2014 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK sensor

No. Equ ipment Amps
4 Suspension control system sen-s sor
s
E
lectronic Stabilization Cont rol
s (ESC) module
6 Climate control
5
7 Adaptive cruise control 10
8
Airbag control module, front
5
passenger's seat sensor system
9 Gateway 5
Homelink (garage doo r opener),
10 night vis ion system cont ro l 5
module
11 Image
processing (active lane
10
ass ist, adaptive cruise control)
12 Dynamic steering 5
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
5
2 C limate control 10
3 E
lectronic Stabili zation Contro l
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
5
11 Su
nroof, rear spoi ler (Sportba ck)
20
12 Driver
door control module
15
Fuse s and bulb s 261
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
5 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 L umba r support (driver seat)
1 1 Front
passenger door control
modu le
12 Right rea r door cont rol modu le
Front passenger side cockpit fuse
assignment Amp
s
25
5/5
5/7,S 30
7,5 15
30
s
5
15
15
F ig . 217 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
5
2 MMI Display 5
3 CO/DVD changer
5
4 MMI unit/drives 7,5
5 Chip
card reader (not in all coun-
5
tries)
6 Instrument
cluster
5
7 Steering column switch module 5 ...

A
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7 5
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Activating and deactivating . .. .. .. .. .. 91
C leaning the camera area .. .. .. .. .. . 204
Description .............. .... .. .... 90
Instrument cluster indicator light . . . . . 91
Messages .. ................ ... .... 91
Notes on instrument cluster display . . . . 91
Setting the steering wheel vibration .. .. 92
AC (automatic climate control) . .. .. .. .. 70
Adaptive air suspension/sport .. .. ... ... 96
Adaptive cruise control ......... ... .... 81
Cleaning the sensor .......... ..... . 204
Messages .. ............. .... .. .... 88
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . 86
Stop-and-go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Adaptive Light (defective) ............. 21
Adding Engine coolant ........... .. .. .. .. . 221
Engine oil .. ............. .... .. ... 218
Windshield washer fluid ............ 227
Additives Engine oil .. ....... ...... .... .. .. . 218
Adjusting Air distribution (automatic climate con-
trol) ..... ... ...... ....... ...... ... 71
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Instrument illumination ... .. .. .. .. .. 47
Steering column e lectrically .. .. .. .. .. 73
Steering column manually . .. .. .. .. .. 73
Temperature (automatic climate control) 71
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 163
Advanced Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Advanced Airbag System components . 150
Care . .. .. .. .... ............. .. .. . 158
Children ... ................ ... ... 170
Child restraints .............. ... ... 170
Components (front airbags) . ... .. .. . 150
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Disposal . .. ............. .... .. .. . 158
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 148
How do the front airbags work? . ..... 152
H ow many airbags does my vehicle
have? ... .. .... ............. .. .. . 150
Index 277
How the Advanced Airbag System com-
ponents work together ............ . 152
Important safety instructions on the
knee airbag system ................ 161
Important things to know ......... .. 142
Knee airbags . .. .. .. ............... 159
Monitoring .. .. .. .. . .. .... ........ 154
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ....... 155
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Safety instructions .... ......... .. .. 157
Side airbags ... .. .. ............... 162
Side curtain airbags ............... . 165
Warning/indicator lights ............ . 18
Warning/Indicator lights ....... .. .. 154
When must the system be inspected? 154
Aircraft Transporting your vehicle
Alcantara 268
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. 206
All-wheel drive .. .. .. ............... 195
Winter tires . .. .. .... ... .... .... .. 243
Alternator ... ..... .. ................ 16
Ambience lighting ... ... ..... ... .... . 47
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coolant ............. 220
Anti-lock braking system ............ . 189
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . 18, 19
Anti-s lip regu lation .... ......... .. .. 189
Warning/indicator lights ........ .. .. . 18
Anti-theft systems Electronic immobilizer ............. .. 33
Ashtray ..... ... .... ................ 59
Audi braking guard
refer to brak ing guard .......... .... . 81
Audi drive select
refer to drive select ... .. ...... .... .. 96
Audi Serv ice Repair Manuals and Litera-
ture ......... .. .. ................. 273
AUTO automatic climate control .......... .. 71
Automatic headlights ............... 44
Auto Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Automatic belt retractor ......... .. .. 136
Automatic climate control
Air vents .. .. .... .. ................ 71
Automatic recirculation ............ .. 72
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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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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Lane Change Assistant
refer to side assist .................. 93
Lap timer
Evaluating times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30
Pausing timing ........... .. .. .. .... 29
Starting ... ................ ... .... 29
LATCH .. ' .. ... ..... ........... ... '
D . t' escnp 10n . ............. .... .. .. .
