2014 AUDI A7 ignition

28 6 Con sum er Inf ormation
comp lexity of today's automobi les, have
steadi ly reduced the scope of maintenance
and repairs which can be carried out by vehicle
owners.
Also, s afety an d e nvir onm ent al con­
cerns place very strict limits on the nature of repairs and adjustments to engine and trans ­
miss ion pa rts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly
require special tools, testing devices and oth­
er equipment avai lab le to specially trained
workshop personnel in order to assure proper
performance, reliab ility and safety of the vehi­
cle and its many systems .
Improper ma intenance, adjustments and re ­
pa irs can impair the operation and reliab ility
of your vehicle and even void your vehicle war­ ranty. Therefo re , proof of servici ng in accord­
ance w it h the ma intenance sched ule may be a
condition for upholding a possible warranty
claim made within the warran ty period.
Above all, operational safety can be adve rsely
affected, c reating unnecessary risks for you
and your passengers.
If in doubt about any serv icing, have it done
by your author ized Audi dealer or any other
p roperly equipped and qualified workshop .
We strong ly urge you to give your authorized
Audi dealer the opportunity to perform all
schedu led maintenance and necessary repairs .
Your dea ler has the facilities, or iginal parts
and tra ined spec ialists to keep your vehicle
running properly .
Performing lim it e d m aint en anc e y ourself
The fo llowing pages describe a limited num­
ber of procedures which can be performed on
you r vehicle with ordinary too ls, shou ld the
need arise and trained personnel be unavaila­
ble. Before performing any of these proce­
dures, always thoroughly read all of the app li­
cable text and ca refully follow the instruc­
tions given. Always rigorously obse rve the
WARNINGS p rovided .
Before you ch eck anything in th e engin e
compartme nt, alway s read an d heed all WARNINGS
¢ & a
nd ¢ & in Working in the
engine comportment on page
22 7 .
A WARNING
--Serious personal in jury may occur as a re-
sult of improperly performed mainte­ nance, adjustments or repa irs.
- Always be extremely careful when work­
ing on the vehicle. Always follow com­
monly accepted safety pract ices and gen­
eral common sense. Never r isk personal
in jur y.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs descr ibed o n the fol­
lowing pages if you are not fu lly fam iliar
with these or other procedures with re­ spect to the ve hicl e, or are uncerta in how
to proceed .
- Do not do any work withou t the proper
too ls and equipment . Have the necessary
work done by your authorized A udi deal ­
er or anothe r properly equipped and
qualified workshop.
- The engine compar tment o f any motor
vehicle is a potentially hazardous area. Never reach into the area around or
touch the rad iator fan. It is temperature
control led and can sw itch on suddenly -
even when the engine is off . The radiator
fan switches on automatically when the
coo lant reaches a ce rtain temperature
and will cont inue to ru n until the coo lant
tempera ture drops.
- Always sw itch off the ignition before any­
one gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
s tands if it is necessary to work under­
neath the vehicle. The j ack s upp lied with
the vehicle is not adequate for this pur­
pose and cou ld co llapse causing serio us
pe rsonal injury .
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
wit h the wheels on the ground, a lways
make sure the vehicle is on leve l ground,
that the wheels are a lways secure ly
blocked and that t he engine cannot be
started .

29 2 Index
Certification ...... ..... ... .. .. .... . 288
Changing a wheel .............. .. ... 266
Changing engine oi l ........ .. .. .. .. . 233
Chec king
Engine coolant leve l .... ... .. .. .... . 235
Tire pressure ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 249
Ch ild restra ints
Da nger of us ing ch ild restra ints in the
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? .. 193
Ch ild restra int system anchors ... ..... 189
Ch ild safety .. ..... ........ .. .. .... . 175
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . 186
Important safety instructions for using
ch ild safety seats ........... .. .. .. . 179
I mportant th ings to know when dr iving
with ch ildren . ............. .. .... . 175
Tether anchors .................... 192
Tether straps .. ... ...... ... .. .... . 192
Ch ild safety lock
Rear doors . .............. ... .. .... 40
Child safety seats .............. .... . 181
Boo ster se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Convertible child seats ............. 182
Conve rtible locking retractor ......... 186
H ow do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ...... .. .. .. .. .. . 179
I nfant sea ts ............. .. .. .. .. . 181
I nstall ing .... ............. ...... . 186
I nstalling a child restraint using the
L ATCH system .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 191
LATCH system ... .. .... ... .. .. .. .. . 19 1
Lower anchorages ............ .... . 190
Mount ing and releasing the anchorage
hook .. .. .. ... .... ...... ... ... .. . 191
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Unused safety belts on the rear seat .. 181
C igarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
C le a ning .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. . 213
Climate control Air vents ... ... .... ...... ... ... .. .. 71
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
C limate con trol system
Supp lementary hea ter ... .. .. .. .... . . 74
Climate control (four-zone)
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Climate control (three
-zone)
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Clock .............................. 28
Closing Rear lid ........................... 38
Sl id ing/tilting sunroof ............. .. 42
Co ld tire inflation pressure ..... ... .. .. 247
Coming home ... .. ............. .... . 46
Compact spare tire .............. .... 265
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 138, 285
Consumption (fuel) ... .......... .. .. . 25
Co ntacting NHTSA . ................ . 138
Controls Cleaning . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 215
Co nvenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Star ting the engine ............ .. .. . 76
Stopping the eng ine (START ENG IN E
STOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Switching the ignition on .... ... .. .. . 76
Un locking and locking vehicle ......... 36
Converti ble child sa fe ty seats ..... .... 182
Co nvertib le locking retractor
Activati ng .... .... ............... . 188
Deact ivat ing . .. .. .......... ...... . 188
U si ng to secu re a child safety seat 1.86, 188
Coolant
refer to Engine coolant ............ . 234
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) 72
Cooling mode (climate control) ......... 70
Cruise contro l
Changi ng speed .. .. ... ....... ... .. . 85
Presett ing your speed ............... 85
Switching off .. .................... 85
Switch ing on . .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 84
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 24
(upholder .. .. ... . .. .... .... ... .. .. . 60
C u rve light . ..... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 102
Cylinder on demand System ........... 27
D
Data recorder ... ................... 196
Date disp lay . ..... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 28
Daytime run ning lights ........... .. .. . 44