2018 AUDI Q7 airbag off

Child sa fety
body and the front of the passenger compart­
ment, the air bag can inflate comp lete ly and pro­
vide supp lemental protect ion in certain fronta l
coll is ions.
A WARNING
Not using a booster seat, us ing the booster
seat improperly, incorrectly installing a boos­
ter seat or using the vehicle safety belt im­
properly increases the risk of ser ious personal
injury and death in a collision or other eme r­
gency sit uat ion. To help red uce the risk of se­
rious persona l injury and/or death:
- The shoulder be lt mus t lie as close to the
center of the child's collar bone as possib le
and must lie flat and snug on the upper
body. It must never lie across the throat or
neck . The lap be lt must lie across the pelvis
and never across the stomach or abdomen.
Make sure the belt lies flat and snug. Pull on
the belt to tighten if necessary.
- Failure to proper ly route safety belts over a
child's body will cause severe injuries in an
acc ident or other emergency situation
¢ page 261.
-The rear side of the child safety seat should
be pos itioned as close as possible to the
backrest on the vehicle seat. Adjust or re­
move the rear seat head restraint if it is d if­
ficult to install the child seat with the he ad
restra int in place¢
page 58. Ins tall the
head restraint again immediately once the
child seat is removed . Driving without head
restra ints or w ith head rest raints that are
not properly adjusted increases the risk of
serious or fatal neck injury dramatically.
- Never let a child put the sho ulder belt under
the arm or beh ind the back, because it cou ld
cause severe injur ies in a crash.
- Children on the front seat of any car, even with Advanced Airbags, can be seriously in­
jured or even killed when an airbag inflates .
- Never let a child stand or knee l on any seat,
for example the front seat.
- Never let a child ride in the ca rgo area o f
you r vehicle.
- Always remember that a child leaning for­
ward, s itting sideways or out of position in
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any way du ring an accident can be struck by
a deploying airbag. Th is w ill result in serious
personal injury or death.
- If you must install a booster seat on the
front passenger seat because of exceptiona l
circumstances the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
'1; light must come on and stay on,
wheneve r the ign it ion is swi tched on.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF '1; light
does not come on and stay on, perform the
checks desc ribed ¢
page 281, Monitoring
the Advanced Airbag System.
- Take the child res tra int off the front passen­
ge r seat and install it prope rly at one of the
rear sea t positions if the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
'1; light does not st ay on whenever
the ignition is switched on .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
eve r us ing a child restrained in a vehicle is
be ing used ¢
page 261, Safety belts,
¢ page 269, Airbag system and
¢ page 291 , Important information .
Securing child safety
seats
Securing a child safety seat using a safety
belt
Safety belts for the rear seats and the front pas ­
senger can be locked with the convertible locking
retractor to properly secure child safety seats .
The safety belts for the rea r seats and for the
front passenge r's seat have a conve rtible locking
r etractor for child safety seats. The safety belt
must be locked so that be lt webb ing cannot un ­
r eel. The retractor can be act ivated to lock the
safety belt and prevent the safety belt webbing
from loosening up dur ing norma l dr iving . A ch ild
safety seat can o nly be prope rly installed when
t h e safety be lt is locked so that the c hild and
c hi ld s afety seat will stay in place.
Always remember : Even though your veh icle is
equipped with an Advanced Airbag system, all
c hi ld re n, especially those 12 yea rs and you nger,
sho uld always ride in t he b ack seat p roperly re-
strained for their age and s ize.
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::r ' A WARNING
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Improperly installed child safety seats in­
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in a collision.
- Always make sure that the safety belt re­
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt retrac­
tor cannot hold the child safety seat in place dur ing normal driving or in a crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around during
a sudden stop or in a collision.
- Always make sure that the rear seat back­
rest to wh ich the center rear safety belt* is
attached is secure ly latched whenever the
rea r cente r safety belt is being used to se­
cur e a ch ild rest raint.
- If the backrest is not securely latched, the
child and the child restraint will be thrown
forwar d toge ther w it h the backrest and will
st rike parts of the vehicle interior. The ch ild
can be se riously in jured or killed .
- Never ins tall rear-f acing chi ld safety sea ts
or infant carriers on the front passen ger
seat . A child will be serious ly inju red and
can be killed when the passenger airbag in­
flates.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the ch ild safety seat and chi ld
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof .
- Always install rear-facing child safety seats
o r infant carriers on the rear seat.
- Forward-fac ing ch ild safety seats or infant
carriers installed on the front passenger's
seat may interfere with the deployment of
the a irbag and cause serious injury to the
child .
- It is safe r to install a forward-fac ing ch ild
safety seat on the rear seat .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child res trained in a veh icle is
being used~
page 291 . Specia l precaut ions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
t h e fron t passenger sea t~
page 2 70, Child
Ch ild saf ety
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant things to know.
