2017 AUDI A7 repair manual

Table of content s
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Diese l eng ines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . 264
Wa rranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Operating your veh icle outside the U.S.A.
or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Aud i Service Repair Manuals and
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Accessories and technical changes . . . . . . 266
D eclarat ion of Comp lia nce,
Telecommun ic a tion and Electron ic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Index ......... ................. .. . 268
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\.J ' @ Tips
The pyrotechnic safety belt pretensioners can
only deploy once.
- The safety belt pretensioners do not dep loy
in minor fronta l, side and rear-end co lli­
sions.
- A fine dust is released when the pyrotechnic
safety be lt pretensioners deploy . This is nor­
mal and is not caused by a fire in the vehi­
cle.
- The relevant safety requirements must be
observed when the veh icle or components
of the system are scrapped. A qualified
dealersh ip is familiar with these regulations
and will be p leased to pass on the informa­
tion to you.
- Be sure to observe all safety, environmental
and other regulations if the veh icle or indi­
v idual parts of the system, particularly the
safety be lt o r airbag, are to be disposed. We
recommend yo u have your author ized Audi
dealer perform this serv ice for you.
Service and disposal of safety belt preten­
sioner
The safety belt pretens ioners are parts of the
safety belts on your Audi. Installing, removing,
servicing or repa iring of belt pretensioners can
damage the safety belt system and prevent it
from wor king cor rectly in a collision .
There are some important things you have to
know to make sure that the effectiveness of the
system w ill not be impaired and that discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
environment.
& WARNING
Improper care, servicing and repa ir proce­
dures can increase the risk of personal injury
and death by preventing a safety be lt preten­
sioner from activating when needed or acti­
vating it unexpectedly :
- The be lt pretensioner system can be act ivat­
ed only once. If belt pretensioners have
been activated, the system must be re­
placed.
S afet y be lts
- Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of
the safety belt system .
- Safety belt systems including safety belt
pretensioners cannot be repaired. Special
procedures are required for removal, instal­
lation and disposal of this system.
- For any work on the safety belt system, we
strong ly recommend that you see your au­
thor ized Audi dealer or qualified techn ician
who has an Audi approved repa ir manual,
tra ining and special equipment necessary .
@) For the sake of the environment
Undeployed airbag modules and pretension­
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Materi­
al -special handling may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca . gov /haza rdouswaste/ perch [o­
r ate. When the vehicle or pa rts of the re­
straint system including ai rbag modu les safe­
ty belts with pretensioners are scrapped, all
applicable laws and regu lations must be ob ­
served . Your authorized Audi dealer is familiar
with these requirements and we recommend
that you have your dealer perform this service
for you.
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Consumer information
Consumer information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi is covered by the following warran­
ties:
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfora-
tion
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding your warranties
can be found in your
Warranty & Maintenance
booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulati ons in the United States and
Canada require that automobi les meet specific
emission regulations and safety standards.
Therefore, vehicles built for the U.S.A. and Cana ­
da differ from vehicles sold in other countries.
If you plan to take your vehicle outside the conti­
nenta l limits of the United States or Canada,
there is the poss ibility that:
- un leaded fue ls for vehicles with catalytic con­
verter may not be available;
- fuel may have a considerably lower octane rat­
ing . Improper fuel may cause engine damage;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of proper
service facilities, tools or testing equipment;
- r eplacement parts may not be readily available.
- Nav igation systems for veh icles built for the
U.S .A . and Canada will not necessarily work in
Europe, and may not work in other countries
outside North America.
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(D Note
Audi cannot be responsib le for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
f u el, service or parts ava ilability.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Official Factory Service Manuals and Litera ­
ture are published as soon as poss ible after mod­
el introd uction . Service manuals and literature
are available to order from the Audi Technical Lit ­
erature Ordering Center at :
www.audi.techliterature .com
Maintenance
General '
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a min imum. How­
ever, a certain amount of regular maintenance is
still necessary to assure your vehicle's safety,
economy and reliability . For detailed vehicle
maintena nce consult your Warranty & Mainte­
nance booklet .
Under difficult operating conditions, for exam ­
ple at extremely low outside temperatures, in
very dusty regions, etc., some se rvice work
should be performed between the intervals speci­
fied. This applies particularly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replac ing the a ir filter .
@ For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you
help make sure that emission standards are
maintained, thus min imizing adverse effects
on the environment.
Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
The increas ing use of elect ronics, soph istica ted
fuel injection and emission control systems, and
the genera lly increasing technica l complexity of
today's automobiles, have stead ily reduced the ..,_

