2018 AUDI A7 cruise control

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be lt.
Door open
The adaptive cruise co ntrol system cannot sw itch
on w hen a door is open .
Stationary object ahead
This message appears if you would like to switc h
adaptiv e cruis e control on and there is a station ­
ary object or obstacle directly ahead of your vehi­
cle .
Audi pre sense
Preventative passenger protection
Applies to: vehicles with Audi pre sense
P re sense can initiate steps to protect vehicle oc ­
cupants in certain dangerous situations. The
functions described are availab le depending on
ve hicle equ ipment:
Pre s ense basic*
The fo llow ing func tions can be t rigge red in cer ­
tain driving si tuations:
- T ension ing of the safety belts (for example,
dur ing heavy bra kin g): the fro nt safety belts
have reve rsible bel t tensione rs. If a coll is io n
does not occur, the sa fety be lts loosen slightly
and are ready to trigger again.
- C losing the w indows and the su nroo f* (for ex ­
amp le, when over -or understeer ing) : the win ­
dows and t he sunroof * close until there is only
a small gap open .
The funct io n of the p re sense basic is act ivated at
a speed of 20 mph (3 0 km/h) or hig her .
Dr ive se lect : t h e deployment time is adapted in
Dynami c mode.
Pre sense front (vehicles with adaptive cruise
control*}
Pr e sense front contains the f unct ions of p re
se nse bas ic. I n add it ion, the likelih ood of a rear ­
e nd collis ion with the veh icle ahead is also calc u­
l ated, withi n the limits of the system.
If the risk
of a collision is detected, t he fo llowing functions
can trigger :
Ass istance systems
- Braking g ua rd r::!> poge 92
- Tensioning o f the safety bel ts
- Clos ing the wi ndows a nd the s unroof *
Pre sense rear (vehicles with side a ssist*}
Pre sense rear contains the funct ions of pre sense
basic . In addition, the likelihood of a rear-end
collision from the vehicle behind is also calcu lat­
ed, within the limits of the system . If the r isk of a
c ollision is detec ted, t he follow ing f unct ions can
t rigge r:
- Tensioning of the safety belts
- Closing the windows and the sunroof *
Pre sen se plus *
Pre sense plus contains t he f unctions of pre
sense front and pre sense rea r.
Error message
Audi pre sense : Unavailable
Preventative passe nger protect ion is not ava ila ­
ble . D rive to an a utho rized Aud i deale r or autho r­
i zed Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfu nction corrected.
_&. WARNING
Pr e sense c annot overcome n atural p hys ical
l aws . It is a system des igned to assist and it
ca nnot prevent a co llision. Do not let the in ­
creased safety p rovided tempt yo u into tak ing
risks. This could inc rease your ris k of a co lli-
sion.
- The system can dep loy incorrectly .
- Please note that the sensors do not a lways
detect a ll objects . T hi s increases the r isk o f
a co llision.
- Pre sense does not react to peop le or ani ­
mals or objects that are cross ing the vehi­
cle's path o r are diffic ult to detect
r::!>poge 87.
- Reflective objects such as g uard ra ils o r the
e ntrance to a tunnel, heavy ra in and ice can
affect the funct ion of the rada r senso rs and
-
the system's ab ility to de tect a collision risk . ~
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Ass is tanc e system s
depending on the situation. The distribution of
power varies from balanced (comfort) to sporty
(dynamic) depending on the selected mode. The
goal is a high leve l of agility and ab ility to accel­
erate on curves. The ve hicle is very respons ive to
steer ing .
Co rne ring light *
The cornering light adapts the high beams to the
direction of the curve depending on the speed.
The pivot ing action and the light ing also adapt to
the mode.
Adapti ve c ruise control *
The behavior when acce lerating can be adjusted
from comfortable to sporty, depending on the
drive select mode. Adaptive cruise control a lso
responds to the driving behavior of the veh icle
ahead in a more conservative or sporty manner.
Engine sound *
The engine sound adapts to the current mode
and can be subtle to sporty .
@ Note
Applies to: vehicles with adaptive air suspension
-Make sure there is enough clearance above
and below t he ve hicle when parking. The
height of the vehicle (ground clearance) can
change once it is parked due to temperature
fl uctuations, changes to t he load condit ions
and c hanges to the d rivi ng modes.
- When transporting the veh icle on a car car­
r ier, tra in, sh ip or by other means, only t ie
the ve hicle dow n at t he ru nning surface of
the tires, w hich is the outer circ umfe rence.
Securing t he vehi cle at t he axle compo ­
nents, suspension struts or towing eyes is
not permitted because the pressu re in t he
a ir s uspension struts can change dur ing
Adjusting the Individual mode
transport . The vehicle may not be secured
sufficiently if this happens.
(D Tips
- In some models, the max imum ve hicle
speed can on ly be reached in t he auto and
dynamic modes.
- Th e S se lector lever position a utomat ica lly
engages if the dynamic mode is selected.
- Applies to: vehicles with dynamic steering:
operating noise is heard when sta rting o r
stopping the engine. This does not indicate
a problem .
