2015 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK start stop button

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lever is left in N (Neutral) for more than ap­
proximately 2 second, without the brake ped­
al being pressed .
Release button
The release button on the selector lever pre­
vents the leve r from being accidentally shifted
into certa in 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 . 118.
Driving the automatic transmission
Fig. 119 Shift gate on the c ente r conso le: se lector le v­
er with release button
Starting the engine
.,. The selector lever must be in P or N.
Starting off
.,. Press and hold the brake pedal.
.,. Press and hold the release button in these­
l ector 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 lerate.
Stopping temporarily
.,. Keep the vehicle stationary using the brak­
ing pedal, for example at traffic lights .
.,. Do not press the accelerator pedal when do­
ing this .
.,. To prevent the vehicle from rolling when you
start driving, set the parking brake when
stopping on steep inclines
c!> .&,.
Automatic Transmission 105
.,. The parking brake will release automatica lly
and the vehicle will start moving once you
press the acce lerator pedal.
Stopping/parking
If the selector lever is not in the P position
when you open the driver's door, the vehicle
could roll . The message
Transmission: Car
may roll! Shift to park!
appears .
.,. Press and hold the brake pedal un til the ve-
hicle has come to a complete stop .
.,. App ly the parking b rake
c::> page 77, 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
wi ll release automatically if your seat belt is
fast ened .
Under certain circumstances, such as driving
in the mountains, it may be useful to switch
temporarily to the manual shift program in or­
der to adjust the gears to the driving condi ­
tions by hand
c::>page 107.
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 veh icle when the engine is running,

118 Parking systems
Parallel parking
App lies to vehicles: with park ing system p lus and rear
mode
This view may be used when parallel parking
along the side of a street.
F ig. 1 44 Infot ainmen t: blue surfaces aligned in th e
park ing space
Fig. 1 45 Infota inment: co ntact of the blue curved line
wit h the c urb
Park ing on the right is described here . It is
ident ica l when parking on the left.
I f there is an obstacle next to the park ing
space (such as a wall), refer to information for
"Parking next to obstacles"
c:.? page 118.
~ Activate the turn s ignal.
~ Pos ition your vehicle next to a parked vehi­
cl e in front of the desired parking space . T he
distance to th is veh icle sho uld be approxi­
mately 3 ft ( 1 m).
~ Turn the Infotainment on and shift into re­
verse gear. The parking system is turned on
and the
cross parking indicator is displayed .
~ Press the (D c> page 113, fig. 132 control
button on the Infotainment un it repeatedly
unt il the
parallel parking view is displayed .
~ Backup and align yo ur vehicle so the b lue
area @borders on the rea r end of the vehi­
cl e or on the parking space line
c> .&. in Gen - era/ information on page 115,
c>(Din Gen­
eral information on page 115.
T he b lue area
represents an extension of the vehicle 's o ut­
line by approximately 16 ft (5 m) to the rear.
The long side of the blue area should be on
the curb . The entire blue area must fit into
the park ing space .
~ With the vehicle stopped, turn the steering
wheel to the right as fa r as it will go.
~ Back i nto the parking space unt il t he blue
curve
c> page 113, fig. 133 touches the curb
¢.&. in General information on page 115,
¢ (Din General information on page 115 .
Stop the vehicle.
~ With the vehicle stopped, turn the steering
wheel to the left as far as it w ill go.
~ Continue to back into the parking space un ­
til the veh icle is parked parallel to the curb
¢ .&. in General information on page 115,
¢ (Din General information on page 115.
@ marks the rear bumper. Stop the vehicle,
at the latest, when the red orientat ion line
@ borders an object . Keep an eye on the
front of your vehicle while doing this.
Parking next to obstacles
When there is an obstacle (su ch as a wa ll)
next to the parking space, choose a spa ce wi th
more space o n the sides . Posit ion the long
side of the blue area so that there is sufficient
space from the curb. The area must not be on
the curb. You will a lso need to start turning
the steering wheel much earlier . There should
be a sufficient amount of space between the
cu rb and the blue curve, and the blue curve
c> page 113, fig . 133 must not touch the curb.
© Tips
The left or right orientation lines and sur­
faces will be displayed, depending on the
turn s ignal being used.

