2013 AUDI A7 towing

Emergency situations
General
This chapter i s intended for trained emer­
gency crews and working personnel who have the necessary tools and equipment to
perform these operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
CD Note
Ve hicles w ith an au tomatic tra nsmission
cannot be started by pus hing o r tow ing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by
connecting it to the battery of another vehi­
cle.
If the engine shou ld fail to start because of a
discha rged o r wea k battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery o f
another vehicle,
using a
pair of jumper cables to start the en­
g ine.
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently la rge
c ross section to carry the starter c urrent safe­
l y. Refer to the man ufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated te rm i­
na l clamps wh ic h are d istinctly marked:
plus(+) cable i n mos t cases co lore d red
minu s(-) cable
in most cases colored black .
A WARNING
Batterie s contain e lec tricity, ac id, an d gas.
A ny of these can cause ve ry ser io us or fatal
inju ry. Follow the instructions below f or
safe han dling of your veh icle's b attery .
- Alway s shield you r eyes and avoid lean­
ing over the bat te ry whenever possib le.
- A dis ch arged battery c an free ze at tem­
peratures ju st be low 3 2 °F ( 0 °C ). Befo re
Emergency situations 2 79
connecting a jumpe r cab le, you must
thaw the fr ozen battery c omp lete ly, ot h­
erwise it could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes
or skin. Fl ush any contacted area with
wate r immediately.
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batter ies genera te exp losive gas­
es. Keep spar ks, flame and lighted c iga ­
rettes away from batte ries.
- Do not try to jump start any ve hicle w ith
a low ac id leve l in the battery.
- The vo ltage of the booste r batte ry m ust
a lso have a 12-volt rating. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery sho uld not be
lowe r tha n that of the discharged bat­
tery . U se of batte rie s of d iffe ren t voltage
or substantially diffe rent "Ah" rat ing
may c au se an exp losion and persona l in­
JU ry.
- N ever cha rge a fro zen batte ry. Gas tr ap­
pe d in t he ice may c ause an explosion.
- Never cha rge or use a batte ry tha t h as
been fr ozen. T he battery case may have
be weakened.
- Us e of b atter ies of differe nt voltage or
sub stant ia lly diff eren t ca pa city (Ah) ra t­
i ng may c ause an ex plosion an d injury .
Th e capac ity (Ah) of the booster bat tery
should not be l ower than that of the dis ­
charged batte ry .
- Before you chec k any thing in the engine
compa rtment, always read an d hee d all
WARNINGS¢
page 224, Engine com­
partment.
CD Note
- App lying a higher voltage booster ba t­
tery will cause expens ive damage to se n­
sit ive e lectronic components, such as
cont rol units, relays, rad io , etc.
- The re must be no electrical contact be­
tween the vehicles as otherwise current
cou ld already start to f low as soon as the
posit ive(+) te rm inals a re c onnected. ..,. •
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-When connecting jumper cables, make
sure that they cannot get caught in any
moving parts in the eng ine compart­
ment .
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS ¢
page 224, Engine com­
partment.
(D Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can r u­
in the generator.
- Always connect POSITIVE(+) to POSI ­
TIVE(+), and NEGA TIVE( -) to NEGATIVE
( - ) ground post of the battery manager
control u nit .
- Check that all sc rew plugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firmly. If not, tighten
pl ugs p rior to connecting clamp on nega­
tive batt ery terminal.
- P lease note that the procedure for con­
nect ing a jump er cable as describe d
above applies spec ifically to the case of
your vehi cle be ing j ump s tarted. When
you are giving a jump star t to anothe r ve­
hicle, do
not connec t the negative( -) ca ­
b le to the negat ive (-) term inal on the
discharged battery@¢
fig. 219. In­
stead, securely connect the negative(-)
cable to e ither a solid metal component
that is firmly bolted to the engine block
or to the engine block itself.
If the bat­
te ry tha t is being charged does not vent
to the ou tside, es ca ping b attery gas
could ignite and ex plode!
Emergency towing
with commercial tow
truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for tow­
ing .
The fo llow ing informa tion is to be used by
commercia l tow tr uck operators who know
how to ope rate thei r equipmen t sa fe ly.
Emergenc y situ ation s 281
-Ne ver tow your Audi. Towing will cau se
damage to the engine and tran smission.
- Never wrap the safety chain s or w inch ca­
ble s around the brake lines.
- To prevent unnece ssary damage , your Audi
must be transported with a flat bed tru ck.
- To load the vehicle on to the fl at bed , use
the towing loop found in the vehicle tools
a nd attach to the front or rear anchora ge
¢page 281 and ¢page 282 .
