2015 AUDI A7 lane assist

2 Table of content s
Vehicle lite ratu re .. .. .. .. .. ... .
5
About thi s Owner' s Manual . . . 6
C ontr ols and equi pm ent .. ... .
Ins truments and controls .. . .
General illustration ...... ... .. ... .
Instruments and warning /
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Instruments ............ ... .. ... .
Warning/indicator lights .. ... ... .. .
Driver information display .... .. ... .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Opening and closing .. .. .... . .
Keys .. ...... ........... .. .. ... .
Power locking system ..... .. .. .. . .
Rear lid .. .. ........ ........ .... .
Child safety lock for the rear doors .. .
Power windows ............... .. .
Valet park ing . ........... .. .. ... .
Sliding/tilting sun roof ... .. .. .. .. . .
Garage door opener (HomeL in k) . ... .
Clear vision .. ........ .. .. .. .. . .
Lights . .. .. ............. .. .. .. . .
I nterior lights .... ....... ... .. ... .
V1s1on ..... ... . ........ .... .... .
Wiper and washer system . ... .. .. . .
Mirrors ................. .. .. ... .
Seat s and storage ... .. .. .... . .
General recommendations . .. .. .. . .
Front seats .................. ... .
H ead restraints .......... .... ... .
Seat memory .. .... ........ .. .. . .
Ashtray .. .. ................ ... . .
C igarette lighter ................. .
12-vo lt sockets ........... .. .. ... .
Sto rage .. ............... .. .. .. . .
Roof rack . .... . ...... ... ... .... .
Luggage compartment . ... .. .. ... .
Pass-through with ski sack ... .... . .
Warm and cold ..... ... .. .. ... .
Climate controls .. ..... ... .. .. ... . 8
8
8
11
1 1
1 2
24
29
31
31
33
37
40
40
4 1
41
42
44
44
4 7
48
48
so
53
53
54
56 57
59
59
60
60
62
64
67
69
69
Three-zone climate control . . . . . . . . . 70 Four
-zone automatic climate control .
Steering wheel heating . ..... ... .. . 72
74
On the road
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . 76
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . 79
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Audi adaptive cruise cont rol . . . . . . . . 88
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . 95
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Lane Change Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driv ing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Raising/lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . 104
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Night vision assistant . . . . . . . . . 105
Night vision assistant with detected
pedestr ian marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 109
S tronic, tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Adjusting the d isplay a nd the warning
tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7
T ra ile r hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

M N <( (.J
'SI: ,...., \!) 1.1'1 ,...., 1.1'1 ,....,
CD
@
®
©
®
®
(j)
Door handle
Audi side assist display
Power locking sw itches
Memory function buttons .. .. .
Aud i side assist button ...... .
A ir vents with thumbwheel
Control lever for:
- T urn signal and high beam
- Audi act ive lane assist . .. .. .
@ Mu ltifunction steering wheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag
- Driver information system but-
tons ... ..... ....... ... .. .
- Audio/video , telephone, navi­
gation and voice recognition
buttons
- Steering wheel heating . ... .
- Shift padd les (automatic
transmission) ..... ... ... . .
® Instrument cluster ......... .
@ Head-up Display ........... .
@ Windshield washer system
lever .. .. ........ ..... .... .
@ Buttons for :
- MMI display
- Reset bu tton for tr ip odome-
te r .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
@ Starting the engine if there is a
malfunction ............... .
~ Knee airbag ........... .. .. .
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment, de­
pending on equipment:
- mechan ical .......... .. .. .
- electrical .... ....... ... .. .
@ Leve r for:
- Cru ise control system ... .. .
- Adaptive cruise contro l .. .. .
@ Button for sw itch ing the Head­
up Disp lay on/off, adjusting the
h eight .. ............. .. .. .
@ Instrument illumination ... .. .
@ Eng ine hood release ........ . 98
36
57
98
46 95
151 24
74
113 11
28
48
2 7
78
164
75
75
84
86
28
47
225
In strument s and control s 9
@ Data Link Connector for On
Board Diagnostics (OBD II)
@ Light switch ... .. . .. ... .... .
