2017 AUDI Q7 climate control

Table of contents
About this Owner's Manual ... .. .
Cockpit ... .. ............... .... .. .
Cockpit overview ................ .
Controls at a glance ... .......... .. .. .
Instrument cluster .. .......... .. .. .. .
Multifunction steering wheel ... .. .. .. .
Driver information system ............ .
H ead-up display .... .. ..... ... .. .... .
On -Board Diagnostic System (OBD) .. .. .
Indicato r lights . ................ ... .
Starting and driving ......... ... .
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Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Central lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . 46
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Dig ital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
M emory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Sto rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Warm and cold .. .......... .. .. .. . 71
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
3 zone deluxe automatic climate control . 72
4-zone deluxe automatic climate control . 7 5
Steer ing wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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Driving ..... .. .. .. .. ... .......... . .
General information . ... ........... . .
Steering .......... .. .. . .......... . .
Start ing and stopping the eng ine ..... . .
Start/Stop system .. .. ............. . .
E le ctromechanical parking brake ...... .
Start ing to drive .. .. .. ........ ..... . .
Offroad driving ... ... ...... ....... .. .
T ilt angle display . .. .. ... .......... . .
Automat ic transmission
Trailer towing ... .. ............. . .
Driving with a trail er .. .. ........... . .
T railer towing information
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Driver assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Camera-based traffic sign recognit ion . . . 104
Pred ictive efficiency assist. . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Audi adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Pred ictive control (eff ic ie ncy assist) . . . . . 113
Traffic jam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Distance indicat or and distance warnin g 116
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Audi pre sense basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Audi pre sense front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Audi pre sense rea r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Audi pre sense city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Settings in the Infotainment system . . . . 122
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Audi s ide assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Night vision assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Parking systems 138
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Parking aid plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Periphera l cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Adjusting the parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

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:E: ' (!) side assist displays, warning abo ut
exiting the vehicle ..... ... .. .. .
@ Door handle
@ Cent ral locking switch ....... .. .
@ Memory buttons ........... .. .
® Vent
® Thumbwhee l for vent and button
for wide vent, depending on equip-
ment ... .. .... .. .... ... ... . .
0 Lever for:
- T urn s ignals and high beams . . .
- High beam assistant .... .. .. .
- Active lane assist ........... .
- T raffic jam assist ........... .
@ Mu lt if unction steer ing whee l with:
- Horn
- Drive r's airbag . ..... ... .. .. .
- Drive r informat ion system con -
trols . ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone, nav iga­
tion and voice recognition con -
t rols .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
- Button @/steering wheel heating
- Sh if t paddles .......... .. .. .
® Instrument cluster ........... .
@ Reset t rip odometer ...... .. .. .
@ W indshield washe r system lever
@ I STAR T ENGINE ST OPI button .. .
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment, de -
pending on equipmen t
- Mechan ica l .............. .. .
- Power .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .
@ Leverfo r:
- C ruise cont rol sys tem
- Adaptive cruise cont rol ...... .
@ Data link connector for On-board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) . ... .
@ H ood release .... . .... .... ... .
@ Ins trumen t illum ination ... .. .. .
@ Button for switch ing the head-up
d isplay on/off, adjust ing the
height .. .. ........ ..... .. .. .
@ Sw itch for lugg age compa rtment
lid . ... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .
@ H eadlight control sw itch .... .. .
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Coc kpit o ve rv iew
@ Buttons fo r:
- All-weather lights
- Night vision assist .......... .
- Rea r fog lights ..... . ..... .. .
@ Power exte rior m irror adjustment
@ Power windows .............. .
@ Infotainment system display
@ Lockable glove compa rtme nt
@) Front passenger 's airbag .... .. .
@ Drives for CD, DVD, SI M cards .. .
@ Swi tch for cooled glove compa rt-
me nt ...... ................ .
@ Depend ing on equ ipment, buttons
for :
- drive select ................ .
- Sta rt/Stop system ... ..... .. .
- Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) . .. .. .. .. ... ....... .. -
- Emergency flashers ......... .
- Parking system ............. .
- Hill hold ass ist .. .. .. ..... .. .
- Extend ing/retracting the Info-
tainment system disp lay ... .. .
@ Climate contro l system .... ... . .
@) Storage compartment and outlet
@ Cup holder and mount for vehicle
key .... .... .. .. ............ .
@ Infotai nment system on/off
button . .. .. . ............... .