A WARNING
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A lways take special precautions if you must
i nstall a forward or rearward-facing child re­
stra int on the front passenger's seat in excep­
tional s ituations:
- Whenever a forward or rearward-fac ing
child restraint is installed on the front pas ­
senger sea t, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
~; lig ht must come on and stay on whenev­
er the ign ition is swi tched on.
- I f the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light
does not come on and stay on, perform the
checks desc ribe d
~ page 281, Monito ring
t he Advanced Airbag System.
- T ake the child res tra int off the front passen­
ge r seat and inst all it prope rly at one of the
rear sea t positions i f the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF~;
light does not stay on whenever
the ignition is switched on .
- Imp roper installat ion of child restra ints can
reduce the ir effectiveness or even prevent
them from providing any protect ion .
- An imprope rly installed child restra int can
interfere with the airbag as it deploys and
serio usly injure or even kill the chi ld.
- Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instr uctions provided with the child sa fety
seat or ca rr ie r.
- After checking to make su re that the child
rest raint is proper ly installed, make ce rtain
that the child restraint is co rrectly recog­
n ized by the capacitive passenger detection
system in the front passenger seat and that
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light sig­
na ls the correct front passenger fronta l air­
b ag sta tus.
A WARNING
F orw ard-facing child restra int s:
- Always make sure the forward-facing sea t
has been des igned and certified by its man­
ufa cturer for use on a fron t sea t with a pa s­
senger front and side air bag.
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Child sa fety
- Never put the forward -facing child restraint
up, against or very near the instrument pan­
el.
- Always move the front passenger seat to
the h ighest position in the up and down ad­
justment range and move it back to the
rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as far away from the air­
bag as possib le, before insta lli ng the for­
wa rd-facing child restra int.
- Always make sure that the safety belt upper
anchorage is beh ind the child restra int and
not next to or in front of t he ch ild restraint
so tha t the safety belt w ill be properly pos i­
tioned.
- Make s ure tha t the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF ~;
light comes on and stays on a ll the
time whenever the ignition is switched on.
A WARNING
Rearward-facing child restraints:
- A ch ild in a rea rw ar d-facing child safety seat
insta lled on the front passenger seat wi ll be
seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates -even with an Ad ­
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating airbag wi ll hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the chi ld safety seat and child
against the backrest , center armrest, door
or roof.
- Always be especially careful if you must in­
sta ll a rearward facing child safety seat on
the front passenger seat in exceptional c ir­
c u mstances.
- Make sure that the
PAS SENGER AIR BAG
OFF ~;
light comes on and stays on all the
t ime whenever the ignition is switched on.
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light
does not come o n and stay o n, immed iate ly
install the rea r-fa cing child safety seat in a
re ar seat ing pos ition and have the airbag
system inspe cte d by your Aud i de aler.
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Activating the convertible locking retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to secure a
child restraint.
Always heed the child safety seat manufacturer's
i nstruct ions when installing a child restra int in
your vehicle. To activate the convertible locking r etractor:
.,. Place the child restraint on a seat, preferably
on the rear seat .
.,. Slowly pull the belt
all th e w ay out .
.,. Route it around or through the child restra int
be lt path~ .,&..
.,. Push the ch ild safety sea t down with yo ur full
weigh t to ge t the safety belt rea lly tigh t.
.,. Insert t he be lt tong ue into the b uck le for that
seating position .
.,. Guide the safety be lt back into the retractor un ­
til the belt lies flat and snug on the ch ild safety
seat.
.,. You shou ld hear a "cl icking" noise as the belt
w inds back into the inertia reel. Test the con ­
vert ib le lock ing retractor by pull ing on the belt.
You s hou ld no lo nge r be able to pull the belt
out of the retracto r. T he convertib le lock ing re ­
tracto r is now activa ted .
.,. Make sure that the red release button is facing
away from the chi ld restraint so that it can be
unb uc kled quickly .
.,. Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt is
properly t ight and fastened so that the seat
cannot move forward or s ideways more than
one inch (2 .5 cm) .
A WARNING
Using the wrong ch ild rest raint or an improp­
e rly insta lled child restra int can ca use se rio us
pe rsonal injury or death in a crash.
- Always make sure that the safety be lt re ­
tr actor is locked whe n in stalling a c hild
safety seat . An un lo cked sa fety be lt retr ac­
tor cannot hold the chi ld safety seat in p lace
during normal driving or in a crash.
- Always buckle t he chi ld safety seat fi rm ly in
p lace even if a chi ld is not sitting in it. A
loose chi ld safety seat can fly a round during
a sudden stop or in a crash.

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::r ' Installing th e te th er str ap
.,. Release o r deploy the tether st rap on the child
restraint according to the child restraint manu­
facturer's instructions .
