2017 AUDI A7 fuses

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\.J - Ene rgy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorde r and vehicle control
modules
127
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cor rect passenger seating positions . . . . . 130
Driver's and front passenger 's footwell . . 134
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Sto ring cargo co rrect ly .............. .
Repo rting Safe ty Defe cts ............. . 135
136
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 8
Pr eventative passenge r prote ction 138
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 0
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 0
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1
Safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Belt tens ione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
F ront airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag System . 160
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
C hi ld seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Secur ing c hild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
LATCH system ( lowe r anchorages a nd
tethers for chi ldren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
186
Addit io n al i nfo rm ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Diese l fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Selective catalytic reduction (Ad Blue/
DEF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
195
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
D iese l part iculate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Table of contents
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Brake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Windsh ield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Service interval display 209
Wheels .... .. .. .... .. .......... ... 211
Wheels and Tires ... .... ...... ... .. .. 211
T ire pressure monitoring system
T ire p ressure monitoring system 2 29
231
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
General info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 35
Cleaning and care info rmat ion . . . . . . . . . 2 36
Plac ing you r vehicle out of serv ice . . . . . . 2 39
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 24 0
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 0
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Tire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Spare tire 248
Fuses ............................. 250
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
D river side cockpit fuse assignment
Front passenger side cockpit fuse 251
ass ignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Luggage compartment f use assignme nt . 252
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 54
Start ing by p ushi ng o r tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 2 54
Sta rt ing wi th ju mpe r cabl es . . . . . . . . . . . 2 54
U se of j umpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
T owing with a tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Accessories and Technical Data . 260
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Vehicle spec ificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Notes about technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Weig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
D . . 1mens
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Fuses
Fuses
Replacing fuses
A fuse that has blown will have metal strips that have burned through.
F ig . 21 0 Driver 's side cockpit: cove r
The fuses are located on front left and r ight of
t he cockpit and behind the trim on the rig ht s ide
of the luggage compartmen t.
"' Switch the ignition and all e lectr ica l equipment
off.
"' Che ck the following table to see which fuse be­
l o ngs to the equipment.
... Remove the correspond ing cover or remove the
right side trim panel in the l uggage compart­
ment
¢ poge 195 .
... Remove the colored plastic clip from the fuse
panel, if necessary
¢page 251, fig. 211. You
can d ispose of the p lastic clip .
... Remove the clamp from the rea r side of the
cove r
¢fig. 210 .
... Remove the fuse usi ng the clamp.
"' Replace t he blow n fu se only wi th an identical
new one.
"' Install the cover.
Fuse color identification
Color Current rating
in amp s
Black 1
Purp le 3
L ight brown 5
B rown 7.5
Red 10
B lue 15
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Color Current rating
in amps
Yellow 20
Wh ite or transpa rent 25
Green 30
O range 4 0
A WARNING
Do not repair fuses and neve r replace a blown
f u se with one that has a higher amp rat ing.
This can cause damage to the e lectr ica l sys­
tem and a fire.
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again shortly after you
h ave insta lled it, have the e lectrical system
checked as soon as possible by an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Aud i Service Fac ili­
ty.
(D Tips
- The following table does not list fuse loca­
t ions that are not used .
- Some of the equipment listed in the fo llow­
ing tables applies on ly to certain model ver­
sions or certa in optional equipment .

