2017 AUDI A7 transmission oil

Table of content s
About this Owne r's Manual. . . . . .
5
Cockpi t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Cockpit overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Controls at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Instruments and indicator lights 9
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Driver information system . . . . . . 21
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Eff iciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
T ime/date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
H ead-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
O n Board Diagnostic System (OB D) . . . . . 25
Start ing and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cent ral locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power wi ndows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Sunroof. ... .... .. .. ...... ... .. .. ... 37
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . 38
Light s and Vi sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Seat s and stor age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
M emory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Cigaret te lighte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
12 Volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
2
Warm and cold .. .. ... . .. .... ... . .
Climate contro l system . ... .. .... ... . .
Steering wheel heat ing .. . ... .... ... . .
Driving ... .. .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... . .
Genera l information .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Steering ......................... . .
Start ing and stopping the engine ...... .
Start-Stop system .. .. ... ....... ... . .
E lectromechanical parking brake ..... . .
Start ing from a stop ................ .
Automat ic transmission
Trailer towing ................... .
Driving with a tra ile r .. ..... ....... .. .
T ra ile r towing information .......... . .
Driver assistance .. ........ ..... . .
Assist ............................ .
59
59
64
65
65
67
69
71
74
75
76
82
82 84
85
85
S peed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8S
Cruise cont rol sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8S
Boost, shifting and engine oil
temperat ure indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Lap timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Audi adaptive c ruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Audi side ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
N ight vision assist w ith pedest rian and
wild animal detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Audi drive select (d rive setti ngs) . . . . . . . . 105
Parking system s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Parking sys tem plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Periphera l came ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Adjusting the display and the warning
tones......... .. .. .. ............. .. 118
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 12 0
E lectronic Stab ilizat ion Contro l (ESC) . . . . 120
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
E lectromechanical steering, dynamic
stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
A ll wheel d rive (quatt ro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12S

Instruments and indicator lights
AIR
BAG
"O~ I I ~ ,,
TPMS
12
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)
,I
¢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

