2018 AUDI Q7 infotainment

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:E ' Unlocking the vehicle
.,. Grip the door handle . The door unlocks auto-
matically.
... Pull on the door handle to open the door.
Locking the v ehicl e
.,. Se lect the "P" position. The vehicle cannot be
locked if "P" is not se lected .
.,. To lock the veh icle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door hand le
once c:> fig. 20 . Do
not hold the door handl e while doing this .
You can u nlock/lock the vehicle at eve ry door.
The remote cont rol key cannot be more than ap­
proximately 4 f eet (1.S m) away from the door
handle. It makes no difference whether the mas­
ter key is in you r jacket pocket or in your brief­
case, for example .
If you hold the door handle while locking, this
can impair th e lock ing funct ion.
The door ca nnot be opened for a br ief per iod di­
rect ly after locking it. Th is way you have the op ­
portunity to check if the doors locked correctly.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­ mine i f the entire vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
c:> page34 .
_& WARNING
Read and following all WARNINGS<=>&. in De ­
scription on page
29.
(D Tips
I f your vehicle is left standing fo r a long peri ­
od of time, note the following:
- 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 possib le. You may not be able
to unlock your vehicle us ing the convenience
key .
Op eni ng and clos ing
(D Tips
Unlocking with the convenience key (keyless
access) can be deactivated in the Infotain-
ment system
<=> page 34.
Central locking switch
Fig . 2 1 D rive r's doo r: centra l lock ing swi tc h
... To lock the vehicle, press the Efi button <=> A-
.. To unlock th e vehicl e, pr ess the @ button.
When locking the vehicle with the central locking switch , the following app lies:
- Opening the doors and the luggage compart­ ment lid from the outside is no t possib le for se­
curity reasons, such as when stopped at a light .
- The LED in the centra l locking sw itch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked .
- You ca n open the doo rs individua lly from the
inside by pulling the doo r handle .
- I n the event of a crash with ai rbag deployment ,
the doo rs unlock a utoma tically to allow access
to the vehicle .
.&_ WARNING ~ -
- The central locking switch a lso works when
the ignition is switched off and automatica l­
ly locks the entire vehicle when the
Efi but ­
ton is pressed .
- The central locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outs ide.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at risk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially children.
- Read and following all WARNINGS
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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 @
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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
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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
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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
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• 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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:E ' Garage door opener (Homelink)
Description
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 31 Garage door opener: examples of usage for diffe r·
ent systems
With the garag e 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 area immediately surround ing
the equipment. Peop le can be injured or prop­
erty can be damaged if struck when closing.
- For security reasons, we recommend that you clear the programmed buttons before selling the vehicle.
- For additional informat ion about Homelink,
visit www.homelink.com.
- Fo r an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regu lations, see
¢ page 380 .
Openi ng and clos ing
Operating
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Home link)
Requirements : the button in the headl iner must
be programmed
<>page 41 and the veh icle
must be within range of the system, such as the
garage door .
., Press the button to open the garage door. The
LED @<>
page 41, fig. 32 blinks or turns on .
.. Press the button aga in to open the garage
door.
@ Tips
When opening or closing the garage door, do not press and hold the button longer ten sec ­
onds or the garage door opener wi ll switch to
programming mode.
Programming buttons
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Home Link)
Fig . 32 H eadlin er: controls
You can prog ram both fixed code and rolling code
systems using this procedure.
Programming /reprogramming buttons
Requirement: the vehicle must be in range of the
system , such as the garage door, that you would
li ke to p rogram.
., Switch the ignit ion on .
., Press and hold the button in the headliner that
you would like to program fo r at least two sec·
ends .Or
.. Select in the Infotainment system:
I MENU ! but­
ton
> Ve hicle > left control button > V ehi cle
s et tin g s
> G arage doo r opener > Pro gra m g a­
rage do or opener
> Program butto n I/Prog ram ll>
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Opening and clo sing
button II /P rogram button III (reprogram) .
The yellow LED @ blinks.
~ Follow the instructions in the Infotainment sys -
tem.
S y nchronizing a button1>
Requirement: the button must already be pro ­
grammed and must be synchronized with the
system that you would like to program.
