2018 AUDI Q7 warning

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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
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.. 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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.. 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
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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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Opening and closing
Panorama glass roof
Panorama glass roof, opening/closing the
sunshade
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith pa norama glass roof
The front segment can tilt and slide open .
Fig. 30 Sect io n of the fro nt headliner: panorama g lass roo f
b utto n
@ Tilting and closing the roof
"'To tilt the sunroof completely open, press the
~ button up briefly to the second level.
"'T o close the sunroof comp letely, pull the~
button down briefly to the second level
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"'T o set a position between opened and closed,
press/pull the~ button up to the first leve l
until the roof reaches the desired position.
@ Opening and closing the roof
"'To move the roof into the reduced wind noise
pos ition, push the~ button back br iefly to the
second level.
"'T o open the sunroof completely, push the~
button back briefly again to the second level.
"' To close the sunroof comp letely, push the~
button forward briefly to the second level
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"'To select a partially open position , push the~
button forward/back to the first level until the
desired position is reached .
© Opening and closing the sunshade
.. To open the sunshade completely, slide the -:c. ,.
switch back briefly to the second level.
"' To close the sunshade completely, slide the
-'f>, ,,
switch forward briefly to the second level.
"' To select a partially open position, slide the
,c'-'.1a
switch to the first level unt il the s unshade
reaches the desired position .
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A WARNING ,_
To reduce the risk of injury, always pay atten­
tion when closing the panorama glass roof .
Always switch the ignition off when leaving
the vehicle and always take the vehicle with
you .
(D Note
Always close the panorama glass roof when
l eav ing your vehicle. Rain can cause damage
to the interior equipment of your veh icle, par­
ticularly the electronic equipment .
(D Tips
-For information about convenience open­
ing/closing, see~
page 39 .
-You can still operate the panorama glass
roof for about 10 minutes after the ignition
is switched off. The switch is deactivated
once the driver's or front passenger's door is
opened.
- Th e pano rama glass roof wi ll only open
down to -4°F (-20°) .
Panorama glass roof emergency operation
Applies to: vehicles wi th pano rama g lass roof
If an object is detected when closing, the roof
will open again automatica lly. In this case, you
can then close it with th e power emergency clos­
ing function.
"' Within five seconds after the sunroof opens au ­
tomatically, pull the applicable button until the
roof is clos ed.

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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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: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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Lights and Vi sion
Turn signal and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher .
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Fig . 34 Turn s ig nal and hig h bea m le ver
Tu rn signal s ¢i Q
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0 0
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The turn s ignals activa te when you move the lev­
er into a turn signal position w hen the ignition is
switched on.
(D -Right tu rn signa l
@-Left turn signal
The turn signal b links three times if you just tap
the lever.
High b eams and h eadlight flash er ~D
Move the lever to the corresponding position:
@ -H igh beams on (vehicles with h igh beam as­
sistant* ¢
page 44)
©-H igh beams off or headlight flasher
The
ii indicator light in the instrument cluster
turns on .
A WARNING
High beams can cause glare for other drivers,
wh ich increases the risk of an accident . For
this reason, only use the h igh beams or the
head light flasher when they w ill not create
glare fo r other d rivers.
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High beam assistant
App lies to : vehicles wit h high bea m ass istant
The high beam assistant automatically turns the
high beams on or off depending on the surround­
ing conditions .
A camera on the rearv iew mirror mou nt can de­
tect light sources from other road users . The high
beams switch on or off automatically depend ing
on the pos it ion of vehicles d riving ahead and on­
com ing vehicles , the veh icle speed and other en­
v ironmental and traffic cond it ions.
Activ ating high b eam ass istant
Requirement: the light sw itch must be set to the
AUTO pos it ion and the high beam ass istant must
be switched o n in the Infota inment system
¢page 45.
"'To act ivate the high beam ass istant, tap the
lever forward @~
page 44, fig . 34 . The Iii in­
dicator light appears in the inst rument cluste r
disp lay and the high beams a re swit ched on/off
automa tically. If t he h igh beams we re com­
pletely or pa rtially switched on, the
IIJ indica­
tor light turns on.
Switching the high beams on /off manually
If the high beams d id not switch on/off automat­
i ca lly as expected, yo u may switch them on or off
manua lly ins tead :
"' To switch the h igh beams on manually, tap the
lever forward @~
page 44, fig. 34. The ii in­
dicator light turns on.
"'T o switch the h igh beams off man ua lly, pull the
lever back ©¢
page 44, fig. 34 . The high beam
assistant is deactivat ed.
Operating the headlight flasher
"' To operate the headlig ht flasher when the high
beam ass istant is activated and hig h beams are
switched off, pull the lever back ©¢
page 44,
fig. 34 .
The high beam assistant remains ac ­
tive.
Messag es in the instrument cluster display
m;J Audi adaptiv e light : malfun ction! Se e own­
e r's manual

~ 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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