2015 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK steering

192 Intelligent technology
overheat, premature wear and increased
stopp ing distance.
- Under certain climatic and operating
condit ions such as passing through wa­
ter, driving in heavy ra in or after wash ing
the vehicle, the effect iveness of the
brakes can be reduced. In winter, ice ca n
accumulate on the brake pads, linings ,
discs and d rums . Carefully apply brakes
for a test . B rakes wi ll dry a nd ice coat­
ings will be cleaned off after a few c are­
f ul brake app lications .
- Dr iv ing fo r an ex tende d pe riod of time on
salt-covere d roads w ithout us ing yo ur
brakes can also affect braking efficiency.
Clean off accumulated salt coating from
bra ke discs and pads w ith a few caref ul
brake applicat ions.
- If you damage the front spoiler, or if you
install a different spoiler, be sure the air
flow to the front brakes is not obstruct­ ed. Otherwise the brake system could
over heat reducing the effectiveness of
the ent ire brake system .
- Failure of one brake c ircuit will impair
the braking capability res ulting in an in­
creased stopp ing distance. Avoid driv ing
the vehicle and have it towed to t he near­
est Aud i dea le r o r q ualified w ork sho p.
- Never let the vehicle ro ll to a stop w ith
the e ngine shu t off.
- If the brake booster is not working, the
brake pedal must be p ressed conside ra­
bly harder to make up for the la ck of
booster assistance.
Electromechanical
power assist, dynamic
steering
The electromechanical power assist helps the
driver when steering .
Power stee ring adapts electronically based on
the vehicle speed .
Indicator lights and messages
• Steer ing defective! Stop the vehicle
If this indicato r light turns on and stays on
and this message appears, the power steering
may have failed.
Do
not con tinue dr iv ing . See your author ized
Audi dealer or other qualified repair facility
for assistance .
l;r-ij Steering: System fault You can continue
driving
If the indicato r light turns on and the mes­
sage appea rs, the stee ring may be more diffi­
cul t to move o r more sensi tive th an usua l. The
steering wheel may a lso be at an ang le when
driving straight .
Drive slowly to you r authorized Aud i dea le r o r
qualified wo rks hop to have the ma lf u nct ion
corre cted.
l;r,ij Dynamic steering: Initializing
If this driver message appears and t he indica­
tor light is f lashing on the instrument panel,
dynam ic steer ing* is being rei nitia lized. Afte r
sta rting the engine, the stee ring wheel will
move s ligh tly. Re- ini tiali zation mig ht be ne c­
e ssa ry if the stee ring wheel was moved h ard
to the left an d right wh ile the vehicle was not
moving . The display goes out as soon as initi ­
alization is complete.
D rive slowly to you r aut horized Audi de aler or
qualified wo rkshop to have the ma lf u nct ion
corrected.
A WARNING
Have t he dynamic stee ring * system mal ­
f u nction repa ired as soon as possib le by an
a uthorized Audi dealer or qua lified wor k­
shop - risk of accident !
(D Tips
If the . or@ indicator light on ly stays
on for a short time, yo u may continue driv­
i ng.
- The dynamic steering * sta bility systems
are not avai lab le in the event of a system
ma lf u nction.
- For add itiona l information on dynamic
steering *, refer t o
c> page 96.

228 Tires and wheels
-If you notice unusual vibra­
tion or if the vehicle pulls to
one side when driving, al­
ways stop as soon as it is
safe to do so and check the
wheels and tires for dam­
age.
0 Note
-Please note that summer and winter tires are de­
signed for the conditions
that are typical in those sea­
sons. Audi recommends us­
ing winter tires during the
winter months. Low tem­ peratures significantly de­
crease the elasticity of
summer tires, which affects
traction and braking ability. If summer tires are used
in
very cold temperatures, cracks can form on the tread
bars, resulting in perma­
nent tire damage that can
cause loud driving noise and
unbalanced tires. Audi is not
responsible for this type of
damage.
-Burnished, polished or chromed rims must not be used in winter road condi­
tions. The surface of the
rims does not have suffi­
cient corrosion protection
for this and could be perma­
nently damaged by road salt
or similar substances.
