2014 AUDI A7 adblue

Instrument s and warnin g/indic ator ligh ts 13
compartment, stop the engine and let it
cool down. Always exercise extreme cau­
t ion when working under the hood
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@ Tips
Ma lf u nctions or faults wi ll be identified ei­
ther with a red symbo l (pr iority 1 -Dan­
ger!) or with a yellow symbol (pr iority 2 -
Warn ing).
Overview
Some ind icator lights turn on briefly to check
the function of that system when you switch
the ignition on. These systems are ma rked
with a ,/ in the following tables. If one of
these indicator lights does not turn on, there is a malfunction in that system.
Red indicator lights
Red symbols indicate a prio rity malfunction -
D anger!
- Pull off the road.
- Stop the vehicle.
-Turn off the engine.
- Check the ma lf u nctioning system . Contact
your authorized Audi dea ler or a qualified
workshop for assistance.
USA models :
Bra ke malfunction,/
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Canada models:
Brake malfunction,/
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USA model s:
Electromechan ica l park ing brake
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Canada models :
Electromechanica l park ing brake
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Engine cooling system
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Engine oi l pressure
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Engine o il leve l
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Battery
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Safety be lt
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Electromec hanical steering ,/
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Electronic steering co lumn lock
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Engine start system
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Central indicato r light
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USA model s: Speed warning sys­
tem
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Canada model s: Speed warning
system
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Adaptive cruise contro l* ,/
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Air suspension*
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Pedestrian warning *
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Rear spo iler
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Refill Ad Blue*
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AdBlue malfunction*
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Yellow indicator lights
Yellow symbo ls indicate a priority 2 mal func ­
tion -Wa rning!

224 Fuel supply and filling your fuel tank Indicator in the instrument cluster
display
Ap plies to vehicles: with d iesel e ngine
The display indi cates if the Ad Blu e lev el is low
or if i t was filled incorre ctly.
F ig. 188 Inst rument cl uster: indicator in the display
AdBlue level low
You will be in fo rmed if the Ad Blue in the tank
d rops be low a certain leve l.
Please refill Ad Blue. Range 1500 mile s
(2400 km)
This indica to r appea rs w hen t her e is on ly
e nough Ad Blue l eft to driv e th e d istance ind i­
cated in t he d rive r in format io n sys tem. Plea se
add AdBl ue.
Ad Blue /9 Refill Ad Blue! Cannot start en­
gine in 600 miles (1000 km )! See owner' s
manual
Th is indicator appears w hen there is on ly
e nough Ad B lue left to d rive the d istance ind i­
cated in t he driver informat io n system. Please
a d d Ad Bl ue. Otherw ise the eng ine will not
s ta rt ag ai n if you stop i t once the di sta nce i n­
d icated has been driven .
Refill Ad Blue! No restart! See
owner 's manual
Th is message appears whe n the AdBlue ta nk
i s e mpty . Please add AdBlue. Ot herwise yo u
will not be a ble to start the engi ne again o nce
you s top it.
W hen the minimum AdB lue leve l has been
r eached, you must add Ad Blue ~
page 225.
¢4' Filling incorrectly
If the AdBl ue t ank w as filled with a di fferent
fl uid than Ad B lue and the system detec ts t hat
it is inco rrect, a message will ap pear.
Ad Blue ./' AdBlue : System fault No re start
in 600 mile s (1000 km)! See owner' s man­
ual
T h is message appears w hen it i s on ly possibl e
to dr ive the dis tance indica ted in the driver in­
f ormat io n sys tem. Drive to the ne arest qu ali­
fied works hop to have the m alfunction re ­
p aired . Otherwise the eng ine will not start
again if you stop it once the distance ind icated
has been driven.
AdBlue: System fault No restart!
See owner's manual
T his mess age appears if the system detect s it
w as filled incorrec tly. Drive immedi ately to
t h e nearest qua lified wor kshop to h ave the
malfunction repaired. Othe rwise yo u wi ll not
be able to start the eng ine again once you
stop it.

