2015 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK fuel

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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
Table of contents 3
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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10 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Instruments and warning/indicator Lights
Instruments
Instrument cluster and controls
The instrument cluster is your central source of information.
Fig. 3 Overv iew of the inst rument cluster
CD Coolant temperature gauge ...
@ Tachometer (engine rev counter)
@ Turn signals ........... .. .. .
© Display with
- Driver information system .. .
- Warning/ind icator lights
® Tachometer 10
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22
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@ Fuel
gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
@ Tips
The instrument illumination (for dials and
needles) turns on when the ignition is on
and the vehicle lights are turned off . As
the daylight fades, the illumination of the
dia ls likewise dims automatically and will
go out completely when the outside light
is very low. This feature is meant to rem ind
you to switch on the headlights when out­
side light conditions become poor.
Engine coolant temperature gauge
The engine coolant gauge CD c:> page 10, fig. 3
only works when the ignition is on . To prevent
damage to your engine, please note the fol­
l owing important points:
Engine cold
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If only the LEDs at the bottom of the gauge
turn on, the engine has not reached operating
temperature yet. Avoid high engine speeds, heavy engine loads and heavy th rottle applica­
t ions.
Normal temperature
The engine has reached its operating temper­
ature once the LEDs up to the center of the
gauge turn on unde r normal driv ing cond i­
t ions . Th e LEDs higher up may turn on when
the engine is under heavy load or the exterior
temperature is high. This is no need to worry
as long as the . warning light in the instru­
ment cluster does not illum inate . If the LEDs
in the upper area of the disp lay and the indica­
tor light . in the instrument cluster display
turn on, the coolant temperature is too high
c:> page 15.
A WARNING
-Always observe the warn ing in
c:> page 211, before opening the hood
and checking the engine coolant level.

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- Never open the engine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dr ipping from the engine compartment.
You could burn yourself . Let the engine
cool off first until you can no longer see
or hear steam or coo lant escaping.
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- Mount ing additional lights or accessories
i n front of the a ir inlets reduces the cool­
i ng effect of the rad iator . At h igh outside
temperatures or high eng ine load, the
engine could overheat.
- The front spo ile r has been designed to
proper ly distribute the cooling air wh en
t h e veh icle i s moving.
If the spoiler is
damaged, this cou ld red uce the cooling
effect and the engine co uld then over ­
heat . Ask yo ur authorized Audi dea ler fo r
ass istance.
Tachometer (engine rev counter)
The tachometer indicates the engine RPM
(revolutions per minutes).
If engine R PM drops be low 1 ,500, you should
downshift to the next lower gea r. T he red area
at the end of the sca le indicates maximum
pe rmissib le engine RPM after the break- in pe­
riod. Before reach ing this area, move these­
lector lever to position 0/5 (Drive) or ease
your foot off the accelerator peda l.
(D Note
The tachometer needle should only br iefly
be in the red zone: you cou ld damage your
eng ine! The beginn ing of the red zone var­
ies depending on the operati ng tempera­
ture of the eng ine .
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshift ing early saves fuel and reduces en­
gine noise.
@ Tips
The engine speed is limited when the en­
g ine is co ld - the full engine output is not ava
ilable . When the engine is at operating
temperature, the red area in the tachome­
ter moves to a higher RPM range.
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge only works when the ignition is
on. If the fue l level drops below 2 .6 gallons
(10 lite rs), the bottom LED turns red and the
indicato r light
(j) turns on ¢ page 20. The
bottom L ED blinks red whe n the fuel level is
very low.
The possible range based on the current fuel level is shown in tab@¢
page 22, fig. 4.
(D Note
Neve r run the ta nk completely dry. A n ir­
r egular supply of f uel can cause engine
misfiring and fuel could enter the exha ust
system. The catalytic co nve rter could t hen
ove rheat and be damaged .
Warning/indicator
Lights
Description
The ind icator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or tur n on. They indica te f unct ions or
malfunctions ¢
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Messages may appea r with some indicato r
li ghts. A warning signal will sound at t he
same t ime . The indica to r li ghts and messages
i n the center of the displays may be rep lace d
by other disp lays. To show them again, select
the tab for ind icator lights and messages us­
ing the multif unction steering whee l
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page 22. If there are several malfunc­
tions, you can display them one at a time us­ i ng the thumbwheel.
