2018 AUDI Q7 door lock

Opening and closing
@ Tips
Your vehicle locks automat ica lly when it
reac hes a spee d of 9 m ph (15 km/ h) (Aut o
Loc k)
¢ page 29. You can unlock the vehicle
aga in us ing the
63 button i n the central lock-
ing sw itch.
Setting the central locking system
You can set which functions are controlled by the
central locking system .
.,. Se lect in the Infotainment sys tem: IMEN UI but­
ton
> Vehicle > left contro l button > Vehicle
settings
> Central locking .
Door unlocking -
you can decide if All doors or
only the
Driver's door should unlock . The lug­
gage compartment lid also un locks w hen
All is
selected . If yo u se lect D river's door* in a vehicle
w ith a
convenience key , onl y the dr iver's door
w ill unloc k w hen you grab t he d river 's doo r han­
d le. If you gra b anothe r door handle, t he e ntir e
ve hicl e w ill be unl ock ed.
If you select
Driver's door , all the doors and l ug­
gage com part men t lid w ill u nlock if yo u press th e
m bu tton on the remote co ntrol key tw ice.
Applies to: vehicles w ith convenience key:
Open
with convenience key -
you ca n deactivate t he
f u nction for unloc king v ia the sensor . T he f unc­
tion fo r locking via the se nso r will s till be e nabled
¢ page 32.
Disable rear lid handle -if you select On , the lug­
gage com part men t lid ha ndl e is locked . In t his
case, t he lugg age co mpartme nt lid c an be
ope ned wi th the
cs button on the rem ote c on­
t rol key or w ith the unlo ck butto n in th e drive r's
door. In ve hicles wit h a co nvenience key *, yo u can
still ope n the l uggage compa rtme nt lid usin g the
handle if a n author ized remote cont rol key is
nea r the p rox imity se nsor *.
Fold mirrors * -if yo u selec t On, th e exterio r re ar­
view mir rors fold in automat ically whe n you press
the ~ button on the remo te control key or to uch
the sensor * in the han dle.
ll Thi s fun ctio n is not ava ilab le in all c oun tries.
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Tone when locking1
) -if yo u se lec t On , a tone
will sound w hen yo u loc k the vehicle.
Mechanically locking/unlocking the doors
If the central locking fails, y ou must unlock/lock
the doors separately .
Fig. 22 D rive r's doo r: doo r lock cy li nder
Fig. 23 Door: mech anically lock ing
Unlocking/locking the driver's door with the
mechanical key
.,. Rem ove the mec hanical key ¢ page 31.
.,. In ser t th e key in to the slot unde r the door han ­
d le and pull the cap off ¢
fig. 22.
.,. To unlo ck the drive r's door, turn th e key to t he
unlo ck posi tio n@ ¢
fig. 22 .
.,. To loc k the driver 's doo r, se lect t he "P" position
an d turn the key
once to the clos ing pos ition @
q &.
Locking the front passenger's door/rear
doors with the mechanical key
The mec hanical lock is located on the edge of the
front passenger 's doo r and the rear doors. It is
o nl y visib le w hen the door is o pen .
.,. Remove the mec hanical key
q page 31.

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:E ' ""Remove the cap from the opening q 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 following all WARNINGS¢.& in De­
scription on page 29.
Anti-theft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a veh icle
break-in, audio and visua l warning signals are
triggered. The anti-theft alarm system is sw itch­
ed on or off when locking/unlocking yo ur vehicle .
If the alarm is triggered, it will shut off automat­
ically after a certain amount of time .
Switching the alarm off manually
""To switch the alarm off, press the crl button on
the remote control key or switch the ignition
on.
Break-in security feature
The alarm will sound if there is a break-in at the
doors, hood, and/or luggage compartment lid.
Luggage compartment
Lid
Automatic luggage compartment lid
The luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed electrically.