Selecting the driving mode
.,. To select the mode, select the follow ing in the
Infotainment:
! CAR ! function button> Comfort ,
Auto , Dynamic or Individual.
.,. Applies to: vehicles with a ti:~ button on the
steering wheel: press the button repeatedly u n­
til the desired mode appea rs in the instrument
cl uste r d isplay.
You
can change the driv ing mode whe n the vehi­
cle is stationary or while d riv in g. If traff ic per­
mits, afte r changing modes, briefly t ake your
foot o ff t he accelerator pedal so t hat the recently
selected mode is also activated for t he engine.
Comfort -provides a comfort-or iented vehicle
setup a nd is s uited fo r long d rives o n highways.
Auto -provides a n overall comfortable yet dy­
nam ic dr iv ing feel and is suited for everyday use .
Dynamic -gives the driver a sporty driving fee l
and is suited to a sporty driving style .
Individu al -¢ page 106 .
A WARNING
Pay attention to traffic when ope rating the
drive select to reduce the r isk of an accident.
-
You can adjust the vehicle settings to your personal preferences .
.,. Select: the !CAR! function button > S et individ­
ual
control b utton . Once you select the men u,
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you will a utomatica lly drive in the Indi vidual
mode .

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matica lly drive in the
Ind ividual mode .
Systems comfort
Engine/transmission
ba lanced
Air suspension* comfortab le
Steering comfortab le
Assistance systems
The equipment in yo ur vehicle will determine
which settings you can adjust . The fo llowing ta­
ble gives a n overview of the characteristics .
auto dynamic
ba
lanced sporty
ba lanced sporty
ba lanced sporty
Dynamic steering
* comfortable/indirect ba lanced/d irect sporty/direct
Suspension control* comfortab le
Sport differential * balanc ed
Adaptive cruise control* comfortable
Engine sound* subtle
a) Subtle in the selector lever posit ion D and sporty in S.
(D Tips
Your Individual mode settings are automati­
cally stored and assigned to the remo te con­
trol key being used .
Raising/lowering the vehicle
Applies to: vehicles with adaptive air suspension
You can raise your vehicle temporarily, for exam ­
ple to drive over a tall curb.
Raising the vehicle
~ Select the following in the In fotainm ent sys­
tem: the
ICARI function button > Raise control
button.
~ Wait for the arrows or segments in the Info ­
ta inment system display to stop blinking and
the vehicle to reach its fina l posit ion.
Lowering the vehicle
~ To lower the vehicle, select the following in the
Infotainment system: the
! CARI function button
> Lower control button.
~ Wait for the arrows or segments in the Info­
ta inment system display to stop blinking and
the vehicle to lower completely .
@ Note
-Remember that your vehicle is not suitable
for driv ing offroad even when it is raised.
There is not enough ground clearance . ba
lanced sporty
ag ile sporty
ba lanced sporty
subtle/sportyal sporty
- If the vehicle is raised, it will lower auto­
matically when driving 62 mph (100 km/h)
or faster.
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with adaptive air suspension
Air suspension : Vehicle is too high . Controlling
level. ..
Air suspension: Vehicle is too low. Controlling
level. ..
Th e driver message switches off when the leve l
control process is complete.
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Intelligent Technology
ESC levels
Applies to : RS models
Sport mode on ESC/ASR off Sport mode off or
ESC/ASRon
Behavior
The ESC and ASR stabiliza -
The stabilization function is Th
e fu ll stabilization func-
tion functions are limited not available
¢ .&. . ESC and tion of the ESC and ASR is
¢ .&_. ASR are switched off. avai lab le aga in.
Operation Press the I~ OFFI button Press and hold the I~ OFFI Press the I ~ OFFI button
briefly. button
longer than 3 sec-
again.
onds .
Indicator II turns on. II and II turn on. II turns off or II and II
lights turn off.
Messages Stabilization control (ESC): Stabilization control (ESC): Stabilization control
Sport Warning! Reduced Off Warning! Reduced sta- (ESC): On
stability bility
A WARNING
-You should only switch sport mode on or
switch ESC/ ASR off if your driving abilities
and road conditions permit.
- The stabilization function is limited when
sport mode is switched on. The driving
wheels could spin and the vehicle could swerve, especially on slick or slippery road
surfaces.
- There is no vehicle stabilization when ESC/
ASR are switched off.
(D Tips
- ESC/ASR cannot be switched off or sport
mode cannot be switched on if the cruise
control system* or the adaptive cruise con­
trol* is switched on.
- If the rear spoiler system malfunctions,
sport mode may not switch on or it may
switch off again automatically.
Brakes
New brake pads
-
New brake pads do not achieve their full braking
effe ct during the first 2S0 mi (400 km). They
must be "broken in" first.
The break-in period can be considerably longer
for vehicles with ceramic brake rotors*. However,
you can compensate for the slightly reduced
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braking force by pressing firmly on the brake
pedal. Avoid heavy braking during the break-in
period.
Wear
Brake pad
wear depends large ly on the way the
vehicle is driven and on operating conditions .