288 Index
Child restra int system anchors ....... . 179
Ch ild safety .. ................ ... ... 165
Conve rtible locking retracto r .. .. .... . 176
Important safety instructions for u sing
chi ld safety seats ..................
169
Important things to know when driving
with children .... ....... ... .. .... .
165
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Ch ild safety lock
Rear doors ............... ... .... .. 40
Ch ild safety seats ............... ....
17 1
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Conve rtible child seats ............. 172
Convertible locking retractor .. .. .... . 176
How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ......... ... .... .
169
Infant seats .............. ... .... . 171
Installing .... ............. ...... . 176
Installing a child restraint using the
LATCH system .... ..... .... ... ... ..
181
LATCH system ................. .... 181
Lower anchorages ................. 180
Mount ing and releasing the ancho rage
hook .. .. .. ... .......... ...... .. .
181
Safety instructions ............ .... . 169
Unused safety belts on the rear seat .. 171
C igarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
C leaning .. ................. .. .... . 201
C limate control (four-zone)
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Clock .. .... ................... ... .. 26
C losing
Rear lid .. ............... ........ ..
37
Sliding/tilting sunroof ....... .. .. .. . . 41
Cold ti re inflation pressure .... ... .... . 233
Com ing home ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. ..
46
Compartments ............ .. .. .. .. .. 60
Compl iance ........................ 285
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 128, 282
Consumption (fue l) ..... ... .. .. .... .. 24
Contact ing NH TSA .................. 128
Controls
Cleaning . .. ..................... . 203 Convenience key
... ... ....... ... ... .. 35
Starting the engine ............ .. .. .
74
Stopping the eng ine (START ENGINE
STOP button) ......................
75
Switching the ignition on ............ 74
Unlocking and locking vehicle ....... .. 35
Convertib le child safety seats . . . . . . . . .
172
Convertib le locking retractor
A ctivating . .... .. ............. ....
178
Deact ivat ing . ................. .. .. 178
Using to secure a child sa fety seat l.76, 178
Coolant
refer to Eng ine coolant ............. 217
Cooling mode (automat ic climate control) 70
Cruise cont ro l
Changing speed .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 80
Presetting your speed .. ..... ... .. .. . 80
Switching off ...................... 80
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Warning/ind icator lights ............ . 22
(upholder .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 60
Curve light ........ .. .............. .. 96
Cylinder management
refer to Cylinder on demand System .. . 24
Cylinder on demand System . . . . . . . . . . .
24
D
Data recorde r ... .. ............. .... 186
Date d isp lay .. ...... .............. .. 26
Daytime running lights . .. ..... ... .. .. . 44
Declarat ion of compliance
Adaptive cruise control .............
285
Audi side ass ist .. ............. .. .. 285
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Convenience key . ... ... ......... ... 285
E lectronic immobilizer ... .... ... .. .. 285
Garage door opener (Homelink) ...... 285
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Tire pressure monitoring system ..... 285
Decorative parts/trim
Cleaning . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 203
D EF
What does this mean when it appears in
the tr ip odometer display? ...........
25
Defective light bulb warni ng ......... .. 21

M N
0:: <.J 'SI: ,...., \!) 1.1'1 ,...., 1.1'1 ,....,
Seat belts WhyYOU MUSTwearthem 130
Seat covers Cleaning . .. ............. .. .. .. ... 204
Seat heat ing/vent ilation (automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seating position Driver ... .. ................. .. ... 121
Front passenger .......... .... .. .. . 122
H ow to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . 122
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Occupants .................. .... .. 12 1
Rear passe ngers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Seat memory .. ........... .. .. .. .... 57
Sea ts
Comfo rt seat side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seats (number) ............ .... .. ... 130
Select ive unlock feature ..... .. .. .. .. .. 34
Selector lever . ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 103
Selector leve r eme rgency r elease . ..... 108
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner ... .. .. .. .. . 137
Service interval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Shift ing indicato r ........... ... ... ... 28
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Ship (t ransporti ng your ve hicle) . .. .. .. . 277
Shutting down vehicle ...... .. .. .. .. . 198
Side airbags Description ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 158
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Ad justing the brigh tness ... .. .. .. .. .. 95
Sensor range ... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 93
Side assist Activating and deactivating . .. .. .. .. .. 95
C le a ning t he sensors ...... .. .. .. .. . 20 2
Side curta in airbags .. .... .. .. .. .. .. . 161
Descr ipt ion . ................ ... ... 161
H ow they wo rk ............ ... ... .. 163
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Side marker lights ......... .. .. .. .. .. 44
Ski sack ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 67
also refer to Trunk pass-t hrough .. .. .. 68
Inde x 295
Sliding/tilting s unroo f
Emergency closing . .. ... .... ... .. .. . 42
Open ing and closing . .. ..... ... .. .. . 41
Snow cha ins .. .. .. .... ........... .. 253
Socket . .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 60
Sources of information abo ut child re-
straints and their use .. ... .... ... .. .. 183
Speedometer . .. .. ................. . 25
Speed rat ing letter code .............. 248
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Sport d iffe rential .................. .. 96
Ind icator light . .. .... ........... .. . 21
START ENGINE STOP button ...... .. .. . 74
Star ting from res t ..... .. ..... ... .. .. . 78
Start ing the engine .. . .. .. .. ... ... .. . 74
Steering Electr ically adjustable steering wheel . . 73
Manually adjustable steering wheel . .. . 73
also refer to Electromechanical power as-
s ist . ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .... 192
Steering wheel Easy entry feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Ind icator lig ht . .. ............. 17,192
Steering wheel heat ing ........ .... .. 72
Steering wheel col umn
Adjusting electrically . ... .... ... .. .. . 73
Adjusting man ua lly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Stee ring w heel w ith tiptronic ...... .. .. 107
Steps for determin ing correct load limit . 242
Stopping the engine . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 75
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 , 64
Su nroof .. .. .. .. .. .. ............... . 41
Sun shade . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 48
Su n visors .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 48
Symbols
refer to Warn ing/ indicator lights . .. .. . 11
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1, 22
T ail lights
Cleaning .... .. ...... ........... .. 202
Technical data ... .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 279
Technical modifications .. ..... ... .. .. 284
T emperatu re display ............. .. .. . 22
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