_& WARNING
A vehicle being towed is not safe for pas ­
sengers. Never allow anyo ne to ride in a
vehicle be ing towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Only install the front towing loop when it is
needed.
Fig. 22 0 Front bumpe r: cove r
Fig. 22 1 Front bu mpe r: in stall ing t he tow ing loop
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The towing loop fits into the threaded hole lo ­
cated on the right s ide of the front bumpe r
and cove red by a sma ll cover when not in use.
.. Remove the tow ing loop from the vehicle
too l kit .

282 Emergency situations
• Press inward strongly on the left side of the
cap to remove it from the bumper
¢ fig . 220 .
• Screw the towing loop in the threaded
opening and tighten it until it s tops
¢ fig . 221.
Remove the towing loop when you are done
using it and place it back in the vehicle tool
kit . Install the cover in the bumper. Always
keep the towing loop in the vehicle.
A WARNING
If you do not screw the tow ing loop com­
pletely, it could come out of the threaded
hole while the vehicle is being towed caus­
ing damage to the vehicle and possible se­
rious personal injury.
Rear towing loop
Only install the rear towing loop when it is
needed.
Fig . 222 Rear bum per: cover
Fig. 223 R ear bum per: scr ew in g in tow ing loop
There are threads located behind the right
side of the rear bumper where a towing loop
can be installed . The threads are located be ­
hind a cover.
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• Remove the towing loop from the vehicle
tool kit.
• Press inward strong ly to the button side of
the cap to remove it from the bumper
¢fig. 222.
.,. Screw the tow ing loop in the threaded
open ing and t ighten it until it stops. The in­
dicator marking must be flush with the
bumper
c::> fig. 223 .
Remove the towing loop when you are done
using it and place it back in the veh icle tool
kit. Always keep the towing loop in the vehi­
cl e.
A WARNING
If you do not screw the towing loop com­
pletely, it could come out of the threaded
hole while the vehicle is being towed caus­
ing damage to the vehicle and possible se­
rious personal injury.
Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 224 Vehicle on flat bed tr uck
Front hook up
.,. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the
car carrier ramp .
.,. Attach the winch hook to the front tow line
eye previously installed.
Rear hook up
.,. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the
car earner ramp.
• Attach the winch hook to the rear towline
eye previous ly installed .
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Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi is covered by the following war­
ranties :
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfo-
ration
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Con trol Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding your warran ­
ties can be found in your
Warranty & Mainte­
nance booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulations in the United States
and Canada require that automobiles meet
specific emission regulations and safety
standards. Therefore, veh icles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada differ from vehicles sold in
other countries .
If you p lan to take your vehicle outside the
continental limits of the United States or Can­
ada, there is the possibility that:
- unleaded fuels for vehicles with cata lytic
converter may not be available;
- fuel may have a considerably lower octane
rating . Improper fuel may cause engine
damage ;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of
proper service facilities, tools or testing
equipment ;
- replacement parts may not be readily availa­
ble.
- Navigation systems for vehicles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada will not necessari ly work
in Europe, and may not work in other coun­
tries outside North America .
Consumer Information 289
@ Note
Audi cannot be responsible for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, service or parts availab ility.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Offic ial Factory Service Manuals and Lit ­
erature are published as soon as possible after
model introduction. Service manuals and lit­
erat ure are available to order from the Audi
T echnical Literature Ordering Center at:
www.audi.techliterature.com
Maintenance
' General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a minimum.
However, a certain amount of regular mainte­
nance is still necessary to assure your vehicle's
safety, economy and reliability . For detailed
vehicle maintenance consult your Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet.
Under difficult operating conditions , for ex­
ample at extremely low outside temperatures ,
in very dusty regions, when towing a tra iler
very frequently, etc., some serv ice work
shou ld be pe rformed between the intervals
specified. This applies particularly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the air filter .
® For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you
help make sure that emission standards
are maintained, thus min imizi ng adverse
effects on the environment .