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\.J ' Attempting to work on electronic components
and the software used with them can cause mal­
functions. Because of the way electronic compo­ nents are interconnected with each other, such
malfunct ions can also have an adverse affect on
other systems that are not directly involved . This
means that you risk both a substa ntial reduct ion
in the operationa l safety of your veh icle and an
i ncreased wea r of ve hicle parts~
& -
Author ized Audi dealers w ill perform this work in
a profess ional and competent manner or, in spe­
cia l cases, refer you to a p rofessional company
that spec ializes in such modificatio ns.
_& WARNING
Improper repairs and mod ificat ions can
change the way veh icle systems work and
cause damage to the vehicle and serious per ­
sonal injury.
(D Note
If emergency repa irs mus t be performed else ­
where, have the vehicle examined by an a u­
thorized Audi dealer as soon as possib le .
Declaration of
Compliance, Telecom­
munication and
Electronic Systems
Radio Frequency Devices and Radiocommunica ­
tion Equipment User Manual Notice.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio
or TV interference caused by unauthorized modi­
fications to this equipment .
Devices
The following devices each comp ly w ith FCC Part
15.19, FCC 15.21 and RSS-Gen Issue
1:
-Adaptive cruise control*
- Audi s ide ass ist*
- Cell phone package*
- Convenience key*
- Electronic immobilizer
- Garage door opene r (Homelink)*
- Remote control key
Consumer inf ormation
-Tire pressu re monitoring system*
FCC Part 15.19
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Ope ration is subject to the follow ing two
conditions:
(1) This dev ice may not cause harmful interfer­
ence , and
(2) this device must accept any interference re­
ce ived, including interference that may cause un­
desired operation .
FCC Part 15.21
CAUTION:
Changes or mod ifications not express ly app roved
by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user's authority to operate the equip­ ment .
RSS-Gen Issue 1
Operat ion is s ubject to the following two cond i­
tions:
(1) this device may not cause interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference, in­
clud ing interference that may cause undesired
operation of the dev ice .
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' Armrest... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... .. 49
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
ASR
refer to Anti-S lip Regu lation . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Aud i braking guard
refer to Braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Aud i d rive select
refer to Dr ive selec t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Aud i Service Repair Manuals and Literature 264
AUTO 4-zone deluxe automatic climate control . . 62
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
De luxe a utomatic climate control . . . . . . . . 60
Auto Lock (centra l loc king) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Automatic auxiliary heater (climate control
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Autom atic clima te con trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
K ey recogn ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Automatic key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Automatic post-co llision brak ing system . . 120
Automatic t ransm iss ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
E me rgency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Hill descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Overboost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Selector leve r emergency re lease . . . . . . . . 81
Selecto r lever pos it ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Shifti ng manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
S teer ing whee l w ith shift paddles . . . . . . . . 79
tiptro nic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Ave rage consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ave rage speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
B
Batte ry
Ju mp starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
also refer to Ve hicl e battery . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Belt tensione r
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
B el t tensione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Index
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
B lower (4-zone de luxe a utomat ic clima te con-
t ro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
B lower (deluxe automatic climate control) . . 60
Boos t disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Boos ter sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Boost p ressure indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Br akes
Br ake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 7
El ectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 7 4
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Br aking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 22
B rake ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 20
Br ake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 22
Ceramic br ake ro to rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Br eak-in per iod
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Breaking in
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
New t ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
C
Cali for nia Propos ition 65 Wa rning . . . . . . . 200
Battery spec ific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Capacities AdBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Washer flu id reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Cargo area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Catalytic co nverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Cen tra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
C en tra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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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

Index
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Sport differentia l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Star button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Start/Stop system Engine does not switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Engine starts automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Starting/stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Switching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
S T ART ENGINE STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Starting (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 72
Steering Electromechanical steering ..... .... . 124, 0
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 124
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
also refer to Electromechanical steering . 124
Steering wheel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Manual adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Power adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Shift padd les (automatic transmission) . . . 79
Steer ing whee l heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 226
Stopping (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 72
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Storage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
S tronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 76
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Symbols
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
T
Tachometer . ..... ................ 9, 10, 21
278
Tail lights
Cleaning
TOI clean diesel 236
refer to Ad
Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Temperature display Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Exterior tern perature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Temperature indicator
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 136
Time ......... ... .. .. ................ 24
tiptronic mode (automatic transmission) . . . 79
tiptronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 76
Tire Mobility System (tire repair set) . . . . . . 241
Tire pressure (tire pressure monitor ing sys-
tem) ......... ... ... ...... ...... 230,231
T ires ......... .. .. .. .. ............. .. 211
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Tire pressure monitoring sys-
tem ......... ... .. .. ....... 229,230,231
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Unidirectional .. .. .. .. ............. .. 213
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Tires and wheels Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 213
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Towing Tow trucks
Towing loop
TPMS 256
256,257
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) ....... ... .. .. ........... 230,231