in the driver's door .
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by press ing the
!a l button o n the remote
control key . The luggage compa rtment lid
locks automat ica lly when it is closed again.
- You can close the l uggage compartment lid
using the remote contro l key (vehicles with

Opening and closing
Child safety lock
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated .
Fig. 28 Sect ion of driver's doo r: c hil d safety lock butto ns
• To activate/deactivate the inner doo r handle
and the power w indow switch for the respective
rear door, press the left/right
[!I button in the
driver's door~
fig. 28. The ind icator light in the
button t urns on/blinks.
• To activate/deactivate the child safety lock on
both sides, you must press the
[±l buttons one
after the other.
.&_ WARNING
Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period of
time. This applies particularl y when children
remain in the vehicle. Otherwise children
could start the engine or operate electrical
equipment (such as power windows), which
increases the risk of an accident.
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Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 29 D river 's doo r: power win dow controls
All power window switches are equipped with a
two -stage function :
Opening and closing the windows
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• To open or close the window completely, press
the switch down or pull the switch up briefly to
the second level. The operat io n will stop if the
sw itch is pressed/pulled again .
• To select a position in between opened and
closed, press/pu ll the switch to the first level
until the desired window position is reached.
Power window switches
@ Left front door
@ Right front door
@ Left rear door
@ Right rear door
.&_ WARNING
-Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
of time. This applies particularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherwise chil­
dren could start the engine or operate elec­
tr ical equipment (such as power windows),
which increases the risk of an accident. The
power windows continue to function until
the driver's door or front passenger's door
has been opened.
- Pay careful attention when clos ing the win­
dows. Pinching could cause serious injuries .
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-When locking the vehicle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency .
(D Tips
-The windows will automatica lly lower ap­
prox imately 0 .4 inches (10 mm) when you
open the doors.
- When the window in the dr iver's or front
passenger 's doo r is comp letely open, it w ill
raise approximate ly 1 inch (25 mm) when
t h e door is opened. The w indow w ill lower
again when you close the door .
- You can still open and close t he windows for
appro ximately 10 mi nutes after tur ning the
i gni tion off . The power w indows do not
swi tch off until t he d river's doo r o r front
passenger 's doo r has been opened.
Convenience opening
All of the windows and th e sunroof* can be
opened at once.
The settings in the Infotainment system spec ify
which windows will open .
Convenience opening feature
• Press and hold the~ button on the remote
contro l key unt il all of the windows reach the
desired position and the su nroof* is ti lted open .
Setting convenien ce open ing in the
Infotainment system
• Se lect : the ICARI function button > (Car )* Sys ­
tems control button > Vehicle settings > Cen­
tra l locking
> Long-pre ss to open windows .
To enable convenience opening of the w indows
and the roof*, the
Front windows , Rear windows
and Roof functions must be sw itched On .
.&_ WARNING
For security reason s, the windows a nd th e
sunroof* ca n only be opened w ith t he re m ote
co ntrol key a t a maxim um dis tanc e of app rox­
imate ly 6 f eet (2 m) from the vehicle .
Opening and closing
Correct ing power window malfunctions
You can reactivate the one-touch up/down func­
tion if it malfunctions .
• Pull the power window switch up until the win­
dow is completely raised .
"' Release the switch and p ull it up aga in fo r at
least one second .
Sunroof
Description
Applies to: vehicles with sliding/tilt ing sunroof
Fig. 30 Sectio n of head lin er: sunroof butto n
@ Tilting/sliding
"'To tilt the su nroof co mplete ly, press the switch
briefly to the second level.
• To o pen t he su nroof com plete ly, pull the sw itc h
briefly to the sec ond level
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• To select an intermedi ate position, p ress/p ull
the switch to the f irst level until the desired po ­
sition is reached .
@ Opening/sliding (version 1)
• To move the roo f into t he reduced w ind no ise
posi tion, p ress t he but ton back briefly to t he
second level. The roof will open all the way if
you press the b utton back to the second level
aga in.
"' To close the sunroof completely, press the
sw itch forward b riefly to the second level
c:> &.
"' To select an intermediate posi tion, p ress/p ull
t h e switch fo rwa rd/back to the first level unt il
t he de sired pos ition is re ache d.
@ Opening/sliding (version 2)
"' To open the su nroof complete ly , press the
sw itch back to just before the second level.
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Opening and clo sin g
• To close the sunroof comp letely, press the
switch forward briefly to the second level
c::> ,&. .
• To select an intermediate pos ition, press/pull
the switch forward/back to the first level until
the desired position is reached .
The sunshade can be opened and closed by hand
when the roof is closed. The sunshade opens au­
tomatically when the roof is opened.
