2017 AUDI A7 sensor

Instruments and indicator lights
AIR
BAG
"O~ I I ~ ,,
TPMS
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USA models: safety systems
¢page 17
Canada models: safety systems
¢page 17
Brake pads
¢page 17
Electromechanical parking brake
¢page 14
Tire pressure monitoring system,/
¢page 229, ¢page231
Tire pressure monitoring system
¢ page 229, ¢ page 231
Engine control (gasoline engine),/
¢page 17
Engine control (diesel engine),/
c::>page 17
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
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¢page 17
Diesel particulate filter*
¢page 17
Engine speed limitation
¢page 18
Engine oil level
¢page 15
Engine oil sensor
¢page 18
Engine warm-up request
¢page 18
Battery charge
¢page 14
Tank system
¢page 18
Washer fluid level
¢page 18
Windshield wipers
¢page 18
Remote control key
¢page 69
Remote control key
¢page 71
Battery in remote control key
¢page29
Bulb failure indicator
¢page 19
Rear fog lights
<=>page 19
Headlight range control system
¢page 19
Adaptive light*
¢page41
Light/ra in sensor
¢ page 19
Active lane assist*
¢page 97
Suspension control*
<=> page 19
Transmission
¢page 81
Transmission
<=>page 81
Steering lock
¢page 15
Engine start system
<=>page 15
Brake booster
<=>page 16,
Central indicator light
¢page 10
Electromechanical power steering,
dynamic steering*
¢ page 124
Rear spoiler
<=>page 125
Air suspension*
¢page 16
Sport differential*
¢page 19
Ad Blue*
<=>page 195
Ad Blue*
¢page 195

Instruments and indicator lights
If the i ndicator lig ht does not tu rn of f, drive im ­
mediately to an a utho rized Audi dea le r or author­
ized A ud i Service Fac ility to have the malfunction
corrected.
A WARNING
Always ada pt yo ur speed to the cu rrent
weathe r, road and t raffic conditi ons. You
should never disob ey traffic laws in orde r to
follow drivi ng r ecomme nda tions .
@ Tips
For add it iona l information on the diese l par­
tic ulate fi lter, se e
¢page 199.
!?'i Engine speed limitation
Applies to: vehicles with engine speed limitation
Ill Maximum engine speed: XXXX rpm
The engine speed is automatica lly lim ited to the
speed d isplayed in the instrument cluster. T his
p rotects the e ng ine from overheating .
The engine speed lim itation deactivates once the
engine is no longer in the critical temperature
range and you have released the acce le rato r ped­
al once .
I f the engine speed lim itation was activated by
an eng ine contro l ma lf u nction,
the @B indicator
light also t urn s on. Make su re that the speed
does not go above t he speed d is p layed . Drive to
a n author ized A udi dealer or au thor ized A udi
Serv ice Facili ty im medi ately to have t he m alfunc­
tion cor rec ted.
(D Tips
Applies to: Sand RS models
The e ngi ne sp eed is lim it e d whe n the eng ine
is cold -the full engine o utpu t is not av ail a­
ble. When the engine is at operating temper­
ature, the re d area in th e tachometer moves
to a highe r RPM ra nge.
_ ..., Engine oil sensor
• Oil level sensor: system fault!
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The sensor to check the en gine o il level has
failed. Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or au­
t h orized Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have
the malfunct ion corrected.
f Engine warm -up request
n Please warm up engine
F u el has entered t he engine oil, eithe r from low
outside temperatures or frequent sho rt d rives.
D rive until the eng ine is wa rm so that the f uel in
the e ngine o il w ill evaporate . Avoid hig h eng ine
speeds, f ull accelerating a nd heavy engine loads
wh en doi ng this .
5) Tank system
Ii] Please refuel
If the indicato r light turns on for the first time
and t he message appea rs, the re are abou t 2.6
gallons ( 10 li ters) of f uel left in t he tank .
Ii] Fuel tank system malfunction! Please con­
tact dealer
There is a ma lf u nction in t he f uel tank system.
Dr ive to an au thor ized A udi d ealer or au thorize d
Audi Se rvice Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction cor rected.
(D Tips
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For add it ion al in format ion on ref ueli ng, see
¢ pag e 193 .
~ Washer fluid level
f"j i>lease add washer fluid
Fill the w ashe r flui d fo r th e win dsh ie ld was her
system and the he adlight washer sys tem* when
t h e ignit io n is switched off¢
page 209 .
