2017 AUDI A7 ECU

Emergency situations
-Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
c> page 199.
(D Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ruin
the generator.
-Always connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE
(+), and NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE(-)
ground post of the battery manager control
unit.
- Check that all screw plugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firmly. If not, tighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on negative
battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for connect­
ing a jumper cable as described above ap­
plies specifically to the case of your vehicle
being jump started . When you are giving a
jump start to another vehicle, do
not con­
nect the negative (-) cable to the negative
(-) terminal on the discharged battery @
c> fig. 215. Instead, securely connect the
negative(-) cable to either a solid metal
component that is firmly bolted to the en­
gine block or to the engine block itself. If
the battery that is being charged does not
vent to the outside, escaping battery gas
could ignite and explode!
Towing with a tow truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for towing.
The following information is to be used by com­
mercial tow truck operators who know how to op­
erate their equipment safely.
- Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause dam­
age to the engine and transmission.
- Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
around the brake lines.
- To prevent unnecessary damage, your Audi
must be transported with a flat bed truck.
- To load the vehicle on to the flat bed, use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at-
256
tach to the front or rear anchorage
c>page 256 and ¢page 257.
A WARNING
A vehicle being towed is not safe for passen­
gers . Never allow anyone to ride in a vehicle
being towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Fig. 216 Front bumper: cover
Fig. 217 Front bumpe r: install ing the tow ing loop
The threaded opening for the towing loop is lo­
cated behind a cover on the right side of the front
bumper .
.. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit
c> page 240.
.. Press the cap inward with brief, forceful pres­
sure
¢fig. 216. The cap will loosen from the
bumper.
.. Tighten the towing loop in the threaded open­
ing until it stops
¢ fig. 217 and then tighten it
with a wheel wrench .
.. After using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool kit.
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_& WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be
pulled out when tow ing the veh icle and that
could cause an acc ident .
Rear towing loop
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Fig. 218 Rear bumper : cove r
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Fig. 219 Rea
r bumper : installing the towing loop
The threaded opening is located in the bumper
on the right rear side.
.,. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit¢
page 240 .
.,. Press the cap inward with brief, forceful pres­
sure ¢
fig. 218. The cap will loosen from the
bumper .
.,. Tighten the towing loop in the th readed open­
ing until it stops ¢
fig. 219 and then tighten it
with a wheel wrench .
.,. After using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool kit.
_& WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing , the threads may be
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Emergency situations
pulled out when towing the vehicle and that
could cause an accident.
Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 220 Vehicle on flat bed truck
Front hook up
.,. Alig n the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp .
.,. Attach the winch hook to the front towline eye
previously installed .
Rear hook up
.,. Align the vehicle with the centerl ine of the car
carrier ramp .
.,. Attach the winch hook to the rear towline eye
previously installed.
(D Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up is
secure before moving the car up the flatbed
truck ramp .
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\.J ' -Before driving over a workshop hoist,
check that the vehicle weight does not
exceed the permissible lifting capacity of
the hoist.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist, en­
sure that there is sufficient clearance be­
tween the hoist and low parts of the ve ­
hicle.
Vehicle carrier
(D Note
Wh en transporting the vehicle o n a ca r carri­
er, tra in, sh ip or by ot her means, only t ie the
veh icle d ow n at th e runnin g surfa ce of the
t ires, w hich is t he outer circumference. Secur­
in g the vehicle at the axle components, sus ­
pens ion struts or tow ing eyes is not pe rm itted
because the pressure in the air suspens ion
struts can change du ring transpo rt . The vehi­
cle may not be secured suff ic ient ly if this hap­
pe ns.
Emergency situations
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Index
Remote con trol key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sunroof. ... .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .. .. 37
Ce ramic brake rotors
N ew b rake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Cert ification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Ch ild rest raints
D anger o f using ch ild rest raints in the front
seat ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. . 14 9
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 190
Ch ild rest raint system a nchors . . . . . . . . . . 186
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Important safety instructions for using child
safety sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
I mportant things to know when driving with
chi ldren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Ch ild safety lock
P owe r wi ndows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Rea r doo rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Ch ild safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Convertible ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Conve rtible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 185
H ow do I properly install a child safety seat
i n myve hicle? . .. ............. .... .. . 176
I nfan t sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
I nsta lling a child restraint using the LA TCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
L ATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 178
Ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Cigaret te lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S2
Clea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Cleaning/remov ing ice from windows . . . . . 237
C le ani ng Alcanta ra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Clean ing artificia l leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237, 238
C lea ning contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
270
Cleaning decorative pa rts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 237
Cleaning disp lays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
C leaning plas tic pa rts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Cleaning r ims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Cl imate contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S9
A utomat ic au xiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
A utomat ic rec irculat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Bas ic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Drive select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lOS
Closi ng
Hood .............................. 201
Su nroo f... .... .. .. .. ... .......... .. . 37
Windows ... .. .. .. .. .. . ... .... ... .. . 36
Closi ng/ope ning
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
With the centr al locki ng sw itch . . . . . . . . . 31
Wi th the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Closing aid (doors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Closing and opening With the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Cockpit (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Co lor code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
C ons umer in formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 64
Cons umer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cons umption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 6
Convenience key
Start ing the engine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Stopp ing the eng ine (STAR T ENGIN E ST O P
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Swi tc hi ng the igni tion on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Unl ocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Convertib le locki ng ret racto r
Activ ati ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18S
Deact ivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
U sing to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 185
Cooling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6S

Index
Power windows Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Pretensioners Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Preventative passenger protection . . . . . . . 138
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 130
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Proper seating position Front passenger. ................ ... . 131
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Q
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Selective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . 120
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 141
R
Rail carrier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Rain/light sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
I ntermittent (w indshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 46
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rear light
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rear spoi ler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems .......... 109, 110
Rearview mirror dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear window defogger (4 -zone deluxe auto­
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
276
Rear window defogger (deluxe automatic cli ­
mate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recirculation mode (4 -zone deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Recirculation mode (deluxe automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fuel filler door emergency release 195
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Personalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote control operation Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 38
Removing the side trim panel in the luggage
compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . 47
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 136, 137
Reset button (tr ip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Residual heat (4-zone deluxe automatic cli -
mate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Reverse gear (automatic transmission) . . . . . 76
Rims ......... ... .. .. ............... 226
Road carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
s
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Correct seat ing position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 145
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 145
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140, 143
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
H eight adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Indicator light (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Unfasten ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety compliance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety features for occupant restraint and protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 162
Saving fue l
Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Seat heating (4-zone deluxe automatic cli- mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seat heating (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seating position
co ~ Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
N ,-- Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 N
8 How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 131 00 \.J ' Index
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Seats Adjust ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Convenience side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Massage func tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Seat ventilation (4-zone deluxe automatic cli­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Selective catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Selective whe el torque control . . . . . . . . . . 120
Selector lever (automatic transmission) Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Service and disposal Safety be lt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Service interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Shifting indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Shift paddles (automatic transmission) . . . . 79
Ship carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
S ide a irbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
also refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Safety instructions .. ............... .. 171
Ski bag ........ ... .. .................. 58
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 7
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Space-saving spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Spare tire 248
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