@ Center armrest w ith sto rage com ­
partment. Depending on vehicle
equipment, it may have:
- Aud i m usic interface ........ .
@ Starting the engine if the re is a
malfunction ... .. ... .. ..... .. .
@ E lectromechanical parking brake
@ Automa tic tr ansmission se lector
lever ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. .
@ Infotainment system unit
(D Tips
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Some the equipment listed here is only instal­
l ed in certa in models or is available as an op­
tion.
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-The LE D in the drive r's door rai l blinks when
you lock the vehicle . If t he LED lights up for
approximately 30 seconds after locking,
there is a malfunct ion in the cent ral locking
system. Have the p roblem corrected by an
a uth orized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi
Se rvice Fac ility.
Key set
Fig. 20 You r ve hicle key set
@ Remote control key with integrated
mechanical key
You can unlock/ lock your veh icle w ith the remote
control key . A mecha nica l key is integ rated in the
remo te contro l key ~
page 36.
@ Key fob with vehicle code
Appl ies to vehicles w ith Audi connect vehicle control
Open the key tag and scratch to reveal the veh icle
code. You can unlock the Audi connect vehicle
control services* for your veh icle with this vehicle
code . For additional informat ion, see
~ pag e 199.
Replacing a key
If a key is lost, see an authorized A udi dealer or
author ized Audi Service Facility. Have
this key de­
activated .
It is important to bring a ll keys with
you . If a key is lost, you should report it to you r
in sura nce company.
Number of keys
You can check the number of keys ass igned to
your veh icle in the Infotainment system . To do
~ this, select the I M ENU I butto n >Vehicl e> left ......
~ control b utton > Service & checks > Vehicle in-
N 8 formation . This way, you can m ake sure th at you
0 :E ha ve all th e keys when p urch asing a used vehicle . Opening and closing
Electronic immobilizer
T he immobilizer preve nts unau thori zed use of
t h e vehi cle.
Un der certai n circumstan ces, the vehicle may not
be able to start if there is a key from a diffe ren t
vehicle manufa cture r on the key c hain .
Data in the master key
When driving, service and ma intenance-re levant
da ta is cont inuo usly stored in you r remote con­
t rol key . Yo ur Audi se rvice advisor can rea d ou t
t hi s data and tell you abo ut the w ork yo ur vehicle
needs. This app lies also to ve hicles w ith a con­
ven ience key* .
Personal co nvenience settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recommended
th at each perso n always u ses "thei r own " maste r
k ey. W hen the ig nitio n is t urne d off or when the
vehicle is lo cked , pe rsonal conve nien ce settings
for the follow in g systems are stored and as ­
s igned to the remote master key .
- Climate con trol sys te m
- Steer ing whee l heating *
- Ce ntral loc king system
- Interior lighting*
- Exterior light ing
- Rain sensor
- Memory function *
- Par king aid*
- Adapt ive cr uise con trol*
- Ac tive lane assist*
- Side assist*
- Traff ic jam assist *
- Distance warning*
- Night visio n assis t*
- Aud i p re sense *
- Spe ed wa rn in g*
The stored settings are automat ica lly recalled
whe n you unlock the vehicle, ope n the doo rs or
tu rn on th e ign ition .
_&. WARNING
-Always tak e t he ve hicle key w ith yo u wh en
l e av ing t he veh icle, eve n for a shor t per io d of
ti m e. Th is app lies par tic ularly w he n c hildr en
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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
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-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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Description
A ppl ies to: ve hicles wit h 3-z on e del uxe automatic cl imate
co ntrol or 4 -zo ne de luxe automa tic cl imate co ntr ol
The climate control system warms, cools and re­
moves humidity from the air in the vehicle interi­
or . It is the most effective when the windows and
sunroof* are closed. If there is a bui ld-up of heat
inside the veh icle, ventilat ion can help to speed
up the cooling process.
In all heating mode functions except for
defrost,
the blower on ly switches to a higher speed once
the eng ine coolant has reached a sufficient tem­
perature.
Pollutant filter
The pollutant filter removes pollutants such as
dust and pollen from the air .
Key recognition
The climate control settings are automatically
stored and assigned to the remote control key
that is in use.
Warm and cold
(®} For the sake of the environment
-If you would like to reduce fuel consump­
tion, switch the air conditioning off. This
will also reduce emissions.
- In vehicles with a diesel engine, you can
switch the auxiliary heater off in the Info­
tainment system.
