2016 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK wheel

Storing cargo correct ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
R epo rting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Mo nitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 146
Knee airbags ...................... .. 15 1
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
S ide curtai n air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
I mpor tant info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
C hi ld se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Secur ing c hild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
L ATCH system ( Lower anchorages and
tethers for chi ldren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Addit ional info rmation 176
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Preventative passenge r protection . . . . . . 177
Dri ver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 179
Not ice about data reco rded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Elect ronic Stabilizat ion Control (ESC) . . . . 180
B ra king . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
E lect romechanica l steer ing, dyna mic
steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
A ll whee l dr ive ( quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Rear spo iler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Driving and the environment . . . . 188
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Driving through wate r on roads . . . . . . . . 188
Wa rm ing up and cooling down . . . . . . . . . 189
Catalytic converte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Table of contents
Plac ing you r vehicle ou t of serv ice . . . . . . 190
Econ om ica l and env ironmenta lly-friend ly
driv ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Cleaning and care i nformat ion 194
Fuel and Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Gasoli ne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
En gine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
En gine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Coo lin g sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Bra ke fl uid .... ..................... 211
B attery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 12
Windsh ie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 16
Se rvice interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Wheels .. .. .. . ... .... . ..... ... .. .. 2 18
Whee ls and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Tire p ressure monitoring system
235
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Eq uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Tire repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Fuses ............................. 249
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Drive r side cockpit fuse assignment . . . . . 250
Front passenger side coc kpit fuse
ass ignment . ... . .. ... ............ .. 251
L uggage com partment f use assignme nt . 251
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Gener al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
S ta rt ing by p ushi ng o r tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 253
S ta rt ing wi th ju mpe r ca b les . . . . . . . . . . . 2 53
U se of jumpe r ca bles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 54
T owing with a tow t ruck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
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Audi side assist display
Power locking switches ...... .. .
Memory function buttons ...... .
Audi side assist button .. .. ... . .
Air vents with thumbwheel
Control lever for:
- Turn signal and high beam
- Audi active lane assist . .. ... . .
- High beam assist ......... .. .
@ Multifunction steering wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag
- Driver information system but-
tons ...................... .
- Audio/video, telephone, naviga­
tion and voice recognition but­
tons
- Steering wheel heating ...... .
- Shift paddles ............ .. .
® Instrument cluster ........... .
@ Head-up Display ............ . .
@ Windshield washer system lever
@ Buttons for:
- MMI display
- Reset button for trip odometer
@ Starting the engine if there is a
malfunction ................. .
~ Knee airbag .. ............. .. .
@ Steering wheel adjustment, de­
pending on equipment:
- mechanical ................ .
- electrical
@ Lever for :
- Cruise control system ... .. .. .
- Adaptive cruise control ...... .
@ Button for switching the Head-up
Display on/off, adjusting the
height .. .. ............... .. .
@ Instrument illumination ....... .
91
35
56
91
44
88
44
139
22
70
105
10
26
49
25
74
151
71
71
77
79
26
47
@) Engine hood release .......... .
@ Data Link Connector for On Board
Diagnostics (OBD II) .... ...... .
@ Light switch . .. .............. .
@ Buttons for :
-All-weather lights - Night vision assistant .. ...... .
- Rear fog lights ............. .
@ Power exterior mirror adjustment
@ Rear lid switch ............... .
@
@
@ Power windows
MMI display
E mergency flashers
@ Glove compartment .......... .
@ Front passenger's airbag ...... .
@ Drives (MMI)
@ Buttons/Indicator lights for
- Parking system ............. .
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF .... .
- Rear spoiler .. .............. .
- Electronic Stabilization Control .
@ Four-zone automatic climate con-
trol .... .... .. .............. .
@) Storage compartment or ashtray
with cigarette lighter ......... .
@ I ST AR T ENGINE ST OP ! button
@ MMI controls
@
@
@ 12-volt socket, (upholder
E lectromechanical parking brake
Selector lever
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Cockpit
203
28
43
43
98
43
47
36
39
46
60
139
107
147
185
181
67
58,58
72
59 ,59
74
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- Some of the equipment or features shown
in the general illustration may be standard
equipment on your vehicle or may be op­
tional equipment depending on your model.
Always ask your authorized Audi dealer if
you have a question about your vehicle.
- Operation of the Multi Media Interface
(MMI) is described in a separate manual.
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could burn yourself. Let the engine cool off
first until you can no longer see or hear
steam or coolant escaping .
0 Note
- Mounting additional lights or accessories in
front of the air inlets reduces the cooling ef­
fect of the radiator. At h igh outside temper­
atures or high engine load, the engine could
overheat .
