2016 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK headlights

Instruments and indicator lights
Instruments and indicator Lights
Instruments
Instrument cluster overview
The instrument cluster is the central information center for the driver.
Fig. 3 Instrument cluster overv iew
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Engine coolant temperature gauge
Tachometer
Turn signa ls
Display with
- Driver informat ion system .... .
- Indicator lights . .. ..... .... .
® Tachometer
® Fuel level
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The instrument illumination for the needles
and dials turns on when the ignition is turned
on and the lights are turned off. The illumina ­
tion for the dial s reduces automatically and
eventually turns off as brightness outside in­
creases. This function reminds the driver to
turn the headlights on at the appropriate
time.
Engine coolant temperature gauge
The engine coo lant gauge (D ¢ page 10, fig. 3
only works when the ignition is on. To prevent
damage to your engine, please note the follow­
ing important points:
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Engine cold
0 co 0
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If only the LEDs at the bottom of the gauge turn
on, the engine has not reached operating tem­
perature yet. Avoid high engine speeds, heavy en­
gine loads and heavy throttle applications .
Normal temperature
The engine has reached its operating tempera­
ture once the L EDs up to the center of the gauge
turn on under normal driving conditions . The
LEDs higher up may turn on when the engine is
under heavy load or the exterior temperature is
high . This is no need to worry as long as the.
warning light in the instrument cluster does not
ill uminate.
If the LE Ds in the upper area of the
display and the indicator light. in the instru­
ment cluster display turn on, the coolant temper­
ature is too high
¢ page 15.
&_ WARNING
-Always observe the warning in¢ page 203,
before opening the hood and checking the
engine coolant level.
- Never open the engine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dripping from the engine compartment . You ..,.

There is a malfunction in the headlights or the
light switch.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected.
i,CD Headlight range control
II Headlight range control: defective!
If the symbol illuminates, the headlight range
control is no longer working properly. Have the
system checked and repaired at your Audi dealer.
§0 Adaptive Light
Applies to: veh icles with Adapt ive Light
miJ Audi adaptive light: system fault
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, there is a malfunction in the adaptive
light system . The headlights still function.
Go to an authorized dealership to have the head­
lights or the control unit for the Adaptive Light
repaired.
@) Light/rain sensor
!'al Automatic headlights/ automatic wipers:
System fault
The light/rain sensor is malfunctioning .
For safety reasons, the low beams are turned on
permanently with the switch in
AUTO. However,
you can continue to turn the lights on and
off us­
ing the light switch. You can still control all func­
tions that are independent of the rain sensor
through the windshield wiper lever.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected.
; Adaptive dampers
Applies to: veh icles with adaptive dampers
;:::: R Suspension: System fault! You can continue
t3 driving
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~ There is an adaptive damper malfunction.
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Instruments and indicator lights
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected.
I- : Sport differential
Applies to: vehicles wit h spo rt differential
Ill Sport differential: system fault
There is a malfunction with the sport differential.
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer immediately
to have the malfunction corrected.
Ill Sport differential: overheating
The transmission temperature has increased sig­
nificantly due to the sporty driving manner. Drive
in a less sporty manner until the temperature re ­
turns to the normal range and the indicator light
switches of.
,8. WARNING
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Contact your authorized Audi dealer or a
qualified workshop if the sport differential is
faulty or malfunctioning. The repair must be
performed
by trained personnel using the cor­
rect oil in order to ensure safety.
¢ Q Turn signals
The indicator light blinks when you use either
turn signal.
Whenever you use the left B or the rig ht Ill
turn signal, the indicator light blinks. When you
use the emergency flashers, both indicator lights
flash.
If one of the turn signal light bulbs burn out, the
turn signal will blink twice as fast as normal.
Carefully drive to your authorized Audi dealer im­
mediately to have the malfunction corrected.
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For more information on the turn signals, re­
fer to
~ page 44.
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Lights and Vision
Exterior Lighting
Switching the lights on and off
Fig. 3 7 Instrument panel: l ig ht sw itc h w ith all we ath er
li g hts
Light switch -f/
Tu rn the switch to the co rresponding posi tion .
When the lights are sw itched on, the
:oo: symbo l
turns on .
O -The lights are off or the daytime running
l ights are on :
-USA models: The daytime running lig hts will
come on automatically when the ignition is on
and the light sw itch
9 fig . 37 is in the O posi­
t io n or th e
AUTO pos ition (only i n day light con­
di tions). The
Daytime running lights func tion
c an be turned on and off in the MM I
q page 45, q .&..
