2017 AUDI Q7 door lock

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again using the 63 button i n the cent ra l lock ­
ing sw itch.
Setting the central locking system
In th e Infotainmen t syst em, you can s et which
doors the central locking system will unlock .
.. Se lect in the Info tainment system: !M ENUI but­
ton
> Vehicle > left cont ro l but to n > Vehicle
settings > Central locking .
Door unlocking -
you can decide if All doors or
only the
Driver' s door should unlock . The l ug­
gage compartment lid also un loc ks when
All is
selected. If you se lect
Driver's door in a vehicle
with a convenience key*, only the door whose handle you pull will un lock.
If you select
Driver 's door , all the doors and lug­
gage compartment lid will unlock if you p ress the
m button on the remote contro l key twice.
Disable rear lid handle -if you selec t On , th e lug­
gage com partment lid han dle is locked . In t his
case, the luggage compartment lid can be
opened with the
.c:s button on the remote con­
trol key or wit h the
,c:s button in the driver's
door. In vehicles w it h a convenience key*, you can
still open the luggage compa rtment lid us ing the
h andle if an authorized remote control key is
near the p rox imity sensor* .
Fold mirrors * -if you select On , the exterior rear­
view mirrors fold in a utomatically whe n you press
the ~ button on the remote control key or to uch
the sensor * in the handle .
Tone when locking1> -if you select On , a tone
will sound when you lock t he vehicle.
~ ll T hi s fun ctio n is not a vail able in all coun tries.
Open ing and closing
Emergency locking/unlocking the doors
Fi g. 27 Drive r's doo r: doo r lock cylinder
Fig. 28 Doo r: e merge ncy lock ing
If the central locking system malfu nctions, you
must u nlock/lock the doo rs separately using the
mechan ica l key .
Unlocking/locking the driver's door with the
mechanical key
.. Remove the mechanical key c> page 36 .
.. Insert the key into the slot under the door han­
d le and pull the cap off
c> fig. 2 7.
.. To unlo ck the drive r's door, turn th e key to the
open posi tio n
@ c> fig. 2 7.
.. To lock the driver 's doo r, se lect t he P position
an d tur n the key
once to t he clos ing pos ition @
c> A,.
Locking the front passenger's door/rear
door s with the mechanical key
The emergency lock is located on the rear side of
the front passenger's door and the rear doors. It
is only vis ible when the door is open .
.. Remove the me chanical key
c> page 36 .
.. Remove the cap from the openi ng c>fig . 28 .
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Opening and clo sin g
.. Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it all
the way to the right (right door) o r left (left
door).
A WARNING
Read and following all WARNINGS c::> & in De­
scription on page
34.
Anti-theft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehicle break- in, a udio and v isua l wa rning signals are
tr iggered . The anti-theft alarm system is act ivat­
ed when the vehicle is locked as usua l.
It
switches off when the veh icle is unlocked.
I f th e alarm is tr iggered, it w ill shut off automat­
ically after a certain amount of time. Switch the
ign it ion on or press the m button on the remo te
con trol key to turn off the alarm.
Luggage compartment
lid
Automatic luggage compartment lid
The luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed electrically .
Fig. 29 Drive r's door: open ing the luggage co m partment
l id
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F ig. 30 Luggage compa rtment lid :@ clos ing button, @
l ock button (veh icles w it h convenie nce key*)
The luggage compa rtment lid can on ly be opened
i n the P selector lever position.
Opening the luggage compartment lid
.. Press and hold the c::5 bu tto n on t he remote
control key for at least one second. Or
.. Pull the
c::5 switch in the dr iver's door briefly
c::>fig. 29 . Or
.. Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid .
Closing the luggage compartment lid
.. When the ign ition is switc hed on, pull the c:s
switch in the driver's doo r until the l uggage
compartment lid is closed
c::> &_ . Or
.. Press the
c::5 button in the luggage compart­
ment lid
c::> fig . 30. The luggage compartment
lid will automat ically lower and close
c::> &_ . Or
.. Applies to: veh icles with co nvenience key: Press
the
c::5 button on the remote control key unt il
t he luggage compartment lid closes
c::> &_ .
