2014 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK Owners Manual

Owner's Manual
2014 Audi RS 7 Sportback
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Foreword
Thank you f or choosing an Audi -we value your trust in us.
Your new Audi will a llow you to experience the best in groundbreaking technolo ­
gy and p rem ium quality equ ipment a vehicle has to offer . We recommend that
you read your Owner's Manua l tho roughly so that you qu ic k ly become acquaint­
ed wi th you r A udi and make use of a ll of its features.
In addition to explaining how the different features work, we provide many use ­
f u l tips and informa tion concerning your safety, how to ca re fo r yo ur vehicle and
how to ma inta in your veh icle's va lue. We also give you useful tips and informa­
tion on how to dr ive your ve hicle more efficiently and in an environ menta lly
frie ndly manne r.
In the Owne r's Man ual packe t, you will a lso find a quick reference guide , an
Owne r's Man ual for your Infotainment system and the vehicle maintenance
schedule.
We hope you en joy driving yo ur Audi and we w ish you sa fe and pleasant mo to r­
ing .
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2 Table of content s
Vehicle lite ratu re .. .. .. .. .. ... .
About thi s Owner' s Manual ...
C ontr ols and equi pm ent .. ... .
Instruments and controls .. . .
General illustration ...... ... .. ... .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ............... .
Instruments ............ ... .. ... .
Warning/indicator lights .. ... ... .. .
Driver information display ... ... ... .
Lap timer .. ................ ... . .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
Opening and closing ......... .
Keys .. .. .................. ... . .
Power locking system .......... .. .
Rear lid .... .................. .. .
5
6
8
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8
10
10
11
23
29
30
32
32
34
38
Child safety lock for the rear doors . . . 40
Power windows ................. .
Valet park ing ................... .
Sliding/ tilting sunroof ............ .
Clear vision ................... .
Lights ... .. ................ ... . .
I nterior lights .... ......... ... ... .
V1s1on ..... ... ............. .... .
Wiper and washer system ...... .. . .
Mirrors .. ............... ....... . 4
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Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
General recommendations ........ .
Front seats .................. ... .
Head restraints ................. .
Seat memory .. .... ...... .. .. .. . .
Ashtray .. .. ................ ... . .
C igarette lighter ................. .
12-vo lt sockets .................. .
Storage .. ............... ...... . .
Roof rack .. ... ............. .... .
Luggage compartment ..... ... ... .
Pass-through with ski sack ....... . . 53
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67
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
F our-zone automatic climate control . 69
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
On the road ... .......... ... .. .
Steering .. .... .. .. ............. .
Starting and stopping the engine ... .
E lectromechanical parking brake ... .
Speed warning system ............ .
Cruise contro l .. .. ............... .
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard .......... . .
Introduction ... .. ... .... ........ .
General information ............. .
Audi adaptive cruise control ....... .
Audi braking gua rd ............ .. .
Messages . .... .. ............. .. .
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74
77
79
79
81 81
81
83
87
88
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . 90
Active lane assist .............. .. .
Audi side assist .............. .
Lane Change Assistant ............ .
90
93
93
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Raising/lower ing the veh icle . . . . . . . . 98
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Night vision assistant . . . . . . . . . 100
Night vision assistant with detected
pedestrian marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 104
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Parking systems ........... .. .
General information ............. .
Parking system plus ......... ... .. .
Rear view camera ................ .
Peripheral cameras .............. .
Adjusting the display and the warning
tones ........ .... .............. .
Error messages
Homelink .................... .
Universal remote control .......... . 110
110
111
112
115
120
120
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121

Safet y fir st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . . 124
Driver and passenger side footwell . . . 128
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
R eport ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Why safety bel ts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Safety belt p re tens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 139
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
I mpor tant th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 1 42
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
M onitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Side curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Ch ild Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Important things to know .. .. .. .. . .
C hi ld safety seats ............ .... .
Install ing a chi ld safety seat .. .. ... .
L A TC H L ower ancho rages and tethe rs
fo r ch ild ren . ............. .... .. . .
Addit io nal Informa tion
Audi pre sense .......... .. .. . .
Pr even ta ti ve passe nger p rotec tion
Vehicle operation ....... .. .. . .
Intelligent technology .. .. .. . .
N ot ice about da ta re corded by vehi cle
con trol mo dules ... .... ... .. .. .. . .
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) .
Rear spoiler . ... ...... ... .. .. .. . .
Braking .. .. ................. .. . .
Electro-mechanical power assist,
dynamic steering .............. .. . 168
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187
18 7
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Driving with your q uattro . . . . . . . . . . 195
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Driving and environment . . . . . 198
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 199
Driving throug h water on roads . . . . . 199
Warmi ng up and coo ling down . . . . . . 199
Catalytic co nverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Sh utting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Operate your vehicle economically a nd
min imi ze poll ution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Vehicle care and cleaning . . . . . 203
Gener al informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . 204
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
208
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Engine compartment.............. 215
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Windsh ie ld/headlight* washer
c ont ainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
T ire pressure mo nitor ing system 246
Do-it -yourself service . . . . . . . . . 2 50
What do I do now? ............ 250
E mergency warn ing triangle . . . . . . . . 250
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Tire repa ir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Changi ng a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
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Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
260
F uses. ..... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... 260
Bulbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . 264
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Starting by push ing or tow ing . . . . . . . 264
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . 264
Use of jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Eme rgency towing with commercial
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Lift ing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Vehicle ident ifica tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 70
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
D imensions .... .. ..... ... .. .. ... . 271
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
RS 7 Sportback 4 .0, 8 cylinder . . . . . . 272
Consumer Information . . . . . . . 273
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Operating your vehicle o utside the
U.S.A . or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Maintenance .............. ... .. .. 273
Addit ional accessories, modifications
and parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
D eclar ation o f Compliance,
Te lecommunication and Electronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Inde x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 7

