2016 AUDI A7 transmission oil

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Electromechanical parking brake
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Tire pressure mon itoring system
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Tire pressure monitoring system
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Electronic power control ./ (alter­
native to
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Glow plug system
(alternative to
[m )
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Malfunction indicator Lamp (MIL)
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Diese l particulate fi lter* clogged
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Engine speed limitation
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Engine oil level
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Engine oil sensor
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Request to warm eng ine by driv­
in g
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Battery
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Tank system
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Windshie ld washer fluid level
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Windshie ld wipers
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Remote contro l key
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Remote contro l key
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Battery in remote control key
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Defective light bulb warning
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Instruments and indicator lights
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Rear fog light(s)
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Headlight range control
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adaptive light*
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Light-/rain sensor faulty
opoge 22
Audi active lane assist*
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Transmission (tiptronic)
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Transmission
- S tron ic
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Electronic steering column lock
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Engine start system
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Brake booster
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Electromechanical steering, dy­
namic steering*./
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Air suspension*
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Sport differential*
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Rear spoiler
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Refill Ad Blue*
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AdBlue malfunction*
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Other indicator lights
CRUISE
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Turn signals
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USA models: Cruise control*
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Canada models: Cruise control*
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Adaptive cruise control *
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Driving and the environment
Driving and the
environment
Breaking in
New engine
The engine needs to be run-in during the first
1,000 miles (1,500 km).
For the first 600 miles (1,000 kilometers ):
.,. Do not use full throttle .
.,. Do not drive at engine speeds that are more
than 2/3 of the maximum permitted RPM .
.,. Avoid high engine speeds.
From 600 to 1,000 miles (1,000 to 1,500
kilometers ):
.,. Speeds can gradually be increased to the maxi­
mum perm issible road or eng ine speed.
During and after break-in period
.,. Do not rev the engine up to high speeds when it
is cold . This applies whether the transmission is
i n N (Neutral) or in gear .
After the break-in period
.,. Do not exceed maximum engine speed under
any circumstances.
.,. Upshift into the next higher gear
before reach­
i ng the red area at the end of the tachometer
scale~
page 10 .
During the first few hours of driving, the engine's
internal friction is higher than later when all the
mov ing parts have been broken in. How well th is
break-in process is done depends to a cons idera­
b le extent on the way the vehicle is driven during
the first 1,000 miles (1,500 kilometers).
(D Note
Extremely high engine speeds are automati­
cally reduced. However, these rpm limits are
programmed for an engine wel l run-in, not a
new engine.
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® For the sake of the environment
Do not drive with unnecessarily high engine
speeds -upshifting early saves fuel, reduces
noise and protects the environment.
New tires
If your vehicle is running on new tires, drive par­
ticularly careful for the first 350 miles (500 kilo ­
meters) after f itting .
.8, WARNING
New tires tend to be slippery and must also
be "broken- in". Be sure to remember this dur­
ing the first 350 mi les (500 kilometers).
Brake gently. Avoid following closely behind
other ve hicles or other situations that might
require sudden, hard braking.
Avoid damaging the
vehicle
When you are driving on poor roads, or over
curbs, steep ramps, etc ., make certain that low­
lying parts such as spoilers and exhaust system
parts do not bottom out and get damaged .
This is especially true for vehicles with low-slung chass is (sports chassis)* and fully loaded
vehicles .
-
Driving through water on
roads
Note the following to avoid vehicle damage whe n
driving through water, for example on flooded
roads:
- The water must not be any highe r than the bot­
tom of the vehicle body.
- Do not dr ive faster than walk ing speed .
.8, WARNING
After driv ing through water or mud, the brak­
ing effect can be reduced due to moisture on
the brake discs and brake pads. A few careful
brake applications shou ld dry off the brakes.

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CD Note
-Vehicle components such as the engine ,
transmission, suspension or e lectr ical sys­
tem can be severe ly damaged by driving
through water .
- Always switch the Start-Stop -System* off
when driving through water
c> page 80.
@ T ips
- Determine the depth before driving through
water.
- Do not stop the vehicle, drive in reverse or
switch the eng ine off when driving through
water.
- Keep in mind that oncoming vehicles may
create waves that raise the water level and
make it too deep for your vehicle to drive
through safely.
- Avoid driving through sa lt water (corrosion).
Catalytic converter
Applies to vehicles: with gasoline engine
It is very impor tan t tha t your emission control
system (catalyti c converter) is functioning prop­
erly to ensure that your vehicle is running in an
environmentally sound manner .
... Always use lead-free gasoline c> page 210,
F uel supply .
... Never run the tank down all the way to empty .
.,. Never put too much motor oil in your engine
c> page 222, Adding engine oil~-
.,. Never try to push- or tow-start your veh icle.
The catalytic converter is an eff icient "clean-up"
dev ice bu ilt into the exhaust system of the vehi­
cle . T he catalytic converter burns many of the
pollutants in the exhaust gas before they are re­
l eased into the atmosphere.
The exclusive use of unleaded fuel is cr itically im ­
portant for the life of the catalyt ic converte r and
proper functioning o f the eng ine .
A WARNING
The temperature o f the exhaust system is
high, both when driving and after stopping
the engine .
Driving and th e en vir onm ent
- Never touch the exhaust tail pipes once they
have become hot. Th is could resu lt in burns.
- Do not park or operate the vehicle in areas
where the hot exhaust system may come in contact w ith dry grass, brush, fuel spill or
other material which can cause a fire.
- Do not app ly additional undercoating or
rustproofing on or near the exhaust mani­
fold, exhaust pipes, catalytic converter or heat shields . During dr iving, the substance
used for undercoat ing could overheat and
cause a fire .
CD Note
-Be aware that just one tank filling with lead­
ed
fuel w ill already ser iously degrade the
performance of the catalyt ic converter .
