2016 AUDI A7 high beam

Instruments and indicator lights
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Adaptive cruise contro l*
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Adaptive c ruise control *
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Audi act ive lane assist*
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Start-S top-Sys tem*
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Start-Stop-System*
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High beam assist*
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High beam
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BRAKE /((JJ Brake system
The light illum inates when the ignition is switch­
ed on .
It goes out after the engine has been
started. This indicates t hat the brake war ning
light is f unct ion ing properly.
If th e brak e warning light do es not light up
when the engine i s cranking, th ere may be a
malfun ction in th e elec trical sy stem . In thi s
c ase , conta ct your Audi deal er.
If the brake system warning/indicator light turns
on, there is a brake system malfunction .
1111 (USA models )8 (Canada models) Stop
v ehicle and check brak e fluid l eve l
If the indicator light t urns on and the message
appears, proceed as follows:
.. Pull
off the road .
.. Stop the vehicle .
.. Turn
off the engine.
.. Check the brake fluid level
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.. Contact your nearest authori zed repa ir facility if
necessary .
Warning! Fault in brake system. Contact dealer
If th e ABS indicato r light fll1J (U SA mode ls)/ ¢e 'A
(Canada models), the ESC indicator light DJ and
the brake system indicator lig ht
1111 (USA mod­
els)/ . (Canada models) turn on and the mes-
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sage appears, the ABS, ESC and braking dis tribu ­
tion are not working
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Carefully drive to your author ized Audi de aler im­
med iate ly to have the malfunc tion corrected
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1111 (USA models )/. (Canada models ) Park­
ing brake : system f ault! Ple ase contact dealer
- If the ind icator light and the message appea r
when stationar y or after switching the igni­
ti on on ,
check if you can release the pa rking
br ak e. After releasing the par king brake, care­
fully drive to your author ized Audi dealer im ­
mediately to have the ma lf u nction corrected. If
you cannot release the parking bra ke, seek pro ­
fessiona l assistance .
- If the ind icator light and the message appear
while d riv ing , the eme rgency braking function
may not be avai lab le . It may not be possib le to
set the park ing brake or re lease it once it has
been set . Seek professiona l assistance.
(USA mode ls): If th e warning light
1111 and the
warning light
IJ appear together, immediately
contact your autho riz ed Audi dealer or qualif ied
workshop to have all brake pads inspected
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When the light comes on, a n audible warning sig­
nal is also given.
A WARNING
- Always observe the warn ings in
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checking the brake flu id.
- Dr iving with low brake f luid is a safety haz­
ard. Stop the car and get professional assis­
tance .
- If the
1111 (USA models) 8 (Canada mod­
els) brake system indicato r light turns on to­
gethe r with the ABS and ESC indicator
lights, the ABS/ESC regulat ing funct ion may
have fai le d . Fu nctions t hat stabili ze t he ve­
hicle are no longe r avai lable. This could
cause t he ve hicl e to swe rve and inc rease the
ris k of sli ding. Drive carefully to the nearest
author ized Audi dealer or other qualified ..,.

Lights and Vi sion
- In cool or damp weather, the ins ide of the
headlights, turn signals and tail lights can
fog over due to the temperat ure difference
between the inside and outs ide. They w ill
clear shortly after switching them on. This
does not affect the service li fe of the light­
i ng.
Turn signals and high beam lev er
The lever on the left side of the steering column
is used to operate the turn signals and the high
beam as well as the headlight flasher.
F ig . 36 Tu rn signa l and hig h beam lever
The turn s ignal and high beam leve r has the fol ­
lowing f unctions:
Turn signals ¢¢@@
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• Pu sh the lever up as far as it can go t o turn on
t he righ t turn s ignal or down to tu rn on the left
tu rn s ignal
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• Move the lever brief ly until you meet resistance
and release it to flas h three times.
• Move the lever (up or down) unti l you meet re­
s istance and hold it there to determine the
flashing time for the tu rn s ignals.
High beam ~D @
• Push the lever forward to switch on the high
beam (vehicles with h igh beam assist *
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• Pull the lever back towards you to switch off
the h igh beam.
Headlight flasher ~D ©
• Pull the lever toward the steering wheel to use
the headlight f lasher.
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Notes on these features
- The turn signals on ly work w it h the ignition
sw itche d on. The indicato r lights
II or Bin
the instrument cl uster c:> page 11 also blink.
- After you have tu rned a corner, the turn s ignal
sw itches off automatically .