-Canada models : The daytime runn ing ligh ts
will come on au toma tically when t he ig nit ion is
on a nd the light swi tch
q fig . 37 is in the O po­
sition, the
: oo: position or the AUTO position
(only in daylig ht conditions) ¢,&. .
AUTO -Au tomatic hea dligh ts switc h on and o ff
depending on br igh tness, for example in tw ilight,
d ur ing ra in or in tunne ls.
,oo : -Parking light
io -Low beam headlights
~ - All weather lights
@II -Rea r fo g lig hts
Lights and V ision
All-weather lights
T he front lights a re adju sted au toma tic a lly so
that there is less g lare for the driver from his or
her own lights, fo r example whe n roa ds are wet.
Automatic dynamic headlight range control
system
Yo ur vehicle is equip ped with a headlight r ange
contro l system so that the headlights do not
blind oncoming t raffic if the vehicle load
c h anges . The head light range also ad justs auto­
matically when brak ing and acce lerating.
Static cornering light*
T he s tat ic cornering li ght depends on equipment
and only wo rks when the lig ht switch is in the AU·
TO position . The cornering light switches on au ­
tomat ica lly at speeds up to approximately
44 mp h (70 km) when the steering wheel is a t a
ce rtain ang le . The area to the side of the vehicle
is illum inated bette r when turn ing .
A WARNING
-Automatic headlights are only intended to
a ssi st the driver. They do no t relieve the
dr iver of resp ons ibility to check the head­
lig hts and to turn them on manu ally a ccord­
i ng to the cur rent light and visib ility co ndi ­
tions. Fog, for e xamp le , cannot be detected
by the ligh t sensors. So always switch on the
low beam under these weather cond itions
and when dr iving in the da rk
io.
- The rear fog lights sho uld only be turned on
in accordance w ith traffic regulations, to
p revent glare for traffic behind your vehicle.
- Please observe lega l regulat ions w hen us ing
the lighting systems described .
(D Tips
-The lig ht sensor for the automat ic head­
lights is in t he rearview m irror mount.
Therefore, do not p lace any st ic kers i n this
area on the winds hield.
- Some functions of the exterior lighting can
be adjusted ¢
page 45.
-If you t urn off the i gnit io n while the exte rior
lights a re on a nd open the d oor, yo u will
hear a warn ing tone.
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Lights and Vision
-In cool or damp weather, the inside of the
headlights, turn signals and tail lights can
fog over due to the temperature difference between the inside and outs ide. They will
clear short ly after sw itching them on. This
does not affect the service life of the light­ i ng.
Turn signals and high beam lever
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 . 38 Turn signal and high beam lever
The turn s ignal and high beam lever has the fol ­
lowing f unctions:
Turn signals ¢¢@@
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• Pu sh the lever u p as far as it can go to turn on
t he righ t turn s ignal or down to t urn on the left
turn s ignal
c:> fig. 38 .
• Move the lever briefly until you meet resistance
and release it to flash three t imes.
• Move the lever (up or down) until you meet re­
s istance and hold it there to determine the
flashing time for the tu rn signals.
High beam ~D @
• Push the lever forward to switch on the high
beam (veh icles with high beam assist*
c:> page44).
• Pull the lever back towards you to sw itch off
the h igh beam.
Headlight flasher ~D ©
• Pull the lever toward the steering wheel to use
the headlight flasher.
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Notes on these features
- The turn signals on ly wor k w it h the ignition
sw itched on. The ind icator lights
II or B in
the instrument cluster c:> page 11 also blink.
- After you have turned a co rner, the turn signa l
sw itches o ff automat ica lly.
- Th e
high beam works only when the head ligh ts
are on. The indicator light
Bl in the instrumen t
cl uster illuminates when the high beams are
on.
- The
headlight flasher works o nly as long as yo u
hold the lever - even if there are no lights
turned on. T he indicator light
Bl in the instru­
ment cluster i lluminates when you use the
headlight flas her .
A WARNING
Do not use the h igh beam or head light flasher
if you know that these could blind oncoming
traffic.
Headlight assistant
App lies to: vehicles with headlight assist
Fig. 39 Turn s ig nal and high beam leve r: turn ing headlight
ass ist o n/off
A camer a on the rearv iew mirror mou nt can de­
tect light sources from other road users. The high
beams switch on or off automatically depending
o n the positio n of vehicles driving ahead and on­
coming vehicles, the vehicle speed and other en ­
vironmental and traffic cond itions.
