2014 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK manual transmission

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 .... .................. .. .
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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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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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Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . 90
Active lane assist .............. .. .
Audi side assist .............. .
Lane Change Assistant ............ .
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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
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104 Automatic Transmission
Automatic
Transmission
tiptronic
Introduction
The automatic transmission is controlled elec­
tronically. The transmission upshifts or down­
shifts automatically depending on which drive program is selected.
When a
moderate driving style is used, the
transmission selects the most economical driving mode. It will then change up early and
delay the downshifts to give better fuel econ­
omy.
The transmission switches to a sporty mode
after a k ick-down or when the driver uses a
sporty driving style characterized by quick ac­
celerator pedal movements, heavy accelera­
tion, frequent changes in speed and traveling
at the maximum speed.
If desired, the driver can also select the gears
manually (tiptronic mode ) ¢ page 108.
In the tiptronic transmission, power is trans­
ferred by a torque converter.
Selector lever positions
Fig . 115 D isp lay in the instrument cluster: selector
leve r pos itio n
The selector lever position engaged appears
next to the selector lever as well as in the in­
strument cluster display.
P- Park
In this selector lever position the transmis­
sion is mechanically locked. Engage P only when
the vehicle is
completely stopped¢ &
in Driving the automatic transmission on
page 106.
To shift in or out of posit ion P, you must first
press and hold the brake pedal and then press
the re lease button in the selector lever handle
wh ile moving the selector lever to or from P.
You can shift out of this position only with the
ignition on.
R -Reverse
Select R only when the vehicle is at a full stop
and the engine is running at idle speed¢ & in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 106.
Before you move the selector lever to R, press
both the button in the hand le of the se lector
lever
and the brake pedal at the same time.
When the ignition is on, the backup lights illu­
minate when the selector lever is moved into
R.
N -Neutral
Th e transmission is in neutral in this position.
Shift to this position for standing with the
brakes applied
¢ & in Driving the automatic
transmission on page 106 .
When the vehicle is stat ionary or at speeds
below 1 mph (2 km/h), you must always apply
the footbrake before and wh ile moving the
lever out of N.
D/S - Normal position for driving forward
In the D/S position, the transmission can be
operated either in the normal mode D or in
the sport mode 5. To select the sport mode 5,
pull the selector lever back brie fly. Pulling the
lever back again will select the normal mode
D. The instrument cluster disp lay shows the
se lected driving mode.
In the normal mode D, the transm ission auto­
matically selects the suitable gear ratio.
It de­
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and driv­
ing style.
Select the sport mode 5 for sporty driving.
The vehicle makes full use of the engine's

106 Automatic Transmission
lever is left in N (Neutral) for more than ap­
proximately 2 second, without the brake ped­
a l being pressed .
Release button
The release button on the selector lever pre­
vents the lever from being accidentally shifted
into certain positions. Depending on the direc­
tion of the shift, the se lector lever locks at d if­
ferent positions. The positions are highlighted in the illustration
c:;, fig. 116.
Driving the automatic transmission
Fig. 117 Sh ift gate on the center conso le: selector lev ­
er w ith release button
Starting the engine
,.. The selector lever must be in P or N.
Starting off
,.. Press and ho ld the brake pedal.
,.. Press and ho ld the release button in these­
lector lever handle, se lect the desired se lec­
tor lever position such as 0/5 and release
the button .
,.. Wait briefly until the transmission has shift­
ed (you will feel a slight movement) .
,.. Remove your foot from the brake pedal and
acce le rate.
Stopping temporarily
,.. Keep the vehicle stationary us ing the brak­
ing peda l, for example at traffic lights.
,.. Do not press the accelerator pedal when do­
ing this .
,.. To prevent the veh icle from rolling when you
sta rt driving, set the parking brake whe n
stopping on steep inclines
c:;, _& .
,.. The parking brake will release automatica lly
and the vehicle will start moving once you
press the acce lerator pedal.
Stopping/parking
If the sele ctor lever is not in the P position
whe n you open t he driver's door, the veh icle
could roll. The message
Transmission: Car
may roll! Shift to park!
appears.
,.. Press and hold the brake pedal until the ve-
hicle has come to a complete stop.
,.. App ly the parking brake
c::> page 78, Parking.
,.. Select the P selector lever position c:;, _& .
Stopping on an incline
,.. Always press the brake pedal to hold the ve­
hicle in place and prevent it from "rol ling
back"
c:;, _& . Do not try to prevent the vehi­
cle from "rolling back" when a gear is en­
gaged by increasing the engine speed
c::>(D .
Starting on an incline
,.. Activate the parking brake.
,.. With the driving gear selected, press the ac­
celerator pedal carefully. The parking brake
will release automatically if your seat belt is
fastened .
Under certain circumstances, such as driving
in the mounta ins, it may be usefu l to sw itch
temporarily to the manual shift program in or­
der to adj ust the gears to the driving condi­
t ions by hand
c::>page 108 .
On slopes, activate the parking brake first and
then move the selector lever to the P position.
This prevents too much stress from being placed on the locking mechanism.
A WARNING
-
- The vehicle can also roll when the engine
is stopped .
- Unintended vehicle movement can cause
serious injury.
- Never leave your vehicle with the engine
running while in gear . If you must leave
your vehicle when the engine is running,

108 Automatic Transmission
Manual shift program
Using the manual shift program you can
manually select gears .
,
I f I
I
Fi g. 118 Center co nsole: s hiftin g t he gears ma nua lly
Fi g. 119 Stee ring wheel : Sh ift butto ns•
Gear s election w ith selector l ever
The tiptro nic mode can be selected e ither with
the vehicle stationary or on the move.
,.. Push the selector lever to the right from 0/
S. An M appears in the instrument cluster
display as soon as the transmission has
shifted.
,.. To upsh ift, push the selector lever forward
to the pl us posi tion
0 c::::> fig. 118.
,.. To downshift, push the lever to the minus
position
0 -
Gear selection with paddle levers
The shift buttons are act ivated when these ­
lector lever is in 0/S or the t iptro nic manual
shift p rogram .
,.. To upsh ift, touch the button on the right
0
c::::> fig . 119.
,.. To downshift, touch the button on the left
0 -
... If you do not press a shift button within a
short time whi le in the 0/S posit ion, the
transmission will return to automatic mode . To keep shifting using the sh
ift buttons,
move the selector lever to the right out of
the 0/S position.
When accelerating, the transmission does
not
automat ica lly shift to the next gear shortly
before the maximum permitted engine RPM is
reached.
If you have se lected a lower gear than the c ur­
rent one, the automatic transmissio n will shift
down only when the engine will not be over­
revved.
With kick-down , the transmission shifts into a
lower gear depending on speed and engine
RPM.
(D Tips
- Tiptron ic is inoperative when the trans­
m ission is in the fa il-safe mode .
Kick-down
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration .
When you depress the accelerator pedal be­
yond the resistance point , the au tomatic
t ransmission downsh ifts into a lower gear, de­
pending on vehicle speed and engine speed .
T he upsh ift into the next higher gear takes
place once the maximum specified engine
speed is reached .
_& WARNING
-
Please note that the drive wheels can spin
if kick-down is used on a smooth slippery
r oad -there is a risk of skidd ing .
Transmission malfunction
[O] Tran smi ssion: Press br ake pedal and s e­
lect ge ar again
Press the brake pedal and select the desired
selector lever position again . You ca n the n
continue d riving .
[O] Transmi ssion o verheating: Please d riv e
conse rvat ively

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