~ Switc h the ign ition on.
~ Press the button in the head liner that you
would like to synchronize.
~ Fo llow the instructions in the Infotainment sys -
tem.
Del eting button prog ramming
The programmed buttons cannot be de leted ind i­
vidua lly. They must be deleted all at once . Rep ro­
gram the buttons if necessary .
~ Switch the ign ition on.
~ Se lect in the Infota inment system: I MENU I but­
ton
> Vehi cle > left contro l button > Vehicl e
settings > Garage d oor o pene r > Delete button
programming > Yes, delete no w.
Di splaying the version /statu s/country code
~ Se lect in the Infota inmen t system: IM ENU I but­
ton
> Vehi cle> left contro l button >Vehicl e set­
tings > Garage d oor o pener > Version inf orma­
ti on.
(D Tips
- The garage door opener may need to be
synchronized with the system motor after
the programming . Follow the manufactur ­
er's instructions for doing t his.
- The programming process can take up to 30
seconds . The hand transmitter may need to
be operated again during the process.
- Make sure the batteries in the hand trans ­
mitter are charged before starting the pro­
gramming process.
- In some cases, the system must be pro ­
grammed using an alternative mode. Select i n the Infota inment system :
IMENUI > Vehi-
1> On ly appl ies to ro lling code sy stem s
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cle > left control button > Vehicle settings >
Garage door opener > Progr am garage door
open er >
right control b utton > UR- Mode /
D-Mode .

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:E " Lights and Vision
Exterior Lighting
Switching the lights on and off
Fig. 33 Instrument pa nel: lig ht switc h with buttons
Light switch ·'!:! ·
Turn the light sw itch to the corresponding posi­
tion when the ignition is switched on.
:oo: and the
selected pos ition turn on (except pos ition 0).
In some markets, the daytime running lights, tail
lights and license plate light are always on .
0 -The daytime running lights automatica lly t urn
on. In vehicles for certain markets, you can
switch the a utomat ic daytime running lights on
and off in the Infotainment* system.
A UTO -The headlights automatic ally adapt to the
surrounding brightness.
:o o: -Parking lights
io -Low beam headlights
Buttons
When you t urn the light switch to the AU TO or
low beam headlight pos ition
io, you can activate
the following functions:
1o -All-weather lights. The headlights automati­
cally adjust so that t here w ill be less glare, for
examp le when the road surface is wet.
0$ -Rear fog lights
Automatic headlight range control system
Your veh icle is equipped with an automatic head­
light range control system that red uces g lare fo r
oncom ing traffic if the veh icle load c hanges . The
headl ig ht ra nge ad justs automa tic a lly.
Lights and V ision
Audi adaptive light
Appl ies to: vehicles with adaptive light
Adaptive ligh t provides better visibili ty whe n it i s
dark by adapting the lights to the road conditions
based on speed , such as on e xpressways, rura l
roads, at intersections, and in c urves. The adap­
t ive light only functions when the light sw itch is
i n the AUTO position .
A WARNING
--Automatic headlights* are on ly intended to
assist the driver. They do not relieve the
driver of responsibil ity to check the head­
lights and to t urn t hem on manua lly based
on t he curren t ligh t and v is ibility condition s.
For examp le, fog canno t be detec ted by the
light sensors. So always switch on the low
beams under these weather co nditions and
when driv ing in the da rk
io .
- To prevent glare for traffic behind yo ur vehi ­
cle, the rear fog lights should only be turned
on in accordance with traff ic regulat ions.
- Always observe legal regulations when us­
ing the lighting systems desc ribed .
(D Tips
- The lig ht sensor for the automat ic he ad ­
lights * is in the rearview mir ror mount. Do
not p lace any st ickers in this area on the
windshield.
- A warning tone will sound if you open the door when the exte rior lights a re switched
on .
- Only t he front headlights turn on when t he
daytime running lights are switched on *. In
vehicles in certain markets, the tail lights
w ill also turn on .
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of the
head lights, turn signa ls and tail lights can
fog over due to the temperature diffe rence
between the inside and outside . They will
clear shortly afte r swi tching them on . This
does not aff ect the service life of the light­
mg.
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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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