2017 AUDI A7 jump start

Checking and Filling
Engine compartment overview
The most important check points.
Fig. 184 Typical location of the rese rvoir and the engine o il fil le r open ing
(D Jump start po int(-) with hex head screw
<::;> page 208, <::;> page 254
@ Ju mp start point(+) under a cover
<::;> page 208, ¢ page 254
® Engine oil label* with VW standard
<::;> page 202
@ Brake fluid reservoir ((0)) <::;> page 207
® Engine oil filling opening (~)¢page 204
@ Coolant reservoir (- L) ¢ page 206
(j) Washer fluid reservoir (0) ¢ page 209
The engine oil f illing opening (item@) may be
located in a differe nt area depending on the en­
gine version .
A WARNING
Read and follow the WARNINGS before
checking anything in the engine compartment
¢ .&. in Working in the engine compartment
on page 199.
202
Engine oil
Engine oil specifications
The engine oil used must conform to exact speci­
fications.
The service interval display in the instrumen t
cluster of your vehicle will inform you when it is
time for an oi l change. We recommend that you
have your oi l changed by an authorized Audi Serv­
ice Advisor.
If you must add oil between oil changes, use an
oi l that matches the Audi oil quality standard
listed on the sticker. The sticker is located at the
front of the eng ine compartment ¢
page 202,
fig. 184 .
Audi recommends
~Castrol /fg/j;Sf.g;fg f'r Audi recommends Longlife high performance
engine oil from Aud i Genuine Parts .,_

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\.J ' ~ Clamp the charger terminal clamps to the jump
start pins according to the instructions. (pin un­
der the red cover = "positive", pin with hexago ­
nal head = "negative").
~ Insert the power cable for the charging device
into the socket and switch the device on .
~ At the end of the charging process, switch the
charger off and pull the power cab le out of the
socket.
~ Remove the c harge r te rmi nal clamps.
~ Close the red cover on the positive term inal.
~ Close the hood ¢ page 201.
A WARNING
- A highly explosive mixtu re of gases can form
when charging batter ies. On ly charge the
vehicle battery in well-vent ilated areas.
- A drained battery can freeze at tempera­
tures around 32 °F (0 °C). A frozen or
thawed vehicle battery must not be charged
and must not be used anymore . The battery
housing can crack and battery acid can leak
out if ice fo rms, wh ich increases the r is k of
an exp losion and chemical burns , Contact an
au thori zed Aud i dealer o r autho riz ed Aud i
Service Facility fo r more information.
- Do not con nect o r disconne ct the c harg ing
c able while charg ing be cause th is increases
the risk of an exp losion.
(j) Tips
- Only cha rge the vehicle bat tery through t he
con nections in the engine compartmen t.
- Read all of the manufacture r's instructions
fo r the charger befo re c harg ing the ve hicl e
batte ry.
Ch eck ing and Filling
Windshield washer
system
Fi g. 1 89 E ngine compar tmen t: washer f luid reservo ir cap
M N
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The windshield washer rese rvoir O contains the
cleaning so lution for the windshield and the
headlight washer system*
q page 202, fig. 184.
The reservoir capacity can be found in
¢page 262.
To reduce the risk of lime scale depos its on the
spray nozzles, use clean water with low amo unts
of calcium. Always add w indow cleaner to the wa­
ter. When the outside temperatures are cold, an
anti-freezing agent shou ld be added to th e water
so that it does not freeze .
(!) Note
-The concentration of ant i-freez ing agent
must be adjusted to the vehicle operat ing
conditions in the respective climate . A con­
centration that is too high can lead to vehi­
cle damage.
- Never add radiator anti-freeze or other addi­
tives to the washer fluid.
- Do not use a glass cleaner that contains
paint so lvents, because th is could damage
the paint.
Service interval display
The service in terval display detects when your ve­
hicle is due for service.
T he serv ice inte rval d isplay wo rks in two stages:
-Inspect ion or oil change rem inder: after a cer-
tain distance driven, a message appears in the ..,.
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Emergency situations
Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emergency
crews and working personnel who have the nec­
essary tools and equipment to perform these
operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
(D Note
Vehicles with an automat ic transmission can­
not be started by pushi ng or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine con be started by con­
necting it to the battery of another vehicle .
If the engine should fail to start because of a dis ­
charged or weak battery, the battery can be con­
nected to the battery of
another vehicle, using a
pair of jumper cables to start the engine.
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of suffic iently large cross
section
to carry the starter current safely. Refer
to the manufacturer's specifications.
Use on ly jumper cables with
insulated term inal
clamps which are distinct ly marked :
plus(+ ) cable in most cases co lored red
minus (-) cable
in most cases colored black .
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal in­
jury. Follow the instructions below for safe hand Ling of your veh icle's batte ry .
- Always shield your eyes and avo id leaning
over the battery whenever possible.
- A dead battery can freeze at temperatures
around 32 °F (0 °C). If the vehicle battery is
frozen, you must thaw it before connecting
the jump start cables.
If you do not, this in-
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creases the risk of an explosion and chemi­
cal burns. After jump starting the vehicle,
drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Fac ility immediately to
have the vehicle battery checked.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes or
skin . Flush any contacted area with water
immed iately.
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a
veh icle may cause an explosion .
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gases.
Keep sparks, flame and lighted cigarettes
away from batter ies .
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a
low acid level in the battery .
- The voltage of the booster battery must also
have a 12-volt rat ing. The capacity (Ah) of
the booster battery should not be lower
than that of the discharged battery. Use of
batter ies of different voltage or substantial­
ly different "Ah" rating may cause an exp lo­
sion and persona l injury.
- Never cha rge a frozen battery. Gas trapped
in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never cha rge o r use a battery that has been
frozen . The battery case may have be weak­
ened.
- Use of batter ies of different voltage or sub­
stantially diff erent capacity (Ah) rating may
cause an explosion and injury . The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
r=:> poge 199.
([) Note
-Applying a higher voltage booster battery
will cause expensive damage to sensitive electronic components, such as control
units, relays, radio, etc.
- Th ere must be no electrical contact between
the vehicles as otherwise current could al­
ready start to flow as soon as the positive
(+) terminals are connected .