Mak e sure there is e nough distance between
you and the luggage compartment lid. There
should be a maximum 9 feet (3 m) of dis tance .
Or
.. App lies to: veh icles with convenience key: Press
the ~ button in the luggage compartment lid
c::> fig. 30 . The remote control key must not be
more than approx imately 4 feet (1.5 m) away
from the luggage compartment and it must not
be inside the vehicle. The l uggage compa rt­
men t lid will a utoma tica lly lower a nd close. The
veh icle locks
c::> &_ . Or
.. Lightly p ull the luggage compartment lid at the
inner grip . The luggage compartment lid wi ll
automatically lower and close
c::> &_ . Or .,,.

~ Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid. The luggage compartment lid will automat­
ically lower and close¢.&_ .
Storin g the luggag e compartm ent lid
op ening posit ion
~ Bring the luggage compartment lid into the de­
sired open position. Th e position must b e at a
certain height or higher to sto re .
~ Press and hold the cs but ton for at least four
seconds to store the new open position . A visu ­
al and audio 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 cs button again for at least
four seconds to store the desired opening posi­
tion .
The opening/closing process w ill stop immed i­
ately if :
- You pull/ release the
cs switch in t he driver's
door , or
- Applies to: vehicles with convenience key:
Press/release the
cs button on the remote
contro l key , or
- Applies to: vehicles with conve nience key : Press
the
cs button or the {f) button in the luggage
compartment lid, or
- You push the handle in the luggage compart­
ment lid , or
- When something b locks the luggage compart­
ment lid or makes it diff icu lt for the lid to
move .
If you press the handle or one of the cs or tfl but­
tons (vehicles w ith convenience key*) now , the
l uggage compartment lid wi ll either open or
close, depending on its angle.
_& WARNING
- After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make sure that it is latched. Otherwise the
luggage compa rtment lid could open sud­
denly when driving, which increases the risk
u of an accident. co
~ - Pay careful attent ion when closing the lug-
8 gage compartment lid. Otherw ise, you could
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cause serious injury to yourse lf or others de­
spite the pinch protection.
- To reduce the risk of pinching injuries, al­
ways make sure that no one is in the operat­ ing area of the luggage compartment lid; in­
cluding the hinge areas and the upper and lower edge of the luggage compartment lid .
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyx iat ion .
- If there is a luggage rack (such as a bicycle
rack) on the luggage compartment lid, the
luggage compartment lid may not open
comp letely under certa in ci rc u mstances or it
could close by itself if open due to the ext ra
weight. To reduce the risk of injury, the
open luggage compartment lid must there­
fore have additional support or the cargo must first be removed from the rack .
(D Note
The luggage compartment lid can bump into
objects s uch as the garage ceiling when open­
i ng and become damaged.
(D Tips
- The settings in the Infotainment system de­
termine if the luggage compartment lid can be opened using the hand le
¢ page 39.
- T here are aud io signa ls when closing the
luggage compartment lid with the remote
cont rol key (vehicles with convenience key*)
or with the
cs button in the dr iver's door.
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing the
cs button on the remote
control key. The luggage compartment lid
locks automatically when it is closed again .
- Applies to: vehicles with convenience key:
The luggage compartment lid can be closed
with the convenience from a distance up to
approximately 9 ft (3 m).
- The luggage compartment lid can be oper­ ated manually if the vehicle battery is low .
It is necessary to use more force when do ing .,.
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Opening and closing
this. Move the lid slowly to reduce the
amount of force needed .
- When the trailer socket is being used (for
example, for a bicycle rack), the luggage
compartment lid can be opened and closed
using the handle or the foot motion activa­
tion (vehicles with convenience key*) .
Opening/closing the luggage compartment
lid with foot motion activation (kicking
movement)
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key and sensor-control­
led luggage compartment lid
Fig. 31 Rear of th e ve hicle: fo ot move ment
You can open and close the luggage compar t­
ment lid wi th foot mo tion activation.
