2013 AUDI A7 ECU

64 Seat s a nd s tor ag e
In sta ll ing th e co ve r in th e rear lid
.. Slide the cover upwa rd into the retainers
@ .
.. Press the knobs(!) onto the ball mounts.
Rem oving the co ver behind th e rear bench
s eat
.. Pull the cover~ fig. 63 back .
.. Pu ll the cover upward to re lease.
Inst all ing th e cover beh ind the r ear bench
se at
.. Insert the left and right sides of the cover
into the mounts on the side trim .
.. Slide the cover forward until it locks into
place.
A WARNING
- To prevent accidents, never install the
luggage compartment cover unsecured .
- The luggage compartment cover is not a
surface for storing objects. Objects
placed on the cover could endanger all
vehicle occupants dur ing sudden braking
maneuvers or in a crash.
@ Note
Objects located on the rea r shelf that rub
aga inst the rear w indow could damage the
heating wires for the rear window defog­
ger.
Enlarging cargo capacity of the vehicle
interior
The seat backs can be folded forward to en­
large the cargo capacity.
Fig . 64 Re lease hand le on the seatback
Folding the seatback for ward
.. When you pull the release lever@~ fig. 64
in the direction of the arrow, the safety knob
@ pops out far enough for the red marking
on knob to be visible .
.. Fold the seatback forward.
Rai sing th e seatback
.. Raise the seatback until it is secure ly latch­
ed ~,&. .When you can no longer see the
red mark on the safety knob @, the seat is
latched .
A WARNING
-
-The backrest must always be secure ly
latched so that the safety belt of the cen­
ter seating position can work properly to
help protect the occupant.
- The backrest must be securely latched in
position so that no items contained in
the luggage compartment can s lide for­
ward upon sudden braking.
- Always check whether the latch is fully
engaged by pull ing the seatback for­
ward .
- Never allow safety belts to become dam­
aged by be ing caught in door or seat
ha rdwa re.
- Torn or frayed safety belts can tear and
damaged be lt hardware can b reak in a
crash. Inspect the belts per iodically.
Belts show ing damage to webbing, bind­
ings, buck les, or retractors must be re­
p laced .
(D Note
-If you move the front seat back when the
rear seat backrest is folded forward, you
cou ld damage the head restraints on the
rear seat.
- Slide the be lt g uide on the outside safety
belt all the way up before folding the
backrest back forward. Make sure the
seat belt is not pinched or damaged
when the rear seat backrest if folded
back . Other objects should be removed

from the rear seat bench to protect the
seatback from damage.
Tie-downs and cargo net
The cargo net* prevents small objects from
sliding.
Fig. 65 Locat ion of the tie-downs in the luggage com­
partment
Fig. 66 Luggage compartment: cargo net*
.. To secure objects w ith the luggage com­
partment net*, fo ld the t ie-down bracket
u pward
¢ fig. 65 .
.. Insert the hooks on the luggage compart­
ment net* into the tie-downs
¢ fig. 66 .
.. Read and heed all WARNINGS
¢page 136,
Stowing luggage.
In a collision, the laws of physics mean that
even smaller items that are loose in the vehi­
cle will turn into heavy missiles that can cause
serious injury. Items in the vehicle pick up ki­
netic energy which varies with the vehicle and
the we ight of the item . Veh icle speed is the
most significant factor.
For example, in a frontal collision at a speed
of 30 mph (48 km/h), the forces acting on a
10-lb (S kg) object are about
20 times the
normal weight of the item . T his means that
the weight of the item would suddenly be the
S ea ts a nd s to rage 65
equivalent of about 200 lbs (90 kg). One can
easily imagine the injuries that an item of that
weight flying freely through the passenger
compartment can cause in a collision at a
speed considered relatively low.
A WARNING
Weak, damaged or improper straps used
to secure items to tie-downs can fail dur­
ing hard braking or in a collision and cause
serious personal injury.
- Always use su itab le retaining straps and
prope rly secure items to the tie-downs in
the l uggage compartment to he lp pre­
vent items from shift ing o r fly ing for­
ward .
- Never attach a chi ld seat tether str ap to
a tie-down.
- For strength-re lated reasons, the mount­
ing hooks can only be used to secure ob­
jects weighing up to 10 lb. (5 kg) . Heavi­
er objects will not be adequately secured
- there is a risk of injury.
Bag hooks
Light objects can be secured on the hooks.
Fig. 67 Luggag e co mpa rtment: bag hooks
You can also use the hooks to hang light purs­
es,bags, etc.
A WARNING
The hoo ks can ho ld a maximum weight of
3 kg. Heav ier objects are not adequa tely
secured . There is risk of personal injury.

