2017 AUDI A7 display

Driver i nf orm ati on sy stem
Econom y tip s
I n certain s ituations, economy tips appear auto ­
matica lly for a sho rt time in the efficiency pro­
gram
c:> fig. 10. If you fo llow these economy tips,
you can reduce your v ehicle's fuel consumption.
To t urn an economy tip off immed iate ly after it
appears, press any button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
(D Tips
- If you e rase the data in the efficiency pro­
gram, the values in the on-board computer
will a lso be reset.
- Once you have turned an economy tip off , it
will only appear again after you turn the ig ­
nition on again.
- The economy t ips are not displayed in every
instance, but rather in intervals over a peri­
od of t ime .
Odometer
Fig. 11 Ins trument clus ter: od omet er an d re set but ton
The display of distance dr iven is shown in m iles
" mi" or ki lomete rs "km". The uni ts of measure­
ment (kilometers/miles) can be changed in the
I nfotainment system.
Trip odometer and odometer The trip odometer shows the distance driven
since it was last reset. It can be used to measure
short distances .
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by press­ i n g the ~ reset button .
The odometer shows the total distance that the
vehicle has been driven .
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Malfunction indicator
If there is a malfunction in the instrument clus­
ter ,
DEF will appear in the trip odometer display.
Have the malfunction corrected as soon as possi­
ble .
Time/date display
The date, time of day and time and date format
can be set in the Infotainment system. Refer to
the Infotainment system operating manual for
instruct ions.
When you open the driver's door, the date and
time appear in the instrument cluster display for 30 seconds.
Head-up display
Applies to: vehicles with Head-up Dis p lay
Fig. 12 Examp le: indicators in t he Head -up d isplay
F ig. 13 I n str umen t pa nel: kn ob for t he head -up disp lay
The Head- up display p rojects certain warn ings or
selected information from the assist systems* or navigation* on the windshield. The display ap­
pears w ith in the driver's field of vision.
Switching on /off
.,. To switch the Head-up display on or off, press
the knob~
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Adjusting the height
The height of the display can be adjusted to the
individua l driver .
.. Make s ure yo u are seated cor rect ly
<=> page 130.
.. Turn the knob~ to adjust the displ ay .
Settings in the Infotainment system
.. Se lect: the ICA RI function button > (Car )* Sys ­
tems
control b utton > Driver assistance >
Head-up display > Head-up di splay contents or
Display brightne ss .
Display content
In the Infotainment system, yo u can specify
which informa tion should be displayed: For ex­
ample, th is can incl ude navigation informat ion*,
Adap tive cr uise con trol* or nig ht vision ass ist *.
T he display of certa in i nformation and some of
the red indicator lig hts cannot be h idden in the
I nfotainmen t system .
Display brightness
You can ad just the display brightness in the Info­
tainmen t system. The display brig htness decreas­
es automatically as the amount of light decreas­
es . The backgro und bright ness is adjusted with
the ins trumen t illumina tion <=:>
pag e 43.
(D Note
To prevent scratches on t he g lass cove ring the
head-up d is p lay, do not place any o bjects in
t h e projection o pening.
(D Tips
-Su nglasses w it h polar izat ion fi lt e rs a nd u n­
favo rab le lighting conditions can have a
negative effect o n th e di splay .
- An optim um display depe nds on the s eat
pos ition and th e height adjus tme nt of th e
h ead -up display .
- A sp ecia l wi ndshield is needed for th e head ­
u p d isplay f unction.
- Fo r info rmat ion o n cleaning, refer to
c::> ta ­
ble on page 237.
Driver in forma tion system
On Board Diagnostic
System (OBD)
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Ma lfunction I ndicator Lamp (M IL) ¢• in the
inst rument cluste r is pa rt of the On-Board D iag­
nostic (OBD
II) system .
T he w arnin g/i ndic ator lig ht ill uminates w hen the
ignition is sw itche d on an d goes out after the en­
gine starts and the idle has stab ilized. This indi­
cates that the MIL is wor king p roperly.
If the light does not go out a fter the eng ine is
started, or illum inates w hile you are drivin g, a
malfu nction may ex ist in t he engine system . If
t h e lig ht ill uminates, the catalytic converter
cou ld be damaged.
Cont inue d riving
with reduced power (avoiding
s u stai ned high speeds and/o r rap id accelera­
t ions) and have the condition corrected. Contact
yo ur aut hori zed Aud i deale r.