Some indicators lights in the d isp lay can turn
on in severa l co lors.
A WARNING
- Failure to heed warning lights and other
important vehicle informat ion may resu lt
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turn of the engine and allow it to cool. Follow the warning stickers
c::> page 211.
@ Note
Do not continue driving if the. symbol
illuminates. There is a malfunction in the
engine cooling system -you could damage
your eng ine.
0 Battery
This warning/indicator light detects a mal ­
function in the generator or in the vehicle's
electrical system.
The . warning/indicator light illuminates
when yo u switch on the ignition and must go
out after the engine has started.
• Alternator fault: Battery is not being
charged
If the indicator light turns on and the mes ­
sage appears, there is a ma lfunction in the
generator or vehicle e lectrica l system.
Drive to you r authorized Aud i deale r or quali­
fied workshop immediately. Because the vehi­
cle battery is discharging, turn off all unnec­
essa ry electrical equipment such as the radio .
Seek professional assistance if the battery
charge leve l is too low.
(•) Low battery: battery will be charged
while driving
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, there may be limited starting
ability.
I f th is message turns off afte r a litt le while,
the battery cha rged enough wh ile driving.
If the message does not turn off, have your
author ized Audi dealer or qualified workshop
correct the malfunction .
4'-Safety belts
This warning/indicator light reminds you to
put on your safety belt.
The . warn ing/ indicator light illuminates
when the ignition is switched on to remind
the driver and any front passenger to put on
the safety belt. Addit ionally, an acoustic warn­
ing (gong) w ill also sound .
For more Information¢
page 130, ~ Safety
belt warning light.
"l!::7": Engine oil pressure malfunction
The red engine oil pressure warning symbol
requires immediate service or repair . Driving
with a low-oil-pressure indication is likely to
inflict severe damage to the engine .
• Switch off engine and check oil level
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, the oi l pressu re is too low.
.,. Pull off the road .
.,. Stop the vehicle.
.,. Turn off the engine .
.,. Check the engine oil level c::> page 21 S.
.,. If the engine o il level is too low, add eng ine
oil
¢ page 215. Make sure that the oil pres­
sure warning symbol. appears no longer
in the display before you start dr iv ing again .
.,. If the engine o il level is correct and the indi­
cator light still turns on, turn the engine off
and do not continue driving. Seek professio­
na l assistance .
@ Tips
- The engine oil pressure symbol. is
not an indicator for a low engine oil lev­
el. Do not rely on it. Instead, check the
oil level in your engine at regular inter­
vals, preferably each time you refuel,
and always before going on a long trip.
- The yellow oil level warning indication
II requires oil refill or workshop serv­
ice without delay. Do not wait until the
red oil pressure warning. starts to
flash before you respond to the low oil ..,.

20 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
If this warning/indicator light illuminates
while you are driving, then there is a mal­
function in the engine electronics. Have the malfunction corrected as soon as pos­
sible by your authorized Audi dealer or
qualified repair facility .
o Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) is part
of the On-Board Diagnostic (OBD II) system.
The symbol
¢..j lights up when the ignition is
switched on and will turn off after the engine
has started and has settled at a constant idle
speed. This indicates that the MIL is working
properly.
The warning light illuminates when there is a
malfunction in the engine electronic system.
Contact your authorized Audi dealer and have
the malfunction corrected .
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MIL light to illuminate ¢ page 208.
For more information ¢ page 29.
!?) Engine speed limitation
II! Engine speed maximum XXXX RPM
The engine speed is automatically limited to
the speed displayed in the driver information
system. This protects the engine from over­
heating.
The engine speed limitation deactivates once
the engine is no longer in the critical tempera­
ture range and you have released the accelera­
tor pedal once.
If the engine speed limitation was activated
by an engine control malfunction, the indica­
tor light
Ga also turns on. Make sure that the
speed does not go above the speed displayed .
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer immedi­
ately to have the malfunction corrected.
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(!) Tips
The engine speed is limited when the en­
gine is cold -the full engine output is not
available. When the engine is at operating
temperature, the red area in the tachome­
ter moves to a higher RPM range .
