2014 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK oil level

Instrument s and warnin g/indic ator ligh ts 11
- Never open the engine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dr ipping from the engine compartment.
You could burn yourself . Let the engine
cool off first until you can no longer see
or hear steam or coo lant escaping.
Q) Note
- Mount ing additional lights or accessories
i n front of the a ir inlets reduces the cool­
i ng effect of the rad iator . At h igh outside
temperatures or high eng ine load, the
engine could overheat.
- The front spo ile r has been designed to
proper ly distribute the cooling air wh en
t h e veh icle i s moving.
If the spoiler is
damaged, this cou ld red uce the cooling
effect and the engine co uld then over ­
heat . Ask yo ur authorized Audi dea ler fo r
ass istance.
Tachometer (engine rev counter)
The tachometer indicates the engine RPM
(revolutions per minutes).
If engine R PM drops be low 1 ,500, you should
downshift to the next lower gea r. T he red area
at the end of the sca le indicates maximum
pe rmissib le engine RPM after the break- in pe­
riod. Before reach ing this area, move these­
lector lever to position 0/5 (Drive) or ease
your foot off the accelerator peda l.
(D Note
The tachometer needle should only br iefly
be in the red zone: you cou ld damage your
eng ine! The beginn ing of the red zone var­
ies depending on the operati ng tempera­
ture of the eng ine .
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshift ing early saves fuel and reduces en­
gine noise.
@ Tips
The engine speed is limited when the en­
g ine is co ld - the full engine output is not ava
ilable . When the engine is at operating
temperature, the red area in the tachome­
ter moves to a higher RPM range.
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge only works when the ignition is
on. If the fue l level drops below 2 .6 gallons
(10 lite rs), the bottom LED turns red and the
indicato r light ~ turns on
¢ page 21 . The
bottom L ED blinks red whe n the fuel level is
very low.
The possible range based on the current fuel level is shown in tab@~
page 23, fig. 4.
(D Note
Neve r run the ta nk completely dry. A n ir­
r egular supply of f uel can cause engine
misfiring and fuel could enter the exha ust
system. The catalytic co nve rter could t hen
ove rheat and be damaged .
Warning/indicator
Lights
Description
The ind icator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or tur n on. They indica te f unct ions or
malfunctions
¢ & .
Messages may appea r with some indicato r
li ghts. A warning signal will sound at t he
same t ime . The indica to r li ghts and messages
i n the center of the displays may be rep lace d
by other disp lays. To show them again, select
the tab for ind icator lights and messages us­
ing the multif unction steering whee l
¢ page 23. If there are several malfunc­
tions, you can display them one at a time us­ i ng the thumbwheel.
Some indicators lights in the d isp lay can turn
on in severa l co lors.
A WARNING
- Failure to heed warning lights and other
important vehicle informat ion may resu lt
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12 Instrum ent s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
in serious persona l injury or vehicle
damage.
- Whenever sta lled or stopped for repair,
move the vehicle a safe distance off the
road, stop the engine, and turn on the
emergency flasher
¢ page 45.
- The engine compartment of any motor
vehicle is a potentially hazardous area.
Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, stop the engine and let it
cool down. Always exercise extreme ca u­
t ion when wor king under the hood
¢page 213.
(D Tips
Malfunctions or faults w ill be identified e i­
ther with a red symbo l (pr iority 1 -Dan­
ge r!) o r with a ye llow symbo l (pr iority 2 -
Warn ing).
Overview
Some indicator lights turn on briefly to check
the function of that system when yo u switch
the ignition on. These systems are marked
with a ./ in the following tables.
If one of
these ind icator lights does not turn on, there
is a malfunction in that system.
R ed indicato r light s
Red symbols indicate a priority malfunction -
Danger!
- Pull off the road.
- Stop the vehicle.
- Turn off the engine .
- Check the ma lfunct ion ing system . Contact
your authorized Aud i dealer or a q ua lified
workshop for assistance.
USA models :
Brake malfunction./
¢page 14
Canada m odels :
Brake malfunction./
¢ page 14 USA mod
els :
E lectromechanical parking brake
¢page 15
Can ad a model s:
E lectromechanical parking brake
¢ page 15
Engine cooling system
¢page 15
Engine oil p ressu re
¢page 17
Engine o il level
¢ page 17
Battery
¢page 16
Safety belt
¢page 16
Electromechanical steer ing./
¢ page 194
Electronic steering co lumn lock
¢ page 17
Engine start system
¢page 17
Central indicator light
¢ page 18
USA model s: Speed warning sys ­
tem
¢ page 79
Canada model s: Speed warni ng
system
¢page 79
Adaptive cruise control*./
¢ page 83
Air suspension*
¢page 18
Pedestrian warn ing*
¢ page 100
Rear spo iler
¢ page 192

