2014 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK check oil

24 4 T ire s and wheel s
Snow chains
Snow chains may be fitted on ly to the front
wheels, and only to certain tire sizes. Ask your
authorized Audi dealer on whic h tire sizes
snow chains can be used.
I f you are going to use snow chains , then you
must install them on the front wheels at
l east.
The snow chains must have low-profile links
and must not be thicker than 0.4 inch (10 ,5 mm), including the lock .
Remove wheel center covers and tr im discs
before putting snow cha ins on your vehicle
c:;, Q) _ For safety reasons cover caps must the n
be fitted over the whee l bolts. These are ava il­
ab le from authorized Audi dea lers.
A WARNING
Using the wrong snow chains for yo ur vehi ­
cle or installing them incorrectly can in­
crease the risk of loss of control leading to
ser ious personal inj ury.
- Snow chains are ava ilable in different
sizes. Always make sure to follow the in­
struct ions provided by the snow chain
manufacturer .
- When driving w ith snow chains never
dr ive faster than the speed permitted for
your specific snow cha ins.
- Always observe local regulat ions .
([) Note
-Remove snow cha ins before driving on
roads not covered with snow to avoid
damaging t ires and wear ing the snow
chains down unnecessar ily.
- Snow chains, wh ich come into d irect con­
tact with the wheel rim, can scratch or
damage it . Therefore, make sure that the
snow chains are suitab ly covered . Check
the position of the snow chains after
driving a few yards and correct if neces­
sa ry. Follow the i nstructions from the
snow cha in manufacture r when doing so.
- If the Adaptive Air Suspension* should
malfunction, do no t mo unt or use snow chains because the vehicle will be ex
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treme ly low. If you do drive with snow
chains on while the vehicle is at this lev ­
el, the snow cha ins might severely dam­
age the whee lhouse and other parts of
the vehicle .
(D Tips
Where snow chains are mandatory on cer­
tain roads, th is normally a lso applies to
vehicles with all-wheel drive.
Wheel bolts
Wheel bol ts mus t alway s be tightened to the
correc t torque.
The design of wheel bolts is matched to the
factory installed rims . If different r ims are fit­
ted, the correct wheel bol ts with the righ t
length and correct ly shaped bolt heads must
be used . T his ensures that wheels are fitted
securely and that the b rake system functions
co rrect ly.
In certa in circumstances, you may not use
wheel bolts from a different veh icle -even if it
is the same model
c:;, page 275 .
A WARNING
Imp rope rly t ightened or ma inta ined wheel
bo lts can become loose c ausing loss of
control, a col lision and serio us pe rsonal i n­
jury .
- Always keep the wheel bo lts and the
threads in the wheel hubs clean so the
wheel bo lts can turn easily and be prop­
erly tightened.
- Never g rease or oil the wheel bolts and
the threads in t he wheel hubs . They can
become loose while driv ing if greased or
oiled, even if t ightened to the specified
torque.
- On ly use wheel bolts that belong to the
rim being installed .
- Never use different wheels bolts on yo ur
veh icle.
- Always maintain the correct t ightening
torque for the whee l bolts to reduce the

heavy components such as the engi ne
b lock or transmiss ion are removed.
- W hen removing heavy components like
these, ancho r vehicle to hoist o r add cor­
respond ing weig hts to ma inta in the cen ­
ter of g ravity . Otherwise, the vehicle
m ight tilt o r sli p off the hoist, causi ng
ser ious p erso na l in ju ry.
([) Note
-Be awa re of the fo llowing points befo re
li fting t he vehicle:
- The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil pan, the transmission housing, the
front or rear axle or the body side
members. This could lead to serious
damage.
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chassis frame , a rubber pad must be
i nserted between the floor jack and
the lift points.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist,
check that the veh icle weight does not
exceed the permissible lifting capacity
of the hoist.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist,
ensure that there is sufficient clear­
ance between the hoist and low parts
of the vehicle.
Emergency situations 269
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in P (Park posi tion) an d the park brake is
applied.
@ For the sake of the environment
- Chang ing the engine settings wi ll ad ­
versely affect emission levels . This is det­
rimenta l to the environment and increas­
es fue l cons umption .
