2016 AUDI A7 Owners Manual

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Keep enough distance from the curb to avoid
damage to the rims.
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The left or right orientation lines and sur faces
will be displayed, depending on the turn sig­ na l being used .
Peripheral cameras
Introduction
Applies to vehicles: with periphera l cameras
W ith this equipment, die parking system plus* is
supp lemented w ith various peripheral cameras
¢ page 115. Depending on veh icle equ ipment,
you are provided with the following views:
Around the vehicle, front corner and rear corner, in front of the veh icle and beh ind the veh icle.
General information
Ap plies to vehicles: with perip hera l cameras
Fig . 131 Loca tion of periphe ral cameras
Depending on the vehicle equ ipment, the periph­
eral cameras are found in the rad iator grille, in
the l uggage compa rtment lid and on both exteri­
or mirrors*
¢ fig. 131 . Make sure that the lenses
are not covered by depos its or any other obstruc­
tions as it may impair the system. For informa·
t ion on cleaning, refer to¢
page 205.
In the Surround ing mode, black corners are
shown in the vehicle si lhouette . Objects in these
areas are outside of the camera 's field of view
and are not detected.
P arking systems
The accuracy of the o rientation lines and the blue
s u rfaces is reduced if the adaptiv e air suspen­
s ion* is faulty, if the vehicle is lifted or if the
D y·
nam ic mode is activated ¢ page 101.
A WARNING
-Always read and follow the applicable warn·
i n gs ¢
A in General information on
page 114 .
-If the position or the installat ion angle of a
camera was changed, after a coll is ion for ex ­
ample, do not continue to use the system
for safety reasons. Have it checked by your
Aud i dea le r o r autho rized Audi Servi ce Faci li ­
ty .
- Keep in mind that the image in the disp lay is
d istorted if the exterio r mirro r hous ing has
been manually adjusted.
- Use the
Rear mode and the co rn er vi ew
( re ar )
mode only when the luggage com­
partment lid is fu lly closed . Otherwise the
image in the d isplay w ill be disto rted .
- The vehicle surro undings are shown using
the camera images . The vehicle image is
shown by the system. Objects and obstacles
above the camera are not d isplayed.
- Camera lenses enlarge and distort the field
of vision. The objects appear both altered
and inaccurate on the screen.
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-Always read and follow the applicable warn ­
ings
¢ CJ.) in General information on
page 114 .
-The Infotainment display shows the direc­
tion in which the rear of the vehicle is travel­
ing based on the steering whee l ang le . The
front of the vehicle front swings out more
than the rear of the vehicle. Maintain p lenty
of distance so that your outside mirror or a
co rne r of your vehicle does not collide w ith
any obstacles .
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If the 8/rr;!)/c::; symbol appears in the d is­
play and the respective display a rea is grayed
out, then the power exter ior mir ro rs were
fo lded in or the dr iver's door/front
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Parking systems
passenger's door/luggage compartment lid
was opened.
Switching on or off
Applies to veh icles: with pe riphera l cameras
F ig . 132 Center console: Button P Fig. 133 Infotainment: Selecting the mode
Switching on
• Sh ift into reverse, or
• Press the P
1#! button in the center console
9 fig. 132. A short confirmation tone sounds
and the LED in the button turns on.
Selecting the mode
• Turn the control knob to the symbol for the de­
sired mode @through
© 9 fig. 133 and press
the control knob.
Switching off
• Drive forward faster than 10 km/h, or
• press the
P'#A button, or
• Switch the ignition off.
You may select from the follow ing modes:
@ -peripheral
9 page 120
ll Th e ca mera image is not show n for all versions.
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® -corner view (front) 9 page 121
©-front 9page 121
@ -rear 9 page 121
©-corner view (rear) ¢ page 121
Peripheral
App lies to vehicles : wit h peripheral ca meras
Fig. 134 Infotainment: peripheral mode
This view is ideal for maneuvering. The veh icle
surroundings are shown using the came ra im­
ages . The vehicle image is shown by the system .
Selecting peripheral
• Select the@symbo l w ith the control knob and
press the control knob.
Switching between optical view and camera
image
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• Press the Graphic @ control button to see the
optical display.
