Audi A7 Sportback 2014 User manual

Owner's Manual
2014 Audi A7 Sportback I S7 Sportback
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Foreword
Than k you for choosing an Audi -we value your trust in us.
Yournew Audiwill allow you to experience the best in groundbreaking technolo-
gy and prem ium quality equ ipment a vehicle has to offer. We recommend that
you read your Owner's Manual tho roughly so that you quickly become acquaint-
ed with your Audi and make use of a ll of its features.
In addition to explaining how the different features work, we provide many use-
ful tips and informa tion concerning your safety, how to care for your vehicle and
how to ma inta in your vehicle's value. We also give you useful tips and informa-
tion on how to drive your vehicle more efficiently and in an environmenta lly
friendly manne r.
In the Owner's Manual packet, you will also find a quick reference guide, an
Owner's Manual for your Infotainment system and the vehicle maintenance
schedule.
We hopeyou enj oy driving your Audi andwe wish you safe and pleasant mot or-
ing.
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2 Table of contents
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment ..... .
Ins t ruments and controls ... .
General illustration ...... . . . . . . .. .
Instruments and warning /
indicator lights ............... .
Instruments ............ . . . . . . .. .
Warning/indicator lights ... . . . . . . . .
Driver info rmation 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 ... . . . . . . .
Mir rors .. . . .............. . . . . .. .
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 . . . . . . . . .
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Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Three-zone climate control . . . . . . . . . 70
Four-zone automatic climate control
Steering wheel heating ........... .
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On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . 76
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . 79
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . 88
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . 95
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Lane Change Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Raising/lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . 104
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Night vision assistant . . . . . . . . . 105
Night vision assistant with detected
pedestr ian marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 109
S tronic, tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Adjusting the display and the warning
tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Homelink 12 8
Universal remote control . . . . . . . . . . . 128
S a fety fir st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Dri v ing Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . . 131
Driver and passenger side footwell . . . 135
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Report ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 0
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3
Safety belt pret ensioners . . . . . . . . . . 147
Airbag system ......... . . . . . . . .
I mpo rtan t th ings to know .. . . . . . . . .
Front airbags . . .......... . . . . . . . .
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag
System .. . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .
Knee airbags . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Side airbags . . . .......... . . . . . . . .
Side curta in airbags ....... . ... . . . .
Child Safety ........... . ... . . . .
Important things t o know .. . . . . . . . .
Child safety seats . .. . ..... . ... . . . .
Install ing a child safety seat . . . . . . . .
LATCH Lower ancho rages and tethe rs
for children . . ............ . ... . . . .
Addit ional I nformation
Audi pre sense . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Prevent at ive passenger protection
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Vehicle operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . 196
Not ice about dat a recorded by vehicle
control mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Electr onic Stabilization Control (ESC) . 19 6
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
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Electro -mechan ical powe r assist . . . . . 201
Driving with your quattro . . . . . . . . . . 201
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Driving and environment . . . . . 204
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Diesel particulate f ilter . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 206
Driving through water on roads . . . . . 206
Shutting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Operate your vehicle economi cally and
min imi ze poll ut ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Drivi ng with a t railer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Trai ler tow ing tips . . . . . . . . .... . . . . 211
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Vehicle care and cleaning . . . . . 213
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Carwashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . 214
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . 218
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Selective catalytic reduct ion . . . . . . . . 223
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Windshie ld/headlight washer
container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . 261
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