2016 AUDI A7 automatic transmission

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Selector lever emergency release
If the vehicle's power supply fails, the selector lever can be released in an emergency.
Fig . 120 Front center co nsole: Selector leve r em ergency
re lease
• To reach the emergency release mechanism, re­
move the ashtray insert*.
• Loosen and remove the small cap in the ashtray
mount ¢ffg.120.
• You now have access to a pin. Using a screwdriv­
er or similar object, press the pin down and
hold it in that position.
• Press the release button in the selector lever
and move it into the N position.
Only move the selector lever out of the P position
when the ignition is switched on. If the vehicle
must be pushed or towed due to a power failure
(for example, the battery is dead), the selector
lever must first be moved to the N position using
the emergency release mechanism .
Automatic transmission
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Fuses
Fuse panel® (red)
10 Rear seat entertainment
12
Rear spoiler (Sportback), tilt/open sunroof,
Panorama g lass roof
Fuse panel © (brown)
No. Equipment
1 Infotainment
2 I n fota inment
3
Infotainment , automatic d imm ing interior
rea rview mirro r
s TV tuner
6 Tank leak detection system
7 Sockets
8 Park ing heate r
10 Lu mba r su pport (front passenger's seat)
12 Infota inment
Fuse panel @ (black )
No. Equipm ent
Air suspens io n, adapt ive dampers, sport
l differentia l, e lectr om echanical parking
brake
2
Clu tch pedal position senso r/au tomatic
transmission
3 Seats
4 Rear w iper (Avant)
s Side assist
6 Engine sound
7 Infota inment/sound amplifier
8 Gateway
9 Sport differentia l
10 Climate control system
11
T ire press ure moni to ring sys tem/p ark ing
heater
12 Start-Stop-System
Fuse panel © (black )
No. Equipment
1 Special p urpose vehicles/rear seats
Fuse panel ® (black)
No. Equipment
1 Rear w indow defogge r
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Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emergency
crews and working personnel who have the nec­
essary tools and equipment to perform the se
operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
(D Note
Vehicles w ith an automatic transmission can­
not be started by push ing o r tow ing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by con­
necting it to the battery of another vehicle .
If the engine should fail to start because o f a dis­
charged or weak battery, the battery can be con­
nected to the battery of
another vehicle, us ing a
pair of jumper cables to start the engine .
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently large cros s
section
to carry the starter current safe ly. Refer
to the manufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated term inal
clamps which are distinctly marked:
plus(+) cable in most cases co lored red
minus (-) cable
in most cases colored black .
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas .
Any of these can cause very ser ious or fatal in­
jury . Fo llow the instructions be low for safe
handling of your vehicle's battery.
- Always shield your eyes and avoid leaning
over the battery whenever possible.
- A discharged battery can freeze at tempera­
tures just below 32 °F (0 °C) . Before con­
necting a jumper cable, you must thaw the
Emergency situations
frozen battery completely, otherwise it
could explode .
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes or
skin. Flush any contacted area with water immediately.
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a
veh icle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gases .
Keep sparks, flame and lighted cigarettes
away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a
low acid level in the battery.
- The voltage of the booster battery must al ­
so have a 12-volt rating. The capacity (Ah) of
the booster battery should not be lower
than that of the discharged battery. Use of batteries of different voltage or substantial­
ly different" Ah" rating may cause an explo­
sion and personal injury.
- Never charge a frozen battery . Gas trapped
in the ice may cause an explosion .
- Never charge or use a battery that has been
frozen . The battery case may have be weak­
ened ,
- Use of batter ies of different voltage or sub­
stantially different capacity (Ah) rating may
cause an exp losion and injury. Th e capacity
(Ah) of the booste r battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed a ll
WARNINGS
q page 218 .
(D Note
-Applying a h igher voltage booster battery
w ill cause expensive damage to sensitive
electronic components, such as control
units, relays, radio, etc.
- Th ere must be no ele ct rical contact between
the vehicles as otherwise current could al­
ready start to flow as soon as the positive
(+) termina ls are connected.
(D Tips
The discharged battery must be properly con-
nected to the vehicle's e lectrical system. .,..
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today's automobiles, have steadily reduced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners .
Also , s afety a nd
en viro nm enta l
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repa irs and adjustments to en­
g ine and transmission parts which an owner can
perform.
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly re­
qu ire spec ial tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work­
shop perso nnel in order to assure proper per­
formance, reliab ility and safety of the vehicle and
its many systems.
Improper ma intenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliability of your
vehicle and even void your vehicle warranty .
Therefore, proof of se rv icing in accordance with
the m aintenance schedule may be a condi tion for
upho ld ing a possib le warranty cla im made w ith in
the warranty period .
Above all, operational safety can be adversely af­
fected, creating unnecessary r isks fo r you and
your passengers.