66 Seats and st o rage
Luggage compartment cover ing
(reversible mat )
Applies to vehicles: with luggage compartment carpeting
The reversible luggage compartment covering
should be used when transporting dirty or
wet objects.
Fig . 68 Luggage compartment carpet ing with seatback
folded down: spread out over the bumper
The luggage compartment carpeti ng can be
used w ith the dirt resistant s ide or the decora­
tive side, depe nding on what is needed.
@ Tips
The protective mat should be folded up
only whe n dry.
Pass-through with ski
sack
Preparing the pass-through
App lies to vehicles: with ski sack
Long objects such as skis can be transported
in the ski sack*.
Fig . 69 Rear be nch seat: opening th e pass -through
Opening the trunk pass-through
.,. Fold the center armrest in the rear fo rward
and o ut. .,.
Pull the release handle
q fig . 69 and fold
down the cover of the pass-through in the
veh icle inter ior .
.,. Open the rear lid.
.,. Push the ski sack* through the opening
from the luggage compartment.
"' Secure the ski sack¢
page 67.
Closing the trun k pass -through
.,. Open the rear lid .
.,. Remove the ski sack from the trunk pass­
through.
"' Push the pass-through cover up inside the
veh icle until it latches .
"' Raise the center armrest in the vehicle
aga in.
.,. Close the re ar lid.
A WARNING ~
Objects must only be transported in the ski
sack since the ski sack can be secured . In­
dividual objects cannot be secured. There
i s a risk of in jury.
(D Tips
You can also open the pass -through from
the luggage compartment . Push the re­
l ease button down and push the cover for­
ward.

Securing the ski sack
Applies to vehicles: with sk i sack
The ski sack must be secured in the luggage
compartment.
Fi g. 70 Luggage compartmen t: Securing th e bag
Fig . 71 Securing th e objects in the ski sack
Securing the ski sack in the luggage
compartment
.,. The ski sack has two bel ts w it h h ooks on the
u nderside
c:> fig. 70@. Hang the hooks to
the rear fastening eye lets in the luggage
compartment.
Securing the objects in the ski sack
.,. The re is al so a se cur ing s trap c:> fig. 71 @ in
th e s ack. Pull t he str ap tau t usi ng the free
end of the st rap .
A WARNING
-
-The ski sack is i ntended only for the
transportation of skis and other light ob­
jects. To reduce t he risk of serious per­
sonal inj ury, neve r transport heavy or
pointed objects in t he ski sack.
- When brak ing rapidly or during a n acci ­
dent, t he load could be displaced and
ca use i njur y to occupants.
Seats and storage 67
-Sharp edges on the load must be covered
for protection. A lways fasten the belt
tightly aro und the sack and its co ntents
c:>fig. 71.
(D Tips
-Never stow the ski sac k away when it is
st ill wet or damp (for examp le, sn ow
me lting from skis). Allow it to dry com­
pletely before stow ing it away.
- Pos ition skis in the ski sack with the
pointed ends facing the front a nd ski
p oles with the pointed ends facing the
r e ar.

Audi adaptive cru ise control and brakin g guar d 93
(end of a traffic jam or veh icle t hat has
br oken down in traffic).
- Alw ays remember that the radar sensor
for the b raking guard works only within
defined detection and ra nge limits that
may prev ent the proper det ection of oth­
er ve hicles.
- The ra dar sensor's function and range
can be reduced by rain, snow and heavy
spray. Moving vehicles up ahead may not
be promptly detected or may not be de­
tected at al l.
- Reflective surfaces includ ing crash barr i­
ers or tunnel ent rances may impair the
function of the radar sensor.
(0 Tips
- You can cance l the braking w ith increas­
i ng fo rce that is initiated by the system
by braking yo urself, by accelerating no­
ticeab ly or by swerving.
- Brak ing guard error messages
<=> page 93.
-Keep in mind that braking guard can
brake unexpectedly. Always secure any
ca rgo or objec ts that you are transport ­
i ng to reduce t he risk of d amage o r in­
Ju ry.
Settings in the MMI
Appl ies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise co ntrol
~ Se lect: ICARlf unct ion button> ( Car )* sys­
tems
contro l button > D river assi st > Audi
braking guard .
System -
Switch braking g ua rd On and Off .
When you sw itch the ignition on, the message
Audi braking guard off appears if the system
is switched off.
Early warning -The distance and approac h
warn ings in the display can be switched
On /
Off .
(D Tips
- Your settings are automatically stored
and assigned to the remote control key being used at the time the settings
are
ma de.
- If you switch the ES C to spo rt mode,
braking g uard switches off a utomatica lly
<=>page 198.
- Switch braking guard off when you a re
loading the vehicle onto a vehicle carrier,
t rain, ship o r other type of transporta­
t ion. This can prevent undesired warn­
ings from the braking guard system.
Messages
App lies to vehicles : wit h Audi ada ptive c ruise contro l
ACC unavail able
ACC and braking guard: unavailable
T he system cannot detect mov ing vehicles up
ahead co rrec tly and is switched off. The sen­
sors have been displaced or a re not worki ng
properly . The Audi pre sense func tions may a l­
so be affected. Drive to yo ur autho rized Audi
dealer or authorized A udi se rvice facility im­
med iate ly to have the malfunction corrected.
ACC: unavailable at this time. No sensor vi­
sion
ACC and braking guide: unavailable at this
time . No sensor vision
Th is message appears if the senso r view is ob­
structed, for examp le by leaves, snow, heavy
sp ray or d irt. C lean the sensors<=>
fig. 86 .
ACC: unava ilabl e at this time . Inclin e too
steep
The road exceeds the max imum possible an­
gle for proper adaptive cru ise control opera­
tion. Adaptive cru ise con tro l is switched off .
ACC: only selector lever positions D , S or M
available
Se lect t he D/S or M selector leve r pos ition.
ACC: unavailabl e at this time . Parking brake
s et
The adaptive cr uise cont rol system switches
off automatically if the park ing b rake is set. ..,.