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Driver side cockpit fuse
assignment
Fig. 2 11 Driver side cockp it: fuse panel wit h plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Equipment
Electromecha nica l powe r steering, trailer
1 hitch, ionizer, switch st
rip, seat heating
(rear), electromechan ica l park ing brake
Ho rn, climate con trol system, Gateway,
2 automati
c dimm ing in ter ior rearv iew m ir-
ro r, On -Board Un it
4 Park ing aid, headlight ra nge adjustment
5
Dynamic steering, E lectron ic Stabilization
Control (ESC)
6 Headlights
7 Adapt ive cruise control
8 Front passenger's seat senso rs, a irbag
9 Gateway
10 Engine sound, night vision ass
ist, garage
door opene r (H ome link), parki ng aid
11 Video camera image processing
1 2 Headlights
13 Steering column sw
itch module
Fuses
Fuse panel @ (black)
14 Termina l 15 (luggage compartment)
15 S tarte r
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No . Equipment
1 Infotainment system
2 Infotainment system
3 Front passenger's seat
5
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irbag, Elect ronic S tabilization Con trol
( E SC)
6 Ant
i-theft alarm system
7 Electromec hanical pa rking brake
8 Inter io r li ghts
9
Windshie ld video came ra heating, light/
rain sensor
10 Lumbar support (dr iver's seat)
11 Driver
's seat
12 Electronic st abilization con trol
13 Horn
1 4 Head lights
15 Front seat heating
16 Dynam ic steering
Fuse panel © (red)
No . Equipment
1 Clutch peda l
2 Fuel p ump
3 Brake
light sensor
4 AdB lue (diese l engine)/engine aco ustics
5 Rear door
6 Fr
ont door
7 Electronic stab ilization control
8 Windshie ld w iper motor
9 Head light washer system
10 Interio
r lighting, climate control system
1 1 Head lights
12 Sunroof
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Fuses
Front passenger side
cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 212 Front passenger side cockpit: fuse panel wit h
plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (red)
No. Equipm ent
1 Infotainment, CD changer
2 Inf
ota inment (display)
3 Emergency call
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No. Equipment
1 Climate control system
2 Climate control
system (blower)
3 Diagnostic interface
4 Electrical ignit ion lock
5 Electronic steering column lock
6 Steering column switch module
7 Power steering column adjustment
8 Light switch
9 Head-up display
10 Instrument cl uster
11 Infotainment, DVD
changer
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Luggage compartment
fuse assignment
Fig. 213 Luggage compa rtme nt: fuse panel with plast ic
bracket
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Equipment
1 Tra
iler hitch/220 volt socket
2 Trailer hitch/climatized cup holder
3
Trailer hitch/adjusting front passenger's
seat from the rear
4 El ec trom echan ical parking brake
5 Electromechanical parking brake
6 Front door (front passenger's side)
7 Rear exterior lighting
8 Central locking, closing aid
9 Seat heating (fro nt)
11 Seat heating
(rear), climate control system
12 Trailer hitch
Fuse panel @ (red)
No. Equipment
1 L
eft safety belt tensioner
2 Right safety belt tensioner
3 Ad Blue tank (diesel engine)/fuel pump
4 Ad Blue tank (diesel engine)/engi ne mount
(gaso lin e eng ine)
5
Se nsor-controlled luggage compartment
lid
6 Air suspension, adaptive dampers
7 Rear door (front passenger's side)
8 Tail lights
9 Luggage compartment lid

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\.J ' Fuse panel @ (red)
10 Rea r seat enterta inment
12 Rear spo ile r (Sportbac k), s unroof
Fuse panel © (brown)
No . Equipment
1 Infotainment system
2 I nfot ainme nt sys tem
3
Infotainment, automatic d imm ing interior
rearview mirror
4 Rearview camer a/peripheral cameras
5 TV tuner
6 Tank leak detect io n system
7 Sockets
8 Pa rk ing heater
1 0 Lumba r su pport (fro nt passenger 's seat)
1 2 Infotainment system
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Equipment
Ai r suspe nsion , adaptive d ampe rs , sport
1 d ifferent ia l, elec tromec hanical p arking
b rake
2 Clutch pedal
position sensor/a utomat ic
t ra nsmission
3 Seats
4 Re ar wipe r (Avan t)
5 Side assist
6 Eng ine sound
7 Infotainment/so und amplif ier
8 G ateway
9 Sport diffe rential
1 0 Climate con trol sys te m
1 1 T
ire pressure m onito ring system, park ing
heater
12 Start/S top sys tem
Fuse panel ® (black)
No . Equipment
1 Special purpose vehicles/ rear seats
Fuses
Fuse panel ® (black)
No . Equipment
1 Rear w indow defogge r
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\.J ' Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Ch ild restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 149
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fu el
Additives ... .. ................ ..... . 191
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 10
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Octane rat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 105
Fue ling
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
G
Garage door opener (Home Link) . . . . . . . . . . 38
Garment hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Glasses holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .. 213
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR) . . . . . 261
H
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Headlight range control
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 40
H eadlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Headlight range contro l system . . . . . . . . . 40
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
He ad restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Adjusting ................ .... 49, 50, 132
Removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Index
Heated
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear w indow (4-zone deluxe automat ic cli­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear window (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seats (4-zone deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seats (deluxe automatic climate control) . . 61
Washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heavy clothing and safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . 142
High beams
Ass istant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7S
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Hold assist (hill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . lSS
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 146
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Ignition
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lS
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 28
Important things to do before driving . . . . 129
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Installing the upper tether strap on the an ­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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