I f in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other prope rly
equ ipped and qua lified workshop. We st rongly
urge you to give your authorized Audi dealer the
opport unity to perform all sched uled mainte­
nance and necessary repairs . Your dealer has the
fac ilities, origina l parts and trained specia lists to
keep yo ur vehicle runn ing properly.
P e rforming lim it e d ma inten anc e y ours elf
The fo llowing pages describe a limited number of
proced ures which can be performed on yo ur vehi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personne l be unavailable. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
oughly read all of the applicable text and careful­
ly follow the instructions g iven . Always rigorously
observe the
W ARNINGS prov ided .
Befo re you check an ything in the engine com ­
partm ent, always r ead and h eed all WARNING S
c:> .&. and c:> .&. in Working in the engine comport­
ment on page 218.
C o nsum er information
A WARNING
- Ser ious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments or repairs.
- Always be extremely careful when work ing
on the vehicle. Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­ mon sense. Never ris k personal injury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs descr ibed on the following
pages if you are not fully familia r wi th these
or other procedures w ith respect to the vehi­
cle, or a re unce rtain how to proceed .
- Do not do any work without the proper tools
a nd eq uipment. Have the necessary work
done by your authorized Audi dealer or an­
other properly equipped and qualified work­
shop .
- The engine compar tment o f any motor vehi ­
cle is a potentially hazardous area. Never reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan. It is temperature contro lled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
g ine is off. The radiator fan sw itches on au­
tomatically when the coolant reaches a cer­
tain tempe ratu re and will continue to run
until the coolant temperature drops.
- Always sw itch off the ignition before anyone
gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack supplied w ith the vehi­
cle is not adequate for this purpose and
could collapse caus ing serious personal in­
jury.
- If you m ust wor k underneath t he vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, a lways make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels are a lways secure ly blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic transmiss ion) is in P (Park
position) and the park brake is applied.
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Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Mirror Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mirrors dimm ing ..... .. .. .. .... ... .... .. .. .. 48
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 154
Mul tifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
N
Natural leather care/cleaning
NH TSA 208
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Night vision ass ist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cleaning the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) cata lytic converter
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
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Occupant seating positions 127
Octane rating .. ........... .. .. .. .... . 210
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
OFF (four-zone automatic climate contro l) . . 71
OFF (three-zone climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 69
Oi l
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Oil change interva l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
On-Board Diagnostic System (080) Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Malfunction Indicator lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 28
Open door/hood/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . 23
Opening. .. .. .... ............. .. .. .. .. 30
H ood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Sunroof .... ................ ... .... .. 40
Windows .. ................ ... .... .. 39
Other consumers (efficiency program) . . . . . 25
Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Owner's Literature
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Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Index
Paint No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Parking Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Parking aid Cleaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Starting from a stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting to drive with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . 79
also refer to Electromechanical
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Parking system Adjusting the display/warning tone . . . . . 124
Cleaning the rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . 116
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
olsorefertoParkingsystems .. .. .. 115,116
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Pass -through with ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 155
Passenger protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Pedestrian detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 136
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power locking system
locking/unlocking the veh icle from ins ide . 35
Unlocking and locking vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Power windows
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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Index
Sport differentia l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Star button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Eng ine does not switched off . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Eng ine starts automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2
Starti ng/stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Sw itchi ng off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
START E NGINE STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Starting from a stop Hill start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
S tarti ng to d rive
W ith a t ra iler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starti ng (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 , 80
Steering Electrically ad justab le steering whee l . . . . 74
Electromechan ical stee ring ..... .. .. . 192, 0
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 192
Manually adjustable steer ing whee l . . . . . . 74
also refer to Elect romechan ica l stee ring . 192
Steer ing whee l
Buttons.... .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. 24
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Steer ing whee l heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Steering whee l co lumn
Ad justing e lectr ically. ......... .. .. .. .. 74
Ad justing manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
S teer ing whee l with tip troni c... .. .. .... . 11 1
Steps fo r determ ining correct load lim it . . . 24 7
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
S topping (e ngine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Sto rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Sto rage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
S tron ic (aut omatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 107
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Conven ience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Eme rgency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Symbo ls
refer to Warn ing/indicator lights . . . . . . . . 11
288
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Tachometer ... .... .. .. ... . .. .... 1 0, 11, 23
Tail lights Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
TOI clean diesel
refer to Ad Blue... .. ............... .. 214
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
T emperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Te ther anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Three-zone climate cont ro l
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Bas ic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Operati ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 133
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tips for the environment Sav ing fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
tiptronic (automatic transmission) ... 1 07,
111
Tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
A ll wheel d rive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Low aspect ra tio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 49
Rep lacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Tire pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243, 252
Tire pressure mo nitoring system . . . . . . . 251
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Uni directional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Uni form tire quality g radi ng . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Tires and wheels Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 235
Tires and veh icle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Too ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
To rn o r frayed safety belts 137
Towing Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Towing loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
TPMS (tire pressu re mon itoring system) . . . 251
Trai ler mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Notes .... .. .... .. .. .. ........... .. 203