Audi A7 Sportback 2012 User manual

2012 Audi A7 Sportback
Owner's Manual
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Introduction
Thank you for choosing an Audi A7 Sportback - we value your trust in us.
Yournew AudiA7 Sportback incorporates the newest techno logy as well as nu-
merous features designed for your comfort, convenience and safety . We recom-
mend you read your Owner's Manual thorough ly so that you can quicklybecome
acquainted with your Audi.
In addition to explaining how the different features work, we also give you many
useful tips and information concerning your safety and that of your passengers,
how to care for your vehicle and maintain your vehicle's value.
We hope you enjoy driving your Audi A7 Sportback and we wish you safe and
pleasant motor ing.
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2 Table o f content s
Vehicle lite ra tu re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About thi s Owner' s Manual . . . 6
Contr o l s and e qui p m e nt . . . .. .
Ins t ruments and controls . . . .
General illustration ...... . . . . . . .. .
Instruments and warning /
indicator lights ...... . . . . . . . . . .
Instruments ............ . . . . . . .. .
Warning/indicator lights .. . . . . . . . . .
Driver information display .. . . . . . . . .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . .
Keys . . . ..... . .......... . . . . . .. .
Power locking system ..... . . . . . . . .
Rear lid . . . . . ....... ........ .... .
Child safety lock for the rear doors . . .
Power windows ........... . ... . . .
Valet park ing . . .......... . . . . . .. .
Sliding/tilting sunroof ... . . . . . . . . . .
Clear vi sion ................... .
Lights . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . .
I nter ior lights ............ . . . . . . . .
V1s1on ... . . ..... . ........ . . . . .. .
Wiper and washer system ... . . . . . . .
Mirrors .. . . .............. . . . . .. .
Seats and storage . ..... . . . . . . .
General recommendations . . . . . . . . .
Front seats ... . .......... . . . . . .. .
Head restraints .............. . .. .
Seat memory . . .......... . ... . .. .
Ashtray . . . . . . . .... ... ... . . . . . . . .
Cigarette lighter ........... . . . . . . .
12-vo lt sockets ............ . . . . . . .
Storage . ................ . . . . . .. .
Roof rack . .............. . . . . . . . .
Luggage compartment ... . . . . . . . . .
Pass-through with ski sack . . . . . . . . .
Warm and cold ......... . . . . .. .
Climate controls ......... . . . . . . .. .
Three-zone climate control . . . . . . . . .
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Four-zone automatic climate control .
Steering wheel heating ...... . . . . . .
On the road . . . ... . ...... . . . . . .
Steering . . . ... . . . . . . ...... . .... .
Starting and stopping the engine .. . .
Electromechanical parking brake . . . .
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Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Adaptive crui se control and
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Audi braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Lane Change Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Driving set t ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Night vision a ssistant . . . . . . . . . 98
Night vision assistant with detec t ed
pedestrian marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 102
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1p ronic . . ... . . ... . . . .... . . . . . . 102
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
General informa t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Audi parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . 108
Audi parking system plus with rear
view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Adjusting the display and warn ing
tones. . ... . ... . . . ............ . .. 113
Error messages 114
Homelink ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Universal remote control. ........ . . 115
Safet y first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Proper occupant seating positions . . . 119

Driver and passenger side footwell . . . 123
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Stowing luggage . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Report ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Safety belts . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
General notes ............ . ... . . . .
Why safety belts? ........ . ... . . . .
Safety belts ..... . ...... . ... . . . . .
Safety belt pretens ioners ... . . . . . . .
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Airbag system ................. 137
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 137
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Child Safety . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
I mportant things to know . . . . . . . . . .
Child safety seats . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Instal li ng a child safety seat . . . . . . . .
LATCHLower anchorages and tethers
for chi ldren . . ............ . ... . . . .
Addit ional Information
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Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Preventat ive passenger protection 182
Vehi cle operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . 184
Not ice about data recorded by vehicle
control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Elect ronic stabilization program (ESP) 184
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Elect ro-mechanical power assist . . . . . 189
Driving with your quattro ® . . . . . . . . . 189
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Driving and environment . . . . . 192
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Avoid damaging the vehicle. . . . . . . . . 193
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Driving through wate r on roads . . . . . 194
Operate your vehicle economically and
min imize poll ution. . . . . . . . .... . . . . 194
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Driving with a trailer . . . . .... . . . . . .
Trailer tow ing tips
Vehicle care ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . .
Cleaning and protection ... . . .
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General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Careof exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Careof interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank .............. . ........ 211
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... . . . . 212
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Engine compartment........... . .. 218
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Engine cooling syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Windsh ield/headlight washer
container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Tire pressure monitoring system 249
Do-it-yourself service . . . . . . . . . 252
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S2
Emergency warn ing triangle . . . . . . . . 252
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Fuses ........ . . . . . .............. 260
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . 264
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Start ing by pushing or towing . . . . . . . 264
Starting with jumpe r cables . . . . . . . . 264
Use of j umpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
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4 Table of content s
Emergency towing with comme rcial
tow truck . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
Lift ing vehicle . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Technical data . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
General information . . . . . . . . . .
Explanation of technical data . . . . . . .
Vehicle ident ificat ion ...... . . . . . . . .
Weights ... . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Dimensions . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Data . . . . . .............. . . . . . .. .
310 hp, 3.0 liter 6-cylinder engine . . .
Consumer Information . . . . . . .
Warranty coverages ........ . . . . . . .
Operating your vehicle outside the
U.S.A. or Canada ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
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Lit erat ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Addit ional accessories, modifications
and parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Declaration of Compliance,
Telecommunication and Electronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