• To display the camera image, press the
Camera
control button.

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Corner view (front)/corner view (rear)
Applies to vehicles: with per ip hera l cameras
F ig . 135 In fot ainm en t: co rner view (fro nt) mode
Fig . 136 In fo tai nme nt: co rner view (rear) mod e
This view can assist you for examp le, when you
are exit ing from an area with poor visibility . The
area at the front and rear sides of the vehicles is
displayed.
.. To show the side view toward the front, se lect
the symbol ®~
fig. 135 with the control knob
and press the control knob .
.. To show the side view toward the rear, select
the symbol ®¢
fig. 136 with the control knob
and press the control knob.
Parking systems
Front
Applies to vehicles: with peripheral cameras
Fig. 137 Infota inment: fro nt mode
This view assists you for example, in using the
full maneuvering range in front of the vehicle .
The area in front of the vehicle is displayed. The
vehicle surroundings are shown in the left area of
the display . You can switch between optical dis­
play and camera image¢
page 120 .
.. Select the © symbo l with the control knob. The
orange or ientat ion lines mark the expected
path of the vehicle. Stop the vehicle at the lat­
est when the red orientation line* borders an
object
~ ,&. in General information on
page
119.
Rear
Applies to vehicles: with peripheral came ras
Fig. 138 Infota inment: rear mode
This view assists you for example, in using the
full maneuvering range behind the vehicle . The
area behind the vehicle is displayed. The vehicle
surroundings are shown in the left area of the
display. You can switch between optical display
and camera image
¢page 120. ..,.
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.,. Se lect the @symbol with the control knob .
You can choose between three different views in
this mode .
.. To cross park, parallel park or position the vehi­
cle in front of a trailer* , press the control but­
ton ® on the cont rol panel repeatedly until the
symbol for the des ired mode is selected.
Cross parking
Applies to vehicles: w ith per ip hera l cameras
This view may be used when parking in a garage
or in a parking space.
F ig . 139 In fo tain me nt: aiming at a parking spot
Fig. 140 In fota inme nt: ali gning th e vehicle
Requirement : Cross parking is selected
c::;,page 121.
.. The orange colored orientation lines (D show
the direction of trave l of the vehicle . Turn the
steering wheel unti l the orange orientation
lines appear in the parking space
¢fig. 139.
Use the markings @to he lp you estimate the
distance from an obstacle . Each marking repre ­
sents about 1 meter . The blue area represents
an extension of the vehicle's outline by approxi­
mately S meters to the rea r.
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.. While driving in reverse gear, adjust the steer­
ing wheel angle to fit the parking space with
the aid of the orange or ientation lines
c::;, A in
General informa tion on page 119 ,
c::;,(D in Gen­
eral informa tion on page
119 .@ displays the
rear bumper . Stop the vehicle when the red ori ­
entation line@) borders an obstacle
c::;, &. in
General information on page 116 .
Parallel parking
Applies to vehicles: with peripheral cameras
This view may be used when parallel parking
along the side of a street.
Fig. 141 Infota in m ent : blue s urface aligned wit h park ing
spot
Fig. 142 Infota in m ent: contac t of the blu e curve d line wit h
the curb
Parking on the r ight is descr ibed here . It is ident i­
cal when parking on the left.
If there is an obstacle next to the parking space
(such as a wall), refer to Information for park ing
next to obstacles
c::;, page 123.
.,. Activate the turn signal.
.,. Posit ion your vehicle next to a parked vehicle in
front of the desired parking space . The distance .,.

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to this vehicle should be approximately 3 ft (1
m) .
.. Turn the Infotainment on and shift into reverse
gear. The parking system is turned on and the
cro ss park ing view is d isplayed .
.. Press the contro l button on the Infotainment
unit @
c::>page 118, fig . 129. T he par all el park­
ing
ind icator is displayed .
.. Back up and align you r vehicle so the b lue area
@ borders on the rear end of the vehicle behind
you or on the parking space line
c::> .&. in Gener ­
al information on page 119,
c::> (j) in General in ­
formation on page 119 .