~~, Engine oil sensor
• Oil level! Sensor defective
If the symbol illuminates, contact your au­
thorized Audi dealer and have the oil sensor inspected . Until you have this done, check the
oil level each time you refuel just to be on the
safe side
¢ page 215.
? Request to warm engine by driving
0 Please warm up engine
Fuel has entered the engine oil because of low
outside temperatures or frequent short
drives . Drive until the engine is warm so that
the fuel in the engine oil will vaporize. Avoid
high engine speeds, full acceleration and
heavy engine load when doing this.
Bu Fuel level indicator
D Please refuel
If the indicator light turns on for the first
time and the message appears, there are
about 2.6 gallons (10 liters) of fuel left in the
tank. Time to refuel
¢ page 207.
D Tank system malfunction! Contact dealer
If the indicator light turns on and this mes­
sage appears, there is a malfunction in the
tank system.
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer immedi ­
ately to have the malfunction corrected.
' ~ Windshield washer fluid level
(r5 iJlease refill washer fluid ...

24 Instruments and warning /indicator lights
• Press the button ~ @-The Vehicle func­
tion s
menu appears ¢ fig. 7 .
• To select a menu item, turn and press the
th umbwheel @.
Resetting value s to zero
• Se le ct t he on-board computer / Efficien cy
program
men u item in the Vehicle func­
tion s
menu.
• You can now select between the long -term
memory and short-term memory .
• To reset the values i n a memory, press and
hold the thumbwhee l@ for o ne second .
Assigning a function to the
programmable steering wheel button*
• Se lect : I CAR I funct ion button> (Car )* sys­
tems
control button > Vehicle settings >
Steering wheel button .
The last function selected displays when you
sw itch the ignition o n.
@ Tips
All stored values will be lost if the vehicle
battery is disconnected.
On -board computer
F ig. 8 I n st ru men t cl uster: fu el co nsumpt io n
You can call up the following information in
the on-board computer:
-D ate
- Dr iving tim e (h ) from the s ho rt -te rm memo-
r y
- Ave rag e consump tion in MP G
(l/100 km)
from the s ho rt- term memo ry
- Ave rage spe ed in mph (km/h) from the
s h ort-term memo ry -
Distance driven in mi les (km) from the
short-te rm memory
- Curren t fu el cons umption in MPG
(L/1 00
km)
- Shor t-te rm memory overview
- Long-te rm mem ory ove rview
The short -te rm mem ory collects dr iv in g inf or­
mation from the time the ig nitio n is swi tched
o n until it is switched off . If you continu e driv­
i ng withi n two ho urs a fter sw itch ing the ig ni­
t io n off , the new values are incl uded when cal­
c ul ating the c urrent trip inform ation .
Un like the sho rt-term m emory, the long-t erm
memo ry i s not erase d autom atically . You can
se le ct t he time period for eva luating trip in­
f ormation yourse lf.
Fo r some vehicle f unct ions, you can access the
t rip informa tion from t he tempo rary mem ory
i n the line@~
page 22, fig . 5.
Fuel consumption
The current fue l cons umption can be d is ­
played us ing a ba r
~fig . 8. The ave rage con­
s u mption (mpg) stor ed in th e sho rt-t erm
m emo ry is a lso displayed. When the ba r tu rns
green, y our veh icle saves fue l by one of the
f ol low ing functions:
- Recuperation : When the vehicle is coast ing
o r driving down hill, elec trica l energy can be
s tor ed in the b attery . Th e ba r will move t o­
ward
0 .
-Cylinder on demand Sy stem* : when the de­
mand for power is low and other con diti ons
are met, the engine automatically deacti ­
vates fo ur cylin ders . Th e d river a nd passen­
gers will not even notice this. The message
4 cylinde r mode appears under the bar. The
cylinders switch on again w hen more power
is ne eded .
@ Tips
Fuel consumptions (average and current),
r ange and spee d are disp layed i n metric
u nits on Canadian models.

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Efficiency program
Applies to vehicles: with efficiency program
Fig. 9 Tri p com puter : ot her equipment
Fig. 10 D isplay: examp le of a f uel economy message
The eff ic iency p rogram can help you to use
l ess fuel. It shows other eq uipment influenc­
ing consumption and fue l economy messages
prov ide tips for efficient driv ing . T he efficie ncy
program uses distance a nd consumption data
from tr ip compute r
1.