I n addition to t his Owner's Manual, your Audi
comes w ith t he
- MMI Operating I nst ructi ons
- Warranty & Maintenance booklet .
If you are missing one of these publicat ions,
or if you believ e that the information is not
comp lete, contact you r aut horized Audi dealer
for assistance.
MMI Operating Instructions
contain detailed description of the Audi Multi
Media Interface (MMI) including t he naviga-
tion system, the sound system and the hand-
held phone.
The Warranty & Maintenance booklet
explains how you can keep your Audi in top
driving condition by having it serviced regular-
ly and conta ins detai led info rmat ion about
the wa rranties covering your Aud i. Always
have the booklet with you when you take your
vehicl e to an author ized Audi dealer for serv-
ice. Your Audi Service Adviser w ill record each
schedul ed service and can answer any qu es-
tions you may have regarding how t o maint ain
your vehicl e.
In Canada,
the vehicle lite rat ure is also available in
French. To obta in a copy, cont act your dealer
or wri t e to:
Au Canada, on peut se procure r un exemp laire
en fr an<;aisde ce document aupres du conces-
sionnair e ou de:
Volkswagen Canada Inc.
Client Assistance
Assist ance a la Clientele
777 Bayly St reet , West ,
Aj ax, Ontario LlS 7G7
If you sell your Audi
all lite ratu re should be left in the vehicle t o
make t he Warranty terms as we ll as all oper-
ating, safety and maintenan ce inform ati on
availa ble t o t he next owne r.
Vehicle literature 5
If you change your address or if you
bought this Audi used
be sure to send in a "Notice of Address
Change"/ " Notice of Used Car Purchase" post
card. This card can be fo und in the Warranty &
Maintenance booklet or obtained from your
autho rized Audi dealer.
It is in your own interest that we are able to
contact you should the need arise.
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6 About this Owner 's Manual
This owner's manua l contains important infor-
mation, tips, suggestions, and warnings for
the use of your vehicle.
Make sure that this owner's manua l is always
located in the vehicle. This is especially impor-
tant if you allow other people to drive the ve-
hicle, or if you sell it.
This owner's manua l describes the equipment
range specified for this mode l at the editoria l
deadline date. Some of the equipment descri-
bed here will on ly be available at a later date,
or only in specific markets.
Some sections in this owner's manua l do not
apply to all vehicles . In that case, the range of
applicability is given at the beginn ing of the
section, e.g. "Applies to vehicles: w ith Ad-
vanced Parking System" . In addit ion, optional
equipment is indicated by an asterisk"*" .
The details in the illustrations may be differ -
ent from those in your vehicle, and are intend-
ed to be viewed as a basic guide.
You will find a table of contents at the begin-
ning of this book, which disp lays all topics de-
scribed in th is manual in order of appearance.
You will find an alphabetical index at the end
of this book .
All directions, such as " left", "right", "front",
"back", are relative to the direct ion of travel.
* optional equipment
... This section continues on the next page.
® Registered trademarks are identified with
a®. If this symbol is missing, it is no guar-
antee that the terms can be used free ly.
~ .& Cross-reference to a "WARNING!" with-
in a section. For ind ication w ith a page num-
ber, the corresponding "WARNING!" can be
found outsid e of the section.
& WARNING
Text with this symbol contains important
information on safety and how to reduce
the risk of personal injury or death.
(D Note
Text with this symbo l draws your attention
to potentia l sources of damage to your ve-
hicle.
@) For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbo l contains information
about the environment and how you can
help protect it.
{!) Tips
Text with this symbo l contains special tips
and other information about gett ing the
most out of your vehicle and its features.

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8 Instruments and controls
Instruments and controls
General illustration
Fig. l Cockpit: left section
Fig. 2 Cockpit : right section