@ Buttons for :
- All-weather lights
- Night v ision assistant .... .. .
- Rear fog lights .. .. .. ..... .
@ Power exterior m irror adjust-
ment ...... .. .. ..... ..... . 29
44
44
105 44
so
@ Rea r lid switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
@ Power w indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
@ MMI display
@ Emergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . 45
@ Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . 61
@) Front passenger's airbag . . . . . 151
@ Valet parking feature . . . . . . . . 41
@ Drives (MMI)
@ Buttons/Indicator lights fo r
- Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . 81
- Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
- PASSENG ER AIR BAG OF F . . . . 160
- Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
- Electron ic Stabilization Con-
t rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 7
@ Climate controls, depending on
vehicle equipment:
- Three-zone cl imate control . . 70
- F our-zone automatic climate
cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
@ Storage compartment or ash-
t ray wit h cigarette lighter . . . . . 59, 59
@ I S T ART ENGINE STOPI button 76
@ MM I controls
@ 12-volt socket, (upho lder 60, 60
@ E lectromechanical parking
brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
@ Selector lever (a utomatic trans-
mission) 109
(D Tips
-Some of the equipment or fea tures
show n in the genera l ill ustration may be
standard equipment on your vehicle or
may be opt ional equ ipment depending
on your model. Always ask your

14 Instrum ent s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
Electromechanical parking
brake
c::>page 16
Tire pressure monitor ing sys­
tem../
c::> page270
Tire pressure monitoring sys­
tem
c::> page270
Electronic power control../ (al­
te rna tive to
II)
c::> page20
Glow plug system
(alternative to
Gi)
c::> page 21
Malfunction indicator Lamp
(MIL)../
Diesel particulate fi lter* clog­
ged
c::> page 21
Engine speed limitation
c::>page 21
Engine oil level
c::> page 18
Engine o il sensor
c::> page 22
Battery
c::>page 17
Tank system
c::>page22
Windshie ld washer fluid level
c::>page22
Windshie ld w ipers
c::> page22
AdBlue ./'
Rear fog light(s)
c::> page 22
Headlight range control
c::>page22
adaptive light*
c::>page 22
Light-/rain sensor fau lty
c::>page 23
Audi act ive lane assist*
c::>page 96
T ransmission (tiptronic)
c::>page 114
Transmission
- S tron ic
c::>page 114
Electronic steering column lock
c::>page 18
Engine start system
c::>page 18
Central indicator light
c::>page 19
Electromechanical steering, dy­
namic steering*../
c::>page 200
Air suspens ion*
c::>page 18
Sport differentia l*
c::> page 23
Rear spoiler
c::>page 197
Refill Ad Blue*
c::>page 221
AdBlue malfunction*
c::>page 221
Remote cont ro l key
c::>page 76
Other indicato r lights
,---=--~-----
Remote cont ro l key
c::> page 78
Battery in remote control key
c::> page32
Defect ive light bulb warning
c::>page 22
Tu rn signa ls
c::> page23
USA mod els : Cruise control*
c::>page 84
Can ada models : Cruise control*
c::> page 84
Adaptive cruise control*
c::> page 88

M N <( (.J
'SI: ,...., \!) 1.1'1 ,...., 1.1'1 ,....,
Instruments and warning/indicator lights 15
Adaptive cruise control*
9page88
Adaptive cru ise control*
¢ page 88
Audi act ive lane assist*
¢page96
Sta rt-Stop-System*
¢page 81
Sta rt-Stop-System*
¢page 81
High beam
¢page46
BRAKE/((!)) Brake system
The light illum inates when the ignition is
sw itched on.
It goes out after the engine has
been started. This ind icates that the brake
warning light is functioning properly .
If the brake warning light doe s not light up
when the engine is cranking, there may be a
malfun ction in the electrical system. In this
case , contact your Audi dealer.
If the brake system warning/ind icator light
turns on, there is a brake system malfunction.