Filling AdBlue
Applies to vehicles: wit h diesel engine
A special refill bottle must be used to fill the
AdBlue .
Fig. 1 89 Right rear ve hicle s ide: remov ing the Ad B lu e
cap
Fi g. 190 AdBl ue filler t ube: inse rt in g the ref ill bott le
The Ad B lue fi ller tube is located near the die­
sel filler tube . Always add 1.5 gallons (5. 7 lit­
ers) of AdBlue (three bottles). This
is the m ini­
mum amount requi red to ens ure the system
detects the refilling and to start the eng ine .
The Ad B lue tank capac ity is approximately
4 .5 gallons ( 17 lite rs).
Opening the filler tube and adding
AdBlue
Requirement: The request to add Ad B lue m ust
appear in the instrument cluste r d is play.
.. Switch the ignition off .
.. Open the tank cover
r=v page 221 .
.. Turn the cap counte rclockw ise with the l ug
wrenc h from the veh icle tool k it to remove it
¢fig . 189.
.. Remove the cap from the refill bottle.
.. Position the refill bottle on the filler tu be
and tu rn the bottle clockwise unt il it stops
turning
(D r=v fig . 190.
Fu el suppl y and filli ng your fuel t ank 225
.. Press ligh tly against the bottom of the bot ­
tle @ to empty it. Continue pressing the
bottom of the bottle unt il it is empty or un ­
til f luid stops flowing into the tank.
.. Turn the bottle to the left w ithout pressing
on the bottom .
Closing the filler tube
.. Tu rn the cap clockwise on the filler tu be
w ith the l ug wrench until you hear it t ighten
completely .
.. Close the tank cover.
After filling
The vehicle must be driven . The system may
take up to two minutes to detect t hat the
AdB lue has been f illed .
.. If the re was no Ad Blue left in the tank and a
range of
O mi (0 km ) was displayed in the
instrument cluster, switch the ignition on
for about 15 seconds before start ing the en­
gine.
A WARNING
Ad B lue can irritate the sk in , eyes and res­
p ira to ry system .
If there is contact wit h
the fluid, flush immedia tely with plenty of
wa ter . Co nsu lt a phys ician if ne cessary.
(D Note
- On ly use AdB lue that conforms to the
s tandar d ISO 22241-1. Do not mix any
add itives w ith the AdBlue and do not d i­
lute it wi th water.
- Ad Blu e is not a diesel add itive . Do not
add it to the diese l tank. If AdBl ue is
m ixed wi th d iesel f uel, it can lead to
d amage to the engine an d the A dBl ue
t ank system . The Limited New Vehicle
W arranty does not cove r such damage .
- Ad B lue attacks su rfaces s uch as painted
vehicle components, p las tic a nd carpet .
Remove t he fluid as quickly as possible
w ith a damp cloth and p lenty o f cold wa­
ter. If the Ad Bl ue has already crystal-
lized, use warm water and a sponge. ..,_

226 Fuel supply and filling your fuel tank
AdBlue residue that is not removed w ill
crystallize and can damage the affected
surface .
- Do not store the refill bott le in the vehi­
cle. If it leaks, the escaping Ad B lue could
damage the vehicle inter ior.
- Do not allow Ad Blue to come into con­
tact with clothing . If there is contact
with the f luid, flush immediately with
plenty of water.
@ Tips
- You can obta in refill bott les from any au­
thorized Audi dealer or other qualified
workshop.
- Follow the Ad Bl ue manufacturer's in­
structions for usage and storage.

No. Equ ipment Amps
4 Suspension control system sen-s sor
s
E
lectronic Stabilization Cont rol
s (ESC) module
6 Climate control
s
7 Adaptive cruise control
10
8
Airbag control module, front
s passenger's seat sensor system
9 Gateway
s
Homelink (garage door opener),
10 night vis ion system cont ro l
s
module
11 Image
processing (active lane
10
ass ist, adaptive cruise control)
12 Dynamic steering
s
13 Terminal 15 in
the instrument
15
panel
14 Terminal 15
in the luggage com-
partment 30
15 Terminal 15
(engine)
15
16 Starter 40
Fu se pa nel ® (b rown )
No . Equipment Amps
1 Gateway s
2 C
limate control 10
3 E
lectronic Stabili zation Control
10
(ESC) module
4 Fron
t door (driver 's side)
30
s
Power seat adjustment (driver's
7,5
seat)
6 Dynam
ic steering
35
7 Sunroof 20
8
Rear door control module (driv-
15
er 's side)
9 Lumbar support (
Front passen-
s ger seat)
10 Tire pressure
monitoring system
s
11 Su
nroof, rear spoi ler (Sportba ck)
20
12 Driver
door control module
15
Fuse s and bulb s 2 7 3
Fuse pan el© (r e d )
No . Equipment
2 Fuel pump
3 Brake light
sensor/brake pedal
sensor system
AdBlue control module (Diesel)/
4 Engine acoust ics
s Left rear door cont rol modu le
6 Power seat adjustment
(pas-
senge r's seat)
7 Horn
8 Windshield wiper motor
9 Light/rain sensor, heater
for vid-
eo camera in windscreen
10 Lumba r support (driver seat)
11 Front
passenger door control
modu le
12 Right rea r door cont rol modu le
Front passenger side cockpit fuse
assignment Amp
s
25
S/S
S/7,S 30
7,5 15
30
s
s
15
15
F ig . 22 0 Front passenger side cockpit: fuse pa nel w it h
plast ic brac ket
Fuse panel @ (bla ck)
No . Equipment Amps
1 Head-up
Display s
2 MMI Display s
3 CD/DVD changer s
4 MMI unit/drives 7,5
s
Chip card reader (not in all coun-
s tries)
6 Instrument
cluster
s
7 Steering column switch module s ...

