2015 AUDI A7 check engine
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Data ...... .. .... .. .... ... .. .. ... 293
Start-Stop -System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
start ing . ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 76
Starting with jumper cab les .. .. .. .. . 285
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
E ng ine compartment .... ... .. .. .. .. . 22 7
C losing the hood . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 226
Opening the hood ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 225
Safety instructions ........ .. .. .. .. . 225
Working in the engine compartment . . 225
E ng ine coolant ... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 231
Adding coolant . .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 232
Chec king the engine coolant leve l .. .. . 23 1
Expansion tank ........... .... .. .. . 231
Malfunct ion symbo l ....... .. .. .. .. .. 16
Radiator fan .............. ... ... .. 233
Temperature gauge ........... ... ... 11
Engine oil ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 227
Adding .. .. ............. .... .. ... 229
Addit ives . .. ............. .... .. .. . 229
Changing .. .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .. ... 230
Checking the eng ine o il level .. .. ... .. 229
I ndications and cond it ions requ iring ex-
tra check ing ............. .... .. ... 229
I ndicator ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
O il cons umption .......... .. .. .. .. . 228
P ressu re mal func tion ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 17
Recommended oil check intervals . ... . 229
Sensor defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Specification and viscos ity .. .. .. .. .. . 227
E ng ine sound ............. .... .. .. . 10 2
Eng ine speed limitat io n ........ .. .... . 21
Engine start -stop mode
refer to Start-Stop-System . .. .. .. .. .. 83
E ng ine star t sys tem (indicator l igh ts) .. .. 18
Env ironment
Break- in period ........ ...... .... .. 203
Cata lytic converter ........... .... .. 204
D iese l par ticul ate fi lter .... .. .. .. .. . 205
Di sposing of yo ur vehicle ba ttery .. .. . 238
D riving a t high speeds .. ... .. .. .... . 206
D riving to minimize pollution and noise 205
Fu el . .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 219
F ue l economy ............ .... .. ... 205
Leaks under your veh icle ... .. .. .. .. . 225
Lett ing the veh icle stand and warm up . 206
Proper disposal of dra ined brake flu id . 234
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Proper disposal of d rained eng ine cool -
ant . ... .. .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 232
Proper disposal of d rained eng ine
o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229, 230
Recycling used engine oil ............ 229
Un leaded fuel .. ... ................ 217
What should I do with an o ld battery? . 238
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
E xhaust tail pipes
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. . .............. 213
Expansion tank .. ... ...... .......... 231
Exterior lighting ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 44
E xte rior m irrors
Adjus ting . .. .. .. .... ........... .. . 50
Di mming . ... .. .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. . 51
Heating ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 50
Exterior temperature display ........... 24
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Fastening
Boos ter seats .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 182
Co nvertib le child safety seats ........ 180
Infan t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Foot peda ls ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 133
Fo r the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and t he env ironme nt .. 219
Red ucing engine noise by early upshift -
i ng ....... .. .. .. ... ............ ... 11
Ref ueling ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 219
Saving f uel by early upshifting ... .. .. . 11
Fo ur- zone automatic climate control . .. . 72
Front airbags Descrip tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
How they work . ......... ......... . 157
Frontal coll isions and the laws of physics 139
Fron t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Adjus ting . .. .. .. .. ............... 13 0
Child rest rain ts in the front seat . ... .. 149
Fuel Additives .. .. .. .... .......... ..... 217
B lended gaso line . ............. .... 217
C u rrent cons umption .. ......... .... . 25
E conomy messages (eff icien cy program) 26
F uel fi ller flap emergency release ... .. 221
F uel fi ller neck ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. 219
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Gasoline ........ ......... ... .... . 21 7
Gasoline additives ................. 218
Low fuel level symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Octane rating ............ .. .. ..... 217
Recommendation ......... .... .... . 217
Refuelling .. ................ ... ... 219
Reserve .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 12
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 292
Fuses Assignment ................. .... . 281
Replacing .. ..... ........... ... .. . 281
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Garage door opener (Homelink) .. .. .. . . 42
Garment hooks ............ .... .. .. .. 61
Gas discharge lamps ............ .. .. . 284
Gauges Engine coolant temperature .... .. .... 11
Fuel gauge ... ........... .... .... .. 12
Speedometer ... .... ..... .... .. .. .. 27
Tachometer ................ ... ... . 12
Trip odometer .. ...... .... ... .. .. .. 27
General illustration ............ .... ... 8
Generator (warning/ indicator lights) .... 17
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 242
Glove compartment (cooled) ........... 61
Glow plug system Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) .. . 291
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Head -up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
H eadlights
Cleaning ... ................ ..... . 213
C leaning system .................... 48
Defective . ................. ..... .. 22
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . 22, 44
Washer reservoir ......... .. .. .... . 238
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 132
Adjusting .. ................ ..... . 132
Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear seats .... ........... .... .... .. 57
Removing ............... .. .. .. .. .. 57
H eated
exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
rear window (automatic climate contro l) 73 rear window (climate cont
ro l) . . . . . . . . . 71
seats (automatic climate control) ...... 73
seats (climate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Steering wheel ... ............. ..... 74
windshield washer spray nozzles . .... . 48
Heating ... ..... .. .. .............. .. 69
Heavy clothing and safety belts ........ 141
High beam .. ...... ............. ..... 46
High voltage warning label ..... .. .. .. 291
Hill descent control ................. 112
Homelink (garage door opener) ..... .. . 42
Hood (release lever) .. ........... .. .. 225
Hooks . .. .. .. .. .. ............... .. . 67
Horn ..... ..... .. ................ ... 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
lated to chi ld safety .......... ...... . 187
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 155
How often should I check my tire pres-
sures? ......... .. .. .............. . 253
How safety belt pretensioners work .. .. 145
Hydroplaning ...................... 260
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Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Important things to do before driving .. 128
Improperly worn safety belts ...... .. .. 144
Ind icator lights
Dynamic steering ................. . 200
also refer to Warning/indicator lights .. 12
Infant seats .. .. .. ... .......... .... 179
Installing child safety seats Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Instruments Adjusting the light ing .......... .... . 47
Instruments and controls General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster ................ .. 11
Interior lighting
Ambience lighting ............. .. .. . 47
Front and rear ... ....... ...... .. .. . 47
Intermittent (windshield wipers) ... ... . 48
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Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Starting off with a trai ler .............. 80
St arting the eng ine . ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. 76
S teer ing
E lectrically ad justab le steer ing whee l .. 75
M anually adjustab le steering whee l .. .. 75
also ref er to Electromechanica l power as-
sist . .... .. ................. .. ... 200
S teer ing whee l
E asy entry featu re ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 76
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 200
Steer ing whee l heating . ... .. .. .. .. .. 74
Steer ing whee l co lumn
Ad justing e lec trica lly ...... .. .. .. .. .. 75
Ad justing manually .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 75
Steer ing whee l with t iptronic . .. .. .. .. . 113
Steps fo r determining correct load limit . 257
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 64
S tronic transmission Launch Contro l Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
S tron ic (automatic t ransm ission) . .. .. . 109
Sunroof ... .. .. ............. .. .. .... 41
Sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Sun visors . ................ ... ... ... 4 8
Symbo ls
refer to Warning/ind icator lights .. .. .. 12
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Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2, 24
Ta il lights
C le a ning . .. ................. .. ... 2 13
T OI clean diese l
refer to AdBlue ............ ... ... .. 22 1
T ec hnica l data . ... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 29 1
Techni cal mod ifications ..... .. .. .. .. . 297
T emperature d isp lay ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 24
Tether anchors ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 190
Tethe r strap . ................ ... ... 190
Textiles Cleaning . .. .... ............. .. .. . 215
The first 1,000 mi les (1,500 km) and after -
wards ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 203
Three-zone cl imate co ntrol .. .. .. .. .. .. 70
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 135
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Tips for the environment
Saving f uel . ... .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 63
t iptron ic (automat ic t ransm ission) 109, 113
Tire pressure .. .. .. ................. 252
T ire pressure mon itoring system ... .. .. 270
Tires ...... ... .. .... .......... ..... 240
Se rv ice life .. .. .. .. .......... ..... 258
Speed ra tin g letter code ........ .... 263
T ire manufac turing date
T ire specifications . .. .. ..... ... .. . .
Tread depth ....... . .. .. ..... ... . .
U niform tire quality grading .. ... .. . . 2
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Winter tires . .. .. ................. 267
T ires and vehicle load lim its ....... .. .. 255
Tires and wheels Check ing t ire pressu re .. .... ... ... .. 252
Co ld tire inflation pressure .......... 247
D ime nsions .. .. .. ................. 260
General notes .. .. .... ........... .. 240
G lossary of tire and loading term inolo -
gy .. ... .. .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 242
Low aspect ratio tires . .. ..... ... .. .. 269
New tires and wheels ........... .... 260
Rep lacing . .. .. .. .... ........... .. 261
Snow cha ins . .. .. ................. 268
Tires and veh icle load limits ......... 255
Wheel bolts ... .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 269
Winter tires ...... ................ 267
Tire service life .. .. ............... .. 258
T oo ls ...... .. .. .. .... ............. 273
Torn or frayed safety belts ............
141
Towing
Tow truck procedures ........... .... 287
T PMS
T ire pressure monitoring system ... .. 2 70
T ra iler tow ing . .. .. .. ... ....... ..... 208
Operating instr uctions ............. . 208
Pa rking system . .. ............... .. 12 7
T echnical requiremen ts . . . . . . . . 208, 209
T rai le r tow ing tips . ... ...... ... .. .. 210
Trai n (transporting your veh icle) ...... . 289
Transmiss ion . ... .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. 109
T rans miss ion malfunc tion ( indi cato r
li gh t) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
T ransport Canada ......... .......... 136
T ransporting yo ur vehicle . ..... ... .. .. 289
T read Wea r Ind icator ( TW I) ....... .. .. 258
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