Audi A7 2017 User manual

Owner's Manual
2017 A7
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Foreword
Thank you for choosing an Audi - we value your trust in us.
Your new Audi will allow you to experience the best in groundbreaking technolo-
gy and premium quality equipment a vehicle has to offer. We recommend that
you read your Owner's Manual thoroug hly so that you quickly become acquaint-
ed with your Audi and make use of all of its featu res.
In addition to expla ining how the different features work, we provide many use-
ful tips and information concerning your safety, how to care for your vehicle and
how to mainta in your vehicle's value. We also give you useful tips and informa-
tion on how to dr ive your vehicle more efficiently and in an environmentally
frie ndly manner .
We hope you enjoy driv ing your Audi and we wish you safe and pleasant motor-
ing.
AUDIAG

Tabl e of content s
About this Owne r's Manual. . . . . . 5
Cockpi t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Cockpit overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Controls at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Instruments and indicator lights 9
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Driver information system . . . . . . 21
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Time/date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Head-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
On Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . 25
Start ing and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power wi ndows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. 37
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . 38
Light s and Vi s ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Exterior li ghting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
V1s1on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Seat s and stor a ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Cigaret t e lighte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
12 Volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . .
Climate contro l system . . . . . . .... . . . . .
Steering wheel heat ing . . . . . . .... . . . . .
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . .
General information . . . . . . . . .... . . . . .
Steering ......................... . .
Start ing and stopping the engine ...... .
Start-Stop system . . . . ... . ...... . . . . .
Electromechanical parking brake .. . . . . .
Start ing from a stop ................ .
Automat ic transmission
Trailer towing ................... .
Drivi ng with a tra iler . . . . ... ... .... . . .
Trailer towing information .......... . .
Driver assistance . . . . ...... .. . . . . .
Assist ............................ .
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Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8S
Cruise cont rol syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8S
Boost, shifting and engine oil
temperat ure indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Lap timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Audi adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Night vision assist w ith pedest rian and
wild animal detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Audi drive select (drive setti ngs) . . . . . . . . 105
Parking system s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Parking syst em plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Periphera l cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Adjusting the display and the warning
tones......... . . . . . . . ............ . . 118
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 120
Electronic Stabilizat ion Contro l (ESC) . . . . 120
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Electromechanical steering, dynamic
stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
All wheel drive (quatt ro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12S