.,. Guide the upper tether strap
under the rear
head restraint and into the rear cargo area
(raise the head restraint if necessary). For chi ld
restra ints w ith V-tether straps, always make
sure that the head restraint guide rods do not
interfere with any part of the top tether strap.
.,. Slide the tether st rap hook over the anchor
bracket.
.,. Pull on t he tether strap hook so t hat the spr ing
catch of t he hook engages.
.,. Tighten the tether strap firmly fo llowing the
child restraint man ufacturer's instructions .
Releasing the tether strap
.,. Loosen the tens ion following the ch ild rest raint
manufacturer's instructions .
.,. Depress the spring catch on the hook and re ­
l ease it from the anchorage.
@ Note
If you leave the ch ild restrain t with t he tether
strap firm ly installed for severa l days, this
cou ld leave a mark on the upholstery on the
seat cush ion and backrest in the area where
the tet her strap was installed. The upholstery
wou ld also be permanently stretched around
the tether strap. This applies especially to
leather seats.
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Current ly, few rear -facing chi ld restraint systems
come with a tether. Please read and heed the
chi ld restraint system manufacturer's instruc­
tions carefully to determine how to properly in­
stall the tether.
A WARNING
A child in a rearward-faci ng chi ld safety sea t
installed o n the fro nt passenge r seat w ill be
ser ious ly injured and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates -even wi th an Advanced Air­
bag System.
Ch ild saf ety
- The inflating airbag will hit the c hild safety
seat or infant carr ier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
aga inst the backrest, center armrest, or
door .
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light does not
come on and stay on, immedia tely insta ll
t he re ar-facing child safety se at in a rear
seating posi tion and have t he a irbag system
inspected by your Audi dea ler .
Additional information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
T he re a re a numbe r of sources of additional in ­
format ion abou t chi ld rest raint selection, instal ­
lation and use:
N HT SA advises that the best ch ild safety seat is
t h e one that fits yo ur child and fits in your veh i­
cl e, and that you w ill u se cor rec tly and cons is ­
tent ly.
T ry befo re yo u buy!
U.S. Na tional Highw ay T raffi c Safety Admin is­
tra tion
Tel.: 1-888-327-4236 ( TTY : 1-800-424-9153)
http:/ /www.nhtsa.gov
http://www. saferca r. gov
N ational SAFE KID S Camp aign
Tel.: (202) 662-0600
http:/ /www.safekids.org
Safet y Belt Saf e U.S.A .
Tel.: (800) 745-SAFE (English)
Tel.: (800) 747-SANO (Spanish)
http:/ /www.ca rseat.o rg
T ransport Canad a Information Centr e
Tel.: 1-800-333-0371 or call 1-613-998-8616 if
you are in the Ottawa area
http://www.tc.gc.ca/ eng/ roadsafety/men u. h tm
Audi Cu stom er Relations
Tel.: (800) 822-2834
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Index
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 31
Mechanically locking the front passenger's
door.. .... .. .. .. ............. .... .. ..
34
Media · · · · · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 234
Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Media center ..................... .... 235
Memory buttons
refer to Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 156
Memory capacity
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
184
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Memory card
SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
226
Supported types/formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
MENU button .. .. ............. .... .. .
Menu language
refer to Setting the language ... .... .. .
Menu paths (Owner's Manua l) ....... ... .
Menus/symbols
Messages
Mirrors
149
245 152
159
180
Adjusting exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Compass ....... ................ ..... 52
D . . 1mming ....... ................ ..... 48
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
MMI
refer to Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . 149
MMI search
refer to Free text search . . . . . . . . . . 158 , 236
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 281
MP3
refer to Jukebox 227
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Button · · · · · · .. ............. .... .. .. 15
Map zoom .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. 13
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speech dialog system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching tabs .. ............. .... .. . .
Multi Media Interface
........... .... .. .
Music collection
12
149
refer to Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
also refer to Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
388
Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 249
myAudi .......... .. .. ........... 187,207
Logg ing in in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
PIN · · · ... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 187
N
Natural leather care/cleaning .......... .
NAV /MAP button
. . .. .. ............. ..
354
203
Nav igating (instrument cluster) . . . . . 163, 164
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Better route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
also refer to Map ... .. ............. .. 213
Navigation (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . 163
Net · · · · ............................. 62
Network connection (Wi-Fi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
NHTSA
Contacting
259
Night vision assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Cleaning the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to Ad Blue. .. .. .. ............. .. 314
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
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Occupant protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Octane rating (gasoline) ................ 310
Odometer · · · ·........................ 12
Offroad driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
OFF (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 70
Oil
refer to Engine oil 321
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . . . 318
On/Off knob (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Online destinations
refer to Point of interest search . . . . . . . . 207
Online map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Online map update ... .. ............... 216
Online media ... ..... .. ............... 230
Online roadside assistance
Audi connect emergency call and service .
202