- Do not exceed the correct engine oil level
¢ page 222.
-Do not drive until the fuel tank becomes
completely empty . The engine cou ld misfire .
Unburned fuel could also get into the ex­
haust system and this cou ld cause the cata­
lyt ic converter to overheat.
- Do not switch off the ignit io n while the veh i­
cle is movi ng.
- Do not continue to ope rate your veh icle un­
der these conditions, as othe rwise f uel can
reach the catalytic converter . This could re­
sult in overheating of the co nve rter , requ ir­
ing its replacement .
- T o assu re eff icient operation of the Emission
Contro l System:
- Have your vehicle maintained properly and
in accordance w ith the serv ice recommen­
dat ions in your Warranty
& Maintena nce
booklet .
- Lack of proper maintenance as we ll as im­
p roper use of the vehicle will impair the
function of the emission control system
and could lead to damage.
@ For the sake of the environment
Even when the Emiss ion Control System is op­
erating properly, the exhaust gas can have a
su lfu r-like exhaus t gas sme ll unde r some op­
erating states. Th is depends on the s ulf ur
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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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Raising the vehicle
lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The vehicle may only be lift ed at the lifting
poin ts illustra ted.
F ig. 222 Front lift in g po int
F ig. 223 Rear lift in g point
.,. Read and heed WARNING ¢ .&_.
.,. Activate the vehicle jack mode* in the M MI:
I CAR I funct ion button> (Car )* systems control
button >
Servicing & checks > Air susp.: jack
mode > On .
.. Locate lifting points¢ fig. 222 and¢ fig. 223 .
.. Adju st lift ing a rm s of wor ksh op hoist or floor
jack t o match ve hicle lifting poi nts.
.. Inse rt a r ubber pa d between the floor jac k/
workshop hoist and the lifting poi nts.
T he vehicle jac k mode* mus t be activa ted so that
the au tomatic a djust ment of the Adaptive Air
Suspension * does not make it more diffi cult to
ra ise the veh icle with the floor jack.
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack to
work underneath , be sure the vehicle is safely
supported on stands intended for this purpose.
Emergency situations
Front lifting point
T he li ftin g po in t is loca ted o n the floo r pan rein­
f o rcement about at the same level as the ja ck
mounting point¢
fig. 222 . Do not lift the vehi­
cle at the vertical sill reinforcement.
Rear lifting point
T he lifti ng po int is loc ated o n the vert ica l rei n­
f o rcement o f the lower s ill for the on- bo ar d ja ck
¢ fig. 223.
lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to¢ page 257 .
A WARNING
- To reduce t he ris k o f ser ious injury and vehi­
cle damag e.
- Always lift the vehicle only at the specia l
workshop h oist a nd f loor jack lift poi nts il­
lu strat ed¢
fig. 222 and ¢ fig. 223.
- Fail ure to lift the ve hicle at these points
could cause the veh icle to tilt o r fall from
a lift if there is a cha nge in veh icle weight
dis tributi on and balance . T his might hap ­
p en, fo r example, wh en h eavy compone nts
s uch as th e engine blo ck or trans missi on
are re m ove d.
- Wh en removing heavy comp onents li ke
t he se, an ch or veh icle to h ois t o r ad d corre­
spon ding we ights to m aintai n the c enter of
g ravity . Otherwise, the vehicle might tilt or
slip off the hoist , causing ser ious persona l
i nju ry .
(D Note
- B e aw are o f the following poi nts befo re li ft­
ing the vehicle:
- The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil
pan, the transmission housing, the front
or rear axle or the body side members.
Thi s could lead to serious damage .
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chassis frame, a rubber pad must be in ­
serted between the floor ja ck and the lift
point s. .,,.
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Technical data
Vehicle identification
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Fig. 225 T he veh icle iden ti fica tion label -inside the lug ·
g age compart ment
Vehicle Identification Number (VlN )
The Veh icle Iden tifica tion Number is located in
d iffe rent p laces:
- u nder the w indshield on the dr iver's side
¢ fig . 224.
-in the MMI: Select: Funct ion button ICAR I >
(Car )* syste ms> Servi cing & checks > VIN
~ numb er.
i3 -on the vehicle identification label.
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Technical d ata
Vehicle identification label
The vehicle identification label is lo cate d in the
lu ggage compartment in the spare whee l we ll.
T he labe l¢
fig. 225 shows the fo llowing vehicle
da ta:
(D Vehicle Ident ificat ion Number (VIN)
@ Vehicle type , engine o utp ut, transmission
® Engine and transm iss ion code
@ Paint number and interior
® Optional equipment numbers
T he information of the veh icle identification label
c a n a lso be fo und in your W arranty
& Mai nte·
nance booklet.
Safety compliance sticker
The safety compliance sticker is you r assurance
that your new vehi cle complies w ith all applicable
Fede ra l Mo tor Vehi cle Safety Sta ndards which
were in effec t at the time the vehicle was m anu­
fac tured. Yo u can find this sticker on the door
jamb on the driver 's side. It shows the month and
year of production and the vehicle identification number of your vehicle (perforation) as we ll as
the Gross Veh icle Weight Rating (GVWR) and the
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR).
H igh vo ltage warn ing lab el
T he high voltage wa rning label is located in the
engine compartment next to the eng ine hood re ­
lease. The spark ign it ion system complies with
t h e Canadian standard ICES-002 .
Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) for front
and rear are listed on a st icker on the door jamb
on the dr iver 's side.
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing includes the
weight of the basic vehicle plus f ull fuel tank, oil
and coolant, pl us maxim um load, which includes
passenger weigh t (150 lbs/68 kg per design ated
seat ing pos ition) and luggage weight ¢.&, . ..,,.
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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
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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
0
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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