2015 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK brake light

2 Table of contents Vehicle literature ............. .
About this Owner's Manual ...
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Ins truments and controls .. . .
General illustration .............. .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ............... .
Instruments ............ ... .. ... .
Warning/indicator lights .......... .
Driver information display ... ... ... .
Lap timer .. ................ ... . .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
Opening and closing ......... .
Keys .. .. .................. ... . .
Power locking system .......... .. .
Rear lid .... .................. .. .
Child safety lock for the rear doors .. .
Power windows .......... .. .. ... .
Valet parking ................... .
Sliding/tilting sunroof ............ .
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Garage door opener (HomeLink) . . . . . 42
Clear vision ................... .
Lights .......... ........ .. .. ... .
Interior lights ................... .
V1s1on ..... .............. ... ... .
Wiper and washer system ......... .
Mirrors .. ............... ....... .
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Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
General recommendations ........ .
Front seats ............... ... ... .
Head restraints .... ...... .. .. .. . .
Seat memory ............. ... .. . .
Ashtray ........................ .
Cigarette lighte r ................. .
12-volt sockets ......... ...... .. . .
Storage .... ... .......... ....... .
Roof rack ....... ........ .. .. ... .
Luggage compartment ........ .. . .
Pass -through with ski sack ........ . 53
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Warm and cold ... .......... .. .
Four-zone automatic climate control
Steering wheel heating ........... .
On the road ... ... .......... .. .
Steering .. .... .. .... ......... .. .
Starting and stopping the engine ... .
Electromechanical parking brake ... .
Speed warning system ............ .
Cruise control . ... ... ......... ... .
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard ........... .
Introduction ..... ............... .
General information .... .... .... . .
Audi adaptive cruise control ....... .
Audi braking guard ............ .. .
Messages ..... .. .. ............ . .
Audi active lane assist ....... .
Active lane assist ... ........... .. .
Audi side assist ......... ..... .
Lane Change Assistant ........ .... .
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Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Driving settings .. .......... ..... .
Raising/lowering the vehicle ..... .. .
Driver messages .. ... ............ .
Night vision assistant ........ .
Night vision assistant with detected
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pedestrian marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 103
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Rearviewcamera . ............. ... 111
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Adjusting the display and the warning
tones. ....... ................... 119
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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Safet y fir st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . . 121
Driver and passenger side footwell . . . 125
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
R eport ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Why safety bel ts? .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 13 1
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety belt p re tens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 136
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
I mpor tan t th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 139
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3
M onitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Side curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Ch ild Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Important things to know .. .. .. .. . .
C hi ld safety seats ............ .... .
Install ing a chi ld safety seat .. .. ... .
L A TC H L ower ancho rages and tethe rs
fo r ch ild ren . ............. .... .. . .
A ddit io nal Informa tion
Audi pre sense .......... .. .. . .
Pr even ta ti ve passe nger p rotec tion
Vehicle operation ....... .. .. . .
Intelligent technology .. .. .. . .
N ot ice about da ta re corded by the
E vent Data Recorder and vehi cle 165
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control mo dules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Elect ronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . 187
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Elect romechan ical power assist,
dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
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Driving with your q uattro . . . . . . . . . . 193
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Driving and environment . . . . . 196
T he first 1,000 miles (1 ,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 197
Driving throug h water on roads . . . . . 197
Warmi ng up and coo ling down . . . . . . 197
Catalytic co nverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Sh utting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Operate your vehicle economically a nd
min imi ze poll ution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Vehicle care and cleaning . . . . . 201
Gener al infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . 202
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Engine compartment.............. 213
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Windsh ie ld/headlight* washer
c ont ainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
T ire pressure mo nitor ing system 255
Do-it -yourself service . . . . . . . . . 2 59
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
E mergency warn ing triangle . . . . . . . . 259
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
T ire repa ir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Changi ng a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
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(!) Door handle
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(j)
Audi side assist d isplay
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 ..... ... .. .. .
® Instrument cluster ..... .. .. .
@ H ead-up Display ....... .. .. .
@ Windsh ield washer system
l ever .... .... ...... ... .. .. .
@ Buttons for :
- MM I display
- Reset button for tr ip odome-
ter .. .. ............. .... .
@ Starting the eng ine if there is a
malfunction
~ Knee airbag ........... .... .
@ Steering whee l adjustment, de­
pending on equipment:
- mechanical . ............. .
- electrical
@ Leverfo r:
- Cru ise contro l system
- Adaptive cruise cont ro l .. .. .
@ Button for switch ing the Head­
up Display on/off , adjusting the
h eight .. ................ . .
@ Instrument illuminat ion ... .. .
@ Eng ine hood release .... .. .. .