• Windshield wipers
m Windshield wipe r: system fault!
There is a m alfu ncti on with the win dshi eld wip -
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\.J ' Drive to an autho rize d Aud i dea ler o r a uth orized
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have the
mal funct ion corrected.
~/0$ Defective light bulb warning
If the S :I indicato r light turns on, a light has
fa iled . The message ind icates the location of the
l ight . If the
IJ ind icator lig ht also t urn s on, then
a rea r fog ligh t has fai led. The pos ition of the in­
d ic a tor light cor respon ds w it h the location o n the
ve hicl e.
Drive to an autho rized Aud i dea ler o r a uthorized
Aud i Service Fac ility immediately to have t he
m alfunct io n correcte d.
Vehicle lights: Malfunction
There is a malfunction in the hea dlights or the
light switch.
D rive to an autho rized Aud i dea le r o r a uth orized
Au di Service Faci lity immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected .
~(D Dynamic headlight range control
Applies to: veh icles with dynamic headlight range control
El Headlight range control : system fault!
There is a malfunction in the hea dlight range
control system, w hich may ca use g la re for othe r
drivers.
Dr ive to an aut ho rize d Aud i de aler o r a uth orized
Au di Service Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct ion corrected.
~ o Light/rain sensor
II Automatic headlights / automatic wipers:
System fault
The light/rain senso r is malf unct ion ing.
The low beams remain swi tched on at all ti mes
for safety reasons when t he lig ht sw itch is in the
AUTO posi tion. However, you can continue to
turn the lights on an d off using the light sw itch.
You can still control a ll functions that are in de­
pendent of the ra in sensor thro ugh the w ind­
shie ld wiper lever.
Instruments and ind icator lights
D rive to an au thori zed A udi dealer or au tho riz ed
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
Q Adapt ive dampers
Applies to : vehicles with adaptive dampers
II Suspension: System fault! You can continue
driving
T he re is an ada ptive damper malfunction.
Dr ive to an au thor ized A udi dealer or au tho riz ed
A udi Service Facility immed iate ly to h ave the
malfu nction co rrected.
!- I Sport differential
Applies to: vehicles with sport differential
Ill Sport differential: System fault
T he re is a m alfu n cti on w ith the s po rt diff erential.
D rive to an author ized A udi dealer or au thori zed
A udi Se rvice Faci lity i mmed iate ly to have the
malfu nction correcte d.
111 Sport differential: Overheating
The transmission temperature has inc reased sig ­
nificantly due to the sporty dr iv ing ma nner. Drive
in a less s po rty manner unt il t he temperatu re re­
tu rns to the norma l ra nge and t he i nd icator light
swi tc h es of.
A WARNING
-
Conta ct yo ur a uthori zed Au di d eal er or a
qu alified w orkshop if the sport di fferential i s
f a u lt y or m alfunct ionin g. T he rep air mus t be
p erforme d by tr ained personne l using the cor ­
r ect oi l in order to ensure safety .
¢i ¢ Turn signals
If the Bl or 1B indicator lig ht blinks, the turn
s ignals a re act ivated. I f both ind icator lights are
blinking, the emergency flashers are activated .
If an indicator light blinks twice as fast as usual,
a turn signal b ulb has fai le d. Carefully d rive to an
a utho rized Aud i dea le r or authori zed Aud i Serv ice
Facility immed iate ly to have the ma lfunction cor-
rected . ..,.
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\.J ' Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and unlock the veh icle centrally . You
have the following options:
- Remote control key¢
page 30,
-Sensors in the door handles* ¢ page 30,
-Lock cylinder on the driver 's door c::> page 32,
or
- Interior central locking switch
c::> page 31.
Turn signals
The turn s ignals flash twice when you unlock the
veh icle and flash once when you lock the veh icle.
If the blinking continues, one of the doors or the
luggage compartment lid/hood is not closed or
the ignition is still switched on.
Auto Lock
The Auto Lock function locks all doors and the
l uggage compartment lid once the speed has ex­
ceeded approximately 9 mph (15 km/h).
The vehicle can be unlocked if the opening func­
tion in the central locking system sw itch is used
or one of the door handles is pulled.
The Auto Lock funct ion can be switched on and
off in the Infotainment system
c::>page 32.
In the event of a crash with airbag deployment,
the doors will also automatically unlock to allow
access to the veh icle.