Requirements: you must be carrying your vehicle
key with you. You must be standing at the center
behind the lugg age compartment lid. You should
be approximately 8 in (20 cm) from the rear of
the vehicle . T he ignition must be switched off .
Make sure you have firm footing .
- Move your foot back and forth below the bump­
er
Q fig . 31. Do not touch the bumper. The lug­
gage compartment lid will open/close once the system detects the movement .
The luggage compartmen t lid will only open/
close if you perform the movement as described.
This prevents the luggage compartment lid from opening or closing due to similar movements,
such as when you walk between the rear of the
vehicle and your garage door .
The closing of the luggage compartment lid is in­
dicated by a warning signal and can be canceled by making the described movement again .
The foot movement does not lock the vehicle .
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General information
In some situations, the function may be limited
or temporarily unavailable . This may happen if:
- the luggage compartment lid was closed imme­
diately before
- you park close to a hedge and the branches
move back and forth under the vehicle for a
long period of time
-you clean your vehicle, for example with a pres­
sure washer or in a car wash
- there is heavy rain
- the bumper is very dirty, for example after driv -
ing on salt-covered roads
- there is interference to the radio signal from
the vehicle key, such as from cell phones or re­
mote controls
.&,. WARNING
- Pay careful attention when closing the lug­
gage compartment lid. Otherwise, you could
cause serious injury to yourself or others de­
spite the pinch protection.
- To reduce the risk of pinching injuries, al­
ways make sure that no one is in the operat­
ing area of the luggage compartment lid ; in­
cluding the hinge areas and the upper and
lower edge of the luggage compartment lid .
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyxiation.
- If there is a luggage rack (such as a bicycle
rack) on the luggage compartment lid, the
luggage compartment lid may not open
completely under certain circumstances or it
could close by itself if open due to the extra
weight. To reduce the risk of injury, the open luggage compartment lid must there­
fore have additional support or the cargo
must first be removed from the rack.

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:E Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
Fig . 32 Inner luggage co mpartme nt lid : access to the
emerge ncy re le ase
• Remove the mechanica l key ~ page 36 .
• Pry o ut the cover us ing the mechanical key
¢ fig . 32 .
• Press the lever in the direct io n of the arrow to
release the luggage compartment lid .
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. 33 Sect io n of dr ive r's door : chil d sa fety lock b utto ns
• To activate/deactivate the inner door handle
and the power w indow switch for the respective
rear door , press the left/right
t button in the
driver 's door ¢
fig. 33 . The ind icator light in the
bu tton turns on/b links .
• To activate/d eact ivate the child safety lock on
bot h sides, yo u must press the
t buttons one
a fter the othe r.
It is not possible to operate the rear climate con­
tro l system* w hen the child safe ty lock is switch­
e d on. The
SET REAR fu nction allows y ou to app ly
Open ing and closing
all sett ing s to the rear using the cl imate control
system controls in the cockpit ¢
page 77.
Message in the instrument cluster display
[81 Childproof catch : malfun ction! Please con·
tact Service
The re is a ma lfunction in the ch ild safety lock .
Press the
t button aga in .
If the message stays on, dr ive immediately to an
authorized Aud i dealer o r a uthorized Aud i Serv ice
Facility to have the ma lf u nction repaired .
A WARNING
=
-Always take the ve hicl e key with yo u when
leav ing the vehicle, even for a s hort pe riod
o f ti me. This applie s pa rtic ula rly w hen chil­
dren remain in t he vehi cle. O therwise chil ­
d ren cou ld sta rt the en gine or operate elec ­
trica l equipment (such as power windows),
which increases the risk of an acc ident.
- A ma lf u nction in the ch ild safety loc k could
allow the rear doors to be opened from t he
inside, which increases the risk of an acci­
dent.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
F ig . 34 Dr iver 's doo r: pow er w indow co ntro ls
All power win dow switc hes are equipped wit h a
two-stage fu nction :
Opening and closing the windows
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• To open o r close the window comp letely, press
t he swi tch down or pull the swi tch up briefly to
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Lights and Vision
Ir.a Head light a ssista nt: malf unction! See own­
er' s manual
Drive to an a utho rized Aud i de aler or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected . You can still switch the
high beams on or off manually .