Instrument s and warnin g/indic ator ligh ts 13
Yellow indi cator li ght s
•
Engine o il level
Yellow symbols indica te a priority 2 ma lf u nc-
c> page 17
tion -Warning!
Engine oil sensor
• I
US A models : Safety systems c>page 21
c> page 18
• Battery
&1
El
Canad a models : Safety systems c>page 16
c>page 18
Tank system
~
Bl
Electronic Stabilization Control c>page 21
(ESC) ./
c>page 18
•
Windshie ld washer fluid level
c> page 21
Electronic Stabiliza tion Control
I (ESC) ./
m
Windshie ld wipers
c> page 18 c>
page 21
•
Electronic Stabilization Control
Remote control key
( E SC) ./
II c>page 74
c>page 189
rJi3
USA models :
ll
Remote contro l key
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
c>page 76
defect ive ./
c>page 19
!9
Battery in remote control key
Canada models :
c>page 33
[I] Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
J:I
Defective light bulb warning
defect ive ./
c>page 21
c>page 19
Rear fog lig ht(s)
•
Worn brake pads
II c>page 21
c>page20
•
E lect romechan ica l par king brake
II
Head light range control
c>page 21
c>page
77
[g
Tire pressure monitoring system
Fil
adaptive light*
c> page 21
./
c>page246
m
Light-/rain sensor faulty
mm Tire pressure monitor ing system c> page 22
c:::>page246
•
Audi active lane assist*
Im
Electronic power control./ c>page 91
c:::>page20
B
Adaptive dampers*
Malfunct ion ind icator Lamp (MIL)
c>page22
•
./
c>page20
•
Transmission
c> page 108
.,
Engine speed limitation
c> page20
Ill
Electronic steering column lock
c> page 17

14 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
a
Eng ine start sys tem
¢page 17
Central ind icator light
¢pag e 18
Elect romechan ica l stee ring, dy·
n amic stee ring *./
¢pag e 194
Air s uspension *
c:::;,page 18
Sport different ia l*
c:::;,page22
R ear spoiler
c:::;,poge 192
Other indicator lights
ll
•
•
I
•
T u rn signa ls
c:::;,pog e22
Canada models: Cr uise co nt rol *
¢page 79
Ada pti ve cr uise con tro l*
¢ page 83
Adapt ive cr uise control*
¢page 83
Adapt ive cr uise control*
¢pag e 83
Aud i active lane ass ist *
c::>pag e 91
High beam
c::>page46
BRAKE /((J)) B rake system
T he light illum inates when t he ignition is
switched on. It goes out after the engine has
been started. T his in dicates that the bra ke
war ning light is functioning properly.
If the brake warning light does not light up
when the engine is cranking , there may be a
malfunction in the electrical system . In this
case, contact your Audi dealer.
If the brake system wa rn ing/indica tor light
tu rns on, there is a b rake system ma lfunction.
1111 (USA models)/ . (Canada models)
Stop vehicle and check brake fluid level
If th e i ndicato r ligh t turns on and th e mes ·
sage appe ars, pro ceed as fo llows:
.. Pull off t he road .
.. Stop the vehicle .
.,. Tur n off th e engi ne.
.,. Che ck t he b ra ke fluid level
c:::;, page 2 22.
.,. Conta ct yo ur ne arest au th oriz e d rep air fa -
c ili ty if necess ary.
Warning! Fault in brake system . Contact
dealer
If th e ABS ind icat or light 9 (USA models)/
[IJ (Canada mode ls), the ESC ind icator lig ht
J_j) and t he br ake system ind icator light
1111 ( U SA mode ls)/ . (Canada model s) tur n
o n a nd the mess age app ea rs, the A BS, ESC
and braking distr ibution ar e no t working
c:::;, ,& .
Carefu lly drive to your author iz e d Audi d ealer
i mmedia tely to have the ma lf u n cti on corre ct­
ed¢ _&.
1111 (USA models )/. (Canada models)
Parking brake: system fault! Please contact
dealer
- If the ind icator lig ht and t he message ap·
p ea r
when stationary or after switching the
ignition on ,
check if yo u can re lease the
pa rki ng brake. Afte r relea sing the par kin g
b rak e, car efully drive to y our au thor ized
Aud i dea le r i mmedia tely to have the ma l­
fu nction corrected . If yo u cannot release the
pa rking brake, seek professiona l assistance .
- If the in dicat or lig ht and the mes sage ap ·
pea r
while driving, th e emergen cy b ra ki ng
fu nction may not be availab le. It may not be
possible to set the par king brake or re lease
it once it has been set. Seek profess io na l as­
sistance.