Selective door unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid will lock
when they close. You can set in the Infotainment
system whether
only the driver's door or the en­
tire vehicle should be unlocked when unlocking
c::> page 32.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
The following conditions prevent you from lock­
ing your remote control key in the vehicle :
- If the driver's door is open, the vehicle cannot
be locked by pressing the
Iii button on the re-
Opening and closing
mote contro l key or touching the locking sen­
sor* on a door.
- When locking using the
Iii button in the central
locking switch, the vehicle will not lock if a door
is open
c::> page 31.
- On vehicles with a convenience key*, the lug­
gage compartment lid unlocks again after clos­
ing if the most recent ly used key is in the lug­
gage compartment. The emergency flashers
blink four times.
Do not lock your vehicle with the remote control
key or convenience key* until all doors and the
luggage compartment lid are closed. This helps
to prevent you from locking yourself out acciden­
tally .
Closing aid on the doors*
The vehicle doors are equipped with closing aids.
When closing a door, you only have to let it fall
lightly into the latch. It then closes automatically
c::> &..
A WARNING
-
-When you lock your vehicle from outs ide,
nobody -espec ially children -should rema in
inside the vehicle . Remember, when you
lock the vehicle from the outside the win­
dows cannot be opened from the inside.
- When you leave the vehicle, always take the
ignit ion key with yo u. This will prevent pas­
sengers (children, for examp le) from acci­
dentally being locked in the vehicle should
they accidentally press the power locking
switch in the doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle un­
supervised. In an emergency it would be im­
possible to open the doors from the outside
without the key.
- Applies to vehicles with power side door
closer*:
- When closing a door, make sure nothing
can interfere with the door. Th is could
cause serious person al inj ury.
- You can stop the door from closing at any
time by pulling on the inside or outside
door handle .
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Opening and clo sin g
@ Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the orig inal battery in the re­
mote control key.
Unlocking/locking by remote control
F ig . 18 Rem ote contro l key : bu tton prog ra mmin g
• To unlock the vehicle, press the~ button
¢fig. 18.
• To lock the vehicle, press the lil button one
tim e¢ ,& .
• To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the
1£1 button br iefly .
• To trigger the alarm, press the
I PANIC I button.
T he vehicle horn and emergency flashers are
activated.
• To turn the alarm off , press the red
I PANIC I
button again .
If the vehicle is unlocked and none of the doors,
the rear lid or hood are opened within 60 se c­
onds, the veh icle locks again automatically. This
feature prevents the vehicle from being acciden ­
tally left unlocked over a long p eriod of t ime.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­ mine if the entire veh icle or only the driver 's door
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢ page 32.
A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS¢.& in Descrip­
tion on page 2
7 .
@ Tips
- Only use the remote control key when you
are within view of the vehicle.
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- The vehicle can only be locked when the se ­
lector lever is in the P position.
- Do not use the remote control when you are
inside the vehicle. Otherwise, you could un­
intentionally lock the vehicle. If you then
tried to start the engine or open a door, the alarm would be tr iggered. If this happens,
press the@ unlock button.
- Only use the pan ic function in an emergen­
cy.
Locking and unlocking with the
convenience key
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key
T he doors and luggage compartment lid can be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con­
trol key.
F ig . 19 Door han d le : locking t he vehicle
Unlocking the vehicl e
• Grip the door hand le . T he door un locks auto-
matically.
• Pull on the door handle to open the doo r.
Locking the vehicle
• Place the selec to r l eve r in the P position (auto­
matic t ransmiss ions), or else the veh icle wi ll
not be ab le to lock .
• To lock the vehi cle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
once ¢ fig . 19,
¢ ,& . Do not hold the door handle while doing
this.
You can unlock/lock the ve hicle at every door .
T he remote control key cannot be more than ap­
proximately 4 ft (1.5 m) away from the door han­
dle. It makes no difference whether the master ..,.

convenience key*) up to a distance o f
approximately 9 feet (3 m) .
- The lugg age comp artment lid can be oper­
ated manually if the vehicle batte ry is low .
It is necessary to use more fo rce when doing
th is. Move the lid slowly to red uce the
amount of force needed.
Luggage compartment with movement ­
activated opening
App lies to: vehicles with convenience key and sensor -control­
led luggage compartment lid
F ig. 26 Rear of the ve hicle: foot movement
Req uirements: you must be carryi ng your ve hicl e
key with you . You must be standing at the center
behind the luggage compartment lid. You shou ld
be app rox imately 8 in (20 cm) from the rear of
the vehicle. The ign ition must be switched off .