@ D ata Link Connector for On
Board Diag nos tics ( OBD II) . .. .
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@ Light switch ..... . .. .. ..... .
@ Buttons for :
- All -weathe r lights
- Night vision assistant . .. ... .
- Rear fog lights . .......... .
@ Power exterior mirror adjust-
ment . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... .
@ Rear lid switc h ............. .
@) Power w indows .... ........ .
@ MMI display
@ Emergency flashers .. .. .. ... .
@ Glove compar tment ........ .
@ Front passenger's airbag .... .
@ Valet parking feature ....... .
@ Drives (MMI)
@ Buttons/Indicator ligh ts for
- P arking system ........... .
- PASSENG ER AIR BAG OFF ... .
- Rear spoiler .. .. . .. .... ... .
- E lectron ic Stabili zation Con-
trol .. .. .. .. .. . ... ...... .
@) Four-zone automatic climate
control . .. .. .. .. .. ........ .
@ Storage compartment or ash-
tray with cigarette ligh ter .....
@) I STAR T ENGIN E ST OPI button
@ MMI controls
@ 12-volt socket , (upholde r
@ Elec tromechanical pa rking
brake . ... .. .... . ... ...... .
@ Selector lever
(D Tips
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- Some of the equipment or features
shown in the genera l ill ustration may be
standard equ ipment on your vehicle or
may be opt ional equ ipment depending
on you r model. Always ask your autho r­
ized Aud i dea le r i f you have a quest ion
about your ve hicl e.
- Ope rat ion of the Multi Med ia Interface
(MMI) is described in a separate manua l.

12 Instrum ent s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
in serious persona l injury or vehicle
damage.
- Whenever sta lled or stopped for repair,
move the vehicle a safe distance off the
road, stop the engine, and turn on the
emergency flasher
¢ page 45.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehicle is a potentially hazardous area.
Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, stop the engine and let it
cool down. Always exercise extreme cau­
t ion when wor king under the hood
¢page 211.
Overview
Some ind icator lights tu rn o n briefly to check
the function of that system when yo u switch
the ignition on. These systems are marked
with a ./ in the fo llowing tab les. If one of
these ind icator lights does not turn on, there
is a malfunction in that system .
Red ind icator light s
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USA mo del s:
Brake malfunct ion ./
¢page 14
Safety belt
¢page 16
Electromechanical steering ./
¢page 192
Electronic steering column lock
¢page 17
Engine start system
¢page 17
Centra l indicator light
¢ page 18
USA model s: Speed warning
sys tem
¢ page 78
Canada models : Speed warning
system
¢ page 78
Adaptive cruise control *./
¢page83
Air suspension *
¢page 17
Pedestr ian warning*
~ page 99
Rear spoiler
¢page 190
Canad a mod els :
Brake malfunction ./
¢page 14
Yello w ind ic a to r lights
U SA mo dels:
El ectromechanical pa rking
brake
¢ page 15
Canada model s:
Electromechanical parking
brake
¢ page 15
Engine cooling system
¢page 15
Engine oil pressure
¢page 16
Engine oil leve l
¢page 17
Battery
¢page 16
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USA m odels: Safety sy stems
¢ page 18
Canada mod els: Safety systems
¢ page 18
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ./
¢page 18
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ./
¢page 18
Electronic Stabilization Cont ro l
(ESC) ./
¢page 187
USA m odel s:
Ant i- lock bra king system (ABS)
de fect ive ./
¢page 18 ..,.

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Instrument s and warnin g/indic ator ligh ts 13
Canada m odel s:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
defective ,/
¢ page 18
Worn brake pads ¢page 19
Electromechanical parking
brake
¢ page 15
Tire pressure monitoring sys­ tem./
¢ page 255
Tir e p ress ure monitoring sys­
tem
¢ page 255
Electronic power control./
¢ page 19
Malfunction indicator Lamp
(MIL),/
¢page 20
Engine speed limitation
¢ page 20
Engine oil leve l
¢ page 17
Engine oil sensor
¢ page 20
Request to warm engine by
driving
¢ page 20
Battery
¢ page 16
Tank system
¢page 20
Windshield washer fluid leve l
¢ page 20
Windshield wipers ¢ page 21
Remote control key
¢ page 74
Remote control key
¢ page 76
Battery in remote control key
¢ page 32
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Defective light bulb warning
c:::> page 21
Rear fog light(s)
c:::> page 21
Headlight range control
c:::> page 21
adaptive light*
c:::> page 21
L ight-/ra in sensor fa ulty
c:::>page 21
Aud i active lane ass ist*
c:::> page 91
Adapt ive dampers*
c:::>page 21
Transm iss ion
c:::> page 107
Electronic steering column lock
c:::> page 17
Eng ine start system
c:::>page 17
Centra l ind icator light
c:::> page 18
E lectromechanica l steering, dy­
namic steering* ,/
c:::> page 192
A ir suspension*
c:::> page 17
Sport d ifferent ial*
c:::> page 21
Rear spoiler
c:::> page 190
Other indicator light s
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Turn signals
c:::> page22
USA model s: Cruise control *
c:::> page 79
Canada models: C ruise control*
c:::> page 79
Adapt ive cr uise control*
c:::> page 83
Adapt ive cr uise control*
c:::> page 83

14 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Adaptive cruise control*
9page 83
Audi act ive lane assist*
~ page 91
High beam
Qpage46
BRAKE/( ©) Brake system
The light illuminates when the ignition is
switched on. It goes out after the engine has
been started . Th is indicates that the brake
warn ing light is functioning properly.