II Headlight assi stant : currently unavail able .
Camera view re stricted due to surroundings .
See owner's manual
The camera view is b lo cked , fo r example by a
s t icker o r debr is.
The sensor is located between the interior rear­
view mir ror and the windshield . Do not p lace any
stickers in th is area on the windshield .
_& WARNING
High beam assistant is only i ntended to assist
t he driver. The dr iver is still res ponsible for
cont ro lling the headlights and may need to
switch them on and off manually depend ing
on light and visib ility co nditions . It may be
necessary to ope rate them manua lly in s itua­
tions such as:
- In adve rse weathe r cond itions such as fog,
heavy ra in, b low ing snow or sp raying water .
- On roads where oncoming traffic may be
partia lly obscured, s uch as exp ressways .
- When there a re road users that do not have
s uf ficient lighting, s uch as bicyclers o r
vehicles with dirty ta il lamps.
- In tight curves and o n steep hills .
- In poorly lit areas .
- Wi th stro ng reflecto rs, such as s igns.
- If the area of the windsh ield near the senso r
is fogged ove r, dirty, i cy or covere d with a
st icker .
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The functions ar e adjust ed in the Infotainm ent
system.
• Se lect in the Infotainment system: I M ENU I but­
ton
> Vehi cle > left contro l button > Vehicle
setting s
> Exterior lighting .
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Automatic headlights
You can adjus t the following se ttings in the Au ­
to-dimming high beam s
menu:
Activation time -you can adjust if the headlights
swi tch on
Early , Medium or Late accor ding to t he
sens itivity of t he lig ht sen sor .
Headlight assistant * -you can switch the high
bea m assis tant* on and off.
Entry/exit lighting
When it is dark, the Ent ry /exit lighting ill umi­
nates the area a round the vehicle when unlocking
the veh icle and after switch ing off the ig nition
and opening the dr ive r's door .
The
Entry /e xit lighting only works when it is
dark and the light sw itch is in the
AUTO posit ion.
Daytime running lights
USA models :
the daytime r unning lights can be
switch ed on/off . S elect
On or Off.
Canada models: this f unction canno t be sw itched
off. They activate automatically each time the ig­
nit ion is switched on.
Emergency flas hers
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Fig. 4 0 Center conso le: emerge ncy flashe r bu tt o n
The emergen cy fl ashe rs m akes ot her d rivers
aware of your veh icle in dangerous situations.
• Press the
~ button to switch the emergency
flashe rs on or off .
Yo u can indicate a la ne change or a turn when the
eme rgency flashers are switched o n by using the
turn s ignal leve r. T he eme rgency f lashe rs stop
tempor arily .
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Q/ P -adjusting the left/right exter io r mir ror.
Move the knob in the desired direction .
®-Heating* the mirror glass depending on the
outside temperature .
8 - Folding exterior mirrors* . To fold the mirrors
out, turn the knob to one of the other pos itions .
In the Infotainment system, you can select if the mirrors fo ld in automatically when you lock the
ve hicle
9 page 39.
Front pa ssenger' s exterio r mirror tilt
function*
To help you see the curb when back ing into a
pa rking space, the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly . Fo r th is to happen, the knob m ust be in
the posit io n for the front passenger's exterior
mirror.
You can adjust the t ilted m irror surface by turn­
ing the knob in the desi red direction. When you
move ou t of reverse and into another gear, the
new mirror position is stored and assigned to the
key you are using.
The mir ror goes back into its orig inal position
once yo u drive forward faster than 9 mph
(15 km/h) or turn the ignition off .
A WARNING
Curved mirror surfaces (for examp le convex)
enlarge the f ield of vision . However, they
make objects in the mirror appear sma ller
and farther away. Your may estimate incor­
rectly whe n you use these m irrors to gauge
your distance from the vehicles behind you
when changing lanes, wh ich increases the r is k
of an accident.