Important considerations for you and
your vehicle
The increasing use of electronics , sophisticat­
ed fuel injection and emission contro l sys-
tems, and the genera lly increasing technica l ..,_
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(upholde r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Curve l ight ................... ... ... 102
Cylinder on demand System . .. .. .. .. .. 27
D
Data . ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... 287
D ata recorder ............. .... .. ... 196
Date display . .. .. ......... .. .. .. .... 27
D aytime running lights ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 4 3
Declaration of compliance Adapt ive cruise control ........ . ... . 292
Aud i side assist .......... .. .. .. .. . 29 2
Cell phone package ....... .. .. .. .. . 29 2
Conven ience key ....... ... .. .. .. .. . 292
E lectronic immobilizer .. ... .. .. .. .. . 29 2
Homelink ® universal remote contro l .. 292
Remote control key ....... .. .. .. .. . 292
DE F
What does th is mean when it appears in
the trip odometer display? ... .. .. .. .. 27
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Defrosting (w indows)
au toma tic cl imate con trol .. .. .. ... ... 72
climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
D etermining cor rect load limit ... .. .. . 255
D imensions .. .. .............. ... ... 286
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . 50
Di stance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Doors Power child safety lock .... .. .. .. .. .. 40
Dr iver information system
CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
D oor/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
E xterior temperature d isp lay . .. .. .. .. 23
On-board computer ....... .. .. .. .. .. 25
D river seating posi tion ... ... .. .. .. .. . 13 1
drive select ............ ...... .... .. 102
adapt ive a ir suspension/spo rt . .. ... .. 102
Adap tive dampe rs ........ .. .. .. .. . 10 2
Curve ligh t ..... ......... .... .. .. . 102
E ng ine sound ... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 102
Safety belt tensioner ... ... .. .. .. .. . 10 2
Sport different ia l ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 102
Dr iving safe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Inde x 297
Driving through water . .. ..... ... .. .. 206
Drivi ng time ...... .. ................ 25
D uplicate key . .. .. ... ............ .. . 32
D ust fil ter
refer to P oll utant fi lter . ..... ... .. .. . 68
E
Easy entry fea ture .. .. .. ......... .. .. . 75
Efficiency program . ............. .. .. . 26
Fuel economy messages ............. 26
Other equipment . .. .......... .... .. 26
E lectr ica l accessories (sockets) . . . . . . . . . 58
El ectro-mecha nical power ass ist ... .. .. 201
E lectromechanical parking brake
E mergency brak ing ........... .... .. 80
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Pa rking . .. .. .. .. ... .. .......... .. . 79
Re le a sing and closing .......... .. .. . 78
St art ing ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Star ting from res t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting off with a trailer ..... ... .. .. . 80
Warning/ind icator lights .......... .. . 16
El ec tronic differenti al lock ( EDL) ... .. .. 196
Wa rning/ind ica tor lights .......... .. . 20
E lectronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 33
E lectronic power contro l (EPC)
warning/indicator light ......... .. .. . 21
El ec tronic s peed limi ter .......... .. .. . 30
E lectronic Stabilization Cont ro l (ESC) ... 196
Warning/ind icator lights ........... .. 19
Emergency act uat ion
Doors .... .. .. .. ................. . 38
Power sunroof . .. .. ........... .... . 42
Rear lid ... .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 40
Emergency brak ing ... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 80
E mergency flashe r ..... ......... .. .. . 44
W arning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 23
Emergency re lease
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Emergency starting . .. .. .. ..... ... .. 279
E mergency towing . .... ......... .. .. 281
Emergency warning triangle ........ .. 267
E nergy management .. .. .. ..... ... .. 202
Engine Compartment .. .. .. ........... .... 232
Coolant ... .. .. .. .... ............. 237
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300 Index
K
Key ... . ... ....... ......... ... .... .. 32
Battery replacement master key ... .. .. 33
Emergency key .............. ..... .. 32
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Key replacement ......... .... .... .. 32
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mechanical key .............. ... ... . 33
Valet key . .. .. ........ .... ... .. .. .. 32
Kick-down tiptronic
113
Knee airbags ................. ..... . 166
Description ................. ..... . 166
How they work .............. ..... . 168
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . 168
L
Lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Lane Change Assistant
refer to side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
LATCH .. .. .. ............. .... .. ... 189
Descript ion .... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .
Installing a child restraint ...... .. .. .
Location .. .... ............. ... ' . .
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook
. . .. .. ............. .... .. .. .
190
191
190
191
Launch Control Program .... .. .. .. .. . 114
Leather ..................... ..... . 221
L eather (cleaning) .......... .. .. .. .. . 222
Leaving home ............. .. .. .. .. .. 45
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 71
Lifting vehicle ................ ... ... 283
Light Ambience lighting .......... .. .... .. 46
Coming/Leaving home ..... .. .. ...... 45
Daytime running lights .. ... ... .. .. .. 43
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Exterior lighting .... .. .... .. .. .. .. ..
43
H ead light range control ... .. .. .. .. . . 43
High beam .............. ........ .. 45
L ow beam . ................. ..... ..
43
Rear fog lights .............. ..... .. 43
Side marker lights ......... ... .... ..
43
Turn signals ............. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Light/rain
sensor
Headlights . ..... ................ .. 43
Intermittent (windshield w ipers) ...... 47
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Loading the roof rack ................ . 62
Locking Power locking switch ................ 37
Remote control .... ........... .. .. . 35
Using the key ................. ..... 37
Low beams . .... .. ... .......... .... . 43
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) . . .