If the brake warning light does not light up
when the engine is cranking , there may be a
malfunction in the electrical system. In this
case, contact your Audi dealer.
If the brake system warning/indicator light
turns on, there is a brake system malfunction .
• (USA models) ta (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 .
""C heck the brake fluid level ¢
page 220.
""Contact your neares t authorized repair fa-
cility if necessary.
Warning! Fault in brake system. Contact
dealer
If the ABS indicator light rJlm (USA models)/
[iJ (Canada models), the ESC indicator light
G1 and the b rake system indicator light
• (USA models)/. (Canada models) turn
on and the message appears, the ABS, ESC
and braking distribution are not working ¢
A.
Ca refully drive to your authorized Aud i dealer
immediately to have the malfunction correct­
ed ¢
,A.
• (USA models)/ . (Canada models) Park­
ing brake : system fault! Please contact deal­
er
- If the indicator light and the message ap ­
pear
when stationary or after switching the
ignition on ,
check if you can re lease the
parking brake. After releasing the parking
brake, carefully drive to your authorized
Aud i dea ler immediately to have the mal ­
fu nction corrected. If you cannot release the
park ing brake, seek professiona l 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 brake or release
it once it has been set. Seek profess iona l as­
sis tance.
(USA models) : If the warn ing light. and the
warning light
E+J appear together, immedi­
ately contact your au tho rized Aud i dealer or
qualified wo rkshop to have all brake pads in­
spected
¢ page 19 .
When the light comes on, an aud ible warning
s ignal is also g iven .
_& WARNING
-Always observe the warnings in
¢
page 211, before opening the hood
and checking the brake fluid .
- Driving with low brake fluid is a safety
hazard. Stop the car and get professiona l
assistance.
- If the. (USA models)/ . (Canada
models) brake system indicator light
turns on togethe r with the ABS and ESC
indicator lights, the ABS/ESC regulating
function may have failed. Functions that
stabilize the vehicle are no longer availa­
ble. This could cause the vehicle to
swerve and increase the r isk of slid ing .
Drive carefully to the nearest authorized
Aud i dealer or other qualified workshop
and have the ma lfunction corrected.
- If the brake wa rning/ind icator light does
not go out after a few seconds and the pa rking brake is re leased, or lights up
while you are dr iving, the f lu id l eve l in
the brake fluid reservoir is too low. If you
believe that it is safe to do so, proceed
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Instrument s and warnin g/indic ator ligh ts 15
immediately at low speed to the nearest
authorized Audi dealer or qualified repair
facility and have the brake system in­
spected .
- Always keep in m ind that after several
brake applicat ions, you will need greater
pressure on the brake pedal to stop your
vehicle . Do not rely on stra ined brakes to
respond w ith maximum stopp ing power
in critical situations. You must allow for
increased bra king distances . The extra
distance used up by fading brakes could
lead to an accident .
PARK!<®> Electromechanical parking brake
The warning/indicator light monitors the
electromechanical parking brake.
If the indicator light . (USA models)/ .
(Canada models) tu rns on, the par king b rake
was set .
• (USA mod els ) ~ (C anada mode ls) Cau­
tion: V ehicle pa rk e d too stee p
If the indicator lig ht blinks and the message
appears, there is not enough braking power to
keep the vehicle from rolling. The brakes have
overheated . The vehicle could ro ll away even
on a small in cl ine.
Pr ess brake pedal to rel eas e parking brake
To release the parking brake, press the brake
pedal and press the button ~ or start driving
with s tart ing ass ist at the same t ime
c::> page 78.
Please release parking brake
To release the parking brake man ually, press
the brake pedal and press the button~ at the
same time. The parking brake on ly re leases
automatically if the driver's safety be lt is fas­
tened.
Ill Parkin g brake!