Activ ating headlight assistant
Requirement: the AUTO light sw itch posit ion
must be selected and t he headlight assistant
must be sw itched on in the Infotainment system
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~ To activate the headlight assistant, tap the lev ­
er forward (!). The
112 indicator light appears
in the instrument cluster disp lay and the head­
light assistant is switched on/off automatically .
The
El indicator light also turns on if the high
beams are switched on .
Switching the high beams 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:
~ To switch the high beams on manually, tap the
l ever forward (!). The
El indicator light turns
on.
~ To switch the high beams off manually, pull the
lever back@. The headlight assistant is deacti­
vated .
Operating the headlight flasher
~ To operate the headlight flasher when the
headlight assistant is activated and h igh beams
are switched off, pull the lever back@. The
headlight assistant remains active .
Messages in the instrument cluster display
r!IJ Audi adaptive light: system fault!
Headlight assist: System fault
Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or authorized
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected. You can still switc h the
high beams on or off manually.
Headlight assist: Unavailable. No camera view
The camera view is blocked, for example by a
sticker or debris.
The sensor is located between the interior rear­
view mirror and the windshield. Therefore, do not p lace any st ickers in this area on the windshie ld.
A WARNING
Headlight ass istant is only intended to assist
the driver . The dr iver is still responsible for
controll ing 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 rain, blowing snow or spraying water.
- On roads where oncoming traffic may be
partially obscured, such as expressways.
- When there are road users that do not have
suff icient lighting, such as b icyclers 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 w indshield 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: !CAR ! function button> (Car) " systems
control button > Vehicle settings> Exterior
lighting .
Automatic headlights
You can adjust the following settings in the Au­
tomatic 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 t he h igh 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 automatically each time the ig­
nition is switched on. This menu item is shown
"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-
tion on, select
Lights when leaving car> On. .,.
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.. To increase or reduce the brightness, turn the
knob and press it.
The interior lig hting turns on when you switch
the headlights on whi le the ignition is on .
(D Tips
The setting is automat ically stored and as­
signed to the remote control key that is in
use.
Instrument illumination
The brightness of the illumination for the instru­
ments, display and head-up display* can
be ad­
justed .
Fig. 43 Instrument illum ination
.. Press the knob to release it .
.. Turn the knob toward " -" or" +" to reduce or in ­
crease the brightness .
.. Press the knob aga in to return it to its o riginal
pos it ion.
@ Tips
The instrument illumination for the need les
and d ia ls t urns on when the ignition is turned
on and the lights are turned off. The illumina­
tion for the dials reduces automatically and
eventua lly turns off as brightness outside in­
creases . This function reminds the driver to
turn the headlights on at the appropriate
time.
Lights and V ision
Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 44 Driver 's doo r: knob fo r the exterio r mirrors
Turn the knob to the desired position:
Q/P -adjusting the left/right exterior mirror.
Move the knob in the des ired direct ion .
Qill -Heating the mir ror glass depend ing on the
outside temperature .
8- Folding exte rior mirro rs* . In the Infota in­
ment system , you can se lect if t he mirro rs fo ld in
automat ica lly when you lock the vehicle
~ page 33.
Front passenger 's e xterior mirror tilt
function *
To help you see the curb when backing into a parking space, the surface of the mirro r tilts
slight ly . For this to happen, the knob must be in
the position for the front passenger's outside
mirror.
You can adjust the tilted mir ror surface by turn ­
ing the knob in the desired direction . When you
move out of reverse and into another gear, the
new mirror position is stored and assigned to the
key you are using.
The m irror goes back into its or iginal pos ition
once you drive forward faster than 9 mph (15
km/h) or switch the ignition off.
A WARNING
-Curved (i .e. convex) m irror surfaces increase
your f ield of view. Remember that vehicles or
other objects will appear smaller and farther
away than when seen in a flat m irro r. If yo u
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Lights and Vision
use th is mirror to estimate d istances of fol­
lowing veh icles when changing lanes, you
cou ld estimate incorrectly and cause an acci­
dent .
CD Note
-If the mirror housing was moved by force
(for example, by running into an object
when maneuvering the vehicle), the mirror must be folded all the way i n using the pow­
er folding function. The mirror housing
must not be moved bac k into place by hand
because this would impa ir the f unction of
the m irro r mech an ism.
- If you wash the ve hicle in an automatic car
wa sh, yo u m ust fold the e xte rior m irrors i n
to reduce the risk of damage to the mirrors.
Never fold power folding exterior m irrors*
by hand. Only fo ld them in and out usi ng
the power contro ls.
@ Tips
- If the power adj usting function ma lfunc ­
tions, the g lass in both mirrors can be ad­
j u sted by press ing on the edge of it by hand .