- Th e
high beam works on ly when the he ad ligh ts
are on. The indi cator light
II in the instr ume nt
cl uste r ill uminates when the high beams a re
on.
- The
headligh t flasher works o nly as long as yo u
hold t he leve r - even if there are no lig hts
turned on. The indicator light
II in the instru­
ment cluster i lluminates when you use the
headlight f lasher .
A WARNING
Do not use the high beam or head light flasher
if you know that th ese could blind oncoming
traffic .
High beam assist
Applies to veh icles: with high beam assist
Fig . 3 7 Turn signal and high beam lever: sw itc hing high
bea m ass ist o n/off
A camer a on the rea rview mirror moun t ca n de­
tec t light sources from other road users . The high
beams switch on or off a utomat ica lly depen ding
o n the position of vehicles driving ahead and on­
coming vehicles, the vehicle speed and othe r en­
vironme nta l and traffic conditions.
Activating high beam assist
Req uirement: The AU TO light sw itch posit ion
must be selected and t he h igh beam assist m ust
be switched o n in the I nfotai nment system
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~ To activate the h igh beam assist, tap the lever
forward
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the instrument cluster disp lay and the high
beam assist is switched on/off automatically.
The
El indicator ligh t also turns on if the high
beams are switched on .
Switching the high beam s on/off manually
If the high beams did not switch on/off automat­
ically as expected, you may switch them on or off
manually instead:
~ T o switch the high beams on man ually, tap the
lever forward
(D. The El indica tor light turns
on.
~ To switch the high beams off manua lly, pull the
lever back@. The high beam assist is deacti­
vated.
Operating the headlight flasher
~ To operate the headlight flasher when the high
beam assist is activated and high beams are
switched off, pull the lever back@. The high
beam assist remains act ive.
Messages in the instrument cluster display
r!IJ Audi adaptive light: system fault!
High beam assist: System fault
Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or authorized
Aud i Service Fac ility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected. You can still switch the
hi gh beams on or off manually.
High beam assist : Unavailable No camera view
The camera view is blocked, for example by a
sticker or debr is.
The sensor is located between the interior rear­
view mirror and the windshie ld. Therefore, do not
p lace any st ickers in this area on the windshield.
A WARNING
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High beam assist is only intended to assist
the driver. The driver is still responsible for
controlling the headlights and switching
them manually depending on light and visibil­
i t y cond itions. It may be necessary to operate
them manually in situations such as:
Lights and Vision
-In adverse weather conditions such as fog,
heavy ra in, blow ing snow or spray ing water.
- On roads where oncoming traffic may be
partially obscured, such as expressways.
- When there a re road users that do not have
sufficient lighting, such as bicyclers or
veh icles with dirty tail lamps.
- In tight curves and on steep slopes.
- I n poorly lit areas.
- With strong reflectors, such as signs.
-If the area of the windsh ield near the sensor
is fogged over, dirty, icy or covered with a
sticker.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The settings are adjusted in the MMI.
~ Select: !CARI function button> (Car)* systems
control button > Vehicle settings > Exterior
lighting .
Automatic headlights
You can adjust the following sett ings in the Auto­
matic headlights
menu:
Headlights activation time -You can adjust if the
headlights switch on
Early , Med. or Late accord ­
ing to the sensit ivity of the light sensor.
Audi adaptive light* -You can switch adaptive
light
On and Off.
Automatic high beams*
You can switch the high beam assist on and off.
Daytime running lights
USA models:
You can switch the daytime running
lights
on and off .
Canada models:
The function cannot be turned
off. It is activated automat ica lly each t ime the ig­
nition is switched on. Th is menu item is show n
"greyed out".
Coming home, Leaving home
The coming home function illuminates the area
outside the vehicle when you switch the ignition off and open the driver's door. To turn the func-
t ion on, select
Lights when leaving car > On . ..,.
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-The ignition will turn off if you press the
I START ENGINE STOP I button during a stop
phase . The needle in the tachometer
moves
into the OFF position.
General information
Applies to vehi cles: with Start-Stop-System
The standard Start-Stop mode con be canceled
for different system-related reasons.
Fig. 85 Instrument cluster: Eng ine stop tempora rily un­
avai lable
Engine does not switch off
Before and during each stop phase, the system
checks if certain conditions have been met . For
examp le, the engine will not switch off in the fol­
lowing situations:
- The engine has not reached the minimum re­
quired temperature for Start-Stop mode.