Fig. 24 Driver's door; opening th e luggage compartment
lid
Opening and closing
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' c:::s lil
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Fig. 25 Luggage compartment lid: @clos ing button, @
t ock button (vehicles with convenience key•)
Opening the luggage compartment lid
"" Press and hold the .c:::5 button on the remote
control key for at least one second. Or
"" Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid. Or
"" Move the selector lever to the "P" position and
pull the
.c:::5 button* in the driver's door.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
... When the ignition is switched on, pull the c::;;
switch in the driver's door until the luggage
compartment lid is closed ¢ &_ . Or
"" Press the
c::;; button in the luggage compart­
ment lid¢
fig. 25. The luggage compartment
lid will automat ica lly lower and close¢&_. Or
"" Applies to: vehicles with convenience key: Press
the
.c:::5 button on the remote control key until
the luggage compartment lid closes¢&_.
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
"" Applies to: vehicles with convenience key : press
the~ button in the luggage compartment lid
¢
fig . 25. 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 luggage compar t­
ment lid wi ll automatically lower and close. The
vehicle locks¢&_ . Or
... Lightly pull the luggage compartment lid at the
inner grip. The luggage compartment lid will
automatically lower and close
c> &_ . Or
"" Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid . The luggage compartment lid will automat-
ically lower and close
c> &_. .,.
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Opening and clo sing
Storin g th e luggag e comp artm ent lid
o pening posit ion
~ Bring the luggage compartment lid into the de­
sired open position. The position must be at a
certain height or higher to store.
~ Press and hold the C> button in the luggage
compartment lid for at least four seconds to
store the new open position . A visual and audio
s ignal will follow .
~ To set a h igher open position, wait at least five
seconds and then caref ully press the luggage
compartment lid upward .
~ Press and hold the C> button again for at least
four seconds to store the desired opening posi ­
tion.
The opening/closing process wi ll stop immedi­
ately if :
- Yo u pull/release the
C> switch in the driver's
door, or
- Applies to: vehicles with convenience key:
press/release the
C> button on the remote
contro l key, or
- Applies to: vehicles with conveniern;e key: press
the
C> button or the {n but ton in the luggage
compartment lid, or
- Yo u push the hand le in the luggage compart ­
ment lid, or
- When something b locks the luggage compa rt­
ment lid or makes it difficu lt fo r the lid to
move .
I f you press the hand le or one of the
C> or {n but­
tons (veh icles w it h conven ience key*) now, the
luggage compartment lid w ill either open or
close, depending on its angle .
A WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make s ure that it is latched. Otherwise, the
l uggage compartment lid could open sud­
denly when driving, which increases the risk
of an accident .
- Pay careful attention when closing the lug­
gage compartment lid. Otherw ise, you could
cause serious injury to yourself or others de ­
spite the pinch protection .
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-To reduce the risk of pinching injuries, a l­
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 inte rior 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 ope n
comp letely under cert ain ci rcumstan ces or it
co uld close by itself if open due to t he extra
weight. There fore, the open luggage com ­
partment lid must be given additional sup­
port or the cargo must fi rst be removed
from the luggage rack.
@ Note
The l uggage compa rtment 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 t he luggage compartment lid can
be opened using the hand le
~ page 34.
- Th ere are audible signals when closing the
luggage compartment lid with the remote
contro l key (vehicles with conven ience key*)
or with the
C> button in the driver's door.
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked sepa rately
by pressing the
C> button on the remote
control key . The luggage compartme nt lid
locks automat ically when it is closed again.
- Applies to: vehicles with convenience key:
The luggage compartment lid can be closed
with the conven ience from a distance up to
approximate ly 9 ft (3 m).
- T he luggage compartment lid can be oper­
ated manua lly if the veh icle battery is low .
It is necessa ry to use mo re force when do ing
this. Move the lid s low ly to redu ce the
amou nt o f fo rce needed. ..,.

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:E ' -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: veh icles with conven ience key and sensor-control­
led luggage compartment lid
Fig. 26 Rea r of t he ve hicle : foot movement
You can open and close the luggage compart­
ment lid w ith foot motion activat ion .
Requirements: you must be carrying your conven­
ience key* with you . You must be standing at the
center behind the luggage compartment lid. The
ignition must be switched off . Make sure you
have f irm foot ing.