This is espec ia lly true if you are driv ing frequently
i n the city and on curves or with a sporty driving
style.
Operating noise
Noises may occur when braking depending on the
speed, braking force and outside conditions such
as temperature and humidity.
Noises may become more apparent at lower
speeds due to the nature of the materials in the
ceramic brake rotors*.
Effect of water and road salt
In certain situations, for example after driving
through water, in heavy rain, after overnight con­
densation or after washing your car, the braking
effect can be reduced by moisture or ice on the
brake rotors and brake pads. The brakes must be
"dried" first with a few carefu l brake applica­
tions.
At higher speeds and with the windshield wipers
turned on, the brake pads press against the brake
rotors for a short amount of time. This action,
which is not felt by the dr iver, happens at regular
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Fuses
Driver side cockpit fuse
assignment
Fig. 208 Driver side cockpit: fuse panel with plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Equipment
Electromechanical power steering, trailer
1 hitch, ionizer, switch strip, seat heating
(rear), electromechanical parking brake
Horn, climate control system, Gateway,
2 automatic
dimming interior rearv iew mi r-
ror, On-Board Unit
4 Park ing aid, headlight range adjustment
5 Dynamic steering, electronic stabilization
control (E5C)
6 Headlights
7 Adaptive cruise control
8 Front passenger's seat sensors, airbag
9 Gateway
10 Engine sound, night vision
assist, garage
door opener (Home link), parking aid
11 Video
camera image processing
12 Headlights
13 Steering column switch module
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Fuse panel
@ (black)
14 Terminal 15 (luggage compartment)
15 Starter
Fuse panel @ (brown)
N o. Equipment
1 Infotainment system
2 Infotainment system
3 F
ron t passenger's seat
5 Airbag, electronic stabilizat
ion control
(ESC)
6 Anti-theft alarm system
7 Electromechanical parking brake
8 Inter
ior lights
9
Windshield video camera heating, light/
rain sensor
10 Lumbar support (dr iver's seat)
11 Driver's
seat
12 Electronic stabilization control
13 Horn
14 Headlights
15 F
ront seat heating
16 Dynamic steering
Fuse panel © (red)
No . Equipment
1 Clutch pedal
2 Fuel pump
3 Brake light sensor
4 Engin e acoustics
5 Rear door
6 Front
door
7 Electronic stabilizat ion control
8 Windshield wiper motor
9 Headlight washer system
10 Inter
ior lighting, climate control system
11 Headlights
12 Sunroof

Numbers and
Symbols
4-zone deluxe automatic climate control 58
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Residual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
A
A/C (4-zone de luxe automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
A/C (deluxe automatic climate control) 59
ABS
refer to Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . 120
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 257
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Adjusting the vibration warning . . . . . . . . . 98
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Adaptive air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . . 92
Stop -and-go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Adjusting air distribution (4-zone deluxe auto­
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting air distribution (deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Adjusting the temperature (4-zone deluxe au­
tomatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting the tempera ture (deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
~ Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 ....
~ Advanced Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lS0 N
8 Advanced Airbag System components . . . 153 00 \.J ' Index
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Front airbags .. .. .. ............. 150, lSl
How do the front a irbags work? . . . . . . . . 1S6
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 153
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 SS
Impo rtant information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Knee airbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 158
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
When must the system be inspected? 158
Air pressure Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21S
Air pressure (tire pressure monitoring
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Alarm system
refer to Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . 32
Alignment pin (tire changing) . . . . . . . . . . . 233
All-weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Alternator
refer to Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . 14
Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Anti-freeze Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sl
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Index
Cruise control system
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Preselect ing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Sw itching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
sw itch ing on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Cylinder management
refer to Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . 21
Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Declarat ion of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Defective light bulb warning Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Defrost ing (windows)
4-zone deluxe automatic climate control . . 61
De luxe a utomatic climate contro l . . . . . . . . 59
D EF ( inst rument cluste r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
De luxe automatic cl imate control
A ir vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 219
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Distance dr iven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Door/rear l id war ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Doors Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Closing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Mechanically lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
CD/rad io disp lay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Door/rear lid war ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Eff iciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
E ng ine oil tempera ture display . . . . . . . . . . 23
E xterio r temperatu re disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . 20
On-boa rd computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Serv ice i nte rval d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Shifti ng indic ator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Dr iver seating posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Drive se lect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Dr iving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
262
Driving safe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
D rivi ng through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
D ust fil ter
refer to P ollutant fi lter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Dynam ic steeri ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Ind icator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
E
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Economy tips (efficiency program) . . . . . . . . 22
EDL
refer to Elect ronic D ifferent ial Loc k . . . . . 120
Effic iency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 72
El ec tromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 24
Ind icator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4
E lectronic Differen tial Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E lectronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
El ec tron ic stab ilizat ion control . . . . . . . . . . 120
In dic ator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Spo rt mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Emergency ass istance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
E mergency f las hers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergency operation Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Su nroof... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. . 37
Emergency release Fuel f iller door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
E miss ions control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Engine Coo lant ... .. .. ...... ... .. ..... ... .. 199
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Warming up/cooling dow n . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64