M ake sure you have firm foot ing.
.. Move you r foot back and forth be low the bump­
er
q fig . 26 . Do not touch the bumper. Once the
system recognizes the movement, the luggage
compartment lid w ill open .
The luggage compartment lid will only open if
you make the movement as described. This pre­
vents the luggage compartment lid from opening
due to similar movemen ts, such as when you
wal k between the rear of the vehi cle an d your ga­
rage doo r.
General information
In some s ituations, the fu nction may be limited
or temporar ily unava ilable. This may happe n if:
~ - t he luggage compartment lid was closed imme-...,
~ diately before.
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Open ing and closing
-you park close to a hedge and the branches
move back and forth under the vehicle for a
long per iod of t ime.
- you clean your vehicle, for example with a pres ­
sure washer or in a ca r wash.
- there is he avy ra in.
- t he bum per is ve ry dirty, for ex ample a fter dr iv-
ing on sa lt-covere d roa ds.
- t here is i nterfere nce to the radio sig nal from
t he vehicle key , su ch as from ce ll phones or re­
mote co ntro ls.
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
T he luggage compartment lid can be released
from inside the luggage comportment in an
emergency.
Fi g. 27 In ner luggage compa rt m ent l id: access to the
emergency release
.. Remove the mec hanical key q page 29.
.. Pry the cove r off us ing the mechanical key
9fig. 27.
.. Press the lever in the d irection of the arrow to
release the luggage compartme nt lid .
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Lights and Vision
Lights and Vision
Exterior lighting
Switching lights on and off
Fig. 33 Instrument panel: light sw itch w ith all weat her
lights
Light switch · 't/..·
T ur n the switch to the corresponding posi tion.
When the lights are sw itched on, the
:oo: symbol
turns on .
0 - The lights are off or the daytime running
lights are on:
- USA m odels: The daytime running lights will
come on automatically when the ignition is on
and the light switch¢
fig. 33 is in the O posi­
t ion or the
AUTO position (only in day light con­
dit ions). The
D aytime running light s function
can be turned o n and off in the MM I
r=:>page42, ¢ ,6 .
-Canada mo del s: T he d aytime runn ing lights
will come on automati cally when the ignit io n is
on and the ligh t swi tch
r=:> fig . 33 is in the O po­
sition, the
;oo: position or the AUTO position
(on ly in daylight conditions)
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AUTO -automatic headlights switch on and off
depending on br igh tness, for example i n tw ilig ht,
du ring rain or in tunnels.
;oo: -Parking lights
io -Low beam headlights
~ - All weather lights
@TI -Rear fog lights
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All-weather lights
The front lights a re adjus ted au toma tically so
that there is less g lare fo r the d river from his o r
her own lights, for example when roads are wet .
Automatic dynamic headlight range control
system
Yo ur vehicle is equ ipped with a headlight range
contro l system so that there is less g lare for on­
coming t raffic if the vehicle load changes. The
headlight range also adjusts automatically when
braking and accelerat ing .
Light funct ion s
The following light functions may be ava ilable
depending on ve hicle equipment and only func­
tion when the light switch is in the AUTO posi­
tion.
Static cornering light* -The cornering light
switches on automatically at speeds up to ap­
proximately 44 mph (70 km) when the steering
whee l is at a certain angle. The area to the side of
the vehicle is illuminated better when turning.
A WARNING
-Automatic headlig hts are only intended to
assis t the driver. They do not relieve the
driver of responsib ility to check the head­
lights and to t urn them on manua lly based
on t he cur re nt ligh t and v is ibility conditions.
F or examp le, fog cannot be detec ted by the
light sensors. So always switch on the low
beam under these weather conditio ns an d
when driv ing in the dark
io.
- The rear fog lights shou ld only be turned on
in accorda nce w ith traffic regulations, to
prevent glare for traffic behind your vehicle.
- Always observe legal regulations when us­
ing the lighting systems described.
(D Tips
- Th e light senso r for the a utomat ic he ad­
ligh ts is located in the rearview mirro r
mount . Do not p lace any stic kers i n this area
on the w indshield.
- Some exter ior light ing f unct ions can be ad ­
justed
¢ page 42 .

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 "'