- Move your foot back and forth under the bump­ er one time
q fig. 26. Do not touch the bumper.
The luggage compartment lid will open/close
once the system detects the movement.
The luggage compartment lid will only open/
close if you perform the movement as described.
This prevents the luggage compartment lid from open ing or closing due to sim ilar 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 ­
d icated by a warning signa l and can be cance led
by making the described movement again .
The foot movement does not lock the vehicle.
Op eni ng and clos ing
General informat ion
In some sit uations, the funct ion may be limited
or temporarily unavailable. This may happen if:
- the l uggage compartment lid was closed imme­
d iately before
- you park close to a hedge and the branches
move back and forth under the veh icle for a
long per iod of t i me
- you clean your veh icle, for example w ith 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
8,. WARNING
- Pay careful attention when closing the lug­
gage compartment lid . O therwise, you co uld
cause serious injury to yourself or others de­
spite the pinch protection .
- To reduce the r isk of pinching inju ries, al­
ways make sure that no o ne is in the ope rat­
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 asphyxiat 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 circumstances or it
could close by itself if open due to the ext ra
weight. Therefore, the open luggage com­
partment lid must be given additional sup­
port or the ca rgo must fi rst be removed
from the luggage rack.
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Opening and clo sin g
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
Fig. 27 Inner luggage compart men t lid : acces s to the
emergency rel ease
.. Remove the mechanica l key ¢ page 31 .
.. Pry out the cover using the mechanical key
¢fig . 27.
.. Press the lever in the direction 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 . 28 Sect io n of drive r's door: c hild safety lock butto ns
a,
~ co a,
.. To activate/deactivate the inner door handle
and the power window switch for the respective
rear door , press the left/right
t button in the
driver 's door ¢
fig. 28 . The indicator light in the
button turns on/b links .
.. To activate/deact ivate the child safety lock on
both sides, you must press the
T buttons one
after the othe r.
It is not possible to operate the rear climate con­
trol system* when the child safety lock is switch­
ed on . T he
S ET REAR function allows you to app ly
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a ll settings to the rear using the climate control
system controls in the cockpit
¢ page 72.
Message in th e instrument cluster di splay
(BJ Childproof catch : ma lfun ction! Plea se con­
tac t Service
There 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 Audi dealer or authorized Audi Serv ice
Facility to have the malfunction repaired.
A WARNING
- If you leave the vehicle, sw itch the ignition
off and take the veh icle key with you. This
app lies pa rtic ula rly whe n children remain in
the vehicle. Otherwise chi ldren cou ld start
the engine or operate e lectrica l equipment
(such as power windows), which increases
the risk of an accident.
- A ma lfunction in the chi ld safety lock could
allow the rear doors to be opened from the
inside, which increases the risk of an acci­
dent.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 29 D river 's doo r: pow er w indow con trols
A ll power window switches are equipped with a
two-stage function:
Opening and closing the windows
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=> co a,
.. To open o r close the window comp letely, press
the swit ch down o r pull the swit ch up b riefly to .,.

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::r ' the second level. The operation will stop if the
switch is pressed/pu lled again.
• To se lect a position in between opened and
closed, press/pull the sw itch to the first level
until the desired window position is reached.
Po we r w indow switch es
(D Left front door
@ R ight front door
@ L eft rea r door
@ Right r ear door
A WARNING
- If you leave the veh icle, switch the ignit ion
off and take the vehicle key with you . This
applies particularly when children remain in
the vehicle . Otherwise children could start
the engine or operate elect rical equipment
(s uc h as powe r windows), whi ch in cr eases
the risk of an a ccident. The power windows
contin ue to f unct ion until the driver's door
or front passenge r's door has been opened .
- Pay c areful a ttent ion when closing the win­
dows. Pinching co uld cause serious injur ies .
- When lo cking the veh icle from outside, the
vehicle mus t be unoc cupied since the win­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer ­
gency.
(D Tips
You c an still open an d close the w indows for
app roxima tely 10 minutes after tu rning the
ign it ion off. The power windows do no t switch
off until the driver's door or front passenger's
door has been opened .