To display the efficiency program , call up Ve ­
hicle functions and select the menu option
Effici ency program .
Other equipment
Other equipment that is cur rent ly affecting
fuel consumption is listed in t he v iew
Con ­
sumer .
The display shows up to three other
items of equipment @
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ment using the most f uel is liste d firs t. If
mo re tha n three it ems using fue l are switched
on, the eq uip m ent that is curren tly u sing the
m ost fuel is d is pla yed.
A scale @also shows the curr ent total con­
sumpt ion of all oth er equ ipment .
Fuel economy messages
Fuel economy messages are disp layed when
fue l consumption is increased by ce rtain co n- ditions
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g. 10. If you fo llow these fue l
economy messages, you can reduce your vehi­
cle's consumpt ion of fuel. T he messages ap ­
pear automatically and are o nly displayed in
the efficiency program. The f uel economy
messages t urn off automatically after ace r­
ta in period of time.
To tur n an ec onomy message
off immediately
after it appea rs, press any button on the mul­
tif unct io n steer ing whee l.
(D Tips
- If the data are deleted in the efficiency
program, those values a re a lso reset in
t rip computer.
- Once you have tur ned a fuel economy
message off, it wi ll on ly appear again af­
te r yo u turn the ign ition on again .
- The fue l economy messages are not dis­
played in every instance, but rather in in ­
t ervals ov er a per iod of time.
. Odometer
Fig. 1 1 Inst rument cluster: Odo meter and reset b ut­
to n
The odometer shows you how many m iles
( kil omete rs) you have drive n. You can swi tch
t he disp la y fro m miles to ki lome te rs and vice
versa via the MMI.
Upper odometer
The trip odometer s hows the dis tance driven
s ince it was last reset.
It c an be used to meas­
ur e s hort distanc es. T he last digi t in dicat es
1/ 10 o f a mile (10 0 me ters).
You can rese t the trip odomet er to zero by
pre ssing the Reset button~-

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corresponds to the timing is displayed in
front of the ind ividual timings .
Displaying intermediate time and pausing
timing
.. To disp lay an intermediate time, press the
t h umbwheel. The timing cont in ues to run in
t h e background .
.. To pa use tim ing, press the thumbwhee l.
.. To continue t iming, press the thumbwheel
again.
If t iming is paused, you can continue it later
even if you switch the ignit ion
off.
Evaluating times and continuing or
resetting timing
You can evaluate the fastest, slowest and
average lap times.
F ig. 1 8 Dis pl ay: lap t ime eva luat ion
.. To ev aluate lap t imes, press the t humb­
whee l. The number of laps traveled, the
f astest lap"+", the slowes t lap" -" and the
average lap time "0" appears in the disp lay .
.. To continue t iming for addit iona l laps, press
t h e thumbwheel.
.,. To reset the timer to ze ro , press the thumb­
whee l aga in . The lap t imer is switched
off
now.
(D Tips
- Saved lap t imes cannot be ind iv idually
dele ted from t he tota l resu lts .
- The saved lap timer values will not be
l ost after turn ing the ig nitio n
off.
On-Board Diagnostic
system (OBD)
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL )
The Ma lfunction Indicator Lamp ( MIL) ¢'4 in
the instr ument cluster is part of the On-Board
Diagnostic (OBD II) system .
T he wa rni ng/indicator light ill uminates when
the ignit io n is switched on and goes out after
the engine sta rts and the id le has stab ilized.
This indicates that the M IL is working proper­
ly .
If the light does not go out afte r th e engine
is started, or illuminates while you are dr iv­
ing, a mal function may exist in the engine sys ­
tem .
If the light illum inates, the catalyt ic con­
verter could be damaged .
Contin ue driving
with reduced power (avoid­
ing s ustained high speeds and/or rapid accel­
erations) and have the cond ition corrected.
Contact your aut horized Audi dea ler.
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MIL light to illuminate
¢ page 208.
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 19 Locat io n of Data Li nk Co nnector (D LC)
On-Board Diagnostics monitors the compo ­
nents of your emission contro l system. Each
monitored component in your engine system
has been ass igned a code. In case of a mal­
funct ion , the component will be identified
and the fault stored as a code in the control module memo ry.