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\.J ' Driving
General information
Breaking in
A new vehicle must be broken in, and the break­
in distance should be 1,000 mi les ( 1,500 km). Do
not drive at speeds that w ill exceed
2/3 of the
maximum permitted engine speed
(RPM) for the
first 600 miles (1,000 km) , and avoid full accel­
eration during this period . You may gradually
start increasing the
RPM and the speed between
600 miles (1,000 km) and 1,000 miles (1,500 km).
During the first hours of use, the engine has a
higher internal friction than later on when all
moving parts have settled into place with each
other.
How the vehicle is driven during the first 1,000
miles (1,500 km) also affects the engine quality.
Drive at moderate engine speeds after the initial
break-in per iod, part icularly when running a cold
engine . This will reduce engine wear and improve
the mileage .
Do not drive at too
low of an engine speed (rpm).
Shift down if the engine stops running "smooth­ ly" . Extremely high eng ine speeds are automati ­
cally reduced .
New tires
If your vehicle is running on new tires, drive pa r­
ticularly careful for the first 350 miles (500 kilo­
meters) after fitting .
.&_ WARNING
-
New tires tend to be slippery and must also
be "broken-in". Be sure to remember this dur­
ing the first 350 miles (500 kilometers).
Brake gently . Avo id following closely behind
other vehicles or other situations that might
require sudden, hard brak ing.
Avoid damaging the vehicle
When you are driving on poor roads, or over
curbs, steep ramps, etc., make certain that low-
D riving
lying parts such as spoilers and exhaust system
parts do not bottom out and get damaged .
T h is is espec ially true for veh icles with low-slung
chass is (sports chassis)* and fully loaded
vehicles.
Warming up/cooling down
Appl ies to: Sand RS models
By warming up/cooling down the engine careful­
ly, you can he lp reduce unnecessary strain on
your vehicle when driving in a sporty style.
The engine speed is limited when the engine is
cold -the full engine output is not available.
When the engine is at operat ing temperature,
the engine speed limitation moves to a higher
RPM range. The tires also only reach their full
road holding capab ility once they have warmed
up .
Your vehicle also has an after-run cooling fea­
ture . However, cooling down is still important.
The engine and the brakes as well as the exhaust
system and the transmission become very hot
when driving in a spo rty style . Before you shut
the vehicle off, you should cool down the vehicle
by driving a few miles at low speeds with light ac­
celeration.
Driving through water on roads
Note the following to reduce the risk of vehicle
damage when driving through water, for example
on flooded roads:
- The water must not be any higher than the bot­
tom of the vehicle body .
- Do not drive faste r than walking speed.
.&_ WARNING
= -
After driving through water or mud, the effec-
tiveness of the brakes may be reduced due to
moisture on the brake rotors and brake pads.
A few careful brake applications should dry
off the brakes .
(D Note
-Vehicle components such as the engine,
transmission, suspens ion or electrical
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Emergency situations
Raising the vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
Th e vehicle may only b e lift ed at the lifting
poin ts illust rated.
F ig .. 221 F ro nt lift ing po int
F ig. 222 Rea r lifti ng po int
.,. Read and heed WARNING c::> A -
.,. Activate the vehicle jac k mode* in the MMI:
I CAR I funct io n button > (Car) * systems co ntro l
button
> Servicing & checks > Air susp. : jack
mode > On .
.,. Lo ca te lift ing po ints c::> fig . 221 a nd c::> fig . 222 .
.,. Adjus t lifting arms of wo rk shop hoist o r floo r
jac k to m atch veh icle li fting poin ts.
.,. Inse rt a rubber pa d between the floor jack/
wor kshop hoist an d the lifting points .
Th e ve hicle jack mode* must be activa ted so that
the au tom atic a djustment of the Ad aptive Air
S uspens ion* does no t make it more d ifficult to
raise the ve hicle w ith the floor jac k.
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack to
work underneath, be sure the vehicle is safely
supported on stands intended for this purpose.
258
Front lifting point
The li fting point is lo cated on the floor pa n rein­
f orcement about at the same level as the ja ck
mounting point
c::> fig . 221. Do not lift the vehi­
cle at the vertical sill reinforcement.
Rear lifting point
The lif ting poin t is loca ted on the ve rtic al rein ­
forcement of t he lower sill for the o n-b o ard jack
c::>fig. 22 2.
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to c::> page 245 .
A WARNING
-To red uce the r is k of se rious inju ry and vehi­
cle damage.
- Always lift the vehicle on ly at the special
workshop hoist an d floor jack lift points il ­
l ustrated
c::> fig. 221 and c::> fig. 222.
- Fail ure to lift the ve hicle at these points
could cause the vehicle to t ilt o r fall from
a lift i f there is a cha nge in ve hicle we ight
dist ribution and balance . This might hap­
pen, fo r example, wh en heavy compo ­
n en ts such as the eng ine block o r tra ns­
m iss ion are re moved .
- Whe n rem oving heavy co m po nents like
t hese, an chor vehicle to hois t or add cor re­
s p ondin g weig hts to maintai n the cen ter of
gravi ty . O th erw ise, the vehicle might t ilt or
slip off the hoist, causi ng serio us pers onal
in jur y .
(D Note
- B e aw are of the follo wing p oints bef ore lift ­
ing the vehicle :
-The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil
pan, the transmission housing, the front
or rear axle or the body side members.
This could lead to serious damage .
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chassis frame, a rubber pad must be in ­
serted between the floor jack and the lift
points.

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Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . 25
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29
M emory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Mirror Dimming ... ............... .. .. .. .... 44
Van ity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mirrors Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag System . . 160
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
N
Natural leather care/cleaning
NHTSA 238
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
N ig ht vision assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
C leaning the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
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Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
OFF (4-zone deluxe automatic climate con -
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
OFF (deluxe automatic climate control) 60
Oil Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
also refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Oi l change interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
On -board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
On -Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 25
~ Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
;:::: Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
" ~ Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 0
~ Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 ' Index
Sunroof... .. .. .. .................. .. 37
Windows ....... .. ................. . 36
Open ing/closing
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 31
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Opening and closing On the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Other consumers (efficiency program) . . . . . 23
Overboost (automat ic transmission) . . . . . . . 80
Overview (Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Paint number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Parking aid Cleaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Parking brake
refer to Electromechanical parking brake . 74
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Parking system Adjusting the d isplay/warning tone . . . . . 118
Cleaning the rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . 110
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Periphera l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
also refer to Parking systems ...... 109, 110
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Parking (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 78
Parts repla cement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 160
Passenger protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Pedestrian detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Periphera l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 141
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Pollen fi lter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S9
Power Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
275

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