If the light illum inates, the elect ronic speed lim­
ite r may also be ma lf u nct io ni ng. For more infor­
mation
c::> page 26, E lectronic speed limiter.
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MIL light to illuminate
<=> page 193 .
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 14 Location of Data Link Co nnector (D LC)
On- Boar d Dia gno sti cs m onitors the components
of your emissio n con trol system . Each monitore d
com ponent in your engine system has been as­
s igned a code . In case of a malfunction, the com­
ponent will be ident ified and the fault sto red as a
code in the contro l modu le memory.
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Programming buttons
Applies to: vehicles wit h garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 3 2 Headl iner: c ontro ls
You can program bot h fixed code and rol ling code
systems using this procedure .
Programming /reprogramming button s
• Switch the ignition on .
.. Press and hold the button in the head liner that
you wou ld like to program for at least 10 sec­
onds. Or
• Se lect:
~ I C~ A~ R~ I fu nct ion button > (Car) * Systems
co ntro l button > Vehicle setting s > Garage
door opener > Program garage door opener .
.. Fol low the ins truc tions i n the I nfota inme nt sys­
tem .
Deleting button programming
The programmed bu ttons cannot be de leted ind i­
v id ually . They must be deleted all at once. Rep ro­
g ram the bu ttons if necessary .
.. Se lect: the
ICARI fu nction button > (Car) * Sys ­
tems
control b utton > Vehicle settings > Ga­
rage door opener
> Clear program settings >
Yes .
Displaying the version /status/country code
.. Se lec t: I CAR I funct ion button > (Car) * Systems
co ntro l butto n > Vehicle settings > Garage
door opener > Version information .
(D Tips
The garage door opene r may need to be
synchronized w ith the-system motor after the
programming . Follow the manufacture r's i n­
st ruc tions for do ing th is.
Open ing and closing
Operation
App lies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Home link)
Requireme nts : t h e bu tton in the headliner m ust
be program med<>
page 39 and t he ve hicle m ust
be wi thin r ange of the system, s uc h a s the ga rage
doo r.
• Press the bu tton to ope n the garage door. The
L E D @ <>
page 39, fig. 32 blink s or tur ns on .
• Press the bu tton ag ai n to open the g arage
door.
@ Tips
When o pening or clos ing the g arage door, d o
not press and hold t he b utton lon ger ten sec ­
o nd s or the garage door opener w ill switch to
p rogramming mode.
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\.J ' -If you turn off the ignition whi le the exterior
lights are on and open the door, a warning
tone sounds.
- 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 outside. They will
clear shortly after switching them on. This
does not affect the serv ice life of the light­
ing .
Turn signal and high beam lever
The turn signal lever operates the turn signals,
the high beams and the headlight flasher.
Fig. 34 Turn s ignal and h igh bea m lever
Turn signals¢¢
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The turn s ignals activate when you move the lev­
er into a turn signal position when the ignition is
switched on.
@ -right turn signal
@ -left turn signal
The turn s ignal blinks three times if you tap the
lever (conven ience turn s ignal).
High beams and headlight flasher ~D
Move the lever to the corresponding position :
@ -high beams on (vehicles w ith H igh beam as­
sistant*
~ page 41)
©-high beams off or headlight flasher
The
Bl indicator light in the instrument cluster
turns on.
Lights and Vision
A WARNING
High beams can cause glare for other drivers,
which increases the risk of an accident . For
this reason, only use the high beams or the
headlight flasher when they will not create
glare for other drivers .
High beam assistant
Applies to : vehicles wi th high beam assis tan t
A camera on the rearview mirror mount can de­
tect light sources from other road use rs . The high
beams switch on or off automatically depending
on the position of vehicles driving ahead and on­
coming vehicles, the veh icle speed and other en­
vironmental and traffic cond it ions.
Activating high beam assistant
Requirement: the light switch must be set to the
A UTO posit ion and the high beam ass istant must
be switched on in the Infotainment system
~page 42 .
.. To activate the high beam assistant, tap the
lever forwa rd @ . The
El indicator light ap­
pears in the instrument cluster display and the
high beam headlights are switched on/off auto­ matically . The
Bl 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 ­
ica lly as expected, you may switch them on or off
manua lly instead:
"' To switch the high beams on manually, tap the
lever forward @. The
Bl indicator light turns
on.
