2015 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK winter tires

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thro ugh or over such obstacles can damage
your tires. Impact with a curb may a lso
cause damage to your tires .
- After any impact, immediately inspect your
tires or have them inspected by the nearest
authorized Audi dea ler. Replace a damaged
t ire as soon as possible.
- Inspect yo ur tires every 2,000 miles (3,000
km) for damage and wear . Damage is not al­
ways easy to see. Damage can lead to loss of
air and underinflation, wh ich could eventu­
ally cause tire fa ilure . If you be lieve that a
t ire may have been damaged, replace the
t ir e as soo n as possible.
- T hese tires may wear more quickly than oth­
ers .
- Please also remember that, while these tires deliver respons ive handling, they may ride
less comfortably and make mo re no ise than
othe r cho ices .
Reduced performance in winter /cold
season conditions
A ll t ires are des igned for certain pu rposes.
The low aspect ratio, ultra hig h pe rformance
tires orig inally installed o n your veh icle are in ­
tended for maximum dry and wet road per ­
formance and handling . They are not s uitable
for cold, snowy or icy weather conditions. If
you dr ive under those circumstances, you
should equip your vehicle with all-season or
winter tires, which offer better traction under
those cond itions . We suggest you use the rec­
ommended snow or all-season tires specified
fo r your ve hicle, or their equ ivalent.
Refer to¢
page 252 for mo re deta iled infor ­
mat io n regarding winter t ires .
Tire pressure
monitoring system
U) General notes
Each t ire, includ ing the spare (if provided),
should be checked month ly when cold and in­
flated to the inflation pressure recommended by the vehicle manufacture r o n the vehicle
p lacard or tire inflation pressure label. (If yo ur
Tire s an d wheel s 255
vehicle has tires of a different size than the
size indicated on the vehicle placard or tire in­
flat ion pressure labe l, you sho uld determine
the proper t ire inflation press ure for those
tires).
As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been equipped with a tire pressure monitoring
system (TPMS) that illum inates a low tire
pressure telltale when one or more of your
ti res is s ignificant ly under-inflated. According­
ly, when the low tire pressure telltale illumi­
nates, you shou ld stop and check you r tires as
soon as possib le, and inflate them to the
proper pressu re. Driving on a sign ifican tly un­
der -infla ted ti re causes the tire to overhea t
and can lead to tire fai lure . Under-inflation al ­
so reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle 's hand ling and
stopp ing ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute
for proper tire maintenance, and it is the driv­ er's respons ibility to maintain correct tire
pressure, even if under-inflation has not
reached the level to tr igger illuminat ion of t he
TPMS low tire pressu re tellta le.
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a
TPMS malfunction indicator to ind icate when
the system is not operating properly. The
TPMS ma lfunction indicator is combined with
the low t ire pressure telltale . Whe n the sys­
tem detects a malfunction, the telltale will
flash fo r approximate ly one m inute and then
r em ain continuously illum ina ted . Thi s se­
quence will continue upon s ubsequent vehicle
start-ups as long as the malfunction exists .
When the malfunction indicato r is illum ina t­
ed, the sys tem may no t be ab le to detec t or
s ignal low tire pressure as in tended . TPMS
malfu nctions may occur for a var iety of rea ­
sons, incl uding the insta llation of rep lace­
ment or a lternate tires or wheels on the vehi­
cle that prevent the TPMS from functioning properly. Always check the TPMS malfunction
telltale after rep laci ng one or more tires or
whee ls on your vehicle to ensu re that the re­
placement o r alternate tires and wheels a llow
the TPMS to con tinue to funct ion p ro perly .
