2015 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK remote control

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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

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Opening and closing Keys
Key set
Fig. 20 Key set
@ Remote control key with mechanical
key
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle
and start the engine with the master key with
remote control. A mechanical key is integrat­
ed in the remote control key~ page
32 .
® Emergency key
The emergency key is not intended for con­
stant use.
It should only be used in an emer­
gency. Keep it in a safe place and do not carry
it on your key ring .
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Audi
dealer immed iately to have the
lost key disa­
bled. Be sure to bring all your keys with you.
Personal comfort settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recom­
mended that each person always uses "their
own" master key. When the ignition is switch­
ed off or when the vehicle is locked, personal
convenience settings for the following sys­
tems are stored and assigned to the remote
master key.
- Automatic climate control
- Central locking system
- Ambience lighting*
- Seat memory*
- Parking system*
- Adaptive cruise control*
Opening and closing 31
- Audi active lane assist*
- Audi side assist*
-Audi drive select
- Night vision assistant*
- Heated steering wheel*
The stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open
the doors or when you switch the ignition on.
A WARNING
-Do not leave your vehicle unattended. Al­
ways take your ignition key with you and
lock your vehicle. Entry by unauthorized
persons could endanger you or result in
theft or damage the vehicle.
- Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle, especially with access to vehicle
keys. Unguarded access to the keys pro­
vides children the opportunity to start
the engine and/or activate vehicle sys­
tems such as the power windows, etc.
Unsupervised operation of any vehicle
system by children can result in serious
injury.
(D Tips
- The operation of the remote control key
can be temporarily disrupted by interfer­
ence from transmitters in the vicinity of
the vehicle working in the same frequen­
cy range (e.g. a cell phone, radio equip­
ment).
- For security reasons, replacement keys
are only available from Audi dealers.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions~ page
285.

32 Opening and clo sing
Remov ing the mechanical key
Fig. 21 Remote control master key : removing the me­
chanical key
"'Press the release button@r=>.> fig. 21.
.. Pull the mecha nica l key @ out of the master
key.
Using the mechan ica l key, you can:
- lock and unlock the storage compartment
on the passenger's side
c::> page 61.
- lock and unlock the vehicle manually
<=>page 36.
-lock the front and rear passenger doors me­
chanically
c::> page 37.
Master key battery replacement
Fig . 22 Remote master key: Removing the battery
holder
Ch eck light in the master ke y
The check light @in the master key provides
information about d ifferent cond itions .
.. The check light comes on briefly once when
a button is pressed, and during an "inquiry"
by the convenience key system .
.. If the check light does not come on, the bat­
tery is dead and has to be rep laced. In addi­
t ion, when the battery is dead the
II sym­
bol appears in the instrument cluster dis- play as well as the message:
Plea
se ch ange
key b attery.
Ma ster key battery replacement
.. Pull the mechanical key out of the master
key
c::> page 32 .
.. Press the release button @ on the battery
holder and at the same time pull the battery
holder out of the master key in the direction
of the arrow .
.. Install the new battery CR 2032 with the
"+" sign facing down.
.. Push the battery holder carefully into the
maste r key .
.. Insta ll the mechan ica l key.
@ For the sake of the environment
D ispose of dead batteries properly so as
not to poll ute the environment.
(D Tips
The replacement battery must be the
same specification as the original.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthor­
ized use of your vehicle.
A computer chip ins ide your key automatically
deactivates the electron ic immobilizer when
the key is inside the vehicle . When you remove
the key from the vehicle, the electron ic immo­
bilizer is automatically ac tivated once aga in.
_& WARNING
-
A lways take the key with you when you
l eave the vehicle. The key can disarm the
e lectronic engine immobilize r and permi t
an unauthorized person to start the engine
and enable operation of the vehicle sys­
tems such as power window or power sun­
roof leadi ng to serious personal injury.
(D Tips
- The vehicle cannot be started if an una u­
thorized key is used . The vehicle may not
start if another radio device s uch as a key .,..