.. To switch the high beams off manually, pull the
lever back@. The high beam assistant is deac­
tivated.
Operating the headlight flasher
.. To operate the headlight flasher when the high
beam assistant is activated and hig h beams are
switched off, pull the lever back@. The high
beam ass istant remains active. ..,
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Lights and Vision
Messages in the instrument clu ster display
Headlight a ssis t: System fault !
Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or a uthorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct io n corrected. You can still switc h the
h igh beams on or off manually.
Headlight as sist: Unavailable No camera view
The camera view is blocked, for example by a
sticker or debris.
The senso r is located between the interior rear­
view mirror and the windshield. Do not place any stickers in th is area on the windshield.
A WARNING
H igh beam assistant is only i ntended to assist
the driver . The dr iver is still responsible for
cont ro ll in g the head ligh ts a nd switc hing
t hem manually depend ing on light and v isibil­
i t y condition s. It may be necessary to operate
th em m anually i n situ ations such as:
- In adve rse weathe r cond it ions s uch as fog,
he avy ra in, b low ing snow or sp raying wa te r.
- On roads w here oncoming traffi c may be
pa rtiall y obscu red, s uch as ex pressways.
- Whe n there are road users t hat do not have
s ufficient ligh ting, s uc h as bicycle rs o r
vehicles wi th dirty ta il lamps.
- In tight cu rv es and o n steep hills.
- In poorly lit areas .
- With strong reflectors , such as signs.
- If the area of the windshield near the senso r
is fogged over, dirty, icy or covered with a
sticker.
Adjusting the exterior l ighting
The funct ions are adjusted in the Infotainment
system.
~ Se lect : I CAR I functio n button> (Car) * Systems
contro l button > Vehicle settings > Exterior
light ing .
Automatic headlights
You can adj ust the fo ll ow ing settings in the Au­
tomatic headlight s
menu:
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Activation sensitivity -you can adjust if the
headlights switch on
Early , Medium or Late ac­
cording to the sensit ivity of the light sensor.
Auto-dimming high beams * -yo u can switch t he
high beam assistant *
On and Off .
Daytime running lights*
USA models :
the daytime running lights can be
swi tched on/off. Select
On or Off .
Canada models:
this function cannot be sw itched
off . They act ivate automatically each time the ig­
nit ion is switched on .
Coming home, Leaving home
The coming home function illuminates the area
outside the vehicle when you turn the ig nit ion off
and open the d river's door . To turn the function
o n, select
Lights when leaving car > On .
The leaving home illum inates the area outside
the vehicle when you unlock the vehicle . To turn
the function on, se lect
Lights when unlocking
car > On .
The coming home and leav ing home functions
on ly operate when it is dark and the light switch
i s in the
AUTO pos ition .
Emergency flashers
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Fig. 35 Cente r conso le : emergency f las her bu tton
The emergency flashe rs makes other d rivers
aware of your veh icle in dangerous situations.
~ Press the~ button to switch the emergency
flashers on or off .
You can indicate a lane change or a tur n w hen the
emergency flashers are switched o n by using the "'

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turn signal lever. The emergency flashers stop
temporarily .
The emergency flashers also wo rk when the igni ­
tion is turned off .
Interior Lighting
Front and rear interior lighting
Fig. 36 Fro nt hea dliner: inter io r light ing co ntro ls
F ig. 37 Rea r headliner: Read ing light
Press the corresponding button c:::> fig . 36:
El -Interior lighting on/off
I!!-Doo r contact switch on/off . The inter ior light­
i ng is cont rolled automatically.
~ -Read ing lights on/off
~ * -Switching the rear read ing lights on/off
from the cockpit.
Ambient lighting
App lies to: vehicl es with interior lighting
You can adjust the brightness of the interior
lighti ng .
.. In the Infotainment system, se lect:
ICARI func ­
tion button
> (Ca r)* Systems control button >
Lights and V ision
Vehicle settings > Interior lighting > Bright­
ne ss .
.. To increase or reduce the brightness, turn t he
knob and press it.
T he inter ior lighting tu rns on when yo u sw itch
the headlights on while the ignition is on .
(D Tips
The setti ng is au toma tically s to red and as ­
s igned to the remote cont ro l key t hat is being
u sed .
Instrument illumination
The brightness of the illumination fo r the instru ­
ments, display and head-up display* con be ad­
justed.