Instruments and warning/indicator lights 17
9::;r: Engine oil pressure malfunction
The red engine oil pressure warning symbol
requires immediate service or repair . Driving
with a Low-oil-pressure indication is Likely to
inflict severe damage to the engine.
• Switch off engine and check oil level
If the indicator light t urns on and the mes­
sage appears, the oil press ure is too low.
~ P ull off the road.
~ St op t he vehi cle.
~ Turnoff the engine.
~ Check the engine oil level¢ page 218.
~ If the engi ne oil leve l is too low, add engine
o il ¢
page 218. M ake sure that the oil p res­
s ur e warn ing symbol . appea rs no longe r
in t he di sp lay befo re you start drivi ng aga in.
~ If the engi ne oil leve l is corr ect a nd the indi­
cat or lig ht st ill turn s on, tur n t he eng ine
off
and do not contin ue d riving . Seek profe ssio ­
na l assistance .
(D Tips
- The engine oil pressure symbol. is
not an indicator for a low engine oil lev­
el. Do not rely on it. Instead, check the
oil level
in your engine at regular inter ­
vals, preferably each time you refuel,
and always before going on a long trip.
- The yellow oil level warning indication
El requires oil refill or workshop serv­
ice without delay . Do not wait until the
red oil pressure warning. starts to
flash before you respond to the low oil
level warning m. By then, your engine
may already have suffered serious dam­
age .
~ . Engine oil level
• WARNING: Please add oil immediately
If th e i ndi cator lig ht and the drive r mess age
a ppear, add eng ine oi l immedi ately
¢page 215.
11!1 Add oil, max. x qt (l). You may continue
driving
W hen the symbol and the driver message ap ­
pear, add the amount of oil a ppearing in the
display at the next op portunity
¢ page 215.
@-Steering column lock
• Do not dr ive vehicle: Steering defect ive
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, t here is an e lectronic steering
column lock malfunct ion. You cannot switch
the ignit io n on.
Do
not tow yo ur vehicle because it cannot be
stee red. See k professiona l assistance .
1!11 Steering lock: sy stem fault. Please con­
tact dealer
If th e i ndica to r li ght turns on and th e m es­
sage a ppea rs, th ere i s an elec tro nic s tee ring
c olumn lo ck malfun ction.
D rive to your author ized A udi dealer imm ed i­
ate ly to have th e ma lfunction corr ected .
&_ WARNING
-
Yo ur ve hicle m ust n ot be towed in the
even t of a ma lf unc tion in th e electro nic
s teerin g col umn lo ck be ca use it c annot be
steere d due to the loc ked stee ring. If i t is
towe d wit h the steering locke d, there is
the r is k of an accident.
© -Engine start system
• Engine start system fault . Please con­
tact dealer
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, do
not switch the ign ition off
because you may not be ab le to sw itch it on
again.
D rive to your authorized A udi dealer immedi­
ate ly to have the malfunction corrected.
1111 Engine start system fault. Please con­
tact deale r
If the indica to r li ght turns on and the me s­
sage appe ars, there i s a malf unc tion in the en-
gine sta rt sys tem . .,,..

Instruments and warning/indicator lights 21
't'::1".., Engine oil sensor
II Oil level! Sensor defective
If the symbol illuminates, contact your au ­
thor ized Audi dealer and have the oil sensor
in spected. Until you have th is done, check the
oil level each time you refuel just to be on the
safe side
¢ page 218.
Bil Fuel level indicator
lilJ Please refuel
If the indicator light turns on for the first
time and the message appears, there are
about 2.6 gallons (10 liters) of fuel left in the
tank. Time to refue l
r=;,page 209.
II) Tank system malfunction! Contact dealer
If the indicator light turns on and th is mes­
sage appears, there is a malfunction in the
tank system .
Drive to your authori zed Aud i dea ler immedi­
ately to have the malfunction corrected.
<;;> Windshield washer flu id level
II Please refill washer fluid
If the symbol illuminates, add windshield
washer fluid to the washer system/headlight
washer system*
r=;, page 22 7 .
'1:> Windshield wipers
E•$ vVindshield wiper defective
There is a malfunct ion with the w indshield
wipers .
Drive to your authorized Audi dea ler immedi­
ately to have the malfunction corrected.
~ /0$ Defective light bulb warning
1;1 -If the indicator light turns on, a bulb has
fa iled . The message indicates the location of
the bulb.
an-if a rear fog lamp has failed, the indicator
light turns on to indicate the location on the
vehicle.
Vehicle lights : malfunction
If the message appears, there is a malfunc­
tion in the headlights or li ght sw itch.
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer immedi­
ately to have the malfunction corrected .
A WARNING
-Light bulbs are press urized and could ex­
p lo de while they are being changed caus­
ing serious personal injury.
- Work with due care when handling the
high-voltage section of gas discharge
(xenon) lights. Failure to do so could re­
sult in death or serious injury.
(D Tips
Have the bu lb replaced or the connection
repaired by your authorized Audi Service
department .
~(D Headlight range control
IS Headlight range control: defective!
If the symbol illum inates, the headlig ht range
control is no long er work ing properly. Have
the system checked and repaired at your Audi
dealer.
:gD Adaptive Light
Applies to vehicles: with Adaptive Light
mil Audi adaptive light: system fault
If the indicator light turns on and this mes­
sage appears, there is a malfunction in the
adaptive light system . The headlights sti ll
function .
Go to an authorized dealership to have the
headlights or the control unit for the Adaptive
Light repaired.

