2012 AUDI A7 display

24 Instruments and warning /indicator lights
on until it is switched off. If you con tinue dr iv ­
ing within two hours after switch ing the igni ­
tion off, the new values a re included when
calculat ing the current tr ip i nformat ion.
Unlike the short -term memory, the long -term
memory is not erased automatica lly. You can
select the time period for evaluat ing trip in­
formati on yo urself.
F or some veh icle functions, you can access the
tri p information from the tempora ry memory
in the line
(D ~ page 22, fig . 5.
Efficiency program
The effi ciency program can hel p yo u t o use
less fuel. It eval uates driving information in
reference to fue l co nsu mption and shows oth­
er equipment i nfl uencing consumption as we ll
as shift recommendations.
c:> page 24. Fue l
economy messages
c:> page 24 prov ide tips
for eff icient driving. The eff ic iency prog ram
uses dis tance and consumption data from tr ip
comp ute r
1.
To display the efficiency program , call up Ve­
h icle functions and select the menu option
Efficiency program . If the data are deleted in
the efficiency program, those values are also
reset in t rip compu ter .
@ Tips
-All sto red va lues w ill be lost if the veh i­
cle bat tery is disconnected .
- Fuel consumpt io ns (average and cur­
r en t), range and speed are display ed in
m etr ic units on Cana dian models.
Other equipment
Fig. 8 Tri p co mpute r: ot her eq uipme nt
Req uirement: The efficiency program m ust be
displayed
c:> page 24.
,. Tur n the thu mbw heel u ntil t he o ther e quip-
ment appe ars in the disp lay.
Oth er equ ipment t hat is cu rrently affecti ng
f uel con su mp tio n is liste d in t he e fficiency
progr am. The disp lay shows up to t hree o ther
items of e quip ment @. The eq uipme nt using
t h e most fuel is listed first. If more than three
items using fuel are switched on, the equip­
ment that is c urrently using the most fuel is
displayed .
A scale @also s hows the current tota l co n­
s u mption of all other equipment.
Fuel economy messages
Fig. 9 Disp lay: exa mple of a fuel eco nomy m essage
Fuel eco no m y me ssages are disp layed whe n
f uel consum ption is increased by cert ain con­
di tions. If you fo llow these fue l eco nomy mes ­
sages, you ca n red uce your ve hicle's consum p­
tion o f fuel. The messages appear a utomati­
ca lly and are only d isplayed in the efficiency
program. The fue l economy messages turn off
automat ica lly afte r a certain per iod of t ime .
,. To turn an economy message off immedi -
ately after it appears, press any button on
the mult ifunction steering whee l.
(D Tips
- Once you have turned a f uel economy
message off, it will o nly appear agai n af­
ter you turn the ign ition on again.
- The fuel economy messa ges are not dis­
played in every instance, but rather in in ­
tervals over a period of time .

Instrument s and warning /indicator lights 25
Odometer
Fig . 1 0 Instrument cluste r: Odomete r an d reset b ut­
to n
The o dome ter shows yo u how many miles
(kilometers) yo u have driven. You ca n sw itch
the disp lay from m iles to kilome ters and vice
ve rsa v ia the M MI.
Upper odometer
Th e trip odom eter shows the distance d riven
since i t was last reset.
It can be used to meas­
ure short d istances. The las t digit ind icates
1/1 0 of a m ile (1 00 mete rs).
You ca n reset the trip o dom eter to ze ro by
pr ess ing t he Reset button~-
Lower odometer
T he lower odometer shows the total number
of mi les (kilometers) drive n.
Malfunction message
If t here is a ma lfunction in the instr ument
cluster,
DEF will appear in the trip odometer
d isplay area. Contact your authorized A udi
dealer to have t he p roblem corrected .
Time and date display
Fig. 11 Inst rumen t clust er: clock a nd date
You can set the time and the date disp lay in
the MMI. Refer to the M MI owner's man ual
for inst ructions.
When y ou open the dr iver's door, the da te a nd
time a ppear in the ins trumen t cluster d isp lay
for 30 seconds .
Service interval display
The service in terval display reminds you wh en
your next service is due.
Fig . 12 In st rument clus te r: Serv ice inte rv al d ispl ay
The schedule for t he next oi l change or inspec­
t ion is ca lculated automatically and disp layed
accord ingly. T he d isp lay works in two stages:
Service reminder
30 days be fore the next service is d ue, a serv­
ice reminder appears in the display when you
switch the ig nition on
c:> fig. 12.
After about 5 seco nds the display switches
back to norma l. The distance and time re­
main ing are updated each t ime the ignit io n is
switched on until the date due for service is r eached .
Service due
When the due date for se rvice is reached, t he
message
Service due! appears in the instru ­
ment cluster immed iate ly after you sw itch the
ignition o n. Add itio na lly, a warning to ne
sou nds . After about 5 seconds t he disp lay
switches bac k to normal.
Calling up the service schedules
If or when an oil change or inspection is due,
can be shown in the M MI display by selecting
the service interval d isp lay in the ca r menu. .,..