• (USA models) . (Canada models) Stop
vehicle and check brake fluid level
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, proceed as follows :
.,. Pull
off the road.
.,. Stop the vehicle.
.,. Turn
off the engine.
.,. Check the brake fluid level¢
page 234.
.,. Contact your nearest authorized repa ir fa-
c ili ty if necessary .
Warning! Fault in brake system . Contact
dealer
If the ABS indicator light rJl1 (USA mode ls)/
ii] (Canada models), the ESC indicator light
G1 and the brake system indicator light
• (USA models)/ . (Canada models) turn
on and the message appears , the ABS, ESC
and brak ing distribution are not work ing ¢ .&. . Carefully
drive to your authorized Audi dealer
immediately to have the malfunction correct­
ed ¢.&. .
• (USA models) . (Canada models) Park­
ing brake: system fault! Please contact deal­
er
- If the ind icator light and the message ap­
pear
when stationary or after switching the
ignition on,
check if you can release the
parking brake. After releasing the parking
brake, carefully drive to your authorized
Audi dea ler immediately to have the ma l­
function corrected. If you cannot release the
parking brake, seek professional assistance.
- If the ind icator light and the message ap ­
pear
while driving , the emergency brak ing
function may not be available. It may not be
possible to set the park ing b rake or release
it once it has been set . Seek profess ional as­
sistance .
(USA models): If the warn ing light . and the
warning light
llJ appea r togethe r, immedi ­
ately contact your authorized Aud i dealer or
qualified workshop to have all brake pads in­
spe cted
¢ page 20.
When the light comes on, an aud ible warning
s ignal is also g iven .
A WARNING
-Always observe the warn ings in
¢ page 225, before opening the hood
and checking the brake fluid .
- Driving with low brake fluid is a safety
ha zard . Stop the car and get professional
assistance .
- If the. (USA models). (Canada
models) brake system indicat or light
turns on together with the ABS and ESC
indicator lights, the ABS/ESC regulating
function may have failed. Functions that
stabilize the vehicle are no longer avai la­
ble. This could cause the vehicle to
swerve and increase the risk of slid ing .
Drive carefully to the nearest authorized
Aud i dealer or other qualified workshop
and have the malfunction corrected. ..,.

24 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Driver information
display
Overview
Fig. 4 Driver information system in the instrument
cluster
Fig. S Display: example of th e information line
The driver information system contains infor­
mation @ that is displayed on tabs @
c:;, fig. 4. The following content is possible de­
pending on vehicle equipment:
@
®
Tab Content
1 Vehicle functions :
On-board computer c::> page 25
Efficiency program* c::> page 26
Digital speedometer
Cruise control*
c;, page 84
Adaptive cru ise con trol and braking
guard*
r::;, page 86
Audi active lane assist* c;, page 95
Display darkened
2 Indicator lights and messages
Warning when a door, the hood or the rear lid is not closed
Service interval display
c::> page 2 7
Speed warning system c;, page 83
@ ®
Tab Content
3 Night vision assistant* c;, page 105
4 Audio/video
s Telephone*
6 Navigation*
T he second and th ird tabs are only vis ible if at
least one indicator light or message is shown
or if that system is sw itched on.
The status line © is located in the bottom
part of the display
c::> fig. 4. It displays the ex­
terior temperature , time, selector lever posi­
t ion, trip odometer and odometer.
For some vehicle functions, you can access the
trip information from the temporary memory
c::> page 26 in the line (D c::> fig. 5.
_& WARNING
= -
- Never rely exclusively on the outside
temperature display to determine if a
road surface is icy or not. Keep in mind
that road surfaces, especially bridges
and overpasses, could be ice covered and
slippery even at an outside temperature
above 41 °F
(+5 °().
-Always remember, even if the "snow­
flake" symbol (ice warning) does not ap­
pear in the d isplay, black ice could be on
the road.
- Always reduce your speed and drive with special care in cold weather cond itions
when the chance of encountering icy
road surfaces increases.