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Ene rgy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorde r and vehicle control
modules 127
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 130
Driver's and front passenger 's footwell . . 134
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Sto ring cargo correct ly .............. .
Reporting Safe ty Defe cts ............. .
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Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Preventative passenge r prote ction 138
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 0
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 0
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1
Safety belt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Belt tens ione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 160
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Secur ing child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
LATCHsystem (lower anchorages and
tethers for children) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1
Diesel fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Selective catalytic reduction (AdBlue/
DEF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Catalytic converte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Diese l part iculate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Table of contents
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Windsh ield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Service interval display 209
Wheels .. . . . . . . . ... . . .......... . . . 211
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . 211
Tire pressure monitoring system
Tire pressure monitoring system
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Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Cleaning and care informat ion . . . . . . . . . 236
Placing your vehicle out of service . . . . . . 239
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 24 0
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 0
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Tire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Spare tire 248
Fuses ............................. 250
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Driver side cockpit fuse assignment
Front passenger side cockpit fuse
251
ass ignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Luggage compartment fuse assignme nt . 252
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Start ing by pushing or tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 254
Sta rt ing with ju mpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Use of jumpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Towing with a tow t ruck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Accessories and Technical Data . 260
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Vehicle spec ificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Notes about technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Weig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
D. . 1mens1ons . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . 261
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Tabl e of content s
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . 264
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Operating your veh icle outside the U.S.A.
or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Accessories and t echnical changes . . . . . . 266
Declarat ion of Compliance,
Telecommun ication and Electron ic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7
Index ......... . ................ . . . 268
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This Owner's Manual applies to a ll versions of
this model. It manua l contains important infor-
mat ion, tips, suggestions and warn ings for using
your vehicle.
Keep this manua l in your vehicle at all times . This
is especially important if you loan your vehicle to
others or sell it.
This owner's manua l describes the equipment
range specified for th is mode l at the time of
printing. Individua l equipment options described
may on ly be available at a later date or may only
be offered in certain countries.
Some sect ions in this manua l do not apply to all
vehicles. When this is the case, the beginning of
the sect ion ind icates the validity, for example
"Applies to: vehicles with Head-up disp lay". Op-
tional or vehicle-specific equ ipment is also identi-
fied with an asterisk"*".
The illustrations are designed as a general guide
and on your vehicle may look slightly different
than what is illustrated.
All directions, such as "left", "right", "front" and
"rear", are based on the vehicle's direction of
travel.
* Optional or vehicle -specific equipment
... The section continues on the next page.
c::>.& Cross reference to a "WARNING" w ith in a
section. If a page number is indicated, the
WARNING is located outs ide of the section.
_& WARNING
Text with this symbol contains information
about safety and how to reduce the risk of se-
rious personal injury or death.
(D Note
Text with this symbol contains info rmat ion
about reducing the risk of damage to your ve-
hicle.
@ For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbol contains info rmat ion on
protecting the enviro nm ent.
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About this Owner 's Manual
{!) Tips
Text with this symbol contains additional use-
ful information.
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Cockpit overview
Cockpit overview
Controls at a glance
Fig. 1 Cockpit: left section
Fig. 2 Cockpit: rig ht sect ion
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Side assist d isplay
Cent ral locking switch ....... . . .
Memory function buttons .. . . . . .
Side assist button ... .. . . . ... . .
Air ven t s wit h thumbwheel
Lever for:
- Turn s ignals and high beams
- High beam assistant . . . . ... . .
- Active lane assist ......... . . .
@ Multifunction steer ing wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag . . .... . . . . . . . .
- Driver informa ti on sys t em con-
t rols . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone, nav iga -
t ion an d voice recognition con -
trols
- dr ive selec t . . ............ . . .
- Stee ring wheel heat ing .... . . .
- Shift paddles ............. . .
® Instrument cluster .... . . . . . . . .
@ Head-up display ........... . . .
@ Windshield was her system leve r
@ Buttons for :
- Infotainment system display
- Trip odometer ........... . . .
@ start ing the eng ine when t here is a
malfunction
@ Knee airbag . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . .
@ Steer ing wheel adjustment, de-
pending on equipment
- Mechanica l . . . . . .... . . . . . . . .
- Power . . . . .............. . . .
@ Lever for:
- Cruise control system
- Adaptive cruise control . . .... .
@ But to n for switch ing the Head-up
d isp lay on/o ff , adjust ing the
height . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . .
@ Instrument illum ination .. . .... .
@) Hood release . . ............ . . .
@ Data link connector for On Board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) .. . . .
@ Light switch . . . ............ . . .
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@ Buttons fo r:
- All-weather lights
- Night vision assistant ........ .
- Rea r fog light(s) . . . . . . .... . . .
@ Power exte rior m irror adjustment
@ Swit ch for luggage compartmen t
lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . .
@ Buttons for :
- Powe r wind ows
- Parental control
@ Infotai nment system display
@ Emergency flashers ........... .
@ Glove compartment .......... .
@) Front passenger's airbag .... . . .
@ Drives (Infota inment system)
@ Buttons/ indicator light for:
- Start/Stop system .......... .
- Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . .... . . .
- PASSENGER AIR BAGOFF .. . . .
- Rear spo ile r . . . . ........... .
- Elect ronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) . . . . . . . . . . ........... .
@ Climate contro l system, depending
on vehicle eq uipment:
- Deluxe automatic climate control
- 4 -zone deluxe automatic climate
control . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . .
@ Storage compartment or ashtr ay
with cigarette lighter . . . .... . . .
(§ ISTART EN GINE STOP I button
@ Infota inment unit
Cup holder, 12 Volt outlet
Electromechanical parki ng brake
@ Selector lever (automatic transm is-
sion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . .
(D Tips
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33
36
36
42
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71
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160
12S
121
60
61
52 , 52
69
53,53
74
76
- Some t he equ ipment listed here is o nly in-
sta lled in certai n models or is available as
an option .
- The instr umen t cluster d isp lay is eit her m ul-
t icolored or monoch rome, depending on ve-
hicle equipment . Because the images in
both a re nearly ident ica l, the mult icolored
display is shown in this Owner's Manual. ..,
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Cockpi t o v er v iew
- Operation of the Multi Media I nterface (I n-
fotainment system) is described in a sepa-
rate operating instructions manua l.
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