(D Note
- Applies to vehicles with power folding exte­
rior mirrors: if the mirror housing was
moved by outside forces (such as an impact
whe n maneuvering), yo u m ust use the pow­
e r folding func tion to fo ld the mi rror all the
way o ut. The mirro rs will make a loud no ise
when they latch into place . The mir ror hous ­
ing must not be moved back into place by
Light s and Vision
hand because this would impai r the func ­
tion of the mirror mechanism.
- Applies to vehicles without power folding
exterior mirrors: if the mirror housing was
moved by outside forces (such as an impact
when maneuvering), you must move it back
in place by hand .
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash, you must fold the exter ior mirrors in
to reduce the r isk of damage to the m irrors.
Never fold power fo ld ing exter ior mirrors*
by hand . On ly fold them in and out us ing
the power controls.
(D Tips
- If the power adjusting function malfunc­
tions, the glass in both mirrors can be ad­
justed by p ressing on the edge of it by hand .
- The exterior m irror settings are stored w ith
the memory funct io n*
9 page 64 .
Dimming the mirrors
Your vehicle is equipped with a manual or auto­
matic* dimming rearview mirror .
Manual dimming rearview m irror
.. Pull the lever on the bottom of the m irror back.
Automat ic dimming rearview mirror*
.. The inte rior and exte rior m irrors d im a utomat i­
cally when light s hines on them, for examp le
from headlights on a veh icle beh ind you.
A WARNING
=
If the g lass on an a utomatic dimming m irro r
b reaks, electro lyte can leak out. This liquid
can irritate the skin, eyes and respiratory sys­
tem. If there is contact w ith the fluid, flush
immediately w ith p lenty of water. Consult a
physic ian if necessa ry .
- Repeated or long-term exposure to e lectro­
lyte fl uid can lead to ir ritation of the air­
ways, especia lly in peopl e with ast hma o r
o ther respiratory condi tions. Take deep
b rea ths immedi ately afte r leaving the vehi ­
cle or, if this is not poss ible, open all of the
doors and windows as wide as possib le .
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Sea ts and stor age
from 1 through 5 . You can switch the selected
massage on/off using the button @
¢fig . 56 .
Lumb ar support -you can adjust the lumbar sup­
port up/down and to be s tronge r/weaker.
Side bol ster s* -you can increase/decrease the
latera l support in the seat using the s ide bo lsters
on the seat surface and the backrest.
Upp er thigh support* -you can increase/de­
crease the upper th igh support .
(D Tips
-The massage function switches off auto­
matically after approx imately 10 minutes .
- The air in the side bolsters* is released as
soon as the driver's door opens. This makes
is possible to enter and exit the vehicle
more comfortab ly. As soon as you sta rt d riv­
i ng the veh icle, the s ide bo lsters fi ll.
Center armrest
There is a storage compartment under the arm­
rest.
F ig . 57 Comfort center armrest between the driver's seat
and front passe nger's seat
• To adjust the angle, raise the armrest from the
start ing pos it ion notch by no tch.
• To bring the armrest back i nto the starti ng po­
s ition, ra ise it out o f the top notch and fold it
back down.
The arm rest can be moved forward/back sepa­
rately for the dr iver/front passenge r.
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Rear seats
Adjusting the seats (second row seats)
The forward/back position" of the seat surface
and the angle of the backrest can be adjusted.
Fig. 58 Se con d row seats: adjusting th e ba ckrest angle
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Fig. 59 Seco nd row seats: adjusting t he forward/back posi­
t io n
Adju sting the angle of the outer back rest
• Pull the lever upward and push the backrest
back to the desired position¢
fig. 58. Release
the lever.
• Pull the handle upward so that the backrest will
tilt forward. Re lease the lever and push the
backrest back to p ut the back res t in i ts basic
posi tion .
Adju sting the angle of the center backrest
• Pull the release strap and p ush the backrest
back to the des ired position
¢page 68,
fig. 75.
Re lease the st rap.
Adju sting forward and backward*
• Pull the handle up and slide the seat forward or
back
c> fig . 59.
• Release the handle and cont inue sliding the
seat unt il it locks in place .