2014 AUDI A7 start stop button

Audi adaptive cru ise control and brakin g guar d 93
stopped vehicle or stationary obstacle
(end of a traff ic jam or veh icle that has
broken down in traffic).
- Always remember that the radar sensor
for the braking guard works only within
defined detection and range limits that
may prevent the proper detection of oth ­
er vehicles .
- The radar sensor's function and range
can be reduced by rain, snow and heavy
spray . Moving vehicles up ahead may not
be promptly dete cted or may not be de­
tected at all.
- Reflective surfaces in cl ud ing crash barr i­
ers or tunnel ent rances may impai r the
f unc tion of the radar sensor.
(D Tips
- You can ca nce l the braking w ith increas­
i ng force that is initiated by the system
by b raking yo urself, by accelerating no­
tice ably or by swerving.
- Bra king guard error messages
¢ page 93.
- Keep in m ind that braking guard can
brake unexpec tedly . Always secure a ny
c ar go or objec ts th at you are transpor t­
i ng to reduce the risk of damage o r in­
ju ry.
Settings in the MMI
App lies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise co ntrol
... Se lect: I CAR I function button > (Car )* sy s­
tems
contro l button > Dri ve r assist > Audi
braking guard .
System -
Switch braking g uard On and Off .
When you sw itch the ignition on, the message
Audi b raking guard off appears if the system
is switched off.
Early warning -The d istance and approach
warn ings in the disp lay can be switched
On /
Off .
@ Tips
- Your settings are automatica lly stored
and ass igned to the remote control key being used at the time the settings
are
made .
-If you res trict the E SC, the braking gua rd
also sw itches itself off¢
page 198 .
-Swi tch braking guard off when you a re
loading the vehicle onto a veh icle ca rrier,
t rain, ship o r other type of t ransporta­
t ion . This can prevent undesired warn­
ings from the braking guard system.
Messages
App lies to vehicles: wi th Audi ada ptive c ruise con tro l
Braking guard : off
T his dr iver message appears if the system is
turned off via the info tainment . Othe rwise , if
the system is turned off, the information ap ­
pears every time shortly after the start of the
trip.
T he driver message a lso appears if the system
is not ava ilable d ue to a malfunct ion or if the
ESC is not switched on¢
page 198 . If this is
the case, the system w ill not prov ide warnings
a bout a poss ible collision.
Braking guard : activated
T h is dr iver message appears if sharp b rake
pressure was applie d due to an acu te warning.
ACC: Unavailable!
ACC and Audi braking guard: not a vailable
The system cannot detect mov ing vehicles up
ahead correctly and is switched off . The sen­
sors have been displaced or are not working proper ly. The Audi pre sense functions may al­
so be affected . Drive to your authorized Aud i
dealer or author ized Audi serv ice facility im­
med iate ly to have the malfunction cor rected .
ACC: currently unavailable. No senso r vis ion
ACC and b rak ing guide: cu rrentl y una va ila­
ble . No sensor visio n
This mess age appears if the senso r view is ob­
structed, for examp le by leaves, snow, heavy
spray or dirt. Clean the sensors
i=:> page 86,
rg .81 . ~

At speeds above about 1 mph (2 km/h) the
Automatic Shift Lock is automatically deact i­
vated in the N position .
A time de lay element prevents the se lector
l ever from locking when it is moved through
the N position (go ing from R to D/S). The lock­
ing e lement will lock the selecto r lever if the
l ever is left in N (Neutral) for more than ap ­
proximately 2 second, without the brake ped­
al being pressed .
Relea se butt on
The release button on the selector lever pre ­
vents the lever from being accidentally shifted
into certain positions . Depending on the direc­
tion of the shift, the se lector lever locks at d if­
ferent positions. The positions are h ighlighted
i n the illustration
c:> fig . 117 .
Driving the automatic transmission
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic/tiptronic
Fig . 1 18 Sh ift gate on the center conso le: se lector lev ­
er w it h relea se button
Startin g the engin e
• The selector leve r must be in P or N .
Starting off
• Press and hold the brake pedal.
