2013 AUDI A7 service

280 Emergency situations
@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys­
tem. When jump starting or charging the
battery, never connect the negative
ground cable to the battery negative post
because the batte ry manager system must
be able to detect the battery 's state of
charge. Always connect the negative
ground cab le to the negative ground post
of the battery manager control unit.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cable
clamps in exactly the order described below!
Fig. 218 Engine compartment: connecto rs for jump
start cables and charger
Fig. 219 Jump start ing with the battery of another ve·
hide: @-booster battery, @-discharged ve hicle bat­
tery
The procedure described below fo r connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump
start for your vehicle.
Vehicle with discharged battery:
.,. Turn off lights and accessories, move lever
of automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or
P (Park) and set parking brake.
Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+)
(red)
.,. Open the red cover on the positive terminal
¢fig. 218.
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable
on the
jump start bolt c::;, fig. 219 @ (bolt
under the red cover = "positive") of the ve­
hicle to be started @.
2. Connect the other end to the positive ter-
mina l@ of the booster battery@.
Connect NEGATIVE (-) to NEGATIVE (-)
(black)
3. Connect one end of the black negative ca­
ble to the negat ive terminal @ of the
booster battery @.
4. Connect the other end to the
jump start
pin © (bolts with hex head bolt= "nega­
tive") of the vehicle to be started @.
Starting the engine
.,. Start the engine of the veh icle with the
booster battery@. Run the engine at a
moderate speed .
.,. Start engine with d ischarged vehicle battery
@ in the usual manner.
.,. If the engine fails to start, do not keep the
starter cranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seconds and then try aga in .
.,. With eng ine running,
remove jumper cables
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse o r­
de r .
.,. Close the red cover on the positive term inal.
T he battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from entering the veh icle inter ior. Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connect­
ed with their metal parts in full contact with
the battery terminals.
_& WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and dam­
age to the vehicle, heed all warnings and
instructions of the jumper cable manufac­
turer. If in doubt, call for road service .
- Jumper cables must be long enough so
that the veh icles do not touch.
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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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for using safety belts ..... ... .. .. .. . 143
Mo nitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem ... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. .. .. . 164
Safety systems Warn ing/ indica to r li ghts ... .. .. .. .. .. 19
Seat adjustment Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Dr iver's seat ............. .... .. .. .. 52
F ront passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Fr ont sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
H ead rest raints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 134
Safety guide lines . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 52
Seat belts Why YOU MUST wear them . .. .. .. .. . 140
Seat heating/venti lation (automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Seat heating (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seating position Driver . .. .. .... ........... .. .. ... 13 1
Fr ont passenger ....... ... .. .. .. .. . 132
How to adjus t the front seats . . . . . . . . 132
Incorrect seat position .. ... .. .. .. .. . 134
Occupants .. ............. .... .. .. . 131
Rear passengers .......... .... .. ... 133
Seat memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seats Comfort seat side view .. ..... .... ... 57
S eat symmetry ........... .... .. .. .. 57
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Select ive unlock feat ure .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 35
Selector leve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Selector lever emergency release
115
Service and disposal Safety belt pre tens ioner ... .. .. .. .. . 14 7
Service interval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Shift buttons ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 113
Ship (t ransporti ng your ve hicle) . .. .. .. . 283
Side airbags Descr ipt ion .... ........... ... ... .. 169
H owtheywork .................... 170
side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Ad justing the brightness ... .. .. .. .. . 100
Sensor range ............ .... .. .. .. 99
Side assist Activating and deactivating ... .. .. .. . 100
C lea ning sensors . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 216
Inde x 303
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Description . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 172
How they wor k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Safety instr uctions ................. 173
S ide mar ker lights . ............. .... . 43
Ski sack ...... .. .... .......... ...... 66
also refer to Trunk pass-through ...... 67
Slid ing/tilting s unroof
Emergency clos ing .. ........... .... . 42
Open ing and closing ........... .. .. . 42
Snow chains . ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 262
Socket ........ ... .. ..... ........... 58
Sources of information abo ut child re-
stra ints and their use ................ 193
Space -saving spare tire . .. ..... ... .. .. 268
Spare tire ......... .. ..... .......... 268
Speed limiter . .. .. ................. . 30
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Speed rat ing letter code ............. . 258
Speed warning system . .. ..... ... .. .. . 83
Sport d iffe rential .. ............. .. .. 102
Ind icator light . .. .. .. ........... .. . 23
Star button . .. .. .. ............... .. . 25
Start -S top -System .... .. ..... ... .. .. . 80
Engine does not switched off . ... .. .. . 82
Engine starts a utomat ica lly ..... .. .. . 82
Ind icator lights .. ................. . 81
Messages . .. .. .. ................. . 83
Starting/stopp ing the engine ......... 81
switching off/on .. .. . .. .. .. ... ... .. . 82
S TAR T ENGIN E STOP button ...... .. .. . 75
Star ting from res t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting off w ith a trailer . .. .. ... ... .. . 80
Starting the engine . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 75
Steering El ectr ica lly adjus table stee ring wheel . . 74
M anu ally adjus table steering wheel . .. . 74
also refer to E lectro -mechan ica l powe r
ass ist . ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 201
Steering wheel Easy entry fea ture ................. . 75
Ind icator lig ht . .. ................. . 18
Steering wheel heat ing . ..... ... .. .. . 73
Steering wheel column Adjusting electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Adjus ting manu ally ............ .. .. . 74
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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