Fig . 38 Instrument ill um ination
"' Press the knob to release it .
"' Tur n the knob toward"-" or"+" to red uce or in­
crease the br igh tness.
.,. Press the knob again to return it to i ts or igin al
posi tion.
(D Tips
The ins trumen t illum ina tion for the need les
and dials turns on when the ignition is turned
on and the lights a re turned off. The illumi na­
tion for the gauges red uces automatically and
eventually turns off as brightness outside in­
creases. This funct ion rem inds the dr iver to
turn the low beams on at the appropriate
time .
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Warm and cold
Fig. 72 4-zone deluxe automat ic climate control system:
r ear con tro ls
Press the buttons to turn the functions on or off.
Use the controls to adjust the temperature, the
blower speed and the air distribution. The LED in
a button will light up when the function is
sw itched on . The front settings are shown in the
climate control system display and in the Info­
tainment system disp lay for a few seconds . T he
driver and front passenger settings can be ad­
justed separately.
The settings can also be adjusted in the rear
~ fig. 72.
IO FF ! Switchin g the clim ate con trol s ystem
on /off
The I O FF I button switches the climate control
system on or off. It also switches on whe n you
p ress the cont rol. Airflow from outside is b locked
when the climate control system is switched off .
The
IO FF I button in the rear only switches the A/C
system on/off in the rear of the vehicle.
IA/C l Switching cooling mode on /off
The air is not cooled and humidity is not removed
when cooling mode is switched off . T his can
cause fog on the windows. The cooling mode
switches off automatically when there are cold
outside temperatures.
l """ I Switch ing recirculation mode on /off
In recircu lation mode, the a ir inside the vehicle is
circu lated and fi ltered. This prevents the unfil­
tered a ir outside the vehicle from entering the
vehicle inter ior. We recommend switching recir ­
culation mode on when driving through a tunne l
or when sitting in traffic~.&. .
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The !AU TOI button o r I@ FRON TI button switches
recircu lation mode off .
IAUTO I Switching automatic mode on
Automatic mode maintains a constant tempera­
ture inside the vehi cle. Air temperature , a ir flow
and air distrib ution are controlled automatica lly.
If press and hold the button longer,
72 °F (22 °C)
will be set.
Adjusting the temperatu re
Temperatures between 60 °F (+ 16 °() and 84 °F
(+28 °() can be set . Outside of this range, LO or
HI w ill appear in the climate control system dis­
play. In both settings, the climate control runs
constantly at the max imum coo ling or heat ing
l evel. The temperature is not regu lated .
Adjusting the blower~
You can adjust the volume of air generated by the
blower to your preference . The blower should al­
ways run at a low setting to prevent the windows
from fogg ing and to ensure a cont inuo us ex­
change of air inside the vehicle . To have the blow ­
er regulated automatically, p ress the
IAU TO I but­
ton.
~ Adjusting air distribution
You can man ua lly select the vents where the air
will flow. To have the air distr ibut ion regulated
a utomat ica lly, press the
IAU TO I button.
~ Adjusting seat heat ing* /seat ventilation*
Pressing the button switches the seat heating/
seat ventilation on at the h ighest setting (level
3). The LEDs ind icate the temperature level. To
reduce the temperat ure, press the b utton again.
To switc h the seat heat ing/seat ventila tion off,
press the button repeatedly until the LED turns
off.
After
1 0 m inutes, the seat heating automatically
switches from level 3 to level 2.
l FRON T I Switching the defroster on /off
The w indshield and side windows are defrosted
o r cleared of condensat ion as quick ly as poss ible.
The maxim um amount of ai r flows mainly from
t h e vents below the windsh ield. Recirc ulation ..,.

Warm and cold
quickly. The auxiliary heating act ivates automati­
cally when the when the automatic auxiliary
heater funct ion is act ivated .
Steering wheel heating
Applies to: vehicles with steering wheel heating
The steering wheel rim can be heated.
Fig . 73 Steer ing w heel: stee ring w heel heat ing but to n
• Press the lil bu tton to sw itch s teer ing whee l
hea ting on/off. The message
St ee ring wh eel
h eating on /Steering wheel heating off
ap­
pears in the instrument cluster display.
The tempera tu re is maintained at a cons tant lev ­
e l when s teering wheel heating is switched on .
The stee ring wheel heat ing settings are stored
automatically and ass igned to the remote cont rol
key t hat is in use.
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