The blue area repre­
sents an extension of the vehicle 's outline by
approximately
16 ft (5 meters) to the rear . The
long side of the blue area should be on the
curb . The entire blue area must fit into the
parking space .
.. With the vehicle stopped, turn the steer ing
wheel to the right as far as it w ill go .
.. Back in to the park ing space u ntil the b lue curve
c::> page 118, fig. 130 touches the curb c::> .&. in
General information on page 119,
c::> (D in Gen ­
eral information on page 119 .
Stop the vehicle.
.. With the vehicle stopped, turn the steer ing
wheel to the left as far as it will go .
.. Continue to back into the park ing space unt il
the vehicle is parked parallel to the curb
c::> ,&
in General information on page 119, c::> (D in
General information on page 119. @
displays
the rear bumper . Stop the vehi cle, at the latest,
when the red or ientation line @borders an ob­
ject . Keep an eye on the front o f you r vehicle
whi le doing this .
Parking n ext to obstacles
When there is an obstacle (such as a wall) next to
the park ing space, choose a sp ace with more
space on the sides. Position the long side o f the
b lue area so that there is sufficient space from
the object . The area must not be on the curb. You
will also need to start turning the steering wheel
much earlier. The blue curve
c::> page 118, fig . 130
must not touch the obstacle, but rather there
should be enough distance .
Parking systems
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The left or right orientation lines and s urfaces
will be d isp layed, depending on the turn s ig­
nal be ing used.
Trailer mode
Applies to vehicles: with peripheral cameras and trailer hitch
This view assists you in positioning the vehicle in
front of a trailer .
Fig. 14 3 Infota inmen t: rear mode
Requirement: Trailer mode is selected
c::> page 121 .
.. Now you can posit ion your veh icle in front of
the trailer
c:> .&. in General information on
page 119,
c::> (D in General information on
page 119 .
The orange colored orientation line
denotes the expected path toward the trailer
hitch . Use the bl ue li nes to he lp you est imate
t he distance to the trailer h itch.
Setting the mode
Applies to vehicles: with peripheral cameras
.. Select: I CAR I function button > (Car )* Syst em s
contro l butto n > Driver a ssist > Parking aid >
Change to front /re ar > Auto or M anual.
Auto -
This view behind the vehicle (Rea r mode)
is disp layed automatically when you shift into re­
verse. This view in front of the vehicle
( Front
mode) is displayed automatically when you shift
into the forward gears.
Manu al -When you switch the system on, the
view behind the ve hicle
(Re ar mode) is always
displayed and it does not switch to the
F ro nt
mode when a forward gear is selected.
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Adjusting the display and the warning tones
Applies to veh icles: With parking system plus/rea rview ca m­
era/peripheral came ras
The display and warning tones can be adjusted in
the Infotainment.
~ Se lect: the ICARI function button > (Car )* Sys­
tems
contro l button > Dri ver assi stance > Park ­
ing aid .
Display
On * -
An optical disp lay is shown for t he parking
system plus, a rearview camera image is shown
for the rearview camera* .
Off -When the p ark ing system is sw itched off,
only audib le signa ls are given.
Warning tones
Front volume -
Volume for the front area
Rear volume -Volume for the rear area
Front frequenc y -Frequency for the front area
Rear frequency -Frequency fo r the rear area
Entertainment volume lowering -When the
pa rking system is turned on, the vo lume of the
aud io/v ideo source is lowered.
The newly adjusted value is briefly heard from
the signal generator.
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- The warning tones can also be adjusted d i­
rectly by the visual display or the picture
from the camera . S imply press the
Settings
control b utton .
- Changed settings are activated when the
p arking system is switc hed on aga in.
- The settings for volume and frequency are
automat ically saved and ass igned to the re­
mote con trol key being used.
Error messages
Applies to veh icles: With parking system plus/rearview cam­
era/peripheral came ras
There is an e rror in the system if the LED in t he
Pw , button is b link ing and yo u hear a continuous
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alarm for a few seconds afte r switching on the
par kin g system or when the parking system is al­
r eady act ivated . If the error is not corrected be­
fo re you switch off the ignition, the LED in the
Pw ,
button will blink the next time you switch on the
parki ng system by shifting into reverse.