Convenience opening/closing
Applies to: vehicles wit h convenience key
All of the windows and the roof* can be opened/
closed at the same time.
Convenience opening feature
• Press and hold the III button on t he remote con­
t ro l key until a ll of the w indows reach the de ­
s ir ed position and the roof* is tilted open .
Opening and cl osing
Convenience closing feature
• Press the 0 b utton on the remo te con trol key
until the roof* is closed
q .&, , or
• Touch the sensor * on the door handle unti l all
of the windows and the roof* are closed. Do not
place your hand in the door handle when doing
this .
Sett ing convenience op ening in the
Infotainment system
• Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but­
ton
> Vehicle > left control button > Vehicle
setting s
> Central locking > Long press to
open windows .
A WARNING
-
-Never close the w indows o r the roof* ca re­
lessly or in an uncontrolled manner, be­
c a use this increases the risk of injury.
- For secur ity reasons, the windows and the
roof* c an only be opened and close d wit h
the remote con trol key a t a maxim um dis­
tance of approx imately 6.5 feet (2 m) away
from the vehicle . Always pay attention when
using the
0 button to close the windows
and the roof* so that no one is pinched. The
clos ing process will stop immediately when
the 6j button is released .
(D Tips
Applies to: vehicles with panorama glass roof:
the power sunshade also opens/closes when
opening/closing the roof .
Correcting power window malfunctions
You can reactivate the one-touch up/down func­
tion if it ma/func tion s.
• Pull the powe r window switch up until the win ­
dow is compl ete ly raised.
• Release the switch and pu ll it up aga in for at
least one second .
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~ Headlight a ssistant : ma lfun ction! See own­
er 's manual
Drive to an autho rized Aud i de aler o r a uthorized
Aud i Service Facility immedia tely to have the
mal funct ion corrected. You can still switc h the
high beams on or off manually.
i:a Headlight a ssistant : currently unavailable.
Camera view restricted due to surroundings .
See owner 's manual
The camera view is b locked, fo r example by a
s ticker o r debris.
The senso r is located betwee n the interior rear­
view mir ror and the wi ndshield . Do not p lace any
sti cke rs in t his area on the wi ndshi eld .
,& WARNING
High beam assis tan t is only i ntended to assist
th e drive r. The dr iver is still re sponsib le for
contro lling the headlights and may need to
switch them on and off manually depend ing
on light and visib ility conditions. It may be
necessary to ope rate them manua lly in s itua­
tions such as:
- In adverse weather cond itions such as fog,
heavy ra in, b low ing snow or sp raying water .
- On roads where oncoming traffic may be
partially obsc ured, such as expressways .
- W hen there are road users t hat do not have
s ufficient lighting, s uc h as bicyclers o r
vehicles with dirty ta il lamps.
- In tight cu rves and on steep hills .
- In poo rly lit areas .
- Wi th stro ng ref lec to rs , such as s igns.
- I f the area of t he windsh ield near the se nso r
is f ogg ed ove r, dir ty, i cy or covere d w ith a
sti cker.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The fun ctions are adjust ed in the Infotainment
system.
• Select in the Info tainment sys tem : !M ENUI but-
a ton >Vehicle > left contro l butto n > Vehicle co
~ settings > Exterior lighting .
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:E ' Lights and Vision
Automatic headlights
Yo u ca n adju st the following se ttings in the Au­
tomatic headlights
men u:
Activation time -you can adjust if the headlig hts
swi tch on
Early , Medium or Late ac cord ing to t he
sensi tivity of t he light sensor.
Headlight assistant * -you can switch the h igh
beam assis tan t* on and off.
Entry/exit lighting
When it is dark, the Entry /exit lighting ill umi­
nates the area a round the vehicle when unlocking
the ve hicle and afte r swi tc h ing off the ignit io n
and opening the dr ive r's door .
The
Entry /exit lighting only works when it is
dark and the ligh t sw itch is in the
AUTO position.
Daytime running lights
USA models :
the daytime r unning lig hts can be
switched on/off . Select
On or Off.