• Press and hold the release button in these­
lector lever handle, select the desired se lec­
tor lever pos ition such as D/S and release
the button .
• Wait br iefly until the transmission has shift­
ed (you will feel a slight movement).
• Remove your foot from the b rake pedal and
acce le rate .
Automatic Tra nsmi ssi on 11 1
Stopping t emporaril y
• Keep the veh icle stationary using the brak ­
ing pedal , for example at traffic lights .
• Do not press the accelerator peda l when do­
ing this .
• To prevent the vehicle from ro lling when you
start driv ing, set the parking brake when
stopping on steep inclines
c:> .&_ .
• The parking brake will release automat ically
and the vehicle will start mov ing once you
press the acce lerator pedal.
Stopping /parking
If the selector lever is not in the P position
when you open the driver's door, the veh icle
could roll. The message
Tran smi ssion: Car
ma y roll! Shift to park!
appears .
• Press and hold the brake pedal until the ve-
hicle has come to a comp lete stop .
• Apply the parking brake
c:> page 80, Parking .
• Select the P selector lever posit ion c:> .&_ .
Stopping on an incline
• Always press the brake pedal to ho ld the ve­
hicle in place and preven t it from "rolling
back"
c:> .&_ . Do not try to prevent the vehi ­
cle from "rolling back " when a gear is en­
gaged by increasing the engine speed
c:> 0.
Starting on an incline
• Activate the parking brake.
• With the driving gear selected, press the ac­
celerator pedal carefully . The parking brake
w ill release automatically if your seat belt is
fastened.
Under certa in circumstances, such as driving
in the mounta ins, it may be usefu l to sw itch
temporar ily to the manual sh ift p rogram in or­
der to adj ust the gears to the driving cond i­
ti ons by hand
<:? _&. .
On slopes, activate the parki ng b rake first and
then move the selector lever to the P position.
T his prevents too much st ress from being
placed on the locking mechanism.

114 Automatic Transmission
Launch Control Program
Applies to vehicles: with S tro nic
The Launch Control Program provides the
best acceleration possible when starting from
a stop .
Requirement: The engine must be at operat­
ing temperature and the steering wheel must
not be turned .
.. Press the
I~ O FFI button 9 page 198 while
the engine is running. The
II indicator light
illuminates in the instrument cluster and
Stabilization control (ESC): Off Warning!
Reduced stability
appears in the driver in­
formation system display.
.. Move the selector lever to position D/S to
select sport mode (5) or select
Dynamic
mode in Audi drive select ¢page 103.
.. Press the brake peda l strongly with your left
foot and hold it down for at least
1 second.
.. At the same t ime, press the accelera tor ped­
al down completely w ith your r ight foot un­
t il the engine reaches and maintains a high
RPM.
.. Remove your foot from the brake pedal
within S seconds ¢
Li)..
.&_ WARNING
-Always adapt your driving to the traffic
flow .
- Only use the Launch Control Program
when road and traffic conditions allow it
and other drivers will not be endangered
or annoyed by yo ur driving and the vehi­
cle's acce lerat ion.
- Please note that the driving wheels can
spin and the vehicle can break away
when sport mode is sw itched on, espe­
c ially when the road is slippery .
- Once yo u have accelerated, you should
switch sport mode off by pressing the
j .i, OFF I button.
- The transmission temperat ure may in­
crease significantly after using the
Launch Control Program . If that hap- pens,
the program may not be available
for a few minutes . It will be available
again after a cool-down period.
- When accelerating using the Launch
Contro l Program, a ll vehicle parts are
subject to heavy loads. This can result in
increased wear.
Transmission malfunction
Applies to vehicles: wit h S tronic/tiptro nic
[O] Transmission: Press brake pedal and se­
lect gear again
Press the brake pedal and select the desired
selector lever position again. You can then continue driving .
[O] Transmission overheating: Please drive
conservatively
The transmission temperature has increased
s ignificantly due to the sporty driving manner .
Drive in a less sporty manner until the tem­
perature returns to the normal range and the
indicator light switches of.