@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly con­
nected to the vehicle's electrical system .
When jump starting or charg ing the battery,
never connect the negative ground cable to
the battery negative post because the battery
manager system must be able to detect the
battery's state of charge. Always connect the
negative ground cable to the negative ground
post of the battery manager control unit.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cable clamps in
exactly the order described below!
Fig. 214 Engine compartment: connectors fo r ju mp start
cables and charger

® @
Fig. 215 Jump starting with the battery of another vehicle:
@-booste r battery, @-discharged veh icle batte ry
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump start
for your vehicle .
Vehicle with discharged battery:
.. Turn off lights and accessories, move lever of
~ automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or P ....
~ (Park) and set parking brake . N .... 0
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<.,;) 'SI"
Emergency situations
Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE (+) (red)
.. Open the red cover on the pos itive terminal
qfig. 214.
1. Connect one end of the red posit ive cab le on
the jump start bolt~
fig. 215 (D (bolt under
the red cover= "positive") of the vehicle to be
started @.
2. Connect the other end to the positive termi- nal@ of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE (-) to NEGATIVE (-)
(black)
3. Connect one end of the black negative cable
to the negative terminal ® of the booster
battery @.
4. Connect the other end to the jump start pin
@ (bolts with hex head bolt= "negat ive'') of
the vehicle to be started @.
Starting the engine
.. Start the engine of the vehicle with the booster
battery @. Run the eng ine at a moderate
speed .
.. Start engine w ith discharged vehicle battery@
in the usual manner .
.. If the engine fails to start, do not keep the
starter cranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seconds and then try again .
.. With engine running, remove jumper cables
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse order .
.. Close the red cover on the positive terminal.
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent gases from entering the vehicle interior . Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connected
with their metal parts in full contact with the battery terminals .
_&. WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and damage
to the vehicle, heed all warnings and instruc­
tions of the jumper cable manufacturer. If in
doubt, call for road service.
- Jumper cables must be long enough so that
the vehicles do not touch .
- When connecting jumper cables, make sure
that they cannot get caught in any moving
parts in the engine compartment. ..,.
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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-
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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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Index
Electronic differential lock
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic D ifferent ial Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Electronic stabilization control Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
E mergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Emergency locking the front passenger door 32
E mergency operation
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency release
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Emergency starting 254
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Engi ne
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Warming up/cooling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Engine compartment
Opening/closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine control (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Fue l consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
O il consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Engine speed limitat ion (indicator light) . . . 18
272
Engine Start/Stop mode
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Engine warm-up request
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Environment Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Proper d isposa l of drained engine oil . . . . 205
Unleaded fuel.. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 191
EPC (engine contro l).. .. ............. ... 17
ESC Automatic post-collision braking system .
also refer to Electroni c stabilization con­
trol
...............................
ESP
refer to Electronic stabilization control ..
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ............ . 120
120
120
127
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
D ' . 1mming ........ .. .. ................ 44
Heating...... ... .. .. ................ 44
Exterior temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 180
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
For the sake of the environment
E nvironmentally -friendly driving . . . . . . . . 66
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Roof rack . .. .. .. .. .. ... .......... ... 55
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Freeze protection
Coolant additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 141

Index
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ad justing i llumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
I nter ior light ing
Ambien t ligh ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Fr ont and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 46
J
Jump-starting 254
J umpe r ca bles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
K
Key... .. .. .. .. .. .. . .......... .... .. .. 28
I ndicato r ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
K ey not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
K ey rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29
Replac ing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Unlocking/ locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Unlock ing and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Key recognition (climate control system) . . . 59
Kick-down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . 80
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Descr ipt io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 166
L
Lane assist
refer to Act ive lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Lap timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
E valuating times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Stopping timi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
also refer to Lap t imer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
L A TCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Descr ipt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Install ing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Mounti ng and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Launch contro l program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
L ea ther care/clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
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Light
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Coming/Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Dayt ime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Head light flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Hig h beam ass istant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Parking lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rear fog ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Light/ra in sensor
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Inter mittent (windsh ie ld w ipers) . . . . . . . . 46
Light ing
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Interio r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lights Head light range contro l system . . . . . . . . . 40
Interio r/read ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Locking/ unlocking
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
With the centra l loc king sw itch . . . . . . . . . 31
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lock ing and unloc king
On t he door lo ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Low beam Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lower universal an chorages ( Canad a) . . . . . 186
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
12 Volt socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Cove r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Increasing the s ize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Luggage compartmen t net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Pass -thro ugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
S ki bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Stor ing cargo cor rectly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Luggage compartmen t lid
Closing button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
movement-activated opening . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Open ing/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Luggage r ack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48