You can still operate the sliding/tilt ing sunroof
for about 10 minutes after the ignition is switch­
ed off. The switch is deactivated once the driver's
or front passenger 's door is opened.
A WARNING
Pay careful attent ion when closing the slid­
ing/t ilting sunroof -otherw ise ser ious injury
cou ld result! Always take the ign ition key with
you when leaving the vehicle .
@ Note
Always close your sliding/tilting sunroof when
leaving your veh icle. Sudden ra in can cause
damage to the interior equ ipment of your ve­
hicle, particularly the electron ic equ ipment.
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@ Tips
- For informat ion on convenience opening, re­
fer to
<::.>page 37.
- The sunroof will only open down to -20 °C
(-4 °F) .
Sunroof power emergency closing
App lies to: vehicl es with sli d in g/ti lting sunroof
If the sunroof detects an object in its path whe n
it is closing, it w ill open again automatically. In
this case, you can close the roof with the power
emergency closing function.
• Within five seconds afte r the sunroof opens au­
tomat ica lly, pull the switch unt il the roof
closes .
I f you let go of the sw itch early, the sunroof will
open again .
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Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
App lies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Horne Link)
Fig. 31 Garage door opener: examples of usage for d iff er·
ent syste ms
With the garage door opener (Homelink), you
can activate systems such as the garage doors,
security systems or house lights from inside your
vehicle. Three buttons are integrated in the head­
liner that can be programmed to up to three re­
mote controls .
To be able to operate systems using the garage door opener, the buttons in the headliner must
first be programmed .
A WARNING
When operating or programming the garage
door opener, make sure that no people or ob­
jects are in the a rea immediately s urrounding
the equipment . People can be injured or prop­
erty can be damaged if st ruck when closing .
(D Tips
-For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the prog rammed buttons before
sell ing the vehicle .
- For add itiona l information about Homel ink,
visit www.homelink .com .
- For an exp lanat ion on conform ity w ith the
FCC reg ulations in the Un ited States and the
Industry Canada regulat ions, see
<::.> page 267.

Lights and Vision
Lights and Vision
Exterior lighting
Switching lights on and off
Fig. 33 Instrument panel: light sw itch w ith all weat her
lights
Light switch · 't/..·
T ur n the switch to the corresponding posi tion.
When the lights are sw itched on, the
:oo: symbol
turns on .
0 - The lights are off or the daytime running
lights are on:
- USA m odels: The daytime running lights will
come on automatically when the ignition is on
and the light switch¢
fig. 33 is in the O posi­
t ion or the
AUTO position (only in day light con­
dit ions). The
D aytime running light s function
can be turned o n and off in the MM I
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-Canada mo del s: T he d aytime runn ing lights
will come on automati cally when the ignit io n is
on and the ligh t swi tch
r=:> fig . 33 is in the O po­
sition, the
;oo: position or the AUTO position
(on ly in daylight conditions)
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AUTO -automatic headlights switch on and off
depending on br igh tness, for example i n tw ilig ht,
du ring rain or in tunnels.
;oo: -Parking lights
io -Low beam headlights
~ - All weather lights
@TI -Rear fog lights
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All-weather lights
The front lights a re adjus ted au toma tically so
that there is less g lare fo r the d river from his o r
her own lights, for example when roads are wet .
Automatic dynamic headlight range control
system
Yo ur vehicle is equ ipped with a headlight range
contro l system so that there is less g lare for on­
coming t raffic if the vehicle load changes. The
headlight range also adjusts automatically when
braking and accelerat ing .
Light funct ion s
The following light functions may be ava ilable
depending on ve hicle equipment and only func­
tion when the light switch is in the AUTO posi­
tion.
Static cornering light* -The cornering light
switches on automatically at speeds up to ap­
proximately 44 mph (70 km) when the steering
whee l is at a certain angle. The area to the side of
the vehicle is illuminated better when turning.
A WARNING
-Automatic headlig hts are only intended to
assis t the driver. They do not relieve the
driver of responsib ility to check the head­
lights and to t urn them on manua lly based
on t he cur re nt ligh t and v is ibility conditions.
F or examp le, fog cannot be detec ted by the
light sensors. So always switch on the low
beam under these weather conditio ns an d
when driv ing in the dark
io.
- The rear fog lights shou ld only be turned on
in accorda nce w ith traffic regulations, to
prevent glare for traffic behind your vehicle.
- Always observe legal regulations when us­
ing the lighting systems described.
(D Tips
- Th e light senso r for the a utomat ic he ad­
ligh ts is located in the rearview mirro r
mount . Do not p lace any stic kers i n this area
on the w indshield.
- Some exter ior light ing f unct ions can be ad ­
justed
¢ page 42 .