(D Note
-Make sure there is enough clearance
above and below the veh icle when park­
ing. The height of the vehicle can change
once it is parked due to temperature
fluctuations, changes to the load cond i­
tions and changes to the dr iving modes,
which can affect clearance .
- When t ransporting the veh icle on a car
carr ier, tra in, ship or by other means, on­
l y tie the veh icle down at the runni ng
su rface of the tires, which is the outer
ci rcumference . Secur ing the vehicle at
the axle components, s uspension struts
or tow ing eyes is not pe rm itted because
the pressu re in the air suspension struts
can change during transport. The vehicle may not be secured sufficiently if this
happens.
- If you are going to tow a trailer, you
must activate the trailer operation mode
<=> page 209.
{!) Tips
- In some models, the maximum vehicle
speed can only be reached in the
Auto
and Dynami c modes.
- Selecting the
Dynami c mode results in
spo rty sh ifting character istics. The S
gear posit ion engages automatically.
- In vehicles with sport differential", the
Dynami c mode is deactivated when tow­
i ng a trailer.
Adjusting the Individual mode
Audi dri ve sele ct 103
Selecting the driving mode
You can choose between Comfort, Auto, Dy­
namic and Individual .
Fig. 10 6 MMI: D rive select
.,.. To se lect the mode, se lect the following in
the
MM I: ICARlf unction button> Comf ort ,
Auto , D ynamic or Individual.
You can change the d riv ing mode when the ve­
hicle is stationary or wh ile driving.
If traffic
permi ts, after changing modes, briefly take
yo ur f oot off the acce lerator pedal so that the
recently selected mode is a lso activated for
the engine.
Comf ort -prov ides a comfort-oriented veh icle
setup and is s uited for long drives on h igh­
ways .
Auto -provides an overall comfo rtable yet dy­
nam ic dr iving feel and is suited for every day
u se.
Dynamic -gives the vehicle a sporty driving
feel and is suited to a spo rty driving style .
Individual -<=> page 103 .
_.& WARNING
-Pay attention to traffic when operating
Audi d rive select to prevent potential risk
of an acc ident.
-
You can adjust the vehicle settings to your personal preferences .
.,.. Select : I CARI funct ion button> Set individ ­
ual
control button. You can now adjust the
individual systems . The
Ind
ividu al driving mode wi ll automatical­
ly be activated when you have finished config­
uring the sett ings.