[O] Transmission malfunction: You can con­
tinue driving
T he re is a system mal function in the transmis­
sion . You may continue driving. Drive to your
authorized Audi dea ler or qualified repair fa­
cility soon to have the malfunction corrected.
[O] [O] Transmission malfunction: You can
continue driving with limited functionality
There is a system malfunction in the transmis­
s ion. The transmission is switching to emer­
gency mode. This mode on ly shifts into cer­
tain gears or will no longer shift at all. The en­
gine may sta ll. Drive to your authorized Audi
dealer or qualified repair facility immediately
to have the malfunction corrected.
[O] Iii Transmission malfunction: No reverse
gear. You can continue driving
S tronic transmission: There is a system mal­
fu nct ion in the transm ission. The transmis­
sion is switching to emergency mode . This
mode only shifts into certain gears or will no
l onger shift at a ll. The engine may stall. You .,..

Parallel parking
Applies to vehicles: with parking system plus and rear
mode
This view may be used when parallel parking
along the side of a street.
Fig. 1 43 Infotainment: blue su rfaces aligned in the
parking space
F ig . 144 Infota inmen t: contact of the blue curved line
with th e curb
Park ing on the right is described he re. It is
ident ical when parking on the left .
I f there is an obstacle next to the park ing
space (such as a wall), refer to information for
"Parking next to obstacles"
c::> page 125.
~ Activate the turn s ignal.
~ Position your vehicle next to a parked vehi­
cle in front of the desired parking space . T he
distance to th is vehicle should be approxi­
mately 3 ft (1 m).
~ Turn the Infotainment on and shift into re­
verse gear. The parking system is turned on
and the
parallel parking indicator is dis­
played .
~ Press the@¢ page 120 , fig. 131 control
button on the Infotainment un it repeatedly
unt il the
cross parking view is displayed.
~ Backup and align yo ur vehicle so the blue
area @ borders on the rear end of the vehi-
Parking systems 125
cle or on the parking space line c::> A in Gen ­
eral information on page 122,
c::>(D in Gen­
eral information on page 122.
The blue area
represents an extension of the vehicle 's out­
line by approximately 16 ft (5 m) to the rear.
The long side of the blue area should be on
the curb . The entire blue area must fit into
th e parking space .
~ With the vehicle stopped, turn the stee ring
wheel to t he righ t as fa r as it will go.
~ Back into the parking space unt il the blue
curve
c::> page 120, fig. 132 to uches the curb
c::> A in General information on page 122,
c::> (D in General information on page 122.
Stop the vehicle.
~ With the vehicle stopped, turn the steering
wheel to the left as far as it w ill go.
~ Continue to back into the parking space un­
til the vehicle is parked parallel to the curb
c::> ..&. in General information on page 122,
c::> (D in General information on page 122.
@ marks the rear bumper. Stop the vehicle,
at the latest, when the red orientation line
@ borders an object . Keep an eye on the
front of your vehicle while do ing this .
Parking next to obstacles
When there is an obstacle (such as a wa ll)
next to the parking space, choose a space with
more space on the sides . Position the long
side of the blue area so that there is sufficient
space from the curb. The area must not be on
the curb. You will also need to start turning
the steering wheel much earlier . T here should
be a sufficient amount of space between the
c ur b and the blue curve, and the b lue curve
c::> page 120, fig . 132 m ust no t touch the curb .
@ Tips
The left or right orientation lines and sur­
faces w ill be disp layed, depending on the
turn s ignal being used .

128 Homelink
Homelink
Universal remote
control
General information
Applies to vehicles: with Homelink u nive rsal remote con­
tro l
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.
Homelink makes it possible for you to replace
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 motor signals. Programming the in­
d iv idual remo te control fo r your 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 requ ired by federal safety stand­
ards. Th is includes any garage door open­
er model manufactured before April 1, 1982.
- A garage door opener which cannot de­
tect an object, signaling the door to stop
and reverse does not meet current feder­
al safety standards . Us ing a garage doo r
opener witho ut these fea tures increases
risk of serious injury or death.
- For safety reasons never release the
parking brake or start the engine while
anyone is standing in front of the vehicle .
- A garage door or an estate 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 electrical 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 range of motion of any
equ ipment being operated.