Glossary of tire and loading terminology
Accessory weight
means the combined weight (in
excess of those standard items
which may be replaced) of auto­ matic transmission, power
steering, power brakes, power
windows, power seats , radio,
and heater, to the extent that
these items are available as fac­
tory-installed equipment (whether installed or not).
Aspect ratio
means the ratio of the height to
the width of the tire in percent.
Numbers of 55 or lower indi­
cate a low sidewall for im­
proved steering response and
better overall handling on dry
pavement.
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244 Tires and whee ls
Driving style -Extra care must be taken when
Driving fast around curves, rotating direction-specific
heavy acceleration and hard tires
¢
page 268.
braking increase tire wear. Wheel balancing
Rotating tires for more even
The wheels on new vehicles are
wear ba lanced. However, various sit-
For all four tires on your vehicle uations during everyday driving
to have the same service life, can cause them to become un-
we recommend that the front balanced, resulting in vibra-
and rear tires are rotated ac -tions you can usually feel
cording to the tire manufactur- through the steering wheel.
er's suggested tire rotation in- Unbalanced wheels must be re-
tervals . Please remember the
balanced to avoid excessive
following: wear on steering, suspension
-T ire rotation intervals may dif -and tires. A wheel must also be
fer from the vehicle service in· rebalanced when a new tire is
tervals outlined in your War- insta
lled .
ranty
& Maintenance booklet . Incorrect wheel alignment
-The longer one tire is used in
Incorrect wheel alignment can
one location on the vehic le,
cause excessive ti re wear, im-
the more it wears at certain
pairing the safety of the vehi-
points; t herefore, we recom-
cle . If tires show excessive
mend that you fo llow the tire
wear, have the wheel alignment
manufacturer's suggested tire
checked by an authorized Audi
rotation intervals.
dealer or qualified wo rkshop.
-Vehicles with front-wheel
dr ive experience more t read
All-wheel drive
wear on the front wheels com-
Vehicles with quattro must al -
pared to all-wheel drive (quat- ways have tires of the same
tro) .
size, construction and tread
-Please rotate tires as shown type. For details see
¢
fig . 198. ¢page 193. ...

2 70 Fu ses and bulb s
No. Equ ipment Amps
4 Suspension control system sen-
5
sor
5 E
lectronic Stabilization Control
5
(ESC) mod ule
6 Climate control
5
7 Adaptive cruise control 10
8
Airbag control module, front
5
passenger's seat sensor system
9 Gateway 5
Garage door opener (Homelink),
10 night vision system contro l 5
module
11 Image
processing (active lane
10
ass ist, adaptive cruise control)
12 Dynamic steering 5
13 Terminal 15 in the
instrument
15
panel
14 Termina
l 15 in the luggage com-
partment 30
15 T
erminal 15 (engine)
15
16 Starter 40
Fuse p anel @ (b rown )
No . Equipment Amps
1 Gateway
5
2 Cl imate control 10
Electronic Stabilization Contro l
10
3
(ESC) module
4 Front door
(driver's side)
30
5 Power seat adjustment (driver's
7,5
seat)
6 Dynamic steering
35
7 Sunroof 20
Rear door control module (driv-
15
8
er's side)
9 Lumbar support
(Front passen-
5
ger seat)
10 Tire pressure monitoring system
5
11 Su
nroof, rear spoiler (Sportback)
20
12 Driver
door control module
15
Fuse panel © (r e d )
No . Equipment
2 Fuel pump
3 Brake light
sensor/brake pedal
sensor system
4 AdBlue
control module (Diesel)/
Engine acoustics
5 Left rear door contro l modu le
6 Power seat adjustment (pas-
senger's seat)
7 Horn
8 Windshield
wiper motor
9
Light/rain sensor, heater for vid-
eo camera in windscreen
10 Lumbar support (dr iver seat)
11 Front
passenger door control
module
12 Right rear door control mod ule
Front passenger side cockpit fuse
assignment Amp
s
25
5/5
5/7,5 30
7,5 15
30
5
5
15
15
Fig . 2 1 7 Front passenger side cockp it: fuse pane l w ith
plastic bracket
Fu se panel @ (bla ck)
No . Equipment Amps
1 Head-up Display
5
2 MMI Display 5
3 CD/DVD changer
5
4 MMI unit/drives 7,5
5 Chip card reader (not
in all coun-
5
tries)
6 Instrument cluster
5
7 Steering column switch
module 5

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"' rl
"' rl
No. Equ ipment Amps
8
Headlight range adjustment/ 5/7,5
adaptive lighting system
10
Left headlight (headlight with 7,5 adaptive light)
11 Supplementary heater s