- The front spoiler has been designed to prop­
erly distribute the cooling air when the veh i­
cle is moving . If the spoiler is damaged, this
could red uce the cooling effect and the en­
gine could then overheat. Ask your author­
iz ed Audi dealer for assistance.
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev­
olutions per minute (RPM).
You should shift to the next lowest gear when
the speed is below 1500 RPM . The beginning of
the red zone in the tachometer indicates the
maximum permissib le engine speed for all gea rs
once the engine has been broke n in. Before
reaching the red zone, you should shift into the
next higher gear, choose the Dor 5 selector lever
position , or remove your foot from the accelera­
tor pedal.
(D Note
The needle in the tachometer@Q
page 10,
fig. 3
may only be in the red area of the gauge
for a short time or there is a risk of engine
damage. The beginning of the red range in
the gauge depends on the engine operating
tern perature.
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early helps you to save fuel and re­
duce operating noise.
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The engine speed is limited when the engine
is cold - the full engine output is not availa­
ble. When the engine is at operating temper-
Instruments and indicator lights
ature, the red area in the tachometer moves
to a higher RPM range.
Fuel level
The fuel gauge only works when the ignition is
on. If the fuel level drops below 2.6 gallons (10
liters), the bottom LED turns red and the indica­
tor light
tD turns on Q page 20. The bottom
LED blinks red when the fuel level is very low .
The possible range based on the current fuel lev­
el is shown in tab@¢
page 22, fig. 4.
For the tank capacity in your vehicle, refer to the
Technical Data¢
page 260.
(D Note
Never drive until the tank is comp letely emp­
ty. The irregu lar supply of fuel that resu lts
from that can cause the engine to misfire. Un­
combusted fuel w ill then enter the exhaust
system. This can cause overheating and dam­
age to the catalytic converter .
Indicator lights
Description
The indicator lights in the instr ument cluster
blink or turn on. They indicate functions or mal­
funct ions ¢& .
Messages may appear with some indicator lights .
A warning signal will sound at the same time.
The indicator lights and messages in the center of the displays may be replaced by other disp lays.
To show them again, select the tab for indicator
lights and messages using the multifunction
stee ring wheel ¢
page 22. If there are several
malfunctions, you can display them one at a time
using the thumbwheel.
Some indicato rs lights in the d isplay can turn on
in several colors .
_&. WARNING
- Failure to heed warning lights and other im­
portant vehicle information may result in
serious personal injury or vehicle damage.
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'SI: ...... Malfunction in the elect ronic differential
lock (EDL)
The EDL works together with the ABS. The ABS
warn ing light will come on if there is a ma lfunc­
tion in the EDL system
c::.>page 180. See your au­
thor ized Audi dealer as soon as possible.
A WARNING
-If the t'm (USA models)/ 11] (Canada mod-
els) warn ing light does not go out, or if it
comes on while driving, the ABS system is
not wo rking prope rly. The vehicle can then
be stopped on ly with the standard brakes
(without ABS). You will not have the protec­
tion ABS provides. Contact your Audi dealer
as soon as possible.
- USA models: If the 1111 warning light, the
DJ warning light and the t'm warning lig ht
come on together, the rear wheels could
lock up first under hard braking. Rear wheel
lock-up can cause loss of vehicle control and
an acc ident. Have your vehicle repaired im­
med iately by your authorized Audi dealer or
a qualified workshop. Drive slowly and avoid
sudden, hard brake applications.
-Canada models: If the brake warning light
. , the
DJ wa rning light and the ABS warn­
ing light
II] come on together, the rear
wheels could lock up first under hard brak­
ing. Rear wheel lock -up can cause loss of ve­
hicle control and an accident . Have your ve­
hicle repaired immediately by your author­
ized Audi dealer or a qualified workshop.
Drive slowly and avoid sudden, hard brake
applications .
{0} Worn brake pads
IJ Brake pads!
-
If the warning light illum inates, immediate ly
contact your authorized Audi dealer or qualified
wo rkshop to have all brake pads inspected. On
USA models the warning light
IJ comes on to­
gether with the warning light
1111. Both sets of
~ 1) - : USA models only
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brake pads on an axle must always be replaced at
the same time.
A WARNING
-Driving with bad brakes can cause a collision
and serious personal injury.
- If the warn ing light
IJ and the warning
light
llll1 l with the message Brake pads!
comes on in the instrument cluster display,
immed iately contact your authorized Aud i
dealer or qualified workshop to have all
brake pads checked or replaced if necessary .
EPC Electronic power control
Applies to : veh icles w it h gasoli ne e ngi ne
This warning/indicator light monitors the elec­
tronic power control.
The (m warning/indicator light (Electronic Power
Control) illuminates when you switch the ignition
on as a function check.