(D Tips
-If the vehicle is stationary, or if you are
dr iving at a very low speed, the tempera­
ture shown in the d isplay m ight be
slightly higher than the actual outside
temperature . Thi s is caused by the heat
being radiated from the engine.
- Yo u can select the units used for temper­
ature, speed and other measurements in
the MMI.
IJ,-

M N <( I.J "". rl I.O
"' rl
"' rl
Instrument s and warning /indicator lights 29
Adjusting the height
The height of the display can be a djus ted to
t he individual driver .
.. Make sure you a re seated cor rect ly
¢page 129.
.. Turn the knob~ to adjust the displ ay .
Settings in the MMI
.. Se lect: I CARI funct ion button > ( Car )* s ys­
tems
control button > D river Assist > Head­
up Display > Head-up Display content
or
Di splay brightne ss .
Display content
In the MMI, you ca n specify which information
should be displayed :
- Cruise contro l system*
- Navigatio n information*
- A udi adaptive cruise control *
- Audi a ct ive lane assist*
- Night vis ion assistant*
The speed display and some of the red indica­ tor lights cannot be hidden in the MMI.
Display brightness
You can ad just the display brightness in t he
MMI. The display brightness decreases auto­
mat ica lly as the amount of light decreases.
The basic leve l of brightness is adjusted with
the ins trumen t illum ina tion ¢ page 47 .
(D Note
To prevent sc ratches on t he g lass covering
the Head-up Disp lay, do not place any ob­
jects in the proj ection opening.
(D Tips
- Sung lasses w ith polar izat ion fi lters an d
unfavorable lighting condit ions can af­
fect the display.
- A specia l w indshield is needed for the
Head-up Display funct io n.
- Fo r information on cleaning, refer to
¢ table on page 214.
On-Board Diagnostic
system (OBD)
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL )
The Ma lfunction Indicator Lamp ( MIL ) ¢'4 in
the instr ument cluster is part of the On-Board
Diagnostic (OBD II) system .
T he wa rni ng/indicator light ill uminates when
the ignit io n is switched on and goes out after
the engine sta rts and the id le has stab ilized.
This indicates that the MIL is working proper­
ly .
If the light does not go out afte r th e en gine
is started, or illuminates while you are dr iv­
ing, a mal function may exist in the engine sys ­
tem.
If the lig ht illum inates, the catalyt ic con­
verter could be damaged .
Contin ue driving
with reduced power (avoid­
ing s ustained high speeds and/or rapid accel­
erations) and have the cond ition corrected.
Contact your aut horized Audi dea ler.
If the light illuminates, the e lectronic speed
limiter may also be malfunct ioning . For more
information
c> page 30, Electronic speed
limiter.
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MIL light to illuminate
c> page 219.
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 1 6 Location o f Data Li nk Co nnector (D LC)
On-Board Diagnostics monitors the com po­
nents of your emission cont ro l system. Each
monitored component in your engine system
Iii>-

M N <( I.J "". rl I.O
"' rl
"' rl
Opening and closing Keys
Key set
F ig. 17 Key set
@ Remote control k ey with mechanical
key
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle
and start the engi ne with the master key with
remote control. A mechanical key is integ rat­
ed in the remote co ntrol key~ page
32 .
® Emergency key
The emergency key is not intended for con­
stant use.
It should on ly be used in an emer­
gency. Keep it in a safe place and do not car ry
it on your key ring .
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized A udi
dealer immediately to have the
lost key disa­
b led. Be s ure to bring all your keys with you.
Personal comfort settings
If two peop le use one vehicle, it is recom ­
mended that each person always uses "t heir
own" master key . When the ignition is switch­
ed off or when the vehicle is locked, persona l
conven ience settings for the follow ing sys­
tems are stored and ass igned to the remote
maste r key.
- Automatic cl imate contro l
- Central locking system
- Amb ience lig hting *
- Seat memory *
- P arking sys tem*
- Adaptive c ruise control*
Opening and clo sin g 31
- Audi ac tive lane assist *
- Au di side as sis t*
- Aud i drive se lect
- Night vision assistant*
- Heated stee ring wheel*
The stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open
the doors or w hen you switch t he ignition on.