Installing a child restraint .. .. .. .. .. .
L ocation
. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook
. ... .. .................. ....
182
183
184
183
184
L eather cleaning/protection . .. .. .. .. . 206
Leaving home .. ........... .. .. .. .... 46
Lifting jack .. ................ ... ...
256
Lifting vehicle ..... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 268
Light
Ambience lighting ........ .. .. .. .. ..
47
Coming/Leaving home ....... .. .. .. .. 46
Daytime running lights ........ ... ... 44
Emergency flashers ........ ... ... ...
45
Exterior lighting ............. ... ... . 44
Headlight range control ... .. .. .. .. .. 44
High beam . .. ........... .. .. .. .... 46
L ow beam .. ............. .... .. ....
44
Rear fog lights .............. .... ... 44
Side marker lights .................. 44
T urn signals .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. 46
L ight/rain sensor
Headlights .............. .. .. .. .. ..
44
Intermittent (windshield wipers) .. .. .. 48
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Loading the roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Locking Power locking swi tch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Remote control ............... .... .
35
Using the key .... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 37
Low beams .. ............. .... .. .. .. 44
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) .. . 182
Luggage compartment
Bag hooks .................. .... ... 67
Cargo net .................. .... ... 66
carpeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Cover .. .. .. .... ............. .. .. .. 64
Enlarging ................... .... ..
65
Loading .... ................ ... .... 64
Movement-activated opening ... .. .. ..
40
Ski sack .......................... . 67
Stowing luggage ... .............. .
129
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Trunk pa ss-through ... .... ......... .
68
Lumbar support
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
M
M . t am enance .. .. .. .... .. .. ... .... .. 273
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . 20, 30
Manual shift program ............... . 108
Massage function
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Matte finish paint cleaning ......... ..
203
Mechanical key .. .. .. .............. .. 33
Mirrors
Adjust ing the exterior m irrors .... .. .. . SO
d. . 1mmmg .... .. .. .... ............. . 51
Vanity mirrors . .. .. . ... .. ..... .... . 48
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 154
Multifunction steering wheel ......... .. 24
N
Natural leather
Cleaning
New tires and wheels
NHTSA Con tac ting
Night vision assistant ............... .
Cleaning camera lenses ............ .
206
239
131
100
204
Number of seats . .. .... ... ... ... .. .. 133
0
Occupant seating positions
Octane rating 124
208
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
OFF (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . 70
Oil
re fer to Engine oil 215
On-board computer .... ...... ... .. .. . 24
On-Board Dia gnostic Sy stem (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . ...... .... .
30
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ..... 30
Open door/hood/rea r lid warning .... .. . 23
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284 Index
Opening Hood .. .... ................ ..... . 213
Power windows .................... 41
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sliding/tilting sunroof ..... .. .. .... .. 42
Operate your vehicle economica lly and
minimize po llution .......... ... .... . 200
Other equipment (effic iency program) ... 25
Outlet .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... . 59
p
Paint damage
205
Paint No . .. .... ........... .. .. .... . 270
Parking . .. .... ........... .... .... .. 78
Automatic transmission ....... .. ... 106
Valet park ing .. ... ... .... .. .. .. .. .. 42
Parking brake ............. .. .. .. ... . 77
also refer to Electromechanical parking
br ake .. .. ................. .. .. .. .. 77
Parking system Adjusting the disp lay/warning tone . .. 120
C leaning sensors/came ra lenses . .... . 204
Cleaning the rear view camera .. .. .. .
Malfunc tion ......... ...... .. .. .. .
Parking system plus ........ ... .. .. . 112
120
111
Peripheral cameras ........ ... .. ... 115
Rear view camera ............. .. ... 11 2
o/sorefertoPark ingsystems . .. 111 ,112
Pa rking systems .. ......... .. .. .. .. . 110
Parts replacement .......... ... .... . 275
Pass-through with sk i sack ... .. .. .. .. . . 67
PASS ENG ER A IR BAG OF F light . . . . . . . . 155
Passenger protection ....... .. .. .. .. . 187
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Pedals .... .. ............... .. .... . 128
Physical principles of a frontal coll is ion 134
Plas tic parts
Cleaning . ...... .. ..... .... .. .. .. . 205
Polishing .... ................ ..... . 205
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Pollutan t filter ............ .. .. .. .. .. 69
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Locking/unlocking the vehicle from in-
side ... .... ................ ..... .. 37
Selective unlock feature ... .. .. .... .. 35 Settings .