If the Ill indica tor l igh t turns on and this
message appea rs, there is a p arking brake
mal function . Drive to your authorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop immediately to
have the malfunction corrected
.
_L Engine cooling system malfunction
A malfunction in the engine cooling system
must be repaired as soon as possible .
• Swit ch off en gin e and check coolant l evel
If the indicato r light turns on and the mes­
sage appea rs, the coolant temperature is too
high or the coolant leve l is too low.
.,. Pull off the road .
.,. Stop the vehicle .
.,. Turn off the engine .
.,. Check coolant level
c::> page 217 .
.,. Add coo lant if necessary c::> page 218.
.,. Con tinue dr iv ing on ly afte r the engine cool ­
ant warning/indicator ligh t goes out .
.,. Contact yo ur authorized Audi dealer for as-
sistance if necessary.
If the engine coo lant level is correct, t hen the
radiator fan may be the ca use of the malfunc­
tion .
• Coola nt temperature t oo high! Plea se let
engine run with vehicle stationary
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appea rs, let the engi ne run at idle for a
f ew m in utes to cool down.
A WARNING
- If you r vehicle should brea k down for
mechanical or other reasons, park at a
safe distance from moving traffic, turn
off the eng ine and turn on the hazard
warn ing lights
c::> page 45, Emergency
flasher.
-
- Never open the hood if you see or hear
steam or coolant escaping from the en­
gine compartment -you risk being scald­
ed . Wait unt il you can no longer see o r
hea r steam o r coolant escap ing .
- The engine compartment of any vehicle is a dangerous area . Before you perform
any wo rk in the engine compartment,
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tl'l.l !f Safety systems
The II (USA models)/S,I (Canada mode ls) in­
d icator light monitors the safety systems (e .g.
a irbags, pretensioners) and illuminates for a
few seconds each time you switch the ignition
on.
I f the
II (USA mode ls)/ S,I (Canada models)
indicator light does not go out, or if it illumi­
nates while you are driving, or if it starts to
blink, then there is a ma lfunction somewhere
in the system.
If the light does not illuminate
when you switch the ignition on, this also means there is a malfunction.
A WARNING
If you have a malfunction in the safety sys­
tems, contact your author ized Audi dealer
immediate ly. Otherwise the safety sys­
tems may not wo rk properly in an acci­
dent.
& Central indicator light
I f the indicator light . or II turns on, check
the message in the instrument cluster.
;;,J {J Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
If the J,.J indicator light blinks wh ile driving,
the ESC or ASR (Ant i- S lip Regulation) is active ­
ly regulating .
If the
Ji! indicator light turns on, the system
has sw itched the ESC off. In this case, you can
switch the ignition off and then on to switch
the ESC on again . The indicator light turns off
when the system is functioning fully .
If the
fil indicator light turns on, ESC was re­
stricted or switched off using the
I Y; OF F I but­
ton
Q page 187 .
Stabilization cont rol (E SC/ABS): F ault! See
o w ner 's manual
If the Ji! indicator light and the ABS indicator
light
fi1 (USA models) I ii] (Canada models)
turn on and the message appears, the ABS or
e lec tronic differen tial lock is ma lfunction ing. T
his also causes the ESC to malfunction. The
brakes still function with their normal power,
but ABS is not active.
Drive to your au thorized A udi dealer or quali­
fied workshop immed iate ly to have the mal­
function corrected .
A WARNING
-If the . (USA mode ls)/ . (Canada mod-
e ls) b rake system indicator light turns on
together with the ABS and ESC indicator
lights, the ABS/ESC regulating function
may have failed . Fu nctions that stabilize
the veh icle are no longe r available . T his
could cause the vehicle to swerve and in­
crease the risk of sliding. Drive carefully to
the nea rest au thori zed A udi dealer or oth­
er qualified workshop and have the ma l­
f u nction corrected.
@ Tips
Fo r additional in format ion on ESC and
ABS, refer to
Q page 187.
ABS/{ €,) Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
This warning/indicator light monitors the ABS
and the electronic differential lock (EDL).
The wa rning/indicator light fi1 (USA mod-
els)
/ KG!ff (Ca nada models) w ill come o n for a
f ew seconds when the ignition is sw itched on.
T he light will go out after an automatic check
sequence is comp leted .
There is a malfunction in the ABS when:
-The warning/indicato r light does not illum i­
nate when you switch the ignit io n on.
- The warning/indicator l ight does not go out
after a few seconds.
- The warn ing/ indicator light illum inates
while d riving.
The ESC indicator lig ht also illum inates if
there is a malfunction in the ABS. The mes ­
sage
Stabi liz at ion control (ESC /ABS ): Fault!
See owner's manual
also appears in the in­
st rument cluste r d isplay and a wa rning tone
sounds.