- The interior temperature selected by the A/C
system has not been reached.
- The outside temperature is extremely high/low.
- The windshield is being defrosted@.
- The parking system* is be switched on .
- The battery charge level is too low .
- The steering wheel is turned at a sharp angle or
is moving .
- After engaging the reverse gear.
- On sharp inclines.
@J also appears in the instrument cluster dis­
play.
Engine automatically restarts
The standard Start-Stop mode will be canceled
during a stop phase in the following situations .
The engine restarts without any action by the driver.
Driving
- The vehicle rolls, for examp le while on a s lope.
- The interior temperature varies from the tem-
perature selected in the A/C system.
- The windshield is being defrosted@.
- The brake pedal is pressed severa l times in a
row.
- The battery charge level becomes too low.
- High power consumption.
The engine can turn off again when the condi­ tions for Start-Stop mode are met.
Ignition is switched off automatically
To prevent the battery from draining, the igni­
tion
will switch off automatically under the fol­
lowing conditions:
- The vehicle has already been driven.
- The Start-Stop-System has stopped the engine.
- The driver's door is opened .
- The driver's safety belt is removed.
- The brake pedal is not pressed down.
- The vehicle is stationary.
In this case, the activated low beam is replaced
by the parking light. The parking lights will
switch off after approximately 30 minutes or
when you lock the vehicle.
If the Start-Stop-System has not turned off the
engine or if you have switched the Start-Stop­
System off manually, the ignition will not be au­
tomatically switched off and the engine will con­
tinue to run
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A WARNING
--Never allow the engine to run in confined
spaces, because this increases the risk of as­
phyxiation .
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-If you shift into the D or N position after
shifting into reverse, the vehicle must be
driven faster than 6 mph (10 km/h) in order
for the engine to switch off again .
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Disp lay in th e in st rum ent clu ste r/head-up
di splay *
If there are pedestrians or wild animals in an area
in front of your vehicle that is classified as criti­
cal, the system will direct your attention to this:
- Pedestrians or wi ld animals are highlighted in
red and the corresponding symbol. or.
turns on
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-There is also a tone.
The area classified as cr itical is based on the vehi­
cle speed and the steering w heel angle. Pedes­
tr ian and wild animal warning encourages you to
pay more attention.
I f the nigh t vision assist image is replaced by an­
o ther d isp lay (such as the on-board computer),
the red ind icator light . or. will appear if
there is a pedestrian or wild animal warning
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If the head- up display* is sw itched on and the
n ight vision assist content is activated, . or.
will appear in the head-up display*.
Ma rking light*
To direct the driver's attention to a pedestr ian,
the headlights can flash on the pedestr ian th ree
times in a row when the re is a pedes trian warn­
ing .
This happens at speeds above approximate ly
35 mph (60 km/h) when you are traveling ou t­
side of we ll-lit areas and when flashing the head­
lights will not create glare for a vehicle detected
in the oncoming lane. The marker light* is con­
trolled by the high beam assist* ¢
page 44, High
beam assist.
The marking light is not used for wi ld animals .
Nig ht v is io n as sist
General information
App lies to vehicles : wit h night vision assist
Fig. 114 Fro nt of the veh icle: night vi sion camera
The following situat ions may affect the function
of the night vision assist system:
- Poor visibility such as snow , rain, fog or heavy
spray
- Dirty lens on the night vision assist camera
Make sure the night vision ass ist camera
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fig. 114 is not covered by stickers, depos its or
any other obstructions because that can affect
the camera function . For information on clean ­
ing, refer to¢
page 205.
Pedestria n and wild anima l detect ion depends on
the difference in temperature between the per­ son/wild animal and the background area. Pedes ­
trians/wild anima ls may not be detected if the
difference is too small. Pedestrian and wild ani­
mal mark ing and the marker light* are deactivat­
ed at temperatures above approximately 77 °F
(25 °C) and when it is light outside . When the
night vision assistant image is selected in the in­
str ument cl uster d isplay, the
Ill symbo l appears
i n the upper right.
A WARNING
Pay attention to traffic and the area a round
your vehicle when night vision assist is sw itch­
ed on. As the driver, yo u are a lways responsi­
ble for assessing the traffic situat ion.
- Night vision assist can only warn about peo­
ple and wi ld animals located within the visu­
al range of the infrared camera. The visual
range corresponds to the image in the in­
strument cluster display .
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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
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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
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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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