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If this warning/indicator light illuminates
while you are driv ing, then there is a malfunc­
tion in the engine electronics. Have the mal­
funct ion corrected as soon as poss ible by your
authorized Audi dealer or qualified repair fa­
cility.
o Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
T he Ma lfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) is pa rt of
the On-Board Diagnostic (OBD II) system. The
symbol
¢,ij lights up when the ignition is switch­
ed on and will turn off after the engine has start­
ed and has settled at a constant idle speed. This
indicates that the MIL is working properly.
The warning light illuminates when there is a
malfunction in the engine electronic system.
Contact yo ur authorized Audi dea ler and have the
malfunction corrected.
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
ca use the MIL light to illuminate
c::.>page 200 .
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-Always reduce your speed and drive with
special care in cold weather cond itions when
the chance of encountering icy road surfaces
increases.
(D Tips
- If the vehicle is stat iona ry, o r if you are driv­
i ng at a very low speed, the temperature
s hown in the d isp lay m ight be slightly high­
er t han the actual outside temperature. T his
i s caused by t he heat be ing radiated from
t h e eng ine.
- You can select the u nits used for temp era­
ture, speed and othe r measureme nts in the
MM I.
- Fo r info rmation o n the a udio/video and nav­
i ga tion* func tions, re fer to the s epa ra te
M MI owner's manual.
Operation
The driver information system is operated using
the buttons on the multifunc tion steering wheel.
F ig. 6 M ultifunct io n steering wheel: operating the driver
info rmation system
Fig. 7 In strume nt cluste r: o penin g the vehicle funct ions
menu
Instruments and indicator lights
Operating
.,. Switch t he igni tion on.
.,. To switch be twee n the tabs, p ress the rocker
sw itch
(D to the left o r right¢ fig. 6 .
.,. To access additiona l information below or
above, t urn the th umbwheel @down or up .
.,. To confirm a selection, p ress the thumbwheel
@.
.,. To open the submenu for an ac tive tab , press
the button [ii@.
.,. To sele ct a func tion p rogrammed to a steering
wheel button *, p re ss the butto n @ .
Opening the Vehicle functions
.,. Select the first tab with the rocker sw itch (D .
.,. Press the~ button @. The Vehicle functions
menu is disp layed ¢ fig. 7.
.,. To sele ct a men u it em, turn an d press the
t humbwhee l@ .
Resetting values to zero
.,. In the Vehicle functions menu, select On­
board computer or Efficiency program .
.,. You ca n now se lec t b etw een the long-term
memory an d short- term memory .
.,. To reset the val ue s in a m emo ry, pres s and hold
the t humbwheel @for one se cond.
Assigning a function to a programmable
steering wheel button*
.,. Sele ct the I CAR ! fun ction butt on> (Car) *Sy s­
tem s
contro l butto n > Vehicle settings > Steer­
ing wheel button programming .
The la st fun ction sele cte d di spla ys w hen yo u
swi tch the ig nition on.
On-board computer
Fi g. 8 Instrument cluster: fuel consu mptio n display
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.. Turn the menu thumbwheel on the steering
whee l until
Lap timer appears in the instru­
ment cluster display .
@ Boost pressure indicator
The current engine load (meaning the current
boost pressure) is indicated by a bar.
@ Shifting indicator
The shifting indicator is only visible when shift ing
gears in tiptronic mode
~ page 105. Green LEDs
turn on as the eng ine RPMs increase. The LE DS
flash red at speeds nea r the RPM lim it.
In vehicles with an activated Head-up display
<=>
page 26, the shifting indicator is shown in the
H ead-up display instead of the instrument clus­
ter.
© Engine oil temperature indicator
If the engine oil temperature is below 60 °C, the
II symbol followed by three hyphens"---" and
the °C unit is shown.
The engine has reached its operat ing tempera­
ture when the engine oil temperature is between
60
· c and 120 °C under normal driving condi­
tions . The engine oil tempe rature may be higher
if there is heavy eng ine load and high tempera­
tures outside . This is not a cause for concern as
long as the .
~page 16 or Ill ~page 16 indi­
cator lights in the display do not blink.
Lap timer
Introduction
You can record and evaluate lap times with the
lap timer in the display <=>
page 2 7, fig. 16. The
time is measured in minutes, seconds and 1/10
seconds. The hours are also shown when the lap
time exceeds 60 minutes. The maxim um individ­
ua l measurement is 99 hours. A maximum of SO
laps may be recorded.
A WARNING
Please devote your full attention to driving.
As the driver, you have complete responsibili­
ty for safety in traffic. Only use the functions
in such a way that you always maintain com-
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Instruments and indicator lights
plete control over your vehicle in all traffic sit­
uations.
(D Tips
When the lap timer stopwatch is running, you
can call up the on-board computer informa­
tion.
Calling up the lap timer and timing
Fig. 16 Display : Lap timer
Calling up the lap timer
.. Tu rn the thumbwheel unti l the lap timer ap-
pears.