In addition to t his Owner's Ma nual, your A udi
comes w ith t he
- MMI Oper ating In st ru cti ons
- Warranty
& Ma intenance boo klet.
If you are m iss ing one of these publicat ions,
or if you believ e that the information is not
comp lete, contact you r auth orized Audi dea le r
for assistanc e.
MMI Operating Instructions
contain detailed desc ription of the Aud i M ulti
Media Interface (MMI) including t he nav iga­
tion system, the so und system and the ha nd­
h e ld pho ne.
The Warranty & Maintenance booklet
explains how yo u can keep your A udi in top
driving condition by hav ing it serviced regular­
l y and conta ins detai led info rmat ion about
the wa rra nties covering your Aud i. Always
h ave the boo klet with yo u when yo u take your
ve hicl e to a n author ized Audi dealer for serv ­
i ce. Y our Audi Servi ce A dvis or will re cord each
sche duled service and can an swe r any ques­
tions you may have rega rding how to ma in tain
your ve hicle.
In Canada,
the veh icle lite rat ure is also avai lab le in
Fr ench . T o ob tain a cop y, contact your dea le r
or wri te to:
Au Canada, on peut se p rocure r un exemp la ire
e n fr an<;ais de ce do cument aupres du conces ­
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Volkswagen Canada Inc.
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A jax, On tario LlS 7G 7
If you sell your Audi
all lite ratu re should be left in the ve hicle to
make th e Warranty terms as we ll as a ll oper­
ating, safety and m aintenan ce inform ation
a vaila ble to the nex t owne r.
Vehicle literature 5
If you change your address or if you
bought this Audi used
be s ure to send in a "Notice of Add ress
Change"/ " Notice of Used Car Purchase" post
card. T his card can be fo und in the Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet or obtained from your
autho rized Aud i dea ler .
It is in your own interest that we are able to
contact you should the need arise .
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6 About this Owner's Manual
This owner's manua l contains important infor­
mation, tips, suggestions, and warnings for
the use of your veh icle.
Make sure that this owner's manua l is always
located in the vehicle. This is especia lly impor­
tant if you allow other people to drive the ve­
h icle, or if you sell it.
This owner's manua l descr ibes the
equipment
range
specified for this mode l at the editoria l
deadline date. Some of the equipment descri­
bed here will on ly be available at a later date,
or only in specific markets.
Some sections in this owner's manua l do not
apply to a ll vehicles . In that case, the
range of
applicability
is g iven at the beginn ing of the
section, e.g. "Applies to vehicles: w ith Ad­
vanced Parking System" . In add it ion, optional
or vehicle -specific equipment is indicated by
a n aster isk
" *" .
Illustrations may be different from those in
your vehicle, and are intended to be viewed as
a basic guide .
You will find a
table of contents at the begin­
n ing of this book, which disp lays all topics de­
scr ibed in this manual in order of appearance.
You will find an alphabetical
index at the end
of this book .
All
directions , such as "left", "right", "front",
''back", are relative to the direct ion of travel.
* Optional or vehicle-specific equipment
.,.. This section continues on the next page.
~ .&. Cross-reference to a "WARNING!" with­
in a sect ion. For ind ication w ith a page num­
ber, the corresponding "WARNING!" can be
found outside of the section .
A WARNING
Text with this symbol contains important
information on safety and how to reduce
the risk of personal injury or death.
(D Note
Text with this symbo l draws your attention
to potentia l sources of damage to your ve­
hicle.
@) For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbo l contains information
abo ut the environment and how you can
help protect it.
{!) Tips
Text with this symbo l contains specia l tips
and other information about gett ing the
most out of your vehicle and its features.