34 Openin g and clo sing
- Do not leave children inside the veh icle
unsupervised. In an emergency it would
be impossible to open the doors from
the outside without the key.
- Applies to vehicles with power side door
closer*:
- When closing a doo r, make sure noth­
i ng can interfere w ith the door. This
could cause ser ious personal injury .
- You c an stop the door from closing at
any time by pulling on the inside or
outside door handle.
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- In the event of a c rash with airbag de­
ployment al l locked doors will be auto­
matically un locked to g ive access to t he
vehicle occupants from t he outside.
- If the power lock ing system should ma l­
function, you can lock the driver's door
u sing the mechanical key
¢ page 3 7.
- If the power loc king system should fail,
you can st ill open the fue l tank flap in an
emergency
¢ page 209 .
-You are well advised no t to keep valua­
bles inside an unattended vehicle, visib le
or not. Even a properly locked vehicle
cannot provide the security of a safe.
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driv ­
er's door panel comes on for abo ut
30
seconds afte r the vehicle is locked, the re
i s a malfunction in the power locking or
the anti-theft warning system . Have the
malfunction corrected by an author ized
Audi dealersh ip or qua lified repai r fac ili­
ty.
Setting power locking
The driver can determine the functions for
power locking in the MMI.
.. Select : I CARI funct io n button> (Car )* sy s­
tem s
control button > V ehicle settings >
( Central lo ck ing) *.
Lo ck when dr iving -
If you se lec t On , the vehi­
cle locks automatically when d riving. All of
the doors and rear lid lock .
Central locking
Unlock doors -
You can dec ide if All doors or
o nly the
Driv er shou ld unlock . The rear lid al ­
so unlocks when
All is selected . If you select
Driver in a vehicle with a convenience key*,
only the door whose hand le you pu ll will un ­
lock.
If you se lect
Driver , all the doors and rear lid
will unlock if you press them button on the re ­
mote control master key twice .
Lo ck exterior trunk handle -If you select On ,
the rear lid handle is locked . In this case the
rear lid can be opened with the b utton
c:s on
the master key or with the
c:s button in the
driver' s door . In veh icles with a convenience
key* , you can still open the rear lid using the
handle if an authorized master key is near the
proxim ity sensor .
Fold mirrors * -If yo u select On , the exterior
rearview mirrors fold in automatically when
you press the
{f) button on the remote control
master key or touch the sensor* in the handle.
Tone when lock ing -When you select On, a
confirmat io n tone sounds when you lock the
vehicle .
Locking and unlocking the vehicle with
, the remote control
Fi g. 23 Re mote co ntro l: fu nct io n buttons
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E ither the driver's door only or the entire vehi­
cle w ill unlock when the unlock button
0 ( @ )
is p ressed once, depending on the settings in
the MMI
¢ page 34 .
.. Press butto n 0 (@ ) to un lock the veh icle
¢ fig. 23 .

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-On a vehicle locked from the outside the
power locking system switch is inopera­
t ive.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehi­
cle, which puts lives at risk. Do not leave
anyone behind in the vehicle, especially
children.
(D Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) ¢ page 33. You
can unlock the vehicle again using the
open ing funct ion in the power lock ing sys­
tem switch .
Emergency locking
Each door must be locked separately if the
power locking system fails.
Fig . 28 Door: Emergency locking
An emergency lock is located on the front end
of the passenger' s door and the rear doors
(only visible when door is open).
.,. Remove the mechanical key¢ page 32.
.,. Pull the cover cap out of the opening
¢fig. 28.
.,. Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it
all the way to the right (right door) or left
(left door).
Once the door has been closed, it can no lon­
ger be opened from the outside . The door can
be opened from the inside by pulling the door
handle. If the child safety lock in a rear door is
activated, you must first pull the door handle
on the inside. Then you can open the door
from the outs ide.
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Rear lid
Power opening/closing rear lid
The rear lid can be opened and closed auto­
matically .
Fig. 29 Driver's door: Un locking th e rear lid
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Fig . 30 Locking switc h in the rear lid
Opening the rear lid
.,. To open the rear l id, pre ss and hold the la!
button on the remote control master key for
at least one second. Or
.,. Pull the button
lo<::>l in the driver's door
¢ fig. 29 briefly. O r
.,. Press the handle in the rear l id.
Closing the rear lid
.,. Press the lasl button in the rear lid ¢ fig. 30 .
The rear lid moves to the closed position by
itself and soft close locks it aut omatica lly
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.,. Switch the ignition on and pull and ho ld the
button
l a l in the driver's door until the rear
lid is closed
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Setting the rear lid open position
.,. Bring the rear lid into the desired open posi­
tion¢(!). The position can only be stored
when the lid is above a certa in height .
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-The following applies to vehicles equip ­
ped with the Convenience key* feature: if
the remote control key is left in the lug­
gage compartment, luggage compart­
ment will automatically unlock itself af­
ter you lock the vehicle . This prevents
you from un intent ionally locking your
key in the luggage compartment .
- When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid
can be unlocked separately by pressing
the button
las! on the master key. When
the rea r lid is closed aga in, it locks auto­
matically.
Luggage compartment with movement­
activated opening
Applies to vehicles: with conve nience key and sensor-con·
trolled luggage compartment lid
Fig. 31 Rear of ve hicle: foot move ment
Requirements : You must be carrying your ve ­
h icle key with you . You must be standing at
the center beh ind the luggage compartment
lid. The distance to the rea r of the vehicle
should be approxima tely 8 inches (20 cm).
The ignition must be switched off . Make sure
you have firm footing .
.. Swing your foot for th and back below the
bumper ¢
fig. 31. Do not to uch the bumper.
Once the system recognizes the movement,
the luggage compartment lid will open.
The luggage compartment lid will on ly open if
you make the movement as described . This
prevents the luggage compa rtment lid from
opening due to similar movements such as
when you walk between the rear of the vehicle
and your garage door.
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Gen eral information
In some sit uatio ns, the function is limited or
temporarily unavai lable . This may happen if:
- the luggage compartment lid was just
closed.
- you park close to a hedge and the bra nches
move back and forth unde r the veh icle for a
long per iod of t ime .
- you clean your veh icle, for examp le with a
pressure washer or in a car wash .
- there is heavy rain .
- the bumper is very dirty, for example after
driving on salted roads .
- there is interference to the radio signal from
the vehicle key, such as from cell phones or
remote cont ro ls .
Rear lid emergency release
The rear lid con be released in on emergency
from the inside .
Fig . 32 Rea r lid inter ior
.. Remove the mechan ica l key ¢ page 32.
.. Remove the cover with the mechanical key
from the rear lid ¢
fig. 32 .
.. Press the leve r in the direction of the arrow
until the rear lid re leases.