189
Luggage compartment
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
carpeting ..... .. ................ .. 66
Cover ......... .. ..................
63
Enlarging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Loading ... ...... ................. .
63
Ski sack ...................... ..... 66
Stowing luggage .............. ....
136
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Trunk pass-through ...... ...... .. .. . 67
Lumbar support
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
M
Maintenance .... .. ................ . 289
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . 21, 29
Manual shift program ............ .. .. 113
Massage function
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Matte finish paint .. ............. .. .. 215
Mechanical key .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 33
Mirrors Adjusting the exterior mirrors ..... ... .
49
d' . ,mmrng .. .... .. ................ .. so
Vanity mirrors ................ ..... 47
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
161
Multifunction steering wheel .. .. .. .. .. . 25
N
Natural leather .....................
New t ires and wheels
NHTSA 221
257
Contacting .. .. .. ....... ...... .. .. 138

304 Index
Steering whee l w ith tip tronic ... .. .... . 1 13
Steps fo r determining correct load lim it . 255
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
S to rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 63
S tron ic transm issio n
L aunch Cont ro l Program . ....... ....
114
S tron ic® .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .... . 109
Sunroof . .... ............. .. .. .. .. .. 42
Sun shade . .. ... ....... ...... ... .. .. 47
Sun visors ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 47
Symbo ls
refer to Wa rni ng/ind icator lig hts ...... 12
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2, 23
Tec hnical modifications ..... .... .... . 292
Tempe ratu re d isp lay .................. 23
Tether anchors ................. .... 192
Tether strap .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 192
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards . .. .. ................... .... .
204
Three-zone climate control ...... .... .. 69
Tie -downs 65,137
T ips fo r th e env ironment
Saving fue l ................ .. .. .. . .
tiptronic
6 2
109
tiptronic (au tomatic transmission) .... . 1 13
T ire pressure .... .... ...... ... ... .. . 252
Tire pressure monitoring system .. .. ... 264
Loss of air pressure ................ 265
Malfunct io n ...................... 265
Res ett ing t ire p ressures ......... .... 266
Tires . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
Service life .................. .... .
Speed rating letter code ... .. .. .... .
Tire man ufacturing date ....... .... .
r 'f . ire spec, 1cat1ons ......... .... ... .
Tread depth .................. ... .
246
256
258
258
258
256
Unifo rm t ir e quality g rading .. .. .. ... 260
W in te r tir es ...................... 26 1
Tires and vehicle load lim its .... .. .. .. . 254
Tires and whee ls
C hecking tire pressu re ... .. .. .... .. .
2 52
Cold t ire inflat ion pressure ... .. .. .. . 250
Dimensions . ...................... 257
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
G lossary of tire and loading terminolo -
gy .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Low aspect ratio tires . .. ..... ... .. . .
New t ires and wheels ........... ... .
Replac ing . .... .................. .
Snow c ha ins ..................... .
T ires and veh icle load limits ... .. .. . .
Whee l bolts
. ' ............. ...... .
w· t · in er tires ... . .............. .. . .
Tire service life .................... .
T oo ls
. . .. .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. ..
T o rn o r frayed safety belts ........... .
247
263
257
258
262
254
263
2 61
256
2 67
143
T h . ouc -up paint ..................... 218
Towing
T ow t ruck p roced ures . .. ..... ... .. ..
2 81
T PMS
T ire pressure mon itoring system .....
265
Trailer tow ing . .... ................. 209
Operating instructions .............. 209
p
k " ar mg system ........ ........... . 127
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . 209,210
Tra ile r tow ing ti ps ................ . 211
Train (transporting your vehicle) ... .... 283
T ra nsmis sion
S tronic ® .. .... .. ... .. ..... .... . ..
109
tipt ronic . ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 109
T ransmission malfunction ( indicato r
li ght) ...... .... ...................
11 4
Transport Canada ................... 138
Transporting yo ur vehicle . ... ... .. .. .. 2 83
Tread Wea r In dicator (TW I) .. ... ...... 256
Tr ip odometer .................... ... 27
What does it mean when DEF appears in
th e tr ip odometer display? ...........
27
Tru nk
refer to Luggage compartment ... .. .. . 63
Tru nk pass -through .................. 67
Turn signals . .... ................... . 45
Warning/indicator lights . .......... .. 23
u
Un dercoating . .. .. ................. 219
U nfastening sa fety belts .... ... .. .. .. 14 5
Un idirec tional tires . ................ . 246
Uniform tire quality grading . ... .. .. .. 260