..... .. ............. ..... 35
Unlocking and locking vehicle ..... ... . 35
Power seat ad justment
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Power steer ing
refer to Electro -mechanical power as -
sist ......... ... .. ............... 194
Power windows .. ........ ....... .... . 41
malfunction . .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 41
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a
safety belt .... .. ................ . 138
pre sense . .. .. .. . .. ... ..... ... ... .. 187
Preventative passenger pro tec tion . .. .. 187
Programming the Homelink universal re -
mote control . ..... ................. 121
Proper occupant seating positions . .. .. 124
Proper safe ty belt position .. .... .. .... 13 7
Proper seating position Front passenger .. ............. .... 125
Occupants ..... .. ................. 124
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Protecting
Q
quattro
refer to All-wheel drive
Question What happens to unbelted occupants?
Why safety belts? ................ .
R
205
195
1 34
133
Radia tor fan .. .. .. ...... ..... .. .... 222
Radio clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Rain/light sensor Headlights .. .. .. ....... ..... ..... . 44
Inte rmittent (w indshield w ipers) . .... . 48
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Reading lights ..... ............. ..... 47
Rear fog lights .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 44
Rear lid
Automatic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency release .................. 40

28 6 Index
Seat heating/venti lation (automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seating position Dr iver . .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 124
Fr ont passenger .......... .. .. .... . 125
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . 125
Incorrect seat position ... .. .. .. .... . 127
Occupants . ... . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 124
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Seat memo ry ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. 57
Seats Comfort seat side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seats (number) . ........... .. .. .... . 133
Selective unlock feature ... .. .. .. .. .. . . 35
Selector lever ... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. . 104
Selector lever eme rgency release ..... . 109
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner ... .. .. .... . 140
Service interval d isplay ....... ... .. .... 27
Shift buttons .... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 108
Shifting indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Ship (transporting your ve hicle) . .. ..... 268
Shutting down vehicle . ... .. .. ... ... . 200
Side airbags Descr ipt ion . ... . ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 162
H ow they work ......... .. .. .. .. .. . 163
side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Adjusting the brightness ....... .. .... 95
Sensor range .. .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 93
Side assist Activating and deactivating . .. .. .. .. . . 95
C leaning the sensors ...... .. .. .. .. . 204
Side curtain airbags ..... ... .. .. .... . 165
Description .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 165
How they work ........... .. .. .... . 166
Safety instructions ........ .. .. .. .. . 166
Side marker ligh ts ......... .... .... .. 44
Ski sack ... .. ................ ... ... . 67
also refer to Trunk pass-through .. .. .. 68
Sliding/tilting sunroof Emergency closing ........ .. .. .... .. 43
Opening and clos ing .. .. .. .... .. .. . . 42
Snow chains .... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 244
Socket .. .. .. ................ ... ... . 60 Sources of information abo
ut child re-
straints and their use .... ..... ... .. .. 186
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Speed rating letter code .......... .... 240
Speed warning system . .. ..... ... .. .. . 79
Sport d ifferential .. ..... ........... .. 96
Indicator light ... ..... ........... .. 22
Star button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
START ENG INE S TO P bu tton ...... .... . 74
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Starting the engine . .... ..... ... .. .. . 74
Stee ring
El ectr ically adjustable stee ring wheel . . 73
Manua lly adjustable steering wheel ... . 73
also refer to Electro -mecha nica l powe r
ass ist . ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 194
Stee ring wheel
E asy entry fea ture ... .......... .. .. . 7 4
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,194
Stee ring w heel heating . ..... .... . .. . 72
Stee ring wheel column
Adjusting electri cally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Adjus ting ma nually ............ .. .. . 73
Steering wheel with tiptronic .......... 108
Steps for determin ing correct load limit . 236
Stopping the eng ine .. .. ...... ... .. .. . 75
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 64
Sunroof . ... .. .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 42
Sun shade ...... .. .. ... ....... .... .. 48
Sun visors . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 48
Symbols
refer to War ning/ indica to r li ghts . .. .. . 11
T
Tacho meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 23
Tail lights Cleaning .. .. ... ... ... ..... ... .. .. 204
T echnical data ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 270
T echnical modifications .............. 275
Temperature display ............. .... . 23
T empera ture indica tor
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
T ether anchors . ... ... .. .. ... ..... .. 185
Tether strap .. .. .. ............. .. .. 185