- Always observe env ironmental regula­
tions when d ispos ing of old engine oil,
used brake fluid, dirty engine coolant,
spent batter ies or worn out tires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and preten­
s ioners might be classified as Perchlo­
rate Material -spec ial handling may ap­
ply, see www .dtsc .ca .gov/hazardous­
waste/perch lorate . When the veh icle or
parts of the restrai nt system includ ing
airb ag mod ules safety be lts wit h preten­
s ioners are scrapped, all applic able laws
and regulations must be observed. Your
a utho rized Audi dea le r is familiar with
these req uirements and we recommend
that you have your dealer perform this
serv ice for you .
Additional accessories,
modifications and
parts replacement
Additional accessories and parts
replacement
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer be­
fore purchasing accessories .
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety de ­
sig n featu res ensuring a high standard of ac­
tive and passive safety .
This sa fe ty could be compromised by non-ap­
proved changes to the veh icle . For this reason ,
if pa rts have to be replaced, p lease observe
the following points when install ing addition­
a l acc essories:
Approved Audi accessor ies and genuine Audi
pa rts are ava ilable from authorized Aud i deal­
e rs.
Con sumer In formation 275
T hese dea le rs a lso have the necessary facili ­
ties, tools a nd trained specialists to install the
parts and accessories properly .
_& WARNING
Using the wrong spare parts or using non­
approved accessories can cause damage to
the vehicle and ser ious persona l injury .
- Use on ly accessories express ly approved
by Audi and ge nuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessories have been
specially designed to be used on your ve­
hicle .
- Never install accessor ies such as tele­
phone crad les or beverage ho lders on air­
bag covers or w ithi n the airbag deploy­
ment zones. Do ing so wi ll increas e th e
ris k of injury if a irbags are triggered in an
accide nt!
- Before you check anything in the engine
compa rtment, always read and heed a ll
WARNIN GS
<:!)page 213.
(D Note
-If items other than ge nuine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used o r if repair wo rk is no t
perf ormed ac cor ding to spe cifie d meth­
ods, this ca n resu lt in seve re dam age to
your vehicle's engine and bo dy (such as
co rrosion) an d adve rsely affect yo ur vehi­
cle 's warranty .
- If emergency repairs must be perfo rme d
elsewhere , have the vehicle examine d by
an authorized A udi dealer as soon as
possible.
- The manufacturer cannot be held lia b le
for damage wh ich occ urs due to failure
to comply with these stipu lations.
Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when
technical modifications are made.
A lways consult an authorized Audi dealer be-
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fore start ing work on any modifications. ..,_
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278 Index
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
synchronizing ............. ... .... .. 71
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) .......... . 105
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . .. .. .. .. . 105
Driving .... .. ........ .... ... .. .. . 106
Emergency mode ........... .. .. ... 108
E mergency release ........ .. .. .. .. . 109
Kick -down ............... .... .... . 108
Manual shift program ......... .. .. . 108
Selector lever ............. ... .... . 104
Automatic wipers . .. ........ ... .. .. .. 48
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Average consumption ....... .. .. .. .. . . 24
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle ........ .. . 199
B
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Battery ... .. .. .. ............ ... .. . 223
Charging ... .. .. .. .......... ... .. . 226
I mportant warnings ...... .. .. .. .. . 224
Jump starting .. ........ .. .. .. .. .. . 264
L ocat ion ..... ........... ........ . 224
l ow ... .... ................ ..... . 195
Rep lacing the battery ...... ... .. .. . 227
State of charge ............ ... .. .. . 195
Winter operation ......... .... .... . 223
Working on the battery .... .. .. .. .. . 224
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Blended gasoline .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 208
Blower (automatic climate control) . . . . . . 71
Boost display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Booster seats ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 177
Boost pressure indicator .......... .. .. 28
Brake fluid Changing the brake fl uid ... .... .. .. . 223
Check ing the brake fluid level . .. .. .. . 222
What is the correct brake fluid leve l? .. 222
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
ing light comes on? ........ .... ... . 222
Brake system Anti-lock braking system ..... .. ...... 19
Brake assist system ........ ... .. .. . 189
Brake booster ............. ... .... . 193
Brake fluid ............... ... .... . 222 Brake fluid specifications for refill and re­
placement
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Brake pads ...... ............. .... 198
Electromechanical parking brake . .... . 77
Fluid reservoir . .. ................ . 222
How does moisture or road salt affect the
brakes? ....... .. .. ........ ... ... . 193
Warning/ind icator lights ...... .. .. .. . 14
Worn b rake pads symbo l ........ .. .. . 20
braking guard
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Braking guard ..... ............. ... .. 81