- The ex terior mirror se ttings are stored with
the memory function" ~
page 56.
Dimming the mirrors
Fig. 4 5 Auto m atic d immin g rea rv iew mirr or*
Manual anti-glare adjustment
~ Move the sma ll lever (locate d on the bottom
edge of the m irror) to the rear.
Automatically dimming mirrors*
~ To dim the rearview m irror and both exterior
mirrors, press the@ button. The diode @
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turns on. The rearview and exter ior mirrors dim
automat ically when light shines on them, for
example from headlights on a vehicle to the
rear.
A WARNING
Elect rolyte fluid can leak from automatic d im­
ming mirrors if the glass is broken . Electro ­
lyte flu id can irr itate s kin, eyes and respirato­
ry system.
- Repeated or prolonged exposure to electro­
lyte can cause irritat ion to the resp iratory
sys tem, especially among people wi th ast h­
ma or o ther respiratory conditi ons. Get
fresh air immediately by leaving the vehicle
or, if that is not possible, open windows and
doors all the way .
- If electro lyte ge ts into the eyes, flush them
thorough ly w ith large amounts of clean wa­
ter for at least 15 min utes; medical atten­
tion is recommended .
- If electro lyte contacts skin, flush affected
area with clean water for at least 15 mi­
nutes and then wash affected area with
soap and water; medical attention is recom­
mended . Tho ro ughly wash affected clothing
and shoes before reuse.
- If swallowed and person is conscious, rinse
mouth w ith wate r for at least 15 minutes .
Do not induce vomiting unless inst ructed to
do so by med ical professional. Get medical
a tt en tion immed ia tely.
CD Note
Liqu id e lectrolyte lea king from bro ken m irro r
glass w ill damage any plastic s urfaces it
comes in co ntact with . Clean up sp il led e lec­
tro lyte i mmediately with clean wa ter an d a
spo nge.
(j) Tips
- Switching o ff the dimming functio n of the
inside rear view mirro r also deactiv ates the
au tom atic d imm ing fu nction of th e ex terior
mi rrors .

Lights and Vision
by moving the lever to position® within 10 sec­
onds of the after-wipe. The after-wipe function is
react ivated the next time you switch the ignition
on.
Cleaning the headlights*. The headlight washer
system* operates only when the low beam head­ lights are on. If you move the lever to position
@ , the headlights and the night vision assist
camera* are washed in intervals.
A WARNING
-The rain sensor is only intended to assist the
driver . The driver is still responsible for
manually switching the wipers on according
to the visibility conditions.
- The windshield may not be treated with wa­
ter-repelling windshield coating agents. Un­
favorable conditions, such as wetness, dark­
ness or low sun, can result in increased
glare, which increases the risk of an acci­
dent. Wiper blade chatter is also possible.
- Properly functioning windshield wiper
blades are required for a clear view and safe
driving ~
page 50, Replacing windshield
wiper blades.
(Jd) Note
- If there is frost, make sure the windshield
wiper blades are not frozen to the wind­
shield. Switching on the windshield wipers
when the blades are frozen to the wind­
shield can damage the wiper blades.
- Prior to using a car wash, the windshield
wiper system must be switched off (lever in position 0). This prevents unintentional
switching on and damage to the windshield
wiper system.
(Di Tips
- The windshield wipers switch off when the
ignition is turned off. You can activate the
windshield wipers after the ignition is
switched back on by moving the windshield
wiper lever to any position.
- Worn or dirty windshield wiper blades result
in streaking . This can affect the rain sensor
so
function. Check your windshield wiper
blades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozzles of the windshield
washer system are heated at low tempera­
tures when the ignition is on.
- When stopping temporarily, such as at a
traffic light, the speed of the windshield
wipers automatically reduces by one level.
Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Clean the wiper blades when you see wiper
streaks. Use a soft cloth and a glass cleaner.
.,. Place the windshield wiper arms in the service
position
c:> page 50.
.,. Fold the windshield wiper arms away from the
windshield.
A WARNING
Dirty windshield wiper blades can impair vi­
sion, which increases the risk of an accident.
Replacing windshield wiper blades
Fig. 49 Removing windshield wiper blades
Wiper service position/blade replacement
position
.,. Switch the ignition off and move the windshield
wiper lever to position
@ briefly c:> page 49,
fig. 48. The windshield wipers move into the
service position.
.,. To bring the wiper blades back into the original
position, switch the ignition on and operate the
windshield wiper lever.
You can also turn the service position on or off in
the Infotainment system:
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