Fuse p anel @ (bro wn)
No . Equipment Amps
1 Climate control 10
2
Climate control system blower 40
3
Diagnostic interface 10
4
E lectrical ignition lock 5
5
Power steering column adjust-
ment
5
6 Steering column switch module 10
7
Power steering column adjust-
ment
25
8 Light switch 5
Luggage compartment fuse assignment
Fig . 218 Luggage compartment: fuse panel with plas ­
tic bracket
Fuse p anel @ (black )
No. Equipment Amps
4 Electromechan ical parking brake 30
5
Electromechanical parking brake 30
6
Front door (front passenge r's
30 s ide)
7 Rear exterior light ing 30
Rea r sun shade, closing aid, lug-
8
gage compartment lock, con-
20 venience key, S TART ENGINE
STOP, fuel filler door
Fu se s and bulb s 2 71
No. Equipment Amps
9 Power seat adjustment 15
10
Parking system 5
11
Rear seat heating 30
Fu se pan el@ (r e d )
No . Equipment Amps
1 Left belt tensioner 25
2
Right belt tensioner 25
3
Socket/cigarette lighter 20
4
Socket 20
5
Electromechanical parking brake 5
6 adaptive air suspension 15
7
Rear door (front passenger's
30 side)
8 Rear exterior lighting 30
9
Luggage compartment lid con-
30 trol mod ule
10 Telephone 5
11
Sound amplifier 30
12
Rear spoiler (Sportback) 20
Fuse panel © (brown)
No . Equipment Amps
1
Radio receiver, Sound amplifier/
30/20
MMI unit/drives
2 Tank leak detection system 5
4
AEM control module/battery 10/15
module
6 Battery fan 35
7
Rad io receiver 7,5
8 Rear Seat Entertainment 7,5
9
Automatic d imm ing interior 5/15
rearview mirror/battery mod ule
10 Parking system 5
Fu se pan el@ (gre en)
No . Equipment Amps
1 pre sense 5
2
Electromechanical parking brake 5
3
adaptive air suspension 5
4 Automatic transmission 7,5

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

M N
0:: <.J 'SI: ,...., \!) 1.1'1 ,...., 1.1'1 ,....,
Defrosting (windows)
automatic climate control . ... .. .. .. ..
71
Determi ning cor rect load limit . .. .. .. . 242
Dimensions .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 280
D imming the rearview mirro r .. .. .. .. .. 5 1
Displays
Clean ing . ..... ........... ... ... ..
203
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
D oor/ rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Doors
Powe r ch ild safety lock ......... .... .
40
Driver information system
Boost . ... . .... ............. .. .. ..
28
CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
E ng ine oil temperatu re d isplay .. ... ... 28
E xterio r tempe ratu re d isp lay . .. .. .. .. 22
On-boa rd compute r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Shifting indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Driver seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
drive select .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 96
adapt ive a ir s uspension/sport . .. .. .. .. 96
Adapt ive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Curve light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Eng ine sound ............... ... ... .
96
Safety belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Sport different ial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Driving safe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
D riving thro ugh w ater ...... .. .. .. .. . 19 7
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Dup licate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
D ust filter
refer to Po llutant filte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Dynamic steering ............. .... .. 192
E
Easy entry feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
E fficiency program
F ue l economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
E lect rical accessories (sockets) . . . . . . . . . 60
Elect romechanical parking brake
Eme rgency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Opera tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
P ark ing .. ... ......... .... ... ... ... 77
Releasing and clos ing ..... .. .. .. .. .. 77
Inde x 289
Starting ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. .
15
El ec tromechani ca l powe r ass ist .... .. .. 192
E lectronic differential lock
Warning/ind icator lights . .......... ..
18
Electronic differential lock (EDL) ... .. .. 187
Warning/ind icator lights .......... .. . 18
El ectronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 32
E lectronic power contro l (E PC)
warning/ind icator light ... .. ... ... .. .
