2016 AUDI A7 coolant reservoir

workshop and have the malfunction correct­ed.
- If the brake warning/indicator light does
not go out after a few seconds and the park­
ing brake is released, or lights up while you
are driving, the fluid level in the brake fluid
reservoir is too low. If you believe that it is
safe to do so, proceed immediately at low
speed to the nearest authorized Audi dealer
or qualified repair facility and have the
brake system inspected.
- Always keep in mind that after several brake
applications, you will need greater pressure
on the brake pedal to stop your vehicle. Do
not rely on strained brakes to respond with
maximum stopping power in critical situa­
tions. You must allow for increased braking
distances. The extra distance used up by
fading brakes could lead to an accident.
PARK/( ®) Electromechanical parking brake
The warning/indicator light monitors the elec­
tromechanical parking broke.
If the indicator light- (USA models)/ .
(Canada models) turns on, the parking brake was
set .
- (USA models) • (Canada models) Cau­
tion: Vehicle parked too steep
If the indicator light blinks and the message ap­
pears, there is not enough braking power to keep
the vehicle from rolling. The brakes have over­
heated. The vehicle could roll away even on a
small incline.
Press brake pedal to release parking brake
To release the parking brake, press the brake ped­
al and press the button~ or start driving with
starting assist at the same time ¢
page 79.
Please release parking brake
To release the parking brake manually, press the
brake pedal and press the button
(2) at the same
~ time. The parking brake only releases automati-
j cally if the driver's safety belt is fastened. 'SI:
; Ill Parking brake!
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ID
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Instruments and indicator lights
If the Ill indicator light turns on and this mes­
sage appears, there is a parking brake malfunc­
tion. Drive to your authorized Audi dealer or
qualified workshop immediately to have the mal­
function corrected.
- L Engine cooling system malfunction
A malfunction in the engine cooling system must
be repaired as soon as possible.
• Switch off engine and check coolant level
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears, the coolant temperature is too high or
the coolant level is too low.
"' Pull
off the road.
"'Stop the vehicle.
"'Turn off the engine.
"'Check coolant level¢
page 224.
"'Add coolant if necessary ¢ page 225.
"'Continue driving only after the engine coolant
warning/indicator light goes out.
"' Contact your authorized Audi dealer for assis-
tance if necessary.
If the engine coolant level is correct, then the ra­
diator fan may be the cause of the malfunction.
• Coolant temperature too high! Please let en­
gine run with vehicle stationary
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears, let the engine run at idle for a few mi­
nutes to cool down.
&_ WARNING
= -
-If your vehicle should break down for me­
chanical or other reasons, park at a safe dis­
tance from moving traffic, turn
off the en­
gine and turn on the hazard warning lights
¢ page 46, Emergency flasher.
-Never open the hood if you see or hear
steam or coolant escaping from the engine
compartment - you risk being scalded. Wait
until you can no longer see or hear steam or
coolant escaping.
- The engine compartment of any vehicle is a
dangerous area. Before you perform any
work in the engine compartment, turn of
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Checking and Filling
Hood
Releasing the engine hood
The engine hood is released from inside the vehi­
cle.
Fig. 1 86 Driver footwell: release lever
Fig. 187 Rocker sw itch under the hood
Make s ure the wiper arms are not ra ised up from
the windshield . Otherwise the paint could be
damaged .
.. Wi th the driver's door open, pu ll the lever un­
der the instrument panel in the direction of the arrow
c::> fig. 186.
.. Raise the hood s lightly c::> _A .
.. Press the rocker switch under the hood upward
Q fig. 187. This releases the catch.
.. Open the hood.
A WARNING
Hot engine coo lant can burn you.
- To reduce the risk of being burned, never
open the hood if yo u see or hear steam or
coolant escap ing from the engine compa rt­
me nt. Wait until no steam or coo lant can be
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seen or heard before carefully open ing the
hood.
Working in the engine compartment
Be especially careful whenever you work in the
engine compartment.
Whenever you mu st perform any w ork in the
engine comp artment , for example checking and
filling d iff erent fluid s, the re i s a risk of injury ,
burns and accidents. To p revent pe rsonal injur y
alwa ys ob serv e the follow ing WARNING S. The
engi ne compartment o f an y vehicle is a h azard ­
ous are a
i::>_6 .
A WARNING
To help avo id injury, before you check any­
thing under the hood:
- Turn off the engine.
- Switch off the ignition.
- App ly the parking brake.
- Move selector leve r to P (Park).
- Always le t the eng ine cool down. Hot com-
ponents wi ll burn skin on contact .
-
-To reduce the risk of bei ng bur ned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam o r
coo lant escaping from the engine compart­
ment . Wait unt il no steam o r coolant can be
seen or heard before carefully open ing the
hood.
- Keep c hildren away from the engine com­
partment .
- Never sp ill fluids on hot engine compo ­
nents. They can cause a fire.
- Never touch the radiator fan. The auxiliary
electric fan is temperature cont ro lled and
can switch on suddenly.
- Never open the coolant reservoir cap when
the engine is sti ll warm. The coolant system
is pressur ized and hot coo lant co uld spray
out.
- Protect your face, hands and arm from
steam or hot engine coolant by placing a
thick rag ove r the cap w hen you open the
coo lant reservoir.

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Engine compartment
Engine compartment overview
These are the most important items that you can check .
Fig. 188 Typica l layou t fo r con tainers and en gin e oil fille r cap
@ Jump start point( -) with hex head Engine oi L
screw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 , 265
@ Jump start point(+) under a cover
@ Brake fluid reservoir (0)) ...... .
@ Eng ine oil filler cap
('t::71) .. .. .. .
® Coolant expansion tank (-L) .... .
@ Windshield/headlight washer con -
t .
(~ ) amer ~ ................. . .
230,265
227
222
224
231
The engine oil filler neck (item @) may be locat­
ed in a different area depending on the version of
the engine .
A WARNING
Before you check anything in the engine com­
partment, always read and heed all WARN­
INGS~.&.
in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 218.
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Engine oil specifications
The engine oil used must conform to exact speci ­
fications.
The service inte rval disp lay in the instr ument
cl us ter of your vehicle will inform you whe n it i s
time for an oi l change . We recommend that you
have your oil changed by an authorized A ud i Serv­
i ce Advisor .
If you have to top off the o il between oi l changes,
use the Audi oil quality standard specifie d in the
table . ..,.

M N <( (.J
'SI: ,...., \!) 1.1'1
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Octane rating ....................... 210
Recommendation ............ ... .. ... 210
Refuelling . ... .............. ... .. .. . 212
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
F ueling
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 214
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fu ses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator (warning/indicator lights) . . . . . . 16
Glossary of ti re and loading terminology .. 235
Glove compartment (cooled) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Glow plug system
Indica tor light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 271
H
H ead -up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Headlight Assistt. .. ... ...... ............. ... .. 44
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 43
H eadlights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 43
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
H eated
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear window (four-zone automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Rear window (three-zone climate control) . 70
Index
Seats (four-zone automatic climate control) .7.2
Seats(three-zone climate control) . . . . . . . 70
Washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 137
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Hood (release lever) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 150
How safety belt pretens ioners work 141
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Ignition
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7S
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Important things to do before driving . . . . 126
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Ind icator lights .. .. ............. .. .... . 11
also refer to Warning/ind icator lights . . . . 11
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing child safety seats Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Installing the upper tether strap on the an­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjust ing illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Instruments and controls General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lighting
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Intermittent (w indshield w ipers) . . . . . . . . . 49
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