Parking sy stem plus
If a senso r is fa ulty, the .f;l4 symbol will appear in
front of/behind the vehicle in the Infota inment
display. If a rear sensor is faulty, only obstacles
that are in areas @and @ are shown
<=:> page 115, fig . 121 . If a fro nt sensor is faulty,
o n ly obs tacles that a re in areas © and @are
shown. Ther e is a lso a system ma lf u nction if all
segme nts around the vehicle a re red or if no seg­
men ts a re dis played.
Peripheral cameras*
There is a system malfunct ion if the i:8l• • symbol
appears and the co rrespo nd ing display a rea is
shown in bl ue. The came ra is not wo rking in this
a rea.
Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iately to have th e
malfunction corrected.
Trailer hitch
App lies to vehicles: with parking system plus/rearview cam ­
era/periphe ral ca meras and trailer hitch
For vehicles us ing the trailer socket, the parking
system rear sensors do not turn o n when yo u
shift into reverse gear or when you press the
p,,1 A
button . This res ults in the following restrictions.
Parking sy stem plus
There is no d istance warning for the rear. The
front sensors remain act ivated. The visual display
switches to the trailer towing mode.
Rearview camera* /peripheral came ras*
There is no d istance warn ing fo r th e rea r. T he
front sensors remain act ivated . The visual display
switches to the trailer towing mode. The rearv iew
camera image will not show t he or ientat ion lines
and the b lue sur faces. .,._

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Trailer hitches that are not installed at the
factory may cause the parking system to mal­
function or they may restrict its function.
Parking sy stems
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Driving safety
Driving safety
Basics
Safe driving habits
Please remember -safety first!
This chapter contains important information,
tips, instructions and warnings that you need to
read and observe for your own safety, the safety
of your passengers and others. We have summar­ ized here what you need to know about safety
belts, airbags, child restraints as well as child
safety. Your safety is for us
priority number 1. Al­
ways observe the information and warnings in
this section - for your own safety as well as that
of your passengers .
The information in this section applies to all
model versions of your vehicle . Some of the fea­
tures described in this sections may be standard
equipment on some models, or may be optional
equipment on others. If you are not sure, ask
your authorized Audi dealer.
A WARNING
- Always make sure that you follow the in­
structions and heed the WARNINGS in this
Manual.
It is in your interest and in the in­
terest of your passengers.
- Always keep the complete Owner's Litera­
ture in your Audi when you lend or sell your
vehicle so that this important information
will always be available to the driver and
passengers.
-
- Always keep the Owner's literature handy so
that you can find it easily if you have ques­
tions .
Safety equipment
The safety features are part of the occupant re­
straint system and work together to help reduce
the risk of injury in a wide variety of occident sit­
uations.
Your safety and the safety of your passengers
should not be left to chance. Advances in tech­
nology have made a variety of features available
to help reduce the risk of injury in an accident.
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The following is a list of just a few of the safety
features in your Audi:
-sophisticated safety belts for driver and all pas-
senger seating positions,
- safety belt pretensioners,
- safety belt force limiters for the front seats,
- safety belt height adjustment systems for the
front seats,
- front airbags,
- knee airbags for the front seats*
- side airbags in the front seats and outer rear
seats*,
- side curtain airbags with ejection mitigation
features,
- special LATCH anchorages for child restraints,
- head restraints for each seating position,
- adjustable steering column.
These individual safety features, can work to­ gether as a system to help protect you and your
passengers in a wide range of accidents . These
features cannot work as a system if they are not
always correctly adjusted and correctly used.
Safety is everybody's responsibility!
Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody's job! Vehicle and occupant
safety always depends on the informed and care­
ful driver.
For your safety and the safety of your passen­
gers,
before driving always:
... Make sure that all lights and signals are operat­
ing correctly.
... Make sure that the tire pressure is correct.
... Make sure that all windows are clean and afford
good visibility to the outs ide .
... Secure all luggage and other items carefully
~ page 63, ~page 60.
... Make sure that nothing can interfere with the
pedals .
... Adjust front seat, head restraint and mirrors
correctly for your height .
... Instruct passengers to adjust the head re­
straints according to their height.