112 Automatic Tran sm iss ion
_& WARNING
-The veh icle can also roll when the engine
is stopped .
- Unintended vehicle movement can cause
serious injury.
- Never leave your vehicle with the eng ine
running wh ile in gear. If you must leave
yo ur vehicle when the engine is running,
act ivate the parking brake and move the
selector lever to P.
- Power is sti ll transmitted to the whee ls
when the engine is running at idle. To
prevent the vehicle from "creeping", you
must keep your foot on the brake when
the engine is runn ing and the selector
lever is in D/S or R or "tiptron ic" mode is
selected.
- Do not press the accelerator pedal when
chang ing the selector lever pos ition
wh ile the vehicle is stat ionary and the
eng ine is running.
- Never shift into
R or P wh ile driving.
- Before driv ing down a steep slope, re-
duce your speed and shift into a lower
gear with "tiptronic".
- Do not ride the brakes or press the brake
peda l too often or too long when dr iving
down a hill. Constant braking causes the
brakes to ove rheat and s ubstant ially re­
duces braking per formance, increases
braking distance or causes comp lete fail ­
ure of the brake system.
- To prevent the veh icle from rolling back
when stopping on inclines, a lways hold it
in place with the bra ke peda l or parking
brake.
- Never hold the ve hicle on an inc line with
a slipping clutch . The clutch opens auto­
matically when it becomes too hot from
the overload. An indicator lamp
[O] illu­
mi nates and a dr iver message appears
¢ page 114 when the clutch is overload­
ed.
- If the eng ine must remain running, never
have any driv ing pos ition engaged when
c heck ing under the hood. Make sure the
selector lever has securely engaged and is locked in P w
it h the park ing brake set
¢ page 224, Engine compartment. Oth­
erwise, any increase in engine speed may
set the veh icle in motion, even with the
parking brake applied.
(D Note
- When stopping on an incl ine, do not try
to hold t he vehicle in place by pressing
the acce lerator pedal while a driving gear
is se lected. This ca n cause the transmis­
sion to ove rheat and can damage it . Acti­
vate the pa rking brake or press the bra ke
peda l to preven t the vehicle from roll ing.
- Allowing th e vehicle to ro ll when the en­
gine is stopped and the selecto r lever is
in N will d amage the tr ansmission be­
cause it is not l ubricated unde r those cir ­
cumstances .
(D Tips
Fo r saf ety reaso ns, the pa rking br ake is re­
l eased automatically on ly when the d riv­
er's safety belt is engaged in the buckle.
Hill descent control
Appl ies to vehicles: wit h S t ronic/tiptro nic
The hill descent control system assists the
driver when driving down declines.
Hill des cent con trol is activated when these­
lector lever is in D/S and yo u press the brake
peda l. The transmission automatica lly selects
a gear that is suitable for the incline . Hi ll de ­
scent contro l tries to maintain the speed ach ­
ieved at the time of braking, within phys ica l
and technical lim itations. If may st ill be nec­
essary to adjust the speed with the brakes .
Hill descent cont ro l switches off once the de­
cline leve ls out or you press the acce lerator
pedal.
On vehicles with the cruise contro l system*
¢ page 83, hill descent control is also activat-
ed when the speed is set. .,..

128 Homelink®
Homelink®
Universal remote
control
General information
Applies to vehicles: with Homelink® unive rsal remote
co ntrol
The Homelink universal remote control can
be programmed with hand-held transmitters
from existing equipment.
With Homelink, you can control devices such
as the garage door, security systems, house lights, etc. comfortably from the inside of you
vehicle.
H omelink makes it possible for you to rep lace
three different remote controls from devices in your home with one universal remote . Th is
feature works for most garage door and exte­ rior door moto r signals. Programming the in­
d iv idual remo te control fo r you r remote con ­
trol takes p lace near the center of the radiator
grille. There is a control module attached at
this location .
A one-t ime programm ing of the sensor mus t
be performed before you are able to use sys­
tems w ith Homelink.
A WARNING
- Never use the Homelink ® transmitter
with any garage door opener that does have not the safety stop and reverse fea­
ture as required by federa l safety stand­
ards. This includes any garage door open­
er mode l manufact ured before April 1,
1982.
- A garage door opener which cannot de­
tect an object, signaling the door to stop
and reverse does not meet cur rent feder­
al safety s tandar ds. Us ing a garage doo r
o pener witho ut these fea tures in creases
risk of serious inj ury or death.
- F or safe ty reasons never release t he
parking brake or s tart the engine while
anyone is standing in front of the vehicle .
- A garage door or an est ate gate may
sometimes be set in motion when the Homelink
® remote control is being pro­
grammed. If the device is repeatedly ac ­
tivated, this can overstrain motor and
damage its electrica l components - an
overheated motor is a fire hazard!
- To avo id possible injuries or property
damage, please always make absolutely
certa in that no persons or objects are lo­
cated in the rang e of motion of any
equ ipme nt bei ng ope rated.
(0 Tips
- If you would like add itional information
on the Home Link® Unive rsal Transce iver,
Homelink compatib le p roducts, or to
purc hase other accessories s uch as the
HomeL ink® Light ing Package, please
contact Homelink at 1-800 -355 -3515 o r
on the Internet at www.homelink .com.
- For Declaration of Comp liance to Unite d
States FCC and Ind ustry Canada reg ula ­
tions
¢ page 292.
- For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed b uttons be­
fore selling the vehicle .
Operation
Applies to vehicles: wit h Ho meli nk
Fig . 14 5 Headliner: controls
M 0
9 (!)
~
Requi rement: The bu tto ns must be program­
med
¢ page 129 .
"' To open the garage doo r, press the pro­
grammed b utton. The LED @ will light up o r
flash.
"' To close the ga rage doo r, press the button
aga in .
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