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instrument cluster illuminates when the
high beams are on.
- The
headlight flasher works only as long as
yo u hold the lever -even if there are no
l ights turned on . The indicator light
II in
the instrument cluster illuminates when you
use the headlight flasher.
A WARNING
Do not use the high beam or headlight
flasher if you know that these could blind
oncoming traffic.
Interior lights
Front and rear interior lighting
Fig. 42 Headl iner: Front inter ior l ights
F ig. 43 Rear headl iner: Reading lig ht
Press the appropriate button ¢ fig. 42:
§1 -Interior lighting on/off
1!1-Door contact switch on/off. The inte rior
lighting is controlled automatically .
51-Reading lights on/off
~- Switch ing the rear reading lights on/off
from the cockp it.
1-.. REAR !* -Switch ing the rear reading lights
on/off from the cockp it.
Clear vi sion 4 7
Ambience lighting
Applies to veh icles : w ith amb ience lig hting
You can adjust the brightness for the ambi­
ence ligh ting.
.,. Select in the MMI: ICARlfunction button>
(Car)* systems control button > Vehicle set­
tings
> Interior lighting > Brightne ss.
.,. To increase or reduce the brightness, turn
t he knob and press it.
The ambience lighting turns on when yo u turn
the headlights on while the ign ition is switch­
ed on.
(D Tips
The setting is automatically stored and as­
signed to the remote control key that is in
u se.
Instrument illumination
You can adjust the brightness of the instru­
ment and display illumination as well as the
Head -up Display*.
Fig. 44 Instrument illumination
.. Press the knob to release it .
.. Turn the knob toward"-" or"+" to reduce or
increase the brightness.
.,. Press the knob aga in to return it to its origi­
nal posit ion .
(D Tips
The instrument illumination (for dials and
needles) lights on when the ignition is
switched on and the vehicle lights are
turned off. As the daylight fades, the illu­
mination of the dials likewise dims

58 Seats and storage
Remote Memory button
control master
key
Dri ver Driver Front
passen -
ge r
Seat X X X
Stee ring X X
wheel*
Both exterior
X
X
rearview mir-
rors*
Remote control key
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
To assign the driver 's seat set tings to the re ­
mote contro l key when locking the vehicle, the
function must be switched on .
• Se lect:
I CAR I funct ion button > (Ca r)* sys­
tem s
control button > V ehi cle se tt ings >
Sea ts > Dr ive r se a t > R emot e control k ey >
On.
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If you do not want ano ther driver's set­
tings to be assigned to the remote contro l
key, switch off the memory function using
the MMI or the
!OFF ! button c::> page 58.
Memory buttons
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
Fi g. 57 D river's door: memory function buttons
The memory but to ns are located in the dr iv­
e r's/front passenger 's* door.
Switching the memory function on /off
• Press the IOFFI button to swi tch the memory
function on/off. The LED in the button illu­
minates when the memory function is
switched off. Seating profi les are neither
stored nor recalled.
Storing a seating profile
• Press the ISETI button. When the word SET
lights up, the memory is ready to store set­
tings.
• Press a memory button briefly. A tone con­
firms that the settings were stored.
Accessin g a seating profile
• If the driver's door is open and the ignition
is switched off, press the memory button.
.,. If the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
switched on, press and hold the memory
button until the seat adjustment is com­
plete.
_&. WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat setting
should only be recalled when the veh icle
is stationa ry - otherw ise you risk having
an accident .
- I f necessary, you stop the process by
p ress ing the
I OFF ! button or any of the
memory buttons.
Adjusting the front passenger seat in
the MMI
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
The driver con adjust the position of the front
passenger seat.
Ad ju stin g the front passeng er seat fr om
the driv er's s id e
• Select: !CARI function button> ( C a r)* sys­
tem s
control button > Vehicle sett ings >
Seat s > Front pass enge r seat> Adju st seat
po siti on.
.,. You can now adjust the front passenger seat
using the buttons on the driver's seat
c::>page 54, fig. 51.