29 0 Index
A
Accessories . ...... ..... ... .. .. .... . 28 7
Active lane ass ist ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 95
Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . 96
C leaning the camera area .. .. .. .. .. . 214
Descr ipt ion ... ........... .. .. .... .. 95
I nstrument cluster indicator light . . . . . 96
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Notes on instrument cluster display . . . . 96
Setting the steering wheel vibrat ion . . . . 97
AC (automatic cl imate control) . .. .. .. .. 72
AC (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adaptive air suspension/sport . ... .. .. . 102
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
C leaning the senso r ....... .. .. .... . 214
Messages ............... .. .. .. .. .. 93
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . 91
Stop-and-go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Adapt ive Lig ht (defective) ... .. .. .... .. 23
AdBlue .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... . 223
F illing . .. .. ............... .. .... . 225
Messages in the instrument cluster dis-
play ... .. .. ... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. . 224
Adding Eng ine coolant ........... .. .. .. .. . 235
Eng ine oil ................. .. .... . 232
W indshield washer fluid . ...... .. .. . 241
Additives Eng ine oi l ............... .. .. .... . 232
Adj usting
A ir dist ribution (au tomatic climate con-
trol) .. ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 73
ai r distribution (climate control) ... .. . . 70
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Instrument illum inat ion ..... .. .... .. 47
Steer ing column e lectrically .. .. .... .. 75
Steer ing column manually ... .. .. .. . . 75
Temperature (automat ic climate co ntrol) 73
Temperature (climate control) .... .. .. 70
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 170
Advanced Airbag System ... .. .. .... . 153
Advanced Airbag System components . 157
Care ..... .. ................ ... ... 165
C hi ldren ... ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 177
C hil d restra ints ........... .. .. .. .. . 177
Componen ts (front airbags) .. .. .. .. . 157 Danger of fitting a ch
ild seat on the front
passenger seat ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 151
Disposa l .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 165
Front a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, 155
How do the front airbags work? .. .... 159
How many a irbags does my vehicle
have? ...... .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. 157
How the Advanced Airbag System com-
ponents work togethe r ......... .. .. 159
Important safe ty instru ct ions on the
knee airbag system .. .. ..... ... .. .. 168
Important things to know .. ... ... . .. 149
Knee airbags ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 166
Monitoring .... .. ............. .... 161
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ... .... 162
Repairs ... .... .. ............. .... 165
Safety instructions ................. 164
S ide a irbags ... .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. 169
S ide curtain airbags ... ...... ... .. .. 172
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 19
Warning/Indicato r lights ....... .. .. 161
When must the system be inspected? 161
Aircraft Transporting your vehicle
Alcantara 280
Cleaning .. .... .. ............. .... 216
All -wheel drive .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 201
Winter tires ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 258
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Amb ience lighting .............. .... . 47
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coolant . ..... ... .. .. 234
Anti- lock b rak ing system ............ . 196
Wa rning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . 19, 20
Anti-slip regulation ............. .. .. 196
Warning/ind icator lights .. ... ..... .. . 19
Anti-theft systems Electronic immobi lizer .. ..... ... .. .. . 33
Asht ray .... .... ................... . 59
Audi braking guard
refer to brak ing guard ............. .. 86
Audi drive select
refer to drive select ............ .... 102
A udi Serv ice Repair Manuals and Litera-
tu re ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. 285