26 Instruments and warning /indicator lights
Selec t the I CAR I func tion b utton > Car sy s­
tems
co ntrol button > Servicing & checks >
Se rvice interval disp lays . In new vehicles, the
sched ule can only be called up after approxi­
mately 500 km.
Resetting the serv ice interval display
Your authori zed A udi dealer wi ll reset the cor ­
respo nding service sched ule after performing
the appropriate serv ice on yo ur vehicle . Yo u
a lso have the possibility to reset the oi l
change schedule after having performed an
oil c hange accord ing to Audi specifications.
Selec t the
I CAR I func tion b utton > Car sys­
tems
co ntrol button > Servicing & checks >
Service interval displays > Reset oil change
interval.
(D Note
If you disconnect the bat tery t ermi na ls, no
cal culat ions can be m ade for the serv ice
in terv al displ ay du ring t his time and no
service rem inder w ill ap pear . Remembe r
that obse rving the prope r serv ice interva ls
is vita lly im portant to extend ing the life of
y o ur veh icle , part icu larly the eng ine, and
maintaining its va lue . Even if the mileage
driven is low, the maxim um period of o ne
yea r from one se rvic e to the next must not
be exce eded.
@ Tips
- Do not reset t he display between oil
c hanges, otherw ise the display will be i n­
correct.
- The information in the Service Re minder
r ema ins sto red even when the vehicle
batte ry is discon nected. Head-up Display
A
pp lies to vehic les : wi th H ead-up Dis play
Fig . 13 Example : indica to rs in the Head -up D isplay
Fig. 14 I nstrument pa nel: k nob for the Head-up Dis ­
p lay
T he Head- up D isp lay projects certain wa rnings
o r se lecte d infor mation from the ass ista nce
systems* or naviga tion* on t he windshie ld.
T he disp lay appears wi thin the drive r's fie ld o f
vision .
Switching on/off
"' Press t he knob~ to switch the Head-up
Displ ay o n/off
c;, fig. 14 .
Adjusting the height
The heig ht of t he d is play can be adjusted to
the individual dr iver .
"' Make s ure you are seated correct ly
c:;,page 119.
"' Turn th e knob~ to adjust the disp lay.
Sett ings in the MMI
"' Select:
!CAR I function b utton > Car systems
cont ro l button > Driver assistance > Head­
up D isplay
> Head-up Display content or
Display br ightness . Ill>

Instrument s and warning /indicator lights 2 7
Display content
In the MMI, you ca n specify which information
should be displayed :
- Cru ise cont ro l system*
- Nav igat io n info rmation *
- Audi adaptive cruise control*
- N ight vision assistant* (pedestr ian warn ing)
The speed display and some of the red indica­
tor lights cannot be hidden in the MMI.
Display brightness
You can adj ust t he display b rightness in the
M MI. The display brightness decreases auto­
ma tica lly as the amount o f light dec reases.
The basic leve l o f brightness is adjusted wi th
the instrument illumination ¢
page 44.
(D Note
To prevent s cratc h es on t he g lass co vering
t he Head -up Disp lay , do not place any ob ­
jects in the projection opening.
@ Tips
- Sun glasses w ith polar izat ion fi lters and
u nfav orable ligh ting condit ions can af ­
fect the disp lay.
- Vehicles wi th seat memory *: yo ur Head­
up D isplay sett ings a re stored automati­
ca lly and assigne d to the remote contro l
k ey that you are us ing.
- A specia l windshield is needed for the
Head-up Display functio n.
On-Board Diagnostic
system (OBD)
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ISi in
the instrument cluster is part of the On-Board
Diagnostic (OBD II) system.
The warning/indicator light illumina tes when
the ignition is switched on and goes o ut after
the engine starts and the idle has stabi lized.
This indicates that the MIL is work ing proper­
ly.
If the light does not go out after t he engine
is started, or illuminates while you are driv ­
i ng, a mal function may e xist in the eng ine sys ­
tem.
If the light illumi nates, the catalytic con­
verter could be damaged .
Contin ue d riving
with reduced power (avoid­
i ng s usta ined h igh speeds and/or rapid accel ­
erations) and have the cond ition corrected .
Contact your a uthorized Audi dea ler.
If the light illuminates, the e lectronic speed
li miter may also be malfunct ion ing. For more
i nformation ¢
page 2 8, Electronic speed
limiter.
An improperl y closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MIL light to illuminate
<=> page 213.
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 15 Location of Data Li nk Co nnector (D LC)
On-Boa rd Diagnost ics monitors the compo ­
nents of your em issio n cont ro l system . Eac h
monitored component in your engine system
has been assigned a code. In case of a mal ­
functio n, the component will be identified
and t he fault stored as a code in the control
module memo ry .
The MIL light may also illuminate if there is a leak in the on-board f uel vapor recovery sys­
tem. If the lig ht illum inates afte r a refuelling,
stop the vehicle a nd make sure the fuel fille r
cap is properly closed
¢ page 213.
In order to make an accurate diagnosis , the
stored data can o nly be disp layed using spe­
c ial diagnostic equipment (generic scan tool
fo r OBD). .,.