28 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Head-up Display
Applies to vehicles: with Head-up Display
Fig. 14 Example: indicators in the Head-up Disp lay
Fig. 15 Instrument panel: knob fo r the Head -up Dis­
p lay
The Head-up Display projects certain warnings
or selected information from the assistance
systems* or navigation* on the windshield .
The display appears with in the driver's field of
vision.
Switching on/off
,.. Press the knob~ to switch the Head-up
Display on/off
c::> fig. 15.
Adjusting the height
The height of the display can be adjusted to
the indiv idual driver .
,.. Make sure you are seated correctly
c:> page 124.
,. Turn the knob ~ to adjust the display .
Settings in the MMI
,.. Se lect : I CAR ! funct ion button > (Car)* sys­
tems
control button > Driver Assist > Head ­
up Display
> Head-up Display content or
Display brightness . Display content
In
the MMI, you can spec ify which information
shou ld be disp layed:
- Cruise control system*
- Navigation information*
- Audi adaptive cruise control*
-Audi active lane assist*
- Night vision assistant* (pedestrian warning)
The speed disp lay and some of the red indica­
tor lights cannot be hidden in the MMI.
Display brightness
You can adjust the display brightness in the
MMI. The d isp lay brightness decreases auto­
matically as the amount of light decreases.
T he basic level of brigh tness is adjusted with
the instrument illumination
c::> page 47.
(D Note
To prevent scratches on the glass cover ing
the Head-up Display, do not place any ob­
jects in the projection opening.
(D Tips
-Sunglasses with polarization filters and
unfavorable lighting conditions can af­
fect the disp lay.
- A spe cial windshie ld is needed for the
Head- up Display function .
- For info rmat ion on clean ing, refer to
Q table on page 205.
Boost, shifting and engine oil
temperature indicators
Fig. 16 Instrumen t cluster: boost, shi fti ng and eng ine
oil te mp erat ure in dicators .,..

-You may hear noises when the systems
described are working.
- If the indicator ligh t
DJ or flB (USA
models) @ (Canada models) appears,
Switching on and off
Intelligen t technolog y 191
there may be a malfunc tion c> page 19,
c> page 18 .
ESC turns on automatically when you s tart the engine .
Fig. 180 Cente r con sole,.$ OFF b utto n
The ESC is des igned to function in levels . De ­
pend ing on the leve l that is selected, the sta-
ESC l evels
bilization funct ion of the ESC is lim ited or
swi tched off . The amoun t of s tabilization con­
tro l will d iffer depending on the level.
T he following situat ions are exceptions where
it may be usefu l to switch on sport mode to
allow the w heels to spi n:
- Rocking the vehicle to free it when it is stuck
- Dr iving in deep snow or on loose ground
- Driving with snow chains
Sport mode on ESC/ASR off Sport mode off or
ESC/ASRon
Behavior
T he ESC and ASR stabili za- The stabili zation function The fu ll stabili zation f unc -
tion funct ions are lim ited is not ava ilable
c> & . ESC tion of the ESC and ASR is
¢ & . and ASR are sw itched off. available agai n.
Operati on Press the I~ O FF I button Press and hold the 1-~ O FFI Press the 1-~ O FF I button
briefly. button longer than 3 sec-again .
o nds.
Ind ic a to r I turns on . I and ifil•)H turn on . II turns off or II and
light s If i4•)ii turn off.
Dr iver mes- Stab ilization control Stabilization control Stabilization control
s ages (
ESC ): Spo rt. Warning! (ESC ): Off. Warning! Re· (ESC) : On
Reduced stabil ity duc ed stab ility
A WARNING
.
You should only sw itch sport mode on o r
switch ESC/ASR off if your drivi ng ab il ities
and road condi tions perm it. -
There is no vehicle stabilization when
ESC/ASR are switched off .
@ Tips
-The s tabilization func tion is limited
w he n spor t mode is sw itched on . The
dr iv ing whee ls cou ld spin and the vehicle
cou ld swe rve, especially on slick or slip­
pery road surfaces. -
ESC/ASR cannot be switched off or sport
mode cannot be switched on when adap·
tive cruise control* is switched on .
-If the rear spoiler system malfunctions,
sport mode may not switch on o r it may
switch off again automatically .