Messages . .. .. .. .. ........... .... . 88
Break-in per iod .... ............. .... 198
Brake pads .... .. ................ . 198
Tires .... ..... .. .. .............. . 198
Bu lbs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. 263
C
California Proposition 65 Warn ing .... . 214
Battery specific .. ..... ......... ... 225
Capacities .. .... .. ................. 271
Engine oil ....... ............. .... 215
Carbon parts Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205, 206
Car carrier Transporting your vehicle ....... .. .. 268
Care ... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 203
Cargo area . ..... .. ............. ... . 129
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Catalytic converter .............. .. .. 199
Center armrest Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Central locking .. .. .......... ...... .. 34
Emergency locking ... ....... ...... .. 38
Certification ..................... .. 276
Changi ng a wheel .. ... .......... .. .. 254
Changing engine oil .......... ...... . 219
Checking Engine coolant level ............ .... 220
Tire pressure ... .. ... .......... .. .. 234

Engine oi l ... .. .... ..... .. .. .. .. ... 215
Adding .... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 218
Addit ives ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 2 18
Changing .. ............. .... .. ... 219
Checking the eng ine o il level .. .. .. .. . 218
Indications and cond it ions requ iring ex -
tra check ing ..... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 218
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
O il consumption .......... .. .. .. .. . 217
O il gr ad es .. ............. .... .. ... 2 15
P ressure mal func tion ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 17
Recommended oil check intervals . ... . 21 8
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specif ication and viscos ity . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Temperature indicator ..... .. .. .. .. .. 28
E ng ine sound . ... ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 96
E ng ine speed limitat ion ...... ... ... ... 20
Engine start system (indicator lights) . ... 1 7
E nvi ro nment
B re ak -in period ........... .... .. .. . 198
Ca ta lytic converter ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 199
D isposing of yo ur vehicle battery . ... . 227
Driving at high speeds .. ... .. .. .. .. . 20 1
Driving to m inimize pollution and no ise 200
Fue l ..... .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 210
F u el economy ... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 200
Leaks under your ve hicle ...... .. .... 213
L ett ing the veh icle stand and wa rm up . 20 1
Pr ope r disposal of dra ined brake flu id . 22 3
Pr ope r disposal of dra ined engine coo l-
a nt . .. .. .. ................. .. .. . 22 1
Pr ope r disposal of drained engine
oil . ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. 218,2 19
Recycl ing used engine oil ... .. .. .. .. . 218
Unleaded f uel ............ .... .. ... 208
What should I do with an old battery? . 227
E vent Data Recorder (EDR) ... .. .. .. .. . 189
E xhaust tail p ipes
C leaning . .. ....... ...... .... .. .. . 205
Expansion tank ............ .... .. .. . 220
E xterior lighting . ... .... ... .. .. .... .. 44
E xterior mirrors
Ad justing ................ ... ... ... 50
D imming . .. ............. .... .. .... 51
H eating .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... 50
Exterior temperature d isplay ..... ... ... 23
Inde x 281
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Convertib le child safety seats . ... .. .. 175
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Floor ma ts .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 128
Foot peda ls .... ... .. ..... .......... 128
Fo r th e sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and the env ironment . . 210
Red ucing engine noise by early upshift -
ing ....... .. .. .. ................. . 10
Refueling . .. .. .... .......... ..... 210
Sav ing fuel by early upsh ifting ...... .. 10
Fo ur-zone automatic climate control ... . 70
Fron t air bags
D es cription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
How they wor k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Frontal coll is io ns and the laws of p hys ics 134
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Adjusting . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 125
Child restraints in the fron t seat .... .. 144
Fuel Additives . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 208
B lended gaso line ..... ............. 208
C u rrent consumption ........... .. .. . 24
Economy messages (effic iency program) 25
Fuel fil ler flap emergency re lease . .... 211
Fuel fille r neck ... .. ... ....... .... . 209
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gasoline .. .. .. .. ... ............ .. 208
Gasoline ad di tives .... ........... .. 209
L ow fue l level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rat ing . ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. 208
Recommendation ... . .. .. ... ... .. .. 208
Ref uel ling ... .. ...... ............. 210
Reserve ... .. .. .. ... ............ .. . 11
Tank capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,271
Fuses Ass ignment ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 260
Rep lacing . .. .. .. ................. 260
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) ... .. .. 121
Ga rment hooks .. .. .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 61
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