Canada model s:
th is fu ncti on canno t be switche d
off. They act ivate au tomatically eac h time the ig ­
nition is switched on.
Emergency flashers
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Fig. 3 5 Cente r con so le: eme rgen cy fl asher bu tto n
T he eme rgen cy fla she rs m akes othe r dr iv e rs
aware of your vehi cle in dangerous situa tions.
• Press the~ button to sw itch t he emergency
fl as he rs on or off .
You can ind icate a lane change or a turn when the
eme rgency flashers are swi tched on by using the
tu rn s ignal leve r. T he emergen cy flashe rs stop
tempor arily. ""
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Lights and Vi sion
0 -all adjustment functions are deactivated .
Q/P -adjusting the left/right exter io r mir ror.
Move the knob in the desired direction .
4iil -Heats * the m irror glass depending on the
outside temperature .
8 - Folds the exterior mirrors*. To fold the mir­
rors out, turn the knob to one of the other posi­
tions . In the Infotainment system, you can select
if the mirrors fold in automat ica lly when you lock
the vehicle
~ page 34.
F ront pas senger 's e xterior mirror tilt
function*
To help you see the curb when back ing into a
pa rking space, t he surface of the mir ror tilts
slightly . Fo r thi s to happen, t he knob must be in
t he pos it io n for the front passenger's exterior
mirror.
You can adjust the t ilted m irror surface by turn­
i n g the knob in the des ired direction. Whe n you
move ou t of reverse and in to anothe r gear, the
new mirror position is stored and assigned to the
key yo u are using.
The mir ror goes back into its o rig inal posi tion
once yo u drive forward faster than 9 mph
(15 km/h) or tu rn the ignition
off .
A WARNING
Curved mir ror surfaces (for examp le convex)
enlarge t he f ie ld of vision . Howeve r, they
make objects i n the mirror appear sma ller
and farther away. You may est imate inco r­
rectly when you use these mirrors to ga uge
your distance from the vehicles behind you
when c hanging lanes, wh ic h increases the r is k
of an a ccident.
@ Note
- Applies to vehicles with power folding exte­
rior m irrors : if the mirror housing was
moved by outside forces (such as an impact
whe n m aneuver ing), you m ust use the pow­
e r fold ing func tion to fo ld the m irror all t he
way o ut. The m irro rs will make a loud no ise
when they latch into p lace . The mirror hous ­
ing must not be moved back i nto place by
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hand because this would impair the func­
tion of the mirror mechanism.
- Applies to vehicles wi thou t power folding
exterior mirrors : if the mirror housing was
moved by outside forces (such as a n impact
when maneuvering), you must move it back
in place by hand.
- If you wash the vehicle in a n automatic ca r
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 exterior mirrors*
by hand. On ly fold them in and out using
the power cont rols.
(D Tips
- If the power adjust ing function malfunc­
t ions, the glass in both mir rors can be ad­
justed by p ressing on t he edge of it by hand .
- The exterior m irror settings are sto red w ith
the memory fu nct io n* ~
page 59.
Dimming the mirrors
Your vehicle is equipped with a manual or auto­
matic* dimming rearview mirror .
Manual dimming rear view mirror
.,. Pull the lever on the bottom of the m irror back.
Automatic dimming rearvi ew mirror*
.,. The inte rior and exte rior m irrors d im a utomat i­
cally when ligh t shi nes on them, for examp le
from headlig hts on a vehicle behind you.
A WARNING
If th e g lass on an a utomatic dimming m irror
b reaks, e lectrolyte can lea k out. T his liquid
can irritate the skin, eyes and respiratory sys­
tem . If there is contact w it h the fluid, flush
i mmediately with p lenty of water. Consult a
phys ic ian if necessa ry .
- Repeated or long-term exposure to e lectro­
ly te fl uid ca n lead to ir ritation of the air­
ways, espec ia lly in people with ast hma o r
o ther resp iratory condi tions. Take deep
b re at hs immedia tely afte r leav ing t he veh i­
cle or, if this is no t possib le, open all of the
doors and windows as wide as possib le .