Valet parking
The valet parking feature protects the lug­
gage comportment from unauthorized ac­
cess.
Fig. 30 Luggage compartment: valet parking button
With "valet parking" activated, the rear lid
cannot be opened.
~ Remove the mechanical key¢ page 30 .
~ Open the glove compartment and activate
¢
fig. 30 the "valet parking" feature by
pressing the
I VALET I button. The indicator
light in the switch illuminates.
~ Close the glove compartment and lock it
with the mechanical key.
~ Leave the master key with the service per­
sonnel for parking and keep the mechanical
key with you .
When the "valet parking" feature is activated:
- the un locking button for the rear lid
c:s in
the driver's door is inactive
- the button
c:s on the master key is inact ive
- the opening hand le in the rear lid is inactive .
The vehicle can be driven and locked and un­ locked with the master key. Access to the lug­
gage compartment is blocked.
When the valet parking function is switched
on, the message Valet parking activated ap­
pears in the instrument cluster display when
you switch the ignition on .
Opening and closing 39
Sliding/tilting sunroof
Operation
@
Fig. 31 Section of the headliner: Sliding/ti lting sunroof
button
@ Tilting and sliding
~ To tilt the sunroof completely, press the
sw itch br iefly to the second level¢
fig. 31
briefly .
~ To close the sunroof completely, pull the
switch br iefly to the second level¢.&_ .
~ To select an intermediate position, press/
pull the switch to the first level until the de­
sired position is reached.
@ Opening and closing
~ To open the sunroof completely, slide the
button back briefly to the second level.
~ To close the sunroof completely, slide the
button forward briefly to the second level
¢ .&_ .
~ To select a partially open position, slide the
button forward/back to the first level until
the roof reaches the desired position .
A wind deflector integrated into the sliding/
tilting sunroof adapts automatically to the
speed and sunroof pos ition . This reduces wind
noise to a minimum in all sunroof positions.
You can still close or open the sunroof for up
to ten minutes after you have switched the ig­
nition
off . The switch is deactivated once the
driver's or front passenger's door is opened .
Solar protection
The solar protection opens automatically
when the sunroof opens.

42 Clear vision
visibility conditions. For example, fog cannot be detected by the light sensors.
So always switch on the headlights
io
under these weather conditions and
when driving in the dark.
- Crashes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be
seen by other motorists . Always turn on
the headlights so that you can see ahead and so that others can see your car from
the back.
(D Note
The rear fog lights should only be turned
on in accordance with traffic regulation, as
the lights are bright for following traffic.
@ Tips
-In the event of a light sensor malfunc­
tion, the driver is notified in the instru­
ment cluster display~
page 21.
-You will hear a warning tone if you open
the driver door when the exterior lights
are switched on.
- Please observe legal regulations when
using the lighting systems described .
Emergency flasher
The emergency flasher makes other motorists
aware that you or your vehicle are in an emer­
gency situation.
Fig. 33 Center console : emerge ncy flasher switch
• Press the switch~~ fig. 33 to turn the
emergency flashers on or off.
When the emergency flasher is on, all four
turn signals blink at the same time. The turn signal
indicato r lights ¢ Q in the instrument
cluster, as well as the light in the emergency
fl asher switch ~ blink likewise. The emergen­
cy flashers also work when the ignition is
turned off.
The emergency flashers will turn on automati­
cally if you are in an accident where the airbag
has deployed .
(D Tips
You should turn on the emergency flashers
when:
- you are the last vehicle standing in a traf­
fic jam so that any other vehicles coming
can see you, or when
- your vehicle has broken down or you are
in an emergency situation, or when
- your vehicle is being towed by a tow
truck or if you are towing another vehicle
behind you.
· Adjusting the exterior lighting
The settings ore adjusted in the MMI.
• Select: I CAR I function button > Car systems
control button > Vehicle settings> Exterior
lighting.
Automatic headlights
You can adjust the following settings in the
Automatic headlights menu :
Headlights activation time -You can adjust if
the headlights switch on
Early , Med. or Late
according to the sensitivity of the light sensor .
Audi adaptive light* -You can switch adaptive
light
On and Off .
Daytime running lights
USA models:
You can switch the daytime run­
ning lights
on and off.
Canada models:
The function cannot be
turned off.
It is activated automatically each
time the ignition is switched on. This menu
item is shown "greyed out".