(0 Tips
- If you would like additional information
on the Homelink Un iversal Transceiver,
Homelink compatible products, or to
purchase other accessories su ch as the
Homelink Lighting Package, please con­
tact Homelink at 1 -800-355-3515 or on
the Internet at www.homelink.com.
- For Declara tion of Comp liance to United
States FCC and Ind ustry Canada reg ula ­
tions¢
page 288 .
-For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed b uttons be­
fore selling the ve hicle .
Operation
Appl ies to vehicles: wit h Ho melink
Fig . 14 6 Headliner: controls
M 0
9 (!)
~
Requirement: The buttons must be program­
med ¢
page 129 .
"'To open the garage door , press the program­
med b utton . The LED @ will light up o r
flash.
"' To close the garage door, press the button
again .
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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

Safety belt warning light ... ... .. .. .. . 140
S afety complianc e st icker ............ 282
Safety equipment .......... ... ... .. . 130
Safety features for occupant restra int and
protection ... ..... ..... ... ... ... ... 130
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Safety instructions
Eng ine compartment ............... 227
for side curtain airbags ............. 173
for using child safety seats ... .. .. .. . 179
for using safety be lts ............. .. 143
M on itoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem . .... .. ................. .. ... 164
Safety systems
War ning/ indicator lights ....... .. .. .. 1 9
Seat adjustment
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Driver 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 134
Safety guide lines ................... 53
Seat belts
Why YOU MUST wear them 140
Seat covers Cleaning ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 216
Seat heating/vent ilation (automatic cli-
mate con trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Seat heating (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seating position Driver ... .. .. .. ........... ....... 131
Front passenger .......... .. .. .. .. . 132
H ow to adjust the front seats ... .. .. . 132
Incorrect seat position ............ .. 134
Occupants ................ ...... .. 13 1
Rear passengers ................... 133
Seat memory ............. .... .. .... 57
Seats Comfort seat side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Select ive catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue ........... .... .. ... 223
Select ive unlock feature .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 35
Selecto r leve r .................... .. 109
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . 115
Inde x 299
Serv ice and disposa l
Safety be lt pretensioner ..... ... .. .. 147
•
Se rv ice interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 •
Sh ift buttons .. .. .. ................. 113
Sh ip ( transport ing your vehicle) . ... .. .. 280
Sh utting down vehicle ............... 206
Side a irbags
Description .. .. .. ................. 169
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
s ide ass ist . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 98
Adjusting the brightness ..... ... .. .. 100
Sensor range . ... .. .. .. ...... ... .. . 99
Side assist Activati ng and deactivat ing .......... 100
Cleaning the sensors . .. ..... ... .. .. 214
S ide curta in airbags ................. 172
Desc ription .. .. .. .... ........... .. 172
How they wor k ... .. .. ........... .. 173
Sa fety i nstr uctions ................. 173
Side marker lights ................. .. 44
Ski sack . ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 67
also refer to Trunk pass-through . .. .. . 68
Slid ing/til ting s unroof
Emergency clos ing . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 43
Opening and closing . ... .... ... .. .. . 42
Snow cha ins ...... .. ............... 259
Socket ....... .. .. ................. . 60
Sources of informa tion abo ut child re -
stra ints and their use .. .. ..... ... .. .. 193
Space-savi ng spa re tire ... .. ..... ... .. 265
Spare tire . .. .. .. .. .. ............... 265
Speed limi ter . .. ...... ........... .. . 31
Speedometer ... .. .. . .. .... ...... .. . 27
Speed rating letter code .. ..... ... .. .. 255
Speed warning system ............. ... 84
Sport d ifferential .. ............. .. .. 102
Ind icator lig ht ... ................. . 23
Star button ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 25
Start-Stop-System ................... 81
E ngine does not swit ched off ......... 82
E ngine sta rts a utomat ica lly .......... 82
Ind icator lights .. ................. . 82
Messages ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 83
Starting/stopp ing the engine .. .. .. .. . 82
switching off/on .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. . 83
START ENG IN E ST O P bu tton ........... 76