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286 Index
A
A/C (automatic climate control) .. .... .. 70
Accessories .. ... .. ..... ......... .. . 284
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Activating and deactivating . .. .. .. .. . . 91
Cleaning the camera area ...... .... . 202
Description . .................. ..... 90
Instrument cluster indicator light . . . . . 91
Mes sages .. ................ ... .... 91
Notes on instrument cluster display . . . . 91
Setting the steering wheel vibrat ion . . . . 92
Adaptive air suspension/sport .. ... ..... 96
Adaptive cruise control ....... ... .... .. 81
Cleaning the sensor ........ ... .. .. . 202
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . 86
Stop-and-go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Adaptive Light (defective) ....... .... .. 21
Adding Engine coolant .................... 218
Engine oil .... ........... .. .. .... . 215
Windshield washer fluid ....... .... . 224
Addit ives
Engine oil .... .... ...... ... .. .. ... 215
Adjusting Air distribution (automatic climate con-
trol) ...... ................... ... .. 71
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
I nstrument illumination ............. 47
Steer ing column e lectrically .. .. .. .. . . 73
Steering column manually . .. .. .. .. . . 73
Temp eratur e (automatic climate contro l) 71
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 , 160
Advanced Airbag System ............ 143
Advanced Airbag System components . 147
Care . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 155
Children .................. .. .... . 167
Child restraints .............. ..... . 167
Components (front airbags) . ... .. .. . 147
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat .................... 141
Disposal . .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 155
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143, 145
H ow do the front airbags work? . . . . . . 149
H ow many airbags does my vehicle
have? ... .. .. ... ........ .. .. .. .. . 147 How
the Advanced Airbag System com-
ponents work together ............ . 149
Impo rtant sa fety instructions on the
knee airbag system ................ 158
Important things to know ........... 139
Knee airbags ..... ................ . 156
Monitoring .. .. .. .. ..... ........ .. 151
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ....... 152
Repairs .......................... 155
Safety instructions ... .......... .. .. 154
Side airbags ..... ................. 158
Sid e curtain airbags ................ 161
Warning/indicator lights ............. 18
Warning/Indicator lights ........... 151
When must the system be inspected? 151
Aircraft Transpo rting your vehicle
Alcantara 277
Cleaning .. .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. 204
All-wheel drive .. .. ............. .. .. 193
Winter tires . .. .. ...... .... ... .... 252
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ambience lighting . .......... ...... .. 47
Anti-free ze
refer to Engine coolant ........... .. 217
Anti- lock b raking system ............ . 187
Warning/indicator lights ............. 18
Anti-slip regulation ... .......... .. .. 187
Warning /indicator lights ........ .. .. . 18
Anti-theft systems
Electronic immobilizer ............. .. 32
Ashtray ... ..... .. .. .............. .. 59
Audi braking guard
refer to brak ing guard .......... .... . 81
Audi drive select
refer to drive select ............... .. 96
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Litera-
ture ... .... .... .. ............. .... 282
AUTO automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Automatic headlights ............... 44
Auto Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Automatic belt retractor ............. 133
Automatic climate control
Air vents .. .... .. ................ .. 71
Automatic recirculation ............ .. 72
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Warning/indicator lights . ... .. .. .. .. .. 11
Airbag system . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 1 8
Ant i-lock braking system (ABS) . ... .. .. 18
Brake system ............ .... .. .... 14
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Electromechan ical park ing brake ...... 15
Electronic power control . .. ... .. ... .. 19
Elect ronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . . . 18
Ge ne rato r .. .... ......... .. .. .. .... 16
I ns trumen t cluste r ........ .. .. .. .. .. 10
M alfu nct io n I ndica to r Lamp (M IL) . .. .. 20
Safety belt ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 1 6
Turn signa ls . .... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 22
War ning/Ind icator lights
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1, 15 2
P ASSENG ER AIR BAG O FF .. .. .. .. .. . 152
Warranty coverages ........... .... .. 282
Washer reservoir .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 224
Wear ind icator ............ .. .. .. .. . 24 3
Weights ... .. .. .. ......... .. .. .. ... 279
What happens if you wear yo ur sa fety be lt
too loose? ... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 134
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . 13 1
What impairs driving safety? . .. .. .. .. . 121
What should I do after chang ing a
wheel? . ..... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 239
What should I do after rep lacing wheels? 239
Wheel bolts Torque ... .. ............. .... .. ... 254
Wheels ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 226
C hec kin g tire pressure .. ... .. .. .. .. . 23 7
C leaning ... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 202
Cold tire inflat ion pressure . .. .. .. .. . 233
General notes ............ .. .. .. .. . 226
Glossary of t ire and load ing termi nolo-
gy ...... ... ...... ............. .. 228
New tires and wheels ...... .. .. .. .. . 24 5
T ires and vehicle load lim its .. .. .. .. . 24 0
When must a safety belt be rep laced? . . 133
When must the airbag system be inspect-
ed? ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 151
When shou ld I ad just the tire p ressu res? 239
When shou ld I check the tire pressures? . 239
Where are lower anchor ages located? .. . 180
Inde x 297
Where can I find the t ire pressures for my
ca r? .. ... .. .. .. .... .. .. ...... ... .. 237
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 131
Windows Cleaning/removing ice . .. .... ... .. .. 203
defrosting (automatic climate control) 71
Windshie ld
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .... ............. . 48
defrosting (automatic climate control) . 71
Windshie ld washer system .... ... .. .. . 48
Washer fl uid leve l .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 20
Washe r reservo ir ... . .. .. ..... ... .. 224
Windsh ie ld w ipers
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 49
F olding up . ... .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. . 49
Ind icator lig ht ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 21
Replacing windshield wiper b la d es . ... . 49
Switching on/off . ............. .... . 48
Win ter operation
B attery ... .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 2 21
Car washes . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 201
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Defrost ing windows (automatic climate
control) ... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 71
Removing ice from windows ......... 203
Seat heating (automat ic climate control) 71
Steering w heel heat ing . .. .. ... ... .. . 72
T ires ........ ... .. ............... 193
Winter tires . .. .. .. ... ............ .. 252
All-wheel drive . .. ............. .... 252
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