19
Electronic Stabilization Cont ro l (ESC) . . . 187
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 18
Emergency ac tuatio n
Doors . ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. .
37
Power sunroof ..... . .. ..... ... .. .. . 42
Rea r lid ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 39
Emergency b ra ki ng . .. .. ......... .. .. . 78
Emergency flasher . ............. .. .. .
45
Warning/ind icator lights ........... .. 22
Emergency re lease
Se lector lever .. .. .................
108
E mergency s tar ting .... ......... .. .. 2 73
Emergency towing . .. .. .. ...... .... . 275
Emergency wa rn ing triangle ... ... .. .. 259
E nergy ma nagement . .... .... ... .. .. 193
Engine
Compartment .. .. .................
213
Coolant ......... .. ............... 217
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Starting with jumpe r cables ..... .. ..
273
Stoppi ng .. .... .. .................. 75
Engine compartment ................ 213
Closing the hood ................. . 212
Opening the hood .. . .. .. .. ... ... .. 211
Safety i nstr uctions .. .............. . 211
Working in the eng ine compartmen t .. 2 11
Engine coolant .. .. ................. 217
Adding coo lant ... .. .. .. ...... .... . 218
Checking the engine coo lant level . .. .. 217
Expans ion tank .... ............... . 217
Malfunction sy mbol ............ .. .. . 15
Radi ator f an . .. .... ... .......... .. 2 19
Temperat ure gauge ... ...... ... .. .. . 10
Engine o il ..... ... .. ..... .......... 213
Adding ......... .. ..... .......... 215
Additives .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 2 15
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Gauges Engin e coolant temperature . ... .. .. .. 10
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
T rip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator (warn ing/indicator lights) .. .. 16
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 228
Glove compartment (cooled) ........... 61
Gross Veh icle Weight Rating (GVWR) .. . 279
H
Head-up Display ........... .... .. .... 27
Headlights Cleaning ... .. .............. ... ... 202
C leaning system .......... .. .. .. .. .. 48
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . 21, 44
Washer reservoir ................ .. 224
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 124
Adjusting .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 124
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear seats .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... 57
Removing ................ ... ... ... 57
Heated exterior mirrors .................... 50
rear window (automatic climate control) 71
seats (automatic climate control) . . . . . . 71
Steer ing wheel ... ... ..... .. .. .. .. .. 72
windshield washer spray nozzles ...... 48
Heating ..... .. .............. ... .... 69
H eavy clothing and safety belts . .. .. .. . 133
High beam . .. ............. .... .. .... 46
High voltage warning label ... ... .. .. . 279
H ill descent control ............... .. 106
Homelink (garage door opener) .. .. .. .. 42
H ood (release lever) ........ .. .. .. .. . 211
H ooks .. .. ... ................... ... 67
Horn ............................... 8
H ow are child restraint system anchors re-
l ated to child safety ........ .. .. .. .. . 179
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 147
How often shou ld I check my tire pres-
sures? . ... .. .. ................ .... 239
H ow safety belt pretensioners work ... . 136
Index 291
Hydrop laning ..... .. ............... 245
I
Immobilize r .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 25
Important things to do before driving .. 120
Improper ly worn safety belts ........ .. 136
Ind icator lights
Dynamic steering . .. .. ......... .. .. 192
also refer to Warning/ind icator lights . . 11
Infant seats ...... .. ............... 171
Installing child safety seats Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Instruments Adjusting the light ing ............. .. 47
Instruments and controls General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster .... ... .... .... .. . 10
Interior lighting
Ambience lighting .. .............. .. 47
Front and rear . .. ................. . 47
Intermittent (w indshield wipers) .. .. .. . 48
J
Jack ..... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .......... .. 259
Jump-starting . .. .. .... ........... .. 273
Jumper cables ... .. .. ............... 274
K
Key ........ .. .. .. ... ............ ... 31
Battery replacement master key . . . . . . . 32
Emergency key ..... ................ 31
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mechanical key . .. ............... .. . 32
Kick-down tiptronic ... ... .. .. ............... 107
Knee a irbags .. .. .. .. .......... ..... 156
Description .. .. .. ................. 1S6
How they work . .. .... ............. 157
Important safety instructions ........ 158
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