(D Tips
-To prevent interference with the heating
and cooling output and to prevent the win­
dows from fogging over, the air intake in
front of the windshield must be free of ice,
snow or leaves.
- Condensation from the cooling system can
drip and form a puddle of water under the
vehicle. This is normal and does not mean
there is a leak.
- The energy management system may tem­
porarily switch off certain functions, such as
the seat heating* or rear window defogger.
These systems are available again as soon
as the energy supply has been restored.
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Warm and cold
3 zone deluxe automatic climate control
Operation
Applies to: vehicles w ith 3 -zo ne del uxe automatic c limate control
Fig. 80 3 -zone deluxe a utomat ic cl imate contro l: cont rols
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Fig . 8 1 3-zo ne deluxe automatic cl ima te control system: rear controls
Press the switches and knobs to turn the func­
tions on or off . When the funct ion is switched on,
the LE D in the respec tive button or knob turns
on . T he driver and front passenger sett ings can
be ad justed sepa ra tely.
OFF climate control system
You can switch the cl imate control system on and
off using the OFF button. It also sw itches on
when yo u pre ss anothe r button or a knob. Airflow
from o utside is bloc ked when t he climate con trol
sys tem is swi tched off.
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A/C Cooling mode
Press the knob @to turn cooling mode on or off.
The air is not coo led and humidity is not
removed
when coo ling mode is sw itched off . This can
cause fog on the windows . Cooli ng mode
swi tches off a utomatically whe n the o utside tem­
p eratu re is be low ze ro.
~ Cooling mode
The maximum cooling mode can be switched
switched on and off using the~ button. The a ir
i s not cooled and hum id ity is not
removed when
cooling mode is swi tched off . This can cause fog ._,.

Warm and cold
Vents
You can open or close the center and rear vents in
the cockpit and the vents in the rear center con ­
sole and door pillars using the ridged thumb­
wheels. The levers adjust the direction of the air ­
flow from the vents.
Residual heat
You can activate the residual heat function when
the ignition is switched
off by pressing the knob
@ (left side). The residual heat from the coolant
is used to heat the vehicle inter ior. The residual
heat function switches
off automatically after
about 15 minutes.
A WARNING
- You should not use the recirculation mode
for an extended period of time, because no
fresh air is drawn in and the windows can
fog when coo ling mode is sw itched
off. This
increases the risk of an accident.
- Individuals with reduced sensitivity to pain
or temperature could develop burns when
using the seat heating function. To reduce
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the risk of injury, these individuals should
not use seat heating.
(D Note
To avoid damage to the heating elements in
the seats, do not knee l on the seats or place
heavy loads on a small area of the seat .
Setup
Applies to : vehicles wit h 3-zo ne de luxe automatic climate
control
The climate control system basic settings are ac­
cessed in the Infotainment system.
"'Select in the Infotainment system: IMENU ! but­
ton
> Vehicle > l eft control button > Air condi­
tioning
Seat heating/seat ventilation*
You can adjust the seat heating/ventilation bal­
ance for the driver and front passenger.
Automatic auxiliary heater*
The aux iliary heater he lps to warm the vehicle in­
terior more quickly.

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:E Warm and cold
4-zone deluxe automatic climate control
Operation
Applies to: ve hicles with 4 -z on e del uxe automatic cl imate c ontrol
Fi g. 82 4-zone deluxe automat ic cl imate control: cockpit controls
F ig. 83 4-zone deluxe automatic climate control system: rear cont rols
Press the knobs, buttons or rocker switches to
turn the functions on or off . When the funct ion is
switched on, the LED in the respect ive button or
knob t urns on. The rocker switches are touch­
sensitive. The driver a nd front passenger settings
can be adjusted separate ly.
You can adjust the settings for the rear of the ve­ h icle using the controls in the rear
~ fig. 83 .
OFF climate control s ystem
You can switch the climate control system on and
off using the OFF button . It also switches on
when you p ress anot he r button or a knob . The OFF button
in the rear only switches the A/C sys­
tem on/off in the rear of the vehicle . A irflow
from outside is b locked when the cl imate contro l
system is switched off.
A/C Cooling mode
Cooling mode is sw itched on and
off by pressing
the A/Con/off . The air is not cooled and humid ity
is not removed when cooli ng mode is sw itched
off . This can cause fog on the w indows . Cooling
mode switches off a utomat ically when the out-
s ide temperatu re is below ze ro.
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