Timing laps
.,. To start tim ing, press the thumbwheel.
.,. To stop tim ing for this lap, press the thumb­
wheel again . T his also starts timing the next
round. The previous timing always moves one
line up. The lap number that corresponds to the
timing is displayed in front of the individua l
timings.
Displaying intermediate time and pausing
timing
.. To display an intermediate time, press the
thumbwheel. The timing continues to run in
the background.
.. To pause timing, press the thumbwheel.
.. To continue timing, press the thumbwheel
aga in .
If timing is paused, you can continue it later even
if you switch the ignition off.
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Instruments and indicator lights
Evaluating times and continuing or
resetting timing
You can evaluate the fastest, slowest and aver­
age Lap times .
Fig. 17 Display: lap time evaluation
... To evaluate lap times, press the thumbwheel.
The number of laps traveled, the fastest lap
"+", the slowest lap"-" and the average lap
time "0" appears in the display .
... To continue timing for additional laps, press
the thumbwheel.
... To reset the timer to zero, press the thumb­
whee l again. The lap timer is switched off now.
(D Tips
-Saved lap times cannot be individually de­
l eted from the total results .
- The saved lap timer values will not be lost
after turning the ignition off.
On Board Diagnostic
System (OBD)
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) I! in the
i n str ument cluster is part of the On-Board Diag­
nostic (OBD II) system.
The warning/indicator light illuminates when the
ignit ion is switched on and goes ou t after the en­
g in e starts and the idle has st abilized. This indi­
cates that the MIL is working properly .
If the light does not go out after the engine is
started, or illuminates wh ile you are dr iving, a
malfunct ion may exis t in the engine system.
If
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the light illuminates, the catalyt ic converte r
could be damaged.
Continue driving
with reduced power (avoidi ng
sustai ned high speeds and/or rapid accelera­
tions) and have the condition corrected. Contact
your authorized Audi dealer.
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MIL light to illuminate
q page 200.
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 18 Location of Data Link Connector (DLC)
On-Boa rd Diagnostics monitors the components
of your emission control system. Each monitored
component in your engine system has been as­
s ig ned a code . In case o f a malfunct ion, the com­
ponent will be identified and the fault stored as a
code in the contro l module memory.
The MIL light may also illuminate if there is a
leak in the on-board fuel vapor recovery system.
If the light illuminates after a refuelling, stop
the vehicle and make sure the fuel filler cap is properly closed
q page 200.
In order to make an accurate diagnosis, the stor­
ed data can only be displayed using special diag­
nostic equipment (generic scan tool for OBD) .
In order to connect the special diagnostic equip­
ment, push the plug into the Data Link Connector
(DLC). The DLC is located to the right of the hood
release <=>
fig. 18.
Your authorized Audi dealer or a qua lified service
station can interpret the code and perform the
necessary repair. .,.

Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
Fig. 19 Key set
@ Remote control key with mechanical key
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle
and start the engine w ith the master key with re­
mote control. A mechanical key is integrated in
the remote control key¢
page 30.
@ Emergency key
The emergency key is not intended for constant
use. It shou ld only be used in an emergency.
Keep it in a safe place and do not carry it on your
key ring.
Key replacement
If you lose a key , contact your authorized Audi
dealer immediately to have the
lost key disab led .
Be sure to bring all your keys with you.
Personal comfort settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recommended
that each person always uses "their own" master
key. When the ignition is switched off or when
the vehicle is locked , personal convenience set­
tings for the following systems are stored and as­
signed to the remote master key .
- Automatic climate contro l
- Central locking system
- Amb ience lighting*
- Seat memory*
- Parking system*
- Adaptive cruise control*
- Audi active lane assist*
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-Audi side assist*
- Audi drive se lect
- Night vision assistant*
- Heated steering wheel*
The stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open the
doors or when you switch the ignition on.
A WARNING
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-Do not leave your vehicle unattended. Al­
ways take your ignition key with you and
loc k your vehicle . Entr y by unautho rized per­
sons could endanger yo u or result in theft or
damage the vehicle.
- Do not leave children unattended in the ve­
hicle, especially with access to vehicle keys.
Unguarded access to the keys provides chil­
dren the opport unity to start the engine
and/or activate vehicle systems s uch as the
power windows, etc. Unsupervised opera­
tion of any vehicle system by ch ildren can
result in serious injury .
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-The operation of the remote control key can
be temporarily disrupted by interference
from transmitters in the v icinity of the vehi­
cle working in the same frequency range
(e.g . a cell phone, radio equipment).
- For security reasons, replacement keys are
only ava ilable from Audi dealers .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
~page 265 .
Removing the mechanical key
Fig. 20 Remote contro l maste r key : removing the mec hani -
ca l key
Ill>-