A WARNING
- Do not leave you r vehicle unattended. A l­
ways take your ig nition key wi th you and
loc k your v ehicle. Entry by unau th or ize d
pe rsons could endanger yo u or resul t in
theft or d amage t he vehi cle.
- D o not leave c hildren una ttended in t he
veh icle, especi ally wi th a ccess to vehicle
key s. U ngu ard ed a ccess to t he keys pro­
vi des childre n the o pportu nity to s tart
the eng ine a nd/or activate vehicle sys ­
tems such as the power windows, etc .
Unsupervised operation o f any vehicle
system by c hildren can result in serious
in ju ry .
(D Tips
- Th e ope ration of t he remote control key
can be temporar ily disrupted by inte rfer­
ence fr om transm itters in the vic inity of
the vehicle working in the same fr equen­
cy range (e.g. a cell p hone, radio e quip ­
m ent).
- Fo r security reasons, r eplacement keys
are only ava ilable from Audi dealers.
- For Declaration of C omp liance to Un ited
States FCC and Ind ustry Canada reg ula­
tions~ page
297.

86 Audi adapti ve cruise control and bra king gu ard
Audi adaptive cruise
control and braking
guard
Introduction
App lies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise co ntrol
The adaptive cruise control system assists the
driver by regu lat ing vehicle speed and helping
to maintain a set distance to the vehicle
ahead, within the limits of the system.
If the
system detects a moving vehicle up ahead,
adaptive cruise control can brake and then ac­
celerate your vehicle. This helps to make driv­
ing more comfortable both on long highway
stretches and in stop-and-go traffic.
The braking guard system can warn you about
an impending collision and initiate braking
maneuvers
c:::> page 92.
Adaptive cruise control and braking guard
have technical limitations that you must
know, so please read this section carefully, un­
derstand how the system works and use them
properly at all times.
General information
General information
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 89 Front of th e veh icle: senso rs and video camera
The areas that conta in the radar and ultrason­
ic sensors and the v ideo camera
c:::> fig. 89
must neve r be cove red by stic kers or other ob­
jects or obstructed w ith dirt, insects, snow or
i ce that will interfere with the adaptive cruise
control system and braking guard. For infor­
mation on cleaning, refer to
c:::> page 212. The same applies for any modifications made in
the front area.
T he function of the adaptive cru ise contro l
system and braking guard is limited under
some cond itions:
- Objects can only be de tected when they are
w ith in sensor range
c:::>page 88, fig. 92.
- The system has a limited ability to detect
objects that are a short d istance ahead, off
to the side of your vehi cle or mov ing into
your lane.
- Some kinds of ve hicles are hard to detect;
for examp le motorcycles, veh icles with high
ground clearance or overhanging loads may
be detected when it is too late or they may
not be detected at all.
-When driving through curves
c!,>page 87 .
-Stat ionary objec ts c:::> page 87.
& WARNING
A lways pay attention to traffic when adap ­
tive cruise contro l is switched on and brak­
ing g uard is active. As the dr iver, you are
still respons ible for starting and for main­
taining speed and distance to other ob­
jects. Braking guard is used to assist you .
The dr iver must a lways take action to avo id
a collis ion . The driver is a lways respons ible
fo r braking a t the co rrec t time.
- Imp roper use of adaptive cru ise control
can cause collisions, other acc idents and
serious pe rsonal in jury.
- Never let the comfort and convenience
that adaptive cruise control and braking gua rd offer d istract you from the need to
be alert to traffic condit ions and the
need to rema in in fu ll control of your ve­
h icle at a ll times,
- Always remember that the adaptive
cruise control and braking guard have
limits -they will not s low the vehicle
down or maintain the set distance when
you drive towards an obstacle or some­
thing on or near the road that is not
mov ing, such as vehicles stopped in a
traffic jam, a stalled o r disabled vehicle.
I f registered by the radar sensors,