Audi A7 2023 Owner's Manual page 48

Opening and closing
The luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed automatically = A\ in General informa-
tion on page 43.
Requirements: you must be carrying your conven
ience key* with you. The ignition must be switch-
ed off. You must be standing at the center behind
the luggage compartment lid. Depending on ve-
hicle equipment, it may also be possible to stand
slightly off-center at the back of your vehicle.
» Move your foot back and forth under the bump-
er one time ® fig. 37. Do not touch the bumper.
Make sure you have firm footing. The luggage
compartment lid will open or close ') once the
system detects the movement. The automatic
'opening or closing will be canceled if you re-
peat one of the movements described.
Observe the safety precautions > page 43.
"Please note that when you have the conven-
ience key with you, the sensor-controlled lug-
gage compartment lid could open or close un-
expectedly during activity near the rear of the
vehicle. This increases the risk of an accident.
Please note that when you have the conven-
ience key with you, the sensor-controlled lug-
gage compartment lid could open or close un-
expectedly during activity near the rear of the
vehicle (for example, the lid could hit the ceil-
ing in a garage).
The luggage compartment lid will only open
or close ) if you perform the movement as
described. This prevents the luggage com-
partment lid from opening or closing due to
similar movements ", such as when you walk
between the rear of the vehicle and your ga-
rage door. In some situations, the function
1) The closing function applies to vehicles that also have au-
tomatic luggage compartment lid operation
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may be limited or temporarily unavailable.
This may happen if:
~You are standing too close to the bumper or
too far away from it
~The luggage compartment lid was closed or
opened immediately beforehand
~You park close to a hedge and the branches
move back and forth under the vehicle for a
long period of time
~You clean your vehicle, for example with a
pressure washer or in a car wash
— There is heavy rain
~The bumper is very dirty, for example after
driving on salt-covered roads
— There is interference to the vehicle key's ra-
dio signal, such as from mobile devices or
remote controls
Mechanically unlocking the luggage
compartment lid
The luggage compartment lid can be released
from the inside in an emergency.
Fig. 32 Inner luggage compartment lid: access to the
emergency release
» Fold the backrest on the rear bench seat for-
ward © page 86.
» Remove the mechanical key © page 47.
» Using the mechanical key, pry the cover &> off
the luggage compartment lid trim panel.
» Press the lever with the mechanical key in the
direction of the arrow to release the luggage
compartment lid.