44 Clear vis ion
Interior lights
Front and rear interior lighting
Fig. 35 Head liner: Fron t int eri or ligh ts
Fig. 36 Rear headlin er: R ead in g light
Press the appropriate b utton ~ fig. 35:
El -Interior lighting on/off
[j) -Door contact switch . The inter io r l ight ing
turns on automatically when you unlock the
vehi cle, open a doo r or switch the ignition off .
The interior lighting turns off several seconds
after you close the doors , when you lock the
vehicle or when you switch the ignition on.
When a door is open, the light t urns off after
a few minutes.
51 -Reading lights o n/off
~ -Sw itch ing the rear readi ng lights on/off
from the co ckpit.
I .,.. REAR !* -Switch ing the rear reading lights
on/off from the cockp it .
Ambience lighting
Appl ies to vehicles: wit h ambience lighting
You can adj ust the brightness for the amb i­
ence lighting. .,.
Select in the MM I: ICARlfunction button>
C ar sys tem s control button > Vehicle set­
ting s
> Interio r light ing > Brightne ss .
.,. To increase or reduce the brightness, turn
the knob and press it .
T he ambience lighting turns on when you turn
the headlights on while the ignition is switch­ ed on.
@ Tips
The setting is automatically stored and as­
signed to the remote control key that is in
use.
Instrument illumination
You can adjust the brightness of the instru ­
ment and display illumination as well as the
Head-up Display *.
F ig. 37 In strume nt ill umin ation
.,. Press the knob to re lease it .
~ 0 "'
.,. Tur n the knob toward "-" or"+" to redu ce or
increase the br ightness.
.,. Press the knob aga in to retu rn it to its origi ­
na l position .
(I} Tips
The instrumen t illum ina tion (for dials and
needles) lights on when the ignition is
switc hed o n and the vehicle lights are
turned off . As the daylight fades, the illu ­
mination of the dia ls likewise d ims auto­
matically and will g o out completely when
the outs ide light is very low. This feature is
meant to rem ind yo u to sw itch on the
headlights when outsid e light conditions
be come poo r.

Warm and cold 67
Four-zone automatic climate control
Operation
Applies to vehicles: with four -zone a utomat ic climate control
We recommend pressing the IAUTOI button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C).
F ig. 71 Four -zone automat ic climate control: controls
Fig. 72 Four -zone automat ic climate control: rear con·
trols
Press the buttons to turn the functions on or
off. Use the dials to adjust the temperature,
the blower speed and the air distribution. The
LED in a button will light up when the func­
tion is switched on. The settings are shown in
the climate control display and are also shown in the MMI display for a few seconds . The driv­
er and front passenger settings can be adjust·
ing separately.
The settings can also be adjusted in the rea r
<::>fig. 72.
IOFFl Switching the climate control
system on/off
The IOFFI button switches the climate control
system on or off .
It also switches on when you
turn the dial or press any button. Airf low from outside is blocked when the
climate control
system is switched off.
You can activate the residual heat funct ion
when the ignition is off by pressing and hold­
ing the ~ button. The residual heat from the
coolant is used to heat the vehicle interior.
The residua l heat function switches off auto­
matically after about 30 minutes.
IACI Switching cooling mode on /off
T he air is not coo led and humidity is not re­
moved when cooling mode is switched off.
This can cause fog on the windows. Cooling
mode switches off automatically when the
outside temperature is below zero.
1-1 Switching recirculation mode on/off
In recircu lation mode, the air inside the vehi ­
cle is circ ulated and filtered. This prevents the
unfiltered air outside the vehicle from enter­
ing the vehicle interior. We recommend
switching recirculation mode on when driving
through a tunnel or when sitting in traffic
¢ Li). .
The !AUTO ! button or~ button switches recir-
culation mode off. .,..