Audi Q7: Front seats

General information

Make sure that:

• You can press the pedals down completely while your legs are slightly bent
• The distance between your upper body and the steering wheel or instrument panel is at least 10 inches (25 cm)
• The distance between your knees and the instrument panel is at least 4 inches (10 cm)
• Your thighs are lightly supported by the front surface of the seat
• The backrest is in an upright position and your back is resting against it
• You have a sufficient view of the area around the vehicle
• You have a clear view of the instrument cluster, indicator lights, and the head-up display*

Seat settings menu: quick access

Applies to: vehicles with seat settings in the MMI

If you press on the image of the driver's or front passenger's seat in the climate control system menu fig. 88 (1), you will go directly to the seat settings for that seat.

WARNING

• If you are too close to the steering wheel or instrument panel, the airbag system cannot provide the optimal protection, which increases the risk of injury and death.
• To reduce the risk of injury in the event of sudden braking maneuvers or accidents, never drive with the backrest reclined very far. The airbag system and safety belts can only provide optimal protection when the backrest is in an upright position and the driver is wearing the safety belt correctly. If the backrest is angled back too far, the safety belt can shift to soft areas of the body, such as the stomach, which increases the risk of injury.
• To reduce the risk of an accident, only adjust the seats when the vehicle is stationary.
• Be careful when adjusting the seat. Lack of control or attention when adjusting can result in injuries due to pinching to vehicle occupants both in the front seats and rear seats.
• Never place objects in the driver's footwell.
  Objects could shift and enter the area around the pedals, which could prevent you from using them. You would then be unable to use the pedals if sudden driving or braking maneuvers were needed, which increases the risk of an accident.
• Make sure that the floor mats are always securely attached.
• To reduce the risk of an accident, never place additional floor mats or other floor covers over the installed floor mats, because this reduces the pedal's range of motion and can impair pedal operation.
• To reduce the risk of injury, never place your feet on the instrument panel, out of the window, or on the seat surfaces. This also applies to passengers in the rear seats.

Note

To reduce the risk of damage, be very careful when adjusting the seat to make sure the head restraints do not come into contact with the headliner or the sunroof*.

Tips

At the same time, only move the respective seat using the controls.

Adjusting the front power seats

Fig. 51 Front seat: seat adjustment buttons

You can adjust the basic settings using the buttons.

The settings depend on the vehicle equipment.

Adjusting the seat position

• To move the seat forward or backward, push the button (1) forward or backward.
• To adjust the seat upward or downward, push the rear section of the button (1) upward or downward.
• To adjust the seat surface, press the front part of the button (1) upward or downward.

Adjusting the backrests

• To move the backrest forward or backward, press the button (2) forward or backward.

Adjusting the lumbar support

• To adjust the lumbar support, press the button (3) in the desired direction.

Massage function

• Switching the massage function on or off (4). Setting the massage type and intensity.

WARNING

The power front seats can also be adjusted when the ignition is switched off. To reduce the risk of injury, children should never be left unattended in the vehicle.

Adjusting the front seat settings in the MMI

Applies to: vehicles with seat settings in the MMI

Fig. 52 Seat setting

You can adjust additional settings in the MMI.

The settings and the number of menus and buttons depend on the vehicle equipment.

Operating

Applies to: MMI

• Select on the home screen: VEHICLE > Seats.
• To access the various menus (3), swipe to the left or right.
• To display the various seats, press or (4).

The red coloring in the symbol (5) indicates which seat is selected.

Seat setting

Applies to: MMI

• To select a seat setting, press (1) if necessary.
• Press the respective arrow (2) until the desired position is reached.

Seat temperature balance

Using the seat temperature balance, you can heat or cool the backrest and seat surface to different temperatures in Settings.

• To adjust the seat heating or cooling balance, slide the control upward or downward.

Front seat massage function

Applies to: vehicles with massage function

Selecting the massage function

Applies to: MMI

• To open the Massage menu, press the button (4), fig. 51.

Switching the massage function on or off

Applies to: MMI

• To switch the massage function on or off, press the button (4), fig. 51.
• Press Start/Stop on the MMI.

Setting the massage type and intensity

Applies to: MMI

• To adjust the massage type, press the desired button on the MMI, for example Wave.
• To adjust the intensity of the massage, press Intensity on the MMI repeatedly until the desired level is reached

Tips

The massage function switches off automatically after approximately 10 minutes.

Additional settings in the MMI

• Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: VEHICLE > Seats > Additional seat settings.

Depending on the vehicle equipment, the following options may be available.

Reset seat position

You can adjust the position of the front passenger's seat to match the driver's seat.

Driver seat entry assistance

Entry assistance makes it easier to enter or exit the vehicle.

Adjusting the front passenger's seat from the driver's seat

Applies to: vehicles with front passenger seat adjustment

You can adjust the front passenger's side with the driver's seat buttons.

Applies to: MMI:

• Select on the home screen: VEHICLE > Seats.
• To display the various seats, press or .
• To switch on the function, press the button.

  The lower edge of the button will turn red.

After you have switched on the function, you can adjust the front passenger's seat using the driver's seat buttons fig. 51.

Tips

The function switches off automatically when you exit the menu.

Front center armrest

Applies to: vehicles with a front center armrest

Fig. 53 Cockpit: center armrest

Adjusting the center armrest

• To slide the armrest forward or back, press the button (1).

WARNING

In certain positions, the front center armrest can interfere with the driver's arm movement, which increases the risk of injury.

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